good morning. welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and nina warhurst. our headlines today. the usa has become the latest country to impose tighter restrictions on chinese tourists amid covid concerns, but the uk government says it has no plans to follow suit. police get more time to question two people in connection with the murder of ellie edwards at a pub on christmas eve, as they urge people to come forward with information. the families of the people who are involved in this, don't tolerate it. don't live off the profits because you have blood on your hands too if you're a bystander. a warning that strikes could continue well into next year.

the new head of the trades union congress blames the government for refusing to negotiate over pay. haaland strikes again to help manchester city rise to second in the league. the norweigen scored twice against the team he supports, as city overcame a stubborn leeds. good morning. some rain across north—east scotland clearing in the next few hours and then for all of us, it's going to be bright spells of sunshine and showers. more sunshine than yesterday, but still windy. i will have all the details later in the programme. it's thursday 29th december. our main story. the government says it has no plans to introduce covid testing for travellers arriving into the uk from china, after authorities there allowed people to travel freely for the first time in three years. the united states, italy, japan and india have all imposed mandatory testing on arrivals from china, where covid rates

are soaring, although beijing insists the situation is under control. simonjones reports. china is preparing to open its borders to international travel once again, easing restrictions on visits to and from the country. travel agents are reporting a surge in bookings, but it comes at the same time as a surge in covid cases in the country. hospitals in china appear to be struggling to cope as the regime moves away from its zero—covid policy, which it had pursued for almost three years. washington has accused beijing of failing to provide adequate and transparent covid data. china reported just one new death yesterday, despite queues outside hospitals for emergency treatment. so from early next year, anyone arriving in the us from china will need to show a negative test. italy, india and japan have also imposed restrictions, but the british government says there are no plans to reintroduce testing or additional requirements

for anyone arriving in the uk. it says it will continue to monitor closely the prevalence and spread of any harmful variants and keep international data under review. australia too is adopting a similar approach. we'll continue to monitor the circumstances that are occurring in china and in other parts of the world as well as we do. we'll take the appropriate advice from the health experts and follow that advice. there's no change in the travel advice at this point in time, but we're continuing to monitor the situation. one expert in infectious diseases says new testing regimes can only achieve so much. i can certainly understand the concern about the potential for importation of new variants from other parts of the world. but in reality, these measures are very unlikely to have any significant impact in reducing risk. so i think these are more about public relations and perhaps a bit about foreign policy than they are really

about public health. today, the european commission will meet to discuss a possible coordinated eu response to china's rising cases. but as china attempts to return to a sense of normality, it has accused western countries of a smear campaign. it's clear, though, international concern is rising, but there's no consensus over how best to respond to it. simon jones, bbc news. detectives have been granted more time to question two people arrested in connection with the murder of 26—year—old ellie edwards, who was shot in the head during a night out on christmas eve. it happened at the lighthouse pub in wallasey, merseyside. mairead smyth is there. good morning to you. tell us a little bit more about what the police have said.— little bit more about what the police have said. welcome as you said, merseyside _ police have said. welcome as you said, merseyside police _ police have said. welcome as you said, merseyside police have - police have said. welcome as you| said, merseyside police have been given more time to question those two people arrested on monday night

in connection with this murder, a 30—year—old man from tranmere and a 19—year—old woman from lough ferry. that extension should run out on friday but until then, police are still clear that there efforts to find the person responsible for this killing will be relentless. detective chief constable ian critchley gave a statement outside the pub here yesterday and he said that the whole community has a role to play in helping to bring the killer to justice. the to play in helping to bring the killer to justice.— to play in helping to bring the killer to justice. killer to 'ustice. the families of the killer to justice. the families of the peeple _ killer to justice. the families of the people involved _ killer to justice. the families of the people involved in - killer to justice. the families of the people involved in this, - killer to justice. the families of i the people involved in this, don't tolerate — the people involved in this, don't tolerate it~ — the people involved in this, don't tolerate it. don't live off the profits — tolerate it. don't live off the profits because you have blood on your hands — profits because you have blood on your hands too if you are a bystander. which if you want to live off the _ bystander. which if you want to live off the money being gained. and we will come _ off the money being gained. and we will come as we have done, continue to go— will come as we have done, continue to go through doors day in, day out. only in— to go through doors day in, day out. only in the — to go through doors day in, day out. only in the last two days, we made over 40 _ only in the last two days, we made over 40 arrests, 50 stop searches, undertaken _ over 40 arrests, 50 stop searches, undertaken a number of warrants in thisarea _

undertaken a number of warrants in this area arr— undertaken a number of warrants in this area. an assurance to the fantastic— this area. an assurance to the fantastic communities that live here, _ fantastic communities that live here, we — fantastic communities that live here, we will continue to do that. the court — here, we will continue to do that. the court and has now been reduced around the pub and people who were here on christmas eve night who were driven here and had to leave their cars behind are now able to come and collect their vehicles with id. police have said high visibility police presence will continue here in wallasey village and they are relentless in finding the personal responsible for ellie edwards' murder. . ~ responsible for ellie edwards' murder. ., ,, , ., responsible for ellie edwards' murder. . ~' , ., , responsible for ellie edwards' murder. ., ,, , ., , . police are continuing to question two men on suspicion of murder following a fatal stabbing in a birmingham nightclub. 23—year—old cody fisher — who was a non—league footballer — was attacked on the dancefloor of the crane on boxing day. his family says his death has broken their hearts. border force officials, driving instructors and some rail workers are continuing strike action today and the new head of the tuc, which represents 48 trade unions, has warned that more industrial action is likely in the new year.

paul nowak is blaming the government for refusing to negotiate over pay, as ben boulos reports. it's become a common sight in recent months. railway workers, nurses, postal staff and border force, among others, going on strike over pay and conditions. the government says their demands are unaffordable. but the new general secretary of the trades union congress, which brings together the different unions, rejects that argument. the job of government is to make political choices. i'd argue they've made choices that don't benefit working people, their families and communities. so i would urge the government to talk to unions, to come to the table. let's find a way to get people's wages rising. people's incomes boosted. as we sit here now, do you think we will see more strikes well into 2023? i think the answer to that question lies very firmly in the hands of the government. if the government refuses to negotiate, if the government refuses to take seriously the concerns of working people,

i think we may see more industrial action as we go into 2023. the one thing i can absolutely tell you is that no union member wants to take strike action, takes that strike action lightly, but the government really does need to step up to the plate now, talk to unions, talk to their own workforce, put money in the pockets of working people and stop stonewalling. ina in a statement the government said we have been reasonable in our approach to agreeing to the independent pay review bodies recommendations for public sector pay rises, adding, the only way to stop the disruption completely is for union bosses to get back round the table and call off these damaging strikes. ben boulos, bbc news. benjoins us now. it's felt this month like everybody has been affected by a strike and some way and the message there is they could be many more.— some way and the message there is they could be many more. yeah, we've alread not they could be many more. yeah, we've already got some _ they could be many more. yeah, we've already got some in _ they could be many more. yeah, we've already got some in the _ they could be many more. yeah, we've already got some in the calendar- they could be many more. yeah, we've already got some in the calendar for. already got some in the calendar for next week, train strikes between the third and the seventh, some of those

are rmt union strikes, ask left which represents the drivers, so more disruption on the railways. border force staff on strike. more days for ambulance workers in england, nurses in england as well, later injanuary, and one of the things i picked up on in the conversation with paul novak, the new general secretary of the tuc, the umbrella organisation which represents the various unions, i said to him we've seen polls which represent public support for the strikes dropped slightly, a small amount, but a drop slightly. he said he is adamant he thinks the public still understands the reasons and back those who are walking out over pay and conditions. we also touched on the point that within the rmt union, for example, a third of members voted to accept the pay offer from members voted to accept the pay offerfrom network members voted to accept the pay offer from network rail. members voted to accept the pay offerfrom network rail. he said actually, two thirds, that means we are not happy with it and it's a democracy, so we will hear a little bit of that later in the programme at 730. i think the important thing

to point out is that he is saying the government needs to get back round the table and negotiate. the government is saying the unions need to get back round the table and negotiate and while the two sides are at loggerheads like that it's really hard to see how they this which is why we reach the conclusion that potentially we will see strikes well into the new year. titer? well into the new year. very difficult. thank _ well into the new year. very difficult. thank you. - fighting in ukraine is currently at a deadlock while kyiv waits for more advanced weapons from western allies — that's according to the head of the ukrainian military intelligence agency. he's been speaking to our correspondent hugo bachega, who joins us now from kyiv. hugo, tell us more about his assessment of the situation. good morning. he was talking about fighting on the ground and said neither russia nor ukraine could make significant moves and the situation was deadlocked. he said ukraine was to wait for more weapons

to arrive, he said the ukrainian forces were not in a position to make advances in multiple locations, and so awaiting weapons from western partners and said the situation was stuck. in recent weeks, we've seen fighting has been concentrated mostly around the east of the country after the ukrainians recaptured the city of kherson in the south of the country. winter obviously has slowed the pace of ukraine's ground operations and, at the same time, the russian seem to be trying to defend their positions instead of trying to take more territory. you can see here in our shelter in kyiv, the alert sounded two hours ago, we understand sirens sounded across the country again warning of the possibility of air strikes by russia and we have had reports from the governor in the

south of the country that the first missiles have been fired, so it's something we are watching this morning. i something we are watching this morninu. . , something we are watching this morninu. ., , ., , morning. i really worrying time. what we've _ morning. i really worrying time. what we've seen _ morning. i really worrying time. what we've seen over _ morning. i really worrying time. what we've seen over the - morning. i really worrying time. what we've seen over the past l morning. i really worrying time. i what we've seen over the past few days, horrific damage in kherson and the humanitarian crisis, people being forced to flee once again. is that bombardment continuing? it is that bombardment continuing? it is and over the _ that bombardment continuing? it 3 and over the last few days, kherson has come under intense shelling, intense attack by russian forces. remember back in november, the ukrainians recaptured kherson and russian forces are now on the other side of the river and they are attacking the city day and night and last night, we had an update from the army saying dozens of missiles had been fired at locations across the city, hundreds of people have been leaving the city because of those attacks.— those attacks. she'll go, many thanks. take _ those attacks. she'll go, many thanks. take care. _ pope francis has asked people

to pray for his predecessor, benedict the 16th, who he says is "very ill". the vatican says benedict's condition got worse yesterday. the 95—year—old was pope for eight years but stood down in 2013, the first leader of the catholic church to do so in 600 years. as communities in the us and canada continue to dig themselves out from the blizzards which struck before christmas, more images have emerged showing the sheer scale of the storm. this drone footage was taken in the canadian town of fort erie which sits opposite buffalo in new york state. it shows a row of houses which were fully encased in ice. no fatalities were reported in these homes but more than 65 people have died as a result of the storm. they don't even look real, those pictures. an extraordinary image, isn't it? like models. now the weather with carol.

good morning, how are you? thank you, charlie. we update on that story be cavalier about the weather in the usa and canada and temperatures in the next few days are going to be above average so that doesn't mean they could be some issues with flooding. back at home, what we have is a relatively mild start to the day for many of us. today will be much brighter than it was yesterday. it's a day of sunshine and showers but it's also going to be windy once again. you may have heard the wind howling through the night. rain to clear the north—east of scotland, continuing to clear the south—east of england, and then we have got some showers. a lot of dry weather, though. the showers are lining themselves from the west to the east. depositing some snow on the tops of the hills. as i mentioned, it's going to be windy especially around the coast but even inland guests, you will notice today. temperature wise, a little bit down on yesterday with temperatures of five in aberdeen,

ten in london. as we head through the evening and overnight, many showers will fade as we have a transient ridge across us but then the next system comes on across northern ireland, south—west scotland and pushing northwards. heavy rain and that it bumps into the cold air we could see some snow. we could see significant snow actually on the tops of the highlands, through some central areas but its higher ground mainly above 200 metres, as much as ten centimetres in some places. and also some torrential rain. temperatures could fall away 2—2 in sheltered glens in the north—east of scotland. all this is short lived because it continues to move northwards through the course of tomorrow and you can see another weather front pushing eastwards. as that all clears away a dries up and it will brighten up for most withjust a dries up and it will brighten up for most with just a few showers and temperatures tomorrow up a touch on today. temperatures tomorrow up a touch on toda . . , temperatures tomorrow up a touch on toda. ., , . ,, temperatures tomorrow up a touch on toda. . , . ,, today. thanks very much. see you later on. today. thanks very much. see you later on- it — today. thanks very much. see you later on- it is _ today. thanks very much. see you later on. it is a _ today. thanks very much. see you later on. it is a 6:15. _ this year has seen the number

of people crossing the channel in small boats soar to over 45,000, and around a third of them were albanians. the national crime agency says that albanian drugs gangs in the uk are exploiting the migrant crisis, which is creating challenges for law enforcement across the country. our home affairs correspondent june kelly has more. a terraced house in hartlepool. police! according to police intelligence, it's been taken over by the drugs trade. this is one of a series of raids by the cleveland force targeting suspected organised crime operations. a 25—year—old albanian man is arrested. he's also wanted by police in kent. any persons? at a second address, officers find a living room full of cannabis plants. here, there's another arrest. again, the man is 25 and albanian. he's also a suspected illegal immigrant. both men have now been charged with cannabis production. over a few hours in these and other

raids, police seize drugs valued at almost half a million pounds. the serious and organised crime groups to make sure that they ply their trade, there's also associated violence in and around the areas between different and rival gangs. so this is another reason why we're trying to protect the public and keep them safe, and especially the vulnerable people that these organised crime groups prey on. national law enforcement chiefs say that albanian gangs have become involved in what they describe as an explosion in cannabis production around the country. and the gangs are now drawing on the growing number of migrant arrivals. in some cases, the cannabis farms are being run with forced labour. young albanians, many who have come across the channel, can be in hock to the gangs. the criminals are demanding payback for funding their passage to the uk. this is a system of debt bondage. on the phone from an immigration removal centre, one man in his 20s spoke to us.

he was prosecuted and convicted after being found working on a cannabis farm. i was in belgium looking for work. some albanian men said that they would help me. i got into a lorry and i didn't know where i was going. i was trafficked into uk. the gang said i owed them £24,000 and they threatened to kill my family. i was told i had to work in a cannabis farm. i was beaten. if you didn't choose to come to the united kingdom, why do you want to stay in the united kingdom now? my life will be in danger if i go back to albania. a charity is now helping him to fight deportation. he says he's a victim of modern slavery. the government wants to make the system for assessing these cases tougher. most are currently accepted. there are also plans to move asylum seekers out of hotels into cheaper accommodation. outside one, we spoke

to a 29—year—old single mother who wants to remain anonymous. over the phone from albania, an interpreter translated for us. the money, the 8,000 euros, she's borrowed that off her family and friends. this young woman had already left albania and was living in italy. she says this is what drew her to the uk — tiktok videos. promising 100% safe transfer, this one says it's first and best for dinghies. she put her children, age seven and ten, into a dinghy and they all set off across the channel. on tiktok, i found a number. i contacted them and we left. i paid 8,000 euros. i borrowed the money from my relatives and friends. they all helped me because they knew the situation i was in. when i start working, i will pay back the money.

this mother, like so many, paid a criminal gang to cross the channel. the people smugglers are making millions from illegal immigration, and law enforcement bosses say the influx of albanians is, in turn, fuelling crime in the uk. june kelly, bbc news. let's take a look at some of today's front pages. the i reports that unions are considering boycotting pay review negotiations next year, with the leader of the trades union congress, paul nowak, questioning their independence and credibility. we will have more from that interview with him later. the times reports on a vow from labour to be the party of law and order after government figures showed that police have not attended nearly two million reports of anti—social behaviour over the last three years. the express leads on the prime

minister's own pledge to reduce crime, saying he'll make the uk's streets "safe for everybody". it follows what the paper calls "a wave of violence", including the fatal shooting of ellie edwards in merseyside. and the liverpool echo continues to report on the aftermath of ellie edwards' death. the paper's headline says it's "time to root out the gangland thugs who kill women and children". it's a time of year when there is lots of different stories in the papers. just because of the extremities, it's felt like this is the airway climate change has been knocking on the door around the world, so the pictures we just saw from ontario in canada, these people's homes are just completely encased in ice. layers of thick ice. in new york, neighbouring chief executive of western new york said this is the worst storm i've ever

seenin this is the worst storm i've ever seen in terms of deaths from mother nature is rough. and underneath you might have had about this late yesterday, 2022 was the hottest yet in the uk on climate change driving the year average above the record set in 2014 and somebody from the met office saying science has shown temperatures witnessed injuly met office saying science has shown temperatures witnessed in july would have been unlikely in the preindustrial period before greenhouse gases. physical literal warnings. those pictures are extraordinary. this is a story looking at what people are doing on christmas day to a degree but also tax returns. tax returns, remember, right? the extraordinary level of detail they have about when people fill in their tax returns, they can do it literary hour by hour. have you done yours yet? just checking. christmas day, hmrc indicates that on christmas day 3275 people took a break from eating their lunch to fill in their tax returns on

christmas day. the detail goes even further than that. the big rush on the 25th of december, not that big really, between midday and 1259, just around lunchtime on christmas day, 319 people filled in their tax returns. during that window of time. it set back with a snack and a drink time, isn't it? if you go back, 22,000 people submitted their tax forms between the 24th — 26th of december and then specifically, i love these timings, hmrc added 141 people opted to file their tax returns between 11pm and 1159 on christmas eve. wow! mas returns between 11pm and 1159 on christmas eve. wow!— returns between 11pm and 1159 on christmas eve. wow! was that you, charlie? that _ christmas eve. wow! was that you, charlie? that wasn't _ christmas eve. wow! was that you, charlie? that wasn't me. _ christmas eve. wow! was that you, charlie? that wasn't me. i - christmas eve. wow! was that you, charlie? that wasn't me. i suppose| charlie? that wasn't me. i suppose the computers _ charlie? that wasn't me. i suppose the computers can _ charlie? that wasn't me. i suppose the computers can take _ charlie? that wasn't me. i suppose the computers can take a _ charlie? that wasn't me. i suppose the computers can take a record i charlie? that wasn't me. i suppose the computers can take a record of| the computers can take a record of it. it's got to be done. if you are one of the people who decide to file

your tax return christmas day, let us know what's wrong with your family. jane joins us for the sport. good morning to you. tax return? not even a little bit but i need to, thank you very much for the reminder. 31st of january is the day, incidentally. the man behind you wasn't in the world cup so we've been itching to get back to playing. you don't when your team to be up against a bored and frustrated player like him. erling haaland scored twice as manchester city kept themselves to within five points of leaders arsenal with a 3—1win over leeds united. haaland's father used to play for leeds, so these goals might have felt extra special for him and his son, who is now the fastest player to score 20 goals in premier league history. city are back into second in the premier league and manager

pep guardiola says there's even more to come from haarland. i think still he's not at his best as he was at the beginning of the season, i would say, but the injury he had for a long period. he will now train one single day and to move his huge body is not easy for him but as much he can play and minutes, minutes will be better. scary thought, he's getting better! the january transfer window isn't open yet, but liverpool have already confirmed their first signing. it's psv eindhoven and dutch forward cody gakpo, who scored three goals at the world cup, including this one against qatar in the opening game of the tournament. he'll be available for liverpool's trip to brentford on the 2nd of january after agreeing personal terms and completing a medical. celtic will go into the glasgow derby nine points clear of rangers after beating hibs 4—0. aaron mooy scored twice —

either side of this brilliant goalfrom daizen maeda — from outside the area before the break. the derby match is monday, and rangers may be behind in the league, but they go into it after a win, beating motherwell 3—0. dundee united, kilmarnock and hearts also won, while livingston and st mirren drew 1—1. at the world darts championship, chris dobey denied gary anderson his 50th win on the alexandra palace stage. anderson has won the tournament twice before, but after taking the first set he had no answer to dobey who cruised to a 4—1 victory. dobey will face either rob cross or mervyn king in the last 16. michael van gerwen avoided an early exit though, beating mensur suljovic 4—2. the austrian kept himself in it with a 161 checkout to deny van gerwen, but the dutchman kept his cool and won the following set. and that's your sport. thanks very

much, jane. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello. good morning from bbc london. i'm... i'm victoria hollins. wembley stadium plans to install a new gated fence to bolster security around the iconic venue following violent disorder at the euro 2020 final. a report by baroness casey found there was a "collective failure" in planning for the match which saw about 2,000 people get into the stadium illegally. under the plans, which the fa has backed, new perimeterfences at entrances will aim to "deter unwanted guests climbing and rushing" towards the gates. transport for london have confirmed there will be no free travel across its network on new year's eve. it's the second year in a row that passengers need to pay to use public transport on december 31st. it comes after the network fell into financial trouble during the pandemic.

police looking for a woman who has been missing from crayford for nearly a month have released a video of her on the day she was last seen. aiwo balogun, 53, went missing on thursday 1st december. there is no information to suggest that she has come to harm. however she is considered vulnerable and there is reason to believe she may be a risk to herself. train passengers are being warned to expect significant disruption at euston and paddington on day two of a strike by members of the tssa union. 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. 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/news or follow @bbctravelalert on twitter. millwall football club is giving members of the local community a warm welcome this winter.

they're offering a warm space with free tea and coffee every wednesday. also, with the support of the millwall community trust, a foodbank known as the lions food hub has also been set up, in large part down to the hard work of ex—lioness, kelly webster. we do care about our own community. we do care about people in it. we care about the poppy appeal, cancer deadline day, there's so many things that they do care about. we don't care if no—one likes us, but we do care. let's take a look at the tubes now. there's a good service on the tubes this morning. the dlr has severe delays and london overground is part suspended between liverpool street and chingford. the weather. today will see areas of cloud and the odd shower at first, but these will soon clear away, with plenty of sunshine developing by the afternoon. however, a chance of the odd shower remains. maximum temperature, 7—10c. tonight, it will be dry with clear

skies for much of the night. however, areas of cloud will tend to develop as dawn approaches. a breezy night. minimum temperature, 3—6c. that's it. we're back in half an hour. you can stay up to date with what's going on with the bbc news app. see you soon. bye. hello, you're watching breakfast with charlie stayt 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 through some of the biggest health stories of 2022, with our correspondent dominic hughes.

was 2022 the year we finally learned to live with covid? at the start of the year, driven by the highly infectious omicron variant, the virus still had us in its clutches. even as the new year's eve fireworks faded into the night, an estimated one in every 15 people in the uk would have tested positive for covid. it's because of the threat from omicron that i announced on wednesday that we would move to plan b in england. you must wear a face covering in indoor public spaces, and from tomorrow, work from home if you can. faced with a huge number of infections, in early december of 2021, the government had already been forced to introduce what it called its plan b measures — facemasks, compulsory covid passes and working from home.

in just a few days in the new year, a grim milestone. the uk reached 150,000 covid—related deaths. to picture 150,000 people, it helps to start small. so, this is one student, but in a classroom, there might be around 30 of them. there are between 500—2,500 people at smaller gigs or in a nightclub. but see how 21,000 fans can fill manchester arena. and the biggest events hold more than this. more than 73,000 at the principality stadium in cardiff, 90,000 at wembley, and see how around 100,000 people turned out for this climate change strike during cop26. and this crowd are not even all of the 135,000 people who buy tickets for glastonbury every year. but 150,000 people, that's everyone who lives in a city such as oxford.

other covid waves came and went. in march, july and october. but that was the last time restrictions on socialising were put in place. and crucially, while the number of people admitted to hospital with covid did rise with each successive wave, they were nowhere near the peaks seen injanuary 2021. and the same is true of deaths due to covid, each wave saw an increase in deaths, although nowhere near what was seen in 2021, and lower with each successive wave. and it did start to feel towards the end of january, even though they were still thousands of new infections every day, that life might be getting back to normal.

masks on and off, the rules have changed at various times over the last two years, but in england, the government has said they will no longer be compulsory in shops and on public transport. the prime minister said masks would still be advisable in some settings, but it was now down to personal choice. we will trust the judgment of the british people. of the british people and no longer criminalise anyone who chooses not to wear one. so, what is the trend now for covid cases? one of the most authoritative sources is the community infections survey by the office for national statistics, which picks up those without symptoms. and the head of the ons thinks this is a significant moment. we're certainly seeing a major turning point, and we are certainly seeing a real reduction. the question i ask is we're not sure yet whether that will continue to go down.

ministers want to end self—isolation rules in march, or even before if possible, and say they will be reviewed. it is reasonable to think, just as we are living with flu, for example, we don't require people to legally self—isolate but to remain cautious, sensible if they're infected, we will eventually have to find a way to live with covid in a similar fashion. at this hospital in walsall, the number of patients back in intensive care has come down a bit since last week. but doctors are urging the public to remain cautious as restrictions are eased. in scotland, mandatory mask—wearing will continue in indoor public spaces, but most other restrictions will be lifted from monday. in wales, night clubs open from the end of next week, though they will remain closed for now in northern ireland. the devolved nations are moving at differing speeds, charting their own courses through this stage of the pandemic. there were some cautious voices,

too, always the fear a new variant could emerge or covid could come racing back. the one thing this virus has taught you is not to be complacent, so i think we need to go very carefully, monitor carefully and be prepared to react. for most of us, restrictions were starting to ease off, but the consequences of this pandemic were still playing out. health service staff had performed heroically in the long months that covid was running rampant, but now an exhausted workforce, not to mention patients, were facing a huge backlog in cases. injanuary, six million people were waiting for routine treatment. and that numberjust kept growing throughout the year. things were made tougher by the ongoing impact of the pandemic. with each successive wave of covid, staff also felt sick or have to isolate.

this was coventry hospital in april. a gentleman in his 80s who was in at 2.59 yesterday afternoon. a combination of pre—existing staff shortages, covid and lots of people who were delayed seeking help during the pandemic, meant the nhs across the uk was facing unprecedented demand. this manifested itself notjust in a growing waiting list for planned operations, but in waits in a&e, gp appointments and ambulance call—outs. jerry has been trying to piece together what happened on the night his father died. he was looking for the ambulance that never came. kenneth was in good shape for a 94—year—old. a retired carpenter, he lived alone in the cotswolds. on that night, the health service was under pressure. the bbc applied to see documents from the inquest into his death. they show that, at 2:53am, ken got out of bed and fell.

he collapsed and called 999 twice from his mobile. he was recorded as an urgent category two case, meaning an ambulance should have arrived in 18 minutes, on average. ken waited for one hour on the floor before calling a third time. the details are distressing. it took another four hours for an ambulance to arrive. by then, ken was unconscious. he was taken to gloucestershire royal hospital, where he died that afternoon from a bleed to the brain. he was on his own, and he knew he was on his own. and he must have felt abandoned, alone on his bedroom floor. that's the most troubling part of it for me.

increasingly, ambulance crews were getting stuck outside hospitals because they couldn't hand over patients. and busy hospitals struggled to admit people because of delays with discharging them into social care. even at the height of summer, normally a relatively quiet time for the nhs, there was no relief. there were fears, too, about the impact that record summer temperatures could have on services, with older people and those with particular health conditions especially vulnerable. a&e at a surrey hospital this morning. hello. how are you? the challenge, as usual, is finding space for new patients and transferring those who need it to the wards. we are often coming in in the morning with 25—35 patients waiting for a bed. they say there are no longer seasonal differences. there would be a winter and a summer in hospitals. and that's something that we haven't

seen for many years, and covid and the heat wave just makes it even worse. i've been at this hospital for 16 years, and i've never seen it as busy as it is now. ambulance services across england are on the highest state of alert and under extreme pressure, with covid staff absences a factor. we are not performing anywhere near where we should be, and i know from my own experience that lives are being put at risk and have been all the way through this period of time. by august, a record 6.6 million people in england alone were waiting for planned surgery. patients like james, now fit and healthy, faced an agonising wait for an operation. an infection damaged his heart and left him needing a new heart valve. but five times, the operation was cancelled. so, what was it like every time

you had your operation cancelled? what went through your head? you get yourself prepped, you're starving yourself. you wake up the next morning, they shave your chest, get you gowned up, get you on the bed. and then the nurse turns up and says, "sorry, it's not happening today." then your emotions just go. i could feel myself getting more and more poorly as the weeks were going on. at what point are they going to say, "we need to get you in, otherwise you're going to die"? is that going to happen? am i going to die? you just don't know. you were very good at keeping still. there were some encouraging signs. the number of people facing the longest waits for planned surgery had started to fall, but problems remained with discharging patients, with only four in ten able to leave hospital when they were well enough to do so. the data all painted a picture of a system struggling to cope, and behind the statistics were personal stories like those of james. into the autumn, the waiting list

for routine treatments, things like knee or hip replacements, continued to grow, breaching seven million in england alone in september and october. i haven't always been able to walk as far as i'd like to walk, - specifically due to the hernia, especially early on when it was very painful. marcus has been waiting for a hernia operation for close to four years. during that time, he's received just one letter from the hospital. now it's more about how it looks, how it appears, even. it's obvious now. when i'm standing up and walking, i can't get away from it. i can't conceal it any more, so i try and tend to stay home. surgeons say operating theatres are being left unused because of staff shortages, a lack of beds and complications relating to covid. very often, it's not clear

until the morning of the operation as to whether it's possible. there are times when there aren't the necessary beds available, particularly if critical care is needed in intensive care beds, for instance. and that's terrible for patients, because they come into hospital expecting to have their operation, and if there aren't the necessary resources there to support that, then unfortunately they have to be cancelled on the day. and it's notjust treatments where there are long waits. today's figures show only 71% of patients in english a&es were seen within four hours in september — the worst on record. senior nhs england officials say there's no doubt that they're under huge pressure. the nhs was once seen as the most efficient health service in the world. but experts say it can't work miracles. the nhs is trying to be as efficient as it can and maximise its resources, but i think you have to fundamentally look at the resources compared

to other countries. we still have fewer doctors per head, fewer nurses per head, far fewer hospital beds per head. so, even the most efficient system in the world can only get through so much work if it hasn't got the fundamental resources it needs. the government says it's creating surgical hubs and diagnostic centres in communities to help tackle the backlog. but others have described the record of seven million people on the waiting list as a grim milestone and warned it will be worse when winter begins to bite. the shortage of staff is a problem that predates the pandemic, but many health experts say this is the key issue facing the nhs. without the staff, the backlog of cases will be with us for years. not unrelated to covid, a cost of living crisis was developing. it was only made worse by the war in ukraine, which pushed up energy prices and caused real concerns for those whose health depends on equipment that uses a lot of electricity.

i'm just sick of having to make choices, and they have to be the right choices. if not, it's my health that's going to be affected, at the end of the line, and i don't want to be any more poorly. laura has been battling kidney disease since she was seven and has already had two kidney transplants. now she needs another. it's running the cost of the dialysis machine. it's constantly filtering the water, and that waterjust gets wasted. she depends on dialysis, where a machine carries out the filtering processes that would normally be done by the kidneys. without dialysis, i think they say they live like... if you live past seven days, then it's.... that's how serious it is. laura was having dialysis at home, but the machine uses so much electricity and water, the mounting bills have forced her to switch to a local hospital. i would say that it's the straw that

broke the camel's back, really, was the cost of running the dialysis machine, the water it uses, the electric. i just... it was adding to my anxiety, like, "how am i going to pay to do this treatment every month?" it's a very worrying time. that's a lot to cope with. yeah, my little dog helps a lot with that. it's hard, but i've been ill a long time now, so ijust try and live life as best i can. and now gps and front line health care workers are warning rising costs are starting to have a much broader impact. those cost of living impacts are onlyjust filtering through. the people who are on the lowest incomes will be feeling them now. at grey road surgery in north liverpool, gp drjanet bliss and her team have for years seen how poverty can badly affect health. living in that kind of chronic stress does really bad things to your blood pressure and to your metabolism and can lead to illnesses like diabetes.

now the rising costs are making a bad situation worse. we're seeing people limiting the amount of meals they will eat in a week, you know, consciously planning to miss meals. we are seeing people deciding not to collect medications, not to pay for prescription items. we're seeing the impact on transport costs and also things like, kind of, data for your phone. so, in order to access, you know, vital services that will support their health. the rising costs of basic foods, fruit and veg, bread, cereals and pasta is an obvious cause for concern. so, in darlington, in the north—east of england, an innovative mobile food club is helping people continue to eat healthily. forjust £7.50, you can get £35 worth of fresh fruit, veg and meat, essential for someone like marge, for whom this project offers a real lifeline. so, free for you today, you'lljust hand up there. at the moment, i have

to count every penny to make sure i got formula, nappies, i got cream, i got wipes. and now, for example, he's five months, so soon, i'll be weaning him off the food. so, this saving will allow me buy him some better veg, better fruit, so he can actually have a good start in life. without it, i don't know what i would do. in one of the wealthiest countries in the 21st century, i have to worry about feeding my babies, which is, i would say, really, really sad. and steve, who lost his job during the pandemic, now trying to give his three growing teenage sons a decent diet, whilst struggling to pay the bills. we're no different to any otherfamily in the uk, so things like this, and certainly from a health point of view, they are packed with fruit and veg, stuff we wouldn't normally try. and it gives us that impetus as well to try things different, new, that we wouldn't normally buy as well. so, yeah, it's difficult,

and it's going to get worse and it's going to get harder, and we're at the bottom end of the chain. and unfortunately, it's going to get to the point, i'm sure it's some time in october, we're going to have to make decisions of meals and things that we wouldn't have had to have made before. schemes like this offer people the chance to stay healthy even even as budgets are squeezed. but no—one believes the pressures on family finances will ease any time soon, and that has implications for our health, too. everything has gone up. nothing's coming down. my bills have gone double now. and do we choose to eat or heat? some people have to cut down on essentials. and it's notjust homes and businesses that face the impact of rising prices. the nhs too faces increasing bills

for food, energy and wages. budgets for services like public health, which cover everything from stop smoking services to advice on contraception, are under extreme pressure. this is what public health in action looks like. hi, i'm caroline from the quit smoking team. anthony is a smoker, but with a fractured foot and shoulders. he's now stuck in gateshead's queen elizabeth hospital. so, how many cigarettes you normally smoke a day? ten at the most. so, carol, one of the hospital's stop smoking advisers, sees a chance to help anthony quit. we can offer you some patches for your arm, and we can give you, like, an inhalator. you know, it's something to do with your hands. that's full of nicotine as well. carol herself gave up smoking five years ago. she understands how hard it can be.

if i can do it, anybody can. and i did it, so you can as well. and she fears what might happen if this kind of service didn't exist. i just think people will die sooner, because they're not getting the support that they need. and i think now if we're educating the grannies, the mothers, they're going to educate their children not to smoke as well, because it's them that's the future, isn't it? in england, public health measures like stop smoking services are funded by local authorities, with a grant from the department of health and social care worth £3.4 billion this year. but budgets have been squeezed hard over the last decade, and now rising inflation means the money is getting spread ever more thinly. and in communities like gateshead, with areas of severe deprivation, talk of further budget cuts is a bleak prospect. it really concerns me. i'm here to improve and protect the health and wellbeing

of the population in gateshead, and actually having some of the limitations around budgets is really concerning. so, if you take tobacco, for example, tobacco harm in gateshead costs about £62 million a year, about £9 million to the nhs. so, if we were reducing some of those services that help us to tackle that issue, it doesn't make any sense. the department of health and social care says public health grants for next year will be announced in due course. but the worry is that double—digit inflation will mean vital services will be lost and the health of the poorest communities will suffer. there were some other significant milestones this year. thousands of people were left infected with hepatitis and hiv through contaminated blood in the 19705 and '80s. at the long—running public inquiry into the scandal, messages have been left in bottles, remembering loved ones who've lost their lives.

injuly, the inquiry heard an announcement that had been a long time coming for those affected. i've decided to recommend that interim payments of no less than £100,000 are made to all the infected people and all the bereaved partners who are currently registered with the schemes. another public inquiry got under way, this one into the response to the covid pandemic. the inquiry chair said one word summed up the pandemic — loss. those who were bereaved lost the most. they lost loved ones and the ability to mourn properly. it is therefore right that we begin this first hearing with a minute's silence for those who died. witnesses, including ministers who made the key decisions at the time, will start giving evidence in the spring. in the summer, dozens of countries saw an outbreak of a rare, little—known disease called monkeypox. normally confined to western and central africa.

in the uk, the vast majority of cases were in men who have sex with men, with infections peaking injuly. but a vaccination programme helped bring case numbers down. what do we want? fair pay! and as the year drew to a close across the uk, the health service faced industrial action over pay. ambulance crews, porters, cleaners and the biggest ever strike by nursing staff. i'm striking for the future of nursing and most importantly, our patients. and the turmoil that gripped uk politics in 2022 had a predictable impact on the department of health for england. out went sajid javid when he resigned in protest at boris johnson's leadership. in came steve barclay as his replacement, but he was out when liz truss became prime minister, and in came therese coffey. just a few weeks later, out went therese coffey and welcome back steve barclay.

four health secretaries in as many months, one of whom was the same person. there is also one bit of data that suggests the impact of covid will remain with all of us for a long time to come. for most of the year, the number of excess deaths recorded in the uk has been well above the five—year average. that means hundreds of extra deaths a week, but less than half are directly linked to the virus. some of those deaths may be because of the very hot weather we had in the summer. and we do have an ageing population. but it's also possible that a previous covid infection has left some people more frail. and we also know that the pandemic has left others less healthy. for example, alcohol consumption is up, while physical activity has fallen. early on in the pandemic, many people stayed away from the nhs, and that's led to concerns over undiagnosed conditions

like heart disease. and health experts have warned the current pressures on the emergency care system, for example, long waits for ambulances, make it more likely that some patients could die. either way, it suggests the pressures on the health service, extreme as they have been this year, show no sign of letting up. across the uk, the nhs heads into 2023 facing one of the biggest challenges in its history.

time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello. good morning from bbc london. i'm victoria hollins. wembley stadium plans to install a new gated fence to bolster security around the iconic venue following violent disorder at the euro 2020 final. a report by baroness casey found there was a "collective failure" in planning for the match which saw about 2,000 people get into the stadium illegally. under the plans which the fa has backed, new perimeter fences at entrances will aim to "deter unwanted guests climbing and rushing" towards the gates. transport for london have confirmed there will be no free travel across its network on new year's eve. it's the second year in a row that passengers need to pay to use public transport on december 31st. it comes after the network fell into financial trouble during the pandemic. police looking for a woman who has

been missing from crayford for nearly a month have released a video of her on the day she was last seen. taiwo balogun, 53, went missing on thursday1 december. there is no information to suggest that she has come to harm. however she is considered vulnerable and there is reason to believe she may be a risk to herself. train passengers are being warned to expect significant disruption at euston and paddington on day two of a strike by members of the tssa union. 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. 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/news or follow @bbctravelalert on twitter. let's take a look at the tubes now.

there's a good service on the tubes this morning the dlr has severe delays and london overground is part suspended between liverpool street and chingford. now onto the weather with sara thornton. morning to you. it's been a blustery night across london and the south—east. we've also seen some showers in the last little while. they're just clearing off towards the east now. behind all of that, generally dry with some sunshine through the day today. couldn't rule out the odd stray shower just blowing through quite quickly. it will still be windy through the day and temperatures down a little on what we have seen. still above average for the time of year, but feeling cooler because of that wind. overnight tonight, we are dry and clear. still have enough of a breeze to stop the temperature falling too far. perhaps just down to mid single figures in the very coldest spots. tomorrow morning, though, we've got more cloud and rain pushing in again from the south—west. of course, that's brought us some mild air through this week and has brought us these wet and windy spells of weather and they continue, as you can see, into the weekend.

in fact, as we end 2022 and we start 2023, we're going to be on a very, very mild note. there is going to be quite a bit of rain around, though, at the weekend. looks like don't turn a little calmer and cooler until next week. that's it. we're back in half an hour. you can stay up to date with what's going on with the bbc news app. see you soon. bye.

good morning. welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and nina warhurst. our headlines today. the usa has become the latest country to impose tighter restrictions on chinese tourists amid covid concerns, but the uk government says it has no plans to follow suit. police get more time to question two people in connection with the murder of ellie edwards at a pub on christmas eve, as they urge people to come forward with information. the families of the people who are involved in this, don't tolerate it. don't live off the profits because you have blood on your hands too if you're a bystander. a warning that strikes could continue well into next year. the new head of the trades union congress blames the government for refusing to negotiate over pay.

haaland strikes again to help manchester city rise to second in the league. the norweigen scored twice against his boyhood team, as city overcame a stubborn leeds. good morning. it's a day of sunshine and showers today and it is also going to be windy. a little bit cooler than it was yesterday and, as we head up to the new year, the weather remains unsettled. i will have all the details later in the programme. good morning. it's thursday 29th december. our main story. the government says it has no plans to introduce covid testing for travellers arriving into the uk from china, after authorities there allowed people to travel freely for the first time in three years. the united states, italy, japan and india have all imposed mandatory testing on arrivals from china, where covid rates are soaring although beijing insists the situation is under control. simonjones reports.

china is preparing to open its borders to international travel once again, easing restrictions on visits to and from the country. travel agents are reporting a surge in bookings, but it comes at the same time as a surge in covid cases in the country. hospitals in china appear to be struggling to cope as the regime moves away from its zero—covid policy, which it had pursued for almost three years. washington has accused beijing of failing to provide adequate and transparent covid data. china reported just one new death yesterday, despite queues outside hospitals for emergency treatment. so from early next year, anyone arriving in the us from china will need to show a negative test. italy, india and japan have also imposed restrictions, but the british government says there are no plans to reintroduce testing or additional requirements for anyone arriving in the uk. it says it will continue to monitor closely the prevalence and spread of any harmful variants and keep

international data under review. australia too is adopting a similar approach. we'll continue to monitor the circumstances that are occurring in china and in other parts of the world as well as we do. we'll take the appropriate advice from the health experts and follow that advice. there's no change in the travel advice at this point in time, but we're continuing to monitor the situation. one expert in infectious diseases says new testing regimes can only achieve so much. i can certainly understand the concern about the potential for importation of new variants from other parts of the world. but in reality, these measures are very unlikely to have any significant impact in reducing risk. so i think these are more about public relations and perhaps a bit about foreign policy than they are really about public health. today, the european commission will meet to discuss a possible coordinated eu response to china's rising cases.

but as china attempts to return to a sense of normality, it has accused western countries of a smear campaign. it's clear, though, international concern is rising, but there's no consensus over how best to respond to it. simon jones, bbc news. detectives have been granted more time to question two people arrested in connection with the murder of 26—year—old ellie edwards, who was shot in the head during a night out on christmas eve. it happened at the lighthouse pub in wallasey on merseyside. mairead smyth is there. mairead, what else have the police said about this investigation? well, police say that they have been given until friday night to question the two people arrested on monday evening in connection with this murder. they include a 30—year—old man from tranmere and a 19—year—old woman from rock ferry. as you can see, the cord and has been reduced

around me here. this is the pub where ellie edwards, the 26—year—old, was enjoying a night out with her friends on christmas eve and, sadly, she was knocked the target of the attack but she was killed, four others injured, one of them are 28—year—old man, is continuing to be treated for the injuries he suffered on that night. now here yesterday, detective chief comes to ian critchley spoke outside the pub and said merseyside police would be relentless in their efforts to find the person responsible for the attack and said the community has a role to play in helping them with their investigation. the families of _ with their investigation. the families of the _ with their investigation. the families of the people who are involved — families of the people who are involved in this, don't tolerate it. don't _ involved in this, don't tolerate it. don't live — involved in this, don't tolerate it. don't live off the profits. because you have — don't live off the profits. because you have blood on your hands too. if you have blood on your hands too. if you are _ you have blood on your hands too. if you are a _ you have blood on your hands too. if you are a bystander. or if you want to live _ you are a bystander. or if you want to live off— you are a bystander. or if you want to live off the money that's being gained _ to live off the money that's being gained. and we will come as we have done, _ gained. and we will come as we have done, continue to go through doors day in. _ done, continue to go through doors day in. day— done, continue to go through doors day in, day out. only in the last two days, — day in, day out. only in the last two days, we've made over 40

arrests. — two days, we've made over 40 arrests. 50 _ two days, we've made over 40 arrests, 50 stop searches, undertaken a number of warrants in thisarea _ undertaken a number of warrants in this area an— undertaken a number of warrants in this area. an assurance to the fantastic— this area. an assurance to the fantastic communities that live here, _ fantastic communities that live here, we — fantastic communities that live here, we will continue to do that. now although the road has reopened, according remains in place around the lighthouse inn pub. a mobile police station is here to allow people who work here on that night and had to leave their cars, it can now come back and pick up their vehicles. detective chief constable ian critchley went on to pay his sympathies to the family and described this shooting as a cold—blooded attack. described this shooting as a cold-blooded attack. nothing i say can brina cold-blooded attack. nothing i say can bring back _ cold-blooded attack. nothing i say can bring back a _ cold-blooded attack. nothing i say can bring back a loved _ cold-blooded attack. nothing i say can bring back a loved one, - cold-blooded attack. nothing i say can bring back a loved one, a - can bring back a loved one, a daughter, _ can bring back a loved one, a daughter, sister, it is truly, truly tragic _ daughter, sister, it is truly, truly tragic we — daughter, sister, it is truly, truly tragic. we are so deeply deeply sorry— tragic. we are so deeply deeply sorry for— tragic. we are so deeply deeply sorry for their loss. as the whole of this— sorry for their loss. as the whole of this community, and we've seen the nation's — of this community, and we've seen the nation's grief around it. what

we can— the nation's grief around it. what we can assure them though is we will be relentless, on seeking to bring the offender and anybody who is assisted — the offender and anybody who is assisted or supported that offender and out _ assisted or supported that offender and put them behind bars. merseyside police have made _ and put them behind bars. merseyside police have made a _ and put them behind bars. merseyside police have made a number— and put them behind bars. merseyside police have made a number of - and put them behind bars. merseyside police have made a number of arrests| police have made a number of arrests in the last few days and say that they have had tremendous support from the public who have been appalled by this attack and anyone with any information is asked to get in touch with merseyside police. thank you very much. police are continuing to question two men on suspicion of murder following a fatal stabbing in a birmingham nightclub. 23—year—old cody fisher, who was a non—league footballer, was attacked on the dancefloor of the crane on boxing day. his family says his death has broken their hearts. police chiefs have issued a warning about the dangers of being spiked with alcohol or drugs as millions of people prepare to see in the new year at pubs, clubs and house parties. they say the act of spiking is illegal in itself, even if no further offence

is committed, and any incidents should be reported as quickly as possible. breakfast'sjohn maguire has more. this was alana elbaz filmed after a night out in bristol. she'd been pestered by a man in a nightclub and believes he spiked her drink with some sort of drug. weird experience. i was just completely out of control. yeah, i knew what was going on and it was really scary. the national police chiefs council says in the four months last summer there were more than 2,000 cases of drink spiking reported to forces in england and wales. but it's highly likely there were far more incidents. alana felt she couldn't contact the police. i went to work the following day. i shouldn't have, but i phoned in and said i felt really sick and they sent me in anyway and they didn't believe me at all. i just thought if work's not believing me and the nightclubs aren't doing anything about it, what's the point?

warning signs, according to stjohn ambulance, are feeling lightheaded orfaint, sick or very tired, feeling drunk afterjust a small amount of alcohol, passing out, and then having memory blanks about what happened. there's also been a marked increase in victims being drugged with a needle. chloe ward was out in ipswich when her speech became slurred and she passed out. subsequently she noticed a hole in her trousers and a bruise on her skin. one year on, the experience has left her too scared to go for a night out. it's been difficult. the first few months were really difficult. i was scared to go anywhere, to be honest. even going to a supermarket at that time felt really scary because you can't trust people anymore. the police chiefs report says during the year up to the end of august, there were more than 2,500

reports of needle spiking. again, no—one knows the full extent of the problem. several victims say they were dissatisfied by the way their complaint was dealt with by the police. chief officers described the crime as complex and challenging to investigate, but are urging people who've been targeted to report it as early as possible and to be tested by police. the warning comes ahead of new year's eve, one of the biggest party nights of the year, and a time when potential victims could be at their most vulnerable. john maguire, bbc news. fighting in ukraine is currently at a deadlock while kyiv waits for more advanced weapons from western allies — that's according to the head of the ukrainian military intelligence agency. he's been speaking to our correspondent hugo bachega, who joins us now from kyiv. good morning to you. what more can

you tell us about his assessment? before i get to those comments, let me just to before i get to those comments, let mejust to do before i get to those comments, let me just to do an update on what's happening here because as you can see, we are still here in our shelter. we've been here for more than an hour now. the air raid alerted sanded here in kyiv and across the country three hours ago and it's nowjust after ten past nine in the morning here. now we are hearing reports of explosions across the country and that is because air defences has been activated including in the capital, kyiv, so the reports from officials suggest russia has launched dozens of missiles targeting cities across the country, so this is happening this morning here in kyiv and also across the country and people have been told to stay in shelters because these attacks continue. now the head of the ukrainian military intelligence agency gave an update on the fighting on the ground and he

said that the situation was deadlocked because neither russia nor ukraine can make any significant advances and, for weeks we've been talking about how fighting has been concentrated around the city in the east of the country but across this very long front line, we haven't seen any kind of major changes in terms of military positions. winter has obviously slowed down the pace of ukraine's ground operations and the russians seem to be mostly on the russians seem to be mostly on the defensive trying to protect their positions, so he again said their positions, so he again said the situation was stuck and repeated a familiar message now that the ukrainians were waiting, needed more weapons to carry out operations to take back territory stolen during occupation. we've seen pictures in recent days of the terrible damage in kherson. and the humanitarian fallout from that. is that continuing?—

that. is that continuing? yeah, it is a very difficult _ that. is that continuing? yeah, it is a very difficult situation - that. is that continuing? yeah, it is a very difficult situation for- is a very difficult situation for those people living in kherson. remember this was a city recaptured by the ukrainians last month. the russians left kherson, on the other side of the river and from there they have been bombarding kherson almost every day, day and night, and more than a dozen people have been killed in recent days as a result of those attacks. and we are getting reports hundreds of people now are living every day, leaving. evacuation trains have been put on because the situation has become very difficult for people living there. the strategy here for the russians is that they are trying to make life unbearable in kherson for that they have lost the city and now they are attacking it from the other side of the river, terrifying civilians living there and many of them have now decided to leave. maw; them have now decided to leave. many thanks.

at least 10 people have been killed in a fire at a cambodian hotel—casino, according to local authorities. around 400 people were in the grand diamond city when it caught fire at around 11.30pm, localtime. it's on the border with thailand and used by many thai nationals. authorities are still working to determine the cause of the fire. pope francis has asked people to pray for his predecessor, benedict the 16th, who he says is "very ill". now aged 95, benedict served as pope for eight years before stepping down in 2013. our correspondent bethany bell is in rome. what more can you tell us? the last statement to be had from the vatican was yesterday and it said that pope benedict's health had deteriorated, it said that he was receiving constant medical attention, and that his condition

was under control but it didn't give any more details on that. we know that pope benedict has been in poor health for some time. the last photographs that were seen of him, the last pictures, where earlier this month where he appeared extremely frail. we know pope francis visited him yesterday in the monastery in the vatican, the former monastery in the vatican, the former monastery in the vatican, the former monastery in the vatican where pope benedict, the former pope, now lives. and there was this appeal by pope francis to catholics around the world to pray for benedict. he said people should ask god to sustain benedict in his witness to the church until the end. now benedict became pope in 2005 and then in 2013, about eight years later, just under eight years later, he was the

first pope in 600 years or so to resign. first pope in 600 years or so to resin. �* . , first pope in 600 years or so to resin. �* ., , ., , . as communities in the us and canada continue to dig themselves out from the blizzards which struck before christmas, more images have emerged showing the sheer scale of the storm. this drone footage was taken in the canadian town of fort erie, which sits opposite buffalo in new york state. it shows a row of houses which were fully encased in ice. no fatalities were reported in these homes but more than 65 people have died as a result of the storm. they don't quite seem real, those pictures? they are extraordinary. i saw carol looking in there. you don't see images like that very often, do you? it don't see images like that very often. do you?— don't see images like that very often, do you? don't see images like that very often, do ou? ,, , often, do you? it looks like the set from the movie, _ often, do you? it looks like the set from the movie, doesn't _ often, do you? it looks like the set from the movie, doesn't it? - from the movie, doesn't it? temperatures are rising and for many they will be above average so that in itself is going to bring some issues with flooding and of course we will keep you up—to—date here on

bbc breakfast but what we have today is quite different. we are looking at a cooler day than yesterday. one of sunshine and showers and wherever you are it is windy. now we've had some rain pushing eastward across south—east england, a lot of showers around and also had yesterday's rain moving away from the north—east of scotland. and again, not in dry weather but equally a fair few showers, notjust in scotland but in northern ireland, some getting across western parts of england and wales, a few in eastern areas as well but again you can see a lot of dry weather. as we go through the course of the day, if you catch a shower it will be blown along quite quickly on the brisk wind. the strongest of which will be across the west coast and also the english channel. and through the course of the day, the showers will align themselves and push from the west to themselves and push from the west to the east introducing some snow on the east introducing some snow on the tops of hills and mountains in scotland. possibly the very tops of the pennines as well. these are the temperatures. 5—9. down a touch on

where we were yesterday. through this evening and for a time it will be dry weather and then we've got rain piling in. some of it heavy across south—west scotland and northern ireland, falling as snow over central and northern scotland, mostly above 200 metres. i will have a longer forecast in mostly above 200 metres. i will have a longerforecast in half an hour when we talk about what you can expect in the midnight hour as we see in the new year.— see in the new year. carol, thank ou ve see in the new year. carol, thank you very much- — see in the new year. carol, thank you very much. we _ see in the new year. carol, thank you very much. we will— see in the new year. carol, thank you very much. we will see - see in the new year. carol, thank you very much. we will see later| see in the new year. carol, thank. you very much. we will see later on. did you did you right did you right when did you right when you did you right when you bought did you right when you bought christmas food? it's a perennial problem, isn't it? it is every year, how are we going to get through this not in the fridge? if you bought too much, you are not alone. food waste goes up by an estimated 80% during the festive period, and matt graveling is at a processing centre to see what happens to some of it. that feels so wrong the climate we are in the but i guess it must be so and we can see the evidence of it now. we are just thinking about the

smell there. there must be many are sprouting there. the smell there. there must be many are sprouting there-— sprouting there. the smell is quite fresh, i sprouting there. the smell is quite fresh. i can't _ sprouting there. the smell is quite fresh, i can't lie _ sprouting there. the smell is quite fresh, i can't lie to _ sprouting there. the smell is quite fresh, i can't lie to you _ sprouting there. the smell is quite fresh, i can't lie to you this - fresh, i can't lie to you this morning, but you know what, you do get used to it. good morning to you. whether you have a chicken or turkey, brussels sprouts or not, you have leftovers like many in the uk after your christmas dinner, and the people in west berkshire certainly did. look at the pile of food waste behind me. on the face of it, it seems quite wasteful but there is a good news story at the end of this which will come to an a moment as you look through all of this waste, you look through all of this waste, you can see some of it hasn't even been touched. we have held carrots, potatoes, oranges, and i've even found this whole swede which won't be eaten but at one point it definitely could have been. i will p0p definitely could have been. i will pop that back into this pile. tonnes and tonnes of food waste here in west berkshire. it does seem like a shame the uk does seem to have a problem but around the christmas

period, an 80% increase in the amount of food waste that we have and it is believed on average across the uk the average family wastes eight meals every single week. let me give you some stats on that. every single year the amount of poultry that is thrown away in the uk could make enough for 800 million boxing day carries. i will give you one more. the amount of potato thrown away annually in the uk could produce christmas day roast potatoes for the whole of the country for the next 48 years. it is a problem but it is however a problem being solved here. this big pile of food waste is going to get turned into compost. we will talk more about how that happens in a moment but it's will talk more about how that happens in a moment but its four stages and you are currently looking at stage one, when all of the waste from around west berkshire comes up

in all of these lorries, picked up in all of these lorries, picked up in the green waste bins by 200 men and women working around the county today, they bring it all here and the next stage, as you can see in this pile over here is for it to all be shredded up into much, much smaller pieces. using the big old green shredder you can see just there and if i do a quick spin over here, once it has been shredded it goes into a number of tunnels where it will stay for about a week—and—a—half, water is put on top, air underneath, and get up to a temperature of about 65 degrees and it stays there for about a week and then goes to a process and then it gets saved which we will find out about late in the show before we go let's bring in sarah perry, who works here, understand thisjob and been elevated to anotherjob with us this morning. tell us first and foremost, why is composting such an important part of the food waste process? important part of the food waste rocess? ,., ., ., ., ., process? good morning. thanks for 'oinin: us process? good morning. thanks for joining us here _ process? good morning. thanks for joining us here today. _ process? good morning. thanks for joining us here today. it's _ joining us here today. it's

incredibly important to contribute to combating climate change. that's the key— to combating climate change. that's the key thing we are trying to achieve — the key thing we are trying to achieve here. when we dispose of food waste — achieve here. when we dispose of food waste unfortunately means it releases _ food waste unfortunately means it releases greenhouse gases however if it comes _ releases greenhouse gases however if it comes into this type of facility where _ it comes into this type of facility where we — it comes into this type of facility where we are we are able to turn it intoa— where we are we are able to turn it into a compost which can then be used _ into a compost which can then be used as— into a compost which can then be used as an — into a compost which can then be used as an alternative to peat to grow— used as an alternative to peat to grow more — used as an alternative to peat to grow more carrots ready for next year. _ grow more carrots ready for next year. you — grow more carrots ready for next year, you name it. we grow more carrots ready for next year, you name it.— grow more carrots ready for next year, you name it. we talked about the four stages, _ year, you name it. we talked about the four stages, the _ year, you name it. we talked about the four stages, the next _ year, you name it. we talked about the four stages, the next stage - the four stages, the next stage which we haven't seen just yet but we will see in the next hour on bbc breakfast is a big old sitting process. i appreciate i'm making it sound more simple than it is but what happens there?— sound more simple than it is but what happens there? once it's gone throu~h what happens there? once it's gone through the — what happens there? once it's gone through the other _ what happens there? once it's gone through the other stages _ what happens there? once it's gone through the other stages we - what happens there? once it's gone through the other stages we have i through the other stages we have been _ through the other stages we have been talking about, we need to separate — been talking about, we need to separate the really good bits from the compost which is ready to grow new products, from the big bets, hasically— new products, from the big bets, basically the bits which haven't broken — basically the bits which haven't broken down, sticky bits, and other items, _ broken down, sticky bits, and other items, it _ broken down, sticky bits, and other

items, it separates them out and it does _ items, it separates them out and it does work— items, it separates them out and it does work very much like a big sieve — does work very much like a big sieve. ., ., , ~ sieve. you heard it here first. a big sieve _ sieve. you heard it here first. a big sieve coming _ sieve. you heard it here first. a big sieve coming up _ sieve. you heard it here first. a big sieve coming up in - sieve. you heard it here first. a big sieve coming up in the - sieve. you heard it here first. a big sieve coming up in the next| sieve. you heard it here first. a - big sieve coming up in the next hour of breakfast and we'll find out how this years christmas food could turn into compost possibly help grow next years christmas food. i am into compost possibly help grow next years christmas food.— years christmas food. i am weeping over here the _ years christmas food. i am weeping over here the news _ years christmas food. i am weeping over here the news so _ years christmas food. i am weeping over here the news so many - years christmas food. i am weeping over here the news so many spudsl years christmas food. i am weeping i over here the news so many spuds are going in the bin. who would being a potato? can the can return back to the steam coming off the top of that pile there because the whole thing is fascinating —— the camera. right. look at that. that's the business end, isn't it? you don't want to be cooking with that lot, do you? it really is fascinating. we will be back with matt later on. i'm really surprised people are putting food in the bin at this point. it does feel all wrong. 7.24 is the time now. a man who took his brother out

of a care home during the pandemic to try to improve his mental health has written a book about their time together. manni coe says he had to act after reuben, who has down's syndrome, sent him a plea for help via text message. alison freeman went to meet them. i peeled rueben's many layers off and give him a hug. is that a twinkle i see in his eyes? i miss you. he whispers. i've missed you too. did you have a good day? idid. sometimes ijest. the road to get here has been long for rueben to be able to read out loud from the book his brother manny has written about their relationship and the time they spent together during lockdown. he was living in a care home in dorset when the pandemic struck.

and rubes became totally isolated, cut off from us all. he was afraid of what was happening and his mental health really suffered. and then in november of that same year, i get a text message that simply said, "brother, do you love me?" and i was in spain. and he knows i love him. you know i love you, don't you? so it wasn't a question. it was really an s.o.s. i took it to mean i don't know how much longer i can hold on for. i need you to come and get me out of here. so we called it the bronap, didn't we? the brothers then spent the following months in a cottage in dorset together, trying to rebuild reuben's mental and physical health. well, rubes was a broken man. he was my brother. he's my wingman. he's my buddy. and he was locked away from me. i felt as if i'd lost him. he wasn't talking. he wouldn't look at me. didn't really want to be with me. he just wanted to be by himself.

and then we devised ways for rubes to remember who he was as a famous line from the lion king. what does mufasa say to simba? remember? 0k? yeah. remember who you are. we had to remember who reuben was. he had to remember who he was because he used to be the man about town dancing. dressing up in the nun's outfit, doing shows and really enjoying life. and he'd forgotten that, hadn't you? in their book mani's words alongside reuben's art chronicle, their journey together to recovery. the recovery was very simple. we based it on four pillars, didn't we? can you remember what they were? number one was... good food. exercise. good sleep.

and love. reuben was non—verbal, so he was drawing every single day. he would draw me something and give it to me before he went to bed there in bright felt tips were was was his communication. he was telling me that he was going to be ok through drawing. and rueben's progress has been so good that the brothers did something this year that at one time had seemed impossible. they went on a book tour around the uk in a camper van. reuben liked to make an entrance at events and as time went on, even took the mic to speak. brother, do you love me? yeah. there was one episode in the book when we were both really struggling and hit a bit of a brick wall. and i went to bed, didn't i? because i couldn't cope with the day anymore. and reuben walked to the local petrol station, which was a mile and a half away.

and bought me a teddy bear that had with love on his t—shirt, and next to it he'd written a card that said, "love will find a way," brother, when i'm weak, he's strong. and this is this is what i talk about, the the symmetry of our brotherhood. it really is a two way thing. yeah, and i wouldn't be without him. so when people see reuben, they might sort of instantly think, "oh, look, he has down syndrome." is this about asking them to look further and look past that? look at the fact that he's a good friend, a good brother, if you like. reuben has a learning difficulty, which we like to call up syndrome. yeah, reuben's renamed it. we don't like to call it down syndrome. it's all about expectations. and i think that reuben is breaking down people's expectations. we hope that this book will do that and that this book will be a bridge of communication between a lack of understanding and really deep understanding of what it is to

have a brother like rubes with up syndrome. the only way is up, right? yeah. brother. do you love me? up up syndrome. i like that. he has chosen that and rightly so. our thanks to manni and reuben for sharing their story with alison freeman. i think what we've learned this morning so far is that we need more of what they have to offer and less waste. yes, charlie is furious about the food waste. too much waste. we need more of what they bring to the table. we will talk later of unwanted christmas gifts and your options, what to do with them. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. alumni hello. alumni good morning from bbc london. i'm victoria hollins.

wembley stadium plans to install a new gated fence to bolster security around the iconic venue following violent disorder at the euro 2020 final. a report by baroness casey found there was a "collective failure" in planning for the match which saw about 2,000 people get into the stadium illegally. under the plans, which the fa has backed, new perimeter fences at entrances will aim to "deter unwanted guests climbing and rushing" towards the gates. transport for london have confirmed there will be no free travel across its network on new year's eve. it's the second year in a row that passengers need to pay to use public transport on december 31st. it comes after the network fell into financial trouble during the pandemic. train passengers are being warned to expect significant disruption at euston and paddington on day two of a strike by members of the tssa union. 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. 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/news or follow @bbctravelalert on twitter. a historic tree in old st pancras churchyard has fallen down. the tree gained fame because of its links to the british writer thomas hardy who surrounded its base in the 18605 with stacks of gravestones to symbolise life among death. the council said that the tree had become infected with a fungus in 2014 and it had been taking steps to manage its final years. let's take a look at the tubes now. there's a good service on the tubes this morning. london overground is part suspended between liverpool street and chingford. now onto the weather with sara thornton.

morning to you. it's been a blustery night across london and the south—east. we've also seen some showers in the last little while. they're just clearing off towards the east now. behind all of that, generally dry with some sunshine through the day today. couldn't rule out the odd stray shower just blowing through quite quickly. it will still be windy through the day and temperatures down a little on what we have seen. still above average for the time of year, but feeling cooler because of that wind. overnight tonight, we are dry and clear. still have enough of a breeze to stop the temperature falling too far. perhaps just down to mid single figures in the very coldest spots. tomorrow morning, though, we've got more cloud and rain pushing in again from the south—west. of course, that's brought us some mild air through this week and has brought us these wet and windy spells of weather and they continue, as you can see, into the weekend. in fact, as we end 2022 and we start 2023, we're going to be on a very, very mild note. there is going to be quite a bit of rain around, though, at the weekend.

looks like things don't turn a little calmer and cooler until next week. that's it — we're back in an hour. you can stay up to date with what's going on with the bbc news app. now it's time to hand you back to charlie and nina. see you soon. bye. hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and nina warhurst. the new head of the tuc — which represents 48 trade unions — has warned that more strikes are likely in the new year. paul nowak is blaming the government for refusing to negotiate over pay. he's been speaking to ben, who can tell us more. lots who can tell us more. of strikes at the moment an| all lots of strikes at the moment and all of us impacted in some way or another and i guess the question is what comes next. yes, that's right, familiar problems by now, there's a strike by border staff this week, more walkouts by rail staff scheduled for the start of the new year next week as people return to work after the holidays.

but there will be a new person in charge at the trades union congress, the tuc, they are the trade union umbrella organisation remember representing 48 unions, including the rmt, unison and the cwu and some five and a half million workers. it speaks for a lot of workers around — it speaks for a lot of workers around the country. paul nowak is the new general secretary taking over from frances o'grady who leaves the role after a decade. mr nowak is no newcomer to the movement however, being at the tuc for more than 20 years and deputy general secretary for the last six years. so as you might expect when i spoke to him, he was pushing the organisation's key message of fairer pay and higher statutory minimum wage. he also told me that in achieving those aims, unions have no intention

of backing down from strike action anytime soon unless — as he puts it — the government stop stonewalling. the job of government is to make political— the job of government is to make political choices— the job of government is to make political choices and _ the job of government is to make political choices and i— the job of government is to make political choices and i would i the job of government is to make | political choices and i would argue that those — political choices and i would argue that those choices _ political choices and i would argue that those choices don't _ political choices and i would argue that those choices don't benefit i political choices and i would argue that those choices don't benefit to working _ that those choices don't benefit to working families _ that those choices don't benefit to working families and _ that those choices don't benefit to working families and communitiesj that those choices don't benefit to i working families and communities so i working families and communities so i would _ working families and communities so i would urge — working families and communities so i would urge them _ working families and communities so i would urge them to _ working families and communities so i would urge them to talk _ working families and communities so i would urge them to talk to - working families and communities so i would urge them to talk to unions, i i would urge them to talk to unions, come _ i would urge them to talk to unions, come to— i would urge them to talk to unions, come to the — i would urge them to talk to unions, come to the table _ i would urge them to talk to unions, come to the table and _ i would urge them to talk to unions, come to the table and find - i would urge them to talk to unions, come to the table and find a - i would urge them to talk to unions, come to the table and find a way- i would urge them to talk to unions, come to the table and find a way toi come to the table and find a way to -et come to the table and find a way to get peoples — come to the table and find a way to get peoples wages _ come to the table and find a way to get peoples wages rising _ come to the table and find a way to get peoples wages rising and - come to the table and find a way to get peoples wages rising and find l come to the table and find a way to get peoples wages rising and find aj get peoples wages rising and find a way to— get peoples wages rising and find a way to get— get peoples wages rising and find a way to get peoples _ get peoples wages rising and find a way to get peoples incomes - get peoples wages rising and find a . way to get peoples incomes boosted. there _ way to get peoples incomes boosted. there will— way to get peoples incomes boosted. there will be — way to get peoples incomes boosted. there will be some _ way to get peoples incomes boosted. there will be some people _ way to get peoples incomes boosted. there will be some people watching i there will be some people watching thinking, _ there will be some people watching thinking, as unions, you have also made _ thinking, as unions, you have also made choices to call the strikes, to have _ made choices to call the strikes, to have members walk out and leave services _ have members walk out and leave services severely lacking for months now: _ services severely lacking for months now. some — services severely lacking for months now, some of the railway strikes have _ now, some of the railway strikes have gone — now, some of the railway strikes have gone on for months, but that doesn't _ have gone on for months, but that doesn't seem to be working. people who never thought _ doesn't seem to be working. people who never thought they _ doesn't seem to be working. people who never thought they would i doesn't seem to be working. people who never thought they would be i doesn't seem to be working. people who never thought they would be in | doesn't seem to be working. people | who never thought they would be in a position— who never thought they would be in a position that — who never thought they would be in a position that they— who never thought they would be in a position that they had _ who never thought they would be in a position that they had to _ who never thought they would be in a position that they had to take - position that they had to take strike — position that they had to take strike action _ position that they had to take i strike action and have never taken it before, — strike action and have never taken it before, but _ strike action and have never taken it before, but feel— strike action and have never taken it before, but feel they _ strike action and have never taken it before, but feel they have i strike action and have never taken it before, but feel they have no i it before, but feel they have no alternative _ it before, but feel they have no alternative because _ it before, but feel they have no alternative because they- it before, but feel they have no alternative because they are i it before, but feel they have no i alternative because they are facing yet another — alternative because they are facing yet another real— alternative because they are facing yet another real terms _ alternative because they are facing yet another real terms pay- alternative because they are facing yet another real terms pay cut, i alternative because they are facing | yet another real terms pay cut, and when _ yet another real terms pay cut, and when you _ yet another real terms pay cut, and when you think _ yet another real terms pay cut, and when you think about _ yet another real terms pay cut, and when you think about those - yet another real terms pay cut, and when you think about those energy| when you think about those energy bills landing — when you think about those energy bills landing on _ when you think about those energy bills landing on the _ when you think about those energy bills landing on the cost _ when you think about those energy bills landing on the cost of - when you think about those energy bills landing on the cost of the i bills landing on the cost of the weekly— bills landing on the cost of the weekly shop. _ bills landing on the cost of the weekly shop, filling _ bills landing on the cost of the weekly shop, filling up - bills landing on the cost of the

weekly shop, filling up your i bills landing on the cost of the i weekly shop, filling up your car, rent _ weekly shop, filling up your car, rent and — weekly shop, filling up your car, rent and mortgages _ weekly shop, filling up your car, rent and mortgages going - weekly shop, filling up your car, rent and mortgages going up, i weekly shop, filling up your car, i rent and mortgages going up, the one thin- rent and mortgages going up, the one thing not _ rent and mortgages going up, the one thing not going — rent and mortgages going up, the one thing not going up— rent and mortgages going up, the one thing not going up his _ rent and mortgages going up, the one thing not going up his wages. - rent and mortgages going up, the one thing not going up his wages. during i thing not going up his wages. during the strikes before _ thing not going up his wages. during the strikes before christmas, - thing not going up his wages. during the strikes before christmas, the i the strikes before christmas, the rmt voted on a pay offer from network — rmt voted on a pay offer from network rail, and two thirds of members — network rail, and two thirds of members voted to reject the offer and the _ members voted to reject the offer and the third voted to accept it. that's— and the third voted to accept it. that's thousands of union members wanted _ that's thousands of union members wanted to— that's thousands of union members wanted to get back to work, wanting it to be _ wanted to get back to work, wanting it to be resolved, excepting the payoff— it to be resolved, excepting the payoff on — it to be resolved, excepting the payoff on the table. what do you say to them? _ payoff on the table. what do you say to them? the payoff on the table. what do you say to them? ~ , , payoff on the table. what do you say to them? ~' , , ., ., to them? the key things are that unions are _ to them? the key things are that unions are democratic— to them? the key things are that i unions are democratic organisations and two _ unions are democratic organisations and two thirds — unions are democratic organisations and two thirds of _ unions are democratic organisations and two thirds of the _ unions are democratic organisations and two thirds of the members i unions are democratic organisations and two thirds of the members in i unions are democratic organisations i and two thirds of the members in the rail strikes _ and two thirds of the members in the rail strikes decided _ and two thirds of the members in the rail strikes decided that _ and two thirds of the members in the rail strikes decided that the - and two thirds of the members in the rail strikes decided that the offer i rail strikes decided that the offer was not — rail strikes decided that the offer was not good _ rail strikes decided that the offer was not good enough _ rail strikes decided that the offer was not good enough stop- rail strikes decided that the offer was not good enough stop i- rail strikes decided that the offer. was not good enough stop i think, actually, _ was not good enough stop i think, actually, the — was not good enough stop i think, actually, the government- was not good enough stop i think, actually, the government could i was not good enough stop i think, j actually, the government could be doing _ actually, the government could be doing more — actually, the government could be doing more to _ actually, the government could be doing more to help— actually, the government could be doing more to help reach- actually, the government could be doing more to help reach a - doing more to help reach a settlement— doing more to help reach a settlement in— doing more to help reach a settlement in the - doing more to help reach a settlement in the rail- doing more to help reach a i settlement in the rail industry. doing more to help reach a - settlement in the rail industry. for the last— settlement in the rail industry. for the last six— settlement in the rail industry. for the last six months, _ settlement in the rail industry. for the last six months, government i settlement in the rail industry. for. the last six months, government has been a _ the last six months, government has been a barrier— the last six months, government has been a barrier to _ the last six months, government has been a barrier to negotiation - the last six months, government has been a barrier to negotiation of i the last six months, government has been a barrier to negotiation of a i been a barrier to negotiation of a fair settlement— been a barrier to negotiation of a fair settlement on— been a barrier to negotiation of a fair settlement on the _ been a barrier to negotiation of a fair settlement on the railways, i been a barrier to negotiation of a i fair settlement on the railways, so i fair settlement on the railways, so i know— fair settlement on the railways, so i know mick— fair settlement on the railways, so i know mick lynch _ fair settlement on the railways, so i know mick lynch on _ fair settlement on the railways, so i know mick lynch on the - fair settlement on the railways, so i know mick lynch on the rmt, i fair settlement on the railways, so i know mick lynch on the rmt, all| fair settlement on the railways, so . i know mick lynch on the rmt, all of those _ i know mick lynch on the rmt, all of those members _ i know mick lynch on the rmt, all of those members want _ i know mick lynch on the rmt, all of those members want a _ i know mick lynch on the rmt, all of those members want a fair- those members want a fair settlement. _ those members want a fair settlement.— those members want a fair settlement. ., , settlement. the government says the unions are being _ settlement. the government says the unions are being unreasonable. is i unions are being unreasonable. is there _ unions are being unreasonable. is there any— unions are being unreasonable. is there any scope to reach agreement with this _ there any scope to reach agreement with this government?— with this government? every single union is in the _ with this government? every single union is in the business _ with this government? every single union is in the business of- with this government? every single union is in the business of trying i union is in the business of trying to reach— union is in the business of trying to reach agreement _ union is in the business of trying to reach agreement and - union is in the business of trying to reach agreement and a - union is in the business of trying i to reach agreement and a negotiated way forward —

to reach agreement and a negotiated way forward and _ to reach agreement and a negotiated way forward and i_ to reach agreement and a negotiated way forward and i think— to reach agreement and a negotiated way forward and i think the _ to reach agreement and a negotiated way forward and i think the british i way forward and i think the british public, _ way forward and i think the british public, two — way forward and i think the british public, two thirds _ way forward and i think the british public, two thirds of _ way forward and i think the british public, two thirds of whom - way forward and i think the british public, two thirds of whom want . way forward and i think the british i public, two thirds of whom want the government— public, two thirds of whom want the government and _ public, two thirds of whom want the government and we _ public, two thirds of whom want the government and we want _ public, two thirds of whom want the government and we want them i public, two thirds of whom want the government and we want them to i public, two thirds of whom want the i government and we want them to come to a fair— government and we want them to come to a fair settlement. _ government and we want them to come to a fair settlement. is _ government and we want them to come to a fair settlement.— to a fair settlement. as we sit here now, do to a fair settlement. as we sit here now. do you _ to a fair settlement. as we sit here now, do you think— to a fair settlement. as we sit here now, do you think we _ to a fair settlement. as we sit here now, do you think we will- to a fair settlement. as we sit here now, do you think we will see i to a fair settlement. as we sit here | now, do you think we will see more strikes _ now, do you think we will see more strikes well — now, do you think we will see more strikes well into 2023? the now, do you think we will see more strikes well into 2023?— strikes well into 2023? the answer to that question _ strikes well into 2023? the answer to that question lies _ strikes well into 2023? the answer to that question lies firmly - strikes well into 2023? the answer to that question lies firmly in i strikes well into 2023? the answer to that question lies firmly in the i to that question lies firmly in the hand _ to that question lies firmly in the hand of— to that question lies firmly in the hand of the — to that question lies firmly in the hand of the government. - to that question lies firmly in the hand of the government. if- to that question lies firmly in the hand of the government. if the i hand of the government. if the government— hand of the government. if the government refuses— hand of the government. if the government refuses to - hand of the government. if the i government refuses to negotiate hand of the government. if the - government refuses to negotiate and refuses _ government refuses to negotiate and refuses to _ government refuses to negotiate and refuses to take — government refuses to negotiate and refuses to take seriously— government refuses to negotiate and refuses to take seriously the - refuses to take seriously the concerns _ refuses to take seriously the concerns of _ refuses to take seriously the concerns of working - refuses to take seriously the concerns of working people, | refuses to take seriously the i concerns of working people, we refuses to take seriously the - concerns of working people, we may see more _ concerns of working people, we may see more industrial— concerns of working people, we may see more industrial action _ concerns of working people, we may see more industrial action as - concerns of working people, we may see more industrial action as we i concerns of working people, we may see more industrial action as we goi see more industrial action as we go into 2025 — see more industrial action as we go into 2025 the _ see more industrial action as we go into 2023. the one _ see more industrial action as we go into 2023. the one thing _ see more industrial action as we go into 2023. the one thing i- see more industrial action as we go into 2023. the one thing i can i into 2023. the one thing i can absolutely _ into 2023. the one thing i can absolutely tell _ into 2023. the one thing i can absolutely tell you _ into 2023. the one thing i can absolutely tell you is - into 2023. the one thing i can absolutely tell you is no - into 2023. the one thing i can absolutely tell you is no union member— absolutely tell you is no union memberwants_ absolutely tell you is no union memberwants to— absolutely tell you is no union member wants to take - absolutely tell you is no union member wants to take strikel absolutely tell you is no union - member wants to take strike action and takes _ member wants to take strike action and takes that _ member wants to take strike action and takes that strike _ member wants to take strike action and takes that strike action - member wants to take strike action and takes that strike action lately, i and takes that strike action lately, but the _ and takes that strike action lately, but the government _ and takes that strike action lately, but the government needs - and takes that strike action lately, but the government needs to - and takes that strike action lately, but the government needs to stepi and takes that strike action lately, i but the government needs to step up to the _ but the government needs to step up to the plate _ but the government needs to step up to the plate and — but the government needs to step up to the plate and talk— but the government needs to step up to the plate and talk to _ but the government needs to step up to the plate and talk to unions, - to the plate and talk to unions, talk to— to the plate and talk to unions, talk to their— to the plate and talk to unions, talk to their own _ to the plate and talk to unions, talk to their own workforce - to the plate and talk to unions, talk to their own workforce and i to the plate and talk to unions, - talk to their own workforce and put money _ talk to their own workforce and put money in _ talk to their own workforce and put money in the — talk to their own workforce and put money in the pockets _ talk to their own workforce and put money in the pockets of _ talk to their own workforce and put money in the pockets of working i money in the pockets of working people _ money in the pockets of working pe0pte and — money in the pockets of working pe0pte and stop _ money in the pockets of working people and stop stonewalling. . money in the pockets of workingi people and stop stonewalling. he money in the pockets of working . people and stop stonewalling. he is not backin: people and stop stonewalling. he is not backing down. _ people and stop stonewalling. he is not backing down. what _ people and stop stonewalling. ht; ii: not backing down. what are people and stop stonewalling. not backing down. what are the government having to say? hater? government having to say? very strident tone _ government having to say? very strident tone there. _ government having to say? very strident tone there. the - government having to say? very strident tone there. the garments say that— strident tone there. the garments say that the union pay demands are unaffordable and would add to high government borrowing and they also say that _ government borrowing and they also say that it _ government borrowing and they also say that it would fuel inflation as average —

say that it would fuel inflation as average price rises. in a statement responding — average price rises. in a statement responding to the commons, the government has said that we have been _ government has said that we have been reasonable in our attitude to the independent pay review body recommendations for public sector pay rises _ recommendations for public sector pay rises and added that the only way to— pay rises and added that the only way to stop the disruption completely is for union bosses to -et completely is for union bosses to get ttack— completely is for union bosses to get back around the table and call off these — get back around the table and call off these damaging strikes. so you have a _ off these damaging strikes. so you have a situation where both sides accusing — have a situation where both sides accusing the other of not negotiating in a meaningful way. and with that _ negotiating in a meaningful way. and with that deadlock it seems hard to see with _ with that deadlock it seems hard to see with the two sides so far apart, how there — see with the two sides so far apart, how there is — see with the two sides so far apart, how there is a way of avoiding further— how there is a way of avoiding further strikes as we enter the new year~ _ further strikes as we enter the new year. ., , ., , ., year. one of the things that is hard to measure — year. one of the things that is hard to measure is _ year. one of the things that is hard to measure is public— year. one of the things that is hard to measure is public sympathy. - year. one of the things that is hard to measure is public sympathy. i i to measure is public sympathy. i don't know whether he address that directly. i don't know how much plays into what they are trying to do and how they are operating. irate do and how they are operating. we spoke about that. there was a poll in mid _ spoke about that. there was a poll in mid decemberthat spoke about that. there was a poll in mid december that found there was public— in mid december that found there was public support of 60% of people

surveyed, backing the strike action taking _ surveyed, backing the strike action taking place which is down from 61% in october — taking place which is down from 61% in october. it's not a huge shift in public— in october. it's not a huge shift in public opinion but it does suggest a direction _ public opinion but it does suggest a direction in — public opinion but it does suggest a direction in which public opinion is ebbing _ direction in which public opinion is ebbing away from support for the strikes _ ebbing away from support for the strikes. . ebbing away from support for the strikes. ,, ., ebbing away from support for the strikes. ,, . , , , , strikes. still quite a surprisingly hirh strikes. still quite a surprisingly high amount — strikes. still quite a surprisingly high amount supporting - strikes. still quite a surprisingly high amount supporting any. it| strikes. still quite a surprisingly - high amount supporting any. it goes to the oint high amount supporting any. it goes to the point he _ high amount supporting any. it goes to the point he made, _ high amount supporting any. it goes to the point he made, people - to the point he made, people understand the cost of living pressures on themselves and they understand that is why people are going _ understand that is why people are going out— understand that is why people are going out on strike for various services — going out on strike for various services and he was adamant that he still felt _ services and he was adamant that he still felt that the unions had public— still felt that the unions had public sympathy and we had 2022 and you order— public sympathy and we had 2022 and you order something online, when will it— you order something online, when will it arrive? catching a train or a bus, _ will it arrive? catching a train or a bus, witi— will it arrive? catching a train or a bus, will the service be running? going _ a bus, will the service be running? going to _ a bus, will the service be running? going to hospital, will there be a nurse _ going to hospital, will there be a nurse on — going to hospital, will there be a nurse on the wall to look after you? and how— nurse on the wall to look after you? and how long people will sympathise with the _ and how long people will sympathise with the strikes, that is a question

that witt— with the strikes, that is a question that will be — with the strikes, that is a question that will be monitored through these opinion— that will be monitored through these opinion polls and surveys. and inflation stays _ opinion polls and surveys. and inflation stays so _ opinion polls and surveys. fific inflation stays so high which opinion polls and surveys. fific inflation stays so high which puts pressure on wages again. time now for the sport. can we guarantee balls in the back of the net? that is my football cliche for the day. flan of the net? that is my football cliche for the day.— of the net? that is my football cliche for the day. can i guarantee it? we have _ cliche for the day. can i guarantee it? we havejust_ cliche for the day. can i guarantee it? we have just finished - cliche for the day. can i guarantee it? we have just finished the - cliche for the day. can i guarantee it? we have just finished the first | it? we have just finished the first round of premier league matches after the world cup break and for any player not involved in the world cup, sitting watching, you must have been really frustrating and that includes norway who did not qualify. manchester city are back into second place in the league, five points behind leaders arsenal after beating leeds 3—1 at elland road. erling haaland became the fastest player to score 20 goals in premier league history, getting two goals against his dad's old team. andy swiss was watching. last season, manchester city were champions. this season, they are playing catch up. erling haaland and co were hoping for a much—needed win over leeds

but for all of their first—half chances, city just could not take them. jack grealish spurning a sitter. how did he miss that? on the brink of half—time, the pressure finally told. this is mahrez. and rodri scores. relief for city as rodri edged them ahead at the break. could leeds recover? not defending like that. a late christmas gift for grealish which he duly delivered to his team—mate. the norwegian's 25th goal of a remarkable season, and the 26th was not far behind. once again, grealish to haaland with predictable results. game over? well, not quite, as leeds pulled one back via pascal strujik but it proved of only consolation value. city now five points behind leaders arsenal after this vital victory. andy swiss, bbc news. the january transfer window isn't open yet, but liverpool have already confirmed their first signing.

it's psv eindhoven and dutch forward cody gakpo, who scored three goals at the world cup, including this one against qatar in the opening game of the tournament. he'll be available for liverpool's trip to brentford on the 2nd of january after agreeing personal terms and completing a medical. celtic will go into the old firm derby nine points clear of rangers after beating hibs 4—0. aaron mooy scored twice — either side of this brilliant goalfrom daizen maeda — from outside the area before the break. the old firm match is monday and rangers may be behind in the league, but they go into it after a win, beating motherwell 3—0. dundee united, kilmarnock and hearts also won, while livingston and st mirren drew i—i. at the world darts championship, chris dobey denied gary anderson his 50th win on the alexandra palace stage. anderson has won the tournament twice before in 2015 and the following year, but after taking the first set he had no answer to dobey

who cruised to a 4—1 victory. dobey will face either rob cross or mervyn king in the last 16. michael van gerwen avoided an early exit though, beating mensur suljovic 4—2. the austrian kept himself in it with a 161 checkout to deny van gerwen, but the dutchman kept his cool and won the following set. unseeded scot alan soutar — who's a firefighter in dundee for his dayjob — is through to the fourth round after beating uk open champion danny noppert of the netherlands. soutar was on firefighting duty on christmas eve, christmas day and boxing day, but he's back to darts now and will play germany's gabriel clemens in the last 16. incredible. i think there will be a lot of people behind him, won't there? don't darts players always have nicknames? abs, there? don't darts players always have nicknames?— there? don't darts players always have nicknames? a lot of them do.

surely think— have nicknames? a lot of them do. surely think op _ have nicknames? a lot of them do. surely think up one _ have nicknames? a lot of them do. surely think up one for _ have nicknames? a lot of them do. surely think up one for him? - have nicknames? a lot of them do. surely think up one for him? what | have nicknames? a lot of them do. | surely think up one for him? what is his name alan _ surely think up one for him? what is his name alan soutar. _ surely think up one for him? what is his name alan soutar. he _ surely think up one for him? what is his name alan soutar. he is - surely think up one for him? what is his name alan soutar. he is on - surely think up one for him? what is his name alan soutar. he is on fire. | his name alan soutar. he is on fire. we will think— his name alan soutar. he is on fire. we will think of _ his name alan soutar. he is on fire. we will think of one _ his name alan soutar. he is on fire. we will think of one before - his name alan soutar. he is on fire. we will think of one before the - his name alan soutar. he is on fire. we will think of one before the end | we will think of one before the end of the morning.— we will think of one before the end of the morning. thank you very much. the cos of the morning. thank you very much. the cogs are — of the morning. thank you very much. the cogs are turning. _ in september next year, the default speed limit will fall from 30 to 20 miles per hour in all built—up areas in wales. the welsh government insists it will make save lives and reduce collisions but not everyone is happy about the change. daniel davies went to one town where they've been trialling the new limit. with the children leading, the rest of wales could soon follow. since the whole of caldicot in monmouthshire became a test town for cutting the speed limit, they have been counting their steps to school.

it's safer to cross the roads when you are walking by yourself. it’s you are walking by yourself. it's safer around _ you are walking by yourself. it's safer around pedestrianised areas with the _ safer around pedestrianised areas with the speed limits. encouraging --eole with the speed limits. encouraging eo - le to with the speed limits. encouraging peeple to walk _ with the speed limits. encouraging people to walk on _ with the speed limits. encouraging people to walk on safer _ with the speed limits. encouraging people to walk on safer streets - with the speed limits. encouraging people to walk on safer streets is l people to walk on safer streets is the welsh government's aim. it will mean longer vehicle journeys and the government's loan documents say it could come at a cost. they talk about a substantial economic ds benefit. but the minister in charge is not buying that. i benefit. but the minister in charge is not buying that.— is not buying that. i think it is a very blunt _ is not buying that. i think it is a very blunt measurement, - is not buying that. i think it is a very blunt measurement, the l is not buying that. i think it is a i very blunt measurement, the idea being a minute late to get to school harms the economy. ijust don't believe it. the figures are discredited in my view and there is a movement to change that, and it's also going to save lives. it will save somewhere between six and ten lives every year as well as saving 200 serious accidents. he lives every year as well as saving 200 serious accidents.— lives every year as well as saving 200 serious accidents. he says it's a ruestion 200 serious accidents. he says it's a question of— 200 serious accidents. he says it's a question of adapting _ 200 serious accidents. he says it's a question of adapting to - 200 serious accidents. he says it's a question of adapting to change, | 200 serious accidents. he says it's i a question of adapting to change, as we did when seat belts became compulsory. but for some, we did when seat belts became compulsory. but forsome, it's we did when seat belts became compulsory. but for some, it's been compulsory. but forsome, it's been an compulsory. but for some, it's been

an inconvenience. compulsory. but forsome, it's been an inconvenience. dan compulsory. but for some, it's been an inconvenience. dan has been driving taxis in the area for 16 years and after the speed limit change, he said trafficjams group and his takings shrank. change, he said traffic 'ams group and his takings shrank.- and his takings shrank. literally overniaht and his takings shrank. literally overnight the _ and his takings shrank. literally overnight the moment - and his takings shrank. literally overnight the moment it - and his takings shrank. literally overnight the moment it went l and his takings shrank. literallyl overnight the moment it went to and his takings shrank. literally - overnight the moment it went to 20 mph is _ overnight the moment it went to 20 mph is when the sheer volume of traffic— mph is when the sheer volume of traffic started building up. by the schools. — traffic started building up. by the schools, we get it, turn it to a temporary _ schools, we get it, turn it to a temporary 20 during school times or when _ temporary 20 during school times or when the _ temporary 20 during school times or when the children are going to and from _ when the children are going to and from school and then turn it back to 20. from school and then turn it back to 20 but _ from school and then turn it back to 20. but while they are in the school, _ 20. but while they are in the school, take it to 30.- school, take it to 30. some stretches — school, take it to 30. some stretches along _ school, take it to 30. some stretches along here - school, take it to 30. some stretches along here are i school, take it to 30. some i stretches along here are going school, take it to 30. some - stretches along here are going back to 30 miles an hour and there have been quite a few complaints about this road in particular and councils will be able to revert to the older, faster speed limit, but only in exceptional circumstances. in pembrokeshire, the village here was another early adopter. i pembrokeshire, the village here was another early adopter.— another early adopter. i think it's more about _ another early adopter. i think it's more about the _ another early adopter. i think it's more about the opportunities - another early adopter. i think it's| more about the opportunities that when it feels scarily fast, people perhaps drive rather than walk or

cycle and some of it is really about what else happens when you calm it down. lots of other things start to happen. down. lots of other things start to ha en. ., down. lots of other things start to hauen. . . ., , down. lots of other things start to ha en. ., . ., , ., down. lots of other things start to hauen. . . . , ., ' happen. the law changes on the 17th of september _ happen. the law changes on the 17th of september and _ happen. the law changes on the 17th of september and could _ happen. the law changes on the 17th of september and could affect - happen. the law changes on the 17th of september and could affect up - happen. the law changes on the 17th of september and could affect up to | of september and could affect up to seven and a half thousand of miles of road, making the signs are much more common side. taste of road, making the signs are much more common side.— of road, making the signs are much more common side. we shall glance outside the — more common side. we shall glance outside the windows _ more common side. we shall glance outside the windows of _ more common side. we shall glance outside the windows of our - more common side. we shall glance outside the windows of our studios l outside the windows of our studios in salford and carol can talk is what it looks like —— talk us through. it's rather beautiful, and it's a bit hard to work out because we are indoors, is it a storm, or is it still dark? am i reading too much into the picture? half it still dark? am i reading too much into the picture?— into the picture? half of that is ri . ht. we into the picture? half of that is right. we don't _ into the picture? half of that is right. we don't expect - into the picture? half of that is right. we don't expect a - into the picture? half of that is right. we don't expect a storm| into the picture? half of that is - right. we don't expect a storm but you can _ right. we don't expect a storm but you can see — right. we don't expect a storm but you can see from the clouds we are likely— you can see from the clouds we are likely to _ you can see from the clouds we are likely to see — you can see from the clouds we are likely to see some showers through the morning and through the course of today— the morning and through the course of today as — the morning and through the course of today as well and many of us are going _ of today as well and many of us are going to _ of today as well and many of us are going to have that scenario. good nrorning — going to have that scenario. good nrorning it — going to have that scenario. good morning. it is sunshine and showers today— morning. it is sunshine and showers today we _ morning. it is sunshine and showers today we are — morning. it is sunshine and showers today we are looking at and once again— today we are looking at and once again it _ today we are looking at and once again it will be windy. the

strongest winds in the west and through— strongest winds in the west and through the english channel. if you are on— through the english channel. if you are on the — through the english channel. if you are on the move in the next few days don't _ are on the move in the next few days don't forget — are on the move in the next few days don't forget you can find out what the weather is like where you are on our bbc_ the weather is like where you are on our bbc weather app and as we head towards _ our bbc weather app and as we head towards the new year, the weather is looking _ towards the new year, the weather is looking quite unsettled with a fair bit of— looking quite unsettled with a fair bit of rain — looking quite unsettled with a fair bit of rain and windy conditions. thats— bit of rain and windy conditions. that's really what we had this nrorning _ that's really what we had this morning. this is yesterday's rain which _ morning. this is yesterday's rain which has — morning. this is yesterday's rain which has cleared the far north—east of scotland — which has cleared the far north—east of scotland and some rain has cleared — of scotland and some rain has cleared the south—east which you can still see _ cleared the south—east which you can still see a _ cleared the south—east which you can still see a fair few showers and some _ still see a fair few showers and some not— still see a fair few showers and some not far away at all from salford — some not far away at all from salford. as we head through the rest of the _ salford. as we head through the rest of the day— salford. as we head through the rest of the day we continue with bright sbells _ of the day we continue with bright sbells in _ of the day we continue with bright spells in sunshine and showers and a much _ spells in sunshine and showers and a much brighter day than it was yesterday and some of the showers are lining _ yesterday and some of the showers are lining themselves in the west and pushing east across northern ireland, _ and pushing east across northern ireland, scotland and northern england — ireland, scotland and northern england depositing snow on higher ground _ england depositing snow on higher ground and in scotland possibly the tops of— ground and in scotland possibly the tops of the pennines as well but brisk— tops of the pennines as well but brisk winds and temperatures down on yesterday— brisk winds and temperatures down on yesterday as well. through the evening — yesterday as well. through the evening and overnight, for a time, we lose _ evening and overnight, for a time, we lose most of the showers and it will be _ we lose most of the showers and it will be dry — we lose most of the showers and it will be dry but then the next clutch

of fronts. — will be dry but then the next clutch of fronts, from the south—west introducing heavy rain especially across _ introducing heavy rain especially across western parts of northern ireland _ across western parts of northern ireland in— across western parts of northern ireland in south—west scotland and as it bumps into the cold air we will see — as it bumps into the cold air we will see a — as it bumps into the cold air we will see a period of snow across central— will see a period of snow across central and northern scotland and nrostly— central and northern scotland and mostly above 200 metres and on the highest _ mostly above 200 metres and on the highest ground we could have as much as ten— highest ground we could have as much as ten centimetres. it will be cold as ten centimetres. it will be cold as well— as ten centimetres. it will be cold as well with temperatures in parts of north—east scotland falling away 2-2. of north—east scotland falling away 2-2~ as _ of north—east scotland falling away 2-2~ as we — of north—east scotland falling away 2—2. as we head through tomorrow it'll guickly — 2—2. as we head through tomorrow it'll quickly moves away and we have rain bushing — it'll quickly moves away and we have rain pushing east across southern england _ rain pushing east across southern england and more coming in across northern— england and more coming in across northern ireland and and northern england _ northern ireland and and northern england and as all of that moves away— england and as all of that moves away what you will find is it will brighten — away what you will find is it will brighten up but it is still going to be another windy day where ever you are. temperatures up a touch on today. — are. temperatures up a touch on today. as _ are. temperatures up a touch on today. as we head into new year's eve, _ today. as we head into new year's eve, guite — today. as we head into new year's eve, quite unsettled. we have rain across— eve, quite unsettled. we have rain across south, rain across northern ireland, _ across south, rain across northern ireland, southern scotland and northern — ireland, southern scotland and northern england and we have rain bushing _ northern england and we have rain pushing north following on, falling as snow— pushing north following on, falling as snow across the north of scotland _ as snow across the north of scotland. these are the temperatures

between _ scotland. these are the temperatures between two and 14 degrees. if you are heading out to sea in the new yeai’, _ are heading out to sea in the new year, this — are heading out to sea in the new year, this is — are heading out to sea in the new year, this is what you can expect in the evening — year, this is what you can expect in the evening. a fair bit of rain at first— the evening. a fair bit of rain at first in— the evening. a fair bit of rain at first in the _ the evening. a fair bit of rain at first in the south but many of us, as we _ first in the south but many of us, as we head — first in the south but many of us, as we head towards midnight will see it dry up~ _ as we head towards midnight will see it dry up a— as we head towards midnight will see it dry up. a few snow showers across northern— it dry up. a few snow showers across northern scotland where it is bitterly — northern scotland where it is bitterly cold, —7 or minus a bit nrilder— bitterly cold, —7 or minus a bit milder as _ bitterly cold, —7 or minus a bit milder as we come farther south and on the _ milder as we come farther south and on the estate itself, it's going to be unsettled.— on the estate itself, it's going to be unsettled. . ., ., . be unsettled. thanks, carol. we will see ou be unsettled. thanks, carol. we will see you later- _ the actor and comedianjohn bird, who has died at the age of 86, worked with some of the biggest names in television, from peter cook and sir david frost to his long—term comedy partnerjohn fortune. i was watching back some of the old material yesterday, and some comedy does not stand the test of time and the kind of satirical stuff they did really does stand the test. very, very clever and one of his greatest collaborators was the impressionist rory bremner.

who has been sharing his memories with our entertainment correspondent colin paterson. if it's the kind of defence policy i think it is, it should have a makers mark on it. there you see, the letters there.— mark on it. there you see, the letters there. they are very faint. cnd. letters there. they are very faint. cnd- what _ letters there. they are very faint. (md. what does _ letters there. they are very faint. (md. what does it _ letters there. they are very faint. (md. what does it stand - letters there. they are very faint. (md. what does it stand for? - letters there. they are very faint. (md. what does it stand for? for| letters there. they are very faint. - (md. what does it stand for? for one thin it (md. what does it stand for? for one thing it tells — (md. what does it stand for? for one thing it tells us _ (md. what does it stand for? for one thing it tells us that _ (md. what does it stand for? for one thing it tells us that the _ (md. what does it stand for? for one thing it tells us that the policy - (md. what does it stand for? for one thing it tells us that the policy is - thing it tells us that the policy is in good condition because it has never been used.— in good condition because it has never been used. ., , �* , never been used. rory bremner, very sor to never been used. rory bremner, very sorry to hear— never been used. rory bremner, very sorry to hear the _ never been used. rory bremner, very sorry to hear the news. _ never been used. rory bremner, very sorry to hear the news. and - never been used. rory bremner, very sorry to hear the news. and i - never been used. rory bremner, very sorry to hear the news. and i assume i sorry to hear the news. and i assume when you were a young man you saw him on tv. i when you were a young man you saw him on tv-_ him on tv. i did, and i came across him on tv. i did, and i came across him in the — him on tv. i did, and i came across him in the late _ him on tv. i did, and i came across him in the late 1980s _ him on tv. i did, and i came across him in the late 1980s when - him on tv. i did, and i came across him in the late 1980s when he - him on tv. i did, and i came across him in the late 1980s when he was| him in the late 19805 when he was doing something on saturday live and he was playing president gorbachev and i needed someone to do that for and i needed someone to do that for a show for the bbc and we got him to do that and then we ended up writing sketches and performing in sketches and i saw him at the old vic with john fortune with the play directed byjonathan miller and they came as one item, really and had known each other seemingly forever, so i

inherited 40 years, 30 years of immense satirical experience in what was wonderful watching the sketches, and i urge them to watch them, you seeing these two friends and how they made it look so effortless as they made it look so effortless as they took apart government policy, or took about the principles of public life in a way that made you clutch your sides with laughter. it looked so simple and effortless, but actually it was very hard and there was a lot of work, and just a wonderful instinct for the absurd, which i think made their peace is so wonderful to watch. 50 which i think made their peace is so wonderful to watch.— which i think made their peace is so wonderful to watch. so what you are sa in: is wonderful to watch. so what you are saying is you — wonderful to watch. so what you are saying is you are _ wonderful to watch. so what you are saying is you are incapable - wonderful to watch. so what you are saying is you are incapable of - saying is you are incapable of dealing — saying is you are incapable of dealing with this enemy. | saying is you are incapable of dealing with this enemy. i am, certainly- _ dealing with this enemy. i am, certainly. you _ dealing with this enemy. i am, certainly. you need _ dealing with this enemy. i am, certainly. you need a - dealing with this enemy. i am, certainly. you need a different| dealing with this enemy. i am, - certainly. you need a different kind of operation — certainly. you need a different kind of operation and _ certainly. you need a different kind of operation and you _ certainly. you need a different kind of operation and you need - certainly. you need a different kind of operation and you need to - certainly. you need a different kind of operation and you need to go . of operation and you need to go undercover— of operation and you need to go undercover and _ of operation and you need to go undercover and infiltrate - of operation and you need to go undercover and infiltrate these i undercover and infiltrate these people — undercover and infiltrate these people i— undercover and infiltrate these people. i couldn't— undercover and infiltrate these people. i couldn't do— undercover and infiltrate these people. i couldn't do that, - undercover and infiltrate these people. i couldn't do that, you| undercover and infiltrate these - people. i couldn't do that, you see? not dress _ people. i couldn't do that, you see? not dress like — people. i couldn't do that, you see? not dress like this, _ people. i couldn't do that, you see? not dress like this, certainly. - people. i couldn't do that, you see? not dress like this, certainly. you i not dress like this, certainly. you look at their— not dress like this, certainly. look at their sketches on the eurosceptics and on the sub—prime, and there was a sketch they did that

was done the moment that the sub—prime crisis broke and they absolutely got to the heart of it because john absolutely got to the heart of it becausejohn had the sharpest satirical brain of his generation and he was like a watchmaker, an instinctive getting to the heart of things and what it was that made policy so absurd. you things and what it was that made policy so absurd.— things and what it was that made policy so absurd. you are saying it wasn't criminal, _ policy so absurd. you are saying it wasn't criminal, it _ policy so absurd. you are saying it wasn't criminal, it was... - wasn't criminal, it was... stupidity? stupidity and incompetence, - stupidity? stupidity and incompetence, that- stupidity? stupidity and incompetence, that is. stupidity? stupidity and l incompetence, that is all. stupidity? stupidity and - incompetence, that is all. and stupidity? stupidity and _ incompetence, that is all. and that is something — incompetence, that is all. and that is something we _ incompetence, that is all. and that is something we can _ incompetence, that is all. and that is something we can be _ incompetence, that is all. and that is something we can be very- incompetence, that is all. and that is something we can be very proud| is something we can be very proud of. ~ , ., ., is something we can be very proud of. g ., ., ., , is something we can be very proud of. my favourite part of my own programme _ of. my favourite part of my own programme was _ of. my favourite part of my own programme was watching - of. my favourite part of my own | programme was watching them. of. my favourite part of my own - programme was watching them. how much of a decision was it for you to let them be in the title of the programme? you had had the big hit on your own and then it was bremner, bird and fortune. thea;r on your own and then it was bremner, bird and fortune.— bird and fortune. they were famous and a huge — bird and fortune. they were famous and a huge part _ bird and fortune. they were famous and a huge part of— bird and fortune. they were famous and a huge part of the _ bird and fortune. they were famous and a huge part of the show. - bird and fortune. they were famous and a huge part of the show. so - bird and fortune. they were famous and a huge part of the show. so why aren't they in the credits? it was as simple as that. on the days we were recording they would sit in my dressing room and we would write sketches and hone the monologues, so

absolutely, it was a threesome and i was lucky to be on their show, let alone the other way round. what was lucky to be on their show, let alone the other way round. what a career. alone the other way round. what a career- to — alone the other way round. what a career- to win _ alone the other way round. what a career. to win baftas _ alone the other way round. what a career. to win baftas more - alone the other way round. what a career. to win baftas more than. alone the other way round. what a l career. to win baftas more than 30 career. to win bafta5 more than 30 years apart. how did he have this longevity question what i didn't know about his early career until he sent me a few notes for an interview i was doing and he directed peter cookin i was doing and he directed peter cook in footlights and was a director at the royal court and he would have been the host of that was the week that was pretty went to america when it started and he said to the producer, have a look at this guy, david frost who is doing stand—up in camden and the rest is history, orat stand—up in camden and the rest is history, or at least david frost's history, or at least david frost's history, but notjohn bird. he history, or at least david frost's history, but not john bird. he was so self-effacing. _ history, but not john bird. he was so self-effacing. he _ history, but not john bird. he was so self-effacing. he felt - history, but not john bird. he was so self-effacing. he felt he - history, but not john bird. he was so self-effacing. he felt he had i so self—effacing. he felt he had squandered his life in a way, which was completely ridiculous. because he was absolutely, withjohn fortune and peter cook, one of the great pillars of the anti establishment. he was brilliant. truth?

pillars of the anti establishment. he was brilliant.— pillars of the anti establishment. he was brilliant. why did he think he had squandered _ he was brilliant. why did he think he had squandered it _ he was brilliant. why did he think he had squandered it first - he was brilliant. why did he think he had squandered it first in - he was brilliant. why did he think he had squandered it first in what he had squandered it first in what he was very self—effacing and modest, very self—critical and humble. modest, very self-critical and humble. , ., . humble. somebody once said about john humble. somebody once said about john moxon — humble. somebody once said about john moxon that _ humble. somebody once said about john moxon that he _ humble. somebody once said about john moxon that he had _ humble. somebody once said about john moxon that he had an - john moxon that he had an exaggerated sense of his own unimportance. and that wasjohn. when did you last beat him? i saint when did you last beat him? i saw him -- when _ when did you last beat him? i saw him -- when did _ when did you last beat him? i saw him -- when did you _ when did you last beat him? i saw him -- when did you last- when did you last beat him? i s—"i-n' him —— when did you last speak to him? he was in a nursing home and i saw him about two or three weeks ago and he had had a stroke, and he had beenin and he had had a stroke, and he had been in hospital a couple of weeks before when i saw him and we were able to enjoy the fact that if you were asked the standard post head injury question of who is the prime minister, he enjoyed the fact that even the conservative party did not have the answer to that question. so nice hearing those reminiscences. john bird who sadly died at the age of 86. an amazing career. did you get a new dustpan

and brush for christmas? that would be a bad person for me. —— that wouldn't be a bad precedent for me. how about a used deodorant? they're just two of the dud gifts which failed to bring much festive cheer, according to a survey by which. later on we'll be talking about your consumer rights when it comes to returning unwanted gifts. do you need to take it back? do you need the receipt? it’s do you need to take it back? do you need the receipt?— need the receipt? it's never nice when somebody _ need the receipt? it's never nice when somebody asks _ need the receipt? it's never nice when somebody asks for - need the receipt? it's never nice when somebody asks for the - need the receipt? it's never nice - when somebody asks for the receipt. first let's hear a few more examples of christmas presents which didn't quite achieve the desired effect. socks. just because there socks. too much on the — socks. just because there socks. too much on the socks. you _ socks. just because there socks. too much on the socks. you got - socks. just because there socks. too much on the socks. you got quite - socks. just because there socks. too much on the socks. you got quite a l much on the socks. you got quite a lot. ten much on the socks. you got quite a lot- ten pairs- _ much on the socks. you got quite a lot. ten pairs. i— much on the socks. you got quite a lot. ten pairs. i got _ much on the socks. you got quite a lot. ten pairs. i got a _ much on the socks. you got quite a lot. ten pairs. i got a nottingham | lot. ten pairs. i got a nottingham forest shirt. _ lot. ten pairs. i got a nottingham forest shirt, that _ lot. ten pairs. i got a nottingham forest shirt, that was _ lot. ten pairs. i got a nottingham forest shirt, that was a _ lot. ten pairs. i got a nottingham forest shirt, that was a good - lot. ten pairs. i got a nottingham| forest shirt, that was a good one. but the _ forest shirt, that was a good one. but the manchester united badge, that was— but the manchester united badge, that was a good one. he but the manchester united badge, that was a good one.— but the manchester united badge, that was a good one. he wasn't very ha - that was a good one. he wasn't very happy about — that was a good one. he wasn't very

happy about that- — that was a good one. he wasn't very happy about that. it _ that was a good one. he wasn't very happy about that. it was _ that was a good one. he wasn't very happy about that. it was a _ that was a good one. he wasn't very happy about that. it was a really - happy about that. it was a really bad handbag- — happy about that. it was a really bad handbag. it _ happy about that. it was a really bad handbag. it wasn't - happy about that. it was a really bad handbag. it wasn't leather, | happy about that. it was a really i bad handbag. it wasn't leather, not that i asked for a leather one, but it was a really horrible plastic and it was a really horrible plastic and it had butterflies on and it sounds lovely, but it was i gave you some deodorant. it lovely, but it was i gave you some deodorant-— lovely, but it was i gave you some i deodorant.— you deodorant. it was used though. you know it you — deodorant. it was used though. you know it you get _ deodorant. it was used though. you know it you get to _ deodorant. it was used though. you know it you get to the _ deodorant. it was used though. you know it you get to the stage - deodorant. it was used though. you know it you get to the stage where l know it you get to the stage where you wrap _ know it you get to the stage where you wrap up anything. you know it you get to the stage where you wrap op anything-— know it you get to the stage where you wrap up anything. you can have tooth aste you wrap up anything. you can have toothpaste this _ you wrap up anything. you can have toothpaste this week. _ you wrap up anything. you can have toothpaste this week. it's _ you wrap up anything. you can have toothpaste this week. it's just - you wrap up anything. you can have toothpaste this week. it's just the l toothpaste this week. it's 'ust the usual, socks and i toothpaste this week. it's just the usual, socks and underpants. - toothpaste this week. it's just the usual, socks and underpants. thei usual, socks and underpants. the thins usual, socks and underpants. the things you — usual, socks and underpants. the things you hang on your glasses so they don't— things you hang on your glasses so they don't fall _ things you hang on your glasses so they don't fall off. _ things you hang on your glasses so they don't fall off. 0h, _ things you hang on your glasses so they don't fall off.— they don't fall off. oh, thank you, i bou~ht they don't fall off. oh, thank you, i bought you _ they don't fall off. oh, thank you, i bought you those. _ they don't fall off. oh, thank you, i bought you those. it _ they don't fall off. oh, thank you, i bought you those. it was - they don't fall off. oh, thank you, i bought you those. it was when l they don't fall off. oh, thank you, | i bought you those. it was when we first not i bought you those. it was when we first got together, _ i bought you those. it was when we first got together, you _ i bought you those. it was when we first got together, you know - i bought you those. it was when we first got together, you know when l first got together, you know when you are _ first got together, you know when you are just going out with a person and you _ you are just going out with a person and you get— you are just going out with a person and you get something nice, some lingerie, _ and you get something nice, some lingerie, i— and you get something nice, some lingerie, i got a small box of chocolates and you've never lived it down _ chocolates and you've never lived it down l _ chocolates and you've never lived it down. ., , ' chocolates and you've never lived it down. . , , ., , down. i have suffered for 25 years. suffered for _ down. i have suffered for 25 years. suffered for 25 _ down. i have suffered for 25 years. suffered for 25 years. _ down. i have suffered for 25 years. suffered for 25 years. you've - down. i have suffered for 25 years. suffered for 25 years. you've got i down. i have suffered for 25 years. | suffered for 25 years. you've got to let it no.

suffered for 25 years. you've got to let it go- lots _ suffered for 25 years. you've got to let it go. lots of _ suffered for 25 years. you've got to let it go. lots of people _ suffered for 25 years. you've got to let it go. lots of people not - suffered for 25 years. you've got to let it go. lots of people not happy i let it go. lots of people not happy about receiving socks. it's a good gift. practical. about receiving socks. it's a good gift- practical-— about receiving socks. it's a good gift. practical. great. exactly what ou want. we'd love to hear about the disappointing gifts you've received or sent. doi do i feel comfortable asking that question? do i feel comfortable asking that ruestion? ., ., �* do i feel comfortable asking that ruestion? ., ., ., ., question? you don't have to name ourself question? you don't have to name yourself or— question? you don't have to name yourself or the _ question? you don't have to name yourself or the sender, _ question? you don't have to name yourself or the sender, but - question? you don't have to name yourself or the sender, but let i question? you don't have to name yourself or the sender, but let us| yourself or the sender, but let us know. it yourself or the sender, but let us know. , , ., , , , yourself or the sender, but let us know. ,, ., ., know. it is possible to love the sentiment- _ know. it is possible to love the sentiment. and _ know. it is possible to love the sentiment. and not _ know. it is possible to love the sentiment. and not like - know. it is possible to love the sentiment. and not like the i know. it is possible to love the i sentiment. and not like the gift. the fact that someone has bothered to give you something at all, you can love that. but still not actually like the thing itself. that is ok. a actually like the thing itself. that is 0k- a safe _ actually like the thing itself. that is ok. a safe space _ actually like the thing itself. that is ok. a safe space to _ actually like the thing itself. trisgt is ok. a safe space to share those thoughts. coming up to eight o'clock. headlines coming up.

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charlie stayt and nina warhurst. 0ur headlines today. air raid sirens sound all over ukraine as russia launches dozens of fresh missile strikes on cities across the country. the usa has become the latest country to impose tighter restrictions on chinese tourists amid covid concerns, but the uk government says it has no plans to follow suit. police get more time to question two people in connection with the murder of ellie edwards at a pub on christmas eve, as they urge people to come forward with information. 0urfood 0ur food waste goes up an estimated 80% over christmas but i'm here to find out how they are turning this into compost to help make next years christmas food.— two for haaland to take city up to second. the norweigan does it again

to ensure manchester city are five points off the top of the league. good morning. today we have sunshine and showers and wind wherever you are. temperatures down a touch on where they wear yesterday and as we head up to the new year, the weather remains unsettled. i will have all the details later in the programme. it's thursday 29th december. our main story. ukrainians have been told to shelter underground this morning after russia launched a barrage of missiles. one official in kyiv said 100 missiles were fired at towns and cities across the country, in several waves, from land and sea. 0ur correspondent hugo bachega is among those taking shelter in kyiv. i know you amongst many people taking shelter this morning have been through the morning, tell us what's been happening. goad been through the morning, tell us what's been happening. good morning, charlie. what's been happening. good morning, charlie- we've — what's been happening. good morning, charlie. we've been _ what's been happening. good morning, charlie. we've been in _ what's been happening. good morning, charlie. we've been in the _ what's been happening. good morning, charlie. we've been in the shelter- charlie. we've been in the shelter for more than two hours now. it's a

little bit after ten o'clock in the morning here so it seems like we are seeing a massive wave of attacks by russia, one of the largest air strikes by russia in this war. we heard from an adviser to president zelensky saying more than 120 missiles have been fired this morning, so this is happening as we speak. we don't have confirmation yet about possible locations hit but there have been explosions here in kyiv and also kharkiv, the country second largest city, and also odesa and lviv. air defence has been working, some missiles have been intercepted but again, in the past when russia launches dozens of missiles at the same time, not every single missile is intercepted and some of them hit locations and we're still waiting hearfrom some of them hit locations and we're still waiting hear from authorities where the locations had been hit today, but we have information from

kharkiv that critical infrastructure has been hit. the macro may of lviv says 90% of the city is without power and blackouts have been reported in odesa and here in kyiv, the mayor has tell people to prepare for blackouts so a large attack being carried out by russia this morning with more than 120 missiles being fired. morning with more than 120 missiles bein: fired. �* ., morning with more than 120 missiles bein: fired. . ., ., , ., , being fired. ahead of this latest strike, being fired. ahead of this latest strike. you've — being fired. ahead of this latest strike, you've been _ being fired. ahead of this latest strike, you've been speaking i being fired. ahead of this latest strike, you've been speaking to | being fired. ahead of this latest i strike, you've been speaking to the ukrainian military intelligence agency chief. what is the situation as they see it now? it’s agency chief. what is the situation as they see it now? it's interesting because of— as they see it now? it's interesting because of the _ as they see it now? it's interesting because of the head _ as they see it now? it's interesting because of the head of _ as they see it now? it's interesting because of the head of ukrainian i because of the head of ukrainian military intelligence agency was talking about the situation on the ground and he said fighting had reached a stalemate because neither russia nor ukraine can make significant advances and, for weeks, we've been talking about how fighting has been concentrated

around the east donetsk region button on the front line, in the country, we haven't seen a major change in terms of military positions and he said the situation was stuck but he also said the ukrainians were waiting for more weapons to arrive so they can resume their counteroffensive. obviously went as slowed down the pace of ukraine's ground operations and russia seems to be on the defensive across the front line but again, this is a situation on the front on the ground, and we are seeing russia is carrying out another wave of air strikes targeting cities across the country and four weeks the ukrainians have been saying this is reacting to those military setbacks on the battlefield by attacking civilian sites and civilian infrastructure in places away from the front line.—

the front line. hugo, thanks very much. the government says it has no plans to introduce covid testing for travellers arriving into the uk from china, after authorities there allowed people to travel freely for the first time in three years. the united states, italy, japan and india have all imposed mandatory testing on arrivals from china, where covid rates are soaring although beijing insists the situation is under control. simonjones reports. china is preparing to open its borders to international travel once again, easing restrictions on visits to and from the country. travel agents are reporting a surge in bookings, but it comes at the same time as a surge in covid cases in the country. hospitals in china appear to be struggling to cope as the regime moves away from its zero—covid policy, which it had pursued for almost three years. washington has accused beijing of failing to provide adequate and transparent covid data. china reported just one new death yesterday, despite queues outside hospitals

for emergency treatment. so from early next year, anyone arriving in the us from china will need to show a negative test. italy, india and japan have also imposed restrictions, but the british government says there are no plans to reintroduce testing or additional requirements for anyone arriving in the uk. it says it will continue to monitor closely the prevalence and spread of any harmful variants and keep international data under review. australia too is adopting a similar approach. we'll continue to monitor the circumstances that are occurring in china and in other parts of the world as well as we do. we'll take the appropriate advice from the health experts and follow that advice. there's no change in the travel advice at this point in time, but we're continuing to monitor the situation. one expert in infectious diseases says new testing regimes can only achieve so much. i can certainly understand the concern about the potential

for importation of new variants from other parts of the world. but in reality, these measures are very unlikely to have any significant impact in reducing risk. so i think these are more about public relations and perhaps a bit about foreign policy than they are really about public health. today, the european commission will meet to discuss a possible coordinated eu response to china's rising cases. but as china attempts to return to a sense of normality, it has accused western countries of a smear campaign. it's clear, though, international concern is rising, but there's no consensus over how best to respond to it. simon jones, bbc news. detectives have been granted more time to question two people arrested in connection with the murder of 26—year—old ellie edwards, who was shot in the head during a night out on christmas eve. it happened at the lighthouse pub in wallasey on merseyside. mairead smyth is there.

mairead, what else have the police said about this investigation? a5 as you say, they have been given more time to question the two people arrested on monday night in connection with this murder, a 30—year—old man from the tranmere area and a 19—year—old woman from roxbury. detective chief comes to ian critchley spoke outside the pub yesterday. they have a mobile police station near to try to encourage members of the community to come and give any information that they have and detective chief constable ian critchley was very clear that people can help with their investigation. the families of the people who are involved _ the families of the people who are involved in— the families of the people who are involved in this, don't tolerate it, don't _ involved in this, don't tolerate it, don't live — involved in this, don't tolerate it, don't live off the profits because you have — don't live off the profits because you have blood on your hands too, if you have blood on your hands too, if you are _ you have blood on your hands too, if you are a _ you have blood on your hands too, if you are a bystander. or if you want to live _ you are a bystander. or if you want to live off— you are a bystander. or if you want to live off the money being gained, and we _ to live off the money being gained, and we will— to live off the money being gained, and we will come as we have done,

continue _ and we will come as we have done, continue to— and we will come as we have done, continue to go through doors day in, day out, _ continue to go through doors day in, day out. only— continue to go through doors day in, day out, only in the last two days we've _ day out, only in the last two days we've made over 40 arrests, 50 stop searches, — we've made over 40 arrests, 50 stop searches, undertaken a number of warrants— searches, undertaken a number of warrants in— searches, undertaken a number of warrants in this area, and it's an assurance — warrants in this area, and it's an assurance to _ warrants in this area, and it's an assurance to the fantastic communities that live here we will continue _ communities that live here we will continue to— communities that live here we will continue to do that. now communities that live here we will continue to do that.— continue to do that. now the road has reopened _ continue to do that. now the road has reopened outside _ continue to do that. now the road has reopened outside the - continue to do that. now the road has reopened outside the pub i continue to do that. now the road has reopened outside the pub buti continue to do that. now the road i has reopened outside the pub but the court and remains in place around the premises, but people who have cars here still parked in the car park can now come and pick up those vehicles. they will have to report to the police and give their identification before they do that, so that will happen, but were not sure when the pub will be able to reopen though and of course it's coming up to new year's eve here and there will be people hoping to still be able to celebrate but, in this community, shocked by what happened, and detective chief constable critchley paid his sympathies and respects to the family of ellie edwards. ., ,., , respects to the family of ellie edwards. ., ,._ .., respects to the family of ellie edwards. ., ,._ .. , edwards. nothing i say can bring back a loved _ edwards. nothing i say can bring

back a loved one. _ edwards. nothing i say can bring back a loved one. i _ edwards. nothing i say can bring back a loved one. i daughter, i back a loved one. i daughter, sister~ — back a loved one. i daughter, sister~ it— back a loved one. i daughter, sister~ it is— back a loved one. i daughter, sister. it is truly, truly tragic. we are — sister. it is truly, truly tragic. we are so— sister. it is truly, truly tragic. we are so deeply, deeply sorry for their loss — we are so deeply, deeply sorry for their loss. as is the whole of this community— their loss. as is the whole of this community and the nation's grief around _ community and the nation's grief around it — community and the nation's grief around it. what we can assure them of is that— around it. what we can assure them of is that we — around it. what we can assure them of is that we will be relentless on seeking _ of is that we will be relentless on seeking to— of is that we will be relentless on seeking to bring the offender and anybody— seeking to bring the offender and anybody who is assisted or supported at offender— anybody who is assisted or supported at offender and put them behind bars _ at offender and put them behind bars. ., , .,, at offender and put them behind bars. ., , , bars. now some people will be ickin: bars. now some people will be picking op _ bars. now some people will be picking op their _ bars. now some people will be picking up their cars _ bars. now some people will be picking up their cars today i bars. now some people will be i picking up their cars today already one person has come to pick up their vehicle from the premises. again, just remembering, if you have a car here you will have to bring identification to be able to pick up your vehicle and police have said they had a tremendous amount of public support in their investigation to try and find the person responsible for the murder of ellie edwards.—

police are continuing to question two men on suspicion of murder following a fatal stabbing in a birmingham nightclub. 23—year—old cody fisher, who was a non—league footballer, was attacked on the dancefloor of the crane on boxing day. his family says his death has broken their hearts. border force officials, driving instructors and some rail workers are continuing strike action today and the new head of the tuc, which represents 48 trade unions, has warned that more industrial action is likely in the new year. paul nowak is blaming the government for refusing to negotiate over pay, as ben boulos reports. it's become a common sight in recent months. railway workers, nurses, postal staff and border force, among others, going on strike over pay and conditions. the government says their demands are unaffordable. but the new general secretary of the trades union congress, which brings together the different unions, rejects that argument. the job of government is to make political choices.

i'd argue they've made choices that don't benefit working people, their families and communities. so i would urge the government to talk to unions, to come to the table. let's find a way to get people's wages rising. people's incomes boosted. as we sit here now, do you think we will see more strikes well into 2023? i think the answer to that question lies very firmly in the hands of the government. if the government refuses to negotiate, if the government refuses to take seriously the concerns of working people, i think we may see more industrial action as we go into 2023. the one thing i can absolutely tell you is that no union member wants to take strike action, takes that strike action lightly, but the government really does need to step up to the plate now, talk to unions, talk to their own workforce, put money in the pockets of working people and stop stonewalling. in a statement the government said we have been reasonable in our approach to agreeing to the independent pay review bodies recommendations for public sector pay rises, adding, the only way to stop the disruption completely

is for union bosses to get back round the table and call off these damaging strikes. ben boulos, bbc news. at least 10 people have been killed in a fire at a cambodian hotel—casino, according to local authorities. around 400 people were in the grand diamond city when it caught fire at around 11.30pm, localtime. it's on the border with thailand and used by many thai nationals. authorities are still working to determine the cause. pope francis has asked people to pray for his predecessor, benedict the sixteenth, who he says is "very ill". the vatican says benedict's condition got worse yesterday. the 95—year—old was pope for eight years but stood down in 2013, the first leader of the catholic church to do so in 600 years. a5 communities in the us and canada continue to dig themselves out from the blizzards which struck before christmas, more images have emerged showing

the sheer scale of the storm. this drone footage was taken in the canadian town of fort erie which sits opposite buffalo in new york state. it shows a row of houses which were fully encased in ice. they look like models or something on a cake. extraordinary temperatures there. no fatalities were reported in these homes but more than 65 people have died as a result of the storm. surreal images there. a 8:15. here's carol with a look at the weather. good morning. good morning to you too. this morning _ good morning. good morning to you too. this morning it _ good morning. good morning to you too. this morning it is _ good morning. good morning to you too. this morning it is not _ good morning. good morning to you too. this morning it is not a - too. this morning it is not a particularly cold start to the day for most of us. today will be a bit cooler than it was yesterday and as we head through the rest of this year, well, we are looking at heavy

rain. it's going to be windy as well and there will be some snow on the northern hills. tonight we could see some of that in the north of scotland getting down to lower levels as well. so today what we haveis levels as well. so today what we have is a lot of dry weather. there are some showers around, a peppering of them across south—west england, wales, if you getting over towards the home counties, and we've got them across northern england and also northern ireland but in between, we are looking at bright skies and sunshine. more so than yesterday. also, showers moving in across northern, central and western parts of scotland. the rain from the north—east now having cleared. through the day, we continue in this vein. the strongest winds through the irish sea and english channel, blowing quite quickly and you can see a line of showers moving out of northern ireland and into scotland and northern england. some will be wintry on higher ground. as we head through the evening and overnight, the shower is clear. a dry spell. then the next clutch of france come in bringing heavy rain. heavy rain

across the west of northern ireland in particular and also south—west scotland where we could see some large totals. a5 scotland where we could see some large totals. as this bumped into the cold air across central and northern scotland, above 200 metres, we could see significant snow on highest ground, as much as ten centimetres. now through the course of tomorrow, all of that pushes northwards and you can see we've got two weather fronts both moving eastwards. and it's going to be another windy day again. but behind all that rain it will brighten up and still some showers but, having said all that, temperatures up a notch on today. did you get some good christmas present this year and did you ever have one where you thought that's not quite hit the spot? eaten have one where you thought that's not quite hit the spot?— not quite hit the spot? even if i had, i wouldn't _ not quite hit the spot? even if i had, i wouldn't admit - not quite hit the spot? even if i had, i wouldn't admit it - not quite hit the spot? even if i | had, i wouldn't admit it because someone's gone out and spent their hard earned cash and thought about buying a gift, so that would just be mean. buying a gift, so that would 'ust be mean. ., . . . buying a gift, so that would 'ust be mean. ., ., . . ., mean. you are much nicer than some of our mean. you are much nicer than some of your viewers _ mean. you are much nicer than some of your viewers who _ mean. you are much nicer than some of your viewers who have _ mean. you are much nicer than some of your viewers who have been - mean. you are much nicer than some of your viewers who have been in i of your viewers who have been in touch this morning because later on we are talking about presence you've been gifted you're not keen on and

what your options are, whether to give them back. and having people sending you stuff. jane is got in touch with me on twitter and her husband was brave enough to get her a large inflatable, collapsible sari, laundry basket, which he says is the rolls—royce of collapsible laundry baskets. no comment from jane. we will show the picture a little bit later on but do get in touch if there's any presence you received haven't gone down well and you're not quite as generous as carol, we will not name and shame. it's the time of year when many small businesses are hoping for a festive boost in profits. this year they need it more than ever because of soaring costs. becky holmes has spent the day at a bakery in bury, in greater manchester, to see how they're coping. keeping business in the family. little blonde bakes is owned by mother and daughter

duo fran and jay. we've been opened here forjust over three years. we do everything from cakes on the counter to celebration cakes to wedding cakes, and we've just started a delivery service. if we can do it for you, we will do it. but this year, they've noticed a big increase in the cost of raw ingredients. one of the major costs that we've seen increase is things like butter. it used to be £40. it's 71 now. caster sugar's doubled. icing sugar's doubled. the eggs this week, they're going up 30p a tray. we use 18 trays of 30 perweek minimum. the colouring, they've gone up in price. even the boards and the boxes, they have doubled. plus your delivery, plus the vat. it's incredible. and to run the bakery, the cake mixers, fridges and lights all need power. our electricity used

to be £240 a month. then it went to 480. and then they sent us a bill for 890, which is crazy. don't know how like small businesses are even supposed to thrive through this festive period. fran and jane would like to see more support for the cost of living crisis facing small businesses from the government. we put these concerns to the government and in a statement they said, "we know this is a difficult time for businesses and we remain firmly on their side. we have acted to deliver the energy bill relief scheme, which means that they will pay less than half the predicted wholesale cost of energy this winter." the government also say they are working with ofgem to better understand the scale of the issues facing businesses. fran and jane have shared their story with their customers online and are encouraging people to shop local this year. key thing that we take from this is support local and support your local businesses because they might not be here after the christmas period. becky holmes, bbc news.

we're joined now by michelle ovens, the founder of small business britain. good morning to you. it brings it right home, doesn't it? you know this very well but we heard from that bakery, that monthly energy bill going up from 200 to 800 a month. it bill going up from 200 to 800 a month. , ., ., , ., month. it is not an unusual story sadly and — month. it is not an unusual story sadly and we _ month. it is not an unusual story sadly and we are _ month. it is not an unusual story sadly and we are hearing - month. it is not an unusual story sadly and we are hearing from i sadly and we are hearing from businesses across the country and it's a difficult thing because as you head, the costs are not going up in one area of the business but across the board. inflation is having an impact on prices and energy costs, finance costs as well, of course, interest rates going up as well, so it's a difficult winter for small businesses.— as well, so it's a difficult winter for small businesses. michelle, who saw the statement _ for small businesses. michelle, who saw the statement from _ for small businesses. michelle, who saw the statement from the - saw the statement from the government there about the help that is on offer. ~ .,

government there about the help that is on offer. ~ . , . , ., is on offer. what difference is that makin: ? is on offer. what difference is that making? for— is on offer. what difference is that making? fora _ is on offer. what difference is that making? for a lot _ is on offer. what difference is that making? for a lot of— is on offer. what difference is that making? for a lot of small - making? for a lot of small businesses they are not seeing help with energy costs come through and that's creating definitely a concern amongst businesses and also i don't know what's going to happen next year, so what's going to happen in march, will they extend the energy relief? what will that relief look like? of course it's notjust energy costs where the challenges are so for retail and hospitality, high street businesses like the bakery, we've seen some rates relief and that went up in the last budget. but really i think we need to see things like rates just disappearing for a while for some of these businesses just to get them through this period because there's just too many additional costs for businesses to cope with. additional costs for businesses to co -e with. . ., additional costs for businesses to coewith. ,, ., , , ,, , additional costs for businesses to coewith. ,, ., , , ,, additional costs for businesses to coewith. ,, . , , ,, cope with. small businesses cover so many sectors. _ cope with. small businesses cover so many sectors, don't _ cope with. small businesses cover so many sectors, don't they, _ cope with. small businesses cover so many sectors, don't they, right i many sectors, don't they, right across everything you might want to buy ever? what statistics do have in relation to people going out of business, already calling time? you

are riaht, business, already calling time? you are right. this— business, already calling time? gm. are right, this 5.5 million small businesses in the uk and they are literally in every sector, they are in every supply chain, and we absolutely rely on them, 16 million people employed by them, they contribute a huge amount to gdp, and sadly we have seen more business failures in the last six months than we did during the peak of the pandemic and some of that is because businesses are just a bit exhausted actually. it's been a long three years with lots and lots of challenges but also because some of those packages of support during the pandemic did keep a business is going and that's not to say it all completely bad news. also remember although if you look at the decline in gdp up to the end of september, 0.2%, so essentially the economy is still the same size and i think there is a tendency when we look at there is a tendency when we look at the session to think it's all doom and gloom and everything is terrible and gloom and everything is terrible and even just the word tends to get

businesses looking down and not looking up, not thinking about growth and opportunities, but there is still opportunity out there. there is still an economy therefore is businesses are still spending, consumers are still spending although belts have been tightened and the great thing with small businesses, there may be a couple of employees, most businesses are micro—businesses, 3.3 of the 5.3 million have less than five employees in the great thing about thatis employees in the great thing about that is you can adapt, be agile, talk directly to your customers, maybe when they came into the shop, maybe when they came into the shop, may be via e—mail and ask them how their needs are changing and ask them what's going on with them. our research at tsb on how to grow in a recession, we know there are still business is growing at the moment, even with all these massive challenges. think about digital, sustainability, amazing things of local small businesses, short supply chains, they tend to be very value

driven, and of course exports, still an opportunity for small businesses. so it's a tough time but there are still good things out there. the economy hasn't completely disappeared and we wouldn't want small businesses to give up hope in 2023. ~ . ., ~ _, small businesses to give up hope in 2023. ~ . ., ~ y small businesses to give up hope in 2023. - ., ~ y . 2023. michelle, thank you very much and we managed _ 2023. michelle, thank you very much and we managed to _ 2023. michelle, thank you very much and we managed to get _ 2023. michelle, thank you very much and we managed to get through i 2023. michelle, thank you very much and we managed to get through the l and we managed to get through the city without anybody knocking on your front door which i was worried about. i thought we would have an intrusion but we were all right. thank you very much. interesting she ended by talking about the opportunities still active despite the current economic climate. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london. i'm victoria hollins. wembley stadium plans to install a new gated fence to bolster security around the iconic venue following violent disorder at the euro 2020 final. a report by baroness casey found there was a "collective failure" in planning for the match which saw

about 2,000 people get into the stadium illegally. under the plans, which the fa has backed, new perimeter fences at entrances will aim to "deter unwanted guests climbing and rushing" towards the gates. transport for london have confirmed there will be no free travel across its network on new year's eve. it's the second year in a row that passengers need to pay to use public transport on december 31st. it comes after the network fell into financial trouble during the pandemic. train passengers are being warned to expect significant disruption at euston and paddington on day two of a strike by members of the tssa union. 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. police looking for a woman who has been missing from crayford for nearly a month have released a video of her on the day she was

last seen. taiwo balogun, 53, went missing on thursday 1st december. there is no information to suggest that she has come to harm. however she is considered vulnerable. an historic tree in old st pancras churchyard has fallen down. the tree gained fame because of its links to the british writer thomas hardy who surrounded its base in the 18605 with stacks of gravestones to symbolise life among death. the council said that the tree had become infected with a fungus in 2014 and it had been taking steps to manage its final years. let's take a look at the tubes now. there's a good service on the tubes this morning. london overground is part suspended between liverpool street and chingford. now onto the weather with sara thornton. morning to you. it's been a blustery night across london and the south—east. we've also seen some showers in the last little while. they're just clearing off towards the east now. behind all of that, generally dry with some sunshine through the day today. couldn't rule out the odd

stray shower just blowing through quite quickly. it will still be windy through the day and temperatures down a little on what we have seen. still above average for the time of year, but feeling cooler because of that wind. overnight tonight, we are dry and clear. still have enough of a breeze to stop the temperature falling too far. perhaps just down to mid single figures in the very coldest spots. tomorrow morning, though, we've got more cloud and rain pushing in again from the south—west. of course, that's brought us some mild air through this week and has brought us these wet and windy spells of weather and they continue, as you can see, into the weekend. in fact, as we end 2022 and we start 2023, we're going to be on a very, very mild note. there is going to be quite a bit of rain around, though, at the weekend. looks like things don't turn a little calmer and cooler until next week. that's it. we're back at lunchtime after the one o'clock news. you can stay up to date with what's going on with the bbc news app. now it's time to hand you back

to charlie and nina. see you soon. bye. hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and nina warhurst. millions of us will be seeing in the new year at pubs, clubs and parties this weekend — prompting police chiefs to issue a warning about the dangers of having a drink spiked with alcohol or drugs. they say the act of spiking is illegal in itself, even if no further offence is committed, and any incidents should be reported as quickly as possible. breakfast�*sjohn maguire has more. this was alana elbaz filmed after a night out in bristol. she'd been pestered by a man in a nightclub and believes he spiked her drink with some sort of drug. weird experience. i was just completely out of control. yeah, i knew what was going on and it was really scary. the national police chiefs council says in the four months last summer

there were more than 2,000 cases of drink spiking reported to forces in england and wales. but it's highly likely there were far more incidents. alana felt she couldn't contact the police. i went to work the following day. i shouldn't have, but i phoned in and said i felt really sick and they sent me in anyway and they didn't believe me at all. i just thought if work's not believing me and the nightclubs aren't doing anything about it, what's the point? warning signs, according to stjohn ambulance, are feeling lightheaded orfaint, sick or very tired, feeling drunk afterjust a small amount of alcohol, passing out, and then having memory blanks about what happened. there's also been a marked increase in victims being drugged with a needle. chloe ward was out in ipswich when her speech became slurred and she passed out. subsequently she noticed

a hole in her trousers and a bruise on her skin. one year on, the experience has left her too scared to go for a night out. it's been difficult. the first few months were really difficult. i was scared to go anywhere, to be honest. even going to a supermarket at that time felt really scary because you can't trust people anymore. the police chief's report says during the year up to the end of august, there were more than 2,500 reports of needle spiking. again, no—one knows the full extent of the problem. several victims say they were dissatisfied by the way their complaint was dealt with by the police. chief officers described the crime as complex and challenging to investigate, but are urging people who've been targeted to report it as early as possible and to be tested by police. the warning comes ahead of new year's eve, one of the biggest party nights

of the year, and a time when potential victims could be at their most vulnerable. john maguire, bbc news. we are joined by deputy chief constable maggie blyth, the national police chiefs' council lead for violence against women and girls good morning. we are so shocked by the numbers this morning. reported needle spiking is in 2021 and 2022, 2581, and drink spiking, 2131. just unbelievable. why are we seeing a rise in numbers?— unbelievable. why are we seeing a rise in numbers? thank you, and good mornin: rise in numbers? thank you, and good morning and — rise in numbers? thank you, and good morning and thanks _ rise in numbers? thank you, and good morning and thanks for _ rise in numbers? thank you, and good morning and thanks for inviting - rise in numbers? thank you, and good morning and thanks for inviting me i morning and thanks for inviting me on this morning. it was disturbing to hear the girls describe their experiences. spiking is a vile crime and we wanted to, as we publish the figures today to continue to raise awareness across the community about spiking. we've actually, for the

first time, published nationally both data on needle spiking but also the more common drink spiking. drink spiking, on the whole, is more common in terms of the reports that come in to police and what we wanted to do in the last year, since we saw an increase in this fairly new phenomenon of needle spiking in the last quarter, in the run—up to christmas in 2021, we wanted to do an extensive amount of work at local level with pubs and clubs. we know from reports that come into us that most of the spiking incidents are in the night—time economy, so doing that work to make sure we have got ears and eyes at local level, to really get to the bottom of who is perpetrating this type of crime, because these are crimes and they will be treated very seriously, and we want communities across england and wales to know that policing is therefore them. we will listen, and we want victims to report these

crimes so we can do something about it. ~ crimes so we can do something about it. . ., ., crimes so we can do something about it. ~ ., ., ~ ., ., crimes so we can do something about it. we heard from alana, she didn't want to raise _ it. we heard from alana, she didn't want to raise her _ it. we heard from alana, she didn't want to raise her voice _ it. we heard from alana, she didn't want to raise her voice and - it. we heard from alana, she didn't want to raise her voice and she i want to raise her voice and she wouldn't be believed and wasn't sure the evidence was there but you are saying even if you suspect it happen, even if there is not clear evidence, go to the police. absolutely. we want these offences to be reported, so if you believe you have been spiked, phone 999, if it is happening in the instance, and evenif it is happening in the instance, and even if it's not the next day or a few days afterwards, please phone at 101. we have a range of different responses to spiking and that involves an investigation, a forensic test pack and we can take a you're in sample and send it up to seven days after someone has been spiked. dash, urine sample. but we know the best results are straightaway, so what we are urging people to do is report straightaway.

the more intelligence we have, the more information we can gather about where in the night—time economy across towns and cities, are there particular places where spiking is being reported, that allows the police, working alongside licensing authorities, local authorities, to really hone in on particular venues and ensure that this vile crime is being addressed.— and ensure that this vile crime is being addressed. what do you know about the motive _ being addressed. what do you know about the motive behind _ being addressed. what do you know about the motive behind the - being addressed. what do you know about the motive behind the crime? often it is really sinister that sometimes the spiking will take place and there is no follow—up crime. 0ur place and there is no follow—up crime. our people place and there is no follow—up crime. 0ur peoplejust place and there is no follow—up crime. our people just doing place and there is no follow—up crime. 0ur peoplejust doing it place and there is no follow—up crime. our people just doing it for the sake of it? this crime. our people 'ust doing it for the sake of it?— the sake of it? as we gather the intelligence _ the sake of it? as we gather the intelligence we _ the sake of it? as we gather the intelligence we find _ the sake of it? as we gather the intelligence we find out - the sake of it? as we gather the l intelligence we find out more and more. there are several crimes that cover spiking under the sexual offences act, offences against the person act and some of those carry sentences of up to ten years and these are extremely serious offences. and what we find with the reports coming into us in the last

12 months is that actually reports of secondary offending, for example, rape or robbery, they are quite low and they make up only about 17% of the spiking reports. it is quite difficult to understand some of the motivations and we know that some victims report that they feel it is being done for a laugh, forfun, and we want to make it very clear today that this is such a serious crime. and you heard from others about the lasting impact it can have on victims. and women and girls report to me say that the fear it instils that prevent them going out in enjoying themselves and has terrible long—standing impacts. enjoying themselves and has terrible long-standing impacts.— enjoying themselves and has terrible long-standing impacts. before we run out of time. — long-standing impacts. before we run out of time, and _ long-standing impacts. before we run out of time, and we _ long-standing impacts. before we run out of time, and we would _ long-standing impacts. before we run out of time, and we would never i long-standing impacts. before we run out of time, and we would never want to put the blame onto victims of this crime, but if women and girls and men as well are heading out over new year, just quickly, what is your advice? everyone is entitled to have advice? everyone is entitled to have a good night out without being

spiked, but what can we do to take care? we spiked, but what can we do to take care? ~ ~' ,, spiked, but what can we do to take care? ~ ~ i, a, a , care? we know that licensing premises _ care? we know that licensing premises are _ care? we know that licensing premises are well _ care? we know that licensing premises are well prepared l care? we know that licensing l premises are well prepared for spiking. there is a lot of work gone on in the last few months and with all sorts of pubs and clubs in the night—time economy. 50 we want women and girls to go and enjoy themselves, but if you feel unwell and you feel you have been spiked in any way, please report it straightaway. go to a member of staff at the venue you are in and they should be trained to understand what is going on as well. phone 999, 101 and the police will listen, and we have those forensic tests we can send off to start the investigation and together we can make sure we address this type of crime which is really important, so please report. good advice. thank you for your time this morning, raising a really important issue.

if you are throwing away food in the period between christmas and new year. ., �* , ., period between christmas and new year. ., �*, ., period between christmas and new year. ., �* , ., ., , year. that's not good. charlie is not happy- _ year. that's not good. charlie is not happy- it — year. that's not good. charlie is not happy. it means _ year. that's not good. charlie is not happy. it means too - year. that's not good. charlie is not happy. it means too much l year. that's not good. charlie is i not happy. it means too much was bouuht in not happy. it means too much was bought in a — not happy. it means too much was bought in a first _ not happy. it means too much was bought in a first place _ not happy. it means too much was bought in a first place and - not happy. it means too much was bought in a first place and it's - not happy. it means too much was bought in a first place and it's a i bought in a first place and it's a waste, which is never a good thing but if there is waste you might be intrigued to know what happens to it after you have put it in the little bin, and then what happens next? food waste goes up by an estimated 80% during the festive period. are you not just are you notjust nibbling the leftovers for days? and matt graveling is at a processing centre to see what happens to some of it. morning, matt. good morning, charlie and nina, yes, we do like to overindulge slightly at christmas but it does often end “p at christmas but it does often end up with a lot of waste and some of it we scrape off our plates into the general waste bin but don't put enough into the food waste bin. but if you do it might end up somewhere

like ee, turned into compost and we will find that how they do it in west berkshire —— somewhere like here. to give you a scale of the problem, around the christmas period they believe that food waste goes up by an estimated 80% and the average uk family it is believed waste around the equivalent of eight meals per week and let me put some some stats on the food itself. every single year enough poultry is thrown away to make 800 million boxing day curries. we throw away enough potatoes every single year to be able to feed the country with roast potatoes on christmas day for 48 years. so how does the food that we waste end up here? let me show you. if you watched in the last hour you saw me stood in front of a mound of food and that is in the other room but i brought a sample here. we have some potato peelings, lettuce,

cabbage and the rest has not even been touched. look at the apple, look at pepper, it is in here. and this goes into a big old shredder and turns into this and makes a fraction of the size and easier to manage and from the shredder it goes into some special tunnels where it is blasted with air and water and gets to a temperature of around 65 degrees where it sits for a week and a half and then goes into the maturation of or it sits for six weeks before being saved. can you see the size of the save? it goes into a machine and it gets to different products, 20 and ten millilitre compost —— can you see the size of the sieve? look at this ten mil compost, huge amounts. and to tell us how we can in —— use it is sarah. what is so important about this compost? where does it go next? across the uk we make over a quarter of a million _ across the uk we make over a quarter of a million tonnes of compost and

that can _ of a million tonnes of compost and that can go — of a million tonnes of compost and that can go to farmers for growing more _ that can go to farmers for growing more vegetables and it can also go to landscape, to make a beautiful new parks — to landscape, to make a beautiful new parks and areas for people to enjoy— new parks and areas for people to enjoy the — new parks and areas for people to enjoy the outdoor space. it�*s enjoy the outdoor space. it's important — enjoy the outdoor space. it's important to _ enjoy the outdoor space. it�*s important to say, if we look at the floor and it might sound boring but it is super wet and the reason it is so wet on the floor because i wondered if they had a leaky roof, they haven't. when all the compost is being made, the bacteria, microbes, they replicate so much and a by—product is heat, so it's quite warm and all of the heat goes up and we have condensation from the roof which is why the floor is so wet. it is, and even on a chilly day outside we are _ is, and even on a chilly day outside we are quite — is, and even on a chilly day outside we are quite nice and warm in here which _ we are quite nice and warm in here which makes — we are quite nice and warm in here which makes us feel that we're having — which makes us feel that we're having a — which makes us feel that we're having a nice experience. we are here in west _ having a nice experience. we are here in west berkshire _ having a nice experience. we are here in west berkshire making . here in west berkshire making fantastic compost out of the food waste and you said you wanted to save the world, doing it one compost heap at a time, but not all county councils across the country have to

do this yet, but that could be to change. do this yet, but that could be to chance. , ::'j~ . , change. yes, in 2018 the resources and waste strategy _ change. yes, in 2018 the resources and waste strategy was _ change. yes, in 2018 the resources and waste strategy was launched . change. yes, in 2018 the resources l and waste strategy was launched and we are _ and waste strategy was launched and we are hopeful that some of the legislation coming out of that will be legislation coming out of that will he that— legislation coming out of that will be that this will be required everywhere and it would be brilliant if we were _ everywhere and it would be brilliant if we were able to work with more councils _ if we were able to work with more councils and offer this out in more places— councils and offer this out in more places so— councils and offer this out in more places so every household gets the opportunity to help save the planet and recycle their food waste and make _ and recycle their food waste and make more compost. they can support the circular— make more compost. they can support the circular economy and combat climate _ the circular economy and combat climate change. what is the number one rule? _ climate change. what is the number one rule? ., i. climate change. what is the number one rule? ., ., climate change. what is the number onerule? ., ., , . one rule? you say you are strict in our one rule? you say you are strict in your house? _ one rule? you say you are strict in your house? when _ one rule? you say you are strict in your house? when it _ one rule? you say you are strict in your house? when it comes - one rule? you say you are strict in your house? when it comes to - one rule? you say you are strict in . your house? when it comes to buying food, what would we need to do to prevent waste in the first place question but that's the best thing all of us can do is be careful with what we buy. br; all of us can do is be careful with what we buy-— all of us can do is be careful with what we buy. by the food we need, [an a what we buy. by the food we need, plan a little — what we buy. by the food we need, plan a little bit. _ what we buy. by the food we need, plan a little bit, it's _ what we buy. by the food we need, plan a little bit, it's good _ what we buy. by the food we need, plan a little bit, it's good for- what we buy. by the food we need, plan a little bit, it's good for the i plan a little bit, it's good for the pocket _ plan a little bit, it's good for the pocket as — plan a little bit, it's good for the pocket as well as being good for the environment and then use up leftovers _ environment and then use up leftovers. lots of food gets thrown away _ leftovers. lots of food gets thrown away that — leftovers. lots of food gets thrown away that could go in a freezer, and all of— away that could go in a freezer, and all of those — away that could go in a freezer, and all of those things are better than recycling — all of those things are better than recycling it.

all of those things are better than recycling it-_ all of those things are better than re clina it. ., ~' , . recycling it. thank you very much, sarah. recycling it. thank you very much, sarah- there _ recycling it. thank you very much, sarah. there you _ recycling it. thank you very much, sarah. there you go. _ recycling it. thank you very much, sarah. there you go. have - recycling it. thank you very much, sarah. there you go. have a - recycling it. thank you very much, sarah. there you go. have a little | sarah. there you go. have a little think before you scrape your plate back into the general waste. could it go in the food waste bin? i've looked at some of the social media channels and it looks like all nina warhurst had was a chocolate orange and i can't see many of those in west berkshire.— west berkshire. there were no leftovers from _ west berkshire. there were no leftovers from my _ west berkshire. there were no leftovers from my chocolate i west berkshire. there were no - leftovers from my chocolate orange, i can tell you that much. have you had a fumble around and managed to take some bits home? yes. had a fumble around and managed to take some bits home?— take some bits home? yes, i've got m dinner take some bits home? yes, i've got my dinner ready _ take some bits home? yes, i've got my dinner ready for— take some bits home? yes, i've got my dinner ready for tonight, - take some bits home? yes, i've got my dinner ready for tonight, i've - my dinner ready for tonight, i've got some peppers and carrots that will fry up just nicely. got some peppers and carrots that will fry upjust nicely.— will fry up 'ust nicely. that's what we like to will fry upjust nicely. that's what we like to hear. _ will fry upjust nicely. that's what we like to hear. thank _ will fry upjust nicely. that's what we like to hear. thank you. - here's carol with a look at the weather. a lot of people are in that time between christmas and new year trying to find things to do and maybe get outside. that's a nice picture. is that from today? 0r maybe get outside. that's a nice picture. is that from today? or will you tell me it is from the library again? you tell me it is from the library auain? �* , ., you tell me it is from the library auain? �*, ., ,., , ., ., again? it's from the library again. yes, it again? it's from the library again. yes. it is. — again? it's from the library again. yes. it is. but— again? it's from the library again. yes, it is, but bless— again? it's from the library again. yes, it is, but bless you - again? it's from the library again. yes, it is, but bless you for - yes, it is, but bless you for recognising that. good morning. if you are _ recognising that. good morning. if you are thinking of doing something

outdoors _ you are thinking of doing something outdoors it— you are thinking of doing something outdoors it will be much brighter and largely drier than it was yesterday full stop right now that would _ yesterday full stop right now that would he — yesterday full stop right now that would be difficult. what we have today— would be difficult. what we have today is— would be difficult. what we have today is a — would be difficult. what we have today is a mixture of sunshine and showers _ today is a mixture of sunshine and showers and it's also going to be windy— showers and it's also going to be windy where ever you are with the strongest — windy where ever you are with the strongest winds in the west and through— strongest winds in the west and through the english channel. we've seen some — through the english channel. we've seen some rain this morning leaving the southeast with rain clearing the far north—east of scotland and a lot of showers — far north—east of scotland and a lot of showers coming in behind, some of which _ of showers coming in behind, some of which are _ of showers coming in behind, some of which are wintry in the north on higher— which are wintry in the north on higher ground and we have brisk winds, _ higher ground and we have brisk winds, so— higher ground and we have brisk winds, so the showers are blown across _ winds, so the showers are blown across quite quickly and some of them _ across quite quickly and some of them will— across quite quickly and some of them will be heavy and some will align— them will be heavy and some will align themselves into a more organised band and move from the west to _ organised band and move from the west to the east, depositing snow on the tops— west to the east, depositing snow on the tops of— west to the east, depositing snow on the tops of the hills in scotland and possibly the tops of the hills on the _ and possibly the tops of the hills on the pennines as well. temperatures down a touch on yesterday _ temperatures down a touch on yesterday between five and 11 degrees and the wind is picking up across— degrees and the wind is picking up across the — degrees and the wind is picking up across the northern isles and we will have — across the northern isles and we will have clear skies for a time but then the _ will have clear skies for a time but then the two bands of rain pushing with heavy— then the two bands of rain pushing with heavy rain at that, especially

across _ with heavy rain at that, especially across northern ireland and south—west scotland. as they bump into the _ south—west scotland. as they bump into the cold air that will fall as snow— into the cold air that will fall as snow and — into the cold air that will fall as snow and above 200 metres where on the highest _ snow and above 200 metres where on the highest ground in the central and northern scotland, you could get as much— and northern scotland, you could get as much as _ and northern scotland, you could get as much as ten centimetres. tomorrow the rain _ as much as ten centimetres. tomorrow the rain until— as much as ten centimetres. tomorrow the rain until snow pushes north and you can _ the rain until snow pushes north and you can see — the rain until snow pushes north and you can see we also have two other bands _ you can see we also have two other bands of _ you can see we also have two other bands of rain and moving out of northern— bands of rain and moving out of northern ireland, england and wales, pushing _ northern ireland, england and wales, pushing east and another windy day where _ pushing east and another windy day where ever— pushing east and another windy day where ever you are and behind this it brightens — where ever you are and behind this it brightens up with temperatures up a touch— it brightens up with temperatures up a touch on— it brightens up with temperatures up a touch on what we are looking at today _ a touch on what we are looking at today. quite mild for the time of year~ _ today. quite mild for the time of year~ 0n— today. quite mild for the time of year. on new year's eve on saturday we have — year. on new year's eve on saturday we have rain— year. on new year's eve on saturday we have rain in the south, rain across— we have rain in the south, rain across northern ireland, northern england _ across northern ireland, northern england and southern scotland and rain across — england and southern scotland and rain across northern scotland with some _ rain across northern scotland with some of— rain across northern scotland with some of it — rain across northern scotland with some of it falling as snow on the tops— some of it falling as snow on the tops of— some of it falling as snow on the tops of hills. cold in the north, mild _ tops of hills. cold in the north, mild in — tops of hills. cold in the north, mild in the _ tops of hills. cold in the north, mild in the south, more 14 degrees in norwich — mild in the south, more 14 degrees in norwich. and as we go through the rest of— in norwich. and as we go through the rest of new— in norwich. and as we go through the rest of new year's eve up towards the midnight hour or hogmanay depending on where you are, you can see we _ depending on where you are, you can see we still— depending on where you are, you can see we still have rain for a time across—

see we still have rain for a time across parts of england and wales and some — across parts of england and wales and some wintry showers across northern — and some wintry showers across northern scotland but by the time we -et northern scotland but by the time we get to— northern scotland but by the time we get to the _ northern scotland but by the time we get to the early part of new year's day this— get to the early part of new year's day this chart shows one o'clock in the morning, for many of us it will be dry. _ the morning, for many of us it will be dry. but — the morning, for many of us it will be dry. but it— the morning, for many of us it will be dry, but it will be bitter across the north— be dry, but it will be bitter across the north of scotland with temperatures of —7 or —8 and a milder— temperatures of —7 or —8 and a milder further south. newsday itself if you're _ milder further south. newsday itself if you're planning a walk, some uncertainty as to the northern extent — uncertainty as to the northern extent of _ uncertainty as to the northern extent of the rain but it looks like it will— extent of the rain but it looks like it will cross — extent of the rain but it looks like it will cross parts of england and wales _ it will cross parts of england and wales with snow on the hills in northern— wales with snow on the hills in northern ireland and southern scotland — northern ireland and southern scotland and drying on the far north — scotland and drying on the far north so— scotland and drying on the far north, so the weather for the next few days _ north, so the weather for the next few days remains unsettled. carroll, thank ou few days remains unsettled. carroll, thank you very _ few days remains unsettled. carroll, thank you very much. _ a man who took his brother out of a care home during the pandemic to try to improve his mental health has written a book about their time together. manni coe says he had to act after reuben, who has down's syndrome, sent him a plea for help via text message. alison freeman went to meet them.

i peeled rueben's many layers off and give him a hug. is that a twinkle i see in his eyes? i miss you. he whispers, i've missed you too. did you have a good day? idid. give me a break. sometimes, ijest. the road to get here has been long for rueben to be able to read out loud from the book his brother manny has written about their relationship and the time they spent together during lockdown. he was living in a care home in dorset when the pandemic struck. and rubes became totally isolated, cut off from us all. he was afraid of what was happening and his mental health really suffered. and then in november of that same year, i get a text message that simply said, "brother, do you love me?" and i was in spain. and he knows i love him.

you know i love you, don't you? so it wasn't a question. it was really an s.0.s. i took it to mean i don't know how much longer i can hold on for. i need you to come and get me out of here. so we called it the bronap, didn't we? the brothers then spent the following months in a cottage in dorset together, trying to rebuild reuben's mental and physical health. well, rubes was a broken man. he was my brother. he's my wingman. he's my buddy. and he was locked away from me. i felt as if i'd lost him. he wasn't talking. he wouldn't look at me. didn't really want to be with me. he just wanted to be by himself. and then we devised ways for rubes to remember who he was as a famous line from the lion king. what does mufasa say to simba? remember? 0k? yeah.

remember who you are. we had to remember who reuben was. he had to remember who he was because he used to be the man about town, dancing. dressing up in the nun's outfit, doing shows and really enjoying life. and he'd forgotten that, hadn't you? in their book manni's words alongside reuben's art chronicle, their journey together to recovery. the recovery was very simple. we based it on four pillars, didn't we? can you remember what they were? number one was... good food. exercise. good sleep. and love. reuben was non—verbal, so he was drawing every single day. he would draw me something and give it to me before he went to bed

there in bright felt tips was his communication. he was telling me that he was going to be ok through drawing. and rueben's progress has been so good that the brothers did something this year that at one time had seemed impossible. they went on a book tour around the uk in a camper van. reuben liked to make an entrance at events and as time went on, even took the mic to speak. brother, do you love me? yeah. there was one episode in the book when we were both really struggling and hit a bit of a brick wall. and i went to bed, didn't i? because i couldn't cope with the day anymore. and reuben walked to the local petrol station, which was a mile and a half away. and bought me a teddy bear that had "with love" on his t—shirt, and next to it he'd written a card that said, "love will find a way," brother, when i'm weak, he's strong. and this is this is what i talk about, the the symmetry

of our brotherhood. it really is a two—way thing. um. yeah, and i wouldn't be without him. so when people see reuben, they might sort of instantly think, "oh, look, he has down syndrome." is this about asking them to look further and look past that? look at the fact that he's a good friend, a good brother, if you like. reuben has a learning difficulty, which we like to call up syndrome. yeah, reuben's renamed it. we don't like to call it down syndrome. it's all about expectations. and i think that reuben is breaking down people's expectations. we hope that this book will do that and that this book will be a bridge of communication between a lack of understanding and really deep understanding of what it is to have a brother like rubes with up syndrome. the only way is up, right? yeah. brother. do you love me?

there is a lot to like about that story. there is a lot to like about that sto . , , ., �* story. there is. up syndrome. and he must have been _ story. there is. up syndrome. and he must have been so _ story. there is. up syndrome. and he must have been so concerned - story. there is. up syndrome. and he must have been so concerned when . story. there is. up syndrome. and he| must have been so concerned when he received the text and something so amazing has come out of it. our thanks to manni and reuben for sharing their story with alison freeman. we've been talking about christmas presents this morning. it was prompted by the notion of gifts that don't quite work or are not appreciated. i think the marker for this is if you get a gift at all, that is lovely. it is lovely, something to be appreciated, but it might not be quite what you want. good caveat. in a moment we'll find out what you can do if you want to send them back. first, we went out to find out which presents didn't quite do it for you this year. socks. why didn't you like them?

just because they're socks. too much on the socks. you got quite a lot. ten pairs. i got a nottingham forest shirt, that was a good one. but the manchester united badge, that was a bad one. he wasn't very happy about that. it was a really bad handbag. it wasn't leather, not that i asked for a leather one, but it was a really horrible plastic and it had butterflies on and it sounds lovely, but it was horrible. i gave you some deodorant. it was used though. you know it you get to the stage where you wrap up anything. you can have toothpaste this week. it's just the usual, socks and underpants. the things you hang on your glasses so they don't fall off. _ oh, thank you, i bought you those. it was when we first got together, you know when you are just going out

with a person and you'll get something nice, some lingerie, i got a small box of ferrero rocher. and you've never lived it down. i have suffered for 25 years - because of a box of ferrero rocher. nothing wrong with a pair of socks, i would add. so, what can we do if we want to return unwanted gifts for a refund? let's speak with consumer rights campaigner helen dewdney, who styles herself as "the complaining cow". first of all, any complaints from you on your presence this year? i don't think so this year. that's i don't think so this year. that's aood to don't think so this year. that's good to hear- _ don't think so this year. that's good to hear. you _ don't think so this year. that's good to hear. you open - don't think so this year. that's good to hear. you open the i don't think so this year. that's. good to hear. you open the box don't think so this year. that's - good to hear. you open the box and the rapper and it's not what you are expecting. what happens if the receipt is not there? if expecting. what happens if the receipt is not there?— expecting. what happens if the receipt is not there? if you haven't not the receipt is not there? if you haven't got the receipt _ receipt is not there? if you haven't got the receipt there _ receipt is not there? if you haven't got the receipt there are _ receipt is not there? if you haven't got the receipt there are some - got the receipt there are some stores that might take the item back, some of the big retailers might take it back without proof of purchase, but if they do, they are going to give you the price that the item is at the moment, so if it's gone down in the sale, that would be

the price you get. basically it comes down to a change of mind and in store they do not have to return it. they don't have to replace it. interesting that you don't necessarily need the receipt. ida. necessarily need the receipt. no, ou necessarily need the receipt. no, you don't. _ necessarily need the receipt. no, you don't. but— necessarily need the receipt. no, you don't, but you _ necessarily need the receipt. mfr, you don't, but you do, legally. if there was something faulty, you would be able to take that back but if it's just a change of mind, you don't really have a leg to stand on unless it has been bought online and then you can have a change of mind if you are the person who has purchased the item. just if you are the person who has purchased the item.— if you are the person who has purchased the item. just to be clear, purchased the item. just to be clear. good — purchased the item. just to be clear, good morning. - purchased the item. just to be clear, good morning. if- purchased the item. just to be clear, good morning. if you i purchased the item. just to be i clear, good morning. if you have purchased the item. just to be - clear, good morning. if you have the recei t, clear, good morning. if you have the receipt. can — clear, good morning. if you have the receipt. can just _ clear, good morning. if you have the receipt, can just take _ clear, good morning. if you have the receipt, canjust take it. _ clear, good morning. if you have the receipt, can just take it. you - clear, good morning. if you have the receipt, can just take it. you can - receipt, canjust take it. you can just say, i don't like it. that's a straightforward transaction, if you have the receipt? if you have been given a gift receipt it's basically saying that the store will take it back and either give you an exchange or the money back. they wouldn't give you a receipt unless they were prepared to do it. what would you

say to someone who may be feels psychologically there is a block about returning a gift and changing it because they think it is ungrateful or it might upset the person who gave them the gift? do we need to separate the emotion and be more practical? it’s need to separate the emotion and be more practical?— more practical? it's quite difficult- _ more practical? it's quite difficult. it's _ more practical? it's quite difficult. it's properly - more practical? it's quite i difficult. it's properly more more practical? it's quite - difficult. it's properly more about having a discussion of maybe having fewer presence next year because there's so much waste and so many unwanted gifts but if you are up cycle or recycle, giving to charity, you have got the element that you are it forward. share you have got the element that you are it forward.— are it forward. are there some thins are it forward. are there some things that _ are it forward. are there some things that always _ are it forward. are there some things that always end - are it forward. are there some things that always end up, - are it forward. are there some things that always end up, is l are it forward. are there some - things that always end up, is there a kind of top ten on things that are given that frankly i wanted? does it exist that list? i given that frankly i wanted? does it exist that list?— exist that list? i don't know if there is an — exist that list? i don't know if there is an official— exist that list? i don't know if there is an official list - exist that list? i don't know if there is an official list but - exist that list? i don't know if there is an official list but the clips have showed that socks are quite common is unwanted. you can't co wron: quite common is unwanted. you can't go wrong with — quite common is unwanted. you can't go wrong with socks. _ quite common is unwanted. you can't go wrong with socks. everybody - quite common is unwanted. you can'tl go wrong with socks. everybody needs socks. how can that be a problem? i

don't know, but your clips have shown that it was. i don't know, people think it isn't a christmas present and is more of you go out and buy your own socks but if you buy some funny socks, there is something to be said for socks. i suppose you could get into the world of discussing presence in advance of christmas or birthdays, but for me it takes a bit of the spirit out of it. it it takes a bit of the spirit out of it. , ., , it takes a bit of the spirit out of it. , . , ., , ., it. it is hard but we have seen more over the years _ it. it is hard but we have seen more over the years that _ it. it is hard but we have seen more over the years that people - it. it is hard but we have seen more over the years that people talk - over the years that people talk about only buying children's presents, presents for the children or a secret santa to reduce that waste but still have the spirit of christmas and you can do a secret santa or a santa roulette and there are still presence being given but less waste. {lin are still presence being given but less waste-— are still presence being given but less waste. . , , less waste. on the receipt thing, is evidence of— less waste. on the receipt thing, is evidence of a _ less waste. on the receipt thing, is evidence of a transaction, - less waste. on the receipt thing, is evidence of a transaction, your- evidence of a transaction, your credit card transaction, is that evidence enough of the purchase if you haven't got the receipt? yes.

evidence enough of the purchase if you haven't got the receipt? yes, it is a roof you haven't got the receipt? yes, it is a proof of — you haven't got the receipt? yes, it is a proof of purchase _ you haven't got the receipt? yes, it is a proof of purchase so _ you haven't got the receipt? yes, it is a proof of purchase so if- you haven't got the receipt? yes, it is a proof of purchase so if you - you haven't got the receipt? yes, it is a proof of purchase so if you are l is a proof of purchase so if you are the person who has bought the item and you have that proof of purchase, not the receipt but at the credit card, that will show that you have bought the item so if you bought it online, that would be your proof of purchase. online, that would be your proof of urchase. ., ~ , ., online, that would be your proof of urchase. ., ~ i. . online, that would be your proof of urchase. ., ~ . . purchase. thank you so much. we will no throuuh purchase. thank you so much. we will go through some _ purchase. thank you so much. we will go through some of _ purchase. thank you so much. we will go through some of the _ purchase. thank you so much. we will. go through some of the underwhelming gifts you have received. virginia found a mop bucket under the tree from her husband. what was he thinking? from her husband. what was he thinkin: ? ., from her husband. what was he thinkin: ? . ., ., ., from her husband. what was he thinkinu? . ., ., ., , . thinking? have we not got a picture? 0k. thinking? have we not got a picture? ok. how thinking? have we not got a picture? 0k- how about— thinking? have we not got a picture? ok. how about this _ thinking? have we not got a picture? ok. how about this for _ thinking? have we not got a picture? ok. how about this for practical, - thinking? have we not got a picture? ok. how about this for practical, a i ok. how about this for practical, a toilet seat received _ ok. how about this for practical, a toilet seat received by _ ok. how about this for practical, a toilet seat received by elizabeth. l ok. how about this for practical, a toilet seat received by elizabeth. i | toilet seat received by elizabeth. i guess we can safely say it will get used. �* ., ., ,., ., used. and how about this? hair s linu used. and how about this? hair styling products _ used. and how about this? hair styling products sent _ used. and how about this? hair styling products sent to - used. and how about this? hair styling products sent to ian's i styling products sent to ian's brother by his mum. again, unlikely to be needed. brother by his mum. again, unlikely to be needed-— to be needed. don't give up, ian, there is some _ to be needed. don't give up, ian, there is some hair _ to be needed. don't give up, ian, there is some hair on _ to be needed. don't give up, ian, there is some hair on the - to be needed. don't give up, ian, there is some hair on the sides. i to be needed. don't give up, ian, i there is some hair on the sides. and susie told she got a calendar for christmas but unfortunately she won't use it for long, it was the

2022. �* , ., ., won't use it for long, it was the 2022. �*, ., ., _, , 2022. it's the thought that counts. en'o the 2022. it's the thought that counts. enjoy the rest _ 2022. it's the thought that counts. enjoy the rest of _ 2022. it's the thought that counts. enjoy the rest of your _ 2022. it's the thought that counts. enjoy the rest of your day. - 2022. it's the thought that counts. enjoy the rest of your day. we i 2022. it's the thought that counts. enjoy the rest of your day. we are | enjoy the rest of your day. we are back tomorrow from 6am. goodbye.

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