melfi there, speaking to sophie van brugen, ourarts melfi there, speaking to sophie van brugen, our arts reporter. melfi there, speaking to sophie van brugen, ourarts reporter. —— mel c there. conservationists say they are the world's rarest chimpanzee, but now there's a newborn addition to the family of the western chimpanzees at chester zoo. the baby chimp has been described as a "small but vital boost" to the global population of the species, which is under threat in the wild. in line with the tradition at chester zoo, the chimp will be named after a pop or rock star in the next few days. or maybe even after chris fawkes, who has the latest weather forecast for us. no muggy around from me! let's talk about the flooding, these are some of the roads in the vale of glamorgan, we've had disruption on the railways in wales with trains struggling to make it through the flood waters between cardiff and caerphilly, so check before heading

out today. lots of flood warnings in force, 57 for england, 2a wales and a couple in scotland. poor conditions out and about this afternoon. this brought heavy rain but if i zoom out into the atlantic we are looking at the next weather system developing just to the east of the united states. that's bringing heavy rain back into our shores for friday night so we are not done with the flooding story just yet even though through the afternoon actually for england and wales brighter weather will be moving on. we are looking at a zone of very strong winds through this afternoon affecting northern ireland, through the west of england and wales and with gusts of 50—60 miles an hourfor the most part that's strong enough to bring down tree branches and perhaps one or two trees, the winds could cause disruption this afternoon. it's miles. temperature is 13 degrees in london, that's 6 degrees above average forjanuary. overnight average for january. overnight united average forjanuary. overnight united states pretty blustery, further bursts of rain working and across central region of the

something try to the south, but because it's windy it doesn't get that cold for a january night, temperatures 3—7. tomorrow doesn't stay pretty windy, not as windy as the afternoon but the wind is coming down a little, blowing the showers through, perhaps lengthy spells of rain in west scotland and north—west england but otherwise overall a brighter kind of day. temperatures still on the mild side, 7—11 c. through friday night that area of low pressure i showed you developing on the satellite picture here it comes, another zone of very heavy rain hitting the same areas that got the flooding concerns at the moment so another round of flooding looks pretty likely. into the weekend, the worst of the rain does clear out of the way. it will then be followed by blustery showers and what you will notice as we go through the weekend, although it stays quite windy, we will start to get some cold air moving into northern areas for the second half of the weekend and that's a sign of things to come because next week we are going to

get a blast of cold north—westerly winds working across the country. there will be a widespread frost, quite a few icy patches around and snow showers. it's so cold, snow showers will come all the way down to sea level but that's a tale for another day. today, it's the risk of localised flooding. a reminder of our top story... new figures show record waiting times in england for an ambulance and for treatment in accident and emergency units in hospital. that's all from the bbc news at one. it's goodbye from me. on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc�*s news teams where you are. do have a very good afternoon. good afternoon, this is the bbc news channel. i'm laura mcghie and here's your latest sports news. great britain's rising tennis star jack draper will hope to be

a headline maker in the first round of the australian open on monday. the draw was made earlier today, and the 21 year old faces none other than top seed rafael nadal, who also happens to be the defending champion. andy murray also faces a really tough draw, as russell fuller reports. it is certainly a very rough draw, jack draper, andy murray, they are playing top 16 players. the number one in the draw, rafa nadal and jack draper. i suppose it is a good time to plate nadal. he is full of confidence at the moment, draper won in adelaide, a few hours ago. he also took on novak djokovic on the opening match of centre court in 2021. andy murray has not been

seeded, he replaces someone like matteo berrettini, trying to make a comeback. the main news from the women's draw is that a good draw for harriet dart. and emma raducanu, her ankle seems to be repaired. i watched her prepare and it looks like she is returning to an intensity or practice that you need before the grand slam. australia have withdrawn from their men's one—day series against afghanistan because of the taliban's restrictions on women and girls. australia were set to play a three match series against afghanistan in the united arib emirates in march, but cricket australia have said they took the decision after "consultation with relevant stakeholders, including the australian government." the taliban returned to power in afghanistan in august 2021 and since have banned girls

from attending secondary school and university. a basic human right that people should be able to play sport. if you have part of your country without that basic human right, i think you have a problem. i know the international cricket commission is in a difficult position about how they manage that but if sport will not stand up and say that they need to be providing opportunities for both genders then who will do it? i think it is a reasonable move and it will be interesting to see what impact it has. and action is underway at alexandra palace in the quarter finals of snooker�*s masters tourmanent. these are the live pictures. two of the giants of the sport going head to head. world number one ronnie o'sullivan is a 7—time masters winner against mark williams who has won

this title on a couple of occasions. o' sullivan won the first frame in the best off 11 contest. live coverage of that match is over on bbc two, the bbc sport website and the app. and gilly flaherty, who has played more games in the womens super league than any other player, has today announced her retirement from the sport. the liverpool defender, who also played for arsenal, chelsea and west ham, won four wsl titles, seven women's fa cups and a uefa cup win during her 17 year career. she retires having made 177 appearances in the wsl. that's all the sport for now from me. as well as the snooker, you can find all the stories we covered there, and more on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. i'll be back in an hour with another update.

housebuilders are always trying to improve energy efficiency — how to keep a home cool in the summer and warm in the winter, while keeping bills down. researchers behind a new project at the university of salford say their latest work will play a key role in developing new technologies. our climate editor, justin rowlatt told us more. 0h oh my goodness! it is —15 celsius in here. we have created this winter wonderland. ice on the walls, brilliant icicles. this is totally artificial. i'm inside a huge experimental chamber. you can see the walls. it is an artificial world. it is big enough for these full—sized houses. you can see

people inside that living room. the idea is to use this home to test new heating technologies. the kind of things that will be in new homes from 2025 were new standards come in. the idea of these chambers is to put these technologies through their paces. you can see their —15 celsius. the temperature difference is so big that we have to use two cameras. because the cameras would fog up if we went between the cold and hot. look at that! 26 celsius in here. a lot warmer. the idea is to test materials, see how they perform in these different conditions as i have been discovering. this chamber goes down to —20 and as well as creating a lovely snowy day like this... whoa!

it can also do this. create a pretty fierce gale! and it could do a rainstorm, too, although today we're doing it outside. so thank goodness they do tropical too. it's the costa del salford! from the outside, you would never know what's going on, would you? back in the cold. so let's take a look at what goes on inside these houses. hi,justin, come in. good to see you. and you. so oliver, what are you testing in here? so for us here, we've got two different types of heating systems. we've one that takes heat out of the air and basically puts it into hot water. air source heat pumps, super efficient aren't they? super efficient. that goes straight into your skirting board and heats the home. so no radiators? no radiators, so you can move your furniture around. you've got a lot more space

to play with in the room. the second is infrared, so really a little bit like the sun. so if you feel along here. ooh. oh, that's nice. so we've got two systems here because it heats you. we've got one here on the wall and then we've got one up here on the ceiling. oh, that's a heating system as well? yeah, it sort of pushes it through and really comes through into the room. and you're testing them against each other to see which is the most efficient. of course, you can change the weather so you can very accurately work out how they work. exactly that. so we can get the weather really cold outside and put either one on and see how that affects the home. but that is not the only tech you've got in here? no, not at all. the home has got sensors all over it. so what it does is it follows you and it can put on the heating relevant to the room that you're in. so it heats the place you are, not the rest of the house? and that's not all. on hot days, the curtains close automatically to shade the sun, and there are vents to draw out hot air. the washing machine has a steam mode to save water and the fridge makes your food last days longer by managing moisture.

and despite appearances, this house isn't made of brick. the walls are designed for maximum insulation. what we've done is we've removed the external masonry and we replaced it with a product, a brick slip product. so this is like just a couple of millimeters thick? it is. it looks like brick and it feels like brick. and actually it's rendered like brick. it gives the aesthetic of brick, but has a space saving capability to enable us to to put more insulation and to create that higher performing fabric. and there's more innovative stuff in the house next door. so take a look at this. the shower tray collects the hot water from your shower and recycles that energy in the house. and also in the cupboard here, there's a similar system for taking the heat out of the air and recycling that around the home. and that's not all. take a look at this. and there's all sorts of technology

up here in the loft, because the assumption is increasingly we're going to have solar panels on our roofs. so you've got an inverter, a battery. you can use that battery to store low cost energy at night if you want. another way of making your home more energy efficient and of course, cheaper to run too. i should say also that lower carbon, which is important. these chambers can be used to test lower tech things. they have also been testing things. they have also been testing things like closing curtains, putting in soft furnishings, putting in those snakes that are used to block drafts. though simple things can make a huge difference and they have shown the percentage it can takeoff your bill by testing them in chambers like here at the university of salford. this chamber has a huge

door, to cool it down, there are lots of people visiting. you could drive a bus through there and they could test the thermal efficiency of a bus. this is a versatile new experimental chamber, that can be used to test all sorts of things. they are working with companies in and around manchester and salford to develop a new window technologies, it is a really important facility that will help to drive the economy appear in manchester and develop the new technology that we will need in our homes, to keep them efficient but also to keep them low carbon. the headlines on bbc news. new figures show record waiting times in england for an ambulance — and for treatment in a&e russians fighting in ukraine say they have found the body of one of two british aid workers who have

been reported missing. there are calls for energy companies to stop making their customers you prepayment meters because they are struggling to pay the bills. a grieving widow is talking about her anger after her husband died after an ambulance didn't come. the family telephoned for an ambulance. our correspondent has been talking to his wife, and who told us the weight was excruciating.

i think it was to be in about 5:10pm. ithink i think it was to be in about 5:10pm. i think my husband is having a heart attack. they call the ambulance. i a heart attack. they call the ambulance-— a heart attack. they call the ambulance. ., , ambulance. i call the ambulance, ten minutes later — ambulance. i call the ambulance, ten minutes later they _ ambulance. i call the ambulance, ten minutes later they said _ ambulance. i call the ambulance, ten minutes later they said they - ambulance. i call the ambulance, ten minutes later they said they hadn't i minutes later they said they hadn't released in ambience yet. we kept thinking the ambience was going to pull up any minute. we kept thinking, oh, its going to arrive, it's going to arrive, it will be ok. and itjust didn't. i unclipped my seat belt and held my husband and told him that i loved him. and that was it. he was gone. martin was 68. he was a grandfather. he died of the heart attack. when

she returned there was a voice mail. one hour after the original 999 call they still haven't been able to allocate an ambulance. the national target for and balances is 18 minutes. the average for the south—east was 3a minutes. the average for england was 48 minutes. the ambulance service said... everybody is scared if they get ill, work can they turn! something needs to change there will be so many deaths because of this. heavy rain has blocked lines and

neighbourhoods are watching water levels. the constant rain has made road conditions really difficult over the last 2a hours. some were still prepared to risk driving through flood water like here. these drivers didn't make it, trapped by the depth of the water. fire crews were called in to rescue 1—person and two others during rush hour. later a team rescued a driver who became stranded here. it's notjust the roads, all trains between swindon and bristol parkway are severely disrupted because of flooding. our correspondent was on a train that was turned around as a result. ~ ., ._ ., , result. we got part way after being dela ed for result. we got part way after being delayed for an _ result. we got part way after being delayed for an hour— result. we got part way after being delayed for an hour due _ result. we got part way after being delayed for an hour due to - result. we got part way after being delayed for an hour due to the - result. we got part way after being | delayed for an hour due to the track being underwater. we were calling our way through but we just had to turn around because the train in

front of us has broken down. great west and south have been really good at keeping people informed and keeping good—humoured about it but there is only so much they can do. the rain is still coming down. all eyes are still on flood warnings, there are a number of warnings, there are a number of warnings across the west and people are being asked to prepare. after the heavy rain it is water coming down from the welsh mountains that could affect levels along the river severn in gloucestershire in we are caettin severn in gloucestershire in we are getting this — severn in gloucestershire in we are getting this peak — severn in gloucestershire in we are getting this peak and _ severn in gloucestershire in we are getting this peak and then - severn in gloucestershire in we are getting this peak and then we - severn in gloucestershire in we are getting this peak and then we will. getting this peak and then we will have a _ getting this peak and then we will have a itit— getting this peak and then we will have a bit of a dry spell and the weter— have a bit of a dry spell and the water is — have a bit of a dry spell and the water is taking its time to work its way down — water is taking its time to work its way down to gloucester. this cumulative effect that we are worried — cumulative effect that we are worried about,. it it cumulative effect that we are worried about,. i- cumulative effect that we are worried about,. it it has been re worried about,. it it has been pretty wed — worried about,. it it has been pretty wed everywhere, - worried about,. it it has been pretty wed everywhere, this i worried about,. it it has been - pretty wed everywhere, this park is waterlogged and in many areas rivers are swollen. although flood plains

are swollen. although flood plains are filling up and doing thejob, with river levels rising tomorrow could bring more disruption. iam standing i am standing in camden right now and you can see a pothole, it is about six foot long and it takes up quite a large part of this bit of the road. we know that it has caused lots of problems for drivers but also foot cyclist. it is one of many thousands of potholes across london. we will have a chat with someone who is no fan of potholes, let's talk to paul. paul, what kind of impact of potholes have a new?—

potholes have a new? mainly a financial impact. _ potholes have a new? mainly a financial impact. excessive - potholes have a new? mainly a l financial impact. excessive wear potholes have a new? mainly a - financial impact. excessive wear and tear of all the components of my vehicle. it adds to my maintenance costs. some of the roads are absolutely shocking and they never seem to get repaired. what absolutely shocking and they never seem to get repaired.— absolutely shocking and they never seem to get repaired. what you feel when ou seem to get repaired. what you feel when you go — seem to get repaired. what you feel when you go over — seem to get repaired. what you feel when you go over a _ seem to get repaired. what you feel when you go over a pothole? - seem to get repaired. what you feel when you go over a pothole? apart. when you go over a pothole? apart from a large _ when you go over a pothole? apart from a large bump, _ when you go over a pothole? apart from a large bump, it _ when you go over a pothole? apart from a large bump, it is _ when you go over a pothole? v—t from a large bump, it is sometimes unavoidable. you can't move around them, you just have to take them as easy as you can. you them, you just have to take them as easy as you can-— easy as you can. you talked before about the financial _ easy as you can. you talked before about the financial damage, - easy as you can. you talked before about the financial damage, what i about the financial damage, what kind of numbers are we talking about? ,., ., , kind of numbers are we talking about? ., , , about? some potholes can cause instant damage, _ about? some potholes can cause instant damage, some _ about? some potholes can cause instant damage, some are - about? some potholes can cause instant damage, some are like i about? some potholes can cause instant damage, some are like a| about? some potholes can cause - instant damage, some are like a wear and tear think that makes things wear out faster than they should. we will be coming back to the issue of potholes in tonight programme at 6:30pm here on bbc one.

for more than a century ships have sailed from liverpool across the atlantic. there is a new exhibition celebrating that by the daughter of supple mccartney. this movie star clientele, elizabeth taylor and laurel and hardy. it is 100 years since the cruise line it's100 years since cunard introduced world cruise, and it's100 years since cunard was the first cruise line to introduce on—board photography. so, we thought we would take the opportunity to capture all those magical moments from guests that have sailed on cunard

recently, or in the past. which means drawing on the experiences of all passengers, first, second or third class. curating it will be famous photographer mary mccartney, daughter of famous liverpudlian sir paul. it's been really exciting to look through such a large collection of images. there's over 14,000 photographs in the cunard archive. i'm collating those to send to mary mccartney. so she is going to look through them and curate the online exhibition. it could well include hollywood legend clark gable, legendary entertainer bob hope, or the dorchester glamour girls here. here we are with our protective gloves on, because these are very valuable. take us through some of these artefacts. with this one we are looking at a brochure advertising the around the world cruise. and what's this? this is the may 1923 edition of the cunard magazine. it's really special because inside it shows passengers on board this cruise. another thing here, queen mary voyage, number 69, westbound. this is nearly 100 years old, isn't it? yeah, this was donated by a member of the public, his personal photograph album. and he was an employee

on the cunard ships. the cunard building was built to symbolise the gateway to the new world, and of course, still stands proud on liverpool's waterfront. 100 years ago, the arrivals hall would have been bustling right now, with people coming from all over. they would include politicians, famous writers and even hollywood stars. meanwhile, not content with their already impressive archive, cunard are after more. we want the public to delve into their photo albums of their memories on—board. we would love to see them, and we would love to put them in front of mary mccartney to see if she selects as one of the 100 images. the exhibition will go live later this year. ian haslam, bbc news. california is bracing for another round of deadly storms, as the extreme weather that has battered the american state moves north. at least 18 people have died after a month of heavy rain and flooding. our us correspondent, sophie long, has the latest.

a brief respite from the rain. but water surrounds sacramento. this landslide caused chaos in the central valley. there were countless others like it across california. workers rushed to repair this sinkhole that swallowed two cars in los angeles. like this clean—up crew at a farm in ventura county, they know the next deluge is just days away. it was up to our knees running over the road. no waterfor two years, and then more water than we got in two years in 2a hours is not the business. the extensive flooding has been caused by a series of atmospheric rivers which behave like conveyor belts of water in the sky. this is the result. entire neighbourhoods turned into lakes. fire crews flew in to rescue a person trapped by the ventura river, which hit its highest level ever. i've never seen anything like this in all my 41 years living in the city. we lost our home and all of our

belongings that we've had. in the central valley, the flood water overwhelmed vehicles and homes. as the current storm moves north towards the pacific northwest, a brief break in the extreme weather in california has meant evacuation orders in santa barbara have been lifted. but rivers still rage and the runoff from the mountains keeps coming fast. there is one silver lining. the several feet of snow that's fallen in the sierra nevadas should run off into the reservoirs when it melts, helping to lift their levels after years of drought. but more punishing storms are expected to pound the west coast this weekend. sophie long, bbc news, los angeles.

flooding remains a concern this afternoon, we saw some transport disruption in parts of wales and as far as flood warnings go, there are 52 in england and 25 in wales. as far as the 52 in england and 25 in wales. as faras the rain 52 in england and 25 in wales. as far as the rain goes, the worst is out of the way but through the afternoon there will be some strong winds in northern ireland and in and well. gus could reach 50 or 60 mph. they will be some localised impacts, maybe some trees blown over due to those strong winds. it stays windy overnight across the central regions with showers across the north, blustery for all of us so it never gets that called for a january night. temperatures three to seven celsius. a brighter day tomorrow, there will be a zone of wetter weather across northern ireland and western scotland and north—west england as a day goes by. another mild day.

this is bbc news. i'm geeta guru—murthy. the headlines at 2pm: new figures show record waiting times in england for an ambulance — with many patients waiting five times longer than they should. we kept thinking that the ambulance would pull up any minute. we kept thinking, it willarrive. it would pull up any minute. we kept thinking, it will arrive. it will be ok. itjust didn't. russians fighting in ukraine claim they've found the body of one of two british aid workers who've been reported missing. calls for energy companies to stop making their customers use prepayment meters — because they're struggling to pay their bills. bumper christmas sales for some of britain's biggest retailers — despite the cost of living crisis.