this is bbc news, and these are the top stories developing at 11. borisjohnson pushes the government to give the nhs an extra £100 million a week after brexit. there's a cool response from the chancellor. mrjohnson is the foreign secretary. i gave the health secretary an extra £6 billion at the recent budget, and we will look at departmental allocations at the spending review, when that takes place. siren atsunami warning a tsunami warning for the west coast of america and canada after a powerful earthquake off the coast of alaska. britain's number two, kyle edmund, blasts his way through to the semifinals of the australian open. also, how crows are cleverer than we think. new study has found that their tool—making skills formed the first foundations of a technological breakthrough.

and tributes to hugh masekela, father of south african jazz and anti—apartheid campaigner, who's died in johannesburg. good morning, it's tuesday 24th january. i'm annita mcveigh, welcome to bbc newsroom live. the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, is understood to be pushing for a multimillion—pound cash injection in the nhs in england. it comes as the health secretary is due to update the cabinet on how the health service is coping with winter pressures. it's thought mrjohnson wants an extra £100 million a week to go to the nhs.

it's not the first time he's proposed more money. remember this? he proudly stood behind the vote leave battle bus during the eu referendum claiming that £350 million britain pays to the eu every week could instead go to the nhs. the chancellor, philip hammond, said he gave the nhs £6 billion in the last budget, and when asked about mrjohnson‘s rumoured proposals, told reporters, "mrjohnson is the foreign secretary." well, let's get more from norman smith, who is outside downing street. norman, labour's shadow health secretary has accused boris johnson of weaponised the nhs for his own internal party game. what is he up to? well, this all goes back to this highly contentious claim during the referendum campaign with that £350 million claim on the side

of the battle bus. i understand borisjohnson of the battle bus. i understand boris johnson wants of the battle bus. i understand borisjohnson wants that of the battle bus. i understand boris johnson wants that to of the battle bus. i understand borisjohnson wants that to become government policy, in other words for theresa may to sign up to extra money, a brexit dividend for the nhs after we leave the eu. now, hang on after we leave the eu. now, hang on a second, he is proposing 100 million, not 350 million, but it is a soldotna airport figure that would remain once you have removed all the money you would get back from the eu. -- it is money you would get back from the eu. —— it is a sort of net figure. borisjohnson has let it be known that he will be raising this at cabinet, and very obviously he is not the health secretary, and yet he is sketching out his view of what theresa may order to do to address the pressures on the national health service, albeit when he arrived at cabinet this morning he was somewhat less loquacious. morning, foreign secretary! do you want to be the

chancellor, foreign secretary? 0r perhaps health secretary?! why not say the whole 350 million? no a nswe i’s say the whole 350 million? no answers from boris johnson say the whole 350 million? no answers from borisjohnson there, but what of other ministers? the chancellor, philip hammond, arriving in brussels, gave this pretty tart response to mrjohnson‘s call. well, mrjohnson is the foreign secretary. i gave the health secretary an extra £6 billion at the recent budget, and we will look at departmental allocations at the spending review when that takes place. so why has mrjohnson spoken out now? well, i'm told that he visited his local hospital in uxbridge with the health secretary, jeremy hunt, recently and was very concerned by what he saw in terms of the pressures on staff and morale, and his view was that more money needed to be found for the nhs, and that is why he is now pressing for this 100

million extra for the nhs. also, i suspect he wanted to strike a more positive narrative on brexit, to give a more upbeat feel to how we might benefit once we leave the european union. and even some conservative mps who are not boris johnson backers, or leave backers, we re johnson backers, or leave backers, were this morning sympathetic to his call, including the chair of the health select committee, sarah wollaston. i welcome anyone in cabinet calling for more money for the nhs, but we need to be looking at a longer term peace, notjust money here and now, but into the long—term. peace, notjust money here and now, but into the long-term. what makes this more difficult for theresa may to handle is notjust because this, in many ways, is a challenge to her authority, that borisjohnson decides to go public and say what he thinks ought to happen to the health budget, but it comes at a time when there is mounting criticism among some tory backbenchers about mrs may just not being radical enough, not

having enough big, bold ideas. at that moment, along comes boris johnson with a big initiative, to put £100 million a week more into the nhs. it will fuel the narrative that mrs may is too cautious and not radical enough. 0k, norman, thank you very much for that. i am joined 110w you very much for that. i am joined now by labour impede ben bradshaw, also a member of the health select committee. —— labour mp. irrespective of borisjohnson‘s motives in all of this, it would be a good thing if the nhs was to get a next £100 million a week. absolutely, and that is labour policy, and i hope borisjohnson can persuade his cabinet colleagues to do persuade his cabinet colleagues to d o exa ctly persuade his cabinet colleagues to do exactly that, but no—one is fooled by his latest manoeuvres. the fa ct fooled by his latest manoeuvres. the fact is that he and his fellow hard brexiteers have been found out, they made a promise during the campaign, we all remember it well, it persuaded a lot of people to vote

leave, and the fact is the nhs and all of our public services are going to get less money as a result of the economic and fiscal damage from hard brexit. he is embarrassed by that and trying to cover his tracks. so you don't believe him, is that what you don't believe him, is that what you are saying? your collegejon as hworth you are saying? your collegejon ashworth said he was weaponising the nhs for his own internal party games. —— your colleagues. nhs for his own internal party games. -- your colleagues. clearly on his own manoeuvres, that one surprised anyone, it is his favourite pastime. i thought the response from the chancellor was classic, reminding him that he is a foreign secretary, one who has had nothing to say about turkey's attack on our kurdish allies in syria, but instead is doing his usualjob of trying to undermine the prime minister. if the prime minister were not so weak, she would have sacked him a long time ago. do you think, based on what you are seeing and hearing, that theresa may's position as leader might come to an end sooner rather than later, and it so,

do you think labour is in a good position to seize on this? yes, i think the sooner we have a general election and get rid of this dreadful government, the better. i am not really in a position to comment on theresa may's position, but if you are at the state of our national health service and social care, we are in the middle of the worst winter crisis since the early 19905, worst winter crisis since the early 1990s, and everyone agrees there needs not only to be, as sarah wollaston told you earlier in that clip, a long—term sustainable solution for health and social care, there needs to be an emergency injection of a significant amount of money. just in a way that tony blair did when we were in government, don't forget, when we left office at the end of that government, waiting times were at a record low, staff morale a record high, public satisfaction at record highs. it will need that sort of leadership from this government, and i'm sceptical as to whether theresa may is strong enough or able enough to deliver it. so she is missing a trick? you would be looking at

trying to do something about this?” would, she is in a difficult position. the fiscal and economic situation is dire, our colony is performing worse than any comparable economy, thanks to the uncertainty around breakfast, and there are lots of demands being made on her. a former defence secretary said he thought we needed to increase defence spending, people want more spending on all sorts of things, and there is less money because of brexit, so it is a difficult position, and the sensible thing would be to abandon her obsession with the most destructive brexit, leaving the single market and the customs union, the economy would get an immediate boost in the short and the long—term, and then we would have more money to spend on the nhs. ben bradshaw, thank you very much for your today. breaking news coming into us. a powerful earthquake has struck off the southern coast of alaska. siren sirens were sounded in kodiak,

alaska, following the earthquake, which measured 8.2 and was located around 250 kilometres off the coast. asa around 250 kilometres off the coast. as a result of this, tsunami warnings have been issued for much of the west coast of america and canada. just checking to see if there are any updates on this situation for you, as we mentioned, 8.2 magnitude, this earthquake, which hit off the coast of alaska, the gulf of alaska, in the early hours local time, prompting these tsunami warnings. the us west coast, canada, as far away as hawaii, according to reports from the area. now, local radio on the alaskan island of kodiak, close to the epicentre, has been urging listeners to move away from coastal areas and get to higher ground. now, these are live pictures from santa monica, the

west coast of the state is, of course, which is affected by this tsunami warning. —— the states. it has to be said, there were no immediate reports of damage or injury in the areas closest to the epicentre. the quake hit at a depth of about 25 kilometres, according to the us geological survey. and we hope to talk to our correspondent about this in the next few minutes, those warnings being issued to residents along the west coast to get to higher ground. england is lagging behind scotland and wales when it comes to introducing measures to improve child health, according to a new report. the royal college of paediatrics and child health says children "deserve better", but westminster insists it has "world—leading plans" in place. the college also warns that obesity could cause children to face a lifelong battle with poor health. 0ur health correspondent dominic hughes has more. being healthy when you are young

makes a big difference to your chances of good health in later life. at an after—school gym session in manchester are sisters grace and mia. both of them enjoy the rewards a work—out gives them. fitter, confident. just happier with yourself, yeah. personally, ijust feel good about myself, think i've done well, and achieve better stuff. but when it comes to the health of children and young people, a report out last year showed the uk was lagging behind other european nations. so one year on, has the situation improved? in scotland, there is praise for a new mental health strategy and better support for mothers who breast—feed. likewise in wales, where a smoking ban in playgrounds has been introduced. but the report says cuts to public health budgets in england are hitting children's services hard, and the issue doesn't get the same political attention. a healthy child makes a healthy adult. a healthy adult is

a productive adult, and a productive adult population is good for the economy. it makes no sense whatsoever to not really target the preservation of health in childhood. the department of health in england says it has world—leading plans in place to combat obesity and improve mental health and the sugar tax is funding breakfast clubs and sports. push back with your legs... but this report warns that if our children and young people don't get a good healthy start in life, they are more likely to struggle as adults. dominic hughes, bbc news. and we'll have more on this story atjust after 11:30 this morning, when we'll be speaking to a representative from the national 0besity forum. we are going to return to the news of the tsunami warning being issued along the west coast of canada and the western united states as a result of an earthquake off the

coast of alaska. the island of kodiak is close to the epicentre of the quake, and richard galpin is with me now. richard, first, tell us more about what we know of the scale of this quake. well, it is massive, they are saying 7.9, and initially 8.2, but 7.9 is a very big earthquake, and it occurred at a depth of about ten kilometres, comparatively shallow. so it is potentially very serious, but at the moment we really don't know. it was about 250 kilometres south—east of an island called kodiak, so out to sea, so it could take some time, if there is a tsunami, it could take some time. but a lot of alerts have gone out, the anchorage office of emergency management have talked about the danger for coastal areas of alaska and british columbia, as you are saying, sending out phone alerts to people, warning them that

the threat to life or property is potentially extraordinary, telling people to move away, if they are living close to the coast. is there evidence that people are heeding the warnings? yes, we are getting evidence that on this island of kodiak, which lies off the south of alaska, there have been cars moving, trying to get away from there already, so, yes, getting to higher ground, getting away from the coast, people are beginning to move. and i am just looking at some information thatis am just looking at some information that is coming through to us, richard. we are seen that the pacific tsunami warning centre is lifting the warning for some areas only, quite a lot of detail, let me just try and bring you the headlines from this. it recounts it is a 7.9 magnitude quake that occurred in the gulf of alaska in the early hours of the morning, local time, gulf of alaska in the early hours of

the morning, localtime, but gulf of alaska in the early hours of the morning, local time, but it says that the tsunami thread has been lifted for a number of areas, including california, oregon, washington, and it says british columbia and alaska should only referred to us national tsunami warning centre messages that can be found on official site. so scaling back a bit, which is great news, but this whole system that they have fought tsunami warnings is incredibly sophisticated now, isn't it? it has been developed a lot over the past 10—15 years after the massive earthquake which caught people unawares, massive earthquake which caught people unawa res, there massive earthquake which caught people unawares, there was not that sort of proper alert system, so since then, about 1k years ago, wasn't it? since then, they have really built up the alert system so that they can work out if a major tsunami is going to hit land. 0k, richard, thank you very much for that update, richard galpin. the headlines on bbc newsroom live: the

foreign secretary has pushed the government to give a next £100 million a week to the nhs post—brexit. a tsunami warning for the west coast of america and canada after a powerful earthquake off the coast of alaska, it has been lifted in some areas. english children are being disadvantaged by public health services which lagged behind those in scotland and wales, according to doctors. in sport, more reaction to kyle edmund's victory the quarterfinals in melbourne this morning, he beats grigor dimitrov to reach the semifinals, where he will face rafa nadal or marin cilic. and the world number one and number four nadal or marin cilic. and the world number one and numberfourare nadal or marin cilic. and the world number one and numberfour are on court for their quarterfinal. after a tense tie—break in the second set, nadal has taken the third set to lead 2—1. lastly, they beat the premier league leaders, this week liverpool beat swansea —— lose out

to swansea. and ben stokes will not join up with his england team—mates, his court appearance for affray polls on the same day as his planned return. and i will be back more on those stories at 11:30. there was excitement at the australian open this morning, as kyle edmund reached his first grand slam semifinal with a victory over third seed grigor dimitrov. it was the 23—year—old's quarterfinal debut at a major competition, but he kept a cool head to take the match in four sets. the british number two's performance was praised by many throughout the game, including his opponent dimitrov, as well andy murray. the british number one, who is currently recuperating from hip surgery, simply tweeted "wow!" after the match. and we arejoined and we are joined now by paul layfield, a tennis coach at kyle edmund's former club, very good to

have you with us, it certainly was a wow moment, i imagine a huge amount of pride and excitement there. fantastic! i was awake early this morning, listening to it on the radio, and obviously came into the club, we have had a lot of media activity going on in here, a lot of members coming along and expressing theirjoy and members coming along and expressing their joy and jubilation. it members coming along and expressing theirjoy and jubilation. it has been a fantastic morning, and we are really looking forward to thursday as well. tell us what you can about his progress through the ranks, from his progress through the ranks, from his early days to reach the australian open semis. well, it has been an incremental rise through the ranks, he has been going in his professional career now for a number of years, and each year up until last year he has been more or less halving his ranking, so about four yea rs halving his ranking, so about four years ago it was 500, then 250, then

about 100, dropping to 50. last year, he secured his ranking at around about 50 and he's on the rise again now, hopefully looking to get into the top 25 at the end of this tournament. it has not been a meteoric rise in terms of suddenly sound balance, it has been a gradual thing, and certainly a lot of us here have seen it coming. what was here have seen it coming. what was he like as a young player? could you see that promise? i know it is easy to see it in hindsight, but could you see something setting him apart from the other players? well, it is the $100 million question, can you tell at the age of eight, nine, ten, 11, whether somebody is going to be a superstar like kyle has obviously become now? the honest and is a macro is you cannot, but there are a lot of good players. —— the honest a nswer lot of good players. —— the honest answer is you cannot. but he had great work ethic, brokers, drive,

very calm person, good support with his parents, obviously good coaching team, and it is nota his parents, obviously good coaching team, and it is not a complete surprise to see what he has done, but we are pinching ourselves at how well he has done, and it is great. 0bviously, well he has done, and it is great. obviously, you will be watching really closely to see how he does in the semis, but what sort of attitude, preparation do you think he is going to take into this next big game? well, i am guessing that if you would ask him, the answer should be that he will prepare the same as he would for virtually every match that he goes into, whether it is the australian open semifinal or whether it is the first round of a small tournament somewhere else in the world. his preparation should hopefully follow the same path, otherwise i think the moment might get a little bit on top of him. he seems to have appointed a really good coach that is working on making sure that he keeps the focus on fun, andi sure that he keeps the focus on fun, and i think that is the right way

forward is. ok, really good to talk to you, paul layfield, tennis coach in hull. and we will have more on kyle edmund throughout the programme. the uk's competition watchdog says the planned takeover of sky by rupert murdoch's 21st century fox entertainment group isn't in the public interest. in a provisional ruling, the competition and markets authority found that if the deal went ahead it would give fox too much control over news providers in the uk. fox has been trying to buy the 61% of sky that it does not currently own. 0ur media editor, amol rajan, is with me now, the keyword is provisional, because it is not a final decision, and it does suggest ways around this. it does, and this isa ways around this. it does, and this is a complicated story, this is a significant moment but not the end of the story. this is the second time the murdoch family has bid for full control of sky, that was scuppered by the phone hacking deal. this has been mired in a readily to

re process . this has been mired in a readily to reprocess. the former secretary of state referred it to 0fcom, like the competition and markets authority, said broadening standards is not an issue, but they have concerns about media plurality, and now they have come to the same view, but there are ways around it to do with the editorial independence of sky news. the weird thing is that there is a consultation, three weeks, a new secretary of state giving a statement about this this afternoon, but it could all prove redundant, because there is a separate regulatory process because rupert murdoch has decided to sell fox, the pa rent murdoch has decided to sell fox, the parent can be of sky, to disney. so the entire thing suggest rupert murdoch may have seen this coming, he has decided to sell the company to disney, if they take control, some of the concerns could be overcome. ok, amol, thank you for taking us through all that. back to the tsunami warning after the earthquake off the coast of alaska, warnings along the west

coast of canada and the us as well. 0n the line is kevin spillers from the anchorage office of emergency development, thank you forjoining us, bring us up to date with what you know about this tsunami warning and the impact it is happening. yeah, it is good to be with you, thank you. like i say, i am just with the anchorage office of emergency management, our jurisdiction is strictly anchorage, but what i can tell you is that it was about one o'clock this morning when it occurred. you could feel the shaking here in anchorage, a couple of hundred miles or so from where it occurred, and then the tsunami warning centre automatically put out the tsunami alerts. anchorage does not really get tsunamis, and there is no damage here in the area from the earthquake or anything else, but what i do know is that folks in affected areas are, my understanding

is that they are proceeding with established procedures to evacuate low—lying areas where required, and they are set to do that, they have routes marked where to go, and how to get out of the area. so people are on the move to higher ground, as far as you are aware. as far as i am aware, yeah, they are, but not in every place. all i can tell you is that, from my monitoring of the news, they are advising people to go to higher ground. i don't have any direct reports of people actually moving, but i think they probably are. they have been through this before, and they take it pretty seriously, so i would imagine folks are doing just that. tell us more about the drill you talk about, this whole warning system, which is now very sophisticated compared to when we had the tragic tsunami in indonesia more than a decade ago now. yeah, it is actually a federal,

worldwide kind of thing. i don't have any direct knowledge of it other than the alerts are automatically put out, and they reach a wide area, because the impactand area reach a wide area, because the impact and area could be rather wide, depending on the conditions of the tsunami. each local community then has its established proceedings to deal with it, how to deal with it when they are alerted to it. ok, kevin, thank you for bringing us up to date, talking about the tsunami warning triggered after a large earthquake, 7.9 magnitude off the coast of alaska. equality and globalisation are set to top the agenda during the first full day of the world economic forum in swiss ski—resort of davos. president trump, theresa may, sir eltonjohn and the actor cate blanchett are expected to be among the 2,500 world leaders, business representatives and celebrities attending the event. in the last hour, the indian prime

minister, narendra modi, has made a keynote speech highlighting the way digital technology is helping to boost economic growth. 1997, india's gdp wasjust boost economic growth. 1997, india's gdp was just a little more than $400 billion. and now, two decades later, it is about six times that amount. that year, the theme of this forum was building the network society. today, 21 years later, when we see the achievements of technology and the achievements of technology and the digital age, then the subject of 1997, it seems that it is a centuries—old subject. live naoupu sally bundock, who was at the summit in davos, hello to you again, pretty significant, narendra modi being there, the first keynote speech by an indian prime minister

in more than two decades to the forum. absolutely, a very significant moment in the sense that he is here today, and he did make the most of it, spoke for quite some time, and you took a clip where he is highlighting the importance of innovation in terms of technology in bringing about change, and that is something that many leaders here would agree with at the world economic forum. he also talked about other issues, he talked about some of the changes that he has introduced whilst he has been prime minister of india, and the fact that the indian people have actually welcomed the policy changes and initiatives, some of them extremely ha rd initiatives, some of them extremely hard changes, like the goods and services tax reform, which was a huge reform of the tax system in india, extremely complicated and very easy to evade. so in india they are trying to make a significant change from that point of view. for

businesses in india, it was a tough thing to them and the change. but also cleaning up the black market, you may be a member that they suddenly withdrew rupee notes that where massive circulation across the economy, having a huge impact at the time. but all these big changes that narendra modi has tried to introduce as prime minister, to try and bring the indian economy forward, they had a quite tough year in 2017, as the global economy as a whole did better than expected. the indian economic performance was more lacklustre and disappointing, but the projection for india this year is much, much more positive and optimistic. for him, it was a very important moment to be at davos, to deliver that keynote speech, which began about an hour ago. of course, this time last year it was president xi jinping hour ago. of course, this time last year it was president xijinping of china, soa year it was president xijinping of china, so a very important platform on the global stage for leaders like prime minister modi. this time for a look at the weather

forecast, simon king has the latest. no snow at the moment in davos, here it is much milder compared to recent days and weeks. temperatures up into double figures, in fact. a south—westerly wind bringing in some milder air. 0utbreaks moving into wales, south—west england, and into north—eastern parts of england. some brea ks north—eastern parts of england. some breaks in the cloud developing, you get those breaks feeling pleasant. temperatures up to 14 or 15 degrees in the south—east of england, north east wales too perhaps. a strong breeze will bring in more heavy rain, spreading southwards and eastwards, temperatures down a little, largely frost free. in the south—east, double—figure digits. 0n wednesday, it's a windy day. severe gales in western areas. heavy rain

spreading south—east, lingering in the afternoon. elsewhere in mix of sunny spells and showers. temperatures falling a bit today but still mild in the south—east. goodbye. this is bbc news, our latest headlines: the foreign secretary borisjohnson pushes the government for an extra 100 million pounds a week to ease pressures on the nhs. a tsunami warning has been issued for the west coast of america and canada — after a power earthquake off the coast of alaska. doctors warn that england is falling behind the rest of the uk

in improving children's health care. 0ur our other big headline this morning, the progress of kyle edmund at the australian open but now we will leave it to the sport. holly hamilton with the latest. what is the edmund equivalent of murray mania? i think there are plenty of options... edmund excitement? we could do better! britain's kyle edmund has won the biggest game of his career to reach the australian open semi—finals and his first grand slam semifinal. he beat the world number three grigor dimitrov in four sets to reach the last four in just two hours and 49 minutes. it was edmund's 12th attempt to beat a top five player. he had to wait for hawk—eye decision to confirm the win. the british number one andy murray — who is currently recovering from a hip operation — tweeted in response to edmund's win — simply "wow".

speaking afterwards, edmund says he isjust enjoying the experience... iam i am loving it right now! the way that i am playing. 23 years old, my first grand slam final, the first timei first grand slam final, the first time i have played on one of the best courts in the world. to beat a player like grigor dimitrov, i am aware of all of this, they are great feelings. you do not play in the semifinal or a grand slam every day, or on semifinal or a grand slam every day, orona semifinal or a grand slam every day, or on a court like today. i am trying to enjoy it as much as possible. i knew that he was a good player. there's no reason why my tennis wasn't good enough to win but it is about going out there and doing it. he'll face the winner of this match next — on court right now rafael nadal and marin cillic — the world number one and number four. nadal took the opening set 6—3. marin cilic is leading in the fourth

set 4—1. and in the last hour, the lta has announced kyle edmund's inclusion in the gb davis cup team — no andy murray though — however his brotherjamie is part of the line up for the match against spain next month. after brilliantly ending manchester city's unbeaten run last weekend, liverpool followed up that result with defeat against the premier league's bottom side. swansea city stayed in touch with their relegation rivals with a crucial 1—0 win at the liberty stadium. alfie mawson's first half goal saw them move to within three points of safety. liverpool missed the chance to go third. ididn't i didn't use the word "frustration" too often, it is a little different in german compared to england but i am angry, it was not necessary, obviously. it wasn't a good game. we

lacked discipline, especially offensive wise. it was not good enough. we lost the game in the first half. arsenal manager arsene wenger says alexis sanchez‘s move to manchester united is right for the player. the deal was a straight swap for midfielder henrikh mkhitaryan — a player wenger has long admired and says suits the teams style — speaking this morning wenger outlined why he thought sanchez wanted to leave arsenal for their premier league rivals.... for their premier league rivals... he is 29 years old, 30 in 2018. maybe it was his last contract and ina maybe it was his last contract and in a financial aspect, it is important. it indicates a great contract. i think mkhitaryan has qualities to integrate the game, it is based in a lot of movement and technical quality. i think he has a good team attitude as well. ben stokes won'tjoin up with england for the tour of new zealand until after his court

appearance on february the 13th. the all—rounder is due at bristol magistrates' court on the same day he was supposed to be making his international comeback in a twenty20 match. stokes has been charged with affray after an incident outside a bristol nightclub in september. england's netballers have narrowly lost to world champions australia in the second match of their quad series. the roses couldn't follow up their victory against new zealand with a win over the top ranked side at london's copperbox arena, losing 50—46. england will now travel tojohannesburg to face south africa in the final match on sunday. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. holly hamilton, thank you. let's get more now that report highlighting the disparity between child health in england compared with better levels in scotland and wales. the royal college of paediatrics and child health says the government had failed to improve care in a number of "fundamental areas", such as by banning junk food advertising. tam fry is from the national 0besity

forum and joins me now. the government says what it calls "world—leading pla ns" for child health are in place, what's your reaction to that? i think it is an absurd freight to use. the main plan is recognised by eve ryo ne use. the main plan is recognised by everyone and recognised as being an inferior document, indeed. how do the plans for england compared to those already in place in scotland and wales? take us through that. they compare very badly. scotland is in the middle of working out a new obesity strategy. even in the consultation stages, it puts england to shame. wales is doing the same. that is because they are responsible for their health and the understand how important health is to the nation. both in terms of adult health and childhood health but for some reason, in whitehall, that is

just dismissed. specifically, what sorts of strategies are they looking at? one example would be the watershed of 9pm. no foodstuffs which are high in salt, fat and sugar should be advertised on television before 9pm. this proposal was made a long while ago. the main plan just ignored it but what scotla nd plan just ignored it but what scotland are doing are saying if they go on and ignore it, we will ask london to cede the right to make that ban on our own. they are taking a much more aggressive view of the problem of obesity, and what is needed to clear it up. that isjust one example of a difference in approach between scotland and what is happening in england. a lot of people will say, look, at the end of the day this shouldn't be down to government. this will be down to

pa rental government. this will be down to parental influence and guidance. do you agree with that? i totally disagree. not at all? in 2007, obviously parents have a responsibility but in 2007 the british government got a document called the foresight report. they spent two is talking about it with a lot of experts putting their views into this report. they said, if you continue to blame the parents you are looking in the wrong direction. we all live in what is called an abc gen x society. society is constructive with unhealthy food —— and obese society. until you clear that up, until you give the parents a level playing field on which they can play, do not blame the parents, it is out of their control. i'm not so much talking about blame but responsibility, parents prepare the meals and do the shopping and set the tone, if you like. really,

shouldn't we be looking more at what pa rents a re shouldn't we be looking more at what parents are doing rather than what the government is or isn't doing? the fact of the matter is that we should be doing a lot of things in many directions. you are right, pa rents many directions. you are right, parents have a responsibility and we should do something to educate the pa rents. should do something to educate the parents. the problem, however, is there are millions of parents who cannot cut or prepare their own food. basically because domestic science was withdrawn from the curriculum 20 years ago, and all they have got to work on is processed food which they can buy in the supermarket. the education of the supermarket. the education of the parents and how to bring up children is absolutely fundamental. 0ne children is absolutely fundamental. one of the things about this report, it is absolutely abysmal that 60% of women going into pregnancy are already overweight and fat. that needs to be addressed urgently. that sta rts needs to be addressed urgently. that starts the ball rolling. there is a lot of education in schools that has

to ta ke lot of education in schools that has to take place. a lot of work to be done, the chair of the national 0besity forum, tam fry. a japanese soldier ajapanese soldier has been killed in an avalanche injapan which appears to have been triggered by a volcanic eruption. at least 11 people have been injured, several critically. the eruption since what —— sent rocks down the mountainside. officials are trying to work out whether an eruption on a volcano caused this avalanche. the black cab rapistjohn worboys has been moved from wakefield prison to belmarsh prison in south east london. the process of setting licence conditions is continuing with his release at least a week away. sources say the fact he's been moved to a jail in london does not necessarily mean he'll be freed to live in london. police in yorkshire looking for a missing schoolgirl have found a body in a river. ursula keogh, who's from halifax, was last seen on monday afternoon dressed in her school uniform. police say there are no

suspicious circumstances surrounding the death, but are continuing to establish the cause. her family have been told. around 1500 people have been evacuated from a nightclub and hotel after a gas leak was discovered in central london earlier this morning. the area around the strand has been cordoned off. the london fire brigade say they are still investigating the precise cause. more now on that thrilling victory for kyle edmund in the australian open. the 23—year—old is set to face his first ever grand slam semifinal on thursday, having beaten third seed grigor dimitrov in the quarterfinals. we can speak now to one of kyle's coaches, mark hilton, who is in roehampton his morning. you must be feeling fantastic? yes, it has been a good start to the day!

you watch the game from here in the uk. where you living and breathing every second with him? you do, really. ultimately, we had to have some early starts. you get involved with it, he has done exceptionally well under massive pressure. and what do you think has been the key to his success in this tournament? he had a fantastic pre—season, we spent a lot of time together, myself and freddy rosewood, who is in australia right now. we had 6—8 weeks together. we really focused on coming into 2018. he's done fa ntastically coming into 2018. he's done fantastically in a very short period. winning some close matches that could have gone either way.” love that shot of him coming up to the television camera lens and signing it. he seemed confident. how

much is his success down to mental toughness and confidence, as well as the physical game? it has a huge amount to play, especially as the players play at such a high level. ultimately, it comes down to mentality and physicality. playing in the best—of—5 sets. he has proved that not only can he do that but he can repeat doing it. down in melbourne, that is a fantastic achievement. i don't think we have had the result of the match between marin cilic and rafa nadal yet, has he played either of them before?” don't remember him playing marin cilic, he has played rafa nadal before and lost in three sets on clay. i think he is happy to play either that it will be a fantastic match. it's one of those where he

has a great opportunity to play as well. it is increasing his profile. does that bother him in the sense of it bringing greater expectations on his shoulders? he has always been assured, taking everything in his stride. especially with andy u nfortu nately stride. especially with andy unfortunately being away from the game at the moment, he is in the spotlight. he embraces that, and he likes to keep himself to himself. he does his business every day and he prepares to go out there and played the best tennis. he has been very calm on the court and he plays in big matches. he has played to the best of his ability so far. it is an evening match on thursday, not such an early start! who will you be watching with, a big crowd together to watch the game? it has been me

with an ipad in front at fourie! —— at four with an ipad in front at fourie! —— atfour in with an ipad in front at fourie! —— at four in the morning. with leon smith out there, we keep in close contact. there was a lot of support for him, and the family and the support teams. everybody will be glued to it but from the comfort of their own bed! a later start on thursday! perhaps more people can gather together. it's good to talk to you. kyle edmund's coach on his success so far in the australian open. the business news coming up, but first... foreign secretary pushes the government to give an extra £100 million a week to the nhs post—brexit. people on the southern coast of alaska have been warned to move inland after a powerful earthquake prompted a sin army warning. english children are being disadvantaged by public health services, lagging

behind scotland and wales, according to doctors —— tsunami warning. these are the top business stories... public sector borrowing fell by £2.5 billion, coming in at 2.6 billion. that was in december last year, compared to the year before. that was thanks to every bit from the eu, due to cuts to the eu budget and changes in how much the uk contributes. the uk's competition regulator has ruled that fox's proposed takeover of sky is not in the public interest. it says the deal would give the murdoch family too much control over news providers in the uk. disney has agreed to buy most of fox's business, so may end up owning sky. and low cost airline easyjet says revenues are up 14% to £1.1 billion — for the last three months of last year. it's cost per seat — a key measure of performance — had fallen by 1.6% thanks to lower fuel costs and cutting other costs.

passenger numbers were also up at 1.4 million. uk bookmakers are bracing themselves for a hit later when the government concludes a review into tackling problem gambling. shares in bookmakers william hill and ladbrokes coral slumped yesterday on reports that the maximum bet on some gambling machines could be cut from 100 pounds to just two pounds. joining us now is dr carolyn downs, senior lecturer at lancaster university. welcome to the programme. let's talk about this issue. on the face of it, it isa about this issue. on the face of it, it is a significant cut in terms of revenue, from £100 per bet to £2. it will hit firms? yes, we had a stock market for evaluation on monday. william hill lost 12% of their value. ladbrokes, of course, in an

even worse position. they are about to be taken over and the price paid depends on the results of this review. they are concerned about what will happen. we are hearing rumours that maybe bookmakers will go to rumours that maybe bookmakers will gotoa rumours that maybe bookmakers will go to a judicial review about the decision. the sunday press announced that before the review concluded, that before the review concluded, that perhaps it would be £2 and the decision had been made. it is an emotive subject. betting firms clearly make money from vulnerable people, that is how they operate. they can charge people putting more and more coins into these machines. they want to make a profit but at the same time they cannot target vulnerable people? we have seen the gambling commission could —— do an investigation into how a man lost his home thanks to a fixed betting

terminals. up to 50% of profits from these machines come from problem gamblers. that's a lot of money. £1.8 billion was lost in these machines last year. the bookies say that they have implemented a self exclusion scheme where you can register yourself and say that you have a problem, you need to keep me out of those shots. is that being effectively enforced and should people have the opportunity to spend £100 in one go if they want to? this scheme is not being effectively enforced, recently they found it was not effectively enforced. i think that £100 is too much per stake. i do think that it should be cut. i would be very happy if it were £2 per stake. you still get the adrenaline rush that you will not lose so much money. the industry would say that problem gamblers will lose the same amount of money but more slowly, over a greater amount of time. it is only £2 per go but at

the same time, we need much more action from the industry. and much more regulation from the government in order to bring this to order. doctor carolyn downs, thank you for that. senior lecturer at lancaster university. we will look at the share prices of those two betting firms later. more than 117 million people are signed up to streaming service netflix, according to the latest figures. it says a record 8.3 million new subscribers signed up in the three months to december, with 6.4 million of those living outside the us. spending on new shows, like the crown helped boost the numbers but it had to write off $39m for "unreleased content" understood to feature disgraced actor kevin spacey. samira hussain has been looking through the numbers in new york. if you have heard of the crown and stranger things, you are familiar with some of the blockbuster shows

that sent next flex —— netflix shares soaring. the streaming service has invested more money in programming, meaning that it is short on cash. they started charging customers more and that had some worried in a drop in subscribers but in the last three months, netflix added more international subscribers than expected. more than 6 million. it added more than 8 million subscribers globally. netflix is now worth about $100 billion, and it has more subscribers than other streaming services like amazon and hulu, meaning only a media company with deep pockets could really compete with netflix. studio: it shows the power of streaming services. let's run you through other stories... the world's second largest retailer— carrefour— plans to cut 2,400 jobs and expand its e—commerce business.

the company will invest £3 billion in its online platform amid fierce competition with amazon. carrefour has also announced that it will partner with the chinese internet giant tencent. manchester united have topped the table of the world's 20 richest football clu b table of the world's 20 richest football club is for the second year ina row, football club is for the second year in a row, according to deloitte. real madrid, holding the top spot for 11 years, came in second. barcelona in third. the 20 richest football clu b barcelona in third. the 20 richest football club saw their combined revenue rise to a record £7 billion last year. dogs and cats were well taken care last year. dogs and cats were well ta ken care off last year. dogs and cats were well taken care off over christmas, if the results from pets at home are anything to go by... like—for—like revenue rose by 7.2% in the three months to january, sales up 6.8%, services like grooming and vets were up services like grooming and vets were up by services like grooming and vets were up by 10%. there is a dog there, camouflaged somewhere. it is a pet! lets put these the board for you... big falls in the bookies yesterday as yesterday as far as shares were

concerned. they are back up again today. sky shares up 2.4% on the day, despite a provisional ruling that the deal cannot go ahead. investors do think that it will eventually go through. you are up to date. iam laughing date. i am laughing at the camouflaged dog! a recap on the tsunami warning, issued after an earthquake off the coast of alaska, in the goalball of —— in the gulf of alaska. a big earthquake, the tsunami warning issued across the west coast of canada and the united states, in the alaska area and was issued for hawaii at one point. the hawaii warning has been lifted but the alert is in place elsewhere. it struck 200 needy kilometres, 178 miles off the town of kodiak. we can listen to the police warning issued to residents there. hello, cardiac.

it is sergeant beaver here, let's remind everyone this is not a drill. it is an actual tsunami warning, get to above 100 feet sea level. you will not make it there in five minutes, the best place right now is a high school parking lot, everybody get out of your homes and make it to a safe place. 100 feet, 100 feet. at least 100 feet or higher. that warning to get to a higher ground in the aftermath of that tsunami warning. we have more on that throughout the programme. new caledonian crows have been known to use sticks to catch their prey, but some now appear ‘hooked' on using more advanced tools. researchers have witnessed the birds engineering hooks out of twigs, which they use to prise grubs out of trees. our science correspondent, victoria gill, explains why the finding is so significant. a very crafty crow. these birds are carefully manufacturing hooks, out of sticks, that they will use to snag spiders

and grubs that are hiding in tree holes. they use their bills like a precision instrument. they will take away small fibres of wood to get this really pointed and sharp, so they can snag their prey with it. apologies, we will have more on that story later but now we need to get to the weather forecast. saying goodbye to you is on bbc two but first it's the weather with simon king. banks if you have been out and about this morning you will notice how much milder it is compared to recent mornings but we have a lot of cloud, some rain for some of us. this is from north yorkshire, cloudy skies. the cloud is breaking in places. this is in cheshire. some sunshine. top temperatures so far of 13.5

degrees, it is feeling mild way you have car breaks. continued cloud and rain, at times showers in scotland and northern ireland. at five o'clock this evening, we have some clear skies across the south—west. you will notice mcleod in central and southern areas, in the midlands and southern areas, in the midlands and north east england. a lot of rain is breaking up. patchy rain, for many of us it is turning dry. clear spells in northern ireland and across scotland. there is the odd shower moving in. tanning wintry across higher ground and for most, it isa across higher ground and for most, it is a mild afternoon. temperatures in double figures. breeze and rain spreading, some snow in higherground. breeze and rain spreading, some snow in higher ground. heavy rain moving into england and wales. a mild night, temperatures stay in double figures across the south east. this is the culprit of the rain. an area of low pressure, the isobars and

white lines are close together, indicative of a windy day on wednesday. some gales around coastal areas. severe gales, particularly in northern scotland. and northern wales. that rain moves further south. it will linger into the afternoon, in the south—east. elsewhere, a mix of sunny spells and showers. turning cooler, compared to today. holding onto the mild air. temperatures 13 degrees in the south—east. that will be pushed away and then we are left with cooler air, coming in from the north. typicalfor this time of air, coming in from the north. typical for this time of year. the weather should be where it should be for the end of january. weather should be where it should be for the end ofjanuary. a mix of sun and spells —— sunny spells and showers. it should be dry. a recap, by the end of the week it will turn cooler than at the moment. it is windy, especially on wednesday. for many, a mix of sunshine and showers. more details on the website. that is

all from me, goodbye. this is bbc news, and these are the top stories developing at midday. boris johnson pushes the government to give the nhs an extra £100 million a week after brexit. there's a cool response from the chancellor. mrjohnson is the foreign secretary. i gave the health secretary an extra £6 billion at the recent budget, and we will look at departmental allocations at the spending review, when that takes place. siren police warned people to back to aid after a powerful earthquake off the coast of alaska. —— police warned people to evacuate. apologies for the problems with the pictures and headlines, that was kyle edmund in the australian open. english public health services are lagging behind scotland and wales and disadvantaging children, according to doctors. britain's number two, kyle edmund, blasts his way

through to the semifinals of the australian open. provides also coming up — tributes toa provides also coming up — tributes to a jazz legend. hugh masekela, father of south african jazz and anti—apartheid campaigner, has died in johannesburg. good afternoon, it's tuesday 23th january. i'm annita mcveigh, welcome to bbc newsroom live. the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, is understood to be pushing for a multimillion—pound cash injection in the nhs in england. it comes as the health secretary is due to update the cabinet

on how the health service is coping with winter pressures. it's thought mrjohnson wants an extra £100 million a week to go to the nhs. it's not the first time he's proposed more money. remember this? he proudly stood behind the vote leave battle bus during the eu referendum claiming that £350 million britain pays to the eu every week could instead go to the nhs. the chancellor, philip hammond, said he gave the nhs £6 billion in the last budget, and when asked about mrjohnson's rumoured proposals, told reporters, "mrjohnson is the foreign secretary." earlier i spoke to assistant political editor norman smith outside number ten. well, this all goes back to this highly contentious claim

during the referendum campaign with that £350 million claim on the side of the battle bus. i understand boris johnson wants that to become government policy, in other words for theresa may to sign up to extra money, a brexit dividend for the nhs after we leave the eu. now, hang on a second, he is proposing 100 million, not 350 million, but it is a sort of net figure that would remain once you have removed all the money you would get back from the eu. borisjohnson has let it be known that he will be raising this at cabinet, and very obviously he is not the health secretary, and yet he is sketching out his view of what theresa may order to do to address the pressures on the national health service, albeit when he arrived at cabinet this morning he was somewhat less loquacious. morning, foreign secretary! do you want to be the chancellor, foreign secretary? or perhaps health secretary?!

why not say the whole 350 million? no answers from borisjohnson there, but what of other ministers? the chancellor, philip hammond, arriving in brussels, gave this pretty tart response to mrjohnson's call. well, mrjohnson is the foreign secretary. i gave the health secretary an extra £6 billion at the recent budget, and we will look at departmental allocations at the spending review when that takes place. what makes this more difficult for theresa may to handle is notjust because this, in many ways, is a challenge to her authority, that boris johnson decides to go public and say what he thinks ought to happen to the health budget, but it comes at a time when there is mounting criticism among some tory backbenchers about mrs may just not being radical enough, not having enough big, bold ideas. at that moment, along comes borisjohnson with a big initiative, to put £100 million a week

more into the nhs. it will fuel the narrative that mrs may is too cautious and not radical enough. norman smith talking to me earlier, and we have been getting some insight into the conversation going on around the cabinet table from our political editor, laura kuenssberg, who says it is understood that boris johnson did not mention a specific figure of extra money for the nhs during that cabinet meeting. she has been told that there was a long conversation at cabinet about the nhs, though, with nearly every member of cabinet contributing, but it is understood there were pointed remarks, including from the prime minister, that it was better to have a conversation about the future of the nhs in private. so something of a telling off for borisjohnson,

perhaps. people on the southern coast of alaska have been warned to move inland or to higher ground after a powerful earthquake prompted after a powerful earthquake prompted a tsunami warning. sirens the quake had a magnitude of 7.9 and was located around 250 kilometres off the coast. warnings were issued for much of the west coast of america and canada. hawaii is no longer considered to be at risk. kodiak police issued this tsunami warning on their facebook page this morning. this is not a drill, this is an actual tsunami warning. everbody get 100 feet above sea level. pillar mountain is safe but backed up, you will not make it there in five minutes, the best place right now is a the high—school parking lot, everybody get out of your homes and make it to a safe place. 100 feet, 100 feet, at least 100 feet or higher. a reminder to get to higher ground

in the wake of that warning. over the last 12 hours, there have been a string of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions around the pacific ring of fire. ja ka rta jakarta was rocked by a 6.9 magnitude earthquake, which forced some businesses to be evacuated and caused minor damage. ajapanese soldier has been killed in an avalanche in centraljapan that appears to have been triggered by a volcanic eruption. the eruption sent rocks raining down over a kilometre—wide area near kusatsu in centraljapan. lava is continuing to erupt from the most active volcano in the philippines, mount mayon. more than 40,000 people have been evacuated from the surrounding area and a local airport has been closed. one of central london's busiest areas remains cordoned off this morning after a huge gas leak led to hundreds of people being evacuated from a nightclub and a hotel in the early hours. charing cross station has been shut down, and a number of roads near trafalgar square,

including the strand, are closed. charing cross station has just reopened. we can cross to our correspondent dan johnson, who reopened. we can cross to our correspondent danjohnson, who was at the scene. i am sure the streets behind you will be filling up pretty quickly again, but tell us about what caused all this disruption. yes, this was a gas leak first reported at about 2am this morning, and it prompted a big evacuation in this area, streets sealed off, a nightclub and hotel by the station had to be evacuated, with people moved, and the station was closed, especially through rush hour this morning, causing serious disruption to commuters coming into charing cross station, particularly from kent and the south—east. trains were not able to call at waterloo east, the next station down the line. so a bad morning for commuters coming

into this station, quiet in this pa rt into this station, quiet in this part of london, because so many streets in this normally busy area have been sealed off. so it has been very quiet, but in the last few minutes the roads have reopened, gas engineers say they have managed to deal with the league, repair it. they have spent some time checking that everything is safe, and now the station has just reopened, that everything is safe, and now the station hasjust reopened, along with the area around it. the train company saying it will take a few hours yet before train services are back to normal, so passengers should expect disruption until about three o'clock this afternoon. they are hoping to have things back on track by this evening's rush hour, but it has been a difficult morning for commuters through charing cross, about 80,000 people use this station everyday, so a difficult morning for them. ok, dan, thank you for that update, dan johnson. the uk's competition watchdog says the planned takeover of sky by rupert murdoch's 21st century fox entertainment group isn't in the public interest. in a provisional ruling, the competition and markets authority found that if the deal went ahead it would give fox too much control over news providers in the uk. fox has been trying to buy

the 61% of sky that it does not currently own. media editor hamill roger was talking us through the details. —— amol rajan. this is a complicated story, this is a significant moment but not the end of the story. this is the second time the murdoch family has bid for full control of sky, that was scuppered by the phone hacking deal. this has been mired in a regulatory process. the former secretary of state referred it to 0fcom, like the competition and markets authority, said broadening standards is not an issue, but they have concerns about media plurality, and now they have come to the same view, but there are ways around it to do with the editorial independence of sky news. the weird thing is that there is a consultation, three weeks, a new secretary of state giving a statement about this this afternoon, but it could all prove redundant, because there is a separate regulatory process because rupert murdoch has decided to sell fox, the parent company of sky, to disney. so the entire thing suggests rupert murdoch may have seen this

coming, he has decided to sell the company to disney, if they take control, some of the concerns could be overcome. amol rajan, our media editor. we can return to the earthquake off the coast of alaska, the tsunami warning that followed the earthquake. on the line is hailey thompson from kodiak in alaska. kodiak is one of the towns where people have been urged to evacuate, thank you for taking the time to talk to us, where are you at the moment? right now, we are in an elementary schools that is on high ground, the parking lot, and there area ground, the parking lot, and there are a lot of people here from the town, and we are alljust sitting in our cars, trying to stay warm. tell us our cars, trying to stay warm. tell us how this unfolded, the early hours of the morning, how did you learn about the warning? was it hearing sirens going off? no, no, we

we re hearing sirens going off? no, no, we were all in bed, and i heard some rattling, and the rattling kept going, and! rattling, and the rattling kept going, and i mean, i grew up in kodiak, we have earthquakes all the time, but this one was not stopping, soi time, but this one was not stopping, so i knew something was bad. i got dressed real fast, i so i knew something was bad. i got dressed realfast, i went so i knew something was bad. i got dressed real fast, i went up to my dad's room, we checked for the tsunami centre, and noa, made sure that we were in the tsunami warning, and we were in the red, so we waited around, and that is when our hearts dropped, because we had to leave. around, and that is when our hearts dropped, because we had to leavem it was the tremors that woke you in the first instance. yeah, yeah, it went on for quite a few minutes, it was pretty scary. how many times have you been through this trilby for? well, we grew up with every

wednesday at two o'clock the sirens would go off, you know, as a precautionary drill. we grew up knowing that earthquakes come and 90, knowing that earthquakes come and go, but this is the most serious one that we have had since 1964. and of course, with the tsunami warning, another element of danger added to it. how are people reacting? are they pretty calm? are they worried? well, i don't think that kodiak has really seen this kind of tsunami warning since 1964, when the big tsunami did hit kodiak and wrecked a lot of the town and killed a lot of people. i think everyone isjust kind of in shock that it is this extreme. the town was in relative chaos earlier, and i think people are up! chaos earlier, and i think people are up i safe, and we are getting reports that people are out on their boats in the deep part of the channel, you know, there are rumours

flying, and we don't know what is happening right now. so do you know if there are any provision is made in the town for people who have had to evacuate their homes and have to stay out of their homes for an extended period? stay out of their homes for an extended period ? is stay out of their homes for an extended period? is there anything in place in terms of getting information to you, providing you with meals if necessary, that sort of thing? well, we have our local radio station going on right now, people calling in from various parts of alaska, the coast, and all—around kodiak. right now, the schools are open right now for us. they are somewhere safe and warm for us to hang out. there are rest rooms, there is coffee being made, but i don't know if anyone is prepared for this being a long—term thing. don't know if anyone is prepared for this being a long-term thing. ok, thank you very much for talking to us. we wish you well and hope that you get back to your home soon, that eve ryo ne you get back to your home soon, that everyone is safe and well in kodiak.

we arejust hearing, everyone is safe and well in kodiak. we are just hearing, breaking news from the australian open, marin cilic has gone through to the semis, so he will be britain's kyle edmund' opponent in the semifinals. we heard from kyle edmund's coach earlier, that whether it was cilic or nadal who we would be facing, he would be fine with either of those players. he has not met cilic in a game before, had met nadal, but marin cilic wins over nadal to put him through to the semis of the australian open, facing britain's kyle edmund on thursday. the black cab rapistjohn worboys has been moved from wakefield prison to belmarsh prison in south east london. the process of setting licence conditions is continuing with his release at least a week away.

sources say the fact he's been moved to a jail in london does not necessarily mean he'll be freed to live in london. police in yorkshire looking for a missing schoolgirl have found a body in a river. ursula keogh, who's from halifax, was last seen on monday afternoon dressed in her school uniform. police say there are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the death, but they are continuing to establish the cause. her family has been told. the former ukip leader nigel farage has said the refusal of the party's current chief, henry bolton, to resign could be "a lifeline". 14 members of mr bolton's senior team have quit following the controversy over his former girlfriend making racist remarks about meghan markle. writing for the daily telegraph website, mr farage said if he had the courage, mr bolton could use the situation to force ukip to change. england is lagging behind scotland and wales when it comes to introducing measures to improve child health, according to a new report. the royal college of paediatrics and child health says children "deserve better",

but westminster insists it has "world—leading plans" in place. the college also warns that obesity could cause children to face a lifelong battle with poor health. our health correspondent dominic hughes has more. being healthy when you are young makes a big difference to your chances of good health in later life. at an after—school gym session in manchester are sisters grace and mia. both of them enjoy the rewards a work—out gives them. fitter, confident. just happier with yourself, yeah. personally, ijust feel good about myself, think i've done well, and achieve better stuff. but when it comes to the health of children and young people, a report out last year showed the uk was lagging behind other european nations. so one year on, has the situation improved? in scotland, there is praise for a new mental—health strategy and better support for mothers who breast—feed. likewise in wales, where a smoking ban in playgrounds has been introduced.

but the report says cuts to public health budgets in england are hitting children's services hard and the issue doesn't get the same political attention. a healthy child makes a healthy adult. a healthy adult is a productive adult, and a productive adult population is good for the economy. it makes no sense whatsoever to not really target the preservation of health in childhood. the department of health in england says it has world—leading plans in place to combat obesity and improve mental health and the sugar tax is funding breakfast clubs and sports. push back with your legs... but this report warns that if our children and young people don't get a good healthy start in life, they are more likely to struggle as adults. dominic hughes, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news: the foreign secretary pushes the government to give an extra £100 million a week to the nhs post—brexit.

english children are being disadvantaged by public health services which lag behind those in scotland and wales, according to doctors. it is time for sport, let's get the latest with holly hamilton, and we know who kyle edmund will face in the semis of the australian open. no matter what way you look at it, good news or bad news, after the way it happened, a damp squib, but kyle edmund, i mean, an incredible achievement, the biggest game of his career, reaching just railing open semifinal. he stunned grigor dimitrov to read his first grand slam semifinal. it was his first time playing in the last eight of a quarterfinal. and he showed no nerves. a new star emerging for british

tennis. but kyle edmund, the biggest moment of his career by far, you could have forgiven him a few nerves. but if they were there, they we re nerves. but if they were there, they were not too clear to see, breaking the serb of grigor dimitrov in the very first game. —— the serve. but carrying the hopes of a nation brings a special pressure, just ask tim henman. powering his way to the first set suggested it is not yet too much of a burden. the scale of the task ahead, though, was laid bare as the bulgarian battled back to level the match. now time for the true test of temperaments, and in the melbourne heat, dimitrov was the first to crack, leaving the door open for edmonds to batter his way through. the match now heading in his direction, those nerves turning toa his direction, those nerves turning to a very british kind of excitement. yet this was drama to the last, match point, out was the call, but the decision was challenged, the agony of waiting — then the ecstasy of winning. edmund through to the semifinals. if he can

keep control of the nerves, well, who knows? adam wild, bbc news. so he will face world number four marin cilic in the semifinal on thursday morning. he has beaten world number one rafael nadal in just the last half—hour, nadal forced to one rafael nadal in just the last half—hour, nadalforced to retire with an ankle problem in the fifth set. arsenal manager arsene wenger says alexis sanchez‘s move to manchester united is right for the player. yesterday he signed a deal worth £40 million. wenger says he's going to a great club and the financial aspect of the deal was important for sanchez, who will turn 30 this year. ben stokes won'tjoin up with england for the tour of new zealand until after his court appearance on february 13th. the all—rounder is due at bristol magistrates' court on the same day he was supposed to be making his international comeback in a twenty20 match. stokes has been charged with affray after an incident outside a bristol nightclub in september. that's all the sport for now.

i will have more after the lunchtime news at half past one. i. i, tonya turn to our top story, boris johnson's i, tonya turn to our top story, borisjohnson's intervention into the cabinet debate on nhs spending. —— let's return. it is understood there were pointed remarks from the prime minister about how it was better to have a conversation about the future of the nhs in private. shadow health secretaryjon ashworth accused the foreign secretary of what he called "weaponising the nhs for "his own internal party gains." imean, you i mean, you know, it isjust boris johnson playing games, isn't it? he is weaponising the nhs, if you like, for his own internal tory party gains, calling for an extra 5 billion for the nhs, that is what we have been calling for, but where has he been the last two years? we had a budget last autumn where the tory government failed to give the nhs the funding it needs, where was he then? i mean, i'm afraid this is all

about boris johnson, then? i mean, i'm afraid this is all about borisjohnson, he's not really concerned about those patients waiting on trolleys in corridors, those elderly people in the backs of ambulances in the freezing cold waiting to be treated. it is just about boris johnson's waiting to be treated. it is just about borisjohnson's tedious political games. if the government we re political games. if the government were really serious about putting money into the nhs, they would have done it in the budget last autumn. the conservative mp ed vaizey, who is a pro remaining in the eu, is in westminster. thank you for your time this afternoon. do you think this is all about boris johnson's afternoon. do you think this is all about borisjohnson's own ambitions? well, it certainly is worth, i think, separating the message from the messenger. there is a very clear message that comes from lots of different people who have expertise in the nhs that it does need additionalfunding, in the nhs that it does need additional funding, and i in the nhs that it does need additionalfunding, and i know the prime minister is looking at that very seriously, alongside the kind of reforms we have seen, like promoting mental health and merging with social care, and i hope a lot more use of technology. it is unusual to see the foreign secretary

opining on this issue, clearly briefing a national newspaper ahead of the cabinet discussion on the issue about his views, and we know that, to a certain extent, boris, because of his brexit campaigning, is locked in, as it were, to a commitment to increasing funding for the nhs in order tojustify the famous bus that toured the country saying that when we left the eu, we would get a huge dividend which would get a huge dividend which would go straight to the nhs. so you can see why boris wants to press his case, but it is a very unusual way of doing it. if we do, as you suggest, separate the message from the messenger, is borisjohnson articulating a feeling shared by, i am asking you, how many cabinet members and mps that the prime minister is not doing enough on the nhs? no, i don't think he is, and i am not going to criticise the prime minister on the nhs, because i think what happens is that, as i say, certain themes have emerged on the nhs which jeremy hunt,

certain themes have emerged on the nhs whichjeremy hunt, a very successful health secretary, has addressed, and i mentioned mental health and social care, but i think it is emerging, particularly from the remarks of simon stevens, the chief executive of the nhs, who i do nothing is playing a political game, that additionalfunding nothing is playing a political game, that additional funding for the nhs will answer the point about whether it is correctly funded, and then we can look at the key reforms we could make to make it an even better service. so i don't think this is a criticism of the prime minister. the prime minister as tough decisions to make with chancellor about the country can afford, and she should be able to did that, as it were, following private discussions with cabinet colleagues, rather than being bounced into it by some who have decided they will try to own this issue for themselves. but is the prime minister missing an opportunity, leaving an open goal for labour? i will refer to the quote by someone who has been a sta lwa rt quote by someone who has been a stalwart supporter of theresa may, nicholas soames, who has been tweeting, it won't be enough to get people to vote against the corbini,

we need to have sound reasons to vote conservative, where is the bold and the brave? so far it is dull, dull, dull. iasked and the brave? so far it is dull, dull, dull. i asked you about articulating a sense of frustration about how the conservatives are handling the nhs, and nicholas soames seems to be articulating that, doesn't he? there have been some who have put their heads above the parapet, all called nick, including nick timothy, who has expressed his frustration in a newspaper column. i think the prime minister can provide what i hope is located at five as a narrative, brexit obviously dominating a lot, and obviously date to date she has a full inbox, but there is a great opportunity, as she showed with a speech on the environment, for her to provide a narrative about the future. we have had a lot of austerity, we have got brexit, now

we need optimism and hope. the prime minister is in a perfect position now to articulate that. so it is not a criticism of the prime minister, but i think more people do see this great opportunity to take some of the beleaguered things this government is doing and put it into a comprehensive and clear narrative which we can take to voters. ou not —— so you are not criticising the prime minister, but you agree with them? i would urge your viewers to read my article, there is a lot of great stuff going on in this government, some fantastic ministers, and the prime minister is ina great ministers, and the prime minister is in a great position to stitch that together and provide a bold and narrative. thank you very much. south african music legend hugh masekela has died.

he was often called the father of south african jazz. the accomplished trumpeter was also an outspoken critic of apartheid, and many of his songs were dedicated to the struggle for freedom. his 1977 hit soweto blues became synonymous with the anti—apartheid movement. the 78—year—old died injohannesburg surrounded by his family. in a statement, south african president jacob zuma said masekela's contribution to the struggle for liberation will never be forgotten. earlier, and entertainment blogger based in johannesburg spoke earlier, and entertainment blogger based injohannesburg spoke to us about his contribution to music and politics in south africa. from the 19605 politics in south africa. from the 1960s and 1970s, he was a very prominent figure outside of south africa in tins of using his platform in the arts to bring attention to apartheid. he and others really held apartheid. he and others really held a torch all over the world and

brought attention to what was happening in south africa. butjust recently he gained prominence by collaborating with a young artist in south africa, and that brought hugh to the awareness of young people who may not have known about his music. his music is jazz, which is not particularly popular with young people in south africa, or in africa, but collaborating with young musicians brought his name and his prominence and his music into the awareness of young people. so young, old, anybody, everybody knows who hugh masekela is, and everybody is in shock. and for the next seven days, probably he will be the number one story. neil diamond has announced his retirement from touring, after he was diagnosed with parkinson's disease. the singer, who's 76, said he'd made the decision with great reluctance. in a statement, he apologised to fans who'd already bought tickets for his tour in australia and new zealand. he said he'd continue writing and recording.

now it is time to catch up with the weather forecast. it's a topsy—turvy day, feeling mild, some showers around. some gusty winds. these temperatures are widely in double figures. in the north of scotland, more mild than recently. western parts of england at 14 or 15 degrees. some showers kept going through the evening. gusty winds. wind are a concern later tonight. through the early hours, severe gales on western coasts and heavy rain as well. away from the far north of scotland, wintry showers. a night. close of 6-11d. wintry showers. a night. close of 6—11d. this area of low pressure is in charge later tonight and three tomorrow. a squeeze in the isobars,

it will be wet and windy through the rush hour tomorrow. this band of rain moving southwards, strong winds losing strength through the day. some showers, wintry and then turning a little bit colder. goodbye. this is bbc news, our latest headlines: the prime minister theresa may has told her cabinet to have discussions in private after media reports that her foreign minister, boris johnson, was demanding an increase in health spending. a tsunami warning has been issued after a powerful earthquake off the coast of alaska. some reports coming injust now some reports coming in just now that the alert has been cancelled in some areas. doctors warn that england is falling behind the rest of the uk in improving children's health care. let's get more reaction to kyle edmund's victory in the australian

open quarterfinals. earlier paul layfield, a tennis coach at kyle's former club, spoke about the excitement of seeing the 23—year—old's success. i was awake early this morning, listening on the radio. i came into the club. we have had a lot of media activity going on in here! a lot of members coming in, expressing their i°y members coming in, expressing their joy and jubilation. it's been a fantastic morning, we are really looking forward to thursday as well. tell us, what you can come about his progress through the ranks. from his early days, to reaching the australian open semifinals? well, it has been an incremental rise through the ranks. he has been a professional for a number of years now. every year, he has been more less halving his rankings. forfive yea rs less halving his rankings. forfive years ago he was at 500, then 250,

then 100, then it dropped to 50. last year he secured his ranking and now he's on the rise again. looking to get within the top 25 at the end of this tournament. it hasn't been a meteoric rise in terms of leaps and bounds, it has been a gradual thing. certainly a lot of us here have seen it coming. and what was he like as a young player? could you see that promise? it's easy to say in hindsight but could you see something setting him apart from the other players? well, it is the $100 million question, can you tell at the age of eight, nine, ten or 11, whether someone will be a superstar like kyle has become now? the honest a nswer like kyle has become now? the honest answer is you can't, but there are a lot of good players with an awful lot of good players with an awful lot of good characteristics and a great work ethic. and a great drive, very calm and good support with his

pa rents. what preparation will he take into the next big game? i'm guessing if you asking the same, the answer should be that he prepares the same, whether it is the australian open semifinals or the first round of tournaments elsewhere in the world. his preparation should hopefully follow the same path. otherwise it could get on top of him, he seems to have appointed a really good coach, working on making sure that he keeps the focus on fun. that's the right way forward is, i think. that was

paul layfield. a tennis coach in hull, where kyle edmund played as a young player. kyle edmund will now face marin cilic in the semifinal on thursday. cilic progressed to the last four after world number one rafael nadal retired from their quarterfinal face off with a leg injury. it will be the cilic‘s first australian open semifinal since 2010 — when the croatian was beaten by british number one andy murray. more on the alaskan earthquake which has triggered a tsunami warning. for much of the alaskan coastline and the west coast of the united states the earthquake struck some 170 miles off the southern coast of alaska. the us national weather service says a warning is in effect for the coasts of british columbia and alaska, while the us west coast is on tsunami watch. richard luckett is from the british geological survey. hejoins me now. even as i read that

introduction to you, i think the status of some of those warnings is changing, do you have an update for us? i know that the watch has turned off for california and hawaii, on the west coast, and the waves have reached places like kodiak, now. they probably reached about one hour ago but the news isjust getting through, that there are waves of about 30 centimetres in height there. i spoke to someone in kodiak a little while ago, taking shelter atan a little while ago, taking shelter at an elementary school on higher ground. she was taking us through the situation there and how they had been woken by tremors from the earthquake, and they went through this well practised drill. the earthquake itself was pretty big, wasn't it? yes, 7.9, making it one of the biggest earthquakes in the world this year. and at about 25

metres depth, fairly shallow. what potential does it have degenerate? 25 kilometres deep.” potential does it have degenerate? 25 kilometres deep. i beg your pardon, absolutely! as you can see, it isa pardon, absolutely! as you can see, it is a long way on the sea floor. it caused the sea floor to rupture and when that happens, it makes dc above create a wave because part of dc drops —— because part of the sea drops. you get waves of many metres high. a boy in the sound recorded a wave of 32 feet. above normal sea level there. it was quite a big way further out that much less by the time it reached the shore. and what kinds of conditions influenced the height of the waves by the time they reach the shore? well, the main thing is the height of the wave

created by the earthquake, depending on the magnitude and the type of earthquake that it is. otherwise, it is just the weather, really, affecting how big the wave is when it reaches the shore. and these tsunami warning system, that is pretty well practised now, isn't it? a sophisticated one? they have had history of really bad tsunami damage in alaska. the 1964 earthquake, much bigger than this one at magnitude nine or over, that killed hundreds of people and made devastating damage from the tsunami. yes, they have had experience of it. thank you very much forjoining us today. richard luckett is from the british geological survey. the first meeting since three new projeremy corbyn the first meeting since three new pro jeremy corbyn members, the first meeting since three new projeremy corbyn members, including the founder of the grassroots momentum group, were elected to the

body. iain watson, our political cup —— our political correspondent, is in westminster. what changes could that bring about? the first change has already happened, in a sense. what is happening at the moment is a demonstration by a group called labour against the which hunt. they have some concerns, that some on the left of the party are facing expulsion due to their political views. secondly, they believe issues of anti—semitism and designers have been conflated, they are more vulnerable to being expelled from the labour party. they are demonstrating outside. after these new members were elected to the ruling body, its disputes panel got rid of the existing chair and brought in someone a bit closer to their politics. the people demonstrating outside say that what should happen now is that everyone

threatened with expulsion, they should be stopped. the group existing inside of labour hq should comply with the rules. they are hoping to see big changes from the move to the left and the labour ruling national executive. what has been discussed is more mundane, they will be discussing pretty mainstream political issues, the state of the nhs and what happens in the wake of the korean collapse. in addition, another area of interest. —— the colla pse another area of interest. —— the collapse of carillion. there will be discussion later today as to whether transgender candidates discussion later today as to whether tra nsgender candidates are allowed to be short listed. there is discussion as to whether they need a gender certification or whether they can self defined. they are expecting to clarify that later on. iain watson at the labour nec meeting.

more detail emerging on conversation surrounding the cabinet table this morning. borisjohnson surrounding the cabinet table this morning. boris johnson dominating the headlines this morning, saying he wants more money for the nhs and more questions over his motivation for making these very public comments. he is, of course, foreign secretary and not the health secretary. the latest information coming in from westminster. the prime minister's official spokesman said there was wide ranging discussion this morning, they updated the cabinet on winter pressure figures, and the prime minister and a large number of cabinet ministers made clear, we are told, that cabinet discussions should take place in private. a pointed comment, no doubt directed at borisjohnson, pointed comment, no doubt directed at boris johnson, and pointed comment, no doubt directed at borisjohnson, and his very public remarks. the spokesperson saying the prime minister led a discussion at cabinet about the fact that once the uk leaves the eu they can spend money currently sent to brussels on domestic priorities,

adding one of which is the nhs. joining me now is a conservative mp, doctor andrew morrison. we have from your colleague a little while ago, saying it is important to separate the message from the messenger. there's talk about the messenger first of all. what are boris johnson ‘s motives for these comments today? is he positioning himself for a leadership bid? i'm interested in the message, we need to find a lot of extra money to fund the nhs, not just now, more money is going in, clearly philip hammond has made it clearly philip hammond has made it clear today but we need to find money for the future. our population is ageing, right across europe. the demands upon the service are increasing all the time. we see the effects of those burdens, particularly during the winter

months. they are only set to continue and we need a proper debate on how it will be funded. i welcome the opening of that debate by boris johnson and the remarks attributed to him. the money he is talking about is a lot more than what philip hammond has given to the nhs of late. do you think, do you agree, with those colleagues who say the prime minister needs to be bolder about this? i have always been an advocate for the nhs and it will not surprise you to hear that i think more money needs to be spent on it. we spend a lot less than compatible countries and, surprise surprise, our outcomes are significantly poorer so we need to deal with that to give the british public health ca re to give the british public health care outcomes that they are entitled to expect and part of that is ensuring we have sustainable funding for the service. it takes public comments like these,

even though it seems borisjohnson has been given a dressing down at that cabinet meeting, do you think it will take public comments like this to move this forward?” it will take public comments like this to move this forward? i want there to be a debate. i have called for a commission on the future funding of the nhs. pressures will only increase and we will have to face the reality that if we want to see outcomes that at least compare with france, germany, and the netherlands, we will have two fund it. i would like the intelligent grown—up cross—party conversation with the public about how we will do that. is it helpfulthat with the public about how we will do that. is it helpful that these conversations are to take place in private, they are told? there needs to be an open and democratic conversation about it? we need to launch the debate but these meetings need to be in private. these conversations around the cabinet table, if cabinet is going to work, need to be in private. i'm sure cabinet ministers will buck on that. is borisjohnson weaponised in the nhs for party political motives?

labour weaponised is the nhs, not the conservative party or boris johnson. he has spoken about the nhs ona number of johnson. he has spoken about the nhs on a number of occasions over the yea rs, on a number of occasions over the years, he feels passionately about it and as an ex—mayor of london, he is entitled to make remarks around that subject matter. i have no particular information that would lead me to suggest that he is on manoeuvres, as you put it. doctor andrew morrison, np, thank you. —— andrew murrison. theresa may has told her cabinet to have discussions in private after borisjohnson have discussions in private after boris johnson demanded an have discussions in private after borisjohnson demanded an increase in health spending. people on the southern coast of alaska have been warned to move inland after a powerful earthquake prompted a tsunami warning. english children are being disadvantaged by health services lagging behind in scotland and wales, according to doctors. president trump has signed a bill

to fund the us government for the next two—and—a—half weeks — ending a shutdown of federal services. congress passed the legislation, after the democrats accepted the promise of a broad debate on the issue of immigration. in our washington correspondent, david willis, has the details. the motion is agreed to. the vote brought a high—stakes game of political brinkmanship to an end, and will keep the american government open for another 2.5 weeks. i know there's great relief that this episode is coming to an end. this shutdown did not need to happen. however brief, it inflicted needless costs on the country. democrats had insisted on tying a budget deal to what they see as the leading civil rights issue of our time, the plight of the so—called dreamers, young people brought to this country illegally, who are now facing deportation. after several days of deadlock, the senate majority leader, mitch mcconnell, offered

a concession — a pledge to debate their situation before the deportations are due to begin. the republican leader and i have come to an arrangement... it was enough to get the democrats to sign off on the spending bill, but whether it will be enough to protect the dreamers is another question. despite bipartisan sympathy for their plight, there are those who also want to see legislation that will deter others from following their example. a wall along the mexican border is one plan, a project many democrats find unpalatable, but which president trump has made the centrepiece of his immigration policy. before signing the spending bill into law tonight, he issued a statement saying his administration would make a long—term deal on immigration if and only if it is good for our country. david willis, bbc news, washington. sheltered housing is designed to offer older people a safe environment with varying levels of support. yet the bbc has learned of tens of thousands of reported cases of abuse and neglect in this type

of accommodation over the last three years. some fear the actual extent of abuse could be even greater. sheltered housing does not undergo the same inspections and ratings as care homes and this has led to questions over how well residents are protected. jayne mccubbin has more. just very sad. andrea last saw her mum on new year's eve. three months later, she received a phone call from police saying she had been found dead in her council—run sheltered accommodation. we don't know if she lay there, whether it was an instant incident, whether it was a heart attack, or did she lie there, you know, in pain? we just don't know. andrea's mum suffered from depression and she often withdrew from family and friends. her daughter hoped she would be safe in sheltered housing, staff would keep an eye out, but the local authority said hazel liked her privacy and requested they did not contact her. you're moving in there

because you think there's a warden, there's 24/7 support, if you fall, you are not feeling well, you can pull a cord and get support. there was no care. she reallyjust got accommodation. that's really all she got, was accommodation. the council have told us they have changed their procedures to ensure every resident gets weekly contact. bbc radio 4's file on 4 programme has tried to establish the level of risk in sheltered housing. they contacted councils in england, wales and scotland and health and social care trusts in northern ireland. they were told of almost 31,000 safeguarding incidents in the last 3.5 years. the most common were neglect, physical abuse and financial abuse. those figures had increased 30% over that time. are you surprised? no, frankly, i'm not surprised by the figures. i strongly suspect that they are an underestimate. there are some sectors within adult social care that are less regulated or unregulated. we have to look at the adequacy of the regulatory and inspection oversight.

not only is there no independent inspection regime in england, wales and northern ireland, there's no legal requirement for professionals to actually report neglect or financial abuse. in scotland, there are more wide—ranging powers but the governement in westminster tell us that abuse and neglect is unacceptable. they say they've changed the law so local authorities must ensure their services are safe and they will look again at reforming social care in the summer. but there is still a gap between the perception of sheltered accommodation and the reality for some. jayne mccubbin, bbc news. australia has announced a mass cull of coral—eating starfish that have been destroying the great barrier reef — it's part of a 50—million—dollar rescue package for the 1500 mile or 2,500 kilometre stretch of coast.

the great barrier reef, off the north—east coast of queensland, has suffered bleaching as the water temperature warms, killing, its estimated, 50% of the coral. the starfish — as well as pollution from agricultural water — make the problem worse. as andrew plant reports. it covers an area bigger than italy, beneath the waves of the south pacific, australia's great barrier reef is home to countless species. but warming oceans have caused bleaching, once a rare event, but now it has happened two years in a row and is expected this year too. now, new plans. a pledge of almost 50 million us dollars, much of it to tackle agricultural water pollution. and this comedy crown thorns starfish, a creature which destroys the coral. but many say the funds will not go far enough and the government needs to tackle the climate change causing the warmer waters. what we are seeing from this

government is shutting down of all of the really good options that we would have had to tackle climate change. instead, they have put this paltry amount of money on the table. let's not forget the great barrier reef is the size of italy and 50% of the remaining coral cover of the reef has died in the last two years. the scale of this announcement, frankly, is insulting to those of us who love the reef. it is estimated that half of the coral has been lost to bleaching. lastjuly, this unesco site was almost placed on the danger list. the organisation warning that the australian government's plans to tackle water quality did not go far enough. it is now hoped that the new funding will start major research into preventing the impact of global warming, and helping repairthe damage that has already occurred. and replant, bbc news. —— andrew plant. new caledonian crows have been known

to use sticks to catch their prey, but some now appear ‘hooked' on using more advanced tools. researchers have witnessed the birds engineering hooks out of twigs, which they use to prise grubs out of trees. our science correspondent, victoria gill, explains why the finding is so significant. a very crafty crow. these birds are carefully manufacturing hooks, out of sticks, that they will use to snag spiders and grubs that are hiding in tree holes. they use their bills like a precision instrument. they will take away small fibres of wood to get this really pointed and sharp, so they can snag their prey with it. in tests carried out in these purpose—built aviaries, when the crows made and used their specialised hooks, they captured their food 10 times faster than when using a simple twig. this, the scientists say, means the crows have revealed a glimpse of why a new technology is invented and developed. since researchers first observed our closest primate cousins, the chimpanzees, using sticks as tools, many creatures have joined the ranks

of tool—using animals. these sea otters use rocks as hammers to crack open shellfish, and these elephants in sri lanka are using branches to swat away flies. but only humans and new caledonian crows have independently engineered the simple yet hugely important hook. the very earliest human—made fishing hooks were made just 23,000 years ago. and crucially, these were a big technological breakthrough for each species, a way of foraging for food much more efficiently to increase their chances of survival. technology that could be passed from generation to generation. it's fascinating to have these birds that make tools which are believed to have been a very major innovation in humans' technological evolution. when you look at how our ancestors refined their technology, the invention of the hook was a key event. there are signs that some of the wild birds are fine—tuning their hook designs,

so it seems these remarkable crows could be on their very own technological journey. victoria gill, bbc news, st andrews. a great story. in a moment, the news that one, but first it's the weather forecast with alina jenkins. a much milderfield today, forecast with alina jenkins. a much milder field today, temperatures widely in double figures, some close to 14 or 15 degrees. a topsy—turvy afternoon. some sunshine but further showers, heavy if you catch them. gusty winds. those winds later tonight and through tomorrow morning, that's what we are most concerned about. a windy evening, some showers but those winds will strengthen all the while. through the early hours, particularly on western coasts, some severe gales. for a mild night, way from the far north of scotland, those showers could turn wintry. but we keep an

eye on this deep area of low pressure. you will notice a squeeze in the ice bars. a windy start on wednesday. not just the in the ice bars. a windy start on wednesday. notjust the wind, heavy rain, combined with the snow beginning to thaw, it could mean a lot of surface water. travel disruption is likely. stay up to date with bbc local radio. tomorrow morning, heavy rain sinking south—eastwards. coupled with strong winds, clutching gale force. expected thus speeds at atm tomorrow morning. more showers in southern scotland, northern ireland and northern england. from humberside all the way down to devon and all, giving some very heavy rain in places. strong and gusty winds. a really blustery start of the day. some tricky travelling conditions for some time. this band of rain working south—eastwards through the

morning. behind there will be some sunshine, wintry in nature across scotland. some strong winds, losing their string through the day. behind their string through the day. behind the rain, temperatures dipping again. 5—8d in the north, just about holding on to something milder further south. on thursday, a day of sunshine and showers, windy, but the winds are not as strong. it will turn cooler. through the early hours of friday, cold enough for a frost in scotland and northern england. we ended the week mainly dry, some showers in the eastern coasts, sunshine but feeling colder. the foreign secretary, boris johnson, is pushing for millions of pounds more a week for the nhs in england. mrjohnson is making his pitch following mounting worry about winter pressures — but got this rebuff from the chancellor. mrjohnson is the foreign secretary. i gave the health secretary an extra £6 billion at the recent budget and we'll look at departmental allocations against at the spending review when that takes place.

we'll have the latest from westminster. also this lunchtime: the man accused of the finsbury park mosque attack — a court hears he received a message on social media from a far—right leader a powerful earthquake in the gulf of alaska prompted warnings of a possible tsunami down the west coast of canada and the united states. kyle