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share is only share and who we share is only beginning to catch up. a police camera in the united states has caught the moment that a meteor, travelling at more than 16,000 miles an hour, tore across the sky. people across four mid—western states saw the spectacular display, which turned the sky green in the early hours of the morning. snow there — snow heading this way as well, apparently. we have a big mixture of weather gci’oss we have a big mixture of weather across the country today. a good portion of the uk has seen sunshine, but there are showers and even a bit of snow, particularly in scotland. there are reports of snow across the central belt and towards the north—east. windy here, and grey gci’oss north—east. windy here, and grey across eastern parts of the uk. in the west, and mixture of sunshine and showers. the showers have been pretty heavy for wales and south
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west england. plenty of sunshine through the midlands and into the south—east, nudging temperatures up to 10 celsius. it is cool, chile, grey and damp across the east coast. some sunshine for northern ireland, and one or two showers. a messy picture of scotland. the best of the dry and bright weather in the west, but there is snow across the grampians. the wet and windy weather continues for the northern isles. little change for this evening. snow continues in eastern scotland, mainly on high ground. showers in the south—west become confined to coastal areas, but it will turn cold skies in the west. missed, fog and ice. the weather front on the east coast will work its way to the west. on wednesday, a lot of cloud around. outbreaks of rain. don't be surprised to see the odd snowflake
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in eastern england, and eastern scotland. a distinctly chilly feel across eastern areas, because we have started to pull an easterly wind from the near continent, which will continue to push that weather front across the uk and keep this low pressure as they art in the atlantic. thursday will be a cold, grey day with biting easterly wind. the best of any brighter weather will be across sheltered western areas. the same picture on friday — areas. the same picture on friday — a lot of grey weather, and feeling even colder. towards the end of the week, as i mentioned, that easterly wind will continue, and it could bring a few snow showers, particularly as we head into the weekend. it looks like being east and north east england and
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south—east scotland. stay tuned to the weather. a reminder of our main story this lunchtime: the commons speaker, john bercow is facing growing criticism from mps after saying he would prevent president trump from addressing parliament. that's all from the bbc news at one, so it's goodbye from me. that afternoon. —— good afternoon. joe root would be a "very different leader" who's willing to take a lot more risks than alastair cook as england cricket captain. that's the view of his coach at yorkshire andrew gale. the ecb are considering a successor to cook, who stepped down yesterday. gale's told the bbc that root is ready and the time is right for him to step up. hears a different leader, he is willing to try things. he is a lot more risky than alistair cook. the games he has captained in my absence at yorkshire, you could tell he was
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not worried about taking risks. so i think he will be a very different leader, but i think when he steps up he is ready, the time is right for him. england's director of cricket, andrew strauss has denied that joe root is the only candidate for thejob. there is a process to go through. he isa there is a process to go through. he is a very prominent cricketer and influential person in the dressing room, so there is no doubt he would be short listed candidate, but i don't want to rule anyone out at this stage. iaaf president lord coe insists he did not mislead an mps' inquiry over what he knew about the state—sponsored doping program in russia. emails emerged that appeared to show he was aware of allegations of blackmail and failed drugs tests involving russian athletes months before they became public. he denies the allegations and has been speaking to our sports news correspondent richard conway.
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ididn't i didn't mislead them, i did not mislead any committee. i have to run a committee over 14 countries, i have given the committee each piece of information they have asked of me. i appeared of information they have asked of me. iappeared in of information they have asked of me. i appeared in front of them for over three hours not that long ago, and this is a situation for me that is very important that i am able to focus on all things we have talked about, the timelines, task force, terms of allegiance, i have to focus on that. seven—time paralympic swimming champion sascha kindred has announced his retirement after a 23—year international career. the 39—year—old has been one of the leading figures in the sport since he made his international debut in 1994. last year, he won gold at the rio paralympics — his sixth games. kindred says the physical and mental demands to be an elite athlete are becoming too much for him. sir ben ainslie's battle to win the 35th americas cup has begun with the unveiling of his new boat.
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the four—time olympic gold medallist and his team are aiming to finally bring the trophy back to britain after 166 years. the boat was launched in bermuda and named ‘rita' — that's the name carried by all 19 of sir ben's previous olympic and world championship winning boats. qualifying for the race begins in may. rafa nadal will warm up for wimbledon by playing in the aegon championships at queen's club in london injune. the ill—time grand slam champion joins andy murray at the event. nadal had to pull out of the grass event last year due to a wrist injury but won the title back in 2008, before going on to dethrone roger federer at wimbledon. and finally, the new england patriots are back in boston following their incredible super bowl win on sunday. thousands of fans waited as the team buses arrived, carrying the players and the vince lombardi trophy. the patriots have now won the super bowl 5 times — just one short of the pittsburgh steelers. tom brady and company will parade through boston later one more aligned to bring you.
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leicester have announced in a statement of their unwavering support for their manager. the champions are just one point above the relegation zone after 2a games. that is all the sports news. you can keep up with all the news that the website. doctors' leaders say it's "crazy" that the uk's standard ten—minute slot for gp consultations is among the shortest in europe. they say plans to move more care out of hospitals will leave even less time for patients. the department of health says it's up to practices to decide how long consultations last. our correspondent mark norman spent the morning at a gp's surgery in whitstable in kent. whitstable does not have its own hospital, and its nearest accident and emergency is 20 miles away. this practice has 20 gps, and the purpose
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is to treat the nhs has hospitals under immense pressure. today we have seen what they are able to do here. they have x—rays, ultrasound, an mri scanner in the car park. someone told me they take out little lumps and bumps today in the operating theatre. all sorts of services for patients in this part of north kent. this is the physiotherapy room. gary is a physiotherapist. and here is the patient. gary, can i ask you, what is the upside for you to be able to treat in this sort of environment? because it is local to the patients they are able to get here quicker,
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it is more easily accessible. all the pharaohs we get, we can triage, and decide who needs to wait. —— all of the referrals we get. it works well for the patient and ourselves. presumably the whole intention is to keep patients out of hospital if you can. i know you do acupuncture and physio, that would be regarded as a preventative tape measure? yes, you're trying to deal with patients painted eliminate medication and get people back to work. improving the quality of life along the way. it reduces the strain on local hospital. we get some referrals from people who can choose to come here
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if they like, so people have a choice whether to be referred. they get the care that they feel they need. your part of the wider nhs, you do not just need. your part of the wider nhs, you do notjust work here.|j need. your part of the wider nhs, you do notjust work here. i am based here, but from a practice in canterbury. as this model rolls out and is regarded as a potential model, you're —— you would feel the model, you're —— you would feel the model works from your perspective? yes, ican model works from your perspective? yes, i can contact the gp through the messaging service we have, so it is real—time getting in touch with the gp, even if it is for pain relief, scans, we can contact them and get it done quickly. rather than referring out again. i will spare jane the indignity. the nhs are looking at this as a model. jeremy hunt has been then, simon stevens the boss of the nhs is due here in the boss of the nhs is due here in the next couple of weeks, but this is also about money. how do we
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finance this? will the nhs be able to find the money to build models like this in primary care level across the country? let's get more now on one of our main stories. opposition mps say government plans to reform the property market in england will do little to provide genuinely affordable housing. ministers say they will offer extra help for first—time buyers, ensure councils address local housing need — and provide more stability to those renting. let's speak to stewart baseley, executive chairman of the house builders federation. hejoins me from our central london studio. is this music to you and a little too much too late? i think what the white paper does is recognise the challenge we face as a country and building and forms to meet the housing requirements of the population. it is something that people like me have been going on about for ten, 15 years or so. although i have not had a chance to study the white paper in any detail, because it has onlyjust been out foran hourorso, it because it has onlyjust been out for an hour or so, it does seem to
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be an attempt to get to grips with the problems. several things have been done by successive governments, to address some of the core issues here, which are making sure we have enough land to build the right kind of homes in places where people actually want to live. but there is actually want to live. but there is a lot more that needs to be done over and above that. and i think the white paper is trying to tackle some of those issues, in particular are going to the heart of the local planning system and ensuring that local plans are robust, properly scientifically evaluated, that they accurately predict the likely delivery rates that the sites the local plans identified are going to produce over the life of the plan, which is typically five years, and we do not fall into the mistake of thinking houses are going to get built unless the research has been done, and also recognising that 40% of local authorities do not have local plans in place, and by
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definition they are planning to feel. what is the biggest problem? i tried to avoid the blame game because i do not think that does anyone any good. it is a complex subject and we need to appreciate and respect the fact that people across the country have deeply held views about where developments should take place. but there is a growing recognition that having nothing built anywhere near me is actually likely to lead to real problems, particularly for the next generation, for the children of the generation, for the children of the generation that has benefited so much from homeownership. we have seen dramatically declining levels of home ownership over the last ten yea rs or of home ownership over the last ten years or so. they are predicted to go to as low as 25 to 30% in the next five to ten years. comparing that with national level is running at 60%. this white paper goes much further than just tackling are attempting to tackle the problems of homeownership, and is starting to address the fact there are people
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out there who, for whatever reason, do not want to buy, or do not intend to buy. i know you do not want to do the blame game, but what about the issue of developers who sit on land, perhaps do not build on it, and the value of the land and property goes up value of the land and property goes up in the meantime. is there a lot of that going on, is something that can be done to unplug all of the needed building?” can be done to unplug all of the needed building? i really don't think there is, and i would be the first to admit it if i did. media studies have been done into so—called house—builders land banking over the past ten or 15 yea rs. banking over the past ten or 15 years. all of these people have looked at this issue and if you think about it very logically and simplistically, house—builders make their money by investing in land and building houses and selling them for a profit, then effectively being able to pay if shareholders a bigger then. the level of house price inflation that you would need over and above cost inflation to set on land, which is a very expensive
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oddity in this country, big house—builders investing tens of millions of pounds in projects on the land, then tens of millions in the land, then tens of millions in the infrastructure required to get land into a position where it can be developed, it makes no business sense in an environment such as the one we have at the moment, with low interest rates, availability of mortgage credit, help to buy and other tools that make it easier for people to buy. so i think the reality is that we have to start talking about what exactly is planning permission. people talk out the fact there are more planning permissions than house is built, but the planning commission does not give me or its self any other builder break to build, it is merely a statement of intent. we then spend often two or three years, something is longer, working our way through, dealing with utility companies, off—site infrastructure, roads and highways and clearing of planning conditions, red tape, before we can start digging the brain to stop if we could speed up the process and
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the time it takes to get land through the system, we would see more homes built quickly. lloyds banking group will review all business customers affected by criminal activities linked to two corrupt former bankers who were jailed last week. yesterday mps were urging hbos to pay compensation to victims of the fraud which saw money siphoned off from struggling businesses. four million customers on prepayment energy meters should save around £80 a year after a price cap was announced by regulator ofgem. the temporary cap starts in april and will be updated every six months. its expected to stay until 2020 when smart meters will be rolled out. bp has reported an annual loss of £808m for 2016, although an increase in the oil price helped it enjoy an improvement in the last three months of the year. a barrel was priced at less than $28 injanuary 2016 — but today it's around $56. the energy regulator, ofgem, has announced details of a price cap for 4 million households using pre—payment meters for their gas or electricity. it'll kick in from april — ofgem chief executive dermot nolan says the cap could save vulnerable customers up to £80 a year. this gives prepayment customers a
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strong level of protection. no price cap is perfect, but it was suggested that on average people were paying about 70 or £80 more on average than people on standard tariffs. this should bring people back into line and give people the same level of protection. i think some of the cheapest available out there were not available, but we can still see some of the deals out there, so we give them a level of protection while allowing them to switch. to the us now — one of the country's largest carmakers, general motors have just announced their earnings for 2016. joining me now from the floor of the new york stock exchange is our north america business correspondent samira hussain. how these results looking? how these results looking ?m how these results looking? if you look at the gm's earnings for the last quarter, it was released from. if you look at the full—year, it was their second consecutive year of record profits for the largest us
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group. it was the strength of what is happening here in the us. it was strong sales of utility vehicles and pick—up trucks that lifted gm. it lifted it so much it was able to compensate for the weakness you're seeing internationally. currency fluctuations, especially in the wake of brexit weighed heavily on the international parts of gm, but all of that was offset by the strength of that was offset by the strength of the us car market in the united states. president trump has been vocal about how he wants us car makers to go back to the us. a lot of them have listened to him. yes, this is another part of the industry these days. some car—makers like ford had made announcements that they are going to be beefing up their domestic factories, and probably not doing as much work in
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mexico. but gm is a little different. it had planned factory it was upgrading in mexico, and is still going along with those plans. the head of gm is part of president trump's group of business leaders that he meets with regularly, once a month. he met them last week. it is interesting when you see gm's earnings and the fact they are still continuing with their plans of that factory in mexico, despite the fact that the boss is part of president trump's economic advisers. will become the director of in october, uber published a white paper outlining the potential outlining the potential
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for "on—demand aviation" to transform the daily commute. bp and the oil price — so profits fell 55% in 2016 compared to the previous year but remember injanuary last years oil price but those earnings were short of expectations causing that its share price to drop 3% in morning trade. a village in hungary which has introduced a bylaw aimed at making it difficult for muslims and gay people to live there — is being advertised in the uk as a place to move to in order to escape multiculturalism and islam. the group advertising it here is called knights templar international which has links to former british national party leader nick griffin. lesley ashmall has been to meet the mayor of asotthalom. asotthalom, a remote village in the southern hungarian plains. the village is two hours from budapest, butjust minutes from the serbian border. in 2015, 10,000 in 2015,10,000 migrants are they crossed into hungry. the village's population is declining and homestead stand vacant. the mayor here wants to attract
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new investors to bolster the declining population. but not just any foreigner. but notjust any foreigner. we primarily want people from western europe who do not want to live in a multicultural society. we would not wa nt to multicultural society. we would not want to attract muslim people. what ifi want to attract muslim people. what if i was black or gay? we have a bye law that bans homosexual propaganda. we adopted it a few weeks ago. as for your other question, europe is small and cannot take in billions of people from africa or south asia. this would soon lead to the disappearance of europe. i would like europe to belong to european, asian to belong to asians and africans to belong to africans. he is so serious, he has introduced
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local legislation banning public affection from gay people, the wearing of the his jab and the building of mosques. his views are being pushed by a british organisation. the former british being pushed by a british organisa party'he former british being pushed by a british organisa party l??? ner i griffin, a we”? and a march}? and are is a member, and they are advertising smallholdings. hungary by more and western. it. see". by were and were lyeetem— — .. ———— — —— place of refuge to eumneansasaflaceicefugegg away from the ‘f“ ' is ' eumneansasaflaceicefugegg away from the ‘f“ ' is about ' f mud-me —— f mush“ -- there f mush" —— there are bright—2—mac muslims, —— there are two muslims here, one of them agreed to speak to us but then pulled out. other villagers reject the laws are a huge concern but they are the talk of the village pub. important issues
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like this should be regulated by the national government, not local legislation. if they take off the veili legislation. if they take off the veil i will accept them. they should become hungarian citizens even if they are muslims or whatever. are you trying to create a white supremacist village?|j you trying to create a white supremacist village? i don't use this “2 7’ to tf are ,. w ,,.- supremacist village? i don't use this “2 f”: to tj’ are ,. w ,,.- eaeé-lstia—e 2.1; 24.51! 9.4, saggy-527 . .. .. .. .. of
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