and by more than the cost—of—living. i'll have all the details. a night of redemption for marcus rashford. after a troubled few days, he returns with a goal, as manchester united edge a seven goal thriller at wolves. and today it's cloudy, it's blustery, but it is also pretty wild for early february. full details here on breakfast. good morning. it's friday, the 2nd of february. it's emerged that the man police are hunting in connection with a corrosive liquid attack in london, is a convicted sex offender who was granted asylum to stay in the uk, having twice been refused. abdul ezedi, who is 35, remains at large after the attack in clapham on wednesday, which left 12 people injured, including two young children. he also suffered a serious facial burns during the incident. rajini vaidyanathan has the latest.

the last known sighting of abdul ezedi at a tesco shop in north london, his right eye scarred by what could be the same chemical he's accused of using in an horrific attack. the street in clapham in south london, where a corrosive substance was thrown at a woman and her two young children on wednesday evening. this cctv footage appears to show the distressing sequence of events. a man is seen taking a child from the back of the car, before fleeing the scene as he's chased. police believe the victim was known to the attacker. we take violence against women and girls very seriously, and this was someone who, it is a vulnerable position she was in and it would have been horrific and frightening, so we will do our utmost, and we will, i am totally confident, capture the male. as the hunt for him continues,

questions over abdul ezedi's past. convicted of a sex offence in 2018, he was later granted asylum here in the uk after two failed attempts. what happened here hasn't just shocked this corner of south london, but an entire nation. police say the victim's injuries weren't life—threatening, but that they could be life—changing. rajini joins us now from the headquarters of the metropolitan police. rajini, it was a shocking attack, and this man's criminal past will raise more questions? yeah, the focus this morning is that ongoing police manhunt to find the 35—year—old. i am at the headquarters of london metropolitan police. otherforces headquarters of london metropolitan police. other forces also headquarters of london metropolitan police. otherforces also involved in that huge police operation, which

is a nationwide search now. british transport police involved, as well as police in newcastle, which is where abdul ezedi lived. as you saw in that report there, there was a photo of abdul ezedi released, which was believed to be his last known sighting. he has a very distinctive injury on one side of his face. police have also released that in the hope it will help people to spot him but they have urged anybody who does see him not to approach him, because they say he is extremely dangerous. more details have come out about mr ezedi. he was convicted of a sex offence in 2018. we did some unpaid work as part of the community service after that and was discharged. but significantly, years after that he was granted asylum here in the uk on his third attempt.

that was after he said he had converted to christianity. it is understood he used a priest as a character witness as part of that. we also understand that he came to the uk via a lorry in 2016. and that he originally hails from afghanistan. as we heard from the police there, he was known to his victims. speaking of his victims, we understand the mother and her two young children remain in hospital. the met police said the woman had sustained some substantial burns industries —— injuries, and we are waiting for updates on the condition. thank you. charlie has a round—up of the other stories this morning, beginning with the latest on the case of brianna ghey. two teenagers will be sentenced laterfor the murder of brianna ghey, who was fatally stabbed in a carefully planned attack just under a year ago. the judge will also allow the pair —

a boy and girl now aged 16 — to be named publicly for the first time, as our north of england reporter rowan bridge reports. when brianna ghey boarded a bus, she thought she was going to meet friends, but in reality, she was being lured to her death. the 16—year—old met up with a boy and a girl, who were both 15 at the time, and walked through linear park in culcheth, near warrington. it was here that she was murdered, stabbed 28 times in what was described as a frenzied and ferocious attack. the girl and boy blamed each other, saying they weren't part of the killing, but the reality was laid bare in court. the hunting knife used in the attack was found at the home of the boy, and this handwritten note outlining how they were carrying out the murder, in the girl's bedroom. i could tell that there was no remorse. clearly it was calculated, and with the lack of remorse as well, i completely lost any sympathy that i had for them,

and ifelt like it's the right thing for them to be sent to prison for a long time. today they'll be named before they start their prison sentences. identifying children like this is rare. the killers ofjames bulger, robert thompson and jon venables, were named after they were convicted. in 2014, will cornick lost his anonymity after being convicted of murdering his teacher ann maguire. in deciding to reveal the identities of the two young people found guilty of murdering brianna ghey, judgejustice yip said she had to balance the impact on the killer's welfare and the consequences for their families�* welfare, versus allowing the open and full reporting of the case. today, we'll learn the identities of brianna's child killers. last year, brianna's mum appealed for their families to be treated with empathy and compassion, saying they too must come to terms with the loss of a child. although the killer's names may dominate the headlines, brianna ghey will be remembered as funny, witty and fearless. rowan bridge, bbc news.

four more people have been charged in connection with the deaths of two teenagers in bristol. two boys aged 15 and 16 will appear at bristol youth court today, charged with the murders of mason rist and max dixon, who were stabbed to death on saturday night. avon and somerset police have also charged a 44—year—old man with two counts of murder and two more men with two counts each of assisting an offender. at least two people have died and more than 222 are injured after a lorry carrying gas exploded in the kenyan capital of nairobi. the blast sent burning shards of metal across a wide area, and also set fire to surrounding homes and businesses. the cause is still being established. the government is offering a thousand pounds to new nursery workers, or those returning to pre—school care. it's part of a plan to cope with increased demand in england, when eligible working parents of all two—year—olds will get 15 hours of free care from apri.

but some early years leaders say the recruitment effort is too late. cancer research uk says the number of people who survive the illness is still increasing, but not as fast as it did in the past. a new study found the rate of progress was five times faster in the 2000s than in the 2010s, and blamed a lack of research funding. water companies in england, wales and scotland have announced average household bills will go up by more than the cost of living. peter has the details. yes, and given the scrutiny and criticism of the water companies, this is likely to cause controversy. important to remember that individual bills will differ depending on where we live, if we are on a meter and how much more we actually use. but from april, on average, there will be a 6% rise in england and wales, 8.8% in scotland.

that is above the current rate of inflation, the way we measure the rising cost of living. in northern ireland there is a consultation going on about water bills. those percentages work out at about £27 percentages work out at about £27 per year on an annual bill in england and wales. £36 for those in scotland. the water industry says this cash, in a record {14.4 billion, that's only going towards improvement in our water and sewer systems. a new reservoirs and treatment works. if those improvements don't happen, the regulator will cut bills again. companies are also being told they must do more to help customers struggling financially in england and wales. the backdrop of the problems with leeks and sewage dumping. they could be another big hike coming after next year. the regulator currently looking at those controversial plans. thank you. a monkey that went missing from a wildlife park in the scottish highlands,

has been recaptured after five days on the run. he's now back where he belongs at the highland wildlife park near aviemore. 0ur reporter iain maccines has the story. this was the moment honshu's island adventure came to an end. the mischievous macaque, who'd been on the run, finally captured after five days. it was an early morning call on the monkey hotline that led to a day of drama. we've managed to recover the monkey. he's on his way back the park just now, so, great news. relieved, so relieved. it's been a long five days. but the keeper team have been absolutely fantastic. the local community have been great phoning in tips and sightings. i'm just glad it all came together in the end and we managed to bring him back home. he'd been spotted in this garden just a few miles from the highland wildlife park. the keepers and their drone team made haste to the site. the macaque was just right at the window looking at me. and what did he look like —

did he look happy? eh, he looked a little bit sad. he wasn't worried, i don't think, but looked a little bit sad out there. and what did you think? i wasn't surprised because i'd heard he was in the area and i knew we'd got a wild garden, so to speak, and he might be looking forfood. thermal drones have been used this week in the search, and they were vital today too. i couldn't see him for a few minutes even though i knew he was in the vicinity. it was because he was hiding under a sort of shelf of the building and then coming out, grabbing some peanuts and going back. so i only actually saw him after stuck his head out to go and get more food. honshu will spend the night in isolation but is said to be in fine fettle after his highland hideout. he's actually in fantastic condition. he doesn't seem to have suffered any ill effects whatsoever. i guess we have all of

the peanuts and the bird feeders to thank for that. these guys don't realise what a stir their little pal has caused, but i'm sure they will give him a good welcome back now he's done monkeying around. ian mcinnis, bbc news. he is done monkeying around, for now. are you relieved? you are ever so worried about him yesterday. i was worried about him. ijust wanted him to be safe. i think it was 10am in the morning when he was finally recaptured. just after we came off air. it was going to be ok. yes, good. idid came off air. it was going to be ok. yes, good. i did think of you when we found out he was nice and safe. 30 minutes past six. —— 13. we'll have the weather from matt shortly. meanwhile in the usa, they'll be getting their forecast from a small but very cute rodent. it's groundhog day in pennsylvania, when millions watch a groundhog emerge from its burrow. if it sees its shadow and scurries back inside, that means winter will

last for another six weeks. every time i see that event, it's very peculiar. yellow it seems perfectly scientific to me. let's see if matt agrees. how is the weather looking across the pond? shall we take a look? take you to pennsylvania and the forecast. lots of cloud. this is good news for those in the us who do not fancy winter going on. it looks like he will come out of his burrow about half past seven this morning us time, it will be cloudy and wet. his success rate is akin to flipping a coin. stick with your forecasters. back to our shores. it is much cloudier today. quite a blustery wind across the country. but a very mild one for this stage in early february. the cloud isjust mild one for this stage in early february. the cloud is just about thin enough to allow brightness in north—east england are to begin with. the odd bright spot elsewhere.

0verall with. the odd bright spot elsewhere. overall a grey looking day. heavier bursts of rain in the middle part of the day in parts of western scotland. the wind coming in from the west or south—west could touch gale force at the tops of the pennines and the north and west of scotland. furthersouth pennines and the north and west of scotland. further south it is much windier than yesterday and plenty of cloud did he take us through the afternoon. temperatures are well up at 12 or 13 degrees. kruger took 1a or 15 celsius with breaks in the pennines, higher in scotland. the better chance of sunshine through the afternoon was still outbreaks of rain in the west. it will stay windy as we go into tonight. cloudy conditions in the southern half of the uk. coolerfurther north conditions in the southern half of the uk. cooler further north with showers. 0verall as you go into the weekend temperatures are still above where they should be to start this stage in february. the best of the sunshine this weekend on saturday in northern areas. more on that later. 1, . ~ ., northern areas. more on that later. . ~ ., , ., more on that later. back to you both. more on that later. back to you both- thank — more on that later. back to you both. thank you, _ more on that later. back to you both. thank you, matt. -

the current phase of the public inquiry into the post office horizon it scandal ends today. it focused mainly on the actions of those who pursued and prosecuted subpostmasters on false claims of theft. so, what have we learnt and what happens next? our business correspondent emma simpson has been speaking to some of those involved. in this room over many months, post office investigators, managers and lawyers got a grilling. it was always... ..the belief instilled in us that there was no issues with horizon. whatever the role, the answers were often the same. am i supposed to have written all this? i might well have signed it. but i don't remember all this. and the odd apology, too. i'm sorry. i feel ashamed that i was part of this. but i want to try and help if i can.

he's talking about the story of seema misra, watching feet away with her legal team. she was sent to prison whilst pregnant in 2010. her conviction for theft was quashed just over a decade later. the inquiry heard evidence from her case. you remember him? i was there for two days. jarnail singh was the senior post office lawyer. i would not write anything of that nature. he was talking about this email he sent after seema's trial. "it is to be hoped the case will set a marker to dissuade other defendants from jumping on the horizon—bashing bandwagon." that was you — you hoped it? that's why you say that it is to be hoped that... no, absolutely no. you can ask me that ten times. the answer is going to be no, no and no. pathetic. how can anybody be that mean? what was it like to sit there and listen to that? very painful. like, you know, when i think, like, a person like him, you know, he was a part of it, and still, like,

a denial and all that and everything, it's just like, it was a complete drama. the inquiry also heard that jarnail singh was sent a report about a horizon bug creating shortfalls at dozens of other branches. but this vital information was never passed the to seema's defence team for her trial, and the fujitsu horizon expert who gave evidence against her, he also knew about it, but he never mentioned it either. just one of the many failures we've been hearing about in this room. what i think we've seen is incompetence and impropriety on a massive scale. and we've seen the post office, and their lawyers, internal and external, bullying people on the basis of the shakiest of evidence, evidence which is in fact exaggerated and deliberately exaggerated by those working for the post office. it's really very serious indeed. so what comes next, as this part of the inquiry draws to a close?

we've heard from the foot soldiers, as it were. we've even heard from some of the lieutenants and some of the captains. but now we're going to start hearing from the generals, the people who really directed all of this, and we'll be hearing from them what they knew, but also what they directed their troops to do. david, where do you think this is all going? the situation portrayed in the drama bates versus post office was nowhere near as serious as what was actually happening. the truth, as it comes out, will shock us even more. and the interest is now intense. the next phase starts in the spring. emma simpson, bbc news. earlier this week, we heard that the former subpostmaster alan bates, whose story inspired the itv drama, rejected what he called a cruel and derisory compensation offer from the government. after eight, we'll be speaking to two more former subpostmasters about the compensation they have been offered.

let's look at some of the papers. most of the front pages lead with the clapham attack. �*manhunt�* is the headline on the front page of the daily mail — �*us orders strikes on iran backed militia in revenge for base attack�*, reports the guardian. the express says it understands jeremy hunt could announce a national insurance cut in march. in an interview with the paper, the chancellor said he would prioritise tax cuts that boost growth. meanwhile, �*millions face stealth tax rise as tories demand cuts�* is the headline on the front of the i — the paper says mr hunt will be unable to fully reverse what it describes as the "fiscal drag" stealth tax which drags millions into higher tax thresholds — in his spring budget this one i picked up on. people ask what you did at work today. people do —— reduce likely unusualjobs.

the university of roehampton, doug or marion mason, what she has been doing lately is playing audio recordings of happy and angry humans shouting at goats. this was an experiment to see whether goats could distinguish between happy and angry voices. so they have goats and they play them angry voice, and then a happy voice. and they see how they react. that is what they have been studying. what is the purpose of the scientific research? well, i can tell you. the findings have implications for farmers and smallholders who may not realise the tone of their voice could be impacting the welfare of their animals. what have we learned so far? are you interested in this or not? ., , , far? are you interested in this or not? ., , ., not? yeah, i suppose so! i am. i want to know—

not? yeah, i suppose so! i am. i want to know why _ not? yeah, i suppose so! i am. i want to know why this _ not? yeah, i suppose so! i am. i. want to know why this happening. presumably so are more productive? exactly. apparently goats will gaze imploringly out of their owners when they're struggling to complete a task. a trait common in dogs, but not wolves, who have no correlation with human instincts or emotions. so, goats will gaze imploringly at their owners were struggling to complete the task. that their owners were struggling to complete the task.— their owners were struggling to complete the task. that is quite interesting- _ complete the task. that is quite interesting. there _ complete the task. that is quite interesting. there we _ complete the task. that is quite interesting. there we go. - complete the task. that is quite interesting. there we go. how. complete the task. that is quite l interesting. there we go. how do complete the task. that is quite - interesting. there we go. how do we follow that? i was going to tell another story but, it is fine. [30 another story but, it is fine. do ou another story but, it is fine. do you want _ another story but, it is fine. do you want more? experts are warning that angry voices may cause fear in animals while positive speech may be perceived as calming. who animals while positive speech may be perceived as calming.— animals while positive speech may be i perceived as calming._ who perceived as calming. who knew?! who knew that? there _ perceived as calming. who knew?! who knew that? there you _ perceived as calming. who knew?! who knew that? there you go. _ perceived as calming. who knew?! who knew that? there you go. that - perceived as calming. who knew?! who knew that? there you go. that is - knew that? there you go. that is uenuinel knew that? there you go. that is genuinely interesting. _ knew that? there you go. that is genuinely interesting. 22 - knew that? there you go. that is| genuinely interesting. 22 minutes past six. caring for a loved one with dementia can be challenging and stressful —

and if they go missing, the worry can be unbearable. police forces are hoping new technology could speed up searches and reduce stress — by asking patients to wear microchipped wristbands. alice booverey has the details.. going missing. for carers whose loved ones have dementia it is a nightmare. kate has direct experience. just over a year agojohn went looking for her when she was out. fortunately, she'd signed up to avon and somerset police's dementia safeguarding scheme just five days before. i was very relieved when he came back because you get that rising panic, you know, and you're trying to keep calm. but thankfully, the general public, and the safeguarding system with the yellow tag, sort of helped. i have told the story so often to people, in a way sort of encouraging people to, if you need it, go out and apply for these things because you just don't know when you're going to use it. sojohn is over one of over 1200 people signed up to avon

and somerset�*s police's safeguarding dementia scheme. it is one of the largest schemes of its kind in the world, both being adopted here and abroad. wiltshire is one of those forces following suit. so, you can't walk past somebody on the street and it just pick up. you have to get really close, like you would if you were paying for something in a shop. and then, when the wristband is tapped, then that information will come up, and the phone number, and you can immediately call the wearer's next of kin to help reunite them as quickly as possible. the police have 3000 to give out free. the reason why this is so important for people with dementia is, we'll be able to get information immediately from the wristband for somebody we might be a bit worried about. also, if somebody else in our community sees someone who looks a bit confused, and they might notice they're wearing a yellow band, they also be able to phone us and we can get to them and make sure that we're keeping them safe. a search for a high risk missing person costs the police on average £2500. helping reunite families quickly saves not only police resources,

but also a lot of heartache. alice bouverie, bbc news. really good idea. there's a very important election taking place later this year. don't worry — not that one. we mean the selection of the flower queen for the town of spalding, in lincolnshire. the honour normally goes to a girl but — for the first time ever — this year's shortlist of candidates includes a man. he's 62, he calls himself mr pink, and harry parkhill went to meet him. dance music plays. meet keith ratcliff. he's 62, likes paddleboarding dancing, and loves pink. that's why, when he's done dancing, he strolls around spalding in bright outfits, smiling as he goes. you do what you like. enjoy life. love your coat.

thank you. when you're finished with it, you can give it to me. thank you. this year, keith wanted to add another feather to his cap, so he decided to apply to be a spalding flower queen. and he's become the first male finalist in the event's history. i thought it would be a bit of fun. it was really just to do something different. and i thought, well, why not? i was quite surprised. and yeah, i think it's great. i'm looking forward to it if it happens. keith says he's had lots of support, including friends at his dance class. he's calm, he's confident. he's got a lovely personality. he's magnetic — people are drawn to him. i think he'd be great for spalding. i think it's amazing. yeah, i think it's really, really good, yeah. - he's colourful, he's vibrant, and why not? _ so, yeah, there's a couple round here. organiser steve timewell wanted to make sure the parade's flower queen represented a modern world. in keeping with current times, and being all inclusive,

we've let anybody enter the competition. and, yeah, we've got a great guy in in this year. he's full of fun, he's vibrant. and again, just like all the other contestants, he would be great for representing spalding. i am very surprised how much support and enthusiasm there is for me to do this. and it's lovely. everyone has been so wonderful. flower queen is decided in a month's time. but until then, keith will no doubt put his best foot forward in everything. harry parkhill, bbc news, spalding. good luck with your campaign, you would get my vote. still to come on today's programme... like, share, poke, or even throw a sheep — we'll be marking the 20th birthday of facebook and seeing how the social media platform changed the world, for better or worse. time now to get the news,

travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london, i'm alison earle. it's understood the man suspected of attacking a woman and her two daughters with a corrosive substance in clapham is a convicted sex offender. police are continuing to hunt for abdul ezedi who was last seen in a supermarket on caledonian road in north london. nine others including four members of the public and five officers were also injured in the attack. one perpetrator committing a violent offence against one victim, that's what often happens. what we've seen here is pretty horrendous because it's gone beyond one victim. in the course of, what, an hour ortwo, i mean, it's pretty shocking. that's what makes this particular story that bit more horrendous. train passengers are being warned of severe disruption to some services today due to the latest

strike by train drivers in their dispute over pay and conditions. members of the aslef union at lner, c2c and greater anglia will walk out for 2h hours. there's also industrial action on saturday and next monday affecting different operators. mps in kent have written to the mayor of london after being contacted by hundreds of drivers who say they've been wrongly issued speeding fines. people using the a20 say they're getting penalties as road has been reduced to a0 miles an hour, but some of the signs still say 50. a spokesperson for tfl said the new speed limit was temporarily introduced due to surface water flooding causing safety concerns. david's among those who were caught out. been on there two further occasions since, before i was aware of the speed change. so i'm waiting for the next fine and the next points to come through. so it'sjust, as you say, it's a waiting game and you just think, you feel powerless to do anything.

travel now and this is how the tubes are looking at the moment. there are severe delays on the central line. a good service elsewhere. now onto the weather with katerina. hello there, good morning to you. well, our weather is looking pretty quiet out there today. there is going to be plenty of cloud around but it is looking largely dry and you can see that cloud increasing through this morning. we may see the occasional glimmer of brightness but all in all a lot of cloud around and it is looking largely dry. looking at highs of around 13 to 1a celsius with a moderate to fresh south—westerly wind. through this evening we will start off with cloudy skies but we can see those clear spells will break through for a time but by the end of the night, turning mostly cloudy again and those winds will fall lighter. our temperatures will fall away, around nine or ten in celsius, so a mild start to saturday morning. saturday through the day those winds will pick up so a bit of the breezy side but it is looking dry.

lots of cloud around, a very similar story on sunday. notice temperatures through the weekend staying on the mild side. looking at highs of around 1a in celsius. a bit of brightness on monday morning but again clouding over through the course of the afternoon. there's more on our website and social media including the journalist who's decided to stop drinking alcohol for a year. that's it for now, i'm back in around half an hour. hello, this is breakfast with nina warhurst and charlie stayt. we all know that driving in a downpour isn't very nice but far fewer people are aware that rainwater on our roads is also a major source of pollution. that's because the water washes all sorts of debris from the roads, like tyre dust and oil, straight into the ground, or the nearest stream or river. despite the damage it can cause, the problem is not being monitored or directly addressed. our environment correspondent jonah fisher has the story.

the river lambourn in berkshire, a chalk stream known for its crystal clear water and its trout fishing. people paint streams and rivers but they can't paint chalk streams, can they? i love them. just upstream is the great british bake off�*s white tent. walk a few steps the other way and rural paradise turns into a pollution that most of us just drive past. the culprit? runoff from the motorway, one of tens of thousands of drains that take water off our road network whenever it rains. so this is the outfall from the ma, so the motorway goes over the bridge above us. charlotte ca m pa ig ns for cleaner rivers. she's showing me how the rain flows straight off the road, coating the riverbed with a toxic brown sludge. and that's just quite grim. and we've tested it.

we've sent it to the national laboratories to be tested to see what sorts of things are in there. and there's some really scary pollutants. so there's things like arsenic and lots of heavy metals. it's a mixture of tyres and oil and all the things that cars shed. it's just coming straight off the road into the river? straight off the road into the river. government figures show that runoff from roads and urban areas is the third most damaging source of water pollution after agriculture and sewage. there's that much greater awareness and information about the volume of raw sewage that spills into our rivers and seas. by contrast, there's very little monitoring of the runoff and pollution that washes from our roads into all the same places. in response to a freedom of information request from the bbc, the environment agency said it didn't have any specific monitoring programme assessing

the impacts of road runoff. it said it did look for chemicals related to runoff in its general tests of water quality, and that responsibility for the outfalls rests with national highways and the local authorities. if you or i were to discharge pollution into a water environment like that, we'd be prosecuted in a heartbeat. jo bradley used to work for the environment agency and we meet up with her where water drains off the m6 into syd brook. this is a watercourse, this is a little stream in the woods in chorley. it should be beautiful and it's absolutely horrific. and it literally keeps me awake at night. nationally, we've got 18,000 of these that we know about. that's just from the motorway network. and the motorway network is 3% of our road network. so they're not being monitored. and so because they're not monitored, nobody knows the extent of the pollution and then nobody�*s doing anything about it.

national highways manages england's major road network and has a legal responsibility to make sure that discharges from its network do not cause pollution. we diverted the drainage from the a38. we were shown one solution in devon. a reed bed is being used to filter pollution from the road. dirty water comes in here. this particular basin is to filter out the solids so the polluted solids will sink to the bottom. there are some signs it's working. the nearby lake that used to receive the runoff. it's almost like a monet painting where you get those nice water lilies flourishing in the background. rob, the park ranger, tells me the once abundant water lilies have started to return. this is a good news story. national highways has identified 254 outfalls as having a high risk of pollution, but only about 30 of them will have

any mitigation in place by the end of next year. we do take this incredibly seriously. we think it's important and we think there's more for us to do. what we have set in place is this plan to identify those outfalls which present an elevated risk, to design the mitigations that need to be put in place, and then to deliver them before 2030. i took this yesterday when it was raining. the outfalls that we visited withjo and charlotte are not in line for mitigation. jonah fisher, bbc news. coming up to 20 to seven, and make it this board. morning. i went to bed early last night and i didn't wake up knowing the result of the football. it wake up knowing the result of the football. . , . wake up knowing the result of the football. ., ., ., football. it was all about the late drama. football. it was all about the late drama- just _ football. it was all about the late drama. just the _ football. it was all about the late drama. just the noise _ football. it was all about the late drama. just the noise coming - football. it was all about the late | drama. just the noise coming out football. it was all about the late i drama. just the noise coming out of the livin:

drama. just the noise coming out of the living room _ drama. just the noise coming out of the living room commits _ drama. just the noise coming out of the living room commits any - the living room commits any dramatic. it was a late kick—off, finished late, a real humdinger of drama. a late, a real humdinger of drama. a late goalfrom a late, a real humdinger of drama. a late goal from a teenage boy who united ban that stole the game but also marcus rashford, and he used an old cliche, sometimes you have to let your feet do the talking. after all the criticism marcus rashford has potentially had over missing training are potentially having a couple of nights out in belfast, he silenced his critics on his return to the side. now there was late drama in the premier league last night and marcus rashford didn't take long to prove a point for manchester united on his return to the side, in a thrilling 11—3 win at wolves. marcus rashford tookjust five minutes to make his point by scoring on his united return, having been absent from the fa cup fourth round with illness amid reports he had missed training following a night out in belfast. his team looked to be cruising as they went 3—1 up. before then wolves fought back and equalised in injury time and thought they had rescued a point until 18—year—old kobbie mainoo, won the game in the 97th minute

with this brilliant solo goal. the teenager and boyhood united fan said it was a dream come true, and his boss was full of praise for his side and rashford. i think the whole team played good, and when the team is playing well, we can serve him, and i think then he's a threat always. he can score goals, but also he can make key actions, give assists, bring good crosses in, one—on—ones. he has great abilities and it's up to him, but also up to the team to serve him, it's up to him to finish it off in the final third. elsewhere, west ham and bournemouth shared the spoils in a one—all draw at the london stadium. it was a nightmare start for kalvin phillips on his west ham debut, his back pass let dominic solanke in to score in just the third minute. but james ward prowse got the equaliser in the second half

from the penalty spot to keep david moyes's side in sixth place. on transfer deadline day, the biggest news was in formula one, not football, as mercedes confirmed that lewis hamilton will be leaving them at the end of this season. he's set to join f1 rivals ferrari in 2025. he's now 39, and only signed a new two—year deal with mercedes last summer. he says he's "so proud" of the success he's achieved with them and that leaving is one of the hardest decisions he's ever had to make. former world champion and ferrari driver nigel mansell says it's absolutely fantastic news for the sport. people are saying lewis is too old, at 39, no, iwon people are saying lewis is too old, at 39, no, i won my world championship at 39, i could have gone on but politics got involved. lewis, if he is motivated, he's got several if not more years left and i think it is fantastic.

it was a dream start for england's debutant in the cricket, as 20—year—old shoaib bashir got a wicket in just his fourth over. the spinner was brought in for the second test against india in vizag and dismissed their captain rohit sharma forjust14. but by lunch india managed to recover to 103—2. the waiting is over and this year's six nations starts with a bang as the two most fancied teams clash in marseilles as france welcome ireland. a year on from their grand slam, the irish are fancied by many to win it again. the two sides are second and fourth in the world rankings but are missing some familiar faces as andy swiss reports. the six nations journey starts here. marseille, the first port of call for ireland's fans. and players. although their last trip to france is perhaps one they'd rather forget. three months ago, their world cup hopes turned to heartache, knocked out in the quarter finals. but now, withjohnny sexton retired,

it's a new era with a new leader. it's probably the biggest honour of my career to be asked to captain an irish team in a six nations. you know, for me, it doesn't get any bigger. you know, we will have a huge task in our hands to retain the title, but that's certainly our goal. well, the six nations opener here just might turn out to be the six nations decider. ireland and france are the pre—tournament favourites, but in what is a transitional year, anything is possible. france are without their star player, antoine dupont, because he's preparing for sevens rugby at the paris olympics. in fact, out of the six captains from the world cup, five are missing this tournament for an assortment of reasons, with only italy's michele lamaro still in place. his side start against england. the world cup semifinalists now led byjamie george. like any six nations post—world cup, it's always an exciting time with lots of new faces and lots of opportunity to make

things feel different. and, you know, we saw that after both world cups, really. you know, we've had good success there. and, you know, i guess our responsibility is to hit the ground running. scotland, meanwhile, face wales in cardiff, where the scots haven't won for 22 years. but then the six nations is always a chance for history. after ireland's triumph last year, that famous trophy is very much up for grabs. andy swift, bbc news, marseille. it was disappointment for teenager luke littler on his premier league debut as he lost in the semifinal. the 17—year—old was beaten by michael smith in a deciding leg in cardiff. he did gain some revenge on the world champion luke humphries earlier in the evening to make it to the last four. smith won the event on the night beating home favourite gerwyn price in the final.

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some heavy rain into north—west rutland later. it will be grey, damp and drizzly around the hills. a few breaks in eastern areas so some sunshine, some sunshine in north—east scotland. west of scotland we could see some heavy bursts of rain especially during the middle to second half of the day. windy across the board and on the tops of the pennines and across central and northern scotland, winds could top 50 miles an hour. temperature wise, up to 15 or 16 degrees in eastern areas, the average temperature for the time of year should only be 5—8 across the country so we are substantially above where we be. that will lead us into a mild night. cloud in place for most but scotland and northern ireland, the far north of england, greater chance of cloud breaks, a few showers dotted in the west. even with those breaks the breeze will be enough to keep the temperature up.

tonight will be warmer than we should be by day. mild into the weekend, weatherfront should be by day. mild into the weekend, weather front south so there will be a split in the weather for saturday. wales and central and southern england cloudy with outbreaks of rain and drizzle in the west, scotland and northern ireland, much brighter tomorrow with a better chance of sunshine but a few showers. in between northern england cloud will come and go, a few spots of rain here and there but a better chance of some sunshine at times. temperatures back into single figures across the north of scotland but 14 or 15 down towards the south and east. that dividing line through their into sunday but it starts to shift back north late in the day so after a cloudy start across the south with some light rain or drizzle, may be a little further north, where today in north—west england, south and west to scotland and northern ireland. the coolest conditions with some showers wintry in shetland, towards the far

north—east of scotland. temperatures more widely double figures to low teams. into monday, heavier rain across northern scotland, strong winds, 60 miles an hour gusts but more widely, could be some flooding in the highlands. south there will be dry weather, lots of cloud, some brighter breaks with temperatures into the teens into the south and east of the country. now, here's something to make you feel old. facebook was launched 20 years ago today. founded by mark zuckerberg, it was initially only available to his fellow harvard university students and was called thefacebook. by 2005, it had expanded to more than 800 colleges around the us and canada. the following year it dropped the "the" from its name to become simply facebook.

in 2011, profiles expanded to include a timeline, including a cover photo and a chronological list of your posts. now it has over three billion worldwide monthly users with the parent company meta expanding into new technologies like vr and the metaverse. our cyber correspondentjoe tidy has been looking at facebook�*s impact over the last 20 years. it all started like this. facebook or the facebook, as it was then, launched from mark zuckerberg's student digs at harvard in 2004. over the years, more and more features have been added and the design slowly tweaked into what it is today. but the impact of the famous blue app was almost instant. and in the last 20 years it's altered society, politics and business in profound ways. here are four ways that facebook has changed our world. one, facebook was a social media game changer. other social networks existed like myspace and bebo. but mark zuckerberg's site really took off.

it's less popular than it used to be with young people, but the company insists it is still growing. it's the biggest social network in the world with two billion daily users, the most being in india and the us. two, facebook made the internet political. it was instrumental in movements like the arab spring and has become a key place for campaigning and debate in elections around the world for good and bad. in 2018, facebook agreed with the un report that it said it had failed to prevent its platform from being used to incite offline violence against the rohingya people in myanmar. three, facebook made personal data valuable and less personal. facebook proved that collecting our likes and dislikes is extremely lucrative. facebook�*s parent company, meta, is an advertising giant and takes the lion's share of global digital ad money alongside google. but it's also proven what can go wrong with all that data collection. facebook has been fined hundreds of millions of dollars multiple times for mishandling our data, most famously in the

cambridge analytica scandal. four, facebook kick started meta's dominance. with the success of facebook, mark zuckerberg built an empire. he brought companies like whatsapp, instagram, oculus and helped them grow. meta says that more than three billion people use at least one of their products every day. this dominance has arguably not come from innovation, but eitherfrom buying rivals or copying their ideas. the app's disappearing stories feature, for example, copied snapchat. instagram reels is the company's answer to tiktok and threads is an attempt to replace twitter. and now with the company pushing heavily into ai and the metaverse, who knows what the future holds? it has literally changed the world. we are looking for your stories about facebook this morning.

perhaps it helped you to reconnect with lost friends or relatives, fired up your interest in a new hobby or inspired you to change careers. you can contact us via whatsapp, email or the usual social media channels. include your name if you do contact us. it's arguably the greatest sitcom ever made. now, 50 years after fawlty towers was first recorded, it's coming to the stage. the two—hour play based on three episodes will premiere in london's west end in may. it was adapted by the show�*s original creator and star, john cleese, who's been speaking to our reporter tim muffett. right, well, don't say i warned you! right, well, don't say i haven't warned you! i laid it on the line for you time and time again! well, this is it. i'm going to give you a damn good thrashing! john, fantastic to meet you. there is good news, it seems, for fans of what many believe to be the greatest sitcom ever made, a new stage adaptation. yes, it's been a long time coming.

i did a version of this in australia before covid. and i went out and co—directed it. and then, of course, covid came along. so we've had these enormous delays and we've finally started to put it together. explain to us then how it's working, because you're taking three of the most loved episodes. the hotel inspectors... i'm afraid this is corked. ijust uncorked it, didn't you see? the germans... you have absolutely no sense of humour, do you? this is not funny! who won the bloody war anyway? that is torquay, madam. and another episode called communication problems. well, may i ask what you were expecting to see out of a torquay hotel bedroom window? sydney opera house, perhaps? the hanging gardens of babylon, herds of wildebeest sweeping majestically... i expect to be able to see the sea. you can see the sea. it's over there between

the land and the sky. so there are bits from all those three television episodes and then we sort of integrate them towards the end. what was it like for you then to be casting someone to play basil fawlty? i know people assume it's going to be odd, but it isn't really. i think in some strange way, i kind of separate myself into sort of performer and writer. while i'm looking at other people doing the lines, ijust, i laugh again and again. ha—ha—ha—ha... basil! _ famously, you based this sitcom on a real life experience in a hotel in torquay. we'd stayed there when python was filming and this extraordinary guy donald sinclair ran it. and after two or three days, the pythons left. they were so appalled at the service. connie and i and for some reason,

eric, we stayed on. i think it was laziness. and so when we sat down to say, what are we going to write about? we could recall various things. but i had no idea that it was going to be the success it was. and dear old graham was calling friends after the first episode saying "it's not very good, is it?" and the daily mirror led with "long john's short on jokes." that was for the second episode. some of the jokes, some of the subject matter in today's eyes might be seen as slightly controversial. i'm thinking of the germans episode, for example. i'll do the funny walk. don't mention the war, i mentioned it once and i think i got away with

it. do you have any concerns about how that is going to play with a modern audience? not really, no, because you see, when i do my stage show, which i do quite a lot these days, by and large, there's 45 to 90 is my age group, and they aren't bothered by most of the woke things. and some of the woke things i think are perfectly sensible. the english used to always pride themselves on their sense of humour, and then what happened was that it became, people became more and more sensitive because they don't understand that you can say something rude to someone if you love them. and it's a bonding mechanism because they know that you couldn't possibly say that to someone you didn't know because it would be rude. so do you think then that the state of comedy today is not what it should be? i don't feel that people who don't have much of a sense of humour should be allowed to dictate what people who do have a sense of humour can enjoy. i don't watch much comedy now. you know, when you get to my age, i'll be dead soon, i don't need to entertain myself.

i have more interesting things to do. separate to the stage adaptation, there's also going to be a new tv version of fawlty towers as well. that's right, which i'm actually working on at the moment. i've been in la writing it with my daughter. of course, we're heading for a fall there because there's such a high expectation and people sort of say, "well, why are you doing it?" the answer is, well, it might not be as good as the original. it probably won't be, but that doesn't mean i should do it. i mean, after chaplin did city lights, people didn't say, "well, you'll never do another one as good as that, so you better stop." whereabouts are you at the moment? it looks beautiful. my wife and i have been apart for three months, but we got married here, so we wanted to see each other. so we'd come here to mustique, which is close to barbados. and we're up here with the... look at the trees, isn't that wonderful? now that is what i call a view. i can see the sea. it's over there between

the land and the sky. ha—ha—ha! very good, very good. do i get a special prize? excellent. i have to work on the delivery a bit, obviously. no, no, it was ok. john, thanks ever so much indeed, it's been great. best of luck with the play. brilliant. it's sunny, isn't it? are -- it's funny. — brilliant. it's sunny, isn't it? are -- it's funny, isn't _ brilliant. it's sunny, isn't it? are -- it's funny, isn't it? _ brilliant. it's sunny, isn't it? are -- it's funny, isn't it? you - —— it's funny, isn't it? you remember a lot of lines when you watch that. it remember a lot of lines when you watch that-— remember a lot of lines when you watch that. ., , ., , ., , ., watch that. it was astonishing to me that there are _ watch that. it was astonishing to me that there are only _ watch that. it was astonishing to me that there are only 12 _ watch that. it was astonishing to me that there are only 12 episodes - watch that. it was astonishing to me that there are only 12 episodes and i that there are only 12 episodes and everyone remembers it so well. the stage version of fawlty towers will be in london's west end from may. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london. i'm alison earle. it's understood the man suspected of attacking a woman and her two daughters

with a corrosive substance in clapham, is a convicted sex offender. police are continuing to hunt for abdul ezedi, who was last seen in a supermarket on caledonian road in north london. nine others including four members of the public and five officers were also injured in the attack. one perpetrator committing a violent offence against one victim, that's what often happens. what we've seen here is pretty horrendous because it's gone beyond one victim. in the course of, what, an hour ortwo, i mean, it's pretty shocking. that's what makes this particular story that bit more horrendous. train passengers are being warned of severe disruption to some services today due to the latest strike by train drivers in their dispute over pay and conditions. members of the aslef union at lner, c2c and greater anglia will walk out for 24 hours. there's also industrial action on saturday and next monday affecting different operators.

mps in kent have written to the mayor of london, after being contacted by hundreds of drivers who say they've been wrongly issued speeding fines. people using the a20 sidcup road say they're getting penalties, as it's been reduced to 40 miles an hour, but some of the signs still say 50. a spokesperson for tfl said the new speed limit was temporarily introduced due to surface water flooding causing safety concerns. david's among those caught out. i know i've been on there two further occasions since, before i was aware of the speed change. so i'm waiting for the next fine and the next points to come through. so it'sjust, as you say, it's a waiting game and you just think, you feel powerless to do anything. travel now, and this is how the tubes are looking at the moment. now onto the weather with katerina. hello there, good morning to you. well, our weather is looking pretty quiet out there today. there is going to be plenty of cloud around but it is looking largely dry and you can see that cloud

increasing through this morning. we may see the occasional glimmer of brightness but all in all a lot of cloud around and it is looking largely dry. looking at highs of around 13 to 14 celsius with a moderate to fresh south—westerly wind. through this evening we will start off with cloudy skies but we can see those clear spells will break through for a time but by the end of the night, turning mostly cloudy again and those winds will fall lighter. our temperatures will fall away, around nine or ten in celsius, so a mild start to saturday morning. saturday through the day those winds will pick up so a bit on the breezy side but it is looking dry. lots of cloud around, a very similar story on sunday. notice temperatures through the weekend staying on the mild side. looking at highs of around 14 in celsius. a bit of brightness on monday morning but again clouding over through the course of the afternoon. there's more on our website and social media, including the journalist who's decided to stop drinking alcohol for a year. that's it for now, i'm back

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good morning, welcome to breakfast with nina warhurst and charlie stayt. our headlines today. the man police are hunting after a corrosive substance was thrown on a woman and her children is a convicted sex offender. the teenage killers of brianna ghey will be named today as they're sentenced for the 16—year—old's murder. good morning. the accelerating cost of insuring our cars. with premiums soaring, can drivers stay on the road without paying thousands of pounds more? i'll ask a motoring expert for their top tips. in sport, redemption for marcus rashford after a troubled few days. he returns with a goal as manchester united edged a seven goal thriller at wolverhampton. the hidden world beneath our feet. at wolverhampton. the hidden world beneath ourfeet. a new film explores why life as we know it would not exist without humble fungi.

and don't expect more sunshine today. plenty of cloud, quite windy. you will notice how mild it is for this stage in february. details coming up on breakfast. good morning. it's friday, the 2nd of february. it's emerged that the man police are hunting in connection with a corrosive liquid attack in london, is a convicted sex offender who was granted asylum to stay in the uk, having twice been refused. abdul ezedi, who is 35, remains at large after the attack in clapham on wednesday, which left 12 people injured, including two young children. he also suffered a serious facial burn during the incident. rajini vaidyanathan has the latest. the last known sighting of abdul ezedi at a tesco shop in north london, his right eye scarred by what could be the same chemical he's accused of using in an horrific attack. the street in clapham in south london, where a corrosive substance

was thrown at a woman and her two young children on wednesday evening. this cctv footage appears to show the distressing sequence of events. a man is seen taking a child from the back of the car, before fleeing the scene as he's chased. police believe the victim was known to the attacker. we take violence against women and girls very seriously, and this was someone who, it is a vulnerable position she was in and it would have been horrific and frightening, so we will do our utmost, and we will, i am totally confident, capture the male. as the hunt for him continues, questions over abdul ezedi's past. convicted of a sex offence in 2018, he was later granted asylum here in the uk after two failed attempts. what happened here hasn't just shocked this corner of south london, but an entire nation.

police say the victim's injuries weren't life—threatening, but that they could be life—changing. rajini joins us now from the headquarters of the metropolitan police. morning. such a shocking attack. and now we know more about his criminal past? now we know more about his criminal -ast? now we know more about his criminal ast? , ., past? indeed. the focus for the olice past? indeed. the focus for the police here _ past? indeed. the focus for the police here at _ past? indeed. the focus for the police here at scotland - past? indeed. the focus for the police here at scotland yard - past? indeed. the focus for the | police here at scotland yard and beyond is trying to find the 35—year—old suspect at the centre of this case. it is notjust london's metropolitan police who are part of that manhunt. this is now a nationwide operation, british transport police are also involved, as well as police in newcastle, which is where abdul ezedi lives. police say they are wholeheartedly confident that they will find him. in that reportjust there we showed the image they released last night,

which is believed to be the last sighting of abdul ezedi. and as we saw, he had very distinctive injuries. the authorities say they hope that will let —— help people to identify him. they urge caution that if anybody was to see him, not to approach him, because they say he is approach him, because they say he is a very dangerous man. as we have been reporting, more details have emerged about him. we know that he was convicted in 2018 of a sex offence in newcastle. he served a community sentence, which included some unpaid work. it was after he completed that, that he applied for asylum here in the uk for the third time, having had two prior applications rejected. he was successful on his third attempt. it's understood that he told the authorities that he converted to christianity and had a priest as a character witness as part of that application. we also know that abdul

ezedi came to the uk in 2016 via a lorry. and it's thought he is originally from afghanistan. authorities believe that he was known to the victims, the mother and two children, though it is not clear what the relationship between them was. speaking of the mother and her two children, we understand they remain in hospital, being treated for their injuries. we are being told of the mother sustained sustained substantial foreigns. we are hoping to get more of an update on their condition later. —— burns. on their condition later. -- burne— charlie has an update on some other stories, including the latest on brianna ghey. two teenagers will be sentenced laterfor the murder of brianna ghey, who was fatally stabbed in a frenzied attack just under a year ago. the judge will also allow the pair — a boy and girl now aged 16 — to be named publicly for the first time, as our north of england

reporter rowan bridge reports. when brianna ghey boarded a bus, she thought she was going to meet friends, but in reality, she was being lured to her death. the 16—year—old met up with a boy and a girl, who were both 15 at the time, and walked through linear park in culcheth, near warrington. it was here that she was murdered, stabbed 28 times in what was described as a frenzied and ferocious attack. the girl and boy blamed each other, saying they weren't part of the killing, but the reality was laid bare in court. the hunting knife used in the attack was found at the home of the boy, and this handwritten note outlining how they would carry out the murder, in the girl's bedroom. i could tell that there was no remorse. clearly it was calculated, and with the lack of remorse as well, i completely lost any sympathy that i had for them, and ifelt like it's the right thing for them to be sent to prison for a long time.

today they'll be named before they start their prison sentences. identifying children like this is rare. the killers ofjames bulger, robert thompson and jon venables, were named after they were convicted. in 2014, will cornick lost his anonymity after being convicted of murdering his teacher ann maguire. in deciding to reveal the identities of the two young people found guilty of murdering brianna ghey, judgejustice yip said she had to balance the impact on the killer's welfare and the consequences for their families' welfare, versus allowing the open and full reporting of the case. today, we'll learn the identities of brianna's child killers. last year, brianna's mum appealed for their families to be treated with empathy and compassion, saying they too must come to terms with the loss of a child. although the killer's names may dominate the headlines, brianna ghey will be remembered as funny, witty and fearless. rowan bridge, bbc news. our reporter mairead smyth

is outside manchester crown court. the sentencing, of course, but also the naming of those two individuals? yes, the sentencing will take place this morning and, of course, these two teenagers we now know will be named. thejudge made that two teenagers we now know will be named. the judge made that decision when that conviction was passed just before the end of the year. and it was, of course, a very harrowing case, a frenzied attack on a 16—year—old girl in a park near warrington. and now these two teenagers, who were 15 at the time of the attack, now 16, will be named. there are some people who will not agree with this. the howard league for penal reform has questioned if this is the best decision. but thejudge has considered all of the arguments and has decided that in this case it is important for a full informed debate

that these teenagers be named. that didn't happen at the time of conviction. she wanted to give their legal team and people supporting the teenagers time to prepare them for the impact of that. but today they will be named and they will be sentenced today at manchester crown court. thank you. two boys aged 15 and 16 have been charged with a double fatal stabbing in bristol on saturday night. max dixon and mason rist were killed in the knowle west area of the city. avon and somerset police have also charged a 44—year—old man with two counts of murder, and two more men with two counts each of assisting an offender. the government is offering a thousand pounds to new nursery workers — or those returning to pre—school care. it's part of a plan to cope with increased demand in england, when eligible working parents of all two—year—olds will get 15 hours of free care from april,

but some early years leaders say the recruitment effort is too late. cancer research uk says the number of people who survive the illness is still increasing — but not as fast as it did in the past. a new study found the rate of progress was five times faster in the 2000s than in the 2010s, and blamed a lack of research funding. we are in february. we are pacing through the winter. matt has an update on the weather. but i think... you were going to begin with groundhog day, but not any more. we will do that later. we may be racing through winter but it doesn't feel like winter at the moment. good morning. a milder start. lots of cloud around. very windy. sunshine precious commodity today. you may get some glimpses in eastern

scotland and eastern england. in the west is cloud taken off on hills and coasts for light rain or drizzle. the wind coming in from the west to south west will be quite costly over the pennines. it could hit 40 to 45 mph. even strongerfurther the pennines. it could hit 40 to 45 mph. even stronger further north. the winds bringing in milder. five to 80 degrees. twelves and their genes across the south. writer breaks to the east of the pennines. 16 possible across parts of aberdeenshire. there is a better chance this afternoon of seeing some sunshine in northern scotland, although in the west we will continue to see some showers at times. as we go into tonight, the cloud remaining in place for much of england and wales, some breaks in scotland and northern ireland, a few showers here and there. temperatures will drop further in scotland tonight. not a particularly cold night anyway. for some, temperatures sitting in double figures for much of england and wales through to the

start of the weekend. a quick look at the forecast. saturday, in north—south split. the best of the sunshine in the north. part of england and wales, cloudy, rain and drizzle. on sunday parts of scotland will have a much wetter day as well as northern ireland. more details later. back to you. thank you. we're paying more than ever before to insure our cars. peter's been looking in to this. peter, this is a big problem for younger drivers in particular, isn't it? i think it is because we are at a time there were certain price rises are easing a little bit. but car insurance is getting worse, which is what is so difficult for people. good morning. it can be a really worrying moment when that renewal quote drops, you open it, and as i say, it's getting worse. here is a scary start. last year, the average

car insurance premium rocketed by 25%. what does that mean? let's rewind back to between october and december 2022. the average cover would have cost you about £470. a year later, the very same premium, look at that go up. £627. that hike is being blamed on extra costs for the insurers themselves. we are talking about high payouts for vehicle theft, longer repair times, and the increased cost of labour and parts for those repairs. and it is younger drivers who are suffering the most. 17 to 20—year—olds with eyewatering the high premiums. drivers like a 19—year—old stephan, who bought his car last month. then had to sell it a few months later because of the high quality biz getting for cover.

i had a 1.4 litre alfa romeo. not even _ i had a 1.4 litre alfa romeo. not even 100 — i had a 1.4 litre alfa romeo. not even 100 horsepower. iwas i had a 1.4 litre alfa romeo. not even 100 horsepower. i was getting quotes— even 100 horsepower. i was getting quotes from 700,800 a month. if you .et quotes from 700,800 a month. if you get lucky— quotes from 700,800 a month. if you get lucky that might be with black box. there are only three or four empoii _ box. there are only three or four empoii is — box. there are only three or four empoli is willing to injure me. it is devastating. i can't do certain is devastating. ican't do certain things— is devastating. i can't do certain things like — is devastating. i can't do certain things like hanging out with my friends — things like hanging out with my friends. sometimes even going to the lyiti friends. sometimes even going to the gym becomes hard. the most important one is— gym becomes hard. the most important one is getting to work. it takes ten minutes_ one is getting to work. it takes ten minutes by— one is getting to work. it takes ten minutes by car. ever since i sold my car i _ minutes by car. ever since i sold my car i now— minutes by car. ever since i sold my car i now have — minutes by car. ever since i sold my car i now have to cycle to work for about _ car i now have to cycle to work for about 20, — car i now have to cycle to work for about 20, 30 _ car i now have to cycle to work for about 20, 30 minutes. most shifts can start _ about 20, 30 minutes. most shifts can start as— about 20, 30 minutes. most shifts can start as early in the morning as six in _ can start as early in the morning as six in the _ can start as early in the morning as six in the morning. so you can imagine — six in the morning. so you can imagine what time i have to now wake up imagine what time i have to now wake up to make _ imagine what time i have to now wake up to make sure i get there on time. stefan _ up to make sure i get there on time. stefan with— up to make sure i get there on time. stefan with a — up to make sure i get there on time. stefan with a reminder of the impact of these higher costs are having. that's the problem — is there a solution? let's speak to stuart mason,

the founder and editor of the car expert website. is there a secret to nabbing low premiums, or is itjust good old—fashioned shopping around? there old-fashioned shopping around? there is no bi old-fashioned shopping around? there is no his secret- _ old-fashioned shopping around? there is no big secret. it _ old-fashioned shopping around? there is no big secret. it is _ old—fashioned shopping around? ii—ii” is no big secret. it is shopping around. know when your premium is going to renew. do this today. look up going to renew. do this today. look up when your premium will end. my credit in your calendar. start shopping around, getting quotes. when your renewal comes in and you die in horror at the figure on it, you can immediately go to your current insurer and say, get it down, or go somewhere else. you can spend an hour doing this once a year and save hundreds of pounds. mould and save hundreds of pounds. would ou and save hundreds of pounds. would you recommend _ and save hundreds of pounds. would you recommend calling _ and save hundreds of pounds. would you recommend calling your - and save hundreds of pounds. would you recommend calling your insurer and saying, actually, i have found this better deal elsewhere? absolutely. there is no loyalty and insurance. people say i have been with my current insurer for 20 years. they don't care. and it doesn't matter. as long as you have got a valid policy and illegitimate loan, it doesn't matter if you have been with them for 20 years or 20

minutes, as long as you have a valid claim they treat you like a business, treat them the same way. isn't this something we are going to have to get used to? as peter says, lots of things coming down, inflation, but car insurance, do you think it is stock where it is? it may come down slightly. it started going up before the pandemic in those ancient times! it's told a bit. then it started going back up again. a bigjump in bit. then it started going back up again. a big jump in the last year. hopefully it will sort of level out and won't keep going up. but it won't keep right or start coming down to pre—pandemic levels, or the middle where it was a year ago. share middle where it was a year ago. are we bein: middle where it was a year ago. are we being ripped off? is anybody checking that the prices, 25%, that does equate to the actual cost the insurance companies are having to pay out? do you know what i mean? i think a lot of people listening to this thing, fundamentally, we are being ripped off. if

this thing, fundamentally, we are being ripped off-— being ripped off. if you sit back and don't shop _ being ripped off. if you sit back and don't shop around - being ripped off. if you sit back and don't shop around and - being ripped off. if you sit back and don't shop around and let. being ripped off. if you sit back| and don't shop around and let it being ripped off. if you sit back- and don't shop around and let it all to renew you are probably being ripped off. you can with minimal effort to save a lot of money on your premium. there are legitimate reasons as to why premiums are going up. carvalues reasons as to why premiums are going up. car values have gone up. prices have gone up a long way. used car... the cost of repairs has gone up. the cost of paying staff at body shops etc has gone up. there are legitimate costs but also excuses. like a lot of industries, if you let your subscription or your policy auto renew, you will always pay top dollar and you could so easily get it done. ~ ., ., ., dollar and you could so easily get itdone. ., ., �* , it done. the association of british insurers it done. the association of british insurers say. _ it done. the association of british insurers say, we _ it done. the association of british insurers say, we get _ it done. the association of british insurers say, we get the - it done. the association of british insurers say, we get the scale - it done. the association of british insurers say, we get the scale ofl insurers say, we get the scale of this problem. interestingly, the regulator wrote to mps this week and said, we are aware this is one of the really big things going on and we are going to monitor this. the trouble is they can't control the price, but they can make sure we are

getting fair value and that is probably what they would be looking out on the next few months. if one organisation raises prices, others not to match it. i wanted to ask about black boxes. that seems to be prevalent now, especially for younger drivers?— prevalent now, especially for younger drivers? prevalent now, especially for ounuer drivers? , ., younger drivers? indeed. it is often the only way _ younger drivers? indeed. it is often the only way they — younger drivers? indeed. it is often the only way they can _ younger drivers? indeed. it is often the only way they can get _ younger drivers? indeed. it is often | the only way they can get insurance. i was talking to my taxi driver last night and he said, no, i was talking to my taxi driver last nightand he said, no, they i was talking to my taxi driver last night and he said, no, they were forced to take an app on their phone which monitors how they are driving. and they're rubbish. i have been driving for 20 years, i have had no problems, no fines, no accidents, and you are telling me i'm a bad driver? d0 and you are telling me i'm a bad driver? ~ ., , , driver? do we know if the flip side of this is that — driver? do we know if the flip side of this is that there _ driver? do we know if the flip side of this is that there are _ driver? do we know if the flip side of this is that there are many - driver? do we know if the flip side | of this is that there are many more uninsured drivers on the road? is that inevitably what is going to happen due my brother is a concern thatis happen due my brother is a concern that is happening. i don't know if there is the data to back that up again. there is the data to back that up atain. ., , there is the data to back that up

atain. .,, ., ,, there is the data to back that up atain. , ., . ., , again. people taking insurance, only takin: third again. people taking insurance, only taking third party. — again. people taking insurance, only taking third party, is _ again. people taking insurance, only taking third party, is mike _ again. people taking insurance, only taking third party, is mike ferro - taking third party, is mike ferro lying about insurance to get their premiums down, which is also a terrible idea.— terrible idea. such a shame for ount terrible idea. such a shame for young people- _ young people. thank you forjoining us. really keen to hear from you on this one. what's your experience of car insurance costs? have you had to sell your car, like stefan? or have you managed to get a good deal? you can get in touch with us in all the usual ways. details on screen now — and don't forget to include your name. we'll go through some of your thoughts later in the programme. let's return now to our main story — the corrosive substance attack in clapham, south london, which left 12 people injured. this type of crime is not rare. according to data compiled from police records by the office for national statistics, the number of corrosive substance attacks has continued to fall after the pandemic. there were almost 1100 attacks between april 2020 and march 2022. there's more than one per day in england and wales — with london alone having 107 in 2022.

the city's mayor, sadiq khan, wants tighter controls on the sale of corrosive liquids. the offensive weapons act of 2019 did include new measures on the sale, possession and delivery of substances. su bsta nces. we have to substances. we have to make it as difficult as possible to get hold of things like acid, to get hold of zombie knives, to get hold of machetes and other things. you have to make it as difficult as possible for an average person to get hold of these things, and at the same time educate young people. andreas christopheros was attacked with acid ten years ago, at his home in truro. he now campaigns on behalf of other victims. he joins us from central london. my my first question to you is, how are you doing? anybody who has been a victim of an attack like this, while another one hits the headlines, all of those memories both come flooding back? ., ., ., ., �* ,

back? yeah, good morning. it's alwa s back? yeah, good morning. it's always difficult _ back? yeah, good morning. it's always difficult to _ back? yeah, good morning. it's always difficult to read - back? yeah, good morning. it's always difficult to read and - back? yeah, good morning. it's always difficult to read and i - always difficult to read and i always difficult to read and i always find it shocking that we are still having these level attacks in the uk. ., , still having these level attacks in theuk. ., still having these level attacks in the uk. ., , on the uk. how is your recovery? on anoin. i the uk. how is your recovery? on going- i am _ the uk. how is your recovery? on going- i am ten — the uk. how is your recovery? on going. i am ten years _ the uk. how is your recovery? on going. i am ten years in. - the uk. how is your recovery? on going. i am ten years in. i'll- the uk. how is your recovery? on going. i am ten years in. i'll i'm l going. i am ten years in. i'll i'm in london today for another hospital appointment. regularly still having surgery and backed up by two great charities. and between them i am still having a lot of ongoing work. can you expand a little bit on the wider impact on your life? that reconstructive surgery you are talking about, support you have needed for a decade, that must only be the surface of how much it has affected you?— be the surface of how much it has affected ou? ~ ., ., ., , . affected you? without a doubt. when ou to affected you? without a doubt. when you go through _ affected you? without a doubt. when you go through something _ affected you? without a doubt. when you go through something like - affected you? without a doubt. when you go through something like an - you go through something like an acid attack, it is not a case of rebuilding your life. you have to rebuilding your life. you have to rebuild a whole new light. you have to completely re—evaluate how you do things, what you do. —— new life. it ripples throughout every waking

minute and every sleeping minute. there is no way of getting away from it. you have to become very adaptable to new challenges. {toad adaptable to new challenges. good mornin: , adaptable to new challenges. good morning, andreas. _ adaptable to new challenges. good morning, andreas. it— adaptable to new challenges. good morning, andreas. it is— adaptable to new challenges. good morning, andreas. it is charlie. thank you for taking us through your experiences. i know you have met many politicians over the years as you have been campaigning. which bit of this do you think they don't get it? i get the impression from reading some of what you have said about this, that you feel like they don't understand the nature of the incident itself, what it feels like when it happens, and the consequences. can you explain a bit of that? ., ., .., of that? yeah, we have campaigned for ears of that? yeah, we have campaigned for years now. _ of that? yeah, we have campaigned for years now, the _ of that? yeah, we have campaigned for years now, the best _ of that? yeah, we have campaigned for years now, the best partner - of that? yeah, we have campaigned for years now, the best partner of i for years now, the best partner of eight years. we have been calling for tougher sentences, abolishing the two strike policy where you if you get caught carrying acid once in london, the second time you might face jail time. and legislation.

ultimately though they seems to be a lack of understanding emma a lack of understanding as to the severity of the injuries. i don't think that the judges, especially in my case, i don't think they really understood the long—term implications of the effect of the attack and how far reaching into my life it is. for the rest of my life i will still be wearing these scars.- rest of my life i will still be wearing these scars. sadiq khan sa int wearing these scars. sadiq khan saying yesterday _ wearing these scars. sadiq khan saying yesterday that _ wearing these scars. sadiq khan saying yesterday that household products like detergents, paint strippers etc contain the substance that can cause damage and danger to the public. we that can cause damage and danger to the ublic. ~ .., that can cause damage and danger to the ublic. ~ .. ., ~ that can cause damage and danger to the .ublic, . ., ~' , ,, ., the public. we can take steps to make concentrated _ the public. we can take steps to make concentrated substances i the public. we can take steps to - make concentrated substances harder

to obtain. i do realise that... are you are never going to be able to get rid of all dangerous chemicals. so, prohibition, restricting the sale and making it harder to obtain, i would certainly support. but i feel that the government should be taking a better stance on sentencing and the other point i have is previously spoken about. it and the other point i have is previously spoken about. it may well be that because _ previously spoken about. it may well be that because of _ previously spoken about. it may well be that because of this _ previously spoken about. it may well be that because of this most - previously spoken about. it may well be that because of this most recent. be that because of this most recent attack there will be renewed pressure on the authorities to look at a face in a different way, along the lines of what you have been saying. if you are in a position, i know you have led home secretaries before, but if you are in a position to talk to the home secretary now, what would your message be to them this morning, or to government in terms of what you would like to see happen? the terms of what you would like to see ha en? ., ., , , happen? the government really needs to take a stronger— happen? the government really needs to take a stronger stance _ happen? the government really needs to take a stronger stance on _ happen? the government really needs to take a stronger stance on what - to take a stronger stance on what they do. many countries around the

world have suffered. new countries have used the uk legal system structure for their legal system but they have still managed improve on they have still managed improve on the system and create a tougher stance for acid crime. it is about time the uk government took a tougher stance and look at sentencing guidelines, look at education ofjudges so they know the severity of the injuries. and also, to count on legislation and getting rid of the two strikes. thank you for sharing your story. i hope treatment goes well for you. i think that is really made us more aware of the applications, ten years on, for him and his family. still to come on today's breakfast... a single mushroom can produce 30,000 microscopic spores each second. we'll meet the creator of a new — and strangely beautiful — film about fungi. you'll never look at a packet

of mushrooms in the same way again. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london, i'm alison earle. it's understood the man suspected of attacking a woman and her two daughters with a corrosive substance in clapham is a convicted sex offender. police are continuing to hunt for abdul ezedi who was last seen in a supermarket on caledonian road in north london. nine others including four members of the public and five officers were also injured in the attack. one perpetrator committing a violent offence against one victim, that's what often happens. what we've seen here is pretty horrendous because it's gone beyond one victim. in the course of, what, an hour ortwo, i mean, it's pretty shocking. that's what makes this particular story that bit more horrendous.

train passengers are being warned of severe disruption to some services today due to the latest strike by train drivers in their dispute over pay and conditions. members of the aslef union at lner, c2c and greater anglia will walk out for 24 hours. there's also industrial action on saturday and next monday affecting different operators. mps in kent have written to the mayor of london after being contacted by hundreds of drivers who say they've been wrongly issued speeding fines. people using the a20 sidcup road say they're getting penalties as it's been reduced to 40 miles an hour, but some of the signs still say 50. a spokesperson for tfl said the new speed limit was temporarily introduced due to surface water flooding causing safety concerns. david's among those caught out. i know i've been on there two further occasions since, before i was aware of the speed change. so i'm waiting for the next fine and the next points to come through. so it'sjust, as you say, it's a waiting game and you just think, you feel powerless to do anything.

travel now and this is how the tubes are looking at the moment. there are severe delays on the central line. there are minor delays on the hammersmith and city line. now onto the weather with katerina. hello there, good morning to you. well, our weather is looking pretty quiet out there today. there is going to be plenty of cloud around but it is looking largely dry and you can see that cloud increasing through this morning. we may see the occasional glimmer of brightness but all in all a lot of cloud around and it is looking largely dry. looking at highs of around 13 to 14 celsius with a moderate to fresh south—westerly wind. through this evening we will start off with cloudy skies but we can see those clear spells will break through for a time but by the end of the night, turning mostly cloudy again and those winds will fall lighter. our temperatures will fall away, around nine or ten in celsius, so a mild start to saturday morning. saturday through the day those winds will pick up so a bit on the breezy side but it is looking dry. lots of cloud around, a very similar story on sunday.

notice temperatures through the weekend staying on the mild side. looking at highs of around 14 in celsius. a bit of brightness on monday morning but again clouding over through the course of the afternoon. there's more on our website and social media including the journalist who's decided to stop drinking alcohol for a year. that's it for now, i'm back in around half an hour. hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and nina warhurst. two teenagers will be sentenced today for the murder of brianna ghey who was fatally stabbed in a park near warrington just under a year ago. thejudge will also allow the pair to be named publicly for the first time, something which happens in only the most serious crimes, as nick garnett explains. brianna ghey leaving home for the very last time. her murder was horrific

and carefully planned. she was stabbed repeatedly and left to die alone in the woods by two teenagers. they were found guilty of murder in december. i feel like they need to be off the streets for a very long time, if not forever. because i can't see that that level of, like, darkness, i suppose, could ever be rehabilitated. i think that they're both very dangerous and like i say, they're both in the right place and they should be kept away from society because i feel like there would be a risk of them committing crime in the future. until today, the identity of the two children has been protected by law. but the judge has ruled that when they're sentenced, they can be identified. there have been similar cases before.

mary bell killed two toddlers, jon venables and robert thompson murdered james bulger. and in 2014, will cornick, who was 15, stabbed his teacher ann mcguire to death as she taught him in leeds. he had plotted and planned that act for months and months and he went in that morning armed with two knives. and it was a prolonged attack. even when she was trying to get out of the room, he was following her with the knife and he had a smile on his face. you know, i was speaking to ann on the saturday morning. the next time i saw ann, i was standing over her body in a mortuary. with...with eight stab wounds. whenjames bulger�*s murderers were tried, the case against them was led by sir richard henriques. after being found guilty, they were also named. now he says it's right the public know who brianna's killers really are for the greater good of society.

there is much, much good to follow if these cases are examined very fully and the public know what went wrong in that particular family. only then can we ask ourselves the question, could this happen in ourfamily? because at the moment we don't know what went wrong. not everyone's in favour of courts identifying young offenders. the naming of them and the shaming of them is a barrier to rehabilitation. we know that it creates troubles for their safety in prison, but then also upon release, because these are children at the end of the day. and they need to be able to be given the space to grow and to move beyond their crime. but when is the right time to consider rehabilitation for brianna's killers? it's important that these people

are named because they've committed such an evil, premeditated, heinous crime. until you've walked in the shoes of a family who've experienced this first hand, you can't possibly know. you can't possibly make an informed opinion. if by naming someone and putting the details out there in the media, if that prevents one other person from committing a similar crime, then then it's worth the fact that they are named. the decision to release the names of brianna ghey�*s killers will have implications for them and theirfamilies for the rest of their lives. but the focus today is justice for brianna, who lived her life like her tiktok videos loud and proud of who she was. nick garnett, bbc news. there ll be two special documentaries looking at the full

story behind brianna's murder. they'll be released later today after the killers are sentenced on bbc iplayer and bbc sounds. it is just it isjust coming up it is just coming up to it isjust coming up to 7:35am. mike is here with all of the sport. what are you going to do, talk about one individual player who has been in the headlines a lot? or is it performance? a bit of both, really. two individuals, who were boyhood manchester united fans, grew up boyhood manchester united fans, grew up at the club and had different starring roles in the win against wolves yesterday. marcus rashford has been in the spotlight with the nights out in belfast and missing training but came back last night and silenced his critics with a goal. such is the profile that you get but in the moment last night, he took to social media not to say anything about himself, but praising

his team—mates, the young 18—year—old. the young rising star of manchester united. because he got the winner, mainoo. it is of manchester united. because he got the winner, mainoo.— the winner, mainoo. it is easy to raise the winner, mainoo. it is easy to praise others — the winner, mainoo. it is easy to praise others when _ the winner, mainoo. it is easy to praise others when you - the winner, mainoo. it is easy to praise others when you have - the winner, mainoo. it is easy toj praise others when you have had the winner, mainoo. it is easy to l praise others when you have had a good night! praise others when you have had a tood nitht! praise others when you have had a good night!— praise others when you have had a tood nitht! ., , ., good night! good point! realism from nina! there was late drama in the premier league last night, and marcus rashford didn't take long to prove a point for manchester united on his return to the side in a thrilling 4—3 win at wolves. nesta mcgregor reports. for marcus rashford, surely a feeling of relief. named in the starting 11 to take on wolves, this was a chance for the manchester united forward to put the past few days behind him. and after being disciplined by his football club for his appearance at a nightclub, it didn't take long. it was written in the script, wasn't it? united manager erik ten hag seeminglyjustified in his selection. just three points separated these two teams before kick off, and midway through the first half, two goals separated them.

rashford involved in the build up, rasmus hoyland with a poacher�*s finish. the second half proved to be just as frantic. first, wolves were awarded a penalty. sarabia scores! although theirjoy was short lived, almost as short as the time united's next goal scorer had been on the pitch, scott mctominay, a minute after coming on a sub. the game would take another remarkable twist. the home side with two quick goals, including the equaliser deep into stoppage time. and still the scoring wasn't over yet. united snatching all three points with virtually the last kick of the game thanks to kobbie mainoo. manchester united fans go wild! a match that began with the focus on one manchester born star ending on another local hero. nesta mcgregor, bbc news. elsewhere, west ham and bournemouth shared the spoils in a one all draw at the london stadium. it was nightmare start for kalvin phillips on his west ham debut,

his back pass let dominic solanke, in to score in just the third minute. but james ward prowse got the equaliser in the second half from the penalty spot to keep david moyes's side in sixth place. on transfer deadline day, the biggest news was in formula 1, not football, as mercedes confirmed that lewis hamilton will be leaving them, at the end of this season. he's set to join f1 rivals ferrari in 2025. he's now 39, and only signed a new two—year deal with mercedes last summer. he says he's "so proud" of the success he's achieved with them and that leaving is one of the hardest decisions he's ever had to make. former world champion and ferrari driver nigel mansell says it's absolutely fantastic news for the sport. i think it's fantastic for formula 1, for the fans. it's incredibly dynamic and, you know, i think for lewis to probably finish his career with ferrari, it's like a dream come true for him i imagine. it is going to ferrari is everything. because going to ferrari is everything. i mean, the couple of years i had at ferrari was a dream come true.

it was a dream start for england's debutant in the cricket as 20—year—old shoaib bashir got a wicket in just his fourth over. the spinner was brought in for the second test against india in vizag and dismissed their captain rohit sharma forjust 14. jimmy anderson got a wicket, but after lunch india did manage to recover, and they've picked up the pace after the break. 159 for two. the waiting is over. the six nations gets under way later in marseille as ireland and france go head to head. a year on from their grand slam the irish will be fancied by many to win it again. the two sides are regarded as among the best in the world but are missing some familiar faces. france are missing antoine dupont, he's decided to focus on sevens rugby ahead of the paris olympics. ireland will be without the retired johnny sexton who's been replaced

as captain by peter o'mahony. every opportunity you get to play for ireland is huge, but this one seems particularly special. that's just for me because under my circumstances, but for the group, games, there are opportunities for guys, big opportunities for everyone of us, you know, to continue ourjourney on. and, you know, what a place to do it. experience told at the darts premier league, as former champion michael smith managed to tame the new kid on the block teenager luke littler. the 17—year—old was beaten by smith in a deciding leg in cardiff. littler did gain some revenge on the current world champion luke humphries earlier in the evening to make it to the last four. but smith was too good and won the event on the night beating home favourite gerwyn price in the final. thank you very much, mike. it's now almost two years since russia's full—scale invasion of ukraine and one of the city's

to suffer the most has been suffering the most has been kharkiv in the north—east. many residents have already fled and those who remain have had to take drastic measures to keep some semblance of normality, including the creation of underground schools. our eastern europe correspondent sarah rainsford has been to find out more. russia's war has transformed everything in kharkiv, including childhood. nika hasn't been to kindergarten for two years because of the missile threats. her own neighborhood is shattered. so parts of life in her city are moving underground. alongside the metro platform, there are now classrooms full of children, safe here from any explosions. the staff work hard to make it seem normal. adnika loves every minute.

and nika loves every minute. it's the first chance many have had for months just to play together and be children again. olga talks a lot about kharkiv�*s strength and resilience. but that doesn't stop her being scared for her daughters. translation: it's | better underground. it's safe. a child can continue with a more or less normal life in these conditions. the parents won't worry and the enemy won't get us here. that's why life beneath the city surface is expanding. they're building a whole underground school here with plans for several more. it's been dug out of an old sports field. as kharkiv adapts to a war it once thought impossible and now shows no sign of ending. the russian strikes on this city are intensifying.

this family can't quite believe they're alive. we met marina and her mum a few days after a missile destroyed their home. they'd just stepped round the corner when it hit. eight of their neighbors were killed here. ijust found my birth certificate. there are fragments of marina's life scattered among the wreckage. only one document of me and one document which says that i am who i am. the day after the missile strike, her father put a flag on top of the ruins. no matter what russia do with us, they can kill us, murder, but we stand and we go on. they call this an unbreakable city. but the difference between life and death can be a matter of moments or metres.

that report by sarah rainsford, who joins us now from kyiv. morning, sarah. what struck me watching that report is this completely embedded and accepted by ukrainians they have spilt schools underground. theyjust accept ukrainians they have spilt schools underground. they just accept this as a way of life going forward, do they? as a way of life going forward, do the ? , ., �* ., ., , as a way of life going forward, do the? ., ., they? they don't want to, they don't want to accept _ they? they don't want to, they don't want to accept any _ they? they don't want to, they don't want to accept any of _ they? they don't want to, they don't want to accept any of this. _ they? they don't want to, they don't want to accept any of this. they - want to accept any of this. they want to accept any of this. they want this to be over. they are exhausting, it is terrifying. —— they are exhausted. particularly in kharkiv, it's a nervous city. there has been a real intensification of missile strikes. kharkiv is so post—to the russian border, kyiv have time to react to missile strikes but in kharkiv there are just seconds after the missile launch, if it is launched aimed at them, it will pretty much inevitably hit the city. it is almost

impossible for the air defences to intercept a knock the missiles. it is extremely dangerous and people are nervous. they never really believed this war would start but two years in they don't see an end to it so it's definitely about trying to adapt to the reality. you hear a lot about resilience in ukraine, particularly in cities like kharkiv, but you also hear and here and also not about risk and that risk is very real. igrate and also not about risk and that risk is very real.— risk is very real. we saw the devastation _ risk is very real. we saw the devastation of _ risk is very real. we saw the devastation of marina's - risk is very real. we saw the i devastation of marina's house, neighbours killed, that is part of her life now. this 50 billion euros are pledged in military aid, what will that mean to people like marina? ~ �* , will that mean to people like marina? ~ �*, ., , ., will that mean to people like marina? �*, ., , ., ., , marina? well, it's money that goes to hel-tin marina? well, it's money that goes to helping people _ marina? well, it's money that goes to helping people behind _ marina? well, it's money that goes to helping people behind the - marina? well, it's money that goes to helping people behind the lines. | to helping people behind the lines. whilst the eu and the us have been providing missiles and ammunition and weaponry for ukraine, important money and military support, there is

also the fact that ukraine's budget needs funding. all the money that's coming into the government here is being used to the war effort, going to the front line, funding that continued resistance against the full—scale invasion. ukraine needs money to keep the wheels of government turning, to pay the salaries, pensions, to keep the light and heat on in this country. that's what that money is going towards. talking to marina and her mum, one of the things they talked about was needing foreign support, international support, needing to feel like they weren't alone in this fight. the fact that all 27 member states in the eu came together and supported that aid package, i think that kind of thing doesn't matter to people here because they feel like they have support and all of the talk of ukraine fatigue which frustrates people here, because the war is still very real and they cannot afford to be fatigued, that helps not that kind of talk away and helps not that kind of talk away and helps them feel like they have

continued support for a war that doesn't have an obvious and an is very scary for many people and exhausting. very scary for many people and exhausting-— very scary for many people and exhaustin.. �* , ,., , ., exhausting. absolutely, sarah, with the latest from _ exhausting. absolutely, sarah, with the latest from kyiv _ exhausting. absolutely, sarah, with the latest from kyiv and _ exhausting. absolutely, sarah, with the latest from kyiv and that - the latest from kyiv and that special report on kharkiv, thank you. here's matt with a look at the weather. i don't think we have a picture to illustrate this but there was an amazing sunset in the north west last night, was it elsewhere orjust in the north—west? yes, quite a few places, the cloud catching the fading sun before we go to the dull conditions today. one or two of us have a lovely sunrise this morning, a few breaks allowing sunshine through but as you can see from this weather watcher shot from east london, cloud is dominant in the tops of the shard disappearing there. i pretty grey friday in store for most of you, windy in places, but the overriding theme is how mild

it is for february, it doesn't feel like the third month of winter. the miles has been coming in on the west to south—westerly winds, —— the milder air is to south—westerly winds, —— the milderair is coming to south—westerly winds, —— the milder air is coming in on those winds, the cloud is thick enough around the west, coast and hills, what light rain and drizzle. there will be breaks and then in cloud, better sunshine this morning and a better sunshine this morning and a better chance in north—east scotland later, may be north—east england. the wind is westerly, quite strong and gusty on the pennines and across parts of scotland. 40, 50, may be a little bit more, miles per hour. temperatures up to 15 or 16 across eastern areas where you have got breaks in the cloud later in the day. that compares to five or six which should be this time of year. lots of rain, drizzle and murk along

eastern areas but some breaks across scotland and northern ireland. temperatures will drop here through the night but the wind will stop them dropping too much, above where we should be but double figures for england and wales. south of this weather front going into saturday, this is the weather front dividing between cloudy conditions, dab and usually in central and southern england and wales, —— damp and drizzly. northern england is in between. cloud about coming and going but rain every now and again. temperatures a little bit down, 14 or 15 still in the north—east corner though. a big weekend of six nations rugby, if you are going to cardiff, expect cloud, may be a few spots of light rain and drizzle at times, england fans treated to blue skies in rome through saturday, and a very pleasant 17 degrees. we aren't that

far off that temperature wired into sunday, but cloud is back, more dominant, outbreaks of rain in northern england, south and west of scotland and northern ireland. north—east scotland will be brighter with a few showers around. some could be wintry in shetland. southern parts of england and wales, with the grey conditions, any bright breaks will have temperatures up to 15 degrees maybe even a little bit more as we go into monday. but when in northern scotland. —— wet weather coming into monday in scotland. time now to introduce a mesmerising new star of the big screen, fungi. these are remarkable images. it might sound unlikely but that's the subject of a new film being shown on extra large, high definition cinema screens, and the results are stunning.

take a look. fungi are some of the only organisms capable of breaking down the complex chemistry of wood. after penetrating the wood, fungi deploy a range of digestive chemicals. breaking down plant matter and releasing the nutrients back into the soil, to be taken up by future generations of forest life. other magical. —— it is all rather magical. we're joined now by the film's creator, biologist merlin sheldrake. the pictures are stunning. i had nothin: the pictures are stunning. i had nothing to _ the pictures are stunning. i had nothing to do — the pictures are stunning. i had nothing to do with _ the pictures are stunning. i had nothing to do with those. - the pictures are stunning. i had nothing to do with those. an . the pictures are stunning. i uac nothing to do with those. an amazing set of photographers, who made the invisible visible, they are very

good and patient with the time—lapse photography. let’s good and patient with the time-lapse -hototra-h. �*, ., , good and patient with the time-lapse photography-— photography. let's get a couple of thins photography. let's get a couple of things straight. — photography. let's get a couple of things straight, the _ photography. let's get a couple of things straight, the voice - photography. let's get a couple of things straight, the voice people | things straight, the voice people heard narrating the documentary, bjork, the singer, what is the bjork fungi connection? x�*fork bjork, the singer, what is the b'ork fungi connection?i fungi connection? york is an extraordinary _ fungi connection? york is an extraordinary artist - fungi connection? york is an extraordinary artist who - fungi connection? york is an l extraordinary artist who works fungi connection? york is an - extraordinary artist who works a lot with the living world, she thinks very deeply about the biosphere and different well —— ways of being alive in her last album had fungal themes so this has adjusted her for her —— interesting to herfor a while. her -- interesting to her for a while, , ., her -- interesting to her for a while. , ., ., , while. so explain what fungi is, it's not a plant _ while. so explain what fungi is, it's not a plant or _ while. so explain what fungi is, it's not a plant or an _ while. so explain what fungi is, it's not a plant or an animal? it| while. so explain what fungi is, l it's not a plant or an animal? it is a kingdom _ it's not a plant or an animal? it is a kingdom of— it's not a plant or an animal? it is a kingdom of life _ it's not a plant or an animal? ht 3 a kingdom of life which is as broad and busy as animals or plants, but they are not plants, they don't eat light and carbon dioxide like plants do, they don't have muscular bodies which find food in the world and put it inside themselves like animals do. they grow networks of branching

tubular cells which insinuate themselves in their food source, and they do their own things with their own way of life.— own way of life. penicillin is a form of fungi, _ own way of life. penicillin is a form of fungi, alcohol - own way of life. penicillin is a form of fungi, alcohol is - own way of life. penicillin is a l form of fungi, alcohol is relying own way of life. penicillin is a - form of fungi, alcohol is relying on fungi because it produced by easter but there is a lot about it that we don't know. but there is a lot about it that we don't know-— but there is a lot about it that we don't know. , ., ., ~ ., ., don't know. they are a kingdom of life which have _ don't know. they are a kingdom of life which have not _ don't know. they are a kingdom of life which have not received - don't know. they are a kingdom of life which have not received a - life which have not received a kingdom's worth of attention which is a problem. they provide a key to understanding the planet on which we live. , , ., live. the first thing everyone thinks of _ live. the first thing everyone thinks of inevitably _ live. the first thing everyone thinks of inevitably is - live. the first thing everyone - thinks of inevitably is mushrooms, which obviously are fungi. that's just a very small part of the broader creation, isn't it? that's ritht. broader creation, isn't it? that's right- fungi _ broader creation, isn't it? that's right. fungi produce _ broader creation, isn't it? that'sj right. fungi produce mushrooms broader creation, isn't it? that's i right. fungi produce mushrooms a broader creation, isn't it? that's - right. fungi produce mushrooms a bit like plants produce fruit, they produce spores which helps them to disperse themselves. most fungal life is lived as networks which are buried inside whatever they need to be eating. d0 buried inside whatever they need to be eatint. ,, ~ ., be eating. do you think we need to be eating. do you think we need to be lookin: be eating. do you think we need to be looking at _ be eating. do you think we need to be looking at fungi _ be eating. do you think we need to be looking at fungi in _ be eating. do you think we need to be looking at fungi in a _ be eating. do you think we need to be looking at fungi in a different i be looking at fungi in a different way? lots of people hear the word

and feel a bit grossed out. it’s and feel a bit grossed out. it's funn , and feel a bit grossed out. it's funny. isn't — and feel a bit grossed out. it's funny, isn't it. _ and feel a bit grossed out. it's funny, isn't it. i— and feel a bit grossed out. ut�*s funny, isn't it. ifeel and feel a bit grossed out. ut�*s funny, isn't it. i feel my life is funny, isn't it. ifeel my life is dealing with these reactions! for sure. these are ancient life—support systems that easily qualify as some of the wonders of the living world. we have not given them enough attention, they are responsible for so much. as we speak they are making soil, making food, making medicines, nourishing plants, influencing the composition of the atmosphere, they make all life on earth possible. for sure i think it is time to rethink them. �* , ., sure i think it is time to rethink them. i ., , sure i think it is time to rethink them. �*, ., , ., sure i think it is time to rethink them. �*, ., them. it's not “ust about your omelette. — them. it's notjust about your omelette, charlie. _ them. it's notjust about yourj omelette, charlie. absolutely them. it's notjust about your i omelette, charlie. absolutely not. you and your _ omelette, charlie. absolutely not. you and your fellow _ omelette, charlie. absolutely not. you and your fellow scientists i omelette, charlie. absolutely not. you and your fellow scientists are | you and your fellow scientists are discovering more and more. there is a sequence _ discovering more and more. there is a sequence in— discovering more and more. there is a sequence in the film where you look a sequence in the film where you took at _ a sequence in the film where you look at plastic, and how f ngai has the ability— look at plastic, and how f ngai has the ability to start breaking down plastic— the ability to start breaking down plastic -- — the ability to start breaking down plastic —— health ngai has that ability, — plastic —— health ngai has that ability, can you explain what is

happening?— ability, can you explain what is happening? fungi are chemical wizards, happening? fungi are chemical wizards. they _ happening? fungi are chemical wizards, they can _ happening? fungi are chemical wizards, they can break - happening? fungi are chemical wizards, they can break down | happening? fungi are chemical. wizards, they can break down all kinds of chemical compounds like wood, forget about how hard it is to die just a wood, forget about how hard it is to diejust a word, wood, forget about how hard it is to die just a word, they can live on things like bare rock, they can eat that. this team have found that some types of fungi can break down some types of fungi can break down some types of fungi can break down some types of plastic. and they can use it as an energy source. so for them it as an energy source. so for them it is food. if there are ways for this to harness this, it could be very useful in our ways to adapt to the pollution crisis we have created. . , . the pollution crisis we have created. ., , ., ., , created. that is a real practical use. i created. that is a real practical use- i am _ created. that is a real practical use. i am interested _ created. that is a real practical use. i am interested to - created. that is a real practical use. i am interested to learn i created. that is a real practical i use. i am interested to learn about you playing a bit of a fungi, the musical rhythm, how does that work? —— playing the beat on a fungi? ittrtfheh -- playing the beat on a fungi? when i released -- playing the beat on a fungi? when i released my — -- playing the beat on a fungi? when i released my book, _ -- playing the beat on a fungi? when i released my book, i— -- playing the beat on a fungi? when i released my book, i got _ -- playing the beat on a fungi? when i released my book, i got a _ —— playing the beat on a fungi? when i released my book, i got a fungus to eat it, i fed it to a fungus and they digested it. it to eat it, i fed it to a fungus and they digested it.— to eat it, i fed it to a fungus and they digested it. it ate your book? yes, it is a — they digested it. it ate your book? yes, it is a big _ they digested it. it ate your book?

yes, it is a big partially— they digested it. it ate your book? yes, it is a big partially digested l yes, it is a big partially digested book, it then spouted mushrooms, i ate those mushrooms, so then we plugged electrodes into the book, which then converted that impulse into sound and i played along with it. ~ . , into sound and i played along with it. . . , ., into sound and i played along with it. ~ . , ., ., into sound and i played along with it. . , ., ., , it. which bit of that is the fungi noise? the _ it. which bit of that is the fungi noise? the piano _ it. which bit of that is the fungi noise? the piano is— it. which bit of that is the fungi noise? the piano is me! - it. which bit of that is the fungi noise? the piano is me! all. it. which bit of that is the fungi noise? the piano is me! all ofl it. which bit of that is the fungi i noise? the piano is me! all of the rest is fungus. _ noise? the piano is me! all of the rest is fungus. toadstools - noise? the piano is me! all of the rest is fungus. toadstools are i rest is fungus. toadstools are fun . i? rest is fungus. toadstools are fungi? that — rest is fungus. toadstools are fungi? that is _ rest is fungus. toadstools are fungi? that is another - rest is fungus. toadstools are fungi? that is another name . rest is fungus. toadstools are l fungi? that is another name for mushrooms- — fungi? that is another name for mushrooms. why _ fungi? that is another name for mushrooms. why do _ fungi? that is another name for mushrooms. why do you - fungi? that is another name for mushrooms. why do you think. fungi? that is another name for| mushrooms. why do you think it fungi? that is another name for i mushrooms. why do you think it is aned mushrooms. why do you think it is linked with — mushrooms. why do you think it is linked with mythology, _ mushrooms. why do you think it is linked with mythology, you - mushrooms. why do you think it is linked with mythology, you look i mushrooms. why do you think it is linked with mythology, you look at mushrooms. why do you think it is i linked with mythology, you look at a scene like this and some people will think it comes from a fairy story, little creatures sitting on top of mushrooms. why the link with all that mythology? i know that is not what the film is about but there is a connection there. for what the film is about but there is a connection there.— what the film is about but there is a connection there. for sure. there is a mystery. _

a connection there. for sure. there is a mystery. most _ a connection there. for sure. there is a mystery, most fungi _ a connection there. for sure. there is a mystery, most fungi erupt i a connection there. for sure. there is a mystery, most fungi erupt into| is a mystery, most fungi erupt into human life in the form of mushrooms only for a short time, there is only so much we can't know, there is a mysterious quality. many mushrooms produce psychedelic compounds which can change the way we think and feel and imagine and can cause us to dream and have visions. many fungi produce medicines which allow us to survive and remain healthy. so they have this association with healing, vision, transformation. ithink have this association with healing, vision, transformation. i think that has fed into that. do vision, transformation. i think that has fed into that.— vision, transformation. i think that has fed into that. do we need to put in a cautionary _ has fed into that. do we need to put in a cautionary note _ has fed into that. do we need to put in a cautionary note about, - has fed into that. do we need to put in a cautionary note about, be i in a cautionary note about, be careful of what you eat? absolutely. it's very important. _ careful of what you eat? absolutely. it's very important. some _ careful of what you eat? absolutely. i it's very important. some mushrooms will kill you if you eat them. you could only eat mushrooms that you are positively identifying. if you find a mushroom, it's not that one and it's not that one, it must be that one, that is not a positive identification. you want to be able to say, i know exactly it is this one so i know it is safe to eat. tbthd one so i know it is safe to eat. and what did the _ one so i know it is safe to eat. and what did the mushroom taste like that grew on your book? it

what did the mushroom taste like that grew on your book?- that grew on your book? it tasted treat, i that grew on your book? it tasted great. i thought _ that grew on your book? it tasted great, i thought it _ that grew on your book? it tasted great, i thought it would - that grew on your book? it tasted great, i thought it would taste i that grew on your book? it tasted great, i thought it would taste allj great, i thought it would taste all of my knotty sentences and agonised, but it tasted really good. you of my knotty sentences and agonised, but it tasted really good.— but it tasted really good. you could taste all of the _ but it tasted really good. you could taste all of the punctuation! - but it tasted really good. you could taste all of the punctuation! i i but it tasted really good. you could taste all of the punctuation! i wish | taste all of the punctuation! i wish i could! thank _ taste all of the punctuation! i wish i could! thank you _ taste all of the punctuation! i wish i could! thank you very _ taste all of the punctuation! i wish i could! thank you very much. i taste all of the punctuation! i wish i could! thank you very much. the j i could! thank you very much. the ictures i could! thank you very much. the pictures are _ i could! thank you very much. the pictures are remarkable. - i could! thank you very much. the pictures are remarkable. they i i could! thank you very much. the pictures are remarkable. they are | pictures are remarkable. they are mesmerising. still to come on breakfast. # there was a ship sailed on the north country # she went by the name of the green willow tree... he's a knight of the realm who sang at the king's coronation but sir bryn terfel still likes a simple sea shanty too. he'll be on the sofa to tell us all about his new album at ten to nine. he has the most incredible voice. maybe not this morning, he will be out there somewhere. but his voice is quite remarkable. it out there somewhere. but his voice is quite remarkable.— time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are.

good morning from bbc london, i'm alison earle. it's understood the man suspected of attacking a woman and her two daughters with a corrosive substance in clapham, is a convicted six offender. —— sex offender. police are continuing to hunt for abdul ezedi, who was last seen on caledonian road in north london. nine others were also injured in the attack. train passengers are being warned of little or no services on some routes today, due to a strike by train drivers in their dispute over pay and conditions. members of the aslef union at lner, c2c and greater anglia will walk out for 24 hours. there's also industrial action on saturday and next monday mps in kent have written to the mayor, after being contacted by hundreds of drivers who say they've been wrongly issued speeding fines. people using the a20 sidcup road say they're getting penalties as it's been reduced to 40 miles an hour, but some of the signs still say 50. a spokesperson for tfl said the new speed was temporarily introduced due to surface water flooding causing safety concerns.

travel now, and this is how the tubes are looking at the moment. there are severe delays on the central line. there are minor delays on the hammersmith and city line. now onto the weather. dry and breezy for most. it should brighten up through the afternoon. and staying clear this evening. expect temperatures today of up to 14 degrees. there's more on our website, including the londoner giving up alcohol for a year. that's it for now, i'm back in around half an hour.

good morning, welcome to breakfast with nina warhurst and charlie stayt. our headlines today. the man police are hunting after a corrosive substance was thrown on a woman and her children, is a convicted sex offender. the teenage killers of brianna ghey will be named today, as they're sentenced for the 16—year—old's murder. the changing face of facebook — it's 20 years since mark zuckerberg launched the website which changed the social media landscape forever. problems with sewage and leaks, but

water bills in england, wales and scotland will go up next year by more than the cost of living. in the sport, a six nations launch to savour. it could be marvellous in marseille as the two grand slam favourites, france and ireland, lock horns in the curtain raiser tonight. not much sunshine around today. plenty of cloud. quite windy. you will notice it is very mild for february. all the details here on breakfast. good morning. it's friday, the 2nd of february. our main story. it's emerged that the man police are hunting in connection with a corrosive liquid attack in london, is a convicted sex offender who was granted asylum to stay in the uk, having twice been refused. abdul ezedi, who is 35, remains at large after the attack in clapham on wednesday, which left 12 people injured, including two young children. he also suffered a serious

facial burn during the incident. rajini vaidyanathan has the latest. the last known sighting of abdul ezedi at a tesco shop in north london, his right eye scarred by what could be the same chemical he's accused of using in an horrific attack. the street in clapham in south london, where a corrosive substance was thrown at a woman and her two young children on wednesday evening. this cctv footage appears to show the distressing sequence of events. a man is seen taking a child from the back of the car, before fleeing the scene as he's chased. police believe the victim was known to the attacker. we take violence against women and girls very seriously, and this was someone who, it is a vulnerable position she was in and it would have been horrific and frightening, so we will do our utmost, and we will, i am totally confident, capture the male.

as the hunt for him continues, questions over abdul ezedi's past. convicted of a sex offence in 2018, he was later granted asylum here in the uk after two failed attempts. what happened here hasn't just shocked this corner of south london, but an entire nation. police say the victim's injuries weren't life—threatening, but that they could be life—changing. rajini joins us now from the headquarters of the metropolitan police. the more we hear about this case, the more shocking it becomes, and now we know about the perpetrator�*s criminal past? now we know about the perpetrator's criminal past?— criminal past? indeed. the focus of course remains _ criminal past? indeed. the focus of course remains on _ criminal past? indeed. the focus of course remains on finding - criminal past? indeed. the focus of course remains on finding him. i course remains on finding him. 35—year—old abdul ezedi, who is the suspect in this case. it's notjust

the metropolitan police who are coordinating some of that manhunt from here in scotland yard. other forces are also involved. this has become a nationwide search. british transport police are involved, as are police in newcastle, which is where abdul ezedi lives. police say they are wholeheartedly confident they are wholeheartedly confident they will find him soon. but of course it has been many hours now that the police hunt has been ongoing. as we saw in that report, last night police released that last known sighting of abdul ezedi, the picture of him in the tesco supermarket with that distinctive injury on one side around his eye. they hope by releasing that it might help people identify him, but they do so if anybody does see him to call police and not approaching because they say he is dangerous. as you were saying, there have been more details coming out about abdul ezedi. in 2018, he was convicted of

a sex offence in newcastle. sexual assault slash exposure it was defined as by the court. he did on paid work as part of his sentencing there. it was after that, on his third application for asylum here in the uk, that he was finally granted. he was refused on the first two occasions. we also know that he came in 2016 via a lorry and that he originates from afghanistan. thank you. charlie has some of the other stories. we begin with the case of brianna ghey. two teenagers will be sentenced laterfor the murder of brianna ghey who was fatally stabbed in a frenzied attack just under a year ago. thejudge will also allow the pair — a boy and girl now aged 16 — to be named publicly for the first time. our reporter mairead smyth is outside manchester crown court.

the sentencing happening today. but also, the public naming of the two individuals?— individuals? yes, that's right. this is where the _ individuals? yes, that's right. this is where the two _ individuals? yes, that's right. this is where the two teenagers - individuals? yes, that's right. this is where the two teenagers were l is where the two teenagers were convicted of murdering brianna ghey. they were convicted last december of what was a really harrowing attack, the murder of 16—year—old brianna ghey almost a year ago near warrington. the details that came out during that trial were truly shocking. and during the trial the pair were referred to as girl x and boy y because of their ages. they were 15 at the time of the attack, 16 during the trial. but when they were convicted mrsjustice yip gave a ruling that she would name them. she said that to truly understand how young people could do something

so shocking, so devastating, to understand that, they needed to be named. of course, their legal teams opposed that. they had concerns about the welfare of the two teenagers. there has also been concern raised about —— by the howard league for penal reform, a charity that says perhaps it will impact on rehabilitation. but that decision has been made and the two teenagers will be named here today when they are sentenced for brianna ghey�*s murder. thank you. two boys aged 15 and 16 have been charged with a double fatal stabbing in bristol on saturday night. max dixon and mason rist were killed in the knowle west area of the city. avon and somerset police have also charged a 44—year—old man with two counts of murder, and two more men with two counts each of assisting an offender. at least three people have been killed and nearly 300 others injured in a huge explosion in the kenyan capital, nairobi. a government spokesperson said the blast happened when a lorry carrying liquified gas ignited, spreading a huge fireball

across the surrounding area. our deputy africa editor anne soy is live for us this morning. good morning. we can see some of the devastation behind you. the explosion what, some seven hours ago? explosion what, some seven hours ato? ~ �* . explosion what, some seven hours ato? . �* ., ., ago? well, i didn't hear that question. — ago? well, i didn't hear that question, the _ ago? well, i didn't hear that question, the line _ ago? well, i didn't hear that question, the line is - ago? well, i didn't hear that question, the line is not i ago? well, i didn't hear that i question, the line is not great. i hope you can hear me. i am right in front of the scene of the incident last night. smoke still billowing here. i counted about ten trucks that were completely burned. you can see the impact of that expose on. this was the gate. it was blown out. i am being told by eyewitnesses that they were objects flying everywhere across the road. the facade has been destroyed as more houses have been damaged over there. the extent that

—— the damage is expected extensive. people recall seeing a container flung to a different location. the people here are still in shock. they are asking questions. as you can see, with all the trucks here, just ten metres from the fence is a residential flat. ten metres from the fence is a residentialflat. and ten metres from the fence is a residential flat. and so ten metres from the fence is a residentialflat. and so people ten metres from the fence is a residential flat. and so people are asking, how can you have such a facility with explosive materials right next to where people live? thank you. water companies in england, wales and scotland have announced average household bills will go up by more than the cost of living. peter has the details. just the kind of thing people do not want to hear right now? yes. just the kind of thing people do not want to hear right now? yes, sorry, some bad news. _ want to hear right now? yes, sorry, some bad news. given _ want to hear right now? yes, sorry, some bad news. given the - want to hear right now? yes, sorry, some bad news. given the criticism| some bad news. given the criticism of water companies, this bad news is likely to cause controversy. really important to remember there are individual bills, they always individual bills, they always individual right might differ depending on where we live, if we are on a meter, how much water we

use. from april there will be a 6% rise in england and wales, 8.8% in scotland. that is above the current rate of inflation, the way we measure the rising cost of living. in northern ireland there is a consultation going on about water bills. how does that work out for our pounds and pence? if we work out the changes, in england and wales, we are talking about £27. that is on an average bill. in scotland, £36. £14.4 billion is only going towards improvements in water and sewer systems. things like new reservoirs and treatment works. if those improvements don't happen, the regulator will cut bills again. companies in england and wales are also being told they must do more to help customers who are struggling financially. but the backdrop to all of this are the problems with leeks sewage dumping. and there could be

another big hike coming after next year. the regulator is looking at that one at the moment. they will announce that later in the year. that will be after next year's bills. as i was saying, it is the controversy with the sewage that makes these bill increases so tough to take. they all add up. thank you. we'll have the weather from matt shortly. meanwhile, in the usa, they'll be getting their forecast from a small but very cute rodent. it's groundhog day in pennsylvania, when millions watch a groundhog emerge from its burrow. if it sees its shadow and scurries back inside, that means winter will last for another six weeks. pure science. who do you ask, a rodent or matt with his encyclopedic knowledge of

all things meteorological? i wonder. i can't believe you're even asking that question. i don't know, it is _ even asking that question. i don't know, it is out _ even asking that question. i don't know, it is out there. _ even asking that question. i don't know, it is out there. we - even asking that question. i don't know, it is out there. we have i even asking that question. i don't i know, it is out there. we have seen the pictures. you can choose who you believe. ., .., the pictures. you can choose who you believe. ., ., . ., believe. you can do. what i can tell ou is the believe. you can do. what i can tell you is the rodent _ believe. you can do. what i can tell you is the rodent has _ believe. you can do. what i can tell you is the rodent has a _ believe. you can do. what i can tell you is the rodent has a 4096 - believe. you can do. what i can tell you is the rodent has a 4096 hit i you is the rodent has a 40% hit rate. very good. better to flip a coin because it is most likely that he will not see his shadow today. that means the early arrival of spring in the us going by the legend. but what i can tell you is there is going to be colder air coming to the us and indeed to us next week. when you're not done yet. that may become a relief if you are not enjoying what we have got at the moment. some very mild weather in the uk through the next few days, particularly today. lots of cloud to come with it, quite windy in places. there are a few thinning breaks in the cloud through eastern areas in particular, and the east of wales, where you could get a few glimpses of hazy sunshine every now and

again. with the thickest cloud and western coasts and hills, outbreaks of rain and drizzle. heaviest bursts in the west of scotland. windy in the pennines and north of scotland. winds in excess of 40 to 50 mph. without wind, note the temperatures, 12, 13 in the south, staying pretty grey. northern part serving and we could get 50 —— 15 degrees. through this afternoon north east scotland, much favoured to see more sunshine. the showers continue in the west. tonight staying largely on the milder side. tonight staying largely on the milderside. claudia tonight staying largely on the milder side. claudia stay in england and wales. clearer skies in scotland and wales. clearer skies in scotland and northern ireland. —— claudia in england. lots of cloud. the best of the sunshine on saturday across scotland and northern ireland. thank you. the current phase of the public inquiry

into the post office horizon it scandal ends today. it focused mainly on the actions of those who pursued and prosecuted subpostmasters on false claims of theft. so, what have we learnt and what happens next? our business correspondent emma simpson has been speaking to some of those involved. in this room over many months, post office investigators, managers and lawyers got a grilling. it was always... ..the belief instilled in us that there was no issues with horizon. whatever the role, the answers were often the same. am i supposed to have written all this? i might well have signed it. but i don't remember all this. and the odd apology, too. i'm sorry. i feel ashamed that i was part of this. but i want to try and help if i can. he's talking about the story of seema misra, watching feet away with her legal team. she was sent to prison whilst pregnant in 2010. her conviction for theft was quashed

just over a decade later. the inquiry heard evidence from her case. you remember him? i was there for two days. jarnail singh was the senior post office lawyer. i would not write anything of that nature. he was talking about this email he sent after seema's trial. "it is to be hoped the case will set a marker to dissuade other defendants from jumping on the horizon—bashing bandwagon." that was you — you hoped it? that's why you say that it is to be hoped that... no, absolutely no. you can ask me that ten times. the answer is going to be no, no and no. pathetic. how can anybody be that mean? what was it like to sit there and listen to that? very painful. like, you know, when i think, like, a person like him, you know, he was a part of it, and still, like, a denial and all that and everything, it's just like, it was a complete drama.

the inquiry also heard that jarnail singh was sent a report about a horizon bug creating shortfalls at dozens of other branches. but this vital information was never passed the to seema's defence team for her trial, and the fujitsu horizon expert who gave evidence against her, he also knew about it, but he never mentioned it either. just one of the many failures we've been hearing about in this room. what i think we've seen is incompetence and impropriety on a massive scale. and we've seen the post office, and their lawyers, internal and external, bullying people on the basis of the shakiest of evidence, evidence which is in fact exaggerated and deliberately exaggerated by those working for the post office. it's really very serious indeed. so what comes next, as this part of the inquiry draws to a close? we've heard from the foot soldiers, as it were. we've even heard from some of the lieutenants and some of the captains.

but now we're going to start hearing from the generals, the people who really directed all of this, and we'll be hearing from them what they knew, but also what they directed their troops to do. david, where do you think this is all going? the situation portrayed in the drama bates versus post office was nowhere near as serious as what was actually happening. the truth, as it comes out, will shock us even more. and the interest is now intense. the next phase starts in the spring. emma simpson, bbc news. emma simpson there with the latest on the post office inquiry. now, earlier this week the former subpostmaster alan bates — whose story inspired the itv drama — rejected what he called a cruel and derisory compensation offer from the government. more than 4,000 people have been told they are eligible for compensation via three separate government schemes. let's have a look at those.

the group litigation order is for the 555 former subpostmasters, excluding those who had criminal convictions, who took the post office to court and won a group lawsuit. the government has offered them £75,000, but many are expected to push for more. the overturned convictions scheme offers those who were wrongly convicted a fast—tracked £600,000 settlement, or the chance to negotiate a higher payment. they're also entitled to an interim payment of £163,000 while final settlements are processed. and the horizon shortfall scheme is for those subpostmasters who were not convicted or part of the court action, but who believe they experienced shortfalls because of the faulty it system.

we're joined now by someone who is currently in the process of claiming compensation, christopher head. good morning. every time we hear from a sub—postmaster it shocks us again and again. take us through your story?— again and again. take us through your story? yeah, i took over the branch in — your story? yeah, i took over the branch in 2006 _ your story? yeah, i took over the branch in 2006 when _ your story? yeah, i took over the branch in 2006 when i _ your story? yeah, i took over the branch in 2006 when i was i your story? yeah, i took over the branch in 2006 when i was aged | your story? yeah, i took over the i branch in 2006 when i was aged 18, the youngest sub—postmaster in the country at the time. we had discrepancies and shortfalls from the beginning. they were a minor annoyance, small amounts. the beginning. they were a minor annoyance, smallamounts. later, in 2014, i had horrendous problems with the horizon system. it was showing the horizon system. it was showing the data was corrupt, we couldn't get the system to start up, and we ended with a shortfall in 2014 over over £88,000. the post office then went on to start a criminal investigation, which they dropped after six months, and they proceeded with civil proceedings after that.

what does that do to you? you were so young when the proceedings began, you were a teenager?— you were a teenager? yeah, it's ve , you were a teenager? yeah, it's very. very _ you were a teenager? yeah, it's very, very difficult. _ you were a teenager? yeah, it's very, very difficult. when - you were a teenager? yeah, it's very, very difficult. when you i very, very difficult. when you realise what you are up against, what was once known as the nation's most trusted brand, and they're throwing everything at you and you are getting these legal letters, interviewed under caution, it is very tough to take. i like to think that i am quite resilient. but even i thought it was just very tough. == i thought it was “ust very tough. -- even at i thought it was just very tough. —— even at that. the questions being asked now about compensation, can you tell us where you are? we are hearing very protracted difficult conversations going on. where are you with that? mr; conversations going on. where are you with that?— you with that? my claim went in a little bit before _ you with that? my claim went in a little bit before alan _ you with that? my claim went in a little bit before alan bates. i- you with that? my claim went in a little bit before alan bates. i putl

little bit before alan bates. i put mine in, finalised in september 2023. we got an offer from the government on the 28th of december last year. the offer was less than 15% of the claim value we put forward. when you bear in mind that the claim that was put together was notjust the claim that was put together was not just the fanciful claim that i made it up myself, it was put together by a team of forensic experts, backed by tax records and all the support and documentation, including the disclosure from the post office. here we are still in what i call another battle within the war to get what the government is saying we are due, which is full and fair compensation.— is saying we are due, which is full and fair compensation. hearing what ou have and fair compensation. hearing what you have been _ and fair compensation. hearing what you have been through, _ and fair compensation. hearing what you have been through, knowing i and fair compensation. hearing what you have been through, knowing a i you have been through, knowing a little bit about what you have been through emotionally, when you saw that offer, which i think you said was 15% of what you think you should be offered, what was that like for you, seeing those numbers when they were offered?— were offered? yeah, i couldn't

believe it _ were offered? yeah, i couldn't believe it was _ were offered? yeah, i couldn't believe it was so _ were offered? yeah, i couldn't believe it was so bad. - were offered? yeah, i couldn't believe it was so bad. i - were offered? yeah, i couldn't| believe it was so bad. i realised were offered? yeah, i couldn't i believe it was so bad. i realised it would be some sort of negotiation. nobody is expecting we are going to throw 100% of the claim at you. but to be so far away, when you have been hanging on the words of what the ministers and the government is saying, that they will offer you full and fair compensation, and you get to the end of the offer letter that says, we believe this is a fair and reasonable offer, and it's less than 15%, it's like, you actually have no intention of doing what you are promising to do, which is part of a spike in the position we would have been named. it is a conflicting part of the events.— part of the events. let's bring in another former _ part of the events. let's bring in another former soap _ part of the events. let's bring in another former soap master, i part of the events. let's bring in i another former soap master, tom hedges, in skegness. you experience did lead to a criminal conviction. —— sub—postmaster. where are you up to in your compensation claim? {toad to in your compensation claim? good mornin: , to in your compensation claim? good morning, everybody. _ to in your compensation claim? good morning, everybody. my _ to in your compensation claim? good morning, everybody. my situation is because _ morning, everybody. my situation is because i_ morning, everybody. my situation is because i actually ended up in court and got _ because i actually ended up in court and got convicted. i have now had my

conviction— and got convicted. i have now had my conviction quashed back in april 202! _ conviction quashed back in april 202! and — conviction quashed back in april 2021. and within a week or so of that conviction coming through, i engaged — that conviction coming through, i engaged my lawyers, who engaged some accountants to work on my claim, and here we _ accountants to work on my claim, and here we are, — accountants to work on my claim, and here we are, nearly three years latei’, _ here we are, nearly three years later, i— here we are, nearly three years later, i have had the interim payment. _ later, i have had the interim payment, which i am very thankful for because — payment, which i am very thankful for because it certainly eased the financial— for because it certainly eased the financial burden, allowed us to pay off a lot _ financial burden, allowed us to pay off a lot of— financial burden, allowed us to pay off a lot of debts that we had collude —— accumulated because of the horizon — collude —— accumulated because of the horizon scandal. but we are no further— the horizon scandal. but we are no further forward. the horizon scandal. but we are no furtherforward. ijust the horizon scandal. but we are no further forward. ijust feel that the post — further forward. ijust feel that the post office absolutely thrashed my and _ the post office absolutely thrashed my and my family's life 15 years ago when _ my and my family's life 15 years ago when they— my and my family's life 15 years ago when they put me in court. and now they're _ when they put me in court. and now they're having another go. it's all very well— they're having another go. it's all very well the ministers standing there _ very well the ministers standing there and —

very well the ministers standing there and saying, we wanted to give you fair— there and saying, we wanted to give you fair and — there and saying, we wanted to give you fair and full compensation. but i am you fair and full compensation. but i am nearly— you fair and full compensation. but i am nearly three years waiting for mine _ i am nearly three years waiting for mine and. — i am nearly three years waiting for mine. and, yeah, they only seem to have _ mine. and, yeah, they only seem to have two— mine. and, yeah, they only seem to have two speeds, slow and stop. you have two speeds, slow and stop. you have been have two speeds, slow and stop. gm. have been made of the offer of £600,000 as part of the compensation scheme because the conviction was overturned and you were told to take it or leave it. lots of people would say that is a lot of money to leave? it is a lot of money to leave, but from _ it is a lot of money to leave, but from my— it is a lot of money to leave, but from my case, for in the figures we have _ from my case, for in the figures we have done, — from my case, for in the figures we have done, like the guy you had done before, _ have done, like the guy you had done before, these are not figures plucked _ before, these are not figures plucked out of the air. these have been _ plucked out of the air. these have been put — plucked out of the air. these have been put together by a team of accountants and myself. my claim is way in _ accountants and myself. my claim is way in excess of that 600,000. i was very tempted. i was very tempted to take that _ very tempted. i was very tempted to take that 600,000. so at least we could _ take that 600,000. so at least we could draw— take that 600,000. so at least we could draw a line under it. when i

came _ could draw a line under it. when i came to _ could draw a line under it. when i came to the — could draw a line under it. when i came to the conclusion, no. as i said _ came to the conclusion, no. as i said to _ came to the conclusion, no. as i said to you — came to the conclusion, no. as i said to you before, they wrecked my life 15_ said to you before, they wrecked my life 15 years — said to you before, they wrecked my life 15 years ago. why are they now trying _ life 15 years ago. why are they now trying to _ life 15 years ago. why are they now trying to kick me again? i am not having _ trying to kick me again? i am not having it — trying to kick me again? i am not having it i— trying to kick me again? i am not having it. iwill fight trying to kick me again? i am not having it. i will fight on. trying to kick me again? i am not having it. iwill fight on. until we .et having it. iwill fight on. until we get something close to the sort of figure _ get something close to the sort of figure that i believe i am old. tom, _ figure that i believe i am old. tom, good morning, it isjolly in the studio. i am looking at the comments from alan bates. i know you know alan well. —— it is charlie. he said the offer to him was cruel and derisory. cruel is a very emotive word. that is what he used. does that feel like what is happening to you as well?— that feel like what is happening to ou as well? , . ,., ., you as well? oh, very much so. yeah. it is this business _ you as well? oh, very much so. yeah. it is this business that _ you as well? oh, very much so. yeah. it is this business that they _ it is this business that they wrecked _ it is this business that they wrecked my life 15 years ago and they're _ wrecked my life 15 years ago and they're still not atoning for it. and _ they're still not atoning for it. and they're still not playing the

game, — and they're still not playing the game, as— and they're still not playing the game, as i see it. it is also very wrong — game, as i see it. it is also very wrong and _ game, as i see it. it is also very wrong and i_ game, as i see it. it is also very wrong. and ijust won't let them. i 'ust wrong. and ijust won't let them. i just won't— wrong. and ijust won't let them. i just won't let them. i am in a privileged _ just won't let them. i am in a privileged position. i just won't let them. i am in a privileged position. lam in a privileged position. iam in a different— privileged position. lam in a different compensation group from alan _ different compensation group from alan 0f— different compensation group from alan. of course, alan was just fired, — alan. of course, alan was just fired, which is bad enough, and it cost him — fired, which is bad enough, and it cost him his— fired, which is bad enough, and it cost him his business and his livelihood _ cost him his business and his livelihood and everything. but i was convicted _ livelihood and everything. but i was convicted i— livelihood and everything. but i was convicted. i have had my conviction overturned — convicted. i have had my conviction overturned. it was overturned in such _ overturned. it was overturned in such a _ overturned. it was overturned in such a strong manner in the court, that i_ such a strong manner in the court, that i can — such a strong manner in the court, that i can actually take the post office _ that i can actually take the post office and see them for my claim. —— sue them _ office and see them for my claim. —— sue them but — office and see them for my claim. —— sue them. but of course there is about— sue them. but of course there is about a — sue them. but of course there is about a two—year waiting time to actually— about a two—year waiting time to actually get anything into court for that _ actually get anything into court for that and — actually get anything into court for that. and they know that. and they're — that. and they know that. and they're playing that game, this 600,000 they offered, it was a take it or leave _ 600,000 they offered, it was a take

it or leave it — 600,000 they offered, it was a take it or leave it. several people have taken _ it or leave it. several people have taken it— it or leave it. several people have taken it because theyjust want to wash— taken it because theyjust want to wash their— taken it because theyjust want to wash their hands of eight and put it behind _ wash their hands of eight and put it behind them. but as i said, i won't have _ behind them. but as i said, i won't have that — behind them. but as i said, i won't have that i— behind them. but as i said, i won't have that. i am quite prepared to go to court _ have that. i am quite prepared to go to court the — have that. i am quite prepared to go to court. the other crazy thing, of course, _ to court. the other crazy thing, of course, is — to court. the other crazy thing, of course, is the government are paying my lawyers _ course, is the government are paying my lawyers and my accountants, i am not paying _ my lawyers and my accountants, i am not paying them. the government are. and they— not paying them. the government are. and they are _ not paying them. the government are. and they are also paying the post office's _ and they are also paying the post office's lawyers. and accountants. there _ office's lawyers. and accountants. there is _ office's lawyers. and accountants. there is a — office's lawyers. and accountants. there is a double whammy. i can't imagine _ there is a double whammy. i can't imagine what the fees are racking up from this _ imagine what the fees are racking up from this it — imagine what the fees are racking up from this. it would make a lot of sense _ from this. it would make a lot of sense if— from this. it would make a lot of sense if somebodyjust grabbed the whole _ sense if somebodyjust grabbed the whole thing by the scruff of the night _ whole thing by the scruff of the night and told the post office lawyers, orthe night and told the post office lawyers, or the post office people, be sensible, be reasonable. thank— be sensible, be reasonable. thank you. as a last thought,

christopher, and tom has made it very plainly there but what they see as the cruelty, to what extent is the dragging out of this procedure, the dragging out of this procedure, the battle you are having overcompensation, to what extent is that prolonging the emotions of what has happened to you, alongside the practical issues? it has happened to you, alongside the practical issues?— practical issues? it is. it's traumatising _ practical issues? it is. it's traumatising people i practical issues? it is. it's traumatising people all. practical issues? it is. it's. traumatising people all over practical issues? it is. it's- traumatising people all over again. people are terrified now after seeing the offer is me and alan have had put forward about even getting their claims into the scheme, because even though there are many people suffering terrible mental trauma from all of this, it is just another battle all over again. like tom hasjust said, we need somebody to grab it by the scruff of the neck and say, look, we don't want to be involved in legal ping—pong back and forwards for a long period of time, wejust want somebody forwards for a long period of time, we just want somebody to come along and say, look, this is a professional claim, we will put you a fair offer on the table.

we waited to hear what comes next. thank you both for your time this morning. both former sub—postmasters ring to wait on a deal for compensation. morning live follows breakfast on bbc one this morning. let's find out what they have in store. michelle and sarah. good morning. coming up, theft in the name of love. this month criminals are expected to steal £3 million through romance scams in the uk. detective rebecca mason is here to help you outsmart them. it is rebecca mason is here to help you outsmart them.— rebecca mason is here to help you outsmart them. it is the worst time ofthe outsmart them. it is the worst time of the year — outsmart them. it is the worst time of the year for _ outsmart them. it is the worst time of the year for it. _ outsmart them. it is the worst time of the year for it. i _ outsmart them. it is the worst time of the year for it. i have _ outsmart them. it is the worst time of the year for it. i have got - outsmart them. it is the worst time of the year for it. i have got tips i of the year for it. i have got tips to help — of the year for it. i have got tips to help make your online dating profile — to help make your online dating profile is— to help make your online dating profile is less attractive to fraudsters. i will explain why asking — fraudsters. i will explain why asking a _ fraudsters. i will explain why asking a potential partner for a setfie _ asking a potential partner for a selfie with a spatula could prove they are — selfie with a spatula could prove they are not a scammer.- selfie with a spatula could prove they are not a scammer. plus, dr punam tells _ they are not a scammer. plus, dr punam tells us _ they are not a scammer. plus, dr punam tells us about _ they are not a scammer. plus, dr punam tells us about a _ they are not a scammer. plus, dr punam tells us about a worrying. punam tells us about a worrying trend she seen in surgery, self—medicating. trend she seen in surgery, self-mediating.— trend she seen in surgery, self-medicating. that's right, particularly — self-medicating. that's right, particularly people _ self-medicating. that's right, particularly people struggling |

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six nations kicks off today. we catch up with david flatman, former england rugby player. and we have a parrot to protect the winners which may ruffle some feathers. see you at 9:30am. that makes perfect sense, obviously. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london, i'm alison earle. it's understood the man suspected of attacking a woman and her two daughters with a corrosive substance in clapham is a convicted sex offender. police are continuing to hunt for abdul ezedi who was last seen on caledonian road in north london. nine others including four members of the public and five officers were also injured in the attack. one perpetrator committing a violent offence against one victim, that's what often happens. what we've seen here is pretty horrendous because it's gone beyond one victim.

in the course of, what, an hour ortwo, i mean, it's pretty shocking. that's what makes this particular story that bit more horrendous. train passengers are being warned of little or no service on some routes today due to a strike by drivers in their dispute over pay and conditions. members of the aslef union at lner, c2c and greater anglia are walking out for 2h hours. there's also industrial action on saturday and next monday affecting different operators. mps in kent have written to the mayor of london after being contacted by hundreds of drivers who say they've been wrongly issued speeding fines. people using the a20 sidcup road say they're getting penalties as it's been reduced to a0 miles an hour, but some of the signs still say 50. a spokesperson for tfl said the new speed limit was temporarily introduced due to surface water flooding causing safety concerns. david's among those caught out. i know i've been on there two further occasions since, before

i was aware of the speed change. so i'm waiting for the next fine and the next points to come through. so it'sjust, as you say, it's a waiting game and you just think, you feel powerless to do anything. travel now and this is how the tubes are looking at the moment. there are severe delays on the central line. there are minor delays on the piccadilly line. now onto the weather with katerina. hello there, good morning to you. well, our weather is looking pretty quiet out there today. there is going to be plenty of cloud around but it is looking largely dry and you can see that cloud increasing through this morning. we may see the occasional glimmer of brightness but all in all a lot of cloud around and it is looking largely dry. looking at highs of around 13 to ii; celsius with a moderate to fresh south—westerly wind. through this evening we will start off with cloudy skies but we can see those clear spells will break through for a time but by the end of the night, turning mostly cloudy again and those winds will fall lighter.

our temperatures will fall away, around nine or ten in celsius, so a mild start to saturday morning. saturday through the day those winds will pick up so a bit on the breezy side but it is looking dry. lots of cloud around, a very similar story on sunday. notice temperatures through the weekend staying on the mild side. looking at highs of around 11; in celsius. a bit of brightness on monday morning but again clouding over through the course of the afternoon. there's more on our website and social media including the journalist giving up alcohol for a whole year. that's it for now, i'm backjust after nine. hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and nina warhurst. let's return now to our main story. it's emerged that the man police are hunting in connection with a corrosive liquid attack in london is a convicted sex offender who was granted

asylum to stay in the uk, having twice been refused. we can speak now to our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford. good morning, daniel. we will come onto some of the things that we now know about the suspect in a moment but first of all, can you give us the scale of the manhunt, the investigation that is ongoing as we speak this morning? it’s investigation that is ongoing as we speak this morning?— speak this morning? it's a very serious manhunt. _ speak this morning? it's a very serious manhunt. and - speak this morning? it's a very serious manhunt. and the - speak this morning? it's a very serious manhunt. and the met| speak this morning? it's a very - serious manhunt. and the met has said they are putting every resource that they can into it, because this is obviously someone who is has a seriously injured nine people with the corrosive substance and has himself got quite a serious injury to theirface. while himself got quite a serious injury to their face. while they don't want people to approach the man for those reasons, they do realise that they need to get him into custody as soon as possible, first of all to face up to things that he has allegedly done but also to prevent any possible further violence against other

members of the community. it's a very serious manhunt and they will be disappointed that they have not got to him yet given how visibly obvious he will look with that very serious injury to his face stop i think they will be hoping that they can get hold of him today. irate think they will be hoping that they can get hold of him today. we were seeinr a can get hold of him today. we were seeing a moment _ can get hold of him today. we were seeing a moment ago _ can get hold of him today. we were seeing a moment ago those - can get hold of him today. we werej seeing a moment ago those images that have been released in relation to what he now looks like. tell us a little bit more of the picture emerging of the suspect because we have got quite a bit more information.— have got quite a bit more information. ~ . ., information. we have, not the full icture information. we have, not the full picture but — information. we have, not the full picture but we _ information. we have, not the full picture but we believe _ information. we have, not the full picture but we believe that - information. we have, not the full picture but we believe that he - picture but we believe that he arrived in the back of a lorry in 2016, that was the most favoured means of arriving in the uk irregularly before the small boats if you kicked off. uk from afghanistan and he claimed asylum and refused asylum. he then claimed asylum again saying he had converted to christianity and was refused again, then he got some testimony

from a priest saying it was a genuine conversion. on the third attempt of claiming asylum he was granted asylum. that was about in 2021, we think. by that time he had been convicted at newcastle crown court in 2018 of what is described in the court record as sexual assault, exposure. we don't know the full details of that case yet but we know he was given a suspended sentence and also an element of unpaid work as part of that sentence. he discharged his duties on that in 2020. it was after that that he was granted asylum. i think that's where quite a lot of controversy around this case is going to lie. how could somebody who was convicted of an offence, a sexual offence, be then granted asylum at the third attempt? i sexual offence, be then granted asylum at the third attempt? i think the most immediate _ asylum at the third attempt? i think the most immediate important - asylum at the third attempt? i think the most immediate important thing is that he is captured and that is the police investigation, but there

will inevitably be questioned in relation to those issues you have just talked about, questions for the home office. just talked about, questions for the home office-— just talked about, questions for the home office. . . . ., home office. there are. i have had a look at the — home office. there are. i have had a look at the home _ home office. there are. i have had a look at the home office _ home office. there are. i have had a look at the home office rules - look at the home office rules overnight to try and see what they are and it is true that under the refugee convention, there are ways that people can be refused asylum effectively if they are seen as being a threat to people in the country where they are seeking asylum, including commission of serious offences. the way that has been interpreted by the government in this country is that at the moment, if you commit an offence where you get a sentence, a prison sentence of more than one year, then you could be refused asylum. at the time when he was granted asylum, it was actually a prison sentence of more than two years. it does appear that under the government's own rules, the court appear to have made a decision that was correct, certainly in relation to his offending, that essentially under the government rules, that should not have ruled him out being granted asylum. it is a separate issue about

whether he was correct in being given a sign of other reasons but it does look as if under the government rules, the conviction would not have ruled him out automatically from getting asylum. i have to say it was government officials last night who expressed frustration about the fact that he had been granted asylum and it is conservative mps this morning who are saying that these rules need to be changed so it does look as if when the rules were changed in 2022, they were not changed to the liking of the government and their own mps. thank you very much, daniel sanford, our home affairs correspondent. we all know that driving in a downpour isn't very nice but far fewer people are aware that rainwater on our roads is also a major source of pollution. that's because the water washes all sorts of debris from the roads — like tyre dust and oil — straight into the ground, or the nearest stream or river.

despite the damage it can cause, the problem is not being monitored or directly addressed. our environment correspondent jonah fisher has the story. the river lambourn in berkshire, a chalk stream known for its crystal clear water and its trout fishing. people paint streams and rivers but they can't paint chalk streams, can they? i love them. just upstream is the great british bake off�*s white tent. walk a few steps the other way and rural paradise turns into a pollution that most of us just drive past. the culprit? runoff from the motorway, one of tens of thousands of drains that take water off our road network whenever it rains. so this is the outfall from the ma, so the motorway goes over the bridge above us. charlotte ca m pa ig ns for cleaner rivers. she's showing me how the rain flows straight off the road, coating the riverbed with a toxic brown sludge.

and that's just quite grim. and we've tested it. we've sent it to the national laboratories to be tested to see what sorts of things are in there. and there's some really scary pollutants. so there's things like arsenic and lots of heavy metals. it's a mixture of tyres and oil and all the things that cars shed. it's just coming straight off the road into the river? straight off the road into the river. government figures show that runoff from roads and urban areas is the third most damaging source of water pollution after agriculture and sewage. there's that much greater awareness and information about the volume of raw sewage that spills into our rivers and seas. by contrast, there's very little monitoring of the runoff and pollution that washes from our roads into

all the same places. in response to a freedom of information request from the bbc, the environment agency said it didn't have any specific monitoring programme assessing the impacts of road runoff. it said it did look for chemicals related to runoff in its general tests of water quality, and that responsibility for the outfalls rests with national highways and the local authorities. if you or i were to discharge pollution into a water environment like that, we'd be prosecuted in a heartbeat. jo bradley used to work for the environment agency and we meet up with her where water drains off the m6 into syd brook. this is a watercourse, this is a little stream in the woods in chorley. it should be beautiful and it's absolutely horrific. and it literally keeps me awake at night. nationally, we've got 18,000 of these that we know about. that's just from the motorway network. and the motorway network is 3% of our road network.

so they're not being monitored. and so because they're not monitored, nobody knows the extent of the pollution and then nobody�*s doing anything about it. national highways manages england's major road network and has a legal responsibility to make sure that discharges from its network do not cause pollution. we diverted the drainage from the a38. we were shown one solution in devon. a reed bed is being used to filter pollution from the road. dirty water comes in here. this particular basin is to filter out the solids so the polluted solids will sink to the bottom. there are some signs it's working. the nearby lake that used to receive the runoff. it's almost like a monet painting where you get those nice water lilies flourishing in the background. rob, the park ranger, tells me the once abundant water lilies have started to return. this is a good news story.

national highways has identified 254 outfalls as having a high risk of pollution, but only about 30 of them will have any mitigation in place by the end of next year. we do take this incredibly seriously. we think it's important and we think there's more for us to do. what we have set in place is this plan to identify those outfalls which present an elevated risk, to design the mitigations that need to be put in place, and then to deliver them before 2030. i took this yesterday when it was raining. the outfalls that we visited withjo and charlotte are not in line for mitigation. jonah fisher, bbc news. now, here's something to make you feel old. facebook was launched 20 years ago today. founded by mark zuckerberg, it was initially only available to his fellow harvard university

students and was called thefacebook. by 2005, it had expanded to more than 800 colleges around the us and canada. the following year it dropped the "the" from its name to become simply facebook. in 2011, profiles expanded to include a timeline, including a cover photo and a chronological list of your posts. now it has over 3 billion worldwide monthly users with the parent company meta expanding into new technologies like vr and the metaverse. our cyber correspondentjoe tidy has been looking at facebook�*s impact over the last 20 years. it all started like this. facebook or thefacebook, as it was then, launched from mark zuckerberg's student digs at harvard in 200a. over the years, more and more features have been added and the design slowly tweaked into what it is today.

but the impact of the famous blue app was almost instant. and in the last 20 years it's altered society, politics and business in profound ways. here are four ways that facebook has changed our world. one, facebook was a social media game changer. other social networks existed like myspace and bebo. but mark zuckerberg's site really took off. it's less popular than it used to be with young people, but the company insists it is still growing. it's the biggest social network in the world with two billion daily users, the most being in india and the us. two, facebook made the internet political. it was instrumental in movements like the arab spring and has become a key place for campaigning and debate in elections around the world for good and bad. in 2018, facebook agreed with the un report that it said it had failed to prevent its platform from being used to incite offline violence against the rohingya people in myanmar. three, facebook made personal data

valuable and less personal. facebook proved that collecting our likes and dislikes is extremely lucrative. facebook�*s parent company, meta, is an advertising giant and takes the lion's share of global digital ad money alongside google. but it's also proven what can go wrong with all that data collection. facebook has been fined hundreds of millions of dollars multiple times for mishandling our data, most famously in the cambridge analytica scandal. four, facebook kick—started meta's dominance. with the success of facebook, mark zuckerberg built an empire. he bought companies like whatsapp, instagram, oculus and helped them grow. meta says that more than three billion people use at least one of their products every day. this dominance has arguably not come from innovation, but eitherfrom buying rivals or copying their ideas. the app's disappearing stories feature, for example, copied snapchat. instagram reels is the company's answer to tiktok and threads is an attempt to replace twitter.

and now with the company pushing heavily into ai and the metaverse, who knows what the future holds? i remember when it first came out and i was in my mid—205, i was living abroad at the time, a way, everyone shared photos of where we were living and then we all went back to our respective homes are managed to stay in touch. i thought there was no way that would have happened previously before facebook. let's take you through some of your facebook thoughts. becky says she uses it to share her poetry for anyone that wants to read it. she says she's busy with work so facebook is the quickest and easiest method of putting it out there. julie has emailed to say she met her husband on facebook in 2010. they married two years later, and two of her best friends also found love on the site. i know they were saying that younger

people not so much using facebook. nelly says she's lost faith in facebook. she used to be an avid user but now hardly sees her friends posts on herfeed because it's full of adverts. lots of younger people think it is the platform for older people like me, fair enough. and take a look at this magnificent specimen. this is "mick the chops" who says he discovered competitive beard—growing on the platform and is now a three times mutton chops champion, and he competes around the world. you see, and he never would have known about that without facebook. just to let you know, charlie, there is a boring man group on facebook which i really enjoy following. just thought i might share that with you. 0k. and thought i might share that with you. ok. and your point being? it might pique your interest. thank you for that. last year nearly half a billion people watched the bass baritone sir bryn terfel singing

"kyrie eleison" at the coronation of king charles. his latest album is a little bit different. inspired by growing up on the welsh coast, it's a collection of sea shanties, sailor songs and maritime folk tunes. let's have a listen. # some were playing cards and some were at the dice # some were simply standing round and giving good advice # when in came the north sea and it rose across their eyes # and it sank them in the lowlands low in the lowlands low. # riley—o, bold riley # goodbye, my darling # goodbye, my dear—o # bold riley—o has gone away.

sir bryn terfeljoins us now. 0h, oh, listen to that. good morning, bore da. 1, . , , . oh, listen to that. good morning, boreda. . , ., bore da. bore da. is this a passion ro'ect, bore da. bore da. is this a passion project, something _ bore da. bore da. is this a passion project, something you _ bore da. bore da. is this a passion project, something you have - bore da. bore da. is this a passion l project, something you have wanted to do this? . project, something you have wanted to do this? , . , ., to do this? yes, i have been an exclusive _ to do this? yes, i have been an exclusive artist _ to do this? yes, i have been an exclusive artist for _ to do this? yes, i have been an exclusive artist for one - to do this? yes, i have been an exclusive artist for one record | exclusive artist for one record company for many years and this could be the last one for them. i have done three in wales, i have done a christmas album, but this one, it is a duck out of water. but i have sang folk songs since i was very young. this is where patrick, a fantastic folk musician, steering the ship the right way, we were recording in the chapel in wales, and the sea shanty is, you know, the

tiktok area. and the sea shanty is, you know, the tiktok area-— tiktok area. come on then. help us with some — tiktok area. come on then. help us with some of _ tiktok area. come on then. help us with some of the _ tiktok area. come on then. help us with some of the technicalities - with some of the technicalities around your voice and folk music. on the face of it, people would not be thinking a voice like yours, the scale of it, since necessarily with that kind of music. so how does that work? i that kind of music. so how does that work? ., that kind of music. so how does that work? . . , ., work? i have always thought, even throu~h work? i have always thought, even through my — work? i have always thought, even through my operatic _ work? i have always thought, even through my operatic days, - work? i have always thought, even through my operatic days, and - through my operatic days, and yesterday i was rehearsing the flying dutchman at the royal opera housein flying dutchman at the royal opera house in covent garden, which has a nautical feeling as well, i have sang folk tunes. this is the reason why i went to seeing, starting with folk choose and then you sing with a heart and then you sing some songs and then you get interested in opera and then you get interested in opera and classical music and all of a sudden i was in the guildhall school for six years and the operatic gates opened up. you try and use your voice in different capacities. so does this feel like coming back to the start in a way?—

does this feel like coming back to the start in a way? yes, definitely. this recording, _ the start in a way? yes, definitely. this recording, i— the start in a way? yes, definitely. this recording, i could _ the start in a way? yes, definitely. this recording, i could take - the start in a way? yes, definitely. this recording, i could take the - this recording, i could take the kids to school, go and recorded four songs with four incredible musicians and some brilliant sea shanties. you think of this motley crew, they wanted rhythm and tempo for synchronisation. they would ad lib. these words, that's why you could have a multitude of choices for the song. have a multitude of choices for the son:. ,, , have a multitude of choices for the son., ,, ,., have a multitude of choices for the son:. ,, ,. ., have a multitude of choices for the son:. ., ,. ., , song. sting is also involved, yes? stin: , song. sting is also involved, yes? sting. yes- _ song. sting is also involved, yes? sting. yes- how _ song. sting is also involved, yes? sting, yes. how did _ song. sting is also involved, yes? sting, yes. how did that - song. sting is also involved, yes? sting, yes. how did that come - song. sting is also involved, yes? - sting, yes. how did that come about? i was sting, yes. how did that come about? i was singing — sting, yes. how did that come about? i was singing in _ sting, yes. how did that come about? i was singing in a _ sting, yes. how did that come about? i was singing in a concert _ sting, yes. how did that come about? i was singing in a concert that - i was singing in a concert that andrea bocelli did in central park, sting was set at the front and he asked me to come and sing in his beacon theatre birthday concert, which could i think? sing roxanne because moulin rouge hasjust come out. and he came to sing in my birthday when i was 50. and because of his last ship, i said to him, i am doing sea shanties, can you

please sing one song? and he said yes. fishermans friends from penzance, they came up to wales and look at their tour now, all of the venues are sold out. so sea shanties, they love it. did venues are sold out. so sea shanties, they love it. did you say ou sanu shanties, they love it. did you say you sang the _ shanties, they love it. did you say you sang the police _ shanties, they love it. did you say you sang the police song - shanties, they love it. did you say. you sang the police song roxanne? shanties, they love it. did you say i you sang the police song roxanne? i did, yes. # roxanne! we were all hoping you are going to sing there! how was that? i have never heard it, is it out there? it that? i have never heard it, is it out there?— out there? it was brilliant. that ties into the _ out there? it was brilliant. that ties into the question, - out there? it was brilliant. that ties into the question, the - out there? it was brilliant. that i ties into the question, the human voice, if you want to sing anything, i have sang duets with tom jones, shirley bassey, i have sung an opera written by roger waters from pink floyd, you like to do lots of different things. i floyd, you like to do lots of different things.— floyd, you like to do lots of different things. floyd, you like to do lots of different thins. ., . , , ., ,, different things. i am happy for you to name-drop _ different things. i am happy for you to name-drop shamelessly. - different things. i am happy for you to name-drop shamelessly. no, . different things. i am happy for you | to name-drop shamelessly. no, no, shau to name-drop shamelessly. no, no, shalli to name-drop shamelessly. no, no, shalli start — to name-drop shamelessly. no, no, shall i start with _ to name-drop shamelessly. no, no, shall i start with the _ to name-drop shamelessly. no, no, shall i start with the conductors - to name-drop shamelessly. no, no, shall i start with the conductors i - shall i start with the conductors i have worked with? you shall i start with the conductors i have worked with?— shall i start with the conductors i have worked with? you talk to me about tom — have worked with? you talk to me about tom jones? _ have worked with? you talk to me about tom jones? i _ have worked with? you talk to me about tom jones? i did _ have worked with? you talk to me about tom jones? i did happen i

have worked with? you talk to me about tom jones? i did happen to | about tom jones? i did happen to watch that duet. a lot of people have said that tom jones has an operatic voice.— have said that tom jones has an i operatic voice._ what have said that tom jones has an - operatic voice._ what is operatic voice. undoubtedly. what is it like bein: operatic voice. undoubtedly. what is it like being on _ operatic voice. undoubtedly. what is it like being on stage _ operatic voice. undoubtedly. what is it like being on stage with _ operatic voice. undoubtedly. what is it like being on stage with him? - it like being on stage with him? they rang me, someone else cancelled, to do that evening with tom. of course i know his songs pretty well. tom. of course i know his songs pretty well-— tom. of course i know his songs re well. �* , . ., pretty well. i'm sure you are top of the list! i pretty well. i'm sure you are top of the list! | thought, _ pretty well. i'm sure you are top of the list! i thought, which _ pretty well. i'm sure you are top of the list! i thought, which some - pretty well. i'm sure you are top of the list! i thought, which some will ou the list! i thought, which some will you choose. _ the list! i thought, which some will you choose, will _ the list! i thought, which some will you choose, will it _ the list! i thought, which some will you choose, will it be _ the list! i thought, which some will you choose, will it be sea - the list! i thought, which some will| you choose, will it be sea shanties? no, it was green green grass of home, i went to record it and in the dressing room before we ran through the song and that's when you hear the song and that's when you hear the voice of that application, tom's voice, it's the voice of that application, tom's voice, its stunning. and he still sings these —— without amplification, it's sings these —— without amplification, its stunning. delilah, he hits a top a, even the best tenors in the world would love to hit that, and his 82. what best tenors in the world would love to hit that, and his 82.— to hit that, and his 82. what an experience _ to hit that, and his 82. what an experience to _ to hit that, and his 82. what an experience to sing _ to hit that, and his 82. what an experience to sing that - to hit that, and his 82. what an experience to sing that with - to hit that, and his 82. what an i experience to sing that with him. the sea shanties, there's something romantic about it, not necessarily because you are welsh, there are nods to other parts of the world

within the album. i nods to other parts of the world within the album.— nods to other parts of the world within the album. i was doing some concert in france _ within the album. i was doing some concert in france and _ within the album. i was doing some concert in france and i _ within the album. i was doing some concert in france and i wanted - within the album. i was doing some concert in france and i wanted to i concert in france and i wanted to find out if they had sea shanties, i found this beautiful song there. i sang a song from the shetland isles. these shanties travel to the caribbean and they changed the words. they want synchronisation, the motley crew. and they want to forget the hard work they are doing, lifting the sales. # what shall we do with the drunken sailor, hey, hey, she rises, early in the morning. come on, charlie! you get up early every day. you don't aet you get up early every day. you don't get the — you get up early every day. you don't get the full _ you get up early every day. you don't get the full impression at home. right here in my ear... sorry! no, no, home. right here in my ear... sorry! no. no. it's— home. right here in my ear... sorry! no, no, it's powerful! _ home. right here in my ear... sorry! no, no, it's powerful! you _ home. right here in my ear... sorry! no, no, it's powerful! you can i home. right here in my ear... sorry! no, no, it's powerful! you canjust i no, no, it's powerful! you can 'ust deliver. when i no, no, it's powerful! you can 'ust deliver. when we i no, no, it's powerful! you can 'ust deliver. when we aski no, no, it's powerful! you can 'ust deliver. when we ask singers i no, no, it's powerful! you canjust deliver. when we ask singers to i no, no, it's powerful! you canjust i deliver. when we ask singers to come on in the morning, perfectly

reasonable, some people say, difficult in the morning. you just think of your voice as a gift. exactly. if i keep away from a cold or laryngitis. exactly. if i keep away from a cold or laryngitis— or laryngitis. where is the most unlikely place — or laryngitis. where is the most unlikely place you _ or laryngitis. where is the most unlikely place you have - or laryngitis. where is the most unlikely place you have been, i or laryngitis. where is the most i unlikely place you have been, and someone has said, can you give us a number? i someone has said, can you give us a number? ., someone has said, can you give us a number? . ., , , number? i have to sing everywhere. i'm auoin number? i have to sing everywhere. i'm going to — number? i have to sing everywhere. i'm going to the _ number? i have to sing everywhere. i'm going to the rugby _ number? i have to sing everywhere. i'm going to the rugby tomorrow, i number? i have to sing everywhere. | i'm going to the rugby tomorrow, and since shirley bassey and i opened the 99 world cup rugby, if i walk into the stadium, people want to sing. i love it. they will sing in harmony and know the words, brilliant. �* . harmony and know the words, brilliant. �* , , ., . brilliant. and it still you have that level — brilliant. and it still you have that level of _ brilliant. and it still you have that level of joy, _ brilliant. and it still you have that level of joy, you - brilliant. and it still you have that level ofjoy, you can i brilliant. and it still you have| that level of joy, you can tell. that level ofjoy, you can tell. undoubtedly, i walked that level ofjoy, you can tell. undoubtedly, iwalked into that level ofjoy, you can tell. undoubtedly, i walked into the rehearsal room yesterday in covent garden and once i open the stage door and say, i don't want to do this, i will give up. but i sang wagner, i was warbling for four hours and i loved it. do wagner, i was warbling for four hours and i loved it.— wagner, i was warbling for four hours and i loved it. do you ever aet hours and i loved it. do you ever get nervous _ hours and i loved it. do you ever get nervous at — hours and i loved it. do you ever get nervous at all? _ hours and i loved it. do you ever get nervous at all? yes, - hours and i loved it. do you ever get nervous at all? yes, yes. i hours and i loved it. do you ever| get nervous at all? yes, yes. the coronation _

get nervous at all? yes, yes. the coronation of _ get nervous at all? yes, yes. the coronation of king _ get nervous at all? yes, yes. the coronation of king charles, i get nervous at all? yes, yes. the coronation of king charles, of i coronation of king charles, of course. then prince charles, a figurehead for so many institutions we were involved with, always in buckingham palace, doing amazing evening for the welsh national opera, the welsh college of music and drama, being in that correlation, although it was only one minute and a0 seconds, may i add, i kicked the whole proceedings of —— in the coronation. the ceremony itself. i was so proud of the fact that a welshman from north wales wrote the music, and he put this beautiful welsh coat on a medieval folk tune, this beautiful welsh coat on a medievalfolk tune, harmonies, and that one minute a0 seconds, my heart was pounding like it was never pounded before. but thankfully, it didn't effect from here up.- didn't effect from here up. didn't effect the voice. _ didn't effect from here up. didn't effect the voice. no, _ didn't effect from here up. didn't effect the voice. no, no! - didn't effect from here up. didn't effect the voice. no, no! i- didn't effect from here up. didn't effect the voice. no, no! i nearly| effect the voice. no, no! i nearly didn't get— effect the voice. no, no! i nearly didn't get there _ effect the voice. no, no! i nearly didn't get there because - effect the voice. no, no! i nearly didn't get there because i - effect the voice. no, no! i nearly didn't get there because i was i effect the voice. no, no! i nearly| didn't get there because i was too

late to get past the police called in at 8:30am, i was there at 8:29am, they said, you have to walk around they said, you have to walk around the abbey. i said, i can't, they said, you have to walk around the abbey. isaid, i can't, i have to be there now! the abbey. i said, i can't, i have to be there now!— the abbey. i said, i can't, i have to be there now! you made it! lovely to be there now! you made it! lovely to see you- — sir bryn terfel�*s new album is called 'sea songs'. auk a uk operation is under way to find the suspect in a corrosive liquid attack against a mother and her two daughters. it has emerged he is a sex offender who was granted asylum. the us imposes sanctions on four israeli settlers accused of attacking palestinians in the occupied west bank. president biden says violence there has reached intolerable levels. almost 300 people have been injured in a gas explosion in kenya's capital. witnesses told local media they felt the ground shake after the blast.

and we have a special report from kharkiv where children go to school underground to protect them from russian missiles. hello. a nationwide operation is under way here in the uk to find a man suspected of carrying out a corrosive liquid attack in london. abdul ezedi, who is 35, is still at large after the attack in clapham in south london on wednesday. 12 people were injured including two young children. he also suffered a serious facial burn during the incident. it has emerged he is a convicted sex offender who was granted asylum to stay in the country having been refused twice. the last known sighting of abdul ezedi at a tesco shop in north london,

his right eye scarred by what could be the same chemical he's accused of using