the home secretary james cleverly heads to rwanda to sign a new deal on asylum seekers the day after announcing a crackdown on legal migration. a united nations agency warns that an israeli evacuation order for gazans to move south has created panic, fear and anxiety among palestinians. watches worth more than £50 million have been stolen on the streets of london last year — we have a special report. i'll be looking at some of the many messages we received after we looked into the issue of faulty smart meters. the story prompted a huge response from you. talking about your frustrations in trying to get the issue sorted. in sport. scotland host england in the nations league later. but it is a match they must lose, if their players are to get the chance to compete at the olympics. in parts of northern ireland and

scotland we are looking at clear skies and a frosty start. in southern scotland, england and wales, a cloudy start with rain, but brightening up later from the west. i will have the details throughout the programme. it's tuesday the 5th of december. the home secretary james cleverly is on his way to rwanda this morning. he's due to sign a new deal which he hopes will mean that the uk government will then be able to send some be able to send some asylum—seekers to the the east african country. the visit comes just hours after mr cleverly announced a series of measures to reduce the levels of legal migration into the uk. our political correspondent peter saull has the details. immigration has long been a tricky issue for the government. successive conservative prime ministers have promised and failed to bring the numbers down. the new plan — a ban on foreign

care of workers bringing family members with them. an increase in the minimum salary for skilled workers of almost 50% to £38,700 a year, cutting the number ofjobs where overseas staff can be paid less than that threshold, and a doubling of the amount british nationals will ould british nationals will have to earn before partners from abroad can come and join them. it is surely right that we don't use migrant labour to undercut british salaries. we want a high—skilled, high—wage economy and these proposals reinforce that. he had been under pressure to act and while his predecessor suella braverman said the changes had come too late, other tory mps welcomed the measures. but concerns have been raised about the impact on the economy and the social care system. instead of going after and trying to deal with the core problem, which is we have a care system which is cracking on its knees, not sustainable, they are going after the people who provide that care.

an announcement is also imminent on what the government calls illegal migration, specifically people who cross the channel on small boats. overnight, the home secretary has been on a plane to rwanda where, later today, he is due to sign a treaty. the new agreement is designed to address some of the concerns raised by the supreme court, which ruled that the plan to send some asylum seekers to the african country was unlawful. but this is a policy that is still some way off becoming a reality, even if ministers say they will do whatever it takes to get it off the ground. peter saull, bbc news. how far off it becoming a reality? chief political correspondent henry zeffman is in westminster. the third home secretary to go to rwanda and talk about the plan. imilli rwanda and talk about the plan. will it rwanda and talk about the plan. ll it happen this time? the government hope so. whatjames it happen this time? the government hope so. what james cleverly will do today in rwanda is designed to overcome, to rebut the objections to the rwanda plan advanced by the supreme court when they ruled it was

unlawful in its current form last month. whatjames unlawful in its current form last month. what james cleverly will deal with his counterparts in rwanda is sign a treaty and the treaty is designed to upgrade the level of assurance given by the rwandan government to the uk government about the way in which it would operate the asylum system taking place in rwanda. at the moment it is a memorandum of understanding between the governments but a treaty would have the weight of international law and the uk government hopes that will do part of thejob of government hopes that will do part of the job of overcoming the uk court's objections, but only part. later this week, we think, we will see emergency legislation from the government, emergency because they are desperate to get it into law. that will tweak the way in which asylum claims might be considered under the uk legal system. there is

internal disagreement in the conservative party and i think in the government about how far that might go. some people are pushing for it to effectively say that some human rights rules, european and uk, should not apply when it comes to asylum cases raised in the uk. that would mean some of those people pushing for it hoped that would mean, that basically it would be harder to challenge a proposed deportation to rwanda. a lot of conservative mps are pushing for that. when rishi sunak and james cleverly made announcements about illegal migration yesterday those went down well with conservative mps also but the key question we need answering today is what the courts make of what james cleverly and rishi sunak are doing.— make of what james cleverly and rishi sunak are doing. we will be speaking to the immigration minister at 7.30. right

now, tina can tell us about developments overnight in the middle east. the head of the united nations agency responsible for palestinian refugees has said the latest israeli evacuation order has created panic, fear and anxiety. people in khan younis have been told to move further south, as israeli tanks and armoured vehicles move closer to the city. our middle east correspondent yolande knell is injerusalem. what's the latest? israeli forces say they continue to take aggressive action against hamas and other armed groups in the southern city of khan younis. videos have been shared on social media overnight and you can hear the loud noises apparently from israeli strikes and artillery fire happening in khan younis. yesterday witnesses in khan younis. yesterday witnesses in this part of southern gaza said they could see israeli tanks and armoured vehicles not very far

outside the city and hamas and other groups said they had fought with israeli forces on the outskirts of khan younis. the israeli military saying the main road from the north now constitutes a battlefield. this is the war spreads, with the evacuation orders as well, to tens of thousands of palestinians, many of thousands of palestinians, many of them already displaced and living in southern gaza. there are warnings from different un agencies of the consequences of this and a local un official said it was possible a more hellish scenario could now develop, in which humanitarian operations might not be able to respond. that is the concern here because although aid has got in through egypt's rafah crossing, 100 lorries yesterday and the day before, it is not on the same scale during the truce last week. but still significant amounts. aid agencies saying they are not able to distribute that across much

of the gaza strip because of the ongoing fighting, and what makes it more complicated, we have had the main palestinian telecommunications firm saying phone and internet services have been cut.- firm saying phone and internet services have been cut. israel has updated its advice to citizens travelling to the uk — among several other countries — saying they face a greater threat of being attacked. the advice also recommends staying away from demonstrations and to avoid openly displaying israeli and jewish symbols. the threat in the uk is now at level two. the greatest threat is level four. the government has suffered a defeat in the commons — it's first since 2019 — over delays in compensation payments to victims of the nhs contaminated blood scandal. thousands of patients were given tainted blood products in the 1970s and 80s, causing them to contract diseases like hiv and hepatitis. so far, only a small proportion of them or theirfamilies have been given interim payments, which prompted 22 conservative mps to back a labour amendment.

transgender women who have hurt or threatened women or girls will not be held in female jails in scotland unless there are exceptional circumstances. the new guidelines were drawn up by the scottish prison service, after it was criticised for housing a rapist in a women's jail. the uk's largest water company, thames water, will reveal its latest finanical results this morning. ben has more on this for us. ben, there'll be a lot of focus on these results. these results will be interesting because there has been a lot of scrutiny of thames water's finances in the last few months, with reports that its parent company could run out of money by april if there isn't a fresh injection of cash. thames water itself received £750 million of new funding injuly from shareholders and says it will need a further 2.5 billion between 2025 and 2030.

it is the largest water company in the uk and supplies 15 million customers, but it has had what bosses call a challenging year. it announced it was cutting 300 jobs last month. it has also been repeatedly criticised for sewage discharges and water lea ks. thames water has repeatedly maintained it is in a stable financial condition, but we'll get the latest picture on its finances after seven. if you're scared of heights, you may want to look away now. this is irresistible to look at. this is a wakeboarder called brian grubb, who decided that being pulled along by a drone on top of a huge skyscraper wasn't quite scary enough. so he went up a ramp and off the side of the 77—storey building,

in dubai for a bit of base—jumping. it's said to be the first time anyone has combined the two extreme sports. why would you want to do that? that is incredible. luckily he landed safely. that is terrifying. the 1st of may be last time anyone will do that. i cannot imagine we will do that. i cannot imagine we will be racing to have a go. a nice cocktail on the beach afterwards. a perfect landing. and a pump in the airwith perfect landing. and a pump in the air with delight. well done, brian. try it tomorrow? no thanks. the weather has been pretty horrible. here's carol. good morning. good morning. it will turn wild. to start, fairly cloudy

and wet, especially in southern scotland, england and wales. the rest of scotland and northern ireland, clear skies and a cold start with frost. you can see rainfall overnight. across eastern parts of northern ireland, devon and cornwall, pembrokeshire, that will hang around much of the day. the cloud and rain across england and wales will still be with us and it drifts eastward so late brightness coming in across some western areas. the best of the sunshine in scotland today and also northern ireland. it will be breezy in the south and west. breezy down the north sea coast, as well. through the evening and overnight, we hang on to a lot of clear skies. temperatures will plummet. we could see fog in eastern scotland but more so in central and southern parts of england, where it

is likely to be freezing fog. despite the temperatures, in sheltered glens, it could be —10. in the midlands, falling away to minus four. so a widespread frost to start tomorrow. tomorrow is a day for wrapping up warm first thing. freezing fog, some of it will be slow to clear. a lot of dry weather. a fair bit of sunshine around tomorrow. feeling cold for most. until the next system from the atlantic which will bring increasing cloud followed by rain followed by strong winds. picking up in the west. with that comes milder conditions. 11 in plymouth, nine in belfast. three in newcastle and four in aberdeen. then turning milder, wet and windy. that is quite a range of temperatures across the country. the weather has been up and down

this past week. for some people, spending tens of thousands of pounds on a luxury watch is worth every penny, but it can also put them at increased risk of thieves and muggers. watches worth more than £50 million were stolen in london last year, according to police figures given to the watch register database. reporter tir dhondy has explored this issue for a bbc three documentary in which she met some of the victims and the criminals. london, the watch theft capital of the uk. thieves like these ruthlessly steal watches worth thousands of pounds. and you can see the size of the blade. i met andrew dinsmore, a conservative councillor who last year was robbed by moped thieves wielding an 18in machete. we were on our way to the cinema, sort of broad daylight. and as we turned down a residential road, a man got off the back of a moped, charged towards me screaming,

"give me your watch, give me your effing watch, give me your watch." my wife thought it was a terrorist attack. you can see here she actually just like collapses. oh, gosh. andrew's attackers are now in prison. and how do you think the watch was spotted? at the time, i was wearing a long—sleeved jumper. there's basically no way you could have seen it from the road and the way that they approached us — very directly straight to me — that's why i think it was definitely that they wanted the watch and the only time it would have been visible was when we were in the restaurant, you know, when i pulled myjumper up and we were eating. our investigation heard how thieves are known to stalk victims and plan their attacks. one surprising turn was when the teenager who stole a £17,000 watch from welsh singer aled jones contacted me directly offering an interview. you good? yeah. i met him a month before his trial, where he was handed a two—year sentence.

due to his age, he cannot be legally identified and he was not named in court. moments after the attack, he was captured on cctv carrying the blade. and what are the consequences? 0k. during the interview, we noticed that he was

carrying a large machete. we decided we couldn't press him for answers and kept our interview short. we contacted aled jones, but he did not wish to comment. watch theft happens across the uk, though it is particularly prevalent in london, where the met police are actively targeting street thieves. just got a call from our sister car. they've apparently got a gentleman stopped. we've been asked to just come and assist. i spotted him following two females off down the side street. and then i could clearly see him looking at a watch and almost crouching down to get a look at the face where we've now gone into a bit of darkness. no one's going to have £150,000 in their wallet, but they have got it on their wrist. so it's easier to steal a watch than it is a car, as well. they're doing surveillance work. it would then go to a handler and then potentially out of the country or sold on the black market. the watch thieves i met see it as a crime with rich pickings, but those who get caught face

hefty prison sentences. tir dhondy, bbc news. extraordinary pictures. £50 million of watches in a year. you can watch the full documentary — hunting the rolex rippers — on bbc iplayer. let's take a look at some of today's newspapers. "access denied" is the sun headline with a mocked up passport. the paper has an article written by rishi sunak, in which he declares "enough is enough — it's time to get control of immigration once and for all." the guardian carries a picture of palestinian children following an israeli strike in gaza. the paper reports israeli tanks have extended their offensive into the south of the territory. the times is warning "don't panic — but stock up on candles, batteries and torches."

the paper says that is how the government is urging us to prepare for a crisis that wipes out power supplies. it is not an imminent power cut. it is a general review, looking at the system. it is beginning to feel and look a lot like christmas in central london. these lights are on regent street. called the spirit of christmas. and staying with a festive theme and festive gags, the joke voted the best topical christmas crackerjoke. i am not sure, it is probably terrible. did you hear about the christmas cake on display in the british museum? it was stollen. i misread that earlier and did not get thejoke.

now i get it. why is elon musk�*s christmas dinner awkward? he cannot stop talking about his x. shall we move on? i might bejoining the army. i can finallyjoin the army. i am too old. but they will let a beard in. army. i am too old. but they will leta beard in. for army. i am too old. but they will let a beard in. for the first time. after the raf and royal navy allowed beards, the army is considering doing the same. you are not continuing with the jokes, that is...? an open letter in 2018, an officer in the royal engineers warned that young, fashion conscious men might be put offjoining the forces if there was a ban on beards. it looks like it could be overturned. if you are considering a career change, there is an option. normally it is medical or religious grounds or where there is tradition.

that is the exception. kevin sinfield is now more than halfway through his latest challenge to run seven ultra marathons in seven days, raising funds for research into motor neurone disease. it's a cause inspired by his best friend and former team—mate rob burrow. but on yesterday's run, in edinburgh, the name of another rugby legend — doddie weir. breakfast�*s john maguire reports. they sing flower of scotland. this is doddie day — the edinburgh leg of the week was always going to be a tribute to doddie weir. his name, his legacy loomed large from the beginning. we've all aged about 25 years in the last few days. but on the trip up on the coach last night, we couldn't wait to be in edinburgh, because it's been a fantastic place for us.

you know, we run in honour, today, of a wonderful guy who had a huge influence on rob and the burrow family. he's had a huge influence on the whole mnd community. so it's an honour to be in edinburgh today, to represent him and kathy and the boys. we'll give it our best shot. it's great to be greeted by good old scottish weather. he was smiling, but not for long. there was no respite from yesterday's horrendous conditions in birmingham. colder, windier, wetter. a local woman who walks across the forth bridge daily told me this is as bad as it gets. cheering. enthusiastic support along the routes is providing a superpower. and with every sodden step, the message is spreading.

with increasing awareness of motor neurone disease comes a realisation ofjust how many lives are affected. very sadly, i lost my own step—brother to motor neurone disease last year. he was also a teacher — at brighton college down in sussex. coincidentally, the challenge team will visit pete's school in brighton on thursday, but that is still two days and more than 50 miles away. seven ultramarathons in seven days in seven cities was always going to be punishing. but in this weather, it's torture. the extra mile, when it finally arrived, provided some respite emotionally and mentally, if not physically. kev ran with kathy weir, doddie's widow. this, she told us, was a great day.

doing things like this, to get the support of all of all the people around us, is reminds us what we're here for. we have got loads of support, whether you're here for the cause or whether you're just here to support kev, you know, we're here, it's great, it means an awful lot. his determination that saw him play rugby for scotland and the lions drives that legacy to this day. doddie and i used to work together. we used to play together. but when he phoned me to tell me he had this devastating disease, he asked me to chair his foundation. and the last five years, i've been doing that and, you know, he started it all, he brought people together. he was a team player. he clashed heads, he asked for change, and today is about celebrating what he has done to bring that community together, but also, more importantly, is to find a cure for this disease. his sister and brother

were here to celebrate his life and to cheer kev on. it really does mean a lot to us. what kev�*s doing is phenomenal. taking over from doddie's legacy — obviously, rob burrow, who is who has a little golden nugget, it does mean an awful lot to us. and you see the tartan, it's really special. when you see the crowds and you go to the dinners and everyone is still supporting the cause, which, a year after his death, is quite wonderful. edinburgh is rarely anything less than beautiful, but freezing rain and howling winds are not a good look. finally, though, after a four—hour slog, came the murrayfield stadium — so often a stage for doddie's exploits, now welcoming kev as one of its own. i said to kathy when we did the extra mile, i said the big man's upstairs. he's done this on purpose and he's laughing at us. so good on him.

it's been an honour, again, to be in edinburgh. despite the weather, you guys have come out and supported us and been on the route and it's been like this, so thank you. you know why we're here. the big man started it all off. his impact on rob. cheering. come on, kev! his impact on rob and the burrow family and a friendship started between the two of them and i came on, as well. you guys have been doing a wonderfuljob banging the drum for some time now. forget the code of rugby, forget what it is, let's keep trying to make a difference. he's now more than half way and what at first half, its been —

and what at first half its been — exhausted, frozen, broken, but not beaten. never beaten. john maguire, bbc news, edinburgh. what a difference he is making. how exhausted he must be. doing that day after day and then he gets on the plane and he is in dublin today and brighton tomorrow and finishing in london to do the same thing again. extraordinary effort. i know how much your support on the streets means to them. remarkable. you're watching breakfast. still to come. what does a good day look like for coleen rooney? fix, what does a good day look like for coleen rooney?— what does a good day look like for coleen rooney? a good day is getting to the car of— coleen rooney? a good day is getting to the car of a — coleen rooney? a good day is getting to the car of a morning _ coleen rooney? a good day is getting to the car of a morning and _ coleen rooney? a good day is getting to the car of a morning and not - to the car of a morning and not having — to the car of a morning and not having any— to the car of a morning and not having any fights between four boys. sounds _ having any fights between four boys.

sounds familiar. coleen rooney has been speaking to us about life after that court case, what she's planning to do next and her idea of the perfect family christmas. more on that at ten to seven. four boys or five boys, is wayne rooney included? time to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london. i'm alison earle. there are calls for a ban on bidding wars in the rental market, as some believe it's adding to the housing crisis. it comes after a survey by the charity shelter found more than half a million private renters in england lost out on a place to live in the last five years, as others offered more than was being asked for. the department for levelling up and housing said the government's renters reform bill will make the sector fairer and more secure. chris sayers is among those pushing for change after going through the experience twice. they said, "what offer

would you like to make?" and we were like, "well, what's on the advert." and they said, "oh, well, we've already had higher than that. so if you want to be taken seriously, you are going to have to do more than that." and it was on the market, i think, for 1,800, and they said, "you would have to do a minimum of1,900." train passengers are being reminded of further disruption to services for much of this week due to industrial action. c2c, greater anglia, and stansted express services are among those affected today. customers are being warned to expect timetable changes and cancellations. two more superloop bus routes are being added to tfl's network. the sl10 route runs from harrow to north finchley, while the sl1 — which starts at the weekend — will run from north finchley to walthamstow. the service was created to improve transport links in the outer boroughs. it's been described as the oscars of architecture. one of the big winners of this

year's riba prize is a family home in north london. this is riba's house of the year. it's based in tottenham, and was inspired by nature. the jury said it was impressed by the detail and design on a tight budget, describing it as an oasis within the city. travel now, and this is how the tube is looking at the moment. there's a good service on all lines this morning. now onto the weather with kate. good morning. it's another rather grey overcast start this morning. outbreaks of rain. it's feeling quite damp, and it's quite a breezy day, too. now, the outbreaks of rain can be quite heavy to start with, but turning eventually more showery through the afternoon. it's likely to stay cloudy, although there's a chance of a little bit of brightness towards the end of the day. temperatures reaching 7 celsius. now, overnight,

the cloud will break. under clear skies, temperature drops down below 0, the wind lighter. some mist and fog, a potential problem with the temperature that low. we could get some freezing fog as well. there's also the chance of a widespread frost and ice tomorrow morning after today's rain, brief bit of respite for wednesday. it is looking largely dry, but that mist and fog, if you get it first thing, it's going to be really quite stubborn, taking its time to lift. some sunny spells for the afternoon. however, temperatures tomorrow around 5 or 6 celsius. now, it is going to turn increasingly unsettled, but a little milder as we head through thursday. and then temperatures by the end of the week getting back up hello, this is breakfast with tina daheley and jon kay. on yesterday's breakfast, we looked into the issue of faulty smart meters. there are three million of them still not working properly.

the story prompted a huge response from you, and ben has been going through some of the many messages we received. yes, we always get a good response from you at home but yesterday really was something else. what came across was the sense of distress and frustration all of this is causing. let me explain the details for you this morning. just to remind you that yesterday we reported that nearly 3 million of the estimated 33 million smart meters installed in the uk are still not working properly. and while that seems a lot, it certainly seems to be reflective of your comments yesterday that came in their droves. let's run through just a few. sam in wales got in touch via whatsapp. her 71—year—old mum has been told she has to pay to have her smart meter fixed as it is over 12 months

old, but sam is annoyed as she says the supplier told her mum to fit the meter as the whole street was having them fitted. linda emailed in with a worry many of you have, she says their meter is not working, and despite sending in two meter readings they have had no response and are concerned they'll be landed with a large bill. sue contacted us via x, formerly twitter, she had a smart meterfitted in mid—october, she says she's been told that it can take two, then six, then eight and now ten weeks for updates to complete — suffice to say her meter is still not working, seven weeks after installation. kim got in touch on facebook, her smart meter broke down last year, and was told that it would take at least 18 months before she can get a new one — she says this is having a big impact for her as her husband has dementia and they need the heat

in the house to keep him warm. so a lot of problems out there — we should say though the majority of smart meters seem to be working, as some of you wrote in to tell us. alison in canterbury was one of those who said it helps her to monitor her gas and electricity usage and see how small changes have an impact on bills. of course, many, many more responses. we'll hear from the energy ombudsman later about solving these disputes. there are various things you can do if you're struggling — checking your direct debit, trying to pay what you can, and remembering to claim the benefits you're entitled to. there are many more tips like that and details of organisations to get in touch with on our cost of living — tackling it together page online. joining me now is harry kind from consumer group which? thank you forjoining us, harry. we have some of the examples of

frustrations people are having there. what is the first thing people should do if their smart meter is not working?- people should do if their smart meter is not working? luckily, most ofthe meter is not working? luckily, most of the owe money _ meter is not working? luckily, most of the owe money smart _ meter is not working? luckily, most of the owe money smart meter - meter is not working? luckily, most of the owe money smart meter is i meter is not working? luckily, most| of the owe money smart meter is not working, it is either a problem with these boxes, the monitors themselves, which you can live without, or it is a problem with the smart meter has essentially become dumb, then you have to think back to the 90s, make sure you are getting a regular reading yourself. contact the energy company, let them know what the problem is, let them know that your smart meter does not seem to be communicating. give them these regular meter readings, but if you need that fixed and they are not playing ball, you can make a formal complaint, give all the evidence over, and if that does not work, then eight weeks later, you can talk to the energy ombudsman, the independent regulator who looks after this and it should back you up in your dispute. we hear that 75% of the time, the ombudsman is in the customer's favour. we the time, the ombudsman is in the customer's favour.— the time, the ombudsman is in the customer's favour. we will come onto the ombudsman _ customer's favour. we will come onto the ombudsman issue _ customer's favour. we will come onto the ombudsman issue in _ customer's favour. we will come onto the ombudsman issue in a _ customer's favour. we will come onto the ombudsman issue in a moment, i customer's favour. we will come onto i the ombudsman issue in a moment, but one of the concerns people wrote in

about yesterday, more than a handful of these comments were that idea of taking a manual ridden, it says much harder to do if this unit that sits on the kitchen side forever isn't working, to actually go and find the smart meter, it is a lot harder to read the numbers, especially for people who might be older or have difficulty with sight, what do they do then? . ., ., difficulty with sight, what do they do then? . . ., ._ , do then? yeah, and in a way, this shows the — do then? yeah, and in a way, this shows the benefit _ do then? yeah, and in a way, this shows the benefit of _ do then? yeah, and in a way, this shows the benefit of smart - do then? yeah, and in a way, this i shows the benefit of smart meters, this is a problem we all used to have when we had to manually make the meter readings or wait for somebody to come and do it, so it is crucial to get those readings manually, but reach out to your energy provider, and if you have any kind of accessibility concerns, if you are in a vulnerable position, they need to know that because they have an obligation to look after you, and getting as much evidence and keeping a track record of this is really important. it could well be that you have to ask someone else to come in and help you out, get that initial first reading, and to come in and help you out, get that initialfirst reading, and make sure that the energy company knows

that something is afoot here. but it is a very small minority of people who have problems where the energy meter is saying the wrong number, that your usage is incorrect, that your billing is going to end up thousands of pounds more than you want to. but the problem is, that still happens, and energy companies need to be ready to resolve those issues. , ., , �* issues. they need to, but we're heafina issues. they need to, but we're hearing from — issues. they need to, but we're hearing from many _ issues. they need to, but we're hearing from many of— issues. they need to, but we're hearing from many of our- issues. they need to, but we're hearing from many of our viewl issues. they need to, but we're - hearing from many of our view that energy companies are not resolving them, and in some cases we heard of examples where people are being asked to pay to have a smart meter fixed, should they be paying? the? fixed, should they be paying? they shouldn't, fixed, should they be paying? they shouldn't. the _ fixed, should they be paying? they shouldn't, the only _ fixed, should they be paying? tie: shouldn't, the only issue where fixed, should they be paying? ti21 shouldn't, the only issue where you might have to pay it would be to replace one of those boxes, one of those energy monitors, that would be after 12 months of owning it. i have after 12 months of owning it. i have a smart meter, i don't have one of these monitors, that is the case for a lot of people, you don't actually need them. sometimes you can get that information online, you shouldn't have to, it is against a lot of the point of being able to track your energy in real time, but

you can still do it and it should still be sending that information out to the energy suppliers. so get in contact if it does stop working. it may well be that your supplier gives you a free one to replace the old one, but that should not be a problem when it comes to your billing. problem when it comes to your billinu. ., ., , billing. you mentioned the energy ombudsman. _ billing. you mentioned the energy ombudsman, if _ billing. you mentioned the energy ombudsman, if people _ billing. you mentioned the energy ombudsman, if people are - billing. you mentioned the energy ombudsman, if people are out - billing. you mentioned the energy l ombudsman, if people are out there at the end of their tether, they feel they have exhausted all of the complaints procedures and so on with their energy supplier, at what point can they go to the ombudsman? eight weeks after making _ can they go to the ombudsman? e grit weeks after making your first formal complaint, or if you have reached a point of deadlock, you can go to the ombudsman and say, we need some kind of resolution on this. because actually, most of these smart meter concerns, they are not a smart meters, they are dumb companies. it is old—fashioned bad customer service where you cannot reach somebody on the phone, you are being billed incorrectly with an extortionate direct debit. in a way, that has nothing to do with smart

meters, it is the problem of energy companies. they need to make sure they have the customer service representatives at the end of the phone when you need them. you make it sound so simple, _ phone when you need them. you make it sound so simple, harry. _ phone when you need them. you make it sound so simple, harry. if— phone when you need them. you make it sound so simple, harry. if only - it sound so simple, harry. if only they would listen, if a mother took on board and took to heart what you were saying. you useful advice for people watching at home, hopefully that helps some people with some of their problems at home —— hopefully that helps some people. and we'll be hearing from the energy ombudsman later in the programme. thank you, harry. a former service technician for tesla says he doesn't believe the electric car's assisted—driving technology — autopilot — is safe. lucasz krupski is in the uk this week to receive an award for deciding to blow the whistle at the company and leak internal memos allegedly regarding safety issues, from tesla's norway ho. the firm has declined to comment. here's our technology editor zoe kleinman. over—the—air software updates ensure that autopilot gets even better...

this is how tesla wants its autopilot software to be seen, assisting a human driver who is ultimately still in control. but when former employee lucasz krupski voiced concerns he felt about safety in his own workplace, and later on with the tech itself, his dream job turned into a nightmare. i became very depressed and anxious. i couldn't sleep. mr krupski was personally praised by tesla owner elon musk after putting out a fire. he claims his managers turned against him when he raised his concerns directly with the tech billionaire. he then told us he found he could easily access a huge trove of sensitive internal company data, ranging from personal staff details to safety information. he chose to hand it over to us regulators and, controversially, the press. i spoke to multiple hr partners, managers, different levels of compliance, and it didn't work. if you don't speak to compliance, what else you can do? the dutch data protection authority, where tesla's european h0 is, are looking into the data breach.

some of what mr krupski says he saw continues to alarm him. i found that the car unexpectedly brakes out of nowhere, because it interpreted a shadow as, let's say, some obstacle and needs to suddenly brake. and that can put the car in danger and everyone behind as well. last month, the government announced new proposals for driverless car regulation here in the uk. in san francisco and beijing, you can hire a taxi with no human driver at all. but are we ready for the tech? so it might be relatively easy to get the technology to drive relatively safely on, say, a motorway, which is already quite a controlled environment. it might be next to impossible to get it to drive safely through central london so that we can all be really confident that it causes no additional risk.

but that's all a long way away from the hype that's currently coming from the people developing the technology. do you think that tesla autopilot is safe? unfortunately not. i don't think the hardware is ready and the software is ready. so even if you don't have a tesla, your children still walk on the footpath. i have this terrifying feeling that one day a car mightjust harm them. tesla did not respond to our emails. according to its own data, at the end of 2022, us tesla customers using autopilot averaged one crash where the airbag deployed roughly every five million miles traveled. tesla drivers not using it averaged once every 1.5 million miles or so. the us driver overall average was once every 600,000 miles, but we can't independently verify tesla's figures. meanwhile, the first delivery of the car—maker's latest vehicle, the cybertruck, went ahead in the us last week. tesla's boss elon musk continues his push for a driverless future, and the uk aims

to be on a similar track. zoe kleinman, bbc news. we will keep across that story for you in the coming days. time now for all the sport news. morning. win, and you have the pride of doing so. lose, well, there's the chance you could get to play at the olympics. would that scenario affect your preparation? it is crazy, but england have been the nominated side to secure a spot in women's football at the olympics. but scottish players could play as part of team gb. it is a huge rivalry but underneath it is this interesting scenario.

scotland's players have been very clear — do not question our integrity, asjo currie has been finding out. it's been a qualifying campaign of twists and turns for the lionesses, but now they're one game away from taking a big step towards securing team gb�*s spot and next summer's olympic games. itjust so happens to be against a very familiar foe — scotland. not only do you have to win it, but we have to score... there's goals that come along with it. it's notjust you win the game, and it's done. we're going to have to really go for it, you know, just let loose from the very first whistle to the to the last whistle. you know, sometimes you win in a game and you try to see it out.

now it's like, we have to just go hell for leather. england sits second in the group level on points with netherlands, who have a better goal difference of three, whilst belgium are only one point behind. and what that means is that england know they need to beat scotland, and potentially by a big score, if they're to secure a place in the nations league semi—finals. but does that pose a conflict to the scottish players? that's because if scotland win tonight, team gb won't go to paris, so any scottish players would also miss out. if scotland players have any hopes of featuring at the games, they'll benefit from losing to england. does that not make it all a bit awkward? i've played for my country for many years. i have to know the girls that are sitting there to know the ones who want to be here, who are injured and can't be here. i think it's obviously outrageous.

to question anyone's integrity and i think it's a huge insult to us. the rudest thing i've ever heard of scotland, a scottish player, would be, i think if anything, that's going to motivate the scottish players more to not lose to england, that people would even question their integrity. scotland have already finished bottom of the group and will be relegated, but can still prove to be england's final hurdle of the campaign. jo currie, bbc news, glasgow. now, do you enjoy your nights sat in front of match of the day on a saturday night? well, they're here to stay for another four years. highlights of every game will be available on the bbc until at least 2029, as part of a huge new tv rights deal. sky sports and tnt have all the live games. more matches will be shown at 2.00pm on sundays. the agreement is worth almost £7 billion. there have been further steps to improve player safety in ice hockey. the international ice hockey federation, which oversees the winter olympics and world championship, has said it will be mandatory for all players to wear neck guards at all levels of their competitions. the announcement follows the death of the nottingham panthers forward adam johnson in october, after he was fatally struck in the neck by a skate in a match.

the iihf decision differs to the elite ice hockey league here, in whichjohnson played, who've decided against making neck guards mandatory. were you watching last night? ramsgate, the lowest ranked side left in the fa cup, their dream run is over. it finished 5—0 to wimbledon, who set up an fa cup third round meeting with championship high fliers ipswich town in the third round. iraqi striker ali al hamadi scored twice to avoid an upset against the lowest ranked team left in the competition. so all eyes, then, on non—league alfreton town. their game with walsall should be played tonight, after it was called offjust minutes before kick—off on saturday due to a frozen pitch. it was due to be on bbc one on saturday, but you can still watch

it on the iplayer later. if alfreton do it, they'd reach the third round for the first time in their history. and that is all your sport news. here's carol with a look at the weather. good morning. a cold start across scotland and northern ireland this morning under clear skies, the temperature has fallen away. but southern scotland and the rest of england and wales, fairly cloudy, and a wet start. but it will turn milder as we head through the course of tomorrow. you can see the yellow is coming across the chart indicating the higher temperatures, and that will be with us right the way through the course of the weekend. but it also comes with more unsettled conditions. today, we have this low pressure pulling away to the near continent, still quite breezy, particularly across the

southin breezy, particularly across the south in the west, and down the east coast as well. and after this cloudy start, some early hill snow, you will fine the low pressure starts to move slower towards the near continent. it will drag some of its cloud and its showers with it over towards the east, so some late brightness in the west, the best of this trend today in scotland, northern ireland, and a bit later into northern england, but no heat wave in prospect, these are temperatures, three to about ten the wind easing through the course of the day. through the evening and overnight, low pressure eventually pulling away, some clearer skies, mist and fog patches forming as parts of eastern scotland, but these especially across central and southern england. we will have some freezing fog in this as well, because the temperature will fall away quite rapidly, and these are the temperatures in towns and cities, but in rural areas, for example parts of the highlands, the temperatures could fall away to —10, in rural parts of the midlands took -4. a

in rural parts of the midlands took “4. a frosty start, a cold start to the day tomorrow, but a lot of dry weather and a fair bit of sunshine. some of the mist and fog will lift into low cloud as we go through the afternoon, so it will be quite overcast in some parts of central southern england, and in this new system comes in from the atlantic, heralding a change in the weather. so initially it will bring in a bit more cloud, and then we will see the rain coming in behind, and the wind is also going to strengthen. temperatures tomorrow will rise towards the west to about nine to 11 celsius, but still bringing cold air for the east with six being a maximum temperature. overnight wednesday into thursday, as the rain pushes northwards and eastwards, it will bump into cold air, we will see some transient potentially disruptive snow across the hills of northern england and scotland, but it is fairly transient. a fair bit of rain following behind this, and then behind that again as the weather front clears northwards and

eastwards, we will see a return to some showers. some of those showers could be heavy, but note the difference in temperature. we are now looking at six to 12 celsius, so it is notjust on the west of the temperatures are rising. by thursday, they will be also rising across parts of the east. beyond that, still looking unsettled as areas of low pressure coming from the atlantic, bringing wet and windy conditions at times, so the outlook remains just like that, and we are looking at rain at times, mild conditions at times, but generally temperatures... conditions at times, but generally temperatures. . ._ conditions at times, but generally temperatures... carol! thank god, ou temperatures. .. carol! thank god, you disappear— temperatures... carol! thank god, you disappear for _ temperatures... carol! thank god, you disappear for a _ temperatures... carol! thank god, you disappear for a moment. - temperatures. .. carol! thank god, you disappear for a moment. i - you disappearfora moment. i accidentally put that chart out of vision, in my fog. i accidentally put that chart out of vision, in my fog.— vision, in my fog. i was en'oying lookin: vision, in my fog. i was en'oying looking at — vision, in my fog. i was en'oying looking at those * vision, in my fog. i was enjoying looking at those temperatures l looking at those temperatures nudging into double figures, that is exciting. i nudging into double figures, that is excitina. ., , ., ., exciting. i thought you were going to sa i exciting. i thought you were going to say i was _ exciting. i thought you were going to say i was enjoying _ exciting. i thought you were going to say i was enjoying not - exciting. i thought you were going to say i was enjoying not seeing i to say i was enjoying not seeing you. to say i was en'oying not seeing ou. ., ., ., ., .

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what was that two—week period like for you? oh, it wasjust draining. it was so stressful. and it was the unknown going into it. i've never been in the court before, and ijust didn't know what to expect. i'd never seen a courtroom, obviously, only on films or on tv. so it was all new. and it was it was scary. it was emotional. how closely were you following the coverage of the case? not much. i pretty much went back to the hotel room, switched off, and then it was mostly of a morning when we put the tv on, we would catch a little bit and see myself on there. and i didn't follow it. my focus was on myself. what was the moment when thejudgment was handed down like for you? because we all gathered outside the high court, although nothing was happening there that day, it somehow felt the natural place. from the book, yours wasn't that glamorous a location. no, no. mine was in, like, a retail estate in salford.

we didn't know when the judgement was going to come out and it came on us really quick. i literally got a phone call saying "it's coming out tomorrow." obviously when the verdict come out, i thought are you know, it's time for me now to tell my side of the story. and it was my account to give. it's my story to tell. i was terrified and i thought the nerves are going to get the better of me and i could fall to pieces on that stand. and the book does not shy away from things. you talk about your miscarriages for the first time. you speak about wayne's infidelities. what worries did you have about putting this out there? none, because i've lived them, i've dealt with them. i've moved on. we've dealt with them as a family, i'm one of them that can move on, and i'm not afraid to shy away from it. it's comething that's happened and everyone knows about it, so why not tell tell my side of it? i've been in the press for 20 years. more than half your life.

yeah, and even though i've been there and i can be in the papers and stuff day in, day out, you don't really know me as a person, which i feel like from the book, hopefully they get me a lot more. what does a rooney christmas look like? it's always at home because it all revolves around football, and we have a family christmas. we do the whole... we will go out for a dinner on christmas eve, like an early tea, and then we'll go home and do the whole pyjamas, reindeerfoods out, leave the carrots and snack for santa, and then get the kids to bed. and then father christmas comes in. have you got wayne's present yet? we don't buy for each other on christmas. why not? been together too long.

it's all about the kids. coleen rooney, thank you very much for speaking to us. thank you. lovely to meet you. my account: coleen rooney the autobiography is out now. still to come on today's breakfast, we're talking about the haircut that simply won't go away, no matter how much you might want it to. the mullet — business at the front, party at the back — is enjoying yet another golden age, and a british gp called dr alistair bush has just won a global prize for his. we'll be talking more about this after 9.00 but for now we'd love to see your mullets, either past or present. you can send us a message on whatsapp — the details are on screen now, don't forget to give your name and the year the picture was taken. you can still get in touch with us by email, and on social media too.

you should kick us off. i have never had a mullet- _ time now to get the news, travel, and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london. there are calls for a ban on bidding wars in the rental market as some believe it's adding to the housing crisis. it comes after a survey by the charity shelterfound more than half a million private renters in england lost out on a place to live in the last five years, as others offered more than was being asked for. the department for levelling up and housing said the government's renters reform bill will make the sector fairer and more secure. chris sayers is among those pushing for change after going through the experience twice. they said, "what offer would you like to make?" and we were like, "well, what's on the advert." and they said, "oh, well, we've already had higher than that. so if you want to be taken seriously, you are going to have

to do more than that." and it was on the market, i think, for 1,800, and they said, "you would have to do a minimum of1,900." train passengers are being reminded of further disruption to services for much of this week due to industrial action. c2c, greater anglia and stansted express services are among those affected today. customers are being warned to expect timetable changes and cancellations. it's been described as the oscars of architecture. one of the big winners of this year's riba prize is a family home in north london. this is the house of the year. it's based in tottenham and was inspired by nature. thejury was impressed by the design on a tight budget — and said it's an oasis within the city. the bbc sports personality of the year awards is just around the corner. among those being honoured is a woman from north london. megan allen has picked up the bbc london's unsung hero prize.

it's all down to her volunteering at we swim in crouch end. she was nominated by fellow coaches and swimmers who say she's changed their lives. travel and this is how the tube is looking. there are severe delays on the central line between hainault and woodford. now the weather with kate. good morning. it's another rather grey overcast start this morning. outbreaks of rain. it's feeling quite damp, and it's quite a breezy day, too. now, the outbreaks of rain can be quite heavy to start with, but turning eventually more showery through the afternoon. it's likely to stay cloudy, although there's a chance of a little bit of brightness towards the end of the day. temperatures reaching 7 celsius. now, overnight, the cloud will break. under clear skies, temperature drops down below 0, the wind lighter. some mist and fog, a potential problem with the temperature that low. we could get some freezing fog as well. there's also the chance of a widespread frost and ice tomorrow morning after today's rain,

brief bit of respite for wednesday. it is looking largely dry, but that mist and fog, if you get it first thing, it's going to be really quite stubborn, taking its time to lift. some sunny spells for the afternoon. however, temperatures tomorrow around 5 or 6 celsius. now, it is going to turn increasingly unsettled, but a little milder as we head through thursday. then temperatures by the end of the week getting back up into double figures. there's more on our website and social media, including the woman who discovered a new species of moth in ealing. that's it, i'm back in around half an hour. good morning, welcome to breakfast with tina daheley and jon kay. our headlines. the home secretary james cleverly heads to rwanda to sign a new deal on asylum seekers — the day after announcing a crackdown on legal migration. a united nations agency warns that an israeli evacuation order for gazans to move south has created panic, fear and anxiety among palestinians.

the government suffers a significant defeat in the commons as mps back plans to speed up efforts to compensate the victims of the infected blood scandal. in sport. the international ice hockey federation makes neck guards mandatory after a medical committee recommendation, following the death of adam johnson. the elite ice hockey league here in the uk, has decided against the move. frosty in parts of scotland and northern ireland. in england and wales, cloudy with rain. turning increasingly patchy through the day. all the details later in the programme. it's tuesday, the 5th of december. the home secretary james cleverly is on his way to rwanda this morning. he's due to sign a new deal which he hopes will mean that the uk

government will then be able to send some asylum—seekers to the the east african country. his visit comes just hours after mr cleverly announced a series of measures to reduce the levels of legal migration into the uk. our political correspondent peter saull has the details. immigration has long been a tricky issue for the government. successive conservative prime ministers have promised and failed to bring the numbers down. the new plan, a ban on foreign care of workers bringing family members with them. an increase in the minimum salary for skilled workers of almost 50% to £38,700 a year, cutting the number ofjobs where overseas staff can be paid less than that threshold, and a doubling of the amount british nationals would have to earn before partners from abroad can come and join them. it is surely right that we don't use migrant labour to undercut british salaries. we want a high—skilled, high—wage economy and these

proposals reinforce that. he had been under pressure to act and while his predecessor suella braverman said the changes had come too late, other tory mps welcomed the measures. but concerns have been raised about the impact on the economy and the social care system. instead of going after and trying to deal with the core problem, which is we have a care system which is cracking on its knees, not sustainable, they are going after the people who provide that care. an announcement is also imminent on what the government calls illegal migration, specifically people who cross the channel on small boats. overnight, the home secretary has been on a plane to rwanda where, later today, he is due to sign a treaty. the new agreement is designed to address some of the concerns raised by the supreme court, which ruled that the plan to send some asylum seekers to the african country was unlawful. but this is a policy that is still some way off becoming a reality, even if ministers say they will do whatever it takes to get it off the ground. peter saull, bbc news.

chief political correspondent henry zeffman is in westminster. just because we get a deal done today does not mean this plan is going to happen anytime soon by the sounds it. that going to happen anytime soon by the sounds it. . , ., sounds it. that is right and the government — sounds it. that is right and the government would _ sounds it. that is right and the government would admit - sounds it. that is right and the government would admit that. | sounds it. that is right and the - government would admit that. today they think what is happening today will go some way but not all of the way to assuaging the concerns of the supreme court, which ruled the rwanda policy as it exists at the moment is unlawful. what is happening today is the uk and rwanda governments are upgrading the status of what they have agreed. the deal first mooted i think three home secretaries ago was a memorandum of

understanding between the governments and today it will become a treaty which is more binding in international law, and the uk government hopes it will display to the courts hear the seriousness with which the rwandan government is taking, will be forced to take, its obligations. that is not to say there will not be tweaks. we spoke about how the uk government will perhaps send lawyers as part of the treaty to assist with the process, another thing designed to assuage the concerns of the supreme court. james cleverly is in rwanda less than a day. he will come back to the uk and we think very soon he unveil emergency legislation, they call it that because they wanted to go through fast. it will be designed for the uk parliament to say to the courts it believes rwanda is safe for these purposes. there are splits in government about how far to go

with that legislation so when you see james cleverly signing the treaty today, remember, that is the easy part. we have the splits in government to deal with about how far the legislation should go and ultimately, we assume, another decision for the courts.- ultimately, we assume, another decision for the courts. thank you. we will hear _ decision for the courts. thank you. we will hear from _ decision for the courts. thank you. we will hear from the _ decision for the courts. thank you. we will hear from the immigration | we will hear from the immigration minister in the half hour. what else do we need to know this morning? the head of the united nations agency responsible for palestinian refugees has said the latest israeli evacuation order has created panic, fear and anxiety. people in khan younis have been told to move further south, as israeli tanks and armoured vehicles move closer to the city. middle east correspondent yolande knell is injerusalem. what is the latest? israeli forces say they are continuing to push aggressively into

the area around khan younis, acting against hamas and other armed factions. videos from overnight, in the darkness, shot by palestinians, you can hear what sounds like israeli artillery fire and strikes, the bombardment continuing, and witnesses say yesterday israeli tanks and armoured vehicles could be seen on the outskirts of the city towards the east coming from the direction of israel. with the war spreading, israel has told tens of thousands of palestinians to move from areas around khan younis and we could see people, many on foot, trying to head towards rafah, further to the south. there have been warnings from palestinians and also from the heads of un agencies about the possible consequences of this when it comes to the humanitarian situation. the head of the un's biggest agency in gaza

saying people are being forced into an area less than one third of the gaza strip and he said no place is safe in gaza and they were in danger of repeating the horrors of past weeks. israel says it is doing what it can to minimise civilian casualties. it says it is taking time to go after, to take more precise action in its operations in the south. what it is really trying to do there is to go after top hamas officials it believes might be hiding out in underground tunnels in khan younis. hiding out in underground tunnels in khan younis-— israel has updated its advice to citizens travelling to the uk — among several other countries — saying they face a greater threat of being attacked. the advice also recommends staying away from demonstrations and to avoid openly displaying israeli and jewish symbols. the threat in the uk

is now at level 2. the greatest threat is level 4. transgender women who have hurt or threatened women or girls will not be held in female jails in scotland unless there are exceptional circumstances. the new guidelines were drawn up by the scottish prison service after it was criticised for housing a rapist in a women's jail. strike action by train drivers has resumed, with services at c2c and greater anglia affected today. members of aslef are taking part in rolling walk—outs until saturday as part of a long—running dispute about pay, with different train operators affected. rescuers have found two more bodies on an indonesian volcano that erupted over the weekend, bringing the death toll to 13. teams are still looking for ten hikers who are still missing on sumatra's mount marapi, despite warnings from officials that the volcano is still erupting. most of the 75 hikers in the area have been evacuated.

the uk s largest water company, thames water, will reveal its latest finanical results this morning. ben has more on this for us. there will be focused understandably on these results. yes they have just been released in the past minutes. interesting results because there has been scrutiny about the finances of thames water with reports its parent company could run out of money in april if there is not a fresh injection of cash. thames water received £750 million of new funding injuly water received £750 million of new funding in july from shareholders and funding injuly from shareholders and said it would need a further 2.5 billion between 2025 and 2030. it is the largest water company in the uk and supplies 15 million customers but has had what bosses call a challenging year. we announced it was cutting 300 jobs last month and has also been repeatedly criticised

for sewage discharges and water leaks. it maintains it is in a stable financial condition. reuters has just been reporting that there is a turnaround plan the company says it is working on to try to deal with debts that have mounted over the past years. if you're scared of heights, you may want to look away now. you have to watch, it is part of the contract. this is a wakeboarder called brian grubb, who decided that being pulled along by a drone on top of a huge skyscraper wasn't quite scary enough. so he went up a ramp and off the side of the 77—storey building, in dubai base—jumping. it's said to be the first time anyone has combined the two extreme sports.

well done. he landed safely and in the sunshine on the beach but that looks terrifying. if you are going to do it, that looks like a spectacular backdrop. are you not good with heights? no, not good with heights. there egos, safe landing. you would happily do that? no. i do not like height over water. a cold start. sunshine in the forecast particularly across northern ireland and scotland, but it is frosty here and scotland, but it is frosty here and a wet start in southern scotland, england and wales. you can see cloud across the british isles at the moment, an area of low pressure that will move away during the day but we have a weather front that will come in our direction. to start, showers across north—east scotland. wintry on higher ground. a

lot of dry weather, cold and frosty. in northern ireland and southern scotland, some cloud, rain, but the bulk of it is across england and wales where it is not as cold start as further north but if you are outside, there is no heat either. low pressure pushes off during the day. dragging the cloud and showers with it. some late brightness in western areas. the best of the sunshine today will be in scotland and northern ireland. hanging on to showers in eastern northern ireland and at times through pembrokeshire, devon and cornwall. and these are the temperatures, 2—9 north to south. the wind slowly easing. overnight, low pressure continues to drift away. a lot of clear skies tonight. some fog patches forming in eastern scotland and especially central southern england, where we

will look at freezing fog. temperatures represent towns and cities. in rural areas, they will be lower and could be —10 in parts of scotland in sheltered glens. minus four, it could be in the midlands. a cold and frosty start tomorrow. fog mostly lifting body will be stubborn in central southern england which might lift into low cloud. towards the west, a change. cloud, rain coming in and the wind will strengthen. with that comes higher temperatures in the west. but still feeling cold as we push further east. let's return now to the news that thames water has just released its financial results for the first half of this year — and they show a drop in profit for the debt—laded company. for the debt—laden company. labour is calling on the government

to give the water regulator ofwat new powers to ban bosses' bonuses until sewage stops being discharged into waterways. the shadow environment secretary, steve reed joins us now. thank you forjoining us. your reaction to the results.- reaction to the results. good morning- _ reaction to the results. good morning- i — reaction to the results. good morning. i have _ reaction to the results. good morning. i have not- reaction to the results. good morning. i have not seen - reaction to the results. good j morning. i have not seen the reaction to the results. (limo. morning. i have not seen the figures but we do know that last year, we had the highest level of illegal sewage discharges into rivers and lakes embassy and we have it lapping up lakes embassy and we have it lapping up on beaches and people are right to be furious and worried because it is a health risk to people's children if they go in the water. what we learned last night from the bbc panorama programme is that water companies may also be covering up the extent of illegal sewage dumped into waterways and the reason they do that is to boost profits. that is a form of corruption. we are calling on the government to back us in a

vote in the house of commons to put the water companies on special measures so we can end these abuses, but one way we want to crack down is to ban bonuses paid to water bosses while they oversee this illegal behaviour, destroying waterways with sewage running all the way through it. ., ., �* �* sewage running all the way through it. you mentioned the bbc panorama investigation — it. you mentioned the bbc panorama investigation that _ it. you mentioned the bbc panorama investigation that found _ it. you mentioned the bbc panorama investigation that found water - investigation that found water companies are able to make sewage pollution disappear from official records, cover—up pollution incidents by downgrading them, if the system is rigged, banning bonuses will not work, will it? irlat bonuses will not work, will it? not on its own- — bonuses will not work, will it? iirrt on its own. anyone watching the programme will have felt sickened as i was to see what is pumped into our waterways. by putting the water companies on special measures there is a range of action we want the government to take and one would be

to end the practice of self—monitoring so there is proper surveillance of what they do and that would remove the opportunity to cover up what is really happening. water bosses who oversee this abuse should be made personally criminally liable for what they are doing. it is illegal to dump sewage in waterways in the way they have been doing over recent years, but there is no personal liability for bosses overseeing it. we want to ensure they are focused on the consequences and held to account. banning bonuses is one measure we think is right to put in place. a lot of members of the public feel it is unfair water companies want to put their water bills up to deal with the infrastructure problems but at the same time overseeing severe failure, those bosses took out millions in bonuses last year.— those bosses took out millions in bonuses last year. there are other factors when _ bonuses last year. there are other factors when it _ bonuses last year. there are other factors when it comes _ bonuses last year. there are other factors when it comes to _ bonuses last year. there are other factors when it comes to sewage l

factors when it comes to sewage pollution, water supply increasing because of population growth and also climate change. this is a complicated issue. reports have estimated the cost of investment to update the water and sewerage system to reduce leaks and storm overflows could cost hundreds of billions of pounds over multiple decades. that is riuht. pounds over multiple decades. that is right- there _ pounds over multiple decades. that is right. there is _ pounds over multiple decades. that is right. there is a _ pounds over multiple decades. “trust is right. there is a need for a long—term planned investment in the water industry to deal with these problems but we are not going to deal with it if water companies are covering up the scale of the problem and pretending when they are dumping sewage, in beauty spots like lake windermere, one of the most beautiful places in england, and downgrading it to pretend it is a negligible trickle of sewage going out, when it is tens of thousands of litres in many cases. i have to be honest about the situation so we can deal with the problem and they should not do things that cover up illegal behaviour to boost profits

and bonuses in the way we have seen over the recent years. sir and bonuses in the way we have seen over the recent years.— over the recent years. sir keir starmer. _ over the recent years. sir keir starmer. he _ over the recent years. sir keir starmer, he yesterday - over the recent years. sir keir starmer, he yesterday said i over the recent years. sir keir l starmer, he yesterday said your pledge to spend 28 billion a year on green initiatives would be subject to the party's fiscal rules, moving the goalposts, watering down the official pledge, it is being watered down again. how do you justify that and how does it work when you suggest the water industry is under the pressure it is under and needs reform when you have rowed back on that promise? he reform when you have rowed back on that promise?— reform when you have rowed back on that promise? he has not rowed back on that promise. _ that promise? he has not rowed back on that promise. keir— that promise? he has not rowed back on that promise. keir starmer- that promise? he has not rowed back on that promise. keir starmer and . on that promise. keir starmer and the shadow chancellor have always said it would be subject to fiscal rules and the fiscal rules say labour will not borrow to fund day—to—day spending, would only borrow to invest because if you borrow to invest because if you borrow to invest in transforming the economy and bringing good clean energyjobs of the economy and bringing good clean energy jobs of the future, by creating jobs and getting more tax

revenue you pay back the investment but we will not do what liz truss did which is to borrow to splurge because it crashed the economy and people are still paying higher rents and mortgages and prices because of that mistake the conservatives made. do you agree with keir starmer�*s praise of margaret thatcher, admiring herfor setting loose admiring her for setting loose national entrepreneurism. admiring herfor setting loose national entrepreneurism. itruih'gt admiring her for setting loose national entrepreneurism. what he was sa in: national entrepreneurism. what he was saying was _ national entrepreneurism. what he was saying was that _ national entrepreneurism. what he was saying was that there - national entrepreneurism. what he was saying was that there have - national entrepreneurism. what he i was saying was that there have been prime ministers in history who have made the weather politically and love her or loathe her, margaret thatcher was one of those characters and tony blair was another. keir starmer was saying after 1a years of chop and change and a revolving door with a conservative prime ministers and ministers and the country left in chaos, he offers the country a change in direction with a mission led government that will be stable and more focused on the needs of the

public rather than internal party wrangles which is what we see the conservatives.— conservatives. thank you for your time. conservatives. thank you for your time- there _ conservatives. thank you for your time. there was _ conservatives. thank you for your time. there was a _ conservatives. thank you for your time. there was a significant - conservatives. thank you for your - time. there was a significant moment in westminster last night. the government suffered its first commons defeat on a whipped vote — when mps are ordered to support the party line — for the first time since 2019. it happened late last night and it's all about plans to compensate victims of the nhs infected blood scandal and the time it's taking for them to receive the payment. throughout the 1970s and 1980s, up to 30,000 people were given contaminated blood products on the nhs and more than 3,000 people died after contracting hiv or hepatitis c. a uk—wide inquiry was launched after years of campaigning by victims, who claim the risks were never explained and the scandal was covered up. the inquiry, which is chaired by formerjudge sir brian langstaff,

began in april 2019 and has heard evidence from victims and their relatives. the government has said there is a moral case for compensating victims of the scandal and agreed to make the first interim payments — with 4,000 surviving victims or bereaved partners getting £100,000 each. however, ministers want to wait for the inquiry to conclude before setting up a full scheme, but many mps want the money paid sooner. joining us isjustine gordon—smith, whose father learned in 1994 that he had been infected with hepatitis c. thank you forjoining us. you have campaigned so many years. what does the news mean to you? i campaigned so many years. what does the news mean to you?— the news mean to you? i mean, there is still a long — the news mean to you? i mean, there is still a long way _ the news mean to you? i mean, there is still a long way to _ the news mean to you? i mean, there is still a long way to go, _ the news mean to you? i mean, there is still a long way to go, but _ the news mean to you? i mean, there is still a long way to go, but i - the news mean to you? i mean, there is still a long way to go, but i am - is still a long way to go, but i am so proud of all the mps who stood up for victims last night. i think it

is a testament to their moral courage. is a testament to their moral courare. . ,. , is a testament to their moral courare. ., y., , ., is a testament to their moral courare. . ,. , ., , , is a testament to their moral courare. . , ., , , ., courage. can you give us a sense of the impact — courage. can you give us a sense of the impact this _ courage. can you give us a sense of the impact this has _ courage. can you give us a sense of the impact this has had _ courage. can you give us a sense of the impact this has had on - courage. can you give us a sense of the impact this has had on your - the impact this has had on your family and you personally? it absolutely devastated our dad's life. he was an incredible, vibrant man with so much potential. he used to run jazz clubs. man with so much potential. he used to runjazz clubs. he man with so much potential. he used to run jazz clubs. he was known man with so much potential. he used to runjazz clubs. he was known in the glasgow, in club 11. he was just amazing. when he became infected, we were not told for years. we do not know when he was infected but he was only told in 1994 and it devastated his life, he became a recluse. when he got cancer he tried to kill himself several times. it was just so traumatic for myself and my sisters. i so traumatic for myself and my sisters. . ,., so traumatic for myself and my sisters. . , .

sisters. i am so sorry. we saw some lovely pictures — sisters. i am so sorry. we saw some lovely pictures of — sisters. i am so sorry. we saw some lovely pictures of your _ sisters. i am so sorry. we saw some lovely pictures of your dad _ sisters. i am so sorry. we saw some lovely pictures of your dad just - lovely pictures of your dad just then. as things stand, until the compensation scheme is widened out, you as a surviving child of a victim of this scandal would not get anything, is that right?- of this scandal would not get anything, is that right? yes. it is interesting. _ anything, is that right? yes. it is interesting, for _ anything, is that right? yes. it is interesting, for over _ anything, is that right? yes. it is interesting, for over 30 - anything, is that right? yes. it is interesting, for over 30 years, . interesting, for over 30 years, longer than that, no victim received anything apart from small token amounts and eventually they set up a scheme in 2017 that only supported survivors and bereaved spouses. two thirds of families who have cared for and supported victim such as parents and children, we have received nothing, even though the burden of care has fallen onto all of us. and when someone has been infected with multiple viruses, the suffering that you witness, i mean it is unspeakable. it is so awful.

but the trauma has just been horrendous. i almost so... you just could not believe it. horrendous. i almost so... you 'ust could not believe mi horrendous. i almost so... you 'ust could not believe it. what does that compensation _ could not believe it. what does that compensation then _ could not believe it. what does that compensation then mean _ could not believe it. what does that compensation then mean to - could not believe it. what does that compensation then mean to you? . could not believe it. what does thatj compensation then mean to you? is could not believe it. what does that l compensation then mean to you? is it the recognition that you want? the reco . nition the recognition that you want? ti2 recognition is one thing. there is so much more to come out about this scandal. it isjust so much more to come out about this scandal. it is just enormous. so much more to come out about this scandal. it isjust enormous. sort of what has happened to victims. these stories will come out more and more next year. in terms of compensation, ourfamily lost compensation, our family lost everything. my compensation, ourfamily lost everything. my sister and i, we had to give up years of wages and career opportunities to take care of dad. the trauma has affected us

physically, mentally. so it is a restoration, a form of hopefully and ability to reset our lives but we are not there yet.— ability to reset our lives but we are not there yet. despite this vote last niaht, are not there yet. despite this vote last night. the _ are not there yet. despite this vote last night, the government - are not there yet. despite this vote last night, the government losing, | last night, the government losing, it does not change anything immediately. what does the ongoing waiting mean to you? it is immediately. what does the ongoing waiting mean to you?— waiting mean to you? it is agony. to ut it in waiting mean to you? it is agony. to put it in context, _ waiting mean to you? it is agony. to put it in context, my _ waiting mean to you? it is agony. to put it in context, my partner - waiting mean to you? it is agony. to put it in context, my partner has - waiting mean to you? it is agony. to put it in context, my partner has to. put it in context, my partner has to work two jobs in order to support me when i cared for my dad. my family is exhausted. we have been waiting and waiting. and when sir brian langstaff said we would receive some form of interim payment, we were thrilled, only to be waiting for eight long torturous months. thank ou so eight long torturous months. thank you so much _ eight long torturous months. thank you so much for— eight long torturous months. thank you so much for talking _ eight long torturous months. thank you so much for talking to - eight long torturous months. thank you so much for talking to us - eight long torturous months. thank you so much for talking to us this i you so much for talking to us this morning. still to come on breakfast. we'll be catching up with kevin sinfield as he drags himself up for another ultra—marathon —

his fifth of a planned seven in seven days. today it's dublin, yesterday it was edinburgh and the name of another rugby legend was on everyone's lips. doddie weir. after another gruelling day it's safe to say that kevin is feeling a lot of pain but also a lot of love. look, guys, look what you have done for us. i said the big man is upstairs. he has done this on purpose and he is laughing at us. it has been an honoured again to be in edinburgh, despite the weather. you have come out and supported us, and been on the route and it has been like this. thank you. the been on the route and it has been like this. thank you.— been on the route and it has been like this. thank you. the weather is not like this. thank you. the weather is rrot looking — like this. thank you. the weather is not looking much _ like this. thank you. the weather is not looking much better _ like this. thank you. the weather is not looking much better the - like this. thank you. the weather is not looking much better the next i not looking much better the next couple of days. he is in dublin today and heading to london at the end of the week. unbelievable. time to get the news,

travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london. i'm alison earle. there are calls for a ban on bidding wars in the rental market, as some believe it's adding to the housing crisis. it comes after a survey by the charity shelter found more than half a million private renters in england lost out on a place to live in the last five years, as others offered more than was being asked for. the department for levelling up and housing said the government's renters reform bill will make the sector fairer and more secure. chris sayers is among those pushing for change after going through the experience twice. they said, "what offer would you like to make?" and we were like, "well, what's on the advert." and they said, "oh, well, we've already had higher than that. so if you want to be taken seriously, you are going to have to do more than that." and it was on the market, i think, for 1,800, and they said, "you would have to do a minimum of1,900."

train passengers are being reminded of further disruption to services for much of this week due to industrial action. c2c, greater anglia, and stansted express services are among those affected today. customers are being warned to expect timetable changes and cancellations. two more superloop bus routes are being added to tfl's network. the sl10 route runs from harrow to north finchley, while the sl1 — which starts at the weekend — will run from north finchley to walthamstow. the service was created to improve transport links in the outer boroughs. it's been described as the oscars of architecture. one of the big winners of this year's riba prize is a family home in north london. this is riba's house of the year. it's based in tottenham, and was inspired by nature. the jury said it was impressed by the detail and design on a tight budget, describing it as an oasis within the city. travel now, and this is how the tube is looking at the moment.

there are severe delays on the central line between hainault and woodford and minor delays on the rest of the line. elsewhere, a good service. now onto the weather with kate. good morning. it's another rather grey overcast start this morning. outbreaks of rain. it's feeling quite damp, and it's quite a breezy day too. now, the outbreaks of rain can be quite heavy to start with, but turning eventually more showery through the afternoon. it's likely to stay cloudy, although there's a chance of a little bit of brightness towards the end of the day. temperatures reaching 7 celsius. now, overnight, the cloud will break. under clear skies, temperature drops down below 0, the wind lighter. and with the temperature that low, we could get some freezing fog as well. there's also the chance of a widespread frost and ice tomorrow morning after today's rain. brief bit of respite for wednesday. it is looking largely dry, but that mist and fog, if you get it first thing, it's going to be really quite stubborn,

taking its time to lift. some sunny spells for the afternoon, however. temperatures tomorrow around 5 or 6 celsius. now, it is going to turn increasingly unsettled, but a little milder as we head through thursday. and then temperatures by the end of the week getting back up into double figures. there's more on our website and social media, including the woman who discovered a new species of moth in ealing. that's it, i'm back in around half an hour. hello, this is breakfast with tina daheley and jon kay. a new deal is set to be signed by the home secretary today that could re—start the government's plans to send some asylum seekers to rwanda. it comes after the government unveiled a series of measures to reduce the levels of legal migration into the uk. we'rejoined now by immigration minister robertjenrick. good morning, thanks forjoining us.

we will come to the rwanda plan at any moment, but let's start with illegal migration, shall we? when your cabinet colleague david cameron was elected back in 2010, he told us that he would get migration numbers down to the tens of thousands. 13 years of conservatives in government, last year net migration was 745,000, nearly three quarters of a million people. why should people watching this morning trust you on immigration, and to bring down the figures? i have always been clear that the levels of net migration in this country are far too high and they need to come down. we stood on a manifesto commitment in 2019 to do just that, and all of us in government are determined to achieve that. the package of measures we have set out this week are the largest single set of measures ever to reduce net migration. they cover a range of different sectors, aspects of life in the uk, and they

will reduce the numbers by at least 300,000. if we need to do more, we will do, because our policy is to meet that manifesto commitment, and so we will keep this carefully under review. but the measures we have done this week are very substantial measures, which are fundamental reforms to our immigration system. as you say, it is in your manifesto in 2019, a lot of people trusted you to deliver on that, a lot of people voted for brexit thinking that you would bring immigration under control. isn't this rush of policy is now ahead of a general election an admission that you have failed? no, we have been thinking very carefully about these measures and working on them to ensure that they are carefully calibrated to support the economy and public services. but they are very substantial, no prior government has ever brought forward a package on this scale. but government has ever brought forward a package on this scale.— a package on this scale. but you are havin: to a package on this scale. but you are having to do — a package on this scale. but you are having to do it _ a package on this scale. but you are having to do it now _ a package on this scale. but you are having to do it now because - a package on this scale. but you are having to do it now because the - having to do it now because the numbers are so high. you have failed. ~ , , , ., failed. well, these numbers are hiuh, i failed. well, these numbers are high. i have _ failed. well, these numbers are high, i have said _

failed. well, these numbers are high, i have said that _ failed. well, these numbers are high, i have said that very - failed. well, these numbers are i high, i have said that very clearly, and we think that it is important to bring down net migration notjust for abstract reasons but because we want to build an economy which is more productive where employers invest in that their staff, and in their skills and pay, that is why we are working very closely with employers to help people off welfare and into work. the work and pensions secretary set out a range of measures with the chancellor in the autumn statement recently to do just that. that is why we are living wage so that work always pays here in the uk. we also think it is important that we are a more socially cohesive and united country, and it is very difficult to do that with such large numbers of people coming into the country every year. but the measures we are setting out this week will make a real difference, and he will begin to see the numbers coming for very substantially in the months ahead. and as i say, if we need to do more we will do, because we are committed to that manifesto commitment of bringing net migration

down to a much more sustainable and sensible level that meets the aspirations of the british public. and you say that will protect public services, it will protect the nhs? but the fact is, somebody is sitting in india right now thinking about coming to the uk to work in the nhs, and all of find out they are not going to be able to bring their partner with them, or or their child with them, they are not going to come and take thatjob in our nhs, are they? come and take that “0b in our nhs, are the ? , , ~ , are they? firstly, we think it is very important _ are they? firstly, we think it is very important that _ are they? firstly, we think it is very important that social- are they? firstly, we think it is very important that social care | are they? firstly, we think it is - very important that social care and indeed the nhs invest in the british workforce and encourage more british people to take on those jobs. there are millions of our fellow citizens who are on welfare are economically inactive, and the department of health has created a long—term plan for social care that involves improving skills, careers, and pay for people in social care. to do just that. that is efficiently losing or increase the national living wage for the people at the lower end of the income spectrum can

earn more and have more of an incentive to get into the workplace. but where people do come from overseas, we are saying that the leadership to bring their dependents because we this as more of a short—term placement in the uk where and support our nhs and social care but not one person would bring families with them, because that undoubtedly faces further pressure on public services, children require school places, people make use of the nhs, greater housing is required, and that is just placing a lot of pressure on public services and our country in which we do not think it is sustainable. there are other countries that have a similar model to this, so we believe it is workable, and we will see a reduction in the number of people coming to work in social care from overseas, and those jobs we hope and expect will be filled by british workers. ., ., , workers. you say that, but the royal colleae of workers. you say that, but the royal college of nursing _ workers. you say that, but the royal college of nursing says _ workers. you say that, but the royal college of nursing says this - workers. you say that, but the royal college of nursing says this will - college of nursing says this will deter care workers from coming to the uk, it will create more gaps.

care england say that the government is making it harderfor care providers to recruit foreign workers. and the confederation of british industry says, ok, you might try to encourage more british workers to do the jobs, but to do that you will have to increase wages, which will in turn push up inflation, something you have been trying to bring down. fin inflation, something you have been trying to bring down.— trying to bring down. on the business _ trying to bring down. on the business point _ trying to bring down. on the business point that - trying to bring down. on the business point that you - trying to bring down. on the i business point that you raise, trying to bring down. on the - business point that you raise, we obviously are determined to bring down inflation, we have met our target of halving inflation, it is continuing to produce. we would not want to do anything adversely affects that, and we do not expect this set of measures to do that, but i have a message to business, particularly big business. it is not right that the reach for the easy lever of foreign labour in the first instance. we want them to be supporting and investing in british workers. we want them to be creating apprenticeship schemes of the kind of this government has been promoting. we want them to be using the tax incentives that the chancellor set out in the autumn statement to invest in technology

and things that improve productivity. that is the way to create a more prosperous country where gdp per capita that rises rather than simply importing very large numbers of foreign workers. that is an economic model the government does not want to see perpetuated. but government does not want to see perpetuated-— government does not want to see perpetuated. government does not want to see --eretuated. �* ., ,, , ., perpetuated. but those gaps exist at the moment. — perpetuated. but those gaps exist at the moment, and _ perpetuated. but those gaps exist at the moment, and not— perpetuated. but those gaps exist at the moment, and not enough - perpetuated. but those gaps exist at the moment, and not enough britishj the moment, and not enough british workers want to do the jobs. actually, a very large proportion of those people coming into our country each year are not coming to work, they are coming as the dependents of workers or they are coming as family members or they are coming as students, so we are not setting out to prevent the world's best and brightest from coming to the uk, we have a range of these options for them, that is great, of course we want very talented people to come into the uk is to help to drive our economy forwards, but we do have to be realistic about what is sustainable, and we don't think that the present levels of net migration

are sustainable. i don't think that is what the british public wants, the british public have consistently voted for over 30 years for lower levels of net migration, and the package of measures we have set out this week is the biggest step that has happened in my lifetime towards reducing net migration and bringing it down to a more sustainable level. let's talk about the veranda plan for asylum seekers. your boss james cleverly has just landed in veranda to sign the steel, the third home secretary to be sent to rwanda, no asylum seekers have yet been sent to rwanda, when is this going to happen? rwanda, when is this going to ha en? ., . , rwanda, when is this going to hauen? ., ., , , happen? unfortunately it has been blocked in the _ happen? unfortunately it has been blocked in the courts _ happen? unfortunately it has been blocked in the courts up _ happen? unfortunately it has been blocked in the courts up until - happen? unfortunately it has been blocked in the courts up until now, but the treaty we are about to sign will create a fundamentally stronger relationship with rwanda which answers the concerns of the supreme court about that scheme, and that,

coupled with a strong piece of emergency legislation that we will be bringing forward to parliament shortly, well, i hope, enable us to finally get the scheme up and running. and why does it matter? because we want to have a strong deterrent so that those people coming to our country illegally on small boats know very clearly that they will be detained and they will be swiftly removed either back home, if it is a safe country such as albania, where we have had a number of people from in the recent past, or to a safe third country like rwanda. and it is only by injecting that very strong deterrent, that clear message, that we will stop the small boats crossings once and for all, i would just say of course we have had some success this year, we have had some success this year, we have reduced the number of small boats crossings by a third... aha, boats crossings by a third... a third, yes, but rishi sunak sat down with us and at downing street a few months ago and promised to stop the boats, not registered by a third, to stop them. i boats, not registered by a third, to sto them. . boats, not registered by a third, to stop them-— stop them. i agree, that is our commitment, _ stop them. i agree, that is our commitment, that _ stop them. i agree, that is our commitment, that is _ stop them. i agree, that is our commitment, that is what - stop them. i agree, that is our commitment, that is what the | stop them. i agree, that is our - commitment, that is what the public expect, that is why we are not

resting at the one third reduction. it is very significant, most european countries are seeing large increases. in italy, there has been an almost 100% increase in small boat arrivals, so the record of the uk is strong, but it is not good enough. the british public wants us to stop the boats altogether. i believe that small boat crossings, illegal migration is doing damage to our country, and we need to take the most robust approach possible, and thatis most robust approach possible, and that is why adding this further measure, a very strong deterrent, through the rwanda policy, will make a difference and enable us to reduce the small boats crossings even further. ., ._ the small boats crossings even further. ., , ., the small boats crossings even further. ., ., .,~ further. you say you are making treat further. you say you are making great progress- _ further. you say you are making great progress. at _ further. you say you are making great progress. at the - further. you say you are making great progress. at the turn - further. you say you are making great progress. at the turn of i further. you say you are making i great progress. at the turn of the last election, when you were voted back into power, 1843 migrants cross the channel in small boats. so far this year, 28,000. it is the channel in small boats. so far this year, 28,000.— this year, 28,000. it is a new phenomenon. _ this year, 28,000. it is a new phenomenon, the _ this year, 28,000. it is a new phenomenon, the spell - this year, 28,000. it is a new. phenomenon, the spell existed at

this year, 28,000. it is a new- phenomenon, the spell existed at the turn of the last general election. on your watch.— turn of the last general election. on ourwatch. . , ., ., on your watch. that is not uncommon at illeual on your watch. that is not uncommon at illegal migration, _ on your watch. that is not uncommon at illegal migration, evil— on your watch. that is not uncommon at illegal migration, evil people - at illegal migration, evil people smugglers will try to find everywhere to print our country and exploit people, we have seen that over many years whether it is putting people in the back of hgvs, trying to get through the channel tunnel, flying into the country on fake passports and documents. myjob as a magician minister and the government is to be fleet of foot, to constantly fight those criminals at every turn. this is a new phenomenon, it was rising by about 40% every single year until rishi sunak became prime minister, i became immigration minister, and we have had some progress. we are the first administration to reduce the numbers rather than rising. they have fallen by a third. but i do not want to suggest to you or to your viewers that that is enough, we do not believe it is at all, that is one wants to go much further, and thatis one wants to go much further, and that is why we want to interject

into the system the most powerful deterrent that we can. that is the rwanda policy, that is why the home secretary is in rwanda today, and we are hoping it will be very robust. we have to leave it there. robert jenrick, thank you very much indeed. time now for the sport news. morning. it is an unusual scenario. if scotland lose, that keeps qualification to next summer's olympics alive. it could mean some of those scottish players competing in paris next summer, going for gold. but any suggestion they'll want england to win to aid qualification

has been labelled ridiculous and disrespectful by both camps. i have played for my country for as many as i have, i know the girls that are sitting there, the ones who want to be here who are injured and cannot be here, i think it is absolutely outrageous to question anyone's integrity, it is a huge insult to us. i understand the conversations about it, i understand the conversations about it. and _ i understand the conversations about it. and if— i understand the conversations about it, and if you — i understand the conversations about it, and if you have seen our group and no— it, and if you have seen our group and no history of scotland and england. _ and no history of scotland and england, there is no way that they are going — england, there is no way that they are going to give way in this game. they— are going to give way in this game. they really— are going to give way in this game. they really want to beat england. and we _ they really want to beat england. and we want to beat them, of course. there have been further steps to improve player safety in ice hockey.

the international ice hockey federation, which oversees the winter olympics and world championship, has said it will be mandatory for all players to wear neck guards at all levels of their competitions. the announcement follows the death of the nottingham panthers forward adam johnson in october, after he was fatally struck in the neck by a skate in a match. the iihf decision differs to the elite ice hockey league here, in whichjohnson played, who've decided against makingneck guards mandatory. and the golden boy award for the best young player playing in europe has gone to golden boy himself, jude bellingham. it's the second award he's been given as the most promising player in football. this is given to the best young player playing in europe. he was awarded it in italy last night, after a stellar start to life at real madrid, breaking cristiano ronaldo's

scoring record. although he was another striker he said is his inspiration. all of them are top players who went on to have unbelievable careers after they won the award, so to join that list is in such a big honour. for me, i would probably say wayne rooney was the biggest influence, growing up and being from england, the way he played and fought, but so many other players that i have taken bets from and so grateful to join that list. holding those two golden footballs, he could be the new golden balls, couldn't he? here's carol with a look at the weather. this morning, some frost around, particularly so across parts of scotland and northern ireland, so southern scotland, england, and wales, a cloudy start, and also some rain around. low pressure is driving our weather, we still have quite a brisk breeze coming in from the

north sea, also quite breezy across some southern and western areas, but the wind will ease through the course of the day, and is the low pressure pulls towards the east, it will have some late brightness in the west. but it is scotland and northern ireland that will see the line's share for some time today, showers in the north—east ease into the course of the day, with temperatures 3—10 success north to south. through this evening on overnight, low pressure pulling away, clear skies, overnight, low pressure pulling away, clearskies, mistand overnight, low pressure pulling away, clear skies, mist and fog patches forming across eastern scotland, central southern parts of england —— 3—10 celsius. some of that will be slow to clear and some of it will lift into low cloud, some of it will lift into low cloud, some of it will lift into low cloud, some of it is also freezing fog, but it will be a cold night where ever you out with a widespread frost. —10 and some sheltered glens in scotland, —4 in parts of the midlands. so that leaves us into a sunny start tomorrow, the mist and fog in eastern scotland must late lifting, lingering across some parts of central southern england, but a lot of dry weather and a fair bit of

sunshine. cold, crisp sunshine. out towards the west, cloud continuing towards the west, cloud continuing to build, the arrival of some rain and then the wind will also strengthen. milderair and then the wind will also strengthen. milder air comes in with this weatherfront, so strengthen. milder air comes in with this weather front, so we have strengthen. milder air comes in with this weatherfront, so we have nine to 11 is our top temperatures in northern ireland and also in cornwall. as we push further east, the milder air has not arrived yet, so it will feel milder. but as the system moves, for one warmer towards the end of the week. thanks, carol. it's now 13 years since rebecca ferguson stepped onto the x—factor stage and wowed millions with her incredible voice. since then, she's used that voice to create four hit albums — with another released today — and also to speak out against certain aspects of tv talent shows. before we speak to rebecca,

let's hear some of her music. # it's been a long time son it's been a long time coming son lord, i know the changes going to come son i am a dreamer # a distant dream # a distant dream # nothing is real but love # nothing is real but love # nothing is real but love # no money, no house, no car can be the love #.

rebecca joins us now. what an exciting day, a new album out. ., ., ., ., , out. now i have made the album independently. _ out. now i have made the album independently, i— out. now i have made the album independently, i am _ out. now i have made the album independently, i am excited - out. now i have made the album i independently, i am excited about music again, so it might not be my last. i love music again now. the big difference — last. i love music again now. the big difference here is this when you have released independently, how is that different? it have released independently, how is that different?— that different? it means i am in control, that different? it means i am in control. i _ that different? it means i am in control, i own _ that different? it means i am in control, i own at the _ that different? it means i am in control, i own at the masters. i | control, i own at the masters. i have never been in that position before. i now actually see what i earn, whereas before, so many people were taking their cut and i never actually got to see what i was earning. so ijust feel like i am empowered now.— earning. so ijust feel like i am empowered now. that is a good feelin: , empowered now. that is a good feeling. right? _ empowered now. that is a good feeling, right? how— empowered now. that is a good feeling, right? how different i empowered now. that is a good feeling, right? how different is| feeling, right? how different is that compared to what it was like in the early years? i

that compared to what it was like in the early years?— the early years? i think it is totally different. _ the early years? i think it is totally different. but i'm i the early years? i think it is totally different. but i'm a. the early years? i think it is i totally different. but i'm a totally different person as well, when i started out i was 23 or something like that, i am now 37, so i was young, definitely naive, did not really know the industry, but i have learned the ropes the hard way now. you have been working behind the scenes to improve treatment of artists, and it was during the pandemic, wasn't it, that you decided to call out and practice, as you sought, from your own experiences. you decided to publicly call that out. what happened and what made you do it then? i have been sticking _ what made you do it then? i have been sticking out _ what made you do it then? i have been sticking out over _ what made you do it then? i have been sticking out over the - what made you do it then? i have been sticking out over the years, | what made you do it then? i have | been sticking out over the years, i was not really being heard, and then ijust was not really being heard, and then i just had was not really being heard, and then ijust had this moment in lockdown, because we all had time to reflect, where ijust because we all had time to reflect, where i just thought, because we all had time to reflect, where ijust thought, no, i need to speak up? i started a campaign and i used social media a lot, and the secretary of state at the time, oliver dowden, he listened, basically, and i had meetings with

him, and then a roundtable was formed across the industry, and we managed to get the creative industries independent standards authority set up, so i am really proud of it and that has gone well, and ifelt like it was important, i felt like my experience in music had been so toxic, and i felt like felt like my experience in music had been so toxic, and ifelt like i wanted to protect new people entering the industry.- wanted to protect new people entering the industry. would you ever think about _ entering the industry. would you ever think about using _ entering the industry. would you ever think about using that i ever think about using that experience and that passion to represent, to become an agent or a producer or a mogul yourself, have your own label? i producer or a mogul yourself, have your own label?— your own label? i toyed with it for a minute. — your own label? i toyed with it for a minute, then _ your own label? i toyed with it for a minute, then i— your own label? i toyed with it for a minute, then i thought, - your own label? i toyed with it forl a minute, then i thought, actually, i don't know. i work and advocate for artists, so i work with the eu, i am an academy director, i do things like that voluntarily but i don't know if i would want to make money from it, i do not think that... voluntary work is good for me. �* ., ._

that... voluntary work is good for me. �* ., y ., me. but doing it right, the way you like to be treated, _ me. but doing it right, the way you like to be treated, or— me. but doing it right, the way you like to be treated, or have - me. but doing it right, the way you like to be treated, or have been i like to be treated, or have been treated, would be quite something. true. you are not wrong. you are sparking the interest. it is true. you are not wrong. you are sparking the interest.— true. you are not wrong. you are sparking the interest. it is hard to believe 13 years _ sparking the interest. it is hard to believe 13 years since _ sparking the interest. it is hard to believe 13 years since you - sparking the interest. it is hard to believe 13 years since you were i sparking the interest. it is hard to | believe 13 years since you were on sparking the interest. it is hard to i believe 13 years since you were on x factor, you came second. do you think your career might have gone on a different direction how do you not spoken out as much as you have done —— had you not spoken out? i spoken out as much as you have done -- had you not spoken out?— -- had you not spoken out? i think certainly in — -- had you not spoken out? i think certainly in the _ -- had you not spoken out? i think certainly in the early _ -- had you not spoken out? i think certainly in the early years, - -- had you not spoken out? i think certainly in the early years, i've i certainly in the early years, i've certainly in the early years, i've certainly got music blocked because i challenged very powerful figures. really? i challenged very powerful figures. reall ? , ., i challenged very powerful figures. reall? , ., ., really? yes, i contacted the head of the record label, _ really? yes, i contacted the head of the record label, and _ really? yes, i contacted the head of the record label, and i— really? yes, i contacted the head of the record label, and i said, - really? yes, i contacted the head of the record label, and i said, my- the record label, and i said, my album is not available anywhere, and he said, no, that cannot be, and he messaged someone answered is this true? and they said, yeah, we will lifted now. definitely things were done to punish me for being a rebel. have things improved now? yes.

done to punish me for being a rebel. have things improved now?- have things improved now? yes, i think i have things improved now? yes, i think i have _ have things improved now? yes, i think i have opened _ have things improved now? yes, i think i have opened the _ have things improved now? yes, i think i have opened the lid, i have things improved now? yes, i | think i have opened the lid, really. for such a long time, people got away with taking advantage and exploiting artists. and there was this really negative narrative about anyone that spoke, and that is why i thought it was very important for me to be vocal this week and to say, look, i have had an apology from simon and has been an acknowledgement from itv, ifelt there are so many victims who have not had that acknowledgement, and i feel like that acknowledgement is part of the healing. we need people to say, this did happen to you, we are sorry, and actually really, they should put it right. but i feel like acknowledgement is so important. part of that message is in your new song. let's take a listen to your new song, hollywood. # i said at the first time # i said at the first time # it won't be the last time

# it won't be the last time # it won't be the last time # i am never giving up # i am never giving up # holly, hollywood # holly, hollywood # holly, hollywood #. # holly, hollywood #. #. that # holly, hollywood #. that is great. how does it feel listening to that? it that is great. how does it feel listening to that?— listening to that? it is great, hollywood — listening to that? it is great, hollywood is _ listening to that? it is great, hollywood is basically i listening to that? it is great, hollywood is basically all i listening to that? it is great, i hollywood is basically all about fame and actually the dark side of fame, and anyway it is actually a playful song, fame, and anyway it is actually a playfulsong, but fame, and anyway it is actually a playful song, but i am basically telling people, this is what happened. you can become so consumed by the desire to be successful that you lose touch with who you are. we showed a clip a moment ago a view on the stage at eurovision performing, that was some moment, wasn't it, backin that was some moment, wasn't it, back in liverpool for that? it that was some moment, wasn't it, back in liverpool for that?- back in liverpool for that? it was amazin: , back in liverpool for that? it was amazing. yeah- _ back in liverpool for that? it was amazing, yeah. i— back in liverpool for that? it was amazing, yeah. ifelt— back in liverpool for that? it was amazing, yeah. i felt very i back in liverpool for that? it was. amazing, yeah. i felt very grateful that i was asked to do that. i was iugghng that i was asked to do that. i was juggling a baby, so that was a bit insane from me.— juggling a baby, so that was a bit insane from me. how recently after he had had —

insane from me. how recently after he had had a _ insane from me. how recently after he had had a baby— insane from me. how recently after he had had a baby was _ insane from me. how recently after he had had a baby was that? it i insane from me. how recently after he had had a baby was that? it was| insane from me. how recently after. he had had a baby was that? it was a coule of he had had a baby was that? it was a couple of weeks. _ he had had a baby was that? it was a couple of weeks, he _ he had had a baby was that? it was a couple of weeks, he was _ he had had a baby was that? it was a couple of weeks, he was really i couple of weeks, he was really young. we were struggling to see what i was going to wear, what would fit, because obviously your body changes when you have had a baby. but anyway, we picked the stress. it was amazing. are you hopeful in general about the future? i was amazing. are you hopeful in general about the future?- general about the future? i am, eah. i general about the future? i am, yeah- i feel— general about the future? i am, yeah. i feel really _ general about the future? i am, yeah. i feel really hopeful, i general about the future? i am, yeah. i feel really hopeful, my i general about the future? i am, i yeah. ifeel really hopeful, my life is in a very positive place. i am hopeful about the creative industries as well, i feel like since i have campaigned, there seems to be positive change happening. so i am hopefulfor the to be positive change happening. so i am hopeful for the album, to be positive change happening. so i am hopefulfor the album, i am hoping all goes well, fingers crossed. ~ ., , ~ hoping all goes well, fingers crossed. ~ ., , ,, ., . crossed. we need to seek your advice on something. _ crossed. we need to seek your advice on something, did _ crossed. we need to seek your advice on something, did you _ crossed. we need to seek your advice on something, did you not _ crossed. we need to seek your advice on something, did you not have i crossed. we need to seek your advice on something, did you not have a i on something, did you not have a beauty salon for a while? i on something, did you not have a beauty salon for a while?- on something, did you not have a beauty salon for a while? i did. i know this _ beauty salon for a while? i did. i know this is _ beauty salon for a while? i did. i know this is hair, _ beauty salon for a while? i did. i know this is hair, not _ beauty salon for a while? i did. i know this is hair, not beauty, i beauty salon for a while? i c c i know this is hair, not beauty, but we are talking this morning about hairstyles, and the return of the mullet. are you pro—or anti—mullet?

i am just checking if anyone here has a mullet. it is not for me, is it for you?— has a mullet. it is not for me, is it for ou? ., ., , ., , it for you? not for me personally. but apparently — it for you? not for me personally. but apparently it _ it for you? not for me personally. but apparently it is _ it for you? not for me personally. but apparently it is the _ it for you? not for me personally. but apparently it is the in - it for you? not for me personally. but apparently it is the in thing, i but apparently it is the in thing, it has come back big time. our viewers have been sending lots of pictures. viewers have been sending lots of ictures. , , , viewers have been sending lots of pictures._ rebecca, i pictures. sorry, guys! rebecca, 'udue pictures. sorry, guys! rebecca, judge these _ pictures. sorry, guys! rebecca, judge these from _ pictures. sorry, guys! rebecca, judge these from us _ pictures. sorry, guys! rebecca, judge these from us -- - pictures. sorry, guys! rebecca, judge these from us -- for- pictures. sorry, guys! rebecca, judge these from us -- for us. | we've got this lovely picture of 11—year—old henry from cornwall. looking very cool with the curls and the shades. well, if he is happy! very diplomatic. _ suzanne from st helens has sent in this picture of her eldest son aiden with his rugby mullet. it's taken him a year to grow it out. here we have caroline and her sister heather, way back in 1983 in the mullet haydays.

a p pa re ntly apparently they are huge on tiktok. here's15—year—old albert from bury st edmunds, he started growing it out during the pandemic. his mum michelle says it is "incredible." sandy from the isle of bute has sent us this picture of her son from 1993. have you been won over by the mullets? i have you been won over by the mullets? . , , ., ., mullets? i have 'ust relies on an averaue mullets? i have 'ust relies on an avreaeg day. _ mullets? i have just relies on an average day. my _ mullets? i have just relies on an average day, my hair— mullets? i have just relies on an average day, my hair looks i mullets? i have just relies on an average day, my hair looks like i mullets? i have just relies on an | average day, my hair looks like a mullet on most days, i would like that when i wake up. so mullet on most days, i would like that when i wake up.— mullet on most days, i would like that when i wake up. so good to have ou here. that when i wake up. so good to have you here- thank— that when i wake up. so good to have you here. thank you _ that when i wake up. so good to have you here. thank you for _ that when i wake up. so good to have you here. thank you for being - that when i wake up. so good to have you here. thank you for being our- you here. thank you for being our mulletjudge. rebecca's new album is

out now, it is called haven part two. time now to get the news, travel, and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london, i'm alison earle. there are calls for a ban on bidding wars in the rental market as some believe it's adding to the housing crisis. it comes after a survey by the charity shelter found more than half a million private renters lost out on a place to live in the last five years, as others offered more than was being asked for. the department for levelling up and housing said the government's renters reform bill will make the sector fairer and more secure. two more superloop bus routes are being added to tfl's network. the sl10 runs from harrow to north finchley, while the sl1 will go from north finchley to walthamstow. the service was created to improve transport links in the outer boroughs. the bbc sports personality of the year awards is almost here.

among those being honoured is a coach from north london. megan allen has picked up bbc london's unsung hero prize. it's down to her volunteering at a disability swimming group in crouch end. she was nominated by swimmers who say she's changed their lives. travel and this is how the tube is looking. there are severe delays on the central line between hainault and woodford. on to the weather. scattered showers will continue in places. staying damp and cloudy this afternoon — slightly drier this evening. expect temperatures of up to seven degrees. there's more on our website and social media, including how a new species of moth was discovered in ealing. that's it, i'm back in around half an hour. good morning. welcome to breakfast with tina daheley and jon kay. our headlines.

home secretary james cleverly heads to rwanda to sign a new deal on asylum seekers — the day after announcing a crackdown on legal migration. a united nations agency warns that an israeli evacuation order for gazans to move south has created panic, fear and anxiety among palestinians. watches worth more than £50 million have been stolen on the streets of london last year — we have a special report. i'll be looking at some of the many messages we received after we looked into the issue of faulty smart meters. the story prompted a huge response about your frustrations in trying to get the issue sorted. tuesday, to get the issue sorted. dave viva kevin sinfield's seven tuesday, dave viva kevin sinfield's seven ultramarathons in seven cities in seven days. today, we are in dublin. finding out how motor

neurone diseases affecting people here in ireland.— here in ireland. there could be showers in _ here in ireland. there could be showers in dublin _ here in ireland. there could be showers in dublin this - here in ireland. there could be showers in dublin this morning here in ireland. there could be i showers in dublin this morning but essentially in northern ireland, parts of scotland, a cold and frosty start with sunshine. in england, wales and southern scotland, cloudy with rain but brighter later in the west. all the details through the show. it's tuesday the 5th of december. in the last hour, the home secretary james cleverly has landed in rwanda, where he will sign a new deal which he hopes will mean that the uk government will then be able to send some asylum—seekers to the the east african country. his visit comes just hours after mr cleverly announced a series of measures to reduce the levels of legal migration into the uk. our political correspondent peter saull has the details. immigration has long been a tricky issue for the government. successive conservative prime ministers have promised and failed to bring the numbers down.

the new plan — a ban on foreign care of workers bringing care workers bringing family members with them. an increase in the minimum salary for skilled workers of almost 50% to £38,700 a year, cutting the number ofjobs where overseas staff can be paid less than that threshold, and a doubling of the amount british nationals will have to earn before partners from abroad can come and join them. it is surely right that we don't use migrant labour to undercut british salaries. we want a high—skilled, high—wage economy and these proposals reinforce that. he had been under pressure to act and while his predecessor suella braverman said the changes had come too late, other tory mps welcomed the measures. but concerns have been raised about the impact on the economy and the social care system. instead of going after and trying to deal with the core problem, which is we have a care system which is cracking on its knees, not sustainable, they are

going after the people who provide that care. an announcement is also imminent on what the government calls illegal migration, specifically people who cross the channel on small boats. overnight, the home secretary has been on a plane to rwanda where, later today, he is due to sign a treaty. the new agreement is designed to address some of the concerns raised by the supreme court, which ruled that the plan to send some asylum seekers to the african country was unlawful. but this is a policy that is still some way off becoming a reality, even if ministers say they will do whatever it takes to get it off the ground. peter saull, bbc news. james cleverly is now in rwanda. chief political correspondent henry zeffman is in westminster. signing the deal is one part but then the hard work begins. that is ri . ht. then the hard work begins. that is right- rishi _ then the hard work begins. that is right. rishi sunak _ then the hard work begins. that is right. rishi sunak stood _ then the hard work begins. that is right. rishi sunak stood on - then the hard work begins. that is right. rishi sunak stood on the i right. rishi sunak stood on the stage at the start of the year and

said one of his top priorities was to stop the boats. and while crossings have come down a bit, there are still a lot of small boat crossings. the government would say a crucial factor in them crossings. the government would say a crucialfactor in them being crossings. the government would say a crucial factor in them being able to stop the boats is their being able to get the rwanda policy off the ground. just a few short weeks ago the supreme court said the policy as it stands is unlawful. we heard on this programme from robert jenrick the immigration minister about why the government is determined to press ahead. brute about why the government is determined to press ahead. we are the first administration _ determined to press ahead. we are the first administration to - determined to press ahead. we are the first administration to reduce i the first administration to reduce the first administration to reduce the numbers rather than rising. they have fallen _ the numbers rather than rising. they have fallen by a third. i do not want _ have fallen by a third. i do not want to— have fallen by a third. i do not want to suggest to you or your viewers _ want to suggest to you or your viewers that is enough, we do not believe _ viewers that is enough, we do not believe it— viewers that is enough, we do not believe it is — viewers that is enough, we do not believe it is. that is why we want to go— believe it is. that is why we want to go further and want to interject into the _ to go further and want to interject into the system the most powerful deterrent — into the system the most powerful deterrent and that is there a wanda policy— deterrent and that is there a wanda policy and _ deterrent and that is there a wanda policy and that is why the home secretary— policy and that is why the home secretary is in rwanda today and i

hope _ secretary is in rwanda today and i hope we _ secretary is in rwanda today and i hope we can get the legislation through— hope we can get the legislation through parliament. and we can get the policy— through parliament. and we can get the policy up and running soon. you heard robert _ the policy up and running soon. gm. heard robertjenrick mention the policy up and running soon. gm. heard robert jenrick mention two heard robertjenrick mention two things, thatjames heard robertjenrick mention two things, that james cleverly is in rwanda signing this treaty, upgrading the status of the deal the government has had with rwanda from a memorandum to a treaty with the force of international law behind it. you also heard him mention legislation. i think we might see that very soon. that is designed to make it harder for people to make legal challenges to being sent to rwanda. there are splits on how far that legislation should go. what james cleverly is doing in rwanda today mightjust be the easy part. thank you. we will talk to henry later. big developments overnight in the middle east. the head of the united nations agency responsible for palestinian refugees has said the latest israeli evacuation order has created

panic, fear and anxiety. people in khan younis have been told to move further south, as israeli tanks and armoured vehicles move closer to the city. middle east correspondent yolande knell is injerusalem. bring this up—to—date on the situation. bring this up-to-date on the situation-— bring this up-to-date on the situation. , ., , , situation. israeli forces say they are continuing _ situation. israeli forces say they are continuing with _ situation. israeli forces say they are continuing with aggressive i are continuing with aggressive action against hamas and fighters from otherfactions in khan younis. we spoke to a palestinian witness who said overnight it was heavy bombardment, israeli shelling of that city again. we had witnesses say in the past day they have seen tanks and israeli armoured vehicles advancing on the city. that is expected to be a focus of israeli military operations in the day ahead. a suspicion of the israelis is top hamas officials, including

the head of hamas in gaza, may be hiding in underground tunnels in the city. now that the war has spread to the south, tens of thousands of palestinians have been issued with evacuation orders telling them to move from the area around khan younis, many of them people already displays from other parts of gaza strip, particularly the north, because in the early days of the war, people were told the south was a safe place to go to. in the past days, we have seen people on donkeys, going on foot, going to places like rafah where shelters are overcrowded. and warnings from humanitarian organisations, saying there is no place saving gaza and there is no place saving gaza and the new military operation is in danger of repeating the horrors of past weeks, those are his words. israel said it is doing what it can to minimise casualties, and taking

time for more precise operations as it goes into the south but this is a densely populated place and this is a difficult time. another complicating factorfor a difficult time. another complicating factor for the israelis, israeli military defence analysts believe israeli hostages might be held in underground tunnels in places like khan younis. israel has updated its advice to citizens travelling to the uk — among several other countries — saying they face a greater threat of being attacked. the advice also recommends staying away from demonstrations and to avoid openly displaying israeli and jewish symbols. the threat in the uk is now at level 2. the greatest threat is level 4. the uk's largest water company — thames water — has said "immediate and radical" action is needed to turn around its performance, as it revealed profits more than halved in the first half of this year. ben has more on this for us. we're talking about the largest water company in the uk — which supplies 15 million customers

across london and the south east. thames water's has reported a profit of £246 million in the six months up to the end of september. now that sounds a lot — but that's less than half what it made in the same period last year. and this is a company which has debts of over £14.5 billion. that's partly been added to because, with the cost—of—living crisis, more households are struggling to pay their bills. in fact, it says over 335,000 of its customers are now in need of support — a figure that has more than doubled since the start of 2020 the weight of their debts is such a worry that the government had drawn up contingency plans to take it into public ownership if it collapsed under that debt. but the bosses of thames water say they are working on a three—year turnaround to overhaul its environmental, operational and financial performance, and stressed that the plans would "take time".

they said they could not do everything at a pace people would like. it has cut 300 jobs at has been criticised for sewage discharges and water leaks. if you're scared of heights, you may want to look away now. this is a wakeboarder called brian grubb, who decided that being pulled along by a drone on top of a huge skyscraper wasn't quite scary enough. so he did this. off a ramp and off the side of the 77—storey building, in dubai for a bit of base—jumping. it's said to be the first time anyone has combined the two extreme sports. there he goes. that looks utterly terrifying. it has been a long time in the planning, seven years apparently.

you tried it at different heights before getting to the top. it was a long time coming. they had to build a drone to pull him and get proficient in base jumping a drone to pull him and get proficient in basejumping but they found the location in dubai, says brian, and i have pulled off the sickest thing i have ever done. i think you are not the only one feeling sick. safe landing. carol, how do you fancy doing the weather from 70 stories up? i do not mind that bit, it is the jumping off at the end. it is a cloudy and wet start in england, wales, southern scotland. the rest of scotland and northern ireland, you have sunshine but also frost. you can see the extent of the rain overnight. this across parts of eastern northern ireland to western wales and devon and cornwall will be with us on and off much of the day. in the south we start with showers. devon and cornwall. some brighter

skies. a lot of cloud across the rest of wales and much of england with rain. the rain clipping the far east of northern ireland and the rest of northern ireland staying largely dry. scotland have showers in the north—east. a lot of dry weather and sunshine. it is cold. through the day, low pressure drives the weather and moves east so we will see late brightness in the west. for kevin's ultra marathon in dublin, we start with showers. could be cloudy to start as well for the start of his run. then later, we could see bright spells. good luck to him. it will be cold. 3—10 north to him. it will be cold. 3—10 north to south. overnight, the low pressure moves away and there will be clear skies. the temperature will drop like a rock. we are looking at

fog across eastern scotland and especially in central southern england and some of it will be freezing. temperatures in the midlands in rural parts down to minus fourand midlands in rural parts down to minus four and also in sheltered glens in scotland, —10. tomorrow starting with a frosty start. fog mostly lifting but in central southern areas it will be slow to lift. then we see a change from the west in the shape of more cloud, rain and strengthening winds. with that comes mild air. 9—11 in parts of the west but feeling cold as we move further east. i havejust booked your base jumping christmas present. you are so naughty. you are so naughty. you can make sure you get the weatherjust right.

so not ideal weather for running an ultra—marathon in dublin today — particularly if, like kevin sinfield, you've already done four since friday and you're planning to do seven in a week. it is hard to imagine. tuesday must be dublin. john is with him. whatever the weather, he just keeps going. it is extraordinary. he does keep going. i think we have got the best of the weather listening to carol, so not a bad idea to come to dublin. we are at the home of the irish rugby union and this is where six nations games are played and where ireland play their home matches and autumn internationals. a special place on this huge road trip, air trip over the past days. when you think about it, the point has always been to spread the message and raise awareness of motor neurone disease and the impact on people's lives, so why not come here and bring them

into the family, the mnd community we hear kevin talking about. since the beginning of the challenge we have been to the principality stadium in cardiff, murrayfield in edinburgh yesterday and we are here at the aviva stadium. it feels like we are doing our own grand slam and the team got slammed by the weather yesterday. they sing flower of scotland. this is doddie day — the edinburgh leg of the week was always going to be a tribute to doddie weir. his name, his legacy loomed large from the beginning. we've all aged about 25 years in the last few days. but on the trip up on the coach last night, we couldn't wait to be in edinburgh, because it's been a fantastic place for us. you know, we run in honour, today, of a wonderful guy who had

a huge influence on rob and the burrow family. he's had a huge influence on the whole mnd community. so it's an honour to be in edinburgh today, to represent him and kathy and the boys. we'll give it our best shot. it's great to be greeted by good old scottish weather. he was smiling, but not for long. there was no respite from yesterday's horrendous conditions in birmingham. colder, windier, wetter. a local woman who walks across the forth bridge daily told me this is as bad as it gets. cheering. enthusiastic support along the routes is providing a superpower. and with every sodden step, the message is spreading. with increasing awareness of motor neurone disease comes a realisation ofjust how many lives are affected.

very sadly, i lost my own step—brother to motor neurone disease last year. he was also a teacher — at brighton college down in sussex. coincidentally, the challenge team will visit pete's school in brighton, but that is still two days and more than 50 miles away. seven ultramarathons in seven days in seven cities was always going to be punishing. but in this weather, it's torture. the extra mile, when it finally arrived, provided some respite emotionally and mentally, if not physically. kev ran with kathy weir, doddie's widow. this, she told us, was a great day.

doing things like this, and getting the support of all the people around us, reminds us what we're here for. we have got loads of support, whether you're here for the cause or whether you're just here to support kev, you know, we're here, it's great, it means an awful lot. his determination that saw him play rugby for scotland and the lions drives that legacy to this day. doddie and i used to work together. we used to play together. but when he phoned me to tell me he had this devastating disease, he asked me to chair his foundation. and the last five years, i've been doing that and, you know, he started it all, he brought people together. he was a team player. he clashed heads, he asked for change, and today is about celebrating what he has done to bring that community together, but also, more importantly, is to find a cure for this disease. his sister and brother were here to celebrate his life and to cheer kev on.

it really does mean a lot to us. what kev�*s doing is phenomenal. taking over from doddie's legacy — obviously, rob burrow, who is who has a little golden nugget, it does mean an awful lot to us. and you see the tartan, it's really special. when you see the crowds and you go to the dinners and everyone is still supporting the cause, which, a year after his death, is quite wonderful. edinburgh is rarely anything less than beautiful, but freezing rain and howling winds are not a good look. finally, though, after a four—hour slog, came the murrayfield stadium — so often a stage for doddie's exploits, now welcoming kev as one of its own. i said to kathy when we did the extra mile, i said the big man's upstairs. he's done this on purpose and he's laughing at us. so good on him. it's been an honour, again, to be in edinburgh. despite the weather, you guys have come out and supported us and been on the route and it's

been like this, so thank you. you know why we're here. the big man started it all off. his impact on rob... cheering. come on, kev! his impact on rob and the burrow family and a friendship started between the two of them and i came on, as well. you guys have been doing a wonderfuljob banging the drum for some time now. forget the code of rugby, forget what it is, let's keep trying to make a difference. he's now more than half way and what at first half its been — exhausted, frozen, broken, but not beaten. never beaten.

but still standing, thankfully. i think there must be a generation of rugby league players watching, saying to their families, you see, thatis saying to their families, you see, that is kevin sinfield. that is why we lost that game all those years ago. birmingham was tough, on the scale eight, nine out of ten. hagar scale eight, nine out of ten. how was edinburgh? _ scale eight, nine out of ten. how was edinburgh? that _ scale eight, nine out of ten. elmo was edinburgh? that was up there. it was edinburgh? that was up there. it was the wind yesterday. we are here. we are good to go. as you can imagine, pretty tired and beat up but support here and looking forward to running for the people in ireland. ~ , , ., . to running for the people in ireland. ~ , y., . ., .., ireland. why did you decide to come here? the numbers. _ ireland. why did you decide to come here? the numbers. and, _ ireland. why did you decide to come here? the numbers. and, actually, | ireland. why did you decide to come| here? the numbers. and, actually, a cou-le of here? the numbers. and, actually, a couple of guys _ here? the numbers. and, actually, a couple of guys from _ here? the numbers. and, actually, a couple of guys from ireland - here? the numbers. and, actually, a couple of guys from ireland or i here? the numbers. and, actually, a couple of guys from ireland or who i couple of guys from ireland or who had been in ireland who had mnd who we knew. a guy called paul who

played rugby league at warrington and worked at munster. they thought the world of him. he sadly passed a few years ago. and a meeting with lillian during august about possibly coming here and running. ithink they thought we were crackers and did not know what we were trying to do but bought into it very quickly and it's great to be here. you said au:ust, and it's great to be here. you said august. that _ and it's great to be here. you said august, that would _ and it's great to be here. you said august, that would be _ and it's great to be here. you said august, that would be a _ and it's great to be here. you said august, that would be a good i and it's great to be here. you said. august, that would be a good idea, let's do it in august next year. you were diagnosed 18 months ago. we were diagnosed 18 months ago. we were talking before about when you got the diagnosis. you were not sure. you have symptoms and were not sure. you have symptoms and were not sure what it would be. iaraihat sure. you have symptoms and were not sure what it would be.— sure what it would be. what was caettin a sure what it would be. what was getting a diagnosis _ sure what it would be. what was getting a diagnosis like? - sure what it would be. what was getting a diagnosis like? it i sure what it would be. what was getting a diagnosis like? it was. getting a diagnosis like? it was uncertain _ getting a diagnosis like? it was uncertain. i thought it was tiredness after training, overdoing perhaps _ tiredness after training, overdoing perhaps. so worrying but i never really— perhaps. so worrying but i never really thought it was going to be something like this. i was expecting

something _ something like this. i was expecting something like this. i was expecting something like a pulled muscle, something like a pulled muscle, something like a pulled muscle, something like that. that i can take some _ something like that. that i can take some time — something like that. that i can take some time off, recover and come back _ some time off, recover and come back as — some time off, recover and come back as it— some time off, recover and come back. as it happened, this september last year— back. as it happened, this september last year was the last time i managed to run a marathon. after that. _ managed to run a marathon. after that. it _ managed to run a marathon. after that. it was — managed to run a marathon. after that, it wasjust, let's say i was downhill. — that, it wasjust, let's say i was downhill, definitely slowing down. how has _ downhill, definitely slowing down. how has your life changed? it changed considerably. i was very active _ changed considerably. i was very active any— changed considerably. i was very active. any normal day, at this time of day— active. any normal day, at this time of day i _ active. any normal day, at this time of day i would be coming back from a run. of day i would be coming back from a run now— of day i would be coming back from a run now i _ of day i would be coming back from a run. now i struggle to wake up early — run. now i struggle to wake up early also _ run. now i struggle to wake up early. also the fact i was independent. and very dynamic. my main _ independent. and very dynamic. my main restriction now is in my hands. i main restriction now is in my hands. i am _ main restriction now is in my hands. i am not _ main restriction now is in my hands. i am not able — main restriction now is in my hands. i am not able to handwrite any more. because _ i am not able to handwrite any more.

because nry— i am not able to handwrite any more. because my hands cramp and close. i have an _ because my hands cramp and close. i have an office job, so even typing beconres— have an office job, so even typing becomes a — have an office job, so even typing becomes a challenge. and day to day, it is the _ becomes a challenge. and day to day, it is the thing that changes the most _ it is the thing that changes the most because things that we take for granted. _ most because things that we take for granted, brushing your teeth, eating. — granted, brushing your teeth, eating, cooking your food, granted, brushing your teeth, eating, cooking yourfood, it becomes— eating, cooking yourfood, it becomes a challenge and something you need _ becomes a challenge and something you need to overcome and it takes away— you need to overcome and it takes away a _ you need to overcome and it takes away a bit — you need to overcome and it takes away a bit the element of enjoying little things. it is away a bit the element of en'oying little things.— little things. it is that sense of independence _ little things. it is that sense of independence that _ little things. it is that sense of independence that it _ little things. it is that sense of independence that it takes i little things. it is that sense of. independence that it takes away little things. it is that sense of i independence that it takes away at the early stage. lillian, having the juggernaut in town. helping to spread that message. what does it mean to your organisation here? we are incredibly thrilled to have kevin — are incredibly thrilled to have kevin over~ _ are incredibly thrilled to have kevin over. we _ are incredibly thrilled to have kevin over. we met - are incredibly thrilled to have kevin over. we met in- are incredibly thrilled to have i kevin over. we met in august. we spoke _ kevin over. we met in august. we spoke the — kevin over. we met in august. we spoke the same _ kevin over. we met in august. we spoke the same language, - kevin over. we met in august. we spoke the same language, that i kevin over. we met in august. we spoke the same language, that isi spoke the same language, that is what _ spoke the same language, that is what came — spoke the same language, that is what came across. _

spoke the same language, that is what came across. the _ spoke the same language, that is what came across. the language i spoke the same language, that is i what came across. the language the mnd community. _ what came across. the language the mnd community, it— what came across. the language the mnd community, it is— what came across. the language the mnd community, it is exactly- what came across. the language the mnd community, it is exactly what i mnd community, it is exactly what kevin _ mnd community, it is exactly what kevin is _ mnd community, it is exactly what kevin is bringing _ mnd community, it is exactly what kevin is bringing to _ mnd community, it is exactly what kevin is bringing to ireland - mnd community, it is exactly what kevin is bringing to ireland and i kevin is bringing to ireland and what _ kevin is bringing to ireland and what he's — kevin is bringing to ireland and what he's doing _ kevin is bringing to ireland and what he's doing to _ kevin is bringing to ireland and what he's doing to raise - kevin is bringing to ireland and i what he's doing to raise awareness and support— what he's doing to raise awareness and support the _ what he's doing to raise awareness and support the 470 _ what he's doing to raise awareness and support the 470 people - what he's doing to raise awareness and support the 470 people here i what he's doing to raise awareness i and support the 470 people here will make _ and support the 470 people here will make an _ and support the 470 people here will make an enormous _ and support the 470 people here will make an enormous difference. - and support the 470 people here will make an enormous difference. we i and support the 470 people here will. make an enormous difference. we are thrilled _ make an enormous difference. we are thrilled. ., make an enormous difference. we are thrilled. . ,., ., ., make an enormous difference. we are thrilled. . ., , thrilled. thanks, kevin. good to see ou toda . thrilled. thanks, kevin. good to see you today. 470. _ thrilled. thanks, kevin. good to see you today. 470, 5000 _ thrilled. thanks, kevin. good to see you today. 470, 5000 in _ thrilled. thanks, kevin. good to see you today. 470, 5000 in the - thrilled. thanks, kevin. good to see you today. 470, 5000 in the uk. - thrilled. thanks, kevin. good to see| you today. 470, 5000 in the uk. we are familiar with those numbers. watching us in the uk you will not be able tojoin watching us in the uk you will not be able to join the run today. it starts at croke park and ends here at about four o'clock. but you can support from home by texting and going online. let's look forward to a good day in dublin.— going online. let's look forward to a good day in dublin. where are we tomorrow? — a good day in dublin. where are we tomorrow? brighton. _ a good day in dublin. where are we tomorrow? brighton. we _ a good day in dublin. where are we tomorrow? brighton. we will- a good day in dublin. where are we tomorrow? brighton. we will talk. a good day in dublin. where are we| tomorrow? brighton. we will talk to ou from tomorrow? brighton. we will talk to you from brighton _ tomorrow? brighton. we will talk to you from brighton tomorrow. i tomorrow? brighton. we will talk to you from brighton tomorrow. all. tomorrow? brighton. we will talk to | you from brighton tomorrow. all the very best. back to the studio. studio: and where will you be on thursday? we studio: and where will you be on thursda ? ~ ., ., ., ., ., thursday? we will do that tomorrow. i don't thursday? we will do that tomorrow.

i don't think— thursday? we will do that tomorrow. i don't think that — thursday? we will do that tomorrow. i don't think that far _ thursday? we will do that tomorrow. i don't think that far ahead. - thursday? we will do that tomorrow. i don't think that far ahead. ok, i i don't think that far ahead. ok, one day at _ i don't think that far ahead. ok, one day at a _ i don't think that far ahead. ok, one day at a time, _ i don't think that far ahead. ok, one day at a time, one - i don't think that far ahead. 0k, one day at a time, one mile at a time. london. they are going to london. morning live follows breakfast on bbc one this morning. let's find out what they have in store with michelle and gethin. good morning. a good point. you wake up good morning. a good point. you wake up in the morning and kevin sinfield is in a different city and he has run there. incredible. good luck to the team. coming up. identity fraud is at its highest level ever, and it's predicted to get even worse this festive season. rav wilding warns us. it might be the time of year for giving but criminals are nicking our personal details from right under our noses. i'll tell you how christmas cards could help them cash in and why a £2 marker pen protects your information. and new figures show thousands of deaths caused by cancer could be avoided. early detection is vital, but for one dad it took 78 days to be diagnosed. atjust 40, his cancer is now incurable and today we hear how he's

using his final months to raise money for a life—saving trial to help others. the way i want to raise that money is by actually sending a strong message to my children, because i'm going to miss a major part of their life. such a brave man and it is ground—breaking, this medical story. a powerfulfilm. plus, with temperatures plummeting to minus 12 in parts of the uk, dr xand explains how the colder weather poses a serious risk to our health. it can cause hypothermia and increase your risk of a heart attack. i'll share why swapping a bulky jumper for lots of layers can help you stay well and how to find your nearest warm bank. also today, we're getting a christmas veg masterclass from cook briony may williams who is giving the humble sprout a makeover. some people in the studio are not convinced. i some people in the studio are not convinced. .., . some people in the studio are not convinced. , ., some people in the studio are not convinced-— convinced. i can pretend to like them. convinced. i can pretend to like them- you _ convinced. i can pretend to like them. you will— convinced. i can pretend to like them. you will be _ convinced. i can pretend to like them. you will be forced i convinced. i can pretend to like them. you will be forced to i convinced. i can pretend to like| them. you will be forced to like them. you will be forced to like them like any child in the uk! i

have to be honest. we will change your mind. and he's the star of everything right now. from dark bbc thriller boat story to hollywood film wonka. but can you guess which morning live presenter actorjoseph patersonjoseph is related to? here's a clue, she loves a trip to the tip. see you at 9:15. i know who it is. i thought he was eating sprats in that clip. time to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london. i'm alison earle. there are calls for a ban on bidding wars in the rental market, as some believe it's adding to the housing crisis. it comes after a survey by the charity shelter found more than half a million private renters in england lost out on a place to live in the last five years, as others offered more than was being asked for.

the department for levelling up and housing said the government's renters reform bill will make the sector fairer and more secure. chris sayers is among those pushing for change after going through the experience twice. they said, "what offer would you like to make?" and we were like, "well, what's on the advert." and they said, "oh, well, we've already had higher than that. so if you want to be taken seriously, you are going to have to do more than that." and it was on the market, i think, for 1,800, and they said, "you would have to do a minimum of1,900." train passengers are being reminded of further disruption to services for much of this week due to industrial action. c2c, greater anglia, and stansted express services are among those affected today. customers are being warned to expect timetable changes and cancellations. two more superloop bus routes are being added to tfl's network. the sl10 route runs from harrow to north finchley,

while the sl1 — which starts at the weekend — will run from north finchley to walthamstow. the service was created to improve transport links in the outer boroughs. it's been described as the oscars of architecture. one of the big winners of this year's riba prize is a family home in north london. this is riba's house of the year. it's based in tottenham, and was inspired by nature. the jury said it was impressed by the detail and design on a tight budget, describing it as an oasis within the city. travel now, and this is how the tube is looking at the moment. there are severe delays on the central line due to a shortage of trains. tickets are being accepted on other services. now onto the weather with kate. good morning. it's another rather grey overcast start this morning. outbreaks of rain. it's feeling quite damp, and it's quite a breezy day too. now, the outbreaks of rain could be quite heavy to start with, but turning eventually more showery through the afternoon. it's likely to stay cloudy, although there's a chance of a little bit of brightness towards

the end of the day. temperatures reaching 7 celsius. now, overnight, the cloud will break. under clear skies, temperature drops down below zero. the wind lighter, so mist and fog, a potential problem. and with the temperature that low, we could get some freezing fog as well. there's also the chance of a widespread frost and ice tomorrow morning after today's rain. brief bit of respite for wednesday. it is looking largely dry, but that mist and fog, if you get it first thing, it's going to be really quite stubborn, taking its time to lift. some sunny spells for the afternoon, however. temperatures tomorrow around 5 or 6 celsius. now, it is going to turn increasingly unsettled, but a little milder as we head through thursday. and then temperatures by the end of the week getting back up into double figures. hello, this is breakfast withjon kay and tina daheley.

on yesterday's breakfast, we looked into the issue of faulty smart meters. there are three million of them still not working properly. the story prompted a huge response from you, and ben has been going through some of the many messages we received. yes, we always get a good response from you at home, but yesterday really was something else. just to remind you that yesterday we reported that nearly 3 million of the estimated 33 million smart meters installed in the uk are still not working properly. and while that seems a lot, it certainly seems to be reflective of your comments yesterday that came in their droves. let's run through just a few. sam in wales got in touch via whatsapp, her 71—year—old mum has been told she has to pay to have her smart

meter fixed as it is over 12 months old, but sam is annoyed as she says the supplier told her mum to fit the meter as the whole street was having them fitted. linda emailed in with a worry many of you have, she says their meter is not working, and despite sending in two meter readings they have had no response and are concerned they'll be landed with a large bill. sue contacted us via x, formerly twitter, she had a smart meterfitted in mid—october, she says she's been told that it can take 2, then 6, then 8 and now 10 weeks for updates to complete ? suffice to say her meter is still not working, 7 weeks after installation. kim got in touch on facebook, her smart meter broke down last year, and was told that it would take at least 18 months before she can get a new one ? she says this is having a big impact for her as her husband has dementia and they need the heat in the house

to keep him warm. so a lot of problems out there. we should say, though, the majority of smart meters seem to be working, as some of you wrote in to tell us. alison in canterbury was one of those who said it helps her to monitor her gas and electricity usage and see how small changes have an impact on bills. of course, many, many more responses coming through today, gavin saying, "my energy supplier has never made any attempt to sort my smart meters. i have to continue to send readings myself." another viewer who's got in touch says, "i tried to contact my supplier yesterday. it's impossible to talk to anyone. you have to use their online chat service. when i tried this, it said i was 199th in the queue, i just gave up."

tina says as they moved into a bungalow in april, and the electric meter is going backwards, what is going on? we'rejoined by ed dodman from the energy ombudsman. you just had a flavour of some of our viewers getting in touch with their concerns. if you're one of the 3 million people affected, it is not much reassurance to you knowing that the other 30 million are working. what is your reaction to some of those messages, 199th in the queue trying to get through to a human being? someone else sing 18 months for a replacement. it is being? someone else sing 18 months for a replacement.— for a replacement. it is really upsetting _ for a replacement. it is really upsetting to _ for a replacement. it is really upsetting to hear _ for a replacement. it is really upsetting to hear some i for a replacement. it is really upsetting to hear some of. for a replacement. it is really i upsetting to hear some of those stories. clearly a lot of people still have smart meter is not working properly, and i think as you said it is important to recognise that most are and the benefit that comes with that, being able to manage energy more effectively, not having to take your own readings,

smart meters should tell your supplier automatically how much you are using. what we do as the energy and thus must look at complaints between consumers and suppliers, and we would normally expect when we have problems, suppliers and inevitably can to get it right. could you be doing more? fiur inevitably can to get it right. could you be doing more? our primary role is to resolve _ could you be doing more? our primary role is to resolve complaints _ could you be doing more? our primary role is to resolve complaints that i role is to resolve complaints that come to us, so if the supplier cannot fix it after eight weeks, they can come to us. we can do it independently, and pass my comment we find that the supplier could have done more, we will instruct them to done more, we will instruct them to do so. by resolving those issues, we

try to use those insights with suppliers to help us understand how this can improve. so suppliers to help us understand how this can improve.— this can improve. so to be clear on those practical _ this can improve. so to be clear on those practical steps, _ this can improve. so to be clear on those practical steps, if— this can improve. so to be clear on those practical steps, if you - this can improve. so to be clear on those practical steps, if you have i those practical steps, if you have tried to get in touch with your company, no response or you're being company, no response or you�*re being told company, no response or you're being told it will take it in months to fix, after eight weeks of trying to go through that route, then they can come to you. how long then can expect to wait for the issue is resolved? to expect to wait for the issue is resolved?— expect to wait for the issue is resolved? ., ., , , , resolved? to outline the process really quickly. — resolved? to outline the process really quickly, because _ resolved? to outline the process really quickly, because i - resolved? to outline the process really quickly, because i think i resolved? to outline the process really quickly, because i think is| really quickly, because i think is important for people to understand, if you have a problem like this, the first thing to do is to raise it with your supplier. in most cases they will be able to fix it quickly and easily. as you have said, consumers can then come to us for one of two reasons, either eight weeks has passed since the complaint was raised or the supplier issues at called a deadlock letter which is them saying we have done all we can, we are not prepared to do any more.

when either of those two things happen, the consumer can bring their complaints to us. we are a free service, completely independent and impartial from the suppliers, so we will then investigate the complaint thoroughly and again i think this is something i really want to reiterate, you do not have to be an expert to bring a complaint to us. we will do all the investigation for you, if we then find the supplier should have done more, we will instruct them to do it right. you asked about timing, we involve those complaints to be resolved within about six weeks of people coming to us, so i appreciate, begin hitting some of the stories, that can feel like a long time, but it will do it as quick as we can once the complaint comes to us. the]!!! as quick as we can once the complaint comes to us. all of these messa . es complaint comes to us. all of these messages are _ complaint comes to us. all of these messages are still— complaint comes to us. all of these messages are still coming - complaint comes to us. all of these messages are still coming through, j messages are still coming through, and what is striking is how long it is taken, martin hasjust and what is striking is how long it is taken, martin has just come is taken, martin hasjust come in now, so he is a smart meter installed two years ago and it is still not working, lots of people seem to be written so long. that is clearly too — seem to be written so long. that is clearly too long _ seem to be written so long. that is clearly too long for _ seem to be written so long. that is clearly too long for somebody i seem to be written so long. that is clearly too long for somebody to i seem to be written so long. that is| clearly too long for somebody to be waiting. this is a very distressing issue when it happens. as ben was alluding to, it can lead to problems

with billing and things like that, so it is notjust a problem with the smart meter, it can also lead on to other problems. i do not know that individual case, it feels too long, but i'm in because that person that they have already been to the supplier to come to us, because we might be able to help. hose supplier to come to us, because we might be able to help.— might be able to help. how do you let in might be able to help. how do you get in touch _ might be able to help. how do you get in touch with _ might be able to help. how do you get in touch with the _ might be able to help. how do you| get in touch with the ombudsman? might be able to help. how do you i get in touch with the ombudsman? all get in touch with the ombudsman? fill of the details on the website, you can phone us, or you can do it all online. the important thing to know is that as soon as you bring a complaint to us, we will speak to you to understand what is going on and take it from there.— you to understand what is going on and take it from there. some people 'ust look and take it from there. some people just look for — and take it from there. some people just look for energy _ and take it from there. some people just look for energy ombudsman? i and take it from there. some people i just look for energy ombudsman? yes, all the details — just look for energy ombudsman? yes, all the details on _ just look for energy ombudsman? .23 all the details on there, and also a step—by—step guide to the process. thank you very much. time now for the sport news. morning. there is an unusual benefit to scotland losing to england later in their nations league tie — olympic qualification for team gb remains alive. scotland have hit back at any suggestion they won't be going into this game

with the same will to win. it's a busy evening all round in the nations league — wales play germany and northern ireland host the republic of ireland. but the most intriguing match is that one at hampden park. scotland is a wonderful country with wonderfui— scotland is a wonderful country with wonderful people, very passionate about— wonderful people, very passionate about everything, and for one second. — about everything, and for one second, nobody can be brave enough to consider— second, nobody can be brave enough to consider the integrity of the players — to consider the integrity of the players and how much the players have the — players and how much the players have the desire to represent their nation _ have the desire to represent their nation i— have the desire to represent their nation. i think the feeling of the script— nation. i think the feeling of the script and — nation. i think the feeling of the script and the passion to represent, thousands— script and the passion to represent, thousands of girls and thousands of boys who— thousands of girls and thousands of boys who are going to come tomorrow and inspire _ boys who are going to come tomorrow and inspire all of these people, it's stronger than anything. that is the rudest thing i have ever heard. i think a scottish player, if anything, that is going to motivate them more to not lose to england, that people would question the integrity of their team, playing for

scotland, playing international football, their ability as players, and us as an england team, i think, yeah, we feel the same, that someone would question the rivalry that we have. i would question the rivalry that we have. ~ .., would question the rivalry that we have. ,, .. , . ., would question the rivalry that we have. ,, , . ., , have. i think we can expect it to be as fiercely — have. i think we can expect it to be as fiercely contested _ have. i think we can expect it to be as fiercely contested as _ have. i think we can expect it to be as fiercely contested as ever. i now, usually by this stage of the season we would have expected to have seen one or two managerial sackings in the premier league, but it seems sheffield united's paul heckingbottom will be the first later today. the blades are bottom of the table and were hammered 5—0 by fellow strugglers burnley on saturday. they're at home to liverpool tomorrow. former boss chris wilder is amongst the leading contenders to take over. and staying with football, keep your eyes peeled tonight on alfreton, who will be praying there's no frozen pitch as they look to keep their fa cup run going. the team and fans were minutes away from kick off with walsall on saturday, but those freezing temperatures meant the game was called off. they were due to feature on bbc one. you can still catch them tonight on the iplayer. don't think there will

be a frozen pitch, but there is a chance of it being wet. all will be worth it, though, if they win, because awaiting them in the next round is championship side southampton. a former service technician for tesla says he doesn't believe the electric car's assisted—driving technology — autopilot — is safe. lucasz krupski is in the uk this week to receive an award for deciding to blow the whistle at the company and leak internal memos allegedly regarding safety issues, from tesla's norway ho. the firm has declined to comment. here's our technology editor zoe kleinman. over—the—air software updates ensure that autopilot gets even better... this is how tesla wants its autopilot software to be seen,

assisting a human driver who is ultimately still in control. but when former employee lucasz krupski voiced concerns he felt about safety in his own workplace, and later on with the tech itself, his dream job turned into a nightmare. i became very depressed and anxious. i couldn't sleep. mr krupski was personally praised by tesla owner elon musk after putting out a fire. he claims his managers turned against him when he raised his concerns directly with the tech billionaire. he then told us he found he could easily access a huge trove of sensitive internal company data, ranging from personal staff details to safety information. he chose to hand it over to us regulators and, controversially, the press. i spoke to multiple hr partners, managers, different levels of compliance, and it didn't work. if you don't speak to compliance, what else you can do? the dutch data protection authority, where tesla's european h0 is, are looking into the data breach.

some of what mr krupski says he saw continues to alarm him. i found that the car unexpectedly brakes out of nowhere, because it interpreted a shadow as, let's say, some obstacle and needs to suddenly brake. and that can put the car in danger and everyone behind as well. last month, the government announced new proposals for driverless car regulation here in the uk. in san francisco and beijing, you can hire a taxi with no human driver at all. but are we ready for the tech? so it might be relatively easy to get the technology to drive relatively safely on, say, a motorway, which is already quite a controlled environment. it might be next to impossible to get it to drive safely through central london so that we can all be really confident that it causes no additional risk. but that's all a long way away from the hype that's currently coming from the

people developing the technology. do you think that tesla autopilot is safe? unfortunately not. i don't think the hardware is ready and the software is ready. so even if you don't have a tesla, your children still walk on the footpath. i have this terrifying feeling that one day a car mightjust harm them. tesla did not respond to our emails. according to its own data, at the end of 2022, us tesla customers using autopilot averaged one crash where the airbag deployed roughly every five million miles traveled. tesla drivers not using it averaged once every 1.5 million miles or so. the us driver overall average was once every 600,000 miles, but we can't independently verify tesla's figures. meanwhile, the first delivery of the car—maker's latest vehicle, the cybertruck, went ahead in the us last week. tesla's boss elon musk continues his push for a driverless future, and the uk aims to be on a similar track.

zoe kleinman, bbc news. here's carol with a look at the weather. it is going to be a little bit milder, not necessarily today, but a frosty start in parts of scotland and northern ireland. southern scotland, england, wales, cloudy to start the day and some rain around. but note how the temperature rises, the breeze are pushed out of the way by the mall yellows as we head through the latter part of tomorrow and then rate the way into the weekend. so instead of low single figures as the top centres, we are looking at low double figures for many. today this low—pressure area moving away, and in doing so is taking its cloud and showers increasingly towards the east. still quite breezy with the north—easterly

wind coming in from the north sea, but through the day, the winds will ease, and we will see some late brightness developed in some western areas, but the line's share of the sunshine today will be across northern ireland and scotland, xiao is becoming more isolated in the north—east, although we could hang onto a few showers here and there across eastern parts of northern ireland, pembrokeshire, devon conway. temperatures today three to 10 celsius north to south. through this evening and overnight, eventually dealer pressure moves away, clear skies, we will also see some mist and fog patches forming across eastern parts of scotland, but especially across central southern england. there will be some freezing fog. temperatures under those clear skies will drop like a rock. we are looking at towns and cities between —4 and plus six, but in sheltered glens, especially where we have lying snow, could be —10. in the midlands, —4. a cold and frosty

but crisp sunny start to the day tomorrow, a lot of the mist and fog slowly lifting but could wind across parts of central southern england and just listen to low cloud throughout the day. a lot of sunshine tomorrow, away from the west, because in the west we have our next area of low pressure, introducing thicker cloud, but with that combination will also have higher temperatures so main in belfast, 11 in plymouth. push further east and it will still feel cold. then as we move from wednesday night into thursday, as all the rain pushing northwards and and bumped into the cold air, across the hills of northern england and the hills of scotland, we could see a transient period of some disruptive snow, something certainly to watch if you are travelling. but it will quite quickly turn back to rain, and then behind that returning to some brighter skies but heavy showers, but note the temperatures, instead of the threes and fours, in these

three are looking at the seven and and 11 to 13 out towards the west. after that, low—pressure coming in from the atlantic for friday and into the weekend, so the weather remains unsettled into the weekend. so translated, that basically means it will be cloudy at times, showers at times, some rain as well, some brighter spells, at times, some rain as well, some brighterspells, but at times, some rain as well, some brighter spells, but compared to last weekend when it was cold and some of us had some disruptive snow, they are not expecting that. in fact, it will be quite mild, with temperatures now a bit above average for the time of year. thank you, carol. can i ask you an annoying question? when will you be able to give us ourfirst question? when will you be able to give us our first of the forecast and tell us that there is any chance of having a white christmas? on boxing day. safest option. but seriously, three or four days beforehand? probably up to five days we can give you a fairly accurate

prediction, but this is still quite far out. i was looking at it this morning, and competitor yesterday, when it looked like it would turn colder, the system bring that looks like it is moving away, so it is still quite mobile, still a lot to play for. we will ask you again tomorrow. poor carol, everywhere she goes, people will be asking about a white christmas. coleen rooney is used to being in the media spotlight — often whether she likes it or not — but the last couple of years have been particularly intense, thanks mainly to that so—called "wagatha christie" trial. now she's written about that experience, and more, in an autobiography. she's been speaking to our entertainment correspondent colin paterson about why she's decided it's the right time to tell her story. coleen rooney. the last time i saw you, i was about 20 feet away from you in the high court, because i covered every day of that case in there.

what was that two—week period like for you? oh, it wasjust draining. it was so stressful. and it was the unknown going into it. i've never been in a court before, and ijust didn't know what to expect. i'd never seen a courtroom, obviously, only on films or on tv. so it was all new. and it was scary. it was emotional. how closely were you following the coverage of the case? not much. i pretty much went back to the hotel room, switched off, and then it was mostly of a morning when we put the tv on, we would catch a little bit and see myself on there. and i didn't follow it. my focus was on myself. what was the moment when the judgment was handed down like for you? because we all gathered outside the high court, although nothing was happening there that day, it somehow felt the natural place. from the book, yours wasn't that glamorous a location. no, no. mine was in, like, a retail estate in salford. we didn't know when the judgement

was going to come out and it came on us really quick. i literally got a phone call saying "it's coming out tomorrow." it was a bit surreal sitting on my own in the car, did know whether to celebrate or cry, i was a bit numb. since the verdict, the support has been unbelievable. i am gratefulfor that. obviously when the verdict come out, i thought, you know, it's time for me now to tell my side of the story. and it was my account to give. it's my story to tell. i was terrified and i thought the nerves are going to get the better of me and i could fall to pieces on that stand.

i get through life saying to myself, come on, it is fine, you will get through this. this is my chance to deliver my truth.— through this. this is my chance to deliver my truth. honesty. fairness, kindness. when _ deliver my truth. honesty. fairness, kindness. when did _ deliver my truth. honesty. fairness, kindness. when did you _ deliver my truth. honesty. fairness, kindness. when did you first - deliver my truth. honesty. fairness, kindness. when did you first adopt l kindness. when did you first adopt them as your values?— them as your values? from the beginning. _ them as your values? from the beginning, that _ them as your values? from the beginning, that is _ them as your values? from the beginning, that is what - them as your values? from the beginning, that is what my i them as your values? from the beginning, that is what my dad | them as your values? from the i beginning, that is what my dad has always instilled in us as kids. just respecting people. and that was a big thing in the court case, you know, there was no respect, and that is why i do not agree with that. and the book does not shy away from things. you talk about your miscarriages for the first time. you speak about wayne's infidelities. what worries did you have about putting this out there? none, because i've lived them, i've dealt with them. i've moved on. we've dealt with them as a family, i'm one of them that can move on, and i'm not afraid to shy away from it. it's something that's happened and everyone knows about it,

so why not tell tell my side of it? i've been in the press for 20 years. more than half your life. yeah, and even though i've been there and i can be in the papers and stuff day in, day out, you don't really know me as a person, which i feel like from the book, hopefully they get me a lot more. what does a rooney christmas look like? what does a good deal at like for you? what does a good deal at like for ou?, . what does a good deal at like for ou?, , ., .., what does a good deal at like for ou?, , ., .. ., what does a good deal at like for ou? , ., ., ., you? just getting to the car of a morninl you? just getting to the car of a morning and — you? just getting to the car of a morning and not _ you? just getting to the car of a morning and not having - you? just getting to the car of a morning and not having any i you? just getting to the car of a i morning and not having any fights between four boys —— what does a good day look like? do a few football matches and then we have a nice sunday roast as a family. you are saying — nice sunday roast as a family. you are saying the _ nice sunday roast as a family. you are saying the boys are spotty. be honest, what is your favourite sport? honest, what is your favourite sort? , ., , , honest, what is your favourite sort? , ., _ ., ., honest, what is your favourite sort? , ., ,, ., ., ., honest, what is your favourite sort? , ., _ ., ., sport? obviously now, i have to say football, sport? obviously now, i have to say football. rlot _ sport? obviously now, i have to say football, not because _ sport? obviously now, i have to say football, not because of— sport? obviously now, i have to say football, not because of my - sport? obviously now, i have to say i football, not because of my husband, because of the children. i think i have learned a lot more now about football, going to watch my children, than i ever did my

husband. i have to pay attention because they want feedback from me after the game. you because they want feedback from me after the game-— after the game. you can give me feedback now? _ after the game. you can give me feedback now? i _ after the game. you can give me feedback now? i think— after the game. you can give me feedback now? i think you - after the game. you can give me| feedback now? i think you should after the game. you can give me - feedback now? i think you should be tracking back more, that kind of thing. tracking back more, that kind of thin. ., ., tracking back more, that kind of thin _ ., ., , tracking back more, that kind of thin. ., ., , thing. not to be level when it can cive thing. not to be level when it can give them. _ thing. not to be level when it can give them. but — thing. not to be level when it can give them, but obviously - thing. not to be level when it can give them, but obviously you - thing. not to be level when it can i give them, but obviously you cannot get all of the matches, so i am second best. —— not to the level wayne can give them. this second best. -- not to the level wayne can give them. this feels like ou can sit wayne can give them. this feels like you can sit back— wayne can give them. this feels like you can sit back and _ wayne can give them. this feels like you can sit back and think _ wayne can give them. this feels like you can sit back and think about - wayne can give them. this feels like you can sit back and think about the | you can sit back and think about the future, what are you going to do, because you have a platform, how are you going to use it? it because you have a platform, how are you going to use it?— you going to use it? it has been a ve bus you going to use it? it has been a very busy period. _ you going to use it? it has been a very busy period, we _ you going to use it? it has been a very busy period, we are - you going to use it? it has been a very busy period, we are comingl you going to use it? it has been a i very busy period, we are coming to the end of the year, which is a nice way to end it, sol the end of the year, which is a nice way to end it, so i am just going to enjoy christmas and then get back to work injanuary and see what i fancy doing. work in january and see what i fancy doinu. ~ ., ~ ., work in january and see what i fancy doinu. ~ . ~ ., , work in january and see what i fancy doinu. ~ ., ~ ., , ., work in january and see what i fancy doin-.~ ., ~ ., , ., doing. what kind of things do you think? i doing. what kind of things do you think? | don't— doing. what kind of things do you think? i don't know, _ doing. what kind of things do you think? i don't know, i— doing. what kind of things do you think? i don't know, i have - doing. what kind of things do you think? i don't know, i have done| think? i don't know, i have done fashion related _ think? i don't know, i have done fashion related stuff— think? i don't know, i have done fashion related stuff in - think? i don't know, i have done fashion related stuff in the - think? i don't know, i have done fashion related stuff in the past, think? i don't know, i have done. fashion related stuff in the past, i have done a bit of tv, so maybe readers that area, but i don't know, i will neverjust try

readers that area, but i don't know, i will never just try something readers that area, but i don't know, i will neverjust try something new. what does a rooney christmas look like? it's always at home because it always revolves around football, and we have a family christmas. we do the whole... we will go out for a dinner on christmas eve, like an early tea, and then we'll go home and do the whole pyjamas, reindeerfoods out, leave the carrots and snack for santa, and then get the kids to bed. and then father christmas comes in. have you got wayne's present yet? we don't buy for each other on christmas. why not? been together too long. birthdays, yeah, but christmas is all about the kids. coleen rooney, thank you very much for speaking to us. thank you. my account: coleen rooney the autobiography is out now.

we have had a phenomenal response after a story about smart meters yesterday, almost 3 million are not working properly, that is according to new data, and the issues leading to new data, and the issues leading to customers being charged to the wrong amount for their energy bills, all sorts of issues. loads more messages this morning, debbie has beenin messages this morning, debbie has been in touch, she said her dad has had a problem that has smart meter for years, had a problem that has smart meter foryears, it had a problem that has smart meter for years, it only reads the electric and not the gas. he gets sent bills every couple weeks, he spends hours on the front to the energy company, numerous people say they will sort it out, but nobody ever does. he is a pensioner with health issues, always worrying about putting the heating on, the service he gets is shocking because he does not know what he is paying. and lots of you have been asking how to get in touch with the energy ombudsman, just go to energyombudsman.org, you will get all the information you need there. and some of you asking about if you do not have the internet. if you know somebody who

is on the internet, there is a phone number and a postal address all displayed there, so we will put those on our social media as well. you're watching bbc breakfast. it's 8.59. live from london, this is bbc news. more explosions overnight in gaza. israel continues to expand its operations in the south — with reports of tanks near the city of khan younis. this is the scene live

there, in khan younis — outside the nasser hospital. the home secretary, james cleverly, touches down in rwanda — as the uk government seeks to revive plans to send some asylum seekers to the country. with previous proposals ruled unlawful by the supreme court, the government will look sign a new treaty to see the plans pushed through. iamat i am at the cop28 climate summit here in dubai, where there was more controversy about the role of fossil fuel companies at this year's conference. hello, i'm gareth barlow. you are watching bbc news. israel says it's expanding its ground offensive in southern gaza, with witnesses there saying israeli tanks and troops are building up around the south. the israeli military are telling

civilians to leave areas around khan younis — that's a city israel told civilians