a fresh wave of strike action on the railways causing huge disruption in the run—up to christmas. 40,000 members of the rmt union are walking out for four days this week with the vast majority of trains cancelled. we understand the anger that is caused by the disruption of the stoppages, of course, but we are getting a lot of support from the public, we continue to get messages, people continue to visit our picket lines. , �* a, l, ,, , lines. there isn't a bottomless pit of money to _ lines. there isn't a bottomless pit of money to pay _ lines. there isn't a bottomless pit of money to pay increased - lines. there isn't a bottomless pit i of money to pay increased salaries, i think_ of money to pay increased salaries, i think there — of money to pay increased salaries, i think there is a fair offer on the table. _ i think there is a fair offer on the table. fair— i think there is a fair offer on the table, fairto i think there is a fair offer on the table, fair to taxpayers and fair to the people — table, fair to taxpayers and fair to the people who work in the industry. this latest rail strike comes on top of industrial action in many other sectors including nurses later this week. 0ctober saw the most days lost

to strikes for a decade. also this lunchtime.... tributes to the three boys who died after falling into an icy lake in solihull. the prime minister announces a series of new measures to tackle illegal migration. the cryptocurrency king under arrest in the bahamas after his firm went bankrupt. and why 100,000 new—born babies will have their dna decoded in the search for rare genetic diseases. and coming up on the bbc news channel... we'll look ahead to the first world cup semifinal as lionel messi continues his quest for the biggest trophy to elude one of the game's greats.

good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at 0ne. fresh strike action has begun on the railways causing major disruption in the run—up to christmas. workers from the rmt union have walked out again in their dispute over pay, jobs and conditions. they're striking today and wednesday then friday and saturday with four out of five trains cancelled. it's part of a wave of industrial action this winter with 0ctober the worst month for strikes for a decade. here's our business correspondent theo leggett. deserted platforms and no trains. this was the scene at milford in surrey this morning. cafe owner simon strong would normally be serving a steady flow of london bound commuters, but today, there was barely a customer to be seen. it was barely a customer to be seen. if we've got no commuters, we've got no business, and this will impact me not just today, business, and this will impact me notjust today, notjust business, and this will impact me not just today, not just this week, there are strikes the week after, there are strikes the week after,

the week after that, so i'm pretty much closed for the next month, with no income coming in.— no income coming in. across the rail network, no income coming in. across the rail network. many _ no income coming in. across the rail network, many lines _ no income coming in. across the rail network, many lines have _ no income coming in. across the rail network, many lines have closed - network, many lines have closed altogether while others are running altogether while others are running a fraction of the normal service. it is the latest stage in a stand—off between the rmt union and both network rail and 1a train operating companies over pay and working practices. a month of disruption now lies ahead. there are 248—hour train strikes this week. then, an overtime ban on m train companies from sunday is connected to because of some cancellations. a strike at network rail will see some services finish even earlier than usual on christmas eve and start late on the 27th of december. and more national walkouts are planned injanuary. workers at the train companies have been offered more pay, a 4% increase this year and the same next year. network rail employees have been offered 5% and 4% respectively. that offered 5% and 4% respectively. that offer was rejected by rmt members

yesterday. offer was re'ected by rmt members esterda . , ., ., offer was re'ected by rmt members esterda. , ., ., ., ,, yesterday. there is not a bottomless it of yesterday. there is not a bottomless pit of money — yesterday. there is not a bottomless pit of money to _ yesterday. there is not a bottomless pit of money to pay _ yesterday. there is not a bottomless pit of money to pay increased - pit of money to pay increased salaries. i think there is a fair offer on the table, fair to taxpayers and fair to the people that work in the industry and fair to passengers and i hope the rmt reflect on it and change their position. reflect on it and change their osition. �* ~ , , , position. but the rmt insists the dis - ute is position. but the rmt insists the dispute is not — position. but the rmt insists the dispute is not just _ position. but the rmt insists the dispute is notjust about - position. but the rmt insists the dispute is notjust about money. | position. but the rmt insists the i dispute is notjust about money. it is not generous, it is way below inflation and it is predicated on a set of changes, cuts to the maintenance schedule cut by 50%, and conditions changes on our members in network rail which are entirely unacceptable, it is also predicated on shutting every booking office in britain bringing in driving over driver only operation that they know we will never accept.— we will never accept. these strikes will not just _ we will never accept. these strikes will not just affect _ we will never accept. these strikes will notjust affect people - we will never accept. these strikes will notjust affect people who - we will never accept. these strikes| will notjust affect people who want to get around, but also affecting the businesses who rely on people wanting to get from place to place, cafes, bars, theatres, restaurants, and so on. and the problem for them is that at the moment there seems no sign of a resolution being anywhere

close. in surrey the response from travellers to the dispute has been mixed. i travellers to the dispute has been mixed. ., ., , travellers to the dispute has been mixed. ., .,, ., , , mixed. i do hope the reasons why the strike is on is — mixed. i do hope the reasons why the strike is on is being _ mixed. i do hope the reasons why the strike is on is being looked _ mixed. i do hope the reasons why the strike is on is being looked into - strike is on is being looked into already, and hopefully we should get back because it's really exhausting. if you are going to strike about something then you can negotiate first and _ something then you can negotiate first and negotiate until a conclusion, if it doesn't come to anything — conclusion, if it doesn't come to anything then strike at the time that causes the least disruption to people _ that causes the least disruption to eo le, , ., , that causes the least disruption to --eole. , ., , people. christmas time, really, au s? people. christmas time, really, guys? not _ people. christmas time, really, guys? not a — people. christmas time, really, guys? not a right _ people. christmas time, really, guys? not a right time - people. christmas time, really, guys? not a right time to - people. christmas time, really, guys? not a right time to do i people. christmas time, really, guys? not a right time to do it, j people. christmas time, really, i guys? not a right time to do it, no sympathx — guys? not a right time to do it, no sympathy. ezr— guys? not a right time to do it, no s math. j ., sympathy. by taking action in the run-u to sympathy. by taking action in the run-up to christmas, _ sympathy. by taking action in the run-up to christmas, the - sympathy. by taking action in the run-up to christmas, the rmt . sympathy. by taking action in the | run-up to christmas, the rmt has run—up to christmas, the rmt has clearly raised the stakes in this dispute, and right now, it looks set to drag on well into the new year. and that is the situation at the moment. we have disruption lasting probably until the 9th of january unless something radical happens, and there is no sign of that at the moment, and the reason is pretty clear. in order to resolve an industrial dispute you need some element of compromise. the two sides in this case seem very far apart,

the rmt wants a pay rise per its members, but it also rejects changes to working conditions. network rail and the train companies say that is not good enough, they can only afford pay rises if there are profound changes to working practices in order to bring down the cost of the railways, which are losing money at the moment. so without any kind of a compromise, without any kind of a compromise, with this kind of confrontation, i thing the chances are we are going to see more strikes later into the new year, more misery for the commuters and for all the businesses who depend on people travelling on the railways. theo leggett, thank you very much indeed. katy austin is at malton station in north yorkshire. talk us through the scale of the disruption where you are. here, you would normally find people catching trains to york, leeds or scarborough but today there are no trains at all, this is one of the station is not being served by any trains today, tomorrow, saturday, friday or saturday. and people have

no choice really but to drive or find a bus or a taxi instead. and in places near here where there are some trains running, york for example does have some services today, much fewer than usual, of course, the trains will start a lot earlier than they normally would, so if you absolutely have to travel, make sure you check those last train times before setting off. what passengers and businesses want to know and of course what rail workers want to know is how long this dispute will go on for. is there a chance of it are being solved? this morning the rmt leader nick lynch said he thought a settlement could be reached if the existing deals were modified and he would be prepared to go back to talks. but the boss of network rail, andrew haines, said right now, it was hard to see a glimmer of hope, and the way forward wasn't obvious. kat? way forward wasn't obvious. katy austin, thank _ way forward wasn't obvious. katy austin, thank you _ way forward wasn't obvious. katy austin, thank you very much indeed. driving examiners and other civil servants in the public and commercial services union

are starting strike action today. the north—east of england and scotland will be the first hit but action across the uk will follow. meanwhile, the nurses' strike due to take place across england, wales and northern ireland on thursday looks set to go ahead after a breakdown in talks yesterday. the current wave of strikes come as workers seek pay increases to keep up with the rising cost of living. if we take a look at this graph, the red line shows how quickly prices are rising, with an inflation rate of more than ii%. pay isn't keeping up with that — in the private sector, average wage growth was 6.9% between august and october, according to the office for national statistics — in the public sector, average pay has only gone up 2.7%. that means all workers have seen their wages fall in real terms.

colletta smith has been talking to staff at a nursery in huddersfield to find out how far their pay is stretching. katie loves herjob and tells me she would not want to be working anywhere else. but at the moment, she is working more than 45 hours a week to cover staff shortages and pay the bills at home. it is hard and has taken a toll. i am absolutely shattered. i don't really want to do anything on a night when i get home. my electric bill has gone up to £290 a month and i am not even in my property half of the time. this year, with christmas and everything, just, you don't feel you can enjoy the experience because you worry if you can get presents, if you are going to be able to do anything. with running costs on the up, nurseries are struggling to pay more because the money they get from the government has not increased to match. nurseries would love to pay staff more but unfortunately the funding

they're getting from the local authority to actually deliver the 30 hours and the 12 hours is not even covering their costs. i am taking calls almost every week, people so upset because this is coming to the stage where they cannot manage any more. i have qualified staff leaving the sector and people not coming into the sector because they can find betterjobs in aldi or tesco or being amazon drivers and get paid more. today's figures highlight the theme we've seen across this year that wages are not increasing nearly as much as inflation. the prices we pay for everything else. that is why in lots of sectors workers have taken things this means the vast majority of workers are experiencing what feels like a precut.

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news in huddersfield. our business editor simonjack is here. lots of workers feeling like their pay is failing to keep up with inflation, lots of strikes as well, what is the big picture?- what is the big picture? well, funnily enough, _ what is the big picture? well, funnily enough, private - what is the big picture? well, | funnily enough, private sector what is the big picture? well, - funnily enough, private sector pay rising at 6.9% is one of the fastest rates we have ever seen outside of the bounce back from the coronavirus, but it is not keeping pace as you said in your graph with ii%, and public sector workers like wishing wells behind on 2.7%. something interesting is happening out there, we've got a lot of vacancies and it is still historically high but the number of vacancies in the private sector is falling quite fast, and it seems that private—sector firms are thinking, we are going to cut our hiring intentions, along with softening consumer demand, we are sliding into what many people predict is a recession so they are saying we are going to have fewer workers and possibly be able to pay them a bit more. whereas in the

public sector gig don't have that luxury of saying we are going to be a smaller business, those essential services still have to be provided, and that is where you have got the tension between private sector and public sector and many people think something has got to give there, either the government has to buckle and pay public sectors workers more, or you are going to see an increasing number of people as you saw in colour to's piece who say, i can make more money elsewhere, in which case they migrate to the private sector, which leaves the public sector unable or much less able to provide the essential public services. when the government is the employer and the employees are providing services like nursing and ambulance services, the social and political and economic stakes are very high, so it feels like there is an elastic band that is being stretched here, and maybe it will have to snap at some point, which either means that unions caving in all the government caving in, neither of which looks likely at the moment. ,, ., g ., . ,, neither of which looks likely at the moment. ,, ., ., ,, , moment. simon jack, thank you very much indeed- —

hundreds of people have held a vigil in solihull in memory of the three boys who died after falling through ice on a lake. they were aged eight, ten and ii. a fourth boy, who's six years old, is still in hospital in a critical condition. 0ur correspondent phil mackie has this report. for a third day, police are searching the lake. they have said they no longer think anyone is missing, but they have to be sure. if anything, the ice has spread even further than yesterday after temperatures plunged again overnight. it has made the search extremely difficult. last night, there was a community vigil for families of the children, who were also there. the candles burned well into the ali abbas. police are expected to release more information about the children later. ten—year—old jackjohnson was one of the three who died. today his school was back opened after an impossibly difficult 2a hours. fine was back opened after an impossibly difficult 24 hours.— difficult 24 hours. one of the boys was in my daughter's _ difficult 24 hours. one of the boys was in my daughter's class, - difficult 24 hours. one of the boys was in my daughter's class, and l difficult 24 hours. one of the boys i was in my daughter's class, and they told her yesterday, you know, it was

really heartbreaking, we all went to lace and flowers, and it kind of eased her pain, and there is a sense of community spirit, so it is just tragic, really tragic. the of community spirit, so it is 'ust tragic, really tragici tragic, really tragic. the grief is still clearly _ tragic, really tragic. the grief is still clearly visible _ tragic, really tragic. the grief is still clearly visible as _ tragic, really tragic. the grief is still clearly visible as the - tragic, really tragic. the grief is still clearly visible as the mass| tragic, really tragic. the grief is i still clearly visible as the mass of tributes continues to grow. there are also messages from friends and family of the other boys who died, as well as from political leaders like the mayor of the west midlands, andy street, and organisations like west midlands police federation and one of the local fire crews. the risks of playing on all your ice have never been more stark. the lake where the boys died is notjust out of vines while the police search, but it might be so for a long time to come. —— out of bounds. so, there are specialist teams from nottinghamshire police here today helping officers from west midlands police carry out that search in the lake. and we are still seeing a steady trickle of people bringing flowers and messages and toys to

that growing makeshift shrine to the boys who died, and we are expecting them in city football managerjohn eustace to come in the next half—an—hour or so to put something here from the club as well, and to reiterate, the six—year—old boy who was pulled out alive, his condition is still critical and he is still in hospital. ben. phil mackie, thank you. the prime minister has set out new measures for tackling the soaring asylum claims. the government has been talking about how to tackle what it thinks are illegal asylum claims happening in the uk. today we got the outline of what rishi sunak plans to do.

it's something he has been working on since he became prime minister and there was quite a lot in there. there is going to be a new unit based in the channel to tackle small boats crossing from france illegally. they are going to be more asylum caseworkers to try and speed up asylum caseworkers to try and speed up the process when it comes to asylum applications. there is going to be less money spent on hotels, which is designed to make it less attractive for people to come and claim asylum here. in particular, there was a focus on albania. the government is worried about the number of people claiming asylum coming overfrom number of people claiming asylum coming over from albania at the moment. there is going to be an attempt to try and bring down those cases by raising the threshold for modern slavery applications and making it abundantly clear that the uk considers albania to be a safe country. have a listen to the prime

minister outlining the principles. tackling this problem will not be quick. _ tackling this problem will not be quick. it — tackling this problem will not be quick, it will not be easy but it is the right— quick, it will not be easy but it is the right thing to do. we cannot persist— the right thing to do. we cannot persist with the system that was designed — persist with the system that was designed for a different era. we have _ designed for a different era. we have to — designed for a different era. we have to stop the boats on this government will do what must be done _ government will do what must be done mr— government will do what must be done. mr speaker, we will be tough but fair— done. mr speaker, we will be tough but fair and — done. mr speaker, we will be tough but fair and where we lead, others will follow — but fair and where we lead, others will follow. i but fair and where we lead, others will follow. ~ but fair and where we lead, others will follow. ,, . ., will follow. i think in particular the coal will follow. i think in particular the goal of _ will follow. i think in particular the goal of getting _ will follow. i think in particular the goal of getting rid - will follow. i think in particular the goal of getting rid of- will follow. i think in particular the goal of getting rid of the i the goal of getting rid of the backlog by the end of next year is pretty and bashes. my understanding is, there are about 150,000 cases waiting to be processed at the moment. laboursay waiting to be processed at the moment. labour say it is gimmicks and there will be a lot of conservative mps who are wanting to study the detail of this, because we have been here before. the government has talked a tough game on this issue. the question for rishi sunak, can he deliver? hick rishi sunak, can he deliver? nick eardle , rishi sunak, can he deliver? nick eardley. thank—

rishi sunak, can he deliver? nick eardley, thank you _ rishi sunak, can he deliver? nick eardley, thank you very much. our top story this lunchtime. a fresh wave of strikes on the railways causing huge disruption on the run—up to christmas. and the education watchdog, 0fsted, warns too many children with special educational needs are facing delays in getting properly assessed. coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel. can luka modric and croatia make it back to back world cup finals? we'll look ahead to their semi final against argentina with excitement building in qatar. researchers are to analyse the entire dna of 100,000 newborn babies in england in what's thought to be the biggest research project of its kind in the world. the study is intended to speed up the diagnosis and treatment of rare genetic conditions that occur in early childhood. more details from our medical editor, fergus walsh.

nine—year—old 0wen is full of energy now but used to be unable to walk as a result of a rare genetic condition. it took his parents years to get a diagnosis and the medicine he needed. i lost count of how many doctors and consultants we went to see and how many tests they did on him, cos for four and a half years the doctors could not tell us really what to expect. that diagnostic odyssey only ended when 0wen's entire genetic code was sequenced and his parents finally knew what was wrong with him. it was like winning the lottery, it was better than that, because we knew that there was a treatment pathway. we knew that we could get him support and he could attend a mainstream school with support, and have this full fulfilled life. it was incredible.

she's not going to like this little bit. oh, yeah. this is how newborn screening is done now. the heel prick blood tests which this five—day old is having at the rosie maternity hospital in cambridge. it screens for nine genetic disorders, including cystic fibrosis. whole genome sequencing will identify around 200 conditions, all of them treatable. i think it sounds fantastic to catch babies that could potentially be ill a little bit later so early. the voluntary study will enrol 100,000 healthy newborns who will have their entire dna mapped, looking for gene disorders that emerge in early childhood. we could avoid harm that is done by picking those conditions up late and also reduce the pressure on families but also the health system.

there is enormous potential here and in some cases these conditions where the intervention is there, it may save children's lives. dna sequencing used to be prohibitively expensive and time—consuming — no longer. this brave new world of genetics is only possible because machines like this can map our dna, more than 3 billion letters of code, faster and cheaper than ever before. there you go, there is your medicine, 0wen. the treatment for 0wen's rare thyroid disorder costs just a few pence a day... come on, let's go to school, then. ..but makes a massive difference to him and his family. we are moving on to looking at adding and subtracting multiples of ten. genome sequencing does raise ethical questions. it could identify children at high risk of cancer later in life but the research team say they will only look at treatable childhood conditions like 0wen's where early diagnosis may prevent serious harm.

fergus walsh, bbc news. the founder of the collapsed crypto currency exchange ftx, sam bankman—fried, has been charged with defrauding customers of billions of dollars. ftx was the world's second largest crypto exchange — allowing customers to buy and sell cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin. the us securities and exchange commission allege he misused funds belonging to its trading customers. joe tidy has more. sam bankman—fried was the front man of his $32 billion ftx empire. nicknamed the king of crypto, he was one of the industry's biggest personalities. but since his empire collapsed leaving more than1 million customers out of pocket, he has faced numerous accusations of misusing customer funds. has faced numerous accusations of misusing customerfunds. now in custody in the bahamas, the us accuses him of, in their words,

building a house of cards on a foundation of deception. in multiple interviews most recently with the bbc this week, he admitted to mismanaging ftx.— bbc this week, he admitted to mismanaging ftx. where you or fraudulent? _ mismanaging ftx. where you or fraudulent? i— mismanaging ftx. where you or fraudulent? i didn't _ mismanaging ftx. where you or fraudulent? i didn't commit - mismanaging ftx. where you or i fraudulent? i didn't commit fraud, i don't think i committed fraud. i didn't wantany don't think i committed fraud. i didn't want any of this to happen. i was certainly not nearly as competent as i thought i was. ftx is the second-largest _ competent as i thought i was. ftx is the second-largest crypto _ competent as i thought i was. ftx is the second—largest crypto exchange in the world and allow people to exchange their normal money into bitcoin or any of the many other digital on offer. $10 billion was traded through ftx every day. but ftx had a sister company, also owned by sam bankman—fried, a hedge fund. his companies both simultaneously collapsed when it was revealed their finances were unstable. the us securities and exchange commission has now charged him with multiple financial crimes, including

fraudulently using ftx customer money to keep the hedge fund afloat. the 30—year—old entrepreneur had promised to build a silicon valley of crypto here, attracted by favourable crypto regulations. bahamian police were already conducting their own investigation into the collapse, but it seems the us has moved first. authorities here say they are planning to fully comply with any us extradition request. joe tidy, bbc news. mp's have been revisiting the issue of racism within cricket a year on from the initial session azeem rafiq says there are some within the game who are in denial. our senior sports news correspondent laura scott has been listening to the evidence. laura scott is here. he said it was with a sense of

sadness he was back in the same committee room giving evidence on theissue committee room giving evidence on the issue he said some people are refusing to accept. he said threats and abuse his family have received since he spoke out, including a man defecating in the garden of his family home and another man circling the property at night carrying what appeared to be a chain. he said these incidents have led to move his family abroad. he did say the ecb have given him 24—hour security in recent lunch and he has had apologies from some within the sport, but he said he wants the culture of cricket to be addressed. although everybody has made this about— although everybody has made this about me, it is not about me. i spoke — about me, it is not about me. i spoke out _ about me, it is not about me. i spoke out not to make cricket a bad place. _ spoke out not to make cricket a bad place. but _ spoke out not to make cricket a bad place, but so my children could come and play~ _ place, but so my children could come and play~ i_ place, but so my children could come and play. iwould place, but so my children could come and play. i would love to have come and play. i would love to have come and told _ and play. i would love to have come and told you — and play. i would love to have come and told you how great things have been, _ and told you how great things have been. how — and told you how great things have been, how much cricket has changed. but unfortunately, what feels like it's cricket — but unfortunately, what feels like it's cricket is very much in denial.

also— it's cricket is very much in denial. also at— it's cricket is very much in denial. also at the — it's cricket is very much in denial. also at the hearing was the former cricketer ahmed, who said his complaints had been brushed under the carpet. he said there are signs things are moving forward, he is pinning a lot of hope on the publication of an independent report into equity in cricket. that is coming in the new year. despite signs of progress and initiatives, a lot of people will take from today that the main whistle—blower in all of this has had to flee the country and so the game's response to this has left him cold.— has left him cold. laura, thank you very much- — 0fsted is warning that too many children with special educational needs are facing delays in getting properly assessed. the watchdog's annual report shows only 60% of education, health and care plans last year were issued by local authorities within the 20—week statutory limit. the department for education has promised improvements in the new year. 0ur education correspondent

elaine dunkley has this report. harry is three and a half. trying to navigate the system to get him the right help for his needs has pushed his mother to the edge. it right help for his needs has pushed his mother to the edge.— his mother to the edge. it has affected my — his mother to the edge. it has affected my mental _ his mother to the edge. it has affected my mental health - his mother to the edge. it has - affected my mental health majorly, majorly. it is like being on a merry—go—round. you just can't get off, you can't get a straight answer. . , off, you can't get a straight answer. ., , , , ., ., answer. leanne is desperate for har to answer. leanne is desperate for harry to get _ answer. leanne is desperate for harry to get an _ answer. leanne is desperate for harry to get an education - answer. leanne is desperate for harry to get an education and i answer. leanne is desperate for - harry to get an education and health care plan, a document identifying his needs and how to support him. without it, he won't get a place at a specialist school in the area which takes children from the age of three. , , , three. everything he needs is in the hands of professionals. _ three. everything he needs is in the hands of professionals. his - three. everything he needs is in the hands of professionals. his needs i hands of professionals. his needs are so much more and i cannot meet those, because that is impossible for me to do. and that is what's hard, that he could be in a setting now, but he's not. this hard, that he could be in a setting now, but he's not.— now, but he's not. this is casey. i like designing _ now, but he's not. this is casey. i like designing and _ now, but he's not. this is casey. i like designing and building - like designing and building computers. i also love engineering

and electronics and physics. despite his intelligence _ and electronics and physics. despite his intelligence he _ and electronics and physics. despite his intelligence he struggled - and electronics and physics. despite his intelligence he struggled at - his intelligence he struggled at primary school. he has autism and dyslexia. his first application for an education and health care plan was rejected. eventually, casey got the support he needed but only after waiting eight months. the the support he needed but only after waiting eight months.— the support he needed but only after waiting eight months. the change was massive. waiting eight months. the change was massive- what — waiting eight months. the change was massive. what happened, _ waiting eight months. the change was massive. what happened, a _ waiting eight months. the change was massive. what happened, a few - waiting eight months. the change was massive. what happened, a few smallj massive. what happened, a few small things were put into place so having someone casey could check in and out with, having one—to—one support in english, getting the support full stats. we were from a child who didn't want to go to school, to a child who wanted to go to school. it child who wanted to go to school. it is hard getting children assessed, it is hard — is hard getting children assessed, it is hard getting the right specialist services. some families are turning — specialist services. some families are turning to private assessment and schools are picking up the gaps themselves out of their own budgets with things like speech therapy. it is a system that is leaving a lot of people _ is a system that is leaving a lot of people unsatisfied at the moment. today's_ people unsatisfied at the moment. today's report also highlights

children are being put on part—time timetables to manage behaviour. chris is starting a support group to help parents. his son has autism and adhd and faces numerous exclusions at school. he adhd and faces numerous exclusions at school. . , adhd and faces numerous exclusions at school. ., , ., ., ,. ., ., adhd and faces numerous exclusions at school. .,, ., ., ,. ., at school. he was out of school for over 14 months. _ at school. he was out of school for over 14 months. some _ at school. he was out of school for over 14 months. some of - at school. he was out of school for over 14 months. some of the - at school. he was out of school for i over 14 months. some of the schools tactics, half day exclusions is because they cannot support the kids. they are getting denied opportunities. the kids. they are getting denied opportunities. kids. they are getting denied o- ortunities. ., ., , opportunities. the government has -romised opportunities. the government has promised improvement _ opportunities. the government has promised improvement to - opportunities. the government has| promised improvement to specialist educational needs in the new year with £400 million of investment. 0fsted said early intervention is crucial with too many families caught in a system failing them from the start. elaine dunkley, bbc news. last night the uk saw its coldest night since february 2021. temperatures fell to a low of —17.3 celsius overnight in braemar in the scottish highlands. let's have a look at the rest of the weather, here's keith—lucas. yes, last winter we didn't see anything as cold as this. this is

how we started the day in northumberland, clear blue skies