a new treatment for the menopause becomes available privately this week, but it's not licensed for women who've had breast cancer. are potholes driving you potty? damage and breakdowns caused by the scourge of the roads is at a five year high but could there be a way of filling the holes for good? i take a look. in sport. a family affair at alexandra palace. how ronnie o'sullivan broke yet another record by becoming the oldest masters champion. good morning. another cold day ahead but a lot of sunshine, snow showers continuing across northern scotland and northern ireland with a few down the coastline as well. i will have all of the details later in the programme. it's monday the 15th of january. our main story. the prime minister will make a statement to parliament today,

explaining why he allowed the uk to take part in military action in yemen without first holding a commons debate. rishi sunak has faced criticism for not allowing mps to hold a discussion before britainjoined the us in bombing raids on houthi rebels who have been targeting commercial shipping in the red sea. our political correspondent leila nathoo has the story. rishi sunak has made his case that joining us air strikes on houthi targets in yemen on thursday night was an act of self—defence to protect global shipping, that britain could not stand by while fighters defied warnings to stop their attacks on commercial vessels in the red sea, like this one they filmed. there has been broad political support for this limited action, but today mps will get their first chance to question the prime minister about his decision and what happens next. he'll have to address concerns about the escalation of tensions in the region, about the uk being drawn into a longer military campaign and what the consequences of the uk's involvement could be.

yesterday the foreign secretary david cameron warned of conflict and instability across the globe. this is a time when it's hard to remember a more unstable and dangerous and uncertain world. very much the lights, from where i sit in the foreign office, the red lights on the global dashboard are very much flashing. this morning his cabinet colleague, the defence secretary, grant shapps, will echo his view in a speech in which he's expected to say the foundations of the world order are being shaken to their core. he'll promise to send 20,000 service personnel to join one of nato�*s largest military exercises since the cold war amid a warning the west stands at a crossroads. leila nathoo, bbc news. 0ur chief political correspondent, henry zeffman, joins us from westminster. good morning, henry. what do you expect mr sunak to say and how much anger and push back to you expect

from mps over the lack of debate before the action was taken? morning, sarah. ithink before the action was taken? morning, sarah. i think one of the big questions for rishi sunak and the house of commons today is, who is doing the escalating yeah? the argument of the government is that the strikes they decided to go ahead with as part of a coalition with the united states were an inevitable response of self defence to repeated attacks by the houthis on commercial vessels which cut to a point where they could not be ignored. what he will also be desperate to do is reassure mps that doesn't mean some broader escalation in the middle east. it is instead a response to the escalation made by the houthis backed by iran. but i think rishi sunak also needs to reassure mps of all stripes, conservative, labour and other parties, that this does not mean that this will spiral out of control, the government has

applied more generally going forwards to contain the conflict which is currently taking place in the region. david cameron, the foreign secretary, said yesterday that he accepted that the uk could potentially make more strikes and then finally that better question of when this debate should have been taking place. the government the letter question, the cupboard has been by labour —— the government has been by labour —— the government has been backed by labour. but some dissatisfaction about that decision is going ahead from the lib dems and the snp. rishi sunak has a broad argument to make about the decision that he made. i will be speaking to the defence secretary grant shapps at around 7:30am this morning. for now, with the rest of the news, including the spectacular pictures from iceland, that volcano erupting again.

several homes in iceland have been destroyed by fire after a volcano erupted nearby. molten lava began spewing from two cracks near the town of grindavik, which is around 25 miles from the capital reykjavik. nobody was hurt but the country's prime minister called it a "black day". 0ur correspondent jessica parker reports. this was a worst case scenario that's now unfolding in front of the world's eyes. a wave of molten rock is carving its way into what was a thriving fishing town. grindavik�*s been evacuated again, but abandoned homes and businesses lie in the path of an overwhelming natural force. this, it appears, was the first house to fall. translation: well, this is a bit surreal, to watch your family - homejust disappear. i'm still realising what's happening. trucks building defensive barriers against the lava suddenly found it surging towards them.

fiery liquid burst out into the open on sunday morning. another fissure then tore up through the earth. translation: the people of grindavik have proven i their composure and resilience. it is a duty that befalls us all to ensure that they can continue to show themselves and others what they are made of, that they can again make a home, enjoy a sense of safety, and allow themselves to look forward to a bright future. we reported from grindavik in november before eruptions began. people had to pack up their belongings as earthquakes ripped the town apart. this is now the second eruption on the reykjanes peninsula within a month and follows several others in recent years. before that, this part of iceland hadn't seen volcanic activity for 800 years. there was a period called the reykjanes fires,

and that's when multiple fissures just opened up on the peninsula kind of sporadically and did pretty much what we're seeing today. and then it went quiet for 800 years. and then it now seems since 2021, we've begun a sort of new volcanic era. the land of fire and ice is an endless display of nature's awesome power. this time, what's playing out makes for an astounding but awful sight. jessica parker, bbc news. they really are astounding pictures, aren't they? let's show you a live picture from the town of grindavik, at this day and at this time of year, you can see the lava so brightly against the bright horizon, 4000 people live in that town and they have been urged to evacuate. those barriers we heard about from jessica holding back some of the

lava for them. we will talk to a volcanologist life later on and i will report live in iceland. —— and our reporter from will report live in iceland. —— and our reporterfrom iceland. hamas has released a video featuring three israelis being held captive in gaza. this came as thousands of people gathered in tel aviv as part of a 24—hour protest calling for the return of the hostages. hamas, which is designated as a terrorist organisation by the uk government, says it doesn't know what has happened to many of those taken on october 7th. six people are being held on suspicion of a plot to disrupt the london stock exchange. the metropolitan police said it was acting on information that pro—palestine activists were intending to target the building today. the arrests were made in london, liverpool and brighton. two british brothers are going on trial in swizerland, charged with stealing a ming vase and two bowls worth nearly £3 million. stewart and louis ahearne, from london, are accused of being part of a gang which raided the museum of far eastern art

in geneva in 2019. the head of the charity, the refugee council, says the government must set up a safe route for migrants to enter the uk after five people died when their boat capsized in the channel yesterday. the french authorities say they rescued another 182 people from the channel over the weekend in other incidents. our reporter charlie rose is in dover. charlie, the suspicion is that if the weather calmed down after the winter storm over christmas, the number of crossings might be increasing again.— number of crossings might be increasin: aaain. , ., increasing again. yes, good morning, jon. increasing again. yes, good morning, jon, aood increasing again. yes, good morning, jon. good morning. — increasing again. yes, good morning, jon, good morning, sarah, _ increasing again. yes, good morning, jon, good morning, sarah, welcome i increasing again. yes, good morning, | jon, good morning, sarah, welcome to a very dark and cold dover where the sea temperature i am told is around seven or eight celsius. crucially the sea conditions are actually very calm, perfect conditions if you are a migrant trying to make the

crossing from france to the uk in a small boat which is one of the main reasons why these crossings have restarted again over the weekend after a break of almost a month. sadly, tragedy struck yesterday. a small boat got into difficulty shortly after leaving the french coast, it started to take on water, it overturned, the boat was taking about 70 people including children, some of those people managed to call the emergency services and a rescue operation was launched but five people did not make it. their bodies were found a little later further along the coast by patrolling tug boats. reminding us if we needed it how difficult and dangerous these crossings are. the government's rwanda policy is going before parliament again this week,

deterring and lord cameron the foreign secretary says the plan will stop the boats and stop the deaths but the labour leader keir starmer says the plan is a gimmick and he was in power,, if he was in power, he would pursue criminal gangs. while these recriminations go on, we can expect more migrants to attempt the crossing and arrive here on the kent coast while these calm conditions continue in the next few weeks. denmark has a new king, frederik x, after his mother, queen margrethe ii, formally signed her abdication. hundreds of thousands of people lined the streets of copenhagen to greet their new monarch and he appeared emotional as he waved to the cheering crowds. he was laterjoined on the balcony of christiansborg palace by his wife, the australian—born queen mary.

that's what the crowd waiting for. australia has gone mad for it as well. she is back! carol is back! good morning, anything happen over christmas by any chance? a couple of weavings, some very good thing i should say! —— a couple of we do things. this morning it is a cold start to the day, ice on untreated surfaces, where we have had rain, and snow showers continuing in scotland and northern ireland but we will see a few of them in other places. they have been falling steadily through the night in scotland and northern ireland, a few getting into wales and you can see some on the north sea coastline as well. windy in the north are the snow will be drifting, a few showers getting into the likes of yorkshire,

may be across parts of wales. most of the showers in wales and the south—west will be rainy, we will also see some snow showers for a time because part of norfolk and suffolk. a lot of us will have a dry day with plenty of winter sunshine but feeling cold. it will be windy across the north and east in particular, the winter chill will be a factor in the weather. 1 degrees in aberdeen, and three degrees in norwich, but when you add the wind—chill it will feel more like —6 in aberdeen, —3 in norwich. so a day for wrapping up warmly. snow showers continuing through the north. a mixture of rain, sleet and snow, coming in across northern england, possibly cheshire, and dry weather. another cold night with the risk of ice on untreated surfaces. the snow totals will be adding up

particularly across the north of the country and we have got more to come as we head through wednesday and thursday. a bit of a change into friday and the weekend. it’s thursday. a bit of a change into friday and the weekend.- friday and the weekend. it's so lovel to friday and the weekend. it's so lovely to have _ friday and the weekend. it's so lovely to have you _ friday and the weekend. it's so lovely to have you back - friday and the weekend. it's so lovely to have you back and - friday and the weekend. it's so lovely to have you back and we | friday and the weekend. it's so - lovely to have you back and we have enjoyed seeing your wedding pictures so much over christmas, a lovely picture of you and steve. have you had the most fantastic time? i cannot tell you how fabulous it has been. you should not really talk about your own wedding like this but it was blissful, it was romantic, it was absolutely perfect. and i would not change a thing about the day. it was very small and intimate. so we didn't have to worry about auntie nellie not having a glass of showery in her hand. nellie not having a glass of showery in her hand-— nellie not having a glass of showery in her hand. , ., ., ,, ., in her hand. does that mean you had all of the showery? _ in her hand. does that mean you had all of the showery? -- _ in her hand. does that mean you had all of the showery? -- a _ in her hand. does that mean you had all of the showery? -- a glass - in her hand. does that mean you had all of the showery? -- a glass of- all of the showery? —— a glass of sherry in her hand. that means that you had all of the sherry! you sherry in her hand. that means that you had all of the sherry!— you had all of the sherry! you know me so well! —

you had all of the sherry! you know me so well! nice _ you had all of the sherry! you know me so well! nice to _ you had all of the sherry! you know me so well! nice to have _ you had all of the sherry! you know me so well! nice to have you - you had all of the sherry! you know me so well! nice to have you back. | me so well! nice to have you back. thank yom — on breakfast we've spent a lot of time reporting the difficulties caused by the menopause. well, a new treatment will become available in the uk later this week, which is giving hope to women who can't receive hrt. it's a daily pill called veoza or fezolinetant and it tackles two of the most common symptoms of menopause, hot flushes and night sweats. it's potentially useful for women who can't take hrt, such those with a history of some cancers or blood clots. however, veoza is not currently licenced for women with breast cancer. it's also important to stress that it won't control other menopause symptoms like fatigue and mood swings and it does have side effects. this and while it's now licenced in the uk, it's not yet approved for use by the nhs. the cost of getting it privately is just over £44 for four week's supply,

plus the cost of a consultation with a private doctor. our reporter tim muffett went to meet one woman who's been following the arrival of the new drug closely. it's like an overwhelming sensation of being near a fire, but you can't get away from it and itjust engulfs your whole body. as the menopause approached, fiona's hot flushes began. they come different points of the day, and theyjust overwhelm you. so you just stop and put your fan on and try and carry on your normal day. hot flushes and night sweats are very common amongst women going through the menopause, which typically happens between the ages of 45 and 55. this is a fantastic neck fan and it just cools you down. hormone replacement therapy was a huge help for fiona, but a breast cancer diagnosis meant it had to stop, as hrt is not recommended for those who've had the disease. i was very grateful that my breast cancer was very minor.

obviously the big downfall is i couldn't take hrt any more. i was crying about that. because it's not yet available on the nhs, this drug will cost around £45 per month. plus there's the cost of a private specialist needed to get a prescription that could be around £200 to £300 per visit. and frustratingly for many, this drug is not yet licensed for women who've had breast cancer. yeah, that is very frustrating because really we are, i should think, one of the highest in need of it because other people can stay on hrt, we can't. so i think we should be high priority, really. i'm not in the position to have to pay for it privately and i really need the nhs to step up and get a move on and and provide it for people that like myself and people who haven't got that massive income to be able to afford it so we can

benefit from it as well. that was fiona trimmer finishing tim muffett�*s report. we'll have more on the new treatment with dr nighat arif at a quarter past eight. if you have any questions, get in touch in the usual way. let's take a look at some of today's front pages. a real variety of stories today, every paper with a different story. the daily telegraph carries a poll which forecasts a conservative wipe—out at the next general election on a level similar to 1997. with labour potentially gaining a 120—seat majority. "we can't let them off the hook" is the headline in the daily mirror. the paper is supporting campaigners, including alan bates who say those behind the post office it scandal should be punished by the courts.

the daily mail leads on claims that the late queen elizabeth was furious when the duke and duchess of sussex said she had given her blessing for their daughter to be named lilibet, her childhood nickname. the claims are made in a new book by the royal commentator robert hardman. and the sun focuses on holly willoughby�*s return to tv last night for dancing on ice. after 101 days off air, the paper says she looked thrilled to be back. and we've just seen that celebratory kiss between the new king and queen of denmark, frederik x and his wife mary but here's another one from the day. romantic? this second one? this was taken in the royal stables at christiansborg palace as the horses were being prepared ahead of the big day abdication in copenhagen.

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every presidential cycle, the quiet, corn producing midwestern state gets swamped by politicians. and this year, a once in a decade winter blizzard. it's the first us state that gets to pick its party's nominees for president. the democrats have changed their schedule so it's all eyes on the republicans and polls suggest the field is frozen. donald trump dominates despite his legal problems, and so much of the battle here is about who can take him on. if you will caucus for us on monday... there's the former un ambassador, nikki haley, who has called trump the wrong choice for america. if you're willing to bring people to the caucus... the florida governor, ron desantis, whose so—called war on woke is his main promise to voters, and the big tech outsider vivek ramaswamy. however, the candidates' biggest battle right now is not each other but the weather.

the way a caucus works is that voters have to show up in person at a specific location, like a gym, a school, a library at a preset time and cast their secret ballots. but with historic subzero temperatures and snow and ice everywhere, it could affect voter turnout. the advice is don't stay out longer than ten minutes, so let's go somewhere warmer. at a downtown bar people told us how they're feeling ahead of caucus night. are you caucusing? not sure yet. i'm not a huge fan of anyone really running, so i'm undetermined right now if i'm going to go out or not. i think our country needs a lot of help right now. and i'm reallyjust for whoever is going to make a big difference and i hope that's who wins. so when it comes to the republican i side, i think that they are leaningl towards donald trump that way. so i think that's - who's going to win. now, whether that's— what i would like to see happen, that's a totally different thing.

whoever wins iowa doesn't necessarily get the presidential nomination or go on to win the white house. but this is a place that can make or break a candidate. trump wants to deliver a knockout punch to his rivals. that's if the arctic weather doesn't threaten to dent his chances. nomia iqbal, bbc news, iowa. that puts our weather into perspective. our north america correspondent anthony zurcher is in the state capital of iowa, des moines. shall we talk about the weather to start with? this could really interfere with the caucuses, because they have to turn out in person, they have to turn out in person, they have to go out in the weather. it's definitely going to be a challenge. when i was walking outside this evening i could feel my face going numb within just a few minutes. i have driven on the roads here in des moines and they are slippery, covered with ice, if you don't have a four—wheel drive car

you are going to be challenged to get around. all of that presents a real obstacle for people who need to turn up at 7am and participate in the caucuses. that is a high barfor people. the caucuses. that is a high bar for --eole. , . ~ the caucuses. that is a high bar for --eole. , ., ~ ., the caucuses. that is a high bar for --eole. , . ~ . ., people. lets talk about donald trum -. people. lets talk about donald trump- but — people. lets talk about donald trump. but ron _ people. lets talk about donald trump. but ron desantis, - people. lets talk about donald | trump. but ron desantis, nikki haley, he is so extraordinarily far ahead in the polls, though, isn't he? , ., , ., he? he is, a poll 'ust came not last niuht that he? he is, a polljust came not last night that showed _ he? he is, a polljust came not last night that showed donald _ he? he is, a polljust came not last night that showed donald trump i he? he is, a polljust came not last i night that showed donald trump close to 50% of the preference of the iowans here. that should be an insurmountable lead. the race has been remarkably stable over the past ten or 11 months. donald trump has sprinted to the head of the field in the republican contest here in iowa and nationally and nothing these other candidates have tried to do, attacking each other, attacking him

try to point out some of the problems with his first term in office, none of that has made a dent in donald trump, his legal problems haven't either. it seems right now like donald trump is going to cruise to an iowa victory. if you can get a big enough win here, it could deliver a knockout punch to these other candidates and what could have been a long process could actually been a long process could actually be fairly quick. i been a long process could actually be fairly quick-— be fairly quick. i was wondering if there was anything _ be fairly quick. i was wondering if there was anything nikki - be fairly quick. i was wondering if there was anything nikki haley i be fairly quick. i was wondering if. there was anything nikki haley could do in particular, any number she could achieve in these caucuses which might not give a knockout punch to donald trump but at least give him a bruise and change the route to the white house?- give him a bruise and change the route to the white house? there is the possibility _ route to the white house? there is the possibility that _ route to the white house? there is the possibility that nikki _ route to the white house? there is the possibility that nikki haley i the possibility that nikki haley could make a race of this. that starts with a performance here in iowa that beats expectations. she is going to have to finish in a comfortable second place ahead of ron desantis, maybe even enough to knock ron desantis out of the race,

and then get some momentum heading out of iowa with a surprise performance here to new hampshire which is the next state on the schedule. in new hampshire she is showing considerable support. she hasn't caught donald trump but she is within single digits in some polls. if she gets a bit of momentum and pulls off a surprise in new hampshire, a couple of weeks later, she will go down to her home state of south carolina where she might be able to win there as well. if she does that, we could see something surprising. we could see nikki haley make a real race out of this. but it is trying to thread an electoral needle. �* , ., is trying to thread an electoral needle. �* y., ., �* is trying to thread an electoral needle. �* ., �* ., is trying to thread an electoral needle. �* , ., ., �* ., ., is trying to thread an electoral needle. �* ., �* ., ., ., needle. and you don't want to do that in snowstorm. _ needle. and you don't want to do that in snowstorm. thank - needle. and you don't want to do that in snowstorm. thank you i needle. and you don't want to do | that in snowstorm. thank you very much, stay warm if you possibly can into —— in des moines. you can listen to the podcast about this, on bbc sounds. they keep across this

every few days. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london, i'm victoria cook. the met police says it's arrested six people in connection with an alleged plot to disrupt the london stock exchange. scotland yard says activists from the palestine action group were allegedly plotting to target the building to prevent its opening this morning. it follows a tip from a newspaper which said they hoped to cause huge economic damage. a woman from st albans is calling for cervical smear tests to be offered at a younger age. angelina devlin has launched a petition after she was diagnosed with cervical cancer when she was just 20. at the moment, testing is offered to women when they turn 25. the uk national screening committee, which advises the nhs, said lowering the age would do more harm than good.

but angelina disagrees. it's not a case of you can't get cervical cancer before the age of 25. i'm here to tell the tale. i would really love to make a difference for someone else, because i don't want anyone to suffer like i have. i have been living in hell for six years nearly. the government is looking at ways to crack down on disruptive street works in a bid to cut congestion and improve the roads. under the plans, companies that allow works to go on longer than scheduled will face biggerfines. it's hoped the measures will help to lessen the disruption and generate an extra £100 million which will help to tackle potholes. it's blue monday — supposedly one of the most difficult days of the year. but one rail company is trying to change that. thameslink is teaming up with the charity samaritans to offer tea and a chat to commuters on its peterborough to london service. a service they're calling the brew train. let's take a look at the tubes. there's severe delays

on the northern and victoria lines. minor delays on the piccadilly, central and circle lines. thejubilee line is part—suspended and there's a planned closure on the waterloo & city line. now the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. it's a cold start to the new week. temperatures widely below zero. we have plenty of winter sunshine, however, today and temperatures are going to struggle — between 1—3c. one or two spots will struggle to get above zero. overnight tonight is going to be another cold one. it is dry and it is clear. the temperature dropping down to —4, even —5. a very cold start tomorrow morning but again looking dry and largely clear. perhaps a little bit of cloud here and there, but mostly we are looking at sunshine and temperatures again staying in low single figures, between 2—4c. as we head into wednesday, still some uncertainty. low pressure coming up from the south.

as it moves towards us, we are likely to stay dry with some cloud. anything more disruptive is likely to stay a bit further south, grazing the far south east of kent. but like i say, it is still uncertain, but at the moment it is looking dry. after that we are looking at sunshine, dry conditions and temperatures staying very cold. that's all. more on all these stories online and on the news app. we'll be back in half an hour. now it's back to sara and jon. hello, this is breakfast withjon kay and sarah campbell. a cold monday morning and the cold snap means a big problem. potholes. more than one big problem. they are multiplying. they are getting everywhere.

even in the bbc breakfast studio. imagine a world in which you can make potholes disappear. a nice idea, but even if the bbc magic digger was real, there'd be a lot of recovery work to be done. sights like this will have literally stopped you in your tracks more than once. they're often caused when water enters holes and freezes and expands, so this time of year can be a nightmare. at best, they are annoying. at worst, they are expensive and dangerous. the aa says it dealt with almost 632,000 pothole—related incidents last year. that's their highest recorded number in five years. and the rac said it attended more than 5,000 breakdowns in the final three months of 2023 alone — the highest number they've seen for that period in six years. the newly formed pothole partnership told us they estimate that damage to vehicles caused by potholes cost almost half a billion pounds last year.

the government told us it's investing more than £8 billion to tackle potholes and improve road surfaces. but imagine if we could smooth the road ahead for good. can we dare to dream? harriet bradshaw has been looking at some of the tech being developed to do just that. looking into the issue of potholes, there's a problem which scientists say will only get worse with the effects of climate change. for some of the solutions to this everyday issue are coming from science — from testing sensors in our roads to investigating 3d—printed fixes and the materials that can adapt to temperature changes, engineers are at the forefront of the race to repair potholes. our roads are either made out of concrete or asphalt. the majority of our roads are asphalt, although a lot of the damage in both starts with cracks. then you get water ingress, you get freezing. if you get overnight freezing, water expands,

and then when it thaws, it will shrink, it will reduce in volume. and that change in the volume will basically develop this crack into a pothole. in this laboratory at the university of cambridge, scientists are already researching materials to build resilience into the structure of roads. and what we're doing is we're trying to enhance these materials through their environmental impact or performance by adding things like fibres and also maybe trying to make them self—heal. so is it possible to have self—healing potholes, then? yeah, the aim is to eventually have no potholes, but that maybe the road would heal itself. but whilst it's all very well knowing what materials are best to use, you still need to know where the cracks are to fix them — like pinpointing a needle in a haystack, unless... so i'm going to get immersed in some pothole data now. right now, modern cars

have the ability to capture the data all around them with video, with accelerometers, with mini weather stations. these engineers are developing a way of using the anonymised car sensor data to create a thorough digital map of our roads, including the size of cracks and where they are. it's so problems can be pinpointed in real time quickly, so repairs can be focused and issues watched. and, eventually... let's say you can find a pothole or crack on the road surface, so you can fill in those cracks using the robot automatically. this is a £17 million project at the university of cambridge — a third funded by industry with government investment, too. but is it enough? with climate change, if we're expecting more extreme weather events, whether that's freeze—thaw cycles, more extreme wind events and rainfall events, these can have an impact on the rate at which our roads deteriorate. there is optimism, though. do you see a future where

we might not have potholes? yeah, absolutely. councils say they share the concerns of all road users and are calling for more regular and consistent funding, whilst the government says it's investing an extra £8.3 billion into fixing the problem. harriet bradshaw, bbc news. a future without potholes would be lovely. self—healing potholes sound great but may be a way off. in the meantime, the government has today announced it is launching a crackdown on inefficient roadworks — fining companies for slow progress and using that revenue to fund road resurfacing. you know what's coming. we would like to hear from you on this. your experiences of potholes. use the usual ways to get in touch with photos of damage to roads and to your vehicle. if you can. the thing about it is they can damage the vehicle but it

can be scary. it happened to you recently. that is right. i would not have seen it coming. the road was covered with water, drove through it. immediately you knew something happened and the light came on to say it was losing pressure on the front tire. had to find a garage to check the pressure could hear the air coming out and had to leave it to be changed. it was expensive. it seems to be happening lots and lots. i'm sure people have stories. did you take a photograph? i did not, i am sorry. you could have sent it in. to be fair, you could not see the damage. i was not sure whether i could keep driving, whether i had to stop and is it safe? a big issue. get in touch. john is here with the sport. nothing seems to be affecting ronnie

o'sullivan. in his 40s. 29 years after he first won the masters and now he is 48. winning it the eighth time. looking a bit dodgy? you had to come from behind. but it could be a massive year. he has won the big events, if he wins the triple crown events, if he wins the triple crown events it could set him apart. he is level with seven world titles. if you could get one more... he is not slowing down. the oldest winner at 48. ronnie o'sullivan breaking yet another record in what could be a huge yearfor him. worth saying it was a great comeback, he was 6—3 down but went on to win seven of the next eight frames against ali carter. so that is eigh masters titles, he's got eight uk titles. and if he wins the world championship in april, that'd be eight world titles. one clear of stephen hendry. if he does, he will have won all three triple crown events

in the same season for this first time in his career. i've never been driven by titles or numbers and all that sort of stuff. i've always just wanted to play well and compete and enjoy the game. that's the bottom line for me, you know. if i happen to pick up a few tournaments, that's a bonus, you know. but it's never been my drive, you know. i've always just come just to try and master this game and i've yet to be able to master it, you know, but i keep trying. he is not fooling us. he certainly has. look who was in the directors' box at old trafford, manchester united's new partial owner, sirjim ratcliffe attending his first game since his investment in the club was announced. chatting there to sir alex ferguson, no doubt asking him how they bring the glory years back to the club, this was ahead of their game with tottenham. it was a great start, rasmus hojlund with their opener. but richarlison hit back with his sixth goal in six league games. marcus rashford

restored united's lead, back amongst the goals — that will have pleased their new owner. but spurs got their equaliser at the start of the second half through rodrigo bentancur, and that leaves them fifth while united climb a spot to seventh. aston villa and everton played out a goalless draw, everton are fearing that there could be further punishment forfinancial breaches of premier league spending rules. they could learn their fate today. there were two goals ruled out for both sides — you'll remember in february, everton were hit with a ten point deduction. and there are fears they could be hit with a sanction again after presenting their most recent accounts, with fellow premier league side nottingham forest also at risk. finally, you might remember we spoke to gymnast jake jarman on breakfast last year after his brilliant world championship gold on the vault. later this year, he'll be hoping to go for olympic gold. when we spoke to him on the programme, he revealed how

he was talent—spotted while swinging on the monkey bars in his local park in peterborough. so we thought we'd take him back to where it all began. so here we are, then, jake. come on, show us what it was you were doing that day. what was it — those moves that got you spotted? i guess... i mean, i might not look so impressive now, but swinging on these things... yeah. here we go. from one and then... so this is four—year—old jake, right now, is it? swinging right across, do a little spin. unbelievable. you were out with your gran and she was just taking you to the park like any other normal day — is that what she used to do, take you out? yeah, pretty much. i'd go to a park really frequently when i was younger. and do you know who this person was who told your gran this boy, should try gymnastics? not that i can remember, but whoever that person was, you know, i'm quite thankful that they were there, because, you know, if they weren't

there to tell my nan, like, take jake into gymnastics, i probably wouldn't be where i am today. commentator: that was one of the best vaults i i think i've ever seen. he can't believe it! watch — watch his face! laughter. the gold medallist and world champion — jake jarman! i cheering. hey, nan, how are you doing? this isjohn. hi, sheila. how are you doing? lovely to meet you. thanks very much for having us. if my nan didn't drive me every day to gym, like, i wouldn't be able to do the gymnastics i'd be at today. she's always been there and played a huge part in my career. i watch him every day. yeah _ do you really? yeah. are you a nervous watcher, an excited watcher? terrible. i'm so nervous. i'm praying please, god, don't let jake fall. and what happened when you knew that he'd won — what did you do? clapping my hands and shouting and screaming. jake, we saw you on the monkey bars. there you go, this is the rings.

yeah, so i guess i'm a little bit stronger than i was back then, luckily. tell us what jake was like as a four—year—old boy. energetic. the first day we took him to the gym, linda said, "jake try this." and he did 40 — 40 circles. and she said, "jake, no one's ever done that before." and then he jumped on the vault and there was no springboard there. and it was absolutely amazing to see. can you return the favour now — can you drive her around? oh, yeah. yeah, i can chauffeur nan. this is where i train day in, day out. this is where i practically spend most of my day. well, that was better with the legs. what moves has your coach ben got you working on? that was really good.

i'm pushing a few moves on the high bar. pretty scary stuff. i mean, i've landed on the bar quite a few times, taken a knock on the head. so do you get a day off? sunday's a day off. sundays. sunday's a day of rest. do you enjoy sundays, jake? i've always had a little bit of an inkling that l this guy was special — - you know, that he was going to medal on a world stage. i feel in more control. i would love to be a part of the olympic team in paris. it's always been a dream of mine. and if you do get to the olympics, what would your coach do if you won an olympic medal? he would definitely celebrate with a bottle of whisky. is he buying? i think he could make a very fruitful career for himself. . so i think we could be i looking at multiple medals. i do like a whisky, so... what would your gran do if you won an olympic medal? she would bejumping up and down and raising the roof. raising the roof and making a lot of noise. not bad for somebody

who started on the monkey bars. no, i guess not. i didn't realise that it would end me up where i am today. and we still don't know who this person was who spotted jake on those monkey bars. well, they need to get - in touch because we owe them a debt of gratitude. can you believe? it must be amazing that this person who you don't know has played such a big part? a big part, yes. and, yes, she doesn't know. i'm super—grateful for whoever that was at the park and whoever got me into gymnastics. we hope she does now i knows the part she has played. whoever you are, let us know. we would love to hear from you. jake and his family would certainly love to hear from her. she has played a massive part. if it was not hers saying to try it, it might not have started with him and he might not have that medal

around his neck. that was a lovely film. lovely to meet granny sheila. lovely to meet him. you get a sense of family plays. coaches. having to ferry him around. dark nights and cold mornings. i was going to say do you think people will be taking their kids to the park to get on the monkey bars but maybe not today. here's carol. that picture tells a story. it does. it is going to be colder this week than last. by night, some having temperatures falling away to —10, possibly lower. snow mainly in the north, mainly scotland and northern ireland but other areas could see it. and sharp overnight frost. we are pulling in a cold northerly wind from the arctic across the whole of the uk. windy across the north and

east today. if you are exposed to the wind, this is where we will see showers. wintry in nature and the risk of ice. showers will be across scotland, northern ireland, some of them wintry down the east coast of england especially into norfolk and suffolk. we will see others in wales, possibly cheshire. as we can further south, wales, possibly cheshire. as we can furthersouth, mostly wales, possibly cheshire. as we can further south, mostly rain showers. wherever you are, it will feel cold. aberdeen freezing. norwich, three. when you add on the wind chill, this is how it will feel. —7 in aberdeen, -3 is how it will feel. —7 in aberdeen, —3 in norwich. wherever you are, a cold day. through the evening and overnight, wintry showers in the north persist and then we have a weather system from the west. it will bring a mixture of rain, sleet and snow in northern ireland and western england but as the night

goes on, it bumps into cold air and we will see heavier snow in western and south—western scotland and northern parts of northern ireland. it could be disruptive by morning. lighter snow coming in across the north west of england and north wales. the overnight lows. in sheltered glens in scotland, possibly —8. tomorrow, this system is bringing snow, moving slowly from the west to east. heavy snow with it. across the central lowlands in the morning, we could have 2—5 centimetres of snow which will cause issues on the mh motorway. continuing to push slowly, steadily eastwards, 10—20 centimetres possible on higher ground in the north of scotland. this system sit south with a mixture of rain, sleet and snow and south of that largely

dry but wherever you are it will feel cold. into the middle part of the week, the system in the south we are watching. if it moves further north and engages with the cold air, across southern counties, we could see a spell of snow in the far south of england. where we continue with snow showers in northern scotland and northern ireland, in between something brighter. but wherever you are, it will feel cold. something brighter. but wherever you are, it will feel cold. it something brighter. but wherever you are, it will feel cold. it is something brighter. but wherever you are, it will feel cold. it is hard to build up the resolution to go running. brutal out there. it really is. and it is icy. a lot of us are trying to be healthy this year. after possibly overindulging at christmas. there are adverts everywhere for all sorts of diets. the weight—loss drug wegovy has been used for several years by celebrities and others who can afford it. elon musk is reportedly among them.

it's now being prescribed to some nhs patients. tonight's bbc panorama is looking into how effective it really is. let's take a look. it's four. automatied voice: the measurement is completed. what this scan will show us is really your body composition and how your fat mass and your lean muscle mass is distributed throughout your body. we have your results. the blue colours are the bone, the lean mass is the pink — bright pink colour — and then the yellows and the light oranges are your fat mass. your visceral fat, which is the fact that accumulates around your organs is of special interest because higher visceral fat amount is correlated with a higher risk of, for example, heart disease. whilst you're taking wegovy, you will see an overall reduction in your overall mass, and that includes fat mass. the danger is that as you rapidly lose weight, you also lose quite a lot of lean muscle mass. and losing lean muscle mass is really not good for long—term health.

so having a reduced lean muscle mass puts you at higher risk of metabolic disease and, in the long—term, it can put you at a higher risk of things like frailty. i didn't realise how important the lean muscle mass was. and so, today, it's made me realise that i'm notjust focused on weight loss, but i'm focusing on my whole body. kelly todd, who we just saw in that clip, joins us now, along with dr sue kenneally who specialises in nutrition and weight management. kelly, do you want to tell of your experience and use of this drug. for me, i experience and use of this drug. for me. i used — experience and use of this drug. fr?" me, i used wegovy as a weight loss tool. what it does is suppress my appetite so when i come to eat meals, i make wiser choices. nutritional choices to help me lose

weight. if i did not follow a nutritious diet and exercise, i would not lose weight alone without changing my diet. 50 it would not lose weight alone without changing my diet-— changing my diet. so it is important- _ changing my diet. so it is important. have - changing my diet. so it is important. have you i changing my diet. so it is. important. have you found changing my diet. so it is i important. have you found it a gamechanger in terms of have you tried other methods and this has proved more successful? i tried other methods and this has proved more successful? i slowly put on wei . ht proved more successful? i slowly put on weight over _ proved more successful? i slowly put on weight over 20 _ proved more successful? i slowly put on weight over 20 years. _ proved more successful? i slowly put on weight over 20 years. i _ proved more successful? i slowly put on weight over 20 years. i have i on weight over 20 years. i have tried all the other different slimming groups. for me, it was a reduction in food noise and it allowed me to have control and by choices. noise, what do you mean? if you are on a diet you obsess about food and think about what you are going to eat next and you are hungry. to have reduction in food noise and be less obsessed about food,it noise and be less obsessed about food, it made me feel empowered and in control. ., ., ., , ., , in control. how long have you been on wegovy? _ in control. how long have you been on wegovy? i _ in control. how long have you been on wegovy? i was _ in control. how long have you been on wegovy? i was on _ in control. how long have you been on wegovy? i was on a _ in control. how long have you been on wegovy? i was on a previous i on wegovy? i was on a previous medication — on wegovy? i was on a previous medication but _ on wegovy? i was on a previous medication but i _ on wegovy? i was on a previous medication but i have _ on wegovy? i was on a previous medication but i have been i on wegovy? i was on a previous medication but i have been on l on wegovy? i was on a previous i medication but i have been on wegovy 12 weeks. how successful has it

been? myjourney has been over the past 18 months and i have lost three stone. i did lose four. i had a blip last year when i went through difficulties with pain management. i have lost three stone and hopefully have lost three stone and hopefully have another four and a half to lose. how are you feeling? empowered, definitely. interesting. doctor, can you explain how this drug works and how different it is from anything else around? yes. from anything else around? yes, absolutely- _ from anything else around? yes, absolutely. wegovy _ from anything else around? yes, absolutely. wegovy works i from anything else around? 1a: absolutely. wegovy works by increasing the levels of a certain hormone in your blood. what that does is slows down how fast food moves through your system so you feel fuller longer, and it sends a message from stomach to brain to tell you you are more full than you are so it tricks you into eating less and stories we have just heard

are fairly typical of patients i prescribe for. 50 are fairly typical of patients i prescribe for.— prescribe for. so not like a treatment _ prescribe for. so not like a treatment such _ prescribe for. so not like a treatment such as - prescribe for. so not like a treatment such as a i prescribe for. so not like a| treatment such as a gastric prescribe for. so not like a i treatment such as a gastric band that stops you being able to eat, this mentally tricks you into thinking you have eaten more than you have? it thinking you have eaten more than ou have? ., , a y., ., you have? it does trick you to thinkin: you have? it does trick you to thinking you _ you have? it does trick you to thinking you have _ you have? it does trick you to thinking you have eaten i you have? it does trick you to thinking you have eaten raw | you have? it does trick you to i thinking you have eaten raw but because you feel full longer you are unable to eat as much. i have patients saying they go to a restaurant and choose their favourite meal, always the same thing. and they cannot eat all the food on the plate because they feel full. ., ., ., ., ., , ., full. panorama tonight is looking at weao full. panorama tonight is looking at wegovy being _ full. panorama tonight is looking at wegovy being available _ full. panorama tonight is looking at wegovy being available potentially| wegovy being available potentially on the nhs in future. how would that work? we already hear about the pressure the nhs is under with budgets and demands. it is already workin: budgets and demands. it is already working and _ budgets and demands. it is already working and i _ budgets and demands. it is already working and i and _ budgets and demands. it is already working and i and prescribing i budgets and demands. it is already i working and i and prescribing wegovy via the nhs and that is what i am doing the rest of the day. how it

works is it is available from specialist weight management services only so do not ask your gp because they will not be able to prescribe. they might be able to refer you to a clinic where we can prescribe it. in refer you to a clinic where we can prescribe it— refer you to a clinic where we can prescribe it. in terms of cost, how much does — prescribe it. in terms of cost, how much does it _ prescribe it. in terms of cost, how much does it cost? _ prescribe it. in terms of cost, how much does it cost? that _ prescribe it. in terms of cost, how much does it cost? that is - prescribe it. in terms of cost, how| much does it cost? that is difficult to sa . much does it cost? that is difficult to say- we — much does it cost? that is difficult to say. we know— much does it cost? that is difficult to say. we know how _ much does it cost? that is difficult to say. we know how much - much does it cost? that is difficult to say. we know how much the i much does it cost? that is difficult l to say. we know how much the cost much does it cost? that is difficult i to say. we know how much the cost of the drug itself is but you have to factor in my time, the time of the clinic staff around me because what kelly was saying is right. you need to look at your diet and exercise and mindset and if you are in the nhs, that take psychologists, physiotherapists, a dietician. it is the cost of their time so to be fair it costs a fair amount but i would say it is worth it.— say it is worth it. when we have talked about _ say it is worth it. when we have talked about weight _ say it is worth it. when we have talked about weight loss - say it is worth it. when we have talked about weight loss drugsl say it is worth it. when we have i talked about weight loss drugs and the cost associated, messages from

viewers say why should we as taxpayers be paying for drugs. that people should go on a diet, exercise more and bring their weight down that way. more and bring their weight down that wa . ~ ., ., ,., more and bring their weight down thatwa .~ ., ., ., more and bring their weight down thatwa . ~ ., ., ., that way. what do you say to them? it is cost-effective. _ that way. what do you say to them? it is cost-effective. it _ that way. what do you say to them? it is cost-effective. it does - that way. what do you say to them? it is cost-effective. it does cost i it is cost—effective. it does cost and amount to prescribe and support the prescribing, but when you look at how it reduces risk of diabetes and improves diabetes if you have it, and can help in terms of reducing blood pressure and various others that come along with obesity, it is more cost—effective in the long run. your question about diet and exercise. we know from research that almost everybody who goes on a diet or does a lot of exercise in a deliberate attempt to lose weight will probably be successful initially, but almost everybody will put weight back on and it is not because they are weak willed, do not have self—control, it is basic human

physiology. your brain is keen for you to weigh a certain amount and it is different for everybody but if your brain thinks you should be weighing a higher weight than you want to lose it, when you lose it your brain will fight you and ensure your brain will fight you and ensure you put the weight back on. it is notjust you put the weight back on. it is not just about you put the weight back on. it is notjust about diet you put the weight back on. it is not just about diet and exercise. you have to support people in the same way you do people with chronic problems. same way you do people with chronic roblems. . , problems. have there been side-effects _ problems. have there been side-effects you _ problems. have there been side-effects you have i problems. have there been - side-effects you have experienced? side—effects you have experienced? when i first started the medication i when i first started the medication i had _ when i first started the medication i had two _ when i first started the medication i had two weeks of fatigue and on off headache. with dose increases i have had _ off headache. with dose increases i have had mild nausea but nothing i could _ have had mild nausea but nothing i could not— have had mild nausea but nothing i could not manage. it differs from person _ could not manage. it differs from person to — could not manage. it differs from person to person. you could not manage. it differs from person to person.— person to person. you have been -a in: person to person. you have been paying for— person to person. you have been paying for it _ person to person. you have been paying for it and _ person to person. you have been paying for it and it _ person to person. you have been paying for it and it is _ person to person. you have been paying for it and it is worth i person to person. you have been paying for it and it is worth it? it| paying for it and it is worth it? it is a gamechanger. without medication, i would still be almost 23 stone _ medication, i would still be almost 23 stone. . ~ medication, i would still be almost 23 stone. ., ,, ., ., , 23 stone. thank you for “oining us earl on 23 stone. thank you for “oining us early on a — 23 stone. thank you for “oining us early on a monday i 23 stone. thank you forjoining us early on a monday morning. i 23 stone. thank you forjoining us| early on a monday morning. thank you.

panorama's britain's obesity crisis is on bbc one tonight at 8pm or you can stream it now on iplayer all the headlines coming for you at seven o'clock. time to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london, i'm victoria cook. the met police says it's arrested six people in connection with an alleged plot to disrupt the london stock exchange. scotland yard says activists from the palestine action group were allegedly plotting to target the building to prevent its opening this morning. it follows a tip from a newspaper which said they hoped to cause "huge economic damage." a woman from st albans is calling for cervical smear tests to be offered at a younger age. angelina devlin has launched a petition after she was diagnosed

with cervical cancer when she was just 20. at the moment testing is offered to women when they turn 25. the uk national screening committee which advises the nhs said lowering the age would do more harm than good. but angelina disagrees. it's not a case of you can't get cervical cancer before the age of 25. i'm here to tell the tale. i would really love to make a difference for someone else, because i don't want anyone to suffer like i have. i have been living in hell for six years nearly. the government is looking at ways to crack down on disruptive street works in a bid to cut congestion and improve the roads. under the plans, companies that allow works to go on longer than scheduled will face biggerfines. it's hoped the measures will help to lessen the disruption and generate an extra hundred million pounds which will help to tackle potholes. it's blue monday, supposedly one of the most difficult days of the year. but one rail company is trying to change that. thameslink is teaming up with the charity samaritans to offer a tea and a chat to commuters

on its peterborough to london service, a service they're calling the brew train. let's take a look at the tubes now. there's severe delays on the central, northern and jubilee and victoria lines, and minor delays on the district line. now onto the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. it's a cold start to the new week. temperatures widely below zero. we have plenty of winter sunshine, however, today and temperatures are going to struggle — between 1—3c. one or two spots will struggle to get above zero. overnight tonight is going to be another cold one. it is dry and it is clear. the temperature dropping down to —4, even —5. a very cold start tomorrow morning but again looking dry and largely clear. perhaps a little bit of cloud here and there, but mostly we are looking at sunshine and temperatures again staying in low single figures, between 2—4c.

as we head into wednesday, still some uncertainty. low pressure coming up from the south. as it moves towards us, we are likely to stay dry with some cloud. anything more disruptive is likely to stay a bit further south, grazing the far south east of kent. but like i say, it is still uncertain, but at the moment it is looking dry. after that we are looking at sunshine, dry conditions and temperatures staying very cold. that's all from us. of course there's more on all these stories online and on the news app. we'll be back in half an hour. but for now it's back to sarah and john. good morning, welcome to breakfast withjon kay and sarah campbell. our headlines today. the prime minister will face questions from mps today about his decision to join the us in carrying out air strikes on houthi targets in yemen.

lava from a volcanic eruption in iceland reaches the town of grindavik setting fire to several houses. and these are live pictures from grindavik this morning. defences that were built after another recent eruption have partially contained the lava but some have been breached. a bbc investigation finds scammers trawling lost pet adverts, and demanding ransom payments from their owners. in sport. sirjim ratcliffe, united's new co—owner, settles into life at old trafford and says this is his most exciting investment yet. although he had to watch his side held 2—2 by spurs. good morning. another cold day and head with a lot of winter sunshine. the snow showers across northern scotland and northern ireland and a few along the coastline as well. all the details later. it's monday the 15th of january.

our main story. the prime minister will make a statement to parliament today, explaining why he allowed the uk to take part in military action in yemen without first holding a commons debate. rishi sunak has faced criticism for not allowing mps to hold a discussion before britainjoined the us in bombing raids on houthi rebels who have been targeting commercial shipping in the red sea. our political correspondent leila nathoo has the story. rishi sunak has made his case that joining us air strikes on houthi targets in yemen on thursday night was an act of self—defence to protect global shipping, that britain could not stand by while fighters defied warnings to stop their attacks on commercial vessels in the red sea, like this one they filmed. there has been broad political support for this limited action, but today mps will get their first chance to question the prime minister about his decision and what happens next. he'll have to address concerns about the escalation of tensions in the region, about the uk being drawn into a longer military campaign

and what the consequences of the uk's involvement could be. yesterday the foreign secretary david cameron warned of conflict and instability across the globe. this is a time when it's hard to remember a more unstable and dangerous and uncertain world. very much the lights, from where i sit in the foreign office, the red lights on the global dashboard are very much flashing. this morning his cabinet colleague, the defence secretary, grant shapps, will echo his view in a speech in which he's expected to say the foundations of the world order are being shaken to their core. he'll promise to send 20,000 service personnel to join one of nato's largest military exercises since the cold war amid a warning the west stands at a crossroads. leila nathoo, bbc news. our chief political correspondent, henry zeffman, joins us from westminster. morning to you again, henry. so the prime minister rishi sunak you

sprung up in the commons later, this is the first time mps will be able to debate the action taken a few days ago. how much will he be questioned about not pre—empting or telling them first before the strike happened? i telling them first before the strike ha--ened? ~ telling them first before the strike ha ened? ~' ., telling them first before the strike ha--ened? ~., ~ happened? i think over the weekend the pronouncement _ happened? i think over the weekend the pronouncement in _ happened? i think over the weekend the pronouncement in public- happened? i think over the weekend the pronouncement in public of- the pronouncement in public of conservative mps and the labour leader sarah keir starmer and other labour mps give you a sense that had rishi sunak decided to have a boat or got a retrospective verity would have got a parliamentary majority. —— or got a retrospective mode. that is not to say he will not face tough questions today. the big question today from rishi sunak is, what is the plan? are they going to be more strikes? that is something david cameron the foreign secretary did not rule out yesterday. and how is the uk trying to avoid this spilling

out into a more general regional conflict perhaps involving iran who are backing the houthis? those are the questions mps are more likely to dig into than the question on why he did not hold eight vote announced on which the government will say, operational reasons means they could not set out plan first. this is a big moment for rishi sunak. he has been prime ministerfor a year in a few months but he had not taken that more serious decision to commit to military action before, and he is a prime minister whose background and a lot of the things he has done in office and focused on the economy. foreign affairs, a conflict far away although it has ramifications on security here, are not things that usually we associate with rishi sunak. so it is important for him today. sunak. so it is important for him toda . ~ , . ~

sunak. so it is important for him toda . ~ , ., ,, ., today. we will be talking to the defence secretary _ today. we will be talking to the defence secretary later- today. we will be talking to the defence secretary later in i today. we will be talking to the defence secretary later in the l defence secretary later in the programme. try to get the rest of the news withjon. let's go to wales and another issue for the nhs. junior doctors in wales are beginning theirfirst ever strike this morning in a dispute over pay. the action will last three days. our wales correspondent hywel griffith is outside the university of wales hospital in cardiff. good morning. see what strike is already under way behind you, how much impact could this three—day strike have? much impact could this three-day strike have?— strike have? this is the biggest hosital strike have? this is the biggest hospital in _ strike have? this is the biggest hospital in wales. _ strike have? this is the biggest hospital in wales. the - strike have? this is the biggest hospital in wales. the local i strike have? this is the biggest i hospital in wales. the local health board tell as they have had to cancel 75% of the appointments, 80% of planned operations, so while emergency care continues, it will have a knock—on effect on

outpatients in particular. some people who have been waiting months or years for a procedure might not do wait a few days longer. we are only a few minutes into the strike here, doctors here say they do not want to take this action but they feel compelled to do so because they think of the last 15 years their pay has not been keeping up with the cost of living. so far there has been no agreement between them and the welsh government. thank been no agreement between them and the welsh government.— been no agreement between them and the welsh government. thank you very much. hamas has released a video featuring three israelis being held captive in gaza. this came as thousands of people gathered in tel aviv as part of a 24—hour protest calling for the return of the hostages. hamas, which is designated as a terrorist organisation by the uk government, says it doesn't know what has happened to many of those taken on october 7th. six people are being held on suspicion of a plot to disrupt the london stock exchange. the metropolitan police said it was acting on information that pro—palestine activists were intending to target the building today. the arrests were made in london,

liverpool and brighton. republican voters will start the long process of choosing their official nominee for the presidential election today. they vote for their preferred candidate in gatherings, known as caucuses, and the first one takes place in iowa. all polls suggest former president donald trump is a clear favourite. the head of the charity, the refugee council, says the government must set up a safe route for migrants to enter the uk after five people died when their boat capsized in the channel yesterday. the french authorities say they rescued another 182 people from the channel over the weekend in other incidents. our reporter charlie rose is in dover. charlie, we know what the christmas number of crossings seemed to drop —— over christmas, but they have seemed to come back in force over

the last few games.— the last few games. wow, good mornin: , the last few games. wow, good morning, welcome _ it is bitterly cold here. the sea temperature is seven or 8 degrees celsius. crucially, conditions are calm. perfect conditions if you are migrant in a small boat looking to cross the channel from france to the uk. the french authorities rescued 182 migrants in french waters over the weekend, that is in addition to that the vessel which got into trouble shortly after leaving the beachin trouble shortly after leaving the beach in france which was carrying 70 people, apparently children as well, it started taking on water, it overturned, some people managed to call the emergency services and they were rescued but unfortunately sadly five people did not make it. this

week the government's rwanda policy is going to go to parliament again, it is to try and deter migrants by extending asylum seekers to east africa. david cameron the foreign secretary says the plan will help stop the migrants and stop the boats and the deaths but the labour leader sir keir starmer argues that the plan is a gimmick and he was in power, if keir starmer was in power, he would pursue the criminal gangs instead. while these political machinations go on we can expect more people to make these crossings i'm afraid over the next few weeks and days. a rare all—white gentoo penguin has been spotted in antarctica. the female bird has a genetic disorder which reduces the colour of her plumage. it also makes her more vulnerable to predators because the classic black—and—white colouring

provides better camouflage. she will be all right, i'm confident.— she will be all right, i'm confident. jon she will be all right, i'm confident. �*, m confident. let's hope so. jon has soken. confident. let's hope so. jon has spoken- she _ confident. let's hope so. jon has spoken. she is _ confident. let's hope so. jon has spoken. she is a _ confident. let's hope so. jon has spoken. she is a bit _ confident. let's hope so. jon has spoken. she is a bit grey - confident. let's hope so. jon has spoken. she is a bit grey ratherl spoken. she is a bit grey rather than white. spoken. she is a bit grey rather than white-— spoken. she is a bit grey rather than white. ., ., ., ., than white. you would have thought white would — than white. you would have thought white would be _ than white. you would have thought white would be better _ than white. you would have thought white would be better in _ than white. you would have thought white would be better in antarctica. that penguin would feel ok in the uk at the moment, wouldn't he? yes, he would! a cold week ahead and a call today for most of us, snow showers across scotland and northern ireland today but we will see a few elsewhere as well. as we have done through the course of the night. they have continued in scotland and northern ireland, a few drifting through wales and then coming down the north sea coastline and at times they will come on shore. we continue across the north of scotland, across the northern isles snow will be drifting, snow showers across

northern ireland but a lot of dry weather and sunshine to start the day. a mixture of rain, sleet and snow across the coast of wales and the southwest and some of those snow showers coming inland across eastern part of england especially in the east of norfolk and suffolk. these are the temperatures, maximums, freezing in aberdeen, two in hull but when you add on the wind and it will be windy in the north and east, this is how it will feel. minus in aberdeen and hull. snow showers continuing across the north of scotland, and as a new weatherford comes in, it will introduce rain, sleet and snow across the west. a sharp and hard frost tonight, temperatures as low as —7 and —8 in the north—east. no moving from the

west to the east looks like it is snowing up, we could see two to five centimetres across the central lowlands, ten to 20 on higher ground. northern ireland and northern england, rain sleet and snow, south is drier, but wherever you are it will feel cold. something rather warm for you now. it doesn't feel cold in iceland. we're seeing some incredible pictures from iceland this morning as the volcano which erupted in the middle of november is, once again, spewing molten lava. this time, however, the cracks emerged even closer to the town of grindavik destroying several homes, although there are no reported casualties. iceland's prime minister called it "a black day", as our correspondent jessica parker reports. this was a worst case scenario that's now unfolding in front

of the world's eyes. a wave of molten rock is carving its way into what was a thriving fishing town. grindavik�*s been evacuated again, but abandoned homes and businesses lie in the path of an overwhelming natural force. this, it appears, was the first house to fall. translation: well, this is a bit surreal, to watch your family i homejust disappear. i'm still realising what's happening. trucks building defensive barriers against the lava suddenly found it surging towards them. fiery liquid burst out into the open on sunday morning. another fissure then tore up through the earth. translation: the people of grindavik have proven i their composure and resilience. it is a duty that befalls us all to ensure that they can continue to show themselves and others what they are made of,

that they can again make a home, enjoy a sense of safety, and allow themselves to look forward to a bright future. we reported from grindavik in november before eruptions began. people had to pack up their belongings as earthquakes ripped the town apart. this is now the second eruption on the reykjanes peninsula within a month and follows several others in recent years. before that, this part of iceland hadn't seen volcanic activity for 800 years. there was a period called the reykjanes fires, and that's when multiple fissures just opened up on the peninsula kind of sporadically and did pretty much what we're seeing today. and then it went quiet for 800 years. and then it now seems since 2021, we've begun a sort of new volcanic era. the land of fire and ice is an endless display

of nature's awesome power. this time, what's playing out makes for an astounding but awful sight. jessica parker, bbc news. astounding but awful site. tira shubart is a journalist who joins us from the icelandic capital, reykjavik. good morning, thank you forjoining us. could you take us through the very latest? the us. could you take us through the very latest?— very latest? the very latest is uuite very latest? the very latest is quite the _ very latest? the very latest is quite the life _ very latest? the very latest is quite the life -- _ very latest? the very latest is quite the life -- the _ very latest? the very latest is quite the life -- the very i very latest? the very latest is. quite the life -- the very latest very latest? the very latest is i quite the life -- the very latest is quite the life —— the very latest is that it looks like the flow of lava has not increased. volcanoes are notoriously difficult to predict. last night i was speaking to the head of seismic hazards, and he said that although the lava had not

increased, it is impossible to predict this. but the eruptions on the ground seem to have stabilised which is a good sign. nevertheless we have already lost a number of houses on the outskirts of grindavik, and very pretty fishing village of 3700 people. tim. grindavik, and very pretty fishing village of 3700 people. tira, that villare village of 3700 people. tira, that village was _ village of 3700 people. tira, that village was at _ village of 3700 people. tira, that village was at the _ village of 3700 people. tira, that village was at the centre - village of 3700 people. tira, that village was at the centre on i village was at the centre on concerns a few weeks ago and seems to escape back then so they thought they got away with it but apparently not? ~ . , , ., , not? well, and this is a very volcanic _ not? well, and this is a very volcanic island. _ not? well, and this is a very volcanic island. last - not? well, and this is a very volcanic island. last night i l not? well, and this is a very i volcanic island. last night i was able to speak to the prime minister and the earthquakes that have been building up made them decide on saturday to request an evacuation this morning. but because all of the sudden two fishes unexpectedly opened on sunday, they had to

evacuate the remaining people. only 90 houses had to be evacuated, most people left after the eruption that began on the 18th of december. and most of them have gotten their personal items out of their houses. but there are going to be houses that are lost entirely. it's just unclear how much of the village will be covered with the lava. tim. be covered with the lava. tira, thankfully _ be covered with the lava. tira, thankfully no _ be covered with the lava. tira, thankfully no one _ be covered with the lava. tira, thankfully no one we - be covered with the lava. tira, thankfully no one we are i be covered with the lava. tira, | thankfully no one we are aware be covered with the lava. tira, thankfully no one we are aware of has been injured? iota thankfully no one we are aware of has been injured?— thankfully no one we are aware of has been injured? has been in'ured? no one was in'ured in the has been injured? no one was in'ured in the evacuation. i has been injured? no one was in'ured in the evacuation. this i has been injured? no one was in'ured in the evacuation. this is i has been injured? no one was in'ured in the evacuation. this is an i has been injured? no one was injured in the evacuation. this is an island i in the evacuation. this is an island which is absolutely brilliant at dealing with natural disasters. they have had them throughout the years, icelanders are fantastically tough and they understand the science of the environment that they live in. but on wednesday, somebody was reported missing, presumed dead. he

was working to replace some of the infrastructure and deal with the crevasses that had opened. he appears to have fallen into a crevasse and the search was called off on saturday. that has been the one injury and presumed fatality. thank you so much for that update. evgenia ilyinskaya is a volcanologist from the university of leeds. good morning. you are from iceland, you have gone home to iceland at christmas, we spoke to you then but you are also a volcano expert so you are the perfect person for us to talk to. what do you make of the latest pictures we have seen, this more significant it was before when you were there? in more significant it was before when you were there?— you were there? in some ways it is because it — you were there? in some ways it is because it is _ you were there? in some ways it is because it is the _ you were there? in some ways it is because it is the first _ you were there? in some ways it is because it is the first time - you were there? in some ways it is because it is the first time since i because it is the first time since the volcano has reawakened in the last four years that lava has threatened and destroyed homes. scientifically it is not unexpected,

and it was predicted and forewarn. personally, emotionally, for someone who grew up in this part of iceland, it's very difficult to watch. and i cannot begin to imagine what the people who actually live there are going through. some interviews i have seen, people are very stoic and calm but people are numb and they are not beginning to process what is going to happen. it are not beginning to process what is going to happen-— going to happen. it must be a reality growing _ going to happen. it must be a reality growing up _ going to happen. it must be a reality growing up in - going to happen. it must be a reality growing up in iceland | going to happen. it must be a i reality growing up in iceland that something like this is possible but just looking at those pictures, it's astonishing that people live in such close proximity to these fishes like this. —— fissures like this. this this. -- fissures like this. this was the first _ this. -- fissures like this. this was the first time _ this. -- fissures like this. this was the first time in _ this. -- fissures like this. this was the first time in many i was the first time in many generations that we have felt threatened by volcanoes in this very

densely populated part of iceland. even though eruptions happen every three orfour years on even though eruptions happen every three or four years on average they tend to happen in remote parts of iceland where people are not directly threatened. this is a kind of unprecedented event. the last time that lava threatened town was 50 years ago in 1973. as part of iceland has not experienced it since the 13th century also. haifa iceland has not experienced it since the 13th century also.— the 13th century also. how long could this _ the 13th century also. how long could this go — the 13th century also. how long could this go on _ the 13th century also. how long could this go on for? _ the 13th century also. how long could this go on for? not i could this go on for? not necessarily in this incident but the ongoing ramblings afterwards? as]!!! ongoing ramblings afterwards? fill the scientists now agree that we are into what is called the new reykjanes fires. this was the episode of very frequent eruptions, every human, once a year or so, but this —— every few months or once a year or so but this could continue for decades or centuries.- for decades or centuries. really, like this? yes, _ for decades or centuries. really, like this? yes, it _ for decades or centuries. really, like this? yes, it is _ for decades or centuries. really, like this? yes, it is going - for decades or centuries. really, like this? yes, it is going to i for decades or centuries. really, like this? yes, it is going to be i like this? yes, it is going to be very difficult —

like this? yes, it is going to be very difficult for _ like this? yes, it is going to be very difficult for people - like this? yes, it is going to be very difficult for people to i like this? yes, it is going to be very difficult for people to get| very difficult for people to get their head around. i told somebody this over christmas who lives there and they started hysterically laughing. i thought everybody knew this. it is a shock to people. 800 years is a kind of time period where you don't think it could happen to you don't think it could happen to you but it is happening. just don't know how long it will continue. 50. know how long it will continue. so, in a sense. — know how long it will continue. so, in a sense, those people are never going to be going back to those houses if your predictions are correct? , ., , ., houses if your predictions are correct? , ., , correct? the eruptions do shift durin: correct? the eruptions do shift during these — correct? the eruptions do shift during these episodes - correct? the eruptions do shift during these episodes short i during these episodes short locations. does it mean for the next 200 years we will have —— they do shift location. but a lot of villages in this part of oakland have been impacted over centuries by lava. it is a scenario that we have to consider that towns will continue to consider that towns will continue to be threatened. it

to consider that towns will continue to be threatened.— to be threatened. it must be hard for ou to be threatened. it must be hard for you emotionally _ to be threatened. it must be hard for you emotionally having i to be threatened. it must be hard | for you emotionally having friends and family back there and seeing these pictures. it’s and family back there and seeing these pictures.— these pictures. it's very strange. as a scientist _ these pictures. it's very strange. as a scientist it's _ these pictures. it's very strange. as a scientist it's an _ these pictures. it's very strange. i as a scientist it's an unprecedented opportunity. as somebody who lives there who knows some people there, it is just unbelievable. but even scientifically, and philosophically, it's strange because i tend to have gone to eruptions which have a very definite beginning and a very definite beginning and a very definite end and you go there and do your fieldwork, definite end and you go there and do yourfieldwork, have a drink definite end and you go there and do your fieldwork, have a drink with your fieldwork, have a drink with your colleagues and go home and write up the results. i do feel like thatis write up the results. i do feel like that is done, it's finished, it is achieved. now because we are going into potentially decades or centuries, ifeel like i will into potentially decades or centuries, i feel like i will never see the end of it. i will never know how it ends so to speak. so it's a very strange feeling to be experiencing.— very strange feeling to be experiencing. very strange feeling to be ex-ueriencin. �* , , , ., ,, experiencing. i'm sure we will speak to ou experiencing. i'm sure we will speak to you again — experiencing. i'm sure we will speak to you again about _ experiencing. i'm sure we will speak

to you again about this _ experiencing. i'm sure we will speak to you again about this in _ experiencing. i'm sure we will speak to you again about this in the i experiencing. i'm sure we will speak to you again about this in the next i to you again about this in the next 800 years! thank you very much. having a beloved pet go missing can be an incredibly upsetting experience, but some criminals are making it infinitely worse. this is unbelievable. they're trawling the internet for posts put up by desperate owners appealing for help, and then using that information to extort cash. dan o'donoghue led the bbc north west investigation. i'll find the dog. i want £300 bank transfer. once you've got the dog, i want another £200. a menacing voice at the end of a phone, a blackmailer demanding payment for a lost pet. it's one of hundreds of calls made to innocent pet owners in the last two years, leaving many people distraught and scared. and no police involved. any police involvement, mate... if i get my money, you'll get your dog tonight, simple. we found evidence of organised

criminal gangs using lost pet social media posts to extort cash from owners. it's something linda tonge from tildesley had first—hand experience of. i got a phone call from this guy who said that he had lulu, he'd found lulu, and i believed him because he was describing her as nervous, which she is, and shy. and i thought it's the phone call i've been waiting for, that i was going to get her back. linda's dog, lulu, went missing last year, and after searching to no avail linda posted a plea on social media. it's then that the phone calls started. and they started talking about money and how much money i should pay. i think he mentioned 2,000 then it came down to 1,000. and i said i was going to ring the police. he said, "if you ring the police, you'll never see lulu again." it was the worst feeling in the world, it really was. it's the worst thing that's ever happened to me. i mean, she's my baby. linda is just one of hundreds of people who have been threatened

and blackmailed to hand over money for their lost pet. if you can pay me a grand, you can pay me two, i want another grand. if you want the dog, you pay another grand or i'll shoot your dog. you've got my details. detective inspector amanda sykes is leading a cumbria police investigation into social media pet scams. we've identified over 200 victims and that is countrywide. whether we've identified absolutely everybody that's been offended against by this group of people, i'm not at all sure as it stands at this moment in time. but we've done everything that we can to try and establish all of the victims in this case. emma taylor from wigan has been left so scared that she doesn't want to show her face on camera. after her cat, ziggy, went missing she received a threatening call. he said, "listen, listen." and his voice was getting more and more aggressive. "so this is the way it's be. if you don't pay me £500, your cat's gone." so at this point, i was hysterical and i was really crying. you know, i was really shaken. so i ran up, ran up to my partner,

and ijust threw the phone at him when i said, "someone's got ziggy, someone's got ziggy." so he just, you know, he picked up the phone and he spoke to him. the things that he was saying my partner then realised he was reading off the posters. emma gave a statement to cumbria police and this led to the arrest of brandon woolveridge, who was convicted of nine counts of blackmail and one count of theft and jailed for 44 months. but that hasn't put an end to emma's torment. she still receives calls to this day. he said, "i want £1,000 or else i'll come back and burn your house down." whilst linda was fortunate to be reunited with lulu, ziggy still hasn't been found. cumbria police are continuing to look into cases and advise pet owners to be wary of any caller who demands cash in return for information about their animals. dan o'donohue, bbc news. later on we'll be welcoming linda and her dog lulu who you just saw

in that film to the breakfast sofa, along with rspca inspector ryan king. that is a really shocking story. if you have been affected by those kind of attempts, get in touch this morning. get in touch on that whatsapp number and make sure you include your name and tell us where you are messaging from. loads of you have been getting in touch about potholes. hundreds of view. nina will have a special pothole report coming up shortly. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london, i'm victoria cook. the met police says it's arrested six people in connection with an alleged plot to disrupt the london stock exchange. scotland yard says activists

from the palestine action group were allegedly plotting to target the building to prevent its opening this morning. it follows a tip from a newspaper which said they hoped to cause huge economic damage. a woman from st albans is calling for cervical smear tests to be offered at a younger age. angelina devlin has launched a petition after she was diagnosed with cervical cancer when she was just 20. at the moment, testing is offered to women when they turn 25. the uk national screening committee which advises the nhs said lowering the age would do more harm than good. it's not a case of you can't get cervical cancer before the age of 25. i'm here to tell the tale. i would really love to make a difference for someone else, because i don't want anyone to suffer like i have. i have been living in hell for six years nearly. the government is looking at ways to crack down on disruptive street works in a bid to cut congestion and improve the roads. under the plans, companies that allow works to go on longer than scheduled will face biggerfines.

it's hoped the measures will help to lessen the disruption and generate an extra £100 million which will help to tackle potholes. an area near the olympic park where developers wanted to build a huge sphere should now be used for social housing. that's the call from a local campaign group in stratford after plans for the concert venue were dropped earlier this month. stop msg sphere said it would be a better way to support the borough which has the highest rate of people in temporary accommodation. meanwhile, msg, which owns the site, said it was disappointed londoners wouldn't benefit from the jobs it would have created. let's take a look at the tubes. severe delays on the central, jubilee, piccadilly and victoria lines. minor delays on the met line. now weather with kate kinsella. good morning. it's a cold start to the new week. temperatures widely below zero.

we have plenty of winter sunshine, however, today and temperatures are going to struggle — between 1—3c. one or two spots will struggle to get above zero. overnight tonight is going to be another cold one. it is dry and it is clear. the temperature dropping down to —4, even —5. a very cold start tomorrow morning but again looking dry and largely clear. perhaps a little bit of cloud here and there, but mostly we are looking at sunshine and temperatures again staying in low single figures, between 2—4c. as we head into wednesday, still some uncertainty. low pressure coming up from the south. as it moves towards us, we are likely to stay dry with some cloud. anything more disruptive is likely to stay a bit further south, grazing the far south east of kent. but like i say, it is still uncertain, but at the moment it is looking dry. after that we are looking at sunshine, dry conditions and temperatures staying very cold. that's all. we'll be back in half an hour. back to sarah and jon.

hello, this is breakfast withjon kay and sarah campbell. ona on a cold january monday morning. the defence secretary grant shapps will address parliament today. he's expected to explain the government's decision to allow uk military action in yemen before having a parliamentary debate — and he is expected to announce plans to send 20,000 troops to europe as part of a major nato exercise. mr shapps joins us from whitehall. let's address the first question and why the decision was taken to take military action before addressing parliament. military action before addressing parliament-— military action before addressing parliament. ., parliament. good morning. the prime ministerwill— parliament. good morning. the prime minister will address _ parliament. good morning. the prime minister will address parliament i parliament. good morning. the prime minister will address parliament on i minister will address parliament on that subject. i have a separate speech about living in a more dangerous world and how defence needs to adjust to that world, which

comes into the nato exercise you mention. on the question itself, the actual traffic through the red sea being harassed by uranium back houthis was causing problems for international maritime traffic and there is a right of freedom of navigation. one issue with having a debate about those things up front is it would have provided perhaps too much detail to the houthis. we needed to act. we did that with a lot of consultation with parliament and with the speaker, leader of the opposition and others and of course there will be time today to have that discussion in parliament. it was a proportionate, discreet action donein was a proportionate, discreet action done in a way which we hope sends a clear message that you cannotjust have essentially thugs harassing international shipping in that way. what is the ultimate aim? the

strikes happened on thursday night and a separate strike carried out by the us the following evening. what happens if there is a tax on shipping in the red sea continue? will there be more air strikes involving uk military? brute will there be more air strikes involving uk military? we hope the iranian-backed _ involving uk military? we hope the iranian-backed houthis _ involving uk military? we hope the iranian-backed houthis have i involving uk military? we hope the iranian-backed houthis have seen. iranian—backed houthis have seen their actions will lead to their own abilities being degraded. we have no interest in entering some extended approach in the red sea. we simply want international shipping to run. the un's international maritime organisation is based in london. so guaranteeing that freedom of navigation is incredibly important. we have said it is a discrete action. of course, if the houthis do not stop, we have to look at it again. we hope they will take a lesson from this and stop harassing shipping, which has a perfect right

to travel through the red sea. these are international waters. 50 nations have had ships they have connections with attacked which is not acceptable.— with attacked which is not accetable. , . , ., , ., acceptable. defiant statements from the houthis suggests _ acceptable. defiant statements from the houthis suggests they _ acceptable. defiant statements from the houthis suggests they have i acceptable. defiant statements from the houthis suggests they have no i the houthis suggests they have no intention of stopping these actions despite these strikes last week. there are consequences to that kind of thuggish behaviour. illegally attacking ships. i hope that makes them think again. most of all, we want the iranian regime to be raining in these proxies who are trained by iran, equipped by iran, often intelligence passed to them by iran. we want to see them step in to say enough is enough. we do not want this to escalate but we need to see shipping being able to get around the world, which is their free shipping being able to get around the world, which is theirfree right to do. the world, which is their free right to do. ., ., ., .,

to do. lord cameron the foreign secretary. _ to do. lord cameron the foreign secretary, yourself, _ to do. lord cameron the foreign secretary, yourself, us- to do. lord cameron the foreign i secretary, yourself, us government, you have been keen to stress the separation between this issue and what is happening in israel and gaza because of fears of escalation but the reality is many certainly in the middle east are seeing this as an escalation. what is the government doing to try to reassure perhaps leaders there and reassure others this will not make an unstable region more unstable? the houthis are sa in: region more unstable? the houthis are saying it _ region more unstable? the houthis are saying it is _ region more unstable? the houthis are saying it is somehow— region more unstable? the houthis are saying it is somehow connected but as i mentioned, 50 different nations have had ships attacked so it quite clearly is not connected. they have just got into almost a routine of harassing any international shipping. the two are separate. we are spending a huge amount of time and energy. working with the governments throughout the region, the middle east, to say it is in no one's interest and,

frankly, many of the governments are fed up to the teeth with the houthis, the iranian—backed proxies there and elsewhere who are causing there and elsewhere who are causing the instability in that region. although they may not be a part of the specific actions, i think the concept of freedom of travel, freedom of navigation for international shipping is something the majority of governments subscribe to.— the majority of governments subscribe to. �*, ., ,, ., subscribe to. let's talk about the announcement _ subscribe to. let's talk about the announcement you _ subscribe to. let's talk about the announcement you will _ subscribe to. let's talk about the announcement you will be i subscribe to. let's talk about the announcement you will be giving | announcement you will be giving later. talking about the operation, operation stead fast defender. explain how many british troops will be involved in that and what the purpose of the exercises.- be involved in that and what the purpose of the exercises. there will be 20.000 — purpose of the exercises. there will be 20,000 british _ purpose of the exercises. there will be 20,000 british personnel. i purpose of the exercises. there will be 20,000 british personnel. the l be 20,000 british personnel. the purpose, as i will set out in a speech at lancaster house this morning, we are living in more dangerous times. we have seen how vladimir putin has walked into a

democratic neighbour and invaded, the disruption caused by the iranian situation we were just talking about. we also have non—state actors. the world is much more dangerous than for a long time. this nato exercise, the largest in a0 years, comes when nato itself has grown into a larger number of countries. thanks to putin, essentially creating recruitment for more countries into nato. this will be the first time all of those countries will operate and exercised together. we will take a leading role as the uk. we have 20,000 troops in eastern europe, the air, ground and sea. the purpose is to ensure we can interoperate together so nato countries can properly work in close cooperation to ensure we can defend ourselves. you in close cooperation to ensure we can defend ourselves.— can defend ourselves. you are talkin: can defend ourselves. you are talking about _ can defend ourselves. you are talking about the _ can defend ourselves. you are

talking about the world - can defend ourselves. you are talking about the world being | can defend ourselves. you are | talking about the world being a can defend ourselves. you are - talking about the world being a more dangerous place. lord cameron's point yesterday. talking about lights flashing red on the global dashboard. is the british military able to cope? there have been concerns raised by those in the armed forces about the amount of budget spending which is due to increase. when is that going to increase, and also recruitment. navy recruitment down 22% last year. how will we face those challenges when the armed forces are under pressure? 0n the spending, it has started to occur. we have had up lifts, spending over £50 billion on defence for the first time ever. and i thought interesting in the space of 2a—hour is on friday, we saw not only were we able to take part in that action against the houthis, but also provided £2.5 billion to ukraine, where throughout the entire

ukraine, where throughout the entire ukraine conflict, we have been leading with their defence. that has beenin leading with their defence. that has been in part through our equipment, expertise. you see every time we need to step up, we are able and capable of doing that. recruitment, you are right. because i think we have such a low level of unemployment in this country, lower than i think many could have imagined growing up, like in many sectors, you have to fight for your recruits. one thing i am doing is trying to make sure we keep the people we have. a complaint when i came into thisjob people we have. a complaint when i came into this job was the quality of armed forces accommodation is often substandard and has been in the past. i have put a lot of energy into that. £a00 million going into sorting out living accommodation because if we are asking brave men and women to fight for us abroad, they ought to be able to come home and have decent homes. that is also

part of it. you do not want to lose people, as well as recruiting. there is a pledge — people, as well as recruiting. there is a pledge for— people, as well as recruiting. there is a pledge for the _ people, as well as recruiting. there is a pledge for the defence - people, as well as recruiting. there is a pledge for the defence budget to increase 2.5%.— is a pledge for the defence budget to increase 2.5%. when will that be in lace? to increase 2.5%. when will that be in place? we _ to increase 2.5%. when will that be in place? we are — to increase 2.5%. when will that be in place? we are making _ to increase 2.5%. when will that be in place? we are making good - in place? we are making good progress. we said we would do it as economic conditions allow. we are comfortably above 2%, the nato figure. i think one of only seven nato countries who do that. we are making good progress, spending more than we have ever done before. we have some of the best equipment. aircraft carriers, some capable fast jets like the typhoons. we are investing in the lethality of equipment. it is headed in the right direction and that is something i will reflect on in my speech this morning. will reflect on in my speech this morninu. . ~ will reflect on in my speech this morninu. ., ~ ,., john is here. jim ratcliffe at old

trafford. attending manchester united's, the new co—owner attending his first game since the investment was officially announced. it is yet to be ratified. i think it will bring hope, optimism and he says himself it is the most exciting investment everfor it is the most exciting investment ever for him. it is the most exciting investment everfor him. and his business ventures are wide and far—reaching. he has waited long enough. he has wanted this a long time. although perhaps not the full takeover some fans wanted for but essentially will breathe new life into the club. the details still to be ironed out. he is in attendance and i think we will expect to see him regularly after his investment. united's new co—owner watching for the first time since his £i.3 billion investment in the club. and he says the fans can expect to see him at old trafford quite a lot after realising his long held ambition to own his boyhood club. joe lynskey reports. in the stands at old trafford, a club's greatest manager and a club's newest hope. the man next to sir alex

was united's new co—owner. sirjim ratcliffe in place for the first time since his investment. he is, he says, a boyhood fan who wants to take united back to where they used to be. they start this match at home to spurs down in ninth position. commentator: hojland! and manchester united hit the front. and yet in rasmus hojlund united see a future. 20 years old, this was league goal number two and a glimpse of his potential. spurs still believe they are in a title race. they have a squad that is getting stronger. richarlison! an injury crisis has seen richarlison rise. he has six goals in six league games. few needed one for united quite like marcus rashford. this, remarkably, was his first at old trafford for his club since last may. but, right now, his team's issues are at both ends of the pitch. just seconds into the second half, united's lead slipped away.

their next best chance would come in stoppage time, but scott mctominay missed it. this match finished 2—2. at this ground, this new year, there is a new face in the stands, but for manchester united, there is the same frustration. joe lynskey, bbc news. marcus rashford back in the goals. aston villa and everton played out a goalless draw, everton are fearing that there could be further punishment forfinacial breaches of premier league spending rules — and could learn their fate today. there were two goals ruled out for both sides — now you'll remember in november everton were hit with a ten—point deduction. and there are concerns they could be hit with another sanction after presenting their most recent accounts, with fellow premier league side nottingham forest also at risk. liverpool's mo salah is player to be relied upon for both club and country. the liverpool star struck a late equaliser to salvage a point for egypt against mozambique

at the africa cup of nations he scored a late goal to salvage a draw for egypt against mozambique in the africa cup of nations. and it came from the penalty spot. they lost on penalties in the final the last time this tournament was staged. this was there first game of the group stage. yesterday cape verde beat ghana, and nigeria drew with equatorial guinea 29 years after winning his first masters title, ronnie o'sullivan has another — his eighth. he was then the youngest winner — now he's the oldest. far from straightforward, he came from 6—3 down but went on to win seven of the next eight frames against ali carter. he now has eight masters titles, he's got eight uk titles. and if he wins the world championship in april, that would be eight, too — one clear of stephen hendry. giving him all three triple crown events in the same season for this first time in his career. yeah, i've had an amazing

career and i love playing career and i love playing, i love competing. yeah, the crowd have always been good to me over the years, you know. that's the one thing that i take from my career is the support that i've had everywhere around the world, you know. cheering. to all the snooker fans out there, thank you for your support over the years. i'll keep trying until i can pot no more balls! the fans are loving it. andy murray has begun his australian open campaign this morning. coco gauff cruised through her first grand slam match. the i9—year—old american, who won her maiden major title at the us open in september, won in straight sets against slovakia's anna karolina schmiedlova russian third seed daniil medvedev survived a scare fighting back from a set down before his opponent terence atmane retired because of cramp. medvedev led two sets to one

when the french quaifier was forced to retire. saracens no longer have their champions cup fate in their own hands after they suffered their heaviest ever european defeat. bordeaux ran in nine tries against the current premiership holders and three—time european champions, winning 55—15. the a0—point loss means saracens drop to fifth in their pool behind bristol with a tough match against lyon to come. elsewhere, there was a big win for bath over racing 92, while leicester were thrashed by reigning champions la rochelle. and finally, snookerfans have seen their fair share of fluke shots over the past week at alexandra palace. perhaps the best of the flukes came from one young player who pulled off this pot during a break in sunday's final. have a look. as you can see, it is quite an easy black. keep your head

down. nice and straight. that is nice. have a go. get in. hold on, hold on. yes! nice. have a go. get in. hold on, hold on- yes!— hold on. yes! cheering what a shot, _ hold on. yes! cheering what a shot, what - hold on. yes! cheering what a shot, what a - hold on. yes! cheering | what a shot, what a shot. hold on. yes! cheering - what a shot, what a shot. no hold on. yes! cheering _ what a shot, what a shot. no way. love it. what a shot, what a shot. no way. love it- he — what a shot, what a shot. no way. love it. he was _ what a shot, what a shot. no way. love it. he was really _ what a shot, what a shot. no way. love it. he was really giving - what a shot, what a shot. no way. love it. he was really giving it. - what a shot, what a shot. no way. love it. he was really giving it. he | love it. he was really giving it. he was loving that. probably will never happen again but if you are going to do it you might as well do it when the cameras are watching. well done him. i expected is saved on his phone forever. he will play it to his mates this morning. here's carol. good morning. some starting with a beautiful sunrise. as you can see in eastbourne. others have a wintry

scene with a bit of snow as we have in conway in north wales. for most this week it will be cold. snow mainly in the north and mainly in northern scotland and northern ireland. not exclusively. we are looking at sharp overnight frosts with low temperatures. we are pulling in cold arctic air. you can see today across the north and east it will be windy. these areas especially will see showers. continuing across northern scotland, windy and the northern isles. drifting of snow. showers coming —— snow showers coming down the east coast sometimes will make it inland, particularly in eastern norfolk and suffolk. northern ireland seeing snow showers and a mixture of rain, sleet and snow in wales and south—west england. in between, dry weather and winter sunshine, but feeling cold. in aberdeen, freezing.

when you add on the strength of the wind chill, this is what it feels like. —7 in aberdeen. look at the other temperatures. like. —7 in aberdeen. look at the othertemperatures. it like. —7 in aberdeen. look at the other temperatures. it will be cold. that will lead into a cold night with a sharp widespread frost. temperatures tonight in sheltered glens in north—east scotland could fall to —8. at the same time, fronts coming in from the west will introduce a mixture of cloud, rain, sleet and snow. this is the weather front responsible. it slowly will push eastwards as we go through tomorrow. it has slowed up this morning. we have a mixture of rain, sleet and snow. then heavy snow across scotland, the central belt, southern uplands. 2—5 centimetres. in the highlands, we could have up to 20 centimetres on high ground. northern ireland, northern england,

rain, sleet and snow. in the rest of england and wales, a dryer picture. but wherever you are, it will feel cold. i will draw your attention to this system waiting in the wings across the south—west. that is a weather front that looks like it will clip southern counties. here we have the cold air. it means we could see snow. heavy at times coming in across cornwall, into devon and dorset. keeping kent before it moves away. snow showers in northern scotland and northern ireland but in between, something dry and also it will feel cold. it is still lovely to have your back. lovely to be back. that was almost convincing! can we share wedding pictures later? of share wedding pictures later? of course, by pleasure. we would love to see them in about 20 minutes. he's a writer and rapper and very

nearly a professional footballer but kane robinson is perhaps best known for his role as sully in the brilliant london crime drama top boy. now he's starring in another film about london. the kitchen is set in a bleak future when all social housing has been sold off, apart from one community that is refusing to go quietly. let's take a look. music plays. what is your name? i haven't got anywhere else to go. who's hitting you ? a friend of mine. some friend. go. what's happening? want to know what it's like, bro? this is war.

kane robinsonjoins us now. good morning. it is familiar territory. all london based. do you like shooting at home? i territory. all london based. do you like shooting at home?— like shooting at home? i love shootin: like shooting at home? i love shooting in — like shooting at home? i love shooting in london. - like shooting at home? i love shooting in london. i- like shooting at home? i love shooting in london. i am - like shooting at home? i love shooting in london. i am a i like shooting at home? i love - shooting in london. i am a london boy, grew up in london. we shot some market scenes in east ham where i actually grew up. a lot in bethnal green. .,, actually grew up. a lot in bethnal green. ., i. actually grew up. a lot in bethnal green. ., , , green. close to him. do you bump into peeple _ green. close to him. do you bump into peeple you — green. close to him. do you bump into people you have _ green. close to him. do you bump into people you have known? - green. close to him. do you bump into people you have known? they come and ask what is going on? that ha--ens come and ask what is going on? that ha ens a come and ask what is going on? that happens a lot — come and ask what is going on? “inst happens a lot when you are filming in character and everybody wants to chat. it is what it is. you cannot film that stuff in a studio and replicate london.— film that stuff in a studio and relicate london. ., ., , ., ., replicate london. london is london. when ou

replicate london. london is london. when you are _ replicate london. london is london. when you are surrounded _ replicate london. london is london. when you are surrounded by - replicate london. london is london. when you are surrounded by the - when you are surrounded by the cameras, lights, crew, you think back to your childhood and you think, wow, i made it?- back to your childhood and you think, wow, i made it? yes. it's a different experience. _ think, wow, i made it? yes. it's a different experience. yes. - think, wow, i made it? yes. it's a different experience. yes. look, | think, wow, i made it? yes. it's a different experience. yes. look, i feel blessed to be able to do what i do. and to have a voice. i am a creative, artist, whateverform that takes shape in. ijust like to be a part of. if i can inspire people i come from the same time, that is what it is about as well. [30 come from the same time, that is what it is about as well.— what it is about as well. do you want to tell _ what it is about as well. do you want to tell about _ what it is about as well. do you want to tell about the - what it is about as well. do you j want to tell about the kitchen? what it is about as well. do you - want to tell about the kitchen? the kitchen is set _ want to tell about the kitchen? the: kitchen is set in the want to tell about the kitchen? iu9 kitchen is set in the near want to tell about the kitchen? iu9: kitchen is set in the near future. it is about a self—sufficient community placed in temporary housing, where the government has placed them as a part of a plan to regenerate london. so people are getting pushed out. it comes at a

time when the government won't let people back in this community says we are not having it and they fight back. through that you see a sense of community and togetherness and the themes of gentrification going on today. themes that are important. i play a character who is not really a part of that fight. he wants to save up money and move out. it is not until he meets a character called benji when he is faced with a real moment of shall i continue to do my selfish thing or do the right thing on a human level and look after this kid? the thing on a human level and look after this kid?— thing on a human level and look after this kid? the 'ourney starts from time h after this kid? the 'ourney starts from there. it _ after this kid? the 'ourney starts from there. it is _ after this kid? the journey starts from there. it is set _ after this kid? the journey starts from there. it is set in _ after this kid? the journey starts from there. it is set in the - after this kid? the journey starts| from there. it is set in the future. it is fiction. there are issues and themes that resonate with a lot of people today about housing and shortage and community and family. what was in your mind from your life as you thought about it? just what was in your mind from your life as you thought about it?—

as you thought about it? just all about the stories _ as you thought about it? just all about the stories i _ as you thought about it? just all about the stories i hear - as you thought about it? just all about the stories i hear of - as you thought about it? just all. about the stories i hear of people from london who go through these things. but those who created this are londoners as well. it was inspired by things they have come across. and the way they have seen london change and how people get affected by that. but also wanted to make something that had a real sense of community and togetherness and that spirit that londoners can have, as well. although it is specifically london, these are global themes of family and togetherness and strength. just looking out for each other. :, , ~ :, strength. just looking out for each other. ~ :, ., other. people will know you as a ra er other. people will know you as a rapper and _ other. people will know you as a rapper and songwriter. - other. people will know you as a rapper and songwriter. have - other. people will know you as a j rapper and songwriter. have you contributed music to this? ila. rapper and songwriter. have you contributed music to this?- contributed music to this? no, i haven't.

contributed music to this? no, i haven't- an _ contributed music to this? no, i haven't. an amazing _ contributed music to this? no, i haven't. an amazing producer . contributed music to this? no, i i haven't. an amazing producer has contributed music to this? mr, i haven't. an amazing producer has a lot of music in this. i don't really like to cross those two. i don't really want to be thinking about a character and then thinking as an artist about music on the same project. but the music is amazing in this. , ' ., , , this. different names, different 'obs, i this. different names, different jobs. i guess. _ this. different names, different jobs, i guess, different - this. different names, different jobs, i guess, different roles. l jobs, i guess, different roles. different names, differentjobs, i guess. when you are acting, you take on another character. you are building a persona, creating a new person. at the same time, trying to bring your own experiences to it. i like to play real humans. to make them as 3d as possible. and that involves taking notes from people i know when people i grew up around and trying to make it feel real to them. as an artist, it is just about

what inspires me and telling my story and my upbringing. you have -la ed a story and my upbringing. you have played a lot _ story and my upbringing. you have played a lot of— story and my upbringing. you have played a lot of football. _ story and my upbringing. you have played a lot of football. you - story and my upbringing. you have played a lot of football. you could | played a lot of football. you could have been a top footballer? i don't know about — have been a top footballer? i don't know about be _ have been a top footballer? i don't know about be a _ have been a top footballer? i don't know about be a top _ have been a top footballer? i don't know about be a top footballer - have been a top footballer? i don't know about be a top footballer but| have been a top footballer? i don't| know about be a top footballer but i know about he a top footballer but i played when i was young. it was something i was decent at but it was not a passion of mine. when i found music, it was something i would do regardless of the opportunity that could come at the end, money that could come at the end, money that could come. it wasjust could come at the end, money that could come. it was just what i wanted to do in my bedroom and in the back of my science class. teachers watching now... shat the back of my science class. teachers watching now... at all times. it was _ teachers watching now... at all times. it was just _ teachers watching now... at all times. it was just in _ teachers watching now... at all times. it wasjust in me. - teachers watching now... at all times. it wasjust in me. what. teachers watching now... at all times. it wasjust in me. what i love to do today, still.- love to do today, still. great to talk to you- _ the kitchen starts on netflix on friday. time to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london, i'm victoria cook.

the met police says it's arrested six people in connection with an alleged plot to disrupt the london stock exchange. scotland yard says activists from the palestine action group were allegedly plotting to target the building to prevent its opening this morning. it follows a tip from a newspaper which said they hoped to cause "huge economic damage." an area near the olympic park where developers wanted to build a huge sphere should now be used for social housing. that's the call from a local campaign group in stratford after plans for the concert venue were dropped earlier this month. stop msg sphere said it would be a better way to support the borough which has the highest rate of people in temporary accommodation. meanwhile msg which owns the site said it was disappointed londoners wouldn't benefit from the jobs it would have created. let's take a look at the tubes now. there's severe delays on the central, jubilee and piccadilly lines and minor delays on the metropolitan, hammersmith and city

and victoria lines. now let's have a look at the weather for today. after the initial cloud clears it's going to be a sunny wintry morning and afternoon and it's going to feel pretty chilly, top temperature three degrees. that's all from us. of course there's more on all these stories online and on the news app. we'll be back in half an hour but for now it's back to sarah and jon. good morning, welcome to breakfast withjon kay and sarah campbell. our headlines today. the prime minister will face questions from mps today about his decision to join the us in carrying out air strikes on houthi targets in yemen. lava from a volcanic eruption in iceland reaches the town of grindavik setting fire to several houses.

and these are live pictures from grindavik this morning. defences that were built after another recent eruption have partially contained the lava but some have been breached. a new treatment for the menopause becomes available privately this week, but it's not licensed for women who've had breast cancer. are potholes driving you potty? damage caused by the scourge of the roads is at a five year high. is there a way of smoothing the path for good? we take a look, and share your pothole horror stories. and british gymnast jake jarman tells us how he owes the stranger who spotted him as a kid on the monkey bars in his loal park on the monkey bars in his local park a huge thank you for launching his gymnastics career. and we'll be joined in the studio by angela rippon and her dancing partner kai widdrington, as they prepare to go on the road with strictly.

another cold day ahead with a lot of sunshine. wintry showers continuing across northern scotland and northern ireland, with a few along some of our coastlines. all of the detail later in the programme. it's monday the 15th of january. our main story. the prime minister will make a statement to parliament today, explaining why he allowed the uk to take part in military action in yemen without first holding a commons debate. rishi sunak has faced criticism for not allowing mps to hold a discussion before britainjoined the us in bombing raids on houthi rebels who have been targeting commercial shipping in the red sea. our political correspondent leila nathoo has the story. rishi sunak has made his case that joining us air strikes on houthi targets in yemen on thursday night was an act of self—defence to protect global shipping, that britain could not stand by while fighters defied warnings to stop their attacks on commercial vessels in the red sea,

like this one they filmed. there has been broad political support for this limited action, but today mps will get their first chance to question the prime minister about his decision and what happens next. he'll have to address concerns about the escalation of tensions in the region, about the uk being drawn into a longer military campaign and what the consequences of the uk's involvement could be. this morning the defence secretary grant this morning the defence secretary, grant shapps, will echo his view in a speech in which he's expected to say the foundations of the world order are being shaken to their core. if the houthis don't stop we will have to look at this again. we hope that they will _ have to look at this again. we hope that they will stop _ have to look at this again. we hope that they will stop harassing - that they will stop harassing shipping which has a perfect right to be travelling through the red sea. these are international waters. but 50 nations have had ships that they have had connections with tact.

—— attacked. he'll promise to send 20,000 service personnel to join one of nato's largest military exercises since the cold war amid a warning the west stands at a crossroads. leila nathoo, bbc news. our chief political correspondent, henry zeffman, joins us from westminster. the prime minister will be addressing mps this afternoon, we had air strikes last week, presumably he will outline what happens now? i presumably he will outline what happens now?— presumably he will outline what happens now? presumably he will outline what ha ens now? ~ ., �*, happens now? i think that's right. i think the big _ happens now? i think that's right. i think the big question _ happens now? i think that's right. i think the big question for— think the big question for parliament this afternoon, sarah, is, what's the plan? what happens now? we know that the government took part in what grant shapps was telling you just half an hour ago were discreet immediate strikes but will there be more strikes going forward if the houthis are not deterred? what governments plans for not getting involved in a regional conflict? how can the government conveyed to iran if it does not do it that it wants their proxies which they believe the houthis are one of them to scale back and not escalate?

there are also questions as we saw over the weekend about whether mps should have been asked before the strikes took place. sir keir starmer the labour leader said he believes the labour leader said he believes the government did the right thing in not consulting element first for what he they say are operational reasons, some voices in his party and certainly the liberal democrat and certainly the liberal democrat and scottish national party think parliament should have had a say first. if you take a step back, this is a really big moment for rishi sunak. he hasn't been prime minister that long but in that time he has not committed to military action before. this is a moment that comes for many if not all prime ministerand he is going to the dispatch box to talk about things we have not really had that much for him, about regional security and britain's place in the world and the middle east. this is rishi sunak trying to advertise his ability to do one of the most important thing is a government has to do, keep the country safe. that's part of the

broader task for him as well as explaining the measures that he took. :, ~ explaining the measures that he took. . ~ , :, explaining the measures that he took. :, ~' , :, , explaining the measures that he took. :, ~ , :, , :, explaining the measures that he took. . ~ , :, , :, ., took. thank you, henry. time for a look at the — took. thank you, henry. time for a look at the rest _ took. thank you, henry. time for a look at the rest of _ took. thank you, henry. time for a look at the rest of the _ took. thank you, henry. time for a look at the rest of the news - took. thank you, henry. time for a look at the rest of the news today i look at the rest of the news today with jon, and look at the rest of the news today withjon, and doctors back on the picket line. yes, indeed, thank you. junior doctors in wales are beginning theirfirst ever strike this morning in a dispute over pay. the action will last three days. our wales correspondent hywel griffith is outside the university of wales hospital in cardiff. good morning. we can see the picket line there, what kind of impact will this have on patients? this line there, what kind of impact will this have on patients?— this have on patients? this is wales's biggest _ this have on patients? this is wales's biggest hospital - this have on patients? this is wales's biggest hospital and | this have on patients? this is i wales's biggest hospital and the impacting is going to be pretty significant. the health board telling us they are going to cancel three quarters of the planned appointments, 80% of planned operations. many of those people will have been waiting months or even years for that procedure to take place. their place on the

waiting list will be knocked back a little bit. junior doctors have been been out here since 7am. co—chair of the welshjunior doctor been out here since 7am. co—chair of the welsh junior doctor committee for the bma is here. for those patients disrupted, how do you justify this action?— justify this action? firstly, nothina justify this action? firstly, nothing but _ justify this action? firstly, nothing but sympathy - justify this action? firstly, nothing but sympathy for| justify this action? firstly, - nothing but sympathy for patients in the nhs _ nothing but sympathy for patients in the nhs. this is not decision we to make _ the nhs. this is not decision we to make every— the nhs. this is not decision we to make. every doctor on this picket line would — make. every doctor on this picket line would much rather be working but we _ line would much rather be working but we have lost 30% of our pay in the last _ but we have lost 30% of our pay in the last 50 — but we have lost 30% of our pay in the last 50 years. -- but we have lost 30% of our pay in the last 50 years.— but we have lost 3096 of our pay in the last 50 years.— the last 50 years. -- 15 years. we know that — the last 50 years. -- 15 years. we know that nurses _ the last 50 years. -- 15 years. we know that nurses were _ the last 50 years. -- 15 years. we know that nurses were out - the last 50 years. -- 15 years. we know that nurses were out action | know that nurses were out action last year, they accepted the 5% offer and a one—off payment, if it is good for and nurses, why is it not good enough or that doctors? it

is for them to make their decisions and we _ is for them to make their decisions and we will— is for them to make their decisions and we will support them no matter what _ and we will support them no matter what but _ and we will support them no matter what. but the doctors have faced almost _ what. but the doctors have faced almost a — what. but the doctors have faced almost a third of our pay being lost, _ almost a third of our pay being lost, we — almost a third of our pay being lost, we have to do something. the welsh labour _ lost, we have to do something. iu9 welsh labour government say they are sympathetic but they have no more money to offer you. the health minister saying that more money in your pocket would have to come from elsewhere within the nhs. is that something you could justify, a cut in another part of the nhs to fund a pay rise for you? taste in another part of the nhs to fund a pay rise for you?— pay rise for you? we are not asking for cuts in the _ pay rise for you? we are not asking for cuts in the nhs. _ pay rise for you? we are not asking for cuts in the nhs. we _ pay rise for you? we are not asking for cuts in the nhs. we are - pay rise for you? we are not asking for cuts in the nhs. we are asking | for cuts in the nhs. we are asking for cuts in the nhs. we are asking for pay— for cuts in the nhs. we are asking for pay restoration the doctors. i have _ for pay restoration the doctors. i have to _ for pay restoration the doctors. i have to he — for pay restoration the doctors. i have to be clear here. we are not asking _ have to be clear here. we are not asking for— have to be clear here. we are not asking for this to be delivered in one gu — asking for this to be delivered in one go. there are a multitude of ways— one go. there are a multitude of ways we — one go. there are a multitude of ways we can go about this and we appreciate — ways we can go about this and we appreciate devolved nations finances are challenging. this is a complex situation — are challenging. this is a complex situation. for doctors and patients in this— situation. for doctors and patients in this nhs, it is a challenging environment every second of every day and _ environment every second of every day and that is a result of understaffing as a result of pay erosion — understaffing as a result of pay erosion. :, ~ , :, , . understaffing as a result of pay erosion. :, ~' , :, , : , erosion. thank you very much. this is the start — erosion. thank you very much. this is the start of— erosion. thank you very much. this

is the start of the _ erosion. thank you very much. this is the start of the three-day - erosion. thank you very much. this is the start of the three-day action | is the start of the three—day action and the bma tell us if they this is not result they are prepared for further industrial action in the days and months to come —— if this is not resolved. several homes in iceland have been destroyed by fire after a volcano erupted nearby. molten lava began spewing from two cracks near the town of grindavik, which is around 25 miles from the capital reykjavik. nobody was hurt but the country's prime minister called it a "black day". let's see a live shot of grindavik now. this is a port, fishing village, about 5000 people have been evacuated from there. when they will be able to return to their homes, if they will be able to, remains unclear. we heard from one icelandic volcano expert earlier who told us that this seismic activity could go on for decades, potentially even centuries. scientists are watching very closely.

hamas has released a video featuring three israelis being held captive in gaza. this came as thousands of people gathered in tel aviv as part of a 2a—hour protest calling for the return of the hostages. hamas, which is designated as a terrorist organisation by the uk government, says it doesn't know what has happened to many of those taken on october seventh. six people are being held on suspicion of a plot to disrupt the london stock exchange. the metropolitan police said it was acting on information that pro—palestine activists were intending to target the building today. the arrests were made in london, liverpool and brighton. two british brothers charged with stealing a ming vase and two bowls worth nearly £3 million are going on trial in switzerland. stewart and louis ahearne are accused of being part of a gang which raided the museum of far eastern art in geneva in 2019.

the head of the charity, the refugee council, says the government must set up a safe route for migrants to enter the uk after five people died when their boat capsized in the channel yesterday. the french authorities say they rescued another 182 people from the channel over the weekend in other incidents. our reporter charlie rose is in dover. charlie, it had seemed like the number of crossings had dropped significantly over christmas but as the weather improves, they have started again. the weather improves, they have started again-— started again. good morning and welcome to _ started again. good morning and welcome to dover _ started again. good morning and welcome to dover where - started again. good morning and welcome to dover where the - started again. good morning and welcome to dover where the sun j started again. good morning and l welcome to dover where the sun is rising on another date which could see many more migrants trying to make the crossing from france to the uk. why, because the sea conditions are really calm, look at that, it's almost like a lake out there. the latest information we have is 182 migrants were rescued by the french

authorities over the weekend, in addition to the small boat which got into difficulty shortly after leaving the beach near calais. it is believed to have been carrying around 70 people including children, it started taking on water then overturned, some of the occupants called the emergency services, a rescue operation was launched but sadly five people didn't make it, they lost their lives. the government's rwanda plan is making its way through parliament again this week, that plan is designed to try to deter migrants from doing this kind of thing by sending some asylum seekers to east africa for their claims to be processed. lord cameron, david cameron the foreign secretary, says that plan is the right way to tackle the boats and stop the decks but the labour leader sir keir starmer says it is a gimmick, and he would try to pursue the criminal gangs if he was in power. while that is going on, the

migrants, there are fears that migrants, there are fears that migrants will continue to try and cross the channel over the next few days and weeks as these calm, clement but cold conditions continue. clement but cold conditions continue-— clement but cold conditions continue. :, ~ , :, ., continue. thank you, charlie, in dover. frederick x has been crowned the new king of denmark. more than 100,00 people lined the streets of copenhagen to see a final horse—drawn carriage procession on sunday. it comes after his mother queen margarethe said she was stepping aside because of health issues, ending her 52—year reign. in the new rain started with a kiss, and the crowd went wild. it is in the new rain started with a kiss, and the crowd went wild.— in the new rain started with a kiss, and the crowd went wild. it is a big moment. people _ and the crowd went wild. it is a big moment. people we _ and the crowd went wild. it is a big moment. people we spoke - and the crowd went wild. it is a big moment. people we spoke to - and the crowd went wild. it is a big - moment. people we spoke to yesterday said it was a really nice, the abdication, because they were able to say thank you to the queen and able to celebrate her life as well as celebrating the new king. aha,

able to celebrate her life as well as celebrating the new king. a white dress, a as celebrating the new king. a white dress. a big — as celebrating the new king. a white dress, a big deal— as celebrating the new king. a white dress, a big deal as _ as celebrating the new king. a white dress, a big deal as carol's - as celebrating the new king. a white dress, a big deal as carol's wedding | dress, a big deal as carol's wedding which will we will reflect on. white wedding and white snow as well. yes, everything is white this morning. it is a cold start to the day generally and some snow showers, especially across northern scotland and northern ireland. a few knocking around elsewhere as well. you can see through the course of the night we have had snow showers coming down the north sea coastline, likely to clip norfolk and suffolk as we go to the morning and with strong winds there will be drifting snow. and the risk of ice on untreated surfaces. the snow showers continuing in northern scotland and northern ireland, a wintry mix across wales and south—west of rain, sleet and snow, some of these snow showers coming down the north sea coastline will come in inland at times. a lot

of dry weather and wintry sunshine as well. wherever you are it will feel cold, windy across the north and east and when you add on the wind—chill and look at the freezing temperature in aberdeen, if you are out and about it will feel more like -7. out and about it will feel more like —7. wherever you are it is going to feel cold. this evening and overnight clear skies, then the cloud builds towards the west and we will see the arrival of more rain, sleet and snow with the snow showers continuing across northern scotland, sheltered glens in the north—east, temperatures falling away to —8. wherever you are it will be cold, a widespread trust. tomorrow —— widespread trust. tomorrow —— widespread frost. then the snow will push eastwards tomorrow, two to three centimetres in the central belt and southern highlands. further south it is drier. but it is still cold. ,, ., :, , cold. still cold, carol, but we can warm our— cold. still cold, carol, but we can warm our hearts _ cold. still cold, carol, but we can warm our hearts with _ cold. still cold, carol, but we can warm our hearts with the - cold. still cold, carol, but we can|

warm our hearts with the pictures cold. still cold, carol, but we can i warm our hearts with the pictures of your wedding which we have absolutely loved. there is you and steve, it was just after christmas, clearly a wonderful day. it certainly was, jon. we would like to say thank you to everybody for all of the good wishes. we were quite overwhelmed by them and very touched. it was a perfect day, a small wedding, and very romantic. you both looked absolutely gorgeous, what a lovely picture, we are drinking them in now.- what a lovely picture, we are drinking them in now. what was the weather like — drinking them in now. what was the weather like for _ drinking them in now. what was the weather like for the _ drinking them in now. what was the weather like for the wedding, - drinking them in now. what was the weather like for the wedding, was i drinking them in now. what was the weather like for the wedding, was it all right? weather like for the wedding, was it all ri . ht? ., , weather like for the wedding, was it all riuht? ., , ., weather like for the wedding, was it all riuht? :,, ., , :, ., all right? there was a storm! can ou all right? there was a storm! can you believe _ all right? there was a storm! can you believe it? _ all right? there was a storm! can you believe it? but _ all right? there was a storm! can you believe it? but we _ all right? there was a storm! can you believe it? but we honestly l all right? there was a storm! can i you believe it? but we honestly did not even _ you believe it? but we honestly did not even notice it.— not even notice it. that's why the ictures not even notice it. that's why the pictures are _ not even notice it. that's why the pictures are inside! _ not even notice it. that's why the pictures are inside! beautiful- pictures are inside! beautiful pictures, a beautiful couple, and wonderful to have you back, lovely to see you. wonderful to have you back, lovely to see you-— on breakfast we've spent a lot of time reporting the difficulties caused by the menopause. well, a new treatment will become

available in the uk later this week, which is giving hope to women who can't receive hrt. it's a daily pill called veoza, or fezolinetant, and it tackles two of the most common symptoms of menopause, hot flushes and night sweats. it's potentially useful for women who can't take hrt, such those with a history of some cancers or blood clots. however, veoza is not currently licenced for women with breast cancer. it's also important to stress that it won't control other menopause symptoms like fatigue and mood swings and it does have side effects. and while it's now licenced in the uk, it's not yet approved for use by the nhs. the cost of getting it privately is just over £aa for four week's supply, plus the cost of a consultation with a private doctor. our reporter tim muffett went to meet one woman who's been following the arrival of the new drug closely. it's like an overwhelming sensation

of being near a fire, but you can't get away from it and itjust engulfs your whole body. as the menopause approached, fiona's hot flushes began. they come different points of the day, and theyjust overwhelm you. so you just stop and put your fan on and try and carry on your normal day. hot flushes and night sweats are very common amongst women going through the menopause, which typically happens between the ages of a5 and 55. this is a fantastic neck fan and it just cools you down. hormone replacement therapy was a huge help for fiona, but a breast cancer diagnosis meant it had to stop, as hrt is not recommended for those who've had the disease. i was very grateful that my breast cancer was very minor. obviously the big downfall is i couldn't take hrt any more. i was crying about that. because it's not yet available on the nhs,

this drug will cost around £a5 per month. plus there's the cost of a private specialist needed to get a prescription that could be around £200 to £300 per visit. and frustratingly for many, this drug is not yet licensed for women who've had breast cancer. yeah, that is very frustrating because really we are, i should think, one of the highest in need of it because other people can stay on hrt, we can't. so i think we should be high priority, really. i'm not in the position to have to pay for it privately and i really need the nhs to step up and get a move on and and provide it for people that like myself and people who haven't got that massive income to be able to afford it so we can benefit from it as well. that was fiona trimmer finishing tim muffett�*s report.

we'rejoined now by the gp dr nighat arif. thank the gp dr nighat arif. you so much forjoining us 0 the thank you so much forjoining us on the sofa this morning. thank you so much for 'oining us on the sofa this morning._ thank you so much for 'oining us on the sofa this morning. thank you for havin: the sofa this morning. thank you for having me- — the sofa this morning. thank you for having me. really _ the sofa this morning. thank you for having me. really interesting, - the sofa this morning. thank you for having me. really interesting, a - the sofa this morning. thank you for having me. really interesting, a lot| having me. really interesting, a lot of women will— having me. really interesting, a lot of women will be _ having me. really interesting, a lot of women will be watching - having me. really interesting, a lot of women will be watching and - of women will be watching and thinking maybe if they have not been able to take hrt as it is, this could be the answer. it able to take hrt as it is, this could be the answer.- able to take hrt as it is, this could be the answer. it could be the answer for some _ could be the answer. it could be the answer for some women. _ could be the answer. it could be the i answer for some women. fezolinetant, veoza which which was a drug which caused a huge splash in a few months ago because it got licensed, it is a nonhormonal treatment. it works on receptors in our brain and blocks a neural pathway in the thermal regulation area of our hypothalamus. so it's not any hormones, it works on a specific pathway for a specific symptom, hot flashes. moderate to severe hot flashes, in the menopausal face of peoples lives. it is not for everybody, and that's

where we need to be able to have these conversations openly. stand where we need to be able to have these conversations openly. and it's not et on these conversations openly. and it's not yet on the _ these conversations openly. and it's not yet on the nhs. _ these conversations openly. and it's not yet on the nhs. it's _ these conversations openly. and it's not yet on the nhs. it's not, - these conversations openly. and it's not yet on the nhs. it's not, it's - not yet on the nhs. it's not, it's something _ not yet on the nhs. it's not, it's something that _ not yet on the nhs. it's not, it's something that has _ not yet on the nhs. it's not, it's something that has been - not yet on the nhs. it's not, it's - something that has been considered in nice with regards to guidelines as well. a lot of the amazing things, i thought this would be great for my high risk patients, those under treatment for breast cancer or historically who have had breast cancer, because systemic hormone replacement therapy for them is not a viable option. they can still go on topical regina oestrogen, that is different, but we always rely on those things. this drug is not for those patients. the cost is always _ drug is not for those patients. the cost is always an issue, about £40, cost is always an issue, about £a0, but you have got the cost of a private consultation as well. there is a bit of debate _

private consultation as well. there is a bit of debate about _ private consultation as well. there is a bit of debate about this. - private consultation as well. there is a bit of debate about this. i - is a bit of debate about this. i have a lot of friends and people in america that i follow. the uk says it is a third of the price, £a8, but with a private consultation you are looking at £a08. but they are saying that this is for people who are either high—risk patients, so they cannot have replacement therapy, or they choose not to, and then you have got to look at high—risk patients. studies have been done, the data for that we are still waiting for, they have not come out in the journals. and they are showing that when they say high risk, it is people who have had active blood clots. but if you look at the nice guidance in 2019, the first line is giving back women their hormones. if you look at a lot of patients who are going through a transition of perimenopause, it is

because there oestrogen is decreasing, and their progesterone is decreasing. for those patients, you need to give those hormones back to them. for you need to give those hormones back to them. :, :, :, you need to give those hormones back to them. ., ., ., ., ., . to them. for women who are watching this morning — to them. for women who are watching this morning who _ to them. for women who are watching this morning who think, _ to them. for women who are watching this morning who think, like _ to them. for women who are watching this morning who think, like fiona - this morning who think, like fiona in the piece, i cannot go private, i cannot afford it, what chance do you think that this chance could become available on the nhs in the future? we are still waiting to get this in the private sector, it is a long process. so please do not go to nhs gp today asking them for this medication. it is simply not available. realistically we are looking at 2025, end of the year in 2025 quart nice to say it will be available on prescription, and then it will be clinical care boards who will take up the cost of it and say, can they viably offer this? hrt with a pre—payment prescription charge as it stands is much cheaper than this medication. but it is, however,

setting us up in the right way. i'm hoping that the trial for looking at breast cancer patients who are looking at active treatment can have a nonhormonal version of this treatment for their symptoms because they are the ones who i am struggling to look after. the referral into a menopause clinic in the area i am in is a year and a half so we have got a long way to go to manage menopause in this country. it's worth saying that it does not stop all symptoms but for those women who suffer really badly with hot flushes and night sweats, it is incredibly detrimental to the standard of life. i5. incredibly detrimental to the standard of life.— standard of life. is, and with veoza, with _ standard of life. is, and with veoza, with the _ standard of life. is, and with veoza, with the look - standard of life. is, and with veoza, with the look of - standard of life. is, and with veoza, with the look of the l standard of life. is, and with - veoza, with the look of the data coming through, some of the symptoms, only 3% of the participants said that their sleep was affected but we know with a progesterone treatment it is brilliant for sleep. some patients

said there are headaches got better but this is specifically for hot flashes. but menopause is notjust hot flushes, especially in black and asian communities, 20% of women do not complain about hot flushes, they complain of low mood, brain fog, low mood, arthralgia, aches and pains, i get a lot of that in my pakistani community. get a lot of that in my pakistani community-— get a lot of that in my pakistani community. get a lot of that in my pakistani communi . , . community. there is so much we need to know about — community. there is so much we need to know about the _ community. there is so much we need to know about the menopause. - community. there is so much we need to know about the menopause. thank| to know about the menopause. thank you so much for coming in. morning live follows breakfast on bbc one this morning. let's find out what they have in store with gethin and helen. coming up, we've got some sad news to share with you this morning. over the weekend we heard that ourfriend, and kym's dad, dave marsh has died after having prostate cancer. even though it was out

of his comfort zone, he chose to share his experience with us, right from his initial diagnosis, to encourage others to get checked early. today we'll be continuing his legacy by reminding people about the classic warning signs of the disease. i have never met a man with a brighter— i have never met a man with a brighter twinkle in his eye. also on the show, it's the latest energy scandal. shared heating systems are pushing families bills up by as much as 700%, putting them at risk of losing their homes. i don't want to move, where would i go and what would i afford? i know people who are not eating properly, because they're trying. to pay this because they're going to get evicted. - this can't be right, - that they're doing this to us. it's not fair. we'll hear about the discount scheme that could help you if you're in the same position. and, there's been a rise in shocking attacks like this with crimes like mugging up by 10%. it happened so fast, doesn't it?

rav�*s here to help you feel safe. over half of us feel _ threatened when out and about. so i'll show you how this £7 alarm i releases invisible uv to help police track down criminals, - and why walking with your keys between your fingers could actually mean you're breaking the law. - plus, quality of life can seriously suffer for the 7.5 million people living with tinnitus in the uk, today dr xand is here to tell us why it can be worse injanuary and he has news of a potential breakthrough. symptoms can be brought| on by winter colds and flu, but help is at hand. i'll tell you about a new app that's proven to reduce symptoms. - and, more than six million of us tuned into the new series of the gladiators this weekend. i caught up with hosts bradley and barney walsh to find out what happened when one of the audience gave birth on set! that baby can squat 200 kilograms, bench press 500 kilograms! see you at 9:30. that is the story, isn't it? a bit

of a shock. _ that is the story, isn't it? a bit of a shock. i— that is the story, isn't it? a bit of a shock, i would _ that is the story, isn't it? a bit of a shock, i would imagine! i that is the story, isn't it? a bit | of a shock, i would imagine! see that is the story, isn't it? a bit - of a shock, i would imagine! see you at 9:30am- — of a shock, i would imagine! see you at 9:30am. and _ of a shock, i would imagine! see you at 9:30am. and please _ of a shock, i would imagine! see you at 9:30am. and please give - of a shock, i would imagine! see you at 9:30am. and please give our- of a shock, i would imagine! see you at 9:30am. and please give our love j at 9:30am. and please give our love to kym and herfamily, sad news about her dad. angela and kai will be here to talk about strictly on tour later! time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london, i'm victoria cook. a man has been charged and five others bailed in connection with an alleged plot to disrupt the london stock exchange. scotland yard says pro—palestinian activists were allegedly plotting to target the building to prevent its opening this morning. it follows a tip from a newspaper that was alerted to the group's plans. the compensation scheme set up for victims of the windrush scandal has been described as woeful by campaigners who say it needs to move faster.

it's now almost five years since the scheme was set up. but official data suggests less that a fifth of claims have been paid. the group justice a windrush described it as unacceptable. a home office spokesperson said they're making improvements so people receive the maximum award as quickly as possible. a woman from st albans is calling for cervical smear tests to be offered at a younger age. angelina devlin has launched a petition after she was diagnosed with cervical cancer when she was just 20. at the moment, testing is offered to women when they turn 25. the uk national screening committee, which advises the nhs said lowering which advises the nhs, said lowering the age would do more harm than good. it's not a case of you can't get cervical cancer before the age of 25. i'm here to tell the tale. i would really love to make a difference for someone else, because i don't want anyone to suffer like i have. i have been living in hell for six years nearly.

the government is looking at ways to crack down on disruptive street works in a bid to cut congestion and improve the roads. under the plans, companies that allow works to go on longer than scheduled will face biggerfines. it's hoped the measures will help to lessen the disruption and generate an extra £100 million, which will help to tackle potholes. let's take a look at the tubes. severe delays on the bakerloo, central, jubilee and piccadilly lines. minor delays on the hammersmith and city and the victoria lines. all the other lines are running well at the moment. now the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. it's a cold start to the new week. temperatures widely below zero. we have plenty of winter sunshine, however, today and temperatures are going to struggle — between i—3c. one or two spots will struggle to get above zero. overnight tonight is going to be another cold one. it is dry and it is clear. the temperature dropping down to —a, even —5.

a very cold start tomorrow morning but again looking dry and largely clear. 0h split perhaps a little bit of cloud here and there, but mostly we are looking at sunshine and temperatures again staying in low single figures, between 2—ac. as we head into wednesday, still some uncertainty. low pressure coming up from the south. as it moves towards us, we are likely to stay dry with some cloud. anything more disruptive is likely to stay a bit further south, grazing the far south east of kent. but like i say, it is still uncertain, but at the moment it is looking dry. after that we are looking at sunshine, dry conditions and temperatures staying very cold. that's all. there's more on all these stories online and on the news app. we'll be back in half an hour. now back to sarah and jon. hello. this is breakfast withjon kay and sarah campbell. some breaking news to

bring you this morning. an independent review — published in the last few minutes — has found that girls in rochdale were left at the mercy of paedophile grooming gangs for years because of failings by senior police and council bosses. so many young women were seriously harmed and appallingly have failed. it does fulfil the central purpose of why i set up this review in the first place. it is only by facing up fully and unflinchingly to what happened in all of its horrifying detail that we can be sure of bringing about the whole system and culture change that is necessary on this critically important issue. i

have like to thank those who have had the courage to come forward and share what happened to them. we know how difficult it has been and still is. we are sorry that you have been so badly failed by a system that should have protected you. i have asked the deputy mayor to ensure that all necessary support continues to be provided to you. also to the organisations who have supported you and i know that kate will address this when she speaks. we would not be here this morning and this report would never happened without the efforts of whistle—blowers. to blow the whistle when things are wrong takes determination and courage. it has personal consequences in so many

ways. today's report fully vindicates them. they have done a major service to those they supported every step of the way, as well as to wider public protection in greater manchester going forward. and we thank them both for it. it is important to make clear that the events described in this report took place ten years ago and things have changed in that time. the people who were involved at a decision—making level are no longer working in greater manchester. recent ofsted inspections have shown that things have improved in children's

protection services. gmp has established a specialist force wide child sexual exploitation unit, many perpetrators have since been brought to justice. nevertheless, perpetrators have since been brought tojustice. nevertheless, the public will rightly want reassurance on a number of points. first, that any new leads arising from this report are fully investigated and perpetrators pursued, regardless of the passage of time. i have asked the passage of time. i have asked the chief counsel to address that issue shortly. second, that internal disciplinary action is taken against individuals who failed in their duties. i have asked both the greater manchester police and rochdale council to address this matter directly and am today making the same request of the crown prosecution service in the north—west. it is truly shocking that amber, who it was recognised in

early 2011 was a victim, and —— wrongly arrested in 2009, was subsequently named as a co—conspirator in 2011 and on the indictment for the trial. the report finds that this was due to illegal tactical decision to bring out evidence in critical to the operation. the fact that it was done without her knowledge or any regard to her welfare or safety is shameful. in response to this revelation, i am today writing to the chief crown prosecutor for the north—west, requesting that he investigate whether any disciplinary action is appropriate in respect of those involved in this decision, and to report on whether there is any protocol in place now to prevent a repeat of such a decision and, if not, to introduce one.

the report contains a troubling revelation and the retention of a foetus following termination. neither her knowledge not consent nor that of her parents. i have asked the chief constable to review the specific issue as well as the current practice and training and easements in respect of human tissue act. the report covers many other serious issues and to take us through the detailed findings i would now like to invite malcolm to come forward to present. i wish to take this opportunity to thank him and gary the previous deputy remy for sticking the course on this difficult task for doing such a painstaking and forensicjob and

enhancing the protection of young people in greater manchester. goad people in greater manchester. good morninu. people in greater manchester. good morning- in — people in greater manchester. good morning. in 2017 _ people in greater manchester. good morning. in 2017 the _ people in greater manchester. good morning. in 2017 the bbc broadcast a documentary about child sexual exploitation in greater manchester. this documentary alleged that the crisis _ this documentary alleged that the crisis intervention team, sexual health— crisis intervention team, sexual health service in rochdale had notified — health service in rochdale had notified gmp and rochdale council of dozens _ notified gmp and rochdale council of dozens of— notified gmp and rochdale council of dozens of cases of child sexual exploitation private prior to 2008 but the _ exploitation private prior to 2008 but the agencies failed to protect these _ but the agencies failed to protect these children. although the operation concluded in 2012 with the conviction— operation concluded in 2012 with the conviction of nine men it was alleged — conviction of nine men it was alleged that gmp had been aware of on street— alleged that gmp had been aware of on street grooming of vulnerable

children— on street grooming of vulnerable children since 2004. and had failed to address — children since 2004. and had failed to address these crimes. furthermore maggie _ to address these crimes. furthermore maggie oliver a former manchester detective alleged that gmp chose not to record _ detective alleged that gmp chose not to record many crimes disclosed to them _ to record many crimes disclosed to them by— to record many crimes disclosed to them by children and that the perpetrators were potentially left to continue their abuse of children. 0ver— to continue their abuse of children. over the _ to continue their abuse of children. over the last six years several senior— over the last six years several senior officers have said there was little _ senior officers have said there was little merit — senior officers have said there was little merit in a further review of these _ little merit in a further review of these welt — little merit in a further review of these well documented events. notwithstanding these reservations baroness beverley is usually then deputy— baroness beverley is usually then deputy mayor of greater manchester was clear _ deputy mayor of greater manchester was clear that assurance was required _ was clear that assurance was required on these concerns. we would like to— required on these concerns. we would like to acknowledge the support she has given— like to acknowledge the support she has given the review team to secure the completion of this report. this

report— the completion of this report. this report has— the completion of this report. this report has taken over six years to complete. — report has taken over six years to complete, primarily because of the time taken — complete, primarily because of the time taken to negotiate the legal complexities in accessing sensitive and personal information held by the statutory _ and personal information held by the statutory agencies. we have researched a vast quantity of contemporaneous records and the detailed _ contemporaneous records and the detailed case files of 59 children. we invited for interview those individuals we believed could assist our review — individuals we believed could assist our review. many helped our work for which _ our review. many helped our work for which we _ our review. many helped our work for which we give thanks, others regrettably declined to be interviewed or failed to respond to our invite — interviewed or failed to respond to our invite. we also interviewed three _ our invite. we also interviewed three survivors, they were all subjected _ three survivors, they were all subjected to the most profound abuse and all— subjected to the most profound abuse and all three had engaged with operation span. we applaud the

courage — operation span. we applaud the courage in coming forward and are grateful— courage in coming forward and are grateful for the support provided to them _ grateful for the support provided to them by— grateful for the support provided to them by maggie oliver and her foundation. their harrowing stories evidence _ foundation. their harrowing stories evidence the severe damage to their welfare _ evidence the severe damage to their welfare perpetrated initially by their— welfare perpetrated initially by their abusers welfare perpetrated initially by theirabusers and welfare perpetrated initially by their abusers and subsequently by their abusers and subsequently by the criminaljustice processes they were exposed to. i will now summarise our main conclusions, we have found _ summarise our main conclusions, we have found compelling evidence that was widespread organised sexual exploitation of children within rochdale from at least 2004 onwards. sara rowbotham and her colleagues at the crisis _ sara rowbotham and her colleagues at the crisis intervention team repeatedly shared the significant concerns— repeatedly shared the significant concerns during this period with police _ concerns during this period with police and — concerns during this period with police and children's social care at the statutory agencies failed to respond — the statutory agencies failed to

respond appropriately. very little disruptive or investigative action was taken — disruptive or investigative action was taken to tackle these very dangerous individuals and children when _ dangerous individuals and children when left — dangerous individuals and children when left to be abused by them and subsequently their associates. in 2007— subsequently their associates. in 2007 frustrated by this in action salary— 2007 frustrated by this in action salary bottom formally notified gmp and the _ salary bottom formally notified gmp and the council to the presence of a suspected _ and the council to the presence of a suspected organised crime group dealing _ suspected organised crime group dealing in the sexual and criminal exploitation of children in rochdale. gmp and its partners chose to not _ rochdale. gmp and its partners chose to not progress any investigation against _ to not progress any investigation against these men as they were informed — against these men as they were informed that the children were too frightened to assist any inquiry. this was— frightened to assist any inquiry. this was a — frightened to assist any inquiry. this was a serious failure to protect— this was a serious failure to protect these children, it was not for many— protect these children, it was not for many years and well after we had

commenced a review that any charges were brought against any of these men for— were brought against any of these men for the abuse they committed during _ men for the abuse they committed during the — men for the abuse they committed during the period. whilst a small—scale investigation commenced in 2007— small—scale investigation commenced in 2007 this investigation resulted in 2007 this investigation resulted in no _ in 2007 this investigation resulted in no charges or convictions. gmp under— in no charges or convictions. gmp under resourced the inquiry despite repeated _ under resourced the inquiry despite repeated requests for support by the officers _ repeated requests for support by the officers concerned. our review has revealed _ officers concerned. our review has revealed that this pattern was repeated time and again. over many years— repeated time and again. over many years gmp_ repeated time and again. over many years gmp and rochdale council were made _ years gmp and rochdale council were made aware of significant networks of men _ made aware of significant networks of men engaged in the widespread exploitation of children but failed to prioritise their protection. in 2008 _ to prioritise their protection. in 2008 a — to prioritise their protection. in 2008 a is—year—old child disclosed that she _ 2008 a is—year—old child disclosed that she had been repeatedly raped

at a restaurant and rochdale. it was at a restaurant and rochdale. it was a complex _ at a restaurant and rochdale. it was a complex inquiry but senior officers _ a complex inquiry but senior officers failed to provide additional resources. consequently the investigation only scraped the surface _ the investigation only scraped the surface of— the investigation only scraped the surface of what had occurred, it is our view _ surface of what had occurred, it is our view that had the investigation been _ our view that had the investigation been sick— our view that had the investigation been sick thiss been resourced and we have _ been sick thiss been resourced and we have strengthened the evidence. in 2010 _ we have strengthened the evidence. in 2010 a _ we have strengthened the evidence. in 2010 a detective inspector and rochdale — in 2010 a detective inspector and rochdale provided compelling information that the remained an extensive — information that the remained an extensive network of individuals exploiting vulnerable children, however — exploiting vulnerable children, however senior officers failed to put in _ however senior officers failed to put in place the required additional resources — put in place the required additional resources to support a major investigation. operation span was launched — investigation. operation span was launched at the end of 2010 although

the first— launched at the end of 2010 although the first senior investigating officer— the first senior investigating officer put in place a comprehensive plan to— officer put in place a comprehensive plan to identify all victims and suspects — plan to identify all victims and suspects he was removed within weeks and subsequently the investigation began _ and subsequently the investigation began to— and subsequently the investigation began to focus on a small number of men identified as suspects from the beginning — men identified as suspects from the beginning. we conclude that while operation span successfully convicted nine men had failed to address— convicted nine men had failed to address the numerous crimes and incidents— address the numerous crimes and incidents of exploitation brought to the notice — incidents of exploitation brought to the notice of gmp and children's social— the notice of gmp and children's social care — the notice of gmp and children's social care at the time. many testimonies were ignored and their abusers— testimonies were ignored and their abusers were not brought to justice. furthermore promises to support the victims _ furthermore promises to support the victims during and after the trial were _ victims during and after the trial were not— victims during and after the trial were not forthcoming and these young people _ were not forthcoming and these young people were left to be harassed and intimidated by the men who had previously abuse them. operation doublet— previously abuse them. operation doublet initiated in may 2012 was triggered by concerns in the media

that a _ triggered by concerns in the media that a significant number of perpetrators remained at large following operation span. whilst the public— following operation span. whilst the public face of gmp was reassuring the public— public face of gmp was reassuring the public that the investigation of the public that the investigation of the past _ the public that the investigation of the past exportation of children and rochdale _ the past exportation of children and rochdale was a priority, this was far from — rochdale was a priority, this was far from the case on the ground. once _ far from the case on the ground. once again — far from the case on the ground. once again senior investigating officers — once again senior investigating officers repeatedly struggled to sustain — officers repeatedly struggled to sustain sufficient resources to meet the demands of complex investigation and on _ the demands of complex investigation and on many occasions lost staff to support _ and on many occasions lost staff to support investigations that are viewed — support investigations that are viewed as a higher priority. the two serious _ viewed as a higher priority. the two serious case — viewed as a higher priority. the two serious case review over reports published — serious case review over reports published in 2013 by rochdale local safeguarding children board explicitly criticised sara rowbotham and the _ explicitly criticised sara rowbotham and the crisis intervention team for

not following child protection procedures and for not communicating appropriately with other agencies. in contrast a review has found compelling evidence to support the view that— compelling evidence to support the view that the crisis intervention team _ view that the crisis intervention team was— view that the crisis intervention team was sharing significant information with the authorities and senior— information with the authorities and senior managers were aware of this prior to _ senior managers were aware of this prior to the — senior managers were aware of this prior to the publication of the report — prior to the publication of the report it _ prior to the publication of the report. it was a gross misrepresentation to suggest sara rowbotham the crisis intervention team _ rowbotham the crisis intervention team were in some way explicit, sorry— team were in some way explicit, sorry were — team were in some way explicit, sorry were complicit with the failure — sorry were complicit with the failure and to tarnish the reputation of the small group of professionals. the human cost of these _ professionals. the human cost of these failures to the child victims cannot— these failures to the child victims cannot be — these failures to the child victims cannot be overstated. child three was sexually exploited and abused from the _ was sexually exploited and abused from the age of 14 and this

continued for many years. she gave evidence _ continued for many years. she gave evidence to — continued for many years. she gave evidence to support the cases of other— evidence to support the cases of other victims in the operation span trial in— other victims in the operation span trial in the — other victims in the operation span trial in the belief her own abusers would _ trial in the belief her own abusers would later be brought tojustice. this never— would later be brought tojustice. this never happened and after the trial she _ this never happened and after the trial she was threatened with violence. _ trial she was threatened with violence, her house was vandalised and she _ violence, her house was vandalised and she was hounded out of her home and she was hounded out of her home and neighbourhood. when she requested help from gmp none was forthcoming and she was left with nothing. — forthcoming and she was left with nothing, homeless and with two children — nothing, homeless and with two children. child 44 was made pregnant at the _ children. child 44 was made pregnant at the age _ children. child 44 was made pregnant at the age of 13 by her abuser who was in _ at the age of 13 by her abuser who was in his— at the age of 13 by her abuser who was in his late 30s. unknown to her and without— was in his late 30s. unknown to her and without her consent gmp took possession of her terminated foetus and retained it for several years rochdale — and retained it for several years rochdale police station. it was not until 2011 — rochdale police station. it was not until 2011 after it was discovered

following — until 2011 after it was discovered following a routine property review that she _ following a routine property review that she was notified of its existence by detective maggie oliver~ — existence by detective maggie oliver. amber was sexually exploited and abused between the ages of 14—16.— and abused between the ages of 14—16, she cooperated fully with the operation _ 14—16, she cooperated fully with the operation span inquiry, disclosing countless — operation span inquiry, disclosing countless crimes and identifying the any suspects. none of these crimes formally— any suspects. none of these crimes formally recorded by gmp which presented a difficulty for the prosecution which needed to use her evidence _ prosecution which needed to use her evidence. as a legal tactic the prosecution named her as a co—conspirator although it was known she was— co—conspirator although it was known she was a _ co—conspirator although it was known she was a victim who had been abused by the _ she was a victim who had been abused by the men _ she was a victim who had been abused by the men on trial. amber was not informed _ by the men on trial. amber was not informed that she would be named on the court _ informed that she would be named on the court indictment and was unable at any— the court indictment and was unable

at any stage of procedure to defend herself— at any stage of procedure to defend herself against these allegations not got — herself against these allegations not got any steps taken to protect amber— not got any steps taken to protect amber from the foreseeable threat to her safety _ amber from the foreseeable threat to her safety. following the trial someone threatened to petrol bomb her house. _ someone threatened to petrol bomb her house, posts were made on social media _ her house, posts were made on social media identifying where she lived. it is disappointing that although the rochdale serious case review over report, the period up to and including — over report, the period up to and including the operation span trial did not— including the operation span trial did not mention how amber was treated — did not mention how amber was treated and the damaging consequences of decisions made around _ consequences of decisions made around her designation as an offender— around her designation as an offender rather than a victim. it was not — offender rather than a victim. it was not until the 12th of april 2022 following _ was not until the 12th of april 2022 following the appointment of the current— following the appointment of the current chief constable that gmp

issued _ current chief constable that gmp issued these three survivors with a public— issued these three survivors with a public apology for these failures. in our— public apology for these failures. in our report we initially considered in detail the experiences of 59 children, as our review progress _ of 59 children, as our review progress to be identified!!! children in total, we have concluded there _ children in total, we have concluded there was— children in total, we have concluded there was a — children in total, we have concluded there was a significant probability that a _ there was a significant probability that a 74 — there was a significant probability that a 74 of the total number of these _ that a 74 of the total number of these children were being sexually exploited, of these 74 we found we could _ exploited, of these 74 we found we could only — exploited, of these 74 we found we could only provide assurance that three _ could only provide assurance that three children were appropriately protected by the statutory agencies. in 48 of— protected by the statutory agencies. in 48 of the cases there were serious — in 48 of the cases there were serious failures to protect them. towards — serious failures to protect them. towards the end of last year gmp provided — towards the end of last year gmp provided the review team with a schedule — provided the review team with a schedule of convictions resulting

from _ schedule of convictions resulting from the — schedule of convictions resulting from the three major operations that have a _ from the three major operations that have a cup— from the three major operations that have a cup following the conclusion of operation span. in summary this information— of operation span. in summary this information they mistreated that in total 30 _ information they mistreated that in total 30 men had been convicted and most had _ total 30 men had been convicted and most had received lengthy present sentences. whilst this was a significant number of successful convictions we have noted that these trials only— convictions we have noted that these trials only included 13 children in total— trials only included 13 children in total of— trials only included 13 children in total of whom only six had previously been known to the crisis intervention team and are included intervention team and are included in the _ intervention team and are included in the cohort of 74 children. we plan _ in the cohort of 74 children. we plan it— in the cohort of 74 children. we plan it on— in the cohort of 74 children. we plan it on to this matter and the final— plan it on to this matter and the final part — plan it on to this matter and the final part of our assurance review. thank _ final part of our assurance review. thank you — iam i am stephen watson at the chief constable for greater manchester.

today's report and to non—recent child sexual exploitation and rochdale is the latest chapter in a study with which the public are now sadly increasingly familiar. as is entirely fitting this report does not pull its punches. the findings evidenced within it are shocking, stark and shameful. it speaks to the systemic failure of various agencies to pull together and do the obvious and the right thing and above all it outlines in painful detail all those missed opportunities where decisive action could and should have been taken to action could and should have been ta ken to prevent action could and should have been taken to prevent disrupt and prosecute the scourge of what has been evidenced to have been the widespread abuse of children in rochdale some 10—20 years ago.

amongst those agencies would timidly criticised as a greater manchester police. and it is on the half of gmp that i offer my heartfelt apology to all the victims we let down so badly. relatively soon after taking up badly. relatively soon after taking up office i was privileged to meet some of the rochdale victims personal and i took the opportunity both to apologise to them and to hear first—hand of the dreadful experiences. today therefore must principally be about the victims and survivors of the weighty trauma that they suffered at the hands of harmful skills who frankly get note a jot for the impact of their offending behaviour on the still

forming lives of these then young girls. i am so sorry that your childhoods were so irretrievably blighted and scarred with such profound consequences. one of the primary the sponsor abilities of the police is to protect the vulnerable from the cruel and the predatory and endless regards refilled you. —— in this regard will be endless regards refilled you. —— in this regard will he failed you. the report highlights clear evidence that abuse was widespread and none about and amongst those with a this possibility to act. children properly safeguarded or not safeguarded at all. organisational responses were generally too slow and emerging, they were under

resourced and maturely curtailed despite it being clear there was more to do. offenders were neither effectively disrupted nor properly brought to justice. effectively disrupted nor properly brought tojustice. senior officers brought to justice. senior officers feel to brought tojustice. senior officers feel to address what was clearly a strategic issue with a fitting and sustainable strategic solution. gmp failed to heed the voices of those who were speaking up on behalf of victims and who were pointing to the inadequacy of the organisational response added as at this juncture that i would like to pay tribute to singer rowbotham and maggie oliver. this report speaks clearly to the credibility of the concerns they had expressed and acknowledges their personal and persistent advocacy on behalf of so many vulnerable girls.

both sara and maggie have travelled a hard route in the interests of others and we are all substantially indebted to them. they remain impassioned advocates for victims and diana spencer are grateful to maggie and her foundation who against an agreed protocol with gmp meet with senior public protection officers monthly to discuss all specific referrals that come through her foundation. specific referrals that come through herfoundation. this is an specific referrals that come through her foundation. this is an essential element in the making sure that no child should ever fall through the cracks again and provides an invaluable safety net and bolsters our contemporary practices and multi—agency arrangements. i do consider that the language of ending

to learn lessons has become somewhat hackneyed in the public mind, far from reassuring people particularly when these types of findings have all been heard before, it causes decent people to feel enormously frustrated at the failure of agencies including the police to simply do what we are paid for. and to do it professionally. in this context and in respect of learning i think it important to draw a distinction between then and the way it is dealt with by police now and partner agencies. the lessons from our past have been well and truly learned and they are solidly baked into today's practice. i would never

stand here and complacently assert that we are perfect, we are certainly not. regrettably mistakes goodwill similarly be made into the future. what i am saying is our current practices and working and intimates have altered dramatically. good morning and welcome to viewers joining us on bbc2. we are bringing you the results of a report into sexual exploitation of a group of girls in rochdale. commissioned by the mayor of greater manchester and andy burnham.

the mayor of greater manchester and andy lturnham-_ andy burnham. seconding hubs are su orted andy burnham. seconding hubs are supported by _ andy burnham. seconding hubs are supported by gmp _ andy burnham. seconding hubs are supported by gmp cse _ andy burnham. seconding hubs are supported by gmp cse major - supported by gmp cse major investigations team. this corporate resource which comprises 107 dedicated officers. the expansion of this team owes much to be direct support of the mayor and deputy mayor for which support of the mayor and deputy mayorfor which i am grateful. those working on the hubs or as part of the cse met our highly specialist officers who are trained to an exacting standard. gmp strategic approach to cse is effectively governed, this governance encompasses all aspects of training, professional practice and development as well as practical case management. woven into the very fabric of our response to cse are a number of external agencies and third sector organisations. such as

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