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good morning. welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. our headlines today... the prime minister sees off conservative rebels, as mps back his rwanda bill. but it still needs approval from the house of lords. more than 100,000 nurses, teachers, and civil servants in northern ireland are staging the biggest strike for 50 years. a "rapid review" to find out how two—year—old bronson battersby, who was known to social services, starved to death next to his father, who died from a heart attack. and we'll find out about the train ticket machines that are charging double the price you can buy them online.
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an eyesore and an expensive problem — fly—tipping. it happened more than a million times in england last year but what can be done to stop it? a five—goal thriller in the fa cup, with nottingham forest needing extra time to see off league one blackpool in their third round replay. good morning. further heavy snow to come across northern scotland today with blizzards and also drifting. across northern ireland, uk will see snow showers as we well across some of our coasts. in between, there will be sunshine. all of the details later on in the programme. it's thursday, 18th january, our main story. the prime minister has succeeded in getting his key rwanda bill through the house of commons, after a conservative rebellion failed to materialise. it's been called a "major step" forward in the government's plan to stop migrant boats crossing the channel. 0ur political correspondent peter saull has more. the ayes to the right 320,
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the noes to the left, 276. a government victory in the end by a relatively comfortable margin. but at times this was in doubt. 61 conservative mps tried but failed to change the legislation, including the former home secretary. this bill needs to work. it is our last chance. if we get it wrong, the british people will not forgive us and they would be right to do so. most of her colleagues fell back into line, but she was one of ii conservatives to rebel in the main vote. and this is what the latest tory row is all about — a plan to dissuade people from getting in boats by saying, "if you come to the uk like this, we'll send you here to rwanda, where you'll have your asylum claim processed and you can stay." but the scheme has been beset by problems. borisjohnson was prime minister when the idea was first mooted nearly two years ago.
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the first flight was blocked by the european court of human rights a few months later, and then, after a series of legal battles, the uk supreme court ruled that the policy was unlawful in november last year. so the bill going through parliament at the moment is to address the court's concerns and declare that rwanda is safe. this is a really important part of the jigsaw and i hope that the house of lords, bearing in mind that this bill has gone up unamended, will get on and deal with it and make sure that we can get this into law as quickly as possible and operationalise the rwanda plan. it's clear that the rwanda plan is unworkable, unaffordable and unlawful. what we've seen over the last two days isjust how weak rishi sunak is. having cleared the house of commons, the legislation will now go to the house of lords, where it's likely there'll be much more opposition. peter saull, bbc news. let's get more on this now from our chief political correspondent, henry zeffman.
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morning to you. i suppose the question is now quite simple, the answers may be not so simple. will the flight happen?— the flight happen? look at was a trium - h the flight happen? look at was a triumph for _ the flight happen? look at was a triumph for rishi _ the flight happen? look at was a triumph for rishi sunak, - the flight happen? look at was a triumph for rishi sunak, that - the flight happen? look at was a triumph for rishi sunak, that is i the flight happen? look at was a i triumph for rishi sunak, that is the truth of it. for the second parliamentary stage in a row, all this sound and fury from tory rebels, i'm not even sure that is the right word at this point. rishi sunak�*s version of this legislation has passed through the house of commons without a single word, comma, apostrophe altered article. interestingly the house of lords have concerns on the other side of the argument. they are not going to strengthen it. instead, they have concerns about international law and concerns about international law and concerns about international law and concerns about the principle of this scheme altogether. they will make alterations in that direction. it will come back to the house of
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commons, the house of commons will probably get rid of those alterations. downing street's wish to have this bill into law by the spring probably looks on track. then the key question, will it work? we have had political questions what about policy questions? will the strasbourg court we have heard so much about in the last couple of days intervene? if they do, what will the government do? those questions have been at the heart of political debate over the past few days. the future of rishi sunak may depend on whether he is right or whether his conservative opponents were right after all. naga, you have more about major strikes happening today. people in northern ireland will face severe disruption today, as more than 100,000 public sector workers including teachers, nurses and bus drivers go on strike.
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the co—ordinated action between 16 trade unions will see workers walk out in ongoing disputes over pay. 0ur ireland correspondent sara girvin has more. we look after the most vulnerable in society, and our wage does not represent that at all. abigail is a classroom assistant for children with special educational needs. she did the same job in england, but is paid much less in northern ireland. the pay rises by comparison in england to here, the pay rises have been lower in northern ireland and the pay rate in itself has been lower and is lower. so whilst i'm doing the same job, my pay does not represent that. today, she'lljoin thousands of other public sector workers on picket lines. yesterday, the northern ireland assembly was recalled for the seventh time since its collapse without success. the assembly is adjourned. thank you. the devolved government hasn't been functioning since 2022, after the democratic unionist party
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withdrew in protest at post—brexit trading arrangements between northern ireland and great britain. in december, the government offered a £35 billion financial package for northern ireland, but only if stormont is restored. that includes almost £600 million to settle the public sector pay disputes. but with no sign of stormont returning, the government has refused to release that money. today's strike will undoubtedly cause massive disruption for people across northern ireland. and unions have warned that if the public sector pay dispute is not settled, there will be more strikes to come. sara girvin, bbc news. the business secretary, kemi badenoch, has requested urgent talks with technology company fujitsu — to discuss compensation for sub—postmasters affected by the post office horizon scandal. it comes after an executive at the firm, which developed the faulty system, told mps it had a "moral obligation" to provide compensation.
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an inquiry is under way to establish who is responsible for the miscarriage ofjustice. pakistan has carried out missile strikes on iran — days after an iranian attack worsened relations between the two countries. both sides say they're targeting militant groups. iranian state media reports that at least three women and four children have been killed. the united states has carried out another round of strikes against iranian—backed houthis in yemen. the operation was carried out shortly after the group fired a missile at a us—owned cargo ship, which damaged the vessel. the houthis have been attacking commercial tankers in the red sea since november, saying they were responding to israel's military operation in gaza. the prosecutor, who was investigating an attack by gunmen on a tv studio in ecuador last week, has been killed. cesar suarez was fatally shot yesterday and officials say it is not yet clear whether his death is linked to the investigation.
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an inquiry has been launched, after toddler and his father were found dead at a property in lincolnshire. two—year—old bronson battersby is thought to have died of starvation, after his dad, kenneth, suffered a fatal heart attack, leaving him alone. 0ur reporter, crispin rolfe, has more. 60—year—old dad kenneth and his two—year—old son, bronson battersby. the father and son's bodies were found here at kenneth's flat, just off the main attractions in skegness. 0ne family friend spoke off camera to say that this was a boy, who was loved, his needs were met and this was just a series of u nfortu nate events. but now what's under scrutiny is how those events led to the death of the two—year—old toddler. 0n the 2nd ofjanuary, a social worker arrived at the flat, we're told, but there was no answer. they alerted the police. two days later, a social worker went back again. again, no response. 0n the 9th of january, the social worker tried again
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and when there was no response this time, the landlord helped them gain entry, by which time it was too late, as neighbours remember. all i can tell you is the events as they were unfolding appeared to get steadily worse. but we didn't learn about the body — most of the residents until later in the evening. i actually found that out from a neighbour myself. it must have come as a shock. yeah, it was. tributes to bronson are now being paid, but with an inquest still to start, investigations are also beginning into the roles of lincolnshire police and lincolnshire county council. what's really important in cases like this, which are just so tragic, is that we understand exactly what's happened. so what will happen through the review is we will bring together all of the agencies that are relevant to this case and to this... these aspects of the case and we will understand exactly what's happened. lincolnshire police have also referred themselves to the independent office of police conduct with ultimately
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questions about how bronson battersby came to die in skegness just after christmas. crispin rolfe, bbc news. crispin is in skegness for us this morning. good morning to you. obviously, this is a community in shock. it is good morning to you. obviously, this is a community in shock.— is a community in shock. it is a particularly _ is a community in shock. it is a particularly unhappy _ is a community in shock. it is a particularly unhappy story, - is a community in shock. it is a| particularly unhappy story, isn't it, naga? a personal tragedy of a father and son, described by neighbours as two peas in a pub pod. lincolnshire county council were responsible for children's services, the social worker he visited on the second and fourth and found the bodies on the ninth. the social worker had been in contact with the police when they were unable. the contact with the pair at the end of
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the street. there will be a review and that should take two weeks to complete. investigations will go further because lincolnshire police were involved in all of this. again, they have referred themselves to the independent 0ffice they have referred themselves to the independent office for police conduct. it will take some time for the coroners report to come back in terms of precisely how bronson batted to be lost his life. it is thought it was due to an absence of care because his father, at the age of 60, suffered what authorities say was an unexpected heart attack, they were not expecting him to be in any sort of peril in that way. there are questions. the local conservative mp has said it is almost impossible to believe this could happen in skegness in 202a. of course, questions will be asked as to how it did happen under the eyes of the
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authorities. naga...— the princess of wales is recovering in hospital after undergoing abdominal surgery. it comes as king charles is set to have a medical procedure next week. we're can get more on this now with our royal correspondent, sean coughlan. sean, what more do we know? good morning from a chilly kensington palace. the most recent update is that the princess is doing well. having heard yesterday the operation on tuesday had been successful. quite a long way to go yet, she will be in hospitalfor the next couple of weeks. recuperation will take several months. we are not expecting to see the princess of wales carrying out public duties will some time. the other news was about king charles. he is going to have a procedure next week for his enlarged prostate. interesting how this has become something of a public health message. some health
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charities have welcomed his going public about this and could be a way of getting other men to be health checked and breaking down that to be. quite interesting with what is happening about these two royal health stories.— passengers are paying more than double for tickets bought at train station machines in england, compared with those bought online. an investigation from the consumer group which? found the best value fares were either unavailable or hidden among several options on the machines. 0ur transport correspondent, katy austen, explains. hey, mate, can i have a return? more and more tickets are being purchased online, but some people still get them at the station, including using vending machines. at the four in ten stations with no ticket office, they're the only option, which sent mystery shoppers to 15 stations around the country, all run by different train companies. they use the machines to buy the cheapest one way tickets for travel that day for the next morning, and to use in three weeks' time. then they looked for tickets
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for travel at a similar time of day on the uk's biggest third party ticket selling website, trainline. they usually found cheaper options available online. in the case of tickets for travel the same day, the cheapest ones they found on the machines cost on average 52% more than on trainline. and some mystery shoppers couldn't find off—peak tickets for sale on machines at peak times. this is not a problem that is specific to an individual operator — it's an industry wide problem. and simply what needs to happen is if operators are intent on closing ticket offices, where you would be able to get the full range of tickets, is that they need to update their machines. machines don't generally sell every single type of ticket with split ticketing not available and often not advance fares which are cheaper. the rail delivery group, which represents operators, said there had been good progress on reforming fares, but more could be done. it added changes like the expansion of pay—as—you—go contactless were helping to make ticketing simpler. the passenger watchdog, transport focus, told us machines needed
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to be easier to use and have the best value fare available for people to be confident of getting the best deal. katy austin, bbc news. the us peregrine spacecraft, that failed to land on the moon last week, will be destroyed when it re—enters the earth's atmosphere today. the lander suffered a major fuel leak, shortly after launching from florida last week. its goal had been to deliver five nasa instruments to the moon's surface, to study the local environment ahead of human missions later this decade. so it comes into the atmosphere later today and disintegrates on entry. a shame. they will try again, i am sure. here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. it looks so pretty, what is behind
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you, i am talking about. looks so pretty that it can cause so many problems for people when it is this cold and snowing.— problems for people when it is this cold and snowing. absolutely right. more snow on _ cold and snowing. absolutely right. more snow on the _ cold and snowing. absolutely right. more snow on the way _ cold and snowing. absolutely right. more snow on the way today - cold and snowing. absolutely right. more snow on the way today across the north of scotland. a cold night as well. where there has been snow in the highlands temperatures were -11. in the highlands temperatures were —11. furthersouth, in the highlands temperatures were —11. further south, where there was no snow, benson in 0xfordshire fell to -10. it no snow, benson in 0xfordshire fell to —10. it shows how cold the air is at the moment. further heavy snow to come today across northern scotland. at the moment we have 35 centimetres of snow in out the hara. all of this is likely to lead to more disruption. we could see a further five to 15 centimetres of snow today. it will feel better and there will be blizzards and times —— at
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times. in northern ireland, in the worst affected areas we could see five to ten centimetres of further snow. snow showers coming down the irish sea and areas adjacent to it. at times we will see sam coming in from the north sea. a lot of dry weather and sunshine. feeling cold wherever you are. the temperature in lerwick will feel more like —9. the snow showers in the irish sea will drift in and across parts of england, wales, potentially through cheshire, possibly as far south as the midlands. leading us into another cold night. snow showers in the north and increasingly we will see them return to rain in the west. that is a graphic bonanza, isn't it? a lot going on on that screen today. we have not even got to the weekend
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when all changes with wet and windy weather with the risk of flooding. we will talk about that later on in the programme. not something to look forward to. for nearly 80 years, scientists have indicated how close the world is to global catastrophe, using something called the doomsday clock. the idea began to warn humanity of the dangers of nuclear war — and the closer the hands inch towards midight, the closer the threat. 0ur reporter, jane corbin, has more. north korea has threatened to detonate a hydrogen bomb over the pacific. putin has ordered russia's strategic nuclear forces to be... every year, there's a meeting to assess the risk of global catastrophe and set the doomsday clock. it's a metaphor of how close we are to nuclear armageddon. a scary thought, but the scientists hope it will alert the public and pressure leaders to make the world a safer place. in 2023, the hands were set at 90 seconds to midnight, the closest they've ever been, in large part
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because of russia's war in ukraine. in chicago, we've had exclusive access to the bulletin of atomic scientists, meeting to discuss where to set the clock for this year. this is a very dangerous time. we have moved from a period where nuclear weapons were considered unusable. we're seeming to move into a period of time where we're not so sure. every major country, uk included, is investing in their nuclear arsenal. but nevertheless, no nuclear weapon has been used for 70, 80 years. people would say, "isn't this scare mongering? there's no way we're moving towards that again." people would be wrong to say there's no way we're moving towards that again. here, in scotland, the uk's nuclear deterrent is on constant alert. the warheads are placed on top of trident ballistic missiles, housed inside one of four vanguard submarines. somewhere out there.
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there's a heck of a lot at stake. yes. the whole point of the nuclear deterrent is that it's never actually fired. people say, "oh, you know, it's a weapon system that would never be used." it's been used at the moment. as we speak, at the moment, there is a nuclear deterrent out there. the vladimir putins of this world know that it's out there and they know that it's credible and that we could use it if needs be. in 2021, the uk government announced that it's increasing the cap on the number of its warheads. recent suggestions us nuclear bombs may once again be based in britain has provoked disarmament protests at raf lakenheath in suffolk, highlighting the continuing tension around nuclear weapons. the world is in a far more dangerous situation, precisely because of what's happening in ukraine, so we feel adding more nuclear bombs to that situation is not going to make it safer. next week, the bulletin of atomic scientists will reveal where the hands of the doomsday
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clock will be set for 202a. jane corbin, bbc news, chicago. all a bit alarming, let's be honest. information is a good thing. we will find out later this afternoon how the clock is. when was it 90 seconds? last year. you are not 90 seconds? last year. you are not 90 seconds away, it is all relative, proportionate. we are all still here and it is ok. breakfast is always here. the documentary, nuclear armageddon: how close are we?, is on bbc two tonight at 9pm, and on bbc iplayer now. brea kfast breakfast will be here postapocalypse. we never leave. ever. like
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cockroaches. the directorjust said in our air, breakfast is like cockroaches, it will survive anything. let's take a look at today's papers. the times carries a picture of the king who is due to have an operation for an enlarged prostate next week, alongside a picture of the princess of wales who is recovering after her own major abdominal surgery. the mirror reports that the prince of wales has cancelled all his royal engagements so he can be there to support his wife, who is expected to be in hospital for up to two weeks. away from that story, the i focuses on another it system used by the post office, which it says was flawed and led to wrongful convictions before the horizon scandal. the paper has spoken to a former sub—postmaster, who was convicted of fraud and false accounting in 1998, after using a system called capture. we will be talking to a postmaster later on in the programme and the
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lawyer working with him as they are expecting more claims to come through. and the daily telegraph reports that labour are considering tax cuts for higher earners. the paper says the shadow chancellor rachel reeves is attempting to woo them ahead of an expected general election this autumn. never before seen images have been released of colossus — the uk's secret code—breaking computer — credited with helping the allies win world war ii. they've been published to mark the 80th anniversary of the device's invention and shed new light on the piece of machinery that was kept a secret, for six decades. 0ur reporter, tim muffett, has more. this is colossus. this was the very first digital electronic computer. if world war ii was won on the battlefield, it was shortened and made easier by work done here at bletchley park. it's where nazi codes were cracked and countless allied lives saved, and where, 80 years ago today, colossus arrived, ready
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to begin its vital work. it had a massive impact on the length of the war. colossus was secret, and it was kept secret, until about 1976. it wasn't formally acknowledged by uk intelligence services until the early 2000. the original machines were dismantled or destroyed after the war. but colossus has been painstakingly rebuilt at the national museum of computing at bletchley park. colossus was not used to crack the enigma code. that was done using a different machine, called the bomb, co—designed by alan turing. the role of colossus was to help codebreakers understand messages being sent between hitler and his generals, and those messages were using a different secret code, called lorenz. it was more sophisticated
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than enigma, which had been used to disguise lower—level messages, sent amongst members of the german armed forces. well, that's the encrypted message. in order to read that message, you need to find out the starting position of all 12 wheels that the operator sent the lorenz machine to. you have to look for patterns. these are the starting position of the wheels you're working on. that point, you can take the message and put it onto a machine and that will decode it. the genesis of computing in the modern world could be attributed back to what was going on at bletchley park. we've been given rare access to the cheltenham headquarters of gchq — the uk's intelligence security and cyber agency. today, it's releasing previously unseen photographs, as well as documents and letters about colossus. in 19114, the material
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that we were getting off this cipher was gold dust. you know, all the german commanders, the senior generals and the thoughts about moving divisions across europe. it was a massive game changer for the allies. newsreel: the dawn ofjune the 6th comes up like thunder _ over the invasion coast. in the run—up to d—day, the allies had been trying to convince hitler they might land somewhere other than normandy, pas—de—calais, perhaps. newsreel: this is it. they're on the beach. colossus provided intelligence that showed hitler had been duped and was unclear where or when the landings would be. that helped convince allied commander general eisenhower to go ahead. have you heard of chatgpt? no, i haven't. 100—year—old betty webb is a bletchley park veteran. last year, we filmed her as she interacted with artificial intelligence for the first time. so we're going to take that paragraph and we're going to translate it
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into german, which i think would have shortened quite a lot of the effort if we had it back in those days. very fast indeed. amazing. i had no idea. certainly, gchq now is transformed massively with the rise of ai and other technologies, but this is a really good example of how that started. colossus was a groundbreaker and a life—saver — an 80—year—old piece of technology that helped change history. tim muffett, bbc news. very different subject matter but also a look back at something that has not been seen for a long time. we'll have an exclusive look at one of the most famous doll�*s houses in the world — made for king george v and queen mary. iam not i am not sure we get a full sense of the scale. i was about to ask, how big is it? it looks so real, so
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real. did you see the chandelier? every detail. that is how big it is! we don't know how big this person's and is. it is going on display in windsor castle, it is part of the special exhibition. we'll have all the details at 6:45am. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london. i'm victoria hollins. with temperatures dropping below freezing this week, the london fire brigade is appealing for the public to stay safe around frozen lakes and waterways. they say it might be tempting to walk or play on frozen water, but the ice can easily break. according to the royal society for the prevention of accidents, 50% of ice related drownings involve the attempted rescue of a dog. so the advice we give is,
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first of all, consistent with the rnli is float to live. so just try and stay calm, shout for help and just try and give yourself a second before you try and swim or get away because otherwise it can make the situation worse. the daughter of murdered mp sir david amess is taking legal action against police and the home office for failing to prevent his death. the conservative mp died after being stabbed 21 times by terrorist ali harbi ali at a constituency surgery in leigh—on—sea in october 2021. high court papers show katherine amess has filed a personal injury claim against the authorities. essex police and the home office said they were aware of the court action. the metropolitan police has apologised to a man after homeless people's tents were destroyed in central london. the incident, which took place last november in camden, was caught on camera. commissioner sir mark rowley admitted that officers acted unlawfully when issuing a dispersal order and some tents were thrown into bin lorries.
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it's the 50th anniversary today since housing campaigners initially disguised as security guards stormed the central london tower block centrepoint and started an audacious occupation of the building. the campaigners were protesting the housing crisis and chose centrepoint because it had been empty for a decade. eventually hundreds of protestors were occupying and surrounding the building. let's take a look at the tubes now. 0n the central line there are minor there are severe delays on the district line and the metropolitan lines. now onto the weather with kawser. hello. good morning. another very chilly start to the day, but once again, plenty of fine dry weather and lots of crisp winter sunshine in store as well. now, there may be the risk of some icy stretches and untreated roads and surfaces, especially for more southern parts this morning. but plenty of fine dry weather, maybe some patches of cloud drifting
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in by the afternoon and temperatures really struggling, only reaching two to three celsius by the afternoon. by this evening and overnight, fine, dry and clear. and this will allow temperatures to fall once more. so another very cold night in store as temperatures widely dip down to “i! to —5 celsius. so, again, another widespread frost, but a change is on its way. as we look ahead to the weekend, we're drawing in milder southwesterly winds and we're drawing in some wet and windy weather to come as well. so, dry to start on saturday. but as we look ahead to sunday and to next week, well, there is the chance of some rain on its way. and look at those temperatures — climbing up to around 13 to 15 celsius by the start of next week. that's it. head to our website to find out what's happening to the eastenders set in hertfordshire. see you then. hello, this is breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt.
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the scale of flytipping on public land in england has been revealed, in new government data. ben's here with the details. it is something you see all the time but quite hard to calibrate how much. �* , ., but quite hard to calibrate how much. �*, .,, ., , but quite hard to calibrate how much. ., , , but quite hard to calibrate how much. ., ., much. it's a serious problem and a real eyesore _ much. it's a serious problem and a real eyesore as — much. it's a serious problem and a real eyesore as well as _ much. it's a serious problem and a real eyesore as well as being - much. it's a serious problem and a real eyesore as well as being a - real eyesore as well as being a headache, especially for local councils. we've all seen rubbish and unwanted items like mattresses or fridges dumped illegally — it's not a new problem, but there's some way to go before it can be solved. there were more than one million fly—tipping incidents in england in the year to march 2023 — that's according to the latest figures from the department for the environment, food and rural affairs. these incidents have all happened on public land — with the most common areas to dump waste being on motorways, pavements and roads. the mpst common type of fly—tipped rubbish,
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is household waste ? that s the kind of general waste you throw away at home every day. something to be careful of is paying unregistered waste management companies to collect your unwanted goods — who then dump it illegally. the environmental services association says there are things to look out for when paying someone to take away your rubbish. if you are going to passed your waist_ if you are going to passed your waist onto _ if you are going to passed your waist onto a man with a van, or a waste _ waist onto a man with a van, or a waste collector you need to check that they — waste collector you need to check that they are a registered waste carrier_ that they are a registered waste carrier and you can do it via the government website and you also need to get— government website and you also need to get a _ government website and you also need to get a receipt of the transaction, and you _ to get a receipt of the transaction, and you should also take a note of the registration number of the vehicle — the registration number of the vehicle because if your waste is fly -tiuued _ vehicle because if your waste is fly —tipped you can have enforcement action— —tipped you can have enforcement action taken against you and you are responsible. let's take a look at how the problem is being tackled in bradford. flytipping is a scourge on the landscape. a team is permanently on the go in barnsley dealing with dumped rubbish.
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construction stuff like this. doors, windows. it's just easy for people to come and tip. because its quiet. it's a shame. a shame. but it's just the easy way out for people. how much would that cost to tip? would cost a fortune to tip. just easy to tip it and let council pick it up. anecdotally, they've seen a rise in fly tipping here since covid. they've cleared up most of the fly—tip rubbish here. but the sad fact is that they'll be back here again next week because the flytipping just keeps coming and coming. the council has a stark warning for perpetrators. barnsley's streets are not your rubbish bin. barnsley's parks and open spaces are not your rubbish bin. we will investigate you. we will seize and crush your vehicle. we will prosecute you. the stats show that bradford has the biggest problem with flytipping in yorkshire,
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with more than 15,000 incidents from 2022 to 23. but the lister community action group has transformed their area from a flytipping hotspot to a place where they hold parties. they put in planters, gates and cctv — and it's worked. looking out the window, you'd see initially huge, massive fires with cars burning. then we had a huge, massive pile of rubble right in the centre here. you would not believe it is what it is now. so the commercial waste has completely disappeared with the installation of the gates. we have like little bits of litter that we get into the ginnell, but on the whole it's greatly reduced and we're very, very, very happy about that. it's a pleasant route now. and i take it myself, i used to avoid coming up the ginnell. if i was getting from willmar road to heaton road and up towards the mill. but it's attractive.
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in scarborough, burger bar owner jamie is constantly having to clean up flytipping in their car park. he's now invested in cctv cameras to try to deter people from dumping rubbish. it's household rubbish, it's dirty nappies, it's pizza boxes, it's empty mail, bottles. it's all sorts, old toys and stuff. so you can tell it's definitely household like family rubbish. it's disgusting, to be honest, and especially because we're the ones that have to clean it up every time. back with the team in barnsley, and it's notjust the country roads that are blighted with rubbish. in between the houses in fernscough is also impacted. they'll be back again tomorrow to do it all again. the battle against flytipping is never ending. mark ansell, bbc news. sara has already been in touch on facebook to say while she does think it's a disgusting practice, she also feels it is quite hard
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to get to a council run tip. tamarsays similar — saying tips make it difficult for people to get rid of their rubbish — a point also made by barbara on facebook. tne local government association said the decrease in flytipping is positive, and a testament to the hard work of councils." but they're calling for bigger fines for those caught. and they say manufacturers should also contribute to the costs to councils of clearing up by providing more take—back services for old furniture and mattresses. have you noticed any fly—tipping near you? please get in touch with your thoughts and with your pictures and please do include your name and location where you can. it is certainly a subject that people would engage with. we just want to flag up than in ten minutes there's another story people with engage with, people use facebook and there is a thing called facebook marketplace where things are sold and unfortunately it is proving to be another vehicle being used by
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scammers, so dan whitworth will be with us on the sofa and explain what is going on and how to avoid being scammed. irate is going on and how to avoid being scammed. ~ ~ , , is going on and how to avoid being scammed. ~ ~' , , ., ., , scammed. we like little guys against bi . scammed. we like little guys against bi au s, scammed. we like little guys against big guys. chetan- — scammed. we like little guys against big guys, chetan. we _ scammed. we like little guys against big guys, chetan. we like _ scammed. we like little guys against big guys, chetan. we like games - big guys, chetan. we like games where there _ big guys, chetan. we like games where there are _ big guys, chetan. we like games where there are a _ big guys, chetan. we like games where there are a lot _ big guys, chetan. we like games where there are a lot at - big guys, chetan. we like games where there are a lot at stake. . big guys, chetan. we like games. where there are a lot at stake. we talk about where there are a lot at stake. - talk about banana skins in the fa cup and there were hopes last night that nottingham forest might lose at blackpool. forest having a tough week and we've talked about that, breaking the premier league financial rules and facing a points deduction, the last thing they wanted was the embarrassment of losing at blackpool, and they were 2-0 losing at blackpool, and they were 2—0 up and blackpool fought back but could not pull off the big upset that their fans wanted to see at bloomfield road. it was cold, freezing, raucous down there, but forest ultimately survived and they will play bristol city in the fourth round a week on friday. patrick gearey reports. in the end, the forest found the wood, but chris wood's winner came after quite some detour.
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nottingham forest were in control against blackpool. andrew 0mobamidele scored on his debut in the first half and right at the start of the second, blackpool�*s hospitality became too obliging. danilo scores inside a minute of the restart! joyous moments for forest in a trying week. on monday, they were charged with breaking premier league financial rules, but their opponents weren't ready to retire for the evening. blackpool might be third tier, but at home they're a force. leaning back, what a goal! alby morgan smashed them back into it. in britain's ballroom capital, they need little excuse to dance. now the tempo quickened further. andy lyon's footwork kyle joseph's leap to to blackpool illuminated. they wanted a winner and suddenly it was there for them. for kara moko dembele, an fa cup hero in waiting. he's still waiting. 0riel mangala, forest's saviour.
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so into extra time on a cold night on a school night. but eyes open, because with 10 minutes remaining, forest combined silk with a touch of wood. at long last, we had a winner, celebrated with a gesture for their teammate, cheikhou kouyate, who recently lost his father. victory. the required solidarity. patrick gearey, bbc news. everton will play luton town in the fourth round — after winning their replay against crystal palace at goodison park. the only goal of the game was this brilliant free kick from andre gomes just before half time and it was enough to win it. elsewhere, norwich won 3—1 at bristol rovers and will play liverpool at anfield in the next round. england midfielderjordan henderson is on the brink of ending his time in saudi arabia and joining dutch side ajax, with his contract at al—ettifaq set to be terminated.
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henderson signed a three—year contract with the saudi side when he left liverpool injuly. he linked up with steven gerrard, the al—ettifaq manager, but with reports he was unhappy there he now appears to be heading back to europe, having made just 17 appearances in the saudi pro league. in tennis at the australian open — there are four british players in action on day five in melbourne — with cam norrie the first of them to reach the third round — but he was made to work really hard for it this morning. the british number one was two sets down to italy's giulio zeppieri, who's ranked 133rd in the world. but norrie fought back — winning the following three sets to claim his place in the next round — matching his previous best performance at the tournament. he'll face the 11th seed casper ruud in the third round on sunday. butjack draper is up against it if he's to reach the third round in melbourne. he's playing america's tommy paul — who he beat en route to the adelaide final this month. but he is two sets to one down — and had that gruelling five setter in the first round remember.
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as for katie boulter, the women's british number one, she's level early in the first set with china's zheng qinwen. the winner will play either emma raducanu or yafan wang who play later. alexander zverev and swiatek already through, but british player —wise, a good morning for cameron norrie. chetan, thank you very much. many children grow up playing with a dolls' house, but can you imagine one complete with electricity, working lifts and running water? that's what was built for king george v and his wife queen mary, as a gift from the nation after the first world war — and now it's going on display, to celebrate its 100th anniversary. 0ur royal correspondent, daniela relph has been to take a look.
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forget any ideas of a traditional doll�*s house you play with. this is the bigger royal version that's now 100 years old. made for queen mary, king charles's great grandmother, ut reflects a lavish lifestyle. this is the wine cellar. these bottles, the size of thumbnails, really are filled with wine. in the miniature playroom, there is a miniature train set and toys. in the library, the shelves are filled with books created by the most popular authors of the time. a copy of country life magazine has been casually cast aside. when you get to the kitchen, even the products used have been accurately sourced. every detail was pored over to show a privileged life in the 1920s under the reign of king george v.
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the doll�*s house was designed to promote british brands in the years after the first world war. a way to showcase the very best in craftmanship before being moved to windsor castle. the 100—year anniversary exhibition will allow visitors to see some of that craftsmanship up close. they'll get a sense of scale, and will be able to compare the smaller items to the real thing. in the 19205, the vacuum cleaner was a relatively new invention. hoover themselves made a mini version for the doll�*s house, one of several pieces that were more useful than extravagant. this was actually made by singer. and you can see that it's absolutely made correctly as a real full—sized sewing machine would be made. so all the wheels turn, the treadle works properly and it's properly hinged. so, the little flaps work up. if i take off the tiny little scissors, you canjust see
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how it folds up. and the scissors actually work as well. they do. i've tried them on a piece of paper and they do actually properly cut, of course, amongst the ordinary, is the highly valuable. these are scaled down crown jewels. they include real diamonds and a ruby. then the elaborately decorated grand piano. look inside it and you see it's been properly strung. it is a doll�*s house like no other, a scaled down insight into an aristocratic world and the skill and precision of british craftsmanship. daniela relph, bbc news, windsor castle. it is exquisite, extraordinary. have you figured out the hand ratio yet? it's all right. you figured out the hand ratio yet? it's all right-— it's all right. otherwise carroll would have — it's all right. otherwise carroll would have been _ it's all right. otherwise carroll would have been all— it's all right. otherwise carroll would have been all of- it's all right. otherwise carroll would have been all of a - it's all right. otherwise carroll would have been all of a tears| it's all right. otherwise carroll i would have been all of a tears if charlie had not sorted it out. good morning to you.
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charlie had not sorted it out. good morning to you-— charlie had not sorted it out. good morning to you. good morning to you both. if morning to you. good morning to you both- if you — morning to you. good morning to you both. if you haven't _ morning to you. good morning to you both. if you haven't stepped - morning to you. good morning to you both. if you haven't stepped outsidel both. if you haven't stepped outside yet, it's a cold start to the day again and in tulloch bridge temperatures fell to —12.4 and in benson in 0xfordshire down to —11. tulloch bridge has over lying snow, and in benson we don't and it shows you how cold the aries and the temperatures are still falling. further heavy snow in the north today likely to lead to some disruption and to give you an idea of the depth of the snow that we currently have lying, 3a centimetres with lerwick with 19 and bridlington with lerwick with 19 and bridlington with one centimetre. further snow showers to come and you can see them on the satellite picture coming on across the north of scotland and also northern ireland and a peppering across the irish sea adjacent to it as well as down the north sea coastline and we will continue with them through the day. with fire wins across the far north of scotland we are looking at blizzards and drifting snow and we can have five or 15 centimetres of
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additional snow today and in northern ireland we have further snow showers, not all of us catching the showers but where we do, we can see an additionalfive the showers but where we do, we can see an additional five or ten centimetres but in between all of these we are looking at a dry, crisp, sunny, winters day with light breezes but feeling cold. these are the top temperatures today and a maximum in lerwick at freezing will feel the strong wind and snow, you will feel more like a —9. as we head through the latter part of the afternoon, more snow showers are coming in from the irish sea affecting parts of northern england, north wales and perhaps parts of west wales as well, cheshire and the midlands but they are showers so we will not see a blanket of snow coming our way but we will see further snow across scotland and northern ireland but as the wind veers round to a westerly it will not be as cold, so on the coast, we will look at a mixture of rain and sleet but with all the clear skies, it's going to be another cold night
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with a lot of frost and these are the overnight lows in towns and cities, down 2—5 in cardiff. as we head through the course of tomorrow we start with snow showers even at lower levels with rain and sleet across the coast but through the day as temperatures rise, and it will be as temperatures rise, and it will be a bit less coal tomorrow, the snow level will rise into the hills up to about 400 metres, so some further wintry showers across northern ireland and a lot of dry weather and a fair bit of sunshine with the odd wintry flurry here and they but to give you an idea of the temperatures tomorrow, this is what you can expect, so we've been widely below freezing across many areas of late and aberdeen has temperatures barely above freezing at all and tomorrow we are looking at 4 degrees but it's still going to feel cold if you are out and about and as we head into the weekend, this is what is coming our way with the yellow is replacing the blues, indicating milderair
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our way with the yellow is replacing the blues, indicating milder air but all of these weather fronts coming our way as well as strong winds and it could lead to disruption of a different type on the other thing is with the high temperatures, the snow will melt which could lead to localised flooding, particularly in scotland and northern ireland. the erils of scotland and northern ireland. the perils of winter. carol, thank you so much. many of us might use facebook marketplace to look for a good bargain — but the high street bank tsb is warning customers to avoid buying from the online shop due to the amount of scam posts. their investigation has found that facebook marketplace accounts for around 73 percent of all purchase fraud cases it receives with uk customers losing nearly £60 million last year ? that's an estimated £160,000 a day. some of the most scammed items being reported include vehicles, mobile phones, clothing and concert tickets. let's get more on this now with radio 4's moneybox reporter, dan whitworth. good morning. these statistics are
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frightening in themselves but it's always when you hear a story that it brings it home. tell us a story. purchase scanning is very real for people _ purchase scanning is very real for people who might not have experienced it or they don't know anyone _ experienced it or they don't know anyone who's experienced it but i've spoken— anyone who's experienced it but i've spoken to _ anyone who's experienced it but i've spoken to a — anyone who's experienced it but i've spoken to a guy called rick and this was a _ spoken to a guy called rick and this was a couple of months ago when i was a couple of months ago when i was researching another story and he lives in _ was researching another story and he lives in north—east england i was looking _ lives in north—east england i was looking for— lives in north—east england i was looking for a and vehicles are one of most _ looking for a and vehicles are one of most popular scams. he rode down to leicestershire having paid nearly £1000 _ to leicestershire having paid nearly £1000 worth of a deposit. he had seen _ £1000 worth of a deposit. he had seen the — £1000 worth of a deposit. he had seen the pictures, done as much checking — seen the pictures, done as much checking as _ seen the pictures, done as much checking as he could and turned up at the _ checking as he could and turned up at the right— checking as he could and turned up at the right address, at the right time, _ at the right address, at the right time, knocked on the door, asked the lady who— time, knocked on the door, asked the lady who answered and before she answered — lady who answered and before she answered a question she said, oh, you another— answered a question she said, oh, you another one here about the camper— you another one here about the camper van. you another one here about the campervan. he has no you another one here about the camper van. he has no idea what is going _ camper van. he has no idea what is going on— camper van. he has no idea what is going on and — camper van. he has no idea what is going on and he was the 15th person to knock— going on and he was the 15th person to knock on— going on and he was the 15th person to knock on that lady's to ask about a camper— to knock on that lady's to ask about a camper van to knock on that lady's to ask about a campervan which to knock on that lady's to ask about a camper van which did not exist, but not _ a camper van which did not exist, but not only— a camper van which did not exist, but not only has he travelled all the way, — but not only has he travelled all the way, he's lost his deposit and the way, he's lost his deposit and the ladies — the way, he's lost his deposit and the ladies as bemused as him and he
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was the _ the ladies as bemused as him and he was the 15th— the ladies as bemused as him and he was the 15th person it'd happen to. this is— was the 15th person it'd happen to. this is a _ was the 15th person it'd happen to. this is a common thing that happens. how usual— this is a common thing that happens. how usual is— this is a common thing that happens. how usual is it for a bank to say these are the fraud purchases we deal with and three quarters, nearly three quarters from one place. it’s three quarters from one place. it's ruite three quarters from one place. it's quite unusual, not so much for tsb which _ quite unusual, not so much for tsb which has _ quite unusual, not so much for tsb which has form on this and we should listen _ which has form on this and we should listen to— which has form on this and we should listen to what they say and i will tell you — listen to what they say and i will tell you why because in the fight against — tell you why because in the fight against fraud, tsb is way in front of the _ against fraud, tsb is way in front of the rest — against fraud, tsb is way in front of the rest of the main high street banks— of the rest of the main high street banks for— of the rest of the main high street banks for two reasons. number one, it refunds— banks for two reasons. number one, it refunds most people and it refunds — it refunds most people and it refunds the largest amount of money to fraud _ refunds the largest amount of money to fraud victims because it has something called the tsb fraud refund — something called the tsb fraud refund guarantee. the rest of the industry. — refund guarantee. the rest of the industry, at the moment, it's policed — industry, at the moment, it's policed hy— industry, at the moment, it's policed by voluntary rules and refunds — policed by voluntary rules and refunds are increasing but because tsb has _ refunds are increasing but because tsb has this guarantee, personally it means _ tsb has this guarantee, personally it means i — tsb has this guarantee, personally it means i think we should listen to what _ it means i think we should listen to what they— it means i think we should listen to what they say and if it does the research — what they say and if it does the research suggesting that facebook marketplace is not a safe place to do business, we should listen. meta
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which _ do business, we should listen. meta which owns — do business, we should listen. meta which owns facebook and facebook marketplace, we have a statement here, _ marketplace, we have a statement here, facebook marketplace is a local— here, facebook marketplace is a local meet up and collection service and we _ local meet up and collection service and we don't facilitate payments or shipping _ and we don't facilitate payments or shipping. scammers exploit this by taking _ shipping. scammers exploit this by taking conversations off the platform. so how facebook marketplace is different to ebay is that it _ marketplace is different to ebay is that it doesn't have a secure payment _ that it doesn't have a secure payment system. for example, you don't _ payment system. for example, you don't really— payment system. for example, you don't really use paypal. so if payment system. for example, you don't really use paypal.— don't really use paypal. so if you are selling _ don't really use paypal. so if you are selling something _ don't really use paypal. so if you are selling something and - don't really use paypal. so if you are selling something and i - don't really use paypal. so if you l are selling something and i wanted to buy it, we would exchange saved via a message after i've shown an interest and i would transfer money to your bank. the interest and i would transfer money to your bank-— to your bank. the issue with facebook — to your bank. the issue with facebook marketplace - to your bank. the issue with facebook marketplace and l to your bank. the issue with - facebook marketplace and other online _ facebook marketplace and other online sellers, there is no problem if you _ online sellers, there is no problem if you are _ online sellers, there is no problem if you are dealing with honest people. — if you are dealing with honest people, but if criminals think, there — people, but if criminals think, there is— people, but if criminals think, there is a _ people, but if criminals think, there is a site i can exploit because _ there is a site i can exploit because they don't have a secure payment — because they don't have a secure payment system and they take discussions about payments off—line, that's— discussions about payments off—line, that's a _ discussions about payments off—line, that's a problem, because ideally you want— that's a problem, because ideally you want to use a secure payment
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system. _ you want to use a secure payment system. if _ you want to use a secure payment system. if not, you should be paying try system. if not, you should be paying by card, _ system. if not, you should be paying by card, credit or debit card but if you're _ by card, credit or debit card but if you're doing business with normal people. _ you're doing business with normal people, they are not businesses, they don't— people, they are not businesses, they don't have card details to take payments — they don't have card details to take -a ments. ~ ., they don't have card details to take -a ments. ~ . ., ,., ., they don't have card details to take -a ments. ~ . ., ., ., payments. what about the idea of self policing. _ payments. what about the idea of self policing, where _ payments. what about the idea of self policing, where we _ payments. what about the idea of self policing, where we talk- payments. what about the idea of self policing, where we talk about j self policing, where we talk about the 15 people who went to buy one van, as soon as it happened to the first person, how come it doesn't appear on the facebook marketplace page saying, do not trust and you have 15 people saying it does not exist, so why don't you see that? here's another little bit of information i brought with me. there was a _ information i brought with me. there was a fraud _ information i brought with me. there was a fraud online charter, a voluntary— was a fraud online charter, a voluntary thing signed back in november and james cleverly the home secretary— november and james cleverly the home secretary made a big deal about it, bil secretary made a big deal about it, big name _ secretary made a big deal about it, big name text companies, facebook, amazon, _ big name text companies, facebook, amazon, instagram, they all signed up amazon, instagram, they all signed up to— amazon, instagram, they all signed up to quickly identify and flag and remove _ up to quickly identify and flag and remove content and account suspected of being _ remove content and account suspected of being involved in fraud. is it happening quickly enough? victims of fraud would say no and the banking industry— fraud would say no and the banking industry would say no because it is banks— industry would say no because it is banks who — industry would say no because it is banks who have to pick up the bills.
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if banks who have to pick up the bills. if you _ banks who have to pick up the bills. if you make — banks who have to pick up the bills. if you make a transfer to pay for this, _ if you make a transfer to pay for this, this — if you make a transfer to pay for this, this type of fraud is called authorised push payment fraud and there _ authorised push payment fraud and there are _ authorised push payment fraud and there are greater protections for customers but banks don't want to have to _ customers but banks don't want to have to be — customers but banks don't want to have to be picking up the bill and they want— have to be picking up the bill and they want people like facebook marketplace to identify scam adverts and links _ marketplace to identify scam adverts and links and everything else and take them — and links and everything else and take them down. again, meta will say they are _ take them down. again, meta will say they are getting better than —— at this but— they are getting better than —— at this but the banking industry would say tech _ this but the banking industry would say tech companies have a lot more to do _ say tech companies have a lot more to do. do _ say tech companies have a lot more to do. , ., say tech companies have a lot more todo. ., , say tech companies have a lot more todo. ., _..~ to do. do you get your money back if ou are to do. do you get your money back if you are scammed — to do. do you get your money back if you are scammed on _ to do. do you get your money back if you are scammed on facebook? - to do. do you get your money back if you are scammed on facebook? it's| to do. do you get your money back if| you are scammed on facebook? it's a re area. you are scammed on facebook? it's a grey area- it— you are scammed on facebook? it's a grey area. it depends _ you are scammed on facebook? it's a grey area. it depends how— you are scammed on facebook? it's a grey area. it depends how you pay. if grey area. it depends how you pay. if you _ grey area. it depends how you pay. if you pay— grey area. it depends how you pay. if you pay via a bank transfer, which — if you pay via a bank transfer, which is — if you pay via a bank transfer, which is not recommended, you should use a _ which is not recommended, you should use a secure _ which is not recommended, you should use a secure payment system like paypal. _ use a secure payment system like paypal. if— use a secure payment system like paypal, if you transfer it using your— paypal, if you transfer it using your bank— paypal, if you transfer it using your bank account details, because it's authorised push payment fraud there _ it's authorised push payment fraud there is— it's authorised push payment fraud there is this voluntary code and we've _ there is this voluntary code and we've talked about it here before. it we've talked about it here before. it means — we've talked about it here before. it means you should get greater protection that will be obligatory as from — protection that will be obligatory as from october but it's a grey area — as from october but it's a grey area i— as from october but it's a grey area i go _ as from october but it's a grey area. i go back to the point on refunds — area. i go back to the point on refunds. tsb refunds 91% of the
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amount— refunds. tsb refunds 91% of the amount of— refunds. tsb refunds 91% of the amount of money stolen through this fraud _ amount of money stolen through this fraud. nationwide is 78% and hsb c is 73. _ fraud. nationwide is 78% and hsb c is 73. and _ fraud. nationwide is 78% and hsb c is 73, and these are good numbers and the _ is 73, and these are good numbers and the industry is moving in the right— and the industry is moving in the right way— and the industry is moving in the right way but then you have 22% being _ right way but then you have 22% being returned and dance go bank is 20%~ _ being returned and dance go bank is 20%~ it's _ being returned and dance go bank is 20%~ it's a — being returned and dance go bank is 20%. it's a grey area and you do not want _ 20%. it's a grey area and you do not want to— 20%. it's a grey area and you do not want to risk— 20%. it's a grey area and you do not want to risk in— 20%. it's a grey area and you do not want to risk in the first place. and these are the _ want to risk in the first place. fific these are the people who want to risk in the first place. fific these are the people who reported it, not even ones to embarrass. there are key bits of advice, just quickly. — there are key bits of advice, just quickly. if— there are key bits of advice, just quickly, if you are buying a big thing. — quickly, if you are buying a big thing. the _ quickly, if you are buying a big thing, the industry because it high—volume, low value, it happens a lot but— high—volume, low value, it happens a lot but it's _ high—volume, low value, it happens a lot but it's low value and a lot of people _ lot but it's low value and a lot of people are — lot but it's low value and a lot of people are in for a cost of living crisis. _ people are in for a cost of living crisis. what _ people are in for a cost of living crisis, what is low value? if you are making _ crisis, what is low value? if you are making a big purchase, try and do something like a video call. if you're _ do something like a video call. if you're trying to buy a camper van, they— you're trying to buy a camper van, they should — you're trying to buy a camper van, they should have a camper van to show— they should have a camper van to show you — they should have a camper van to show you. research the seller. facebook — show you. research the seller. facebook will say to check the profile — facebook will say to check the profile if — facebook will say to check the profile if it'sjust been created or incomplete, a sign of a scammer. they— incomplete, a sign of a scammer. they want— incomplete, a sign of a scammer. they want to protect people. we are warned. thanks _ they want to protect people. we are warned. thanks very _ they want to protect people. we are
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warned. thanks very much. - they want to protect people. we are warned. thanks very much. at - they want to protect people. we are | warned. thanks very much. at seven we will have the headlines but now time to find out where ever you are. hello, good morning from bbc london. with temperatures dropping below freezing this week, the london fire brigade is appealing for the public to stay safe around frozen lakes and waterways. they say it might be tempting to walk or play on frozen water, but the ice can easily break. according to the royal society for the prevention of accidents, 50% of ice related drownings involve the attempted rescue of a dog. so the advice we give is, first of all, consistent with the rnli is float to live. so just try and stay calm, shout for help and just try and give yourself a second before you try and swim or get away because otherwise it can make the situation worse.
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the daughter of murdered mp sir david amess is taking legal action against police and the home office for failing to prevent his death. the conservative mp died after being stabbed 21 times by ali harbi ali at a constituency surgery in leigh—on—sea in october 2021. high court papers show katherine amess has filed a personal injury claim against the authorities. essex police and the home office said they were aware of the court action. the metropolitan police has apologised to a man after homeless people's tents were destroyed in central london. the incident, which took place last november in camden, was caught on camera. commissioner sir mark rowley admitted that officers acted unlawfully when issuing a dispersal order the metropolitan police has —— unlawfully when issuing a dispersal order. it's the 50th anniversary today since housing campaigners, initially disguised as security guards, stormed the central london tower block centrepoint and started an audacious occupation of the building. the campaigners were protesting
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the housing crisis and chose centrepoint because it had been empty for a decade. eventually, hundreds of protestors were occupying and surrounding the building. let's take a look at the tubes now. on the central line, there are minor delays also on the metropolitan line. there are severe delays on london overground. now on to the weather with kawser. hello. good morning. another very chilly start to the day, but once again, plenty of fine dry weather and lots of crisp winter sunshine in store as well. now, there may be the risk of some icy stretches and untreated roads and surfaces, especially for more southern parts this morning. but plenty of fine, dry weather, maybe some patches of cloud drifting in by the afternoon and temperatures really struggling, only reaching two to three celsius by the afternoon. by this evening and overnight, fine, dry and clear. and this will allow temperatures to fall once more. so another very cold night in store as temperatures widely dip down to —4 to —5 celsius. so, again, another widespread frost,
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but a change is on its way. as we look ahead to the weekend, we're drawing in milder southwesterly winds and we're drawing in some wet and windy weather to come as well. so, dry to start on saturday. but as we look ahead to sunday and to next week, well, there is the chance of some rain on its way. and look at those temperatures — climbing up to around 13 to 15 celsius by the start of next week. that's it. don't forget to head to our website to find out about some of the changes that are happening to the eastenders set in hertfordshire. we're back in half an hour. see you then.
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good morning. welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. our headlines today... the prime minister sees off conservative rebels as mps back his rwanda bill but it still needs approval from the house of lords. a "rapid review" to find out how two—year—old bronson battersby, who was known to social services, starved to death next to his father, who died from a heart attack. the princess of wales recovers from abdominal surgery, as king charles announces he's to have a prostate procedure. and we'll find out about the train ticket machines that are charging double the price you pay online. cam norrie leads the british charge on day 5 of the australian open — fighting back from two sets down
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to reach the third round. canjack draper, katie boulter and emma raducanu do the same? good morning. further heavy snow showers _ good morning. further heavy snow showers to— good morning. further heavy snow showers to come today across the north _ showers to come today across the north of _ showers to come today across the north of scotland with blizzards and drifting _ north of scotland with blizzards and drifting. further snow to come into northern— drifting. further snow to come into northern ireland and along the east and west— northern ireland and along the east and west coasts. in between, a lot of dry— and west coasts. in between, a lot of dry and — and west coasts. in between, a lot of dry and sunny conditions. all of the details later on in the programme. it's thursday, 18th january. our main story. the prime minister has succeeded in getting his key rwanda vill through the house of commons, after a conservative rebellion failed to materialise. it's been called a "major step" forward in the government's plan to stop migrant boats crossing the channel. our political correspondent peter saull has more. the ayes to the right 320, the noes to the left, 276. a government victory, in the end by a relatively comfortable margin. but at times this was in doubt. 61 conservative mps tried but failed to change the legislation, including
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the former home secretary. this bill needs to work. it is our last chance. if we get it wrong, the british people will not forgive us and they would be right to do so. most of her colleagues fell back into line, but she was one of 11 conservatives to rebel in the main vote. and this is what the latest tory row is all about — a plan to dissuade people from getting in boats by saying, "if you come to the uk like this, we'll send you here to rwanda, where you'll have your asylum claim processed and you can stay." but the scheme has been beset by problems. borisjohnson was prime minister when the idea was first mooted nearly two years ago. the first flight was blocked by the european court of human rights a few months later, and then, after a series of legal battles, the uk supreme court ruled that the policy was unlawful in november last year. so the bill going through parliament
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at the moment is to address the court's concerns and declare that rwanda is safe. this is a really important part of the jigsaw and i hope that the house of lords, bearing in mind that this bill has gone up unamended, will get on and deal with it and make sure that we can get this into law as quickly as possible and operationalise the rwanda plan. it's clear that the rwanda plan is unworkable, unaffordable and unlawful. what we've seen over the last two days isjust how weak rishi sunak is. having cleared the house of commons, the legislation will now go to the house of lords, where it's likely there'll be much more opposition. peter saull, bbc news. let's get more on this now from our chief political correspondent, henry zeffman. morning to you. a very long day in the house of commons yesterday. one question at heart, whether or not the flights to rwanda will happen.
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after the sound and fury of the last few days, rishi sunak�*s legislation, designed to put the long—standing rwanda policy, to get it working, it is going to the house of lords without a single word, apostrophe,, is going to the house of lords without a single word, apostrophe, ,, anything changing. i am without a single word, apostrophe, ,, anything changing. iam not without a single word, apostrophe, ,, anything changing. i am not sure rebel is the right word at the moment. any 11 tried to vote against the legislation progressing to the next stage. we will go to the house of lords where concerns are on the other side of the argument. there, most of the questions will be about whether it complies to international law and the principle of sending attempted asylum seekers to rwanda. then it comes back to the house of commons and it does probably get into law by the spring, which is roughly the downing street timetable. what happens then? the big question is, does it work? let's
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hearfrom one mp big question is, does it work? let's hear from one mp who voted for it, said jacob rees—mogg. it is hear from one mp who voted for it, said jacob rees-mogg. it is unlikely we will see flights _ said jacob rees-mogg. it is unlikely we will see flights going _ said jacob rees-mogg. it is unlikely we will see flights going before - said jacob rees-mogg. it is unlikely we will see flights going before the | we will see flights going before the election _ we will see flights going before the election. if flights go, it will stop— election. if flights go, it will stop the _ election. if flights go, it will stop the boats. as i do not think flights— stop the boats. as i do not think flights will — stop the boats. as i do not think flights will go it will not be possible to stop the boats. it is not auoin possible to stop the boats. it is not going to — possible to stop the boats. it is not going to work _ possible to stop the boats. it 3 not going to work and you voted for it. i not going to work and you voted for it. ., , ., ~ that is one person voting for the legislation saying they do not think it will work. quite a lot of conservative mps are in that date. when this legislation does pass, that is the key question. is rishi sunak right this is the legislation, their version of the legislation, their version of the legislation to finally get this scheme up and running? will it get bogged down? will it result in legal challenges resulting in flights being grounded? the big overarching question, if it does work, will it
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change anything in the polls are the conservative still destined for defeat? thank you very much. naga has more on strikes, this is specific to northern ireland. people in northern ireland will face severe disruption today, as more than 100,000 public sector workers including teachers, nurses and bus drivers go on strike. the co—ordinated action between 16 trade unions will see workers walk out in ongoing disputes over pay. our ireland correspondent, chris page, is on a picket line in belfast this morning. chris, what's the significance of today? ican i can see a few who are striking behind you. i can see a few who are striking behind you-— i can see a few who are striking behind ou. , ., ., behind you. yes, naga. most people in northern — behind you. yes, naga. most people in northern ireland _ behind you. yes, naga. most people in northern ireland say _ behind you. yes, naga. most people in northern ireland say they - behind you. yes, naga. most people in northern ireland say they cannot i in northern ireland say they cannot really remember any day like this before. tens of thousands of public sector workers on strike schools are shut with a health service running what they are describing as a
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christmas day service. also buses and trains not operating today. i am at the main bus hub here in belfast, where workers have, as you say, joined the picket line. let's talk to davy thomson, he is from unite. why are you taking this action? it is clear— why are you taking this action? it is clear people are facing massive financial— is clear people are facing massive financial constraints to date is that _ financial constraints to date is that they _ financial constraints to date is that they have not had a pay rise since _ that they have not had a pay rise since 2022~ _ that they have not had a pay rise since 2022. the secretary of state will not _ since 2022. the secretary of state will not release funds which he has. if a will not release funds which he has. if a pay— will not release funds which he has. if a pay deal— will not release funds which he has. if a pay deal comes in, but every £1 spent. _ if a pay deal comes in, but every £1 spent. a _ if a pay deal comes in, but every £1 spent, a pound will be taken into services — spent, a pound will be taken into services. these people today are the services _ services. these people today are the services if— services. these people today are the services. if he is calling for redundancies, he should consider his position. _ redundancies, he should consider his position, will he resign or if the captain— position, will he resign or if the captain of— position, will he resign or if the captain of the sinking ship that is the tory— captain of the sinking ship that is the tory government sacked him today? _ the tory government sacked him toda ? . , ., the tory government sacked him toda? . , ., , today? that should happen. there is no devolved — today? that should happen. there is no devolved government _ today? that should happen. there is no devolved government here - today? that should happen. there is no devolved government here in - no devolved government here in belfast at the moment was that the british cabinet has proposed half £1
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billion for public sector pay they say they will release if they devolved government is revived. who is your message aimed at today? the secretary of state. he is using the whole _ secretary of state. he is using the whole public of northern ireland as pawns _ whole public of northern ireland as pawns in _ whole public of northern ireland as pawns in a — whole public of northern ireland as pawns in a game. you cannot do that. he is— pawns in a game. you cannot do that. he is there _ pawns in a game. you cannot do that. he is there to— pawns in a game. you cannot do that. he is there to support a government and help— he is there to support a government and help the people of northern lreland — and help the people of northern ireland build an economy in northern lreland _ ireland build an economy in northern lreland it _ ireland build an economy in northern ireland. it will destroy the entire public— ireland. it will destroy the entire public services in northern ireland. thank— public services in northern ireland. thank you — public services in northern ireland. thank you very much indeed. we will hear more from everybody involved, including the government, throughout the day. join us again in an hour when we will be at the main hospital in belfast. . .. when we will be at the main hospital in belfast. ., ,, , ., when we will be at the main hospital in belfast. . ~' , ., , . an inquiry has been launched, after toddler and his father were found dead at a property in lincolnshire. two—year—old bronson battersby is thought to have died of starvation, after his dad kenneth suffered a fatal heart attack, leaving him alone. our reporter crispin rolfe is in skegness for us this morning.
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you have been talking to people in the community and this is a community in shock. it the community and this is a community in shock.- the community and this is a community in shock. it is very much a community _ community in shock. it is very much a community in _ community in shock. it is very much a community in shock. _ community in shock. it is very much a community in shock. people - community in shock. it is very much a community in shock. people are i a community in shock. people are describing january the 9th, how the emergency services descended on the streets of the basement flat right at the end of the houses to find the bodies of bronson battersby, aged two, and his father, 60, who had unexpectedly died of a heart attack. the causes to be absolutely confirmed. it is a shock to the community. the mother of the child has also been speaking to the sun newspaper, talking of heartbreak and whether more could have been done by social services, who had been involved in the family's affairs. we have not spoken to her directly. we obviously do not know precisely the circumstances around the family's issues and concerns here that social services would have been dealing
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with. lincolnshire county council has moved to put itself into a rapid review, to find out exactly what had gone on here. we are told a social worker visited the property on a number of occasions after the new year and —— number of occasions after the new yearand —— not number of occasions after the new year and —— not having heard from kenneth contacted the police. all of those questions are things to be answered and we are expecting a review to be completed in a couple of weeks. . .. review to be completed in a couple of weeks. ., ,, , ., review to be completed in a couple of weeks. . ~' , ., , review to be completed in a couple of weeks. ., ,, i. , . the business secretary, kemi badenoch, has requested urgent talks with technology company fujitsu — to discuss compensation for sub—postmasters affected by the post office horizon scandal. it comes after an executive at the firm, which developed the faulty system, told mps it had a "moral obligation" to provide compensation. an inquiry is under way to establish who is responsible for the miscarriage ofjustice. the united states has carried out
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another round of strikes against iranian—backed houthis in yemen. the operation was carried out shortly after the group fired a missile at a us—owned cargo ship, which damaged the vessel. the houthis have been attacking commercial tankers in the red sea since november, saying they were responding to israel's military operation in gaza. the prosecutor, who was investigating an attack by gunmen on a tv studio in ecuador last week, has been killed. cesar suarez was fatally shot yesterday and officials say it is not yet clear whether his death is linked to the investigation. pakistan has carried out missile strikes on iran — days after an iranian attack worsened relations between the two countries. both sides say they're targeting militant groups. iranian state media reports that at least three women and four children have been killed. our pakistan correspondent caroline davies is in islamabad this morning. caroline, why have these strikes taken place?
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well, the backdrop to this is that iran has also attacked, launched attacks to syria, in iraq, and in pakistan. but together, it seems iran is trying to show the world a display of strength and anything it considers to be a threat is also considered to be a target. pakistan and iran have had quite cordial relations. in fact, when the strike was conducted on tuesday, during that same day, pakistan's caretaker prime minister had met with iranian foreign minister. they already had a very good relationship. that has deteriorated. we had this announcement from pakistan's foreign ministry this morning confirming the strikes on militant groups in iran. we haven't had a response from eran at the moment. the big question now, what will iran do next? on paper, on
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one side, both sides had hit each other in their territory. will it be the end of it or will there be an escalation?— the princess of wales is recovering in hospital after undergoing abdominal surgery. it comes as king charles is set to have a medical procedure next week. we can get more on this now with our royal correspondent, sean coughlan. sean, what more do we know? people will be very concerned about the health of the royals.— the health of the royals. there is ositive the health of the royals. there is positive news. _ the health of the royals. there is positive news. the _ the health of the royals. there is positive news. the princess - the health of the royals. there is positive news. the princess is i the health of the royals. there is i positive news. the princess is doing well. yesterday we had the operation had been a success. sounds like it is going on the right direction and is going on the right direction and is positive. still some way to go. the princess will be in hospitalfor two weeks and recuperation will take several months. it will be awhile before we see her back on official duties. also king charles, we know
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he will have a procedure next week on a large prostate. what is interesting is how it has been framed in a way as a public health message. he has gone public about this. we have heard from health charities, they welcome the fact he has spoken about it publicly and challenge the to be about men getting checked. there are hopes also this will hold a positive message in terms of raising awareness about such a serious issue. . .. awareness about such a serious issue. . ~' , ., awareness about such a serious issue. . ,, i. awareness about such a serious issue. . ,, . passengers are paying more than double for tickets bought at train stations. we will talk about this more in a few minutes. sometimes the same journey cost more than twice as much. the problem is a lot of people are not au fait with the apps and the machines can be really complicated, going through all the
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options. get in touch and we will be speaking to simon calder in a short while. here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. it may be beautiful but it is causing problems.- it may be beautiful but it is causing problems. it may be beautiful but it is causina roblems. . , causing problems. that is right. the temperatures _ causing problems. that is right. the temperatures have _ causing problems. that is right. the temperatures have fallen _ causing problems. that is right. the temperatures have fallen again. - causing problems. that is right. the temperatures have fallen again. asl temperatures have fallen again. as we go through today and tomorrow the cold weather is very much with us. further snow showers, especially in the north. into the weekend it will turn much milder than it has been. it will be wet and windy. the snow will melt and there could be achieved in the north with localised flooding. today we have an amber weather warning enforceable the north of scotland. here we have a further five to 15 centimetres of snow on top of what we have already got. there will be blizzards. in northern ireland, especially the north of northern ireland, we could see a further five to ten centimetres on top of what we have already got today. a lot of dry
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weather and crisp winter sunshine. in areas adjacent to the irish sea and nlc, there could be showers clipping the coastline at times. wherever you are it will feel cold. these are the maximum temperatures in towns and cities. with the wind chill in the north, it will feel more like —9. for the second part of the afternoon we will see further snow showers coming in from the irish sea, affecting the isle of man, north—west england, into parts of wales, cheshire and the midlands. worth bearing in mind for the rush hour later on. through the night by further wintry showers coming in across scotland. the wind is more of across scotland. the wind is more of a westerly and less cold. on the coast we are looking at sleet and some rain and another cold night with widespread frost. see some rain and another cold night with widespread frost.— some rain and another cold night with widespread frost. see you later on. passengers are paying more than double for tickets bought
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at train station machines in england — compared with those bought online. an investigation from the consumer group which? found the best value fares were either unavailable or hidden among several options on the machines. our transport correspondent katy austin explains. hey, mate, can i have a return? more and more tickets are being purchased online, but some people still get them at the station, including using vending machines. at the four in ten stations with no ticket office, they're the only option, which sent mystery shoppers to 15 stations around the country, all run by different train companies. they used the machines to buy the cheapest one way tickets for travel that day for the next morning, and to use in three weeks' time. then they looked for tickets for travel at a similar time of day on the uk's biggest third party ticket selling website, trainline. they usually found cheaper options available online. in the case of tickets for travel the same day, the cheapest ones they found on the machines cost on average 52% more than on trainline.
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and some mystery shoppers couldn't find off—peak tickets for sale on machines at peak times. this is not a problem that is specific to an individual operator — it's an industry—wide problem. and simply what needs to happen is if operators are intent on closing ticket offices, where you would be able to get the full range of tickets, is that they need to update their machines. machines don't generally sell every single type of ticket with split ticketing not available and often not advance fares which are cheaper. the rail delivery group, which represents operators, said there had been good progress on reforming fares, but more could be done. it added changes like the expansion of pay—as—you—go contactless were helping to make ticketing simpler. the passenger watchdog, transport focus, told us machines needed to be easier to use and have the best value fare available for people to be confident of getting the best deal. katy austin, bbc news. traveljournalist for the independent, simon calder, joins now from st pancras station.
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simon, good morning to you. these figures are pretty alarming. if you are buying a ticket this morning think you know in advance, buy from a machine at your peril. it certainly is very worrying. a good piece of research by which magazine. ticket offices do not stand a chance with 55 million different fares. what you need to do is simplify those. i have been doing a bit of mystery shopping myself this morning. here at st pancras, you have four different train operators, you can go anywhere from paris to brussels, leicesterand you can go anywhere from paris to brussels, leicester and derby, brighton and cambridge and there are three different brands of ticket machines and they are all different. some of them say we really can't do very much here, we cannot sell you advance tickets. others are slightly less helpful. i was trying to get a
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ticket to canterbury to test it out and that is an extraordinary process. i would like to go to canterbury you hit make you tap on the first few letters and it comes out, do you want canterbury east or west? i don't know, ijust want to go to canterbury. when you get past that stage, it says, the first thing you can buy as an upgrade for your existing ticket. i don't want an upgrade, i haven't got a ticket. then it finally offers you two, one which goes through here and one which goes through here and one which goes through a stage on the other side of london, which is understandable that a survey by transpennine express found three quarters of us are buying digital tickets with only a small minority getting them from machines all very good ticket offices where you can speak to a human being. they also said one in 30 people don't bother buying tickets at all, which is very bad. ~ , .,
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buying tickets at all, which is very bad. . y., buying tickets at all, which is very bad. ~ i. ., buying tickets at all, which is very bad. . y., . , , bad. when you look at the numbers, one example — bad. when you look at the numbers, one example they — bad. when you look at the numbers, one example they have _ bad. when you look at the numbers, one example they have come - bad. when you look at the numbers, one example they have come up - bad. when you look at the numbers, i one example they have come up with, which is cheshire to london. if you buy from the machine, it was going to be 154% more for their ticket. in terms of numbers, the machine was going to charge £66 when train line, you go online, £26 for exactly the same journey. you go online, £26 for exactly the same journey-— same journey. yes, all sorts of nominees _ same journey. yes, all sorts of nominees like _ same journey. yes, all sorts of nominees like that. _ same journey. yes, all sorts of nominees like that. summer . same journey. yes, all sorts of - nominees like that. summer because the ticket machines do not generally sell advanced tickets. —— anomalies like that. the cheapest ticket on sale is from manchester piccadilly to stockport. 70p to you, charlie. a great value ticket. not from a ticket machine, you can only get it online. then the of split ticketing, which train line is very good and
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exploiting. if you are from bristol temple meads and you need to get to london paddington, the machine will say £125. i don't want to pay that. who would? people who know the didcot dodge will buy one ticket to didcot dodge will buy one ticket to didcot parkway and then one to london. if you rationalise the ticket system will automatically that ticket machines will get more sensible. as it is, they do not have a hope. the poorer passengerjust once to turn up and buy a ticket at a reasonable price.— a reasonable price. where are you off to? i a reasonable price. where are you off to? i am _ a reasonable price. where are you off to? i am going _ a reasonable price. where are you off to? i am going to _ a reasonable price. where are you off to? i am going to cycle - a reasonable price. where are you off to? i am going to cycle home i a reasonable price. where are you i off to? i am going to cycle home and have a cup of— off to? i am going to cycle home and have a cup of tea _ off to? i am going to cycle home and have a cup of tea in _ off to? i am going to cycle home and have a cup of tea in a _ off to? i am going to cycle home and have a cup of tea in a minute. - off to? i am going to cycle home and have a cup of tea in a minute. i - off to? i am going to cycle home and have a cup of tea in a minute. i am l have a cup of tea in a minute. i am flipping freezing! brute have a cup of tea in a minute. i am flipping freezing!— have a cup of tea in a minute. i am flipping freezing! we appreciate you sta in: in flipping freezing! we appreciate you staying in the _ flipping freezing! we appreciate you staying in the cold _ flipping freezing! we appreciate you staying in the cold for— flipping freezing! we appreciate you staying in the cold for us. _ flipping freezing! we appreciate you staying in the cold for us. get - flipping freezing! we appreciate you staying in the cold for us. get on . staying in the cold for us. get on your bike, have a cup of tea. thank you, simon. last week, this rocket was launched from florida ?
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attempting the first us lunar landing in 51 years. the peregrine spacecraft�*s goal had been to deliver five nasa instruments to the moon's surface, to study the local environment ahead of human missions later this decade. despite an impressive take—off, the lander suffered a major propellant leak shortly after launching — making a safe touch down impossible. today, the spacecraft is expected to re—enter the earth's atmosphere, and "burn up" — scattering debris in unpopulated areas. we'rejoined now byjohn pernet—fisher, a research fellow at the university of manchester. so it isjust... go through so it is just... go through the science of it. it is just going to disappear, is it? it is going to be burned up completely, gone. pretty normal procedure _ burned up completely, gone. pretty normal procedure for _ burned up completely, gone. pretty normal procedure for bits _ burned up completely, gone. pretty normal procedure for bits of- normal procedure for bits of unwanted spacecraft. quite common for them to be reintroduced back into earth. the thickness of the atmosphere means it will burn up
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completely. the chance of debris is quite low. the completely. the chance of debris is ruite low. , ., quite low. the ferocity and intensity — quite low. the ferocity and intensity of _ quite low. the ferocity and intensity of their _ quite low. the ferocity and intensity of their heat... i quite low. the ferocity and i intensity of their heat... the quite low. the ferocity and - intensity of their heat... the same rocess intensity of their heat... the same process with _ intensity of their heat... the same process with meteorites _ intensity of their heat... the same process with meteorites and - intensity of their heat... the same i process with meteorites and meteor showers in the night sky. the same process where rocks are being burnt up process where rocks are being burnt up in the atmosphere. will! process where rocks are being burnt up in the atmosphere.— up in the atmosphere. will we be able to see _ up in the atmosphere. will we be able to see any _ up in the atmosphere. will we be able to see any of _ up in the atmosphere. will we be able to see any of this? - up in the atmosphere. will we be able to see any of this? it - up in the atmosphere. will we be able to see any of this? it is - able to see any of this? it is happening _ able to see any of this? it is happening this _ able to see any of this? it 3 happening this evening our time, so quite early on in the morning. in new zealand it is meant to be entering the earth's atmosphere. i am not sure if it can be seen with the naked eye. i am not sure if it can be seen with the naked eye-— am not sure if it can be seen with the naked eye. i know this mission was about research _ the naked eye. i know this mission was about research as _ the naked eye. i know this mission was about research as well. - the naked eye. i know this mission. was about research as well. looking at some of the detail it had some precious cargo, it had the ashes of people who were really into... that is an understatement, isn't it? it had jean roddenberry, arthur c clarke, it had the ashes on board.
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it must have been wishes to end up in space. it must have been wishes to end up in sace. ., , , it must have been wishes to end up in sace. , ., ., in space. there were ashes of a few hundred people- — in space. there were ashes of a few hundred people. sad _ in space. there were ashes of a few hundred people. sad for _ in space. there were ashes of a few hundred people. sad for the - in space. there were ashes of a few| hundred people. sad for the families and people, his final wish was to go to space. and people, his final wish was to go to sace. . . and people, his final wish was to go to sace. , , ., ., to space. this is the nature of sace. to space. this is the nature of space- it _ to space. this is the nature of space- it is — to space. this is the nature of space. it is what _ to space. this is the nature of space. it is what happens. - to space. this is the nature of| space. it is what happens. you to space. this is the nature of- space. it is what happens. you keep going. there is still the appetite to explore. the going. there is still the appetite to explore-_ going. there is still the appetite to exlore. , to explore. the past few decades, half da s to explore. the past few decades, half days mission _ to explore. the past few decades, half days mission is _ to explore. the past few decades, half days mission is attempting i to explore. the past few decades, half days mission is attempting to | half days mission is attempting to go to the moon have failed. it is really challenging. there is renewed interest in the mean. for the next decade, leading up to the return of humans setting foot on the moon, a whole bunch of different missions. inevitable this is not going to big government run the estate run. private firms are in on the act and necessary because of public are necessary because of public spending which is not happening. that is nasa's model now. attracting
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private companies to fly packages to the moon. this private companies to fly packages to the moon. , ,, ., , ., the moon. this mission is over, it will disappear _ the moon. this mission is over, it will disappear completely. - the moon. this mission is over, it will disappear completely. what i the moon. this mission is over, it| will disappear completely. what is the thing people should cling on to now by way of excitement about space? now by way of excitement about sace? . . . now by way of excitement about sace? , , , , ., space? this is 'ust the start. there is basically — space? this isjust the start. there is basically going — space? this isjust the start. there is basically going to _ space? this isjust the start. there is basically going to be _ space? this isjust the start. there is basically going to be a _ space? this isjust the start. there is basically going to be a new- is basically going to be a new mission to the moon pretty much every year for mission to the moon pretty much every yearfor the mission to the moon pretty much every year for the next decade, culminating in humans returning to the mean for the first time since apollo. the mean for the first time since aollo. ~ the mean for the first time since apollo-- that _ the mean for the first time since apollo.- that is _ the mean for the first time since apollo.- that is the - the mean for the first time since i apollo.- that is the million apollo. when? that is the million dollar question. _ apollo. when? that is the million dollar question. it _ apollo. when? that is the million dollar question. it should - apollo. when? that is the million dollar question. it should be - apollo. when? that is the million i dollar question. it should be 2026, 2027. as with these things, there is always a margin for error. the main thing is the rockets. itruth? always a margin for error. the main thing is the rockets.— thing is the rockets. why the delay on -auttin thing is the rockets. why the delay on putting people _ thing is the rockets. why the delay on putting people on _ thing is the rockets. why the delay on putting people on the _ thing is the rockets. why the delay on putting people on the moon? i thing is the rockets. why the delay i on putting people on the moon? what is are still challenges of getting out into space. brute is are still challenges of getting out into space.— out into space. we are putting --eole out into space. we are putting people on _ out into space. we are putting people on board _ out into space. we are putting people on board to _ out into space. we are putting people on board to make - out into space. we are putting
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people on board to make sure| people on board to make sure everything is really tight and there are no problems, basically. essen are no problems, basically. even thou:h are no problems, basically. even though there _ are no problems, basically. even though there is _ are no problems, basically. even though there is public, _ are no problems, basically. even though there is public, private cooperation, which country is leading at the moment? there seems to be a lot of — leading at the moment? there seems to be a lot of private _ leading at the moment? there seems to be a lot of private american - to be a lot of private american companies at the moment. what i would say as it is a global ethic compared to what it was back in the apollo era. compared to what it was back in the aollo era. . . compared to what it was back in the aollo era. . , .,. apollo era. india is in the race. india is apollo era. india is in the race. lndia is very — apollo era. india is in the race. india is very successful, - apollo era. india is in the race. india is very successful, as - apollo era. india is in the race. india is very successful, as is l india is very successful, as is china. a lot of states are putting money into space travel. it is a lot more collaborative and global than it used to be about 50 years ago. this is probably a stupid question but whoever lands on the moon, you cannot claim a better bet, can you? as of yet definitely not. the regulation still have a bit of capacity to catch up, i guess. ultimately, what us and the scientific community would like is something more akin to how antarctica is treated today, it is
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research only and limited activities can go on. h0 research only and limited activities can to on. ., ., research only and limited activities can coon. ., ., .. , research only and limited activities canuoon. ., ., , ., research only and limited activities can go on-_ no i can go on. no one claims land. no one claims — can go on. no one claims land. no one claims land. _ can go on. no one claims land. no one claims land. as _ can go on. no one claims land. no one claims land. as commercial. one claims land. as commercial activities ramp up different countries start to land more frequently, we will have to look at how we view this more seriously. thank you very much. thank you. coming up in the next half hour... hundreds of pictures documenting a year in the life of the high street have been shared online — for a new project by historic england. what is it like on the high street these days? some beautiful ones. that is a banksy, isn't it? send —— your pictures. let us know. you can get in touch in the usual ways.
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whatsapp, scanning a qr code and social media and e—mail as well. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london. i'm victoria hollins. the daughter of murdered mp sir david amess is taking legal action against police and the home office for failing to prevent his death. the conservative mp died after being stabbed 21 times by ali harbi ali at a constituency surgery in leigh—on—sea in october 2021. high court papers show katherine amess has filed a personal injury claim against the authorities. essex police and the home office said they were aware of the court action. with temperatures dropping below freezing this week, the london fire brigade is appealing for the public to stay safe around frozen lakes and waterways. they say it might be tempting to walk or play on frozen water, but the ice can easily break. according to the royal society for the prevention of accidents, 50% of ice related drownings involve
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the attempted rescue of a dog. if you do see somebody in trouble in cold water, many of us would have the temptation to go in and rescue but you have to be really careful you don't become a victim as well. so unless you really are professional, we would advise you not to go on the ice or frozen water if you see people getting into difficulty. shout for help, call 999. a tube driver has faced diciplinary action after making pro—palestinian chants on a train in october last year. transport for london said the central line driver had also written to faith groups to apologise. the employee was initially suspended but remain employed by the organisation. it's the 50th anniversary today since housing campaigners — initially disguised as security guards — stormed the central london tower block centrepoint and started an audacious occupation of the building. the campaigners were protesting the housing crisis and chose centrepoint because it had been empty for a decade.
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let's take a look at the tubes now. there are minor delays on the central and district lines. there are severe delays on the metropolitan line and the piccadilly line is part suspended oakwood to cockfosters eastbound only. now onto the weather with kawser hello. good morning. another very chilly start to the day, but once again, plenty of fine dry weather and lots of crisp winter sunshine in store as well. now, there may be the risk of some icy stretches and untreated roads and surfaces, especially for more southern parts this morning. but plenty of fine dry weather, maybe some patches of cloud drifting in by the afternoon and temperatures really struggling, only reaching two to three celsius by the afternoon. by this evening and overnight, fine, dry and clear. and this will allow temperatures to fall once more. so another very cold night in store as temperatures widely dip down to —4 to —5 celsius. so, again, another widespread frost, but a change is on its way. as we look ahead to the weekend, we're drawing in milder southwesterly winds and we're
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drawing in some wet and windy weather to come as well. so, dry to start on saturday. but as we look ahead to sunday and to next week, well, there is the chance of some rain on its way. and look at those temperatures — climbing up to around 13 to 15 celsius by the start of next week. that's it. don't forget to head to our website to find out about some of the changes that are happening to the eastenders set in hertfordshire. we're back in half an hour. see you then. hello, this is breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. as we've been hearing this morning, rishi sunak�*s controversial rwanda plan has made it through the house of commons, after it was backed by the majority of mps. dozens of conservatives thought the bill was flawed and had threatened to rebel but in the end, only 11 voted against it. we re joined now by policing minister chris philp. good morning and thank you for your
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time this morning. can you tell me when you believe that the flights to rwanda will take off? the when you believe that the flights to rwanda will take off?— rwanda will take off? the bill obviously has _ rwanda will take off? the bill obviously has to _ rwanda will take off? the bill obviously has to go _ rwanda will take off? the bill obviously has to go through l rwanda will take off? the bill l obviously has to go through the house — obviously has to go through the house of— obviously has to go through the house of lords and i hope it will happen— house of lords and i hope it will happen pretty quickly and we want the flights to take off as soon as possible — the flights to take off as soon as possible and the aim is to do that this spring — possible and the aim is to do that this spring. it's an important part of the _ this spring. it's an important part of the plan — this spring. it's an important part of the plan to stop the boats completely. the crossings did go down _ completely. the crossings did go down last — completely. the crossings did go down last year by 36% compared to the previous year, a really good first step — the previous year, a really good first step but the pledges to stop the boats completely and this bill is a really— the boats completely and this bill is a really important part of that. i'm is a really important part of that. l'm looking — is a really important part of that. i'm looking at the comments of your conservative colleagues, including jacob rees—mogg who has said it is unlikely that we will see flights going before the election, and we don't know when the election nears, but he's one of your colleagues. jacob i think did vote for the bill on the _ jacob i think did vote for the bill on the third reading vote in the end. _ on the third reading vote in the end. so— on the third reading vote in the end. so i— on the third reading vote in the end, so i don't share his pessimism and as— end, so i don't share his pessimism and as i_ end, so i don't share his pessimism and as i say. — end, so i don't share his pessimism and as i say, that plan is to get
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the flights— and as i say, that plan is to get the flights off as soon as possible and the _ the flights off as soon as possible and the target is by the spring and it will_ and the target is by the spring and it will have — and the target is by the spring and it will have a powerful deterrent effect _ it will have a powerful deterrent effect to — it will have a powerful deterrent effect to stop people crossing the channel _ effect to stop people crossing the channel and we know it because australia — channel and we know it because australia did something similar ten years— australia did something similar ten years ago— australia did something similar ten years ago and when we got the return agreement— years ago and when we got the return agreement set up with albania with people _ agreement set up with albania with people coming from albania across the channel, the number of albanians crossing _ the channel, the number of albanians crossing the _ the channel, the number of albanians crossing the channel on small boats went down — crossing the channel on small boats went down by 93% so there are very clear examples of how the deterrent effect _ clear examples of how the deterrent effect how _ clear examples of how the deterrent effect how they can operate in practice — effect how they can operate in ractice. . , , effect how they can operate in ractice. ., , , , ., effect how they can operate in ractice. ., , , �* practice. the reality is you can't know it because _ practice. the reality is you can't know it because it _ practice. the reality is you can't know it because it hasn't - practice. the reality is you can't i know it because it hasn't happened yet. know it because it hasn't happened et. �* , ., know it because it hasn't happened et. �* ., , , know it because it hasn't happened et. ., , , �* yet. i've given you examples. i've liven yet. i've given you examples. i've given you — yet. i've given you examples. i've given you two _ yet. i've given you examples. i've given you two examples. - yet. i've given you examples. i've i given you two examples. australia's sovereign _ given you two examples. australia's sovereign borders ten years ago and the albania returns agreement in the last 12 _ the albania returns agreement in the last 12 months and two examples of return _ last 12 months and two examples of return schemes where the deterrent effect _ return schemes where the deterrent effect has _ return schemes where the deterrent effect has worked and in the australian example they did stop the boats completely and had a similar size problem to us and stopped it
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completely so i've given you two examples — completely so i've given you two examples how the deterrent effect can work— examples how the deterrent effect can work in practice.— can work in practice. given your confidence _ can work in practice. given your confidence in _ can work in practice. given your confidence in what _ can work in practice. given your confidence in what you - can work in practice. given your confidence in what you say - can work in practice. given your confidence in what you say is i confidence in what you say is previous examples some people might say they are different but given your confidence, when will the number of people trying to get across the channel on small boats, when will that stop, which is the pledge from rishi sunak. the pledges to sto the pledge from rishi sunak. the pledges to stop the boats _ pledge from rishi sunak. the pledges to stop the boats by _ pledge from rishi sunak. the pledges to stop the boats by completely - pledge from rishi sunak. the pledges to stop the boats by completely and i to stop the boats by completely and it's gone _ to stop the boats by completely and it's gone down by 36% compared to the previous year and i cannot give you a _ the previous year and i cannot give you a precise date as to when the boats _ you a precise date as to when the boats. completely but the plan is they will— boats. completely but the plan is they will stop completely and we wanted _ they will stop completely and we wanted to start as quickly as possible _ wanted to start as quickly as possible and if i go back to the australian example and use it to release — australian example and use it to release eight —— illustrate the point. — release eight —— illustrate the point. it— release eight —— illustrate the point, it took six months on australia _ point, it took six months on australia activated the sovereign borders— australia activated the sovereign borders and it was something like 2013 and — borders and it was something like 2013 and in the albanian example,
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that 93% _ 2013 and in the albanian example, that 93% reduction that occurred once _ that 93% reduction that occurred once we — that 93% reduction that occurred once we had an albanian returns agreement which apply to people from albania _ agreement which apply to people from albania crossing the channel, is a pretty— albania crossing the channel, is a pretty relevant, that was in the space _ pretty relevant, that was in the space of— pretty relevant, that was in the space of the year so the previous examples — space of the year so the previous examples have those timescales in every— examples have those timescales in every circumstance is bit different but it _ every circumstance is bit different but it shows with the right, decisive _ but it shows with the right, decisive action this can happen guite _ decisive action this can happen quite fast. decisive action this can happen ruite fast. decisive action this can happen quite fast-— decisive action this can happen ruite fast. . , , ., , ., quite fast. the reality is, and you illustrated it _ quite fast. the reality is, and you illustrated it yourself _ quite fast. the reality is, and you illustrated it yourself a _ quite fast. the reality is, and you illustrated it yourself a moment i illustrated it yourself a moment ago, using the example ofjacob rees—mogg who on the one hand is saying he does not think it will work but he voted for it, the truth is you and your tory colleagues have basically voted on the whole for something that they are sceptical about whether it will work but principally because they did not want a bad look of disunity ahead of a general election. i want a bad look of disunity ahead of a general election.— a general election. i don't accept that. a general election. i don't accept that- first _ a general election. i don't accept that. first of — a general election. i don't accept that. first of all _ a general election. i don't accept that. first of all on _ a general election. i don't accept that. first of all on the _ that. first of all on the amendments, somebody like jacob voted _ amendments, somebody like jacob voted for— amendments, somebody like jacob voted for various amendments during passage _ voted for various amendments during passage of— voted for various amendments during passage of the bill but only less than 20%— passage of the bill but only less
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than 20% of the parliamentary party, so over— than 20% of the parliamentary party, so over 80% of the parliamentary party _ so over 80% of the parliamentary party did — so over 80% of the parliamentary party did vote for the bill as drafted _ party did vote for the bill as drafted and then almost everybody including _ drafted and then almost everybody including jacob voted for on the binary— including jacob voted for on the binary third reading. individuals have _ binary third reading. individuals have ideas about how things can be improved _ have ideas about how things can be improved in — have ideas about how things can be improved in terms of detail and it's reasonable — improved in terms of detail and it's reasonable they have those views and i reasonable they have those views and l respect _ reasonable they have those views and i respect them and i understand they were trying _ i respect them and i understand they were trying to improve the bill but those _ were trying to improve the bill but those were debates about the detail and overall there was near unanimity on the _ and overall there was near unanimity on the conservative side that this bill, on the conservative side that this bill. as— on the conservative side that this bill. as a — on the conservative side that this bill, as a whole, made sense and represents— bill, as a whole, made sense and represents a significant step forward _ represents a significant step forward. ., ., . forward. you are the policing minister- _ forward. you are the policing minister. do _ forward. you are the policing minister. do you _ forward. you are the policing minister. do you think - forward. you are the policing minister. do you think it - forward. you are the policing minister. do you think it is i forward. you are the policing l minister. do you think it is ok forward. you are the policing - minister. do you think it is ok when people feel like it organisations or governments feel like it, to disregard the law? is that a principled position that you take? we are not disregarding the law. parliament is sovereign and it passes— parliament is sovereign and it passes laws following sober debate, which _ passes laws following sober debate,
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which is _ passes laws following sober debate, which is what the house of commons did last _ which is what the house of commons did last night and it will go now to the house — did last night and it will go now to the house of lords and we are not disregarding the law, we are making it. ., ., , ., ., disregarding the law, we are making it. com the moment you have a plane on the tarmac — it. com the moment you have a plane on the tarmac waiting _ it. com the moment you have a plane on the tarmac waiting to _ it. com the moment you have a plane on the tarmac waiting to go _ it. com the moment you have a plane on the tarmac waiting to go to - on the tarmac waiting to go to rwanda and this is what is is about, the practicalities and say strasberg comes in with an injunction saying it cannot take off, so international law says it cannot take off. you as the policing minister might have a civil servant come to you and say, this will break international law, what should i do, policing minister? what will you say? the what should i do, policing minister? what will you say?— what should i do, policing minister? what will you say? the domestic law that our democratically _ what will you say? the domestic law that our democratically elected - that our democratically elected parliament is in the process of passing. — parliament is in the process of passing, the one we passed through the commons last night says it is a matter— the commons last night says it is a matter for— the commons last night says it is a matter for ministers to decide whether— matter for ministers to decide whether they heed a so—called rule 39 interim — whether they heed a so—called rule 39 interim order of the strasberg court _ 39 interim order of the strasberg court so— 39 interim order of the strasberg court. so when you say international law, court. so when you say international law. let's _ court. so when you say international law. let's be — court. so when you say international
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law, let's be clear. international law, let's be clear. international law does— law, let's be clear. international law does not mean moses got a tablet from god _ law does not mean moses got a tablet from god it _ law does not mean moses got a tablet from god. it is a treaty entered into between contracting sovereign parties _ into between contracting sovereign parties and if you look at the treaty — parties and if you look at the treaty that we signed in 1950, the european — treaty that we signed in 1950, the european convention it doesn't have anything _ european convention it doesn't have anything about rule 39 injunctions. that rule _ anything about rule 39 injunctions. that rule 39 injunction that stop a flight _ that rule 39 injunction that stop a flight a _ that rule 39 injunction that stop a flight a year and a half ago... | flight a year and a half ago... might ask flight a year and a half ago... i might ask you to cut to the chase on the question i asked you. it might ask you to cut to the chase on the question i asked you.— the question i asked you. it was a sin . le the question i asked you. it was a single judge _ the question i asked you. it was a single judge who _ the question i asked you. it was a single judge who had _ the question i asked you. it was a single judge who had not - the question i asked you. it was a single judge who had not heard i the question i asked you. it was a i single judge who had not heard any representations from the british government and what the bill does and the _ government and what the bill does and the prime minister clearly takes the view— and the prime minister clearly takes the view that the clause in the bill is lawful— the view that the clause in the bill is lawful gives ministers the choice as to _ is lawful gives ministers the choice as to whether or not they pay attention— as to whether or not they pay attention to rule 39.- as to whether or not they pay attention to rule 39. forgive me, i do want to — attention to rule 39. forgive me, i do want to get _ attention to rule 39. forgive me, i do want to get to _ attention to rule 39. forgive me, i do want to get to this, _ attention to rule 39. forgive me, i do want to get to this, you - attention to rule 39. forgive me, i do want to get to this, you are - attention to rule 39. forgive me, i do want to get to this, you are the policing minister, it could fall to you to make that decision, so you would be advising a civil servant to ignore international law and that would be you saying those words? ida.
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would be you saying those words? no, because the international law is a treaty— because the international law is a treaty obligation to be clear and there _ treaty obligation to be clear and there is— treaty obligation to be clear and there is no reference in the treaty we signed — there is no reference in the treaty we signed back in 1950 these rule 39 we signed back in1950 these rule 39 injunctions— we signed back in 1950 these rule 39 injunctions and the power provided for in _ injunctions and the power provided for in the _ injunctions and the power provided for in the bill is a lawful power. if for in the bill is a lawful power. if you _ for in the bill is a lawful power. if you are — for in the bill is a lawful power. if you are interested there is an interesting paper by richard ekins a professor— interesting paper by richard ekins a professor of law at oxford on the question— professor of law at oxford on the question of rule 39 and how it's been _ question of rule 39 and how it's been created and it wasn't in the original— been created and it wasn't in the original treaty and the document is signed. _ original treaty and the document is signed, the foreword is written by two former— signed, the foreword is written by two former supreme court judges, signed, the foreword is written by two former supreme courtjudges, so if you're _ two former supreme courtjudges, so if you're really interested in rule 39 and _ if you're really interested in rule 39 and whether or not it has a proper— 39 and whether or not it has a proper basis in international law and the — proper basis in international law and the treaty was signed, have a read _ and the treaty was signed, have a read of— and the treaty was signed, have a read of that paper.— read of that paper. thank you for the ti in read of that paper. thank you for the tip in that — read of that paper. thank you for the tip in that direction. - read of that paper. thank you for the tip in that direction. can - read of that paper. thank you for the tip in that direction. can i - read of that paper. thank you for| the tip in that direction. can i ask you on a separate note in your role as policing minister the death of two—year—old bronson battersby, discovered dead next to his father's
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body in skegness in lincolnshire, a truly tragic story and it is thought he starved to death. it is thought his father had a heart attack. there are questions being asked about the approach by first social services are more specifically in your domain, the police. what questions domain, the police. what questions do you have in connection with what happened? do you have in connection with what ha ened? . do you have in connection with what ha ened? , ., ., ~ do you have in connection with what ha ened? , ., ., ,, , happened? first of all i think this is a really. _ happened? first of all i think this is a really, really _ happened? first of all i think this is a really, really tragic _ happened? first of all i think this is a really, really tragic case - happened? first of all i think this is a really, really tragic case and | is a really, really tragic case and when _ is a really, really tragic case and when i _ is a really, really tragic case and when i read _ is a really, really tragic case and when i read about this and heard about— when i read about this and heard about the — when i read about this and heard about the little boy bronson was found _ about the little boy bronson was found curled up by his father's legs. — found curled up by his father's legs, both of them dead, as a father myself. _ legs, both of them dead, as a father myself. i_ legs, both of them dead, as a father myself, i mean, it brought tears to myself, i mean, it brought tears to my eyes. _ myself, i mean, it brought tears to my eyes. that terrible, terrible image. — my eyes. that terrible, terrible image. and we do want all of us want answers— image. and we do want all of us want answers as _ image. and we do want all of us want answers as to what happened. questions need to be answered and i know there _ questions need to be answered and i know there is an investigation going into social— know there is an investigation going into social services, that element of this— into social services, that element of this and — into social services, that element of this and an investigation being conducted by the iop c, the
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independent office of police conduct into the _ independent office of police conduct into the policing side, and all of us want — into the policing side, and all of us want answers and hopefully those investigations will get to the bottom _ investigations will get to the bottom of this heartbreaking transferee. we bottom of this heartbreaking transferee.— bottom of this heartbreaking transferee. ~ . ,, . ., transferee. we appreciate your time. chris filbey is — transferee. we appreciate your time. chris filbey is the _ transferee. we appreciate your time. chris filbey is the policing _ transferee. we appreciate your time. chris filbey is the policing -- - chris filbey is the policing —— chris filbey is the policing —— chris philp is the policing minister.— chris philp is the policing minister. . ., ., , minister. chat and, you have news in the last few — minister. chat and, you have news in the last few minutes. _ minister. chat and, you have news in the last few minutes. mixed - minister. chat and, you have news inj the last few minutes. mixed fortunes for the brits in australia. for british players _ for the brits in australia. fr?" british players hoping to reach the third round of the australian openers and we have seen in the last few minutes two of them go out. jack draper, katie boulter have both gone and a shout out to cameron norrie, resilience and stamina. he's never going to be a guy that lights up a tennis court and not someone you are desperate to watch. xffet. tennis court and not someone you are desperate to watch. tet. yet, but he desperate to watch. yet. yet, but he has the stamina and hunger and if you ask tennis players who the fittest player on the tories, they can talk about novak djokovic but
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they will mention cameron norrie as well —— who the fittest play on the tour is. i remember interviewing him once and he said when he had an accident at college that doctors were scanning everything and he has disproportionately large lungs, if such a thing as possible. they thought he was a deep sea diver. which is perfect for stamina. that is going to make more people want to go and see cameron norrie. but is going to make more people want to go and see cameron norrie.— go and see cameron norrie. but can he reach the — go and see cameron norrie. but can he reach the second _ go and see cameron norrie. but can he reach the second round - go and see cameron norrie. but can he reach the second round of- go and see cameron norrie. but can he reach the second round of the . he reach the second round of the australian open? he got thejob he got the job done today and made to work really hard for it. the british number one was two sets down to italy's giulio zeppieri, who's ranked 133rd in the world. but norrie fought back — winning the following three sets to claim his place in the next round — matching his previous best performance at the tournament. he'll face the 11th seed casper ruud in the third round on sunday.
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success for norrie but britain's jack draper is out. he's been beaten in four sets by america's tommy paul. draper endured an epic five—set match in the first round and reached last week's final at the adelaide international, but ran out of steam against the 14th seeded paul. draperjust 22 draper just 22 and draperjust 22 and he will learn from this, but out he goes in the second round. and katie boulter has just been beaten too — a straight sets defeat to china's qinwen zheng. it finished 6—3, 6—3 — with the winning point coming after an epic tie—break, but it wasn't to be for boulter, who falls at the second round stage. zheng will play the winner of emma raducanu's match against china's yafan wang. away from the heat and humidity of melbourne, to a freezing cold bloomfield road last night where league one blackpool just fell short of causing an fa cup upset against nottingham forest.
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the premier league side looked to be crusiing when they went 2—0 up but blackpool fought back to level the match and take it to extra time thanks to kylejoseph's goal. but forest got the winner with 10 minutes of extra time remaining through chris wood. they'll travel to bristol city in round four. we wanted to try and make it exciting. _ we wanted to try and make it exciting. we knew that would be difficult — exciting. we knew that would be difficult because of the quality of the opposition, but we decided we wanted _ the opposition, but we decided we wanted to— the opposition, but we decided we wanted to try and play a different game _ wanted to try and play a different game than the one we played in the first game _ game than the one we played in the first game and i thought we caused them _ first game and i thought we caused them a _ first game and i thought we caused them a real problem and we took them outside _ them a real problem and we took them outside the _ them a real problem and we took them outside the comfort zone and to get back to _ outside the comfort zone and to get back to 2-2. — outside the comfort zone and to get back to 2—2, we had a great chance to win _ back to 2—2, we had a great chance to win it— back to 2—2, we had a great chance to win it in— back to 2—2, we had a great chance to win it in normal time and if we had have — to win it in normal time and if we had have won it, no one could have grumbled _ had have won it, no one could have grumbled with the scoreline. everton will play luton town in the fourth round — after winning their replay against crystal palace at goodison park. look at this free kick from andre gomes just before half time and it was enough to win it.
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elsewhere norwich won 3—1 at bristol rovers and will play liverpool at anfield in the next round. england midfielderjordan henderson is on the brink of ending his time in saudi arabia and joining dutch side ajax, with his contract at al—ettifaq set to be terminated. with the saudi team when he left liverpool injuly. he linked up with steven gerrard, the al—ettifaq manager, but with reports he was unhappy there he now appears to be heading back to europe, having made just 17 appearances in the saudi pro league. that is one we will continue to watch. you have been busy. thank you very much. winterwatch returned to our screens earlier this week, giving us the chance to see how our wildlife copes throughout the colder months. the show will include some amazing footage of animals across the uk as they adapt to different habitats. our reporterjo kent has been taking a look behind the scenes at one of the sites in dorset.
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you might think there's not much wildlife around during the winter, but you'd be surprised. lots of wading birds from further north. they come down here for the winter because it's actually warmer for them. you know, we think it's freezing, but for them this is a warm place to come and spend winter. here in dorset has been chosen as the main location for the bbc�*s winterwatch series. it's a huge team effort to pull all of the watchers together. we've got 80 people on site. the production management team are kind of responsible for making this field and turning it into a working site. so we have production offices, we've got edit suites, we have a gallery for the live transmission, and this teepee will be transformed into the winterwatch studio. and then there's the tech. well, we've got 13 kilometres of fibre on site that we're going to try and put out, and we're going to be interconnecting
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around 20 to 25 cameras with any luck, we've got some point to point lynx going across to brown sea island as well, a hyper beam quad laser link. now a hyper beam laser system sounds like something out of a sci fi movie. can you explain what that is? it does. it sounds amazing. but all it is literally is it's a very safe laser system that's capable of transporting a large amount of information over that short distance for about five kilometres between the two sites without having to use cables. so what are they hoping all of those cameras will pick up? i want to see frolicking foxes and dancing badgers and bird feeders stacked with all the garden birds that we'd expect to see at this time of year. over on brownsey, we're going to hopefully capture the red squirrels, which are native and adorable. so it'd be nice to see them in action. obviously, all the wading birds and wetland birds that are over in the lagoon, on brownsey as well. and we're keeping everything crossed that we catch a glimpse of the white tailed eagles on paul harbour as well. in keeping with a programme focused on the environment, the production team is working on reducing its carbon footprint. winterwatch will be 100%
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powered by green energy. most industry works on diesel generators and we thought we'd need to try and do something to make a big change. and the reduction in changing to a hydrogen system over a diesel system is around 13 tonnes of c02 per week of filming. and the production being here has also paid off for the rspb. after springwatch came here last year, we did see an increase of visitors coming. obviously people who had seen arn on telly and wanted to come visit us, more people wanted to become members of the rspb and support us that way. and if you needed confirmation this stunning location is home to an abundance of wildlife, just look at what our drone picked up. our very own frolicking fox, perhaps getting ready for a starring role on winterwatch. frolicking foxes and dancing badges. that sells it all, doesn't it. ififiitlite that sells it all, doesn't it. quite hard to say _ that sells it all, doesn't it. quite hard to say as — that sells it all, doesn't it. quite hard to say as well. _ that sells it all, doesn't it. quite hard to say as well. i _ that sells it all, doesn't it. quite hard to say as well. i wouldn't i that sells it all, doesn't it. quitel hard to say as well. i wouldn't say it aaain.
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that was jo kent taking a look behind the scenes of winterwatch. you can catch the next episode on bbc two tonight at 8pm. the traditional high street might be becoming a thing of the past — but a new project by historic england is hoping to preserve a record of them for generations to come. more than 10,000 pictures have been shared online by the public — and now the best ones have been chosen for a new exhibition. let's take a look at some of them. music
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i liked the last picture. we're joined now by tamsin silvey from historic england. good morning. whati good morning. what i liked about the last picture, because all of the others were showing colourful high streets, interesting artwork, but that last picture showed for me was what a high street means to someone, just sitting having a coffee, looking and thinking, this is my community and home and it is a different perspective. it community and home and it is a different perspective.— community and home and it is a different perspective. it really is, and what has _ different perspective. it really is, and what has been _ different perspective. it really is, and what has been really - different perspective. it really is, i and what has been really interesting about _ and what has been really interesting about the _ and what has been really interesting about the project, we asked the public— about the project, we asked the public and commissioned artist to photograph high streets and
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everybody showed something different but it's _ everybody showed something different but it's all— everybody showed something different but it's all what they are proud of, these _ but it's all what they are proud of, these local— but it's all what they are proud of, these local points that really celebrate the differences between places. _ celebrate the differences between laces. , , ., ., places. high streets are not traditionally _ places. high streets are not traditionally thought - places. high streets are not traditionally thought of i places. high streets are not traditionally thought of as l places. high streets are not i traditionally thought of as pretty places these days. they are functional. more functional than ever. lots of things disappearing like banks and more traditional shops, perhaps. like banks and more traditional shops. perhaps-— like banks and more traditional shops, perhaps. they are, but the sho -s shops, perhaps. they are, but the shops also — shops, perhaps. they are, but the shops also shows _ shops, perhaps. they are, but the shops also shows what _ shops, perhaps. they are, but the shops also shows what is - shops, perhaps. they are, but the i shops also shows what is appearing, spaces _ shops also shows what is appearing, spaces for— shops also shows what is appearing, spaces for art, culture and experiences, so they are going through— experiences, so they are going through this change there are these new views _ through this change there are these new views that were captured in the project _ new views that were captured in the project we _ new views that were captured in the project we did. alejos if you ask people — project we did. alejos if you ask people about the high street, and you talk about the death of the high street. _ you talk about the death of the high street. it's— you talk about the death of the high street, it's a big story and people think— street, it's a big story and people think of— street, it's a big story and people think of high streets as being being fairly abysmal places with closed shops _ fairly abysmal places with closed shops and space not used. is that also reflected _ shops and space not used. is that also reflected in _ shops and space not used. is that also reflected in any _ shops and space not used. is that also reflected in any way - shops and space not used. is that
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also reflected in any way in whatl also reflected in any way in what you have done?— also reflected in any way in what you have done? yes, people have definitely shown _ you have done? yes, people have definitely shown us _ you have done? yes, people have definitely shown us the _ you have done? yes, people have definitely shown us the reality i you have done? yes, people have definitely shown us the reality ofl definitely shown us the reality of the high — definitely shown us the reality of the high streets, empty shops, spaces — the high streets, empty shops, spaces that have changed or are not being _ spaces that have changed or are not being used — spaces that have changed or are not being used at the moment and i think what's _ being used at the moment and i think what's really interesting about this project _ what's really interesting about this project and we have been working on it for four years as part of a £95 million — it for four years as part of a £95 million government funded scheme to revitalise _ million government funded scheme to revitalise high streets is they are changing — revitalise high streets is they are changing and since the pandemic where _ changing and since the pandemic where we — changing and since the pandemic where we survey people, 58% of people _ where we survey people, 58% of people feel more connected to places and their— people feel more connected to places and their high streets and are expecting different offers, so there's— expecting different offers, so there's like in person services but they expect to see art in shops, to id they expect to see art in shops, to go to— they expect to see art in shops, to go to high— they expect to see art in shops, to go to high streets for cultural activities _ go to high streets for cultural activities and parades, so it feels like we're — activities and parades, so it feels like we're at this moment of change but feel like there is hope in the photographs show as that. we will start with just _ photographs show as that. we will start with just getting _ photographs show as that. we will start with just getting your - start with just getting your thoughts on brighton. i know you have a personal connection but that's not the only reason why we have chosen this picture. tell us why this was one of the ones chosen. this is a photograph of a bus stop in brighton. we wanted the public to
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show what _ in brighton. we wanted the public to show what was really interesting and bus stops _ show what was really interesting and bus stops are places of meeting and connection— bus stops are places of meeting and connection and people are going to places. _ connection and people are going to places, and for me, this picture is all about— places, and for me, this picture is all about homecoming. places, and for me, this picture is allabout homecoming. i places, and for me, this picture is all about homecoming. i am from brighton. — all about homecoming. i am from brighton, so that sky, the blue sky, it makes— brighton, so that sky, the blue sky, it makes me — brighton, so that sky, the blue sky, it makes me feel like i am going home _ it makes me feel like i am going home and — it makes me feel like i am going home and there is a real sense of familiarity— home and there is a real sense of familiarity but there's so many stories— familiarity but there's so many stories you can read into it, what is that— stories you can read into it, what is that lady— stories you can read into it, what is that lady doing and where is she going _ is that lady doing and where is she going and — is that lady doing and where is she going and is that for her, and people — going and is that for her, and people will get different things for her. �* . people will get different things for her. �* , ., people will get different things for her. �*, ., ., ., ., people will get different things for her. �*, ., .,. ., ,. her. let's go to another picture. this is in walsall. _ her. let's go to another picture. this is in walsall. talk - her. let's go to another picture. this is in walsall. talk us - her. let's go to another picture. i this is in walsall. talk us through what we are seeing. this this is in walsall. talk us through what we are seeing.— this is in walsall. talk us through what we are seeing. this is a market trader in walsall _ what we are seeing. this is a market trader in walsall and _ what we are seeing. this is a market trader in walsall and we _ what we are seeing. this is a market trader in walsall and we had - what we are seeing. this is a market trader in walsall and we had lots of. trader in walsall and we had lots of markets _ trader in walsall and we had lots of markets documented by the public in this when— markets documented by the public in this when we put out call—outs for photographs but what is amazing that this photograph is it's a beautiful portrait— this photograph is it's a beautiful portrait and it makes you realise that if— portrait and it makes you realise that if you — portrait and it makes you realise that if you encounter this person, in your— that if you encounter this person, in your daily— that if you encounter this person, in your daily life selling something, it feels like he would make _ something, it feels like he would make your— something, it feels like he would make your day happier and that's really— make your day happier and that's really great, that's what we
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celebrate, these everyday heroes on hi-h celebrate, these everyday heroes on high streets. it�*s celebrate, these everyday heroes on high streets-— high streets. it's the smallest moments _ high streets. it's the smallest moments often _ high streets. it's the smallest moments often in _ high streets. it's the smallest moments often in a _ high streets. it's the smallest moments often in a day i high streets. it's the smallest moments often in a day that i high streets. it's the smallest i moments often in a day that make high streets. it's the smallest - moments often in a day that make a date, and that is what that picture is about. �* ., , date, and that is what that picture is about._ can't i date, and that is what that picture is about._ can't go | is about. and that smile. can't go wron: is about. and that smile. can't go wrong with _ is about. and that smile. can't go wrong with a _ is about. and that smile. can't go wrong with a dog. _ is about. and that smile. can't go wrong with a dog. can _ is about. and that smile. can't go wrong with a dog. can you? i is about. and that smile. can't go wrong with a dog. can you? no, i is about. and that smile. can't go i wrong with a dog. can you? no, you can't. wrong with a dog. can you? no, you can't- this — wrong with a dog. can you? no, you can't- this is — wrong with a dog. can you? no, you can't- this is a _ wrong with a dog. can you? no, you can't. this is a really great - can't. this is a really great picture. _ can't. this is a really great icture. , . can't. this is a really great picture-— can't. this is a really great i picture-— this can't. this is a really great i picture.— this is can't. this is a really great icture. , . this is a picture. hey, who's this? this is a ub in picture. hey, who's this? this is a pub in cromer— picture. hey, who's this? this is a pub in cromer and _ picture. hey, who's this? this is a pub in cromer and i _ picture. hey, who's this? this is a pub in cromer and i think - picture. hey, who's this? this is a pub in cromer and i think this i picture. hey, who's this? this is a pub in cromer and i think this is i pub in cromer and i think this is such— pub in cromer and i think this is such a _ pub in cromer and i think this is such a lovely photograph and it shows — such a lovely photograph and it shows you behind these closed doors and shop _ shows you behind these closed doors and shop fronts, you have these lives _ and shop fronts, you have these lives happening and something like this is— lives happening and something like this is again, what a great way of making _ this is again, what a great way of making your day better by encountering a dog as you go to the bar. �* . �* . . encountering a dog as you go to the bar. ~ . �* , , ., encountering a dog as you go to the bar. ~ . �*, , ., ., ., bar. again, it's 'ust a moment in a da , bar. again, it'sjust a moment in a day. something — bar. again, it'sjust a moment in a day, something not— bar. again, it'sjust a moment in a day, something not routine, i bar. again, it'sjust a moment in a day, something not routine, or. bar. again, it'sjust a moment in a day, something not routine, or a i day, something not routine, or a place of comfort and safety, familiarity. place of comfort and safety, familiarity-— familiarity. the person feels comfortable _ familiarity. the person feels comfortable enough - familiarity. the person feels comfortable enough to i familiarity. the person feels| comfortable enough to leave familiarity. the person feels i comfortable enough to leave the familiarity. the person feels - comfortable enough to leave the seat and go _ comfortable enough to leave the seat and go and _ comfortable enough to leave the seat and go and leave the dog there and i think that's — and go and leave the dog there and i think that's really telling, these are places community and connection and the _ are places community and connection and the photographs show that. it is continuity to — and the photographs show that. it 3 continuity to a degree. if you live in a place, shop that has been there
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long time, maybe a family company, that does matter to a sense of community and those things can be overstated sometimes but it is true. it is true. the points of connection and familiarity, as i said about the brighton _ and familiarity, as i said about the brighton picture, i know i am going home _ brighton picture, i know i am going home when— brighton picture, i know i am going home when i am there and with shops and people. _ home when i am there and with shops and people, some people who have worked _ and people, some people who have worked in _ and people, some people who have worked in shops for generations, that's— worked in shops for generations, that's really important.— worked in shops for generations, that's really important. there is a lo al . that's really important. there is a loyalty- lots _ that's really important. there is a loyalty- lots of— that's really important. there is a loyalty. lots of people _ that's really important. there is a loyalty. lots of people watching l loyalty. lots of people watching will think about their high street and there is that shop, and you go out of your way to give business to that shop that is propping up the high street and the character of the high street and the character of the high street to make sure it stays, evenif high street to make sure it stays, even if you don't spend all your time on the high street, it is the comfort knowing they are there. band comfort knowing they are there. and it is an investment. as people, you are investing — it is an investment. as people, you are investing your time and money and you _ are investing your time and money and you want to have these interactions where you feel a part of your— interactions where you feel a part of your community, and that is so evident _ of your community, and that is so evident in — of your community, and that is so evident in the photographs, how communities are using the spaces and you get— communities are using the spaces and you get a _ communities are using the spaces and you get a sense of local pride from
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them _ you get a sense of local pride from them as— you get a sense of local pride from them as well. you get a sense of local pride from them as well-— you get a sense of local pride from them as well. where can we see the hotos? them as well. where can we see the photos? you — them as well. where can we see the photos? you can _ them as well. where can we see the photos? you can see _ them as well. where can we see the photos? you can see them - them as well. where can we see the photos? you can see them on i them as well. where can we see the photos? you can see them on the i photos? you can see them on the historic england _ photos? you can see them on the historic england website - photos? you can see them on the historic england website or i photos? you can see them on the historic england website or if i photos? you can see them on the historic england website or if you | historic england website or if you search_ historic england website or if you search pictures of high street online, — search pictures of high street online, you will see links. my favourites— online, you will see links. my favourites are _ online, you will see links. m favourites are the shops online, you will see links. mg favourites are the shops that sell everything, you need a toothbrush, some cleaners, they've just got everything, it's there somewhere on the shelves. the everything, it's there somewhere on the shelves-— everything, it's there somewhere on the shelves. , ., , , ., ., ., the shelves. the shop you go to when ou onl the shelves. the shop you go to when you only want — the shelves. the shop you go to when you only want one _ the shelves. the shop you go to when you only want one thing _ the shelves. the shop you go to when you only want one thing that - the shelves. the shop you go to when you only want one thing that you - the shelves. the shop you go to when you only want one thing that you end | you only want one thing that you end “p you only want one thing that you end up coming out with stuff you need. candles. . . up coming out with stuff you need. candles._ other - up coming out with stuff you need. candles._ other things l candles. yes, ideal. other things are available. _ candles. yes, ideal. other things are available. we _ candles. yes, ideal. other things are available. we will _ candles. yes, ideal. other things are available. we will leave - candles. yes, ideal. other things i are available. we will leave charlie with his list — are available. we will leave charlie with his list and _ are available. we will leave charlie with his list and let's _ are available. we will leave charlie with his list and let's find - are available. we will leave charlie with his list and let's find out - with his list and let's find out what is happening where you are this morning. hello, good morning from bbc london. i'm victoria hollins. with temperatures dropping below freezing this week, the london fire brigade is appealing for the public to stay safe around frozen lakes and waterways. they say it might be tempting to walk or play on frozen water, but the ice can easily break. according to the royal society for the prevention of accidents,
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50% of ice related drownings involve the attempted rescue of a dog. if you do see somebody in trouble in theice if you do see somebody in trouble in the ice and cold water, for many of us the temptation will be to go in and rescue. be careful you don't become a victim as well. unless you are really proficient, the advice is to not go into icy water if you see a person or animal get into difficulty. shout for help, call 999. a tube driver has faced diciplinary action after making pro—palestinian chants on a train in october last year. transport for london said the central line driver had also written to faith groups to apologise. the employee was initially suspended but remain employed by the organisation. let's take a look at the tubes now. there are severe delays on the central, district and metropolitan lines. the picadilly line is part suspended oakwood to cockfosters eastbound only.
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now onto the weather. today will continue to be dry with largely bright skies. small chance of a few patches of cloud in places. chilly with a maximum temperature 0 to sc. that's it. we're back in half an hour. see you then. good morning. welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. our headlines today... the prime minister will make
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a statement in downing street later, after seeing off conservative rebels to get his rwanda bill through the commons. a "rapid review" to find out how two—year—old bronson battersby, who was known to social services, starved to death next to his father, who died from a heart attack. the princess of wales recovers from abdominal surgery, as king charles announces he's to have a prostate procedure. and we'll find out about the train ticket machines that are charging double the price you pay online. an eyesore and an expensive problem — fly—tipping. it happened more than a million times in england last year but what can be done to stop it? cam norrie leads the british charge on day 5 of the australian open — fighting back from two sets down to reach the third round. but jack draper and katie boulter are both out on a morning of mixed fortunes.
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good morning. further heavy snow showers across the north of scotland today with blizzards and drifting. more snow in northern ireland. parts of the west coast and east coast. in between, lots of dry weather with sunshine. all the details, later on in the programme. it's thursday, 18th january. the prime minister will speak from downing street about his rwanda policy this morning. from downing street about his rwanda rishi sunak succeeded in getting the bill through the house of commons yesterday, after a conservative rebellion failed to materialise. it's been called a "major step" forward in the government's plan to stop migrant boats crossing the channel. our political correspondent peter saull has more. the ayes to the right 320, the noes to the left, 276. a government victory, in the end by a relatively comfortable margin. but, at times, this was in doubt. 61 conservative mps tried but failed to change the legislation, including the former home secretary. this bill needs to work. it is our last chance.
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if we get it wrong, the british people will not forgive us and they would be right to do so. most of her colleagues fell back into line, but she was one of ii conservatives to rebel in the main vote. and this is what the latest tory row is all about — a plan to dissuade people from getting in boats by saying, "if you come to the uk like this, we'll send you here to rwanda, where you'll have your asylum claim processed and you can stay." but the scheme has been beset by problems. borisjohnson was prime minister when the idea was first mooted nearly two years ago. the first flight was blocked by the european court of human rights a few months later, and then, after a series of legal battles, the uk supreme court ruled that the policy was unlawful in november last year. so the bill going through parliament at the moment is to address the court's concerns and declare that rwanda is safe. this is a really important part
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of the jigsaw and i hope that the house of lords, bearing in mind that this bill has gone up unamended, will get on and deal with it and make sure that we can get this into law as quickly as possible and operationalise the rwanda plan. it's clear that the rwanda plan is unworkable, unaffordable and unlawful. what we've seen over the last two days isjust how weak rishi sunak is. having cleared the house of commons, the legislation will now go to the house of lords, where it's likely there'll be much more opposition. peter saull, bbc news. let's get more on this now from our chief political correspondent, henry zeffman. morning to you. lots of time spent on this yesterday. i understand the prime minister will be speaking more about it this morning. what is the setup? about it this morning. what is the setu - ? . . ~ about it this morning. what is the setu? . . ~ . setup? that is right. i think rishi sunak will speak _ setup? that is right. i think rishi sunak will speak to _ setup? that is right. i think rishi sunak will speak to the - setup? that is right. i think rishi sunak will speak to the nation, l setup? that is right. i think rishi sunak will speak to the nation, i | sunak will speak to the nation, i guess, from downing street this morning. he wants to have a moment of triumph is that there has been a
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lot of sound and fury about all the conservative mps who have concerns about this legislation. the brute fact is it has been sent to the house of lords without a single change by any of the so—called tory rebels. it is the next stage he wants to talk about. i expect him to warn the house of lords he does not want them to change this bill. they are kind of on the other side of the argument, they want to soften the bill rather than toughening it up. they have concerns about international law. the other big question for rishi sunak today, if this legislation gets through, when it gets through, will it work and how quickly will it work? that is something we had a little bit about this morning from the immigration minister. == this morning from the immigration minister. . , ., , minister. -- we heard. the bill has to no minister. -- we heard. the bill has to go into — minister. -- we heard. the bill has to go into the _ minister. -- we heard. the bill has to go into the house _ minister. -- we heard. the bill has to go into the house of _ minister. -- we heard. the bill has to go into the house of lords - minister. -- we heard. the bill has to go into the house of lords and i j to go into the house of lords and i hope _ to go into the house of lords and i hope it_ to go into the house of lords and i hope it happens pretty quickly. it
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is an_ hope it happens pretty quickly. it is an important part of the plan to stop the _ is an important part of the plan to stop the boats completely. the crossings — stop the boats completely. the crossings of course did go down last year lly— crossings of course did go down last year by 36% compared to the previous year. _ year by 36% compared to the previous year. that_ year by 36% compared to the previous year. that is— year by 36% compared to the previous year, that is a really good first sten — year, that is a really good first sten the _ year, that is a really good first step. the pledges to stop the boats completely and this bill is a really good _ completely and this bill is a really good and — completely and this bill is a really good and important part of that. stop the — good and important part of that. stop the boats completely, that is the test that rishi sunak set for himself and his government at the start of last year. many conservative mps think he needs to come close to that to have any chance of turning around fortunes of the conservative party. what you will see is notjust him having a moment of triumph but also beginning their argument, the electoral argument which is about why it shows people should give him another in downing street. you are looking at strikes. this is
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specific to northern ireland. big strike action. people in northern ireland will face severe disruption today, as more than 100,000 public sector workers including teachers, nurses and bus drivers go on strike. the co—ordinated action between 16 trade unions will see workers walk out in ongoing disputes over pay. our ireland correspondent sara girvin has more. we look after the most vulnerable in society, and our wage does not represent that at all. abigail is a classroom assistant for children with special educational needs. she did the same job in england, but is paid much less in northern ireland. the pay rises by comparison in england to here, the pay rises have been lower in northern ireland and the pay rate in itself has been lower and is lower. so whilst i'm doing the same job, my pay does not represent that. today, she'lljoin thousands of other public sector workers on picket lines.
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yesterday, the northern ireland assembly was recalled for the seventh time since its collapse without success. the assembly is adjourned. thank you. the devolved government hasn't been functioning since 2022, after the democratic unionist party withdrew in protest at post—brexit trading arrangements between northern ireland and great britain. in december, the government offered a £35 billion financial package for northern ireland, but only if stormont is restored. that includes almost £600 million to settle the public sector pay disputes. but with no sign of stormont returning, the government has refused to release that money. today's strike will undoubtedly cause massive disruption for people across northern ireland. and unions have warned that if the public sector pay dispute is not settled, there will be more strikes to come. sara girvin, bbc news. an inquiry has been launched,
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after a toddler and his father were found dead at a property in lincolnshire. two—year—old bronson battersby is thought to have died of starvation, after his dad kenneth suffered a fatal heart attack, leaving him alone. our reporter crispin rolfe is in skegness for us this morning. good morning to you. i know you have spoken to a lot of people in the community and this is a community in shock. there will be repercussions and investigations into exactly what has happened. and investigations into exactly what has happened-— has happened. neighbours have described the _ has happened. neighbours have described the boy _ has happened. neighbours have described the boy and _ has happened. neighbours have described the boy and his - has happened. neighbours have described the boy and his father has happened. neighbours have i described the boy and his father as being like two peas in a pod. that is after their bodies were found on january the 9th. particular heartbreak has gone out for the toddler, the two year old boy, bronson battersby. his mother has spoken to the sun newspaper about her heartbreak and questions and concerns about whether or not social
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services, who had been in long—standing contact with the family, could have done more. link county council, which runs social services, says there was attempt to make contact both on the second in the 4th make contact both on the second in the lith of january before the bodies of the pair were found on the ninth. a rapid review, as you said, is now being undertaken. it is expected to take a roundabout two weeks to conclude. lincolnshire police have also asked to come along to the property. they are also referring themselves to the police watchdog to see whether or not they had questions to answer. the local here said that it was almost inconceivable that something like this could happen in skegness in 2024. i this could happen in skegness in 202a. i am touched by the comments made to me by one friend of the family, who said that bronson was loved. his needs were met by his father. this was a series of
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unfortunate events. investigations will find out whether exactly that was the case or whether something could have been done to prevent the toddler's death.— toddler's death. thank you very much. the business secretary, kemi badenoch, has requested urgent talks with technology company fujitsu — to discuss compensation for sub—postmasters affected by the post office horizon scandal. it comes after an executive at the firm, which developed the faulty system, told mps it had a "moral obligation" to provide compensation. an inquiry is underway to establish who is responsible for the miscarriage ofjustice. the united states has carried out another round of strikes against iranian—backed houthis in yemen. the operation was carried out shortly after the group fired a missile at a us—owned cargo ship, which damaged the vessel. the houthis have been attacking commercial tankers in the red sea since november, saying they were responding to israel's military operation in gaza. the prosecutor, who was investigating an attack by gunmen on a tv studio in ecuador last week, has been killed.
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cesar suarez was fatally shot yesterday and officials say it is not yet clear whether his death is linked to the investigation. pakistan has carried out missile strikes on iran — days after an iranian attack worsened relations between the two countries. both sides say they're targeting militant groups. iranian state media reports that nine people have been killed, including at least three women and four children. our pakistan correspondent caroline davies is in islamabad this morning. good morning to you. two questions, really. why now? why are the strikes happening now? what otherfears in terms of how this could escalate? this all started with iran. over the last few days, we have seen around striking targets inside syria, inside iraq and inside pakistan on tuesday. we then had very strong condemnation from pakistan in
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response, saying there was no justification whatsoever. we heard from a run responding yesterday in davos. the foreign minister said although they respected the integrity of the territory of pakistan, that it was important for them to follow their security needs. we have now seen and had a statement from pakistan confirming that they have done something incredibly similar. they have attacked militant groups inside iran's borders. they put out a statement mirroring the same language the foreign minister had used from iran yesterday. the big question, as you say, what will people do next? what would iran do next? at the moment, we haven't had an official response back from around about this. when they feel like it has been a tit—for—tat exchange, both sides are targeting militants and other groups or where many to be an escalation? we don't know. thank you.
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rail passengers are paying more than double for tickets bought at train station machines in england — compared with those bought online. an investigation from the consumer group which? found the best value fares were either unavailable or hidden among several options on the machines. the princess of wales is recovering in hospital after undergoing abdominal surgery. it comes as king charles is set to have a medical procedure next week. we're can get more on this now with our royal correspondent, sean coughlan. sean, what more do we know? so far, the news seems to be quite reassuring. the news is that the princess is doing well, the operation on tuesday was a success. still a fair way to go. we know she will be in hospitalfor the next two weeks and beyond that will be several months of recuperation. everything sounds like it is going on the right direction. we do not
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know exactly what has happened but it was a planned procedure. so far it was a planned procedure. so far it is bound to be doing well. king charles is having a procedure next week for his enlarged prostate. perhaps interesting in a way it has been presented very publicly, he has gone public about it. we have heard from health charities saying it is interesting in terms of raising public awareness. sounds as if the king wants his own personal experience to be something which raises awareness and get other people to get themselves checked. thank you. the us peregrine spacecraft, that failed to land on the moon last week, will be destroyed when it re—enters the earth's atmosphere today. the lander suffered a major fuel leak, shortly after launching from florida last week. its goal had been to deliver five nasa instruments to the moon's surface, to study the local environment ahead of human missions later this decade.
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we were hearing earlier that destruction moment will happen above the skies of new zealand, so maybe it will be visible than with the naked eye but probably not elsewhere. it willjust burn up as it comes into the atmosphere. cold is the atmosphere, i think. not metaphorically but literally, physically. it is a beautiful wintry scene but actually are painful so many people as well. ll scene but actually are painful so many people as well.— scene but actually are painful so many people as well. if you had to travel on it. _ many people as well. if you had to travel on it, it _ many people as well. if you had to travel on it, it can _ many people as well. if you had to travel on it, it can be _ many people as well. if you had to travel on it, it can be really- travel on it, it can be really difficult. some of us will actually have disruption due to the amounts of snow we had been expecting. this is how cold it is. some of these temperatures are where we have a lying snow but some are not, like farnborough, where it is a cold start to the day. the cold air is really in place. you can see where we have had snow already, in the
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north, the west and east. today will be a lot of dry weather with sunshine. a met office amber warning for heavy snow is still force till six o'clock this evening across the north of scotland. with strengthening winds, we are looking at blizzards and snow dress. northern ireland can are also going to see more snow today, five centimetres to ten centimetres. snow showers in areas adjacent to the irish sea and at times the north sea. it will feel cold wherever you are. these are the maximum temperatures. —1 in lerwick will feel like —10. a day to wrap up warmly. forthe feel like —10. a day to wrap up warmly. for the rush hour and the latter part of the day, further snow showers will come in across the isle of man, into north—west england, wales, cheshire, possibly as far south as the midlands. further snow coming in across scotland. when a
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change in wind direction tomorrow to westerly, along the coast we are more likely to see rain and sleet. it will still feel cold. these are the temperatures in towns and cities. in the countryside, especially where there is line snow, temperatures will be much lower than that. as temperatures rise through the day, it will become a feature. in northern ireland to england and wales got a dry day with a view showers. these other temperatures, higher than they had been in the last few days but it will feel cold. —— these are the temperatures. more -- these are the temperatures. more insiaht in -- these are the temperatures. more insight in half-an-hour. _ more representatives from the technology company fujitsu will face questions 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 as the business secretary has requested urgent talks with the japanese firm, over compensation for those affected.
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we're joined now by scott darlington — a former sub postmaster — and solicitor for the victims, david enright. good morning to you both. the good morning. last week, you are here with other sub—postmasters as well and the programme is available on bbc iplayer because it looked at the stories and it was as the inquiry was beginning. we were getting your views on what you wanted to be asked. it is really worth, just briefly quit your experience with the post office. l briefly quit your experience with the post office.— briefly quit your experience with the post office. i was at the edge ost the post office. i was at the edge post office _ the post office. i was at the edge post office and _ the post office. i was at the edge post office and everything - the post office. i was at the edge post office and everything was i the post office. i was at the edge i post office and everything was fine until the latter half of 2008 when large discrepancies started to appear on my system. this carried on until early 2009 when i was suspended and then i was convicted in 2010 fulfils accounting and i have suffered the consequences of
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having a criminal record. l’m have suffered the consequences of having a criminal record.— having a criminal record. i'm not bein: having a criminal record. i'm not being able _ having a criminal record. i'm not being able to — having a criminal record. i'm not being able to get _ having a criminal record. i'm not being able to get a _ having a criminal record. i'm not being able to get a job. - having a criminal record. i'm not being able to get a job. not - having a criminal record. i'm not. being able to get a job. not being being able to get a 'ob. not being able to net being able to get a 'ob. not being able to get a h being able to get a 'ob. not being able to get a job _ being able to get a job. not being able to get a job for _ being able to get a job. not being able to get a job for two - being able to get a job. not being able to get a job for two and - being able to get a job. not being able to get a job for two and a - being able to get a job. not being| able to get a job for two and a half years. a, able to get a 'ob for two and a half ears. ~ ., able to get a 'ob for two and a half ears. �* ., ., able to get a 'ob for two and a half ears,�* ., ., , .,, able to get a 'ob for two and a half ears. ~ ., ., , .,, ., able to get a 'ob for two and a half ears.~ ., ., , ., , years. a lot of people have been a- alled years. a lot of people have been appalled by _ years. a lot of people have been appalled by what _ years. a lot of people have been appalled by what they _ years. a lot of people have been appalled by what they heard. - years. a lot of people have been i appalled by what they heard. other things that happened in that room as part of this inquiry which have been news to you? you are on a learning curve. especially when we hear from fujitsu itself. lt is curve. especially when we hear from fuiitsu itself-— fujitsu itself. it is becoming clear that more and _ fujitsu itself. it is becoming clear that more and more _ fujitsu itself. it is becoming clear that more and more things i fujitsu itself. it is becoming clear that more and more things are i fujitsu itself. it is becoming clear- that more and more things are coming out. excuse me... that showed the behaviour of the post office. when they knew things were going wrong and things were not right, they double down on behaviour against the postmasters. it has been awful. fujitsu in conjunction with them. from your point of view, that doubling down, or choosing not to hear or see what is evidently happening at that time. that is very personalfor happening at that time. that is very personal for you. happening at that time. that is very personalfor you. you happening at that time. that is very personal for yon-— personal for you. you know that it
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was not you- _ personal for you. you know that it was not you. you _ personal for you. you know that it was not you. you know _ personal for you. you know that it was not you. you know it - personal for you. you know that it was not you. you know it was i personal for you. you know that it was not you. you know it was not| was not you. you know it was not your fault. was not you. you know it was not yourfault. when was not you. you know it was not your fault. when things started to come out, he realised they did know. the doubling down was like a kick in the teeth. they did it time and again quite a few times over the past ten years. again quite a few times over the past ten years— again quite a few times over the past ten years. where you told you were the only _ past ten years. where you told you were the only one _ past ten years. where you told you were the only one question - past ten years. where you told you were the only one question i i i were the only one question i i cannot remember them were the only one question i l cannot remember them saying that to me. lt cannot remember them saying that to me. . . cannot remember them saying that to me, ., , ., cannot remember them saying that to me. ., , , me. it was a common phrase used. it adds to isolation _ me. it was a common phrase used. it adds to isolation and _ me. it was a common phrase used. it adds to isolation and fear. _ me. it was a common phrase used. it adds to isolation and fear. i _ me. it was a common phrase used. it adds to isolation and fear. i did i adds to isolation and fear. i did think i was _ adds to isolation and fear. i did think i was the _ adds to isolation and fear. i did think i was the only _ adds to isolation and fear. i did think i was the only one - adds to isolation and fear. l c c think i was the only one even if they did not tell me.— think i was the only one even if they did not tell me. david enright, ou are they did not tell me. david enright, you are representing _ they did not tell me. david enright, you are representing victims. in i you are representing victims. in reaction, in response to the inquiry, so many people went through this hell, ithink it inquiry, so many people went through this hell, i think it is fair to say, who still have not been in touch asking for help. what are you seeing, what are you expecting? what seeing, what are you expecting? what has not materialised? the first thing _ has not materialised? the first thing i— has not materialised? the first thing i would say is i am really
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pleased — thing i would say is i am really pleased for scott. we have known him for decades, _ pleased for scott. we have known him for decades, as a friend. when he was prosecuted in 2010, we were shocked — was prosecuted in 2010, we were shocked. we could not believe it. we know— shocked. we could not believe it. we know scott — shocked. we could not believe it. we know scott. we walked that path with him as— know scott. we walked that path with him as friends. it took scott 13 years— him as friends. it took scott 13 years to — him as friends. it took scott 13 years to clear his name. those 13 years _ years to clear his name. those 13 years were — years to clear his name. those 13 years were appalling for him. there are people — years were appalling for him. there are people like scott, decent hard working _ are people like scott, decent hard working people in england, wales, scotland _ working people in england, wales, scotland and northern ireland, who were affected in this way. i am delighted — were affected in this way. i am delighted that scott is here because he exemplifies a type of hard—working and decent person. people _ hard—working and decent person. people have been shocked and outraged at the treatment as a result— outraged at the treatment as a result of— outraged at the treatment as a result of the recent drama on tv. two questions that scott and others are asking — two questions that scott and others are asking. although scott has finally— are asking. although scott has finally cleared his name, he is saying. — finally cleared his name, he is saying, when i and my family being
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put back— saying, when i and my family being put back into the place i should be? when _ put back into the place i should be? when the _ put back into the place i should be? when the post office came knocking at his _ when the post office came knocking at his door — when the post office came knocking at his door in 2009, 2010, asking for huge — at his door in 2009, 2010, asking for huge sums of fantasy many created — for huge sums of fantasy many created by a dodgy computer system, they did _ created by a dodgy computer system, they did not say to scott, you can play him — they did not say to scott, you can play him next week the next month, next year. _ play him next week the next month, next year, they wanted money —— and then _ next year, they wanted money —— and then they— next year, they wanted money —— and then. they went for him the prosecuted him and after convicting him they— prosecuted him and after convicting him they went after him in the civil courts— him they went after him in the civil courts to _ him they went after him in the civil courts to recover these fantasies sums— courts to recover these fantasies sums of— courts to recover these fantasies sums of money. scott's is an example of the _ sums of money. scott's is an example of the world _ sums of money. scott's is an example of the world falling in upon a decent — of the world falling in upon a decent person. secondly, and i know this is— decent person. secondly, and i know this is a _ decent person. secondly, and i know this is a fact, — decent person. secondly, and i know this is a fact, scott is a delight like everybody else. he is coming on here partly— like everybody else. he is coming on here partly for himself but also to encourage — here partly for himself but also to encourage others to come forward because _ encourage others to come forward because we know 80% of the wrongfully convicted postmasters have still not come forward to be
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identified. — have still not come forward to be identified, vindicated and compensated.— identified, vindicated and compensated. identified, vindicated and comensated. �* , identified, vindicated and comensated. ~ , . �* , compensated. why aren't they coming forward? we — compensated. why aren't they coming forward? we think— compensated. why aren't they coming forward? we think they _ compensated. why aren't they coming forward? we think they are _ compensated. why aren't they coming forward? we think they are so - forward? we think they are so traumatised _ forward? we think they are so traumatised by _ forward? we think they are so traumatised by it. _ forward? we think they are so traumatised by it. they - forward? we think they are so traumatised by it. they have i forward? we think they are so i traumatised by it. they have lost all faith — traumatised by it. they have lost all faith in— traumatised by it. they have lost all faith in our institutions. when this is— all faith in our institutions. when this is what— all faith in our institutions. when this is what is happening at the nronrent, — this is what is happening at the moment, the post office is conducting internal closed tool reviews — conducting internal closed tool reviews of the convictions. the post office _ reviews of the convictions. the post office tell _ reviews of the convictions. the post office tell of and say, hello, it is us again. — office tell of and say, hello, it is us again, we prosecuted to 15 years ago. _ us again, we prosecuted to 15 years ago. can— us again, we prosecuted to 15 years ago. can we — us again, we prosecuted to 15 years ago, can we talk to you about appealing that decision? most people put the _ appealing that decision? most people put the phone down. it is preposterous that the abuser is in charge _ preposterous that the abuser is in charge of— preposterous that the abuser is in charge of trying to put right the situation — charge of trying to put right the situation of the abused. we need trusted _ situation of the abused. we need trusted agencies out there to reach these _ trusted agencies out there to reach these individuals, these victims. as i say. _ these individuals, these victims. as i say. in _ these individuals, these victims. as i say, in every community in this nation, — i say, in every community in this nation, to— i say, in every community in this nation, to give them confidence to come _ nation, to give them confidence to come forward and be vindicated and be compensated. do
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come forward and be vindicated and be compensated.— come forward and be vindicated and be compensated. do you want to pick u . be compensated. do you want to pick u- on that be compensated. do you want to pick up on that thought? _ be compensated. do you want to pick up on that thought? i _ be compensated. do you want to pick up on that thought? i did _ be compensated. do you want to pick up on that thought? i did a _ be compensated. do you want to pick up on that thought? i did a post i up on that thought? i did a post office is failing people to say, please come forward. —— the idea of the post office. you are in a different position now. aha, the post office. you are in a different position now. a lot of --eole different position now. a lot of people might _ different position now. a lot of people might have _ different position now. a lot of people might have died - different position now. a lot of. people might have died because different position now. a lot of i people might have died because it has been so long. i imagine a lot of people do not want to get involved, i wish they worked. it is their time. i think david is right, people had such a bad time they do not want to get involved. we had such a bad time they do not want to get involved.— to get involved. we know now with fu'itsu, to get involved. we know now with fujitsu. john _ to get involved. we know now with fujitsu, john simpson _ to get involved. we know now with fujitsu, john simpson has - to get involved. we know now with fujitsu, john simpson has said i to get involved. we know now with fujitsu, john simpson has said he. fujitsu, john simpson has said he accepted the teams knew the post office was using data that had relevant material missing. fujitsu has come say it has a moral responsibility to be part of the compensation package. as he inquiry moves on, things are coming out which are more encouraging? difficult to put yourself back in that position but if you heard, actually, we know the system had bugs, there was a problem, my case
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is stronger, surely that offers some encouragement? l is stronger, surely that offers some encouragement?— is stronger, surely that offers some encouragement? i think it does. what he was saying — encouragement? i think it does. what he was saying about _ encouragement? i think it does. what he was saying about knowing - encouragement? i think it does. what he was saying about knowing it - encouragement? i think it does. what he was saying about knowing it from i he was saying about knowing it from the beginning and there were bugs from the beginning, we kind of always suspected that. the worst of the worst is slowly coming out. the thing to put yourself back in that position but if you heard, actually, we know the system had bugs, there was a problem, my case is stronger, surely that offers some encouragement? i think it does. what he was saying about knowing it from the beginning and there were bugs from the beginning, we kind of always suspected that. the worst of the worst is slowly coming out. the things we thought probably were true are true. it a how you are questioned.— are true. it a how you are auestioned. , ., questioned. david paid tribute to ou as a questioned. david paid tribute to you as a person _ questioned. david paid tribute to you as a person the _ questioned. david paid tribute to you as a person the community i you as a person the community trusted and liked. you have been through such an ordeal, you are seeing this played out in an inquiry. a basic question, how are you? the impact this has had an hour where we are at. l you? the impact this has had an hour where we are at.— where we are at. i feel a lot better about things _ where we are at. i feel a lot better about things now. _ where we are at. i feel a lot better about things now. we _ where we are at. i feel a lot better about things now. we have - where we are at. i feel a lot better about things now. we have been i where we are at. i feel a lot better| about things now. we have been on the wrong side of the post office for so long. now the inquiry has shown more and more who is to blame and it wasn't us at all and the public knows that, i feel better
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about things.— public knows that, i feel better about things. public knows that, i feel better about thins. . ,, , ., about things. have you been to the inuui ? i about things. have you been to the inquiry? i am _ about things. have you been to the inquiry? i am definitely _ about things. have you been to the inquiry? i am definitely going i about things. have you been to the inquiry? i am definitely going to i about things. have you been to the inquiry? i am definitely going to go down when paul— inquiry? i am definitely going to go down when paul daniels _ inquiry? i am definitely going to go down when paul daniels comes - inquiry? i am definitely going to go down when paul daniels comes in. | inquiry? i am definitely going to go | down when paul daniels comes in. i have been done on two or three occasions and i will go down more. —— paula vennells. in occasions and i will go down more. -- paula vennells.— -- paula vennells. in your head, this is important. _ -- paula vennells. in your head, this is important. i— -- paula vennells. in your head, this is important. i would - -- paula vennells. in your head, this is important. i would like . -- paula vennells. in your head, this is important. i would like to| this is important. i would like to look her in _ this is important. i would like to look her in the _ this is important. i would like to look her in the eye _ this is important. i would like to look her in the eye and - this is important. i would like to look her in the eye and see - this is important. i would like to look her in the eye and see her| this is important. i would like to l look her in the eye and see her on the back third, like we have for these years. squirming on a chair and answering uncomfortable questions about her role in all of theirs. white never has it made a difference she has given back her cbe? -- ., , c difference she has given back her cbe? -- .,, ., ., ' . difference she has given back her cbe? -- a, a, , . ~|| cbe? -- has it made a difference? i think she had _ cbe? -- has it made a difference? i think she had to _ cbe? -- has it made a difference? i think she had to do _ cbe? -- has it made a difference? i think she had to do that, _ cbe? -- has it made a difference? i think she had to do that, anyway. i think she had to do that, anyway. thank you very much. david enright, thank you for your time as well.
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good to see you. morning live follows breakfast on bbc one this morning. let's find out what they have in store with helen and gethin. you are sitting close together today. that is never going to happen on this so far! lovely to see.- on this so far! lovely to see. never say never- — coming up, we're investigating how one electrical goods giant is frustrating customers, who've paid hundreds of pounds for products that are going missing. they e—mailed us accusing us of sending back an empty parcel, and that we weren't getting a refund until we sent the parcel back, it felt like we'd done something really wrong and we were being accused of theft. we find out how orders between shoppers and the high—street retailer are vanishing, and why recording the weight of your parcel can help secure a refund. also, we're looking at childcare costs — britain has some of the highest in the world. with extra help promised from april that could save families thousands, the bbc�*s cost of living
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correspondent colletta smith explains how to apply. and, as the arctic blast continues, temperatures have dropped as low as minus iii degrees. our diy expert wayne perrey explains why using this foam stops your pipes from freezing, saving you hundreds in expensive repairs. we hear about one mum's life—saving photo, where using the flash revealed a tumour in her daughter's eye. and millions were left stunned by a shock eviction as the traitors closed ranks last night. former contestant wilfred webster is joined on the sofa by the latest player to be uncloa ked. don't you dare. we will do spoilers, we promised everyone. find out who, from 9:30am.
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body language says it all. look at you! it is like a marriage, isn't it? time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london. i'm victoria hollins. with temperatures dropping below freezing this week, the london fire brigade is appealing for the public to stay safe around frozen lakes and waterways. they say it might be tempting to walk or play on frozen water, but the ice can easily break. according to the royal society for the prevention of accidents, 50% of ice related drownings involve the attempted rescue of a dog. so the advice we give is, first of all, consistent with the rnli is float to live. so just try and stay calm, shout for help and just try and give yourself a second before you try and swim or get away because otherwise it can make the situation worse.
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a tube driver has faced disciplinary action after making pro—palestinian chants on a train in october last year. transport for london said the central line driver had also written to faith groups to apologise. the employee was initially suspended but remain employed by the organisation. if you buy your train tickets at a station machine, you could be paying up to 151i% more than if you booked online. the consumer group which? has found that same day rail tickets are, on average, 52% pricier when bought at a machine, with the best value fares unavailable, or hidden in what they describe as a bewildering array of options. it's the 50th anniversary today since housing campaigners — initially disguised as security guards — stormed the central london tower block centrepoint, and started an audacious occupation of the building. the campaigners were protesting the housing crisis and chose centrepoint because it had been empty for a decade. let's take a look at the tubes now.
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there are severe delays on the central line and metropolitan line. the district line has minor delays and the piccadilly line is part suspended oakwood to cockfosters eastbound only. now onto the weather with kawser hello. good morning. another very chilly start to the day, but once again, plenty of fine dry weather and lots of crisp winter sunshine in store as well. now, there may be the risk of some icy stretches and untreated roads and surfaces, especially for more southern parts this morning. but plenty of fine dry weather, maybe some patches of cloud drifting in by the afternoon and temperatures really struggling, only reaching two to three celsius by the afternoon. by this evening and overnight, fine, dry and clear. and this will allow temperatures to fall once more. so another very cold night in store as temperatures widely dip down to —1i to —5 celsius. so, again, another widespread frost, but a change is on its way as we look ahead to the weekend. we're drawing in milder
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southwesterly winds and we're drawing in some wet and windy weather to come as well. so, dry to start on saturday. but as we look ahead to sunday and to next week, well, there is the chance of some rain on its way. and look at those temperatures — climbing up to around 13 to 15 celsius by the start of next week. that's it. don't forget to head to our website to find out about some of the changes that are happening to the eastenders set in hertfordshire. we're back in half an hour. see you then. hello, this is breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. the scale of flytipping on public land in england has been revealed, in new government data. ben's here with the details. it's one thing talking about statistics, but it's the kind of thing we feel like we see, driving
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along and juicy stuff dumped. it’s a along and 'uicy stuff dumped. it's a reall along and juicy stuff dumped. it's a really serious _ along and juicy stuff dumped. it's a really serious problem _ along and juicy stuff dumped. it's a really serious problem and blights a lot of places and is a real headache, and a particular problem for local councils. we've all seen rubbish and unwanted items like mattresses or fridges dumped illegally — it's not a new problem, but there's some way to go before it can be solved. a lot of you have got in touch with your examples, like these mattresses dumped by the side of a country road, and apparently this was on a remembrance sunday not far from the local church, and another example, car tyres being dumped by the side of the road. there were more than one million fly—tipping incidents in england in the year to march 2023 — that's according to the latest figures from the department for the environment, food and rural affairs. the incidents have all happened on public land — with the most common areas to dump waste being on motorways, pavements and roads. the most common type
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of fly—tipped rubbish, is household waste 7 that s the kind of general waste you throw away at home every day. something to be careful of is paying unregistered waste management companies to collect your unwanted goods — who then dump it illegally. the environmental services association says there are things to look out for when paying someone to take away your rubbish. if you're going to pass your waste on to— if you're going to pass your waste on to a _ if you're going to pass your waste on to a man — if you're going to pass your waste on to a man with a van or a waste collector. — on to a man with a van or a waste collector, you need to check they are a _ collector, you need to check they are a registered carrier and you can do it_ are a registered carrier and you can do it via _ are a registered carrier and you can do it via the — are a registered carrier and you can do it via the government website and you also— do it via the government website and you also need to get a receipt of the transaction, and you should also take note _ the transaction, and you should also take note of— the transaction, and you should also take note of the registration number of the _ take note of the registration number of the vehicle because if your waste is fly —tipped, you can have enforcement action taken against you and you _ enforcement action taken against you and you are _ enforcement action taken against you and you are responsible. let's take a look at how the problem is being tackled in yorskhire. flytipping is a scourge on the landscape. a team is permanently
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on the go in barnsley dealing with dumped rubbish. construction stuff like this. doors, windows. it's just easy for people to come and tip. because it's quiet. it's a shame. a shame. but it's just the easy way out for people. how much would that cost to tip? would cost a fortune to tip. just easy to tip it and let council pick it up. anecdotally, they've seen a rise in fly tipping here since covid. they've cleared up most of the fly—tip rubbish here. but the sad fact is that they'll be back here again next week because the flytipping just keeps coming and coming. the council has a stark warning for perpetrators. barnsley's streets are not your rubbish bin. barnsley's parks and open spaces are not your rubbish bin. we will investigate you. we will seize and crush your vehicle. we will prosecute you.
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the stats show that bradford has the biggest problem with flytipping in yorkshire, with more than 15,000 incidents from 2022 to '23. but the lister community action group has transformed their area from a flytipping hotspot to a place where they hold parties. they put in planters, gates and cctv — and it's worked. looking out the window, you'd see initially huge, massive fires with cars burning. then we had a huge, massive pile of rubble right in the centre here. you would not believe it is what it is now. so the commercial waste has completely disappeared with the installation of the gates. we have like little bits of litter that we get into the ginnell, but on the whole it's greatly reduced and we're very, very, very happy about that. it's a pleasant route now. and i take it myself, i used to avoid coming up the ginnell.
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if i was getting from willmar road to heaton road and up towards the mill. but it's attractive. in scarborough, burger bar owner jamie is constantly having to clean up flytipping in their car park. he's now invested in cctv cameras to try to deter people from dumping rubbish. it's household rubbish, it's dirty nappies, it's pizza boxes, it's empty mail, bottles. it's all sorts, old toys and stuff. so you can tell it's definitely household, like family rubbish. it's disgusting, to be honest, and especially because we're the ones that have to clean it up every time. back with the team in barnsley, and it's notjust the country roads that are blighted with rubbish. in between the houses in fernscough is also impacted. they'll be back again tomorrow to do it all again. the battle against flytipping is never ending. mark ansell, bbc news. you see images like that and you know when you come out of your house
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and see a pile of somebody else's rubbish, it's so frustrating and it's depressing and it brings you down about the state of your community. down about the state of your community-— down about the state of your community. down about the state of your communi. ., , ., ., community. not 'ust you, but a lot of --eole community. notjust you, but a lot of people watching _ community. notjust you, but a lot of people watching at _ community. notjust you, but a lot of people watching at home - community. notjust you, but a lot of people watching at home and i community. notjust you, but a lot| of people watching at home and we had so _ of people watching at home and we had so many people messing drink with examples and photos. this is from _ with examples and photos. this is from robert in salford and you can see an _ from robert in salford and you can see an abandoned sofa in the background there behind the boulders and some _ background there behind the boulders and some black sacks of what looks like general waste dumped by the side of— like general waste dumped by the side of the road and here is another one _ side of the road and here is another one it _ side of the road and here is another one it is _ side of the road and here is another one. it is often the small, low level— one. it is often the small, low level waste that gets dumped that annoys— level waste that gets dumped that annoys a _ level waste that gets dumped that annoys a lot of people and that looks _ annoys a lot of people and that looks like — annoys a lot of people and that looks like some bedding there, some foam and _ looks like some bedding there, some foam and frances messaged us with an example _ foam and frances messaged us with an example of— foam and frances messaged us with an example of waste in middlesex and says it _ example of waste in middlesex and says it is _ example of waste in middlesex and says it is an eyesore and the council— says it is an eyesore and the council say they cannot help because it is not _ council say they cannot help because it is not on— council say they cannot help because it is not on their land. we mentioned bedding, fly —tipped mattresses are a big problem. this is an— mattresses are a big problem. this is an example from cumberland.
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telling _ is an example from cumberland. telling us — is an example from cumberland. telling us that that mattress was fly—tipped by the side of the road not far— fly—tipped by the side of the road not far from the local parish church on remembrance sunday as well, which made it— on remembrance sunday as well, which made it even— on remembrance sunday as well, which made it even worse. no name on this example _ made it even worse. no name on this example but— made it even worse. no name on this example but some people think that because _ example but some people think that because there is a public litter bin you can _ because there is a public litter bin you can leave your rubbish by the side of— you can leave your rubbish by the side of it. — you can leave your rubbish by the side of it, which of course you should — side of it, which of course you should not _ side of it, which of course you should not. and the range of items dumped _ should not. and the range of items dumped is— should not. and the range of items dumped is quite something. this big plastic— dumped is quite something. this big plastic container. i'm not entirely sure _ plastic container. i'm not entirely sure what— plastic container. i'm not entirely sure what you would use it for. some kind of— sure what you would use it for. some kind of silo _ sure what you would use it for. some kind of silo or— sure what you would use it for. some kind of silo or something like that was left _ kind of silo or something like that was left in — kind of silo or something like that was left in chips could. i believe it or— was left in chips could. i believe it or not. — was left in chips could. i believe it or not, brace yourselves, if you are squeamish, that is a load of dumped — are squeamish, that is a load of dumped chicken by the side of the road _ dumped chicken by the side of the road. . , ., , and dumped chicken by the side of the road._ and one - dumped chicken by the side of the| road._ and one last road. that is horrible. and one last one from one _ road. that is horrible. and one last one from one person _ road. that is horrible. and one last one from one person who - road. that is horrible. and one last one from one person who sent - road. that is horrible. and one last| one from one person who sent this, rather— one from one person who sent this, rather dose — one from one person who sent this, rather close to home. that was from me, rather close to home. that was from me. and _ rather close to home. that was from me. and we — rather close to home. that was from me, and we will talk about this and it didn't _ me, and we will talk about this and it didn't take long to spot an example, a mattress in a cupboard door~ _ example, a mattress in a cupboard door. . , ., example, a mattress in a cupboard
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door-_just i door. near where you live? just dum ed, door. near where you live? just dumped. and — door. near where you live? just dumped, and it's _ door. near where you live? just dumped, and it's something - door. near where you live? just dumped, and it's something a l door. near where you live? just i dumped, and it's something a lot door. near where you live? just - dumped, and it's something a lot of people _ dumped, and it's something a lot of people will— dumped, and it's something a lot of people will see as a familiar sight, sadly. _ people will see as a familiar sight, sadly. and — people will see as a familiar sight, sadly, and not very much that people themselves— sadly, and not very much that people themselves feel they can do about it. i themselves feel they can do about it. ~ ., , ., themselves feel they can do about it. i know you address this in your re ort. it. i know you address this in your report. sometimes _ it. i know you address this in your report. sometimes people - it. i know you address this in your report. sometimes people think | it. i know you address this in your. report. sometimes people think they are doing the right thing because they get someone to take stuff away and you think they will deal with it and you think they will deal with it and then those people drive around the corner and tip it out.— the corner and tip it out. some --eole the corner and tip it out. some people messaged _ the corner and tip it out. some people messaged us _ the corner and tip it out. some people messaged us and - the corner and tip it out. some people messaged us and did i the corner and tip it out. some | people messaged us and did not the corner and tip it out. some people messaged us and did not send pictures— people messaged us and did not send pictures but they sent a message saying _ pictures but they sent a message saying that the opening hours at the local recycling centre or the charges _ local recycling centre or the charges could be a deterrent for some _ charges could be a deterrent for some people. so they are saying, make _ some people. so they are saying, make it _ some people. so they are saying, make it easier, and people will be less inclined to fly —tip, others say. _ less inclined to fly —tip, others say, that— less inclined to fly —tip, others say, that is— less inclined to fly —tip, others say, that is absolutely no excuse and i _ say, that is absolutely no excuse and i should say the local government association representing councils _ government association representing councils says the number of fly—tipping incidents has decreased and it— fly—tipping incidents has decreased and it is— fly—tipping incidents has decreased and it is testament to the hard work of the _ and it is testament to the hard work of the councils but they are calling for bigger— of the councils but they are calling for bigger fines for those caught and also — for bigger fines for those caught and also thick manufacturers should contribute _ and also thick manufacturers should contribute to the cost and effort by
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providing _ contribute to the cost and effort by providing more take—back services for old _ providing more take—back services for old furniture and mattresses and they think— for old furniture and mattresses and they think that would reduce the number— they think that would reduce the number being flighted. what has ha--ened number being flighted. what has happened to _ number being flighted. what has happened to the _ number being flighted. what has happened to the mattress - number being flighted. what has | happened to the mattress outside your place? it’s happened to the mattress outside your place?— your place? it's been there for a week. your place? it's been there for a week- you _ your place? it's been there for a week. you will _ your place? it's been there for a week. you will have _ your place? it's been there for a week. you will have to - your place? it's been there for a | week. you will have to somehow your place? it's been there for a - week. you will have to somehow get it taken away- _ week. you will have to somehow get it taken away. the _ week. you will have to somehow get it taken away. the other _ week. you will have to somehow get it taken away. the other problem i it taken away. the other problem --eole it taken away. the other problem people will _ it taken away. the other problem people will be — it taken away. the other problem people will be familiar _ it taken away. the other problem people will be familiar with - it taken away. the other problem people will be familiar with is - it taken away. the other problem people will be familiar with is if l people will be familiar with is if it is dumped in a residential area in a car— it is dumped in a residential area in a car park— it is dumped in a residential area in a car park or something like that, — in a car park or something like that, the — in a car park or something like that, the residents are then told in order— that, the residents are then told in order to _ that, the residents are then told in order to get rid of it, the service charges — order to get rid of it, the service charges go — order to get rid of it, the service charges go up. so it becomes a more expensive _ charges go up. so it becomes a more expensive problem the longer these things— expensive problem the longer these things last. expensive problem the longer these thins last. . , . expensive problem the longer these thinaslast. . , . ~ things last. thanks very much. and thank ou things last. thanks very much. and thank you for— things last. thanks very much. and thank you for sending _ things last. thanks very much. and thank you for sending your - things last. thanks very much. and thank you for sending your pictures this morning. it’s thank you for sending your pictures this morning-— this morning. it's one of those stories we _ this morning. it's one of those stories we get _ this morning. it's one of those stories we get a _ this morning. it's one of those stories we get a lot _ this morning. it's one of those stories we get a lot of - this morning. it's one of those i stories we get a lot of responses on. ~ ., ., , ., on. we will now get an update, and we need an — on. we will now get an update, and we need an update. _ on. we will now get an update, and we need an update. mixed - fortu nes fortunes for british players at the tennis in australia. good morning. mixed fortunes for the british players trying to reach the third round of the singles. emma raducanu is down a set and a break, and of course, she is making her comeback
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after the injury and surgery she had last year and i can tell you that jack draper and katie boulter have both gone out this morning and more to come, but cameron norrie, he is still going strong, and he will play in the fourth round on sunday after winning a five set match this morning and he was made to work hard for this. british number one was two sets down to italy's giulio zeppieri, who's ranked 133rd in the world. but norrie fought back — winning the following three sets to claim his place in the next round — matching his previous best performance at the tournament. he'll face the 11th seed casper ruud in the third round on sunday. he is determined to improve his record at the majors. success for norrie but britain's jack draper is out. he's been beaten in four sets by america's tommy paul. just running out of energy, but he
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did beat paul at the adelaide international going into the tournament but not to be forjack draper as his australian open comes to an end and that is the case also for katie boulter. she's gone in straight sets. she is the chinese number one player, and she got the job done in straight sets, 6—3, 6—3 so there will be no katie boulter against emma raducanu, who is a set and a breakdown. away from the heat and humidity of melbourne — to a freezing cold bloomfield road last night where league one blackpool just fell short of causing an fa cup upset against nottingham forest. the premier league side looked to be crusiing when they went two nil up but blackpool fought back to level the match and take it to extra time thanks to kylejoseph's goal. but forest got the winner with 10 minutes of extra time remaining through chris wood. they'll travel to bristol city in round four.
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everton will play luton town in the fourth round after winning their replay against crystal palace at goodison park. the only goal of the game was this brilliant free kick from andre gomes just before half time and it was enough to win it. elsewhere, norwich won 3—1 at bristol rovers and will play liverpool at anfield in the next round. england midfielderjordan henderson is on the brink of ending his time in saudi arabia and joining dutch side ajax, with his contract at al—ettifaq set to be terminated. henderson signed a three—year contract with the saudi team when he left liverpool injuly. he linked up with steven gerrard, the al—ettifaq manager, but with reports he was unhappy there he now appears to be heading back to europe, having made just 17 appearances in the saudi pro league. that move could be confirmed later today. we will see. we that move could be confirmed later today. we will see.— today. we will see. we will hear about it tomorrow. _ today. we will see. we will hear about it tomorrow. thank- today. we will see. we will hear about it tomorrow. thank you. l today. we will see. we will hear - about it tomorrow. thank you. let's have a look —
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about it tomorrow. thank you. let's have a look at _ about it tomorrow. thank you. let's have a look at the _ about it tomorrow. thank you. let's have a look at the weather. - about it tomorrow. thank you. let�*s have a look at the weather. it's something, is it something that amplifies how cold it is here when you see all of those test players in the —— tennis plays in australia enjoying the sunshine. there is a contrast there. ads, enjoying the sunshine. there is a contrast there.— enjoying the sunshine. there is a contrast there. a tennis player and carol? it is — contrast there. a tennis player and carol? it is a _ contrast there. a tennis player and carol? it is a cold _ contrast there. a tennis player and carol? it is a cold start _ contrast there. a tennis player and carol? it is a cold start to - contrast there. a tennis player and carol? it is a cold start to the - carol? it is a cold start to the name, carol? it is a cold start to the name. but — carol? it is a cold start to the name. but you _ carol? it is a cold start to the name, but you are _ carol? it is a cold start to the name, but you are quite - carol? it is a cold start to the| name, but you are quite right, charlie. — name, but you are quite right, charlie. a _ name, but you are quite right, charlie, a cold start and temperatures in tulloch bridge fell to 456 _ temperatures in tulloch bridge fell to —13.6 last night and we are keeping — to —13.6 last night and we are keeping an eye on it because the new figures _ keeping an eye on it because the new figures will _ keeping an eye on it because the new figures will be in at nine o'clock. we have — figures will be in at nine o'clock. we have seen further snowfall this morning _ we have seen further snowfall this morning as well. since six o'clock this morning, we have had a further three _ this morning, we have had a further three centimetres of snow and another— three centimetres of snow and another one centimetre of snow since 6am this— another one centimetre of snow since 6am this morning and bridlington with another two centimetres. this is the _ with another two centimetres. this is the depth of the lying snow since this started a while ago. as we go through— this started a while ago. as we go through the day, further heavy snow in the _ through the day, further heavy snow in the north— through the day, further heavy snow in the north and the snowfall totals will mount— in the north and the snowfall totals will mount up and there is a chance of some _
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will mount up and there is a chance of some disruption. you can see on the satellite — of some disruption. you can see on the satellite picture all of the cloud — the satellite picture all of the cloud coming and associated with the snow showers across northern scotland — snow showers across northern scotland and down the north sea coast, _ scotland and down the north sea coast, parts of wales and also northern— coast, parts of wales and also northern ireland. the met office has an amber— northern ireland. the met office has an amber heavy snow warning in force. _ an amber heavy snow warning in force. and — an amber heavy snow warning in force, and what we could expect today— force, and what we could expect today is — force, and what we could expect today is between five and i5 today is between five and 15 centimetres of snow and strong winds here so— centimetres of snow and strong winds here so they will be blowing and also drifting and also blizzard conditions as the totals continue to mount— conditions as the totals continue to mount up— conditions as the totals continue to mount up and we might even find some disruption _ mount up and we might even find some disruption like power cuts. the other— disruption like power cuts. the other thing across northern ireland is we _ other thing across northern ireland is we are _ other thing across northern ireland is we are looking at another five or ten centimetres at worst in places. but through the day there will be further— but through the day there will be further snow showers floating over the irish— further snow showers floating over the irish sea coastline as well as the irish sea coastline as well as the irish— the irish sea coastline as well as the irish sea coastline as well as the irish sea coastline as well as the irish sea coastline but in between _ the irish sea coastline but in between that it will be dry, crisp and sunny— between that it will be dry, crisp and sunny and cold. where ever you are, it _ and sunny and cold. where ever you are, it will— and sunny and cold. where ever you are, it will feel cold and in the north— are, it will feel cold and in the north when you add on the wind—chill it will— north when you add on the wind—chill it will feel— north when you add on the wind—chill it will feel more like —9 or —10. then— it will feel more like —9 or —10. then as — it will feel more like —9 or —10. then as we _ it will feel more like —9 or —10. then as we head into the latter part
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of the _ then as we head into the latter part of the afternoon, evening and overnight, further snow showers more common— overnight, further snow showers more common across the isle of man, north-west— common across the isle of man, north—west england, wales, cheshire, possibly— north—west england, wales, cheshire, possibly as _ north—west england, wales, cheshire, possibly as far south as the midlands but they are snow showers are not— midlands but they are snow showers are not all— midlands but they are snow showers are not all of us will see them. further— are not all of us will see them. further snow will pack in across northern— further snow will pack in across northern scotland but with a subtle change _ northern scotland but with a subtle change in _ northern scotland but with a subtle change in the wind direction tomorrow for westerly, we will see temperatures rise a little bit across — temperatures rise a little bit across the west, as you can see from the greens, _ across the west, as you can see from the greens, but for the rest of us, and other— the greens, but for the rest of us, and other cold and frosty night to come _ and other cold and frosty night to come we — and other cold and frosty night to come. we start with the snow showers in scotland _ come. we start with the snow showers in scotland at low levels first thing — in scotland at low levels first thing but through the day as temperatures rise so will the snow levels _ temperatures rise so will the snow levels till— temperatures rise so will the snow levels till about 400 metres, so it will become more of a hill event. there _ will become more of a hill event. there will— will become more of a hill event. there will be further snow showers flirting _ there will be further snow showers flirting with northern ireland and a few in— flirting with northern ireland and a few in western england and wales but a lot of— few in western england and wales but a lot of dry— few in western england and wales but a lot of dry weather and a lot of sunshine — a lot of dry weather and a lot of sunshine and temperatures down not as low— sunshine and temperatures down not as low as _ sunshine and temperatures down not as low as they have been but no heat wave in _ as low as they have been but no heat wave in prospect as it will still feel cold — wave in prospect as it will still feel cold and as we head into the weekend — feel cold and as we head into the weekend we have a change in the weather— weekend we have a change in the weather as— weekend we have a change in the weather as the weather comes in from the atlantic— weather as the weather comes in from the atlantic bringing in weather fronts _ the atlantic bringing in weather fronts with heavy rain, strong winds
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and even _ fronts with heavy rain, strong winds and even gales or severe gales fronts with heavy rain, strong winds and even gales or severe gates at times— and even gales or severe gates at times and — and even gales or severe gates at times and the other thing to is there — times and the other thing to is there that is the risk of localised flooding — there that is the risk of localised flooding because of the melting snow. _ flooding because of the melting snow. so — flooding because of the melting snow, so a lot going on with the weather— snow, so a lot going on with the weather in — snow, so a lot going on with the weather in the next few days. isn't there _ weather in the next few days. isn't there just — weather in the next few days. isn't there just. thank you very much. many children grow up playing with a dolls' house, but can you imagine one complete with electricity, working lifts and running water? that's what was built for king george v and his wife queen mary, as a gift from the nation after the first world war — and now it's going on display, to celebrate its 100th anniversary. our royal correspondent, daniela relph has been to take a look. forget any ideas of a traditional doll�*s house you play with. this is the bigger royal version that's now 100 years old. made for queen mary, king charles's great grandmother, ut reflects a lavish lifestyle.
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this is the wine cellar. these bottles, the size of thumbnails, really are filled with wine. in the miniature playroom, there is a miniature train set and toys. in the library, the shelves are filled with books created by the most popular authors of the time. a copy of country life magazine has been casually cast aside. when you get to the kitchen, even the products used have been accurately sourced. every detail was pored over to show a privileged life in the 1920s under the reign of king george v. the doll�*s house was designed to promote british brands in the years after the first world war. a way to showcase the very best in craftmanship before being moved to windsor castle. the 100—year anniversary exhibition will allow visitors to see some of that craftsmanship up close.
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they'll get a sense of scale, and will be able to compare the smaller items to the real thing. in the 1920s, the vacuum cleaner was a relatively new invention. hoover themselves made a mini version for the doll�*s house, one of several pieces that were more useful than extravagant. this was actually made by singer. and you can see that it's absolutely made correctly as a real full—sized sewing machine would be made. so all the wheels turn, the treadle works properly and it's properly hinged. so, the little flaps work up. if i take off the tiny little scissors, you canjust see how it folds up. and the scissors actually work as well. they do. i've tried them on a piece of paper and they do actually properly cut. of course, amongst the ordinary, is the highly valuable. these are scaled down crownjewels. they include real
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diamonds and a ruby. then the elaborately decorated grand piano. look inside it and you see it's been properly strung. it is a doll�*s house like no other, a scaled down insight into an aristocratic world and the skill and precision of british craftsmanship. daniela relph, bbc news, windsor castle. he's battled extreme heat, dangerous wildlife and been robbed at gunpoint — but ultra—runner russ cook is still trying to break records and raise money for charity, by running the length of africa. he'd planned to be home with his feet up by now — but he's still got a long way to go until he reaches the finish line in tunisia. here is a look at his journey so far. it was back in april 2023 that russ cook first hit the tarmac of south africa's southernmost road
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and his epic challenge began. let's go! the heavens have opened. day 31. let's go. day 102. the heavens have opened. day 31. let's go. day102. day the heavens have opened. day 31. let's go. day 102. day 207. temperature through the roof. he's aiming to become the first person to run the length of africa. his destination, tunisia. by the end of his mammoth challenge, he'll have covered nearly 10,000 miles. let's go smash the ones and twos. what a turnout you've done so well to get _ what a turnout you've done so well to get so _ what a turnout you've done so well to get so many people down. it's crazy _ to get so many people down. it's crazy a— to get so many people down. it's crazy. a police escort as well. still _ crazy. a police escort as well.
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still running. beyond the gruelling challenge of running an ultramarathon every day. every time i stood up, i'd get dizzy. he's faced illness and injury. gotta be the hardest day. he and his team were robbed at gunpoint while running through angola. immediate thought was just like, calm him down as much as possible, because he's got a gun. their visas and passports were stolen. but they don't call him the hardest geezer for nothing. after a brief pause to sort out new visas and equipments, russ and his team were back on the road. next stop, senegal and the vast sahara desert. abby smitton, bbc news. russ joins us now. good morning to you and hello. where are you? good morning to you and hello. where are ou? ., , .,
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good morning to you and hello. where are you?_ going - are you? how is it going? going really well. _ are you? how is it going? going really well, russ, _ are you? how is it going? going really well, russ, i— are you? how is it going? going really well, russ, i hope - are you? how is it going? going really well, russ, i hope you i are you? how is it going? going| really well, russ, i hope you are are you? how is it going? going i really well, russ, i hope you are as well. where are you at this moment in time and how is it going with you? in time and how is it going with ou? ., ., ., �* , in time and how is it going with ou? ., �* , . you? yeah, good, i've 'ust crossed into senegar * you? yeah, good, i've 'ust crossed into senegal from i you? yeah, good, i'vejust crossed into senegal from guinea, i you? yeah, good, i'vejust crossed into senegal from guinea, so i you? yeah, good, i'vejust crossed i into senegal from guinea, so always looking _ into senegal from guinea, so always looking good and we are sizing up the sahara — looking good and we are sizing up the sahara desert for the final leg of the _ the sahara desert for the final leg of the mission. you the sahara desert for the final leg of the mission.— the sahara desert for the final leg of the mission. you are on the final ler of the mission. you are on the final let in the of the mission. you are on the final leg in the last _ of the mission. you are on the final leg in the last time _ of the mission. you are on the final leg in the last time we _ of the mission. you are on the final leg in the last time we spoke i of the mission. you are on the final leg in the last time we spoke it i of the mission. you are on the finalj leg in the last time we spoke it was just after you had been held at gunpoint and you were recalling that. it's kind of worth telling the viewers what happened and whether or not that was the low point or how it has been since.— has been since. yeah, it feels like a lifetime ago _ has been since. yeah, it feels like a lifetime ago now. _ has been since. yeah, it feels like a lifetime ago now. i— has been since. yeah, it feels like a lifetime ago now. i was i has been since. yeah, it feels like a lifetime ago now. i was back i has been since. yeah, it feels like a lifetime ago now. i was back in l a lifetime ago now. i was back in angola _ a lifetime ago now. i was back in angola and — a lifetime ago now. i was back in angola and a very unfortunate incident — angola and a very unfortunate incident where two blokes pulled up while i_ incident where two blokes pulled up while i was on a break and pointed a -un while i was on a break and pointed a gun in— while i was on a break and pointed a gun in my— while i was on a break and pointed a gun in my face and said, give us everything — gun in my face and said, give us everything you've got. so, that's the only— everything you've got. so, that's the only time we've been robbed and i've been— the only time we've been robbed and i've been out here for 273 days, so since _ i've been out here for 273 days, so
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since then, — i've been out here for 273 days, so since then, we've honestly had a few incidents— since then, we've honestly had a few incidents here and there but nothing quite as— incidents here and there but nothing quite as extreme as that, i would say. quite as extreme as that, i would sa , , ., ., ., quite as extreme as that, i would sa . ., , , , quite as extreme as that, i would sa. ., ,, ,, say. good morning, russ, this is charlie, say. good morning, russ, this is charlie. by _ say. good morning, russ, this is charlie. by the — say. good morning, russ, this is charlie, by the way. _ say. good morning, russ, this is charlie, by the way. your i charlie, by the way. your achievements are amazing. can i compliment you also on your beard, which is also looking absolute fantastic. is it kind of symbolic of the journey, fantastic. is it kind of symbolic of thejourney, is a fantastic. is it kind of symbolic of the journey, is a thing fantastic. is it kind of symbolic of thejourney, is a thing going on there? the journey, is a thing going on there? , . ., , �* the journey, is a thing going on there? , . .,, �* ., there? yes, i decided i wasn't going to cut my hair— there? yes, i decided i wasn't going to cut my hair for— there? yes, i decided i wasn't going to cut my hair for the _ there? yes, i decided i wasn't going to cut my hair for the entire i to cut my hair for the entire mission, _ to cut my hair for the entire mission, beard included and we got the locks _ mission, beard included and we got the locks are really coming into their— the locks are really coming into their own — the locks are really coming into their own now, and i started with a skinhead _ their own now, and i started with a skinhead and now i've got some weird little slicked back look going on but we — little slicked back look going on but we make the best of it. well, it's looking _ but we make the best of it. well, it's looking very _ but we make the best of it. well, it's looking very good. _ but we make the best of it. well, it's looking very good. can i i but we make the best of it. well, it's looking very good. can i ask l it's looking very good. can i ask you about wildlife? i've been looking carefully and i think i saw a few minutes ago behind you, which is not scary, presumably but wildlife has been an issue on the way, hasn't it? wildlife has been an issue on the way. hasn't it?— wildlife has been an issue on the wa , hasn't it? , , , ., way, hasn't it? yes, we bumped into ruite a way, hasn't it? yes, we bumped into quite a few — way, hasn't it? yes, we bumped into quite a few different _
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way, hasn't it? yes, we bumped into quite a few different animals, i way, hasn't it? yes, we bumped into quite a few different animals, but i quite a few different animals, but luckily— quite a few different animals, but luckily for— quite a few different animals, but luckily for me, all of the big ones they have — luckily for me, all of the big ones they have heard rumours of a mad ginger— they have heard rumours of a mad ginger lad — they have heard rumours of a mad ginger lad running through the continent and deserted at all costs. luckily. _ continent and deserted at all costs. luckily. we — continent and deserted at all costs. luckily, we are all good, a few snakes, — luckily, we are all good, a few snakes, few monkeys, but nothing too crazy _ snakes, few monkeys, but nothing too cra . , , y ., snakes, few monkeys, but nothing too cra. ,, ., crazy. russ, you said you were on the last leg- _ crazy. russ, you said you were on the last leg. what _ crazy. russ, you said you were on the last leg. what is _ crazy. russ, you said you were on the last leg. what is the i crazy. russ, you said you were on the last leg. what is the plan i crazy. russ, you said you were on | the last leg. what is the plan going forward? ~ �* ., , ., forward? well, we've actually got ruite a forward? well, we've actually got quite a difficult _ forward? well, we've actually got quite a difficult stretch _ forward? well, we've actually got quite a difficult stretch to i quite a difficult stretch to manoeuvre, and one of those reasons is because _ manoeuvre, and one of those reasons is because the sahara desert is really— is because the sahara desert is really big — is because the sahara desert is really big and famously has no water and is _ really big and famously has no water and is very— really big and famously has no water and is very hard, but another one to add into— and is very hard, but another one to add into the — and is very hard, but another one to add into the issues is there is quite — add into the issues is there is quite some difficult geopolitical issues — quite some difficult geopolitical issues to resolve in that region, so we have _ issues to resolve in that region, so we have to — issues to resolve in that region, so we have to cross from mauritania to algeria _ we have to cross from mauritania to algeria on _ we have to cross from mauritania to algeria on foot, which as far as we can see _ algeria on foot, which as far as we can see from — algeria on foot, which as far as we can see from research online, hasn't been _ can see from research online, hasn't been done _ can see from research online, hasn't been done by foreigners in in like a very long _ been done by foreigners in in like a very long time, so we are currently
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trying _ very long time, so we are currently trying to— very long time, so we are currently trying to get in contact with some hi-h trying to get in contact with some high up _ trying to get in contact with some high up government tourism board people _ high up government tourism board people in— high up government tourism board people in algeria to try and help us smooth _ people in algeria to try and help us smooth that situation over. so, you know, _ smooth that situation over. so, you know. if— smooth that situation over. so, you know, if anyone knows anyone, give me a _ know, if anyone knows anyone, give me a shout — know, if anyone knows anyone, give me a shout. i�*ve know, if anyone knows anyone, give me a shout-— me a shout. i've 'ust seen the goat behind you — me a shout. i've 'ust seen the goat behind you on _ me a shout. i've just seen the goat behind you on the _ me a shout. i've just seen the goat behind you on the right. _ me a shout. i've just seen the goat behind you on the right. the i me a shout. i've just seen the goat behind you on the right. the goat l behind you on the right. the goat has just behind you on the right. the goat hasjust made an behind you on the right. the goat has just made an appearance. there it is. you probably can't see it. talk us through, russ, do you have music in your head or anything that keeps you going? what is your thing, when you have a low point, what keeps you going?— when you have a low point, what keeps you going? yes, i quite often listen to music. _ keeps you going? yes, i quite often listen to music. i— keeps you going? yes, i quite often listen to music. i do _ keeps you going? yes, i quite often listen to music. i do really i keeps you going? yes, i quite often listen to music. i do really enjoy i listen to music. i do really enjoy thinking — listen to music. i do really enjoy thinking as— listen to music. i do really enjoy thinking as well, so i have a lot of thinking _ thinking as well, so i have a lot of thinking time when i'm running and i listen _ thinking time when i'm running and i listen to— thinking time when i'm running and i listentoa— thinking time when i'm running and i listen to a lot of pod casts and audiobooks. i quite often have music for when _ audiobooks. i quite often have music for when i _ audiobooks. i quite often have music for when i am not feeling good, or when _ for when i am not feeling good, or when i _ for when i am not feeling good, or when i am — for when i am not feeling good, or when i am arriving hard, and i listen— when i am arriving hard, and i listento— when i am arriving hard, and i listentoa— when i am arriving hard, and i listen to a pod cast when i'm not feeling _ listen to a pod cast when i'm not feeling so — listen to a pod cast when i'm not feeling so great to get a different
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perspective on things. all of feeling so great to get a different perspective on things.— perspective on things. all of this is for charity _ perspective on things. all of this is for charity as _ perspective on things. all of this is for charity as well _ perspective on things. all of this is for charity as well and i i perspective on things. all of this is for charity as well and i know. is for charity as well and i know you put a lot on social media and you put a lot on social media and you keep people up to date, so good luck, keep going, obviously and good of you to check in with us, russ. thank you very much. cheers for having _ thank you very much. cheers for having me. _ thank you very much. cheers for having me, guys. thank you very much. cheers for having me. guys-— thank you very much. cheers for having me, guys. have a great day. you as well. — having me, guys. have a great day. you as well, have _ having me, guys. have a great day. you as well, have a _ having me, guys. have a great day. you as well, have a great _ having me, guys. have a great day. you as well, have a great day. i having me, guys. have a great day. you as well, have a great day. he l having me, guys. have a great day. | you as well, have a great day. he is unstoppable- _ you as well, have a great day. he is unstoppable- l— you as well, have a great day. he is unstoppable. i love _ you as well, have a great day. he is unstoppable. i love he _ you as well, have a great day. he is unstoppable. i love he tells i you as well, have a great day. he is unstoppable. i love he tells us i you as well, have a great day. he: 3 unstoppable. i love he tells us to have a nice day while are sitting we on a sofa and he's running again. you're watching bbc breakfast. it's 8:59am.
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live from london. this is bbc news. the rwanda deportation bill passes through the house of commons — downing street calling it a 'major step' in stopping migrant boats crossing the channel. the us military carries out a fourth round of airstrikes against yemen's houthis — just hours after the group struck an american ship. and — a house of tiny treasures — queen mary's dolls' house goes on display to celebrate its 100th anniversary. hello and welcome. the uk prime minister, rishi sunak, has seen off a rebellion of right wing conservatives — and successfully steered his rwanda asylum legislation through the house of commons. the government won the vote
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with a majority of 44. mr sunak argues that the rwanda plan will deter people from crossing

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