this is a man who relentlessly degraded, belittled, sexually assaulted and raped women. as time went on, the severities of his offending intensified as he became emboldened, thinking he would get away with it. sieve in the same unit as murder and rapist wayne cousin's. served in the same unit as murder and rapist wayne cousins. money borrowed for christmas could take years to repay, an advice charity has warned — as a poll for the bbc indicates fear over unmanageable debt jeremy clarkson says he's emailed the duke and duchess of sussex to apologise for his column in the sun newspaper, in which he described his hatred for meghan.

good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. we start this hour with breaking news — teachers in england and wales will go on strike in national disputes over pay. the national education union says the ballots meet the legal thresholds for both turnout and a vote in favour of strikes. seven strike days are being announced between february 1st and 16th march. for more on this, i'm joined by our education editor bra nwen jeffreys. what more do we know about this teacher strike which is going to start very soon? the teacher strike which is going to start very soon?— teacher strike which is going to start very soon? the paint teachers have had, 5% _ start very soon? the paint teachers have had. 5% pay — start very soon? the paint teachers have had, 5% pay increase - start very soon? the paint teachers l have had, 5% pay increase in england and separately in wales this year, the union says that falls far below

inflation in the cost—of—living and everyone is seeing that. and the result which we have just announced, they are saying they're going to be taking action for seven days in total on days starting on the first and 14th of february and those will both be national days of action in england and wales and after that separately, some of the english regions internal abstract dates followed by two national days again on the 15th and 16th of march which is the time the westminster government sets budget for the coming year. they are pressing ahead and i spokejust a coming year. they are pressing ahead and i spoke just a short time ago at the general secretary to ask why they think after all of the covid—19 description, this is the right time for them to go on strike again. we have passed the government's undemocratic thresholds. 90% vote in england, 92% vote in wales, with turnouts that

are well above the threshold limits. so it is a real sense that members are engaged with this and they want to see the government change on the question of pay and funding. ijust need to say, the reason members are so concerned is they see the problem in our schools. they see that we have special needs support assistants who are leaving schools to get jobs elsewhere because they are better paid. we see that chemistry classes, of year 11 children are being taught by people who aren't qualified in chemistry. we see in primary schools, people are not being able to hold on to permanent teachers and so are having a succession of temporary teachers. all of those reasons are why people think the government needs to make a change. what will the strike action meaning and practice? parents will be wondering right now our schools going to completely close? ida wondering right now our schools going to completely close? no school have more than _ going to completely close? no school have more than four _ going to completely close? no school have more than four days _ going to completely close? no school have more than four days of- going to completely close? no school have more than four days of action i have more than four days of action and the guidance is very clear in

schools should stay open at all costs and make every effort to stay open and this is the biggest classroom teachers union and 250,000 members and a quarter of a million teachers will potentially be going on strike on the dates affected but i think that we will see is schools trying to give priority to those facing g csc and a levels this year and where they have to, may be leaning on some of the tactics and experiences from covid—19, using remote learning if they have to send individual year groups. the? remote learning if they have to send individual year groups.— individual year groups. they want to rise more in — individual year groups. they want to rise more in line _ individual year groups. they want to rise more in line with _ individual year groups. they want to rise more in line with inflation - rise more in line with inflation around 10% of the moment and what is the governments argument, they are saying they cannot afford it.- saying they cannot afford it. across the whole of _ saying they cannot afford it. across the whole of the _ saying they cannot afford it. across the whole of the public, _ saying they cannot afford it. across the whole of the public, the - the whole of the public, the government is saying having to balance fairness to teachers in this particular case is a big concern which is what we are seeing in very

high inflation and the fink significant pay increases across the public sector can simply lead to a spiral that increases rather than hopes that perhaps they're beginning to tell a later this year and i understand we could see the next between the secretary and england's as soon as wednesday and they are trying to have conversations to have talks but the union is saying that we are willing to talk but you have to come to the table with something concrete in substantial in order for us to make progress. well meanwhile, school children in scotland will miss more lessons this week as teachers take further strike action in their continuing dispute over pay. over the next 16 days, the action will affect two local authorities a day, starting today with

glasgow and east lothian. last week, strikes closed almost every primary school in scotland on tuesday, and every secondary school on wednesday. our other main story this hour — a serving metropolitan police officer has admitted he's a serial rapist who carried out sex attacks over almost two decades. pc david carrick, a member of the diplomatic protection squad, has pleaded guilty to 49 offences, including 2a counts of rape. the met has apologised to his victims, after it emerged it missed warnings about his behaviour over a long period of time. he served in the same unit as the convicted met police murderer and rapist wayne couzens. our home affairs correspondent, june kelly, has more. david carrick, the serial rapist and violent sexual predator who, for 20 years, wore a police uniform. in his private life he told his victims, "you are my slave," as he controlled and abused them, subjecting them to appalling acts of degradation.

in hisjob, carrick carried a gun, as he guarded the houses of parliament and government buildings as part of the metropolitan police's parliamentary and diplomatic protection command. he used his job to silence his victims, telling them not to report him because it would be their word against that of a police officer. carrick was brought to court from prison. last month he pleaded guilty to 43 offences against 11 women, including multiple rapes and sexual assaults. we can report for the first time his catalogue of crimes because today he admitted the remaining charges he was facing against a 12th woman. she is his first known victim. he attacked her in 2003, near the start of his policing career. at scotland yard, carrick�*s bosses

admit that down the years there were red flags over his behaviour towards women and they should have stopped him earlier. this is devastating to the trust and confidence that we are working so hard to earn from women and girls across london. we know this is a day that policing has definitely taken a step back. david carrick lived in stevenage in hertfordshire and he committed many of his crimes in his home county. he met some of his victims at social events, others online. he was in controlling and coercive relationships with three of the women. at home he would regularly imprison one of them in a cupboard under the stairs. carrick was brought to justice when one woman decided to go to hertfordshire police after she said he attacked her in a hotel. she was prompted by publicity about the disgraced met officer, wayne couzens. this woman was the catalyst and gave carrick�*s other victims the confidence to finally speak out. today the victims who suffered

at the hands of david carrick have finally seen justice. it is their courage in standing up against this heinously abusive man, a police officer, that has helped to secure his conviction. the metropolitan police is now facing questions over its failure to root out a criminal in uniform. june kelly, bbc news, at southwark crown court. let's get more now from our correspondent helena wilkinson who's outside southwark crown court... just tell us more about what is known about his very long period of time, 17 or 18 years. it’s time, 17 or 18 years. it's absolutely _ time, 17 or 18 years. it�*s absolutely staggering and shocking in the scale of the offending pc serving the

metropolitan police and behind the scenes in private, he was a serial rapist and a violent sexual predator we know as well as the 2a rapes that he has admitted to, there are 49 defences in total that he has pleaded guilty to end as you heard injune's report there, he originally said he was not guilty of the charges but today, and a very short hearing here at southern crown court, he changed his pleas to six of the charges against them that they related to one woman and that is why we can now report the details of the guilty pleas that he entered in december at a hearing at the old bayley. as well as the sexual offences that david carrick carried out on many victims over a period of around 17 years, he was controlling, he was coercive, he intimidated his victims. he used his position as a

police officer to threaten and put fear into these women to the point where they felt they could not come forward and report what he was doing to them. just to give you an example of what he would do to the women that we have heard from hertfordshire police based on accounts of the women had toward him. he would control with some of them wore, what they ate, what they slept and stopped them from speaking to men and even their own children as well. and there were three charges that david carrick pleaded guilty to which involved him forcing women under a cupboard under his stairs in one particular situation, one of the women, he put him under his cupboard in the stairs on multiple occasions, he left her there and intimidated and humiliated her. and then it was up to him, he decided when this woman would come

out and he called women prostitutes in his messages to them and he said to them, you are my slave and absolutely shocking details of a serving metropolitan police officer and he carried out these crimes, and it's been across 17 years and all the while, he was carrying out his duty as a police officer. find the while, he was carrying out his duty as a police officer.— duty as a police officer. and the missed opportunities _ duty as a police officer. and the missed opportunities to - duty as a police officer. and the missed opportunities to find - duty as a police officer. and the| missed opportunities to find out more about his behaviour because there were allegations and there were reported incidents about his behaviour. , ., �* , were reported incidents about his behaviour. , . �* , , behaviour. yes, that's right. in his time at the _ behaviour. yes, that's right. in his time at the metropolitan - time at the metropolitan police, thatis time at the metropolitan police, that is a for three world, you lived in hartford trip there were nine occasions where he was on the radar, if you like and there is a series of incidents involving women during his career and as a police officer and

there were reports of assault, harassment and domestic incidents, none of those into a criminal prosecution but it was notjust the met that he was on the radar on, he came in the radarforfeiture, and thames valley forces. the metropolitan police and said that it had missed opportunities to stop pc carried from this if they had looked at the whole picture as these incidents of come out and stopping the offending event apologised on day two to the victims who briefly spoke out on a serving police officer and in terms of the sentencing, david carrick is going to be sentenced to a two day hearing on the sixth and 7th of february of next month. let's speak now to harriet wistrich who is director of the centre for women'sjustice

and a solicitor of 25 years. thank you very much for being with us. what is your initial reaction to some of the details that you've heard about this case today? it is re heard about this case today? it 3 pretty devastating, isn't heard about this case today? it 1 pretty devastating, isn't it in so many ways. sadly, from perspective, it is not that unexpected. we have been working around the issue of police perpetrated abuse for a number of years and reported a number of years and reported a number of years and reported a number of complaints forward that look at this very issue in the problems that women have reporting these allegations and the failures of investigations into these cases, the key issues is that women are reluctant to report this because men like david carrick will tell them that would not be believed because

they are police officers and if they do report, often it is colleagues that are investigating and that is why we think there has to be completely independent reporting mechanism at this to an outside police force and that is one issue in more generally an interesting, i think about this case is that he starts his offending in 2003, exactly the same time as the serial rapistjohn and the abject failures that were found in relation to the police investigations into that were around the failure to look at in joining the dots and look at the historic reports and offending and so, you have a perfect storm there of failures in rain and sexual assault investigations and domestic abuse more generally. in the system

that cannot cope with the investigating its own officers. that, and his senses you end up with somebody like david carrick at the end of the day. somebody like david carrick at the end of the day-— somebody like david carrick at the end of the day. such a dark day for the metropolitan _ end of the day. such a dark day for the metropolitan police. _ end of the day. such a dark day for the metropolitan police. in - end of the day. such a dark day for the metropolitan police. in britishl the metropolitan police. in british policing as a whole. what needs to change institutionally, do you think? clearly, there are so many questions about those missed opportunities and also about vetting procedures and how he became a police officer and police officer for so long. we police officer and police officer for so long-— police officer and police officer for so lonu. ~ . ., , ., for so long. we had a number of re orts for so long. we had a number of reports recently _ for so long. we had a number of reports recently involving - for so long. we had a number ofj reports recently involving wayne couzens's conviction we had an inspector report highlighting huge systemic problems of misconduct proceedings and we've also had an interim report looking at the met

police and also the home secretary conducted an inquiry following the murder of sarah everard and so, there is a series of reports and recommendations on police perpetrated domestic abuse. what recommendations on police perpetrated domestic abuse. what do ou think is perpetrated domestic abuse. what do you think is to — perpetrated domestic abuse. what do you think is to change _ perpetrated domestic abuse. what do you think is to change in _ perpetrated domestic abuse. what do you think is to change in a _ you think is to change in a nutshell? i you think is to change in a nutshell?— you think is to change in a nutshell? ~' ~ , . ., , nutshell? i think the key changes we need the repeatedly _ nutshell? i think the key changes we need the repeatedly made _ nutshell? i think the key changes we need the repeatedly made to - need the repeatedly made to be implemented. how does that happen? we have again and again had these reports and learning lessons that nothing changes and that is because recommendations are not properly implemented, how do you make that happen, you have to make those and managerial and leadership positions properly accountable so if they do not ensure it does recommendations of changed, and if they do not and

force zero tolerance of misogyny within police forces, that they are held accountable as well as those below and you need to have much more effective whistle—blowing systems and those who want to report on other officers can come forward and have an independent mechanism for reporting the victims of police perpetration to report. 15 reporting the victims of police perpetration to report.- reporting the victims of police perpetration to report. is this an issue that _ perpetration to report. is this an issue that affects _ perpetration to report. is this an issue that affects the _ perpetration to report. is this an l issue that affects the metropolitan police this is the same police forces up and down the united kingdom? i forces up and down the united kinudom? ., �* , forces up and down the united kingdom?— forces up and down the united kinadom? ., �* , �*, , kingdom? i don't believe it's 'ust the met, | — kingdom? i don't believe it's 'ust the met, i believe it's * kingdom? i don't believe it's 'ust the met, i believe it's across h kingdom? i don't believe it'sjust the met, i believe it's across the | the met, i believe it's across the country in the complaint that we had about 200 women contacting us now and from all over the country and some forces that come out worse and that's one of the bad ones but we've seen lots of other police forces across the country, big urban police

forces and smaller rural police forces and smaller rural police forces and smaller rural police forces and it is a systemic pattern in policing and a national issue, notjust a london issue.- in policing and a national issue, notjust a london issue. where does that pattern — notjust a london issue. where does that pattern come _ notjust a london issue. where does that pattern come from? _ notjust a london issue. where does that pattern come from? why - notjust a london issue. where does that pattern come from? why is - notjust a london issue. where does i that pattern come from? why is there this pattern? why do some officers behave like this? is this pattern? why do some officers behave like this?— behave like this? is the number of reasons. clearly, _ behave like this? is the number of reasons. clearly, they're - behave like this? is the number of reasons. clearly, they're able - behave like this? is the number of reasons. clearly, they're able to i reasons. clearly, they're able to get away with it. clearly, there is a culture there which, for example, some officers sharing hard—core pornography and there not been stamped down on. and there is, i think, there are certain men who were attracted towards policing because in the same way that we see in the past that abuses are

attracted to professions where their access to the vulnerable. you have to put in place really effective vetting systems that is not happened recently with police. and as we've seen with the awful case and the processes despite reports against them. ., ~ processes despite reports against them. ., ,, i. processes despite reports against them. ., ~' ,, , processes despite reports against them. ., ,, , . processes despite reports against them. ., ~ , . ., processes despite reports against them. ., , . ., them. thank you very much for your time tonight- _ police investigating a drive—by shooting outside a catholic church in london have arrested a 22 year—old man. six people were injured in the attack, including a 7—year old girl whose condition in hospital is said to be life—threatening. some viewers may find parts of this report from robin brant distressing — we should also tell you that it contains flash photography. this was the immediate aftermath, inside the church, seconds after a single gunshot hit mourners

on the steps outside. shouting and screaming. as people run in every direction, one man shouts, where's my mum? "move, move, move!" can then be heard in the chaos. six people were injured in all, two children among them. a seven—year—old is in a life—threatening condition. as the investigation continues into what happened just a few metres down here, reassurance goes on as well of the people that live here and come to school here. one of the teachers at maria fidelis schooljust behind that wall has told me this morning they will be talking to the children. everyone hoping that as awful as the shooting was, it is just a one—off. it's not clear yet why this church in this street was targeted, but this cctv has helped police quickly identify what they're looking for — a small black toyota passes, the back window down. gunshot. then, a gunshot is heard.

as happened inside the church, people panic. and then people run. screaming. sara sanchez and her mum, fresia calderon, were the reason mourners came to the church. from a british colombian family, they died before christmas. peter 0'grady works next door. it's obviously outside people who have come in to do this, you know. the community are wonderful people, you know. wejust came back from ukraine, and that is where you expect shootings. as police are questioning a man linked to that the black toyota, the labour leader is talking about even tougher gun laws. i think we need to look again as to whether those laws are strong enough. that may or may not help this particular case, and i would be careful not to go into the details. as police investigate this drive—by shooting, links to columbia and its drug trade may be part of the inquiry. robin brant, bbc news. police in sicily say they have arrested italy's most wanted mafia boss.

matteo messina denaro had been on the run for 30 years and is believed to be the leading figure in the notorious cosa nostra mafia. over 100 members of the armed forces are said to have been involved in the arrest which took place when denaro visited a private clinic. in ukraine, the mayor of the city of dnipro is warning there may be no further survivors after saturday's russian missile strike on an apartment building. a whole section of the nine—storey block collapsed, killing at least a0 people including three children. more than 30 others are still missing, and rescue efforts are continuing. money borrowed to fund christmas celebrations could take years to repay back. that's a warning from the debt charity, stepchange, who advised more people on the first working day of 2023, than on any day last year. it comes as a poll of more than 4,000 adults carried out for bbc news suggests concern

over unmanageable debt. of those surveyed, almost half said they used credit to fund some of their festive spending, with about a third of those saying they are not confident they'll be able to pay it back. worries around bills are part of most people's lives now. more than 80% of respondents said they are concerned by the rising cost of living. and with further strains on the economy, the survey shows 40% of people are now worried about losing theirjob this year. the survey was carried out between the 11th and 6th of january. 0ur correspondent colletta smith has been speaking to some parents in west yorkshire. it is showtime at the castleford tigers dance class. and like so many people, parents here are working hard to make sure their children still have something to cheer about, while keeping a lid on spending. for me, it's the shopping.

the bills, you try, something that you used to get for £3.50 for some chicken breasts, now they're £11.50 and if you're doing that, that's a big thing for me. nearly half the people in our survey said they changed where they shopped to try and save money. when it comes to the girls and things, like, they've gone previous years and we have not had to say no to them. but now we are having to say no because, obviously, for the kids, they all think everything is free. christmas is always a big spending point, but with budgets already stretched with the basics, 31% of people told us they'd spent less than planned this christmas. but it is not easy for those with children. i personally sometimes feel the pressure of social media and you see all your friends doing stuff with all their children, doing this, doing that, and sometimes it's a bit overwhelming and i had to say no, i'm only doing a few things over the christmas period.

activities, do you mean? yeah, like going to see santa or going to see the lights or doing something christmassy, but i did cut it down a lot this year. nearly half of those surveyed said they had paid for at least some christmas spending on credit. nowadays, who does carry cash? so you are spending on your card and it is literallyjust a tap for everything and you don't realise how much you're spending. and almost a third of that group said they are not confident they will be able to pay the debt back. more than half the people we spoke to for the survey said in the last six months they have struggled to pay for essential bills for their household, so finding activities that are cheap and free, particularly for children, is becoming increasingly important for a lot of people. whereas we might get a nicer pizza, we'd have to get a cheaper one and all those kinds of things. takeaways are kind of special treats now, rather than once or twice a month, so there are deliberate choices we have had to make in terms of cutting back.

for alistair, with three children at home, the energy bills have gone through the roof. it's kind of like november, blankets... i'm not putting the heating on, it's not going to happen. and he is not alone. in fact, nearly seven in ten people in our survey said they have turned the thermostat down on their heating this winter. households across the country are continuing to change habits and trim spending across almost every area of life, salami slicing the family cutbacks to keep the show on the road. and you can keep up with the latest developments on the cost of living crisis, by visiting the bbc news website, or you can download the bbc news app for more information on energy bills and price rises. that's bbc news. let's speak now to vicki nash, head of policy on campaigns and public affairs at mental health charity mind. we saw in those survey results are worried people are genuinely about the cost of living crisis and what is that doing to some people's

mental health? we is that doing to some people's mental health?— is that doing to some people's mental health? ~ ~ ., , ., , mental health? we know this really clical mental health? we know this really cyclical relationship _ mental health? we know this really cyclical relationship between - mental health? we know this really| cyclical relationship between people who are experiencing this and poor mental health and so, if you're experiencing that financial distress, you're more likely to develop a mental health problem if you're ready have a mental health problem, you're more likely to experience financial distress. it's quite a toxic relationship. i define people getting in touch with you more as their financial difficulties pile—up which allowed the second half of last year the sun increase tour information line and about money and financial distress and concerns about other going to pay the bills and feed their families and consistently here and now, that message coming across people working on her information line and the level of anxiety is really increasing inside to continue there's no end in sight for this cost of living crisis. aha,

there's no end in sight for this cost of living crisis.— cost of living crisis. a lot of aeo . le cost of living crisis. a lot of people are _ cost of living crisis. a lot of people are getting - cost of living crisis. a lot of people are getting into - cost of living crisis. a lot of people are getting into real cost of living crisis. a lot of - people are getting into real debt because they were trying to pay for christmas and just getting into more debt and they're going to struggle to repay that and christmas is supposed to be a time ofjoy and happiness but for many people, it is a very worrying time. we happiness but for many people, it is a very worrying time.— a very worrying time. we know christmas _ a very worrying time. we know christmas can _ a very worrying time. we know christmas can be _ a very worrying time. we know christmas can be really - a very worrying time. we know| christmas can be really difficult time for lots of people, actually probably because of the costs of christmas and people do not have the best relationships with their families and there is an added pressure. the thing that goes on top of a tense situation just exacerbates people's anxieties and stress levels and i can have a knock on impact in the january where we are now. �* ., on impact in the january where we are now. ~ ., , on impact in the january where we are now. ~ . , , ., on impact in the january where we are now. ~ . , ., . ., are now. and what is your advice to aeo . le are now. and what is your advice to people were _ are now. and what is your advice to people were worried _ are now. and what is your advice to people were worried about - are now. and what is your advice to people were worried about their. people were worried about their debts that they've incurred over the festive period and people might be bottling up some of those worries and concerns, but what would you say

to those people? the and concerns, but what would you say to those people?— to those people? the most important thina is if to those people? the most important thing is if you — to those people? the most important thing is if you are _ to those people? the most important thing is if you are worried _ to those people? the most important thing is if you are worried about - thing is if you are worried about your debt or your money for the state of how much money you've got and find help and there is some great organisations step change, the national debt charity, they offer free advice on how to look after your finances and how to repay that debt off you might also be entitled to more money than you're getting and if you look on our website, you'll find a good amount of information to make sure that you get the right benefit or you get the right amount of universal credit and receive the right benefits because they make a big difference in quite a ducal on in the third point i would make as it and if you like it's a bit overwhelming and it's getting on top of you are struggling with mental health then please speak to someone about that and a loved one or a family member is seeking professional help from a dp or

another kind of health professional and do notjust suffer in silence, please reach out and get that help because that help is available to you. because that help is available to ou. ., ~' because that help is available to ou. ., ~ , ., y because that help is available to ou. ., ~' , ., , . because that help is available to ou. ., ~' , . ., ., you. thank you very much from mental health charity — you. thank you very much from mental health charity mind. _ you. thank you very much from mental health charity mind. thank _ you. thank you very much from mental health charity mind. thank you. - you. thank you very much from mental health charity mind. thank you. all. health charity mind. thank you. all the latest developments and just visit our bbc news website or you can download the bbc news app for more information on energy bills and price rises. that is all on bbc news. we started this hour reporting that members of the national education union will be going on strike for seven days between february 1st and march 16th. we are now hearing that head teachers will not strike in england after a ballot by the naht union failed to meet the legally required 50% turnout threshold. the union says it is considering re—running the ballot because of alleged disruption caused by postal strikes.

naht members in wales will take industrial action, however, after the ballot there met the required turnout. sport now, and a full round—up from the bbc sport centre. good evening. afterfour weeks in his new role as england men's head coach, steve borthwick has named his squad for the six nations with high—profile omissions including billy vunipola, jonny may and jack nowell. borthwick has confirmed that 0wen farrell will captain the side. there has been a recall for veteran p"°p there has been a recall for veteran prop dan cole, the 35—year—old last played for england in the 2019 world cup final, and northampton fly—half finn smith is one of five uncapped players in the squad which is a combination borthwick is pleased with. i combination borthwick is pleased with. ~' ., ., ., ., with. i think we have got a great blend of experienced _ with. i think we have got a great blend of experienced players - with. i think we have got a great| blend of experienced players and exciting young talent. we have more

than 1000 test caps in this squad. we have more than 406 nations appearances in the group of players. all of these players are playing at an incredible level at premiership and european rugby and will bring with them into the squad a great deal of confidence and momentum as a result. we want to build a team that this nation can be proud of. as well as borthwick being in a new role, the former leeds cpatin, kevin sinfield is now england's defence coach and is getting used to his surroundings. it is all new to me. it is all new to me, like, being here, i'm so excited about the squad we have selected, so excited about being at twickenham and understanding what is to come. it has been great so far, albeit we have not been on the grass. can't wait to get on the grass. can't wait to get on the grass and work with the players. we have a group that are really excited about some little tweaks in how we go about things. there's a real

determination to get better and improve. can't wait to get going, really. britain's cameron norrie admitted he was "pretty nervous" at the start of his first round match on day1 of tennis's australian open. the world number 12 settled into the first set though and beat the french wildcard entry luca van ashe in straight sets. norrie has been in great form so far this season — this is now his seventh win of the year. 21—year—old jack draper had a great start to his match against reigning champion rafael nadal. draper levelled the match at one set all and still looked strong at the start of the third set, but then struggled with cramp and lost the fourth set 6—1. nadal, aiming for a 23rd grand slam title, is into the second round despite not being at his best. there was an element of relief around emma raducanu's celebrations after she won her first round match despite an injury scare coming into the tournament.

the british number one beat germany's tamara korpatsch in straight sets, 6—3, 6—2. the 20—year—old rolled her ankle in auckland 11 days ago but breezed through the first round. she now faces american seventh seed coco gauff. the liverpool managerjurgen klopp says he doesn't think this transfer window is the right time to strengthen his squad, despite his team's poorform. liverool were beaten 3—0 by brighton at the weekend and are currently ninth in the premier league table, but klopp thinks his current players can improve things rather than bringing in new players to fix their problems. so if the solution is for us would be out there, available and doable and stuff like this, of course, we would bring in players to help. but we have an existing squad as well and we are underperforming, definitely, i know that. merseyside police say no threats

or incidents were reported to them ahead of everton's home game with southampton on saturday. fans had planned to protest against the club's board after the final whistle but everton released a statement before kick—off saying that directors had been told to stay away from the game due to a credible threat to their safety identified by security advisors. frank lampard's side lost the match 2—1. and the shakhtar donetsk president has pledged to donate £22 million to the ukrainian war effort following the transfer of their winger mykhailo mudryk to chelsea. the 22—year—old was at stamford bridge yesterday having signed a deal worth up to £89 million — a record for ukrainian football. the shakter donetsk president said the money will be used to help "families of fallen soldiers". that's all the sport for now. breaking news of quite a lot of constitutional significance. the uk government, we are hearing, has

decided to block the scottish government's gender recognition reform bill from becoming law. the scottish secretary alisterjack, we are hearing, is expected to lay an order before the westminster parliament this week, tomorrow, in fact, to prevent the bill being sent to the king for royal approval. let's remind you what the bill, the gender recognition reform scotland bill, it has been highly controversial but was passed by the scottish parliament because what it would do is make it easierfor trans people to obtain a gender recognition certificate, and it also reduces the minimum age, the time required to live in their acquired gender, and removing the need for a medical diagnosis as part of the process, called self identification. as i say, that has been very controversial and there have been

suggestions that the scottish legislation would be in contradiction to uk equality law, and there has been speculation that the uk government would block it. that would have real constitutional significance because it would be the uk government blocking scottish government legislation, scottish parliament legislation, and it is the first time that a scottish bill will has been stopped on the basis that the uk government believes it would have a negative impact on uk law. it is probably likely to be challenged in the courts by the scottish government. first minister nicola sturgeon has previously said any intervention like this would be any intervention like this would be an outrage. in fact, she was saying earlier today that the uk government warning —— she was warning against the uk government using trans people as a political weapon earlier today. we will bring you more on that breaking news in the next few minutes. more now on our top story,

and thousands of teachers in england and wales have voted to strike in a dispute about pay. the uk's largest teaching union, the neu, says it will hold seven days of walk—outs, beginning next month. joining us now is the deputy general secretary of the national education union, niamh sweeney. thank you forjoining us. people will say and parents will say, haven't kids been through enough? we haven't kids been through enough? we have had the covid pandemic and they have had the covid pandemic and they have missed so much school already and you are proposing they miss even more. i and you are proposing they miss even more. ~' and you are proposing they miss even more. ~ , _, , ., more. i think parents recognise that education is — more. i think parents recognise that education is in _ more. i think parents recognise that education is in crisis. _ more. i think parents recognise that education is in crisis. they - more. i think parents recognise that education is in crisis. they will - education is in crisis. they will know that a toxic mix of excessive workload and poor pay means that their children are less likely to be taught by a qualified teacher in their subject. we have got one in eight maths lessons being taught by a non—qualified teacher. we know that a quarter of teachers leave within two years of qualifying and a

third within five years. 13% of teachers who qualified in 2019 have already left. that means that children and young people are having a disrupted education and that is a disruption and a crisis made by the government. we have had ten years of real terms pay cuts for teachers and they are missing their recruitment targets for teachers, not only in those traditional shortage subjects of physics or maths, but also now in english, psychology, politics and primary. this is really serious. the level of engagement by our members is a cry for help. it is saying, we need acute investment in our education system so that we can provide children and young people with the skills and knowledge that they need so that we can have a recovery and a high wage, high skilled economy, with growth that

this government talks about. you have been given _ this government talks about. you have been given a 5% pay rise and you want, what, double that, effectively? the government say that is just not affordable. effectively? the government say that isjust not affordable.— isjust not affordable. well, that -a isjust not affordable. well, that pay increase _ isjust not affordable. well, that pay increase that _ isjust not affordable. well, that pay increase that was _ isjust not affordable. well, that pay increase that was offered i isjust not affordable. well, that pay increase that was offered to | pay increase that was offered to teachers was not funded so it needed to come out of existing school budgets. now, we already know that 90% of schools are already making cuts to subject provision, to support staff that support our children with special educational needs and disabilities and teachers have seen a 24% cut in real terms to their pay since 2010. support staff, even more so. if that is reflected ljy even more so. if that is reflected by a mass exodus of teachers from the classroom and a lack of ability for the government to be able to recruit them. —— and that is reflected. that has a negative impact on children and young people and we have been saying to the government for many years that this is building, that this is something they need to sit down and talk to is about. we would hope that in talks with gillian keegan towards the end

of this week that she is able to avert the strike action but sit down and tell us what she is going to do to enter the excessive workload and poor pay. to enter the excessive workload and aoor aa . ~ ., to enter the excessive workload and car .a _ . ., ., to enter the excessive workload and aoor aa .~ ., ., , to enter the excessive workload and aoor aa . . ., ., , ., ., poor pay. what would be enough for ou to call poor pay. what would be enough for you to call of — poor pay. what would be enough for you to call of the _ poor pay. what would be enough for you to call of the strikes? _ poor pay. what would be enough for you to call of the strikes? as - poor pay. what would be enough for you to call of the strikes? as i - you to call of the strikes? as i say, you have been offered 5%, and you want, am i right, around 10%, the inflation rate?— you want, am i right, around 10%, the inflation rate? what our members are askina the inflation rate? what our members are asking for— the inflation rate? what our members are asking for is _ the inflation rate? what our members are asking for is fully _ the inflation rate? what our members are asking for is fully fully _ are asking for is fully fully funded, funded by the government, not out of existing budgets that have already seen 12 years of austerity, we are asking for a fully funded pay rise that matches current inflation at least.— inflation at least. they are not aoain to inflation at least. they are not going to give _ inflation at least. they are not going to give you _ inflation at least. they are not going to give you that - inflation at least. they are notj going to give you that because inflation at least. they are not - going to give you that because they say it is not affordable and they also said it willjust say it is not affordable and they also said it will just feel say it is not affordable and they also said it willjust feel more inflation, that kind of pay rise. we know inflation, that kind of pay rise. - know that that isn't true, public sector pay rises don't feel inflation the way that the government is saying. but if the government is saying. but if the government came to our members with an offer, we would obviously put that to them but they have not come to us. we have been talking to them about this for many months. members,

you know, they set those thresholds for the ballot exceedingly high, thinking that we would not be able to make them. well, our members have said strongly that they are voting yes to strike action. we have been talking to them about this for many months. we carried out an indicative ballot of members in the autumn term which should have been enough notice to the government to be able to take this seriously and sit down and talk about what investment they are prepared to put in place to save education for children and young people for future generations. deputy general secretary of the national education union, could you hang on a minute because i am going to play you, if you don't mind, a clip we have just had from the education secretary, so if you could listen to that and maybe give your reaction to what gillian keegan has been saying about the decision to strike, this is the education secretary in the last few minutes. well, it is deeply disappointing for children— well, it is deeply disappointing for children and parents and for all of us, really — children and parents and for all of us, really. it is only one union

that_ us, really. it is only one union that has— us, really. it is only one union that has voted to go on strike and it is really— that has voted to go on strike and it is really disappointing, with only_ it is really disappointing, with only 53%_ it is really disappointing, with only 53% of their members actually responding, but it is deeply disappointing for parents and children _ disappointing for parents and children. and of course it will have an impact— children. and of course it will have an impact on children's education. we all— an impact on children's education. we all know that during the pandemic, they have had a lot of disruption — pandemic, they have had a lot of disruption to their education and we are still— disruption to their education and we are still trying to catch up from that _ are still trying to catch up from that so — are still trying to catch up from that so it— are still trying to catch up from that. so it is deeply disappointing. the very— that. so it is deeply disappointing. the very first thing i did when i came _ the very first thing i did when i came into _ the very first thing i did when i came into office is i received a letter— came into office is i received a letter from all of the unions, asking — letter from all of the unions, asking for— letter from all of the unions, asking for £2 billion of additional funding — asking for £2 billion of additional funding for schools, and that is what _ funding for schools, and that is what we — funding for schools, and that is what we announced in the autumn statement, exactly what was asked for is _ statement, exactly what was asked for is exactly what we delivered on. so that— for is exactly what we delivered on. so that is— for is exactly what we delivered on. so that is disappointing. and when you look— so that is disappointing. and when you look at— so that is disappointing. and when you look at pay, teachers pay, you have _ you look at pay, teachers pay, you have obviously the headline figures which _ have obviously the headline figures which is _ have obviously the headline figures which is 5% for experienced teachers and 89% _ which is 5% for experienced teachers and 8.9% for new teachers but

actually, — and 8.9% for new teachers but actually, within that, there were also lots — actually, within that, there were also lots of opportunities to progress and get promotion. so if you look— progress and get promotion. so if you look at— progress and get promotion. so if you look at pretty much all of the early _ you look at pretty much all of the early years — you look at pretty much all of the early years teachers, and 40% of experienced teachers, they can actually — experienced teachers, they can actually be earning up to 15.9% this year~ _ actually be earning up to 15.9% this year~ so— actually be earning up to 15.9% this year~ so it — actually be earning up to 15.9% this year. so it is, you know, deeply disappointing that one union has voted _ disappointing that one union has voted for— disappointing that one union has voted for this action and we will be updating _ voted for this action and we will be updating our guidance and publishing that tomorrow. 50 updating our guidance and publishing that tomorrow.— that tomorrow. so that is the education — that tomorrow. so that is the education secretary. - that tomorrow. so that is the education secretary. let's . that tomorrow. so that is the education secretary. let's goj that tomorrow. so that is the - education secretary. let's go back to the deputy general secretary of the national education union, you had gillian keegan saying actually, teachers could get 15.9% and it is deeply disappointing and children and parents will think, as i said at the beginning, so much education has been missed and this is just going to be more school days lost. than? to be more school days lost. any schoolina to be more school days lost. any schooling lost _ to be more school days lost. any schooling lost in _ to be more school days lost. sin; schooling lost in strike action is... compared to the impact of the

largest secondary school class sizes for 40 years, increased primary class sizes since 2010 and as i said, a quarter of teachers leaving within the first two years of qualifying, if the pay deal that gillian keegan is talking about so boldly there was so good, why are we not able to retain and recruit teachers? why are our children and young people saying that they are having three or four maths teachers within a year or being taught it by somebody who is not qualified in that subject? that is the real issue that subject? that is the real issue that teachers are facing. parents will recognise that those are the experiences of their children and young people. they will be invited to meet their new teacher in primary for the third time this year, we know of cases of primary school teachers, where year six students have been in the school longer than the teachers themselves. this is a serious issue and we are willing to

sit down and talk to her about how we can solve it but it is a toxic mix of excessive workload and poor pay and poor funding mix of excessive workload and poor pay and poorfunding in education for over 12 years. pay and poor funding in education for over 12 years.— for over 12 years. thank you for sta ina for over 12 years. thank you for staying with — for over 12 years. thank you for staying with us _ for over 12 years. thank you for staying with us to _ for over 12 years. thank you for staying with us to give - for over 12 years. thank you for staying with us to give us - for over 12 years. thank you for staying with us to give us that l staying with us to give us that answer and response to the education secretary. niamh sweeney, deputy general secretary of the any you, thank you so much for your time. —— of the national education union. more on our breaking news that the uk government has decided, we understand, to block the scottish parliament's gender recognition reform bill from becoming law. we are hearing that scottish secretary alisterjack is going to lay in order before the westminster parliament this week to stop the bill being sent to the king for royal approval. bill being sent to the king for royalapproval. let's bill being sent to the king for royal approval. let's get more on this from james shaw in glasgow. this is quite complicated, the

gender recognition reform bill but as well as those measures, we are talking about a wider constitutional clash between the uk government at westminster and the scottish parliament.— westminster and the scottish parliament. , . ,. ., , parliament. yes, that is certainly how nicola _ parliament. yes, that is certainly how nicola sturgeon, _ parliament. yes, that is certainly how nicola sturgeon, the - parliament. yes, that is certainly how nicola sturgeon, the first i how nicola sturgeon, the first minister of scotland, sees it. she was asked this morning what her reaction would be if the uk government was to attempt to block the legislation and the used to describe it was outrage, it would be an outrage, she said, if the uk government blocked the scottish government's gender recognition reform bill. why? because it has never been done before in the more than 20 years of the devolution era since the scottish parliament was set up back in the 1990s. it has never happened before. the uk government has never said to the scottish parliament or the scottish government, "no, you can't pass this legislation, even though it appears to be legal and within your powers to be legal and within your powers to do so." there is a concern on the

part of nicola sturgeon and the scottish government and for many other people in scotland that this is a dangerous pass to go down, that if the scottish government is going to pass legislation and the uk government thinks it can question it or change it, that is something that there will be, i'm pretty sure, ben, an enormous amount of resistance in scotland to the idea that this is something that the uk government can do. 50 something that the uk government can do, ,, ., , something that the uk government can do, , ., ., something that the uk government can do. , ., ., , ., something that the uk government can do. , ., .,, ., do. so it is going to be a political and constitutional _ do. so it is going to be a political and constitutional battle - do. so it is going to be a political and constitutional battle but - do. so it is going to be a political and constitutional battle but it i do. so it is going to be a political and constitutional battle but it is| and constitutional battle but it is also a legal battle because the westminster government's case is that actually, this is in conflict with uk law, with the equalities law of 2010. we'll be scottish government —— will the scottish government —— will the scottish government make a legal appeal if it is blocked this week, which we are hearing it is going to be? we is blocked this week, which we are hearing it is going to be?— hearing it is going to be? we think that is what _ hearing it is going to be? we think that is what they _ hearing it is going to be? we think that is what they will _ hearing it is going to be? we think that is what they will do. - hearing it is going to be? we think that is what they will do. again, i that is what they will do. again, from what nicola sturgeon was saying this morning at a press briefing, she said that if the uk government did block this legislation using

something called a section 35 order from the original legislation which set up the scottish parliament, if the uk government decided to do that, then the scottish government would seek a judicial review, in other words, getting a court to decide to rule as to whether what the uk government had done was legal. now, we have heard from the scottish secretary, alisterjack, so thatis scottish secretary, alisterjack, so that is the uk government's man in scotland, who has said that he hopes the scottish parliament and the scottish government will take this legislation away again and rewrite it and amend it in a way which will mean it does not conflict with uk wide legislation, in particular, the equalities act 2010. whether the scottish government will be willing to do that is quite doubtful because they will see this as an attack on their powers and something that they have to resist. nicola sturgeon said this morning that she was very,

very, very confident, three verys in her response, that they would be successful in court. we will see in the coming days and weeks just how that argument between the scottish government and the uk government is going to play out. james, thank you very much for bringing us _ going to play out. james, thank you very much for bringing us right - very much for bringing us right up—to—date on the breaking news. james shaw in glasgow, there. the foreign office has confirmed that a british man died in the nepal plane crash. an fcdo spokesperson said, "we are supporting the family of a british man who has died in nepal and are in contact with the local authorities." all 72 people on board are feared to have died yesterday when the flight from kathmandu to the tourist town of pokhara crashed and burst into flames. 0ur correspondent rajini vaidyanathan sent this report from near the site of the crash. scattered across the river bank, fragments of flight 691.

windows still intact. seats mangled close by. like pieces of a broken toy, the remnants of a national tragedy. there are hundreds of police officers continuing their work here. they have given up hope on finding any survivors, but now, as they pick through the wreckage, they are trying to find clues to work out how this tragedy happened. today, rescue teams recovered the flight recorder, which they hope will shed more light on what happened. nepal has a history of fatal air tragedies. translation: security agencies have to accept this challenge. _ we are actively working to retrieve and identify the bodies as soon as possible. the mountain terrain and weather can be tricky to navigate but poor investment and weak regulation have also been blamed for past accidents.

this footage appears to show the flight�*s last moments. it came down just before landing at pokhara airport. officials told the bbc the pilot asked to change runways on approach but after he was given the clear, the plane crashed. translation: we heard a loud crash and we rushed out - to see what happened. we saw a lot of smoke and realised it was a plane crash and we rushed to the site. people living near the gorge, like this man, say they are thankful the plane landed away from their houses nearby. a small mercy for a country reeling from this latest air disaster. rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, kathmandu.

serving metropolitan police officer has pleaded guilty to dozens of sexual offences including 24 counts of rape against 12 women. david carry admitted a total of 49 charges. the 48—year—old had served in the parliamentary diplomatic protection command until he was suspended in 2021. sir mark rowley is the metropolitan police commissioner and has been admitting today that there have been problems but says that his force will regain the trust of the public. we but says that his force will regain the trust of the public.— the trust of the public. we have been piecemeal— the trust of the public. we have been piecemeal in _ the trust of the public. we have been piecemeal in our- the trust of the public. we have | been piecemeal in our approach. the trust of the public. we have - been piecemeal in our approach. we haven't been as determined as we ought to be. they should trust us because hopefully they can see our real determination to sort out this issue. i have tens of thousands of great men and women who really care about policing london but it is also very obvious i have hundreds of people who shouldn't be here and we have not been tough enough about dealing with that and on my watch, thatis dealing with that and on my watch, that is going to change. we dealing with that and on my watch, that is going to change.— that is going to change. we know that is going to change. we know that our that is going to change. we know that your own _ that is going to change. we know that your own internal _ that is going to change. we know that your own internal inquiry - that is going to change. we know. that your own internal inquiry have identified 1000 allegations of

sexual abuse and misconduct of around 800 of your officers. i mean, thatis around 800 of your officers. i mean, that is a shocking statistic. that is 1000 cases — that is a shocking statistic. that is 1000 cases to _ that is a shocking statistic. that is 1000 cases to look _ that is a shocking statistic. twat is 1000 cases to look at. some of those will be things of no concern in the end when we look at them because it will be an argument over heard by neighbours where inquiries show there is nothing to be concerned about but in there, i am sad to say, will be some cases where in the past we should have been more assertive and look to throw officers out and we shouldn't have done. we are turning over all the stones and we are going to come to the right conclusions and as i say, we will be ruthless about rooting out those who corrupt our integrity, you have my absolute assurance on that. the metropolitan — absolute assurance on that. the metropolitan place commissioner, there. television presenter jeremy clarkson says he has sent an email of apology to prince harry and meghan markle for his controversial column in the sun that sparked outrage. in that column, published in december, clarkson said he "hated" the duchess of sussex and wrote that he was "dreaming of the day when she is made to parade naked through the streets of every town in britain while crowds chant,

"shame!" and throw lumps of excrement at her". earlier, i spoke to our culture and media editor katie razzall for more on this story. he has apologised, but the reports are that he has been let go or will be being let go by amazon prime video. people will remember he has some big shows on amazon prime, including the grand tour, one of their biggest shows, and clarkson's farm. in variety magazine, there is a report that amazon prime video have decided to, after these two series are over, so it won't be until 2024, they have decided, according to variety, thatjeremy clarkson will no longer appear on amazon, so that is obviously a very big story, if it is true. we have reached out to amazon and we don't yet know whether it is. ironically, exactly a month ago today, this column appeared in the sun newspaper, in which he said, as you said, you know, he talked about his hatred of meghan markle, he talked about wanting to see her paraded through the streets and having

excrement thrown at her, which he said was a reference to game of thrones, although he didn't talk about game of thrones in the column. he also compared her to rose west, the serial killer. it is a column that has received the highest number of complaints the press regulator has ever received. i was in contact with them just a few days ago, and it was up to 25,000. they are investigating whether he could and should have published that and indeed whether the sun should have let it through. it is worth saying that at the time the sun apologised almost immediately afterwards. he also made some sort of apology back then and the sun said they had taken it out of their archives and removed it from their website. they accepted that it was an error to publish that. the six o'clock news is coming up shortly. first, the weather. it has been a cold day across the board, really. we have seen these

ice pancakes in aberdeenshire and huntly, which form when you get bits of foam on top of the river which gets sucked into eddies and forms a circular shape. we could see a few more of them forming across the area over the next few days. the cold air is driven by northerly whence. more snow showers through this evening and overnight for northern scotland and overnight for northern scotland and northern ireland, north wales and northern ireland, north wales and north—west england. rain clearing from the south—west. some icy conditions left behind. sub zero temperatures wherever you are, —6 evenin temperatures wherever you are, —6 even in some city centres so a really chilly start. missed and freezing fog first thing tuesday across parts of the midlands and southern england. that should clear away. through the day, many areas dry with wintry sunshine, 2—6 degrees but still a feed of wintry showers in the north and west which will continue into wednesday. more snow showers for scotland, northern ireland, parts of wales and west in england. further east, staying mostly dry but some strong winds and wintry showers close to the east coast. not quite as cold, 4—7.

at six — a serving metropolitan police officer pleads guilty to dozens of rapes and sexual assaults over two decades. pc david carrick has admitted attacking a dozen women during that time — making him one of britain's most prolific sex offenders. this appalling incident represents a breach of trust, it will affect people's confidence in the police and it's clear that standards and culture need to change in policing.

our other main developing story tonight.