this is bbc news. i'm ben brown. the headlines: thousands of ambulance workers in england and wales are to stage fresh strikes in the coming weeks — the announcement comes as nurses across england began two days of industrial action. about a quarter of all services are affected by today's strikes — the government says unaffordable pay rises would take money away from patient care. we have enormous respect and gratitude for all our public sector workers, especially those in the nhs. ukraine's interior minister is among at least 17 people killed in a helicopter crash, near a children's nursey, in a suburb of kyiv. the rate at which prices are rising has slowed for a second

month — but the cost of living is still close to a a0 year high. all police forces in england and wales have been told to check their police officers against the national database to identify anyone who may have slipped through the net after the case of pc david carrick. and in tennis — britain's emma raducanu and defending men's champion rafa nadal are both beaten in the australian open. more than 10,000 ambulance workers in england and wales will hold four more days of walk—outs in the next two months as part of a dispute about pay. the gmb union says its members will go on strike on the 6th

and 20th of february, as well as the 6th and 20th of march. another ambulance union is expected to announce its strike dates later. and today, there is disruption across the nhs in england, as nurses walked out as part of their dispute. about a quarter of hospitals and community health services are affected, though emergency care is being provided. 0ur health correspondent, dominic hughes, has this report. # do a deal, do a deal, do a deal! #. on a freezing morning in wigan, nurses on the picket line outside the town's main hospital. one of more than 50 nhs trusts across england affected by today's industrial action. what do we want? fair pay! when do we want it? now! for those like karen, a nurse with 30 years experience, going on strike as a last resort. we really need people to understand the difficulties that the nhs is facing and that nurses are facing.

i never thought it would ever come to this. i never thought i would ever be on a picket line. getting up this morning, i was gutted, really. sad. but ijust think it is the only solution. the nurses leader pat cullen came to meet those on the wigan picket line. but with little sign of a breakthrough in pay talks, she says ministers need to recognise the depth of feeling among her members. this government needs to start to listen to the voice of the patient and the voice of nursing. come on the picket lines, is what i would say to them today. get their warm coats on them and stand amongst these brilliant people. and i think they will go back into their offices and make different decisions. they will make better decisions on behalf of the people of this country and on behalf of these nurses. today's strike is bigger in scale than the two days of industrial action we saw back in december. affecting probably one in four hospitals and community services in england over the next two days. but health leaders are warning that in the absence of a pay deal, it's the patients

who will get caught in a prolonged war of attrition between the government and the health unions. the nurses in wigan are clear about who they think holds the keys to unlocking this dispute. but speaking in the house of commons today, the prime minister told mps health workers are getting support. we have backed them notjust with record funding but also record investment in more doctors and nurses. 15,000 more doctors, 30,000 more nurses. and more life—saving equipment which will help them do theirjobs. and we continue to want to engage constructively in dialogue with them. meanwhile, back in wigan, managers are doing their best to keep disruption for patients to a minimum. although some clinics have had to be cancelled because of the strike. it's certainly challenging. i think we respect people's democratic rights to take industrial action. but from my perspective i need to make sure the hospital is kept working, that we are keeping patients safe and doing what the nhs has been set up to do. more strike dates have already been announced

with ambulance workers, physiotherapists and maybe even junior doctors also set to join the nurses on picket lines. dominic hughes, bbc news, wigan. the first day of industrial action by ambulance drivers next month will coincide with a walkout by thousands of nurses. joining me now is the national secretary of the gmb union, andy prendergast. you have called these further days of industrial action at a time when we know and people inside the nhs are saying, it is already on its knees, so surely more strike action is going to make that even worse? quite frankly what we saw with the first ambulance strike is that you are more likely to be picked up by now blitz on that day than any other, and what we are seeing is a government who are refusing to respond to a reasonable pay for a decent pay rise the people who got us through the pandemic but their failure to listen and to talk about

pay untiljanuary this year means that quite frankly the members have no choice. �* , , that quite frankly the members have no choice. �*, , . ., ., ., no choice. let's be clear about what ou are no choice. let's be clear about what you are asking _ no choice. let's be clear about what you are asking for in _ no choice. let's be clear about what you are asking for in terms - no choice. let's be clear about what you are asking for in terms of - no choice. let's be clear about what you are asking for in terms of pay? | you are asking for in terms of pay? what we have asked for is a substantial pay rise and we are looking at inflation with figures today, if you look at the retail price index, 13.5%, that is off the back of cumulative loss of salary over the last decade of around 13%, we are seeing a service that is crippled by vacancies, 130,000 across the nhs, we heard the prime minister talked earlier about not wanting to focus on pay but wanting to put it into front—line services but front line services, if paramedics are not front line services, it begs the question, who are? the lack of staff is crippling the nhs we are seeing vacancies affecting patient care which is affecting patient care which is affecting the public and until that is addressed we are not going to move forward. we is addressed we are not going to move forward.— is addressed we are not going to move forward. we have heard that an ument move forward. we have heard that argument from — move forward. we have heard that argument from other _ move forward. we have heard that argument from other unions - move forward. we have heard that argument from other unions in - move forward. we have heard that l argument from other unions in other sectors including teachers but what

the government says is a double digit pay rise in line with inflation is simply unaffordable, it is patient care that would suffer if that kind of pay award was made because it would have to come out of the nhs budget. because it would have to come out of the nhs budget-— the nhs budget. quite simply, what is affectin: the nhs budget. quite simply, what is affecting patient _ the nhs budget. quite simply, what is affecting patient care _ the nhs budget. quite simply, what is affecting patient care at _ the nhs budget. quite simply, what is affecting patient care at the - is affecting patient care at the moment is the huge vacancy rate and the disengagement of nhs staff who have seen ten years of a fall in standard of living, and the idea that the nhs is not a special case, after the pandemic, when our members were working after the prime minister was being fined for attending parties, it seems incredulous to argue that this is not a special case that needs special attention.— not a special case that needs special attention. this is what we have heard _ special attention. this is what we have heard from _ special attention. this is what we have heard from the _ special attention. this is what we have heard from the chief - special attention. this is what we i have heard from the chief executive of the nhs providers, he says, four more days of strikes by gmb ambulance staff will deal another blow to already overloaded health services, things are likely to only get worse if these strikes go ahead,

what do you say to that? i get worse if these strikes go ahead, what do you say to that?— get worse if these strikes go ahead, what do you say to that? i would say thins are what do you say to that? i would say things are bawling _ what do you say to that? i would say things are bawling at _ what do you say to that? i would say things are bawling at the _ what do you say to that? i would say things are bawling at the moment, l things are bawling at the moment, and we saw the figure is about delays in ambulances —— things are appalling. calls for category two phone calls were 18 times longer than they should be, but we have no option, we would not be going on strike at the moment. the government has had nine months to negotiate but they refused to do so, and the first time we heard they were willing to talk about pay was before the second day of strike action and we now have jeremy hunt who two years ago called for extra funding for the nhs, but we keep getting told by the government, that at some mythical time in the future this will be addressed, but that is not good enough. 0ver addressed, but that is not good enough. over half the nhs trust have got food banks or are selling food banks to staff and our members are moving on to poverty pay and they have decided to take a stand and we

are proud they have taken a stand. they are notjust are proud they have taken a stand. they are not just taking a are proud they have taken a stand. they are notjust taking a stand for themselves but for the future of the nhs. the public is on our side, even large tory backbench members have said they understand, so it is time the government started to understand as well. the the government started to understand as well. ., ., ., the government started to understand aswell. ., ., ., , . ., , ., as well. the national secretary of the gmb union, _ as well. the national secretary of the gmb union, for— as well. the national secretary of the gmb union, for now, - as well. the national secretary of the gmb union, for now, thanks i as well. the national secretary of l the gmb union, for now, thanks for joining us. we can speak now to our correspondent nikki fox, who's at norfolk and norwich university hospital. what is the scene there? this is one ofthe what is the scene there? this is one of the biggest _ what is the scene there? this is one of the biggest hospitals _ what is the scene there? this is one of the biggest hospitals in _ what is the scene there? this is one of the biggest hospitals in the - what is the scene there? this is one of the biggest hospitals in the east i of the biggest hospitals in the east of the biggest hospitals in the east of england and the car park is a bit quieter than usual, that is because hundreds of apartments will have to be cancelled and at a nearby hospital in cambridge, 2000 appointments last time around were cancelled over two days. the government says it is inevitable some patients will be impacted but as the nurses stood on the picket line down the road, plenty of cars

were beeping horns in support. i witnessed one person at shout, get back to work, but the vast majority seemed to understand why they were doing what they were doing and some even donated them food and hot drinks. this hospital is significant because it actually has the worst ambulance hand over delays in the whole of the country and the royal couege whole of the country and the royal college of nursing says that people are not dying because nurses are striking, nurses are striking because people are dying. because this hospital is so full, some awards that are supposed to have six beds in a bay actually have eight, and that is why nurses are striking. they say only better pay will improve staff safety. some nurses are also struggling and i spoke to one newly qualified nurse on the picket line who said she had a £50,000 debt but the government says

it has to balance what it calls a fair deal with the need to manage debt or stop nurses here are expected to strike again in another three weeks. expected to strike again in another three weeke— expected to strike again in another three weeks. the pressure on the nhs dominated by ministers questions at lunchtime and we can get more on that from helen kat. it has become a familiar script for prime minister's questions, the future of the health service and the dire state it is in at the moment. it has. keir starmer used all of his questions this week to highlight what is happening in the nhs, not on strike days but in general, so he used examples of the impacts on patients in particular patients waiting for ambulances for a long time, many hours in some cases, when they have had something like a heart attack, and he highlighted long waits in several areas of england

and he pinned it to the government's management of the nhs and accused rishi sunak of presiding over lethal chaos on his watch. rishi sunak said that the pressures in the nhs had come from the covid pandemic and seasonalflu and he come from the covid pandemic and seasonal flu and he also pointed come from the covid pandemic and seasonalflu and he also pointed out there were precious on the nhs in wales where of course it is run by labour so those are the arguments that were made in terms of the general pressure on the nhs. rishi sunak also claimed the anxiety that keir starmer was talking about when he spoke about what people were experiencing when they were waiting long time is ambulances made the case for the government's minimum service levels built on strike days and using that to highlight the opposition of labour to it, so very much talking about the sort of things we have seen them addressing for a number of weeks. things we have seen them addressing fora number of weeks. in things we have seen them addressing for a number of weeks. in terms of reaching a resolution to the disputes that are currently

happening, putting an end to those strikes, that was brought up and rishi sunak said he wanted the government to have constructive dialogue but he was challenged by a labour backbencher as to wear he would personally meet the royal couege would personally meet the royal college of nursing, something unions have been calling for, and they believe that rishi sunak and the chance to hold the key to ending these disputes and they want to meet him in person. rishi sunak did not commit to that and he said instead that unions had been invited to meet secretaries of state and we know those meetings have been happening but when it comes to the health unions it does not seem they have got any closer to reaching a resolution to this dispute. there was a bit of optimism towards the beginning of last week when things were being discussed like a one—off payment or backdating any future pay rise to this january but it doesn't look like that has turned into concrete proposals which are being discussed even within government let alone with unions.—

alone with unions. helen, thanks for “oininr us. and you check who is striking where by visting our website — you can enter your local region in the search bar and double check all those details — that's at bbc.co.uk/news. ukraine's interior minister is one of at least 17 people who've been killed in a helicopter crash in a suburb of kyiv. the helicopter came down next to a nursery and three children are known to have died. a number of others are being treated in hospital. they now say 1a have died although it had previously stated up to 18 had been killed. it is believed the crash was an accident, in poor visibility. frank gardener reports. an early morning helicopter crash, and ukraine is left reeling. the aircraft, believed to be a french built super puma, was carrying the interior minister and several senior officials.

it came down beside a nursery school, and children are amongst the casualties. translation: i asked my friend what happened. - he said something fell on the kindergarten, and he started to help, pulled three children age six and seven out of there. translation: we were l walking and heard a noise. it was such a noise. at that time, there was a terrible flame. a helicopter was circling. i froze _ early investigations did not reveal any sign of the helicopter being shot down. it was flying low in foggy conditions en route to the city of kharkiv. it belonged to the state emergency services. the loss of such a key government minister on board has been called a national tragedy. very patriotic guy, did a lot of things for ukraine and made police reform in ukraine, and it's actually a tragedy for ukraine, for his family.

denys monastyrsky was often at scenes like this, inspecting damage to the latest target of a russian missile attack. he was a personal friend of the president and was well known to several western leaders. they've been sending their condolences. despite this setback, ukraine's war effort is unlikely to slacken off. the country remains focused on resisting russia's missile attacks and on preparing for a coming spring offensive by both sides. frank gardner, bbc news. 0ur security correspondent frank gardner is with me. this must be a huge blow to the ukrainian government? it this must be a huge blow to the ukrainian government?- this must be a huge blow to the ukrainian government? it is. as if the don't ukrainian government? it is. as if they don't have _ ukrainian government? it is. as if they don't have enough _ ukrainian government? it is. as if they don't have enough to - ukrainian government? it is. as if| they don't have enough to contend with already, with this invasion also being a year old, and daily missile and drone attacks, so this is a real setback for them. i'm not

sure it will impact their war effort but this has hit morale and the immediate suspect is, was this hostile action by russia? no sign of that at the moment. we can break down the possible causes. pilot error, mechanicalfailure, sabotage, error, mechanical failure, sabotage, and error, mechanicalfailure, sabotage, and hostile fire. at the moment i think the investigation is veering more towards the idea of pilot error or possible mechanical failure. more towards the idea of pilot error or possible mechanicalfailure. the aircraft was a super puma, french built. we don't know what the maintenance record was like and it was foggy conditions and i think the main problem is that the pilot would have been having to fly solo, this was not a military helicopter, —— so low. it was taking a delegation to the front lines, to kharkiv. president zelensky himself has done this, popping up in places like

kherson very boldly, but this is a real setback for them, even if it was just an accident. the real setback for them, even if it wasjust an accident.— real setback for them, even if it wasjust an accident. was 'ust an accident. the war rages on wasjust an accident. the war rages on and we are _ wasjust an accident. the war rages on and we are coming _ wasjust an accident. the war rages on and we are coming up _ wasjust an accident. the war rages on and we are coming up to - wasjust an accident. the war rages on and we are coming up to the - wasjust an accident. the war rages| on and we are coming up to the first anniversary, unbelievably, the 24th of february is the anniversary of the russian invasion. so where are we now with the war? it seems to have reached a stage of attrition where neither side is making much progress against the other. bath progress against the other. both sides are building _ progress against the other. exit“! sides are building up for a progress against the other. ifizfrii�*u sides are building up for a spring 0ffensive sides are building up for a spring offensive and ukrainians are acutely aware that they have got to keep a visibly making some kind of progress or they worry the west will lose interest and stop bankrolling the war and stop funding the weapons, stop sending the weapons, so they are making a very hard appeal and there is a nato meeting coming up in germany fought hard kit, armour, tanks, essentially. —— for. thea;r tanks, essentially. -- for. they want more? — tanks, essentially. -- for. they want more? what _ tanks, essentially. -- for. they want more? what they - tanks, essentially. -- for. they want more? what they have . tanks, essentially. -- for. they| want more? what they have had tanks, essentially. -- for. they i want more? what they have had is re want more? what they have had is pretty dated _ want more? what they have had is

pretty dated soviet _ want more? what they have had is pretty dated soviet era _ want more? what they have had is pretty dated soviet era t _ want more? what they have had is pretty dated soviet era t 72s - want more? what they have had is pretty dated soviet era t 72s that i pretty dated soviet era t 72s that poland and slovakia and other countries have supplied but these are not very good tanks. they can be easily knocked out. they have not got the punch to take ukraine forward in another offensive operation and most of this year, the last 12 months, ukraine has been doing defensive operations and it is only really main battle tanks that can get them going forward, like the leopard tanks and the challenger, and britain is sending 1a of them, which is not enough on their own, but if others send more behind it, there is that. against that you have got the mass mobilisation of russia so you have another 150,000 troops that are going to be pouring into the front line and they are not going to be well led and they will not be well fed and they will not be well equipped but there is numbers and there's enough there to potentially overwhelm some ukrainian positions. ukrainians are in quite a tricky position at the moment. frank, good to see you. thanks for

joining us. the pace at which prices are rising has slowed for a second month in a row — but the cost of living remains close to a a0 year high. in december inflation fell to 10.5%, partly because of lower fuel prices — but food prices continue to soar. hannah miller has been to the yorkshire dales to hear about the impact of rising prices there. in the heart of the yorkshire dales, a town that is isolated but not at all insulated from the rising costs that continue to sweep across the country. almost every home in hawes is reliant on oil heating with cost of living payments for that not due until next month. hi, i'm hannah. kath 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, you know, is quite a lot of money. 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. that smells amazing. with food and drinks rising even faster than average, this jam factory has tried to make savings to protect customers from rising costs. how manyjars will we get out of this batch? probably get around about 350 i'd say. every single time we run a production run, 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 it on to consumers, customers, cos we know the last thing anybody needs at the moment is costs of goods going up. the falling fuel prices that contributed to today's slight easing of inflation are particularly welcome here in an area where many people are reliant on their cars to get around. clothing and footwear also contributed to the slight drop in inflation, but that was offset by price rises in

restaurants and hotels. the government has set its sights on inflation falling by half before the end of the year, though global energy prices are out of their control. many analysts believe today's figure shows inflation is now on a downward trend. we are already seeing signs that inflation will cool, because of external issues, so commodity prices have come down. we've got producer price inflation coming down, as well, so that's the amount we have been charged for stuff when it's leaving the factory door. and people here are hoping that the worst of the price rises are behind them. in a rural community like here, you'd probably pay more than in a big supermarket, but you've got to support the local businesses. that's really important. i it does weigh on you a little bit. when you know you've got to feed everybody and you're never really sure whether it's _ going to go up again.

the thought of it settling down a bit, not continuing to go up... how does that make you feel? a little bit more hopeful for the future. but despite inflation easing, economic conditions remain challenging as the country continues to adapt to higher costs and prices that are unlikely to fall. hannah miller, bbc news, hawes. 0ur economics correspondent andy verity has more now on inflation. it will drop back into single digits from double digits now somewhere in the middle of this year, going on to drop further down to about 4—6% by the end of this year but we should remember that right now we are going through one of the hardest squeezes on living standards in more than four decades. food price inflation at 16.8%.

that's the highest it's been since 1977. those cheaper fuel prices aren't yet feeding through to the prices of other goods which are still rising by more than 13%. so they are expecting inflation averaging overall 7.4% for the coming year, partly because those fuel prices came down by 8% in december alone, but we should remember inflation is a year—on—year comparison, so after the big spike in fuel prices which was last february on the invasion of ukraine, there was a big striking difference betweenjanuary then and january now. as you move on past that spike a year ago the difference is smaller and that's why inflation is likely to come down in a year or two, coming down to zero or even deflation. but it won't be enough to make up for the big rise in the cost of living of the past two years. andy verity, there. rishi sunak has told mps that the crimes committed by serial rapist david carrick were a "truly sickening" abuse of power — the prime minister promised police reforms so that offenders would have no place to hide. carrick, a former metropolitan police officer, admitted 49 sexual offences, including rape, against 12 women. he used his position to frighten his victims — some of whom he met

through dating websites. the national police chiefs' council will ask all police forces to check their officers and staff against national police databases. the home office says this will help identify anyone who slipped through the net before vetting standards were toughened. our home editor mark easton. the political fallout from this appalling case continues. rishi sunak raising it at pmqs today. he is meeting, sir mark rowley, the commissioner of the metropolitan police later today and the case will be top of their conversation agenda. yes, all police forces in england and wales are now doing what the metropolitan police has

already been doing, which is putting every single member of their staff, both officers and civilian staff, against what we know on the national police databases, that's notjust convictions but also going to be intelligence, and the expectation is a significant number, perhaps, of individuals will be found not to have revealed all that they should have done about their past. i think one of the important things about this case is the awareness, the red flags as they're called, were missed, the dots were notjoined up, and that was how carrick was able to get away with it for so long. but in addition to that sort of trawl through the records of all those who worked for police forces, the government has also said that the angelini review, their review into police systems, will also be looking at vetting and standards procedures to see if they need to be tightened up. mark easton, there. a 15—year—old boy has been found guilty of stabbing a man to death outside an asda store.

ian kirwan, 53, was attacked near the supermarket in redditch on 8 march after challenging some boys for messing about in the customer toilets. three other teenagers were cleared of killing mr kirwan but were found guilty of violent disorder, while a fifth boy was cleared of all charges. the environment agency has declared a major incident in somerset due to the risk of flooding. it said the move was "precautionary". local authorities are using a number of extra pumps in the somerset levels in an effort to reduce the water levels. 0ur west of england correspondent danjohnson has more from northmoor green. this is the effort by the environment agency to drain water from the somerset levels. they declared a major incident to alert people but not to alarm

them, they say, but the risk of flooding is serious and so these pumps have been brought in to try to get the water away from the land and into the river and up to the bristol channel. the intensity of rain that has fallen in the past week is why river levels have been rising and why there's so much water. we can show you aerial pictures taken yesterday showing how much farmland is currently under floodwater and the risk is that that level will keep rising if they're not able to pump it away quickly enough. we had intense flooding here in 2014, farms, fields and homes were under water for weeks and some people were out of their houses for months on end after that so there is fear that that could be about to happen again. there has been some criticism that the environment agency and other authorities had not been in place to deal with this earlier at the start of the week but the environment agency says this major incident will allow them to get the right pieces of equipment in place now and they think that they can hold off the worst of the flooding but it has just started raining again. dan johnson, there.

now it's time for a look at the weather. frosty weather is continuing to grip the uk and it is cold out there and windy as well. for the rest of the day it will stay cold and windy and for some we will see some more wintry showers. for the rest of the day those wintry showers mainly will be affecting scotland, northern ireland and parts of wales and the north sea coast as well, but we will see fewer of these and more sleet and rain down to lower levels. plenty of dry and clear skies as well, still cargo topped amateurs of seven but will be feeling colder than that in the strong winds —— top temperatures of seven. it is icy in these areas and although for the rest of the country it will be plenty of clear skies over night but another cold night with temperatures dipping down to between “i! and minus eight celsius in parts of scotland. 0ver eight celsius in parts of scotland. over the next few days from tomorrow

and friday it will stay cold but it should be drier with fewer wintry showers.

hello, this is bbc news with... iam ben i am ben brown. the headlines: ambulance workers in wales are to stage fresh strikes in the coming weeks. the announcement comes as nurses across england begin two days of industrial action. ukraine's interior minister is at amongst at least a dozen people killed in a helicopter crash near a children's nursery in a suburb of the capital, kyiv. the rate at which prices are rising are slowed for a second month, but the cost of living is still close toali0 to a a0 year high. all police forces in england and wales have been told to check their offices against the national database to identify anyone who may have slipped through the net after the case of

former pc david carrick. and in tennis, britain's emma raducanu, in defending men's champion, rafa nadal, are both beaten in the australian open. let's get more on the tennis and all the other sports news, including the snooker as well, laura has more of that for us right now. i do indeed. good afternoon. ten chinese snooker players suspended as part of an ongoing match fixing investigation have all been charged by the integrity unit of the wpbsa, the sport's world governing body. the allegations range from fixing matches, approaching players to cheat, and betting on snooker. masters champion yan bingtao is among the highest profile players named in what is seen as the biggest corruption scandal in the history of the sport. we have to deliver world—class live entertainment. there has to be pure live sport competed to the highest

level. and to do that, we must know the sport is cleaning. so the damage to me is short—term, we have to take the short—term pain and now, we have to clear this issue up and we have to clear this issue up and we have to move on. we will move on. to tennis now and defending australian open champion rafael nadal says he is "mentally destroyed" after losing to world number 65 mackenzie mcdonald in the second round. the 36—year—old was trailing by a set and a break when he pulled up with what appeared to be a hip problem. he took a medical timeout towards the end of the second set and continued with the match, but ultimately slipped to a 6—a, 6—3, 7—5 defeat. it's nadal�*s earliest exit at the australian open in seven years. i can't complain about my life at all, sojust in i can't complain about my life at all, so just in terms of sport and in terms of... injuries and... tough moments, no. i mean, that is another

one. ijust can't moments, no. i mean, that is another one. i just can't say that i moments, no. i mean, that is another one. ijust can't say that i am not... destroyed, mentally, at this time because i would be lying. emma raducanu is also out of the australian open, losing a gripping battle in the second round, which ended in a straight sets loss to seventh seed coco gauff in melbourne. gauff, seeded seventh, controlled the opening set, taking it 6—3. despite fears raducanu was still struggling with the ankle injury sustained ahead of the event, she forced the second set to a tiebreak and there were a series of brilliant exchanges between two of the most exciting young players on the planet. but it was the american who came through. it means the briton hasn't reached the third round of a grand slam since her stunning 2021 us open win. i still think, you know, istill think, you know, i didn't necessarily play my best today and... although, in the second set i had chances and was pushing, it was

still i felt like i could have done better, myself, but props to her, she is a great opponent and a great athlete. nepa even though she is a grand slam champion, she has still got a lot to learn in grand slam champion, she has still got a lot to learn— got a lot to learn in the game and she is still — got a lot to learn in the game and she is still finding _ got a lot to learn in the game and she is still finding a _ got a lot to learn in the game and she is still finding a way, - got a lot to learn in the game and she is still finding a way, finding i she is still finding a way, finding her feet— she is still finding a way, finding her feet out there on the tour and playing _ her feet out there on the tour and playing players she hasn't played before _ playing players she hasn't played before and she hasn't beaten a top ten player— before and she hasn't beaten a top ten player before in her career. i thought— ten player before in her career. i thought she played a really great match. _ thought she played a really great match, actually, technically it was very smart — match, actually, technically it was very smart and actually for much of the second — very smart and actually for much of the second set she was actually the better_ the second set she was actually the better player, but as i say, the experience and just that grit and determination got cocoa goth through _ british men's number one, cam norrie, is currently in action against constant lestienne. the pair had to wait quite some time before they could get started on court 13. 0ver over five sets, cameron 0verfive sets, cameron norrie winning there, finishing up at 1:30am in the morning. manchester united travel to crystal palace in the premier league tonight and while wingerjaydon sancho

is unlikely to feature, he has now returned to first team training. he hasn't played for the club since the 22nd of october. last month, manager erik ten hag revealed sancho had been put on his own training programme, as he was "not fit" to play. this was regarded as both a physical and mental issue, with the united boss insisting it was a situation that could not be rushed. just before i go, five—time 0lympic just before i go, five—time olympic champion cyclist damon laura kenny has announced she is expecting her second child after a heartbreaking ectopic pregnancy. more on that later, but that is all the sport for now. i'll be back in an hour with another update. ben. thank you very much indeed and naturally we are going to stay with sport because the women and equality select committee in parliament is actually currently hearing about sexism in football and inequality, and it is currently hearing from jackie 0atly, so let's listen in. that women feel less comfortable

because of the aggression that when women are discriminated against, have those male allies challenge it, when it comes to school, if there are any boys playing, well, change it, frankly, which i know the fia are trying to do, to make sure that women and girls are included as openly as boys are. can women and girls are included as openly as boys are.— women and girls are included as openly as boys are. can i interrupt ou on openly as boys are. can i interrupt you on that. _ openly as boys are. can i interrupt you on that, jacqui _ openly as boys are. can i interrupt you on that, jacqui 0atley? - openly as boys are. can i interrupt you on that, jacqui 0atley? whati you on that, jacqui 0atley? what about _ you on that, jacqui 0atley? what about the — you on that, jacqui 0atley? what about the dfee? so you have said government. but should the d f eu should _ government. but should the d f eu should be _ government. but should the d f eu should be more determined or, or should _ should be more determined or, or should it _ should be more determined or, or should it be — should be more determined or, or should it be left to schools to decide — should it be left to schools to decide whether they are going to provide _ decide whether they are going to provide football education for girls are not— provide football education for girls are not as — provide football education for girls are not as well, it is a quality, it is not _ are not as well, it is a quality, it is notjust— are not as well, it is a quality, it is notjust football, sol are not as well, it is a quality, it is notjust football, so i have spoken— is notjust football, so i have spoken to _ is notjust football, so i have spoken to the association for pe, for example, to get a broader perspective on this and they say yes. _ perspective on this and they say yes, football is important, but there — yes, football is important, but there are _ yes, football is important, but there are 56 other sports all competing to there are 56 other sports all competing— there are 56 other sports all com -aetin ., , . ., competing to try and get that time in the classroom, _ competing to try and get that time in the classroom, that _ competing to try and get that time in the classroom, that time - competing to try and get that time in the classroom, that time in - competing to try and get that time in the classroom, that time in pe i in the classroom, that time in pe lessons, so we are all quite football biased, we think it is so

important, but a player in arsenal and england encouraged the rest of england lionesses, gold—medal winning team—mates to send that message to government, saying, let's ban inequality in this matter, so it is notjust ban inequality in this matter, so it is not just a ban inequality in this matter, so it is notjust a case of football is so important, it is a case of equality, enabling girls to play and if i may just give an example of how i think this can be helped, i spoke to my little boy who was in primary school, he is eight, i spoke to his primary school teacher yesterday and spoke to his classmates as well and asked about the subject of the teacher said that she would feel a lot more comfortable encouraging girls and everyone to play football if she herself was upscaled in the way that the test our skills programme offered teachers those kinds of skills levels like a few years ago. and the girls themselves said yes, they like playing, but only with girls because the boys hair around 100 only with girls because the boys hairaround100 mph, so i only with girls because the boys hair around 100 mph, so i think giving them as options, upscaling the teachers, encouraging girls to feel comfortable playing in the

playground ended all from there. thank you. can ijust ask playground ended all from there. thank you. can i just ask you, you thank you. can ijust ask you, you have _ thank you. can ijust ask you, you have got— thank you. can ijust ask you, you have got a — thank you. can ijust ask you, you have got a phenomenal long history of being _ have got a phenomenal long history of being a _ have got a phenomenal long history of being a fan. what are the barriers _ of being a fan. what are the barriers that you feel either you face as— barriers that you feel either you face as a — barriers that you feel either you face as a fan or other women from different— face as a fan or other women from different communities have encountered? so different communities have encountered?— different communities have encountered? so football is a reflection _ encountered? so football is a reflection of _ encountered? so football is a reflection of wider _ encountered? so football is a reflection of wider society - encountered? so football is a | reflection of wider society and sadly— reflection of wider society and sadly it — reflection of wider society and sadly it is _ reflection of wider society and sadly it is being _ reflection of wider society and sadly it is being used - reflection of wider society and sadly it is being used very- sadly it is being used very effectively _ sadly it is being used very effectively as— sadly it is being used very effectively as a _ sadly it is being used very effectively as a tool- sadly it is being used very effectively as a tool of- sadly it is being used very- effectively as a tool of patriarch ea effectively as a tool of patriarch ed of— effectively as a tool of patriarch ea of decades. _ effectively as a tool of patriarch ea of decades. for— effectively as a tool of patriarch ea of decades. for a _ effectively as a tool of patriarch ea of decades. for a very, - effectively as a tool of patriarch ea of decades. for a very, very| effectively as a tool of patriarch - ea of decades. for a very, very long time _ ea of decades. for a very, very long time it— ea of decades. for a very, very long time it has— ea of decades. for a very, very long time. it has sadly— ea of decades. for a very, very long time. it has sadly also _ ea of decades. for a very, very long time. it has sadly also been - ea of decades. for a very, very long time. it has sadly also been used i ea of decades. for a very, very long time. it has sadly also been used toj time. it has sadly also been used to fuel racism. — time. it has sadly also been used to fuel racism. to _ time. it has sadly also been used to fuel racism, to fuel— time. it has sadly also been used to fuel racism, to fuel far— time. it has sadly also been used to fuel racism, to fuel far right - fuel racism, to fuel far right activity— fuel racism, to fuel far right activity and _ fuel racism, to fuel far right activity and misogyny- fuel racism, to fuel far right activity and misogyny as - fuel racism, to fuel far right . activity and misogyny as well, fuel racism, to fuel far right - activity and misogyny as well, and 'ust activity and misogyny as well, and just to _ activity and misogyny as well, and just to be — activity and misogyny as well, and just to be fair. _ activity and misogyny as well, and just to be fair, it— activity and misogyny as well, and just to be fair, it is— activity and misogyny as well, and just to be fair, it is also, - activity and misogyny as well, and just to be fair, it is also, it - activity and misogyny as well, and just to be fair, it is also, it has - just to be fair, it is also, it has also _ just to be fair, it is also, it has also been _ just to be fair, it is also, it has also been used _ just to be fair, it is also, it has also been used to— just to be fair, it is also, it has also been used to fuel- just to be fair, it is also, it has| also been used to fuel bringing people — also been used to fuel bringing people together~ _ also been used to fuel bringing people together. you - also been used to fuel bringing people together. you know, i also been used to fuel bringingl people together. you know, for example. — people together. you know, for example. many— people together. you know, for example, many football- people together. you know, for example, many football clubs l people together. you know, for. example, many football clubs up people together. you know, for- example, many football clubs up and down the _ example, many football clubs up and down the country _ example, many football clubs up and down the country are _ example, many football clubs up and down the country are doing _ down the country are doing incredible _ down the country are doing incredible work— down the country are doing incredible work to - down the country are doing incredible work to supporti down the country are doing - incredible work to support people in their communities _ incredible work to support people in their communities who— incredible work to support people in their communities who are - incredible work to support people in. their communities who are struggling with the _ their communities who are struggling with the cost— their communities who are struggling with the cost of— their communities who are struggling with the cost of living _ their communities who are struggling with the cost of living crisis, - their communities who are struggling with the cost of living crisis, you - with the cost of living crisis, you know, _ with the cost of living crisis, you know. funds _ with the cost of living crisis, you know, funds for _ with the cost of living crisis, you know, funds for food _ with the cost of living crisis, you know, funds for food banks, - with the cost of living crisis, youl know, funds for food banks, etc, with the cost of living crisis, you - know, funds for food banks, etc, so there _ know, funds for food banks, etc, so there are _ know, funds for food banks, etc, so there are two — know, funds for food banks, etc, so there are two sides _

know, funds for food banks, etc, so there are two sides to _ know, funds for food banks, etc, so there are two sides to this, - know, funds for food banks, etc, so there are two sides to this, really. i there are two sides to this, really. as a _ there are two sides to this, really. as a minor— there are two sides to this, really. as a minor attest _ there are two sides to this, really. as a minor attest woman, - there are two sides to this, really. as a minor attest woman, as - there are two sides to this, really. as a minor attest woman, as a - as a minor attest woman, as a british— as a minor attest woman, as a british muslim _ as a minor attest woman, as a british muslim woman - as a minor attest woman, as a british muslim woman who - as a minor attest woman, as a i british muslim woman who wears as a minor attest woman, as a - british muslim woman who wears the hijab. _ british muslim woman who wears the hijab. the _ british muslim woman who wears the hijab, the headscarf, _ british muslim woman who wears the hijab, the headscarf, i— british muslim woman who wears the hijab, the headscarf, i have - british muslim woman who wears the hijab, the headscarf, i have not - hijab, the headscarf, i have not always— hijab, the headscarf, i have not always felt— hijab, the headscarf, i have not always felt safe, _ hijab, the headscarf, i have not always felt safe, often - hijab, the headscarf, i have noti always felt safe, often generally out there — always felt safe, often generally out there on _ always felt safe, often generally out there on the _ always felt safe, often generally out there on the streets - always felt safe, often generally| out there on the streets because always felt safe, often generally. out there on the streets because of the rise _ out there on the streets because of the rise in— out there on the streets because of the rise in the — out there on the streets because of the rise in the islamophobia - out there on the streets because of the rise in the islamophobia and i the rise in the islamophobia and racism. — the rise in the islamophobia and racism. but _ the rise in the islamophobia and racism, but also _ the rise in the islamophobia and racism, but also because - the rise in the islamophobia and racism, but also because i- the rise in the islamophobia and racism, but also because i don't| racism, but also because i don't very— racism, but also because i don't very often— racism, but also because i don't very often see _ racism, but also because i don't very often see women - racism, but also because i don't very often see women who - racism, but also because i don't very often see women who look| racism, but also because i don't- very often see women who look like me in— very often see women who look like me in those — very often see women who look like me in those spaces. _ very often see women who look like me in those spaces. i— very often see women who look like me in those spaces. i am _ very often see women who look like me in those spaces. ! am really- me in those spaces. i am really happy— me in those spaces. ! am really happy to— me in those spaces. i am really happy to tell _ me in those spaces. i am really happy to tell you. _ me in those spaces. i am really happy to tell you, though, - me in those spaces. i am really happy to tell you, though, i - me in those spaces. i am really happy to tell you, though, idol happy to tell you, though, i do think— happy to tell you, though, i do think that _ happy to tell you, though, i do think that is — happy to tell you, though, i do think that is changing. - happy to tell you, though, i do think that is changing. it- happy to tell you, though, i do think that is changing. it is- think that is changing. it is changing _ think that is changing. it is changing very. _ think that is changing. it is changing very, very- think that is changing. it is| changing very, very slowly, think that is changing. it is- changing very, very slowly, but it is important _ changing very, very slowly, but it is important to _ changing very, very slowly, but it is important to recognise - changing very, very slowly, but it is important to recognise change| changing very, very slowly, but it - is important to recognise change and i is important to recognise change and ithink. _ is important to recognise change and ithink. you _ is important to recognise change and i think. you know. _ is important to recognise change and ithink, you know, it _ is important to recognise change and i think, you know, it is _ is important to recognise change and i think, you know, it is great - is important to recognise change and i think, you know, it is great that- i think, you know, it is great that this session _ i think, you know, it is great that this session is _ i think, you know, it is great that this session is happening - i think, you know, it is great that this session is happening and - i think, you know, it is great that this session is happening and i. this session is happening and i think— this session is happening and i think alongside _ this session is happening and i think alongside looking - this session is happening and i think alongside looking at - this session is happening and i think alongside looking at the i think alongside looking at the darker— think alongside looking at the darker side _ think alongside looking at the darker side of— think alongside looking at the darker side of football, - think alongside looking at the darker side of football, we i think alongside looking at the - darker side of football, we should also recognise _ darker side of football, we should also recognise the _ darker side of football, we should also recognise the change. - darker side of football, we should also recognise the change. two . darker side of football, we should - also recognise the change. two years a-o i also recognise the change. two years ago i took— also recognise the change. two years ago i took my— also recognise the change. two years ago i took my mum _ also recognise the change. two years ago i took my mum who— also recognise the change. two years ago i took my mum who is— also recognise the change. two years ago i took my mum who is a - also recognise the change. two years ago i took my mum who is a british l ago i took my mum who is a british pakistani _ ago i took my mum who is a british pakistani woman, _ ago i took my mum who is a british pakistani woman, she _ ago i took my mum who is a british pakistani woman, she wears... - ago i took my mum who is a british pakistani woman, she wears... it . ago i took my mum who is a british . pakistani woman, she wears... it was her first— pakistani woman, she wears... it was her first ever — pakistani woman, she wears... it was her first ever football— pakistani woman, she wears... it was her first ever football match. - pakistani woman, she wears... it was her first ever football match. i - her first ever football match. i took _ her first ever football match. i took her — her first ever football match. i took her to _ her first ever football match. i took her to a _ her first ever football match. i took her to a match _ her first ever football match. i took her to a match with - her first ever football match. i took her to a match with a - her first ever football match. i - took her to a match with a nephews who are _ took her to a match with a nephews who are ten — took her to a match with a nephews who are ten years _ took her to a match with a nephews who are ten years old _ took her to a match with a nephews who are ten years old to _ took her to a match with a nephews who are ten years old to watch - took her to a match with a nephews who are ten years old to watch the i who are ten years old to watch the lionesses — who are ten years old to watch the lionesses i— who are ten years old to watch the lionesses. i can— who are ten years old to watch the lionesses. i can honestly- who are ten years old to watch the lionesses. i can honestly tell- who are ten years old to watch the lionesses. i can honestly tell you. who are ten years old to watch the lionesses. i can honestly tell you i would _ lionesses. i can honestly tell you i would not — lionesses. ! can honestly tell you i would not feel— lionesses. i can honestly tell you i would not feel comfortable - lionesses. i can honestly tell you i would not feel comfortable takingl lionesses. i can honestly tell you i. would not feel comfortable taking my family. _ would not feel comfortable taking my family. even— would not feel comfortable taking my family. even now. _ would not feel comfortable taking my family, even now, to— would not feel comfortable taking my family, even now, to watch— would not feel comfortable taking my family, even now, to watch an - family, even now, to watch an england — family, even now, to watch an england men's— family, even now, to watch an england men's match - family, even now, to watch an england men's match becausej family, even now, to watch ani

england men's match because i family, even now, to watch an - england men's match because i would be feeling _ england men's match because i would be feeling very. — england men's match because i would be feeling very, very _ england men's match because i would be feeling very, very concerned - england men's match because i would be feeling very, very concerned and l be feeling very, very concerned and i be feeling very, very concerned and i would _ be feeling very, very concerned and i would be — be feeling very, very concerned and i would be in — be feeling very, very concerned and iwould be in a _ be feeling very, very concerned and i would be in a heightened - be feeling very, very concerned and i would be in a heightened state - be feeling very, very concerned and i would be in a heightened state ofl i would be in a heightened state of alert about — i would be in a heightened state of alert about their— i would be in a heightened state of alert about their safety— i would be in a heightened state of alert about their safety and - alert about their safety and well-being. _ alert about their safety and well—being, and _ alert about their safety and well—being, and that- alert about their safety and well—being, and that isn't. alert about their safety and - well—being, and that isn't based on figments _ well—being, and that isn't based on figments of— well—being, and that isn't based on figments of my— well—being, and that isn't based on figments of my imagination, - well—being, and that isn't based on figments of my imagination, it- well—being, and that isn't based on figments of my imagination, it is. figments of my imagination, it is based _ figments of my imagination, it is based on — figments of my imagination, it is based on well— figments of my imagination, it is based on well documented - figments of my imagination, it is. based on well documented evidence figments of my imagination, it is- based on well documented evidence of what sometimes — based on well documented evidence of what sometimes does _ based on well documented evidence of what sometimes does happen - based on well documented evidence of what sometimes does happen in- what sometimes does happen in football— what sometimes does happen in football grounds. _ what sometimes does happen in football grounds. so, _ what sometimes does happen in football grounds. so, you - what sometimes does happen in football grounds. so, you know, what sometimes does happen in. football grounds. so, you know, we have just _ football grounds. so, you know, we have just had — football grounds. so, you know, we have just had the _ football grounds. so, you know, we have just had the world _ football grounds. so, you know, we have just had the world cup - football grounds. so, you know, we have just had the world cup and - football grounds. so, you know, wei have just had the world cup and won things— have just had the world cup and won things that _ have just had the world cup and won things that i — have just had the world cup and won things that i think— have just had the world cup and won things that i think was _ have just had the world cup and won things that i think was good - have just had the world cup and won things that i think was good about i things that i think was good about the world — things that i think was good about the world cup. _ things that i think was good about the world cup, there _ things that i think was good about the world cup, there are - things that i think was good about the world cup, there are many. the world cup, there are many issues around _ the world cup, there are many issues around where — the world cup, there are many issues around where it — the world cup, there are many issues around where it was _ the world cup, there are many issues around where it was held, _ the world cup, there are many issues around where it was held, etc, - the world cup, there are many issues around where it was held, etc, and i around where it was held, etc, and issues _ around where it was held, etc, and issues around _ around where it was held, etc, and issues around equalities, - around where it was held, etc, and issues around equalities, but - around where it was held, etc, and issues around equalities, but one i issues around equalities, but one thing _ issues around equalities, but one thing i_ issues around equalities, but one thing i do — issues around equalities, but one thing i do think— issues around equalities, but one thing i do think they _ issues around equalities, but one thing i do think they got - issues around equalities, but one thing i do think they got right - issues around equalities, but one| thing i do think they got right was stopping — thing i do think they got right was stopping the _ thing i do think they got right was stopping the sale _ thing i do think they got right was stopping the sale of— thing i do think they got right was stopping the sale of alcohol- thing i do think they got right was| stopping the sale of alcohol inside grounds _ stopping the sale of alcohol inside grounds and — stopping the sale of alcohol inside grounds and i_ stopping the sale of alcohol inside grounds and i think— stopping the sale of alcohol inside grounds and i think that _ stopping the sale of alcohol inside grounds and i think that is - stopping the sale of alcohol inside grounds and i think that is a - stopping the sale of alcohol inside grounds and i think that is a really important — grounds and i think that is a really important thing _ grounds and i think that is a really important thing that _ grounds and i think that is a really important thing that football- grounds and i think that is a really i important thing that football should implement. — important thing that football should implement. if— important thing that football should implement. if it— important thing that football should implement, if it really— important thing that football should implement, if it really is _ important thing that football should implement, if it really is serious - implement, if it really is serious about— implement, if it really is serious about trying _ implement, if it really is serious about trying to _ implement, if it really is serious about trying to ensure _ implement, if it really is serious about trying to ensure that - implement, if it really is serious i about trying to ensure that football is inclusive — about trying to ensure that football is inclusive for— about trying to ensure that football is inclusive for everyone _ about trying to ensure that football is inclusive for everyone and - about trying to ensure that football is inclusive for everyone and that l is inclusive for everyone and that it is a _ is inclusive for everyone and that it is a safe — is inclusive for everyone and that it is a safe space _ is inclusive for everyone and that it is a safe space because - is inclusive for everyone and that it is a safe space because we - is inclusive for everyone and that i it is a safe space because we know that alcohol — it is a safe space because we know that alcohol and _ it is a safe space because we know that alcohol and violence - it is a safe space because we know that alcohol and violence and - it is a safe space because we know| that alcohol and violence and must show— that alcohol and violence and must show masculine cultures, - that alcohol and violence and must show masculine cultures, when. that alcohol and violence and must. show masculine cultures, when they collide _ show masculine cultures, when they collide it _ show masculine cultures, when they collide it is— show masculine cultures, when they collide it is a — show masculine cultures, when they collide it is a disaster— show masculine cultures, when they collide it is a disaster and _ collide it is a disaster and primarily— collide it is a disaster and primarily it _ collide it is a disaster and primarily it is— collide it is a disaster and primarily it is a _ collide it is a disaster and primarily it is a disaster. collide it is a disaster and. primarily it is a disaster for womeh _ primarily it is a disaster for womeh we _ primarily it is a disaster for women. we know, - primarily it is a disaster for women. we know, for- primarily it is a disaster for- women. we know, for example, primarily it is a disaster for— women. we know, for example, when the england _ women. we know, for example, when the england football— women. we know, for example, when the england football team _ women. we know, for example, when the england football team plays, - the england football team plays, that very— the england football team plays, that very horrifically, _ the england football team plays, that very horrifically, domestic. that very horrifically, domestic violence — that very horrifically, domestic

violence start _ that very horrifically, domestic violence start spiking - that very horrifically, domestic violence start spiking and - that very horrifically, domestic violence start spiking and that| violence start spiking and that hasn't — violence start spiking and that hasn't changed _ violence start spiking and that hasn't changed for— violence start spiking and that hasn't changed for decades i violence start spiking and that. hasn't changed for decades and decades — hasn't changed for decades and decades i_ hasn't changed for decades and decades i am _ hasn't changed for decades and decades. i am a _ hasn't changed for decades and decades. i am a big _ hasn't changed for decades and decades. i am a big football- hasn't changed for decades and j decades. i am a big football fan hasn't changed for decades and - decades. i am a big football fan and ifirmly— decades. i am a big football fan and i firmly believe _ decades. i am a big football fan and i firmly believe that _ decades. i am a big football fan and i firmly believe that all _ decades. i am a big football fan and i firmly believe that all football - i firmly believe that all football fans have — i firmly believe that all football fans have the _ i firmly believe that all football fans have the right— i firmly believe that all football fans have the right to - i firmly believe that all football fans have the right to access i fans have the right to access football _ fans have the right to access football and _ fans have the right to access football and one _ fans have the right to access football and one of- fans have the right to access football and one of the - fans have the right to access - football and one of the proudest moments — football and one of the proudest moments in _ football and one of the proudest moments in terms _ football and one of the proudest moments in terms of _ football and one of the proudest moments in terms of the - football and one of the proudest moments in terms of the three. football and one of the proudest- moments in terms of the three hijab is work— moments in terms of the three hijab is work is _ moments in terms of the three hijab is work is that — moments in terms of the three hijab is work is that when _ moments in terms of the three hijab is work is that when women - moments in terms of the three hijab is work is that when women have . is work is that when women have contacted — is work is that when women have contacted us _ is work is that when women have contacted us saying, _ is work is that when women have contacted us saying, i— is work is that when women have contacted us saying, i didn't - is work is that when women have | contacted us saying, i didn't think i contacted us saying, i didn't think i could _ contacted us saying, ididn't think i could go— contacted us saying, i didn't think i could go to _ contacted us saying, i didn't think i could go to football, _ contacted us saying, ididn't think i could go to football, now- contacted us saying, i didn't think i could go to football, now i- contacted us saying, i didn't think i could go to football, now i feel i j i could go to football, now i feel i can, _ i could go to football, now i feel i can, particularly— i could go to football, now i feel i can, particularly women - i could go to football, now i feel i can, particularly women and - i could go to football, now i feel i can, particularly women and thisl i could go to football, now i feel i i can, particularly women and this has happened _ can, particularly women and this has happened quite _ can, particularly women and this has happened quite a _ can, particularly women and this has happened quite a bit— can, particularly women and this has happened quite a bit over— can, particularly women and this has happened quite a bit over the - can, particularly women and this has happened quite a bit over the last. happened quite a bit over the last year and — happened quite a bit over the last year and this _ happened quite a bit over the last year and this has— happened quite a bit over the last year and this has happened - happened quite a bit over the last year and this has happened quitel happened quite a bit over the lasti year and this has happened quite a bit over— year and this has happened quite a bit over the — year and this has happened quite a bit over the last _ year and this has happened quite a bit over the last year—and—a—half. i bit over the last year—and—a—half. question. — bit over the last year—and—a—half. question. you _ bit over the last year—and—a—half. question, you have _ bit over the last year—and—a—half. question, you have used - bit over the last year—and—a—half. question, you have used the - bit over the last year—and—a—half. . question, you have used the phrase that football can fuel racism and fuel misogyny?— that football can fuel racism and fuel misogyny? yes. how do you feel about comments that unconscious racism _ about comments that unconscious racism is — about comments that unconscious racism is only banter?— racism is only banter? well, i am absolutely _ racism is only banter? well, i am absolutely disgusted _ racism is only banter? well, i am absolutely disgusted and - racism is only banter? well, i am | absolutely disgusted and horrified by the _ absolutely disgusted and horrified by the fact — absolutely disgusted and horrified by the fact that _ absolutely disgusted and horrified by the fact that the _ absolutely disgusted and horrified by the fact that the custodians - absolutely disgusted and horrified by the fact that the custodians ofl by the fact that the custodians of our football _ by the fact that the custodians of our football national— by the fact that the custodians of our football national team - by the fact that the custodians of our football national team and i by the fact that the custodians of. our football national team and the lionesses — our football national team and the lionesses through— our football national team and the lionesses through the _ our football national team and the lionesses through the fa - our football national team and the lionesses through the fa sees - our football national team and the lionesses through the fa sees fit. our football national team and the. lionesses through the fa sees fit to put out _ lionesses through the fa sees fit to put out statements _ lionesses through the fa sees fit to put out statements that _ lionesses through the fa sees fit to put out statements that make - put out statements that make absolutely _ put out statements that make absolutely no _ put out statements that make absolutely no sense _ put out statements that make absolutely no sense and - put out statements that make absolutely no sense and are l put out statements that make - absolutely no sense and are deeply offensive — absolutely no sense and are deeply offensive. obviously, _ absolutely no sense and are deeply offensive. obviously, i— absolutely no sense and are deeply

offensive. obviously, i am - absolutely no sense and are deeply offensive. obviously, i am talking i offensive. obviously, i am talking about _ offensive. obviously, i am talking aboutjohnny_ offensive. obviously, i am talking aboutjohnny youngs, _ offensive. obviously, i am talking about johnny youngs, b - offensive. obviously, i am talking about johnny youngs, b crawleyl offensive. obviously, i am talking - about johnny youngs, b crawley town manager. _ about johnny youngs, b crawley town manager. who — about johnny youngs, b crawley town manager. who has _ about johnny youngs, b crawley town manager, who has been _ about johnny youngs, b crawley town manager, who has been suspended . about johnny youngs, b crawley town i manager, who has been suspended from football— manager, who has been suspended from football by— manager, who has been suspended from football by the _ manager, who has been suspended from football by the football _ manager, who has been suspended from football by the football association - football by the football association because _ football by the football association because of— football by the football association because of the _ football by the football association because of the things _ football by the football association because of the things that - football by the football association because of the things that he - football by the football association because of the things that he has i because of the things that he has said, _ because of the things that he has said. john — because of the things that he has said, john yems _ because of the things that he has said, john yems has _ because of the things that he has said, john yems has said, - because of the things that he has said, john yems has said, so- because of the things that he has said, john yems has said, so i. because of the things that he has . said, john yems has said, so i would like to— said, john yems has said, so i would like to take — said, john yems has said, so i would like to take a — said, john yems has said, so i would like to take a minute _ said, john yems has said, so i would like to take a minute to— said, john yems has said, so i would like to take a minute to read - said, john yems has said, so i would like to take a minute to read some l like to take a minute to read some of these _ like to take a minute to read some of these things _ like to take a minute to read some of these things out _ like to take a minute to read some of these things out to _ like to take a minute to read some of these things out to make - like to take a minute to read some of these things out to make it - like to take a minute to read some of these things out to make it veryj of these things out to make it very clear— of these things out to make it very clear that — of these things out to make it very clear that what _ of these things out to make it very clear that what is _ of these things out to make it very clear that what is being _ of these things out to make it very clear that what is being describedl clear that what is being described here is— clear that what is being described here is so— clear that what is being described here is so triggering _ clear that what is being described here is so triggering and - clear that what is being described here is so triggering and so - clear that what is being described . here is so triggering and so harmful for so _ here is so triggering and so harmful for so many— here is so triggering and so harmful for so many people. _ here is so triggering and so harmful for so many people, including - here is so triggering and so harmful. for so many people, including people in the _ for so many people, including people in the room — for so many people, including people in the room. some _ for so many people, including people in the room. some of— for so many people, including people in the room. some of this, _ for so many people, including people in the room. some of this, some - for so many people, including people in the room. some of this, some of. in the room. some of this, some of what _ in the room. some of this, some of what this— in the room. some of this, some of what this professional— in the room. some of this, some of what this professional person - in the room. some of this, some of what this professional person has . what this professional person has said. _ what this professional person has said. these — what this professional person has said, these are _ what this professional person has said, these are the _ what this professional person has said, these are the kinds - what this professional person has said, these are the kinds of- what this professional person hasi said, these are the kinds of things i said, these are the kinds of things i had _ said, these are the kinds of things i had to— said, these are the kinds of things i had to hear— said, these are the kinds of things i had to hear when— said, these are the kinds of things i had to hear when i— said, these are the kinds of things i had to hear when i was— said, these are the kinds of things i had to hear when i was a - said, these are the kinds of things i had to hear when i was a kid - said, these are the kinds of things i had to hear when i was a kid in. i had to hear when i was a kid in the playground. _ i had to hear when i was a kid in the playground, so— i had to hear when i was a kid in the playground, so describing. i had to hear when i was a kid in- the playground, so describing muslim members _ the playground, so describing muslim members of— the playground, so describing muslim members of his— the playground, so describing muslim members of his team _ the playground, so describing muslim members of his team as— the playground, so describing muslim members of his team as terrorists, . members of his team as terrorists, inverted _ members of his team as terrorists, inverted commas, _ members of his team as terrorists, inverted commas, mispronouncingl inverted commas, mispronouncing deliberately— inverted commas, mispronouncing deliberately very— inverted commas, mispronouncing deliberately very well— inverted commas, mispronouncing deliberately very well known - deliberately very well known individual _ deliberately very well known individual arnold _ deliberately very well known - individual arnold schwarzenegger's name _ individual arnold schwarzenegger's name to— individual arnold schwarzenegger's name to specifically _ individual arnold schwarzenegger's name to specifically focus - individual arnold schwarzenegger's name to specifically focus on - individual arnold schwarzenegger's name to specifically focus on the l individual arnold schwarzenegger's name to specifically focus on the ni name to specifically focus on the n word, _ name to specifically focus on the n word. to _ name to specifically focus on the n word. to try— name to specifically focus on the n word. to try to _ name to specifically focus on the n word, to try to make _ name to specifically focus on the n word, to try to make that - name to specifically focus on the n i word, to try to make that connection with that _ word, to try to make that connection with that name. _ word, to try to make that connection with that name, racial— word, to try to make that connection with that name, racial stereotypes . with that name, racial stereotypes about _ with that name, racial stereotypes about african _ with that name, racial stereotypes about african players, _ with that name, racial stereotypes about african players, telling - about african players, telling muslim — about african players, telling muslim players _ about african players, telling muslim players that, - about african players, telling muslim players that, you - about african players, telling muslim players that, you arej muslim players that, you are possibly—

muslim players that, you are possibly a _ muslim players that, you are possibly a terrorist, - muslim players that, you are possibly a terrorist, you - muslim players that, you arel possibly a terrorist, you could muslim players that, you are - possibly a terrorist, you could blow yourself _ possibly a terrorist, you could blow yourself up. — possibly a terrorist, you could blow yourself up, telling _ possibly a terrorist, you could blow yourself up, telling an _ possibly a terrorist, you could blow yourself up, telling an iraqi - possibly a terrorist, you could blow yourself up, telling an iraqi youth. yourself up, telling an iraqi youth national— yourself up, telling an iraqi youth national that, _ yourself up, telling an iraqi youth national that, you _ yourself up, telling an iraqi youth national that, you might- yourself up, telling an iraqi youth national that, you might blow- yourself up, telling an iraqi youth national that, you might blow up| yourself up, telling an iraqi youthi national that, you might blow up a stadium. _ national that, you might blow up a stadium. and — national that, you might blow up a stadium, and it— national that, you might blow up a stadium, and it goes— national that, you might blow up a stadium, and it goes on— national that, you might blow up a stadium, and it goes on and - national that, you might blow up a stadium, and it goes on and on. i national that, you might blow up a i stadium, and it goes on and on. one specific— stadium, and it goes on and on. one specific thing — stadium, and it goes on and on. one specific thing was _ stadium, and it goes on and on. one specific thing was calling _ stadium, and it goes on and on. one specific thing was calling one - specific thing was calling one player. — specific thing was calling one player. a _ specific thing was calling one player. a curry— specific thing was calling one player, a curry much. - specific thing was calling one player, a curry much. i- specific thing was calling one player, a curry much. i usedl specific thing was calling one i player, a curry much. i used to specific thing was calling one - player, a curry much. i used to be called _ player, a curry much. i used to be called a _ player, a curry much. i used to be called a curry— player, a curry much. i used to be called a curry much _ player, a curry much. i used to be called a curry much when - player, a curry much. i used to be called a curry much when i - player, a curry much. i used to be called a curry much when i was i player, a curry much. i used to be called a curry much when i was at| called a curry much when i was at school _ called a curry much when i was at school and — called a curry much when i was at school and i— called a curry much when i was at school and i wanted _ called a curry much when i was at school and i wanted to _ called a curry much when i was at school and i wanted to play- school and i wanted to play football~ _ school and i wanted to play football~ i_ school and i wanted to play football. i have _ school and i wanted to play football. i have nieces- school and i wanted to play football. i have nieces andi school and i wanted to play- football. i have nieces and nephews who are _ football. i have nieces and nephews who are still— football. i have nieces and nephews who are still being _ football. i have nieces and nephews who are still being called _ football. i have nieces and nephews who are still being called a - football. i have nieces and nephews who are still being called a curry- who are still being called a curry muncher~ — who are still being called a curry muncher~ we _ who are still being called a curry muncher. we need _ who are still being called a curry muncher. we need to _ who are still being called a curryi muncher. we need to understand who are still being called a curry- muncher. we need to understand that racism _ muncher. we need to understand that racism is _ muncher. we need to understand that racism is very— muncher. we need to understand that racism is very sadly _ muncher. we need to understand that racism is very sadly fully— racism is very sadly fully mainstream _ racism is very sadly fully mainstream across- racism is very sadly fully mainstream across the i racism is very sadly fully- mainstream across the world, including _ mainstream across the world, including in— mainstream across the world, including in our— mainstream across the world, including in our country, - mainstream across the world, including in our country, as i mainstream across the world, including in our country, as is| including in our country, as is misogyny. _ including in our country, as is misogyny. and _ including in our country, as is misogyny, and for— including in our country, as is misogyny, and for the - including in our country, as is misogyny, and for the fa - including in our country, as is misogyny, and for the fa to i including in our country, as is i misogyny, and for the fa to sort including in our country, as is - misogyny, and for the fa to sort of say this— misogyny, and for the fa to sort of say this unconscious _ misogyny, and for the fa to sort of say this unconscious racism, - say this unconscious racism, subconscious _ say this unconscious racism, subconscious bias— say this unconscious racism, subconscious bias is- say this unconscious racism, . subconscious bias is absolutely farcical~ — subconscious bias is absolutely farcical. what _ subconscious bias is absolutely farcical. what we _ subconscious bias is absolutely farcical. what we want - subconscious bias is absolutely farcical. what we want the - subconscious bias is absolutely farcical. what we want the fai subconscious bias is absolutely. farcical. what we want the fa to subconscious bias is absolutely- farcical. what we want the fa to do is to start _ farcical. what we want the fa to do is to start talking _ farcical. what we want the fa to do is to start talking about _ farcical. what we want the fa to do is to start talking about antiracism i is to start talking about antiracism and indeed. — is to start talking about antiracism and indeed, society— is to start talking about antiracism and indeed, society needs - is to start talking about antiracism and indeed, society needs to - is to start talking about antiracism and indeed, society needs to startj and indeed, society needs to start talking _ and indeed, society needs to start talking about _ and indeed, society needs to start talking about antiracism, - and indeed, society needs to start talking about antiracism, not - talking about antiracism, not unconscious _ talking about antiracism, not unconscious bias _ talking about antiracism, not unconscious bias because - talking about antiracism, noti unconscious bias because that talking about antiracism, not. unconscious bias because that is 'ust unconscious bias because that is just fluff — unconscious bias because that is 'ust fluff. . . r' unconscious bias because that is 'ust fluff. . . n' , ., unconscious bias because that is 'ust fluff. . ., ,~' , ., ., just fluff. can i ask you, we have seen that — just fluff. can i ask you, we have seen that response _ just fluff. can i ask you, we have seen that response to _ just fluff. can i ask you, we have seen that response to what - just fluff. can i ask you, we have i seen that response to what seemed just fluff. can i ask you, we have - seen that response to what seemed to be quite _ seen that response to what seemed to be quite conscious racism. what confidence — be quite conscious racism. what confidence can you have as a woman that if— confidence can you have as a woman that if the _ confidence can you have as a woman that if the fa isn't going to tackle racism. _ that if the fa isn't going to tackle racism, that it is going to tackle

misogyny? _ racism, that it is going to tackle misogyny? | racism, that it is going to tackle misogyny?— misogyny? i don't have any confidence. _ misogyny? i don't have any confidence. i— misogyny? i don't have any confidence. i have - misogyny? i don't have any confidence. i have to - misogyny? i don't have any confidence. i have to be - misogyny? i don't have any. confidence. i have to be very misogyny? i don't have any - confidence. i have to be very clear, we strive _ confidence. i have to be very clear, we strive to — confidence. i have to be very clear, we strive to be _ confidence. i have to be very clear, we strive to be fair— confidence. i have to be very clear, we strive to be fair in— confidence. i have to be very clear, we strive to be fair in our— we strive to be fair in our criticism. _ we strive to be fair in our criticism, 0k? _ we strive to be fair in our criticism, ok? so- we strive to be fair in our criticism, ok? so far- we strive to be fair in our criticism, ok? so far in l we strive to be fair in our. criticism, ok? so far in our we strive to be fair in our- criticism, ok? so far in our work we strive to be fair in our— criticism, ok? so far in our work as the three _ criticism, ok? so far in our work as the three hijabis, _ criticism, ok? so far in our work as the three hijabis, we _ criticism, ok? so far in our work as the three hijabis, we have - criticism, ok? so far in our work as the three hijabis, we have found . criticism, ok? so far in our work as. the three hijabis, we have found the fa the three hijabis, we have found the ea to _ the three hijabis, we have found the ea to be _ the three hijabis, we have found the ea to be very— the three hijabis, we have found the fa to be very problematic _ the three hijabis, we have found the fa to be very problematic in - fa to be very problematic in relation _ fa to be very problematic in relation to— fa to be very problematic in relation to trying _ fa to be very problematic in relation to trying to - fa to be very problematic in relation to trying to get - fa to be very problematic in - relation to trying to get answers from _ relation to trying to get answers from them. _ relation to trying to get answers from them. we _ relation to trying to get answers from them, we have _ relation to trying to get answers from them, we have written - relation to trying to get answers from them, we have written to. relation to trying to get answers - from them, we have written to them, we have _ from them, we have written to them, we have tried — from them, we have written to them, we have tried to— from them, we have written to them, we have tried to respond _ from them, we have written to them, we have tried to respond to _ from them, we have written to them, we have tried to respond to them, . from them, we have written to them, we have tried to respond to them, so| we have tried to respond to them, so 'ust we have tried to respond to them, so just to _ we have tried to respond to them, so just to take _ we have tried to respond to them, so just to take you — we have tried to respond to them, so just to take you back— we have tried to respond to them, so just to take you back very _ we have tried to respond to them, so just to take you back very briefly, - just to take you back very briefly, when _ just to take you back very briefly, when the — just to take you back very briefly, when the men's _ just to take you back very briefly, when the men's euros _ just to take you back very briefly, when the men's euros were - just to take you back very briefly, i when the men's euros were taking place _ when the men's euros were taking place in _ when the men's euros were taking place in our— when the men's euros were taking place in our country _ place in our country and the england team got to — place in our country and the england team got to the _ place in our country and the england team got to the finals, _ place in our country and the england team got to the finals, after - place in our country and the england team got to the finals, after the - team got to the finals, after the horrific— team got to the finals, after the horrific levels _ team got to the finals, after the horrific levels of _ team got to the finals, after the horrific levels of racism - team got to the finals, after the horrific levels of racism that - team got to the finals, after the horrific levels of racism that ourj horrific levels of racism that our three _ horrific levels of racism that our three young _ horrific levels of racism that our three young black— horrific levels of racism that our three young black england - horrific levels of racism that our . three young black england players were subjected _ three young black england players were subjected to, _ three young black england players were subjected to, myself- three young black england players were subjected to, myself and - three young black england playersj were subjected to, myself and two were sitting behind me, we lodged a petition calling — were sitting behind me, we lodged a petition calling on _ were sitting behind me, we lodged a petition calling on the _ were sitting behind me, we lodged a petition calling on the government, i petition calling on the government, tech companies. _ petition calling on the government, tech companies, the _ petition calling on the government, tech companies, the fa— petition calling on the government, tech companies, the fa to - petition calling on the government, tech companies, the fa to work - tech companies, the fa to work together— tech companies, the fa to work together to _ tech companies, the fa to work together to ban _ tech companies, the fa to work together to ban racism - tech companies, the fa to work together to ban racism for- tech companies, the fa to work together to ban racism for life l tech companies, the fa to work - together to ban racism for life from football~ _ together to ban racism for life from football~ in — together to ban racism for life from football. in the _ together to ban racism for life from football. in the space _ together to ban racism for life from football. in the space of— together to ban racism for life from football. in the space of less - together to ban racism for life from football. in the space of less than i football. in the space of less than 24 hours. — football. in the space of less than 24 hours. we _ football. in the space of less than 24 hours, we got _ football. in the space of less than 24 hours, we got 1— football. in the space of less than 24 hours, we got! million- 24 hours, we got! million signatories. _ 24 hours, we got! million signatories. we _ 24 hours, we got1 million signatories. we now- 24 hours, we got! million signatories. we now have| 24 hours, we got! million. signatories. we now have 1.2 24 hours, we got! million— signatories. we now have 1.2 million signatories. — signatories. we now have 1.2 million signatories. we _ signatories. we now have 1.2 million signatories, we have _ signatories. we now have 1.2 million signatories, we have a _ signatories. we now have 1.2 million signatories, we have a massive - signatories, we have a massive constituency— signatories, we have a massive constituency of _ signatories, we have a massive constituency of people - signatories, we have a massive constituency of people who - signatories, we have a massive - constituency of people who believe that football — constituency of people who believe that football should _ constituency of people who believe that football should be _ constituency of people who believe that football should be an - that football should be an antiracist _ that football should be an

antiracist space. - that football should be an antiracist space. we - that football should be an antiracist space. we had. that football should be an. antiracist space. we had to constantly— antiracist space. we had to constantly e—mail- antiracist space. we had to constantly e—mail the - antiracist space. we had to constantly e—mail the fa, i antiracist space. we had to- constantly e—mail the fa, trying to tet constantly e—mail the fa, trying to get a _ constantly e—mail the fa, trying to get a response _ constantly e—mail the fa, trying to get a response from _ constantly e—mail the fa, trying to get a response from them. - constantly e—mail the fa, trying to i get a response from them. eventually we were _ get a response from them. eventually we were given — get a response from them. eventually we were given a — get a response from them. eventually we were given a meeting _ get a response from them. eventually we were given a meeting from - get a response from them. eventually we were given a meeting from them. i we were given a meeting from them. to be _ we were given a meeting from them. to be fair— we were given a meeting from them. to be fair to — we were given a meeting from them. to be fair to them, _ we were given a meeting from them. to be fair to them, it— we were given a meeting from them. to be fair to them, it was— we were given a meeting from them. to be fair to them, it was during - we were given a meeting from them. to be fair to them, it was during a i to be fair to them, it was during a time— to be fair to them, it was during a time when— to be fair to them, it was during a time when coded _ to be fair to them, it was during a time when coded restrictions - to be fair to them, it was during a j time when coded restrictions were being _ time when coded restrictions were being lifted. — time when coded restrictions were being lifted. so— time when coded restrictions were being lifted, so it _ time when coded restrictions were being lifted, so it wasn't _ being lifted, so it wasn't necessarily— being lifted, so it wasn't necessarily easy- being lifted, so it wasn't necessarily easy to - being lifted, so it wasn't - necessarily easy to organise a meeting — necessarily easy to organise a meeting straightaway, - necessarily easy to organise a meeting straightaway, but. necessarily easy to organise a| meeting straightaway, but the necessarily easy to organise a - meeting straightaway, but the level of disrespect — meeting straightaway, but the level of disrespect that _ meeting straightaway, but the level of disrespect that we _ meeting straightaway, but the level of disrespect that we were - meeting straightaway, but the level of disrespect that we were shown . meeting straightaway, but the level of disrespect that we were shown in that meeting. — of disrespect that we were shown in that meeting, there _ of disrespect that we were shown in that meeting, there was— of disrespect that we were shown in that meeting, there was a - of disrespect that we were shown in that meeting, there was a lot - of disrespect that we were shown in that meeting, there was a lot of- that meeting, there was a lot of defensiveness, _ that meeting, there was a lot of defensiveness, deep— that meeting, there was a lot of defensiveness, deep levels - that meeting, there was a lot of defensiveness, deep levels of. defensiveness, deep levels of defensiveness— defensiveness, deep levels of defensiveness and _ defensiveness, deep levels of defensiveness and i— defensiveness, deep levels of defensiveness and i think - defensiveness, deep levels of defensiveness and i think the | defensiveness and i think the statement _ defensiveness and i think the statement that— defensiveness and i think the statement that the _ defensiveness and i think the statement that the fa - defensiveness and i think the statement that the fa has i defensiveness and i think the i statement that the fa has come defensiveness and i think the - statement that the fa has come up with is— statement that the fa has come up with is a _ statement that the fa has come up with is a reflection _ statement that the fa has come up with is a reflection of— with is a reflection of defensiveness- with is a reflection of defensiveness and ii with is a reflection of- defensiveness and i would not with is a reflection of— defensiveness and i would not blame anybody _ defensiveness and i would not blame anybody out — defensiveness and i would not blame anybody out there _ defensiveness and i would not blame anybody out there who looks - defensiveness and i would not blame anybody out there who looks at - defensiveness and i would not blame anybody out there who looks at what| anybody out there who looks at what is going _ anybody out there who looks at what is going on _ anybody out there who looks at what is going on in— anybody out there who looks at what is going on in relation— anybody out there who looks at what is going on in relation to _ anybody out there who looks at what is going on in relation to this- is going on in relation to this current— is going on in relation to this current story _ is going on in relation to this current story and _ is going on in relation to this current story and thinks - is going on in relation to this current story and thinks that| is going on in relation to this. current story and thinks that the is going on in relation to this- current story and thinks that the fa is institutionally— current story and thinks that the fa is institutionally racist _ current story and thinks that the fa is institutionally racist because - is institutionally racist because this type — is institutionally racist because this type of— is institutionally racist because this type of nonsense - is institutionally racist because this type of nonsense is - is institutionally racist because this type of nonsense is not. is institutionally racist because this type of nonsense is not a i this type of nonsense is not a response _ this type of nonsense is not a response that _ this type of nonsense is not a response that warrants - this type of nonsense is not a response that warrants an - response that warrants an organisation _ response that warrants an organisation is the - response that warrants an organisation is the fa. - response that warrants an i organisation is the fa. they response that warrants an - organisation is the fa. they should be doing _ organisation is the fa. they should be doing far— organisation is the fa. they should be doing far better— organisation is the fa. they should be doing far better than— organisation is the fa. they should be doing far better than this - organisation is the fa. they should be doing far better than this and i be doing far better than this and the other— be doing far better than this and the other thing _ be doing far better than this and the other thing i— be doing far better than this and the other thing ijust _ be doing far better than this and the other thing ijust want - be doing far better than this and the other thing ijust want to - be doing far better than this and j the other thing ijust want to put on record — the other thing ijust want to put on record is— the other thing ijust want to put on record is the _ the other thing ijust want to put on record is the islamophobic. on record is the islamophobic elaments— on record is the islamophobic elements to _ on record is the islamophobic elements to this _ on record is the islamophobic elements to this story - on record is the islamophobic elements to this story are - elements to this story are horrifying _ elements to this story are horrifying and _ elements to this story are horrifying and we - elements to this story are

horrifying and we must i elements to this story are - horrifying and we must recognise islamophobia _ horrifying and we must recognise islamophobia is— horrifying and we must recognise islamophobia is also _ horrifying and we must recognise islamophobia is also a _ horrifying and we must recognise islamophobia is also a form - horrifying and we must recognise islamophobia is also a form of. islamophobia is also a form of racism — islamophobia is also a form of racism and _ islamophobia is also a form of racism and often _ islamophobia is also a form of racism and often it— islamophobia is also a form of racism and often it is- islamophobia is also a form of racism and often it is ignored. islamophobia is also a form of- racism and often it is ignored. can i ask racism and often it is ignored. can i ask you. — racism and often it is ignored. can i ask you. you _ racism and often it is ignored. i ask you, you were calling for racists— i ask you, you were calling for racists to _ i ask you, you were calling for racists to be banned for from football _ racists to be banned for from football for life?— racists to be banned for from football for life? yes. should john yems be banned _ football for life? yes. should john yems be banned from _ football for life? yes. should john yems be banned from football- football for life? yes. should john yems be banned from football for| yems be banned from football for life? we — yems be banned from football for life? we believe _ yems be banned from football for life? we believe in— yems be banned from football for life? we believe in roots - yems be banned from football for life? we believe in roots of- life? we believe in roots of compassion _ life? we believe in roots of compassion. we _ life? we believe in roots of compassion. we believe i life? we believe in roots of compassion. we believe in| life? we believe in roots of- compassion. we believe in giving people _ compassion. we believe in giving people opportunities— compassion. we believe in giving people opportunities to - compassion. we believe in giving people opportunities to change . compassion. we believe in giving. people opportunities to change their ways _ people opportunities to change their ways the _ people opportunities to change their ways. the reason _ people opportunities to change their ways. the reason why— people opportunities to change their ways. the reason why we _ people opportunities to change their ways. the reason why we are - people opportunities to change their ways. the reason why we are sayingj ways. the reason why we are saying we should _ ways. the reason why we are saying we should start _ ways. the reason why we are saying we should start with _ ways. the reason why we are saying we should start with a _ ways. the reason why we are saying we should start with a ban - we should start with a ban for life is because — we should start with a ban for life is because quite _ we should start with a ban for life is because quite frankly— we should start with a ban for life is because quite frankly not - we should start with a ban for life l is because quite frankly not enough has been _ is because quite frankly not enough has been done _ is because quite frankly not enough has been done historically- is because quite frankly not enough has been done historically to - has been done historically to current— has been done historically to current day— has been done historically to current day to _ has been done historically to current day to ban _ has been done historically to current day to ban racists - has been done historically to l current day to ban racists from football — current day to ban racists from football and _ current day to ban racists from football and what _ current day to ban racists from football and what we - current day to ban racists from football and what we have - current day to ban racists fromi football and what we have seen current day to ban racists from - football and what we have seen just in the _ football and what we have seen just in the last— football and what we have seen just in the last season _ football and what we have seen just in the last season alone _ football and what we have seen just in the last season alone is - football and what we have seen just in the last season alone is a - in the last season alone is a massive _ in the last season alone is a massive spike _ in the last season alone is a massive spike in— in the last season alone is a massive spike in violence i in the last season alone is a i massive spike in violence and grounds. _ massive spike in violence and grounds, goalkeepers- massive spike in violence and grounds, goalkeepers being i massive spike in violence and - grounds, goalkeepers being attacked, managers _ grounds, goalkeepers being attacked, managers being — grounds, goalkeepers being attacked, managers being attacked. _ grounds, goalkeepers being attacked, managers being attacked. this- grounds, goalkeepers being attacked, managers being attacked. this is- managers being attacked. this is completely— managers being attacked. this is completely disgraceful _ managers being attacked. this is completely disgraceful and - completely disgraceful and unacceptable _ completely disgraceful and unacceptable at _ completely disgraceful and unacceptable at what - completely disgraceful and unacceptable at what we . completely disgraceful and i unacceptable at what we do completely disgraceful and - unacceptable at what we do know is it is being _ unacceptable at what we do know is it is being fuelled _ unacceptable at what we do know is it is being fuelled by— unacceptable at what we do know is it is being fuelled by cocaine - unacceptable at what we do know is it is being fuelled by cocaine and i it is being fuelled by cocaine and other— it is being fuelled by cocaine and other drug — it is being fuelled by cocaine and other drug usage, _ it is being fuelled by cocaine and other drug usage, the _ it is being fuelled by cocaine and other drug usage, the police - it is being fuelled by cocaine andi other drug usage, the police have gone _ other drug usage, the police have gone on _ other drug usage, the police have gone on record _ other drug usage, the police have gone on record to _ other drug usage, the police have gone on record to say— other drug usage, the police have gone on record to say that. - other drug usage, the police have gone on record to say that. we i other drug usage, the police have| gone on record to say that. we do not want — gone on record to say that. we do not want to— gone on record to say that. we do not want to turn _ gone on record to say that. we do not want to turn the _ gone on record to say that. we do not want to turn the clock - gone on record to say that. we do not want to turn the clock back. gone on record to say that. we do not want to turn the clock back to | not want to turn the clock back to the 1980s — not want to turn the clock back to the 1980s my— not want to turn the clock back to the 19805. my parents _ not want to turn the clock back to the 19805. my parents would - not want to turn the clock back to i the 19805. my parents would often not want _ the 19805. my parents would often not want to — the 19805. my parents would often not want to leave _ the 19805. my parents would often not want to leave the _ the 19805. my parents would often not want to leave the house - the 19805. my parents would often not want to leave the house wheni the 19805. my parents would often i not want to leave the house when the england _ not want to leave the house when the england team — not want to leave the house when the england team were _

not want to leave the house when the england team were playing, - not want to leave the house when the england team were playing, this- not want to leave the house when the england team were playing, this is. england team were playing, this is what they— england team were playing, this is what they told _ england team were playing, this is what they told me, _ england team were playing, this is what they told me, because - england team were playing, this is what they told me, because they i england team were playing, this is- what they told me, because they were scared _ what they told me, because they were scared titeratty — what they told me, because they were scared literally of _ what they told me, because they were scared literally of violent _ what they told me, because they were scared literally of violent raci5t5 - 5cared literally of violent raci5t5 attacking — 5cared literally of violent raci5t5 attacking them. _ 5cared literally of violent raci5t5 attacking them. so _ 5cared literally of violent raci5t5 attacking them. so we - 5cared literally of violent raci5t5 attacking them. so we don't - 5cared literally of violent raci5t5 i attacking them. so we don't want 5cared literally of violent raci5t5 - attacking them. so we don't want to be ttack— attacking them. so we don't want to be back there. — attacking them. so we don't want to be back there, 0k? _ attacking them. so we don't want to be back there, ok? but— attacking them. so we don't want to be back there, ok? but we - attacking them. so we don't want to be back there, ok? but we have - attacking them. so we don't want to be back there, ok? but we have to| be back there, ok? but we have to look be back there, ok? but we have to took at _ be back there, ok? but we have to took at the — be back there, ok? but we have to look at the cultures _ be back there, ok? but we have to look at the cultures around - be back there, ok? but we have to look at the cultures around this - look at the cultures around this game _ look at the cultures around this game and — look at the cultures around this game and we _ look at the cultures around this game and we have _ look at the cultures around this game and we have to _ look at the cultures around this i game and we have to understand look at the cultures around this - game and we have to understand that in 2023, _ game and we have to understand that in 2023, at _ game and we have to understand that in 2023, at the — game and we have to understand that in 2023, at the start— game and we have to understand that in 2023, at the start of— game and we have to understand that in 2023, at the start of a _ game and we have to understand that in 2023, at the start of a new - game and we have to understand that in 2023, at the start of a new year, i in 2023, at the start of a new year, the fa's_ in 2023, at the start of a new year, the fa'5 re5pon5e _ in 2023, at the start of a new year, the fa'5 response to— in 2023, at the start of a new year, the fa'5 response to this _ in 2023, at the start of a new year, the fa'5 response to this manager, as you _ the fa'5 response to this manager, as you know. — the fa'5 response to this manager, as you know. is— the fa'5 response to this manager, as you know, is saying _ the fa'5 response to this manager, as you know, is saying that - the fa'5 response to this manager, as you know, is saying that he - the fa'5 response to this manager, as you know, is saying that he is. as you know, is saying that he is not a _ as you know, is saying that he is not a racist, _ as you know, is saying that he is not a racist, i5 _ as you know, is saying that he is not a racist, i5ju5t_ as you know, is saying that he is not a racist, i5ju5t unacceptable and it— not a racist, i5ju5t unacceptable and it does— not a racist, i5ju5t unacceptable and it does nothing _ not a racist, i5ju5t unacceptable and it does nothing to _ not a racist, i5ju5t unacceptable and it does nothing to give - and it does nothing to give confidence _ and it does nothing to give confidence to— and it does nothing to give confidence to minoritie5 i and it does nothing to give confidence to minoritie5 or and it does nothing to give - confidence to minoritie5 or indeed any decent — confidence to minoritie5 or indeed any decent person _ confidence to minorities or indeed any decent person who _ confidence to minorities or indeed any decent person who loves - confidence to minorities or indeed i any decent person who loves football that the _ any decent person who loves football that the fa _ any decent person who loves football that the fa is — any decent person who loves football that the ea is going _ any decent person who loves football that the ea is going to _ any decent person who loves football that the ea is going to get _ any decent person who loves football that the ea is going to get a - any decent person who loves football that the fa is going to get a grip- that the ea is going to get a grip and is going _ that the fa is going to get a grip and is going to— that the ea is going to get a grip and is going to make _ that the ea is going to get a grip and is going to make some - that the ea is going to get a grip. and is going to make some changes here~ _ and is going to make some changes here. . ~ and is going to make some changes here. . ,, i. . and is going to make some changes here. . ,, . , . here. thank you. i am sorry, i have sort of drifted _ here. thank you. i am sorry, i have sort of drifted off _ here. thank you. i am sorry, i have sort of drifted off the _ here. thank you. i am sorry, i have sort of drifted off the questions - here. thank you. i am sorry, i have sort of drifted off the questions i i sort of drifted off the questions i was planning to ask. firstly, we took— was planning to ask. firstly, we took a _ was planning to ask. firstly, we took a tot— was planning to ask. firstly, we took a lot of evidence from previous witnesses _ took a lot of evidence from previous witnesses about the challenges around — witnesses about the challenges around making sure that enough girls from black— around making sure that enough girls from black and other ethnic minority communities had opportunities to play _ communities had opportunities to play can — communities had opportunities to play. can i — communities had opportunities to play. can i ask, how did you feel watching — play. can i ask, how did you feel watching the lionesses squad, which was tacking _ watching the lionesses squad, which was lacking in black players? tiers;

was lacking in black players? very disappointed _ was lacking in black players? very disappointed. very, _ was lacking in black players? very disappointed. very, very disappointed. _ disappointed. very, very disappointed. i- disappointed. very, very disappointed. i was- disappointed. very, very| disappointed. i was lucky disappointed. very, very- disappointed. i was lucky enough disappointed. very, very— disappointed. i was lucky enough to id disappointed. i was lucky enough to go to— disappointed. i was lucky enough to go to the _ disappointed. i was lucky enough to go to the opening _ disappointed. i was lucky enough to go to the opening match, _ disappointed. i was lucky enough to go to the opening match, i- disappointed. i was lucky enough to go to the opening match, i was- disappointed. i was lucky enough to| go to the opening match, i was lucky enough _ go to the opening match, i was lucky enough to— go to the opening match, i was lucky enough to go— go to the opening match, i was lucky enough to go to _ go to the opening match, i was lucky enough to go to the final. _ go to the opening match, i was lucky enough to go to the final. it - go to the opening match, i was lucky enough to go to the final. it was - enough to go to the final. it was wonderful— enough to go to the final. it was wonderful to _ enough to go to the final. it was wonderful to see _ enough to go to the final. it was wonderful to see families, - enough to go to the final. it was - wonderful to see families, children, a very— wonderful to see families, children, a very friendly— wonderful to see families, children, a very friendly atmosphere - wonderful to see families, children, a very friendly atmosphere at - a very friendly atmosphere at wembtey. _ a very friendly atmosphere at wemhtey. at— a very friendly atmosphere at wembley, at old _ a very friendly atmosphere at wembley, at old trafford, i a very friendly atmosphere at i wembley, at old trafford, etc. a very friendly atmosphere at - wembley, at old trafford, etc. there was diversity— wembley, at old trafford, etc. there was diversity there, _ wembley, at old trafford, etc. there was diversity there, without - wembley, at old trafford, etc. there was diversity there, without a - was diversity there, without a shadow— was diversity there, without a shadow of— was diversity there, without a shadow of a _ was diversity there, without a shadow of a doubt, _ was diversity there, without a shadow of a doubt, but - was diversity there, without a shadow of a doubt, but there | was diversity there, without a - shadow of a doubt, but there was not enough _ shadow of a doubt, but there was not enough diversity— shadow of a doubt, but there was not enough diversity in— shadow of a doubt, but there was not enough diversity in the _ shadow of a doubt, but there was not enough diversity in the stadium - shadow of a doubt, but there was not enough diversity in the stadium and l enough diversity in the stadium and there _ enough diversity in the stadium and there certainty— enough diversity in the stadium and there certainly wasn't _ enough diversity in the stadium and there certainly wasn't on _ enough diversity in the stadium and there certainly wasn't on the - enough diversity in the stadium and there certainly wasn't on the pitch. i there certainly wasn't on the pitch. again, _ there certainly wasn't on the pitch. again, the — there certainly wasn't on the pitch. again, the response _ there certainly wasn't on the pitch. again, the response is— there certainly wasn't on the pitch. again, the response is always - there certainly wasn't on the pitch. again, the response is always very| again, the response is always very defensive — again, the response is always very defensive i— again, the response is always very defensive. i have _ again, the response is always very defensive. i have said _ again, the response is always very defensive. i have said this- again, the response is always very defensive. i have said this a - again, the response is always very defensive. i have said this a few. defensive. i have said this a few times, _ defensive. i have said this a few times, you know, _ defensive. i have said this a few times, you know, there - defensive. i have said this a few times, you know, there is - defensive. i have said this a few times, you know, there is an. defensive. i have said this a few. times, you know, there is an issue in our— times, you know, there is an issue in our country— times, you know, there is an issue in our country where, _ times, you know, there is an issue in our country where, you - times, you know, there is an issue in our country where, you know, . in our country where, you know, racism _ in our country where, you know, racism is — in our country where, you know, racism is denied _ in our country where, you know, racism is denied constantly. - in our country where, you know, racism is denied constantly. it . in our country where, you know, racism is denied constantly. it is treing _ racism is denied constantly. it is treing denied _ racism is denied constantly. it is being denied politically, - racism is denied constantly. it is being denied politically, it- racism is denied constantly. it is being denied politically, it has. being denied politically, it has been — being denied politically, it has been denied _ being denied politically, it has been denied in _ being denied politically, it has been denied in many- being denied politically, it has been denied in many other- being denied politically, it has- been denied in many other spheres of our lives _ been denied in many other spheres of our lives as— been denied in many other spheres of our lives as well— been denied in many other spheres of our lives as well and _ been denied in many other spheres of our lives as well and i— been denied in many other spheres of our lives as well and i think _ been denied in many other spheres of our lives as well and i think what - our lives as well and i think what we need — our lives as well and i think what we need to— our lives as well and i think what we need to do— our lives as well and i think what we need to do is— our lives as well and i think what we need to do is we _ our lives as well and i think what we need to do is we need - our lives as well and i think what we need to do is we need to - our lives as well and i think what| we need to do is we need to have our lives as well and i think what i we need to do is we need to have a bit more _ we need to do is we need to have a bit more of— we need to do is we need to have a bit more of a — we need to do is we need to have a bit more of a sophisticated - we need to do is we need to have a l bit more of a sophisticated grown—up aduu bit more of a sophisticated grown—up adult conversation _ bit more of a sophisticated grown—up adult conversation about _ bit more of a sophisticated grown—up adult conversation about what - bit more of a sophisticated grown—up adult conversation about what racism is. adult conversation about what racism is sometimes— adult conversation about what racism is. sometimes people _ adult conversation about what racism is. sometimes people think- adult conversation about what racism is. sometimes people think racists . is. sometimes people think racists have horns— is. sometimes people think racists have horns growing _ is. sometimes people think racists have horns growing out _ is. sometimes people think racists have horns growing out of- is. sometimes people think racists have horns growing out of their - have horns growing out of their head _ have horns growing out of their head welt, _ have horns growing out of their head. well, they— have horns growing out of their head. well, they don't. - have horns growing out of their head. well, they don't. you - have horns growing out of their. head. well, they don't. you know, have horns growing out of their - head. well, they don't. you know, we have to _ head. well, they don't. you know, we have to understand _ head. well, they don't. you know, we have to understand that _ head. well, they don't. you know, we have to understand that the _ head. well, they don't. you know, we have to understand that the way - have to understand that the way society— have to understand that the way society has _ have to understand that the way society has been _ have to understand that the way society has been set _ have to understand that the way society has been set up - have to understand that the way society has been set up means i have to understand that the way i society has been set up means that if you _

society has been set up means that if you are _ society has been set up means that if you are not — society has been set up means that if you are not going _ society has been set up means that if you are not going around - society has been set up means that if you are not going around holding| if you are not going around holding views _ if you are not going around holding views that — if you are not going around holding views that possibly— if you are not going around holding views that possibly are _ if you are not going around holding views that possibly are racist, - views that possibly are racist, particularly _ views that possibly are racist, particularly if _ views that possibly are racist, particularly if you _ views that possibly are racist, particularly if you are - views that possibly are racist, particularly if you are from . views that possibly are racist, particularly if you are from a i particularly if you are from a majority _ particularly if you are from a majority group, _ particularly if you are from a majority group, and - particularly if you are from a majority group, and that - particularly if you are from a majority group, and that is i particularly if you are from a - majority group, and that is quite exceptionat _ majority group, and that is quite exceptional. you _ majority group, and that is quite exceptional. you know? 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| refereeing and other officials? i think refereeing and other officials? think it refereeing and other officials? i think it all comes back down to the back shop and the history in this country, and why on earth you would put yourself in that situation, if fans standing on the terraces traditionally in the days that i used to go every week home and away were subjected to all sorts of abuse. when you hear what male

referees were called in those days, i mean, is itany referees were called in those days, i mean, is it any surprise that we don't have a huge number or haven't had a huge number of female officials? and we think, what amy rayner, now amy fern had to put up with when she was officiating in the championship as an assistant referee at kenilworth road, when mike newell absolutely went off on one, saying, this is championship football, what are women doing here? is it really a huge surprise that after that it didn't get a huge lot of women going, oh, iquite didn't get a huge lot of women going, oh, i quite fancy putting yourself in that situation? so a lot of it is cultural, it is about how we feel being part of football and i have to say that within the 32 years orso have to say that within the 32 years or so since i started going to football, enormous strides have been made, huge strides have been made. yes, people will say, not enough, not enough. 0k, yes, people will say, not enough, not enough. ok, but to be having all female officials women at the world cup, to be having female officials

at the men's world cup, we are heading in the right direction and i am a big believer in it is not always where you are that matters, it is the direction of which were heading that really matters and of course the rate as well, so i think the culture is certainly changing around football and the organisation, women cap his football, the organisation i became a board member of 15 years ago, which got together to challenge this kind of discrimination, we were all individuals in our world in days, individual officials and an individual commentator, in my case, an individual person in the press room or in the dressing room, but now that community, thanks in part to women in football, is growing and we feel more part of football now, and i think a lot more is being done by the fa, to try to encourage women officials and to try to commentate for sky on the barclays women's super league matches at weekends and seeing these groups of female officials, not exclusively so, men

do it as well, but then having a specific pool now of people who regularly cover women's matches, which are slightly different to men's matches in the way that the game plays out. i think this is only a positive thing and i think the visibility on television of seeing female officials and senior female officials on the touchline, etc, on television and elsewhere when you're going to matches will hopefully help encourage more women to feel they belong. personally, idon't encourage more women to feel they belong. personally, i don't believe with the saying that if you can't see it, you can't be it. i think that if you can't see it, you should be it anyway. not easy to do, necessarily, but i feel like we need to keep pushing ourselves in the direction that we want to go in and of little girls growing up feeling that she wants to become a match official now, then there are avenues for her to go into it and frankly, they don't have enough match officials., so we have to get as many people from all walks life. diverse people, notjust white males

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grounds across the country. now, the reason why we think this is important is because we do believe that this could provide some data at the end of the pilot to show that there has been an increasing diversity and an increase particularly in women. just to be very clear, when you talk about women, we must be extremely clear, we have to talk about all women, not just white women, we need to talk about all women, it is not good enough to say we are going to talk about women going through ranks of football and women all look the same, in the same way that not all men look the same, sol same, in the same way that not all men look the same, so i think that will go a long way to building confidence and cutting out some of the ugly behaviours that we know sadly football is known for. i think in the last few years, as jacqui 0atley has also said, lots of progress has been made and it is important that is acknowledged here, for example i know that a number of clubs have introduced prayer rooms, quiet spaces, you know, they are

working more to make newer divergent fans more welcome, fans from the lgbtq i plus community is more welcome. that is really important and we welcome that. when i took my mum to wembley, i have to tell you, my mum has a walking stick, 0k? people couldn't do enough for her, the officials there, many of them were referring to her as auntie, which i thought was really lovely and she loved that as well. but it was a lionesses game, it was a very different tribe, so i think this kind of change should be unapologetically embraced by football across the board and clubs should go out of their way to communicate that this is a type of atmosphere that they want in their grounds and... tibia atmosphere that they want in their grounds and. . ._ atmosphere that they want in their grounds and. . .— atmosphere that they want in their grounds and... 0k, we are going to leave those — grounds and... 0k, we are going to leave those proceedings. _ grounds and... 0k, we are going to leave those proceedings. very - leave those proceedings. very interesting discussions there at the women and equalities select committee in parliament, which has been hearing evidence about sexism and inequality in the world of football. we'll hear more about that

later on. but we are going to pause now and ta ke take a look at the weather forecast with alex humphreys. hello. frosty weather is continuing to grip the uk, it is cold out there and i see for many as well. for the rest of the day is going to stakeholder for us all, windy as well and wintry showers will continue for some. over the past few hours, though strong northerly winds have been blowing down those snow showers across parts of scotland, the western parts of the north sea coast as well and we are in this arctic air mass at the moment, so it is keeping things cold for all of us over the next few days until things might change a little bit for some of us on the weekend. for the rest of the day, wintry showers will continue across parts of scotland, part of the west and the north sea coast as well and this is where the winds are strongest, across the coast, with gusts of up to 50 mph are possible in some of these places. although temperatures are showing about 4—7 c, with those strong winds it is going to be feeling a lot colder, closer to

subzero in parts of the east uk. as we head on into tonight, some wintry showers will continue for parts of scotland, northern ireland, the west part of wales and the south—west as well. it is going to be icy in these areas as well, although there will be some dry, clear skies for the rest of the country, and cold night, temperatures dipping down 2—4 c in some places, —8 in parts of scotland, so do wrap up warm this evening. as we head on and into tomorrow, these wintry showers continue for some, especially in scotland, it will be windy up here as well, but they do start to peter out a little bit more and there will be more drier weather and brighter skies as well, those winds using for many of us as well and it will stay cold, top temperatures between 2-7 c. as cold, top temperatures between 2—7 c. as we head on into friday, we see a bit of change for some, would be as many wintry showers, dry and bright for many, a little bit cloudy, potentially a bit of rain across cornwall, not really moving too far in, a bit milder in this part of the country as well, and we

do see those temperatures started to creep up a bit and as we head on into the weekend this milder air mass has been sitting over the atlantic and it is moving slowly across northern ireland and parts of scotland and it will start to move south—eastern swells, although parts of the south—east for england and wales will stakeholder for longer. we all see those temperatures just climbing up a little bit for the north and the west.

drier this is bbc news. i'm ben brown. the headlines: thousands of ambulance workers in england and wales are to stage fresh strikes in the coming weeks — the announcement comes as nurses across england began two days of industrial action. about a quarter of all services are affected by today's strikes — the government says unaffordable pay rises would take money away from patient care. we have enormous respect and gratitude for all our public sector workers, especially those in the nhs. 14 people — including one child — have died after a helicopter carrying top officials crashed near a children's nursey in ukraine. the rate at which prices are rising has slowed for a second month — but the cost of living

is still close to a a0 year high. all police forces in england and wales have been told to check their officers against the national database — to identify anyone who may have "slipped through the net", following the case of david carrick. don't let them eat cake — a food adviser says workers shouldn't bring sweet treats into the office — to avoid tempting colleagues with unhealthy food. more than 10,000 ambulance workers in england and wales will hold four more days of walk—outs in the next two months as part of a dispute about pay. the gmb union says its members will go on strike on the 6th

and 20th of february, as well as the 6th and 20th of march. another ambulance union is expected to announce its strike dates later. and today, there is disruption across the nhs in england, as nurses walked out as part of their dispute. about a quarter of hospitals and community health services are affected, though emergency care is being provided. our health correspondent dominic hughes has this report. # do a deal, do a deal, do a deal! #. on a freezing morning in wigan, nurses on the picket line outside the town's main hospital. one of more than 50 nhs trusts across england affected by today's industrial action. what do we want? fair pay! when do we want it? now! for those like karen, a nurse with 30 years experience, going on strike as a last resort. we really need people to understand the difficulties that the nhs is facing and that nurses are facing. i never thought it

would ever come to this. i never thought i would ever be on a picket line. getting up this morning, i was gutted, really. sad. but ijust think it is the only solution. the nurses leader pat cullen came to meet those on the wigan picket line. but with little sign of a breakthrough in pay talks, she says ministers need to recognise the depth of feeling among her members. this government needs to start to listen to the voice of the patient and the voice of nursing. come on the picket lines, is what i would say to them today. get their warm coats on them and stand amongst these brilliant people. and i think they will go back into their offices and make different decisions. they will make better decisions on behalf of the people of this country and on behalf of these nurses. today's strike is bigger in scale than the two days of industrial action we saw back in december. affecting probably one in four hospitals and community services in england over the next two days. but health leaders are warning that in the absence of a pay deal, it's the patients who will get caught in a prolonged war

of attrition between the government and the health unions. the nurses in wigan are clear about who they think holds the keys to unlocking this dispute. but speaking in the house of commons today, the prime minister told mps health workers are getting support. we have backed them notjust with record funding but also record investment in more doctors and nurses. 15,000 more doctors, 30,000 more nurses. and more life—saving equipment which will help them do theirjobs. and we continue to want to engage constructively in dialogue with them. meanwhile, back in wigan, managers are doing their best to keep disruption for patients to a minimum. although some clinics have had to be cancelled because of the strike. it's certainly challenging. i think we respect people's democratic rights to take industrial action. but from my perspective i need to make sure the hospital is kept working, that we are keeping patients safe and doing what the nhs has been set up to do. more strike dates have already been announced with ambulance workers,

physiotherapists and maybe even junior doctors also set to join the nurses on picket lines. dominic hughes, bbc news, wigan. we can speak now to our reporter sean dilley, who's at university college hospital in london. he has actually nowjoined the nurses who are on the march so he is on the move there. the crowd started moving in the — on the move there. the crowd started moving in the direction _ on the move there. the crowd started moving in the direction of— moving in the direction of westminster and we are here at the second it has stood still, but if you look around, and we had a chat around, people from the labour party, what are you doing here today? party, what are you doing here toda ? ~ . party, what are you doing here toda? . ,, today? we are here because we su ort today? we are here because we sopport the _ today? we are here because we support the nurses _ today? we are here because we support the nurses and - today? we are here because we support the nurses and the - today? we are here because we support the nurses and the nhs today? we are here because we - support the nurses and the nhs and they deserve decent pay and we supported them during the height of the pandemic and they are doing an incredible _ the pandemic and they are doing an incredible job and they need to earn

enough _ incredible job and they need to earn enough to— incredible job and they need to earn enough to be able to have a decent standard _ enough to be able to have a decent standard of living.— enough to be able to have a decent standard of living._ and | standard of living. thank you. and we really sopport _ standard of living. thank you. and we really support safe _ standard of living. thank you. and we really support safe staffing - we really support safe staffing levels. — we really support safe staffing levels, it is vital there are enough nurses— levels, it is vital there are enough nurses to — levels, it is vital there are enough nurses to make sure they can provide the services _ nurses to make sure they can provide the services we need. as nurses to make sure they can provide the services we need.— the services we need. as we continue around here — the services we need. as we continue around here we _ the services we need. as we continue around here we can _ the services we need. as we continue around here we can see _ the services we need. as we continue around here we can see various - around here we can see various crowds, we are here on warren street, there are whistles and people marching enthusiastically, but we can have another chat. you are you with today? the but we can have another chat. you are you with today?— are you with today? the london eo - le's are you with today? the london people's assembly. _ are you with today? the london people's assembly. why - are you with today? the london people's assembly. why are - are you with today? the london | people's assembly. why are you sopporting this? _ people's assembly. why are you supporting this? we _ people's assembly. why are you supporting this? we are - people's assembly. why are you i supporting this? we are supporting the nurses on _ supporting this? we are supporting the nurses on their _ supporting this? we are supporting the nurses on their strike. - supporting this? we are supporting the nurses on their strike. to - the nurses on their strike. to support— the nurses on their strike. to support workers demanding fair wages and just— support workers demanding fair wages and just to _ support workers demanding fair wages and just to support the nhs in general— and just to support the nhs in general because it has been underfunded and run into the ground. 4.5, underfunded and run into the ground. 45. 4~75%. _

underfunded and run into the ground. 4.5, 4.75%, sorry, that is the average pay rise given to nhs workers which is something that the 300,000 rcn members are not happy with and indeed further strikes by the gmb union and ambulance workers today, they are also staging four walk—outs, 10,000 today, they are also staging four walk—outs,10,000 members at ambulance trusts across england and wales, the sixth and 20th in fabry and a couple of dates in march, the sixth and 20th of march. we have got vehicles, that is probably a police vehicle, part of the escort group, and let's catch up with some people and let's catch up with some people and have a chat with this impromptu march, albeit one we did not know about. why are you on this march? we are live on bbc news. latte about. why are you on this march? we are live on bbc news.— are live on bbc news. we have got to save the nhs — are live on bbc news. we have got to save the nhs and _ are live on bbc news. we have got to save the nhs and at _ are live on bbc news. we have got to save the nhs and at the _ are live on bbc news. we have got to save the nhs and at the moment - are live on bbc news. we have got to save the nhs and at the moment it i are live on bbc news. we have got to save the nhs and at the moment it isj save the nhs and at the moment it is being _ save the nhs and at the moment it is being privatised wholesale. is save the nhs and at the moment it is being privatised wholesale.— being privatised wholesale. is that what the march _ being privatised wholesale. is that

what the march is _ being privatised wholesale. is that what the march is about _ being privatised wholesale. is that what the march is about today - what the march is about today because nurses say it is about fair pay? it because nurses say it is about fair .a ? , ., ., because nurses say it is about fair pay? it is about fair pay and saving the nhs and _ pay? it is about fair pay and saving the ups and if— pay? it is about fair pay and saving the nhs and if you _ pay? it is about fair pay and saving the nhs and if you are _ pay? it is about fair pay and saving the nhs and if you are paying - the nhs and if you are paying private — the nhs and if you are paying private profits to businesses that are looking to make money out of the nhs. _ are looking to make money out of the nhs. that— are looking to make money out of the nhs, that this money that is going out of— nhs, that this money that is going out of patient care. these nurses are fantastic people and they are incredibly— are fantastic people and they are incredibly dedicated to the job they do and _ incredibly dedicated to the job they do and the nhs is notjust on its knees _ do and the nhs is notjust on its knees but — do and the nhs is notjust on its knees but pretty well collapsing and it is only _ knees but pretty well collapsing and it is only being held up through the dedication— it is only being held up through the dedication of these people and they deserve _ dedication of these people and they deserve a _ dedication of these people and they deserve a pay rise.— deserve a pay rise. thank you for that. deserve a pay rise. thank you for that- let's _ deserve a pay rise. thank you for that. let's see _ deserve a pay rise. thank you for that. let's see if— deserve a pay rise. thank you for that. let's see if we _ deserve a pay rise. thank you for that. let's see if we can - deserve a pay rise. thank you for that. let's see if we can find - deserve a pay rise. thank you for that. let's see if we can find a i that. let's see if we can find a nurse. this is more of the tv magic, have we got any nurses here? they are upfront. i'm not sure i'm going to catch them but this is royal couege to catch them but this is royal college of nursing marching towards westminster, they have a message that the rcn are looking to get through but we have had labour party

and aslef people here, they are not happy with what the government have put forward, but the government says there is an independent nhs pay review body which has made recommendations and anything which is more in line with inflation is unaffordable and would push up inflation, says the government. onwards to westminster. we will catch you in a bit.— onwards to westminster. we will catch you in a bit. that was a tour de force of— catch you in a bit. that was a tour de force of walking _ catch you in a bit. that was a tour de force of walking backwards, i l de force of walking backwards, i have done that a few times myself and it is not easy at the best of times! ~ , ,., , and it is not easy at the best of times!_ thanks - and it is not easy at the best of times!_ thanks for i times! absolutely! thanks for “oininu times! absolutely! thanks for joining us- — times! absolutely! thanks for joining us- very _ times! absolutely! thanks for joining us. very interesting i times! absolutely! thanks forj joining us. very interesting to times! absolutely! thanks for- joining us. very interesting to hear from your guests, impromptu guests. i've been speaking with the national secretary of the gmb union, andy prendergast.

what we have asked for is a substantial pay rise and we are looking at inflation with figures today, if you look at the retail price index, 13.5%, that is off the back of cumulative loss of salary over the last decade of around 13%, we are seeing a service that is crippled by vacancies, 130,000 across the nhs. we heard the prime minister talk earlier about not wanting to focus on pay but wanting to put it into front—line services but front line services, if paramedics are not front line services, it begs the question, who are? the lack of staff is crippling the nhs, we are seeing vacancies affecting patient care which is affecting the public and until that is addressed we are not going to move forward. we have heard that argument from other unions in other sectors including teachers but what the government says is a double digit pay rise in line with inflation is simply unaffordable, it is patient care that would suffer if that kind

of pay award was made because it would have to come out of the nhs budget. quite simply, what is affecting patient care at the moment is the huge vacancy rate and the disengagement of nhs staff who have seen ten years of a fall in standard of living, it has to stop somewhere. the idea that the nhs is not a special case, after the pandemic, when our members were working after the prime minister was being fined for attending parties, it seems incredulous to argue that this is not a special case that needs special attention. this is what we have heard from the chief executive of the nhs providers, he says, four more days of strikes by gmb ambulance staff will deal another blow to already overloaded health services, things are likely to only get worse if these strikes go ahead, he says. what do you say to that? i would say things are

appalling at the moment, and we saw the figures about delays in ambulances. waits for category two calls were 18 times longer than they should be, but we have no option, we would not be going on strike at the moment if we didn't have to. the government has had nine months to negotiate but they refused to do so, and the first time we heard they were willing to talk about pay was before the second day of strike action and we now havejeremy hunt who two years ago called for extra funding for the nhs. we keep getting told by the government, that at some mythical time in the future this will be addressed, but that is not good enough. over half the nhs trusts have got food banks or are having food banks for staff and our members are moving

on to poverty pay and they have decided to take a stand and we are proud they have taken a stand. they are not just taking a stand for themselves but for the future of the nhs. the public is on our side, even large tory backbench members have said they understand, so it is time the government started to understand as well. the national secretary of the gmb union, there. we can talk now to the director of policy and strategy at the organisation nhs providers, miriam deakin. we mentioned nhs providers in that interview, and some quotes from your chief executive suggesting that you don't like the idea of more strikes by ambulance workers because you think they will be very damaging to the nhs? ,., ., ., ., ., , the nhs? good afternoon. it is important _ the nhs? good afternoon. it is important to — the nhs? good afternoon. it is important to emphasise - the nhs? good afternoon. it is important to emphasise that i the nhs? good afternoon. it is. important to emphasise that trust leaders understand why workers across the nhs have come to the difficult decision to strike and they understand that nurses and ambulance workers in other sections of nhs staff have had below inflation pay awards over a number of years and the working conditions are unprecedented, really difficult

for nhs staff, so they completely understand why people have taken this quite difficult decision and we have heard reports that the camaraderie at those trusts where strikes are taking place is quite high and also broadly across the country relations with local union reps have really held up really well and have been quite constructive. what is most concerning to trust leaders at the moment is we are clearly in this period of escalation, 5—6 weeks on from when this unprecedented industrial action began in the nhs, so what trust leaders want to see is the leadership from government to come to the table with the unions and to open some formal negotiations which look at the issues which is nhs pay. you are sympathetic to those who are striking and you say that you want talks but equally your chief executive has said if there are more strikes they are going to make things worse, is that your position? that is right. no question that

industrial action puts additional pressure on the nhs and the health and care system at a time when the system is under unprecedented strain and we are still trying to recover those care backlogs from covid we have seen a spike in flow and we are seeing every week the performance figures get worse —— spike in seasonal flu. figures get worse —— spike in seasonalflu. people waiting figures get worse —— spike in seasonal flu. people waiting for urgent ambulance response or transfer into hospital.- transfer into hospital. sorry to interrupt. _ transfer into hospital. sorry to interrupt, but _ transfer into hospital. sorry to interrupt, but the _ transfer into hospital. sorry to interrupt, but the point - transfer into hospital. sorry to interrupt, but the point is, - transfer into hospital. sorry toj interrupt, but the point is, the people who are striking, the nurses, the ambulance staff and in other sectors, like teachers, they don't just want more pay for themselves, but they want more pay because the numbers and the staffing numbers in those professions, they say, are falling so dramatically, and that is the root cause of the poor levels of service in the nhs. you can't attract enough staff and you have staffing shortages so that was the central reason they are going on strike? i

central reason they are going on strike? ~ central reason they are going on strike? ,, _ , ., central reason they are going on strike? ,, , ., ., strike? i think pay is one of the central reason _ strike? i think pay is one of the central reason is _ strike? i think pay is one of the central reason is they - strike? i think pay is one of the central reason is they are - strike? i think pay is one of thej central reason is they are going strike? i think pay is one of the i central reason is they are going on strike but you are absolutely right, workforce shortages are one of the root causes of the pressures we see in the nhs and it's a vicious circle. the more vacancies we have and they are at a record level, over 130,000 vacancies at the moment, the more vacancies we have the more pressure it puts on those staff who remain in post, so we have had some good news in that they are now committed to a long—term workforce plan for the nhs, from government, and we have to work with government to persuade them to find that plan effectively, but we also need to work with government to look at investment in the nhs and in the equipment and buildings and capital investment, and work with government to look at how to put social care on a more sustainable footing as well so there are a number of factors that we need to explore in terms of the nhs's sustainability but the next step is for government and unions to come together and find a way through so we can avert further strikes. 50 way through so we can avert further strikes. . , , . .,

way through so we can avert further strikes. ., , , ., ., ., strikes. so in appeal for talks, fair enough- — strikes. so in appeal for talks, fair enough. the _ strikes. so in appeal for talks, fair enough. the director - strikes. so in appeal for talks, fair enough. the director of i strikes. so in appeal for talks, i fair enough. the director of policy at nhs providers there, thanks for joining us. the headlines on bbc news... thousands of ambulance workers in england and wales are to stage fresh strikes in the coming weeks — the announcement comes as nurses across england began two days of industrial action. 14 people — including one child — have died after a helicopter carrying top officials crashed near a children's nursery in ukraine. the rate at which prices are rising has slowed for a second month — but the increase in the cost of living is still close to a 40 year high. ukraine's interior minister is one of those killed in a helicopter crash in a suburb of kyiv. the helicopter came down next to a nursery. the state emergency service has revised the death

toll from the crash, saying 14 people had died. it had previously stated that up to 18 were killed. a number of others are being treated in hospital. it is believed the crash was an accident, in poor visibility. frank gardener reports. an early morning helicopter crash, and ukraine is left reeling. the aircraft, believed to be a french built super puma, was carrying the interior minister and several senior officials. it came down beside a nursery school, and children are amongst the casualties. translation: i asked my friend what happened. i he said something fell on the kindergarten, and he started to help, pulled three children age six and seven out of there. translation: we were l walking and heard a noise. it was such a noise. at that time, there was a terrible flame. a helicopter was circling.

i froze. early investigations did not reveal any sign of the helicopter being shot down. it was flying low in foggy conditions en route to the city of kharkiv. it belonged to the state emergency services. the loss of such a key government minister on board has been called a national tragedy. very patriotic guy, did a lot of things for ukraine and made police reform in ukraine, and it's actually a tragedy for ukraine, for his family. denys monastyrsky was often at scenes like this, inspecting damage to the latest target of a russian missile attack. he was a personal friend of the president and was well known to several western leaders. they've been sending their condolences. despite this setback,

ukraine's war effort is unlikely to slacken off. the country remains focused on resisting russia's missile attacks and on preparing for a coming spring offensive by both sides. frank gardner, bbc news. the pace at which prices are rising has slowed for a second month in a row — but the cost of living remains close to a 40 year high. in december inflation fell to 10.5%, partly because of lower fuel prices — but food prices continue to soar. hannah miller has been to the yorkshire dales to hear about the impact of rising prices there. in the heart of the yorkshire dales, a town that is isolated but not at all insulated from the rising costs that continue to sweep across the country. almost every home in hawes is reliant on oil heating with cost of living payments for that not due until next month. hi, i'm hannah.

kath 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, you know, is quite a lot of money. 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. that smells amazing. with food and drinks rising even faster than average, this jam factory has tried to make savings to protect customers from rising costs. how manyjars will we get out of this batch? probably get around about 350 i'd say. every single time we run a production run, 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 it on to consumers, customers, cos we know the last thing anybody needs at the moment is costs of goods going up.

the falling fuel prices that contributed to today's slight easing of inflation are particularly welcome here in an area where many people are reliant on their cars to get around. clothing and footwear also contributed to the slight drop in inflation, but that was offset by price rises in restaurants and hotels. the government has set its sights on inflation falling by half before the end of the year, though global energy prices are out of their control. many analysts believe today's figure shows inflation is now on a downward trend. we are already seeing signs that inflation will cool, because of external issues, so commodity prices have come down. we've got producer price inflation coming down, as well, so that's the amount we have been charged for stuff when it's leaving the factory door. and people here are hoping that the worst of the price rises are behind them. in a rural community like here, you'd probably pay more than in a big supermarket,

but you've got to support the local businesses. that's really important. i it does weigh on you a little bit. when you know you've got to feed everybody and you're never really sure whether it's _ going to go up again. the thought of it settling down a bit, not continuing to go up... how does that make you feel? a little bit more hopeful for the future. but despite inflation easing, economic conditions remain challenging as the country continues to adapt to higher costs and prices that are unlikely to fall. hannah miller, bbc news, hawes. our economics correspondent andy verity has more. it will drop back into single digits from double digits now somewhere in the middle of this year, going on to drop further down to about 4—6% by the end of this year but we should remember that right now we are going through one of the hardest squeezes on living standards in more than four decades.

food price inflation at 16.8%. that's the highest it's been since 1977. those cheaper fuel prices aren't yet feeding through to the prices of other goods which are still rising by more than 13%. so they are expecting inflation averaging overall 7.4% for the coming year, partly because those fuel prices came down by 8% in december alone, but we should remember inflation is a year—on—year comparison, so after the big spike in fuel prices which was last february on the invasion of ukraine, there was a big striking difference between january then and january now. as you move on past that spike a year ago, the difference is smaller and that's why inflation is likely to come down. in a year or two, coming down to zero or even deflation. but it won't be enough to make up for the big rise in the cost of living of the past two years. andy verity, there. police have given new information about the search for a couple

who went missing with a newborn baby earlier this month. detectives are concerned about the baby's health and have appealed for constance marten and mark gordon to get in touch with them. let's get more on this story from our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford. what are the police saying? the main new information _ what are the police saying? the main new information is _ what are the police saying? the main new information is that _ what are the police saying? the main new information is that they - what are the police saying? the main new information is that they have i new information is that they have effectively lost any trace of this couple, they were last seen on the 7th of january at east ham station in east london and since then they have seen nothing on any cctv cameras or any kind of digital footprint, and the couple seem to be avoiding cctv cameras, and when they were caught on cctv after the first couple of days, their faces were obscured, and they seemed to be travelling with a large amount of cash so they are paying cash and hailing taxis by hand and paying with cash rather than using any digital payment system, so they seem to be deliberately going off grid

and what we have established in the last few hours is that mark gordon, the father of this very newborn baby, is a registered sex offender, having been convicted of rape in the us, having served 20 years in prison and then been deported back to the uk and that may explain why it is that they are trying to keep this baby from the authorities or so it seems. when constance marten started showing signs of pregnancy in september, it seems the couple at that point left any permanent accommodation and have been on the move since then, staying in temporary accommodation and they have bought several cars and it looks as if the baby might have been born in a vehicle and was only a couple of days old when this car broke down on the m 61 near bolton on the 5th of january and that the couple and is very young baby have been on the move since then. the

detective superintendent says they want to get good care for the baby. they have been evading the interactions with us and the authorities and this is very much about— authorities and this is very much about the — authorities and this is very much about the welfare of the baby. it is for us. _ about the welfare of the baby. it is for us. in _ about the welfare of the baby. it is for us, in terms of my plea, we are looking _ for us, in terms of my plea, we are looking -- — for us, in terms of my plea, we are looking —— they are looking to seek lodgings— looking —— they are looking to seek lodgings out of conventional routes and trying — lodgings out of conventional routes and trying to evade interactions with us— and trying to evade interactions with us so— and trying to evade interactions with us so it is very much the help of public— with us so it is very much the help of public and it is only through the public— of public and it is only through the public that— of public and it is only through the public that we believe that we will take the _ public that we believe that we will take the next steps to find them. the police — take the next steps to find them. the police are saying that the couple could be anywhere in the uk but presumably they could have left the uk, as well? they are taking a lot of measures to cover their tracks. ., . _ , . .

tracks. police say they have had the appropriate — tracks. police say they have had the appropriate checks _ tracks. police say they have had the appropriate checks in _ tracks. police say they have had the appropriate checks in place - tracks. police say they have had the appropriate checks in place at i tracks. police say they have had the appropriate checks in place at all. appropriate checks in place at all ports and airports so they would hope that they would have picked them up if they had tried to leave them up if they had tried to leave the uk but obviously they cannot be certain. the couple moved to london where they had lived for several years though it is a place they know and strangely london is an easy place to move around with just cash because you can flag down taxis in london, unlike in some places in the uk, and pay cash and not be reliant on booking through phones. you cannot use public transport in london because you can easily be traced. they seem to be living on cash and what the police want is for somebody who presumably has them staying in their house or in some kind of temporary accommodation, to realise that is who the couple is and that this is a very young baby and that this is a very young baby and the police don't even know if the baby was born prematurely and

they really feel that this couple in they really feel that this couple in the baby need to be brought to the attention of the authority so people can check how the baby is and make sure that the baby is ok because thatis sure that the baby is ok because that is the biggest concern. indeed. thanks forjoining _ that is the biggest concern. indeed. thanks forjoining us. _ that is the biggest concern. indeed. thanks forjoining us. we _ that is the biggest concern. indeed. thanks forjoining us. we will- that is the biggest concern. indeed. thanks forjoining us. we will have l thanks forjoining us. we will have more in the next half an hour but now we have the weather forecast. frosty weather is continuing to grip the uk and it is cold out there and windy as well. for the rest of the day it will stay cold and windy and for some of us we will see some more wintry showers. for the rest of the day those wintry showers mainly will be affecting scotland, northern ireland and parts of wales and the north sea coast as well, but we will see fewer of these and more sleet and rain down to lower levels. plenty of dry, clear skies as well, still cold with top temperatures of 7c but will be feeling colder than that in the strong winds.

tonight, showers will stay wintry for scotland and it is icy in these areas and although for the rest of the country it will be plenty of clear skies over night and another cold night with temperatures dipping down to between —4 and —8c in parts of scotland. over the next few days from tomorrow and friday it will stay cold but it should be drier with fewer wintry showers. hello this is bbc news with me, ben brown. the headlines: thousands of ambulance workers in england and wales are to stage fresh strikes in the coming weeks — the announcement comes as nurses across england began two days of industrial action. 14 people — including one child — have died after a helicopter carrying top officials crashed near a children's nursery in ukraine. the rate at which prices are rising has slowed for a second month — but the increase in the cost

of living is still close to a 40—year high. all police forces in england and wales have been told to check their officers against the national database to identify anyone who may have "slipped through the net", following the case of david carrick. don't let them eat cake — a food adviser says workers shouldn't bring sweet treats into the office, to avoid tempting colleagues with unhealthy food. no cake in the bbc newsroom, i can assure you of that! not very often, anyway. sport and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here's laura. hello, no cake here either. defending australian open champion

rafael nadal says he is "mentally destroyed" after losing to world number 65, mackenzie mcdonald, in the second round. the 36—year—old was trailing by a set and a break when he pulled up with what appeared to be a hip problem. it was a marathon match, lasting five hours. defending australian open champion rafael nadal says he is "mentally destroyed" after losing to world number 65, mackenzie mcdonald, in the second round. the 36—year—old was trailing by a set and a break when he pulled up with what appeared to be a hip problem. he took a medical timeout towards the end of the second set and continued with the match, but ultimately slipped to a 6—4, 6—3, 7—5 defeat. it's nadal�*s earliest exit at the australian open in seven years. i can't complain about my life at all, so just in terms of sport and in terms of... ..injuries and... ..tough moments, no. i mean, that is another one. ijust can't say that i am not...

..destroyed, mentally, at this time because i would be lying. he is 36. how many more of these events— he is 36. how many more of these events is— he is 36. how many more of these events is the going to be able to play? _ events is the going to be able to play? but— events is the going to be able to play? but i think also when nadal left the _ play? but i think also when nadal left the court, i mean, he looked so disappointed. i have never seen him walk off— disappointed. i have never seen him walk off so _ disappointed. i have never seen him walk off so slowly. it was like a funeral— walk off so slowly. it was like a funeral march, it really was, and remember— funeral march, it really was, and remember he is the one on 22 grand slams _ remember he is the one on 22 grand slams. djokovic is still in the draw. — slams. djokovic is still in the draw. he _ slams. djokovic is still in the draw, he is trying to track him down and trying _ draw, he is trying to track him down and trying to — draw, he is trying to track him down and trying to equal him, so this was and trying to equal him, so this was a heavy. _ and trying to equal him, so this was a heavy, heavy blow for nadal because — a heavy, heavy blow for nadal because he knows that djokovic is nipping _ because he knows that djokovic is nipping at— because he knows that djokovic is nipping at his heels trying to equal the overall record in the history of the overall record in the history of the sport. — the overall record in the history of the sport, so pretty significant, what _ the sport, so pretty significant, what happened today. emma raducanu is also out of the australian open, losing a gripping battle in the second round, which ended in a straight sets loss to coco gauff in melbourne. gauff, seeded seventh, controlled the opening set, taking it 6—3. despite fears raducanu was still struggling with the ankle

injury sustained ahead of the event, she forced the second set to a tie—break and there were a series of brilliant exchanges between two of the most exciting young players on the planet. but it was the american who came through. it means the briton hasn't reached the third round of a grand slam since her stunning 2021 us open win. istill think, you know, i didn't necessarily play my best today and... although, in the second set i had chances and was pushing, it was still, ifelt like i could have done better, myself, but...props to her, she is a great opponent and a great athlete. it has been described as the biggest corruption scandal ever. ten chinese snooker players suspended as part of an ongoing match fixing investigation have

all been charged by the integrity unit of the wpbsa, the sport's world governing body. the allegations range from fixing matches, approaching players to cheat, and betting on snooker. masters champion yan bingtao is among the highest profile players named in what is seen as the biggest corruption scandal in the history of the sport. we have to deliver world—class live entertainment. it has to be pure live sport competed to the highest level. and to do that, we must know the sport is clean. so the damage, to me, is short—term, we have to take the short—term pain and now, we have to clear this issue up and we have to move on. we will move on. dame laura kenny has announced she's expecting her second child. the five—time olympic cycling champion revealed last year that she had suffered a miscarriage in 2021 and then had a fallopian tube removed injanuary 2022 due to an ectopic pregnancy. she came back from that to win gold at the scratch race in last summer's commonwealth games in birmingham, along with a bronze in the team

pursuit. in today's post on social media she said that "the heartbreak will never go away" but she ended the long post saying she's hopeful of everything ending happily this time. that's all the sport for now. thank you very much, we will see you later on. it has been said that the crime committed by david carrick were a truly shocking abuse of power. carrick, former metropolitan police officer, admitted 49 sexual offences altogether, including rape, against 12 women. he used his position to threaten women, some of whom he met through dating websites. the national police council asked all police forces to check their offices and staff against national police databases. the home office says this will help identify anyone who slip through the net before betting standards were toughened up.

here is our home editor, mark easton, who's been following developments. the easton, who's been following developments.— fallout from this appalling case continues, as you say, rishi sunak raising it at pm news today, he is meeting so mark rowley, the commissioner of the metropolitan police, later today and the carrick case will be top of their conversation and agenda. yes, all police forces in england and wales are now doing what the met has already been doing, which is putting every single member of their staff, both officers and civilian staff, against what we know on the national police databases. that is notjust convictions, that is also going to be intelligence and the expectation is that a significant number perhaps of individuals will be found not to have revealed all that they should have revealed all that they should have done about their past. i think one of the important things about this case is the awareness, the red flags, as they are called, were missed, the dots were notjoined up and that is how carrick was able to get away with it for so long. but in

addition to that sort of trawl, really, through the records of all those who work for police forces, the government has also said the angiolini review, which is their review into the blue systems, will also be looking at betting and standards procedures to see if they need to be tightened up. mark easton there, our home _ need to be tightened up. mark easton there, our home editor. _ a 15—year—old boy has been found guilty of stabbing a man to death outside an asda store. ian kirwan, 53, was attacked near the supermarket in redditch after challenging some boys over messing about in the customer toilets. three other teenagers were cleared of killing mr kirwan, but were found guilty of violent disorder, while a fifth boy was cleared of all charges. eight organisations within the sports leisure sector have written to the government to ask for bespoke support to help

with energy costs once government support ends in april. it comes as new figures show that more than 350 leisure centres, pools and gyms across the uk have either closed temporarily or permanently, or have been forced to make changes to their services over the last year, in response to rising energy costs. let's talk more about this with alison oliver — she is the ceo of the youth sports trust, one of the authors of that letter. so you are very concerned. just speu so you are very concerned. just spell out your concerns about this? well, the concerns are as you have already reported it, absolutely that swimming pools, gyms, leisure centres, they are all high energy users, but they are all essential and fundamental to our communities, to health and well—being of the population, to safeguarding of children from not being able to swim and the consequences of that, yet they have been excluded at the moment from the energy bill discount scheme and itjust feels very short—sighted and incredibly worrying. so this letter is drawing

attention to that, asking the government to reconsider that decision stop obviously there are short—term challenges across the economy, but this has the risk of creating much longer term costs and burdens on the nhs, where swimming is notjust about burdens on the nhs, where swimming is not just about school swimming, which i'm very passionate about and children's right to learn how to swim, but it is also about, rehabilitation, there are mental health schemes, if you have a child with any sort of or disability, there is hydrotherapy, etc, so it is a really big issue and the sport and recreation alliance have identified that 80% of our grassroots community sports clubs rely on these local facilities, which are, as you have reported, coming under huge stress and many of them reducing services or closing. and many of them reducing services or closina. . . and many of them reducing services or closina. , . , and many of them reducing services or closin.. , . , , and many of them reducing services or closin. , . , , . or closing. yes, and “ust give us an idea of how _ or closing. yes, and “ust give us an idea of how many i or closing. yes, and just give us an idea of how many are _ or closing. yes, and just give us an idea of how many are doing - or closing. yes, and just give us an idea of how many are doing that? i idea of how many are doing that? because when we talk about reducing services, is that limiting the time that people, for example, can go swimming? is it lowering the temperature in the water, that could

of thing is not so much lowering the temperature of the water, but it is reducing the number of hours that the pool is available and reducing the number of hours that the pool is availabl- the pool is available and in some cases closing _ the pool is available and in some cases closing those _ the pool is available and in some cases closing those pools, i the pool is available and in some cases closing those pools, so i the pool is available and in some i cases closing those pools, so again one of the other organisations behind this, uk active, ifound one of the other organisations behind this, uk active, i found that 70% of local authorities have already had to reduce access to their facilities or indeed close them and at least 29 swimming pools, for example, have already been closed in the last year as a result of the increases in costs and difficulties. and of course, on the back of covid, this adds a further dimension to it, really, that we have learned our health is so important, public health is really important, public health is really important, the crisis the nhs is under, so keeping these facilities open and reconsidering this decision of the bill and its discount scheme would be money well invested and would be money well invested and would enable all of these facilities to be put to even better use in helping the nhs deal with deep rehabilitation of patients who are

waiting to have operations that are not well enough to awe the rehabilitation afterwards and indeed, for the next generation, keeping children with healthy habits, fit and well and of course swimming, and went comes to swimming pools, if a life skill that we hear every year those awful stories of children who have drowned as a result of not being able to swim, so the fact that only 72%, i believe it is, of children are meeting the national curriculum requirements of being able to swim unaided for 25 metres and support themselves in a life—saving situation, that is just not good enough and this decision not good enough and this decision not to give relief to sport and recreation facilities, compounded by delays on government decisions around investing in schools sport, we are waiting for a tree £320 million announcement around primary position, these things come together, creating real challengers at a local level, for local authorities, schools and private

providers, all of whom give such a great service to their communities. right, you have made case very eloquently. thank you so much, back there from the youth sports trust, thank you for your time.— there from the youth sports trust, thank you for your time. the trial has begun of a man accused of the manslaughter of his 16 year old daughter. kaylea titford was found dead at the family home in powys in october 2020 after becoming morbidly obese. her mother has already admitted manslaughter. our wales correspondent hywel griffith is following the case. this is a tragic case, one of a teenage girl who because of her abilities depended on the care of others. kaylea titford was 16 at the time of her death, she had spina bifida, which meant she depended on a wheelchair, and fluid on the brain. it all meant that she needed help, but when the first national lockdown came in march 2020, and the school is closed, in the words of

the prosecution she then became entirely dependent on the care of her parents. but over the months that followed, her weight increased massively and she became morbidly obese, weighing in at the time of her death nearly 23 stone, 146 kilograms. when she was found, her skin was ulcerated and in the words of the paramedic who discovered her body after a 999 call, there were safe smell, a foul, rotten smell in the room. many of the details of this case are possibly too upsetting to be broadcast, but it is the prosecution's case that both parents failed to look after their daughter, the man on trial, 44—year—old alun titford, is herfather. he says he wasn't aware of how bad her condition had become. he wasn't the one responsible for her day—to—day care and hygiene. he has pleaded guilty to the two charges of gross negligence and causing or allowing the death of a child. his partner and kaylea titford's mother, has already pleaded guilty to both those

charges at a previous hearing, but alun titford's defence is that it wasn't his response ability, that he wasn't his response ability, that he was busy with other things and wasn't involved deeply in kaylea titford's care. we will get to hear his defence of the course of the trial, which is expected to last for “p trial, which is expected to last for up to four weeks here at the crown court. our headline thousands of ambulance workers in england and wales are to stage fresh strikes over the coming weeks. the announcement comes as nurses across england and two days of industrial action. 14 people — including one child — have died after a helicopter carrying top officials crashed near a children's nursey in ukraine. the rate at which prices are rising has slowed for a second month — but the increase in the cost of living is still close to a 40 year high. last summer the bbc reported on claims that windermere in the lake district was experiencing blue—green algal blooms because of high levels of pollutants. in response, a number of agencies —

and local volunteers — set up a project to monitor pollution levels. they've now published their latest report, asjuliet phillips reports. it is easy to see why tourists flock to windermere. but, beautiful as it is, there are concerns over the water quality here. new data found four fifths of the shoreline contained raised levels of phosphorus. this supports the growth of toxic algal blooms like this one, seen in the lake last summer. as a scientist, as somebody who uses and is in the lake district frequently for professional and personal reasons, i would want to see concentrations of phosphorus in the lake lower than we found in november. and that is really one of the reasons why we are running this big windermere survey project, is to try and provide evidence thatis freely and openly available for all to look at and to work with, of what is going on within windermere. it wasn't all bad news. the second datasets from the big windermere survey found 95% of sites had good

or excellent bathing water quality. the samples were taken from the water in november by an army of volunteers. more than 100 volunteers collected samples from all around the lake, making this one of the largest citizen science projects in the country. the volunteers help us to get a real spatial sort of breadth and width, you know, view of the catchment. having 100 people come and volunteer and take samplings is just so valuable. you know, most university projects, you wouldn't be able to do that in one morning. campaigners like matt, though, argue there has been enough analysis already and it is time to act on sewage pollution. more information is good information, you know, why not collect more samples for windermere? but this shouldn't be collecting samples whilst we watch the decline of windermere and then we eventually see a plan five, ten years down the line. there has not been enough done to ensure that today, in 2023, that windermere is not at threat of an ecological

decline, that we don't have sewage pouring into our lake. scientists working on the project have argued phosphorus concentrations are not only due to sewage and that the survey aims to help identify how levels can be reduced. the water will be further tested in february and april. juliet phillips, bbc look north, windermere. this the environment agency has declared a major incident in somerset due to the risk of flooding. a major incident in somerset due it said the move was "precautionary". local authorities are using a number of extra pumps in the somerset levels in an effort to reduce the water levels. our west of england correspondent danjohnson has more from northmoor green. this is the effort by the environment agency to try to drain waterfrom the somerset environment agency to try to drain water from the somerset levels. they have declared this major incident, they say, to alert people, but not

to alarm them, but the risk of flooding is serious and that is why more of these pumps are being brought in to try to get this water off the land here into the river and a way out to the bristol channel. now, the intensity of rain that has fallen here over the last week is why these river levels are rising here, why there is so much water. we can show you the aerial pictures that were taken yesterday that just show you how much of the farmland around here is currently under floodwater and the risk is that that level will keep rising, if they are not able to pump enough of it away quickly enough. there were intense floods here in 2014, people's farms, fields and homes were under water for weeks and some people were out of their houses after that as a result for months on end, so there is real intense fear here but that could be about to happen again. there has been some criticism that the environment agency and other authorities haven't moved quicker, were not in place to deal with this earlier, at the start of the week, but the environment agency says this

major incident will allow them to get the right pieces of equipment in place now. they think they can hold off the west of the flooding, but the worst thing is it has just started raining again here. how often are cakes or sweet treats brought into your office or other workplace? if they are, are you able to refuse them or do you happily indulge? professor susanjebb — who's chair of the food standards agency — says we should consider bringing cake into the office as being as harmful to your colleagues as passive smoking. she was speaking in a personal capacity and her views do not reflect food standards agency policy. but let's talk about that. should we be eating cake or not, in the office or anywhere else? joining us now isjulie rogerson from julie's cake in a box. first of all, you have got to declare an interest because you work on the cake industry. what does your

company do?— company do? yes, so i generally do celebration — company do? yes, so i generally do celebration cakes _ company do? yes, so i generally do celebration cakes and _ company do? yes, so i generally do celebration cakes and wedding i company do? yes, so i generally do i celebration cakes and wedding cakes, so things for special occasions, rather than cakes that she would eat every day. rather than cakes that she would eat eve da . a, , a a, rather than cakes that she would eat eve da. , every day. right, that is clear, but what would _ every day. right, that is clear, but what would you — every day. right, that is clear, but what would you say _ every day. right, that is clear, but what would you say to _ every day. right, that is clear, but what would you say to this - every day. right, that is clear, but what would you say to this advice, | what would you say to this advice, but you shouldn't be bringing cake into the office, for example, may be a leaving party something? quite often does happen here, i have to admit, that the bbc. we have had the odd slice of cake brought in and the charges is that this could be damaging to your colleagues if you bringing a bit of cake. yes. bringing a bit of cake. yes, absolutely. _ bringing a bit of cake. yes, absolutely. i— bringing a bit of cake. yes, absolutely. i mean, - bringing a bit of cake. yes, - absolutely. i mean, obviously, bringing a bit of cake. 12:3 absolutely. i mean, obviously, cake isn't the healthiest of foods. i think in moderation, in small portions, don't think it is quite as dramatic as the report could perhaps makes out. obviously with passive smoking, you were inhaling it, you didn't have a choice. taking cakes into a workplace, you're not actually going to inhale the calories, you do have that choice to eat them or not. maybe it would be a

goodidea eat them or not. maybe it would be a good idea to support colleagues by taking alternative options as well as the cake, so if they were not wanting to indulge in such sweet treats, perhaps they could have some fruit or something instead. but i think in moderation, perhaps small pieces like cupcakes or the little small cake bars would be better than perhaps a big cake in the office. we are just looking at some pictures, by the way, i think these are your cakes. . by the way, i think these are your cakes. , ., ., ., ~ by the way, i think these are your cakes. , ., ~ ., cakes. yes. one that looks like a burner, cakes. yes. one that looks like a burger, actually, _ cakes. yes. one that looks like a burger, actually, so _ cakes. yes. one that looks like a burger, actually, so i _ cakes. yes. one that looks like a burger, actually, so i was - cakes. yes. one that looks like a l burger, actually, so i was confused initially. burger, actually, so i was confused initiall . �* , , ., initially. but i suppose it is a question. — initially. but i suppose it is a question, really, _ initially. but i suppose it is a question, really, of- initially. but i suppose it is a i question, really, of everything initially. but i suppose it is a - question, really, of everything in moderation, isn't it? obviously if you are stuffing your face every day with cake, maybe it is not too good for you? with cake, maybe it is not too good for ou? ., ., , , ., ., for you? know, absolutely, head of his lair wouldn't _ for you? know, absolutely, head of his lair wouldn't suggest _ for you? know, absolutely, head of his lair wouldn't suggest eating - for you? know, absolutely, head of his lair wouldn't suggest eating it i his lair wouldn't suggest eating it every day, but for special occasions i don't see the harm in it, really, in a small treat, as long as you eat small amounts, in a small treat, as long as you eat smallamounts, don't in a small treat, as long as you eat small amounts, don't cut a huge slice or go back for more slices afterwards, just be kind of a bit reasonable with it and don't get too

carried away. this reasonable with it and don't get too carried away-— carried away. this isn't going to harm your _ carried away. this isn't going to harm your business, _ carried away. this isn't going to harm your business, is - carried away. this isn't going to harm your business, is it, - carried away. this isn't going to harm your business, is it, i- carried away. this isn't going to i harm your business, is it, i hope? will damage your trade in cakes? j will damage your trade in cakes? i hope not. as i say, mine are mostly for big celebrations and we do consult with the customers to see how many settings they require, so they don't have too much leftovers afterwards, which hopefully will help, so they don't have to take all the leftovers into work after the event, but no, hopefully people will see that it is just up to yourselves to be more responsible and not indulge too often. i to be more responsible and not indulge too often.— to be more responsible and not indulge too often. i suppose it is not, can indulge too often. i suppose it is not. can you _ indulge too often. i suppose it is not, can you make _ indulge too often. i suppose it is not, can you make a _ indulge too often. i suppose it is not, can you make a healthy- indulge too often. i suppose it is - not, can you make a healthy version of a cake? do you try and do that ever? i of a cake? do you try and do that ever? ., .,, ., , , , ever? i mean, obviously it is... cake is not _ ever? i mean, obviously it is... cake is not a — ever? i mean, obviously it is... cake is not a healthy _ ever? i mean, obviously it is... cake is not a healthy option. i ever? i mean, obviously it is... i cake is not a healthy option. hand on heart, it is not. you could go for something like a carrot cake. it is goat going to have a lot of calories in. there are things you can do to try to boost the healthiness of it, as opposed to your normal traditional really unhealthy cakes. obviously they contain carrots, you can add nuts to them, you can decorate the top with

nuts, so again it is bringing those healthy options, you can substitute fruits, so for example crushed pineapple, instead of the sugar to the kind of combat the sugar content a little bit and also instead of using right flower, use whole wheat flour instead. that would be a healthier option, but is choice. julie, very good to talk to you and to talk about all things i you and to talk about all things cake. julie rogerson from julie's cake in a box. thank you very much indeed. thank you. ioo—year—old peter davies has received the british empire medal in the new year's honours list for his work volunteering with children at a local school, helping them to read. graham satchell has been to meet him and some of the pupils who've been inspired by him. peter davies is 100 years old. twice a week he heads to his local primary school. peter has been helping year two

students with their reading. good afternoon, year two. good afternoon, mr davies. right, off you go. animals can 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. it's lovely to think that when i first get hold of them, some of them are very, very poor readers. and yet 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 instill a love of reading, that we will never be able to say thank you.

peter started volunteering after his wife died. they had been married for 72 years. peter says he became a lost soul and volunteering saved him. if i make a mistake, you get a point. when you read that one, if you made a mistake, i geta point. 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 has helped me a lot. in the new year's 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! i'm just a run—of—the—mill guy who just does something which has helped me get through my week. i get more out of it than the children, i'm sure, do.

plus the fact that my street cred is tremendous! 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! i belong. the best reading teacher in the world! goodbye! bye, mr davies! they are so are so sweet. let's see what is happening with the weather forecast, alex humphreys can tell us. hello. frosty weather is continuing to grip the uk, it is cold out there and icy for many as well. for the rest of the day is going to stay cold for us all, windy as well and wintry showers will continue for some. over the past few hours, though strong northerly winds have been blowing down those snow showers across parts of scotland, the western parts of the north sea coast as well and we are in this arctic air mass

at the moment, so it is keeping things cold for all of us over the next few days until things might change a little bit for some of us on the weekend. for the rest of the day, wintry showers will continue across parts of scotland, parts of the west and the north sea coast as well and this is where the winds are strongest, across the coast, with gusts of up to 50 mph possible in some of these places. although temperatures are showing about 4—7 c, with those strong winds it is going to be feeling a lot colder, closer to subzero in parts of the east uk. as we head on into tonight, some wintry showers will continue for parts of scotland, northern ireland, the west part of wales and the south—west as well. it is going to be icy in these areas as well, although there will be some dry, clear skies for the rest of the country, and cold night, temperatures dipping down to —ii c in some places, —8 in parts of scotland, so do wrap up warm this evening. as we head on into tomorrow, these wintry showers continue for some, especially in scotland, it will be windy up here as well, but they do start to peter out a little bit and there

will be more drier weather and brighter skies as well, those winds easing for many of us as well and it will stay cold, top temperatures between 2-7 c. as we head on into friday, we see a bit of change for some, won't be as many wintry showers, dry and bright for many, a little bit cloudy, potentially a bit of rain across cornwall, not really moving too far in, a bit milder in this part of the country as well, and we do see those temperatures starting to creep up a bit and as we head on into the weekend this milder air mass has been sitting over the atlantic and it is moving slowly across northern ireland and parts of scotland and it will start to move south—east as well, although parts of the south—east for england and wales will stay cold for longer. we will see those temperatures just climbing up a little bit for the north and the west.

this is bbc news. i'm ben brown. the headlines: thousands of ambulance workers in england and wales are to stage fresh strikes in the coming weeks — the announcement comes as nurses across england began two days of industrial action. about a quarter of all services are affected by today's strikes — the government says unaffordable pay rises would take money away from patient care. we wa nt we want to work with the trade unions constructively in terms of the coming year's pay review process and recognising the pressures on the nhs and the pressures of inflation. 14 people — including one child — have died after a helicopter

carrying top officials crashed near a children's nursery in ukraine. the rate at which prices are rising has slowed for a second month — but the increase in the cost of living is still close to a a0 year high. all police forces in england and wales have been told to check their officers against the national database — to identify anyone who may have "slipped through the net", following the case of david carrick. don't let them eat cake — a food adviser says workers shouldn't bring sweet treats into the office — to avoid tempting colleagues with unhealthy food. more than 10,000 ambulance workers in england and wales will hold four more days of walkouts in the next two months as part of a dispute about pay.

the gmb union says its members will go on strike on the 6th and 20th of february, as well as the 6th and 20th of march. another ambulance union is expected to announce its strike dates later. and today, there is disruption across the nhs in england, as nurses walked out as part of their dispute. about a quarter of hospitals and community health services are affected, though emergency care is being provided. our health correspondent dominic hughes has this report. money would be taken away from

essential services that we need to invest in giving the backlog we have from the pack —— from the pandemic, so we are concentrating on investing in the front line into patient services to deal with the covid backlogs but we take the whole of government approach and i have discussions with the treasury as do other secretaries of state and these need to be balanced not with the needs of teachers and the education secretary or train drivers, but also with what is affordable for the viewers in terms of their own cost of living pressures. that viewers in terms of their own cost of living pressures.— of living pressures. that is the health secretary _ of living pressures. that is the health secretary steve - of living pressures. that is the j health secretary steve barclay speaking a few minutes ago, when visiting a hospital in london. our health correspondent dominic hughes now has this report. # do a deal, do a deal, do a deal! #. on a freezing morning in wigan, nurses on the picket line outside the town's main hospital. one of more than 50 nhs trusts

across england affected by today's industrial action. what do we want? fair pay! when do we want it? now! for those like karen, a nurse with 30 years experience, going on strike is a last resort. we really need people to understand the difficulties that the nhs is facing and that nurses are facing. i never thought it would ever come to this. i never thought i would ever be on a picket line. getting up this morning, i was gutted, really. sad. but ijust think it is the only solution. the nurses leader pat cullen came to meet those on the wigan picket line. but with little sign of a breakthrough in pay talks, she says ministers need to recognise the depth of feeling among her members. this government needs to start to listen to the voice of the patient and the voice of nursing. come on the picket lines, is what i would say to them today. get their warm coats on them and stand amongst these brilliant people. and i think they will go back into their offices and make

different decisions. they will make better decisions on behalf of the people of this country and on behalf of these nurses. today's strike is bigger in scale than the two days of industrial action we saw back in december. affecting probably one in four hospitals and community services in england over the next two days. but health leaders are warning that in the absence of a pay deal, it's the patients who will get caught in a prolonged war of attrition between the government and the health unions. rishi, give us a deal! the nurses in wigan are clear about who they think holds the keys to unlocking this dispute. but speaking in the house of commons today, the prime minister told mps health workers are getting support. we have backed them notjust with record funding but also record investment in more doctors and nurses. 15,000 more doctors, 30,000 more nurses. and more life—saving equipment which will help them do theirjobs. and we continue to want to engage constructively in dialogue with them. meanwhile, back in wigan, managers are doing their best to keep disruption for patients

to a minimum. although some clinics have had to be cancelled because of the strike. it's certainly challenging. i think we respect people's democratic rights to take industrial action. but from my perspective i need to make sure the hospital is kept working, that we are keeping patients safe and doing what the nhs has been set up to do. more strike dates have already been announced with ambulance workers, physiotherapists and maybe even junior doctors also set to join the nurses on picket lines. dominic hughes, bbc news, wigan. our correspondent nikki fox gave us this update from the norfolk and norwich university hospital. this is one of the biggest hospitals in the east of england and the car park is a bit quieter than usual, that is because hundreds of appointments will have to be cancelled and at a nearby hospital in cambridge, 2000 appointments last time around were

cancelled over two days. the government says it is inevitable some patients will be impacted but as the nurses stood on the picket line down the road, plenty of cars were beeping horns in support. i witnessed one person at shout, "get back to work," but the vast majority seemed to understand why they were doing what they were doing and some even donated them food and hot drinks. this hospital is significant because it actually has the worst ambulance hand over delays in the whole of the country and the royal college of nursing says that people are not dying because nurses are striking, nurses are striking because people are dying.

because this hospital is so full, some wards that are supposed to have six beds in a bay actually have eight, and that is why nurses are striking. they say only better pay will improve staff safety. some nurses are also struggling and i spoke to one newly qualified nurse on the picket line who said she had a £50,000 debt but the government says it has to balance what it calls a fair deal with the need to manage debt. nurses here are expected to strike again in another three weeks. nikki fox, there. i'm nowjoined by dr william palmer, a senior fellow in health policy at the nuffield trust. the government says pay rises along the lines that the workers want are not affordable, so what is your view of the disputes and where they leave the health service? in a of the disputes and where they leave the health service?— the health service? in a difficult osition. the health service? in a difficult position- it _ the health service? in a difficult position. it is _ the health service? in a difficult position. it is important - the health service? in a difficult position. it is important to - the health service? in a difficult position. it is important to notej position. it is important to note that with 292 days into this financial year, the pay deal that this is covering, so it is a very

late stage to be having these disputes, and the cause of this, not least the government being very late in actually saying what they thought the pay deal should be, and making their offer, and now we have got ourselves in a position where we have staff striking which has an impact on everyone involved. we might have a situation where it is impacting on staff and patients and employees and employers and of course on government. the key problem and what was so ominous is the difference in the initial negotiating positions and we knew this was happening, the rcn were asking for i9% and the government said they had budgeted in england for 2% and possibly could stretch to 3%. so it felt worryingly inevitable we might get into this position. if we might get into this position. if we look at the wider problems of the health service, what we hear time and again is that it is about staffing levels, not enough staff in hospitals, not enough staff in

social care, and what the unions say is that they need to boost pay in the health service to attract more workers and reduce those staffing gaps and to make the health service more viable, so it is all circular in a sense. it more viable, so it is all circular in a sense-— in a sense. it certainly is. the circuit aspect _ in a sense. it certainly is. the circuit aspect at _ in a sense. it certainly is. the circuit aspect at the _ in a sense. it certainly is. the circuit aspect at the moment| in a sense. it certainly is. the. circuit aspect at the moment is in a sense. it certainly is. the i circuit aspect at the moment is a vicious cycle because you have record numbers of nurses leaving, about one in nine in the last year, thatis about one in nine in the last year, that is causing more pressure on those that remain, so that makes it even harderfor even harder for them and we know the reason for people leaving is feeling under too much pressure and then they are more likely to leave and that makes the situation worse. to address that, pay is a key way of making people feel valued and feeling undervalued is a reason for people leaving but there are many other reasons, so notjust about basic pay but also about pay progression and wider working conditions as well.— conditions as well. what the government _ conditions as well. what the government say, _ conditions as well. what the government say, let's - conditions as well. what the government say, let's put i conditions as well. what the i government say, let's put their conditions as well. what the - government say, let's put their side of the case, is that a double—digit pay rise for nurses in line with

inflation is not affordable, and it would also have an impact on patient care because it would have to come out of the nhs budget. what is your response to that kind of analysis? it is an issue in terms of affordability given what government said in terms of the budget available, so clearly it would not have been possible to meet the rcn's ask but it is a political decision about how much to spend on the nhs and they could go back to treasury, there's the possibility of trying to increase the budget, but that is something for government to decide upon. something for government to decide u on. �* , ., ., something for government to decide u on. �* , . ., ' upon. billy palmer from the nuffield trust, upon. billy palmer from the nuffield trust. thanks — upon. billy palmer from the nuffield trust, thanks for— upon. billy palmer from the nuffield trust, thanks forjoining _ upon. billy palmer from the nuffield trust, thanks forjoining us. - upon. billy palmer from the nuffield trust, thanks forjoining us. we - upon. billy palmer from the nuffield trust, thanks forjoining us. we are l trust, thanks forjoining us. we are going to go to davos because the ukrainian president is talking to the forum there, talking about the helicopter crash. i the forum there, talking about the helicopter crash.— the forum there, talking about the helicopter crash. i would ask you to

honour the — helicopter crash. i would ask you to honour the memory _ helicopter crash. i would ask you to honour the memory of _ helicopter crash. i would ask you to honour the memory of every - helicopter crash. i would ask you to | honour the memory of every person that ukraine has lost with a minute of silence, please.

thank you very much. thank you for this minute. only one minute but it gives the memory of so many people. ukraine lives amongst thousands of those minutes including three minutes on the 14th of january, three minutes, the time it took for a russian missile to travel hundreds of kilometres, hit a residential block and kill at least 45 people in dnipro. my address will be short. three years ago i spoke at davos for the first time in kherson,

and the topic was how to build a sustainable world. i am talking online now and the topic is how to operate in a divided, fragmented world. the conclusions are obvious, the world cannot keep the pace with changes and challenges. the list of crises in global security, environmental, food security, energy problems, needs to be amended with another one, a time crisis. the list for decisive joint actions needs to be expanded with one more, the call for speed, the speed of decisions making, reaction of the civilised world. tragedies are outpacing life,

the tyranny is outpacing the democracy. russia needed less than one second to start the war. the world needed days to react with first, sanctions. the time of the free world uses to think is used by the terrorist state to kill. ukraine and its allies have been resisting it for almost a year and the spirit proved our prompt action brought positive results. the grain deal, the energy unity, together they saved millions of lives and not only in ukraine. it is not only ukraine but the whole world, that leaves exactly this pace of decisions and actions. the world was hesitant when

russia without hesitation occupied crimea, and the world was hesitant in 2022 when russia without hesitation made the war full—scale, so the world must not hesitate today and ever. when evil seeks revenge, the world needs resolve and spirit. russia is exporting terror, russia is spreading their strain of war around the world. ukraine offers the world a peaceful formula, around the world. ukraine offers the world a peacefulformula, ten steps, and the world must make faster than russia makes its new moves. mobilisation must outpace the next military mobilisation of our our joint enemy. supplying ukraine with air defence systems must outpace the

next russian air attacks, and the supplying western tanks must outpace another invasion of russian tanks. the restoration of security and peace in ukraine must outpace russia's attacks on security and peace in other countries. a tribunal for military crimes must prevent new ones. the expansion of nato and the eu must outgrow the spread of the russian aggression. we routinely defend values which some of the allies take for granted as a fact of life, and for us at the fact of life is the world in need of resolute and prompt steps. ladies and gentlemen, three years ago, that was my first time at the wtf, a time when the world was fighting covid, when it

fought and won. now the world is fighting against vladimir putin. in three years we will be discussing new challenges and threats. what will this mean? it will mean that we will this mean? it will mean that we will definitely overcome the current threat, but history repeats itself. the world either fails to notice or underestimates a threat and then it unites to resist it and then the world wins. every time. the same outcome. the world overcame apartheid, the indifference to climate change, financial crises,

and the world will overcome the kremlin. this is how much can be said in a matter of minutes and this is how much can be understood in a matter of minutes. the world will overcome again. the time is high to make it happen faster.— make it happen faster. applause studio: applause _ make it happen faster. applause studio: applause from _ make it happen faster. applause studio: applause from the - make it happen faster. applause i studio: applause from the business and political leaders meeting in davos at the world economic forum, listening to president zelensky of ukraine. it started off with a minute of silence for those who would have died in the war in ukraine and the latest deaths in the helicopter crash in kyiv. president zelensky pleading for more help from the west as he frequently does more help and quicker help for ukraine in terms of weapons and military

support and financial support to help in its war with russia. we are going to listen to some of the questions to president zelensky and a reminder that the war in ukraine is approaching its first anniversary. the invasion was on the 24th of february. fine anniversary. the invasion was on the 24th of february.— 24th of february. one town and city after another _ 24th of february. one town and city after another and _ 24th of february. one town and city after another and it _ 24th of february. one town and city after another and it seems - 24th of february. one town and city after another and it seems now i 24th of february. one town and city after another and it seems now as l after another and it seems now as though— after another and it seems now as though the — after another and it seems now as though the war _ after another and it seems now as though the war has _ after another and it seems now as though the war has moved - after another and it seems now as though the war has moved into. though the war has moved into something _ though the war has moved into something that _ though the war has moved into something that looks - though the war has moved into something that looks more i though the war has moved into| something that looks more like though the war has moved into. something that looks more like a stalemate — something that looks more like a stalemate. can— something that looks more like a stalemate. can you _ something that looks more like a stalemate. can you tell- something that looks more like a stalemate. can you tell us - something that looks more like a stalemate. can you tell us what i something that looks more like a i stalemate. can you tell us what the war looks _ stalemate. can you tell us what the war looks like — stalemate. can you tell us what the war looks like to _ stalemate. can you tell us what the war looks like to you _ stalemate. can you tell us what the war looks like to you on _ stalemate. can you tell us what the war looks like to you on the - war looks like to you on the front line right — war looks like to you on the front line right now? _ ifi if i can ificani if i can i will switch on the ukrainian language, thank you so much.

speaks ukranian translation: i think the war doesn't look aood translation: i think the war doesn't look good and — translation: i think the war doesn't look good and in _ translation: i think the war doesn't look good and in winter _ translation: i think the war doesn't look good and in winter time - translation: i think the war doesn't look good and in winter time it - look good and in wintertime it slows down for understandable reasons. everyone gets tired, the people, and thanks god the enemy, as well. how it looks, it looks as follows, daily in the east of our country we are standing strongly and resolutely and i am thankful for our warriors, the living ones, and the ones we have unfortunately lost, for their bravery, and it is very

important to know that we are strong, notjust in the east of the country, but we are also strong inside the nation, inside our state, we are united and we are motivated. it is not us who started the war but it is us who will have to end it and end it with having our land they occupied. with due respect to our sovereignty. with regards to other parts of our nation, the south, the north, we control the situation. things have slowed down a bit for a variety of reasons. it is notjust about us being united in the country but we need to have the whole world united around us and because of that we truly need to continue the

support of ukraine, and to continue with supplies if necessary. we also need the financial support and i would like to thank all the nations, the eu, for their support of our budget deficit, and they are continuing to support us this year. i also think it is really important that given the energy challenges that given the energy challenges that we are seeing and these are surely related to humankind, the energy sector with russian missiles and drones, we need systems from our

partners with air defence systems, and i know this is a deficit but i would like to thank many countries worldwide for their systems. also, with the energy collective solutions. from what it looks like now, russia intends to get this revenge. we think they won't succeed because they are fighting not just ukraine but the whole civilised approach towards life. thank you. yesterday in davos henry kissinger suggested — yesterday in davos henry kissinger suggested that _ yesterday in davos henry kissinger suggested that while _ yesterday in davos henry kissinger suggested that while ukraine - yesterday in davos henry kissinger suggested that while ukraine mustj yesterday in davos henry kissinger. suggested that while ukraine must be supported _ suggested that while ukraine must be supported and — suggested that while ukraine must be supported and he _ suggested that while ukraine must be supported and he came _ suggested that while ukraine must be supported and he came out _ suggested that while ukraine must be supported and he came out in - suggested that while ukraine must be supported and he came out in favour. supported and he came out in favour of ukraine's— supported and he came out in favour of ukraine's membership _ supported and he came out in favour of ukraine's membership in - supported and he came out in favour of ukraine's membership in nato, i of ukraine's membership in nato, there— of ukraine's membership in nato, there must— of ukraine's membership in nato, there must also _ of ukraine's membership in nato, there must also be _ of ukraine's membership in nato, there must also be a _ of ukraine's membership in nato, there must also be a dialogue i of ukraine's membership in nato, i there must also be a dialogue with russia _ there must also be a dialogue with russia because _ there must also be a dialogue with russia because russia _ there must also be a dialogue with russia because russia must- there must also be a dialogue with russia because russia must be i there must also be a dialogue withl russia because russia must be part of the _ russia because russia must be part of the global— russia because russia must be part of the global order. _ russia because russia must be part of the global order. you _ russia because russia must be part of the global order. you know- russia because russia must be partl of the global order. you know russia very well— of the global order. you know russia very well and — of the global order. you know russia very well and you _ of the global order. you know russia very well and you speak— of the global order. you know russia

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they have got to recognise their own mistakes and they will have to recognise their statutes and they have to respect our territorial integrity. i'm really glad to hear that mr kissinger changed his mind and our political task today is to see the different political leaders and those who are still very relevant or it might have been relevant or it might have been relevant until recently, for them to be able to recognise the great mistake that vladimir putin committed. forthem mistake that vladimir putin committed. for them to recognise that this is russian aggression. these moments, it is very important for them to politically put pressure on russia and to stop this bloody aggression. as regards later, we clearly understand that security guarantees are amongst the top priorities for us, and speaking of our quest for peace, it is amongst

our quest for peace, it is amongst our priorities. we understand that at the moment that russia does not understand this unfortunately and they do their damnedest to not make it easierfor us they do their damnedest to not make it easier for us but we are on the way because this will be the best security guarantee for our country and for our kids and our country, so we have suggested security guarantees and we think that the civilised world is going to support our proposals. civilised world is going to support our proposals-— our proposals. finally, mr president, _ our proposals. finally, mr president, the _ our proposals. finally, mr president, the accident, i our proposals. finally, mr. president, the accident, the helicopter— president, the accident, the helicopter crash, _ president, the accident, the helicopter crash, we - president, the accident, the helicopter crash, we think. president, the accident, the helicopter crash, we think itj president, the accident, the i helicopter crash, we think it was president, the accident, the - helicopter crash, we think it was an accident _ helicopter crash, we think it was an accident and — helicopter crash, we think it was an accident and we _ helicopter crash, we think it was an accident and we hope _ helicopter crash, we think it was an accident and we hope it _ helicopter crash, we think it was an accident and we hope it was - helicopter crash, we think it was an accident and we hope it was an i accident and we hope it was an accident. — accident and we hope it was an accident. but— accident and we hope it was an accident, but it— accident and we hope it was an accident, but it did _ accident and we hope it was an accident, but it did raise - accident and we hope it was an accident, but it did raise in- accident and we hope it was an accident, but it did raise in my| accident, but it did raise in my mind _ accident, but it did raise in my mind and— accident, but it did raise in my mind and because _ accident, but it did raise in my mind and because it— accident, but it did raise in my mind and because it must- accident, but it did raise in my| mind and because it must have accident, but it did raise in my- mind and because it must have raised in your— mind and because it must have raised in your mind — mind and because it must have raised in your mind the — mind and because it must have raised in your mind the question— mind and because it must have raised in your mind the question of- mind and because it must have raised in your mind the question of your- in your mind the question of your own safety —

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studio: that was president zelensky, the ukrainian president, talking to the ukrainian president, talking to the world economic forum in davos, making a plea yet again for faster supplies of military equipment from the west, in particular tanks. the uk already offering around a dozen, maybe iii challenger tanks, we know that. president zelensky said it is a race against time before the russians launched a new offensive in the spring. and that ukraine needs more western tanks especially abrahams tanks from america and leopard tanks from germany as well. president zelensky there and he was also asked in the light of the helicopter crash which we are going to report on, whether he feels safe, but he says he doesn't have concerns about his own personal safety. we can bring you more on that. ukraine's interior minister is one of those killed in a helicopter crash

in a suburb of kyiv. the helicopter came down next to a nursery. the state emergency service has revised the death toll from the crash, saying iii people had died. it had previously stated that up to 18 were killed. a number of others are being treated in hospital. it is believed the crash was an accident, in poor visibility. frank gardener reports. an early morning helicopter crash, and ukraine is left reeling. the aircraft, believed to be a french built super puma, was carrying the interior minister and several senior officials. it came down beside a nursery school, and children are amongst the casualties. translation: i asked my friend what happened. i he said something fell on the kindergarten, and he started to help, pulled three children age six and seven out of there. translation: we were l walking and heard a noise. it was such a noise.

at that time, there was a terrible flame. a helicopter was circling. i froze _ early investigations did not reveal any sign of the helicopter being shot down. it was flying low in foggy conditions en route to the city of kharkiv. it belonged to the state emergency services. the loss of such a key government minister on board has been called a national tragedy. very patriotic guy, did a lot of things for ukraine and made police reform in ukraine, and it's actually a tragedy denys monastyrsky was often at scenes like this, inspecting damage to the latest target of a russian missile attack. he was a personal friend of the president and was well known to several western leaders. they've been sending

their condolences. despite this setback, ukraine's war effort is unlikely to slacken off. the country remains focused on resisting russia's missile attacks and on preparing for a coming spring offensive by both sides. frank gardner, bbc news. headlines coming up for you injust a moment and the latest sport prospects, but first let's check out the weather. cold and windy out there, for the rest of the day it will stay windy and we will see some more wintry showers, for the rest of the day those wintry showers affecting scotland, northern ireland, parts of wales and the north sea coasts as well, but we will start to see fewer of these, more sleet and rain, perhaps down to lower levels, there will be clear skies as well, still cold, top

temperatures up to ii skies as well, still cold, top temperatures up to 11 degrees, but it will feel colder than that with those strong winds. tonight some of those strong winds. tonight some of those showers will stay wintry for scotland and parts of the west and it is icy in those areas, although for the rest of the country there will be plenty of dry, clear skies overnight and another cold night, temperatures dipping down two minus 4--8 c in temperatures dipping down two minus 4——8 c in parts of scotland. over the next few days from tomorrow and friday, it will take hold, but it should be hello, this is bbc news with me, ben brown. the headlines: thousands of ambulance workers in england and wales are to stage fresh strikes in the coming weeks — the announcement comes as nurses across england began two days of industrial action. iii people — including one child — have died after a helicopter carrying top officials crashed

near a children's nursery in ukraine. those ministers included the interior minister. the rate at which prices are rising has slowed for a second month — but the increase in the cost of living is still close to a a0 year high. all police forces in england and wales have been told to check their officers against the national database to identify anyone who may have "slipped through the net", following the case of david carrick. sport and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here's laura. hello, ben, good afternoon everyone. cameron norrie, britain's leading men's tennis player, has reached the third round of the australian open after a late—night win over constant lestienne. norrie completed a 6—3, 3—6, 7—6, 6—3 victory over the french world number 55, who was making his grand slam main draw debut. it was a rollercoaster match that lasted three hours and 13 minutes, finishing at half one in the morning in melbourne.

the british number one will playjiri lehechka of the czech republic next. emma raducanu is out of the australian open, though, losing a fascinating battle in the second round to seventh seed coco gauff in melbourne. gauff controlled the opening set, her power helping her take that 6—3. there were fears raducanu was hampered by an injury, but she burst into life and forced the second set to a tiebreak. the final rally epitomised the match, a battle between two of the best young players on the planet, but gauff edged it to knock raducanu out. it means the briton hasn't reached the third round of a grand slam since her stunning 2021 us open win. istill think, you know, i didn't necessarily play my best today and... although, in the second set i had chances and was pushing, it was still, ifelt like i could have done better, myself, but...props to her, she is a great opponent

and a great athlete. even though she is a grand slam champion, she has still got a lot to learn in the game and she is still finding a way, finding her feet out there on the tour and playing players she hasn't played before and she hasn't beaten a top ten player before in her career. i thought she played a really great match, actually, technically it was— very smart and actually for much of the second set she was actually the _ better player, but as i say, the experience and just that grit and determination got cocoa goth through. and determination got coco through. defending australian open champion, rafael nadal says he is "mentally destroyed" after losing to world number sixty five mackenzie mcdonald in the second round. the 36—year—old was trailing by a set and a break when he pulled up with what appeared to be a hip problem. he took a medical timeout towards the end of the second set and continued with the match, but ultimately slipped to a 6—4, 6—3, 7—5 defeat. it's nadal�*s earliest exit at

the australian open in seven years. i can't complain about my life at all, so just in terms of sport and in terms of... ..injuries and... ..tough moments, no. i mean, that is another one. ijust can't say that i am not... ..destroyed, mentally, at this time because i would be lying. wales' male and female senior football players will be paid the same for representing their country after the men's team agreed to a 25% pay cut. the deal agreed with the football association of wales will come into effect immediately and will enable them to give the women's team a 25% increase, meaning parity for representing the nation. in a statement the football association of wales said... "we hope that this will allow future generations of boys and girls to see that there is equality across welsh international football, which is important for society as a whole." dame laura kenny has announced she's expecting her second child.

the five—time olympic cycling champion revealed last year that she had suffered a miscarriage in 2021 and then had a fallopian tube removed injanuary 2022 due to an ectopic pregnancy. she came back from that to win gold in the scratch race at last summer's commonwealth games in birmingham, along with a bronze in the team pursuit. in today's post on social media she said that "the heartbreak will never go away." but she's now hopeful of everything ending happily this time. that's all the sport for now. they'll be another update from me in an hour. thank you very much, laura, we will see you a bit later. the pace at which prices are rising has slowed, but it remains a year high. in december it fell to below ii%, partly because of fuel prices going down, but food prices have begun to soar. our correspondence has been to

the yorkshire dales to hear about the yorkshire dales to hear about the impact of rising prices there. in the heart of the yorkshire dales, a town that is isolated but not at all insulated from the rising costs that continue to sweep across the country. almost every home in hawes is reliant on oil heating with cost of living payments for that not due until next month. hi, i'm hannah. kath 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, you know, is quite a lot of money. 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. that smells amazing. with food and drinks rising even faster than average, this jam factory has tried to make savings to protect customers from rising costs. how manyjars will we get out of this batch? probably get around about 350 i'd say.

every single time we run a production run, 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 it on to consumers, customers, cos we know the last thing anybody needs at the moment is costs of goods going up. the falling fuel prices that contributed to today's slight easing of inflation are particularly welcome here in an area where many people are reliant on their cars to get around. clothing and footwear also contributed to the slight drop in inflation, but that was offset by price rises in restaurants and hotels. the government has set its sights on inflation falling by half before the end of the year, though global energy prices are out of their control. many analysts believe today's figure shows inflation is now on a downward trend. we are already seeing signs that inflation will cool, because of external issues,

so commodity prices have come down. we've got producer price inflation coming down, as well, so that's the amount we have been charged for stuff when it's leaving the factory door. and people here are hoping that the worst of the price rises are behind them. in a rural community like here, you'd probably pay more than in a big supermarket, but you've got to support the local businesses. that's really important. i it does weigh on you a little bit. when you know you've got to feed everybody and you're never really sure whether it's _ going to go up again. the thought of it settling down a bit, not continuing to go up... how does that make you feel? a little bit more hopeful for the future. but despite inflation easing, economic conditions remain challenging as the country continues to adapt to higher costs and prices that are unlikely to fall. hannah miller, bbc news, hawes.

our economics correspondent andy verity had more. it will drop back into single digits from double digits now somewhere in the middle of this year, going on to drop further down to about li—6% by the end of this year, but we should remember that right now we are going through one of the hardest squeezes on living standards in more than four decades. food price inflation at 16.8%. that's the highest it's been since 1977. those cheaper fuel prices aren't yet feeding through to the prices of other goods, which are still rising by more than 13%. so they are expecting inflation averaging overall 7.4% for the coming year, partly because those fuel prices came down by 8% in december alone, but we should remember inflation is a year—on—year comparison, so after the big spike in fuel prices, which was last february on the invasion of ukraine, there was a big striking difference between january then and january now. as you move on past

that spike a year ago, the difference is smaller and that's why inflation is likely to come down. in a year or two, coming down to zero or even deflation. but it won't be enough to make up for the big rise in the cost of living of the past two years. andy verity there. our economic correspondent. rishi sunak has told mps that the crimes committed by serial rapist david carrick were a "truly sickening" abuse of power — the prime minister promised police reforms so that offenders would have no place to hide. carrick, a former metropolitan police officer, admitted 49 sexual offences, including rape, against 12 women. he used his position to frighten his victims — some of whom he met through dating websites. the national police chiefs' council will ask all police forces to check their officers and staff against national police databases. the home office says this will help identify anyone who slipped through the net before vetting standards were toughened.

our home editor, mark easton, has been following developments. the political fallout from this appalling case continues. rishi sunak raising it at pmqs today. he is meeting sir mark rowley, the commissioner of the metropolitan police, later today and the case will be top of their conversation agenda. yes, all police forces in england and wales are now doing what the metropolitan police has already been doing, which is putting every single member of their staff, both officers and civilian staff, against what we know on the national police databases, that's notjust convictions but also going to be intelligence, and the expectation is a significant number, perhaps, of individuals will be found not to have revealed all that they should have done about their past. i think one of the important things about this case is the awareness, the red flags as they're called, were missed,

the dots were notjoined up, and that was how carrick was able to get away with it for so long. but in addition to that sort of trawl through the records of all those who work for police forces, the government has also said that the angelini review, their review into police systems, will also be looking at vetting and standards procedures to see if they need to be tightened up. mark easton there. a is—year—old boy has been found guilty of stabbing a man to death outside an asda store. ian kirwan, 53, was attacked near the supermarket in redditch after challenging some boys over messing about in the customer toilets. three other teenagers were cleared of killing mr kirwan but were found guilty of violent disorder, while a fifth boy was cleared of all charges. a look at our headlines...

thousands of ambulance workers in england and wales are to stage fresh strikes in the coming weeks — the announcement comes as nurses across england began two days of industrial action. 14 iii people were killed in a helicopter crash in kyiv, ukraine. and the cost of living is at a a0 year high. police have given new information about the search for a couple who went missing with a newborn baby earlier this month. detectives are concerned about the baby's health and have appealed for constance marten and mark gordon to contact them. earlier i spoke to our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford. they were last seen the 7th of

january and since then they've received nothing in any kind of digitalfootprint, the received nothing in any kind of digital footprint, the couple seem to have been avoiding any cctv cameras when they have been caught... the couple seem to be avoiding cctv cameras, and when they were caught on cctv in the first couple of days, their faces were obscured, and they seemed to be travelling with a large amount of cash so they are paying cash and hailing taxis by hand and paying with cash rather than using any digital payment system. so, they seem to be deliberately going off grid and what we have established in the last few hours is that mark gordon, the father of this very newborn baby, is a registered sex offender, having been convicted of rape in the us, having served 20 years in prison and then been deported back to the uk and that may explain why it is that they are trying to keep this baby from the authorities or so it seems.

it seems that when constance marten started showing signs of pregnancy in september, it seems the couple at that point left any permanent accommodation and have been on the move since then, staying in temporary accommodation and they have bought several cars and it looks as if the baby might have been born in a vehicle and was only a couple of days old when this car broke down on the m61 near bolton on the 5th of january and that the couple and this very young baby have been on the move since then. the detective superintendent says they really want to get good care for the baby. constance and mark have been evading the interactions with us and the authorities and this is very much about the welfare of the baby. really, it is for us, in terms of my plea, they are looking to seek lodgings

and transport outside of conventional routes and trying to evade interactions with us so it is very much the help of the public and it is only through the public that we believe that we will take the next steps to find them. the police are saying that the couple could be anywhere in the uk, but presumably they could have left the uk? they are taking a lot of measures to cover their tracks. they could have left the uk. police say they have had the appropriate checks in place at all ports and airports, so they would hope that they would have picked them up if they had tried to leave the uk, but obviously they cannot be certain. the couple moved to london where they had lived for several years, so it is a place they know and strangely london is an easy place to move around with just cash because you can flag down taxis in london, unlike in some places in the uk, and pay cash and not be

reliant on booking through phones. you cannot use public transport in london because you can easily be traced. they seem to be living on cash and what the police want is for somebody who presumably has them staying in their house or in some kind of temporary accommodation, to realise "ah, that is who the couple is" and that this is a very young baby and the police don't even know if the baby was born prematurely and they really feel that this couple and the baby need to be brought to the attention of the authorities, so people can check how the baby is and make sure that the baby is ok because that is the biggest concern. daniel sandford, there. the environment agency has declared a major incident in somerset due to the risk of flooding. it said the move was "precautionary". local authorities are using a number of extra pumps in the somerset levels in an effort to reduce the water levels. our west of england correspondent danjohnson has more

from northmoor green. this is the effort by the environment agency to drain water from the somerset levels. they declared this major incident to alert people, but not to alarm them, they say, but the risk of flooding is serious and so more of these pumps have been brought in to try to get the water away from the land and into the rivers and up to the bristol channel. the intensity of rain that has fallen here in the past week is why river levels have been rising and why there's so much water. we can show you aerial pictures taken yesterday showing how much farmland is currently under floodwater and the risk is that that level will keep rising if they're not able to pump it away quickly enough. we had intense flooding here in 201a. people's farms, fields and homes were under water for weeks and some people were out

of their houses for months on end after that so there is fear that that could be about to happen again. there has been some criticism that the environment agency and other authorities have not moved quicker, have not been in place to deal with this earlier at the start of the week, but the environment agency says this major incident will allow them to get the right pieces of equipment in place now and they think that they can hold off the worst of the flooding but it has just started raining again. dan johnson there. our west of england correspondent. how often are cakes or sweet treats brought into your office or other workplace? i have to admit, just very occasionally we do have some cakes in our bbc newsroom. if they are, are you able to refuse them or do you happily indulge? professor susanjebb — who's chair of the food standards agency — says we should consider bringing cake into the office as being as harmful to your colleagues as passive smoking.

she was speaking in a personal capacity and her views do not reflect food standards agency policy. we thought we would talk about this with julie we thought we would talk about this withjulie rogerson, who does have a vested interest in this issue because she runsjulie's cake in a box, and that is a company that makes cakes for weddings and the like, let's hearfrom her now. cake isn't the healthiest of foods. i think in moderation, in small portions, i don't think it is quite as dramatic as the report perhaps makes out. obviously with passive smoking, you were inhaling it, you didn't have a choice. taking cakes into a workplace, you're not actually going to inhale the galleries, you do have that choice to eat them or not. maybe it would be a good idea to support colleagues by taking alternative options as well as the cake, so if they were not wanting to indulge in such sweet

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jane is coming up next with the news at 5pm, before that the latest weather forecast with alex humphreys. hello. frosty weather is continuing to grip the uk, it is cold out there and icy for many as well. for the rest of the day is going to stay cold for us all, windy as well and wintry showers will continue for some. over the past few hours, though strong hours, those strong northerly winds have been blowing down those snow showers across parts of scotland, the western parts of the north sea coast as well and we are in this arctic air mass at the moment, so it is keeping things cold for all of us over the next few days until things might change a little bit for some of us on the weekend. for the rest of the day, wintry showers will continue across parts of scotland, parts of the west and the north sea coast as well and this is where the winds are strongest, across the coast, with gusts of up to 50 mph possible in some of these places. although temperatures are showing about 4—7 c, with those strong winds it is going to be feeling a lot colder, closer to subzero in parts of the east uk. as we head on into

tonight, some wintry showers will continue for parts of scotland, northern ireland, the west part of wales and the south—west as well. it is going to be icy in these areas as well, although there will be some dry, clear skies for the rest of the country, and cold night, temperatures dipping down to —1i c in some places, —8 in parts of scotland, so do wrap up warm this evening. as we head on into tomorrow, these wintry showers continue for some, especially in scotland, it will be windy up here as well, but they do start to peter out a little bit and there will be more drier weather and brighter skies as well, those winds easing for many of us as well and it will stay cold, top temperatures between 2-7 c. as we head on into friday, we see a bit of change for some, won't be as many wintry showers, dry and bright for many, a little bit cloudy, potentially a bit of rain across cornwall, not really moving too far in, a bit milder in this part of the country as well, and we do see those temperatures starting to creep up a bit and as we head

on into the weekend this milder air mass has been sitting over the atlantic and it is moving slowly across northern ireland and parts of scotland and it will start to move south—east as well, although parts of the south—east for england and wales will stay cold for longer. we will see those temperatures just climbing up a little bit for the north and the west.

this is bbc news. i'm jane hill. the headlines at 5pm: thousands of ambulance workers in england and wales are to stage fresh strikes in the coming weeks — the announcement comes as nurses across england take two days of industrial action. about a quarter of all services are affected by today's strikes — the government says unaffordable pay rises would take money away from patient care. 10% is not affordable. it would be an extra £2.6 billion a year, and obviously that would take money away from patient services, essential services that we need to invest and, given the backlogs we have from the pandemic. so we are focusing in particular,

that investment, that £6.6 billion of extra investment over the next two years into the front line,