hello, you're watching afternoon live — i'm simon mccoy. today at 2pm... brandon lewis becomes the new conservative party chairman in theresa may's cabinet reshuffle — with a host of new vice chairs. we'll have all the latest as it happens looking forward to getting on with thejob, very honoured looking forward to getting on with the job, very honoured and looking forward to getting on with thejob, very honoured and proud that the prime minister has asked me, looking forward to taking it forward. the bbc‘s china editor carrie gracie quits her role over equal pay after turning down a pay rise. she says she couldn't "collude" with an unfair pay structure. former football coach barry bennell pleads guilty to seven child sex offences of indecent assault against boys aged between 11 and 1a. his trial gets underway today. fears of an environmental disaster in the east china sea as a tanker continues to leak oil and risks exploding two days after colliding with a cargo ship. coming up on afternoon

live, all the sport... are we talking about andy murray? yes, he has had surgery on his hip and expects to be out for at least 14 and expects to be out for at least 1a weeks. and the weather, pretty as a picture as ever? is that me or what is behind me?! i will explain why some others have clear blue skies and sunshine while others are stuck underneath a dense layer of low cloud with little chance of change. more on that in the next hour or so. also coming up... i want all the girls watching here and now to know that a new day is on the horizon! powerful speeches about hollywood's sexual abuse scandal have dominated the 75th golden globe awards. we'll have the latest from la. hello, this is afternoon live — i'm simon mccoy.

the comings and goings at number 10 are, well, still coming and going, but we're getting a clearer picture of theresa may's new year reshuffle. none of the bigger names in the cabinet has been affected yet, but there's a new party chairman and several new vice chairs. we have just heard that david lidington will become minister for the cabinet office and duchy of lancaster. there will be a new northern ireland secretary, afterjames brokenshire resigned from the cabinet for health reasons. our chief political correspondent vicki young is in downing street. it is happening as we speak? yes, we had the internal party appointment earlier in the day of the new chairman and deputy chairman of the conservative party, that of course is really all about a response to that rather disastrous general election per theresa may. when it comes to the cabinet positions, as you say, the senior cabinet positions, amber rudd just

came out, i asked if she had any new responsibilities and she said, same job, so she stayed as home secretary, we expect the chancellor to stay in place, and borisjohnson as foreign secretary and david davis as foreign secretary and david davis as brexit secretary bird i think there will be changes the next rung down, brought around there will be changes the next rung down, broughtaround in there will be changes the next rung down, brought around in some ways because of the departure of damian greenjust because of the departure of damian green just before christmas. he has been replaced as the duchy of lancaster, ministerfor been replaced as the duchy of lancaster, minister for the cabinet office, by david lidington. so far no suggestion that wall will be the first secretary role, that is effectively deputy prime minister, we don't know if that is going to be a role but is replaced, you don't have to have one, there will be a question of who stands in for the prime minister if she is not around to do prime minister's questions. the other thing we know, the other fa ct we the other thing we know, the other fact we know, is james brokenshire has resigned from the cabinet because of ill—health, he said he is going to have on his long so he has

decided to stand down so there will be to be a replacement there, but it is the internal workings of the conservative party that have been under the spotlight this morning, theresa may wanted a shake—up there. sir patrick mcloughlin, who has been around for some time, his first ministerial job around for some time, his first ministerialjob under margaret thatcher in the 1980s, he made it clear he was willing to move on, he has departed, replaced by brandon lewis, and the vice—chairman will be james cleverly. they arrived to do their newjobs this afternoon and this is what they had to say. congratulations, mr chairman. looking forward to getting on with thejob. looking forward to getting on with the job. what do you think the challenges? just looking forward to getting on with the job, proud and honoured the prime minister has as good a lead a great party. do you think you can reach out to new voters in a theresa may failed to do at the general election?” voters in a theresa may failed to do at the general election? i think it isa at the general election? i think it is a massive opportunity, an exciting team, as you can see,

really looking forward to this. do you think you can deliver the kind of thing the prime minister is hoping for? absolutely, this is such a positive mood, it is brilliant, thank you. we know roughly what is going on, it wasn't a totally smooth start, confusion over what chris grayling is up to? so many leaders are parties, prime ministers in the past, have said reshuffles can prove to be very tricky, there have been famous exa m ples tricky, there have been famous examples in the past of two people with the same name, the job examples in the past of two people with the same name, thejob being given to the wrong person, too many people being given ministerialjobs and department ending up with a spare minister, these things don't a lwa ys spare minister, these things don't always go according to plan, partly because prime minister ‘s call people in to offer them a job and they said they don't want it said things have to change no matter how much you have thought

about it in advance. there is still confusion over what happened with chris grayling, the conservative party headquarters tweeted saying congratulations to him, they say it is because they had seen a report on the bbc confirming it, but there are still some sources who said they did think chris grayling was going to be the new party chairman said that is a mystery still to be resolved. are we getting an idea about whether this is more about image for theresa may than it is about politics? what we don't know is whether this will be any big changes in policy, we know her government is obviously dominated by the brexit issue so she will have to be careful to make sure that she does balance the cabinet in the way that it was before, that has been very important over the last year or so, but this is about promoting new talent, there have been restless people on the backbenches saying that it is time that some of those elected in 2015 like james cleverly, that they were promoted. it is about diversity, do, there are some younger women, other people from ethnic minorities who wa nt to people from ethnic minorities who want to be given a chance, and it seems theresa may will do that, and this is partly about the future, depending how long she stays in her post, there are some who think they

wa nt to post, there are some who think they want to be in the running for that job, they want to skip a generation, they don't want to look at the boris johnsons and amber rudds, they want to go toa johnsons and amber rudds, they want to go to a younger generation and this could be this opportunity for them to get on that rung of the ladder and prove themselves for when the time comes for a new leader of the time comes for a new leader of the tory party. if there are any changes, we will come straight back to you, thank you very much for that. joining me now from westminster is the conservative mp vicky ford. is your phone on? i have just switched it off! i was worried about if you get a call! i am a very new inta ke if you get a call! i am a very new intake so i am not expecting a call! but there is a huge amount of talent in the 2015 generation as well. back in 2009, there wasn't a single conservative woman east of the m11. there are now ten of us, and a huge amount of talent has come into the party, men and women, in the last

few years and i hope a lot of them get good jobs. do you think theresa may today is acting out of strength oi’ may today is acting out of strength or weakness? i think absolute strength. putting the duo of brandon lewis and james cleverly in at the top of the conservative party, they are renowned for their campaigning skills, making sure campaigning is positive, fun, engaging, and that will really encourage the next generation along. where does brexit feature in this, because obviously it isa feature in this, because obviously it is a difficult balance of remainers and brexiteers and she does not want to upset one side more than another? absolutely, but we need to come together this year more than any year, the negotiations this year are going to be even more complicated than last year. putting david lidington, former ministers in europe, right at the top of the government is going to give that experience as well to stay in the negotiations ahead, so we need to all work together over the next year especially. how does it all work, i

know you have switched your phone off but you would not know anything until it rings, presumably? we have seen some sensible announcements today already, putting some of the younger as well as older, more experienced members in at the top of the conservative party and i know they have all been talking to each other during the day as well, so thatis other during the day as well, so that is good. are you feeling a little tense? no, not at all, i am a com pletely little tense? no, not at all, i am a completely new member and i would not necessarily be expecting a call. i suspect that there will be a lot of talent from people who have been in parliament for a short period of time really stepping up to some properjobs over the next couple of days. sir patrick mcloughlin, a big loss ? days. sir patrick mcloughlin, a big loss? sir patrick has been great, a great support for me in my constituency as well, he has got a huge amount of respect across the party, i think he wanted to hand on now to give some of the people who

are leading the next generation a bit more of a chance at some of those topjobs. bit more of a chance at some of those top jobs. theresa bit more of a chance at some of those topjobs. theresa may is in a difficult position was ploughing forward , difficult position was ploughing forward, as you are saying you want her to do, she has to have both eyes behind as well to watch what is going on in a restless backbenches, it has to be said. i think the country is facing a very challenging negotiation as we start this new relationship with europe and thinking about our place in the rest of the world, and we all need to work together. nobody said this was going to be simple, she has done an excellent job getting us going to be simple, she has done an excellentjob getting us through the tricky first start of the negotiations, and we're all going to be giving good suggestions about possible ways forward, that is what we are meant to do as a broad church of the conservative party represent constituencies up and down the country, we need to work together. finally, what are her biggest challenges in 2018, is it brexit or

other things? i think we have also got to continue, as we have been doing, to deliver the strong economy to pay for the world—class public services, we have got great news about the economy, about how we are delivering the new digital revolution, revolutionising our manufacturing industry as well, making sure that we have more jobs than in the past a0 years, there is really, really good news, we need to keep that economy going in order to be able to deliver those world—class public services and deliver that strong britain for the future. vicky ford, thank you for your time, get that phone back on! carrie gracie has said she resigned as the bbc‘s china editor because she could not "collude" in a policy of "unlawful pay discrimination". she quit, citing pay inequality with male international editors earning more than her. in a statement, the bbc said "fairness in pay" was "vital" and the corporation would improve transparency on how pay is set.

our media correspondent david sillito reports. morning, carrie. carrie gracie arrived for work at the bbc this morning, just hours after publishing a letter to the bbc‘s audience, saying... "the bbc belongs to you, the license fee payer, and i believe you have a right to know that it's breaking equality law. and resisting pressure for a fairer transparent pay structure." chinese once called chairman mao the great helmsman. carrie gracie was the bbc‘s china editor, but has now left that post. the reason? male international editors were, it was revealed, being paid around 50% more than the women. six months ago we discovered the pay discrepancies at the bbc. they affeceted me very directly. i've spent the intervening time trying to put them right through an equal pay complaint, through a formal grievance. i have repeatedly told management i would not find it possible to go back to china in the new year

without the grievance resolved. it is still unresolved and i cannot collude in what i see as unlawful pay discrimination. it has been very moving. and this morning, she was presenting the today programme, talking about the support she had received for her stand. the bbc says an independent review of staff pay had not revealed systematic discrimination. its gender pay gap of 9.3% is around half that of the national average and it was committed to closing that, and it would also soon be publishing a full review of how it pays its top presenters and editors. but carrie gracie says she was offered a £a5,000 pay increase, but turned it down, saying it was a botched solution. the real answer, she says, is a fair and open pay system for everyone.

david sillito, bbc news. at westminster is conservative mp maria miller who is chair of the commons women and equalities select committee. your reaction, first of all, to what carrie has done? i think it is a very serious position indeed when there is evidence of this sort of pay discrimination. it is very separate to the gender pay gap and should not be confused, pay discrimination is where a man and woman are paid differently for the samejob woman are paid differently for the same job and think there needs to be urgent action taken on this over and above that which the bbc has already set out. what more do you want them to do, because the argument the bbc is that they are being transparent, they have published the list of those earning more than £150,000 in july and they are now looking, three different studies looking into this now? publishing the list isn't enough, pay dissemination is against the law and the equality and human

rights commission already have statutory powers to be able to take action to start an investigation, and to get a plan to put this right. it is not enough to say that the pay is being made transparent and lists of salaries have been published, it really needs to be a clear plan of action, and that is what licence fee payers are not seeing, and they want to see that sort of action. this is public money, when they decide how they are going to tackle this, would you rather see the levels of pay brought down, ie those men highlighted as being higher paid, their salaries being reduced, or women's pay being bought up, those who are affected? this is a problem the bbc have to tackle themselves, they know what their budgets are, they know what they want to do in terms of deploying resources and talent, and they clearly have some extremely good people but they want to retain. but it isn't enough to say that and continue to be potentially breaking the law. pay discrimination is against the law and should be being

acted on and i have to say that the news today and the actions that carrie gracie have taken our very courageous and have to be commended, and we now have to hear what the bbc is doing. talking about the gender pay gap is. is doing. talking about the gender pay gap is, i have to say, slightly misleading. we are talking about equality, aren't we? it is notjust the bbc, there are companies around the bbc, there are companies around the country publishing this sort of information, one the other day saying it was confident they would come at with a clean bill of health, but how confident can companies really be? the gender pay gap information that is being published has nothing to do with pay discrimination. they are completely separate issues. no, that is the pay discrepancy between men and women irrespective —— irrespective of theirjob. there may be other organisations around the country grappling with this issue and that is what i think the equality and human rights commission need to be using, ina human rights commission need to be using, in a muscularway, human rights commission need to be using, in a muscular way, there are existing statutory powers to call out some of those high—profile

offenders so that others will take this situation much more seriously. and i don't think it will be enough simply to say, pay is now transparent, it is freely available. there has to be a real plan of action to change it, and the action taken today by carrie gracie is to be commended. so the equality and human rights commission, what actual manifestation should that take? there are two things the eh rc could do, and they could do it today, they could announce an investigation into the bbc, look in detail, in private, at what has happened in terms of pay and pay discrimination, and see whether they are happy that there is a plan in place to be able to deal with that. alternatively they could ta ke with that. alternatively they could take a test case, like the carrie gracie case, to court, a game to demonstrate to other employers that this is a serious matter, it is not something to brush under the cockpit

and it is something they are at risk of being taken to court over and these sorts of legal cases are well beyond the reach of most ordinary working people and the ea hrc has the power to bring this to attention. while i have you there, one eye on what is happening at number ten, the cabinet reshuffle, what do you think theresa may is trying to achieve today? what i think the prime minister is going to be doing through this reshuffle is to make sure she has got the brightest and best not only around the cabinet table but all departments, also making sure we've got voices that represent the very diverse britain that we have today. more women need to be ministers, more people from ethnic minorities need to be ministers as well, and i'm sure that is what will be top of her agenda because of the very clear priority she set out in her premiership to write burning injustices and make sure we live in afairer injustices and make sure we live in a fairer society. thank you for your time this afternoon. you're watching afternoon live,

these are our headlines... brandon lewis becomes the new conservative party chairman in theresa may's cabinet reshuffle — with a host of new vice chairs. david lidington has been announced as cabinet office minister. amber rudd will continue in her role. the bbc‘s china editor carrie gracie quits her role over equal pay after turning down a pay rise. she says she couldn't "collude" with an unfair pay structure. in a moment, we'll be live in waterloo station, just one of many affected by a fresh wave of strikes over the role of guards and safety. in sport, after months of the court, andy murray have had surgery on his hip and could be out for another ia weeks. he has not played competitively since last summer. former england cricket captain michael vaughan says that he need to be honest with themselves about how they underperformed in the ashes. england

lost the series a—0. and barcelona find feed continue from liverpool but injury will prevent him from making his debut for three weeks —— barcelona by philippe coutinho. the former football coach barry bennell has pleaded guilty to seven offences of child sexual assault. the 63—year—old, who is now known as richard jones, admitted the charges before the start of his trial at liverpool crown court. the ex—crewe coach is charged with a total of 55 offences between 1979 and 1991. his alleged victims were boys aged between eight and 15—years—old. our sports correspondent andy swiss is in liverpool. what has the court heard? barry bennell, who is standing trial here under his new name of richard jones, wasn't actually here in person, instead he appeared via video link wearing a greyjumper. he pleaded guilty to six counts of

indecent assault against complainants aged between 11 and 1a at the time and we can now report he had already pleaded guilty to a seventh offence at an earlier hearing. in total, barry bennell is charged with 55 sexual offences, a2 cou nts charged with 55 sexual offences, a2 counts of indecent assault, 11 cou nts counts of indecent assault, 11 counts of indecent assault, 11 counts of serious sexual assault, and two counts of attempted serious sexual assault. the charges relate to 12 complainants who were between the ages of eight and 15 at the time of the alleged offences, which it is claimed took place between 1979 and 1991. barry bennell isa between 1979 and 1991. barry bennell is a former football coach, former youth coach with crewe alexandra, he also works with a number of other clu bs a cross

also works with a number of other clubs across the north—west of england including stoke city and manchester city. he will now face a trial on the outstanding a8 charges, and that trial is expected to last up and that trial is expected to last up to eight weeks. thank you very much. just to keep you updated with development at downing street, we are hearing philip hammond remains chancellor of the exchequer, downing street confirming that, no huge surprise on that, he was expected to stay in post, as indeed is boris johnson, no news on him, but we hear both men are expected in downing street in the early part of this afternoon. we will keep an eye on that, bt young is our correspondent keeping an eye at 10 downing street as well. one person has been seriously injured ina one person has been seriously injured in a fire at trump tower in new york, another is also believed to have been hurt. the fire was located on the roof of the building, which is 58—storeys high, and several fire engines could be seen at the bottom of the skyscraper. the president was not in the building at the time. the 75th golden globe awards in los angeles have been dominated by powerful speeches about hollywood's sexual abuse scandal. it was the first major awards ceremony since the film industry was hit by sexual harassment allegations. almost all of those attending chose

to wear black to show support for the victims. the big film winner of the night was three billboards outside ebbing, missouri, which took home four awards. here's our north america correspondent james cook. in hollywood, they turned the red carpet black. this was a show of solidarity for those who'd been abused and harassed, and a demonstration of the determination to change. there is no way that i am ever going to be in a room and be treated in the way that people have been treated ever again and not stand up and not say, "i don't agree with that". the whole reason why that was able to take place, like anything that's abuse of power, is that there is silence. emma watson was one of several actresses who arrived with an activist as her guest. actually, this cuts across generations, across ethnicities, across communities. actually, if we stand together, we can end this, right? it'sjust done, it'sjust over. there's going to be a zero tolerance policy from now on. i really... i really believe that. i think, time's up. there are somethings that we don't need to discuss any more. equal pay for equal work, well, duh.

harassment in the workplace, come on, time's up on all that stuff. from the moment the ceremony began, its tone was set. good evening, ladies and remaining gentlemen. laughter. and here are the all—male nominees. natalie portman highlighted the failure of the golden globes to recognise female directors. and star after star lined up to give voice to a movement now known as time's up. time is up. we see you, we hear you and we will tell your stories. thank you. it was really great to be in this room tonight. and to be a part of the tectonic shift in our industry's power structure. but no speech was more powerful than oprah winfrey's. so, i want all the girls watching here and now to know that a new day is on the horizon.

applause. absent, of course, was the fallen mogul harvey weinstein. instead, the spotlight was on two of his most prominent accusers, who arrived together. we have a little bit more of an opportunity to lead nationally and internationally. so that everyone, everywhere can work safely, earn the same money for the same work, and we can finally put sexual harassment in the way past, where it should have been a long time ago. is that happening? it's human rights. is that happening? it is happening. four months ago, you couldn't have dreamt of a night like this and the conversations that are being had. i think it's exciting times for all of us. time and again here on this red carpet, we've had the same word and that word is "change". the stars who have been walking down here are insisting that this is notjust a moment, this is a process

which they say will continue. james cook, bbc news, at the golden globes in hollywood. let's have a look at the weather now, chris fawkes is here, the more golden weather, the brighter the tie, that is the deal? yes, you have pretty much nailed it. todayit yes, you have pretty much nailed it. today it is all about cloud and son, some of us have got lots of sunshine, some of us have lots of cloud. is that it, that is the analysis of?! this is almost the forecast, look outside the window, that is what you have got! it really is not going to change much. but i thought you would wa nt to change much. but i thought you would want to know why we have these differences? i can see it edged in your face! all right, go on! at the moment, high pressure is in charge of the weather and with all areas of high pressure, what happens is we have air syncing downwards through the earth's atmosphere. when that happens, the air tends to dry out as it moves towards the earth's servers and when it reaches the

ground we get clear blue brilliant sunny skies like across the northern half of the uk today. this is one of oui’ half of the uk today. this is one of our weather watchers scenes from the argyll and bute area, stunning clear blue skies, but as we saw on the satellite picture it is not like that for everyone because sometimes the dry air moving down through the atmosphere does not make it all the way to the ground, like this picture you can see from the canary wharf area, clearairabove it you can see from the canary wharf area, clear air above it but a layer of low cloud traps lowdown and that is exactly what we have got today across the good part of england and wales, bringing us these dull and grab skies. there is little on the way in terms of change through the rest of the day today, what you have got outside the window is what you will have for the rest of the afternoon, a cold wind blowing, maybe some drizzle falling over some of the hills but not amounting to much at all. wherever you are, it will be cold,

temperatures four to 6 degrees for most of us but after such a cold start in scotland, it is —3 at the moment in strathallan, temperatures still not above freezing. overnight the wind turns south—easterly and. to drag that layer of low cloud northwards across northern england into parts of scotland but north—west scotland will click the clearest skies and another cold night, temperatures as low as minus eight. the weather picture or tuesday, on the face of it another cloudy one across southern england and wales but further north the cloud sheet is extending and across northern ireland, parts of northern england and scotland have much day, the best of any sunshine probably north—western scotland and later in the day this next band of rain will sweep of the atlantic. that comes through as we go through tuesday night, pushing across the country. as the winds all right we will start to get murky weather over the hills, missed and hill fog around, still cold enough for some of the rain to turn to snow over higher ground in scotland, temperatures overnight between two and 5 degrees. that ta kes between two and 5 degrees. that takes us into wednesday, a day of change, we lose the cloud and the

rain, that pushes out early in the morning, and following that it should be a decent day with bright oi’ sunny should be a decent day with bright or sunny spells and the temperature is coming up compared with what we have seen over the last few days, highs in glasgow about 5 degrees and around nine in london so it will gradually turned a little bit milder, but before we see the sunshine it is another cloudy day for most of us tomorrow, and that is your weather. this is bbc news — our latest headlines. theresa may's cabinet reshuffle continues — brandon lewis replaces patrick mcloughlin as conservative party chairman, whilejustice secretary david lidington moves to the cabinet office. carrie grace accuses the bbc of breaking equality law — as she resigns as china editor in dispute about equal pay. former football coach barry bennell pleads guilty to seven child sex offences. his trial for a8 other offences begins in liverpool today. chinese rescue workers struggle to control a fire aboard an oil tanker, two days after it collided with a cargo ship. there are concerns that could

explode. fire at trump tower — two people injured in an early morning fire at the manhattan building. sport now on afternoon live. jessica has heard teeth in even if i haven't. last time we talked about andy murray, he's had surgery? he has. big decision for the former number one. he hasn't played since lastjuly. he h e rece ntly he recently pulled out of the event at brisbane. the last resort was surgery but he is optimistic about coming back from that even though it's a major decision in his career. he expects to be hitting balls on the tennis court in about 7—8 weeks' time. but it could be 1a weeks before he makes a competitive return which could impact his preparation

for wimbledon in the summer, though he does say he expects the back for the grass court season. what are the long—term implications for a sportsman like this to have the surgery at the state of their career? it's a big career decision. other players have come from hip surgery and mali optimistically from his hospital bed said this... i'm not finished playing yet, i will compete at the highest level again. optimistic tom murray but he says he's in no rush to return, it depends on how you feel. when he spoke the media, he said he wanted to carry on longer enough for his daughter sofia to see what he's done in his career. nick parrot has more. andy murray went down under, hoping to reignite his career at the australian open. after pulling out of the tournament before it had even started, he has undergone hip surgery to rescue his career. he has been troubled by the injury since wimbledon last year. he tried to get back to his best through rehab but after pulling out

of a tournament in brisbane last week, he opted for an operation to solve the problem. the surgeon is very happy about how it went. and in a statement, murray says... the former world number one feels that if he can return to 95% of his best, it will be enough to compete again at the highest level. andy murray can probably be at 95% and beat 95% of the tour, but he needs to be at 100% to beat this generation of players. so when he talks about the possibility of being dirty, 35 in the world and playing just to compete, that is how much he wants to play. andy murray told his fans on social media that... "the little kid inside mejust wants

to play tennis and compete. " he hopes to be hitting balls again in a couple of months, but has stressed he is not interested in coming back for a specific tournament. but when he does, he is aiming to get back to the highest level. another disappointing day for england's cricketers, they've lost their final ashes test against australia, by an innings and 123 runs. australia bowled england out for 180, who were always struggling after captain joe root was struck down by gastro—entiritis. patrick gearey is in sydney for us. england have had three weeks to prepare for these pictures but that will make the now easier to watch after a stomach churning series, queasy as of all, joe root who arrived at the ground having spent the morning in hospital with a stomach bug. maureen ali took his place, batted for an hour then met a familiar end, dismissed for the seventh time by nathan lyon. incoming, the outpatient, joe root nursed himself to 50 but it was hard

going. at lunch, he retired. his series and did not buy an aussie but by his belly. australia and moved jonny bairstow not long later, the rest was nasty, brutish and short. this was the sort of ruthless cricket that has allowed australia to dominate england and win the series for big victories for none. we've been on top and some games if not all the games and some stage. we're just not capitalised on key moment. all the guys are hurting, as much as iam. that all the guys are hurting, as much as i am. that feeling you get should make you determine to try and win the ashes back in 2019. this english touring party has not collapsed in on itself like previous ones have but they have still not won a test match in this country for seven yea rs. match in this country for seven years. questions will now need to be asked, what went wrong and how can england cricket prevent it from happening again? former england captain michael

vaughan says the england team need to be honest with themselves about how they have underperformed. it is pretty simple to me that we have not been good enough. if england want to be a team that is not open and honest, if they want to be a team that is not realistic, say that. if it is pr spin, if it is a twist in a series to try and send some positivity, yes, send it to the public, that is not a problem, it happens in sport. but privately, in the dressing room, team room and in the management room, they have to be honest. it hasn't been close. they have been hammered in the four games. they have not had good enough cricketers for these conditions. philippe coutinho has completed his £1a2 million move to spanish club barcelona from liverpool. coutinho has passed a medical but won't be available until the end of january because of an injury to his right thigh. the deal makes his the second most expensive players in history, behind his fellow brazilian neymar. absolutely bonkers money.

that's all the sport for now. thank you. rail commuters across england are facing up to three days of disruption, as staff at five train companies begin a fresh wave of strikes over the role of guards and safety. scrn workers at northern, merseyrail, south western railway and greater anglia are walking out today and on wednesday and friday. rmt members at southern are also staging a 2a—hour walk—out. our transport correspondent victoria fritz is at london waterloo station this afternoon. hello. waterloo station is one of the bigger stations in the world. this is going to be a particular pinch point during the strikes. about 100,000 passengers that comes in here every day, that is more than gatwick and heathrow airport. combined. lots will be using

south—western railway one of the five franchises you mention that have workers on strike today. at the best of times, monday mornings aren't most people's favourite time of the week, but for thousands commuting into work today, things are more of a grind than usual. announcement: rmt strike action will affect our services today. this isn't the first time there's been widespread industrial action over this issue. on southern, it's the 39th. this is all over who does what on the trains. on driver—only controlled trains, the driver takes over the safety—critical roles, such as opening and closing the doors. normally, on trains, this is done by the guard. the union wants guarantees over the future of the role of the guard. passengers at pudsey and yorkshire are resigned to a week of delays and cancellations. it's an absolute nightmare getting to work. especially today, because the taxis are on a go slow as well. so, i'm just hoping the train is actually going to come when it's supposed to. because we need to be

at work on time, isn't it? ijust want to get to college, really. i don't understand why trains are being delayed all the time. the strike started at midnight with over 2,000 rmt members walking out across five rail franchises. all across the country. the union wants more guarantees over the role of the guard and passenger safety. we are in a dispute because there's a million trains a year that actually have the guarantee of a second safety critical guard on the train. the private operators want to get rid of that guarantee and run those trains without that safety critical guard. rail operators say safety is of paramount importance. our network is incredibly complex and diverse, we don't think it's a one size fits all approach, we want to work with the rmt to make sure any changes we make are fully assessed and we understand the impact of them. in fact, for our business, we have to do what is called a risk assessment for any change.

those changes then get independently evaluated by the rail regulator who gives us our licence to operate. train operators are trying to keep passengers on the move with longer trains and rail replacement buses where services are disrupted. the journey home is expected to be worse and for many, they will have to face this all over again on wednesday and friday. so far, so good when it comes to london waterloo and south—western railway. they've been operating a pretty good service, they are hoping to operate 70% of their weekday services. what is clear is that resources a re services. what is clear is that resources are being flown trying to get as many people into big city as possible. the people who are going to be really struggling are the people trying to get home a little bit later on today, and people at the other end of those lines, in the more rural services he will feel the

brunt of the cancellations and delays. we are watching twitter for any news on the ongoing reshuffle and the last few moments, downing street has just sent out this message via twitter... the brexit secretary to you and me. borisjohnson the brexit secretary to you and me. boris johnson marched the brexit secretary to you and me. borisjohnson marched into number ten and said nothing but he's expected to keep hisjob. philip hammond staying in as chancellor. we will keep you updated with new developments. some pharmacists at boots are worried that work pressures mean patients could be put at risk. a former manager, who flagged up his concerns about understaffing to the industry regulator before he resigned in 2015, has now spoken publicly for the first time to the bbc‘s inside out programme. boots says it's confident its pharmacies have enough staff. marie ashby reports. boots is one of the country's best—known high street names

and the largest pharmacy chain in the uk. it has almost 2,a00 stores and provides a crucial nhs service. but some pharmacists at boots are worried that the work pressures they're under could lead to mistakes. two of the pharmacists we spoke to were prepared to be interviewed, as long as their identity was protected. their words are spoken by actors. some days, you would easily describe the team as being at breaking point. because, simply, the amount of work that has to be done can't physically get done, safely, and it can't physically get done without either working longer hours or working after the store's closed. mistakes may not be picked up on and that could ultimately lead to somebody possibly dying. the pharmacists defence association union is the largest union representing the profession. it supports a third of boots's 6,500 pharmacists and is involved in a legal battle to be recognised as a union, there. pharmacists have told us, working for boots, that

they're finding that, increasingly, there are less staff available and that makes theirjob a lot more difficult and more pressurised. we have an industry—leading patient safety record. i'm absolutely confident that the resources are there to deliver the patient care. i am confident that we have enough staff. greg lawton was a former manager who was involved in patient safety at boots, until he resigned more than two years ago. he reported his concerns about understaffing to the general pharmaceutical council. they told me that they were going to review their inspection model, as a result. they didn't interview a single person. and they concluded that there wasn't any problem at all. just over a year ago, the regulator also told him its investigation found there was no systemic failure by boots to provide adequate staff in its pharmacies. greg, his opinions and his concerns, left the business over two years ago and aren't relevant to boots today. we continue to invest in more people, more pharmacists than ever before.

that's into our shops and into our processes, helping to make things more safe. the industry regulator is providing more patient safety guidance to community pharmacies later this year. marie ashby, bbc news. viewers in england can see the full report ‘boots: pharmacists under pressure — an inside out special‘ on bbc one and the bbc iplayer tonight, at 7.30. bat b at 7pm on thursday in scotland. nigel farage has warned that the uk still faces a tough road ahead in brexit talks, following a meeting with the eu's chief negotiator in brussels. the former ukip leader says michel barnier did not understand that ‘open door immigration' was a key reason why the british people opted to leave the eu. i genuinely don't think he understands why people voted for brexit. i really don't think he gets

it. and what i suggested to him that might be something to do with open—door immigration within the european union is a look of incredulity as to say surely wasn't it outside the eu migration that was the issue. he didn't understand that. i also got the impression. i understand the government want to do their best to trade and everything else i don't think anybody has been to see him to make that point. there are fears of an environmental disaster in the east china sea, as a tanker continues to leak oil, two days after colliding with a cargo ship. chinese officials have told state media the vessel, which is on fire, is in danger of exploding and sinking. south korean planes and an american aircraft have joined the search for 32 crew members, who have been missing since the incident happened 160 miles off the coast of shanghai. robin brant reports. for two nights, the fire has burned. dark black smoke feeding off the cargo, of almost a million barrels of oil inside the sanchi. the search and rescue operation is still trying to find all but one of the missing 32 crew members.

their fate grows more grim as time goes on. it's not clear at this stage how these two ships collided. the cf crystal was damaged at its bow, but all onboard were rescued. chinese officials now fear the stricken iranian ship could explode and sink. the sanchi left port in the persian gulf bringing 136,000 tonnes of oil east. it passed through the malacca straights and was heading up the east china sea to south korea when the collision happened. the chinese authorities are leading the search and rescue effort, but there's help from south korea and the united states. the focus, though, is increasingly turning to the environmental threat to the ocean, about 200 miles off the coast of this city in that direction. with a volume of oil on board, this has the potential

to be the worst spill of its kind since 1991. the last time a tanker lost oil on this scale was the prestige, off the coast of spain, in 2002. but it's not the thick black crude oil that's causing such a problem off the coast of china this time. the sanchi is carrying condensate, a refined form of oil that is far less dense, but more explosive. one expert has described the ship as a floating bomb. robin brant, bbc news, shanghai. in a moment the business news. first a look at the headlines on afternoon live. brandon lewis becomes the new conservative party chairman in theresa may's cabinet reshuffle — with a host of new vice chairs. david lidington has been appointed,

and the chancellor will continue in his current role. the bbc‘s china editor carrie gracie quits her role over equal pay after turning down a pay rise. she says she couldn't "collude" with an unfair pay structure. here's your business headlines on afternoon live. vauxhall is cutting 250 jobs at the ellesmere port car plant, on top of the a00 jobs in october. they say they need to accelerate the recovery of plant productivity. british businesses are more confident about their future. that's according to the industry group, the eef. new figures show two out of five say they expect trading conditions to improve this year, both domestically and for exports. house prices grew much more slowly last year than in the previous year, according to the uk's largest mortgage lender. the halifax says prices

rose by 2.7% — compared with a 6.5% increase in 2016. that's the smallest rise since 2012. commuters are facing up to three days of disruption — as staff at five train companies begin strikes over what they say is rail safety. rmt members at northern, merseyrail, south western and greater anglia will strike on monday, wednesday and friday. while union members at southern will also stage a 2a hour walk out today. some positive noises coming from uk manufacturing? we had figures last month as well for the whole year which look pretty good manufacturing. manufacturers generally done well because of a fall in the value of the pound, but they added thing coming in here because they are looking forward to

growth in europe and the us, and asia, it all looks pretty good. they've got good markets out there. we talked about the e e they this survey. —— eef. this is what the hopley, who is from there, said to us. gross, particularly in the second half la st gross, particularly in the second half last year was good and it feels like there is momentum. a lot of the positive sentiment is driven by the re st of positive sentiment is driven by the rest of the world, companies in particular of responding confidently about the global artwork than 12 months ago. a bit less for the uk economy, their survey shows more companies see risks rather than opportunities for their business. inevitably, from some of those are related by what is happening on the

political agenda, brexit risks are up political agenda, brexit risks are up there. this is in relation to the practical effects of brexit, exchanging, customer relocating and loss of skilled eu workers feature quite strongly. the big problem what they are talking about, is trying to work out what's wrong with productivity. last week we found that that was picking up?m productivity. last week we found that that was picking up? it will be a very long process. it will require a very long process. it will require a great deal of investment, you have to get a lot more automation going on which could costjobs, it has to be said. that kind of automation will improve in the long term. it will improve in the long term. it will improve in the long term. it will improve productivity. a lot of these things, they still don't quite understand why productivity has been so bad in this country was in

europe, continental europe, it is actually been signs of improving. in the long run, it requires more investment. one of the problems, people say, is labour has been so cheap. last week there was a survey that says as the living wade rises, companies look to automation. that may be a good thing because it may improve productivity in there be a bad thing because people may not be employed as much that we may see a downturn in employment. investors at apple getting worried. this is an odd one. you don't see investors talking much about the social concerns around their product which they invested in. we've seen an investor or organisation which has 296, a investor or organisation which has 2%, afairamount investor or organisation which has 2%, a fair amount of the stock of

apple, has shown worries about the effect of iphones on children. but go over to the mir hussein who is in the us. this is unusual, an investor talking about a company like apple and social concerns? absolutely. they only owned 2% of shares but it's still worth billion dollars. it shows how much of an issue it is becoming. one is part of the teachers union and the other is an investor. visit apple needs to do more to control how children are using social media and iphone. and using social media and iphone. and using all kinds of other technology like tablets because there is more and more research showing negative impacts it could have on children.

do you think there are going to do anything about it? will they listen? said that again? are they going to listen? are they going to pay any attention to what the investments are saying? that's the big question, if they're going to pay any attention. you and i have talked about this before when a former facebook investor came out and said look at how addictive facebook is talking about just how addictive look at how addictive facebook is talking aboutjust how addictive it is and things need to change. when it comes to these kinds of companies, we talk about it a lot, it investor pressure is going to get companies to make changes. as of yet, this is a small number of people. i wouldn't be surprised if we saw more and more investors started to raise the alarm bells when it comes to these kinds of issues. thank you. let's have a look at the market. did you invest in

karelian last year? had he done so, you would see a loss because of the problems in their operation. a big construction company. the story going around is, they could get a bailout from the government. it might geta bailout from the government. it might get a big contract which will be loss—making, handed back to them. so asa be loss—making, handed back to them. so as a taxpayer i am investing? mothercare blew it over christmas. it failed to cut its prices before christmas one many feel it ought to have done, then it lost sales, then it cut prices to much. so it has a profits warning. and pound against the euro, if you're interested. or from jamie later. let's have a look at the weather. it has been a cold day today. whether you've been out in the

sunshine or stuck underneath a cloud... there have been some big, big weather contrasts north and south. northern areas seeing barely a cloud in the sky and plenty of sunshine. a thick layer of low cloud in southern england. the midlands, east anglia and parts of wales. the weather courtesy of this area of high pressure, we have air sinking down towards the surface of the earth, and when that happens, the air tends to become more dry. when it reaches the ground, we will have clear blue skies like we have seen today across the northern half of the uk. this is from scotland earlier. across the south of the uk, the air has not quite descended all the way to the earth's surface, allowing this layer of grey, drab skies to work in a lot of low cloud. that is how it is gone to stay today. this evening and overnight, the wind turns to a south—easterly direction and that will tend to push the cloud north, across northern england and into parts of scotland. turning cloudy for many but a dry night for many as well. but another cold one where we keep

the clearer skies in west scotland. temperatures down to around —8 in the highlands. tomorrow, more clouds, but the most, the cloud is not thick enough to do that, just the odd spit of drizzle. into the afternoon, there will be a change in the west, a front moves in from the atlantic, bringing outbreaks of rain into the isles of scilly and cornwall towards the end of the day. a freshening wind dragging in some less cold air so temperatures rising a few degrees towards the south coast. northwards, cloudy day coming up and also for northern ireland with rain not too far away from western counties here. in western scotland, the best of the sunshine. but even in the sunshine it is still cold with temperatures barely getting above freezing in the coldest spots. tuesday night, the front pushes northwards and eastwards, there could be some low cloud over the hills, some hill fog patches as the rain continues to push in. but for many it will be a slightly milder night with temperatures from two to six celsius

but still cold enough for some snow over the higher ground in scotland. wednesday, the remnants of the weather front clear away and we will see some shine, still milder with temperatures of between six and 10 celsius. that's the latest weather, bye for now. hello, you're watching afternoon live, i'm simon mccoy. today at 3. david lidington is appointed cabinet office minister as the prime minister's reshuffle continues. amber rudd keeps her role as home secretary. meanwhile brandon lewis becomes the new conservative party chairman — with a host of new vice chairs. just looking forward to getting on with thejob, very just looking forward to getting on with the job, very honoured that i've been asked to lead a great party, great colleagues, looking forward to taking it. carrie gracie quits the bbc after saying she couldn't collude with an unfair pay

structure. former football coach barry bennell pleads guilty to seven child sex offences of indecent assault against boys aged between 11 and 1a. his trial gets under way today. coming up on afternoon live all the sport. andy murray has had six months out injured and faces another 1a weeks on the sidelines but hopes to be back for the summer. and chris fawkes has the weather. big contrasts in the weather throughout the day, some of us have clear blue skies and sunshine, others low cloud. i'll explain the differences in why you have had sunshine or cloud and what you can expect over the next few days. also coming up: i want all the girls watching here and now to know that a new day is on the horizon! powerful

speeches about hollywood's sexual abuse scandal dominate the 75th golden globe awards. the latest from la. hello everyone, this is afternoon live, i'm somon mccoy. the comings and goings at number 10 are, well, still coming and going, but we're getting a clearer picture of theresa may's new year reshuffle. none of the bigger names in the cabinet has been affected yet, but there's a new party chairman and several new vice chairs. we have just heard that david lidington will become minister for the cabinet office and duchy of lancaster. the home secretary amber rudd keeps herjob. as do the chancellor, philip hammond, and the brexit secretary, david davis. there will be a new northern ireland

secretary, after james brokenshire resigned from the cabinet for health reasons. our political correspondent ben wright has the latest. a new year, a new cabinet. morning prime minister. will this rejuvenate the party? she will hope so. after the tories‘ botched election last year, the question is, who will she choose to chop, rejig and remove in her team? this morning the health secretary, jeremy hunt, was swerving speculation he might be on the move. do you expect to be out of the cabinet? so was the education secretary, justine greening. she can't be sure of having a ministerial car by the end of the day. the reshuffle began with the resignation of the northern ireland secretaryjames brokenshire. he has chosen to leave the cabinet because of health issues. he has been in thejob since theresa may became prime minister in 2016. my intent is to get on with surgery, get on with recovery and get back to my duties as mp and back to front

line political duties as well. other cabinet ministers, like the work and pensions secretary, david gauke, spent the morning watching their phones, waiting to learn their fate. until you are properly contacted, you carry on as normal, you carry on doing yourjob. so you haven't been given a steer you are safe? i haven't. last year it was bruising for the party after the tories failed to win the snap election she called. the chairman copped a lot of the blame, and this morning he stepped down from his post, the first to leave downing street after meeting the prime minister. brandon lewis emerged as the new chairman of the conservative party flanking the prime minister along with other prominent players in tory hq. congratulations... honoured and

looking forward to getting on with the job. a shake—up of the conservative party is part of today's reshuffle. something many tory mps want to see. this is a chance for her to reshape her vision of what her party in government is about. we do need to think deeply about intellectual renewal, campaigning renewal and membership renewal. a modern party with a modern message for a modern britain. david liddington is filling the gap left by the sacked damian green. it's a big job for the former justice secretary and europe minister. the comings and goings will carry on all day. boris johnson is expected to stay at the foreign office, the home secretary, chancellor and brexit secretaries are all staying put, as is downing street's resident big beast. ben wright, bbc news, westminster. our chief political correspondent vicki young is in downing street. what is the latest? it's all happening although a lot of people are staying in their same jobs. happening although a lot of people are staying in their samejobs. as you say, the top jobs,

are staying in their samejobs. as you say, the topjobs, boris johnson, the foreign secretary who is still inside number ten, is expected to stay in his post. amber rudd has been in and out saying she's staying at home secretarin't david davis will stay as the brexit secretary and philip hammond as chancellor. sajid javid hasjust come out of there, we asked him whether he'd kept his job, come out of there, we asked him whether he'd kept hisjob, he has. the only difference, it seem, is that the title has changed. he's in the department of communities and now has housing in the title as well. quite often, we have changes of post and departments changed. this isn't a huge change, its of post and departments changed. this isn't a huge change, it'sjust that that goes in the title. his overwhelming task is in the wake of that fire in grenfell tower being involved in all of that. so that is a lot on his plate there. greg clark, the business secretary, has gone inside and has not emerged so far. borisjohnson gone inside and has not emerged so far. boris johnson and jeremy gone inside and has not emerged so far. borisjohnson and jeremy hunt the health secretary. as you say,

the health secretary. as you say, the announcement as far as the internal conservative party politics goes is that brandon lewis is the chairman after that terrible election result, a lot of work for him to do as they really try to appeal to a different audience. by that, i mean younger people, i don't mean those in their teens or even their 20s, but even those in their 30s and early #a0s, they simply didn't vote conservative in high enough numbers for theresa may to increase the majority as she wanted to do. so a big challenge there for him and it's clear that theresa may wa nts to him and it's clear that theresa may wants to try and change the face of the conservative party to some extent. she will see tomorrow how promoting younger female mps and more from the ethnic minorities. changing the face, does that change the politics of it? it doesn't necessarily. i think everyone realises that this government, of course, is pretty much based around brexit and what happens with brexit. that is the thing that is consuming

them. she very much, the prime minister, wants to talk about domestic policy, whether it's education, social mobility, something she's talked about a lot, and whether it's trying to implement those housing changes that were announced in the budget. but there is no doubt that it's brexit that is dominating everything. as she carries out this reshuffle, although it's a time when prime ministers have an awful lot of power, she is still pretty limited because of the parliamentary arithmetic, because she lost the conservatives majority, she's not powerful enough to move some of the people she might have wa nted some of the people she might have wanted to who're in senior positions and she wants to keep that balance in the cabinet. david liddington coming infora in the cabinet. david liddington coming in for a replacement for damian green, although not taking the title of deputy prime minister will be in charge of the cabinet sub committees which is of course not necessarily interesting to people outside but it's an important role looking across government, across whitehall, making sure that everyone knows what the other side is doing,

if you like. it's an important role and leerily david liddington is somebody that theresa may trust tosca ry somebody that theresa may trust toscary out that job for her. any changes we'll come straight back to you. thank you. joining me now from westminster is mp robert halfon. iam i am wondering what impression you are getting about what theresa may is trying to do with this particular reshuffle ? is trying to do with this particular reshuffle? what has come out so far is that it's quite exciting, brandon lewis is the new chairman, very forward—looking with a campaigning background. particularly the vice chairman, james cleverley and kemi bad knock, remarkable individuals in their own right. the message is that we are a forward—looking compassionate conservative party, we are going to transform campaigning in our party. it's not aboutjust image and changing that? no, it's much more fundamental. these are very talented individuals who've been appointed. they understand campaign ago, they know we have to bea campaign ago, they know we have to be a modern campaigning conservative

party. we have to be compassionate and put social justice party. we have to be compassionate and put socialjustice at party. we have to be compassionate and put social justice at the forefront of everything devote. some of the individuals who have been appointed embody those things. the northern ireland position which is a senior position, karen bradley's name's been mentioned as possible for that, is that something you would welcome? that will be up to the prime minister to decide. she will know what is best for that position. i have sympathy forjames, he's a hard—working cabinet minister and i'm sorry he's had to step down and i'm sorry he's had to step down andi and i'm sorry he's had to step down and i wish him a speedy recovery. difficult position for theresa may, given the position she finds herself in in 2018, she has to keep one eye on backbenchers? all reshuffles are difficult, there'll be people disappointed, people leaving government who will be unhappy.st the nature of government. but from what's happened so far, i think it's quite exciting, these are new young

talented people. we have fantastic backgrounds in them, they believe in a passionate conservative party dedicated to promoting social justice. the appointment of david liddington, he's a master of detail that. is a great position for him. so so far, what has come out is quite encouraging. when you walk around those corridors, have all tory mps got their phones in front of them staring at the blank screen in hope orfear? of them staring at the blank screen in hope or fear? it's in the nature of individuals that people will be wondering whether or not they are going to be appointed. luckily, i don't have that problem, i'm happy as chair of the education select committee and have been a minister but it's committee and have been a minister but its human nature to wonder what is going to happen to your future. thank you very much. a couple have been convicted of

plotting to carry out an attack. the couple were considering a poison attack too. police say the couple posed a risk to where they were working, the man worked in a factory make sauces for supermarkets. june kelly is at the old bailey for us. what can you tell us? the first thing to say is, over the past 12 months, it's been a terrible time for terror attacks, 36 people killed in london and manchester and many more lives changed for ever. now, the head of mi5‘s said that in recent yea rs, more the head of mi5‘s said that in recent years, more than 20 of the plots have been foiled and that is, the security service mi5 working with counter—terrorism detectives around the country, and this was one of them. this is a story that links to sudan.

mohammed came to britain illegally and pled asylum. he went on a muslim dating site and found his partner in crime. on his profile on single muslim.com, he wrote: think deep about your end and the day after. he was attracted to this woman because she was a pharmacist. he needed her scientific know—how to mount a terror attack. the court heard how they became bound by an emotional attachment and they were both wedded to an extremist ideaology. they began sharing is execution videos, she implored him "send some more". this divorced mother of two is from a well—known sudanese family. this divorced mother of two is from a well— known sudanese family. highly regarded family, well establishd, known to anyone and it's afamily establishd, known to anyone and it's a family where you can not find any excuse or reason for one of their grand daughters or daughters to be involved in any terrorism. together

the couple plotted a terror outrage in the uk in the run—up to christmas 2016. mohammed would carry it out. he was living in a bedsit in derby, described as a bedroom jihadi here over the internet taking instructions from a man believed to be an is commander and told him "i'm ready". a fortnight before christmas, the police moved in on him. his girlfriend was arrested in london where she lived. mr mohammed had been picked up on cctv in asda, shopping for every day items containing chemicals he needed for his bomb. all the time being guided over the phone by his girlfriend using her pharmacy experience. in his bedsit, officers found two of the three components of the explosive tatp, known as mother of satan. he's amassed bomb—making manuals and instructions on how to use mobile phone detonators and the

poison ricin. his is commander posted instructions on facebook which read "place poison in food like fruit and vegetables in supermarkets or inject poison in drinks and foods. at the time, mohammed was working in kerry foods in burton—on—trent, in the kitchens making sauces for ready meals that are sold in tesco and morrison's. using fake id with someone else's name, he got thejob using fake id with someone else's name, he got the job through the gi recruitment company. mohammed was planning a bomb attack, there was no evidence he ever had any poison. detectives say because of his interest in ricin and his support for is, he did pose a threat to this factory. he certainly was a risk,ed that company or we had known in his interest in ricin and link to the food company, we would have taken steps to protect the public and to

prevent him from continuing that employment there. kerry foods, a global brand, turned down our interview request. the gi recruitment company which gave mohammed the job here recruitment company which gave mohammed thejob here said: they had no idea the man they recruited was also a recruit to is. with his girlfriend, mohammed formed a deadly partnership. the security service mi5 and the police thwarted this couple's plan to cause carnage on the streets of the uk. june kelly, bbc news. thejudge told the judge told mohammed you targeted

the uk posing a threat and he said that his girlfriend was fully aware of his plan to kill and maim people. they can expect substantial sentences, and they'll be handed down on february 22nd. some breaking news. barry mcelduff who posted himself with a loaf of kingsmill bread on his head on the anniversary of the kingsmill massacre has been suspended. it was posted on friday on the anniversary ofa posted on friday on the anniversary of a massacre where ten protestants we re of a massacre where ten protestants were murdered by the ira on 5th january 1976. sinn fein described the video as inexcusable and indefensible. that breaking st andrews that he has been suspended for three months. a quick line of

breaking news coming in from downing street on the reshuffle. boris johnson has not been reshuffled, he remains as secretary of state for foreign and commonwealth affairs, as expected. he, philip hammond, amber rudd are keeping theirjobs so far and the only senior position change is that of northern ireland secretary because of james brokenshire resigning because of ill health. borisjohnson brokenshire resigning because of ill health. boris johnson remains foreign secretary, we are keeping an eye on downing street. any more changes and we'll bring them to you. you're watching afternoon live, these are our headlines am before rudd keeps her role as health secretary. brandon lewis is new conservative party chairman with a host of vice chairs. a couple who met on a muslim dating site are found guilty of planning a terror attack in the uk. and after months off the court, andy murray's

had hip surgery and could be out for a further 1a weeks. he hasn't played since last summer competitively. michael vaughan says the team need to be honest with themselves about how they underperformed in the ashes. england lost the series a—0. barcelona sign coutinho from liverpool but injury prevents him debuting for three weeks. more on those stories just after half past. carrie gracie has said she resigned as the bbc‘s china editor because she could not "collude" in a policy of "unlawful pay discrimination". she quit, citing pay inequality with male international editors earning more than her. in a statement, the bbc said "fairness in pay" was "vital" and the corporation would improve transparency on how pay is set. our media correspondent david sillito reports. morning, carrie. carrie gracie arrived for work at the bbc this morning, just hours after publishing a letter to the bbc‘s audience, saying...

chinese once called chairman mao the great helmsman. carrie gracie was the bbc‘s china editor, but has now left that post. the reason? male international editors were, it was revealed, being paid around 50% more than the women. six months ago we discovered the pay discrepancies at the bbc. they affeceted me very directly. i've spent the intervening time trying to put them right through an equal pay complaint, through a formal grievance. i have repeatedly told management i would not find it possible to go back to china in the new year without the grievance resolved. it is still unresolved and i cannot collude in what i see as unlawful pay discrimination.

it has been very moving. and this morning, she was presenting the today programme, talking about the support she had received for her stand. the bbc says an independent review of staff pay had not revealed systematic discrimination. its gender pay gap of 9.3% is around half that of the national average and it was committed to closing that, and it would also soon be publishing a full review of how it pays its top presenters and editors. but carrie gracie says she was offered a £a5,000 pay increase, but turned it down, saying it was a botched solution. the real answer, she says, is a fair and open pay system for everyone. david sillito, bbc news. jennifer millins employment partner with the legal firm mishcon de reya. she is also advising a number of senior women at the bbc on equal pay issues.

including carrie gracie, is that right? that's correct. she's taken her stand on the basis of equal pay, thatis her stand on the basis of equal pay, that is different from the gender pay gap? that is absolutely right, yes. equal pay falls within the equality act, essentially a discrimination issue, it's an issue of quip and men being paid the same for equal work. it's different to the gender pay gap or statistics that we are hearing a lot about at the moment because this is the first year that the requirements to report on gender pay stats have come in so employers are dog this on a regular basis and will do up until about easter time. the bbc has reporth reported its gender pay statistics and is one of the statistics it uses against carrie's letter today that its stats look quite healthy as compared to national average which is 18% discrepancy between male and female pay, the bbc‘s is around 9%.

gender pay statistics or the gender pay reporting we are seeing is across the organisation, it takes groups of men, groups of women, come bares them against each other and comes out with a statistic but it doesn't deal with individual issues of discrimination like the one carrie is complaining of. let us look at equal pay. this doesn'tjust affect the bbc, this is across the country, many major companies are all having to disclose information. let's be honest, many of them very uncomfortable in doing so because of the light it does shine on a very controversial aspect of employment. but how successful in the past have people been when they have taken any action over equal pay? it's a difficult claim to bring. it's a claim that most people would bring in the employment tribunal, it can be brought in the high court as well. it's difficult. there is a lot of shifting of the burden of proof between the individual claimant and the employer along the course of the litigation. one of the things, for example that, the employer could use

in its defence is a number of what we call genuine material factors that explain the discrepancy in pay that explain the discrepancy in pay that would otherwise be discriminatory. such as? give me an example? market forces is one that's been used, quoted by the bbc when it did the equal pay audit. market forces is a reason why some men are paid more than women, they are able to negotiate higher packages, they have particular skills, talents or... experience? experience count, you have to be careful with age discrimination but experience certainly counts and, in some areas of organisations like the bbc, the draw of a particular star, a particular name does have a value attached to it. it's difficult to see how that is the case with broadcast journalists and see how that is the case with broadcastjournalists and news readers, butth but if you look at the disparity between say claudia winkleman and chris evans who were talked about in the press in the summer, a lot of that is about star quality that is very difficult to

define. two people sitting next to each other in a studio doing the samejob? each other in a studio doing the same job? should be paid the same. we were talking to a person earlier who was suggesting the human rights convention could be brought in and used instead of any proceedings that you might be considering? there are a number of ways to attain gender equality and to bring an organisation to account in respect of equality of pay. legal action tends to be the last resort. i'm happy to say as a lawyer it should be the last resort. it's not a pleasa nt be the last resort. it's not a pleasant process for anybody but sometimes it's necessary to hold organisations and employers to account. the equality and human rights commission can intervene in any litigation and can help help put pressure on organisations seen not to be complying with the letter or the spirit of the equality act. the bbc says it's been transparent, it published the controversial list in

july of those earning more than £150,000. that was after pressure from john whittingdale, a political pressure, what happens next in your view because in any company and the bbc‘s a big corporation, there's going to be a time lag in terms of action isn't there? that's right. at the moment, a lot of individuals are finding themselveses in a similar position to carrie in that they are bringing in internal complaints which is the right thing to do. the bbc has an internal grievance procedure that it requires employees to follow and the law and employment tribunal would expect employees to have followed that route to try and get some redress for their grievances before bringing anything like legal action. so there is a bit ofa like legal action. so there is a bit of a holding pattern once the complaints are dealt with and you will have seen from coo re's letter she doesn't feel her complaint has been dealt with reasonably or in a releva nt been dealt with reasonably or in a relevant and fair time frame. that

is where most people are at the moment, trying to resolve complaints internally at the bbc and other organisations. those who say what happens at the bbc will be watched by other companies, are two companies the same, i mean the issues here with this particular group of complainants may be different from other company bus the principle is the same? it's exactly the same, the way disparities in pay can be explained varies in different organisations. i suspect a lot of organisations. i suspect a lot of organisations will have a similar problem, this isn't exclusiontive the bbc, it's something that's had a very strong light shone upon it recently at the bbc but it's something i'm sure exists industry—wide and is a problem that exists in all sort of walks of life in differentjobs. exists in all sort of walks of life in different jobs. very good of you to come in. thank you very much. the 75th golden globe awards in los angeles have been dominated by powerful speeches about hollywood's sexual abuse scandal.

it was the first major awards ceremony since the film industry was hit by sexual harassment allegations. almost all of those attending chose to wear black to show support for the victims. the big film winner of the night was three billboards outside ebbing, missouri, which took home four awards. here's our north america correspondent james cook. in hollywood, they turned the red carpet black. this was a show of solidarity for those who'd been abused and harassed, and a demonstration of the determination to change. there is no way that i am ever going to be in a room and be treated in the way that people have been treated ever again and not stand up and not say, "i don't agree with that". the whole reason why that was able to take place, like anything that's abuse of power, is that there is silence. emma watson was one of several actresses who arrived with an activist as her guest. actually, this cuts across generations, across ethnicities, across communities. actually, if we stand together, we can end this, right? it'sjust done, it'sjust over. there's going to be a zero tolerance policy from now on. i really...

i really believe that. i think, time's up. there are somethings that we don't need to discuss any more. equal pay for equal work, well, duh. harassment in the workplace, come on, time's up on all that stuff. from the moment the ceremony began, its tone was set. good evening, ladies and remaining gentlemen. laughter. and here are the all—male nominees. natalie portman highlighted the failure of the golden globes to recognise female directors. and star after star lined up to give voice to a movement now known as time's up. time is up. we see you, we hear you and we will tell your stories. thank you. it was really great to be in this room tonight. and to be a part of the tectonic shift in our industry's power structure. but no speech was more powerful than oprah winfrey's. so, i want all the girls watching here and now to know that a new day

is on the horizon. applause. absent, of course, was the fallen mogul harvey weinstein. instead, the spotlight was on two of his most prominent accusers, who arrived together. we have a little bit more of an opportunity to lead nationally and internationally. so that everyone, everywhere can work safely, earn the same money for the same work, and we can finally put sexual harassment in the way past, where it should have been a long time ago. is that happening? it's human rights. it's basic human rights. is that happening? it is happening. four months ago, you couldn't have dreamt of a night like this and the conversations that are being had. i think it's exciting times for all of us. time and again here on this red carpet, we've had the same word and that word is "change". the stars who have been walking down here are insisting that this is notjust a moment,

this is a process which they say will continue. james cook, bbc news, at the golden globes in hollywood. now i look at the weather. the contrasting weather fortunes today from the sunny skies in the northern half of the uk, thanks to our weather watch of sending assistant, to the cloudy skies we have had further south, affecting a pa rt have had further south, affecting a part of southern england, east anglia and old chunk of wales. under these those grey skies, the skies would have looked something like this. a cold north—easterly wind as well, making it feel chilly. those wins will turn direction as we go overnight, coming in more from the south—east, and that will push all of the low cloud further north across the rest of wales, northern england and parts of scotland overnight. the west of scotland, another cold one. the highlands down

to about minus eight celsius. a pretty cold start to tuesday. otherwise, a lot of cloud around, not thick enough to do very much, just the odd spit of drizzle. more change in the west as a weather front threatens outbreaks of rain later on. this is bbc news — our latest headlines. theresa may's cabinet reshuffle continues. foreign secretary borisjohnson keeps hisjob, while sajid javid has housing added to his current cabinet brief. carrie grace accuses the bbc of breaking equality law,

as she resigns as china editor in dispute about equal pay. a couple who met on a dating website have been found guilty of plotting a terror attack. munir mohammed and rowaida el hassan both denied the charge of preparing terrorist acts. former football coach barry bennell pleads guilty to seven child sex offences. his trial for a8 other offences begins in liverpool today. and commuters face three days of disruption this week, as staff at five train firms walk out in dispute over "rail safety". sport now on afternoon live, with jessica. no sportsman or woman wants to undergo surgery of any type that andy murray has been forced into it? pretty much. he hasn't played since lastjuly, at least pretty much. he hasn't played since last july, at least competitively, and recently pulled out of the brisbane international tournament in the last couple of weeks. he did

think originally that rehabilitation would have been enough to see him through this hip injury but he has had to come to his last resort, which is surgery. he expects to be back hitting tennis balls again in 7-8 back hitting tennis balls again in 7—8 weeks, perhaps 1a weeks until he is back competitively on the circuit again, which could impact his preparation for wimbledon, although he says he expects to be back in the summerfor the he says he expects to be back in the summer for the grass court season. but there will be lots of questions about his long—term availability? definitely. he is 30 years old, which is not gold but quite ageing for a tennis player. he's playing in the golden age, some would play, of tennis, where you have to be exceptionally good to even compete with the likes of federer, nadal, djokovic, i won't beat them. but some players have come back from this. lleyton hewitt, for example, had surgery on his left and right hip, although he won the majority of his majors in the earlier part of his majors in the earlier part of his career, before those surgeries. andy murray is

optimistic. he spoke to the media today from his hospital bed. he said, i'm not finished playing yet. i will be competing at the highest level again. he also mentioned more about his motivation to come back. he hopes to see his eldest daughter sofia, she once to see moon court to understand more about his career. for more on this story, nick parrott has more. andy murray went down under, hoping to reignite his career at the australian open. after pulling out of the tournament before it had even started, he has undergone hip surgery to rescue his career. the briton has been troubled by the injury since wimbledon last year. he tried to get back to his best through rehab but after pulling out of the tournament in brisbane last week, he opted for an operation to solve the problem. the surgeon is very happy about how it went and in a statement, murray said... the former world number one feels

that if he can return to 95% of his best, that will be enough to compete again at the highest level. andy murray can probably be at 95% and beat 95% of the tour but he needs to be at 100% to beat particularly this generation of players. so when andy talks about the possibility of being 30, 35 in the possibility of being 30, 35 in the world and playing just to compete, that's how much he wants to play. murray told his fans on social media last week, the little kid inside mejust media last week, the little kid inside me just wants to play tennis and compete. murray hopes to be hitting balls again in a couple of months but has stressed he is not interested in coming back for a specific tournament, but when he does, he's aiming to get back to the highest level. another disappointing day for england's cricketers, they lost

their final ashes test against australia by an innings and hundred and 23 runs. england were always struggling afterjoe root was struck down with gastroenteritis. patrick gearey has the story. england had three weeks to prepare for these pictures but that will make them no easier to watch. after a stomach churning series, queasy as captainjoe a stomach churning series, queasy as captain joe root, a stomach churning series, queasy as captainjoe root, who arrived at the ground having spent the morning at hospital with a stomach bug. moeen ali took his place, batted for an hour and then met a familiar end, dismissed by nathan lyon for the seventh time this series. in coming, the operation. you can't ring in sick if there is a test match to say root nursed himself to 50 but had going. at lunch he retired, series ended not by an aussie but his belly. australia removed jonny ba i rstow not belly. australia removed jonny bairstow not long later and the rest was nasty, brutish and short. this exactly the sort of ruthless aggregate that has allowed australia to dominate england win the series with four big victories none.|j

to dominate england win the series with four big victories none. i do think it has been closer than a—0. we have been on top in some games, if not all the games at some stage, we just haven't capitalised on the key moments. all the guys in the dressing room are hurting. that feeling that you get should help you be determined to try and win the ashes back in 2019. the celebrations here are over and it is now about picking up the pieces. england have an won a test match in this country in seven years and haven't come to much closer to doing sites. so what went wrong? perhaps the key moment happened in september in bristol. the incident outside a nightclub which ruled england star ben stokes at the series. that invited to focus on england's off field behaviour and highlighted minor incidents involving jonny bairstow and ben duckett. they have been wider issues with the bat and ball stop your idled about a tool box, the captain is only as good as the tool box he has in his hand. joe root was missing a spammer and screwdriver. england will be back in four years,

perhaps even with some of the same players, but to compete in this most raw of cricketing environments, matt johnson the england game may need to change. philippe coutinho has completed his £1a2 million move to spanish club barcelona from liverpool. coutinho has passed a medical but won't be available until the end of january because of an injury to his bright side. the deal makes this the second most expensive player in history, behind fellow brazilian neymar. an incredible amount of money, isn't it? that is all from me, ollie foster in the hot seat next for you. thank you very much! you are watching afternoon live. if you're a woman, you're twice as likely to die in the year after having the most serious type of heart attack than a man — that's according to a study conducted in sweden over a decade. researchers found that women aren't always given the same treatment as men, and are less likely to receive recommended treatments such as bypass surgery or statins. our health correspondent dominic

hughes has the details. five years ago philippa hicken was fit, active and healthy and had just had her second child. i had my heart attack on... she had been feeling unwell for a few days but then she suffered a sudden heart attack that almost killed her. certainly, i wasn't thinking, "i'm having a heart attack, i need to go to hospital". all i was thinking was, i feel really unwell and i need somebody to listen to me and help me. and my symptoms, which were aching shoulders, an aching neck, chest, almost like a flu were put down to a virus. now a new study from sweden raises questions about the treatment of women undergoing the most serious form of heart attack. those suffering from a total blockage of the coronary artery were 3a% less likely to receive procedures which cleared those arteries such as bypass surgery and stents. they were also 2a% less likely to be prescribed static medication

which helps to prevent a second heart attack and 16% less likely to be given aspirin, which helps to prevent blood clots. women themselves are less likely to recognise symptoms and call for treatment urgently. when it gets to the hospital, health professionals are less likely to diagnose accurately that they are having a heart attack. this particular study shows that even when they do, they are probably not treating the women in the same way as men, which is something that should change. more women die from coronary heart disease in the uk than from breast cancer. this study suggests women may not be getting the same quality of treatment as men. equally, it shows there are simple ways to improve the chances of those women who do suffer a heart attack. senior cardiac nurse from the british heart foundation emily mcgrathjoins me now.

i was very surprised but presumably you have known this for ages, when it comes to heart attacks men and women are treated differently?m it comes to heart attacks men and women are treated differently? it is known as a man's disease so generally people think women don't have heart disease, which is not true. also people don't always think about the symptoms when they happen to them. they may not react as quickly. do you need women think this can't be a heart attack? people in general but mostly women. women tend to react slower than men, which is bad, because they then get mr hospital later on. when they get to hospital later on. when they get to hospital why aren't they getting the same sort of treatment as men? this research has shown perhaps this is spinning into the health care professionals as well. some of the tests they should be having, like an ecg, not being performed at early stage. the earlier you diagnose on, the earlier you can treat them. that is really important when someone is having having a heart attack. to a non—medical person might me, if i was in hospital and a woman or man

came in with similar symptoms, you'd assume same thing, it's a heart problem? you would hope that would be the case that these findings question whether that is happening and what needs to change. i think for the first instance, just to raise awareness for people to be proactive if they have symptoms they are concerned about, things like chest pain, jaw pain, arm pain, be proactive and call an ambulance. second that, the health care professionals, people in the emergency services, don't assume it's indigestion or think it could be something different, that could change the diagnostic journey be something different, that could change the diagnosticjourney and the treatment they have. it's sort ofa the treatment they have. it's sort of a perception among men it is they have those symptoms they think, oh my word, and having a heart attack. whereas women think, i can't be? it's simplistic but is that sort of what the reactions are? that does seem to be the case. women don't react as quickly and they can delay seeking help. that is quite surprising. people would think they would be more proactive. but that is

not always the case. men might be more likely to think, i'm worried, i need to seek help. women might think this is indigestion, it will pass. it's about raising the awareness for them as well as culturally to get it seemed to affect men and women. and once they get hospital, once you get involved, our attitude is changing, are people more aware of the same risk to women as to men?|j are people more aware of the same risk to women as to men? i would hope so. these results were published before this year so i'm hoping things have improved since then and this is something we want people to do everywhere. we want more people to know they could be at risk and we want culturally people to think about that once they are in the hospital setting. emily, very good review to come in, thank very much. we can go live to the house of commons where the health minister is answering an urgent question about the nhs. dealt with by a clinician more than doubled compared to the equivalent week last year to 39.5%, reducing

additional pressures on a&e. we extended our flu vaccination programme, already the most competitive in europe, even further. vaccination remains the best line of defence against flu and this year an estimated 1,175,000 more people have been vaccinated, including the highest ever uptake amongst health ca re highest ever uptake amongst health care workers, which by the end of november had reached 59.3%. winter, we all accept, is challenging for health services, notjust in this country at worldwide. the preparations made by the nhs are amongst the most comprehensive and we are lucky to be able to depend on the extraordinary dedication of front line staff at this highly challenging time. in order. for a moment i thought the minister was intending to treat this as though it we re intending to treat this as though it were an oral statement to judge intending to treat this as though it were an oral statement tojudge by the length. i think it is fair and correct for those following our proceedings to point out this is not

an oral statement offered by the government, it is a response to an urgent question, applied for two and granted by me. mrjonathan ashworth. it is always a delight to see the minister, but the secretary of state for health should be here defending his crisis, not pleading for a promotion in downing street as we speak. mr speaker, i join promotion in downing street as we speak. mr speaker, ijoin the minister in paying tribute to all those nhs staff working flat out. many of them have said that this winter crisis is an entirely predictable and entirely preve nta ble. predictable and entirely preventable. when you starve the nhs of resources, when you cut beds by 15,000, when you cut district nurses, when walk—in centres close, where we have vacancies for a0,000 nurses, when you fragment the nhs at a local level and drive private asian, when social care is savaged, is it any surprise we have a winter crisis of this severity? over 75,000

patients, including many elderly and frail, stuck in the back of ambulances for over 30 minutes in the winter cold this december and january. a&e so log jammed, forced to turn away patients 150 times. in the week before new year's eve, 22 trusts were completely full for up to five days and then we have the blanket cancellation of the elective operations, meaning people waiting longer in pain, distress and discomfort. we've had children's wards handed over to treat adults, and of course we don't know the full scale of the crisis because now nhs england refuses to publish the opel pirates. giving ministers keen and data, why are they being collected and published ? data, why are they being collected and published? he meant mentioned —— mentioned winter pressures, this was published in november. why when trust informed of allocations until

a whole month later? this is in planning for winter, it's more like a wing and a prayer, mr speaker. he will note that cancelling elective operations impact on hospital finances. what assessment has made of the anticipated loss of revenue for those trusts from cancelling elective question what will he compensate those hospitals for the loss of revenue or should we expect hospital deficits to worsen? can you tell us when those cancelled operations will be rescheduled? mr speaker, the prime minister defends this crisis, saying nothing is perfect. patients don't want perfection, they just want an perfect. patients don't want perfection, theyjust want an nhs properly funded, properly staffed, without the indignity of 560,000 people waiting on a trolley in the last year, where operations are not consort on this scale, where ambulances aren't backed up outside overcrowded hospitals. patients don'tjust overcrowded hospitals. patients don't just need a overcrowded hospitals. patients don'tjust need a change of ministers today, they need a change of government. minister of state,

dann. i'm glad he raised... i'd like to put on record my tribute to my right honourable friend, the secretary of state, who has served in fact position... for almost as long as the original founder, the first secretary of state for the nhs, and! first secretary of state for the nhs, and i am delighted to be here to respond to the right honourable gentleman, who has as usual listed a whole cacophony of allegations, very few of which are directly related to the challenge our hospitals have today, which is the increase in demand and pressure on our nhs, as a result of a combination of the increase in population and challenges posed by demographics, as well as the weather and the pressure that this puts, with flu around the corner and present in many parts of

the country now, on the staff at this time of the year. he raised a number of questions. on the funding issue, he is well aware that the £337 million announced in the budget was allocated in december. his own trust, the royal leicester hospital, received a.2 million. it's a great shame he chose not to welcome the extra money for his own trust. that money has been allocated. we have kept £50 million in reserve to allocate it this month, in the event of particular pressures which need addressing during the course, which will become apparent during the course of this month. he asked about the impact of the council ‘s operations. we don't know that operations are cancelled. there have been a few that far. procedures and treatments are being deferred. it won't become apparent until after this period is finished as to how many actually do end up

being cancelled, so it's not possible to calculate the financial impact on any of the trusts where deferral is taking place. he refers to this as being unprecedented. i would like to remind the honourable gentleman we had a crisis in winter of some kind or another every year. he will have been in downing street in 2009-10, at he will have been in downing street in 2009—10, at a time when, as it happens, the shadow health secretary chose not to try to take advantage of the near pandemic that existed in the time in flu because he recognised these were operational pressures on the nhs and it was not down to him to make party political point scoring, unlike, u nfortu nately, point scoring, unlike, unfortunately, the honourable gentleman has chosen to do... the minister of state for health answering the labour question from jon ashworth. the absence of the

health secretaryjeremy hunt something those on the benches were keen to discuss. it doesn't necessarily mean jeremy hunt keen to discuss. it doesn't necessarily meanjeremy hunt is changing jobs on this reshuffle date, after five and a half years in the post. that is a length of service that the minister referred to, saying it's nearly as long as the founder of the nhs. jeremy hunt, we are expecting news from downing street on that reshuffle butjeremy hunt one of those, it was suggested, might be moving. we haven't heard anything yet and when we do, we will let you know. jamie is here and will bring us the business news shortly. here's your business headlines on afternoon live. david lidington is appointed cabinet office minister, as the prime minister's reshuffle continues. amber rudd keeps her role as home secretary. meanwhile brandon lewis becomes the new conservative party chairman, with a host of new vice chairs. a couple who met on a muslim dating site are found guilty of planning a terror attack in the uk. here's your business

headlines on afternoon live: vauxhall is cutting another 250 jobs at its ellesmere port car plant, which makes the astra car, car on top of the a00 jobs it announced in october. the carmaker, now owned by france's psa group — said it needed to "accelerate the recovery of plant productivity". british businesses are more confident about their future. that's according to the industry group, the eef. new figures show two out of five say they expect trading conditions to improve this year, both domestically and for exports. house prices grew much more slowly last year than in the previous year, according to the uk's largest mortgage lender. the halifax says prices rose by 2.7% — compared with a 6.5% increase in 2016. that's the smallest rise since 2012. commuters are facing up to three days of disruption — as staff at five train companies begin strikes over what they say is rail safety. rmt members at northern, merseyrail,

south western and greater anglia will strike on monday, wednesday and friday. while union members at southern will also stage a 2a hour walk out today. how, most frightening development today, you are suggesting when we talked about divorce you might sing... iwas talked about divorce you might sing... i was going to do a duet! glad you change your mind, but why are we talking divorce? a massive industry. industry is a bit harsh. it is an industry. the average divorce will cost each party about £13,500,100,000 divorces, it comes out as roughly £3 billion. that is just the legal side of it. then you have the other side to it, moving house and all the financial arrangements you have to come to. i think from a personal finance arrangements you have to come to. i think from a personalfinance point of view, it's a huge disruption to

people's finances and how they run their budgets. there is an organisation called gingerbread which helps single parent families sought out the finances afterwards. we will talk to the director, dalia ben—galim, whojoins us now. you see it when these arrangements go wrong. you must in many ways feel they will go wrong but they can't all go wrong, to what extent are people run into trouble after they've been divorced, in terms of their personal finances? we see a range of cases around divorce and around separation, and we provide advice on our website. there are lots pay rents a re our website. there are lots pay rents are able to make arrangements for their children and their families financially, but low income families financially, but low income families we see debt starting to rise, significant problems around

housing and benefits and some really big debts building up, particularly around child maintenance service as well. the child maintenance is the really difficult one. when that runs into trouble, that is because one partner, one personjust stops paying. why do they stop paying, because they run into trouble themselves or they simply don't want to? again, a whole range of reasons. some of it is around nonpayment and some around avoidance. we had a case study, on the parents we were talking to upon becoming a single—parent decided to work freelance so she could look after her daughter. she now needs to... she's taken out a loan so she can seek legal advice about how to get child maintenance payments. that becomes incredibly expensive, when they are chasing the money? of course. when you are on a low income a nyway course. when you are on a low income anyway and have had to change a job and move house and looking after the well—being of your family, and move house and looking after the well—being of yourfamily, it's and move house and looking after the well—being of your family, it's an added pressure and stress that many

single parents find very difficult, particularly at this time of year. what can people do about this? what would you recommend, when faced with these kinds of problems, what direction? there is information on gingerbread hazmat website, when you are separating, around financial arrangements, and also emotional arrangements, and also emotional arrangements and starting to build those blocks. more information on our website for when things go wrong also. dalia ben-galim, thank you very much indeed, from gingerbread. i was going there should be an apt but you are going to tell me there is one! let's look at the market. karelian had real problems, lost about 70 or 80% of its value last year, because... but up 2296. about 70 or 80% of its value last year, because... but up 22%. because there is a rumour going around at there is a rumour going around at the moment it could get a bailout from the government and could be able to hand back some of the big and contracts it had.

karelian up 22%. it depends which when you bought... it always does. thank you. this is afternoon live. let's catch up with the weather forecast. here's chris fawkes. the contrast on weather fortunes today, from the sunny skies across the northern half of the uk, thanks to our weather watcher for sending a system, to the cloudier skies we have had further south affecting a good part of southern england, east anglia, the midlands and a good chunk of wales. underneath those grey skies, they will have looked something like this, stratocumulus coming in and a cold north—easterly wind as well, making it feel pretty chilly. the winds will turn direction as we'd go overnight, coming from or south—easterly direction, pushing that low cloud further north across the rest of wales, northern england and getting into parts of scotland overnight.

the west of scotland, another cold one, the highlands down to about minus eight celsius. a cold start of the day on tuesday. otherwise, a lot of cloud, not thick enough to do very muchjust not of cloud, not thick enough to do very much just not spit of drizzle from time to time. more obvious change later in the data the western side of the uk, as a weather front threatens outbreaks of rain late on. hello, you're watching afternoon live — i'm simon mccoy. today at a. david lidington is appointed cabinet office minister — as the prime minister's reshuffle continues. meanwhile brandon lewis becomes the new conservative party chairman — borisjohnson and amber rudd keep theirjobs. a couple who met on a muslim dating site are found guilty of planning a terror attack in the uk. police say plans of a poison attack put a food packaging factory at risk. had we known of his interest in ricin and his link to that food company, we would have taken steps to protect the public and to prevent him from continuing that employment

there. the bbc‘s china editor carrie gracie quits her role over equal pay after turning down a pay rise. she says she couldn't "collude" with an unfair pay structure. former football coach barry bennell pleads guilty to seven child sex offences of indecent assault against boys aged between 11 and 1a. his trial gets under way today. coming up on afternoon live, all the sport with olly foster. surgery for andy murray? yes. his hip surgery has been a success. he had it today in australia. by the time he returns to court, he'll have been out of the game for almost a year. more from you later olly, thank you. and chris fawkes has all the weather; chris. a lot of low, dull cloud. stunning scenes further north in scotland. we'll take a look at some of the differences today and some of your photos coming up as well. thank you very much. also coming up. powerful speeches about hollywood's sexual abuse scandal have dominated the 75th golden globe awards.

we'll have the latest from la. hello everyone, this is afternoon live with me simon mccoy. the comings and goings at number 10 are, well, still coming and going, but we're getting a clearer picture of theresa may's new year reshuffle. david liddington moves to the cabinet office. brandon lewis is the new party chairman. sajid javid keeps hisjob with new party chairman. sajid javid keeps his job with additional responsibility for housing. the home secretary, amber rudd, stays where she is, as do philip hammond, boris johnson and david davis. there will

bea johnson and david davis. there will be a new northern ireland secretary afterjames brokenshire resigned from the cabinet for health reasons. our political correspondent ben wright has the latest. a new year, a new cabinet. morning prime minister. will this rejuvenate the party? she will hope so. after the tories‘ botched election last year, the question is, who will she choose to chop, rejig and remove in her team? this morning the health secretary, jeremy hunt, was swerving speculation he might be on the move. do you expect to be out of the cabinet? so was the education secretary, justine greening. she can't be sure of having a ministerial car by the end of the day. the reshuffle began with the resignation of the northern ireland secretaryjames brokenshire. he has chosen to leave the cabinet because of health issues. he has been in thejob since theresa may became prime minister in 2016. my intent is to get on with surgery, get on with recovery and get back to my duties as mp and back to front

line political duties as well. other cabinet ministers, like the work and pensions secretary, david gauke, spent the morning watching their phones, waiting to learn their fate. until you are properly contacted, you carry on as normal, you carry on doing yourjob. so you haven't been given a steer you are safe? i haven't. last year it was bruising for the party after the tories failed to win the snap election she called. the chairman copped a lot of the blame, and this morning he stepped down from his post, the first to leave downing street after meeting the prime minister. brandon lewis emerged as the new chairman of the conservative party flanking the prime minister along with other prominent players in tory hq. congratulations... honoured and looking forward to getting on with the job. a shake—up of the conservative party

is part of today's reshuffle. something many tory mps want to see. this is a chance for her to reshape her vision of what her party in government is about. we do need to think deeply about intellectual renewal, campaigning renewal and membership renewal. a modern party with a modern message for a modern britain. david liddington is filling the gap left by the sacked damian green. it's a big job for the former justice secretary and europe minister. the comings and goings will carry on all day boris johnson is expected to stay at the foreign office, the home secretary, chancellor and brexit secretaries are all staying put, as is downing street's resident big beast. ben wright, bbc news, westminster. our chief political correspondent vicki young is in downing street. what is the latest? and what picture is emerging? the

main jobs and what picture is emerging? the mainjobs stay? and what picture is emerging? the main jobs stay? yes. and what picture is emerging? the mainjobs stay? yes. i think and what picture is emerging? the main jobs stay? yes. i think so far, more have stayed in theirjob than have been movered, but at the moment, greg clark and jeremy hunt are inside number ten and they've beenin are inside number ten and they've been in there for about an hour so it's possible that they are being moved or theresa may is trying to moved or theresa may is trying to move them and they are resisting. it's impossible to know what is going on behind closed doors but it seems to be an extraordinarily long amount of time to be in there. so there has been some speculation about greg clark, business secretary at the moment, obviously very involved in the industrial strategy but also with brexit and what might halfjap but also with brexit and what might half jap wards, manufacturing and the rest of it. jeremy hunt who has beenin the rest of it. jeremy hunt who has been in the eye of that storm over the nhs, he's been in thatjob for a very, very long time, he's always said really it's the onlyjob that he wants in government, we'll have to see if that is the case at the end of the day. but as you say, the more seniorfigures are

end of the day. but as you say, the more senior figures are all staying where they are. this is of course a moment when the prime minister really has the ultimate power to make or break people's careers, but for theresa may, it's a bit more complicated than that, she has to think about brexit of course, keeping the balance in the cabinet between those on the remain side of the argument, those who're on the leave side of the argument and of course, she maybe can't do exactly what she wants because she lost some authority after that general election where she lost the conservatives majority. so, so far, the big changes are a conservative central office where she's brought ina new central office where she's brought in a new party chairman really trying to revamp the party, trying to appeal to different kinds of voters, trying to broadn the appeal of the conservative party and that really has been the story of the day so far —— broaden. a lot about the image isn't it? yes. it's about making the conservative party look a bit more like the country and i think there are many conservatives

who think they have a problem with appealing particularly to younger voters and, when i say that, i don't necessarily mean those in their teens or #20s but 30s and a0s, people did not vote conservative in the numbers that the party would have liked for theresa may to increase her majority. they also wa nt to increase her majority. they also want to be more diverse, there are some younger mps, more female mps and those from ethnic minorities coming up through the ranks, and that probably will be the story of the reshuffle, not necessarily today but tomorrow, bringing those people in who were elected in 2015 gaving them a chance on the lower ranks so they can gain some experience. there will be others looking to the future leadership of the party. theresa may says she's not going anywhere soon, she's not a quitter, but of course the day will come when they'll need a new leader and there are many conservatives i've spoken to who we re conservatives i've spoken to who were elected in 2015 who say it's time to skip a generation if you like. they are not interested in borisjohnson or

like. they are not interested in boris johnson or amber rudd like. they are not interested in borisjohnson or amber rudd or flovened, they think it's time to move on to fresh faces, bring in new ideas with that so it's notjust about changing the face of the party but maybe injecting new policy ideas as well. the story of the day could still be to come if greg clark and jeremy hunt are still in there. there were rumours aboutjeremy hunt and a possible move before today weren't there? yes. there were rumours he might be promoted and get thejob of rumours he might be promoted and get the job of deputy prime minister. it doesn't look like that's happened. david lidington has been moved from jitis david lidington has been moved from jit is it is david lidington has been moved from j it is it is to take over damian green's roles. i would imagine it's possible if she is trying to move greg clark orjeremy hunt, they might be resisting that. all sorts of things can go wrong with reshuffles, you can call a minister

in and say, i want to move you, ministers will say, actual i want to resign. there are stories of post—it notes falling off a wall and somebody not getting a job because their name fell on to the floor, the wrong people getting the wrong job because a mix—up in surnames. these things do not go smoothly. we'll have to wait and see. you are kidding! ijust said you are kidding! ? i can't quite believe that? the post—it note? can't quite believe that? the post-it note? yes! unbelievable. back to you later on. thank you very much! breaking news. a 17—year—old boy from croydon has pleaded guilty at wood green crown court to carrying out acid attacks against six moped riders in north and east london.

this happened in a 90—minute period injuly 13th, this happened in a 90—minute period injuly13th, he sprayed them in the face with a knock suss liquid. one victim was left with life—changing injuries. he was charged with six cou nts injuries. he was charged with six counts of throwing corrosive liquid with intent to disable, injure, disfigure or cause grievous bodily harm under section 29 against the offence against a person act 1861. that carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment. a 17—year—old boy has pleaded guilty to those offences. more on that later. a couple who met on a muslim dating site have been convicted of planning an is inspired terror attack on the uk in the run up to christmas 2016. munir mohammed had amassed bomb making components with the help of his pharmacist girlfriend, rowaida el—hassan. they were also considering a poison attack. and police say mohammed posed a risk to the food factory where he was working making sauces for supermarket ready meals. our home affairs correspondent june kelly reports. this is a story that links to sudan.

the couple both had roots here but linked up in the uk. munir mohammed came to britain illegally and pled asylum. he went on a muslim dating site and found his partner in crime. on his profile on singlemuslim.com, he wrote. he was attracted to ms el—hassan because she was a pharmacist. he needed her scientific know—how to mount a terror attack. the court heard how they became bound by an emotional attachment and they were both wedded to an extremist ideaology. they began sharing is execution videos, she implored him "send some more". ms el—hassan, a divorced mother of two, is from a well—known sudanese family. a highly regarded family,

well establishd, known to anyone and it's a family where you can not find any excuse or reason for one of their grand daughters or daughters to be involved in anything related to terrorism. together the couple plotted a terror outrage in the uk in the run—up to christmas 2016. mohammed would carry it out. he was living in a bedsit in derby, described as a bedroom jihadi here over the internet taking instructions from a man believed to be an is commander and told him "i'm ready". a fortnight before christmas, the police moved in on him. his girlfriend was arrested in london where she lived. mr mohammed had been picked up on cctv in asda, shopping for every day items containing chemicals he needed for his bomb. all the time being guided over the phone by his girlfriend using her pharmacy experience. in his bedsit, officers found two of the three components of the explosive tatp,

known as mother of satan. he's amassed bomb—making manuals and instructions on how to use mobile phone detonators and the poison ricin. his is commander posted instructions on facebook which read "place poison in food like fruit and vegetables in supermarkets or inject poison in markets or inject poison in drinks and foods. at the time, mohammed was working in kerry foods in burton—on—trent, in the kitchens making sauces for ready meals that are sold in tesco and morrison's. using fake id with someone else's name, he got the job through the gi recruitment company. mohammed was planning a bomb attack, there was no evidence he ever had any poison. detectives say because of his interest in ricin and his support for is, he did pose a threat to this factory. he certainly was a risk,

had that company or we had known in his interest in ricin and link to the food company, we would have ta ken steps to protect the public and to prevent him from continuing that employment there. kerry foods, a global brand, turned down our interview request. the gi recruitment company which gave mohammed the job here said. they had no idea the man they recruited was also a recruit to is. with his girlfriend, mohammed formed a deadly partnership. the security service mi5 and the police thwarted this

couple's plan to cause carnage on the streets of the uk. june kelly, bbc news. sinn fein mp barry mcelduff has been suspended from all party activity for three months, after being accused of mocking the victims of the 1976 kingsmill massacre. on friday, the mp for west tyrone tweeted a video showing him with a loaf of kingsmill bread on his head. ten protestant kingsmill workers were murdered by the ira on the 5th january 1976. the now—deleted post was shared on the a2nd anniversary of the killings. earlier today, sinn fein said mr mcelduff's video was "inexcusable" and "indefensible". one person has been seriously injured in a fire at trump tower in new york. another person is also believed to have been hurt. the fire was located on the roof of the building, which is 58—storeys high, and several fire engines could be seen at the bottom of the skyscraper. the president was not in the building at the time. you're watching afternoon live, these are our headlines. david lidington is appointed cabinet

office minister. brandon lewis becomes the new conservative party chairman. boris johnson and becomes the new conservative party chairman. borisjohnson and amber rudd keep theirjobs. the couplet who met on a muslim dating site are found guilty of planning a terror attack in the uk. in sport, andy murray's had hip surgery and is targeted a return to tennis in summer. england's cricketers have lost the ashes series a—0 after an innings defeat to australia in the final test. james anderson says the series hasn't been a disaster. and coutinho's now officially a barcelona player, completing his £1a2 million dealfrom liverpool. he signed the deal but won't be able to debut for another three weeks because of injury. i'll be back with a full update in the next 15 minutes. carrie gracie has said she resigned as the bbc‘s china editor because she could not "collude" in a policy of "unlawful pay discrimination".

she quit, citing pay inequality with male international editors earning more than her. in a statement, the bbc said "fairness in pay" was "vital" and the corporation would improve transparency on how pay is set. our media correspondent david sillito reports. morning, carrie. carrie gracie arrived for work at the bbc this morning, just hours after publishing a letter to the bbc‘s audience, saying... chinese once called chairman mao the great helmsman. carrie gracie was the bbc‘s china editor, but has now left that post. the reason? male international editors were, it was revealed, being paid around 50% more than the women. six months ago we discovered the pay discrepancies at the bbc.

they affeceted me very directly. i've spent the intervening time trying to put them right through an equal pay complaint, through a formal grievance. i have repeatedly told management i would not find it possible to go back to china in the new year without the grievance resolved. it is still unresolved and i cannot collude in what i see as unlawful pay discrimination. it has been very moving. and this morning, she was presenting the today programme, talking about the support she had received for her stand. the bbc says an independent review of staff pay had not revealed systemic discrimination. its gender pay gap of 9.3% is around half that of the national average and it was committed to closing that, and it would also soon be publishing a full review of how it pays its top presenters and editors. but carrie gracie says she was offered a £a5,000 pay

increase, but turned it down, saying it was a botched solution. the real answer, she says, is a fair and open pay system for everyone. david sillito, bbc news. the former football coach barry bennell has pleaded guilty to seven offences of child sexual assault. the 63—year—old, who is now known as richard jones, admitted the charges before the start of his trial at liverpool crown court. the ex—crewe coach is charged with a total of 55 offences between 1979 and 1991. his alleged victims were boys aged between eight and 15—years—old. our sports correspondent andy swiss is in liverpool. barry bennell, who is standing trial here under his new name of richard jones, wasn't actually here in person, instead he appeared via video link wearing a greyjumper. he pleaded guilty to six counts of indecent assault against complainants aged between 11 and 1a at the time

and we can now report he had already pleaded guilty to a seventh offence at an earlier hearing. in total, barry bennell is charged with 55 sexual offences, a2 counts of indecent assault, 11 counts of serious sexual assault, and two counts of attempted serious sexual assault. the charges relate to 12 complainants who were between the ages of eight and 15 at the time of the alleged offences, which it is claimed took place between 1979 and 1991. barry bennell is a former football coach, former youth coach with crewe alexandra, he also works with a number of other clubs across the north—west of england including stoke city and manchester city. he will now face a trial on the outstanding a8 charges, and that trial is expected to last up to eight weeks. thank you very much. the 75th golden globe awards in los angeles have been dominated

by powerful speeches about hollywood's sexual abuse scandal. it was the first major awards ceremony since the film industry was hit by sexual harassment allegations. almost all of those attending chose to wear black to show support for the victims. the big film winner of the night was three billboards outside ebbing, missouri, which took home four awards. here's our north america correspondent james cook. in hollywood, they turned the red carpet black. this was a show of solidarity for those who'd been abused and harassed, and a demonstration of the determination to change. there is no way that i am ever going to be in a room and be treated in the way that people have been treated ever again and not stand up and not say, "i don't agree with that". the whole reason why that was able to take place, like anything that's abuse of power, is that there is silence. emma watson was one of several actresses who arrived with an activist as her guest. actually, this cuts across generations, across ethnicities, across communities.

actually, if we stand together, we can end this, right? it'sjust done, it'sjust over. there's going to be a zero tolerance policy from now on. i really... i really believe that. i think, time's up. there are some things that we don't need to discuss any more. equal pay for equal work, well, duh. harassment in the workplace, come on, time's up on all that stuff. from the moment the ceremony began, its tone was set. good evening, ladies and remaining gentlemen. laughter. and here are the all—male nominees. natalie portman highlighted the failure of the golden globes to recognise female directors. and star after star lined up to give voice to a movement now known as time's up. time is up. we see you, we hear you and we will tell your stories. thank you. it was really great to be in this room tonight. and to be a part of

the tectonic shift in our industry's power structure. but no speech was more powerful than oprah winfrey's. so, i want all the girls watching here and now to know that a new day is on the horizon. applause. absent, of course, was the fallen mogul harvey weinstein. instead, the spotlight was on two of his most prominent accusers, who arrived together. we have a little bit more of an opportunity to lead nationally and internationally. so that everyone, everywhere can work safely, earn the same money for the same work, and we can finally put sexual harassment in the way past, where it should have been a long time ago. is that happening? it's human rights. it's basic human rights. is that happening? it is happening. four months ago, you couldn't have dreamt of a night like this and the conversations that are being had. i think it's exciting times for all of us. time and again here on this red

carpet, we've had the same word and that word is "change". the stars who have been walking down here are insisting that this is notjust a moment, this is a process which they say will continue. james cook, bbc news, at the golden globes in hollywood. the duke and duchess of cambridge have released two photographs of princess charlotte at kensington palace. this photo was taken by the duchess this morning shortly before princess charlotte left for her first day at nursery in south west london. there is a second photograph of princess charlotte leaving kensington palace this morning. let us know what you think about any of our stories. all the ways to contact us are on screen now. if you have any complaints about the

weather, chris fawkes is your man. i asked for an interesting photograph. what on earth is that? i got what on earth is that? igota what on earth is that? i got a sense you were underwhelmed an hourago, so i i got a sense you were underwhelmed an hour ago, so i thought i would blow your socks off with these ice pancakes. it's been so cold that round the rivers in scotland, this was one of the rivers in the highlands, we get foam forming, they swirl around and ice starts to grow. in this picture ex—some of the ice pa nca kes in this picture ex—some of the ice pancakes are nearly half a metre across, so this was the river in the highlands of scotland, the river borora. ever seen anything like that? no. are you sure those are real? yes, i've seen them elsewhere in scotland. the air is so cold we can get that stuff happening. actually, to the south of there, we have had some beautiful snow scenes there. these are the mountains of scotland. there is snow there at the moment. there are a number of pistes

openin moment. there are a number of pistes open in the scottish ski resorts. in argyle and bute, look at this beautiful weather—watcher picture. you can see the scottish mountains with the snow in the background there. at the moment, the best of there. at the moment, the best of the sunshine has been in the north today. further south, a lot of low cloud and cold winds. that has been just edging a little further north and will continue to nibble away at the sunshine. this evening, the cloud gets in across parts of northern england, northern ireland and gets in across most of northern ireland as well. the north—west of scotland will have some low temperatures, down to about minus eight in the highlands. could be cold enough for some further ice pancakes. looking at tomorrow, it's another cold start to the day and for many of us, it's a cloudy start as well. the cloud could be thick enough for an odd spot of drizzle,

not amounting to too much, mind you. there is limited progress with the sunshine. the best will be in the west of scotland. temperatures barely getting above freezing at all. further south, a lot of cloud around. the temperatures will pick up around. the temperatures will pick up across the day as we start to get stronger winds working in. temperatures nine or ten in the south—west, as the band of rain approaches. should be largely dry. as we go through the night—time, tuesday night, we'll see the band of rain pushing its way in across the uk. winds fairly light. mist and fog patches forming on the hillier areas and it will be cold enough for snow over the hills. midweek, an improving weather picture. the rain will move out of the way, followed by bright conditions and drier

weather through the afternoon and sunshine. in the sunshine, temperatures will be recovering. highs ofaround temperatures will be recovering. highs of around nine or ten. temperatures getting closer to normal, perhaps a bit above in the south. this is bbc news — our latest headlines. borisjohnson remains as foreign secretary as theresa may's cabinet reshuffle continues, while sajid javid has housing added to his current communities and local government brief. carrie gracie accuses the bbc of breaking equality law, as she resigns as china editor in dispute about equal pay. a couple who met on a muslim dating site have been convicted of planning an is inspired terror attack in the uk, in the run—up to christmas 2016. former football coach barry bennell pleads guilty to seven child sex offences. his trial for a8 other offences begins in liverpool today. i'm not finished... former tennis world number one andy murray pledges to return after hip surgery. in a moment...

we'll be discussing the reductions of the severn bridge toll, as the bridge passed into public ownership at midnight last night. sport now on afternoon live with olly foster. i have just mentioned i havejust mentioned it. there are questions about andy murray after that surgery? yes, a lot of questions. it is the last resort. he flew to australia after five months rehab, getting over this hip problem. he was limping around at wimbledon, hasn't played since. he had to pull out of the brisbane international just last week, had to pull out of the brisbane internationaljust last week, pulled out of the australian open and has finally come to the conclusion that he would need surgery. what's taken us by surprise if he had surgery there and then, this morning in australia in melbourne. he posted this picture on social media. looking fairly happy and

upbeat. a little post up photo, feeling positive, looking forward to starting rehab. a very different type of rehab now, getting over that surgery. he thanked the well—wishers and support over the last few days. a p pa re ntly and support over the last few days. apparently the surgeons at his hip is going to feel as good as it was a year ago. he says, that is fantastic because a year ago i was world number one. he slipped down the rankings but said he can play again at the very highest level. he is targeting a grass court return at the age of 30, but who knows what shape he will be in, because he will have been out of the game competitively for almost a year by then. everybody wishes him well, obviously, to get back some work to the top of his game if he can. someone else out of the game and putting us out of our misery, the england cricket team, licking their wounds? that is one way of putting it. bowled out for 180 this morning.

another heavy, heavy defeat in the ashes series. they lost by an innings and 123 runs. the one positive, i suppose, innings and 123 runs. the one positive, isuppose, is it innings and 123 runs. the one positive, i suppose, is it was the final test. no more punishment for england's cricketers. their cause was helped becausejoe root had a really nasty stomach bug. in hospital on the morning of the final day, came out of hospital and tried to bat on but had to retire with that illness after he made his half—century. you look at the three test matches they lost, they lost by ten wickets, 120 runs, also an innings and a9 runs when they lost the series with that third test defeat. so they haven'tjust been pipped to these defeats, they've been comprehensively outclassed by australia. yes, they flick but the obsession here and there but we'll have to have a long hard look at themselves and work out how they can get competitive against australia. the home conditions will favour them in18 the home conditions will favour them in 18 months‘ time but we are

expecting all sorts of changing impersonal, perhaps. for more on england‘s final capitulation from sydney, here is patrick gearey. england have had three weeks to prepare for these pictures, but that will make them no easier to watch. after a stomach churning series, queasiest of all the captain joe root, who arrived at the ground having spent the morning in hospital with a stomach bug. so moeen ali took his place, batted for an hour and then met a familiar end. dismissed by nathan lyon for the seventh time this series. incoming, the outpatient. you can‘t ring in sick with a test match to save. root nursed himself to 50, but it was hard going. at lunch he retired. his series ended not by an aussie but by his belly. australia removed jonny bairstow not long later and the rest was nasty, brutish and short. this exactly the sort of ruthless cricket that has allowed australia to dominate england and win the series with four big victories to none. i do think it‘s been closer than a—0. i think we‘ve been on top in some games, if not all the games, at some stage.

we‘ve not capitalised on the key moments. all the guys in the dressing room are hurting but that feeling that you get should make you more determined to try and win back the ashes in 2019. the celebrations here are over and it‘s now about picking up the pieces. england have not won a test match in this country in seven years and haven‘t come too much closer to doing so. so, what went wrong? perhaps the key moment happened in september in bristol. the incident outside a nightclub, which ruled england star ben stokes out of the series. that invited a focus on england‘s off—field behaviour and highlighted minor incidents involving jonny bairstow and ben duckett. on the pitch, there have been missed chances with the bat and wider issues with the ball. you know, i talk about a tool box and the captain is only as good as the tool box he's got in his hand. joe root was missing a spanner and a screwdriver. he didn't have a spinner, he didn't have a quick bowler. england will be back in four years, perhaps even with some of the same players, but to compete in this most raw of cricketing environments,

much else in the english game may need to change. finally, philippe coutinho has completed that £1a2 million move to barcelona from liverpool. he has passed his medical. double his personal terms. but, one passed his medical. double his personalterms. but, one positive perhaps, those liverpool fans who doubted he was injured, missed a couple of games for liverpool, he has a thigh problems will be able to make his debut for barcelona for another three weeks. still pretty good at keeping ups. £130 million is the profit that made an philippe coutinho, not bad! wouldn‘t quite like that for you or me, thank you. and see what‘s happening around the country — in our daily visit to the bbc newsrooms around the uk.

in bristol is david garmston who has more on the first ever toll reduction on the severn crossings. reduction, what is that about? big news down here because it is the vat that has come off the tolls today that has come off the tolls today thatis that has come off the tolls today that is because at midnight the bridge moved from private hands to the state, so you and i, simon, are the state, so you and i, simon, are the proud owners of two bridges across the river severn linking england and wales. don‘t get too excited, other people up to share as well! let‘s give you some background. the first bridge was opened by the queen in 1966, i remember watching an old black and white tv. drivers pay the toll of two shillings and sixpence, 12.5 p in today‘s money. the alternative was a bumpy ride in a ferry across the dangerous waters of the street. then it was decided we need a second bridge so the government asked the private sector to build and as a result they would keep all the tolls

until the 8th of january 2018, which is today of course. now the deal has expired, lawyers will save lorries will spell save about £3 on drivers £1 and parents. the secretary of state for wales says it will lead to a new relationship between wales and the west. it is the right thing to do, it creates a new economic region on the western side of the uk. we've heard about the northern powerhouse, the midlands engine, the south—west of england and south wales is a natural economic region in its own right. we are expecting this toll to disappear completely at some point, are we? this is extraordinary. all my life you have had to pay but the government have promised the tolls will be cobbled together by the end of the year, which will be a huge saving for drivers. a commuter of a car will be about £1a00 a year better off. already house prices are increasing in wales, where property tends to be a bit cheaper and the

welsh economy could get £100 million boost a year. funnily enough, i was out cycling in the forest of dean, not a thing i make a habit of i have to tell you, but one blow came up to be answered don‘t tell people the tolls are coming off because house prices here will go up and we don‘t wa nt prices here will go up and we don‘t want that! interestingly, the first bridge cost £8 million to build, the whole thing, £8 million, and the tolls and told rake in about £8 million a month. marvellous, out cycling in the forest of dean?|j know, don‘t be too shocked! i don‘t make a habit of it. i want to see some pictures! thank you very much. and if you would like to see more on any of those stories, you can access them via the bbc iplayer. a reminder, we go nationwide every weekday afternoon at a:30pm on afternoon live.

the reshuffle continues at downing street. we are hearing jeremy hunt is staying as health secretary are now has a new title, secretary of state for health. as you can see, and social care. of course, dealing with the current difficulties in the nhs, many of which have been pointed out the difficulties in finding beds for those discharged from hospital, elderly people, and a lack of social care, now comes under the umbrella of the health secretary, who is now the secretary of state for health and social care. a wider brief for jeremy hunt, who has been in downing street now for the last few hours and didn‘t take an urgent question in the house on the nhs. the reason for that what he was being told of this change. there may be some news to come from downing street a little later. we will bring it to you as we get it. there are fears of an environmental disaster in the east china sea,

as a tanker continues to leak oil, two days after colliding with a cargo ship. chinese officials have told state media the vessel, which is on fire, is in danger of exploding and sinking. south korean planes and an american aircraft have joined the search for thirty—two crew members, who have been missing since the incident happened 160 miles off the coast of shanghai. robin brant reports. for two nights, the fire has burned — dark black smoke feeding off the cargo of almost a million barrels of oil inside the sanchi. the search and rescue operation is still trying to find all but one of the missing 32 crew members. their fate grows more grim as time goes on. it‘s not clear at this stage how these two ships collided. the cf crystal was damaged at its bow, but all onboard were rescued. chinese officials now fear the stricken iranian ship could explode and sink. the sanchi left port in the persian gulf, bringing 136,000 tonnes of oil east. it had passed through the malacca

straights and was heading up the east china sea to south korea when the collision happened. the chinese authorities are leading the search and rescue effort, but there‘s help from south korea and the united states. the focus, though, is increasingly turning to the environmental threat to the ocean, about 200 miles off the coast of this city in that direction. with the volume of oil on board, this has the potential to be the worst spill of its kind since 1991. the last time a tanker lost oil on this scale was the prestige, off the coast of spain in 2002. but it‘s not the thick black crude oil that‘s causing such a problem off the coast of china this time. the sanchi is carrying condensate, a refined form of oil that‘s far less dense, but more explosive. one expert has described

the ship as a floating bomb, and its cargo is odourless and colourless, which means thejob of trying to see the extent of the spill and trying to contain it is far more difficult. robin brant, bbc news, shanghai. sinn fein mp barry mccandless has been suspended for party activity for three months after being accused of mocking the victims of the kingsmill massacre. on friday, the mpfor kingsmill massacre. on friday, the mp for west tyrone tweeted a video showing him with a loaf of kingsmill bread on his head. joining me now, the northern ireland political editor mark davenport. widespread condemnation of this? yes, certainly a bizarre incident that an mp should pose with a loaf of bread on top of his head. one would have to say that barry mcelduff has established a

reputation in the past for being a bit of a joker on social media but the victims of the kingsmill massacre is didn‘t see the funny side of this. they refuse to believe his explanation that this was purely coincidental, that he had posed with a loaf of kingsmill bread on the top of his head on the very day of the anniversary of that killing, which was carried out by republicans. the ira never admitted to it but it has been widely blamed on members of the ira at the time. and in turns as sinn fein themselves, as we say, they condemned it. there will be those that say three months doesn‘t seem a lot? yes, a three-month suspension rather than throwing him out of the party altogether. there isa out of the party altogether. there is a bit ofa out of the party altogether. there is a bit of a question as to what a three—month suspension means, when you have an mp like barry mcelduff, because his sinn fein politician, doesn‘t go to the house of westminster at all. in fact, during an question and answer session who michelle o‘neill... it became clear

sinn fein will continue paying him a salary which they pay out of their own party resources. there are mps don‘t get their westminster salaries but do get paid by the party. so unionists and some of the victims are saying they think this is effectively a cop out, that this isn‘t a sufficient sanction. sinn fein say this is a symbolic sign they take it seriously, but they acknowledge real hurt was caused to the victims and relatives of those who died at kingsmill. thank you for that. in a moment, jamie has the business news but first, the headlines on afternoon live. as theresa may continues to reshuffle her cabinet, jeremy hunt is staying as health secretary but has a new title of secretary of state for health and social care. david lidington has been appointed cabinet office minister. brandon lewis is the party chairman. in other news, ape

—— in other news, a muslim couple who met other dating site have been convicted of planning a terror attack in the uk. here‘s your business headlines on afternoon live: vauxhall is cutting another 250 jobs at its ellesmere port car plant, which makes the astra car, car on top of the a00 jobs it announced in october. the carmaker, now owned by france‘s psa group — said it needed to "accelerate the recovery of plant productivity". british businesses are more confident about their future. that‘s according to the industry group, the eef. new figures show two out of five say they expect trading conditions to improve this year, both domestically and for exports. house prices grew much more slowly last year than in the previous year, according to the uk‘s largest mortgage lender. the halifax says prices rose by 2.7% — compared with a 6.5% increase in 2016. that‘s the smallest rise since 2012. commuters are facing up to three days of disruption —

as staff at five train companies begin strikes over what they say is rail safety. rmt members at northern, merseyrail, south western and greater anglia will strike on monday, wednesday and friday. while union members at southern will also stage a 2a hour walk out today. manufacturing, did well last year and could do better this year? figures at the end of last year, growing towards the end of last year and that seems to have carried through into a sense of optimism. of course, it‘s to do with the devaluation of the pound, even though it makes suppliers more expensive. but as regards exports, it helps them. they do seem to see a reasonable amount of buoyancy within the domestic market but it is exports particular, particular driven by global growth in europe, the state of nature, that seems to

be what they are happy about at the moment. carillion, rube reported on the difficulties they have been happening but their shares have shot 7 happening but their shares have shot up? there's a story going around at the moment, only reports rather than confirmed by the company, there may bea confirmed by the company, there may be a government bailout and it could ta ke be a government bailout and it could take the form of some kind of handing back of some of their big infrastructure projects, could be handed back to the government, or there could be some sort of alteration of the contract which will make it not so punitive to them, in terms of profits. mothercare fed to deliver over christmas? that's very good! -- failed to deliver. the reason why it seems to be is they didn‘t cut their prices before christmas and lost sales and cut prices after christmas and lost profits. what i want to do is find out whether this is a real long—term problem. is find out whether this is a real long-term problem. you don't want to talk to me but to someone who knows what they‘re talking about! tom stevenson, is investment director at fidelity worldwide investments. is this a serious long—term problem

orjust mistake is this a serious long—term problem or just mistake over the is this a serious long—term problem orjust mistake over the holiday, do you think? i didn't retailers generally are under enormous pressure. it is the amazon effect, really. the black friday effect, where companies cut their prices in the run—up to christmas. mothercare chose not to do that. they decided they would hold on to their prices ahead of christmas cut afterwards, but the problem with that approach was they didn‘t make the sales they neededin was they didn‘t make the sales they needed in the run—up to christmas because prices were cheaper elsewhere and afterwards they made the sales but at wafer thin margins. asa the sales but at wafer thin margins. as a result their profits are going to collapse, between as a result their profits are going to colla pse, between 1— as a result their profits are going to collapse, between 1— £5 million this year. they were expected to be 10 million, and even that was half what they were last year. all this stuff about a new factoring. we saw a pretty good last 3—a months for the manufacturing industries and they feel this is going to continue. is this all to do with exports?m

is, really. it‘s a cautionary tale about not getting too gloomy about the outlook for britain, or this concern about brexit and so on. because the exporters, the overseas earners are doing quite well because the global economy is going through this synchronised upturn at the moment and for the uk exporters, because the pound is we, we are quite competitive in overseas markets. so yes, there are concerns, and infact markets. so yes, there are concerns, and in fact the head of the eef warned we do need to get some clarity on brexit, we need to get a transitional deal, but the businesses themselves, as you said earlier run, a0% of them are planning for more growth. what about carillion? there is a story going around, not confirmed yet, about rearranging or perhaps even handing back some of the contracts which we re back some of the contracts which were going to make them enormous losses. do have any word on that or is it still speculative? i fear that

the writing is really on the wall of the writing is really on the wall of the carillion and it‘s more graffiti that in calligraphy, i‘m afraid. really it‘s been in trouble for six months or so, since the company warned profits injuly. it took £800 million hit and parted company with its chief executive. it is now being investigated by the fca about the timing and the content of its communications with shareholders. as you say, it‘s gone cap in hand to its bankers for more money. there may have to be a government bailout, a debt for equity swap. it is not a pretty picture. that's great. thank you very much indeed. markets? this is the moment we‘ve been waiting for... i waited so long for it and you are not going to deliver it! it is the man in the gallery! give us a rough idea. the ftse down a touch. carillion down a touch... mothercare is down and stop your

mothercare is down and stop your mothercare is down and stop your mothercare is down, i don‘t know why i‘m here, simon, takeover! thank you,jamie, i‘m here, simon, takeover! thank you, jamie, more from you later on. if you‘re a woman, you‘re twice as likely to die in the year after having the most serious type of heart attack than a man — that‘s according to a study conducted in sweden over a decade. researchers found that women aren‘t always given the same treatment as men — and are less likely to receive recommended treatments such as bypass surgery or statins. our health correspondent dominic hughes has the details. five years ago philippa hicken was fit, active and healthy and had just had her second child. i had my heart attack on... she had been feeling unwell for a few days but then she suffered a sudden heart attack that almost killed her. certainly, i wasn‘t thinking, "i‘m having a heart attack, i need to go to hospital". all i was thinking was, i feel really unwell and i need somebody to listen to me and help me. and my symptoms, which were aching shoulders, an aching neck, chest, almost like a flu were put down to a virus. now a new study from sweden raises

questions about the treatment of women undergoing the most serious form of heart attack. those suffering from a total blockage of the coronary artery were 3a% less likely to receive procedures which cleared those arteries, such as bypass surgery and stents. they were also 2a% less likely to be prescribed static medication, which helps to prevent a second heart attack and 16% less likely to be given aspirin, which helps to prevent blood clots. women themselves are less likely to recognise symptoms and call for treatment urgently. when it gets to the hospital, health professionals are less likely to diagnose accurately that they are having a heart attack. this particular study shows that even when they do, they are probably not treating the women in the same way as men, which is something that should change. more women die from coronary heart disease in the uk than from breast cancer. this study suggests women may not be

getting the same quality of treatment as men. equally, it shows there are simple ways to improve the chances of those women who do suffer a heart attack. more news on the reshuffle. i use the word reshuffle. someone else is staying in theirjobs. greg clark, the best of secretary is staying there. i‘ve been looking at pictures coming in from downing street. of cameras a moment ago. i will take you to downing street. because very shortly vicky you‘d like —— vicki young... there she is. what‘s happening? do you know, not a lot is happening, i will be honest with you. when we save reshuffle, we are using that term rather loosely. pretty much everyone is still in their samejob. a pretty much everyone is still in their same job. a couple

pretty much everyone is still in their samejob. a couple of new titles. jeremy hunt has social care now, that is quite a big expansion of responsibility, given the trouble it calls the conservatives during the general election. this is a long—term issue that any government is going to have to tackle so the fa ct is going to have to tackle so the fact he now has response ability for thatis fact he now has response ability for that is quite a big change. part of that is quite a big change. part of thatis that is quite a big change. part of that is trying to match up health and social care. some of the issues and social care. some of the issues and hospitals are because people aren‘t being released into social ca re aren‘t being released into social care because the provision is unfair that this could be part of the plan to try and join that up a bit. greg clark keeps hisjob to try and join that up a bit. greg clark keeps his job as business secretary. the changes we don‘t know about yet are james brokenshire, who is leaving because of ill health, he hasn‘t been replaced yet. the new chairman of the party, brandon lewis. pretty much everyone else is staying where they are, particularly the big figures, people like the chancellor, the home secretary, borisjohnson the chancellor, the home secretary, boris johnson the foreign chancellor, the home secretary, borisjohnson the foreign secretary and the brexit secretary david davis, they are all staying where

they are. still waiting to hear about education and others. david lidington moves to replace damian green, although he is not taking up the position of deputy prime minister. with that update, vicki ...you minister. with that update, vicki you almost that there is no news here, which is my line! thank you very much. i‘m sure we will hear more at five o‘clock. that is it from your afternoon live team. clive myrie has a long necks but first, the weather with chris fawkes. a cold day today, weather you have beenin a cold day today, weather you have been in the sunshine or stuck underneath the layer of clow, some big weather contrasts northwards up. northern areas seeing barely a cloud in the sky, plenty of sunshine. a thick area of cloud hugging southern england, east anglia and at the heart of wales. the weather courtesy of this area of high pressure. in all areas of high pressure, as sinking down towards the earth‘s surface and when that happens the air becomes a bit dry. the dry air

when it reaches the ground, we have clear blue skies like we have seen today in the northern half of the uk. this weather watcher catching the sunshine earlier on in scotland. across the south of the uk, the air is not quite descending all the way to the earth‘s surface, allowing this layer of grey drab sky to work ina lot this layer of grey drab sky to work in a lot of low cloud. that is the way the weather will stay today. the wind turns to south—easterly direction later today, pushing the cloud northwards into parts of scotland. turning cloudy for many. i dry night for many as well but another cold on keep the clear skies in western scotland, temperatures down to about —8 in the highlands. tomorrow, more cloud around that for most of us the cloud is not thick enough to do much, just perhaps the odd spit of drizzle. but as we head into the afternoon, a change out west. weather from into the afternoon, a change out west. weatherfrom moving in from the atlantic, bringing outbreaks of rain to the isles of scilly and cornwall towards the end of the day. the freshening south—easterly wind,

dragging in less cold air. temperatures rising from the atlantic, bringing outbreaks of rain to the isles of scilly and cornwall towards the end of the day. the freshening south—easterly wind, dragging in less cold air. temperatures rising, 8 degrees towards the south coast. working northwards, a cloudy day in northern england and also the northern ireland. rain not too far away from western counties. western scotland will keep the best of the sunshine that even in the sunshine still on the cold side, temperatures barely getting above freezing in the colder spots. tuesday night, the weather front pushes northwards in these woods. there could be some low cloud over hills over time, some hill fog patches as the rain continues to push on. for many of us, as slightly milder night with temperatures between 2—6dc the still cold enough for some snow in the high ground in scotland. wednesday, the remnants of that weather from tearaway and see some sunshine. feeling milder with temperatures between 6—10d. that is your latest weather. today at five, theresa may carries out her biggest cabinet reshuffle since becoming prime minister. jeremy hunt‘s title has been expanded to secretary of state

for health and social care. other new appointments include brandon lewis as conservative party chairman. looking forward to getting on with thejob, very honoured looking forward to getting on with the job, very honoured and looking forward to getting on with thejob, very honoured and proud that the prime minister has asked me to lead a great party, great professionals and colleagues. looking forward to taking over. despite ringing some changes, the prime minister has decided to maintain the status quo with her key cabinet positions. so how much of a rejuvenation of the government, is this reshuffle? we‘ll have the latest from westminster. the other main stories on bbc news at 5: at the start of his trial, former football coach barry bennell pleads guilty to seven child sex offences against boys aged between 11 and 1a.