good morning. welcome to breakfast with rogerjohnson and luxmy gopal. our headlines today: the uk and us launch a third round ofjoint airstrikes on houthi targets in yemen to stop attacks on ships in the red sea. mps are warning that britain's armed forces don't have enough personnel or weapons to fight an all—out war. the search for the suspect in a chemical attack on a mother and her daughters, in clapham, has entered its fourth day. in sport, scotland hang on for an historic win in cardiff. after a 22—year wait, they finally defeat wales in their back yard — but it was close.

scotland and england with narrow wins in the six nations yesterday. it isa it is a cloudy but mild day and blush — it is a cloudy but mild day and blush day— it is a cloudy but mild day and blush day for many. wetter especially in western scotland. news of things— especially in western scotland. news of things turning colder this week. right _ of things turning colder this week. right here — of things turning colder this week. right here on breakfast. it's sunday, the 4th of february. our top story: the uk hasjoined the us in striking houthi targets in yemen for a third time. last night, british and american forces launched strikes on 36 targets across 13 locations, in response to attacks on ships in the red sea. the uk's defence secretary, grant shapps, claimed the action was needed to protect innocent lives and preserve freedom of navigation but said it did not mark an escalation in the uk's involvement in the conflict. louisa pilbeam reports.

british fighterjets taking off from an raf military base in cyprus as they prepare to strike more houthi targets overnight. it's the third time uk planes havejoined us operations in yemen, against what they say are a terrorist group backed by iran. the pentagon confirming hits on houthi weapons facilities and missile systems across 13 locations. including an antiship missile which they say has been destroyed. this is what the uk, us and its backers want to stop — the houthis' ability to carry out attacks on cargo ships in the red sea. the uk defence secretary said last night... the joint action comes a day after the us hit 85 targets in syria and iraq on friday, including what's thought to be

a munitions depot in iraq. it was in retaliation to the death of three american troops killed in a drone attack they believe was carried out by militants backed by iran. iran has denied involvement in the attack on the us base and denies involvement with the houthis. the us president who has been out campaigning this weekend ahead of this year's us election said on social media... uk foreign secretary david cameron, however, has vowed to hold iran to account saying he'd had a robust conversation with their foreign minister about actions of countries backed by iran, warning him about actions of countries backed by iran, warning him, "you will ultimately be held accountable for what they do". the us secretary of state antony blinken is visiting the middle east over the next few days, showing diplomacy

is being considered as important as any military action undertaken. louisa pilbeam, bbc news. our middle east correspondent hugo bachega joins us now. hugo, how significant is this latest round of strikes? good morning. it was quite significant because it was a large—scale operation hitting the 36 houthi positions at 13 locations in yemen. the americans are saying the goal of this campaign is to degrade the ability that the houthi have to carry out these attacks on commercial vessels in the red sea and in the gulf of aden. at the same time doing it without killing many fighters, apparently trying to reduce violence here in the region. now, these attacks have been unable

to stop the houthi, who are supported by iran, and they say the attacks will not stop unless there is a ceasefire in gaza. these attacks happen 2a hours after us strikes in iraq and syria and just like in yemen, those attacks were calibrated, apparently, to prevent a major escalation with iran. what we still do not know is how iran and its proxies will respond to these attacks. . ~ its proxies will respond to these attacks. ., ~ , ., ., , attacks. thank you. that is live in ba . hdad attacks. thank you. that is live in baghdad and _ attacks. thank you. that is live in baghdad and we _ attacks. thank you. that is live in baghdad and we will— attacks. thank you. that is live in baghdad and we will be _ attacks. thank you. that is live in baghdad and we will be speaking| attacks. thank you. that is live in l baghdad and we will be speaking to hugo again in the next hour. let's look at other stories and you have news of the manhunt continuing? the hunt for a man suspected of carrying out a chemical attack in south london is continuing

into its fourth day. police have released more pictures of abdul shokoor ezedi as the mum and daughters who were targeted continue to recover in hospital. our news correspondent helena wilkinson has more. is anyone home? hello? police. footage from a police officer's body—worn video camera shows police entering a flat in newcastle as part of the manhunt for abdul shokoor ezedi. empty containers were found during the search. there are corrosive warnings on the label. did they hold the substance used in the clapham attack? tests are under way to find out. officers have now searched five properties. this is one of the two addresses in east london where police were seen in hazmat suits. this image is the last known sighting of the suspect. he has a visible injury to his face. it is from king's cross tube station

on wednesday at 9:00 at night. he boards a victoria line train, heading southbound. where did he go from there? the attack happened around 90 minutes earlier in clapham. abdul shokoor ezedi is suspected of throwing a corrosive substance over a woman and her two young daughters. the 31—year—old mother is in a critical, but stable condition in hospital, with life changing injuries. condition in hospital, with life—changing injuries. the three—year—old and eight—year—old's injuries are not as serious as first thought. it was in 2016 when abdul shokoor ezedi travelled on a lorry from afghanistan to the uk. in 2018, he was convicted of a sexual offence and was given a suspended sentence at newcastle crown court. he was also put on the sex offenders register for ten years. later, also put on the sex offenders registerforten years. later, he was granted asylum after two failed

attempts. the search for abdul shokoor ezedi is now in its fourth day and still has been no major breakthrough. the metropolitan police says it is committed to using every available tool and a tactic for as long as it takes to find him. helena wilkinson, bbc news, at scotland yard. anisa kadri joins us from outside scotland yard. anisa, have there been any developments overnight? police say they are working around the clock to try and find abdul shokoor ezedi. they have released video and images from searches are carried out at five addresses in newcastle and london but in terms of the whereabouts of the suspect, well, no major breakthrough as you have been hearing in that report. no new information since he was pictured at king's cross station on wednesday night, about 90 minutes

after the chemical attack. he boarded a southbound victoria loud tube and it is not known where he went from there. —— victoria bound. police have made an appeal to the public and they have said, please, come forward with any information you may have. they said they have had dozens of calls with possible sightings and they are trying to piece together everything as we speak, really. that appealfor information continues. the suspect is 35 years, he has a visible injury on the right—hand side of his face and police are saying if anyone does see him, he should not be approached, instead people should call 999 if they see him. lise approached, instead people should call 999 if they see him.— call 999 if they see him. live from scotland yard. _ call 999 if they see him. live from scotland yard. thank _ call 999 if they see him. live from scotland yard. thank you. - power sharing has returned in northern ireland with a nationalist first minister appointed at stormont for the first time. sinn fein�*s michelle o'neill described the moment as "a new dawn". speaking to our political editor

chris mason, she said she believed a referendum on a united ireland was closer than many expect. i think a lot of the old norms are gone and i think that as we move further into the next decade, a lot of things are changing in terms of our ireland and the opportunity to get towards an referendum is absolutely possible. it is within touching distance. the mother of 16—year—old brianna ghey, who was murdered by two other teenagers, is calling for a ban on access to social media apps for under—16s. speaking to laura kuenssberg, brianna's mum said the internet was out of control and that children needed to be protected. her daughter's killers, scarlettjenkinson and eddie ratcliffe, were jailed for life on friday. if you are over 16, you can have an aduu if you are over 16, you can have an adult phone, under the age of 16 you can have children's phone which will

not have any of those media apps that are out there now and also to have software that is automatically downloaded on a parent's fine which can highlight key words so if a child is searching the kind of words that scarlett and eddie were searching, it would be highlighted on the parent's phone. you can see the full interview with esther ghey on sunday, with laura kuenssberg on bbc one at 9 o'clock. a new cancer vaccine is being trialled on patients in the uk. the drug has been developed by moderna, the pharmaceutical giant behind one of the covid—19 vaccines, and is aimed at people with advanced melanoma, lung cancer and other solid tumours. experts believe that, if its effective, it could lead the way to treat a range of cancers. at least 51 people have been killed in what are believed to be chile's deadliest ever wildfires. more than 200 residents have been reported missing in the central region of valparaiso.

more than 1,000 homes have also been damaged or destroyed. rail passengers in england are facing another day of disruption as an overtime ban means a reduced timetable will be in place on a number of services. it follows the latest day of strike action by members of the train drivers' union aslef yesterday. parisians will vote today on whether to a introduce higher parking charges for suvs parked in the city by people who don't live there. the city council is backing the increase to try to discourage the use of the cars, which it says are more dangerous and bad for the environment. 0ur paris correspondent hugh schofield reports. as you v's have a growing part in the car market but the now not popular with authorities in paris is a bigger and heavier, they accused of causing more pollution and in

accidents of being more dangerous. that is why the mayor of paris has arrange this referendum. they will be asked, do you approve a specific parking fee for heavy, bulky, polluting cars? if it goes ahead, parking in central paris will cost nearly £200. 0n the eve of the vote, views were mixed. translation: personally, i would views were mixed. translation: personally, iwould be views were mixed. translation: personally, i would be more in favour, because i cycle. they are extremely polluting cars and extremely polluting cars and extremely dangerous. extremely polluting cars and extremel dancerous. �* . �* extremely polluting cars and extremely dangerous. i extremely dangerous. translation: i do not think it — extremely dangerous. translation: i do not think it is _ extremely dangerous. translation: i do not think it is too _ extremely dangerous. translation: i do not think it is too fair, _ extremely dangerous. translation: i do not think it is too fair, it _ do not think it is too fair, it penalises people. i don't know, they are electric cars or suvs. it is penalises people. i don't know, they are electric cars or suvs.— are electric cars or suvs. it is a second time — are electric cars or suvs. it is a second time referendum - are electric cars or suvs. it is a second time referendum has i are electric cars or suvs. it is a i second time referendum has been arranged on transport. the last one was to whether to ban these scooters. it was a clear vote against the scooters. the city will be hoping for a similar result

today. hugh schofield, bbc news. interesting one, charging suvs. and we're going to be looking at potential bands to consider whether that should be brought into parts of london as well. that is just before nine. ihla london as well. that is 'ust before nine. ., ., , , ., nine. no doubt she was one of the stars last year- — broadcaster angela rippon has revealed that she suffered a serious asthma attack on stage during the strictly come dancing tour. the 79—year—old explained that she stopped breathing during a dance at a show in liverpool earlier this week and had been on bed rest for two days. but she made a swift recovery and was back on the dancefloor last night in manchester. no doubt some of her performances were breathtaking.— were breathtaking. absolutely. that ima . e were breathtaking. absolutely. that imaue of were breathtaking. absolutely. that image of her— were breathtaking. absolutely. that image of her doing _ were breathtaking. absolutely. that image of her doing the _ were breathtaking. absolutely. that image of her doing the splits, - were breathtaking. absolutely. that image of her doing the splits, the l image of her doing the splits, the upward splits. i image of her doing the splits, the upward splits-_ upward splits. i know exactly the one ou upward splits. i know exactly the one you mean- — upward splits. i know exactly the one you mean. how— upward splits. i know exactly the one you mean. how can - upward splits. i know exactly the one you mean. how can you - upward splits. i know exactly the one you mean. how can you get| upward splits. i know exactly the - one you mean. how can you get your leg that higher? i one you mean. how can you get your leg that higher?— leg that higher? i can't. i didn't think it was _ leg that higher? i can't. i didn't think it was physically - leg that higher? i can't. i didn'tj

think it was physically possible. should we look at the weather and see how it is looking. here's matt with a look at this morning's weather. can you get a lead up there? gosh no. iwill can you get a lead up there? gosh no- l will not— can you get a lead up there? gosh no. i will not even _ can you get a lead up there? gosh no. i will not even attempt it. - no. i will not even attempt it. nobody needs to see that. good morning. it is look at today because i think many will find a lot of cloud, rather grey sunday installs of mild and windy across the country but paired with yesterday the north—western quarter of the uk will be a lot more rain around and certainly less in the way of sunshine. higher pressure down towards iberia at the moment. it has a little bit of influence and will drag in this moisture from the mid—atlantic so that is why things are mild and cloudy. as you write areas, but more persistent rain in scotland. heavy and more persistent as we get through the day. heavy this morning towards the north coast, damp throughout the day in parts of northern england. the further south you are, things will

be drier. windier across the board. when stopping a0 miles an hour in places. maybe a little bit higher in northern scotland. the far north will see sunshine around orkney and shetland but a cool day here with showers, some turning wintry. while many in the southern half stayed dry tonight, the rain remains persistent in parts of scotland and into the highlands we could see as much as 150 millimetres of rain through sunday and monday. that could cause flooding and the rain turns to snow on the hills. a cold night, elsewhere mild and blustery. a grey monday, another windy and mild one. early—morning brightness across ea rly—morning brightness across central eastern early—morning brightness across central eastern areas. the rain persistent with hills snow across parts of north—western northern scotland and temperatures here three degrees and lower, 12 and 13 in southern scotland. 12 and 13 across

the south and southeast of england. tuesday, a weather front moves south. rain will turn heavy across the west later in the day. drier conditions in the southeast and some parts of central scotland where things will turn colder, and that colder air is giving weather fronts edging southwards. mild air surges back northwards as we go through thursday. with it, some wet and windy weather but notice the blue colours, colderairwill windy weather but notice the blue colours, colder air will return and push south to allpass later this week and into the weekend. it will progressively get colder for all. there will be some rain at times in many areas but as things turn colder later in the week, some of the rain will turn to sleet and snow in places and there could be a slight covering here and there. mainly on the hills at the moment. we will show you exactly where throughout the week. back to you both. thank

ou. who the week. back to you both. thank you. who needs _ the week. back to you both. thank you. who needs to _ the week. back to you both. thank you. who needs to do _ the week. back to you both. thank you. who needs to do upwards - the week. back to you both. thank you. who needs to do upwards splits when you can impress us with your weather forecast?— when you can impress us with your weather forecast? thank you. i will stick with that. _ weather forecast? thank you. i will stick with that. very _ weather forecast? thank you. i will stick with that. very sensible. - our main story this morning. those third set of raids. british and american warships have shot down dozens of drones in recent weeks as houthis continue to attack shipping routes in the red sea. in portsmouth, the crew of the royal navy destroyer hms duncan has been carrying out training drills in case of potential deployment to the middle east. james ingham joined them during one of their exercises. flash weapon release, north—west! this ship is under attack. flash weapon release, north-west! this ship is under attack.— this ship is under attack. missile! sotted this ship is under attack. missile! spotted first _ this ship is under attack. missile! spotted first on _ this ship is under attack. missile! spotted first on radar— this ship is under attack. missile! spotted first on radar in - this ship is under attack. missile! spotted first on radar in this - spotted first on radar in this training exercise, the whistle tells hms duncan bombing operations room that a electromagnetic activity has

been detected. confirming it is a missile. .,, been detected. confirming it is a missile. , , been detected. confirming it is a missile-_ a - been detected. confirming it is a missile._ a quick| missile. hostile missile. a quick decision is _ missile. hostile missile. a quick decision is taken _ missile. hostile missile. a quick decision is taken to _ missile. hostile missile. a quick decision is taken to intercept, i missile. hostile missile. a quick l decision is taken to intercept, one of hms duncan's own see vibrant missiles launched by this controller.— missiles launched by this controller. . , ., ., controller. ultimately i am waiting for the nod — controller. ultimately i am waiting for the nod to _ controller. ultimately i am waiting for the nod to take _ controller. ultimately i am waiting for the nod to take any _ controller. ultimately i am waiting for the nod to take any inbound i for the nod to take any inbound threats, and i deliver the good news. it is the position of responsibility, but it gives me pride knowing that we are trained to do a job and trained well to do the job, and if we need to, we are willing to defend ourselves and any friendly consorts we are with. this is 'ust an friendly consorts we are with. this isjust an exercise _ friendly consorts we are with. this is just an exercise but the crew on hms duncan's sister ship hms diamond has done this for real in the red sea. it has fired missiles that drones launched by houthis in yemen targeting commercial shipping. this is the first time these missiles have been used in anger. i would

imaaine have been used in anger. i would imagine hms _ have been used in anger. i would imagine hms diamond _ have been used in anger. i would imagine hms diamond are i have been used in anger. i would| imagine hms diamond are feeling invigorated, they are doing something which is entirely worthwhile. it is at the forefront of defence responsibilities to ensure that the international sea lanes remain open, and they are at the vanguard of protecting those sea lanes. i would the vanguard of protecting those sea lanes. iwould imagine the vanguard of protecting those sea lanes. i would imagine they are feeling proud with what they have done. ,, , , . feeling proud with what they have done, ,, , , ., , feeling proud with what they have done. ,, ,, ., , ., done. ships have been hit and damaged. _ done. ships have been hit and damaged, this _ done. ships have been hit and damaged, this tanker- done. ships have been hit and damaged, this tanker caught l done. ships have been hit and i damaged, this tanker caught fire when i missiles struck last week. there is also a new threat from drones. they are relatively cheap and easy to produce. the navy's missiles are the opposite. so how does the decision get made whether to fire £1 million weapon against a small drone. to fire £1 million weapon against a small drone-— to fire £1 million weapon against a small drone. , ,, , ., ., , small drone. yes, missiles are a big and exoensive _ small drone. yes, missiles are a big and expensive thing _ small drone. yes, missiles are a big and expensive thing but _ small drone. yes, missiles are a big and expensive thing but if _ small drone. yes, missiles are a big and expensive thing but if you i small drone. yes, missiles are a big and expensive thing but if you are l and expensive thing but if you are defending an even bigger and even more expensive civilian ship, for example, then missile may well be deemed the most appropriate system to use. ~ ,, deemed the most appropriate system to use. a, , deemed the most appropriate system to use. ~,,, ,

deemed the most appropriate system touse. ,. , to use. hms duncan is currently in portsmouth _ to use. hms duncan is currently in portsmouth after _ to use. hms duncan is currently in portsmouth after spending - to use. hms duncan is currently in portsmouth after spending five i portsmouth after spending five months with a nato task group in the mediterranean.— mediterranean. approaching my osition mediterranean. approaching my position and _ mediterranean. approaching my position and assess _ mediterranean. approaching my position and assess your - mediterranean. approaching my position and assess your actions mediterranean. approaching my i position and assess your actions to be threatening. fist position and assess your actions to be threatening.— be threatening. at her groove continuing — be threatening. at her groove continuing training _ be threatening. at her groove continuing training ready i be threatening. at her groove continuing training ready for l be threatening. at her groove i continuing training ready for the next deployment, knowing the red sea is a real possibility. most next deployment, knowing the red sea is a real possibility.— is a real possibility. most people are driven by _ is a real possibility. most people are driven by duty _ is a real possibility. most people are driven by duty and _ is a real possibility. most people are driven by duty and by - is a real possibility. most people are driven by duty and by doing l are driven by duty and by doing something interesting and worthwhile. if we are required to go to the red sea, i would have a lot of confidence that the team would be “p of confidence that the team would be up for the challenge, we would train on the way so that we can arrive in the outer in a very high state of readiness, ready to go. james ingham, bbc news. we will continue to follow the developing stories in the middle east during the course of the morning. let's take a look at today's papers. a lot of them talking about events there. the front page of the sunday times is an interview with the foreign secretary lord cameron, in which he vows to "hold iran to account" for the actions of its proxies.

that is what we have been reporting this morning. the us and uk launched a fresh round of strikes on houthi targets in yemen last night, intending "to disable iran—backed groups". asimilar a similar subject asimilarsubject in a similar subject in the express. "britain's not equipped for all out war" is the headline in today's sunday express, which has its own polling saying that "eight out of 10 people fear a third world war will break out "within the next five years." it says "nearly half" want to see the return of some form of national service. the telegraph claims ministers will this week announce that protesters who climb on war memorials will face prison and a £1,000 fine. the paper says it's a crackdown in the wake of some pro—palestinian demonstrations. in november, footage emerged of demonstrators clambering on the royal artillery memorial in london. and one of the most read stories on the bbc news website is that dua lipa, billie eilish and joni mitchell will star at this year's grammys awards ceremony.

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the lead 27 points. wales could have folded but they fought. it was remarkable. they have got their own flyer. remarkable. they have got their own fl er. ~ ~ �* remarkable. they have got their own fl er. ~ ~ . , remarkable. they have got their own fler. ~~ . , ., , flyer. commentator: does cardiff still believe? _ flyer. commentator: does cardiff still believe? four _ flyer. commentator: does cardiff still believe? four and _ flyer. commentator: does cardiff still believe? four and tries - flyer. commentator: does cardiff still believe? four and tries and i still believe? four and tries and they were _ still believe? four and tries and they were just _ still believe? four and tries and they were just a _ still believe? four and tries and they were just a point _ still believe? four and tries and l they were just a point behind but they were just a point behind but the clock was against them. the comeback rule lives cut short. got them so glad for the final whistle. a fine one. a lot of players are disappointed and we tried to say to them this is a really important win, important for the next few weeks of the championship, it also interrupts a winning for so long.— a winning for so long. there is reall a a winning for so long. there is really a given _ a winning for so long. there is really a given in _ a winning for so long. there is really a given in fixed - a winning for so long. there is really a given in fixed sport i a winning for so long. there is | really a given in fixed sport but this text is as close as you can get. 30 games, 30 england wins. but what was rome? two italy tries and they had a half—time lead. they went over the study olimpico was ecstatic. alex mitchell edged england in front for the first time in the second half.— england in front for the first time in the second half. what an effort from alex mitchell! _ in the second half. what an effort from alex mitchell! george i

in the second half. what an effort from alex mitchell! george ford | from alex mitchell! george ford kicked them _ from alex mitchell! george ford kicked them ten _ from alex mitchell! george ford kicked them ten points - from alex mitchell! george ford kicked them ten points click i from alex mitchell! george ford kicked them ten points click -- l kicked them ten points click —— clear. they fell three point short in the end but that is the closest they have come to beating england. the immediate emotion for them in rome... relief. just as there was for the scots at the breathability stadium. they will wait another generation before their next win there. it generation before their next win there. ., , , ., generation before their next win there. , ., , ., .,~ there. it has been a breathtaking and emotional— there. it has been a breathtaking and emotional opening _ there. it has been a breathtaking and emotional opening weekend | there. it has been a breathtaking i and emotional opening weekend in the six nations. ., ., , six nations. scotland 'ust getting over the six nations. scotland 'ust getting the line h six nations. scotland 'ust getting over the line to i six nations. scotland just getting over the line to england - six nations. scotland just getting over the line to england as i six nations. scotland just getting over the line to england as well. six nations. scotland just getting l over the line to england as well but it was the statement win by the irish over the french on friday night that has really set the benchmark for the rest of this championship. olly foster, bbc news, in cardiff. to a remarkable day in the premier league yesterday. five matches were played, 26 goals scored and eight of them came at stjames' park. there was late drama at both everton and burnley, and even though crystal palace won in midweek, the pressure is really mounting on manager roy hodgson

after a day to forget at brighton. dan ogunshakin rounds up the action. these are dark days down at the bottom. an brighton, theory. crystal palace sounds deeply unhappy. tuesday's win brought royal lodge and some breathing space at any visual positivity was raised almost immediately. visual positivity was raised almost immediately-— visual positivity was raised almost immediatel . ~ ~ �* ., , immediately. commentator: it has taken them minutes _ immediately. commentator: it has taken them minutes to _ immediately. commentator: it has taken them minutes to find - immediately. commentator: it has taken them minutes to find the i immediately. commentator: it has taken them minutes to find the lead. from the early blow, palace would never recover. jack left highest two double brighton lead and it didn't take long for two to become three. it is three! two goals in two minutes. it is three! two goals in two minutes-— it is three! two goals in two minutes. . . , ., ., minutes. alice will improve after the break but _ minutes. alice will improve after the break but a _ minutes. alice will improve after the break but a fourth _ minutes. alice will improve after the break but a fourth brighton | minutes. alice will improve after i the break but a fourth brighton goal had fans scrambling for answers for how much time is rain has left. it is a derby game, a game that is important to palace people and when you lose it by four goals to one it

is a very bad day.— you lose it by four goals to one it is a very bad day. there was anger and then apathy. _ is a very bad day. there was anger and then apathy. sheffield - is a very bad day. there was anger and then apathy. sheffield unitedl and then apathy. sheffield united were already 3—0 down to aston villa before this. were already 3-0 down to aston villa before this. ,, ., , , before this. smashed in bright elements- _ before this. smashed in bright elements. they _ before this. smashed in bright elements. they are _ before this. smashed in bright elements. they are not i before this. smashed in bright elements. they are not giving | before this. smashed in bright i elements. they are not giving that one out. ., ., ., ., one out. two more heading for the exits with those _ one out. two more heading for the exits with those left _ one out. two more heading for the exits with those left wondering i one out. two more heading for the | exits with those left wondering why they didn'tjoin them. things got worse for those who stayed. a fifth goal for a worse for those who stayed. a fifth goalfor a rampant worse for those who stayed. a fifth goal for a rampant villa. worse for those who stayed. a fifth goalfor a rampant villa. sheffield united's premier league dream has long become a reappearing nightmare. it wasn't all doom and gloom down at the bottom. there were signs of life. luton scored four goals in a premier league match for a second game in a row, although newcastle struck back to deny them another famous win. everton grabbed a dramatic late equaliser to deny tottenham. jared brathwaite rescuing a point after former striker richarlison had threatened to leave themselves. a dearth more new signing saw bernie come from 2—0

down to earn a draw when defeat looked almost certain. dan ogunshakin, bbc news. there is very much a title race brewing in the scottish premiership as rangers beat livingstone 3—0 and celtic drew with aberdeen to cut celtic�*s lead to just three points. the league leaders could only manage a 1—1 draw at pittodrie. the home side went ahead first despite sacking their manager last week. celtic then equalised through new signing nicolas kuhn. neither side could find a winner. india are still on top against england on the third day of the second test, but the tourists have had a good morning. they had a great start with james anderson taking two quick wickets after india resumed 171 runs ahead in their second innings. india rebuilt before before england struck again. tom hartley the bowler and captain ben stokes covering plenty of ground to pull of this catch. at lunch, india are 130/a

with a lead of 273. just days after tyson fury�*s heavyweight unification fight with oleksandr usyk was postponed, there is now a new date for your diaries. it will go ahead on may 18 in saudi arabia. the bout was originally due to take place on february 17, but was postponed after fury was cut above his eye during training on friday. to cycling, where britain's simon yates has won the alula tour in saudi arabia by a matter of millimetres. he came out on top in a four—way sprint to win the final stage, which was crucial because it came with a ten—second time bonus. that in turn, was enough to give him the overall race win, by just three seconds. and from the road to the track, where there was a gold medal for british pair elinor barker and katie archibald as they won the madison even at the track nations cup in australia. the three—day event in adelaide is the first of three rounds,

which go towards qualifying for the paris 202a olympics. and he may be in the twilight of his career, but it's safe to say lionel messi has not lost his star attraction. thousands of fans flocked to see him train as part of the inter miami squad, ahead of a friendly against a hong kong xi. the appearance was brief, as messi only took part in a warm up as he comes back from a hamstring injury. it certainly did not stop the crowds coming out to take pictures and to enchant his name from the stands. david beckham was there as well but they were not there to see him. what! they were there to see lionel messi. ~ ~' ., what! they were there to see lionel messi. ~ ,, ., ., , ., messi. well, we know what your

decision is _ messi. well, we know what your decision is on _ messi. well, we know what your decision is on that. _ messi. well, we know what your decision is on that. thank- messi. well, we know what your decision is on that. thank you. l messi. well, we know what your l decision is on that. thank you. we will be back with the headlines at seven a. m.. now it's time for unspun world withjohn simpson. hello and welcome to unspun world. is russia now starting to win its war against ukraine? the huge moral dilemma is between saving lives and sacrificing ukrainian territory, identity or independent existence. what effect will south africa's genocide case have against israel at the international court ofjustice? the reason why this matters now is because these provisional measures have an immediate and binding effect on israel's

ability to conduct its military operations in gaza. and british politics — after the coming election, what will be the biggest challenge facing the winner? trying to inspire and to take a divided country with you —j i think it's really, really difficult. i two years ago, the russian build—up on the borders of ukraine was starting. russian officials were assuring the world there'd be no invasion. when the absurdly overconfident russian attack began, it was largely beaten off. a lot of people thought ukraine was bound to win. but the russians got better at fighting, and ukraine's supplies of cash and weaponry from america were cut by the republican party. ukraine's counteroffensive failed.

there are disputes at the top level of ukrainian politics, and ukraine may now be forced to negotiate with russia or even concede defeat. over the past two years, we've often turned to vitaly shevchenko of bbc monitoring, who's himself ukrainian. he gave me his assessment of the situation that ukraine is now facing. if we were to ask about winning this war, i think... ..when you talk to people in ukraine or people who've been to ukraine, i can certainly detect a certain shift in perceptions, as though its beginning to look that winning this war is by no means a guaranteed prospect for ukraine. western support for ukraine is also not assured by any means.

so i'm being told that people in ukraine, they are, in a way, waking up to the prospect of this going on for years and years and years. and, of course, right now, the prospect of negotiations is being mentioned by a lot of people. and the huge moral dilemma is between saving lives... ..and sacrificing ukrainian territory, identity or independent existence. is it a possibility that ukraine could actually lose, that russia could capture kyiv and take over the whole country? impossible it's not, especially given all the concerns and questions about continuing western support and deliveries

of munitions, for example, money as well. there's an election in the united states, of course, and that makes a lot of people in ukraine veryjittery, apprehensive. if the tide turns in america, would europe follow? would europe be able to make up the difference, should america decide to scale down or phase out support for ukraine? if that happens, if ukraine stops receiving what it needs to defend itself, then this is precisely what vladimir putin is waiting to happen. i suppose it's more likely that there'd be peace talks than that there'd be an outright win or lose, isn't it? there are several issues, of course, with the idea of sitting down

to talk with vladimir putin or his people, one of which is, can he be trusted? supposing an agreement is reached, will he keep it or will he take that time to restock and pounce again under whatever pretext he can come up with? and looking at the intensity of rhetoric coming out of russia — and i watch russian state media for a living... ..it suggests that russia is as unprepared for talks or a compromise with ukraine as ukraine itself. vitaly, i don't think i've ever heard you quite so pessimistic about the situation. well, that's the reality of it,

when you approach the end of the second year of what is most definitely the worst time in the life of anyone who's got anyone from ukraine, relatives from ukraine, who grew up in ukraine. every morning you wake up and check your phone and what you see is more death and destruction. and sometimes there's very little... ..reason to think it'll be over soon. i don't think i'm alone in this. that's why so many people are saying now we're in it for many years to come. and if you ask those people, ok, so what will it take to make this end? it's very rare to see or hear a very realistic or practical answer which would make this end very quickly.

the international court ofjustice, the highest legal authority of the united nations, last week handed down an interim order to israel to do more to protect the civilian population of gaza. south africa, which brought the case against israel, had been hoping the icj would order an immediate ceasefire, but this didn't happen. now the court will decide whether israel's attack on gaza constitutes genocide, as south africa claims it does. in freezing temperatures outside the court, anna holligan, the bbc�*s correspondent in the hague, explained the ins and outs of the case to me. this case is probably being seen as one of the most important in the icj's history insofar as it's happening in real time. this isn't some kind of retrospective justice.

the sense is here and around the world that these judges inside the peace palace here, home to the icj, could make a real difference to events that are happening on the ground. just in terms of what israel has said about this case, it says there is no case to answer under the genocide convention and accused south africa of committing a blood libel by bringing a case accusing israel of genocide when the genocide convention was set up after the holocaust. genocide is really difficult to prove under international law because there has to be evidence of intent. and that's why those statements by some israeli officials were referred to by south africa during the oral hearings here at the icj, because there has to be proof of intent to destroy in whole or part an entire ethnic, racial, national or religious group. so that's the body of this case that south africa has accused israel of. but in terms of what's happened here over the last couple of weeks,

they're focusing purely on provisional measures. and provisional measures have a much lower evidentiary bar. the judges have to be convinced that there is a plausible risk that the palestinians in gaza face real and imminent irreparable harm. this is going to take years and years to get a judgment out of the court, isn't it? and it'lljust be a sort of historical thing without necessarily having a present relevance, won't it? the reason why this matters now is because these provisional measures have an immediate and binding effect on israel's ability to conduct its military operations in gaza. for example, they said israel must ensure its military doesn't commit any acts that could constitute violations of the genocide convention. israel must ensure there are no

statements made in public that could be seen as incitement to genocide. israel must allow humanitarian access to the palestinians who remain in gaza, and it has to report back to this court within a month on how those actions are actually being enforced. this court was created by the international community to ensure that the kinds of acts that we saw during the second world war would never be committed again. and if countries want this kind of institution, they can't choose at some point to follow the rulings, and the next point not. and although this court doesn't have any direct enforcement mechanism, anyone who violates the ruling or refuses to comply with a ruling handed down by this court, the country that took it to court can apply to the un security council. and so there will be political ramifications, too, undoubtedly for, for example, israel's backers to apply more

political pressure in order to, if not achieve a ceasefire, then at least have some kind of humanitarian pause to allow food and water and vital medical supplies in. # hey, oh, the occupation has to go.# during the hearings, there were hundreds of people waving palestinian flags just across from the icj, chanting that there's a genocide being committed, holding up banners of nelson mandela, because of course, one of the reasons why south africa brought this case is because the country sees parallels with apartheid south africa. and then just down here, separated by police barriers, there were israeli supporters waving israeli flags and playing videos of the attacks on october 7. presumably, this must put huge pressure on the united states, on britain, on germany, other european countries which have been supporting israel so strongly.

countries like the uk and the us will be conscious of any future ruling that finds israel in violation of the genocide convention. if that were to happen, it would mean that they would, in theory, be accused of being complicit, and that's something, inevitably, they will want to avoid. british politics are in an extraordinary state. the conservatives have been in charge for nearly 1a years... thank you. ..and during that time, there have been no fewer than five prime ministers, an extraordinary number, given that until recently, prime ministers could expect at least four years in power. tony blair was prime minister for ten years. margaret thatcher for 11. by contrast, liz truss could only manage seven weeks. so, with an election looming,

what lies ahead now? i asked the bbc�*s indefatigable political editor, chris mason. the working assumption on all sides now at westminster, when you speak to people privately, is that labour are likely, highly likely to win the election. but the psychology is fascinating, because labour are so concerned, because they look at the history books, about their capacity, frankly, to lose elections. so i think that psychology sort of motivates their approach, coupled with the fact that they are coming from so far behind. last time, in 2019, their worst performance at a general election since 1935. so to overhaul that in one go against the historically mighty electoral machine that is the conservative party scares some of them, and they are desperate not to come across as complacent. on the other side, though, you speak to conservative mps

privately, and across the piece, they assume that they're going to lose. it is as blunt and as bleak... very pessimistic. very depressed, aren't they? they are. they are attempting, with the fifth prime minister of their run in office, to win yet another term in office, having been in power since 2010. the history book suggests, put everything else aside, that is going to be incredibly difficult. we've seen over 30 years now, perhaps even longer, the effect that europe has had on the conservative party. is there any kind of equivalent issue now which might divide labour? i mean, could it be the middle east? so, take europe first, we know where keir starmer himself was when it came to the brexit referendum. he was pro remain. he argued for a second referendum. he and the labour leadership now are desperate to avoid using the "brexit" word ever again, because they know that a good proportion of their own members are pro—european.

a lot of the voters that historically had gravitated towards labour and then were drawn to borisjohnson were brexiteers. as far as the middle east is concerned, we've seen in the last few months the fractures within the labour party, some frontbenchers being sacked or resigning because they were demanding that keir starmer call for a ceasefire much more unequivocally, much earlier, and we've seen keir starmer pretty keen to ensure that you couldn't get a cigarette paper between either him and the prime minister, nor him and president biden on the outlook on that conflict. there's likely to be a smallish caucus — 20, 30 — who are on the left of the movement and will make their views very passionately known. now, how influential they are will be dependent on how big, if at all, there is a majority for the labour party. if it's a smaller majority, their influence would obviously be far greater.

chris, in the last ten years, politics have become terribly tarnished in britain, the whole issue of the honours system and so forth. would labour be able to do anything about that, or in ten years' time, will people still be disillusioned and annoyed about politics? it actually frames the whole outlook of both of the big political parties at westminster, and indeed the others, in going into this campaign, that sense that there's an anti—politics mood. how do you communicate? how do you make promises in an anti—politics mood? and part of the labour strategy actually is to not over—promise, a, because they would make the argument that they feel they can't afford to overpromise in a literal financial sense, but also, so the moon on a stick isn't affordable, but the moon on a stick wouldn't be believable either. so it's a massive challenge, but it's actually the central challenge really, isn't it? because i'm always conscious reporting on this postcode

of westminster, of to what extent are people believing anything that's coming out of here. by the way, including out of the mouths of reporters, as well as out of the mouths of politicians. well, everything gets sucked in. it's a black hole. exactly, and that's a bleak picture for democracy at large if that becomes too ever—present a view. tony blair had it lucky in 1997. i mean, it was a good time to be a prime minister. it's not a very good time to be a prime minister in 202a, is it? it isn't, no. and i think the combination of factors at the moment, which has weighed heavily around rishi sunak�*s neck, made it very hard for him to make an impression because of the sort of macro factors that are just hard for any individual, impossible for any individual to shift. many of those would be there for keir starmer were he to become prime minister, and trying to inspire and to take a divided country with you

when so many can point to either the difficulties they face day—to—day around the cost of living in a flat—lining economy, or they look on the international scale and the international picture and see a bleak and unstable and dangerous world, i think it's really, really difficult when you want to offer a sense of hope and vision, but you're paranoid about overpromising both for your own credibility, and also, for the credibility of the whole. .. ..the whole trade of politics itself. north korea's idiosyncratic leader, kim jong—un, is talking and acting more aggressively than ever. now he seems to be threatening the very existence of his democratic neighbour, south korea. perhaps he's shaping up for a new relationship

with donald trump if trump becomes us president in november. trump, you recall, first called him �*little rocket man' and then said they'd fallen in love. now, though, kim is louder and angrier than ever. what's going on? i asked yuna ku, reporter for bbc korean in seoul. it's not too surprising to see the relationship worsening under the current conservative south korean government taking a hard line on north korea. however, kimjong—un is emphasising his intention to break away from south korea rather permanently and remain hostile to each other. so, i'll say he has no intention to go back to a softer relationship, even if the progressive party takes power in south korea. and why is that? why have we come to this point? south korea has an upcoming legislative election in april, so north korea might

want to influence south korean voters to turn away from the ruling party by making them more anxious about a possible war situation. however, what is more significant is the second reason. there is an internal motive behind kim jong—un's speech this time, as more north korean residents, especially the young generation, are getting dissatisfied with the regime while yearning for a life in the south, so many of them are now engaging in shadow economy, which includes smuggling from china. and this eventually led to more north korean residents getting more exposed to south korean entertainment and news. so we can actually see kim jong—un taking steps to stop this trend in north korea. for example, in 2020, pyongyang enacted a law that punishes a person watching or distributing south korean entertainment, even to death. how is it possible, in such

a secretive and unpleasant society in many ways, to know what people are really thinking? there have been a number of accounts by north korean defectors about this situation, and recently, bbc korean service also obtained footage filmed in 2022 showing two teenage boys sentenced to 12 years of hard labour just by watching k—dramas in north korea. and according to south korean unification ministry, they said more than half of north korean residents who escaped to south last year were in their 20s and 30s, and they said their number one motive of asylum was their disagreement with north korean regime, compared to their past motive of coming to south korea because of economic difficulties orfamine. tell me what the assumptions are in south korea

about the influence that china has on north korea. i mean, can we assume that china is strongly, strongly against any question of kimjong—un launching a war of any kind? it is difficult to separate north korea from chinese influence, especially when it comes to economy. however, right now in south korea, experts are more aware of a north korean and russian relationship rather than north korea and china relationship. so, russia might very well encourage kim jong—un to do whatever he wants, whereas china might be more concerned to hold him back? that's what many experts are analysing at this point. and do you think kim jong—un's position is as strong as ever? or are there signs of weakness? kim jong—un is trying to hold

more power and authority right now in north korea and experts are seeing it as a sign of his weakening position. he has been showing off his possible successor, kim ju—ae, his daughter... who is, what, 11, 12 or something? she's becoming 11 this year. the reason kimjong—un is showing her off to, like, missile test sites and many other official events is to show that there is something special about kim's family. but it is a pretty extraordinary thing that you would say, "here is my successor. "she's actually only just turned 11." that is weird, isn't it? yeah, that is weird. but kim jong—un is trying to, by showing, illustrating himself

as a very loving father and loving leader in north korea. yuna ku, bbc korea reporter in seoul. at the moment, all we seem to be hearing about is the possibility of a major war. britain's defence secretary says we're moving to a pre—war world. british generals are calling for a citizens' army. president zelensky says world war iii is just around the corner. and donald trump says that what he sees asjoe biden's weakness in dealing with iran will lead to, yes, a third world war. they've all got their reasons, of course. british generals want a lot more spent on defence. president zelensky wants more european help, and donald trump, well, he wants to be president. but the possibility of war certainly exists. no—one wants to be like the famous british economist norman angell,

who in 1910 wrote a book called the great illusion, proving with impeccable logic that a world war couldn't happen because the world's economies were so intertwined. we know now how easy it is to slip into war by accident. just as norman angell in 1910 forgot the danger from pesky, out—of—control little countries like serbia, we've got north korea, iran and the houthis. the bookies still say a world war�*s pretty unlikely. one puts the odds at 20—1. but of course, they probably said the same thing pre—191a. well, anyway, thank you for watching. from the unspun world team, and from me, goodbye, until we meet again.

good morning, welcome to breakfast, with rogerjohnson and luxmy gopal. our headlines today: the uk and us launch a third round ofjoint airstrikes on houthi targets in yemen to stop attacks on ships in the red sea. mps are warning that britain's armed forces don't have enough personnel or weapons to fight an all—out war. the search for the suspect in a chemical attack on a mother and her daughters in clapham has entered its fourth day. the mother of the murdered teenager, brianna ghey, is calling for a ban on access to social media apps for under—16s.

in sport, an historic win for scotland, in cardiff. after a 22—year wait, they finally defeat wales in their back yard — but it was close! scotland and england with narrow wins in the six nations yesterday. it is a cloudy but mild day and blushy day for many. bit wetter across northern england, especially in western scotland. all the details of that and news of things turning colder this week. right here on breakfast. it's sunday, the ath of february. our top story: the uk hasjoined the us in striking houthi targets in yemen for a third time. last night, british and american forces launched strikes on 36 targets across 13 locations, in response to attacks on ships in the red sea. the uk's defence secretary, grant shapps, claimed the action was needed to protect innocent lives and preserve freedom of navigation but said it did not mark

an escalation in the uk's involvement in the conflict. louisa pilbeam reports. british fighterjets taking off from an raf military base in cyprus as they prepare to strike more houthi targets overnight. it's the third time uk planes havejoined us operations in yemen, against what they say are a terrorist group backed by iran. the pentagon confirming hits on houthi targets across 13 locations, including an antiship missile which they say has been destroyed. this is what the uk, us and its backers want to stop — the houthis' ability to carry out attacks on cargo ships in the red sea. the uk defence secretary said last night... the joint action comes a day

after the us hit 85 targets in syria and iraq on friday, including what's thought to be a munitions depot in iraq. it was in retaliation to the death of three american troops killed in a drone attack they believe was carried out by militants backed by iran. iran has denied involvement in the attack on the us base and denies involvement with the houthis. the us president who has been out campaigning this weekend, ahead of this year's us election, said on social media... uk foreign secretary david cameron, however, has vowed to hold iran to account saying, he'd had a robust conversation with their foreign minister about actions of countries backed by iran, warning him, "you will ultimately be held

accountable for what they do." the us secretary of state antony blinken is visiting the middle east over the next few days, showing diplomacy is being considered as important as any military action undertaken. louisa pilbeam, bbc news. our middle east correspondent hugo bachega joins us now. hugo, how significant is this latest round of strikes? not the first round of strikes, just the latest. not the first round of strikes, 'ust the latest. ,., ., ., ., , the latest. good morning. it was uuite the latest. good morning. it was quite significant _ the latest. good morning. it was quite significant because - the latest. good morning. it was quite significant because it i the latest. good morning. it was| quite significant because it was a large—scale operation targeting 36 houthi positions at 13 locations in yemen and i think for the first time the capital sanaa was sent and also underground weapons facilities way ahead and if the americans are also saying they hit air defence systems

and missile launchers so the goal here is to degrade the abilities that the houthi have to carry out these attacks on commercial vessels in the red sea and in the gulf of aden. what we have seen so far is this campaign has been unable to stop the houthis and the houthis who are supported by iran say these attacks a going to continue unless there is a ceasefire in gaza. obviously, this happens less than 2a hours after the american strikes targeting iranian interests in iraq and syria and just like yemen, those were calibrated attacks, designed to destroy infrastructure but at the same time the americans were trying to prevent a major escalation with iran. it is still not clear how iran and its proxies are going to respond. and its proxies are going to respond-— and its proxies are going to resond. ., ., ,, i. , . our political correspondent

peter saulljoins us now. what are the ramifications for the uk? the defence secretary keen to stress that what happened last night is not an escalation but the houthis are allied to iran and in iraq and syria, with those attacks, there is a potential risk with a direct confrontation with iran, something the west is desperately keen to avoid. some strong words from lord cameron in the sunday times this morning. he says the way iran acts through proxies is unacceptable. he said, you created them, you back them, you provided them with weapons and you will ultimately be held accountable for what they do. separately this morning, a committee asksis separately this morning, a committee asks is the uk ready for war and its

conclusion is that not quite. of course we are nowhere near a conflict. but they say a £2 billion funding injection to improve weapons might actually have to be prioritised. it raises concerns about transparency within the ministry of defence. i think the government will inevitably say, compared to our nato allies, we dispense an awful lot of money on defence and perhaps out of the debate of some concern about whether the uk does have the military capability to deter out would be enemies. ., ., capability to deter out would be enemies. ., ,, , ., ~ , enemies. peter, thank you. as peter mentioned. — enemies. peter, thank you. as peter mentioned. the _ enemies. peter, thank you. as peter mentioned, the defence _ enemies. peter, thank you. as peter mentioned, the defence committee. mentioned, the defence committee will be hearing from the chairman of the defence committee. ——we will.

in other stories, there is a continued manhunt? unfortunately nothing new to report this morning. the hunt for a man suspected of carrying out a chemical attack in south london is continuing into its fourth day. police have released more pictures of abdul shokoor ezedi, as the mum and daughters who were targeted continue to recover in hospital. our news correspondent helena wilkinson has more. hello, it's the police, is anyone home? hello? police. footage from a police officer's body—worn video camera shows police entering a flat in newcastle as part of the manhunt for abdul shokoor ezedi. empty containers were found during the search. there are corrosive warnings on the label. did they hold the substance used in the clapham attack? tests are under way to find out. officers have now searched five properties. this was one of the two

addresses in east london where police were seen in hazmat suits. this image is the last known sighting of the suspect. he has a visible injury to his face. it is from king's cross tube station on wednesday at 9:00 at night. he boards a victoria line train, heading southbound. where did he go from there? the attack happened around 90 minutes earlier in clapham. abdul shokoor ezedi is suspected of throwing a corrosive substance over a woman and her two young daughters. the 31—year—old mother is in a critical, but stable condition in hospital, with life—changing injuries. the three—year—old and eight—year—old's injuries are not as serious as first thought. it was in 2016 when abdul shokoor ezedi travelled on a lorry from afghanistan to the uk. in 2018, he was convicted of a sexual offence and was given a suspended sentence

at newcastle crown court. he was also put on the sex offenders register for ten years. later, he was granted asylum after two failed attempts. the search for abdul shokoor ezedi is now in its fourth day, and still there has been no major breakthrough. the metropolitan police says it is committed to using every available tool and tactic for as long as it takes to find him. helena wilkinson, bbc news, at scotland yard. we have a correspondent at scotland yard and if there is any update we will bring it to you. power sharing has returned in northern ireland with a nationalist first minister appointed at stormont for the first time. sinn fein's michelle o'neill described the moment as "a new dawn". speaking to our political editor, chris mason, she said she believed a referendum on a united ireland

was closer than many expect. i think a lot of the old norms are gone and i think that as we move further into the next decade, a lot of things are changing in terms of our ireland and i think that the opportunity to get towards a referendum on irish unity is absolutely within touching distance. the mother of 16—year—old brianna ghey, who was murdered by two other teenagers, is calling for a ban on access to social media apps for under—16s. speaking to laura kuenssberg, brianna's mum said the internet was out of control and that children needed to be protected. her daughter's killers, scarlettjenkinson and eddie ratcliffe, were jailed for life on friday. if you are over 16, you can have an adult phone, but then under the age of 16 you can have children's phone which will not have any of the media apps that are out there now and also to have software that is automatically downloaded on a parent's phone

which links the children's phone and it can highlight key words so if a child is searching the kind of words that scarlett and eddie were searching, it would then flag up on the parent's phone. you can see the full interview with esther ghey on sunday with laura kuenssberg, on bbc one at 9 o'clock. a new cancer vaccine is being trialled on patients in the uk. the drug has been developed by moderna, the pharmaceutical giant behind one of the covid—19 vaccines, and is aimed at people with advanced melanoma, lung cancer and other solid tumours. experts believe that, if its effective, it could lead the way to treat a range of cancers. at least 51 people have been killed in what are believed to be chile's deadliest ever wildfires. more than 200 residents have been reported missing in the central region of valparaiso. more than 1,000 homes have also been

damaged or destroyed. protesters who climb on war memorials could face three months in prison and a fine of £1,000, under plans being drawn up by the home office. the idea is part of a wider strategy, due to be unveiled this week, aimed at tackling disorder at demonstrations. parisians will vote today on whether to a introduce higher parking charges for suvs parked in the city by people who don't live there. the city council is backing the increase to try to discourage the use of the cars, which it says are more dangerous and bad for the environment. our paris correspondent hugh schofield reports. suvs form a growing part of the new car market, but in cities like paris, they are not popular with the authorities. bigger and heavier than other vehicles, they're accused of causing more pollution and in accidents of being more dangerous. that is why the mayor of paris has

arrange this referendum. parisians are being asked, do you approve a specific parking fee for heavy, bulky, polluting cars? if it goes ahead, parking and suv for the day in central paris if it goes ahead, parking an suv for the day in central paris will cost nearly £200. on the eve of the vote, views were mixed. translation: personally, i would be more in favour, | because i cycle and they are extremely polluting cars and on top of that, they're extremely dangerous. translation: i do not think it is too fair, i i think it penalises people. i don't know, there are electric cars that are suvs. it is a second time in a year that paris city hall has arranged a referendum on transport. last april, the question was to whether to ban on streets fleets of e—scooters. the city got its way back then with a clear vote against the scooters. it will be hoping for a similar result today. hugh schofield, bbc news, paris.

we will hear from a counsellor in part of this country where they are looking at bringing in those plans here as well. before that of course, there is absolutely no doubt that she was one of the stars of last year's strictly. broadcaster angela rippon has revealed that she suffered a serious asthma attack on stage during the strictly come dancing tour. the 79—year—old explained that she stopped breathing during a dance at a show in liverpool earlier this week, and had been on bed rest for two days. that must have been terrifying. but she made a swift recovery and was back on the dancefloor last night in manchester. they have certainly worked their magic— they have certainly worked their magic and — they have certainly worked their magic and so i can't say i'm fighting _ magic and so i can't say i'm fighting fit but i am certainly dancing _ fighting fit but i am certainly dancing feet, so i am ready to start ripping _ dancing feet, so i am ready to start ripping up — dancing feet, so i am ready to start ripping up the dance floor again.

she's— ripping up the dance floor again. she's brilliant.— ripping up the dance floor again. she's brilliant. dancing feet. she is better than _ she's brilliant. dancing feet. she is better than most _ she's brilliant. dancing feet. she is better than most of— she's brilliant. dancing feet. she is better than most of us, - she's brilliant. dancing feet. she is better than most of us, that i she's brilliant. dancing feet. she is better than most of us, that isj is better than most of us, that is for sure. i is better than most of us, that is for sure. .., �* is better than most of us, that is for sure. .. �* ., , for sure. i can't imagine ever being dancin: for sure. i can't imagine ever being dancing fit- — here's matt with a look at this morning's weather. if you are maybe taking the dog for a walk or whatever. good morning. good morning. it is looking pretty grey out there. it would be better to take the dog out later. it is still quite breezy out there, particularly on the pennines and across northern areas of scotland. they will say gale force winds. here is what happening. high pressure in the south dragging moisture and cloud of the atlantic and is whether front makes its way north, it brings cloudy and wet conditions to parts of western scotland, northern ireland and england as well. the rain will become more persistent through the day. in northern ireland, the heaviest of the rain. light and patchy rain in northern

england and the odd spot of resort further south. we could see a few breaks in the cloud. not quite as abundant and across the northeast of scotland some sunny spells. the windiest conditions during the first half of the day, close to a0 miles an hour. coming from a general westerly direction. 1a celsius possible. i am westerly direction. 1a celsius possible. iam i'll die westerly direction. 1a celsius possible. i am i'll die across scotland but the rain will be a relentless later on and from glasgow north that is where we will see the risk of some flooding, the rainfall totals continue to head up. cold air in place to the far northeast of scotland. elsewhere, temperatures not dropping a huge amount, nine or 10 degrees as we start monday. for the monday morning rush hour, the northern half of scotland will be wet with some snow on the hills. fairly blustery but what of cloud in the light rain and drizzle and murky

conditions around. another day of temperatures of 12, maybe 13 degrees in a few spots. the weather edges south as we go into tuesday, allowing sunshine developing in scotland and northern ireland but the temperatures will drop. still plenty of cloud, some rain at times which will turn west later and that is this whether front which the rain that wriggles away links into the next system is set to push this way. temperatures dipping in the middle of the week, colder air pushes north as we go into thursday but then go south. we will see things chop and change during the week, mild and cold air tussling it out. and wet and windy weather at times particularly during the middle of the week. the cold air comes through, the rain will turn to sleet and snow on the hills and lower levels later in the week. too early to say who will see the snow and who

will not buy the general trend is that things will turn colder again. thank you for that update and we will speak to you later in the programme. a new apprenticeship will allow aspiring teachers in england to train without a degree. the four—year course will initially launch as a pilot with 150 trainees this autumn. it comes as the government try to tackle issues with both teacher training and retention. geoff barton, the general secretary of the association of school and college leaders, joins us now. good morning. good morning. tell us how this will — good morning. good morning. tell us how this will work _ good morning. good morning. tell us how this will work because _ good morning. good morning. tell us how this will work because will i how this will work because will there be unqualified trainees teaching students only a few years younger than themselves? it is teaching students only a few years younger than themselves?- younger than themselves? it is a aood younger than themselves? it is a good question- _ younger than themselves? it is a good question. i _ younger than themselves? it is a good question. i have _ younger than themselves? it is a good question. i have no - younger than themselves? it is a good question. i have no idea. i good question. i have no idea. nobody— good question. i have no idea. nobody has told to me about it. my understanding from reading the press release _ understanding from reading the press release from the government is that

at least _ release from the government is that at least at _ release from the government is that at least at last we have a recognition that we have a huge teacher— recognition that we have a huge teacher and recruitment crisis in our 22,000 _ teacher and recruitment crisis in our 22,000 schools and as you say there _ our 22,000 schools and as you say there is— our 22,000 schools and as you say there is a _ our 22,000 schools and as you say there is a pilot here for 150 potential teachers who will train without — potential teachers who will train without a — potential teachers who will train without a degree. that, as parents will recognise, will make a tiny difference, but the details and funding, — difference, but the details and funding, i have no idea about all of that _ funding, i have no idea about all of that what — funding, i have no idea about all of that what i — funding, i have no idea about all of that. what i would say probably is if you _ that. what i would say probably is if you are — that. what i would say probably is if you are a — that. what i would say probably is if you are a graduate and you have a degree _ if you are a graduate and you have a degree and — if you are a graduate and you have a degree and you are thinking, shall i io degree and you are thinking, shall i go into— degree and you are thinking, shall i go into teaching? what things will draw you — go into teaching? what things will draw you into teaching? one is that you need _ draw you into teaching? one is that you need to — draw you into teaching? one is that you need to be paid more than you are at— you need to be paid more than you are at the — you need to be paid more than you are at the moment. your work—life balance _ are at the moment. your work—life balance needs to be better and you will have _ balance needs to be better and you will have a — balance needs to be better and you will have a real sense of doing the i’ili'lt will have a real sense of doing the right thing — will have a real sense of doing the right thing for young people. it is a great _ right thing for young people. it is a great career. whether this is the answer. _ a great career. whether this is the answer. we — a great career. whether this is the answer, we will see the detail but it does— answer, we will see the detail but it does feel like it is pretty small fry compared to the aa,000 teachers who left— fry compared to the aa,000 teachers who left last year, leaving a huge .ap who left last year, leaving a huge gap in _ who left last year, leaving a huge gap in our— who left last year, leaving a huge gap in our recruitment crisis. let�*s

gap in our recruitment crisis. let's talk about the _ gap in our recruitment crisis. let's talk about the gap, _ gap in our recruitment crisis. let's talk about the gap, and _ gap in our recruitment crisis. let's talk about the gap, and i - gap in our recruitment crisis. let�*s talk about the gap, and i think some of the points you mention there may have suggested some of the factors behind it, but why is it that around one in five teachers leave after just two years in the profession? it is a really good question and i think— is a really good question and i think it — is a really good question and i think it is _ is a really good question and i think it is brought into sharp focus post covid — think it is brought into sharp focus post covid where if you are a graduate _ post covid where if you are a graduate one other thing that will be important to you is paid. for example. — be important to you is paid. for example, cultures that particularly well with _ example, cultures that particularly well with their education, singapore is the _ well with their education, singapore is the example always given to us, they pay— is the example always given to us, they pay their teachers more highly than we _ they pay their teachers more highly than we do — they pay their teachers more highly than we do here will stop last year the government wanted to pay teachers — the government wanted to pay teachers and increase of 3%. we had a review _ teachers and increase of 3%. we had a review body who said we have to do better— a review body who said we have to do better and _ a review body who said we have to do better and they finally offered 6~5%~ — better and they finally offered 6.5%. pay is part of the issue but you can _ 6.5%. pay is part of the issue but you can see — 6.5%. pay is part of the issue but you can see after covid working balance — you can see after covid working balance is — you can see after covid working balance is important. my son works as an _ balance is important. my son works as an auditor and can work up to three _ as an auditor and can work up to three or— as an auditor and can work up to three or four— as an auditor and can work up to three or four days away from home. teaching _ three or four days away from home. teaching will never give you that.

have _ teaching will never give you that. have to _ teaching will never give you that. have to be — teaching will never give you that. have to be there in front of young people _ have to be there in front of young people. the visibility doesn't come in the _ people. the visibility doesn't come in the same way as a dozen other careers— in the same way as a dozen other careers and — in the same way as a dozen other careers and that is why what you need _ careers and that is why what you need is — careers and that is why what you need is a — careers and that is why what you need is a more radical thing. what a teaching _ need is a more radical thing. what a teaching look like? can we do to help peter— teaching look like? can we do to help peter do less of the heavy lifting — help peter do less of the heavy lifting and allow them, the algorithms to do all of that, use technology in a way that we haven't? we haven't— technology in a way that we haven't? we haven't had a good debate about that yet _ we haven't had a good debate about that yet and i think we need to do that yet and i think we need to do that because parents will be thinking it is simply not good enough — thinking it is simply not good enough that we have got qualified maths _ enough that we have got qualified maths teachers, physics teachers, most _ maths teachers, physics teachers, most teachers teaching their children— most teachers teaching their children in schools this week. the government _ children in schools this week. he government would children in schools this week. tie: government would say children in schools this week. “ii9 government would say at children in schools this week. i“i9: government would say at least children in schools this week. i“i9 government would say at least as a short to medium term measure what this does allow is this opens up the profession to people who perhaps would be put off by not being able to afford university fees or having to afford university fees or having to get their qualifications beforehand and potentially allows a bit more career progression for teaching assistants. do you see any of the merit in that? i

teaching assistants. do you see any of the merit in that?— of the merit in that? i do. as somebody — of the merit in that? i do. as somebody who _ of the merit in that? i do. as somebody who was - of the merit in that? i do. as somebody who was a - of the merit in that? i do. as| somebody who was a veteran english teacher, _ somebody who was a veteran english teacher, one of the things i knew was however good i might have thought— was however good i might have thought my teaching might have been, there were _ thought my teaching might have been, there were some young people who frankly— there were some young people who frankly needed somebody to explain it differently, give them more l-to-i — it differently, give them more 1—to—1 law small group support. i value _ 1—to—1 law small group support. i value teaching assistants. they often _ value teaching assistants. they often are — value teaching assistants. they often are not understood in their role but — often are not understood in their role but somebody who is there as an aduu role but somebody who is there as an adult to— role but somebody who is there as an adult to help to support the young person— adult to help to support the young person to — adult to help to support the young person to explain and find other ways— person to explain and find other ways of— person to explain and find other ways of explaining what the teacher has done _ ways of explaining what the teacher has done. if there is a route for these _ has done. if there is a route for these great people to find a way to become _ these great people to find a way to become teachers themselves, there have been— become teachers themselves, there have been other ways to do that, graduate — have been other ways to do that, graduate teaching programme did that in a past, _ graduate teaching programme did that in a past, they are then not getting fees as— in a past, they are then not getting fees as they would have two traditionally. that is fine, but it is small—scale, 150 people over four years _ is small—scale, 150 people over four years we _ is small—scale, 150 people over four years. we really have to do better if we _ years. we really have to do better if we genuinely have better qualified teaching profession and more _ qualified teaching profession and more teachers in front of classrooms. it more teachers in front of classrooms.— more teachers in front of classrooms. , ., , more teachers in front of classrooms. :, , classrooms. it has been really good

to net classrooms. it has been really good to get your — classrooms. it has been really good to get your thoughts _ classrooms. it has been really good to get your thoughts on _ classrooms. it has been really good to get your thoughts on that - classrooms. it has been really good to get your thoughts on that this i to get your thoughts on that this morning. thank you as always. the bbc three documentary series fresh cops returned to screens this week, showcasing what it is like to be on shift with leicestershire's youngest police officers. the series is filmed from the perspective of recruits who are all in their twenties as they learn the ropes while also showing the realities of life on the frontline and the diversity of the community they serve. imail i mail restrained on the floor. how are ou i mail restrained on the floor. how are you holding — i mail restrained on the floor. how are you holding on? _ i mail restrained on the floor. how are you holding on? get _ i mail restrained on the floor. how are you holding on? get down i i mail restrained on the floor. how| are you holding on? get down now! is that lot? lhack— are you holding on? get down now! is that lot? back for _ are you holding on? get down now! is that lot? back for another _ are you holding on? get down now! is that lot? back for another series, i that lot? back for another series, these confident _ that lot? back for another series, these confident and _ that lot? back for another series, these confident and courageous l that lot? back for another series, i these confident and courageous young officers are not being messed with. get in the car. get in the car. we cau~ht get in the car. get in the car. we caught up — get in the car. get in the car. we caught up with three of the stars in

leicester. when rob drake says there are two sides to his newfound fame since he appeared in the last season. :, , , ., since he appeared in the last season. :, , , :, :, season. there has been quite a lot of incidences _ season. there has been quite a lot of incidences where _ season. there has been quite a lot of incidences where people - season. there has been quite a lot of incidences where people have i of incidences where people have been angry, aggressive hostile and i have walked in the door and they have gone, you are the bloke of tv, and it completely defuses any tension so it completely defuses any tension so it has been good in that respect. you do also get called out quite a bit if you turned up to an incident and people recognise you. it is at any get off the tv. hit and miss, very hit and miss.— any get off the tv. hit and miss, very hit and miss. these are new additions to _ very hit and miss. these are new additions to the _ very hit and miss. these are new additions to the show. _ very hit and miss. these are new additions to the show. philippa l very hit and miss. these are new| additions to the show. philippa is 23 and is fresh to the force, and 26—year—old jenny has been on the job for three years. i think the show is a great way to show everyone what modern policing is actually like. ~ :, :, , what modern policing is actually like. . :, :, ,, what modern policing is actually like. . :, :,, :, , , ,, like. what has happened? i think it is a really great _ like. what has happened? i think it is a really great opportunity - like. what has happened? i think it is a really great opportunity for i is a really great opportunity for the members of the public to see what _ the members of the public to see what we — the members of the public to see what we get up to, embers of the public— what we get up to, embers of the public may— what we get up to, embers of the public may not really know what we do on _ public may not really know what we do on a _ public may not really know what we do on a day—to—day level and i think this is_ do on a day—to—day level and i think this is really— do on a day—to—day level and i think this is really great for them to get an idea _ this is really great for them to get an idea of— this is really great for them to get an idea of what policing really

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are often a permanent feature of their lives. the first and second sound were quite different. now, one charity is calling for better support for people living with the condition. it will be interesting to hear from you if you are affected, how it impacts on your life. more on that at 8:10. we will have more on that, talking to someone who suffers. it we will have more on that, talking to someone who suffers.— to someone who suffers. it will be aood to to someone who suffers. it will be good to sure _ to someone who suffers. it will be good to sure your— to someone who suffers. it will be good to sure your experiences - to someone who suffers. it will be good to sure your experiences if i to someone who suffers. it will be l good to sure your experiences if you have that and get in touch the usual way. sunday with laura kuenssberg is on bbc one at 9:00 this morning. laura, what's on the programme this morning? good morning, everyone. today, we have a _ good morning, everyone. today, we have a very— good morning, everyone. today, we have a very important interview with a mother— have a very important interview with a mother of— have a very important interview with a mother of the teenager who was killed _ a mother of the teenager who was killed by— a mother of the teenager who was killed by two other teenagers who were sentenced for her murder at the end of— were sentenced for her murder at the end of last _ were sentenced for her murder at the end of last week. yesterday we sat down _ end of last week. yesterday we sat down with — end of last week. yesterday we sat down with her mum for her first

interview— down with her mum for her first interview since that sentencing and talked _ interview since that sentencing and talked about the impact on the family. — talked about the impact on the family, how she hopes to move forward — family, how she hopes to move forward and also how she is planning to turn— forward and also how she is planning to turn her— forward and also how she is planning to turn her agony into real action. she is— to turn her agony into real action. she is desperately worried about how kids can _ she is desperately worried about how kids can find dangerous content ontine — kids can find dangerous content online. her killers have not materiat— online. her killers have not material on the dark web. scarlett jenkinson— material on the dark web. scarlett jenkinson has searched on videos of violence _ jenkinson has searched on videos of violence and torture and esther want to use _ violence and torture and esther want to use her— violence and torture and esther want to use her family's experience to make _ to use her family's experience to make sure — to use her family's experience to make sure that can't happen again. also on— make sure that can't happen again. also on the — make sure that can't happen again. also on the programme, will be asking — also on the programme, will be asking her— also on the programme, will be asking her about that idea, is the education — asking her about that idea, is the education secretary gillian keegan. a few— education secretary gillian keegan. a few minutes ago you talked to a senior— a few minutes ago you talked to a senior teacher about plans to put apprentices in the classroom so we will have _ apprentices in the classroom so we will have a — apprentices in the classroom so we will have a word to her about that. plenty— will have a word to her about that. plenty more as well. see you at bbc one at— plenty more as well. see you at bbc one at nine — plenty more as well. see you at bbc one at nine o'clock.— one at nine o'clock. thank you. we will think you _ one at nine o'clock. thank you. we will think you then. _ let's return to our top story this morning.

the uk hasjoined the us in striking houthi targets in yemen for a third time. british fighterjets took off from cyprus last night as they, along with american forces, struck 36 targets across 13 locations in response to attacks on ships in the red sea. the uk's defence secretary grant shapps said that the uk has a "duty to protect innocent lives and preserve "freedom of navigation", adding that the operation is "proportionate and targeted". this comes as a new report raises broader questions about the capabilities of britain's armed forces. the commons defence committee is warning that they don't have enough personnel or weapons to fight an all—out war. we can speak now to sirjeremy quin, chair of the committee. good morning and thank you for taking the time to talk to us. your thoughts on these latest us — uk strikes overnight?

thoughts on these latest us - uk strikes overnight?— thoughts on these latest us - uk strikes overnight? they are part of a continuing _ strikes overnight? they are part of a continuing pattern, _ strikes overnight? they are part of. a continuing pattern, unfortunately. the uk and the us are determined to protect severely on determined to protect severely on determined to protect trade, of which 95% of our trade relies on seaborne trade, and this is a proportionate response to degrade the ability of the houthis to attack civilian ships and to stop the stranglehold on world trade. we are key members of the un and they have been direct attacks on british ships. have been direct attacks on british shi s. �* . have been direct attacks on british shis. v ., .. have been direct attacks on british shis. �*, ., ,, ., have been direct attacks on british shis, �*, ., ~' ., have been direct attacks on british shis. �*, . ~' . ships. let's talk about your report which paint _ ships. let's talk about your report which paint a _ ships. let's talk about your report which paint a wiring _ ships. let's talk about your report which paint a wiring picture - ships. let's talk about your report which paint a wiring picture about| which paint a wiring picture about the uk's preparedness for any all—out war. i wonder, first of all, how likely you believe an all—out war is, as we sit here this morning? the most important thing, is if you want to avoid more, you need to prepare for it, you need to be ready

for any eventuality. we are extraordinarily lucky with our armed forces, they are extremely skilled and capable but for many years they have been focused away from the prospect of a really forlorn, peer on peer war which can be prolonged. we haven't learned a lot from ukraine about what exactly that entails. ——we have learned a lot. our armed forces should be capable, they. do they have all the right personnel, munition, stockpile to be able to do the job in that really high intensity welfare environment? that is what we questioned. the defence secretary has said we move from a post—war to a prewar time. how likely is a war is? we from a post-war to a prewar time. how likely is a war is?— how likely is a war is? we live in a dangerous — how likely is a war is? we live in a dangerous world _ how likely is a war is? we live in a dangerous world and _ how likely is a war is? we live in a dangerous world and we _ how likely is a war is? we live in a dangerous world and we try - how likely is a war is? we live in a dangerous world and we try to - how likely is a war is? we live in a i dangerous world and we try to avoid the prospect of an all—out war by

having deterrence in place and having deterrence in place and having the armed forces and it is definitely the case, if you look at the risk profile of this country and our allies, that has gotten worse in the last ten years. we sit in the conflict in europe, that russia is prepared to undertake a full on attack on one of his neighbours. it took place to a greater intensity in february 2022. undoubtedly, the prospect of a major war have increased and we need to rise to that challenge but rising to the challenge i sincerely hope and believe we will avoid it. the ministry of _ believe we will avoid it. the ministry of defence - believe we will avoid it. the ministry of defence is meeting its commitments. £288 billion planned. over the last 2a years, since 2000, that said, we have lost about a third of our armed forces across army, navy and air force. you were defence procurement in the past as well. do you think now, as a nation

and a government, under labour and the conservatives, we should regret the conservatives, we should regret the downgrading of our armed forces? well, the armed forces have always been engineered to meet the risk profile of the time. decisions were taken in the past in reflection to what was then viewed as the risks the country was facing. the risks have increased and with that you certainly need to add to resources. to be fair, that is happening. there is over £50 billion in the budget. coupon 5% of gdp. but we need to see the actuality of that. —— 2.5. we need stockpiles being built and on personnel, the armed forces are losing a people for every five they are recruiting. there are signs it is improving but we need to see a sustained improvement on retention

and recruit. the sustained improvement on retention and recruit. ., ., ., , and recruit. the head of the army has suggested — and recruit. the head of the army has suggested we _ and recruit. the head of the army has suggested we should - and recruit. the head of the army has suggested we should lay - and recruit. the head of the army has suggested we should lay the | has suggested we should lay the foundations for a national mobilisation. maybe national service, who knows, what is your view? ., service, who knows, what is your view? . ., , ., , , . , service, who knows, what is your view? . ., , . , ., view? there are many aspects of bein: view? there are many aspects of being prepared _ view? there are many aspects of being prepared strategically - view? there are many aspects of being prepared strategically for l view? there are many aspects of. being prepared strategically for all eventualities and part of that is another form of national mobilisation making sure that we have defence industries ready and prepared to make is that they have the right operations and personnel to increase stockpiles in the event of high intensity welfare. on the broader aspects of how would you build the second national force, how would you increase the size of our forces, in that eventuality, that is not something committee is focused on. we are making sure that we have focused that the front line to have the personnel and to have the munition and stockpile that we know

they can do that firstjob and act as a foundation for the further rebuilding of our armed forces and the increase in size in any eventuality if that was required. ads, eventuality if that was required. a final thought on your report, you said there was a lack of government transparency and an unacceptably slow response to requests for information. how do you feel about that? , ., , information. how do you feel about that? , ., ., information. how do you feel about that? ., ., . ., information. how do you feel about that? there is always a balance to be information. how do you feel about that? there is always a balance to be struck. information. how do you feel about that? there is always a balance to be struck. in information. how do you feel about that? there is always a balance to be struck. in the information. how do you feel about that? ., ., . ., be struck. in the minist information. how do you feel about that? ., ., . ., be struck. in the minist of be struck. in the ministry of defence, there is information that needs to be kept classified. the last thing we would want is to undermine what we are seeking by giving too much information that would be of in the days of the cold war, the minister of defence was very precise about areas that they needed to improve the capabilities and there is less openness about that then there was in the days of the cold war. it is helpfulfor at least

there was in the days of the cold war. it is helpful for at least the committee to know exactly where those pinch points are so we can help them do theirjob by monitoring the progress that is being made. sir jeremy quin thank you very much for taking the time to talk to us. thank ou, taking the time to talk to us. thank you. roger- — taking the time to talk to us. thank you. roger- and — taking the time to talk to us. thank you, roger. and we _ taking the time to talk to us. thank you, roger. and we will— taking the time to talk to us. thank you, roger. and we will be - taking the time to talk to us. thank you, roger. and we will be live - taking the time to talk to us. thank| you, roger. and we will be live with our correspondent _ you, roger. and we will be live with our correspondent in _ you, roger. and we will be live with our correspondent in baghdad - you, roger. and we will be live with our correspondent in baghdad to - our correspondent in baghdad to bring you the latest on the uk—us strikes. but now it is time for some sports news. good morning. iarlul’hat strikes. but now it is time for some sports news. good morning. what a match it was- _ sports news. good morning. what a match it was. six _ sports news. good morning. what a match it was. six nations _ sports news. good morning. what a match it was. six nations very - match it was. six nations very exciting. it has been a fantastic weekend. ., .. exciting. it has been a fantastic weekend. ., ., ., weekend. your face made it all. i meant winning — weekend. your face made it all. i meant winning against _ weekend. your face made it all. i meant winning against france - weekend. your face made it all. i | meant winning against france and weekend. your face made it all. i i meant winning against france and a narrow win over italy for england but my goodness for scotland, and wales, there was just one point in it.

scotland brought the curtain down on the opening round of fixtures in this year's six nations, with an historic victory against wales, and one that will be remembered for many years to come. it had been 22 years since they'd won in cardiff, so scotland were in dreamland when they led 27—0, running in three tries, including two for duhan van der merwe to silence the cardiff crowd. but the home side soon found their roar again when wales produced an incredible fightback. four unanswered tries got them to within a point, but scotland hung on — just — to take the match 27—26 and get their campaign off to a winning start. that relief on fiend russia's face. —— fin russia. england have also started with a win, but another very close scoreline as they edged past italy in rome. it was the home side who were on top early on, though, and led i7—ilt at half time. but england recovered after the break and alex mitchell's try

put the visitors in the lead. they managed to hold on, winning27—21t. 26 goals in the premier league yesterday, you can see all of them on match of the day, which is coming up shortly on bbc one. four more games today, arguably, the highlight as title rivals arsenal take on liverpool. in scotland, there is very much a title race brewing as rangers beat livingstone 3—0 and celtic drew with aberdeen, cutting the gap at the top of the premiership tojust three points. the league leaders could only manage a 1—1 draw at pittodrie. the home side went ahead first despite sacking their manager last week. celtic then equalised through new signing nicolas kuhn — neither side could find a winner. india are still on top against england on the third day of the second test in visakhapatnam despite a good morning for the tourists. england took four wickets to restrict india, but shubman gill held firm for the hosts and a few moments ago they were 190/4, a lead of 333 runs.

just days after tyson fury�*s heavyweight unification fight with oleksandr usyk was postponed, there is now a new date for your diaries. it will go ahead on may 18 in saudi arabia. the bout was originally due to take place on february 17, but was postponed after fury was cut above his eye during training on friday. now, this week marks the centenary of the very first winter olympics in chamonix. but we've seen in recent times that with warmer temperatures, decreased snowfall, and the possibility that 90% of alpine glaciers may be gone by the year 2100, the future of the winter olympics and snow sport appears to be in jeopardy. so, how long will sport be able to compete in these conditions? laura scott reports.

hurtling down mountains in leather boots on the wooden skis with not a helmet inside, the first generations of winter olympians were certainly daring. fast forward to the most recent addition in beijing and it is clear a lot has changed over the last century but the essence of the winter games has remained. we are all still throwing ourselves down a mountain essentially on wooden planks. it mountain essentially on wooden lanks. . . . mountain essentially on wooden lanks, , , . ., mountain essentially on wooden l planks-_ now planks. it is such a fine line. now and then- — planks. it is such a fine line. now and then. after— planks. it is such a fine line. now and then. after britain's - planks. it is such a fine line. now and then. after britain's first - planks. it is such a fine line. now| and then. after britain's first goal in 19 24 that and then. after britain's first goal in 19 2a that have been many more memorable successes. from tony nash and robyn dixon, to the iconic sound and robyn dixon, to the iconic sound and side of turville and dean in 1984, which captivated 24 million

viewers in the uk. it took 14 years for another british gold but it was a dramatic curling trial in 2002. the medals and all come on the ice untiljennyjones made history when she won bronze on the snowboard. finally, a medal on the snow. it also brought the first of two skeleton goals for arnold. but decreasing snowfall and rising temperatures and warnings that 90% of alpine glaziers may be gone by 2100, there are concerns over the viability of winter olympics and criticism over host city selections. mountains that provide tourism and legacy for our sport, that is where the olympics should go. they should not go far and beyond places where no—one will snow on those heels

again. that is disastrous in terms of the future of our spot.- again. that is disastrous in terms of the future of our spot. while the celebrations _ of the future of our spot. while the celebrations continue, _ of the future of our spot. while the celebrations continue, the - of the future of our spot. while the | celebrations continue, the changing climate means another 100 years of the artistry and adrenaline of the winter olympics is by no means guaranteed. laura scott, bbc news. lovely to see the archive. no health and safety. the lovely to see the archive. no health and safe . . . lovely to see the archive. no health and safe . . , ., and safety. the incredible old curlina and safety. the incredible old curling outfits. _ and safety. the incredible old curling outfits. we _ and safety. the incredible old curling outfits. we have - and safety. the incredible old curling outfits. we have old i and safety. the incredible old - curling outfits. we have old wooden skis gathering _ curling outfits. we have old wooden skis gathering dust. _ curling outfits. we have old wooden skis gathering dust. let's _ curling outfits. we have old wooden skis gathering dust. let's head - curling outfits. we have old wooden skis gathering dust. let's head to i skis gathering dust. let's head to the weather. here's matt with a look at this morning's weather. a bit of blue sky. temperatures are pretty high. next weekend same sort of area. we will get to see some big changes in the weather and to the north of scotland, cool air.

the weather and to the north of scotland, coolair. it is the weather and to the north of scotland, cool air. it is a tussle between cold and cool. it is later in the week when all of us will be pushed into cooler conditions. it will be a week in which we see the temperatures drop across the country. wet and windy weather to get us there and potential attorney wintry for some as we go through the second half of the week. that is coming our way. today, i will mention festival that for some reason all the clouds have disappeared from my graphics but a lot of cloud out there today. spots of rain and drizzle around, particularly north and west scotland and into the north of northern ireland. rain and drizzle through northern england as well. the further south, a good deal drier and clearer, at times with breaks in the cloud. winter touching 40 miles an hour. that will take the edge on our things feel. still above where we

should be in terms of temperatures. scotland, rain will become relentless and the risk of flooding into tomorrow. that is how it is looking. back to you both. we're here on bbc two and the bbc news channel until 9:00 this morning. still to come: as parisians vote on whether to introduce higher parking charges for suvs, we'll talk about whether similar measures could ever be adopted in parts of london. it's 18 months since rugby coach mark williams was diagnosed with motor neurone disease, and last night, he and his family delivered the ball on to the pitch for the doddie weir cup. we'll speak to mark and his wife stephanie shortly. and the �*ritz�* for rodents. we'll meet the couple who've built a custom shed in their back yard for 150 guinea pigs and have become internet sensations in the process.

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we are starting the programme in kenya. the industry employs more than 2% of the total population. but climate change is having a real impact on the crops there. and you might be surprised to find out what one of the most sensitive crop types is. flowers. they have a specific window for being grown and sold, and if the weather is out of sorts, it can completely derail the process. but technology can help, and shiona mccallum has spent a day on a rose farm in naivasha to find out more. our years are punctuated by times that we want to buy flowers — valentines, birthdays, christmases — and the chances are when you look in your bouquet, one of the stems would have been grown here in kenya. but like most places, this part of the world is not immune to the problems that climate change is bringing. rising temperatures, extreme drought and flash floods are affecting

the crop yields. in fact, just a couple of years ago, some kenyan flower farms reported losses as high as 50% due to the impact of heavy downpours. so that's where the technology comes in. artificial intelligence company lima labs is providing a machine vision system using drones, which they say makes the farming smarter and more predictable. we use a camera on the ground to take images of crops in the farm. and then once we've gotten those images, we send them to the office and then you're able to process them and give insights to farmers. and insights span all the way from a prediction of their harvest, it spans all the way to a prediction of the stem density, growth rates... probably in the future even detection of pests and diseases.

the ai algorithms being used can help predict the weather patterns through sensors on the farm that detect humidity, temperature and other environmental conditions. a dashboard on a computer screen displays footage of the plants, providing stem and flower head count and other crucial data, like the chance of an insect infestation. this all helps farmers better predict fluctuations in growing and harvesting patterns. well, the big issue is climate change and the unpredictable weather patterns. the heavens have opened now. so we're going to head inside into the packing room and do the rest of the interviews. hi. i'm shiona. hi, i'm mercy. nice to meet you. nice to meet you, too. will you show me around? sure. tell me what's happening here. this is our grading hall. it's one of the post—harvest sections. post—harvest, that means we process the final product, that is from harvesting to packing it and dispatching the final customer.

and can you talk to me about some of the varieties? because these lovely little red berries are nice. this specifically is hypericum, the red berry. so the beauty of this crop lies with the berries, the red shiny berries. the quality of these berries and the leaves looks fantastic. would you say the technology is really helping them be in this condition? yes, it is really helping because with the technology, we have been able to come a long way in producing more strong varieties, more resistant ones. how has the technology been received here on the farm? what does everyone think about having drones in place and using the tech? we didn't believe in it at first, but later on, when we saw the results and benefits, it's now a way of life on our site.

technology is rapidly changing agriculture in many ways and this farm is certainly taking steps to move beyond the traditional and into a data—driven business. now, for many of us, just as our kids start to grow up and live their own lives, we may be facing the worry about ageing parents. and, generally, they want to stay in their own home for as long as possible and maintain their independence. but that's not always simple. well, there is a pilot project in finland, which is testing devices that keep a noninvasive eye on elderly people and raise the alarm if something's not right. here's romana kreider. how can you be sure that your elderly or sick family members are safe when you cannot be with them 24/7? 0k. think it that way, that you have a relative that has been falling in home, maybe unconscious sometime, but they were too weak to crawl up and call for help. so it might take days that somebody find that, 0k, there has been somebody

fallen and nobody helps. finland has one of the largest ageing populations in the world, and many elderly who have fallen find themselves on the floor for a prolonged period of time before they are noticed and helped. to prevent these so—called �*long lie falls' from happening, the city of helsinki is piloting some new tech, and this box by swiss company qumea is supposed to contain the solution. humans give off radiation and their sensors can monitor the electromagnetic field around us using radio wave technology. the three—dimensional radar captures around 100 million motion points every second. these motion points are made up of both macro and micro motions. macro motions tell you about posture, position and precise location of a person within the room, whereas micro motions come from minuscule vibrations in the body, such as your breathing, heartbeat, digestion or trembling.

therefore, the ai analysing this data cannot only notify you about changes in movements such as falls, but even monitor vital signs. until this device, people have had to rely on wearable technology to trigger an emergency response. but there are limitations. right now, we have the safety phone services which require consciousness in order to trigger the alarm to our services. but, for example, if the client falls and is unconscious, sensor will trigger the alarm for them. other systems rely on cameras tracking movements, which can feel unsettling to patients and raise potential privacy concerns. all can be done. absolutely. it's anonymous. the system doesn't know who is the person, what is it looking. in finland, the tech is being tested both in people's houses, as well as in care homes, meaning the system can give peace of mind

for family members and ease the burden on nurses too. in terms of our population demographic, we have a major problem. our population is ageing. it's ageing rapidly. they need services. it seems that we cannot support the demands and the resources that are needed in order to take care of the ageing population. and health and welfare technology is one solution. over the past few weeks, we've brought you plenty from the consumer electronics show in las vegas, but there's still more, with something for people of all ages. anyone who's ever had a baby could probably tell you that it's tiring and it can be challenging. so i'm looking at some of the latest technology that hopes to help make parenting even just a little bit easier. this is a self—driving pram. now, before you panic that the baby's going to be in it and it's going to go and disappear off by itself,

that's not what it's all about. in fact, it doesn't do the self—driving if the baby's in there. the idea is that itjust makes things a little bit easier for the parents. so, first of all, well, it's got a rocking mode. if i press this, you can see what it does. so if you're standing there and you want the baby to be rocked, maybe you're sitting down having a coffee, it can save you the job. and then, if you're heading on a walk, maybe an uphill walk, well, it can use this bit of power to feel really light. but the reality is it only has battery life for four to five hours. so once the battery's gone, well, it is a little bit weighty, and you may need to carry it up and down steps as well. but for the star feature, let me just take the baby out. boing! not an actual child. and if i press this three times, well, the pram starts moving just in front of me. so you can give full attention to holding the baby whilst knowing the pram's by your side. it's got various sensors on it, so it shouldn't bump into anything. it'll give you a warning if there are hazards nearby as well by the light

here changing colour. you don't want to be hearing this sound. baby cries but when it does happen, the sooner that you know the solution, the better. often it's, of course, a parent's instinct, but sometimes you just can't figure out what the problem is. so maybe ai could come to the rescue. roberto, what have you created here? we use alto analyse the sound of baby when they cry. and what we can do with that is basically we detect how often they cry compared to other babies of the same age. and then in particular, we translate in real time what the baby's crying for. and does the system keep on learning as parents use it? correct. yes. so in order to launch this solution, to develop the solution, we collected plenty of cry sounds from all over the world. and now when people use our solution, we basically get the feedback. can you show me how it works? yeah, sure. so i willjust play a hungry file in this case. baby cries it's quite distressing to hear, even though it's not an actual baby in here. baby cries ok, so the system

is listening to the sound. correct. and it's analysing why it thinks this crying is happening. then what happens? you get some information via the app. yeah. should i stop this? yes, let's stop the crying. all right, good. seeing as we can. yeah, good. so after around 25 to 30 seconds of the baby crying from the beginning, then you get a notification on your phone that your baby is crying and also why the baby's crying. so, for example, in this case, you can see the baby was hungry. it can identify if a baby's hungry, if a baby's tired. does it also have an "i don't know" category? we have five categories, so baby can be hungry, can be sleepy, can need to burp, uncomfortable, and has pains. how much better would you say the al's understanding is of these cries than the human ear and a human's instinct? ai has been used...has been trained with millions of cry sounds from parents from all over the world. so ai in this case can really compare huge amounts of data, which no person really have ever listened to. considering the human race

has managed for millennia before this, i know that many will question the need, no matter how knowledgeable it may be on a baby's screams. thank you very much. and hopefully something that we've seen there could make parenting a little bit easier. baby giggles that is it for the shortcut for the full—length version is available right now on iplayer. late full-length version is available right now on iplayer.— full-length version is available right now on iplayer. we will be back next week. _ right now on iplayer. we will be back next week. thank - right now on iplayer. we will be back next week. thank you - right now on iplayer. we will be back next week. thank you for. back next week. thank you for watching. bye—bye.

good morning. welcome to breakfast with rogerjohnson and luxmy gopal. our headlines today. the uk and us launch a third round ofjoint airstrikes on houthi targets in yemen to stop attacks on ships in the red sea. mps are warning that britain's armed forces don't have enough personnel or weapons to fight an all—out war. the search for the suspect in a chemical attack on a mother and her daughters in clapham has entered its fourth day. the mother of the murdered teenager brianna ghey is calling for a ban on access to social media apps for under—16s. in sport, scotland survive a scare to get an historic win in cardiff. after a 22 year wait — scotland defeated wales byjust one point — theyjoin england who also had a narrow victory in the six nations yesterday.

and it's a cloudy but mild and blustery day for many. a bit wetter across northern areas, especially in western scotland. all the details on that and news of things turning colder this week right here on breakfast. it's sunday the 4th of february. our top story. the uk hasjoined the us in striking houthi targets in yemen for a third time. last night, british and american forces launched strikes on 36 targets across 13 locations, in response to attacks on ships in the red sea. the uk's defence secretary, grant shapps, claimed the action was needed to "protect innocent lives and preserve freedom of navigation" but said it did not mark an escalation in the uk's involvement in the conflict. louisa pilbeam reports. british fighterjets taking off from an raf military base in cyprus as they prepare to strike more

houthi targets overnight. it's the third time uk planes have joined us operations in yemen, against what they say are a terrorist group backed by iran. the pentagon confirming hits on houthi targets across 13 locations, including an anti—ship missile which they say has been destroyed. this is what the uk, us and its backers want to stop — the houthis' ability to carry out attacks on cargo ships in the red sea. uk defence secretary grant shapps said last night... the joint action comes a day after the us hit 85 targets in syria and iraq on friday, including what's thought to be a munitions depot in iraq. it was in retaliation to the death of three american troops killed

in a drone attack they believe was carried out by militants backed by iran. iran has denied involvement in the attack on the us base and denies involvement with the houthis. the us president who has been out campaigning this weekend, ahead of this year's us election, said on social media... uk foreign secretary david cameron, however, has vowed to hold iran to account saying, he'd had a robust conversation with their foreign minister about actions of countries backed by iran, warning him, "you will ultimately be held accountable for what they do." the us secretary of state antony blinken is visiting the middle east over the next few days, showing diplomacy is being considered as important as any military action undertaken. louisa pilbeam, bbc news.

our middle east correspondent hugo bachega joins us now. it's not the first time we've seen the us in the uk acting together. how significant is this latest round of strikes? ,., ., ., ., , of strikes? good morning. it was uuite of strikes? good morning. it was quite significant _ of strikes? good morning. it was quite significant because - of strikes? good morning. it was quite significant because it - of strikes? good morning. it was quite significant because it was l of strikes? good morning. it was quite significant because it was a large—scale operation targeting 36 positions used by the houthis at 13 locations in yemen. it seems that for the first time the capital was hit. so, the goal is to degrade the ability that the houthis have to carry out these attacks on commercial vessels in the red sea

and the gulf of aden. what we've see insofar is that this campaign have been unable to stop the houthis. the houthis are saying these attacks are going to continue unless there is a ceasefire in gaza and reacting to these latest attacks an official said will meet escalation with escalation. this happened less than 24 hours after the american air strikes on iranian interests in iraq and syria. those american air strikes were calibrated to prevent a major escalation with iran. what we still don't know is how iran and its proxies are going to respond. hugo in baghdad. — proxies are going to respond. hugo in baghdad, thank _ proxies are going to respond. hugo in baghdad, thank you. _ our political correspondent peter saulljoins us now. peter, what do these strikes mean for the uk? of course, they are happening thousands of miles away but they

have a real life impact much closer to home in the price we pay in the shops. that's one of the justification is the government has given for the air strikes because this is such an important shipping lane through the red sea. those vessels are having to take a much longerjourney because of potential attacks from the houthis. bear in mind that the houthis are allied to iran, the americans have been carrying out attacks on iranian—backed militia in iraq and syria. so, there is this concern that we end up somehow in a direct confrontation with iran. clearly not there yet, the government keen to stress that what we did last night was not on escalation and they want to do their utmost to avoid any kind of escalation. lord cameron in the sunday times today with some strong words for iran. he says, in terms of these proxies, you created them, you backed them, you financed them, you

provided them with weapons and you ultimately will be held accountable for what they do. separately to that, a group of mps, the defence select committee have written a report in which they ask the question whether the uk is ready for war. the chair of that committee jeremy quin has been speaking in the past hour. jeremy quin has been speaking in the ast hour. ~ �* ., jeremy quin has been speaking in the ast hour. ~ �* . ., ., ., past hour. we've learned a lot from ukraine about _ past hour. we've learned a lot from ukraine about what _ past hour. we've learned a lot from ukraine about what exactly - past hour. we've learned a lot from ukraine about what exactly that - ukraine about what exactly that entails — ukraine about what exactly that entails. ourarmed ukraine about what exactly that entails. our armed forces ukraine about what exactly that entails. ourarmed forces are extremely— entails. ourarmed forces are extremely capable. they have all the ti l ht extremely capable. they have all the right personnel, munitions and stockpiles to do the job at that high _ stockpiles to do the job at that high intensity warfare environment and that's— high intensity warfare environment and that's what we question. so, concerns about _ and that's what we question. 5r>, concerns about recruitment and that's what we question. 5h, concerns about recruitment and retention, the report points out that at the moment about eight people were leaving the armed forces and being replaced by five. concerns about whether we've got the right weapons stockpiles there. we are nowhere near getting involved in an

all—out war, this is about prevention as much as it is potentially being prepared for that scenario, to say to our potential enemies we are ready.— scenario, to say to our potential enemies we are ready. peter, thank ou. let's get more on the day's stories with roger who is going to start with roger who is going to start with the manhunt after the attack in clapham. the hunt for a man suspected of carrying out a chemical attack in south london is continuing into its fourth day. police have released more pictures of abdul shokoor ezedi as the mum and daughters who were targeted continue to recover in hospital. anisa kadri joins us from outside scotland yard. anisa, what is the latest? good morning. police say that they are working around the clock to try and find abdul should occur as ad.

they are appealing for the public�*s help. they say they've received dozens of calls from the public including possible sightings. the last possible sighting was 90 minutes after the attack, he was seenin minutes after the attack, he was seen in king's cross which is a few miles north of clapham. he was seen in king's cross station boarding a southbound victoria line train. he's 35, he's got a very visible injury on the right—hand side of his face. police really want the public�*s help but they say if anyone sees him then they should call 999 and not approach him directly. and what has the police investigation found so far? and what happened in this attack which was terrifying for notjust those people directly attacked but also others caught up with it on

wednesday night.— also others caught up with it on wednesda niuht. ~ . , ., ., wednesday night. well, a 31-year-old woman and her— wednesday night. well, a 31-year-old woman and her two _ wednesday night. well, a 31-year-old woman and her two daughters - wednesday night. well, a 31-year-old woman and her two daughters were i woman and her two daughters were targeted. the mother is said to have suffered life changing injuries and is in hospital. as far as her two young daughters are concerned, slightly better news that the injuries are not as serious as first thought. in terms of what police have found, they've been carrying out searches in newcastle and london and have searched five properties. in one of the searches, police pictures show empty containers with corrosive warning labels found during the search and tests are now being carried out to determine whether those bottles found during the search contained a substance that was used. so, many questions around abdul shokoor ezedi and his whereabouts. around abdul shokoor ezedi and his whereabouts-—

the mother of 16—year—old brianna ghey, who was murdered by two other teenagers, is calling for a ban on access to social media apps for under—16s. speaking to laura kuenssberg, brianna's mum said the internet was out of control and that children needed to be protected. her daughter's killers, scarlettjenkinson and eddie ratcliffe, were jailed for life on friday. if you're over 16, you can have an adult phone. but then, under the age of 16, you can have a children's phone, which will not have all of the social media apps that are out there now. and also to have software that's automatically downloaded on a parent's phone, which links the children's phone. and it can highlight keywords. so if a child is searching kind of words that scarlett and eddie were searching, it would then flag up on the parent's phone.

you can see the full interview with esther ghey on sunday with laura kuenssberg on bbc one at nine o'clock. there's also a documentary on the bbc iplayer looking into the case and the killing of brianna do guy as well as a special file on four programme which you can find on bbc sounds. power sharing has returned in northern ireland with a nationalist first minister appointed at stormont for the first time. our correspondent fiona trott is in belfast this morning. fiona, what is the mood there this morning? there is relief and also indifference because the assembly has collapsed before but people are saying that it's striking how quickly things have moved. the dup deal was published on wednesday, voted through on thursday, meetings on friday and an executive setup

yesterday, that historic moment. then you have the new first minister, a nationalist for the first time, saying that she believes unity is within touching distance. that is the backdrop to the day—to—day politics here now with ministers hopefully coming together to approve legislation, to improve people's daily lives. we spoke to students yesterday saying this is a cost of survival, hospital waiting times longer than anywhere in the uk. child care, the environment, transport infrastructure, all these things that matter to people who live and work in northern ireland have effectively been put on hold after the dup boycott of two years. now you have with the setting up of the executive the uk treasury turning around and saying his 3.3 billion and the first minister saying that doesn't make up for years of underinvestment. so that tone has been set for the conversation over the coming days

and weeks. so, when you talk about how people are feeling in northern ireland this morning, there is some hope, there is some scepticism but also there is the overall feeling that things are changing. thank you very much- — a new cancer vaccine is being trialled on patients in the uk. the drug has been developed by moderna, the pharmaceutical giant behind one of the covid—19 vaccines, and is aimed at people with advanced melanoma, lung cancer and other solid tumours. experts believe that, if it's effective, it could lead the way to treat a range of cancers. at least 51 people have been killed in what are believed to be chile's deadliest ever wildfires. more than two hundred residents have been reported missing in the central region of valparaiso. more than 1,000 homes have also been damaged or destroyed. protesters who climb on war memorials could face three months in prison and a fine of a thousand pounds, under plans being drawn up by the home office.

the idea is part of a wider strategy, due to be unveiled this week, aimed at tackling disorder at demonstrations. broadcaster angela rippon has revealed that she suffered a "serious asthma attack" on stage during the strictly come dancing tour. she explained that she "stopped breathing" during a dance at a show in liverpool earlier this week, and had been on bed rest for two days. but she made a swift recovery and was back on the dance floor last night in manchester. and the pills have certainly worked their magic. and so i am... i can't say i'm fighting fit, but i'm certainly dancing fit. and so i'm ready to start ripping up the dance floor again.

you should be a headline writer with ponds like that. here's matt with a look at this morning's weather. it's not the best headline on a sunday morning but unfortunately that's the case. good morning, plenty of cloud around, much more cloud today, the northern half of the uk compared with yesterday with more rain in the forecast and still quite blustery as well. we have high pressure to the south, and across iberia, it's this weather front here as it moves northwards intensifying the rain in western scotland. heavy bursts of rain in the north of northern ireland which will ease a bit but rain or drizzle throughout here and in northern england. further south the drizzle easing for some of you. quite a murky day. there will be if few brighter breaks at times. the windiest conditions in

shetland. we will see winds stronger than yesterday elsewhere across the country, may be touching 40 mph in a few places. it's a westerly wind and means it's a pretty mild wind. try tonight in the south of the country. a wet night in western scotland. the rainfall totals are mounting up. we could see some flooding, transport problems, even the odd landslip. some snow on the hills of northern scotland. for most, are pretty bad start to monday morning rush—hour. a little bit more brightness tomorrow. but still lots of cloud and around the hills and coasts quite a misty, murky day. the northern half of scotland where that rain will be at its heaviest and most relentless particularly in the western highlands. but colder air moving

south into much of scotland for tuesday but brighter weather, if you wintry showers in the final. cloudy, mild, outbreaks of rain and drizzle, heavy rain towards the west later on. mainly dry towards the south—east. rain through tuesday night, cold air moving south, something drier and brighter on wednesday but more wet and windy weather for thursday. mild they're trying to push northwards but it's a tussle between the mild air and the cold air. the colder air will wind out late in the week. feeling more like winter by the time we get to next weekend. the return of overnight frost and there's going to be a messy mix of some rain, sleet and hill snow around during the second half of the week before things potentially turn a bit drier next weekend.

it's difficult to imagine and very distressing for those who live with it. imagine hearing constant ringing or buzzing every day — that's the reality for people living with tinnitus. now, there are calls for more support, after a new report revealed one in five people with the condition have experienced thoughts of self harm. we'rejoined by nic ray, from tinnitus uk, and james jackson, who has had tinnitus since he was young. welcome. we will start with you, james. tell us a bit about when you realised that you had to notice. it's a funny thing in a way because it's a funny thing in a way because i started off as a child and i was one of those children that caught everything when i was young. at the time i was six that had measles, german measles, chickenpox, mumps, the lot. shortly after that it was picked up by my parents i had slight

hearing loss in my left ear. i remember looking up to my mum when i was very young and i said, doesn't silence sound funny? she remembers it as well but it was the 1980s and no one really knew anything and you couldn't look it up. we weren't too bothered about it and carried on, i remember as a teenager i had the various noises, whistling, droning, bombers overhead, church bells. i remember going to bed just listening to it, trying to see if there was a rhythm or a pattern to it and it was completely benign. but when i was 18 i had a sudden, catastrophic bilateral hearing loss. i lost about 80-90 bilateral hearing loss. i lost about 80—90 decibels in each year sol wear hearing aids. they try to save my hearing but they couldn't really. i was asked, do you have to notice? and i didn't know what it was. so i

asked and they told me and i suddenly realised that the noise i had had in my head my whole life ought not to have been there. you described different sounds and earlier on the programme we played a couple of examples of the sounds and i think there is one thatis that is stereotypically associated with senators, a high, whining sound. �* . with senators, a high, whining sound. �* , ., with senators, a high, whining sound. fl ., ., with senators, a high, whining sound. �*, ., ., ., �*, sound. it's out of tune and it's there and _ sound. it's out of tune and it's there and it's _ sound. it's out of tune and it's there and it's constantly - sound. it's out of tune and it's i there and it's constantly playing. if you're tired, walking out of the room it goes with you and stays with you. because i have hearing loss, i don't like activities when i have to take out my hearing aids. showers or swimming, i don't like swimming

because when i take my hearing aids out i'm not hearing any noise, the only thing that is there is the tinnitus. that's when it has more of an effect. you have to be careful, tinnitus can stop you enjoying things. i would tinnitus can stop you enjoying things. iwould never swim recreationally. things. i would never swim recreationally.— things. i would never swim recreationally. things. i would never swim recreationall . ., �* recreationally. good morning. i'm sure listening _ recreationally. good morning. i'm sure listening to _ recreationally. good morning. i'm sure listening to james _ recreationally. good morning. i'm sure listening to james speak, - sure listening to james speak, you've heard what he's explained so eloquently many times from countless people. but in terms of the report you've brought out and the fact that for some people it is a serious condition with mental health consequences, were you surprised by that? , ., consequences, were you surprised by that? , . .~ ,�*, consequences, were you surprised by that? , . , that? yes, i mean, james's case is interesting — that? yes, i mean, james's case is interesting because _ that? yes, i mean, james's case is interesting because he's _ that? yes, i mean, james's case is interesting because he's obviously| interesting because he's obviously learnt _ interesting because he's obviously learnt to— interesting because he's obviously learnt to manage it incredibly well. and for— learnt to manage it incredibly well. and for most people with tinnitus,

that's— and for most people with tinnitus, that's the — and for most people with tinnitus, that's the case but for those it distresses, it seems to distress and of the _ distresses, it seems to distress and of the respondents that came back to us, one _ of the respondents that came back to us, one in— of the respondents that came back to us, one in five respondents had experienced thoughts of suicide or self-harm — experienced thoughts of suicide or self—harm in the last year. that leads _ self—harm in the last year. that leads on— self—harm in the last year. that leads on from eight out of ten reporting _ leads on from eight out of ten reporting low mood or anxiety. james mentioned _ reporting low mood or anxiety. james mentioned sleep disturbances and that's— mentioned sleep disturbances and that's really common. i mean, 85% of our respondents said they had trouble — our respondents said they had trouble falling asleep or staying asleep — trouble falling asleep or staying asleep because of the noises they were _ asleep because of the noises they were hearing. asleep because of the noises they were hearing-— asleep because of the noises they were hearinu. . ., ., , ., were hearing. what more can be done to help people? _ were hearing. what more can be done to help people? there _ were hearing. what more can be done to help people? there are _ were hearing. what more can be done to help people? there are plenty - were hearing. what more can be done to help people? there are plenty of. to help people? there are plenty of thins to help people? there are plenty of thin . s that to help people? there are plenty of things that can _ to help people? there are plenty of things that can be _ to help people? there are plenty of things that can be done _ to help people? there are plenty of things that can be done but - to help people? there are plenty of things that can be done but i - to help people? there are plenty of things that can be done but i thinkl things that can be done but i think there _ things that can be done but i think there needs to be an increased awareness and support for those who are struggling. nice guidelines came out in _ are struggling. nice guidelines came out in march 2020, a fortnight before — out in march 2020, a fortnight before the covid pandemic really

took hold, so those guidelines suggested research into finding a standardised, nationwide management model— standardised, nationwide management model for— standardised, nationwide management model for tinnitus. standardised, nationwide management modelfortinnitus. so, we are calling — modelfortinnitus. so, we are calling for— modelfortinnitus. so, we are calling for that to be implemented and greater resources to be given to tinnitus _ and greater resources to be given to tinnitus services. also notjust the kind of— tinnitus services. also notjust the kind of audiology services looking after people's hearing and the noises — after people's hearing and the noises but the need for mental health— noises but the need for mental health support for people who are struggling with their tinnitus. at the moment, the people in our survey said that _ the moment, the people in our survey said that only one in 20 of them were _ said that only one in 20 of them were being referred for cognitive behavioural therapy, which is a proven— behavioural therapy, which is a proven psychological intervention for people with tinnitus. and that, when _ for people with tinnitus. and that, when you — for people with tinnitus. and that, when you see eight out of ten saying they've _ when you see eight out of ten saying they've got _ when you see eight out of ten saying they've got a big mental health impact, — they've got a big mental health impact, there is a bit of a mismatch. i think there needs to be more _ mismatch. i think there needs to be more focused and more resource into

providing _ more focused and more resource into providing the support for people living _ providing the support for people living with tinnitus. as providing the support for people living with tinnitus.— providing the support for people living with tinnitus. as you say, a million mt _ living with tinnitus. as you say, a million mt related _ living with tinnitus. as you say, a million mt related gp _ living with tinnitus. as you say, a i million mt related gp appointments living with tinnitus. as you say, a - million mt related gp appointments a year so it's a big demand on the nhs. james, hearing what nic life said about how big a proportion of tinnitus sufferers feel, how do you feel about that? it tinnitus sufferers feel, how do you feel about that?— tinnitus sufferers feel, how do you feel about that? it doesn't surprise me because _ feel about that? it doesn't surprise me because i _ feel about that? it doesn't surprise me because i know _ feel about that? it doesn't surprise me because i know that _ feel about that? it doesn't surprise me because i know that once - feel about that? it doesn't surprise me because i know that once i - me because i know that once i realised my tinnitus wasn't there and it became next day catastrophic, i don't mind admitting i went through my 20s going through my heavy drinking face because i simply wanted to get to the end of the night and crash out rather than trying to get to sleep with that noise screaming away was impossible. because my hearing was going as well, i kind of recovered, better hearing aids, so the more you can hearing aids, so the more you can hear around you so it isn't the

tinnitus then the better it can be and it allowed me to go back to university. i did psychology, i did a phd and chose tinnitus as a topic. if i had been able to understand it a bit better, i came out other side. does being a psychologist help? i does being a psychologist help? i know that some days... people talk about spikes you wake up one morning and it's terrible but the next day it's fine. it's important for people to be aware that your tinnitus is better or worse on different days. if there something unpleasant you'll listen to it. the trick is to somehow get rid of the anxieties so it's still there but you don't have that emotional attachment element. it's been really good to have him in the studio and nic speaking to us to help with the understanding. thank

you for speaking to us. and thank you for speaking to us. and thank you to everyone who's got in touch, we had a number of e—mails from people living with the same condition. it's now 8:27am. on breakfast we have shared the story of father of two mark williams who was diagnosed with mnd 18 months ago — and the incredible work he has done to raise awareness of the condition. last night mark and his family took to the pitch to deliver the match ball ahead of the doddie weir cup clash between wales and scotland in the six nations, the first match played in wales since the rugby legend and mnd campaigner died of the condition in 2022. markjoins us now from cardiff. because of the way mark's condition has progressed, his speech has been severely affected and so his wife, steph, is going to be helping with the interview. thank you forjoining us this morning. it must have been an

incredibly emotional night for the whole family last night. yes. incredibly emotional night for the whole family last night.— whole family last night. yes, it was. whole family last night. yes, it was- yes- _ whole family last night. yes, it was- yes- it — whole family last night. yes, it was. yes. it was _ whole family last night. yes, it was. yes. it was really - whole family last night. yes, it. was. yes. it was really emotional. mixed emotion. _ was. yes. it was really emotional. mixed emotion. the _ was. yes. it was really emotional. mixed emotion. the adrenaline was going, it was an absolutely huge honourfor us as a going, it was an absolutely huge honour for us as a family to share our moment together. it was absolutely amazing.- our moment together. it was absolutely amazing. park has been described as _ absolutely amazing. park has been described as an _ absolutely amazing. park has been described as an inspiration - absolutely amazing. park has been described as an inspiration and - absolutely amazing. park has been described as an inspiration and an | described as an inspiration and an ambassadorfor the described as an inspiration and an ambassador for the community. described as an inspiration and an ambassadorfor the community. how ambassador for the community. how important ambassadorfor the community. how important is it for you base that this is something you're able to be a part of helping raise awareness around? it’s a part of helping raise awareness around? �* . a part of helping raise awareness around? �*, . ., ,, , ., around? it's the awareness side of it, 'ust around? it's the awareness side of it. just getting _ around? it's the awareness side of it. just getting the _ around? it's the awareness side of it, just getting the message - around? it's the awareness side of it, just getting the message out i it, just getting the message out there, all the fab work georgie did and people like rob burrow and ed slater. it all adds up to the awareness around it and it's getting the message out. not everybody knows what mnd is and now you seem to find it everywhere now. making sure the

message is out there. funding is critical, raising money is critical to finding a cure. at the same time the awareness isjust to finding a cure. at the same time the awareness is just as important. if not more. if the awareness is 'ust as important. if not more.— the awareness is 'ust as important. if not more. if not more important. can ou if not more. if not more important. can you give _ if not more. if not more important. can you give us _ if not more. if not more important. can you give us an _ if not more. if not more important. can you give us an insight - if not more. if not more important. can you give us an insight into - if not more. if not more important. can you give us an insight into the l can you give us an insight into the impact this diagnosis has? it's such an appallingly cruel disease. it’s an appallingly cruel disease. it's had a an appallingly cruel disease. it�*s had a massive impact on us as a family. we've got two young children, eight and four. our world had been turned upside down, our family has been ripped apart and the dynamic has changed massively. mark was always the breadwinner, always the forward planner, sorting the finances out. for me to take on that role was a big change. i'm notjust a wife and mother now, i'm now a

full—time carer which is hard, it's really hard. we've had to rebuild and adapt to the situation that we face. every day is different. some days are bad days but we sit down and reflect on the day and reset and refocus and go from there. what keeps us going is this campaigning work, all this awareness. and fundraising is what keeps us going. the support from community and family and friends has been second to none, it's been absolutely amazing and overwhelming. it you mention the support. bbc breakfast, we have worked a lot on an md across the board. i have had the privilege of meeting a number of

people with the condition, who have talked about the love of the mnd community, which is such a big support. would you agree? you are both nodding- _ support. would you agree? you are both nodding. absolutely. - support. would you agree? you are both nodding. absolutely. it- support. would you agree? you are both nodding. absolutely. it has . both nodding. absolutely. it has been a lifeline. markjust said he won't be here now without it. it is not a club you want to be part of but when you are it is the best club there is. the support we have had. we have a whatsapp group will speak on. the wives have one where we can vent. the men go once a week and speak about their issues, their issues without challenges. because nobody else knows what we are going through unless you are going through it yourself. the best support is speaking to people actually going through the same thing as we are. hearing from both of you now, talking about what it is like to go

through it also helps, doesn't it? it makes a huge difference in terms of fundraising and awareness and improving understanding of the condition. thank you both for your time this morning. i hope you are able to enjoy the rugby though i guess it didn't quite work out in the end. ~ ., ., ., guess it didn't quite work out in the end. . . . ., ~ ., guess it didn't quite work out in the end. . . ., ~ ., 5° the end. what a game! i know. so close. a the end. what a game! i know. so close- a real _ the end. what a game! i know. so close. a real pleasure _ the end. what a game! i know. so close. a real pleasure to - the end. what a game! i know. so close. a real pleasure to speak. the end. what a game! i know. so close. a real pleasure to speak to | close. a real pleasure to speak to you both. sunday with laura kuenssberg is on bbc one at nine o'clock this morning. let's find out what she's got in store. we talk about it at the school gates, in our homes, and we have talked about it so many times in the studio. how should parents and families manage the risk to children from seeing dangerous content online? the government has passed an online safety bill as law. this morning in a very moving interview

we will hearfrom morning in a very moving interview we will hear from the mother of breanna gyre, esther. she won social media apps to be unavailable to those under 16 is my parents to protect their children from the internet, which she calls the wild west. we will be hearing from her and speaking to the education secretary gillian keegan. hope to see you then. one-storey laura kuenssberg — see you then. one-storey laura kuenssberg will _ see you then. one-storey laura kuenssberg will also _ see you then. one-storey laura kuenssberg will also be - see you then. one-storey laura | kuenssberg will also be covering see you then. one-storey laura i kuenssberg will also be covering is something we will to now. the uk hasjoined the us in striking houthi targets in yemen for a third time. british fighterjets took off from cyprus last night as they, along with american forces, struck 36 targets across 13 locations in response to attacks on ships in the red sea. the uk's defence secretary grant shapps said that the uk has a "duty to protect innocent lives and preserve freedom of navigation", adding that the operation is "proportionate and targeted." last night's strikes come amid a tense situation across the middle east — with the us and uk

governments laying particular blame on iran and the groups it backs. the bbc�*s analysis editor, ros atkins, has taken a closer look at what we know about iran's alliances, and the so—called axis of resistance. as the crisis in the middle east escalates, there's one country the us references all the time. we do not want this war to widen. but if iran or its proxies attack us personnel anywhere, make no mistake — we will defend our people, we will defend our security, swiftly and decisively. last weekend, three us soldiers were killed in a drone attack. the location was northeastern jordan. the target was a us military base called tower 22. the group claiming responsibility is the islamic resistance in iraq. but the us is clear on where blame really lies. our teams here are continuing to do

the analysis, but we know that iran is behind it, and certainly as as we've said before here in this in this briefing room, iran continues to arm and equip these groups to launch these attacks. iran calls these claims "baseless accusations". but iran does have a network of allies across the region. it has a name for it, the axis of resistance — united, it says, in its opposition to israel and the us. this axis includes the group behind the tower 22 attack. iran has taken advantage, frankly, of the current moment of conflict to do what iran has been doing for many, many years, which is to disrupt, to target the us and partners in a variety of ways, mostly through the efforts of its proxy militias.

and since hamas's attack on october 7th and israel's response to it, this disruption has taken many forms. for example, houthi rebels in yemen have repeatedly attacked shipping in the red sea. the us says there have been over 160 attacks by militia on its military positions in iraq and syria. but how does this network of allies work, how close is their relationship with iran, and what is iran trying to achieve? if we go back to 1979, there was an uprising in iran against the monarchy — iran became an islamic republic. ever since, it's sought to spread its influence in the region. in recent years, that's involved support for the assad regime in syria, where iranian forces have been deployed, support for large militant groups such as hezbollah in lebanon and the houthis in yemen, and support for smaller groups, including in iraq. we have a whole range of iraqi shia militias, which have been formed in lots of different ways and have very different connections with iran. and, in fact, they're in an umbrella movement that has non—shia militias included as well, so it's very complicated to navigate the types of links within that part of the axis of resistance.

and iran's support for its network comes in several forms. first, money. in 2020, the us estimated that iran gave hezbollah $700 million a year, as well as $100 million a year to palestinian groups including hamas, and it estimates the houthis have received hundreds of millions of dollars too. iran doesn't acknowledge this funding. but, as well as money, iran is supplying weapons too. recently, two us military personnel died in an operation to intercept a boat in the red sea. the us released this image. it says the boat was transporting iranian—made weapons to the houthis. or there's hezbollah. one estimate put its arsenal at 130,000 rockets and missiles. it's believed many of them come from iran. and if iran is supplying money and weapons, is it also coordinating the actions of its allies? after october 7th, the us acknowledged, "we have not yet seen

evidence that iran directed or was behind this particular attack." but that needs placing in context. iran does not necessarily exert day—to—day operational control over each and every one of its proxies. but that being said, when you provide strategic direction, when you provide significant materiel, and you provide significant training, you cannot avoid culpability. and given this level of support from iran, inevitably, many are asking, what does it want? well, to understand this, we again need to look at iran's history — not least the iran—iraq war of the 1980s, which began when iraq invaded. iran doesn't necessarily see itself as an aggressive actor. it sees itself as deeply vulnerable.

in particular, memories of the iran—iraq war, when it was very vulnerable to iraqi missiles and many people died, are absolutely key in iran's political conception of where it sits in the region. so its whole policy is built on never again allowing itself to be encircled or isolated. and to meet that goal, the axis of resistance is crucial. it is not looking for a massive escalation and a war outright with the us or israel. what it's interested in, however, is maintaining the kind of equilibrium and violence groups that it has across the region. in a statement this week, iran's revolutionary guard said, "we do not seek war, but we are not afraid of war." iran's motivations and ambitions are a fiercely contested subject. but as the us calibrates its response to the tower 22 attack, there's no debate that the axis of resistance is crucial to iran's efforts to position itself in the region and to challenge

israel and america. some analysis of the situation in the middle east. and of course coverage throughout the day of any developments on bbc news. now time to catch up with jane on the sport. only one story to begin with, isn't there? it only one story to begin with, isn't there? ., . . . only one story to begin with, isn't there? . , , . . only one story to begin with, isn't there? , . ., ., , , there? it was such a stereotypical came of there? it was such a stereotypical game of two _ there? it was such a stereotypical game of two halves. _ there? it was such a stereotypical game of two halves. if _ there? it was such a stereotypical game of two halves. if you - there? it was such a stereotypical game of two halves. if you only i game of two halves. if you only watch the first half, like roger, you may not have seen this coming. noidea you may not have seen this coming. no idea what happened. he thought it was all over at 27—0. you no idea what happened. he thought it was all over at 27-0._ was all over at 27-0. you missed a heck of a second _ was all over at 27-0. you missed a heck of a second half. _ was all over at 27-0. you missed a heck of a second half. wales - was all over at 27-0. you missed a | heck of a second half. wales fought back. what an opening weekend it was!

from ireland beating france in marseille on friday night, to england onlyjust getting past italy, and scotland making history in wales by one point! it was an action—packed start to this year's six nations, as olly foster reports. the doddie weir cup is staying in scottish hands. how they almost threw it away! they have been trying and failing for 22 years to win in cardiff, but wales rolled out the red carpet for them. duhan van der merwe strolled through. he's quicker than that — a lot quicker. stretching his legs in the second half, he stretched the lead 27 points. wales could have folded, but they fought. the rebuild was remarkable. they have got their own flyer — rio dyer. commentator: does cardiff still believe? i four unanswered tries and they were just a point behind, but the clock was against them. the comeback cruelly cut short. scotland so glad for the final whistle. it's a funny one.

i think a lot of players are disappointed and we tried to say to them this is a really important win — important win for the next few weeks of the championship, but also, in terms of not winning a game for so long. there's rarely a given in professional sport, but this fixture is as close as you can get — 30 games, 30 england wins. but what was this in rome? two italy tries and they had a half—time lead. when tommaso alan went over the stadio olimpico, it was ecstatic—o. alex mitchell edged england in front for the first time in the second half. commentator: what an effort from alex mitchell! _ george ford kicked them ten points clear. italy weren't done, though. monty ioane with another score. they fell three points short in the end, but that is the closest they have come to beating england. the immediate emotion for them in rome...relief. just as there was for the scots at the principality stadium. they won't want to wait another generation before their next win there. it has been a breathtaking and emotional opening weekend in the six nations.

scotland just getting over the line to england too, but it was that statement win by the irish over the french on friday night that has really set the benchmark for the rest of this championship. olly foster, bbc news, in cardiff. to a remarkable day in the premier league yesterday. five matches were played, 26 goals scored and eight of them came at stjames' park. there was late drama at both everton and burnley, and even though crystal palace won in midweek, the pressure is really mounting on manager roy hodgson after a day to forget at brighton. dan ogunshakin rounds up the action. these are dark days down at the bottom. at brighton, fury. crystal palace fans deeply unhappy. tuesday's win had brought roy hodgson some breathing space, but any residual positivity was erased almost immediately. commentator: brighton taken them two

minutes to find the lead! _ from that early blow, palace would never recover. jack hinshelwood leapt highest to double brighton's lead and then it didn't take long for two to become three. into the box, it is three! two goals in two minutes! palace would improve after the break, but a fourth brighton goal left fans scrambling for answers, and wondering how much time hodgson's reign has left. it is a derby game, it's a game which is important to palace people, and when you lose it by four goals to one, it's a very bad day. at brammall lane, first, there was anger and then apathy. sheffield united were already 3—0 down to aston villa before youri tielemans took aim. commentator: and that was smashed in by tielemans! i they are not giving that one out. two more heading for the exits with those left perhaps wondering why they didn'tjoin them. things got worse

for those who stayed. a fifth goal for a rampant villa. sheffield united's premier league dream has long become a reoccurring nightmare. it wasn't all doom and gloom down at the bottom. there were signs of life. luton scored four goals in a premier league match for a second game in a row, although newcastle struck back to deny them another famous win. at goodison, everton grabbed a dramatic late equaliser to deny tottenham. jarrad branthwaite rescuing a point after former striker richarlison had threatened to leave them sour. —— the toffees sour. and there was equally late drama. the new signing brace saw burnley come from 2—0 down to earn a draw when defeat had looked almost certain. dan ogunshakin, bbc news. there are four more games today with, arguably, the highlight coming from the emirates, as title rivals arsenal take on liverpool. the two sides have met twice already this season, and arsenal haven't won either of them. manager mikel arteta says they have to use that previous experience to their advantage.

all we need to do is play like we played the last two games against them and be more efficient in the areas that are going to decide the game. but i'm very excited. it's always great to prepare a game against liverpool, how good they are. they dominate every aspect of the game and we play at home. and what i sense is a real sense of positivity and enthusiasm around the place. inside, we just focus on the game, on the things we have to do, improve from the games we played against them, learn from the games we played against them because they are really good and they ask for a lot and try to win. that's all. it's difficult enough anyway. at arsenal, it's probably more difficult anyway, but we are in a good moment and we should use that as well. that will be a great match! in scotland, there is very much a title race brewing as rangers beat livingstone 3—0 and celtic drew with aberdeen, cutting the gap at the top of the premiership tojust three points.

the league leaders could only manage a 1—1 draw at pittodrie. the home side went ahead first, depite sacking their manager last week. celtic then equalised through new signing nicolas kuhn — neither side could find a winner. india are still on top against england on the third day of the second test in visakhapatnam, despite a good bowling performance by the tourists. england took four wickets to restrict india in the morning session but india recovered with shubman gill reaching a century before eventually falling to debutant shoaib bashir. a few moments ago they were 227 for 6, a lead of 370 runs. just days after tyson fury�*s heavyweight unification fight with oleksandr usyk was postponed, there is now a new date for your diaries. it will go ahead on may the 18th in saudi arabia. the bout was originally due to take place on february the 17th, but was postponed after fury was cut above his eye during training on friday.

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the country. 16 in shetland. elsewhere well into double figures if not low to mid—teens. a mild night to come tonight for many. try a further south but very wet weather to the north of glasgow. in the western highlands, we could see the risk of flooding and travel disruption in the next 24 hours. the rain turning to snow in the north—east on the highest of hills. tomorrow, the rush hour will be pretty mild comment nine to ten as we start the day. a few more cloud breaks tomorrow in central and eastern england. the cloud big enough to produce rain and drizzle. murky around western hills at times. the rain remains relentless across parts of north and west scotland. a cooler day the snow on the hills. for most, it stays mild. things will turn colder and colder air will start to work its way south as we go

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for the day in central paris will cost nearly £200. on the eve of the vote, views were mixed. translation: personally, i would be more in favour, | because i cycle and they are extremely polluting cars and on top of that, they're extremely dangerous. translation: i do not think it is too fair, i i think it penalises people. i don't know, there are electric cars that are suvs. it's the second time in a year that paris city hall has arranged a referendum on transport. last april, the question was to whether to ban on—street fleets of e—scooters. the city got its way back then with a clear vote against the scooters. it will be hoping for a similar result today. hugh schofield, bbc news, paris. the polls have opened in the past hour, as we the polls have opened in the past hour, as we said. the polls have opened in the past hour, as we said. i the polls have opened in the past hour, as we said. i am the polls have opened in the past hour, as we said. i am sure the polls have opened in the past hour, as we said. i am sure we the polls have opened in the past hour, as we said. i am sure we will get the result on bbc news. a new performing arts course is helping people with learning

disabilities and autism break into the world of acting — with one of its former students starring in coronation street. the course — created by a company in bradford — has been described as the first of its kind in the country — and amelia shallish went to meet some of the actors. these students are heading into the final months of their studies. they are taking part in a performing arts course in bradford for people with learning disabilities and autism. they have had training in dance, theatre and industry studies. the idea is to support the students in creativity, whetherfor idea is to support the students in creativity, whether for personaljoy or a pathway to help their career aspirations. i or a pathway to help their career aspirations-— aspirations. i 'oined the course because i— aspirations. ijoined the course because i wanted _ aspirations. ijoined the course because i wanted to _ aspirations. ijoined the course because i wanted to be - aspirations. ijoined the course because i wanted to be a i because i wanted to be a professional actor. that is what i wanted to do, really. i professional actor. that is what i wanted to do, really.— wanted to do, really. i really wanted to do, really. i really wanted to — wanted to do, really. i really wanted to do _ wanted to do, really. i really wanted to do acting - wanted to do, really. i really wanted to do acting and i wanted to do, really. i really i wanted to do acting and music and stuff _ wanted to do acting and music and stuff near— wanted to do acting and music and stuff. nearwhere wanted to do acting and music and stuff. near where i was there were

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they are fans of people who can kind of go, i see myself there. there is assumption he did not have training. we can only train 15 people at a time. there should be more places around the country doing this. as around the country doing this. as applications are open for the 2024 intake of these students are passing on the ball to a new group of creatives wanting to turn bad dreams into reality. —— bad dreams into reality. this is slightly bizarre. we all need a break sometimes — but for 150 lucky guinea pigs in lincolnshire, the comforts of a hotel are something they get to enjoy every day. one couple have built a specially—designed shed in their backyard for their tiny pets.

it's been dubbed "the ritz" for rodents, and has become a viral internet hit. let's take a look. guinea pigs squeak hello! people say it is a guinea pig hotel, like the ritz. you can buy them as many houses as you like and they will all squeeze into one together. i never know how to answer this question. i always loved guinea pigs. they are very underestimated animals and they deserve so much more credit than what they get, and my husband always promised me that he would build me something spectacularfor the guinea pigs, and he did. all of these piggies have names, and i know 99.9% of them. there are a couple i get confused. in all honesty, we go through baby name books to try and think of names

we haven't used before because there are that many! this is a 20—foot by 10—foot shed, but it is not a shed, really. it is a home, it is so well—built, been engineered to the nth degree. so there isjust over 140 in here, which i know seems like a lot, it is absolutely fine, and they are very social animals so — they need friends, and they have got a lot of friends. do they notice that they are kind of internet famous? well, they are used to me taking pictures of them in videos all the time, but, no, i don't think they do know. appreciate it more. come on! they look so good! love it. yesterday, we did a full up—top—bottom clean — it took us 12 hours. it is hard work, but... how can you not love it? it is just amazing.

we mentioned earlier, we were talking about tendinitis. lots of you have in touch. —— tinnitus. kerry has suffered from it for the last couple of years and it is a loud sound which drowns things out. another has had it for over 20 years and has come to terms with the fact it will always be there and has learned to live with it. so from lincoln says sometimes you can forget about it when it comes back and it is worse. another says sometimes i can tune it out but that

does not happen very often. clearly a debilitating thing for people who have it. thank you very much for all your comments. that's all we've got time for this morning. breakfast will be back tomorrow at six. have a lovely day, goodbye.

breanna ghey was just 16, killed by two other scarlettjenkinson had plotted the murder with eddie ratcliffe on messaging apps and watched videos of torture and violence on the dark web. brianna's mum now wants change. i'd like to see mobile phone companies take more responsibility. it's so difficult for parents now to safeguard their children. just as the world's biggest tech bosses are confronted by bereaved parents... would you like now to apologise to the victims who have been harmed by your product? show them the pictures. would you like to apologise for what you've done to these good people? ..and senators, too.

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