debate has been under way where the debate has been under way again since lunchtime and continues down the corridor in the house of commons. the votes will follow this evening. and — after a very cold night — prepare for it night — prepare for it to become even icier. and coming up on bbc news. england midfielderjordan henderson is close to ending his short spell in saudi arabia, as he lines up a move to the dutch champions ajax. good evening. an inquiry is under way in lincolnshire — into how a two—year—old child died of starvation after his father — who was caring for him alone — suffered a fatal heart attack. bronson battersby was found in the home of his father kenneth — who was 60. it's thought he died in the days after christmas — and the child was then left alone.

there were attempts to check on bronson�*s welfare but by the time the property was entered — it was too late. jo black has our report from skegness — i must warn you the details are distressing. bronson! come on, then. bronson battersby was known to social services, but his death and that of his father appear to have happened in the most tragic of circumstances. the bodies of bronson and his 60—year—old father, kenneth battersby, were discovered on january the 9th. children's services say kenneth, who was on his own with his son, passed away at home, and that meant nobody was there to give his little boy care. and as a result, he also died. it is a tragedy. ijust happened to look out my window and i noticed suddenly this huge police presence. and then i spoke to a couple of residents across the road and one of them said that they had found a body in there

of a child. bronson was last seen waving at a neighbour on boxing day. the next day, his father arranged a visit from social workers for the 2nd of january. the social worker visited the house that day, but the knock at the door went unanswered, so the police were contacted. two days later, a social worker visits again. five days later, bronson and kenneth battersby are found dead after the landlady is asked to open the property by social services. that landlady, maria clifton—place, didn't want to appear on camera, but she told us she rushed to the address when social services asked if they could gain entry. i opened the lounge door and kenny was just laid on the floor and i knew he was dead. it was just a horrible, horrible tragedy for that poor little boy and kenny. we're just heart broken. i classed kenny as a personal friend. he really helped me

out when i needed him. on social media, bronson's mother has paid tribute to her little boy and says she will forever miss him. just incredible to think that - something like this could happen in skegness in britain in 2024. there are obviously lots of questions to answer, | but it's just such a tragedy. meanwhile, children's services says a rapid review has begun. in the cases where you are most concerned, and they're unusual, you would be contacting the police and then you would work jointly with the police because children's social care, social workers don't have the right of entry to a property. only the police have that in child protection cases. so the police and social care should be working very, very closely together. lincolnshire police are not treating the deaths as suspicious and have referred themselves to the independent office for police conduct. jo black, bbc news, in skegness. our social affairs editor,

alison holt, joins me now. it is truly awful to think of what this little boy must have gone through. what is your sense of how this happened?— this happened? inevitably with something so _ this happened? inevitably with something so tragic— this happened? inevitably with something so tragic that - this happened? inevitably with something so tragic that is - this happened? inevitably with something so tragic that is the question we all ask. we want answers. deeply traumatic for the family, also distressing for friends, neighbours and those working with bronson and his father. the mist appointment with the social worker was a red flag but she followed correct practice, contacted the police and checked again. and as we heard, a social worker does not have the right to enter someone's home. importantly children services view bronson battersby as a child in need so need of support. he wasn't under the highest level which is child protection. there are also huge amounts we don't know, what conversations were had with the family in that time after they mist the visit, what checks did the

police make, where there mist nursery or playgroup sessions? all of these are for the review to try to answer and give us some sort of sense as to whether a tragedy like this could be prevented in the future. ., , this could be prevented in the future. . , . ~ future. thanks very much, alison holt. within a short space of time this afternoon there was news that both the king — and his daughter—in—law the princess of wales will be away from public duties for a time this for health reasons. it's been revealed that the princess has had abdominal surgery, and will be in hospitalfor at least ten days and not back to engagements until after easter — while the king is receiving treatment for an enlarged prostate. here's our royal correspondent, daniela relph. together on christmas day, the king, the princess of wales just behind him and the wider royal family attended church on the sandringham estate in norfolk. it was the last time the king and the princess were seen in public. they appeared in good health. in the run—up to christmas, the king had carried out all of his

scheduled public engagements. there had been no indication of any health problems, but this afternoon buckingham palace released a statement. it said, in common with thousands of men each year the king has sought treatment for an enlarged prostate. his majesty's condition is benign and he will attend hospital next week for a corrective procedure. i hope it will open those conversations that men can have with each other and hopefully with their gps. sometimes we hear men talking about how they find it embarrassing to talk about any prostate problems but i think it's fantastic that again it opens the opportunity to really understand that prostate problems are common and nothing to be embarrassed about. earlier in the afternoon had come news of the princess of wales being in hospital. like the king she too had shown no sign of any health issues last month during a full programme of engagements that included hosting a carol concert at westminster abbey.

but kensington palace said yesterday afternoon she was admitted to this central london hospital for what they described as planned abdominal surgery. she is expected to stay here for 10—14 days and is unlikely to return to royal duties before easter. i think based on her age, based on her fitness, based on how she appears in the public from what i can see, i think a recovery should be straightforward. as long as she looks after herself and not rush back to her very busy schedule. palace officials have not disclosed why the princess has had surgery. they say they appreciate there will be interest in her condition but she wants to keep her personal medical information private and would like to maintain as much normality as possible for her children. daniela joins me now.

two senior members of the family and we had news within about an hour of each other. we had news within about an hour of each other-— each other. what are the implications? _ each other. what are the implications? it - each other. what are the implications? it has - each other. what are the | implications? it has been each other. what are the l implications? it has been a each other. what are the - implications? it has been a very difficult afternoon for the royal family with those two important bits of information just within a couple of information just within a couple of hours of each other. what it means is two senior members of the royalfamily are going means is two senior members of the royal family are going to means is two senior members of the royalfamily are going to be means is two senior members of the royal family are going to be out of action for some considerable time. the princess of wales we are told it could be three months before she is back doing any kind of public duty. the king will have an overnight stay in hospital next week for his procedure and again he could be out of action for a few weeks. it is clearly a problem for buckingham palace, it is a tricky situation, although they are keen to suggest it is not ideal but constitutionally it is not ideal but constitutionally it is not ideal but constitutionally it is not a problem because of the king is not a problem because of the king is still able to conduct some of his administrative duties. the boxes and paper work to go through, he will still be able to do that but the procedure means he can't get out and about on public duties for a little while. in addition one added problem

is the prince of wales, william. he will scale back his duties in order to help his wife.— to help his wife. thank you very much. within the next hour, mps will vote on the prime minister's landmark rwanda bill. earlier today the president of rwanda, paul kagame, told the bbc he'd give the uk money back if migrants are never sent there. here's our political editor chris mason. the government has promised to stop the boats. the numbers are down but migrants keep coming. this was dover this morning. the rwanda plan is about putting people off attempting this crossing but no one who has made this journey has been sent there yet. so what does the rwandan president make of it all came back you are getting hundreds of millions of uk taxpayers money and not seeing a refugee. if of uk taxpayers money and not seeing a refu~ee. , ., �* of uk taxpayers money and not seeing arefu~ee. , ., �* a refugee. if they don't come, we can return — a refugee. if they don't come, we can return the — a refugee. if they don't come, we

can return the money. _ a refugee. if they don't come, we can return the money. if- a refugee. if they don't come, we can return the money. if people l can return the money. if people don't come _ can return the money. if people don't come we _ can return the money. if people don't come we can _ can return the money. if people don't come we can return the i can return the money. if people - don't come we can return the money, he says. the uk has already handed over £240 million. back at westminster the prime minister is trying again to get his rwanda policy to work. for nearly two years it has been stymied by the courts. the labour leader who scrapped the rwanda plan sought to mark rishi sunak over asylum seekers who had gone missing. sunak over asylum seekers who had gone missing-— sunak over asylum seekers who had gone missing. only this government could waste — gone missing. only this government could waste hundreds _ gone missing. only this government could waste hundreds of— gone missing. only this government could waste hundreds of millions - gone missing. only this government could waste hundreds of millions of| could waste hundreds of millions of pounds on the removals policy that doesn't remove anybody. but he still hasn't answered the question, so i will try again. what progress has he made in locating the 4250 people his government apparently lost? the prime minister dodged the question but hit back. we prime minister dodged the question but hit back. ~ ., prime minister dodged the question but hit back-— prime minister dodged the question but hit back. ~ ., ., ~ ., but hit back. we have worked through a record number— but hit back. we have worked through a record number of— but hit back. we have worked through a record number of cases _ but hit back. we have worked through a record number of cases and - a record number of cases and returned _ a record number of cases and returned a _ a record number of cases and returned a record number of people back to _ returned a record number of people back to where they have come. all of that is— back to where they have come. all of that is a _ back to where they have come. all of that is a plan— back to where they have come. all of that is a plan that is working and we can— that is a plan that is working and we can see — that is a plan that is working and we can see that is working because they numbers of people coming to

this country are down by over a third~ _ this country are down by over a third. 78— this country are down by over a third. 'j~ ., , ., ., this country are down by over a third. 'j~ ., ,., ., , this country are down by over a third. ., ., , third. 18 months ago this plane was due to take — third. 18 months ago this plane was due to take some _ third. 18 months ago this plane was due to take some migrants - third. 18 months ago this plane was due to take some migrants to - third. 18 months ago this plane was i due to take some migrants to rwanda but at the last minute using what was called pyjama injunctions the european court of human rights said no, the plane never left. some conservatives want the default legal position to be that these rulings are ignored. the position to be that these rulings are ignored-— are ignored. the foreign court overrode _ are ignored. the foreign court overrode english _ are ignored. the foreign court overrode english judges, - overrode englishjudges, overrode the will of the government. overrode the will of the government. overrode the well of the british people to control our borders and stop the boats. that is the problem with the foreign court. find boats. that is the problem with the foreign court-— foreign court. and look at this, the former home _ foreign court. and look at this, the former home secretary _ foreign court. and look at this, the former home secretary and - foreign court. and look at this, the j former home secretary and former immigration minister now leading the criticism of the government. it is on us. criticism of the government. it is on us- we _ criticism of the government. it is on us. we have _ criticism of the government. it is on us. we have the _ criticism of the government. it is on us. we have the power to fix this and we _ on us. we have the power to fix this and we have — on us. we have the power to fix this and we have the responsibility so let's use — and we have the responsibility so let's use the opportunity we have today— let's use the opportunity we have today with the amendment we have brought— today with the amendment we have brought forward to resolve this. some _ brought forward to resolve this. some ardent convinced and argue it's wrong to deny people rights that

others do have.— wrong to deny people rights that others do have. history shows us that that sort _ others do have. history shows us that that sort of _ others do have. history shows us that that sort of legislation - others do have. history shows us that that sort of legislation can i that that sort of legislation can put a state on a pretty slippery slope. put a state on a pretty slippery slo e. ~ ., put a state on a pretty slippery sloe. ~ ., , ., ., slope. while of course parliament can legislate _ slope. while of course parliament can legislate to — slope. while of course parliament can legislate to do _ slope. while of course parliament can legislate to do whatever - slope. while of course parliament can legislate to do whatever it - can legislate to do whatever it likes _ can legislate to do whatever it likes in— can legislate to do whatever it likes in domestic law, simple fact is you _ likes in domestic law, simple fact is you cannot legislate away international law. the debate continues _ international law. the debate continues here, _ international law. the debate continues here, the - international law. the debate continues here, the votes - international law. the debate| continues here, the votes will international law. the debate - continues here, the votes will soon follow, well into the evening. and on the question of those injunctions from the european court, ministers have been trying to reassure conservative sceptics that their own plans are robust, but their own plans are robust, but their first attempt to do so at breakfast time this morning didn't survive until lunchtime and the rebels are pretty scornful. the whole debate over the last couple of days has left blood within the conservative party as we head towards of these votes. one development in the last couple of minutes, northern ireland's democratic unionist party saying they will vote against the whole package when the big vote comes, expected in the next few hours. as

things stand, the government maintains a quiet confidence despite all of this noise, when the big vote does come, it can wind. figures for inflation in the uk in december have come in higher than expected. after november's figure of prices being 3.9% higher than a year ago — it was hoped that inflation would continue to nudge downwards. but last month it was 4% — partly because of tobacco duty going up. here's our chief economics correspondent dharshini david. music: �*cigarettes and alcohol�* by oasis. indulge in a theatre trip or even a gig in december? higher ticket prices, rising drink costs and tobacco duty gave december�*s inflation rise an almost hedonistic tone. # cigarettes and alcohol... but some of that hit is fleeting, and elsewhere a lid is being kept on bills. we recently invested in a proseal sealing machine which can seal up

to 60 meals per minute. former warrington wolves rugby league playerjames has had much to tackle since setting up his healthy ready meals company, with creative moves to curb prices and score more customers despite rising costs. energy, for example, went from 10p per kilowatt up to 70p per kilowatt. what do you do about that? well, you have to sort of take it on the chin a bit, to be fair, and look where you can save in other areas. up and down the country, businesses and households have been juggling furiously to soften the blow of the cost of living crisis. the encouraging news, as the government has noted, is inflation more than halved over the course of last year and for many has been overtaken by wages growth. but the question for the bank of england is, has inflation eased enough in all areas? if inflation gets down to, say, 1.5%, a lot of that is down to energy. so household energy bills are falling. some of that is down to food. but we are seeing broader based falls in inflation as well.

and i think that means the bank of england can cut rates several times in the second half of this year. there's a question as to when it starts. if we get some tax cuts in the spring, that might delay it a little bit. but we are talking about a rate cut by the summer. back on the production line in warrington, those lower energy costs will help knock profits into shape, but other items will remain dearer. i do think that we're going to 2024 having a better starting _ point in terms of prices. they have come down some and i feel like they will- continue to come down. but what i see is that this will be the new norm. - i don't ever think that things will go back to the way - that they were two years ago. stocking up on ready meals, they argue here, helps customers budget. some risk to prices from the disruption in the red sea remains, but it's not a reality. meanwhile, the squeeze is easing for some, and some reversal of higher borrowing costs would allow more to savour a little relief. dharshini david, bbc news.

the time is 16 minutes past six. our top story this evening... a review is launched after two—year—old bronson battersby is thought to have died alone following his father's fatal heart attack. and still to come — the serial fantasist revealed by police cctv in cumbria. coming up on bbc news. world number one novak djokovic fights back against home favourite alexei popyrin to avoid a shock exit in the second round of the australian open, coming through in four sets in melbourne. children suffering from leukaemia are starting to be treated in around the uk with a drug that is much kinder to their bodies than chemotherapy, and can be administered at home. as our health reporter michelle roberts explains, it means the children need to spend far less time in hospital. 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 picc line that goes into his pyjamas and actually there on the right hand side, the pump that was separately at that point, or not yet in the backpack so everything could be... 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. really good... doctors say it's a much kinder alternative... hello, arthur.

come on in. hello. ..and could be a game changer for kids with b—cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, who struggle on chemo. chemotherapy are poisons that kill i 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. that bead represents chemo... it's been a long, toughjourney for the whole family, made somewhat easier by blina. it made it feel like a lot freer. it also freed up some of mum and dad's 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 the 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. tonight could be the uk's coldest for years as most of britain braces for sub—zero temperatures until the weekend. yellow warnings for ice and snow have been issued across all four nations, with thermometers expected to plumett as low as —15 celsius as arctic winds sweep in and snow has forced schools to remain closed in scotland today. our correspondentjothohnson joins us from lerwick on shetland. how is it for you, john? heavy snow

showers have _ how is it for you, john? heavy snow showers have been _ how is it for you, john? heavy snow showers have been sweeping - how is it for you, john? heavy snow showers have been sweeping across shetland all day, and at times we have had blizzard conditions and a biting cold wind here in the islands. driving conditions are really challenging and the police are advising motorists not to drive tonight unless absolutely necessary. schools across shetland are close tomorrow, the fourth day in a row and at the airport, that has been closed today and all flights in and out of the islands, we have not had any for two days. shetland is driven by the weather, there is community spirit and everybody looks after everybody but there has been a silver lining as well with children enjoying sledging in the snow and also some have been skiing. this amber weather warning laughs across the north of scotland including orkney and shetland until six o'clock tomorrow night. on a lighter note, shetland welcomed a visitor from the arctic, a beluga whale was seen swimming off the west of the

islands. perhaps a sign that the cold weather is welcome for them. john, thank you, and we will have a full weather forecast before the end of the programme as usual. the rochdale mp, sir tony lloyd, has died at the age of 73. sir tony, who represented labour in the area for over a0 years, said he'd been receiving treatment for blood cancer, but the illness had progressed. a new bbc documentary is revealing the extent of the lies spread by a 22—year—old woman who falsely told police in cumbria she'd been raped by men who were part of an asian grooming gang. she was jailed last year but anna collinson has been investigating the web of deceit created. you may find some of the details in her report upsetting. i guess you kind of, - you can probably guess what's going to happen. if you just listen... this is the moment eleanor williams was arrested in 2020. a court would later find that she had repeatedly lied about being raped, which legal experts stress rarely happens.

exclusive access to police footage shows it started at 16 and then escalated. he had a knife, he was waving it around. by 18, she claimed she was being trafficked by an asian gang. the police treated williams like a victim, but suspicions began to arise after they spent two days driving her around blackpool, where she said she'd been recently trafficked to, and was unable to provide any leads. 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. 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. what we 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. and you can see the full story in �*liar: the fake grooming scandal�* at nine o�*clock tonight on bbc three and on the bbc iplayer. a rap trio from belfast are making their acting debut in the first irish language film to be included in the sundance film festival in the us. kneecap, who�*ve had sold—out gigs in the uk, ireland and america, are starring in the film alongside michael fassbender. our culture correspondent charlotte gallagher has been talking to them. kneecap are at the forefront of irish hip hop, rapping in both irish and english. their self—titled film, a semi—fictionalized account

of how they got together, also blends the two languages, and it�*s the first irish language film to be included at the sundance film festival. they called our generation the ceasefire babies. so it�*s about these three fathers trying to find their place in the world. and it�*s about, you know, their identity and stuff like that. so everybody has this idea of the irish language, that we alljust said about in pubs, playing fiddles and talking about grammar. you know what i mean? when in actual fact, these three characters don�*t really mention the language that much. the whole film they�*re, like, selling drugs and like talking about, you know, youth culture. you've heard of intergenerational trauma, right? right. our history. our history has become our biology. kneecap are not without controversy. this mural, showing a police landrover on fire, did upset some local politicians, but the band say they�*re about making music, not stirring up tensions.

and the pioneers in irish rap gave me a language lesson before i left. ta me anseo i mbeal feirste... ..le kneecap inniu. thank you, guys. no problem. what�*s thank you in irish?

go raibh maith agat. that's not easy! that was, "i�*m here with kneecap today in belfast." apologies about the pronunciation! charlotte gallagher, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here�*s chris fawkes. earlier we looked at the snow problems in shetland and this is actually a picture from lerwick where we have seen the snow piling up where we have seen the snow piling up over recent days and it�*s there where we have the greatest snow depths, 21 centimetres, some bigger drifts around, and the weather will get even more disruptive across the northern half of the uk over the next 2a hours could look at these bright thunderclouds working in, you could get some thunder snow, they are piling into northern scotland where we have a met office amber weather warning and we could see some pretty large accumulations of snow, 5—15 centimetres in the next 24 snow, 5—15 centimetres in the next 2a hours, and a much greater risk putting in to northern ireland where we could see five or ten centimetres of snow i would not be surprised if

we saw some of those storms crossing the mainland of scotland into northern england and you might even see a few centimetres elsewhere. bear that in mind but otherwise, another cold and frosty start and icy with plenty of sunshine but the snow continued to affect northern scotland, blizzard and poor visibility and snow showers piling into northern ireland put it a few wintry showers in the far west of wales and north sea coast of england but otherwise, dry and very cold. tomorrow evening, the chance of some snow showers coming in from the i receipt to northern wales and parts of north—west england in the midlands, and the amount of snow you will see will vary a lot from place to place will stop on friday, temperatures lifting by the odd degree and that will mean the snow in scotland will become confined to the hills at a lower elevation, and you�*re more likely to see sleet and rain, but another very cold day but temperatures up by a degree or so, you probably won�*t feel much change, until we get to the weekend and that is when much milder conditions and

spread in. but with this milder air comes on strong winds, gusting up to 70 mph or so this weekend. thanks, chris. and that�*s bbc news at six. you can keep up with all the latest developments on bbc website. now it�*s time to join our colleagues for the news where you are. goodbye. welcome along, thank you forjoining us for a shorter sportsday this wednesday night — ahead of the rwanda bill vote. we�*ll hand you back to our news team in london for that. we start this evening with england midfielderjordan henderson — who is close to ending his time in saudi arabia. it was only injuly

that he left liverpool to join steven gerrard�*s al—ettifaq — for a reported £700,000 a week. but things haven�*t gone to plan — and dutch side ajax are now close to offering him a way out asjoe lynskey reports: just six months since he swapped the premier league for saudi arabia a move that turned heads, now looks a move that turned heads, now looks a move that turned heads, now looks a move that has turned sour. jordan henderson is a current england international and he put that at risk for an important weekly wage of £700,000. the salary was extraordinary, the results were underwhelming. henderson�*s al—ettifaq are on a nine run windless run into one match in october was watched by around 700 fans. the centre of struggle at the heat and humidity and the criticism heat and humidity and the criticism he has received for his move from the country. under talks with this club he has being freed up to move on. he hasjoined the dutch side, i asked. that on. he has “oined the dutch side, i asked. �* , ., , ., asked. at this moment we understand that they they — asked. at this moment we understand that they they will _ asked. at this moment we understand that they they will make _ asked. at this moment we understand that they they will make him - asked. at this moment we understand that they they will make him the - that they they will make him the best played player at ajax. that