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 berrettini in a thrilling five—set first round match. hello and welcome to the programme. social media bosses could face jail if they repeatedly fail to protect children from online harm, under new changes to the online safety bill. the prime minister rishi sunak agreed to calls for tougher punishments as part of the legislation after his own backbench mps prepared to vote against the bill. the new legislation begins its final stages in the house of commons today but lucy powell, labour's shadow secretary of state for digital, culture, media and sport, says the bill doesn't go far enough.

we would go further in terms of the measures that take buses would be accountable for so we are notjust looking up the narrow issue of directly causing harm to children which is what really the bill has been massively scaled back to focus on —— measures that tech buses would be accountable for. so things like viral misogyny, racist abuse, state of far right disinformation, self—harm promotion, all these things that proliferate online would not be included in some of these measures because the bill has been scaled back quite significantly. our correspondentjohn maguire has been speaking to the mother of felix alexander, who took his own life after years of being bullied on social media. felix alexander took his own life in 2016. he was just 17 years old. so, felix was a really funny, really bright, really engaging young man, whose personality,

i think, wasjust eroded over time, as the more abuse he received from people, the less confident and the less effusive he became. felix was bullied at school. behaviour that began face to face, then moved to online messages, where it became all consuming. he was told constantly how worthless he was, how ugly he was, how he should kill himself, how he should hang himself and video it. it was just — it wasn't the same person every day. it might be, but it was somebody every day said something. and because of the nature of social media, itjust became... ..all encompassing. and that became his life. and itjust depleted him. it is a modern day

nightmare for parents — difficult to understand, and even harder to prevent. lucy wants stricter control of social media, better education for young people, tougher laws, more responsibility taken by the companies, but is concerned that this online safety bill doesn't go far enough. we have to be a little bit broader in the people that we are protecting, because it's notjust the under 16 year olds or the under 18—year—olds. anyone under 25 is still very vulnerable, and very vulnerable to this kind of abuse. like other parents with children who've died after reading or viewing harmful content online, lucy is speaking out to try to avoid this happening again, to save a family, and to prevent the loss of yet another young life. john maguire, bbc news, worcester.

let's get more on this from our chief political correspondent, nick eardley. as you heard, labour as saying the bill does not go far enough, but it has been a long time coming. do you think it goes far enough?— think it goes far enough? hasn't it been a long _ think it goes far enough? hasn't it been a long time _ think it goes far enough? hasn't it been a long time coming? - think it goes far enough? hasn't it been a long time coming? the - think it goes far enough? hasn't it been a long time coming? the bill has changed in various iterations and what the government has conceded today really matters, because they thought they few years ago about putting on this criminal liability for tax bosses if companies do not protect children online, they decided not to do that and the government is being forced by its own backbenchers to put this back in —— criminal liability for tech bosses. we do not have the specific wording of what the government is promising, they have not published yet and we will hear more from ministers later, but speaking to the tory rebels who try to push this

because they are absolutely confident that what the government has agreed to come out what it will insert into the spill, is that tech bosses who oversee firms who do not comply with uk law could be sent to jail ultimately they do not follow the rules —— what it will insert into this bill. that is a significant escalation of the potential punishment to be meted out. there was always debate in the bill about the finds that tech companies could get for not following rules went out far enough, some mps made the argument quite frankly that tech companies have loads of money and can afford big fines. the argument we are hearing from tory backbenchers and labour todayis from tory backbenchers and labour today is you need more of an incentive for tech bosses, if they are not going to follow the rules they would face jail under the new plans, so a big deal. i'm pretty sure it will be enough to win over mps because there is a general

feeling across parliament that something needs to pass through, so i think this will go through the commons later today with the promise from the government that when it goes through the lords it will be beefed up to include new measures which could ultimately mean jail for tech bosses. which could ultimately mean 'ail for teen bosses— let's speak now to dr victoria baines, an it professor at gresham college, specialised in the field of online trust, safety and cybersecurity. thank you for speaking to us. what do you make of the online safety bill and all that it promises? the online safety _ bill and all that it promises? tue: online safety bill bill and all that it promises? tte: online safety bill was bill and all that it promises? tt2 online safety bill was in pretty good shape and as your colleague said it has gone through a number of years of consultation and a number of revisions, and lots of debate in parliament, so in some senses it is disappointing to be getting a last—minute rebellion, a last—minute insertion. what we have seen from legislation in europe and other countries is some of these

last—minute insertions cannot be very well thought out, could be politically motivated and i think it is fair to say that talking tough on big tech is something considered a real vote winnerfor big tech is something considered a real vote winner for individual politicians. i'm a bit concerned this has come out at such a late stage, i think it is important, as your colleague said, to wait for the specific wording because until we have specific wording we will not know quite how enforceable these amendments will be. working with ofcom, the big tech companies have agreed to put certain measures in place and they have ramped up to be able to do this and so far it seems very practical, but when you put individual liability, criminal liability, on individual officers in these tech companies there are questions to be asked but i'm afraid i do not have specific answers to as

to how in a timely fashion, which does not take years and years, you would investigate claims that would lay the blame at individuals' doors and how that would be enforceable in and how that would be enforceable in a way that does not take two years to complete. 50 a way that does not take two years to complete-— a way that does not take two years to complete. so trying to make tech bosses face — to complete. so trying to make tech bosses face up _ to complete. so trying to make tech bosses face up to _ to complete. so trying to make tech bosses face up to issues _ to complete. so trying to make tech bosses face up to issues in - to complete. so trying to make tech bosses face up to issues in terms i to complete. so trying to make tech bosses face up to issues in terms of| bosses face up to issues in terms of jail time, you think, bosses face up to issues in terms of jailtime, you think, is bosses face up to issues in terms of jail time, you think, is a political motivation rather than a motivation to help children nonstop them from extensively dying because of what is happening on social media. that extensively dying because of what is happening on social media.- happening on social media. that is my personal _ happening on social media. that is my personal assessment _ happening on social media. that is my personal assessment having i happening on social media. that is - my personal assessment having worked on communications around this issue for a number of years. the main target of this legislation was the big us tech companies that have been dragged through the media kicking and screaming for the last few years and screaming for the last few years and i think are facing up to responsibilities. if you think about some of the worst content like child

sexual abuse material, there already procedures in place for these big us tech companies are obliged by the law in the us to report this content and take it down, to protect children. what has not been clear until very recently is the more generic content of what is harmful for children, i don't mean that it's less serious but, for example, suicidal ideation, self—harm promotion, the content you spoken about. my understanding is the big us tech companies are absolutely primed to face up to that responsibility, to work with the regulator ofcom to show they are doing another. where we have other popular platforms like those based in china, i don't think there was any guarantee a chinese platform will care very much about what uk legislation is trying to force them to do. tt t legislation is trying to force them to do. ., , ., ., legislation is trying to force them to do. ., ., ., . ., legislation is trying to force them todo. ., ., ., . ., ., to do. if i gave you a magic wand to make this online _ to do. if i gave you a magic wand to make this online safety _ to do. if i gave you a magic wand to make this online safety bill- to do. if i gave you a magic wand to make this online safety bill work. to do. if i gave you a magic wand to make this online safety bill work inj make this online safety bill work in the way you think it needs to, what

would you do?— would you do? personally i think it was fine as — would you do? personally i think it was fine as it _ would you do? personally i think it was fine as it was, _ would you do? personally i think it was fine as it was, i _ would you do? personally i think it was fine as it was, i don't - would you do? personally i think it was fine as it was, i don't think - was fine as it was, i don't think making individual officers in facebook, twitter, meta or tiktok criminal eala liable would make children any safer, i think those companies were already on board and there was already a processing ofcom to work with those companies make sure they were held accountable and, importantly, they were transparent about the measures they were taking so members of the public could see whether they were doing enough. really good to speak to you, dr victoria baines. thank you. 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 1000 sexual and domestic abuse claims involving around 800 police officers. and every one of the met�*s 115,000 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

than 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, 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 the change has never happened. frances read, bbc news. speaking to bbc breakfast earlier today, sir mark rowley said the met had let london down. david carrick has been horrifically

abusive as an individual, what he has done to his victims is truly apparent. their courage in coming forward is truly admirable between havelock london town, he has been a police officer for 20 years through a combination of weak policies and weak decisions over those 20 years weak decisions over those 20 years we missed opportunities when he joined and subsequently, as his behaviour came to the fall, that we should have removed him from policing. we are systematically reviewing every member of police or police staff we have historic flags for being involved in an incident of domestic abuse and sexual violence. i'm sure some will be nothing of concern but some will be of concern in time be encountered, i have tens of thousands of fantastic men and women but hundreds that should not be here, and i will sort that out. 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. 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. teachers in england and wales have voted in favour of strike action in a dispute about pay. the national education union says its members will walk out for seven days during february and march, with several regional dates too. more than 23,000 schools will be affected. education secretary gillian keegan has called the strike vote "deeply disappointing". speaking on bbc breakfast news earlier, the education secretary said schools were given extra financial support in the autumn statement. actually the first thing i did when i got thejob on actually the first thing i did when i got the job on the 25th of october

is i had a letterfrom all four unions and they were asking me for an extra £2 billion for next year and the hereafter to be able to fund the pay rise that the independent pay review body recommended, which was higher than schools had budgeted —— next year and the year after. we got that money, unlike most sectors in the autumn statement we were given an extra £2 billion to help deal with the cost of living crisis and take pressure off schools' budgets, so hopefully that has helped a lot. it is clearly disappointing that one union has very narrowly met the minimum requirements and i thinkjust under half of them voted for strike action —— just over half of them, 53% turnout and 90% voted for strikes. it is important to note that the two head teachers�* unions, one of the other teachers�* unions and the teaching assistant unions have not

voted for strike action at this point so hopefully the guidance issued to heads last night, hopefully they can keep as many schools open as possible for as many children as possible. we can talk now to dr mary bousted who is joint general secretary of the national education union. an extra £2 billion was provided in the autumn statement, was that not enough? the autumn statement, was that not enou~h? .. , the autumn statement, was that not enou.h? , ., the autumn statement, was that not enou~h? , ., , the autumn statement, was that not enouuh? , ., , , the autumn statement, was that not enouuh? , ., , .y ., enough? teachers got 596 this year, less than half _ enough? teachers got 596 this year, less than half the _ enough? teachers got 596 this year, less than half the rate _ enough? teachers got 596 this year, less than half the rate of _ less than half the rate of inflation, they have seen their salaries in real terms declined by 23% since 2010, almost a quarter, it is not enough because we have a workforce crisis in schools, not my words, the words of amanda speelman, the chief and should schools, he says the hardest thing school leaders find is recruiting teaching and support staff and children and young people are bearing the brunt of the workforce crisis. isusl’ith

young people are bearing the brunt of the workforce crisis.— of the workforce crisis. with these strikes, children _ of the workforce crisis. with these strikes, children and _ of the workforce crisis. with these strikes, children and young - of the workforce crisis. with these | strikes, children and young people will be bearing the brunt of missing key schooling at a time when they are heading into exam season in may and june. could you potentially not have waited to strike until after exam season? we have waited to strike until after exam season?— have waited to strike until after exam season? . .., �* ., exam season? we couldn't, the trade union laws we — exam season? we couldn't, the trade union laws we have _ exam season? we couldn't, the trade union laws we have in _ exam season? we couldn't, the trade union laws we have in this _ exam season? we couldn't, the trade union laws we have in this country - union laws we have in this country are the most restrictive in the western world and when you declare a dispute and a ballot that you have to take action within six months, there are legal constraints about when you can take action. no one wants to, least of all my members, and anyway harm children or young people but let me give you figures about how they are being harmed. 0ver about how they are being harmed. over a quarter of physics lessons are taught by a nonspecialist, one in six chemistry lessons are taught ljy in six chemistry lessons are taught by teachers not qualified in the subject, almost half of competing lessons are taught by teachers without a degree in anyway related

to information technology, one in eight maths lessons taught by a nonspecialist. the crisis is already impacting greatly on children�*s education, the government missed its secondary teacher training targets by over 40% this year and looks next year to be missing at the same level, we are suffering from a workforce crisis caused by two things, an alarming decline in teacher pay. things, an alarming decline in teacher pay-— teacher pay. forgive me for interrupting. _ teacher pay. forgive me for interrupting, you _ teacher pay. forgive me for interrupting, you are - teacher pay. forgive me for interrupting, you are saying teacher pay. forgive me for - interrupting, you are saying getting a bigger pay increase than 5% will solve these problems? tt a bigger pay increase than 596 will solve these problems?— solve these problems? it will certainly start, _ solve these problems? it will certainly start, we _ solve these problems? it will certainly start, we need - solve these problems? it will certainly start, we need a - solve these problems? it will- certainly start, we need a long-term certainly start, we need a long—term correction in teachers�* pay, something this year will help them we need to negotiate with the government house reached out to restore teacher pay so it becomes an attractive profession. i was at a research seminar yesterday with the nuffield trust and a federation for

educational research which confirmed that teaching pay has shown a precipitous decline in relation to other graduate professions. that is really bad because you need thousands and thousands of graduates to become teachers each yearjust to keep the teaching workforce at minimum levels and we are failing to achieve that. we need a playwright this year but we also need a long—term correction in teachers�* pat’- long—term correction in teachers�* pay. t long-term correction in teachers' .a _ ., , long-term correction in teachers' pay. i really appreciate you taking the time to _ pay. i really appreciate you taking the time to speak _ pay. i really appreciate you taking the time to speak to _ pay. i really appreciate you taking the time to speak to us, - pay. i really appreciate you taking the time to speak to us, dr - pay. i really appreciate you taking the time to speak to us, dr mary | the time to speak to us, dr mary bousted, thank you. two new nurses�* strikes are also planned for next month in england and wales — unless there is movement on pay. the royal college of nursing says the walkouts in february will be the biggest so far, with more than a third of nhs trusts in england and all but one welsh health board affected. downing street says they want "constructive talks" to continue. 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. 0ur 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 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 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. some breaking news coming to us from somerset. in the last few minutes we

have heard a double—decker bus with a high number of passengers has overturned in somerset. according to police and air ambulance, they both attended the a39 quantock road in somerset at around 6am following reports of a crash. we have had a statement, we were called at six iron to the a39 to reports of a double—decker bus overturning. we are at the scene with partners. the bus had a high number of passengers on board so we are working hard to make sure these people are safe and responding to that emergency. it is at the very early stages and it is very concerning. the force added in a statement on twitter, please only travel if absolutely essential, the conditions are extremely icy and dangerous due to freezing conditions overnight and water on the roads. so

a major incident involving a double—decker bus and a motorcyclist on the a39, we wanted to bring you that news as soon as we had it because police are warning people not to travel unless essential in that area. now we are going back to the gender recognition bill in scotland and the problems being caused in the uk. 0ur scotland correspondent lorna gordon has been outside the scottish parliament. she told me what happens next. the scottish secretary alisterjack will set out in full later his reasons for triggering a section 35 order, a bold and unprecedented move, the first time it has been used and it has been on the statute books for almost a quarter of the century. he sent a letter to the scottish first minister nicola sturgeon yesterday evening setting out some of his reasoning. as you heard that that report, he has concerns about the adverse impact of

the gender recognition reform bill passed here in holyrood by a large majorityjust before christmas, he said he is confidentjon concerned about the impact on gb white equality legislation —— that he is concerned about. he is concerned about the impact on single sacks clubs and associations in schools —— single tracks. he said that was a shared desire from both governments to protect the rights of both women and transgender people going forward and transgender people going forward and he hoped there was a way for this to be worked in a consensual manner. we will hear later today the full reasoning behind their decision, westminster�*s decision, to trigger a section 35, but nicola sturgeon has said this is a full frontal attack on the scottish

parliament and its ability to make its own decisions on devolved matters. the socialjustice secretary shona robison has been speaking this morning and said an bbc radio scotland that this would simplify the process for obtaining a gender recognition certificate and it would not affect the purpose or use of such a certificate and she pointed out there was an amendment to put into the build—out she said put beyond doubt its impact on the equality act 2010, but as is clear alisterjack and the westminster government disagree, their reasoning comes today. after that it will be “p comes today. after that it will be up to the scottish government to decide whether to seek a judicial review but they appear very angry at what has happened here, it looks like it is a big constitutional clash and like it is heading to the courts. now it�*s time for a look at the weather with stav.

hello there. staying very cold for the rest of this week. many areas will stay dry with a good deal of crisp winter sunshine. but we will see further wintry showers, most of these affecting northern and western coastal areas. low pressure sitting out in the north sea, it�*s dragging in this arctic north—northwesterly airflow. so the showers will be feeding into more northern and western areas with some eastern areas tending to stay dry, in fact, throughout much of this week. lots of snow showers piling into northern scotland through this afternoon, same thing for northern ireland, north—west england through the cheshire gap, wales and also south—west england. generally dry towards central, southern and eastern areas. but it will be cold wherever you are. and if you factor in the wind across scotland later in the day, it�*s going to feel even colder than these temperatures suggest. gales developing across the north of scotland into this evening, frequent snow showers across northern and western areas, some accumulations of snow in places. the south—east should tend to stay dry, but it�*s going to be a cold, frosty night wherever you are with a risk of ice in the north and the west.

modi hello this is bbc news. the headlines... tech bosses could face prison if they fail to protect children from harmful content online. 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. a misconduct hearing this morning will formally dismiss david carrick from the metropolitan police, after he admitted dozens of sexual 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 berrettini in a thrilling five—set first round match. time for the sport, withjohn watson. good morning. it may have only been the opening round, but andy murray produced

a classic display to reach round two of the australian open knocking out the former wimbledon fnalist matteo berretini. he started brilliantly to lead by two sets to love against the italian before the momentum swung, the italian taking the third and then the fourth following a tie break. berrettini had the chance to win it, but couldn�*t convert this match point, before murray forced another tie break prodcing all his fight and that will to win. four years after he bid farewell to the tournament, saying he didn�*t think he�*d be playing there again due to his hip problem, his run continues. you can never underestimate that competitive element that andy murray brings to any court and i think it is actually some of the best tennis that we have seen from him for a number of years. just a level of intensity, the way he was particularly moving, bearing in mind he has got this metal hip now, and also the twists and turns, the ups and downs, but that?—

also the twists and turns, the ups and downs, but that? murray that we are so used — and downs, but that? murray that we are so used to _ and downs, but that? murray that we are so used to seeing _ and downs, but that? murray that we are so used to seeing now— and downs, but that? murray that we are so used to seeing now when - are so used to seeing now when he won his _ are so used to seeing now when he won his three grand slams. joining murray in the next round is british number two dan evans who beat facundo bagnis over four sets. this match suspended at one stage due to high humidity and temperatures of 37 celsius. he led 2 sets to 1 at that point and once back underway evans found his rhythm again and took the fourth 6—4 and faces jeremy chardy of france tomorrow. novak djokovic is set to play his first match at the tournament in two years, as he takes on unseeded roberto carballes baena shortly. the world number five deported from the country ahead of last year�*s tournament due to his unvaccinated status, that saw him forefit his title, having won it three years in a row. but fans happy to see him back there playing.

definitely need him in, ithink definitely need him in, i think we are a bit past covid unfortunate what happened last year, and it is good to have you back. t5 and it is good to have you back. is my favourite players that is really good, _ my favourite players that is really good, i'rn — my favourite players that is really good, i'm glad that he's playing this year. — good, i'm glad that he's playing this year, it is fair.— this year, it is fair. realistically i think this year, it is fair. realistically i think he _ this year, it is fair. realistically i think he is _ this year, it is fair. realistically i think he is favourite, - this year, it is fair. realisticallyj i think he is favourite, probably the most — i think he is favourite, probably the most likely— i think he is favourite, probably the most likely to _ i think he is favourite, probably the most likely to win - i think he is favourite, probably the most likely to win because i i think he is favourite, probably . the most likely to win because he has got _ the most likely to win because he has got a — the most likely to win because he has got a slightly— the most likely to win because he has got a slightly easier- the most likely to win because he has got a slightly easier half, - the most likely to win because he has got a slightly easier half, but| has got a slightly easier half, but i has got a slightly easier half, but i would _ has got a slightly easier half, but i would like — has got a slightly easier half, but i would like to _ has got a slightly easier half, but i would like to see _ has got a slightly easier half, but i would like to see him _ has got a slightly easier half, but i would like to see him in - has got a slightly easier half, but i would like to see him in the - i would like to see him in the final~ — yesterday we saw the supporter who�*d kicked arsenal goalkeeper aaron ransdale. now everton have confirmed they�*ll be reviewing their own security arrangements after a threat to the safety of the club�*s directors. they were told not to attend saturday�*s game with southampton after receiving threatening correspndence. there next match at home to arsenal has been categorised as high risk following consultation with merseyside police. the club said enhanced measures will be put in place. jurgen klopp says he will not go from anfield despite liverpool�*s difficult season, one which continues with their fa cup third round replay at wolves tonight. a late equaliser from

wolves at anfield took the tie to a return leg. he said defeat at brighton last weekend was the worst of his career, but that he�*s planning for the future and will remain. he doesn�*t think there is a quick fix to their current struggles, though. it is like when you have, whatever, a broken leg or something like that and everybody wants to hear that it is no problem, tomorrow you today again, but it is, like, unfortunately you need a couple of weeks or sometimes months until you are ready. so, nobody wants to hear that but it is a fact and we have to make sure that we make these steps. the only thing i want is to fix this situation. that�*s all. premiership rugby club finances are "clearly unsustainable", a damning parliamentary report has concluded. it follows an investigation by the digital, culture, media and sport committee investigating the financial decline of worcester warriors and wasps. mps have said that the problems faced by both clubs in recent months

has left "a stain on the reputation" of the rfu and premiership rugby. concluding that poor oversight from the sport�*s governing bodies contributed to the clubs�* collapses. in response the rfu has said that they and premiership rugby have been "deeply concerned" by the challenges faced by worcester warriors and wasps and continue to work with both clubs to find solutions. that�*s all the sport for now. john, thank you. before we move on, some breaking news coming into that here at the bbc from british fault. it is a company that makes electric car batteries. it is expected to enter administration this morning. we have had some sources telling us here at the bbc that they expect a notice to be filed in insolvency courts this morning, that british volt will enter administration. apparently workers have been told to

attend an all staff meeting at midday and the company is waiting to tell staff before making a public announcement. this was a company if you remember that was hoping to build a new, £3.8 billion battery factory in the port of blyth, but it has had issues recently. there were hopes that there might be some sort of last—minute bid for british volt to prevent it falling into administration, a potential buyout of 30 million, but that buyout didn�*t come through. it has been financially troubled in the past and there was a management meeting that took place yesterday ahead of this all staff meeting today. so, basically, what we do know so far is that the company is expected at some point in the next few hours to announce that it will be entering administration after an all staff meeting which is going to be held in a couple of hours or so. we will bring you more on that story and when we get it here on bbc news.

more now on the news that a misconduct hearing this morning will formally dismiss david carrick from the metropolitan police, after he admitted 26 counts of rape and a string of sexual assaults. the met commissioner, sir mark rowley, has promised to root 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. i�*m joined byjanet hills, chair of the metropolitan black police association. it is good to talk to you, thank you forjoining us, what do you make of the words of the met commissioner today? the words of the met commissioner toda ? ., , the words of the met commissioner toda ? . , ._ the words of the met commissioner toda ? . , ., the words of the met commissioner toda? . , ., , today? can i 'ust say that my thou~hts today? can i 'ust say that my thoughts go — today? can ijust say that my thoughts go out _ today? can ijust say that my thoughts go out to _ today? can ijust say that my thoughts go out to the - today? can i just say that my| thoughts go out to the victims today? can i just say that my - thoughts go out to the victims in this particular case, for having the courage to come forward and tell about what has happened with them. in terms of what the commissioner has said, i think that they need to

be a little bit more proactive in what they are doing. this officer was allowed to remain in post in the same unit for many years, where it has not been picked up in terms of the policies that they have around vetting, around his behaviour, and for me, that needs more proactivity, not to be dealing with the subject matter after the horse has bolted. it needs more work being done beforehand. d0 it needs more work being done beforehand.— it needs more work being done beforehand. , ., ~ ., ., beforehand. do you think that that work that needs _ beforehand. do you think that that work that needs to _ beforehand. do you think that that work that needs to be _ beforehand. do you think that that work that needs to be done - beforehand. do you think that that work that needs to be done will. beforehand. do you think that that i work that needs to be done will now be done, do you seem is to roll a ring in changes that need to happen? well, i think he has got the heart and the mind to do so, but for me, what this takes is an independent viewpoint. i don�*t think that the met should be allowed to mark its own homework any more. i think there needs to be an independent body which comes in and is sat on a

vetting panel which allows for people from the community, people from elsewhere, to view what is going on internally with the met two. , , ., ., ., , going on internally with the met two. , ., ., , ., ., two. this is another example of a lont list two. this is another example of a long list of _ two. this is another example of a long list of scandals _ two. this is another example of a long list of scandals seen - two. this is another example of a long list of scandals seen by - two. this is another example of a long list of scandals seen by the l long list of scandals seen by the met over the last two years, some misogynist, some racist, some sexual misconduct, i don�*t want you to get into one of those, but one needs to ask oneself, what is fundamentally wrong with the culture of the met, why do you think officers feel that they can behave in this way? for me, i feel it is nepotism. _ they can behave in this way? for me, i feel it is nepotism. you've - they can behave in this way? for me, i feel it is nepotism. you've got - i feel it is nepotism. you�*ve got these units, you�*ve got these area of our work where people come in, there is influence there, they have got friends in high places and they just bring their mates in, and they turn out to be boys clubs. so, if you look like them and if you sound like them and if you have got the same views as them, then you are accepted in, anyone who is different potentially goes to a unit like

that, they are the ones that the spotlight is pointed on and they are the ones that are outed before their time. , , . ., ., time. genet hills, chair of the metropolitan _ time. genet hills, chair of the metropolitan black _ time. genet hills, chair of the metropolitan black police - metropolitan black police association, i thank you once again. china�*s population has fallen for the first time in over 60 yea rs. official data says that the country�*s population at the end of december was over 1.4 billion people, down by 850,000 people from the previous year. the birth rate was the lowest in record in the last 12 months with just 6.77 births per thousand people. that was lower than the death rate — which was 7.37 deaths per thousand people. translation: those aged above 60 was 280 million, j 19.8% of the population. those aged 65 and above was 210 million, 14.9% of the total population.

in terms of urban—rural structure, urban population accounted for 65.22% of the total population, up by 0.5 percentage points on the end of 2021. dr paul morland is a demographer and author specialising in big demographic trends across the world. this is so interesting, the first time we have seen population falls in china, why is it happening? weill. in china, why is it happening? well, we saw them _ in china, why is it happening? well, we saw them back _ in china, why is it happening? well, we saw them back in _ in china, why is it happening? well, we saw them back in the _ in china, why is it happening? -tt we saw them back in the terrible days of the cultural revolution, but those were one—offs to go with terrible government policy. in this case we have had a falling birthrate which has been triggered to some extent by the one child policy, but the one child policy was unnecessary. chinese ethnic people outside china who were not subject to that policy have continued to have a lower and lower fertility rate, they have now lifted the

policy in china, they are still not having kids. the death rate is a little bit higher—than—expected but the big story is the fact that people are not having children as they get wealthier, as they get more urban and as their women get more educated. t5 urban and as their women get more educated. , ., ., ., ., ., urban and as their women get more educated. , ., ., ., educated. is that a good or bad thint or educated. is that a good or bad thing or does — educated. is that a good or bad thing or does it _ educated. is that a good or bad thing or does it depend - educated. is that a good or bad thing or does it depend on - educated. is that a good or bad thing or does it depend on who| educated. is that a good or bad - thing or does it depend on who you are? t thing or does it depend on who you are? ., , ., thing or does it depend on who you are? ~' , ., , ., are? i think it is great when you tet a are? i think it is great when you get a fertility — are? i think it is great when you get a fertility rate _ are? i think it is great when you get a fertility rate down - are? i think it is great when you get a fertility rate down from i get a fertility rate down from seven to two or three, but i think it is disastrous if we are all going into this tunnel, so much of the world, where we have below replacement fertility rate, each cohort is smaller than the last, and you either have to top up your population with immigration, which is an option for some countries, not for china, given its size, it would have to be hoovering in hundreds of millions of people, or you have to face population decline, with all the problems that means for labour shortages and for a declining economy, we have seen that injapan for 30 years now. there economy, we have seen that in japan for 30 years now-— for 30 years now. are we expecting to . ulation for 30 years now. are we expecting population decline _ for 30 years now. are we expecting population decline globally - for 30 years now. are we expecting population decline globally by i for 30 years now. are we expecting population decline globally by the l population decline globally by the end of the century? tt population decline globally by the end of the century?— population decline globally by the end of the century? it will happen. you tet end of the century? it will happen. you get fertility — end of the century? it will happen. you get fertility rate _ end of the century? it will happen. you get fertility rate below - you get fertility rate below replacement and it takes some decades before that feeds into a

falling population, but we have falling population, but we have falling populations in more and more of the world, we have it in germany exceptin of the world, we have it in germany except in years of high emigration, we have got it in russia, we have now got it in china, india has a healthy demographic at situation at the moment but it will also have a falling population at some stage, and as the population falls, we get massive ageing, falling working age populations, lack of labour, and we are already feeling that in the uk, so many sectors we are short of people. so many sectors we are short of theole. ., ., so many sectors we are short of theole. ., ,, . so many sectors we are short of theole. ., ., . ., people. talking about china, you talked about _ people. talking about china, you talked about the _ people. talking about china, you talked about the one _ people. talking about china, you talked about the one child i people. talking about china, you | talked about the one child policy, some people are blaming that saying although it has been scrapped, there is still this culture of having one child and bestowing on to that one child and bestowing on to that one child all of your finances, your time and effort and there is a reticence amongst people now to have more children despite the fact they can, how much has that got to do with it? t can, how much has that got to do with it? ~' can, how much has that got to do with it? ~ ., . with it? i think the one child holi with it? i think the one child policy was — with it? i think the one child policy was disastrous i with it? i think the one child policy was disastrous and i l with it? i think the one child i policy was disastrous and i think it was evil and an awful imposition on people but if you look at chinese ethnic populations outside of the people is, in taiwan, singapore,

hong kong, malaysia, you find that in all those places as populations have got richer, more urban and more educated, they have a culture which has also meant a lower and lower fertility rate so without the one child policy this would just be coming further down the line and with the one child policy lifted now clearly people are not going back to the large families they had. t was the large families they had. i was readint the large families they had. i was reading somewhere _ the large families they had. i was reading somewhere the - the large families they had. i was reading somewhere the other day that developed countries are the ones that are seeing population decline in terms of numbers, developing countries, particularly in sub—sa ha ran countries, particularly in sub—saharan africa, will be the ones which see higher population rises, what does that mean in terms of the global population and the global geopolitical situation? weill. global population and the global geopolitical situation? well, africa is the great _ geopolitical situation? well, africa is the great exception, _ geopolitical situation? well, africa is the great exception, southern i is the great exception, southern africa, particularly south africa, has its population control, as do the arab countries north of the sahara, but in between those two, the fertility rate is still very high, coming down rapidly in some countries like ethiopia and can your and stubbornly high in countries like nigeria which means that is going to be the great population

growth area of the future, within 150 years it will have gone from 7% to 36% of the world population. so, africa is the future in terms of population, weather it is the future in terms of power and culture and economics is very much down to how the african countries manage that population growth. tt the african countries manage that population growth.— population growth. it has been a oleasure population growth. it has been a pleasure to _ population growth. it has been a pleasure to have _ population growth. it has been a pleasure to have you _ population growth. it has been a pleasure to have you on - population growth. it has been a pleasure to have you on the i pleasure to have you on the programme, thank you very much. the headlines on bbc news... tech bosses could face prison if they fail to protect children from harmful content online after the government concedes to a rebellion of backbench mps. 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.

it�*s been nearly a week since royal mail asked customers to stop sending letters and parcels internationally after the company was hit by a ransomware attack. it affected the system used to despatch and track overseas items and has affected many small business owners unable to send out their international orders. we can talk now to david macdonald who owns blue sky vinyl in hinkely, leicestershire. david, you have been impacted by this, what has been happening with you? hide this, what has been happening with ou? ~ , this, what has been happening with ou? . , .., , ., this, what has been happening with ou? , you? we sent records all across the world as far— you? we sent records all across the world as far as _ you? we sent records all across the world as far as australia _ you? we sent records all across the world as far as australia and i you? we sent records all across the world as far as australia and new i world as far as australia and new zealand all the way to the united states which is one of our biggest customers, and since last week we have not been able to send any via royal mail. 0ur have not been able to send any via royal mail. our last post was on the 12th of january, where we posted to switzerland, germany, japan. the post offices were quite happy to accept the parcels but at this stage i believe royal mail knew that they

were not able to provide a service, so all of these parcels are now stuck somewhere, we don�*t know where, we are assured back for an we don�*t know when they are going to get to the customer and this is a problem facing small businesses across the uk, all contributing so much to the country, trying to recover this economy, and it is a massive blow after brexit and obviously the postal strikes. t massive blow after brexit and obviously the postal strikes. i was ttoin to obviously the postal strikes. i was going to ask _ obviously the postal strikes. i was going to ask you _ obviously the postal strikes. i was going to ask you about _ obviously the postal strikes. i was going to ask you about the i obviously the postal strikes. i was going to ask you about the postal strikes because of course coming off the back of those, is this disruption more or less serious than what you saw in december? yes. disruption more or less serious than what you saw in december?- what you saw in december? yes, it is, there what you saw in december? yes, it is. there is — what you saw in december? yes, it is. there is a _ what you saw in december? yes, it is, there is a compensation - what you saw in december? yes, it is, there is a compensation systemj is, there is a compensation system with royal mail which was working pretty well until recently. but there are the old parcels from november even which still have not found their way to the customer and i think that is due to the postal strikes. equally you could post something one day and it would arrive the next day, so it is very inconsistent, but we were talking from our point of view it was hundreds of pounds, this is now thousands of pounds, it�*s very

serious for small businesses, and we don�*t know when it will end, it could be weeks, it could be months, it could be six months, and that is the main problem we have with royal mail�*s communication, they are just not updating us. and as a small businesses we can adapt, we are great at adapting, give us an opportunity to adapt by telling us how long this will last. shore opportunity to adapt by telling us how long this will last.— opportunity to adapt by telling us how long this will last. are you now t int to how long this will last. are you now trying to use _ how long this will last. are you now trying to use other— how long this will last. are you now trying to use other career— how long this will last. are you now trying to use other career services, | trying to use other career services, is that an option for you? fair trying to use other career services, is that an option for you?— is that an option for you? fair play to r0 al is that an option for you? fair play to royal mail's _ is that an option for you? fair play to royal mail's service, _ is that an option for you? fair play to royal mail's service, when i is that an option for you? fair play to royal mail's service, when it i to royal mail�*s service, when it does work it is one of the best internationally. as an example, 12 inch record to the united states is just over £18 with the royal mail, with most careers you would be paying double that, and some quadruple that. so we would like royal mail to be working, but if we can�*t get it working in the next few months dando we will have to look at other options, which will take into our margins. t other options, which will take into our margins-— other options, which will take into our martins. ., ., ., . our margins. i want to ask you, have theole our margins. i want to ask you, have people been — our margins. i want to ask you, have people been asking _ our margins. i want to ask you, have people been asking you _ our margins. i want to ask you, have people been asking you for - our margins. i want to ask you, have people been asking you for refunds, | people been asking you for refunds, because you talk about it impacting

your business? the because you talk about it impacting your business?— because you talk about it impacting your business? the vinyl community is a very friendly _ your business? the vinyl community is a very friendly community - your business? the vinyl community is a very friendly community and i is a very friendly community and they are very patient, bless them, so at the moment we are ok, but you can see people getting a little bit more edgy, the more this gets into the news. by the way i am very grateful that the bbc have picked this story up, it is very important to all small businesses, thank you. and we thank you for coming on and telling us all about it. david mcdonald from blue sky vinyl. 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 6.4% 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. eralier our money and work reporter petter ruddick told us more about these figures. between september and november, growth in regular pay, 6.4%, that is actually the strongest rate recorded in two decades outside of the pandemic, but that is in cash terms, the amount you see on your payslip. but in real terms, when you take into account those price increases, record price increases, regular pay actually fell by 2.6%. that fall is not quite as big as it has been, it is slightly off the record but it is still one of the largest falls in regular pay in real terms. what is also clear from today�*s figures is the massive gap that still exists between pay growth in the private sector and the public sector.

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 whistleblower 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 about what was going on and did nothing about it. ap security have declined to comment. the bbc�*s greg mckenzie spoke to the whistleblower and had this update. just a bit of background in terms of what happened, this was a stampede and a crush at a concert at the oaty academy, brixton, in south—west london, back in december. it was the nigerian afrobeats star singer asake. he had already performed twice in london, performances were fine, everything went well, 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 were no tickets on sale. now, what we have revealed or what we have discovered is 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 that he was working that night, here is a clip of him. , ., , working that night, here is a clip of him. , .,, ., ~ of him. there were people taking money and _ of him. there were people taking money and there _ of him. there were people taking money and there were _ of him. there were people taking money and there were people i of him. there were people taking i money and there were people maybe five staff— money and there were people maybe five staff making £1000 in cash. some _ five staff making £1000 in cash. some staff made £600 cash, you know, and there _ some staff made £600 cash, you know, and there was drug dealer is and gangs _ and there was drug dealer is and gangs coming in and bringing their drugs— gangs coming in and bringing their drugs in_ gangs coming in and bringing their drugs in and selling their drugs and stuff like _ drugs in and selling their drugs and stuff like that. it was nothing new. 0ur

stuff like that. it was nothing new. our company knew about what was going _ 0ur company knew about what was going on— our company knew about what was going on and they knew the people who were _ going on and they knew the people who were doing it, it had been going on from _ who were doing it, it had been going on from about 2009 onwards, they knew— on from about 2009 onwards, they knew that — on from about 2009 onwards, they knew that and they did nothing about it. ., ., ., _ knew that and they did nothing about it. now, he went on to say that that nit ht it it. now, he went on to say that that night it was — it. now, he went on to say that that night it was like _ it. now, he went on to say that that night it was like being _ it. now, he went on to say that that night it was like being in _ it. now, he went on to say that that night it was like being in a - it. now, he went on to say that that night it was like being in a car i night it was like being in a car crash that is really awful, being crashed 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. 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 spoke to a guy called andre who went to the academy to cdj 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 buy a ticket? the security guard says to him, go to the cashpoint over the road and somebody will meet you there. here is andre. 50. over the road and somebody will meet you there. here is andre.— you there. here is andre. so, one of my friends— you there. here is andre. so, one of my friends went _ you there. here is andre. so, one of my friends went to _ you there. here is andre. so, one of my friends went to one _ you there. here is andre. so, one of my friends went to one of _ you there. here is andre. so, one of my friends went to one of the i my friends went to one of the security— my friends went to one of the security people at the entrance and 'ust security people at the entrance and just went _ security people at the entrance and just went and asked him, hey, are there _ just went and asked him, hey, are there any— just went and asked him, hey, are there any spare tickets available? he just _ there any spare tickets available? he just got told to go across the street— he just got told to go across the street and — he just got told to go across the street and just wait at the atm because — street and just wait at the atm because he is going to send somebody to us to _ because he is going to send somebody to us to sell— because he is going to send somebody to us to sell us a ticket. so, the

tickets— to us to sell us a ticket. so, the tickets he — to us to sell us a ticket. so, the tickets he said that were on what's up, tickets he said that were on what's up. they— tickets he said that were on what's up, they were just pictures, screenshots. so, we've been told to id screenshots. so, we've been told to go to— screenshots. so, we've been told to go to a _ screenshots. so, we've been told to go to a specific security guy, and only go— go to a specific security guy, and only go through him. he just face scanned — only go through him. he just face scanned our ticket and let us in in a matter— scanned our ticket and let us in in a matter of— scanned our ticket and let us in in a matter of seconds. it felt really organised. — a matter of seconds. it felt really organised, it felt that we weren't the only— organised, it felt that we weren't the only people that got in that way, _ the only people that got in that way, basically. the only people that got in that way. basically-— the only people that got in that way, basically. now, ap security would not _ way, basically. now, ap security would not talk _ way, basically. now, ap security would not talk to _ way, basically. now, ap security would not talk to file _ way, basically. now, ap security would not talk to file on - way, basically. now, ap security would not talk to file on 4 i way, basically. now, ap security would not talk to file on 4 about these claims, but previously they had released a statement saying that they would co—operate with the investigation. brixton academy licence holder academy music group has said that it is committed to understanding what happened and cooperating with various investigations. now, yesterday, the local council, lambeth council, agreed to suspend the 02 brixton

academy�*s licence for three months more, to 16th april, meaning that 41! concerts have now been cancelled at the venue. and if you want to find out more about this story, you can listen to the full file on a documentary: catastrophe at the academy, on radio 4 tonight at 8pm. it will also be available on bbc sounds. now it�*s time for a look at the weather with stav. 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 south—east corner should tend to stay dry. cold, frosty, now, 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.

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