35 ”55 is where it is adversely section 35 is where it is adversely affected~ — section 35 is where it is adversely affected. we have 28 days to make a decision_ affected. we have 28 days to make a decision before the legislation goes for royal— decision before the legislation goes for royal assent, and in this case, the legal— for royal assent, and in this case, the legal test that has been given to us_ the legal test that has been given to us and — the legal test that has been given to us and proved by our officials is one of— to us and proved by our officials is one of section 35, which is adverse effect _ one of section 35, which is adverse effect on _ one of section 35, which is adverse effect on two parts of uk gb legislation. that is where we are out, _ legislation. that is where we are out, we've — legislation. that is where we are out, we've got 28 days to make that decision, _ out, we've got 28 days to make that decision, and we have to make a decision— decision, and we have to make a decision in— decision, and we have to make a decision in that timeframe. in this case: _ decision in that timeframe. in this case, the — decision in that timeframe. in this case, the very senior legal opinion advisers _ case, the very senior legal opinion advisers is — case, the very senior legal opinion advisors is that section 35 is appropriate. we will see that in my statement — appropriate. we will see that in my statement of reasons, which we have laid with _ statement of reasons, which we have laid with the order. on his second point, _ laid with the order. on his second point, officials have been meeting with officials in the scottish government since the bill was introduced, and the minister for gender— introduced, and the minister for gender equality is rote after the second — gender equality is rote after the second stage to the bill minister

expressing her concerns and asking for a meeting, and took place, and her concerns — for a meeting, and took place, and her concerns were expressed. regarding the hrc, they are willing to support and work with the scottish— to support and work with the scottish government if they can. however. — scottish government if they can. however, they make it clear their ongoing _ however, they make it clear their ongoing concerns are still on the record. — ongoing concerns are still on the record. and _ ongoing concerns are still on the record, and that's where that rests. that addresses all the points he raised — that addresses all the points he raised. but if any are not addressed, i am sure there is a chamber— addressed, i am sure there is a chamber will ask those questions. douglas ross. he outlined how the uk government has _ douglas ross. he outlined how the uk government has sought _ douglas ross. he outlined how the uk government has sought to _ government has sought to constructively engage with the scottish government during the passage of this bill prior to it being voted on in the scottish parliament yet nicola sturgeon has tried to turn this into a political

battle between the scottish and uk government when as i understand at the scottish entry in the government are trying to protect women's rights —— the scottish secretary. despite the howling we are getting from the snp, can the scottish secretary confirm that all the snp have to do is bring forward a bill in the scottish parliament that protects the rights of women and girls across the rights of women and girls across the uk? , ., , the rights of women and girls across theuk? , ._ ., ., , the uk? yes, actually, fortunately, that addresses _ the uk? yes, actually, fortunately, that addresses one _ the uk? yes, actually, fortunately, that addresses one of— the uk? yes, actually, fortunately, that addresses one of the - the uk? yes, actually, fortunately, that addresses one of the points i that addresses one of the points that addresses one of the points that the — that addresses one of the points that the shadow secretary of state for scotland late at night can address— for scotland late at night can address that. —— and i can address that here — address that. —— and i can address that here i— address that. —— and i can address that here. i have suggested we resotve — that here. i have suggested we resolve to _ that here. i have suggested we resolve to meet these issues with the scottish minister and it is the case _ the scottish minister and it is the case that— the scottish minister and it is the case that the scottish government's bill has _ case that the scottish government's bill has adverse effects on those pieces— bill has adverse effects on those pieces of— bill has adverse effects on those pieces of scottish legislation and you witi— pieces of scottish legislation and you will see that in the statement of reasons— you will see that in the statement of reasons which have been produced

by of reasons which have been produced tty the _ of reasons which have been produced by the legal advisers. what is missing — by the legal advisers. what is missing is sufficient protections and safeguards for women and children— and safeguards for women and children that are reflected in the existing — children that are reflected in the existing westminster legislation and that is— existing westminster legislation and that is why i have had to lay this order~ _ that is why i have had to lay this order. ~ u, that is why i have had to lay this order. ~ _, ., ,, order. we come to the snp spokesperson _ order. we come to the snp spokesperson now. - order. we come to the snp| spokesperson now. thanks. order. we come to the snp - spokesperson now. thanks. this is order. we come to the snp _ spokesperson now. thanks. this is an unprecedented _ spokesperson now. thanks. this is an unprecedented attack _ spokesperson now. thanks. this is an unprecedented attack on _ spokesperson now. thanks. this is an unprecedented attack on the - spokesperson now. thanks. this is an unprecedented attack on the scottish| unprecedented attack on the scottish parliament which passed the gender recognition reform bill 86—39 including msps from every single party and gender recognition is a devolved policy area and this does not change the 2012 and a quality act or give any additional rights to those with a certificate —— 2010 equality act. just the process and ends the requirement for psychological diagnosis of gender dysphoria. this is in keeping with the guidance from the world health organization and united nations

which recommends change to a legal statutory process based on self identification. this change has already been made by many countries over the last decade including neighbours ireland, belgium, denmark. but this government is threatening to end uk acceptance of international certificates. i find it bizarre, considering the former prime minister, the memberfor maidenhead, suggested a similar proposal in 2017. so can the secretary of state explain exactly which parts of the equality act are changed by this bill? why did he not raise concerns during the two consultations carried out by the scottish parliament or in response to the cabinet secretary's letter in october rather than a response that came three days before the final debate on the bill? what modifications is he suggesting to

the bill that would not include a return to the outmoded medicalised process? why is using one of the marginalised groups in society to pick a fight with the scottish parliament? is he seriously, after 300 years of different marriage ages and voting ages, suggesting there can no longer be legal and age differences north and south of the border? does he recognise that making a veto on this bill highlights the hollow reality of devolution?— highlights the hollow reality of devolution? ,, . . , ., ,, . devolution? secretary of state. the honourable lady _ devolution? secretary of state. the honourable lady will— devolution? secretary of state. the honourable lady will not _ devolution? secretary of state. the honourable lady will not be - honourable lady will not be surprised to hear that i don't recognise _ surprised to hear that i don't recognise much of what she said as treing _ recognise much of what she said as being correct and i would point her to the _ being correct and i would point her to the statement of reasons which will be _ to the statement of reasons which will be laid alongside this order today— will be laid alongside this order today and our legal advice is very

clear. _ today and our legal advice is very clear. the — today and our legal advice is very clear, the equality act 2010 is reserved _ clear, the equality act 2010 is reserved and there are adverse effects — reserved and there are adverse effects and they will be there in the statement of reasons and i listed — the statement of reasons and i listed some of those in my statement and i listed some of those in my statement and i made _ listed some of those in my statement and i made only moments ago, i listed _ and i made only moments ago, i listed areas around associations, singte _ listed areas around associations, singte sex— listed areas around associations, single sex clubs, for example, you will see _ single sex clubs, for example, you will see what legal counsel have determined when you see the of reasons — determined when you see the of reasons. ,, , ., , reasons. studio: the scottish secretary with _ reasons. studio: the scottish secretary with that _ reasons. studio: the scottish secretary with that statement | reasons. studio: the scottish l secretary with that statement as reasons. studio: the scottish - secretary with that statement as you saw and you also heard from the snp, describing it as an unprecedented attack on the scottish parliament. much more from the house of commons during the course of the afternoon but now we can bring you other news. more than 50 people have been injured after a double—decker bus carrying 70 people overturned in icy conditions in somerset. the crash happened on the a39 near cannington early this morning, after a night

of freezing temperatures. many of the passengers were workers from the nearby hinkley point nuclear power station. no one died but three people are believed to have significant injuries. our correspondent helena wilkinson has the latest. this footage posted on social media shows the double—decker bus flipped on its side following the accident. you can hear the panic and chaos and banging as people try to reach passengers stuck inside. a major incident was quickly declared after the crash, which involved a motorcyclist. there was a huge emergency response. the bus had been transporting workers from hinkley point c, the under—construction nuclear power station. it was on the a39 close to cannington in somerset when it overturned at around six

o'clock this morning. 5a patients were triaged 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. below freezing temperatures overnight made conditions on the roads icy and dangerous. slightly wooded area, when you get a lot of rain there it quite frequently floods there. so the rain we have had over the past couple of weeks and the conditions we had last night, which i recorded —4 where i am, there would have been a lot of ice in the area. avon and somerset police said 53 crashes were reported to them last night. people had been advised to travel only if essential. across the uk there are snow and ice warnings with the cold weather expected to last until friday. helena wilkinson, bbc news. our correspondent phil mackie is near the scene of the crash.

bring us up—to—date. bring us up-to-date. you can see the olice bring us up-to-date. you can see the police down — bring us up-to-date. you can see the police down the _ bring us up-to-date. you can see the police down the road _ bring us up-to-date. you can see the police down the road and _ bring us up-to-date. you can see the police down the road and they - bring us up-to-date. you can see the police down the road and they have . police down the road and they have been using big plastic bags to pick up been using big plastic bags to pick up the debris and also collect the belongings from the injured workers who were in the bus that you can still see lying on its side and they have moved the tape because there is a recovery truck and we think they are going to write the bus and take it away. behind that is a gritting lorry and obviously the theory that everybody is working on is that it was ice that caused the accident, and it could have been driver error, but residents say the temperatures were well below freezing and the dam road see her frozen over and there have been lots of incidents —— the damp road. so many incidents in this area that the police issued an alert just before midnight saying do not go out unless it is necessary. the

assumption is that there was ice on here and for some reason the motorbike and the bus crashed into each other and you can see the result of that accident. 5a people were treated, roughly half the walking wounded and others taken at three hospitals, some for minor and others to a hospital in taunton and the remainder to southmead which is one of the most —— which is where the most seriously hurt would have been taken, but we have not had any updates beyond we know how many people were on the bus, 70 in total, plus the driver, and then there was the person riding the motorcycle as well. and i think, and there is a recovery truck now coming around behind me, and also an ambulance coming up, which is having to use the road even though it is closed to most other traffic. i spoke to somebody who lives in a house behind her and she said she was woken by a

crash, a loud crash, at six o'clock this morning, and she heard shouting and screaming. she was able to look out of her bedroom window and saw the top of the bus and she came out to see if they needed help and she said there were lots of ambulances and fire engines and police. she said it was quite reassuring considering recent strikes to see so many emergency services able to respond to such a serious incident and they were able, they did not need any help and she was able to leave people to it. those people who were here, the walking wounded, they were here, the walking wounded, they were taken off to hospital fairly quickly. were taken off to hospital fairly cuickl . . ., ., , some breaking news. this concerns conversion therapy and the governor is set to publish draft legislation setting out how it will ban conversion therapy for everybody including transgender people and it

will shortly publish a draft bill detailing its proposed approach to ban conversion therapy on the basis of sexuality and gender identity in england and wales and the government had previously said those plans would not cover trans people because of the complexity of issue and need for further care for thought but it now says this is where everyone so the government setting out plans to publish draft legislation setting out how it will ban conversion therapy for everyone. we will bring you more on that throughout the afternoon. 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". 32 year old damien bendall was serving a suspended sentence for arson at the time of the killings. tom symonds our home affairs correspondentjoins us now.

remind us about the case and what happened. a very shocking case. horrendous. damien bendall was a man with a long history of violence and he committed this arson in may 2020 and he had to be sentenced and the probation service did a report on him, what risk he posed to the public, they concluded he posed a low risk to people who might be his partner and that he might be living with and to children, and as a result thejudge gave with and to children, and as a result the judge gave him a suspended sentence. he would have been swayed by the report. damien bendall wrote lives at the home of —— then it lives at the home of a woman and her two children and that night a friend of lacey was over at a sleepover and few murdered all four —— and damien bendall murdered all four. the inspectors found a couple of key things and the first

is that no check was made about whether teri was happy to have a teri living at her house, and the second thing is the probation service said that damien bendall was a risk to children but that was not taken into account. these are a couple of things which went badly wrong and a scathing report has been written. taste wrong and a scathing report has been written. ~ . ., ., , written. we have had failings exosed written. we have had failings exposed before _ written. we have had failings exposed before in _ written. we have had failings exposed before in this - written. we have had failings exposed before in this area, | written. we have had failings l exposed before in this area, so written. we have had failings - exposed before in this area, so is it a question about learning the lessons? ., , ., , , lessons? one of the questions is what has happened _ lessons? one of the questions is what has happened as _ lessons? one of the questions is what has happened as a - lessons? one of the questions is what has happened as a result i lessons? one of the questions isj what has happened as a result of lessons? one of the questions is - what has happened as a result of the government's massive changes to probation and it tried to relaunch the probation service and it has been a bit of a disaster, frankly, and has been scrapped. that has left, this inspector says, a legacy of staffing issues and management issues, undertrained staff, struggling with a massive caseload. that really has not helped and covid has been a problem, as well. the government takes seriously what has

happened and is putting more money into probation, 155 million extra per year to spend on training more people to prevent this kind of really terrible situation happening again. 50 really terrible situation happening aaain. really terrible situation happening aiain. , , really terrible situation happening aaain. , ,~~~ again. so it is partly about resourcing _ again. so it is partly about resourcing and _ again. so it is partly about resourcing and staffing - again. so it is partly about| resourcing and staffing but again. so it is partly about i resourcing and staffing but is again. so it is partly about - resourcing and staffing but is it partly about human error, frankly, mistakes? . , ., , mistakes? certainly at the staffing and resourcing _ mistakes? certainly at the staffing and resourcing aspect _ mistakes? certainly at the staffing and resourcing aspect of _ mistakes? certainly at the staffing and resourcing aspect of this - mistakes? certainly at the staffing and resourcing aspect of this is - and resourcing aspect of this is something the inspector talked about very strongly in the briefing he gave to reporters yesterday and there was a sense it was a little bit of a personal mistake and they were posting mistakes made but not just one probation officer but a junior probation officer and a more senior officer and there were mistakes in two different parts of the service in different parts of the service in different parts of the country, in wiltshire and derbyshire. so there is a systematic problem and something the inspector also said he has reviewed 250 cases and in two thirds of those cases the decision—making about the risk and offender posed was not correct and mistakes were made. so there is

clearly something beyond this case going on. clearly something beyond this case auoin on. ., ., clearly something beyond this case oaian on. ., ., clearly something beyond this case oaain on. ., ., ., going on. tom, for the moment, thanks for— going on. tom, for the moment, thanks forjoining _ going on. tom, for the moment, thanks forjoining us. _ we are joined by professor jane monckton—smith from the university of gloucestershire — she's is a homicide expert and a lecturer in public protection. what are your thoughts on this horrendous case and what went wrong? it is another horrendous case and it is notjust it is another horrendous case and it is not just an it is another horrendous case and it is notjust an horrendous case, and there are definite problems with all of our public services around risk assessment. it has already been raised that there are problems with inexperienced staff and there are problems with staff turnover and there are problems with how the system is run with those problems and i think hanging a couple of individualfront and i think hanging a couple of individual front line workers out to dry is not going to solve this problem. is dry is not going to solve this problem-— dry is not going to solve this aroblem. , ., . , ., problem. is it about resources and frankly money _ problem. is it about resources and frankly money in _ problem. is it about resources and frankly money in the _ problem. is it about resources and frankly money in the end? - problem. is it about resources and frankly money in the end? it - problem. is it about resources and frankly money in the end? it is - problem. is it about resources and j frankly money in the end? it is not all about resources _ frankly money in the end? it is not all about resources and _ frankly money in the end? it is not all about resources and money -

frankly money in the end? it is not all about resources and money butj frankly money in the end? it is notl all about resources and money but i do think that plays its part. the systems themselves and the way staff are supported and the way that staff are supported and the way that staff are trained and which sort of training is seen as important and given priority, and we know that risk assessment is something that comes up time and time again. we need to move away from these tick box exercises. in need to move away from these tick box exercises.— need to move away from these tick box exercises. , , , ., ., box exercises. in the sense you mean that it requires _ box exercises. in the sense you mean that it requires not _ box exercises. in the sense you mean that it requires not ticking _ box exercises. in the sense you mean that it requires not ticking boxes - that it requires not ticking boxes but instinct to know what is right and wrong and the right thing to do? instinct, good training, experience, and knowledge. the probation service is dealing with an awful lot of dangerous offenders and in this case i don't think there is any doubt at all that the history of this man would have made it clear to even somebody with no training at all how dangerous he could be, so there are

problems in the system and maybe problems in the system and maybe problems working out what is really dangerous and what isn't and in what context. ~ . ~ dangerous and what isn't and in what context. ~ ., ,, ., _ , context. when we talk about system failures, context. when we talk about system failures. when _ context. when we talk about system failures, when we _ context. when we talk about system failures, when we look— context. when we talk about system failures, when we look at _ context. when we talk about system failures, when we look at other - failures, when we look at other countries, do they do this kind of thing better, do they get these decisions right where we get them wrong sometimes? i decisions right where we get them wrong sometimes?— decisions right where we get them wrong sometimes? i think everybody has problems — wrong sometimes? i think everybody has problems and _ wrong sometimes? i think everybody has problems and i _ wrong sometimes? i think everybody has problems and i don't _ wrong sometimes? i think everybody has problems and i don't think - has problems and i don't think anybody really is getting this right, there are so many conflicts between human rights and do we understand who is at risk and consistently, domestic abuse is sidelined as something that is not especially dangerous and i have seen in many homicides that i have looked at that these very dangerous offenders will just at that these very dangerous offenders willjust be put with vulnerable victims without even checking with those victims whether

they are happy about it and whether they are happy about it and whether they can actually make a decision about it, and in this case something that really shocked me, this man was put on a curfew so trapped in a house with a vulnerable victim it with a history of domestic abuse. professor, from the university of gloucester, thanks forjoining us. the headlines on bbc news... a double—decker bus with 70 passengers overturns in somerset — police confirm 5a injuries, but no fatalities. the scottish secretary has defended uk government plans to block a scottish bill designed to make it easierfor people to change their legal gender, saying it will have an "adverse impact" on the equality act. and the electric car battery maker — britishvolt — goes into administration after failing to secure a buyer, with the majority of its staff

being made redundant. let's return to the constitutional row over the uk government blocking a bill passed by the scottish parliament aimed to make it quicker and easierfor trans people to legally change gender. let's speak now to nick mckerrell who is a senior lecturer in law at glasgow caledonian university. this is a constitutional clash and an important question about gender legislation of course but it is now pitting scottish government and scottish parliament against the uk government, so what do you think is going to happen? it is government, so what do you think is going to happen?— going to happen? it is an unprecedented _ going to happen? it is an unprecedented move - going to happen? it is an unprecedented move in l going to happen? it is an i unprecedented move in the going to happen? it is an - unprecedented move in the sense going to happen? it is an _ unprecedented move in the sense that the uk government have blocked this law before any legal tests so in recent times we have had two proposed laws in scottish parliament that were blocked by the supreme

court, the road they were out of the power of the scottish parliament —— they ruled. but now it is the uk government that has decided that this is affects the powers in the uk and they have blocked it. never been used in the 25 years of devolution in the uk before and this is a mighty clash as you said. the scottish secretary _ mighty clash as you said. the scottish secretary was in the house of commons saying that the government has not picked this fight and it has this power to block a bill on the scottish parliament and it has reluctantly used it, but is it has reluctantly used it, but is it going to come to a battle in the courts? . it going to come to a battle in the courts? , ~ ., ., , ., courts? yes. although that is not what the section _ courts? yes. although that is not what the section says, _ courts? yes. although that is not what the section says, like - courts? yes. although that is not what the section says, like the i what the section says, like the other ones, when it was referred to the supreme court, so this will be a reactive legal action because the scottish government will use the scottish government will use the scottish courts using the process of judicial review to challenge the actions of the uk government and

essentially argue that the uk government do not have the power to do what they have done and that they don't have any reasonable justification to do what they have justification to do what they have just done, to say there is no evidence and no good reasons why they have blocked this legislation. the uk government will counter by saying they have evidence about why they think it will affect the situation and they believe it will affect the equality situation which operates across the whole of the case of the uk government will have to say why and give the reasons why they think the proposed change to gender recognition reform will alter the equalities legislation in an adverse way, that is important. that is the crux of — adverse way, that is important. that is the crux of it, _ adverse way, that is important. that is the crux of it, and _ adverse way, that is important. that is the crux of it, and the crux of the legal battle, when it takes place, but what is your view? who do you think is going to win? it is you think is going to win? it is difficult to _ you think is going to win? it is difficult to predict _ you think is going to win? it 3 difficult to predict these things, and every court action is problematic. i would say the uk

government are going to have to come up government are going to have to come up with good reasons as to why they think it will adverse the equalities legislation with hard evidence and reasons why that is the case, this was raised relatively late in the process of the law making facilities that the scottish parliament have, this possibility, so the uk government will be on the back foot because the scottish government will raise the action and i would think the scottish government have got a strong case to argue it is beyond the powers of the uk government in terms of modification and i'm not sure there's enough evidence that this law will modify the equalities legislation in the uk and equally i will be interested to see the reasons the uk give as to why they think it will have an adverse affect on that legislation. so i think the scottish government have a good case but there is a long way to go before it gets to the court. taste but there is a long way to go before it gets to the court.— it gets to the court. we will see what happens- _ it gets to the court. we will see what happens. i'm _ it gets to the court. we will see what happens. i'm sure - it gets to the court. we will see what happens. i'm sure we - it gets to the court. we will see what happens. i'm sure we will| it gets to the court. we will see - what happens. i'm sure we will talk to you again when we have a result. nick, thanks forjoining us.

the battery making start—up britishvolt has entered into administration today. its 300 employees had been told to attend an all staff meeting earlier 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. what has gone wrong? this was always an ambitious — what has gone wrong? this was always an ambitious project _ what has gone wrong? this was always an ambitious project and _ what has gone wrong? this was always an ambitious project and it _ what has gone wrong? this was always an ambitious project and it was - what has gone wrong? this was always an ambitious project and it was an - an ambitious project and it was an attempt to build a £4 billion factory to create 300,000 battery packs for electric vehicles every year starting from scratch, and that takes a lot of money but the problem is when you are building it, you are not getting any money, unless you have firm orders for the batteries you are producing, and that was not the case. so as the costs increased and the cost of the project rose substantially because of high interest rates and because of high energy costs and so on, the company

began running out of money, and it did have a lot of political support, this was something that boris johnson when he was prime minister saw as an emblem of his green industrial revolution and it was promised £100 million of public money which would have unlock further investment from the private sector but that money was never paid because of costs rose to quickly and construction was delayed and it never met the landmarks that the government set for release on the day it simply ran out of cash and had to go into administration. there were deals on the table to take control of britishvolt but they did not materialise. band control of britishvolt but they did not materialise.— control of britishvolt but they did not materialise. and the staff have been laid off? _ not materialise. and the staff have been laid off? yes, _ not materialise. and the staff have been laid off? yes, some - not materialise. and the staff have been laid off? yes, some 230 - not materialise. and the staff have been laid off? yes, some 230 staff workina been laid off? yes, some 230 staff working for— been laid off? yes, some 230 staff working for the _ been laid off? yes, some 230 staff working for the company _ been laid off? yes, some 230 staff working for the company at - been laid off? yes, some 230 staff. working for the company at different locations across the country, and a handful have been kept on to ease the administration process but the question is what now happens to the site where the factory was going to be built in blyth. this is seen as a good site for a gigafactory which will be needed if batteries are to

be made in this country for the electric car industry and it is seen as a vital proponent for the future electric car industry so will somebody look at the site and say, ok, we have got rid of the baggage of britishvolt but the site is a good one at the project can still go forward in some way because a lot of people within the motor industry believe if you do not have gigafactory as you do not have an electric car industry. this gigafactory as you do not have an electric car industry.— electric car industry. this is part presumably. — electric car industry. this is part presumably, should _ electric car industry. this is part presumably, should have - electric car industry. this is part presumably, should have been. electric car industry. this is part i presumably, should have been part electric car industry. this is part - presumably, should have been part of the green revolution, the environmental revelation, and it has collapsed at the first hurdle before it is even got going.— it is even got going. absolutely. boris johnson _ it is even got going. absolutely. boris johnson when _ it is even got going. absolutely. boris johnson when he - it is even got going. absolutely. boris johnson when he was - it is even got going. absolutely. l boris johnson when he was prime borisjohnson when he was prime minister did point this out as being part of his green industrial revolution about the amount of public money that went into it, a lot of political enthusiasm about the amount of public money was supposed to be £100 million but in the end none of that was paid because the project did not proceed quickly enough so maybe if there is another operator who can take over the site and has perhaps more

credibility, if there was a partnership with a major car manufacturer, then there may be more chance of success.— chance of success. thanks for 'oinina chance of success. thanks for joining us- — joining us now is steve bush from unite. he is the automated national officer. what is your reaction to the news?— the news? it's a sad day. it is a sad news _ the news? it's a sad day. it is a sad news story. _ the news? it's a sad day. it is a sad news story. sadly, - the news? it's a sad day. it is a sad news story. sadly, it - the news? it's a sad day. it is a sad news story. sadly, it has i the news? it's a sad day. it is a i sad news story. sadly, it has been coming. in the sense that, the lack of industrial tragedy from the government and the lack of support for any strategy at all, and this is a government that wanted to drop the industrial strategy so it is worrying. it is not a complete surprise because of the lack of support that this sect is getting. it got political support from boris johnson but it did not get the money, the hundred million pounds, but even then, with 100 million, would that have been enough? this

was a very expensive project? it was a very expensive project? it was, absolutely. the prime minister at the time can make many sound bites but he has got to follow through and they have not done that. 100 million is a drop in the ocean for this sector. it has gone through the biggest transformation in decades and it needs a board and if it doesn't get the support we will not have an automotive industry in the uk. with the rich history we have had in this sector, that would be a sad indictment of the government.— be a sad indictment of the government. be a sad indictment of the rovernment. . . government. the uk it needs this kind of company, _ government. the uk it needs this kind of company, doesn't - government. the uk it needs this kind of company, doesn't it, i government. the uk it needs this kind of company, doesn't it, to i government. the uk it needs this i kind of company, doesn't it, to push through the green revolution and to push through new technologies in the car industry?— car industry? absolutely. and without that, _ car industry? absolutely. and without that, we _ car industry? absolutely. and without that, we won't - car industry? absolutely. and without that, we won't have l car industry? absolutely. and. without that, we won't have an industry. our own research has uncovered that we need 5—6 factories

to replace like for like in 2030 and 2030, the target was ambitious anyway, set a few years ago, but we need an industrial strategy to support in a meaningful way and that starts with gigafactory is being built in the uk, and currently we have no standing factories and we do not have any in the offing moving forward other than the one we have got in sunderland which is tied up with nissan. the got in sunderland which is tied up with nissan-— with nissan. the workers are laid off with immediate _ with nissan. the workers are laid off with immediate effect? i with nissan. the workers are laid off with immediate effect? whatl off with immediate effect? what happens to them? mr; off with immediate effect? what happens to them? off with immediate effect? what ha- ens to them? g , ., , happens to them? my understanding is that they were — happens to them? my understanding is that they were told _ happens to them? my understanding is that they were told that _ happens to them? my understanding is that they were told that their _ happens to them? my understanding is that they were told that theirjobs. i that they were told that their jobs. from today and they will be made redundant. and it goes to show that the government failures are costing the government failures are costing the working people and costing them very dearly. it will also cost the industry with hundreds of thousands of workers, if the skills are not allowed to be upscaled and re—skilled and innovation and r&d in

the sector moving forward, for the transition into the electrification age. transition into the electrification are. ., transition into the electrification are. ,, ., ., ., transition into the electrification are, ,, ., ., ., , now it's time for a look at the weather with alex humphries. hello. i hope you're keeping warm, it is cold outside. we've seen significant snowfall across parts of scotland, northern ireland and north wales. there is an amber weather warning in place for some heavy snow for parts of northern scotland from 3:00 until midnight. but this afternoon it is cold for all of us. top temperatures between two and five degrees celsius. some further snowfall possible for scotland and western parts of the country from 3:00. then in northern scotland, we could see up to 15 centimetres of snowfall within just a few hours. gales in this part of the country as well. and, overnight, a risk of snow for parts of wales and northern ireland. it's going to be cold overnight. those temperatures dipping down between —1 to —4, freezing potentially for us all by tomorrow morning. tomorrow, those snowfalls continue for parts of scotland and wales and northern ireland.

gales possible along the north sea coast tomorrow as well. it will be windy for us all. top temperatures up to seven degrees celsius, although with that wind chill it will feel colder. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... icy conditions cause a double—decker bus with 70 passengers from hinkley point power station to overturn in somerset, police confirm 54 injuries, but no fatalities. the scottish secretary has defended uk government plans to block a scottish bill designed to make it easierfor people to change their legal gender, saying it will have an "adverse impact" on the equality act. electric car battery maker britishvolt has gone into administration, leaving hundreds of staff redundant. wages grow at the fastest rate in over 20 years, but still aren't keeping up with rising prices.

and we celebrate four decades of bbc breakfast, which first hit our screens as breakfast time 40 years ago today. sport now, and a full round—up from the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. nine—time champion novak djokovic is through to the second round at the australian open. it's his first appearance in the competition since since 2021, after being deported ahead of last year's tournament due to his covid—19 vaccination status. the serbian was taking on roberto carballes baena of spain, who in all honesty offered little threat to the serbia throughout this encounter. the 21—time grand slam champion took it 6-3 6-4, 6-0. andy murray said he left it all out there after winning a five set match injust underfive hours against the 13th seed,

matteo berrettini. it was a stunning first round perfromance from the 35—year—old who held a two set lead before his italian rivalfought back to level at two sets all. murray saved a match point in the deciding set before defeating the 2021 wimbledon runner up in a tie—break by ten points to six. the bbc�*s tennis correspondent russell fuller was watching in melbourne... there is no sign he is playing with a metal hip. he covered the ground remarkably well. lots of stamina, saving a match point in the six sat, before widening a decisive tie—break, the first to ten points, in some style. very much there was a bit lucky as he closed out the match. his final shot hit the net and rather apology —— apologetically bounced over. for much of the match there was nothing berrettini could do about andy murray. he has put in

his best grand slam performance for several years, certainly since he had the surgery on the installation of a metal hip. 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 high levels of humidity and temperatures of 37 degrees. evans will facejeremy chardy of france in the second round dan da n eva ns dan evans is one of the great competitors out on the tour and is very disruptive for anybody. he uses his sliced backhand very effectively. forsomeone his sliced backhand very effectively. for someone who is not the tallest out there, he has an excellent save and is extremely fit. he is so tough. he loves getting into the heat of the battle. that is a really good win to come through. actually, the next round match againstjeremy chardy, who has been off for quite some time with all this, so it is surprising even to see him through to the next round. he has big weapons, big serve and forehand, but i would say that is a

very winnable match for dan evans. 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. scarlets hooker ken owens will captain wales in the six nations, taking over from justin tipuric. coach warren gatland has brought in four uncapped players to his 37—man squad — cardiff duo teddy williams and mason grady.

plus ospreys pair rhys davies and keiran williams. gatland said he chose owens as his captain, depite him having never previously led his country before, because he is "incredibly experienced and a passionate welshman". dan biggar had been in charge for the 2022 six nations and summer tour of south africa before tipuric led wales through the autumn nations series. wales begin their six nations campaign against ireland on february 4th. gregor townsend has named ruaridh mcconnochie in scotland's six nations squad. the bath wing has switched allegiance having previously represented england but he has not played for them for three years. stafford mcdowall, cameron henderson and ben healy have also been named in townsend's squad, with all four looking to earn their first cap for scotland. that's all the sport for now.

train drivers have announced more strikes on the railways in the first week of february. members of the aslef union will strike on 1st and 3rd 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. our transport correspondent katy austin is with me now. there are a number of rail unions, so understand what is going on here. until this announcement, there were not any national scale train strikes in the diary. now we have these two in the diary. now we have these two in early february, by thousands of train drivers who are members of aslef, which represents most train drivers. along list of train companies affected by that action, and a lot of them, judging by previous aslef strikes, will not be able to run any services at all. the main impact will be in england. but

there is likely to be an impact on some services that go between england and scotland and wales. there was more of an air of optimism around the dispute with the rmt union, which is the biggest union representing lots of other rail workers, including guards. talks are still ongoing in that dispute, with new offers under discussion. however, the aslef union dispute with the train companies, which is overpaid, a lot less progress has been made there and the mood music is pretty bad at the moment. so what has happened is the rail delivery group, which is the body that is representing these train companies in the dispute, they recently put forward the first offer it has made to aslef. that was a pay offer comprising 4% pay rise for 2022, and another 4% for this year, with lots of conditions attached, one of which is commitment to sunday working. the

aslef union has, as expected, come out today and said that is not acceptable to our members, that amounts to a real terms pay cut, and the number of conditions attached to it is not acceptable. so they rejected that offer and announced two fresh strike dates. tet rejected that offer and announced two fresh strike dates.— two fresh strike dates. yet more strike dates _ two fresh strike dates. yet more strike dates after _ two fresh strike dates. yet more strike dates after a _ two fresh strike dates. yet more strike dates after a winter i two fresh strike dates. yet more strike dates after a winter of i strike dates after a winter of different strikes in different sectors. thank you very much. wages have grown at the fastest rate in more than 20 years — but are still not keeping up with higher prices. new figures from the office for national statistics, show that regular pay rose at an annual pace of 6.4% between september and november. but when adjusted for inflation — and the increased cost of living — wages fell by 2.6%. our economics correspondent andy verity has the details: in north yorkshire where the local economy depends on tourism, this is the slow part of the year. but even now it is not a lack of work, it is a lack of staff to do it. david runs a family business of five caravan parks and playing people

and constantly advertises for more. he is having to pay staff over £15 an hour so they can afford to live nearby. running costs have gone through the roof. we pay our staff way above any government guidelines because we have to, they have to live comfortably. we have quite a big wage bill, which we manage. those higher staff costs are squeezing profits, already hit hard by soaring energy prices to the point where the boss is thinking of shrinking the business. fuel is just terrifying. pre—price increase, we were paying probably £40,000 a year, we are now paying, and the year is not even over, 120,000 is the bill so far. the help is minimal. it's putting a sticking plaster over a septic spot, really, isn't it? with inflation close to a 40 year high, pay has risen in the private sector by 7.2%, too little to keep up with price rises, and in the public sector by only 3.3%, a real terms pay cut of more than 5.5%.

that means workers, public and private, are getting poorer. in the public sector, average wages are no higher than they were in 2005. from refuse collectors to ambulance staff, that large real—time pay cut has prompted strikes across a public sector suffering an acute acute shortage of staff. 467,000 working days were lost because of labour disputes in november, the highest for 12 years. but some economists welcomed a stronger set of figures than they expected. we are still seeing job vacancies exceeding 1.1 million, for example. that is quite remarkable, it is quite striking and i think it will perhaps add pressure on the bank of england to raise interest rates further in the coming months. on the latest indicators, employers reported even bigger pay rises in the year to december of 7.7% as firms compete for staff from a small pool of available workers. that too will add to pressure on interest rate setters at the bank of england to raise interest rates sharply when they meet next month. andy verity, bbc news.

joining us now is alex horsfall, he runs a hotel and a holiday village in cornwall. thank you for being with us. good afternoon. — thank you for being with us. good afternoon, how— thank you for being with us. good afternoon, how are _ thank you for being with us. good afternoon, how are you _ thank you for being with us. (13mg afternoon, how are you doing? thank you for being with us. good i afternoon, how are you doing? how is life in cornwall? _ afternoon, how are you doing? how is life in cornwall? life _ afternoon, how are you doing? how is life in cornwall? life is _ afternoon, how are you doing? how is life in cornwall? life is cold, - afternoon, how are you doing? how is life in cornwall? life is cold, a - life in cornwall? life is cold, a bit of snow — life in cornwall? life is cold, a bit of snow this _ life in cornwall? life is cold, a bit of snow this morning, i life in cornwall? life is cold, a bit of snow this morning, but l life in cornwall? life is cold, a i bit of snow this morning, but blue skies have come out and it has melted away. why hugger a dreamy place to go, i always love my visits to cornwall. place to go, i always love my visits to cornwall-— to cornwall. let's talk about how this is affecting _ to cornwall. let's talk about how this is affecting you _ to cornwall. let's talk about how this is affecting you in _ to cornwall. let's talk about how this is affecting you in terms i to cornwall. let's talk about how this is affecting you in terms of l this is affecting you in terms of what is happening with wagers on the cost of living crisis? yes. what is happening with wagers on the cost of living crisis?— cost of living crisis? yes, it's difficult. _ cost of living crisis? yes, it's difficult, extremely - cost of living crisis? yes, it's difficult, extremely difficult. | cost of living crisis? yes, it's i difficult, extremely difficult. it feels like at the moment small businesses are being forgotten. it's being forgotten that we are being squeezed from every single angle, from energy prices going up, you

know, overfourtimes. our bill from energy prices going up, you know, overfour times. our bill has gone up 4.5 times in the 1st of january, staff costs going up, rightly so, to deal with rising inflation. supplier costs going up as well. and all of this, we can't pass it onto the customers because they don't have the money to spend either because they are being squeezed. either because they are being squeezed-— either because they are being saueezed. ., , ., squeezed. your profits, are you still making _ squeezed. your profits, are you still making profits, _ squeezed. your profits, are you still making profits, or- squeezed. your profits, are you still making profits, or have i squeezed. your profits, are you | still making profits, or have they gone altogether? it’s still making profits, or have they gone altogether?— still making profits, or have they gone altogether? it's going to be the end of this _ gone altogether? it's going to be the end of this year, _ gone altogether? it's going to be the end of this year, which i gone altogether? it's going to be the end of this year, which is i gone altogether? it's going to be l the end of this year, which is going to be the dangerous one. and i do fear, especially with mortgage rates as well, which go up by about 60 grand, there is not going to be any profit left at the end. i think we will be lucky to cover the mortgage costs. ., ., , ., , ., , costs. you mention staffing wages and so on. — costs. you mention staffing wages and so on. can _ costs. you mention staffing wages and so on. can i— costs. you mention staffing wages and so on, can i ask, _ costs. you mention staffing wages and so on, can i ask, how- costs. you mention staffing wages and so on, can i ask, how do i costs. you mention staffing wages i and so on, can i ask, how do you do that? because inflation is running at more than 10%, a lot of unions up and down the country are asking for roughly that for their workers. can you afford to pay anything like that? ., ., ., ., ., . .,

that? not at all, not a chance that we rut it that? not at all, not a chance that we put it up _ that? not at all, not a chance that we put it up anywhere _ that? not at all, not a chance that we put it up anywhere near- that? not at all, not a chance that we put it up anywhere near that. i we put it up anywhere near that. there is nowhere we get the money from. if it could grow on trees, it would be lovely, but unfortunately it doesn't. we can put them up by the maximum we can, most of our staff have about 5% this year as we try to do every single year. we are very lucky to have amazing staff and most of them appreciate the fact that every year for the past how long, we have always tried to do it by about 5%. but if we were in a position where staff expects us to put it up by ten, 15, 20%, we couldn't do it.— put it up by ten, 15, 20%, we couldn't do it. we talked about customers. _ couldn't do it. we talked about customers, we _ couldn't do it. we talked about customers, we were _ couldn't do it. we talked about customers, we were referring l couldn't do it. we talked about | customers, we were referring to couldn't do it. we talked about i customers, we were referring to the fact that most people have had a real terms wage cut, because inflation is so high, and very few people are getting inflation linked pay rises. does that mean you are seeing fewer and fewer customers? taste seeing fewer and fewer customers? we are. seeing fewer and fewer customers? , are. bookings thisjanuary seeing fewer and fewer customers? , are. bookings this january have seeing fewer and fewer customers? , are. bookings thisjanuary have been are. bookings this january have been the worst they have been since about

2017-18. and it the worst they have been since about 2017—18. and it does not show any signs yet of picking up. we have had to put our prices up to deal with the over £100,000 extra electricity we are paying. you can see because we are paying. you can see because we have put those prices up, people are not looking to book, they are likely to go to places abroad, where it is cheaper. you know, in most of europe, the vat rate is less than 20%, in portugal it is about six or 7%. it's cheaper to go to those places than to the uk. n 7%. it's cheaper to go to those places than to the uk. i always feel for businesses _ places than to the uk. i always feel for businesses like _ places than to the uk. i always feel for businesses like yours, - places than to the uk. i always feel for businesses like yours, because | for businesses like yours, because you survive the pandemic, horrifically difficult, and now suddenly the war in ukraine and other factors, suddenly the war in ukraine and otherfactors, we have all of suddenly the war in ukraine and other factors, we have all of these other factors, we have all of these other economic circumstances that are clobbering you as well. can you survive? i are clobbering you as well. can you survive? ~ .., ~ are clobbering you as well. can you survive? ~ .. . ., ., survive? i think we can. we are in a fortunate position _ survive? i think we can. we are in a fortunate position where _ survive? i think we can. we are in a fortunate position where we - survive? i think we can. we are in a fortunate position where we have i fortunate position where we have spent the last 15, 16, 17 years, building up a bit of a war chest. so we can ride these storms. but it's a

question of how long, really. can we do it for one or two more careers? when we are not really making any profit in just covering costs? yes. four, six years? no. how long can we absorb the costs for?— absorb the costs for? really good to talk to you. — absorb the costs for? really good to talk to you. very _ absorb the costs for? really good to talk to you, very good _ absorb the costs for? really good to talk to you, very good luck. - absorb the costs for? really good to talk to you, very good luck. i - absorb the costs for? really good to talk to you, very good luck. i know i talk to you, very good luck. i know it is hard work. alex runs a hotel and holiday village in truro, in cornwall. good to see you. 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. it's been revealed that the met are currently investigating about 1,000 allegations of sexual and domestic abuse involving 800 officers. 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 are pleading guilty to the remaining charges he was facing, this means he has now pleaded guilty to 49 counts, all offences against women, including 24 rapes, running in tandem with that you have the metropolitan police's disciplinary process. now, carrick was suspended by the met police in october 2021 when he was accused of the first rape, of which he is now convicted. a disciplinary process then begins, and last december, crucially, when he admitted the bulk of the charges against him, the matt served papers on him, telling him he is going to face a discipline ring hearing. carrick was not here, he is in prison, currently awaiting sentence for his crimes. you will be sentenced next month. in his absence, it was that he had not responded at all to the disciplinary process, and he has now been dismissed by the force.

the head of the met police, sir mark rowley, has apologised to carrick�*s victims and for the failure of the force. speaking to the bbc earlier today, he said it had 'let london down'. david carrick has been horrifically abusive, what he has done to his victims is truly apparent. their courage in coming forward is truly admirable. but we have let london down. he's been a police officerfor 20 years. through a combination of weak policies under weekly decisions, over those 20 years we missed opportunities, when he joined, and when subsequently his behaviour became to the fore, we should have removed them from policing. we are systematically reviewing every member of police staff and police officer who we have any historic flags against for being involved in any incident involving domestic abuse or sexual violence. i am sure some of those will turn out to be nothing of concern, but many of them will turn out, sadly, to be

of them will turn out, sadly, to be of concern. i have been candid. i've got tens of thousands of fantastic men and women, but hundreds who shouldn't be here, and i'm going to sort it out. a little earlier, the home secretary was speaking in the commons about police conduct, in light of the case of david carrick. she said it was time for the met police to demonstrate it has an effective plan to improve its vetting process. there must be fair and effective arrangements for dealing with those who behave or act in a wholly unacceptable way while serving. baroness casey has recently identified concerns with the misconduct and dismissals process within the metropolitan police. 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 is why i have announced an internal review into

police dismissals. the review�*s terms of reference are being published today. mr speaker, 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, out and about or online. here's labour's shadow home secretary yvette cooper with her response. after the murder of sarah everard, labour called for change, after this shameful case of child 0, labour called for reform, after the charing cross station report, labour demanded action come out of the stephen port inquiry, labour called for reform. and after the country of abuse and misogyny, labour has demanded change. conservative ministers promised action would be taken, but they have failed to do so. labourwill change

taken, but they have failed to do so. labour will change the law, labour will overhaul the vetting is, misconduct and standard system, because it is time for change. and we are letting down police officers across the country who do excellent work and who are being let down by these failures in the system, and most of all, women are being let down. it's too late for warm words in the home secretary wasn't a statement. what if she actually going to do to make sure that are raised? the bbc has discovered that some security guards at the 02 brixton academy where two people died in a crush during a gig in december regularly took bribes to let people in without tickets. a whistle—blower has told radio 4 that some colleagues working in security would each allow a couple of hundred extra people in, in exchange for cash. their employer, ap security, hasn't commented. the london music venue has had its licence suspended until mid april because of last month's fatal incident.

our correspondent greg mckenzie has the story. screaming. woman: oh, my god! these videos show the aftermath of last month's crowd crush at the 02 academy brixton, which claimed the lives of two people — concertgoer 33—year—old rebecca ikumelo, and 02 security worker gaby hutchinson. there is no suggestion that gaby hutchinson was involved in taking bribes or letting people in without tickets. the december 15 concert by afrobeats singer asake had to be cut short after a large number of people tried to force their way inside the venue. 3000 people have broken the doors outside, and because of security, the police have asked us to close the show. booing. the local council has suspended the venue's licence but a security

guard working out of the club that night has told the bbc�*s file on 4 programme that some security staff took bribes from fans without tickets. he claims the practice, involving security guards pretending to scan fake tickets for cash, was widespread at ap security, which operates door staff at brixton and other venues across the uk. his words are spoken by an actor. there were people taking money and there were people, maybe five staff, making £1000 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 the drugs and stuff like that. it was nothing new. our company knew about what was going on and they knew the people who were doing it. it had been going on from about 2009 onwards. they knew that, and they did nothing about it. and these tickets here, you can see the qr code...

the bbc has also spoken to someone who unwittingly bought a fake ticket at brixton academy a week before the crush. andre's account appears to confirm the insider's description of there being a coordinated process for paying bribes and gaining access to shows. it felt really organised. it felt really organised and it felt that we weren't the only people that got in that way, basically. ap security declined to comment on these claims. meanwhile, the metropolitan police are continuing to appeal for anyone with information to come forward. greg mckenzie, bbc news. and you can hear more about this investigation in file on 4, on bbc radio 4 at 8pm tonight, and of course the programme will be available on bbc sounds.

the uk has announced it will soon publish a plan on how it will ban conversion therapy for everyone, including transgender people, who are left out of earlier proposals on this. it will outlaw attempts to change somebody�*s sexuality or gender identity. our lgbt & identity correspondent lauren mossjoins me now. explain what conversion therapy is and why it has been controversial in the last few years.— the last few years. conversion thera- the last few years. conversion therapy is _ the last few years. conversion therapy is practices _ the last few years. conversion therapy is practices which i the last few years. conversion i therapy is practices which attempt to change or suppress somebody�*s sexual orientation or gender identity. and it has been spoken about for several years now, that the government plans to bring in a dell to ban all forms of conversion therapy, going back for michael years. since then, we have had four premises. when borisjohnson was prime minister, it emerged that they were not going to go forward with the ban, and then there was quite a bit of an uproar among charities,

and they announced that they would bring forward plans to ban conversion therapy, but only four attempts to change summary�*s sexual orientation, not gender identity, because they said it was very complicated, they wanted to make sure that parents, teachers and doctors were not penalised for asking questions around somebody�*s gender identity and that further work needed to be done. several months have since passed. now we have today an announcement, a written statement, confirming plans to bring forward a draft bill to ban conversion therapy that will apply for sexual orientation and transgender people as well. not a lot of meat on the bones on this at the moment, about what it will involve. what has been said is that there will be scrutiny on the legislation, to make sure that all of the concerns around conversion therapy which existed last year as well, when borisjohnson said what he said, are addressed before any bill is then officially tabled. so, it is sort of the start of what is

likely to be a long process ahead in parliament. it likely to be a long process ahead in parliament-— parliament. it has only been announced _ parliament. it has only been announced in _ parliament. it has only been announced in the _ parliament. it has only been announced in the last i parliament. it has only been announced in the last hour. parliament. it has only been| announced in the last hour or parliament. it has only been i announced in the last hour or so. has there been any reaction, or what would we anticipate the reaction to be? �* , , ., _, ., be? briefly, before i come unto that, an example _ be? briefly, before i come unto that, an example of— be? briefly, before i come unto that, an example of how - be? briefly, before i come unto i that, an example of how widespread this is. a cup survey in 2018 found that 5% of the lgbt population have been offered conversion therapy, 2% said they had undergone it, and that increased to 4% for the transgender community. reacting to the news, stonewall�*s chief executive said they welcome it and it has been a long time they welcome it and it has been a longtime coming, and the government must publish the bill on a timetable as soon as possible. an anti—abuse lgbt charity say that they want to find more details as well, they urge that the government get on with this as quickly as possible. but not everybody is happy about it. there are still some gaps about what it will include around religious practices and consent, and can people consent to conversion therapy. christian concern said

today that they actually think this ban is about silencing and criminalising people who question or oppose homosexuality, and that it would stop people from seeking change that they want to see in their lives, which is a basic freedom. so there's going to be a lot of contention over this going forward. and what exactly the bill will involve, who it will apply to and where it will apply, that remains to be seen. i am sure i will be back yet telling you more about it. i be back yet telling you more about it. ., be back yet telling you more about it. . , , ., , ., it. i am sure you will, several times. i hope you're keeping warm. it is cold out there. we've seen significant snowfall across parts of scotland there is an amber weather warning in place for some heavy snow for parts of northern scotland from 3:00 until midnight. but this afternoon it is cold for all of us. top temperatures between two and five degrees celsius. some further snowfall possible

for scotland and western parts of the country. from 3:00 then in northern scotland, we could see up to 15 centimetres of snowfall within just a few hours. gales in this part of the country as well. and, overnight, a risk of snow for parts of wales and northern ireland. it's going to be cold overnight. those temperatures dipping down between —1 to —4, freezing potentially for us all by tomorrow morning. tomorrow, those snowfalls continue for parts of scotland and wales and northern ireland. gales possible along the north sea coast tomorrow as well. it will be windy for us all. top temperatures up to seven degrees celsius, although with that wind chill it will feel colder.

this is bbc news. i'm ben brown. the headlines: for the first time the uk government will block a law passed by the scottish parliament. westminster will veto a bill designed to make it easierfor people to change their legal gender. the bill will have an adverse effect on the equality act of 2010 and this will include the operation of single sex clubs, associations and schools and protections like equal pay. the scottish government will vigorously defend _ scottish government will vigorously defend the legislation but in doing so we _ defend the legislation but in doing so we will— defend the legislation but in doing so we will be vigorously defending something else which is the institution of the scottish parliament and the ability of msps democratically elected to legislate in areas _

democratically elected to legislate in areas of our competence and in short— in areas of our competence and in short we — in areas of our competence and in short we will be defending scottish democracy. 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 double—decker bus with 70 passengers from hinckley point power station overturns in icy conditions in somerset — police confirm 54 injuries, but no fatalities. electric car battery maker — britishvolt — has gone into administration — leaving hundreds of staff redundant. inafew in a few moments it will be breakfast time... and we celebrate four decades of bbc breakfast — which first hit our screens as breakfast time 40 years ago today.

scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, says the scottish government will take legal action against the uk government — after the latter used what's called a section 35 order, for the first time, to block a bill passed in scotland. the scottish legislation aimed to make it quicker and easierfor trans people to legally change gender. but uk ministers say that would have a significant impact on uk wide equality laws — and are now preventing the bill from being sent for royal approval. at westminster, the scotland secretary alisterjack told mps that holyrood's gender bill would have 'adverse effects'. i have not taken this decision lightly. the government has looked closely at the impact of the bill and i have considered all implications, together with the minister

for women and equalities. it is our assessment that the bill would have a serious adverse impact on, among other things, the operation of the equality act 2010. those adverse effects include impacts on the operation of single sex clubs, associations and schools and protections such as equal pay. the government shares the concerns of many members of the public regarding the potential impact of the bill on women and girls. the bill also risks creating complications from having two different gender recognition regimes and allowing more fraudulent or bad faith applications. the government is today publishing a full statement of reasons, alongside the order, which will set in full the adverse affects the government is concerned about. mr speaker, i would like to address the claims put forward by those who seek to politicise this decision and claim that this is some kind

of constitutional outrage. you can hear them, mr speaker. the section 35 was included in the scotland act which established the scottish parliament. this is the first time the power has been used. i the power has been used. acknowledge that this is significant i acknowledge that this is a significant decision. the powers are not new and this government has not created it, they have existed as long as devolution itself. the snp's dr philippa whitford responded by calling the uk government's move an "attack" on the scottish parliament. vetoning this is an unprecedented attack on the scottish parliament which passed the gender recognition reform bill 86—39 including msps from every single party. gender recognition is a devolved policy area and this does not change the 2010 equality act or give

any additional rights to those with a certificate. it simplifies the process and ends the requirement for psychological diagnosis of gender dysphoria. this is in keeping with the guidance from the world health organization and un which recommends change to a legal statutory process based on self identification. this change has already been made by many countries over the last decade including neighbours ireland, belgium, denmark. but this government is threatening to end uk acceptance of international certificates. ifind it bizarre, considering the former prime minister, the right honourable member for maidenhead, suggested a similar proposal in 2017. our political correspondent helen catt is at westminster. battle lines are drawn? pretty bad-tempered _ battle lines are drawn? pretty bad-tempered debate, - battle lines are drawn? pretty bad-tempered debate, it i battle lines are drawn? pretty bad-tempered debate, it is i

battle lines are drawn? prettyl bad-tempered debate, it is fair battle lines are drawn? pretty i bad-tempered debate, it is fair to bad—tempered debate, it is fair to say, that is because there is pressure on all sides in this and you heard the scotland secretary trying to keep this to its legal advice that he has been given, and he says the advice is clear to him, that this would have an impact on equalities legislation across the uk in particular around women and girls and he spoke about access to single sex clubs, for example, and kept pointing to a written statement of reasons which will come out later. he's keen to keep this to purely a legal matter which means he has had to take this move and decide they are going to use section 35 to block this legislation becoming law. on the other hand, as you heard there, the other hand, as you heard there, the speech from the snp, they said it has been heavily scrutinised when it has been heavily scrutinised when it went through the parliament in scotland, that it can't see any way it conflicts with the equalities

legislation and they are accusing the government of using one of the most marginalised groups in society to pick a fight, they said. that accusation has also come the other way from the conservative backbenches so even though alistair jack has been keen to keep it to an idea of being a purely legal reason, there have been other reasons given from the conservative backbenches. to put this into context, this is the first time the uk government has used this mechanism to stop a bill passed by the scottish parliament, and it was called the nuclear option and it was called the nuclear option and the nuclear button has been pushed, if you like. it creates a political and constitutional and a legal battle now between the uk government and the scottish government. it government and the scottish government.— government and the scottish government. ., , ., ., , , government. it does and that is why it is so significant, _ government. it does and that is why it is so significant, this _ it is so significant, this mechanism, section 35, it has never been used. that creates extra pressure for the uk government to explain why they are doing it now

and the argument that has been coming from the secretary of state for scotland is that this is purely a legal advice that immigrant argument, and he said —— this is purely a legal advice argument, but the snp have said, how can they alter it without having to put back in the idea of needing a diagnosis of gender dysphoria question not they do not see that as an option. nicholas sturgeon has been clear that she intends to challenge this decision in the courts so there will be a real scrutiny of why this decision has been taken and whether it was the right thing but it sets up it was the right thing but it sets up this real conflict between the scottish government and the uk government around the constitution and how it operates. labour, their position in this debate has not been to comment either way as to whether the government has been right to use section 35, but they have criticised both the snp and uk government for

saying, how did we get here in the first place and how was this not raised and sorted before it got to this point? raised and sorted before it got to this aoint? . ., ., , 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. let's speak now to andy burrows, advisor for the molly rose foundation and former head of head of child safety online policy at the nspcc. the legislation has been toughened up, you welcome that? yes. the legislation has been toughened up, you welcome that?— the legislation has been toughened up, you welcome that? yes, this is a welcome step _ up, you welcome that? yes, this is a welcome step that _ up, you welcome that? yes, this is a welcome step that the _ up, you welcome that? yes, this is a welcome step that the government i welcome step that the government recognised that they were facing a potential defeat in the house of commons later and so they have

agreed to bring in senior manager liability and this is absolutely crucial because this really is the only step that we think will force senior managers to really start thinking about child safety and to prioritise it and to deliver what is a much—needed cultural change in how the big tech companies design and run their products. and we know for far too long that children cosmic safety has been at best a secondary consideration and it is only if we have regulation and also regulation that has the teeth that will make the senior managers of these companies sit up and take notice that we can see the legislation meet its objectives. that we can see the legislation meet its objectives-— its objectives. these managers have alwa s said its objectives. these managers have always said they _ its objectives. these managers have always said they are _ its objectives. these managers have always said they are doing _ its objectives. these managers have always said they are doing an - its objectives. these managers have always said they are doing an awfull always said they are doing an awful lot and they haven't talked a good game but are you saying that it needs teeth, the legislation, to make them think, they could be facing a couple of years in prison if they get this wrong?— if they get this wrong? yes, exactl . if they get this wrong? yes, exactly. until _ if they get this wrong? yes, exactly. until we _ if they get this wrong? yes, exactly. until we saw- if they get this wrong? yes, exactly. until we saw the i if they get this wrong? fie: exactly. until we saw the government announcement come out late last

night, what ministers were relying upon were fines which are considerable in the amount and the magnitude but in reality we are talking about some of the largest companies in the world, when we think of the likes of meta, so even a large fine is not enough to be able to encourage these companies and incentivise them to then change their ways. and incentivise them to then change theirways. one and incentivise them to then change their ways. one of the reasons i think a culture change is so important and why senior director liability backed up by criminal sanctions is so important is that this really is a cultural issue and we have seen a lot of these companies grow up from the 19905 mentality that a lot of silicon valley tech executives have that there is a kind of libertarian attitude and that safety is a second order concern at most and that children cosmic rights and safety ju5t children cosmic rights and safety just isn't something that is being high up the running order ——

children's rights. taste high up the running order -- children's rights.— high up the running order -- children's rights. we have been talkina children's rights. we have been talking about _ children's rights. we have been talking about this _ children's rights. we have been talking about this for _ children's rights. we have been talking about this for a - children's rights. we have been talking about this for a long i children's rights. we have been. talking about this for a long time at the legislation, as well, so are you frustrated that we have not got that far on it very quickly? mgm. that far on it very quickly? well, it has been _ that far on it very quickly? well, it has been five _ that far on it very quickly? well, it has been five years, _ that far on it very quickly? well, it has been five years, that i that far on it very quickly? well, it has been five years, that the i it has been five years, that the bill has been at the various stages of the legislative process and that delay has had consequences and the reason why the legislation is so important is because up and down the country there are too many cases of tragedy and the molly russell foundation was set up after the death of molly russell, we know that only too well, but until we get the legislation on the statute book, the reality is that we will continue to see preventable harm that is happening to children and women and girls and vulnerable adults and it is only this legislation that can finally make sure that we start to see a safe internet so this delay has had consequences and one thing which is really important is that

the government does not lose sight of the exam question that it set itself about the ambition of making sure that the uk was the safest place in the world to go online but what we have seen in the last few months is this bill be caught up in party politics and it is increasingly an attempt to force it through as an act of political compromise but we now need the government to seize the opportunity to make sure that safety is the overriding objective, the north star of what ministers are setting out to achieve. �* , �* ., , ., ., achieve. andy burrows, former head of child safety _ achieve. andy burrows, former head of child safety online _ achieve. andy burrows, former head of child safety online at _ achieve. andy burrows, former head of child safety online at the - achieve. andy burrows, former head of child safety online at the nspcc, l of child safety online at the nspcc, thanks forjoining us. more than 50 people have been injured after a double—decker bus carrying 70 people overturned in icy conditions in somerset. the crash happened on the a39 near cannington early this morning, after a night of freezing temperatures. many of the passengers were workers from the nearby hinkley point nuclear power station. no one died but three people

are believed to have significant injuries. our correspondent helena wilkinson has the latest. this footage posted on social media shows the double—decker bus flipped on its side following the accident. you can hear the panic and chaos and banging as people try to reach passengers stuck inside. a major incident was quickly declared after the crash, which involved a motorcyclist. there was a huge emergency response. the bus had been transporting workers from hinkley point c, the under—construction nuclear power station. it was on the a39 close to cannington in somerset when it overturned at around six o'clock this morning. 54 patients were triaged 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. below freezing temperatures overnight made conditions on the roads icy and dangerous. slightly wooded area, when you get a lot of rain there it quite frequently floods there. so the rain we have had over the past couple of weeks and the conditions we had last night, which i recorded —4 where i am, there would have been a lot of ice in the area. avon and somerset police said 53 crashes were reported to them last night. people had been advised to travel only if essential. across the uk there are snow and ice warnings with the cold weather expected to last until friday. helena wilkinson, bbc news. our correspondent phil mackie gave us this update from near the scene of the crash.

you can see the police down the road and they have been using big plastic bags to pick up the debris and also collect the belongings from the injured workers who were in the bus that you can still see lying on its side. they have moved the police tape because there is a recovery truck and we think they are going to right the bus and take it away. behind that is a gritting lorry and obviously the theory that everybody is working on is that it was ice that caused the accident, it could have been driver error, but residents say the temperatures were well below freezing and the damp road had frozen over and there have been lots of incidents. so many incidents in this area that the police issued an alertjust

before midnight saying do not go out unless it is necessary. the assumption is that there was ice on here and for some reason the motorbike and the bus crashed into each other and you can see the result of that accident. 54 people were treated, roughly half the walking wounded and others taken to three hospitals, some for minor and others to a hospital in taunton and the remainder to southmead which is where the most seriously hurt would have been taken, but we have not had any updates beyond we know how many people were on the bus. 70 in total, plus the driver, and then there was the person riding the motorcycle as well. siren wails there is a recovery truck now coming around behind me, and also an ambulance coming up, which is having to use the road even though it is closed to most other traffic. i spoke to somebody who lives in a house behind here and she said she was woken by a crash, a loud crash, at six o'clock this morning, and she heard shouting and screaming. she was able to look out of her bedroom window and saw the top of the bus and she came out

to see if they needed help and she said there were lots of ambulances and fire engines and police. she said it was quite reassuring, considering recent strikes, to see so many emergency services able to respond to such a serious incident and they did not need any help and she was able to leave people to it. those people who were here, the walking wounded, they were taken off to hospital fairly quickly. 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. it's been revealed that the met are currently investigating about 1,000 allegations of sexual and domestic abuse involving 800 officers. our home affairs correspondent june kellyjoins me. we have heard from the home secretary?— we have heard from the home secreta ? ~ , ., , secretary? the prime minister was very strong — secretary? the prime minister was very strong on _ secretary? the prime minister was very strong on this _ secretary? the prime minister was very strong on this yesterday i secretary? the prime minister was very strong on this yesterday after| very strong on this yesterday after we reported the details of the case and the home secretary has spoken in

the house of commons today she has announced there was already an inquiry looking into the sarah everard killing which was the murder of a young woman who was grabbed off the streets of london by wayne couzens, also a metropolitan police officer, and she has now extended the inquiry from that which will now also look at what happened in the case of david carrick as well. there are potentially _ case of david carrick as well. there are potentially hundreds _ case of david carrick as well. there are potentially hundreds of - case of david carrick as well. there are potentially hundreds of cases i are potentially hundreds of cases which they are also looking at across the met police? the commissioner _ across the met police? the commissioner of _ across the met police? the commissioner of the i across the met police? ire commissioner of the met, mark —— mark rowley, he is looking at a thousand cases and the home secretary also said she gave a warning that more shocking cases could come to light so whether she has been informed of something that is coming down the track, but clearly this is a massive challenge for the new met commissioner and the david carrick case is terribly

damaging to any progress they feel they might have made on the issue of tackling violence against women and girls. he tackling violence against women and uirls. tackling violence against women and i irls, , c, , tackling violence against women and uirls. , a, girls. he said this morning he believes that _ girls. he said this morning he believes that he _ girls. he said this morning he believes that he can - girls. he said this morning he believes that he can win - girls. he said this morning he believes that he can win back| girls. he said this morning he . believes that he can win back the trust of the people of london and more widely in the whole country really in terms of policing but that is a tall order after you see cases like this, absolutely terrible cases. in like this, absolutely terrible cases. ., . ~ like this, absolutely terrible cases. ., a , cases. in the david carrick case, what is very _ cases. in the david carrick case, what is very troubling, - cases. in the david carrick case, what is very troubling, and - cases. in the david carrick case, what is very troubling, and whati what is very troubling, and what raises big questions for the met, as recently as 2021, so this is after sarah everard was killed and there was all the furore over what happened, david carrick came to the intention because it was being investigated on rape but they put him on restricted duties which allowed him to carry on working and also crucially they did not look at his entire record even though there were red flags over his record. so

that speak to the culture of the place recently and that is not that long ago, that is going to be a big turnaround for the new commissioner, you think. he turnaround for the new commissioner, ou think. . , ., , , you think. he has finally been sacked by _ you think. he has finally been sacked by the _ you think. he has finally been sacked by the force _ you think. he has finally been sacked by the force officially i sacked by the force officially today. sacked by the force officially toda . . . , . sacked by the force officially toda . . ., ., ., sacked by the force officially toda. . ., ., ,, sacked by the force officially toda. . ., ., today. that was a formal process and he was sacked _ today. that was a formal process and he was sacked because _ today. that was a formal process and he was sacked because of _ today. that was a formal process and he was sacked because of the - today. that was a formal process and l he was sacked because of the damage he was sacked because of the damage he has done to the met and also what was reflected at the hearing was, they said, they spoke about the catastrophic effect his crimes have had on his victims and their families. had on his victims and their families-— had on his victims and their families. , , ., ., families. june kelly, thanks for 'oinin: families. june kelly, thanks for joining us- _ 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". 32 year old damien bendall was serving a suspended sentence for arson at the time of the killings. our home affairs correspondent tom symonds gave us this update.

damien bendall was a man with a long history of violence and he committed this arson in may 2020 and he had to be sentenced and the probation service did a report on him, what risk he posed to the public, they concluded he posed a low risk to people who might be his partner and that he might be living with, to children, and as a result the judge gave him a suspended sentence. he would have been swayed by the report. damien bendall then lives at the home of of a woman teri harris and her two children and that night a friend of one was over at a sleepover and bendall

murdered all four. the inspectors found a couple of key things and the first is that no check was made about whether teri harris was happy to have bendall living at her house, and the second thing is the probation service said that damien bendall was a risk to children but that was not taken into account. these are a couple of things which went badly wrong and a scathing report has been written. we have had failings exposed before in this area, so is it a question about learning the lessons? one of the questions is what has happened as a result of the government's massive changes to probation? it tried to relaunch the probation service and it has been a bit of a disaster, frankly, and has been scrapped. that has left, this inspector says, a legacy of staffing issues, management issues, undertrained staff, all struggling with a massive caseload. that really has not helped and covid has been a problem, as well. the government said it takes very seriously what has happened and is putting more money into probation, 155 million extra per year to spend on training more people to prevent this kind of really terrible

situation happening again. so it is partly about resourcing and staffing, but is it partly about human error, frankly, mistakes? certainly, the staffing and resourcing aspect of this is something the inspector talked about very strongly in a briefing he gave to reporters yesterday. there was a sense it was a little bit of a personal mistake and there were personal mistakes made but notjust one probation officer but a junior probation officer and a more senior officer and there were mistakes in two different parts of the service in different parts of the country, in wiltshire and derbyshire. so there is a systematic problem and something the inspector also said he has reviewed 850 cases and in two thirds of those cases the decision—making about the risk an offender posed was not correct and mistakes were made. so, there is clearly something beyond this case going on. an update on the railways in terms

of industrial action. the aslef members are striking next month over their pay dispute and we now hear that on the same day, the third, in fact, there will also be members of the rmt union at 1a operators —— we now hear that on the same days, february the 1st and february the 3rd. this is all to do with the dispute over pay and conditions. on the first also a number of other walk—outs including civil servants, thousands of civil servants will be striking on that day, so that will be a big day of industrial action across the country. the battery making start—up britishvolt has entered into administration today. its 300 employees had been told to attend an all staff meeting earlier 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. earlier our business correspondent, theo leggett told me more about the background of the battery

start up, and what went wrong. this was always an ambitious project and it was an attempt to build a £4 billion factory to create 300,000 battery packs for electric vehicles every year starting from scratch, and that takes a lot of money but the problem is when you are building it, you are not getting any money, unless you have firm orders for the batteries you are producing, and that was not the case here. so as the costs increased and the cost of the project rose substantially because of high interest rates and because of higher energy costs and so on, the company began running out of money. now, it did have a lot of political support, this was something that borisjohnson when he was prime minister saw as an emblem of his green industrial revolution

and it was promised £100 million of public money which would have unlocked further investment from the private sector but that money was never paid because costs rose too quickly and construction was delayed and it never met the landmarks that the government set for releasing the money so it simply ran out of cash and had to go into administration. there were deals on the table to take control of britishvolt but they did not materialise. and the staff have been laid off? yes, some 230 staff working for the company at different locations across the country. a handful have been kept on to ease the administration process but the question is what now happens to the site where the factory was going to be built in blyth. this is seen as a good site for a gigafactory which will be needed if batteries are to be made in this country for the electric car industry and it is seen as a vital proponent for the future electric car industry so will somebody look at the site and say, "ok, "we have got rid of the baggage of britishvolt but the site

"is a good one and the project can still go forward in some way" because a lot of people within the motor industry believe if you do not have gigafactories you do not have an electric car industry. this is part, presumably, should have been part of the green revolution, the environmental revolution, and it has collapsed at the first hurdle before it has even got going? absolutely. borisjohnson when he was prime minister did point this out as being part of his green industrial revolution but the amount of public money that went into it, there was a lot of political enthusiasm but the amount of public money was supposed to be £100 million but in the end none of that was paid because the project did not proceed quickly enough so maybe if there is another operator who can take over the site and has perhaps more credibility, if there was a partnership with a major car manufacturer, say, then there may be more chance of success. now it's time for a look at the weather with alex humphries. hello.

i hope you're keeping warm, it is cold outside. we've seen significant snowfall across parts of scotland, northern ireland and north wales already. there is an amber weather warning in place for some heavy snow for parts of northern scotland from 3:00 until midnight. but this afternoon it is cold for all of us. top temperatures between two and five degrees celsius. some further snowfall possible for scotland and western parts of the country. from 3:00 in northern scotland, we could see up to 15 centimetres of snowfall within just a few hours. gales in this part of the country as well. and, overnight, a risk of snow for parts of wales and northern ireland. it's going to be cold overnight. those temperatures dipping down between —i to —1i, freezing potentially for us all by tomorrow morning. tomorrow, those snowfalls continue for parts of scotland and wales and northern ireland. gales possible along the north sea coast tomorrow as well. it will be windy for us all. top temperatures up to seven degrees celsius, although with that wind chill it will feel colder.

hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: for the first time the uk government will block a law passed by the scottish parliament. westminster will veto a bill designed to make it easierfor people to change their legal gender. 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 double—decker bus with 70

passengers from hinckley point power station overturns in icy conditions in somerset. police confirm 5a injuries, but no fatalities. electric car battery maker. britishvolt, has gone into administration, leaving hundreds of staff redundant. and we celebrate four decades of bbc breakfast, which first hit our screens as breakfast time a0 years ago today. sport and for a full round up, let's go to the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. nine—time austrlaian open champion novak djokovic is through to the second round in melbourne. it's his first appearance at the opening grand slam of the year since 2021, after being deported ahead of last year's tournament due to his covid—i9 vaccination status. the serbian was taking on roberto carballes baena of spain,

who stayed with djokovic for the first two sets. the serb won 6—4 6—4 but capitulated in the third set with djokovic taking it 6—0. andy murray said he "left it all out there" after winning a five set match injust underfive hours against the 13th seed, matteo berrettini. it was a stunning first round perfromance from the 35 year old who held a two set lead before his italian rivalfought back to level at two sets all. murray saved a match point in the deciding set before defeating the 2021 wimbledon runner up in a tiebreak by 10 points to 6. the bbc�*s tennis correspondent russell fuller was watching in melbourne. there is no sign is playing with a metal hip. he covered the ground remarkably well. lots of stamina, saving a match point in the deep —— fifth set before winning a decisive

tie—break, the first to ten points in some style. andy murray was lucky as he closed out the match. his final shot hit the net and apologetically bounced over. there was nothing that matteo berrettini could do about that. for much of the match there was nothing that matteo berrettini could do about andy murray. he has put in his best grand slam performance the have a dozen years and certainly since he had the surgery and the installation of a metal hip. 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 high levels of humidity and temperatures of 37 degrees. evans will facejeremy chardy of france in the second round. 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. it's like when you have whatever, a broken _ it's like when you have whatever, a broken leg — it's like when you have whatever, a broken leg or— it's like when you have whatever, a broken leg or something _ it's like when you have whatever, a broken leg or something like - it's like when you have whatever, a broken leg or something like that. broken leg or something like that and everybody— broken leg or something like that and everybody wants _ broken leg or something like that and everybody wants it _ broken leg or something like that and everybody wants it to - broken leg or something like that and everybody wants it to heal, l and everybody wants it to heal, tomorrow — and everybody wants it to heal, tomorrow we _ and everybody wants it to heal, tomorrow we will _ and everybody wants it to heal, tomorrow we will go _ and everybody wants it to heal, tomorrow we will go again - and everybody wants it to heal, tomorrow we will go again but. tomorrow we will go again but unfortunately— tomorrow we will go again but unfortunately you _ tomorrow we will go again but unfortunately you need - tomorrow we will go again but unfortunately you need a - tomorrow we will go again but l unfortunately you need a couple tomorrow we will go again but - unfortunately you need a couple of weeks _ unfortunately you need a couple of weeks and — unfortunately you need a couple of weeks and sometimes _ unfortunately you need a couple of weeks and sometimes months - unfortunately you need a couple ofi weeks and sometimes months until unfortunately you need a couple of- weeks and sometimes months until you are ready _ weeks and sometimes months until you are ready. nobody— weeks and sometimes months until you are ready. nobody wants _ weeks and sometimes months until you are ready. nobody wants to _ weeks and sometimes months until you are ready. nobody wants to hear- weeks and sometimes months until you are ready. nobody wants to hear that l are ready. nobody wants to hear that but we _ are ready. nobody wants to hear that but we have — are ready. nobody wants to hear that but we have to — are ready. nobody wants to hear that but we have to make _ are ready. nobody wants to hear that but we have to make sure _ are ready. nobody wants to hear that but we have to make sure that - are ready. nobody wants to hear that but we have to make sure that we - but we have to make sure that we make _ but we have to make sure that we make these — but we have to make sure that we make these steps. _ but we have to make sure that we make these steps. the _ but we have to make sure that we make these steps. the only- but we have to make sure that we make these steps. the only thing| but we have to make sure that wei make these steps. the only thing i want _ make these steps. the only thing i want is _ make these steps. the only thing i want is to— make these steps. the only thing i want is to fix — make these steps. the only thing i want is to fix the _ make these steps. the only thing i want is to fix the situation. - scarlets hooker ken owens will captain wales in the six nations, taking over from justin tipuric. coach warren gatland has brought in four uncapped players to his 37—man squad — cardiff duo teddy williams and mason grady, plus ospreys pair rhys davies and keiran williams. dan biggar had been in charge for the 2022 six nations and summer tour of south africa before tipuric led wales through the autumn nations series. gatland said he chose

owens as his captain, depite him having never previously led his country before, because he is "incredibly experienced and a passionate welshman". looking at the squad, i think if we were picking a team in the way he played in the autumn when he came back from injury, i thought he was outstanding in the autumn and he is probably the number one in that position. we have a huge amount of respect for him and he will be popular with the players. he wears his heart on his sleeve. he has outstanding rugby intellect. he relates really well to people and i think he will be a popular choice. gregor townsend has named ruaridh mcconnochie in scotland's six nations squad. the bath wing has switched allegiance having previously represented england but he has not played for them for three years. stafford mcdowall, cameron henderson and ben healy have also been named in townsend's squad, with all four looking to earn their first cap for scotland.

that's all the sport for now. the russian authorities in ukraine's eastern donetsk region claim they have taken control of the city of soledar — but this has been denied by a ukranian army spokesperson, who said fighting is continuing in the area. troops on the frontline have told the bbc they welcome news from the uk that they're to receive about a dozen challenger tanks, which they hope will turn the tide in the war. the bbc�*s andrew harding has been with a tank unit near bakhmut and sent this report. 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 just not suitable

for this era," the company commander readily admits. "they work, but the technology has moved on." gunfire. which is why there's great excitement here about the prospect of western machines. if you could have any tank — challenger, leopard, abrams, any of these foreign tanks that are being offered — would it make a difference? i think abrahams, leopard, challenger, it's very good for us. any tank? any tank, any tank. it is help 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, soledar and bakhmut. ukrainian footage of a recent tank battle here, firing on the move. on a frozen hillside

near bakhmut, we watch more ukrainian tanks in action. they call this section of the front line the meat grinder — a savage artillery war that has raged for months with precious little progress on either side. but the ukrainians here insist that's about to change — if, that is, they get western tanks here soon. if you're going to counterattack, if you're going to seize more territory, then you need tanks, you need mobile artillery? sure. it's very useful for counterattacking, because infantry covered by tanks, for sure, win. without that, these front lines are going to be stuck like they are? yeah. for now, it grinds on, the cold and lethal winter stalemate. andrew harding, bbc news,

in ukraine's donbas. wages have grown at the fastest rate in more than 20 years but are still not keeping up with higher prices. new figures from the office for national statistics, show that regular pay rose at an annual pace of 6.1i% between september and november. but when adjusted for inflation and the increased cost of living, wages fell by 2.6%. our economics correspondent andy verity has the details. near hawes in wensleydale, north yorkshire, where the local economy depends on tourism, this is the slow part of the year. but even now it is not a lack of work, it is a lack of staff to do it. david runs a family business of five caravan parks employing 25 people, and constantly advertises for more. with holiday—makers pushing up local house prices and rents, he is having to pay staff over £15 an hour so they can afford to live nearby.

running costs have gone through the roof. we pay our staff way above any government guidelines on prices because we have to, they have to live comfortably. we have quite a big wage bill, which we manage. those higher staff costs are squeezing profits, already hit hard by soaring energy prices to the point where the boss is thinking of shrinking the business. fuel is just terrifying. pre—price increase, we were paying probably £40,000 a year, we are now paying, and the year is not even over, 120,000 is the bill so far. the help is minimal. it's putting a sticking plaster over a septic spot, really, isn't it? with inflation close to a a0 year high, pay has risen in the private sector by 7.2%, too little to keep up with price rises, and in the public sector by only 3.3%, a real terms pay cut of more than 5.5%. that means workers, public and private, are getting poorer. in the public sector, average wages are no higher than they were in 2005. from refuse collectors to ambulance staff, that large real—time pay cut

has prompted strikes across a public sector suffering an acute acute shortage of staff. 467,000 working days were lost because of labour disputes in november, the highest for 12 years. but some economists welcomed a stronger set of figures than they expected. we are still seeing job vacancies exceeding 1.1 million, for example. that is quite remarkable, it is quite striking and i think it will perhaps add pressure on the bank of england to raise interest rates further in the coming months. on the latest indicators, employers reported even bigger pay rises in the year to december of 7.7% as firms compete for staff from a small pool of available workers. that too will add to pressure on interest rate setters at the bank of england to raise interest rates sharply when they meet next month. andy verity, bbc news.

we will take you to the commons because there is an urgent debate on the uk government blocking the debate —— the government does not have any legal basis on which to challenge this legislation. the sim - le challenge this legislation. the simple fact — challenge this legislation. the simple fact is _ challenge this legislation. the simple fact is the _ challenge this legislation. ire: simple fact is the secretary challenge this legislation. iue: simple fact is the secretary of state has opened himself up to the judicial review and he will simply find he has no modification of the existing quality act and there is no examples within this outline to indicate where he has justifiable reasons for outlining this section 35 order. none. the reasons for outlining this section 35 order. none.— 35 order. none. the secretary of state has opened _ 35 order. none. the secretary of state has opened himself- 35 order. none. the secretary of state has opened himself up - 35 order. none. the secretary of state has opened himself up to i state has opened himself up to ridicule and its failure to see the blinding light —— the blindingly obvious. i go back to my previous point in relation to this, let us be clear and in point in relation to this, let us be clearand in no point in relation to this, let us be clear and in no doubt whatsoever that the conservatives are seeking to utilise this issue for a culture

low. nothing more and nothing less. because this is the dying embers of a failing government. it knows that members are going to lose their seats and in the last gasp attempt to create division they are using some of the most vulnerable people in society to create a culture war. he is absolutely right on that point and we _ he is absolutely right on that point and we were accused earlier on in the debate — and we were accused earlier on in the debate on the snp of trying to use this _ the debate on the snp of trying to use this as— the debate on the snp of trying to use this as a vehicle to create a constitutional conflict but in actual — constitutional conflict but in actual fact the snp like all the other— actual fact the snp like all the other parties that voted this through— other parties that voted this through in the scottish parliament had a _ through in the scottish parliament had a mandate from the electorate in scotland _ had a mandate from the electorate in scotland ls _ had a mandate from the electorate in scotland. is he concerned like i am that that _ scotland. is he concerned like i am that that government over the has no mandate _ that that government over the has no mandate from anybody for this action they are _ mandate from anybody for this action they are taking. | mandate from anybody for this action they are taking-—

they are taking. i share the views of my honourable _ they are taking. i share the views of my honourable friend. - they are taking. i share the views of my honourable friend. i - they are taking. i share the views of my honourable friend. i am - they are taking. i share the views - of my honourable friend. i am deeply concerned about that and also deeply concerned about that and also deeply concerned about that and also deeply concerned about the culture war they are seeking to stoke. but let's also reflect upon what we have. it's a conservative government which has not been elected in scotland since 1955 but it's perhaps most intriguing that what we have is a secretary of state for scotland we know in the coming months will be walking out of this place but he will not be walking anywhere else but to the undemocratic house of lords. he is trying to tell scotland's demo crew —— democratically elected parliamentarians what they can and can't do it whilst at the same time knowing he is going to end up in an unelected chamber. shame on him. and shame on his conservative colleagues. i shame on his conservative colleagues-— shame on his conservative colleagues. shame on his conservative colleauues. ~ , colleagues. i will give way. why does the honourable _ colleagues. i will give way. whyj does the honourable gentleman

colleagues. i will give way. why - does the honourable gentleman think the gender— does the honourable gentleman think the gender recognition _ does the honourable gentleman think the gender recognition act _ does the honourable gentleman think the gender recognition act has - does the honourable gentleman think the gender recognition act has been| the gender recognition act has been such a _ the gender recognition act has been such a protracted _ the gender recognition act has been such a protracted dispute _ the gender recognition act has been such a protracted dispute in- such a protracted dispute in scottish— such a protracted dispute in scottish parliament - such a protracted dispute in scottish parliament and - such a protracted dispute inj scottish parliament and has such a protracted dispute in. scottish parliament and has so divided — scottish parliament and has so divided the _ scottish parliament and has so divided the scottish _ scottish parliament and has so divided the scottish national. scottish parliament and has so - divided the scottish national party? i don't _ divided the scottish national party? i don't actually _ divided the scottish national party? i don't actually agree _ divided the scottish national party? i don't actually agree with _ divided the scottish national party? i don't actually agree with him - divided the scottish national party? i don't actually agree with him on i i don't actually agree with him on this. i think it's a healthy thing in democracy for discussion to be had within parliament. that is exactly what happened in holyrood. it may have escaped his notice but i will repeat it because parliamentarians from each and every party in holyrood voted in favour of this legislation. the question to him and his colleagues is why they are seeking to overturn scotland's democratic view in this way. i am more than happy to invite him back into answer on that specific point. he is not interested in answering on that specific point. this is not just about the conservatives, this is about the labour party as well. should they arise from the seeds and remove the splinters on this

particular topic because this is the party who released a document last year from party who released a document last yearfrom gordon brown which party who released a document last year from gordon brown which was meant to put devolution front and centre, something which critics like myself said we have all heard it before and it's not going to happen and when scotland's parliament is under attack from westminster, where are the labour party? no way to be seen. i are the labour party? no way to be seen. ., .., are the labour party? no way to be seen. ., .. , are the labour party? no way to be seen. ., , ., seen. i wonder if he can tell us, do all his snp — seen. i wonder if he can tell us, do all his snp mps — seen. i wonder if he can tell us, do all his snp mps in _ seen. i wonder if he can tell us, do all his snp mps in the _ seen. i wonder if he can tell us, do all his snp mps in the uk - seen. i wonder if he can tell us, do l all his snp mps in the uk parliament support— all his snp mps in the uk parliament support the snp's gender recognition format? _ support the snp's gender recognition format? my support the snp's gender recognition format? y . , support the snp's gender recognition format? g ., , ., ., format? my colleagues want to enable the --eole format? my colleagues want to enable the peeple of— format? my colleagues want to enable the people of scotland _ format? my colleagues want to enable the people of scotland to _ format? my colleagues want to enable the people of scotland to make - the people of scotland to make decisions over their future without interference from his westminster government. we have held it all from the conservatives before in terms of the conservatives before in terms of the culture war. we know the labour party are going back in the leader

of the opposition from the support for the lgbt keel plus in relation to this specific topic. it is deeply disappointing to hear that that is the case. when we go to the scottish electorate again, not only will we have a labour party which is against the biggest issue that dominates scottish politics at this moment, scottish politics at this moment, scottish independence, not only are they against scotland having its view in respect of all membership of the european union, they are also supportive of the uk parliament over overriding holyrood. shame on them. isn't the desperate political act of this tory— isn't the desperate political act of this tory government _ isn't the desperate political act of this tory government grubbing i isn't the desperate political act of- this tory government grubbing around for one _ this tory government grubbing around for one last _ this tory government grubbing around for one last time _

this tory government grubbing around for one last time in _ this tory government grubbing around for one last time in producing - this tory government grubbing around for one last time in producing this - for one last time in producing this vacuous— for one last time in producing this vacuous document _ for one last time in producing this vacuous document as _ for one last time in producing this vacuous document as an - for one last time in producing this vacuous document as an excuse, l for one last time in producing this - vacuous document as an excuse, isn't it in the _ vacuous document as an excuse, isn't it in the example _ vacuous document as an excuse, isn't it in the example of— vacuous document as an excuse, isn't it in the example of desperation - vacuous document as an excuse, isn't it in the example of desperation but l it in the example of desperation but isn't it— it in the example of desperation but isn't it also — it in the example of desperation but isn't it also an — it in the example of desperation but isn't it also an example _ it in the example of desperation but isn't it also an example of— isn't it also an example of desperation _ isn't it also an example of desperation to— isn't it also an example of desperation to get - isn't it also an example of desperation to get into i isn't it also an example of- desperation to get into power, that the labour— desperation to get into power, that the labour party— desperation to get into power, that the labour party won't _ desperation to get into power, that the labour party won't even - desperation to get into power, that the labour party won't even take . desperation to get into power, that the labour party won't even take a | the labour party won't even take a position— the labour party won't even take a position to — the labour party won't even take a position to support _ the labour party won't even take a position to support devolution, - the labour party won't even take a j position to support devolution, the devolution — position to support devolution, the devolution they— position to support devolution, the devolution they were _ position to support devolution, the devolution they were supposed - position to support devolution, the devolution they were supposed toi devolution they were supposed to champion— devolution they were supposed to champion in— devolution they were supposed to champion in the _ devolution they were supposed to champion in the first _ devolution they were supposed to champion in the first place. - champion in the first place. absolutely _ champion in the first place. absolutely. i— champion in the first place. absolutely. i am _ champion in the first place. absolutely. i am absolutely confident that the people of scotland will be watching and listening to labour's position in relation to this. his argument seems to be about democracy— his argument seems to be about democracy and _ his argument seems to be about democracy and in _ his argument seems to be about democracy and in some - his argument seems to be about democracy and in some respectsj his argument seems to be about| democracy and in some respects i his argument seems to be about - democracy and in some respects i can see the _ democracy and in some respects i can see the power— democracy and in some respects i can see the power of— democracy and in some respects i can see the power of his _ democracy and in some respects i can see the power of his argument - democracy and in some respects i can see the power of his argument but. see the power of his argument but i'm confused — see the power of his argument but i'm confused because _ see the power of his argument but i'm confused because it _ see the power of his argument but i'm confused because it seems - see the power of his argument but i'm confused because it seems toi see the power of his argument but i i'm confused because it seems to me that the _ i'm confused because it seems to me that the snp— i'm confused because it seems to me that the snp with _ i'm confused because it seems to me

that the snp with representatives - that the snp with representatives from scotland _ that the snp with representatives from scotland voted _ that the snp with representatives from scotland voted for _ that the snp with representatives from scotland voted for the - that the snp with representatives i from scotland voted for the scotland act and _ from scotland voted for the scotland act and for _ from scotland voted for the scotland act and for the — from scotland voted for the scotland act and for the section _ from scotland voted for the scotland act and for the section 35 _ from scotland voted for the scotland act and for the section 35 measuresl act and for the section 35 measures that are _ act and for the section 35 measures that are being— act and for the section 35 measures that are being used _ act and for the section 35 measures that are being used today. - act and for the section 35 measures that are being used today. and - that are being used today. and furthermore _ that are being used today. and furthermore the _ that are being used today. and furthermore the fact _ that are being used today. and furthermore the fact they - that are being used today. and furthermore the fact they can i that are being used today. and. furthermore the fact they can be used _ furthermore the fact they can be used today— furthermore the fact they can be used today is _ furthermore the fact they can be used today is because _ furthermore the fact they can be used today is because the - furthermore the fact they can be l used today is because the scottish people _ used today is because the scottish people voted — used today is because the scottish people voted to _ used today is because the scottish people voted to remain _ used today is because the scottish people voted to remain within - used today is because the scottish people voted to remain within the | used today is because the scottish i people voted to remain within the uk in a referendum— people voted to remain within the uk in a referendum in— people voted to remain within the uk in a referendum in 2014. _ people voted to remain within the uk in a referendum in 2014. the - in a referendum in 2014. the honourable _ in a referendum in 2014. honourable member in a referendum in 2014. th; honourable member is in a referendum in 2014.- honourable member is missing in a referendum in 2014— honourable member is missing the point. democratically elected members in scotland's parliament has voted for legislation within devolved competency and the uk government is seeking to remove that legislation. that is simply not fair and it's not democratic. but what comes next? what comes next from this continual democratic deficit that we experience on these islands? it's incumbent for a reasonable unionists of which i think there are many. i don't see very many in front of me but i think there are many in

society. i will give way. in of me but i think there are many in society. i will give way.— society. iwill give way. in part two of this _ society. iwill give way. in part two of this big _ society. iwill give way. in part two of this big flabby - society. i will give way. in part| two of this big flabby document society. i will give way. in part- two of this big flabby document the heading _ two of this big flabby document the heading is adverse effects of different grc regimes across the uk. if there _ different grc regimes across the uk. if there is _ different grc regimes across the uk. if there is no allowance of different grc regimes, how come gender— different grc regimes, how come gender recognition is devolved in the first— gender recognition is devolved in the first place?— gender recognition is devolved in the first lace? . ., the first place? indeed. an eloquent oint from the first place? indeed. an eloquent point from my _ the first place? indeed. an eloquent point from my honourable _ the first place? indeed. an eloquent point from my honourable colleaguej point from my honourable colleague as always. the point of what comes next is incredibly important. where do we go when scotland's parliament and our views and our purpose is just being ignored by westminster? what are we to do? what are people in scotland, however to respond to that? when are unionists going to stand up and say this is not on. if you believe in this union then you

will put the scottish parliament first. i don't see that, i don't hear that in westminster. this is the clearest example of that. it's a very rare occurrence... i will give way. very rare occurrence... i will give wa . , ., ~' very rare occurrence... i will give wa . , .~ ., very rare occurrence... i will give wa. , ., .,, very rare occurrence... i will give wa. , ., ., , way. he is making a really powerful seech way. he is making a really powerful speech and — way. he is making a really powerful speech and bringing _ way. he is making a really powerful speech and bringing the _ way. he is making a really powerful speech and bringing the real- speech and bringing the real democratic deficit front and centre for people. but as well as the huge disappointment i am sure we all feel about— disappointment i am sure we all feel about what— disappointment i am sure we all feel about what the uk government and tory government are doing, is he disappointed if i tell him that the uk labour party is reported not challenged this intervention at all and to— challenged this intervention at all and to the great disappointment of a number— and to the great disappointment of a number of— and to the great disappointment of a number of their scottish colleagues. these _ number of their scottish colleagues. these colleagues are deeply disappointed and no wonder that's the case — disappointed and no wonder that's the case. just disappointed and no wonder that's the case. , , .,, disappointed and no wonder that's the case. , , ., ., ., the case. just as we are looking for reasonable — the case. just as we are looking for reasonable unionists, _ the case. just as we are looking for reasonable unionists, they- the case. just as we are looking for reasonable unionists, they are - reasonable unionists, they are clearly not found on these benches. if the honourable memberfor shadow

secretary of state wants to clarify thatis secretary of state wants to clarify that is not the case then is more than happy to do so. look, just to be clear, i certainly want _ look, just to be clear, i certainly want to— look, just to be clear, i certainly want to make _ look, just to be clear, i certainly want to make sure _ look, just to be clear, i certainly want to make sure there - look, just to be clear, i certainly want to make sure there is - look, just to be clear, i certainly want to make sure there is a - look, just to be clear, i certainly. want to make sure there is a proper gender— want to make sure there is a proper gender recognition— want to make sure there is a proper gender recognition plan— want to make sure there is a proper gender recognition plan across - want to make sure there is a proper gender recognition plan across the i gender recognition plan across the whole _ gender recognition plan across the whole of— gender recognition plan across the whole of the — gender recognition plan across the whole of the uk _ gender recognition plan across the whole of the uk because _ gender recognition plan across the whole of the uk because i- gender recognition plan across the whole of the uk because i am - gender recognition plan across the whole of the uk because i am sick| whole of the uk because i am sick and tired — whole of the uk because i am sick and tired of— whole of the uk because i am sick and tired of people _ whole of the uk because i am sick and tired of people setting - whole of the uk because i am sick. and tired of people setting women's rights _ and tired of people setting women's rights against — and tired of people setting women's rights against trans _ and tired of people setting women's rights against trans people's - rights against trans people's rights — rights against trans people's rights that _ rights against trans people's rights. that is _ rights against trans people's rights. that is what - rights against trans people's rights. that is what i - rights against trans people's rights. that is what i want . rights against trans people'sj rights. that is what i want to rights against trans people's - rights. that is what i want to get you and — rights. that is what i want to get you and i'm _ rights. that is what i want to get you and i'm looking _ rights. that is what i want to get you and i'm looking for- rights. that is what i want to getj you and i'm looking for solutions rights. that is what i want to get i you and i'm looking for solutions to the problem — you and i'm looking for solutions to the problem not _ you and i'm looking for solutions to the problem not anything _ you and i'm looking for solutions to the problem not anything else. - you and i'm looking for solutions to the problem not anything else. i. you and i'm looking for solutions toj the problem not anything else. i do resect the problem not anything else. i do respect the — the problem not anything else. respect the sincerity with which the problem not anything else.” respect the sincerity with which the noma member delivers his point. if that's the case i'm sure the honourable member will support us because we have a solution in scotland and that solution is the legislation that has been put forward in the scottish parliament which has received democratic support in the scottish parliament

and which this uk government has blocked. he should share my anger and the anger of his colleagues in the scottish parliament in relation to this particular point. it's a rarity in this place that i think when we were hearing from her earlier in respect of the difficulty this is causing her in respect of the union, that is the sort of voice we need to hear at this moment in time, from those reasonable unionists about where they seek to go. if this is a union of equals as it is portrayed, if scotland's parliament is to be the most powerful devolved legislator in the world of then why is this section 35 order being used? he is

talkin: section 35 order being used? he is talking about _ section 35 order being used? he is talking about reasonable unionists and said _ talking about reasonable unionists and said he couldn't see any on these _ and said he couldn't see any on these benches but there are reasonable unionists who have been on this— reasonable unionists who have been on this bench, would be interested in the _ on this bench, would be interested in the woods of the former labour mp was said _ in the woods of the former labour mp was said the _ in the woods of the former labour mp was said the idea that one man elected — was said the idea that one man elected by 22,000 people can overturn— elected by 22,000 people can overturn the devolved legislation brought— overturn the devolved legislation brought in by the scottish parliament and supported by the vast majority— parliament and supported by the vast majority of— parliament and supported by the vast majority of our msps is outrageous and it— majority of our msps is outrageous and it surely will not stand up in court _ and it surely will not stand up in court. ., , , and it surely will not stand up in court. . , , . court. indeed. that is very much the case. court. indeed. that is very much the case- whilst — court. indeed. that is very much the case- whilst we _ court. indeed. that is very much the case. whilst we are _ court. indeed. that is very much the case. whilst we are on _ court. indeed. that is very much the case. whilst we are on that - court. indeed. that is very much the case. whilst we are on that point - court. indeed. that is very much the case. whilst we are on that point of| case. whilst we are on that point of reasonable unionists i want to reflect upon the words of donald dewar in relation to the scottish parliament because this is after all what we are talking about. he said, walter scott wrote the only man with social dead could have no sense and now feel of his native land. for me,

for any scott, today is a proud moment. a new stage on theirjourney began long ago and which has no end. this is a proud day for all of us. a scottish parliament, not an end, a means to a greater end. those two apart woven into symbolic officials are forwards, wisdom, justice, compassion, and integrity. wisdom, justice, compassion and integrity. each of those words is reflected in the legislation brought forward in the legislation brought forward in the scottish parliament. it's why it received overwhelming support from scottish parliamentarians. it's why members from each and every party in the scottish parliament voted in favour of this legislation. and it

is why it's so important that we stand up for scotland's parliament. that we stand up for scotland's democracy. and that we ensure... that is the snp westminster leader who has been granted a two hour emergency debate on the decision by the uk government to block the scottish parliament's gender reform bill in the commons. we will bring you more on that later on. in the meantime, let's take a look at the weather forecast. meantime, let's take a look at the weatherforecast. it is meantime, let's take a look at the weather forecast. it is cold out there. we have seen significant snowfall across parts of scotland and northern ireland and now feels already although some beautiful blue skies as well. this is going to be the pattern over the next few days. dry and bright for some but called dicey for others and there is a number weather warning in place for parts of northern scotland from three o'clock until midnight for heavy snow. this is what we are dealing with, we are in an arctic flow, those cold northerly winds coming down and keeping things cold

for all of us over the next few days. look this afternoon further snow for the parts of scotland, northern ireland and north wales. dry and bright for the rest of the country. cold this afternoon as well with top temperatures around 5 degrees. from 3pm until midnight, northern scotland will see the december weather warning coming into force with between ten and 15 centimetres of snow possible within just a few hours. it will get windy as well so gail is possible the parts of northern scotland. snow and ice rescue northern ireland and parts of wales as well. into the midlands possibly as well. then part of the south—west could see some wintering this. elsewhere it will be dry and clear. cold overnight with temperatures dipping down between —1 and minus four celsius. those wins will be strengthening overnight as well. furthersnowfall will be strengthening overnight as well. further snowfall tomorrow for scotland. we see this weather feature along the north sea coast bringing in gales feature along the north sea coast bringing in gates and some wintry

showers to this area. further snowfall possible and ice possible in parts of wales and northern ireland although it should remain on higher ground in these areas. dry and bright elsewhere. temperatures tomorrow up to seven celsius but it's going to be windy for the soul tomorrow and with that wind chill factor it will feel close to the freezing or perhaps even subzero in some places. looking ahead to thursday and friday, it will stay cold for us all of which should be drier and less snowfall and more sunshine. as we go into the weekend it will turn a little bit more unsettled. we've got this milder air coming across from the atlantic bringing in some milder temperatures but some rain possible as well. so further west from saturday onwards it should turn more unsettled. rain possible further east it should stay dry and those temperatures creeping up dry and those temperatures creeping up to double figures for many of us.

this is bbc news. the headlines: troops need western tanks to make process to progress. it is

troops need western tanks to make process to progress.— process to progress. it is a savage artillery war — process to progress. it is a savage artillery war which _ process to progress. it is a savage artillery war which has _ process to progress. it is a savage artillery war which has made - process to progress. it is a savage artillery war which has made little | artillery war which has made little progress on either side. the ukrainian side says this is about to change. ukrainian side says this is about to chance. ., ., ., ukrainian side says this is about to chance. ,.,, . ., ., . change. the population of china. the first time in — change. the population of china. the first time in almost _ change. the population of china. the first time in almost six _ change. the population of china. the first time in almost six decades - change. the population of china. the first time in almost six decades and i first time in almost six decades and we look at the impact it is having. scientists discover the massive volcanic blast near tonga last year was felt on the other side of the world. welcome to bbc news. we start in afghanistan and potentially significant developments. details are begining to emerge about international aid

organisations restarting their work in the country after getting assurances from the taliban that women will be allowed to be part of those operations. save the children, care and the international rescue committee all resuming vital work. there was was global condemnation in december, when the tailiban announced a ban on women. most aid agencies then stopped their aid efforts. that, was devastating for afghanistan, with half the population now reliant on humanitarian aid. six million are on the brink of famine. for more on this, i'm joined now by freelance journalist ali latifi. you were talking to taliban officials last week saying they had to you were talking to taliban officials last week saying they had to lift you were talking to taliban officials last week saying they had to lift the you were talking to taliban officials last week saying they had to lift the ban, you were talking to taliban officials last week saying they had to lift the ban, so you were talking to taliban officials last week saying they had to lift the ban, so what you were talking to taliban officials last week saying they had to lift the ban, so what is you were talking to taliban officials last week saying they had to lift the ban, so what is the reaction to the news that is emerging? it reaction to the news that is emerging?— reaction to the news that is emerging? reaction to the news that is emeruain ? , ., ., .,, emerging? it is a glimmer of hope that some sister _ emerging? it is a glimmer of hope that some sister organisations - emerging? it is a glimmer of hope i that some sister organisations have now enough assurances that they will start at least some work in the education sector, in primary schools, with male and female teachers and ardent illustrators and

also also in the health sector where doctors and nurses continued to work —— and administrators. however, it is very limited and it is not necessarily in all of the country, and it is only some organisations. the norwegian refugee council, we have 1500 staff, none of them have started to work because we do not have sufficient green light to restart work and if we do that it will probably be in education. we might get it in some of the districts like in the north, some regions, but it is too limited so the vast majority of people are still not getting aid because of this decree coming out of the blue and out of kandahar, really. i thrill

and out of kandahar, really. i will come back _ and out of kandahar, really. i will come back to _ and out of kandahar, really. i will come back to the _ and out of kandahar, really. i will come back to the need _ and out of kandahar, really. i will come back to the need in - and out of kandahar, really. i will come back to the need in afghanistan in a moment but do i take from that that you need further reassurances around the areas of education, water, sanitation, before your agency will actuallyjoin the others and restart some of your work? what and restart some of your work? what we all need — and restart some of your work? what we all need is — and restart some of your work? what we all need is a _ and restart some of your work? what we all need is a new— and restart some of your work? “mat we all need is a new decree and and restart some of your work? wisgit we all need is a new decree and a decree i was told cannot be rescinded, there has to be a second one which basically says you can come up with a warning, with a dress code for example, restart work. but we don't have that which means that the education minister says you can start for primary school education, and it happened when i was there, and it happened when i was there, and turkey had been working hard on that, for example, on that exemption, add—on health work it was from the very beginning, a lot of signals that that work could continue. in general it is too much

on clarity and also a risk for female staff because with all taliban roadblocks, the virtue and the vice ministry respected and that we need more clarity.— we need more clarity. some of the consequences _ we need more clarity. some of the consequences of _ we need more clarity. some of the consequences of the _ we need more clarity. some of the consequences of the original- consequences of the original decision, so take me through the lead in afghanistan as we are now in already the harshest winters. indeed. and in the shadow of the horrific war in europe which takes all of our attention, it became worse in afghanistan, from where the donor countries and the development personnel, the diplomats, and the nato soldiers, left one and a half years ago. it has got steadily worse. so not more than half the population, it is two thirds of the

population. i know of few places on earth where more than two thirds of the population are desperately in need of help. it was —20 degrees when i left, freezing cold, and many are out in the open and have been evicted of late in some regions. many are displaced. 20 million people need food aid and 6 million people need food aid and 6 million people may fall into famine and millions more need water and sanitation. although that is needed, help for males and females alike, because mehmet cannot give aid directly to women in afghanistan outside of theirfamily directly to women in afghanistan outside of their family —— because men cannot give aid. this is tradition long before the taliban so this edict would force us to break afghan values or to any give of the stronger part of the population which will be families with a

father. a, which will be families with a father. �* ., which will be families with a father. . ., ., , ., which will be families with a father. . ., ., father. a final thought, you said what is most — father. a final thought, you said what is most required _ father. a final thought, you said what is most required is - father. a final thought, you said what is most required is a - father. a final thought, you said what is most required is a new. father. a final thought, you said - what is most required is a new edict so that all the aid efforts can resume, notjust the partial once we have been reporting, so in terms of the consequences and the timeline, if you don't get that edict? ii rare if you don't get that edict? if we do not if you don't get that edict? if we do rrot get _ if you don't get that edict? if we do rrot get it. — if you don't get that edict? if we do rrot get it. i _ if you don't get that edict? if we do not get it, i see _ if you don't get that edict? if we do not get it, i see a _ if you don't get that edict? if we do not get it, i see a lot - if you don't get that edict? if we do not get it, i see a lot of- if you don't get that edict? if we do not get it, i see a lot of the l do not get it, i see a lot of the aid not starting, i see even organisations stumbling on with men only and thereby giving to men only which i would warn against, because we need the second decree, and minister after minister in kabul said they are working on that, and it will come. but we cannot start with men only and i gave a solemn pledge to my female colleagues who i met to not betray them, as they requested, and cast them aside, so

i'm hoping for the second decree and thatis i'm hoping for the second decree and that is why all eyes and pressure is now on kandahar where the supreme leader of the taliban sits and he has come with an edict on education which is not in line with the rest of the taliban.— which is not in line with the rest of the taliban. thanks for 'oining us. a of the taliban. thanks for 'oining a glimmerfi of the taliban. thanks for 'oining us. a glimmer of�* of the taliban. thanks for 'oining us. a glimmer of hope _ of the taliban. thanks forjoining us. a glimmer of hope but - of the taliban. thanks forjoining us. a glimmer of hope but some | us. a glimmer of hope but some distance still to travel. to ukraine, and the intense fighting around soledar and bakhmut. troops on the front line there, have told the bbc they welcome news from the uk that they're to receive around a dozen

challenger tanks, a move they hope will turn the tide in the war. together with missile defence systems modern equipment from the west is likely to be pivotal in this war. the bbc�*s andrew harding has spent some time with a tank unit near bakhmut and sent this report. lurking in a snowbound forest just 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 just not suitable for this era," the company commander readily admits. "they work, but the technology has moved on." gunfire which is why there's great excitement here about the prospect of new western machines. if you could have any tank, challenger, leopard, abrams, any of these foreign tanks that are being offered, would it make a difference? it's very good for us. any tank? any tank, any tank. it is help 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, soledar and bakhmut. ukrainian footage of a recent tank battle here, firing on the move. on a frozen hillside near bakhmut, we watch more ukrainian tanks in action. they call this section of the front line the "meat grinder." a savage artillery war that has raged for months with precious little progress on either side. but the ukrainians here insist that's about to change. if, that is, they get western tanks here soon. if you're going to counterattack, if you're going to seize more territory, then you need tanks, you need mobile artillery?

sure. it's very useful for counterattacking, because infantry covered by tanks, for sure, win. without that, these front lines are going to be stuck like they are? yeah. for now, it grinds on. a cold and lethal winter stalemate. andrew harding, bbc news, in ukraine's donbas. dr mike martin is senior visiting research fellow in the department of war studies at king college london and hejoins me now. thanks forjoining us. the focus in the report was on tanks so how is important is the delivery of those modern bits of western equipment from a variety of european countries?— from a variety of european countries? ,, , ,., ., , from a variety of european countries? ,, , . , ., countries? super important. they are the main facilitating _ countries? super important. they are the main facilitating factor _ countries? super important. they are the main facilitating factor for - countries? super important. they are the main facilitating factor for any - the main facilitating factor for any potential ukrainian victory and what

we have seen from the uk is that they are going to give 14 challenger tanks which are very modern equipment and 14 is not enough on its own but the idea is that in donating 14 and this is part of a wider package of artillery and drones and other equipment, that it prods some of our allies to join in as well and then together ukraine will have a package of sufficient size for the upcoming spring offensive. size for the upcoming spring offensive-— size for the upcoming spring offensive. . . , ., , offensive. the french and germans are also talking _ offensive. the french and germans are also talking about _ offensive. the french and germans are also talking about this - offensive. the french and germans are also talking about this and - offensive. the french and germans are also talking about this and also | are also talking about this and also the americans, so what is the kind of quantity that would be enough to change the dynamic on the battlefield ii change the dynamic on the battlefield— change the dynamic on the battlefield , ., ., ., ,, change the dynamic on the battlefield ., ., ,, ., battlefield if you are talking about numbers of tanks, _ battlefield if you are talking about numbers of tanks, i _ battlefield if you are talking about numbers of tanks, i would - battlefield if you are talking about numbers of tanks, i would say - battlefield if you are talking about| numbers of tanks, i would say 100 and 120, but it is notjust tanks because the way that you arrange [and forces, tanks and armoured

infantry and air cover, and all the rest of it, so tanks form the centrepiece of the offensive force and then arranged around that is a wider package of different capabilities because all the different things like artillery and infantry and tanks have slightly different positives and negatives and it is only by working together that they become an effective offensive force. it that they become an effective offensive force.— offensive force. it is not 'ust tanks and i offensive force. it is not 'ust tanks and artillery �* offensive force. it is not 'ust tanks and artillery and h offensive force. it is notjust tanks and artillery and you i offensive force. it is notjust i tanks and artillery and you only have to look at the dnipro attack over the weekend, and we have long known about the urgency of their offence as well. so what kind of timeline i'll be looking at for those systems being active on the ground? —— are we looking at. irate ground? -- are we looking at. we have not ground? —— are we looking at. - have got the shoulder launched air defence systems for many months now and those weapon systems are great because they have a low train in belgium because you can open the box and read the manual and then you

will be ok. —— they have a low training time. other ones can be top of the range and you have to train them, so in the most recent package from the uk, there were a number of star streaks which are the shoulder launched missile systems and they will become as soon as they arrive they can be put into use, and there is a lot more of that going on but some of these more complex systems from the announcement to it getting on the ground in ukraine, you are looking at six weeks or something like that. ., looking at six weeks or something like that. . , ., " like that. final question. 11 months. — like that. final question. 11 months, nearly _ like that. final question. 11 months, nearly a - like that. final question. 11 months, nearly a year- like that. final question. 11 months, nearly a year into | like that. final question. 11 - months, nearly a year into this war, where do you think we are?- where do you think we are? russia has had to — where do you think we are? russia has had to drastically _ where do you think we are? russia has had to drastically scale - where do you think we are? russia has had to drastically scale back i has had to drastically scale back what it wanted to achieve and his armed forces were not as good as it thought it was and the ukrainians were much better and it also misjudged how unified the west was, but since the initial invasion russia has had to call back from

lots of areas of territory it recently occupied but they have now dug in and as we have seen recently they have made some small gains at great cost. what we are looking at now, as it begins to thaw out and as we get to the anniversary of the actual invasion, is a spring offensive and both sides will be looking to have one, and the russians probably in the east and the ukrainians in the south around odesa, at the outcome of the offensive will effectively say what is going to happen around the war and my prediction is that there would be a ukrainian victory by the end of the year.— would be a ukrainian victory by the end of the year. interesting. thank ou for end of the year. interesting. thank you for that — end of the year. interesting. thank you for that analysis. _ end of the year. interesting. thank you for that analysis. the - end of the year. interesting. thank you for that analysis. the met - you for that analysis. the met police says it is reviewing over a thousand cases of alleged sexual violence involving police staff and other staff.

welcome back. international aid agencies are partially resuming work in afghanistan, saying they've been assured by the taliban that women will be allowed to be part of their operations. for the first time in more than 60 years china's population has fallen. the decline is linked to beijing's one—child policy imposed in 1980 and could mark the start of a long—term fall in numbers. this is despite government efforts in recent years to encourage people to have more children. 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 12 months, withjust 6.77 births per thousand people.

that was lower than the death rate, which was 7.37 deaths per thousand people. i'm joined now by yuan yang europe—china correspondent for the financial times. thanks forjoining us. your headline take on those numbers and the top line of that story in terms of a declining population?- line of that story in terms of a declining population? thanks for havin: declining population? thanks for having me- _ declining population? thanks for having me- i— declining population? thanks for having me. i was— declining population? thanks for having me. i was invasion - declining population? thanks for having me. i was invasion with i declining population? thanks for. having me. i was invasion with the financial times last couple of years, and the time that the three child policy was announced in 2021 which was the attempt by the government to expand the population and try to resurrect the declining birth rate, when that came into place a few years ago, make friends, the young women who are being expected to have more children, they laughed at it and i think the declining population reflects the historic one—child policy which limited the number of children family could have for the last 30 years but these days it also

reflects an economy in which the majority of the costs of having children and taking care for children and taking care for children are disproportionately borne by women as opposed to... they have very little help from their businesses or even from their husbands in terms of raising children, at the high cost of living especially in cities makes it incredibly unattractive to raise more than one child sol incredibly unattractive to raise more than one child so i see the declining birth rates as possibly the few —— as partly women who are saying, no, we are going on strike. so from the start of your answer it seems to me that the one—child policy has become ingrained in the psyche and then you have the other things added on that you went through, so in terms of a government approach, is there anything more they can do to change things? the government _ they can do to change things? iie: government has been very good at investing in physical capital,

infrastructure like roads and railways, but there is good at investing in the human infrastructure we needed to support rising birth rates in china, for example, schools, childcare, medical services and health care. those of the areas of expansion that the government needs to look into if it wants to support a healthy relation and also a population with a high quality of education so improving childcare and maternity and paternity leave and encouraging couples to share their leave and also trying to end the rampant employment discrimination that exists against women who may be are about to have children. it is noble right now if you go for an interview at a chinese company that they may ask you, are you planning to get married, are you planning to have children, and if so, when? —— it is normal right now. the children, and if so, when? -- it is normal right now. the consequences ofthe normal right now. the consequences of the population _ normal right now. the consequences of the population decline _ normal right now. the consequences

of the population decline is - normal right now. the consequences of the population decline is being - of the population decline is being felt now? ., .., of the population decline is being felt now? ., , , ., felt now? you can see it in terms of the ageing — felt now? you can see it in terms of the ageing population _ felt now? you can see it in terms of the ageing population and - felt now? you can see it in terms of the ageing population and the - felt now? you can see it in terms of. the ageing population and the impact on pension funds and the nationwide level, this is something we expect to really hit the economy in a decade or so and that is because the number of retiring workers is being rapidly increased and is not being supported. when it comes to pension reforms, japan went through a similar crisis of the social security system, and reforming the pension coverage, social security coverage commits a key part of what needs to come next. but coverage commits a key part of what needs to come next.— coverage commits a key part of what needs to come next. but now, thanks for 'oinin: needs to come next. but now, thanks forjoining us- —

let's bring you an update on that shocking story we covered yesterday about the uk's largest police force and the shock waves it's generated. the metropolitan police is reviewing allegations of sexual offences or domestic violence involving just over 1,000 police officers and other staff. the revelation comes, after pc david carrick pleaded guilty to 49 offences, including dozens of rapes. the met commissioner sir mark rowley apologised to carrick�*s victims and for the failure of the force. 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. 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 he joined, and subsequently his behaviour came to the fore that we should have removed him from policing. gene kelly is here. the shock waves are sewn during so profound —— june

kelly is here. are sewn during so profound -- june kelly is here-— kelly is here. they are taking very seriousl , kelly is here. they are taking very seriously. of— kelly is here. they are taking very seriously, of course, _ kelly is here. they are taking very seriously, of course, to _ kelly is here. they are taking very seriously, of course, to give - kelly is here. they are taking very seriously, of course, to give a - kelly is here. they are taking very seriously, of course, to give a bit| seriously, of course, to give a bit of background, david carrick was in the parliamentary protection, and these are the police officers who guide the houses of parliament and other high—profile buildings, this is the face of the metropolitan police —— who guard. he was in that area for much of his 20 year career. so many red flags missed over two decades but in the many alarming details, some of these mistakes were made recently, weren't they? yes. made recently, weren't they? yes, two ears made recently, weren't they? yes, two years ago _ made recently, weren't they? yes, two years ago in — made recently, weren't they? yes, two years ago in london _ made recently, weren't they? ia: two years ago in london young woman at sarah everard was raped and murdered by a serving met police officer when cousins who had abducted her off the street, and that case got a lot of publicity —— wayne couzens. woman who was

attacked by david carrick shall be publicity at decided to come forward and she had been attacked —— saw that publicity and decided to come forward. and then after that all of his other crimes came out. but as you said, a lot of mistakes, post sarah everard, so that is what the met police has got to answer, why are they still letting these abusive police officers slip through the net? n. ~ police officers slip through the net? ,, ., , net? mark rowley was being interviewed _ net? mark rowley was being interviewed this _ net? mark rowley was being interviewed this morning - net? mark rowley was being| interviewed this morning and net? mark rowley was being . interviewed this morning and he net? mark rowley was being - interviewed this morning and he was being pressed on the loss of trust and how he will attempt to restore it, if it can be restored, and all sort of things being offered, even a change in the name of the metropolitan police, so are any of these things likely to happen? that would be these things likely to happen? iisgit would be enormous because yard where they are based is a brand which is now the world, so they would be reluctant to change the name —— because scotland yard was top mark

rowley is also announcing that there are a thousand allegations they are looking at against a serving police officers and they are for alleged sexual offences and domestic abuse so that gives you an indication of the scale of the problem he has got put up he said i would change things, he said, i will restore trust, but what is the timeline that he himself is working against? he under pressure. he has only been in a few months but he has got to do this quickly and often this type of issue takes a long time to resolve and what he has got to do is change the culture of the met when it comes to women and girls and protecting them. , , ., ., ., them. june kelly, thanks for 'oining us. sta them. june kelly, thanks for 'oining stay with — them. june kelly, thanks for 'oining us. stay with us. * them. june kelly, thanks for 'oining us. stay with us. we * them. june kelly, thanks for 'oining us. stay with us. we are _ them. june kelly, thanks forjoining us. stay with us. we are about - them. june kelly, thanks forjoining us. stay with us. we are about to l us. stay with us. we are about to take a break but then we will have more afterwards about the story on afghanistan with some aid agencies saying they will start some of their work again after getting some assurances from the taliban. we will

be in kabulfinding out more about that, ourtop be in kabulfinding out more about that, our top story. be in kabulfinding out more about that, ourtop story. do be in kabulfinding out more about that, our top story. do not go away. hello. i hope you're keeping warm, it is cold outside. we've seen significant snowfall across parts of scotland, northern ireland and north wales already. there is an amber weather warning in place for some heavy snow for parts of northern scotland from 3:00 until midnight. we are in an arctic flow would cold northerly winds coming down keeping it cold for everyone over the next few days and later this afternoon, there was no for parts of scotland, northern ireland and north wales —— there will be further snow. cold this afternoon as well with a top

temperature of five. three o'clock until midnight, northern scotland will have this and the weather warming coming into force were between ten and 15 centimetres of snowfall possible within just a few hours. it would be getting windy so gay as possible for parts of -- it —— it would be getting windy as well so gale is possible for parts of northern scotland. elsewhere it will be dry and clear but cold overnight with temperatures dipping down between —1 and —4. those winds will between —1 and —4. those winds will be strengthening overnight as well. tomorrow it further snow for scotland and we do see the weather feature along the north sea coast bringing in gales feature along the north sea coast bringing in gates and wintry showers to this area and further snow possible and ice in parts of wales and northern ireland although it should remain on higher ground in these areas. dry and bright elsewhere but cold temperatures tomorrow, up to seven, but it would

be windy and with the wind chill factor it will feel closer to freezing and maybe even subzero in some places. looking ahead to thursday and friday, it will stay cold although it should be drier, less snow and more sunshine. as we go into the weekend it will turn a bit more unsettled with this mild air coming across from the atlantic bringing in mild temperatures but some rain possible as well so further west from saturday it should turn more unsettled with rain possible. further east it should stay dry but ten which is reaching up stay dry but ten which is reaching up to double figures for many. —— but temperatures reaching up to double figures for many.

hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: a new bbc documentary looks at claims that india's worst ever outbreak data that goldman sachs reported drop into profits at the proposed to cut thousands ofjobs. and scientists discover the massive volcanic blast near tonga last year was felt on the other side of the

world. welcome to bbc news. we start in afghanistan and potentially significant developments. details are begining to emerge about international aid organisations restarting their work in the country after getting assurances from the taliban that women will be allowed to be part of those operations. save the children, care and the international rescue committee all resuming vital work. there was was global condemnation in december, when the tailiban announced a ban on women. most aid agencies then stopped their aid efforts. that, was devastating for afghanistan, with half the population now reliant on humanitarian aid. six million are on the brink of famine. well, for more on this, i'm joined by ali latifi, who's a freelance journalist in kabul. how significant do you think this

movie is to actually enable those aid agencies to restart some of their work?— aid agencies to restart some of their work? , . , ., , ., their work? they have been able to restart this — their work? they have been able to restart this work _ their work? they have been able to restart this work for _ their work? they have been able to restart this work for a _ their work? they have been able to restart this work for a while - their work? they have been able to restart this work for a while now i restart this work for a while now because immediately after the announcement was made by the minister of economy the minister of public health came out and said health it will not be affected by this and this was within days of that initial announcement. this resumption of what save the children care and ioc are doing has to be put in context, it's really only health work. it's not ever saw service of assistance and aid, it's limited to health work, something which is already guaranteed to them within a day or two of the initial announcement anyway. so in a way, other aid agencies are wondering why is this announcement being made now and why has it become such a big deal when it was already known and so much more is up for negotiation which has not been resolved. so the

ma'ori of which has not been resolved. so the majority of areas — which has not been resolved. so the majority of areas that _ which has not been resolved. so the majority of areas that women - which has not been resolved. so the majority of areas that women were i majority of areas that women were previously working in, they are still banned from. in terms of the consequences of those decisions made by the aid agencies, what is the impact of that on the ground? the im act impact of that on the ground? iie: impact is huge because these sanctions and banking restrictions, they don't affect the taliban leadership in any way. the taliban leadership in any way. the taliban leadership at living in other peoples houses and driving other peoples houses and driving other peoples cars. they get visitors from different international organisations. who is suffering from these sanctions and the other things western countries and bodies have imposed on them is the people. it's the people that are going hungry. almost 6 million people are on the brink of starvation because of the sanctions and cutbacks. and now when you have these aid agencies also

taking away their work it's yet another lifeline being taken away from the afghan people because of the decisions of the government they neither elected nor do they really have any sort of a to convince to act otherwise or to interact with. i was talking to the head of the norwegian refugee council half an hour ago and he was sticking to the line, he told the taliban they would not resume work until all of the restrictions were lifted and there is still his position so they are not resuming any sort of work. he was saying he would only start work again if there was a new decree from kandahar. is there any real likelihood of that?- kandahar. is there any real likelihood of that? no. because if ou talk likelihood of that? no. because if you talk to _ likelihood of that? no. because if you talk to any — likelihood of that? no. because if you talk to any of _ likelihood of that? no. because if you talk to any of these _ you talk to any of these organisations, if you talk to health workers or people who are interacting with ministers who were involved in these different,

including the afghan women working for ngos, the feeling is that a lot of these ministers are not actually against this but they are too afraid to say no to their leader. the ultimate decision comes down to the leader, a man no one has ever seen, no one really truly knows exists was issuing these decrees and telling the ministers and from our understanding of talking to people involved in these negotiations even people close to the government, is that there are forces within the government who are amenable to these things and who would be willing to allow these things but for whatever reason they feel afraid of this leader will now be seen. irate reason they feel afraid of this leader will now be seen. we have to leave it there _ leader will now be seen. we have to leave it there but _ leader will now be seen. we have to leave it there but thank _ leader will now be seen. we have to leave it there but thank you - leader will now be seen. we have to leave it there but thank you for - leave it there but thank you for that update. let's take you now to a new bbc documentary which examines one of modern—day india's worst ever outbreaks of religious violence. more than 1,000 people —

many of them muslims — died after a train fire killed 59 hindu pilgrims. there've been long—standing accusations that prime minister narendra modi, who was chief minister of gujarat at the time, did little to stop the violence. a report from the uk's foreign office obtained by the bbc stated that modi was directly responsible. last year, india's supreme court upheld a ruling clearing him of complicity. jon donnison reports. in 2002, gujarat was burning in what was some of the worst religious violence in modern india. at least1,000 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. shruti kapila, a professor of indian history at the university of cambridge, says this report will have repercussions for modi's international reputation. i think it will be swings and roundabouts. it will mean that modi will struggle to convince the global media but also the global, as it were, public opinion, and indeed leadership of his credibility as a moderate figure. he wishes to project

himself as a moderating influence on the war, say, in ukraine, has tried to pivot india in this so—called neutrality to say, well, you know, india is in a good position to open up negotiations for peace there. i think this willjar, this willjar, and precisely because this report will come from a government rather than, say, from civil society bodies because such reports have proliferated in global civil society and in india. and with the fta, just to quickly say, i think those two are in a kind of delicate place because borisjohnson had a very personal story there in kind of getting that going. but i think both india and britain are gearing up for a very important general election in 24. i think it would be fair to take a punt and say that will be not put on the back burner but it is now going to be choppy and slow waters for it.

it is business time. a slew of data from china shows how deeply the pandemic and the country's demographics are hitting society and the economy. data from the national bureau of statistics shows china's economy grew by 2.9% year—on—year for the last three months of 2022. that beat expectations. reuters expected the economy to grow byjust1.8%. for the full year, growth came in at 3% — far below china's official target of 5.5%. excluding the year covid hit in 2020, this is china's worst showing in nearly 50 years. also today, the news that china's population has shrunk for the first time in more

than 60 years, a change that is expected to have deep economic, social and political implications for china. i asked the head of market analysis at rbc brewin dolphin for all of this. i at rbc brewin dolphin for all of this. ~ at rbc brewin dolphin for all of this. ,, .., ., , , at rbc brewin dolphin for all of this. ,, ., , , ., this. i think economists are forward-looking. _ this. i think economists are forward-looking. we - this. i think economists are forward-looking. we think| this. i think economists are - forward-looking. we think that this forward—looking. we think that this set of data is not too bad because it is better than expected and in particular in the industrial side of things. it is contracting but it's better than expected. if we look forward and looking at more high—frequency data, actually for example subway traffic, footfalls and shops, they have improved dramatically. so i think economists are looking forward to a better year in 2023 as china reopens. bhd are looking forward to a better year

in 2023 as china reopens.— in 2023 as china reopens. and on these demographics, _ in 2023 as china reopens. and on these demographics, the - in 2023 as china reopens. and on i these demographics, the population figures, that is quite a historic moment given its 60 years since we saw china plasma population string like that. what is your take on that? , ., , , , like that. what is your take on that? ,., _ ,, like that. what is your take on that? ,., _ , ., that? obviously this is a long-term concern. this _ that? obviously this is a long-term concern. this is _ that? obviously this is a long-term concern. this is a _ that? obviously this is a long-term concern. this is a structural- that? obviously this is a long-term concern. this is a structural theme | concern. this is a structural theme and once it starts it's difficult to change its course. look at what's happening injapan and south korea. the thing is, coronavirus may have contributed some of it but it's really the general unwillingness of couples to abort children because of the cost of living and also women are generally delaying their marriage and pregnancy is and these problems contribute. with a slowing population it affects everything. they will be fewer people buying stuff in shops and also fewer people

buying houses. so this will be a long—term economic problem and it will limit the long—term potential gdp growth of china. the financial giant goldman sachs has reported that its profits in the last three months of 2022 dropped by 69% compared with the same period the year before. it suffered heavy losses in its consumer business and a slump in big deals between firms hit its investment banking unit. just last week, the bank announced it was preparing to fire thousands of workers. let's get more on this from our north america business correspondent michelle fleury who's in new york. i suppose when a bank of this size shivers it's a sign that others in the economic system are also going to be feeling a chill. that the economic system are also going to be feeling a chill.— to be feeling a chill. that is the concern, when _ to be feeling a chill. that is the concern, when people - to be feeling a chill. that is the concern, when people are i to be feeling a chill. that is the i concern, when people are looking to be feeling a chill. that is the - concern, when people are looking at this. it tells us two things. one is

that looking back over the last year you so thanks suffering where they lost their money or they did make as much as they did in the past was on the deal—making side. you go back to 2021, corporations had record profits, the stock market was doing well and so they felt a flush and were ready to do deals. but fast forward to 2022 and suddenly you have the war with ukraine, you had big massive tech lay—offs, the stock market not performing as well, higher interest rates and inflation. and companies pulled back. that has been reflected in these results. i think when you get the secondary shivers describing is when you look forward and we heard not today so much from goldman sachs but some of the other big consumer facing much from goldman sachs but some of the other big consumerfacing banks have said they are beginning to set mymoney aside encase loans don't get repaid. it's a sign that they are not confident in the economy in the next 12 months. they think they could be a downturn and they are

building up the cushion for what they think will be tough times ahead. i they think will be tough times ahead. ., �* ~ ., they think will be tough times ahead. ~ ., they think will be tough times ahead. ., �* ~ ., ., they think will be tough times ahead. ~ ., ., ., ahead. i don't know if you had a chance to _ ahead. i don't know if you had a chance to look _ ahead. i don't know if you had a chance to look at _ ahead. i don't know if you had a chance to look at the _ ahead. i don't know if you had a chance to look at the us - ahead. i don't know if you had a l chance to look at the us markets today but any sign of how they are reacting to this news?— reacting to this news? goldman sachs, reacting to this news? goldman sachs. its _ reacting to this news? goldman sachs, its share _ reacting to this news? goldman sachs, its share price _ reacting to this news? goldman sachs, its share price is - reacting to this news? goldman sachs, its share price is being l sachs, its share price is being punished. it's down about 7%. they are clearly taking the brunt of this. we saw that reflected in the broader industries. you have the dow jones industrial average and the s&p 500 which are both interestingly the nasdaq which tends to be the home of the more tech heavy stocks is in the green and in other words it's up at the moment. bearing in mind that we have been talking about how poorly tech stocks have been doing over the past 12 months and those lay—offs i mentioned, so that but feeling a bit better today. russia's president vladimir putin is "weaponising food", and the impact of that is being felt around the world. so says the boss of one of the world's biggest fertiliser companies. svein tore holsether, the head of yara international,

said the world needs to reduce its dependency on russia, after the shock to the global supply and cost of food after its invasion of ukraine. he was speaking to our economics editor, faisal islam, at the start of the world economic forum in davos. putin is weaponising energy. putin has weaponised energy and they are weaponising food as well. and it is the same, fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me. and with energy, with built in structure in europe on cheap russian gas and we see the consequences and the cost of that right now. with food and fertiliser, half of the world's food production is dependent on fertiliser and if you see significant disruptions on that, that is a very powerful weapon. and you think russia is using it for less of course. and we saw that also early in the war in the communication, both on sanctions and the threat to withhold and that's a very

different reality in the past decade so once that has been said, we cannot go back to normal again. and what could this mean for food supplies for europe, food supplies in the developing world? well, these are global markets so the impact is being felt everywhere and russia is the world's largest exporter of fertiliser so it will have global implications. and we are seeing some of that from the disruptions already. and there is a need for russian fertiliser in order to maintain globalfood production but my message here is that we also need to think the next phase two reduce and avoid the dependency on russia because when that is being used as a weapon in war, we cannot go back to how it used to be. that's it. back to you, matthew.

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: | 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. the massive volcanic blast in the pacific last year was felt 18,000km away on the other side of the world, on the floor of the atlantic ocean. the cataclysmic eruption of hunga—tonga—hunga—ha'apai it was one of a number of intriguing phenomena picked up by the instrument network in the azores—madeira—canary islands region. joining me now is ana ferriera. she's professor of seisomology at ucl and the principal investigator of this study. that is incredible, 18,000 kilometres away. we were thrilled when _ kilometres away. we were thrilled when we saw the signals. they were quite _ when we saw the signals. they were quite unexpected. absolutely thrilling. not the main purpose of our study— thrilling. not the main purpose of our study which was to study earthquakes.— our study which was to study earthauakes. ., ., ,.. earthquakes. tell me more about the unexected earthquakes. tell me more about the

unexpected nature. _ earthquakes. tell me more about the unexpected nature. so _ earthquakes. tell me more about the unexpected nature. so this _ earthquakes. tell me more about the unexpected nature. so this signal - earthquakes. tell me more about the unexpected nature. so this signal in i unexpected nature. so this signal in articular unexpected nature. so this signal in particular is — unexpected nature. so this signal in particular is unexpected _ unexpected nature. so this signal in particular is unexpected because - unexpected nature. so this signal in particular is unexpected because we did record _ particular is unexpected because we did record the seismic waves that propagated through and that is expected but then there were these very interesting and unique waves in the atmosphere following the massive explosion _ the atmosphere following the massive explosion and we recorded those waves _ explosion and we recorded those waves as— explosion and we recorded those waves as they went to the water and into the _ waves as they went to the water and into the sea — waves as they went to the water and into the sea floor so five kilometres deep into the water on the other— kilometres deep into the water on the other side of the youth from the explosion _ the other side of the youth from the explosion. so the other side of the youth from the exlosion. , , . .. ., explosion. so quite spectacular. tell me more — explosion. so quite spectacular. tell me more scientifically - explosion. so quite spectacular. tell me more scientifically what| explosion. so quite spectacular. - tell me more scientifically what was going on, why a volcano like this could then end up with your instruments picking up activity on the floor of the atlantic? this was a very unique _ the floor of the atlantic? this was a very unique event _ the floor of the atlantic? this was a very unique event because - the floor of the atlantic? this was a very unique event because it - the floor of the atlantic? this was| a very unique event because it was the floor of the atlantic? this was i a very unique event because it was a massive _ a very unique event because it was a massive explosion. in our century it's the _ massive explosion. in our century it's the biggest one we've had. historically there was the krakatoa explosion— historically there was the krakatoa explosion which was similar but in the 19th _ explosion which was similar but in the 19th century so with modern

instrumentation is the first time we have picked up such a massive explosion _ have picked up such a massive explosion. a big explosion so a big bang _ explosion. a big explosion so a big bang as _ explosion. a big explosion so a big bang as lava coming up from the sea floor and _ bang as lava coming up from the sea floor and it _ bang as lava coming up from the sea floor and it created these massive waves _ floor and it created these massive waves you — floor and it created these massive waves. you can imagine like a massive — waves. you can imagine like a massive stone being thrown into a pond _ massive stone being thrown into a point it— massive stone being thrown into a pond. it makes these big laughs and creates— pond. it makes these big laughs and creates waves in the atmosphere and also in _ creates waves in the atmosphere and also in the _ creates waves in the atmosphere and also in the solid earth. those waves in the _ also in the solid earth. those waves in the atmosphere travel around the earth _ in the atmosphere travel around the earth many— in the atmosphere travel around the earth many times and they were so powerful— earth many times and they were so powerful so — earth many times and they were so powerful so these were pressure waves _ powerful so these were pressure waves above the ocean and they propagated into the water and because — propagated into the water and because our instruments are very sensitive — because our instruments are very sensitive in — because our instruments are very sensitive in the sea floor they could — sensitive in the sea floor they could pick— sensitive in the sea floor they could pick up these motions at such depths _ could pick up these motions at such depths as — could pick up these motions at such deths. �* . ,. . could pick up these motions at such deths. a . ,. , depths. as you are describing it, we were seeing — depths. as you are describing it, we were seeing the _ depths. as you are describing it, we were seeing the pictures _ depths. as you are describing it, we were seeing the pictures of - depths. as you are describing it, we were seeing the pictures of the - were seeing the pictures of the volcanic blast. it is extraordinary. is there any sort of way to quantify the energy that was actually released. , the energy that was actually released-— the energy that was actually released. , . , , .

released. they have been several studies using _ released. they have been several studies using other _ released. they have been several studies using other types - released. they have been several studies using other types of - released. they have been severali studies using other types of data. we are _ studies using other types of data. we are talking about over ten cubic kilometres— we are talking about over ten cubic kilometres of rock, ashen sediment. that is— kilometres of rock, ashen sediment. that is the _ kilometres of rock, ashen sediment. that is the sort of size we are talking — that is the sort of size we are talking about. but we hope with our data we _ talking about. but we hope with our data we can — talking about. but we hope with our data we can get further constraints on what _ data we can get further constraints on what happened. in data we can get further constraints on what happened.— on what happened. in terms of the shock ou on what happened. in terms of the shock you are _ on what happened. in terms of the shock you are describing _ on what happened. in terms of the shock you are describing going - shock you are describing going through the earth plasma crust, how fast with a moving and how long did it take to get to the other side of the world?— it take to get to the other side of the world? . .,, , . . , the world? the atmospheric waves were slow so _ the world? the atmospheric waves were slow so they _ the world? the atmospheric waves were slow so they were _ the world? the atmospheric waves were slow so they were going - the world? the atmospheric waves were slow so they were going at i the world? the atmospheric waves were slow so they were going at a | were slow so they were going at a typical— were slow so they were going at a typical sound speed so few hundred metres— typical sound speed so few hundred metres per second. they came several hours _ metres per second. they came several hours after— metres per second. they came several hours after the seismic waves. the seismic— hours after the seismic waves. the seismic waves propagated wave space of a few— seismic waves propagated wave space of a few kilometres per second. i of a few kilometres per second. mentioned of a few kilometres per second. i mentioned in the introduction that these instruments picked up other phenomena as well. take me through that. what else did you find? lots of wales singing _ that. what else did you find? lots of wales singing and chatting with

each other and it was fascinating to see the _ each other and it was fascinating to see the dominant signals of wales strongly— see the dominant signals of wales strongly with the seasonal dependence so very strong in the winter— dependence so very strong in the winter in — dependence so very strong in the winter in particular. this is linked with migration of wales in the region— with migration of wales in the region so— with migration of wales in the region so this was fascinating. lots of ships— region so this was fascinating. lots of ships as — region so this was fascinating. lots of ships as well, this region is a highway— of ships as well, this region is a highway going from europe to north america _ highway going from europe to north america and vice versa. also sinking and explosion ships so there was a ships— and explosion ships so there was a ships full— and explosion ships so there was a ships full of luxury cars and that sank~ _ ships full of luxury cars and that sank~ we — ships full of luxury cars and that sank. we recorded the explosions and signals— sank. we recorded the explosions and signals of— sank. we recorded the explosions and signals of that sinking ship. whoever wants the venture can go and try and _ whoever wants the venture can go and try and pick— whoever wants the venture can go and try and pick them up from the sea floor~ _ try and pick them up from the sea floor~ |_ try and pick them up from the sea floor. . ., .. try and pick them up from the sea floor. . ., ., . ., try and pick them up from the sea floor. . ., .. . ., . .. . floor. i am going to have to stop ou floor. i am going to have to stop you there _ floor. i am going to have to stop you there because _ floor. i am going to have to stop you there because we _ floor. i am going to have to stop you there because we have - floor. i am going to have to stop you there because we have to i floor. i am going to have to stop i you there because we have to take floor. i am going to have to stop - you there because we have to take a break but thank you forjoining us. we are about to take a break and later we will have the latest on the afghanistan story with more details emerging. moto on the latest in the

war in ukraine. all of that coming up war in ukraine. all of that coming up on bbc news the moment of truth. don't go away. hello. i hope you are keeping warm, it is cold out there. we have seen significant snowfall across parts of scotland and northern ireland and north wales already. although some beautiful blue skies as well. this is going to be the pattern over the next few days. dry and bright for some, cold, wintry and icy for others. there is an amber warning in place for parts of northern scotland from 3pm until midnight for some heavy snow. this is what we are dealing with at the moment. we are in an arctic flow with those cold northerly winds coming down and keeping things cold

for all of us over the next few days. later this afternoon, further snowfall for parts of scotland, northern ireland and north wales. it's going to be dry and bright for the rest of the country. potentially some wintering this in the south—west. cold this afternoon as well. top temperatures around five celsius. from 3pm until midnight, northern scotland will see this amber weather warning coming into force with between ten and 15 centimetres of snowfall possible within just a few hours. it's going to be getting windy as well. some gales possible for parts of northern scotland. snow and ice rescue northern ireland and parts of wales as well. into the midlands possibly as well and then parts of the south—west could see some wintry showers. elsewhere it will be dry and clear. cold overnight with temperatures dipping down between —1 and minus four celsius. those winds will be strengthening overnight as well. tomorrow, further snowfall for scotland. we do see this weather feature along the north sea coast bringing in gates and some wintry showers to this area. further snowfall possible and ice in parts of wales and northern ireland although it should remain on higher ground in these areas. dry and bright elsewhere but cold. temperatures tomorrow up to seven celsius but it's going to be windy for the soul tomorrow and with that wind—chill factor it will feel close to the freezing or perhaps even

subzero in some places. looking ahead to thursday and friday and it will stay cold for us all although it should be drier. less snowfall and more sunshine. as we go into the weekend it will turn a little bit more unsettled. we have this milder air coming across from the atlantic bringing in some milder temperatures but some rain possible as well. so further west from saturday onwards it should turn more unsettled. rain possible further east it should stay dry and those temperatures creeping up to double figures for many of us.

this is bbc news. iamjane i amjane hill. the headlines at 5pm: for the first time, the uk government will block a law passed by the scottish parliament. westminster will veto a bill designed to make it easierfor people to change their legal gender. the bill would have a serious adverse impact on, among other things, the operation of the equality act 2010. those adverse effects include impacts on the operation of single—sex clubs, associations and schools and protections such as equal pay. the scottish government will vigorously defend this legislation. but in doing so, we will be vigorously defending something else, and that is the institution of the scottish parliament, the ability of msps — democratically elected — to legislate in areas of our competence. in short, we'll be defending scottish democracy.