we go back to school with mr davies to learn how the 100—year—old inspires the next generation with their reading. and in sport, reigning champion rafael nadal on the brink at the australian open, he's two sets down in the second round against mackenzie mcdonald. good morning. another cold and frosty starts to the day today, the risk of ice on untreated surfaces but for many of us it will be dry with sunshine. we continue with wintry showers in the forecast and a cold winter. all of the details later in the programme. it's wednesday the 18th of january. nurses in england are striking today and tomorrow in an ongoing dispute over pay and conditions. and tomorrow in an ongoing dispute members of the royal college of nursing last took action in december and they're planning further walk—outs next month, which will also cover wales. zoe conway has the latest.

it's five weeks since nurses first went on strike this winter. yet there's no resolution in sight. in fact, the dispute is only intensifying. nurses are taking industrial action at even more nhs trusts today than they did before christmas. we want to make nursing a safe and sustainable profession for all. we want our colleagues and the patients we care for to receive the care they deserve. nurses at 55 trusts in england are on strike today and tomorrow. next month, the industrial action will be more widespread, covering 73 trusts. 12 health boards and organisations in wales will also go on strike. a decision on further strikes in northern ireland will be taken in the coming weeks, while in scotland industrial action remains paused as negotiations continue. the advice for people who have

medical appointments on strike days is to assume they're going ahead if the hospital hasn't been in touch. nhs leaders are warning that the strikes couldn't come at a more difficult time for the nhs, with emergency care under pressure and high rates of flu and covid. i think it's getting increasingly frustrating that no, no solution has been found to this strike action in the nhs. it's bad for patients, it's bad for staff, it's bad for everyone. in a statement, the health secretary, steve barclay, said patients will understandably be worried by the prospect of further strike action. the previous two days of nurse strike saw around 30,000 elective procedures and outpatient appointments cancelled. and the department said the health secretary had constructive talks with the royal college of nursing and other unions about the 2023—24 pay process. and he looks forward to continuing that dialogue. there's more disruption on the way. the rcn says that next month nurses will stage their biggest strikes so far. and later today, the gmb union

could announce as many as six new ambulance strikes. zoe conway, bbc news. 0ur reporter simon dedman is outside colchester hospital, in essex, where an official picket is due to start at 7.30am. good morning. a really difficult day ahead for striking nurses, but also the patients who might not know what the patients who might not know what the situation is going to be today. indeed, this industrial action is likely to be greater than last time according to nhs providers, because more trusts in england are taking part, one in four. and because the strike dates are back to back this time, the 12 hour strikes, there could be further knock—on effects because elective procedures are going to have to be cancelled.

emergency care, intensive care, cancer treatment, chemotherapy, that is still set to take place today. but elective procedures by a hernia operation, a hip replacement, this could be affected. if nhs trusts have not contacted patients due to have appointments over the next two days, the advice is still to come to hospital like this one in colchester unless you are called. but for nurses, for a lot of them it is a very difficult decision today whether to strike. some say that they are not going to be striking because of concerns about care for their patients. but also that it is notjust money, the reason why they are choosing to strike. it's issues and the patient safety and staffing. the health secretary steve barclay says he is looking forward to constructive talks with the rcn who are calling for the health secretary to meet them halfway, they are calling for a i9% increase in pay.

but if that is not, if there is not significant movement, the royal couege significant movement, the royal college of nursing says there will be even bigger strikes next month. thank you very much indeed, simon. we will have pat cullen from the rcn here at around 7:30am. the train drivers�* union, aslef, has announced two days of strikes next month. the action on the 1st and 3rd of february will affect 15 rail companies. train drivers who are members of the rmt union will also be striking on the same days. staff at 150 uk universities will also take industrial action on the 1st of february, the university and college union has announced. it's the first of 18 strike days planned in february and march, the other 17 will be confirmed next week. the union, which held strikes in november, rejected a pay offer last week. scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon says the row over gender recognition laws will inevitably end up in court. holyrood passed a bill which would have made it quicker

and easierfor trans people to legally change sex, but this was blocked by the westminster government who said it could affect equalities legislation. let's get more on this now with our chief political correspondent, nick eardley. hello, nick. this has the potential of quite a long—running legal battle, doesn't it? it of quite a long-running legal battle, doesn't it?— of quite a long-running legal battle, doesn't it? it does, jon, i'm pretty _ battle, doesn't it? it does, jon, i'm pretty sure _ battle, doesn't it? it does, jon, i'm pretty sure that _ battle, doesn't it? it does, jon, i'm pretty sure that the - battle, doesn't it? it does, jon,| i'm pretty sure that the scottish government will decide to challenge the process by which the uk government came to this decision, something that is known as judicial review. that could take a few weeks, it could take a few months or potentially even longer. that fundamentally, at the moment, we are in this position where the uk government has made its decision, and until the scottish government has found a legal way of overturning it or it changes legislation in holyrood, this is not going to happen. there was a bit of a row in

the commons yesterday with the scottish secretary, alisterjack, telling mps that he understood this was a serious thing, but it was primarily about the law, it was not about politics. he was adamant he was doing this because he was concerned about the impact that legislation would have. he has faced that accusation from nicola sturgeon in a bbc interview that there was politics at play yesterday, that this was all outrageous. she reckons, as she argued in that interview, that this was the culture war is playing out and the uk government was happy to get involved in that. so, yeah, look, it's a pretty fierce battle, it's going to end up with a big legal battle as well, and that debate about the issue of how easy it should be for people to change their legal sex and the age at which they should be able to do it, i think that's going to continue as well. it's probably going to play a more significant role in our politics going forward

as well. ., ., a ., ~ role in our politics going forward as well. ., ., w ., ~ ,, the former chancellor nadhim zahawi has not denied a report he has agreed to pay millions of pounds in tax to settle a dispute with revenue and customs. it comes after the sun on sunday claimed mr zahawi's representatives would pay a "seven—figure sum" to hmrc. a representative for mr zahawi did not issue a denial when asked by the bbc if it was true, and said his tax affairs "were and are fully up to date and paid in the uk". hmrc said it would not comment on the affairs of individual taxpayers. it is very cold in some places this morning. 0vernight temperatures have dropped again to minus figures, with warnings from police in some areas to only travel if "absolutely essential". yellow alerts for snow and ice are in place across the country and an amber alert for snow has been issued for northern scotland as vincent mcaviney reports. after a mostly mild start to the year, the winter cold has definitely returned.

across large parts of all four nations, snow and ice is making journeys perilous. in somerset yesterday, a major incident was declared when this double—decker bus, carrying 70 passengers, overturned 56 of those aboard were injured, requiring hospital treatment. in wales, icy conditions on the roads also caused cars to overturn, with nine incidents reported but no serious injuries. schools in shetland were closed and more than 200 shut in the highlands. there were 19 road crashes across londonderry and strabane after northern ireland was blanketed with snow on monday night. across england, flooding is expected. this is the situation on the somerset levels. got car alarms going off over there. jersey's government declared a major incident after heavy rain caused flooding

and households to be evacuated. yellow alerts for snow and ice are in place across large areas of all four nations, and an amber alert for snow has been the uk health security agency is encouraging people to stay warm, and look out for those most at risk. forecasters say scotland and northern ireland should be milder by the weekend. but it will remain cold elsewhere. vincent mcaviney, bbc news. fiona lamdin is at a gritting depot in somerset for us. an early start for everybody there, fi, good morning.— an early start for everybody there, fi, good morning. yes, good morning, freezin: fi, good morning. yes, good morning, freezing conditions _ fi, good morning. yes, good morning, freezing conditions as _ fi, good morning. yes, good morning, freezing conditions as you _ fi, good morning. yes, good morning, freezing conditions as you would - freezing conditions as you would expect as the yellow weather warning remains in place until today. i am at the gritting depot. all of the tracks are out on the roads, you can see behind with a huge mountain of salt. the gritting tracks will be backin

salt. the gritting tracks will be back in the next an hour. the conditions on the roads, they only put grit on 20% of the rate in somerset said the advice is do not go out unless essential and if you do have to makejenny, drive really carefully. lots of police signs out saying snow and ice because over 2a hours they had 126 weather—related accidents. the one with the double—decker bus was in somerset. just before seven ami will be talking to the council in somerset to find out how they are keeping us safe on the roads as the cold weather continues over the next few days and looks set to be culled over the weekend. days and looks set to be culled over the weekend-— the weekend. thank you very much indeed, fi- — the weekend. thank you very much indeed, fl we _ the weekend. thank you very much indeed, fi. we need _ the weekend. thank you very much indeed, fi. we need to _ the weekend. thank you very much indeed, fi. we need to talk- the weekend. thank you very much indeed, fi. we need to talk to - the weekend. thank you very much | indeed, fi. we need to talk to carol because she will tennis help it will because she will tennis help it will be over the next few days. —— because she will tell us how it will be.

temperatures out at the moment —6 and “4 in some areas, lots of yellow warnings out for ice, the north, west and south of the country, treacherous conditions. as well as that, yellow warning support snow across the north and west. today thatis across the north and west. today that is the forecast, snow and ice, some disruption is possible, lots of dry weather in between all of this and some sunshine, and at times, areas of cloud. an area of low pressure pushing down the east coast will bring some showers into eastern part of england and scotland, on the coast they will be sleet and rain, inland they will be snow. further snow falling across parts of scotland, at the moment 33 centimetres of allowing snow in some areas in the highlands, and further snow showers coming in through northern ireland, parts of wales and south—west england, and they will progress across parts of the midlands in the afternoon, a lot of

us will have a dry day, but a windy day. although temperatures are a little bit higher than yesterday, add on the wind chill and it is going to feel much colder. 46 degrees, north to south. —— 4—6 . under clear skies over night the temperature will fall away, further snow showers in the north and west, another cold night, not quite as cold as last night but you will notice it. a widespread frost and once again, the risk of ice on untreated surfaces. be careful out there, it is icy in lots of places as carol was saying. the family of a woman who died in a crush during a concert at the 02 academy in london last month is calling for a public inquiry. it comes after the bbc discovered some security guards at the venue in brixton regularly took bribes and let people into gigs without tickets. their employer, ap security, hasn't commented.

the london music venue has had its licence suspended until mid april because of the incident. greg mckenzie reports. # it's beginning to look a lot like christmas... rebecca ikumelo was 33 and a single mum of two. how was school today? it was fun. one of her sons had autism, and she was using her social media platform to help other parents. she was doing really well. she was, like, literally about to go off. she was getting recognised. she was doing interviews. devoted to her two children, her family is still in shock. i can tell they're missing their mum. but everyone's supporting them, they've got a lot of support. they want answers and for no—one else to go through what they are going through. these kind of things shouldn't be happening when you're going to enjoy yourselves.

people should just make sure that things like this don't happen again in the future. you just got to make sure that everything's on point and correct. these videos show the immediate aftermath of last month's crowd crush at the 02 academy, brixton, which claimed the lives of two people. the other victim was gaby hutchinson. the december 15th concert by afrobeat singer asake had to be cut short after a large number of people tried to force their way inside the venue. we got 3000 people have broken the door outside, and because of security, the police have asked us to close the show. the local council has suspended the venue's licence, but a security guard working at the club that night has told the bbc�*s file on four 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 to ap security, which operates door staff at brixton and other venues across the uk. there were people taking money, and there were people, maybe five staff, making £1,000 in cash. there was drug dealers and gangs coming in, and our company knew about what was going on and they knew the people who were doing it and they did nothing about it. 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 greg's full investigation on file on four on bbc radio 4 or on the bbc sounds app. let's take a look at today's papers. the telegraph leads

with an alleged bid by equalities minister kemi badenoch to ensure parents and faith leaders are not "criminalised" for having conversations with transgender children about conversion therapy. a ban on these practices was confirmed in the commons yesterday. pictures of climate campaigner greta thunberg being detained by german police at a protest features on several of today's front pages, including the guardian's. police clarified that she had been released after an id check. the times report that bringing cake into the office should be seen as harmful to your colleagues in the same way that as passive smoking. that's according to the food standards agency. we are in trouble then. yes, after the bi we are in trouble then. yes, after the his birthday — we are in trouble then. yes, after the big birthday cake, _ we are in trouble then. yes, after the big birthday cake, yesterday! | and bbc news 0nline feature a piece on netflix which is hiring a flight attendant for one of its private jets. it says the successful applicant will be paid more than $380,000 a year.

where do we apply, jon? let's go and do it, on where do we apply, jon? let's go and do it. on your— where do we apply, jon? let's go and do it, on your left _ where do we apply, jon? let's go and do it, on your left on _ where do we apply, jon? let's go and do it, on your left on your— where do we apply, jon? let's go and do it, on your left on your right! - where do we apply, jon? let's go and do it, on your left on your right! i - do it, on your left on your right! i would be hopeless. lots do it, on your left on your right! i would be hopeless.— would be hopeless. lots of great stories today. — would be hopeless. lots of great stories today, this _ would be hopeless. lots of great stories today, this one _ would be hopeless. lots of great stories today, this one caught i would be hopeless. lots of great| stories today, this one caught my eye. i know we work shifts but if you work in an office on the normal day, when you have those little dips where you are feeling not so much energy as normal, office workers are at their most reductive at 10:22am. precisely! —— most productive. fiend precisely! -- most productive. and the hita precisely! -- most productive. and they hit a slump — precisely! —— most productive. fific they hit a slump at 1:27pm. precisely! —— most productive. fific they hit a slump at 1:27pm. you are a bit more sleepy on a monday and tied on friday. i’m a bit more sleepy on a monday and tied on friday-— tied on friday. i'm not surprised by that. it's interesting _ tied on friday. i'm not surprised by that. it's interesting that _ tied on friday. i'm not surprised by that. it's interesting that they - that. it's interesting that they could be that precise, 10:22am. [30 could be that precise, 10:22am. do ou could be that precise, 10:22am. drr you know what helps? coffee. i could be that precise, 10:22am. do | you know what helps? coffee. i told ou! you you know what helps? coffee. i told you! you can't _ you know what helps? coffee. i told you! you can't have _ you know what helps? coffee. i told you! you can't have too _ you know what helps? coffee. i told you! you can't have too much - you know what helps? coffee. i told you! you can't have too much coffee. this is interesting, hell story in

the times newspaper, talking about things that we can all do to reduce our risk of dementia. it's talking about the beginnings, early days, the beginnings of scientific research which links hearing ability, quite young in your 30s, to dementia later in life. if you look after your hearing could have a hearing test on your 30s, it could help you beat dementia in later years. loads of this kind of research is going on right now. also, having good sleep, unbroken sleep is really important. interesting story. when peter davies appeared on bbc breakfast after receiving his honour at new year, he captured our hearts with his positive outlook on life. the 100—year—old received the british empire medal for his work volunteering to help children to read at his local school. graham satchell went along to see him and meet some of the pupils who have been inspired by him. peter davies is 100 years old.

twice a week he heads to his local primary school. as well as doing quite a bit of chuckling... good afternoon, year two. good afternoon, mr davies. peter has been helping year two students with their reading. oh, come in, jo—jo. hey, how are you today? if i make a mistake, you get a point. when you read that one, if you made a mistake, i geta point. right, off you go. and those could help us in lots of ways. a boy was at sea with his family, he fell into the water. but he couldn't. .. could not swim. oh, the kids are great, they really are. they're so... they're like sponges. it's most important, i mean,

to read and to be able to enjoy it. this is the thing, enjoy it. these dogs can find people who are trapped in very deep snow. is there no very? there's no very, is there? right, give yourself a mark. you're getting good at this game. 0ne—to—one time like this is priceless. the children's reading and confidence has soared. some dogs visit hospitals to help people relax. and over time, friendships are made, secrets shared. i've been told, whose father says their mother snores when she's in bed at night and things like... some of the most, some of the parents would be aghast at what some of the kids tell me about their parents. but it's lovely to think that when i first get hold of them, some of them are very, very poor readers. and yet, you know, when they come to me after a term, how

good readers they are. he is inspirational, he is generous, he is considerate, he is thoughtful. and he is somebody who has gifted his time for so many children over the last six years to instil a love of reading that we will never be able to say thank you. peter started volunteering after his wife died. i'd been married for 72 years, and at that time i became something of a lost soul, you know? what was there... what was there in life? what was there worth living for? i only ever cried once, graham. and i was in hospital and i sat in a corner for about two or three minutes. and then i thought,

"who are you crying for, davies?" i look back and think how lucky i was that i met the girl that did. because, i mean, within an hour of meeting her, i proposed marriage to her. and, you know, that was it. it's a gamble. and here again, you see, life's been good to me. i've come out tops. the largest wooden aircraft ever constructed. the glider needs one of our largest four—engined bombers to tow it. peter has been lucky. he served in the army air corps in the war, ending up as a glider pilot. now there's a chunk of tiger moth aircraft that i managed to destroy. he crash—landed more than once and walked away. i happened to look forward, and i should have done that before, i assure you, but i looked forward and lo and behold, there was an aircraft on the ground in front of me that had just landed.

so back came the stick, i shot up to about 50 or 60 feet, stalled and spun into the ground. and as i spun into the ground, the only thing that registered in my mind was how beautiful the buttercups looked in this grassy airfield, and they were getting bigger and bigger. and then the aircraft just crashed around me. we got taken to hospital, we were pronounced fit, the two of us, and we had to walk back. and we're in full flying kit! ah, it's a great life. i may look fright... frightening, good. frightening. back at school, peter's next victim, as he calls them, is jacoby. i think he's a very special man that he's made up to 100. little girl, please take me out of this zoo.

i used to be very bad at reading, and now i'm really good at reading because he's helped me a lot. in the new years honours list, peter was given the british empire medal for his work as a reading volunteer, the oldest person on this year's list. what's the score? 2-1. who's got two? me! my first thought when i opened the envelope and read the letter from the cabinet office was that this was some form of con. you know, i'm just a run of the mill guy, who just does something which has helped me get through my week. i enjoy it, i get more out of it than the children i'm sure do, plus the fact that my street cred is tremendous. because i'll be going anywhere in the village, as it were, and a child will shout out,

"hello, mr davies!" and i feel ten feet high. it's a lovely, warm feeling. i belong, i belong. i'm not this old man who lives on his own. i'm part of the community, which is great. thank you, mr davies! best teacher in the world! best reading teacher in the world! bye, bye, mr davies! how fabulous is he? what a legend, peter. i how fabulous is he? what a legend, peter- i think _ how fabulous is he? what a legend, peter. i think he _ how fabulous is he? what a legend, peter. i think he has _ how fabulous is he? what a legend, peter. i think he has made - how fabulous is he? what a legend, peter. i think he has made us - how fabulous is he? what a legend, peter. i think he has made us all. peter. i think he has made us all feel ten feet tall this morning. what a wonderful thing on both sides, the kids and him.- what a wonderful thing on both sides, the kids and him. more people

like peter, please, _ sides, the kids and him. more people like peter, please, and _ sides, the kids and him. more people like peter, please, and the _ sides, the kids and him. more people like peter, please, and the kids- like peter, please, and the kids love him. ~ , like peter, please, and the kids love him. ., , love him. absolutely, you can tell, it's really working _ love him. absolutely, you can tell, it's really working well, _ love him. absolutely, you can tell, it's really working well, that - it's really working well, that lovely relationship. we are going to talk to more people about what people does for literacy and how other people can get involved later in the programme. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london. i'mjim wheble. the family of rebecca ikamelo, who died in a crush during a concert at the 02 academy in brixton last month, is calling for a public inquiry. it comes after the bbc discovered some security guards at the venue regularly took bribes and let people into gigs without tickets. their employer, ap security, hasn't commented. i don't think it's something we'll get over. we've just got to try and live around it and just try and focus on her children and just getting herjustice. people should just make sure that things like this don't happen

again in the future. they've just got to make sure that everything's on point and correct. it's just... because young mums are dying. two young people died from it. mayor of london sadiq khan has said efforts will be made to strip david carrick of his police pension, because his crimes were committed in connection with his job. the met officer admitted he was a serial rapist, and was sacked by the force yesterday. but rules state that he will still keep at least 35% of his police pension. the most ethnically diverse area of england and wales has been revealed as newham. researchers from queen's university belfast analysed data from the 2021 census. outside of london, slough was the most diverse area. let's take a look at the tubes now. there's a good service on most of the lines. but there is a part suspension on the district line, minor delays on the metropolitan line, and a part closure

on the 0verground out of euston. and for all the latest travel news where you are, tune into your bbc local radio station for regular updates throughout the morning. now onto the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. it is another very cold start this morning. temperatures below zero. a widespread and hard frost. a bit more of a breeze today, however, but plenty of winter sunshine. the met office has a yellow weather warning in place this morning for ice on untreated roads and services. quite slippery. any early cloud clearing south through the day. we'll see plenty of sunshine. a north, north—westerly breeze, however. temperatures look less cold than yesterday at five celsius, but factor in the winter chill, it is going to feeljust as chilly. 0vernight tonight, it is largely dry and clearagain. the temperature at sub zero, —3 the minimum, another widespread and hard frost as we head into thursday.

we are hanging on to this northerly flow, the cold air very much with us. staying dry for thursday, we'll see some sunshine. milderairwaiting in the wings in the west. but we'll very much still under this cold air as we head further through this week. it doesn't make any further progress eastwards until later on sunday into the first part of next week. that's it for now. do check out our facebook page — there's an interesting story on there about london's oldest hospital, st bartolemew�*s, i'll see you in half an hour. but for now, back to sally and john. hello, this is breakfast with jon kay and sally nugent. coming up on the programme this morning... does it feel like you've been battling a bug for months? we'll be asking why coughs and colds seem to be lasting longer this winter.

i have now decided the time is right for me to move on from radio two. he's a broadcasting legend — we'll be talking about ken bruce, as he announces his decision to move on from radio 2 after more than three decades. and winterwatch is back to take us behind the scenes with some stunning wildlife. we'll speak to michaela strachan and chris packham. in around half an hour we'll get the latest inflation figures, which tell us how much prices are going up, or down, by. hannah is in the yorkshire dales for us this morning to tell us more. we canjoin we can join her we canjoin her now. are you warm in the cattle shed? i hope so because it is freezing, generally. morning. it is freezing here. there was snow on the roads this morning.

these are just was snow on the roads this morning. these arejust some was snow on the roads this morning. these are just some of the 400 or so cattle that live here on this farm in the heart of the prime minister's constituency. and like many businesses across the whole of the country, firming up here is facing those rising costs. inflation at the last month figure that we had four it was running at 10.7%. that means costs were 10.7% more expensive than a year ago. that is expected to come down, perhaps very slightly today. but if inflation is falling, that doesn't mean that prices themselves are falling. and if you look at that figure and think perhaps that your costs have gone up even more than that, that might be, for example, because you are spending more of your income on food. if we take a look at the figure for how much some items have gone up, things like milk, butter, cheese up almost a

third in december compared to the previous year. we talk a lot about why people are really feeling the squeeze. we know that many people want to see pay rises. and we saw yesterday that wages, despite rising at the fastest rate they have for around 20 years, they are still not keeping up with the rising cost of living. many of the challenges here, the rising costs they are seeing, fuel, energy, are the same across the whole country. at the way they are experienced in rural communities is perhaps slightly different, as i have been finding out. the patter of the auction, a vital part of the rhythm that keeps the dales alive. 82—year—old arthur's been buying sheep on behalf of retailers for 60 years, but he's worried about the future. i've rung three different people. but two of them doesn't want any lambs today.

they said the fridges are full, they can't sell it. demand's completely nil at the moment. and so the lambs being sold here are going for less than a year ago, leaving farmers struggling to get by. the fertilizer has gone up 240%. that's from £250 a tonne, to 695. feed prices for animalfeed based on wheat and barley has gone up 75%. tractor fuel�*s gone up 60%. the supermarkets have had price resistance trying to maintain market share. how would you describe the mood among farmers around here at the moment? i would say they're very concerned as to what the future holds for their businesses, and how they're going to be able to make a profit and make a reasonable living. across this town, almost every home is reliant on oil for their heating, with cost of living payments for that not due until next month. hi, i'm hannah. cath has taken to working seven days a week, but is still struggling to heat her home. you know, a full tank of oil at the moment, you're talking nearly £1,000,

which is quite a lot of money. and, you know, many companies you have to pay upfront to get your oil. so if you don't have that money, you literally can't fill your tank. how likely do you think it is that you won't be able to fill up the oil when you need to? highly likely at this moment in time. i imagine it will happen. that smells — it smells amazing. at this jam factory, the owner, rachel, has tried to make savings to protect her business and her customers from rising costs. how manyjars will we get out of this batch? we'll probably get around about 350, i'd say. - every single time we run a production run, so every single time we make a batch ofjam, maybe it used to cost £10 in electricity, and now it's costing £30 in electricity. and we have to find that additional money. and what we don't want to do is pass that on to consumers, customers, because we know the last thing anybody needs at the moment is cost of goods going up.

and as the bleak weather sets in, people here are hoping that the worst of the price rises are behind them. in a rural community like here, you probably pay more than such as in a big supermarket, but you've got to support the local businesses. that's really important. it does weigh on you a little bit when you know you've got to feed everybody, and you never really sure whether it's going to go up again. they're sort of settled down a bit. they're not continuing to go up. how does that make you feel? eh, a little bit more . hopeful for the future. and in communities like this, where people are used to working together to overcome difficult conditions, now they'll adapt to higher costs amid prices that are unlikely to fall. matt is the farmer here, he's been farming all his life, and comes from three generations of farmers. good morning. thank you for having us. we heard there are about prices

going up and about the import costs you have. are you getting more to help pay for those things that you are seeing get more expensive on the farm? ~ �* , . ., are seeing get more expensive on the farm? , are seeing get more expensive on the farm? �* , . . farm? we're very much a price taker rather than — farm? we're very much a price taker rather than price _ farm? we're very much a price taker rather than price maker. _ farm? we're very much a price taker rather than price maker. we - farm? we're very much a price taker rather than price maker. we have i farm? we're very much a price takerj rather than price maker. we have no control_ rather than price maker. we have no control over — rather than price maker. we have no control over what we get. no, we are not seeing _ control over what we get. no, we are not seeing those price increases. we are also_ not seeing those price increases. we are also getting squeezed because of subsidies_ are also getting squeezed because of subsidies which are supposed to be there _ subsidies which are supposed to be there to _ subsidies which are supposed to be there to produce cheap food for the general public. that is being taken away _ general public. that is being taken away so— general public. that is being taken away. so we are getting squeezed. | away. so we are getting squeezed. i think away. so we are getting squeezed. think a lot away. so we are getting squeezed. i think a lot of people will be surprised to hear that when they are paying more it is not making its way to you. what is that mean for the future of your business? if subsidies don't come in some form, so as_ subsidies don't come in some form, so as to _ subsidies don't come in some form, so as to here — subsidies don't come in some form, so as to here where we farm in the dales— so as to here where we farm in the dates and — so as to here where we farm in the dales and marginal ground, life will be dales and marginal ground, life will he very— dales and marginal ground, life will be very tough. realistically, we could _ be very tough. realistically, we coutd go— be very tough. realistically, we could go out of business.- be very tough. realistically, we could go out of business. wow. it's that serious _

could go out of business. wow. it's that serious. that _ could go out of business. wow. it's that serious. that is _ could go out of business. wow. it's that serious. that is a _ could go out of business. wow. it's that serious. that is a very - could go out of business. wow. it's that serious. that is a very serious | that serious. that is a very serious situation to _ that serious. that is a very serious situation to find _ that serious. that is a very serious situation to find yourself— that serious. that is a very serious situation to find yourself in. - that serious. that is a very serious situation to find yourself in. in - situation to find yourself in. in terms of the subsidies, and the government is planning on changing them, what would your message to the prime minister be in the heart of his constituency? irate prime minister be in the heart of his constituency?— his constituency? we need clarification, _ his constituency? we need clarification, and _ his constituency? we need clarification, and quickly. l his constituency? we need - clarification, and quickly. farming, you dont— clarification, and quickly. farming, you don'tjust change overnight. you do ten _ you don'tjust change overnight. you do ten year— you don'tjust change overnight. you do ten year plans. we need to know what is _ do ten year plans. we need to know what is happening. we should know what is happening. we should know what was _ what is happening. we should know what was happening before they take -- decided _ what was happening before they take —— decided to take the subsidies away _ —— decided to take the subsidies away we — —— decided to take the subsidies away. we need clarification and we need _ away. we need clarification and we need it— away. we need clarification and we need it now. away. we need clarification and we need it now— away. we need clarification and we need it now. ., ,, , ., , . ., need it now. thank you very much for talkin: to need it now. thank you very much for talking to us- — need it now. thank you very much for talking to us. rising _ need it now. thank you very much for talking to us. rising costs _ need it now. thank you very much for talking to us. rising costs of - talking to us. rising costs of fertiliser, fuel, all those things having a real impact here inputting new businesses at risk here. we will get that inflation figure in half an hour, at seven o'clock. we will bring it to you as soon as we have it. we will bring it to you as soon as we have it— we have it. thank you, hannah. very well— we have it. thank you, hannah. very well behaved _ we have it. thank you, hannah. very well behaved cattle. - we have it. thank you, hannah. very well behaved cattle. they | we have it. thank you, hannah. - very well behaved cattle. they were. all very peaceful. nearly 20 27. john is here with the sport. all eyes on melbourne again?

yes, and news are raff and adele's exit from the australian open. the defending champion. —— rafael nadal. he overcame all the pain last year. all eyes would have been on him again. he admitted he was not in the best of form coming into this. he came through the first round match against jack came through the first round match againstjack draper. to go out now he will be bitterly disappointed. 36, with the pain he has had to manage through his career, how many more? his girlfriend was in tears. so perhaps they know behind the scenes how things are playing out for them. scenes how things are playing out forthem. big news scenes how things are playing out for them. big news this morning, defending champion rafa nadal, who came into the australian open out of form, has exited early. he said he was vulnerable against jack draper. he won that but needed medical treatment on his hip. that was the big problem in the second set of the second round match today. he was a set and a break down. kenzie mcdonald, his first win over the top

five player, the world number 65 producing such a big win, ultimately coming through in straight sets. emma raducanu this morning against coco gauff. we will keep across the action. a much happierjurgen klopp, which we haven't seen much of, of late. there was a smile on his face after the holders liverpool reached the fourth round of the fa cup, beating wolves in yesterday's replay. they'll be joined by several other sides after a night of third round replays, asjoe lynskey reports. for liverpool, this was the third round relief. a breakthrough in a tough spell and a first win of the new year. for now at least, the smile is back. their gloom would lift in a match where briefly the lights went out. it's all happening tonight. when wolves resumed, they give liverpool a siting. their 19—year—old midfielder took this tie on by himself. oh, what a strike! harvey elliott! elliott last scored in october, the same month his team last kept a top—flight clean sheet. but this time at molineux

they were resolute. wolves�* few chances slipped by and liverpool could plan ahead. in the fourth round they face brighton, who beat them 3—0 at the weekend. you've got a smile on yourface at last. how much did you enjoy that? a lot, a lot. that's a pretty rare feeling. you're right, it feels like ages ago that we had that feeling that we win and play well. yes, we had to fight hard in the end, of course, that's the nature of the competition. forest green were in the third round for the first time in a decade. this was their first try at birmingham city. no waterlogged pitch this time. the team, bottom of league one, did this. could be a shooting opportunity here. oh, and it's an absolute peach of a strike! but a cotswold curler brought a fightback from the city boys. birmingham scored twice, then kept hold of their lead with an extraordinary save. and it's pawed away. that's a sensational save from etheridge.

and though forest green came close, the team with most regret were chesterfield, who went to championship west brom and got swept away. the non—league side were seconds from a win in the first game. but their moment was gone. a 4—0 win for the baggies in the replay. and for chesterfield, a cold and cruel night in the cup. joe lynskey, bbc news. now it wouldn't have been lost on anyone watching the bbc�*s coverage last night that the studio broadcast was interupted live on air gary lineker�*s facial expression at times said it all, as he was repeatedly interupted by some suspect noises, as he chatted to the studio team. after some closer inspection, it transpired the sounds were coming from a hidden mobile phone taped to the back of the set. the bbc later apologised to any viewers that were

offended. after discovering the advice, gary lineker explained afterwards what had played out. when it started i did recognise that sound. i think we've all been done with that, when you open a whatsapp or something, somebody has sent it through as a trick on a train, or when you're busy in people's company! it was quite difficult to cope with during the pre—match build—up. i thought maybe it had gone to one of the pundit�*s phones. and then i thought, no, it's too loud. it sounds like it's... then i obviously worked out that it was a prank. the stuff of nightmares, isn't it? live tv and you have to go with it all. he handled it brilliantly. he kept going. this might have some manchester united fans are smiling. some have become tired of the club's ownership. british billionaire sirjim ratcliffe's firm ineos has officially entered the race to buy manchester united, two months after its owners,

the glazerfamily, said they would consider selling it. the 70—year—old made an unsuccessful £4.25 billion offer to buy chelsea last year, but has previously confirmed his support of the manchester based club, having spent his childhood in the city. united play crystal palace tonight, as they look to move up to second we now he has got lots of other investments in sporting ventures but that really would be significant were he to buy manchester united. indeed. thank you very much indeed. we have a story of another investment. yes, we do. it was hailed as a great example of what the government called levelling up — a giant factory making batteries for electric cars, and bringing 3,000 jobs to north—east england. today that plan lies in tatters after the start—up firm, britishvolt, went into administration. alasdair gill has the story. it was the multi—billion pound battery factory that was supposed to power up the economy of blythe valley and the north—east. but britishvolt, the company behind the gigafactory plans, has run out of money, and development

of this enormous site has frozen up. this was always a very difficult thing for britishvolt to do. it didn't have a proven track record on technology. it wasn't clear where the £4 billion of investment would come from to finance the factory. and it had no big customers. this project had been championed by the government. the then business secretary, kwasi kwarteng, was here a year ago, promising government investment of £100 million. that money was never forthcoming, the prime minister hinting why in november. it's important that private companies, private shareholders, private businesses, are also investing alongside the taxpayer, because we want to make sure that those projects work, that they're good value for money. the reality is the government. haven't supported this project. they haven't given one pence - to this major project, a complete l lack of industrial strategy from l the government, and that's simply not good enough for the north—east. construction ground to a halt here in the autumn, and now around 300 jobs have been lost.

hopes thousands more would be created, appear dashed too. i think it's disgusting because they're taking employment away from a bad area, aren't they, you know? terrible for the area. it's terrible. - yeah, it would have created. so manyjobs, and you know, notjust for blythe. terrible. i think it's terrible because they need jobs around here. people are fed up, you know, the way it's going on at the minute, and they need to do something forjobs. there is hope another company could yet rescue this project. i know that the county council worked extremely hard right from the word go to get this to work. and i feel very positive that there will be new investors looking at this site soon. we've got to have battery car making in this country. that site at blyth is idealfor a battery plant. there's lots of land, there's access to renewable energy and there's a port. so the hope is, i think, that another big player could come in, maybe an existing

battery maker, ideally. this vision of the future could yet be realised, but the question remains the same as it did for britishvolt — who will pay for it? alistair gill, bbc news. jamie driscoll is the labour mayor for the north of tyne — and he joins us from newcastle. good morning. in five years' time will there be a plant on that site? we will see industry developed there, yes. it is the best side in there, yes. it is the best side in the country because it is an old power station. the country because it is an old powerstation. if the country because it is an old power station. if you are going to build batteries, you need a huge electricity supply. that requires heavy infrastructure like the power cables, which are already there. it has the interconnector to norway bringing in huge amounts of cheap energy. it is right by the port side which we have been investing heavily. it is disappointing. if you have been working with britishvolt

he would have lost yourjob in the middle of a cost of living crisis. i think it's worth pointing out that a lot of the britishvoltjobs are currently in the west midlands in their research and development facility. there haven't been that manyjobs in the north—east. the factory is not built yet. in blyth itself, with the local council, we have been investing there. we have wind farms being built there. i was in blyth on monday. jd or cables are making a lot of offshore wind. it is more that i am worried about the effect for the british car industry. there are about 180,000 people employed in that. as we move to electrification, unless we have battery manufacturing in this country, that industry will go and disappear over time. irate country, that industry will go and disappear over time.— country, that industry will go and disappear over time. we saw some fi . ures disappear over time. we saw some figures earlier _ disappear over time. we saw some figures earlier this _ disappear over time. we saw some figures earlier this week _ disappear over time. we saw some figures earlier this week about - disappear over time. we saw some figures earlier this week about car| figures earlier this week about car sales and how electric cars sales had increased dramatically. for more quickly than anybody was expecting even a year ago. that means we are going to need that infrastructure, aren't we coming to keep the industry going in the future? well,

we absolutely _ industry going in the future? well, we absolutely are. _ industry going in the future? well, we absolutely are. in _ industry going in the future? well, we absolutely are. in the - we absolutely are. in the north—east, just a few miles south of the river tyne near sunderland, we have a new factory being built. there will be one gig a factory in britain. that will supply nissan. the uk government has been promising to level up. cross party you won't find anybody in the north—east happy with how the government is conducted at this. if we look at big names like tesla, tesla got half £1 billion in start—up plans, sorry, dollars, to build theirfactory in nevada. if you want to develop new industries quickly, you are going to need government to support these days. what has the british government putting to britishvolt? zero. not a single penny. if we are serious about manufacturing in this country, where we can set our on rules after brexit, the government needs to step up. to walk away and say somebody should come along with

three, four billion to build something from scratch, that is not an industrial strategy. this is not levelling up. if an industrial strategy. this is not levelling up-_ an industrial strategy. this is not levellini-u. ., ., levelling up. if the golf had poured in tens of millions _ levelling up. if the golf had poured in tens of millions of _ levelling up. if the golf had poured in tens of millions of pounds - levelling up. if the golf had poured in tens of millions of pounds and i in tens of millions of pounds and this has happened, they would be criticism of waste and making a big mistake? —— the government. actually, i spoke to britishvolt on friday myself and local mps, you had ian lavery on, we were all involved with lobbying government because there was an investor lined up who, if the government add advanced 30 million, that investor would have underwritten that and have the project failed they would have repaid the british government. it would have levered in another couple of hundred million pounds. that is not true when you get into the details of it. the government could have supported this. either way, investment in industry, you get most of it back on income tax from the workers fairly quickly anyway. it is just a lack of investment, a lack of

strategy. that is what we have been struggling with very long time in the north—east, and in large of the country. we have created about 4600 jobs in the past few years. the north—east was the number one reason forjob creation last year. we know what we are doing. what we want is just the fire parroted to do this on a bigger scale. just the fire parroted to do this on a biggerscale. —— the just the fire parroted to do this on a bigger scale. —— the firepower to do this in a bigger scale. a bigger scale. -- the firepower to do this in a bigger scale.— a bigger scale. -- the firepower to do this in a bigger scale. thank you for “oinini do this in a bigger scale. thank you forjoining us- _ do this in a bigger scale. thank you forjoining us. the _ do this in a bigger scale. thank you forjoining us. the department- do this in a bigger scale. thank you forjoining us. the department of. forjoining us. the department of the right to the department gave us a statement to say the british government is hopeful that britishvolt can find a suitable investor and it is disappointed to hear that has not been possible so far. really chilly coming to work this morning. if you have to drive somewhere this morning i get up a little bit early. de—ice the car. carol is with us. good morning. it looks beautiful. but everybody has to be slightly careful today,

haven't they? that's right. there is once again the risk of ice on untreated surfaces. the met 0ffice office has copious weather warnings out in the north, the west and the south of the country. there are also yellow weather warnings out for a snow across the north and the west. so, some disruption is quite possible today. temperatures are not quite as low as the —9 some of us saw yesterday. more cloud and more of a breeze. we are still looking at a widespread frost. this is the radar picture showing where we have had some rain, but also more significantly, perhaps, where we have seen these now. if you are travelling, perhaps leave a bit more time before you journey this morning. we have got low pressure drifting down the north sea coast. at times it will keep the east coast, bringing in a mixture of sleet and rain on the coast. if it travels further inland, we are looking at some snow. further snow accumulating in the north of scotland. it is already 30

centimetres. we have got further wintry showers coming in across northern ireland, wales and south—west england. you will notice the wind today, particularly in the east and also in the west. it is going to be quite brisk. some of us will have gales in the north—east. that wind will accentuate the cold feel of today's temperatures. through this evening and overnight under clear skies the temperatures will fall away rapidly. low pressure moves away to the near continent. we will see further accumulations of snow coming in across the north of scotland. furthersnow snow coming in across the north of scotland. further snow showers across northern ireland into northern england, wales, the north midlands and also into the south—west. it is going to be another cold night. the risk of ice on untreated surfaces. where we have lying snow, temperatures could be lower. as we head from thursday into friday, this ridge of high pressure tries to build in. we have another system sinking southwards and another one in the south—west. this

one in the south—west is going to bring in more cloud, some spots of rain at times, before it moves off to france. a lot of dry weather on thursday. furthersnow to france. a lot of dry weather on thursday. further snow showers coming across the north of scotland, a few in northern ireland, cheshire, wales and parts of the midlands. but once again, the majority of us will have a dry and also a sunny day. but all of us will have another cold day, albeit the winds are light. these are the maximum temps. —— temperatures. it is not until the weekend that we see the table arise. it will remain weekend that we see the table arise. it will remain called weekend that we see the table arise. it will remain called for weekend that we see the table arise. it will remain called for a weekend that we see the table arise. it will remain called for a time weekend that we see the table arise. it will remain called for a time in the south—east. carol mike, thank you. well, as carol has just been saying, there are really cold, icy conditions out there. fiona lamdin is at a gritting depot in somerset for us. fi, an early start for the team there this morning? absolutely. you won't see any gritting trucks behind me because they are all out. as we speak, we

might have some that is about to turn in and restock get some more great to. i want to point out, behind me that huge mountain of salt thatis behind me that huge mountain of salt that is ready to go back out on the roads. let's talk to mike, who is in charge of transport. you have lived in somerset for 30 years. have you ever seen this much ice before? there is a lot of ice around. we are coming _ there is a lot of ice around. we are coming off— there is a lot of ice around. we are coming off the back of an exceptionally —— an exceptional period — exceptionally —— an exceptional period of— exceptionally —— an exceptional period of rainfall. we clocked the weather — period of rainfall. we clocked the weather forecast at the beginning of the week _ weather forecast at the beginning of the week. we saw it is going to be really— the week. we saw it is going to be really cold — the week. we saw it is going to be really cold. there would be lots of ice forming. that is what happened. as a result— ice forming. that is what happened. as a result of that forecast, we have _ as a result of that forecast, we have doubled the amount of gritting we are _ have doubled the amount of gritting we are doing to get on top of the ice. we are doing to get on top of the ice it— we are doing to get on top of the ice it took— we are doing to get on top of the ice. it took me this morning twice as long _ ice. it took me this morning twice as long as— ice. it took me this morning twice as long as it — ice. it took me this morning twice as long as it would normally take to -et as long as it would normally take to get here _ as long as it would normally take to get here because i drove. lots of people _ get here because i drove. lots of people flying past me on the motorway. what we are asking people is to he _ motorway. what we are asking people is to be careful when they are

driving. — is to be careful when they are driving, even on a road where you might— driving, even on a road where you might been— driving, even on a road where you might been used —— be used to it, you can _ might been used —— be used to it, you can still— might been used —— be used to it, you can still get ice forming. it is not magic— you can still get ice forming. it is not magic does. it does the job. but we need _ not magic does. it does the job. but we need people to be careful. yesterday, we had the unfortunate incident _ yesterday, we had the unfortunate incident with the double—decker bus, that road _ incident with the double—decker bus, that road had been gritted not long before _ that road had been gritted not long before it _ that road had been gritted not long before. it was due for a second pass _ before. it was due for a second pass we — before. it was due for a second pass. we are gritting double the normal— pass. we are gritting double the normal rate but we will get ice forming — normal rate but we will get ice formini. , . normal rate but we will get ice formini, . .. normal rate but we will get ice formini, , ., ., , forming. just waiting for the first trucks to come _ forming. just waiting for the first trucks to come back, _ forming. just waiting for the first trucks to come back, then - forming. just waiting for the first trucks to come back, then they l forming. just waiting for the first i trucks to come back, then they will be going back out again through the day, basically gritting the roads. 0nly day, basically gritting the roads. only 20% of your road you grit, don't you?— don't you? that's right. that is averaie don't you? that's right. that is average for — don't you? that's right. that is average for local _ don't you? that's right. that is average for local authorities. l don't you? that's right. that is . average for local authorities. they don't _ average for local authorities. they don't have — average for local authorities. they don't have the resources to do more than that _ don't have the resources to do more than that. 20, 20 1% is what we do here _ than that. 20, 20 1% is what we do here that— than that. 20, 20 1% is what we do here. that grew slightly in terms of the length — here. that grew slightly in terms of the length of road we red. we will do the _ the length of road we red. we will do the same again this year. right? we gritter~ — do the same again this year. right? we critter. .. ~ do the same again this year. right? we critter. ., ,, , ., do the same again this year. right? we critter. .. ~' , ., ., do the same again this year. right? we critter. ., ,, ., ., we gritter. thank you for “oining

us. the greater �* we gritter. thank you for “oining us. the greater mac h we gritter. thank you forjoining us. the greater mac truck - we gritter. thank you forjoining us. the greater mac truck hasn't turned up yet. throughout the morning we will see them. they take more salt to go out and make the roads safer. if you do not need to travel, stay at home. they are asking people to only make essential journeys. good advice. well done to all those racing teams keeping us all safe. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. this hello, good morning from bbc london, i'mjim wheble. the family of rebecca ikamelo, who died in a crush during a concert at the 02 academy in brixton last month is calling for a public inquiry. it comes after the bbc discovered some security guards at the venue regularly took bribes and let people into gigs without tickets. their employer, ap security, hasn't commented. i don't think it's something we'll get over. we've just got to try and live

around it and just try and focus on her children and just getting herjustice. people should just make sure that things like this don't happen again in the future. they've just got to make sure that everything's on point and correct. it's just... because young mums are dying. two young people died from it. mayor of london sadiq khan has said efforts will be made to strip david carrick of his police pension because his crimes were committed in connection with his job. the met officer admitted he was a serial rapist and was sacked by the force yesterday. but rules state that he will still keep at least 35% of his police pension. the most ethnically diverse area of england and wales has been revealed as newham. researchers from queen's university belfast analysed data from the 2021 census.

outside of london, slough was the most diverse area. let's take a look at the tubes now. there's a good service on most of the lines. but there is a part suspension on the district line, minor delays on the metropolitan line and a part closure on the 0verground out of euston. and for all the latest travel news where you are, tune into your bbc local radio station for regular updates throughout the morning. now onto the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. it is another very cold start this morning. temperatures below zero. a widespread and hard frost. a bit more of a breeze today, however, but plenty of winter sunshine. the met office has a yellow weather warning in place this morning for ice on untreated roads and services. quite slippery. any early cloud clearing south through the day. we'll see plenty of sunshine. a north, north—westerly breeze, however.

temperatures look less cold than yesterday at five celsius, but factor in the winter chill, it is going to feeljust as chilly. 0vernight tonight, it is largely dry and clearagain. the temperature at sub zero, —3 the minimum, another widespread and hard frost as we head into thursday. we are hanging on to this northerly flow, the cold air very much with us. staying dry for thursday, we'll see some sunshine. milderairwaiting in the wings in the west. but we're very much still under this cold air as we head further through this week. it doesn't make any further progress eastwards until later on sunday into the first part of next week. that's it for now. do check out our facebook page. there's an interesting story on their about london's oldest hospital, st bartolemew�*s. good morning, welcome to breakfast with sally nugent and jon kay. 0ur headlines today.

thousands of nurses are due to begin a two—day strike over pay affecting a quarter of hospital and community health services in england. inflation figures due out in the next few minutes will confirm how much prices rose by last month. that inflation figure just out shows prices are still rising at one of their highest rates for decades but it has fallen very slightly to 10.5%. if you feel like you've had a cough for weeks this winter, you're not alone. we'll hear why there are far more colds around and what you can do about it. in sport this morning. the defending champion rafa nadal is out of of the australian open, losing in straight sets mackenzie mcdonald. good morning. a cold and frosty

start to the day to day, also the problem with ice on untreated surfaces, many of us will have a dry and sunny day but there will be further wintry showers coming in across the north and west especially. and cold wind as well. all of the details later. it's wednesday the 18th of january. nurses in england are striking today and tomorrow in an ongoing dispute over pay and conditions. members of the royal college of nursing last took action in december and they're planning further walk—outs next month, which will also cover wales. zoe conway has the latest. safe staffing saves lives! it's five weeks since nurses first went on strike this winter. yet there's no resolution in sight. in fact, the dispute is only intensifying. nurses are taking industrial action at even more nhs trusts today than they did before christmas. we want to make nursing a safe and sustainable profession for all. we want our colleagues

and the patients we care for to receive the care they deserve. nurses at 55 trusts in england are on strike today and tomorrow. next month, the industrial action will be more widespread, covering 73 trusts. 12 health boards and organisations in wales will also go on strike. a decision on further strikes in northern ireland will be taken in the coming weeks, while in scotland industrial action remains paused as negotiations continue. the advice for people who have medical appointments on strike days is to assume they're going ahead if the hospital hasn't been in touch. nhs leaders are warning that the strikes couldn't come at a more difficult time for the nhs, with emergency care under pressure and high rates of flu and covid. i think it's getting increasingly frustrating that no, no solution has been found to this strike action in the nhs. it's bad for patients, it's bad for staff,

it's bad for everyone. in a statement, the health secretary, steve barclay, said patients will understandably be worried by the prospect of further strike action. the previous two days of nurse strike saw around 30,000 elective procedures and outpatient appointments cancelled. and the department said the health secretary had constructive talks with the royal college of nursing and other unions about the 2023—24 pay process. and he looks forward to continuing that dialogue. there's more disruption on the way. the rcn says that next month nurses will stage their biggest strikes so far. and later today, the gmb union could announce as many as six new ambulance strikes. zoe conway, bbc news. 0ur reporter simon dedman is outside colchester hospital, in essex, where an official picket is due to start at 7.30am.

yes, that's right. and nhs providers, that represents hospital trusts like colchester, say they are expecting widespread disruption today. it will be greater than the strikes that happened last year. in part because more trusts in england are taking part, one in full. and also because these 12 hour strikes are on consecutive days. so it will have an impact for longer. we are expecting for patients, emergency care can will take place, there will still be chemotherapy and kidney dialysis. but for more routine procedures, like hernia operations, hip replacements, they are expected to be badly affected. the advice for patients is that if your operational

procedure has not been cancelled, still come to hospital trusts like colchester, and anyone seeking medical advice to call 111. gp services, dentists, community pharmacists, they will be still be operating today. thousands of nurses across england are expected to strike today. there will be nurses who will be working, it is a difficult decision for them. and some say that they feel that they can't leave their patients. 0thers can't leave their patients. others are saying the main issue is not pay for them, are saying the main issue is not pay forthem, its are saying the main issue is not pay for them, its patient safety and staffing levels, that's why they are coming out today and the royal couege coming out today and the royal college of nursing says if there is not significant movement on pay, there will be an even bigger strike next month. for there will be an even bigger strike next month-— there will be an even bigger strike next month. ., ., ,, ., ., ,, next month. for now, simon, thank ou. the train drivers�* union, aslef, has announced two days of strikes next month. the action on the 1st and 3rd of february will affect 15 rail companies. train drivers who are members of the rmt union will also be striking on the same days. staff at 150 uk universities will also take industrial action

on the 1st of february, the university and college union has announced. it�*s the first of 18 strike days planned in february and march. the other 17 will be confirmed next week. the union, which held strikes in november, rejected a pay offer last week. the latest inflation figures have been released in the last few minutes. hannah is at a farm in north yorkshire this morning with the latest. what do the cows make of it, hannah? the cows, we will have to ask the men are second also! we have had that inflation figure, it has fallen very slightly —— we will have to ask the cows in a second. inflation has fallen from 10.7% to 10.5%, it is

how prices compared to more than a year ago. how prices compared to more than a yearago. so how prices compared to more than a year ago. so they are still 10.5% more expensive than a year ago. so rising five times more than the bank of england is coping. fuel prices is helping to bring things down, diesel is cheaper than it was a year ago. footwear, clothing and culture were bringing prices down slightly, these were figures for december, which might figure in discounts in the run—up to christmas. more significantly for many people at home, what is pushing prices up, it is still being fuelled by the rising cost of food and drink, 16.9% up in december. some basics are even more than that. we have had from the

chancellor in the last couple of minutes, he has recognised that this inflation is what he calls a nightmare for families trying to budget. the government really keen to get this figure down as many families are of course at home. thank you very much indeed, we will talk to hannah later on the significance of those numbers. scotland�*s first minister nicola sturgeon says the row over gender recognition laws will inevitably end up in court. holyrood passed a bill which would have made it quicker and easierfor trans people to legally change sex, but this was blocked by the westminster government who said it could affect equalities legislation. let�*s get more on this now with our chief political correspondent, nick eardley. morning, nick. thisjust does not show any sign of resolving any time soon. ~ ., ., show any sign of resolving any time soon. a, ., i. show any sign of resolving any time soon. a, ., y., , ., soon. morning to you, sally. no, i think ou soon. morning to you, sally. no, i think you are _ soon. morning to you, sally. no, i think you are spot _ soon. morning to you, sally. no, i think you are spot on. _ soon. morning to you, sally. no, i think you are spot on. there - soon. morning to you, sally. no, i think you are spot on. there has l think you are spot on. there has been a huge political rally over the —— row over this that we have

covered over the last couple of days over the row over how easy it should be to change illegal sex, what age should be to be able to do that, and the second big row over the decision by the uk government to block the scottish government�*s law. it is going to end up in court, the scottish government has made it absolutely clear that it wants to challenge this, it thinks its legislation is fine and it is determined to go on with it. we had a bit of an exchange in the commons last night with the scottish secretary saying, this is not about politics, i have made this decision purely based on the legality of it all. nicola sturgeon, scotland�*s first minister, is apoplectic about this. she has used the phrase culture wars, she reckons it is about politics and trans people are being used as a political football in this row. have a listen to what sturgeon told my colleague yesterday. i

sturgeon told my colleague yesterday-— sturgeon told my colleague esterda. ., yesterday. i can say categorically that the scottish _ yesterday. i can say categorically that the scottish government - yesterday. i can say categorically| that the scottish government will vigorously defend this legislation and in _ vigorously defend this legislation and in doing so we will be vigorously defending something else, the institution of the scottish parliament, the ability for msps democratically elected to legislate, in word _ democratically elected to legislate, in word we are defending scottish democracy. the in word we are defending scottish democracy-— in word we are defending scottish democra . ,., ._ , democracy. the uk government says it is 'ust democracy. the uk government says it isjust doing — democracy. the uk government says it is just doing what _ democracy. the uk government says it isjust doing what it _ democracy. the uk government says it isjust doing what it needs _ democracy. the uk government says it isjust doing what it needs to _ democracy. the uk government says it isjust doing what it needs to to - is just doing what it needs to to protect uk wide equality law. there is a chance that the legislation in holyrood will be changed, to ensure that it does not impinge in the uk wide equality law but i do not think it is a realistic answer at the moment so it looks like we are heading for another big legal battle. ., . ~' heading for another big legal battle. ., . ~ ., ,, heading for another big legal battle. ., a ., ,, , ., battle. you, nick. -- thank you, nick. the former chancellor nadhim zahawi has not denied a report he has agreed to pay millions of pounds in tax to settle a dispute with revenue and customs.

it comes after the sun on sunday claimed mr zahawi�*s representatives would pay a "seven—figure sum" to hmrc. a representative for mr zahawi did not issue a denial when asked by the bbc if it was true, and said his tax affairs "were and are fully up to date and paid in the uk". hmrc said it would not comment on the affairs of individual taxpayers. we have been talking a lot about how cold it feels when you have been leaving the house. spare a thought for four women who decided to take up jobs in antarctica. a few weeks ago we spoke to two members of the team before they travelled 9,000 miles to run the world�*s most remote post office in port lockroy and keep records of the local penguins. here�*s a reminder. i think it�*s going to be very busy. we are expecting a lot of tourists, and we�*ve got a lot ofjobs to do. we are running the post office and the museum, the penguin survey and the shop. so i think it�*s going to be a very busy time. is the wi—fi good enough?

i don't think there's any. no, there�*s no wi—fi. but we will be producing blogs on the uk antarctica website, so, that�*s a way that people can keep up with what we�*re doing. you can send us a postcard from the post office, can�*t you? we can absolutely do that! guess what? they have sent us a postcard! it has arrived! irate guess what? they have sent us a postcard! it has arrived!- postcard! it has arrived! we 'ust found it this �* postcard! it has arrived! we 'ust found it this morning. i postcard! it has arrived! we 'ust found it this morning. i i postcard! it has arrived! we just found it this morning. i sent - postcard! it has arrived! we just found it this morning. i sent us| postcard! it has arrived! we just| found it this morning. i sent us a picture of port lock row where they are based, that is the post office they are working in. inside they have sent us a message which i will read to you, from natalie, mary, claire, lucy and vicky, hello, sally and jon. snowy greetings from antarctica, we have had a biggie —— busy first week digging snow, metres up busy first week digging snow, metres up to the roof of the building, admiring the scenery and getting to know our new penguin neighbours. so glad they have been in touch. that arrived quite quickly! it is

glad they have been in touch. that arrived quite quickly!— arrived quite quickly! it is so beautiful — arrived quite quickly! it is so beautiful here, _ arrived quite quickly! it is so beautiful here, we _ arrived quite quickly! it is so beautiful here, we are - arrived quite quickly! it is so beautiful here, we are very. arrived quite quickly! it is so - beautiful here, we are very lucky to call this place home for a while. not quite so cold here, i don�*t think, but carol can tell us for sure. good morning. it is a cold start although not as cold as it was yesterday when some of us saw temperatures fall to minus nine celsius. there is more cloud and breeze but we still have wintry showers as you can see from this weather watches picture in warrington. today we have an area of low pressure drifting down the north sea. at times it will clip the —— east coast of england introducing some rain and sleet on the case, may be snow inland. snow showers across the south—west of england and into part of wales, a few into the midlands. furthersnow part of wales, a few into the midlands. further snow showers across northern ireland and more snow in the north of scotland. in between all of this, a lot of dry weather and sunshine and areas of

cloud. we continue with the snow showers in those areas i have mentioned and it is windy in the west and east. although temperatures are not as low as yesterday, by day, it will still feel cold when you add on the wind—chill. this evening and overnight under clear skies the temperatures will fall away quite quickly, further snow a q mating across the north of scotland, most of the showers coming in across northern ireland, northern england, wales and the south—west, and a widespread frost with the risk of ice on untreated surfaces. tomorrow more snow showers, i sound like a stuck record! some rain in cornwall pushing away but in between, drier, lighter winds and maximum temperatures up to 6 degrees. we are not going to be changing that record anytime soon. ila. we are not going to be changing that record anytime soon.— record anytime soon. no, remaining cold into the — record anytime soon. no, remaining cold into the weekend _ record anytime soon. no, remaining cold into the weekend of— record anytime soon. no, remaining

cold into the weekend of all- record anytime soon. no, remaining cold into the weekend of all of- record anytime soon. no, remaining cold into the weekend of all of us. i cold into the weekend of all of us. —— for some of us. the home secretary has warned that more shocking cases involving police officers may emerge, after met officer david carrick pleaded guilty to 49 offences, including dozens of rapes. the met police force is investigating hundreds of its officers. suella braverman said david carrick�*s case will now be considered in the angiolini inquiry, which was set up to look into the abduction, rape and murder of sarah everard by wayne couzens. i discussed this case yesterday with the commissioner of the metropolitan police, sir mark rowley, and i�*m encouraged by the action that he has taken so far with his team to root out officers that are not fit to wear the badge. this effort is being spearheaded by a new anti—corruption and abuse command. but there is still some way to go to ensure that the force can command the trust of the people that it serves. it is vital that the metropolitan police and other forces double down

on their efforts to root out corrupt officers. this may mean more shocking cases come to light in the short term. we�*re joined now by former inspector of constabulary, zoe billingham. good morning, thank you so much for talking to us this morning. i would first of all like to know what you think about the comments that we heard from suella braverman in parliament yesterday? i heard from suella braverman in parliament yesterday?- parliament yesterday? i really welcome them, _ parliament yesterday? i really welcome them, sally. - parliament yesterday? i really welcome them, sally. i- parliament yesterday? i really welcome them, sally. i thinkl parliament yesterday? i really i welcome them, sally. i think the parliament yesterday? i really - welcome them, sally. i think the key issue for us now, the women up and down the country, is the restoration of trust. if we have to call the police, is that police officer in front of us here to protect us or to predate on us? and crucial to restoring trust is that other forces across the country take the same measures that mark rowley is leading in the metropolitan police to look back into its workforce, to test whether or not there are those

predators lurking there that need to be rooted out. and sally, i have to say, and i say this in all of the interviews i have done over the last couple of days, there are 140,000 police officers in england and wales. almost every single one gets up wales. almost every single one gets up to do a greatjob for us day in and day out, and it is utterly dismal for and day out, and it is utterly dismalfor them and day out, and it is utterly dismal for them to have to and day out, and it is utterly dismalfor them to have to hear about the appalling atrocities of carrick. but that said, we do need to restore public trust. in carrick. but that said, we do need to restore public trust.— to restore public trust. in order to do that, do _ to restore public trust. in order to do that. do we — to restore public trust. in order to do that, do we need _ to restore public trust. in order to do that, do we need to _ to restore public trust. in order to do that, do we need to find - to restore public trust. in order to do that, do we need to find out i to restore public trust. in order to i do that, do we need to find out how an officer like this was able to remain in hisjob for so many years? what happens about the people who maybe knew or suspected what was going on, but didn�*t or could not say anything? you going on, but didn't or could not say anything?— going on, but didn't or could not sa an hini? ., , say anything? you absolutely right. there are so _ say anything? you absolutely right. there are so many _ say anything? you absolutely right. there are so many questions - say anything? you absolutely right. there are so many questions about| there are so many questions about this case which is why it is good news that this has been referred into the angiolini inquiry, which is already looking into the circumstances around wayne couzens, and they are going to look into

carrick as well. how has this individual becomes undetected in policing for over 19 years, when they�*re not winning —— were there not warning signs that collies could have stepped forward and talked about? and is there a culture in policing of mistrust and misogyny, such that officers who do think that there is wrongdoing happening do not feel supported to step forward? that has to be a number one concern of police chiefs up and down the country. it is interesting, isn�*t it, that this story is very london focused, but i know from my work in the inspectorate, every single force in the country has similar concerns, not to the scale and extent, of course. but there will be officers within our midst that are not there for the right reasons, they may have come into policing to predate on vulnerable victims. the overall police leader in england and wales martin hewitt is chairing a group

across all forces to look at how all forces respond to this, and every force, notjust the metropolitan police, is going to look back ten years to see whether there have been complaints made about police officers in response to domestic abuse and serious sexual offences. where they miss joining the dots in respect of carrick, they cannot do it again. i respect of carrick, they cannot do it a . ain. . respect of carrick, they cannot do itaiain. , ,.,.'., it again. i remember back at the time of the _ it again. i remember back at the time of the awful— it again. i remember back at the time of the awful sarah - it again. i remember back at the time of the awful sarah everardl time of the awful sarah everard case, word coming from police that if a woman was approached by a lone police officer did not feel safe, maybe she wanted to attract attention like flagging down a bus, looking back, it is even scary to be told that. how can you make women and girls feel safe in the presence of a lone police officer right now when we are hearing stories like this? ., when we are hearing stories like this? . ., . when we are hearing stories like this? . . . ., , when we are hearing stories like this? . . . ., _., this? that advice was really cloth eared, this? that advice was really cloth eared. wasn't _ this? that advice was really cloth eared, wasn't it? _ this? that advice was really cloth eared, wasn't it? it _ this? that advice was really cloth eared, wasn't it? it didn't - this? that advice was really cloth eared, wasn't it? it didn't fill- this? that advice was really cloth eared, wasn't it? it didn't fill me | eared, wasn�*t it? it didn�*t fill me and i suspect most women listening to date with any sort of confidence. i think the whole issue is trust,

and trust is hard to gain an easily lost trust. i think police leader, chief constables and police and crime commissioners, no need to stand up to their public and pledged to them what they are doing specifically to make sure there are no rogue police officers in their banks. we have heard lots from the metropolitan police, rightly so, in the last couple of days, but i think the last couple of days, but i think the focus needs to turn, as the home secretary was saying in her statement to the house of commons yesterday, to all forces needing to double down on rooting out rogue officers. but the public need to see that happening and it needs to be transparent. that�*s why i do think there needs to be some more voices being heard from across the country as to what forces across england and wales are now doing. you as to what forces across england and wales are now doing. you mentioned a moment ago — wales are now doing. you mentioned a moment ago that _ wales are now doing. you mentioned a moment ago that perhaps _ wales are now doing. you mentioned a moment ago that perhaps there - wales are now doing. you mentioned a moment ago that perhaps there had i moment ago that perhaps there had been people recruited into the police who were attracted on preying on vulnerable people. how do you stop that problem in the recruitment

process now?— process now? really good bastion. vettin: process now? really good bastion. vetting has — process now? really good bastion. vetting has been _ process now? really good bastion. vetting has been talked _ process now? really good bastion. vetting has been talked about - process now? really good bastion. vetting has been talked about a i process now? really good bastion. l vetting has been talked about a lot, so that is the measures that are taken to check up on an individual, their background and so on before they get appointed as a police officer. clearly, vetting hasn�*t worked across policing in england and wales and that has not worked for some time. something that my former organisation has been flagging for a while so we need to tighten up the criteria to and the standards that enable someone to come into policing. vetting needs to be done well and it needs to set a higher standard. we also need to have, within our police, counter corruption units, enough resources and people in those counter corruption units to be able to check on officers who are suspect. it may be only small lines of inquiry and suspicions, by other members of staff that someone is acting in an odd way, perhaps going to off into a victim of domestic abuse�*s house, or looking at —— perhaps going to often

to a victim of domestic abuse�*s house or looking at phone numbers in the computer, which is not allowed, by the way. if those information can be given to properly resourced counter corruption units, then there is a way to root out these officers. thank you for talking to us this morning. it might seem like everyone is battling a bug at the moment, but now the chair of the royal college of gps says that winter coughs could be lasting longer this year. if you have been on a bus or in the office, you will have just heard constant coughing! professor kamila hawthorne says this could be because people are picking up one infection after another. dr helen walljoins us now. good morning. maybe you can give us some advice — good morning. maybe you can give us some advice as _ good morning. maybe you can give us some advice as well. _ good morning. maybe you can give us some advice as well. what _ good morning. maybe you can give us some advice as well. what are i good morning. maybe you can give us some advice as well. what are you i some advice as well. what are you singing your surgery? just some advice as well. what are you singing your surgery?— singing your surgery? just that, i don't think— singing your surgery? just that, i don't think you _ singing your surgery? just that, i don't think you need _ singing your surgery? just that, i don't think you need to _ singing your surgery? just that, i

don't think you need to be i singing your surgery? just that, i don't think you need to be a i singing your surgery? just that, i i don't think you need to be a medical don�*t think you need to be a medical professional to see that there are a lot of elections around, lots of people coughing and spluttering. why? i people coughing and spluttering. wh ? 4' , ., ., people coughing and spluttering. wh ? 4' ., ., why? i think there is a lot of speculation _ why? i think there is a lot of speculation about _ why? i think there is a lot of speculation about whether i why? i think there is a lot of i speculation about whether coughing is lasting longer or recurring infections, i don�*t think anybody really knows. it certainly seems possible that people are picking up one after another. i5 possible that people are picking up one after another. is it possible that people are picking up one after another.— one after another. is it because we were all inside _ one after another. is it because we were all inside for— one after another. is it because we were all inside for so _ one after another. is it because we were all inside for so long - one after another. is it because we were all inside for so long and i were all inside for so long and wearing masks for so long and keeping our distance, is it a reaction to that time? if keeping our distance, is it a reaction to that time?- keeping our distance, is it a reaction to that time? if we look at the science — reaction to that time? if we look at the science behind _ reaction to that time? if we look at the science behind it, _ reaction to that time? if we look at the science behind it, it's - reaction to that time? if we look at the science behind it, it's a - the science behind it, it�*s a possibility we have lost our resilience to infections. if we are going out and about, our immunity is constantly running in the background beating viruses, you might not even beating viruses, you might not even be ill but it is constantly building resilience and the ability to fight off infection, perhaps lost that because we were not mixing as much as we were but it is all

speculation. i do worry that because of all of the coughs going about, people say you pick up one after another, we need to be careful that we do not miss people who have a cough for another reason. if you have got a persistent cough that is going on and on, it could be that you arejust picking up going on and on, it could be that you are just picking up recurrent infection, you could have one that lasts a long time, it could be if you have not had infections like fever or snotty, you have not had infections like fever orsnotty, it you have not had infections like fever or snotty, it could be something underlying, you might need a chest x—ray or something. so something underlying, you might need a chest x-ray or something.— a chest x-ray or something. so what sort of time — a chest x-ray or something. so what sort of time would _ a chest x-ray or something. so what sort of time would you _ a chest x-ray or something. so what sort of time would you say, - a chest x-ray or something. so what sort of time would you say, how i a chest x-ray or something. so what | sort of time would you say, how long does it go on for before you go to the doctor? it does it go on for before you go to the doctor?— the doctor? it is a grey area because _ the doctor? it is a grey area because if— the doctor? it is a grey area because if someone - the doctor? it is a grey area because if someone has i the doctor? it is a grey area| because if someone has had the doctor? it is a grey area i because if someone has had a the doctor? it is a grey area - because if someone has had a chest infection, you might feel better but the cough can go on forever a few weeks because the lungs are recovering. the ball park is four weeks, if you have had a persistent cough for four weeks particularly if you are a smoker or x smoker, we

would start to investigate it. that�*s not to say that anybody who has got a cough for four weeks need to panic or that they have got underlying lung cancer, itjust raises a little alarm bell in our head which makes us think, do we need to think about investigations for this person? lats need to think about investigations for this person?— need to think about investigations for this person? lots of people have had a really — for this person? lots of people have had a really bad _ for this person? lots of people have had a really bad cough _ for this person? lots of people have had a really bad cough and - for this person? lots of people have had a really bad cough and felt i had a really bad cough and felt poorly, feel 0k had a really bad cough and felt poorly, feel ok but the cost days, as you mentioned, what do they do, due —— the cough stays, do they carry on with normal life and going to a school or hospital or to to stay at home? it�*s to a school or hospital or to to stay at home?— stay at home? it's hard to tell --eole stay at home? it's hard to tell people to _ stay at home? it's hard to tell people to stay _ stay at home? it's hard to tell people to stay at _ stay at home? it's hard to tell people to stay at home i stay at home? it's hard to tell. people to stay at home because stay at home? it's hard to tell- people to stay at home because this could go for weeks. people say, it�*s not covid, i have had this cough for weeks, people are embarrassed. the key is if you are systemically unwell, if you have got a fever, snotty, unwell in yourself, stay away from people because that is when you are most infectious and you can pass it on. if you have got a lingering cough, and you are through

the acute infection, the chances are that it the acute infection, the chances are thatitis the acute infection, the chances are that it is just your lungs recovering so i would not be concerned about getting on with normal life. it�*s difficult because we have got a cost of living crisis, i have seen patients who cannot afford to be off work, they are worried about losing theirjob. it�*s a really challenging time for everyone. a really challenging time for everyone-— a really challenging time for eve one. . �*, ., ~ everyone. and it's also like the social rules _ everyone. and it's also like the social rules have _ everyone. and it's also like the social rules have changed i everyone. and it's also like the i social rules have changed through covid, is it acceptable to go to the office with a cough, it used to be kind of, but is it now? can we ask you about this, we saw this story on the front page of the times, don�*t let them eat cake, it says. new advice is don�*t bring cake into the office because of the obesity risk. and the health and safety risk, may be the coughs and spluttering risk as well. what you make of that? it does feel like we are trying to control everything. at the end of the day, you have got to have a bit of willpower. it has been likened to passive smoking, which, i mean,

passive smoking, which, i mean, passive smoking, which, i mean, passive smoking, if somebody is smoking next you, you can not help inhaling it, but if someone brings inhaling it, but if someone brings in cakes, people can not eat it. lute in cakes, people can not eat it. we have still got cake in the office, we had a birthday party yesterday. it was absolutely gorgeous cake and everybody had a slice. you it was absolutely gorgeous cake and everybody had a slice.— everybody had a slice. you have to take some — everybody had a slice. you have to take some responsibility _ everybody had a slice. you have to take some responsibility for i everybody had a slice. you have to take some responsibility for your l take some responsibility for your own self. a, . take some responsibility for your own self. , , ., �* ., ., own self. maybe 'ust don't have a iiant slice own self. maybe 'ust don't have a giant slice of — own self. maybe just don't have a giant slice of cake. _ own self. maybe just don't have a giant slice of cake. you _ own self. maybe just don't have a giant slice of cake. you have i own self. maybe just don't have a giant slice of cake. you have gotl own self. maybe just don't have a i giant slice of cake. you have got to have some — giant slice of cake. you have got to have some pleasures _ giant slice of cake. you have got to have some pleasures in _ giant slice of cake. you have got to have some pleasures in the - have some pleasures in the workplace. i didn't like to say! i�*m workplace. i didn't like to say! i'm lad ou workplace. i didn't like to say! glad you are workplace. i didn't like to say! in glad you are not going to arrest us for eating cake yesterday.- glad you are not going to arrest us for eating cake yesterday. thank you so much helen. _ for eating cake yesterday. thank you so much helen, almost— for eating cake yesterday. thank you so much helen, almost like - for eating cake yesterday. thank you so much helen, almost like we i for eating cake yesterday. thank you so much helen, almost like we are l so much helen, almost like we are rethinking the whole rules of engagement after the pandemic. thank you. just coming up to court —— help us seven. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning

from bbc london, i�*mjim wheble. the family of rebecca ikamelo, who died in a crush during a concert at the 02 academy in brixton last month, is calling for a public inquiry. it comes after the bbc discovered some security guards at the venue regularly took bribes and let people into gigs without tickets. their employer, ap security, hasn�*t commented. i don�*t think it�*s something we�*ll get over. we�*ve just got to try and live around it and just try and focus on her children and just getting herjustice. people should just make sure that things like this don�*t happen again in the future. they�*ve just got to make sure that everything�*s on point and correct. it�*s just... because young mums are dying. two young people died from it. mayor of london sadiq khan has said efforts will be made to strip david carrick of his police pension, because his crimes were committed in connection with hisjob.

the met officer admitted he was a serial rapist, and was sacked by the force yesterday. but rules state that he will still keep at least 35% of his police pension. the most ethnically diverse area of england and wales has been revealed as newham. researchers from queen�*s university belfast analysed data from the 2021 census. outside of london, slough was the most diverse area. let�*s take a look at the tubes now. there�*s a good service on most of the lines. but there are minor delays on the district line, metropolitan and jubilee line, and severe delays on the piccadilly. and for all the latest travel news where you are, tune into your bbc local radio station for regular updates throughout the morning. now onto the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. it is another very cold start this morning.

temperatures below zero. a widespread and hard frost. a bit more of a breeze today, however, but plenty of winter sunshine. the met office has a yellow weather warning in place this morning for ice on untreated roads and services. quite slippery. any early cloud clearing south through the day. we�*ll see plenty of sunshine. a north, north—westerly breeze, however. temperatures look less cold than yesterday at five celsius, but factor in the winter chill, it is going to feeljust as chilly. 0vernight tonight, it is largely dry and clearagain. the temperature at sub zero, —3 the minimum, another widespread and hard frost as we head into thursday. we are hanging on to this northerly flow, the cold air very much with us. staying dry for thursday, we�*ll see some sunshine. milderairwaiting in the wings in the west. but we are very much still under this cold air as we head further through this week. it doesn�*t make any further progress eastwards until later on sunday into the first part of next week. that�*s it for now.

do check out our facebook page. there�*s an interesting story on their about london�*s oldest hospital, st bartolemew�*s. i�*ll see you in an hour. but for now, back to sally and jon. hello, this is breakfast withjon kay and sally nugent. just after half past seven. let�*s return now to our top story. and nurses at 55 trusts across england have started two days of strike action. in the last few minutes, the official picket at colchester hospital in essex has begun. we can see live pictures of that now. the royal college of nursing held walkouts last month, and it has further strike days planned — for both england and wales — in the first week of february. we�*re joined now by the rcn�*s general secretary, pat cullen. good morning. thank you for coming in. can we start with a message we

have just in. can we start with a message we havejust had in in. can we start with a message we have just had in from alan? in. can we start with a message we havejust had in from alan? he in. can we start with a message we have just had in from alan? he says, i am a patient, i�*m have just had in from alan? he says, iam a patient, i�*m in have just had in from alan? he says, i am a patient, i�*m in considerable pain, i can�*t get around. i am waiting fora knee pain, i can�*t get around. i am waiting for a knee replacement. they won�*t convince me that going on strike is going to make things better. yes, nurses deserve a pay rise, but it is unrealistic to strike if they are asking for one. what do you say to people like him? first of all, i would say to al and i�*m sorry that he is in pain, as a nurse myself. and i am sorry that he feels that way. we do have 7.2 million people, just like alan, sitting and waiting lists year on year. and they deserve better. and thatis year. and they deserve better. and that is one of those nurses are doing, standing out on picket lines losing another two days�* pay. we are speaking up for allen and people like allen. this is not also setting ourselves against our patients. we are speaking up on being the voice of our patients. they are not getting the services they require and should need.—

getting the services they require and should need. another message from ra , and should need. another message from ray. who _ and should need. another message from ray, who has— and should need. another message from ray, who has stage _ and should need. another message from ray, who has stage three i from ray, who has stage three prostate cancer. is operation was cancelled yesterday. i know you are saying that things like cancer care will go ahead, but he says his operation is not happening, which means the radiotherapy he is due to start in march is delayed. he says this will not affect people like him as a cancer patient is a lie. —— he says that to say this will not affect people like him. there were no nurses on _ affect people like him. there were no nurses on strike _ affect people like him. there were no nurses on strike yesterday. i affect people like him. there were no nurses on strike yesterday. he | no nurses on strike yesterday. he heard yesterday it was cancelled. no nurses on strike yesterday. he i heard yesterday it was cancelled. we have heard yesterday it was cancelled. - have continued throughout industrial action to make sure that argent cancer care continues. we have delegated those services. ray shouldn�*t have his treatment cancelled today. cancer care should be provided for patients today. emergency care, life providing services. i am sorry that has happened to ray because it

shouldn�*t. happened to ray because it shouldn't-— happened to ray because it shouldn't. that is one of the consequences, _ shouldn't. that is one of the consequences, even - shouldn't. that is one of the consequences, even if i shouldn't. that is one of the consequences, even if that i shouldn't. that is one of the | consequences, even if that is shouldn't. that is one of the i consequences, even if that is not the plan. what ray is saying is that is one of the consequences of having a strike? ~ ,�* .., is one of the consequences of having a strike? ~ ,�* .. ., a strike? well, patients' care and treatment. _ a strike? well, patients' care and treatment, like _ a strike? well, patients' care and treatment, like ray, _ a strike? well, patients' care and treatment, like ray, has- a strike? well, patients' care and treatment, like ray, has been i treatment, like ray, has been cancelled day after day, year after year, and it�*s really not suitable for our patients. we can�*t continue to live in —— and work in the crisis we have got within the health service. our patients do deserve better. ray and alan deserve better. every single patient watching this programme this morning, i want to say sorry. but there are 47,000 unfilled nursing post in england alone. and our nurses are really struggling to provide a safe and effective care for our patients. so what we are doing today is standing up what we are doing today is standing up and saying to this government, to the prime minister, on behalf of ray and on behalf of allen, they have

had enough, they deserve better. 0ur had enough, they deserve better. our patients require care and treatment in a timely fashion so they can get back to living their lives and this government needs to start to listen to every patient in this country that are standing alongside our nurses. ., , , , ., ., nurses. how urgent is this situation now when it — nurses. how urgent is this situation now when it comes _ nurses. how urgent is this situation now when it comes to _ nurses. how urgent is this situation now when it comes to the - nurses. how urgent is this situation i now when it comes to the negotiation over the ending of strikes? we heard last week there was a glimmer of optimism. talks had been called constructive. if strikes continue, and more strikes are announced, more delays, we have heard from the nhs confederation, 10,000 operations, 50,000 outpatient appointments cancelled. how urgent are these negotiations? it cancelled. how urgent are these negotiations?— cancelled. how urgent are these ne . otiations? . , , ., negotiations? it has never been more urient. we negotiations? it has never been more urgent- we had _ negotiations? it has never been more urgent. we had optimism _ negotiations? it has never been more urgent. we had optimism about i negotiations? it has never been more urgent. we had optimism about a i negotiations? it has never been more i urgent. we had optimism about a week ago when the prime minister himself seemed to have stepped in. and we felt that there was light at the end

of the tunnel. but unfortunately, that didn�*t come to fruition. so, i am saying to the prime minister today, he can continue to have strikes if he continues to dig into his trenches and government continue to do that. we need to get around a negotiating table. we need to sort this nhs crisis out for our patients, for the nursing staff that are really, really struggling, both personally and professionally every single day of the week. but this is backin single day of the week. but this is back in the hands of the government. we have extended an olive branch. in fact, the whole tree. let�*s get round the table and stop the strikes. so that we don�*t have to continue this into february. you have also _ continue this into february. you have also said _ continue this into february. you have also said that _ continue this into february. you have also said that you are writing to government today. you have mentioned specifically what they need to work on, a recruitment and retention premium, that is the

phrase we have heard. what does that mean? ~ .. phrase we have heard. what does that mean? ~ . ., mean? well, i have said time and time again — mean? well, i have said time and time again that _ mean? well, i have said time and time again that we _ mean? well, i have said time and time again that we need - mean? well, i have said time and time again that we need to i mean? well, i have said time and time again that we need to be i time again that we need to be respectful to nurses and get around a negotiating table. i had a meeting with the secretary of state on friday past. we put all of those options to the secretary of state. and we will follow those up in writing. but from friday i have heard nothing back. so, it is really incumbent now on this government to start to look seriously at resolving the formal dispute that our nursing staff, over 300 nurses have taken part in this ballot. —— 300,000. that is a significant mandate. it is now up to the government to grasp the nettle and resolve this dispute for nurses are so they can continue to work in the nhs and not leave in the hundreds that they are doing every single month. and try and get a resolution to this strike. i5 every single month. and try and get a resolution to this strike.— a resolution to this strike. is that a resolution to this strike. is that a chance a resolution to this strike. is that a change in _ a resolution to this strike. is that a change in pay _ a resolution to this strike. is that a change in pay structure? i a resolution to this strike. is that. a change in pay structure? there's a resolution to this strike. is that i a change in pay structure? there's a number of options _ a change in pay structure? there's a number of options we _ a change in pay structure? there's a number of options we have - a change in pay structure? there's a number of options we have put i a change in pay structure? there's a

number of options we have put to i a change in pay structure? there's a. number of options we have put to the secretary of state. let�*s get to the negotiating table. i will set out my stall on behalf of those 300,000 plus nurses. the government will have an opportunity to do that as well. then we can find a way through. but we need to address pay in 2022-2023 for through. but we need to address pay in 2022—2023 for that nursing staff. that premium, is that the one—off payment we have been hearing about, this potential lump sum? look. payment we have been hearing about, this potential lump sum?— this potential lump sum? look, there needs to be — this potential lump sum? look, there needs to be significant _ this potential lump sum? look, there needs to be significant investment i needs to be significant investment made within the nursing profession. i know you don�*t want to get into negotiating an hour. is that technically what you are talking about? .. technically what you are talking about? ., ., , ., , about? there are options there within the _ about? there are options there within the pray _ about? there are options there within the pray framework i about? there are options there within the pray framework for i within the pray framework for nursing staff and other health care workers. —— pay framework. those are options i want to seriously put on the table, as i did last friday when i spoke to the secretary of state. let�*s now progress those. let�*s get round the table and talking about the strikes. ==

round the table and talking about the strikes. .. round the table and talking about the strikes. . ., ~ round the table and talking about the strikes-— the strikes. -- and talk and avert these strikes. _ the strikes. -- and talk and avert these strikes. where _ the strikes. -- and talk and avert these strikes. where do - the strikes. -- and talk and avert these strikes. where do you i the strikes. -- and talk and avert| these strikes. where do you think these strikes. where do you think the problem is? i these strikes. where do you think the problem is?— the problem is? i honestly do not know. i honestly _ the problem is? i honestly do not know. i honestly don't _ the problem is? i honestly do not know. i honestly don't know. i the problem is? i honestly do not know. i honestly don't know. but| know. i honestly don�*t know. but certainly from listening to the media and from informal sources they would say it is with the treasury. but that again is not confirmed. but it doesn�*t matter where the blockages. those blockages need to be dealt with. we need to find a resolution for patients sitting and waiting lists. they deserve better and our nurses deserve better. those people that carried us through the pandemic and long, long before it, they are now working in an incredibly fragile service. they are owed something more than this to push them onto picket lines this morning when i want to be in their hospitals, in the homes caring for patients, that is what every single noise in this country wants to do. and what do you say to ray and alan, if they are worried about today�*s

strikes, an escalation in last month, next month could be even more severe in terms of implications? look, my heart goes out to ray and alan and every other patient on the waiting list year on year. but we are desperately trying to save the nhs. that�*s what every single nurses trying to do. we are not trying to make life more difficult for our patients. we stand by our patients. every single moment of the day. we work unpaid hours to make sure the patients are cared for in what are really very challenging conditions. so, we are with you, alan and ray. we are with every single patient today. we are desperately trying to sort this out for you. it�*s not about us trying to do anything to add more pain and suffering to our patients. pat, thank you very much indeed. it is 7:42am. let�*s go to carol for

the weather. it is cold. it certainly is. good morning. it is cold, it is frosty and once again there is the risk of ice on untreated surfaces. further snow showers for some. all of us. this beautiful picture taken in the isle of wight by one of our weather watchers this morning. the snow and ice could lead to some disruption. if you are heading out, do take extra care. how long will the cold weather last? well, for the next few days anyway. the blues remain across our sure is. something milder comes in from the atlantic during the course of saturday. that milder air moves across many parts of the country. on sunday, a little bit more, but not quite into the far south—east. in the south east is where we will hang the coldest conditions for longest. you can also see on the radar picture where we have had some snow showers already as we have gone through this morning. falling on frozen services. the risk of ice exacerbated. we have got lying snow in places. further

snow showers do come across the far north of scotland. windy here. windy down the north sea coastline as we go through the day. some showers on shore. 0n the coast there will be a mixture of sleet and rain. further inland it is more likely to be snow or sneyd break sleet. —— snow and sleet. a lot of dry weather. a fair bit of sunshine with variable cloud. it is going to be windy in the west. the wind chill taken the edge of those temperatures today. three to 7 degrees. colderagainst those temperatures today. three to 7 degrees. colder against your those temperatures today. three to 7 degrees. colderagainst yourskin. as we head into this evening and overnight, the low pressure dragging these showers with it clears into these showers with it clears into the new continent. clear skies. further snow, the new continent. clear skies. furthersnow, rain the new continent. clear skies. further snow, rain and sleet coming into the north of scotland, snow showers in northern ireland, northern ireland, part of the midlands, wales and south—west in them. underthe midlands, wales and south—west in them. under the clear skies what he will find these temperatures will fall away rapidly. and we will see a

widespread frost and once again, tomorrow morning, the risk of ice on untreated surfaces. notjust the roads. also the pavements. tomorrow, this weather front skirt pass, well, taking some rain with it. the second weather front in the north of scotland brings in rain, sleet and snow. the total is really mounting across the far north of scotland. some wintry showers in northern ireland, perhaps rowan cheshire, the north midlands and wales. but tomorrow, it is going to be a quieter day with lots of dry weather and a fair bit of sunshine. lighter winds. showers clipping the far west of england. these are the temps. —— temperatures. no heatwave in the offing. two newcastle to six or seven in offing. two newcastle to six or seven in the offing. two newcastle to six or seven in the north—west offing. two newcastle to six or seven in the north—west the offing. two newcastle to six or seven in the north—west the channel islands. john is here with the latest on the australian open. rafael nadal, the defending champion is out. he is a massive draw. 0ne

rafael nadal, the defending champion is out. he is a massive draw. one of the star names. you kind of think about playing alongside another djokovic, roger federer, serena williams. is this the beginning of the end for him with all his injury problems? they had to drop out of the semifinals at wimbledon last year. he is 36 now, i think. it has been an ongoing issue. injuries at the back end of last year. you just wonder. good morning. defending champion, rafael nadal is out of the australian open after losing in the second round to world number 65 mackenzie mcdonald. he�*s been in poorform heading into the event and certainly struggled physically in melbourne today. the 36—year—old suffered what appeared to be a hip injury in the second set, crouching down, visibly in pain before seeking medical treatment. his partner was clearly distressed about what she was witnessing, but nadal showed his usual fight, leaving it all out on the court. it was though just delaying the inevitable with mcdonald taking

it in straight sets, handing nadal his earliest exit at the australian open since 2016. a reminder that later emma raducanu takes on coco gauff in a blockbuster of a match. that is also in the second round. cameron norrie is playing later as well. liverpool, no strangers to putting on a show themselves, had not hit their usual heights this season. the holders are through to the fourth round of the fa cup, beating wolves 1—0 at molineux. they will be joined by several other teams after a night of third round replays, asjoe lynskey reports. for liverpool this was third round relief, a breakthrough. for now at least, the smile is back. their gloom would lift in a match her briefly the lights went out. it is all happening _ briefly the lights went out. it 3 all happening tonight. briefly the lights went out. it is all happening tonight. when i briefly the lights went out. it is i all happening tonight. when wolves resumed, all happening tonight. when wolves resumed. they _ all happening tonight. when wolves resumed, they gave _ all happening tonight. when wolves resumed, they gave liverpool i all happening tonight. when wolves resumed, they gave liverpool a - resumed, they gave liverpool 3 sighting. then resumed, they gave liverpool a sighting. then 19—year—old midfielder took this tie on by himself. ., ., , ~

midfielder took this tie on by himself. . . , ~ harve himself. oh, what a strike! harvey elliott! he last — himself. oh, what a strike! harvey elliott! he last scored _ himself. oh, what a strike! harvey elliott! he last scored in _ himself. oh, what a strike! harvey elliott! he last scored in october, | elliott! he last scored in october, the same month his team last kept a clean sheet in the top flight. this time they were resolute. wolves�* few chances are slipped by and liverpool to plan ahead. in the fourth round they face brighton, who beat them 3-0 at they face brighton, who beat them 3—0 at the weekend. they face brighton, who beat them 3-0 at the weekend.— 3-0 at the weekend. you've got a smile on your _ 3-0 at the weekend. you've got a smile on your face. _ 3-0 at the weekend. you've got a smile on your face. how- 3-0 at the weekend. you've got a smile on your face. how much - 3-0 at the weekend. you've got ai smile on your face. how much did 3-0 at the weekend. you've got a - smile on your face. how much did you smile on yourface. how much did you enjoy it? b, smile on your face. how much did you en'o it? �* ., �* smile on your face. how much did you en'o it? �* ., ~ ., smile on your face. how much did you en'o it? �* ., �* ., �* smile on your face. how much did you en'o it? �* ., ~ ., ~ ., enjoy it? a lot. a lot. a rare feeling. _ enjoy it? a lot. a lot. a rare feeling. you _ enjoy it? a lot. a lot. a rare feeling, you are _ enjoy it? a lot. a lot. a rare feeling, you are right. - enjoy it? a lot. a lot. a rare feeling, you are right. it - enjoy it? a lot. a lot. a rare i feeling, you are right. it feels like ages— feeling, you are right. it feels like ages ago. that we had that feeling — like ages ago. that we had that feeling that we win and play well. yes, _ feeling that we win and play well. yes. we _ feeling that we win and play well. yes, we had to fight hard in the end, _ yes, we had to fight hard in the end. of— yes, we had to fight hard in the end, of course. that is the nature of the _ end, of course. that is the nature of the competition.— of the competition. forest green were in the _ of the competition. forest green were in the third _ of the competition. forest green were in the third round - of the competition. forest green were in the third round for - of the competition. forest green were in the third round for the i were in the third round for the first time in a decade. no waterlogged pitch this time as they faced birmingham city. they did this. its faced birmingham city. they did this. �* , ., , , faced birmingham city. they did this. �* , , ~ this. a shooting opportunity. an absolute peach _ this. a shooting opportunity. an absolute peach of _ this. a shooting opportunity. an absolute peach of a _ this. a shooting opportunity. an absolute peach of a strike! - this. a shooting opportunity. an absolute peach of a strike! butl this. a shooting opportunity. an| absolute peach of a strike! but a cotswold curler _ absolute peach of a strike! but a cotswold curler brought - absolute peach of a strike! but a cotswold curler brought a - absolute peach of a strike! but a cotswold curler brought a fightback from birmingham city, who scored twice. then they kept hold of the

lead with an extraordinary save. it is clawed away. sensational! - lead with an extraordinary save. it is clawed away. sensational! and| is clawed away. sensational! and thouah is clawed away. sensational! and though forest — is clawed away. sensational! and though forest green _ is clawed away. sensational! and though forest green came - is clawed away. sensational! and though forest green came that l is clawed away. sensational! and - though forest green came that close, the team with most regret were chesterfield, who went to championship west brom and got swept away. the non—league side were second from a win in the first game but their moment had gone. a 4—0 win for the baggies in the replay. chesterfield, a cold and cruel night in the cup. joe lynskey, bbc news. it was all going off at molineux last night. there was that goal, the lights went out, the floodlights went out, and this. now, it wouldn�*t have been lost on anyone watching the bbc�*s coverage last night that the studio broadcast was interrupted live on air. gary lineker�*s facial expression at times said it all, as he was repeatedly interrupted by some suspect noises, as he chatted to the studio team. after some closer inspection by detective lineker and the team, it transpired the sounds were coming from a hidden mobile phone taped

to the back of a set. the bbc later apologised to any viewers offended. and after discovering the device, gary explained after what had played out. when it started i did recognise that sound. i think we�*ve all been done with that, when you open a whatsapp or something, somebody has sent it through as a trick on a train, or when you�*re busy in people�*s company! it was quite difficult to cope with during the pre—match build—up. i thought maybe it had gone to one of the pundit�*s phones. and then i thought, no, it�*s too loud. it sounds like it�*s... then i obviously worked out that it was a prank. the perils of live broadcasting. you never know what you are going to have to deal with. he said nervously looking around! very well dealt with in the end. this might have some

manchester united fans smiling too, those that have long grown tired of the club�*s ownership, with confirmation the british billionaire sirjim ratcliffe, who was born in greater manchester, has entered the race to buy it. it comes two months after its owners, the glazerfamily, said they would consider selling it. ratcliffe made an unsuccessful bid to buy chelsea last year, but is known to be a united fan. they play crystal palace in the league tonight, where they could climb up to second. much improved this season under their new manager, erik ten hag. what is going on and off the pitch as well, rejuvenation, rebuilding the stadium at old trafford. this, for the fans, they will think, perhaps, it could happen. thank you very much. it is just after ten minutes to eight. mornings are never going to be quite the same again. he�*s the veteran broadcaster who�*s been presenting bbc radio 2�*s mid—morning show for more than 30 years.

yesterday, ken bruce announced he�*s leaving to join greatest hits radio. the 71—year—old broke the news on his show yesterday morning, saying it was "time for a change. let�*s have a listen to him in action over the years. ken bruce... hello, chums. now then, it is time for— ken bruce... hello, chums. now then, it is time for the _ ken bruce... hello, chums. now then, it is time for the biggest _ ken bruce... hello, chums. now then, it is time for the biggest craze - ken bruce... hello, chums. now then, it is time for the biggest craze in - it is time for the biggest craze in the world — it is time for the biggest craze in the world. and our first contestant today— the world. and our first contestant today is _ the world. and our first contestant today is a — the world. and our first contestant today is a gentleman by the name of sean caving — today is a gentleman by the name of sean caving in. good day to you. | sean caving in. good day to you. i am sean caving in. good day to you. am excited sean caving in. good day to you. i am excited and nervous in equal measure. . ., ,,., , measure. french and saunders in the studio! we are _ measure. french and saunders in the studio! we are going _ measure. french and saunders in the studio! we are going to _ measure. french and saunders in the studio! we are going to do _ measure. french and saunders in the studio! we are going to do this - measure. french and saunders in the studio! we are going to do this for i studio! we are going to do this for real _ studio! we are going to do this for real i've _ studio! we are going to do this for real. i've got questions here. we don't know _ real. i've got questions here. , don't know what they are. real. i've got questions here. we don't know what they are. east l real. i've got questions here. we| don't know what they are. east of eden. don't know what they are. east of eden- funnily _ don't know what they are. east of eden. funnily enough, _ don't know what they are. east of eden. funnily enough, that's - don't know what they are. east of eden. funnily enough, that's my| eden. funnily enough, that's my phone, _ eden. funnily enough, that's my phone, i— eden. funnily enough, that's my phone, i should have switched it off! today. — phone, i should have switched it off! today, sara cox will be talking to me _ off! today, sara cox will be talking to me about my tracks of my years.

tell us— to me about my tracks of my years. tell us about — to me about my tracks of my years. tell us about the snake by al wilson? i tell us about the snake by al wilson? ., , ., ~ , i. wilson? i love this. it makes you want to get _ wilson? i love this. it makes you want to get up — wilson? i love this. it makes you want to get up and _ wilson? i love this. it makes you want to get up and dance. - wilson? i love this. it makes you want to get up and dance. david| want to get up and dance. david bowie. — want to get up and dance. david bowie, life on mars? the main man. gary barlow— bowie, life on mars? the main man. gary barlow is in there. people have turned _ gary barlow is in there. people have turned up _ gary barlow is in there. people have turned up to— gary barlow is in there. people have turned up to see you. i thought they were my— turned up to see you. i thought they were my fans. it turns out they are here _ were my fans. it turns out they are here to _ were my fans. it turns out they are here to see — were my fans. it turns out they are here to see you. i will be moving on from _ here to see you. i will be moving on from how _ here to see you. i will be moving on from now. nothing stays the same forever~ _ from now. nothing stays the same forever~ lt — from now. nothing stays the same forever. it has been a tremendously happy— forever. it has been a tremendously happy time — forever. it has been a tremendously happy time for me today. —— i am moving _ happy time for me today. —— i am moving on— happy time for me today. —— i am moving on from radio 2. after 45 years— moving on from radio 2. after 45 years of— moving on from radio 2. after 45 years of full—time broadcasting on bbc radio, — years of full—time broadcasting on bbc radio, it is time for a change. we�*rejoined now by radio presenter shaun keaveny. you just saw him briefly in that clip. when ken announced this, it marked the end of an era, didn�*t it? oh, that question. but weirdly, sally, i actually tuned in

yesterday, and i don�*t usually at that time, the very moment, at the end of his link, and i started to panic and thought, i can�*t have heard what i have just heard, it is like the ravens leaving the tower. went on to social media and it was confirmed. it is unbelievable to think that. it is difficult to countenance. 3! years on this run. a bit like terry wogan before him, around the same time, he was at radio 2 before that. just like you mentioned himself though, in his typically understated way, everything must change. even mount everest won�*t be there in 5 billion years. ken bruce, he can�*t be there forever. it�*s ridiculous, but true. is that how you regard him, as a mount everest of broadcasting, a dj? i do. the mount rushmore, certainly. i do. the mount rushmore, certainly. i worked across the road at wogan house, and still do occasionally, for 14 years, and it was a hothouse

of the greats. to be able to be in a lift with sir terry wogan, or to see jeremy vine walk past, or lynn bowles on traffic, or steve wright, ken bruce, i would occasionally get a glimpse of these guys and talk to them, it felt like you are being anointed by greatness. i mean, ken is one of the most familiar, avuncular, gently hilarious people you will ever meet. and he has created over all these years this incredible bond with his audience. it's incredible bond with his audience. it�*s a beautiful thing to watch. i don�*t think people realise how difficult it is to create that. not very many people can do it. he is the past master, he is the don. he is. the thing that can bruce has always done is he has made it look really easy. and it look really easy. and sound very easy. like he�*s barely trying. what is that gift? how does that happen? i barely trying. what is that gift? how does that happen?- barely trying. what is that gift? how does that happen? i don't duck well, ou how does that happen? i don't duck well. you need _ how does that happen? i don't duck

well, you need opportunity. - how does that happen? i don't duck well, you need opportunity. you - how does that happen? i don't duck i well, you need opportunity. you need a time to build that to some degree. when i started, i a whippersnapper in comparison to ken atjust 50, but even when i started 22, 23 years ago, there was overnight radio. you could ply your trade in front of very few people and get used to it and get ready. that�*s a great advantage if you have that. but there�*s something innate within certain people, terry, ken, john peel certain people, terry, ken, john peel, you know, somebody like trevor nelson or sara cox, zoe ball, with a lot of these people there is a sort of innate cam and innate ability to be in the moment and tojust, of innate cam and innate ability to be in the moment and to just, just to talk to 8 million people as though they are one person. i know that it though they are one person. i know thatitis though they are one person. i know that it is a cliche. as i say, it is innate in some people. and ken is the man. he innate in some people. and ken is the man. , ., , ., the man. he is the man. he is also the man. he is the man. he is also the latest — the man. he is the man. he is also the latest to _ the man. he is the man. he is also the latest to leave _

the man. he is the man. he is also the latest to leave radio _ the man. he is the man. he is also the latest to leave radio 2. - the man. he is the man. he is also the latest to leave radio 2. a - the man. he is the man. he is also the latest to leave radio 2. a lot i the latest to leave radio 2. a lot of stuff in the papers this morning. brought cries —— broadcast critic saying, what is going on at radio 2? chris evans, steve wright, the list goes on. what is going on at radio 2? i goes on. what is going on at radio 2? ., �* ~ ., goes on. what is going on at radio 2? ., �* 4' ., �* , goes on. what is going on at radio 2? i don't know if there's anything particularly _ 2? i don't know if there's anything particularly going _ 2? i don't know if there's anything particularly going on _ 2? i don't know if there's anything particularly going on at _ 2? i don't know if there's anything particularly going on at radio - particularly going on at radio 2. what we have to do is watch your programme, what�*s the news, to be aware of the world for a moment. the entire world is in a beer —— bizarre transitional meltdown, whether it is political or it is a large radio station. radio 2 and the bbc in general are competing now to win multifarious platforms. when ken started back in the early 90s, you had three national radio stations and 40 other stations. now it�*s amazing how many possibilities there are out there. everything is changing. there are podcasts that broadcasters can do. we started around little internet subscription

station. anything is possible. with that possibility broadcast platforms have got a big challenge, i think, as far as keeping talent in one particular place. and ken is right, really. and ken is always right. it is the tower of ken. it is like take that say, everything changes. you have to roll with the punches sometimes.— sometimes. that's ok. i am interested — sometimes. that's ok. i am interested to _ sometimes. that's ok. i am interested to know, - sometimes. that's ok. i am interested to know, who - sometimes. that's ok. i am i interested to know, who comes sometimes. that's ok. i am - interested to know, who comes next? who is the new talent? yeah, hands up. would you like it? oh, my god! what a platform for whoever gets it. when you are a broadcaster, the clue is in the title to a degree. broadcasting is a thing that has been happening for 100 years or so now. ken has got one of the biggest audiences in europe and that is because of ken. i don�*t

know who comes next. i�*m really interested to look. if they tapped me on the shoulder, if the hand came down, it�*s you! i would give it a go. we sort of created are my own thing, community garden, and i love that. but that is the thing. now you can narrow cast, you can find your people, you can do a very specific thing to a very specific audience. there is nothing like the thrill of being a national broadcaster and broadcasting to millions at once. 50 whoever does get a tad job, be it whomever, maybe it is gary davies, maybe it is trevor nelson, we don�*t know, they are going to be in a very blessed position, ithink, to know, they are going to be in a very blessed position, i think, to build something new in that slot. very exciting times in a way.- something new in that slot. very exciting times in a way. thank you so much for— exciting times in a way. thank you so much forjoining _ exciting times in a way. thank you so much forjoining us. _ exciting times in a way. thank you so much forjoining us. it - exciting times in a way. thank you so much forjoining us. it will- exciting times in a way. thank you so much forjoining us. it will be i so much forjoining us. it will be interesting. rylan is another name that has been mentioned this morning. we will find out sooner or later. thanks. still to come, we are behind the scenes with the badgers

and the owls. speaking to michaela strachan and chris packham about the new series of winterwatch. that is a live picture. we are in the nest, looking on the river bank, we will get some explanation. stay with us, headlines coming up. good morning, welcome to breakfast with sally nugent and jon kay. our headlines today. thousands of nurses are due to begin a two—day strike over pay affecting a quarter of hospital and community

health services in england. inflation figures published this morning show that the rate of prices slowed in december but remains close to a 40—year high. good morning from a farm in north yorkshire, where i have been finding out where rising costs are affecting rural communities. good afternoon year two. good afternoon mr davies. we go back to school with mr davies to learn how the ioo—year—old inspires the next generation with their reading. in sport this morning. the defending champion rafa nadal is out of of the australian open, losing in straight sets mackenzie mcdonald. good morning, a cold and frosty start to the day once again. the risk of ice on untreated surfaces.

further snow showers coming our way especially in the north and west, but a lot of us will have a dry day with a fair bit of sunshine but it will be windy. all of the details later in the programme. it�*s wednesday the 18th of january. nurses in england are striking today and tomorrow in an ongoing dispute over pay and conditions. members of the royal college of nursing last took action in december and they�*re planning further walk—outs next month, which will also cover wales. zoe conway has the latest. safe staffing saves lives! it�*s five weeks since nurses first went on strike this winter. yet there�*s no resolution in sight. in fact, the dispute is only intensifying. nurses are taking industrial action at even more nhs trusts today than they did before christmas. we want to make nursing a safe and sustainable profession for all. we need to sort this nhs crisis we need to sort this nhs crisis out we need to sort this nhs crisis out for our patients, for the nursin-

for our patients, for the nursing staff that are really struggling both personally and professionally every single day of the week. this is now back in government hands. we have extended an olive branch. in fact, the whole tree, to government. we have said meet us halfway, so come on, let�*s get around the table and stop the strikes so we don�*t have to continue this into february. nurses at 55 trusts in england will be on strike today and tomorrow. next month it will be more widespread covering 73 trusts. i2 widespread covering 73 trusts. 12 health boards and organisations in wales will also be going on strike. a decision will be taken in northern ireland in further weeks but it is paused in scotland where discussions continue. the advice for people who have medical appointments on strike days is to assume they�*re going ahead if the hospital hasn�*t been in touch. nhs leaders are warning that the strikes couldn�*t come

at a more difficult time for the nhs, with emergency care under pressure and high rates of flu and covid. i think it�*s getting increasingly frustrating that no, no solution has been found to this strike action in the nhs. it�*s bad for patients, it�*s bad for staff, it�*s bad for everyone. in a statement, the health secretary, steve barclay, said patients will understandably be worried by the prospect of further strike action. the previous two days of nurse strike saw around 30,000 elective procedures and outpatient appointments cancelled. and the department said the health secretary had constructive talks with the royal college of nursing and other unions about the 2023—24 pay process. and he looks forward to continuing that dialogue. there�*s more disruption on the way. the rcn says that next month nurses will stage their biggest strikes so far. and later today, the gmb union could announce as many as six new ambulance strikes. zoe conway, bbc news. our reporter simon dedman is outside

colchester hospital, in essex. we can go to that picket line now. and impact today for the nurses, the nhs and for patients. yes. and impact today for the nurses, the nhs and for patients.— nhs and for patients. yes, strike action is now _ nhs and for patients. yes, strike action is now under _ nhs and for patients. yes, strike action is now under way - nhs and for patients. yes, strike action is now under way at - nhs and for patients. yes, strike action is now under way at 55 - nhs and for patients. yes, strike i action is now under way at 55 trusts across england. thousands of nurses are expected to take to the picket line. it is going to be lasting for 12 hours, and there will be a strike year, and at those trusts, again tomorrow. nhs providers warns there will be a big impact on services, bigger than the strikes last year, because more trusts in england are on strike and because they are back to back. the advice to patient is, if you have got an appointment, to still come unless you have heard from the trust that they have been postponed. and they also say you should seek advice from 111. gps,

dentists, community pharmacists are not affected by this industrial action. emergency kit —— care, chemotherapy and kidney dialysis was overtaking plates at hospitals like colchester but routine procedures are expected to be badly affected. they could be postponed. these will be things like hip replacement and many operations and community nurse visits. nurses, it�*s notjust about pay, that is what they are certainly saying here, it�*s also about conditions. nursing vacancies remain unfilled, they are also concerned about patient safety. we have heard today from the rcn that no formal or informal new offer has been made. the health secretary says he is looking forward to continued constructive talks but if there is not a significant development, the rcn says there will be even greater strikes next month.—

strikes next month. thank you for the update- _ the train drivers�* union, aslef, has announced two days of strikes next month. the action on the ist and 3rd of february will affect 15 rail companies. train drivers who are members of the rmt union will also be striking on the same days. staff at 150 uk universities will also take industrial action on the ist of february, the university and college union has announced. it�*s the first of 18 strike days planned in february and march. the other 17 will be confirmed next week. the union, which held strikes in november, rejected a pay offer last week. the latest inflation figures show that price rises slowed for a second month in a row but the cost of living remains close to a 40—year high. hannah is at a farm in north yorkshire this morning to explain more. good morning, hannah. good morning. that fiaure good morning, hannah. good morning. that figure that — good morning, hannah. good morning. that figure that we _

good morning, hannah. good morning. that figure that we have _ good morning, hannah. good morning. that figure that we have had _ good morning, hannah. good morning. that figure that we have had in - good morning, hannah. good morning. that figure that we have had in the - that figure that we have had in the last hour or so shows that inflation is now at 10.5%, having eased very slightly. make no mistake, though, prices are still rising at one of the fastest rates in decades. more than five times as quickly as the bank of england would like. something that cost you £10 in november would have cost you £10 for parents by the time you got to december. —— £10.04. that is replicated over every transaction that we make. that is on average, some things are going down slightly, diesel fell by 8p per litre and clothes, shoes, activities that people were doing in the run—up to christmas, were not going up as quickly as they had been. food and drinks are still up massively more than average. we know that basics in particular that people need to live are really going up particularly quickly. the government has had to

spend to that, this is what the chancellor had to say this morning. there is still a long way to go in the battle — there is still a long way to go in the battle against inflation. any country. — the battle against inflation. any country, anywhere in the world, with inflation _ country, anywhere in the world, with inflation over 10%, is seeing it at inflation over10%, is seeing it at dangerous— inflation over 10%, is seeing it at dangerous levels for the stability of an— dangerous levels for the stability of an economy. but for families up and down — of an economy. but for families up and down the country, they are seeing — and down the country, they are seeing food price inflation of near 17%, seeing food price inflation of near 17%. and — seeing food price inflation of near 17%, and that is causing a massive hike in— 17%, and that is causing a massive hike in the — 17%, and that is causing a massive hike in the cost of the weekly shop. what _ hike in the cost of the weekly shop. what that— hike in the cost of the weekly shop. what that really shows is that for us and _ what that really shows is that for us and for— what that really shows is that for us and for other countries, the most important _ us and for other countries, the most important thing is to stick to a plan _ important thing is to stick to a plan to— important thing is to stick to a plan to bring down inflation. the prime _ plan to bring down inflation. the prime minister has said that he wants— prime minister has said that he wants to — prime minister has said that he wants to halve inflation in the coming — wants to halve inflation in the coming yearand wants to halve inflation in the coming year and for families and businesses, it absolutely essential that we _ businesses, it absolutely essential that we stick to that plan. much businesses, it absolutely essential that we stick to that plan.- that we stick to that plan. much of this, of course, _ that we stick to that plan. much of this, of course, is _ that we stick to that plan. much of this, of course, is caused - that we stick to that plan. much of this, of course, is caused by - that we stick to that plan. much of this, of course, is caused by a - this, of course, is caused by a global energy prices which are out of the government�*s control but even as they do achieve that aim of bringing down the rate at which prices are rising, it seems that things are going to remain a much

more expensive than we would have been used to just a year or so ago. thank you, hannah, for yourfigures and the explanation. that is a beautiful scenic with the sunrise and a sprinkling of snow. scotland�*s first minister nicola sturgeon says the row over gender recognition laws will inevitably end up in court. holyrood passed a bill which would have made it quicker and easierfor trans people to legally change sex, but this was blocked by the westminster government who said it could affect equalities legislation. let�*s get more on this now with our chief political correspondent, nick eardley. good morning, nick. no sign of anybody coming to any kind of agreement over this anytime soon? in agreement over this anytime soon? in a micro no, sally, and ultimately, the uk government the power to stop this bill becoming law. bind the uk government the power to stop this bill becoming law.— this bill becoming law. and that is what is happening _ this bill becoming law. and that is what is happening at _ this bill becoming law. and that is what is happening at the - this bill becoming law. and that is| what is happening at the moment. this bill becoming law. and that is - what is happening at the moment. we had from the scottish secretary, alistair, —— alisterjack yesterday, and he said it was about the law. if

the scottish government makes some changes to the bill, they would be prepared to look at it again. chatting to people close to nicola sturgeon, they are not convinced at all that this is just about the law, they think that there is something wide at play here. that this is about the politics of the issue as well. and opposition from some in the conservative party to the policy that the scottish government voted for, to make it easierfor people to change their legal sex. and he talked about this being part of a culture war, that phrase that we hear bandied about sometimes. that�*s what scotland�*s first minister thinks is going on here, this is what she told the bbc yesterday. i can say categorically the scottish government will vigorously defend this legislation, but in doing so, we will— this legislation, but in doing so, we will be — 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 _ democratically elected, to legislate in areas of our competence, in short we will— in areas of our competence, in short we will be _ in areas of our competence, in short we will be defending scottish democracy. we will be defending scottish democracy-— we will be defending scottish democracy. we will be defending scottish democra . , , , democracy. remember this is the first time that — democracy. remember this is the first time that this _ democracy. remember this is the first time that this veto _ democracy. remember this is the first time that this veto has - democracy. remember this is the first time that this veto has been | first time that this veto has been used by the uk government and they say it is an extra ordinary situation, it�*s not a decision they took lightly. they took a lot about it but concluded that the scottish law had too much of an impact on the rest of the uk and on uk wide legislation. where is this going to end? in the courts, because the scottish government is adamant it will not back down on this, it is going to try and pursue, perhaps checking whether the uk government followed its own policies when it made the decision to block this law. this is not going away, sally. thank ou ve this is not going away, sally. thank you very much. _ this is not going away, sally. thank you very much, nick. _ the former chancellor nadhim zahawi has not denied a report he has agreed to pay millions of pounds in tax to settle a dispute with revenue and customs. it comes after the sun on sunday claimed mr zahawi�*s representatives would pay a "seven—figure sum" to hmrc.

a representative for mr zahawi did not issue a denial when asked by the bbc if it was true, and said his tax affairs "were and are fully up to date and paid in the uk". hmrc said it would not comment on the affairs of individual taxpayers. officials say a helicopter has crashed near mckinley gordon in a ukrainian town near kyiv. the governor said children and staff were inside when an aircraft hit a building causing a number of casualties. it was also close to a residential building. we will bring you the latest and we get it. it is bitterly cold out there this morning. if you have cold, spare a thought forfour morning. if you have cold, spare a thought for four british women who decided to take up jobs thought for four british women who decided to take upjobs in

antarctica. a few weeks ago we spoke to two members of the team before they travelled 9,000 miles to run the world�*s most remote post office in port lockroy and keep records of the local penguins. here�*s a reminder. i think it�*s going to be very busy. we are expecting a lot of tourists, and we�*ve got a lot ofjobs to do. we are running the post office and the museum, the penguin survey and the shop. so i think it�*s going to be a very busy time. is the wi—fi good enough? i don't think there's any internet. no, there�*s no wi—fi. but we will be producing blogs on the uk antarctica website, so, that�*s a way that people can keep up with what we�*re doing. you can send us a postcard from the post office, can�*t you? we can absolutely do that! guess what? they did! the postcard arrived this morning.— arrived this morning. more amazingly. _ arrived this morning. more amazingly. it _ arrived this morning. more amazingly, it has - arrived this morning. more amazingly, it has got - arrived this morning. more j amazingly, it has got here. arrived this morning. more - amazingly, it has got here. unlike all of the rest _ amazingly, it has got here. unlike all of the rest of _ amazingly, it has got here. unlike all of the rest of the _ amazingly, it has got here. unlike all of the rest of the post! - amazingly, it has got here. unlike all of the rest of the post! jon - all of the rest of the post! jon found at this morning. they have written to sage they have had a great time, settling in and counting

penguin. bind great time, settling in and counting enauin. �* , ., , penguin. and they are nesting, the penauins, penguin. and they are nesting, the penguins. not— penguin. and they are nesting, the penguins, not the _ penguin. and they are nesting, the penguins, not the volunteers. - penguin. and they are nesting, the penguins, not the volunteers. i- penguins, not the volunteers. i imagine they are all nesting, under the blankets! latte imagine they are all nesting, under the blankets!— the blankets! we should send one back of the _ the blankets! we should send one back of the view _ the blankets! we should send one back of the view of _ the blankets! we should send one back of the view of salford - the blankets! we should send one back of the view of salford quays, | back of the view of salford quays, see what they are missing! it back of the view of salford quays, see what they are missing!- see what they are missing! it was really chilly _ see what they are missing! it was really chilly coming _ see what they are missing! it was really chilly coming to _ see what they are missing! it was really chilly coming to work. - it morning. it is a cold start to the day, a widespread frost and risk of ice on untreated surfaces. it will continue with the coal seam until the weekend, widespread frost, wintry showers in the forecast, and ice again is likely to be a hazard for the next few days and nights. you can see where we have had snow already this morning. across northern and western areas, not too far from the east coast, at times we can see some sleet or rain right on the coast in the east, inland we could see some snow. snow continuing

to fall across scotland where it is windy as well. snow showers across northern ireland, parts of wales and into the south—west. further east, areas of cloud, you could see the odd flurry but for a dry start. for most of us today it will be a sunny day. we continue with the snow showers in place, windy down the east coast, west coast, and although temperatures are a little higher than yesterday, the wind chill will still make it feel better. this evening and overnight, under clear skies, temperatures will fall away quite rapidly. rain, sleet and snow coming in across scotland, wintry showers across northern ireland, the midlands, and the south—west, cold with frost and the risk of ice on untreated surfaces once again. not until the weekend will most of us see something milder coming our way, the south—east is likely to stay the coldest for the longest.

this will warm you up this morning, warm the cockles of your heart. when peter davies appeared on bbc breakfast after receiving his honour at new year, he captured our hearts with his positive outlook on life. the ioo—year—old received the british empire medal for his work volunteering to help children to read at his local school. graham satchell went along to see him and meet some of the pupils who have been inspired by him. peter davies is 100 years old. twice a week he heads to his local primary school. as well as doing quite a bit of chuckling... good afternoon, year two. good afternoon, mr davies. peter has been helping year two students with their reading. oh, come in, jo—jo. hey, how are you today? if i make a mistake,

you get a point. when you read that one, if you made a mistake, i geta point. right, off you go. and those could help us in lots of ways. a boy was at sea with his family, he fell into the water. but he couldn't. .. could not swim. oh, the kids are great, they really are. they�*re so... they�*re like sponges. it�*s most important, i mean, to read and to be able to enjoy it. this is the thing, enjoy it. these dogs can find people who are trapped in very deep snow. is there no very? there�*s no very, is there? right, give yourself a mark. you�*re getting good at this game. one—to—one time like this is priceless. the children�*s reading and confidence has soared. some dogs visit hospitals to help people relax. and over time, friendships are made, secrets shared. i�*ve been told, whose father

says their mother snores when she�*s in bed at night and things like... some of the most, some of the parents would be aghast at what some of the kids tell me about their parents. but it�*s lovely to think that when i first get hold of them, some of them are very, very poor readers. and yet, you know, when they come to me after a term, how good readers they are. he is inspirational, he is generous, he is considerate, he is thoughtful. and he is somebody who has gifted his time for so many children over the last six years to instil a love of reading that we will never be able to say thank you. peter started volunteering after his wife died.

i�*d been married for 72 years, and at that time i became something of a lost soul, you know? what was there... what was there in life? what was there worth living for? i only ever cried once, graham. and i was in hospital and i sat in a corner for about two or three minutes. and then i thought, "who are you crying for, davies?" i look back and think how lucky i was that i met the girl i did. because, i mean, within an hour of meeting her, i proposed marriage to her. and, you know, that was it. it�*s a gamble. and here again, you see, life�*s been good to me. i�*ve come out tops. the largest wooden aircraft ever constructed. the glider needs one of our largest four—engined bombers to tow it. peter has been lucky. he served in the army

air corps in the war, ending up as a glider pilot. now there�*s a chunk of tiger moth aircraft that i managed to destroy. he crash—landed more than once and walked away. i happened to look forward, and i should have done that before, i assure you, but i looked forward and lo and behold, there was an aircraft on the ground in front of me that had just landed. so back came the stick, i shot up to about 50 or 60 feet, stalled and spun into the ground. and as i spun into the ground, the only thing that registered in my mind was how beautiful the buttercups looked and then the aircraft just crashed around me. we got taken to hospital, we were pronounced fit, the two of us, and we had to walk back. and we�*re in full flying kit!

ah, it�*s a great life. i may look fright... frightening, good. frightening. back at school, peter�*s next victim, as he calls them, is jacoby. i think he's a very special man that he's made it up to 100. little girl, please take me out of this zoo. i used to be very bad at reading, and now i'm really good at reading because he's helped me a lot. in the new years honours list, peter was given the british empire medal for his work as a reading volunteer, the oldest person on this year�*s list. what�*s the score? 2-1. who�*s got two? me! my first thought when i opened the envelope and read the letter from the cabinet office was that this was some form of con. you know, i�*m just a run of the mill

guy, who just does something which has helped me get through my week. i enjoy it, i get more out of it than the children i�*m sure do, plus the fact that my street cred is tremendous. because i�*ll be going anywhere in the village, as it were, and a child will shout out, "hello, mr davies!" and i feel ten feet high. it�*s a lovely, warm feeling. i belong, i belong. i�*m not this old man who lives on his own. i�*m part of the community, which is great. thank you, mr davies! best teacher in the world! best reading teacher in the world! bye, bye, mr davies!

we love peter. we all love peter. we�*re joined now by children�*s author michael rosen and jane whitbread who�*s the founder of schoolreaders literacy charity. michael, i hope you have heard some of that report we put together with their children that peter was talking to, how it is important is the connection that peta has with the connection that peta has with the children and how valuable is it to both of them, the time that they spend together?— spend together? incredibly important- _ spend together? incredibly important. we _ spend together? incredibly important. we often - spend together? incredibly important. we often think| spend together? incredibly i important. we often think of spend together? incredibly - important. we often think of reading isjust simply reading, important. we often think of reading is just simply reading, but important. we often think of reading isjust simply reading, but in actualfact what you isjust simply reading, but in actual fact what you have got is a community there, the word that he used to, relationships. if you think at home, if you are enjoying reading with mum, dad, granny, that�*s a community. and then you have got a

community. and then you have got a community with mr davis and the children so it�*s more than reading, it�*s about how we establish and have relationships with each other. that�*s why books come to feel that they belong to us as a group, or as a wider group as mr davies has just shown. i can only applaud it, it�*s an extraordinary story. it shown. i can only applaud it, it's an extraordinary story.— an extraordinary story. it would make a lovely _ an extraordinary story. it would make a lovely novel, _ an extraordinary story. it would make a lovely novel, it's - an extraordinary story. it would make a lovely novel, it's true. i make a lovely novel, it�*s true. well, there is also the story of the buttercups, i wasjust well, there is also the story of the buttercups, i was just scribbling away in my mind, thinking what a wonderful incredible story, as he is spinning through the air, to seize the buttercups. a wonderful way of telling stories, i hope he shows those with the children as well. what needs to be done so we have more people like peter, who can volunteer their time and spend precious moments are children? lots of mums and dads are busy, get home from school, cooking tea, sorting homework, reading is precious but time is so short at the moment. how

do we make the situation that peter has happen more across the country? there are various charities involved in trying to get adults into schools, helping children with reading. it must be with schools, very precious places, and the teachers are the guardians of those places, they had to set up arrangements with parents, grandparents or friendly adults, there must be all of the safeguards in place for that. it�*s something that has to be arranged and thought through to have a reading for pleasure policy, have a reading with children policy, that schools have to put in place. sometimes working with charities that do that already. we will come back to win a moment, michael. jane, you are one of those charities, you go back to schools, and you read with kids, i saw you with a tear in your eye watching that piece. with a tear in your eye watching that piece-— with a tear in your eye watching that piece. wasn't it incredible? the difference _ that piece. wasn't it incredible? the difference that _

that piece. wasn't it incredible? the difference that peter- that piece. wasn't it incredible? the difference that peter is - that piece. wasn't it incredible? i the difference that peter is making 'ust the difference that peter is making just a _ the difference that peter is making just a little bit of time in that school~ — just a little bit of time in that school. ., ., ., ., , ., school. zooming out, what is going on across the _ school. zooming out, what is going on across the country, _ school. zooming out, what is going on across the country, how - school. zooming out, what is going on across the country, how much i school. zooming out, what is going| on across the country, how much of this is normal in our schools?- this is normal in our schools? well, one in seven _ this is normal in our schools? well, one in seven primary _ this is normal in our schools? well, one in seven primary schools i this is normal in our schools? well, one in seven primary schools in i this is normal in our schools? well, one in seven primary schools in the country _ one in seven primary schools in the country have — one in seven primary schools in the country have registered with schoolreaders, asking for our volunteers. that shows you the degree — volunteers. that shows you the degree of— volunteers. that shows you the degree of the need, this additional support _ degree of the need, this additional support. and there is partly it's because — support. and there is partly it's because children are not getting as michael— because children are not getting as michael was saying, its time, with an adult. — michael was saying, its time, with an adult, listening to them read. and the — an adult, listening to them read. and the lovely thing about schoolreaders and the other volunteer schemes is is a different relationship, as michael was saying, is part— relationship, as michael was saying, is part of— relationship, as michael was saying, is part of the community, it's building _ is part of the community, it's building a _ is part of the community, it's building a relationship with the children— building a relationship with the children which is different from the teaching _ children which is different from the teaching staff. they are therefore the enjoyment of the reading more importantly than the ability of the reading — importantly than the ability of the readinu. �* ., , ., importantly than the ability of the readinu. �* .,, ., ., ._ reading. and it was a two-way relationship — reading. and it was a two-way relationship which _ reading. and it was a two-way relationship which is _ reading. and it was a two-way relationship which is what i reading. and it was a two-way l relationship which is what struck reading. and it was a two-way i relationship which is what struck us watching that film. peter says he

feels ten foot tall, the kids clearly feel the same, they both enjoy this exchange. absolutely, it's the encouragement, - enjoy this exchange. absolutely, it's the encouragement, it's i enjoy this exchange. absolutely, it's the encouragement, it's the | it's the encouragement, it's the praise. — it's the encouragement, it's the praise. and _ it's the encouragement, it's the praise, and the love of reading. it's been — praise, and the love of reading. it's been shown time and again to be the most _ it's been shown time and again to be the most important factor in future opportunities. not actually reading ability. _ opportunities. not actually reading ability. so, by getting children to enjoy— ability. so, by getting children to enjoy books, enjoy words, being creative. — enjoy books, enjoy words, being creative, that makes a big difference. and then they can go on to learn. _ difference. and then they can go on to learn. ~ . . �* . difference. and then they can go on to learn. ~ . ., �* , ., to learn. michael, i'm interested to know, i to learn. michael, i'm interested to know. i know _ to learn. michael, i'm interested to know, i know with _ to learn. michael, i'm interested to know, i know with your _ to learn. michael, i'm interested to know, i know with your own - to learn. michael, i'm interested to know, i know with your own booksl to learn. michael, i'm interested to i know, i know with your own books you don�*t necessarily always say that they are for a particular age group or put limits on it. if somebody wants to read to their child, or any child, how important is the story? how important is the book, or is it more about the connection? it�*s more about the connection? it's both. i more about the connection? it's both- i mean. — more about the connection? it�*s both. i mean, in my mind, there is a magic triangle, isn�*t there? the books, the child, and the adult

whoever that is, who is sharing the book. and there is a whizz round of emotions between the three, between the books, the adult and the child like that. so you have got that magic triangle. it�*s terribly important to give children some choice. if you go to a library, you can borrow ten books. the child can choose, whichever books they want to read or reread. and never be, never think of reading as a level that somehow or other you have got to read a book for the level of that child as you imagine it. there�*s no harm for a child to reread old books that they had when they were younger, to go over what we might call baby books or something. and it be frightened of picture books with older children, because quite often —— never be frightened of picture books with older children because picture books have a different way of talking, they are often full of challenging and interesting ideas that we sometimes overlook. we

think, you are too old for a picture books, neverthink like think, you are too old for a picture books, never think like that. think of the magic triangle, think of the emotions between you. the magic trianule emotions between you. the magic triangle sounds _ emotions between you. the magic triangle sounds like _ emotions between you. the magic triangle sounds like another i emotions between you. the magic triangle sounds like another book! emotions between you. the magic. triangle sounds like another book! i bet a lot of our viewers this morning have maybe got a bit of time and would love to do the kind of thing that peter is doing but say, i don�*t know enough about literacy or teaching, ifeel don�*t know enough about literacy or teaching, i feel nervous. don�*t know enough about literacy or teaching, ifeel nervous. what don�*t know enough about literacy or teaching, i feel nervous. what would your message to them be? itttut’eiii. teaching, i feel nervous. what would your message to them be? well, the clear thin . your message to them be? well, the clear thing is. _ your message to them be? well, the clear thing is, you _ your message to them be? well, the clear thing is, you must _ your message to them be? well, the clear thing is, you must take - clear thing is, you must take guidance from the teachers because you are in their patch, in the school. if the teachers would like you to hear the child�*s region, then go with that. i would add in it you have always got time to have a little chat about the book. you have a little chat about what they think of the books, and if a story comes into your mind in connection with that book, let�*s say it is the gruffalo and you could say, i remember a story when i was a child

about a boy on the road who met a monster, you can make it up if you like. you add to the story and give it some texture all around it, it�*s all part of that magic triangle. you make it full of feeling and emotional, the child will look at you and say, is that true? you take that buttercup story that mr davies told, he would say, i crashed my plane and when i spun through the air i thought of buttercups. a kid he will say, buttercups, when you worried that you were going to get hurt? no, it is a magic moment there that you are sharing with the child and then it feeds into the moment of reading the book.— reading the book. michael, it is so treat to reading the book. michael, it is so great to talk— reading the book. michael, it is so great to talk to _ reading the book. michael, it is so great to talk to you _ reading the book. michael, it is so great to talk to you this _ reading the book. michael, it is so great to talk to you this morning, | great to talk to you this morning, thank you so much for coming on bbc breakfast and we look forward to seeing that buttercup story soon. before we let you go. i�*m seeing that buttercup story soon. before we let you go.— seeing that buttercup story soon. before we let you go. i'm not going to steal it. — before we let you go. i'm not going to steal it. mr— before we let you go. i'm not going to steal it, mr davies _ before we let you go. i'm not going to steal it, mr davies should - before we let you go. i'm not going to steal it, mr davies should make | before we let you go. i'm not going | to steal it, mr davies should make a little picture book! you to steal it, mr davies should make a little picture book!— little picture book! you could be his ghostwriter! _

little picture book! you could be his ghostwriter! right, - little picture book! you could be his ghostwriter! right, ok! i- little picture book! you could be| his ghostwriter! right, 0k! ifeel like a ghost _ his ghostwriter! right, 0k! ifeel like a ghost anyway _ his ghostwriter! right, 0k! ifeel like a ghost anyway but - his ghostwriter! right, 0k! ifeel like a ghost anyway but that i his ghostwriter! right, 0k! ifeel like a ghost anyway but that is i like a ghost anyway but that is another story! you look really well for a ghost! jane, very quickly, if there are people who wants to volunteer, what would you say? i would say, you are welcome to go to our website. — would say, you are welcome to go to our website, schoolreaders .org, and we can— our website, schoolreaders .org, and we can match you, we match to the right _ we can match you, we match to the right school— we can match you, we match to the right school for the rant here. particularly —— for the volunteer. particularly— particularly —— for the volunteer. particularly for children who are most _ particularly for children who are most behind, we prioritise them. i most behind, we prioritise them. suspect you most behind, we prioritise them. i suspect you are going to have a lot of messages today. i suspect you are going to have a lot of messages today.— suspect you are going to have a lot i of messages today._ thank of messages today. i hope so! thank ou so of messages today. i hope so! thank you so much — of messages today. i hope so! thank you so much for— of messages today. i hope so! thank you so much for coming _ of messages today. i hope so! thank you so much for coming in. - we�*re on bbc one until quarter—past nine this morning then it�*s time for morning live with sam and gethin. what have you got for us today? plenty coming up on the show as we have been hearing with you, today�*s inflation figure is 10.5% so today on the show we are continuing our cost of living special with our finance expert iona.-

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some security guards at the venue regularly took bribes and let people into gigs without tickets. their employer, ap security, hasn�*t commented. i don�*t think it�*s something we�*ll get over. we�*ve just got to try and live around it and just try and focus on her children and just getting herjustice. people should just make sure that things like this don�*t happen again in the future. they�*ve just got to make sure that everything�*s on point and correct. it�*s just... because young mums are dying. two young people died from it. home office minister robertjenrick has said the government backs plans by the mayor of london sadiq khan to strip david carrick of his police pension. the met officer admitted he was a serial rapist, and was sacked by the force yesterday. but rules state that he will still keep at least 35% of his police pension.

the most ethnically diverse area of england and wales has been revealed as newham. researchers from queen�*s university belfast analysed data from the 2021 census. outside of london, slough was the most diverse area. rail company h52 and camden council have a agreed a deal worth up to £29.5m to rehouse and compensate residents living near the rail route. it will see money used to move families from three blocks on the regents park estate near euston who said construction noise had made their homes "virtually uninhabitable". let�*s take a look at the tubes now. there�*s a good service on most of the lines. but there are minor delays on thejubilee line. now onto the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. it is another very cold start this morning. temperatures below zero. a widespread and hard frost. a bit more of a breeze today, however, but plenty of winter sunshine. the met office has a yellow weather warning in place this morning for ice on untreated roads and surfaces. quite slippery.

any early cloud clearing south through the day. we�*ll see plenty of sunshine. a north, north—westerly breeze, however. temperatures look less cold than yesterday at five celsius, but factor in the wind chill, it is going to feeljust as chilly. overnight tonight, it is largely dry and clearagain. the temperature at sub zero, —3 the minimum, another widespread and hard frost as we head into thursday. we are hanging on to this northerly flow, the cold air very much with us. staying dry for thursday, we�*ll see some sunshine. milderairwaiting in the wings in the west. but we are very much still under this cold air as we head further through this week. it doesn�*t make any further progress eastwards until later on sunday into the first part of next week. that�*s it for now. do check out our facebook page, there�*s an interesting story on their about london�*s oldest hospital.

i�*ll see you in an hour. hello, this is breakfast withjon kay and sally nugent. nurses in england have begun two days of strike action as their dispute over pay and conditions continues. the royal college of nursing held its first wave of strikes last month, and there are more planned for the first week of february, which will include wales. our health editor hugh pym is at a picket line in central london. hugh, we heard earlier from the rcn�*s pat cullen that those nurses are about to lose two days�* pay, but they remain determined to have this fight? yes, it does seem that way. i am at university college hospital in central london. one of london�*s largest trusts. and one of the 55 where the strike action today takes place. they weren�*t affected before

christmas because it was 44 different trusts in england. it is the first time here. i am joined by two nurses. carmen and david. carmen, used to work in a&e, you are now working in the community with the trust. why do you feel so strongly that you have walked out to take part in this today?— take part in this today? today is all about getting _ take part in this today? today is all about getting steve - take part in this today? today is all about getting steve barclay i take part in this today? today is| all about getting steve barclay to the negotiation table. it is about fair play— the negotiation table. it is about fair play for the skills of nurses. it is about— fair play for the skills of nurses. it is about the future of the nhs. we are _ it is about the future of the nhs. we are on— it is about the future of the nhs. we are on our knees. morale is at an all-time _ we are on our knees. morale is at an all-time low. — we are on our knees. morale is at an all—time low. and we need a better working _ all—time low. and we need a better working conditions. fair all-time low. and we need a better working conditions.— all-time low. and we need a better working conditions. fair pay. david, ou work working conditions. fair pay. david, you work in — working conditions. fair pay. david, you work in haematology _ working conditions. fair pay. david, you work in haematology and i you work in haematology and chemotherapy. you are out today. is it largely about pay or conditions? it is both. it is paid. we have had a 20%_ it is both. it is paid. we have had a 20% pay— it is both. it is paid. we have had a 20% pay cut _ it is both. it is paid. we have had a 20% pay cut since _ it is both. it is paid. we have had a 20% pay cut since 2010. - it is both. it is paid. we have had a 20% pay cut since 2010. we i it is both. it is paid. we have had i a 20% pay cut since 2010. we can't attract — a 20% pay cut since 2010. we can't attract young — a 20% pay cut since 2010. we can't attract young nurses _ a 20% pay cut since 2010. we can't attract young nurses into _ a 20% pay cut since 2010. we can't attract young nurses into the - attract young nurses into the profession. _ attract young nurses into the profession. there _ attract young nurses into the profession. there is- attract young nurses into the profession. there is an - attract young nurses into the i profession. there is an exodus of senior— profession. there is an exodus of senior staff — profession. there is an exodus of senior staff leaving _ profession. there is an exodus of senior staff leaving to _ profession. there is an exodus of senior staff leaving to work - profession. there is an exodus of senior staff leaving to work in i senior staff leaving to work in australia. _ senior staff leaving to work in australia, the _ senior staff leaving to work in australia, the middle - senior staff leaving to work in australia, the middle east, i senior staff leaving to work inj australia, the middle east, or

taking — australia, the middle east, or taking early— australia, the middle east, or taking early retirement. - australia, the middle east, orj taking early retirement. every single — taking early retirement. every single shift— taking early retirement. every single shift is— taking early retirement. every single shift is short—staffed. i single shift is short—staffed. pattent— single shift is short—staffed. patient and _ single shift is short—staffed. patient and not _ single shift is short—staffed. patient and not really- single shift is short—staffed. patient and not really —— i single shift is short—staffed. - patient and not really —— receiving quality _ patient and not really —— receiving quality care — patient and not really —— receiving quality care or— patient and not really —— receiving quality care or safe _ patient and not really —— receiving quality care or safe care. - patient and not really -- receiving quality care or safe care. nonurgent care has been _ quality care or safe care. nonurgent care has been postponed _ quality care or safe care. nonurgent care has been postponed across i quality care or safe care. nonurgent care has been postponed across the j care has been postponed across the trust, which have been affected by strike action. isn�*t that going to be very disappointing and disruptive for patients?— for patients? unfortunately, that is art of for patients? unfortunately, that is part of industrial _ for patients? unfortunately, that is part of industrial action, _ for patients? unfortunately, that is part of industrial action, to - part of industrial action, to disrupt— part of industrial action, to disrupt services. _ part of industrial action, to disrupt services. obviously part of industrial action, to - disrupt services. obviously nurses do feel— disrupt services. obviously nurses do feel guilty. _ disrupt services. obviously nurses do feel guilty. we _ disrupt services. obviously nurses do feel guilty. we don't _ disrupt services. obviously nurses do feel guilty. we don't want i disrupt services. obviously nurses do feel guilty. we don't want to i disrupt services. obviously nursesl do feel guilty. we don't want to be on strike. — do feel guilty. we don't want to be on strike. none _ do feel guilty. we don't want to be on strike. none of— do feel guilty. we don't want to be on strike. none of us _ do feel guilty. we don't want to be on strike. none of us want - do feel guilty. we don't want to be on strike. none of us want to i do feel guilty. we don't want to be on strike. none of us want to be i on strike. none of us want to be here _ on strike. none of us want to be here today. _ on strike. none of us want to be here today. unfortunately, i on strike. none of us want to be i here today. unfortunately, because stephen— here today. unfortunately, because stephen barclay _ here today. unfortunately, because stephen barclay doesn't _ here today. unfortunately, because stephen barclay doesn't want - here today. unfortunately, because stephen barclay doesn't want to i here today. unfortunately, because stephen barclay doesn't want to go| stephen barclay doesn't want to go to the _ stephen barclay doesn't want to go to the negotiating _ stephen barclay doesn't want to go to the negotiating table _ stephen barclay doesn't want to go to the negotiating table to - stephen barclay doesn't want to go to the negotiating table to discussl to the negotiating table to discuss are my— to the negotiating table to discuss are my pay— to the negotiating table to discuss are my payand _ to the negotiating table to discuss are my pay and working _ to the negotiating table to discussl are my pay and working conditions, we have _ are my pay and working conditions, we have been— are my pay and working conditions, we have been forced _ are my pay and working conditions, we have been forced to _ are my pay and working conditions, we have been forced to strike. i are my pay and working conditions, we have been forced to strike. he i are my pay and working conditions, l we have been forced to strike. he is not willing _ we have been forced to strike. he is not willing to — we have been forced to strike. he is not willing to negotiate. _ we have been forced to strike. he is not willing to negotiate.— not willing to negotiate. carmen, how do you _ not willing to negotiate. carmen, how do you feel— not willing to negotiate. carmen, how do you feel about _ not willing to negotiate. carmen, how do you feel about your- not willing to negotiate. carmen, i how do you feel about your patients being affected? i how do you feel about your patients being affected?— being affected? i mean, it's incredibly — being affected? i mean, it's incredibly sad. _ being affected? i mean, it's incredibly sad. but - being affected? i mean, it's incredibly sad. but our i being affected? i mean, it's. incredibly sad. but our patients being affected? i mean, it's- incredibly sad. but our patients now that we _ incredibly sad. but our patients now that we are — incredibly sad. but our patients now that we are doing this for them. this is_ that we are doing this for them. this is all— that we are doing this for them. this is all about patient safety. it is about— this is all about patient safety. it is about the fact that people should be able _ is about the fact that people should be able to— is about the fact that people should be able to come to an a&e and not have _ be able to come to an a&e and not have to _ be able to come to an a&e and not have to wait —

be able to come to an a&e and not have to wait six, seven, eight hours before _ have to wait six, seven, eight hours before they — have to wait six, seven, eight hours before they are being seen. or 12 hours _ before they are being seen. or 12 hours before they are admitted. this is for— hours before they are admitted. this is for the _ hours before they are admitted. this is for the patient and they know it. carmen _ is for the patient and they know it. carmen and — is for the patient and they know it. carmen and david, thank you for joining us this morning. the strike action will continue until eight o'clock this evening. and it is being emphasised to patients that emergency and urgent care will continue, that nurses will be involved in that care after agreements at local trusts between management and strike committees. can wejust ask management and strike committees. can we just ask you, when we have got you, about a week ago there was a sense that maybe there was a glimmer of hope in the talks, that they would be some kind of solution and strikes would be averted. how do you read it this morning? it feels from the conversations we have been having on the programme this morning that things have taken a step back in the last few days?— that things have taken a step back in the last few days? well, they've certainly not _ in the last few days? well, they've certainly not moved _ in the last few days? well, they've certainly not moved on. _ in the last few days? well, they've certainly not moved on. you - in the last few days? well, they've certainly not moved on. you are i certainly not moved on. you are right. there was talk of a little

glimmer optimism last week. but that hasn't in any way moved forward. what i think is happening behind the scenes is that steve barclay, the health secretary covering england, is trying to work on the possibility of a deal in the next financial year, beginning in april, that includes a one—off payment that covers a bit of backdating for the current year, save for the last few months. he, ithink, would like current year, save for the last few months. he, i think, would like to see something like that. but ultimately, the treasury, the chancellor, the prime minister's view is that there is no extra money available, so that hasn't moved forward. that suggestion. as we have been hearing from the chancellor, he and the prime ministerfeel been hearing from the chancellor, he and the prime minister feel this been hearing from the chancellor, he and the prime ministerfeel this is all about inflation and that of the deal on the table is reasonable. that, of course, is contented by the health unions. the strikes look set to continue, including more walk—outs in early february by the

rcn. we will hear more today about ambulance strikes staged by other unions later today._ unions later today. thank you very much indeed- _ much indeed. i'm just going to bring you a little bit more on that story we broke a short time ago, that a helicopter has crashed near a kindergarten in the ukrainian town near kyiv. 16 people have been killed in total, including ukraine's interior minister, his deputy and a state secretary. two children have also been killed, according to national police. we arejoined now live by james waterhouse in kyiv. good morning. i know this is a developing story. you are out on the ground at the moment. what can you tell us? well, they say is a devastating scene for it ukraine. and the country as a whole. around the corner of this residential block you can see the rotary blade of the helicopter. it is stuck on top of a vehicle. there are three or four

bodies underfoil vehicle. there are three or four bodies under foil blankets. across the way is a kindergarten where there is smoke coming out of the roof. the cause is not clear. but we have learned that ukraine's interior minister is one of those 16 people who have been killed. he is a prominent figure in president zelensky�*s cabinet. we would often see him add major events, sadly like this come across the country. and the way to get around for officials, vips and emergency teams is via helicopter at low altitude. so, this is a misty day. he would have been flying at low altitude. but we don't know the cause at this stage. in times of war it is not helpful to speculate. but it is a devastating blow for kyiv to lose such a prominent figure in ukraine's government at this stage. james, it is a must quarter— government at this stage. james, it is a must quarter to _ government at this stage. james, it is a must quarter to nine _ government at this stage. james, it is a must quarter to nine here - government at this stage. james, it is a must quarter to nine here in - is a must quarter to nine here in the uk. give us an idea, what time

is it if there are mobile people be doing at this time? —— what will people be doing at this time, how busy will the kindergarten be? it is busy will the kindergarten be? it is uuarter busy will the kindergarten be? it is . uarter to busy will the kindergarten be? it is quarter to 11 _ busy will the kindergarten be? it 3 quarter to 11 now. we are two hours ahead in ukraine. we know, sadly, that two children have been killed. it is not yet clear whether they were part of the kindergarten. or whether they were innocently walking by. it is a small town a0 minutes or so east of kyiv. and this is a place, actually, where last year the russian advance reached. this was once under russian control as they try to launch their attack on the capital. they were ultimately repelled. this is a small town that has gone through so much in the space of 12 months. but you could tell when we arrived here, you sadly come across things like this regularly across the country. i've got to stress, we don't yet know the

cause, but you can tell when the news came down as to who it was who has been killed on there. you could tell the seriousness of what had happened. that is not to diminish from the other loss of life, the 22 people who have been injured. but this will be felt right across ukraine. more answers will come down in due course. but it is a misty day, helicopters fly at very low altitude to avoid enemy missiles. that may well be the case, that it came into problems that way. but a devastating blow for ukraine amidst a backdrop of a continued invasion. james, thank you. james waterhouse near kyiv. and just to recap, it is understood that 16 people were killed in that helicopter crash, including ukraine's interior minister, a high—profile politician in the

country, his deputy and a state secretary, as well as the children that james referred to. it is 8:a6am. you are watching breakfast from bbcjohn is here. day three of the australian open. a fascinating day. emma raducanu against coco gauff. the future of women's tennis, perhaps. the big news really is rafael nadal going out on the men's draw. annabel croft is with us. good morning. what a matchup, what a second—round tie we have in store with emma raducanu going against coco gauff? filth. have in store with emma raducanu going against coco gauff? 0h, they sa is, as going against coco gauff? 0h, they say is. as you _ going against coco gauff? 0h, they say is. as you say. _ going against coco gauff? 0h, they say is, as you say, the _ going against coco gauff? 0h, they say is, as you say, the future - going against coco gauff? 0h, they say is, as you say, the future of - say is, as you say, the future of the women's game. coco gauff, only 18 years old, and many of the audience might remember getting through to the fourth round at wimbledon at 15 years old four years ago. she beat venus williams. it has been a rocky road for her. she is up to seven in the world. she reached the final of the french open last year. she is really, really improving all the time. i think she

is a massive star already in the women's game. when you have someone like her up against the us open champion, that as i was going to be blockbuster tv to watch and read your list —— radio to listen to. at the moment they are locked in that first set. pretty intense. a lot of nurse. ~ ., ., . . ., nurse. wonderful to watch. it would be a statement _ nurse. wonderful to watch. it would be a statement victory _ nurse. wonderful to watch. it would be a statement victory for _ nurse. wonderful to watch. it would be a statement victory for emma . be a statement victory for emma raducanu if she could come through this in light of the injuries and some of the problems she has had of the court. is that —— if that is the future, is that the beginning of the end for rafael nadal, the defending champion going out in the second round, his earliest exit in a number of years? what does this say about where he is at at the moment? yeah, it's never easy _ where he is at at the moment? yeah, it's never easy to _ where he is at at the moment? yeah, it's never easy to watch _ where he is at at the moment? yeah, it's never easy to watch a _ where he is at at the moment? yeah, it's never easy to watch a great, - it's never easy to watch a great, great champion, and the defending champion, leave the court the way he did. but he got this, or sustained a horrible hip injury in the eighth game of the second set. to be fair to his opponent, mackenzie mcdonald was playing fantastic tennis. he came out of the blocks quickly, he

was very aggressive, going after rafa. he wanted to take him on. but rather, the injury was too much for him. he was hobbling around at the back of the court. to give him his due, it was a sporting gesture, the fact he wanted to finish the match, wanted to allow his opponents that win. but my goodness, the way he left the court, he was walking so slowly, so gingerly, it felt like a funeral march back towards the player area. there was utter silence back there. everybody was watching him, nobody was saying anything. you have to wonder where his mind is at. with novak djokovic still in the draw, rafa isjust ahead on 22, novak wants to chase him down, and he must be thinking, the next chance is the french open a few months away. he will have to try to get the hip fixed. little tweaks at his age, 36 now, he has had add the injuries, foot injuries, now the hip. the body has a way of ferrying pain around the body, is another great

situation. it the body, is another great situation.— the body, is another great situation. . , . , . ., situation. it was the devastation, wasn't it? so _ situation. it was the devastation, wasn't it? so sad _ situation. it was the devastation, wasn't it? so sad to _ situation. it was the devastation, wasn't it? so sad to watch. - situation. it was the devastation, wasn't it? so sad to watch. this i situation. it was the devastation, | wasn't it? so sad to watch. this is what we are going to have to get used to. we saw andy murray limp off court yesterday. used to. we saw andy murray limp off court yesterday-— court yesterday. incredible. he was amazin: court yesterday. incredible. he was amazing yesterday. _ court yesterday. incredible. he was amazing yesterday. he _ court yesterday. incredible. he was amazing yesterday. he was - court yesterday. incredible. he was amazing yesterday. he was like, i l amazing yesterday. he was like, i mean, i always say he is braveheart underlined. he left everything out there on the court. almost five hours battling around, the fact that he is playing with this metal hip, and he is such a warrior. he was against berrettini, remember him in the finals at wimbledon? he had beaten him at the last three times. and he felt more prepared and ready to take him on this time. it was an absolutely phenomenal tennis match. he wa nted wanted to watch it —— you wanted to watch it behind a pillow they were so many roller—coaster moments. that is what he brings. such competitive spirit. that has never gone away. i guess that is everything about why he has put himself through the training, the rehab, the ice baths, everything, to be out there is still

playing great matches like he played yesterday. but talk about hobbling off court! it yesterday. but talk about hobbling off court! ., ., ~' yesterday. but talk about hobbling off court! ., ., ,, , off court! it looked painful. it is really interesting _ off court! it looked painful. it is really interesting because - off court! it looked painful. it is really interesting because we i off court! it looked painful. it is. really interesting because we are off court! it looked painful. it is - really interesting because we are at the end of that era, really. it is how those great players are choosing or not choosing to bow out, it must be almost impossible to give up? i be almost impossible to give up? i think so. it's also about going out on your terms. after andy murray had that fantastic run in 2016, and god to world number one, and won those tournaments back to back, to then finish at the 02, his bodyjust gave up. he has had all these surgeries and rehabs and problems. but he has never given up wanting to be able to play great matches and grand slam action. i think he believes he can win a grand slam. i don't think it would be out there doing it if he didn't think that. he wants to go out when he's ready to go out, not when his body has given up on him. long may it continue.—

when his body has given up on him. long may it continue. which makes i cuess long may it continue. which makes i auess the long may it continue. which makes i guess the matchup _ long may it continue. which makes i guess the matchup between - long may it continue. which makes i guess the matchup between emma l guess the matchup between emma raducanu and coco gauff even more fascinating this morning if that is going to become one of the long—term rivalry. going to become one of the long-term rival . ., ~ going to become one of the long-term rival . . ~' ,, going to become one of the long-term rivalry-_ nice _ going to become one of the long-term rivalry-_ nice to _ going to become one of the long-term rivalry._ nice to chat. - rivalry. thank you. nice to chat. annabel on _ rivalry. thank you. nice to chat. annabel on five _ rivalry. thank you. nice to chat. annabel on five live _ rivalry. thank you. nice to chat. annabel on five live tennis - annabel on five live tennis breakfast, all the coverage from the australian open. there we go. let's see how emma raducanu gets on. and no noises off in your sports bulletin this morning! thank you. winterwatch returned to where screens last night. giving us the chance to see how our wildlife adapts to the colder months, from the comfort and warmth of our living rooms. the show will include some amazing footage of animals across the uk as they adapt to different habitats. let's take a look at a clip from last night's episode. as the starlings start to more murmurate, flocks arrive from all directions. in some parts of the uk the numbers can swell into the tens and hundreds of thousands, taking

on incredible shapes in the sky, contracting and expanding as one flock merges into another. taking on a life of their own in a mass aerial stunt. oh, look at that! it's that sound. oh, it's so peaceful. i love that noise. i love that nice. and just, the most special thing. i can never imagine this in a million years. i was quite enjoying that. we are on the telly! we're joined now by the programme's main presenters, chris packham and michaela strachan. good morning. you are both transfixed —— you had us both transfixed —— you had us both transfixed there. good morning. isaw transfixed there. good morning. i saw that! transfixed there. good morning. isaw that! it's amazing being able to get into the

sea and having that experience. sitting on your comfy sofa in the warm, would you get in the sea like the reporter on that? it's freezing. it is worth getting out in the cold. lovely to watch. maybe not today. she was so excited, she got out of the water, — she was so excited, she got out of the water, ran back to the car and .ot the water, ran back to the car and got me _ the water, ran back to the car and got me on— the water, ran back to the car and got me on the phone and said, you won't _ got me on the phone and said, you won't believe what happened to me! starting _ won't believe what happened to me! starling flying overhead when i was in the _ starling flying overhead when i was in the sea — starling flying overhead when i was in the sea. it was sensational! she had a _ in the sea. it was sensational! she had a remarkable time. and thankfully, now viewers will as welt _ thankfully, now viewers will as well. ., , ., thankfully, now viewers will as well. . , . . well. that is what i was encouraging eo - le to well. that is what i was encouraging people to do — well. that is what i was encouraging people to do yesterday. _ well. that is what i was encouraging people to do yesterday. it _ well. that is what i was encouraging people to do yesterday. it is - well. that is what i was encouraging people to do yesterday. it is a - well. that is what i was encouraging people to do yesterday. it is a time | people to do yesterday. it is a time of the year when it is easy to snuggle down and not go and hibernate. it is glorious if you do go out. you can have the most amazing experiences. winter is a time of wonderful wildlife. you do get some great spectacles if you know where to go and where to look. how has it been so far and what are you looking forward to over the coming days? obviously, we are used

to springwatch, autumnwatch, this is very different. how does the temperature affect what we are going to see? ~ , . to see? well, the temperature will affect the behaviour of _ to see? well, the temperature will affect the behaviour of the - to see? well, the temperature will affect the behaviour of the animals in the _ affect the behaviour of the animals in the short term. just before we have _ in the short term. just before we have come — in the short term. just before we have come on, we watched a barn owl hunting _ have come on, we watched a barn owl hunting in _ have come on, we watched a barn owl hunting in daylight behind us. likety— hunting in daylight behind us. likely didn't go out last night. if you did, — likely didn't go out last night. if you did, it— likely didn't go out last night. if you did, it wasn't successful when it came _ you did, it wasn't successful when it came to— you did, it wasn't successful when it came to hunting. so, hard weather can have _ it came to hunting. so, hard weather can have quite a significant impact on some _ can have quite a significant impact on some species. what we hope for those _ on some species. what we hope for those species is that we don't get prolonged periods of very cold and frosty _ prolonged periods of very cold and frosty weather like we have at the nronrent — frosty weather like we have at the moment. but the ponds frozen, the beavers— moment. but the ponds frozen, the beavers are — moment. but the ponds frozen, the beavers are breaking through the ice in order— beavers are breaking through the ice in order to _ beavers are breaking through the ice in order to access their food, we have _ in order to access their food, we have seen— in order to access their food, we have seen other animals out and about— have seen other animals out and about that — have seen other animals out and about that you would not expect to see at _ about that you would not expect to see at this — about that you would not expect to see at this time of the year. bizarre _ see at this time of the year. bizarre last night, even in the cold, — bizarre last night, even in the cold, below freezing, we saw activity— cold, below freezing, we saw activity from some bats. what was going _ activity from some bats. what was going on— activity from some bats. what was going on there? we will do our best to explain— going on there? we will do our best to explain these phenomena. sometimes they tend to catch us out when _ sometimes they tend to catch us out when they— sometimes they tend to catch us out when they are weather—related. |

sometimes they tend to catch us out when they are weather—related. i bet when they are weather-related. i bet eo - le when they are weather-related. i bet people listening _ when they are weather-related. i bet people listening at _ when they are weather—related. i get people listening at home this morning contemplating whether to leave the house or not, thinking, well of the owl wasn't going out last night, i'm not going out either! �* , �* , . ~ either! it's true! it's dark when the programme _ either! it's true! it's dark when the programme goes - either! it's true! it's dark when the programme goes out. - either! it's true! it's dark when the programme goes out. so l either! it's true! it's dark when l the programme goes out. so we either! it's true! it's dark when - the programme goes out. so we are seeing a lot of things in the dark. we have got thermal cameras that see the most amazing things. look at that. there is the barn owl. i wouldn't you get out of your warm cosy front room and go and see a barn owl on a full moon looking absolutely glorious? and then, of course, once he has enough outside, he goes into the barn. we have got a lot of cameras all over. these are the sort of pictures that we are getting. this is what we saw last night. this is actually a female barn owl. we had it in the spring. it has come back to appear on winterwatch as well. by, it has come back to appear on winterwatch as well.- it has come back to appear on winterwatch as well. a lot of people think that wildlife _ winterwatch as well. a lot of people think that wildlife shuts _ winterwatch as well. a lot of people think that wildlife shuts down - winterwatch as well. a lot of people think that wildlife shuts down for . think that wildlife shuts down for the winter. or it flies off, it

nrigrates, _ the winter. or it flies off, it migrates, it hibernate, or some of it simply— migrates, it hibernate, or some of it simply dies and comes back next year _ it simply dies and comes back next year it— it simply dies and comes back next year it isn't— it simply dies and comes back next year. it isn't like that. winter is a very— year. it isn't like that. winter is a very busy— year. it isn't like that. winter is a very busy period. already species are setting — a very busy period. already species are setting themselves up ready for the spring — are setting themselves up ready for the spring. tawny owls are calling furiousty~ — the spring. tawny owls are calling furiously. they are arguing about their— furiously. they are arguing about their territory. the foxes are in their territory. the foxes are in the process of mating. badgers are implanting their embryos so they can .ive implanting their embryos so they can give birth— implanting their embryos so they can give birth in— implanting their embryos so they can give birth in a few months. it is a very— give birth in a few months. it is a very busy— give birth in a few months. it is a very busy time of the year for us that are — very busy time of the year for us that are into our wildlife. it is just— that are into our wildlife. it is just that _ that are into our wildlife. it is just that you have to get more targeted — just that you have to get more targeted up! just that you have to get more targeted up!— just that you have to get more targeted up! just that you have to get more tarueted u! , , ., targeted up! this is the time of the un so targeted up! this is the time of the un so wildlife — targeted up! this is the time of the un so wildlife comes _ targeted up! this is the time of the un so wildlife comes here. - targeted up! this is the time of the un so wildlife comes here. i - targeted up! this is the time of the un so wildlife comes here. i saw i un so wildlife comes here. i saw a0,000 -- a0,000 un so wildlife comes here. i saw a0,000 —— a0,000 geese are here from the arctic over the winter. they think it is positively balmy here! they have come from much colder places _ they have come from much colder places than— they have come from much colder places than here to take advantage of the _ places than here to take advantage of the fight. so are my position on this western side of continental europe, — this western side of continental europe, with our still our waters, is a real— europe, with our still our waters, is a real draw for many species in

the winter — is a real draw for many species in the winter. so for a naturalist, particularly in places like this in north— particularly in places like this in north norfolk, where we are, it's fantastic— north norfolk, where we are, it's fantastic to— north norfolk, where we are, it's fantastic to be here. this place is an absolute magnet. we will not be the only— an absolute magnet. we will not be the only people out here lots of warm _ the only people out here lots of warm clothing this morning with our binoculars — warm clothing this morning with our binoculars. all of the country people — binoculars. all of the country people will take advantage of this beautiful clear weather to see some of the _ beautiful clear weather to see some of the finest wildlife we have got in europe — of the finest wildlife we have got in euroe. ., , of the finest wildlife we have got in euroe. . , i. of the finest wildlife we have got in euroe. ., , ,, ., . . in europe. finally, you do have a very special— in europe. finally, you do have a very special guest _ in europe. finally, you do have a very special guest on _ in europe. finally, you do have a very special guest on the - in europe. finally, you do have a very special guest on the last i very special guest on the last episode. tell us about that? well, i would say--- _ episode. tell us about that? well, i would say... do _ episode. tell us about that? well, i would say... do you _ episode. tell us about that? well, i would say... do you mean - episode. tell us about that? well, i would say... do you mean david i episode. tell us about that? well, i i would say... do you mean david gray? the other david! taste would say... do you mean david gray? the other david!— the other david! we also have david gra , who the other david! we also have david gray. who i — the other david! we also have david gray. who i am _ the other david! we also have david gray. who i am a — the other david! we also have david gray, who i am a big _ the other david! we also have david gray, who i am a big fan _ the other david! we also have david gray, who i am a big fan of! - the other david! we also have david gray, who i am a big fan of! yes, i the other david! we also have davidj gray, who i am a big fan of! yes, we do. we gray, who i am a big fan of! yes, we do- we have — gray, who i am a big fan of! yes, we do. we have the _ gray, who i am a big fan of! yes, we do. we have the master, _ gray, who i am a big fan of! yes, we do. we have the master, the - gray, who i am a big fan of! yes, we. do. we have the master, the greatest broadcaster— do. we have the master, the greatest broadcaster of all time. i do. we have the master, the greatest broadcaster of alltime. i mean, sir david _ broadcaster of alltime. i mean, sir david is— broadcaster of alltime. i mean, sir david is someone we all dug up to. he is— david is someone we all dug up to. he is a _ david is someone we all dug up to. he is a great spokesman for the natural— he is a great spokesman for the natural world and has been for a great _ natural world and has been for a great many years. a great storyteller. he has engaged people all over— storyteller. he has engaged people all over the world. and now he is very— all over the world. and now he is very much— all over the world. and now he is

very much on a mission to make sure that we _ very much on a mission to make sure that we are _ very much on a mission to make sure that we are looking after the natural — that we are looking after the natural world. that we are looking after the naturalworld. he that we are looking after the natural world. he gets to speak to world _ natural world. he gets to speak to world leaders, he tries to exercise his influence there. but i sat down and had _ his influence there. but i sat down and had a — his influence there. but i sat down and had a chat with him and we have known _ and had a chat with him and we have known each — and had a chat with him and we have known each other for quite a long tinre _ known each other for quite a long tinre we — known each other for quite a long time. we discussed some things on and off— time. we discussed some things on and off the — time. we discussed some things on and off the record. he revealed some quite interesting things. but yeah, ithink— quite interesting things. but yeah, i think what is clear is that he may be 96 _ i think what is clear is that he may be 96 years— i think what is clear is that he may be 96 years old, but his heart still beats _ be 96 years old, but his heart still beats with — be 96 years old, but his heart still beats with a passion for the natural world _ beats with a passion for the natural world and _ beats with a passion for the natural world and now a passion to protect that natural world as much as he possibly— that natural world as much as he possibly can. we are very much looking — possibly can. we are very much looking forward to sharing that interview — looking forward to sharing that interview with you towards the end of the _ interview with you towards the end of the series. he interview with you towards the end of the series-— of the series. he won't be singing. michaela is — of the series. he won't be singing. michaela is nodding. _ of the series. he won't be singing. michaela is nodding. shove - of the series. he won't be singing. michaela is nodding. shove him i of the series. he won't be singing. i michaela is nodding. shove him back! give him a shove back! tram michaela is nodding. shove him back! give him a shove back!— give him a shove back! two great davids coming — give him a shove back! two great davids coming up _ give him a shove back! two great davids coming up on _ give him a shove back! two great davids coming up on the series. i davids coming up on the series. looking forward to it. david attenborough and david gray. you can catch winterwatch on bbc two at 8pm every tuesday, wednesday, thursday and friday for the next two weeks. you're watching bbc breakfast. it's 8.59.

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