hello, some localised flooding i'm ben bland in london. and i'm sally bundock in this is possible. is davos, at the world economic breakfast, forum. could europe be set for a with south—eastwards and it has got some very heavy rain associated with it. very heavy rain big pay rise? dan associated with it. walker and for millions of louise at lunchtime, severe gales in the north of scotland. workers. minchin. north of scotland. gusts up to 60mph on wednesday 24th january. inland as well. inland as well. east anglia, associated with heavy rainfora time. east anglia, associated with heavy rain for a time. handled by police and prosecutors. rain for a good time. morning, day, it will continue to edge it's south and east. and east. behind it, some brighter conditions and scattered showers. conditions and wednesday scattered showers. helping the eurozone wind down its the temperatures feeling cooler than they were first thing this morning. they were first thing stimulus programme? 24th also in the programme... this morning. full steam ahead for the pacific's free of trade deal. january. that cold front in the south—east. after the united states withdrew. and then we will see some

scattered showers continuing in the west. officials, ministers describe it as a growing showers continuing in the west. problem. temperatures between 2—7 agrees celsius. celsius. to prevent dangerous avalanches adding to the hazards. first thing, a mixture of of climate sunshine and showers. and showers. change. temperatures at a maximum of 10 wind energy producer, who is here in celsius. davos. davos. and we want you to be a part of the conversation. celsius. on them last year, that's a fall compared to the year before. compared to the year before. i'm going to be looking at why. a north—westerly breeze, so not quite as warm. 00:01:35,070 --> 613566586:11:51,407 this 613566586:11:51,407 --> 1227133172:22:07,744 is 1227133172:22:07,744 --> 1840699758:32:24,081 business 1840699758:32:24,081 --> 2454266344:42:40,418 live 2454266344:42:40,418 --> 3067832930:52:56,754 from 3067832930:52:56,754 --> 3681399517:03:13,090 bbc 3681399517:03:13,090 --> 4294966103:13:29,426 news. going to be looking at why. criticism for his lack of experience at international level. from ant after spending time in rehab. it's been a very emotional night tonight.

tonight. so winning this tonight really, really means a lot. and matt has the weather. western areas and heavy rain around too. too. i've got your full forecast in around 15 minutes. see you then. good morning. by 70% in england and wales over the past two years. in the 12 months to last april, because of problems with evidence. our home affairs correspondent danny shaw reports. everyone that's been with me every step of the way. step of the way.

information and the prosecution was halted. halted. defence case or undermine the prosecution's. prosecution's. allegations dropped against them because of disclosure failings. because of disclosure failings. in 2014 to 15, proceedings were halted against 537 people. halted against 537 people. by last year that number had risen to 916. year that number had risen to 916. in the number of the tendons cleared after disclosure failings emerged. after disclosure failings emerged. has to run on the public trusting and having confidence in it. and having confidence in it. problems.

issues represented only a fraction, 0. 15% of all prosecutions. across the criminaljustice system to bring about an improvement. to bring about an improvement. danny shaw, bbc news. just after 7am. according to new nhs data. problem of prescription drug addiction. alexander mackenzie has more. routine prescription drugs. us use them and suffer no ill effects. effects.

lead to a crippling and potentially fatal addiction. fatal addiction. or medication following an operation. operation. dependent and some drugs are then cheap and easily available. cheap and easily available. medicines have risen by 3% in five yea rs. yea rs. the use of antidepressants has more than doubled in the past decade. than doubled in the past decade. and 8. patients, have been prescribed a potentially addictive drug. potentially addictive drug. massive problem in the united states. states. this new review by public health england will last a year. health england will last a year. needs to be done to prevent more lives being ruined by addiction. lives being ruined by addiction. alexandra mackenzie, bbc news.

sexually abusing dozens of girls, is due to be sentenced later today. gymnastics and michigan state university. the bbc‘s rajini vaidyanathan has more. larry nassar has already pleaded guilty to ten council sex abuse. guilty to ten council sex abuse. invited any other of his victims to come forward. more than 150 did. 18—year—old emily mirallas was one of them. of them. sympathy for you, how could i have been so naive? been so naive? kind and genuine be in fact the opposite? i will never understand. to look at me, i believe in forgiveness, larry. forgiveness, larry. larry nassar‘s due to be sentenced today. today.

many of the women also want him to show the morse. him to show the morse. i want you to apologise to me right here. apologise to me right here. hear you tell me you regret all of the hurt you have caused. the hurt you have caused. thank you. the women who have shared their stories as sister survivors. stories as sister survivors. testimony has been harrowing but also inspiring. also inspiring. survivor of sex abuse to relive their ordeal. their ordeal. that in front of their attacker in court. court. rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, lansing, michigan. time about being diagnosed with a severe form of brain cancer. to host the 2012 olympic games. could be improved. to the today programme's nick robinson.

better opportunities for people managing cancer. managing cancer. want to do and how do i know how long it's going to last? long it's going to last? certainly going to do everything i can to make it a very long time. at deepcut barracks in 1995. at the barracks in surrey over a seven year period. a coroner has previously ruled that he took his own life. to thousands of documents relating to his case. our home affairs correspondent june kelly reports.

in the autumn of 1994. he had fulfilled his boyhood dream. he was sent to deepcut barracks in surrey to finish his training. nine months after he arrived here, he was dead. side and five bullet wounds to his chest. in the army. yeah. she's clear on what she wants from the new inquest. to find out what happened, what were his last moments. it go on. sean benton, he was found shot... this new inquest. because they should be

fighting to get some justice for him. over a seven—year period to be all suffered shotgun wounds. concluded she had ta ken her own life. like cheryl, sean died 23 years ago. in detail in public. june kelly, bbc news. in northern ireland are due to start later today. along with representatives from the region's five main parties. for over a year. and sinn fein collapsed last january.

that was for the annual national television awards. with its star surannejones taking home best drama performance. congratulations. ant and dec were the biggest winners again. the biggest winners again. ever bruce forsyth entertainment award. it's been a very emotional night tonight. it's been quite a year. so winning this tonight really, really means a lot. whom are here tonight, so thank you very much. very much. bags do all the gang, i love you, thank you. let's not cry.

17 years in a row! it isn'tjust that one, they win so many! that one, they win so many! we have that tomorrow, today it is phil neville? phil neville? he will lead the england women's. england women's. to this, he's the most high manager they've had. they've had. it will bring a lot of attention to the game. attention to the game. —— high—profile manager. high—profile manager. managerial experience and that is what everyone is talking about. on a three and a half year deal. at salford city, a team he co—owns. his lack of experience has come in for some criticism.

manchester city are into the final of the carabao cup. the championship side 3—2 on the night, 5—3 on aggregate. it sets up manager pep guardiola's first cup final in charge. to 11 points. leigh griffiths scored the winner in the second half. at the australian open. own game, interesting to see that quarter—final. own game, interesting to see that quarter-final. quarter-final. what time is kyle edmund on tomorrow? m. , just as we are coming off. it is daytime. perfect for you! i don't have to get up at 3:30am to watch.

up at 3:30am to watch. do in the morning, and then watched the tennis. —— watch. -- watch. and then highlights on bbc two later. later. obviously breakfast on bbc one until 9:15am everyday! one until 9:15am everyday! might have had the wrong names earlier. you're very observant. i think i am louise minchin today! think i am louise minchin today! good morning to both of you. best of the start to get the under way. way. some pretty lively weather, particularly this morning. particularly this morning. a spell of heavy rain as well. of heavy rain as well. further snow melting, minor

flooding. particularly across scotland. scotland. the storm is north—west of us at the moment. moment. wales, strong wind pushing its way into the midlands. into the midlands. the wind, by the time we get to the rush—hour. rush—hour. could see wins gusting in excess of 70 miles per hour. excess of 70 miles per hour. showers, persistent rain across shetland. shetland. clear skies and a few showers around. showers around. wales, a mild start to the very windy. heavy rain through this morning. into the midlands. that, a brief spell of torrential rain as well. rain as well. to the south and east, lighter rain to begin with. lighter rain to begin with. spread to the end of the morning and the start of the afternoon.

the start of the afternoon. mean if you've got weighed in, things will brighten up. things will brighten up. south—east corner and across the far northern scotland. northern scotland. temperatures, dropping off into afternoon. afternoon. certainly cooler is the rain clears. rain clears. nellie is windy as the night gone. night gone. continuing to feed in some showers across western areas. some showers across western areas. cold and i compare to the nightjust gone. particularly in eastern areas. tomorrow, a little bit more straightforward. sunny conditions. a bit wintry in the tops of the hills. bit wintry in the tops of the hills. it will feel a bit colder. but nothing untoward this time of year. nothing untoward this time of year. temperatures where they should be at around 4— nine celsius. around 4— nine celsius. the showers will clear away. will clear away.

high pressure pushing in to take this into the start of friday. this into the start of friday. a few overnight showers lingering. overnight showers lingering. west, a frosty start but not a bad day. day. the driest, brightest day of the week. the week. into the weekend, a lot of cloud around. around. last weekend, a good deal milder as well. let's take a look at today's papers.. it's been nominated for eight oscars. the nominations revealed yesterday. yesterday. the best showing the british actors to 25 years. british actors to 25 years. a great film, i sought recently. film, i sought recently. it's a bit like a documentary. like a documentary. scotland, a suggestion from the democratic unionist party. democratic

unionist party. we have talked about the paradise papers. talked about the paradise papers. the company suing the guardian. accused of having syrian regime and organised crime clients. organised crime clients. are talking about russia and assad as well. as well. pictures from the national television awards. television awards. foster demanded equal pay with co—stars. co—stars. the badge she is wearing says "fifty — 50". says "fifty — 50". and the health risks of herbal pills. risks of herbal pills. remind us of the happiness yesterday. yesterday.

ordered it only be flown once a year. —— nicola sturgeon. also, the dangers of prescription drugs. dangers of prescription drugs. many people are addicted to prescription drugs. prescription drugs. front page of the sun. surely, holly, lucy and saran. apocalypse cow. ‘s have pulled or their stakes on steak night. —— steaks. can you imagine how many steaks they sell? 90,000. really? that is a lot of stea k. that is a lot of steak. that's an interesting story. there are 900 restaurants. 100 steaks per restaurant. steaks per restaurant. express have

a story about arthritis. arthritis. worboys story, the police doing another investigation. another investigation. mentioned, kyle edmund is all over the papers. the papers. also, his matchup with marin cilic after rafael nadal. marin cilic after rafael nadal. ecstasy of kyle edmund and the agony of rafael nadal. of rafael nadal. he often doesn't pull out of matches. pull out of matches. the first, sorry, second time in 264 matches. sorry, second time in 264 matches. he says the schedule needs to change to prevent these injuries. to prevent these injuries. matchup between kyle edmund and married chill edge. married chill edge. he is up against married chill edge. 830 tomorrow. —— marin cilic. also, the sexism row. wasn't getting the job on twitter, he said goodbye to twitter and left. he said goodbye to twitter

and left. the press have looked at historical tweets. a couple of controversial ones. ones. come to paying the bills, also, good morning, men. morning, men. a couple of hours of cricket sets me up. cricket sets me up. women would be busy preparing breakfast in getting the kids ready. breakfast in getting the kids ready. a lot of twitter, his tongue is firmly in his cheek. firmly in his cheek. he has sort of said goodbye. said goodbye. thing, his mum is not going to the semi—final. if he gets to the final. about whether he should be wearing suncream in the aussie heat. suncream in the aussie heat.

always the job of a mum to know how annoying nagging can be. annoying nagging can be. also used our thing from yesterday calling him kyle—manjaro. calling him kyle—manjaro. we get a little mentioned. little mentioned. we ran a poll and it came out on top. 60% went to the kyle—manjaro. 60% went to the kyle-manjaro. kyle-manjaro. and he is renamed kyle—manjaro, it was down to you. not entirely you. you wanted edmund hillary. stranded in the squiz ski resort of zermatt. zermatt. the weather has affected parts of austria and italy. parts of austria and italy. the avalanche risk at maximum. avalanche risk at maximum.

correspondence imogen foulkesjoins us from bern. us from bern. snow in the alps, up to three metres. imagine that, 12 feet of snow. snow. not down here, you won't see much snow. intense rain, riverbanks. the skies are clearing. because the ski slopes are open again. again. but that is thanks to some very hard work in avalanche control. 100 years ago, zermatt was cut off every winter or winter. every winter or winter. requires some behind very high technology. technology. the mountainsides are monitored and risk mapped. monitored and risk mapped.

is protected by over 60 other large towers. towers. there is a deployment box placed on that towler. that towler. controls, solar panels to supply the system with power. system with power. the towers are best seen from the air. best seen from the air. explosives are detonated remotely from down in the valley. from down in the valley. burst creates a controlled snow slide. slide. coming to the alps, there are fewer avalanche victims. avalanche victims. people died in an avalanche on the road to zermatt. road to zermatt. such accidents should now be prevented. should now be prevented.

technology we can guarantee to a very large extent people are safe. very large extent people are safe. won't happen but of course, there is no such thing as 100% safety. no such thing as 100% safety. no such thing as 10096 safety. sometimes close but for shorter periods. periods. but whenever they arrive, the view is certainly worth it. as you see, the slopes will open again in zermatt today. again in zermatt today. are hoping the rail line will open as well. as well. if not, those helicopter shuttles will keep on going. shuttles will keep on going. you see, clearskies, beautiful day for skiing. for skiing. in the mountains because more snow is forecast for the weekend. is forecast for the weekend. interesting seeing the work to make sure people are safe.

sure people are safe. we will be back with you a bit later. coming up later in the programme. but that's less than in 2016. finding out why. you always have fun. good morning. you love when i'm here. i love when i'm here. i'm here. toy fair so the next couple of days, 200 different brands. 200 different brands. when it comes to toys, we are pretty innovative. to toys, we are pretty innovative. seen sales fall for the first time in about three years. in about three years. be talking about that throughout the programme. programme.

news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news, i'm alpa patel. won't face corporate manslaughter charges. alexia walenkaki died 2. in mile end park. she was a charmer. she was a strong girl. girl. she did so well academically as well. she was loved by all. dumped rubbish on her dead brother's memorial. on friday night.

tree surgeon died in a road crash 16 years ago. years ago. late in the evening, early hours of the morning. the morning. people because it's the same sort of stuff. square have been rejected. from herfamily. let's have a look at the travel situation now. on the tube — there's a good service across al lines. as you can see, that's between dagenham and barking. between chelsea bridge and battersea bridge.

and york way because a burst water main. let's have a check on the weather now with kate kinsella. temperatures overnight state double figures the most. figures the most. through late on this morning into lunchtime and beyond. lunchtime and beyond. 45 miles per hour is that rain pushes through. pushes through. up a little cooler than it started today. today. overnight, the wind falling a little bit lighter. little bit lighter. still quite breezy, some clear spells as well. breezy, some clear spells as well. cooler and last night. for tomorrow, a cool start. a cool the day. we will see the return of sunshine. will see the return of sunshine. still breezy, not as windy as it is today.

today. feeling cooler, between seven and nine celsius. nine celsius. overnight thursday/ friday, similar conditions. friday, similar conditions. the temperature remained similar. temperature remained similar. could start the weekend with a frosty note. barely unsettled the sunday. in half an hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address. hello, this is breakfast, with dan walker and louise minchin. over his comments on the nhs. we meet anna hursey. in australia at the age of 11. despite his fame he's often too shy to order a coffee.

stories from bbc news. has risen by 70% in england and wales over the past two years. in the 12 months to last april, because of problems with evidence. which have put thejudicial process under scrutiny. and having confidence in it. we're going to have problems.

stop taking according to new nhs data. data. what it calls the growing problem of prescription drug addiction. prescription drug addiction. look at sedatives, painkillers and antidepressants. to release the convicted rapistjohn worboys. days or they will apply for a judicial review. prohibited from disclosing such decisions. in the us state of kentucky. a 15—year—old boy has been arrested.

power—sharing executive in northern ireland for over a year. ireland for over a year. unionist and sinn fein collapsed last january. awards last night and there was another big win for ant and dec. amazing. and that was for the bbc‘s blue planet ii. to remind the audience of the damage we are doing to our planet.

our beautiful world, then all of us will be very pleased. thank you so much. v an incredible voice. it's very rare a programme like that causes a national debate. prize beating saturday night rival the x factor. podium, it's nota podium, it is a stage, i think that is a ten! stage, i think that is a ten! daly dedicated their victory to her original co—host, sir bruce forsyth. my friend, and yours, the one and only serve bruce forsyth. only serve

bruce forsyth. and i'd like to say thank you for the memories. the memories. thank you, everybody. good night! winners last night from the national television awards. television awards. just every other year, we don't have to go every year! good morning, sonali. england players on twitter and that was a sign something was going on! was a sign something was going on! he might have been doing his homework. homework. given that head job of the england women's team. women's team. he's a high—profile figure, he has won lots of trophies. won lots of trophies.

game so it depends on the way you're looking at it. has appointed as the new head coach of the england women's team. as well as everton and valencia. in for criticism. people around him i'm sure he'll be fine. of his social media posts were discovered. cricket before work sets me up nicely

for the day. beds. sorry, morning women! manchester city are the first team into the final of the carabao cup. thanks to goals from leroy sane, sergio aguero and kevin de bruyne. pep guardiola his first chance to manage city in a cup final. well, tonight, arsenal and chelsea go the other place in the final. at stamford bridge. it's an important game. we want to go to the final. go to the final. opportunity to do it at home against chelsea. chelsea. i think the two teams know each other very well. each other very well.

win the game so it should be much more spectacular than the first one. at partick thistle to win 2—1. scored the winner in the second half. of the table to 11 points. win over american sand grain at the australian open. karolina pliskova to reach the womens semi—finals. thrashed madison keys earlier. of ten for the winter olympics in pyeongchang.

following an overspend by the governing body. they finished in the top ten in four of their eight world cup races. alexis sanchez on twitter. former harlepool united defender pete hartley. of his shirt, but pete doesn't seem to have alexis‘ piano skills. it was only a matter of time. brilliant. so much i love about that. that. i have that little baby grand piano at home. he broke it!

a bit of dramatic affect. dramatic affect. theirs at home so i could recreate that video. queue more parodies. hilarious! we need more of that in our lives! our lives! it was a bit cheesy, wasn't it? wasn't it? exactly, it needs fun poked at it. an extra performer at the side of the stage. sign language interpreters. provide a signer. for the main act. our legal correspondent clive coleman reports. cake, mary and herfriend megan are massive little mix fans. —— kate. last year kate's mum sally bought tickets to see the band in concert. tickets to see the band

in concert. to their friends to go with her daughters. daughters. lh g live, to provide a british sign language interpreter. language interpreter. or three times initially, please can you provide the interpreterfor us. you provide the interpreterfor us. the explanation we got back was no, we didn't have any reason behind it. we didn't have any reason behind it. friends were there too, theyjust wanted access to the songs. wanted access to the songs. possible to those without a disability. disability. interpreter in place, sally took an unprecedented legal step. unprecedented legal step.

to provide a british sign language interpreter, and it worked. interpreter, and it worked. interpreted for sally and her friends. friends. but earlier on there word two supporting acts. two supporting acts. and interpreter hadn't been booked to cover them. hadn't been booked to cover them. was so good i realised we'd missed out on the first two acts. out on the first two acts. to everyone else, we got only access to the last act. to the last act. a film can you imagine only having access to the last 20 minutes? access to the last 20 minutes? be aware that we've paid for our ticket the same as everyone else.

for kate and mary, there's only one thing that matters. thing that matters. really want her to come to the consonants with me. consonants with me. clive coleman, bbc news. —— concerts. very interesting. we are signed on the news channel so good morning! the news channel so good morning! let's find out what's going on in the weather. it is not looking good the sum. storm georgina is set to bring gales. gales. severe gales for a time in the west. the west.

well which will cause surface water on some of the roads. on some of the roads. this massive swell of cloud. swell of cloud. storm just around this work, pushing towards the hebrides. towards the hebrides. this bank of cloud as the weather front. cloud as the weather front. narrow band of torrential rain. band of torrential rain. might only last about ten, 20 minutes. last about ten, 20 minutes. pollard still buy some rein in its wake. still buy some rein in its wake. hours, 70, 80 miles per hour in the hebrides. persistent rain in shetland. shetland. southern and eastern scotland, clearer skies. scotland, clearer skies. sunshine and showers. and showers. northern england, some heavy rain. heavy rain. parts of wales, edging into south—west england. into south—west england. the wind, 50,60 miles an hour. the wind, 50, 60 miles an hour. a few spots of rain. some brighter weather to begin with. with. that spell of heavy rain and some

gusty wind. some gusty wind. afternoon around the kent coast and the far north of scotland. the far north of scotland. between, sunshine and showers through the afternoon. through the afternoon. temperatures drop from some mild conditions. drop from some mild conditions. single figure is the most as we finished the day. finished the day. a scattering of showers in the west. showers in the west. nowhere near as windy as last night. windy as last night. but it will be cold tonight. cold tonight. northern and eastern areas, you may wake up to a touch of frost. wake up to a touch of frost. morning rush—hour, nowhere near as horrendous as it will be. horrendous as it will be. showers in the west. they will push eastwards. south—east, will get through the day drive that feeling cooler. drive that feeling cooler. temperatures the most in single figures. figures. thursday night into friday, showers continuing. showers continuing. a rigid high pressure in the west.

pressure in the west. friday morning, we finished the week with more in the way of frost. with more in the way of frost. very chilly start. chilly start. still a few showers to begin with. not a bad day to many. lots of sunshine through the afternoon. afternoon. weekend, nowhere near as cold as last weekend, that is for sure. last weekend, that is for sure. rain from west to east. temperatures on the rise. the rise. much, much milder as we go to a fairly cloudy weekend. we like a bit of a rising temperatures. temperatures. magnificent opportunity to have fun at a giant fair. what is going on is mesmerising. good morning everybody. these are some of the toys that are being shown that toy fair.

being shown that toy fair. it's a busy few days to the toy industry. busy few days to the toy industry. probably ready for next christmas. it has been a tough year for the toy industry because sales have fallen. industry because sales have fallen. but we have a couple of guests. these are some of the toys which are on display here. we have some new inventions. inventions. nicky, tell us about this bear. this is max. meditations and even teaches children mindfulness. children mindfulness. set which teaches children emotional awareness and being positive. awareness and being positive. this is all because you were in an accident. accident. you didn't have any experience in no experience. experience in no experience. to be a writer and i had a career ending accident.

ending accident. rates and i thought, this is something i could do to help. something i could do to help. good luck with it. luck with it. we will be talking to some other inventors later. some other inventors later. but a bigger picture on the industry. bigger picture on the industry. natasha and emily. from the association which represents the toy industry. represents the toy industry. what is happening, why did sales fall? happening, why did sales fall? of uncertainty in the industry 00:48:31,1000 --> 00:48:32,810 last year. year. sterling so the fluctuations with breaks it caused uncertainty. breaks it caused uncertainty. counterfeits coming into the market and we have seen before. and we have seen before. hit the bottom line as well as having safety of locations. having safety of locations. for retail week, is that endemic across the sector?

across the sector? trends we have seen across non—food in particular. in particular. people did splash out on food. on food. they are cutting back on discretionary items. discretionary items. mentioned, toys are getting a bit more expensive. more expensive. i think people are cutting back. cutting back. it has been good news for the value players. for the value players. that customers are definitely cutting back. cutting back. natasha, because we are innovative when it comes to toys. look at my scooter. scooter. something like 26,000 new tool has launched last year. tool has launched last year. that seems huge. seems huge. it's about 3196 of the whole toy market. it changes year—on—year. lots of innovation. it's about 60% of toys are new every year. we have lots of innovation. different price points.

do meet as an industry and we have seen that. maybe in the collectables market. it was up 17% last year. smaller price point, collectable toys. toys. toys that people are buying are still the same. still the same. we are a nation that likes children to play. likes children to play. seeing people having to be a little more cautious. thank you very much real—time. real—time. i'm going to chat to another one of the inventors. another one of the inventors. you have just won an award. have just won an award. voted by forbes as one of the hottest toys for 2018. hottest toys for 2018. up architecture and creative play to children as never before. children as never before. now build beautiful position architecture models. architecture models.

freethinking gender neutral product that is fun and educational. that is fun and educational. you came up with it yourself. came up with it yourself. i am an architect by profession. architect by profession. looking for a new way to make architectural models. architectural models. being able to use them again. this is very free—form. this is very free-form. the horns are loose. is it a posh lego? it a posh lego? if you'd like to call it that, i am delighted. call it that, i am delighted. it is made in ireland. good luck with it. appreciate it. it's important that i have another race with tom. have another race with tom. should we go correct? we go correct? obviously have to put my helmet on. —— should be go for it? who is going to win? with a long legs but no power or young tommy? my money is on you, step. right, go! excellent.

very impressive. some of the front pages. the daily mail. herbal pills. taking herbal remedies alongside prescription drugs at the same time. prescription drugs at the same time. lots of papers looking at the national television awards. national television awards. 50— 50 badge worn by surannejones. lots of pictures of surannejones. on the front pages of the express. arthritis, new pill to fight the pain. pain. we are looking prescription drugs, whether they are addictive. drugs, whether

they are addictive. and lazy lifestyles according to another study. another study. we talk about that a lot on breakfast. lot on breakfast. showing for british actors in 25 yea rs. showing for british actors in 25 years. years. world war i which will be on later in the air. in the air. taken the original black—and—white footage. black—and—white footage. most of it is like the spat up on shaky. is like the spat up on shaky. don't know quite how they have done it. everything is now in glorious colour. colour. they've adjusted the speed and it looks sensational. and it looks sensational.

of actual soldiers who took part and he is remaking that as well. he is remaking that as well. like you say, a sort of documentary. you say, a sort of documentary. the front page of the mirror. front page of the mirror. story here is aboutjon worboys, new investigation. investigation. kyle adnam, he went through to the semifinals. through to the semifinals. celebrating the front page of the daily telegraph. —— kyle edmund. administration said it should only be flown at once a year. be flown at once a year. romances and vowed to expel students to form them. to form them. it's probably difficult to enforce. difficult to enforce.

dating will be given a poor reference at university. reference at university. in the daily mirror today. world economic forum. which could affect us all. that is why international trade secretary liam fox is there. in place after brexit. we can speak to him now. i hope it is warmer in your studio. it is. just looking at these trade deals. informal talks with about 12 nations. about 14 trade working groups. groups. a lot of bogus year on davos is about the export side. is about the export side. growth in the globe ——a big growth in the global economy. in the global economy.

looking to see where we might be a will to use an investment. will to use an investment. foreign direct investment into the uk. uk. prospects for prosperity and growth in the uk. in the uk. one of the deals you would like to get is with the us. would like to get is with the us. today and we understand he is talking about america first. talking about america first. can we get a good deal with america? get a good deal with america? united states that is in both our interests. interests. we are relatively similar types of economies. economies. the united states is a very tough negotiator. negotiator.

shape he might have with a future agreement. agreement. about what borisjohnson was talking about? about? £100 million should be given to the nhs after brexit. do you agree? agree? let me save you time and sale never comment on anything. never comment on anything. there were our direction of travel is. were our direction of travel is. we have spelt —— we have spent $12. have spelt —— we have spent $12. 5 billion more. billion more. 2020 and we see next money for winter pressures. winter pressures. the money is going in. in. through to patients, that will be a thing. should there be more money go?

we will put more money in. will see that over the next few yea rs. will see that over the next few years. years. that carries right across the western world. western world. simultaneously which requires more healthcare. healthcare. sure health systems adapt to those demographic changes. demographic changes. liam fox, thank you very much. you very much. i will leave you to get out of the cold. get out of the cold. it looks like a fake background but it's not. fake background but it's not. rather lovely seeing the actual snow falling. falling. news, travel and weather where you are. headlines in a few minutes. good morning from bbc london news, i'm alpa patel. won't face corporate manslaughter charges. 5 years ago in mile end

park. alexia was a charmer. in love with her. she was a strong girl. she did so well academically as well. and she was loved by all. on her dead brother's memorial. cross on the a414 near ongar on friday night. the dj and tree surgeon, died in a road crash 16 years ago. early hours of the morning. it's got to be the same people because it's the same sort of stuff.

square have been rejected. from herfamily. let's have a look at the travel situation now. on the tube — there's a good service across al lines. as you can see, that's between dagenham and barking. between chelsea bridge and battersea bridge. and york way because a burst water main. let's have a check on the weather now with kate kinsella. another mild start.

temperatures overnight stayed double figures for most. a damp start at first. on this morning into lunchtime and beyond. 45 miles per hour is that rain pushes through. temperatures ending up a little cooler than it started today. overnight, the wind falling a little bit lighter. still quite breezy, some showers but clear spells as well. cooler than last night. minimum around 5 or 6. for tomorrow, a cooler start. a cooler day. we will see the return of sunshine. still breezy, not as windy as it is today. feeling cooler, between 7 and 9 celsius. overnight thursday into friday, quite chilly but similar conditions. the temperature remained similar. we could start the weekend with a frosty note. barely unsettled the sunday.

plenty more on our website at the usual address. hello, this is breakfast, with dan walker and louise minchin. because of mistakes over sharing evidence. handled by police and prosecutors. good morning, it's wednesday the 24th of january. ministers describe it as a growing problem. to prevent dangerous avalanches adding to the hazards.

on them last year, that's a fall compared to the year before. i'm going to be looking at why. steph gets to have all the fun, doesn't she? lack of experience. from ant after spending time in rehab. it's been a very emotional night tonight. so winning this tonight really, really means a lot. no trampoline format but he does have the weather. have the weather. steph isn't the only lively one this morning! areas and heavy rain around

too. during the morning rush hour as well. in around 15 minutes. see you then. see you later on. good morning. by 70% in england and wales over the past two years. in the 12 months to last april, because of problems with evidence. our home affairs correspondent danny shaw reports. with me every step of the way. and the prosecution was halted. assist the defence case or undermine the prosecution's. allegations dropped against them because of disclosure failings. in 2014—15, proceedings were

halted against 537 people. by last year, that number had risen to 916. after disclosure failings emerged. and having confidence in it. we're going to have problems. 15% of all prosecutions. about an improvement. danny shaw, bbc news.

according to new nhs data. problem of prescription drug addiction. alexander mackenzie has more. routine prescription drugs. most of us use them and suffer no ill effects. and potentially fatal addiction. or medication following an operation. and easily available. in five years. the use of antidepressants has more than doubled in the past decade. and 8.

prescribed a potentially addictive drug. has become a massive problem in the united states. this new review by public health england will last a year. being ruined by addiction. alexander mackenzie, bbc news. sexually abusing dozens of girls is due to be sentenced later today. gymnastics and michigan state university. the bbc‘s rajini vaidyanathan has more. larry nassar has already pleaded guilty to ten counts of sex abuse. of his victims to come forward. more than 150 did.

18—year—old emily morales was one of them. been so naive? and caring be in fact the opposite? i will never understand. i believe in forgiveness, larry. larry nassar‘s due to be sentenced today. many of the women also want him to show remorse. i want you to apologise to me right here. all of the hurt you have caused. thank you. as sister survivors. their testimony has been harrowing but also inspiring. it takes a lot for a survivor of sex abuse to relive their ordeal. it's even harder to do that in

front of their attacker in court. rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, lansing, michigan. really powerful, isn't it? time about being diagnosed with a severe form of brain cancer. to host the 2012 olympic games. could be improved. to the today programme's nick robinson. on creating better opportunities for people managing cancer. and how do i know how long it's going to last? i'm certainly going to do everything i can to make it a

very long time. in northern ireland are due to start later today. along with representatives from the region's five main parties. for over a year. and sinn fein collapsed last january. for the annual national television awards. with its star surannejones taking home best drama performance. ant and dec were the biggest winners again. the first ever bruce forsyth entertainment award. it's been a very emotional night tonight. it's been quite a

year. so winning this tonight really, really means a lot. some of you are here tonight, so thank you very much. i love you, thank you. let's not cry. or prosecutors didn't follow rules about disclosing evidence. which have put thejudicial process under scrutiny. of rape and sexual assault. when police were ordered to hand over phone records.

overturned after deleted facebook messages were found. he'd spent two years in prison for a crime he didn't commit. he spoke breakfast shortly after being released. devastating. for a system that you trust to let you down like that. trust to let you down like that. i had complete faith in it. had complete faith in it. that the truth would come out in trial and it didn't. trial and it didn't. going to be difficult, it's always going to be on my name. going to be on my name. have happened, do you feel like it hangs over you ? have happened, do you feel like it hangs over you? hangs over you? to be people out there mac thinking about it. we are joined by a defence barrister. barrister.

should be handed over by whom and for what reason? have falls into two categories in the main. the main. or undermines their case or assists the defence case. the defence case. have a material can they present it to the court. to the court. held back, that's when the process doesn't really work. doesn't really work. —— hold on. defence, how can they have a fair trial? trial?

that will in some cases lead to miscarriages ofjustice and. to miscarriages ofjustice and. more opportunity to put their house in order? in order? where is the problem, why is this happening? is this happening? can be the prosecuting agencies who are reviewing it. are reviewing it. this is what needs to be looked at very carefully. to be looked at very carefully. failings are happening and why they're happening. they're happening. they don't understand what should be done? done? is a lack of resources or some other reason? other reason? before we start ending up with a series of miscarriages ofjustice. series of miscarriages

ofjustice. question the evidence put in front of them —— lord judge. of them —— lord judge. that questions the quality of the justice system? -- jury is. you need to have confidence in a... for statistics to be... 0. trying to brush these types of issues away from the main. issues away from the main. the problem is wider, it's not regional, its national as well. regional, its national as well. talked about the rape cases, what other types are being affected? other types are being affected?

there are long delays in those cases regularly. regularly. opportunity to put their house in order. order. for the review to take place as it should. that's another end. this require legislation to sort out? just ends nobody seems to be following it. the cases that we've highlighted. it hasn't been followed. we need to know why. let's work out the problem first. work out the problem first. then we can look at the solution. can look at the solution. solution might be, we just need people to follow what is there. people to follow what is there. this has a serious impact on people's lives. of course.

the many years because of these types of issues. and that's not buried. wendy think it is going to change? when somebody has a proper look. look. decisions rather than playing statistics. statistics. it's interesting talking to you. thank you very much indeed. here's matt with a look at this morning's weather. very mild across parts of the uk. get is there, we have some lively conditions. conditions. windows, bringing gales across the country. heavy rain as well. services across scotland have been disrupted. disrupted. the wind at the moment peeking across every day.

peeking across every day. 75 miles an hour. an hour. and wales, gusts over 60 miles an hour. hour. north—west of the country. heavy rain sweeping out. rain sweeping out. spell of torrential rain which could cause a few problems on the roads. cause a few problems on the roads. up to around nine o'clock, some heavy rain across northern scotland. heavy rain across northern scotland. the wind peeking at the moment. gales across the rest of scotland, northern ireland. northern ireland. writing up in northern england. northern england. it eases back into more general rain. more general rain. at the moment, most places reasonably dry. most places reasonably dry.

strongest winds around the kent coast. in between, sunshine and showers. temperatures peaking at the moment. moment. by the afternoon, back down into single figures. into single figures. tonight, julian knight them last night. night. showers mainly in the west, some eastern areas clear. some eastern areas clear. tomorrow morning, frosty rather than a windy start to the day. a windy start to the day. a bit breezy in places. breezy in places. still showers to begin with. eastern areas, dry. the bulk if not all of the day in the east. showers pushing to east. foremost, a roundabout where it should be. should be. friday, showers for a time, becoming confined to the east of the country. confined to the east of the country. the showers killed off.

frosty start the much of the uk on friday. the much of the uk on friday. the device around as well. not a bad day. day. one of the more pleasant days of the week. of the week. coles view, it's turning milder. lots of cloud around. just a bit patchy rain around on sunday. patchy rain around on sunday. that is how it is looking. matt is saying it is milder than a lot of snow around parts of europe. stranded in the ski ski resort of zermatt. the weather has affected parts of austria and italy. the avalanche risk is at maximum. rail and road traffic has been stopped. us from bern. you can tell is what they are doing to stop these. to stop these.

the sun is coming up behind me, clear skies. the sun is coming up behind me, clearskies. behind me, clearskies. can imagine, ten feet of fresh snow on saturday, sunday into monday. on saturday, sunday into monday. slopes closed which is not great for those on the winter sports holidays. those on the winter sports holidays. for they do go out of their chalets, they are actually safe. 100 years ago, zermatt was cut off every winter, all winter. some behind—the—scenes very high technology. the mountainsides are monitored and risk—mapped. zermatt is protected by over 60 avalanche towers.

on that tower. solar panels to supply the system with power. the towers are best seen from the air. are detonated remotely from down in the valley. the air burst creates a controlled snow slide. there are fewer avalanche victims. on the road to zermatt. such accidents should now be prevented. to a very large extent people are safe.

there is no such thing as 100% safety. but for shorter periods. they arrive, the view is certainly worth it. zermatt today in the ski slopes will be open. be open. it looks as if the rail line will be reopened as well. line will be reopened as well. towers, they have 12 charges in each of them which should last season. of them which should last season. some of them are already empty. scale of the avalanche control that is going on in the swiss outs. is going on in the swiss outs. rather lovely day

there at the moment. moment. pictures from the national television awards last night. television awards last night. a story on the front page of the sun. story on the front page of the sun. apocalypse cowl. wetherspoon ‘s pool all their steaks. all their steaks. sold every tuesday on steak tuesday. wetherspoon is, we have a comment from a spokesperson. from a spokesperson. we have had a supply issues. supply issues. this and apologise to our customers for any inconvenience. for any inconvenience. it'sjust down to supply. down to supply. should we talk about kyle edmund and his mum. kyle edmund and his mum. semifinals because she knows me nagging him about some cream. nagging him about some cream. that's what she is saving. what she is saving. as a mum, it's

always good to know. always good to know. that, you thought, you know that as a mum. there is a line, yes. rather lovely story from the telegraph about facial recognition. telegraph about facial recognition. hopefully save elephants from poachers. poachers. and perhaps be able to alert people when there are poachers. when there are poachers. mentioned gammon steak, i didn't sense much love? gammon steak and pineapple? not good. i need to cook it for you. it for you. spend more than £3 million on toys but that

is less 2016. but that is less 2016. the uk's biggest toy trade show in london. this is heaven. 200 different bands exhibiting here. different bands exhibiting here. i've got a game here. freya and philip. good morning. good morning, everyone. everyone. fair because its industry which makes the uk a lot of money. makes the uk a lot of money. spent over £3 billion on toys last year. year. had a fall in toy sales were about three years. three years. certainly, a lot of money being spent. spent. are going to try and get growth again and! to help me test some more but first, come on, george. knock him out. good morning from

bbc london news, i'm alpa patel. won't face corporate manslaughter charges. 5 years ago in mile end park. alexia was a charmer. in love with her. she was a strong girl. she did so well academically as well. and she was loved by all. are living in poverty. by a group of charities, faith groups and unions. living in poverty. poplar and limehouse are third in the country.

on her dead brother's memorial. cross on the a414 near ongar on friday night. the dj and tree surgeon, died in a road crash 16 years ago. early hours of the morning. it's got to be the same people because it's the same sort of stuff. let's have a look at the travel situation now. from the westway. between chelsea bridge and battersea bridge.

main. let's have a check on the weather now with kate kinsella. good morning. another mild start. temperatures overnight stayed in double figures for most. it will become wet and windy. a damp start at first, drizzle and light rain. into lunchtime and beyond. 45 miles per hour is that rain pushes through. temperatures ending up a little cooler than it started today. maximum later, 8 celsius. overnight, the wind falling a little bit lighter. still quite breezy, some showers but clear spells as well. cooler night than last night. minimum around 5 or 6 celsius. for tomorrow, a cooler start. in fact, a cooler day. we will see the return of sunshine. yes, still breezy, not as windy as it is today.

feeling cooler, between 7 and 9 celsius. overnight thursday into friday, quite chilly but similar conditions. the temperature remains similar. we could start the weekend with a frosty note and bright spells. hello, this is breakfast, with dan walker and louise minchin. stories from bbc news. has risen by 70% in england and wales over the past two years. in the 12 months to last april, because of problems with evidence. which have put thejudicial process under scrutiny. and having confidence in it.

we're going to have problems. according to new nhs data. calls the growing problem of prescription drug addiction. antidepressants.

could be time for a debate over how the money is spent. the money is spent. foundations for post—brexit trade deals. i think it's very clear where our direction of travel is on health. direction of travel is on health. we've spent £12. 2010, that will be £16 billion more by 2020. by 2020. £400 million, so the money is going in. in. patients, think that will be a good thing as an ex— gp myself. in the us state of kentucky. a 15—year—old boy has been arrested. to release the convicted rapistjohn worboys.

days or they will apply for a judicial review. prohibited from disclosing such decisions. in northern ireland are due to start later today. along with representatives from the region's five main parties. there hasn't been a functioning executive for over a year. and sinn fein collapsed last january. in the philippines, mount mayon. has been closed. of five, because a violent eruption is expected within days.

they are mesmerising pictures, aren't they? matt will have the weather in around ten minutes. much milder. he has all the details. has all the sport and we start with the new boss of the lionesses.. the new boss of the lionesses.. charge of the women's team —— after the x it of. the x it of. vulnerable, who doesn't have a huge amount of managerial experience. amount of managerial experience. neville has coaching and managerial experience. experience. appointment, it's brought lots of attention to the women's team. attention to the women's team.

the job and as long as he surrounds himself with the right people. himself with the right people. but it's the results that will tell in the end! —— thejob. has appointed as the new head coach of the england women's team. as well as everton and valencia. in for criticism.

sure he'll be fine. of his social media posts were discovered. cricket before work sets me up nicely for the day. beds. sorry, morning women! manchester city are the first team into the final of the carabao cup. thanks to goals from leroy sane, sergio aguero and kevin de bruyne. pep guardiola his first chance to manage city in a cup final. well, tonight, arsenal and chelsea go the other place in the final. it's an important game.

we want to go to the final. we have an opportunity to do it at home against chelsea. i think the two teams know each other very well. spectacular than the first one. at partick thistle to win 2—1. scored the winner in the second half. of the table to 11 points. win over american tennys sandgren at the australian open. he's the youngest grand slam semi finalist for eight years. finalist for eight years.

play roger federer or tomas berdych, who play later this morning. who play later this morning. halep bid karolina pliskova to reach the women's semifinals. the women's semifinals. four after the german bid madison keys earlier this morning. —— beat. of ten for the winter olympics in pyeongchang. following an overspend by the governing body. they finished in the top ten in four of their eight world cup races. alexis sanchez on twitter.

former harlepool united defender pete hartley. of his shirt, but pete doesn't seem to have alexis‘ piano skills. my son does the shoulder shuffle! there's so many things i love about that, including the pouring rain. that, including the pouring rain. to add to the drama... and then this. that's a shame! i want more parodies, bring them on! parodies, bring them on! very clever, enjoying that! competitors to take part in the commonwealth games. on australia's gold coast in april. shejoins us now from cardiff. good morning to you. hello! lovely to have you on the programme. to have you on the programme. australia for the commonwealth games? i was really excited,

happy, nervous. yeah, so... that's great to hear. hear. you're notjust going for the experience, are you? experience, are you? australia, what are you hoping to come back with? come back with? win any metal really, like try to compete, improve. tell us about... getting into the sport and how did you get into it in the first place? you get into it in the first place? used to play table tennis, that's how i started. used to play table tennis, that's howl started. used to play table tennis, that's how i started. how i started. blame and you spend a bit of time in china as well, didn't you? china as well, didn't you? —— your dap to blame. how do you fit it in? you're at school so how do you fit it in? -- your dad

pass to blame. practise most days and i practise at cardiff city and sport wales. cardiff city and sport wales. do you practise at home? practise at home? they're building a little room in our garden. little room in our garden. as that goes up on going to be practising there. practising there. hopes and dreams, do you want to be a professional when you get older? a professional when you get older? yeah, hopefully i can go to the olympics and win a medal. olympics and win a medal. so when you're preparing for... you're preparing for... preparing for a big match, what do you go through? you go through? routine, do you listen to music in the buildup? the buildup? how do you get loosened up for an important game? up for an important game? yeah, i listen to music. listen to music. i warm up, run around while listening to music. around while listening to music.

my dad, which was significant in my household. household. when you beat your dad for the first time? time? i think i'd beat my dad when i was eight. —— i beat. yeah. i think it was when i was about eight as well. was about eight as well. doesn't really play but my brother does as well. do you beat your brother? how do they react? they were really happy that they know i improve. they were really happy that they knowl improve. they were really happy that they know i improve. know i improve. talk to you, we hope you really enjoy the commonwealth games. enjoy the commonwealth games.

afterwards, thanks very much, anna, and all the best. thank you. looks fantastic, you can see them on social media. social media. i beat my dad when i was 15! to beat them at the age of eight! very talented! she clearly has the skill. was another big win for ant and dec. it's the night when the uk celebrates its most popular shows. celebrates its most popular shows. one of the night's big winners, revenge drama doctor foster. revenge drama doctor foster. jones took home best drama performance.

performance. wow, thank you so much, what a night, we are so thrilled. what a night, we are so thrilled. and the national television awards goes to... goes to... the best comedy award went to... peter kay's car share. family circumstances, wasn't at the awards. awards. his co—star, john gibson, said he'd be thrilled by the wind. said he'd be thrilled by the wind. |j love this, love it! love this, love it! show category it was won by strictly come dancing. come dancing. the one and only serve bruce forsyth. forsyth. and i'd like to say thank you for the memories. you for the memories. bruce was presented by his widow too of britain's best—known faces. bruce was presented by his widow too of britain's best-known faces. of britain's best-known faces. ant and dec, saturday night takeaway. and dec, saturday night takeaway.

reference to his spell in rehab for alcohol and painkiller addiction. alcohol and painkiller addiction. you, little guy, i love you, thank you! you! the final series of broadchurch which followed a rape investigation. which followed a rape investigation. page tribute to victims of sexual violence. violence. nationwide who have worked to support them. support them. blue planet ii, winner of the impact awards. awards.

world, then all of us will be very pleased. pleased. entertain millions and to make a real difference. lizo mzimba, bbc news. it was brilliant, wasn't it? have to watch it again, because it was so good. we got the dvd to christmas. christmas. it's on in our house all the time. i do watch other stuff. it's on in our house all the time. the time. don't know how you have so much time to watch tv. what's going on? storm georgina named by the irish weather service. weather service. bringing gales across heavy —— many parts. across heavy —— many parts.

with bbc local radio before you head out. widely, 60, 70 miles per hour. rain pushing south and east. a 20 minute spell. minute spell. stronger winds close to the centre of storm georgina. to the centre of storm georgina. mixture of son simon showers through the rush—hour. the rush—hour. after a wet start across cumbria, things dry. things dry. through the midlands, parts of south—west england. south—west england. the south—east, drive the moment. drive the moment.

some of the strongest winds and the wettest conditions. wettest conditions. and wales, brighter weather for the afternoon. a few passing showers. still windy across the of scotland. 13, 14 celsius. showers in the west. a bit wintry over the high ground of scotland. scotland. temperatures into tomorrow morning lower than this morning. morning lower than this morning. a warm jacket for tomorrow morning. warm jacket for tomorrow morning. some frost around eastern areas. lot of dry and bright weather to start the day. start the day. lasting longest across parts of northern ireland. across parts of northern ireland. pushing eastwards. a few of you will see showers later on. see showers later on. some will stay completely dry. completely dry. like this afternoon in single figures the most of you. figures the most of you. some cooler weather on the way. weather on the way.

the frost is start to the week. particularly across the western half of the uk. want to showers to start friday. friday. bright afternoon with some sunny spells. changes on the way out. quick heads up, some rains spreading eastwards. eastwards. double figures for as we go into sunday. go into sunday. chill of last weekend, it will be milder. steph has been at a toy feral morning. morning. i will hand it over to her little friends. little friends. good morning everyone, we have freya, philip and evelyn. freya, philip and evelyn. the toy industry is huge. industry is huge. we spend over £3 billion

on toys last year. billion on toys last year. we spent over 3 billion on toys. over 3 billion on toys. as the previous year. a couple of toymakers. toymakers. also, we will talk about the wider picture in the industry. the wider picture in the industry. you have invented a toy? environmentally friendly affordable option for classes. option for classes. we have made these for the toy fair. these for the toy fair. so basically, you build things. basically, you build things. how did you come up with this? you come up with this? always enjoyed with playing things like lego. like lego. there isjoy in the challenge of building. challenge of building. made and where it ends up after it's been played with. we made these from sustainable resource material. sustainable resource material. that's the idea. building a new world.

good luck with it. will from one of the bigger toymakers. toymakers. we had a good year of growth last year at jazzwares. growth last year at jazzwares. have to toy lines which are working well. well. fingerlings, very cute interactive pets. pets. they respond to touch, 40 animations, very popular. animations, very popular. come out in unicorns and also sloths. you have robots. but they haven't translated to toy sales. video games have been popular. mine craft is one of them. roadblocks now is three popular. it's really resonating with a younger audience. a top industry. we have seen toy sales fall last year. have seen toy sales fall last year.

it is a tough market. the toy business always fights back. business always fights back. important to be innovative and have the right price points. the right price points. it will be a good year for everyone in toys. good year for everyone in toys. quick chat to emily from retail week. tells a bit about is going on. the toy industry is in good health. five years because it is quite resilient. resilient. interesting challenges going on especially over christmas. especially over christmas. brexit vote, the value of sterling has gone down. has gone down. at the same time, you have a nervous consumer.

have a nervous consumer. christmas, we saw a spike. we saw a spike. george, i'm going to leave you with young george chia. leave you with young george chia. while i head off. how good is that? can i have one? this is the wii ‘s's christmas present you got me this year. present you got me this year. we were talking about blue planet. were talking about blue planet. don't use single use plastic bottles. bottles. i spent a lot of time choosing that. choosing that. dan who works on bbc breakfast, i will pass it to you. an extra performer at the side of the

stage. sign language interpreters. provide a signer. for the main act. our legal correspondent clive coleman reports. kate, mary and herfriend megan are massive little mix fans. last year kate's mum sally bought tickets to see the band in concert. with her daughters. sign language interpreter. the interpreter for us. reason behind it. they just wanted access to the songs.

to those without a disability. in place, sally took an unprecedented legal step. and it worked. and herfriends. but earlier on there were two supporting acts. an interpreter hadn't been booked to cover them.

on the first two acts. we got only access to the last act. to the last 20 minutes? for our ticket the same as everyone else. for kate and mary, there's only one thing that matters. to the concerts with me. clive coleman, bbc news. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are.

good morning from bbc london news, i'm alpa patel. won't face corporate manslaughter charges. 5 years ago in mile end park. alexia was a charmer. in love with her. she was a strong girl. she did so well academically as well. and she was loved by all.

on her dead brother's memorial. cross on the a414 near ongar on friday night. the dj and tree surgeon, died in a road crash 16 years ago. early hours of the morning. it's got to be the same people because it's the same sort of stuff. square have been rejected. from herfamily. trains delays of up to half an hour. from the westway.

london m1 slow moving. between chelsea bridge and battersea bridge. let's have a check on the weather now with kate kinsella. good morning. another mild start. temperatures overnight stayed in double figures for most. it will become wet and windy. a damp start at first, drizzle and light rain. into lunchtime and beyond. 45 miles per hour is that rain pushes through. temperatures ending up a little cooler than it started today. maximum later, 8 celsius. overnight, the wind falling a little bit lighter. still quite breezy, some showers but clear spells as well. cooler night than last night. minimum around 5 or 6 celsius. for tomorrow, a cooler start.

in fact, a cooler day. we will see the return of sunshine. yes, still breezy, not as windy as it is today. feeling cooler, between 7 and 9 celsius. similar conditions. we could start the weekend with a frosty note and bright spells. things turning unsettle on sunday. in half an hour. good morning — it's wednesday 24th january. prosecutions collapsing because of mistakes in the evidence of. mistakes in the evidence of. incorrectly handled by police and prosecutors. also this

morning... as a growing problem. first time after being diagnosed with a severe form of brain cancer. with a severe form of brain cancer. good morning. down on last year, and i'm looking at why. good morning. in sport, phil neville is the new england women's manager. of managerial experience has been pointed out. after spending time in rehab.

it's been a very emotional night tonight. tonight. it's been quite a year, quite a tough 12 months. quite a tough 12 months. so, winning this really means a lot. and matt has the weather. intense rain in the morning rush—hour. rush—hour. all that it else coming up in the next 15 minutes. first, our main story. by 70% in england and wales over the past two years. in the year to last april, because of problems with evidence. our home affairs correspondent danny shaw reports. with me every step of the way. liam allen's life was on hold. crucial information, and the prosecution was halted.

assist the defence case or undermine the prosecution's. allegations dropped against them because of disclosure failings. in 2014—15, proceedings were halted against 537 people. by last year, that number had risen to 916. after disclosure failings emerged. the publics have to have confidence in the criminaljustice system. in the criminaljustice system. have confidence in a civilised society? society?

will for the statistics to be, that is 0. is 0. think there is an element of irresponsibility. 15% of all prosecutions. about an improvement. danny shaw, bbc news. according to new nhs data. calls a growing problem of prescription drug addiction. alexandra mackenzie has more. routine prescription drugs. most of us use them and suffer no ill effects.

fatal addiction. medication following an operation. and easily available. by 3% in five years. the use of antidepressants has more than doubled in the past decade. and 8. a potentially addictive drug. has become a massive problem in the united states. this new review by public health england will last a year. being ruined by addiction. alexander mackenzie, bbc news. alexandra mackenzie, bbc news.

the government is providing enough money for the nhs. he would push in cabinet for more funding for the service. post—brexit trade deals. i think it's very clear where our direction of travel is on health. direction of travel is on health. will have spent £16 billion more by 2020. 2020. for winter pressures this year, so the money is going in. the money is going in. would be a good thing, as an ex—gp myself.

dozens of girls is due to be sentenced later today. including four—time champion simone biles. the bbc‘s rajini vaidyanathan has more. larry nassar has already pleaded guilty to ten counts of sex abuse. of his victims to come forward. more than 150 did. 18—year—old emily morales was one of them. could i have been so naive? be in fact the opposite? i will never understand. i believe in forgiveness, larry. larry nassar‘s due to be sentenced today. many of the women also want him to show remorse. i want you to apologise to me right here.

all of the hurt you caused. thank you. as sister survivors. their testimony has been harrowing but also inspiring. it takes a lot for a survivor of sex abuse to relive their ordeal. it's even harder to do that in front of their attacker in court. rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, lansing, michigan. in northern ireland are due to start later today. from the region's five main parties. there hasn't been a functioning executive for over a year. and sinn fein collapsed last january. for the annual national television

awards. with its star surannejones taking home best drama performance. ant and dec were the biggest winners. and also picked up the first ever bruce forsyth entertainment award. it's been a very emotional night tonight. tonight. this tonight really, really means a lot. lot. thank all of my family and friends, some of whom are here tonight. some of whom are here tonight. it really, really means the world to me, and thanks to the little guy! me, and thanks to the little guy! i love you, man! hold it, let's not cry! i'm not sure they'll ever stop!

prescription drug addiction. public health england says it is becoming a growing problem. medicines has increased by 3% over five years. pete burkenshaw, from public health england, is with us now. and tabitha dow joins us from london. that she was prescribed four years ago. prescribed them and what has been the journey since then? the journey since then? prescribed it to two years ago, in 2014. 2014. was suggested by a neurologist at the national migraine centre. the national migraine centre. then my gp subsequently prescribed it for me. it for me. and how did it help and how has it affected you? how has it affected you? didn't help with my depression and migraines. i was on it for under a year.

year. there was no point being on it any more. more. experienced unbearable withdrawal symptoms. symptoms. unable to cope with how i was feeling. feeling. degree but i still wake up with it every morning to years later. every morning to years later. to worse than it was before i took the antidepressant. the antidepressant. which i still wake up with every morning. morning.

of them could help me and they could not advise me what to do. dear me! like tabitha and others with the same experience? same experience? best response would be to support people like tabitha. people like tabitha. to give the drugs up, is that one of your main concerns? your main concerns? with antidepressants people experience a withdrawal syndrome. experience a withdrawal syndrome. clearly that is one of the key focuses. focuses. helpful, and there is an evidence base for some of their use. base for some of their use. we need to maintain that. to maintain that.

situations that have been described don't happen. don't happen. of many other people who are going through similar problems? yes, definitely. definitely. about my own story, i'm speaking on behalf of thousands of other people. behalf of thousands of other people. various facebook support groups that i've joined. various facebook support groups that i'vejoined. i'vejoined. american —based support group which has been a life—saver for me. american —based support group which has been a life—saverfor me. has been a life—saverfor me. pearler fax and and they are not getting support from their gps. getting support from their gps. particular drug it is for other rented a persons. rented a persons.

prescribed drugs but also adversary actions as well. —— venlafaxine. -- venlafaxine. increase in these type of drugs being prescribed. being prescribed. at this point got an indication of why that is happening? why that is happening? we have at this point and i do not want to pre—empt the review. want to pre—empt the review. academics and medics and really have a thorough look at the evidence. a thorough look at the evidence. at how other countries have responded to this as well. responded to this as well. out how many people are singh position as tabitha ? out how many people are singh position as tabitha? position as tabitha? thing, but in a much clearer handle on the prevalence of the problem. on the prevalence of the problem.

handle on the number of problems or people who are becoming dependent. people who are becoming dependent. do you need people like tabitha and others to tell you, then? others to tell you, then? work has already been done, we are doing that. doing that. close look and that and look at the trend data as well. trend data as well. will you come back when you've done it? yep. shall we catch up on the weather? yes, let's do it. lots of heavy rain around and some strong winds. strong winds. it is leading to restrictions on bridges. restrictions on bridges. problems with flooding due to the

overnight rain. overnight rain. and widely 50—60 miles an hour over england and wales. england and wales. south—west of england, and narrow band of intense rain here. band of intense rain here. winds linked into the presence of storm georgina. storm georgina. the winds will ease down compared to the moment. down compared to the moment. and even east of the pennines by 10am. 10am. the south—west and the midlands at the moment. the moment. it will be with us for a few hours. few hours. way into the south—east throughout the morning.

the morning. here and across the far north—east of scotland. of scotland. showers on the heavy side, wintry on the higher ground of scotland. the higher ground of scotland. temperatures will drop into single figures later. figures later. that leaders into colder night than last night. colder night than last night. of a breeze to stop the frost for many. many. eastern areas will have the driest and clearest conditions. driest and clearest conditions. touch of frost into tomorrow morning. morning. this morning, and nowhere near as wet. wet. many areas will stay dry with sunny spells throughout the day. sunny spells throughout the day. scotland in the afternoon, and a few showers will edge eastward. showers will edge eastward. temperatures are around where they should be for the time of year. should be for the time of year. ridge of high pressure building in on friday. on friday.

morning in eastern parts of england, still a bit of a breezy. still a bit of a breezy. morning, a widespread frost, particularly in the west. particularly in the west. most places dry with some sunny spells. places dry with some sunny spells. saturday, outbreaks of rain spreading to the east. spreading to the east. will be back to double figures by sunday. sunday. a good way upon what we saw the same time last week. the same time last week. out there this morning, but things turned milder by the weekend. turned milder by the weekend. back to you. form of brain cancer called glioblastoma. diminish her sense of hope.

i was diagnosed with an acute and very serious form of brain cancer. very serious form of brain cancer. it came with absolutely no expectation. no warning? none at all. i had not a single apparent symptom. symptom. illness and what you think needs to be done to help others. be done to help others. was it a difficult decision? difficult decision? important to you to go to the lords to speak out about this? to speak out about this? it hasn't been a difficult decision at all. been a difficult decision at all. this is something that i feel a tremendous sense of mission about. tremendous sense of mission about. change to the way medical research is carried out. is carried out. is used is adaptive trials — what do you mean by that? you mean by that?

want, and then move onto the next version. version. you simply have to wait for a set number of weeks or months? exactly. pace of change happening very quickly. quickly. effects, because i want to take my chances? chances? risk that patients should be free to take. take. hardest thing, in a way, is getting used to not being in control. used to not being in control. don't think that i immediately let to the inevitability of cancer. to the inevitability

of cancer. it would be operated on, and that would be it. would be it. harder now, because now, my life is, day by day, affected by the tumour. day by day, affected by the tumour. some words from seamus heaney, the poet. he said, i am not afraid. feel very clear about my sense of purpose and what i want to do. purpose and what i want to do. how do i know how long it's going to last? last? everything i can to make it a very long time. a very powerful interview with dame tessa jowell.

in the house of lords tomorrow. stranded in a swiss ski resort because of heavy snow. because of heavy snow. stopping road and rail traffic in the. imaging joins us from switzerland. switzerland. to see what they are trying to do to stop the avalanches. stop the avalanches. the ski resorts will be breathing a sigh of relief. sigh of relief. open so if you are up there and ski in, you will have a fantastic day. in, you will have a fantastic day. still blocked and we expect them to open again at some point today. open again at some point today.

monday, and a huge risk of avalanche. avalanche. and to keep people and roots and hotels safe. 100 years ago, zermatt was cut off every winter, all winter. some behind—the—scenes very high technology. the mountainsides are monitored and risk—mapped. zermatt is protected by over 60 avalanche towers. placed on that tower. solar panels to supply the system with power. the towers are best seen from

the air. are detonated remotely from down in the valley. the air burst creates a controlled snow slide. there are fewer avalanche victims. on the road to zermatt. such accidents should now be prevented. to a very large extent people are safe. there is no such thing as 100% safety. but for shorter periods.

but whenever they arrive, the view is certainly worth it. you are certainly going to get a good view in the alps today. good view in the alps today. say, those snow towers you saw that they have been working overtime. they have been working overtime. usually, the explosives in them last a whole season. a whole season. they will have to be refilled this season. refilled this season. enjoy this skiing, because there is more snow forecast for the weekend. more snow forecast for the weekend. imaging, thank you very much. a beautiful day there. enjoy. up later cole the six nations kicks off next month. off next month. scotland captainjohn barclay about his side's

chances. his side's chances. and we have the winter olympics to look forward to. winter olympics to look forward to. morning, why did you start that discussion about gammon? discussion about gammon? talking about something in the paper. about whether spoons. it was on the front page. on the front page. they had to withdraw stake, because they had supplier problems. they had supplier problems. the other meats they supplied was gammon. i said that was my top meat. and you did that face that you do. said i would have you ran for some gammon and pineapple. gammon and pineapple. and it turned your stomach even further. your stomach even further. very much for everyone who supported me in the no warm gammon discussion. me in the no warm gammon discussion. poached, your choice, and then chips! have you genuinely never had that?

i have, and i never want it ain! i have, and i never want it again! again! i retracted the offer of a meal at my house, then! meal at my house, then! do send in your messages. your messages. travel, news and weather wherever you are.