today at five: a new year, a new kick in the wallet for rail passengers as fare hikes come into force. the government is criticised for not freezing prices after a terrible 12 months across the network. passengers say there's little value for money. they never run on time, if it is summer, the lines are too hot, if it is winter they are frozen. the service is appalling. so where does all the money go? how can the fare rises be justified, after the worst period of delays and cancellations for almost two decades? the other main stories on bbc news at 5: the home secretary questions whether migrants trying to cross the channel are genuine asylum seekers. six people are dead after a commuter train crashes on a bridge in denmark. old before their time. a warning that children are consuming the minimum intake of sugar for an adult by the age of ten. and, andy murray's latest comeback ends in defeat, knocked out in the second round of australia's brisbane open. it's five o'clock, good evening.

our top story is that on the first working day of the new year, rail passengers are adjusting to another above inflation price hike in fares. they've increased by an average of 3.1% in england and wales, and almost 3% in scotland. passenger groups have criticised the government for not freezing some fares after last year's appalling disruption across the network. our correspondent ashleyjohn baptiste is at london bridge station for us now. iamat i am at london bridge station. you may be able to see it's fairly busy.

many commuters will be making their way home from work for the first time this new year, and of course many may be disgruntled today's rise infair many may be disgruntled today's rise in fair prices. tom burridge has more. passengers in the north of england suffered the most in 2018. but across britain delays and cancellations have risen to their highest level in 17 years. with fares up again, some passengers in hull say they're not getting value for money. at the end of the day it's public transport. and if the public can't afford it, then what good is public transport that's unaffordable? the prices are quite steep i think, really, for the short distance that i travel. but it's easier than taking the car. i spend a long time behind the wheel, so generally speaking it's ok for me. your trains are getting delayed regularly... they are late. you can't rely on them. you can't rely on them and then you end up everyone cramming into two carriages. you can't even get a seat. it's frustrating. we don't seem to see the advantage to them investing at all. it's much easier to swallow a price

increase if you think you're getting value, and at the moment, too many trains are still too late. too many people are late getting to work and getting home again, cancellations, and i think it's really hard to talk about a fare increase when you're not getting what you're paying for. from today, tickets increased by roughly 3% in england and wales. in scotland, the rise is slightly smaller. northern ireland's rail system is different and there is no increase today. it means an annual season ticket from bradford to leeds will cost £32 more. someone commuting from reading into london will pay an extra £140. the government says it's happy for fares to rise in line with a lower index of inflation if unions agree that rail workers‘ wages should go up at a lower rate. i don't want to see fares go up any more than they have to. the reality is that costs in the industry are rising fast. the biggest factor is wage increases. i'd like to see the unions

and indeed frankly the labour party accept that wage rises in the rail industry should be lower and as a result fare rises should be lower. but this morning, the labour leader was out supporting protesters. our fares are already the highest in europe. it's a tax on all commuters and people that actually have to use the railway because there is no other way of them getting around. in the long term it actually drives some people away from public transport, that's not good. the rail industry says that 98p of every pound spent on a ticket is invested back into the railways. today it's launched a new railcard for those aged 26—30. and the government says 16 and 17—year—olds will be able to 50% off with another rail card from september. train companies say record levels of investment will bring improvement in the longer term. but the rmt union described the railways as a grossly mismanaged rip—off.

tom burridge, bbc news. yes, well, clive, we have some commuters here at london bridge who can give their reaction, zoe and ellie. so what you make of the rises in the railfares? the ellie. so what you make of the rises in the rail fares? the service ellie. so what you make of the rises in the railfares? the service never gets better, and they keep asking us to pay more money. we have to take the trains, there is no alternative. iagree. i know the trains, there is no alternative. i agree. i know they have to do the pay rises for the investment, but they haven't done effective investment, as they have shown earlier this year last year, with trains being delayed for six weeks and being impossible to get into work and home in time. do you know how much extra you both will have to pay? for me it's going to be about £75 a year, which is quite a lot. pay? for me it's going to be about £75 a year, which is quite a lotm and mine is 100, which is substantial. do you think the service reflects what you are paying

brazil and no, but we've got no alternative. you can't suddenly take alternative. you can't suddenly take a different service, we have got no choice in this increase in price, we have to pay it. most of our trains are delayed, and you can't get the compensation. so mine train is 20 minutes long, and i can't get compensation if it is less than 15 minutes late, almost double the time until i get my money back. my commute is about an hour, and i'm on a local train, so the seats are really impossible to sit on for any length of time, and that's even if you can get one. if i'm paying nearly £3500, i should be able to have a seat on the train, and i know the new trends should sort that out, that they are grossly uncomfortable. my husband can't fit on the seats. and they are not on time. there you have it, clive, commuters who are not happy at the start of this new year. 0ver not happy at the start of this new year. over to you. ashleyjohn batiste, thank you very much. ian wright is from the passenger group, transport focus and joins me in the studio now.

thank you for being here. first of all, there has been a lot of talk of jam tomorrow from the government and from the network itself. the increases over the years are going to lead to improvements in the service. 2019 could be that time when we see better trained and better capacity? it is true that the investment is welcome both from the government and passengers themselves, it is £10 billion per year and they have been putting it infora number of year and they have been putting it in for a number of years with the promises of improved services and longer trains, and that train is a longer trains, and that train is a long time coming, i think. i suspect many passengers this morning woke up with a sense of deja vu, you probably have a sense of deja vu from the same story this time last year! but it is an ongoing problem,

and there comes a point where, we would certainly have supported a fa res would certainly have supported a fares freeze. nobody likes prices going up. it is natural not like that. but when you are paying more for a service that is deteriorating, as we have heard we had the timetable chaos during the summer, some of that is not fully resolved, the poorest punctuality figures for 13 years, why should passengers be paying more? what about the suggestion from chris grayling, transport secretary, that part of the problem is wage rises for employees, for union members? that they are not in line with the lower rate of index for inflation, and that if the unions backed off on wanting certain kinds of pay rises, then that would mean that you wouldn't get the fare increases that we are seeing? we certainly think that rpi, as many others do, is a discredited way of measuring inflation. but it is how wage rises

are calculated. that is true, but as you're implying, many other people's wages go up at a lesser rate, so fa res wages go up at a lesser rate, so fares are becoming relatively more expensive. i think that negotiations for the government and the industry, but i think cpi is a much more transparent measure, because even if there's went up 3%, you would see how much of that is true inflation and how much of it is an additional cost. interesting that you say that isa cost. interesting that you say that is a debate for the government and the industry. shouldn't you, representing a passenger organisation, be saying to the unions, this needs to be part of the debate as well? i think it is part ofa debate as well? i think it is part of a debate. i think there are also other ways of, i'm convinced that

there must be more effective ways of spending those very large sums of money we've been talking about, and the government has an ongoing rail review, and this is one of the things it will be looking at. is the industry effectively expending these very large sums of money being invested over a number of years? 98p in every £1 going into the network itself? some will be network operating costs and some of the investment for the future. clearly as you said before it doesn't feel like things are getting better. in some areas they are, we already have seen some of the new trains, some of the new stations, particularly around london. so there is evidence of investment, but i think when you are not delivering the basic promise ofa are not delivering the basic promise of a ticket, which is the timetable, people are not going to be happy with a rise in fares, and will feel like they are justified. ian wright from transport focus, thank you for coming in. the home secretary sajid javid has questioned whether people

using small boats to make risky journeys across the english channel are genuine asylum seekers. speaking on a visit to dover — after he declared a "major incident" in response to a number of people attempting to cross to britain — mrjavid questioned why those making the journey had not sought asylum in the first safe country they entered. navtej johal reports from dover. seen from above, these are the treacherous waters that many have tackled in small boats over the past few weeks to make it to england from france. the home secretary recently announced that to stem the flow of people making thatjourney, he has ordered two more border force cutters, currently in the mediterranean, to come back to patrol the channel. he had previously resisted calls to bring in the extra boats amid concerns they could attract more people to attempt crossing the channel rather than deter them. but during a visit to dover today to meet border force officers, and to see one of the cutters already in action, he explained why he had revised that decision. we need to send a very clear message to people that if they take this journey,

they take their life into their own hands. but i think we also need to feel comfortable that we are doing everything we can to protect human life. the cutters, as well as protecting life, also have an important role to play in protect our borders and i think they will be able to help by having those extra cutters here. sajid javid also questioned the motives of some of those who have been trying to enter britain from the channel. a question has to be asked, if you are a genuine asylum seeker, then why have you not sought asylum in the first safe country that you arrived in? because france is not a country where anyone would argue it is not safe in any way whatsoever and if you are genuine, then why not seek asylum in your first safe country? the home secretary has described the number of migrants crossing as a major incident. but some have questioned whether he has exaggerated the seriousness of the situation for political gain. and if britain should be doing more to help the migrants.

and these latest comments have now also been criticised. when people make asylum claims, the uk has a system to deal with those claims. those claims must be taken seriously and dealt with properly. it helps nobody to speculate about the answer to those claims before addressing them, particularly given the countries from which these people have fled. although it is believed no boats were seen overnight, yesterday french police say they stopped 1a migrants from crossing the channel on a stolen fishing trawler after they were found in the port of boulogne. just the latest chapter in the story which has become more urgent with each passing week. the average ten—year—old has already eaten more than the maximum recommended sugar intake for an 18—year—old — according to public health england. the health body has released data gathered from households throughout the united kingdom and is launching a campaign to encourage families to swap to low sugar products to reduce consumption. our health correspondent james gallagher has more.

we love sugary things. children are eating a humungous amount of sugar, often in sweet drinks, cakes, biscuits, and breakfast cereals. but too much rots teeth. it's estimated a child has a tooth removed in hospital every ten minutes. and an overly sweet diet also increases the risk of long—term problems, including type—2 diabetes, obesity, heart disease, and some cancers. what is taking your fancy? the fizzy drinks? why is that? they are just nice and tasty and i love them. would you rather have something high in sugar or something not very sweet? i would rather have something like fruit as it has natural sugar. you can get diabetes from eating loads of sugar. and i don't want to have that. we are eating too much sugar as a society, how responsible should parents be for that?

we have to think about the future of our children and their health is so important. that is notjust the responsibility of government. on average, children are eating the equivalent of 13 cubes of sugar a day. but public health england says that is eight cubes a day too many. on average, 18 years' worth of sugar — that's an entire childhood's worth — is being devoured before a child's 10th birthday. however, public health england's change for life campaign says small changes can make a dramatic difference. i am a parent and i know how difficult that can be. my youngest daughter is nine and she wants to eat sugary things. but parents can lead by example so the type of food and drink they are having, their children are noticing that. and they need to bring in healthier stuff into the house in the first place. but campaigners say more needs to be done to make it easier for us to shop more healthily.

i think it's really hard for parents to cut down on sugar for their children. we don't have a good labelling system and often sugary products are advertised during family television time, they are promoted more in supermarkets, and we need to look at government regulating these areas more so it can be made easierfor parents. public health england said it was working with the food industry to cut the amount of sugar in children's favourites by next year. james gallagher, bbc news. you're watching the bbc news at five. 0ur you're watching the bbc news at five. our top stories: rail passengers face a fare hike of more than 3%, despite a year of issues on the network. the home secretary questions whether people using small boats to cross the channel are genuine asylum seekers. six people are dead and 16 injured following a crash between two trains on a bridge in denmark. and in sport, the managers have

their say ahead of tomorrow night's huge game in the premier league. jurgen klopp says manchester city are still the best team in the world, despite their struggles which have seen them slipped to third in the table. chelsea have signed the usa international christian message from the borussia dortmund and loaned him back to the german club till the end of the season. and another big setback andy murray, who has been knocked out in the second round of the brisbane international. his future is in doubt as he tries to recover from hip surgery. future is in doubt as he tries to recoverfrom hip surgery. i will future is in doubt as he tries to recover from hip surgery. i will be back with more on those stories after half past five. see you then. six people have died and 16 others injured after a commuter train crashed on a bridge in denmark. it's believed the passenger train was forced to brake sharply after being hit by an item blown from a freight train during a heavy storm. richard galpin reports. it should have been a normal morning

commute for the 131 passengers on board this train. but six people lost their lives and many others we re lost their lives and many others were injured. the cause isn't yet fully clear, but it's thought debris whipped up by high winds smashed into the front carriage. the passengers in the carriage behind had a narrow escape. translation: we are shocked. we were very lucky due to where we were seated. the passengers sitting in the next wagon word that lucky. so faras it the next wagon word that lucky. so far as it was a shock with broken glass and some blood. for others, they were not so lucky. the debris came from his heavily laden carriages of a freight train heading in the opposite direction. the accident happened around 7:30am on the great belt bridge. it linked the

island of funen with zealand. the remaining passengers were stuck inside the train for hours. the police are still working to identify those who lost their lives. translation: in the cause of this afternoon, we have been contacted by citizens as well as embassies regarding the question whether there should be any foreigners amongst the deceased. we do not have the full picture of the deceased yet, so at this moment we cannot inform you about their nationality, identity or age. one big question about this accident is why the bridge, which had been closed overnight because of high winds, was reopened this morning. richard galpin, bbc news. donald trump has shrugged off a stinging personal attack on his presidency from seniorfellow republican mitt romney. mr romney, who stood and lost for the republicans against barack obama in 2012, has said mr trump's words and actions have caused dismay around the world.

but mr trump hit back at the former presidencial candidate in a tweet saying, "i won big and he didn't." let's speak to our washington correspondent gary o'donoghue. gary, what lies behind this attack from mitt romney on the president? they have got form, these two. back in 2016, mitt romney made a speech when donald trump was heading for the nomination, describing him as a fa ke the nomination, describing him as a fake and a fraud and a phoney. he's also criticised him at other times as well, but there have been moments of warmth between them. back in 2012, mitt romney sought and got donald trump's endorsement when he was running. there were warm words between them then. and that the election, of course, there was discussion around the time of perhaps mitt romney becoming secretary of state, so it has blown hot and cold to stay the least, but

mitt romney now has a seat in the senate, just been elected from utah. many people will see him as the sort of focus around which internal republican opposition, criticism of donald trump, can be funnelled. and he seems with this op—ed that he is prepared to do that to some extent. and possibly eyeing a run in 2020 against the president? there is a chance, it is difficult for people who have lost to come back again, i think nixon was probably the last to do that if i remember correctly. but thatis do that if i remember correctly. but that is a potential possibility. but donald trump already has a campaign thatis donald trump already has a campaign that is up and running, the republican party doesn't seem to be having any appetite for the contested primary at this stage, but we still have a year to go until the primaries, so who knows? meanwhile, a lot of government workers still not getting their pay cheques because of the shutdown. any chance ofa because of the shutdown. any chance of a revolution any time soon? day 12 of this partial shutdown. we have

the new congress convening tomorrow whether democrats control the house of representatives, they will push a plan that will open most of the government with a temporary stopgap measure for border security. the president doesn't like that, at the moment he wants 5 billion for his wall, and it is a stand—off, but as the shutdown bites further on 800,000 employees and others, too, there will be pressure politically on both sides to come to some sort of accommodation. gary o'donoghue, in washington, thank you. a murder investigation is under way after a woman and two men were found dead following a house fire in lincolnshire on new year's day. it happened in the village of kirton near boston. police are are not looking for anyone else in connection with the blaze. they are appealing for witnesses to the fire to come forward — as their investigation continues. natasha turney reports from the scene. this charred building is all that remains of what was once a family home here in the village of kirton where three people i now confirmed to have died. this all started in

the early hours of yesterday morning on new year's day, when at around 3am, neighbours reported seeing smoke and fire billowing from the windows and the roof of this building, which they say very quickly and golf the whole house. the east midlands specialist operations unit are now working with lincolnshire police to help identify the cause, and they say they have now opened what they describe as a domestic related murder investigation. police are still appealing for witnesses, and are asking anyone who was at the scene at the time or anyone who might have caught something on a dash cam to come forward with information. now let's take a look at some of the other top stories here on the bbc news at five. a woman has died after falling around 500 feet from ben nevis on new year's day. the student, who hasn't been named, was climbing with three others when the accident happened ataround 10:30am. it is the second death on britain's

highest peak in recent weeks. missed gp appointments are costing the health service in england more than £200 million every year. nhs england says about one in 20 slots are wasted due to people not turning up. the british medical association has urged patients to "play their part" to help the nhs cope with rising demand. figures suggest that british manufacturers are stockpiling goods to protect themselves against the risk of a no—deal brexit. according to the monthly purchasing managers survey, industry activity grew at its fastest rate in six months to december, partly because companies were stockpiling. a suspect arrested over a "frenzied" knife attack on three people in manchester on new year's eve has been detained under the mental health act and is now in a secure medical unit. the 25—year—old is being held on suspicion of attempted murder as part of a counter—terror investigation after the stabbings at the city's victoria railway station. police said there was nothing to suggest others were involved. the victims were left with serious but not life—threatening injuries.

the family of the detained man, who has not yet been named, have issued a statement saying their thoughts and prayers are with those injured. one of those hurt in the attack was a british transport police officer, sergeant lee valentine. sergeant valentine said he had "no idea" what he would face when he heard screams. the btp chief constable, paul crowther, said he'd visited sergeant valentine and gave an update on his condition. lee and his team are in good spirits. i was able to talk through with them the detail of the events, which actually took place almost where we are standing. they heard the commotion and the shouts and they responded really quickly. within a matter of seconds they had the individual under control. they were very modest about what they did. i don't think they saw it as anything out of the ordinary. i think they are heroes and they did incredible things. they're in good spirits, but we need to take care of them now

and make sure that we have the right support mechanisms in place. donald trump has ordered a vast expansion of commercial logging on us federal land to try to reduce the risk of wildfires. the decision, which has been criticised by environmentalists, comes after a year when california recorded its deadliest and most destructive ever wildfire, a blaze which ravaged the town of paradise, leaving 86 people dead and three still missing. in focusing on logging, the trump administration made no mention of climate change, which its own scientists say is making fires worse. our correspondent james cook, who was in paradise while the fire was raging, has returned to the town. this has got potential for a major incident. request 15 additional engines. from the very first radio call just before dawn, the danger was clear. go down into the community and evacuate it.

the fire was burning in a canyon east of paradise. fanned by ferocious winds. within hours, the entire town, home to 27,000 people, would be ablaze. this is what goes up and down... in paradise, they are still counting the cost. this is all that remains of laurie crowder‘s workshop. the home she shared with her husband has gone, too. did you manage to get any precious things from your home, orfrom here? the clothes on our back. i grabbed my embroidery files, but all my print files, all my records, everything has gone. so it's notjust the personal loss of your home, but it's rebuilding a business as well? that's a big financial burden. mm—hmm. but we'll do it. we will do it. this is not just

a tragedy for paradise. it's a disaster for california. in the past 20 years this state has seen 16 of its 20 largest wildfires on record. ten of the 20 deadliest, and 15 of the most destructive in terms of property destroyed. so what's going on? president trump blames california forfailing to manage its forests. his administration suggests logging is the answer. at this sawmill, they agree. saying environmental laws and a century of suppressing wildfires have left a dangerous landscape which must be thinned. i think the president has a point, that in some instances the forest management california didn't accomplish what it was supposed to accomplish. we're reducing the density and we're reducing the rate that fire can spread from crown

to crown up high. because that is when they get dangerous and that is when they cover a lot of ground. you see here these pine seedlings and saplings growing in after the fire. but this environmentalist disagrees. logging, he says, is not the answer. what logging does is itjust creates a lot of combustible debris, branches and limbs on the forest floor. it spreads very combustible invasive grasses like cheatgrass. and basicallyjust reduces the canopy cover of the forest and so instead of that cooling shade of the forest canopy, you get these very hot, dry, windy conditions. and that just makes fire spread fast. as long as we keep spending billions of dollars every year on back country fire suppression and logging, we're not using those resources to protect homes. people's appreciation for what firefighters do, for what the public safety folks do, this means a lot to everybody. california's fire chief is adamant wildfires are getting bigger and more dangerous and there will be many more thank you cards, for one obvious reason. it is climate change. literally firefighters are on the front lines of climate change. in california and really in other

parts of the west, we are seeing it, these changes in temperatures, these changes in weather patterns, all of that is having a direct impact on fire conditions. tyres popping, cars are burning... for generations, california has been known as the golden state. for some, it remains heaven on earth. but for how much longer? yes, people, it is blowing, it is hot. james cook, bbc news, paradise. much more coming up. time for a look at the weather. here's chris fawkes with the forecast. the high pressure is going nowhere fast meaning we got more dry weather to come. into the weekend and probably beyond as well. but it has been pretty cloudy for most of us. you can see the extent. when we seen clear skies in scotland, it never got very warm and temperatures are already dropping like a stone. —6

already dropping like a stone. —6 already in braemar. the cold weather will continue to affect the eastern areas of scotland where there are clear skies overnight. elsewhere where the cloud stays with you, in a number of places, you'll possibly just about stopped the frost from forming. when you have lengthy brea ks forming. when you have lengthy breaks it gets cold. these areas of scotla nd breaks it gets cold. these areas of scotland where the lloris temperatures will be. tomorrow, high—pressure still with us. for most of the country it will be a cloudy day. the best sunshine in eastern areas of scotland. the cloud will break over the south of wales and southern counties of england. most of us having a cloudy picture and feeling pretty chilly. ties between three and seven. this is bbc news. the headlines. the home secretary questions whether migrants trying

to cross the channel are genuine asylum seekers. six people are killed after a commuter train crashes on a bridge in denmark. health experts warned that children are exceeding the minimum sugar inta ke are exceeding the minimum sugar intake foran are exceeding the minimum sugar intake for an adult by the time they reach the age of ten. manchester city boss pep guardiola says "nobody trusts" his side as they get set to face premier league leaders liverpool tomorrow. city have lost two of their last three games and are seven points behind jurgen klopp's side. guardiola feels those defeats have undermined confidence and believes his side are coming up against the best team around right now. for me they are the best team in europe, in how they are playing, the consistency and control in their

game. it is a chance for us. we are going to reduce the gap, focusing on what we have to do to win the game. everyone asking what happens if we lose. what happens if we win? we're going to try and do what we have to do. well, guardiola and klopp have been trading compliments — the liverpool boss was keen to say he believes city are "still the best team in the world". but his side do sit top, they are unbeaten in the league so far this season, going for what would be a first league title in 29 years. so he's happy fans have been enjoying their run. we are in a really good position in that group of challengers. that's it. that was the first achievement. people are really happy that it looks like it could be something. so far it's already special. if they are smart, they will enjoy it until the last match play and then we will see what it brought. chelsea have signed the usa international christian pulisic from borussia dortmund

for £58 million, but they'll loan him back to the german club until the end of the season. pulisic is 20, and started his youth career at brackley town. he's scored nine goals in 23 games for his country. he was linked with liverpool and arsenal in this transfer window but he opted for chelsea, saying, "it's a privilege to have signed for such a legendary club." that £58 million is the biggest transfer fee paid for an american player. steve bruce has been named as the new manager of championship side sheffield wednesday. he'll take charge from the first of february, with assistants steve agnew and stephen clemence taking control until then. bruce previously managed local rivals sheffield united but in his favour with the wednesday fans will be his record at taking teams up — no manager in history has won more promotions to the english top—flight. andy murray has suffered another set back on his comeback from hip surgery, after he was knocked out in the 2nd round of the brisbane international.

murray was playing in his first tournament since september. but he lost in straight sets to russia's daniil medvedev, 7—5, 6—2. murray, a former world number 1, is now ranked 240th, and said yesterday that he doesn't know how much longer he can continue playing at the top level. his next scheduled tournament is the australian open, the first grand slam of the year, which starts on the 14th of january. england batsman jos buttler hit another half—century for sydney thunder to help them to victory in their latest big bash league match. he was more impressive than his england captainjoe root, against perth scorchers. root only made five but buttler scored a quick 55 at the top of the order, as sydney reached 142-6. and the scorchers couldn't quite make their victory target, thunder winning byjust one run. there's injury concern for england's rugby union side ahead of the six nations, with news that flanker sam underhill could be ruled out of the tournament.

he damaged ankle ligaments in bath's win over leicester on sunday. he'll see a specialist to find out the extent of the problem, but recovery time is usually six weeks. england start their 2019 six nations campaign with a visit to defending champions ireland on february 2nd. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. health officials say children are eating an entire childhood's worth of sugar by the time they are ten years old — often in drinks, cakes, biscuits and breakfast cereals. public health england released the data gathered from households throughout the uk and is launching a campaign to encourage families to make simple changes to cut down on sugar. maria white is a single parent to nine—year—old sophie and eight—year—old eddie,

and has worked hard to educate herself and her children on their eating habits. we can speak to maria now from our studio in brighton. good to see you. thanks for being with us. firstly, how hard is it for you to keep tabs on the kind of foods your kids are eating, and the amount of sugar they are taking in? well, it takes a good amount of planning. i'm conscious that not many people can do this planning of meals on a daily basis. i work full—time, so if i don't plan them i find that at the end of the day come i get home and open the fridge and grab the first thing i get out which may not be the best option for the children. equally for breakfast, because we are rushing constantly. i understand that for many parents, it is convenient to have a quick

cereal, a packed lunch with perhaps not the best options. so in my case, ido plan not the best options. so in my case, i do plan a lot. it takes a couple of hours on the weekend. i plan normally on a saturday, the meals we are going to happen every day, the packed lunches, the children and myself. and on sunday i do the shopping. sometimes i do it online as well. yeah, it requires planning. a lot of planning but you got to look into the amount of sugar in pretty much each individual meal you planned and your kids are going to eat. sure. this planning comes as a result, because i had significant weight loss. i went into a weight loss programme about a year ago with slimming world who pushed to plan meals, so i was educated about sugar. not so much calories, but

sugars, bad sugars and good sugars etc. and the children got to see the change in me, these significant change, going from 15 stone, to nine stone in a year and how i felt better and could do more things with them. so it was all down to cutting down in sugar. from there, planning not only for me, and the meals i was having, i also began to plan for the children, including reducing the amount of bottled orange juices that are sometimes sold as healthy. cereal bars we have, they have an incredible amount of sugar. some cereal bars almost have the same amount of sugar as a can of fizzy drink. ican amount of sugar as a can of fizzy drink. i can see this in some of my children's friends, in their lunch boxes they have these cereal bars along with their sam wood is or they

have a cake —— with their sandwiches. in the school they aren't allowed crisps because of salt and allergies but they are allowed cereal bars and things like that. i also reduced the amount of... cereal and things like that for breakfast. so you've got to look into so much of the foods that you provide for your children because of hidden sugars and so on and you're speaking from personal experience, having issues with your weight. do you allow the children any sugar in the way of treats or sweets? because to not do that potentially could see them, when they aren't in your byline as it were, bingeing on coke or chocolate. —— in your eye line. absolutely, i allow them to have a treat once a week, normally on

friday. i finish work early and can pick them up from school and we have a little treat. i say they can choose anything they want and they a lwa ys choose anything they want and they always go for a packet of sweets, something sugary. they arejordan. soi something sugary. they arejordan. so i allow them to have at least one treat a week —— they are children. christmas is more challenging because neighbours, friends, family, they give chocolate. easter is a challenge because of the eggs. it's one of them has five chocolate eggs which in the end, theyjust 81 and the rest of them we gave away because it was too much —— they only eight one. dude totally restrict them of any sugary treats would lead them of any sugary treats would lead

them to potentially bingeing and that's something i'm trying to... yeah, have maybe one treat a week. thank you forjoining us. the island of taiwan ‘must and will be' reunited with china — the words of the chinese president xi jinping in a speech that will increase pressure on the island state's pro self—rule government. the taiwanese people, he said, have to accept reunification with china as inevitable. mr xi said taiwan's separation from mainland china was a wound that must be healed. earlier this week taiwan's president urged beijing to respect the island's freedom and democracy. john sudworth reports from beijing. they clapped along as xijinping arrived. his message on taiwan may be an old one, but from the most powerful chinese leader in decades, it's a striking one.

translation: we make no promise to give up the use of military force and reserve the option of taking all necessary means. china has recently been flexing its military muscles. but sending an invading army across the well—defended borders of the taiwan strait would be a huge gamble. taiwan's president, reacting to the speech, called on china to tone down the threats. translation: the majority of the taiwanese public resolutely oppose one country, two systems. this is a taiwan consensus. in reality, despite the sometimes strident tone, there was little in xi jinping's speech to signal a real change in policy. if there is going to be warfare, well, for now, it's likely to be of the cyber kind, with reports that beijing is upping its efforts to influence taiwan's elections towards more pro—china parties. mr xi also held out the prospect

of more trade links. china has long hoped that its growing economic might, not military force, will eventually pull taiwan into its embrace. more than 300,000 people are now homeless in britain, according to the charity shelter. in liverpool, a unique project has been launched with the aim of helping the city's rough sleepers. tim muffett reports. it is sad to see really how it has become such a big issue. jamie carragher was rare amongst footballers. he only played for one club. commentator: carragher! he's surely won it for liverpool. how bad is homelessness in liverpool? it is bad. it is a big problem, certainly when you're in the city

centre, as i am most days. more than 5,000 people in the north—west of england are homeless, according to government figures. as in many cities across britain, the homeless charity shelter says rough sleeping in liverpool is getting worse. lawrence, how are you, la? this former factory in liverpool opened its doors in october. this centre is about homeless people having their own home, their own lockable door, their own bed, their own belongings behind those doors, and a community in the centre where they can meet and congregate. the centre costs around £7,000 a week to run. jamie carragher has been helping to raise funds. how's it going? exercising? i didn't think i would get another bite of the apple like this. businessman lawrence kenwright provides most of the money. the cabins are probably the main thing we've done here, which i think is a big difference to them, about them feeling like they own something again. what's it like to live here? every night, i was sleeping on the doorway, police waking me up,

and if it was raining, i'm going to be wet through. but here, i don't have to worry. my life has changed. now, i can apply for a job. because, when you apply for a job normally, if you have no address, if you're sleeping in a doorway, they can't give you a job. yeah, that's the thing, now i can apply for a job. at the moment, there are 12 cabins. each resident has an actual address. there's also an opportunity to learn new skills. what impact does this place have on people's lives? if you see the difference in people when they first come in and then a few weeks later, it's unbelievable, the difference. the best thing that's happened to the homeless for a long time. it's not like it's happened before. how important is it to do things like this, normal things? it's brilliant. i not played this for years. it brings a wee bit of normality back in your life. is there a risk that it is so good that you would want to stay here, rather than getting a place of your own? no, i don't want to be living somewhere like this for the rest of your life. i want to get back to work,

you know what i mean? you can't do that when you live on the street. this is a community where they haven't got to fight for their survival, like they have on the streets. and that's because the system isn't in place in order to deal with the issue that is out there. some have dismissed the cotton street project as a gimmick. the facilities have been compared to the big brother house. one local councillor described it as a joke. it certainly marks a different way of tackling a growing problem. tim muffett, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news. rail passengers face a fare hike of more than 3%, despite a year of delays and cancellations. the home secretary questions whether people trying to cross the channel are genuine asylum seekers. six people are dead, and 16 injured following a crash between two trains on a bridge in denmark. now, we've seen the first, historic pictures of the icy planet

known as ultima thule, and it's being compared to a peanut or a bowling pin. after the historic flyby of a nasa probe on new year's eve, some four billion miles away, it became the most distant ever exploration of an object in our solar system. the new horizons probe confirmed that it had acquired gigabytes of photos and other observations during the flyby, which it will now send home over the coming months, with the first hi—resolution photos expected this evening. let's go to bristol now and speak to elizabeth pearson. she's the news editor of the bbc‘s sky at night magazine. hello, good to see you. are you excited about these low resolution pictures, but the high resolution pictures, but the high resolution pictures later...? pictures, but the high resolution pictures later. . . ? a couple of images have been sent back, which we re images have been sent back, which were taken on the run—up to ultima thule. it shows this very shape.

there's a of whether it's actually ultima thule as one object or whether it is two orbiting each other. the current bet is on it being one but we want know until we get those high red pictures, hopefully tonight. if it is one object with another month around —— with another one around it, how significant is that? we often see it in asteroid belts and it is not that this often happens in the kuiper belt. it would tell us about their consistency, how they've been informed. this is the kind of thing we are hoping to learn from the new horizons study of the kuiper belt. what has the reaction been in the space gazing community, these pictures coming from so far away?- the moment it is very much anticipation. we don't know what we are going to get. this is one of the

last frontiers of exploration we have in the solar system. we've been to pretty much every major planet, and many moons around those planets. now this is the only place where we haven't really been before, the kuiper belt, these objects that are 6.5 billion column that is away —— 6.5 billion column that is away —— 6.5 caen away. there is a feeling that we are pushing the boundaries and we may not have that feeling again. is it possible to predict what you might see in these pictures when they come in eventually? people are hoping to see an icy body. one of the big questions, what is the surface like? is it smooth and shiny? or is it full of craters? that tells you a lot about what's going on. is the surface renewing itself or is it just being pummelled by its —based bree and staying that way? it tells

usa bree and staying that way? it tells us a lot of what they are comprised of macro by space debris —— by space debris. the kuiper belt‘s belts objects are the bits that got left over and they give us a window into the world that we might not otherwise see. are we convinced that this is the furthest thing away from us? it is in the furthest, it is the furthest we have flown past. right. new horizons is going to keep going away from earth at about 500,000 kph... sorry, 50,000 kph. we hope we can doa kph... sorry, 50,000 kph. we hope we can do a second flyby of another kuiper belt object. that depends whether there is something in the right distance, the right alleyway of where new horizons is going, but hopefully we will see something else. exciting stuff. thank you for joining us. we expect to hear more from nasser

this evening. we will have the latest. —— from nasa. for many of us the start of a new year sees us taking on new challenges to get fit and exercise more. more and more people are taking part in triathlons — an event which combines swimming, cycling and running. the sport's governing body british triathlon — has launched a new campaign, ‘trijanuary‘, in which participants attempt to achieve a set distance over the course of a month. mike bushell has been taking part. back in training after learning to dance on strictly, triathlete lauren steadman who's hpoing her newfound fame will help more of us enjoy the benefits of her sport. of course i was completely out of my depth trying to keep up with a three times world champion in the pool, but this isn't about that, as i can take as long as i want and just do it a few metres at a time if i choose. people always get afraid of the swim leg and always find it is hardest. it is just repetition. and i believe learning to float. if you get rid of that fear of going under the water, and just learning to float,

you can break it down. someone trying to do just that is lauren marr, who hasn't swum since she was eight when she fell into the deep end of a pool. after battling cancer and helping to change attitudes towards it on the you, me and the big c podcast, lauren is now ready to tackle this january challenge. no time like the present. after having cancer, ifeel like, if i can beat cancer and get through that, i can overcome my fear. and i'm in the deep end of a pool, albeit with the noodle, but i can get under the water now. and encouraged by myself and her you, me and the big c colleague, deborah james, lauren managed to complete half a length of the pool. for someone who is a complete non—swimmer, like an absolute amateur at this, to get in the water and give it a go, if i can do it, anyone can do it. you know, you don't have to be, like, an olympian. i live which with stage four cancer, so exercise is a massive part of making me feel better.

and it is a really well—known correlation in terms of exercise not only reduces kind of anxiety, itjust also makes me feel better and cope with the side—effects of my treatment. and, actually, even if you don't want to get your feet wet, too cold maybe you think forswimming, you can do your water kilometres, your swimming kilometres on a rowing machine, and it is warm in here, lauren, i can tell you what. getting warmer. it is all about breaking down the barriers really. loads of us as fans can admire the likes of lauren and the brownlee brothers, can cheer them on from the sofa but i think to ourselves, i haven't got the training. we are not athletes, we get embarrassed showing up in public. but this, this tri jan, helps people to do it in their own time in their own space, to have fun just when they want to, when they can. the number of people entering some kind of triathlon event has gone up by 75% over the last ten years. that is 40,000 newcomers, half of them have been women. now this campaign aims to widen the net further. you no longer have to attend an event to complete your 15, 25 or 50—kilometre target over the course of this month. we had only cycled around for a few

minutes, but we are smiling with satisfaction that we have done the hardest part and started our journey. time for a look at the weather. here's chris fawkes with the forecast. starting the year cloudy but mild but things have changed and it's feeling colder, which i'm sure you've noticed and it will stay chilly for the next few days. with high pressure the weather is going to be dry. we saw some sunshine in devon. for most of the uk, quite cloudy. this is north yorkshire. the cloudy. this is north yorkshire. the cloud was thick enough to bring some light showers. the satellite picture shows the extent of the cloud cover. it has been filling across the skies in recent hours. in scotland, clear skies. the night is young but temperatures are plummeting, braemar already down to —6, in

aberdeenshire. the east of scotland will have the lowest temperatures, where the skies will stay clearest for longest. elsewhere, a lot of cloud and when the cloud is across the sky it will keep the frost at bay but when we keep clear spells, frost will creep in. across parts of wales and eastern england we will see temperatures dropping to give quite a sharp frost in the countryside. further east, eastern england, a lot of cloud, keeping temperatures just above freezing in a number of locations. i pressure with us but look, southeast europe, you can see snowfall over greece and turkey, even down to lower levels. the weather looks pretty severe over the next 2a hours. but for us under the next 2a hours. but for us under the high pressure, we're going to see only a slow change day by day. it will be dry for most but a few showers into coastal areas of kent on thursday but otherwise, fine and dry. quite chilly despite the fact

that we will see some sunshine, high temperatures 3—7. some of us may be in cloud all day. similar on friday, cloudy skies, sunshine. modest weather in the north—west of scotland. starting to drag in more moisture in the atmosphere. although it will be relatively mild with temperatures of 9 degrees in stornoway, we will get some mist and fog patches which may last well into the day. i pressure stays with us through the week and even into the weekend and beyond. it is declining, weakening. it will allow the weather fronts to come in across the north of the uk, which will thicken up the cloud. we may see some rain at times through the weekend and into the early pa rt through the weekend and into the early part of next week affecting parts of scotland but for most of the uk the dry theme is going to continue although it will turn increasingly cloudy. temperatures pushing up, close to normalfor the time of year. typically eight or

nine degrees over the weekend. a lot of dry weather to come but it's going to be a slow process to see any big changes, limited to scotland over the weekend. white in the lead in drinking the equivalent of around 13 cubes of sugar per day on average, twice the recommended limit. that increases the risk of weight gain and tooth decay, and other long—term serious diseases like type two diabetes. also tonight: a return to work and a kick in the wallet, said passenger groups, as rail fares kick in the wallet, said passenger groups, as railfares rise again. it has got to the stage now, if the public can't afford it, then what goodis public can't afford it, then what good is public transport that is an affordable? on border patrol