we are at a gritting depot in county durham. the temperature minus four, road temperature —8 so the work they are doing is vital. we havejust had the coldest night of the winter. —13 celsius in dalwhinnie. another cold day with further snow showers in parts of the north and west but a lot of dry weather. i will have all the details later. it's wednesday 17th january. our main story. rishi sunak is facing a crucial vote on his rwanda bill later — a day after suffering his biggest rebellion since becoming prime minister. 60 conservative mps including two deputy party chairmen and a ministerial aide resigned

yesterday in order to vote for changes they said would toughen up the legislation. here's our political correspondent hannah miller a plan that aims to stop dangerous channel crossings like this. a key pledge that's become rishi sunak�*s biggest parliamentary challenge. the ayes to the right 68. the noes to the left 529. last night, 60 of his own mps tried and failed to make changes to the rwanda bill. among them, three who resigned their roles to vote against the government. the now former deputy chairmen of the conservative party, lee anderson and brendan clark—smith, and jane stephenson, who had been a pps, or ministerial assistant. i don't think i could carry on in my role as deputy chairman of the conservative party when i fundamentally disagree with the bill. i think most of the bill is sound. i think it can work. but we needed it beefing up. we needed it strengthening over the next few days. and i can't be in a position

to vote for something which i don't believe in. the bill aims to send some people who arrive in the uk illegally to rwanda. their asylum case would be heard there and, if successful, that's where they'd stay. the policy was first announced by borisjohnson nearly two years ago. two months later, the first deportation flight was cancelled minutes before take—off, after the european court of human rights intervened. it then went through several legal challenges and, in november last year, the supreme court ruled the policy as it stood then to be unlawful. so now the government's put together a new bill that declares rwanda to be a safe country. refugee rights are human rights! but rebels aren't happy that it's still allows individual legal challenges in the uk courts, and they want it strengthened to explicitly state that international law can't be used to block people from being removed.

given the scale of the rebellion, some are still pinning their hopes on negotiations with government today. we want a bill that works. that's the fundamental point. we think there needs to be all of what we're suggesting, but let's have that conversation. are you willing to vote against the bill if nothing changes? well, i am willing to vote against the bill. but on the other side of the conservative party are those who think the prime minister's got this right. what would your message to rishi sunak be at this point? 0h, stand firm. i think the government should stand by the legislation it's put forward. it hasn't put any of its own amendments forward and i'm glad about that. and i think that we've seen the high watermark of the rebellion. labour, the snp and some other opposition parties reject the whole rwanda plan, which is described by downing street as the toughest legislation ever brought before parliament to tackle illegal migration. but the question hanging over westminster now is can the government get its flagship policy through?

hannah miller, bbc news, westminster. let's get more on this now from our chief political correspondent henry zeffman. that is the question. can rishi sunak get the policy through? there are two versions _ sunak get the policy through? there are two versions of _ sunak get the policy through? there are two versions of what _ sunak get the policy through? ti” are two versions of what happens today. eitherwe are two versions of what happens today. either we end the day saying rishi sunak face down the right of the conservative party and won always say rishi sunak�*s leadership is in the greatest peril it has been so far as he faces down the right of the party and lost. either way the conservative party is visibly publicly divided on this most fundamental of issues. the rebellion last night was vast. even by the standards of the last few years in westminster under successive conservative prime ministers. it was a big and humiliating rebuke of the prime minister by his mps. but i detect quiet confidence in downing

street that it is not going to follow through into a similarly sized rebellion today on that third reading we are hearing so much about, the vote that will send to the house of lords or killing it altogether. if you take a step back, the problem for rishi sunak is not just one about his rwanda policy and the fact many of his mps seem to think it could be tougher. it is about electoral strategy and whether they trust that he can find a way to navigate this difficult electoral task they face. a few weeks ago rishi sunak addressed conservative mps and said given they are behind in the polls, they either need to unite or die. looking at what happened yesterday, whatever happens today, they are not uniting, are they? it today, they are not uniting, are the ? ., , ., today, they are not uniting, are the ? .,, ., ., today, they are not uniting, are the? .,, ., ., .,, they? it does not appear so. that is not our only — they? it does not appear so. that is not our only main _ they? it does not appear so. that is

not our only main story. _ representatives from fujitsu will face public questions again today, about the company's role in the post office horizon it of theft and fraud. yesterday, the european chief executive apologised for the firm's role in what he called "this appalling miscarriage ofjustice" and said it had a "moral obligation to contribute to the compensation scheme. we were involved from the very start. we did have bugs and errors in the system and we did help these post office in their prosecutions of the supposed masters. —— this sub postmasters. forthat the supposed masters. —— this sub postmasters. for that we are truly sorry. the devolved assembly in northern ireland will be recalled later this afternoon in a fresh bid to restore power—sharing before

tomorrow's deadline. there's been no fully functioning devolved government in belfast for almost two years, more needs to be done to better protect homes a report by a cross—party committee of mps says the government hasn't maintained enough existing flood defences or built the new ones it promised. here's our environment correspondent, jonah fisher. in some places, like here in stratford—upon—avon, the water just flowed. elsewhere — this was bewdley — flood defences held it back. one man went as far as building flood walls all around his house and, incredibly, resisted the rising water. but with climate change set to bring wetter winters and more intense rain, the question of what to defend and who should pay for it is ever more pressing. four years ago, flood defences were one of the big spending announcements of rishi sunak�*s first budget as chancellor.

to protect people and over 300,000 properties, i'm doubling our investment in flood defences over the next six years to £5.2 billion. so how has it gone? well, prime minister sunak was in oxford last week, looking at some of the city's flood defences. he was all smiles, but the verdict of the public accounts committee is not so rosy. instead of the 300,000 properties chancellor sunak promised to defend, only 200,000 now seem likely to be protected by 2027. and the report says a lack of funds to maintain existing defences means thousands of homeowners now face a greater risk. the plan as originally designed didn't allow for the reality. when the rubber hits the road, there's always going to be problems in delivering projects, that wasn't built in, so we've got delays.

surprise, surprise. so yeah, the government is, i think, responsible for that. but two, climate change. the world has moved on. and when this was all conceived, i don't think we had projected this level of rainfall, which, inevitably, is going to impact larger numbers of people. a spokesperson for the department of food, environment and rural affairs said they would consider the committee's report and that since 2010, £6 billion has been invested to protect 600,000 properties from flooding and coastal erosion. nearly six million homes in england are at risk from flooding, and adapting to our wetter, wilder climate is bringing serious choices and costs. jonah fisher, bbc news. the fbi is investigating allegations that the former chief executive of abercrombie & fitch sexually

exploited men at events he hosted around the world. mikejeffries and his british partner also face a civil lawsuit alleging they ran a sex trafficking operation. mrjeffries — who ran the us fashion retailerfor 22 years — has not commented. yemen's houthi movement has hit another ship in the red sea, the iranian—backed rebel group says. the greek cargo carrier was struck yesterday, while travelling from vietnam to israel. the ship was empty and there are no reports of injuries. birmingham city council has said up to 600 jobs could be made redundant, as it struggles with huge debt. the council declared itself effectively bankrupt last year, amid equal pay claims of up to £760 million and an £80 million overspend on an it system. the chief executive said no decisions would be made, until after a consultation period.

dramatic features caused by erosion are being sculpted into the world's biggest iceberg. it's known as the a23a — and is being ground down by the warmer air and water its encountering as it drifts slowly away from the antarctic. our science correspondent jonathan amos has more. it's the biggest chunk of free—floating ice on earth — an iceberg known as a23a. and after three decades confined to the freezer in antarctica, it's coming out, moving north into warmer waters. the berg is now melting, and fast. an expedition this week saw waves gouging huge caves and arches in its walls. only a23a's enormous scale is keeping it in existence. satellite images show the frozen block to have a width of 65km, or a0 miles. that's like the distance from manchester to sheffield. a23a has an area of 3,900 square kilometres — that's more than twice the size of greater london. and its average thickness is about 280 metres —

nearly as tall as the eiffel tower. and it weighs close to a trillion tonnes. but these dimensions are shrinking all the time. now that it's moved off from its relatively cooler position in the southern area of the weddell sea, it's being exposed to much warmer water temperatures, much stronger currents and much warmer air temperatures, as well. so all of these forces will combine to attack the integrity of that iceberg and it will eventually begin to calve off and break up into smaller pieces. the production and melting of icebergs like a23a are part of a natural cycle, not a consequence of climate change. and, as it melts, there are upsides. it'll be dropping mineral dust in the ocean. this is a fertiliser stimulating the growth of the very smallest organisms, like plankton, all the way up to the biggest creatures on the planet — the blue whales.

but how long a23a can remain intact is uncertain. the only guarantee is this giant will eventually wither to nothing. jonathan amos, bbc news. the world's oldest dog, bobi the portuguese bull mastiff, there are doubts about his real age. he was said to be 31 years old and 165 days when he died last year, the equivalent of being almost 200 years old in human years. guinness world records have now launched an investigation following vets questioning his true age. how could they question that? he questioning his true age. how could they question that?— they question that? he deserves it for bein: they question that? he deserves it for being cute- _ they question that? he deserves it for being cute. let _ they question that? he deserves it for being cute. let it _ they question that? he deserves it for being cute. let it be. _ they question that? he deserves it for being cute. let it be. we - they question that? he deserves it for being cute. let it be. we like i for being cute. let it be. we like bobby. here's carol.

we have been talking about how cold it is at the moment. last night we had the coldest night of the winter so far with temperatures falling to —13. it will be cold again today. it will be cold the next couple of days. today, we are looking at as well as cold, we have got ice, snow across parts of northern scotland and northern ireland in particular. we have rain not too far from the south clipping parts of devon and cornwall. it might be wintry here. we have had showers across the north and west already. these will persist. some clipping parts of the coast of wales and a lot of dry weather. we have a weak weather front travelling south producing cloud. at times, we will see hazy sunshine here. but it will feel cold wherever you are. these

are the temperatures. maximum in aberdeen freezing today. four in cardiff. another day for wrapping up warm. overnight, this cloud pulls away. clear skies. more warm. overnight, this cloud pulls away. clearskies. more showers coming in across the north and west. the wind moves to a northerly. we are more likely to catch more showers coming in across north—east england and it will be another cold night. these are the temperatures in towns and cities. widely —2 and —5, six. but it could be —15. tomorrow snow showers in eastern parts of england, more showers coming in of a wintry nature in scotland and northern ireland. and some western areas. and later more coming in across the north west. but once again, it is going to be across the north west. but once again, it is going to be cold.

we have been warned. coming into work was not as bad as expected this morning. it will turn milder at the weekend. we are sticking with the theme because we have sentjohn maguire to a gritting station. he is in county durham, finding out how they will keep the roads safe. good morning. you need to come to the north—east. it is baltic. minus fourin the north—east. it is baltic. minus four in the air and road temperatures, looking in the control centre, as cold as —8 and that combination. weatherforecast, local combination. weather forecast, local knowledge combination. weatherforecast, local knowledge that let them know what to do. sitting here it is incredibly sophisticated. computer controlled. a lot of what they managed to do. i will show you how the system works.

you will see these gritters out and about on winter evenings. the hopper takes eight tonnes of grit and it comes down to the spinner at the back. you will see it on the road. it distributes grit but it is actually rock salt. when you see it on the roads and the road is white it is because the road is dry but when the salt works, and it needs traffic to go across it to agitate it, and make it work to melt the ice, you get the wet road and that is when it is doing itsjob. the crews running these will be extremely busy the next few nights. because as we know, this winter weather is here for a few days yet. when the temperatures plunge and our roads begin to ice over, an army is deployed. not green but yellow with amber lights flashing, the gritters here in leicestershire and right across the uk

are out and about working to make our highways and byways as safe as possible. the challenges are that you've got to get round the roads as quickly as you can without going over a certain speed limit because you've got to grit between 25 and 30 miles an hour. but we've got a massive area to cover. we do 1800 miles a night, and that's if we just run the routes once. if we go round twice, that's 3600 miles of road. there are, though, many areas the gritters can't reach and drivers are asked to play their part. when our gritters are out and about, stay back. give them a bit of room. these are really big vehicles and they're really trying to get the maximum amount of grit down onto the road network. i'd also ask people to be really mindful about how they park, particularly at night. we don't want to be knocking on anyone's door asking them to move because we can't get a gritter through. so we need our routes kept open. in terms of driving, you know, don't expect — even treated surfaces can still be slippery. so please treat every road like it's untreated and drive

to the conditions that you're faced with. previous winters have seen the rock salt used by the gritting fleet in short supply, but the scottish government says it has half a million tonnes at its disposal. and they need it. the cold closed more than 120 schools across scotland as the mercury fell. many parts of the north west of england are blanketed by snow. beautiful scenery, but again, treacherous for motorists. and in northern ireland, disruption for many, but elation for children here in county antrim as a snow—covered playground surrounded their homes. so the advice, especially in the midlands and the north, has been to take precautions. wrap up warm and look out for the vulnerable. but competitors in the spine race are taking a different approach. we'll have to put up with it for another two or three days, all the sunglasses are

beautiful, beautiful weather, beautiful scenery. it's a beautiful part of the world as well. they're racing nonstop for seven days, 268 miles along the pennines, battling the very worst that january 2024 can throw at them. they must be mad. i know a couple of ultramarathon runners. kevin sinfield. did not see him in the footage. we arejoined by sinfield. did not see him in the footage. we are joined by a representative of the county council. it representative of the county council. . , , _, representative of the county council. , ., council. it has been cold over the ast da s council. it has been cold over the past days and _ council. it has been cold over the past days and we _ council. it has been cold over the past days and we have _ council. it has been cold over the past days and we have been - council. it has been cold over the i past days and we have been treating the network and we have gone out this morning at five o'clock across the four domains, the high and low pennines, coastaland the four domains, the high and low pennines, coastal and central. that . ives pennines, coastal and central. that aives ou pennines, coastal and central. that gives you four _ pennines, coastal and central. that gives you four challenges because they are very different weather patterns, different areas. you need to do different things in different places. me to do different things in different laces. ~ ., . , to do different things in different laces. ~ ., ., , ., , places. we do. that is a big challenge. _ places. we do. that is a big challenge, the _

places. we do. that is a big challenge, the diverse - places. we do. that is a big - challenge, the diverse topography. of challenge, the diverse topography. of county durham. yes. it brings with it different challenges in four areas. it with it different challenges in four areas. , ~' . with it different challenges in four areas. , ~ ., ., , areas. it is like a military operation _ areas. it is like a military operation to _ areas. it is like a military operation to get - areas. it is like a military| operation to get the right areas. it is like a military - operation to get the right people areas. it is like a military _ operation to get the right people at the right time in the right kit and the right time in the right kit and the right time in the right kit and the right amount of grit.- the right time in the right kit and the right amount of grit. during the winter season _ the right amount of grit. during the winter season we _ the right amount of grit. during the winter season we monitor - the right amount of grit. during the winter season we monitor weatherl winter season we monitor weather continually. we have maintenance drivers and highways inspectors, duty managers, validator is, and support from local subcontractors so the scale of the operation is huge because durham is one of the largest unitary authorities and we treat 45% of the network, so it is huge. es, unitary authorities and we treat 45% of the network, so it is huge. g 11th of the network, so it is huge. a lot of the network, so it is huge. a lot of work for — of the network, so it is huge. a lot of work for you. _ of the network, so it is huge. a lot of work for you. great _ of the network, so it is huge. a lot of work for you. great to _ of the network, so it is huge. a lot of work for you. great to talk - of the network, so it is huge. a lot of work for you. great to talk to you. the aa will be busy. dave, from the aa, good morning. what are you getting called out to?— getting called out to? when the mercury plunges _ getting called out to? when the mercury plunges like _ getting called out to? when the mercury plunges like this. - getting called out to? when the

mercury plunges like this. it - getting called out to? when the mercury plunges like this. it is i mercury plunges like this. it is a lot of battery jobs. mercury plunges like this. it is a lot of batteryjobs. puncture from potholes. a lot of rising potholes on the road so we advise the public to check their spare tire. make sure there is enough tread and air in it. and when you break down, the mechanic who attends can usually get it sorted. ., ., ., ., mechanic who attends can usually get it sorted. ., ., i. ., it sorted. you are too young to remember. — it sorted. you are too young to remember, when _ it sorted. you are too young to remember, when i _ it sorted. you are too young to remember, when i was - it sorted. you are too young to remember, when i was a - it sorted. you are too young to remember, when i was a kid, l it sorted. you are too young to - remember, when i was a kid, broken down cars everywhere. they are more reliable, modern vehicles, but still, potholes particularly, talking about them earlier in the week, what damage do they do? then;r week, what damage do they do? they can cause a — week, what damage do they do? they can cause a puncture. _ week, what damage do they do? tie: can cause a puncture. worst—case scenario down on the alloy, when we need a major repair. i advise the public if they do their checks in the morning, lights, oil. make sure the morning, lights, oil. make sure the snow is off the vehicle. it is

best to be seen so be safe, make sure lights are free from snow and the windows are de—iced. and take warm clothing, emergency snacks, may be a flask. everything for a worst—case scenario. be a flask. everything for a worst-case scenario. brilliant advice. thank _ worst-case scenario. brilliant advice. thank you. _ worst-case scenario. brilliant advice. thank you. we - worst-case scenario. brilliant advice. thank you. we are i worst-case scenario. brilliant - advice. thank you. we are expecting this cold weather in county durham and other places to be sending out their gritter fleets the rest of the week. it will warm up towards the end of the week and weekend but at the moment, they are doing essential work. we are waiting for this vehicle to come in. a busy morning. they will be coming and going all morning, especially as rush—hour kicks in. we need traffic to ensure what they are putting on the road works effectively. but good to know they are out there? doing an essentialjob through these

conditions. we will be back with you later, john. let's have a look at the papers. the sun leads with the story of a two—year—old boy called who starved to death after his dad died shortly after boxing day. the paper says bronson's family have accused social services of missing chances to save him. the daily mail focuses on the prime minister's controversial rwanda bill — which is facing a crucial vote tonight, with the paper adding that rishi sunak "faces a battle to save his premiership". it comes after two conservative deputy chairmen and a ministerial aide resigned to rebel over the issue. the daily mirror says "about time".

about the fujitsu boss apology. following the post office scandal. and the times leads on new research which shows that a daily glass of fruitjuice can cause children to weight gain, according to researchers from the university of toronto. you try to do the right thing... how often do you look at your phone? too often. i try to look at it less. i do not think i am alone. apparently we look at our phone every six minutes on average. checking for calls, messages. 160 times in the 16 hours we are awake every day. people most likely to check their phones most often are in the north—east. the people most laid—back apparently are in the north west. we still look at our phones are locked. six minutes. i am probably guilty at looking at it more frequently. i try to put it in the draw and lock it when i am at

home. biscuit dunking. you are a fan. scientists have looked at the detail of how long you should dunk. commissioned by mcvities. six of the ten main biscuits had an optimal dunking time of less than a second. it is quicker than you think. which is the best biscuit for dunking? rich tea fingers. no chocolate. messes with your teeth too much. do let us know what you think of our major stories. which is the best biscuit to dunk. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london, i'mjim wheble. two undercover operations involving met police officers posing as members of the public in possession of luxury watches has led to 27 people being charged with theft. police used data to target the would—be criminals who then lured the undercover officers

to quiet streets in soho where they were then attacked by groups of men to steal the watches. 21 people have since been convicted with 1a now in prison. a watch in particular is quite an unpleasant crime because you've a watch theft in particular is quite an unpleasant crime because you've got individuals often on their own, surrounded by groups of predominantly young men, and it's a very intimidating, threatening experience. we have identified really specific hotspots in soho, kensington, hammersmith, chelsea, and we know it's outside venues, thursdays, fridays and saturday nights between roughly 11pm and 4am. london is not prepared to deal with the increasingly extreme weather that climate change is set to bring, according to a report commissioned by sadiq khan. heatwaves, fires, intense downpours, flash flooding and sea level rise will bring increased risks to people's health, homes and businesses without adequate adaptation. the review also said demand

for water is expected to outstrip supply within the next 15 years. a recent spate of drain covers being stolen across haringey is potentially putting pedestrians and road users in danger, according to the local council. the borough says missing grates can cause an accident and can lead to blocked drains and flooding due to debris not being caught by the cover. let's take a look at the tubes now. there's a good service on all lines this morning except for a few delays on the piccadilly lines. now onto the weather with kate. good morning. it is another cold start this morning. temperatures not quite so low as yesterday but still below zero. there's more cloud around through today but it is staying dry. the cloud will gradually thicken, we've got a cold front sinking south. it's going to linger for parts of south london and beyond but further north, clearing through the afternoon, some brighter skies with some sunshine. temperatures though still cold, 1—4 celsius the maximum.

any remaining cloud will clear away overnight, dry, clear, the wind light, the temperature dropping down to potentially —6 or —7. a very cold night. a bright start tomorrow morning, high pressure starts to build in so quite a quiet couple of days. we will see plenty of winter sunshine then through thursday. the wind again light and temperatures struggling. it is going to be cold tomorrow, between one and three celsius. similar conditions for friday, then as we head into the weekend, some slightly less cold air for saturday, the wind will strengthen, largely dry until the end of sunday where it turns wet, windy and much milder. well, that's it from me, but if you're a fan of buskers, take a look at our website and see what you make of the man who's trying to busk outside of every tube station. i'll be back in half an hour but for now it's back to nina and sally.

hello, this is breakfast with nina warhurst and sally nugent. in the next hour, we'll get an idea of how fast the price of goods are rising, when the latest inflation figures are released. ben's here with the details. the numbers have not been as eye watering as they were a few months back but still prices rising quicker than comfortable? find back but still prices rising quicker than comfortable?— than comfortable? and the big ruestion than comfortable? and the big question is _ than comfortable? and the big question is if _ than comfortable? and the big question is if anyone _ than comfortable? and the big question is if anyone feels - than comfortable? and the big i question is if anyone feels better off, do you feel the cost of living pressures easing? let me explain where we are. today, we're getting a measure of how much prices went up on average in december compared with a year ago, for the goods and services we typically spend our money on. that's what we mean when we talk about inflation. in november inflation was 3.9%. that means if you previously spent £100 on various things a year ago, those same items would cost you £103.90. remember though, this

is an average — some things will have gone up by more, some by less and some may have even fallen in price. back in october 2022 inflation was more than 11%. we've seen it slow down a lot since then. of course, lower inflation doesn't mean prices on average are dropping though, it means they are rising less quickly. the prime minister pledged to halve inflation to around 5% by the end of last year and that did happen. but of course, there are also wider global factors that have played a significant part. the price of energy has started to fall. although you might not be feeling the impact when it comes to your energy bills at home. wholesalers can now buy gas and oil more cheaply than a year ago. the cost of raw materials like metal, crude oil and chemicals have also come down from last year too which means building and making things is costing less. and, although food

prices are still rising, they're rising less quickly than this time last year. we've been talking to families in blackpool, about whether or not they are feeling better off. a year ago with inflation running up more than 10%, even affording the basics was a struggle for families at this community hub in blackpool. we're struggling to buy the shopping, to buy new shoes when we need it because kids go through shoes like mad. we can't do evenings out. we can't even go to like play centres and stuff because it's just too expensive. 12 months on, prices are now rising a lot less quickly, but cost of living pressures are still battering people's budgets. and many say they feel no better off than they did a year ago. it is a struggle trying to budget. the price of some things that the kids choose to eat is a lot more than what i'd get if it was just me. i don't mind eating basics stuff, but these two are only eat certain things. they won't eat the cheaper ones.

he's pasta mad, tuna mad, he'll live off tuna if i let him, tuna and pasta and it's like a fiver for four tins of tuna. in the current cold snap heating homes is at the front of people's minds. without the extra government support of last year, high energy bills are still a worry. and places like this are vital. run by the local football club, families can come here to get a meal, clothes and keep warm. we've continued this now, actually, throughout the whole year. so originally we set up last winter as a winter hub to try and give a warm place and a good hot meal. we actually ended up carrying on throughout the summer and have launched again for this winter, continuing especially now with how cold it is to try and help those families reduce those costs. danny has three children. his youngest starts school this year and he says providing for them will always be his priority. the priority is the kids, obviously, they come first before

anything else and the bills, then i worry about myself last, basically. but the kids, they always come before me and the bills. so we've got a roof over my head and the kids are ok then i'm fine with that. blackpool has some of the highest rates of poverty in the country, so even as pressures ease in the wider economy, community services like this are seeing no let up in demand. my ideal would be that we had no one knocking on the door. you know, i'd be out ofajob, but... but that's the ideal, isn't it, that we're not needed at all, either for mental health reasons or for cost of living reasons. that would be amazing, but it's not going to happen. inflation and the cost of borrowing may well have peaked. but when it comes to cost of living pressures, well, it may be some time before many working families feel the tide has really turned for them. so, that's how some families in blackpool are feeling

in the current financial climate. and although inflation has slowed down, it's still almost double the bank of england's target of 2%. at 7am this morning the office for national statistics will release the latest data and i'll bring you the details. i will tell you what it means for interest rates and your borrowing costs. ., ~' , ., interest rates and your borrowing costs. . ,, , ., ., , , costs. thank you, really interesting oint, costs. thank you, really interesting point, inflation _ costs. thank you, really interesting point, inflation has _ costs. thank you, really interesting point, inflation has come _ costs. thank you, really interesting point, inflation has come down - point, inflation has come down significantly but it is still much higher than where the government would like it to be. when i go on the big shop, i recognise that prices that went through the roof for certain items, the increase has halved but it is still way more expensive than it was before the spike. ben will bring us those numbersjust after 7am. numbers just after 7am. an incredible numbersjust after 7am. an incredible fa cup numbers just after 7am. an incredible fa cup last numbersjust after 7am. an incredible fa cup last night.

we were looking to see if eastleigh was going to cause an upset, but bristol city knocked out west ham so we did have some drama last night. we love that about the cup. they might be flying high in the premier league but west ham are out of the fa cup. knocked out by championship side bristol city, 1—0 after their replay last night. there was a bit of a scare for luton at bolton. but eastligh�*s dream is over. newport�*s reward for victory there is manchester united andy swiss was watching those games. for bristol city's players and their thousands of fans, a night of fa cup celebration. the championship side began as the underdogs against west ham, but after just two minutes, the upset was on. bristol city are in, bristol city have scored! tommy conway sending ashton gate into dreamland, keeping his feet and his cool to slot the hosts ahead. and after the break, west ham's night got even worse. said benrahma kicked out, was sent

off and their hopes were soon over. delight for bristol city and especially their goal scorer who's been at the club since he was a boy. i've been coming here since i was seven, like you said. and to see the stadium like this today and obviously to get to win, it's some feeling, i can't really put it into words but yeah, really happy today. so could league one side bolton also spring an upset? well, not quite, as luton came back from a goal down. chiedozie ogbene clinching a 2—1win. and non—league eastleigh�*s fairy tale is over. they were soon behind against newport county, courtesy of aaron wildig's early goal. but after the break, the dream was suddenly alive. and mccallum, oh, what about that? paul mccallum with the equaliser and eastleigh were back in it, but not for long, as newport eased to a 3—1 win to set up a lucrative tie with manchester united. a reward certainly worth celebrating. andy swiss, bbc news.

now to rugby union and the sensational news that the welsh superstar louis rees—zammit is giving up the sport to play american football. he's heading to the nfl instead of turning out for wales in the six nations, announcing the shock decision yesterday. he's been a standout player for wales on the wing since breaking into the team as a teenager. but the 22—year—old will leave his club side gloucester, wales, and the sport entirely to join the nfl international player pathway in an attempt to play american football at the highest level. lewis said he had an approach on sunday to go and do a training camp with the nfl, it's something he has always dreamt of having an opportunity to do. he slept on it on monday, went to gloucester, didn't really think too much whether it would go ahead. was told by his

lawyers to not say anything to anyone. and pretty much the paperwork has been agreed and signed and gloucester have agreed to release him in the last couple of hours. there'll be a sizzling atmosphere inside the rod laver arena later this morning as the ten time australian open champion novak djokovic takes on home favourite alexei popyrin in the second round. plenty of action already though, including the us open champion coco gauff who is safely through to the next round. a straight sets win for her over fellow american caroline dolehide. good day for the teenagers, as the 16—year—old russian mirra andreeva, a real rising star of the sport, has pulled off a massive result, knocking out last years wimbledon finalist ons jabeur. they've had nearly two months to prepare and now we're just a few days away from one of the scottish cup ties of the season. highland league side buckie thistle go to celtic in the fourth round this weekend. so how are they going to do against the team who've won it

more than anyone else? go on the jag, whoo! buckie is buzzing. go on, buckie, go on the jag! it's a one in 100 year kind of thing, is it? it's never going to happen again. it's a big day for the town. so we've got the buckie thistle socks and we've got the buckie thistle cards. are they going to bring you good luck on the weekend? hopefully i'll be wearing a pair at the game. how much of a buzz is there here in the town? it's absolutely buzzing, it really is. the whole place, the schools, it'sjust so many people have been in touch to say good luck. come on, jags! there's about 8,000 people who live here in buckie and i'm right in saying saying 3,000 tickets to the game. there are going to be very few people here. it's going to be a ghost town! it's going to be a ghost town. lewis, your dayjob is building homes. now you've got to construct a win against celtic. is this going to be the biggestjob

of your career so far? without a shadow of a doubt, yeah. going up against the number one club in scotland, is going to be a mammoth task for graham, myself and the squad at buckie thistle. josh, you got the goals that got buckie into the fourth round. when you scored them and that winning penalty you probably never imagined it would have been celtic in the next round. no, never. i think, oh, it's something you could imagine. but for reality to actually happen, for us to actually get drawn against, the biggest draw you could probably get. talk to us about their celebrations when you found out you'd drawn celtic. when the teams started to get narrowed down and we've seen that celtic were still in it and rangers were still in it. we thought, this is unbelievable. and celtic's name came out and then obviously ours came out. there's just... you can't, you can't explain the feeling. where were you watching when you found out you were playing celtic?

i was actually watching on my iphone in a theatre in edinburgh. and my daughter was dancing on stage and i had to have it on the iplayer on the phone and had to curtail my excitement a wee bit because the wife was giving me the old elbow. i was like, "we've just drew celtic." and if you do do it and you beat celtic, you're getting the drinks in for everyone here? definitely, yeah, definitely. if we beat celtic there'll be a big celebration for buckie and the boys will get treated, that's for sure. and it's notjust the football that's put buckie thistle on the map. how is it, gary, that it's come to be mentioned in a stephen king novel? well, my recollection, john, was that stephen king was looking for a scottish football team with reference to an edinburgh school that was featuring in the book. and for some reason he liked the name buckie thistle and thereby chose it. he's got a kit now, and he sent us two signed copies. is he now the most famous buckie thistle fan do you think? it would probably rate as... probably would be, wouldn't he?

one of the best known supporters of buckie thistle, yeah. and famous supporters aside, it's club volunteers like sandra and alan patterson who keep it going. sandra, almost 35 years with this club, you are mrs buckie thistle. that's what i'm called, aye, that's what i'm called. great times in that time? aye, there've been happy times. i've seen good, bad times, but i enjoy my football. i sit by it and i've made many friends through it, through different clubs. i enjoy it, i look forward to it every saturday. it keeps me young. and alan, you're pretty busy as well. i understand you are kitman, handyman, everything man. more or less, aye. more or less. it feels as though you're keep the club afloat at times. well, someone needs to. and do you fancy your chances of getting celtic back here maybe for a replay? in ourdreams, yes.

dare to dream, right? cheers to that. yes. cheers to that, thanks, guys. there you go, look. indeed, can you imagine what the celebrations are like if they do actually win? on the basis of the celebrations we saw that when they found out they had drawn a celtic, can you imagine the buzz. the found out they had drawn a celtic, can you imagine the buzz.- can you imagine the buzz. the big ruestion, can you imagine the buzz. the big question, decent _ can you imagine the buzz. the big question, decent brew? _ can you imagine the buzz. the big question, decent brew? it - can you imagine the buzz. the big question, decent brew? it was - can you imagine the buzz. the big question, decent brew? it was a l question, decent brew? it was a crackin: question, decent brew? it was a cracking brew. _ question, decent brew? it was a cracking brew, sandra _ question, decent brew? it was a cracking brew, sandra always i question, decent brew? it was a - cracking brew, sandra always makes a great brew. if you go there you can guarantee a great brew. goad great brew. if you go there you can guarantee a great brew.— guarantee a great brew. good to know. guarantee a great brew. good to know- we _ guarantee a great brew. good to know- we are — guarantee a great brew. good to know. we are talking _ guarantee a great brew. good to know. we are talking about - guarantee a great brew. good to know. we are talking about tls| know. we are talking about tls morning! —— we are talking about cups of tea quite a lot this morning! carroll has the latest information on the overnight project. we over prepared last night, thermals, tracksuit, two

pairs of socks. i put cardboard on the windscreen. i pairs of socks. i put cardboard on the windscreen.— pairs of socks. i put cardboard on the windscreen. i thought you were auoin to the windscreen. i thought you were going to say _ the windscreen. i thought you were going to say in _ the windscreen. i thought you were going to say in your— the windscreen. i thought you were going to say in your pyjamas! - the windscreen. i thought you were going to say in your pyjamas! but l the windscreen. i thought you were l going to say in your pyjamas! but we going to say in your py'amas! but we didn't uuite going to say in your py'amas! but we didn't quite need — going to say in your py'amas! but we didn't quite need it. — going to say in your pyjamas! but we didn't quite need it. carol— going to say in your pyjamas! but we didn't quite need it. carol has - going to say in your pyjamas! but we didn't quite need it. carol has the . didn't quite need it. carol has the rest of the country. it has been really cold overnight. if i show you the temperatures we have had overnight, these are the lowest one is so far, —14 in the highlands, making it the coldest night of this winter so far. all in the highlands, these temperatures. northern england, —8, so there is a risk of ice testing if you are heading out, bear mind. the widespread cold hard frost. and snow showers in the north and west. in the south a band of cloud so weather front sinking south, another one coming up from france, it has been

named storm irene. this is clipping the south coast of ireland, —— england, we could see some wintriness in those showers. snow showers persisting in northern scotland, coming into northern ireland, and a band of cloud across southern england with most of the rain in the channel islands and english channel. we should see some hazy sunshine during the day but the lion's share of the country will have a dry day with some sunshine. we could see a few wintry showers coming down the irish sea, clipping wales and the south—west at times as well. 2 degrees is the maximum in glasgow and belfast, five in norwich. in day to wrap up warm. overnight we lose the cloud from the south, continuing with snow showers coming in across the north and west. the wind veers to a northerly so we are more exposed to the snow showers across eastern england, north—east

england and sometimes east anglia. another cold night. these are the temperatures you can expect in the towns and cities, in the countryside much lower. where we have got a lying snow, we could see similar values as last night, possibly even more. not outwith the realms of possibility we could see —15. we see ice on untreated surfaces tomorrow, a lot of wet weather, a few showers across the northern coastline and later in the day there will be snow showers coming in across north—west wales and north—west england. these are the temperatures, so again, feeling cold for most. there is a high of freezing in aberdeen. that tells you the story and if you want something milder, you will have to wait the weekend but then it is going to be a wet and potentially very windy, gales or severe gales.

i love that, a high of zero in aberdeen!— i love that, a high of zero in aberdeen! you have been sending in your pictures from enjoying the snow, look at this from trevor, is that a rainbow? that is over the conwy valley in north wales. look rainbow? that is over the conwy valley in north wales.— rainbow? that is over the conwy valley in north wales. look at the colours as the _ valley in north wales. look at the colours as the sun _ valley in north wales. look at the colours as the sun is _ valley in north wales. look at the colours as the sun is peeping - colours as the sun is peeping through. this is meghan's katz, who i think we can all agree with that beautiful white fur, is doing a greatjob of blending in with the snow. great “ob of blending in with the snow. ,, y great “ob of blending in with the snow. ,, , . ., , great “ob of blending in with the snow, ,, , . ., ., , snow. slightly creamy against the white. snow. slightly creamy against the white- very _ snow. slightly creamy against the white. very stylish. _ snow. slightly creamy against the white. very stylish. i _ snow. slightly creamy against the white. very stylish. i know- snow. slightly creamy against the white. very stylish. i know this i white. very stylish. i know this one, because this is my dog. this is a little dog walk that i did yesterday near where i live, that is sadie who was a bit cold.— sadie who was a bit cold. doesn't sadie who was a bit cold. doesn't sadie have _ sadie who was a bit cold. doesn't sadie have a _ sadie who was a bit cold. doesn't sadie have a little _ sadie who was a bit cold. doesn't sadie have a little coat? - sadie who was a bit cold. doesn't sadie have a little coat? she - sadie who was a bit cold. doesn't. sadie have a little coat? she does, don't make — sadie have a little coat? she does, don't make me _ sadie have a little coat? she does, don't make me feel— sadie have a little coat? she does, don't make me feel bad _ sadie have a little coat? she does, don't make me feel bad because . sadie have a little coat? she does, don't make me feel bad because i | don't make me feel bad because i didn't put it on her. hat

don't make me feel bad because i didn't put it on her.— didn't put it on her. not 'udging, do coats didn't put it on her. not 'udging, dog coats h didn't put it on her. not 'udging, dog coats are always h didn't put it on her. notjudging, dog coats are always cute! - didn't put it on her. notjudging, dog coats are always cute! keep| didn't put it on her. notjudging, - dog coats are always cute! keep your pictures coming in, you can send them on whatsapp. you can get in touch with e—mail and on twitter so if there is a pet involved, please let us know the pet name as well! it is ten to seven. some children with a form of leukaemia have become the first in the uk to receive a new type of treatment, which is far less toxic than chemotherapy. as well as being much gentler on the body, the drug is able to be taken at home meaning children spend far less time in hospital. our reporter, michelle roberts has been to meet one family, who is benefitting. life's getting back to normal for 11—year—old arthur. he's been clear of cancer for almost a year now. he was one of the first children in the uk to try out a new type of cancer drug. blinatumomab or blina can replace big chunks of aggressive chemotherapy. the news came that actually there was still some residual cancer, so that particular chemo phase had

not worked as expected. for arthur blina was then the only real option to tackle his blood cancer. you can see the pick line that goes into his pyjamas and actually there on the right hand side, the pump that was separately at that point not yet in the backpack. all of the kit can be carried in a small bag. although he had to wear it day and night, it gave him back his freedom. doctors say it's a much kinder alternative. hello, arthur. come on in. and could be a game changerfor kids with b—cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia who struggle on chemo. chemotherapy are poisons that kill the leukemic cells but also kill and damage normal cells. and that is what causes their side effects. blinatumomab is a gentler, kinder treatment that doesn't have the same side effects

as chemotherapy, but can cure just as many patients as chemotherapy. inside all of us lurks a serial killer. that's our body's own immune cells. blina helps them seek out and destroy the cancer. this death hunt is precisely targeted. healthy cells are untouched. each bead represents a specific thing. for example, that bead represents chemo. it's been a long, toughjourney for the whole family made somewhat easier by blina. i didn't have to, like, always be attached to, like, a machine. it made it feel like a lot freer. it also freed up some of mum and dads time and they could finally do work again instead of having to go to hospital with me. new year was when we found out that blina had worked and that there

was no residual cancer. and so that was just amazing and so we had double celebrations there. blina's already used in adults, but it's not yet widely available on the nhs for children. given its promise as a kinder, gentler treatment, arthur's medical team hope it could be in the future. michelle roberts, bbc news. can't imagine what a difference that must have two families who don't have to have that extended time in hospital. have to have that extended time in hos - ital. , ., have to have that extended time in hosital. , ., ., , ., , hospital. great to see are they doinu so hospital. great to see are they doing so well. _ hospital. great to see are they doing so well. this _ hospital. great to see are they doing so well. this is - hospital. great to see are they doing so well. this is your - doing so well. this is your favourite subject, mopping the floors! mopping the floors, doing the washing and dusting the furniture, they're all chores we'd probably rather not do and apparently we're spending less and less time doing them. in a survey to celebrate their 100th anniversary, the good housekeeping

guide has found that 80% of us are spending less than five hours a week cleaning, with ironing topping the poll of the most hated chore. that and wiping the blinds, it takes forever. ~ ., , , , that and wiping the blinds, it takes| forever-— not forever. who wipes their blind? not an more! our reporter olivia hutchinson has been taking a look at how times have changed. women's growing independence means they spend much less time at home. so making the home more comfortable, enjoyable, and above all easier to run, is a constant theme. a blast from the past. this news report from 1968 gives us a glimpse into domestic life at the time. skip forward a couple of decades to the eighties, this is what these men had to say. we fight the wars. i have a wife to do housework. so how are we feeling in 202a? my husband will, say, he'll put the washing the younger men possibly do understand more about the utility machinery and washing machines...

than when we first got married. yeah, yeah, they know how to switch it on. # do the shake'n'vac- and put the freshness back! we may not see adverts like this any more, but it seems women are still doing most of the housework. # do the shake'n'vac- and put the freshness back! and for those of us who are cleaning, we're doing it less often. latest stats show that the majority of brits are now spending fewer than five hours a week on household chores. if i get told that i've got to do something, but as we said, i do all the cooking. so, you know, i'm quite happy with all that. and i do all the shopping. i do it all. i look after outdoor, yes. he's the garden man and i'm the indoor man. so it works very well. we clean once a week and i do my share. you do the hoovering and the mopping. i'm not allowed to touch the dishwasher to load or empty, that's his domain. a survey for the good housekeeping institute found 65% of women

are still doing all or most of the chores, even if they lived with someone else. only 27% said they were divided equally with a male partner and 1% relied on their children. and what's the most hated chore? it's ironing, apparently. the first lesson is given in the hall by instructress ms asquith. the days may be over where women like these are taught how to polish correctly, but it appears there still is that stereotype when it comes to being a domestic goddess. olivia hutchinson, bbc news. very interesting. although many more women are working now, they are still statistically during the more domestic chores.— still statistically during the more domestic chores. correct! we would love to hear — domestic chores. correct! we would love to hear about _ domestic chores. correct! we would love to hear about how _ domestic chores. correct! we would love to hear about how you - domestic chores. correct! we would love to hear about how you split - domestic chores. correct! we would love to hear about how you split the chores in your household, do you

share them, to the children get involved? is it time we trained the children a little bit better to do a bit more work to make from the age of four, they need to put the stuff ijy of four, they need to put the stuff by the sink or in the dishwasher. yes! your house! we by the sink or in the dishwasher. yes! your house!— by the sink or in the dishwasher. yes! your house! we agreed the only 'ob we yes! your house! we agreed the only job we enjoy- — yes! your house! we agreed the only job we enjoy- the _ yes! your house! we agreed the only job we enjoy. the big _ yes! your house! we agreed the only job we enjoy. the big wash, - yes! your house! we agreed the only job we enjoy. the big wash, laundry, | job we en'oy. the big wash, laundry, love a job we enjoy. the big wash, laundry, love a bit of— job we enjoy. the big wash, laundry, love a bit of it, _ job we enjoy. the big wash, laundry, love a bit of it, good _ job we enjoy. the big wash, laundry, love a bit of it, good for _ job we enjoy. the big wash, laundry, love a bit of it, good for your- love a bit of it, good for your brain. just the putting away is not so good. rfleet brain. just the putting away is not so aood. , ., . ., brain. just the putting away is not so ood. , ., . . , so good. get in touch and let us know how _ so good. get in touch and let us know how you — so good. get in touch and let us know how you divide _ so good. get in touch and let us know how you divide the - so good. get in touch and let us know how you divide the tasks l so good. get in touch and let us| know how you divide the tasks in your house. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london, i'mjim wheble. two undercover operations involving met police officers posing as members of the public in possession of luxury watches has led to 27 people being charged with theft. police used data to target the would—be criminals who then lured the undercover officers

to quiet streets in soho — where they were then attacked by groups of men to steal the watches. 21 people have since been convicted with 1a now in prison. a watch theft in particular is quite an unpleasant crime because you've got individuals often on their own, surrounded by groups of predominantly young men, and it's a very intimidating, threatening experience. we have identified really specific hotspots in soho, kensington, hammersmith, chelsea, and we know it's outside venues, thursdays, fridays and saturday nights between roughly 11pm and 4am. london is not prepared to deal with the increasingly extreme weather that climate change is set to bring, according to a report commissioned by sadiq khan. heatwaves, fires, intense downpours, flash flooding and sea level rise will bring increased risks to people's health, homes and businesses without adequate adaptation. the review also said demand for water is expected to outstrip supply within the next 15 years.

a recent spate of drain covers being stolen across haringey is potentially putting pedestrians and road users in danger, according to the local council. the borough says missing grates can cause an accident and can lead to blocked drains and flooding due to debris not being caught by the cover. let's take a look at the tubes. there's a good service on most lines except for a few delays on the piccadilly line and severe delays on the central line. now weather with kate. good morning. it is another cold start this morning. temperatures not quite so low as yesterday but still below zero. there's more cloud around through today but it is staying dry. the cloud will gradually thicken, we've got a cold front sinking south. it's going to linger for parts of south london and beyond but further north, clearing through the afternoon, some brighter skies with some sunshine. temperatures though still cold,

1—4 celsius the maximum. any remaining cloud will clear away overnight, dry, clear, the wind light, the temperature dropping down to potentially —6 or —7. a very cold night. a bright start tomorrow morning, high pressure starts to build in so quite a quiet couple of days. we will see plenty of winter sunshine then through thursday. the wind again light and temperatures struggling. it is going to be cold tomorrow, between one and three celsius. similar conditions for friday, then as we head into the weekend, some slightly less cold air for saturday, the wind will strengthen, largely dry until the end of sunday where it turns wet, windy and much milder. that's it from me — but if you're a fan of buskers, take a look at our website and see what you make of the man who's trying to busk outside of every tube station all to raise money for the homeless. i'll be back in half an hour — see you then

good morning, welcome to breakfast with nina warhurst and sally nugent. our headlines today. rishi sunak faces another key vote in the commons on his rwanda plan the day after the biggest rebellion of his premiership. fujitsu will face more questions today over the faulty it system that led to subpostmasters being prosecuted for crimes they didn't commit. a hammer blow as championship side bristol city knock west ham out of the fa cup. how one woman's false rape claims rocked an entire community — a new bbc documentary reveals the extent of the deceit. and we speak to warhorse author to find out why it is important children are read a bedtime story.

we have had the coldest night, 1914 celsius in the highlands, the coldest so far. today, risk of ice, snow showers, and a lot of dry weather as well. all the details later. —— —14 celsius. it's wednesday 17th january. rishi sunak is facing a crucial vote on his rwanda bill later — a day after suffering his biggest rebellion since becoming prime minister. 60 conservative mps including two deputy party chairmen and a ministerial aide resigned yesterday in order to vote for changes they said would toughen up the legislation. here's our political correspondent hannah miller. a plan that aims to stop dangerous channel crossings like this. a key pledge that's become rishi sunak�*s biggest parliamentary challenge. the ayes to the right 68. the noes to the left 529. last night, 60 of his own mps tried and failed to make

changes to the rwanda bill. among them, three who resigned their roles to vote against the government. the now former deputy chairmen of the conservative party, lee anderson and brendan clark—smith, and jane stephenson, who had been a pps, or ministerial assistant. i don't think i could carry on in my role as deputy chairman of the conservative party when i fundamentally disagree with the bill. i think most of the bill is sound. i think it can work. but we needed it beefing up. we needed it strengthening over the next few days. and i can't be in a position to vote for something which i don't believe in. the bill aims to send some people who arrive in the uk illegally to rwanda. their asylum case would be heard there and, if successful, that's where they'd stay. the policy was first announced by borisjohnson nearly two years ago. two months later, the first deportation flight was cancelled minutes before take—off, after the european court of human rights intervened.

it then went through several legal challenges and, in november last year, the supreme court ruled the policy as it stood then to be unlawful. so now the government's put together a new bill that declares rwanda to be a safe country. refugee rights are human rights! but rebels aren't happy that it's still allows individual legal challenges in the uk courts, and they want it strengthened to explicitly state that international law can't be used to block people from being removed. given the scale of the rebellion, some are still pinning their hopes on negotiations with government today. we want a bill that works. that's the fundamental point. we think there needs to be all of what we're suggesting, but let's have that conversation. are you willing to vote against the bill if nothing changes? well, i am willing to vote against the bill. but on the other side of the conservative party are those who think the prime minister's got this right.

what would your message to rishi sunak be at this point? oh, stand firm. i think the government should stand by the legislation it's put forward. it hasn't put any of its own amendments forward and i'm glad about that. and i think that we've seen the high watermark of the rebellion. labour, the snp and some other opposition parties reject the whole rwanda plan, which is described by downing street as the toughest legislation ever brought before parliament to tackle illegal migration. but the question hanging over westminster now is can the government get its flagship policy through? hannah miller, bbc news, westminster. let's get more on this now from our chief political correspondent henry zeffman. how much pressure will the prime minister be feeling today? yesterday was seriously — minister be feeling today? yesterday was seriously embarrassing - minister be feeling today? yesterday was seriously embarrassing for - minister be feeling today? yesterday was seriously embarrassing for rishi| was seriously embarrassing for rishi sunak. effectively one in five

conservative mps declared they do not believe the flagship immigration policy goes far enough, that it will do what rishi sunak says which finally get the rwanda policy up and running. the question today is whether that embarrassment might become something much more serious for the prime minister. today there will be more votes on possible changes to the legislation and at least one of those votes, you will probably see a similar sized rebellion yesterday. but then, the bigger vote. when none of those amendments pass, will conservative mps amendments pass, will conservative mstoin amendments pass, will conservative mps join with labour to stop this bill going to the next stage, stop it sent to the house of lords? if just about half of those who rebelled yesterday do that, this bill will fall. and that would be politically very serious for rishi sunak. it would mean the

legislation, the rwanda policy is stopped for now and would raise questions about his ability to lead the party. for that reason those dire consequences that people in government think mean most of the rebels will pull back from the brink, but either way, yet again, harsh, clear divisions in the conservative party are being brutally exposed.— conservative party are being brutally exposed. now the latest on another big story. representatives from fujitsu will face public questions again today, about the company's role in the post office horizon it scandal, which saw hundreds of sub—postmasters falsely accused of theft and fraud. yesterday, the european chief executive apologised for the firm's role in what he called "the appalling miscarriage ofjustice" and said it had a "moral obligation to contribute to the compensation scheme. we were involved from the very start.

we did have bugs and errors in the system and we did help the post office in their prosecutions of the subpostmasters. for that we are truly sorry. the office for national statistics has revealed the latest inflation figures. many predictions but often they take us by surprise. and they have taken us by surprise again. we are talking about the average change in the price of goods and services, food, transport, and so on. inflation in december was at 4%. it had risen unexpectedly. the expectation was it would have been lower. 4% means if you spent £100 on a range of things one year ago, the same things in december would have cost £104. that compares with the

rate of 3.9% in november. in december, things were rising a little more quickly than they had in the previous month. it is an average and some things will go up by more than that, some buy less. it may not sound much of a change. but the fact it is going up means it is going in the wrong direction. inflation is lower than it had been in 2022. there has been some easing in the cost of living pressure on household budgets. but 4% is still double the bank of england target of 2%. that is why we saw the bank of england keep interest rates relatively high since august. they think that making borrowing more expensive lowers demand, reduces spending power, and should stock prices rising as quickly. the fact that it has gone up quickly. the fact that it has gone up in december means we may still have to wait a little bit before the

bank brings interest rates down again and eases the cost of borrowing which has an impact on mortgages, credit cards and borrowing costs. the northern ireland assembly will be recalled later this afternoon, in a fresh bid to restore power—sharing before tomorrow's deadline. there's been no fully functioning devolved government in belfast for almost two years, due to the democratic unionist party's protest over post—brexit trade rules for northern ireland. if no resolution is reached, then fresh elections are required. more needs to be done to better protect homes in england from flooding. a report by a cross—party committee of mps says the government hasn't maintained enough existing flood defences or built the new ones it promised. downing street says 6 billion has been spent on defences since 2010.

the fbi is investigating former chief executive of abercrombie & fitch sexually exploited men at events he hosted around the world. mikejeffries and his british partner also face a civil lawsuit alleging they ran a sex trafficking operation. mrjeffries — who ran the us fashion retailerfor 22 years — has not commented. yemen's houthi movement has hit another ship in the red sea, the iranian—backed rebel group says. the greek cargo carrier was struck yesterday, while travelling from vietnam to israel. the ship was empty and there are no reports of injuries. the low—cost airline, wizz air, has said it will pay out a total of £1.2 million to customers. it was told by the industry regulator to review thousands of claims for costs incurred because of disruption to flights. wizz air said it had fully co—operated with the regulator and put improvements in place. dramatic features caused by erosion are being sculpted into the world's biggest iceberg.

it's known as the a23a and is being ground down by the warmer air and water its encountering as it drifts slowly across the antarctic. it is being pushed in the general direction of the south orkney islands, 373 miles north—east of the tip of the atlantic peninsula. look at that. very beautiful. fascinating how much climate change is having an impact on the structure of these colossal things. global warming generally but not feeling like that last night. —14 was the lowest temperature, in the highlands, making it the coldest night of the winter so far. if you are stepping out. it is a cold start. in

manchester, you were saying it did not feel as cold. it is one degree but in edinburgh it is —6. belfast, -3. but in edinburgh it is —6. belfast, —3. so still cold and the risk of ice. we have had wintry showers coming in across northern scotland, northern ireland, some flirting with the west coast of wales. cloudy in the west coast of wales. cloudy in the south with a weather front affecting the english channel. wet in the channel islands. it could clip the south coast at times. here we could see rain. the cloud will break up in places and we will see hazy sunshine. a lot of dry weather in between and a fair bit of crisp winter sunshine. these are the temperatures. freezing in aberdeen. fourin temperatures. freezing in aberdeen. four in birmingham. overnight, showers across the north and west. the wind changing to a northerly.

eastern also prone to wintry showers. it will be another cold night with the risk of ice on untreated surfaces and widespread frost. the temperatures represent what you can expect in towns and cities. where we have snow, they could be lower. they could be colder than last night. it is possible somewhere in the highlands could see -15. somewhere in the highlands could see —15. you will know all about that when you wake up tomorrow. last march, 22—year—old eleanor williams was jailed for eight and a half years after falsely claiming she had been raped by multiple men and trafficked by an asian grooming gang. her lies caused an outpouring of anger and several protests in the town of barrow in cumbria, and now, a bbc documentary reveals the extent of her deceit. our investigative reporter anna collinson has the story — some may find the details in this report upsetting.

i guess you kind of — you can probably guess what's going to happen. this is the moment eleanor williams was arrested in 2020. so being in breach of court bail, in relation to charges of perverting the course ofjustice. a court would later find that she had repeatedly lied about being raped, which legal experts stress rarely happens. right, so they're on now and we're recording. exclusive police footage shows williams' deception began three years earlier when she said she'd been raped at a party. she withdrew her involvement, but a year and a half later, she makes a fresh allegation. so i was trying to push him out the door, couldn't. he had a knife, he was waving it around. notice her bruised cheek, which a judge later decides is self—inflicted. just weeks after this, she claims she's being trafficked and raped by a gang of asian men. whichever man was willing to pay the most money you'd go with.

they'd tell us they could treat us how they want cos we're white trash. it was, we need to do something to help this girl. what is going on? she describes the properties she was forced to go to in great detail. it wasn't like a house, it was more like a shop. the police treated williams like a victim, but suspicions began to arise after they spent two days driving her around a town she said she'd been recently trafficked to and was unable to provide any leads. was it on that route that you took us on or was it somewhere else? you're not sure. what it ended up being was me driving around fairly aimlessly, just in the hope that something might look familiar to ellie. that's when i first started wondering myself personally, is there any truth in this? the following week, her lies unravel further when police are called to her home. you all right? injured and seemingly intoxicated,

she makes more claims of being trafficked. an investigation takes place and this is the innocent young man she accuses. cctv from that night shows the pair met by chance in preston when he asks herfor a lighter. it's williams who pursues a conversation. she's then seen on camera in barrow in furness, walking home with no visible injuries. but when police arrive at her flat 20 minutes later, this is what they find. i'll help you. i'll help you, shall we get you an ambulance? in court, a judge ruled these injuries were self inflicted and that she was playacting. he also found there was no evidence that she was mentally unwell. every single allegation she made, we still investigated because there might have been some truth in some of this. and it was really important that if there was, we found it.

all of this footage, which has never been seen outside the legal system until today, tells the story of multiple desperate reports, the final one being where williams was found wounded in a field. tests would show her injuries were self—inflicted. you can clearly see on this is an evolution. you've got an awful allegation in 2017, a much worse allegation in 2019, and then weeks later, boom, it properly snowballs into a massive multi—handed organised crime group. cumbria police say this is a totally unique case and want to reassure genuine victims that they will be supported. williams' lies about an asian grooming gang led to a spike in hate crime in barrow and damaged the mental health of the men she wrongly accused. and yet we may never know — why did she lie? anna collinson, bbc news.

you join us now. it is breathtaking. the social media post, making these allegations but the ramifications for police and other young girls wanting to report and also the legal system. wanting to report and also the legal s stem. ., . ,, ., wanting to report and also the legal s stem. ., ., system. huge. if we go back to may 2020, when — system. huge. if we go back to may 2020, when eleanor— system. huge. if we go back to may 2020, when eleanor williams - system. huge. if we go back to may| 2020, when eleanor williams posted that infamous viral facebook post claiming she had been trafficked and raped by an asian gang, she posted photographs of a bruised face and body. the community where she lived in barrow in furness were shocked. they were further shocked to find out an hour after that post went public and arrest had been made and it was eleanor williams. what they did not know at that time was eleanor williams had been on the police radar for three years. eleanor williams had been on the police radarfor three years. they had evidence to show she was a liar. what this documentary has done, year

after she was sentenced for perverting the course ofjustice, has laid out the depths of her deception, which escalated over time and ultimately exposed her. we deception, which escalated overtime and ultimately exposed her.- and ultimately exposed her. we saw in'uries she and ultimately exposed her. we saw injuries she inflicted _ and ultimately exposed her. we saw injuries she inflicted upon _ and ultimately exposed her. we saw injuries she inflicted upon herself. i injuries she inflicted upon herself. what else did she do to deceive the police? it what else did she do to deceive the olice? ., , ., , what else did she do to deceive the olice? . , ._ ., ., police? it was multilayered and a key weapon _ police? it was multilayered and a key weapon she _ police? it was multilayered and a key weapon she had _ police? it was multilayered and a key weapon she had was - police? it was multilayered and a key weapon she had was her - police? it was multilayered and a i key weapon she had was her mobile phone. she would show police screenshots of messages she said she received on social media that contained death threats, rape threats and other abuse and she would say some men she accused had sent them to her. it would transpire she had sent them to herself. the police did in thorough investigation trolling cctv, looking at phone records, eyewitness testimony, medical reports. at the end of my report you see a moment when she is in a dark field. she claimed she had been trafficked and raped but the following day the police went to the field and found a hammer with blood

which went under tests and the only dna was eleanor williams. iloathed which went under tests and the only dna was eleanor williams.- dna was eleanor williams. what is fascinatin: dna was eleanor williams. what is fascinating now _ dna was eleanor williams. what is fascinating now the _ dna was eleanor williams. what is fascinating now the evidence - dna was eleanor williams. what is fascinating now the evidence is - fascinating now the evidence is concluded is no evidence of a motive. we do not know why she did it and no evidence of mental health issues. it is rare to see a case like this. issues. it is rare to see a case like this-— like this. this is an anomaly. incredibly — like this. this is an anomaly. incredibly rare. _ like this. this is an anomaly. incredibly rare. the - like this. this is an anomaly. incredibly rare. the judge . like this. this is an anomaly. i incredibly rare. the judge when sentencing eleanor williams said he was concerned this case would put off other genuine victims from coming forward. that is a grave concern when you look at figures that show tens of thousands of people victims of sexual offences do not report to police, every year. the cps wants to reassure victims. they point to the cumbria police investigation. they take her claims seriously. they investigate properly. on some level they hoped that would be reassurance to anyone watching affected by something like

this. ~ ., ., watching affected by something like this. ~ . ., ., ., watching affected by something like this. . ., ., ., ., this. what are the ongoing impact of her crime? barrow _ this. what are the ongoing impact of her crime? barrow has _ this. what are the ongoing impact of her crime? barrow has been - this. what are the ongoing impact of her crime? barrow has been scarred | her crime? barrow has been scarred b her her crime? barrow has been scarred by her actions- _ her crime? barrow has been scarred by her actions. there _ her crime? barrow has been scarred by her actions. there are _ her crime? barrow has been scarred by her actions. there are the - by her actions. there are the immediate victims. the innocent men she accused of the most horrendous crimes who were affected mentally. three admitted to trying to take their own life. they were so distressed. then the asian community. when the post went public claiming this asian gang made up, that it had trafficked and raped her, it was the asian community in barrow that received physical threats, being spat at. businesses vandalise. we heard of a man who left the area because he was scared. and finally the people in barrow who supported eleanor williams, who helped to raise £20,000 to support her. they feel ashamed and embarrassed they believed her. they

say they do not think they can forgive her, particularly because they do not know why she did it. you will have looked into this more than mostjournalists will have looked into this more than most journalists and will have looked into this more than mostjournalists and perhaps more than the lawyers. why do you think she did it? it than the lawyers. why do you think she did it? , ., , , ., she did it? it is not my place to save. she did it? it is not my place to save- there _ she did it? it is not my place to save. there is _ she did it? it is not my place to save. there is no _ she did it? it is not my place to save. there is no evidence - she did it? it is not my place to save. there is no evidence thatj she did it? it is not my place to - save. there is no evidence that she was mentally unwell. which is what the judge said was mentally unwell. which is what thejudge said in was mentally unwell. which is what the judge said in sentencing. they were presented with psychiatric reports and he ruled there was no evidence she was mentally unwell. his take on it, the police officers say the same, they do not know. the only person who knows is eleanor williams and for now, she is standing by her story. and you can see the full story in liar: the fake grooming scandal at nine o clock tonight on bbc three and on bbc iplayer.

a story now about one of our bbc sport colleagues — the football commentator chris wise — who had a special "hat—trick" to report not goals. but babies. chris and his partner hannah became one of the 25 uk couples last year to conceive triplets naturally. all three arrived safely and our reporter sophia seth has been to meet the family. meet emil, alba and ava. having triplets not only came as a shock to their parents, chris and hannah, but also the sonographer at the nine—week scan. she looked really visibly nervous. both of our first thought was that something was really wrong. she said, "i can see a heartbeat, but i can actually see three heartbeats." finding out that there were three of them wasjust mind blowing, i would say. it was such a hard thing to process. being pregnant in itself is a challenge.

but for hannah, carrying triplets was even tougher, notjust physically, but mentally, because it's higher risk with regular hospital scans needed. it was really hard. yeah. you kind of think when you get pregnant that it's going to be really exciting and that you've got all this to look forward to and ifelt like i was really anxious and worried for quite, — quite a lot of it. triplets are born before full term, but this trio came a little earlier than planned at 32 weeks. hannah had an emergency c—section. all went well, and the medical staff even facilitated a special gender revealfor them. so this is ava and that's alba and they are identical. sometimes at 4am, when it's slightly dark and you're slightly bleary eyed because you're so tired, it's tricky to tell. so we've had to paint one of their nails so you can see ava's

there has got a couple of her nails painted red. matches dad! charities tell me only around 100 sets of triplets are born every year in the uk. when it comes to those which are naturally conceived like chris and hannah's, that's only 25 sets, which is well under 1% of births. welcome to brentford, the sun is shining. the added challenge for the couple is that chris is self—employed. you may recognise him from his football commentaries with the bbc. i had a tiny bit of time off when they were in hospital and then when they've come back because it's been tied in around christmas and that is a pretty busy period in the footballing calendar, i've been here, there and everywhere doing games, but promising hannah that when we get into january, i'll be around a little bit more. well, seeing as i was there, i thought i could lend a helping hand. they love a cuddle. they really do. she's really cosy with you, isn't she? well, if you ever need a baby—sitter! i must say, having three,

all at the same time, you're going to benefit because people are unlikely to ask you will you have any more? i can categorically tell you the answer to that question. if they ever did, the answer would be no. we always knew we'd be lucky to have one, and we might have had two, we never planned to have three. so we'll be stopping here, won't we? yeah, we're stopping! talk about having your hands full. i know. we have been talking about doing the laundry and with a newborn baby at home. i had forgotten how long it takes to hang tiny clothes. they are so cute. three of them. can you imagine? congratulations, what a gift. it has been the coldest winter nights so far this year with temperatures dropping down to —14 celsius in the

scottish highlands. we will be feeling it with freezing conditions set to continue. john maguire is at a gritting station in county durham to find out how they are keeping roads safe. i was worried about your fingers earlier. did you find your gloves? that is why i have hands in my pockets. it is cold. not as gold in scotland. —14 there. air temperature here is —4 but the road temperature is —8. we are in county durham. i know the row temperature is —8 because i was in the control room and they have sensors at different locations to figure out what is going on with the roads and it tells them about moisture levels, how they grip. this is the salt at the depot. seven of these across this county. previously, we have done stories about how salt has run out but this

year, is seems there is a healthy supply. rock salt is the stuff that comes out of the back of the gritter. it mixes with ice and once it is agitated by vehicles driving over the top, that is when it starts to work and melt the ice. if you see white roads, it means there is not much moisture content so you are seeing the salt. when you have roads that go from the icy state to that wet state, that is when you know this is properly working. gritters, they do not go for comedy names here. computer controlled. a sophisticated process. they use this data and information, notjust weather information but from the sensors in the road and it means they can change the ratio, the amount of salt they put down. in

durham, they have four types of weather systems. durham, they have four types of weathersystems. high durham, they have four types of weather systems. high pennines, durham, they have four types of weathersystems. high pennines, low pennines, the city and coastal areas. each area requires a different mix. the hopper takes eight tonnes of grit or salt. and you will be familiar with the spinner at the back. that can be changed, slow down, speeded up. the width of the spread can be altered. a sophisticated operation. i will hand backjust before my mouth and freezes over. a lot to do. working flat out around the clock for the next couple of days. more of a look round later. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. a hello, good morning from bbc london, i'mjim wheble. two undercover operations involving

met police officers posing as members of the public in possession of luxury watches has led to 27 people being charged with theft. police used data to target the would—be criminals who then lured the undercover officers to quiet streets in soho where they were then attacked by groups of men to steal the watches. 21 people have since been convicted with 14 now in prison. a watch theft in particular is quite an unpleasant crime because you've got individuals often on their own, surrounded by groups of predominantly young men, and it's a very intimidating, threatening experience. we have identified really specific hotspots in soho, kensington, hammersmith, chelsea, and we know it's outside venues, thursdays, fridays and saturday nights between roughly 11pm and 4am. london is not prepared to deal with the increasingly extreme weather that climate change is set to bring, according to a report commissioned by sadiq khan. heatwaves, fires, intense downpours,

flash flooding and sea level rise will bring increased risks to people's health, homes and businesses without adequate adaptation. the review also said demand for water is expected to outstrip supply within the next 15 years. a recent spate of drain covers being stolen across haringey is potentially putting pedestrians and road users in danger, according to the local council. the borough says missing grates can cause an accident and can lead to blocked drains and flooding due to debris not being caught by the cover. let's take a look at the tubes now. there's a good service on most lines this morning except for a few delays on the piccadilly line and severe delays on the central line as well. now onto the weather with kate. good morning. it is another cold start this morning. temperatures not quite so low

as yesterday but still below zero. there's more cloud around through today but it is staying dry. the cloud will gradually thicken, we've got a cold front sinking south. it's going to linger for parts of south london and beyond but further north, clearing through the afternoon, some brighter skies with some sunshine. temperatures though still cold, 1—4 celsius the maximum. any remaining cloud will clear away overnight, dry, clear, the wind light, the temperature dropping down to potentially —6 or —7. a very cold night. a bright start tomorrow morning, high pressure starts to build in so quite a quiet couple of days. we will see plenty of winter sunshine then through thursday. the wind again light and temperatures struggling. it is going to be cold tomorrow, between one and three celsius. similar conditions for friday, then as we head into the weekend, some slightly less cold air for saturday, the wind will strengthen, largely dry until the end of sunday where it turns wet, windy and much milder. well, that's it from me but if you're a fan of buskers,

take a look at our website and see what you make of the man who's trying to busk outside of every tube station all to raise money for the homeless. i'll be back in half an hour but for now it's back to nina and sally. hello, this is breakfast with sally nugent and nina warhurst. the prime minister will face a test of his authority today as he attempts to get his controversial rwanda bill through parliament. yesterday, he suffered a huge rebellion with 60 of his own mps voting against some of the proposed changes to the plan. we're joined now by the illegal migration minister, michael tomlinson. good morning, mr tomlinson. good morning, mrtomlinson. when good morning, mr tomlinson. when 60 of your own mps vote against you, thatis of your own mps vote against you, that is a fairly hefty assault on the prime minister's authority, isn't it? h the prime minister's authority, isn't it? , ., the prime minister's authority, isn'tit? ., , the prime minister's authority, isn'tit? , ., isn't it? if you actually listen to what happened _ isn't it? if you actually listen to what happened in _ isn't it? if you actually listen to what happened in the - isn't it? if you actually listen to what happened in the house i isn't it? if you actually listen to what happened in the house of| what happened in the house of commons chamber yesterday there was

a constructive and robust debate and i listened very carefully to my friends and colleagues in the conservative party and almost every single person, in fact every single person who stood up on our side on the conservative side said that they want this policy to work. they want the rwanda scheme to be up and running and make sure it works. what you heard from the other side was that labour can't even say what they would do. they do not have a plan to stop the boats. the prime minister does, that we are determined to do that. we will see more of that this afternoon i'm sure. so that. we will see more of that this afternoon i'm sure.— that. we will see more of that this afternoon i'm sure. so today is the crunch mode. _ afternoon i'm sure. so today is the crunch mode, how— afternoon i'm sure. so today is the crunch mode, how confident i afternoon i'm sure. so today is the crunch mode, how confident are i afternoon i'm sure. so today is the l crunch mode, how confident are you that it will pass today and it will go ahead? it that it will pass today and it will no ahead? ., ., ., , go ahead? it will go ahead but before it does _ go ahead? it will go ahead but before it does we _ go ahead? it will go ahead but before it does we have - go ahead? it will go ahead but before it does we have the i go ahead? it will go ahead but - before it does we have the committee stage so the programme motion, it's quite technical, it's not always box office legislation but it is important. we had day one of the committee stage yesterday, we have data today. six hours has been set aside in the chamber of the house of commons this afternoon where there

will be amendments debated on both sides and i'm sure we will have a robust but disrespectful to debate in the chamber this afternoon —— but respectful debate in the chamber this afternoon. and if no commitments are passed it will go on to the third reading this evening. use say robust discussions, you have had three resignations, that is a lot more than robust. i had three resignations, that is a lot more than robust.— lot more than robust. i was very sor to lot more than robust. i was very sorry to see _ lot more than robust. i was very sorry to see those _ lot more than robust. i was very sorry to see those resignations, j sorry to see those resignations, each and every one of them want this policy to work and had said so in terms. they are determined to ensure that we stop the boats. we will see more that this afternoon. you are right it has been robust. but if there is an inch between us and the conservative benches, there is a mile between us and the labour party who cannot even say what they would do because they have... let who cannot even say what they would do because they have. . ._ do because they have... let me stop ou there do because they have... let me stop you there for — do because they have... let me stop you there for a _ do because they have... let me stop you there for a moment _ do because they have... let me stop you there for a moment because i i you there for a moment because i want to keep this within your own party for this part of the conversation. lee anderson has said he fundamentally disagrees with the

legislation. that sounds like a fair distance within your own party. that's not right. i think if you read the whole letter he set out, i thought it was very respectable in tone and i personally am very regretful that that has happened. i'm very sorry. but if you read the whole letter, there is a determination there to ensure that this policy works. and there is a united determination that this policy will work. because we have to make it work. there is the moral case, we saw over the weekend what happened in the channel, the tragedy, the fatalities, three months in a row we have seen fatalities. there is a moral case, there is a compassionate case for ensuring that this policy and this deterrent works and we know that it can work. because we have seen that deterrence with the albania scheme that the prime minister set up a year ago and we have seen the crossings from albanians over the channel have reduced by 94%. the

deterrent worked there and it will work here. ~ ., .., deterrent worked there and it will work here. ~ . .. ., work here. what can the government do at this stage _ work here. what can the government do at this stage to _ work here. what can the government do at this stage to bring _ work here. what can the government do at this stage to bring around i work here. what can the government do at this stage to bring around the l do at this stage to bring around the people who don't agree, what changes can they make in the next few hours and what are the conversations happening behind the scenes? i know you say it is not box office and it is technical but for people watching, it's probably quite interesting if you could explain it to us in a way that we might understand.— to us in a way that we might understand. ., ,, , ., , ., ., understand. thank you, you are riaht, understand. thank you, you are riuht, it understand. thank you, you are right. it is _ understand. thank you, you are right, it is interesting _ understand. thank you, you are right, it is interesting and i right, it is interesting and detailed. conversations will be happening throughout the course of the day and that is exactly what happens during committee stage, that is exactly what happens when legislation is debated in detail. we will see conversations in the chamber of the house of commons, beaches and debates and myjob through the course of the day and this evening will be at the dispatch box and when speaking to colleagues to seek to persuade them that even if there are minor differences in emphasis and where the emphasis should be, there is a fundamental

singleness of determination to ensure that this policy works and that's myjob both in conversations with colleagues and also in the chamber. but i know why my colleagues are concerned, i'm a former deputy chairman of the erg, i understand their concerns. that's why those conversations will continue through the day and it's my job to persuade my colleagues both in the chamberand job to persuade my colleagues both in the chamber and outside to back this plan. but in the chamber and outside to back this lan. �* , . ., , this plan. but they fundamentally disa . ree, this plan. but they fundamentally disagree. and _ this plan. but they fundamentally disagree, and there _ this plan. but they fundamentally disagree, and there are _ this plan. but they fundamentally disagree, and there are 60 i this plan. but they fundamentally disagree, and there are 60 of i this plan. but they fundamentally i disagree, and there are 60 of them. they don't fundamentally disagree, there are disagreements of emphasis. there is an inch between us, there is a determination to see it will work... ~:: ~ , ., ., ~' work... 60 mps say it will not work in its current _ work... 60 mps say it will not work in its current form. _ work... 60 mps say it will not work in its current form. what _ work... 60 mps say it will not work in its current form. what we i work... 60 mps say it will not work in its current form. what we will i in its current form. what we will also see i _ in its current form. what we will also see i think _ in its current form. what we will also see i think this _ in its current form. what we will also see i think this afternoon i in its current form. what we will also see i think this afternoon isj also see i think this afternoon is the lack of a plan from the party opposite. there is at the moment a focus on the conservative party but there should also be a focus on the labour party because they cannot say what they would do. they cannot say because they don't have a plan. we

are determined, the prime minister is determined to stop the boats and he has given thatjob to me to deliver and we will deliver that this afternoon. i deliver and we will deliver that this afternoon.— deliver and we will deliver that this afternoon. ., ., ., ., ., this afternoon. i want to move onto another issue _ this afternoon. i want to move onto another issue we _ this afternoon. i want to move onto another issue we have _ this afternoon. i want to move onto another issue we have been - this afternoon. i want to move onto another issue we have been talking| another issue we have been talking about this morning, the post office scandal you will be familiar with. we heard from the boss of fujitsu in europe saying that they have a moral obligation to contribute to compensation. what have the government been doing about this and have you been in conversations with fujitsu about what might happen? you will have fujitsu about what might happen? ym. will have heard both from the minister and from the lord chancellor and the prime minister that legislation is going to be brought forward. it isn't an easy or straightforward process and it's right that those conversations happen but the prime minister has said that legislation will be brought forward and that will happen, that will happen in the ordinary courts once the discussions have happened. you have heard from the minister his determination to write this injustice and that is why we are bringing forward this legislation. we are bringing forward this legislation-—

we are bringing forward this leaislation. ~ , ., , legislation. the prime minister has offered £75,000 _ legislation. the prime minister has offered £75,000 in _ legislation. the prime minister has offered £75,000 in compensation l legislation. the prime minister has. offered £75,000 in compensation to sub—postmasters, how much should fujitsu be offering? you sub-postmasters, how much should fujitsu be offering?— fujitsu be offering? you have heard what the prime _ fujitsu be offering? you have heard what the prime minister _ fujitsu be offering? you have heard what the prime minister said i fujitsu be offering? you have heard what the prime minister said about| what the prime minister said about that, my focus has been on other areas rightly, on rwanda yesterday and today and the rest of the week so i am not going to gainsay what has already been said. the prime minister has been clear, legislation will be put forward but respectfully my focus today and this week is going to be on myjob and in relation to the legislation in parliament today.— relation to the legislation in parliament today. relation to the legislation in parliament toda . �* ., parliament today. before i let you ou no, parliament today. before i let you you go. we _ parliament today. before i let you you go. we have _ parliament today. before i let you you go, we have heard _ parliament today. before i let you you go, we have heard that i parliament today. before i let you i you go, we have heard that inflation has ticked up to 4%, not going quite as the government has planned, are you disappointed by the figure? i’m you disappointed by the figure? i'm not you disappointed by the figure? i“n not sure that's quite right, i did see the numbers and thank you mentioning that, but inflation does not fall on a straight line. we have seen that internationally as well. we have seen that this is the top priority, to halve inflation, of the prime minister, and it has already yielded dividends, down from just under 11% when that measurement,

when the prime minister made that commitment and we are now down in 4%. inflation doesn't fall on a straight line but thanks to the hard work of the prime minister and chancellor it has meant we could introduce the tax cuts which means £450 in the pockets of everyone earning an average wage. thanks to the hard decisions made. we are getting there and halving inflation. thank you very much indeed. thank ou. you. john isjoining us for the you. john is joining us for the sport. good morning. the fa cup is in full swing. it is, the cold weather was getting you down a little bit, nothing like an fa cup upset to warm you up. fight! down a little bit, nothing like an fa cup upset to warm you up. and a crazy goal- _ fa cup upset to warm you up. and a crazy goal- yes. — fa cup upset to warm you up. and a crazy goal. yes, bristol _ fa cup upset to warm you up. and a crazy goal. yes, bristol city - crazy goal. yes, bristol city celebrating _ crazy goal. yes, bristol city celebrating looking - crazy goal. yes, bristol city celebrating looking at i crazy goal. yes, bristol city celebrating looking at west crazy goal. yes, bristol city i celebrating looking at west ham. crazy goal. yes, bristol city _ celebrating looking at west ham. not ureat if celebrating looking at west ham. iirrt great if you are a west ham fan! celebrating looking at west ham. not great if you are a west ham fan! no, |

great if you are a west ham fan! no, not reall ! the magic of the cup alive and well with britsol city fans celebrating, knocking out west ham 1—0 after their replay last night. the hammers were behind after two minutes. tommy conway intercepted a short backpass and went round lukasz fabianski before composing himself and slotting home. west ham lost said benrama to a red card in the second half and could not get back into it. city will host nottingham forest or blackpool in the next round. absolutely phenomenal, special memory for me and i think for the players and the club as well. a terrific evening, and one that i will not forget. the lads have shown they can do it against a high—level opposition, how do you maintain that level of focus and make sure that you are able to find ways of winning in different styles of games and it is refreshing to hear the lads say it after the game. manchester united will go to newport county in the fourth round after the welsh side beat non—league eastleigh.

will evans sealed a 3—1win for the league two side to end eastleigh's cup run. newport will bank around £400,000 from television when their game with manchester united is shown on tv, a week on sunday. there was a bit of a scare for luton at bolton. they got the winner and that's how it stayed. luton will face a fellow premier league side, the winners of everton and crystal palace who play this evening. wolves and birmingham also came through their replays and there are three more tonight. everton host crystal palace, the club along with nottingham forest charged this week with breaching premier league financial rules and face possible points deductions. everton manager sean dyche, whose team are already appealing against the loss of ten points earlier in the season, wants it dealt with as soon as possible.

i don't think anyone wants to finish the season and be scratching their head wondering, we would like to think we will not be in that predicament but you never know, someone might be. but i presume it's just a physical thing, they can only get these things done so quickly. that's the only thing i can imagine, i haven't really looked into it but that's the only thing i can imagine because i would have thought they would like to get these things done within the season as well. he is the poster boy of welsh rugby and someone with huge appeal so the decision of welsh superstar louis rees—zammit to quit rugby union and play american football has surprised many. he has been a standout player for wales on the wing since breaking into wales as a teenager but he will leave gloucester, wales and the sport entirely to join the nfl international player pathway in an attempt to play american football at the highest level. he will not be seenin the highest level. he will not be

seen in this year's six nations wearing red. he said his 22, he has always dreamt of potentially playing in the nfl. he has always been a huge fan of it and he feels if he does not take the opportunity now than it might not happen for him in the future. ijust wished him all the best, and i have always been a great believer in players taking some of the opportunities they can get presented for them, and those sort of chances. and i said, if it doesn't work out, what are your next that, and he said he will come back to rugby. iie he will come back to rugby. he leaves a big hole to fill in the time being. we saw the heat cranked up at the australian open yesterday and that will continue on court this morning as the ten time champion novak djokovic takes on home favourite alexei popyrin in the second round. a big test for him but there has already been one shock in melbourne today, the 16—year—old russian, mirra andreeva, a real rising star of the sport, has pulled off a massive result,

knocking out last year's wimbledon finalist ons jabeur. also through this morning, us open champion coco gauff, still a teenager herself of course. she is safely through, a straight sets win for her over american caroline dolehide. novak djokovic was given a tough work—out in his first match, he will hope to something a little bit more straight forward this morning. thank you, john. talking about tennis, it is really hot there, players are struggling but it isn't like that here, in some part of the country we have had a very cold night. country we have had a very cold niuht. ~ , night. we did struggle with overheating _ night. we did struggle with overheating last _ night. we did struggle with overheating last night! i night. we did struggle with | overheating last night! sally night. we did struggle with i overheating last night! sally and i went overboard on the layers and it was not as cold as we thought it was going to be in greater manchester. but it has been in other areas. carol will tell us more. absolutely, the coldest night of the winter so far in the highlands, —14, but we are also talking about snow. good morning, everyone. these are

the recent depth of snow, 18 centimetres in some areas, 15, 14. in northern ireland, three centimetres, and a one centimetre in england. today, further snow in the forecast. it will be another cold day, the risk of ice first thing but how long is this cold weather going to last? let me show you the air mass chart. tomorrow will be another cold day and a cold night, friday another cold day and cold night, then milder air represented by the yellow coming in from the atlantic will be with us through the weekend. it's going to bring wet and windy weather and with the higher temperatures, the snow will melt and could lead to some flooding issues for some. this morning we continue with the injury showers across the north of scotland, northern ireland especially the north, a week by the front producing cloud in southern england and another one in the far south. —— this is awake weather

front. this storm will have an impact in france and germany where there will be a lot of snow but we could have the odd wintry flurry across the south of england. heavy rain across jersey and guernsey. across the south of england. heavy rain acrossjersey and guernsey. a lot of dry weather and a fair bit of sunshine today. temperatures peaking at freezing in aberdeen and 2 degrees in belfast so another day to wrap up warm. as we head to the evening and overnight, further heavy snow showers. another cold night with the hard frost across the board. we will see temperatures comparable last night, possibly even lower than last night. some heavy showers and persistent one across the north of scotland. more showers across northern

ireland. but also in east anglia, we could see some showers. but it will be another cold day, these are the maximum damages. temperatures higher in the south and it has been that it will feel cold still. more snow showers piling across the north and west. it is likely to be fleet at lower levels. south of that, dry conditions. these are the temperatures on friday. then it is going to be a little bit milder but then very unsettled. fight! going to be a little bit milder but then very unsettled.— going to be a little bit milder but then very unsettled. and then we will aet then very unsettled. and then we will get wetter — then very unsettled. and then we will get wetter weather. - then very unsettled. and then we will get wetter weather. wetter i

then very unsettled. and then we i will get wetter weather. wetter and windier and with _ will get wetter weather. wetter and windier and with the _ will get wetter weather. wetter and windier and with the melting i will get wetter weather. wetter and windier and with the melting snowl will get wetter weather. wetter and i windier and with the melting snow we could have issues with flooding. aha, could have issues with flooding. busy few days, thank you. you have been sending us your pictures of dogs enjoying the snow. and some cats. rslur pictures of dogs en'oying the snow. and some cats.— pictures of dogs en'oying the snow. and some cats. our cat without last niaht, we and some cats. our cat without last night. we could _ and some cats. our cat without last night, we could not— and some cats. our cat without last night, we could not get _ and some cats. our cat without last night, we could not get her- and some cats. our cat without last night, we could not get her in i and some cats. our cat without last night, we could not get her in the, l night, we could not get her in the, so very relieved to see her safe well this morning. this is debbie's dog mishka enjoying the weather she likes most, she is built for it. this is lucy the westie playing in the snow in weston. very cute. thank you to sue for sending that in. elvis is here, the golden retriever, enjoying the snow. elvis looks very happy. enjoying the snow. elvis looks very ha - . , enjoying the snow. elvis looks very ha-- . , ., ~ , , happy. very handsome. and this is oorl the happy. very handsome. and this is poorly the cockerpoo, _ happy. very handsome. and this is poorly the cockerpoo, -- _

happy. very handsome. and this is poorly the cockerpoo, -- polly, i poorly the cockerpoo, —— polly, enjoying their first snow day together with the one older there! well done you leaving the house in those conditions! == well done you leaving the house in those conditions!— those conditions! -- the one-week-old. - those conditions! -- the i one-week-old. remember those conditions! -- the - one-week-old. remember your those conditions! -- the _ one-week-old. remember your name and our ets one-week-old. remember your name and your pets name — one-week-old. remember your name and your pets name and _ one-week-old. remember your name and your pets name and your— one-week-old. remember your name and your pets name and your child's _ your pets name and your child's name! whatever you want. you can use the qr code as well as e—mail and twitter. not enough children from low—income families are reading or being read to at home according to research by the uk's largest literacy charity. a survey by the book trust suggests that less than half of children under seven are read a bedtime story. while one in five infants up to the age of four have a book read to them less than once a month. and even though nearly all the parents surveyed agreed that reading to their child was crucial, a quarter said they found it challenging. now, some of the uk's best known children's authors are urging the government to invest in early

years reading and better support struggling families with access to books. sir michael morpurgo is among them and joins us now. good morning, lovely to talk to you. lovely to be here.— lovely to be here. thank you for standin: lovely to be here. thank you for standing out _ lovely to be here. thank you for standing out in _ lovely to be here. thank you for standing out in the _ lovely to be here. thank you for standing out in the freezing i lovely to be here. thank you for| standing out in the freezing cold! that's all right, ijust listened to the weather forecast, that's all right, ijust listened to the weatherforecast, it that's all right, ijust listened to the weather forecast, it was very comforting to a fellow with freezing feet! we comforting to a fellow with freezing feet! ~ ., ~ , i. comforting to a fellow with freezing feet! ., ~ ., feet! we will not keep you too long! this is an important _ feet! we will not keep you too long! this is an important issue, - feet! we will not keep you too long! this is an important issue, why i feet! we will not keep you too long! this is an important issue, why is i this is an important issue, why is it so important that children are ready to at a very young age, right from the start?— from the start? well, -- children are read to- _ from the start? well, -- children are read to. it _ from the start? well, -- children are read to. it is _ from the start? well, -- children are read to. it is acknowledged i are read to. it is acknowledged parents and teachers that reading is the pathway to knowledge, understanding and empathy, all those things that children need in their lives and will enrich their lives. the problem we have at the moment is that many children have that already, they are ready to regularly

at home or at school, and they grow up at home or at school, and they grow up with a love of books —— they are read to. when children are very young, that is the time to begin everything with them. if you do not want them to be afraid of water, you take them into the sea or the swimming bath and they bob up and down and enjoy the water. what we are suggesting we want to get all children, notjust those who can afford it, reading, we have to start early so that literally, when they are under one—year—old sitting on a lap there is a book in front of them and they begin to see a picture and they want to turn the page. infuriatingly you want to turn the page backwards and you cannot move the story on! but the whole reading together campaign is trying to focus on these early years of a child's life, the first five years where books have to be there with them. so

they have to have access to books, you close no more libraries, that is really important, no more libraries can be closed and government can help there. it's so important that not only do they help the books that people have the time, parents have the time, they make the time, and it is difficult because they are busy, busy, everybody has got something more important to do. but 15 minutes sitting there with the child on your lap, so they have this connection between the joy of the story, the fun of a story, the excitement of the story and mum or dad or granny or grandpa. the person they love is there. they have got a book and that is the way they learn to love it. that is why later on they can learn more and more from books, all about the world about them, about themselves. it is the pathway, and we know perfectly well if you get it there, then primary school is critical, so that should happen every single day at a primary school, half an hour at the end of the day for story time. teachers who

have the time to read, they do not get the time. this is what teachers complain to me about all the time, they had the curriculum crowding in and ofsted doing this and that. we want something the children can learn to love books. they have got to have time at home and time with the teacher at the end of the day. parents would love it, teachers would love it, and here's the thing, children would love it as well. find children would love it as well. and the evidence _ children would love it as well. and the evidence is _ children would love it as well. and the evidence is there, we know that children from low income backgrounds who do better in school are twice as likely to have been read to. but it's notjust about resources, part of the campaign is increasing resources but if there is not a pattern of reading in the home, if you are not ready to buy your parents, that has to be —— if you are not read to by your parents, that has to be broken. it’s are not read to by your parents, that has to be broken.— that has to be broken. it's the ritual, i that has to be broken. it's the ritual. i am — that has to be broken. it's the ritual, i am lucky _ that has to be broken. it's the ritual, i am lucky because i. that has to be broken. it's the| ritual, i am lucky because i am that has to be broken. it's the i ritual, i am lucky because i am old, i had children, grandchildren and great—grandchildren and i have watched each generation learn to

enjoy reading the first five years of their life through their parents, sometimes i have done it, or my wife has done it. it's so critical if you do it then. but they have got to actually have the books. there's no point in saying this is a good idea, they should do it, if they haven't got the books. i will give you an example, where i live in remote devon, we have had a wonderful and we have had for 50 years or more, a mobile library service where some of the most disadvantaged children in the most disadvantaged children in the whole country get their books. they cannot just go the whole country get their books. they cannotjust go out and buy a book, the shops are miles away and also they have got the money particularly at the moment. in the mobile library is there only access to books. the very young people and very old people. and they are closing it down. and you think to yourself, hang on, this is a country that really understands the importance of our literature, and is it not one of the very best things this country does? it's a language, it is known all over the world,

spoken all over the world, we do books and stories and plays, this is the right of a child to have access to all of that and it has to start young stop i bet you are brilliant at reading to all those grandchildren and great—grandchildren. grandchildren and great-grandchildren. grandchildren and rureat-randchildren. . ., great-grandchildren. what are you doin: great-grandchildren. what are you doing tonight _ great-grandchildren. what are you doing tonight at — great-grandchildren. what are you doing tonight at 7:30pm, - great-grandchildren. what are you doing tonight at 7:30pm, could i great-grandchildren. what are you | doing tonight at 7:30pm, could you fancy coming to my house to read to the boys? fancy coming to my house to read to the bo s? ., ., , ., ., the boys? you are miles away, i am standin: the boys? you are miles away, i am standing in — the boys? you are miles away, i am standing in london _ the boys? you are miles away, i am standing in london and _ the boys? you are miles away, i am standing in london and you - the boys? you are miles away, i am standing in london and you are i the boys? you are miles away, i am| standing in london and you are miles away but otherwise i would! i’m standing in london and you are miles away but otherwise i would!— away but otherwise i would! i'm sure ou would away but otherwise i would! i'm sure you would and _ away but otherwise i would! i'm sure you would and i'm _ away but otherwise i would! i'm sure you would and i'm sure _ away but otherwise i would! i'm sure you would and i'm sure they - away but otherwise i would! i'm sure you would and i'm sure they would i away but otherwise i would! i'm sure | you would and i'm sure they would be fast asleep! thank you so much. thank you, pleasure, goodbye! let’s thank you, pleasure, goodbye! let's aet warm. thank you, pleasure, goodbye! let's get warm- then _ thank you, pleasure, goodbye! let's get warm. then he _ thank you, pleasure, goodbye! let's get warm. then he can _ thank you, pleasure, goodbye! let's get warm. then he can come and read to the _ get warm. then he can come and read to the kids! _ time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. pick travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london, i'mjim wheble. i'mjim wheble. two undercover operations involving met police officers posing as members of the public in possession of luxury watches

has led to 27 people being charged with theft. police used data to target the would—be criminals who then lured the undercover officers to quiet streets in soho — where they were then attacked by groups of men to steal the watches. 21 people have since been convicted with iii now in prison. london is not prepared to deal with the increasingly extreme weather that climate change is set to bring, according to a report commissioned by sadiq khan. heatwaves, fires, intense downpours, flash flooding and sea level rise will bring increased risks to people's health, homes and businesses without adequate adaptation. the review also said demand for water is expected to outstrip supply within the next 15 years. let's take a look at the tubes now. there's a good service on most lines except for delays on the piccadilly and elizabeth line and severe delays on the central line. the weather today will see a bit of a dull start, but there will be plenty of wintry sunshine in the afternoon. definitely cold though,

top temperature of four degrees. that's it from me — but if you're a fan of buskers, take a look at our website and see what you make of the man who's trying to busk outside of every tube station all to raise money for the homeless. i'll be back in around half an hour, good morning, welcome to breakfast with nina warhurst and sally nugent. our headlines today. a surprise rise in inflation to li%

in the year to december, despite economists predicting a fall. the overall rate of price rises nudged higher by an increase cost in tobacco and alcohol. the government says its plan to bring inflation down is working. rishi sunak faces another key vote in the commons on the rwanda plan, a day after the biggest rebellion of his premiership. fujitsu will face more questions today over the faulty it system that led to subpostmasters being prosecuted for crimes they didn't commit. days away from the biggest match of their lives. highland league side buckie celebrate drawing celtic in the scottish cup. the army of gritters out and about in force across the uk. road temperatures in county durham have

dropped to —8. salt spreading is a vital service. we have had the coldest night of the winter so far. the temperature in the highlands falling to —14. today another cold day with further snow showers in the north and west. sunshine imparts. the uk inflation rate has risen to 4% the uk inflation rate has risen to li% according to the office for national statistics. economists had forecast in a fall from 3.9 in november down to 3.7. jeremy hunt insists the government plan is working. insists the government plan is workinu. ., ., insists the government plan is workin. ., ., ., , insists the government plan is workinu. ., ., ., , ., working. inflation never falls in a straiaht working. inflation never falls in a straight line. _ working. inflation never falls in a straight line. it _ working. inflation never falls in a straight line. it has _ working. inflation never falls in a straight line. it has gone - working. inflation never falls in a straight line. it has gone up - working. inflation never falls in a straight line. it has gone up in i straight line. it has gone up in france, united states and euro zone. in the uk it was 11.1% when rishi

sunak became prime minister. it has more than halved. it is almost a percentage point lower from where the office for budget responsibility predicted it would be in the autumn statement in november. we have a plan. we have taken difficult decisions to bring inflation down. that plan is working. today shows we need to stick to that plan and we will succeed. this is something of a surprise. what has contributed to the rise? in short, alcohol and tobacco. this rise in inflation was unexpected. it was li% in december up from 3.9% in november. most experts predicted it would come down. we're talking about the average change in the price of the goods and services. it means if you spend £100 on

something a year ago, it would now cost £1011. some things went up more sharply. the main thing pushing up the overall rate was the increase in the overall rate was the increase in the cost of tobacco and alcohol. other things that went up sharply include clothes and shoes and live music and theatre tickets. the rate at which food and drink generally went up in price has slowed again. with groceries on average 8% more expensive than a year ago it means the weekly shop is getting more expensive. it does not sound a big change from 3.9 to 11%. it means it is going in the wrong direction and prices are rising slightly more quickly than they were. i should point out inflation is lower than in 2022. there is some easing in cost of living pressure on household budgets. but it is still double the bank of england target of 2%. that is why the bank of england has raised and kept interest rates

relatively high, the idea is you make borrowing expensive, reduces demand and should stock prices rising as quickly. the fact inflation has increased in december may raise fresh questions how soon the bank will bring down the cost of borrowing. rishi sunak is facing a crucial vote on his rwanda bill later — a day after suffering his biggest rebellion since becoming prime minister. two deputy party chairmen and a ministerial aide resigned yesterday in order to vote for changes they said would toughen up the legislation. here's our political correspondent hannah miller. —— from our chief political correspondent. yesterday was embarrassing for rishi sunak. one in five conservative mps saying effectively they do not think his flagship rwanda policy will work in

its current form. today we will find out whether that embarrassment might harden into something really serious. it harden into something really serious. , ., ., serious. it will be a long day in westminster. _ serious. it will be a long day in westminster. hours _ serious. it will be a long day in westminster. hours of- serious. it will be a long day in | westminster. hours of debate. serious. it will be a long day in - westminster. hours of debate. we heard earlier on the programme from michael tomlinson the immigration minister. six. michael tomlinson the immigration minister. ,, ., , , minister. six hours has been set aside in the _ minister. six hours has been set aside in the chamber— minister. six hours has been set aside in the chamber of - minister. six hours has been set aside in the chamber of the - minister. six hours has been set l aside in the chamber of the house minister. six hours has been set - aside in the chamber of the house of commons _ aside in the chamber of the house of commons this afternoon where there will he _ commons this afternoon where there will be amendments debated and we will be amendments debated and we will have _ will be amendments debated and we will have i_ will be amendments debated and we will have i am sure a robust but respectful— will have i am sure a robust but respectful debate this afternoon. if no amendments are passed, it will go on to— no amendments are passed, it will go on to third _ no amendments are passed, it will go on to third reading later this evening _ on to third reading later this evening as you said.- on to third reading later this evening as you said. robust but respectful _ evening as you said. robust but respectful is _ evening as you said. robust but respectful is one _ evening as you said. robust but respectful is one of— evening as you said. robust but respectful is one of those - respectful is one of those politician phrases that does not quite mean what it says. the truth is there is anger in the conservative party. those divisions in the conservative party about how to get the rwanda asylum policy off the ground almost two years after it

was announced by borisjohnson, those divisions are extreme. and they get to broader questions, he should be concerned of. the conservative party still very fractured. the northern ireland assembly will be recalled later this afternoon, in a fresh bid to restore power—sharing before tomorrow's deadline. there's been no fully functioning devolved government in belfast for almost two years, due to the democratic unionist party's protest over post—brexit trade rules for northern ireland. if no resolution is reached, then fresh elections are required. more needs to be done to protect homes in england from flooding. a report by a cross—party committee of mps says the government hasn't maintained enough existing flood defences or built the new ones it promised. downing street says £6 billion has been spent on defences since 2010.

representatives from fujitsu will face public questions again today, about the company's role in the post office horizon it scandal, which saw hundreds of subpostmasters falsely accused of theft and fraud. yesterday, the european chief executive apologised for the firm's role in what he called the appalling miscarriage of justice. our reporter is at the inquiry. what else can we — our reporter is at the inquiry. what else can we expect _ our reporter is at the inquiry. what else can we expect today? - our reporter is at the inquiry. twist else can we expect today? i our reporter is at the inquiry. “wrist else can we expect today? i think our reporter is at the inquiry. kwisgt else can we expect today? i think we will hear more from fujitsu, the company behind the faulty software that came to light in the scandal. those that think their relative silence as the scandal has unfolded. yesterday the headlines came from a committee of mps grilling amongst others the european boss of the company who apologised for the appalling miscarriage ofjustice but also said for the first time he felt the company had a moral obligation

to pay contribution towards compensation to those wronged. no details of how that would work. he said the post office had known early on about some of the niches in the software. other developments worth mentioning. we heard from the solicitor representing 77 wrong to sub—postmaster is and he said of those only three had received final compensation. we heard from the post office minister who said he hoped everyone would receive compensation by the end of august and said the bill for the compensation would reach north of £1 billion. there will be more today from fujitsu, the company behind the software. more questions about what happened and what went wrong and bigger questions about how it went unnoticed and unreported for as long as it did. the fbi is investigating former chief executive of abercrombie & fitch sexually exploited men at events

he hosted around the world. mikejeffries and his british partner also face a civil lawsuit alleging they ran a sex trafficking operation. mrjeffries — who ran the us fashion retailerfor 22 years — has not commented. yemen's houthi movement has hit another ship in the red sea, the iranian—backed group says. the greek cargo carrier was struck yesterday, while travelling from vietnam to israel. the ship was empty and there are no reports of injuries. the low—cost airline wizz air has said it will pay out a total of £1.2 million to customers. it was told by the industry regulator to review thousands of claims for costs incurred because of disruption to flights. wizz air said it had fully co—operated with the regulator and put improvements are in place.

it has been a cold night and you can explain how cold. really cold. the temperature in the highlands fell to —14. at 11 o'clock we will find out if it fell more. this morning, if you are waking up to snow, it is picturesque if you do not have to travel on it. this is the scene in aberdeen city. thank you for sending it in. and we have anotherfrom northern ireland. you can see the lying snow. more snow in the north and west today. we will see a top up of that snow. it will be cold again and the next couple of days, the snow showers persisting. we have cloud across southern england from a front heading south. and another front through the far southin and another front through the far south in the english channel producing heavy rain in the channel

islands. in between, a lot of dry weather and some of the snow in the north will be drifting in the wind. these are maximum temperatures in towns and cities. in aberdeen freezing but cold where we have snow. as we head through the rest of the afternoon into the evening and overnight, further snow showers across northern scotland and northern ireland and some in wales and the south—west. the wind changes to a northerly direction and the east coast will be prone to them. under clear skies a cold night. temperatures once again in towns and cities. where we have snow, they will be lower, on a par with last night, and possibly it could get to as low as —15 in parts of northern scotland. as we head into the weekend, it will turn milder and we will have heavy rain and strong winds. looking at gales, possibly severe gales. and with melting snow,

the risk of flooding. a stormy week ahead. representatives from fujitsu will face public questions again today about the company's role in the post office horizon it scandal, which saw hundreds of sub—postmasters falsely accused of theft and fraud. it comes after a senior executive from the japanese firm addressed a committee of mps for the first time yesterday and apologised for the tech giant's involvement. fujitsu would like to apologise for our part in this appalling miscarriage ofjustice. we were involved from the very start. we did have bugs and errors in the system and we did help the post office in their prosecutions of the subpostmasters. for that we are truly sorry. the committee also heard from nick read, who took charge of the post office in september 2019.

he insisted the organisation has drastically changed and said he would apologise personally to the victims. what i have said two victims is, and i have been explicit over the past couple of years, if there is an opportunity for any form of redress, some form ofjustice, apology i can do on a personal level, i am willing to do it. the trauma individuals have experienced can, in certain instances, be slightly reduced when they have an opportunity to speak to they have an opportunity to speak to the head of the organisation that ultimately may well have been responsible for what they have been through. we're joined now in the studio by former postmistress sally and a journalist who has been following the story. it was tricky for you to watch that. it following the story. it was tricky for you to watch that.— following the story. it was tricky for you to watch that. it was. thank ou for for you to watch that. it was. thank you for having _ for you to watch that. it was. thank you for having me _ for you to watch that. it was. thank you for having me back _ for you to watch that. it was. thank you for having me back again. - for you to watch that. it was. thank you for having me back again. it -

for you to watch that. it was. thank| you for having me back again. it was difficult. in two aspects. nick reed, well, you know, that man is beyond redemption as far as i am concerned. they are not doing all they can. they are obstructing it. the chap from fujitsu, well, he was not particularly convincing. they said sorry. they said sorry and so have they all. have we got any action from it? no. we have dates from the government, the 7th of august this year. rishi sunak says the end of the year but did not specify which year. it would be useful to know which year he is talking about. fujitsu are talking the end of the inquiry. which year again? it has been delayed by a new set of lawyers in the post office. delayed for nondisclosure. it is delayed because nobody is telling the truth. corporate amnesia is a

serious disease within the whole set of them. fujitsu, post office, they all have corporate amnesia. it is amazing you can deliver an e—mail but not understand who you sent it to remember. but not understand who you sent it to rmember-— to remember. carl, this sense that there are so _ to remember. carl, this sense that there are so many _ to remember. carl, this sense that there are so many layers _ to remember. carl, this sense that there are so many layers to - to remember. carl, this sense that there are so many layers to this i to remember. carl, this sense that there are so many layers to this soj there are so many layers to this so much culpability in different areas. although there have been apologies, ultimately nobody knows where the buck stops and when heads will roll. that is true. the inquiry has been going _ that is true. the inquiry has been going on— that is true. the inquiry has been going on for— that is true. the inquiry has been going on for two years almost. the findings _ going on for two years almost. the findings within that are astonishing. people initially, fujitsu, _ astonishing. people initially, fujitsu, they talk about it being an it scandal. — fujitsu, they talk about it being an it scandal, but the more it has gone on, it scandal, but the more it has gone on. the _ it scandal, but the more it has gone on. the more — it scandal, but the more it has gone on, the more a corporate scandal, the government are involved dating back to _ the government are involved dating back to the 90s. to find out who is

to blame _ back to the 90s. to find out who is to blame is— back to the 90s. to find out who is to blame is difficult.— back to the 90s. to find out who is to blame is difficult. when you talk to blame is difficult. when you talk to --eole to blame is difficult. when you talk to people affected _ to blame is difficult. when you talk to people affected by _ to blame is difficult. when you talk to people affected by this, - to blame is difficult. when you talk to people affected by this, how- to blame is difficult. when you talk. to people affected by this, how much does the absence of culpability compound the misery? at}! does the absence of culpability compound the misery? of course. nick read, he apologises, _ compound the misery? of course. nick read, he apologises, talks _ compound the misery? of course. nick read, he apologises, talks about - read, he apologises, talks about justice _ read, he apologises, talks about justice but he cannot answer a question— justice but he cannot answer a question it seems. he is hiding behind — question it seems. he is hiding behind inquiry. fujitsu, it is 14 years— behind inquiry. fujitsu, it is 14 years and— behind inquiry. fujitsu, it is 14 years and they have never really spoken — years and they have never really spoken out apart from no comment and have hidden— spoken out apart from no comment and have hidden behind the customer, we can't talk— have hidden behind the customer, we can't talk because it is the post office _ can't talk because it is the post office who should talk and the post office _ office who should talk and the post office were denying everything. obviously it comes out. in the inquiry, — obviously it comes out. in the inquiry, there has been less senior fujitsu _ inquiry, there has been less senior fujitsu people questioned and interesting things have come out. today— interesting things have come out. today in— interesting things have come out. today in the inquiryjohn simpkin, a senior— today in the inquiryjohn simpkin, a senior person on the help desk where

people _ senior person on the help desk where people call— senior person on the help desk where people call when they have problems. when he _ people call when they have problems. when he was last in the inquiry, he talked _ when he was last in the inquiry, he talked about how staff were pressured into giving evidence in court _ pressured into giving evidence in court against sub—postmasters. we have found — court against sub—postmasters. we have found things out through this bid at— have found things out through this bid at senior level they have never seen _ bid at senior level they have never seen anything. i think that was the first time _ seen anything. i think that was the first time a — seen anything. i think that was the first time a senior director had spoken— first time a senior director had spoken out which was welcome. and contributing to the cost is welcomed. but it has taken a drama to get— welcomed. but it has taken a drama to get to _ welcomed. but it has taken a drama to get to this stage. all the way they have — to get to this stage. all the way they have been dragged kicking and screaming by the sub—postmaster is, alan bates— screaming by the sub—postmaster is, alan bates and others. journalists, lawyers _ alan bates and others. journalists, lawyers. they have not done it willingly — lawyers. they have not done it willingly i_ lawyers. they have not done it willingly. i think they might start to do— willingly. i think they might start to do it — willingly. i think they might start to do it. they are not doing it willingly— to do it. they are not doing it willingly now it is because of public— willingly now it is because of public pressure.— willingly now it is because of public pressure. let's remind ourselves _ public pressure. let's remind ourselves of _ public pressure. let's remind ourselves of a _ public pressure. let's remind ourselves of a real _ public pressure. let's remind ourselves of a real moment l public pressure. let's remind - ourselves of a real moment when you questioned the post office minister over fujitsu. let's remind ourselves of that moment.—

over fujitsu. let's remind ourselves of that moment. fu'itsu seem to have manared of that moment. fu'itsu seem to have mana . ed to of that moment. fujitsu seem to have managed to accumulate _ of that moment. fujitsu seem to have managed to accumulate substantial i managed to accumulate substantial contracts from governments over the years. i believe they should be held responsible for some of the compensation which will ease government coffers a little bit. what progress since then? the fujitsu ceo said sorry. he said he is assisting the inquiry. well, yes. not much else. they half promised some compensation to the parliamentarians yesterday. give parliament inquiry dared you, they grilled them yesterday and they grilled them yesterday and they grilled them yesterday and they grilled them well and they have given them a set of criteria they need to come up with.— given them a set of criteria they need to come up with. explain the next section _ need to come up with. explain the next section which _ need to come up with. explain the next section which is _ need to come up with. explain the next section which is about - next section which is about compensation. how challenging is it, what you have to do to claim

compensation? i what you have to do to claim compensation?— what you have to do to claim compensation? what you have to do to claim com ensation? . ., . ., compensation? i am fortunate in that i have compensation? i am fortunate in that l have lawyers- _ compensation? i am fortunate in that l have lawyers- l— compensation? i am fortunate in that i have lawyers. i am _ compensation? i am fortunate in that i have lawyers. i am one _ compensation? i am fortunate in that i have lawyers. i am one of— compensation? i am fortunate in that i have lawyers. i am one of the - compensation? i am fortunate in that i have lawyers. i am one of the 555. l i have lawyers. i am one of the 555. they have been extraordinarily compassionate about how they have dealt with this. we have done the medical records, psychiatrists, it is done with the accountants now. and that has been going for 18 months. 40 days is nonsense from this minister. absolute nonsense. there needs to be an increase and rishi sunak announced 705k he did not give details. it would be nice for the people handling these claims -- 75 k. we for the people handling these claims —— 75 k. we are not going to sign a piece of paper without knowing the details. forthose piece of paper without knowing the details. for those convicted it will be a long process because the judicial system needs to change.

thank god they are doing that. changing the law to help those people. we wait. i said changing the law to help those people. we wait. isaid in changing the law to help those people. we wait. i said in a letter to somebody we might be pushing up daisies seen by the time they get round to this but we can all come back and haunt them. we could have a bit of fun with that. there needs to be a push for it. i know it is election year and they are touting for votes. election year and they are touting forvotes. i election year and they are touting for votes. i believe the public are behind us. i have been amazed how wonderful people have been. and we need to go forward with that. ask your mp. what are they doing about the post office? most of not done anything at all, yet. so challenge to the mps. you have work to do in the next weeks.— the next weeks. sally is 'oking about it saying i the next weeks. sally is 'oking about it saying some _ the next weeks. sally is 'oking about it saying some of h the next weeks. sally is joking about it saying some of them l the next weeks. sally is joking i about it saying some of them will the next weeks. sally is joking - about it saying some of them will be pushing up the daisies but some victims have passed away in the time elapsed between this taking place and between them seeing justice. hope and between them seeing 'ustice. how much longer —

and between them seeing justice. how much longer can they wait? they should _ much longer can they wait? they should not— much longer can they wait? they should not have to wait any longer. a conservative peer said yesterday it should _ a conservative peer said yesterday it should take weeks. some might take months but it should not take a year~ _ take months but it should not take a year~ the _ take months but it should not take a year. the whole thing is mired in red tape — year. the whole thing is mired in red tape a — year. the whole thing is mired in red tape. a lot of people feel like they are — red tape. a lot of people feel like they are going through their investigation again. it is not fair, having _ investigation again. it is not fair, having to — investigation again. it is not fair, having to relive this. not surprising many people have not yet come _ surprising many people have not yet come forward. surprising many people have not yet come forward-— come forward. thank you. can i 'ust sa a come forward. thank you. can i 'ust say a huge — come forward. thank you. can i 'ust say a huge thankfi come forward. thank you. can i 'ust say a huge thank you i come forward. thank you. can i 'ust say a huge thank you to i come forward. thank you. can i 'ust say a huge thank you to carl i come forward. thank you. can i 'ust say a huge thank you to carl forh come forward. thank you. can i just say a huge thank you to carl for the | say a huge thank you to carl for the work you did in 2009. we heard about it in rural post offices. nobody believed much about it but there were a few of the 555 who followed it through and thank you from the bottom of my heart for the work you did. ., ~ bottom of my heart for the work you did. . ~ , ., bottom of my heart for the work you did. . ~ i. ., , bottom of my heart for the work you did. . ~ ., , ., , bottom of my heart for the work you did. . ~ i. ., , ., , ., did. thank you. that is lovely to hean did. thank you. that is lovely to hear- thank— did. thank you. that is lovely to hear. thank you _ did. thank you. that is lovely to hear. thank you for _ did. thank you. that is lovely to hear. thank you forjoining - did. thank you. that is lovely to hear. thank you forjoining us. i did. thank you. that is lovely to i hear. thank you forjoining us. as sally said, thank you for your investigative work and best of luck

with the next chapter. some children with a form of leukaemia have become the first in the uk to receive a new treatment thatis the uk to receive a new treatment that is less toxic than traditional chemotherapy. as well as being more gentle on the body, the drug can be administered at home which means children spend less time in hospital. our reporter has more. life's getting back to normal for 11—year—old arthur. he's been clear of cancer for almost a year now. he was one of the first children in the uk to try out a new type of cancer drug. blinatumomab or blina can replace big chunks of aggressive chemotherapy. the news came that actually there was still some residual cancer, so that particular chemo phase had not worked as expected. for arthur, blina was then the only real option to tackle his blood cancer.

you can see the pick line that goes into his pyjamas and actually there on the right—hand side, the pump that was separately at that point, not yet in the backpack. all of the kit can be carried in a small bag. although he had to wear it day and night, it gave him back his freedom. doctors say it's a much kinder alternative. hello, arthur. come on in. and could be a game changerfor kids with b—cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia who struggle on chemo. chemotherapy are poisons that kill the leukemic cells but also kill and damage normal cells. and that is what causes their side effects. blinatumomab is a gentler, kinder treatment that doesn't have the same side—effects as chemotherapy, but can cure just as many patients as chemotherapy. inside all of us lurks a serial killer.

that's our body's own immune cells. blina helps them seek out and destroy the cancer. this death hunt is precisely targeted. healthy cells are untouched. each bead represents a specific thing. for example, that head represents chemo. it's been a long, toughjourney for the whole family made somewhat easier by blina. i didn't have to, like, always be attached to, like, a machine. it made it feel like a lot freer. it also freed up some of mum and dads time and they could finally do work again instead of having to go to hospital with me. new year was when we found out that blina had worked and that there was no residual cancer. and so that was just amazing and so we had double celebrations there. blina“s already used in adults, but it's not yet widely available

on the nhs for children. given its promise as a kinder, gentler treatment, arthur's medical team hope it could be in the future. michelle roberts, bbc news. he should be very proud. life changing for families to have treatment at home and not to have so much time in medical settings. morning live follows. let's find out what they have today. good morning. coming up, you might not of heard of them but chances are you've taken "corpse medicines" — tablets and remedies that are past their expiry. dr ranj explains why they can do more harm than good. pressure on finances and time mean one in three now risk it,

even though they can even make infections worse. i'll tell you why discoloured tablets and old eye drops are a no go. and when some lifesaving medicines should still be used. plus, with temperatures dropping to minus 14, fraudsters are warming up with insulation cons. scam interceptors“ nick stapleton has more. there's been a 42% hike in scotland alone. i'll explain the reason unexpected calls offering cheap loft insulation are _ red flags, and why promises of the energy bills support scheme payout are bogus. also today. almost a million people drive electric cars in the uk, including radio 2 legend tony blackburn. he's finding out why drivers are getting parking fines, just for giving their cars some extra juice and why two charges fills your tank quicker than one. plus, january is one of the most popular months to start divorce proceedings. a top lawyer advises why you can't be forced to leave your home.

and millions tune into bbc drama call the midwife every sunday. stars cliff parisi and annabelle apison tell us why hollywood actor tom cruise often makes filming the show a mission impossible. is he delivering babies now? he can do everything. studio: thanks. hello, good morning from bbc london, i“mjim wheble. two undercover operations involving met police officers posing as members of the public in possession of luxury watches has led to 27 people being charged with theft. police used data to target the would—be criminals who then lured the undercover officers to quiet streets in soho where they were then attacked by groups of men to steal the watches. 21 people have since been convicted with 14 now in prison. a watch theft in particular is quite

an unpleasant crime because you've got individuals often on their own, surrounded by groups of predominantly young men, and it's a very intimidating, threatening experience. we have identified really specific hotspots in soho, kensington, hammersmith, chelsea, and we know it's outside venues, thursdays, fridays and saturday nights between roughly 11pm and 4am. london is not being properly prepared to deal with the increasingly extreme weather that climate change is set to bring, according to a report commissioned by sadiq khan. heatwaves, fires, intense downpours, flash flooding and sea level rise will bring increased risks to people's health, homes and businesses without adequate adaptation. the review also said demand for water is expected to outstrip supply within the next 15 years. a recent spate of drain covers being stolen across haringey is potentially putting pedestrians

and road users in danger, according to the local council. the borough says missing grates can cause an accident and can lead to blocked drains and flooding due to debris not being caught by the cover. let's take a look at the tubes now — there's a good service on most lines this morning except for a few delays on the piccadilly line and severe delays on the central line as well. now onto the weather with kate. good morning. it is another cold start this morning. temperatures not quite so low as yesterday but still below zero. there's more cloud around through today but it is staying dry. the cloud will gradually thicken, we've got a cold front sinking south. it's going to linger for parts of south london and beyond but further north, clearing through the afternoon, some brighter skies with some sunshine. temperatures though still cold, 1—4 celsius the maximum. any remaining cloud will clear away overnight, dry, clear, the wind light, the temperature dropping down

to potentially —6 or —7. a very cold night. a bright start tomorrow morning, high pressure starts to build in so quite a quiet couple of days. we will see plenty of winter sunshine then through thursday. the wind again light and temperatures struggling. it is going to be cold tomorrow, between one and three celsius. similar conditions for friday, then as we head into the weekend, some slightly less cold air for saturday, the wind will strengthen, largely dry until the end of sunday where it turns wet, windy and much milder. well, that's it from me, but if you're a fan of buskers, take a look at our website and see what you make of the man who's trying to busk outside of every tube station all to raise money for the homeless. i'll be back in half an hour but for now it's back to nina and sally. hello, this is breakfast with sally nugent and nina warhurst. the uk inflation rate rose to 4% in the year to december, according to the office

for national statistics. this for national statistics. is a surprise to all of us, what this is a surprise to all of us, what happened? it this is a surprise to all of us, what happened?— this is a surprise to all of us, what happened? it is interesting, es - eciall what happened? it is interesting, especially when _ what happened? it is interesting, especially when you _ what happened? it is interesting, especially when you break - what happened? it is interesting, especially when you break down i what happened? it is interesting, i especially when you break down the detail and at what is causing these changes. this rise in inflation was unexpected. it was 4% in december, up from 3.9 in november. and most experts had been predicting that it would have come down. remember we're talking about the average change in prices for goods and services compared with a year ago. in november inflation was 3.9%. that means if you previously spent £100 on various things a year ago, those same items would cost you £103.90. remember though, this is an average, some things will have gone up by more. the main thing pushing up the rate was the increase in tobacco and alcohol but clothes and shoes went

up alcohol but clothes and shoes went up more and so did theatre and music tickets. back in october 2022 inflation was more than 11%, we've seen it slow down a lot since then. of course, lower inflation doesn't mean prices on average are dropping though, it means they are rising less quickly. the prime minister pledged to halve inflation to around 5% by the end of last year and that did happen. but of course, there are also wider global factors that have played a significant part. the price of energy has started to fall. although you might not be feeling the impact when it comes to your energy bills at home, wholesalers can now buy gas and oil more cheaply than a year ago. the cost of raw materials like metal and chemicals have also come down from last year too which means building and making things is costing less. and, although food prices are still rising, and they rose by 8% in december, thatis and they rose by 8% in december, that is a lot less quickly than this time last year. we've been talking to families

in blackpool, about whether or not they are feeling better off. a year ago with inflation running at more than 10%, even affording the basics was a struggle for families at this community hub in blackpool. we're struggling to buy the shopping, to buy new shoes when we need it because kids go through shoes like mad. we can't do evenings out. we can't even go to like play centres and stuff because it's just too expensive. 12 months on, prices are now rising a lot less quickly, but cost of living pressures are still battering people's budgets. and many say they feel no better off than they did a year ago. it is a struggle trying to budget. the price of some things that the kids choose to eat is a lot more than what i'd get if it was just me. i don't mind eating basics stuff, but these two are only eat certain things. they won't eat the cheaper ones. he's pasta mad, tuna mad, he'll live off tuna if i let him, tuna and pasta and it's like a fiver for four tins of tuna.

in the current cold snap heating homes is at the front of people's minds. without the extra government support of last year, high energy bills are still a worry. and places like this are vital. run by the local football club, families can come here to get a meal, clothes and keep warm. we've continued this now, actually, throughout the whole year. so originally we set up last winter as a winter hub to try and give a warm place and a good hot meal. we actually ended up carrying on throughout the summer and have launched again for this winter, continuing especially now with how cold it is to try and help those families reduce those costs. danny has three children. his youngest starts school this year and he says providing for them will always be his priority. they come first before anything else and the bills, then i worry about myself last, basically. but the kids, they always come before me and the bills. so we've got a roof over my head

and the kids are ok then i'm fine with that. blackpool has some of the highest rates of poverty in the country, so even as pressures ease in the wider economy, community services like this are seeing no let up in demand. my ideal would be that we had no one knocking on the door. you know, i'd be out ofajob, but... but that's the ideal, isn't it, that we're not needed at all, either for mental health reasons or for cost of living reasons. that would be amazing, but it's not going to happen. inflation and the cost of borrowing may well have peaked. but when it comes to cost of living pressures, well, it may be some time before many working families feel the tide has really turned for them. there you have it, that's how some families in blackpool are feeling.

with inflation ticking up in december and still double the bank of england target of 2%, it could raise questions about how soon and how quickly the bank will bring down interest rates and the cost of borrowing. thank you, ben. last september, sir mo farah hung up his competitive running shoes after becoming the most decorated athlete in british track and field history. now, the four—time olympic champion has set his sights on a new goal, encouraging more children to take up sport. our reporter tim muffett is at a primary school in feltham this morning to tell us more. good morning from west london, for what is the launch of mo's mission, there is so mo farah, former olympic and world champion, athletic legend, and world champion, athletic legend, and he wants more young people to be

doing sports for at least an hour a day which is the recommendation of the chief medical officer and it isn't happening. it is great to meet you, tell me about mo's mission, what you want to do? we you, tell me about mo's mission, what you want to do?— you, tell me about mo's mission, what you want to do? we want to get kids moving — what you want to do? we want to get kids moving and _ what you want to do? we want to get kids moving and active. _ what you want to do? we want to get kids moving and active. it's _ what you want to do? we want to get kids moving and active. it's so - what you want to do? we want to get kids moving and active. it's so hard l kids moving and active. it's so hard to have access to 60 minutes a day of pe and sport play, so that's why i'm here for mo's mission, to give the kids what they need. three quarters of parents have concerns including myself, kids are not getting enough activities, notjust in pe but not being able to go outside and play and get that 60 minutes per day that they need to. you went on to become an amazing athlete, one of the best ever, it's not about that, though, it's about being active. it’s not about that, though, it's about being active-— being active. it's 'ust about being active and being active. it'sjust about being active and getting _ being active. it'sjust about being active and getting their— being active. it'sjust about being active and getting their moving, i active and getting their moving, that's the right thing. we don't want to put kids under pressure but we are trying to get them moving to live a better lifestyle. it“s

we are trying to get them moving to live a better lifestyle. it's a big issue, mental health, all of this stuff going on, but what are we actually doing? we need to give kids the exercise they need to. you actually doing? we need to give kids the exercise they need to.— the exercise they need to. you are auoin to the exercise they need to. you are going to parliament _ the exercise they need to. you are going to parliament today, - the exercise they need to. you are going to parliament today, what i the exercise they need to. you are going to parliament today, what is your message when you go there? just to no your message when you go there? just to to out your message when you go there? jmt to go out there and support what i'm doing, mo's mission, to be able to get kids moving and getting them active and just being able to give back to kids. kids can't make that decision but we can make that decision but we can make that decision and as i said, three quarters of parents have concerns and half of their kids don't get that 60 minutes they need. i will]! that 60 minutes they need. i will let ou that 60 minutes they need. i will let you carry _ that 60 minutes they need. i will let you carry on _ that 60 minutes they need. i will let you carry on with _ that 60 minutes they need. i will let you carry on with this - that 60 minutes they need. i will let you carry on with this exercise session and talk to you in a moment. let's have a chat to ali from the youth sports trust. what can be done specifically about this? i get that you want kids to do more but what could the government do as far as you are concerned? to could the government do as far as you are concerned?— could the government do as far as you are concerned? to things, one is to realise that _ you are concerned? to things, one is to realise that recognise _ you are concerned? to things, one is to realise that recognise that - to realise that recognise that inactivity is the driver to one of -- a lot— inactivity is the driver to one of -- a lot of— inactivity is the driver to one of —— a lot of the physical, mental and social— —— a lot of the physical, mental and social issues — —— a lot of the physical, mental and social issues we see in young people

particularly _ social issues we see in young people particularly after the pandemic says prioritise _ particularly after the pandemic says prioritise that. and today we launch our manifest in parliament, and we have _ our manifest in parliament, and we have asked — our manifest in parliament, and we have asked for simply making sure that every— have asked for simply making sure that every child gets two hours a week— that every child gets two hours a week of— that every child gets two hours a week of high quality pe, it should be a core — week of high quality pe, it should be a core subject even if it isjust the short— be a core subject even if it isjust the short term to help children recover, — the short term to help children recover, that's really important, too often — recover, that's really important, too often it _ recover, that's really important, too often it is cut. for every child too often it is cut. for every child to have _ too often it is cut. for every child to have access to after—school sport. — to have access to after—school sport. too _ to have access to after—school sport, too many are not able to get to a club— sport, too many are not able to get to a club because of family circumstances or costs. and also really _ circumstances or costs. and also really importantly, every school is supported — really importantly, every school is supported by local infrastructure which _ supported by local infrastructure which can — supported by local infrastructure which can help them develop their pe and deliver— which can help them develop their pe and deliver those sporting activities are. sir and deliver those sporting activities are.— and deliver those sporting activities are. ., . ., , ., activities are. sir mo farah is now our activities are. sir mo farah is now your school— activities are. sir mo farah is now your school sports _ activities are. sir mo farah is now your school sports champion, - activities are. sir mo farah is now| your school sports champion, what difference will that make? irate your school sports champion, what difference will that make? we have seen it today. _ difference will that make? we have seen it today, he _ difference will that make? we have seen it today, he is _ difference will that make? we have seen it today, he is incredibly - seen it today, he is incredibly passionate. his passion and enthusiasm will inspire policymakers. he understands, his own life _ policymakers. he understands, his own life journey shows us that young

people _ own life journey shows us that young people from all sorts of background can thrive _ people from all sorts of background can thrive in sport even if they struggle — can thrive in sport even if they struggle in other parts of life. thank— struggle in other parts of life. thank you very much. you talk about inspiration and journey, let's talk to a man who has played a very big role in thermo“s life, his former pe teacher, —— in sir mo's life. km teacher, -- in sir mo's life. i'm very proud _ teacher, -- in sir mo's life. i'm very proud of— teacher, -- in sir mo's life. i'm very proud of what _ teacher, —— in sir mo's life. in very proud of what he has achieved in his athletics career but his passion for this mission makes me doubly proud. he is committed to young people and when he was a young person himself, thejoy and excitement that he got from taking part in pe and sport helped him through a really difficult time. and that can be the same for lots of children. we really need to pursue it. ., ., ., ., children. we really need to pursue it. you have done an amazing 'ob. let's it. you have done an amazing 'ob. let-s have — it. you have done an amazing 'ob. let-s have a _ it. you have done an amazing 'ob. let's have a chat i it. you have done an amazing 'ob. let's have a chat to i it. you have done an amazing 'ob. let's have a chat to some i it. you have done an amazing 'ob. let's have a chat to some of h it. you have done an amazing job. | let's have a chat to some of these kids, trying not to get into their way. where is fadi? why do in your

exercise? ., ., ., exercise? you get to learn new stuff, exercise? you get to learn new stuff. you _ exercise? you get to learn new stuff. you get _ exercise? you get to learn new stuff. you get to _ exercise? you get to learn new stuff, you get to learn - exercise? you get to learn new stuff, you get to learn new- exercise? you get to learn new. stuff, you get to learn new sports and you get to be energetic. infer?r and you get to be energetic. very enerretic! and you get to be energetic. very energetic! perfectly _ and you get to be energetic. very energetic! perfectly timed, why do you enjoy doing pe so much? it energetic! perfectly timed, why do you enjoy doing pe so much? you en'oy doing pe so much? it keeps our you enjoy doing pe so much? it keeps our heart you enjoy doing pe so much? it keeps your heart and — you enjoy doing pe so much? it keeps your heart and brain _ you enjoy doing pe so much? it keeps your heart and brain healthy - you enjoy doing pe so much? it keeps your heart and brain healthy and - you enjoy doing pe so much? it keeps your heart and brain healthy and it - your heart and brain healthy and it can keep _ your heart and brain healthy and it can keep you happy which can make you live _ can keep you happy which can make you live longer. and it is fun doing it with _ you live longer. and it is fun doing it with your— you live longer. and it is fun doing it with your friends. not you live longer. and it is fun doing it with your friends.— it with your friends. not only your friends but _ it with your friends. not only your friends but a _ it with your friends. not only your friends but a legend, _ it with your friends. not only your friends but a legend, right - it with your friends. not only your friends but a legend, right behind you, what it is like —— what is it like to have sir mo farah to be here in your school? it’s like to have sir mo farah to be here in your school?— in your school? it's a delight, it's a wonderful— in your school? it's a delight, it's a wonderful and _ in your school? it's a delight, it's a wonderful and experience - in your school? it's a delight, it's a wonderful and experience and i in your school? it's a delight, it's| a wonderful and experience and it will be _ a wonderful and experience and it will be such a memory. you a wonderful and experience and it will be such a memory.— a wonderful and experience and it will be such a memory. you must feel ve roud will be such a memory. you must feel very proud and _ will be such a memory. you must feel very proud and excited _ will be such a memory. you must feel very proud and excited and _ very proud and excited and optimistic that you can achieve this. ~ , optimistic that you can achieve this. y. , optimistic that you can achieve this. g, ,,.,_ , this. my philosophy in life is an hinu this. my philosophy in life is anything is _ this. my philosophy in life is anything is possible - this. my philosophy in life is anything is possible in - this. my philosophy in life is anything is possible in life i this. my philosophy in life is anything is possible in life ifj this. my philosophy in life is i anything is possible in life if we work hard and do something. it's being able to give those kids the exercise they need. and i think mo's mission, anything is possible we need everyone“s support to get kids moving, it's important for all of us. y ., . .,

moving, it's important for all of us. , ., not us. do you still do the mobot? not until the mission _ us. do you still do the mobot? not until the mission is _ us. do you still do the mobot? not untilthe mission is complete! - us. do you still do the mobot? not untilthe mission is complete! 0h, | untilthe mission is complete! oh, no! i have — untilthe mission is complete! oh, no! i have failed _ untilthe mission is complete! oh, no! i have failed in _ until the mission is complete! oh, no! i have failed in that. it's great to see the kids being infused by what they are doing and having someone like sir mo farah in the rue as well. he —— in the room as well. why aren't you taking their lead and hopping down that ladder? risk assessment. — hopping down that ladder? risk assessment, it _ hopping down that ladder? risk assessment, it wasn't acceptable. i will leave it to the experts. band will leave it to the experts. and the picture _ will leave it to the experts. jifuc the picture conveniently breaks up! he has pulled a wire out of the camera! i he has pulled a wire out of the camera! ., �* . . he has pulled a wire out of the camera! ., �* , ., ,., camera! i don't blame him. let your sta with camera! i don't blame him. let your stay with sport- _ camera! i don't blame him. let your stay with sport. it _ camera! i don't blame him. let your stay with sport. it is _ camera! i don't blame him. let your stay with sport. it is the _ camera! i don't blame him. let your stay with sport. it is the magic- camera! i don't blame him. let your stay with sport. it is the magic of i stay with sport. it is the magic of the cup at _ stay with sport. it is the magic of the cup at the — stay with sport. it is the magic of the cup at the moment. - stay with sport. it is the magic of the cup at the moment. bristol l stay with sport. it is the magic of l the cup at the moment. bristol city fans, who knocked out west ham yesterday, and we have got a huge game in scotland which will we be talking about. it is the moment for teams to have a moment in the sun,

maybe not in this weather! but they can really celebrate, bristol city last night had that. they were bouncing in the stands. bristol city might have do —— to knock out another premier league opponent. it was the perfect start for city, who after two minutes had tommy conway to thank, intercepting this backpass before rounding the west ham keeper. the london side later lost said benrama to a red card in the second half. and theyjust couldn't find a way through. bristol city's reward, nottingham forest or blackpool in the next round. there are three more replays to come. absolutely phenomenal, special memory for me and i think for the players and the club as well. a terrific evening, and one that i will not forget. the [ads have shown they can do it against a high—level opposition, how do you maintain that level of focus and make sure that you are able to find ways of winning in different styles of games and it is refreshing to hear the lads say it after the game.

how about this for a reward? new of leec knocking out non—league eastleigh, and it now manchester united —— newport, from league 2. and now they face manchester united. they will also bang £400,000 when that game is shown on television a week on sunday. we talk about the magic, it is also very lucrative for lower league teams. no wonder they are smiling. they've had nearly two months to prepare and now we're just few days away from one of the scottish cups ties of the season. highland league side buckie thistle go to celtic in the fourth round this weekend. so how are they going to do against the team who've won it more than anyone else? go on the jag, whoo! buckie is buzzing. go on, buckie, go on the jag!

it's a one in 100 year kind of thing, is it? it's never going to happen again. it's a big day for the town. so we've got the buckie thistle socks and we've got the buckie thistle cards. are they going to bring you good luck on the weekend? hopefully i'll be wearing a pair at the game. how much of a buzz is there here in the town? it's absolutely buzzing, it really is. the whole place, the schools, it'sjust so many people have been in touch to say good luck. come on, jags! there's about 8,000 people who live here in buckie and i'm right in saying 3,000 tickets to the game. there are going to be very few people here. it's going to be a ghost town! it's going to be a ghost town. lewis, your dayjob is building homes. now you've got to construct a win against celtic. is this going to be the biggestjob of your career so far? without a shadow of a doubt, yeah. going up against the number one club in scotland, is going to be a mammoth task for graham, myself and the squad at buckie thistle.

josh, you got the goals that got buckie into the fourth round. when you scored them and that winning penalty you probably never imagined it would have been celtic in the next round. no, never. i think, oh, it's something you could imagine. but for reality to actually hit, for us to actually get drawn against, the biggest draw you could probably get. talk to us about their celebrations when you found out you'd drawn celtic. when the teams started to get narrowed down and we've seen that celtic were still in it and rangers were still in it. we thought, this is unbelievable. and celtic's name came out and then obviously ours came out. it wasjust... you can't, you can't explain the feeling. where were you watching when you found out you were playing celtic? i was actually watching on my iphone in a theatre in edinburgh. and my daughter was dancing on stage and i had to have it on the iplayer on the phone and had to curtail my excitement a wee bit because the wife was giving me the old elbow. i was like, "we've just drew celtic."

and if you do do it and you beat celtic, you're getting the drinks in for everyone here? definitely, yeah, definitely. if we beat celtic there“ll be a big celebration for buckie and the boys will get treated, that's for sure. and it's notjust the football that's put buckie thistle on the map. how is it, gary, that it's come to be mentioned in a stephen king novel? well, my recollection, john, was that stephen king was looking for a scottish football team with reference to an edinburgh school that was featuring in the book. and for some reason he liked the name buckie thistle and thereby chose it. he's got a kit now, and he sent us two signed copies. is he now the most famous buckie thistle fan do you think? it would probably rate as... probably would he, wouldn't he? one of the best known supporters of buckie thistle, yeah. and famous supporters aside, it's club volunteers like sandra and alan patterson who keep it going. sandra, almost 35 years with this club, you are mrs buckie thistle.

that's what i'm called, aye, that's what i'm called. great times in that time? aye, there've been happy times. i've seen good, bad times, but i enjoy my football. i sit by it and i've made many friends through it, through different clubs. i enjoy it, i look forward to it every saturday. it keeps me young. and alan, you're pretty busy as well. i understand you are kitman, handyman, everything man. more or less, aye. more or less. it feels as though you're keeping the club afloat at times. well, someone needs to. and do you fancy your chances of getting celtic back here maybe for a replay? in ourdreams, yes. dare to dream, right? cheers to that. yes. cheers to that, thanks, guys. there you go, look.

ican go i can go all that way without a little souvenir, do you fancy a pair of those? �* little souvenir, do you fancy a pair of those? . , ., little souvenir, do you fancy a pair of those? . i. ., ., little souvenir, do you fancy a pair of those? . , ., ., ., of those? are you not wearing them? the were of those? are you not wearing them? they were in — of those? are you not wearing them? they were in such _ of those? are you not wearing them? they were in such high _ of those? are you not wearing them? they were in such high demand - of those? are you not wearing them? they were in such high demand i - they were in such high demand i could only get hold of one pair. it is one each for you too. a little bit of extra insulation.- is one each for you too. a little bit of extra insulation. thank you, john. bit of extra insulation. thank you, john- every _ bit of extra insulation. thank you, john- every year _ bit of extra insulation. thank you, john. every year when _ bit of extra insulation. thank you, john. every year when we - bit of extra insulation. thank you, john. every year when we come i bit of extra insulation. thank you, - john. every year when we come across the likes of buckie thistle, it always throws up and club that we don't know much about. band always throws up and club that we don't know much about.— always throws up and club that we don't know much about. and john went all that way to — don't know much about. and john went all that way to see _ don't know much about. and john went all that way to see them _ don't know much about. and john went all that way to see them and _ don't know much about. and john went all that way to see them and didn't - all that way to see them and didn't bring us anything. {line all that way to see them and didn't bring us anything-— all that way to see them and didn't| bring us anything._ i bring us anything. one sock each. i bet it was cold _ bring us anything. one sock each. i bet it was cold up _ bring us anything. one sock each. i bet it was cold up there. _ bring us anything. one sock each. i bet it was cold up there. possibly l bet it was cold up there. possibly even colder today. carroll will tell us how cold it has been in the last 24 hours. yes, it has been —14 in the highlands, the coldest night so far.

an amber weather warning has just come in from the met office starting at 3pm, valid until 6pm tomorrow, for the far north of scotland, the northern isles and the north west. we could have five to ten centimetres of snow in addition to what we have already had, locally 20 centimetres. and with the strengthening northerly wind overnight, you will find that is going to drift. today we have a cold day in prospect, further snow which we have been hearing about in the north of the country and it is a cold start. these are the temperatures if you are currently stepping out. there is the risk of some ice first thing this morning. we have the weather front sinking south and bringing a weather cloud, storm irene named by the french met office is bringing a lot of rain into the french channel islands, which could clip the south of england. most of the snow will be

across northern scotland, some into northern ireland, and coming down the irish sea coast. in between, a lot of dry weather and although we have got the cloud in the south at times we will see some hazy sunshine. no heatwave, top temperature freezing in aberdeen and fourin temperature freezing in aberdeen and four in cardiff. this evening and overnight, the amber warning will be in force, and the area it covers is all of this, so if you are in the far north or north—west of scotland, this is where the amber weather warning is. the strengthening wind turns north—west so further wintry showers down the east coast and the west coast. in between clear skies, it will be another cold night, potentially where we have a lying snow, it could be even colder than last night. snow, it could be even colder than last niuht. �* , ., snow, it could be even colder than last niuht. . , ., ., last night. and there is a weather warnin: last night. and there is a weather warning as _ last night. and there is a weather warning as well, _ last night. and there is a weather warning as well, thank _ last night. and there is a weather warning as well, thank you, - last night. and there is a weather| warning as well, thank you, carol. so what is being done to deal with this? john maguire“s at a gritting station

in county durham for us this morning, finding out how they're keeping the roads safe. are you any warmer now that the sun is up? no, absolutely freezing! carol will tell you about the temperature inversion at dawn, that is the coldest part of the night. the sun needs to the work a bit more to warm me up. it has been about —4 in the air, the road temperature has gone all the way down to —9.4, it is baltic. this is the rock salt that they use here, there are seven of these depots across county durham to spread it on the road. there is no grit in this, there it is called grit in this, there it is called grit but it is just rock salt. it is loaded into the gritter and then the spinners spread it on the road. show me the data and the information that you rely on to decide where to send the fleet out? this

you rely on to decide where to send the fleet out?— the fleet out? this is one of the weather functions _ the fleet out? this is one of the weather functions we _ the fleet out? this is one of the weather functions we use - the fleet out? this is one of the weather functions we use from | the fleet out? this is one of the i weather functions we use from our online services, we have got our stations across the network. we can see that -9-2? _ stations across the network. we can see that -9.2? yes, _ stations across the network. we can see that -9.2? yes, we _ stations across the network. we can see that -9.2? yes, we have - stations across the network. we can see that -9.2? yes, we have got i stations across the network. we can see that -9.2? yes, we have got a i see that -9.2? yes, we have got a station summary, _ see that -9.2? yes, we have got a station summary, we _ see that -9.2? yes, we have got a station summary, we have - see that -9.2? yes, we have got a station summary, we have got - see that -9.2? yes, we have got a l station summary, we have got -8.7, station summary, we have got —8.7, that gives us a view of the whole county. we have cameras to be able to have a look at the network as well and if we look at the stations well and if we look at the stations we can see how the temperatures have gone down last night. look we can see how the temperatures have gone down last night.— gone down last night. look at that, the temperature _ gone down last night. look at that, the temperature absolutely - the temperature absolutely plummeting down. that is the information that they use combined with the weather forecast to tell them when to send the fleets of gritters out. thankfully they do, the idea is to get them out before rush hour so that the salt can combine with the riding vehicles on top of them which melts the road nicely and makes them as safe as possible. it has been pretty wintry across the uk.

when the temperatures plunge and our roads begin to ice over, an army is deployed. not green, but yellow. not green but yellow with amber lights flashing, the gritters here in leicestershire and right across the uk are out and about working to make our highways and byways as safe as possible. the challenges are that you've got to get round the roads as quickly as you can without going over a certain speed limit because you've got to grit between 25 and 30 miles an hour. but we've got a massive area to cover. we do 1800 miles a night, and that's if we just run the routes once. if we go round twice, that's 3600 miles of road. there are, though, many areas the gritters can't reach and drivers are asked to play their part. when our gritters are out and about, stay back. give them a bit of room. these are really big vehicles and they're really trying to get the maximum amount of grit down onto the road network. i'd also ask people to be really mindful about how they park, particularly at night. we don't want to be knocking on anyone“s door asking them to move because we can't get a gritter through.

so we need our routes kept open. in terms of driving, you know, don't expect — even treated surfaces can still be slippery. so please treat every road like it's untreated and drive to the conditions that you're faced with. previous winters have seen the rock salt used by the gritting fleet in short supply, but the scottish government says it has half a million tonnes at its disposal. and they need it. the cold closed more than 120 schools across scotland as the mercury fell. many parts of the north west of england are blanketed by snow. beautiful scenery, but again, treacherous for motorists. and in northern ireland, disruption for many, but elation for children here in county antrim as a snow—covered playground surrounded their homes. so the advice, especially in the midlands and the north, has been to take precautions. wrap up warm and look out for the vulnerable. but competitors in the spine race are taking a different approach.

we'll have to put up with it for another two or three days, but through it i'll have to put up with the failure we're forever. all the sunglasses are beautiful, beautiful weather, beautiful scenery. it's a beautiful part of the world as well. they're racing nonstop for seven days, 268 miles along the pennines, battling the very worst that january 2024 can throw at them. i think they are about to finish this morning. eight tonnes of grit goes on the back of the hopper. we are in the camp with charlotte. we have been saying it is a very sophisticated business, and the spreading is computer controlled, so just run us through what you as the drivers do. {lin just run us through what you as the drivers do. ., ., ., drivers do. on a morning we get told what to put— drivers do. on a morning we get told what to put down _ drivers do. on a morning we get told what to put down per _ drivers do. on a morning we get told what to put down per square - drivers do. on a morning we get told what to put down per square metre, | what to put down per square metre, and once we know that we know how many tonnes per route we require so

we will come out and fill the wagon up, and then we come onto our box here, and we can set it. this morning we are looking at a minimum of 20 grams. is morning we are looking at a minimum of 20 grams-— morning we are looking at a minimum of 20 grams._ that - morning we are looking at a minimum of 20 grams._ that is - of 20 grams. is that a lot? that is an awful lot- _ of 20 grams. is that a lot? that is an awful lot. with _ of 20 grams. is that a lot? that is an awful lot. with the _ of 20 grams. is that a lot? that is an awful lot. with the low- an awful lot. with the low temperatures we are having this morning. and then our spread pattern as well. it depends on the width of the road. rhys we treat narrow roads and dual carriageway is. so we can author the width and the spread pattern. here we can see cameras on each corner of the wagon and when we are spreading we can keep an eye on it spreading correctly. we have got to make sure we are not overladen. so it's a sophisticated business. and that is without the plough, and thatis and that is without the plough, and that is a different ball game once we get the plough on!—

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here in the uk mps are due to vote later on the government's latest rwanda bill — a day after rishi sunak faced his biggest rebellion since becoming prime minister. two deputy party chairmen from his own political party and a ministerial aide quit on tuesday, joining 60 colleagues rebelling against the legislation in its current form as our political correspondent hannah miller explains. a plan that aims to stop dangerous channel crossings like this. a key pledge that's become rishi sunak“s biggest parliamentary challenge. the ayes to the right 68. the noes to the left 529. last night, 60 of his own mps tried and failed to make changes to the rwanda bill. among them, three who resigned their roles to vote against the government. the now former deputy chairmen of the conservative party, lee anderson and brendan clark—smith, and jane stephenson, who had been a pps, or ministerial assistant. i don't think i could carry on in my role as deputy chairman