this is bbc news. i'm martine croxall. the headlines: sir kier starmer promises a labour government would devolve power from westminister to local communities in what he calls a bill for people to �*take back control�*. prince harry claims he was physically attacked by his brother prince william, according to the guardian newspaper which says it's seen harry's forthcoming memoir. more disruption on the railways in england as thousands of train drivers go on strike, organised by the aslef union. the met office has confirmed that last year was the hottest on record.

pope francis leads mourners for his predeccessor benedict xvi — at an open air funeral mass at the vatican. upset for emma raducanu after she retires from her second—round match at the asb classic in auckland with an ankle injury. and coming up this hour — hear more from the girl group flo, who are the winners of the bbc�*s sound of 2023 award. sir keir starmer has promised that a labour government would devolve more power out of westminster — by giving local authorities more say in areas such as transport and housing. the labour leader said in a new year speech that taking back control — borrowing from the brexit slogan — would be central to his party's agenda if it won the next election. it's not unreasonable for us

to recognise the desire of communities to stand on their own feet. it's what "take back control" meant. the control people want is control over their lives and their communities. so we will embrace the take back control message, but we'll turn it from a slogan into a solution, from a catchphrase into change. we will spread control out of westminster, devolve new powers over employment support, transport, energy, climate change, housing, culture, childcare provision and how councils run their finances. and we'll give communities a new right to request powers which go beyond even that. all this will be in a new "take back control" bill, a centrepiece of our first king's speech. that bill will deliver on the demands for a new britain, a new approach to politics and democracy, a new approach to growth and our economy. applause

for the government, the foreign secretary james cleverly said the speech was a "vacuum" and compared it to the "five pledges" the prime minister announced yesterday. what the prime minister put forward work five very clear measurable goals that we will pursue in government and we can be held to account for, but what we saw from keir starmer was a whole load of nothing, no firm commitments, the only commitment he made was one he has orally broken, he said he would not go reaching for the cheque book but we have already seen £90 billion worth of unfunded spending commitments on the labour party —— he has already broken. that will come from a taxation of ordinary people, £3000 perfamily, so the only thing we heard from that speech was a complete contradiction about labour's spending plans. the labour leader was pushed on those spending plans by the bbc�*s political editor,

chris mason, when the floor was opened up for questions. you said that labour will not be getting into big government cheque book out —— it will not be getting a big government cheque book out, what have you got to save that? we big government cheque book out, what have you got to save that?— have you got to save that? we are auoin to have you got to save that? we are going to inherit — have you got to save that? we are going to inherit a _ have you got to save that? we are going to inherit a badly _ have you got to save that? we are going to inherit a badly damaged i going to inherit a badly damaged economy and a badly damaged country and therefore we have to be clear that we cannot just spend our way out of that mess. 0bviously that we cannot just spend our way out of that mess. obviously we will set out our case as we go into the election and we have already set out our fiscal rules in terms of spending and only borrowing to invest and getting debt down as a percentage of our economy and they will be the rules we will go into but what i am at setting out today is a different approach and making it absolutely clear that it is a different way of working and it is about partnership and pushing power away from westminster that matters

in all of this. after 13 years of failure on every level, we know we are going to inherit a very badly damaged economy. and therefore that is what drives me to say we will not be getting out the big government cheque book. everything we say we will do will be fully costed and set out as it has already been and we will do that going into the election. chris mason gave us this analysis of both leaders' new year speeches. when you look at both speeches is yes, they are both competing to be prime minister after the next election but because one is in government and the other isn't the approach is rather different, so rishi sunak seems like a man in a hurry to prove he can do stuff and achieve staff, hence the promises he made yesterday and some pretty achievable but others a bit more vague. so he can say, this is what i said i would try doing this is what i have done, come the election, but

for keir starmer, quite limited in terms of specifics and he doesn't want any sparkling ideas stolen by the government and implemented in advance, but trying to shape and outlook and a broad vision of what labour in government would look like and really striking that he should cloak himself in the language of brexit. he campaigned for remain and he wanted a second referendum on brexit but now using that phrase, take back control, that slogan, to describe his plan to push power away from westminster. i'm joined byjohn mcternan — political strategist and commentator, who was tony blair's director of political 0perations when he was prime minister between 2005 and 2007. thanks forjoining us. let's start with that use of the brexit mantra, the slogan of taking back control,

how wise is that when brexit is still so divisive in the uk? inaudible this is what the labour party has been about, giving working people control over their lives so they can make the best life for themselves so to seed that take back control can only be given as a slogan by the tory party is to give too much ground away so it is great that he has done that. and we know, and he said it again and again, we had a poor brexit, but the country decided to leave and we have left, but the problem is the current government who were all full brexit do not have a clue on how to make it work. we will be getting down to work and

rolling up our sleeves. it is will be getting down to work and rolling up our sleeves.— rolling up our sleeves. it is all very good _ rolling up our sleeves. it is all very good devolving _ rolling up our sleeves. it is all very good devolving powers . rolling up our sleeves. it is all. very good devolving powers away rolling up our sleeves. it is all- very good devolving powers away from westminster and whitehall, but how much appetite is therefore that across the uk? and how do you fund it because otherwise it is power without any real opportunity to do anything? inaudible steve rotherham has been a great voice for merseyside as has andy burnham for manchester. when there has been a directly elected mayor you have got a sense of a region having a voice and having a view on politics so i think it has been really popular and if you give more power to them the funding will go with the powers that are given. some of the parrot ran transport will come from central government departments and the treasury so it

will be about local democratic control which has worked well in scotland and wales and northern ireland and there is no reason why devolution has to stop there, it can be taken to many more areas. it is a very big and important move by keir starmer and you can see the shaping of thinking about the economy with renewable power, decentralised power to local government, you are starting to see a picture of the next decade and what labour would be building in its first term and hopefully it's a concern. we are struggling _ hopefully it's a concern. we are struggling a _ hopefully it's a concern. we are struggling a bit _ hopefully it's a concern. we are struggling a bit when _ hopefully it's a concern. we are struggling a bit when you - hopefully it's a concern. we are struggling a bit when you begin| hopefully it's a concern. we are i struggling a bit when you begin to answer a question but it isjust struggling a bit when you begin to answer a question but it is just the way it is. i will persevere for a final question. spending, keir starmer says that they will not be able to spend their way out of the mess that he said will be left

behind by the conservatives. but further spending and further borrowing is a political choice, how can labour set themselves apart from the conservatives in a meaningful way if they are not prepared to borrow? inaudible £28 billion per year in decarbonising the economy, insulating homes, cutting energy bills permanently, the green transition, and there is a lot of investment but labour say they will have specific tax increases, like one on non—dom is and the fees at private schools, those specific things, and we heard from james cleverly, the tory party who have not in 12 years met a single one of

theirfiscal rules, that not in 12 years met a single one of their fiscal rules, that tory party are going to go around saying that you can't trust labour on tax and spend, but we have got to rebuild the country because it has been trashed and it will take a decade of restoration, democratically economically and socially, but the good thing is, keir starmerand rachel reeves and the rest of the shadow cabinet are really clear about how realistic we have to be about how realistic we have to be about the scale of the task at the time it will take. you can add common endeavour to which the country can put their energy and to get their shoulder behind the wheel. the way keir starmer it's talking about this and the weight rachel reeves is talking about this is not just to reassure voters but also to say we have a clear plan and it will take time but if we work hard and work together we can do it. john. work together we can do it. john, thanks for— work together we can do it. john, thanks forjoining _ work together we can do it. john, thanks forjoining us. _ work together we can do it. john, thanks forjoining us. our-

work together we can do it. john, thanks forjoining us. our apologies for the issues we had with the sound. prince william, physically attacked him, according to a newspaper which says it's seen a copy of harry's forthcoming memoir. the guardian says the book has details of a row between the brothers in 2019 over meghan markle, prince harry's wife. it quotes harry as saying that william grabbed him by collar, and knocked him to the floor. the royalfamily have made no comment. here's our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. i don't know how staying silent is ever going to make things better. so says harry, in the latest trailer for the interview he's given to itv, setting out his grievances against his family — grievances which are to be set out in startling detail in his book, spare, to be published worldwide next tuesday. the guardian's new york correspondent has obtained a leaked copy of the book and in it, he says, harry gives details of a physical attack on him by his elder brother. it evidently happened in 2019 at harry's home

inside kensington palace. according to this account, the brothers had an angry confrontation. william called meghan "difficult", "rude" and "abrasive". harry said william was "parroting the press narrative." then, according to the guardian account... harry, it appears, has no regrets about sharing private family moments. he is challenged by tom bradby in the itv interview. wouldn't your brother say to you, harry, how could you do this to me, after everything, after everything we went through, wouldn't that be what he would say? he'd probably say all sorts of different things. some people will say you have railed against invasions

of your privacy all your life, but the accusation will be, here are you invading the privacy of your most nearest and dearest without permission. that will be the accusation. that will be the accusation from the people that don't understand or don't want to believe that my family have been briefing the press. so amid all these attacks on his family, what does harry see as his future? if you are invited to the coronation, will you come? there is a lot that can happen between now and then, you know, the door is always open. the ball is in their court. there's a lot to be discussed and i hope they are willing to sit down and talk about it. for now neither buckingham palace nor kensington palace are making any comment. the bbc�*s royal correspondent nicholas witchell has been telling us more about the background. the first thing to say is that there

is no comment either from is no comment eitherfrom kensington palace or buckingham palace. i suspect that will be the position over the next few days, as we see the television interviews that harry has done with itv�*s tom bradby and with cbs in america, and of course, when the book is actually published next tuesday. now, we should make it clear, as indeed we already have, that the bbc, we have not seen a copy of this book, but i think that it is beyond doubt that the guardian's new york correspondent martin pengelly has got hold of a copy of the book, despite all the huge security that the publishers have thrown around it. it's a little ironic that it should be the guardian, not a paper noted for its royal coverage, which has got hold of the book. and these are, i think, genuine extracts from it. and it is very striking, yes. the most striking thing, obviously, is this suggestion, though it is only one side of the story, that there was this physical altercation between the two of them back in 2019 when william referred to meghan's behaviour

as "difficult, rude and abrasive." and this led, as we've already heard, to this, "william grabbed me by the collar, ripping my necklace, "knocking me to the floor." and it's, well, terribly sad, isn't it? terribly sad that it should have come to that, apparently, and there is no denial. i think the fact that there has been no denial of this specific suggestion, factual suggestion, of an occasion which occurred, i think we must assume that, yes, that this is an accurate account of it. and i think it is interesting that martin pengelly, the guardian's new york correspondent, who is now, after all, the one person who has actually read the book and who is sharing his analysis of its contents on a public forum, he says at one point in his report this morning, "harry's resentment of being the spare, his resentment of being the spare is the unifying theme of the book."

in other words, harry's inability or his refusal to accept the reality that he was the younger brother. well, that's how the british hereditary monarchy works. and it isjust, again, so sad, because he could have had, or they could have had, harry and meghan, such a hugely influential role within the british monarchy, regardless of his position in the line of succession. but there it is. that's all gone by the way. and we have these increasing details of the resentment playing out, because, you know, that is what this is all about, his resentment, his anger, which has led him and his wife to exit from the royal family, from the working royal family. the headlines on bbc news...

sir keir starmer promises a labour government would devolve power from westminister to local communities in what he calls a bill for people to �*take back control�*. prince harry's autobiography includes a claim that his brother, the prince of wales, knocked him to the floor during a row about the duchess of sussex, according to the guardian which says it's seen harry's forthcoming memoir. more disruption on the railways in england as thousands of train drivers go on strike, organised by the aslef union. rail passengers are facing a third day of disruption this week — but this time it's the drivers' union aslef who are on strike, over pay — and they're warning they may escalate their action. the strike by thousands of drivers at 15 rail companies comes in the middle of two 48 hour stoppages by another rail union, the rmt, meaning a week of chaos on the railways. katy austin is at waterloo station in london.

many of the affected operators are running now trains at all, some of them are running a limited service, there are some trains in and out of waterloo for example, and it is a train driver in the aslef union taking action to take. as it says with the cost of living going up its members need a pay rise and so far they say there has been no official offer put to them by the train companies representatives and the leader of aslef says he thinks members are prepared to take action for as long as it takes and could even step up the action they are taking, it could intensify. the rmt union has already had an offerfrom train companies

which the union rejected. that was of a 4% pay rise one year and 4% at the next, but with conditions attached, many of which the rmt are unhappy about. the rail delivery group which speaks for those train companies told me they do feel they are getting closer to making an offer to the aslef union but they also say reforms have to be on the table to free up the money for a pay rise. work is clearly going on behind the scenes towards putting their proposals forward to aslef and we know there is, there will be meetings on monday between the rail industry, rail minister on behalf of the government and the union leaders. the government has confirmed it will not go ahead with a controversial plan to privatise channel 4. the broadcaster, which is funded entirely by adverts, will remain in public ownership. instead, the government wants reforms to allow the channel more flexibility to create and make money from its own content. the retail website amazon is cutting more than 18,000 jobs across the world in one of the largest layoffs in its history. it's understood jobs will be lost in the uk and europe as part of the plan to cut costs. amazon, the world's largest retailer, employs around 1.5 million people globally. the deadlock at the heart of the us government is continuing into a third day, after the republican majority in the house of representiatives

again failed to elect a speaker. hardliners in the party are repeatedly refusing to support party leader kevin mccarthy. a seventh vote is scheduled for today — the longest process to pick a speaker in a century. the stalemate means the house can't move onto to any other business. last year was officially the warmest on record. the met office has confirmed that — for the first time — the average annual temperature in 2022 was more than 10 degrees celsius. that means the ten warmest years on record in this country have all been in the last two decades — clear proof, say scientists, of dramatic climate change. here's our climate editor, justin rowlatt. remember the hot summer with those record—breaking high temperatures? well, it wasn'tjust the summer that was hot. the spring, autumn and winter was, too. in fact, every month except december was hotter than average. so why are we seeing these record temperatures? the answer is climate change according to the met office.

it calculates that without human induced global warming we would expect a year as warm as last year once every 500 years. in the current climate we can expect one every three or four years. and last year's mild temperatures are part of a long term pattern. this graph shows the coldest and hottest years ever recorded in the uk. all the hottest years are within the last two decades and you can see this year tops them all with an average temperature of 10.03 celsius. the first time uk average annual temperatures have topped 10 degrees. the planet is warming up as a consequence of climate change, due to the emissions of greenhouse gases. and as the world is warming, we are seeing that reflected in our own statistics for uk weather and climate. 0ur climate here in the uk has warmed by about 1

degree on average. last yea r�*s record temperatures drove wildfires. houses in dartford, kent, were consumed in the flames. droughts affected agriculture and left many reservoirs with unusually low water levels. water shortages led to hosepipe bans in some parts of the uk. meanwhile, global greenhouse gas emissions continue to increase. last year it's expected to have been the fourth or fifth hottest year ever recorded worldwide and climate scientists believe that this year is likely to continue that trend. tens of thousands of mourners have gathered at the vatican for the funeral of the former pope benedict, who died on new year's eve. benedict had been the first pontiff to retire since the middle ages. the service in st peter's square, was attended by roman catholic clergy and members of european royalfamilies.

it was conducted by the current pope, francis. 0ur religion editor aleem maqbool reports from the vatican. before the largest church in all christendom, in front of a crowd of 50,000, he was brought for one final time, to spontaneous applause. applause it was the last occasion the two popes were together. 0ne presiding over the funeral of the other. during his homily, pope francis used biblical references in which he appeared to compare benedict tojesus. translation: we want to do this with the same wisdom, _ tenderness and devotion that he bestowed on us over the years. together we want to say, father, into your hands we commend his spirit.

in the crowd were an estimated 4,000 members of the clergy, and many who admired the pope emeritus as a theologian and intellectual. although, of course, pope benedict wasn't a sitting pope when he died, a lot of the liturgy, a lot of the rituals, are those that we've seen through the ages at papal funerals. unusually, though, at this funeral, for the first time in centuries, prayers are devoted to both petitions to god for both the previous pope and the current one. and there was a final farewell prayer — inside the coffin with pope benedict, a deed detailing his achievements.

it included a line about his role in tackling abuse that's riled some of his critics. there are others, though, who called out as the service ended that benedict xvi should now be made a saint. aleem maqbool, bbc news, at the vatican. royal mail has created a series of special stamps in tribute to the rock band iron maiden. it's the fifth group to get dedicated editions, following the beatles, pink floyd, queen and the rolling stones. the stamps will feature the band's six members and some of their performances. they go on sale next thursday. now it's time for a look at the weather with ben rich. nothing especially cold in the forecast of the next few days and in fact it will stay relatively mild but often windy, some strong winds over the next 2a hours with outbreaks of rain pushing east and on the earlier picture you can see

this area of cloud rolling in from the atlantic, this hook in the cloud developing an area of low pressure, quite a deep low which will pass close to the north—west of the uk later on today and this band of rain pushing its way south and east accompanied by some squally gusty winds and at the same time of the winds and at the same time of the winds more generally picking up across the western side of scotland, but it is mild out there with temperatures this afternoon between 8-13. as temperatures this afternoon between 8—13. as we go through this evening and tonight, a band of rain is going to push its way east with some squally gusty winds and as the area of low pressure approaches the north—west of scotland and the isobars squeezed together we will have gales, maybe severe gales, 60-70 have gales, maybe severe gales, 60—70 mph for exposed western parts but it will be very windy in the central belt for a time. it will be mild overnight with temperatures between 5—10 and into tomorrow, wendy started the day in scotland with showers here as well. —— windy

start to the day. friday has a slightly drier and quieter weather theme, and a bit of rain into western fringes to the late afternoon, but temperatures between nine and 13 degrees. and then we get into the weekend and here comes another deep area of low pressure, ahead of it, a weather front, another deep area of low pressure, ahead of it, a weatherfront, quite slow moving, so that will bring a band of heavy rain through friday night and into saturday and that rain moving quite slowly across the eastern half of england through the day on saturday and behind that, sunny spells but showers working in and it will stay windy and again at temperatures in the range between 9-12. temperatures in the range between 9—12. saturday night into sunday the area of low pressure passes close to the north—west of the uk and the isobars squeezing together so some really strong winds, quite widely, on sunday, very heavy downpours with some thunder and hail mixing in, wintry showers towards the north and

temperatures of 7—9. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines sir kier starmer promises a labour government would devolve power from westminister to local communities in what he calls a bill for people to �*take back control�*

prince harry�*s autobiography includes a claim that his brother, the prince of wales, knocked him to the floor during a row about the duchess of sussex, according to the guardian which says it�*s seen harry�*s forthcoming memoir. more disruption on the railways in england as thousands of train drivers go on strike, organised by the aslef union. the met office has confirmed that last year was the hottest on record. pope francis leads mourners for his predeccessor benedict xvi at an open air funeral mass at the vatican good afternoon. we begin with football with manchester city travelling to chelsea tonight, aiming to chase down premier league leaders arsenal. last season�*s champions are currently eight points behind the gunners with a game in hand. city will be without ruben dias, who has a hamstring problem, but forward julian alvarez could feature for the first time since winning

the world cup with argentina. what i want to see is fight, i what i want to see is fi-ht, i want what i want to see is fight, i want to see us not -ive up. not now, till to see us not give up. not now, till the last chance, that the last drop of water that we can fight for in the premier league. at the moment we are not able to win the premier league. the other one is winning but they have to be ready to compete next season. this is when the teams are really, really, really good and i want to try to do it. and ahead of the big match at stamford bridge — chelsea have announced the signing of french defender benoit badiashille from as monaco on a seven and a half year deal. the 21 year old central defender has been a regular in ligue 1 since he was 16 years old and recently made his senior debut for france, having represented les bleus all the way up from under—16 level. he�*s made more than 150 appearances for monaco in ligue 1, the europa league, and champions league.

everton�*s frank lampard, who met with the club�*s hierarchy after their 4—1 home loss to brighton earlier this week, is expected to be in charge for the fa cup tie against manchester united on friday. lampard has come under increased pressure of late with the club having won just once in 10 premier league games. they�*ve have now slipped into the bottom three on goal difference. bbc sport understands the club wishes to give lampard time to turn things around. crystal palace keeperjack butland is undergoing a medical today ahead of a loan move to manchester united. manager erik ten hag has been seeking a back—up for david de gea after newcastle cut martin dubravka�*s loan period short. butland, who was part of the 2018 world cup squad, has been with palace since 2020. the 29—year—old has only made 10 premier league appearances for the club in that time and his contract is due to expire in the summer.

emma raducanu has 11 days to prove her fitness for the australian open after an injury forced her to retire from her second round match at the asb classic in auckland. the 20—year—old took the first set against viktoria kuzmova, before the slovakian fought back to level. at the start of the third set, raducanu took a lenghty medical timeout after rolling her ankle and retired from the match in tears. it�*s the latest in a series of injury—related retirements by the british player who shot to fame by coming through the qualifiers to win the us open in 2021. 0n the men�*s tour, novak djokovic is laying down an early marker in his bid for a record extending 10th australian open title. the 35—year—old former world number one came through a stern test against contan aliss at the adelaide international to reach the quarter—finals. djokovic was a break down in the first set against the world number 64 — but outlasted the frenchman to take the first set on a tie break. and it was much the same story in the second as alisss, pushed the 21—time grand slam champion hard, but djokovic ultimately had too much. he�*ll now face denis shapovalov

in the last 8 on friday. england opener zak crawley hit an unbeaten half century in his big bash league debut, but it wasn�*t enough for his side hobart hurricanes as adelaide strikers secured victory after an impressive run chase. the strikers chose to bowl first, but ben mcdermott, calebjewell and then crawley — who you�*ll see here — all passed the 50 runs mark. it helped the hurricanes to a 229—4 from their 20 overs — their highest—ever score. in response the adelaide strikers led by captain matt short got the job done. this boundary not only sealed the seven—wicket win but shorts�* century as well that�*s all the sport for now. the government says that farmers

in england will be paid more public money for protecting the environment and producing food more sustainably. the farming minister mark spencer made the announcement at a conference in oxford. 0ur rural affairs correspondent claire marshall was there. many species and habitats in the uk are under severe pressure and conservation groups have been concerned about the truss administration�*s approach to farming subsidies. when a scheme to reward farmers for helping the environment was paused it was called "an attack on nature". today, the farming minister mark spencer, speaking at a conference in oxford, announced that there would be more money in the post—brexit payment scheme for greener farming. it�*s a huge step in the right direction. this is about listening to those people who are delivering on the ground floor. it�*s about achieving our environmental ambitions as a government but also making sure farming is sustainable for the next three or four generations. in the drive to produce food over the last 50 years,

it�*s intensive farming methods that have had such an impact on many species. now, the promised money, creating hedgerows, taking care of the soil, planting trees, will try to reverse these impacts, to take greater care of the natural world. however, some farming groups are worried about the lack of detail. what about food security? and will the environmental damagejust be exported, with local producers being undercut by cheap imports? claire marshall, bbc news, 0xford. let�*s speak now to david exwood, vice president at national farmers union. he is at the oxford farming conference today. thanks forjoining us here on bbc news. how did these payments under the new scheme compared with what farmers got under the common agricultural policy, which was not without its controversies?— which was not without its controversies? , , controversies? sadly, we 'ust don't know. after— controversies? sadly, we 'ust don't know. after five * controversies? sadly, we 'ust don't know. after five long _ controversies? sadly, wejust don't know. after five long years - controversies? sadly, wejust don't know. after five long years of - know. after five long years of development, 2023 were supposed to be the years of delivery for the new

scheme but it hasn�*t got off to a great start i�*m afraid to say. the announcement today did not have enough information and it�*s too little and too late and farmers just can�*t decide their future. they don�*t know what to do and it doesn�*t help them in any way and this is against a backdrop of unprecedented uncertainty, unprecedented drops in production in the sector and farmers really not knowing which way to go forward. all they know is that they are losing the old payments and we are losing the old payments and we are no further on with the new scheme. ~ . . ., ., ., , , scheme. according to what is being released, farmers will _ scheme. according to what is being released, farmers will receive - released, farmers will receive additional payments of up to £1000 per yearfor additional payments of up to £1000 per year for protecting nature and the environment, so half hour does that go in 2023? £1000. what the environment, so half hour does that go in 2023? £1000.— that go in 2023? £1000. what has been announced _ that go in 2023? £1000. what has been announced has _ that go in 2023? £1000. what has been announced has been - that go in 2023? £1000. what has been announced has been a - been announced has been a recognition for the issues the smaller farmers on the increase recognition for the issues the smallerfarmers on the increase in payment rates on countryside stewardship and that is great but we were expecting much more and there is more detail we�*ve been waiting to

come. the ministers talked that there would be six standards announced within three weeks by the end of the month, so again we don�*t quite know all the details. what was announced today was vital and important but there is so much missing and we were expecting so much more. missing and we were expecting so much more-— missing and we were expecting so much more. ~ ., _, , , much more. also, of course, there is a commitment _ much more. also, of course, there is a commitment for _ much more. also, of course, there is a commitment for british _ much more. also, of course, there is a commitment for british farmers - much more. also, of course, there is a commitment for british farmers to | a commitment for british farmers to deliver net zero agriculture by 2040. that's deliver net zero agriculture by 2040. that�*s not very far away. how much do you think these forthcoming announcements, the detail you say is missing, is essentialfor announcements, the detail you say is missing, is essential for them to meet the target? it�*s missing, is essential for them to meet the target?— meet the target? it's absolutely ri . ht. meet the target? it's absolutely right. farmers _ meet the target? it's absolutely right. farmers are _ meet the target? it's absolutely right. farmers are keen - meet the target? it's absolutely right. farmers are keen to - meet the target? it's absolutely | right. farmers are keen to move meet the target? it's absolutely - right. farmers are keen to move on and we want to move to net zero and and we want to move to net zero and a more sustainable farming system and the ambition is all there but we need to do it in partnership with government and until they can deliver the schemes in the direction of travel of scheme is good, but until they can deliver, we are nowhere and farmers are still waiting for more information i�*m sorry to say. we waiting for more information i'm sorry to say-— waiting for more information i'm

sorry to say. we have interviewed farmers here _ sorry to say. we have interviewed farmers here on _ sorry to say. we have interviewed farmers here on bbc news - sorry to say. we have interviewed farmers here on bbc news quite l sorry to say. we have interviewed| farmers here on bbc news quite a lot over the last year or so to talk to them about the difficulties they are seeing staying in business. how concerned are you that there will be an exodus from the sector? we concerned are you that there will be an exodus from the sector?- an exodus from the sector? we are seeinu an exodus from the sector? we are seeing it already. _ an exodus from the sector? we are seeing it already. we've _ an exodus from the sector? we are seeing it already. we've seen - seeing it already. we�*ve seen unprecedented levels in drops of the productivity in high energy crops because of the fuel and fertiliser which we will be familiar with, so bases growing cucumbers and tomatoes, whistling unprecedented drops in production and we anticipate more of this and that�*s why we are desperate for the government to give us certainty and we can understand the landscape we have to operate with and get on with the business of producing food. the stakes really could not be higher. thank you forjoining us. a man from barrow who was falsely accused of multiple rapes has said that he feels like he�*s got his life back,

after his accuser was found guilty this week of perverting the course of justice. eleanor williams had claimed she was the victim of a grooming gang that had been trafficking herfor sex across the north of england. but a jury convicted her of making it up. phil mccann reports. sincejordan�*s life was ruined by eleanor williams lies in 2019, he�*s moved out of barrow and become a dad, but at least until now, he hasn�*t been able to move on. it�*s been hell with my mental health. i didn�*t want to have a bond with my son when he was first born, because i was scared that people were going to grow up, when he grew up, people were going to be like, "your dad�*s a rapist." eleanor williams painted a dark, fictitious picture of what went on on the streets of barrow after dark, where she said a gang was forcing her to go from house to house to have sex with different men here and across the north of england. in 2019, she went to the police and amongst others, she accused jordan of raping her, assaulting her and threatening her. he was charged and spent ten weeks on remand in prison. the charges were dropped, and he was released, but rumours of his arrest spread

around his town, and the next year, williams took to facebook, without naming him, to tell her story. it absolutely destroyed the town, and it�*s a very long list of all the stuff i�*ve had, i�*ve had threats of my son being trafficked, my missus being raped in front of me. i�*ve had her children offered to be trafficked. it�*s unbelievable. the police found williams had created a false snapchat account and used it to send threatening messages to herself injordan�*s name and his alibis held up. this is him in a police van getting a lift home from a night out at the exact time she said he was raping her. this week, she was found guilty of perverting the course ofjustice. i�*ve never felt happiness like it. as weird as it sounds like, itjust feels like a big chunk of my life�*s back, that was took away and just put in a corner. and nowjordan is finally able to do this. like the shops only around the corner, i wouldn�*t walk there on my own,

but now i feel like i can do that. you wouldn�*t go to the shop around the corner on your onw? no. this verdict�*s just turned me into a completely different person already. i have a completely different outlook on life now. it�*s just mad how one day can change my life. butjordan has a lingering question. i want to know why she did this, notjust to me, to everyone. phil mccann, bbc news. in the uk, a child loses a parent every 22 minutes. well, now campaigners are calling for children to be taught in school how to deal with the grief when a close relative dies. the campaign is being supported by a 12—year—old girl who recently lost her mother, as phil mackie reports. i was ten when my mum passed away. this is immy leith. from there, it got progressively worse. she�*s 12 now and was ten when she lost her mum, kerry, to cancer. what kind of impact did it have on your family after? it was difficult.

she�*s talking to her friends at 0ldbury wells school about her bereavement. would it have helped if, like, more people spoke about it and stuff? i i think it probably would have been better to talk about my feelings more. it was incredibly difficult for the rest of the family, too — sister rebecca, brotherjosh and dad richard. is there a good age at which this conversation can be had? if you�*d have asked me that when kerry passed away, i�*d have probably given you a different answer. i was frightened at that point about what to talk to them about. what kind of conversation do you have? and we were really lucky thatjohn kind of walked into our home that morning, notjust as a person who�*d come to collect a body, but he took the kids aside and said, you know, "this is about you." so this is the room here that we arrange funerals in... he�*s talking aboutjohn adams, who not only helped organise kerry�*s funeral, but also gave them bereavement support. he lost his own mum at 12 and is leading a campaign for this type of discussion to happen in every school.

it's about helping to instil some compassion and empathy into classrooms across the uk, helping teachers with signposting and tools, and knowing how to communicate with children, and also about giving tools to young people to see them through the rest of their lives as well. are you coping with it, like, better than you did before? j like, just being able to talk to people about it has helped so much more than before. back at school, it�*s been a good chance for the children to discuss a really difficult subject. so how does it feel for you guys to listen to this, and how has it been just, like, asking questions about it? it's a bit weird sometimes. i feel like sometimes we're invading your privacy or whatever. dealing with their mum�*s death was the worst thing imaginable. they were lucky they have each other, but think lessons at school will leave other children better prepared for bereavement. phil mackie, bbc news, shropshire. let�*s speak now to dr louise dalton,

consultant clinical psychologist at the university of oxford. thank you forjoining us. you�*ve done research into this. what does the evidence say about how children need to be helped to cope with grief? need to be helped to cope with arief? �* , ., need to be helped to cope with irief? �*, ., ., , need to be helped to cope with arief? �*, . ., , , ., grief? it's a really good question. what's really _ grief? it's a really good question. what's really important _ grief? it's a really good question. what's really important is - grief? it's a really good question. what's really important is that. grief? it's a really good question. | what's really important is that the what�*s really important is that the global evidence shows it is really important we do talk honestly with children about what is happening and we also talk a little bit about the feelings as well, that we are authentic when things are worrying or sad and that�*s a consistent finding right the way around the world. that when we talk with children they have better psychological outcomes and also it helps the families function through really difficult times. what helps the families function through really difficult times. what happens if ou don't really difficult times. what happens if you don't talk _ really difficult times. what happens if you don't talk to _ really difficult times. what happens if you don't talk to them _ really difficult times. what happens if you don't talk to them in - really difficult times. what happens if you don't talk to them in the - if you don�*t talk to them in the right way at the right time? understandably adults want to protect children and we do not want

to worry them or upset them but actually, when we don�*t talk about what is happening, then children are very astute and they notice changes in the environment around them and draw their own conclusions and that can mean unnecessarily blaming themselves and also leads them to cope with all of their own feelings by themselves rather than having the support of the other important adults in their lives. but support of the other important adults in their lives.— adults in their lives. but those important _ adults in their lives. but those important adults _ adults in their lives. but those important adults in _ adults in their lives. but those important adults in their - adults in their lives. but those important adults in their lives | important adults in their lives might not feel equipped to start these conversations because they were never taught to have them as children. we have to intervene somewhere, i realise, but what is the best way of making a start? absolutely. these can feel like quite daunting conversations for any of us to step into, but there are lots of great resources out there for families which really give people step—by—step guides to how you might start the conversation, what you might say, words and phrases you could use with children of different ages and also what you

might anticipate would be the child�*s response and how you might respond —— react to that. those are readily available but the key message and i think that is why the campaign is so powerful, is about empowering adults that it is right to have these difficult conversations. though they are sensitive areas, there are lots of benefits for children in terms of taking the brave step forward and talking about these difficult topics. there is support for adults out there, but also, absolutely, if we can start to talk about this with children in schools, they have the skills that will last them a lifetime as well. we skills that will last them a lifetime as well.— skills that will last them a lifetime as well. we know that children observe _ lifetime as well. we know that children observe what - lifetime as well. we know that children observe what we - lifetime as well. we know that children observe what we do i lifetime as well. we know that l children observe what we do as lifetime as well. we know that - children observe what we do as much as what we say, don�*t they? it�*s very powerful to model that right behaviour. so if you are not comfortable with it, comfortable talking about your own emotions, he said there is help out there but how important is it for us to show that it�*s important is it for us to show that

it's ok important is it for us to show that it�*s ok to be upset? i important is it for us to show that it's ok to be upset?— it's ok to be upset? i think it's crucially important _ it's ok to be upset? i think it's crucially important and - it's ok to be upset? i think it's crucially important and as - it's ok to be upset? i think it's i crucially important and as adults it's ok to be upset? i think it's - crucially important and as adults we need to provide that model for children and i�*m feeling sad because grandma has died and then make a suggestion, shall we go in the garden, because sometimes that makes me feel better. it can be something simple, but it gives children words to name those feelings they are experiencing in their bodies and it also gives them an idea of how we might cope with that and we can say to the child, what you think might help if you are feeling very sad and worried? and also we need to think about this kind of community level support as well, when our family has been acutely bereaved, the adults are grieving themselves and that is where we need other people in our community, our neighbours, community leaders, teachers, health care teams to step in and also think about how we can encourage children to be able to talk about their feelings and share their experiences. doctor dalton, really good _ share their experiences. doctor dalton, really good to - share their experiences. doctor dalton, really good to talk - share their experiences. doctor dalton, really good to talk to i share their experiences. doctor i

dalton, really good to talk to you. the government is announcing new laws that would reportedly allow employers to sue unions and sack striking staff in six sectors of the economy including nhs and the railways. the business secretary — and former transport secretary — grant shapps has been talking to reporters in the past few we wa nt we want to get the strike settled and we are opening the door and putting out the book so we can see the information sent to the independent pay review bodies who make the recommendations on pay is actually transparent and the unions can see it and we hope that they will reciprocate in the meantime. we would really like for them to call off the strikes, but also today we are saying, look, there has to be a minimum safety level that people can expect, even on strike days, particularly in areas like health care and making sure that an ambulance can turn up, for example. that is very patchwork at the moment

and other, modern european economies all have minimum safety levels and we have announced we will be introducing those in legislation, in law today as well. aha, introducing those in legislation, in law today as well.— introducing those in legislation, in law today as well. a number of trade unions have — law today as well. a number of trade unions have said _ law today as well. a number of trade unions have said that _ law today as well. a number of trade unions have said that this _ unions have said that this will affect their member human rights. what you say to that? i affect their member human rights. what you say to that?— what you say to that? i don't think that's right- _ what you say to that? i don't think that's right. civilised _ what you say to that? i don't think that's right. civilised european - that�*s right. civilised european nations, france, germany, italy, spain, they all have some form of minimum safety levels and the international labour organisation, un body that the unions themselves sign up to all say there is nothing wrong with having minimum safety levels involve, when it is a question of life and death and if for example you have got somebody who has a heart attack, may be a stroke, the idea that there may not be an ambulance coming because there is a strike on i think is unacceptable. we are not proposing to go the full hog. 0ther unacceptable. we are not proposing to go the full hog. other countries, parts of america, canada, australia they have legislation which bans those blue lights entirely from going on strike and we are proposing

that and i think it�*s reasonable, what we are suggesting but i think the time has come, and it brings us into line with other european nations. , �* , , into line with other european nations. n , , ., ., nations. isn't this 'ust rather a lot of political — nations. isn't this just rather a lot of political theatre. - nations. isn't this just rather a lot of political theatre. this i nations. isn't this just rather a lot of political theatre. this is | lot of political theatre. this is not going to be on the books in time to affect this wave of industrial action and it could very well get blocked by the house of lords, could very well be subject to legal challenge. isn�*t this just political windowdressing? in challenge. isn't this 'ust political windowdressing?— challenge. isn't this 'ust political windowdressing? in point of fact, i'd rather windowdressing? in point of fact, i'd rather we _ windowdressing? in point of fact, i'd rather we never _ windowdressing? in point of fact, i'd rather we never had _ windowdressing? in point of fact, i'd rather we never had to - windowdressing? in point of fact, i'd rather we never had to go - windowdressing? in point of fact, l i'd rather we never had to go down i�*d rather we never had to go down the route. in the most recent strikes, for example with ambulances you had the royal college of nursing who in the nurses strike did agree at a national level what the minimum safety level would be, but with the ambulances, that was left to a postcode lottery effectively and i think it is that that is unacceptable. what i�*m hoping is across the economy, because this would apply in lots of different areas of the economy, i�*m hoping that unions and employers can get together and do sensible things in order to guarantee a minimum safety

order to guarantee a minimum safety or service level in each different area and that would always be the preference. what we will do is take the powers to impose that if required. i the powers to impose that if re . uired. , the powers to impose that if required-— the powers to impose that if reuuired. , . , required. i will be cheeky in my fourth question _ required. i will be cheeky in my fourth question will— required. i will be cheeky in my fourth question will be - required. i will be cheeky in my fourth question will be to - required. i will be cheeky in my i fourth question will be to anyone. when do you think you can actually get this into law and the prime minister yesterday made a strong hint that there would be a significant pay rise for public sector workers this year. what can you say about that? first sector workers this year. what can you say about that?— you say about that? first of all in times of timing _ you say about that? first of all in times of timing we _ you say about that? first of all in times of timing we will— times of timing we will introduce it quickly into parliament and it will be this session, in other words this year�*s parliament and how quickly and travels through will be a matter for parliament itself, but conservatives have a strong majority. i don�*t think it would be right to block this. we had it in our manifesto that we would bring in minimum safety and service levels so i see this going through and in terms of future pay settlements, we want the hard—working people in our public sectors to be well paid in fact, nurses received a pay rise last year even when because of

coronavirus, other areas of public service did not get a pay increase and the prime minister has rightly said that independent pay review bodies is the place to settle this. the government accepts that. but what we will do is be completely open with our information and publish the data and invite the unions to do the same and i hope have a more cooperative spirit as we go into the pay settlements for this year, 2023 to 2024 and it would be “p year, 2023 to 2024 and it would be up to the in the pay review body where that lands. the up to the in the pay review body where that lands.— where that lands. the business secretary. _ where that lands. the business secretary, grant _ where that lands. the business secretary, grant shapps. - the r&b girlband flo have been named the winners of the bbc sound of 2023. previous winners of the prize, which showcases the next big stars in music, include adele and sam smith. 0ur music correspondent mark savage has the details. hi, guys! # 0oh—ooh. # this is flo — stella, renee and jorja.

put together through a series of gruelling auditions, they spent three years in writing camps and dance lessons before releasing their debut single last march. # i�*ma put your stuff in a cardboard box # changing my numberand i�*m changing the locks. # with its call—backs to classic girl bands like destiny�*s child and swv, cardboard box quickly went viral on tiktok. # changing my number and changing my locks. # it was a risk to release cardboard box, you know. a couple of people were, like, maybe we should build towards it, but we definitely saw that as being the first and then constantly topping it. # you may be crying, but boy, i�*m not. # their plan worked. everyone from missy elliott to the sugababes gave flo the seal of approval and now they�*ve been named bbc�*s sound of 2023. they got the news from a former nominee. what's going off, flo. it's stormz here.

firstly, congratulations on everything, on the success, on the amazing music, on the way that you lot have just come in the game and been a breath of fresh air and just killed it. i think it's time i congratulate you guys because you lot are the very worthy winners of the bbc sound of 2023. # we could have had it... # over the last 21 years the bbc sound of list has predicted success for everyone from adele and dua lipa to sam smith and lady gaga. flo said they�*d celebrate their victory with a trip to the tattoo parlour. oh, yeah, we need to get another tattoo. soon our bodies are just going to be covered with, like, reallyjust going to look like the same person, you're not even going to be able to identify our dead body by the tattoos was because we are going to have the same tattoos! # you may be crying, but boy, i�*m not #.

now it�*s time for a look at the weather with ben rich. nothing particular cold and the forecast for the next few days and it will stay relatively mild, but often windy and certainly strong winds in the next 24 hours with outbreaks of rain pushing east and on the earlier satellite picture you can see this area of cloud rolling in from the atlantic and here is the hookin in from the atlantic and here is the hook in the cloud and we are developing an area of low pressure, quite a deep low that will pass close to the north—west of the uk later today. this band of rain pushing south and east accompanied by squally gusty winds and at the same time more generally picking up across the western side of scotland but it is mild out there and temperatures this afternoon between eight and 13 degrees so as we go through the evening into the night, this band of rain is going to push east with squally gusty winds and as our area of low pressure approaches

the north—west of scotland and the isobar squeezed together, we will see a swathe of gales, maybe severe gales, gusts of 60 or 70 mph for western parts but it will turn windy as well through the central belt for as well through the central belt for a time and it will be a mild overnight temperatures north to south between five and 10 degrees. it's south between five and 10 degrees. it�*s a windy start across scotland with showers here and the wind will slowly ease and friday is a slice of slightly dry and quite aware that more cloud rolling in from the west and reigning western fringes through the late afternoon. temperatures between nine and 13 degrees and then we get into the weekend and we get another deep area of low pressure. ahead of it is a weather front, a slow—moving weather front and it will bring a band of heavy rain into saturday, moving slowly across the eastern half of england and behind that, sunny spells but showers working in and it will stay windy

and temperatures in the range between nine and 12 degrees. through saturday night and into sunday, the low pressure passes close to the north—west of the uk and the white lines are squeezing together and we will have strong winds quite widely on sunday and some very heavy downpours with hail mixing in and wintry showers towards the north and temperatures of between seven and 9 degrees.

this is bbc news. the headlines: sir keir starmer promises a labour government would devolve power from westminister to local communities in what he calls a bill for people to �*take back control�*. prince harry�*s autobiography includes a claim that his brother, the prince of wales, knocked him to the floor during a row about the duchess of sussex, according to the guardian which says it�*s seen harry�*s forthcoming memoir. more disruption on the railways in england as thousands of train drivers go on strike, organised by the aslef union. the government will bring in safety levels for fire and ambulance services.

the met office has confirmed that last year was the hottest on record. upset for emma raducanu who retires from the asb classic in auckland with an ankle injury. just two weeks before the australian open. sir keir starmer has promised that a labour government would devolve more power out of westminster by giving local authorities more say in areas such as transport and housing. the labour leader said in a new year speech that taking back control, borrowing from the brexit slogan, would be central to his party�*s agenda if it won the next election. it�*s not unreasonable for us to recognise the desire of communities to stand on their own feet. it�*s what "take back control" meant. the control people want is control over their lives and their communities.

so we will embrace the take back control message, but we�*ll turn it from a slogan into a solution, from a catchphrase into change. we will spread control out of westminster, devolve new powers over employment support, transport, energy, climate change, housing, culture, childcare provision and how councils run their finances. and we�*ll give communities a new right to request powers which go beyond even that. all this will be in a new take back control bill, a centrepiece of our first king�*s speech. that bill will deliver on the demands for a new britain, a new approach to politics and democracy, a new approach to growth and our economy. applause. for the government, the foreign secretary james cleverly said the speech was a "vacuum" and compared it to the "five pledges" the prime minister announced yesterday.

what the prime minister put forward were five very clear measurable goals that we will pursue in government and we can be held to account for, but what we saw from keir starmer was a whole load of nothing, no firm commitments, the only commitment he made was one he has already broken. he said he would not go reaching for the cheque book but we have already seen £90 billion worth of unfunded spending commitments from the labour party. that will have to come from taxation of ordinary people, and it works out at £3,000 per family, so the only thing we heard from that speech was a complete contradiction about labour�*s spending plans. the labour leader was pushed on those spending plans by the bbc�*s political editor, chris mason, when the floor was opened up for questions. you said that labour will not be getting out the big government cheque book out.

will you match the conservatives spending limits going into the election? that commitment regarding the chequebook is because we know we are going to inherit a badly damaged economy and a badly damaged country and therefore we have to be clear that we cannot just spend our way out of that mess. obviously, we will set out our case as we go into the election and we have already set out our fiscal rules in terms of spending, only borrowing to invest, and getting debt down as a percentage of our economy. they will be the rules we will go into, but what i am at setting out today is a different approach and making it absolutely clear that it is a different way of working and it is about partnership and pushing power away from westminster that matters in all of this. after 13 years of failure on every level, we know we are going to inherit a very badly damaged economy.

and therefore that is what drives me to say we will not be getting out the big government cheque book. everything we say we will do will be fully costed and set out, as it has already been, and we will do that going into the election. chris mason gave us this analysis of both leaders�* new year speeches. what you get when you look at both speeches is, yes, they are both competing to be prime minister after the next election but because one is in government and the other isn�*t the approaches are rather different. so, rishi sunak seems like a man in a hurry to prove he can do stuff and achieve stuff, hence the promises he made yesterday — some pretty achievable but others a bit more vague. so he can say, "this is what i said i would try doing, and this is what i have done", come the election. but for keir starmer, quite limited in terms of specifics — he doesn�*t want any sparkling ideas nicked by the government and implemented in advance.

but trying to shape an outlook and a broad vision of what labour in government would look like and really striking that he should cloak himself in the language of brexit. a man who campaigned for remain and wanted a second referendum on brexit but now using that phrase, "take back control," that slogan, to describe his plan to push power away from westminster. prince harry has claimed his brother — prince william — physically attacked him, according to a newspaper which says it�*s seen a copy of harry�*s forthcoming memoir. the guardian says the book has details of a row between the brothers in 2019 over meghan markle, prince harry�*s wife. it quotes harry as saying that william grabbed him by collar, and knocked him to the floor. the royalfamily have made no comment. here�*s our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. i don�*t know how staying silent is ever going to make things better. so says harry, in the latest trailer for the interview he�*s given to itv, setting out his grievances against his family — grievances which are to be set out

in startling detail in his book, spare, to be published worldwide next tuesday. the guardian�*s new york correspondent has obtained a leaked copy of the book and in it, he says, harry gives details of a physical attack on him by his elder brother. it evidently happened in 2019 at harry�*s home inside kensington palace. according to this account, the brothers had an angry confrontation. william called meghan "difficult", "rude" and "abrasive". harry said william was "parroting the press narrative." then, according to the guardian account...

harry, it appears, has no regrets about sharing private family moments. he is challenged by tom bradby in the itv interview. wouldn't your brother say to you, harry, how could you do this to me, after everything, after everything we went through, wouldn't that be what he would say? he�*d probably say all sorts of different things. some people will say you have railed against invasions of your privacy all your life, but the accusation will be, here are you invading the privacy of your most nearest and dearest without permission. that will be the accusation. that will be the accusation from the people that don�*t understand or don�*t want to believe that my family have been briefing the press. so amid all these attacks on his family, what does harry see as his future? if you are invited to the coronation, will you come? there is a lot that can happen between now and then, you know, the door is always open. the ball is in their court. there�*s a lot to be discussed and i hope they are willing to sit down and talk about it. for now neither buckingham palace

nor kensington palace are making any comment. and the bbc�*s royal correspondent nicholas witchell has been telling us more about the background. of course, we have only one side of this story from harry�*s book, apparently that there was this physical altercation. i think the first thing to say is that there is no comment, eitherfrom kensington palace, where william is based, or buckingham palace. i suspect that will be the position over the next few days, as we see the television interviews that harry has done with itv�*s tom bradby and with cbs in america, and of course, when the book is actually published next tuesday. now, we should make it clear, as indeed we already have, that the bbc, we have not seen a copy of this book, but i think that it is beyond doubt that the guardian�*s new york correspondent martin pengelly has got hold of a copy of the book, despite all the huge security that the publishers have thrown around it. it�*s a little ironic that it

should be the guardian, not a paper noted for its royal coverage, which has got hold of the book. and these are, i think, genuine extracts from it. and it is very striking, yes. the most striking thing, obviously, is this suggestion, though it is only one side of the story, that there was this physical altercation between the two of them back in 2019 when william referred to meghan�*s behaviour as "difficult, rude and abrasive." and this led, as we�*ve already heard, to this, "william grabbed me by the collar, ripping my necklace, "knocking me to the floor." and it�*s, well, terribly sad, isn�*t it? terribly sad that it should have come to that, apparently, and there is no denial. i think the fact that there has been no denial of this specific suggestion, factual suggestion, of an occasion which occurred, i think we must assume that, yes, that this is an accurate account of it. and i think it is interesting

that martin pengelly, the guardian�*s new york correspondent, who is now, after all, the one person who has actually read the book and who is sharing his analysis of its contents on a public forum, he says at one point in his report this morning, "harry�*s resentment of being the spare, his resentment of being the spare is the unifying theme of the book." in other words, harry�*s inability or his refusal to accept the reality that he was the younger brother. well, that�*s how the british hereditary monarchy works. and it isjust, again, so sad, because he could have had, or they could have, had harry and meghan, such a hugely influential role within the british monarchy, regardless of his position in the line of succession. but there it is. that�*s all gone, by the way, and we have these increasing details of the resentment playing out, because, you know, that is what this is all about, his resentment, his anger, which has led him and his wife to exit from the royal family, from the working royal family. if you want to edit these astons,

you must take control of this page rail passengers are facing a third day of disruption this week — but this time it�*s the drivers�* union aslef who are on strike, over pay — and they�*re warning they may escalate their action. the strike by thousands of drivers at 15 rail companies — comes in the middle of two 48 hour stoppages by another rail union, the rmt, meaning a week of chaos on the railways. our transport correspondent katy austin sent us this update from waterloo station in london. many of the affected operators are running no trains at all, some of them are running a limited service, there are some trains in and out of waterloo, for example, and it is train drivers in the aslef union taking action today. aslef says with the cost of living going up its members need a pay rise and so far they say there has been no official offer put to them by the train companies�* representatives and the leader

of aslef says he thinks members are prepared to take action for as long as it takes and could even step up the action they are taking — it could intensify. the rmt union has already had an offerfrom train companies which the union rejected. that was a 4% pay rise one year and 4% the next, but with conditions attached, many of which the rmt are unhappy about. the rail delivery group, which speaks for those train companies, told me they do feel they are getting closer to making an offer to the aslef union but they also say reforms have to be on the table to free up the money for a pay rise. work is clearly going on behind the scenes towards putting firm proposals forward to aslef and we know there will be meetings on monday between the rail industry, the rail minister on behalf of the government, and the union leaders. katy austin, there.

in the past hour, the business secretary, grant shapps, has outlined the government�*s plans to introduce new laws to limit strike action in some sectors. here�*s what he had to say. we are opening our books so the pay review bodies that make the recommendations, this will be transparent, unions will see it, and we would like them to call of the strikes in the meantime, but there has to be a minimum safety level that people can expect even on strike days, especially in areas like health care, making sure the ambulance can turn up, for example, thatis ambulance can turn up, for example, that is very patchwork at the moment, and other modern european economies all have minimum safety levels we have announced we will introduce those in legislation, in law, today, as well. aha, introduce those in legislation, in law, today, as well.— introduce those in legislation, in law, today, as well. a number of trade unions _ law, today, as well. a number of trade unions have _ law, today, as well. a number of trade unions have said _ law, today, as well. a number of trade unions have said that - law, today, as well. a number of trade unions have said that this i trade unions have said that this will affect their members human rights, what do you say to that? i

don't think that is right. civilised don�*t think that is right. civilised european nations, france, germany, italy, spain, they have some form of minimum safety levels, and the international labour organisation, the un body that the unions themselves sign up to also say there is nothing wrong with having a minimum safety levels involved, when it is a question of life and death, and if you have got somebody who has a heart attack or may be a straight, the idea that there may not be an ambulance coming because there is a strike on is unacceptable, i think. grant shapps, there. joining me now is our guest from unite the union. how much of an impact would it have on the ability of a union to take industrial action if minimum service levels were introduced by law? we

are levels were introduced by law? - are determined to defend our members and to fight for workers, no matter what attacks the government attempts. there is irony here because we worked very hard to make sure that there were exemptions so emergencies could be covered in the last round of industrial action involving ambulance workers and i have just heard grant shapps talking about safety but we have heard over the last few days especially, about the last few days especially, about the lack of safety in the nhs, so if they want to address safety, they can deal with the crisis that is taking place in the nhs where patients are not safe at the moment. to what extent do you think that the public who may in some areas be becoming weary of the strikes, have more sympathy for longer if they were sure of the minimum standards that they could expect in the event

of industrial action? the that they could expect in the event of industrial action?— of industrial action? the indication is we have got _ of industrial action? the indication is we have got massive _ of industrial action? the indication is we have got massive public - is we have got massive public support, that is clear from surveys and the reactions our members are getting on the picket line. i want to be clear, this is not about the government all of a sudden being concerned about safety, this is an attack on trade unions and an attack on workers�* rights, and not so long ago government ministers were clapping nhs workers and now they want to bring in legislation that potentially means they end up being prosecuted, that is what this is about in reality. it is an attack on workers who are trying to defend themselves and trying to defend services like the nhs. the labour pa has services like the nhs. the labour party has been — services like the nhs. the labour party has been approached - services like the nhs. the labour party has been approached to - services like the nhs. the labour. party has been approached to come out and say what it thinks should be happening with these strikes and we have had keir starmer say today that a labour government would repeal laws that eroded the ability to

strike if they were to be brought forward by the government. how satisfied are you with that as a response? we satisfied are you with that as a reaponse?_ response? we want to see a government — response? we want to see a government that _ response? we want to see a government that does - response? we want to see a government that does not i response? we want to see a - government that does not return to austerity and we want to see a government that does not attack workers�* rights and we want to see a government that makes the right choices are not the choices to continue cutting services and to attack workers�* rights. our position as a trade union is that we rely on our strength as a union and we are laser focused on the workplace so wild that is where we see our strength and we have not been relying on politicians, but equally we want to see a government that makes the right choices for working people. makes the right choices for working eo - le. ,, . makes the right choices for working --eole. ,, . . makes the right choices for working --eole. ,, ., ., makes the right choices for working n-eole. ,, . . ., people. keir starmer also said today he would not — people. keir starmer also said today he would not get _ people. keir starmer also said today he would not get out _ people. keir starmer also said today he would not get out the _ people. keir starmer also said today l he would not get out the government cheque book for public services. if he becomes prime minister. what do you think that tells you about a

potential labour government�*s attitude to public sector pay? taste attitude to public sector pay? we need to attitude to public sector pay? - need to see more detail but i think a lot of our members especially those in public services, are going to see that as possibly meaning more austerity but the reality is that our members will be expecting change very, very quickly and i have to say, it concerns me when keir starmer talks about not increasing public spending and not getting out the cheque book because the reality is that that is exactly what we do need, so yes, it causes me concern and it will cause the public sector members concern and it sounds like a coded warning but our message is this, we do not want to see a continuation of what we are getting now butjust under a different name. we need something different and different choices to be made. how about looking at the fact that

according to a treasury leak of the energy companies made 170 billion in excess profits, but about taking some of that and using it for public services? for some of that and using it for public services? ., ., ., ., services? for now, thanks for “oininr services? for now, thanks for joining us- — last year was officially the warmest on record. the met office has confirmed that — for the first time — the average annual temperature in 2022 was more than 10 degrees celsius. that means the ten warmest years on record in this country have all been in the last two decades — clear proof, say scientists, of dramatic climate change. here�*s our climate editor, justin rowlatt. remember the hot summer with those record—breaking high temperatures? well, it wasn�*tjust the summer that was hot. the spring, the autumn and the winter was, too. in fact every month except december was hotter than average. so why are we seeing these record temperatures? the answer is climate change, according to the met office. it calculates that without

human—induced global warming we would expect a year as warm as last year once every 500 years. in the current climate we can expect one every three or four years. and last year�*s mild temperatures are part of a long—term pattern. this graph shows the coldest and hottest years ever recorded in the uk. all the hottest years are within the last two decades and you can see this year tops them all with an average temperature of 10.03 celsius — the first time uk average annual temperatures have topped 10 degrees. the planet is warming up as a consequence of climate change, due to the emissions of greenhouse gases. and as the world is warming, we are seeing that reflected in our own statistics for uk weather and climate. our climate here in the uk has warmed by about a degree on average.

last year�*s record temperatures drove wildfires. houses in dartford, kent, were consumed in the flames. droughts affected agriculture and left many reservoirs with unusually low water levels. water shortages led to hosepipe bans in some parts of the uk. meanwhile, global greenhouse gas emissions continue to increase. last year is expected to have been the fourth or fifth hottest year ever recorded worldwide and climate scientists believe that this year is likely to continue that trend. joining me now is richard millar, head of adaptation at the climate change committee — an independent body that advises uk governments on emissions targets and reports on efforts to reduce greenhouse gases and adapt to a changing climate. thanks forjoining us. how can you tease out to what extent climate

change is responsible for these figures we have just been talking about? this figures we have 'ust been talking about? �* , , ., , about? as the report showed, this ear is a about? as the report showed, this year is a record _ about? as the report showed, this year is a record year— about? as the report showed, this year is a record year in _ about? as the report showed, this year is a record year in terms - about? as the report showed, this year is a record year in terms of. about? as the report showed, this| year is a record year in terms of uk temperatures but as part of the overall pattern we see a continual increase in uk temperatures over the last several decades and of course different years are warm and some are colder than average but this is are colder than average but this is a pattern over all that we see rising in that figure that we saw in the report and it shows the pattern quite clearly. there are some complex modelling techniques which can start to tease out exactly how likely we are to see a year like this without climate change which was about one in 500 but the effect of loading the dice that human emissions into the atmosphere has caused means that is more like one in three event now, and we will see temperatures like last year about one in every three years instead of one in every three years instead of one in every 500 and that is because of climate change. we

one in every 500 and that is because of climate change.— of climate change. we are looking at ictures of of climate change. we are looking at pictures of the _ of climate change. we are looking at pictures of the damage _ of climate change. we are looking at pictures of the damage caused - of climate change. we are looking at pictures of the damage caused when j pictures of the damage caused when wildfires break out and this was in east london in august last year. what are some of the other effects, negative effects, that we are seeing to do with rising temperatures in the uk? :: ., ., ., the uk? 2022, we saw a lot of different weather _ the uk? 2022, we saw a lot of different weather in _ the uk? 2022, we saw a lot of different weather in the - the uk? 2022, we saw a lot of different weather in the uk . the uk? 2022, we saw a lot of. different weather in the uk over the uk? 2022, we saw a lot of- different weather in the uk over the year and some of the things are the things we need to be mindful of when planning for climate change in the future, the drought we had over large parts of england, for instance, the effect on agriculture and also nature, so a key task for society led by government needs to be to think about how we design the kind of policies and actions that we take to do things like reach net zero which means restoring more carbon in the land and using land more effectively as well as restoring nature, how can we do that in a way which will be compatible with these more frequent and more

intense heat extremes that we saw this year and we will see increasingly in the future. that is the planning and thinking we need to start to adequately prepare for the kind of climates we know we are going to see in ten years, but also further beyond 2030, 50 years�* time. the met office says a uk mean temperature of 10 degrees would have been expected once every 500 years, in an unaffected climate, if you can call it that, but they say it is now likely to occur every 3—4 years because of emissions. so you are talking about adaptation and mitigation, so how well i�*ll be doing with that? —— are we doing. we doing with that? -- are we doing. we are doing with that? —— are we doing. - are reducing emissions and adapting to climate change but there�*s a lot to climate change but there�*s a lot to do, and we have set a target which will start to reduce the greenhouse gases down to reach net zero by 2050 and that is what we need to be doing in the uk to end

our contribution to climate change but even when we do that, the world will keep warming for around 30 years or so and at least as long as it takes to get its emissions down to net zero, so we note there is several decades of future climate change in the uk which will mean that some of the things we saw last year like the extreme heat in the summer reaching 40 degrees more often, with the impact on lives and also infrastructure and our homes and we will see that more often in the future so that is the kind of thing we need to be planning for now and there is more we can do to really increase our intention during attention on that part of the problem —— increase our attention on that part of the problem, so we need to use the government and the private sector and have a clear vision of what we are trying to achieve in adapting the uk, we need to have a sense of where we want to 90, to have a sense of where we want to go, there is still a positive vision

of what our life could look like in 20, 30 years�* of what our life could look like in 20,30 years�* time, of what our life could look like in 20, 30 years�* time, when we of what our life could look like in 20,30 years�* time, when we are better adapted to climate change and also reduce greenhouse gas emissions and setting up the vision and targets that can mean that the government�*s efforts can be held to account, that is one of the key things we would like to see from the government in its next national adaptation programme which is due in the summer. adaptation programme which is due in the summer-— adaptation programme which is due in the summer. richard from the climate chance the summer. richard from the climate change committee, _ the summer. richard from the climate change committee, thanks _ the summer. richard from the climate change committee, thanks for - the summer. richard from the climate change committee, thanks forjoiningl change committee, thanks forjoining us. some breaking news regarding the fighting in ukraine. we are hearing that vladimir putin has ordered a ceasefire in ukraine during the orthodox christmas which is from midday on the 6th ofjanuary tomorrow and until midnight on the 7th ofjanuary moscow tomorrow and until midnight on the 7th of january moscow time. this follows the deaths of russian conscripts following the ukrainian

attack. the kremlin says the conscripts had been using their mobile phones when they should not have been at this alerted the ukrainian forces to their location. —— and this alerted. the kremlin believes 89 of their soldiers died but the ukrainians says it was more like 400. so, vladimir putin ordering a ceasefire in ukraine from midday tomorrow until midnight moscow time on friday because of the orthodox christmas. the government has confirmed it will not go ahead with a controversial plan to privatise channel 4. the broadcaster, which is funded entirely by adverts, will remain in public ownership. instead, the government wants reforms to allow the channel more flexibility to create and make money from its own content. the retail website amazon is cutting more than 18,000 jobs across the world in one of the largest layoffs in its history. it�*s understood jobs

will be lost in the uk and europe as part of the plan to cut costs. amazon, the world�*s largest retailer, employs around 1.5 million people globally. now it�*s time for a look at the weather with ben rich. mild out there and relatively mild for the next few days but we will see some strong winds and outbreaks of rain pushing eastwards and an area of low pressure just about here approaching the north—west of the uk, and ahead of it a frontal system bringing outbreaks of rain accompanied by squally gusty winds and the winds more generally picking up and the winds more generally picking up over the western side of scotland but mild, north to south, 8—13, and the rain band journeys south and east as we head through the evening and overnight, some gusty winds accompanying that wet weather and as the area of low pressure squeezes close to the north west of scotland we will see gales, and gust of 60—70 mph in exposed western parts but evenin mph in exposed western parts but even in the central belt we could have a spell of very strong westerly winds. mild night, 5—10.

have a spell of very strong westerly winds. mild night, 5—10 . tomorrow things will calm down a little and the winds will turn a bit lighter and for most of us it will be largely dry. hello, this is bbc news with martine croxall. the headlines. sir kier starmer promises a labour government would devolve power from westminister to local communities in what he calls a bill for people to �*take back control�* prince harry�*s autobiography includes a claim that his brother, the prince of wales, knocked him to the floor during a row about the duchess of sussex, according to the guardian which says it�*s seen harry�*s forthcoming memoir. more disruption on the railways in england as thousands of train drivers go on strike, organised by the aslef union. meanwhile the government announces it will bring in new legislation to gaurantee certain levels of service when strikes are called. there has to be a minimum safety

level people can expect, particularly in areas like health care, making sure an ambulance can turn up. that is very patch work. the met office has confirmed that last year was the hottest on record. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here�*s qasa alom. chelsea are looking to revive their season under graham potter tonight after only1 win in 7 matches. they host second place manchester city at stamford bridge needing a win to keep their chances for a champions league finish alive. the blues started well under graham potter but have since slipped to 10th in the league and 10 points off manchester united in fourth after failing to win in the last four matches. speaking after the disappointing 1—1 draw against nottingham forest on new year�*s day — boss graham potter said he�*s looking for improvements from his team we see manchester city as an opportunity to play against one of the best teams in the world.

completely different game to what we have faced just now. but very complicated until —— tough, but we need those ones as much as the good ones, and we want to win. i don�*t know i want to sound like it�*s acceptable to lose but part of the game is dropping points and knock succeeding. you�*ve got to suffer and get better. and potter will soon be able to call upon french defender benoit badiashille because chelsea have confirmed his signing on a seven and a half year deal from as monaco. the 21—year—old has been a regular in ligue 1 since he was 16 years old and recently made his senior debut for france, having represented les bleus all the way up from under—16 level. and another manager under pressure is everton�*s frank lampard, who met with the club�*s hierarchy after their 4—1 home loss to brighton earlier this week. the toffees take on manchester united on friday in the fa cup and lampard is expected to be in the dugout for the match. lampard has come under

increased pressure of late with the club slipping into the relegation zone on goal difference. the side have only won once in 10 premier league games. bbc sport understands the club wishes to give lampard time to turn things around. emma raducanu has 11 days to prove her fitness for the australian open after an injury forced her to retire from her second round match at the asb classic in auckland. the 20—year—old took the first set against viktoria kuzmova, before the slovakian fought back to level. at the start of the third set raducanu took a lenghty medical timeout after rolling her ankle and retired from the match in tears. it�*s the latest in a series of injury—related retirements by the british player who shot to fame by coming through the qualifiers to win the us open in 2021. on the men�*s tour — novak djokovic is finding form at the right time in his bid to tie rafael nadal with 22 grand slams at the australian open later this month by beating french contan aliss to reachthe quarter finals

at the adelaide international. djokovic was a break down in the first set against world number 64 — but outlasted the frenchman to take the first set on a tie break. and it was much the same story in the second as aliss pushed the 21—time grand slam champion hard, but djokovic ultimately had too much. he�*ll now face denis shapovalov in the last 8 on friday. it's it�*s just difficult to play in this kind of court. it�*s really fast, and it kinda favours the server. if you are serving well,, tough to break the serve of a big server like him today, so two tie—breaks were probably the most realistic score of today�*s match and i�*m just glad to overcome the tough challenge. england opener zak crawley hit an unbeaten half century

in his big bash league debut, but it wasn�*t enough for his side hobart hurricanes as adelaide strikers won by 7 wickers. the strikers chose to bowl first, but ben mcdermott, calebjewell and then crawley — who you�*ll see here — all passed the 50 runs mark. it helped the hurricanes to a 229—4 — their highest—ever score. captain matt short led from the front for the adelaide strikers to get the job done. scoring a century with this boundary to seal the win. that�*s all the sport for now. the government says that farmers in england will be paid more public money for protecting the environment and producing food more sustainably. the farming minister mark spencer made the announcement at a conference in oxford. our rural affairs correspondent claire marshall was there. many species and habitats in the uk are under severe pressure and conservation groups have been concerned about the truss administration�*s approach to farming subsidies.

when a scheme to reward farmers for helping the environment was paused it was called "an attack on nature". today, the farming minister mark spencer, speaking at a conference in oxford, announced that there would be more money in the post—brexit payment scheme for greener farming. it�*s a huge step in the right direction. this is about listening to those people who are delivering on the ground floor. it�*s about achieving our environmental ambitions as a government but also making sure farming is sustainable for the next three or four generations. in the drive to produce food over the last 50 years, it�*s intensive farming methods that have had such an impact on many species. now, the promised money, creating hedgerows, taking care of the soil, planting trees, will try to reverse these impacts, to take greater care of the natural world. however, some farming groups are worried about the lack of detail. what about food security? and will the environmental damagejust be exported, with local producers being undercut

by cheap imports? claire marshall, bbc news, oxford. after five long years of development, 2023 were supposed to be the years of delivery for the new scheme but it hasn�*t got off to a great start i�*m afraid to say. the announcement today did not have enough information and it�*s too little and too late and farmers just can�*t decide their future. they don�*t know what to do and it doesn�*t help them in any way and this is against a backdrop of unprecedented uncertainty, unprecedented drops in production in the sector and farmers really not knowing which way to go forward. all they know is that they are losing the old payments and we are no further on with the new scheme. according to what is being released, farmers will receive additional payments of up to £1000 per year for protecting nature

and the environment, so how far does that go in 2023? £1000. what has been announced has been a recognition for the issues the smaller farmers on the increase in payment rates on countryside stewardship and that is great but we were expecting much more and there is more detail we�*ve been waiting to come. the ministers talked that there would be six standards announced within three weeks by the end of the month, so again we don�*t quite know all the details. what was announced today was vital and important but there is so much missing and we were expecting so much more. also, of course, there is a commitment for british farmers to deliver net zero agriculture by 2040. that�*s not very far away. how much do you think these forthcoming announcements, the detail you say is missing, is essential for them to meet the target? it�*s absolutely right. farmers are keen to move

on and we want to move to net zero and a more sustainable farming system and the ambition is all there but we need to do it in partnership with government and until they can deliver the schemes in the direction of travel of scheme is good, but until they can deliver, we are nowhere and farmers are still waiting for more information i�*m sorry to say. we have interviewed farmers here on bbc news quite a lot over the last year or so to talk to them about the difficulties they are seeing staying in business. how concerned are you that there will be an exodus from the sector? we are seeing it already. we�*ve seen unprecedented levels in drops of the productivity in high energy crops because of the fuel and fertiliser which we will be familiar with, so crops like growing cucumbers and tomatoes, we are seeing unprecedented drops in production and we anticipate more of this and that�*s why we are desperate for the government

to give us certainty and we can understand the landscape we have to operate with and get on with the business of producing food. the stakes really could not be higher. more now on last year officially being the warmest on record. the met office has confirmed that — for the first time — the average annual temperature in 2022 was more than 10 degrees celsius. that means the ten warmest years on record in this country have all been in the last two decades — clear proof, say scientists, of dramatic climate change. with me now is our climate editor, justin rowlatt. what is this year likely to be like? this year is expected to be another hot year and we can say that with some certainty because we know concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are increasing because we are continuing to pump increasing amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere as a result of burning fossil fuels and we also have a weather system that looks like it�*s developing in the pacific that will also likely drive up global temperatures. that will also likely drive up

globaltemperatures. it that will also likely drive up global temperatures. it is el nino, a surface water temperature feature and last year was actually it was in and last year was actually it was in a cooling phase. lower than they would be usually and we think it will switch into the male version and that will drive up global temperatures and affect weather systems in asia, so we are expecting next year maybe, but the following year, probably an unusually hot year. actually last year despite low nina, the global temperatures we expected to be the fourth or fifth hottest year ever on record so there are seven previous years up to 2021 that were the hottest seven years on record, so that would extend that to eight consecutive years of the highest temperatures ever recorded and if you needed a clear snapshot to convince you that global warming is an issue and really happening,

just look at that. i is an issue and really happening, just look at that.— just look at that. i knew my geography _ just look at that. i knew my geography degree - just look at that. i knew my geography degree would i just look at that. i knew my i geography degree would come in. every day, in fact. last year there were those awful days, to me they were those awful days, to me they were awful, days injuly where the hottest temperatures were recorded in some places over 40 degrees. it was unbearable. please tell us we will not see that this year. i was unbearable. please tell us we will not see that this year.- will not see that this year. i was literally talking _ will not see that this year. i was literally talking to _ will not see that this year. i was literally talking to the _ will not see that this year. i was literally talking to the met i will not see that this year. i —" literally talking to the met office and they are saying that. not only will the average temperature be much more likely, so a year as hot as last year was a one in 500 year event and now it�*s once every three orfour event and now it�*s once every three or four years and event and now it�*s once every three orfour years and if event and now it�*s once every three or four years and if you see average temperatures rise will see more peaks and temperatures of 40 degrees. not every year or every decade, but much more regularly and with increasing frequency in the future, so where can expect much more of this hot weather.- more of this hot weather. justin, thank ou more of this hot weather. justin, thank you very — more of this hot weather. justin, thank you very much, _ more of this hot weather. justin, thank you very much, i _ more of this hot weather. justin, thank you very much, i think. i more of this hot weather. justin, i thank you very much, i think. thank you. the sale of new electric cars overtook diesel models in the uk for the first time last year. industry data shows demand for electric vehicles continues to grow,

and they accounted for almost a fifth of all new car registrations in 2022. however, overall new car sales fell to their lowest level in three decades. i�*m joined now by simon williams, who�*s the rac�*s electric vehicle spokesman. simon, thank you forjoining us. how significant is this change in fortunes for the electric vehicle? this is very significant. electric vehicles are rapidly becoming mainstream and we now have nearly 700,000 registered and we saw a landmark month in december and for the first time monthly sales where diesel outsold petrol and it could be a one—off, but the trend with diesel is extremely noteworthy and we have had 267,000 electric vehicles registered last year, three times as many as the number of diesel vehicles, so very, very encouraging and showing that electric motoring is the future. ida electric motoring is the future. no

longer niche. a lot of manufacturers had difficulty sourcing the materials they needed to produce vehicles, so to what extent can manufacturers keep up with demand for electric vehicles? yes. manufacturers keep up with demand for electric vehicles?— for electric vehicles? yes, the manufacturing _ for electric vehicles? yes, the manufacturing industry - for electric vehicles? yes, the manufacturing industry had i for electric vehicles? yes, the | manufacturing industry had big problems since covid were diverted to personal devices because of the incredible demand at the time and as a result that has hampered production but the cars they are making, particularly ev these are selling like hot cakes and as you said, 17% of all cars sold last year were electric, pure ev, and the appetite for plug—in hybrid vehicles with a battery and a fuel tank has actually waned a little bit in 2022 and we saw hundred and 40,000 sold in 2021 and that dropped to around hundred thousand and it could be biodiversity, but it could be that people are taking the plunge and going straight for battery electric

vehicles. ., ., ., ., vehicles. how well are we doing on ”rovidin vehicles. how well are we doing on providing the _ vehicles. how well are we doing on providing the right _ vehicles. how well are we doing on providing the right infrastructure i providing the right infrastructure to keep electric vehicles charge? there is a long way to go this. we had scenes over the christmas period where people are struggling to get their vehicles recharged on journeys. if you are able to charge electric vehicles at home and around 70% of people can do it, if they are able to get an ev, that�*s all well and good and you can have affordable motoring as long as you are driving within the range of your vehicle but if you�*re having to recharge and need to use a rapid charger, you may well be experiencing costly recharging due to the price of electricity going up but we need far more rapid and ultra rapid infrastructure and at the moment we have 37,000 charge points and on that fifth are rapid or ultra rapid and we need more of those to make the journey is more viable and to make them simpler and easier to complete so we don�*t have scenes

like we had before and around christmas. like we had before and around christmas-— like we had before and around christmas. . , ., ., , ., christmas. final question to you. how much _ christmas. final question to you. how much more _ christmas. final question to you. how much more affordable i christmas. final question to you. how much more affordable mike| how much more affordable mike electric vehicles become —— might electric vehicles become —— might electric vehicles become —— might electric vehicles become? it�*s often more expensive to buy that than a second—hand petrol or diesel model. that�*s very much the case, unfortunately and it�*s why we disappointed that the government did away with the plug—in car grant because what they�*ve done over the number of years is reduce the amount of money available on new cars to stimulate demand at the lower end of the market which is what is needed because at the moment in some ways these are more the preserve of the affluent and everyone should have the right to benefit from electric vehicles and the price needs to come down. obviously with more registered and lots of them taking up over the course of three years�* time knows vehicles have gone to the second—hand market and available so in time the price should come down

but we would like to see more affordable models being launched and unfortunately the end of the plug in market counteracted that to some extent. ,., ., ., ., market counteracted that to some extent. ., ., ., extent. good to have you on the programme- _ extent. good to have you on the programme. thank _ extent. good to have you on the programme. thank you - extent. good to have you on the programme. thank you very i extent. good to have you on the i programme. thank you very much. sir kier starmer promises a labour government would devolve power from westminister to local communities in what he calls a bill for people to �*take back control�* prince harry�*s autobiography includes a claim that his brother, the prince of wales, knocked him to the floor during a row about the duchess of sussex, according to the guardian which says it�*s seen harry�*s forthcoming memoir. the government announces it will bring in new legislation to provide minimum safety levels for fire, ambulance and rail services in the uk, a child loses

a parent every 22 minutes. well, now campaigners are calling for children to be taught in school how to deal with the grief when a close relative dies. the campaign is being supported by a 12—year—old girl who recently lost her mother, as phil mackie reports. i was ten when my mum passed away. this is immy leith. from there, it got progressively worse. she�*s 12 now and was ten when she lost her mum, kerry, to cancer. what kind of impact did it have on your family after? it was difficult. she�*s talking to her friends at 0ldbury wells school about her bereavement. would it have helped if, like, more people spoke about it and stuff? i i think it probably would have been better to talk about my feelings more. it was incredibly difficult for the rest of the family, too — sister rebecca, brotherjosh and dad richard. is there a good age at which this conversation can be had? if you�*d have asked me that when kerry passed away, i�*d have probably given you a different answer. i was frightened at that point about what to talk to them about.

what kind of conversation do you have? and we were really lucky thatjohn kind of walked into our home that morning, notjust as a person who�*d come to collect a body, but he took the kids aside and said, you know, "this is about you." so this is the room here that we arrange funerals in... he�*s talking aboutjohn adams, who not only helped organise kerry�*s funeral, but also gave them bereavement support. he lost his own mum at 12 and is leading a campaign for this type of discussion to happen in every school. it's about helping to instil some compassion and empathy into classrooms across the uk, helping teachers with signposting and tools, and knowing how to communicate with children, and also about giving tools to young people to see them through the rest of their lives as well. are you coping with it, like, better than you did before? j like, just being able to talk to people about it has helped so much more than before. back at school, it�*s been a good chance for the children to discuss a really difficult subject. so how does it feel for you guys to listen to this, and how has it been just,

like, asking questions about it? it's a bit weird sometimes. i feel like sometimes we're invading your privacy or whatever. dealing with their mum�*s death was the worst thing imaginable. they were lucky they have each other, but think lessons at school will leave other children better prepared for bereavement. phil mackie, bbc news, shropshire. let�*s speak tojohn adams, president at the national association of funeral directors. he�*s been campaigning to provide lessons on bereavement in schools. thank you for talking to us and it�*s good of you joining us. i hope you won�*t mind me referring to your mum, who died when you were 12. what sort of support did you get? yes. who died when you were 12. what sort of support did you get?— of support did you get? yes, it was honestl a of support did you get? yes, it was honestly a tough _ of support did you get? yes, it was honestly a tough time _ of support did you get? yes, it was honestly a tough time and - of support did you get? yes, it was honestly a tough time and to i of support did you get? yes, it was honestly a tough time and to lose i of support did you get? yes, it was| honestly a tough time and to lose a parent at any age is always difficult but at 12, it�*s tough. i

was fortunate because my dad is in the funeral industry so he had some honest conversations with me but from a school point of view, the communication was nonexistent. i�*m not bitter about that because that is how it was and that was normal but i know from what i do now, ranging funerals and how we can empower people, you can be so much better. ., ., , ., ~ empower people, you can be so much better. ., ., i. ~ ,. , empower people, you can be so much better. ., ., ~ ,. , ., better. how do you think schools are ea-ui ed better. how do you think schools are equipped to — better. how do you think schools are equipped to do _ better. how do you think schools are equipped to do this _ better. how do you think schools are equipped to do this on _ better. how do you think schools are equipped to do this on top _ better. how do you think schools are equipped to do this on top of - equipped to do this on top of everything they are expected to do as well rather than families? ideally, families would be the key area to have the conversations but again that�*s not always possible and again that�*s not always possible and a lot of adults are sure to have conversations around death and frequently now you have adults who would prefer to cross the street than approach their friends who they know because they are not sure what to say. this can have so many

effects and in so many positive impacts through society, notjust the children who have lost somebody but to give them the tools to see them through the rest of their lives. ., ., , ., them through the rest of their lives. ., ., ., ,, them through the rest of their lives. ., ., i. ., , , ., , lives. how do you approach families, articularl lives. how do you approach families, particularly those _ lives. how do you approach families, particularly those with _ lives. how do you approach families, particularly those with children, i particularly those with children, through the course of your work? you are dealing with people who are grieving all of the time. i believe in empowerment _ grieving all of the time. i believe in empowerment and _ grieving all of the time. i believe in empowerment and giving i grieving all of the time. i believe i in empowerment and giving families control. at a time of loss it�*s unknown and it�*s terrifying. and i think our responsibility in the funeral industry is how we give control to families and it�*s one thing saying it, but it�*s how you give options to people, and that is what the industry is very good at. we listen. we listen to what people need and then we can tailor their options accordingly. it is need and then we can tailor their options accordingly.— options accordingly. it is a real skill, what _ options accordingly. it is a real skill, what you _ options accordingly. it is a real skill, what you do, _ options accordingly. it is a real skill, what you do, to - options accordingly. it is a real skill, what you do, to be i options accordingly. it is a real skill, what you do, to be able i options accordingly. it is a real. skill, what you do, to be able to convert people at their lowest. you met king charles at buckingham palace last november and you talk to him about your campaign to have this introduced into schools. what was

his reaction? it introduced into schools. what was his reaction?— introduced into schools. what was his reaction? it was a huge honour to no to his reaction? it was a huge honour to go to buckingham _ his reaction? it was a huge honour to go to buckingham palace - his reaction? it was a huge honour to go to buckingham palace and i his reaction? it was a huge honourj to go to buckingham palace and to meet the king and i was able to speak to him about it and with what he has been through and what his family has been through as well, overall he received it in a positive way. we�*ve enjoyed speaking to you so much today. two giant pandas — who�*ve been at the edinburgh zoo since 2011 — are to return to china this year after a series of special farewell events. under the original agreement, the pandas were due to be flown back two years ago, but their stay was extended because of the pandemic. morag kinniburgh reports. the zoo has confirmed that the uk�*s only two giant pandas will be leaving edinburgh after a series of special farewell events

as early as this october. the pair arrived in 2011, flown into scotland amid huge public and media interest. they were essentially leased to edinburgh zoo by china for a rent of around £750,000 a year. that ten—year lease was extended by two years because of the covid pandemic, but it�*s now coming to an end. the giant pandas have been part of an international breeding programme, but this has not led to any cubs. even so, the zoo say they are very proud of the contribution they�*ve made with research from scientists here and at edinburgh university being a benefit to efforts to protect the species. conservation is bigger thanjust breeding a panda cub. it�*s the knowledge, that body of knowledge that we�*ve gained as to why she hasn�*t bred. it�*s that knowledge about her hormonal cycle. it�*s the knowledge about nutritional elements of bamboo — which one is best at which time. it�*s that knowledge that we�*ve gained around veterinary advancements. that is all contributing to the care, welfare and conservation of pandas in the wild and in other zoos around the world. the pandas have been popular with visitors,

which keepers say has helped them connect thousands of people to nature and raise funds for conservation work — not just for globally threatened species, but for those here in scotland, too, where the wildcat and pine hoverfly are considered to be at risk. then the pandas leave, these two enclosures will be redeveloped for other as yet unnamed animals. liaison work with the chinese authorities continues to finalise exactly when the two pandas will leave, where exactly they�*ll be moved to for their new home in china, and whether or not they will be kept together. morag kinnburgh, bbc news, edinburgh. nothing particular cold and the forecast for the next few days and it will stay relatively mild,

but often windy and certainly strong winds in the next 24 hours with outbreaks of rain pushing east and on the earlier satellite picture you can see this area of cloud rolling in from the atlantic and here is the hook in the cloud and we are developing an area of low pressure, quite a deep low that will pass close to the north—west of the uk later today. this band of rain pushing south and east accompanied by squally gusty winds and at the same time more generally picking up across the western side of scotland but it is mild out there and temperatures this afternoon between eight and 13 degrees so as we go through the evening into the night, this band of rain is going to push east with squally gusty winds and as our area of low pressure approaches the north—west of scotland and the isobars squeeze together, we will see a swathe of gales, maybe severe gales, gusts of 60 or 70 mph for western parts but it will turn windy as well through the central belt for a time and it will be a mild overnight temperatures north to south between five and 10 degrees. it�*s a windy start across scotland with showers here and the wind will slowly ease and friday is a slice of slightly dry and quite aware that more cloud rolling

in from the west and reigning western fringes through the late afternoon. temperatures between nine and 13 degrees and then we get into the weekend and we get another deep area of low pressure. ahead of it is a weather front, a slow—moving weather front and it will bring a band of heavy rain into saturday, moving slowly across the eastern half of england and behind that, sunny spells but showers working in and it will stay windy and temperatures in the range between nine and 12 degrees. through saturday night and into sunday, the low pressure passes close to the north—west of the uk and the white lines are squeezing together and we will have strong winds quite widely on sunday and some very heavy downpours with hail mixing in and wintry showers towards the north and temperatures of between seven and 9 degrees.

this is bbc news. i�*m martine croxall. the headlines... sir keir starmer promises a labour government would devolve power from westminster to local communities in what he calls a bill for people to �*take back control�*. prince harry�*s autobiography includes a claim that his brother, the prince of wales, knocked him to the floor during a row about the duchess of sussex, according to the guardian, which says it�*s seen harry�*s forthcoming memoir. more disruption on the railways in england as thousands of train drivers go on strike, organised by the aslef union. meanwhile, the government announces it will bring in new legislation to make sure there�*s a basic level of service when strikes are called in the public sector. farmers in england — who produce food using sustainable practices — will be paid more money under new government plans. tens of thousands of mourners attend the funeral of pope benedict

xvi in st peter�*s square. the service was led by pope francis who praised his predecessorfor his wisdom, tenderness and devotion. good afternoon. sir keir starmer has promised that a labour government would devolve more power out of westminster by giving local authorities more say in areas such as transport and housing. the labour leader said in a new year speech that taking back control, borrowing from the brexit slogan, would be central to his party�*s agenda if it won the next election. it�*s not unreasonable for us to recognise the desire of communities to stand on their own feet. it�*s what "take back control" meant. the control people want is control over their lives and their communities.

so we will embrace the take back control message, but we�*ll turn it from a slogan into a solution, from a catchphrase into change. we will spread control out of westminster, devolve new powers over employment support, transport, energy, climate change, housing, culture, childcare provision and how councils run their finances. and we�*ll give communities a new right to request powers which go beyond even that. all this will be in a new take back control bill, a centrepiece of our first king�*s speech. that bill will deliver on the demands for a new britain, a new approach to politics and democracy, a new approach to growth and our economy. applause. for the government, foreign secretary james cleverly said the speech was a "vacuum" and compared it to the "five pledges" the prime minister announced yesterday. what the prime minister put forward were five very clear measurable

goals that we will pursue in government and we can be held to account for, but what we saw from keir starmer was a whole load of nothing, no firm commitments, the only commitment he made was one he has already broken. he said he would not go reaching for the cheque book but we have already seen £90 billion worth of unfunded spending commitments from the labour party. that will have to come from taxation of ordinary people, and it works out at £3,000 per family, so the only thing we heard from that speech was a complete contradiction about labour�*s spending plans. the labour leader was pushed on those spending plans by the bbc�*s political editor, chris mason, when the floor was opened up for questions. you said that labour will not be getting out the big government cheque book out. will you match the conservatives�* spending limits going into the election?

that commitment regarding the chequebook is because we know we are going to inherit a badly damaged economy and a badly damaged country and therefore we have to be clear that we cannot just spend our way out of that mess. obviously, we will set out our case as we go into the election and we have already set out our fiscal rules in terms of spending, only borrowing to invest, and getting debt down as a percentage of our economy. they will be the rules we will go into, but what i am at setting out today is a different approach and making it absolutely clear that it is a different way of working and it is about partnership and pushing power away from westminster that matters in all of this. after 13 years of failure on every level, we know we are going to inherit a very badly damaged economy. and therefore that is what drives me to say we will not be getting out

the big government cheque book. everything we say we will do will be fully costed and set out, as it has already been, and we will do that going into the election. chris mason gave us this analysis of both leaders�* new year speeches. what you get when you look at both speeches is, yes, they are both competing to be prime minister after the next election but because one is in government and the other isn�*t the approaches are rather different. so, rishi sunak seems like a man in a hurry to prove he can do stuff and achieve stuff, hence the promises he made yesterday — some pretty achievable but others a bit more vague. so he can say, "this is what i said i would try doing, and this is what i have done", come the election. but for keir starmer, quite limited in terms of specifics — he doesn�*t want any sparkling ideas nicked by the government and implemented in advance. but trying to shape an outlook and a broad vision of what labour in government would look like and really striking

that he should cloak himself in the language of brexit. a man who campaigned for remain and wanted a second referendum on brexit but now using that phrase, "take back control," that slogan, to describe his plan to push power away from westminster. chris mason there. prince harry has claimed his brother, prince william, physically attacked him, according to a newspaper which says it�*s seen a copy of harry�*s forthcoming memoir. the guardian says the book has details of a row between the brothers in 2019 over meghan markle, prince harry�*s wife. it quotes harry as saying that william grabbed him by collar, and knocked him to the floor. the royal family have made no comment. this report is from our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell. i don�*t know how staying silent is ever going to make things better. so says harry, in the latest trailer for the interview he�*s given to itv, setting out his grievances against his family — grievances which are to be set out in startling detail in his book, spare, to be published

worldwide next tuesday. the guardian�*s new york correspondent has obtained a leaked copy of the book and in it, he says, harry gives details of a physical attack on him by his elder brother. it evidently happened in 2019 at harry�*s home inside kensington palace. according to this account, the brothers had an angry confrontation. william called meghan "difficult", "rude" and "abrasive". harry said william was "parroting the press narrative." then, according to the guardian account... harry, it appears, has no regrets about sharing

private family moments. he is challenged by tom bradby in the itv interview. wouldn't your brother say to you, harry, how could you do this to me, after everything, after everything we went through, wouldn't that be what he would say? he�*d probably say all sorts of different things. some people will say you have railed against invasions of your privacy all your life, but the accusation will be, here are you invading the privacy of your most nearest and dearest without permission. that will be the accusation. that will be the accusation from the people that don�*t understand or don�*t want to believe that my family have been briefing the press. so amid all these attacks on his family, what does harry see as his future? if you are invited to the coronation, will you come? there is a lot that can happen between now and then, you know, the door is always open. the ball is in their court. there�*s a lot to be discussed and i hope they are willing to sit down and talk about it. for now neither buckingham palace nor kensington palace are making any comment.

the bbc�*s royal correspondent nicholas witchell has been telling us more about the background. of course, we have only one side of this story from harry�*s book, apparently that there was this physical altercation. i think the first thing to say is that there is no comment, eitherfrom kensington palace, where william is based, or buckingham palace. i suspect that will be the position over the next few days, as we see the television interviews that harry has done with itv�*s tom bradby and with cbs in america, and of course, when the book is actually published next tuesday. now, we should make it clear, as indeed we already have, that the bbc, we have not seen a copy of this book, but i think that it is beyond doubt that the guardian�*s new york correspondent martin pengelly has got hold of a copy of the book, despite all the huge security that the publishers have thrown around it. it�*s a little ironic that it should be the guardian, not a paper noted for its royal coverage, which has got hold of the book.

and these are, i think, genuine extracts from it. and it is very striking, yes. the most striking thing, obviously, is this suggestion, though it is only one side of the story, that there was this physical altercation between the two of them back in 2019 when william referred to meghan�*s behaviour as "difficult, rude and abrasive." and this led, as we�*ve already heard, to this, "william grabbed me by the collar, ripping my necklace, "knocking me to the floor." and it�*s, well, terribly sad, isn�*t it? terribly sad that it should have come to that, apparently, and there is no denial. i think the fact that there has been no denial of this specific suggestion, factual suggestion, of an occasion which occurred, i think we must assume that, yes, that this is an accurate account of it. and i think it is interesting that martin pengelly, the guardian�*s new york

correspondent, who is now, resentment of being the spare, his resentment of being the spare but there it is. that�*s all gone, by the way, and we have these increasing details of the resentment playing out, because, you know, that is what this is all about, his resentment, his anger, which has led him and his wife to exit from the royal family, from the working royal family.

i�*m joined now by vanity fair�*s royal correspondent i�*m nowjoined by breaking news editor at the guardian, martin pengelly. he obtained the extract from prince harry�*s memoir, spare earlier today. just a plus, have you seen an extract or the whole book? the whole book. extract or the whole book? the whole book- thank — extract or the whole book? the whole book- thank you _ extract or the whole book? the whole book. thank you very _ extract or the whole book? the whole book. thank you very much, - extract or the whole book? the whole book. thank you very much, good i extract or the whole book? the whole book. thank you very much, good to i book. thank you very much, good to have clarity — book. thank you very much, good to have clarity on _ book. thank you very much, good to have clarity on that. _ book. thank you very much, good to have clarity on that. what _ book. thank you very much, good to have clarity on that. what is - book. thank you very much, good to have clarity on that. what is your i have clarity on that. what is your impression? it have clarity on that. what is your impression?— impression? it is a striking read, an extraordinary _ impression? it is a striking read, an extraordinary book _ impression? it is a striking read, an extraordinary book in - impression? it is a striking read, an extraordinary book in some i impression? it is a striking read, i an extraordinary book in some ways. it is very raw, psychologically it really is, it doesn�*t shrug or blank. when he gets to the role parts, the story i wrote yesterday about the fight illustrated that. the attack. it will have shot lots

of people to hear that. what else can you share with us? tell us about prince harry�*s discussion to see a woman who is of medium or psychic? that is a short second story would put out one hour ago or so, as short piece of the back section of the book, the culmination of the book, which is obviously about meghan and everything that has happened. it is contained it is on one page, he does not give details of who or are who, he does not use the word psychic or medium or recounts the words of a woman who said he had messages from diana, who said she knew about a small inconsequential domestic accident involving a christmas tree ornament. it is remarkable. it indicates his candour. she apparently said something like, you are living the life she could not,

the life she wanted for you, she is here with you now and he said yes, i know, i have felt that of light. that will raise eyebrows, that he went to see some body like that and set store by an encounter of that nature. i set store by an encounter of that nature. , , ., _, , nature. i guess it will. that comes towards the _ nature. i guess it will. that comes towards the end _ nature. i guess it will. that comes towards the end of _ nature. i guess it will. that comes towards the end of the _ nature. i guess it will. that comes towards the end of the book, i nature. i guess it will. that comes towards the end of the book, and | nature. i guess it will. that comes i towards the end of the book, and the book is obviously an attempt to do with his grief or loss of his mother. which takes various forms, and when he is writing about how he dealt with that as a child, it is remarkable. it stays remarkable and entirely personal to him. that he can see convert it any way is understandable.— can see convert it any way is understandable. you cannot tell somebody their _ understandable. you cannot tell somebody their feelings - understandable. you cannot tell somebody their feelings are i understandable. you cannot tell i somebody their feelings are wrong if thatis somebody their feelings are wrong if that is how they felt. and to do it as a child through the glare of the world media. there is also something about drug use. there is mention of

harry begging charles not to marry camilla? the harry begging charles not to marry camilla? . ., ., ., camilla? the line coming out of the sto is camilla? the line coming out of the story is percolating _ camilla? the line coming out of the story is percolating out _ camilla? the line coming out of the story is percolating out of— camilla? the line coming out of the story is percolating out of spain. i story is percolating out of spain. where some shops have put this on sale. it does have some, a lot of confessions that followed coverage of tabloid coverage because as a teenager at eton college there was tabloid coverage of his drinking and smoking marijuana. which he dissects and also admits that he did. i am not sure if it was one of his main problems, who licks or steers the press or who plays the press came against him, and that is how that comes through and there are other examples of that kind of life,

including a passagejust examples of that kind of life, including a passage just before he meets meghan. including a passage 'ust before he meets meghan.— including a passage 'ust before he meets meghan. including a passage 'ust before he meets methan. , ., , , ., ., meets meghan. growing up is hard for --eole, meets meghan. growing up is hard for people. when — meets meghan. growing up is hard for people. when you _ meets meghan. growing up is hard for people, when you are _ meets meghan. growing up is hard for people, when you are doing _ meets meghan. growing up is hard for people, when you are doing it - meets meghan. growing up is hard for people, when you are doing it within l people, when you are doing it within a family like the royal family, who are monitored everywhere they go and externally difficult but this will be further, it will cause further division and public opinion and potentially with his family? yes. division and public opinion and potentially with his family? yes, my social media — potentially with his family? yes, my social media mentions _ potentially with his family? yes, my social media mentions have - potentially with his family? yes, my social media mentions have become potentially with his family? yes, my i social media mentions have become a place not to look today because a proxy battle is going on there and thatis proxy battle is going on there and that is the public opinion, maybe that is the public opinion, maybe that counts least but with his family, there are passages you read where he goes to something very personal. a personal space, whether psychologically or literally. and he recounts conversations where you think, wow, that is going to be raw for the people on the other side who will have their version, which has not come out, the palace is not commenting, and he gives other parts

of the conversation in the book and he directs conversation over the people but of course this is still his voice so it is very rocky for the royal family. lode his voice so it is very rocky for the royal family. we appreciate you talkint to the royal family. we appreciate you talking to us. _ the royal family. we appreciate you talking to us, thank _ the royal family. we appreciate you talking to us, thank you _ the royal family. we appreciate you talking to us, thank you very - the royal family. we appreciate you talking to us, thank you very much. | talking to us, thank you very much. martin pengelly from the guardian. there are i�*m joined now by vanity fair�*s royal correspondent there are l correspondent and author of the new royals: queen elizabeth�*s legacy and the future of the crown, katie nicholl. i�*m sure you have tried to keep up with this along with the rest of us unless we have seen an extract or a book but at the heart of this is a family, royal family but a family nonetheless?— nonetheless? absolutely, i must treface nonetheless? absolutely, i must preface this _ nonetheless? absolutely, i must preface this by — nonetheless? absolutely, i must preface this by saying _ nonetheless? absolutely, i must preface this by saying i _ nonetheless? absolutely, i must preface this by saying i have i nonetheless? absolutely, i must preface this by saying i have not| preface this by saying i have not read the entire book, i only seeing what you are seeing and i have seen the tweets and the revelations coming through thick and fast and i have to say i feel rather silly for thinking there was not much more prince harry could say having divulged us with six hours of everything that is never explained

and never complain, the manager of the royal family, because there has been a large amount more to say. i have long suspected that harry never felt hurt within the royal family, it was a major grip of his own of this is wanting to reclaim the narrative to have his voice heard, to set the narrative straight in the greatest problem is it is all his voice, we have not heard the other side of the story then again we have not had any denials as of yet out of kensington palace or buckingham palace, the official comment is no comment, which we should not be surprised by what you write, this is a family that is fractured by a discord, a rift that runs right through the heart of the house of windsor and i cannot help but think that with just months to go before the most important event of king charles�* white —— life, the coronation, these headlines are the wrong sort of headlines for the

wrong sort of headlines for the royal family. wrong sort of headlines for the royal family-— wrong sort of headlines for the royal family. harry has said a lot can happen _ royal family. harry has said a lot can happen between _ royal family. harry has said a lot can happen between now- royal family. harry has said a lot can happen between now and i royal family. harry has said a lot can happen between now and thej can happen between now and the coronation and we are hearing through these extracts that prince harry has reportedly claimed he killed 25 people as an apache helicopter pilot during his second tour of duty in afghanistan and we heard earlier about this allocation where he says he was pushed to the ground by his brother and then we are hearing that he met some kind of, he did not use a word, but a psychic or medium who put him in touch with his mother. it is clearly a man in immense pain was trying to geta a man in immense pain was trying to get a story out there. rightly or wrongly, as far as public opinion and his family is concerned? absolutely, a massive invasion of his privacy, as well. somebody who has always been so determined and fiercely guarding of his private life, it does seem quite incongruous that he has been so unflinching and we are told that is what this

autobiography was going to be and it does not�*s disappoint in that and not surprise me to learn that he was in contact with a medium or a point, a reference to something along those lines in my 2010 book on harry and meghan, that is not surprise me, the fight with meghan and harry, the factor got physical, it was surprising, devastating... without really a voice to answer back and i wonder if the palace strategy i change at some point over the coming days, once the full context of all of these anecdotes has been absorbed and reflected upon, whether we might get a statement or something along those lines from the prince of wales, he has been known to answer backin wales, he has been known to answer back in the past and they do not think he sticks to that, never complain, never explain, the mantra as closely as others and he just may want to be able to answer back to

some of the claims and allegations made by his brother but as for a reconciliation, i do not see any chance of that any time soon and am told by someone close to the brothers today that the trust between the brothers has been broken down irretrievably and i do not know where you go with a trust, i don�*t know how you begin to get a relationship together. yen; know how you begin to get a relationship together. very hard to ima . ine relationship together. very hard to imagine but _ relationship together. very hard to imagine but perhaps, _ relationship together. very hard to imagine but perhaps, i _ relationship together. very hard to imagine but perhaps, i am - relationship together. very hard to imagine but perhaps, i am not i relationship together. very hard to i imagine but perhaps, i am not asking you to name anybody, but there might be somebody within the wider royal family who could provide some kind of shuttle diplomacy, you might hope? i of shuttle diplomacy, you might hoe? , ., of shuttle diplomacy, you might hoe? ., ., hope? i can tell you that there have been people. _ hope? i can tell you that there have been people. i— hope? i can tell you that there have been people, iwill— hope? i can tell you that there have been people, i will not— hope? i can tell you that there have been people, i will not name - hope? i can tell you that there have been people, i will not name them, j been people, i will not name them, there has been more than one person who has intervened, try to act as peacemakers and try to act as brokers in the brothers and people have known them together for over 20 years and one very experienced person who would understand that word better than most, and they have

not been successful. these brothers are clearly notjust on different sides of the ocean, they are worlds apart, there is no understanding on either part, i am told the prince of wales simply cannot understand, let alone accept, why his brother has done what he has done. revealing in the most excruciating detail these private, intimate moments, conversations that took place at their grandfather�*s funeral. for a man as private as prince of wales, thatis man as private as prince of wales, that is unforgivable.— that is unforgivable. katie nicholl from vanity _ that is unforgivable. katie nicholl from vanity fair, _ that is unforgivable. katie nicholl from vanity fair, thank— that is unforgivable. katie nicholl from vanity fair, thank you i that is unforgivable. katie nicholl from vanity fair, thank you very. from vanity fair, thank you very much. we told you that that were put on an answer would be a ceasefire across front line in ukraine to coincide with the orthodox christmas running from midday tomorrow until midnight moscow time on friday night. however, there has been a response

from ukraine, ukrainian presidential adviser has told moscow to keep hypocrisy to yourself, he said that first ukraine does not attack foreign territory and does not kill civilians, as a russian federation does. ukraine destroys only members of the occupation army on its territory. second, russian federation must leave the occupied territories, only then will it have a temporary truce. keep hypocrisy to yourself. we will see whether there is any form of orthodox christmas truce in ukraine. rail passengers are facing a third day of disruption this week — but this time it�*s the drivers�* union aslef who are on strike over pay — and they�*re warning they may escalate their action. the strike by thousands of drivers at 15 rail companies comes in the middle of two 48—hour stoppages by another rail union, the rmt, meaning a week of chaos on the railways. our transport correspondent katy austin sent us this update from waterloo station in london. many of the affected operators

are running no trains at all, some of them are running a limited service, there are some trains in and out of waterloo for example. it is a train driver in the aslef union taking action to take. as it says with the cost of living going up its members need a pay rise and so far they say there has been no official offer put to them by the train companies representatives and the leader of aslef says he thinks members are prepared to take action for as long as it takes and could even step up the action they are taking, it could intensify. the rmt union has already had an offerfrom train companies which the union rejected. that was of a 4% pay rise one year and 4% at the next, but with conditions attached, many of which the rmt are unhappy about. the rail delivery group which speaks for those train companies told me they do feel they are getting closer to making an offer to the aslef union but they also say reforms have to be on the table to free up

the money for a pay rise. work is clearly going on behind the scenes towards putting their proposals forward to aslef and we know there is, there will be meetings on monday between the rail industry, rail minister on behalf of the government and the union leaders. katy austin. joining me now is our political correspondent, leila nathoo. we have been hearing governments talking about legislation that they want to bring forward to ensure minimum standards of service if there is a public sector strike? this has been on the cards for some time, the government saying they wanted to bring in new laws, essentially to blunt the impact of strike action to ensure a minimum level of service across key public services and today the business secretary grant shapps has confirmed the government will introduce this

legislation in the coming weeks, it will cover the health service, education, fire and rescue, transport services, border security and nuclear decommissioning as well so the idea is to basically say that during a period of industrial action, they want to mandate a minimum level of service for those sectors. hearwhat minimum level of service for those sectors. hear what grant shapps had to say. we sectors. hear what grant shapps had to sa . ~ ., sectors. hear what grant shapps had to sa . . ., ., sectors. hear what grant shapps had tosa . . ., ., sectors. hear what grant shapps had tosa. ., ., , to say. we want to make sure there is every opportunity _ to say. we want to make sure there is every opportunity to _ to say. we want to make sure there is every opportunity to get - to say. we want to make sure there is every opportunity to get these i is every opportunity to get these strikes _ strikes settled so we are opening the door— strikes settled so we are opening the door and doubling the books as well so _ the door and doubling the books as well so that the information we sent to the _ well so that the information we sent to the independent pay review bodies to the independent pay review bodies to make _ to the independent pay review bodies to make the recommendations on pay is actually— to make the recommendations on pay is actually transparent in the unions — is actually transparent in the unions can see it and we hope they will reciprocate and in the meantime we would _ will reciprocate and in the meantime we would really like for them to call off— we would really like for them to call off the strikes. but also today, — call off the strikes. but also today, we are saying, there has to be a _ today, we are saying, there has to be a minimum safety level where people _ be a minimum safety level where people can expect, even strike days, particularly _ people can expect, even strike days, particularly in areas like health care, _ particularly in areas like health care, i— particularly in areas like health care, i can _ particularly in areas like health care, i can assure an ambulance can turn up— care, i can assure an ambulance can turn upfor— care, i can assure an ambulance can turn up for example, that is very

patrick— turn up for example, that is very patrick at— turn up for example, that is very patrick at the moment and other, modern _ patrick at the moment and other, modern european economies have minimum — modern european economies have minimum safety levels we have announced we will be introducing those _ announced we will be introducing those in — announced we will be introducing those in legislation, in law today as welt — those in legislation, in law today as welt e— those in legislation, in law today as well. �* , ., ., ., , as well. a number of trade unions have said that _ as well. a number of trade unions have said that this _ as well. a number of trade unions have said that this will _ as well. a number of trade unions have said that this will affect i have said that this will affect their members�* human rights. iethi’hsztt have said that this will affect their members' human rights. what do ou sa ? i their members' human rights. what do you say? i do — their members' human rights. what do you say? i do not— their members' human rights. what do you say? i do not think _ their members' human rights. what do you say? i do not think that _ their members' human rights. what do you say? i do not think that is - you say? i do not think that is ritht, you say? i do not think that is right, civilised _ you say? i do not think that is right, civilised european i you say? i do not think that is i right, civilised european nations like france, germany, italy and spain have some form of minimum safety levels in the international labour organisation, a un body that unions themselves sign up to all say there is nothing wrong with having minimum safety levels.— there is nothing wrong with having minimum safety levels. when it is a tuestion minimum safety levels. when it is a question of— minimum safety levels. when it is a question of life _ minimum safety levels. when it is a question of life and _ minimum safety levels. when it is a question of life and death _ minimum safety levels. when it is a question of life and death and i minimum safety levels. when it is a question of life and death and if- question of life and death and if you have — question of life and death and if you have somebody who has a heart attack _ you have somebody who has a heart attack on _ you have somebody who has a heart attack on maybe a stroke, the idea that there — attack on maybe a stroke, the idea that there may not be in evidence coming _ that there may not be in evidence coming because it is a strike on, i think. _ coming because it is a strike on, i think. is_ coming because it is a strike on, i think, is unacceptable. this legislation _ think, is unacceptable. this legislation will _ think, is unacceptable. this legislation will not - think, is unacceptable. this legislation will not do - think, is unacceptable. “in 3 legislation will not do much to tackle the current wave of strikes because clearly new legislation needs to go all the way through

parliament and it will then go to the lords as well so another thing to point out on this issue of minimum service levels is this no clarity yet on what those service levels will be on at the moment the government says they will consult on the fire, ambulance and rail services to determine that minimum services to determine that minimum service level should be on the other sectors they want to cover in this bill, they say they hope to come to a voluntary agreement. of course, you can see there has been some reaction from the unions, who are calling it an attack on workers, the gmb union talking about this as scapegoating, a way of scapegoating nhs staff and also the gmb union picking up on the offer from nhs staff and also the gmb union picking up on the offerfrom grant shapps to talk to the unions about next year's pay in some areas when it comes to the sectors covered by independent pay review bodies, grant shapps says we will get around the table and we can discuss next your�*s pay and many of the current disputes were having at the moment concern this year and the government has

been keen to push forward and persuade the unions to focus on next year's pay agreements as well but labour say they would appeal and extract legislation that comes down the track but clearly a very big statement of intent from the government today but they are not going to go far in tackling these labour strikes.— going to go far in tackling these labour strikes. ., ~ , ., , . labour strikes. thank you very much. leila nathoo — labour strikes. thank you very much. leila nathoo in _ labour strikes. thank you very much. leila nathoo in westminster. - labour strikes. thank you very much. leila nathoo in westminster. that's l leila nathoo in westminster. that's get the weather. ben leila nathoo in westminster. that's get the weather.— get the weather. ben 'oins us. it is turnin: get the weather. ben 'oins us. it is turning pretty h get the weather. ben joins us. it is turning pretty blustery _ get the weather. ben joins us. it is turning pretty blustery out - turning pretty blustery out there for some of us as we head into the evening and the winds are strengthening and there is an area of low pressure approaching particularly windy weather across scotland overnight tonight and at the same time we will see rain putting eastwards along the line of this weather front and this will also bring quite squally, gusty winds at times, just along the length of the rain band but as this area of low pressure tucks into the north—west of scotland will see some strong winds, gusts of 60 to 70 mph for exposed western parts and we

also turn windy through the central belt for a time but it is going to belt for a time but it is going to be a mild night with temperatures generally between five and 9 degrees. tomorrow, there should be a window of drier and brighter weather and some showers first thing in scotland and the winds are liaising here, spells of sunshine poor cloud rolling in from the west later with a little bit of rain and another mild day, nine to 12 degrees and stays relatively mild as we head into the weekend, again it is going to be windy and will be some heavy downpours at times.

hello, this is bbc news with martine croxall. the headlines. sir kier starmer promises a labour government would devolve power from westminister to local communities in what he calls a bill for people to 'take back control�* prince harry's autobiography includes a claim that his brother, the prince of wales, knocked him to the floor during a row about the duchess of sussex, according to the guardian which says it's seen harry's forthcoming memoir. more disruption on the railways in england as thousands of train drivers go on strike, organised by the aslef union. meanwhile the government announces it will bring in new legislation to make sure there's a basic level of service when strikes are called in the public sector farmers in england who produce food using sustainable practices will be paid more money under new government plans. and tens of thousands of mourners attend the funeral of pope benedict xvi.

the service was led by pope francis who praised his predecessorfor his wisdom, tenderness and devotion. sport and a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. chelsea are looking to revive their season under graham potter tonight against second place manchester city — needing a win to keep their chances for a champions league finish alive. the blues started well under graham potter but have only won once in seven matches and have now slipped to 10th in the league and are 10 points off manchester united in fourth. speaking after the disappointing 1—1 draw against nottingham forest on new year's day — boss graham potter said he's looking for improvements. we see manchester city as an opportunity to play against one of the best teams in the world. completely different game to what we have faced just now. but very complicated and tough, but we need those ones as much as the good ones,

and we want to win. i don't know i want to sound like it's acceptable to lose but part of the game is dropping points and not succeeding. you've got to suffer and get better. and potter will soon be able to call upon french defender benoit badiashille because chelsea have confirmed his signing on a seven and a half year deal from as monaco. the 21—year—old has been a regular in ligue 1 since he was 16 years old and recently made his senior debut for france, having represented les bleus at youth level including here for the under 19s. manchester city though travel to stamford bridge looking to close the gap on league leaders arsenal to five points. last season's champions are currently eight points behind the gunners with a game in hand and have beaten chelsea the last three times the two sides have played. julian alvarez could feature for the first time since the forward

won the world cup with argentina and city boss pep guardiola wants his players to put in a good performance and keep the pressure on the feeling is good on the games we play are better and the the feeling is good on the games we play are better and the target the feeling is good on the games we play are better and the target as the feeling is good on the games we play are better and the target as a manager is to do better and be yourself but most importantly, be yourself but most importantly, be yourself and perform as well as possible and be better than them. and after if you concede one, we can score and the predicted result should be easy going but it happens in football. frank lampard says he 'doesn't need reassurances' from the everton board ahead of the sides third round fa cup tie against manchester united on friday. the 44—year—old met with the club's hierarchy after their 4—1 home loss to brighton earlier this week and said there would be money to spend in the transfer window. lampard was booed at full—time by everton fans in the defeat. bbc sport understands the club wishes to give the 44—year—old time to turn things around after only one win in ten premier league games.

i'v e i've never and would never seek reassurances. part of myjob is to focus on the job in reassurances. part of myjob is to focus on thejob in hand, day to day, game to game and that's the reality. i don't need reassurances. i come to work to try and improve a bit every day, myself, the team, the squad, and everything. i'm not hunting around for any reassurances. i enjoy working for this club and i'm a big man working for a great club and i will keep doing it. emma raducanu's australian open dreams have been dealt a blow after an injury forced her to retire from her second round match at the asb classic in auckland. the former us open champion cruised to the first set against viktoria kusmova. the 20—year—old took the first set against viktoria kuzmova before the slovakian fought back to level. at the start of the third set raducanu took a lenghty medical timeout after rolling her ankle and retired from the match in tears. the doctors looking after the critically—ill nfl player damar hamlin say he is 'neureologically intact�* and that his lungs continue to heal.

the bufallo bills player suffered a cardiac arrest on the pitch when his team were facing the cincinnati bengals on monday night. the game was abandoned after cpr was administered on the field for approximately ten minutes. doctors say he is continuing to make steady progress. that's all the sport for now. last year was officially the warmest on record. the met office has confirmed that — for the first time — the average annual temperature in 2022 was more than 10 degrees celsius. that means the ten warmest years on record in this country have

all been in the last two decades — clear proof, say scientists, of dramatic climate change. here's our climate editor, justin rowlatt. remember the hot summer with the record—breaking high temperatures? it wasn't just the sum of that was hot. the spring, the autumn and winter were as well. in fact, every month except december was hotter than average. so why are we seeing these record temperatures? the answer is climate change, according to the met office. it calculates that without human induced global warming we would expect a year as warming we would expect a year as warm as last year once every 500 years. in the current climate, we can expect one every three or four years. and last year's mild temperatures are part of a long—term pattern. this graph shows the coldest and hottest years ever recorded in the uk, all the hottest years are within the last two decades and you can see this year tops them all with an average temperature of 10.03 celsius, the first time uk average annual temperatures have dropped 10 degrees.

temperatures have dropped 10 de . rees. temperatures have dropped 10 decrees. , ., , temperatures have dropped 10 decrees. , . , ., , degrees. the planet is warming up as a consequence _ degrees. the planet is warming up as a consequence of— degrees. the planet is warming up as a consequence of climate _ degrees. the planet is warming up as a consequence of climate change - degrees. the planet is warming up as a consequence of climate change due j a consequence of climate change due to the emissions of greenhouse gases, and as the world is warming, we are seeing that reflected in our own statistics in the uk weather and climate, so at our climate in the uk has warmed by about a degree on average. has warmed by about a degree on averaue. ., , has warmed by about a degree on averaie. .,, , ., �*, has warmed by about a degree on averaue. ., , . �*, .., average. last year's record temperatures _ average. last year's record temperatures drove - average. last year's record i temperatures drove wildfires. average. last year's record _ temperatures drove wildfires. houses in dartford in kent were consumed in the flames. droughts affected agriculture and left many reservoirs with unusually low water levels. water shortages led to hosepipe bans in some parts of the uk. meanwhile, global greenhouse gas emissions continue to increase. last year is expected to have been the fourth or fifth hottest year ever recorded worldwide and climate scientists believe that this year is likely to continue that trend. the government has confirmed

it will not go ahead with a controversial plan to privatise channel 4. the broadcaster, which is funded entirely by adverts, will remain in public ownership. instead, the government wants reforms to allow the channel more flexibility to create and make money from its own content. the retail website amazon is cutting more than 18,000 jobs across the world in one of the largest layoffs in its history. it's understood jobs will be lost in the uk and europe as part of the plan to cut costs. amazon, the world's largest retailer, employs around 1.5 million people globally. the deadlock at the heart of the us government is continuing into a third day, after the republican majority in the house of representiatives again failed to elect a speaker. hardliners in the party are repeatedly refusing to support party leader kevin mccarthy. a seventh vote is scheduled for today — the longest process to pick a speaker in a century. the stalemate means the house can't move onto to any other business. tens of thousands of mourners have

gathered at the vatican for the funeral of the former pope benedict, who died on new year's eve. benedict had been the first pontiff to retire since the middle ages. the service in st peter's square, was attended by roman catholic clergy and members of european royalfamilies. it was conducted by the current pope, francis. our religion editor aleem maqbool reports from the vatican. before the largest church in all christendom, in front of a crowd of 50,000, he was brought for one final time, to spontaneous applause. applause. it was the last occasion the two popes were together. one presiding over the funeral of the other. during his homily, pope francis used biblical references in which he appeared to compare

benedict tojesus. translation: we want to do this with the same wisdom, _ tenderness and devotion that he bestowed on us over the years. together we want to say, father, into your hands we commend his spirit. in the crowd were an estimated 4000 members of the clergy, and many who admired the pope emeritus as a theologian and intellectual. although of course, pope benedict wasn't a sitting pope when he died, a lot of the liturgy, a lot of the rituals, are those that we've seen through the ages at papal funerals. unusually though, at this funeral, for the first time in centuries, prayers are devoted to both petitions to god for both the previous pope and the current one.

and there was a final farewell prayer — inside the coffin with pope benedict, a deed detailing his achievements. it included a line about his role in tackling abuse that's riled some of his critics. there are others, though, who called out as the service ended that benedict xvi should now be made a saint. aleem maqbool, bbc news, at the vatican. the football association says there's been an increase in the amount of abusive chanting at grounds in the last few months, including some about the hillsborough disaster. the fa has condemned the chants, but there are calls for clubs which fail to crack down on the problem to be fined or have points docked. nick garnett has the story. chanting. "always the victims," they're shouting. a chant linked to events at hillsborough in 1989.

this is a group of everton supporters four months ago. and again... chanting. "the sun was right!" they chant. "you're murderers." manchester united fans on their way into anfield last year. the chants date back to the lie that liverpool fans were to blame for their own deaths. but the lie and the taunts have never gone away. some believe it's getting worse and action needs to be taken. something's got to be done drastically. and i have asked the fa. yes. you should fine the club heavily or deduct points. that's the only answer. in a statement, the fa says... but liverpool's manager wonders if fans should just ignore the abuse. by mentioning it and going against it, it's absolutely what we have to do. but it might lead to the situation

that is singing next time even louder, if they want to, if they want to hurt us, and then it's about us. how much does it hurt? tragedy is always picked on, on purpose, whether it be rangers fans over the ibrox disaster, or spurs supporters over anti—semitic abuse, or here at old trafford, manchester united supporters taunted for years over the munich air disaster. newsreel: on the fringe of a munich airport lies i the wreckage of an airliner... the plane crash as manchester united were on the way home from a european game killed 23 people. it was the club's darkest day. liverpool fans chanting "munich" at old trafford four years ago. it's notjust on the terraces. some of the strongest abuse is directed online. it's disgraceful. i mean, i've been threatened to be raped. lou brooks's brother andrew was one of the 97 who were killed at hillsborough. she's fought to protect their reputation ever since. i'm not putting up with it.

you know, i'm hopefully about to take the third troll to court and potentially a fourth at the moment, because i'm not tolerating it. just this weekend homophobic chanting was heard during a game between nottingham forest and chelsea. the club and the police are investigating. the premier league says it is treating the issue seriously, but in the grounds and online the abuse continues. nick garnett, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news... sir kier starmer promises a labour government would devolve power from westminister to local communities in what he calls a bill for people to �*take back control�* prince harry�*s autobiography includes a claim that his brother, the prince of wales, knocked him to the floor during a row about the duchess of sussex, according to the guardian which says it�*s seen harry�*s forthcoming memoir. the government announces it will bring in new legislation to make sure there�*s a basic level of service when strikes are called in the public sector

the government says that farmers in england will be paid more public money for protecting the environment and producing food more sustainably. the farming minister mark spencer made the announcement at a conference in oxford. our rural affairs correspondent claire marshall was there. many species and habitats in the uk are under severe pressure and conservation groups have been concerned about the truss administration�*s approach to farming subsidies. when a scheme to reward farmers for helping the environment was paused it was called "an attack on nature". today, the farming minister mark spencer, speaking at a conference in oxford, announced that there would be more money in the post—brexit payment scheme for greener farming. it�*s a huge step in the right direction. this is about listening to those people who are delivering on the ground floor. it�*s about achieving our environmental ambitions as a government but also making sure farming is sustainable for the next three or four generations. in the drive to produce food

over the last 50 years, it�*s intensive farming methods that have had such an impact on many species. now, the promised money, creating hedgerows, taking care of the soil, planting trees, will try to reverse these impacts, to take greater care of the natural world. however, some farming groups are worried about the lack of detail. what about food security? and will the environmental damagejust be exported, with local producers being undercut by cheap imports? claire marshall, bbc news, oxford. the sale of new electric cars overtook diesel models in the uk for the first time last year. industry data shows demand for electric vehicles continues to grow, and they accounted for almost a fifth of all new car registrations in 2022. however, overall new car sales fell to their lowest level in three decades. a man from barrow who was falsely accused of multiple rapes has said that he feels like he�*s got his life back, after his accuser was found guilty

this week of perverting the course of justice. eleanor williams had claimed she was the victim of a grooming gang that had been trafficking herfor sex across the north of england. but a jury convicted her of making it up. phil mccann reports. sincejordan�*s life was ruined by eleanor williams lies in 2019, he�*s moved out of barrow and become a dad, but at least until now, he hasn�*t been able to move on. it�*s been hell with my mental health. i didn�*t want to have a bond with my son when he was first born, because i was scared that people were going to grow up, when he grew up, people were going to be like, "your dad�*s a rapist." eleanor williams painted a dark, fictitious picture of what went on on the streets of barrow after dark, where she said a gang was forcing her to go from house to house to have sex with different men here and across the north of england. in 2019, she went to the police and amongst others, she accused jordan of raping her, assaulting her and threatening her. he was charged and spent ten weeks on remand in prison. the charges were dropped,

and he was released, but rumours of his arrest spread around his town, and the next year, williams took to facebook, without naming him, to tell her story. it absolutely destroyed the town, and it�*s a very long list of all the stuff i�*ve had, i�*ve had threats of my son being trafficked, my missus being raped in front of me. i�*ve had her children offered to be trafficked. it�*s unbelievable. the police found williams had created a false snapchat account and used it to send threatening messages to herself injordan�*s name and his alibis held up. this is him in a police van getting a lift home from a night out at the exact time she said he was raping her. this week, she was found guilty of perverting the course ofjustice. i�*ve never felt happiness like it. as weird as it sounds like, itjust feels like a big chunk of my life�*s back, that was took away and just put in a corner.

and nowjordan is finally able to do this. like the shop�*s only around the corner, i wouldn�*t walk there on my own, but now i feel like i can do that. you wouldn�*t go to the shop around the corner on your onw? no. this verdict�*s just turned me into a completely different person already. i have a completely different outlook on life now. it�*s just mad how one day can change my life. butjordan has a lingering question. i want to know why she did this, notjust to me, to everyone. phil mccann, bbc news. one of the world�*s largest technology shows kicks off in las vegas today, with technology giants and the smallest start—ups all showcasing what they hope will become the next big thing. about 100,000 people from around the world are expected to attend. our technology editor zoe kleinman is there, and sent this report. thousands of people have flocked here to las vegas, hoping to see the next generation of new gadgets and exciting new ideas. ces is one of the world�*s largest tech fairs. the show floor hasn�*t

actually opened yet, but we�*ve come to a sneak preview. come on, let�*s have a look around. i am fixing together some french macarons, but we�*re really here to showcase the ge appliances new mixer. integrating technology, it�*s reallyjust taking your home traditional and even professional mixers to a new level. i think it would be rude not to try one. very good! we are up and charge and we are developing a new charging system for electric vehicles. it's based on induction and it's fully wireless to simplify as much as we can, the user experience. i wouldn�*t have thought that you could wireless charge a car. well, you can do it with a phone. why not a car? so it's kind of the same concept. you just have a thing that comes out of the ground, touches the bottom of the car,

and it conveys the energy by contact to the battery. prinker is a temporary tattoo device. so you pick any design you want, you can apply it in a few seconds. and what is the device that it�*s printing on? tell me a bit about the actual printer. oh, that one is small hand—held ink—jet printer. so it�*s an ink—jet printer? so directly printing the cosmetics onto the skin. the first attempt didn�*t go to plan, but luckily it could be washed off so they could have another go at it. well, it certainly didn�*t hurt as much as an ordinary tattoo! here we go, my anchor! after an evening of checking out what some of the smaller tech companies at ces had to offer, i went to visit one of the tech giants meta to try out their top of the range virtual reality headset, the meta quest pro. oh, wow. ok, so now i�*m looking in a kind of mirror,

except what�*s looking back at me, unless my appearance has changed very dramatically in the last few minutes, is a female face with green skin and whatever i do with my face, she does. so iflgo... she�*s doing that and if i squeeze my eyes shut, she does that too. i can wink at her. i can blink at her. she�*s got a much better instagram pout than i have, that is for sure. the r&b girlband flo have been named the winners of the bbc sound of 2023. previous winners of the prize, which showcases the next big stars in music, include adele and sam smith. our music correspondent mark savage has the details. hi, guys! # ooh—ooh. # this is flo — stella, renee and jorja. put together through a series of gruelling auditions,

they spent three years in writing camps and dance lessons before releasing their debut single last march. # i�*ma put your stuff in a cardboard box # changing my numberand i�*m changing the locks. # with its call—backs to classic girl bands like destiny�*s child and swv, cardboard box quickly went viral on tiktok. # changing my number and changing my locks. # it was a risk to release cardboard box, you know. a couple of people were, like, maybe we should build towards it, but we definitely saw that as being the first and then constantly topping it. # you may be crying, but boy, i�*m not. # their plan worked. everyone from missy elliott to the sugababes gave flo the seal of approval and now they�*ve been named bbc�*s sound of 2023. they got the news from a former nominee. what's going off, flo. it's stormz here. firstly, congratulations on everything, on the success, on the amazing music,

on the way that you lot have just come in the game and been a breath of fresh air and just killed it. i think it's time i congratulate you guys because you lot are the very worthy winners of the bbc sound of 2023. # we could have had it... # over the last 21 years the bbc sound of list has predicted success for everyone from adele and dua lipa to sam smith and lady gaga. flo said they�*d celebrate their victory with a trip to the tattoo parlour. oh, yeah, we need to get another tattoo. soon our bodies are just going to be covered with, like, reallyjust going to look like the same person, you're not even going to be able to identify our dead body by the tattoos was because we are going to have the same tattoos! # you may be crying, but boy, i�*m not #.

royal mail has created a series of special stamps in tribute to the rock band iron maiden. it�*s the fifth group to get dedicated editions, following the beatles, pink floyd, queen and the rolling stones. the stamps will feature the band�*s six members and some of their performances. six members and some they go on sale next thursday. six members and some then six members and some brown is with you and five, first then brown is with you and five, but first the weather with ben breach. now it�*s time for a look at the weather with ben rich. a lot of cloud out there and am outbreak of rain approaching and with that the wind will pick up and it will be a blustery night for many of us, not least in scotland where there will be gales, outbreaks of rain pushing eastwards across other areas. let�*s look at what�*s been going on in the last few hours. a lot of rain working north and east and you can see on the edge of the radar image, the stripe of wet

weather pushing on towards wales, the south—west of england, northern england and along the line of that weather front we will have squally, gusty winds for a time and as the area of low pressure passes close to the north—west of scotland, a swathe of gales, gusts of 60 or 70 mph for exposed western spots and a bit stronger than that, but even through the central belt, the strong westerly winds will funnel through the early hours. it�*s going to be mild out there with temperatures between six and 9 degrees and what it means for tomorrow morning is a blustery and shower restart across scotland and the showers will ease north east and the winds will ease as well and friday is a window of drier, brighterweatherand as well and friday is a window of drier, brighter weather and there will be spells of sunshine albeit with cloud rolling back into the south—west of england, wales and northern ireland with the odd spot of rain. it will be mild out there, between nine and i2 of rain. it will be mild out there, between nine and 12 degrees, above where we would expect to be at this time of year. as we head into the weekend, more strong and blustery winds, more heavy downpours at times

and it�*s all because of, you guessed it, in another area of low pressure, and a big, broad lumbering low that will dominate things through the weekend and we have this frontal system first of all, quite slow moving, so a band of heavy persistent rain movies during saturday and it could struggle to clear the far east of england but behind it we see spells of sunshine with plenty of heavy showers, maybe the odd flash of lightning on the odd rumble of thunder and again it will be windy but the winds are tending to come from the south or south—west and it�*s a mild wind direction with temperatures between nine and i2 direction with temperatures between nine and 12 degrees. here comes another area of low pressure across the north—west of scotland through saturday night into sunday, widely strong winds and you can see from the isobars packing together, so blustery winds on sunday and frequent showers, some of which will be heavy with hail and thunder and the showers could be wintry over high ground in scotland because it will squeal chillier twin seven and 9 degrees but certainly nothing unusually cold for this time of year

—— it will feel chillier.

this is bbc news, i�*m ben brown. the headlines... prince harry�*s autobiography includes a claim that his brother, the prince of wales, knocked him to the floor during a row about the duchess of sussex, according to the guardian which says it�*s seen harry�*s forthcoming memoir. sir kier starmer promises a labour government would devolve power from westminister to local communities in what he calls a bill for people to "take back control". more disruption on the railways in england as thousands of train drivers go on strike, organised by the aslef union. meanwhile the government announces it will bring in new legislation to make sure there�*s a basic level of service when strikes are called in the public sector. the met office has confirmed that last year was the hottest on record.