you're watching bbc news at 9am with me, joanna gosling. the headlines: a plan for immigration after brexit. the government says it will prioritise skills not nationality, but there's no specific target for reducing levels. it's... our objective is clear. it's about bringing net migration down, the current levels are unsustainable. we are live at amsterdam's chappel airport with air travel a priority at the day the european commission publishes its no—deal brexit advice. the uk's biggest business groups appeal to mps to avoid a no—deal brexit — warning hundreds of thousands of companies won't be ready. a warning that millions of people could be disadvantaged if the uk becomes a cashless society. lewis hamilton says he's "super proud" of his hometown stevenage after referring to its "slums" at the sports personality of the year ceremony. i'm super proud of where i've come from and i hope that

you know that i represent in the best way i can, always. nobody‘s perfect. i definitely make mistakes. and in sport, manchester united appear to confirm ole gunnar solskjaer as interim manager, but later deleted the annoucement from its website. good morning and welcome to the bbc news at 9am. long—awaited plans for how the uk's immigration system will work after brexit will be published by the government today. the home secretary, sajid javid, is proposing a new system, which he says will be built around people's skills, rather than whether or not they come from an eu country. there's reported to have been a dispute within the cabinet over a recommendation that skilled workers would need to be earning

at least £30,000 a year before being allowed to live in the uk — and it's understood there'll be further consultation before this is introduced. the new rules will mark an end to the rights of eu citizens to live and work in britain "without" restrictions. the government is promising a new visa route for skilled migrants from the eu and beyond. and after brexit, there'll be no limit on how many "highly—skilled" workers can enter the country. the plan leaves out the long—held aim to cut net migration to less than 100,000 a year. but the government has said it is still committed to that target. 0ur assistant political editor is norman smith. always a sensitive and polarising subject, norman, tell us what the plans are. well, today, we get the sort of post brexit immigration rules for the uk, which, at its

heart, brings to an end to freedom of movement and will ensure, in future, that eu nationals get no preferential treatment, in terms of being able to come to the uk or get a job being able to come to the uk or get ajob in the being able to come to the uk or get a job in the uk or access to benefits or to use public services, like the health service or schools. they will be treated absolutely the same as everyone else in the rest of the world. crucially, however, it will in introduce a visa system for skilled workers only. this is designed to close the door to unskilled immigration into the uk. there will be a skilled visa where those coming here will have to be sure they can command a salary of around £30,000. now, that has provoked considerable unease within the cabinet and bitter opposition from business, who complained that that will deter many people or bar

many people from being able to come and work in the uk. and that will have an impact on recruitment, have an impact on expanding businesses and therefore an impact on the economy. there is a row about that. asa economy. there is a row about that. as a compromise position, it seems the government has agreed to fudge ita the government has agreed to fudge it a bit, to say, the government has agreed to fudge ita bit, to say, ok, we want the government has agreed to fudge it a bit, to say, ok, we want to be 30,000 threshold, but we're going to consult a bit more and keep it under review. another row looms over this target, which the government has had, really, since david cameron introduced it way back in 2010, of getting net migration down to the tens of thousands. this morning, downing street are saying the target hasn't been dropped, it is in the white paper, the government remained committed to it. listen to the home secretary, sajid javid, when he was interviewed on the today programme, dancing all around the figure, refusing to commit to the specific target of tens of thousands. it's our... our objective is clear. it's about bringing net migration down, current levels are unsustainable.

you said that very clearly, but i'm just trying to be absolutely clear, has the tens of thousands figure being abandoned, the target? we remain committed to our manifesto and in the white paper... so, you're keeping it? we remain committed to our objective of bringing net migration down. you're just not going to use those words, "tens of thousands", are you? it is in your manifesto, i've just read you the precise words of the manifesto, "it is our objective to reduce net migration to the tens of thousands, rather than hundreds of thousands". i'm merely inviting you, since you are sticking to the manifesto, i'm inviting you merely to repeat those words. i think what was clear from the manifesto is our commitment to bringing net migration down and that is what this new system will achieve. so you're not going to use those words, tens of thousands, right? i've been clear, i think i've been very clear on this. all right. i think that silence from mr sajid

javid at the end of that clip probably says it all. what seems apparent is that while mrs may is committed to the tens of thousands target, many others in the cabinet are deeply sceptical that it will ever be met. elsewhere, we will have to see what sort of reassurance is the government is going to give to those businesses in areas of the economy so heavily dependent on lower paid eu workers, i'm thinking of the construction sector, the care sector, the catering sector, who rely on being able to secure easy access to eu staff. at the moment, there is no sign of any exemptions for those sectors although government sources are saying that there needs will be taken into account, to avoid labour shortages. interestingly, mrjavid was saying, despite the fears of business and the impact it could have on recruitment and growth, he did not believe today's new immigration

rules would damage the economy. well, i think that with the right immigration system, one that is focused on skills and therefore the economic contribution that people bring in, there is no reason to think there will be any economic damage. and the proof of that is, if you look at other countries across the world, other large, developed economies that have independent immigration systems, they have no such thing as freedom of movement. take australia, take canada, take the united states, for example. they are perfectly able to function and be prosperous economies with an independent immigration system. so i don't buy this idea that by ending freedom of movement somehow you become less prosperous. we are perfectly capable of designing our own immigration system that meets our national interest, including our economic interests. norman, if we leave the eu, with no deal, as the government is now actively ramping up preparation for, would this alljust suddenly happen overnight from the 29th of march?m

couldn't. the legislation isn't there, there still has to be a consultation on the 30,000 figures. when i put that question to folk in government this morning, what happens if we leave with no deal? really, there was no answer. that just underlines, again, the enormous challenge if we do leave on march 29 without any agreement with the eu. because it's not clear we would be able to suddenly fast tracked some brand—new immigration system. particularly when we heard from the main business organisations this morning, the cbi, the federation of small business, the institute of directors and a couple of others saying, look, it's directors and a couple of others saying, look, its business is not going to be ready if we leave without a deal, there is simply not the time left, particularly for smaller businesses, to get their act together, to put in all the necessary precautions, by march 29th. that sort of timescale, obviously, just would not be possible, to construct and implement a new immigration system. that would

seem to be to another question about how practical it is for the uk to leave without any deal. norman, thank you. we have got some reports coming up, more specifically on what is being done around the planning for no deal. let's talk a bit more about the immigration aspect. saffron cordery is the deputy chief executive of nhs providers. welcome. thank you. from what you have heard in the white paper, what are your thoughts about the implication for the nhs? we are concerned about what is happening. the immigration white paper is long overdue and that hasn't helped the nhs with its planning. however, what we are concerned about is the fact that high skilled does not mean high—paid. so, nurses, junior doctors, physiotherapists, health ca re doctors, physiotherapists, health care assistants, social workers, social care workers, will all come in under this £30,000 salary limit. we are very concerned about the

supply and retention of staff into the nhs, still. and the picture on that front is that there are 35,000 nursing vacancies currently and 10,000 doctor posts unfilled. what are those figures down to at the moment? at the moment, we are already struggling with a supply of staff into the nhs, and that includes being able to recruit freely from the eu and also to be able to recruit from the wider world. that is because demand for our services is going up, but we can't have the staff to match that demand. we are already in a situation where we are seeing substantial gaps across every area of our health service. how much is theissue of our health service. how much is the issue around staff from the eu? 0bviously, the issue around staff from the eu? obviously, the government is saying there needs to be more training of national workers and more recruitment from workers at home. so, it's quite a substantial contribution. it may sound like a

small amount, about 5% to 6% of nhs staff co m e small amount, about 5% to 6% of nhs staff come from the eu. in social care, that's over 12%. but it makes up care, that's over 12%. but it makes upa care, that's over 12%. but it makes up a really important proportion of our workforce. training sufficient staff in this country is a generation long challenge. we know that the government has committed to training more staff. they're going to come on stream in three years, five years, seven years, they're not going to come on stream now and that's the challenge we face. we need more staff on the wards, in our ambulances, community and mental health trusts right now, not in five or seven years. so, what do you think about the prospect of no deal exit on the 29th of march and the impact potentially? that would be a real challenge for the nhs and all public services not just real challenge for the nhs and all public services notjust in terms of the workforce but the wider ramifications around things like medicines, supply chain, getting goods into the country. we are 100 days away and we know that planning

has started intensively, now, but that isn't very long, to get the job done. thank you very much indeed. we will pick up with that point. we heard yesterday that the prime minister and her cabinet discussed "ramping—up" preparations for a no—deal brexit. today, the european commission will publish details later of the measures it will take. legislation will be published today to provide continuity in some key sectors like airports and banking, in an effort to avoid any disruptions caused by the uk leaving the eu without a deal. 0ur europe correspondent is gavin lee is at schipol airport in the netherlands. gavin, give us a sense of how the eu is preparing for no deal. the difference is, there are eight broad areas and whilst the eu is clear that britain will never have, even with a no deal scenario, a situation where you can protect, from all of the issues that britain

has to unfurl itself from. they will be exposed. the idea is that there are eight areas in case of a no—deal brexit that there isn't just a catastrophe and suddenly, both sides of the water are caught out by it. data, climate, animal and plant safety, but particular is air travel. here at schiphol airport in amsterdam it is a good example, it is the busiest airport for british passengers. 2.5 million brits a year, business or pleasure and another 2.5 million transiting through here. there are three areas, first of all, where britain will be temporarily kept in what they call the one—stop security system. all areas where britain, technically, would cease its membership after march in things like pilot licenses, safety requirements for aircraft and even flying over europe. the, could the eu legislation will allow the uk

to continue flying over europe with its planes and allow passengers to be able to check in because licensing still works. there is a bit of breathing space. what does it mean for passengers? customs checks will be longer in the event of a no deal. amsterdam right now on average it takes 20 seconds to get through. there are 1000 extra officials here to be able to be a board especially if there is a no deal because britain will be treated as a third country. more intensive checks. businesses, that means much bigger checks to the companies, that will cost businesses. finally, the airlines themselves. there is something called the single flight agreement. you can set off and return in any part of europe, you can set off on british airways or easyj et can set off on british airways or easyjet in athens and land in milan and you don't have to start or stop in the uk and that would end. for example, easyjet are taking their headquarters to vienna, because they

realise if they are a british owned company, they will lose access to europe. the eu are saying this is the worst case scenario and their mantra is that they are preparing for the worst and still hoping for a deal. thank you very much. this lets talk more about what a business here is saying about it. business groups are urging politicians to prevent britain leaving the european union without a deal, saying that with only 100 days to go until brexit, there is not enough time for some companies to make contingency plans. our business editor simon jack is here. is the business community at one? not all businesses are anti—brexit. but most businesses want a deal. you can count on the fingers of one hand the business leaders who think leaving with no deal is a good idea. what we have seen today is a bunch of business lobbying organisations who have said this pretty much

consistently throughout. they have come together and signed a single thing and said they are watching on in horror looking at how this brexit process is being mired in parliamentary dispute. they are saying we just need to get through the politician's heads the idea that you can somehow manage no deal with a few fixes here and there is just not plausible. in this letter, this morning, they are urging the government, for mps to go away during the festive period, talk to businesses in their constituencies and try and make these mps realise that the fate of the uk economy and british business success lies in their hands. as i say, not every business is anti—brexit but almost all of them are anti—leave with a no deal and that is why they have come together today. how many businesses have already implemented their contingency plans on the basis of this potentially being the outcome? probably three thirds. there are the

big multinationals, glaxosmithkline, vodafone, hsbc, the banks, for example. most of those have their preparations and will be ready to operate on april one, come what may. to interrupter, ready to operate on april the 1st, come what may, does that mean they have moved operations elsewhere? —— sorry to interrupt. banks have opened subsidiaries in dublin, rbs has won in amsterdam and so does glaxosmithkline. they have a road map about where they put their people and businesses and licenses and get their approval stuff rbs has one. it would be disruptive but they have a way through. another third had got authorised economic operator licenses, so they can get across borders but they will are not sure what will do about businesses. in some smaller businesses who haven't done anything. those people these

business groups are primarily worried about saying, with 100 days to go, there simply isn't the time for them to put these contingency measures in place. the other thing, for those people who have made contingency measures, there simply isn't the time for them, even if we got a deal tomorrow, there simply isn't the time and these contingency plans will not be reversed. i was talking to a bristol business which opened a factory in romania, it is signing the paperwork this week on a new warehouse in germany. if we got a deal tomorrow, i said what will happen and they said i can't undo that. that is the biggest gripe business had, they are spinning their wheels, spending money, getting licenses. a lot of management headspace is being taken up management headspace is being taken up with stuff they would rather not be doing. but having done it, these plans are not going to be mothballed, there is an inexorable movement of these contingency plans. if we got a deal tomorrow, they

wouldn't be reversed. how powerful is this united voice from business likely to be? it is interesting. before, during and after the referendum, the business voice has warned this could be bad for britain's economy. and we saw it pretty much ignored. they got frustrated. they have been encouraged recently, being invited back into the tent. theresa may has five business councils and they are getting much more air time with senior politicians. going back to your lead story, for example, the business voice is decidedly anti—this business voice is decidedly anti-this £30,000 business voice is decidedly anti—this £30 , 000 threshold. business voice is decidedly anti—this £30,000 threshold. for workers to come in. it divides the cabinet. the business secretary and home secretary do not see it why on this and think it is a very blunt instrument. —— do not see eye to eye on this. they are saying it is still under review and i can tell you conversations at cabinet level are very intense about that and those

business lobbying group that signed this paper about a no deal situation will tell you the same thing, they have grave concerns about the immigration threshold. thank you. stay up—to—date with us and plenty more analysis online. the headlines on bbc news... a plan for immigration after brexit — the government says it will prioritise skills not nationality — but isn't setting a specific target. the uk's main business groups appeal directly to mps urging them to avoid a no deal brexit — warning hundreds of thousands of companies won't be ready. a warning that millions of people could be disadvantaged if the uk becomes a cashless society. manchester united set to confirm theirformer manchester united set to confirm their former striker 0le gunnar solskjaer as their new interim manager and ironically his first game in charge would be at the only other game he has managed, cardiff city, on saturday. manchester city reached the finals but only after a

penalty shoot out win against leicester city and surrey, steve na g e, leicester city and surrey, stevenage, lewis hamilton apologises for the comments he made at the bbc sports personality of the year show where he labelled his hometown a slum. more in 20 minutes. the competition watchdog says millions of consumers are being "ripped off" for sticking with the same services providers. the competition and markets authority is now calling for major reforms to the way insurance, mortgage, mobile phone and broadband markets operate which could save consumers around £4 billion a year. the cma carried out an investigation following a so—called "super complaint" by the citizens advice bureau. it uncovered problems like year—on—year stealth price rises, costly exit fees and complex processes to cancel contracts. the uk risks "sleepwalking" into becoming a cashless society — with millions of people disadvantaged as a result, a study has concluded. researchers found that eight million people still depend

on using banknotes and coins, and a cash—free world would create problems for those in debt, or living in rural areas. here's our personal finance correspondent, simon gompertz. coffee for sale, but not for cash. there's a growing number of business that have eliminated it entirely. one of the reasons on display here, this london coffee bar had to close to close temporarily, because burglars broke in, looking for banknotes. 0ne one reason we decided to go cashless, we had a break in, they took quite a lot of money. last night, we had another one but hopefully they got the message. the big reason we went cashless was 90% of our customers no longer use cash. not far off, the place where the cash you spend in shops is recycled, a sorting centre run by gas, busy for christmas, but it is an industry which will have to slimmed down. cash was used for 64% of payments ten years ago, now it's 34% and it's likely

to plummet to just 16% in ten years' time. £50,000 in this brick of 20s, 3.5 million in this cage. if we use less cash, we will need less of this sort of processing and it will affect the quality of life of the millions of people who still depend on cash, notjust for convenience, but out of necessity. there are people who are elderly, who rely on a neighbour to do their shopping for them, and don't want to hand over over a cashless card. but the biggest indicator of being dependent on cash is poverty. if you earn less than £10,000 a year, you are 15 times more likely to be dependent on cash. some countries force shops to accept cash, in order to protect users. that's not the case here, but today's study says we're not ready to do without our notes and coins. simon gompertz, bbc news. universities in england have been warned they risk undermining their reputations by giving too many students top degrees. the regulator, the office

for students, says nearly eight out of ten degrees awarded last year were either first class or upper—second — an increase of more than 10% over just six years. vladimir putin likes to talk of making russia great again — restoring its status on the world stage as a country to be reckoned with. but a recent report has shown that more than one in five russians now live in poverty and polls suggest that the protest mood is on the rise. mr putin's approval rating is still around 60%, but it has been sliding. and his controversial move to increase the retirement age — as well as rising prices and shrinking incomes — are prompting some russians to question the kremlin's priorities. 0ur moscow correspondent sarah rainsford travelled east to irkutsk in siberia to test the mood — five times zones from russia's capital. five time zones from moscow, irkutsk is a sprawling siberian city of harsh realities. reality is symbolised by an outside loo.

this toilet of shame was installed by alexei's utilities firm, when residents in the building opposite ran up record debts. it is a stark warning to pay up, or alexei's team will block the sewerage pipes in their flats. the debtors would then be forced out here to this freezing shack. translation: they go on using their toilet at home, for a couple of days. then the drain gets blocked and water starts coming out. so, they have no choice, by the third day, everyone comes to see us, to sign a payment agreement. the tale of a toilet hints at new hardships in russia, where the number of people in poverty has been climbing for five years. vyacheslav doesn't earn much. so, he was looking forward to his pension at 60. not to retire — but for extra cash. now, though, the pension age has been raised.

russia's president argued the state couldn't go on funding the system with more people now living longer. translation: we had protests, but they lead to nothing. no—one paid any attention, at all. people can't understand why we need pension reform. in this country, with such rich resources. but in irkutsk, men still die, on average, two years before the new retirement age. at this shelter, for those who've fallen on hard times, staff say almost all have a drink problem. two years ago, 78 people died in irkutsk, poisoned by bootleg alcohol. sergei tells me he lost both his legs to frostbite. it is a long story, whose details, he says, he'd rather not share. in central irkutsk, life for many actually looks pretty good these days, with western brands, new buildings, smart cars, the middle class has clearly grown, even this far from moscow. but this was the first of several regions to elect

a communist governor. perhaps it's no surprise that communist politicians are beating pro—putin ones in places like this. places where concerns about prices, taxes, and, of course, that pension reform are on the rise. it feels like russia's government is now squeezing the people for funds and, as a result, even president putin's approval rating, that was once sky—high, is starting to slide. vladimir putin's great russia talk chimed with a nation that felt strong again and stable. in the freezing heart of siberia, the cracks in that message are starting to show. sarah rainsford, bbc news, irkutsk. breaking news to bring you about santander uk plc. we are hearing that it has been fined a huge amount for failings

that it has been fined a huge amount forfailings in its probate and bereavement process. the fine is £32.8 million. it was investigated over claims it wasn't transferring funds to customers, when it should have done. the figures on that are £183 million of funds not transferred to beneficiaries and that affected 40,428 customers. it meant to be probate and bereavement process would start, but it would not be completed, which meant that funds were not transferred to those who were entitled to them. the financial conduct authority says that sa ntander also failed financial conduct authority says that santander also failed to disclose information related to the issues with the probate and bereavement process to the regulator, after it became aware of them. since 2015, it has been carrying out exercises to try to tra nsfer carrying out exercises to try to transfer funds from affected accou nts transfer funds from affected a ccou nts to transfer funds from affected accounts to beneficiaries. it did

not contest the findings of the financial conduct authority. it meant it got a smaller fined than it would have done, had it contested the financial conduct authority's findings. if they had contested it, they could have had a penalty of 46 million, just over £46 million. they have been fined a lot of money for their failings have been fined a lot of money for theirfailings in that have been fined a lot of money for their failings in that aspect around their failings in that aspect around the probate and bereavement process. we also have some news about manchester united. this won't surprise you, ole gunnar solskjaer has been confirmed as the interim manager until the end of the season, the former striker taken over from jose mourinho who was sacked yesterday. the news slipped out when they accidentally put... i assume it was accidental... on social media. they quickly withdrew it but word was out that ole gunnar solskjaer was out that ole gunnar solskjaer was going to be the interim manager. they pulled back on social media and didn't confirm it until now. he will

be the interim manager of manchester united afterjose mourinho was sacked. jose mourinho going away with a very large payoff. we will have more on that coming up a little bit later. let's get the latest from victoria on what she has coming up on her programme at 10am. good morning. we hearfrom mums in bradford who are actually being trained to spot the signs of far right and islamist radicalisation in their own children. bbc asian network's reporter has been given exclusive access to the group in the city teaching mothers from different backgrounds about the dangers of extremism. it was really important for me to come to this course because i wanted more of an insight into this grooming and extremist groups and radicalisation of children. i wanted to know more about signs and things i can look into, that can help me to understand

how they're working and how they are reeling children in. the new head of the girls school association says reality tv star is a better role models for our children than politicians, do you agree? we talk toa politicians, do you agree? we talk to a politician and reality star after 10am. join us on bbc two, bbc news channel and online. thank you. it sounds good. we will look at the story is interesting you most online. good morning. today's forecast, sunshine and showers, heavy showers in east anglia and the south—east, eventually clearing, a lot of dry whether an sunshine. in the western parts of the south today, further showers, some heavy and thundery. blustery day today but not as windy as yesterday. the wind is continuing to drop this evening and overnight and we will see more showers moved from the west of the east and a lot of cloud around and it will be a

chilly night. tomorrow, starting off with a fair bit of cloud the sun and thinning and breaking. tomorrow looks like being drier with more sunshine. wind not as strong. low pressure still dominating. letter of showers in western scotland, northern ireland, northern england, just clipping north wales —— a platter of showers. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: a plan for immigration after brexit — the government says it will prioritise skills, not nationality, but there's no specific target for reducing levels. our objective is clear. it's about bringing net migration down, the current levels are unsustainable. the uk's biggest business groups appeal to mps to avoid a no—deal brexit,

warning hundreds of thousands of companies won't be ready. a warning that millions of people could be disadvantaged if the uk becomes a cashless society. millions of consumers are being ripped off for sticking with the same services providers — that's according to the competitions watchdog. lewis hamilton says he's super proud of his hometown, stevenage, after referring to its slums at the sports personality of the year ceremony. the inflation figures cpi was down from 2.4% in october. the figures just three from the office for national statistics. we will have more on itjust before 10am. right

now, the morning briefing. bringing you up to speed on the stories you are watching at home, reading and sharing. the bbc website, the most popular stories. and number one, bake off‘s nadiya marries her husband again. they had an arranged marriage. she said it was nothing fancy, just ask, no frills. i did it again. she has posted pictures of the ceremony, a wedding cake, and her ring. she was 19 when they were introduced by her parents and she says she married a stranger. they got married, had two kids, then she fell in love. she said it was tough marrying a complete stranger. we had to live through the good under bad but we have come out the other side. loveis but we have come out the other side. love is strange, it creeps up on new and smacks you in the face. some the

stories you are interested in this morning. my favourite, best christmas film of course. it is it's a wonderful life. my favourite too. it beat elf. the others were love actually, muppet christmas carol, home alone. if you have not seen it's a wonderful life, a man who has devoted his life to helping others, he tries to take his own life, but an angel shows him the value of his life. die hard, i did not know it was a christmas film. donald trump,

and amphibian named after him. you can see the picture of the amphibian with a look on —— with a wig. not actually what it looks like! newly discovered amphibian, it buries its head in the sand, named after donald trump in response to his comments about climate change. discovered in panama and it has been named by the head of the company that had paid just under £20,000 at auction for the privilege of naming it. the company says it wants to raise awareness about climate change and they say it is particularly susceptible to the impacts of climate change and is in danger of becoming extinct as a direct result of its namesa ke's becoming extinct as a direct result of its namesake's climate policies. those are the most read ones that you are most interested in at home. the other story featuring

prominently is brexit. the government is to introduced its post—brexit migration plans aiming for more control at the uk border. the white paper proposals focus on a skill—based immigration system that would scrap the cap on high—skilled workers after brexit. speaking to the bbc‘s today programme this morning, the home secretary sajid javid outlined how the new plans will affect the economy. well, i think that with the right immigration system, one that is focused on skills and therefore the economic contribution that people bring in, there is no reason to think there will be any economic damage. and the proof of that is, if you look at other countries across the world, other large, developed economies that have independent immigration systems, they have no such thing as freedom of movement. take australia, take canada, take the united states, for example. they are perfectly able to function and be prosperous economies with an independent immigration system. so i don't buy this idea that by ending freedom of movement somehow you become less prosperous. we are perfectly capable of designing our own immigration

system that meets our national interest, including our economic interests. it is our objective... it is clear. it is our objective... it is clear. it is our objective... it is clear. it is about bringing net migration down. current levels are unsustainable. i'm just trying to be absolutely clear. has the tens of thousands figure been abandoned? we remain committed to our manifesto and we will... you are keeping it? we remain committed to our objective of bringing net migration down... you are just not going to use the words tens of thousands? it is in your manifesto, i have read you the precise words of the manifesto. it is our objective to reduce immigration to the tens of thousands, rather than hundreds of thousands. i'm inviting you since you say you are sticking to the ma nifesto you say you are sticking to the manifesto merely to repeat those words? what was clear from the ma nifesto words? what was clear from the manifesto is our commitment to bring

net migration down and that is what this new system will... you are not going to use the words tens of thousands? i have been clear, i think i have been very clear on this. we also heard from the migration minister, caroline nokes, and she says the government wants to take advise from businesses and understand what their needs are. this white paper is very much the start of a conversation with industry and with regional devolved administrations across the uk. so we want to take advice from business, understand what their needs are, and of course, those people who are on the shortage occupation list, which already exists, do already come in with a lower starting salary than £30,000 and it's right that we should be able to reflect where we have shortages in our economy and continue to attract those people with the skills that we obviously need. lewis hamilton has admitted that he used the wrong words when he described his hometown of stevenage as "the slums". the five—time formula 1 champion made the comment on stage

at sunday's bbc sports personality of the year show. it has been a really, really long journey and it was a dream for us all as a family to do something different, to kind of, for us, get out of the slums, we would say... not the slums, butjust come out from somewhere and do something. mr hamilton later posted a video to his followers on instagram to say that he was super proud of his home town. please, if you had any feelings about a mistake that i made on stage, don't bother with it, throw to the side, its negative energy, you don't need to hold. i'm super proud of where i've come from and i hope that you know that i represent in the best way i can, always. nobody‘s perfect. i definitely make mistakes quite often and particularly when you're up in front of a crowd, trying to find the right words to express the long journey that you've had in life. i chose the wrong words. but i didn't mean anything by it and those of you who know me know that i always mean love,

so god bless you, have a great day. that's it for today's morning briefing. now the sport at the bbc sports centre. hello, mike. ole gunnar solskjaer has been confirmed at the new manchester united boss — for now at least. he's taking over as caretaker manager, until the end of the season, and will be joined by mike phelan, as first—team coach. solskjaer is currently boss of the norwegian side molde, who finished second in the season that recently ended, and their new season starts in march. all this of course after jose mourinho was shown the door at old trafford after two—and—a—half years as manager. that happened 24 hours ago. so it'sjose out, ole in. our football reporter simon stone is here. starting with the news about gunnar solskjaer. the tweet from the bbc sport team in wales saying it is

staggering for anyone who witnessed his reign in cardiff which is ironically where man united go on saturday. he was not popular he took them down, did not survive long in them down, did not survive long in the championship. that is correct. but he is popular at man united and thatis but he is popular at man united and that is the key element. within the announcement manchester united made today, the executive vice—chairman has spoken about gunnar solskjaer living and breathing manchester united and he hopes the club will unite under him and i think that is the issue. they are not wanting someone to rebuild the club or reshaped the club. what they are wanting someone to do is resat and bring everyone on side and get the players playing for each other which they have not been doing. they did not do that underjose mourinho. and thatis not do that underjose mourinho. and that is why well obviously solskjaer did not have a great time at cardiff, that is there for all to see, ido cardiff, that is there for all to see, i do not think he has been brought in because of his managerial

record as much as the fact he is adored. scoring the goal in the champions league final two decades ago. it is notjust that, the way he held himself as a manchester united player, he had options to move to other clubs, he turned them down, even though he was a substitute, because he wanted to stay at manchester united. crucially, coming m, manchester united. crucially, coming in, the numbertwo manchester united. crucially, coming in, the number two from sir alex's era, mike phelan, very popular, some people think he should not have been let go. one of the criticisms of the david moyes era which started the dissent, i suppose, david moyes era which started the dissent, isuppose, of david moyes era which started the dissent, i suppose, of manchester united is that he did not keep ferguson's backroom staff. mike phelan was a valued member, quite understated, quite humorous, but again, he understands the club, he has worked with some of the players, people like david de gea, phil jones, he has worked with them, you

understand the club, and i think he as well as solskjaer will enable the clu b to as well as solskjaer will enable the club to move forward and behave more like manchester united. there is a feeling that not only have they not played like manchester united, they have not acted like manchester united. these two guys will bring that back. some sake but having... —— some sake of having the interim manager, it is about getting the spurs boss mauricio pochettino next summer. he was speaking before the match against arsenal. summer. he was speaking before the match against arsenallj summer. he was speaking before the match against arsenal. i am so focused on trying to put on my best and our best show at this football club. i think you and all the people understand i'm focused, on trying to... spurs fans up in arms, why would he want to leave the success

story at spurs to go to manchester united? he might not want to. the fa ct united? he might not want to. the fact is, man united, one of the biggest clubs in the world, that is why you might be attracted. there is ego involved as well. i think the priority is getting the first director of football, because without a line of communication from the manager via the director of football to ed woodward, the owners, it is all confused and whoever comes m, it is all confused and whoever comes in, if there is no director of football, they are almost destined to fail. that is the first priority but i think mauricio pochettino will be the top name on the list. on the back pages, dominated byjose mourinho's sacking, some of the headlines, the guardian, the end of an aura, players were high—fiving after hearing news of the sacking, paul pogba leading celebrations

apparently. the times focuses on long—term success, saying mauricio pochettino does want the job. lots more onjose pochettino does want the job. lots more on jose mourinho pochettino does want the job. lots more onjose mourinho on the bbc sport website, solskjaer, six reasons why it went wrong at manchester united, well worth a couple of minutes of your time. i know we will see lots more of you throughout the day on bbc news, thank you for the moment. a couple of things to keep an eye on. radio 5 live has full commentary of arsenal against spurs. updates from chelsea against spurs. updates from chelsea against bournemouth. catch up on all of the day's sport at 6:30pm on the bbc news channel. that is all the sport for now. thank you. amazing to see the path thatjose mourinho has gone down. not the first to do that. quite extraordinary when you look at what happened at chelsea and

how it has ended here. that is why i think the headline end of an aura seems quite apt. has the style of football changed with the high pressing style of man city and liverpool now, doesjose mourinho to get back to the top need to change his style? a lot of the papers are focusing on that. this season, has not gone well. he has the second—best winning percentage after sir alex ferguson and he won two cups early on, league cup and uefa cup. this season, worst start in the premier league the 28 years and the start of football... no academy players. those are the reasons why this was not huge yesterday morning. thank you very much. update on the headlines... a plan for immigration after brexit, the government says it will prioritise goals, not nationality, but is not setting a

specific target. the uk's mean business groups appealed directly to mps urging them to avoid a no—deal brexit warning hundreds of thousands of companies will not be ready. man united have confirmed solskjaer as ca reta ker united have confirmed solskjaer as caretaker manager for the rest of the season. there is still too much salt in foods such as sausages and ready—meals, according to a report out today. public health england says that while breakfast cereals, baked beans and pizza manufacturers have managed to bring down salt levels, there was still a long way to go with many processed meats. here's our health correspondent, smitha mundasad. the meal on many of our minds. but perhaps something we are less likely to think about — the amount of salt involved. it's things like bacon, ham, sausages, and other processed meats that are some of the worst offenders. public health england's report found, overall,

meat products did not meet the average salt targets set for 2017. many ready meals fell short of the mark, too. as did some meat—free burgers and sausages. but there has been progress, with levels down in many breads, pasta, and breakfast cereals. and in general, supermarket own brands had more success in slashing salt than many big—brand manufacturers. on average, we're eating too much salt. as a population, we're having about eight grams of salt a day and the maximum should be no more than six. too much salt increases the risk of having high blood pressure and high blood pressure increases the risk of heart disease and stroke, which are things we all want to avoid. lowering the amount of salt in the nation's diet is a project going on for some 12 years with successive voluntary targets. some campaigners will question whether enough is being done to make sure the levels fall fast enough. smitha mundasad, bbc news.

but the the news about immigration plans post—brexit been published later. the home secretary sajid javid is is proposing a new system built around skills rather than whether or not they come from an eu country. let me tell you what nicola sturgeon, leader of the snp, has been saying in tweets. if the uk government's immigration people is as expected, it will be devastating for the scottish economy. we need to attract people to live and work here. the reduction in 80% of people coming here from the eu will see the working age population decline. these proposals send a terrible message that the uk is becoming less open and welcoming and more insular. why any pm would want to claim this

asa why any pm would want to claim this as a personal legacy is beyond me. nicola sturgeon in the past few moments tweeting. home affairs correspondent, dominic, divisive subject? hugely. this accounts for why the immigration white paper has been so enormously delayed. we were promised at more than a year ago. thinking back to the referendum, it was pretty clear in many people's minds at that time that a substantial degree of people who voted in favour of leaving the eu did so because they had an issue with the level of migration into the uk by eu workers. what the immigration white paper today will do, as we understand it, we have not seen the detail, ringing to an end... —— bringing to an end free movement, working both ways. we will no longer see free movement of eu citizens coming to live and work in the uk and british citizens will not

be able to do the same, the choices they can make at the moment to live and work anywhere in the eu will come to an end. the way it works is subject to consultation, we understand, and i would dare say it may be subject to the final deal to uk reaches with the eu and other countries as part of free trade. briefly, what it comes down to is trying to create a system which puts priority on skills rather than nationality or location someone is coming from. at the moment, eu citizen, you can freely. from another part of the world, you need another part of the world, you need a visa, you need to meet certain skill and salary threshold is to be able to come and work. the government's independent migration advisory committee said you can build a system applying the same visa rules, the emphasis on skills and talent, you could apply that to the eu citizens as well, so in effect, what we will have is a system where eu workers will have to prove they have skills and

critically, the real critical thing for the economy, that they are able to earn the appropriate amount of money, over a salary thresholds. the migration advisory committee talks about letting in skilled people if they are earning more than 30,000 causing some alarm in some parts of business. an example, some skilled people desperately needed by the nhs, they earn less than 30,000, so nhs, they earn less than 30,000, so nhs providers are saying, how do you ta ke nhs providers are saying, how do you take into account our needs? other parts of industry are saying we need skilled workers but we cannot afford to pay them those kinds of salaries, there is a trade—off for the british economy. downing street this morning has said it stands by the commitment to reduce net migration to tens of thousands, something the home secretary would not commit to this morning. thank you. much more reaction and analysis through the day on bbc news. elon musk has unveiled a prototype underground tunnel in los angeles

designed to transport cars, at high speed, around the city. it involves lowering a modified electric car into the tunnel before it whisks to its destination. peter bowes reports from los angeles: a new way to get around. a tunnel transporting cars and passengers at speeds of up to 150 mph. the one—mile stretch snakes its way under the city street the one—mile stretch snakes its way under to the south of los angeles. shrouded in secrecy up until now, this is elon musk‘s pet project. built by the billionaire entrepreneur's construction outfit known as the boring company, the goal is to solve the problem of chronic traffic congestion. it would be incredible to travel around la, new york, dc, paris, london, at 150 miles an hour, that would be phenomenal. traffic is soul destroying, like acid on the soul,

horrible. must go away. this is the start of the tunnel, a very narrow tunnel, just wide enough for a family car, to get through the tunnel, it has alignment wheels on the front keeping it on track as it is heading through the stretch of tunnel just over is heading through the stretch of tunneljust over a mile long. eventually, there could be hundreds of miles connecting neighbourhoods in this sprawling city. it could ease the pain of millions on their daily commute. as long as it does not have any detrimental effect on the environment, that would be a goodidea the environment, that would be a good idea because we have had a lot of issues with traffic and i personally coming from san diego have a lot of issues coming here with the traffic, so if it works, i am all for it. there are alternatives. high—speed rail, are used to live injapan, i think that is something also worth exploring.

the unveiling of this futuristic tunnel is being closely watched by transport industry analysts. but is it realistic? elon musk has an amazing ability to put on a great show and make a project look like it is the shiny glossy finished thing. but in reality, he has unveiled a concrete tunnel, it could be a sewer, it is painted nicely and white. he has a long way to go to translating it into a citywide transportation network. elon musk says he hopes a network of tunnels will be running in los angeles by the time the city host the olympic games in 2028. while some observers are sceptical, this may be the dawning of a new era in fast, environmentally friendly transport. peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. i will be back at 11 with the latest news. victoria derbyshire is next. now it's time for a look at the weather with simon king.

much quieter compared to the strong winds and heavy rain of yesterday. this is the sunshine from a weather watcher in murray, blue skies, some starting to rise, but for some of us, showers, quite heavy across the midlands and the south—east, and showers on the southern coast around wales and the western coast of scotla nd wales and the western coast of scotland this morning. for the rest of today, showers in the south—east clearing away and this afternoon showers mostly confined to southern coasts around the west coast of wales and north—west england and western scotland. elsewhere, lengthy sunny spells, the wind is not as strong as yesterday and in the sunshine, temperatures up to 6—9 in northern parts and 8—11 further south. central and eastern areas, staying largely dry and bright this afternoon. tonight more showers moving further east, some clear

spells, varying amounts of cloud into thursday morning. perhaps with clearer skies in the far north—east of scotland, a touch of frost possible. otherwise temperatures 5-7. possible. otherwise temperatures 5—7. thursday, another day of sunny spells and showers. but showers more focused in northern parts of england and northern ireland and the west of scotland. a few showers in the midlands and wales, but lengthy sunny spells. temperature is fairly similarto sunny spells. temperature is fairly similar to today. friday, sunny spells. temperature is fairly similarto today. friday, next weather system gradually moving in north and east. spells of rain first thing in the morning but also bringing less cold air. pushing north. wales can midlands, southern areas, brighter and sunnier spells on friday, sun showers in the west, milder conditions. —— some showers

in the west. bye—bye. hello it's wednesday it's 10am, i'm victoria derbyshire. new mums are still being forced to sign non—disclosure agreements after claiming they've been discriminated against for having women like hannah, who says she was forced out of herjob after returning from maternity leave. they told me i either sign the nda and left, with no pay—out, it has to be said, or they would start disciplinary proceedings against me, and i would be out within six weeks with no reference. now new research indicates the scale of the practise — which critics describe as legal blackmail. today, the government reveals its plans for the uk's immigration system after brexit. the home secretary says the system will be built around people's skills, rather than which country they come from. we'll have the details.