the atalanta, bumping up from the atalanta, bumping up against high pressure, so it looks like the cold air might stay in place for quite a while across the eastern side of the country even as head into next week, but we will certainly see some changes coming into the north and the west from the end of the week. hello this is bbc news. the headlines... the government has conceded to a backbench rebellion and accepted that managers at online companies should face prison if they fail to protect children from harmful content. a misconduct hearing this morning will formally dismiss david carrick from the metropolitan police after he admitted dozens of sexual offences including rapes. a constitutional row develops between the uk and scottish governments after westminster announces plans to block a scottish

bill designed to make it easierfor people to change their legal gender. china's population has fallen for the first time in 60 years, with the national birth rate hitting a record low. and in the tennis, andy murray beats italian matteo berrettini in a thrilling five—set match at the australian open. scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, says a decision by the uk government to block a bill passed in scotland is "outrageous" and has vowed to fight it in court. the legislation had aimed to make it quicker and easierfor trans people to change gender but uk ministers say it would have a significant impact on equality laws. our lgbt and identity correspondent lauren moss explains. it split the political spectrum, and now it's causing divisions in the united kingdom.

scotland's gender recognition reform bill, to simplify the process for people to change their legal sex, was voted through just before christmas, but not without controversy. thank you. the next... shame on you! and now the uk government has put the brakes on and the bill's come to a screeching halt. it's the first time westminster has ever used a section 35 order, effectively blocking the legislation from becoming law. some lgbt campaigners have described it as an attack on transgender people and scottish democracy. i've been on the waiting list for the gender identity clinic forfour and a half, nearly five years now, with no sight of when i'm going to have my initial appointment. and the current process requires me to get a psychiatric diagnosis in order to obtain that certificate, to make that small change to my birth certificate. so, this bill changes the process and makes it easierfor people

like me to access that certificate and to be able to update our legal documents. what does scotland's gender recognition reform bill propose to do? it'll remove the need for a medical diagnosis of gender dysphoria, the sense of unease someone experiences if their gender identity or the perception of their gender is different to the sex registered when they were born. it will lower the age people can apply, from 18 to 16, and they can do so after three months of living in their gender or six months if they're under 18, instead of two years. later today, an order to stop the bill, will go to stop the bill will go before the uk parliament. in a statement, the secretary of state for scotland, alisterjack, said he was concerned the legislation would have an adverse impact on the operation of great britain—wide equalities legislation. he said transgender people deserve respect, support and understanding and it wasn't a decision ta ken lightly. some campaigners concerned about the impact on single sex spaces such as prisons and refuges say it needs more scrutiny. we've been hearing from women

across the political spectrum, on both sides of the independence question, who are absolutely question who are absolutely relieved and pleased that this has happened. so i think there's a broad consensus of support from women that the uk government at least have taken our rights seriously. this intervention is just the latest twist in the road, and with the scottish government indicating they'll appeal the decision, it's one that will probably end up playing out in the courts. lauren moss, bbc news. our scotland correspondent lorna gordon is outside the scottish parliament. lorna, what does happen next? well, alisterjack. — lorna, what does happen next? well, alisterjack. who _ lorna, what does happen next? well, alisterjack, who is _ lorna, what does happen next? well, alisterjack, who is the _ lorna, what does happen next? fill alisterjack, who is the scottish secretary, will set out in full later today is reasons for triggering a section 35 older, this is a bold and unprecedented move, it is a bold and unprecedented move, it is the first time it has been used

and it has been on the statute books for almost a quarter of a century. he sent a letter to nicola sturgeon, scotland's first minister, yesterday evening setting out some of his reasoning. as you heard in that report, he is concerned about the adverse impact of the gender recognition reform bill that was passed here in holyrood just before christmas, passed by a large majority, but he said he was concerned about the impact on great britain—wide equality legislation. he was concerned about the potential impact on single sects clubs, associations and schools and on protections such as equal pay and on its potential chilly effect on single sects spaces. he did however say that there was a desire from both governments to protect the rights of both women and transgender people going forward and he hoped there was a way for this to be worked out in a consensual manner. so, we will hear later on today the

full reasoning behind westminster�*s decision to trigger section 35, but nicola sturgeon, the first minister of scotland, has said that this is a full frontal attack on the scottish parliament and its ability to make its own decisions on devolved matters. hersocial its own decisions on devolved matters. her socialjustice secretary, shona robison, has been speaking this morning and she said on bbc radio scotland that this would simplify the process for obtaining a gender recognition certificate, it wouldn't affect the purpose or use of such a certificate andindeed purpose or use of such a certificate and indeed she pointed out that there was an amendment put into the bill that she said put beyond doubt its impact on the equality act 2010. but of course, as is clear, alister jack and the westminster government disagree, their reasoning comes today. after that it will be up to the scottish government to decide weather to seek a judicial review,

but they appear very angry at what has happened here, it does look like it is a big constitutional clash and it is a big constitutional clash and it does look like it is heading to the courts. it does look like it is heading to the courte— figures released earlier this morning show uk wages grew at the fastest pace in over 20 years between the beginning of september and the end of november but were still failing to keep up with inflation. regular pay, which excludes bonuses, rose at an annual pace of 6.li% between september and november, official figures show. however, when adjusted for rising prices, wages fell by 2.6%. a challenging environment for workers wanting pay to match prices and in turn for employers trying to meet that demand as costs for energy and materials are rising, too. 0ur economics correspondent andy verity reports from wenslydale in north yorkshire. near hawes in wensleydale, north yorkshire, some local businesses are starting to struggle

as the economy continues to shrink. caroline rogers was made redundant two months ago from a traditional rope—making business, 0uthwaite, that shut up shop after more than a century in business. it was absolutely devastating but i think we had a feeling that it was coming. but it was still a massive shock when we were told. and my other half said, "right, well, why don't we buy the machinery?" now, she's keeping this endangered craft alive in the nearby village of askrigg, where she's hopeful that if she gets the orders she needs, she'll be able to employ former colleagues who lost theirjobs. to get started i've roughly had to spend at least 18,000. so, i'm not paying meself at the moment. i've got no wages coming in, so the quicker i make the orders, the better... well, the sooner i'll have some money in the bank. in hawes, david khan runs a family business of five caravan parks employing 25

staff and constantly advertising for more. with unemployment still close to record lows, it's not a lack of work that's the problem, but a lack of staff to do it. and now, profits are being squeezed hard by fuel costs, with the unit price of electricity going from 15p per unit to 70p. fuel isjust terrifying. pre—price increase, we were paying probably £40,000 a year. we're now paying — and the year is not even over yet — 120,000, is the bill so far. the help's minimal. it's putting a sticking plaster over a septic spot, isn't it, really? in common with millions of firms, it's now facing such intense cost pressure that a business that could be growing is now planning to shrink. andy verity, bbc news. 0ur money and work reporter petter ruddickjoins me now. peter, what does this tell us about the jobs market right now? another reminder today _ the jobs market right now? another reminder today i _ the jobs market right now? another reminder today i think _ the jobs market right now? another reminder today i think of _ the jobs market right now? another reminder today i think of the - the jobs market right now? another reminder today i think of the tale i reminder today i think of the tale of two very different jobs reminder today i think of the tale of two very differentjobs markets, two very different wage markets, before and after you take into

account inflation. those figures you were lining up, maryam, before we growth in regular pay,, the strongest recorded in two decades, but that is in cash terms, but in real terms, when you take into account those price increases, regular pay actually fell by 2.6%. that fall is not as quite as big as it has been but it is still one of the largest falls in regular pay in real terms. what is also clear from the figures today is the massive gap that still exists between pay growth in the private sector and in the public sector and that gap is perhaps the biggest reason we are seeing so much industrial action. in fact 467,000 working days were lost to labour disputes in november, that is the highest monthly figure in more than a decade, and there is the punitive impact of all of this now. the main areas impacted by the

strikes, transport, communication and education, and in fact, the period sincejune has lost more days to strikes in any six month period for the last 30 years. it is clear that you can look at all the data you like on the economy, the key thing at the moment is inflation and pain not keeping up with price increases. i5 pain not keeping up with price increases-_ increases. is there any sign of economic— increases. is there any sign of economic pressures _ increases. is there any sign of economic pressures affecting | economic pressures affecting unemployment? it economic pressures affecting unemployment?— economic pressures affecting unemlo ment? , ., , ., unemployment? it is a good question because some _ unemployment? it is a good question because some people _ unemployment? it is a good question because some people had _ unemployment? it is a good question because some people had thought. unemployment? it is a good question| because some people had thought we might be seeing that, but at the moment, not yet. there was a slight tick up in unemployment but relatively low. the redundancy rate remains low and there was a decrease in the number of vacancies and there was also some good news on economic inactivity, the people that for whatever reason, long—term sick, perhaps retired, are out of the workforce, there was a decrease in that. the office for national statistics told us that actually that was coming from people aged 50 to 64 deciding to re—engage with the workplace and finding it a bit easier to get a job and to get back

into a career than younger people. the metropolitan police will formally dismiss pc david carrick, who pleaded guilty to 49 sexual offences including dozens of rapes. the met commissioner, sir mark rowley, has promised to be ruthless in rooting out officers who corrupt the force's integrity. he said the met was currently investigating about 1,000 allegations of sexual and domestic abuse against 800 officers. sir mark rowley apologised to carrick�*s victims and for the failure of the force. frances read reports. nojustice, no peace! they say change is necessary. for them, promises from the met police that no stone will go unturned, not enough. the force is now investigating 1,000 sexual and domestic abuse claims involving around 800 police officers. and every one of the met�*s 45,000 officers and staff are having their records checked against the national database.

it comes after david carrick, a serving police officer for two decades, admitted to 49 offences. he was able to commit multiple rapes and sexual assaults, unnoticed by the force. he served in the same unit as 0fficer wayne couzens. yesterday, the met commissioner apologised to carrick�*s victims. not only have we let down the women in this case, the survivors who've courageously come forward, i completely recognise that is going to be the reaction of many women across london, and indeed more widely. all i can say is, i'm sorry. i'm sorry that we've let you down. because there were warnings ahead of his police career. before he joined the met he was a suspect in two offences involving a former partner. the following year he passed the met�*s vetting procedure. between 2002 and 2009, he was accused of a number of incidents involving women including harassment and domestic violence.

in 2009, he applied to join the parliamentary and diplomatic protection command. seven years later, he was a suspect in a harassment complaint. yet 12 months later, he got through his police vetting again. in 2019, he faced another allegation of domestic violence. then, in 2021, there was a rape complaint made against him. yet he was allowed to carry on working with only restricted duties. critics say it is that which is so troubling. there will be other people like david carrick who have been allowed to continue with their abusive behaviour, allowed to rape women whilst they are serving officers. they are not being dealt with properly, they are not being dealt with quickly, and they are not being taken out of the police service where they have so much power. and in my view, there are solutions, but to do that, the met, especially the met, have to admit they've got a problem. what do we want? justice! when do we want it? now! in 2021, the murder of sarah everard

at the hands of a serving met officer was supposed to be a watershed moment. those here say that change has never happened. frances read, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news... the government has conceded to a backbench rebellion and accepted that managers at online companies should face prison if they fail to protect children from harmful content. a misconduct hearing this morning will formally dismiss david carrick from the metropolitan police, after he admitted dozens of sexual offences including rapes. a constitutional row develops between the uk and scottish governments after westminster announces plans to block a scottish bill designed to make it easierfor people to change their legal gender. the bbc has discovered bribes and hundreds of duplicate concert tickets may be to blame for the crush which killed two

people at brixton academy last month in south london. a whistle—blower working at the firm ap security says security guards working at the venue were earning up to £1,000 a night in bribes from fans without tickets. he claims the company knew what was going on and did nothing about it. ap security have declined to comment. let's get more on this with my collegue greg mckenzie. you have been speaking to the whistleblower, what more have you found? we whistleblower, what more have you found? ~ . , , whistleblower, what more have you found? ~ . g , ., , whistleblower, what more have you found? . g , ., found? we have indeed. just a bit of background. — found? we have indeed. just a bit of background, this _ found? we have indeed. just a bit of background, this was _ found? we have indeed. just a bit of background, this was a _ found? we have indeed. just a bit of background, this was a stampede i found? we have indeed. just a bit of. background, this was a stampede and a crush at a concert at the 02 academy, brixton, in south—west london, back in december. it was the nigerian afrobeats star singer, who had already performed twice in london, performances were fine, everything went fine, and his last, final performance, lots more people arrived at the venue that ultimately

should not have been there, the gig was sold out, there were no tickets on sale. now, what we have revealed or discovered is that a whistleblower working that night has alleged that security guards at the venue were taking bribes from fans who didn't have tickets and paying cash for the privilege of getting in. so, they were paying up to, earning, up to £1000 per night, these security guards, and he says his colleagues from ap security, and this individual, the whistleblower, who we have not named, has said he was working that night, here is a clip of him. there were people taking money and there were people, maybe five staff, making £1,000 in cash. some staff made £600 cash, you know? and there was drug dealers and gangs coming in, bringing their drugs in and selling the drugs and stuff like that. it was nothing new. our company knew about what was

going on and they knew the people who were doing it. it had been going on from about 2009 onwards. they knew that, and they did nothing about it. now, he went on to say that that night it was like being in a car crash that is really awful, being crush on and then stamped on. he says that some security staff simply started to get greedy with these bribes, and it simply got out of control in terms of the sheer number of people that turned up to the venue. now, the venue holds 5000 people, but the doors were closed, the concert was shut early and you had a few thousand outside trying to get in. some legitimate tickets, some who had purchased, we believe, tickets from these touts that were working with, the alleged, that they were in cahoots, with the security

staff at the door. now, what backs this story up even further is, a week before the asake concert, we had spoken to a guy called andre who went to the brixton academy to see dj went to the brixton academy to see dj fred again. a separate gig, a week before, he unwittingly buys a ticket from a tout having been directed to buy the ticket from somebody at the door. he goes to the door, he doesn't have a ticket, he says, can i get in, can i buya ticket? the security guard says to him, go to the cashpoint over the road and somebody will meet you there. here is andre. so, one of my friends went to one of the security people at the entrance and just went and asked him, like, hey, is there any tickets available? he just got told to go across the street and just wait at the atm because he's going to send somebody to us to sell us a ticket.

so, the tickets he sent us were on whatsapp, they were just pictures, screenshots, so, we've been told to go to a specific security guy, and only go through him, he just face—scanned our ticket and let us in in a matter of seconds. it felt really organised, it felt that we weren't the only people that got in that way, basically. now, ap security would not talk to the programme about these claims but previously they had released a statement saying they would co—operate with the investigation. the bristol academy licence holder academy music group has said that it is committed to understanding what happened and cooperating with various investigations. —— brixton academy. yesterday the local council, lambeth council, agreed to oaten 02 brixton academy's licence for three months more, to the 16th

of april. it means that 44 concerts have now been cancelled at the venue. greg mckenzie, thank you very much indeed. and if you want to find out more about this story, you can listen to the full file on 4 documentary, catastrophe at the academy, on radio 4 tonight at 8pm. it will also be available on bbc sounds. a parliamentary report has concluded premiership rugby club finances are "clearly unsustainable" and that rugby's rulers share the blame. wasps and worcester warriors folded earlier this season. the rfu and premiership rugby say they're working hard to "create a sustainable league". we can get more now from our rugby correspondent chris jones. chris, what is happening here? well, this is all as you say a consequence of those desperately sad situations at wasps and worcester, two great premiership rugby clubs which both went bust in the last six months. it

has led to the power brokers in rugby union, the rfu, the overall governing body, and premiership rugby, who are rugby union's equivalent of the premier league, the highest domestic league, they have been under the microscope for their management. now there are two sides to this story, or three, one side, the other side and the truth. but the reality is that covid had a big part to play, to some extent, but also financial mismanagement both at both of the clubs, had a big part to play, and also the overall structure of english rugby also had a part to play, and both the rfu and premiership rugby are putting things in place to make sure this doesn't happen again, although for wasps and worcester fans, they would say it is too little, too late. 50. worcester fans, they would say it is too little, too late.— too little, too late. so, what are the recommendations? - too little, too late. so, what are the recommendations? the - the recommendations? the recommendations - the recommendations? tue: recommendations are far the recommendations? ti2 recommendations are far more rigorous owner tests, the owners of worcester have been criticised and have been seriously investigated for their management of worcester. and

in an ideal world, there was worcester owners would not have been anywhere near running a professional, elite rugby club. so, in the future, far more rigorous tests for who is going to own a club and far more transparency when it comes to club finances. premiership rugby have got their hands tied behind their back a little bit because as much as they can get criticised by the mp5, there is actually very little they can do when it comes to individual club finances, up until now. so in the fullness of time a body will be established where they have far greater access to premiership rugby club accounts. but the reaction to this report has been mixed. yes, there is concern that this report is calling it a stain on the reputation of rugby but also club sources i have spoken to this morning are scathing about the report, how some of the feedback they fed back did not get listened to at all and one club source has even described it as gcse grade d kind of stuff. so you get the sense that not everyone is completely on board with what is

being said. completely on board with what is bein: said. , ., ~ completely on board with what is bein: said. , . ~' ,. nearly 21 years since the gujarat riots in 2002, a new bbc documentary has taken a fresh look at the legacy of the events and how it has affected india's prime minister narendra modi, who was chief minister of the state at the time. jon donnison reports. in 2002 gujarat was burning in some of the worst violence in modern india. many of the thousands of people who died were muslims. imran who lives in yorkshire was visiting family there. two of his uncles and his neighbour mohammed were killed. i got stabbed, i do not know what happened to my uncles. it is fresh in my mind. like it happened yesterday. sadly, 20 years on, nothing has happened. the violence broke out after— nothing has happened. the violence

broke out after muslims _ nothing has happened. the violence broke out after muslims were - nothing has happened. the violence i broke out after muslims were blamed for a train fire that killed 59 people, many of them hindu pilgrims. in the days that followed, hindu mobs targeted muslim homes and businesses, with the police apparently doing little to stop them. but a british foreign office report marked as restricted blamed the right—wing hindu nationalist group the vhp and its allies for orchestrating the violence, but also narendra modi for allowing it to happen. at the time, narendra modi was the chief minister of the state. he is now india's prime minister. the document was obtained by the bbc in 2000 and two. some details were reported at the time, though this is the first time it has been reported in full. ., , the first time it has been reported in full. . , ., , in full. the vhp and its allies could rrot _ in full. the vhp and its allies could not have _ in full. the vhp and its allies could not have inflicted - in full. the vhp and its allies could not have inflicted so i in full. the vhp and its allies i could not have inflicted so much damage without the climate of impunity created by the state government. narendra modi is directly responsible. it

government. narendra modi is directly responsible.— directly responsible. it also reported — directly responsible. it also reported claims _ directly responsible. it also reported claims that - directly responsible. it also reported claims that mr- directly responsible. it also i reported claims that mr modi directly responsible. it also - reported claims that mr modi had directed the police not to stop the violence. . , .., , ., violence. reliable contacts have told us narendra _ violence. reliable contacts have told us narendra modi - violence. reliable contacts have told us narendra modi met - violence. reliable contacts have i told us narendra modi met senior police officers on 27th february and ordered them not to intervene in the writing. police contact you this meeting happened. this writing. police contact you this meeting happened. writing. police contact you this meetin: ha ened. , ., , ., meeting happened. this former senior di - lomat meeting happened. this former senior diplomat was — meeting happened. this former senior diplomat was one _ meeting happened. this former senior diplomat was one of— meeting happened. this former senior diplomat was one of the _ diplomat was one of the investigators. he is speaking publicly for the first time and has asked to remain anonymous. his words are spoken by an actor. thea;r asked to remain anonymous. his words are spoken by an actor.— are spoken by an actor. they were re are spoken by an actor. they were pretty credible _ are spoken by an actor. they were pretty credible reports, _ are spoken by an actor. they were pretty credible reports, he - are spoken by an actor. they were pretty credible reports, he had - pretty credible reports, he had specifically instructed the police not to _ specifically instructed the police not to intervene. the police contact who we _ not to intervene. the police contact who we talked to consistently denied that so_ who we talked to consistently denied that so we _ who we talked to consistently denied that so we did have conflicting reports — that so we did have conflicting reports on what his direct role had been _ reports on what his direct role had been but— reports on what his direct role had been. but we did feel it was clear, there _ been. but we did feel it was clear, there was— been. but we did feel it was clear, there was a — been. but we did feel it was clear, there was a culture of impunity that created _ there was a culture of impunity that created the environment for the violence — created the environment for the violence to take place. that undoubtedly came from modi. narendra

modi has always — undoubtedly came from modi. narendra modi has always denied _ undoubtedly came from modi. narendra modi has always denied he _ undoubtedly came from modi. narendra modi has always denied he allowed - undoubtedly came from modi. narendra modi has always denied he allowed or i modi has always denied he allowed or encouraged muslims to be targeted. he was cleared by an investigation in 2012, a finding which was upheld by the supreme court in india last year. but back in yorkshire, no—one has ever been convicted for the dawood family murders doubt still feeling very angry, very frustrated. it feels like there is no justice there. jon donnison reporting. and the programe will be broadcast in the uk on 17th january. now it's time for a look at the weather with stav danaos. hello there. it's staying very cold for the rest of this week, although many places will hold on to blue skies with crisp winter sunshine. but overnight it will be cold, widespread frost to start the days with the risk of ice and significant snow showers affecting northern and western coasts, particularly northern scotland, where we've already seen significant snow accumulations.

and there is more to come. low pressure sits in the north sea, bringing us this north—northwesterly airflow. this weather front brought some rain, sleet, snow to cornwall, devon and to the channel islands early on. that will clear away. but you can see we're all enveloped in this cold arctic air. so, it's a very cold morning. plenty of sunshine around, any mist and fog clearing away, plenty of snow showers affecting northern scotland, northern ireland, north—west england, some moving through the cheshire gap, wales and the south—west of england. but further south and east, you'll tend to stay dry all day with plenty of sunshine. but it will be cold wherever you are, you factor in the breeze across scotland it'll feel colder than that. it turns very windy with the risk of gales across the north—east of scotland for a while, the sleet and snow showers merge together to produce longer spells of snow in the north, and there'll be further snow showers affecting parts of northern england, the midlands, wales, south—west england and also northern ireland. but i think the sout—east corner should tend to stay dry. cold, frosty night wherever you are with a significant risk of ice, too. for wednesday, another cold, frosty start, plenty of sunshine around again. we continue with wintry showers across northern and western coasts

and a few could graze north sea coasts as well. it's parts of the midlands in towards the south of england which will tend to stay dry with the sunshine continuing all day. but it's going to be another cold day wherever you are, low single digits. factor in the breeze, it'll feel colder than that. similar story on thursday. a cold, frosty start. watch out for early ice. plenty of sunshine around i think on thursday, most of the showers will be draped across northern and, again, some western coasts. the odd heavier one for northern scotland with further accumulations there. another cold day to come for all areas. then as we push towards the end of the week, into the weekend, we start to see some changes. this wedge of milder air moving out of the atlantic will start to make inroads but it will bump up against high pressure. so, it looks like the cold air may stay in place for quite a while across the eastern side of the country even as we head into next week. but we'll certainly see some changes with cloudier, milder and wetter conditions pushing in to the north and the west during the end of the week.

this is bbc news with the latest headlines. the government has conceded to a backbench rebellion and accepted that managers at online companies should face prison if they fail to protect children from harmful content. a misconduct hearing this morning will formally dismiss david carrick from the metropolitan police, after he admitted dozens of sexual offences including rapes. the uk's largest education union has announced that teachers will strike in england and wales on seven dates in february and march over pay. a constitutional row develops between the uk and scottish governments after westminster announces plans to block a scottish bill designed to make it easierfor people to change their legal gender. china's population has fallen for the first time in 60 years, with the national birth rate hitting

a record low. and in the australian open, andy murray beats italian matteo