this is bbc news — these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. tech bosses could face prison if they fail to protect children from harmful content online after the uk government concedes to a rebellion of backbench mps. china's population has fallen for the first time in 60 years, with the national birth rate hitting a record low. a misconduct hearing this morning will formally dismiss david carrick from london's metropolitan police, after he admitted dozens of sexual offences including rapes. a review into how a man who murdered his pregnant partner, her two children and another child in derbyshire in 2021 was dealt with by probation officers has found failings "at every stage". a major incident has been declared by police after a double—decker bus

with a large number of passengers overturned in somerset in the uk amid warnings of icy road conditions. a new documentary on tensions between indian prime minister narendra modi and india's muslim minority investigates claims about his role in the 2002 gujarat riots that left over 1,000 dead. 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. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. we start here in the uk where, under new changes to the 0nline safety bill, social media bosses could face jail

if they repeatedly fail to protect children from online harm. 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 tech bosses would be accountable for so we are notjust looking at the narrow issue of directly causing harm to children, which is what really the bill has now been massively scaled back to focus on. so issues, as you said in your opening, like viral misogyny, racist abuse, state or far right disinformation, self—harm promotion, all these things that proliferate online would not actually be included in some of these measures because the bill has now been scaled

back quite significantly. 0ur 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 0nline 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. earlier, our chief political correspondent nick eardley told us more. hasn't it just been hasn't itjust been a long time coming? and that bill has changed in various iterations. what the government has conceded today really matters because they thought they few years ago about putting in criminal liability for tech bosses if their companies do not protect children online, they decided not to

do it on the government has now been forced by its own backbenchers to put this back in. we don't have the specific wording of what the government is promising, they have not published it yet and i think we will hear more from ministers later today, but speaking to the tory rebels trying to push this cause, they are absolutely confident that what the government has agreed to and what it will insert into this bill will be intact bosses that oversee firms who do not comply with the law in the uk could be sent to jail ultimately if they do not follow the rules, which is a significant escalation of the potential punishment to be meted out. there was always debate within the bill about whether the finds that tech companies could get for not following the rules of the government was setting out what far enough —— whether the fines. some mps argue that frankly tech companies have lots of money and could afford to pay big fines. the

argument we are hearing today from tory backbenchers and labour is you need more of an incentive for tech bosses, if they will not follow the rules they would face jail under the new plans. it is a big deal, i'm pretty sure it will be enough to win over mps because there is a general feeling in parliament that something needs to pass through so i think it will go through the commons later today with a promise from the government that when it goes to the lords it will be beefed up to include new measures which could ultimately mean jail for tech bosses. ultimately mean “ail for tech bosses. , .«r ultimately mean “ail for tech bosses. , w , ultimately mean “ail for tech bosses. , , ., bosses. some breaking news now cominu bosses. some breaking news now coming into _ bosses. some breaking news now coming into us— bosses. some breaking news now coming into us at _ bosses. some breaking news now coming into us at the _ bosses. some breaking news now coming into us at the bbc, - bosses. some breaking news now coming into us at the bbc, this i bosses. some breaking news now coming into us at the bbc, this is| coming into us at the bbc, this is coming into us at the bbc, this is coming to us from aslef, the train drivers' union. they have an answer train drivers will strike on february the 1st and the third —— they have announced that this is after the union rejected a pay

offer. this is the union that train drivers in the uk belong to, aslef, we are trying to get in touch for more details but they have announced they will be staging fresh strikes after the rejection of a pay offer. they will be walking out on february the 1st and the third. a first strike coincides with a walk—out by 100,000 civil servants in their dispute over pay and jobs and also a strike by teachers over pay and nationwide protests against the government's strike laws. we have had a statement from nick whelan, the aslef general secretary, saying the aslef general secretary, saying the offer is not acceptable but we are willing to engage in further discussions with the train operating companies. the companies affected include avante companies. the companies affected include ava nte west coast, companies. the companies affected include avante west coast, chiltern railways, cross—country, east midlands railway, great western railway, greater anglia, midlands railway, great western railway, greateranglia, northern, thames lane, norton trains,

south—eastern, southern gatwick express, south—western railway, swr island line, trans pennine express and west midlands trains, so from that list i read to you lots of train companies and passengers will be affected by the strikes if they resolution is not violent. just to reiterate, train drivers are stating fresh strikes after rejecting the latest pay offer, though this will be happening on february the 1st and the third and coinciding with a number of other, for now, planned strikes in the uk too. more on that story when we get it, but if you want more details as to why strikes are happening you can go to our website. london's 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 a thousand 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. 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.

i spoke to dr paul morland earlier, he is a demographer and author specialising in big demographic trends across the world. we saw them back in the terrible days of the cultural revolution and the so—called greatly forward but they were one offs due to terrible government policy. we have had a falling birth rate trigger to some extent by the one—child policy, but that policy was unnecessary. chinese ethnic people outside china not subject to that policy have continued to have a lower and lower fertility rates, they have lifted the policy and they are still not having kids. the death rate is a bit higher—than—expected but the big story is people are not having children as they get wealthier, more urban and children are more educated —— and women get more educated. it’s -- and women get more educated. it's that —— and women get more educated. it's that good or bad? garbage is great when you get a fertility rate down

from seven to two or three but i think it is disastrous if we from seven to two or three but i think it is disastrous if— from seven to two or three but i think it is disastrous if we have a below replacement _ think it is disastrous if we have a below replacement fertility - think it is disastrous if we have a below replacement fertility rate | below replacement fertility rate with each cohort smaller than the last and you either have to top up your population with emigration, which is an option for some countries but not china, given its size, they would have to move their in hundreds of million to people, or you had to face population decline with all the problems that means for labour shortages and a declining economy. we have seen that injapan for 30 years. do economy. we have seen that in japan for 30 yeas-— for 30 years. do we expect global --oulation for 30 years. do we expect global population decline _ for 30 years. do we expect global population decline by _ for 30 years. do we expect global population decline by the - for 30 years. do we expect global population decline by the end - for 30 years. do we expect global population decline by the end of. population decline by the end of this century? it population decline by the end of this century?— population decline by the end of this centu ? .w , , , this century? it takes decades, but we have falling _ this century? it takes decades, but we have falling populations - this century? it takes decades, but we have falling populations in - this century? it takes decades, but| we have falling populations in more and more of the world, in germany accepted years of high immigration, in russia, in china. india has a healthy demographic at the moment but will also have a falling population at some stage and has the population at some stage and has the population for massive ageing,

falling working age populations, lack of labour which we are already feeling in the uk, so many sectors short of people. feeling in the uk, so many sectors short of maple-— short of people. china specifically, some peeple _ short of people. china specifically, some peeple are _ short of people. china specifically, some people are blaming - short of people. china specifically, some people are blaming the - some people are blaming the one—child policy, that although it has been scrapped there is a culture ofjust having one child and bestowing on to ban all of your finances, time and effort and there is now reticent to have more children, despite the people can. i think the one—child policy was disastrous and evil and an awful imposition on people, but if you look at the chinese population's ethnic population outside of the people's republic, taiwan, singapore, hong kong, malaysia, as those populations have become richer and more educated and more urban that culture has meant a lower 30 rates, so without the one—child policy this which is becoming further down the line and with that policy lifted clearly people are not going back to large families.

correct me if i run, i read that developed countries rcn population declines in terms of numbers, developing countries particularly in sub—saharan africa will see higher population rises —— correct me if i am wrong. what does that mean in terms of global population at the global geopolitical situation? southern africa, particularly south africa, and the arab countries north of the sephardic —— north of the sahara have populations under control. but in other areas population is very high, stubbornly high in places like nigeria, meaning that applicable be the great population bearer of the future, in 150 years they will have gone from 7% to 36% of the world's population, so africa is the future in terms of population, but whether it is the future in terms of power, culture and economics is down to how the

african countries manage the population growth. a formal review into how probation officers handled the case of a man who murdered a pregnant woman and three children in killamarsh in derbyshire has found multiple failings in their handling of the case "at every stage". 32o year old damien bendall was serving a suspended sentence for arson at the time of the killings. tom symonds is our home affairs correspondent. what is the worry? bendall had a long history of committing violent acts, when he committed this arson in may 2020 the probation service had to decide what they should advise the judge, whether he should go to prison. they decided he would be a low risk to anybody who might be a partner of all any children so was not sent to prison, he was allowed to live with a woman called terry harris who he had been seeing, and her two children, john poland lacey. in

september 2021 he murdered terri, her children under friend who was staying over as a sleepover. at every single stage the actions of the probation service fell far below where they should have been. two examples, when they assessed the risk of bendall they ignored that police had come to them with a warning that he was a risk to children, and the second thing is they never asked terri harris whether she would have him at her house, gave permission, checked it would be ok, and the probation service is being told that check should always have been done. what should always have been done. what has the government _ should always have been done. what has the government search? bay - should always have been done. what. has the government search? bay have acce ted has the government search? bay have accepted this — has the government search? bay have accepted this was _ has the government search? bay have accepted this was a _ has the government search? bay have accepted this was a very _ has the government search? bay have accepted this was a very bad - has the government search? bay have accepted this was a very bad case, - accepted this was a very bad case, the report deeply criticises the government's reform of the probation service which has been abandoned in the last two years, it has been

pretty much a disaster. they said that reform left the service with staffing and management issues and not in a very good state to cope with covid, the government acceptable money needs to go into the probation service, it is putting on £155 million a year to train new probation officers and says it will tighten up the checks that did not happen in this case and should have done and it is quite clear what is at stake if the checks are not done. thank you. a parliamentary report in the uk 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." 0ur rugby correspondent chrisjones outlines what recommendations have been made in the report. far more rigorous tests for who's going to own a club and far more transparency when it comes to club finances. premiership rugby have acted a little bit with a hand tied behind their back because as

much as they can get criticised by the mps, there's 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 actually have far greater access to premiership rugby club accounts. but the reaction to this report has been mixed. yes, there is concerns that this report is calling it a stain on rugby's reputation, but also club sources i've spoken to this morning are scathing about the report, how some of the feedback they fed back didn't get listened to it all and one club source has even described as gcse grade d kind of stuff, so you get the sense that not everyone is completely on board with what's being said. joining me now is conservative mp damian green, he is the acting chair of the digital, culture, media and sport select committee, which produced the report. damian green, thanks forjoining us. what you make of the criticism about

the fact that the leagues do not feel they will listen to. i’m the fact that the leagues do not feel they will listen to. i'm always fascinated by _ feel they will listen to. i'm always fascinated by criticism _ feel they will listen to. i'm always fascinated by criticism from - fascinated by criticism from anonymous club sources, if people had something to say they should come out in public and say it and notjust leak it privately. frankly people are criticising our committee, it was not our committee that meant that two clubs that had great links with their own communities have gone bust, and people running rugby need to look at themselves, they have let down not just hundreds of people who lost theirjobs but many thousands of fans of the game, so the problems here are not with the committee but with the governance of rugby. iadhere with the governance of rugby. where does the answer _ with the governance of rugby. where does the answer lie? _ with the governance of rugby. where does the answer lie? clearly - with the governance of rugby. where does the answer lie? clearly it - does the answer lie? clearly it seems they are problems coming from the very bottom to the top of rugby? there are two big problems, one is

that up to now the rugby authorities have been far too passive, there were lots of warning signs that both these clubs that something was going badly wrong and no signs went unheeded by the rugby authorities until too late. the second big long—standing problem is that on average we discover every premiership rugby club loses £4 million a yeah, that is not a sustainable model so having a sustainable model so having a sustainable model so having a sustainable model to maintain elite club rugby in england is very important. club rugby in england is very important-— club rugby in england is very important. what about player welfare? that _ important. what about player welfare? that has _ important. what about player welfare? that has been - important. what about player welfare? that has been cited | important. what about player. welfare? that has been cited as important. what about player- welfare? that has been cited as a central concern. what worries you about player welfare in this? what about player welfare in this? what is the basic— about player welfare in this? what is the basic fact _ about player welfare in this? what is the basic fact that _ about player welfare in this? what is the basic fact that lots - about player welfare in this? what is the basic fact that lots of - about player welfare in this? “twat is the basic fact that lots of these players lost their jobs is the basic fact that lots of these players lost theirjobs atjust is the basic fact that lots of these players lost their jobs at just the wrong time, just after the start of the season but obviously most clubs had the players they wanted and

needed so it was a particularly bad time, so there is welfare in terms of the possibility of financial support if this type of disaster is repeated, but they're also wider issues about health, concussion protocols and so on which we had done other reports on, but the players themselves were among the people badly let down in this whole episode. people badly let down in this whole eisode. �* ., ,., people badly let down in this whole eisode. �* ., y., ., people badly let down in this whole eisode. �* ., ., episode. before i let you go, as actin: episode. before i let you go, as acting chair— episode. before i let you go, as acting chair of _ episode. before i let you go, as acting chair of the _ episode. before i let you go, as acting chair of the dcms - episode. before i let you go, as acting chair of the dcms select| acting chair of the dcms select committee your committee will oversee the passage of the 0nline safety bill we have been talking about on bbc news today, there has been criticism from some quarters that the amendment to the bill by means tech bosses could potentially be threatened with jail if they allow harmful content on their websites, that is in effect more of a political decision than something that will effectively help children? what do you say to that?-

what do you say to that? those -auttin what do you say to that? those putting the _ what do you say to that? those putting the amendment - what do you say to that? those | putting the amendment forward what do you say to that? turn putting the amendment forward nate the cogent case that it other areas of activity like financial services this kind of personal responsibility to directors has led to an improvement in performance and the avoidance of scandals in those sectors, so i think it is quite a sensible compromise the government has reached on this, but as you say the committee will obviously continue to take a close interest at the 0nline safety bill is hugely complex, very wide—ranging, its effects will be felt in many places for many years so we will be keeping a close eye on what happens in practice after it is passed, as i assume it will be.— assume it will be. damian green, thank ou assume it will be. damian green, thank you very — assume it will be. damian green, thank you very much. _ 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. 0ur scotland correspondent lorna gordon has been outside the scottish parliament. she told me what happens next. well, alisterjack, who is the scottish secretary, will set out in full later today his reasons for triggering a section 35 order.

this is a bold move. it's an unprecedented move. it's the first time it has been used and 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 there, he is concerned about the adverse impact of the gender recognition reform bill that was passed here at holyrood just before christmas, passed by a large majority, but he said he was concerned about the impact on gb—wide equality legislation. he was concerned about the impact or potential impact on single—sex clubs, associations and schools, and on protections such as equal pay and its potential chilling effect on single—sex spaces. he did, however, say that there was a shared 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'll hear later on today the full reasoning behind their decision, westminster�*s decision, to trigger a section 35, but nicola sturgeon, scotland's first minister, has said that this is a full frontal attack on the scottish parliament and its ability to make its own decisions on devolved matters. her socialjustice secretary, shona robison, has been speaking this morning. 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 and, indeed, she pointed out that there was an amendment put into the bill, but she said put beyond doubt its impact on the equality act 2010, but, of course, as is clear, alisterjack and the westminster government

disagree. their reasoning 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 does look like it's a big constitutional clash and it does look like it's heading to the courts. the bbc has been told that the battery making start—up britishvolt is to enter administration today. its 300 employees have been told to attend an all—staff meeting at midday. it comes as the financially troubled manufacturer said it was in talks with investors over a possible sale to keep the firm afloat. let's get more on this from our international business correspondent theo leggett. first of all four viewers in the uk and globally whom may not know who british volt is, who are they and why does it matter?— british volt is, who are they and why does it matter? they were a start-u why does it matter? they were a start-no company _ why does it matter? they were a start-up company and _ why does it matter? they were a start-up company and they -

why does it matter? they were a start-up company and they had i start—up company and they had ambitious plans to build a giant factory producing battery packs for electric cars pretty much from scratch. this was a £4 billion project so it needed a lot of investment and the problem is, when you're building something like this, you're building something like this, you're not actually making any money because you aren't selling any product so it needs a lot of money upfront, a lot of investment and you need to keep some of that money coming in. the problem british volt has had is that it was due to begin construction, construction was delayed on several occasions, its costs went up, interest rates went up, energy costs went up, so construction had to be delayed which meant that some government support which was due to come in was not provided and as a result it simply seems to have run out of money and we are expecting it to file for administration possibly as early as today. we administration possibly as early as toda . ~ . , ., today. we have been hearing there will be an all— today. we have been hearing there will be an all staff _ today. we have been hearing there will be an all staff meeting - today. we have been hearing there will be an all staff meeting at - will be an all staff meeting at midday? will be an all staff meeting at midda ? ~ , ,., , will be an all staff meeting at midda ? ~ , ., , will be an all staff meeting at midda? ,, ., midday? absolutely and this is what ou would midday? absolutely and this is what you would exoect — midday? absolutely and this is what you would expect of _ midday? absolutely and this is what you would expect of a _ midday? absolutely and this is what you would expect of a company - midday? absolutely and this is what l you would expect of a company which is in trouble, you tell the staff first, that is simple consideration for the people working for you. talk

to me about— for the people working for you. talk to me about why this company matters but also more importantly who will pick up the mantle now for this because the future of the car industry in the uk, the government very much wanted to be electric but we need the batteries, don't we? ii we need the batteries, don't we? if you talk to pretty much anybody in the uk car industry, bigger factories are seen as essential if we are to have a car industry in this country, once internal combustion engines have been phased out and that is partly because battery packs are a very large part of an electric car, they are a very large part of the value of an electric car and due to trading rules any cars that we send to the european union, we have a big export industry, will need to have local content, content derived in europe, and so if you are going to be building electric cars in europe with european components, it is best to have them built locally. so if we don't have a battery industry, we probably don't have a car industry, it is a simple as that. other countries in europe are a lot

further down this path. for example germany has 11, i believe, giga factories planned or under construction, even hungary has two or three. we at the moment have one in sunderland which is being built ljy in sunderland which is being built by a chinese manufacturer to make batteries for nissan's plant in sunderland. so, we need a lot more. what is going to happen now? there is a site where british volt was going to build its plant. it is still possible a plant will be built on that site, it is a good site and there might well be some political pressure to find out someone who can take over that site without all of the baggage which would come with taking over the company as it stands and proceed with the project but obviously it will take longer than it would have done had british volt kept on going. it would have done had british volt kept on going-— it would have done had british volt kept on going. theo leggett, thank ou ve kept on going. theo leggett, thank you very much _ kept on going. theo leggett, thank you very much indeed. _ 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 what was some of the worst religious violence in modern india. at least 1,000 people died, many of them were muslims. imran dawood, who lives in yorkshire, was visiting family there. two of his uncles and his neighbour mohammed were killed. they got stabbed, i do not know what happened to my uncles. it's fresh in my mind. like it happened yesterday. but sadly, 20 years on, nothing has happened. the violence 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, modi was the chief minister of the state. he's now india's prime minister. the document was obtained by the bbc in 2002. some details were reported at the time, though this is the first time it has been reported in full. "the vhp and its allies could not have inflicted so much damage without the climate of impunity created by the state government. narendra modi is directly responsible." it also reported claims that mr modi had directed the police not to stop the violence. "reliable contacts have told us... ..narendra modi met senior police officers on 27th february and ordered them not to intervene in the rioting. police contacts deny this meeting happened."

this former senior diplomat was one of the investigators. he's speaking publicly for the first time and has asked to remain anonymous. his words are spoken by an actor. there were pretty credible reports he had specifically instructed the police not to intervene. the police contact who we talked to consistently denied that so we did have conflicting reports on what his direct role had been. but we did feel it was clear, there was a culture of impunity that created the environment for the violence to take place. that undoubtedly came from modi. narendra modi has always denied he allowed or encouraged muslims to be targeted. an inquiry investigating claims of criminal conspiracy cleared him in 2012, a finding upheld by india's supreme court last year. but back in yorkshire, no—one has ever been convicted for the dawood family murders. still feeling very

angry, very frustrated. it feels like there's no justice there. now let's talk with yusuf dawood, who lost close relatives during the 2002 riots and shares his story in the new bbc documentary. it is good to talk to you and i thank you for coming in and talking to us, i know this must be a very difficult thing for you to do. could i ask you first of all to tell me what exactly happened during those wyatts? in what exactly happened during those atts? , ., ., ., ,, wyatts? in terms of what happened with our family, _ wyatts? in terms of what happened with our family, they _ wyatts? in terms of what happened with our family, they were - wyatts? in terms of what happened with our family, they were on - with our family, they were on holiday at the time, my brother, my cousin, one of my friends, and imran, they went to gujarat and they decided to go on a road trip, they went to delhi, agriculture four, and on the way back, they saw things in

the background, they noticed that there had been roadblocks placed and when they approached the police, they asked whether or not it was safe to proceed and go further forward, the police vehicle said it was ok to go further forward, and then as they drove into gujarat on then as they drove into gujarat on the main highway, which would be the equivalent of driving on the m1, i suppose, mobs had organised, mobs had closed the roads, they had checked, they were checking every vehicle to see who the occupants were, what their religious background was, and in the case of my family members being from muslim background, they were stopped of the driver was immediately set upon, the vehicle was satellite, and my family members were attacked. and it was a tragedy of epic proportions, something which we are still trying to deal with and come to terms with

to deal with and come to terms with to this day. it to deal with and come to terms with to this da . . , ., , to deal with and come to terms with to this day-— to this day. it was many years ago, and et to this day. it was many years ago, and yet so — to this day. it was many years ago, and yet so much — to this day. it was many years ago, and yet so much has _ to this day. it was many years ago, and yet so much has happened - and yet so much has happened since then, talk me through what you've done since then and what has happened to yourfamily done since then and what has happened to your family since then in terms of this awful tragedy? terms of my brother and my cousin, in 2002 they were seen as missing persons so we didn't know at that point what had happened to them. our friend mohammed and the driver, yusuf, who is also called use of, they had been killed, imran had survived, and my brother and my cousin were considered to be missing persons, so there that led us to start a campaign to find them. we were assured at the highest levels that the police were doing everything they could do, no stone would be left unturned, those were the exact words of the indian... however when family members went to the scene of the crime, and around

that area, it turned out the police were doing absolutely nothing, and on the one hand they were saying that they were doing everything, but the reality was they were doing nothing, no scene of crime investigation, the family members along with the foreign office who went to the scene of the crime and found human remains, which were then dna tested and they tested positive for our family members. dna tested and they tested positive for ourfamily members. and since then, we havejust been for ourfamily members. and since then, we have just been fighting for then, we have just been fighting for the truth in terms of what took place, also in terms ofjustice. right the way through, we've just been, we'vejust right the way through, we've just been, we've just been right the way through, we've just been, we'vejust been put right the way through, we've just been, we've just been put to one side, there has been no kind of human empathy or sympathy or even basic etiquette in terms of what to do. to this day, my brother's remains have still not been repatriated with us. so, there is a

deliberate tactic to cause as much pain and grief as possible and to be as obstructive as possible, because they don't want the truth to come out. and it is encouraging that even though it has been 20 years, that the truth is finally coming out in terms of what happened in gujarat and what the exact role of narendra modi was in terms of this violence, allowing it to happen, and then covering it up, and then protecting the guilty persons from being charged and being prosecuted. and that pattern of experience has been experienced by over 2000 people, so, it is epic proportions, this human tragedy, which we need to cast more light upon. i tragedy, which we need to cast more liuht u on. ., tragedy, which we need to cast more lia-htuon. ~' ., . tragedy, which we need to cast more lia-htuon. ~ ., . ., ., light upon. i think you once again for coming _ light upon. i think you once again for coming on _ light upon. i think you once again for coming on the _ light upon. i think you once again for coming on the programme - light upon. i think you once again for coming on the programme to | light upon. i think you once again i for coming on the programme to tell us your story.

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 02 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 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 £1,000 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. 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 and bringing their drugs in and selling their 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 crushed 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 5,000 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've spoken to a guy who went to the 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 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. so, one of my friends went to one of the security people at the entrance and just went and asked him, hey, are there any spa re tickets available ? he just got told to go across the street and just wait at the atm because he is 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 fake—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 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 co—operating 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 44 concerts have now been cancelled

at the venue. and if you want to find out more about this story, to melbourne now, and andy murray has won his first round match at the australian open in a five—set thriller against italy's matteo berrettini. and novak djokavic returns to the tournament after last year's he was prevented from taking part because of his stance on covid vaccination. to melbourne now, where we can speak to shaimaa khalil. first of all, a welcome victory for many here in the uk for andy murray? that's right, andy murray, through to the second round, after clinging on to a match that was so close to call at times, and what a fight he has had with italy's matteo berrettini. this was a first—round match that had you on the edge of your seat, excitement of a final. people were watching so closely, not

being able to tell who was going to come out the winner at many points in that match. andy murray started when, winning the first two sets, and we thought it was going well for him, but then the italian player pushed back, he got the next two, winning 64 and then 7—6 and then we got to that final set and it came all the way to the tiebreak, when finally andy murray was able to snatch it and win that match. in the press conference after the game, he said, in the past few years, i have questioned myself, certainly other people have questioned my ability to be able to perform in these big events, and he said after the match i felt so proud events, and he said after the match ifelt so proud of events, and he said after the match i felt so proud of myself, events, and he said after the match ifelt so proud of myself, which is something i don't normally feel, or i have not been feeling after many tennis matches. i think he should feel proud because he has put on such a fight and now he is into the second round.— such a fight and now he is into the second round. let's talk about novak d'okovic, i second round. let's talk about novak djokovic, i believe _ second round. let's talk about novak djokovic, i believe he _ second round. let's talk about novak djokovic, i believe he is _ second round. let's talk about novak djokovic, i believe he is due - second round. let's talk about novak djokovic, i believe he is due to - djokovic, i believe he is due to play at some point? he

djokovic, i believe he is due to play at some point?— djokovic, i believe he is due to play at some point? he is due to .la , play at some point? he is due to play. quite _ play at some point? he is due to play. quite shortly. _ play at some point? he is due to play, quite shortly, maybe - play at some point? he is due to play, quite shortly, maybe in - play at some point? he is due to j play, quite shortly, maybe in the next hour or two maximum, and all eyes will be on the rod laver arena, this is novak djokovic's big moment, his return to the australian open. a tournament he has dominated for years, winning nine times, all of this after the drama of last year, his detention, the court cases and his detention, the court cases and his deportation. he split opinion with that controversy in australia last year, but right now, earlier we spoke to many tennis fans who tell us they are happy to have him back. good to see him back. you've got to let the best players play. it might have been a bit| overreacted at the time. now he's here, so what was the point of all that, you know? _ he's here. very happy. he should never have not been. yeah, i reckon too. yeah, really excited, yeah. really, really excited that he's here this year. last year we were kind of waiting to see what was going to happen before we booked tickets

or anything, so really excited that he's here and we could come over to see him. so, what kind of reaction is he going to get when he steps onto that court? , ., ., court? judging from the warm welcome that he had when _ court? judging from the warm welcome that he had when he _ court? judging from the warm welcome that he had when he did _ court? judging from the warm welcome that he had when he did an _ that he had when he did an exhibition match on friday with nick kyrgios, i think he's on for a good match and a good reception. he said that it match and a good reception. he said thatitis match and a good reception. he said that it is going to be very hard to forget what happened last year but he's determined to move on and aiming forthat he's determined to move on and aiming for that continuation of his record, with a tenth australian open title, and that all—important 22nd grand slam title, the record is now held by the defending champion rafael nadal._ held by the defending champion rafael nadal. ,, . ., ~ rafael nadal. shaimaa, thank you ve much rafael nadal. shaimaa, thank you very much indeed. _ 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. the uk's education secretary gillian keegan has called the strike vote deeply disappointing. we've got, you know, an early careers framework, we've got additional teaching support, we've got mentoring, and that has all only been introduced from 2021, so it was something that we addressed that we needed to look at to make sure that people get used to and supported in their new teaching role. so that's something that we are very much focused on and, look, you know, you don't have to strike to get a meeting with me, to get attention from me. i'm very interested in supporting teachers, they do a fantasticjob. they really are changing lives every day. a double—decker bath with with a large number of passengers on board has overturned in somerset. police there was a crash involving a motorcycle on the a309 near cannington and that conditions on the road are extremely icy and dangerous. a major incident has been

declared. an indictment has been filed in brazil against 39 people for alleged involvement in use activity is. more charges could soon filed. he was nowhere to be seen for the past week, but brazil's former president jair bolsonaro finally broke his silence. translation: | regret - what happened on 8th january. it's unbelievable. unfortunately, people learned, understood what politics is, got to know the political powers and started to value freedom. he was filmed in florida by some of his supporters. he was defensive but admitted that mistakes were made by his government. translation: i never stopped following the | constitutional principles. there are some holes, of course. we slip up — who doesn't?

"slipping up" is quite the understatement. when his die—hard supporters smashed their way into the supreme court, congress and the presidential palace, they burned furniture, destroyed valuable artwork and caused millions of dollars in damages. thousands of them have been arrested and now brazil's attorney general�*s office has filed an indictment against 39 people. the indictment does not name any individuals but it says that they were among a core group of conspirators who used violence and threats to try to abolish the democratic order in brazil. that's a serious allegation in a country that still remembers the legacy of military rule, which only ended in 1985. and with many officials being investigated by the supreme court,

including bolsonaro himself, more arrests are likely to happen. sofia bettiza, bbc news. eight people have been wounded in a shooting during martin luther king day celebrations in florida. police say one of those hit is in a critical condition. another four people were injured fleeing the scene. police say so far there are no arrests and an investigation is under way. you can get more on all of the stories on our website, also you can download the bbc news app. follow me on twitter as well, it's been a

pleasure having your company, bye—bye. 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. you can see we you can see we are you can see we are all enveloped in that cold arctic air today. so it is going to be a very cold afternoon for many of us but dry with some sunshine in more southern areas. the

winds really starting to pick up across the northern half of scotland this afternoon with increasing snow. the snow becomes heavy and widespread across the northern half of scotland this afternoon and evening, which is why we have the amber warning for possible disruption. snow showers are spreading southwards mainly through central and western parts of the uk. a very cold, frosty night to come with a significant risk of ice across northern and western areas. further snow showers in the north of scotland tomorrow morning, whereas many central and southern areas will stay dry with some sunshine. there could be some wintry showers affecting north sea coasts. but another cold afternoon. similar story on thursday, with a cold, frosty start, some ice around and plenty of sunshine. temperatures

ranging from around 1—6, factoring in the wind in the north, it will feel colder than that. heading towards the end of the week, some subtle changes. it looks like this milder air wants to try to come in from the atlantic, it will probably win out across many western areas, but further east will stay in the colder air for a while longer, but further east will stay in the colder airfor a while longer, it seems. but the milder air will win out across the west, bringing more cloud and outbrake sovereign. —— outbreaks of rain.

this is bbc news, i'm rebecca jones. the headlines at 11... 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 major incident has been declared by police after a double—decker bus with passengers from hinkley point power station overturned in somerset with warnings of icy road conditions. a misconduct hearing this morning will formally dismiss david carrick from the metropolitan police, after he admitted dozens of sexual offences, including rapes. the bbc has learned the financially troubled battery manufacturer britishvolt will enter administration today, after last—minute talks to keep the firm afloat fell through.

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 review into how a man who murdered his pregnant partner, her two children and another child in derbyshire in 2021 was dealt with by probation officers, has found failings "at every stage". and in the australian open, andy murray beats italian matteo berrettini in a thrilling five—set first round match.

social media bosses could face jail if they repeatedly fail to protect children from online harm, under new changes to the 0nline 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 tech bosses would be accountable for so we are notjust looking at the narrow issue of directly causing harm to children, which is what really the bill has now been massively scaled back to focus on. so issues, as you said in your opening, like viral misogyny, racist abuse, state or far right disinformation, self—harm promotion, all these things that proliferate online would not actually be included in some of these measures

because the bill has now been scaled back quite significantly. 0ur 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 0nline 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 political correspondent, jonathan blake can we rewind ? can we rewind? the 0nline safety bill is to be altered again. can you talk it through exactly how and has the government said what it is going to do yet? the the government said what it is going to do et? ,,., , the government said what it is going

to do et? , �* , to do yet? the online safety bill is a hu:el to do yet? the online safety bill is a hugely complicated _ to do yet? the online safety bill is a hugely complicated and - a hugely complicated and controversial piece of legislation which has been in the works for some time. it was theresa may's government in 2017 at first attempted to set out plans to tighten up the law relating to online activity and content online and abuse and other illegal behaviours associated with it. it is coming back to the house of commons now in its final form but mps have been trying to make changes in one key area, around 50 conservative mps put down or supported an amendment to change in legislation which would make the bosses of tech companies criminally liable for complying with the law in one respect of this bill which would require their companies to remove illegal content, particularly with regard to younger users in an attempt to protect them from particularforms users in an attempt to protect them from particular forms of harmful content and illegal content online. they would already be required to do

that by law but they would not face criminal prosecution and potential prison time unless they had failed to comply with the media regulator 0fcom's request to put in place those measures to provide material. mps wanted the legislation to further and from the start for tech bosses to face that potential legal prosecution, including potential custodial sentences. so the government has given into that, it is agree to that demand so the amendment put forward by conservative mps will be withdrawn, the government will at a later stage when this legislation comes back to parliament in the house of lords will make a commitment along those lines. so a significant change in the eyes of campaigners who have wanted this legislation to be tougher from the start and also for a good number of conservative mps who had threatened to hold it up and threatened to rebel and vote against

it in the house of commons which, with labour�*s support, would have seen the prime minister and the government defeated. ii'idtu�*e seen the prime minister and the government defeated.— seen the prime minister and the government defeated. have the rebels now not government defeated. have the rebels now got exactly _ government defeated. have the rebels now got exactly what _ government defeated. have the rebels now got exactly what they _ government defeated. have the rebels now got exactly what they wanted? - now got exactly what they wanted? yes, in short they do have a commitment from the government to make provision in the legislation for the bosses of tech companies to be held to criminally liable if they don't do effectively what the new laws require that their companies to do. it is not written into the draft legislation yet and we will see that further down the line and house of commons but clearly the culture secretary has reassured her mps of in terms of the government intentions have been enough for them. ., ., ., them. from a political point of view, them. from a political point of view. how _ them. from a political point of view, how awkward _ them. from a political point of view, how awkward is - them. from a political point of view, how awkward is this - them. from a political point of view, how awkward is this for. them. from a political point of - view, how awkward is this for rishi sunak that he has effectively had to back down? it is sunak that he has effectively had to back down? , ., sunak that he has effectively had to back down? , . ., , ., back down? it is what he had shown he is willing — back down? it is what he had shown he is willing to _ back down? it is what he had shown he is willing to do _ back down? it is what he had shown he is willing to do because - back down? it is what he had shown he is willing to do because on - back down? it is what he had shown he is willing to do because on a - he is willing to do because on a couple of other tricky issues relating to onshore wind farms and

house building targets in england, enough conservative mps had opposed the government plans to potentially defeat them in the house of commons and in both of those cases rishi sunak agreed to their demands, gave in and change the legislation accordingly and that is why the government has done here. they clearly didn't want to be defeated on this issue. it would have held up yet further this controversial legislation which has been delayed for months and changed and been put forward and proposed again in various forms again and it is not a big enough significant issue for rishi sunak to have wanted to lose a vote in the house of commons and thatis vote in the house of commons and that is why we have seen the government change their plans. goad government change their plans. good to talk to you- — government change their plans. good to talk to you. thank _ government change their plans. good to talk to you. thank you _ government change their plans. good to talk to you. thank you very much. let's talk now to professor bernadka dubicka, professor of child and adolescent psychiatry from the university of hull and york medical

school who is speaking on behalf of the royal college of psychiatrists. she is also a practising consultant. it is very good to have your thoughts and insights on this issue. thanks forjoining us. i don't know if you were listening to my colleague explaining how come located and, controversial this bill is being. you don't need me to tell you it has been talked about since 2017. do you welcome the toughening of the legislation? we 2017. do you welcome the toughening of the legislation?— of the legislation? we welcome an hint of the legislation? we welcome anything that — of the legislation? we welcome anything that might _ of the legislation? we welcome anything that might ensure - of the legislation? we welcome j anything that might ensure that online safety for children and young people, so if tech companies are repeatedly failing at their duties we are going to have a framework so it will be clear about the rules they need to comply with and if there is ongoing failure that is a last resort, that is the only way of making them comply and it makes a world a safer place for children and young people online then yes i would

welcome that. i young people online then yes i would welcome that-— welcome that. i suppose that is a difficul , welcome that. i suppose that is a difficulty. you _ welcome that. i suppose that is a difficulty, you wonder— welcome that. i suppose that is a difficulty, you wonder how - difficulty, you wonder how enforceable it is, how easy it is going to be to make individual bosses criminally liable. yes. going to be to make individual bosses criminally liable. yes, it is a hu:el bosses criminally liable. yes, it is a hugely complex _ bosses criminally liable. yes, it is a hugely complex piece _ bosses criminally liable. yes, it is a hugely complex piece of - a hugely complex piece of legislation and there will be a process in terms of learning about the best way to do it but we have to make a start but that has been delayed for years now. there are concerns about online hamster young people. it still has it made it through parliament and we see horrific images online and more and more harmful content push them on a daily basis. another big industry, drug companies for example, they have regulations and examples. it is

difficult because i'm thinking that some misogynistic material and, i am thinking of andrew tate, who has beenin thinking of andrew tate, who has been in the news a lot recently with his misogynistic reviews, bandon on tick—tock but that doesn't stop is material being circulated on to talk being circulated and this particular amendment won't make any difference to that, is it? iline amendment won't make any difference to that, is it?— to that, is it? one of your speakers reviousl to that, is it? one of your speakers previously said _ to that, is it? one of your speakers previously said it _ to that, is it? one of your speakers previously said it is _ to that, is it? one of your speakers previously said it is a _ to that, is it? one of your speakers previously said it is a complicated l previously said it is a complicated area and there are lots of potential areas online ham but the issue with andrew tate is a way the algorithm continues to promote that type of content so even if young boys, he has a huge following, click on the content they would find it in their feeds through the algorithms which constantly push them forward so that is another area that needs looking at really urgently, notjust the content but the mechanisms by which young people receive duplication of

the content multiple times during a day. it is important the process is exacted as well as content. this day. it is important the process is exacted as well as content. as we discussed earlier, _ exacted as well as content. as we discussed earlier, this _ exacted as well as content. as we discussed earlier, this bill - exacted as well as content. as we discussed earlier, this bill was - discussed earlier, this bill was first talked about in 2017 and you mentioned some of the children and young people have been saying in your clinic and i wondered if you could just give us a sense of what these young people are exposed to and their reactions to it? i these young people are exposed to and their reactions to it?— and their reactions to it? i have encountered _ and their reactions to it? i have encountered quite _ and their reactions to it? i have encountered quite young - and their reactions to it? i have i encountered quite young children, young children have encountered the dark web, something that is not talked about, they might not reveal that until later, but they have been subjected to horrific content. another child i recall was up all night looking at herfeet another child i recall was up all night looking at her feet mac feeds and being distressed ——. 0ther and being distressed ——. other people have been told me that when

they feel suicidal they actively seek out the content and it can really detrimentally affect them. young people change, other times they might be feeling a lot better, and during those times they want to be supportive and they don't want to see the kind of content but it still might be coming at them. i've seen multiple examples. another example of online and is online gaming and gambling, which isn't covered by the bill either. so we know that gaming companies earn a lot of their revenue through something called blue boxes, a type of gambling for young people, they open a box, they pay for it and don't know what is inside it and that constitute revenue for gaming companies. young people are being used as a commodity and a lot of money is being made out of them. it's about time that the online world became a much safer place of companies took their responsibly of it is seriously in terms of hams, algorithms, gambling

and gaming as well. == terms of hams, algorithms, gambling and gaming as well.— and gaming as well. -- harms. very tood to and gaming as well. -- harms. very good to talk— and gaming as well. -- harms. very good to talk to _ and gaming as well. -- harms. very good to talk to you. _ and gaming as well. -- harms. very good to talk to you. thanks - and gaming as well. -- harms. very good to talk to you. thanks for- good to talk to you. thanks for talking to us. a double—decker bus with a large number of passengers on board has overturned in somerset. at least some of the passengers on board were workers from hinkley point c nuclear power station. police say there was a crash involving a motorcycle on the a39 near cannington, and that conditions on the road are extremely icy and dangerous. a major incident has been declared. let's speak now tojosh ward — he lives near to where the crash happened. what did you see what you hear? i was first awoken at about half past six in the morning by a lot of commotion happening at a petrol station which is directly behind where i live, but i always hearing noises there so i never really

thought anything of it, but i decided to go and investigate it and as i came out of my van there was several ambulance, as i came out of my van there was severalambulance, fire as i came out of my van there was several ambulance, fire departments, police packed in the garage, at least 20 or so and multiple ambulances down the incident on the a39 by stamford hill roundabout. several people were walking up from that roundabout. bud several people were walking up from that roundabout.— that roundabout. and could you see the bus? i couldn't _ that roundabout. and could you see the bus? i couldn't see _ that roundabout. and could you see the bus? i couldn't see the - that roundabout. and could you see the bus? i couldn't see the bus - the bus? i couldn't see the bus where i was. _ the bus? i couldn't see the bus where i was. if _ the bus? i couldn't see the bus where i was. if i _ the bus? i couldn't see the bus where i was. if i zoomed - the bus? i couldn't see the bus where i was. if i zoomed in - the bus? i couldn't see the bus where i was. if i zoomed in on | the bus? i couldn't see the bus i where i was. if i zoomed in on my camera i may have been able to but i could just about see the accident from where i was. you could just about see the accident from where i was.— could just about see the accident from where i was. you paint a vivid icture of from where i was. you paint a vivid picture of the _ from where i was. you paint a vivid picture of the emergency _ from where i was. you paint a vivid picture of the emergency services | from where i was. you paint a vivid | picture of the emergency services at the scene. what was the atmosphere like? it the scene. what was the atmosphere like? ., , the scene. what was the atmosphere like? . , ,., , like? it was quite sombre. there wasn't much _ like? it was quite sombre. there wasn't much noise, _ like? it was quite sombre. there wasn't much noise, everyone - like? it was quite sombre. there | wasn't much noise, everyone was silent, most of the ambulance crews look like they were on standby waiting. latte look like they were on standby waitint. ~ ., �* ~ ., look like they were on standby

waitint. ., �* ~ ., ., ., waiting. we don't know at the moment what has happened _ waiting. we don't know at the moment what has happened to _ waiting. we don't know at the moment what has happened to those _ what has happened to those passengers on board the bus. we do know that passengers did include workers from include pointy nuclear power station. given you live so close to the area, could you give our viewers a sense of where exactly this is taking place? this our viewers a sense of where exactly this is taking place?— this is taking place? as you were comint this is taking place? as you were coming out _ this is taking place? as you were coming out of — this is taking place? as you were coming out of bridgwater - this is taking place? as you were coming out of bridgwater you - this is taking place? as you were i coming out of bridgwater you come onto the a39, a relatively steep hill. as you come to the crest of the hill it goes back down the hill on the a39 towards stamford hill roundabout, a slightly wooded area. when you get rain there it quite frequently flood the soap with the rain we have had over the past couple of weeks and conditions we had last night which i recorded at —4 where i am there is a lot of ice. we are looking at pictures and we can see a sprinkling of white ice on the road. you will down there

fighting this morning. what happened after that? that fighting this morning. what happened after that? �* ., ., ., , after that? at around quarter past half ast after that? at around quarter past half past seven _ after that? at around quarter past half past seven is _ after that? at around quarter past half past seven is when _ after that? at around quarter past half past seven is when the - half past seven is when the helicopters started to come in. multiple helicopters came in and around a quarter to eight is when the road where i live finally reopened and i was able to leave the scene and get back into bridgwater to work. 50 scene and get back into bridgwater to work. ., , ., to work. so the road has now reopened? — to work. so the road has now reopened? the _ to work. so the road has now reopened? the road - to work. so the road has now reopened? the road from - to work. so the road has now| reopened? the road from the to work. so the road has now- reopened? the road from the garage back down to — reopened? the road from the garage back down to the _ reopened? the road from the garage back down to the roundabout - reopened? the road from the garage back down to the roundabout in - back down to the roundabout in bridgwater where i am was open because i live right on the a39. whether or not it is open anywhere else in the area, i don't know. that seems unlikely, _ else in the area, i don't know. that seems unlikely, given _ else in the area, i don't know. that seems unlikely, given the nature of this incident. the seems unlikely, given the nature of this incident.— this incident. the road where the accident happened _ this incident. the road where the accident happened will— this incident. the road where the accident happened will not - this incident. the road where the accident happened will not be i this incident. the road where the i accident happened will not be open. thank you for bringing us up to date with what you have heard and seen. good to talk to you. in the

meantime, let's speak to our correspondence at the scene in bridgwater, somerset. good to have you with us. what can you tell us about what happened? it you with us. what can you tell us about what happened?— you with us. what can you tell us about what happened? it was around six o'clock this _ about what happened? it was around six o'clock this morning _ about what happened? it was around six o'clock this morning that - six o'clock this morning that neighbours in the neighbouring houses were woken by this bus crash and it varies workers to and from the nuclear power plant because there is a car park where a lot of construction workers work there, so they stay in nearby hotels, they get this bus route several times a day carrying shiploads of workers but this morning things were slightly different with this crash. behind me it is a double—decker bus carrying around 80 passengers. we are hearing there was around two dozen walking wounded who got off the bus, with fractures, various injuries of that nature and we know that the two have very serious life—threatening injuries and they have been taken to the hospital. it is about half an

hour from the hospital. it is about half an hourfrom here. the traffic throughout the area has been absolutely gridlocked because it is absolutely gridlocked because it is a main route on the edge of bridgwater, it has been closed for much of the day. the roads are extremely icy here. there was a weather warning overnight and we have woken up to extremely frosty conditions here. i spoke to one of the neighbours who live next and she said how the children woke up to this commotion this morning and it is obviously extremely worrying for people here to add this on my doorstep. we are hoping to get an update from the place very shortly about what has happened. the nuclear power plant, they have confirmed it was their work at on the bus. they haven't told us much more yet at this stage. we are hearing a lot of helicopter circling overhead, some of them just people trying to get a grip on what has happened here. we are hoping for more information throughout the day but clearly the people here are hoping those who are injured will pull through and it is

extremely worrying that this has happened here. extremely worrying that this has happened here-— extremely worrying that this has happened here. could you clarify atain happened here. could you clarify again those _ happened here. could you clarify again those numbers _ happened here. could you clarify again those numbers about - happened here. could you clarify again those numbers about the l happened here. could you clarify - again those numbers about the number of people who are on board the bus and how many have been injured in what has happened to them? we are heafint what has happened to them? we are hearing there — what has happened to them? we are hearing there were _ what has happened to them? we are hearing there were around _ what has happened to them? we are hearing there were around 80 - hearing there were around 80 passengers on the bus. these are workers who work at the nuclear power station nearby. we are hearing from the emergency services at around two dozen walking wounded having various fractures, injuries, bruises got off the bus and two of them have been taken to musgrove park hospital with more serious injuries. so we'rejust park hospital with more serious injuries. so we're just waiting to hear further updates from the emergency services about their condition which we are hoping to get shortly. condition which we are hoping to get shortl . ,., ., ., condition which we are hoping to get shortl . ., ., ~ ., ., shortly. good to talk to you. thanks for that update. _ shortly. good to talk to you. thanks for that update. we _ shortly. good to talk to you. thanks for that update. we will _ shortly. good to talk to you. thanks for that update. we will stay - shortly. good to talk to you. thanks for that update. we will stay in - for that update. we will stay in touch with you for any more updates. thank you. breaking news that david carrick the metropolitan police

officer convicted of a series of sexual offences against women, including 24 rapes, has been dismissed by the force. this was expected but we now have confirmation that at a hearing this morning he was found guilty of gross misconduct. david carrick wasn't at the hearing. he is in prison awaiting sentence for his crimes. he has pleaded guilty to a total of 49 charges, covering a 17 year period and that date back as far as 2003. the assistant commissioner from the metropolitan police who chaired the hearing found that david carrick had brought discredit on the police service and adversely affected public confidence in the police, especially among women and girls. carrick didn't respond to the disciplinary charges after he was

notified of them. during today's hearing it is worth telling you his offences were described as heinous, targeted and deliberate and the effect on his victims and their families was described as catastrophic. carrick had been suspended since he was charged in october 2021 and he was paid until december 2022 when he entered his first guilty pleas to stop butjust to confirm that news, david carrick the metropolitan police officer convicted of a series of sexual offences against women has been dismissed by the metropolitan police force at a hearing this morning. he was found guilty of gross misconduct. the head of the metropolitan police said the force had let london down.

david carrick has been a horrifically abusive individual. what he has done to his victims is truly abhorrent. their courage in coming forward is truly admirable, but we have let london down. and he has been a police officer for 20 years through a combination of weak policies and weak decisions over those 20 years. we missed opportunities when hejoined, and subsequently his behaviour came to the fore that we should have removed him from policing. we are systematically reviewing every member of police staff and police officers who we have any historic flags against for being involved in an incident involving domestic abuse or sexual violence. i am sure some of those will turn out to be nothing of concern, but many will turn out to be of concern.

and i have been candid. i have got tens of thousands of fantastic men and women, but i have hundreds who shouldn't be here and i'm going to sort it out. a formal review into how probation officers handled the case of a man who murdered a pregnant woman and three children in killamarsh in derbyshire has found multiple failings in their handling of the case "at every stage". thirty—two—year old damien bendall was serving a suspended sentence for arson at the time of the killings. he isa he is a man who had a long history of committing violent acts and when he committed this arson in may 2020 the probation service had to look at it and decide whether he should go to prison, what they should advise the judge and they looked at him and decided he would be a low risk to anybody he might be a partner of and anybody he might be a partner of and any children so he was not sent to prison, he was allowed to live with a woman, and hertwo prison, he was allowed to live with a woman, and her two children. and in september 2021 he murdered them, and a friend of theirs who was

staying overnight. so an awful case in this report has been described as deeply concerning and that at every single stage the actions of the probation service fell far below where they should have been. two examples, firstly when they assessed the risk they ignored that the police had come to them with intelligence that he was a risk to children and they never asked terry harris whether she would have him at her house and check whether it would be ok and the probation service is being told in this report among a number of different things that check should always be done. our home affairs correspondent tom symonds. the bbc has been told that the battery making start—up britishvolt is to enter administration today. its 300 employees have been told to attend an all—staff meeting at midday. it comes as the financially troubled manufacturer said it was in talks with investors over a possible sale to keep the firm afloat. let's get more on this

from our business correspondent theo leggett. tell us a little bit more about this company britishvolt.— tell us a little bit more about this company britishvolt. britishvolt is a start-up company _ company britishvolt. britishvolt is a start-up company with - company britishvolt. britishvolt is a start-up company with really i company britishvolt. britishvolt is| a start-up company with really big a start—up company with really big ambitions. what they wanted to do was build from scratch a so—called giger factory, was build from scratch a so—called gigerfactory, a huge factory was build from scratch a so—called giger factory, a huge factory to churn out battery packs for electric cars at the rage of hundreds of thousands per year. it had selected a site near blyth in the north—east and it was going to start building the factory a while ago. the building was delayed. the problem was basically that the company didn't have orders, it didn't have a relationship with a major manufacturer, or not one that was providing revenue, and as its cost rose an interest rate went up an energy cost it started to run out of money. so over the weekend resort last—ditch attempt to save the company. there were bits from different investors which failed. so now the company had ruled out those

bids and has little option but to file for administration. iliiui’hat bids and has little option but to file for administration. what does that mean. _ file for administration. what does that mean, going _ file for administration. what does that mean, going into _ file for administration. what does i that mean, going into administration for a company? it that mean, going into administration for a company?— for a company? it means the board stop running _ for a company? it means the board stop running the — for a company? it means the board stop running the company - for a company? it means the board stop running the company and - stop running the company and administrators take over and their job is to try and get the best value for their shareholders which would normally mean a sale of the assets are if possible a sale of the company as a going concern. but what we will see here is there is a site which many people regard as ideal for building a factory like this. secondly, the country needs these factories. yes phasing out conventional vehicles and in order to power the new generation of electric cars we are going to need battery packs. if those batteries are not built in the uk, the cows are not built in the uk, the cows are very unlikely to be built in the uk so there is a tremendous amount of business pressure and political pressure to have these factories set “p pressure to have these factories set up in the uk. the chances are we will see someone buying the assets of this business and perhaps proceeding with the project but

without all the baggage of that unsuccessful venture behind it. nonetheless, and all staff meeting at half past 11 about to start now, this could be bad news for the people who currently work at the company. people who currently work at the com an . . ., ., people who currently work at the coman . . ., ., g; z: z: people who currently work at the com-an . ., ., ., ;~,:: 1: ., company. there are around 300 of them and it _ company. there are around 300 of them and it is— company. there are around 300 of them and it is likely _ company. there are around 300 of them and it is likely to _ company. there are around 300 of them and it is likely to be - company. there are around 300 of them and it is likely to be bad - company. there are around 300 of| them and it is likely to be bad news because britishvolt is a company is unlikely to continue. whoever comes in and takes over the side may have different plans. so we don't know what is going to happen to those employees but it certainly means it is a period of deep uncertainty for them. we can have sympathy for them. if you look at the project that britishvolt has been, it was ambitious, try to raise a lot of money, there was a fair amount of politics involved, a promise of £100 million from the british, but that was contingent on the project succeeding at different stages, construction beginning. when construction beginning. when construction was delayed that money was not available and without other sources of revenue come with significant investment coming and

coming the company has been finding it very difficult. 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. hello this is bbc news with rebecca jones. the headlines: a misconduct hearing has formally dismissed david carrick from the metropolitan police, after he admitted a series of sexual offences, including rape,

against multiple women. a major incident has been declared by police after a double—decker bus with passengers from hinckley point power station overturned in somerset with warnings of icy road conditions. 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. the bbc has learned the financially troubled battery manufacturer britishvolt will enter administration today after last—minute talks to keep the firm afloat fell through. 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. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre.

i don't know if i will offend our italian fans, but i can't deny the victory for andy murray has cheered me up. victory for andy murray has cheered me u -. , victory for andy murray has cheered me u . _ , ., , victory for andy murray has cheered me u -. , . , . , andy murray described himself as "unbelievably happy and very proud" after producing a stunning performance to reach round two of the australian open. murray beat the 2021wimbledon finallist matteo berretini and certainly did it the hard way. murray held a two set lead before his italian rivalfought back to level and it went the distance in a tie—break. bbc tennis correspondent russell fuller was watching... there is no sign he is playing with a metal head, he covered the ground well, a lot of stamina, saving a match point before winning the final tie—break, the first to ten points in some style. he was lucky as he

closed out the march, his final shot hit the net and apologetically bounced over. there was nothing berrettini could do about it, and there was nothing he could do about andy murray, he was putting his best grand performance for half a dozen years, and certainly since he had the surgery and the installation of a metal hip. i the surgery and the installation of a metal hip-— a metal hip. i will be feeling this this evening _ a metal hip. i will be feeling this this evening and _ a metal hip. i will be feeling this this evening and tomorrow, - a metal hip. i will be feeling this this evening and tomorrow, but| a metal hip. i will be feeling this - this evening and tomorrow, but right now, unbelievably happy, very proud myself. i've put a lot of work into the last few months with my team, who are here. to give me the opportunity to perform in stadiums like this and matches against players like this. joining murray in the next round is british number two dan evans, who beat facundo bagnis

of argentina over four sets. this match was suspended at one stage due to high humidity and temperatures of 37 celsius. evans led 2—1 at that point and once back underway, he took the fourth set 6—4. he'll next face jeremy chardy of france tomorrow. nine—time champion novak djokovic is due to take roberto carballes baena of spain shortly. it will be his first match at the australian open since 2021, having been deported ahead of last year's event covid vaccination status. the pair are following the women's first round match between second seed 0ns jabeur and tamara zidansek, which finished a short while age. jabeur is through after surving a fight back from her slovenian opponent. jabeur took the opening set before zidansek forced the match to a decider.

jabeur eventually powered through that though 6—1. jurgen klopp says he will not leave anfield until someone tells him to. his comments come amid a difficult seasn with their fa cup third round replay at wolves tonight. a late equaliser from wolves at anfield took the tie to a return leg. klopp said their 3—0 defeat at brighton last weekend was the worst of his career, but that he's planning for the future and not thinking about leaving, but doesn't think there is a quick fix to their current struggles. but, here it's like when you have... when you have whatever. a broken leg or something like that. and everybody wants to hear it's no problem. tomorrow, you will go again. it's like, unfortunately, you need a couple of weeks, sometimes months, until you are ready. so nobody wants to hear it. so we have to make sure we make these steps. the only thing i want is to fix this situation.

that's all. that is a 745 kick—off. more now on the news that the metropolitan police has formally dismissed pc david carrick, who pleaded guilty to 49 sexual offences, including dozens of rapes. at a hearing this morning he was found guilty of gross misconduct. i'm joined byjune kelly, our home affairs correspondent. bring us up—to—date with developments this morning. bring us up-to-date with developments this morning. while you have a criminal _ developments this morning. while you have a criminal process, _ developments this morning. while you have a criminal process, which - have a criminal process, which culminated in david carrick pleading guilty to the remaining charges he was facing, he has pleaded guilty to 49 counts, all offences against

women, including 24 rapes, running in tandem you have the police's disciplinary process. david carrick was suspended in october 2021 when he was accused of the first rape, which he is now convicted. a disciplinary process begins and last december, when he admitted the bulk of the charges against him, the metropolitan papers on him telling him he will face a hearing, and that is what we had today. he wasn't here today, he's in prison awaiting sentencing next month. in his he said he hadn't responded at all to the process and he has now been dismissed by the force.— dismissed by the force. we've also been hearing _ dismissed by the force. we've also been hearing from _ dismissed by the force. we've also been hearing from the _ dismissed by the force. we've also l been hearing from the metropolitan police's commissioner, he's promised to restore trust in the force, but my goodness, he faces an uphill battle, doesn't he?—

battle, doesn't he? yes, he certainly — battle, doesn't he? yes, he certainly does, _ battle, doesn't he? yes, he certainly does, and - battle, doesn't he? yes, he certainly does, and also - battle, doesn't he? yes, he| certainly does, and also that battle, doesn't he? yes, he - certainly does, and also that need to rebuild trust was reflected at this hearing. it was chaired by one of the most senior officers, and she said these were sickening and horrifying crimes, and she also spoke of how they had dented public confidence in the met, particularly amongst women and girls, because obviously this key issue of protecting women and girls is so vital to them. what was said also about couric was that his crimes were described as healers and deliberate —— carrick. they were catastrophic for the victims and families, a reflection of the damage and pain he has caused.— and pain he has caused. thank you for the update. _ train drivers have have agreed to go on strike

in the first week of february. members of the aslef union will strike on 1 and 3 february after the union rejected a pay offer — affecting 15 train companies. the first strike will coincide with industrial action by civil servants, teachers and nationwide protests against the government's controversial new strike law. 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. teachers in england and wales have voted to go on strike. the national education union says its members will walk out for seven days during february and march as part of a dispute over pay.

0ur education editor branwen jeffreys reports. i love that i'm your favourite crayon for grapes and dragons and wizards hats. like many primary headteachers, sarah morris is hands on. now, she faces trying to stay open on strike days. that's the government advice. but with teachers striking over pay, she is worried it's become harder to attract people into teaching. it's the recruitment initially that's quite difficult. i've certainly seen over the years when we advertise a position, the number of applicants is just dwindling. so that's really difficult in terms of what we can offer sort of young recruits into the profession. and then when they're in, i suppose it's the retention side that's difficult, because of that burn—out, i think as well. in england, each school will make its own decision. updated guidelines say they are now allowed to use agency staff to cover. ministers want pupils facing exams

and vulnerable children in school. for many parents and grandparents, it still means more juggling. we need to to pay our teachers, you know, a decent wage and attract the skilled and the well trained. teachers who can't i afford luxuries in life. so i do understand the cost- of living and the demands of the job are quite a big impact for people. unless they change things now, it's going to get worse in the long run anyway. the education secretary for england, gillian keegan, said the strikes were deeply disappointing. the prime minister has been very clear his focus is to halve inflation, and of course, you know, it is deeply disappointing for parents, for children, and it will have an impact, which is not really fair when you consider all of the disruption that they had during the pandemic. what do we want? 10%! _ when do we want it? now! _ in scotland, the strikes are now rolling across different areas. england and wales will follow soon,

with the first strikes on the 1st of february across both nations. branwen jeffreys, bbc news. 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. 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%. 0ur economics correspondent andy verity reports from wenslydale in north yorkshire. eralier our money and work reporter petter ruddick told us more about these figures. another reminder i think today of the tale of two very different jobs markets. two very different way markets, before and after you take into account inflation. so, those figures, you were lining them out

before we heard from andy verity there. between september and november, growth in regular pay, 6.4%, that's actually the strongest growth 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, the 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. 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 what was some of the worst religious violence in modern india. at least 1,000 people died, many of them were muslims. imran dawood, who lives in yorkshire, was visiting family there. two of his uncles and his neighbour mohammed were killed. they got stabbed, i do not know what happened to my uncles.

it's fresh in my mind. like it happened yesterday. but sadly, 20 years on, nothing has happened. the violence 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, modi was the chief minister of the state. he's now india's prime minister. the document was obtained by the bbc in 2002. some details were reported at the time, though this is the first time it has been reported in full.

"the vhp and its allies could not have inflicted so much damage without the climate of impunity created by the state government. narendra modi is directly responsible." it also reported claims that mr modi had directed the police not to stop the violence. "reliable contacts have told us... ..narendra modi met senior police officers on 27th february and ordered them not to intervene in the rioting. police contacts deny this meeting happened." this former senior diplomat was one of the investigators. he's speaking publicly for the first time and has asked to remain anonymous. his words are spoken by an actor. there were pretty credible reports he had specifically instructed the police not to intervene. the police contact who we talked to consistently denied that so we did have conflicting reports on what his direct role had been.

but we did feel it was clear, there was a culture of impunity that created the environment for the violence to take place. that undoubtedly came from modi. narendra modi has always denied he allowed or encouraged muslims to be targeted. an inquiry investigating claims of criminal conspiracy cleared him in 2012, a finding upheld by india's supreme court last year. but back in yorkshire, no—one has ever been convicted for the dawood family murders. still feeling very angry, very frustrated. it feels like there's no justice there. jon donnison reporting. and the programe will be broadcast in the uk on the 17th of january. eight people have been wounded in a shooting during martin luther king day celebrations in florida. police say one of those hit is in a critical condition.

another four people were injured fleeing the scene. police say so far there are no arrests and an investigation is underway. ukraine has denied that russia has taken the town of soledar. shortly after russia claimed to have taken the town, the spokesperson for the armed forces in eastern ukraine, told the bbc that ukraine is holding its positions in the town. ukrainian forces stay in soledar. thank you british people for your support. together to the victory! the attorney general�*s office in brazil has filed an indictment against 39 people for their alleged involvement in coup activities, related to the storming of brazil's senate building. they haven't yet been named — and more charges could still be filed. sofia bettiza reports. he was nowhere to be seen for the past week,

but brazil's former president jair bolsonaro finally broke his silence. translation: i regret what happened on the 8th ofjanuary. _ it's unbelievable. unfortunately, people learnt, understood what politics is, got to know the political powers and started to value freedom. he was filmed in florida by some of his supporters. he was defensive but admitted that mistakes were made by his government. translation: i never stopped following the | constitutional principles. there are some holes, of course. we slip up — who doesn't? "slipping up" is quite the understatement. when his die—hard supporters smashed their way into the supreme court, congress and the presidential palace, they burned furniture, destroyed valuable artwork and caused millions of dollars in damages. thousands of them have been arrested and now brazil's attorney general�*s

office has filed an indictment against 39 people. the indictment does not name any individuals but it says that they were among a core group of conspirators who used violence and threats to try to abolish the democratic order in brazil. that's a serious allegation in a country that still remembers the legacy of military rule, which only ended in 1985. and with many officials being investigated by the supreme court, including bolsonaro himself, more arrests are likely to happen. sofia bettiza, bbc news. china's population has fallen for the first time in over sixty 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 on record in the last twelve 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. 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 sout—heast corner should tend to stay dry. but i think the sout—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.

this is bbc news the headlines. serial rapist david carrick has been formaly sacked by the metropolitan police after he admitted a series of sexual offences against multiple women. police have declared a major incident after a double—decker bus with passengers from hinkley point power station overturned in somerset amid icy road conditions. 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. the bbc has learned the financially troubled battery manufacturer britishvolt will enter administration today after last—minute talks to keep the firm afloat fell through.

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 metropolitan police has formally dismissed pc david carrick, who pleaded guilty to 49 sexual offences, including dozens of rapes. at a hearing this morning he was found guilty of gross misconduct. the met commissioner, sir mark rowley says the met is currently investigating about 1,000 allegations of sexual and domestic abuse against 800 officers.

he 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, 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, the head of the met police sir mark rowley said the force had �*let london down' david carrick has been a horrifically abusive individual. what he has done to his victims is truly abhorrent.

their courage in coming forward is truly admirable, but we have let london down. and he has been a police officer for 20 years through a combination of weak policies and weak decisions over those 20 years. we missed opportunities when hejoined, and subsequently his behaviour came to the fore that we should have removed him from policing. we are systematically reviewing every member of police staff and police officers who we have any historic flags against for being involved in an incident involving domestic abuse or sexual violence. i am sure some of those will turn out to be nothing of concern, but many will turn out, sadly, to be of concern. and i have been candid. i have got tens of thousands of fantastic men and women, but i have hundreds who shouldn't be here and i'm going to sort it out. our home affairs correspondent, june kelly gave us this update on david carrick�*s disciplinary hearing. while you have the criminal process which as we saw yesterday culminated

in david carrick pleading guilty to the remaining charges he was facing, so this means he has now pleaded guilty to 49 counts, all offences against women including 24 rate, running in tandem with that you have the met police disciplinary process. carrick was suspended by the met police in october 2021 when he was accused of the first rape of which he is now convicted. he then, the disciplinary process begins and last december he admitted the bulk of the charges against him, the met then serve papers telling him he would face a disciplinary hearing and this is what we have had today. carrick wasn't here, he is in prison where rias is awaiting sentence for his crime. he will be sentenced next month. in his absence it is said he hadn't responded at all to the disciplinary process and he has now been dismissed by the force. itide disciplinary process and he has now been dismissed by the force. we have also been hearing _ been dismissed by the force. we have also been hearing from _ been dismissed by the force. we have also been hearing from the _ also been hearing from the metropolitan police commissioner today. he has promised to restore

trust in the force but, my goodness, he faces an uphill battle, doesn't he? , . ., , ., , he faces an uphill battle, doesn't he? , .., he faces an uphill battle, doesn't he? , . ., , ., , ., ., he? yes, he certainly does and that need to rebuild _ he? yes, he certainly does and that need to rebuild trust _ he? yes, he certainly does and that need to rebuild trust was _ he? yes, he certainly does and that need to rebuild trust was reflected l need to rebuild trust was reflected at the hearing this morning. it was chaired by one of the met�*s most senior officers and she said these were sickening and horrifying crimes and she also spoke of how they had dented public confidence in the met, particularly amongst women and girls because obviously this key issue of protecting women and girls is so vital to them. what was said also about carrick this morning was that his crimes were described as one of the lawyers here as heinous, targeted deliberate and also it was said they were catastrophic for their victims and their families. so a reflection of the damage this man has done and the pain he has caused.

let's go straight to somerset now and listen to a news conference on that major incident after a double—decker bus overturned. inspector. no problem. if the phone all right? i have got some numbers for you. all right? i have got some numbers foryou. if all right? i have got some numbers for you. if you are ready i shall start. my name is inspector rebecca wells colt from avon and somerset police and i would like to read a joint statement on behalf of all the agencies who have been involved in the incident this morning. at 6am today, tuesday the 17th of january we were called to the a39 in bridgwater following a report of a road —related incident involving a

double—decker bus and a motorcyclist. we can now confirm that double—decker bus was carrying 70 hinkley point c workers and the bus driver when it overturned. the incident was initially declared as a major incident due to the number of people involved and the resources required. this has since been stood down. emergency services have been on the scene since receiving the first 999 call and we can confirm there have been no fatalities at this time. 54 patients were triage at the scene and it is too soon to confirm if any of these patients have life—threatening injuries. however, 26 patients are being treated as walking wounded. the number of those treated at the scene had been taken to musgrove park hospital, bridgwater minor injury

unit. it may take us some time to recover their bus to clear the debris from the road. i would like to take this opportunity to advise the local residents to only travel where absolutely essential due to the icy road conditions caused by that cold temperatures overnight and the excess water on the road. if you do need to travel along the a39, please be advised that we may be at the scene for some time and request you seek alternative routes. where driving is essential, please take extra precautions and care. i will now take two or three questions only. it is eight live investigation at this point, i can't comment, i don't know. it was travelling to site, to hinkley point c. share don't know. it was travelling to site, to hinkley point c. are there an life site, to hinkley point c. are there any life changing _ site, to hinkley point c. are there any life changing injuries? - site, to hinkley point c. are there any life changing injuries? it - site, to hinkley point c. are there any life changing injuries? it is i any life changing in'uries? it is not known h any life changing in'uries? it is not known at _ any life changing in'uries? it is not known at this _ any life changing injuries? it 3 not known at this time. did it hit a

motorbike? it is a live investigation, i don't know. that is it for now. thank you for your time. what will happen this afternoon at the scene? it what will happen this afternoon at the scene? , the scene? it is eight live investigation _ the scene? it is eight live investigation that - the scene? it is eight live investigation that will. the scene? it is eight live - investigation that will continue throughout the afternoon. thank you. have a safe journey. that throughout the afternoon. thank you. have a safe journey.— have a safe “ourney. that was a live u date have a safe journey. that was a live update from — have a safe journey. that was a live update from an _ have a safe journey. that was a live update from an inspector— have a safe journey. that was a live update from an inspector from - have a safe journey. that was a live j update from an inspector from avon and somerset police confirming that emergency services were called at six o'clock this morning to the a39 in bridgwater where there had been an incident involving this bus and a motorcyclist. she confirmed that there were 70 people on board and there were 70 people on board and the driver and they were passengers being taken to hinkley point c power station. good no fatalities but details of injuries there as well, 54 patients

treated at the scene, 26 patients are being referred to as walking wounded and some have been taken to local hospitals. further good news in that the police had declared a major incident but the inspector from the avon and somerset police confirming that it is no longer a major incident. nonetheless, clearly disruption both to the a39 and surrounding roads. so confirmation that the police were called to the a39 in bridgwater at six o'clock this morning after an incident involving a bus and a motorcyclist. let's cross over to the scene now and speak to our correspondent. i am sure you were listening into that news conference as we were here. what struck you? itide

news conference as we were here. what struck you?— news conference as we were here. what struck you? we have 'ust had confirmation — what struck you? we have 'ust had confirmation that h what struck you? we have 'ust had confirmation that it h what struck you? we have 'ust had confirmation that it was h what struck you? we have just had confirmation that it was 70 - what struck you? we have just had| confirmation that it was 70 workers on board who were workers from the hinkley point c power station. it is not currently generating nuclear power. these were workers that were helping to build a site. it is thought to be europe's two biggest site. we had there were 54 people on board, 26 are described as walking wounded, some of them have been taken to the nearby unit in bridgwater and others to musgrove park hospital in taunton and others to the regional centre in bristol. that is a specialist for head injuries among other things there. the police wouldn't confirm the nature of the injuries and they can confirm how many have life—threatening injuries although the suggestion has been from the emergency services that there may be at least two people in a serious condition. the local mp has

suggested it may actually be more like three people. i’m suggested it may actually be more like three people.— suggested it may actually be more like three people. i'm 'ust going to interru -t like three people. i'm 'ust going to interrupt you h like three people. i'm 'ust going to interrupt you for h like three people. i'm 'ust going to interrupt you for one _ like three people. i'm just going to interrupt you for one minute. - like three people. i'm just going to interrupt you for one minute. we l interrupt you for one minute. we will be coming straight back to you but i'm just interrupting you because we need to say goodbye to viewers on bbc two. thanks for your company. lee, sorry to interrupt you just as we bade farewell to our viewers. we can see they shot very clearly behind you of the overturned bus and you were just telling us about comments from the local mp. the local mp released a statement in which he suggested that there were actually three people who were on board the bus who were seriously injured. we had heard from the emergency services earlier there may be two and a police just said they are not able to confirm this stage so it is a developing picture here as we were way to find out what is happening but as you can see, there are three officers behind me who are

here and they are mainly guarding the scene at the moment that we can see a collision investigation fan, there hasn't been too much work activity going on behind me. they arejust preserving the activity going on behind me. they are just preserving the scene making sure nobody here interferes with it. we can see a number of items belonging to the workers in the distance that were on board that bus, scattered right across the road. this is the a39, a really busy route to the west of bridgwater taking people to and from hinkley point c, which is thought to be europe's two biggest building site. the reason workers get bust in and out is because it is a huge site in a relatively rural area and they don't have their own car park so workers have to stay further away in accommodation. i can drive their own cars there, they have to get bust in. we have heard there has been an incident with this bus carrying those workers and a collision with a motorcycle. we will bring you more throughout the day as we get more

information as to exactly what the cause may have been but we do know conditions here were extremely icy and treacherous on these roads last night and into this morning. ieorihg night and into this morning. bring it up-to-date _ night and into this morning. bring it up-to-date if _ night and into this morning. bring it up-to-date if they're _ night and into this morning. bring it up-to-date if they're any - night and into this morning. bring it up—to—date if they're any more developments. developments. for now, thank you. i want to update you with some news that is just in. we have been telling you that the battery maker, their british battery maker britishvolt, we understood it was to enter administration today. confirmation that the majority of staff at britishvolt have been made redundant with immediate effect. let me give you a bit of context here. the bbc had understood that this battery maker britishvolt would enter administration today. it held an all staff meeting about 45 minutes ago, with staff which is when it told them that they would be

made redundant. the firm employs around 300 people and for a better background, it had been planning to build a £3.8 billion factory in northumberland but the firm has now entered into administration, which means its board of directors will no longer run the company and staff there, the 300 staff have been told they will be made redundant with immediate effect. this of course makes the future of this project to makes the future of this project to make electric car batteries in northumberland very uncertain, a future now to say that hangs in the balance. there are talks, earlier our business correspondence said that there is some hope there might be some sort of rescue bid and other

potential investors could be involved but all we know at the moment is not good news for the majority of staff at britishvolt, who we now understand had been made redundant with immediate effect. it is entered administration. workers attended an all staff meeting at about 1130. that is what you would expect the company would obviously want to tell staff what is happening before announcing publicly, but the board decided to take lengthy board meeting yesterday there were no viable bids to keep the company afloat. it raises questions clearly for those people who've lost their jobs but also for the future of battery in the uk. this plant was to be built in the port of blyth in northumberland. more on that as we

get it. the metropolitan police has formally dismissed pc david carrick. good to have you with those. we know you have you with those. we know you have waited patiently to talk to us. i wonder first about what did you think of when you heard what david carrick had pleaded guilty to? it is a spectacular _ carrick had pleaded guilty to? it 3 a spectacular failure by the metropolitan police not to have dealt with this individual. he has been serving for almost two decades and he had offended against multiple women. he pleaded not guilty and it was only at the very last stage he decided to plead guilty and he will be entitled to a reduction in his sentence which will grind with some people but this is a failure in the initial vetting of the individual and the subsequent vetting which allowed him to carry on. not a good

day for the met police. you allowed him to carry on. not a good day for the met police.— day for the met police. you say a spectacular _ day for the met police. you say a spectacular failure. _ day for the met police. you say a spectacular failure. can - day for the met police. you say a spectacular failure. can you - day for the met police. you say a spectacular failure. can you give| day for the met police. you say a i spectacular failure. can you give us spectacularfailure. can you give us an insight into what happens inside an insight into what happens inside a police station, because in the 20th to 2021 the met and three other forces received 14 complaints against carrick. so how does he stay in position? it is really a case of the police just looking after their own? the police 'ust looking after their own? . ., , �* the police 'ust looking after their own? . ., ., own? intelligence wasn't followed u . , the own? intelligence wasn't followed up, they didn't. — own? intelligence wasn't followed up, they didn't, they _ own? intelligence wasn't followed up, they didn't, they won't - own? intelligence wasn't followed up, they didn't, they won't robust| up, they didn't, they won't robust enough, they allowed him to progress in his career. he went on to become a firearms officer, he underwent additional betting. so he not only got in when there was allegations of indecent assault and assault on a partner, but he also continued to offend and those actions weren't pursued. it was a failure all round. the metropolitan police will now

need to look at the procedures and what happens when they make allegations against partners and officers are having their cases reviewed. so it is a shocking indictment of the process and procedures that exist in terms of dealing with individuals who are... can you give us an insight into what vetting procedures involve? ioiioiheh vetting procedures involve? when the come vetting procedures involve? when they come in, _ vetting procedures involve? when they come in, there _ vetting procedures involve? when they come in, there are _ vetting procedures involve? when they come in, there are checks i vetting procedures involve? i.fo“u§�*u they come in, there are checks and theirfamilies, individuals and their families, individuals and friends. theirfamilies, individuals and friends. those checks failed. if you go on to be a firearms officer, there is a psychology test and that failed. it is an all—round failure and the police will need to look at what went wrong and look how to rectify it. what went wrong and look how to recti it. ., ., in: :: rectify it. you mentioned 800 officers have _ rectify it. you mentioned 800

officers have been _ rectify it. you mentioned 800. officers have been investigated rectify it. you mentioned 800 - officers have been investigated by the metropolitan police. we can't just keep writing this offer one or two bad apples, we? ida. just keep writing this offer one or two bad apples, we?— just keep writing this offer one or two bad apples, we? no, this will be a watershed — two bad apples, we? no, this will be a watershed moment _ two bad apples, we? no, this will be a watershed moment for _ two bad apples, we? no, this will be a watershed moment for policing. i a watershed moment for policing. confidence in policing is at its lowest level is it ever been in 200 years. we have concerns, general members of the public have concerns about what is happening and how they can trust the police. policing with trust. that is the position the met police have been at the moment. iflan police have been at the moment. can the metropolitan police commissioner fixes, and if so, how?— fixes, and if so, how? yeah, he can do and i fixes, and if so, how? yeah, he can do and i think— fixes, and if so, how? yeah, he can do and i think we _ fixes, and if so, how? yeah, he can do and i think we need _ fixes, and if so, how? yeah, he can do and i think we need to _ fixes, and if so, how? yeah, he can do and i think we need to see - fixes, and if so, how? yeah, he can do and i think we need to see how i do and i think we need to see how thatis do and i think we need to see how that is done. do and i think we need to see how that is done-— that is done. how might that be done? can _ that is done. how might that be done? can you _ that is done. how might that be done? can you give _ that is done. how might that be done? can you give him - that is done. how might that be done? can you give him any - that is done. how might that be - done? can you give him any advice? i think he has got to show tough love to the organisation and be prepared

to the organisation and be prepared to get rid of people. tho, to the organisation and be prepared to get rid of people.— to get rid of people. a final question- _ to get rid of people. a final question. what _ to get rid of people. a final question. what about - to get rid of people. a final| question. what about other to get rid of people. a final- question. what about other forces are it is just question. what about other forces are it isjust a london problem? i think it is something that the entire police service will have to look at in detail. irate entire police service will have to look at in detail.— entire police service will have to look at in detail. we it there. good to talk to you- _ 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. good to have you with us. have you got what you wanted? yes. good to have you with us. have you got what you wanted?— good to have you with us. have you got what you wanted? yes, but can i 'ust got what you wanted? yes, but can i just correct — got what you wanted? yes, but can i just correct from _ got what you wanted? yes, but can i just correct from your _ got what you wanted? yes, but can i just correct from your opening -

just correct from your opening statement, we were never intending to vote against the bill, we support the bill, we think the online typically is needed. we want to do the bill that is why we brought this amendment but we fully supported the bill itself. yes, we have got what we were looking for. we were looking for to introduce a link between directors, senior managers and a criminal punishment for failing directors, senior managers and a criminal punishment forfailing in criminal punishment for failing in their child criminal punishment forfailing in their child safety duties. it is criminal punishment for failing in their child safety duties.- their child safety duties. it is a hirh bar their child safety duties. it is a high bar though. _ their child safety duties. it is a high bar though. there - their child safety duties. it is a high bar though. there might. their child safety duties. it is a i high bar though. there might be evidence of harm but lets say their boss, the directors, the senior managers say, look, i didn't connive, i didn't consent to this content. , ., . ., content. there is nothing much that can be done- _ content. there is nothing much that can be done- if— content. there is nothing much that can be done. if they _ content. there is nothing much that can be done. if they haven't - can be done. if they haven't connived or consented and they won't be guilty of the offence and we are clear, we are not trying to capture people who have acted in good faith. we are trying to instill a deterrent and potential punishment for directors and senior management who have knowingly failed their child

safety duties and failed to comply with any notices that 0fcom might have served. a good example of why this is necessary is in the tragic case of molly russell who took her own life following seeing some appalling self—harm material on instagram and pinterest, in the inquest instagram executives may create a new that these algorithms were pushing self—harm material to vulnerable children and even defended the material. it is clear that without the kind of potential punitive personal measures in place it is going to take a lot more than some fines to persuade tech bosses to change their behaviour and really proactively act to stop this material reaching children. haifa proactively act to stop this material reaching children. how will tech bosses — material reaching children. how will tech bosses be _ material reaching children. how will tech bosses be investigated? - material reaching children. how will tech bosses be investigated? it - material reaching children. how will tech bosses be investigated? it is l tech bosses be investigated? it is all art of tech bosses be investigated? it is all part of their _ tech bosses be investigated? it 3 all part of their bill so the bill already create offences for failing to share information with 0fcom, but also failing in child safety duties how their child safety duties are

set out in the bill. they are things like content to do with self—harm, child sexual abuse material, pornography, it will become illegal under the bill to allow children to be said with this kind of material but the problem is the liability for thatis but the problem is the liability for that is a corporate one and the fine is a corporate one and yes they are potentially large fines but these companies have enormously deep pockets and we believe and so do campaigners like the nspcc and the general public that it is individual personal liability, the threat of impeachment that is the only thing that will persuade tech bosses to change their behaviour and we have seen that in other industries, construction, financial services, i was speaking to a journalist who told me that at the end of the day the threat of personal imprisonment and sanctions that make sure editors keep to the law. so we're just trying to hand that additional level of safeguards.

trying to hand that additional level of safeguards-— of safeguards. some misogynistic content, of safeguards. some misogynistic content. and _ of safeguards. some misogynistic content, and i _ of safeguards. some misogynistic content, and i think— of safeguards. some misogynistic content, and i think particularly . of safeguards. some misogynistic| content, and i think particularly of that generated by andrew tait, who has been in the news a lot lately, he has been banned from tick—tock but his material is currently circulating on that platform by other users, so how will this stop that? , ., , ., , that? their provisions in the online safety bill, — that? their provisions in the online safety bill, we _ that? their provisions in the online safety bill, we have _ that? their provisions in the online safety bill, we have no _ that? their provisions in the online safety bill, we have no argument i safety bill, we have no argument with what they describe as a child safety duties and some of those details have yet to be written, that will come in the second legislation. for example, self—harm content will be made illegal but it is yet to be described the kind of material that will fall into that category and the other important thing the government has introduced recently into their bill is age verification on these platforms. whatsapp, those kind of apps at the moment do have the potential age limit of 13 and over but we all know it is very easy for

a child to sign up and use those platforms of the government is going to introduce in this bill a duty on the companies to make sure that no child of 13 are 16 or whatever age it is in use a platform and that will be important. but you need to be very clear, in our amendment but the government will propose in response to ours, we are only trying to capture the most egregious hamster children. self—harm material, child sexual abuse, because we don't want to criminalise all tech bosses who allow certain types of material on the platform. it is the long—term appalling crimes to children that the bill is seeking to children that the bill is seeking to prevent. to children that the bill is seeking to trevent. ,., ., to children that the bill is seeking to trevent. ., ., ,, to children that the bill is seeking to prevent-— to prevent. good to talk to you. ukrainian _ to prevent. good to talk to you. ukrainian troops _ to prevent. good to talk to you. ukrainian troops on _ to prevent. good to talk to you. ukrainian troops on the - to prevent. good to talk to you. ukrainian troops on the front i to prevent. good to talk to you. | ukrainian troops on the front line have told the bbc they welcomed use

from the uk that they are to receive around a dozen challenger tanks, a move it is hoped will inspire other companies to follow suit and turn the tide in the wall. the bbc“s andrew harding spent time with a tank unit near bakhmut and sent this report. lurking ina lurking in a snowbound forestjust behind the front lines. a cluster of ukrainian tanks. but these are ancient warhorses, half a century old. no match for russia's army. they are not suitable for this era. they are not suitable for this era. they work but the technology has moved on. which is why there is great excitement here about the prospect of new, western machines. if you could have any time, challenger, leopard, any foreign tank being offered, would it make a

difference? i tank being offered, would it make a difference? ., tank being offered, would it make a difference? ,, . , ., ., , difference? i think abrahams, challenges — difference? i think abrahams, challenges are _ difference? i think abrahams, challenges are very _ difference? i think abrahams, challenges are very good - difference? i think abrahams, challenges are very good for i difference? i think abrahams, i challenges are very good for us. difference? i think abrahams, - challenges are very good for us. any tank. it is good for us for victory. suddenly, there is incoming fire close by. a hurried exit for us and a reminder of the unpredictable nature of artillery warfare. we head closer to the front towards two furiously contested towns. ukrainian footage of a recent tank battle here. firing on the move. 0n footage of a recent tank battle here. firing on the move. on a frozen hillside near bakhmut we watched more ukrainian tanks in action. they call this section of the front line the meat grinder, a savage artillery war has raged for months with precious little progress on either side. ukrainian tia

insists that is about to change. if thatis insists that is about to change. if that is a great western tanks here soon. if you get a counter attack, if you are going to seize more territory, you need more tanks, mobile artillery. it territory, you need more tanks, mobile artillery.— territory, you need more tanks, mobile artillery. it would be very useful for counter— mobile artillery. it would be very useful for counter attacking - mobile artillery. it would be very i useful for counter attacking because the infantry is covered by tanks, we surely would win.— the infantry is covered by tanks, we surely would win. without them, the front lines will _ surely would win. without them, the front lines will be _ surely would win. without them, the front lines will be stuck _ surely would win. without them, the front lines will be stuck as _ surely would win. without them, the front lines will be stuck as they - front lines will be stuck as they are. , for front lines will be stuck as they are.- for now, _ front lines will be stuck as they are.- for now, it _ front lines will be stuck as they are. yes. for now, it grinds on. a cold and — are. yes. for now, it grinds on. a cold and lethal _ are. uezs for now, it grinds on. a cold and lethal winter stalemate. andrew harding, bbc news in ukraine's donbas. some others have

seen snow, in scotland, england and northern ireland. an amber warning from the met office from 3pm until midnight for heavy snow across northern scotland, but we've still got this knobbly wind drawing in the heavy snow showers from scotland —— northerly wind. top temperatures, 2-5 , northerly wind. top temperatures, 2—5 , feeling chilly. this evening, the snow becomes persistent into the highlands, gale is developing across the north—east of scotland and north—east england. we are seeing snow and ice verbal worse. another cold night, —3, minus four degrees. through tomorrow, more snow showers across scotland and through northern ireland, wales and western fringes of england, could be some wintry showers. not as cold as today tomorrow, but things stay chilly over the next few days.

hello this is bbc news with rebecca jones. the headlines: serial rapist david carrick has been formally sacked by the metropolitan police after he admitted a series of sexual offences against multiple women. 54 people have been injured after a double—decker bus with 70 passengers from hinkley point power station overturned in somerset with warnings of icy road conditions. 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. the bbc has learned the financially troubled battery manufacturer britishvolt will enter administration today after last—minute talks to keep the firm afloat fell through.

england and wales are less ethnically segregated they have ever been, according to a study from the royal geographical society and queen's university belfast. researchers looked at thousands of neighbourhoods across the two nations, alongside data from the 2021 census. they found that more people from different ethnic backgrounds are now living close to each other or next door to each other than ever recorded. dr gemma catney, who led the study, joins me now. first of all, we need to define some terms. what do we mean by segregation?— terms. what do we mean by serrreation? ,, ., ., , segregation? segregation is the extent to which _ segregation? segregation is the extent to which people - segregation? segregation is the extent to which people live - segregation? segregation is the - extent to which people live together in the residential area or apart, what we've been measuring is the ways that is changing over time. haifa ways that is changing over time. how sur-rised ways that is changing over time. how surprised are — ways that is changing over time. how surprised are you _ ways that is changing over time. how surprised are you by this finding, that actually there is less

segregation?— that actually there is less segregation? that actually there is less serrreation? ., ., segregation? actually, not that sur-rised segregation? actually, not that surprised because _ segregation? actually, not that surprised because what - segregation? actually, not that surprised because what we've l segregation? actually, not that - surprised because what we've seen in the past is this decline in segregation. what i was study does is boost that study forward to the next ten years and looks at the most recent data from the 2021 census. we are getting data from those published in november, and we've looked back to 1981, when we first had data, and explored the ways in which segregation has changed over that period. we look at the national level and local level, neighbourhoods at well. there is compelling evidence in the decrease of segregation, so surprising in some sense, but actually, compelling degreasers in segregation for the majority and minority ethnic groups as. i

ma'ority and minority ethnic groups as. . ma'ority and minority ethnic groups as, ., , ., ma'ority and minority ethnic groups as. ., , ma'ority and minority ethnic groups as. . , ., ma'ority and minority ethnic groups as. . y ., ., ma'ority and minority ethnic groups as. . , ., ., ., as. i am so sorry, we have to leave it there because _ as. i am so sorry, we have to leave it there because we _ as. i am so sorry, we have to leave it there because we are _ as. i am so sorry, we have to leave it there because we are crossing i as. i am so sorry, we have to leave it there because we are crossing to| it there because we are crossing to the house of commons now when a home secretary is making a statement on police conduct, and that is in the light of the crimes of david carrick. i light of the crimes of david carrick. ., ., light of the crimes of david carrick. ., ,, , ., ., light of the crimes of david carrick. ., ~' , ., ., , ., carrick. i thank you for your statement _ carrick. i thank you for your statement just _ carrick. i thank you for your statement just there. - carrick. i thank you for your - statement just there. yesterday was a dark day for british policing and the metropolitan police as an officer admitted being responsible for a monstrous campaign of abuse. mr speaker, i“m for a monstrous campaign of abuse. mr speaker, i'm sure the whole house or want tojoin the mr speaker, i'm sure the whole house or want to join the express on my sympathy to the victims and thank them for their courage in coming forward. it is intolerable for them to us suffered as they have. they were manipulated and isolated and subjected to horrific abuse. for anyone to have gone through such torment is hiring. good for it to

have happened at the hands of someone they trusted to keep them safe is almost beyond comprehension. the victims have shown extraordinary strength and courage. their testimonies were essential in ensuring that david carrick faces justice for his crimes, and it is thanks to them this predator has been taken off our streets and the public are safer as a result. the police perform a unique and critical function in our society. everyday, thousands of decent, hard—working police officers perform their with the utmost veganism. i feel pride, they feel pride in putting on their uniform. i know they will share our collective disgust that a fellow

officer could be responsible for such a despicable betrayal of everything they stand for. it's imperative that this cannot happen again, and so i am gratefulfor the assurances that we will look at this case as part of inquiries. from the moment i became home secretary, i“ve moment i became home secretary, i've made clear things have to change. public trust is precious, our model of policing by consent cannot work effectively without it. i discussed this case yesterday with the commissioner of the metropolitan police, and i'm encouraged by the action he has taken so far with his team to root out officers who are not fit to wear the badge. this effort is being spearheaded by a new anti—corruption and abuse command. but there is still some way to go to ensure the force can command the

trust of the people that it serves. it is vital the metropolitan police and other forces doubled down on their efforts to root out corrupt officers. this may mean more shocking cases come to light in the short—term. it“s shocking cases come to light in the short—term. it's a matter of the utmost importance there are robust processes in place to stop the wrong people joining the police processes in place to stop the wrong peoplejoining the police in the first place. which is why the government has invested in improving recruitment processes and supporting vetting as part of over £3 billion we have provided for the police uplift programme. i expect this work to continue at pace, and for all chief constables to prioritise delivery of the recommendations made by the police inspector it“s recent report on betting, counter corruption and misogyny. it is now for the metropolitan police to demonstrate they have an effective plan in place to rapidly improve

their vetting processes. much of the impetus for change must come from within policing, but this government will continue leading from the front, as i have been clear, we are bringing forward part two of the inquiry, to make recommendations on how forces can improve culture and tackle the root causes of police criminality and misconduct. the inquiry was established by the then home secretary, and i pay tribute to herfor home secretary, and i pay tribute to her for her home secretary, and i pay tribute to herfor her commitment home secretary, and i pay tribute to her for her commitment and leadership on these critical issues. as well as ensuring a batting processes are watertight, there must be fair and effective arrangements for dealing with those who behave or act in a wholly unacceptable way whilst serving. bonus casey has recently identified concerns —— baroness casey. it takes too long,

it doesn't command the confidence of police officers, and it is procedurally burdened. bureaucracy and process appear to have prevailed over ethics and common sense. that“s over ethics and common sense. that's why i've announced an internal review into police dismissals. the review“s terms of reference are being published today. this case will rightly throw a spotlight once again on women's safety. no one should suffer abuse or feel frightened or harassed, whether they are at home or about or online. we are at home or about or online. we are taking concerted action to prevent violence against women, support victims and survivors, relentlessly pursue perpetrators and strengthen the system as a whole. 0n rape specifically, we focus on delivering improvements across—the—board so victims get the

support they deserve and cases are pursued vigorously from report to court. there have been some important steps forward since the publication of the rape review in 2021. the number of reversals and charges have increased nationally, whilst new models for the investigation and prosecution of rape are being developed. none of this can undo the suffering of carrick“s victims, but i can assure the house this government will not shy away from challenging the police to meet the standards we all expect of them, change must happen. and as home secretary, i will do everything in my power to ensure it does. i commend this statement to the house. shadow home secretary yvette cooper. this is— shadow home secretary yvette cooper. this is a _

shadow home secretary yvette cooper. this is a truly shocking and appalling case and i welcome the statement today of serving police officer admitting to some of the most serious and devastating crimes. i join the most serious and devastating crimes. ijoin the home secretary in giving tribute to the bravery of the victims who have come forward, but we have to face up to the further evidence that this case has brought up evidence that this case has brought up appalling failures in the police vetting and misconduct processes that are still not being addressed by the government, and not been addressed in this statement. i would say to the home secretary that given the scale of the problems, notjust in this case but in previous ones as welcome his statement is weak and it shows serious lack of leadership on something that is so grave and affects confidence in policing as well as serious crimes. we“ve

affects confidence in policing as well as serious crimes. we've seen repeated failures to respond or take seriously allegations of violence against women by a serving police officer, by other police officers, allegations of domestic abuse not taken seriously in the batting processes, and in this case, the failure to suspend david carrick when rape allegations were made in july 2021, even there the met police knew there had been domestic abuse allegations two years previously. a misconduct process that concluded there was no case to answer despite there was no case to answer despite the repeated alarms being raised, a full betting check not triggered an david carrick“s permission to carry firearms restored. and most shocking of all, this happened at the height of all, this happened at the height of the alarm about wayne cousens, and the deeply disturbing murder of

sarah everard. mr this affects the confidence of women, female police officers as welcome a humane have reported abuse, and officers doing excellent work to tackle violence against women and girls, and no confidence is being undermined. we support the commissioner's determination to take action, but this is notjust about the met, we“ve action, but this is notjust about the met, we've had concerns about misogyny and culture raised in sussex, hampshire and police scotland and other forces, sussex, hampshire and police scotland and otherforces, and sussex, hampshire and police scotland and other forces, and there has been a lack of leadership from the government on police standards for years. after literally applauding murder by a serving police officer, home office ministers promised to set up processes that would prevent this happening again, and that has badly

failed. there are still no legal requirements on betting, forces can do what they want, they don't have to recheck employment history and character references, and some don't. when the inspectorate came up don“t. when the inspectorate came up with damning conclusions that hundreds, if not thousands of police officers who should have failed vetting, including those who have committed offences of indecent exposure are still in the job. the policing minister refused to even make it a requirement for police forces to follow the recommendations of the expect it —— inspectorate, theyjust shrugged and said it is a matter to follow. there“s theyjust shrugged and said it is a matter to follow. there's been no response to make this compulsory to follow vetting guidance, no requirement to make it compulsory to follow the reforms, and all we've

got in the statements as a conservation of review, which i welcome because there are concerns the dismissals process has become more difficult and worse since well intended reforms were introduced. it was announced in october, and it still hasn't started, and all the home secretary has done is renounce it today. some of the things please also have been done to tackle misogyny or increase diversity, to prove their response to communities and crime, the home secretary has dismissed as woke. we know the prosecution rate, the charge rate for rape has dropped a shape or 1.5%, it has dropped by two thirds

over the last seven years, and she has promised that tackle violence against women and girls will be part of the compulsory strategic requirement. it has been reported that has not happened. can she confirm that nine months after ministers announced that, she has not made it a requirement in the strategic policing review to prioritise violence against women and girls? after the murder of sarah everard, after the horrific murders of others, we called for leaderships. after the charring cross report, we demanded action and reform. after the cases right across the country of abuse or of misogyny, labour has demanded change. they promise action will be taken, but they have failed to do so. labour

will change in law and overhaul the vetting, misconduct system, because it is time for change, and we're letting down police officers who do excellent work and beyond let down by these failures in the system, and most of all, women are being let down. it is too late for all the worm words in the home secretary's statement. what is she going to do —— the words. what margaret lets bring you up—to—date what has been happening in the house of commons. there you see the home secretary, who has been responding to police conduct in the light of the crimes of david carrick, the police constable who pleaded guilty to 49 sexual offences, including dozens of rapes. ih sexual offences, including dozens of ra tes. , ., ., rapes. in her statement, the home secretary said _ rapes. in her statement, the home secretary said it _

rapes. in her statement, the home secretary said it was _ rapes. in her statement, the home secretary said it was a _ rapes. in her statement, the home secretary said it was a dark - rapes. in her statement, the home secretary said it was a dark day - rapes. in her statement, the home secretary said it was a dark day for| secretary said it was a dark day for british policing and expressed sympathy for the victims and praise their strength and courage, and reiterated it was imperative that this kind of incident could not happen again. she revealed she discussed the case with the head of the metropolitan police, but she said there is a long way to go, and she did warn more shocking cases of this kind may come to light in the short—term. and then she said, she announced in the internal review into police dismissals and misconduct processes, as you could hear, it wasn't good enough for the shadow home secretary yvette cooper, who said the government's response to other occasions of abuse in the police was not good enough and not taken seriously. she criticised the government for lack of leadership as far as the police were concerned, and said that if labour were in power, they will change the law on

vetting procedures and how the police are monitored for their behaviour. so, that statement from the home secretary on police conduct in the light of the crimes of david carrick and the response there from the shadow home secretary, yvette cooper. train drivers have have agreed to go on strike in the first week of february. members of the aslef union will strike on february 1st and 3rd after the union rejected a pay offer — affecting 15 train companies. the first strike will coincide with industrial action by civil servants, teachers and nationwide protests against the government's controversial new strike law. two new nurses“ strikes are also planned for next month in england and wales — unless there is movement on pgy- 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. teachers in england and wales have voted to go on strike. the national education union says its members will walk out for seven days during february and march as part of a dispute over pay. 0ur education editor branwen jeffreys reports. i love that i'm your favourite crayon for grapes and dragons and wizard“s hats. like many primary headteachers, sarah morris is hands on. now, she faces trying to stay open on strike days. that's the government advice. but with teachers striking over pay, she is worried it's become harder to attract people into teaching. it's the recruitment initially that's quite difficult. we certainly seen over the years when we advertise a position, the number of applicants is just dwindling. so that's really difficult in terms

of what we can offer sort of young recruits into the profession. and then when they're in, i suppose it's the retention side that's difficult, because of that burn—out, i think as well. in england, each school will make its own decision. updated guidelines say they are now allowed to use agency staff to cover. ministers want pupils facing exams and vulnerable children in school. for many parents and grandparents, it still means more juggling. we need to to pay our teachers, you know, a decent wage and attract the skilled and the well trained. teachers who can't i afford luxuries in life. so i do understand the cost- of living and the demands of the job are quite a big impact for people. unless they change things now, it's going to get worse in the long run anyway.

the education secretary for england, gillian keegan, said the strikes were deeply disappointing. the prime minister has been very clear his focus is to halve inflation, and of course, you know, it is deeply disappointing for parents, for children, and it will have an impact, which is not really fair when you consider all of the disruption that they had during the pandemic. what do we want? 10%! _ when do we want it? now! _ in scotland, the strikes are now rolling across different areas. england and wales will follow soon, with the first strikes on the 1st of february across both nations. branwen jeffreys, bbc news. the attorney general“s office in brazil has filed an indictment against 39 people for their alleged involvement in coup activities, related to the storming of brazil's senate building. they haven't yet been named — and more charges could still be filed. sofia bettiza reports. he was nowhere to be seen for the past week, but brazil's former president jair bolsonaro finally

broke his silence. translation: i regret what happened on the 8th ofjanuary. _ it“s unbelievable. unfortunately, people learnt, understood what politics is, got to know the political powers and started to value freedom. he was filmed in florida by some of his supporters. he was defensive but admitted that mistakes were made by his government. translation: i never stopped following the | constitutional principles. there are some holes, of course. we slip up — who doesn't? "slipping up" is quite the understatement. when his die—hard supporters smashed their way into the supreme court, congress and the presidential palace, they burned furniture, destroyed valuable artwork and caused millions of dollars in damages. thousands of them have been arrested and now brazil's attorney general“s office has filed an indictment

against 39 people. the indictment does not name any individuals but it says that they were among a core group of conspirators who used violence and threats to try to abolish the democratic order in brazil. that's a serious allegation in a country that still remembers the legacy of military rule, which only ended in 1985. and with many officials being investigated by the supreme court, including bolsonaro himself, more arrests are likely to happen. sofia bettiza, bbc news. jane hill will be here with the news, but let's catch up with the weather.

this will be the pattern, dry and bright for some, cold, wintry, this will be the pattern, dry and bright forsome, cold, wintry, icy for others, and amber weather warning for northern scotland from 3pm until midnight. we are in an arctic flow, those cold normally wins coming down and keeping things cold over the next few days. further snow this afternoon for part of scotland, northern ireland and north wales. it will be dry and bright for the rest of the country, potentially some wintry nest in the south—west, cold this afternoon, top temperatures, five celsius. until midnight, northern scotland was it us sound though weather warning carbon into force, with possibly ten centimetres of snow. dale is possible for part of northern scotland. snow and ice are risking northern ireland, parts of wales as,

possibly into the midlands and part of the south—west could see some wintry nurse. dry elsewhere and clear, cold overnight, temperatures dipping down to —1 and minus four celsius. those wins will strengthen overnight. tomorrow, further snowfall for scotland, we see this weather feature on the north sea coast bringing in gales and wintry showers. further snowfall possible and ice in wales and northern ireland, although it should remain on higher ground. dry and bright elsewhere, but cold, top ten were just tomorrow up to seven celsius, but windy for us and with the windfall character, it will feel freezing. thursday and friday will be cold, although drier, less snowfall and more sunshine. as we go into the weekend, it will turn more unsettled, we“ve into the weekend, it will turn more unsettled, we've got this milder air coming across the atlantic, bringing

in milder temperatures but some rain possible as wealth. further west from saturday, it should turn more unsettled, rain possible, the issue be dry, and temperatures creeping up to double figures for many others.

a major incident is declared after a double—decker bus overturns in icy conditions in somerset. 70 people were on board. 54 patients were triage at the scene and it is too early to confirm if they are life threatening injuries. also on the programme: the uk government is set to formally block the scottish government's gender reforms from becoming law. the uk electric car battery maker britishvolt looks set to into administration — it had been planning a £3.8 billion factory in northumberland.

ajury is sworn in to hear the inquest