good morning. welcome to breakfast withjon kay and nina warhurst. our headlines today: the family of 23—year—old cody fisher, who was stabbed to death at a club in birmingham on boxing day, say their hearts are broken. in the us, arctic conditions claim at least 62 lives, as some officials call it the blizzard of the century. here the blizzard of the century. on merseyside police a continuing here on merseyside police are continuing to question two people in connection with the murder of a 26 year woman at the best pub on christmas eve. —— at this pub.

manchester united move to within a point of the champions league places after marcus rashford sent them on their way to a convincing win over nottingham forest. we have heavy rain sweeping in from the south—west, pushing north—east through the day. behind it we see a return to sunshine and showers but wherever you are, it will be windy. good morning, everybody. it's wednesday the 28th of december. our main story: relatives of a 23—year—old man stabbed to death on the dance floor of a birmingham nightclub have described him as their "best friend". cody fisher, a non—league footballer and school sport coach, was fatally injured on boxing day, as greg mackenzie reports. 23—year—old cody fisher was in the prime of his life, but his life was cut short, stabbed to death on a dance floor ofa birmingham nightclub on boxing day. described by his family as a best friend, the semi—professional footballer and sports coach was fatally injured at the crane nightclub in digbeth.

police believe he was approached by a group before being attacked. tragic incident that really unfortunately brings home how important it is for the police and other partners to really get on top of knife crime in the city. it's dreadful when these incidents happen because people need to feel that they are safe. they need to feel safe and they need to be safe. many tributes have been paid to cody fisher online, including this one from jessica, describing him as the love of her life. writing on instagram, she said... other tributes include mike burke, bromsgrove chairman. it was a club the 23—year—old

once played for. we were due to play stratford next monday at home. and cody is a registered player with stratford and we intend to use that match as a tribute to cody and we can all show our love and respect to him on that day. in a statement, the family of cody fisher said... police say they are yet to make any arrests and are urging anyone who has information to get in touch. the crane nightclub says it has cancelled its planned new year's eve event on saturday in light of what happened here on boxing day. greg mckenzie, bbc news. our reporter amy cole is in birmingham. amy, police are still very keen to hear from anyone

with any information? that's right, they are. this nightclub is still a crime scene with detectives working overnight as they try to establish exactly what happened and who was responsible for the appalling and callous murder of cody fisher. west midlands police say this was simply a young man enjoying himself with friends on a boxing day night out. they have been examining cctv and they say there were hundreds of people in the nightclub at that time. it has capacity for 3500 revellers and while they have spoken to a number of people already they are keen to hear from anyone who was there and to might have witnessed awful and what happened and questions will be asked about how tight security was

that night. cody fisher was attending a special event featuring that techno dj marco carola. it had started at 3pm. police believe he was approached by a group while on the dance floor before being stabbed. it happened at a quarter to midnight so not long before it was due to finish and he was declared dead 30 minutes later after frantic attempts to save his life. the venue issued a statement saying they are saddened and shocked and are working with investigators. this seemed like a young man who had everything going for him and that has been ripped away, his family is life have been torn apart and police will be anxious to apprehend the killer as soon as possible. in the meantime neighbourhood officers will be patrolling the area over the coming days to offer reassurance. three people have been treated in hospital following a suspected gas explosion

at house a worcestershire. another person was also hurt in the blast in evesham just after 5pm yesterday afternoon. five neighbouring properties were evacuated as a precaution. a 62—year—old man has died after being hit by a police car in west lothian on boxing day. he was taken to hospital but pronounced dead shortly after the incident, which happened just after 10pm in livingston. police are appealing for witnesses. emergency workers in the us say they fear the death toll from a severe blizzard will continue to rise today — even though the weather is beginning to improve. so far 62 people have died in a storm that caused major disruption from canada to mexico — but more fatalities are expected to be discovered as homes and vehicles become accessible again. 0ur north america correspondent nada tawfik is in new york. the scenes from across the country have just been absolutely shocking, seeing communities as far south as florida completely frozen — now, though, starting to thaw out.

of course, the most affected city has been buffalo and authorities are already warning that it will take several days to get the city back open. they've urged people to stay indoors unless absolutely necessary because they are still getting ploughs out to clear out all of the roadways. they are under four feet of snow, so it is quite a task. and we see basic services like ambulances just starting to open back up. at grocery stores, lines of people queuing to get food after running out after the last several days and needing basic essentials, so the conditions there have been quite treacherous. and in addition to that, across the country, we are still seeing travel greatly affected. in fact, thousands of flights remain cancelled or delayed, and that's likely to persist into the new year's eve travel period, so quite chaotic at the nation's airports at the moment. now, this bomb cyclone came

at the absolute worst time, right in the holiday period, keeping many people away from theirfamily and loved ones, and even though the bad weather has started to ease up slightly, the problems are likely to persist for days. detectives are continuing to question two people over the fatal shooting of a 26—year—old woman at a pub in merseyside. ellie edwards, who worked at a hair and beauty salon, was shot in the head at the lighthouse pub in wallasey, just before midnight on chrismas eve. 0ur reporter mairead smyth is at the scene. any developments there? as you say to --eole any developments there? as you say to peeple are — any developments there? as you say to people are still— any developments there? as you say to people are still being _ to people are still being questioned, that includes a 30—year—old man from tranmere and a 19—year—old woman from roxbury, in connection with this murder that has been condemned by the merseyside

police and crime commissioner is despicable. last night she thanked the police officers, many give up their christmases to deal with this tragedy. it happened when the pub was busy and people were celebrating the start of christmas but it ended so tragically for ali edwards, 26—year—old murdered. before others continue to be treated in hospital. the cording remains in place and a number of floral tributes have been laid and police remain here to keep the scene under protection until they find any evidence that could help them find the people responsible for this murder. the police and crime commissioner has joined merseyside chief constable serena kennedy in asking anyone with information to come forward and last night merseyside police were out in this area, which should have been busy, pubs in this area, and they

were trying to reassure people who still want to meet up with friends over christmas and speaking to republicans about what happened and just hoping for any information that can help them find and convert those responsible for ellie edwards' murder. hundreds of people are fleein: edwards' murder. hundreds of people are fleeing the _ edwards' murder. hundreds of people are fleeing the ukrainian _ edwards' murder. hundreds of people are fleeing the ukrainian city - edwards' murder. hundreds of people are fleeing the ukrainian city of- are fleeing the ukrainian city of kherson after an increase in the intensity of bombardment. russian forces are selling it on a daily basis. yesterday the maternity ward of a hospital was struck and lots of civilians have died in the shelling. we have to keep reminding ourselves what day it is! it is still well in state and if you need to leave the house for the first time in days, carol can tell us what the weather will be.

if you are planning to step outside any time soon take your brolly because heavy rain is moving from the south—west heading north—east and as we head through the rest of this year you can expect spells of heavy rain at times, it will be windy especially on friday and some snow on northern hills. what we have at the moment is a relatively dry start as we push north but rain already in the south—west will move steadily northwards and eastwards. behind it slowly it will brighten up in the south—west and wales, we might see some late afternoon sunshine and it will be windy with these black circles representing wind gusts. temperatures still cool in the north, 7—10, as we come south we are looking at i! and i2. in the north, 7—10, as we come south we are looking at i! and 12. this evening and overnight there goes the ring, it will follow a sleet and snow on high ground in scotland and

mooring comes across northern ireland, england and wales, some heavy but it will fizzle out by the end of the night and it will be a windy night but for most not an especially cold one so tomorrow we lose the rain, there will be a lot of dry weather and a mixture of sunshine, bright spells and showers. rain from the west also pushes east and we will see more snow on top of the grampians and highlands, temperatures of 6—10 and as we go through the rest of this week, to the end of the year, it will remain unsettled. thank you, carol, we will see you again shortly. let's take a look at some of today's papers. the mail leads on a conservative mp accusing union leaders of planning a "de facto general strike" in the new year. it comes after one organisation launched a scheme for activists to get rewards for attending the most picket lines. the daily mirror says two—thirds ofjunior doctors

are considering leaving the nhs. it comes as the british medical association is due to hold a ballot over walk—outs in january. another strike, potentially. you can tell it's between _ another strike, potentially. you can tell it's between christmas - another strike, potentially. you can tell it's between christmas and - another strike, potentially. you can tell it's between christmas and new year because the paper is different. the telegraph reports that police failed to solve more than a million thefts and burglaries last year, according to government figures. burglars and thieves are routinely let off, the paper says, because police can't find a suspect, leaving victims with no option other than to claim on their insurance. and bbc news 0nline reports that border force staff are beginning the second in a series of strikes at uk airports today. around a thousand members of the pcs union, many of whom work in passport control, will strike until new year's eve over pay, jobs and conditions. what will be the impact of that at airports? what will be the impact of that at airorts? . , , airports? that will be interesting. pa . e airports? that will be interesting. page seven _ airports? that will be interesting. page seven of— airports? that will be interesting. page seven of the _ airports? that will be interesting.

page seven of the daily _ airports? that will be interesting. page seven of the daily mail, - airports? that will be interesting. i page seven of the daily mail, boxing day boosters back, a 57% rise in football compared to last year with people hitting boxing day sales. that's a big jump, 50%. but people hitting boxing day sales. that's a bigjump, 50%.- people hitting boxing day sales. that's a bigjump, 50%. that's a big “ump, 50%. but this is joan that's a bigjump, 50%. but this is joan collins. _ that's a bigjump, 50%. but this is joan collins, 89, _ that's a bigjump, 50%. but this is joan collins, 89, she _ that's a bigjump, 50%. but this is joan collins, 89, she has- that's a bigjump, 50%. but this is joan collins, 89, she hasjust - that's a bigjump, 50%. but this is joan collins, 89, she hasjust had | joan collins, 89, she hasjust had her christmas lunch, a dip in the pool with her shades on. she is my idol, she looks amazing.— pool with her shades on. she is my idol, she looks amazing. where you are not in the _ idol, she looks amazing. where you are not in the pool— idol, she looks amazing. where you are not in the pool after _ idol, she looks amazing. where you are not in the pool after your- are not in the pool after your christmas lunch? you see all the papers have something different but all of them have diet tips and what you need to know to lose way. it’s you need to know to lose way. it's too soon! — you need to know to lose way. it's too soon! the _ you need to know to lose way. it's too soon! the male _ you need to know to lose way. it's too soon! the male are _ you need to know to lose way. it's too soon! the male are talking - you need to know to lose way. it's i too soon! the male are talking about how one fest — too soon! the male are talking about how one fest of _ too soon! the male are talking about how one fest of dog _ too soon! the male are talking about how one fest of dog owners - too soon! the male are talking about how one fest of dog owners say - too soon! the male are talking about how one fest of dog owners say theirj how one fest of dog owners say their dogs have put on way over christmas. —— one fifth. apparently they are all saggy tummies and are needing to lose weight with lots of walks. we

are all there, apart from joan. most parents will tell you that the arrival of a new baby is one of the most wonderful — but also the most worrying, tiring and stressful — events in life. now imagine doing it when you're not sure you can afford to keep the house warm. that's the situation for more and more families during this cost of living crisis — and it's when so—called baby banks come into their own. breakfast�*s jayne mccubbin has been finding out more. katy, how many referrals have we had this month? 50? 50, that's a month on month thing now. so many people go through the same thing, but you always feel shame. so we're giving them warm blankets, we're giving them hot water bottles, we're giving them dressing gowns, anything that we can to help keep the children warm. you shouldn't feel shame, you shouldn't feel that way. this is how it feels to have a baby when you have to rely on the kindness of strangers. it is mid—november and there's so much to look forward to in natalia and eli's house,

notjust christmas, but in 2a hours, the arrival of a new baby sister. but there's a lot to worry about, too. it's quite scary. and it brings me to tears that i have to sit in a cold house until a certain time to put my heating on. for when he comes home from school. i've got a baby coming so it can't be that way. i topped up my gas yesterday, and from yesterday to today i've used £6 odd. and that's a lot of money. i mean, that is really cute, isn't it? they have been supported by the local baby bank. kids bank have provided essential items for baby's arrival, all gratefully received as natalia juggles universal credit with soaring energy bills. it's help, though, she wishes she didn't need. what we having, are we having a baby? it's not embarrassing, but it feels embarrassing and that's really sad. it shouldn't be that way,

it shouldn't be that way. sorry about that. on top of all this... oh, it's for our baby. christmas. when she comes, yeah. that is so far away from my mind, it's unreal. you're being induced? tomorrow. tomorrow? yeah, scary. the baby bank which helped natalia... this is the heart of kids bank. ..says it has never been busier. how great is the need? oh, i can't even begin to convey to you. we thought the pandemic was as bad as it could get. but this, this financial crisis is far, far worse. when families have cut down on everything that they can cut down, there's nothing left. just a mile away, they have opened up a storage facility just for christmas. it is an aladdin's cave of donated gifts waiting to go out to families in need.

the cost of living has risen so much, they can't even afford to shop in the charity shops for theirfamilies. so we're trying to plug that gap. there is a lot of generosity, isn't there? yeah, the generosity is just incredible. they've had to come into a bigger premises, just because we've been given so much. six weeks after i first met natalia and eli, we return. it is minus four outside. hello, hello! how are you? this is maisie, six weeks tuesday. oh, my goodness, and how have those six weeks been? 0h... lovely, because it's nice, new mum. but at the same time, it's exhausting. the tree is decorated, the house is warm. but this is what constantly invades natalia's thoughts. you're monitoring all the time.

yeah, all the time. and then you think about how many days away you are from pay. 28th is my pay day. 28th, you might then have a cold christmas. yeah, there could be, but it won't be. that means me holding back on other things. like what? well, food for myself, yeah. are you eating properly? not great. i'm not, but eli will be and maisie will be fine. but you're breast—feeding and you need to look after yourself. yeah. she has turned to citizens advice for heating vouchers and the baby bank for support. you would have been lost, absolutely lost them? yeah, kids bank are amazing. absolutely, you know, they're all angels there. but it's frightening and scary, it's not a nice feeling at all. no, no. you've got a little friend here. christmas is all young families want to think about

at this time of year, but this year that is harder than ever. hello! they have no option, though, but to cope. be all right, because you just have to be ok. you have to? yeah. jayne mccubbin, bbc news. congratulations to natalia on the arrival of her baby, absolutely beautiful at what is clearly a difficult time. a government spokesperson told us... "we recognise people are struggling with rising prices, which is why we are protecting millions of those most in need with at least £1200 of direct help this year, including £400 towards energy costs." we will keep in touch with natalia in the months ahead. jane is here for the sport. good morning. domestic football is back, and some. that man behind you is on fire. he has recovered well from the world cup. he helped us out to victory last night.

manchester united have had the ideal start to the second part of their season after they beat nottingham forest 3—0 to move just a point outside the champions league places. marcus rashford got the first of their goals and has now scored in consecutive games since returning from the world cup with england. the result puts united one point behind tottenham with a game in hand. football is very up and down, and you have to learn to try and control your emotions and sometimes it's difficult. obviously, going out of the world cup was a massive disappointment. but, you know, you have to take your time and just try and get your head back before you come back here because you can't afford to be losing games and feeling sorry for ourselves. so i'm pleased with the response with everyone, really, for coming back in and integrating so quickly again. chelsea seem to have benefited from the world cup break. this great strike from england midfielder mason mount helped them to a 2—0 win over bournemouth — theirfirst league win since mid—0ctober. but there are new concerns over reece james, with manager graham potter saying he has his fingers crossed that james's latest knee

injury isn't serious. bristol bears won their first gallagher premiership match for three months, beating harlequins at the stoop to move off the bottom of the table. the match was part of a double header which saw quins women's side beat bristol in the premier 155. it was shaunagh brown's final match before retirement asjoe lynskey reports. for 14 years over christmas, harlequins have gone round to the neighbours, but this time, due to rail strikes, their date at twickenham has been pushed back. so next door, at the stoop, they welcomed bristol bears, who forced their way in to the try line. bristol are bottom of the league but still with hope of the play—offs, and with a pass through the rain found gabriel ibitoye, a former harlequins player, who now put bristol ten points up. but harlequins went here for five league wins in a row, the team third in the league produced great moments. cadan murley put them back in touch, but still they trailed

by three, and somehow late on they missed this. and he goes through the gap. 0h, he's lost it! that gave bristol their first league win for three months, all by the margin of one spill of the ball. in a double—header of this fixture, harlequins women won with eight tries. midway through their season, they approach a new era. quins' shaunagh brown is retiring at 32, a domestic title winner here, a world cup runner—up with england. this was the day the stoop stopped to say goodbye to an influential figure for club, country and her sport. joe lynskey, bbc news. congratulations to her. this time last year horse racing trainer nicky martin was annoyed that she'd forgotten to enter her horse, the two amigos, into the welsh grand national. this year she's celebrating the same horse winning the big race. welshjockey david prichard edged ahead in the final straight to take the victory at chepstow.

he later described winning the race in his home nation as "absolutely incredible". the defending champion peter wright has fallen to a shock defeat at the pdc world darts championships. he's been knocked out by the belgian kim huybrechts in the round of 32. snakebite, as wright is known, went a set up, but was off his game and huybrechts took full advantage, reeling off four sets in a row to stun alexandra palace and eliminate last year's winner. still on football, christmas fixtures are coming thick and fast. manchester city play leeds later and there is a full fixture list in scotland, six games there tonight. you look happy that it's back. it never really went away.

the time is 6:24am. we need to check in with breakfast teams around the uk and we will see you in a very good morning from bbc london, i'm alice salfield. train passengers are being warned to expect significant disruption at euston and paddington today and tomorrow. members of the tssa are taking strike action meaning a significantly reduced service with short—notice alterations on great western railway and no services at all on london northwestern railway. planned engineering work will also affect some routes. border force staff at gatwick and heathrow airport are also striking again today. staff operating passport booths are due to walk out every day for the rest of the year. once again the military will be staffing passport control. and you can find out more about all the strikes taking place this week and into the new year and how they might affect you on the bbc news app or head

to bbc.co.uk/london. in other news, a body has been found inside a burning car in south london. the police and fire brigade were called to reports of a car on fire in clarence avenue in clapham yesterday morning. after the fire was put out a body was found inside the car. police are working to identify the person and are treating the case as unexpected. a three—year—old american bulldog from essex who could only crawl as a puppy is now winning competitions after making an incredible recovery. winnie could only shuffle along on her forelegs because her ligaments and tendons wouldn't support her. but swimming sessions in a hydro—therapy pool had what her owner describes as a "magic" effect. it really was a game changer for her recovery, yes. she... we saw instant change, as soon as she got in the pool, it was like a magic wand was waved. it took six weeks to get her up

on herfeet, and, you know, itjust really has changed her life. let's take a look at the tubes now. the 0verground has a number of ongoing part closures so do check if you're due to travel. now onto the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello there, good morning. it's going to be very unsettled as we head through the rest of this week across the capital and consequently the rest of the year. so, wet and windy for much of the time but it is going to stay mild and it is a mild start to this morning. it's going to be quite murky out there as well. there's lots of low cloud around, we will keep the layers of cloud around as we head throughout the day, and it's been a blustery night. we'll keep the strength of the wind, gusts of wind of around a0 miles an hour, increasing as we head throughout the day. there will be similar breaks of light patchy rain and drizzle, as our weather front gradually makes its way north and eastwards and maybe some heavier downpours round about lunchtime. all of this rain starting to clear away as we head into the evening but there could just be some time for some late brightness out towards the west as we head

towards the end of the day. but brightness in very short supply today. it is milder than yesterday, highs of around i! or 12 celsius. 0vernight tonight, a mixture of clear spells, with some showers coming through too. it is looking drier tomorrow but it stays windy. we will see a return to those wet conditions again on friday morning. that's all for now, back to nina and jon. bye for now. hello, you're watching breakfast withjon kay and nina warhurst. we're here until nine o'clock this morning, with all your news and sport. first it's time to take a look back at 2022 and remember some of the people who died in the last 12 months. # like a bat out of hell # i'll be gone when the morning comes

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it's probably the best ball i've ever bowled. what a wonderful change of pace that was. i was 20 years of age when i first came on the scene, and to achieve some of the things that i achieved as an individual along the way, you know, thatjust blew my mind. it was more than my, i ever could imagine. that's it. rod marsh takes another catch. england are all out for 305. tudor has gone down for newcastle. radford again. oh, what a goal! what a goal! radford the scorer. here comes lester piggot... oh, this is going to be the try of the championship. doddie weir smashing through. weir has scored. doddie weir is the man who's over. when he goes like that, he's like a mad giraffe, but he's got great skills.

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on treatment and do you not look at freddie and your kids and just think, it's just not fair. on many levels, this is a thriving, bustling city, doing very good business, like many others. we've been here for about 20 minutes and people have made us feel very welcome. but there is also a sense that at any point something could go wrong. thank you for letting me into your home in the morning, whether it's in the kitchen or the living room or, as i'm often told, the bedroom. and whether you've been with us for the past 15 years orjust this morning, i hope you find it worthwhile. it certainly has been for me. breakfast back as usual tomorrow from six. till then, have a great day. bye bye. group hug. can't be anything so bad, can it? what have you done? been out and robbed a bank? no. so where did you get it? it's the christmas club money. what? i'll pay it back, pauline.

every last penny. i'll pay it back somehow. with my nerves, i've got to smoke. you silly little man. i have wronged him. the only way that i am like dot is in my feelings about spirituality. 0nly, they are rather advanced for dot. but apart from that, i'm not really like dot at all, i don't think. it's money you're after, you're looking in the wrong place. confess to jesus. he'll forgive you. well, you see, audrey,

i've got a surprise for you. 0h, lovely. i adore surprises. nice ones, that is. where is it? at your place. actually, it was my mother's idea, but i wanted to give you something to show my esteem. and it's at my place? yes. shall we stroll across and see? you're going to find yourself disengaged if i don't see some evidence that you're going to start expanding this ratty old business. ratty old business? well, nobody�*s marrying me into this sordid little empire. if only you had ploughed a bit more back in. you could have had a row of shops by now. i'm looking for a bit of comfort in my old age, and until i see some signs of it, i'm keeping my bedside to myself. hello, campers. this is radio maplin. don't forget, in half an hour's time, we start the big event of the week, the holiday princess

competition around the olympic sized swimming pool. see you all there.. hide hi! hi di ho! do nits get a blessing? are fleas to be excluded? should we bring along our free range eggs to have the unborn chickens blessed before we go home and scramble them? fora big chap, david, you're being very childish. i'm being childish. i'm not the one who's going to bless the hamster. i mean, for heaven's sake, what if your congregation start eating each other? university challenge tournament. asking the questions. bamber gascoigne. hello and welcome again to the knockout competition on university challenge. let's go straight into the game. here's the first starter for ten. the big one coming up, here's your starter for ten. round 2 minutes to go, and here's the start again. starter for ten. we all thought, i think,

that it was the job for about three months. had anyone known that the first round of it was going to last for 25 years, and we were talking about a job for 25 years. i think we'd have all been so frightened we could hardly have read the card. # we're walking in the air # we're floating in the moonlit sky # the people far below are sleeping as we fly #give me a sign # give me a sign # hit me, baby, one more time

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# time is slipping away # away from my # stay with me. # i can make, make you glad you came # i got so much love to show you # come into my life you're patronising me. i'm not. i am not patronising you. we said we were going honest. i think you're an attractive guy. i think you're cute enough to kiss. i mean, if i didn't know you. the chief voted. now, will you please turn the television set on? mr mcmurphy, the meeting was adjourned and the vote was closed. but the vote was ten to eight. the chief has got his hand up. look. no, mr mcmurphy. when the meeting was adjourned, the vote was nine to nine. oh, come on.

you're not going to say that now. music: whole lotta shaking when were you married? well, we leave our personal questions out of this. music: great balls of fire 0ur briefing was to fly across the dam, to drop the bomb as near as possible to the centre of the dam. it was a thrilling experience. i think it was a great raid. i think it was a tribute to all those who took part, particularly those who gave their lives in pursuing their targets.

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mr spock, i haven't done anything like this in years. if it isn't done just right, i could blow the entire communication system. it's very delicate work, sir. when i told him i was leaving the show, he said, "how can you leave? "there is a door open here that you cannot allow to close because you have the first non—stereotypical role in television. and the world is looking." ever hold a ball or glove to your face? yeah. i used to love travelling on the trains from town to town. the hotels. brass spittoons in the lobby�*s brass beds in the rooms. it was the crowd. rising to their feet.

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is that my children's generation will show them to their children. so you can be watching it in 50 years' time. easy. i'll not be here, sadly. don't you think on it for one minute. but hagrid will. yes. yeah, well, i must have a no offence on a day like this. i'm taking too great a liberty on a day like this, you know? no mr perks, of course it's not a liberty. no. dear mr perks, we love you quite as much as if you're an uncle of our own. hey. 0h, we're delighted to see you back, madam. we've been trying to get dinner for you. we had a few problems. you know, i don't understand half the things you say these days. nor me. no, fair dues. you had a funny old time of it lately. it was poor old... what's his name? lance. bless him. that barmy old christmas. # in the heat of the night

they call me mr tibbs. i'm a police officer. # amen the winner is sidney poitier. # amen # sing it over. i love your daughter. there was nothing i wouldn't do to try to keep her as happy as she was the day i met her. but it seems to me without your approval, we will make no sense at all. # song: summer nights # song: you're the one that i want

# song: sandy a few moments ago, buckingham palace announced the death of her majesty queen elizabeth ii. the palace has just issued this statement. it says the queen died peacefully at balmoral this afternoon.

the king and the queen consort will remain at balmoral this evening and will return to london tomorrow. music: thus spoke zarathustra time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. a very good morning from bbc london.

i'm alice salfield. train passengers are being warned to expect significant disruption at euston and paddington today and tomorrow. members of the tssa union are taking strike action — meaning great western railway will have significantly reduced services with short—notice alterations and london northwestern railway will have no services at all. planned engineering work will also affect some routes. border force staff at gatwick and heathrow airports are also striking again today. staff operating passport booths are due to walk out every day for the rest of the year. the military will be staffing passport control. and you can find out more about all the strikes taking place this week and into the new year, and how they might affect you, on the bbc news app or by heading to bbc.co.uk/london. in other news — a body has been found in a burning car in south london. emergency services were called to reports of a car on fire in clarence avenue

in clapham yesterday morning. after the fire was put out a body was found inside. police are working to identify the person and are treating the case as "unexpected". a three—year—old american bulldog from essex who could only crawl as a puppy is now winning competitions after making an incredible recovery. winnie could only shuffle along on her forelegs because her ligaments and tendons wouldn't support her. but swimming sessions in a hydro—therapy pool had what her owner describes as a "magic" effect. it really was a game changer for her recovery, yes. she... we saw instant change, as soon as she got in the pool, it was like a magic wand was waved. it took six weeks to get her up on herfeet, and, you know, itjust really has changed her life. let's take a look at the tubes now. the 0verground has a number of ongoing part closures so do check

if you're due to travel. now onto the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello there, good morning. it's going to be very unsettled as we head through the rest of this week across the capital and consequently for the rest of the year. so, wet and windy for much of the time but it is going to stay mild and it is a mild start to this morning. it's going to be quite murky out there as well. there's lots of low cloud around, we will keep the layers of cloud around as we head throughout the day, and it's been a blustery night. we'll keep the strength of the wind, gusts of wind of around a0 miles an hour, increasing as we head throughout the day. there will be similar breaks of light patchy rain and drizzle, as our weather front gradually makes its way north and eastwards and maybe some heavier downpours round about lunchtime. all of this rain starting to clear away as we head into the evening but there could just be some time for some late brightness out towards the west as we head towards the end of the day. but brightness in very short supply today. it is milder than yesterday, highs of around i! or 12 celsius. 0vernight tonight, a mixture of clear spells, with some

showers coming through too. it is looking drier tomorrow but it stays windy. we will see a return to those wet conditions again on friday morning. that's all for now. i'll be back in half an hour. bye bye. good morning welcome to breakfast withjon kay and nina warhurst.

0ur headlines today: the family of 23—year—old cody fisher who was stabbed to death at a club in birmingham on boxing day say their hearts are broken. in the us, arctic conditions claim at least 62 lives, as some officials call it the blizzard of the century. a great performance from marcus rashford helped manchester united to victory last night. a 3—0 win over nottingham forest moves united to within a point of the champions league places. re—discovering the joy of building scale models — we find out why the classic hobby is booming. today we have a band of heavy rain moving from the south—west, pushing north east, behind it some showers and wherever you are it will be windy. i will have the details later. it's wednesday the 28th of december. our main story:

relatives of a 23—year—old man stabbed to death on the dance floor of a birmingham nightclub have described him as their "best friend". cody fisher, a non—league footballer and school sport coach, was fatally injured on boxing day, as greg mackenzie reports. 23—year—old cody fisher was in the prime of his life, but his life was cut short, stabbed to death on a dance floor ofa birmingham nightclub on boxing day. described by his family as a best friend, the semi—professional footballer and sports coach was fatally injured at the crane nightclub in digbeth. police believe he was approached by a group before being attacked. tragic incident that really unfortunately brings home how important it is for the police and other partners to really get on top of knife crime in the city. it's dreadful when these incidents happen because people need to feel that they are safe. they need to feel safe and they need to be safe.

many tributes have been paid to cody fisher online, including this one from jessica, describing him as the love of her life. writing on instagram, she said... 0ther tributes include mike burke, bromsgrove chairman. it was a club the 23—year—old once played for. we were due to play stratford next monday at home. and cody is a registered player with stratford and we intend to use that match as a tribute to cody and we can all show our love and respect to him on that day. in a statement, the family of cody fisher said...

police say they are yet to make any arrests and are urging anyone who has information to get in touch. the crane nightclub says it has cancelled its planned new year's eve event on saturday in light of what happened here on boxing day. greg mckenzie, bbc news. 0ur reporter amy cole is in birmingham. amy, police are still very keen to hear from anyone with any information? absolutely, they are. this nightclub is still a crime scene with detectives working overnight to establish exactly what happened and who was responsible for the appalling and callous murder of cody

fisher. west midlands police say he was simply a young man enjoying himself with friends on a boxing day night out. they've been examining cctv footage. the force says there were hundreds of people in the nightclub at the time. it has capacity for 3500 people and no doubt they have spoken to people already they are still keen to hear from anyone who was there and who witnessed or may have even filmed the incident. questions will no doubt be asked about how tight security was that cody fisher was attending a special event featuring the techno dj marco carola. it started at 3pm. police believe a group approached cody while he was on the dance floor before being stabbed at about 1145 pm so not long before the event was due to finish.

he was declared dead 30 minutes later after frantic attempts to save his life. the venue say they are deeply shocked and saddened and are working closely with investigators and the new year's eve event here has been cancelled. this seemed like a young man with everything going for him and that has been ripped away, his family's life has been torn apart and police will be anxious to apprehend the killer as soon as possible. in the meantime neighbourhood officers will be patrolling this area to offer reassurance.— patrolling this area to offer reassurance. ~ , ., ~ , ., emergency workers in the us say they fear the death toll from a severe blizzard will continue to rise today — even though the weather is beginning to improve. so far 62 people have died in a storm that caused major disruption from canada to mexico — but more fatalities are expected to be discovered as homes and vehicles become accessible again. 0ur north america correspondent nada tawfik is in new york.

the scenes from across the country have just been absolutely shocking, seeing communities as far south as florida completely frozen — now, though, starting to thaw out. of course, the most affected city has been buffalo and authorities are already warning that it will take several days to get the city back open. they've urged people to stay indoors unless absolutely necessary because they are still getting ploughs out to clear out all of the roadways. they are under four feet of snow, so it is quite a task. and we see basic services like ambulances just starting to open back up. at grocery stores, lines of people queuing to get food after running out after the last several days and needing basic essentials, so the conditions there have been quite treacherous. and in addition to that, across the country, we are still seeing travel greatly affected. in fact, thousands of flights remain

cancelled or delayed, and that's likely to persist into the new year's eve travel period, so quite chaotic at the nation's airports at the moment. now, this bomb cyclone came at the absolute worst time, right in the holiday period, keeping many people away from theirfamily and loved ones, and even though the bad weather has started to ease up slightly, the problems are likely to persist for days. detectives are continuing to question two people over the fatal shooting of a 26—year—old woman at a pub in merseyside. ellie edwards — who worked at a hair and beauty salon — was shot in the head at the lighthouse pub in wallasey, just before midnight on chrismas eve. 0ur reporter mairead smyth is at the scene. it's a dreadful incident. what can

you tell us about the police search thatis you tell us about the police search that is ongoing? tiara you tell us about the police search that is ongoing?— that is ongoing? two people are bein: that is ongoing? two people are being questioned _ that is ongoing? two people are being questioned by _ that is ongoing? two people are being questioned by merseysidej being questioned by merseyside police, they include a 30—year—old man arrested in the tranmere area on monday night in a 19—year—old woman arrested in rock ferry, both on suspicion of murder, the woman on suspicion of murder, the woman on suspicion of murder, the woman on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder and police are still keen to hearfrom anyone murder and police are still keen to hear from anyone with any information. the lighthouse pub has been closed since this tragic shooting on christmas eve. they should have been an area people were gathering to enjoin celebrations and sadly ellie edward's' sister lucy had just left the pub shortly before the shooting. she came to the scene yesterday to lay flowers in tribute to her sister and i notice from her mum and dad and the key message from merseyside police is this is an incident that should never have

happened in last night the police and crime commissioner for merseyside condemned the attack as despicable. she hasjoined despicable. she has joined merseyside despicable. she hasjoined merseyside chief constable in asking for anyone with any information to come forward so the police can get a clear picture of what happened in wallasey on christmas eve and hopefully find those responsible, convert them to give it some justice to ellie edward's' family, a 26—year—old woman who was not the target of this attack, now sadly dead and the family want any information to help find the killer responsible. a shortage of children's social workers is leading to a significant increase in the amount of money councils are spending on agency staff. the bbc has discovered that spending on temporary staff rose by 38% over five years, from nearly £165 million to just over £227 million. alison holt has more.

this is the front door of protecting children of protecting children from harm in coventry. here, they get between two and 300 calls a week from worried professionals or families. when was it that they sent the e—mail to you? social workers work alongside police and health professionals to keep children safe. i think the best advice i can give is you do see a solicitor and talk to them about not being able to see your baby and what they might be able to advise for you. but with a national shortage of social workers, uk councils are having to employ more agency staff. the only way to cope with the record number of concerns being raised. we do deal with a lot of complex issues, those are the families who are most likely to go on to our social work teams to receive a service from a social worker. freedom of information data collected by the bbc show is among collected by the bbc shows among the 125 uk councils which responded, spending on agency staff grow spending on agency staff rose

significantly over five years. nearly £165 million was spent on temporary children's social workers in 2017. although there was variation between authorities, by 2022, the overall figure had reached more than 227 million — up 38%. john gregg runs children's services in coventry. he says with budgets tight, extra spending on agency staff hits the amount they can spend helping families. regionally and nationally, the reality is, if we are spending more money on children's services and vulnerable children and we are spending it on agency workers rather than a full range of services for children, it does mean that children are going to get less of a service. i also think there are probably impacts on other areas of council service delivery. richard devine is a consultant social worker who has worked in council child protection for more than a decade. he says agency staff can be good but he worries about the instability it brings to families when they know their social

worker is temporary. i have had to work with children and their families over a period of several months or more and needed to build up trusting relationships with them in order to get a clear understanding of what is happening for them and their family. and i think for agency social work, often they are not able to do that because of the short—term basis of their employment. but with more children needing protection, the organisation representing social work agencies says the key problem is how to recruit and keep more social workers. the demand for social workers has gone up, over the pandemic. we need to find that property. we need to fund that properly. we have a chancellor who said that they are now looking at a workforce plan for the nhs, we need exactly the same approach to be taken in social care and social work. the government is currently considering plans for major reform of children's services, including looking at the cost and use of agency staff. alison holt, bbc news. three people have been treated in hospital following a suspected gas explosion

at house a worcestershire. another person was also hurt in the blast, in evesham, just after five o'clock yesterday afternoon. five neighbouring properties were evacuated as a precaution. it's 7:12am. you know carol brings us these lovely pictures of landscapes across the uk to tease us about the wonderful weather coming our way, about the wonderful weather coming ourway, but about the wonderful weather coming our way, but not looking good, carol. it depends on your point of view. this is from stirling, you can see it's a wet one but for most of us it will be wet and windy today so if you haven't got the rain yet it is coming your way. by 9am much of england and wales will be covered in rain but as we travel further north there is a cost that northern isles but much of scotland will still be dry but the rate will be heavy as it

moves north across northern ireland, england and wales and here it will be windy especially around the south—west. it will be windy pretty much wherever you are under rain will continue to advance north through the afternoon, leaving behind it quite a bit of cloud and showers but we could see some light brightness in wales and the south—west, temperatures up to a touch on yesterday. this evening and overnight at the rain pushes across northern scotland we will see sleet and snow on higher ground, another band of rain pushes eased from the west, it fizzles by the end of the night and it will be windy once again, 6—10 north to south. tomorrow we will have some showers around a lot of dry weather, still pretty windy and this line of showers organises itself and starts to push east, depositing snow on the hills of the highlands and grampian is and tops of the pennines. it will

be windy again and temperatures 5—9 so down on today and as we head into the new year, the weather remains unsettled. u nsettled. we have unsettled. we have been warned. i unsettled. we have been warned. ~ we have been warned. i like the weather watcher _ we have been warned. i like the weather watcher picture, - we have been warned. i like the weather watcher picture, carol, we have been warned. i like the | weather watcher picture, carol, i weatherwatcher picture, carol, i thought it was creative. it weather watcher picture, carol, i thought it was creative.— thought it was creative. it tells a sto . thought it was creative. it tells a story- it's _ thought it was creative. it tells a story- it's a _ thought it was creative. it tells a story. it's a good _ thought it was creative. it tells a story. it's a good name - thought it was creative. it tells a story. it's a good name for - thought it was creative. it tells a story. it's a good name for a - thought it was creative. it tells a l story. it's a good name for a band as well. we will see you soon. it's nearly two months since the ukrainian port of kherson was liberated — but russian forces are continuing to shell the city, every day, from their new position across the river dnipro. yesterday a maternity hospital was among the buildings to be struck. 0ur correspondent yogita limaye spent four days in kherson and sent this special report. kherson is being pounded. this is where one of more than a0 mortars fell in a single day.

a city haunted by relentless attacks. another shell hit nearby between a block of homes. as the firemen worked, we heard the sound of more explosions. after a brief pause, they returned to the job, dousing the fire before anyone was hurt. down the road, we found people in a panic. "punish the russians for their crimes. punish them their whole lives," a woman cried. they'd just seen a neighbour's home being bombed. she had to be rescued from the debris. over and over this cycle repeats. the day before, a 56—year—old man was killed here while he was sleeping.

we met his mother, tamara. he was her only child. translation: | must have feltj something would go wrong that morning because i urged him to wake up and leave the house. but he didn't and that was it. 0ur lives are ruined. she'd come to look for his passport amidst the rubble. a document to release his body from the morgue. we barely finish the conversation and there's more bombing. this is a picture of what's happening literally every single day in multiple locations.

this is a constant sound that we hear in kherson of artillery fire being exchanged. this city is essentially now pretty much on the front line, close to the river, which has become the de facto front line, in the south. behind me actually is where an explosion took place just over an hour ago. five people were killed here, 20 were injured. every single day there are people being killed in this city. victoria yerushko, a red cross volunteer, was killed just outside this base, a few feet from safety. in the underground shelter, her mother, ludmilla, showed us the medal of honour she was given. translation: i'm very happy she helped a lot of people. i she was so kind. but it's also painful for me. i must recover and raise her two children. i tell them they should be proud of their mother because she is a hero. victoria's son, sasha, and his sister live here, clearly comfortable with other volunteers.

war and loss bind them together. dmytro was victoria's friend. translation: when someone so close dies, it is difficult. _ but if we give up and stop, then her death will have been in vain. we work to make sure people live. everything else is secondary. the bombs don't stop. while he waits for emergency calls... ..he checks if his wife and children are ok. then he heads out to evacuate those in need. in the few days that we've been here, we've seen the sentiment of relief that there was in the city after it was liberated from russian control in november change very quickly to one of fear and terror. when the russians withdrew, they pulled back to the other side of the dnipro river, and that's where

they're continuously bombarding the city from. hundreds have begun to leave kherson. these roads leading out had been clear till christmas. have you been affected by the shelling? we asked irina why she was going. translation: we stayed this whole time and thought it would pass. - but when the home next to ours and my father's home was hit, it was too scary. at the train station, a mother and three daughters, carrying all they can in small bags and boxes. "it's very difficult to leave. i love ukraine and my dear city, but we have to get out of here somehow now," elena told us. she doesn't know when she might see these friends again. everyone in this city has a painful choice to make. yogita limaye, bbc news.

from floods and storms to heatwaves and wildfires, it's been a year of extreme and dramatic weather — and the uk's largest farm owner says we should brace ourselves for more of the same. the national trust is so concerned about climate change that one of its main aims is now finding ways to help its plants and animals cope with rising temperatures. here's our climate editor, justin rowlatt. 2022 began as the year was to continue, with extreme weather. storm malik in january was followed in early february by storm eunice. it brought hurricane force winds and the fastest wind gust ever recorded, 122 miles an hour. both storms left wreckage in their wake, with floods damaging national trust land in yorkshire. good evening.

it has been a day of record—breaking temperatures across the united kingdom, more than a0 degrees celsius for the first time. but it was the extreme heat that was the defining feature of the year, with record high temperatures recorded across the country. wildfires followed, devastating some areas on national trust land in the southwest, including rare heathland in dorset. the fire left a large swathe of it completely barren. this is the most biodiverse area of the entire uk, home to all six native reptile species. but there is some good news. the national trust has a well—established fire management strategy here, and the fire service got in here early and limited the scale of the fire, stopping it spreading. and there's something else as well. and you can see that best from the air. the area of natural ecosystem

in this part of south dorset has been expanding. michelle brown is an ecologist with the national trust in south dorset. so we've been working in conjunction with lots of different partners joining up all of our land, and that means that wildlife can thrive. it's a more resilient landscape. wildlife can move around freely in that landscape. so when we have instances like these fires, it means that we've got those populations within the landscape that can recolonise those areas. it wasn't just wild ecosystems that were affected by the hot, dry weather. some of the national trust's most cherished gardens were hit too. water features ran dry and lawns turned yellow. like here at clifton house in berkshire. it is a portent of things to come, warns the trust's head of nature conservation. we're going to have more frequent heatwaves. we're going to have droughts. we're going to have

torrential downpours. and the way the national trust manages its land is part of the solution to making us all more resilient to those challenges. that means planting woodlands, reflooding bogs and, where possible, expanding other ecosystems. species that have suffered this year include the uk's seabird colonies. thousands of birds died as a result of the bird flu epidemic. young puffins, known as pufflings, were amongst those hit. many bat species struggled in the intense heat of summer, but the country's fungi had a mixed year. the dramatic crop of some species was partly a result of the stress the dry weather put them under. but some species have thrived. there were record numbers of large blue butterflies, including these at rodborough common in gloucestershire. choughs in cornwall also did well.

the trust has been working hard to reverse a drastic decline over the last few decades in the population of these relatives of the crow. the dry weather had little impact on this year's autumn colour. it was a good year for apples and nuts. and finally, a pair of beavers in somerset had kits in the spring. they're called russo and toone after two of the england team that did so well in the euros this year. justin rowlatt, bbc news. and ending on a bit of a positive note but a serious message behind it. ben mccarthy is the head of nature conservation and restoration ecology for the national trust. hejoins us from south london. thank you forjoining us. would you say climate change is the biggest threat in the trust has faced? it absolutely is and combined with the nature crisis provides us with real

challenges in managing our very extensive estate so it's more resilient to these locked climate impacts we have started to see. we saw injustin's reported on a range of the impact so its wildlife, beaches, woodlands, archaeological sites and also historic buildings and their contents. the sites and also historic buildings and their contents. the impacts of climate change _ and their contents. the impacts of climate change are _ and their contents. the impacts of climate change are hitting - and their contents. the impacts of climate change are hitting all - climate change are hitting all aspects of our interests and one of the critical solutions to meet the challenges is improving our land management across our estate so we are doing huge amounts of work to restore our patrons, to not only soak up and absorb those torrential downpours that will become more frequent in future but also to lock in the carbon in those pizza soils. we are also looking to extend the amount of woodland across the

country, again as part of a nature —based solution to the climate change challenges —— those peat soils. change challenges -- those peat soils. , ., , ., ., soils. growing the peatland, restoring — soils. growing the peatland, restoring it, _ soils. growing the peatland, restoring it, how _ soils. growing the peatland, restoring it, how big - soils. growing the peatland, restoring it, how big a - soils. growing the peatland, restoring it, how big a task. soils. growing the peatland,| restoring it, how big a task is that? �* , ., restoring it, how big a task is that? �*, ., ., ., ,. ., , that? it's an enormous challenge but one that the — that? it's an enormous challenge but one that the national _ that? it's an enormous challenge but one that the national trust - that? it's an enormous challenge but one that the national trust is - one that the national trust is geared up to meeting. we have about 17,000 hectares of peat land to restore across england, wales and northern ireland and we are working with a number of partners to rewild and rewet those landscapes so they are rich in wildlife and help us adapt to climate change. that are rich in wildlife and help us adapt to climate change. that is the wei . ht adapt to climate change. that is the weiaht ou adapt to climate change. that is the weight you are _ adapt to climate change. that is the weight you are dealing _ adapt to climate change. that is the weight you are dealing with - adapt to climate change. that is the weight you are dealing with the - weight you are dealing with the landscape and helping in a more holistic way for the downpour of water and a capturing carbon but when we talk about the wildlife on trusted sites, what can you do to

help them? many will be so confused by the fluctuating temperatures. that's right and it's this flip—flopping of different weather events, one moment floods, next storms and derived that is challenging for not only us but our wildlife and our approach at the national trust is to make our sites as rich as possible in wildlife and to increase the areas wildlife can move into, restoring ecosystems such that species can migrate as the climate changes and that there are bigger populations which themselves are more resilient to things like extreme weather events. i are more resilient to things like extreme weather events. i guess when it comes to long-term _ extreme weather events. i guess when it comes to long-term strategy - extreme weather events. i guess when it comes to long-term strategy and - it comes to long—term strategy and reacting to climate change its reacting to climate change it's difficult because of the volatility, one month you might have high temperatures come the next month downpours, how do you plan around it? �* , ., . ., ,

downpours, how do you plan around it? , ., downpours, how do you plan around it? �*, .,. ., , ., ., it? it's a challenge but one that we are u- it? it's a challenge but one that we are no for. — it? it's a challenge but one that we are no for. so _ it? it's a challenge but one that we are up for, so our— it? it's a challenge but one that we are up for, so our approach - it? it's a challenge but one that we are up for, so our approach is - it? it's a challenge but one that we are up for, so our approach is to i are up for, so our approach is to improve the quality of habitats and restore whole ecosystems across landscapes such that it is refugees within those landscapes where wildlife can persist in those extreme events, so restoring nature into bigger and better blocks is the approach we are adopting. what approach we are adopting. what lovel is approach we are adopting. what lovely is that — approach we are adopting. what lovely is that you _ approach we are adopting. what lovely is that you were - approach we are adopting. what lovely is that you were positive about the possibility of change, for example as we heard the decline of a relative of the crow in cornwall, do you remain optimistic we can make a change? i you remain optimistic we can make a chance? ~ ., , , you remain optimistic we can make a chance? ~ .,, , , you remain optimistic we can make a chance? ~ , , ., change? i think optimism is an important _ change? i think optimism is an important part _ change? i think optimism is an important part of— change? i think optimism is an important part of all— change? i think optimism is an important part of all our- change? i think optimism is an important part of all our lives i change? i think optimism is an i important part of all our lives and example of the chough, this beautiful cryo with this magnificent red beak and legs is a good example of how targeted conservation action

has an impact so we have seen the population increase with about 200 birds now are distributed across the cornish coastline and it's a really good example of where targeted action is having a positive impact. very quickly if people are feeling lost and hopeless having seen those pictures, what can we do as individuals?— pictures, what can we do as individuals? �* , , ., , ., , individuals? there's loads of people can do. individuals? there's loads of people can do- first — individuals? there's loads of people can do. first and _ individuals? there's loads of people can do. first and foremost - individuals? there's loads of people can do. first and foremost live - individuals? there's loads of people can do. first and foremost live as i can do. first and foremost live as sustainably as possible to reduce carbon and greenhouse gas emissions so walk or cycle rather than getting in the car. there are also things people can do when their doorstep, so planting hedges in their gardens or digging a pond, all great things people can proactively do on their doorstep which allows nature to come

to them which is a win—win from all sides. to them which is a win-win from all sides. �* . ., ~' to them which is a win-win from all sides. �* . ., ~ , ., sides. and nice to feel like you were making — sides. and nice to feel like you were making a _ sides. and nice to feel like you were making a change - sides. and nice to feel like you were making a change instead| sides. and nice to feel like you l were making a change instead of worrying about it. then mccarthy, thank you for your time. it's exactly 7:30am. we have a special item coming up in a couple of minutes, we are talking about rescue dogs. of minutes, we are talking about rescue dogs-— of minutes, we are talking about rescue dos. ., , ., ., , rescue dogs. look at this gorgeous uirl, rescue dogs. look at this gorgeous girl. sophie. _ rescue dogs. look at this gorgeous girl. sophie. who _ rescue dogs. look at this gorgeous girl, sophie, who was _ rescue dogs. look at this gorgeous girl, sophie, who was brought - rescue dogs. look at this gorgeous girl, sophie, who was brought to l rescue dogs. look at this gorgeous i girl, sophie, who was brought to the uk from romania and now lives with her former uk from romania and now lives with herformer bbc uk from romania and now lives with her former bbc colleague rory catlin and jones. he has been documenting her progress on social media. she took a while to come out to snaffle that breakfast, he said it's about giving her treats slowly so she builds that trust in him and that as someone she can rely on because she has never been treated like this before. ,, ., , ., has never been treated like this before. ,, ., ., has never been treated like this before. ,, ., , ., ., ., , has never been treated like this before. ,, ., ., ., before. she has had a nervous start with r0 before. she has had a nervous start with rory and _ before. she has had a nervous start with rory and his _

before. she has had a nervous start with rory and his family _ before. she has had a nervous start with rory and his family but - before. she has had a nervous start with rory and his family but is - with rory and his family but is making good progress and he will tell us about that, and we will also give you some tips if you are thinking about adopting a dog from abroad because it presents challenges and because this is breakfast, we will have a dog called snowdrop who we are looking forward to welcoming. but snowdrop who we are looking forward to welcoming-— to welcoming. but now it's time to net the to welcoming. but now it's time to get the news _ to welcoming. but now it's time to get the news of — a very good morning from bbc london, i'm alice salfield. train passengers are being warned to expect significant disruption at euston and paddington today and tomorrow. members of the tssa union are taking strike action meaning great western railway will have significantly reduced services with short—notice alterations and london northwestern railway will have no services at all. planned engineering work will also affect some routes. border force staff at gatwick and heathrow airports are also striking again today. staff operating passport booths are due to walk out every day for the rest of the year.

the military will be staffing passport control. and you can find out more about all the strikes taking place this week and into the new year and how they might affect you on bbc.co.uk/london or the bbc news app. in other news, a body has been found in a burning car in south london. emergency services were called to reports of a car on fire in clarence avenue in clapham yesterday morning. after the fire was put out a body was found inside. police are working to identify the person and are treating the case as �*unexpected'. a three—year—old american bulldog from essex who could only crawl as a puppy is now winning competitions after making an incredible recovery. winnie could only shuffle along on her forelegs because her ligaments and tendons wouldn't support her. but swimming sessions in a hydro—therapy pool had what her owner describes

as a "magic" effect. it really was a game changer for her recovery, yes. she... we saw instant change, as soon as she got in the pool, it was like a magic wand was waved. it took six weeks to get her up on herfeet, and, you know, itjust really has changed her life. let's take a look at the tubes now. the 0verground has a number of ongoing part closures so do check if you're due to travel. now onto the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello there, good morning. it's going to be very unsettled as we head through the rest of this week across the capital and consequently for the rest of the year. so, wet and windy for much of the time but it is going to stay mild and it is a mild start to this morning. it's going to be quite murky out there as well. there's lots of low cloud around, we will keep the layers of cloud around as we head throughout the day, and it's been a blustery night.

we'll keep the strength of the wind, gusts of wind of around a0 miles an hour, increasing as we head throughout the day. there will be similar breaks of light patchy rain and drizzle, as our weather front gradually makes its way north and eastwards and maybe some heavier downpours round about lunchtime. all of this rain starting to clear away as we head into the evening but there could just be some time for some late brightness out towards the west as we head towards the end of the day. but brightness in very short supply today. it is milder than yesterday, highs of around 11 or 12 celsius. overnight tonight, a mixture of clear spells, with some showers coming through too. it is looking drier tomorrow but it stays windy. we will see a return to those wet conditions again on friday morning. that's all for now — i'll be back in an hour. hello, this is breakfast withjon kay and nina warhurst. we've had the big christmas party, now it's time for the clean—up.

the bins are busting! all of the packaging- _ the bins are busting! all of the packaging- what _ the bins are busting! all of the packaging. what are _ the bins are busting! all of the packaging. what are we - the bins are busting! all of the packaging. what are we going | the bins are busting! all of the i packaging. what are we going to the bins are busting! all of the - packaging. what are we going to do with it? ben's at a recycling plant in south manchester. he might not deal with all of the recycling but he knows some people who might! recycling but he knows some people who miuht! ., , .,, who might! good morning! some people who might! good morning! some people who are far more _ who might! good morning! some people who are far more with _ who might! good morning! some people who are far more with it _ who might! good morning! some people who are far more with it than _ who might! good morning! some people who are far more with it than me. - who are far more with it than me. look at all of these christmas trees that have already been chopped up and brought down here. we are here in south manchester at the recycling centre. it is that point in the holidays where we had in the per second, we have opened the food and the present playback and we have all of the ways to with. it will be opening about half an hour here as people make a festive trip to the tip. all very organised, hard core and rubber, garden waste for the christmas trees, small appliances, toys and vacuum cleaners in there, electrical goods, microwaves. and it is a time of year where we do create

a lot more waste than normal. it's thought that we create something like a third more waste at this time of year than at any other time of year. a big part of that is christmas cards, even with the postal strikes, still about a billion christmas cards sent to this year, i have done my bit to reduce that and i didn't send any this year. the other thing is wrapping paper which can be a problem. there is a scrunch test you can do. it stays scrunch up when you scrunch it up, it is fine to recycle, if it p°p5 up, it is fine to recycle, if it pops back into shape, it has got foil in it so do not put it in your recycling. we order a lot of stuff online at the time of year, try and recycle the packaging but get rid of facilitate, take out any plastic lining, it makes the whole process better —— get rid of the sellotape. a big issue is christmas crackers,

you cannot recycle them if they have got foil or glitter, it causes problems with the recycling system. if they are just cardboard, simple and fine, foiland if they are just cardboard, simple and fine, foil and glitter, then it is going to cause problems so do not put them in your recycling. let's speak to dan, one of the bosses here. what are the items that cause you the biggest problems? if you have covered _ you the biggest problems? if you have covered a _ you the biggest problems? if you have covered a lot _ you the biggest problems? if you have covered a lot of _ you the biggest problems? if you have covered a lot of them - you the biggest problems? if you | have covered a lot of them there, you have remembered a lot of stuff! christmas trees, we don't want them to go to waste so we are geared up to go to waste so we are geared up to take your christmas tree on site, bring it in the car and pop it in the skip. all you what the skip. all you —— bring it in the car and pop it in the skip. all you —— or you can cut it up and put in your kerb—side bin. anything with a battery in it is a problem. something like a vapour or a power tool, we don't want them to go in the kerb—side bin or the scrap bin, you want them in the small appliances bin because they can

cause fires. —— that is things like vape or power tools. ii cause fires. -- that is things like vape or power tools.— cause fires. -- that is things like vape or power tools. if you look at thins vape or power tools. if you look at things like — vape or power tools. if you look at things like new _ vape or power tools. if you look at things like new toys _ vape or power tools. if you look at things like new toys that - vape or power tools. if you look at things like new toys that people i vape or power tools. if you look at i things like new toys that people are throwing out old ones, what do we do if they have got different materials in them like plastic and metal? ii in them like plastic and metal? if it is multimaterial, and it has got a battery, we wanted to go into the small appliance, a battery, we wanted to go into the smallappliance, like a battery, we wanted to go into the small appliance, like a hoover or a hair dryer. it needs to be treated in the same way. we also want to say if it is only has got cosmetic damage, is it fit for reuse? we want to get as much stuff out of the skips as we can and give it a second life through the use which we do cater for life through the use which we do caterfor him. life through the use which we do cater for him.— cater for him. another thing is clothin: , cater for him. another thing is clothing, hypothetically - cater for him. another thing is clothing, hypothetically a - clothing, hypothetically a well—meaning relative gets you a lovely item of clothing which you don't think it will be suiting you. is this the voice of experience? i am talking about a friend! can you recycle it? ii it

am talking about a friend! can you re cle it? , ., ., ., recycle it? if it is new or in good condition. _ recycle it? if it is new or in good condition, look— recycle it? if it is new or in good condition, look at _ recycle it? if it is new or in good condition, look at if _ recycle it? if it is new or in good condition, look at if you - recycle it? if it is new or in good condition, look at if you can - recycle it? if it is new or in good condition, look at if you can sell| condition, look at if you can sell it yourself and make a few quid. if you do want to get rid of it, we have clothing banks on the site, and we will recycle out for you.— we will recycle out for you. thank ou ve we will recycle out for you. thank you very much. — we will recycle out for you. thank you very much, dan, _ we will recycle out for you. thank you very much, dan, really - we will recycle out for you. thank| you very much, dan, really useful and practical advice. you very much, dan, really useful and practicaladvice. nina you very much, dan, really useful and practical advice. nina and jon, we will be sticking around here this morning and when it opens we will speak to some of the people who bought their stuff down here. it's a really good point that dan makes, it's good to recycle but we talk about the cost of living crisis, if you have got items that are good that can be given a second life which could be helpful to someone, think about reusing them, charity shops, check what they can take, it's worth trying to think, do you need to throw it out or can someone as benefit from it? top need to throw it out or can someone as benefit from it?— as benefit from it? top tips from our house. _ as benefit from it? top tips from our house. we — as benefit from it? top tips from our house, we keep _ as benefit from it? top tips from our house, we keep the - as benefit from it? top tips from i our house, we keep the christmas cards and write on the back of them, don't tell anyone!— don't tell anyone! nina, iwas wondering — don't tell anyone! nina, iwas wondering what _ don't tell anyone! nina, iwas wondering what the _ don't tell anyone! nina, iwas wondering what the big - don't tell anyone! nina, iwas

wondering what the big lump| don't tell anyone! nina, i was i wondering what the big lump in don't tell anyone! nina, i was - wondering what the big lump in my card was! it explains it all! you. have you ever sent one to someone who has sent it to you? no, you have got to be careful!— got to be careful! good tips. we will be back _ got to be careful! good tips. we will be back with _ got to be careful! good tips. we will be back with ben _ got to be careful! good tips. we will be back with ben and - got to be careful! good tips. we| will be back with ben and people that later. let's get the sports now. we have had six week break from the premier league from the world cup, some players need some time to recover but other players like marcus rashford behind you are playing better than ever. neither manchester united or chelsea were in the league positions they wanted to be ahead of the world cup break, but both have started the second part of their season in style. chelsea beat bournemouth 2—0, while united were convincing 3—0 winners over nottingham forest at old trafford — as our sports correspondent natalie pirks reports. while the rest of us pondered what day it was, chelsea were hoping to shake off a christmas hangover. they were without a win or even a goal in three matches,

but with the world cup break over, there was a spring in their step. raheem sterling handed kai havertz the key to unlock bournemouth's stacked defence. there hadn't been much fun at stamford bridge of late, but fans were enjoying this. havertz soon turned provider, teeing up mason mount to unleash chelsea's second. what a lovely finish from mason mount! the blues were as dominant in the first half as bournemouth were insipid. a fresh injury blow for reece james, who had already missed the world cup for england, the only dampener on the evening for chelsea, and even though bournemouth improved in the second half, it wasn't enough. chelsea fans will be hoping their great reset continues. as the rain poured at old trafford, illness had swept through manchester united's camp, giving their defence a makeshift look. but forest have scored just one away goal all season, and as they slept, marcus rashford crept, defenders nonplussed with a corner straight off the training ground.

mere moments later, the england striker was at it again, rashford's confidence flowing to lay it on a plate for his partner. martial in support and hennessey�*s touch not enough. forest had a goal ruled out for offside, but united then wrapped up a dominant display with fred's late strike. the charge for top four is on. natalie pirks, bbc news. world cup winner lionel messi, of course, has had a great christmas and he's been given a bit more time off work to enjoy his success. messi's been celebrating with family back home in argentina, where's he recently apologised to locals that he's not had time to meet them all. he will be allowed to stay in his homeland until the new year when his club, paris saint—germain are expecting him back. meanwhile wales midfielder aaron ramsey has also not returned to his club side, but for very different reasons. his manager at nice lucien favre says ramsey is finding it hard to digest his nation's group

stage exit at the world cup. this time last year horse racing trainer nicky martin was annoyed that she'd forgotten to enter her horse "the two amigos" into the welsh grand national. this year she's celebrating the same horse winning the big race. welshjockey david prichard edged ahead in the final straight to take the victory at chepstow. he later described winning the race in his home nation as �*absolutely incredible.�* the defending champion peter wright has fallen to a shock defeat at the pdc world darts championships. he's been knocked out by the belgian kim huybrechts in the round of 32. �*snakebite' as wright is known, went a set up, but was off his game and huybrechts took full advantage, reeling off four sets in a row to stun alexandra palace and eliminate last year's winner. to rugby union now and bristol bears won for the first time in three months in the gallagher premiership,

beating harlequins to move off the bottom of the table. this match should have been quins' annual fixture at twickenham, but that was put on hold due to the rail strikes this week. instead at the stoop a former quins player gabriel ibitoye gave bristol the advantage which they clung on to somehow as the home side missed this chance to win it at the end. andre esterhuizen spilled the ball just before the try line, meaning his team lost by three points. on a double header of that fixture, harlequins women ran in eight tries as they beat bristol a8—1a in the premier 155. that win moves them up to third in the table. afterwards quins said goodbye to shaunagh brown, who was part of the england side that reached the world cup final this year, but she's now retiring at the age of 32, saying she wants to pursue other interests. brown has also been an elite hammer thrower and says one of her plans is an application to be one

of the gladiators on the upcoming tv series. i would like to see her do that. that would be good, that programme is getting back, shall we apply? i think you might have to be an elite sports person in some capacity. jane, jane! orjusta sports person in some capacity. jane, jane! orjust a sports person. apply, by all means, see how it goes _ apply, by all means, see how it goes i— apply, by all means, see how it toes. ~' , apply, by all means, see how it toes. ~ , y ., , goes. i will keep your chris haricots! — goes. i will keep your chris haricots! -- _ goes. i will keep your chris haricots! -- keep - goes. i will keep your chris haricots! -- keep you - goes. i will keep your chris i haricots! -- keep you across goes. i will keep your chris - haricots! -- keep you across that! you might think the days of spending the christmas holidays building your new model plane are well and truly over. in fact, the classic hobby is alive and kicking. lockdowns and social media have fuelled a boom in sales and the models are proving popular with boys, girls and adults, including breakfast�*s john maguire. before you build a model aeroplane, the kit you use is built here in a factory in east sussex.

it marks a return to uk production. molten plastic is pumped into a high pressure press which contains an intricately detailed mould. what comes out and are then checked by eye are the frames known as sprews. they hold the parts ready to be removed and assembled. this is the 1/2a scale mk9 super marine spitfire, a new kit created by airfix and in painstaking detail. the spitfires were renowned for being incredibly well made. so some aircraft, this kind of effect of the wind is really pronounced. but actually for spitfires, especially when they were newer, it wasn't quite so bad. so we didn't want to go over the top. makes it sometimes quite hard to see, but it is there. you can see it, certainly with the naked eye. chris, the designer, has been back to the drawing board. the drawing board that the original

aircraft engineers used to design the real wartime plane. you have to be careful because what was initially planned isn't necessarily what actually came out of the factory, because when they're putting these bits of metal together, they find, ah, i need to make a little tweak here, i need to adjust that. and in the, kind of, how quickly they had to produce them as well, they found little workarounds. but it's a great starting point to go from the original drawings and amazing thing to be able to get to hold and work with. just check that wing span, make sure it's nice and straight. this kit isn't for the faint hearted. it could take months to build. it's not a cheap kit. it's a considered purchase. and obviously the model has an expectation level of what should be in the kit. and obviously this is a a33 part kit. it represents as a truly authentic scale product. today i'm starting on my first ever aircraft model. it's a super marine spitfire mk1. making the models and the dedication, concentration

and passion the hobby requires is appealing to a whole new generation. this is building spitfires for the tiktok age. you're into the classics, you're old, you're really old. your social security number is two. for some, it's a voyage of rediscovery. richard spreckly was a keen modeller as a boy and was reintroduced to it by his late father—in—law. a retired police officer who also served in afghanistan, richard says working away in the shed he's converted into a studio is the perfect way to relax. you get engrossed in it. certainly you have to stop when you can't, yourfingers are stuck together or your paint�*s not quite dry or something like that. but yes, time just disappears. the mental health is really important i think, and i don't think you realise it at the time, but as you go along and the modelling community around the uk is fantastic. there's a charity called models for heroes that do

excellent work with veterans, that are helping people that really struggle with their mental health come out of it through modelling. so i think there's real benefits to it from a mental health point of view. we were lucky enough to fly and film in a spitfire a few years ago. the opportunity of a lifetime. what a fantastic experience! and modelling allows enthusiasts to indulge their passion for the aircraft, albeit scaled back, 2a times, in fact. john maguire, bbc news, east sussex. nice ofjohn to shoehorn in him in a spitfire, good opportunity! a lovely hobby and we will be talking to al murray the comedian me later who is a big ethics fan. his murray the comedian me later who is a big ethics fan-— a big ethics fan. his into his histo ,

a big ethics fan. his into his history. -- _ a big ethics fan. his into his history. -- he _ a big ethics fan. his into his history, -- he is— a big ethics fan. his into his history, -- he is a - a big ethics fan. his into his history, -- he is a big - a big ethics fan. his into his history, -- he is a big airfixj a big ethics fan. his into his - history, -- he is a big airfix fan. history, —— he is a big airfix fan. he got into it in the lockdown. we are going to talk to rory about his dog sophie from romania who he adopted, she is tentatively making her way into the family. the weather now. as we head towards the end of the year, this week, the renter will remain unsettled, spells of heavy rain, windy especially on friday, and some further snow on the hills in the north. if you are on the move over the next few days, you can find out what the weather is going to be like where you are hedging by checking out the bbc weather app. this morning we had heavy rain

coming in across the south—west in the early hours, and it is continuing to advance north. one or two showers affecting the northern isles this morning. a lot of cloud ahead of the band of rain, clearer skies across parts of northern scotland, and through the day you can see the progress the rain makes. eventually through the afternoon moving out of northern england, northern ireland and continuing to push northwards across scotland where we will see snow on higher ground. behind it quite a lot of cloud with one or two showers, we could see some late afternoon brightness across wales and into the south—west, perhaps even as east as the isle of wight. temperatures today, ranging from seven to 12 degrees. up a touch on yesterday. this evening and overnight, a band of rain continuing northwards taking the heat and —— the sleet and hail snow. i new band of rain pushing in from the west eastwards, heavy at times then weakening, and it will be

windy tonight and tomorrow. overnight lows, between four and nine. tomorrow, bright spells, sunshine and showers. as we go through the day, a line of showers becoming more organised as it pushes from the west to the east. snow at the top of the pennines and the grampians, on higher ground, temperature —wise, a degree also lower than today. just a bit cooler. look at the mess on friday, all of this rain moving north and east, some will be heavy and some will be snow on higher ground and behind it we have brighter skies. some sunshine and summer showers. it is going to be windy, very windy during the course of friday, we could have coastal gales. temperatures between five and 13 climbing. for new year's eve, we have a lot of showers around, some winter in the north,

mostly in the hills, we could see that lower levels at times. and a weather front in the south is slowly moving north but still a little bit of doubt as to the exact timing of how quickly it is going to be moving north. thank you, see you shortly. we have got a treat for you now. a lot of us have had visitors over the festive period, some of them more trouble than others, but not many will have been as shy and retiring as the guest who arrived in the home of our former bbc colleague, rory cellan—jones, a week before christmas. her name is sophie and she's a rescue dog from romania. she spent most of her first few days hiding behind the sofa only coming out to eat when she thought she was alone. thankfully, last night she started to make a bit more progress and felt safe enough to eat a few treats from rory�*s hand.

0h, oh, baby steps for sophie! roryjoins us now from his home in west london, and emma billington from the charity dogs a rescue is here with herfriend snowdrop. gorgeous, gone straight in for the cuddles. rory, what was the moment like when she finally came to your hand? you had to be extremely gentle with her and take your time, didn't you? with her and take your time, didn't ou? , , ., ., with her and take your time, didn't ou? , ,., ., ., you? yes, well, it is a whole saga, reall . you? yes, well, it is a whole saga, really- sophie _ you? yes, well, it is a whole saga, really. sophie arrived _ you? yes, well, it is a whole saga, really. sophie arrived ten - you? yes, well, it is a whole saga, really. sophie arrived ten days - really. sophie arrived ten days before — really. sophie arrived ten days before christmas at 3am, the saturday _ before christmas at 3am, the saturday before christmas. and she was much _ saturday before christmas. and she was much more frightened than we had imagined. _ was much more frightened than we had imagined, we had a rescue dog before, — imagined, we had a rescue dog before, who was quite nervous but not that _ before, who was quite nervous but not that nervous. and she basically settled _ not that nervous. and she basically settled behind the sofa that you can see behind me, she is behind it right— see behind me, she is behind it right now. _ see behind me, she is behind it right now, and hardly came out at all. right now, and hardly came out at all~ but— right now, and hardly came out at all~ but we — right now, and hardly came out at all. but we have been doing a little programme advised by a kind man cold simon. _ programme advised by a kind man cold

simon, thank you, to try and associate _ simon, thank you, to try and associate us with good things. under those _ associate us with good things. under those good _ associate us with good things. under those good things are bits of sausage _ those good things are bits of sausage and leftover turkey. and last night, — sausage and leftover turkey. and last night, it worked for the first time _ last night, it worked for the first time in — last night, it worked for the first time in a — last night, it worked for the first time in a real way. last night, it worked for the first time in a realway. iwas last night, it worked for the first time in a real way. i was upstairs watching — time in a real way. i was upstairs watching the football, and my wife started _ watching the football, and my wife started sending me pictures upstairs of the _ started sending me pictures upstairs of the dog _ started sending me pictures upstairs of the dog coming out and i came down _ of the dog coming out and i came down and — of the dog coming out and i came down and sat down very quietly, held a peak— down and sat down very quietly, held a peak of— down and sat down very quietly, held a peak of sausage in my hand, she came _ a peak of sausage in my hand, she came out, — a peak of sausage in my hand, she came out, she approached me, she took it _ came out, she approached me, she took it and — came out, she approached me, she took it. and it was a huge breakthrough. we took it. and it was a huge breakthrough.— took it. and it was a huge breakthrough. took it. and it was a huge breakthrou:h. ~ ., , took it. and it was a huge breakthrou-h. . ., , ., breakthrough. we are 'ust looking at some pictures h breakthrough. we are 'ust looking at some pictures of — breakthrough. we are 'ust looking at some pictures of that _ breakthrough. we are just looking at some pictures of that breakthrough i some pictures of that breakthrough now. what a wonderful moment after what must have felt like a really long wait. only a few days really but a long time.— long wait. only a few days really but a long time. what i'm learning is ou but a long time. what i'm learning is you have — but a long time. what i'm learning is you have to _ but a long time. what i'm learning is you have to be _ but a long time. what i'm learning is you have to be incredibly - is you have to be incredibly patient _ is you have to be incredibly patient. my wife is a lot more patient — patient. my wife is a lot more patient than i am, i was going, come on, patient than i am, i was going, come on. come _ patient than i am, i was going, come on. come on! — patient than i am, i was going, come on, come on! but you have to let it happen— on, come on! but you have to let it happen really slowly. it's two steps forward, _ happen really slowly. it's two steps forward, one step back. i got down this morning, i always open the door to the _ this morning, i always open the door to the sitting room with

trepidation, as it were, and the christmas — trepidation, as it were, and the christmas tree was leaning too. there _ christmas tree was leaning too. there had — christmas tree was leaning too. there had been an incident with the christmas _ there had been an incident with the christmas tree overnight which i think— christmas tree overnight which i think had — christmas tree overnight which i think had spooked her, because she is not _ think had spooked her, because she is not very— think had spooked her, because she is not very keen... she has come out very briefly _ is not very keen... she has come out very briefly for — is not very keen... she has come out very briefly for a bit of sausage on a plate _ very briefly for a bit of sausage on a plate. but she is pretty quiet this morning. so you just have to take _ this morning. so you just have to take it _ this morning. so you just have to take it really gently is what i am learning — take it really gently is what i am learning. is take it really gently is what i am learnina. , ., ., . take it really gently is what i am learnina. . ., . learning. is that the advice you would give _ learning. is that the advice you would give having _ learning. is that the advice you would give having or _ learning. is that the advice you would give having or worked i learning. is that the advice you l would give having or worked with learning. is that the advice you - would give having or worked with so many dogs like sophie, an association with good things and take your time to build the trust? yes, the people assume they are like pet dogs. these dogs have never known love. i believe he has only had herfor a known love. i believe he has only had her for a few weeks? it takes a long time with them. so just believe they can change. the main thing is, giving them a safe space. these dogs have only known trauma so they need to feel really safe. the point is, everything comes from you. so handmade but to do everything other than what you think. normally you

would look at a dog, speak to them, try and encourage them, eye contact, moving forward towards them, speaking to them at all, but that will frighten them. every move you make will frighten them. the idea is you become invisible and you ignore them. is the hardest thing for us to do because we desperately want to comfort them and make them feel safe. but the best way to do it is give them their space and weight. use food everything of time, and drop it near you. don't expect them to take it from your hand because thatis to take it from your hand because that is a huge task. it's great if you use little trails. keeping them hungry is good and they will develop that association. iloathed hungry is good and they will develop that association.— that association. what is her story, snowdrop? — that association. what is her story, snowdrop? she _ that association. what is her story, snowdrop? she is _ that association. what is her story, snowdrop? she is a _ that association. what is her story, snowdrop? she is a uk _ that association. what is her story, snowdrop? she is a uk dog, - that association. what is her story, snowdrop? she is a uk dog, we i that association. what is her story, | snowdrop? she is a uk dog, we are that association. what is her story, i snowdrop? she is a uk dog, we are a bi fan of snowdrop? she is a uk dog, we are a big fan of the — snowdrop? she is a uk dog, we are a big fan of the bull— snowdrop? she is a uk dog, we are a big fan of the bull breeds _ snowdrop? she is a uk dog, we are a big fan of the bull breeds who - snowdrop? she is a uk dog, we are a big fan of the bull breeds who has - big fan of the bull breeds who has been used and abused. she has had tonnes of puppies, made someone a lot of money and ended up discarded before christmas. we took her and hoping to get her home at christmas but we didn't manage it, she is the nicest natured dog. haifa

but we didn't manage it, she is the nicest natured dog.— but we didn't manage it, she is the nicest natured dog. how long does it take to respond _ nicest natured dog. how long does it take to respond to _ nicest natured dog. how long does it take to respond to affection - nicest natured dog. how long does it take to respond to affection if- nicest natured dog. how long does it take to respond to affection if she i take to respond to affection if she had never known it? you think that would be deeply ingrained damage. i think she hasjust been left in a think she has just been left in a barn and kept as a breeding machine so she is asking for nothing and happy for everything. foreign dogs are very different to normal pet dogs, they need a very different way of being. dogs, they need a very different way of beinu. , ., , ., of being. they have been through the trauma of being _ of being. they have been through the trauma of being transported, - of being. they have been through the trauma of being transported, not i trauma of being transported, not understanding what is going on. the foreian understanding what is going on. foreign dogs understanding what is going on. tie: foreign dogs have never understanding what is going on. ti2 foreign dogs have never been safe, where she is choosing to hide at the minute, you want to give them the space, when they are in there, don't interact with them, leave them, don't worry about it, they are taking their time to decompress and getting used to feeling safe. once they feel safe they will be a different dog and the joy of that is one of the best things you can imagine. one of the best things you can imauine. �* ,, one of the best things you can imauine. �* i. .., one of the best things you can imauine. �* i. , one of the best things you can imauine. �* , .,, ., imagine. and you can begin to see a future with sophie _ imagine. and you can begin to see a future with sophie and _ imagine. and you can begin to see a

future with sophie and your - imagine. and you can begin to see a future with sophie and your family i future with sophie and your family now, rory? future with sophie and your family now. rory?— now, rory? yes, we do feel it is auoin to now, rory? yes, we do feel it is going to be _ now, rory? yes, we do feel it is going to be a — now, rory? yes, we do feel it is going to be a long _ now, rory? yes, we do feel it is going to be a long stretch. i now, rory? yes, we do feel it is going to be a long stretch. part| now, rory? yes, we do feel it is i going to be a long stretch. part of the story— going to be a long stretch. part of the story was that we had a lovely do- the story was that we had a lovely dog called — the story was that we had a lovely dog called cabbage who was part of my exercise regime, went out every morning _ my exercise regime, went out every morning before seven with her. and i need that— morning before seven with her. and i need that exercise and i was really looking _ need that exercise and i was really looking forward to walking safely. we took _ looking forward to walking safely. we took her out into the garden the first day— we took her out into the garden the first day as — we took her out into the garden the first day as she made it clear she wasn't _ first day as she made it clear she wasn't doing anything. she dug her heels _ wasn't doing anything. she dug her heels in _ wasn't doing anything. she dug her heels in and we brought her back in. and he _ heels in and we brought her back in. and he has— heels in and we brought her back in. and he has been indoors ever since. so teaching — and he has been indoors ever since. so teaching her about the great outdoors — so teaching her about the great outdoors is one of the tasks. and an awful— outdoors is one of the tasks. and an awful lot _ outdoors is one of the tasks. and an awful lot of— outdoors is one of the tasks. and an awful lot of work to do. but we are already— awful lot of work to do. but we are already incredibly fond of her. and we have _ already incredibly fond of her. and we have been really moved by the huge _ we have been really moved by the huge wave — we have been really moved by the huge wave of affection for sophie that we _ huge wave of affection for sophie that we have seen online. people getting _ that we have seen online. people getting in— that we have seen online. people getting in touch from all over the place _ getting in touch from all over the place. with lots of advice, some of it contradictory! but all well meant _ it contradictory! but all well meant. and all extremely useful. i think— meant. and all extremely useful. i

think there — meant. and all extremely useful. i think there is a bit of the cautionary tale here about being aware _ cautionary tale here about being aware of— cautionary tale here about being aware of what adopting a dog from romania _ aware of what adopting a dog from romania or another foreign country means _ romania or another foreign country means we — romania or another foreign country means. we didn't go into it blind, we had _ means. we didn't go into it blind, we had seen the dog on video and she seems _ we had seen the dog on video and she seems to— we had seen the dog on video and she seems to be _ we had seen the dog on video and she seems to be ok, she had been abandoned at the vets and the vet had had _ abandoned at the vets and the vet had had her looked after for a couple — had had her looked after for a couple of— had had her looked after for a couple of weeks and he seems to be ok. couple of weeks and he seems to be ok but _ couple of weeks and he seems to be ok but i _ couple of weeks and he seems to be ok. but i think 72 hours in a nice man: _ ok. but i think 72 hours in a nice man. well— ok. but i think 72 hours in a nice man, well appointed van better than all the _ man, well appointed van better than all the same, across europe, was probably— all the same, across europe, was probably very scary for her. i�*m probably very scary for her. i'm sure the probably very scary for her. in sure the sausage will do its trick and eventually you will get those walks together. you need to dogs just as much as they need you. definitely. sophie, sooner or later, we will_ definitely. sophie, sooner or later, we will be — definitely. sophie, sooner or later, we will be going for an nice long gentle _ we will be going for an nice long gentle walk. we will be going for an nice long gentle walk-—

we will be going for an nice long rentle walk. ., ., , , , ., gentle walk. that happens. though i will, don't worry. _ gentle walk. that happens. though i will, don't worry. she _ gentle walk. that happens. though i will, don't worry. she just _ gentle walk. that happens. though i will, don't worry. she just stood i gentle walk. that happens. though i will, don't worry. she just stood up. will, don't worry. shejust stood up when he said sausage. that always happens. thank you for coming in, snowdrop and emma. loads of you getting in touch, natalie says she is watching breakfast and giving her dog extra big cuddle. lots of people like sarah who adopted dogs from romania, taking a lot of patience and love that they came around. we willt and love that they came around. 2 will try and show you some pictures later on. thank you so much for coming in. stay with us, headlines coming up.

good morning. welcome to breakfast withjon kay and nina warhurst. our headlines today: the family of 23—year—old cody fisher who was stabbed to death at a club in birmingham on boxing day say their hearts are broken. in the us, arctic conditions claim at least 62 lives, as some officials call it the blizzard of the century. it the blizzard of the century. is a big festive trip to ti

the it is a big festive trip to the tip. the trucks are bring a lot of christmas waste but the doors open at the south manchester side right now for members of the public to bring their rubbish. i will bring you tips on what you can and cannot recycle this christmas. and re—discovering the joy of building scale models — we find out why the classic hobby is booming. a great performance from marcus rashford helped manchester united to victory last night. a 3—0 win over nottingham forest moves united to within a point of the champions league places. we have some heavy rain pushing north—east at the moment, behind it a return to cloudy conditions with one or two showers but wherever you are today, it will be windy. i will have all the details later. it's wednesday the 28th of december. our main story: relatives of a 23—year—old man stabbed to death on the dance floor of a birmingham nightclub have described him as their "best friend". cody fisher, a non—league footballer

and school sport coach, was fatally injured on boxing day, as greg mackenzie reports. 23—year—old cody fisher was in the prime of his life, but his life was cut short, stabbed to death on a dance floor ofa birmingham nightclub on boxing day. described by his family as a best friend, the semi—professional footballer and sports coach was fatally injured at the crane nightclub in digbeth. police believe he was approached by a group before being attacked. tragic incident that really unfortunately brings home how important it is for the police and other partners to really get on top of knife crime in the city. it's dreadful when these incidents happen because people need to feel that they are safe. they need to feel safe and they need to be safe. many tributes have been paid

to cody fisher online, including this one from jessica, describing him as the love of her life. writing on instagram, she said... other tributes include mike burke, bromsgrove chairman. it was a club the 23—year—old once played for. we were due to play stratford next monday at home. and cody is a registered player with stratford and we intend to use that match as a tribute to cody and we can all show our love and respect to him on that day. in a statement, the family of cody fisher said...

police say they are yet to make any arrests and are urging anyone who has information to get in touch. the crane nightclub says it has cancelled its planned new year's eve event on saturday in light of what happened here on boxing day. greg mckenzie, bbc news. our reporter amy cole is in birmingham. amy, police are still very keen to hear from anyone with any information? it's so awful and tragic. this nightclub is still a crime scene with detectives working overnight to try to establish exactly what happened and who was responsible for the callous and appalling murder of cody fisher. west midlands police

say this was a young man enjoying himself with friends on a boxing date night out. they have been examining cctv footage and say there were hundreds of people in the nightclub at that time. it has capacity for 3500 revellers and while they have already spoken to people they are keen to hear from anyone else who was there and who witnessed or may have even filmed the attack. questions will no doubt be raised about the security that night. cody fisher was attending a special event featuring the well—known techno dj marco carola. it started at 3pm. police believe he was approached by a group while on the dance floor before being attacked at 11:a5pm. there were frantic efforts to try to save his life and that took about 30 minutes. the event was due to finish at

midnight so not long at all. the venue has issued a statement saying they are deeply shocked and saddened by the incident and our thoughts are with the family and they will be working closely with investigators and that new year's eve event has been cancelled. in the meantime police site neighbourhood officers will continue to patrol this area over the coming days to offer reassurance.— over the coming days to offer reassurance. emergency workers in the us say they fear the death toll from a severe blizzard will continue to rise today — even though the weather is beginning to improve. so far 62 people have died in a storm that caused major disruption from canada to mexico — but more fatalities are expected to be discovered as homes and vehicles become accessible again. our north america correspondent nada tawfik is in new york. the scenes from across the country have just been absolutely shocking, seeing communities as far south as florida completely frozen —

now, though, starting to thaw out. of course, the most affected city has been buffalo and authorities are already warning that it will take several days to get the city back open. they've urged people to stay indoors unless absolutely necessary because they are still getting ploughs out to clear out all of the roadways. they are under four feet of snow, so it is quite a task. and we see basic services like ambulances just starting to open back up. at grocery stores, lines of people queuing to get food after running out after the last several days and needing basic essentials, so the conditions there have been quite treacherous. and in addition to that, across the country, we are still seeing travel greatly affected. in fact, thousands of flights remain cancelled or delayed, and that's likely to persist into the new year's eve travel period, so quite chaotic at the nation's airports

at the moment. now, this bomb cyclone came at the absolute worst time, right in the holiday period, keeping many people away from theirfamily and loved ones, and even though the bad weather has started to ease up slightly, the problems are likely to persist for days. detectives are continuing to question two people over the fatal shooting of a 26—year—old woman at a pub in merseyside. ellie edwards — who worked at a hair and beauty salon — was shot in the head at the lighthouse pub in wallasey, just before midnight on chrismas eve. our reporter mairead smyth is at the scene. mairead, what more can you tell us? as you can see a police cordon remains in place. the pub has been

shut since the tragic shooting on christmas day. police arrested a 30—year—old man on monday night in the tranmere area and a 19—year—old woman in rock ferry, both still being questioned under suspicion of murder and conspiracy to murder but detectives need all the information they can get to convert those responsible for ellie edwards' killing, the 26—year—old who was not the target of the shooting. last night merseyside police and crime commissioner emily spurrell condemned this as a cowardly and despicable attack, nowjoined this morning by the leader of world borough councillor, jeanette williams. you have been here many times since the shooting happened. it's awful to have something like this happen on your doorstep. it’s this happen on your doorstep. it's trauic this happen on your doorstep. it's tragic and i agree with emily spurrell. _ tragic and i agree with emily spurrell, it's a tragic act. a young woman— spurrell, it's a tragic act. a young woman with —

spurrell, it's a tragic act. a young woman with her life ahead of went to the pub— woman with her life ahead of went to the pub to _ woman with her life ahead of went to the pub to celebrate with family and friends _ the pub to celebrate with family and friends and never went home. this will have a — friends and never went home. this will have a drastic _ friends and never went home. ti 3 will have a drastic impact on the community, people will be short and perhaps afraid to come back out again and it should be a bustling area of wallasey. it will have a detrimental impact.— area of wallasey. it will have a detrimental impact. residents are fearful, they _ detrimental impact. residents are fearful, they don't _ detrimental impact. residents are fearful, they don't know _ detrimental impact. residents are fearful, they don't know why i detrimental impact. residents are fearful, they don't know why it i fearful, they don't know why it happened and whether it will happen again _ happened and whether it will happen again. businesses will feel the reverberations for underwired. our thoughts _ reverberations for underwired. our thoughts are the family at the minute — thoughts are the family at the minute but they will over the weeks ahead _ minute but they will over the weeks ahead need to support residents and businesses _ ahead need to support residents and businesses because you can see it is deathly— businesses because you can see it is deathly quiet. and businesses because you can see it is deathly quiet-— deathly quiet. and sadly ellie's sister lucy _ deathly quiet. and sadly ellie's sister lucy was _ deathly quiet. and sadly ellie's sister lucy was in _ deathly quiet. and sadly ellie's sister lucy was in the - deathly quiet. and sadly ellie's sister lucy was in the pub i deathly quiet. and sadly ellie's sister lucy was in the pub and | deathly quiet. and sadly ellie's i sister lucy was in the pub and had leftjust sister lucy was in the pub and had left just before the sister lucy was in the pub and had leftjust before the shooting happened. she came here yesterday to lay flowers, their parents as welcome tributes from across the

world to a young life taken so soon. we have all felt it, the fact that ellie came here as a young woman to have a _ ellie came here as a young woman to have a lovely— ellie came here as a young woman to have a lovely christmas eve and she will not _ have a lovely christmas eve and she will not go _ have a lovely christmas eve and she will not go home and opened those presents _ will not go home and opened those presents under the tree for her. i think— presents under the tree for her. i think that — presents under the tree for her. i think that resonates with everyone. to be _ think that resonates with everyone. to be honest we are all still in disbelief— to be honest we are all still in disbelief after what has happened and still— disbelief after what has happened and still processing and i would say to anyone _ and still processing and i would say to anyone who knows anything from if you don't _ to anyone who knows anything from if you don't speak out you were complicit _ you don't speak out you were complicit in this.— you don't speak out you were complicit in this. thank you very much, councillor— complicit in this. thank you very much, councillorjeanette i complicit in this. thank you very i much, councillorjeanette william, much, councillor jeanette william, and much, councillorjeanette william, and serena kennedy, south merseyside's chief constable has asked anyone with information to come forward and help find those responsible for this killing. border force staff are beginning the second in a series of strikes at uk airports. around 1,000 members of the pcs union, many of whom work in passport control, will walk out until new year's eve in a dispute over pay and conditions.

driving examiners are also striking from today until the 31st, and some rail staff are also taking action today and tomorrow. hundreds of people are fleeing the southern ukrainian city of kherson after a sharp increase in the intensity of the russian bombardment over the past few days. the city was liberated nearly two months ago but russian forces are now shelling it on a daily basis. yesterday, the maternity ward of a hospital was struck — no injuries were caused in that attack but many civilians have died in the shelling. it's coming up to 8:15am on the wednesday of that wonderful strange period between christmas and new year. you mightn't be out of your pyjamas yet, you might be thinking of going for a walk for the first time. a, , of going for a walk for the first time. , time. may be in your py'amas! carroll is here. i

carroll is here. a mild start for many of us but as we go through the next few days until the end of 2022 the weather will remain unsettled, spells of heavy rain, windy with snow on hills in the north. heavy rain is coming in the north. heavy rain is coming in across england and wales, gusty winds, the strongest are in the south—west especially the coast and that wine will sweep north as we go through the rest of the day, getting into northern england and northern ireland and eventually southern scotland. as we pushed north it starts off drier and brighter with sunshine but you can see the rain carries on its journey, sunshine but you can see the rain carries on itsjourney, behind it for northern ireland and much of england and wales there will be cloud, some showers but we could see light brightness across wales and the south—west. meanwhile the rain pushing up, bumping into cold air in scotland, falling as snow on the hills. temperatures 7—12 so i touch

on yesterday. as we go through this evening and overnight the rain and sleet pushes northwards before this next ban comes in from the west, that will turn to fizzle and it will be windy so no issues with frost tonight. tomorrow we start off with a fair bit of cloud, some showers and as we go through the day the showers merge and become more organised as they push from west to east, again following as sleet and snow on the hills of scotland and potentially the pennines. temperatures skipping down a degree or two so a bit cooler than to date so you might want to wear your coat over your pyjamas if you are heading out early doors. coat and pyjamas! most parents will tell you that the arrival of a new baby is one of the most wonderful — but also the most worrying, tiring and stressful — events in life. and life is tiring and stressful for

so many now in so many ways. now imagine doing it when you're not sure you can afford to keep the house warm. that's the situation for more and more families during this cost of living crisis — and it's when so—called baby banks come into their own. breakfast�*s jayne mccubbin has been finding out more. katy, how many referrals have we had this month? 50? 50, that's a month on month thing now. so many people go through the same thing, but you always feel shame. so we're giving them warm blankets, we're giving them hot water bottles, we're giving them dressing gowns, anything that we can to help keep the children warm. you shouldn't feel shame, you shouldn't feel that way. this is how it feels to have a baby when you have to rely on the kindness of strangers. it is mid—november and there's so much to look forward to in natalia and eli's house, notjust christmas, but in 2a hours, the arrival of a new baby sister. but there's a lot to worry about, too. it's quite scary. and it brings me to tears that

i have to sit in a cold house until a certain time to put my heating on. for when he comes home from school. i've got a baby coming so it can't be that way. i topped up my gas yesterday, and from yesterday to today i've used £6 odd. and that's a lot of money. i mean, that is really cute, isn't it? that's from kidsbank. they have been supported by the local baby bank. kids bank have provided essential items for baby's arrival, all gratefully received as natalia juggles universal credit with soaring energy bills. it's help, though, she wishes she didn't need. what we having, are we having a baby? it's not embarrassing, but it feels embarrassing and that's really sad. it shouldn't be that way, it shouldn't be that way. sorry about that. on top of all this... oh, it's for our baby.

christmas. when she comes, yeah. that is so far away from my mind, it's unreal. you're being induced? tomorrow. tomorrow? yeah, scary. the baby bank which helped natalia... this is the heart of kidsbank. ..says it has never been busier. how great is the need? oh, i can't even begin to convey to you. we thought the pandemic was as bad as it could get. but this, this financial crisis is far, far worse. when families have cut down on everything that they can cut down, there's nothing left. just a mile away, they have opened up a storage facility just for christmas. it is an aladdin's cave of donated gifts waiting to go out to families in need. the cost of living has risen so much, they can't even afford to shop in the charity shops for theirfamilies. so we're trying to plug that gap.

there is a lot of generosity, isn't there? yeah, the generosity is just incredible. they've had to come into a bigger premises, just because we've been given so much. six weeks after i first met natalia and eli, we return. it is minus four outside. hello, hello! how are you? this is maisie, six weeks tuesday. oh, my goodness, and how have those six weeks been? 0h... lovely, because it's nice, new mum. but at the same time, it's exhausting. the tree is decorated, the house is warm. but this is what constantly invades natalia's thoughts. you're monitoring all the time. yeah, all the time. and then you think about how many days away you are from pay. 28th is my pay day. 28th, you might then have a cold christmas. yeah, there could be, but it won't be. that means me holding

back on other things. like what? well, food for myself, yeah. are you eating properly? not great. i'm not, but eli will be and maisie will be fine. but you're breast—feeding and you need to look after yourself. yeah. she has turned to citizens advice for heating vouchers and the baby bank for support. you would have been lost, absolutely lost without them? yeah, kidsbank are amazing. absolutely, you know, they're all angels there. but it's frightening and scary, it's not a nice feeling at all. no, no. you've got a little friend here. christmas is all young families want to think about at this time of year, but this year that is harder than ever. hello! they have no option, though, but to cope. be all right, because you just have to be ok. you have to? yeah. jayne mccubbin, bbc news.

thank you to natalia and maisie for sharing their story. we're joined now by cathy pettingale from the charity kidsbank, who you saw in that report. good morning, cathy. thanks for chatting to us. how typical is natalia's story from the mums you are hearing from and helping on a daily basis? i are hearing from and helping on a daily basis?— daily basis? i would say she represents _ daily basis? i would say she represents many _ daily basis? i would say she represents many thousands j daily basis? i would say she i represents many thousands of daily basis? i would say she - represents many thousands of mums and dads right across this country. families are struggling in a way we have not seen before and as i said a new report we thought that covid was as bad as it could get but this is something else. the fear in families is palpable. something else. the fear in families is --alable. ~ ., , , ., is palpable. what is it people are stru: aalin is palpable. what is it people are struggling with — is palpable. what is it people are struggling with the _ is palpable. what is it people are struggling with the most - is palpable. what is it people are | struggling with the most common is palpable. what is it people are i struggling with the most common is it builds or putting stuff on the

table? ., ., .,, , �*, table? yet all of those things. it's their worry _ table? yet all of those things. it's their worry about _ table? yet all of those things. it's their worry about how _ table? yet all of those things. it's their worry about how they i table? yet all of those things. it's their worry about how they will i their worry about how they will provide for their children, that worry about where the next thing they need will come from and it's notjust families they need will come from and it's not just families who they need will come from and it's notjust families who historically have been on benefits, its working families. we start to see more working families and this isn'tjust a new thing happening now. back in august i was approached by a milder who some work for the nhs and had two children and he wasn't on any benefits, could we help him? he couldn't afford to buy things for the children and of course we could because you don't need to be on benefits for a baby bank to help you. benefits for a baby bank to help ou. . �* y ., benefits for a baby bank to help ou. m benefits for a baby bank to help ou. , you. can't you cope with the number is cominu you. can't you cope with the number is coming to — you. can't you cope with the number is coming to you? — you. can't you cope with the number is coming to you? this _ you. can't you cope with the number is coming to you? this has _ you. can't you cope with the number is coming to you? this has been i is coming to you? this has been difficult because _ is coming to you? this has been difficult because up _ is coming to you? this has been

difficult because up until - is coming to you? this has been difficult because up until maybe| is coming to you? this has been - difficult because up until maybe mid december we had just about capped but we ran out of clothing for certain ages and i have one mum who messaged me and she was really grateful for everything we had said but she said did you forget to one account for my daughter? we didn't have a warm coat to send her. we ran out. demand is outstripping supply and i think that is recognised the right baby banks. we are not the only baby bank, there are over 200 across the country and we are all feeling the same thing, the same as food banks. food banks are running out of food, maybe banks are running out of food, maybe banks are running out of food, maybe banks are running out of clothing. out of food, maybe banks are running out of clothing-— out of clothing. when did bb banks become a thing? _ out of clothing. when did bb banks become a thing? some _ out of clothing. when did bb banks become a thing? some of- out of clothing. when did bb banks become a thing? some of them - out of clothing. when did bb banks i become a thing? some of them have been auoin become a thing? some of them have been going for— become a thing? some of them have been going for about _ become a thing? some of them have been going for about ten _ become a thing? some of them have been going for about ten years. - become a thing? some of them have been going for about ten years. we l been going for about ten years. we have only been going for three and a half years and in that time the

number of baby banks across the country has risen dramatically, especially during the lockdown is. we had been going about eight months when the first lockdown happened and once we had come out of all the lockdowns, we had increased by 100% in referrals and we are seeing that on a monthly basis, more and more families reaching out asking for help and sometimes it's just a pair of school shoes can sometimes all a family needs to get them through is a pair of school shoes and we have not only a clothing bank and equipment bank and a nappy bank and uniform bank and we are doing maternity wear. i uniform bank and we are doing maternity wear.— uniform bank and we are doing materni wear. , , maternity wear. i saw some messages in our inbox _ maternity wear. i saw some messages in our inbox asking — maternity wear. i saw some messages in our inbox asking why _ maternity wear. i saw some messages in our inbox asking why people - maternity wear. i saw some messages in our inbox asking why people are - in our inbox asking why people are having kids if they cannot afford to bring them up but it sounds like a lot of people decided to have

children and then were shot by the rapidly rising prices after making that decision. i rapidly rising prices after making that decision.— that decision. i think... that question _ that decision. i think... that question people _ that decision. i think. .. that question people ask- that decision. i think... that question people ask about l that decision. i think... that i question people ask about why that decision. i think... that - question people ask about why people have children is a debate we don't want to get into. we are here to help families who are struggling, to help families who are struggling, to help families who are struggling to provide for their children. we are here to give families hope and that's the thing, is that there is hope, there are people out there who want to help. theyjust need to know how and that is what kidsbank does. we are like the middleman, it's one family supporting another and we are the people in the middle who make that happen. you the people in the middle who make that happen-— the people in the middle who make that happen. you are one of several charities. that happen. you are one of several charities- if— that happen. you are one of several charities. if people _ that happen. you are one of several charities. if people are _ that happen. you are one of several charities. if people are watching - charities. if people are watching and want to help, what can we do? i

suggest you contact your local baby bank and ask what they need. people are incredibly generous but often they donate things that are not needed and it takes volunteers ours to sort these out so i would say if you are donating to a baby bank, especially if you are thinking of the to kidsbank, we desperately need excellent condition as new children's clothing, warm clothing to get families through these next months. a, , to get families through these next months. ., , ., ~ , ., to get families through these next months. ., , ., ~ . to get families through these next months. a, , a, . ., months. cathy, thank you so much for talkin: us months. cathy, thank you so much for talking us through _ months. cathy, thank you so much for talking us through that. _ a government spokesperson told us... "we recognise people are struggling with rising prices, which is why we are protecting millions of those most in need with at least £1200 of direct help this year, including £400 towards energy costs." nonetheless, so many stories like natalia's out there. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are.

a very good morning from bbc london, i'm alice salfield. train passengers are being warned to expect significant disruption at euston and paddington. members of the tssa union who work for two companies are on strike today and tomorrow. it means great western railway will have significantly reduced services with short—notice alterations and london northwestern railway will have no services at all. planned engineering work will also affect some routes. border force officers at gatwick and heathrow airports are also striking again today. staff operating passport booths are due to walk out every day for the rest of the year. the military will be staffing passport control. and you can find out more about all the strikes taking place this week and into the new year and how they might affect you on bbc.co.uk/london or the bbc news app. in other news, a body has been found in a burning car in south london.

emergency services were called to reports of a car on fire in clarence avenue in clapham yesterday morning. after the fire was put out a body was found inside. police are working to identify the person and are treating the case as �*unexpected'. a three—year—old american bulldog from essex who could only crawl as a puppy is now winning competitions after making an incredible recovery. winnie could only shuffle along on her forelegs because her ligaments and tendons wouldn't support her. but swimming sessions in a hydro—therapy pool had what her owner describes as a "magic" effect. it really was a game changer for her recovery, yes. she... we saw instant change, as soon as she got in the pool, it was like a magic wand was waved. it took six weeks to get her up on herfeet, and, you know, itjust really has changed her life. let's take a look at the tubes now. the 0verground has a number of ongoing part closures so do check if you're due to travel

on that line. now onto the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello there, good morning. it's going to be very unsettled as we head through the rest of this week across the capital and consequently for the rest of the year. 50, wet and windy for much of the time but it is going to stay mild and it is a mild start to this morning. it's going to be quite murky out there as well. there's lots of low cloud around, we will keep the layers of cloud around as we head throughout the day, and it's been a blustery night. we'll keep the strength of the wind, gusts of wind of around a0 miles an hour, increasing as we head throughout the day. there will be similar breaks of light patchy rain and drizzle, as our weather front gradually makes its way north and eastwards and maybe some heavier downpours round about lunchtime. all of this rain starting to clear away as we head into the evening but there could just be some time for some late brightness out towards the west as we head towards the end of the day. but brightness in very short supply today. it is milder than yesterday, highs of around 11 or 12 celsius. overnight tonight, a mixture of clear spells, with some showers coming through too.

it is looking drier tomorrow but it stays windy. we will see a return to those wet conditions again on friday morning. that's all from me this morning. i'll be back with your lunchtime bulletin at the slightly earlier time of quarter past one. bye bye. hello, this is breakfast withjon kay and nina warhurst. we've had the big christmas party, now it's time for the clean—up. is your house like mine, full of packaging and paper and rubbish and plastic? it’s packaging and paper and rubbish and lastic? �* , packaging and paper and rubbish and lastic? v , , packaging and paper and rubbish and lastic? �* , , , ., plastic? it's quite satisfying, that bin liner wrapping _ plastic? it's quite satisfying, that bin liner wrapping paper. - plastic? it's quite satisfying, that bin liner wrapping paper. but - plastic? it's quite satisfying, that| bin liner wrapping paper. but then where does it go?— bin liner wrapping paper. but then where does it go? then can tell us, he is out a — where does it go? then can tell us, he is out a recycling _ where does it go? then can tell us, he is out a recycling plant _ where does it go? then can tell us, he is out a recycling plant in - where does it go? then can tell us, he is out a recycling plant in southl he is out a recycling plant in south manchester. —— ben can tell us. so many people have got rid of their trees already!

he is lost for words! so stand by the sight of the christmas trees. we are all the sight of the christmas trees. , are all speech speechless. we will try and return to him and we can actually hear him! as wonderful as that shot is, without any words. we will come back to you soon, fingers crossed. �* , ., ~ will come back to you soon, fingers crossed. �*, ., ~ ., will come back to you soon, fingers crossed. �* , ., ~ ., ., crossed. let's talk about a christmas _ crossed. let's talk about a christmas hobby _ crossed. let's talk about a christmas hobby first. - you might think the days of spending the christmas holidays building your new model plane are well and truly over. in fact, the classic hobby is alive and kicking. lockdowns and social media have fuelled a boom in sales and the models are proving popular with boys, girls and adults, including breakfast�*s john maguire. before you build a model aeroplane, the kit you use is built here in a factory in east sussex.

it marks a return to uk production. molten plastic is pumped into a high pressure press which contains an intricately detailed mould. what comes out and are then checked by eye are the frames known as sprews. they hold the parts ready to be removed and assembled. this is the 1/24 scale mk9 super marine spitfire, a new kit created by airfix and in painstaking detail. the spitfires were renowned for being incredibly well made. so some aircraft, this kind of effect of the wind is really pronounced. but actually for spitfires, especially when they were newer, it wasn't quite so bad. so we didn't want to go over the top. makes it sometimes quite hard to see, but it is there. you can see it, certainly with the naked eye. chris, the designer, has been back to the drawing board. the drawing board that the original aircraft engineers used to design the real wartime plane.

you have to be careful because what was initially planned isn't necessarily what actually came out of the factory, because when they're putting these bits of metal together, they find, ah, i need to make a little tweak here, i need to adjust that. and in the, kind of, how quickly they had to produce them as well, they found little workarounds. but it's a great starting point to go from the original drawings and amazing thing to be able to get to hold and work with. just check that wing span, make sure it's nice and straight. this kit isn't for the faint hearted. it could take months to build. it's not a cheap kit. it's a considered purchase. and obviously the model has an expectation level of what should be in the kit. and obviously this is a 433 part kit. it represents as a truly authentic scale product. today i'm starting on my first ever aircraft model. it's a super marine spitfire mki. making the models and the dedication, concentration and passion the hobby requires is appealing to a whole

new generation. this is building spitfires for the tiktok age. you're into the classics, you're old, you're really old. your social security number is two. for some, it's a voyage of rediscovery. richard spreckly was a keen modeller as a boy and was reintroduced to it by his late father—in—law. a retired police officer who also served in afghanistan, richard says working away in the shed he's converted into a studio is the perfect way to relax. you get engrossed in it. certainly you have to stop when you can't, yourfingers are stuck together or your paint�*s not quite dry or something like that. but yes, time just disappears. the mental health is really important i think, and i don't think you realise it at the time, but as you go along and the modelling community around the uk is fantastic. there's a charity called models for heroes that do excellent work with veterans, that are helping people that really struggle with their mental health

come out of it through modelling. so i think there's real benefits to it from a mental health point of view. we were lucky enough to fly and film in a spitfire a few years ago. the opportunity of a lifetime. what a fantastic experience! and modelling allows enthusiasts to indulge their passion for the aircraft, albeit scaled back, 2a times, in fact. john maguire, bbc news, east sussex. john was enjoying that! one of the many people who got back into making scale models during the pandemic is the comedian and war historian al murray, who joins us from west london. he is in his dressing gown and pyjamas, correct attire for this period between christmas and new year! it’s period between christmas and new year! �* , ., , period between christmas and new

year! 3 .,, ., period between christmas and new year! �*, ., i year! it's the least i can do. i feel like _ year! it's the least i can do. i feel like you _ year! it's the least i can do. i feel like you dress _ year! it's the least i can do. i feel like you dress for - year! it's the least i can do. i feel like you dress for the - year! it's the least i can do. i i feel like you dress for the nation this morning. we will talk a little bit about your book in a moment, but first of all, airfix, you have got back into it, where you into it as a child? , ., , ., back into it, where you into it as a child? , . , . ., , child? yes, it was a thing i did as a kid before _ child? yes, it was a thing i did as a kid before i _ child? yes, it was a thing i did as a kid before i discovered, - a kid before i discovered, basically, the opposite sex. and it was a hobby that i loved because you have to focus on it and concentrate, and you can listen to the radio or music while you are doing it but you really have to think about what you're doing. any operate within your own skill level. the brilliant thing about the model when it leaves the factory it isn't finished, you have to finish it. but i built tanks, i don't do planes, i did armoured fighting vehicles and ambulances and that kind of thing. we are seeing you make the tank right now, painting it, it's so intricate, i remember getting sting —— sticky finger prints all over the

body work and getting it wrong, you obviously have far more patients. the other thing i have got is far more money. the big difference between me and my ten—year—old self doing it, if i need that paint or that glue or that might affect i am looking for, i can afford to buy it now. —— all that mud effect. before it was a pocket money hobby. in the pandemic people were time rich and needed a distraction and i found pandemic people were time rich and needed a distraction and ifound it invaluable. i don't have time any more, the models have gone back to one and a half a year rather than in entire weekend on the kitchen table and my wife saying, what are you doing? i5 and my wife saying, what are you doin: ? , ., and my wife saying, what are you doin. ? , ., ., and my wife saying, what are you doin:? , ., ., , doing? is it one of those things which is less _ doing? is it one of those things which is less about _ doing? is it one of those things which is less about holding - doing? is it one of those things which is less about holding the | which is less about holding the model in your hand at the end and more about the process of sitting and doing it, it doesn't necessarily matter how long it takes. look and doing it, it doesn't necessarily matter how long it takes.- matter how long it takes. look at that! look _ matter how long it takes. look at that! look at _ matter how long it takes. look at that! look at how _ matter how long it takes. look at that! look at how beautiful - matter how long it takes. look at that! look at how beautiful that l matter how long it takes. look at l that! look at how beautiful that the finished product is! i'm very bad at finishing them. i enjoy the ongoing process, and i'm always trying more

new ways of doing things and experimenting. so they tend to be unfinished. the thing about being a stand—up comic as you are never finished with what you have written, you are always tweaking and fiddling it so that it's my mindset. you you are always tweaking and fiddling it so that it's my mindset.— it so that it's my mindset. you have actually had — it so that it's my mindset. you have actually had to _ it so that it's my mindset. you have actually had to finish _ it so that it's my mindset. you have actually had to finish a _ it so that it's my mindset. you have actually had to finish a book - it so that it's my mindset. you have actually had to finish a book this - actually had to finish a book this time. ., it actually had to finish a book this time._ it ties i time. tell me about it! it ties toaether time. tell me about it! it ties together your _ time. tell me about it! it ties together your love _ time. tell me about it! it ties together your love of - time. tell me about it! it ties together your love of history | time. tell me about it! it ties . together your love of history and the model making and the tanks, it's about the second world war? yes. the model making and the tanks, it's about the second world war?- about the second world war? yes, it is a book called _ about the second world war? yes, it is a book called the _ about the second world war? yes, it is a book called the command, - about the second world war? yes, it is a book called the command, and l is a book called the command, and it's about how the allies learned to win the second world war. i don't know how familiar people are with the story of the second world war but it starts off with the british and americans losing very badly and really being trounced, by the end of it, being unstoppable war machines essentially. and that took stuff, it took things and it bigger factories than the axis powers are bad, but it also took people they going —— biggerfactories and the also took people they going —— bigger factories and the axis powers had, but it also took people

figuring out how they could get these great big institutions like these great big institutions like the army to turn around and face their problems and sell them. that's what the book is about, because i hey love the stuff, the kids on the gear and all of that, that was —— the kit and the gear, but the people are far more interesting. lots the kit and the gear, but the people are far more interesting.— are far more interesting. lots of books have _ are far more interesting. lots of books have been _ are far more interesting. lots of books have been written - are far more interesting. lots of books have been written about i are far more interesting. lots of. books have been written about how the second world war was one but this is less about who had the best equipment and the strongest military arsenal, more about the psychology of turning things around?— of turning things around? exactly, and i take ten _ of turning things around? exactly, and i take ten people, _ of turning things around? exactly, and i take ten people, some - of turning things around? exactly, and i take ten people, some of. of turning things around? exactly, . and i take ten people, some of whom are very famous, people like patton and montgomery, but other people you might not have heard of. and use them to tell the story of different stages of the war and what they were doing at that time. i start off with montgomery before he comes super famous and becomes monty the legend, so what was he doing before he became famous when he was under the bonnet rather than driving the car?

and i worked my way all the way down. the last fellow in the book is a man who was in the king's 0wn scottish borderers, a man called peter what he was a lieutenant, and had to do the stuff that these generals was deciding, they had the responsibility of looking after his men right at the end of the war when they didn't know how the war would end and his account is incredibly nerve—racking, it was horrible. mas nerve-racking, it was horrible. was there a moment _ nerve—racking, it was horrible. was there a moment that you learned about which helped to turn the tide that you didn't know about before? yes, but some of it is quite arcane. people who have been following the war in ukraine, certainly in the early half of this year, there was a lot of discussion about tanks, is the tank finished, and all this sort of stuff. this kind of debate was exactly the sort of thing that chewed up a lot of clever people's time and effort during the second world war. there was a man called percy hobart, who is central to how

the british figured out how to use tanks and what to do with them and how to get them to swim, and get them to build bridges and all this kind of thing. he was at fascinating man because he had fallen out of favour because he had married a divorcee and was regarded as a rotter and not allowed into light cycles in the army and that sort of thing. it ruined his career, —— into polite circles in the army. the fact that something as important as the second world war is going on but something like that is interrupting someone's career and ability to deliver their ideas, it's just fascinating. it shows you in the end, people are weird! circumstances are weird and how people react to them are weird in all eternity. if you place him in the context of the abdication crisis which was the same year he married his wife, you can see people attitude is different. you say the past is the foreign

country because they do things differently there and that is absolutely the case.- differently there and that is absolutely the case. differently there and that is absolutel the case. ~ ,, . ., absolutely the case. with the second world war we _ absolutely the case. with the second world war we tend _ absolutely the case. with the second world war we tend to _ absolutely the case. with the second world war we tend to think- absolutely the case. with the second world war we tend to think about. absolutely the case. with the second| world war we tend to think about the end, the victory and the winds, rather than the fact that earlier on in the war, there were some real disasters and we had to learn significant lessons. so this is on its context, you would say. i am t in: to its context, you would say. i am trying to be- _ its context, you would say. i am trying to be- -- _ its context, you would say. i am trying to be. -- this— its context, you would say. i am trying to be. -- this is— its context, you would say. i am trying to be. -- this is honest i trying to be. —— this is honest context. for instance, the miracle of dunkirk, no doubt that was a miracle if you want to use that word, the british army were rescued but hang on a minute, why do they need rescuing, what has gone wrong? we look too hard at the positive in that circumstance and not look at the absolute disaster. the reason i'm interested in that is my grandfather was killed in the fighting outside dunkirk in late may 1940. so he is part of that disaster, what happened to him is part of that disaster. for the army to go through that, need to be rescued and then recover and sort itself out, within basically two and

a half years to start winning again, i think it's remarkable and it shows that in britain at the time there was this ability to go, all right, 0k, we are facing a disaster, we can shake ourselves down, we can find the people with the answers and sort out. i think that's pretty interesting. and maybe, maybe speak to what countries can do when they are really in... sorry, i was going to say something but i said to. istale]!!! to say something but i said to. well done, to say something but i said to. well done. very — to say something but i said to. well done. very good — to say something but i said to. well done, very good pivot to the hoop! what has the new year got instar for you? i what has the new year got instar for ou? ., what has the new year got instar for ou? . ., . , , what has the new year got instar for ou? ., ., ., , , ., you? i have got a spitting image there to show _ you? i have got a spitting image there to show which _ you? i have got a spitting image there to show which opens - you? i have got a spitting image there to show which opens in . there to show which opens in birmingham on february first —— the spitting image theatre show, the

puppets are life—size, incredible in the flesh. and the pub landlord is playing royal albert hall in may 12 which it is only gig next year for him, and it is a jet plane the albert hall, you can invite your mum and she will be impressed. so albert hall, you can invite your mum and she will be impressed.— and she will be impressed. so the unfinished tanks _ and she will be impressed. so the unfinished tanks will _ and she will be impressed. so the unfinished tanks will remain - and she will be impressed. so the unfinished tanks will remain on i and she will be impressed. so the| unfinished tanks will remain on the kitchen table?— kitchen table? luckily one of my dau . hters kitchen table? luckily one of my daughters grew— kitchen table? luckily one of my daughters grew up _ kitchen table? luckily one of my daughters grew up and - kitchen table? luckily one of my daughters grew up and moved . kitchen table? luckily one of my i daughters grew up and moved out kitchen table? luckily one of my - daughters grew up and moved out and it is now in her room! your playroom! _ it is now in her room! your playroom! have _ it is now in her room! your playroom! have thank- it is now in her room! your playroom! have thank you | it is now in her room! your. playroom! have thank you for it is now in her room! your playroom! have thank you forjoining us, happy new year. playroom! have thank you for 'oining us, happy new year.�* playroom! have thank you for 'oining us, happy new year. al's book is called "command: how the allies learned to win the second world war." iamoff iam offto i am off to google percy hobart, interesting story. we i am off to google percy hobart, interesting story.— interesting story. we need to go back to the _ interesting story. we need to go back to the skip, _ interesting story. we need to go back to the skip, ben _ interesting story. we need to go back to the skip, ben is - interesting story. we need to go back to the skip, ben is in - interesting story. we need to go back to the skip, ben is in south j back to the skip, ben is in south manchester, we could not hear you a few minutes ago. can we hear you now? , ., , few minutes ago. can we hear you now? , .,, i. ., now? sorry, i hope you can hear me now. can now? sorry, i hope you can hear me now- can you _ now? sorry, i hope you can hear me now. can you hear _ now? sorry, i hope you can hear me now. can you hear a _ now? sorry, i hope you can hear me now. can you hear a digger- now? sorry, i hope you can hear me now. can you hear a digger in - now? sorry, i hope you can hear me now. can you hear a digger in the i now. can you hear a digger in the background? it is quite mesmerising,

it's like watching those fairground things, when you are trying to win something in the arcade. it has got something in the arcade. it has got some rubble there. it's time for that big festive trip to the tip. have a look at these christmas trees in this container, very organised people in south manchester, they have already got their trees dropped off there. it is that time when the food has been eaten, the drinks have been consumed, glass bottles, packaging from the presents, there is a lot of waste created at this time of year. estimates suggest that we create something like a third more waste around christmas and new year than we do at any at any other time of year. one of the big sources is christmas cards, a lot of them get thrown away and even with the postal strikes and online digital cards, we still send something like 1 billion christmas cards every year. i have done my bit to reduce that, i didn't get around to sending any this year, that's my excuse!

then you have got this stuff, wrapping paper. not all of it can be recycled, you can do a simple test. if you scrunch it up and it stays to scrunched up, it is paper and you can recycle it, if it pops back into shape, it is foil and you cannot and it will cause problems in plants like this one. the packaging you get your online orders in can be recycled but if you take off the sellotape and any plastic it will make it easier to process. the big problem is christmas crackers, if they have got foil or glitter on them, you cannot recycle them, plain cardboard are fine, go ahead. let's speak to someone who can give us more advice on the recycling side, sam is one of the bosses here. what are the items that cause you the biggest headaches at this time of year? biggest headaches at this time of ear? , ., , ., , ., year? this time of year is our

busiest year? this time of year is our- busiest few days between christmas and new year come in today alone we are expecting around 1000 cars. we get a lot more things like christmas trees, as you have said, wrapping paper, paperand card in trees, as you have said, wrapping paper, paper and card in general, a lot of small domestic appliances so things with batteries in an electrical. 50 things with batteries in an electrical.— things with batteries in an electrical. ., , things with batteries in an electrical. . ., electrical. so what can people do with toys. _ electrical. so what can people do with toys. say. — electrical. so what can people do with toys, say, or— electrical. so what can people do with toys, say, or items - electrical. so what can people do with toys, say, or items that - electrical. so what can people do | with toys, say, or items that have got lots of different things in, plastic, metal, what can they do with those, can they recycle them? with toys in particular, if they have got batteries in them, any electrical lead, we need to make sure they are recycled properly so that they do not cause a fire. so you can take them back to the retailer which a lot of people don't know but you can also bring them to your local recycling centre and they can go into small domestic appliances. if it still has a bit of life in it, it can be reused rather than recycled and go on to somebody else and given a second life. you are telling _ else and given a second life. you are telling me — else and given a second life. you are telling me the _ else and given a second life. you are telling me the big issue was lithium iron batteries which are in so many things, why is that a

problem if people check them out? they are very small and difficult to get out of appliances, a lot of people don't realise they are in there and they can cause fires when they are crushed. so we need them to be treated as a small domestic appliance. you can't get it out of the item you are trying to recycle, get it in the right container at the site. , ., , , get it in the right container at the site. , ,, , site. christmas trees presumably you see a lot of — site. christmas trees presumably you see a lot of at — site. christmas trees presumably you see a lot of at this _ site. christmas trees presumably you see a lot of at this time _ site. christmas trees presumably you see a lot of at this time of _ site. christmas trees presumably you see a lot of at this time of year - see a lot of at this time of year and they can be recycled? yes, real christmas trees _ and they can be recycled? yes, real christmas trees can _ and they can be recycled? yes, real christmas trees can be _ and they can be recycled? yes, real christmas trees can be recycled. . christmas trees can be recycled. they can be chopped up and put in your garden waste at home bin or bring them to site here and they can go in the garden waste here. sam. go in the garden waste here. sam, thank ou go in the garden waste here. sam, thank you very _ go in the garden waste here. sam, thank you very much. _ go in the garden waste here. sam, thank you very much. thank - go in the garden waste here. sam, thank you very much. thank you i go in the garden waste here. sam, thank you very much. thank you for the advice. this time of year, remember that a lot of people are finding it tough, talking about the cost of living pressures, maybe have been gifted an item of clothing that you think you will never suit you, don't check it out, if its good quality and decent, take it to a charity shop or regift it, it could have a second life and make someone

as very happy even if it didn't make you very happy. as very happy even if it didn't make you very happy-— you very happy. absolutely, good advice. you very happy. absolutely, good advice- we _ you very happy. absolutely, good advice. we will _ you very happy. absolutely, good advice. we will be _ you very happy. absolutely, good advice. we will be back _ you very happy. absolutely, good advice. we will be back with - you very happy. absolutely, good advice. we will be back with you | you very happy. absolutely, good | advice. we will be back with you a bit later. talking _ advice. we will be back with you a bit later. talking rubbish, - advice. we will be back with you a bit later. talking rubbish, the - bit later. talking rubbish, the weather has not been great. it has turned a warmer, _ weather has not been great. it has turned a warmer, at _ weather has not been great. it has turned a warmer, at least, - weather has not been great. it has turned a warmer, at least, carol. l turned a warmer, at least, carol. yes, milderthan turned a warmer, at least, carol. yes, milder than yesterday. i wondered what you are going to say there when you said the weather was rubbish, jon! today is starting males, some of us will see some snow but some will see some rain and for most of us it will be windy. the rain is coming in from the south—west and will go north, surface water and spray if you are travelling. as it engages with the cold air across the highlands and grampian it will fall readily to snow. behind that there will be a lot of cloud and one or two showers, in these circles represent the strength of the gusts of wind, the strongest will be across the south—west of england. as nina

alluded to, it will be milder than yesterday, for most of us. if you are on the move today and you want to know what the weather is going to be like where you are heading, you can check out the bbc weather app. this evening and overnight, the rain, hailsnow and this evening and overnight, the rain, hail snow and sleet per north, some more coming through from the east but that will weaken by the end of the night. it will be windy so we are not anticipating any problems with frost. tomorrow we start on a note of sunshine, bright spells and showers, through the day the showers organise in the west and they will push east. again depositing some snow on higher ground in scotland, and the tops of the pennines. tomorrow, the temperatures will slide a little bit. thank you very much indeed. if you're planning a bit of diy over the festive break, here's some inspiration for you. it's a wooden hut but it's not just any old wooden hut. this was a step up from the scale

model naked and you will be just talking about! —— the model—making we were just talking about! sven habermann has recreated the cabin in which the great explorer ernest shackleton died in 1922, en route to the south pole. a documentary about the painstaking project will go out on bbc four next week. let's take a look. i know that the boards, the backboards are 160 millimetres. so i can transfer those measurements in the end, measure everything in the cabin, and that will help us to actually rebuild these pieces to scale and make sure it looks pretty much identical to the image. so i will have to make it 32 inches. without that photograph, we wouldn't even have a journey, i think. it would be just a garden shed and i would not be involved in inventing something that could have been in there. the depth of it, often you find something and that gives you a lead and you just keep on going, it's a bit like a crime scene

investigation, you could call it. talk about detailed and technical! let's speak now to sven habermann, who is in galway in ireland. good morning, thank you forjoining us. this is the result of a lifelong fascination with shackleton? it is. fascination with shackleton? it is, re fascination with shackleton? it is, pretty much. _ fascination with shackleton? it is, pretty much. yes- _ fascination with shackleton? it is, pretty much, yes. when - fascination with shackleton? it is, pretty much, yes. when i - fascination with shackleton? it is, pretty much, yes. when i was - pretty much, yes. when i was younger, i listened to some records and i was inspired by the enormous adventures and hardship are polar explorers went through. that's really where it started. and i was actually faced by the real thing. and how did you get your hands on the cabin? �* . ., , and how did you get your hands on the cabin? a . , and how did you get your hands on thecabin? a . , , the cabin? actually, the cabin is owned by the — the cabin? actually, the cabin is owned by the shackleton - the cabin? actually, the cabin is l owned by the shackleton museum the cabin? actually, the cabin is - owned by the shackleton museum in county— owned by the shackleton museum in county kildare. they commissioned me to work— county kildare. they commissioned me to work on— county kildare. they commissioned me to work on this cabin. the first phase — to work on this cabin. the first phase was _ to work on this cabin. the first

phase was to investigate what was there. _ phase was to investigate what was there. so— phase was to investigate what was there. so i— phase was to investigate what was there, so i travelled to northern norway— there, so i travelled to northern norway to— there, so i travelled to northern norway to look at it, and to my great _ norway to look at it, and to my great surprise, because i couldn't really— great surprise, because i couldn't really believe that a wooden cabin would _ really believe that a wooden cabin would have survived for over 90 years _ would have survived for over 90 years outside in the rain, i went there _ years outside in the rain, i went there and — years outside in the rain, i went there and had a look and to my great surprise _ there and had a look and to my great surprise over— there and had a look and to my great surprise over 90% of the cabin was the original— surprise over 90% of the cabin was the original cabin. so with a lot of research — the original cabin. so with a lot of research we — the original cabin. so with a lot of research we found out all of the details — research we found out all of the details and its exact history and provenance, to do this work. why was it so important _ provenance, to do this work. why was it so important to _ provenance, to do this work. why was it so important to you _ provenance, to do this work. why was it so important to you to _ provenance, to do this work. why was it so important to you to do _ provenance, to do this work. why was it so important to you to do this - it so important to you to do this work? we are watching it at the moment, some pictures from the documentary, some intricate, detailed and precise, why devote so much time and effort and energy to it? �* , , much time and effort and energy to it? i , , ., , much time and effort and energy to it? a , ., it? it's my 'ob! i get paid for this. it? it's my job! i get paid for this. that's— it? it's my job! i get paid for this. that's fair— it? it's my job! i get paid for this. that's fair enough, - it? it's my job! i get paid for. this. that's fair enough, then. it? it's my job! i get paid for- this. that's fair enough, then. but will ou, this. that's fair enough, then. but will you. it — this. that's fair enough, then. but will you. it is _ this. that's fair enough, then. but will you, it is also _ this. that's fair enough, then. but will you, it is also a _ this. that's fair enough, then. but will you, it is also a private - this. that's fair enough, then. but will you, it is also a private and i will you, it is also a private and personal— will you, it is also a private and personal passion? that's true, normally— personal passion? that's true, normally i— personal passion? that's true, normally i try not to get too attached _ normally i try not to get too attached to objects we are working

on but _ attached to objects we are working on but this— attached to objects we are working on but this one got very close to my heart. _ on but this one got very close to my heart. and _ on but this one got very close to my heart. and on— on but this one got very close to my heart, and on top of it, the fact it was followed by a camera team helped as well— was followed by a camera team helped as well to _ was followed by a camera team helped as well to really go all the way. so we did _ as well to really go all the way. so we did quite a bit of travelling, we met the _ we did quite a bit of travelling, we met the right people to really go very. _ met the right people to really go very. very— met the right people to really go very, very deep on the research. and that can _ very, very deep on the research. and that can be _ very, very deep on the research. and that can be seen in the documentary. just explain _ that can be seen in the documentary. just explain how the initial preservation came about. so much memorabilia from the time, the quest, the ship they were on was broken apart but the cabin survived, someone had the foresight to transport it. someone had the foresight to transport it— someone had the foresight to transort it. . �*, ., ., ., transport it. that's right. to avoid confusion. — transport it. that's right. to avoid confusion, people _ transport it. that's right. to avoid confusion, people said, _ transport it. that's right. to avoid confusion, people said, how- transport it. that's right. to avoid confusion, people said, how did l transport it. that's right. to avoid l confusion, people said, how did you .et confusion, people said, how did you get this— confusion, people said, how did you get this cabin from a boat which is 3000 _ get this cabin from a boat which is 3000 metres below sea level? this was the _ 3000 metres below sea level? this was the quest exhibition which is the fourth — was the quest exhibition which is the fourth and last exhibition that shackleton did, and the famous shipwreck endurance was the third one before that. the last

expedition, where shackleton died, second—in—command continue the expedition. — second—in—command continue the expedition, but that came to an end the boat _ expedition, but that came to an end the boat had to be sold and it was sold back— the boat had to be sold and it was sold back to the same shipyard in norway — sold back to the same shipyard in norway. and there there was a man working _ norway. and there there was a man working on— norway. and there there was a man working on the shipyard who decided that this _ working on the shipyard who decided that this cabin, which was placed on top of— that this cabin, which was placed on top of the _ that this cabin, which was placed on top of the deck, would be a great garden _ top of the deck, would be a great garden shed. and he decided there and then— garden shed. and he decided there and then to remove it, put it on a sled _ and then to remove it, put it on a sled and — and then to remove it, put it on a sled and bring it to his farm, and it was— sled and bring it to his farm, and it was there _ sled and bring it to his farm, and it was there for 90 years as a garden — it was there for 90 years as a garden shed. it it was there for 90 years as a garden shed-— it was there for 90 years as a carden shed. , . . ., ,. ., garden shed. it such a fascinating sto . garden shed. it such a fascinating story- and _ garden shed. it such a fascinating story. and when _ garden shed. it such a fascinating story. and when you _ garden shed. it such a fascinating story. and when you refurbished l garden shed. it such a fascinating| story. and when you refurbished it and recreated it and sat inside it, did you feel an emotional connection to your hero again, did you feel like, i understand him a bit better now? , , ., now? yes, i bit, i would say so. it is this man _

now? yes, i bit, i would say so. it is this man in _ now? yes, i bit, i would say so. it is this man in particular, - now? yes, i bit, i would say so. it is this man in particular, it - now? yes, i bit, i would say so. it is this man in particular, it really. is this man in particular, it really .ot is this man in particular, it really got me — is this man in particular, it really got me we _ is this man in particular, it really got me. we use the material called stockholm — got me. we use the material called stockholm homcould tart which has a very recognisable smell and i have smelt _ very recognisable smell and i have smelt that— very recognisable smell and i have smelt that on another striker stockholm qatar. that smell really burned deep in my brain, _ that smell really burned deep in my brain, and _ that smell really burned deep in my brain, and when i melted in the cabin— brain, and when i melted in the cabin again, is triggered a lot. if you really— cabin again, is triggered a lot. if you really want to, you can smell the smelly— you really want to, you can smell the smelly woolly socks in the wet clothing _ the smelly woolly socks in the wet clothing as well.— clothing as well. thank you very much, clothing as well. thank you very much. spend. — clothing as well. thank you very much, spend, thank— clothing as well. thank you very much, spend, thank you - clothing as well. thank you very much, spend, thank you for i clothing as well. thank you very i much, spend, thank you for sharing that story. you can see more of that next week. shackleton's cabin is on bbc four at 9pm on wednesday of next week. ending on smelly socks! we've been talking this morning about dogs rescued from abroad and you've been sending in pictures of your furry friends. rob from chippenham sent in this picture of his romanian rescue dog, tia. he said she loves his

bed more than her own. she looks like she has definitely settled in! and in torquay, a rescue from spain. glynis said she kept her sane when her husband died last year. look at those eyes! naughty, i reckon. also from spain, sarah sent in this picture of gorgeous neron, who lost his eye when he was shot. but he is making himself at home in the uk and gets lot of attention! these spaniels have settled into their new home in lancashire. they were found abandoned in ukraine near the polish border. they're having a lovely time now. just one more. and lesley�*s dog is enjoying her first christmas in doncaster after being adopted from romania in april. lesley said she feels lucky to have found her. all inspired by rory, who was telling us about his dog sophie from

romania. ~ ., ., telling us about his dog sophie from romania. ~ . ., ., ., , ., romania. what a gorgeous thing to have done- — that's all from us for today. breakfast is back tomorrow at six. have a lovely day.

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