nick eardley, thank you- nick _ about what was coming. nick eardley, thank you. and did he succeed? he the prime minister trying to do here and did he succeed?— the prime minister trying to do here and did he succeed? he was obviously t in: to and did he succeed? he was obviously trying to prepare _ and did he succeed? he was obviously trying to prepare the _ and did he succeed? he was obviously trying to prepare the way _ and did he succeed? he was obviously trying to prepare the way for- and did he succeed? he was obviously trying to prepare the way for some - trying to prepare the way for some really tough decisions that they know they will have to make in the budget. he wants to be able to portray his own labour government is completely different in style and approach from the tory premier ships that went before, particularly those of borisjohnson and the liz truss. he wants to show, demonstrate, indicate that he is someone who will not promise big and failed to deliver likejohnson did in many respects, and liz truss did. nor will he throw money around like c

nick eardley in downing street come ou, that.me you, please keep _ that. nick eardley in downing street come you, please keep us _ that. nick eardley in downing street come you, please keep us updated. | the unrest in some areas of the uk over the past week has, in part, been fuelled by misinformation circulating online. the government has said social media companies have a moral responsibility to clamp down on any misinformation. daniel de simone has been looking at the significant rule social media is having in the ongoing disorder. how is the information spreading online? it's spreading on open social media platforms like tiktok and x. the telegram messaging app, which has long hosted extreme material, is being used to share lists of targets, including hotels believed to be used by migrants and immigration solicitors. many users hide behind online personas rather than using their real identities. and more closed, encrypted apps like whatsapp are also being used, which are even harder to police or monitor. false information — o

nick eardley, bbc news, westminster. let's get some of the day's other news now.the civil war in sudan, which has claimed thousands of lives, and driven millions from their homes. the talks in switzerland come after sixteen months of brutal civil conflict between the sudanese army and the rsf paramilitary forces. however, the sudanese government, whose forces have been fighting the paramilitary rsf, will not be represented. a fast—spreading new variant of the highly infectious disease mpox has been declared a public health emergency in africa. since the beginning of the year, there have been nearly 14,000 cases and 450 deaths recorded in the democratic republic of congo. the disease has also been recorded in other african countries. the former england cricket captain turned tv presenter freddie flintoff has opened up about his life since he was injured in a high—speed crash whilst filming an episode of the bbc top gear show in 2022. he was left with severe facial injuries and broken ribs after the car he was in flipped off a test track. for his new series, freddie

nick eardley, thank ou.nt, volodymyr zelensky, has vowed to respond after at least four people were killed in a second consecutive night of heavy russian drone and missile strikes. these are pictures from central ukraine, where local officials say two people were killed when a hotel was wiped out in mr zelensky�*s home city. two people also died in drone attacks in the city of zaporizhzhia. moscow claims it's using precision weaponry to target energy and other infrastructure. yesterday, russia launched one of its biggest attacks on ukraine since the start of the war. our reporter abdujalil abdurasulov told us what happened across ukraine overnight and what damage was caused by this bombardment. well, air raid sirens kept going off in kyiv and across ukraine all night and this morning as well. and according to the ukrainian air force, russia launched some 80 drones and about ten missiles, including air—launched ballistic missiles. and this number is much fewer than the number of missiles and drones moscow use

nick eardley, bbc news, westminster.n dorset has been granted special protection. our correspondent duncan kennedy reports. this is the story of tragedy, great riches, heroism and poetry. and it all revolves around this ship, the earl of abergavenny, that floundered in these waters off dorset more than 200 years ago. yes, this is the maritime gallery in here. david carter has spent a0 years diving on the wreck of the vessel. he says it was en route from portsmouth to china when it hit a sandbank in a storm off the shores of weymouth. even by the standards of the day, just how big a tragedy was this? this was an enormous tragedy that went right across the country. 250 people died. it was human error. the conditions of the storm, of the night, and everything coming together, causing the perfect storm. the earl of abergavenny was not only a revolutionary design incorporating metal into its wooden frame, but the captain was someone special, too. the clue to his identity lies in these gold cufflinks with the initials jw. they

nick eardley, bbc news, westminster.ak to our political correspondent, damian grammaticas. we heard calls therefore action. politically, what could that look like? i politically, what could that look like? ~' politically, what could that look like? ~ ., , ., , like? i think a couple of things, one thing on — like? i think a couple of things, one thing on the _ like? i think a couple of things, one thing on the policing - like? i think a couple of things, one thing on the policing side, | one thing on the policing side, which you heard a bit about there, is this ongoing campaign by british transport police which is to encourage women and girls to come forward and report crimes. what they believe is that that is partly responsible for the increase in number as we are seeing, it is also worth saying that the baseline for those figures is 2021. that was a time during a pandemic when they were at lower numbers of people travelling, therefore you would imagine there lower numbers of reports. so some, there is a caveat behind s

nick eardley, bbc news, westminster.of the worst wildfires to hit the region in a decade. the blazes have now been brought under control, but they've left a trail of destruction. at least one person has died and dozens more have been injured. let's speak to our correspondent azadeh moshiri — who's in a suburb of athens. tell us about the damage behind you? areas like these are a reminder that these fires have come to the suburbs of athens. this was one of the worst hit suburbs. it is where homes, residential areas have been hit. government officials and authorities are coming here to try and assess the damage done to these homes and cars. there are some people are going around, i think they can tell we are the bbc. and they are trying to figure out what kind of support these communities need. the government has already earmarked 4.7 million euros to try to help businesses, people who have been affected by these fires. we also know that nearly 650 people have been allocated temporary housing since sunday. those are the la

nick eardley, bbc news, westminster. their a—level and other level 3 results tomorrow. it can be a stressful time, and, ahead of the day, what happens if the teenager in your life doesn't get the grades they'd hoped for? what do they do next and how best to prepare? well clearing, where universities and colleges fill places they still have on their courses, is key. around 30,000 places are currently expected to be available in clearing, but the number could increase on the day, as more are released. let's speak to courteney sheppard, who is head of customer contact for the higher education admissions service, ucas. kyla—shanice barnes—yates is a student at the university of wolverhampton who had such a positive experience when she went through clearing, she now works to support young people through clearing, as well as her studies. thank you both forjoining us. i'm will admit, thank you both forjoining us. i'm willadmit, iam thank you both forjoining us. i'm will admit, i am the parent waiting for a levels results tomorr

nick eardley, thank you for —— i give very much for the moment.d in the violence in rotherham yesterday. jessica lane is there, and we can speak to her now. jessica, just explain what the clear up jessica, just explain what the clear up operation is there with you this morning? up operation is there with you this mornin: ? �* ., ., . ., morning? after all the violence and destruction today _ morning? after all the violence and destruction today is _ morning? after all the violence and destruction today is the _ morning? after all the violence and destruction today is the time - morning? after all the violence and destruction today is the time for . destruction today is the time for the clean—up. you can probably see behind me they are boarding up the windows. that is because along the ground floor of this hotel loads of the windows have been broken in the unrest yesterday. there are about 700 people here. it started off fairly peacefully with a protest, thenit fairly peacefully with a protest, then it started to get a lot more violent when some an

let's go live to downing street and speak to our political correspondent and nick eardley.to be there and what is the focus of this meeting? i and what is the focus of this meeting?— and what is the focus of this meetin: ? ~' , ., meeting? i think the big idea, nic , is meeting? i think the big idea, nicky. is to — meeting? i think the big idea, nicky, is to look _ meeting? i think the big idea, nicky, is to look at _ meeting? i think the big idea, nicky, is to look at what - meeting? i think the big idea, - nicky, is to look at what happened over the weekend and try and see where it might happen again, and what can be done to respond to it. obviously over the course of the 0bviously over the course of the weekend there were a lot of meetings in government about the disorder that was breaking out in different parts of the country. but this is the first time that on a monday morning senior cabinet ministers will be able to sit around that table with senior police officers and try and draw some lessons about what happened. i think it is pretty clear when you speak to people s

nick eardley, bbc news, westminster.nt zelensky says his forces have captured more than 100 prisoners—of—war, as they expand their cross—border incursion into russia. a state of emergency has been declared in another russian region, belgorod, as president putin accused ukraine of committing crimes against his people. our correspondent will vernon reports. the russian military has been busy making slick videos, apparently showing it's striking back against ukrainian forces in kursk. russia's defence ministry claims the ukrainian advance has been stopped, but ukraine's president says his forces march on. translation: we're expanding our area of active operations _ in the kursk region. the commander—in—chief reported that our forces control 7a towns and villages. i thank every soldier and commander that has achieved this. in kursk, people queue for handouts of humanitarian aid. over 100,000 residents are said to have been evacuated. it's a sobering picture of how ordinary russians are starting to feel the impact of this war

eardley has this report.unior was arrested by british transport police last year. the 50—year—old had sexually assaulted a woman on a train. he admitted it and was sentenced to 20 months in prison. but new figures show that this is far from an isolated case. british transport police figures show an average of 31 reports a day involving violent crimes against women or girls.

thank you, for now, nick eardley in _ well. thank you, for now, nick eardley in downing _ well.eardley in downing street. - let's go to southport now, and speak to our reporter lauren moss. we come from those three young girls being killed in southport and the community still being trying to come to terms with what has happened. yes, like you say, one week since the death of three little girls set in motion a chain of events across the country but here in this part of southport it is bebe king, elsie dot stancombe and alice dasilva aguiar who the thoughts are with, more flowers and balloons have been left, chalk messages written by children and candles burning through the night. merseyside has seen violence this weekend, in walton in liverpool and the city centre, protesters clashing with police, wheelie bins and bricks thrown and five people will appear in court this morning charged in connection with that. but in a plea to bring the wider merseyside community and the countryside together, local faith leaders released a joint treatment last night saying, saying, too many people

at the front of number ten in his customary place, our political correspondent nick eardley.ing this now? he is trying to get on the front foot, is the short answer. he wants to trying to frame the debate we are going to be having over the next few months. i think there's a couple of key points or key themes i should say, to watch out for in this speech. the first is trying to draw a line under previous governments, to say this government is going to be very different from those we saw under rishi sunak and liz truss and borisjohnson. the rose garden in downing street is an interesting choice of venue. remember at the start of the coalition, that's where you had nick clegg and david cameron. more recently it is perhaps best known for that dominic cummings press conference when he had to talk about his decision to go to barnyard castle during lockdown. also some of the images that emerged from the lockdown period of borisjohnson and his staff out in the garden during restrictions. i think keir starmer will try to draw pretty obvious distinctions, saying my government will be v

let�*s speak to our political correspondent nick eardley who is in westminster.ng to expect from this meeting? i wouldn't exect expect from this meeting? i wouldn't expect anything. _ expect from this meeting? i wouldn't expect anything. i — expect from this meeting? i wouldn't expect anything, i wouldn't _ expect from this meeting? i wouldn't expect anything, i wouldn't expect i expect anything, i wouldn�*t expect anything on policy or any extra resources. but after the violence and disorder we saw over the weekend, the government may think it is a chance to sit down senior members and senior police officers to try and figure out what happened over the weekend and what lessons can be learnt for the next few weeks. i think it is more and practical than anything else, but we also getting some pretty strong —— map more logistical and practical than anything else, but we also getting some pretty strong messaging about a crackdown on those people getting arrested over the weekend. we had the home secretary this morning yvette cooper talking about a reckoning for thos

., , our political correspondent nick eardley is in westminster.s in two days, that gives a sign of how concerned the prime minister is. it is that gives a sign of how concerned the prime minister is.— the prime minister is. it is a sign of how worried _ the prime minister is. it is a sign of how worried number - the prime minister is. it is a sign of how worried number ten - the prime minister is. it is a sign of how worried number ten is - the prime minister is. it is a sign i of how worried number ten is about what could happen in the next few days and we have heard the warnings from police, various police forces, about more protests planned for tomorrow. the message from the prime minister tonight was designed to be one of reassurance and also deterrence, and four days the prime minister has been urging swift action against people involved in rioting and tonight he said that he thinks that is starting to work, 400 arrests already, 100 people being charged, and keir starmer saying to people that if you take place in the unrest, then you will be

let�*s speak to our political correspondent nick eardley who is in westminster.was there and what was discuss? i next, do we know what -- who was there and what was discuss?- there and what was discuss? i think there and what was discuss? i think there were a _ there and what was discuss? i think there were a couple _ there and what was discuss? i think there were a couple of _ there and what was discuss? i think there were a couple of things - there and what was discuss? i think there were a couple of things that l there were a couple of things that would have been pretty high on the agenda. 0ne would have been pretty high on the agenda. one is what police have learnt from the last few days. there were loads of talks this morning at number ten about what should be done over the next few days, an indication of the consent there is indication of the consent there is in government, that this is going to continue and there will be more unrest. as no one of the key topics of conversation will be lessons learnt over the weekend and what that could mean for the next we

nick eardley, bbc news, westminster. the rest of this morning's news. president biden has said he hopes a ceasefire deal in gaza could dissuade iran from launching an attack on israel. iran blames israel for the death of a hamas leader in tehran and has vowed to retaliate. our middle east correspondent hugo bachega is in beirut. ceasefire talks are due to restart. what are the chances of a breakthrough? good morning. ithink good morning. i think there is little hope significant progress can be made in these talks. yesterday i think a lot of people believed the talks had been called by the us, egypt and qatar to buy time to postpone this iranian response. i think this was something president biden talked about yesterday and he also acknowledged it was getting harder to reach a deal in gaza. many differences between israel and hamas remain. lots of questions about the participation of hamas in these talks. also questions about the intentions of the israeli prime minister who many believe is not interested in a deal and he

let's speak to our political correspondent nick eardley who is in westminster.ialist police officers, what do we know about that? hat specialist police officers, what do we know about that?— we know about that? not a great deal we know about that? not a great deal, that is _ we know about that? not a great deal, that is the _ we know about that? not a great deal, that is the honest - we know about that? not a great deal, that is the honest answer. | deal, that is the honest answer. what the government is hoping that it is a unit of specialist officers who can basically travel around the country where they think there is going to be unrest. it is not the actual army, going to be unrest. it is not the actualarmy, it going to be unrest. it is not the actual army, it is police officers, despite the name, and the idea will be that they can almost respond whack a mole to parts of the country where some of this unrest is happening. as well as that plan, the prime minister said he also wants people to be named as quickly as possible after they are arrested on suspicion

let's speak to nick eardley, who is in downing street for us. — about this unrest? yes, as you say, he has been in _ about this unrest? yes, as you say, he has been in that _ about this unrest? yes, as you say, he has been in that meeting - about this unrest? yes, as you say, he has been in that meeting with i he has been in that meeting with several high—ranking police officers over the past hour and a half or so. the message we heard from the prime minister at the start of that meeting was about offering them support to take action and to clamp down on some of these protests. these protests we have seen over the last few days. with that, protest is perhaps the wrong word because the prime minister was calling this marauding mobs, saying they were not protests, that he considered them violent and disordered and that the police needed the powers they required to clamp down on them. i think there is clearly some concern in number ten about what we have seen over the past 48 hours, those protest starting in southport and then spreading, it seems,

let�*s talk to our political correspondent, nick eardley, in downing street.hat are we expecting? it's it�*s another sign of how worried the government is about disruption and further days, particularly what might happen tomorrow night, so that will no doubt be high on the agenda. over the past 2a hours, the prime minister has been focusing on deterrents, saying people suspected of crime should be named publicly, hoping that will put other people off taking part in some of these demonstrations. but there has also been a lot of talk about online activity. the government thinks there is already significant scope to tackle things like incitement online, but it has also held talks with the social media companies daniel was just talking about to urge them to go further, to work with the government to try and tackle disinformation and misinformation which has been spreading, and many think has been fanning the flames of these rights. the problem the government has, though, is achieving consensus with those companies can often be tricky, and there is no better remind

eardley is in downing street.is is a major challenge for keir starmer, only a month into thejob, and i think the government wants to be seen to be on the front foot and on top of this, so a few updates to bring you from that cobra meeting this morning. the government, working with police, has announced that a new specialist unit will be set up, an army, as the prime minister calls it, of specialist officers who can be deployed around england to different places where unrest is taking place. it is not the actual army, it is police officers, but it is being called an army of specialists. the prime minister is also pushing for people who have taken part in protests and are suspected of committing crimes to be named as soon as possible, to be identified by the police, and for their names to be put in the public domain. the strategy there is pretty clear, to try and send a message to people that if you take part in violence or riots, you will be outed in public, hoping that that will act as a deterrent. the prime minis

eardley, who was watching the prime minister's speech closely.g this, today? it isa it is a pretty stark message, isn't it? things are going to get worse before they get better. the budget is going to be painful. there are going to be big asks of the country in the next few months. the reason keir starmer is doing it is to try and frame the debate over the coming months. to say to the country, we have been left a dire economic inheritance so when we make the difficult decisions that are coming do not blame us, blame the last lot. the conservatives dispute that and say the economy was on the turn when the general election happened. it is also worth bearing in mind keir starmer now has to make decisions, decisions about what to prioritise and work to potentially cut. those decisions will often be controversial. you need to look at the backlash over the decision to scrap the winter fuel payment to see how quickly opposition to a decision can grow. sir keir starmer is getting used to power. we saw that with the speech he gave this morning, he is gett

nick eardley is finding out for us this morning. good morning.ow a hostel. there have been big changes in the world of hostels in the last few years. the pandemic had an impact, the rising cost of fuel or meant the youth hostel association in england and wales were looking to sell on some properties to try to cover on its costs. they were hoping most of those would stay as youth hostels. this is an example of exactly that happening. to talk through the numbers, 21 locations were put up for sale last summer. 12 of them have been sold and half of that 12, six, are to franchises. they are staying as youth hostels, which are still in the yha portfolio. you have bought this place can this is yours. what attracted you to it? it place can this is yours. what attracted you to it?- attracted you to it? it is a stunning _ attracted you to it? it is a stunning building - attracted you to it? it is a stunning building and - attracted you to it? it is a stunning building and a l attracted you to it? it is a - stunning building and a beautiful iocation~ — stun