the government was complicit in a decision by the post office to sack forensic accountants who found bugs in its it system, according to documents obtained by the bbc. a convicted murderer has been executed with nitrogen gas in alabama — the first time the method of capital punishment has been used in the us. encouraging others to get tested — broadcasters nick owen and steve rider speak about their prostate cancer in the hope of raising awareness. novak djokovic is up against it at the australian open. he's lost the first two sets of his semifinal againstjannik sinner and needs one of the great comebacks of his career to avoid a huge upset. # get up, stand up. a new film celebrates the life of revolutionary reggae artist bob marley. blustery at the moment. showers to

be . in with. blustery at the moment. showers to begin with- many — blustery at the moment. showers to begin with. many will _ blustery at the moment. showers to begin with. many will have _ blustery at the moment. showers to begin with. many will have a - blustery at the moment. showers to begin with. many will have a dry - blustery at the moment. showers to begin with. many will have a dry andi begin with. many will have a dry and bright day. details on that and your weekend forecast coming up. it's friday, the 26th of january. our main story. the attorney general is considering whetherjudges should review the sentence of a man who killed three people in nottingham last year. valdo calocane fatally stabbed barnaby webber, grace o'malley—kumar and ian coates and tried to kill three others by running them over. he was given an indefinite hospital order after pleading guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility — but the victims�* families felt justice was not done, as nickjohnson reports. three families united in grief and despair. we will never come to terms with the loss of our beloved daughter grace and how she lost her life. premeditated planning, the collection of lethal weapons, hiding in the shadows

and the brutality of the attacks are of an individual who knew exactly what he was doing. he knew entirely that it was wrong, but he did it anyway. valdo calocane pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the basis of diminished responsibility due to his paranoid schizophrenia. yesterday, thejudge sentenced him to an indefinite hospital order. but that didn't feel like justice to the devastated families. this man is a killer. murder was the only thing he cared about and he fulfilled this in horrific fashion on tuesday, the 13th ofjune last year. all we can do is hope that, in due course, some sort ofjustice will be served. this man has made a mockery of the system and he has got away with murder. now, after receiving a referral claiming the sentence may be unduly lenient, the attorney general�*s office confirmed it will now consider whether it should be reviewed byjudges. 19—year—old students barnaby webber and grace o'malley—kumar were killed as they walked through nottingham city centre after a night out.

moments after this footage, both had been fatally stabbed. 65—year—old ian coates, a caretaker and grandfather of eight, was then attacked while in his van on his way to work. stay where you are! an hour and a half after the first attack, valdo calocane was caught by police. passing sentence, the judge said calocane would very probably spend the rest of his life in a secure hospital. the attorney general�*s office now has 28 days to weigh up whether to refer the case to the court of appeal. even if that happens, there's no guarantee the case will be heard or reviewed, let alone the sentence changed. but it's the first step in a process that could go some way towards giving three families the justice they feel wasn't served. nickjohnson, bbc news.

rachel has more now relating to the post office scandal. bbc news has obtained documents showing the government was complicit in a decision by the post office to sack the forensic accountants who had found bugs in its it system. a sub—committee of the post office board took the decision in april 2014. yet the post office kept the government's involvement in it secret and continued to claim the accountants had vindicated its horizon computer system. andy verity has this exclusive report. the post office hired independent forensic accountants second sight to investigate complaints that its horizon computer system generated false evidence of cash shortfalls used to prosecute subpostmasters. oh, my god. it..it�*s just doubled right in front of my eyes. they found evidence of computer bugs doing just that in 76 branches and told the post office in july 2013.

but instead of coming clean, the post office kept insisting in public their system was robust, while in private, it agreed to plan to take second sight off the case. this envelope contains documents that post office bosses didn't want you, the public, to see minutes the public, to see — minutes of a subcommittee of a post office board that were kept from subpostmasters as they fought their way through the courts. they were eventually released a few years later with heavy redactions. look at those blacked—out passages. i've got hold of the unredacted version and they show exactly what was going on and who knew about it. spoiler alert — the government knew all about it. the minutes show post office chair alice perkins, chief executive paula vennells and a government representative richard callard, discuss second sight�*s independent role investigating subpostmasters�* complaints for a mediation scheme. behind the redactions, it shows that in april 2014, they agreed a plan to continue

to investigate cases but to bring it within the control of the post office, cutting out second sight�*s independent role. and they reveal that post office bosses didn't plan to pay anything like the compensation subpostmasters were claiming — in fact, only around £1 million for all cases. yet in public, the post office continued to claim second sight�*s review as vindication, saying it found no systemic issues with horizon. in the meantime, you'll need to make good the loss. i haven't got that money! when in fact, as told in a tv drama this month, false evidence had been used to prosecute people like jo hamilton. i mean, what's it all about? do we live in a democracy or don't we? you know, and they've done some terrible things to people, why they didn't just tell the truth and sort it out then, i do not know. to mps who've campaigned for subpostmasters it again proves what they've long suspected. this was a government organisation being overseen by government representatives and it's

the government that has to take responsibility for everything that went wrong. it's a distinctly corrupt, murky story that goes right the way into government and it's deeply worrying. we contacted alice perkins and paula vennells, but didn't receive a response. richard callard and the government declined to comment while the inquiry was ongoing. the post office also declined to comment. andy verity, bbc news. the us state of alabama has executed convicted murderer kenneth smith with nitrogen gas, the first time the method has been used in the us. david willis joins us from los angeles. david, why has this execution been so controversial? kenneth smith was declared dead at 8.25 this evening alabama time. the execution is said to have taken just

over 30 minutes and for several of those minutes, kenneth smith was observed writing and thrashing around on the gurney and was then seen to be breathing deeply for several more minutes. alabama officials predicted he would lose consciousness within seconds and die within minutes. clearly, that was not the case and his final words included the message, tonight alabama causes humanity to take a step backwards. the son of the victim in this case, elizabeth sennett, mike sennett, said nothing has happened here tonight will bring my mother back, but she gotjustice tonight. my mother back, but she got 'ustice toniaht. . ~ my mother back, but she got 'ustice toniaht. ., ~ i. the united nations�* highest court is expected to make an initial decision on a case which has seen israel accused of committing genocide in gaza. the case, which was brought by south africa, will be ruled on by the international court ofjustice later.

israel has called the allegations grossly distorted. the uk has suspended talks on a free trade deal with canada. the negotiations — which started in march 2022 — were among a number launched by the british government in the wake of its exit from the european union. the canadian government said it was disappointed by the uk's decision. the secretary of the us navy has said the uk should reassess the strength of its armed forces in the face of increasing threats. the comments follow a warning from the head of the british army that its current strength is not enough if it were to face a war in europe. the ministry of defence says it's confident that there are robust plans in place. consultants in england who are members of the british medical association have rejected the latest pay offer from the government by the narrowest of margins. the bma is urging ministers to improve the deal, after 51% voted against it. ministers said they were considering their next steps. consultants in wales are still voting on an offer from the welsh government. our health editor hugh pym reports.

senior doctors out on picket lines. they staged nine days of walkouts in england before pay talks got under way. and then came an offer which the doctors' union, the british medical association, felt it could put to consultant members. on top of the 6% pay rise already awarded, the government said it would put 4.95% extra on the table and streamline the system of pay bands. some consultants would get nothing more, but others up to 13% in total. bma members in england rejected it — 51% voting against. the union has a strike mandate for senior doctors tilljune, but, right now, it's calling for a better offer and more talks rather than industrial action. it is easy to be fixated on numbers but it is about making sure pay is fixed for the future and we can be

certain we retain the brightest in the uk to provide services for patients. . the health secretary, victoria atkins, said she was disappointed the union had rejected a fair and reasonable offer, and the government would consider its next steps. health leaders, meanwhile, are very concerned about the possibility of more strikes, as amanda pritchard, head of nhs england, made clear before the result was announced. the period when junior doctors and consultants were involved was particularly challenging to the nhs. we would be concerned about prolonged industrial action of any kind. and that still leaves thejunior doctors in england. since staging six days of strike action earlier this month, there has been no sign of any talks getting going with the government. bma junior doctors will now vote on extending their strike mandate beyond the end of february. hugh pym, bbc news. hermit crabs, which normally use discarded shells

as their armour, are turning to plastic waste instead. ifind this i find this story distressing. researchers from the university of warsaw in poland say they are heartbroken that the animals are increasingly using rubbish discarded by humans. not in that picture but i am sure we will see others. two—thirds of hermit crab species have been seen using rubbish, including bottle tops, plastic tubes and even lightbulbs. you will see in those pictures they are using actual shells but the pictures on the bbc website show them squeezed into a plastic bottle tops. it looks so unnatural. really upsetting. it is not right. here's matt. after a stormy week, things have climbed down for a touch at the weekend. some will stay windy. today, after a blustery start with

winds up to 50 mph, winds will ease in many places becoming dry after early showers. showers continuing in northern areas. at the moment the showers have pushed southwards and eastwards with the gusty wind. the shower is less numerous and across northern england, scotland and northern ireland, where in a few hours they will be confined and then much of england and wales having a dry day. showers coming in across western scotland. some could be heavy with some thunder and hail and over high ground, snow. the wind will go more south—westerly through the day. it means temperatures are cooler. just a degree above normal. fresher particularly in the far north—west where the wind strengthens in the evening. up to 60 mph in the western isles. still showers here. but much of northern ireland, england and wales will have

a dry and sunny afternoon. wales will be —— the wind will be much lighter. a colder night tonight in the south. staying windy in northern areas with 70 mph gusts possible in the western isles with further showers and temperatures here holding up. you can see the blue on the chart. this is where we could see a touch of frost into the start of the weekend. a lot of dry weather to come for many this weekend. rain edging into scotland and northern ireland on sunday but temperatures lifting. we were lucky recently to have good weather on a walk in the peak district. did you have a sandwich? no, we had a sausage roll. speaking of going outdoors... if you've been to the peak district recently, you might have benefited from the work of one very special volunteer.

we did not come across her. margaret black is 86 years old and she's been a peak district ranger for nearly three decades. as part of her work, margaret heads out to beauty spots across the national park, cleaning signs, picking up litter, and trimming shrubs. she says she'll keep volunteering for as long as she can fasten her boots. take a look. very satisfying to do and, yeah, a bit of elbow grease and let it soak if they're very dry. you know, it's like washing pots, really. my name is margaret. i'm 86 years old and i've been a peak district ranger for almost 29 years. litter picking, cutting back vegetation, cleaning anything that wants cleaning. it's great. you see something that was really grubby. once its clean, it makes all the difference. i was walking with some friends in the peak district,

and came upon this very interesting looking group who seem to be repairing a footpath and they were rangers and they could come out and do things to look after this wonderful area, which i thought was a really good idea and something that i would be interested in. you can't clean without a bit of detergent. it's the companionship, the camaraderie that you get with other like—minded people. you can sort of feel they're all your friends and you're one of the gang — that's what i like about it. margaret is great. she'll turn her hand to anything. it doesn't matter what it is, she'll have a go. we have quite a number of volunteers and they're a great help to us. volunteering across the peak district, we take people on more or less all the time. you're expected to do a good job of work, as well. short back and sides. do you think you'lljust keep

continuing for as long as possible? while ever i can fasten my boot laces, i shall do. we should all be grateful to people like margaret putting in those hours. she is 86. let's take a look at today's papers. many of this morning's front pages focus on the sentence handed to the nottingham killer valdo calocane, which is set to be reviewed by the attorney general. the daily telegraph features an image of some of the victims�* families outside court following the sentencing, alongside the headline "he has got away with murder". "they were failed" is the mirror's headline, the paper shows an image of the last moments of students grace o'malley—kumar and barnaby webber before they were stabbed to death by calocane last summer. the daily mail focuses

on the trial of a couple accused of the manslaughter of their newborn daughter. the old bailey heard constance marten and mark gordon went on the run with their daughter, victoria, last winter. the couple deny the charges. one of the stories making the front of the times is the news that fewer than half of adults are now married or in a civil partnership. it comes as new figures also reveal the average age of a first time bride is now 33, and 35 for a groom — around a decade older than in the 1970s. some of the stories from the inside pages. a couple have the story that writing by hand is good for your brain. i don't know if you were talking about this in the context of students moving to using laptops for exams and the conversation about whether handwriting is dying out because some exam boards will allow students to do exams online. we were talking about if it has an impact on

your cognitive function and it apparently does. researchers asked 36 university students to wear sensors on their head to monitor brain activity. the results found that connectivity of different brain regions increased when they wrote by hand but not by typing. in other words, you are invigorating parts of the brain handwriting. that makes sense to me. will we see an example of your handwriting? it is not too bad. i would say it is better than your scrawl. 0k, better than your scrawl. ok, i was not expecting that. i don't think you have seen my handwriting. you know this thing about the mix—up of the name? tom holland and tom hollander.

both excellent actors. tom hollander revealed he was accidentally paid £1 million bonus which was meant for tom holland. his agent got it mixed up. same agent? same agent, hejust his agent got it mixed up. same agent? same agent, he just sent the cheque to the wrong person because their name is similar. the papers have been having fun. it was on a late—night show. he was asking if they got confused often and tom hollander was saying this. the older actor. he said i was here first, but he is enormously famous. it causes problems. they went to look at mix—ups. the two who are called brian cox. they were here on the sofa talking about getting them mixed up and how people think they have booked the wrong one. we have

to of michelle williams, the singer and the actress. and sir steve mcqueen and steve mcqueen, the late actor. one of course is dead. a mix—up with names. there is only one charlie stayt. is there more than one of you? is there more than one of you? i got an e—mail recently saying they had found one. i have not explored it but i shall. i wonder if the other rachel is watching this morning. there is a thought. let's move on. more than 200 people were killed when bombs planted by al-qaeda tore through crowded nightclubs in bali in october 2002. now, after a wait of more than 21 years, some of the families of those murdered are in guantanamo bay to see two of their killers be sentenced. security correspondent gordon corera reports. i couldn't bear the thought that

somebody standing trial for his murder and for his relatives not to be there to say it mattered. it mattered terribly. susanna miller at the memorial to victims of bali. among them, her younger brother dan. he was on a rugby tour on the island. two of his killers will soon be sentenced after a plea deal with us military prosecutors. they were senior operatives in an al-qaeda offshoot which carried out one of the group's deadliest attacks, killing over 200 people on a night out. that was, you know, dan and i living the dream. polly had married dan just five weeks earlier. she was in the bar with him. the building just caught on fire and collapsed in. and ijust remember everything falling down on top of me. people screaming and then fire. so it was like fire everywhere. it was so terrifying. i remember, like, looking ahead of me and it was just a wall of flames. burnt over nearly half her body, it took days for polly to learn her husband had died.

it was chaos. i did obviously keep hope for a while, but i think it took three weeks — three weeks for everyone that i was there with to finally be officially id�*d. dan was one of a group of friends and rugby players who died. some of theirfamilies have been brought together by the fight for a form ofjustice. and this is where it's taken them. guantanamo bay is a site shrouded in controversy. some suspects held there have been tortured. many have been held for years without charge, or waiting military trial. but for dan miller's family, it's important not to lose sight of the victims. it's a very important moment. it's not a perfect moment in any way and there's no sense of it that is ideal, but it's all we've got. it has to be about the bali victims, the victims that suffered terribly, and many injured people

and the people left behind. it was a really incredibly vicious bombing. they were robbed of their future and, no matter what we do, can't get that back. you can tick the box that justice has been served, but it doesn't bring them back. that was gordon corera reporting. still to come on breakfast. who will prevail as the traitors reaches its climax this evening? no spoilers. we'll be talking to one former contestant at 7.50. if you have not been watching, you might be baffled as to what was going on. we do not have to explain it necessarily but it is great. time to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london.

a murder investigation has been launched after a man's body was found byjoggers in a park in west london. officers were called yesterday morning after the discovery of the body of 19—year—old tyler donnelly in hanworth park in feltham. he had been stabbed. no—one has yet been arrested. the grenfell testimony week ends today. throughout the week, some of those bereaved and survivors have been able to speak directly to representatives from some of the organisations they hold responsible for the fire. 72 people died at the tower injune 2017. the hearings are part of a civil legal settlement agreed in 2023 for compensation claims. rents in london have hit a record high atjust over £2,600 per month, on average, according to the property website, rightmove. that's 6% higher than last year. although rent rises are lower than in the rest of the country, it's predicted that rents will go up again this year.

tomorrow is holocaust memorial day with events planned across the capital. some london landmarks, including the london eye, will be lit up in purple to mark the occasion. tonight, on bbc london, we'll be hearing from survivors of the holocaust, including hannah lewis, who was born in poland, sent to a concentration camp with her mother and came to london after the war. i remember the first time we went into hiding. i didn't really understand why, but i knew that if my mother said, "you must be very quiet, i'd be very quiet." i didn't know why we were in hiding. but, gradually, the german presence got bigger and bigger. let's take a look at the tubes now. there are severe delays on the central line, and minor delays on the circle, hammersmith and city and picadilly lines. now onto the weather with kate.

good morning. it's a mild start this morning. we've had some heavy showers overnight. any lingering first thing will clear away quite quickly to lots of sunshine today. now, it's quite breezy, but the wind will fall a little lighter through the afternoon. now, the maximum temperature we're likely to get first thing this morning of around 12 celsius. those showers overnight were actually a cold front. so behind it, the air a little less mild. so dropping a little by the end of the day. now, overnight, the wind much lighter, the sky clear. could just see an isolated mist or fog patch. the minimum temperature, one or two celsius. so a chilly start to saturday. got high pressure in charge, so it remains dry. still a little bit of a breeze, but we should see plenty of sunshine through the course of saturday. perhaps a little bit of patchy cloud turning that sunshine hazy, but temperatures tomorrow around ten celsius. now we're going to hang on to the high pressure, as we head into sunday, too, maybe a little bit more cloud by the end of the day, but should stay dry. and as we head into next week, more cloud around for the beginning of the week, but temperatures still mild for the end of january.

that's it. head to our website to find out more about a star wars film script left by harrison ford in a west london flat that is up for auction. see you then. hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and rachel burden. the news that king charles is set to undergo treatment for an enlarged prostate has sparked conversations across the country about men's health. the king's condition is not linked to prostate cancer but two familiar faces, who have received treatment for the disease, have welcomed the increase in awareness that has followed his announcement. presenter nick owen and former grandstand host steve ryderjoined us here on the breakfast sofa last year. tim muffett has been catching up with them. it has been quite tough, to be honest. last year was undoubtedly the worst year of my life. it could be going on inside you now. you need to find out and you need to take action.

so everyone says to me, "take it easy. take care of yourself." talking can be so important. when you wake up in the morning, that's how it is. which is why nick owen and steve ryder are meeting today. nick was diagnosed with prostate cancer in april of last year. you get a slow build—up to the realisation that you've got prostate cancer and it's serious and its aggressive and you've got to do something quickly. and so it was very stressful, very upsetting. steve revealed his diagnosis with prostate cancer in october. i consider myself to be extremely lucky and i'm a total convert to getting yourself checked early and getting the diagnosis done early. how are you? yeah, fine. fine. we're both here as, er, the best kind of advertisement for getting things sorted. yeah. both steve and nick have responded well to their treatment. nick is back presenting bbc midlands today, twice a week. hello. welcome to midlands today with me, nick owen. last week, buckingham palace

announced that king charles would be undergoing treatments for an enlarged prostate. the palace said the condition is benign and it doesn't necessarily mean there's a greater risk of developing prostate cancer. bearing in mind the history of the royal family and how they keep themselves to themselves as much as possible, especially about private things. it's staggering, really, that we all know that king charles has this condition. nhs england has said there's since been a big increase in the number of people seeking out information about the prostate on the nhs website. as a whole, blokes are a bit reluctant to get involved with health issues. theyjust think, "oh, it'll be all right." we're not as good as going to the doctors, i don't think. the charity prostate cancer uk says that nick and steve's decision to talk openly has led to a huge rise in visits to its website. i've had loads of people contact me one way or the other — phone calls, e—mails, letters, orjust meeting me

in the street, saying that since this awareness has risen up with people like yourself and me talking about it on television, that they've gone and had psas. a lot of people are not really sure what a psa test is. i mean, it stands for prostate specific antigen, i think. and that's a blood test, which tells, or gives an indication that you might have prostate cancer, i think. prostate cancer uk have a fantastic website, which explains so much. it even gives you a sort of a checker, so you can work out whether you're likely to be at risk. you come out almost evangelical about the need to — for everyone out there to get themselves tested and give themselves the same opportunity as we've had to beat the wretched thing. especially when they reach a certain age. you know, if you're 50 or over, be aware. we're bombarded all the time with, you know, blokes going to gyms and looking at their diet and looking at this and looking at that and completely ignoring the fact that possibly inside... something's going on inside.

..is something that's going to rob them of 20 years of life. and the point is that it doesn't always end up with an operation. no, doesn't have to. the earlier the diagnosis, the greater the options that you have. it's really sort of comforting in a way to spend time talking to steve ryder, who's been through exactly the same as i have. it really struck a chord when i heard the news of his situation and started taking a little bit of a closer look at the possibility that i might have the same kind of condition. and that's the sort of national conversation that this has started. a cancer diagnosis can pose enormous challenges — physically and emotionally. it's been great to catch up with you. it can be isolating. so good to see you. it can also bring people together. i can't believe it. tim muffett, bbc news.

mike is here with the sport. some fa cup magic coming up mike is here with the sport. some fa cup magic coming up shortly. mike is here with the sport. some fa cup magic coming up shortly. we mike is here with the sport. some fa cup magic coming up shortly. we are off to newport. now that djokovic has been in trouble before a previous grand slams. he is quite an expert at digging himself out of a hole and he has done it again. good morning. it was a real surprise to see the world number one, novak djockovic, struggling in the first two sets in his semi final at the australian open. he didn'tjust lose them but was outplayed, as jannick sinner, won them, 6—1 and 6—2. djockovic, the 10—time champion in melbourne, was staring at defeat, when he saved a match point before he started the fightback by taking the third set on a tie break. britain's neal skupski lost in the final of the mixed doubles. he and his partner desirae krawczyk where a setup and leading 42 with eyes on the trophy until their opponents fought back to win the decider on a tie—break.

on to cricket, and england struck early on the second day against india whenjoe root with a wicket in the first over of the day. there was another wicket, this time for debutant tom hartley. he struggled yesterday but got shubman gill out for his first wicket in test cricket. india reached lunch, on 222 for three, just 2a runs behind. there's exactly six months to go until the start of the olympic games, which begin in paris at the end ofjuly. there is still a lot of qualifying to get through, with team gb, looking to continue their run of success, afterfinishing fourth in the medal table in tokyo. we've currently qualified 135 places, or quota places, for athletes, so there's still a way to go. we know things like athletics happens injune and a lot of the qualifying is decided, or selection is decided, then. so there are some sports — our rugby sevens men's team have got a big event injune, where they've got to win the event to qualify. so there's still uncertainty, but we're doing really well. two olympic gold medalists will be speaking to us after 8:30am. olympic royalty indeed. max whitlock and tom dean. now the most capped uk men's footballer,

steven davis, has announced his retirement. he's now 39 and holds a record with 140 appearances for northern ireland. following his debut in 2005, the rangers midfielder and fan, has been sidelined for over a year with a knee injury. he says it's been an incredible journey, and it's a surreal sensation but it feels the time is right. the football association has opened an investiation into the death of sheffield united player maddy cusack. police did not treat the 27—year—old's death last september as suspicious. it was reported that cusack�*s family subsequently outlined a range of issues that she had been facing at the club and in december an external investigation commisioned by sheffield united found no evidence of wrongdoing. now, the fa have launced their own investigation into the circumstances leading up to her death. the men's fa cup has reached the fourth round stage with a huge few days ahead, as we try and guess where the giant killings, the upsets might be. newport county take

on manchester united on sunday and we will have more on that shortly. but the opening match was a bad one, for another south wales side — swansea city — as they were hammered 5—0 by premier league side bournemouth. no upset here. all the goals coming in the first half. and so bournemouth are the first side through to the fifth round. we've done ourjob, you know. we are in the last 16. we were also in the carabao cup in the last 16. we sometimes, you also, you're very dependent on the draws. we were unlucky in carabao cup. we faced liverpool. we were close, but they left us out and now they're in the final. let's see what we have in the draw. if we play at home, we play away, who we play. but i think we are giving us chances and let's hope that we can continue this — this route in the cup. there are four ties, this evening, including chelsea taking on aston villa, while cup—holders manchester city travel to spurs, whose manager insists they won't be changing their attacking approach

out of respect for their visitors. you shouldn't have a different attitude. the beauty of the cap is upset they produce. they produce upset they produce. they produce upset because maybe you don't take the same attitude. for me, it doesn't matter who you play. the cup game is a game where there is only one result to help you advance and is a when. on sunday, manchester united go to rodney parade for a first ever competitive game with league two side, newport county. the club that went bust in the late 1990s are currently on a good run, unbeaten in their last seven matches, but that they have enough to scare the 12—time cup winners? it is so nicely, isn't it? i've been down to south wales to find out what it means to players and fans.

getting in trim for the biggest moment of his career. and for newport top scorer will evans, the reason this fourth round match is a cut above is that he'll be up against the team he supports — manchester united. yeah, that's that's the thing. i almost don't want to win, but no, you know, we've got a job to do and, you know, it's going to be like our cup final. and yeah, you know, it hasn't really sunk in. it hasn't, you know... i've watched these lads on television and you know, you see that social media, you're talking global stars around casimiro won champions leagues coming to rodney parade and you know, to be surfing on the same pitch as them is really special. evans scored a goal at eastleigh that sealed newport�*s date with manchester united and his celebration with the travelling fans show the bond the club has within the community. so you have one of my mates who come down to watch.

i want to run over to him at the end of the game to show my appreciation. so yeah, that euphoria, you can't... if you could bottle it up and sell it, you'd make a lot of money, let's put it that way. yes, i know how he felt last season. so to see him score, i think it's 18 goals this season. extremely proud. this cup run is putting newport back on the map again in the same way that the city's most famous rap group, goldie looking chain, did 20 years ago. the band are massive newport county fans, and this season's fa cup renaissance is coinciding with their own anniversary comeback tour. for someone that's on a rigid diet having a having a cream cake. what a place to live. what a place to be and what a place and time to be alive. it's just a family affair, i so everyone's bubbling up with excitement for it. we all got the county in our heart — flowing through our veins. - # football, football, football, football.# such is the scale of this cup tie.

that extra seating has been put up to increase capacity to 9000, with fans queuing from dawn to dusk to get their tickets. a special moment at a club that went bust in the late 80s. i'm really excited and can't wait. i just want to get my ticket now. really excited. yeah. if i had a swimming pool, i'djump in. there seems to be something about the pain and adversity that this club suffered in 1989 when it went out of business. that gives them an advantage, an edge. still today they became known as the exiles because once they reformed, they had to play their home games miles from here before eventually returning home. and i think that's what makes the fans here so passionate. and it's what has helped the club already cause several big fa cup upsets over the last six years. knocking out leeds in 2018, then drawing with spurs. they sent leicester tumbling here the following season. this is the club that wouldn't die.

this is a club that took on the welsh fa, uefa. fifa. went down to the atlantic league, came back, and the history of us, that's why we're the exiles, you see, i think it's exiles against the world, really. i think we've got this mentality that obviously teams, when we play this thing, we build it up into such a frenzy. and i feel that the team, the fans, we work together, everybody. i think it's mainly down to rodney parade. i think it's one of the last old grounds in the country. don't see many grounds that are so narrow and the fans are right on top of the pitch. the match is causing a flutter beyond the stadium across the river usk in the city's bars because it's about far more than the £100,000 or more. the club itself will benefit from a game on live tv. it's good for hotels, it's good for taxi drivers, it's good for the schools, it's good for the kids. you know, for this little bit of time, we've got the fa cup fever. they know that we've seen the hard times and these

little moments where you get a bit of a kind of time in the spotlight. but of a chance at glory is really valuable and everybody really kind of get stuck into that. but back at the barbers, the big question for will evans is which manchester united player does he want to swap shirts with afterwards? whether he gets his wish or not might depend on the result and if manchester united have become the greatest of newport�*s giant killings. that is why we love the fa cup. the chance to dream. life transforming. welch trying to knock his team out of the fa cup. first ground in wales to have floodlights installed. it is also because they play rugby there as well, it has hosted all kinds of rugby internationals. they hosted deal backs back in the day. —— they hosted the all blacks. the magic

continues tomorrow when we find out why these will be going to ipswich town tomorrow in the cup. that is indeed a dinosaur, the mascot against maidstone united up against ipswich tomorrow lunchtime. you can follow all the action, 5live has coverage of the games. the new pool game is on sunday, isn't it? coverage of maidstone as well tomorrow. see you later on. —— newport game. now, this is something to get your teeth into. we often hear of weird and wonderful things going up for auction, but how about this? a set of gold—plated false teeth — belonging to none other than sir winston churchill. the dentures have been preserved since his death in 1965 — and will go under the hammer next month — where they are set to fetch thousands of pounds. alastair mckee has been to see them. lot 286. a set of false teeth around 80 years old. one careful owner. but these teeth have quite a story.

these are winston churchill's dentures, also known as gnash, —— as gnashers, is said to be one of four. we think one set buried with him, one set in the hunterian gallery and one in other private ownership. they're quite heavy because of their gold and porcelain. i suppose they go this way up. yes. bit more scary that way. and heavy. this set has been owned by a private collector from gloucester for the last 20 years. so it gives us quite an interesting insight into winston churchill's dental health. not that good, i'm thinking. no, sadly not. poor winston had dental problems all his life for teeth out because they were made to preserve his natural lisp, which he obviously felt was an important part of him. that lisp was very apparent when he gave one of history's most important speeches, quite possibly wearing these very teeth.

just like on the landing ground, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets. we still fight in the hills. we shall never surrender. the last auction of churchill's dentures fetched £15,000 with huge interest from across the world. these could sell for even more. where they'll end up is anyone's guess. i suppose you keep them in a glass by the bed, do you? alastair mckee, bbc news. of all the kind of quirky memorabilia, i'm not sure someone else's tea for something i would go for. i understand the history behind it. what do you think? hat for. i understand the history behind it. what do you think?— it. what do you think? not for me, thank yom — it. what do you think? not for me, thank yon i _ it. what do you think? not for me, thank you. i will— it. what do you think? not for me, thank you. i will pass _ it. what do you think? not for me, thank you. i will pass on _ it. what do you think? not for me, thank you. i will pass on this - it. what do you think? not for me, thank you. i will pass on this one, | thank you. i will pass on this one, just this time.— just this time. you have a day of extremes _ just this time. you have a day of

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mph at times compared with lighter winds elsewhere that is why we will find the windiest weather weekend. —— this is where we will find. a fresher wind, cooler than yesterday. showers around at the moment but they will continue throughout in scotland. this is the weather front that brought the gusty winds. now clearing away from the south—east corner. still fairly windy in its wake. still winds gusting 30, 40, maybe 50 mph in one or two spots. showers in east anglia and the south—east at the moment clearing through very shortly. for much of england, wales and northern ireland are predominantly dry day. one or two isolated showers. the bulk of the showers will be in western scotland. a mix of rain, hail, even the rumble of thunder. there will be some snow as well. temperatures today down on recent days. if you are in east anglia and the south—east they will probably drop

through the day relative to where they are at the moment. with lighter winds and showers continuing further north, a better contrast in temperatures. the modus conditions in scotland and northern ireland. notice the splatters of blue indicating in southern england we could see some frost. a cool start to the weekend. we start to draw in airfrom the to the weekend. we start to draw in air from the south. the colours indicate the air is getting warmer once again. the winds are picking up. we see rain at times in north—west scotland. if you showers elsewhere. for many of you are dry and bright day. sunshine hazy aground parts of scotland and northern ireland. a bit of cloud will come and go. for most of you a fine saturday and those temperatures beginning to climb. they will climb further as we go into the weekend. an area of high pressure pulling away, allowing the south to south—westerly winds to develop. a bit more rain on sunday. low cloud

in western areas on sunday. not as any on saturday. a bid rain and drizzle. looks likely we will see rain spreading into scotland and northern ireland. —— a bit of rain. look at the temperatures, ten to 13 degrees. look at the temperatures, ten to 13 de . rees. ., . look at the temperatures, ten to 13 decrees. ., . ., ., degrees. feeling milder once again. makes the morning _ degrees. feeling milder once again. makes the morning easier. - news of very extreme temperatures in spain to come later on in the programme. he was the world's most famous reggae musician. now, a new biopic will trace the life of bob marley, from his rise to fame to his death at the age ofjust 36. our music correspondent mark savage got exclusive access to the film's london set and spoke with the actor kingsley ben—adir, who plays marley, about portraying a jamaican cultural icon. # get up. # stand up. # stand up for your rights.# you can't mimic him. you know, you can't copy him. it'sjust not possible. it's too... it's too spontaneous.

so how did kingsley ben—adir transform himself into reggae legend bob marley? music for don't worry about a thing starts last year, we were invited down to alexandra palace to find out, as kingsley shot one of the key scenes in one love. so we're here on set. tell me what sequence you're filming today. today, we're filming a live recording of exodus, and it's what takes us through sort of a montage in the film. through the magic of filmmaking, 200 extras in period costumes become a sea of fans, as kingsley recreates one of bob's best—known performances. when he's singing, when he's performing, he's really tapping into something else. his eyes are often closed. i always think it's like the music's flowing through him, like electricity.

i think, for me as an actor, it was always like he's singing for his life. # men and people will fight you down. # then you see jah light. # let me tell you if you're not wrong, then everything is all right.# one of the things that surprised me was that you were preparing for this role while you were on set filming the barbie movie. yeah. i can't think of two more separate movies in terms of... some producer told me that we were starting injune and barbie, we started in march. so i was like, i have ten weeks. wow. we actually had a lot longer. so i set up a little station in barbie land and i was just i was listening to bob and, like, scrambling to transcribe all of these interviews and then just trying to learn basic chords. a station in barbie land. it was — it was just behind the mojo dojo casa. laughing. or the mojo dojo, whatever. we're revolutionaries, you know? is that the way you'd see yourself?

yeah. that's myself — a revolutionary. kingsley studied hours of bob's interviews. i take no bribe from no—one. the fight is single—handed — the music. reggae is a people music. people coming together. # ooh, yeah.# and, uniquely for a hollywood film, the dialogue is almost entirely in patois. i'm a superstar. if go on to youtube and you put, what do you call it? subtitles on bob interviews, they're all wrong. and i don't want the audience to feel like they understand everything i'm saying, because that's not truthful. if you listen to bob for two hours, you won't understand... unless you're jamaican, you won't understand everything he's saying. but we need you to understand the emotion in the story and what's happening in the story. the film starts in 1976 injamaica — a time of political unrest when bob marley's life was under threat. born again. on december 3rd, 1976,

would be assassins, invaded bob marley's home and attempted to take the life of the singer, his wife, and... don't worry about that. # don't worry...# his son ziggy, who's a producer on the film, remembers that time. # every little thing gonna be all right.# well, from them time there, it was a time of change. it was a time of... you can't feel. as a kid, you could feel the energy in the air. you see what you're going on around your father, your mother. you see the type of people that come around. you know, the police came for me and my siblings and took us up to where my father was at the time. we were put in a boarding house, you know, for a little bit. so, you know, we were all right. we were fine. we never... we never think about it too much. for his own safety, bob marley was separated from his family and moved to london for two years. there, rather than being consumed by anger and frustration, he made a record that was a call

for unity — exodus. i mean, his life was almost taken, and, in that point, he was like... he went into overdrive mode. he went into a frenzy of writing creation, creating what is exodus, which is like the craziest, like, i mean, it's like... it's like the beatles. like, its that level of genius. the film ends with bob's return to jamaica and the one love peace concert. there, live on stage, he joined the hands of political rivals, michael manley and edward seaga. kingsley says he hopes the film will show the musician's humanity. i would love people to just get an insight into what he was going through at that time and hopefully feel like that they have an experience of... of being with him in a way that

feels kind of intimate and close. the idea of bob, he's become, you know, the representation of peace. and he's — he's an idea for so many of us. just what became clearer and clearer was the genius of his music. and i really feel like music saved him in a way. # all i ever had. # redemption songs.# when you write that... i'm alive. lovely hearing that music isn't it? bob marley: one love is in cinemas next month. still to come on breakfast... the uk's first home—office—licensed drug checking service will launch this weekend. we'll hear more about how it will work at at quarter past seven. time now to get the news,

travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london. a murder investigation has been launched after a man's body was found byjoggers in a park in west london. officers were called yesterday morning after the discovery of the body of 19—year—old tyler donnelly in hanworth park in feltham. he had been stabbed. no one has yet been arrested. the grenfell testimony week ends today. throughout the week, some of those bereaved and survivors have been able to speak directly to representatives from some of the organisations they hold responsible for the fire. 72 people died at the tower injune 2017. the hearings are part of a civil legal settlement agreed in 2023 for compensation claims. rents in london have hit a record high atjust over £2600 per month on average, according to the property website rightmove. that's 6% higher than last year.

although rent rises are lower than in the rest of the country, it's predicted that rents will go up again this year. tomorrow is holocaust memorial day with events planned across the capital. some london landmarks, including the london eye will be lit up in purple to mark the occasion. tonight on bbc london, we'll be hearing from survivors of the holocaust including hannah lewis who was born in poland, sent to a concentration camp with her mother and came to london after the war. i remember the first time we went into hiding. i didn't really understand why, but i knew that if my mother said, "you must be very quiet," i'd be very quiet. i didn't know why we were in hiding. but, gradually, the german presence got bigger and bigger. let's take a look at the tubes. there are severe delays on the central line and minor delays on the circle, hammersmith and city

and piccadilly lines. now weather with kate kinsella. good morning. it's a mild start this morning. we've had some heavy showers overnight. any lingering first thing will clear away quite quickly to lots of sunshine today. now, it's quite breezy, but the wind will fall a little lighter through the afternoon. now, the maximum temperature we're likely to get first thing this morning of around 12 celsius. those showers overnight were actually a cold front. so behind it, the air a little less mild. so dropping a little by the end of the day. now, overnight, the wind much lighter, the sky clear. could just see an isolated mist or fog patch. the minimum temperature, one or two celsius. so a chilly start to saturday. got high pressure in charge, so it remains dry. still a little bit of a breeze, but we should see plenty of sunshine through the course of saturday. perhaps a little bit of patchy cloud turning that sunshine hazy, but temperatures tomorrow around ten celsius. now we're going to hang on to the high pressure, as we head into sunday, too, maybe a little bit more cloud by the end of the day, but should stay dry. and as we head into next week,

more cloud around for the beginning of the week, but temperatures still mild for the end of january. that's it — head to our website to find out more about a star wars film script left by harrison ford in a west london flat that is up for auction. we're back in half an hour. see you then. good morning, welcome to breakfast with rachel burden and charlie stayt. our headlines today. the attorney general is considering whetherjudges should review the sentence of the man who fatally stabbed three people in nottingham last year. a convicted murderer has been executed with nitrogen gas in alabama — the first time the method of capital punishment has been used in the us. the government was complicit in a decision by the post office to sack forensic accountants who found bugs in its it system, according to documents obtained by the bbc.

hair salons are calling on the government to cut vat — the tax we pay as customers. trade bodies representing the industry say 50% are at risk of closure as they struggle to keep afloat. novak djokovic has been up against it at the australian open. he lost the first two sets of his semifinal againstjannik sinner and was forced to save match point before taking the third on a tie—break to keep his hopes alive. you are so close to the finishing line. and you are about to enter the very final stages of the game. the traitors comes to an end tonight — we're talking to former contestant brian to see who'll keep their cool in the final. i keep their cool in the final. am 100% faithful and y me i am 100% faithful and you can trust me when i say this weekend many will have a dry weekend but still some wet and windy weather in the north—west of scotland. all the details coming up.

it's friday the 26th of january. our main story. the attorney general is considering whetherjudges should review the sentence of a man who killed three people in nottingham last year. valdo calocane fatally stabbed grace o'malley—kumar, barnaby webber and ian coates and tried to kill three others by running them over. he was given an indefinite hospital order after pleading guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility — but the victims�* families felt justice was not done, as nickjohnson reports. three families united in grief and despair. we will never come to terms with the loss of our beloved daughter grace and how she lost her life. premeditated planning, the collection of lethal weapons, hiding in the shadows and the brutality of the attacks are of an individual who knew exactly what he was doing. he knew entirely that it was wrong, but he did it anyway.

valdo calocane pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the basis of diminished responsibility due to his paranoid schizophrenia. yesterday, thejudge sentenced him to an indefinite hospital order. but that didn�*t feel like justice to the devastated families. this man is a killer. murder was the only thing he cared about and he fulfilled this in horrific fashion on tuesday, the 13th ofjune last year. all we can do is hope that, in due course, some sort ofjustice will be served. this man has made a mockery of the system and he has got away with murder. now, after receiving a referral claiming the sentence may be unduly lenient, the attorney general�*s office confirmed it will now consider whether it should be reviewed byjudges. 19—year—old students barnaby webber and grace o�*malley—kumar were killed as they walked through nottingham city centre after a night out. moments after this footage, both had been fatally stabbed. 65—year—old ian coates, a caretaker

and grandfather of eight, was then attacked while in his van on his way to work. stay where you are! an hour and a half after the first attack, valdo calocane was caught by police. passing sentence, the judge said calocane would very probably spend the rest of his life in a secure hospital. the attorney general�*s office now has 28 days to weigh up whether to refer the case to the court of appeal. even if that happens, there�*s no guarantee the case will be heard or reviewed, let alone the sentence changed. but it�*s the first step in a process that could go some way towards giving three families the justice they feel wasn�*t served. nickjohnson, bbc news. rachel, overnight we know an execution was due to take place in

the us and that has happened. the us state of alabama has executed convicted murderer kenneth smith with nitrogen gas, the first time the method has been used in the us. the us supreme court turned down a last—minute call for a reprieve from smith�*s lawyers, who argued the method could have led to a tortuous death. david willis reports. after more than three decades on death row at this prison in alabama, kenneth smith�*s last—minute appeals to the us supreme court were denied and he was finally put to death. at 7.53 central time tonight, the state of alabama started carrying out the execution of kenneth eugene smith by nitrogen hypoxia at the correctional facility in atmore. in a statement, alabama's governor, kay ivey, said the execution had - been lawfully carried out using nitrogen hypoxia. but witnesses described an unnerving scene as kenneth smith�*s life came to an end. among those witnesses were family

members and his spiritual adviser. it�*s a death day, an execution day, and it�*s just horrible. i mean, every time one of these executions happens, it�*s horrible. you know, i think that it�*s important to point out that this is a day in which nobody wins. it�*s a sad, awful day for everyone, no matter what your perspective is. kenneth smith was convicted for his part in a murderfor hire plot to kill elizabeth sennett, an alabama preacher�*s wife. nothing that happened here today is going to bring mum back. is going to bring mom back. nothing. it�*s kind of a bittersweet day. we�*re not going to be jumping around, whooping and hollering hooray. you know, that�*s not us. but we�*re glad this day is over. local officials maintained

in advance that the use of nitrogen gas had been vetted and was safe. death penalty opponents maintained the procedure could cause convulsions or brain damage and was therefore tantamount to torture. kenneth smith had dodged death once before, after prison officials failed to insert an intravenous drip into his veins. as he lay on the gurney tonight, he said humanity had taken a step backwards with his execution. david willis, bbc news, washington. consultants have rejected the latest pay offer from the government in england by the narrowest of margins. the british medical association urged ministers to better the deal, after 51% voted against it, with a 65% turnout. the deal offered was worth an extra 4.95%, on average, and would have come on top of the 6% rise granted in april. the health secretary victoria atkins said she was disappointed the "fair

and reasonable" offer had been rejected. bbc news has obtained documents showing the government was complicit in a decision by the post office to sack the forensic accountants who had found bugs in its it system. a sub—committee of the post office board took the decision in april 2014. yet the post office kept the government�*s involvement in it secret and continued to claim the accountants had vindicated its horizon computer system. andy verity has this exclusive report. the post office hired independent forensic accountants second sight to investigate complaints that its horizon computer system generated false evidence of cash shortfalls used to prosecute subpostmasters. oh, my god. it...it�*s just doubled right in front of my eyes. they found evidence of computer bugs doing just that in 76 branches and told the post office in july 2013. but instead of coming clean, the post office kept insisting in public their system was robust,

while in private, it agreed to plan while in private, it agreed a plan to take second sight off the case. this envelope contains documents that post office bosses didn�*t want you, the public, to see — minutes of a subcommittee of a post office board that were kept from subpostmasters as they fought their way through the courts. they were eventually released a few years later with heavy redactions. look at those blacked—out passages. i�*ve got hold of the unredacted version and they show exactly what was going on and who knew about it. spoiler alert — the government knew all about it. the minutes show post office chair alice perkins, chief executive paula vennells and a government representative, richard callard, discuss second sight�*s independent role investigating subpostmasters�* complaints for a mediation scheme. behind the redactions, it shows that in april 2014, they agreed a plan to continue to investigate cases but to bring it within the control of the post office, cutting out second sight�*s independent role. and they reveal that post office bosses didn�*t plan to pay anything

like the compensation subpostmasters were claiming — in fact, only around £1 million for all cases. yet in public, the post office continued to claim second sight�*s review as vindication, saying it found no systemic issues with horizon. in the meantime, you'll need to make good the loss. i haven�*t got that money! when in fact, as told in a tv drama this month, false evidence had been used to prosecute people like jo hamilton. i mean, what�*s it all about? do we live in a democracy or don�*t we? you know, and they�*ve done some terrible things to people, why they didn�*t just tell the truth and sort it out then, i do not know. to mps who�*ve campaigned for subpostmasters it again proves what they�*ve long suspected. this was a government organisation being overseen by government representatives, and it�*s the government that has to take responsibility for everything that went wrong. it�*s a distinctly corrupt, murky story that goes right the way into government

and it�*s deeply worrying. we contacted alice perkins and paula vennells, but didn�*t receive a response. richard callard and the government declined to comment while the inquiry was ongoing. the post office also declined to comment. andy verity, bbc news. foreign secretary david cameron is in turkey today for the final leg of his tour of the middle east. this wee,k he has met with regional leaders in israel and qatar to call for a permanent and sustainable ceasefire in gaza. our international correspondent orla guerin is in istanbul. who will he be meeting today? we know he will meet the turkish foreign minister. it is less certain whether he will meet the president but it is an interesting situation here because turkey�*s take on what is happening in gaza is very

different to the uk position. the turkish leader accused israel of carrying out genocide in gaza and described hamas not as terrorists but a liberation movement. you have to remember gaza is a huge domestic political issue in turkey. there is massive support for the palestinians. there have been huge public demonstrations here in support of palestinians. president erdogan sees himself notjust as the leader of turkey but a leader of the islamic world, as a protector of muslims worldwide and that certainly includes the palestinians in gaza. his take is different to the british position which is trying to work out a way to get the hamas leadership out of gaza and get the palestinian authority back in in some form and to move toward some kind of palestinian state in the future. thank you. a painting by the austrian artist gustav klimt that was believed lost for 100

years, has been found in vienna. portrait of fraulein lieser once belonged to a jewish family in austria and was last seen in public in 1925. do you know how much it has been valued at? have a guess. well, i can read it so it has spoiled the guesswork. it is a lot of money. £42 million. but it has been lost along time. if that turned up in your attic you would be pretty pleased. novak djokovic is out of the australian open and we will have more on that with mike in sport coming up later. here�*s matt. what have you got? something ruieter. what have you got? something quieter. still— what have you got? something quieter. still blustery _ what have you got? something quieter. still blustery but - what have you got? something quieter. still blustery but most| quieter. still blustery but most will have a sunny day and it will feel fresher. showers could bejust

about anywhere first thing. at the moment confined to the north of the country, particularly scotland. showers in the past hours, a band clearing east anglia and the south—east. scattered showers in northern england and scotland and northern ireland and they will become fewer in northern ireland and northern england so most of you will have a dry day. showers in western scotland with some hail and snow over the hills. and here it will stay blustery after a windy start. the wind bringing fresh air. 7—8. closer to where we should be in january. the wind picks up this afternoon in the north—west of scotland particularly the western isles which could see gusts up to 60 mph. you will see the showers in the north and central belt keep going. south of the central belt, a greater chance of staying dry. light wind

compared to this morning specially across central and southern areas. but with the wind light across the south and clear skies, a colder night. the wind keeps going in north—west scotland and get stronger in the hebrides. a touch of frost in southern parts to start saturday. through the weekend, mild weather makes a return and temperatures back into the teens on sunday. cloud increasing on sunday and in scotland and northern ireland, may be rain later in the day. a regular drug—checking service that is launching this weekend in bristol will be the first of its kind in the uk that is licensed by the home office. the loop has previously been run only as a pop—up at music festivals, will allow people to drop off drugs to be tested and will run monthly. rachel stonehouse reports. you know, my heart obviously reverberates with you and your wife and your whole family. two parents connected by the death of their children, ellie and daniel.

you can't express it with words. it's still so painful. you still feel, you know... yeah _ it�*s like a wound that never heals. wendy�*s daughter ellie died at boomtown festival in 2013 after taking ketamine. she was compassionate, she was kind, she listened to people, she wanted to give of herself, and she loved cats and she was very, very funny. you�*ve done quite a lot of work and a lot of research to learn and understand more about drugs and about drug—checking services, as well, haven�*t you? it is normalfor young people not to do what their parents tell them to do, but i really wish we�*d had some informed conversations, because i did not know what ketamine was. well, it�*s completely in my search engine now. i�*m always looking up ketamine and finding out whatever there is to be found out. it�*s about increasing understanding and education. it�*s not about kneejerk reactions.

what do you think about the fact that bristol is going to be the first city in the country to have a regular drug—checking service? addiction is a coping mechanism for all sorts of problems in life. and so i think it�*s just absolutely brilliant. and may this be a seed out of which greater flowers will bloom and grow. wendy is one of a group of parents campaigning for safer drug control. andy�*s son daniel died from a mix of heroin and mdma in 2016 after a night with some friends. people are taking these drugs without really knowing what's in them, and the toxicity is increasing and the amount of synthetic opioid poison is increasing. so if we don't have more of these types of checking centres, there'll be increasing deaths, increasing people like me who've lost a child.

so it's to be hugely welcome and let's have more of them in every city in the country. drugs testing has been piloted in the uk by the charity the loop since 2016, often at festivals, but there�*s not been a regular service until now. the way it works is people can drop off drugs to be tested by chemists in a mobile lab and they get the results in about an hour. bristol is the first city in the uk to offer regular checking — at bristol drugs project — and it�*s been licensed by the government. the loop will come every month and the focus is on habitual drug users. what we�*re really excited about is that, every month, we will have a really accurate picture of what is in the drug supply. that�*s going to enable us to work with hospitals, the police, health care to really, really look at how we might treat people the best. but could it encourage more drug taking in bristol? this isn�*t about condoning drug use. it�*s about accepting that it does

happen and how can we work with people to educate them and judgment—free support from a health—care professional to understand what they�*re taking and what the consequences of that are so they can make a really informed decision. both andy and wendy also hope it might help prevent deaths and reduce harm from drugs in the future. it was so needless. so many people are dying through drug overdoses and so many people are dying. and to think that so many people are going through what we went through. mm, mm. i know, it�*s horrific. every time i read in the paper of somebody who�*s died, especially young people, and immediately you�*re thinking about the family. oh, no, it�*s anotherfamily suffering that loss. rachel stonehouse, bbc news. let�*s speak now to professor fiona measham, the founder of the loop, and cathy doyle, who�*s

a former drug addict. it will be useful to hear your story. and where something like this could have helped you. you are three years now free from drugs? i could have helped you. you are three years now free from drugs?— years now free from drugs? i started when i was — years now free from drugs? i started when i was 14. _ years now free from drugs? i started when i was 14, 15, _ years now free from drugs? i started when i was 14, 15, cannabis. - years now free from drugs? i started when i was 14, 15, cannabis. and - when i was 14, 15, cannabis. and that escalated to heroin. and then i was on heroin until i was 18 and then prescribed methadone. through a local drugs service. they have helped me so much along the way and i would like to thank them. it is a lona i would like to thank them. it is a long journey _ i would like to thank them. it is a long journey to — i would like to thank them. it is a long journey to get _ i would like to thank them. it is a long journey to get yourself - i would like to thank them. it is a long journey to get yourself off i long journey to get yourself off methadone?— long journey to get yourself off methadone? , ., , , ., methadone? yes, it has been a wild ride. but methadone? yes, it has been a wild ride- iout one _ methadone? yes, it has been a wild ride. but one i— methadone? yes, it has been a wild ride. but one i am _ methadone? yes, it has been a wild ride. but one i am grateful- methadone? yes, it has been a wild ride. but one i am grateful to - methadone? yes, it has been a wild ride. but one i am grateful to have i ride. but one i am grateful to have grabbed with both hands and taken on board. , . , , grabbed with both hands and taken on board. , ., , , ., ., ., ., , board. give a sense of how dangerous

it was 'ust board. give a sense of how dangerous it was just being _ board. give a sense of how dangerous it wasjust being on _ board. give a sense of how dangerous it wasjust being on the _ board. give a sense of how dangerous it wasjust being on the streets, - it was just being on the streets, getting drugs from dealers, having any kind of clue of what might be in that package and the risks you were taking. i that package and the risks you were takina. . , that package and the risks you were takina. .,, . ~ that package and the risks you were takina. .,, ., ,, ., that package and the risks you were taking. i was taking a lot of risks. i was buying _ taking. i was taking a lot of risks. i was buying from _ taking. i was taking a lot of risks. i was buying from different - taking. i was taking a lot of risks. i i was buying from different people. a lot of it sometimes was cut with a lot of bad stuff. which led me to overdose a couple of times. i have no one around me. and i came around myself. ijust think it is so important to know what we are taking and to be mindful and take care of ourselves, which is why it is so important, the work you are doing is useful to people and saves lives. professor, he saw some of it in the report. this installation is happening in bristol. someone walks up

happening in bristol. someone walks up to it with drugs they are currently taking. take us through what happens next. if currently taking. take us through what happens next.— currently taking. take us through what happens next. if people come to the service and _ what happens next. if people come to the service and they _ what happens next. if people come to the service and they are _ what happens next. if people come to the service and they are dependent i the service and they are dependent users. _ the service and they are dependent users. they— the service and they are dependent users, they are able to drop a substance _ users, they are able to drop a substance in the amnesty box. it will be _ substance in the amnesty box. it will be taken to the lab and tested by chemists. they use different techniques to identify quickly and accurately as possible what is in that substance. then we have health professionals who will provide feedback in terms of the test result and more _ feedback in terms of the test result and more important, talk to them about— and more important, talk to them about medical and drug histories, risks, _ about medical and drug histories, risks, issues, and provide harm reduction — risks, issues, and provide harm reduction advice. the risks, issues, and provide harm reduction advice.— risks, issues, and provide harm reduction advice. the individual who has brought — reduction advice. the individual who has brought in _ reduction advice. the individual who has brought in the _ reduction advice. the individual who has brought in the drugs _ reduction advice. the individual who has brought in the drugs is - reduction advice. the individual who has brought in the drugs is asked i reduction advice. the individual who has brought in the drugs is asked to| has brought in the drugs is asked to wait around, come back, by which time the results will be in. the drugs they handed in to be they don�*t get those back? drugs they handed in to be they don't get those back? absolutely, the do don't get those back? absolutely, they do not _ don't get those back? absolutely, they do not get — don't get those back? absolutely, they do not get anything - don't get those back? absolutely, they do not get anything back. - don't get those back? absolutely, they do not get anything back. it i don't get those back? absolutely, | they do not get anything back. it is

destroyed — they do not get anything back. it is destroyed in the testing process. from _ destroyed in the testing process. from what— destroyed in the testing process. from what you have done before, our people open to the idea? do you have people open to the idea? do you have people taking advantage of the service? , ., , , ., service? yes, it has been in greater demand than _ service? yes, it has been in greater demand than we _ service? yes, it has been in greater demand than we could _ service? yes, it has been in greater demand than we could have - service? yes, it has been in greater. demand than we could have imagined. people _ demand than we could have imagined. people want to know what is in the illegal— people want to know what is in the illegal drug market. | people want to know what is in the illegal drug market. i am people want to know what is in the illegal drug market.— illegal drug market. i am trying to hrase illegal drug market. i am trying to phrase this _ illegal drug market. i am trying to phrase this correctly. _ illegal drug market. i am trying to phrase this correctly. are - illegal drug market. i am trying to phrase this correctly. are they - phrase this correctly. are they coming to you to check the stuff they are taking is what it says it is and going away kind of content that they are not more at risk than they might otherwise be? or do you genuinely feel a step towards a change in their lifestyle might have taken place? in change in their lifestyle might have taken place?— change in their lifestyle might have taken place? in all sorts of ways we think it is the _ taken place? in all sorts of ways we think it is the latter. _ taken place? in all sorts of ways we think it is the latter. if— taken place? in all sorts of ways we think it is the latter. if the - think it is the latter. if the substance is not what people expect two thirds _ substance is not what people expect two thirds throw it away so we can reduce _ two thirds throw it away so we can reduce risk — two thirds throw it away so we can reduce risk. it is highest—ranking expected. — reduce risk. it is highest—ranking expected, they would take a lower dose in _ expected, they would take a lower dose in future which will reduce the risk of— dose in future which will reduce the risk of overdose. how dose in future which will reduce the risk of overdose.— risk of overdose. how important mites that _

risk of overdose. how important mites that have _ risk of overdose. how important mites that have been _ risk of overdose. how important mites that have been to - risk of overdose. how important mites that have been to you, . mites that have been to you, particularly at the height of heroin use? i�*m thinking about having a touch point, someone almost keeping an eye out for you. do you think that would have been critical to helping you get off drugs? it would have liven helping you get off drugs? it would have given me _ helping you get off drugs? it would have given me more _ helping you get off drugs? it would have given me more of— helping you get off drugs? it would have given me more of an - helping you get off drugs? it would have given me more of an idea - helping you get off drugs? it would have given me more of an idea of. have given me more of an idea of what was in it. a lot of the stuff tested, people have thought it is heroin, it has been fentanyl, it has not turned out to be harrowing. i would definitely have gone along and got tested and be more mindful of what i was putting on my body. you cannot say don�*t be an addict. it is not as easy as that but the person knowing what they are taking is so important. it knowing what they are taking is so im ortant. , ., ,., important. it is about getting straightforward, _ important. it is about getting straightforward, clear - important. it is about getting straightforward, clear and . straightforward, clear and scientific feedback. what does it tell us about the picture of drug use? that is an important part of the information gathering, knowing what is out there. we

the information gathering, knowing what is out there.— what is out there. we can inform monitoring. _ what is out there. we can inform monitoring, public— what is out there. we can inform monitoring, public health, - what is out there. we can inform monitoring, public health, the i monitoring, public health, the police — monitoring, public health, the police and the public, put out alerts — police and the public, put out alerts it _ police and the public, put out alerts. it is notjust for the individual— alerts. it is notjust for the individual user but a benefit to the wider— individual user but a benefit to the wider community. about 5000 die every— wider community. about 5000 die every year— wider community. about 5000 die every year from drug—related deaths and there _ every year from drug—related deaths and there is— every year from drug—related deaths and there is a concern about synthetic— and there is a concern about synthetic opiates and the national crime _ synthetic opiates and the national crime agency estimates needs two die every week— crime agency estimates needs two die every week from that so it is a concern — every week from that so it is a concern so _ every week from that so it is a concern so due to the heightened concern _ concern so due to the heightened concern we think it is an important time _ concern we think it is an important time to— concern we think it is an important time to roil— concern we think it is an important time to roll out the service. are we likel to time to roll out the service. are we likely to see _ time to roll out the service. are we likely to see it _ time to roll out the service. are we likely to see it in _ time to roll out the service. are we likely to see it in other— time to roll out the service. are we likely to see it in other cities? - likely to see it in other cities? absolutely. we hope it will be in a number— absolutely. we hope it will be in a number of— absolutely. we hope it will be in a number of cities by the end of the year~ _ number of cities by the end of the year~ this — number of cities by the end of the year~ this is — number of cities by the end of the year. this is the test case. home office _ year. this is the test case. home office licence and then we hope it will roli— office licence and then we hope it will roll out after this.— will roll out after this. thank you. when ou will roll out after this. thank you. when you sat _ will roll out after this. thank you. when you sat down _ will roll out after this. thank you. when you sat down and _ will roll out after this. thank you. when you sat down and you - will roll out after this. thank you. when you sat down and you said i will roll out after this. thank you. i when you sat down and you said you felt lucky to be alive. i sat; when you sat down and you said you felt lucky to be alive.— felt lucky to be alive. i say to an bod felt lucky to be alive. i say to anybody struggling _ felt lucky to be alive. i say to anybody struggling to - felt lucky to be alive. i say to anybody struggling to reach i felt lucky to be alive. i say to i anybody struggling to reach out. felt lucky to be alive. i say to - anybody struggling to reach out. and

reach out to the amazing organisation that help me. i would not be where i am today without them. . ~ not be where i am today without them. ., ,, i. ., not be where i am today without them. ., ., , ., them. thank you for sharing your sto . them. thank you for sharing your story- there _ them. thank you for sharing your story. there are _ them. thank you for sharing your story. there are always _ story. there are always organisations that can offer advice and support on the bbc action line website if you want to look there. the world�*s largest wildlife survey, the big garden birdwatch, is back for another year. justin rowlatt is at a nature reserve in conwy in north wales and can tell us more. any birds there yet? it is still dark here- — any birds there yet? it is still dark here. you _ any birds there yet? it is still dark here. you might - any birds there yet? it is still dark here. you might be i any birds there yet? it is still dark here. you might be able any birds there yet? it is still i dark here. you might be able to any birds there yet? it is still - dark here. you might be able to see a rising in the sky behind me and we can hear the beginnings of the dawn chorus which is lovely. we will talk more about the big garden bird watch, one of the biggest citizen science surveys in the world. half a

million in the uk take part. really easy to do, you sit in your garden, look at the window, maybe go to a green space for an hour, count the birds you see and it gives the rspb invaluable information about the changing nature of birds in the garden, changing species. we will do more of that later, now the news where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london. i�*m victoria hollins. a murder investigation has been launched after a man�*s body was found byjoggers in a park in west london. officers were called yesterday morning after the discovery of the body of 19—year—old tyler donnelly in hanworth park in feltham. he had been stabbed. no—one has yet been arrested. the grenfell testimony week ends today. throughout the week, some of those bereaved and survivors have been able to speak directly to representatives from some of the organisations they hold

responsible for the fire. 72 people died at the tower injune 2017. the hearings are part of a civil legal settlement agreed in 2023 for compensation claims. tomorrow is holocaust memorial day with events planned across the capital. some london landmarks, including the london eye will be lit up in purple to mark the occasion. tonight on bbc london, we�*ll be hearing from survivors of the holocaust including vera schaufeld who was born in prague and came to london on the kindertransport in 1939 when she was nine. when i first arrived in england, i found myself absolutely shocked by liverpool street station. in those days, it was dirty with no electric trains. i am sitting there, and the language being spoken, i couldn�*t

understand a word. other children collected and i thought, i am never going to be collected. then a lady came from one of those committees that were set up to help immigrant children coming. and you can hear more of vera�*s story on our programmes later today. let�*s take a look at the tubes now. there are severe delays on the central line, and minor delays on the circle, hammersmith and city and picadilly lines. now onto the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. it�*s a mild start this morning. we�*ve had some heavy showers overnight. any lingering first thing will clear away quite quickly to lots of sunshine today. now, it�*s quite breezy, but the wind will fall a little lighter through the afternoon. now, the maximum temperature we�*re likely to get first thing this morning of around 12 celsius. those showers overnight were actually a cold front. so behind it, the air

a little less mild. so dropping a little by the end of the day. now, overnight, the wind much lighter, the sky clear. could just see an isolated mist or fog patch. the minimum temperature, one or two celsius. so a chilly start to saturday. got high pressure in charge, so it remains dry. still a little bit of a breeze, but we should see plenty of sunshine through the course of saturday. perhaps a little bit of patchy cloud turning that sunshine hazy, but temperatures tomorrow around ten celsius. now we�*re going to hang on to the high pressure, as we head into sunday, too, maybe a little bit more cloud by the end of the day, but should stay dry. and as we head into next week, more cloud around for the beginning of the week, but temperatures still mild for the end of january. that�*s it — head to our website to find out more about a star wars film script left by harrison ford in a west london flat that is up for auction. we�*re back in half an hour. see you then. hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and rachel burden. as we�*ve been hearing, senior doctors in england have rejected the latest pay offer from the government but by a narrow margin.

the british medical association has urged ministers to better the deal, but health secretary victoria atkins has said she was disappointed the "fair and reasonable" offer had been rejected. the deal on the table was worth an extra 4.9% in basic pay. this would have been in addition to the 6% pay rise that has already been awarded. the amount individual consultants would have received from the deal would have varied — with some getting nothing more, and others receiving up to 13% in total. members of the bma ultimately rejected the deal — with 51% voting it down. we�*rejoined now by dr tom dolphin, a union representative from the british medical association. good morning. it looks like union is really split on this. haifa good morning. it looks like union is really split on this.— really split on this. how are you readin: really split on this. how are you reading it? _ really split on this. how are you reading it? good _ really split on this. how are you reading it? good morning. i really split on this. how are you i reading it? good morning. thank you for havin: reading it? good morning. thank you for having us- — reading it? good morning. thank you for having us. the _ reading it? good morning. thank you for having us. the union _ reading it? good morning. thank you for having us. the union is _ reading it? good morning. thank you for having us. the union is not i for having us. the union is not

split. the result of this referendum shows the opinion on the other is divided. it was a very close rejection. immediately before the pay offer went out to vote, we had a strike ballot mandate with a huge response. 90% of members were in favour of taking strike action, if needed. not divided on getting the right outcome just divided about whether it was the right outcome. there are some big concern shared by everybody. we had feedback from members about the other and that feedback is pretty clear, it is the about to commit their reasons for rejecting it, concerns about it, they are shared by everybody whether they are shared by everybody whether they voted for or against it. that is about the amount of investment the government is making me not as much as you said. 33.5% of that is new money. it was also to do with the long—term result. whether the payoff would resolve the problem we had over pay being eroded over the

years and whether we would find ourselves in the same position in a few years�* time. there concerns are shared by everybody, whether they voted for or against it.— voted for or against it. from what i understand. _ voted for or against it. from what i understand, even _ voted for or against it. from what i understand, even saying _ voted for or against it. from what i understand, even saying it - voted for or against it. from what i understand, even saying it is i voted for or against it. from what i understand, even saying it is not . understand, even saying it is not necessarily the offer itself which is the problem permit is how it is being paid for in terms of government investment initially and whether there are any long—term guarantees to continue to meet some kind of commitment to increasing pay in the future, is that right? the background _ in the future, is that right? the background to _ in the future, is that right? iie: background to it, in the future, is that right? tie: background to it, as in the future, is that right? iie: background to it, as you in the future, is that right? i“ie: background to it, as you know, in the future, is that right? i'ie: background to it, as you know, we have seen our pay fall in value by about a third since 2008. we have had these below inflation pay awards over the last ten to 15 years. it has been cut by a third. that is why we had this pay campaign with strike action to try to get the government to do something about this. what is clear and the feedback we have had about the other guy people did not feel the reforms to the pay review body were simply not sufficient to

give people confidence they would not find themselves back in the same position in a period of time and that body was not going to be able to look back and restore the pay to the value it needs to have. that is what we are asking for. we the value it needs to have. that is what we are asking for.— what we are asking for. we are askin: what we are asking for. we are asking for _ what we are asking for. we are asking for pay _ what we are asking for. we are asking for pay to _ what we are asking for. we are asking for pay to be _ what we are asking for. we are asking for pay to be restored. i understand the difference. how likely do you think further industrial action is? i know you will say you do not want that to happen. the government seems pretty adamant and saying in negotiations withjunior adamant and saying in negotiations with junior doctors, this adamant and saying in negotiations withjunior doctors, this is as much as they will offer. aha, with junior doctors, this is as much as they will offer.— as they will offer. a year ago the government _ as they will offer. a year ago the government were _ as they will offer. a year ago the government were to _ as they will offer. a year ago the government were to refusing i as they will offer. a year ago the government were to refusing to | as they will offer. a year ago the i government were to refusing to have any more talks with the bma. a year later, things had changed quite considerably because of the pay campaign we have had. we do not want to take strike action, members do not want to do that. where the government does not negotiate, sometimes we are forced to do so. ligament has an opportunity. we have not announced strike dates. we have

not announced strike dates. we have not announced strike dates. we have not announced new strike dates. —— the government has an opportunity. we want to make a better offer to put back to members and resolve this dispute because that is what we want. we want to resolve the dispute and get back to doing what we like doing, looking after patients. junior doctors are in dispute and the rcn has not ruled out further industrial action by nurses this year. you are talking about the possibility of it. i wonder how much more patient and uses of the nhs can take. irate more patient and uses of the nhs can take. ~ ., , ,., take. we are sorry patients are experiencing — take. we are sorry patients are experiencing disruption. i take. we are sorry patients are j experiencing disruption. they'd experiencing disruption. they�*d rather go to work and do what we were trained to do and love doing. it is very difficult for the service at the moment to provide care that patients need because we are struggling to recruit them with trained doctors. there is a sense we all have, we know there are 8800 empty consultant post. eight out of ten consultants have written to the bma saying we cannot fill vacancies

in our department. doctors are not staying in the nhs, they are going overseas to australia and new zealand, even to ireland where you can almost double the salary. the nhs has to be able to compete with those other countries if you want to retain the style. those working in the nhs cannot keep up, they cannot provide the care that patients need. they had to do something about the staffing crisis and a large part of that will be about fixing the pay. all important points and we will put those to the government the next time we had them on. thank you for your time this morning. often when we look at the economy more widely, to focus on one area is quite useful. hair salons are struggling. he quite useful. hair salons are struggling-— quite useful. hair salons are stru: rulin. .,, ., , ., quite useful. hair salons are strua alain. ., , ., ., struggling. he was a question for ou. struggling. he was a question for you- would _ struggling. he was a question for you- would a _ struggling. he was a question for you. would a cat _ struggling. he was a question for you. would a cat in _ struggling. he was a question for you. would a cat in the _ struggling. he was a question for you. would a cat in the cost i struggling. he was a question for you. would a cat in the cost of i struggling. he was a question for you. would a cat in the cost of a | you. would a cat in the cost of a cut encourage you to go to the hairdresser more often? that is the

issue we are looking at. with bills and costs are still high, a lot of small businesses are struggling. salons are among the most heavily taxed businesses, partly because the staff have to pay contributions. hairdressing ends up with a bigger tax bill than businesses who make or sell physical goods and can claim back the tax they had paid on buying raw materials. a significant chunk of a salon�*s tax bill is from vat, the tax that gets added to products and services when we buy them. any business making sales of over £85,000 a year has to charge customers vat at 20% and give that to the government. hairdressers say cutting that rate by half would help — either so their tax bill is lower, or they could then cut prices to encourage customers in. some say it would help them address another problem facing the industry, the lack of opportunities

for trainees. it�*s estimated just one in 30 hair stylists who leave college are able to get a job — because, to cut costs, fewer salons are taking on apprentices, making it harder for newcomers to get in. with all this in mind, i went to one salon in rochdale to find out how they�*re getting on. over the decades, salon owner greg has been through thick and thin. not just a hair he stars, the economic changes are seen during 40 years of doing business. what is it like at the moment? the doing business. what is it like at the moment?— doing business. what is it like at the moment? ~ , ., , the moment? the west end has ever been. so the moment? the west end has ever been- so many _ the moment? the west end has ever been. so many businesses _ the moment? the west end has ever been. so many businesses are i been. so many businesses are disappearing around us. we are the most expensive salon in the area. we have to be to combat rising costs of heating, lighting, employment. it is tough, very tough at the moment. high energy bills, higher wages to help staff with the cost of living

and more expensive products mean prices have had to go up and customers have noticed. yes, i mean, eve hina customers have noticed. yes, i mean, everything has. _ customers have noticed. yes, i mean, everything has, hasn't _ customers have noticed. yes, i mean, everything has, hasn't it? _ customers have noticed. yes, i mean, everything has, hasn't it? when i- everything has, hasn�*t it? when i used to come at first i used to spend a day going round the shops in rochdale, having lunch and coming year. it rochdale, having lunch and coming ear. . , rochdale, having lunch and coming ear, ., , ., . rochdale, having lunch and coming ear. . ,, year. it was a nice, special day out. year. it was a nice, special day out- does _ year. it was a nice, special day out- does it — year. it was a nice, special day out. does it affect _ year. it was a nice, special day out. does it affect how - year. it was a nice, special day out. does it affect how often i year. it was a nice, special day l out. does it affect how often you come in? — out. does it affect how often you come in? it _ out. does it affect how often you come in? it does. _ out. does it affect how often you come in? it does. i— out. does it affect how often you come in? it does. i come - out. does it affect how often you come in? it does. i come in i out. does it affect how often you| come in? it does. i come in when out. does it affect how often you l come in? it does. i come in when i desperately— come in? it does. i come in when i desperately need to come in. the trade bodies _ desperately need to come in. i“ie: trade bodies representing barbers and hairdressers are calling on the government to cut vat or sales tax to ease the pressure on small business owners. we to ease the pressure on small business owners.— to ease the pressure on small business owners. we are calling for a reduction — business owners. we are calling for a reduction in _ business owners. we are calling for a reduction in vat _ business owners. we are calling for a reduction in vat to _ business owners. we are calling for a reduction in vat to 1096 _ business owners. we are calling for a reduction in vat to 1096 as - business owners. we are calling for a reduction in vat to 1096 as an i a reduction in vat to 10% as an immediate measure. we do not think it as a long—term solution. if you do knock at the a—t, thousands upon thousands of businesses will go out of business and much less tax take will go into the treasury�*s coffers. the industry is in crisis. 50% of the industry right now is saying it

is considering closing its doors. the whole of this upstairs room at this salon in rochdale is where they train apprentices. they have stopped taking on trainees to cut costs and save money. this short term, necessary cutback could create longer term problems for the industry. longer term problems for the indust . , ., , longer term problems for the indust. , ., , ., longer term problems for the indust . , ., , ., , industry. yes, that is no problem. something — industry. yes, that is no problem. something georgia _ industry. yes, that is no problem. something georgia is _ industry. yes, that is no problem. something georgia is all - industry. yes, that is no problem. something georgia is all too i industry. yes, that is no problem. | something georgia is all too aware of. she is greg�*s daughter and will one day take over the business. what shape do you think the hairdressing industry will being in years to come? it industry will being in years to come? , , ., ., come? it is definitely going to die down but there _ come? it is definitely going to die down but there will— come? it is definitely going to die down but there will be _ come? it is definitely going to die down but there will be a - come? it is definitely going to die down but there will be a market i come? it is definitely going to die i down but there will be a market for hairdressers stop but it is then finding hairdressers. the chancellor has recently — finding hairdressers. the chancellor has recently hinted _ finding hairdressers. the chancellor has recently hinted he _ finding hairdressers. the chancellor has recently hinted he favours i has recently hinted he favours moving towards lower taxes to encourage businesses to grow. the public services like health, education and local councils ever more stretched for cash, depends on how much income he can afford to give up while balancing the books.

along with hairdressers, the hospitality sector has called for vat to be cut to help bars and restaurants, for example. the federation of small businesses has also called for firms to be allowed to make more money before they have to start charging vat, by raising the threshold to £100,000. the government told us it recently extended measures to support hairdressers including reducing business rates by three quarters — worth nearly £2.5 billion. so, as the chancellor approaches the next budget, he will be asking himself the same question we ask ourselves as we approach our next appointment, to cut or not to cut? charlie and rachel. mike, take us to australia and _ charlie and rachel. mike, take us to australia and a _ charlie and rachel. mike, take us to australia and a huge _ charlie and rachel. mike, take us to australia and a huge superstar- charlie and rachel. mike, take us to australia and a huge superstar of. australia and a huge superstar of sport, notjust tennis, and an extraordinary moment. know that djokovic is out beating for the first time ever in the

semifinals at the australian open. he was trying to get at major title but has fallen the number four seed yannick sinner, a rising star.- yannick sinner, a rising star. where has he come _ yannick sinner, a rising star. where has he come from? _ yannick sinner, a rising star. where has he come from? not _ yannick sinner, a rising star. where has he come from? not an - yannick sinner, a rising star. where has he come from? not an italian . has he come from? not an italian name. , ~ ., ., ., has he come from? not an italian name. , a, ., ., ., name. he lives in monte carlo that he arew name. he lives in monte carlo that he grew up — name. he lives in monte carlo that he grew up in _ name. he lives in monte carlo that he grew up in italy. _ name. he lives in monte carlo that he grew up in italy. he _ name. he lives in monte carlo that he grew up in italy. he has - name. he lives in monte carlo that he grew up in italy. he has been i name. he lives in monte carlo that| he grew up in italy. he has been on the radarfor a while but this is the radarfor a while but this is the first time he has reached a grand slam final, potentially winning a title. novak djokovic is out of the australian open. he�*s not lost at the event since 2018 — some 2,195 days ago. and although he did threaten a trademark djockovic fight back, it wasn�*t nearly enough and he was well beaten in the end byjannik sinner. djokovic, the ten—time champion in melbourne, lost the first two sets, winning only three games, but did manage to take the third on a tie—break. that could have been the start

of a great comeback but the italian was to good for him in the fourth set, taking it 6—3 for a place in his first grand slam final. there was disapointment for britain�*s neal skupski earlier, who lost in the final of the mixed doubles. he and his partner, desirae krawczyk, were a set up, and leading 4—2, with eyes on the trophy, until their opponents fought back, to win the decider on a tie—break. on to cricket, and england struck early on the second day against india whenjoe root with a wicket in the first over of the day. but, they�*ve been slow to come since. debutant tom hartley did get his first in test cricket. he struggled yesterday but got shubman gill out. and there�*s also been a wicket for rehan ahmed. the 19—year—old also took some stick on day one, but got shreyas iyer, caught on the boundary just ater lunch. so india four wickets down and are already past england�*s first innings total of 246, looking to build a lead. it�*s the fourth round

of the men�*s fa cup with four ties to come tonight. while bournemouth are the first team already into the fifth round, they hammered swansea city last night. it was 5—0 to the premier league side. all the goals coming in the first half. manchester city travel to spurs tonight, whose manager insists they won�*t be changing their attacking approach out of respect for their visitors. you shouldn�*t have a different attitude or outlook toward it because the beauty of the cups is upsets they produce, and they produce upset because maybe you don�*t take the same attitude. so, for me, it doesn�*t matter who we play. every cup game is a game where you know there�*s only one result to help you advance and that�*s a win. irrespective of your opponent, that�*s what you have to do. now in an hour�*s time, two olympic champions

will be chatting to us, max whitlock and tom dean, with exactly six months to go until the start of the olympic games in paris. there is still a lot of qualifying for many athletes to go through, before that as team gb look to continue their run of success at recent olympics after finishing fourth in the medal table in tokyo. we think top five is a realistic, sustainable target for team gb at the games. that is not really what drives us. what drives us is making sure all the athletes who were the best environment to prepare and train are go into competition with the best chance of succeeding, whatever the measure of success is. that is what we are trying to achieve. now, i�*ve been lucky enough, to see at first hand just how skilful and focused rally drivers, like britain�*s elfin evans are, having been in his car in wales a couple of years ago. well, he�*s had a great start, to this season�*s world championship, when it got under way with the prestigious monte carlo rally. hold your seat! and it was a spectacular sight down

in the south of france, where the event is held. we�*re on board with britain�*s elfin evans here. imagine how hard it is driving this fast on narrow roads at night, with his co—driver shouting out instructions known as pace notes. and then there�*s all these fireworks and fans to contend with. well, evans kept his composure, winning the opening two stages. the event ends on sunday and, if evans wins, he�*d become the first british driver to do so, since vic elford way back in 1968. one sport, rallying, that is never, ever affected by the weather. they say snow and ice, bring it on. looks like it is speeded up, and real. a pre—warning warning, we will be talking about the traitors in a few minutes, just after the weather. i am pre—warning you. we will give you another warning. this is a pre—warning warning. now time for the weather. we are talking about

extremely hot weather in spain. it is the time of year we all look to warmer climates with dreams of summer holidays. these were the views in spain over the last couple of days. with the sunshine has come incredible warmth. let me show you the temperature yesterday in eastern spain. we saw temperatures almost approaching 30 celsius. a quick reminder, it is january, added 13, 14 degrees above where it should be. not normal at all. in andorra, record—breaking january heat. should be eight, we got to 23 degrees. that is having a big impact on snow in the pyrenees. switching to this chart behind me showing how temperatures compared to normal. the deep red colours show how much above normal 80s. the more mad it is more above normal. most of europe obscene above—average temperatures

temperature the because the air has been dragged from the atlantic boosting temperatures. watch what happens today as i run the char as he goes through into the weekend. south to south westerly winds developed, bringing some of that warmth from spain. no where near as at that compare to normal significantly warmer across parts of the north and west uk as we go through into sunday. today probably the fresher of the next few days, to be honest. it is fresh and blustery right now. for many, a pretty decent friday in store. a lot of sunshine to come with a few showers particularly in scotland. the weather front we saw across the country bringing rain. the strongest winds clearing away from the south east. the wind is coming from a more westerly direction than in south one. there could be gassed between 30 to 50 mph. for many they will ease down showers at the moment

across parts of northern england and ireland. showers continue to push on across western scotland. still pretty strong winds here, particularly in the hebrides. for most of you away from western scotland, few if any showers in the afternoon. dry and reasonably selling for most of you away from western scotland, few if any showers in the afternoon. dry and reasonably semi. temperatures down from recent days, around 79 degrees. with the wind sky clear across the south were quite chilly night and still compared with last night. there will be a touch of frost developing. more breeze and further showers and a bit more cloud in the north and west. temperatures in stornoway 8 degrees. we could drop to subzero zero in southern counties of england. a lovely bright start. a lot of dry and sunny weather to come. we are to be sunny but sunshine hazy in northern ireland. there the rain at times in scotland grew more persistent across northern and western eyes where winds will be getting 60, 70 miles an hour. winds

will pick up a little bit. high pressure will edge away on sunday and we start to draw in on southerly winds. whether france will be closing in. it could be grey and drizzly on the western coast. any sunshine you see will be on the hazy variety. the best of the sunshine in the south and east. looks like we will see when arriving into western scotland and northern ireland, bearing in mind this weather front could arrive sooner and that would make for a slightly wetter day across scotland and northern ireland. temperatures nowhere near the 30 celsius we have seen in spain at the moment but 12, 13, 14, maybe 15 in one or two spots. higher than we would expect at this stage in january. we would expect at this stage in janua . , ., ., , we would expect at this stage in janua . , ., .,, .,, january. higher but not as high as we would expect _ january. higher but not as high as we would expect in _ january. higher but not as high as we would expect in spain - january. higher but not as high as we would expect in spain at i january. higher but not as high as we would expect in spain at the l we would expect in spain at the moment. ,, ., �* ., , , we would expect in spain at the moment-— "i moment. shouldn't happen. it shouldn't _ moment. shouldn't happen. it shouldn't. you _ moment. shouldn't happen. it shouldn't. you are _ moment. shouldn't happen. it shouldn't. you are absolutelyl moment. shouldn't happen. it-

shouldn't. you are absolutely right. now for the warning. klaxon. now forthe warning. klaxon. i now for the warning. klaxon. i like that. one of the tv events of the year takes place tonight — the traitors finale — and we must warn you there will be spoilers in the next few minutes. klaxon. after three weeks of plots, paranoia and painful discoveries, not many contestants remain. if you don't want to see how last night's episode ended, look away now. good luck, babe. jasmine, you have received the most votes. please come up here and join me. jasmine, you have been banished. before you leave us forever, please reveal, are you a faithful or are you a traitor?

it's been a journey. oh, my god. yeah, it's been emotional. love you all. and good luck. i am a faithful. i thought she was going to say she was a traitor. i thought she was going to say she was a traitor, too. - she was smiling so much, i was like... gets my heart rate going watching it back and i have already seen it. let's talk now to someone, who knows those remaining contestants well — brian davidson, a "faithful," who was banished in episode four. lovely to see you again. how has it been on the other side watching all of this happen? it been on the other side watching all of this happen?— been on the other side watching all of this happen? it has been amazing. you are saying _ of this happen? it has been amazing. you are saying before _ of this happen? it has been amazing. you are saying before you _

of this happen? it has been amazing. you are saying before you are - of this happen? it has been amazing. you are saying before you are trying. you are saying before you are trying not to spoil things. i am so glad it is almost over. i am not going to be holding any secrets any more. amazing watching it as a viewer as well. listen, everyone will remember that moment when you lost it at the roundtable and basically, pretty much convinced everyone to get rid of you. i think it would be really interesting to get an insight of the intensity of that experience. that's just remind everyone how it happened. just remind everyone how it happened-— just remind everyone how it ha ened. , ., ., ., happened. here it is. can i have a selfish moment? _ happened. here it is. can i have a selfish moment? i— happened. here it is. can i have a selfish moment? i realise - happened. here it is. can i have a selfish moment? i realise this - happened. here it is. can i have a selfish moment? i realise this is i selfish moment? i realise this is going to end soon. does anyone else who is verging towards i am all amn�*t. i would like to hear more that i amn�*t. is anyone here to clarify for me who thinks i am not... ., ., .., ., ., not... you have called out the whole room to talk — not... you have called out the whole room to talk about _ not... you have called out the whole

room to talk about you. _ not. .. you have called out the whole room to talk about you. i _ not... you have called out the whole room to talk about you. i said - not. .. you have called out the whole room to talk about you. i said i - room to talk about you. i said i would be _ room to talk about you. i said i would be selfish. _ room to talk about you. i said i would be selfish. i— room to talk about you. i said i would be selfish. i have - room to talk about you. i said i would be selfish. i have zero . room to talk about you. i said i - would be selfish. i have zero here. i know the conversations i have had. i know the conversations i have had. i want to know people's opinions of me. figs i want to know people's opinions of me. �* , i want to know people's opinions of me. ~ , ., . i want to know people's opinions of me. �* , ., . ., me. as we were watching that, we were thinking _ me. as we were watching that, we were thinking stop _ me. as we were watching that, we were thinking stop talking, - me. as we were watching that, we were thinking stop talking, brian. | me. as we were watching that, we | were thinking stop talking, brian. i have heard that a lot in my life, heard that a lot in my life. {flare have heard that a lot in my life, heard that a lot in my life. give us a sense of— heard that a lot in my life. give us a sense of what _ heard that a lot in my life. give us a sense of what it _ heard that a lot in my life. give us a sense of what it is _ heard that a lot in my life. give us a sense of what it is like _ heard that a lot in my life. give us a sense of what it is like sitting i a sense of what it is like sitting in that chair with all that scrutiny going on around you. 50 in that chair with all that scrutiny going on around you.— in that chair with all that scrutiny going on around you. so tough. such an obvious thing _ going on around you. so tough. such an obvious thing to _ going on around you. so tough. such an obvious thing to say _ going on around you. so tough. such an obvious thing to say that - going on around you. so tough. such an obvious thing to say that such - going on around you. so tough. such an obvious thing to say that such a l an obvious thing to say that such a pressure cooker of an environment. i have been describing it as traitors seep. all these different ingredients 13 to make a soup that could boil over any moment. the treasure of people walking in, should i be loud? should i be quiet? the grandness of the room a new add—on asked whether contestants

come as little croutons. let it go and see what happens. a mixture of all these different things coming together to make it boil over. i reacted how i did and i regret it but i was myself and i do not regret it. it is tough. but i was myself and i do not regret it- it is tough-— it. it is tough. everyone reacts differently- — it. it is tough. everyone reacts differently. morning _ it. it is tough. everyone reacts differently. morning to - it. it is tough. everyone reacts differently. morning to you. i it. it is tough. everyone reacts - differently. morning to you. charlie here. there will be people who have not watched the whole series. i saw quite a bit of last night's programme. you are getting a glimpse. you will have no need people quite well. audiences are learning a little bit about them personally, their stories, and may be warming to them more. everyone has a tale to tell about why they are there and how the money they are trying to win might change their lives. . , trying to win might change their lives. ., , ., , ., , lives. last night was really emotional. _ lives. last night was really emotional. a _ lives. last night was really emotional. a bunch - lives. last night was really emotional. a bunch of- lives. last night was really emotional. a bunch of us i lives. last night was really - emotional. a bunch of us watched it together. so lovely seeing... we knew the story is already butted his levee the way it is all put

together. make the really emotional. funny when i was there, we were talking in a castle and everyone was telling me stories. i was sitting there, i am just brian, a photographer from scotland, there, i am just brian, a photographerfrom scotland, i don't have a crazy story. not that the gets you on the show. i was in a law of everyone when i was there. just listening to everyone's stories. everyone is incredible, so good. you talk about the pressure and what it is like in that place. such a grand location. it looks beautiful. do you get any headspace away from anyone at any point? how do you get away from people? at any point? how do you get away from penile?— at any point? how do you get away from people? when you are away, it is totally separated _ from people? when you are away, it is totally separated at _ from people? when you are away, it is totally separated at night. - from people? when you are away, it is totally separated at night. i - from people? when you are away, it is totally separated at night. i was . is totally separated at night. i was at night writing down lots of notes. so—and—so said this. that is when you go in two that is when i went into game mode and started to write down my notes, my theories and

things. i was there for a bit of a holiday, to be honest. i wasjust having fun, chatting to everybody, making friends by doing the missions. not overly tactical when i was there. i missions. not overly tactical when i was there. , ., ., ., , , was there. i tell you who has been incredibly tactical, _ was there. i tell you who has been incredibly tactical, harry. - was there. i tell you who has been incredibly tactical, harry. he - was there. i tell you who has been incredibly tactical, harry. he has. incredibly tactical, harry. he has played a blinder. i cannot work out which way it will go. jaz has his number. i cannot ask you for your opinion. everyone seems to say all the time that mollie is so suggestible. i think she is more switched on than that. you cannot tell us much but we should watch tonight, obviously. the tell us much but we should watch tonight, obviously.— tell us much but we should watch tonight, obviously. the big question i aet asked tonight, obviously. the big question i get asked is. _ tonight, obviously. the big question i get asked is, who _ tonight, obviously. the big question i get asked is, who do _ tonight, obviously. the big question i get asked is, who do you _ tonight, obviously. the big question i get asked is, who do you want - tonight, obviously. the big question i get asked is, who do you want to l i get asked is, who do you want to win? i want them all to win. everyone has this great character arc and the narrative would be

amazing. absolutely any of them, the narrative of it would be great. whatever will happen tonight —— will be expressive and just incredible to watch. i can't wait. [30 be expressive and just incredible to watch. i can't wait.— be expressive and just incredible to watch. i can't wait. do you know who wins? i can't — watch. i can't wait. do you know who wins? i can't tell— watch. i can't wait. do you know who wins? i can't tell you. _ watch. i can't wait. do you know who wins? i can't tell you. i— watch. i can't wait. do you know who wins? i can't tell you. i cannot - watch. i can't wait. do you know who wins? i can't tell you. i cannot say i wins? i can't tell you. i cannot say es or wins? i can't tell you. i cannot say yes or n0- — wins? i can't tell you. i cannot say yes or n0- i— wins? i can't tell you. i cannot say yes or no. i will— wins? i can't tell you. i cannot say yes or no. i will leave _ wins? i can't tell you. i cannot say yes or no. i will leave you - with that. i cannot wait. the final episode of the traitors is on bbc two at nine o'clock tonight. it'll also be on the iplayer. still to come on breakfast... tv presenter emma willis will be joining us to talk about her new kids' fashion competition series, style it out. more on that at ten to nine. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london. i'm victoria hollins. a murder investigation has been launched after a man's body

was found byjoggers in a park in west london. officers were called yesterday morning after the discovery of the body of 19—year—old tyler donnelly in hanworth park in feltham. he had been stabbed. no—one has yet been arrested. rent in london has hit a record high at overjust over 2600 and month on average. 6’s at overjust over 2600 and month on averaue. ~ ., , ., average. 696 higher than last year. althouuh average. 696 higher than last year. although they _ average. 696 higher than last year. although they are _ average. 696 higher than last year. although they are lower _ average. 696 higher than last year. although they are lower than - average. 696 higher than last year. although they are lower than the l although they are lower than the rest of the country it is predicted to go up again this year. transport for london said recent problems on the central line has been due to problems with trains and down to the fleet being more than 30 years old. tfl said workers are resolving to work on the issue. and the travel. currently severe delays on the central line and also the circle and minor delays on the piccadilly. that

takes us to the weather and it will be dry and bright with plenty of wintry sunshine. just like patches of cloud. a windy start to the morning but they will ease and we will see a maximum temperature of 12. that is it. head to the website to find out about a star wars film script left by harrison ford in a west london flat that is now up for auction. goodbye.

good morning, welcome to breakfast with rachel burden and charlie stayt. 0ur headlines. the attorney general is considering whetherjudges should review the sentence of the man who fatally stabbed three people in nottingham last year. a convicted murderer has been executed with nitrogen gas in alabama — the first time the method of capital punishment has been used in the us. the government was complicit in a decision by the post office to sack forensic accountants who found bugs in its it system, according to documents obtained by the bbc. blokes are a bit reluctant to get involved in health issues. they think it is going to be all right. they are not as good at going to the doctors, i don't think. encouraging others to get tested — broadcasters nick owen and steve rider speak about their prostate cancer in the hope of raising awareness.

novak djokovic is out of the australian open. the ten—time champion lost his semifinal againstjannik sinner, the first time he's been beaten at the event since 2018. we're talking to television presenter emma willis about her new series that sees young people becoming sustainable fashion stylists. and afresh a day today with some showers around at the moment. they become confined to western scotland and most of you will be dry. the forecast coming up. it's friday the 26th of january. our main story. the attorney general is considering whetherjudges should review the sentence of a man who killed three people in nottingham last year. valdo calocane fatally stabbed grace o'malley—kumar, barnaby webber and ian coates and tried to kill three others by running them over. he was given an indefinite hospital order after pleading guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility — but the victims�* families felt justice was not done, as nickjohnson reports.

three families united in grief and despair. we will never come to terms with the loss of our beloved daughter grace and how she lost her life. premeditated planning, the collection of lethal weapons, hiding in the shadows and the brutality of the attacks are of an individual who knew exactly what he was doing. he knew entirely that it was wrong, but he did it anyway. valdo calocane pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the basis of diminished responsibility due to his paranoid schizophrenia. yesterday, thejudge sentenced him to an indefinite hospital order. but that didn't feel like justice to the devastated families. this man is a killer. murder was the only thing he cared about and he fulfilled this in horrific fashion on tuesday, the 13th ofjune last year. all we can do is hope that, in due course, some sort ofjustice will be served. this man has made a mockery

of the system and he has got away with murder. now, after receiving a referral claiming the sentence may be unduly lenient, the attorney general�*s office confirmed it will now consider whether it should be reviewed byjudges. 19—year—old students barnaby webber and grace o'malley—kumar were killed as they walked through nottingham city centre after a night out. moments after this footage, both had been fatally stabbed. 65—year—old ian coates, a caretaker and grandfather of eight, was then attacked while in his van on his way to work. stay where you are! an hour and a half after the first attack, valdo calocane was caught by police. passing sentence, the judge said calocane would very probably spend the rest of his life in a secure hospital. the attorney general�*s office now has 28 days to weigh up whether to refer the case to the court of appeal. even if that happens, there's no guarantee the case

will be heard or reviewed, let alone the sentence changed. but it's the first step in a process that could go some way towards giving three families the justice they feel wasn't served. nickjohnson, bbc news. rachel, you have more on an execution in the us that we knew was going to take place. the us state of alabama has executed convicted murderer kenneth smith with nitrogen gas, the first time the method has been used in the us. our us correspondent david willis joined us earlierfrom los angeles. kenneth smith was declared dead at 8.25 this evening alabama time. the execution is said to have taken just over 13 minutes and for several of those minutes, kenneth smith was observed writhing and thrashing around on the gurney and was then seen to be breathing deeply

for several more minutes. alabama officials had predicted he would lose consciousness within seconds and die within minutes. clearly, that was not the case tonight and his final words included the message "tonight, alabama causes humanity to take a step backwards". the son of the victim in this case — elizabeth sennett — mike sennett, said afterwards nothing that has happened here tonight will bring my mother back, but she gotjustice tonight. the united nations�* highest court is expected to make an initial decision on a case which has seen israel accused of committing genocide in gaza. the case, which was brought by south africa, will be ruled on by the international court ofjustice later. israel has called the allegations grossly distorted. the uk has suspended talks on a free trade deal with canada. the negotiations — which started in march 2022 —

were among a number launched by the british government in the wake of its exit from the european union. the canadian government said it was disappointed by the uk's decision. the strength of its armed forces in the face of increasing threats. the comments follow a warning from the head of the british army that its current strength is not enough if it were to face a war in europe. the ministry of defence says it's confident that there are robust plans in place. bbc news has obtained documents showing the government was complicit in a decision by the post office to sack the forensic accountants who had found bugs in its it system. a sub—committee of the post office board took that decision in april 2014. yet the post office kept the government's involvement in it secret and continued to claim the accountants had vindicated its horizon computer system. andy verity has this

exclusive report. the post office hired independent forensic accountants second sight to investigate complaints that its horizon computer system generated false evidence of cash shortfalls used to prosecute subpostmasters. oh, my god. it...it�*s just doubled right in front of my eyes. they found evidence of computer bugs doing just that in 76 branches and told the post office in july 2013. but instead of coming clean, the post office kept insisting in public their system was robust, while in private, it agreed a plan to take second sight off the case. this envelope contains documents that post office bosses didn't want you, the public, to see — minutes of a subcommittee of a post office board that were kept from subpostmasters as they fought their way through the courts. they were eventually released a few years later with heavy redactions. look at those blacked—out passages. i've got hold of the unredacted version and they show

exactly what was going on and who knew about it. spoiler alert — the government knew all about it. the minutes show post office chair alice perkins, chief executive paula vennells and a government representative, richard callard, discuss second sight�*s independent role investigating subpostmasters�* complaints for a mediation scheme. behind the redactions, it shows that in april 2014, they agreed a plan to continue to investigate cases but to bring it within the control of the post office, cutting out second sight�*s independent role. and they reveal that post office bosses didn't plan to pay anything like the compensation subpostmasters were claiming — in fact, only around £1 million for all cases. yet in public, the post office continued to claim second sight�*s review as vindication, saying it found no systemic issues with horizon. in the meantime, you'll need to make good the loss. i haven't got that money! when in fact, as told in a tv drama this month, false evidence had been used to prosecute people like jo hamilton. i mean, what's it all about?

do we live in a democracy or don't we? you know, and they've done some terrible things to people. why they didn't just tell the truth and sort it out then, i do not know. to mps who've campaigned for subpostmasters it again proves what they've long suspected. this was a government organisation being overseen by government representatives, and it's the government that has to take responsibility for everything that went wrong. it's a distinctly corrupt, murky story that goes right the way into government and it's deeply worrying. we contacted alice perkins and paula vennells, but didn't receive a response. richard callard and the government declined to comment while the inquiry was ongoing. the post office also declined to comment. andy verity, bbc news. consultants in england who are members of the british

medical association have rejected the latest pay offer from the government by the narrowest of margins. the bma is urging ministers to improve the deal, after 51% voted against it. ministers said they were considering their next steps. consultants in wales are still voting on an offer from the welsh government. our health editor hugh pym reports. senior doctors out on picket lines. they staged nine days of walkouts in england before pay talks got under way. and then came an offer which the doctors' union, the british medical association, felt it could put to consultant members. on top of the 6% pay rise already awarded, the government said it would put 4.95% extra on the table and streamline the system of pay bands. some consultants would get nothing more, but others up to 13% in total. bma members in england rejected it — 51% voting against. the union has a strike mandate for senior doctors tilljune, but, right now, it's calling for a better offer and more talks rather

than industrial action. it is easy to be fixated around numbers and money and percentages, but it has not been about that. it has largely been about making sure pay is fixed for the future and we can be certain we retain the brightest in the uk to provide services for patients. the health secretary, victoria atkins, said she was disappointed the union had rejected a fair and reasonable offer, and the government would consider its next steps. health leaders, meanwhile, are very concerned about the possibility of more strikes, as amanda pritchard, head of nhs england, made clear before the result was announced. the period of industrial action where both consultants and junior doctors were involved was particularly challenging to the nhs. so we would be very concerned about prolonged industrial action of any kind. and that still leaves thejunior doctors in england. since staging six days of strike action earlier this month, there has been no sign of any talks getting going with the government.

bma junior doctors will now vote on extending their strike mandate beyond the end of february. hugh pym, bbc news. hermit crabs, which normally use discarded shells as their armour, are turning to plastic waste instead. researchers from the university of warsaw in poland say they are heartbroken that the animals are increasingly using rubbish discarded by humans. look at these pictures. awful. two—thirds of hermit crab species have been seen using rubbish, including bottle tops, plastic tubes, and even lightbulbs. two thirds! it is distressing saying that. i love hermit crabs. one of the most exciting sea creatures to find in a rock pool. so magical. and i suppose it is because there is so much stuff left they use what they can find.

here's matt. and we will be outdoors in a few minutes on the big garden birdwatch. i think we are in north wales but generally how is it looking? aha, i think we are in north wales but generally how is it looking? a good weekend to — generally how is it looking? a good weekend to be _ generally how is it looking? a good weekend to be out _ generally how is it looking? a good weekend to be out looking - generally how is it looking? a good weekend to be out looking at - generally how is it looking? a good weekend to be out looking at birds| weekend to be out looking at birds and with temperatures rising they might be more active. a better weekend than so far this week. after the stormy weather some calm —ish out there. it has been blustery this morning but some sunshine as the shower is clear the south—east and for many, few showers today, mainly confined to parts of scotland. that means a sunny day for most and also feeling fresher than yesterday. we have seen showers pushing south and eastwards over night and they brought blustery wind. now fewer in number. the bulk in parts of scotland. they will continue to push

in throughout the day and the wind strengthening here later. but elsewhere a fine day, if not all day long fine for the bulk of the day and feeling fresher. temperature 7-9. and feeling fresher. temperature 7—9. stillabove and feeling fresher. temperature 7—9. still above where we should be in january. the 7—9. still above where we should be injanuary. the wind will strengthen later and in the afternoon towards the evening, we could see gusts up to 60 mph around the hebrides and gates around northern and western gales around northern and western coasts. some showers, a bit of hill snow. south of the central belt of scotland, few showers in the afternoon. the wind speed, becoming lighter in the south. here with a lighter in the south. here with a lighter wind and clear skies tonight, a recipe for a cold night and there could be a touch of frost in southern areas tomorrow. 8 degrees in stornoway. a touch of frost in southern england. it will be nice to get out this weekend. the news that king charles is set

to undergo treatment for an enlarged prostate has sparked conversations across the country about men's health. the king's condition is not linked to prostate cancer, but two familiar faces who have received treatment for the disease have welcomed the increase in awareness that has followed his announcement. presenter nick owen and former grandstand host steve riderjoined us here on the breakfast sofa last year. tim muffett has been catching up with them. it has been quite tough, to be honest. last year was undoubtedly the worst year of my life. it could be going on inside you now. you need to find out and you need to take action. so everyone says to me, "take it easy. take care of yourself." talking can be so important. when you wake up in the morning, that's how it is. which is why nick owen and steve ryder are meeting today. nick was diagnosed with prostate cancer in april of last year. you get a slow build—up to the realisation that you've got prostate cancer and it's serious and it's aggressive and you've got to do something quickly.

and so it was very stressful, very upsetting. steve revealed his diagnosis with prostate cancer in october. i consider myself to be extremely lucky and i'm a total convert to getting yourself checked early and getting the diagnosis done early. how are you? yeah, fine. fine. we're both here as, er, the best kind of advertisement for getting things sorted. yeah. both steve and nick have responded well to their treatment. nick is back presenting bbc midlands today, twice a week. hello. welcome to midlands today with me, nick owen. last week, buckingham palace announced that king charles would be undergoing treatment for an enlarged prostate. the palace said the condition is benign and it doesn't necessarily mean there's a greater risk of developing prostate cancer. bearing in mind the history of the royal family and how they keep themselves to themselves as much as possible, especially about private things,

it's staggering, really, that we all know that king charles has this condition. nhs england has said there's since been a big increase in the number of people seeking out information about the prostate on the nhs website. as a whole, blokes are a bit reluctant to get involved with health issues. theyjust think, "oh, it'll be all right." we're not as good at going to the doctors, i don't think. the charity prostate cancer uk says that nick and steve's decision to talk openly has led to a huge rise in visits to its website. i've had loads of people contact me one way or the other — phone calls, e—mails, letters, orjust meeting me in the street, saying that since this awareness has risen up with people like yourself and me talking about it on television, that they've gone and had psas. a lot of people are not really sure what a psa test is. i mean, it stands for prostate specific antigen, i think. and that's a blood test, which tells, or gives an indication that you might have prostate cancer, i think.

prostate cancer uk have a fantastic website, which explains so much. it even gives you a sort of a checker, so you can work out whether you're likely to be at risk. you come out almost evangelical about the need to — for everyone out there to get themselves tested and give themselves the same opportunity as we've had to beat the wretched thing. especially when they reach a certain age. you know, if you're 50 or over, be aware. we're bombarded all the time with, you know, blokes going to gyms and looking at their diet and looking at this and looking at that and completely ignoring the fact that possibly inside... something's going on inside. ..is something that's going to rob them of 20 years of life. and the point is that it doesn't always end up with an operation. no, doesn't have to. the earlier the diagnosis, the greater the options that you have. it's really sort of comforting in a way to spend time talking to steve rider, who's been through exactly the same as i have. it really struck a chord

when i heard the news of his situation and started taking a little bit of a closer look at the possibility that i might have the same kind of condition. and that's the sort of national conversation that this has started. a cancer diagnosis can pose enormous challenges — physically and emotionally. it's been great to catch up with you. it can be isolating. so good to see you. it can also bring people together. i can't believe it. tim muffett, bbc news. it is interesting. two familiar faces on television and they are telling their story. not so long ago in a way that would happened. we had a lovely e—mail. someone who wrote to say they had a psa test

one of the world's largest wildlife survey, the big garden birdwatch, is back for another year. over the past 45 years, volunteers from across the uk have helped the rspb by tracking the birds living in their gardens and local green spaces. climate editorjustin rowlatt is at a nature reserve in conwy in north wales.

if it is brilliant that so many people will be noticing what is in their gardens. the information has served us well. is like greenfinches, house sparrows and starlings have not done so well with wood pigeons doing better. that is in line with other surveys. we have lost 30 million fewer birds in britain. there are four fewer birds and our coming into gardens than

there were. and our coming into gardens than there were-— and our coming into gardens than there were. , , ., , j~ ., there were. they used to be 28 and now 24. there were. they used to be 28 and now 24- you _ there were. they used to be 28 and now 24. you see _ there were. they used to be 28 and now 24. you see the _ there were. they used to be 28 and now 24. you see the decline. - there were. they used to be 28 and now 24. you see the decline. this | there were. they used to be 28 and| now 24. you see the decline. this is a huge survey, about half a million people taking part in the survey each year. let's go to levi. you have been doing sma into essex. this have been doing sma into essex. as long as i can remember. it is a brilliant — long as i can remember. it is a brilliant survey to do, especially with climate change. it is important to see _ with climate change. it is important to see how— with climate change. it is important to see how different species are doing _ to see how different species are doinu. ., ., , ., ., doing. you have been doing it for ears, doing. you have been doing it for years. how _ doing. you have been doing it for years. how easy _ doing. you have been doing it for years, how easy is _ doing. you have been doing it for years, how easy is it _ doing. you have been doing it for years, how easy is it for - doing. you have been doing it for years, how easy is it for people l doing. you have been doing it for| years, how easy is it for people to do it? 50 years, how easy is it for people to do it? ., _ ., ., ., do it? so easy. find an hour of your sare do it? so easy. find an hour of your spare time — do it? so easy. find an hour of your spare time this _ do it? so easy. find an hour of your spare time this weekend _ do it? so easy. find an hour of your spare time this weekend and - do it? so easy. find an hour of your spare time this weekend and look l do it? so easy. find an hour of your| spare time this weekend and look at the birds _ spare time this weekend and look at the birds in — spare time this weekend and look at the birds in your garden count them and send _ the birds in your garden count them and send them through to the rspb. if you _ and send them through to the rspb. if you do _ and send them through to the rspb. if you do not have a garden, the out of the window and go to a green space was will be helping at conway, is that right? i space was will be helping at conway, is that right?— is that right? i am a volunteer and i will be helping _ is that right? i am a volunteer and i will be helping out. _

is that right? i am a volunteer and i will be helping out. what - is that right? i am a volunteer and i will be helping out. what birds i is that right? i am a volunteer and | i will be helping out. what birds do ou see in i will be helping out. what birds do you see in your— i will be helping out. what birds do you see in your garden? _ i will be helping out. what birds do you see in your garden? come - i will be helping out. what birds do you see in your garden? come on | i will be helping out. what birds do i you see in your garden? come on like house sparrows. _ you see in your garden? come on like house sparrows, goldfinches, - you see in your garden? come on like house sparrows, goldfinches, robins. | house sparrows, goldfinches, robins. occasionally we can get something a bit better, _ occasionally we can get something a bit better, maybe even a sparrowhawk. a bit better, maybe even a sarrowhawk. . , ., ., ,, bit better, maybe even a sarrowhawk. . ., ., ,, sparrowhawk. a sparrowhawk in your aarden, sparrowhawk. a sparrowhawk in your garden. that — sparrowhawk. a sparrowhawk in your garden. that is _ sparrowhawk. a sparrowhawk in your garden, that is quite _ sparrowhawk. a sparrowhawk in your garden, that is quite dramatic! - sparrowhawk. a sparrowhawk in your garden, that is quite dramatic! one i garden, that is quite dramatic! one took a art garden, that is quite dramatic! one took apart a — garden, that is quite dramatic! one took apart a pigeon in my garden. that is— took apart a pigeon in my garden. that is like — took apart a pigeon in my garden. that is like david attenborough in front of your eyes. is it hard to identify the birds? what do people get? it identify the birds? what do people let? . ., , , ., ., ., get? it increases mental health and reduce your — get? it increases mental health and reduce your stress _ get? it increases mental health and reduce your stress levels. - get? it increases mental health and reduce your stress levels. that - get? it increases mental health and reduce your stress levels. that is i reduce your stress levels. that is important. super easy to do. if we don't really get how to identify the birds, maybe look at your local rspb reserve and see what events are on. if people want to take part, what

should they do? sign up it takes an hour. look out at the garden, out of the window, register on the rspb website. , ., , ., ., , website. tell us what you have seen. just 'oin website. tell us what you have seen. just join in- — website. tell us what you have seen. justioin in- it— website. tell us what you have seen. justioin in- it is— website. tell us what you have seen. just join in. it is a _ website. tell us what you have seen. just join in. it is a really _ website. tell us what you have seen. just join in. it is a really fun - justjoin in. it is a really fun thing — justjoin in. it is a really fun thing to— justjoin in. it is a really fun thing to do, part of the national fabric— thing to do, part of the national fabric in— thing to do, part of the national fabric injanuary on thing to do, part of the national fabric in january on the dark days. during _ fabric in january on the dark days. during lockdown this is hugely popular, isn't it? me during lockdown this is hugely popular, isn't it?— during lockdown this is hugely popular, isn't it? we know 9096 of --eole popular, isn't it? we know 9096 of people say — popular, isn't it? we know 9096 of people say being _ popular, isn't it? we know 9096 of people say being in _ popular, isn't it? we know 9096 of people say being in the _ popular, isn't it? we know 9096 of| people say being in the countryside and hearing that someone seeing wildlife _ and hearing that someone seeing wildlife connects them with nature and that _ wildlife connects them with nature and that is— wildlife connects them with nature and that is really good for them. get involved. very simple. if you want tojoin the get involved. very simple. if you want to join the half million people taking part, go to the rspb website to find all the information. thank you. it looks bracing albeit exhilarating. thank you. it looks bracing albeit exhilarating-— thank you. it looks bracing albeit exhilarating. racing, iwould say. it is windy- _ exhilarating. racing, iwould say. it is windy- it _ exhilarating. racing, iwould say. it is windy. it is _

exhilarating. racing, iwould say. it is windy. it is fresh _ exhilarating. racing, iwould say. it is windy. it is fresh but - exhilarating. racing, iwould say. it is windy. it is fresh but really i it is windy. it is fresh but really beautiful. ., ., beautiful. look at that. it looks lovel . beautiful. look at that. it looks lovely- how _ beautiful. look at that. it looks lovely. how is _ beautiful. look at that. it looks lovely. how is it _ beautiful. look at that. it looks lovely. how is it looking - beautiful. look at that. it looks lovely. how is it looking in - beautiful. look at that. it looks lovely. how is it looking in the | lovely. how is it looking in the morning live studio. just the three of us this morning. good morning. coming up. it could make the pp! scandal look like pocket money. millions of drivers may be in line for a payout over alleged mis—sold carfinance packages. matt allwright explains all. the financial conduct authority is investigating possible dodgy misselling by dealers and lenders, and the predicted payout could run into the billions. i'll tell you how you could make a claim if you took out a deal before 2021. plus, in an exclusive report, dr ranj discovers how, despite a change in the law, major retailers still aren't following government regulation and placing junk food at the checkout. find out why it means they could be in trouble with trading standards. and with 57 million gp appointments for minor ailments each year, dr punam tells us the surprise

ingredients in one in your cupboard that could help at home. there's a hidden pharmacy in your fridge and spice rack including ginger, which helps nausea, and sachets of ketchup to soothe small injuries. we've also got a myth—busting masterclass on smart thermostats and how much they really save you. and with pet theft on the rise, vet drjames greenwood explains why getting cats and dogs neutered, makes them less attractive to thieves. dolly is with us, also. looking for treats. standard. plus, he makes us hot and sweaty whenever we see him, fitness coachjoe wicks is here to tell us ifjust four minutes of exercise a day could boost our brain power. looks like it works for louis theroux. see you at 9:30.

not dolly's best angle. what a beautiful sunrise. gorgeous. a lovely start to the day. studio: can i bring my dog to the studio tomorrow? i would say yes. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london. i'm victoria hollins. a murder investigation has been launched after a man's body was found byjoggers in a park in west london. officers were called yesterday morning after the discovery of the body of 19—year—old tyler donnelly in hanworth park in feltham. he had been stabbed. no—one has yet been arrested. rents in london have hit a record high, according to property website right move. rent rises are lower than the rest of the country. it is

predicted rents will go up again this year. transport for london says recent disruption on the central line is caused by an abnormally large number of motor failures. line is caused by an abnormally large number of motorfailures. they are apologising for the shortage of trains and say it is down to the fleet being 30 years old. engineers are working to resolve the issue but problems may continue for months to come. tomorrow is holocaust memorial day with events planned across the capital. some london landmarks, including the london eye will be lit up in purple to mark the occasion. tonight on bbc london, we'll be hearing from survivors of the holocaust including vera schaufeld who was born —— hannah lewis. i remember the first time we went into hiding. i didn't really understand why. i knew if my mother

said you must be very quiet, i would be very quiet. i didn't know why we were in hiding. gradually, the german presence got bigger and bigger. let's take a look at the tubes now. there are severe delays on the central line, and the circle. now onto the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. it's a mild start this morning. we've had some heavy showers overnight. any lingering first thing will clear away quite quickly to lots of sunshine today. now, it's quite breezy, but the wind will fall a little lighter through the afternoon. now, the maximum temperature we're likely to get first thing this morning of around 12 celsius. those showers overnight were actually a cold front. so behind it, the air a little less mild.

so dropping a little by the end of the day. now, overnight, the wind much lighter, the sky clear. could just see an isolated mist or fog patch. the minimum temperature, one or two celsius. so a chilly start to saturday. got high pressure in charge, so it remains dry. still a little bit of a breeze, but we should see plenty of sunshine through the course of saturday. perhaps a little bit of patchy cloud turning that sunshine hazy, but temperatures tomorrow around ten celsius. now we're going to hang on to the high pressure, as we head into sunday, too, maybe a little bit more cloud by the end of the day, but should stay dry. and as we head into next week, more cloud around for the beginning of the week, but temperatures still mild for the end of january. that's it — head to our website to find out more about a star wars film script left by harrison ford in a west london flat that is up for auction. see you then. hello. this is breakfast with charlie stayt and rachel burden. the countdown is now on for the biggest sporting event on the planet, the summer olympic games.

followed shortly after by the paralympics. it's only six months until the opening ceremony in paris. so who better to talk to about preparing for such an event than the gymnast max whitlock, who is a six—time olympic medalist, and freestyle swimmer tom dean, who is a double olympic gold medalist? very good morning to you both. max, let's start with you. we lift the lid on what it is like inside the houses of olympians and apostates in the morning. what is happening in the morning. what is happening in the max whitlock has today? it has been a chilled _ the max whitlock has today? it has been a chilled morning. _ the max whitlock has today? it has been a chilled morning. my - the max whitlock has today? it is; been a chilled morning. my wife has taken my little girl to school. it is pretty chilled and i will head into training soon. all good. that is nice to hear. _ into training soon. all good. that is nice to hear. willow, _ into training soon. all good. that is nice to hear. willow, your daughter, people will know now, it is so central to your story, your journey, your success in the past and a moment when you said you were stopping doing it and you had

difficult times. give us a sense of where you are at now with what will happen next. i where you are at now with what will happen next-— happen next. i am fully backing. after tokyo. _ happen next. i am fully backing. aftertokyo. l— happen next. i am fully backing. after tokyo, i made _ happen next. i am fully backing. after tokyo, i made the - happen next. i am fully backing. j after tokyo, i made the decision happen next. i am fully backing. i after tokyo, i made the decision to stop gymnastics by like you said. that was one of the biggest reasons for me coming back in. i didn't want to get that message to mellow. —— willow. the paralympics is in about six months. at one point, it was like, there is still a bit of time. it will come before we know it. build—up has started and we are on our way towards it, which is exciting. i our way towards it, which is exciting-— our way towards it, which is excitina. ., ., ~ ., exciting. i do not know if you could see, exciting. i do not know if you could see. lovely — exciting. i do not know if you could see, lovely pictures _ exciting. i do not know if you could see, lovely pictures with _ exciting. i do not know if you could see, lovely pictures with willow i see, lovely pictures with willow running into your arms. when you were competing before you had willow

and that existed, being an athlete is quite a selfish thing, isn't it? does motivation, does it change everything?— does motivation, does it change everything? does motivation, does it change eve hina? ., . ., everything? having willow, does it chance? is everything? having willow, does it change? is that _ everything? having willow, does it change? is that what _ everything? having willow, does it change? is that what you - everything? having willow, does it change? is that what you mean? i everything? having willow, does it i change? is that what you mean? just wonderin: change? is that what you mean? just wondering what the motivation is? having willow and a family is a big priority. it puts a lot of things into perspective. my motivation is still there, it never stops. into perspective. my motivation is still there, it neverstops. i into perspective. my motivation is still there, it never stops. i still have that massive competitive side. i am too competitive when it comes to playing games with willow. creating more of a balance in life, i have learned recently how important it is inside and outside the gym. in terms of motivation, motivation to keep pushing on, having a goal like paris, which is not too far away, is incredible to work towards. really fired up,

trying to make this the best year yet. we will see what comes out of it. ~ ., , , , . ., it. max is very experienced going throuuh it. max is very experienced going through these — it. max is very experienced going through these olympic— it. max is very experienced going through these olympic cycles. i it. max is very experienced going i through these olympic cycles. after the 60 -- through these olympic cycles. after the 60 —— their success in tokyo, i wonder what the last few years have been like, building up to this moment. you are not officially qualified, i should moment. you are not officially qualified, ishould point moment. you are not officially qualified, i should point that out. the olympic trials are april. leading up to tokyo, it was an unusual five year running with covid. i was not expecting to get the results. only a three year cycle instead of four years. peppered with the commonwealth games in birmingham. there were two world championships. an olympic champion every time a race. a different run into these olympics compared with tokyo. into these olympics compared with to 0. ., .., into these olympics compared with to 0. ., ,

into these olympics compared with to 0. .,, tokyo. you can see the medals behind max. i tokyo. you can see the medals behind max- i believe — tokyo. you can see the medals behind max. i believe you _ tokyo. you can see the medals behind max. i believe you and _ tokyo. you can see the medals behind max. i believe you and your _ tokyo. you can see the medals behind max. i believe you and your coach i max. i believe you and your coach say five medals are the target, how do you feel about that? state say five medals are the target, how do you feel about that?— say five medals are the target, how do you feel about that? we sat down and looked at _ do you feel about that? we sat down and looked at the _ do you feel about that? we sat down and looked at the schedule - do you feel about that? we sat down and looked at the schedule and i and looked at the schedule and realised five is a possibility. seven from the commonwealth games but i came home with four from the last world championships. five was a possibility. the record stands at four for any team gb athletes. we have our sights set on that. i made a conscious decision to go out and say this is what i want to do and train for and say this is what i want to do and trainforand aim say this is what i want to do and train for and aim for and go out and be public with it. that is not something i was planning on doing initially but if i can go out there and get a few people along the journey with me, that will be brilliant. , ., , brilliant. everyone will remember that the deal— brilliant. everyone will remember that the deal of _ that the deal of your family and friends meeting in yourfamily back garden to what she went medals this time. i wonder if this time they are hiring a park in warrington or something for you, or are they all

coming over to paris? ii something for you, or are they all coming over to paris?— coming over to paris? if you will come over— coming over to paris? if you will come over to — coming over to paris? if you will come over to paris _ coming over to paris? if you will come over to paris but - coming over to paris? if you will come over to paris but i - coming over to paris? if you will come over to paris but i am i coming over to paris? if you will| come over to paris but i am sure there will be garden parties. this time it will not be a hub plus two in the morning like injapan. the video i still love. i have a freeze—frame of the exact moment and a photo frame. it is really special with the different emotions in the video. ., , with the different emotions in the video. .,, ,. , with the different emotions in the video. ,. , ., with the different emotions in the video. ,. ,., . with the different emotions in the video. ,. . video. those scenes are cracking. we are 'ust video. those scenes are cracking. we are just showing _ video. those scenes are cracking. we are just showing them _ video. those scenes are cracking. we are just showing them now. - video. those scenes are cracking. we are just showing them now. that i video. those scenes are cracking. we are just showing them now. that is i video. those scenes are cracking. we are just showing them now. that is a | are just showing them now. that is a sweet moment. just some practical stuff, when you go to the olympic games, do you speak french? i do not. m games, do you speak french? i do not- my gcse _ games, do you speak french? i u not. my gcse french teacher would not. my gcse french teacher would not be too pleased i have not kept it up. my french is not too good, i might have to brush up on it a little. i might have to brush up on it a little. ~ ., ., ., , , , little. i know a few words but maybe i can learn more _

little. i know a few words but maybe i can learn more before _ little. i know a few words but maybe i can learn more before it— little. i know a few words but maybe i can learn more before it comes i i can learn more before it comes around — i can learn more before it comes around |— i can learn more before it comes around. , , ., i can learn more before it comes around. , ., ., around. i bet you would both argue are not bad — around. i bet you would both argue are not bad to _ around. i bet you would both argue are not bad to learn _ around. i bet you would both argue are not bad to learn the _ around. i bet you would both argue are not bad to learn the language i are not bad to learn the language when you are there to bring back the medals. what is the medal selection you have behind you? we can see a glimpse. you have behind you? we can see a a-limse. . you have behind you? we can see a i lim se, ., ., , you have behind you? we can see a a-limse. ., .,, ., you have behind you? we can see a [iimse, ., .,, ., ., you have behind you? we can see a liimse, ., .,, ., ., glimpse. that was made for me. someone has — glimpse. that was made for me. someone has given _ glimpse. that was made for me. someone has given it _ glimpse. that was made for me. someone has given it to - glimpse. that was made for me. someone has given it to me i glimpse. that was made for me. someone has given it to me as l glimpse. that was made for me. someone has given it to me as a gift, my medals from rio. they are not the real medals. it has been made to look like it. that is the only thing i have in my house when it comes to medals and that. i like to not really put too much up, that is as far as it gets. it is nice to have. ., , . , is as far as it gets. it is nice to have. ., , ., , ., have. tom, it is really important for athletes _ have. tom, it is really important for athletes to _ have. tom, it is really important for athletes to have _ have. tom, it is really important for athletes to have a _ have. tom, it is really important for athletes to have a focus i have. tom, it is really important| for athletes to have a focus away from training, otherwise it would be all consuming. you have moved into the world of podcasts. i am interested to learn about this. it is such a skill to get people to sit down and open up. how have you gone

about it? i down and open up. how have you gone about it? . , . down and open up. how have you gone about it? ., , ., ., about it? i have started doing odcast. about it? i have started doing podcast- it — about it? i have started doing podcast. it is _ about it? i have started doing podcast. it is quite _ about it? i have started doing podcast. it is quite a - about it? i have started doing l podcast. it is quite a challenge. the normal procedure is seminar is a question— the normal procedure is seminar is a question and — the normal procedure is seminar is a question and i talk about the olympics or swimming or whatever. this is— olympics or swimming or whatever. this is sitting down with musicians, celebrities, — this is sitting down with musicians, celebrities, whatever it might be and essentially interviewing them and essentially interviewing them and trying to get small bits of wisdom — and trying to get small bits of wisdom to help me on myjourney to paris _ wisdom to help me on myjourney to paris and _ wisdom to help me on myjourney to paris and winning the five. a real skill to— paris and winning the five. a real skill to sit— paris and winning the five. a real skill to sit down with someone and keep conversation natural and flowing — keep conversation natural and flowing that's doing it in the way you want. — flowing that's doing it in the way you want, talking about a topic which — you want, talking about a topic which is — you want, talking about a topic which is unusual to them like 0lynrpic— which is unusual to them like olympic sport. some great interviews under— olympic sport. some great interviews under nry— olympic sport. some great interviews under my belt. hopefully many more to follow— under my belt. hopefully many more to follow leading up to paris. did ou hear to follow leading up to paris. you hear this to follow leading up to paris. d c you hear this morning, know that djokovic out of the australian open. you talk about big stars in sport, there is a winner, but not today.

that is a huge result. when you look at someone — that is a huge result. when you look at someone like that, their career. max has— at someone like that, their career. max has been to loads more olympics than i _ max has been to loads more olympics than i have _ max has been to loads more olympics than i have but that is an incredible start at the top. | than i have but that is an incredible start at the top. i have seen him play. — incredible start at the top. i have seen him play. i— incredible start at the top. i have seen him play, i feel— incredible start at the top. i have seen him play, i feel lucky- incredible start at the top. i have seen him play, i feel lucky and i seen him play, ifeel lucky and honoured to have been able to do that. it is a good example to show how hard sport can be. it can be quite harsh. when you are at that level it is all about what happens on the day. that is a great bit about sport as well.— on the day. that is a great bit about sport as well. best of luck to both of you- _ about sport as well. best of luck to both of you. really _ about sport as well. best of luck to both of you. really exciting - both of you. really exciting following yourjourney. good luck with the qualification process. we cannot wait to see how it'll praise out in paris. tell us what happened. i love their reactions. reputations don't last forever. if you have an

opponent like yannick sinner, he knows how to beat him. novak djokovic is out of the australian open. he's not lost at the event since 2018. and although he did threaten a trademark djockovic fight back, it wasn't nearly enough and he was well beaten in the end, by jannick sinner. djokovic, the 10 time champion in melbourne, lost the first two sets, winning only three games, but did manage to take the third on a tie—break. that could have been the start of a great comeback but the italian was to good for him in the fourth set, taking it 6—3 for a place in his first grand slam final, where he will play either daniil medvedev or alexander zverev. there was disapointment for britain's neal skupski earlier, who lost in the final of the mixed doubles. he and his partner, desirae krawczyk, were a set up and leading 4—2, with eyes on the trophy, until their opponents fought back to win the decider on a tie—break. we all felt for tom hartley yesterday, his first day of test

cricket did not go well. his first ball went for six, and he got carted round the ground, by the india batsmen. but, he's had a better second day, and got his first test wicket in the first session. shubman gill, the man whose name hartley will remember. and then another came, as he got kl rahul out for 86. there's been wickets forjoe root and rehan ahmed, as well but india are building a decent first innings lead, and still have five wickets left. it's the 4th round of the men's fa cup with four ties to come tonight. while bournemouth are the first team already into the fifth round. they hammered swansea city last night. it was 5—0 to the premier league side. all the goals coming in the first half. we are after the magic of the cup. on sunday, manchester united go to rodney parade, for a first ever competitive game with the league two

side, newport county. they went out of business in the 80s but they have come back, they are in league 2. imagine the atmosphere at the ground. i've been down to south wales to find out. getting in trim for the biggest moment of his career. and, for newport top scorer will evans, the reason this fourth round match is a cut above is that he'll be up against the team he supports — manchester united. yeah, that's the thing. i almost don't want to win, but no, you know, we've got a job to do and, you know, it's going to be like our cup final. and yeah, you know, it hasn't really sunk in. it hasn't, you know. i've watched these [ads on television and, you know, you see their social media. you're talking global stars around casimiro — won champions leagues — coming to rodney parade and, you know, to be stepping on the same pitch as them

is really special. evans scored a goal at eastleigh that sealed newport�*s date with manchester united and his celebration with the travelling fans showed the bond the club has within the community. do you know? one of my mates who come down to watch. iran over to him at the end of the game to show my appreciation. so yeah, that euphoria, you can't... if you could bottle it up and sell it, you'd make a lot of money, let's put it that way. i know how he felt last season. so, to see him score, i think it's 18 goals this season. extremely proud. i brag to everyone. this cup run is putting newport back on the map again in the same way that the city's most famous rap group, goldie looking chain, did 20 years ago. the band are massive newport county fans, and this season's fa cup renaissance is coinciding with their own anniversary comeback tour. it's nice.

it's like someone that's on a rigid diet having a having a cream cake. what a place to live! what a place to be and what a place and time to be alive! it's just a family affair, i so everyone's bubbling up with excitement for it. we all got the county in our heart — flowing through our veins. - # football, football, football, football.# such is the scale of this cup tie that extra seating has been put up to increase capacity to 9,000, with fans queuing from dawn to dusk to get their tickets. a special moment at a club that went bust in the late '80s. offside, thank you! i'm really excited and can't wait. i just want to get my ticket now. really excited. yeah. if i had a swimming pool, i'djump in. there seems to be something about the pain and adversity that this club suffered in 1989 when it went out of business that gives them an advantage, an edges still today. they became known as the exiles because once they reformed, they had

to play their home games miles from here before eventually returning home. and i think that's what makes the fans here so passionate and it's what has helped the club already cause several big fa cup upsets over the last six years. knocking out leeds in 2018, then drawing with spurs. they sent leicester tumbling here the following season. giant killers, up the county! this is the club that wouldn't die, this is the club that took on the welsh fa, uefa, fifa. went down to the hellenic league, came back, and the history of us, that's why we're the exiles, you see. i think it's exiles against the world, really. i think we've got this mentality that obviously teams, when we play this team, we build it up into such a frenzy. and i feel that the team, the fans, we work together, everybody. i think it's mainly- down to rodney parade. i think it's one of the last i old grounds in the country. don't see many grounds that - are so narrow and the fans are right on top of the pitch. the match is causing a flutter beyond the stadium across the

river usk in the city's bars because it's about far more than the £100,000 or more the club itself will benefit from a game on live tv. it's good for hotels, it's good for taxi drivers, it's good for the schools, it's good for the kids. you know, for this little bit of time, we've got the fa cup fever. they know that we've seen the hard times and these little moments where you get a bit of a kind of time in the spotlight. bit of a chance at glory is really valuable and everybody really kind of gets stuck into that. but back at the barbers, the big question for will evans is which manchester united player does he want to swap shirts with afterwards? we had to draw it out of the hat, just to be fair but varane would probably be my number one. whether he gets his wish or not might depend on the result and if manchester united have become the greatest of newport�*s giant—killings. it would be a huge scalp, wouldn't it? if you excuse the hairdressing

pan. got to get the tune right before the game.— pan. got to get the tune right before the game. tomorrow we're iioin to before the game. tomorrow we're going to take _ before the game. tomorrow we're going to take you _ before the game. tomorrow we're going to take you to _ before the game. tomorrow we're going to take you to maidstone i before the game. tomorrow we're i going to take you to maidstone and why these little things are going be travelling to ipswich town. one thing that maidstone is famous for, and iguanodon was dug up and that is now the town's mascot. it is on the club's crest. not the original dinosaur, i don't think! what a match for maidstone. lots dinosaur, i don't think! what a match for maidstone.- dinosaur, i don't think! what a match for maidstone. lots to look forward to at _ match for maidstone. lots to look forward to at the _ match for maidstone. lots to look forward to at the weekend. if- match for maidstone. lots to look forward to at the weekend. if you | match for maidstone. lots to look i forward to at the weekend. if you do not always follow the book of those occasions are the best. here's matt with a look at this morning's weather. it has been a bit of a measurable week, hasn't it? it started with storms. some optimism in that we will see things a good deal drier

this weekend. not as windy. in the north west of scotland, strong went out possible. here we will see the heaviest of rain. the total is building up most across the western highlands. we could see up to 50 millimetres by two inches of rain. that will be pushed in by strong winds, especially around the head habit is where winds will gust up to 70 mph at times. —— the hebrides. today we are seeing some of the strongest winds already for many. if you got up early you probably noticed. the showers will become more and more confined to scotland as we go through the rest of the day. these weather fronts that brought wild conditions have played off into continental europe. a bit about westerly wind feeding in frequent showers across the west of scotland. the winds are the hebrides. away from night when most

of you will be trialled date. even in the shower comes your way, it will only form a very small portion. it should be a day with a lot more sunshine. it will feel fresher and closer to the january norm of 69 degrees. the cool air in place by clearer skies and light went in the south with a touch of frost possible. more cloud in the north and west. the gaels will continue with gusts of 70 mph possible. six in belfast made in stornoway. could be below freezing for parts of kent and sussex. the cooler air will clear away through the weekend. southerly winds will start again. still a chilly start and much more bright start. some hazy sunshine in northern ireland. in the far north of scotland further rain at times and staying windy. rain will spread

in scotland and northern ireland on sunday. iflat in scotland and northern ireland on sunda . ., ., ~ sunday. not bad for the weekend. thank ou sunday. not bad for the weekend. thank you very — sunday. not bad for the weekend. thank you very much. _ sustainability is at the forefront of a new cbbc fashion competition — which sees children use pre—loved and rescued materials to upcycle and embellish outfits. the show has been a passion project for the presenter, emma willis, and the winner will receive the ultimate prize of showcasing their designs at london fashion week. let's take a look. nine superstar designers have wowed us here on the stage, so it's only fair that we take a look at their best bits. fashion is everything to me. i'm constantly coming up with ideas. i really want to show everyone that anybody can wear whatever they want. whoever wins style it out will be showing their outfits at london fashion week. i really want to win now. you are going to be styling up your teachers. what is going on? who is ready to turn their parent into a pop star? not me. welcome to style it out. we're just in the design

room making a design. what dance inspired your outfit? hip hop. same. well, this could be fun. one of the sewing machines is broken. it's gotten a little bit tense. this is really challenging. it's so hard. 2 minutes left. they are going to make it — they're right on time. so happy! you've done so phenomenally well. i felt really happy and really proud of myself. i'm the happiest pumpkin you'll ever see. _ i had an absolute blast. emma willis joins us now. morning. how are you doing? you do something about fashion. everyone is into fashion one way or another, aren't they?— into fashion one way or another, aren't they? are you into fashion? in a way we _ aren't they? are you into fashion? in a way we are- — aren't they? are you into fashion? in a way we are. some _ aren't they? are you into fashion? in a way we are. some people i aren't they? are you into fashion? in a way we are. some people are | aren't they? are you into fashion? i in a way we are. some people are not into buying new stuff, they buy old stuffed with a leather charity shop and that is kind of what this is about, it? it is not conventional.

what is seen as not conventional is conventional. this is a sustainable fashion competition for young people, aged ten to 14. ii fashion competition for young people, aged ten to 14.- fashion competition for young people, aged ten to 14. if you mix u . people, aged ten to 14. if you mix u- those people, aged ten to 14. if you mix up those two _ people, aged ten to 14. if you mix up those two things, _ people, aged ten to 14. if you mix up those two things, the - people, aged ten to 14. if you mix up those two things, the young i up those two things, the young people who have ideas busting out of them with massive imaginations, they can do what they like. that them with massive imaginations, they can do what they like.— can do what they like. that is why i wanted to do _ can do what they like. that is why i wanted to do it. _ can do what they like. that is why i wanted to do it. i _ can do what they like. that is why i wanted to do it. i watched - can do what they like. that is why i wanted to do it. i watched my i can do what they like. that is why i wanted to do it. i watched my own| wanted to do it. i watched my own children and they were all very expressive with how they dress. i couldn't really tell them what to wear because they had their own ideas. even though i might say to them, i am ideas. even though i might say to them, iam not ideas. even though i might say to them, i am not sure that goes with that when they were turned round and say, i like it, i kind of want to wear it. i let them be and kind of create and explore and have fun with it, really. this was an idea we have

been working on for three years and it is finally on telly, which is amazing. i think sustainability had to be a big part of it. the fashion industry is one of the big polluters pay really. everyone is making with sustainability. i pay really. everyone is making with sustainability.— sustainability. i have really noticed a _ sustainability. i have really noticed a shift. _ sustainability. i have really noticed a shift. i _ sustainability. i have really noticed a shift. i grew- sustainability. i have really noticed a shift. i grew up i sustainability. i have really| noticed a shift. i grew up in charity shops close, it is how my mum dressed me. it is something i have always done. people will say, thatis have always done. people will say, that is a nicejumper, i bought it off whatever or x retail site. a sense of almost pride, beading really open. it sense of almost pride, beading really open-— sense of almost pride, beading reall o-en. ., ~ ., really open. it has a history. who knows where _ really open. it has a history. who knows where the _ really open. it has a history. who knows where the jumper - really open. it has a history. who knows where the jumper dress i really open. it has a history. who i knows where the jumper dress comes from? it has lived a life before it has found you. everything was pre—loved and rescued close and material. we were given loads of fabrics. it was really a way of

showing kids... kids are showing me how to be sustainable. i didn't grow up how to be sustainable. i didn't grow up in a world like that but they very much our. the show is about learning but also about expressing individuality and having fun with fashion. ., . ., ., , , fashion. some of the creations they have been coming _ fashion. some of the creations they have been coming up— fashion. some of the creations they have been coming up with - fashion. some of the creations they have been coming up with are i have been coming up with are incredible.— have been coming up with are incredible. ~ , ., incredible. the kids we found when the blew incredible. the kids we found when they blew me _ incredible. the kids we found when they blew me away _ incredible. the kids we found when they blew me away every _ incredible. the kids we found when they blew me away every single i incredible. the kids we found when i they blew me away every single day. i could not believe... sometimes you can have an idea of what you want to make and do but you cannot draw or you do not know how to use a sewing machine. we wanted to engage all kids when no matter what their capabilities were, to kind of get involved. some kids have ideas in their heads but we have a team to help them because they only had five hours to make these outfits. they had a steam team. they do not know how to use a sewing machine that they have ideas in their heads. i

think having done so many people have come up to me and said, my kids have come up to me and said, my kids have never thought about that before and now they want a sewing machine or, we tend addressed together or a pair of trousers. like you said, those young minds are wide open and they are unaffected by outside sources. they create and have fun, it is brilliant. shall i stop talking? it is brilliant. shall i stop talkini? it is brilliant. shall i stop talking?— it is brilliant. shall i stop talkini? ~ ., ., talking? do you think you have made an fashion talking? do you think you have made any fashion mistakes _ talking? do you think you have made any fashion mistakes over _ talking? do you think you have made any fashion mistakes over the - talking? do you think you have made| any fashion mistakes over the years? many. when i was younger i ever thought it. being in the public eye. i was a model for ten years. fashion and the way you look is at the front of a lot of things i have done. do ou of a lot of things i have done. do you think you worried about it too much? , , . , you think you worried about it too much? , , .,, ., you think you worried about it too much? , , ., ., ., much? yes, but as i got older i do not care- — much? yes, but as i got older i do not care- if— much? yes, but as i got older i do not care. if kids _ much? yes, but as i got older i do not care. if kids are _ much? yes, but as i got older i do not care. if kids are playing - much? yes, but as i got older i do not care. if kids are playing and i not care. if kids are playing and enjoying themselves, ijust wear

what i wear. i enjoying themselves, i 'ust wear what i meant what i wear. i love the way it celebrates — what i wear. i love the way it celebrates difference - what i wear. i love the way it celebrates difference as i what i wear. i love the way it| celebrates difference as well. what i wear. i love the way it i celebrates difference as well. i had teenage kids. i have one teenage boy who was born black for the last few years. he is 16. mt; who was born black for the last few years- he is ith— years. he is 16. my son has found out. he years. he is 16. my son has found out- he was _ years. he is 16. my son has found out- he was a _ years. he is 16. my son has found out. he was a kid _ years. he is 16. my son has found out. he was a kid of _ years. he is 16. my son has found out. he was a kid of colour- years. he is 16. my son has found out. he was a kid of colour for. out. he was a kid of colour for years. he was bold and colourful. you have to let them get on with it. i love how it allows kids to express themselves. even though you think there is a uniform. more and more there is a uniform. more and more there is a uniform. more and more there is confident about being you are. it there is confident about being you are. ., ~' , there is confident about being you are, ., " , ., there is confident about being you are. ., ., are. it takes real courage as a ouni are. it takes real courage as a young person _ are. it takes real courage as a young person to _ are. it takes real courage as a young person to truly - are. it takes real courage as a young person to truly kind i are. it takes real courage as a young person to truly kind of| are. it takes real courage as a i young person to truly kind of stick to your guns andy, i am going to be the individual i truly am inside. there is so much pressure from those around you, from your peers, especially as they get to secondary school where everybody kind of

points to just fit in and be the same, really.— points to just fit in and be the same, reall . ., ., , , _ same, really. you had been busy, haven't you? _ same, really. you had been busy, haven't you? i _ same, really. you had been busy, haven't you? i have _ same, really. you had been busy, haven't you? i have been - same, really. you had been busy, haven't you? i have been busy. i same, really. you had been busy, i haven't you? i have been busy. lots of stuff. haven't you? i have been busy. lots of stuff- if — haven't you? i have been busy. lots of stuff. if someone _ haven't you? i have been busy. lots of stuff. if someone in _ haven't you? i have been busy. lots of stuff. if someone in this - haven't you? i have been busy. lots of stuff. if someone in this office i of stuff. if someone in this office were to suddenly say, i think i am having my baby, he would be straight in there, wouldn't you? yes. having my baby, he would be straight in there, wouldn't you?— in there, wouldn't you? yes. i don't know how — in there, wouldn't you? yes. i don't know how good _ in there, wouldn't you? yes. i don't know how good a _ in there, wouldn't you? yes. i don't know how good a job _ in there, wouldn't you? yes. i don't know how good a job i _ in there, wouldn't you? yes. i don't know how good a job i would - in there, wouldn't you? yes. i don't know how good a job i would do. i i know how good a job i would do. i would probably be better than you. you have the qualifications. i am not a midwife _ you have the qualifications. i am not a midwife but _ you have the qualifications. i am not a midwife but i _ you have the qualifications. i am not a midwife but i am _ you have the qualifications. i am not a midwife but i am a - you have the qualifications. i an not a midwife but i am a qualified maternity care assistant and i am now working towards my maternity support worker, kind of the next one up support worker, kind of the next one up so you get a bit more qualifications.— up so you get a bit more qualifications. up so you get a bit more iualifications. ., , ., ., , qualifications. people who have seen this programme. _ qualifications. people who have seen this programme, you _ qualifications. people who have seen this programme, you get _ qualifications. people who have seen this programme, you get a _ qualifications. people who have seen this programme, you get a real- qualifications. people who have seen this programme, you get a real buzz| this programme, you get a real buzz out of that. i this programme, you get a real buzz out of that. ., , this programme, you get a real buzz out of that-— out of that. i love it. this was my first telly baby. _ out of that. i love it. this was my first telly baby, the _ out of that. i love it. this was my first telly baby, the first - out of that. i love it. this was my first telly baby, the first thing i i first telly baby, the first thing i sat down until i really want to do this. i met an amazing woman who

wanted to make that happen. she found a way we are on our fourth series on a ward. it is something i try to do every year. it is not always possible do that but i go and fully immerse myself, working full—time on the ward and i love it. what a privilege to be able to do that! you can be in such a personal space with a family at a really important and emotional time, and vulnerable as well. i important and emotional time, and vulnerable as well.— vulnerable as well. i have to really catch myself— vulnerable as well. i have to really catch myself at — vulnerable as well. i have to really catch myself at times. _ vulnerable as well. i have to really catch myself at times. in - vulnerable as well. i have to really catch myself at times. in the i catch myself at times. in the moment, the adrenaline is pumping and you are watching and going, i cannot believe what i am seeing. afterwards that you step back and 90, afterwards that you step back and go, wow! afterwards that you step back and ot, wow! ., ., , . afterwards that you step back and ot, wow! ., ., , ~ ., go, wow! cannot believe it. a great tv show. go, wow! cannot believe it. a great tv show- lovely — go, wow! cannot believe it. a great tv show. lovely to _ go, wow! cannot believe it. a great tv show. lovely to see _ go, wow! cannot believe it. a great tv show. lovely to see it _ tv show. lovely to see it this morning. thank very much.

the big final of style it out will be taking place on cbbc next live from london, this is bbc news. the us state of alabama has put convicted murderer kenneth smith to death with nitrogen gas, the first known execution of its kind. the international court ofjustice is to announce its decision in the next few hours in a case brought by

south africa claiming israel is committing genocide in gaza. the government in the uk was involved in plans by the post office to sack accountants who found bugs in its it system, according to documents obtained by the bbc. and celebrations have been taking place in india to mark the country's annual republic day. hello and welcome to the programme. i'm frankie mccamley. we start in the us state of alabama, which has carried out the first known execution of a death row inmate by suffocation with nitrogen gas. 58—year—old kenneth smith, a convicted murderer, was put to death after the supreme court again denied a last minute appeal. the method had never been tried before and smith's lawyers had argued that it amounted to cruel and unusual punishment. he was one of two men convicted of murdering a preacher�*s wife

in a contract killing in 1988.