this is bbc world news i'm tanya beckett. our top stories. los angeles police have released the first images of a suspect following a mass shooting at a lunar new year event that has left ten dead and a further ten injured. and police have entered a white van linked to the suspect of the mass shooting. as we're looking for this suspect we will not forget the victims and survivors, and it is important, because you can just imagine the trauma.

hello, and welcome to bbc world news. police in california have entered a vehicle that was involved in a stand off with a person who they say could be the gunman that killed ten people in a dance club in monterey park on saturday night. police vehicles had hemmed in a white transit van in a car park 50 kilometres from the scene of the mass shooting. the attack happened at a dance venue in monterey park, around seven miles east of los angeles city centre. the motive for the attack remains unclear. peter bowes reports. the injured, being taken to hospital, at the scene of another mass shooting. a ballroom in this predominantly asian community, on the outskirts of los angeles. the police say when officers arrived, people were pouring out onto the street. many were screaming. ten were pronounced dead at the scene, five men and five women. at least ten others were taken to hospital. this is the suspect, described by the police as an asian man, aged between 30 and 50.

he fled the scene, but about 1k hours later was believed to be holed up in this white van, surrounded by heavily armed officers, some 20 miles away. this community had been celebrating the lunar new year, full of hope and optimism for the future. but like so many other american cities before them, they are now mourning the dead from a horrific act of violence. investigators say it's too early to pinpoint a motive for the attack. the street party here was cancelled. it's one of the largest lunar new year celebrations in california, and had been due to continue all weekend. everyone was having fun. and it's a really big festival for them. even though i'm not of asian descent, i've always been

celebrating it. this is the deadliest mass shooting in the united states since last may, when 21 people, most of them children, were killed at a school in texas. now, the scourge of gun violence will haunt another community. peter bowes, bbc news, in monterey park. we're joined now by our north america correspondent peter bowes who is in los angeles. what more can you tell us? this as ou sa is what more can you tell us? this as you say is really — what more can you tell us? this as you say is really still— what more can you tell us? this as you say is really still unfolding - you say is really still unfolding and the latest developments have been many a community about 20 miles away from here, the police heavily armed surrounded a white vaned and it is believed although not confirmed by the authorities that the suspect, the authorities have been looking for in connection with the shooting was inside that van. there are reports that a body was found and may well have been removed from that vehicle, as i say, not

confirmed yet but this unfolding in this last few minutes, where i am right now, is in the centre of the town, thatjust 24—hours ago was celebrating the lunar new year, i am surrounded by yellow police tape here, this entire area is cordoned off now because of a mass shooting, whereas as i sayjust really a few hours ago it was thronging with people who were celebrating the lunar new year. find people who were celebrating the lunar new year.— people who were celebrating the lunar new year. and no motive has been identified _ lunar new year. and no motive has been identified for _ lunar new year. and no motive has been identified for this _ lunar new year. and no motive has been identified for this attack? - been identified for this attack? that is correct. and clearly the authorities are looking into the suspect, they will be looking into that person's background, and indeed any other connections they can come to, over the next few hours and days as this investigation continues, but, they haven't is far and it is still relatively early day, hours after the shooting, they haven't concluded anything about the motive, clearly some people have been

wondering, this is predominantly asian community, about two thirds of people here are asian, asian american and they had of course been some speculation, some fear this might have been an attack on this community that was motivated by hate, and the authorities are clearly looking that the, but there is also a possibility and on the ground here, people are talking about it, possibly being a domestic incident, that the person responsible might have known those people in that particular dance club. wejust people in that particular dance club. we just have to wait and see how the investigation develops. but briefl , how the investigation develops. but briefly, also peter we know that ten people have died. five women, five men, many more injured. yes at least ten people taken to hospital, and, i know that at least one of those was said to be in a critical condition. so, this is and so tragically, this is yet another incident in this country where a

community is having do deal with the aftermath and effects of a mass shooting. aftermath and effects of a mass shootinu. ., ., ., . �* ~ aftermath and effects of a mass shootinu. ., ., ., . �* �* , britian�*s opposition labour party is calling for parliament's standards watchdog to investigate claims in the sunday times that the chairman of the bbc, richard sharp, helped borisjohnson secure a loan guarantee, weeks before the then—prime minister recommended him for the job at the corporation. mr sharp has denied any conflict of interest. a spokesman for mrjohnson said he had never sought or received any financial advice from richard sharp. 0ur political correspondent jonathan blake reports two years, richard sharp has been the public face of the bbc. the bbc itself has to be more competitive. he was appointed by then prime minister borisjohnson and the culture secretary. it is that relationship between boris johnson

and richard sharp which is now under scrutiny. the former goldman sachs banker is reported to have helped arrange an £800,000 loan to mrjohnson late in 2020. mrsharp mr sharp december cussed this where the head of the civil service, this man simon case who was appointed by borisjohnson and introduced him to sam blyth. weeks later mrjohnson recommended mr sharp as his preferred candidate for the 160,00 pounds a year role as bbc chairman. candidates must declare any conflict of interest. mr sharp says there wasn't one he hasjust of interest. mr sharp says there wasn't one he has just kicked the two men. today a cabinet office spokesperson said mr sharp asked simon case for it all. they agreed he could not take part in discussion involving the then prime minister and this was accepted by mr sharp to avoid any conflict or appearance of conflict of interest. i avoid any conflict or appearance of conflict of interest.—

conflict of interest. i know he is an incredibly — conflict of interest. i know he is an incredibly accomplished, - an incredibly accomplished, successful individual, who brings a wealth of experience with him, that is why me was appointed to che man ship of the bbc, but i have not had a chance to discuss any of the issues brought up—to—date but i have no doubt he was appointed on merit. as a long time conservative donor mr sharp's appoint was questioned at the time by mps. i sharp's appoint was questioned at the time by mps.— sharp's appoint was questioned at the time by mps. i am asking if you think it is appropriate _ the time by mps. i am asking if you think it is appropriate that - the time by mps. i am asking if you think it is appropriate that you - think it is appropriate that you should end up as a massive tory donor, getting a job from a tory cabinet minister when you are friends with two members of the cabinet. i friends with two members of the cabinet. ~ ., , ., cabinet. i think that is a legitimate _ cabinet. i think that is a legitimate question - cabinet. i think that is a legitimate question to l cabinet. i think that is a i legitimate question to ask. cabinet. i think that is a - legitimate question to ask. thank ou uful legitimate question to ask. thank you gful and _ legitimate question to ask. thank you gful and then _ legitimate question to ask. thank you gful and then the _ legitimate question to ask. thank you gful and then the answer- legitimate question to ask. thank you gful and then the answer is l you gful and then the answer is really on my merits am i an appropriate candidate? will i be able to do a good job? the appropriate candidate? will i be able to do a good job?— able to do a good “ob? the bbc chairman able to do a good “ob? the bbc chairman is h able to do a good “ob? the bbc chairman is a _ able to do a good job? the bbc chairman is a political- able to do a good job? the bbc - chairman is a political appointment over which the bbc has no say, but at a time when the bbc is making efforts to put impartiality and transparency at the heart of its's to earn people's trust, this could be damaging more widely, because whatever the truth of what happened,

perceptions matter. labour is calling for an investigation, by the parliamentary standards watchdog. it is pretty extraordinary, if someone who is running to be the chairman ends up acting as a broker, to help the prime minister of the day out of whatever financial difficulties he was in. fin whatever financial difficulties he was in. . whatever financial difficulties he was in. , , whatever financial difficulties he wasin. ,, , ., was in. on a surprise visit to ukraine today, _ was in. on a surprise visit to ukraine today, boris - was in. on a surprise visit to | ukraine today, boris johnson was in. on a surprise visit to - ukraine today, boris johnson greeted ukraine today, borisjohnson greeted president zelensky like an old friend, closer to home his friendship with richard sharp is being called into question. let's stay with politics in the uk as there are calls for the conservative party chairman, nadhim zahawi, to release full details of a settlement he reached with the tax authorities — which the bbc has now confirmed happened while he was chancellor of the exchequer and therefore the minister in charge of hmrc. the settlement is reported to have been as much as £5 million. mr zahawi says he paid what the taxman said was due, and that his error was

"careless not deliberate". 0ur political correspondent, helen catt reports. from vaccines minister to chancellor, and now the chair of the conservative party. nadhim zahawi is a former businessman has made it to the top of government. he said he wants to address confusion about his finances, but his explanation of why he had to pay a settlement to the tax office has left key questions unanswered. now some in his own party are suggesting he should go further and make all of the details public. get it all out now, whatever you have to do, and clean it up. i genuinely don't believe this is a man who is deceitful in any shape or form. but this goes on and on and the media waits, so i think i would just clean it up. in a statement yesterday, mr zahawi said that hmrc had found he had made "a careless error" and not a deliberate one, and that it related to a disagreement about shares allocated to his father in return for helping him found the polling company yougov in 2000. among the details which mr zahawi

chose not to confirm was how much he paid the tax man and whether or not he was subject to a penalty, questions that his cabinet colleague the foreign secretary couldn't answer either. in the spirit of getting everything out in the open, can you confirm to our viewers this morning that he has paid a penalty to the taxman? well, i don't know any more detail than the detail that he's put out in his statement. in the uk system, people's tax affairs are personal and private. i recognise as politicians there is, quite rightly, and enhanced duty for openness. what has been acknowledged by mr zahawi's team is that the matter was settled while he was the chancellor of the exchequer and therefore in charge of the country's finances and hmrc. labour has said his position in the cabinet is untenable and criticised the government more widely. so you've got a prime minister who is too weak to do anything about it, and it's going to take an incoming labour government to clean up this mess, drain the swamp,

because frankly it stinks. it is up to politicians how much of their financial affairs they want to reveal. the danger for the government if mr zahawi chooses not to say more is that the focus stays on the tax affairs and not on the things it wants to talk about. helen catt, bbc news, westminster. despite heavy fighting continuing in the east of the country, some civilians continue to return to towns close to the front line, against the advice of local authorities. lyman in the donbas region was occupied by russian forces last year. 13,000 people are living there in dangerous circumstances — andrew harding reports. in the ruins of liberated territory here in the donbas, a small town called lyman. it's three months now since the russians were pushed out of here. but they're still close.

ukrainian fighterjets, on their way to bomb the front lines 20 kilometres away. only this morning, another russian missile crashed into this apartment block. 73—year—old alexander lives here all alone now, looking after eight abandoned cats. i live seven, the rocket hit five. so you live on seven, the rocket hit the fifth floor? yes. and you're ok? i'm ok. that resilience is everywhere in lyman. it's mostly the elderly and poor who have come back, or who have clung on throughout, helped now by free meals driven in daily from safer towns. but amid the ruins, youngerfamilies are also getting by. valeriy has adopted a stray he's named princess diana. he's a railway worker now busy trying to keep his neighbourhood warm.

there's no central heating in town — no gas or piped water, either. valeriy�*s wife, era, an accountant, shows me the basement where they've lived for the past nine months. a warren of tiny storerooms. it's onlyjust now that power has finally been restored here. new year's decorations, still in place. some of era's neighbours in the cellar were openly pro—russian. "there were quite a few russian supporters down here," she says, "but they all left with the russian troops when they retreated. "i guess they were scared of what would happen to them now." in a strange way, the horrors of the last few months have brought this town closer together. before the war, there were some people here, and elsewhere, who genuinely supported russia. that's not really the case any more.

meanwhile, the mayor of lyman is back and battling to restore basic services. but with russian rockets are still doing this kind of damage, he's not sure the town can cope with too many residents right now. "i am 100% sure that the russians won't capture this town again," says mayor 0leksandr zhuravlyov. "0ur soldiers won't let that happen. "but still, the front lines are just too close." close, and getting louder, as both armies gear up for fresh offensives. andrew harding, bbc news, in lyman, ukraine. and here in the uk, energy suppliers have been told to stop forcing households to switch to more expensive pre—payment meters. the business secretary, grant shapps, has written to companies saying they should instead prioritise help, such as debt advice, for those struggling to pay their gas and electricity bills. our business correspondent marc ashdown has more.

the majority of people pay for gas and electricity on a direct debit, but some use a prepayment top—up meter. it has become commonplace for energy suppliers to switch those struggling with their bills onto these pay—as—you—go meters, but we are increasingly hearing has something that makes matters worse, but we are increasingly hearing how some fell that makes matters worse, leaving them in the cold and dark. they cut me off for being 33p just over. it's never going to end. there's not a light at the end of the tunnel for anybody and it is just absolutely diabolical. now the business secretary has written to suppliers, accusing them ofjumping the gun in forcing often vulnerable customers onto meters. he wants transparency over the numbers and is threatening to name and shame those who don't offer more support instead. around 11.5 million people in the uk now have a prepayment meter. typically, they pay about £60 more for their energy than those

paying by direct debit. citizens advice estimates 600,000 people were moved on to a meter last year alone. i'm afraid our research and the number of people coming to citizens advice really struggling to top up their prepayment sure to top up their prepayment show there are many scenarios where it is not the last resort and energy firms should be doing far more to make sure the person in that home can afford their energy before they have a prepayment meter. britain's biggest supplier, british gas, has now announced it will stop forcibly moving customers onto prepayment meters. labour wants to increase the windfall tax on suppliers to fund more support. and also put a moratorium on this thing that's happening at the moment of energy companies moving people from regular payments to prepayment meters, which is effectively cutting some people off from heating. energy uk, which represents suppliers, told us firms only resort to installing prepayment meters after all other help has been exhausted. they say they'll work with ministers to help find the fairest way

is to help all customers through the cost of living crisis. marc ashdown, bbc news. commuters in the uk who use south western railway are waiting to hear what theirjourneys might be like from tomorrow after repair work in hampshire where a huge section of embankment collapsed in torrential rain a week ago. experts believe climate change is responsible for more and more weather related incidents affecting the railways, as duncan kennedy reports. this track is usually one of the core spines of britain's railways, serving waterloo, the country's busiest station. but last weekend, a 44 metre section of clay embankment collapsed after torrential rain. network rail spent the weekend desperately trying to repair some of it for tomorrow morning. i'd like to apologise for the impact this has had for the last week, and i recognise the service has been woefully inadequate, but the work will really improve the situation. they have had to build half a kilometre of road just to access the site.

commuters say they are desperate for services to resume. it's affecting a lot of workers, i can see there is very few people on the train travelling up from the south coast. you're lost without a train? yes, so we need - trains to be running. we need them back on track. network rail can't say whether they will finish the work in time to open up two of the four tracks by tomorrow morning. and it is notjust here in hampshire that weather—related incidents are causing more and more problems for the railways. southern england alone has 600 miles of clay embankments that are seen as vulnerable to changing climate. this centrifuge at southampton university simulates years of climate change erosion to railway embankments. the team says britain's track infrastructure is at risk. there is no doubt that the sort of incident we saw at hook is a result of changing weather patterns as a result of climate change. but whatever we do,

there are inevitably going to be some failures that catch us by surprise. that is probably what we've seen at hook. the thing is to be prepared and make sure the disruption to commuters is minimised. back in hook, the work continues to get some kind of service open by tomorrow morning. even if the full repairs will take many weeks. duncan kennedy, bbc news. it was 50 years ago today that a case called roe v wade made access to abortion a constitutional right across the united states — a ruling that was overturned last year by the supreme court. currently, a variety of different arrangements exist across individual states. the states you see here marked in dark red are those where abortions are very restricted or completely banned. another 1a states marked in orange have some restrictions on access and marked in green are the states which are the most protective of a woman's right to terminate a pregnancy. women's rights marches are taking place across the united states on this anniversary.

let's talk to north america editor sarah smith who's in washington. with president biden saying the fight on this issue is not over, how might things evolve? yes, that is why you have seen so many of these women's marches taking place today, and also today the president said he wants to secure the right to choose for every woman in america, the vice—president kamala harris gave a speech in florida, pledging she and the president would do everything they can to make it easier for women to access portion but there isn't that much they can do, they don't have enough votes in congress to pass a nationwide federal law guaranteeing abortion right, instead these rules are being made differently in every individual state, are being made differently in every individualstate, in are being made differently in every individual state, in the nation, so you have some that have completely banned the procedure, while you have other states like california and

oregon declaring themselves to be 0regon declaring themselves to be sanctuary states saying women can o come to have an abortion if they need one. that is why you are seeing the battle and the marches taking place in state capitals, cities across america, because these are 50 individual fights, just two days ago here in washington, there was a huge anti—abortion march for life, and the participants there, it was something of a victory lap for them, celebrating rowe versus wade having been overturned but they said the fight goes on, they won't be satisfied until abortion has been banned in every one of america's 50 states. �* . , banned in every one of america's 50 states. �* ., , , , states. and the reality is there is sim -l states. and the reality is there is siml a states. and the reality is there is simply a sharp — states. and the reality is there is simply a sharp divide _ states. and the reality is there is simply a sharp divide among - simply a sharp divide among americans?— simply a sharp divide among americans? , ,., , ., , americans? yes, well, polling shows that actually — americans? yes, well, polling shows that actually a _ americans? yes, well, polling shows that actually a significant _ americans? yes, well, polling shows that actually a significant majority . that actually a significant majority of americans favour abortion rights in some fashion, over 60% or so, but, it is a very sharply divided political issue, with most elected republicans being firmly

anti—abortion, most elected democrats being in favour of abortion rights so it has become a real political battleground, it has been for decades but as soon as the supreme court overturned that ruling and did away the constitutional right to an abortion it became a sharp focus of one of the most divisive political arguments in america. ., ., , , �*, america. often what alters people's mind is where _ america. often what alters people's mind is where we _ america. often what alters people's mind is where we see _ america. often what alters people's mind is where we see individual - mind is where we see individual cases come out, are you seeing in the press and are people talking about individual cases where this has affected them? last about individual cases where this has affected them?— about individual cases where this has affected them? last year, there was a really — has affected them? last year, there was a really shocking _ has affected them? last year, there was a really shocking case _ has affected them? last year, there was a really shocking case from - has affected them? last year, there was a really shocking case from a i was a really shocking case from a very young girl who had been raped, had fallen pregnant and had to travel to a different state to get a termination, and that really caught the headlines, there are other stories round, about women who technically would have qualified under the laws of their state for an abortion, because some state have exception for things like the health of the mother or in cases of rape,

but women are finding it difficult to access that care, in some places because abortion providers are being careful they don't break the law in their own states and so much of this hasn't been tested in the court, there is a great deal of confusion about who does and doesn't qualify for abortion care, so there are cases all round the country that hit the headlines occasionally and what they do is point up really the level of confusion there is over what the abortion laws in this country are at the moment. abortion laws in this country are at the moment-— abortion laws in this country are at the moment. ., ,, ., ~' , ., the moment. sarah smith, thank you ve much the moment. sarah smith, thank you very much indeed. _ buckingham palace has announced details of events planned to mark the king's coronation in may, including a concert at windsor castle and nationwide lunch gatherings and people being being encouraged to volunteer in their communities. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell has more. 1953 — the coronation of the late queen elizabeth. many of the features which were part of that coronation day will be seen again when king charles and the queen consort are crowned.

details of the coronation service are still to be given, but this is the formal programme for the remainder of the weekend. on saturday the 6th of may, there will be processions to and from westminster abbey for the service, and then a balcony appearance at the palace by the newly crowned monarch and his consort. on sunday the 7th of may, there'll be the coronation big lunch, an opportunity — as happened during last year's jubilee — for communities to organise their own street parties. then that evening at windsor castle there will be a special coronation concert and light show to be broadcast live by the bbc. once again, there will be echoes of the jubilee concert at the palace, with global stars and the coronation choir, described by the palace as "a diverse group from across the uk". there will be a public ballot for concert tickets. on monday the 8th of may,

a public holiday, they will be something called the big help out, a day when people across the country will be encouraged to volunteer with groups like the scouts to help their local communities. overall, the palace says it hopes king charles' coronation will look to the future while being rooted in long—standing traditions and pagea ntry. nicholas witchell, bbc news. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @bbctanyabeckett. now on bbc news the weather. hello there. we will continue to see some big differences in the weather. in scotland and here in northern ireland, it has been grey and damp, but temperatures have reached ten or 11 degrees. in the sunshine after a frosty start, around cambridgeshire, temperatures struggled to get above freezing. we still have that cold air across south eastern areas. this milder air still

in the north—west and struggles to break through that cold air. in the cold air there is more frost and fog. in the west we are under the cloud with some rain and drizzle. in the east that fog will thicken up, dense and freezing. we will find frost forming in these areas as well. in wales and the north—west it could be frost—free and milding milder in wales and the north—west it could be frost—free and milder in northern ireland and scotland. a lot of cloud to start the day on monday. the fog in eastern parts will lift to be replaced by cloud in east anglia and the south—east and we may see more sunshine in england and wales. and there will be a lot of cloud for scotland and northern ireland. temperatures ten degrees. struggling to make four or five in the midlands and much of eastern england. that cold air under that area of high pressure, the mild atlantic winds coming in around that and feeding in this cloudy skies. to the south across wales, the midlands, certain england still a touch of frost. complicated by fog and cloud and some sunshine at times. still cold air here. further north more cloud and temperatures up to 11 degrees. not until wednesday that we see some

changes, because we will find this front pushing into that area of high pressure and bringing some rain. not a great deal of rain, most of it over the hills of western scotland. followed by sunshine and the odd shower in northern ireland and scotland. the air chillier here. further south still cloudy and misty and cold in the south—east in particular. good evening, i'm tulsen tollett

with your sports news where we start with football and arsenal struck in the 90th minute to beat manchester united and keep manchester city at arm's length in the premier league. eddie nketiah's goal gave the gunners a 3—2 win and restores a five point advantage at the top of the table. craig templeton reports. so far this season arsenal have had the rest of the league dancing to the rest of the league dancing to the beat of their own drum. the only pausing the music came against united at old trafford. time for two. united has been steadily rising up two. united has been steadily rising up the charts, mostly due to the performances of their front man. nine goals in nine games for marcus rashford. he is centre stage once again. but arsenal has someone who was once a standard doing something similar. he 11, the emirates volume turned up. a coyote psycho was about to make a fever pitch. a drop of the

shoulder and a brilliant strike and league leaders were leading again. time to keep your focus. but unfortunately for arsenal ram still lost it and that met united world level. the man with the band in martinez. but this is a different arsenal and this was their encore. a remarkable win, a remarkable game where arsenal were unsung again and they continue to march on. erling haaland scored his 11th manchester city hattrick to give them a 3—0 win over wolves at the etihad. it's 25 premier league goals for the season now for the norwegian — that's more than the golden boot winner for the past 4 seasons. he has 31 in total in city colours. and was even given a rest for the last half an hour. leeds united have now gone six games without a win in the premier league after a goalless draw with brentford. jesse marsch's side had the better chances

in the game, one of the best falling to wilfred gnonto, but he couldn't add to the two he scored against cardiff in the fa cup in midweek. brentford failed to record a single shot on target — but they do move back above liverpool to eighth in the table, while leeds remain in the bottom six. winning an edinburgh derby is prize enough but hearts' 3—0 win at hibs also provided a place in the scottish cup fifth round. it's their second win over their rivals in three weeks. lawrence shankland became the first hearts player to score 20 goals in a season since 1992, but the captain was also sent off in stoppage time after receiving his second yellow card. manchester united are the new leaders of the women's super league after an 88th minute goal gave them a 1—0 win at reading. their position at the top was guaranteed after three games including those of title rivals chelsea and arsenal were postponed because of the weather. chelsea's match against liverpool at kingsmeadow kicked off as scheduled at 1230 this afternoon but the pitch remained sufficiently frozen

for the referee to call it off afterjust six minutes. the situation was described as embarrassing by one pundit while neither manager was happy the game had started. edinburgh managed to squeeze past saracens in the european rugby champions cup 20 points to 1a in their final pool a match, but it wasn't enough to get a home tie in the competition's last 16. player of the match, pierre skooman powered them towards victory. sarries rallied but it wouldn't be enough. although their comeback caused real confusion at the end. the margin of victory wasn't enough for that home game in the next round, with edinburgh seemingly unaware of needing another score. so the scottish side will go to leicester in the round of 16 with saracens hosting 0spreys. that's all the sport for now.

i've got loads and loads of fond memories of the club. i've grown up in the club along with my sister. we've kind of been dragged in here by my dad since we were, like, four and six. it was really good times. really good times. we had lots of fun. the club means absolutely everything to me. it's huge. the impact it's had on my life from a child to an adult made me be more aware of other people, what other people are going through. it's definitely moulded me and made me who i am. my dad and the club go together. they are one thing, really. this is the glasses, eh? if my dad's not at home or he's not at the club, we panic. right, is everyone ready to go? if the club was to close, i think i'd be dead in about a year. i know a lot of people feel that when they walk through the doors,

this club is where they belong. get out, you old witch! i am responsible for the club. financially, the buck stops with me. do you want me to do it all green, orjust half...? no! just leave it. think it looks like shrek. we don't know what's round the corner. we've currently not got a signed lease, so our landlords could serve us six—month notice, and that's it. we'll be gone. has the club been busier? it has. but i will admit, we are very, very down today. | very down. i know by the money! i have a real moral responsibility to ensure that the club continues for as long as it possibly can.

welcome to clacton railway social club. this through here is our office. this is where all the magic happens, and where me and alan spend most of our time. i apologise now for the filing system, but this is...this is alan's filing system, not mine. it's my idea of hell, so... ..i try not to be in here too much! how would i describe the club? it's unique. um... i've always referred to it very similar to peter kay's phoenix nights. just let me get this straight again. two lads walk in off the street and take the television, and you did nothing. we thought you'd arranged it. arranged what? well, they were wearing overalls. none of our committee get paid whatsoever. it is all voluntary. not bingo, no. i think it's a boring game. i started four years ago to help them out. i'm still doing it. alan, he is the key person

in the club, i would say, next to my dad. his properjob is a driver, a taxi driver, but to me he's taxi alan. most of them come up- with £20 notes to buy £1.50 books, and it's annoying! we have pam pink, who is a trustee of the club. she's in charge of the bingo and the raffle, and no—one gets through that door without being sold a raffle ticket. any more raffle tickets? going once, going twice... i'm gone. my dad, he's... ..a character. after 25 years, i am the boss, right? he can be quite volatile, but that's because he cares and he's passionate. kelly is very abrasive. she's. .. # i want to break free! # my career and life was very,

very different before. - i went into banking at 18. every possible way you can imagine, it's different to the corporate world. alan... voiceover: there's no real set targets. | alan... there's no real structure to any day. what's he done with that? alan... hello. you've put them somewhere. what was it? it's a profit and loss statement and my agenda for tonight. leave me in peace five minutes. right, this stuff's got to be here... | we haven't thrown it away, have we? i don't think so. i don't know. what... ? what's that in your little blue pile there? these bits... paper rips 0h, what's that?

no, that's a bank statement. all right. kelly laughs alan's safe place. it's always in a safe place. you will eventually find it. it's just the process of finding it. tonight is the committee meeting. can they be a bit challenging? yes, extremely. depending on what is being discussed. at the moment, purchasing all the fruit for the bar is kind of falling on alan's shoulders, or nicky... and me. ..and pam. yeah. and pam is getting the fruit. ifind it... ..yeah, a little bit tiring at times, but it's a different... it's a different world. i have some ideas, but i do get carried away. we never knew that! but i think it would be nice to maybe have... ..maybe have a face painter

for the children, maybe a candyfloss machine, ice lollies. i don't know what people's thoughts are on it. just hold it down by the pier, yeah, and leave the rest of us alone - to have a quiet drink! laughter no, because we need to be attracting... _ come the middle of september... they won't start drinking at six or seven years old, will they? i tend to come in and put my business head on and that can cause a few issues at times. for us, the next couple of months and the events that we're putting on are really going to determine for us the future of the club. we have to modernise the way that we work and the way the club operates to ensure that we stay open. me and my sister, we worry tremendously that if the club

was to close, where our dad would go. what would be his life? i'll get really upset, i will, if we talk about my dad. um... yeah, i really love my dad. my dad means everything to me. and because the club means everything to him, that's why we do everything that we do. the club is my life, and the people in here is my life. they're all my friends. so i'm here representing all of them. if the club was to close, i think i'd be dead in about a year. cos i'd die of boredom. it's notjust my side of it. it's lots of other people that come in here wouldn't be alive either.

are you after a drink, jeff? getting through the summer...summer season, summer period is a huge hurdle. it's always a worry financially for us. i've always lived in clacton. my family are from clacton. so, yeah, i couldn't imagine living anywhere else, really. like, my dad could never venture out of clacton without having a nosebleed. he is literally born and bred, and he's very proud of that. the pier and the beaches are probably our biggest competitors, because why do you want to be sat inside on a sunny day when you can be out, sitting on the pier, having a drink or relaxing on the beach?

everything has been sold off around us, so it's really key that we get a new tenancy agreement signed, because at the moment we don't have one. they could actually give us six months' notice and ask us to leave the building. so we are hanging on by a thread at the moment.

today is a really big day for us because we are getting back a lot of our older members that haven't been in for absolutely ages, and there are some huge characters in here. you've got bill, you've got linda, you've got knocker, you've got pat. have you seen emmerdale lately? yes, i love it. oh, that girl, ain't she terrible? but she did... she's a cow! hello, jeff. hello, kel. nice to see you. yeah, thank you. there you go, jeff. voiceover: jeff is very much part of the club. l jeff's best bits! vmcsovsk: a really| dry sense of humour. only bits, yeah! hello, george. are you all right? all right? yeah, you? yeah, it's the others! i know, it always is, isn't it? always is! you 0k? yes, thank you. yeah. lovely to see ya. for them, this is a lifestyle. so for them to be able

to come up over the bar and have a laugh and a giggle. they'll take the mick out of alan as he's calling the bingo, and if he messes up, you'll hear them all screaming and shouting. and then for us, it's about our members feeling that the club is back. gorgeous george, they call me. why do they call - you gorgeous george? cos i'm gorgeous. i'm attractive to women. he'll tell ya! we look after you, george, don't we? that's right. fingers crossed today. fingers crossed. i keep looking at the door and keep looking at the time, to see how many people are in, and, you know, where they're sitting in their usual seats, who's missing? jill, do you want a chair? no, thank you. we just like this table, you know what i mean? mates sit behind us and we have a laugh, you know what i mean? my dad genuinely cares. he comes across as being a really, like, hard person and he's got this real hard exterior, but he is probably the most caring person i know. he would never, ever admit that, but he is. mo. 0r mouthy! why mouthy? cos i talk loud, and i laugh

loud, and i'm cheeky. yes. cos i'm cheeky but i'm never rude. i've got broad shoulders to take | lots of abuse, and i don't care. | mouthy laughs some chairmen don't i even come out and see their club. i butjohn's always here. he's here every single day. he makes people welcome. it is a monumental day for the club. and it's nice to see i so many people in here, because we know they're coming back. bringsjoy to me, yeah. people do belong here in the club. yes, they do. and that's what we thrive on — friendship. - you sitting there? yeah. right, is everybody ready to go? crowd: yes! the first number out is... eight and six, 86. two and seven, 27. hooray! blimey.

that's normal for her! laughter thank you. good luck. i believe in the club and i see the impact the club has on so many people's lives. god bless you, kelly. we are their family and friends. god bless you all. ta, kid. bye, girl. take care. bye — bye. bye. bye, everybody. bye, george. bye. bye, now. laughter bye, darlings. ain't going to get. that in a half hour! laughter # goodbye, goodbye, goodbye! i # alan, stagger them. one, two, three... when we have our nineties nights or anything nights, that's where kelly's in her element. right. we need to get those runners

on the tables so they... this is how i'd like the tables to look. right. she'll have me and alan like her little minions. we'll come in, she'll tell us where we need to be, what we need to do. and then the third one... me and kelly make a good team, probably because she likes to be really bossy... are you using them weights, then? yes! can you not use the orange ones? well, ica... well, i've tied them on, now. 0k. ..and i'm quite happy to be bossed around, really. what are you using them for, then? i'm putting them underneath there as weights. we would have for 20 years. she was lovely. irate

we would have for 20 years. she was lovel . ~ .., we would have for 20 years. she was lovel . ~ ., ., , , ., lovely. we call him gorgeous george and now everybody, _ lovely. we call him gorgeous george and now everybody, even _ lovely. we call him gorgeous george and now everybody, even an - and now everybody, even an 80—year—old man will come in and say all right— 80—year—old man will come in and say all right gorgeous george. here we go. hello, emma! hi, georgie! you all right? you 0k? yes, thank you. good, good. how are you feeling? very well, thank you. you feeling better? yes, thank you, yeah. right, i've got some bits and bobs in here for you. thank you very much. all right? yeah. coming in? yeah, i'm coming in. good. right, watch how you go. george, i'm going to just go and pop this on the worktop for you, all right? 0k. i'll go and pop it in here. i suppose a lot of them, you look

upon as almost like grandparents, and you can have a little bit of fun and a little bit of banter with them. do you want me to get you anything else for tuesday? yeah. lynx africa again? that africa one. oh, you love a bit of that, didn't you, george? yeah, yes. i've got you on that. yes. smelling fresh. it attracts the women! she laughs you should know that! yeah. also, there's love there. there's a lot of love for them there, so... ..if they needed you, i'd like to think that they could always call upon us, and we'd always do everything we could for 'em, because the relationship goes beyond just members. so you're feeling better today? yeah. yeah, thanks. yeah, lovely. yeah? of course. thanks to you people up that club. you've been very kind to me. i will say that for you. 0h, george. you know? bless ya. especially when i lostjean. awww. come here. all right? yeah. all right? you sure? mmm. 0k. anything else you need? no. just the comfort of you ladies.

lovely! you know, you're nice people, i will say that. right. so i'm off now, george, all right? 0k, love. and i'll see you... i'll see you on tuesday, all right? yeah, take care. 0k? look after yourself. thanks for what you've done. no problem. all right, george. bye! i think you got it the wrong way

around~ — ethic it's going really well with that lead to new faces, new members and people seem to be enjoying themselves. i'm really pleased with themselves. i'm really pleased with the turnout so far. i don't mind it, but it's not my era. not my... i'm sixties. she laughs i'm too old for this music! i but i will put up with it! we've got quite a few new members coming, definitely, which will be really nice if we can get them to sign up as well, because that's the type of crowd i'd like to attract. that would be the weekend sorted then. they sing along: # today is gonna be the day # but they'll never throw it back to you # by now,

you should've somehow realised what you're not to do # i don't believe that anybody feels the way i do about you now # said maybe # you're gonna be the one that saves me... # do you think you've made a profit? yeah. what makes you think that? your older generation will come out and they'll have £20 in their pocket and that is their £20 to last them all night. the younger generation, you know, we have cards. we don't know what we've spent because it's tap, tap, tap, tap, tap. so i always find when we've got younger—themed events, the takings are a lot, lot up. they'll start to have their drinks and then the shots will come out and then we've got cocktails on tonight. the people that we met, most of them are older than us, but they're just nice people. we walked in and we were like, "we'll have one drink and leave", then it was like, "we'll stick around for a couple." and the fish bowls.

it's a nice laugh and it is a good night out. it's a good night out, yeah. i want to thank everyone who served tonight. it's been a great night. thank you for the dj. a round of applause for everybody. thank you very much. see you all again soon. thank you, bye. brilliant night. everyone seemed to have a lovely time. the dancefloor�*s been packed most of the night and the bar's been really busy, but obviously, i'll know tomorrow... ..when i do the takings. 0h, not you again! how have you been? well, all the better for not seeing you. you'd better come in, i suppose. amiable chatter. the club is exactly the same as it was a year ago, and i reckon in ten years, it'll be exactly the same as it is now. you said to me, "oh, we've tidied that cupboard up." we did. there's nothing in there, honestly. i've looked.

nice to see you again, haven't seen you for a year. what started as a really dismal start for us, we actually finished on a really big high. we've actually secured a 10—year lease. we've had new members and we've still got members who still want tojoin, and we're looking at finishing the year, you know, by actually making a profit. the summer's always been our biggest worry, but actually, this year has been our best summer ever. we were packed to the rafters. how many businesses are in a position where they can do that? i think now, people are looking out for when we're running our next event. they know that they're worthwhile to come to. we've kind of put our name on the map for our events. it did take the committee a little while and a lot of persuasion on some of our behalfs. has the club been busier? it has, but i will admit, we are very, very down today.

very down. i know by the money. my dad, i think he appreciates that the theme nights do work for the club. he'll make remarks every now and then and you kind of go, "oh, that's his way of saying well done", so, yeah, i'll take that when he says it. never bloody says it, though, does he, alan? kelly's in charge of entertainment, her and alan. right, so this is your costume. right. the joker. she's advertising the whole lot on facebook, which i've never been on in my life. and she's doing a fantasticjob. but don't tell her i told you that. do you feel happier wearing that or do you want your hair sprayed? let me just try a bit. in case the spray don't come off, like i saw the other day. i think the club has modernised, yeah. we're looking towards the future. you know, we want our members' children to become members. we want their grandchildren to become members. not too much on.

0oh, that's gone in your ear, you look like shrek! let me just try the front. it's all about looking after the people that you want to be members in future years, because we're not all going to live forever. want me to do it all green orjust half—green? no! just leave it. where have you got to go in a minute? physio. she laughs. you're laughing. do you want a cup of tea? thanks, mum. i'm so loyal to the club, and also to the members. and i did feel bad that i wasn't going to be there for them. i do really miss george. as i say, i see him occasionally, but it's not the same. it's not the same as sitting down with him on a tuesday morning, having a cup of tea. and we'd sit and have a long chat and he'd tell me what he'd been up to. but we do have another member of staff at the club called nicky, and she's amazing with george. ready? right.

lift it up. all right? thank you. do you want me to put this all over orjust on the side? just put it over. they haven't got bottles, it's a bit awkward. is that enough? i've got another one. that'll do. she does all my washing. i do my own underwear and socks. and i do the rest. we draw a line for certain things. he keeps me on my toes on a monday, gives me something to do on my day off. we only noticed it by george coming in the club that he got poorly, and there's not a lot of help for people on their own. when i first heard because obviously, i was with him, and the doctor was explaining it to me because george was just going, "yeah, that's fine."

yeah, it was heartbreaking. it's just because we weren't allowed to stay... ..when we found out, and obviously george, because he was so poorly, he didn't actually get what was going on, or why he had to stay. yeah. so... we'll get through it, girl. of course. and i do mean that. i'd be lost without you, girl. she's more like a daughter to me. you know, she really is. and... as i said, if it wasn't for the club, i wouldn't have had nobody. the new landlord's granted our new 10—year lease, so as long as we're making money, we know we're going to be here for the next minimum ten years for our members.

it doesn't matter what anyone is going through, we will always, always do our best to support and help. i'm really proud of where i work. i'm really proud of the people that i work with. the people that i call my friends that all make this club, you know, a success. all: cheers! # i'm going to make a good, sharp axe # shining steel tempered in the fire # we'll chop you down like an old, dead tree # dirty old town # dirty old town. #

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