good morning. welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. our headlines today. 3,000 jobs at risk, as tata steel plans to shut two blast furnaces at its plant in south wales. unions describe the news as a "crushing blow." 0fsted is to resume school inspections, as it says sorry for the first time, over its part in the suicide of headteacher ruth perry. tributes to a "sweet natured little boy" and a "proud father". we speak to the daughter of kenneth battersby, who was found dead at home alongside his two—year—old son, bronson. a huge response to the consultation on changing the standing charges that you pay for gas and electricity.

the boss of british gas joins us to talk about that, and to answer your questions. jordan henderson cuts short his stay in saudi arabia. the england midfielder has arrived in amsterdam tojoin struggling dutch giants ajax afterjust 19 games in the middle east. cold today. could it change at the weekend? we are about to go from snow to storms. all the details in breakfast. the indian steel company, tata, will confirm plans today to cut up to 3,000 jobs in the uk. most are expected to be at britain's biggest steelworks in port talbot, at britain's biggest where two coal—fired furnaces are set to be closed. unions called it a "crushing blow" and the "worst—case scenario." 0ur reporter, lucy vladev, has more. after years of questions about the future of steel making, the answers being provided for workers here are

about as bad as they get. both blast furnaces in port talbot will close, as part of major changes to the way tata produces steel. jobs will go across the uk, but south wales will be hardest hit. the news will be officially announced this morning and unions say they'll fight for every job. gmb and the other trade unions will be using all tools at our disposal to make sure we're safeguarding steel—making and the jobs that that supports within the area. we want to ensure that any transitionary money that's been promised — there's £100 million promised to the transition board — is invested in industrialjobs of comparable levels to make sure that we're maintaining lifestyles and livelihoods in south wales. under plans shared with the unions during crunch talks yesterday, tata steel will close the blast furnaces in port talbot this year. up to 3,000 jobs will be lost across the uk, and it'll happen quickly with most redundancies happening by september. tata steel has previously said

it was losing £1 million a day. it's a financial pressure as well as a green transition which is driving the changes. the uk government has given tata steel half a billion pounds to help it build an electric arc furnace here, while also managing a £100 million fund to support workers affected by the changes. it can be used for training people. it may be used to change infrastructure — to bring other companies in. but the most important thing for me is that if 3,000 people are going to lose theirjobs, the uk government is not going to walk away and not turn their backs on those people or that community. tata's plans ripple beyond the steelworks, and have caused concern right across the community. there's thousands of people on the supply chain and the contractors, who work for tata, who actually work in businesses that supply those businesses. it's a huge impact upon our communities and this will see a huge loss of employment in a time when people are going to be struggling financially anyway.

we have the cost—of—living crisis and here we go — thousands of people put out of work. ahead of today's announcement, the focus for politicians of all parties has been on the workforce. significant changes are about to begin in port talbot and tata's other sites around wales, with workers waiting to find out if theirjobs will be lost in the process. lucy vladev, bbc news. charlie, we know 0fsted has suspended inspections for some time now. we have had more news from it today. we are talking about an apology. 0fsted has said sorry for the first time for the role it played in ruth perry's suicide, and promised a review of lessons to be learned. 0ur education editor, branwenjeffreys, reports. it's just over a year since caversham primary lost its head teacher. the school was about to be graded inadequate.

ruth perry took her life waiting for the report — her mental health affected by a rude and intimidating inspection. the coroner warned more lives were at risk from the system. through all of these different accounts here, you get a kind of sense of the kind of person ruth was. so her sisterjulia has been campaigning for change, so that ruth can be remembered as herfamily and friends knew her. if there are lessons that can be learnt so that no head teacher has to go through what ruth went through and no family has to go through what we are still going through and will continue to go through, then that would be a positive outcome. today, 0fsted set out its response to the coroner, promising it will consult parents and teachers on how to inspect, safeguarding, publish a policy on pausing inspections when needed. an independent expert

will look at what to learn from ruth perry's death. head teachers union said these were all steps in the right direction. caversham primary is now graded good. the government is keeping those single word judgments. ruth perry's family and headteachers want them to be scrapped. but, today, julia said the other steps were encouraging. had these reforms been in place just over a year ago, perhaps my beautiful sister, ruth, might still be with us today. branwen jeffries, bbc news. the daughter of a man, who was found dead with his young son, says she doesn't blame social services for their deaths. 60—year—old kenneth battersby suffered a heart attack, and its thought two—year—old bronson starved to death a few days later. melanie battersby spoke exclusively to our midlands correspondent, navteonhal. come on, then.

every time i saw him, you know, he were happy, he were smiley. he were... he learned to walk, he were learning to speak. he was just a really beautiful, sweet—natured little boy. my dad was a character. he was born to be wild. he was...funny, hilarious sometimes, he was stubborn. he really, really loved his children and i know how proud he were of every single one of us. he absolutely doted on him. you know, he never complained. i think he loved doing what we were doing for him, seeing him with him. it was really, really heart—warming. and it made me proud, you know, proud of my dad for what he was doing for his little boy. melanie�*s dad, kenneth, and her two—year—old half brother, bronson, who she simply called her brother, died in the most tragic of circumstances. it's believed the toddler starved to death after his dad had a heart attack. they were found alone in their home

in skegness last week. they believe that about a week before that my dad had died and that bronson was two to three days later. melanie wanted to speak to us, but says she wishes to keep the focus on bronson and kenneth, not herself. we've agreed not to show her face. i was told that they were both found looking very peaceful, and that is the only consolation i can take from that — is that my little brother snuggled up to my dad and that he looked peaceful. and i don't want to think too much about the suffering that he went through. they didn't look in pain, neither of them did. and they were together. a social worker visited the father and son's home twice in the days beforehand, but the door was not answered either time. their bodies were found on a third visit when access to the property was finally gained.

a rapid review is being carried out by lincolnshire county council social services and the police watchdog will also investigate. i believe that social services and the police did what they could within the powers that they had and the information that they were given. i'm glad that an inquiry is going to take place into whether there were any failings, missed opportunities. i'm really glad that it's going to take place. i don't place blame — any blame at all — on them. i think it must be devastating for them to work in that profession, to have to deal with tragedies like this. these deaths have affected every parent, every person who has heard about them. the family are now hoping that they can be left alone to grieve in peace. navteonhal, bbc news. the us government has strongly criticised israel's prime minister for rejecting the creation of a palestinian state. benjamin netanyahu said israel must have security control of all territory west of the jordan river for the forseeable future —

going against us foreign policy. a us spacecraft, launched last week to try to land on the moon, has ended its mission in flames over the pacific. peregrine 0ne suffered a propulsion fault that scuppered any prospect of a lunar touch—down, and it was commanded to destroy itself instead. the european boss of fujitsu is set to give evidence at the post office inquiry today. earlier this week, paul patterson apologised to a committee of mps, and said fujitsu had a "moral obligation" to contribute to compensation for sub—postmasters wrongly prosecuted as a result of its faulty software. 0ur employment correspondent zoe conway reports. fujitsu would like to apologise for our part in this appalling miscarriage of justice. for the very first time, a fujitsu boss telling parliament his company is sorry. no doubt he will be saying it again at the public inquiry this morning.

certainly, richard sockett would welcome an apology. he was ordered to pay back £12,000 by the post office — money didn't have. money he didn't have. he had to turn to his dad for help. so, my 80—year—old father had to give every single last penny he had in the world to me to pay off this debt. why did they think all these decent, caring, passionate, community—minded people were all trying to...you know, defraud people. it has changed me. paul patterson is likely to be asked at the inquiry about the behaviour of fujitsu staff involved in prosecuting post 0ffice branch managers. the only way to stop it is to prove that i'm not a thief, right? it must be a bug. it must be...

lee castleton�*s story was told in the itv drama, mr bates vs the post office, and was portrayed by the actor, will mellor. he was left bankrupt after being wrongly accused of stealing £25,000. the inquiry was shown an e—mail on thursday, written by a fujitsu manager in 2006, where he called sub—postmaster lee castleton a nasty chap. how did you form that opinion? i don't know. i don't know why i wrote it. i apologise. what was being said within fujitsu that allowed you to form the opinion that he was a nasty man? nothing, i don't know. cheering. victory for some postmasters came in 2021 when their convictions were overturned but could justice have come so much sooner? perhaps the most important question

of all is that asked by former sub—postmistress betty brown. how could you? why? just why, why, why? fujitsu admits it has a moral obligation to pay compensation but they won't say how much until after the inquiry has concluded at the end of this year. zoe conway, bbc news. health officials have warned that measles is likely to spread rapidly in more areas of the uk — unless there is urgent action to increase uptake of the mmr vaccine. more than 200 cases have been confirmed in the west midlands in recent months, mostly in birmingham. here 5 our medical editor fergus walsh. measles is back. the highly—contagious viral disease is spread through coughs and sneezes. it can cause serious complications, like pneumonia and brain swelling and, in rare cases, be fatal. those most at risk are infants and the immunocompromised. measles should be

a disease of the past. two doses of the mmr jab give almost complete protection, but coverage is at its lowest in the uk for more than a decade. parts of the west midlands have very patchy mmr uptake and the measles outbreak there has prompted the uk health security agency to declare a national incident, which enables more resources to be given to laboratory and data teams. since october, there have been 216 confirmed and 103 probable measles cases in the west midlands, mostly in birmingham. mmr coverage is lowest in london. last year, the ukhsa said an outbreak of between 40,000 and 160,000 cases could occur in the capital. but child health experts say outbreaks could happen anywhere. it's such an infectious virus that it spreads about amongst all the children, who are not already protected.

and that might be in the west midlands, it might be in london, but it might well also be in other parts of the country simply because the virus hasn't spread there yet. so it's notjust a case of worrying about this if you happen to live in birmingham or london. wherever you live in the country, if your child's not had their two doses of mmr, it's really important that they get them now. since a measles vaccine was introduced in the uk in 1968, it's estimated that 20 million measles cases and 11,500 deaths have been averted. but it remains a potentially deadly threat to those who've not had the mmrjab. fergus walsh, bbc news. stealing cats and dogs could become a specific criminal offence in england, wales and northern ireland. the government is expected to back a bill today, which would make pet abduction an offence. currently, pets are considered in law to be property, and stealing a pet is covered

by the theft act. the new legislation means anyone convicted could face a fine, or a maximum of five years in prison. it is good but ijust didn't want to see more pictures of really cute animals. very nice. here's matt with a look at this morning's weather. chilly scale. it is. but things are on the change. _ chilly scale. it is. but things are on the change. this _ chilly scale. it is. but things are on the change. this weekend i chilly scale. it is. but things are i on the change. this weekend when temperatures are up but it is set to turn wetter and pull some potentially quite stormy as we see the weekend out and go into the start of next week. for the time being, a widespread frost once again. not as cold as yesterday morning. the coldest conditions in the midlands and the south—east. less chilly across scotland. it will be a lot less chilly compared with

yesterday morning. there have been a few changes in the night. the wind is starting to come from a more westerly direction. you will notice the blues on the chart indicating rain rather than snow on the coast. some of the snow will retreat further up the hills. a few wintry showers into parts of northern england today. for the vast majority, a dry and sunny day. blue skies overhead from dawn till dusk. the wind coming round to a west to south westerly direction as we go through the day and that will lift temperatures up to where we were yesterday, around three to 5 degrees. the frost will return briefly in the first part of the night in the south but cloud, wind and rain starts to arrive from the west. tomorrow morning will not be

as cold. most of us frost free as we start tomorrow that at this weekend, the temperatures are up with rain and strong wins as well. back to you both. let's take a look at today's papers. the guardian is leading with the story that israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has rejected us calls for the development of a palestinian state, when the war with gaza ends. the daily express says the chancellor, jeremy hunt, has given his strongest indication yet that he plans to deliver tax cuts for millions of people in his march budget. the telegraph is reporting that a school in east london may be forced to switch to online learning — following arson and bomb threats. the headteacher has been accused of islamophobia after banning children from wearing pro—palestinian badges. and "left to rot" is the daily mirror's headline this morning. the paper says britain is currently experiencing a dental health crisis, with more than 100,000 children being admitted to hospital with rotten teeth over the last five years.

a couple of thoughts in the inside pages. we are talking about energy costs. the bus from british gas will be joining costs. the bus from british gas will bejoining us. we will be costs. the bus from british gas will be joining us. we will be talking about in a few minutes. —— the boss. use which has been doing some surveys and ifind use which has been doing some surveys and i find this fascinating. looking at things left on for that there were rows about leaving the lights on. do not leave lights on, they use power. how much power does it use? this is in the telegraph and how families bicker about leaving on the lights. leaving a 11.2 watts led bulb on for an extra four hours every day would only add up to £1.75 over the course of the year. you still don't need to give it away, you? i'm not saying it is a good thing to leave it on. the cost of

running a washing machine and are dishwasher... most people do not have just one led dishwasher... most people do not havejust one led bulb dishwasher... most people do not have just one led bulb like that. the cost of running a dishwasher or a washing machine cycle is 23p per wash. that is what it cost. interesting how much it cost. do you leave the lights on? i switch them off all the time. that is a thing. i do it all the time. it is fascinating because when you break it down, the margins. the more you do, the more you will save. there is a television reference here. leaving the television with no one watching, annual cost left on for four hours would be eight p. too much! do not do it. you can keep watching us, of course. it marked the start of the campaign to free europe from the nazis — and injune it will be 80 years

since troops arrived on the beaches of normandy in the d—day landings. bill gladden wasjust 20 when he reached those shores, and hasjust celebrated a milestone birthday — john maguire was there to hear his story. cheering. # happy birthday to you...# for a man, who apparently doesn't like surprises, this is a pretty big one. bill gladden, a d—day veteran, had thought he was going out for a quiet family dinner to celebrate his 100th birthday. but his family and friends had other ideas. what a surprise! cor blimey! i never expected this. never. i was absolutely flabbergasted. so many people. they've even come from holland! 0h! he told me that we were

coming to a little cafe, and i opened the door, and there was all this crowd. dear me! well.. you might be 101 before you've said hello to everybody. i hope so! no, it's been great. to see all these people... ijust can't... can't take it in. during the second world war, bill was a motorbike dispatch rider. highly—trained and skilled, they played a vital role in the success of the normandy invasion. he flew to france in a hamilcar glider, which was also carrying a tank. that became unwittingly his seat for the glider�*s landing. whenever you're in a glider, the tow rope... they drop the tow rope, you keep still. so all i could do was freeze, spread—eagled on the top of the tank,

and that's how i made my rather unorthodox landing in normandy. many at tonight's party are cabbies from the taxi charity for military veterans. they've driven bill to various events over the years, including to normandy and to arnhem in the netherlands. one of the drivers has brought a unique birthday present — a 3d—model — depicting that unusual arrival on d—day. there he is — he's very small. yeah. but it's a detail. why is it so important to you guys to do this? well, it's camaraderie. quite a few of us cabbies are ex—military. i'm ex—ta 10 para myself and we get camaraderie out of it. and these guys are great. and you meet special people in your life. and bill gladden, he's one of them special people. during one trip to france, he was taken to a barn, where he was treated

after being wounded. blood still stains the floor. bill had feared he would lose his foot and spent the next three years in hospital on his return home undergoing several operations. whenever the veterans revisit the towns they liberated during the second world war, to this day, they're treated as heroes. new friendships are forged with the descendants of those they saved. diana and victor have travelled from the netherlands just to be here tonight. veterans are just a symbol of our freedom. it's a big gratitude for them to fight for ourfreedom. and bill is such a friendly and nice, sweet person and so easy to talk to, so, well, it's two sides' enjoyment. so we meet him in normandy, we meet him in arnhem at the market garden commemorations on the 5th of may. so... so you weren't going to miss his 100th birthday?

we're not going... not for the world. no, no, no, no, no. so we flew in this morning just to be here tonight, bill has always been a keen artist, drawing pictures for his comrades in the war, and these days, depicting scenes from the battle for normandy. he hopes to return once more in the summer for the 80th anniversary. ijust hope to god i can see normandy again. why is it important for you to go back? well, i've got two of my best buddies there. i helped harry over. they both died of their wounds and were buried out there. i usually visit them. it's nice to see the people again. altogether please... and whenever bill travels, his companions are treated to a song. tonight, there's even a duet with his daughter, linda. as a 20—year—old, he discovered first—hand the horrors of war. and now, as a newly—crowned 100—year—old, bill gladden spreads joy wherever he goes

to whoever he meets. john maguire, bbc news, suffolk. what a wonderful story and lovely location! we pass on our congratulations on his 100th birthday. coming up on breakfast... for those taking part in dryjanuary, you're over the halfway mark — but the end could also be in sight for the large glass of wine too. we'll hear how scientists believe that taking the biggest serving off the wine list, could benefit the nation's health — without hurting pubs' profits. we will find out more a little later. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london, i'm victoria hollins. the mayor sadiq khan has announced he's freezing fares on transport for london until march next year. city hall is allocating an extra £123 million and the mayor hopes the move

will boost london's retail and hospitality sectors. in reponse, the city hall conservatives said the freeze would be temporary and accused the mayor of "buying votes". information obtained by the bbc shows london has eight of the top ten worst areas forfly—tipping in england. there were just over one million fly—tipping incidents across the country in the year to march last year with brent, camden and westminster the worst—affected boroughs in london. the local government association said fly—tipping poses a serious public health risk, creating pollution and attracting rats and other vermin. health bosses are urging londoners to come forward to get their flu and covid vaccinations after it was revealed that the capital is lagging behind the rest of the county in take—up rates for jabs. the warning comes as the nhs is preparing for a busy time due to increased hospital admissions because of the cold weather.

the people who are entitled to vaccination — we vaccinated just over a third of eligible people, and the rest of the country is up to nearly half. so we are behind, and there's still time and it will still make a difference. tonight on bbc london, we'll be speaking to a gp about how to stay warm and keep safe in the cold weather. if you have any questions you want to put to them, you can get in touch the usual way ? just email hellobbclondon@bbc.co.uk. let's take a look at the tubes now. i will bring you the details of those suspensions in the next bulletin. now onto the weather with sophia herod. good morning. another bitterly cold start — it's icy out there, and there's some mist and fog around in places, so do take care if you're heading out on the roads.

it's going to be a bright day today, though — still cold, but things start to shift as we move through saturday. we have more of an atlantic influence, bringing some milder air, and some tight isobars, so we could have some windy conditions as we move into the weekend. so, as we have a look to today, we have a very bright day ahead of us — the sunshine could lift temperatures ever so slightly to around four or five celsius. so not quite as cold as it has been, but nothing to write home about — still another cold day ahead of us. now, it's going to stay dry through the evening and into the early hours of saturday morning, but we start to see a shift as we start the day on saturday, with temperatures starting between one and two celsius — ever so slightly warmer than it has been. as we look to next week, though, we could see temperatures lifting to around 15 celsius on tuesday, and we could have some wind and potentially gales in the forecast, and some weatherfronts moving in. that's it — there's plenty more news on our website, including some pictures of the endangered gorilla species that has just been born at london zoo. we're back in half an hour — see you then.

hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. as the post office inquiry continues, we're hearing more stories of the devastating impact the scandal has had on those affected. wendy martin from york and stefan fountain from huddersfield were both subpostmasters and have been speaking about how the story changed their lives. tim muffett reports. it's been trauma. it's been absolute trauma. i believed in british justice at one time. i don't any more, i don't think. not after what's happened. it's... it's just. . . devastated the life we had.

it's devastated where we should have been in life now. wendy and stefan both ran post offices, and both their lives have been up—ended as a result. basically, what happened here impacted the rest of my life. had a breakdown. er... my debt�*s become really bad, so i've got f—rated credit. so i can no longer work in financialfields. wendy's post office was in york. since she left in 2016, it's been turned into flats. problems started on day one, and they never stopped. going through more and more and more stress with transactions not working properly. i'd come home most nights and i'd be thousands of pounds short. wendy kept telling the post office

that the shortfalls weren't her fault. but her bosses wouldn't believe her. "the discrepancies sustained by your branch were not related to the horizon system. human error appears to be the cause." in desperation, wendy used her own money to plug the gaps. in the 20 months i was open, i never actually brought a wage home because everything i had was getting put in to balance the system. so all the money i was taking in my shop was going in to balance the post office books. by the time i finished, ifelt so ill, ifelt like i was dropping dead. and i just decided, what way am i going to make myself bankrupt? so my choices were... i stay open, something drastic happens and i end up with a criminal record, or i close and i can't pay anything, but i don't end up with a criminal record. so that was my decision

that i had to make. even now, after eight years, i'm still... i'm still not the same person i was before. you know? it hit me very, very badly. cheering. wendy was one of 555 post office workers who took the post office to court. after a settlement in 2019, she received an interim payment, but is still awaiting full compensation. we need to be compensated fully for the losses, and also we need to be compensated fully for the damage and the health aspects and the financial stuff and our loss of credit rating and our... also the fact that people thought i was stealing. we'll have the next — part two, alan bates vs the post office in 20 years' time for the people who haven't been paid yet. people think the post office is something — an institution, a british institution. it's not — it's corrupt

from the top down and has been for a number of years. faults with horizon software meant stefan had to sell his post office in huddersfield, having worked there for 22 years. his branch had an apparent shortfall of £12,000. i rang the post office for help and they were no help at all. theyjust said i was the only one who was having any problems with the computer system. i'm thinking, i could get audited at any minute and i'm going to jail, it's as simple as that. i had to sell at a loss to get out and to save me... not going to prison, basically. stefan�*s life was in turmoil, but there was more to come — devastating news about his wife, julie. she'd gone for a scan — no idea, me, never said a word. huddersfield hospital rang me, "can you come and see us?" i went and they told me she'd got two months to live. she died eight months later. but all the stress of all this didn't help at all — i think it contributed to it in a big way. the historical shortfall scheme was set up by the post office to help people like stefan — who were affected by

the horizon scandal, but not convicted of a crime. it awarded him around £24,000, but around £20,000 of that had to go to the organisations stefan owed money to, so he ended up receiving around £11,000. i expected to be in my family home still, retired, with a bit of money — do you know? enough to carry on and have a nice retirement. but... because of the post office, it's not happened, basically, and i... i genuinely think it's their fault entirely. of course, our thanks go to wendy and stefan for speaking to tim. the inquiry continues later so we will bring more. mike is here with news of someone

moving around the world. a significant move forjordan henderson because he is pretty well the first sports star to leave and turn his back on the saudi arabia cream, so many sports people going there for the money and status, it has become a hub of world sport but jordan henderson, afterjust six months, the dream has turned sour for various reasons which we will look at. he hasjoined ajax. big look at. he has “oined a'ax. big team they h look at. he has joined ajax. big team they are delighted - look at. he has joined ajax. big team they are delighted to - look at. he has joined ajax. big team they are delighted to get| look at. he has joined ajax. big - team they are delighted to get him. jordan henderson's switch to ajax in amsterdam comes just six months after his controversial transfer to saudi arabian club al—ettifaq. henderson, who was a prominent supporter of the lgbtq+ community during his time with liverpool, was criticised for his lucrative move to saudi arabia injuly, where same—sex relationships are illegal. natalie pirks reports from amsterdam. it was all smiles in the beginning, but a mere six months afterjoining the lucrative saudi pro league, the dream turned sour

forjordan henderson. the 33—year—old confirmed he is joined dutch side ajax the 33—year—old confirmed he's joined dutch side ajax on a two—and—a—half—year contract, and will wear the number six shirt. in an instagram post, he said leaving al—ettifaq, managed by his former team—mate stephen gerard, wasn't an easy decision "but one i feel is best for me and my family". he thanked the club and fans for "showing the love" from day one. but the love wasn't universal. henderson has always been a vocal lgbtq+ ally, but angered the community by moving to a country where homosexuality is illegal, and punishable by death. this was jake daniels — currently england's only out professional footballer — last november. henderson messaged me when i came out. i have the dm on my phone, you know? he was backing me the whole way. he was, like, "we're proud of what you've done." and then seeing him move to saudi, it's kind of like — pfft — slapped it in my face, really.

henderson always denied it was ever about the reported 350—grand—a—week wages and said he wanted to help turn the league into one of the best in the world. clearly, that hasn't happened. but byjoining ajax for far less money, he is hoping to help breathe some life into a giant that's struggling. ajax's biggest wage packet for a top player over the years has been five million. we understand that ajax are breaking the bank, and they will make him the best—paid player ever in the eredivisie and at ajax, and that shows how much ajax want him. saudi arabia is making huge moves in the world of sport, having invested millions in the likes of sailing, boxing, formula 1 and golf. some of the biggest stars in world football have joined the pro league. but the low attendances in saudi football are a world away from the adoration henderson enjoyed at anfield. there's also the small issue of the euros this summer. amsterdam, then, providing

a surprise but welcome platform to help him stay in gareth southgate's thoughts. natalie pirks, bbc news, amsterdam. shortly after henderson's departure was confirmed, his former liverpool team—mate steven gerrard extended his stay as head coach at al—ettifaq. he's agreed a two—year extension which will keep him at the club until 2027. gerrard is reported to be one of the best—paid managers in the world on a salary of about £15 million a year. next to the tennis, and ten—time champion novak djokovic is back in action at the australian open later this morning. he's made heavy work of his first couple of rounds so far. he's up against tomas martin etcheverry, who knocked out andy murray in the opening round. the women's reigning champion, though, is already safely through to the last 16. it was about as comfortable as it could be for aryna sabalenka, beating the ukrainian lesia tsurenko without dropping a single game. very straight forward for coco gauff, too — the us open champion beating fellow

american alycia parks in straight sets. they'll both be glad to have got finished early, especially after yesterday — with daniil medvedev�*s match finally ending at nearly four o'clock in the morning melbourne time. it didn't start until after 11. the number three seed thanking the small amount of spectators afterwards for staying up almost to see dawn. now, after not picking up a dart for two weeks, since his history—making run at alexandra palace, 16—year—old luke littler has been back in action for the first time since he made the world championship final, and won on his return at the bahrain masters. littler beat hong kong's man lok leung 6—3. he said he was feeling rusty and went 2—0 down, but then reeled off five consecutive legs before sealing victory. he'll face fellow englishman nathan aspinall in the last eight. littler became the youngest player to reach a pdc world darts championship final earlier this month. he turns 17 on sunday.

the 2016 olympic hockey champions, great britain, must now beat ireland in a playoff this weekend or they'll miss out on a place at the paris games this summer. they were beaten 3—2 by belgium in the olympic qualifier semi—finals in valencia, and now face the irish, who lost 3—0 to spain in a shoot—out on saturday in a winner—takes—all clash. huge stakes for ireland and great britain at the weekend.— huge stakes for ireland and great britain at the weekend. thank you. in around ten _ britain at the weekend. thank you. in around ten minutes _ britain at the weekend. thank you. in around ten minutes we - britain at the weekend. thank you. in around ten minutes we will - britain at the weekend. thank you. in around ten minutes we will be . in around ten minutes we will be talking to someone from the port talbot union in regards to the news that we have had that tata steel will close both of its blast furnaces with the loss of 3000 jobs. we will get more details on that shortly. the public consultation into standing charges closes today — they're the fixed daily fees applied to energy. ben is here with the details.

there has been a huge response to 0fgem. there has been a huge response to oftem. �* ., , , , there has been a huge response to oftem. ,, ,, 0fgem. and no surprise because whenever we _ 0fgem. and no surprise because whenever we talk _ 0fgem. and no surprise because whenever we talk about - 0fgem. and no surprise because whenever we talk about this - 0fgem. and no surprise because i whenever we talk about this issue, we get so many comments, questioning the system, talking about the impact it has on them, so it is no wonder that in response to this consultation there has been a huge response. one of their highest response rates to date, in fact. little wonder, given how high energy bills are at the moment. and it's the standing charges that many experts say hit people from poorer households the hardest. such was the concern over them that the energy regulator launched a review into them in november. more than 20,000 responses have been received so far. the consultation closes later today, and 0fgem will then decide on its next steps. let me just remind you what standing charges are. they're flat daily fees that are charged for a gas and electricity connection, and added to your bill regardless of how much

or how little energy you use. so a bit like line rental on a landline phone. these fees can vary quite significantly depending on where you live and who your supplier is. the charges are supposed to cover so—called non—energy costs that suppliers have to pay to deliver energy to your home. things like maintaining the network — the grid, the cables, the pipes. sending out staff to do meter readings and repairs. even the cost of running call centres. currently, the average daily standing charge under the price cap is 53.5 pence per day for electricity and 29.60 pence per day for gas. and with energy costs having gone up this month it can make a big difference to your final bill, as kevin peachey reports. in freezing temperatures, we're paying even more attention to our energy bills and — not for the first time — pensioner roger is playing it safe. we keep a very close eye on it.

we try and control the thermostat. if we feel warm, we turn it down. if we're cold, we will tend to turn it up, but not as much as we used to. it is difficult. i have even thought about getting anotherjob, you know? a chunk of his — and everyone's — energy bill is the fixed standing charge — a daily fee covering the cost of connecting to a supply. these vary, depending on where you live, they've been going up, and there's nothing you can do to reduce them. that's created anger, so there's been a huge response to 0fgem's consultation — 20,000 people have been in touch. there's so much concern about bills and charges, but very little opportunity at the moment to move to a cheaper deal, and that makes customer service all the more important, and the consumer organisation which? has new research which suggests some suppliers are doing ok, but others really need to up their game. the energy suppliers' trade body says firms have made it a priority. it's really important that they do

continue to try and improve. they've been putting tens of millions of pounds into extra support for customers who need it most, and training extra staff and trying to recruit more. but whether its service or standing charges, customers have been making their frustrations heard. kevin peachey, bbc news. when it comes to matters around energy bills and costs you may well wish you could put your question directly to the people in charge. just after eight this morning, the chief executive of centrica, the company which owns british gas, will be on the sofa. we'll be discussing all issues related to energy with him from standing charges and customer service to pre—payment meters and energy prices. what question would you ask him? you can get in touch with us in all the usual ways, which are on screen now. thanks. do get in touch with those questions because it is surprising when you have one of those big chief

executives, one of those really big companies, sometimes the detail that either they don't know about or their attention is drawn to. bear that in mind and get your questions to us if you would like to follow some of those up.— to us if you would like to follow some of those up. matt is looking at the weather- — some of those up. matt is looking at the weather. yes, _ some of those up. matt is looking at the weather. yes, it _ some of those up. matt is looking at the weather. yes, it is _ some of those up. matt is looking at the weather. yes, it is very - some of those up. matt is looking at the weather. yes, it is very cold, - the weather. yes, it is very cold, it will change. lovely picture, it looks like you have just walked up to us. looks lovely. it looks like you have 'ust walked up to us. looks lovely.— to us. looks lovely. it was a cold walk. it to us. looks lovely. it was a cold walk- it will _ to us. looks lovely. it was a cold walk. it will change _ to us. looks lovely. it was a cold walk. it will change but - to us. looks lovely. it was a cold walk. it will change but not - walk. it will change but not necessarily _ for the better. no, giving with one hand and taking _ for the better. no, giving with one hand and taking with _ for the better. no, giving with one hand and taking with another- for the better. no, giving with one hand and taking with another for. for the better. no, giving with one i hand and taking with another for the next few— hand and taking with another for the next few days. good morning. cold weather_ next few days. good morning. cold weather still with us but it is coming _ weather still with us but it is coming to an end. i will show you the temperatures. the maximum from yesterday _ the temperatures. the maximum from yesterday. barely limping above freezing — yesterday. barely limping above freezing in some parts of the uk. let's _ freezing in some parts of the uk. let's hop— freezing in some parts of the uk. let's hop forward to the start of next _ let's hop forward to the start of next week. these are the afternoon temperatures we expect. a good 10 degrees — temperatures we expect. a good 10 degrees warmer if not more in some parts _ degrees warmer if not more in some parts of— degrees warmer if not more in some parts of the — degrees warmer if not more in some parts of the country. whether it will come — parts of the country. whether it will come more rain, strong winds and that— will come more rain, strong winds and that will have an impact on the snow_ and that will have an impact on the snow lying — and that will have an impact on the snow lying on the ground at the

moment — snow lying on the ground at the moment. there could be an added chance _ moment. there could be an added chance of— moment. there could be an added chance of flooding. let me show you roughly— chance of flooding. let me show you roughly where we have snow on the ground _ roughly where we have snow on the ground this — roughly where we have snow on the ground this morning. mainly for the northern— ground this morning. mainly for the northern half of the country and across _ northern half of the country and across northern parts of scotland, over a _ across northern parts of scotland, over a fool — across northern parts of scotland, over a foot of snow and still a little — over a foot of snow and still a little bit — over a foot of snow and still a little bit more to come today, but already— little bit more to come today, but already starting to see a few changes— already starting to see a few changes here. a shift in the wind direction — changes here. a shift in the wind direction to— changes here. a shift in the wind direction to the west means around some _ direction to the west means around some of— direction to the west means around some of the coasts it is raining sleet— some of the coasts it is raining sleet in— some of the coasts it is raining sleet in line. mainly snow to begin with ltut— sleet in line. mainly snow to begin with but the snow level will retreat further _ with but the snow level will retreat further up — with but the snow level will retreat further up the hills. sleet and snow flurries— further up the hills. sleet and snow flurries across parts of northern england. — flurries across parts of northern england, mainly snow, but very few around _ england, mainly snow, but very few around. most are dry and sunny day ahead _ around. most are dry and sunny day ahead. temperatures at the moment —8 in some _ ahead. temperatures at the moment —8 in some parts— ahead. temperatures at the moment —8 in some parts of the south midlands but higher— in some parts of the south midlands but higher this afternoon compared with recent days. more widely around for 26 _ with recent days. more widely around for 26 degrees but milder still in the south—west. —— 4—6. for 26 degrees but milder still in the south—west. —— 4—6 . with cloud and rain _ the south—west. —— 4—6 . with cloud and rain starting to spill into the west— and rain starting to spill into the west across parts of northern ireland — west across parts of northern ireland and scotland, temperatures rise later _

ireland and scotland, temperatures rise later in the night so this is the temperature chart tomorrow morning — the temperature chart tomorrow morning. not as much blue on there, most _ morning. not as much blue on there, most places— morning. not as much blue on there, most places will be frost—free to start _ most places will be frost—free to start the — most places will be frost—free to start the weekend. weather fronts around _ start the weekend. weather fronts around and the tight isobars an indication— around and the tight isobars an indication that there will be outbreaks of rain, strong winds, especially— outbreaks of rain, strong winds, especially sunday and monday. but also a _ especially sunday and monday. but also a much milder air to come with it. saturday, — also a much milder air to come with it. saturday, dry, bright start to the south — it. saturday, dry, bright start to the south and east, some will stay dry through the day. rain will come and go _ dry through the day. rain will come and go at _ dry through the day. rain will come and go at times for scotland and northern— and go at times for scotland and northern ireland, dry and bright but damn _ northern ireland, dry and bright but damp conditions for parts of northern ireland and wales and it is rain rather— northern ireland and wales and it is rain rather than snow with temperatures by this stage anywhere between _ temperatures by this stage anywhere between seven and 10 degrees. at if not a _ between seven and 10 degrees. at if not a little _ between seven and 10 degrees. at if not a little above average. tomorrow evehing, _ not a little above average. tomorrow evening, heavy rain arrives in from the west — evening, heavy rain arrives in from the west. that will help to melt the snow— the west. that will help to melt the show a _ the west. that will help to melt the show a bit — the west. that will help to melt the snow a bit further. into sunday, we have _ snow a bit further. into sunday, we have these — snow a bit further. into sunday, we have these weather fronts which will produce _ have these weather fronts which will produce not only more rain but also some _ produce not only more rain but also some strengthening winds. sunday, start with _ some strengthening winds. sunday, start with rain across southern parts — start with rain across southern parts of — start with rain across southern parts of the country, may be some around _ parts of the country, may be some

around the — parts of the country, may be some around the english channel should start dry— around the english channel should start dry and have a bright day but rain spread — start dry and have a bright day but rain spread northwards. more persistent rain in parts of northern england. _ persistent rain in parts of northern england, northern ireland and southern — england, northern ireland and southern scotland. temperatures by this stage _ southern scotland. temperatures by this stage eight to 13 degrees, with very windy— this stage eight to 13 degrees, with very windy weather three sunday night _ very windy weather three sunday night and — very windy weather three sunday night and that would have impact into monday morning rush hour. lots of strong _ into monday morning rush hour. lots of strong winds, potentially damaging, and the rain could lead to flooding _ damaging, and the rain could lead to flooding. monday morning rush hour could _ flooding. monday morning rush hour could be _ flooding. monday morning rush hour could be a _ flooding. monday morning rush hour could be a difficult one. thank you. we know we have had a week of freezing temperatures. there have been warnings that prolonged periods of cold weather bring significant health risks, particularly to those sleeping on the streets. shelters offering other places for people to stay. being welcomed inside after a day in

the cold, christopher is one of around 18 rough sleepers arriving at this winter night shelter in bedford. ~ ., this winter night shelter in bedford. . ., , ., this winter night shelter in bedford. ~ ., ~' this winter night shelter in bedford. . ., ~ this winter night shelter in bedford. ~ . bedford. would you like some chicken tasta? bedford. would you like some chicken pasta? there — bedford. would you like some chicken pasta? there you _ bedford. would you like some chicken pasta? there you go. _ bedford. would you like some chicken pasta? there you go. it _ bedford. would you like some chicken pasta? there you go. it is _ bedford. would you like some chicken pasta? there you go. it is cold - bedford. would you like some chicken pasta? there you go. it is cold out - pasta? there you go. it is cold out there. it pasta? there you go. it is cold out there. , �* , pasta? there you go. it is cold out there. , ~ , ., , pasta? there you go. it is cold out there. , ~ , .,, .,, there. it is. as well as well as escaping _ there. it is. as well as well as escaping freezing _ there. it is. as well as well as i escaping freezing temperatures, he will also _ escaping freezing temperatures, he will also get a hot meal and a bed for the _ will also get a hot meal and a bed for the night. will also get a hot meal and a bed forthe night. i will also get a hot meal and a bed forthe night-— for the night. i had one night outside and _ for the night. i had one night outside and then _ for the night. i had one night outside and then i _ for the night. i had one night outside and then i came i for the night. i had one nightl outside and then i came here. for the night. i had one night i outside and then i came here. what is it like being outside? hat outside and then i came here. what is it like being outside?— is it like being outside? not very nice, is it like being outside? not very nice. cold- _ is it like being outside? not very nice, cold. where _ is it like being outside? not very nice, cold. where do _ is it like being outside? not very nice, cold. where do you - is it like being outside? not very nice, cold. where do you think l is it like being outside? not very l nice, cold. where do you think you would be if— nice, cold. where do you think you would be if these _ nice, cold. where do you think you would be if these volunteers i nice, cold. where do you think you would be if these volunteers were | would be if these volunteers were not here to keep this open? probably slee-tin in not here to keep this open? probably sleeping in a — not here to keep this open? probably sleeping in a tent. _ not here to keep this open? probably sleeping in a tent. its _ not here to keep this open? probably sleeping in a tent. its 20-year-old i sleeping in a tent. its 20-year-old rachel's first _ sleeping in a tent. its 20-year-old rachel's first night _ sleeping in a tent. its 20-year-old rachel's first night here. - sleeping in a tent. its 20-year-old rachel's first night here. she's i rachel's first night here. she's been sofa surfing until now and has spent two nights on the street. has spent two nights on the street. is long as it's one, to be fair. it's better than walking around on the streets because we can't sleep when it's this cold out there. we can barely stand and walk if it's cold out there, everything turns to ice. tonight you have found your way here, how do you feel about coming

somewhere warm with a bed? i am ha- . somewhere warm with a bed? i am happy there — somewhere warm with a bed? i am happy there is _ somewhere warm with a bed? i am happy there is a — somewhere warm with a bed? i am happy there is a place _ somewhere warm with a bed? i —n happy there is a place like this because like i said i didn't know anything about this kind of stuff, i'm very new to it. the fact that it's a of people i don't know is going to panic me a little bit but i'll be ok. , , _ ., i'll be ok. the shelter is run by a charity called _ i'll be ok. the shelter is run by a charity called the _ i'll be ok. the shelter is run by a charity called the kings - i'll be ok. the shelter is run by a charity called the kings arms i charity called the kings arms project. since the 1st of december it has provided 550 bed spaces and given out 1000 meals. we it has provided 550 bed spaces and given out 1000 meals.— given out 1000 meals. we put out retuests given out 1000 meals. we put out requests on _ given out1000 meals. we put out requests on social— given out 1000 meals. we put out requests on social media - given out 1000 meals. we put out requests on social media and i given out 1000 meals. we put out requests on social media and askl given out 1000 meals. we put out i requests on social media and ask the town, can you step in and help? and we had over 100 inquiries straight off in terms of people who want to volunteer with us. financial donations from different organisations and individuals. so really it has been a town wide effort to make it happen. there are 20 beds like _ effort to make it happen. there are 20 beds like this _ effort to make it happen. there are 20 beds like this in _ effort to make it happen. there are 20 beds like this in here, _ effort to make it happen. there are 20 beds like this in here, each i effort to make it happen. there are 20 beds like this in here, each withj 20 beds like this in here, each with a pillow and duvet. most of these are expected to be in use tonight. people will also be given extra clothing and toiletries if they need them, and they will be offered breakfast in the morning. many of

the people working here tonight are volunteers, including beth, a social worker by day, and jeff, who works in hr. it worker by day, and jeff, who works in hr. . ., worker by day, and jeff, who works in hr. ., , , worker by day, and jeff, who works inhr. ., worker by day, and jeff, who works inhr. in hr. it could happen to anyone. there is a — in hr. it could happen to anyone. there is a bit _ in hr. it could happen to anyone. there is a bit of— in hr. it could happen to anyone. there is a bit of a _ in hr. it could happen to anyone. there is a bit of a reality - in hr. it could happen to anyone. there is a bit of a reality check, l there is a bit of a reality check, especially— there is a bit of a reality check, especially when it's cold and freezing _ especially when it's cold and freezing and you come in and you 'ust freezing and you come in and you just feel— freezing and you come in and you just feel lucky to be able to go home — just feel lucky to be able to go home to — just feel lucky to be able to go home to a warm bed. i just feel lucky to be able to go home to a warm bed.- just feel lucky to be able to go home to a warm bed. i know i found m first home to a warm bed. i know i found my first week— home to a warm bed. i know i found my first week very _ home to a warm bed. i know i found my first week very upsetting, i i my first week very upsetting, i found it quite emotional. especially when you are talking to people the same age of you, exactly the same age of you and their life has taken age of you and their life has taken a different path. iareiith age of you and their life has taken a different path.— a different path. with night-time temperatures — a different path. with night-time temperatures remaining - a different path. with night-time temperatures remaining below . a different path. with night-time i temperatures remaining below zero for the next few days, this shelter and others like it are expected to be in high demand. kate bradbrook with that report. now you might have heard of "the singing detective" but how about the singing binman? you might well have done — because he's become a tiktok sensation. ramon marshall has taken the internet by storm as he brightens the streets of norfolk on his daily rounds. as andrew turner reports. # behind a lorry, the noisy lorry.

# the bin men walk for miles. where there's muck, for some, there's stardom. binman ramon marshall says he's had over a million views on tiktok. is this real? like, is this real, like, like... i can't believe it. and i'm like, every minute i'm refreshing, refreshing. every second someone is seeing my video, every second. two days, i had 1 million views and 12,000 followers! iwas like... is this true?! that's all i can ask myself. # these trousers, when they're wet, they're very heavy. within a few days of starting thejob, he'd rounded up his bin buddies as his camera crew. then we started singing a few silly songs in the back of the wagon together and then his tiktok empire commenced and all of a sudden i found myself being cameraman. i can't say dance coordinator or anything of that nature, but i did quite a few things. the kids love him and i the public have taken him to their heart and that. yeah, it's good, yeah, it's fun. and since then, bin days have

become so much more fun. we were at the park today and we heard the bin lorry and we've had to sprint across the field so we could have our weekly fix of seeing the bin crew, who always wave at him, always say good morning. great just to have somebody who's i so happy in the mornings, you know, always smiling, singing. you know, it just sort of helps wake you up during the day, and just- a lovely experience. scarlett's one this week and ever since she was about three months old, she's been waving at the bin men. so, yeah, it's a sort of tradition every wednesday, isn't it? # bin, my superstar, that is what you are. ramon gave up working at the hotels and the cruise ships around his native barbados. he now sings to help people understand his work. when i first started thisjob, a lot of negative comments that we got — i wanted to change people's perception of what a bin man is. lecturing someone, it doesn't get through — some people don't want to sit and listen to someone talking.

so what better way to get through to people than music? and now he's found a new life in norfolk, and a new audience. andrew turner, bbc news, long stratton. ican i can see why he is giving people a lot of joy. i can see why he is giving people a lotof'o .�* ,, i can see why he is giving people a lot ofjoy-- i _ i can see why he is giving people a lot ofjoy-- i am _ i can see why he is giving people a lot ofjoy.- i am looking i lot ofjoy. always. i am looking forward to _ lot ofjoy. always. i am looking forward to a — lot ofjoy. always. i am looking forward to a guest _ lot ofjoy. always. i am looking forward to a guest we - lot ofjoy. always. i am looking forward to a guest we have i lot ofjoy. always. i am looking forward to a guest we have on | lot of joy. always. i am looking i forward to a guest we have on the sofa in the next hour. you probably know him best as line of duty�*s superintendent ted hastings — but adrian dunbar will be here to talk about his new role on stage — in the musical kiss me, kate. i don't think it's good contrast more. you know what he's like as the graphic there and the boss and quite dry and serious. graphic there and the boss and quite dry and serious-— dry and serious. anti-corruption. very much _ dry and serious. anti-corruption. very much so- — dry and serious. anti-corruption. very much so. he _ dry and serious. anti-corruption. very much so. he will— dry and serious. anti-corruption. very much so. he will be - dry and serious. anti-corruption. | very much so. he will be dancing, singing, and i didn't know he used to be in a band, he is very musical. do you think he will be working in some of the acronyms are used to use

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city hall is allocating an extra £123 million and the mayor hopes the move will boost london's retail and hospitality sectors. in reponse, the city hall conservatives said the freeze would be temporary and accused the mayor of "buying votes." "information obtained by the bbc shows london has eight of the top ten worst areas forfly—tipping in england. there were just over one million fly—tipping incidents across the country in the year to march last year with brent, camden and westminster the worst affected boroughs in london. the local government association said fly—tipping poses a serious public health risk, creating pollution and attracting rats and other vermin. health bosses are urging londoners to come forward to get their flu and covid vaccinations after it was revealed that the capital is lagging behind the rest of the county in take—up rates for jabs. the warning comes as the nhs is preparing for a busy time due to increased hospital admissions because of the cold weather.

the people who are entitled to vaccination — we vaccinated just over a third of eligible people, and the rest of the country is up to nearly half. so we are behind, and there's still time and it will still make a difference. tonight on bbc london, we'll be speaking to a gp about how to stay warm and keep safe in the cold weather. if you have any questions you want to put to them you can get in touch the usual way ? just e—mail hellobbclondon@bbc.co.uk. let's take a look at the tubes now. there's a good service on most lines but there are minor delays on the elizabeth line, the metropolitan line is part suspended watford to harrow—on—the—hill and the picadilly line also part suspended rayners lane to uxbridge. now, on to the weather with sophia herod. good morning. another bitterly cold start — it's icy out there, and there's some mist and fog around in places, so do take care if you're

heading out on the roads. it's going to be a bright day today, though — still cold, but things start to shift as we move through saturday. we have more of an atlantic influence, bringing some milder air, and some tight isobars, so we could have some windy conditions as we move into the weekend. so, as we have a look to today, we have a very bright day ahead of us — the sunshine could lift temperatures ever so slightly to around four or five celsius. so not quite as cold as it has been, but nothing to write home about — still another cold day ahead of us. now, it's going to stay dry through the evening and into the early hours of saturday morning, but we start to see a shift as we start the day on saturday, with temperatures starting between one and two celsius — ever so slightly warmer than it has been. as we look to next week, though, we could see temperatures lifting to around 15 celsius on tuesday, and we could have some wind and potentially gales in the forecast, and some weatherfronts moving in. that's it — there's plenty more news on our website including some pictures of the endangered gorilla species that has just

been born at london zoo. we're back in half an hour. see you then. good morning. welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. 0ur headlines today... 3,000 jobs at risk as tata steel plans to shut two blast furnances at its plant in south wales. unions describe the news as a "crushing blow." tributes to a "sweet natured little boy". we speak to the sister of two—year—old bronson battersby, who was found dead at home

alongside his father. 0fsted is to resume school inspections as it says sorry for the first time, over its part in the suicide of headteacher ruth perry. the saudi dream that turned sour is over for england'sjordan henderson, who's quit the middle east, afterjust 19 games, and has arrived in amsterdam to join dutch giants ajax. and another cold and the sum wintry day ahead _ and another cold and the sum wintry day ahead. this weekend, changes ahead _ day ahead. this weekend, changes ahead as _ day ahead. this weekend, changes ahead as we swap the snow full potential— ahead as we swap the snow full potential storms. all the details here on— potential storms. all the details here on breakfast. it's friday, the 19th ofjanuary. the indian steel company, tata, will confirm plans today to cut up to 3,000 jobs in the uk. most are expected to be at britain's biggest steelworks in port talbot, where two coal—fired furnaces are set to be closed.

unions called it a "crushing blow" and the "worst—case scenario". 0ur reporter lucy vladev has more. and the "worst—case scenario". after years of questions about the future of steel making, the answers being provided for workers here are about as bad as they get. both blast furnaces in port talbot will close, as part of major changes to the way tata produces steel. jobs will go across the uk, but south wales will be hardest hit. the news will be officially announced this morning and unions say they'll fight for every job. gmb and the other trade unions will be using all tools at our disposal to make sure we're safeguarding steel—making and the jobs that that supports within the area. we want to ensure that any transitionary money that's been promised — there's £100 million promised to the transition board — is invested in industrialjobs of comparable levels to make sure that we're maintaining lifestyles and livelihoods in south wales. under plans shared with the unions during crunch talks yesterday, tata steel will close the blast furnaces in port talbot this year.

up to 3,000 jobs will be lost across the uk, and it'll happen quickly with most redundancies happening by september. tata steel has previously said it was losing £1 million a day. it's a financial pressure as well as a green transition which is driving the changes. the uk government has given tata steel half a billion pounds to help it build an electric arc furnace here, while also managing a £100 million fund to support workers affected by the changes. it can be used for training people. it may be used to change infrastructure — to bring other companies in. but the most important thing for me is that if 3,000 people are going to lose theirjobs, the uk government is not going to walk away and not turn their backs on those people or that community. tata's plans ripple beyond the steelworks, and have caused concern right across the community. there's thousands of people on the supply chain and the contractors, who work for tata, who actually work in businesses that supply those businesses. it's a huge impact upon our

communities and this will see a huge loss of employment in a time when people are going to be struggling financially anyway. we have the cost—of—living crisis and here we go — thousands of people put out of work. ahead of today's announcement, the focus for politicians of all parties has been on the workforce. significant changes are about to begin in port talbot and tata's other sites around wales, with workers waiting to find out if theirjobs will be lost in the process. lucy vladev, bbc news. lucy is in port talbot now. what we know about the timescale today? what will happen? —— what do we know? today? what will happen? -- what do we know? ., , , today? what will happen? -- what do we know? ., , ., ., we know? probably one of the most im tortant we know? probably one of the most important things— we know? probably one of the most important things will _ we know? probably one of the most important things will happen - we know? probably one of the most important things will happen early l important things will happen early on, one of the most emotionally charged moments of the day. we are expecting the managing director of

tata to come to port talbot to speak to workers this morning and then that official announcement from tata —— tata steel. we are expecting confirmation they will be keeping over the hot rolling mill. that supplies other production sites across the uk and is very, very important. it has a very big knock—on effect. as you can probably tell, from looking behind me, this does notjust impact workers, it impacts the wider community. we were speaking to a lot of locals here in port talbot yesterday. they were sharing their worries. ifjobs go from here, they may move away from the area. we are already facing a big cost of living crisis. meanwhile, unions are not ruling

anything out, they want to speak to workers but they have said they will consider industrial action as workers and the local community here wait to hear what their future holds. ., ~' , ., charlie, we heard the shocking news over the last few days, the tragic death of a two—year—old after his father died of a heart attack. more details from the family. let's take you through what we're hearing today. the sister of the two found dead alongside his father says she doesn't blame social services the death. 60—year—old kenneth battersby suffered a heart attack, and its thought two—year—old bronson starved to death a few days later. melanie battersby spoke exclusively to our midlands correspondent navtej johal. bronson! come on, then. every time i saw him, you know, he were happy, he were smiley. he were... he learned to walk, he were learning to speak. he was just a really beautiful,

sweet—natured little boy. my dad was a character. he was born to be wild. he was...funny, hilarious sometimes, he was stubborn. he really, really loved his children and i know how proud he were of every single one of us. he absolutely doted on him. you know, he never complained. i think he loved doing what he were doing for him, seeing him with him. it was really, really heart—warming. and it made me proud, you know, proud of my dad for what he was doing for his little boy. melanie's dad, kenneth, and her two—year—old half brother, bronson, who she simply called her brother, died in the most tragic of circumstances. it's believed the toddler starved to death after his dad had a heart attack. they were found alone in their home in skegness last week. they believe that about a week before that my dad had died and that bronson was two to three days later.

melanie wanted to speak to us, but says she wishes to keep the focus on bronson and kenneth, not herself. we've agreed not to show her face. i was told that they were both found looking very peaceful, and that is the only consolation i can take from that — is that my little brother snuggled up to my dad and that he looked peaceful. and i don't want to think too much about the suffering that he went through. they didn't look in pain, neither of them did. and they were together. a social worker visited the father and son's home twice in the days beforehand, but the door was not answered either time. their bodies were found on a third visit when access to the property was finally gained. a rapid review is being carried out by lincolnshire county council social services and the police watchdog will also investigate. i believe that social services and the police did what they could within the powers that they had and the information

that they were given. i'm glad that an inquiry is going to take place into whether there were any failings, missed opportunities. i'm really glad that it's going to take place. i don't place blame — any blame at all — on them. i think it must be devastating for them to work in that profession, to have to deal with tragedies like this. these deaths have affected every parent, every person who has heard about them. the family are now hoping that they can be left alone to grieve in peace. navteonhal, bbc news. the us government has strongly criticised israel's prime minister for rejecting the creation of a palestinian state. benjamin netanyahu said israel must have security control of all territory west of the jordan river for the forseeable future — going against us foreign policy. health officials have warned that measles is likely to spread rapidly in more areas of the uk — unless there is urgent action to increase uptake of the mmr vaccine.

more than 200 cases have been confirmed in the west midlands in recent months, mostly in birmingham. the uk health security agency has now declared a national incident, allowing it to put more resources into tackling the problem it's such an infectious virus that it spreads about amongst all the children, who are not already protected. and that might be in the west midlands, it might be in london, but it might well also be in other parts of the country simply because the virus hasn't spread there yet. so it's notjust a case of worrying about this if you happen to live in birmingham or london. wherever you live in the country, if your child's not had their two doses of mmr, it's really important that they get them now. pakistan's caretaker prime minister, anwaar ul haq kakar, will hold a national security meeting today as pressure grows on pakistan and iran to avoid further military action. earlier this week, both countries carried out military strikes on each others territory. 0ur pakistan correspondent

caroline davies is in islamabad. morning to you. given what has already happened in the worries about what happens next with this is an important moment. it is about what happens next with this is an important moment.— an important moment. it is an important _ an important moment. it is an important moment. _ an important moment. it is an important moment. we i an important moment. it is an important moment. we have i an important moment. it is an i important moment. we have now an important moment. it is an - important moment. we have now seen it is more than 2a hours since pakistan carried out these strikes inside iran. at the moment has not been any further military action claimed by either country. there has been real pressure from the international community. from early on, china was urging more restraint, before pakistan launched a missile attack which went into iran. we have heard from the un urging restraint to stop things from escalating further. the white house has said it is keeping a close eye on the situation. potential early indications this will be resolved diplomatically. when iran condemned

the attack yesterday it talked about good neighbourliness and the fact did not want terrorism to get in the way of that. pakistan had talked were emphasised again, they were attacking militants inside iran's borders. they were not attacking iran itself. iran and pakistan generally have pretty good relations. they are traditional allies this came as a bit of a shock. 0ne analyst we spoke to said many in pakistan thought it was a betrayal in pakistan, such a surprising strike. the key point now, whether in the coming few days, iran or pakistan are able to have a dialogue and dial this whole situation down to get rid of the tension that has built over the course ofjust tension that has built over the course of just a tension that has built over the course ofjust a few days. course of 'ust a few days. thank ou. the european boss of fujitsu is set to give evidence at the post office inquiry today. earlier this week, paul patterson apologised to a committee of mps,

and said fujitsu had a "moral obligation" to contribute to compensation for sub—postmasters wrongly prosecuted as a result of its faulty software. 0ur employment correspondent zoe conway reports. fujitsu would like to apologise for our part in this appalling miscarriage of justice. for the very first time, a fujitsu boss telling parliament his company is sorry. no doubt he will be saying it again at the public inquiry this morning. certainly, richard sockett would welcome an apology. he was ordered to pay back £12,000 by the post office — money he didn't have. he had to turn to his dad for help. so, my 80—year—old father had to give every single last penny he had in the world to me to pay off this debt. why did they think all these decent, caring, passionate, community—minded people were all trying to...you know, defraud people. it has changed me.

paul patterson is likely to be asked at the inquiry about the behaviour of fujitsu staff involved in prosecuting post office branch managers. the only way to stop it is to prove that i'm not a thief, right? it must be a bug. it must be... lee castleton's story was told in the itv drama, mr bates vs the post office, and was portrayed by the actor, will mellor. he was left bankrupt after being wrongly accused of stealing £25,000. the inquiry was shown an e—mail on thursday, written by a fujitsu manager in 2006, where he called sub—postmaster lee castleton a nasty chap. how did you form that opinion? i don't know. i don't know why i wrote it. i apologise. what was being said within fujitsu that allowed you to form the opinion that he was a nasty man?

nothing, i don't know. cheering. victory for some postmasters came in 2021 when their convictions were overturned but could justice have come so much sooner? perhaps the most important question of all is that asked by former sub—postmistress betty brown. how could you? why? just why, why, why? fujitsu admits it has a moral obligation to pay compensation but they won't say how much until after the inquiry has concluded at the end of this year. zoe conway, bbc news. we will bring you the very latest from that inquiry as it continues on the bbc news channel. stealing cats and dogs

could become a specific criminal offence in england, wales and northern ireland. the government is expected to back a bill today, which would make pet abduction an offence. currently, pets are considered in law to be property, and stealing a pet is covered by the theft act. the new legislation means anyone convicted could face a fine, or a maximum of five years in prison. let's find out what is happening with the weather. it has been so, so chilly. 0nce with the weather. it has been so, so chilly. once you get used to it, i am not looking forward to what is coming next. am not looking forward to what is coming next-— am not looking forward to what is coming next. you are not a big fan ofthe coming next. you are not a big fan of the cold, _ coming next. you are not a big fan of the cold, are _ coming next. you are not a big fan of the cold, are you? _ coming next. you are not a big fan of the cold, are you? i _ coming next. you are not a big fan of the cold, are you? i hate i coming next. you are not a big fan of the cold, are you? i hate it. i of the cold, are you? i hate it. thints of the cold, are you? i hate it. things will— of the cold, are you? i hate it. things will be _ of the cold, are you? i hate it. things will be milder - of the cold, are you? i hate it. things will be milder but i of the cold, are you? i hate it. things will be milder but it i of the cold, are you? i hate it. i things will be milder but it comes at a price. temperatures are on the up at a price. temperatures are on the up but it is set to turn wet and windier. if you plan to travel across country, stay tuned to the forecast was that there could be an impact. today it is as you can

wintry showers in the north but not as cold as yesterday. the is at the moment is central and southern england, —8. no nearas moment is central and southern england, —8. no near as cold as scotland and northern ireland yesterday. the wind has shifted direction. it is coming from a more westerly direction and still producing snow across the inland parts of mainland scotland. around the coast, it is now rain and sleet. the westerly direction is not as chilly, the air is not cold enough to keep the snow going. showers still coming in. for many, especially low—level sites and towards the coast, it will be rain and sleet. isolated snow showers in northern england could be on and off. most will avoid them. much of the country from southern scotland south will have a drive friday. another day of blue skies from dawn till dusk. temperatures up a little

bit on yesterday's values. early frost tonight. as cloud, wind and rain starts to spelling, temperatures will left. frost free to start saturday. this weekend may notice the temperatures are up, lorraine is back and more especially sunday and sunday night, some very strong winds as well. —— the rain is back. strong winds as well. -- the rain is back. ,, , ., . as we've been hearing this morning, 0fsted has said sorry for the first time for its part in ruth perry's suicide — and promised a review of lessons to be learned. mrs perry took her own life in january 2023, while waiting for an 0fsted report to be published. 0ur education editor, branwenjeffreys reports. it's just over a year since caversham primary lost its head teacher. the school was about to be graded inadequate. ruth perry took her life waiting for the report — her mental health affected by a rude and intimidating inspection. the coroner warned more lives were at risk from the system.

through all of these different accounts here, you get a kind of sense of the kind of person ruth was. so her sisterjulia has been campaigning for change, so that ruth can be remembered as herfamily and friends knew her. if there are lessons that can be learnt so that no head teacher has to go through what ruth went through and no family has to go through what we are still going through and will continue to go through, then that would be a positive outcome. today, 0fsted set out its response to the coroner, promising it will consult parents and teachers on how to inspect safeguarding, publish a policy on pausing inspections when needed. an independent expert will look at what to learn from ruth perry's death. head teachers union said these were all steps in the right direction.

caversham primary is now graded good. the government is keeping those single word judgments. ruth perry's family and headteachers want them to be scrapped. but, today, julia said the other steps were encouraging. had these reforms been in place just over a year ago, perhaps my beautiful sister, ruth, might still be with us today. branwenjeffreys joins us now. that was a quote you gave us just at the end of that report from ruth's sister, julia. that really focuses the mind. when she says those words, ruth might still be with us today had these reforms been in place. ind had these reforms been in place. and also, how had these reforms been in place. and also. how far — had these reforms been in place. i'ic also, how far she has had these reforms been in place. iic also, how far she has brought the debate around school inspections. bringing to the attention of many parents, who are aware of the

pressure is quite how much pressure her sister felt, pressure is quite how much pressure her sisterfelt, waiting pressure is quite how much pressure her sister felt, waiting for that 0fsted report. i should say as well, the apology means a huge amount to the apology means a huge amount to the family. this is the first time that 0fsted has said they are sorry and they accept that the inspection carried out at caversham primary did have a part in ruth perry's death. we have heard elsewhere today that the power of saying sorry and what it means to people. take the power of saying sorry and what it means to people.— the power of saying sorry and what it means to people. take us through some of the — it means to people. take us through some of the practicalities. _ it means to people. take us through some of the practicalities. i - it means to people. take us through some of the practicalities. i am i some of the practicalities. i am looking at what ruth's sister said about that one word judgments. this is very interesting, isn't it? she said, i am disappointed the government has opted to keep misleading harmful single word judgments. people will be familiar with these, a school branded as outstanding orfailing. we are with these, a school branded as outstanding or failing. we are all familiar with the terminology. that

remains in place. that familiar with the terminology. that remains in place.— remains in place. that absolutely does. it remains in place. that absolutely does- it is _ remains in place. that absolutely does- it is a _ remains in place. that absolutely does. it is a decision _ remains in place. that absolutely does. it is a decision for - remains in place. that absolutely does. it is a decision for gillian . does. it is a decision for gillian keegan and not 0fsted. they argue it gives clarity, you look across the public sector and you can see similar systems in place. head teachers unions will keep pressing for it to go. the labour party has said it would like to move to a report card system and it will go into the next election telling parents that it wants to replace those judgments was something that gives more of an idea of the strengths and weaknesses of individual schools. the government has made one other important signal around this. one thing that ruth perry feared was she was going to lose herjob because the school would automatically be made to become an academy. the government has said in its response to the coroner that where there are minor problems, problems that can be put right within a matter of weeks, as

was the case with partition, it will not automatically. schools to become an academy. in terms of what 0fsted is doing, it is carrying out quite a lot of work in the next two to three months, really looking at how you give the right weight to the systems and procedures to keep children safe without necessarily bringing down a whole school that in every other respect, as caversham was great as providing an excellent education, a warm and vibrant experience for children. �* , ._ warm and vibrant experience for children. �* , , warm and vibrant experience for children. , , , ., children. anyway this is quite hard to determine. _ children. anyway this is quite hard to determine. from _ children. anyway this is quite hard to determine. from your - children. anyway this is quite hard j to determine. from your contacts, teachers themselves, are they reassured by what they are hearing? i think it will take quite a while to build up the trust that 0fsted needs to rebuild its reputation. the reason that ruth perry's story resonated so much was there were

other head teachers saying there but for the grace of god go i and they came forward and spoke out about it. it is very clear that sir martin 0liver, the new chief inspector, is reaching out to schools and parents, there will be a big consultation launched in a couple of months' time which will give everyone the chance to say how they think 0fsted should work in the future. that openness and willingness to communicate and willingness to accept mistakes is a marked change from how 0fsted handled the death of ruth perry last year. waste water should be sent to treatment works, or into the sea — but it's emerged that one sewage works has been deliberately pumping untreated sewage into a river for six weeks. it's been done to ease pressure on nearby sewers following the recent wet weather,

but some have said their homes have been affected by the issue, our environment correspondent dave harvey has this report from gloucestershire. this is the fairford sewage outflow — a mix of treated water and raw, untreated sewage. tempted to get in? ashley smith is. properly protected, he's going up close to film the evidence for his campaign to clean up our rivers. you don't want to be wading around in someone else's sewage. it's just a ludicrous situation. if this was exceptional circumstances due to big storms and we were in flood situations, we get it, but it's not — this is going on routinely now — it's simply become a part of the thames water — and every water company's — business model. and it's not good enough and it has to stop. thames water say they are sorry, but they have no choice. the overflows — a spokesperson told me — are designed to operate automatically when the sewer network is about to be overwhelmed, which then releases diluted waste water into our rivers, rather than letting it back up into people's homes.

but that's exactly what happened to bridget barnett. that will bubble... it floods the garage. she's showing her local councillor how her home flooded — first bubbling up from the sewage drains around the house... this one bubbles, it floods all this. that one bubbles and then it starts running and it goes down the side of the path. ..then, just a month ago, inside the bathroom itself. used the toilet, flushed it, and it came straight over the top. so we then had an internal bathroom flood. gosh. so it was actually in the house. thames water's solution? a personal sewage tanker. while the pumping station is — as the company describes it — overwhelmed, bridget�*s sewers have been shut off. her waste and her neighbours' pumped out every day.

back on the river bank, campaigner and councillor meet and plan. thames say they will upgrade fairford sewage works sometime between 2025 and 2030. so the reality is that we could be here for another six years with the same problem only getting worse year on year as more houses come into fairford and the impact of climate change continues to put more and more pressure on our water systems. dave harvey, bbc news, in gloucestershire. that is a story we look at a lot. when you hear someone detailing it, it is really shocking every time. and distressing. the fear of that happening again and again. in the next hour, ben will be talking to the boss of centrica, the company that owns british gas,

and this is something, the subjective energy bills, prepayment meters and standing charges, so much to talk about. this meters and standing charges, so much to talk about-— to talk about. this is the biggest enert to talk about. this is the biggest energy supplier _ to talk about. this is the biggest energy supplier in _ to talk about. this is the biggest energy supplier in the _ to talk about. this is the biggest energy supplier in the uk. i to talk about. this is the biggest energy supplier in the uk. 7.5 i energy supplier in the uk. 7.5 million customers. with energy bill so high at the moment, it is a chance for people to get questions answered by the boss at the very top of the company. the issue of standing charges is very relevant today. there is a consultation buy 0fgem about reforming them. they are the fixed charges you pay for energy regardless of much or how little you use. a lot of people say they are unfair because they hit the poorest households the hardest and you cannot reduce them. if you cut energy use you still pay the fixed charges. lots of questions already this morning. if people have questions to put to the boss, give us spam in all the usual ways. details on the screen now. we will get through as many of them as we can.

time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london. the mayor sadiq khan has announced he's freezing fares on transport for london until march next year. city hall is allocating an extra £123 million and the mayor hopes the move will boost london's retail and hospitality sectors. in response, the city hall conservatives said the freeze would be temporary and accused the mayor of "buying votes". the technology giant google is to build a data centre in hertfordshire. the organisation already has office buildings in kings cross, where its a! company is based, as well as offices near covent garden. work has now begun on a 33—acre site in waltham cross. the government said the £790 million investment was a huge vote of confidence in britain. health bosses are urging londoners to come forward to get their flu and covid vaccinations after it was revealed that the capital is lagging behind

the rest of the county in take—up rates for jabs. the warning comes as the nhs is preparing for a busy time due to increased hospital admissions because of the cold weather. the people who are entitled to vaccination — we vaccinated just over a third of eligible people, and the rest of the country is up to nearly half. so we are behind, and there's still time and it will still make a difference. tonight on bbc london we'll be speaking to a gp about how to stay warm and keep safe in the cold weather. if you have any questions you want to put to them you can get let's take a look at the tubes now.

now onto the weather with sophia herod. good morning. another bitterly cold start — it's icy out there, and there's some mist and fog around in places, so do take care if you're heading out on the roads. it's going to be a bright day today, though — still cold, but things start to shift as we move through saturday. we have more of an atlantic influence, bringing some milder air, and some tight isobars, so we could have some windy conditions as we move into the weekend. so, as we have a look to today, we have a very bright day ahead of us — the sunshine could lift temperatures ever so slightly to around four or five celsius. so not quite as cold as it has been, but nothing to write home about — still another cold day ahead of us. now, it's going to stay dry through the evening and into the early hours of saturday morning, but we start to see a shift as we start the day on saturday, with temperatures starting between one and two celsius — ever so slightly warmer than it has been. as we look to next week, though, we could see temperatures lifting to around 15 celsius on tuesday, and we could have some

wind and potentially gales in the forecast, and some weatherfronts moving in. that's it — there's plenty more news on our website, including some pictures of the endangered gorilla species that has just been born at london zoo. we're back in half an hour — see you then. welcome back. let's picture this. if you head to the pub for a glass of wine, how much attention do you pay to the size of the glass you buy? a new study says removing the largest option from sale could lead to people drinking less overall. 21 pubs took part in an experiment run by cambridge university — they served 0nly small and medium glasses of wine to customers. they all removed the large glass option from their menus. a large measure is twice

the size of a small glass, and equivalent to a third of a bottle of wine. results showed that having smaller glasses didn't mean people drank more. think of people going to the pub and buying rounds. the amount of wine sold dropped by more than 7%. 0ur correspondent frances read went to one of the pubs that took part in the study. dryjanuary for some, but for others it's been a case of drinking less without them even realising. cheers! at the three compasses pub in east london, the after—work crowd only have the option of a small or medium glass of wine — large has been taken off the menu, after the pub agreed to take part in a study with the university of cambridge. most of the drinkers didn't even realise. i don't think people would have really noticed between a medium and a large.

i don't think i would really notice or, like, really tune into that. yeah, you don't really look at the quantity of the wine when you're drinking. i guess if you enjoy the taste, you willjust enjoy it no matter how much the quantity is. if the research has shown that it i does help, then why not, i suppose. but in this pub we didn't notice any difference. i i do quite like the choice for when you do come in. i suppose there's two of us and we'd like a large glass of wine, we're now more likely to go for a bottle. the impact on the pub? not much at all. the sales, it was a minimal difference. so it's not like we lost any trade. most customers just didn't really bat an eyelash, really. they just. .. i say, "oh, sorry, we're not selling large glasses at the minute," and they'll say, "fine, i'll have a medium." some people were happy because it meant their round actually cost less! and so...yeah, so i think overall it was like... generally positive feedback, really, because they were spending less.

this is just one of 21 places that have taken part in the trial, which previously had been selling small, medium and large. so if we look at what that means in real terms in the pub, it's 75 millilitres that's the difference between a medium glass of wine and a large glass of wine — and it's decreasing the volume by that much that researchers say makes all the difference. what we found was that during the period when the larger serving size had been removed, volume sales on average each day were down by 7.6%. it's called the portion—size effect. so if you reduce the portion size that people are served, it's a neat way of reducing how much we're eating and drinking — as i say, often without awareness. the researchers are now suggesting licensing authorities consider

implementing the move more widely — a small change that they say could make a big difference to our overall health. frances read, bbc news, dalston. so that is how it works in practice. the gp dr fari ahmed joins us now. good morning. what do you make of the report? it is good morning. what do you make of the retort? , , the report? it is interesting, teo . le the report? it is interesting, people didn't _ the report? it is interesting, people didn't feel— the report? it is interesting, people didn't feel like i the report? it is interesting, people didn't feel like they i the report? it is interesting, i people didn't feel like they lost out or they needed to go and have some more, even though the volume they had was probably less than what they had was probably less than what they wanted, but they seemed happy. i guess when you have your dinner on a smaller plate, have a bit less food than you wanted but you still feel 0k. food than you wanted but you still feel ok. so food than you wanted but you still feel 0k. ,, ., food than you wanted but you still feel 0k. ,. food than you wanted but you still feel 0k. y., ., .. , ., food than you wanted but you still feelok. , ., feel ok. so if you accept that as something _ feel ok. so if you accept that as something that _ feel ok. so if you accept that as something that is _ feel ok. so if you accept that as something that is positive, i feel ok. so if you accept that as i something that is positive, people have drunk less by the end of the evening, the logic would be coal quantities less. why call it a pint, why not have a different measure

which is smaller? i why not have a different measure which is smaller?— which is smaller? i think it is complicated. _ which is smaller? i think it is complicated. when - which is smaller? i think it is complicated. when you i which is smaller? i think it is complicated. when you startj which is smaller? i think it is i complicated. when you start telling people directly what to do, it gets more complex. i think if you tell people this can benefit, so sometimes if you have a pint may be your next will be a bottle and you are having this impact. getting people to do small things and making the environment around them, which allows them to do this, it seems to help rather than say, right, that's naughty, that's good, you do that, you don't do that.— naughty, that's good, you do that, you don't do that. people don't like beint told you don't do that. people don't like being told what _ you don't do that. people don't like being told what to _ you don't do that. people don't like being told what to do. _ you don't do that. people don't like being told what to do. this - you don't do that. people don't like being told what to do. this has i you don't do that. people don't like| being told what to do. this has been set, this study, in pubs, and so the implication as we saw in the report, if you buy around, save us three went out and bought around, you keep your drink as long as everybody else, at the same pace everyone is drinking. isee else, at the same pace everyone is drinking. i see how that works. but what about many people who drink at home, a glass of wine with dinner, or two, watching their favourite film, whatever. how does that then translate? that is the idea, that it

translates to your personal or non—public social drinking. i translates to your personal or non-public social drinking. i guess ou look non-public social drinking. i guess you look at — non-public social drinking. i guess you look at the — non-public social drinking. i guess you look at the size _ non-public social drinking. i guess you look at the size of _ non-public social drinking. i guess you look at the size of your - non-public social drinking. i guess you look at the size of your glass. | you look at the size of your glass. it is interesting because that is one of the questions i ask when people say they just one of the questions i ask when people say theyjust have a glass of wine and i ask how big is the glass? that leads to interesting conversations. people becoming aware of it and taking that step. in conversations. people becoming aware of it and taking that step.— of it and taking that step. in terms of it and taking that step. in terms of when you _ of it and taking that step. in terms of when you are — of it and taking that step. in terms of when you are talking _ of it and taking that step. in terms of when you are talking to - of it and taking that step. in terms of when you are talking to patients now, and you say, well, how big is the glass? and they say... because there is a tendency if you are a drinker of red wine, those big glasses, they appeal to many people. what do you say to them? if you don't want to tell them what to do, you don't want them to feel they are being told what to do? to you don't want them to feel they are being told what to do?— you don't want them to feel they are being told what to do? to be honest, most people — being told what to do? to be honest, most people know. _ being told what to do? to be honest, most people know. when _ being told what to do? to be honest, most people know. when they i being told what to do? to be honest, most people know. when they come | being told what to do? to be honest, i most people know. when they come and talk to me they are not... they know exactly what is going on. it is something — exactly what is going on. it is something to _ exactly what is going on. it is something to face _ exactly what is going on. it is something to face up - exactly what is going on. it is something to face up to, acknowledge.— something to face up to, acknowledge. something to face up to, acknowledte. , ., acknowledge. some people are in different stages _ acknowledge. some people are in different stages so _ acknowledge. some people are in different stages so when - acknowledge. some people are in different stages so when some i acknowledge. some people are in i different stages so when some people have come with blood pressure or

height issues, they are happy to hear it. what is interesting is a lot of people have tried dry january so they have felt the benefit of reducing, so it is a good place to start. ~ , ., ., , ., reducing, so it is a good place to start. ~ y., ., ,., ~ ., start. when you hear, you will know full well and — start. when you hear, you will know full well and lots _ start. when you hear, you will know full well and lots of _ start. when you hear, you will know full well and lots of people - start. when you hear, you will know full well and lots of people will- full well and lots of people will know the damage that alcohol can do to your liver, your general health and well—being. people will say, anecdotally, oh, i know someone who has a bottle of wine every night. those italian communities where they live in villages and every evening they have a drink of red wine in the evening. how do you calibrate, work that one through in terms of mythology around it? and the reality of what drink can do. you mythology around it? and the reality of what drink can do.— of what drink can do. you are absolutely — of what drink can do. you are absolutely right, _ of what drink can do. you are absolutely right, it _ of what drink can do. you are absolutely right, it is - of what drink can do. you are i absolutely right, it is complicated. you read a paper and on monday it will say this is good for you and on friday it is bad. you wonder what is going on. if you look at those italian villages, often that is just one part of their lifestyle. they are walking everywhere, they have a

good social network, they are eating really well, they don't smoke. you have to take that whole. .. really well, they don't smoke. you have to take that whole... i really well, they don't smoke. you have to take that whole. . .- have to take that whole... i use that randomly. _ have to take that whole. .. i use that randomly. i _ have to take that whole... i use that randomly. i take _ have to take that whole... i use that randomly. i take your - have to take that whole... i use | that randomly. i take your point, you choose to focus on the thing that supports your position. it is the idea of _ that supports your position. it is the idea of mediterranean living, in france _ the idea of mediterranean living, in france they start and have a glass of wine _ france they start and have a glass of wine and — france they start and have a glass of wine and manage it. but it is right, _ of wine and manage it. but it is right, you — of wine and manage it. but it is right, you don't then end up adding all of— right, you don't then end up adding all of the _ right, you don't then end up adding all of the other lifestyle choices that perhaps we don't adopt. interesting, thank you very much, dr fari ahmed — let's ta ke let's take a moment to look at the weather. we have had some fierce cold weather. ~ . ., , .., ., weather. we have and it is coming to an end. take a look at this from yesterday in orkney. it looks cold. the snow blowing around, sub zero temperatures and added wind—chill. bitterly cold day. like we saw in shetland. temperatures in lerwick yesterday did not get above

freezing. elsewhere we limped above freezing. elsewhere we limped above freezing but big changes ahead. let's hop forward to the early part of next week. on tuesday temperatures for many could be 10 degrees if not more higher than we saw yesterday. but it comes at a price, as i will show you. we will get rid of some of that snow. these are rough areas where the snow is currently lying. mainly on the hills across southern scotland, northern england, north wales and certain parts of northern ireland. further snow at the moment and parts of the highlands and we are seeing that snow blowing into drifts in orkney and shetland. there will be more snow today. for a while, at least. this time mainly over the hills. changes, winds westerly so it will be rain and sleet around the coast. if you sleet and snow showers in parts of northern england and northern ireland, but for most it will be a dry day. it is cold, —8 in some parts of southern england at the moment, but the day of sunshine from dawn to dusk. compared with

yesterday temperatures will be a couple of degrees higher but still cold, around [i or 6 degrees. an early frost across southern areas, but that's were left away and temperatures rise later in the night as the breeze picks up from a south—westerly, and it is rain rather than snow coming into many in parts of scotland and northern ireland later in the night to tomorrow morning. we will see some snow on the hills. temperatures as we start saturday morning, above freezing, for the vast majority. into the weekend, here's what we have in store. we have areas of low pressure set to push in and these yellows an indication of much milder air but also that milder air comes with pretty strong winds on sunday. winds picking up on saturday, cloud, outbreaks of rain for northern england and wales on and off through much of the day, some bright spots across scotland and northern ireland, particularly the north—east. further south across parts of england, it will stay dry, reasonably bright with some sunshine

and for all, temperatures in recent days. saturday evening finishes with heavy rain across western areas, adding to the snowmelt, and more rain set to slide through into sunday. on sunday, low pressure pushes in and the winds will start to strengthen. starting with gales on sunday in western areas, outbreaks of rain in the south, maybe not quite to the south coast, that pushes northwards through the day but rain heavy and persistent voice of scotland, northern ireland, but overnight the when strengthened, coupled with heavy rain, and monday morning rush—hour could be difficult, stay tuned to the forecast. if it is not one thing, it is another. if it is not one thing, it is another-— if it is not one thing, it is another. ., ., �* , another. the 'oy of a british winter. n — another. the joy of a british winter. it gives _ another. the joy of a british winter. it gives you - another. the joy of a british i winter. it gives you something another. the joy of a british - winter. it gives you something to do, winter. it gives you something to do. though? _ winter. it gives you something to do. though? it— winter. it gives you something to do, though? it does, _ winter. it gives you something to do, though? it does, it _ winter. it gives you something to do, though? it does, it gives - winter. it gives you something to do, though? it does, it gives me | winter. it gives you something to l do, though? it does, it gives me a 'ob. do, though? it does, it gives me a job- thanks _ do, though? it does, it gives me a job- thanks very — do, though? it does, it gives me a job. thanks very much. _ do, though? it does, it gives me a job. thanks very much. we - do, though? it does, it gives me a job. thanks very much. we will. job. thanks very much. we will alwa s job. thanks very much. we will always need — job. thanks very much. we will always need a _ job. thanks very much. we will always need a weather- job. thanks very much. we will. always need a weather forecaster, always. we need to talk about the sport. i have seen this morning, i will not

see an exodus but the real attraction towards money. saudi arabia, attraction towards money. saudi arabia. the _ attraction towards money. saudi arabia, the hub _ attraction towards money. saudi arabia, the hub of _ attraction towards money. saudi arabia, the hub of sport. - attraction towards money. saudi arabia, the hub of sport. we - attraction towards money. saudi - arabia, the hub of sport. we haven't heard many — arabia, the hub of sport. we haven't heard many saying, _ arabia, the hub of sport. we haven't heard many saying, actually, - arabia, the hub of sport. we haven't heard many saying, actually, no, - arabia, the hub of sport. we haven't| heard many saying, actually, no, not for me. �* . heard many saying, actually, no, not for me. �* , , ., , for me. and it 'ust six months, the case for for me. and itjust six months, the case forjordan _ for me. and itjust six months, the case forjordan henderson, - for me. and itjust six months, the case forjordan henderson, the - for me. and itjust six months, the i case forjordan henderson, the dream turning sour. many reasons. the weather, the heat is one, his family were based in bahrain and found it too hot. in life it is a lesson. if something isn't working, you aren't enjoying it, get out of the kitchen, quit. iii enjoying it, get out of the kitchen, auit. , ., enjoying it, get out of the kitchen, .uit, , ., . ., enjoying it, get out of the kitchen, auit. ,, even enjoying it, get out of the kitchen, quit._ even though - enjoying it, get out of the kitchen, quit._ even though he i enjoying it, get out of the kitchen, l quit._ even though he has quit. if you can. even though he has taken a pay — quit. if you can. even though he has taken a pay cut _ quit. if you can. even though he has taken a pay cut to _ quit. if you can. even though he has taken a pay cut to go _ quit. if you can. even though he has taken a pay cut to go to _ quit. if you can. even though he has taken a pay cut to go to the - taken a pay cut to go to the netherlands. we will look at the reasons now. there seem to be several why jordan henderson has cut short his time in saudi arabia and taken a big pay cut to move to amsterdam. he's joined joined dutch side ajax on a two—and—a—half—year deal —

just six months after his controversial move to saudi arabian club al—ettifaq. the england midfielder touched down in amsterdam yesterday before being driven away by the ajax general manager. after the move was confirmed, he descibed it as "a special day". henderson, who was a prominent supporter of the lgbtq+ community during his time with liverpool, was criticised for his lucrative move to saudi arabia injuly, where same—sex relationships are illegal. there's also the matter of the euros this summer. henderson is now 33, and playing a lower standard in front of less than 10,000 fans in saudi may have harmed his chances of playing in a final european championship for england this summer. in a statement on social media henderson says... his future could be a lucrative one in the netherlands.

ajax's biggest wage packet for a play over the years has been 5 million. we understand ajax are breaking the bank and were making best paid player ever in the league and at ajax and that shows how much ajax want him. next to the tennis, and ten—time champion novak djokovic is back in action at the australian open later this morning, hoping for an easier match than his first two. he's up against tomas martin etcheverry, who knocked out andy murray in the opening round. while the women's reigning champion is already safely through to the last 16. it was about as comfortable as it could be for aryna sabalenka, beating the ukrainian lesia tsurenko without dropping a single game. very straightforward for coco gauff, too, the us open champion beating fellow american alycia parks in straight sets. big win, too, for the i6—year—old mirra andreeva — she saved a match point and came back to win her match this morning. they'll both be glad to have got finished early, especially after yesterday when daniil medvedev�*s match finally ended at nearly 4 o'clock in the morning, melbourne time.

it didn't start until after 11. the number—three seed thanking the small amount of spectators afterwards for staying up almost to see the larks rise. or whatever early birds they have in melbourne. how about this for an impressive comeback? bristol lock abbie ward has been recalled to the england rugby union training squad. less than a year after giving birth to her daughter last spring, ward is one of 38 players named in england head coach john mitchell's first squad of the year. england will meet up on monday as they begin preparations for the six nations in march. saracens forward poppy cleall — who's won 65 caps for the red roses — was a surprise omission. we started with a depature from saudi arabia, but we end with another arrival there and the chance to go for a golden ball. snooker is the latest sport being brought to saudi, with the announcement of a masters invitational tournament in riyadh in march. matchroom's eddie hearn confirmed the deal, and the big new addition is the use of a gold 23rd

ball — worth 20 points! it can only be potted once all other balls have been successfully cleared and only if a player is on a maximum break — thereby making the new top score 167. that's something new for the seven—time world champion ronnie o'sullivan to aim for after he signed up for the event, along with 2019 world championjudd trump, and current reigning world champion luca brecell. i would love to know the reaction of our esteemed next guest, the fantastic adrian dunbar. didn't you train for murphy's law to place newquay?— train for murphy's law to place newaua ? , , ., :: newquay? everything is about 20 ears auo newquay? everything is about 20 years ago these _ newquay? everything is about 20 years ago these days. _ newquay? everything is about 20 years ago these days. the - newquay? everything is about 20 j years ago these days. the golden bowl? sadly _ years ago these days. the golden bowl? sadly not, _ years ago these days. the golden bowl? sadly not, but _ years ago these days. the golden bowl? sadly not, but with - years ago these days. the golden bowl? sadly not, but with jimmyl bowl? sadly not, but with jimmy nesbitt, top _ bowl? sadly not, but with jimmy nesbitt, top marks. _ bowl? sadly not, but with jimmy nesbitt, top marks. that - bowl? sadly not, but with jimmy nesbitt, top marks. that was . bowl? sadly not, but with jimmy i nesbitt, top marks. that was great fun, murphy's law.—

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if you want to get anywhere in the job these days, anti—corruption is a big tick in the old cv. this'll be good for me. that's the ticket. you...the last man standing. have you no remorse... ..for all the suffering you've caused? have you no conscience?! one...two. # hold back the night from us. # cherish the light for us. # don't let the shadows hold back the dawn... what a lovely singing... anas sarwar yes, you see? has not always been in your locker, you're performing

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you are on a longer project and you are all— you are on a longer project and you are all talented people, actors, you all have _ are all talented people, actors, you all have so— are all talented people, actors, you all have so many strings to your bow, _ all have so many strings to your bow, pardon the pun, did you ever .et bow, pardon the pun, did you ever get hands — bow, pardon the pun, did you ever get hands together and have jamming sessions _ get hands together and have jamming sessions behind the scenes? no,| sessions behind the scenes? no, i ut a sessions behind the scenes? no, i put a band — sessions behind the scenes? no, i put a band together _ sessions behind the scenes? no, i put a band together when - sessions behind the scenes? no, i put a band together when i - sessions behind the scenes? iifr, i put a band together when i was sessions behind the scenes? iifr, i put a band together when i was in my 40s and we used to do a lot of countryjazz but mostly in ireland, we played mostly in ireland. a few gigs in london but mostly island when i had the time. == gigs in london but mostly island when i had the time.— gigs in london but mostly island when i had the time. -- mostly in ireland. when i had the time. -- mostly in ireland- that— when i had the time. -- mostly in ireland. that is _ when i had the time. -- mostly in ireland. that is when _ when i had the time. -- mostly in ireland. that is when i _ when i had the time. -- mostly in ireland. that is when i had - when i had the time. -- mostly in ireland. that is when i had time i when i had the time. -- mostly in | ireland. that is when i had time in m life to ireland. that is when i had time in my life to do _ ireland. that is when i had time in my life to do that. _ ireland. that is when i had time in my life to do that. is _ ireland. that is when i had time in my life to do that. is an _ my life to do that. is an opportunity _ my life to do that. is an opportunity to - my life to do that. is an opportunity to wheel. my life to do that. is an| opportunity to wheel out my life to do that. is an _ opportunity to wheel out anecdotes about an extremely famous person you want sang with that doesn't exist? that may exist. you guys are clever. i once sang on the same stage with tom jones. it was an event in hammersmith that's my friend leo green did. we sang kansas city. there were a lot of microphones and

i was with my friend neil morrissey and he said to sing along with tom. hold on, tom jones is on stage... the fabulous _ hold on, tom jones is on stage... the fabulous legend that is tom jones _ the fabulous legend that is tom jones. . , , ., , the fabulous legend that is tom jones-_ he _ the fabulous legend that is tom jones-_ he is - the fabulous legend that is tom jones._ he is on - the fabulous legend that is tom l jones._ he is on stage jones. absolutely. he is on stage and ou jones. absolutely. he is on stage and you are _ jones. absolutely. he is on stage and you are with _ jones. absolutely. he is on stage and you are with your _ jones. absolutely. he is on stage and you are with your mates, - jones. absolutely. he is on stage i and you are with your mates, actor neil morris— and you are with your mates, actor neil morris it. we and you are with your mates, actor neil morris it.— neil morris it. we are all on stage. i thouuht neil morris it. we are all on stage. i thought you _ neil morris it. we are all on stage. i thought you just _ neil morris it. we are all on stage. i thought you justjumped - neil morris it. we are all on stage. i thought you justjumped on. - neil morris it. we are all on stage. i thought you justjumped on. no l neil morris it. we are all on stage. i i thought you justjumped on. no we were resenting. we were presenting the show— were resenting. we were presenting the show -- — were resenting. we were presenting the show —— we were presenting. at the show —— we were presenting. at the end _ the show —— we were presenting. at the end i_ the show —— we were presenting. at the end i sang along with tom and he looked _ the end i sang along with tom and he looked over— the end i sang along with tom and he looked over at me and smiled and i thought— looked over at me and smiled and i thought i_ looked over at me and smiled and i thought i had better not sing! it was kind — thought i had better not sing! it was kind of like that. i thought i had better not sing! it was kind of like that.— was kind of like that. i am transfixed _ was kind of like that. i am transfixed by _ was kind of like that. i am transfixed by that - was kind of like that. i am transfixed by that picture. was kind of like that. i am - transfixed by that picture. look was kind of like that. i —n transfixed by that picture. look at you, you look like a game show host. that is a big showbiz smile. i am really looking — that is a big showbiz smile. i am really looking forward _ that is a big showbiz smile. i am really looking forward to - that is a big showbiz smile. i am really looking forward to it. it will he — really looking forward to it. it will he a _ really looking forward to it. it will be a fantastic show, i play a character— will be a fantastic show, i play a character called fred graham, producer. _ character called fred graham, producer, actor, he decides to put on this— producer, actor, he decides to put on this musical production of of the

shrew— on this musical production of of the shrew and _ on this musical production of of the shrew and he decides his ex—wife will he _ shrew and he decides his ex—wife will he a — shrew and he decides his ex—wife will be a part of it, played by stephaniej block, and that leads to a lot of— stephaniej block, and that leads to a lot of interesting parts. it is a fabulous — a lot of interesting parts. it is a fabulous comedy. i a lot of interesting parts. it is a fabulous comedy.— a lot of interesting parts. it is a fabulous comedy. i don't know you well but are _ fabulous comedy. i don't know you well but are you _ fabulous comedy. i don't know you well but are you someone - fabulous comedy. i don't know you well but are you someone who - fabulous comedy. i don't know you - well but are you someone who messes around on stage in a live production situation? ., �* , ., , ., situation? there won't be any of that in my _ situation? there won't be any of that in my company! _ situation? there won't be any of that in my company! i— situation? there won't be any of that in my company! i can - situation? there won't be any of that in my company! i can tell. situation? there won't be any of. that in my company! i can tell you there _ that in my company! i can tell you there will— that in my company! i can tell you there will be none of that. that that in my company! i can tell you there will be none of that.- there will be none of that. that is a bit dci hastings, _ there will be none of that. that is a bit dci hastings, isn't _ there will be none of that. that is a bit dci hastings, isn't it? - there will be none of that. that is a bit dci hastings, isn't it? there| a bit dci hastings, isn't it? there won't be any _ a bit dci hastings, isn't it? there won't be any messing _ a bit dci hastings, isn't it? there won't be any messing around! i a bit dci hastings, isn't it? there l won't be any messing around! let's see if— won't be any messing around! let's see if there — won't be any messing around! let's see if there is, iwill come back to you on— see if there is, iwill come back to you on that — see if there is, i will come back to you on that-— you on that. are you in rehearsals now? we don't — you on that. are you in rehearsals now? we don't start _ you on that. are you in rehearsals now? we don't start until- you on that. are you in rehearsals now? we don't start until april. i you on that. are you in rehearsals l now? we don't start until april. you start injune- _ now? we don't start until april. you start in june. we _ now? we don't start until april. you start in june. we open _ now? we don't start until april. you start in june. we open in _ now? we don't start until april. you start in june. we open in june. .. - start in june. we open in june. .. that is part _ start in june. we open in june. .. that is part of — start in june. we open in june. .. that is part of the. .. _ start in june. we open in june. .. that is part of the. .. the - start in june. we open in june. . . i that is part of the. .. the fabulous that is part of the... the fabulous song _ that is part of the. .. the fabulous sonu. ., that is part of the. .. the fabulous son. _ ., , ., that is part of the. .. the fabulous soni _ ., , ., ,

that is part of the. .. the fabulous son. ., , . , you song. you started singing there. you have to select! _ have to select! # too darn hot. we have stuff like that. we have brush up your shakespeare, which will be fabulous. it will be the mostjoyful show in the west end, i think, across the summer. ~ ., . the west end, i think, across the summer. ~ . , , ., the west end, ithink, across the summer. ~ . , ., . the west end, ithink, across the summer. . ., . ~ summer. what is your dancing like? ri i ht. .. summer. what is your dancing like? rii ht. .. i summer. what is your dancing like? right--- iwas— summer. what is your dancing like? right... i was hoping _ summer. what is your dancing like? right... i was hoping you _ summer. what is your dancing like? right... i was hoping you are - summer. what is your dancing like? right... i was hoping you are not. right... i was hoping you are not going _ right... i was hoping you are not going to — right... i was hoping you are not going to ask me. i'm not sure. i am pretty— going to ask me. i'm not sure. i am pretty good — going to ask me. i'm not sure. i am pretty good at dad dancing. i am hoping _ pretty good at dad dancing. i am hoping the choreographer will see me through— hoping the choreographer will see me through the dancing aspect. how hoping the choreographer will see me through the dancing aspect.— through the dancing aspect. how did ou iet the through the dancing aspect. how did you get the part _ through the dancing aspect. how did you get the part if— through the dancing aspect. how did you get the part if you _ through the dancing aspect. how did you get the part if you are _ through the dancing aspect. how did you get the part if you are no - through the dancing aspect. how did you get the part if you are no good i you get the part if you are no good at dancing? i you get the part if you are no good at dancing?— at dancing? i think it is more the actini at dancing? i think it is more the acting and _ at dancing? i think it is more the acting and singing _ at dancing? i think it is more the acting and singing i _ at dancing? i think it is more the acting and singing i really - at dancing? i think it is more the acting and singing i really need. | acting and singing i really need. two out — acting and singing i really need. two out of— acting and singing i really need. two out of three ain't bad. that was a twisted question. _ two out of three ain't bad. that was a twisted question. it _ two out of three ain't bad. that was a twisted question. it is _ two out of three ain't bad. that was a twisted question. it is a _ two out of three ain't bad. that was a twisted question. it is a tough - a twisted question. it is a tough one. a twisted question. it is a tough one- how _ a twisted question. it is a tough one. how much _ a twisted question. it is a tough one. how much do _ a twisted question. it is a tough one. how much do you - a twisted question. it is a tough one. how much do you get... i a twisted question. it is a tough | one. how much do you get... do people shout out police acronyms and

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don't know. do you get to keep the uniform? that will _ don't know. do you get to keep the uniform? that will be _ don't know. do you get to keep the uniform? that will be somewhere, | uniform? that will be somewhere, don't worry. _ uniform? that will be somewhere, don't worry. the — uniform? that will be somewhere, don't worry, the uniform _ uniform? that will be somewhere, don't worry, the uniform will - uniform? that will be somewhere, don't worry, the uniform will be i don't worry, the uniform will be somewhere. don't worry, the uniform will be somewhere-— don't worry, the uniform will be somewhere. ~ . , ., ., somewhere. what is your favourite outfit in kiss _ somewhere. what is your favourite outfit in kiss me, _ somewhere. what is your favourite outfit in kiss me, kate? _ somewhere. what is your favourite outfit in kiss me, kate? you - somewhere. what is your favourite | outfit in kiss me, kate? you winked at me than! — outfit in kiss me, kate? you winked at me than! he _ outfit in kiss me, kate? you winked at me than! he did, _ outfit in kiss me, kate? you winked at me than! he did, count— outfit in kiss me, kate? you winked at me than! he did, count yourselfi at me than! he did, count yourself luc . lucky. laughter it is a long time since anyone has winked at me. i’m it is a long time since anyone has winked at me.— it is a long time since anyone has winked at me. �* ., , , , , winked at me. i'm not surprised, but take it! do you _ winked at me. i'm not surprised, but take it! do you winked _ winked at me. i'm not surprised, but take it! do you winked at _ winked at me. i'm not surprised, but take it! do you winked at people - winked at me. i'm not surprised, but take it! do you winked at people a i take it! do you winked at people a lot? favourite _ take it! do you winked at people a lot? favourite outfit, _ take it! do you winked at people a lot? favourite outfit, i— take it! do you winked at people a lot? favourite outfit, iwill- take it! do you winked at people a lot? favourite outfit, i will save i lot? favourite outfit, iwill save ou, lot? favourite outfit, iwill save you. rescue _ lot? favourite outfit, iwill save you, rescue you. _ lot? favourite outfit, iwill save you, rescue you. stop - lot? favourite outfit, iwill save you, rescue you. stop winking i lot? favourite outfit, i will savel you, rescue you. stop winking at charlie, favourite outfit. lirrel’hat you, rescue you. stop winking at charlie, favourite outfit.- charlie, favourite outfit. what is my favourite _ charlie, favourite outfit. what is my favourite outfit? _ charlie, favourite outfit. what is my favourite outfit? i _ charlie, favourite outfit. what is my favourite outfit? i don't - charlie, favourite outfit. what is. my favourite outfit? i don't know. we haven't— my favourite outfit? i don't know. we haven't started rehearsals yet, for god's _ we haven't started rehearsals yet, for god's sake!— for god's sake! rehearsals for what?! laughter we got back to it in the end! laughter we iot back to it in the end! ' 11., we got back to it in the end! 10am this morning. _ we got back to it in the end! 10am this morning, tickets _ we got back to it in the end! 10am this morning, tickets go _ we got back to it in the end! 10am this morning, tickets go on - we got back to it in the end! 10am this morning, tickets go on sale, 'ust this morning, tickets go on sale, just to _ this morning, tickets go on sale, just to put — this morning, tickets go on sale, just to put that in your head. today? — just to put that in your head. toda ? ., ..i just to put that in your head. today?- we _ just to put that in your head. today?- we can - just to put that in your head. today?- we can do i just to put that in your head. | today?- we can do the just to put that in your head. - today?- we can do the other today? today. we can do the other bits, if today? today. we can do the other bits. if you — today? today. we can do the other bits, if you like. _ today? today. we can do the other bits, if you like. adrian _ today? today. we can do the other bits, if you like. adrian dunbar, - today? today. we can do the other bits, if you like. adrian dunbar, a l bits, if you like. adrian dunbar, a joy bits, if you like. adrian dunbar, a joy having you on the sofa, you have

chimed charlie, which is a feat, i tell you. i chimed charlie, which is a feat, i tell ou. ., �* ,, ., , chimed charlie, which is a feat, i tell ou. ., �* ,, ., tell you. i don't know if it is a twitch- -- _ tell you. i don't know if it is a twitch. . . that _ tell you. i don't know if it is a twitch... that is _ tell you. i don't know if it is a twitch... that is the - tell you. i don't know if it is a twitch... that is the thing, i | twitch... that is the thing, i genuinely don't know. kiss me, kate is on at the barbican theatre from june. it will be great, i'm sure. it will be a joy _ it will be great, i'm sure. it will be ajoy. beautiful— it will be great, i'm sure. it will be a joy. beautiful voice. - it will be great, i'm sure. it will be a joy. beautiful voice. thank be a 'oy. beautifulvoice. thank ou. coming up on breakfast... we are very aware of not giving any spoilers. this is an early warning. we'll be joined by the latest contestant to leave the traitors that is happening at 8:50am, in about 52 minutes. do not watch the tv, do not watch us at that time if you don't want to know. do tv, do not watch us at that time if you don't want to know.— tv, do not watch us at that time if you don't want to know. do you watch it? i haven't — you don't want to know. do you watch it? i haven't seen _ you don't want to know. do you watch it? i haven't seen it _ you don't want to know. do you watch it? i haven't seen it yet. _ you don't want to know. do you watch it? i haven't seen it yet. i _ you don't want to know. do you watch it? i haven't seen it yet. i hear - you don't want to know. do you watch it? i haven't seen it yet. i hear it - it? i haven't seen it yet. i hear it is fantastic. _ it? i haven't seen it yet. i hear it is fantastic. everyone _ it? i haven't seen it yet. i hear it is fantastic. everyone into - it? i haven't seen it yet. i hear it is fantastic. everyone into it - it? i haven't seen it yet. i hear it. is fantastic. everyone into it loves it. thank is fantastic. everyone into it loves it- thank you- _ time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. it's over? you can breathe. news,

travel and — it's over? you can breathe. news, travel and whether... _ travel and whether. .. laughter hello, good morning from bbc london. i'm victoria hollins. the mayor sadiq khan has announced he's freezing fares on transport for london until march next year. city hall is allocating an extra £123 million and the mayor hopes the move will boost london's retail and hospitality sectors. in response, the city hall conservatives said the freeze would be temporary and accused the mayor of "buying votes." the technology giant google is to build a data centre in hertfordshire. the organisation already has office buildings in kings cross, where its a! company is based as well as offices near covent garden. work has now begun on a 33—acre site in waltham cross. information obtained by the bbc shows london has eight of the top ten worst areas

forfly—tipping in england. there were just over one million fly—tipping incidents across the country in the year to march last year with brent, camden and westminster the worst affected boroughs in london. the local government association said fly—tipping poses a serious public health risk, creating pollution and attracting rats and other vermin. let's take a look at the tubes now. there are severe delays on the central line and the metropolitan lines and there are minor delays on the elizabeth line and piccadilly line. now on to the weather. today will stay dry with prolonged spells of wintry sunshine and just a few areas of cloud around. it will still be a cold day. maximum temperature: 5c. that's it. we're back in half an hour. see you then. good morning. welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty.

our headlines today... 3,000 jobs at risk as tata steel plans to shut two blast furnaces at its plant in south wales. unions describe the news as a "crushing blow." tributes to a "sweet natured little boy". we speak to the sister of two—year—old bronson battersby, who was found dead at home alongside his father. the european boss of fujitsu is giving evidence at the post office inquiry, days after apologising for the company's role in the horizon software scandal. a huge response to the consultation on changing the standing charges that you pay for gas and electricity. the boss of british gas joins us to talk about that — and to answer your questions. the saudi dream that turned sour is over for england'sjordan henderson, who's quit the middle east, afterjust 19 games, and has arrived in amsterdam to join dutch giants ajax.

another cold and for some wintry day to day. a big change this weekend as we go from the snow to potential storms. all the forecast here on it's friday, the 19th ofjanuary, our main story. the indian steel company, tata, will confirm plans today to cut up to 3,000 jobs in the uk. most are expected to be at britain's biggest steelworks in port talbot, where two coal—fired furnaces are set to be closed. unions called it a "crushing blow" and the "worst—case scenario". our reporter lucy vladev has more. after years of questions about the future of steel making, the answers being provided for workers here are about as bad as they get. both blast furnaces in port talbot will close, as part of major changes to the way tata produces steel. jobs will go across the uk, but south wales will be hardest hit. the news will be officially

announced this morning and unions say they'll fight for every job. gmb and the other trade unions will be using all tools at our disposal to make sure we're safeguarding steel—making and the jobs that that supports within the area. we want to ensure that any transitionary money that's been promised — there's £100 million promised to the transition board — is invested in industrialjobs of comparable levels to make sure that we're maintaining lifestyles and livelihoods in south wales. under plans shared with the unions during crunch talks yesterday, tata steel will close the blast furnaces in port talbot this year. up to 3,000 jobs will be lost across the uk, and it'll happen quickly with most redundancies happening by september. tata steel has previously said it was losing £1 million a day. it's a financial pressure as well as a green transition which is driving the changes. the uk government has given tata steel half a billion pounds to help it build an electric arc furnace here, while also managing a £100 million fund to support workers affected by the changes. it can be used for training people.

it may be used to change infrastructure — to bring other companies in. but the most important thing for me is that if 3,000 people are going to lose theirjobs, the uk government is not going to walk away and not turn their backs on those people or that community. tata's plans ripple beyond the steelworks, and have caused concern right across the community. there's thousands of people on the supply chain and the contractors, who work for tata, who actually work in businesses that supply those businesses. it's a huge impact upon our communities and this will see a huge loss of employment in a time when people are going to be struggling financially anyway. we have the cost—of—living crisis and here we go — thousands of people put out of work. ahead of today's announcement, the focus for politicians of all parties has been on the workforce. significant changes are about to begin in port talbot and tata's other sites around wales, with workers waiting to find out if theirjobs will be lost in the process. lucy vladev, bbc news. lucy is in port talbot now.

morning to you. can you take us throth morning to you. can you take us through what — morning to you. can you take us through what is _ morning to you. can you take us through what is going _ morning to you. can you take us through what is going to - morning to you. can you take us through what is going to happen today with a series of announcements and some potential visit as well? yes, the first thing that will happen is a visit by the managing director of tata steel. he is coming to meet with workers. matters ahead of the official announcement to you at 11:30am. that is when we are expecting to get confirmation of up to 3000 jobs across the uk going, mostly here at port talbot. we are also expecting confirmation the hot rolling mill will continue to operate. that is important because it supplies other production sites in the uk. if that goes, it does have massive knock—on impact. joining me now is gary from one of the unions. gary, this is clearly a very difficult day for workers that they arrive here this morning.

absolutely. i think the workforce, including — absolutely. i think the workforce, including myself, is devastated. uncertain — including myself, is devastated. uncertain times at this present moment. — uncertain times at this present moment, very angry. tata uncertain times at this present moment, very angry. tata steel says it is losini moment, very angry. tata steel says it is losing £1— moment, very angry. tata steel says it is losing £1 million _ moment, very angry. tata steel says it is losing £1 million a _ moment, very angry. tata steel says it is losing £1 million a day _ moment, very angry. tata steel says it is losing £1 million a day and - moment, very angry. tata steel says it is losing £1 million a day and is - it is losing £1 million a day and is looking to moving towards a greener way of working. how do you tally that with the need for people to have jobs that with the need for people to havejobs here? i that with the need for people to have jobs here?— that with the need for people to have jobs here? have 'obs here? i am uncertain of the have jobs here? i am uncertain of the ireen have jobs here? i am uncertain of the green issue. _ have jobs here? i am uncertain of the green issue. we _ have jobs here? i am uncertain of the green issue. we put - have jobs here? i am uncertain of the green issue. we put a - have jobs here? i am uncertain of the green issue. we put a plan i have jobs here? i am uncertain of. the green issue. we put a plan into tata steel— the green issue. we put a plan into tata steel for a plan backed going for the _ tata steel for a plan backed going for the transitions from traditional furnaces— for the transitions from traditional furnaces to green bonuses. they were completely— furnaces to green bonuses. they were completely rejected and the £1 million — completely rejected and the £1 million a — completely rejected and the £1 million a day, if you listen to the propaganda machine, it is £1 million a day _ propaganda machine, it is £1 million a day i_ propaganda machine, it is £1 million a day ido— propaganda machine, it is £1 million a day. i do not believe those figures — a day. i do not believe those figures are factual. we are losing some _ figures are factual. we are losing some money but it is a strategy by tata steel— some money but it is a strategy by tata steel and a failure of investment.— tata steel and a failure of

investment. . ., ,, tata steel and a failure of investment. . . ,, . , . investment. tata steel has said that fi i ure is investment. tata steel has said that figure is accurate, _ investment. tata steel has said that figure is accurate, do _ investment. tata steel has said that figure is accurate, do you _ investment. tata steel has said that figure is accurate, do you really - figure is accurate, do you really believe that is not the case? we do not believe — believe that is not the case? we do not believe it _ believe that is not the case? we do not believe it is _ believe that is not the case? we do not believe it is accurate. _ believe that is not the case? we do not believe it is accurate. in - believe that is not the case? we do not believe it is accurate. in terms| not believe it is accurate. in terms of what happens — not believe it is accurate. in terms of what happens now, _ not believe it is accurate. in terms of what happens now, you - not believe it is accurate. in terms of what happens now, you are - not believe it is accurate. in terms of what happens now, you are not| of what happens now, you are not ruling out industrial action, are you? ruling out industrial action, are ou? ~ ruling out industrial action, are ou? . ., ruling out industrial action, are ou? ., , ., ., you? we will ballot people and do what we have _ you? we will ballot people and do what we have to _ you? we will ballot people and do what we have to do _ you? we will ballot people and do what we have to do without - you? we will ballot people and do what we have to do without a - you? we will ballot people and do i what we have to do without a shadow of doubt _ what we have to do without a shadow of doubt. for what we have to do without a shadow of doubt. ., ., ., ,, , of doubt. for now, their workers here and the _ of doubt. for now, their workers here and the wider— of doubt. for now, their workers here and the wider community i of doubt. for now, their workers l here and the wider community will all wait till the announcement at 11:30am to find out what the future holds. ., 11:30am to find out what the future holds. . , ., 11:30am to find out what the future holds. . ,., ., , , .,, 11:30am to find out what the future holds. . ., , , , holds. charlie, so many people still reelini holds. charlie, so many people still reeling from _ holds. charlie, so many people still reeling from the _ holds. charlie, so many people still reeling from the news _ holds. charlie, so many people still reeling from the news we _ holds. charlie, so many people still reeling from the news we had - holds. charlie, so many people still reeling from the news we had in i holds. charlie, so many people still| reeling from the news we had in the last couple of days with the two—year—old boy and father found dead at their home. today we are hearing from someone very close, a family member. the sister of a two—year—old boy, found dead alongside his father, says she doesn't blame social services for their deaths. 60—year—old kenneth battersby suffered a heart attack, and it's thought two—year—old bronson starved to death a few days later. melanie battersby spoke

exclusively to our midlands correspondent, navtejjohal. bronson! come on, then. every time i saw him, you know, he were happy, he were smiley. he were... he learned to walk, he were learning to speak. he was just a really beautiful, sweet—natured little boy. my dad was a character. he was born to be wild. he was...funny, hilarious sometimes, he was stubborn. he really, really loved his children and i know how proud he were of every single one of us. he absolutely doted on him. you know, he never complained. i think he loved doing what he were doing for him, seeing him with him. it was really, really heart—warming. and it made me proud, you know, proud of my dad for what he was doing for his little boy. melanie's dad, kenneth, and her two—year—old half brother, bronson, who she simply called her brother, died in the most tragic of circumstances. it's believed the toddler starved to death after his dad

had a heart attack. they were found alone in their home in skegness last week. they believe that it was about a week before that my dad had died and that bronson was two to three days later. melanie wanted to speak to us, but says she wishes to keep the focus on bronson and kenneth, not herself. we've agreed not to show her face. i was told that they were both found looking very peaceful, and that is the only consolation i can take from that — is that my little brother snuggled up to my dad and that he looked peaceful. and i don't want to think too much about the suffering that he went through. they didn't look in pain, neither of them did. and they were together. a social worker visited the father and son's home twice in the days beforehand, but the door was not answered either time. their bodies were found on a third visit when access

to the property was finally gained. a rapid review is being carried out by lincolnshire county council social services and the police watchdog will also investigate. i believe that social services and the police did what they could within the powers that they had and the information that they were given. i'm glad that an inquiry is going to take place into whether there were any failings, missed opportunities. i'm really glad that it's going to take place. i don't place blame — any blame at all — on them. i think it must be devastating for them to work in that profession, to have to deal with tragedies like this. these deaths have affected every parent, every person who has heard about them. the family are now hoping that they can be left alone to grieve in peace. navtejjohal, bbc news. the new head of 0fsted has apologised for the first time for role it played in the death of headteacher ruth perry. mrs perry took her own

life in january 2023, while waiting for an ofsted report to be published. the watchdog will resume inspections in england on monday, and says it wants a new focus on safeguarding. the us government has strongly criticised israel's prime minister for rejecting the creation of a palestinian state. benjamin netanyahu said israel must have security control of all territory west of the jordan river for the forseeable future — going against us foreign policy. health officials have warned that measles is likely to spread rapidly in more areas of the uk — unless there is urgent action to increase uptake of the mmr vaccine. more than 200 cases have been confirmed in the west midlands in recent months, mostly in birmingham. the uk health security agency has now declared a national incident, allowing it to put more resources into tackling the problem the european boss of fujitsu is set to give evidence at the post office inquiry today. earlier this week, paul patterson apologised to a committee of mps,

and said fujitsu had a "moral obligation" to contribute to compensation for sub—postmasters wrongly prosecuted as a result of its faulty software. our employment correspondent zoe conwayjoins us now from outside the inquiry. we have said many times before, this is a very important day, isn't it? we have had from the digits the bus in front of mps, this is in a way more significant, it is at the inquiry itself.— more significant, it is at the inquiry itself. -- fu'itsu. the evidencefi inquiry itself. -- fu'itsu. the evidence is hugely _ inquiry itself. -- fujitsu. the| evidence is hugely significant. digits he was no hit part player in the post office scandal. —— fujitsu. employees were giving evidence in court cases where sub—postmasters ended up being sent to prison. what we have been hearing in this inquiry

over the last few days, whilst fujitsu employees were signing witness statement saying the horizon software system is operating properly, at the same time there were e—mails, memos, meetings between fujitsu employees, where they were raising serious concerns about the errors, the bugs and the horizon system and they were questioning the entirety delete integrity of witness statements they have been signing. yesterday we heard about the castleton played by will mala in that drama. the reason he was not believed was a fujitsu employee gave evidence against him was that the boss of that employee had been sent an e—mail in which he called lee castleton a nasty chap, out to rubbish the fujitsu name. lee

castleton was at the hearing yesterday and i had a few words with him and asked what he had to say about that. he said he had never met any fujitsu employees or communicated with them but hoped the man had as many sleepless nights as he had. what did fujitsu know? when did they know it? what were they telling the post office? what about the behaviour of fujitsu employees? full coverage of the inquiry across bbc news today. here's matt with a look at this morning's weather. a crisp and chilly morning, a beautiful morning for some. this is from sheffield _ beautiful morning for some. this is from sheffield a _ beautiful morning for some. this is from sheffield a short _ beautiful morning for some. this is from sheffield a short time - beautiful morning for some. this is from sheffield a short time ago. i beautiful morning for some. this is from sheffield a short time ago. a| from sheffield a short time ago. a beautiful start a cold one. mine is cheaper not as chilly as yesterday morning across the uk. another cold

and wintry day. keep across the full cast, particularly full sunday comment late sunday and monday morning. that could be a return of wet and windy weather. temperatures will be on the up. it will also impact on where we have snow around as well. these are the temperatures right now. not as cold as it has beenin right now. not as cold as it has been in recent mornings. there is a shift in wind direction. it is coming in from a more westerly direction now and that is having a consequent on what is falling from the sky. consequences as far south as northern england. around the coast it is rain and sleet and more will start to see rain and sleet later as temperatures rise and at the westerly wind. the shower still keep on coming in. away from that, other than the isolated showers like most places will have a dry day. lots of sunshine from dawn till dusk. temperatures up a little bit

dusk. temperatures up a little hit this afternoon compared with yesterday afternoon, around four to 6 degrees. still on the chilly side for most of you. integer night, quite quickly we will see developed in central and southern parts of england and wales. —— into tonight. cloud in a west and outbreaks of rain. rain more than snow as we go into saturday morning. we have seen the last of the widespread frost. tomorrow will be slightly milder in most parts of the uk. next week temperatures into their teens. with it, wind and rain, more especially on sunday and sunday night. see you later. on sunday and sunday night. see you later- thank — on sunday and sunday night. see you later. thank you. _ we are going to talk about a story that attracts a lot of attention. it really matters to people. the public consultation into standing charges closes today. they're the fixed daily fees applied to energy.

ben is here with the details. morning. the cold weather put energy bills at the front _ morning. the cold weather put energy bills at the front of _ morning. the cold weather put energy bills at the front of people's _ morning. the cold weather put energy bills at the front of people's mines - bills at the front of people's mines and the high cost of the bills. standing charges are all part of that. let me explain. one of the highest response rate so far to an 0fgem consultation were little ones i have high energy bills are at the moment. it is their standing charges many experts say hit people from poorer households the hardest. such was the concern over them that the energy regulator launched a review in to them in november. more than 20,000 responses have been received so far. the consultation closes later today. you still have time to get your views in. and 0fgem will then decide on its next steps. let me just remind you what standing charges are. they're flat daily fees that are charged for a gas and electricity connection and added to your bill regardless of how much or how little energy you use.

so a bit like line rental on a landline phone. these fees can vary quite significantly depending on where you live and who your supplier is. the charges are supposed to cover so—called 'non—energy costs' that suppliers have to pay, to deliver energy to your hope. —— to your home. things like maintaining the network — the grid, the cables, the pipes. sending out staff to do meter readings and repairs — even the cost of running call centres. currently, the average daily standing charge under the price cap is 53.5 pence per day for electricity and 29.60 pence per day for gas. and with energy costs having gone up this month, it can make a big difference to yourfinal bill, as roger samson a pensioner explains. we try and control the thermostat. if we feel warm, we turn it down. if we are cold we will tend to turn it up but not as much as we used to.

it is difficult. i have even thought about getting anotherjob, you know. it provokes lots of questions, not least from the 7.5 million customers getting their energy from british gas. joining me now is chris o'shea, the chief executive of centrica — the company that owns british gas. we have so many questions. we will kick off with one from becky, who writes on facebook saying, why don't you scrap standing charges right away? we you scrap standing charges right awa ? ~ .., you scrap standing charges right awa ? ~ .. ., ., you scrap standing charges right awa ? ~ ., ., , away? we called for them to be scra ed away? we called for them to be scrapped in _ away? we called for them to be scrapped in june _ away? we called for them to be scrapped in june 2023, - away? we called for them to be scrapped in june 2023, the - away? we called for them to be i scrapped in june 2023, the middle away? we called for them to be - scrapped in june 2023, the middle of scrapped injune 2023, the middle of last year— scrapped injune 2023, the middle of last year because we see customers managing _ last year because we see customers managing energy use most carefully still have _ managing energy use most carefully still have £300 a year to play in standing — still have £300 a year to play in standing charges. the reason we cannot— standing charges. the reason we cannot scrap them as prices are set try cannot scrap them as prices are set by 0fgem — cannot scrap them as prices are set by 0fgem. the consultation that will be concluded today we welcome. we have made _ be concluded today we welcome. we have made further representations that the _ have made further representations that the charges should go. what you will also _ that the charges should go. what you will also have is the cost for paying — will also have is the cost for paying for failed suppliers and the energy— paying for failed suppliers and the energy market has had real problems in the _ energy market has had real problems in the last— energy market has had real problems

in the last couple of years and that is one _ in the last couple of years and that is one reason electricity is higher than _ is one reason electricity is higher than gas~ — is one reason electricity is higher than gas. we think there is a different— than gas. we think there is a different way to change the unit rate so — different way to change the unit rate so customers who use less pay a lot less _ rate so customers who use less pay a lot less if_ rate so customers who use less pay a lot less. , ., ., lot less. if you have said in the ast ou lot less. if you have said in the past you support _ lot less. if you have said in the past you support the _ lot less. if you have said in the past you support the scrapping lot less. if you have said in the i past you support the scrapping of standing charges, mean unit charges would go up? they are still paying but in a different way? most definitely- — but in a different way? most definitely. the _ but in a different way? most definitely. the average - but in a different way? mostj definitely. the average price but in a different way? most i definitely. the average price at but in a different way? most definitely. the average price at the moment— definitely. the average price at the moment is— definitely. the average price at the moment is £1928 for a customer on a direct— moment is £1928 for a customer on a direct debit — moment is £1928 for a customer on a direct debit. energy retailers make about— direct debit. energy retailers make about 2%. — direct debit. energy retailers make about 2%, £40 profit. there are £300 in standing _ about 2%, £40 profit. there are £300 in standing charges and unit rate would _ in standing charges and unit rate would need to go up. people who use more _ would need to go up. people who use more with— would need to go up. people who use more with table and people who use less would _ more with table and people who use less would pay less. that is why 0fgem — less would pay less. that is why 0fgem owing consultation. it is not as simple _ 0fgem owing consultation. it is not as simple as saying we have no standing — as simple as saying we have no standing profits is something a lot of people — standing profits is something a lot of people raise. standing profits is something a lot of people raise-— of people raise. british gas raised almost £1 billion _ of people raise. british gas raised almost £1 billion in _ of people raise. british gas raised almost £1 billion in the _ of people raise. british gas raised almost £1 billion in the first - of people raise. british gas raised almost £1 billion in the first half.

almost £1 billion in the first half of last year. could you not use of that to ease pressure on household bills? as. that to ease pressure on household bills? . ., that to ease pressure on household bills? . . , ., ,, ., bills? a great question. starting in 2022, we committed _ bills? a great question. starting in 2022, we committed to _ bills? a great question. starting in 2022, we committed to paying - bills? a great question. starting in | 2022, we committed to paying 10% bills? a great question. starting in i 2022, we committed to paying 10% of the profit _ 2022, we committed to paying 10% of the profit on british gas energy to support — the profit on british gas energy to support. we have put in £100 million so far~ _ support. we have put in £100 million so far. voluntary contributions over and above — so far. voluntary contributions over and above other things we have to do is part— and above other things we have to do is part of— and above other things we have to do is part of licence conditions to help— is part of licence conditions to help customers. we have helped over a million _ help customers. we have helped over a million customers with direct relief— a million customers with direct relief or— a million customers with direct relief or grants. administered by the british gas energy trust. absolutely right customers are supported. the way price cap works you get— supported. the way price cap works you get lags. you can see a substantial profit. if you look at the last — substantial profit. if you look at the last four years, profit margins have _ the last four years, profit margins have been— the last four years, profit margins have been 2% of retailing energy can exactly _ have been 2% of retailing energy can exactly as _ have been 2% of retailing energy can exactly as they should have been. some _ exactly as they should have been. some years you make 1.2% and then you have _ some years you make 1.2% and then you have something in the first half

of 2023 _ you have something in the first half of 2023 where you have a huge catch up. of 2023 where you have a huge catch up we _ of 2023 where you have a huge catch u., . ., of 2023 where you have a huge catch up. we are always very pleased when a boss comes — up. we are always very pleased when a boss comes to _ up. we are always very pleased when a boss comes to sit _ up. we are always very pleased when a boss comes to sit with _ up. we are always very pleased when a boss comes to sit with us _ up. we are always very pleased when a boss comes to sit with us on - up. we are always very pleased when a boss comes to sit with us on the i a boss comes to sit with us on the sofa and also very pleased when the audience get in touch. they often ask very direct questions. this from dean, who has got in touch. goes back to what you are saying a moment ago. if a company pays bonuses and makes large profits, why can a percentage of that not go back into infrastructure? why is the price of standing charges increasing? can you give us basics? how much profit did your company make and how much bonus did you take last year? last your company make and how much bonus did you take last year?— did you take last year? last year re-tax did you take last year? last year pre-tax profit — did you take last year? last year pre-tax profit was _ did you take last year? last year pre-tax profit was £3.3 - did you take last year? last year pre-tax profit was £3.3 billion. i pre—tax profit was £3.3 billion. £33— pre—tax profit was £3.3 billion. £3.3 billion. pre—tax profit was £3.3 billion. £33 billion. £500 pre—tax profit was £3.3 billion. £3.3 billion. £500 million on a business — £3.3 billion. £500 million on a business we sold. within that british— business we sold. within that british gas energy, the energy

retail— british gas energy, the energy retail arm _ british gas energy, the energy retail arm made £150 million. in terms _ retail arm made £150 million. in terms of— retail arm made £150 million. in terms of infrastructure, we don't and any— terms of infrastructure, we don't and any gas or electricity infrastructure in the uk. it is a common— infrastructure in the uk. it is a common misconception when people think about british gas and the pipelines. we do not own infrastructure. we produce gas, still gas. — infrastructure. we produce gas, still gas, produced electricity and store _ still gas, produced electricity and store it _ still gas, produced electricity and store it to— still gas, produced electricity and store it to customers.— store it to customers. people are talkini store it to customers. people are talking about _ store it to customers. people are talking about bonuses. _ store it to customers. people are talking about bonuses. i - store it to customers. people are talking about bonuses. i got - store it to customers. people are j talking about bonuses. i got £5.4 million. when _ talking about bonuses. i got £5.4 million. when you _ talking about bonuses. i got £5.4 million. when you say _ talking about bonuses. i got £5.4 million. when you say those - talking about bonuses. i got £5.4. million. when you say those words can have been _ million. when you say those words can have been very _ million. when you say those words can have been very honest - million. when you say those words can have been very honest and - million. when you say those words can have been very honest and we | can have been very honest and we appreciate that. you know people watching it are struggling to pay their bills. maybe to your company. what goes on in your head? look, it is a huge _ what goes on in your head? look, it is a huge amount of money. i do not set my— is a huge amount of money. i do not set my own — is a huge amount of money. i do not set my own pay. that is set by a committee _ set my own pay. that is set by a committee. it is the first bonus i had taken — committee. it is the first bonus i had taken in my time at the company.

ithought— had taken in my time at the company. i thought it _ had taken in my time at the company. i thought it was right we put a lot of profit — i thought it was right we put a lot of profit into supporting customers. you cannot— of profit into supporting customers. you cannotjustify a salary of profit into supporting customers. you cannot justify a salary that size _ you cannot justify a salary that size it — you cannot justify a salary that size it is — you cannot justify a salary that size it is a _ you cannot justify a salary that size. it is a huge amount of money. it is a _ size. it is a huge amount of money. it is a huge — size. it is a huge amount of money. it is a huge amount of money. if you sa ou it is a huge amount of money. if you say you cannot _ it is a huge amount of money. if you say you cannot justify _ it is a huge amount of money. if you say you cannot justify it _ it is a huge amount of money. if you say you cannot justify it go _ it is a huge amount of money. if you say you cannotjustify it go with - say you cannotjustify it go with the best will in the world, i am trying to be straight with you, why take it? . ., ., take it? the average wage in the uk is about £30,000. _ take it? the average wage in the uk is about £30,000. all— take it? the average wage in the uk is about £30,000. all of— take it? the average wage in the uk is about £30,000. all of us - take it? the average wage in the uk is about £30,000. all of us on - take it? the average wage in the uk is about £30,000. all of us on the i is about £30,000. all of us on the saver— is about £30,000. all of us on the saver will— is about £30,000. all of us on the saver will make more than £30,000. it is not _ saver will make more than £30,000. it is not for— saver will make more than £30,000. it is not for me to set my own pay or you _ it is not for me to set my own pay or you to— it is not for me to set my own pay or you to set— it is not for me to set my own pay or you to set your own pay. when people — or you to set your own pay. when people are _ or you to set your own pay. when people are struggling like that customer struggling for payments met my mum _ customer struggling for payments met my mum is _ customer struggling for payments met my mum is on a basic state pension and there _ my mum is on a basic state pension and there is— my mum is on a basic state pension and there is no point trying to do that _ and there is no point trying to do that. ., ., ., . ,, ., .., that. you have acknowledge compared to the average — that. you have acknowledge compared to the average pay. — that. you have acknowledge compared to the average pay, you _ that. you have acknowledge compared to the average pay, you are _ that. you have acknowledge compared to the average pay, you are paid - to the average pay, you are paid very, very well. you say you are mindful of this. i would really like to talk to you about vulnerable customers now. agents for british gas were exposed last year full

force 50 metres in homes. 0fgem clamped down on that guy a complete ban on that. the rules are changing and so those who are vulnerable over the age of 75, it is not allowed to be done. what can you do and have you done it in terms of force fitting repayment metres? —— prepayment meters. b, fitting repayment metres? -- prepayment meters.- fitting repayment metres? -- prepayment meters. a ban was put into lace prepayment meters. a ban was put into place by — prepayment meters. a ban was put into place by 0fgem _ prepayment meters. a ban was put into place by 0fgem after- into place by 0fgem after unacceptable practices were uncovered. companies have to show they have policies and procedures and practices in place. we have not restarted fitting prepayment meters that we do fit them for customers who have requested them. we have not restarted, some other companies have restarted. brute restarted, some other companies have restarted. ~ ., ., ., restarted. we have looked at that. eds sa s restarted. we have looked at that. eds says it — restarted. we have looked at that. eds says it will _ restarted. we have looked at that. eds says it will restart. _ restarted. we have looked at that. eds says it will restart. octopus i eds says it will restart. octopus has no plans. i could not find the

stance of british gas. are you saying you have no plans to and you will not or you just have no plans at the moment?— will not or you just have no plans at the moment? ., ., ., at the moment? you have -- we have no lans at the moment? you have -- we have no plans at — at the moment? you have -- we have no plans at the _ at the moment? you have -- we have no plans at the moment. _ at the moment? you have -- we have no plans at the moment. octopus - at the moment? you have -- we have no plans at the moment. octopus and edf applied _ no plans at the moment. octopus and edf applied for permission. what we need to— edf applied for permission. what we need to look at is how customers are managing _ need to look at is how customers are managing to — need to look at is how customers are managing to pay the debt. our bad debt charge went up substantially, i cannot— debt charge went up substantially, i cannot say— debt charge went up substantially, i cannot say how much because the results _ cannot say how much because the results are — cannot say how much because the results are out in february. how do you come _ results are out in february. how do you come in— results are out in february. how do you come in many industries, if you allow— you come in many industries, if you allow customers to run up debt they cannot— allow customers to run up debt they cannot repay, it would be an offence _ cannot repay, it would be an offence. �* ,, cannot repay, it would be an offence. �* i. cannot repay, it would be an offence. �* ., offence. don't you pay more three metres? the _ offence. don't you pay more three metres? the unit _ offence. don't you pay more three metres? the unit charges - offence. don't you pay more three metres? the unit charges more, i offence. don't you pay more three i metres? the unit charges more, isn't it? it metres? the unit charges more, isn't it? , ., , ., metres? the unit charges more, isn't it? ., ., ._ it? it is a but not materially lower. it? it is a but not materially lower- the _ it? it is a but not materially lower. the price _ it? it is a but not materially lower. the price cap - it? it is a but not materially lower. the price cap for - it? it is a but not materially l lower. the price cap for direct

debit. — lower. the price cap for direct debit. it— lower. the price cap for direct debit. it is— lower. the price cap for direct debit, it is £11 higher than a prepayment meter. it is not massively lower. we have called in the past _ massively lower. we have called in the past on — massively lower. we have called in the past on social tariff so those who are — the past on social tariff so those who are the most vulnerable can pay substantially lower and those of us who can _ substantially lower and those of us who can afford a good pay and higher cost, _ who can afford a good pay and higher cost. you _ who can afford a good pay and higher cost, you have something where you have a _ cost, you have something where you have a differentiated tariff and a moment— have a differentiated tariff and a moment that is not the case. the watchdoi moment that is not the case. the watchdog said — moment that is not the case. ire: watchdog said more moment that is not the case. iie: watchdog said more than moment that is not the case. i““i2 watchdog said more than 9000 energy customers and you came bottom. british gas received an overall score of 56% of customer scores. octopus was first. he coaches that his second and you were bottom. —— ecotricity was second. fir his second and you were bottom. -- ecotricity was second.— ecotricity was second. of the big su liers, ecotricity was second. of the big suppliers. we — ecotricity was second. of the big suppliers, we were _ ecotricity was second. of the big suppliers, we were mid-table i suppliers, we were mid—table overall — suppliers, we were mid-table overall. ., , .,

suppliers, we were mid-table overall. ., , the overall. lott still above you. the first survey _ overall. lott still above you. the first survey was _ overall. lott still above you. the first survey was 9000 _ overall. lott still above you. the i first survey was 9000 customers. overall. lott still above you. the - first survey was 9000 customers. we were second — first survey was 9000 customers. we were second of the big six suppliers, about mid—table from the 9000 _ suppliers, about mid—table from the 9000 customer survey. a number of other— 9000 customer survey. a number of other criteria were applied. some customers— other criteria were applied. some customers transferred over when the supply— customers transferred over when the supply of— customers transferred over when the supply of last resort process were transferred over. one came over from e.on transferred over. one came over from eon energy — transferred over. one came over from e.on energy. fire transferred over. one came over from e-on energy-— e.on energy. are you saying being bottom is not _ e.on energy. are you saying being bottom is not accurate? _ e.on energy. are you saying being bottom is not accurate? sign - e.on energy. are you saying being bottom is not accurate? sign up i e.on energy. are you saying being bottom is not accurate? sign up if| bottom is not accurate? sign up if we are not number one, we absolutely need to improve. ii we are not number one, we absolutely need to improve-— need to improve. if we are not number one- _ need to improve. if we are not number one. because - need to improve. if we are not number one. because the - need to improve. if we are not i number one. because the prices need to improve. if we are not - number one. because the prices are higher. _ number one. because the prices are higher, customer contacts have gone from 168 _ higher, customer contacts have gone from 16.8 million in 2021 to 21.9 million. — from16.8 million in 2021 to 21.9 million. 5— from 16.8 million in 2021 to 21.9 million, 5 million additional customer contracts. we are middle of

the table _ customer contracts. we are middle of the table overall. he customer contracts. we are middle of the table overall.— the table overall. he may have hired more customer _ the table overall. he may have hired more customer service _ the table overall. he may have hired more customer service people - the table overall. he may have hired more customer service people but i more customer service people but they are not getting through to daniel, who has been in touch. ah, daniel, who has been in touch. single father on benefits. i currently owe £5,000 for electricity. i have made plenty of contact and i have got nowhere. what are you doing for a customer like him? how can it be the case questioned how is he not getting help? questioned how is he not getting hel ? , , . questioned how is he not getting hel ? , ' . ., ., questioned how is he not getting hel? , , . ., ., ., , help? difficult for me to answer. 21.9 help? difficult for me to answer. 21-9 million _ help? difficult for me to answer. 21.9 million customer _ help? difficult for me to answer. 21.9 million customer contacts i help? difficult for me to answer. l 21.9 million customer contacts last year~ _ 21.9 million customer contacts last year~ the _ 21.9 million customer contacts last year. the time to wait has come down, _ year. the time to wait has come down. it— year. the time to wait has come down, it was four minutes, it has come _ down, it was four minutes, it has come down — down, it was four minutes, it has come down substantially. if he had the details of that customer care if you give _ the details of that customer care if you give them to me, i will deal with— you give them to me, i will deal with that — you give them to me, i will deal with that issue. —— if you give me the details —

with that issue. —— if you give me the details. we are not perfect but we are _ the details. we are not perfect but we are looking to improve everybody. a common _ we are looking to improve everybody. a common theme across all the messages, how many people are struggling to pay energy bills, especially at the moment. we hear conflicting things. looking forward, there are forecast unit prices will come down in april and we are here because of the situation in the red sea and the middle east, energy prices could go up. == sea and the middle east, energy prices could go up.— prices could go up. -- we are hearing- _ prices could go up. -- we are hearing- if— prices could go up. -- we are hearing. if you _ prices could go up. -- we are hearing. if you set _ prices could go up. -- we are hearing. if you set the - prices could go up. -- we are| hearing. if you set the energy prices could go up. -- we are - hearing. if you set the energy price cap now. _ hearing. if you set the energy price cap now. if— hearing. if you set the energy price cap now, if you reset it now energy prices _ cap now, if you reset it now energy prices would — cap now, if you reset it now energy prices would come down byjust over £200~ _ prices would come down byjust over £200. for— prices would come down by 'ust over £200. ., ., y, prices would come down by 'ust over £200. ., ., .,, ., prices would come down by 'ust over £200. ., . ., , ., for prices would come down by 'ust over £200-— for a! £200. for a typical household. for a ical £200. for a typical household. for a typical household, _ £200. for a typical household. for a typical household, yes. _ £200. for a typical household. for a typical household, yes. consumersi typical household, yes. consumers use two— typical household, yes. consumers use two thirds of energy in the winter— use two thirds of energy in the winter and one third in the summer. you will— winter and one third in the summer. you will see — winter and one third in the summer. you will see a — winter and one third in the summer. you will see a reduction in price and consumption as well. now the weather— and consumption as well. now the weather is — and consumption as well. now the weather is very cold, they have the heating _ weather is very cold, they have the heating up — weather is very cold, they have the heating up. you will see a double benefit _ heating up. you will see a double benefit for— heating up. you will see a double benefit for prepayment customers. there _ benefit for prepayment customers. there is— benefit for prepayment customers. there is one more month to go in the

observation _ there is one more month to go in the observation period. the problems with the _ observation period. the problems with the red sea means lng would go through— with the red sea means lng would go through the suez canal. it either had to— through the suez canal. it either had to go— through the suez canal. it either had to go round the bottom of africa. — had to go round the bottom of africa, adding to the cost, or via asia _ africa, adding to the cost, or via asia uk — africa, adding to the cost, or via asia. uk import 50% of its gas. if the price — asia. uk import 50% of its gas. if the price spikes, it could cause a real problem. will it erase the reduction? i cannot say. gas prices have _ reduction? i cannot say. gas prices have traditionally been 40p, 50p a van and _ have traditionally been 40p, 50p a van and they got much higher with the invasion of russia and ukraine. this increase has not come from the russian _ this increase has not come from the russian invasion, energy prices doubled — russian invasion, energy prices doubled prior to that. that is why i doubled prior to that. that is why i do not _ doubled prior to that. that is why i do not think— doubled prior to that. that is why i do not think we will see prices going — do not think we will see prices going back to the pre—2020 levels full some — going back to the pre—2020 levels full some time. it will require a lot more — full some time. it will require a lot more investment.— full some time. it will require a lot more investment. thank you. it is not every — lot more investment. thank you. it is not every day — lot more investment. thank you. it is not every day a _ lot more investment. thank you. it is not every day a senior— lot more investment. thank you. it is not every day a senior executive | is not every day a senior executive comes in to sit with us and answer

questions. ouraudience comes in to sit with us and answer questions. our audience appreciated welcome as welcome as you can see from the number of questions that have come in. morning live follows breakfast on bbc one this morning. let's find out what they have in store with nikki and gethin. more than 50 banks are closing down every month in the uk — leaving communities feeling isolated and unable to access their savings. our consumer champ matt allwright explains the options if your local branch shuts. 6,000 have closed since 2015, and 189 more are set to go this year! i'll tell you why the post office could help you withdraw money and cash cheques. and how some areas have hubs for people, who prefer face—to—face banking. and we're helping you tackle rising food costs with a guide to getting the best deals on your meals. including this very handy website that could be your lifeline for saving money at the supermarket. plus, dr punam tells us why she's treating more cases of sinusitis. this time of year can be horrendous for it. i'll explain how bad breath and toothache can

be tell—tale signs — and why patients in england can skip the gp to get a prescription from a pharmacist for it from the end of this month. yvonne is cooking brunch with an in—season superfood. and it comes in at just £1 a portion. it's a lovely sweet potato hash, full of vitamin a that can boost your immune system! and he's swapping the great outdoors for our studio! adventurer simon reeve tells us about the extraordinaryjourney�*s he's taken for his brand—new series, wilderness, and why he'll never leave the house without a whistle. see you at 9:30am. thank you so much. see you later. goodbye. before i say anything, i am going to put the warning, the spoiler. if you are into traitors there will be stuff in the next 20

minutes you may not want to hear if you have not seen the latest episode. we will be joined by the latest contestant to leave the castle. so, we're giving you fair warning. if you didn't watch last night but you're hooked on the traitors, then 8:50am might be a good time to go and make yourself a cup of tea. step away from the television. if that has not annoyed you allowed to do, i do not know. simon on sound is getting excited. one more for luck! hello, good morning from bbc london, i'm victoria hollins. the mayor, sadiq khan, has announced he's freezing fares on transport for london until march next year. city hall is allocating an extra £123 million and the mayor hopes the move will boost london's retail and hospitality sectors. in response, the city hall conservatives said the freeze would be temporary and accused the mayor of "buying votes".

the technology giant google is to build a data centre in hertfordshire. the organisation already has office buildings in kings cross, where its a! company is based, as well as offices near covent garden. work has now begun on a 33—acre site in waltham cross. the government said the £790 million investment was a huge vote of confidence in britain. health bosses are urging londoners to come forward to get their flu and covid vaccinations after it was revealed that the capital is lagging behind the rest of the county in take—up rates for jabs. the warning comes as the nhs is preparing for a busy time due to increased hospital admissions because of the cold weather. the people who are entitled to vaccination — we vaccinated just over a third of eligible people, and the rest of the country is up to nearly half. so we are behind, and there's still time and it will still make a difference.

tonight on bbc london, we'll be speaking to a gp about how to stay warm and keep safe in the cold weather. if you have any questions you want to put to them you can get in touch the usual way. let's take a look at the tubes now. the piccadilly line is part suspended — acton town to uxbridge. now onto the weather with sophia herod. good morning. another bitterly cold start — it's icy out there, and there's some mist and fog around in places, so do take care if you're heading out on the roads. it's going to be a bright day today, though — still cold, but things start to shift as we move through saturday. we have more of an atlantic influence, bringing some milder air,

and some tight isobars, so we could have some windy conditions as we move into the weekend. so, as we have a look to today, we have a very bright day ahead of us — the sunshine could lift temperatures ever so slightly to around four or five celsius. so not quite as cold as it has been, but nothing to write home about — still another cold day ahead of us. now, it's going to stay dry through the evening and into the early hours of saturday morning, but we start to see a shift as we start the day on saturday, with temperatures starting between one and two celsius — ever so slightly warmer than it has been. as we look to next week, though, we could see temperatures lifting to around 15 celsius on tuesday, and we could have some wind and potentially gales in the forecast, and some weatherfronts moving in. that's it — there's plenty more news on our website, including some pictures of the endangered gorilla species that has just been born at london zoo. we're back in half an hour — see you then.

hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. as the post office inquiry continues, we're hearing more stories of the devastating impact the scandal has had on those affected. wendy martin from york and stefan fountain from huddersfield were both sub—postmasters, and have been speaking about how it's impacted their lives. tim muffett reports. it's been trauma. it's been absolute trauma. i believed in british justice at one time. i don't any more, i don't think. not after what's happened. it's... it's just. . . devastated the life we had. it's devastated where we should have been in life now. wendy and stefan both ran post

offices, and both their lives have been up—ended as a result. basically, what happened here impacted the rest of my life. had a breakdown. er... my debt�*s become really bad, so i've got f—rated credit. so i can no longer work in financialfields. wendy's post office was in york. since she left in 2016, it's been turned into flats. problems started on day one, and they never stopped. going through more and more and more stress with transactions not working properly. i'd come home most nights and i'd be thousands of pounds short. wendy kept telling the post office the shortfalls in her branch weren't her fault. but her bosses wouldn't believe her. "the discrepancies sustained by your branch were not related to the horizon system.

human error appears to be the cause." in desperation, wendy used her own money to plug the gaps. in the 20 months i was open, i never actually brought a wage home because everything i had was getting put in to balance the system. so all the money i was taking in my shop was going in to balance the post office books. by the time i finished, ifelt so ill, ifelt like i was dropping dead. and i just decided, what way am i going to make myself bankrupt? so my choices were... i stay open, something drastic happens and i end up with a criminal record, or i close and i can't pay anything, but i don't end up with a criminal record. so that was my decision that i had to make. even now, after eight years, i'm still... i'm still not the same person i was before.

you know? it hit me very, very badly. cheering. wendy was one of 555 post office workers who took the post office to court. after a settlement in 2019, she received an interim payment, but is still awaiting full compensation. we need to be compensated fully for the losses, and also we need to be compensated fully for the damage and the health aspects and the financial stuff and our loss of credit rating and our... also the fact that people thought i was stealing. we'll have the next — part two, alan bates vs the post office in 20 years' time for the people who haven't been paid yet. people think the post office is something — an institution, a british institution. it's not — it's corrupt from the top down and has been for a number of years. faults with horizon software meant stefan had to sell his post office in huddersfield,

having worked there for 22 years. his branch had an apparent shortfall of £12,000. i rang the post office for help and they were no help at all. theyjust said i was the only one who was having any problems with the computer system. but i'm thinking, i could get audited at any minute and i'm going to jail, it's as simple as that. i had to sell at a loss to get out and to save me... not going to prison, basically. stefan's life was in turmoil, but there was more to come — devastating news about his wife, julie. she'd gone for a scan — no idea, me, never said a word. huddersfield hospital rang me, "can you come and see us?" i went in and they told me she'd got two months to live. she died eight months later. but all the stress of all this didn't help at all — i think it contributed to it in a big way. the historical shortfall scheme was set up by the post office to help people like stefan — who were affected by the horizon scandal, but not convicted of a crime. it awarded him around £24,000, but around £20,000 of that had to go

to the organisations stefan owed money to, so he ended up receiving around £4,000. i expect to be in my family home still, retired, with a bit of money — do you know? enough to carry on and have a nice retirement. but... because of the post office, it's not happened, basically, and i... i genuinely think it's their fault entirely. tim muffett reporting and our thanks of course to wendy and stefan for sharing their experiences and the inquiry continues today. we will hear from the boss of fujitsu and will bring you more of that through the day on bbc news. time for the sport and a man seeking to work in various parts of the world. money is a factor but other things, as well. bird world. money is a factor but other things, as well.—

world. money is a factor but other thinis, as well. �* ., , things, as well. and someone bucking the trend of going _ things, as well. and someone bucking the trend of going to _ things, as well. and someone bucking the trend of going to saudi _ things, as well. and someone bucking the trend of going to saudi arabia, i the trend of going to saudi arabia, leaving so soon. it was a controversial move at the time and after playing just 19 games, jordan henderson has cut short his time in saudi arabia and taken a big pay cut to move to amsterdam. he's joined joined dutch side ajax on a two—and—a—half—year dealjust six months after his move to saudi arabian club al—ettifaq. let's get more on this from our corresponent natalie pirks who is in amsterdam. so this saudi dream turned sour for jordan. ,., ., ., ., ., , jordan. good morning from a very snowy amsterdam, _ jordan. good morning from a very snowy amsterdam, quite - jordan. good morning from a very| snowy amsterdam, quite different jordan. good morning from a very i snowy amsterdam, quite different to what he will have experienced in saudi arabia. i think the words jordan henderson spoke for the first time last night on ajax tv were telling. we describe the last few days as well when, saying i want to start a new chapter in my life, and he said once i knew there was an opportunity i was and overwhelmed. frankly, he sounds like a man who has been thrown a liferaft. he hinted at it in an instagram post

last night, saying it was a difficult decision but ultimately write for my family. we have heard plenty of reports that they just couldn't settle, they were living in bahrain, about 75 minute commute to al—ettifaq and things were not going right on pitch, not winning since march, very hot temperatures, low attendances, quite the opposite from what he was used to at anfield. his saudi wages would have been tax—free, had he stayed for two years, so it has cost him a lot of money to come here, not least because his wages here are nowhere near the reported 350 grand per week he was making over there. the big question is that at what cost was that the move to his reputation? such a vocal ally for the lgbtq+ community, who were angered at him for moving to a country where homosexuality is illegal and punishable by death. he always denied he put money before morals. he gets to go back to playing european football, they get the

experience and the saudi officials say their leaguers in a stronger position than ever but we have been hearing reports that he will not be the first to leave this project. absolutely. go and get one, it looks freezing. there is also the matter of the england team, he is 33, potentially his last tournament this summer in germany, playing at the hyatt level in the dutch league would help him to keep his place in the team. next to the tennis, and ten—time champion novak djokovic is back in action at the australian open. he's up against tomas martin etcheverry, who knocked out andy murray in the opening round. and he will be hoping it will be as straight forward as it was for the women's reigning champion, who is already safely through to the last 16. plain sailing for aryna sabalenka, who beat the ukrainian lesia tsurenko without dropping a single game. nice and smooth for coco gauff, too. the us open champion beating fellow american alycia parks in straight sets. big win, too, for the 16—year—old mirra andreeva — she saved a match point and came back to win her match this morning.

we started with a depature from saudi arabia, but we end with another arrival there. snooker is the latest sport going there, and with the lure of a golden ball at the new masters invitational tournament in riyadh in march. matchroom's eddie hearn confirmed the deal, and the big new addition is the use of a gold 23rd ball worth 20 points! it can only be potted once all other balls have been successfully cleared, and only if a player is on a maximum break — thereby making the new top score 167. that's something new for the seven—time world champion ronnie o'sullivan to aim for after he signed up for the event — along with 2019 world champion judd trump and current reigning world champion luca brecel. they haven't really worked out all of the details, whether the golden bowl will be on the table at the start of the match, what happens if you hit it by mistake, is at 20 point penalty question like someone on social media has asked me if it is an aprilfool already. on social media has asked me if it is an april fool already. it on social media has asked me if it is an april fool already.— is an april fool already. it does sound silly- —

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monday morning. at the moment, all quiet for most. a few wintry showers in northern england, northern ireland, but there showers in scotland, snow in recent days, in lowland areas turning increasingly to rain and sleet because we have a westerly wind bringing in less chilly air and so it will not be able to hold the snow as much as it has done, and so temperatures on the rise. more above freezing as we go through today, around four to six degrees, higherthan through today, around four to six degrees, higher than the last few days. this evening and overnight central and southern areas will see a brief frost but temperatures should lift for most later in the night, the wind picking up in the west, outbreaks of rain, some hill snow in scotland but for many in scotland, northern ireland, north—west england, north west wales, rain later in the night rather than anything wintry. the frost—free start to saturday. saturday, we will see some sunshine in the south and east and some sunny spells in parts of scotland and northern ireland but there will be rain at times, dampers conditions on saturday for north—west england and north—western parts wales but it

will be milder. the cold spell is over. a . ~' will be milder. the cold spell is over. 1, . ~ ., will be milder. the cold spell is over. a . ~' will be milder. the cold spell is over. a . ~ ., a will be milder. the cold spell is over. a . ~' will be milder. the cold spell is over. a . ~ ., a lovely. have a good day. we've got a treat for traitors fans now — klaxon. and again. klaxon. but a serious spoiler alert if you haven't already watched last night's episode — because we're going to be joined by the latest contestant to leave the castle in just a couple of minutes. so go and get yourself a cup of tea now if you don't want to know who's gone. i would job is done, we have warned you. for everyone else, let's have a look. cheering. just got to kind of manage the... "thought i was going to die, i've not died." oh, my goodness. # sunk your teeth into me, oh. # bloodsucker, dream crusher.

# bleed me dry like a damn vampire... he sighs. and then there were three. hello! hi... so lovely to see your faces. when i saw diane sitting there, i i was thinking, "aren't you dead?" like, "why are you here?" paul telling charlotte that, "oh, don't you think harry was a bit weird because he cared about the shield so much?" like, planting seeds about me — that caught me off my feet. and, i mean, if he wants to come at me, let the games begin. i'm a traitor. rapturous cheering. i told ya! what did i say?! i told ya! 0k. traitor paul gorton joins us now. good morning. good morning. did you watch last night? _

good morning. good morning. did you watch last night? i— good morning. good morning. did you watch last night? i did. _ good morning. good morning. did you watch last night? i did. it— good morning. good morning. did you watch last night? i did. it was- good morning. good morning. did you watch last night? i did. it was an - watch last night? i did. it was an emotional— watch last night? i did. it was an emotional one. _ watch last night? i did. it was an emotional one. well, _ watch last night? i did. it was an emotional one. well, yeah. - watch last night? i did. it was an emotional one. well, yeah. can| watch last night? i did. it was an i emotional one. well, yeah. can we make very — emotional one. well, yeah. can we make very clear, _ emotional one. well, yeah. can we make very clear, if— emotional one. well, yeah. can we make very clear, if anyone - emotional one. well, yeah. can we make very clear, if anyone is - make very clear, if anyone is watching, we have obviously see what happened last night but we will not talk about anything else after last night's broadcaster. i talk about anything else after last night's broadcaster.— night's broadcaster. i don't know an hini night's broadcaster. i don't know anything anyway- _ night's broadcaster. i don't know anything anyway. good - night's broadcaster. i don't know anything anyway. good stop - anything anyway. good stop laughter _ laughter 0k. did laughter ok. did you see it coming question like so many have said this is a big one, nobody saw...— one, nobody saw... didn't see it comini , one, nobody saw... didn't see it coming. harry — one, nobody saw. .. didn't see it coming. harry is— one, nobody saw... didn't see it coming, harry is obviously - one, nobody saw... didn't see it l coming, harry is obviously playing an amazing game, he did so well. he is the other traitor. he _ an amazing game, he did so well. he is the other traitor. he is _ an amazing game, he did so well. he is the other traitor. he is and - an amazing game, he did so well. he is the other traitor. he is and he - is the other traitor. he is and he is the other traitor. he is and he is fl ini is the other traitor. he is and he is flying at _ is the other traitor. he is and he is flying at the — is the other traitor. he is and he is flying at the moment. - is the other traitor. he is and he is flying at the moment. it - is the other traitor. he is and he is flying at the moment. it was i is the other traitor. he is and he l is flying at the moment. it was the paul and harriet show and i dipped, couldn't keep up the character and carry on and harry has taken the reins. d0 carry on and harry has taken the reins. a ., ., , ., carry on and harry has taken the reins. ., ., , ., ., reins. do you want to explain for --eole reins. do you want to explain for people who _ reins. do you want to explain for people who haven't _ reins. do you want to explain for people who haven't been - reins. do you want to explain for. people who haven't been watching, you say— people who haven't been watching, you say keep up the character, just .ive you say keep up the character, just give a _ you say keep up the character, just give a sense... you go into this place. — give a sense... you go into this place. into— give a sense... you go into this place, into this castle in scotland, which _ place, into this castle in scotland, which i _ place, into this castle in scotland, which i assume in itself is quite intimidating, it is a castle but a

tv studio. _ intimidating, it is a castle but a tv studio, you know, and when do you no, tv studio, you know, and when do you go. i'm _ tv studio, you know, and when do you go. i'm that _ tv studio, you know, and when do you go, i'm that kind of person? this is the persona — go, i'm that kind of person? this is the persona i— go, i'm that kind of person? this is the persona i am adopting? when go, i'm that kind of person? this is the persona i am adopting?- the persona i am adopting? when i was auditioning _ the persona i am adopting? when i was auditioning and _ the persona i am adopting? when i was auditioning and wanted - the persona i am adopting? when i was auditioning and wanted to - the persona i am adopting? when i was auditioning and wanted to go i the persona i am adopting? when ii was auditioning and wanted to go on the show i wanted to be a traitor. i thought that is the only way i can participate in the game, by being a traitor, dictating the play and really get involved in the strategy. so i went and sat with claudia, i make sure to pitch myself as being a traitor. cruel is one of the three words i would use to describe myself, in a normal interview they would kick me out but i really wanted that role.— would kick me out but i really wanted that role. that was a role, or was that _ wanted that role. that was a role, or was that you? _ wanted that role. that was a role, or was that you? is _ wanted that role. that was a role, or was that you? is it _ wanted that role. that was a role, or was that you? is it a _ wanted that role. that was a role, | or was that you? is it a completely made _ or was that you? is it a completely made up _ or was that you? is it a completely made up character? this or was that you? is it a completely made up character?— or was that you? is it a completely made up character? this is all in my brain, i made up character? this is all in my brain. i have — made up character? this is all in my brain, i have seen _ made up character? this is all in my brain, i have seen it _ made up character? this is all in my brain, i have seen it as _ made up character? this is all in my brain, i have seen it as a _ made up character? this is all in my brain, i have seen it as a character i brain, i have seen it as a character i'm going to develop, i will take it and i will act the entire time and i will be as dastardly as possible. i will be as dastardly as possible. i will not break character and that is how i will go at it, that was my strategy. how i will go at it, that was my stratei . ., ., how i will go at it, that was my stratei. ., ., , strategy. you thought you could but ou strategy. you thought you could but you couldn't- _ strategy. you thought you could but you couldn't. no! _ strategy. you thought you could but you couldn't. no! it _ strategy. you thought you could but you couldn't. no! it lasted - strategy. you thought you could but you couldn't. no! it lasted for- you couldn't. no! it lasted for eiiht you couldn't. no! it lasted for eight episodes _ you couldn't. no! it lasted for eight episodes and _ you couldn't. no! it lasted for

eight episodes and i - you couldn't. no! it lasted for eight episodes and i was - eight episodes and i was deteriorating. forthe eight episodes and i was deteriorating. for the past couple i started getting more emotional, my brain started working in overload and ijust thought, i'm done here, i really feel i am at my end. i think harry might have felt that, as well, because he thought i'm going to dip in here, get paul out and then that is him straightaway. ii in here, get paul out and then that is him straightaway.— is him straightaway. if there are traitor is left _ is him straightaway. if there are traitor is left they _ is him straightaway. if there are traitor is left they get _ is him straightaway. if there are traitor is left they get the - is him straightaway. if there are l traitor is left they get the money. correct. at the end of the show there will be a bunch of people, like at the end of season one or the other ones, there are faithfuls and traitors remaining. everyone has to agree, do you believe there are no more traitors left in our four for argument�*s assay. if they end the game and there is a traitor left than the traitor wins everything. if they end the game and it is all faithfuls, they went on the traitor misses out. like last year, wilf got the final and they were three others and they were just about to say, ok,

let's close the game which would have meant wilf won everything but then someone said, actually, i think he is a traitor and he went and they won. . ., he is a traitor and he went and they won. , ., ., a ., he is a traitor and he went and they won. , ., . a . a he is a traitor and he went and they won. , ., ., won. given how elaborate you say our won. given how elaborate you say your persona _ won. given how elaborate you say your persona was, _ won. given how elaborate you say your persona was, some - won. given how elaborate you say your persona was, some people l won. given how elaborate you say - your persona was, some people think they would _ your persona was, some people think they would have made it easier by being _ they would have made it easier by being more than self so the pressure would _ being more than self so the pressure would have _ being more than self so the pressure would have been dialled down. being a faithful, ithought— would have been dialled down. e2 “i; a faithful, i thought because would have been dialled down. e2 “i; a faithful, ithought because my a faithful, i thought because my personality i would go sooner, i thought i wouldn't last that long, big personality, probably too loud, i think the traitor flu would look at me and think we need to get rid of him, he is too big of a voice in the room. my persona going on, i felt i had to do that in order to last and that was just the way i played it. you arrive at a castle and you are just like, what played it. you arrive at a castle and you arejust like, what am i going to do? you don't have time to doublethink yourself.— doublethink yourself. there will be eo - le in doublethink yourself. there will be people in our— doublethink yourself. there will be people in our audience _ doublethink yourself. there will be people in our audience to - doublethink yourself. there will be people in our audience to know- doublethink yourself. there will be | people in our audience to know this reference — people in our audience to know this reference. nasty nick, big brother. you are— reference. nasty nick, big brother. you are not— reference. nasty nick, big brother. you are not old enough to remember that? _

you are not old enough to remember that? ., ~ , ., you are not old enough to remember that? ., ~ a , you are not old enough to remember that? ., .. , ., . you you are not old enough to remember that?_ you are - you are not old enough to remember that?_ you are not, i that? thank you but... you are not, reall . that? thank you but... you are not, really- he — that? thank you but... you are not, really- he was _ that? thank you but... you are not, really. he was a _ that? thank you but... you are not, really. he was a character _ that? thank you but... you are not, really. he was a character at - that? thank you but... you are not, really. he was a character at the - really. he was a character at the very— really. he was a character at the very beginning he was machiavellian, he plotted _ very beginning he was machiavellian, he plotted a lot and people are drawing — he plotted a lot and people are drawing parallels with some of what you were _ drawing parallels with some of what you were doing. drawing parallels with some of what you were doing-— you were doing. exactly right. i think the whole _ you were doing. exactly right. i think the whole nasty - you were doing. exactly right. i think the whole nasty nick - you were doing. exactly right. i - think the whole nasty nick character and the villain was something i was thinking, this is obviously how i will come across. the major difference is that the show is called the traitors and i have to say to claudia winkleman i will lie and deceive in order to win whereas in big brother, you don't have to lie and deceive, you can be yourself. if i went into that i wouldn't have been doing traitor —related behaviour. it is wouldn't have been doing traitor -related behaviour.— -related behaviour. it is your traitor behaviour _ -related behaviour. it is your traitor behaviour that - -related behaviour. it is your traitor behaviour that is - -related behaviour. it is your- traitor behaviour that is disliked. 0f traitor behaviour that is disliked. of course, and even i am watching the show thinking, we have to get this guy out, how has he survived this guy out, how has he survived this long? this guy out, how has he survived this low ? .,, this guy out, how has he survived this low ? ., a this guy out, how has he survived this loni? ., a ., , this guy out, how has he survived this lon? ., , .,. this long? has your family watched and said, really? _ this long? has your family watched and said, really? you _ this long? has your family watched and said, really? you have - this long? has your family watched and said, really? you have that - this long? has your family watched | and said, really? you have that site you? and said, really? you have that site ou? ., , ., 4' ., ., and said, really? you have that site ou? ., a ,, ., ., ., you? no, everyone i know who have watched it they _ you? no, everyone i know who have watched it they find _ you? no, everyone i know who have watched it they find it's _ you? no, everyone i know who have watched it they find it's the - watched it they find it's the funniest thing in the world. i think at the site maybe i came across as more of a villain and the more it

went on, people said it is like he is a pantomime villain, this camp quy is a pantomime villain, this camp guy who is doing not even that cruel things, to be honest. my familyjust love it and they support me through it and they dealt with me for 36 years and know exactly what i am about. ., .. years and know exactly what i am about. . «i ., years and know exactly what i am about. . ,, . , years and know exactly what i am about. . «i ., , ,. , about. talk about behind the scenes. you are in a — about. talk about behind the scenes. you are in a castle. _ about. talk about behind the scenes. you are in a castle. is— about. talk about behind the scenes. you are in a castle. is it _ about. talk about behind the scenes. you are in a castle. is it haunted, - you are in a castle. is it haunted, is there _ you are in a castle. is it haunted, is there stuff— you are in a castle. is it haunted, is there stuff going on with yellow it is haunted. are you watched all the time — it is haunted. are you watched all the time by— it is haunted. are you watched all the time by producers, are you ever left in _ the time by producers, are you ever left in peace — the time by producers, are you ever left in peace with yellow the seven ghosts _ left in peace with yellow the seven ghosts all— left in peace with yellow the seven ghosts all have names but we have to ignore _ ghosts all have names but we have to ignore them. this is true. you ghosts all have names but we have to ignore them. this is true.— ignore them. this is true. you can hear knocking. _ ignore them. this is true. you can hear knocking. what _ ignore them. this is true. you can hear knocking. what is _ ignore them. this is true. you can hear knocking. what is a - ignore them. this is true. you can hear knocking. what is a close - ignore them. this is true. you can | hear knocking. what is a close that ou have hear knocking. what is a close that you have got _ hear knocking. what is a close that you have got to _ hear knocking. what is a close that you have got to hearing _ hear knocking. what is a close that | you have got to hearing something, you have got to hearing something, you had _ you have got to hearing something, you had something?— you had something? there is a traitor ghost _ you had something? there is a traitor ghost and _ you had something? there is a traitor ghost and he _ you had something? there is a traitor ghost and he whispersi you had something? there is al traitor ghost and he whispers in your ear you have to kill the next morning but there is nothing else behind the scenes. i am morning but there is nothing else behind the scenes.— morning but there is nothing else behind the scenes. i am finding him hard to read... _ behind the scenes. i am finding him hard to read... when _ behind the scenes. i am finding him hard to read... when you _ behind the scenes. i am finding him hard to read... when you said - behind the scenes. i am finding him. hard to read... when you said ghosts in the _ hard to read... when you said ghosts in the castle. — hard to read... when you said ghosts in the castle, i thought maybe there are. in the castle, i thought maybe there are you _ in the castle, i thought maybe there are you are — in the castle, i thought maybe there are. you are talking about a different _ are. you are talking about a different kind of ghost. possibly! ok... 0k... laughter i can see why he was good at the

game _ i can see why he was good at the game no— i can see why he was good at the iame_ ., , . , i can see why he was good at the iame. .,,. , ., �*, game. no secrets, that's the thing. ialwa s game. no secrets, that's the thing. i always find _ game. no secrets, that's the thing. i always find it _ game. no secrets, that's the thing. i always find it interesting - game. no secrets, that's the thing. i always find it interesting with - i always find it interesting with reality tv shows, and this is a reality tv shows, and this is a reality tv, just how it affects you. mentally. reality tv, 'ust how it affects you. mentall . ., , ., reality tv, 'ust how it affects you. mentall . ., �* mentally. you said, you couldn't kee- it mentally. you said, you couldn't keep it up- _ mentally. you said, you couldn't keep it up- how— mentally. you said, you couldn't keep it up. how did _ mentally. you said, you couldn't keep it up. how did you - mentally. you said, you couldn't keep it up. how did you deal- mentally. you said, you couldn't| keep it up. how did you deal with that? i keep it up. how did you deal with that? ., ., , ., , that? i thought i would be really show that? i thought i would be really strong and _ that? i thought i would be really strong and l _ that? i thought i would be really strong and i feel— that? i thought i would be really strong and i feel like _ that? i thought i would be really strong and i feel like i _ that? i thought i would be really strong and i feel like i got - that? i thought i would be really strong and i feel like i got to - that? i thought i would be reallyj strong and i feel like i got to the point... i had an 18—month—old baby at home and he is now older because time works that way, i guess! i started missing them more, ithink it started weighing on me, the things i was doing. i think the more the show went on, the more me came out, which is funny because that is when people started to recognise maybe paul is actually a traitor. the more i started being myself, i felt i was deteriorating. i couldn't keep it up. felt i was deteriorating. i couldn't keep it up— keep it up. was it a really big relief when _ keep it up. was it a really big relief when you _ keep it up. was it a really big relief when you were - keep it up. was it a really big - relief when you were uncovered? such a relief and it — relief when you were uncovered? such a relief and it is _ relief when you were uncovered? such a relief and it is so _ relief when you were uncovered? stan a relief and it is so bizarre that when they found me, i am celebrating because it feels like we have found a traitor. i was so happy for everyone. watching it again last

night, i thought it was the best roundtable i have seen. miles and mine where these sweet beliefs and i think the whole uk public probably felt the same. oh, my god, we finally got one claudia is the best in the world. just the most magical person. in the world. just the most magical .erson, , , , in the world. just the most magical erson. , , , in the world. just the most magical .erson. i, , , , in the world. just the most magical erson. , i, , in the world. just the most magical person-_ she person. physically tiny but big. she is iu no person. physically tiny but big. she is guy no mess. — person. physically tiny but big. she is guy no mess, the _ person. physically tiny but big. she is guy no mess, the opposite - person. physically tiny but big. she is guy no mess, the opposite of- person. physically tiny but big. shel is guy no mess, the opposite of me. thank you. is guy no mess, the opposite of me. thank you-— thank you. well done, you were worried about _ thank you. well done, you were worried about manspreading - thank you. well done, you were worried about manspreading on | thank you. well done, you were i worried about manspreading on the sofa. i worried about manspreading on the sofa. ., . ., worried about manspreading on the sofa. . , . ., worried about manspreading on the sofa. . , ., ., , ., . sofa. i have started to slouch, i have noticed _ sofa. i have started to slouch, i have noticed that _ sofa. i have started to slouch, i have noticed that from - sofa. i have started to slouch, i have noticed that from the - sofa. i have started to slouch, i i have noticed that from the show. good luck with whatever is next. the traitors is back on bbc one tonight at 9pm. you're watching bbc breakfast, it's 8:59.

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