good morning, welcome to breakfast withjon kay and sally nugent. our headlines today. advisors to the conservative party chairman nadhim zahawi say he won't resign, as it's revealed he paid a penalty to resolve his tax dispute while he was chancellor. millions of uk households will be rewarded for turning the lights off tonight, as the cold weather puts pressure on power supplies. this comes as energy firms face an investigation, following a sharp rise in the homes being forced on to prepayment meters. hundreds of thousands of customers have now been switched to the more expensive tariff.

designer dogs and organised crime — a new investigation finds bulldogs being bred with extreme features, and sold for huge sums of money. rolling back the years in the premier league — how arsenal and manchester united delivered a thriller as arsenal snatch a late win to pass another test of their title—winning credentials. good morning. the north—west to south—east split in the weather today. in the southeast it is cold, frosty. we have fog, some slow to clear. where it does we will see sunshine. in the north—west it is mild, cloudy and we have patchy rain. all the details later. it's monday the 23rd of january. our main story. pressure is growing on the former chancellor nadhim zahawi to release more details about his tax affairs — it's as the bbc was told he did pay a penalty to hm revenue and customs. mr zahawi is said to be determined

to stay on as conservative party chairman and the prime minister has expressed confidence in him — but labour says his position is untenable. our political correspondent helen catt reports. nadhim zahawi has held several top governmentjobs — and we're told he intends to keep his current one as the conservative party chair, despite coming under pressure over claims he tried to avoid tax. on saturday, he released a statement in which he confirmed he had paid money to settle a dispute with the tax office. he said it was to do with shares he'd given his dad for helping him to found the polling company yougov. he said that hmrc had "disagreed about the exact allocation" and that he had chosen to settle the matter and pay what they said was due. he said hmrc had concluded this was a careless and not deliberate error. but he didn't confirm reports that he had also had to pay a penalty. it wasn't until sunday night that allies of mr za hawi acknowledged that. some conservative colleagues have urged him to put

all of the information in the public domain. the more transparency, as early as possible, might have avoided all this speculation. if there's more to it, then he will absolutely have to stand up and take the consequences, and the prime minister, i'm sure, will take the appropriate action. but at the moment, we don't know the whole story. allies have also acknowledged that he paid the penalty last summer, when mr zahawi was the chancellor and in charge of the country's finances. labour has said his position is untenable, and have called on him to publish all of his correspondence with hmrc. i'd like to ask the hmrc how it works when you have your boss, who's actually in trouble and being investigated. because clearly, you know, as a head of the hmrc, that can't work, can it? it's still not known exactly how much mr zahawi paid to hmrc, although it's understood to be in the region of £5 million. mr zahawi may want to keep hisjob, but to do so he's likely to remain under pressure to give all of the details

about his tax affairs. in the end, it may not be his call to make. helen catt, bbc news. there are calls for a parliamentary inquiry into the bbc chairman's role in a loan guarantee — worth up to £800,000 — for borisjohnson while he was prime minister. the sunday times reported that the loan was being finalised as richard sharp was being announced as the government's choice for the role at the corporation. mr sharp has said his only involvement was to connect people at the time. 0ur media editor katie razzall reports. richard. thank you very much. for two years, richard sharp has often been the public face of the bbc — the corporation's chairman, whose role is to uphold its independence. the bbc itself has to be more competitive. he was appointed by the then—prime minister, borisjohnson, and the culture secretary. it's that relationship between borisjohnson 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. that loan was reportedly being guaranteed by the millionaire businessman sam blyth, who asked mr sharp for advice. mr sharp discussed this with the head of the civil service — this man, simon case — who was appointed by borisjohnson, and introduced him to sam blyth. just weeks later, mrjohnson had recommended mr sharp as his preferred candidate for the £160,000—a—year role as bbc chairman. candidates for the role must declare any conflict of interest. mr sharp says there wasn't one, as he'd just connected the two men. today, a cabinet office spokesperson said mr sharp had asked simon case for advice on it all. they agreed that he could not take part in discussions involving the then—prime minister, and this was accepted by mr sharp, to avoid any conflict or appearance of any conflict of interest. i know that he is an incredibly accomplished, incredibly successful individual who brings a wealth of experience with him. that is why he was appointed

to chairmanship of the bbc. but i've not had a chance to discuss any of the issues that were brought up today, but i have absolutely no doubt he was appointed on merit. this isn't the first time i've applied... as a long—time conservative donor, mr sharp's appointment was questioned at the time by mps. i'm asking if you think it's appropriate that you should end up, as a massive tory donor, getting a job from a tory cabinet minister when you're friends with two members of the cabinet. first of all, i think that's an entirely legitimate question to ask. well, thank you. and the answer — then the answer is really on my merits — am i an appropriate candidate? will i be 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 attempts 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's pretty extraordinary if someone who's 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. i'm too honoured... on a surprise visit to ukraine today, borisjohnson greeted president zelensky like an old friend. closer to home, his friendship with richard sharp is being called into question. katie razzall, bbc news. we'rejoined now by our chief political correspondent, nick eardley. good morning. quite a lot for the prime minister to be dealing with this morning stuck in a good morning to you. absolutely not the starch to the week the prime minister or anyone in government really will have anyone in government really will hav ., �* ~' ., , anyone in government really will hav ., �*~' ., ,, have wanted. awkward stories big auestions have wanted. awkward stories big questions outstanding. _ have wanted. awkward stories big | questions outstanding. particularly that story that has gone on and on over the last few days, the drip, drip, drip of information about

nadhim zahawi's tax affairs. as we are reporting this morning, he paid are reporting this morning, he paid a penalty as part of a tax dispute. he paid his bill while he was chancellor, so while he was in charge of the country's finances. my understanding is mr zahawi intends to fully defend his position and stay in hisjob, but it is a really awkward one for the government. add in the awkwardness of the other story we just heard about, the appointment of the bbc chairman pandit borisjohnson�*s premiership, pandit boris johnson's premiership, and pandit borisjohnson�*s premiership, and it all adds to these questions the prime minister about the way the government is operating. remember that when rishi sunak became a minister he stood in downing street and said that professionalism and integrity were going to be really key things for his government. i think this morning there will be a lot of questions being asked in the political world about the extent to which that is happening. big questions about whether both nadhim

zahawi and mr sharp can stay in their positions. big questions for rishi sunakjust as the week gets going. it’s rishi sunak 'ust as the week gets anoin. �* , ., rishi sunak 'ust as the week gets oiiin _ �* , ., ., rishi sunak 'ust as the week gets iioin. h ., .,, rishi sunak 'ust as the week gets ioiin. h ., ,_ rishi sunak 'ust as the week gets oiini. �*, ., ,_ going. it's going to be busy, nick. thank yom _ some households will be offered discounts on their bills if they use less energy this evening. the scheme was launched by the national grid last year as a way of avoiding blackouts and has only be used in tests so far. nina has the details. what does this mean? it is the demand flexibility _ what does this mean? it is the demand flexibility service - what does this mean? it is the | demand flexibility service which goes live this evening. it incentivises households with the offer of saving money if they reduce energy at peak times. between 5pm and 6pm tonight. you might decide not to put on the watch at that time, have your dinner later, put the kids in the back earlier, anything to reduce that bit of energy. 26 suppliers i signed up at the moment, around i million households and businesses are part of the scheme. they stand to save over £100 over the course of a year. part of the reason for this, not

just about saving money but to reduce pressure on the national grid. we are going through this cold snap at the moment, the margins for the grid gets tight at that point. they are already firing up three coal generators in order to increase that margin. usually they say this doesn't mean your lights will go out, please do not panic. it is part of this wider conversation about energy. where it comes from, who is supplying it and of course how much it costs. but supplying it and of course how much it costs. �* , ., ., ., supplying it and of course how much it costs. �* ,. ., ., , supplying it and of course how much it costs. �* ., ., , , it costs. but you have to be signed u . it costs. but you have to be signed u- to it costs. but you have to be signed up to this- — it costs. but you have to be signed up to this- you _ it costs. but you have to be signed up to this. you will— it costs. but you have to be signed up to this. you will know _ it costs. but you have to be signed up to this. you will know if - it costs. but you have to be signed up to this. you will know if you - it costs. but you have to be signed up to this. you will know if you are art of up to this. you will know if you are part of this — up to this. you will know if you are part of this you _ up to this. you will know if you are part of this you will— up to this. you will know if you are part of this you will have _ up to this. you will know if you are part of this you will have an - up to this. you will know if you are part of this you will have an alert l part of this you will have an alert on your phone, one of those 26 suppliers will be supplying your household, you will be asked to join and you will know. it could be widened and it makes sense for us all to be using it at the same time when it gets more expensive. put your wash on early in the day and we could all stand to win.— could all stand to win. thanks very much. could all stand to win. thanks very much- carol _ could all stand to win. thanks very much. carolwill_ could all stand to win. thanks very much. carol will have _ could all stand to win. thanks very much. carol will have the - could all stand to win. thanks very much. carol will have the weather| could all stand to win. thanks very i much. carol will have the weather in a few minutes to tell us how long the cold snap will continue for. police in california say a man suspected of killing ten people

in a mass shooting has been found dead. the 72—year—old suspect was discovered in a white van with a self—inflicted gunshot wound. officers are still investigating the motive. 0ur north america correspondent, david willis, reports. 0fficers called to a suburb in eastern la described a scene of carnage. a ballroom—dancing venue for elderly members of the local asian american community shot up on the eve of the lunar new year. five men and five women were pronounced dead at the scene, ten others were injured. the suspect has been named as 72—year—old huu can tran. police believe he was planning a similar attack at a dance studio in the neighbouring city of alhambra before bystanders overpowered him and wrestled a firearm from his grasp. acting on reports of a white van that he was thought to be driving, officers, pulling up behind the vehicle, heard a single gunshot ring out. they found the suspect slumped across the steering wheel, dead from a self—inflicted gunshot wound.

detectives also recovered a handgun and other evidence linking him to the massacre. los angeles is home to one of the largest asian american communities in this country. the banners and red lanterns that mark the start of the year of the rabbit all part of lunar new year celebrations that traditionally herald the hope of renewed good fortune and prosperity. gun violence needs to stop. there's too much of it. we're all standing here tonight because an individual took a weapon and did the damage that we've talked about, without repeating it. i think all of us need to take some ownership there. i think we really need to go back and look at what we do. president biden called the attack senseless, and ordered a lowering of flags on federal buildings in memory of those who died. last year, in the wake

of a school massacre in texas, he signed into law the first major gun—safety legislation this country has seen in nearly 30 years. but at the time, he said it wasn't enough. the massacre in monterey park is the fifth mass shooting in the united states this year. david willis, bbc news, los angeles. cbs newspath correspondent danya bacchus is live at the scene of the shooting in monterey park this morning. a terrible incident and a very dramatic a few hours.- a terrible incident and a very dramatic a few hours. very dramatic a few hours- — dramatic a few hours. very dramatic a few hours. just _ dramatic a few hours. very dramatic a few hours. just last _ dramatic a few hours. very dramatic a few hours. just last night - dramatic a few hours. very dramatic a few hours. just last night we - dramatic a few hours. very dramatic a few hours. just last night we got l a few hours. just last night we got a few hours. just last night we got a call about the shooting, authorities immediately coming to the scene. behind me, the studio where they found those ten people dead and ten others injured, and then we found out that the suspect was still on the loose. most of the day today, we knew that authorities were trying to track down that suspect. they were looking at many

different things, one of the things they say they were able to find was begun that community members actually wrestled from the suspect, and another location he went to right after the shooting here, where he was armed, and those community members wrestled the way that the gun. authorities were able to retrieve a gun at that scene and they were following a white van, where the suspect was eventually found shot and killed. it was an evolving scene today throughout the day, as many people in this community of course was still on edge after that shooting and of course wondering where the suspect could be. many people have been questioning and motive in this situation, of course, as well. why did the suspect target this dance studio? was there a connection possibly to any of the victims? and then of course why did he go to a second dance studio? there are many questions that authorities are still trying to answer. the offices to say what they are going to do right now is go through his criminal history

and mental health history to say if that played a part in this shooting. 0k, thank you for bringing us up—to—date, danya. thousands of ambulance workers in england and wales are back on strike today in a dispute over pay. paramedics, control room staff and support workers from three unions are taking part in the latest round of industrial action. we're joined now by our health reporter, katharine da costa, who is in bristol. good morning. how will the strikes affect patient today? good morning from a very — affect patient today? good morning from a very cold — affect patient today? good morning from a very cold industrial- affect patient today? good morning from a very cold industrial estate. | from a very cold industrial estate. got an ambulance station just behind me here in bristol and the unions and workers will walk out from seven in a 12 hour strike. ambulances will still be out on the road is responding to life—threatening emergencies for people that have suffered a cardiac arrest, for example, but for a lower it down calls, such as a woman in late stage labour or an elderly person who has fallen, there are likely to be long

waits, if an ambulance is able to come at all. the advice is still to call 999 if it is a life—threatening emergency. for everything else you should use 111 online and gps or pharmacies are operating as normal. the government has described these strikes today is hugely disappointing, but says that constructive talks are being had for the next financial year, starting in april, and it is open to discuss what is affordable and fair. but 1a unions have already said they will not participate in the pay review process until the government negotiates on this current pay deal. and that is what is at the crux of this. unions say formal negotiations haven't even begun. they are now directly appealing to the prime minister rishi sunak to sit down with them and discuss pay and rishi sunak has said as long as it is responsible, he is trying to tackle inflation. but there are no formal

dates yet in the diary and that's a concern for health leaders who say patients either one is missing out, with thousands of nonurgent operations and appointments cancelled. they are really urging both sides to get together as soon as possible. both sides to get together as soon as possible-— as possible. thank you, that is katharine _ as possible. thank you, that is katharine da _ as possible. thank you, that is katharine da costa _ as possible. thank you, that is katharine da costa in - as possible. thank you, that is katharine da costa in bristol. | as possible. thank you, that is i katharine da costa in bristol. we were katharine da costa in bristol. - were talking about the cold weather and energy use tonight saying it is cold but it is not cold everywhere. carol has an interesting map because there is a real range. there certainly is. look at the temperature range. ten in inverness at the _ temperature range. ten in inverness at the moment but —8 in parts of the sohm-east— at the moment but —8 in parts of the south—east and around the home counties — south—east and around the home counties. underthis south—east and around the home counties. under this cold weather herei _ counties. under this cold weather here, we — counties. under this cold weather here, we have some fog. some of that is dense _ here, we have some fog. some of that is dense and _ here, we have some fog. some of that is dense and also freezing. that will he — is dense and also freezing. that will he the _ is dense and also freezing. that will be the story for the next few days stop — will be the story for the next few days stop frost and fog southern areas. _ days stop frost and fog southern areas. ill— days stop frost and fog southern areas, i'll do with more cloud at times— areas, i'll do with more cloud at times across the north and here we will also _ times across the north and here we will also see — times across the north and here we will also see patchy rain and drizzle — will also see patchy rain and drizzle and hill fog. this is the

slice _ drizzle and hill fog. this is the slice prone to the fog this morning. we have _ slice prone to the fog this morning. we have it — slice prone to the fog this morning. we have it already, could still see some _ we have it already, could still see some developing. a lot will lift but some _ some developing. a lot will lift but some of— some developing. a lot will lift but some of it — some developing. a lot will lift but some of it will hang around all day, like at _ some of it will hang around all day, like at the — some of it will hang around all day, like at the weekend. the prone areas are around _ like at the weekend. the prone areas are around the thames valley and the wash _ are around the thames valley and the wash move _ are around the thames valley and the wash. move north—west, here we have all this— wash. move north—west, here we have all this cloud, — wash. move north—west, here we have all this cloud, the patchy drizzle, some _ all this cloud, the patchy drizzle, some brightness in the north—east of scotland. _ some brightness in the north—east of scotland, may be a little brightness across _ scotland, may be a little brightness across parts of northern ireland. temperatures today only three, possibly — temperatures today only three, possibly around freezing if you are in an _ possibly around freezing if you are in an area — possibly around freezing if you are in an area with fog in the south. ten and — in an area with fog in the south. ten and ii — in an area with fog in the south. ten and 11 as we push up towards northern— ten and 11 as we push up towards northern ireland and northern scotland. through this evening and overnight. — scotland. through this evening and overnight, very similar to last night — overnight, very similar to last night. some clear skies, mist and fo- night. some clear skies, mist and fog patches, once again in similar areas _ fog patches, once again in similar areas to— fog patches, once again in similar areas to tonight. if anything, further— areas to tonight. if anything, further west, through the midlands, towards _ further west, through the midlands, towards gloucestershire. temperatures falling away as low as -7 in _ temperatures falling away as low as -7 in some — temperatures falling away as low as —7 in some parts but holding up into positive _ —7 in some parts but holding up into positive figures as we push further north _ positive figures as we push further north. tomorrow, some cloud across the south—east, the fog slope to

lift in _ the south—east, the fog slope to lift in some parts, but a bit more sunshine — lift in some parts, but a bit more sunshine edging a bit further north. you can— sunshine edging a bit further north. you can see — sunshine edging a bit further north. you can see the story remains virtually — you can see the story remains virtually the same, still quite a bit virtually the same, still quite a hit of— virtually the same, still quite a bit of cloud around, still producing some _ bit of cloud around, still producing some patchy drizzle and our temperature range remains very similar. _ temperature range remains very similar. 11— temperature range remains very similar. 11 in the north, possibly a bit higher— similar. 11 in the north, possibly a bit higher around the moray firth, we could — bit higher around the moray firth, we could see 14. still only three in norwich _ that is quite a range. interesting. thank you, see you later. a bbc investigation has uncovered how organised crime is moving into the world of extreme dog breeding. french and english bulldogs, along with the newly popular american bully are being bred with hugely exaggerated characteristics and sold for large sums of money on social media. sam poling has the story. hello, hi, i'm sam from the bbc. i'm here for vanessa. this rescue centre in wales is at the sharp end of the dog trade. it cares for abandoned or abused dogs. dogs like keanu. he's an american bully —

a popular bulldog crossbreed. oh, my goodness. he's a victim of extreme breeding, where dogs are deliberately bred to create exaggerated features. it's as though his legs are on back to front. this is torture. now, you know what these dogs are going to look like, but you're still breeding them, trying to get more and more exaggerated features. i mean, it looks painful when he's bent over like that. 0h! we're seeing this every single week. this is day—to—day life for us here at the rescue now. this is karl and victoria shellard. they run the english bulldog breeding business posherbulls. they were convicted of multiple animal welfare offences last year, and were fined £19,000 each for their unlicensed operation. despite the prosecution, i suspect karl shellard is still profiting from bulldogs, so i pay him a visit. he says he's still in business.

if you look at all my dogs, they all look slightly different. well, they do, but... they have different characteristics. but they're so distinctive, and that's because i think you said on the phone it's the overdone — is it overdone? yeah, they're not the overdone look. i personally prefer them a little bit tighter in the body, and not as much loose skin. so why breed them this way? but this is what people like... really? ..and desire. the shellards didn't respond when contacted by the bbc. the trade in bulldogs with extreme features isn'tjust dangerous for the dogs — last year was the deadliest for fatal dog attacks, with bulldog breeds responsible for seven of the ten deaths. this is beast. he's an american xl bully. although american bullies aren't banned, historically they've been crossbred with pit bulls — and they've been banned in the uk since 1991. in november 2021, beast killed ten—year—old jack liss.

the dog had only attacked one part of him, and it was here up. his face. 0k. his neck. they kept saying they're working on him, they're working on him. and then... ..the paramedic walked away.. ..and came back with a blanket. and i knew. i can't say out loud what else i saw, because i don't want other people to have to picture, either. the dogs owner, brandon hayden,

was jailed for four and a half years after admitting owning or being in charge of a dangerously out—of—control dog, and was banned from ever having a dog again. every time i shut my eyes... ..and i try and tell myself that's not the last image that i've got of him. i try and tell myself it was when he shut the door with his skateboard in his hands. but.. ..that�*s not true. sam poling, bbc news. and sam poling joins us now. it's a really shocking story. what was it like for you, infiltrating this network for the investigation? eyes investigating the dog trade before for the bbc and panorama but i have to say i was absolutely

staggered by the sheer size and scale of this network. we were talking about thousands and thousands of breeders and dog dealers from the north of scotland to the south of england across the whole of the world. there are just —— they are just so connected. what you have to do when you are investigating a network like this is a start at the bottom. it is like a pyramid. i have to try and connect with those people at the very low level to try to find out who the key players were at the top. who they were, what role they play. what their power and position was within their power and position was within the network so i created a number of fake social media profiles and that was a way of allowing me to connect with these networks. and slowly as the weeks and months went on it meant i was able to join, the weeks and months went on it meant i was able tojoin, i'd able tojoin private groups or meant i was able tojoin, i'd able to join private groups or be invited to join private groups or be invited tojoin and make to join private groups or be invited to join and make connections, to join private groups or be invited tojoin and make connections, and slowly then i was getting closer and closer to the key players at the top

and that allowed me to try and not just work out and find out how sophisticated this network was, but also try and capture on camera some of the evidence of what the network was doing and that included how they were spreading the dogs, their product, around the country and around the world. i mean, it's an untraceable network, nobody knows how many dogs somebody has, who has the dogs, and then the other thing it allowed me to do was capture on camera some of the cruel and barbaric practices that we witnessed. i mean, in one key player's property i found in a backroom two ten—week—old american bully poppies who had had they years corrupt, where the tops of the ears are cut off. it is not for medical reasons, full function, it is purely for aesthetic —— two american bully puppies. these years had been cropped within the previous week or so and they were still bleeding, still healing. with another part of the network i was contacted, or my

fake profile was contacted, by social media account of a man who is currently in prison serving a lengthy sentence for running a county line is a drug gang and here i was being contacted by social media account in his name and being offered dog deals privately. and we are not talking a few hundred pounds, these dogs specifically, we are talking ranging from tens of thousands to quarter of £1 million. and the question you have to ask is, i these dogs worth that amount? when you look closer at the network you realise that amongst some of the criminal faction realise that amongst some of the criminalfaction it's realise that amongst some of the criminal faction it's about the movement of money, it is about how to get criminal money within the system and move it around and launder that money. we system and move it around and launder that money.— system and move it around and launder that money. we also saw in our launder that money. we also saw in your report — launder that money. we also saw in your report lady _ launder that money. we also saw in your report lady whose _ launder that money. we also saw in your report lady whose son - launder that money. we also saw in your report lady whose son was - your report lady whose son was killed in a dog attack. there seem to be a number of these kind of attacks over the last few years. last year, as you head, was the deadliest on record for a fatal dog

attacks and a majority of those dogs were of the american bulldog breed. they have been crossed historically with the band pit bull breed. the reason behind this animal welfare experts and law enforcement tell me is that these dogs are being shared around the network, they are being bred to such extremes. you just need to go and look online at some of the images of these american bully dogs. they are bred for size, structure, really short legs. they are incredibly powerful dogs and when they are being used as a commodity and not a family pet and they are being moved around the system it means they are not being socialised, they are not kept in one place for very long, and so i guess some of the animal welfare experts will say, is it any wonder that these dogs are now being responsible these attacks because of the sheer power of them? but also the fact they are a commodity. that is what these people are treating these dogs as. find “53? commodity. that is what these people are treating these dogs as.— are treating these dogs as. and q so much forjoining _ are treating these dogs as. and q so much forjoining us _ are treating these dogs as. and q so much forjoining us on _ are treating these dogs as. and q so much forjoining us on breakfast - much forjoining us on breakfast this morning. the

you can watch dogs, dealers and organised crime on bbc one tonight at 8pm, and on bbc iplayer. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london, i'mjim wheble. six pedestrians have been injured after a hit and run on green lanes in north london in haringey. a search for the driver is under way after the vehicle failed to stop near to the junction with salisbury road. four people were taken to hospital and two were treated at the scene. none have life—threatening injuries passengers who use south western railway are being warned disruption to journeys will continue for some time after a landslip last weekend left the track exposed. the damage has been blamed on torrential rain. engineers have spent the weekend carrying out repairs to the line which serves waterloo. they've had to build

half a kilometre of road just to access the site. i'd like to apologise for the impact this has had over the last week. i recognise that the service has been woefully inadequate, but the work we're doing this weekend will really improve the situation. the fate of a popular green space in west london will be decided this week with hopes it could be turned into a nature reserve. it follows calls to protect warren farm in hanwell which is home to endangered species including skylarks. but some have criticised plans to use half the area for sports facilities. the issue will be discussed at an ealing council meeting on wednesday. a road in north london is being officially renamed today, after concerns about its links to racism and slavery. black boy lane in tottenham will now be known as la rose lane. it's to celebrate the late poet john la rose who lived in haringey. it follows a review by the council after the black lives matter protests.

let's take a look at the tubes now. and there's a good service on the most lines this morning except there is a part suspension on the district and piccadilly lines. now onto the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello there, good morning. it is bitterly cold out there again today, a widespread sharp frost to start of the morning with temperatures a good few degrees below freezing, and some freezing fog patches around as well. it's mostly out towards western home counties and there is another met office weather warning enforce valid until 11am this morning. that fog very slow to lift and clear, reduced visibility on many of the roads for a while and some icy surfaces potentially as well. there will be some sunshine developing, the freezing fog slowly lifting but perhaps lingering on into the afternoon. there will also be some more cloud just coming down on that light easterly breeze. 0ut towards central areas of london but particularly essex and kent, temperatures no higher than one to four celsius. of course, very dependent on that fog clearance.

0vernight tonight, we do the whole thing all over again so some long, clear spells, possibly some more freezing fog, another widespread sharp frost into tuesday morning. tuesday, it's cloudier, it's still feeling chilly, temperatures will start to recover somewhat on wednesday and thursday. that's it but there's more on our website including why the uk's oldest toy museum based in fitzrovia in central london is closing its doors. i'll be back in half an hour but for now back to sally and jon. hello, this is breakfast withjon kay and sally nugent. coming up on breakfast this morning. as the bbc�*s young reporter competition returns, we'll be joined by a former winner who'll tell us about the step up it gave her. strictly�*s amy dowden swaps tango for teaching, as she helps people perform dance

routines for someone they love in her new show. she'll be here to tell us all about it. and we'll hear about the adventures of a mischievous duck named ham, who's become a celebrity in his hometown of chorley. and talking of bills... sorry, sorry, i tried, just came to me. help us, nina! sorry, i tried, just came to me. help us. nina!— help us, nina! that is not appropriate. _ help us, nina! that is not appropriate, jon! - help us, nina! that is not appropriate, jon! i- help us, nina! that is not appropriate, jon! i am - help us, nina! that is not - appropriate, jon! i am looking forward to seeing cam. we have talked about prepayment meters, they are pay as you go and you have to top up if you run out of energy.

the head of the energy regulator 0fgem says discounted bills the energy regulator saying this morning tough action will be taken if vulnerable customers are not protected by energy companies, particularly when it comes to prepayment meters. last year, an estimated 600,000 people were switched either by their supplier physically installing a meter in their home, or automatically having their smart meter switched to prepay mode often leaving them unable to top up and keep the electricity and gas on. it's thought there could be more than 160,000 more people at risk of being switched by the end of this winter. 0fgem rules state that suppliers must have effective checks in place when switching customers. they also say that some groups, including disabled people and those with long term health conditions should not be forced to switch. british gas have already said they will stop remotely switching. but campaign groups say there's still much more to be done. clearly, the government and 0fgem

have finally woken up to just how serious the situation is. so any moves to bring more protection to people who are vulnerable, people who have been forced onto prepayment meters are clearly going to be welcomed. it's not the full ban that we'd asked for, and we do still believe that ultimately, that is what we are going to need to see in order to ensure that we protect those people from the problems associated of being forced onto prepayment meters. and you know the government energy discounts designed to support every home over the winter? figures today show that nearly a third of those owed to prepayment customers remain unclaimed. those customers need to activate that discount rather than it than it being automatic as it is with direct debits. is it time to bring in something called a social tariff? 0fgem is today considering a different deal available exclusively to groups on low incomes. but nothing comes for free. that would of course have to be subsidised, either by other customers

or the government. the good news, jon and sally, is that the real cost of energy does look like it is going to come down over the course of the year. the bad news is that we are sort of in an artificial position at the moment being supported by those vouchers and the lower energy cap which comes to an end in april. although eventually prices will come down, in your house, they are going to go up before that happens. former employees of the welsh rugby union have told the bbc about a "toxic" culture of sexism at the organisation. two women who have left the wru said alleged bullying and sexism made them feel suicidal with one saying a male colleague said in front of other staff that he wanted to rape her. wyre davies reports. the six nations, the world's greatest rugby competition, is about to kick off. the men's game is well established, but all home unions, wales included,

have made big efforts to promote women's rugby. but is that progress being undermined by damaging allegations off the pitch? when charlotte wathen, an experienced sports administrator, joined the welsh rugby union in 2018 to take women's rugby to the next level, she was warned by other women to expect occasional sexist comments. but what she says happened to her after she'd been there for about a year went much further. i had an experience of someone referring about me in an office environment in front of other staff, in front of other young female staff as well, that they wanted to rape me. and i remember ijust... ijust left the room and i burst into tears and i felt sick, and i thought, crikey, is this what it's come to? and there was a senior manager who witnessed that. any repercussions at all? no repercussions. charlotte eventually reported

the alleged comments as part of a wider grievance. the wru hired a lawyer to look into her allegations and charlotte gave them a list of potential witnesses to corroborate what she was saying. but we've discovered that a number of them were not contacted. and the man she accused of saying he wanted to rape her in his hotel room wasn't interviewed as part of the grievance inquiry. he still works for the welsh rugby union. the wru said that charlotte's claims were unsubstantiated following a thorough, independent investigation. they say they can't comment further because they've since reached a settlement with her. wow. yeah. that's something else. tonia antoniazzi is conflicted. proud of her welsh caps and international career, but the now labour mp says she's been contacted by several women with concerns about sexism and the culture inside the wru. comparable, she says,

to what's happened in other sports. this is on a level of gymnastics. this is on a level of what's happened in cricket. what is happening now, and i know that it's notjust in rugby, is that sporting governing bodies are not being held accountable. they mark their own homework. we've spoken separately to two women who said that even contemplated suicide because of bullying and sexism they say they experienced at the wru. 0ne went as far as to write a manual for a husband on what to do in the event of her death. the welsh rugby union says it takes any allegations from staff seriously and it will act very swiftly as such behaviour has no place in the union or welsh rugby. charlotte, and others who say they've suffered, hope their coming forward will be a wake—up call for the game. wyre davies, bbc news.

you can see more on that story in "welsh rugby under the spotlight", on iplayer from 5pm today or bbc one wales at 8pm. it's monday morning, john is here with the sport. it was a big weekend, an important weekend, halfway through the premier league. yes, and if you look at the picture of eddie nketiah, arsenal striker, possible to ignore arsenal this season. manchester united was a team that was reinvigorated under their manager as well, great rivalry through the years. if anyone was going to push them it would be united. it was a classic match, one for the ages but arsenal came out top which makes you wonder, is this going to be their year? is top which makes you wonder, is this going to be their year?— going to be their year? is this the moment? that _ going to be their year? is this the moment? that is _ going to be their year? is this the moment? that is what _ going to be their year? is this the moment? that is what we - going to be their year? is this the moment? that is what we are - going to be their year? is this the moment? that is what we are all| moment? that is what we are all askini moment? that is what we are all asking ourselves. _ for so long it was a rivalry that defined english football. and yesterday evening these two served up another classic.

one which arsenal won, and with it, remain five points out in front, with many wondering, will anyone catch them? as craig templeton reports. so far this season, arsenal have had the rest of the league dancing to the beat of their own drum. the only pause in the music came against united at old trafford. time for track two. united have been steadily rising up the charts, though. mostly due to the performances of their front man. nine goals in nine games from marcus rashford. he's centre stage once again. but arsenal have someone who was once a stand—in doing something similar. eddie nketiah,1—1. the emirates volume turned up. bukayo saka was about to make it fever pitch, a drop of the shoulder and a brilliant strike, and the league leaders were leading again. time to keep your focus. but unfortunately for arsenal, aaron ramsdale lost his and that meant united were level. the man with the band, lisandro martinez. but this is a different arsenal,

and this was their encore. zinchenko, 0degaard, nketiah, a remarkable win, a remarkable game, where arsenal were on song again and they continue to march on. craig templeton, bbc news. saka loved that, didn't he? not sure as much as ian wright yesterday. he was in the studio yesterday but still had time to revel in the moment. i would say he needed to lie down after that but it looks like he had won! it down after that but it looks like he had won! ., ., ,, ., down after that but it looks like he had won! ,, ., ., had won! it looks like he had a full down! that's _ had won! it looks like he had a full down! that's what _ had won! it looks like he had a full down! that's what it _ had won! it looks like he had a full down! that's what it does - had won! it looks like he had a full down! that's what it does to - had won! it looks like he had a full down! that's what it does to you, | down! that's what it does to you, ri i ht, down! that's what it does to you, right. sally? _ down! that's what it does to you, right, sally? the _ down! that's what it does to you, right, sally? the joys— down! that's what it does to you, right, sally? the joys of- down! that's what it does to you, right, sally? the joys of football. j right, sally? the joys of football. it has been a long time since they won the title, you will wonder what happens if they do do it. if they're going to be reigned in,

arsenal, i'm sure this guy will have something to do with it. erling haaland, the manchester city forward, with his fourth hat—trick since joining city in the summer, as they beat wolves 3—0, who helped him to get it. he's now got more goals than any single player managed in the entirty of last season, and we're only halfway through. winning an edinburgh derby is prize enough, but hearts' 3—0 win at hibs also earned them a place in the scottish cup fifth round. it's their second win over their rivals in three weeks, and their ninth derby without defeat. 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. there was real frustration in the women's super league, after chelsea's game with liverpool was abandoned after kick off due to a frozen pitch. it wasn't looking good before the game got under way at kingsmeadow, before lots of players were struggling to keep their footing. and frankly was quite dangerous. all this happened within six minutes before the referee abandoned it.

the game was being shown live on bbc two, chelsea manager emma hayes said women's football must be "taken more seriously" you could see from the opening minutes, it's like an ice rink down the sides. to be fair, it shouldn't... you know, for matt beard, he's upset that it even got to that point. and he's right because it's not for managers to decide that. that's for the fa, for officials, to determine whether it's on. we did have the heaters on, whatever. i think this is where we have to start saying to ourselves, we have to have under soil heating if we've got to take our game seriously. that decision was made very late in the day. cristiano ronaldo is back. he played his first competitive game since moving to saudi arabia last night. he has been handed the captain's armband at his new side al nassr and led them out on his debut for the team. he almost scored too, narrowly missing the cross into the box that eventually seen his new side open the scoring. his al nassr team are top

of the saudi pro league. we've reached the last 16 stage of the australian open. novak djokovic takes on australia's alex de minaur from around 8am this morning. there was a real story overnight with the women's fourth seed caroline garcia beaten by poland's magda linette, a player ranked 45th in the world. it means linette reaches a grand slam quarterfinal for the first time in her career. it was a momentous day for british winter sports with a first gold medal at a european championships in the four man bobsleigh. and at both ends of the age spectrum, the 16—year—old snowboarder mia brookes claimed a world cup silver in the slopestyle in her debut season. and veteran skier dave rydings also took silver in the world cup slalom in kitzbuhel. at 36. so that was the youngest and the oldest team _ at 36. so that was the youngest and the oldest team member? - at 36. so that was the youngest and the oldest team member? not - at 36. so that was the youngest and the oldest team member? not bad | the oldest team member? not bad going. the oldest team member? not bad ioiin. �* ., the oldest team member? not bad oiiin _ �* ., ., ,

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can see it represented in the air mass, the blue in the south representing the colder air, the yellow representing milder air further north. look out the mild air slip south on wednesday and then cold air behind into the north. this morning fog is going to pose a problem if you are travelling, some very dense patches, freezing fog, you have seen some of the temperatures, so take extra care. treacherous conditions out there. we are looking at fog around the wash, east anglia and into the south—east. the thames valley and the severn valley, so lots of places have some fog. some of that will lift as we go through the day and if it sticks where you are, temperatures will be held back. north and west there is a lot of cloud around, some hill fog and some patchy ranges. that will continue through the day, light to

moderate winds across the midlands and whether fog lifts we will see some sunshine. parts of northern ireland and north—east scotland as well. three degrees in london, but if it is under the fog, closer to freezing, to about ten or 11 as we push up towards northern ireland and inverness. through the evening and overnight, it's going to be a similar note to last night. clear skies will see mist and fog patches forming through the midlands and in the direction of gloucestershire, and we will still have the veil of cloud across the far south—east. move north of that and it will be milder, cloudier, and some patchy light rain. tomorrow we start on a similar vein light rain. tomorrow we start on a similarvein to light rain. tomorrow we start on a similar vein to today, once again some fog packages, a lot of it will lift but some of it will stick holding back the temperature. the dregs of a weak weather front in the south—east means there will be more cloud and further north we have the

cloud and further north we have the cloud and further north we have the cloud and some breaks. around the moray firth where we get the breaks it could get to 14 degrees, but three or four it could get to 14 degrees, but three orfour in it could get to 14 degrees, but three or four in the south. high pressure is in charge in specially in southern areas, effectively when the weather fronts come south bumping into the high pressure, they are not going to bring a lot of wet weather with them. so on wednesday the weather front starts in scotland and northern ireland and pushes into england and wales and as it bumps into the high pressure, it will weaken, the rain will not be as active but there will be cloud around. behind it where it has been cloudy we will see more sunshine and a few showers. but note the difference in temperatures, in the north, highs of ten or 11, wednesday, seven, eight or nine, in the far south it is still only going to be around 5 degrees so below average for the time of year. anyone who has not — average for the time of year. anyone who has not looked _ average for the time of year. anyone who has not looked outside - average for the time of year. anyone who has not looked outside it, - average for the time of year. anyone who has not looked outside it, be . who has not looked outside it, be

wary about the fog, don't they? yes. wary about the fog, don't they? yes, when i wary about the fog, don't they? yes, when i came — wary about the fog, don't they? yes, when i came in _ wary about the fog, don't they? yes, when i came in on _ wary about the fog, don't they? yes, when i came in on the _ wary about the fog, don't they? yes, when i came in on the roads this morning the fog was really dense, you could hardly see anything in front of you. and it is freezing fog with low temperatures so some treacherous driving conditions and travelling conditions.— travelling conditions. thank you, see ou travelling conditions. thank you, see you soon- — we're right at the beginning of awards season in the world of movies, and the actor brendan fraser is widely tipped to be one of the big winners. after years out of the spotlight he's wowed audiences as a morbidly obese man in his new film the whale. he's been speaking to our entertainment reporter lizo mzimba. the point of this course is to learn how to write clearly and persuasively. think about the truth of your argument. charlie is a reclusive lecturer. he's severely obese and desperate to reconnect with his estranged daughter. are you actually trying to parent me right now? who would want me to be a part of their lives? how much responsibility do you feel

doing a part like this? a great deal. ifeel i'm going to need to be the voice for those who live the way that charlie does, to depict him with dignity and with respect, in a way that we haven't seen that character played on screen before. we live in a veryjudgmental society in many ways, particularly with social media. what kind of impact do you hope that this can have beyond the emotion of the story? i think we can often lose sight that those are human beings, with thoughts and feelings and hearts and families and everything. and this is a story that's not often told in media, and it's a story that's played out behind closed doors in two—bedroom apartments all across the country, the continent, the world. i need to know that she's just going to have a decent life where she cares about people. fraser's remarkable transformation

the result of heavy prosthetics. the lead character might be an unusual one for hollywood, but the director hopes the story will resonate with us all. i need to know that i have done one thing right with my life! i'm happy that it's out in the world and it has a positive message. it's about bringing... it's about bringing families back together. and so much that's happened over the last few years has brought so many people apart that it's nice to feel that human connection again. she saved him. she wasn't trying to hurt him. 20 years ago, brendan fraser was one of hollywood's leading stars, thanks to films like the mummy series. but in more recent years, his work has made much less of an impact. the whale, though, has led the industry to once more recognise his talent. i think the response to this film has certainly opened people's eyes to new ideas and ways to reorient

beliefs that they held formerly that are guaranteed changed by the story's end. did you really feel you were out in the wilderness for the past few years in in film terms? you could say that i was, yes. since the film's world premiere last september, fraser's performance has been talked about as one of the most powerful of the year. a bafta nomination, congratulations. a critics choice win, congratulations again. how does it feel for you to be getting this kind of recognition? it's exciting, it's rewarding. it's...it's new to me. and i'm keen to see what happens next. what do you hope will happen next? i hope that we'll be having another conversation like this soon. people are amazing. and when the oscar nominations are unveiled tomorrow afternoon, it'll be a huge shock

if brendan fraser's name isn't on the list for best actor. lizo mzimba, bbc news. that looks incredible, what an amazing transformation to that character. i! amazing transformation to that character. , ., ~' amazing transformation to that character. , ., ,, ., character. if you think about him in the 90s. character. if you think about him in the 90s- he _ character. if you think about him in the 90s. he spent _ character. if you think about him in the 90s. he spent so _ character. if you think about him in the 90s. he spent so many - character. if you think about him in the 90s. he spent so many years l character. if you think about him in | the 90s. he spent so many years in the 90s. he spent so many years in the wilderness, _ the 90s. he spent so many years in the wilderness, now— the 90s. he spent so many years in the wilderness, now back _ the 90s. he spent so many years in the wilderness, now back with - the 90s. he spent so many years in the wilderness, now back with this | the wilderness, now back with this incredible film.— the wilderness, now back with this incredible film. yes, that does look really good- — a duck has become a celebrity in his hometown of chorley for his mischievous antics including chasing the bin men. his name is ham and he despite living in a pen he keeps baffling his owner by finding new ways to escape. molly brewer has been to meet him. oh, it's snowing, ham! yeah! shall we get your scarf out? you hear of neighbourhood cats, neighbourhood dogs, neighbourhood watch. but you don't hear of a neighbourhood duck.

so it's kind of... it's a unique, nice concept. meet ham. the indian runner duck with a rebellious streak. despite living in a secure pen in a back garden, he always finds a way to escape and has been found roaming the streets on several occasions. the council came around. i said, "come and have a look. he's really barricaded in." and they said, "we have no idea he's getting out. there's like a cast iron gate on there. we've looked at every bit, like, how is he getting out?" so we call him hamdini because it just makes no sense how he escapes. sometimes people knock on my door, "i've just put ham in your garden." and as you may expect, ham's become a regular on the local facebook group and has even been known to run after bin men. he chases the bin men. i think they're friends now, they've made friends. there's a chemist and a pub and a nursery over on the other side of our street, and he's tried to get it all three. despite ham's mischievous antics, the community don't seem to mind. he's lovely. she says he's a bad'un, but i think he's lovely. we love him coming up the steps

and having a look at us and then going back down. recently we had ham outside walking up the path, - but itjust caused great excitement. the children were all over the moon to see him and were all waving - at him and wanted him to come into play. really _ he's very friendly. he's a real little character, especially when he's - got his little scarf on as well. right, go, go home. go home. stupid, aren't you? go home, go home! safely back in his pen for now, at least. he isa he is a bit cheeky! i think that crackini he is a bit cheeky! i think that cracking translated _ he is a bit cheeky! i think that cracking translated as, - he is a bit cheeky! i think that cracking translated as, no, . he is a bit cheeky! i think that| cracking translated as, no, i'm he is a bit cheeky! i think that - cracking translated as, no, i'm not going back. i cracking translated as, no, i'm not going back-— going back. i love the way she was tellini the going back. i love the way she was telling the duck _ going back. i love the way she was telling the duck what _ going back. i love the way she was telling the duck what to _ going back. i love the way she was telling the duck what to do. - going back. i love the way she was telling the duck what to do. we i going back. i love the way she was| telling the duck what to do. we will keep you up—to—date in the days ahead about ham's antics! time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are.

hello, good morning from bbc london, i'mjim wheble. six pedestrians have been injured after a hit—and—run on green lanes in north london in haringey. a search for the driver is under way after the vehicle failed to stop near to the junction with salisbury road. four people were taken to hospital and two were treated at the scene. none have life—threatening injuries. passengers who use south western railway are being warned disruption to journeys will continue for some time, after a landslip last weekend left the track exposed. the damage has been blamed on torrential rain. engineers have spent the weekend carrying out repairs to the line, which serves waterloo. they've had to build half a kilometre of road just to access the site. i'd like to apologise for the impact this has had over the last week. i recognise that the service has been woefully inadequate, but the work we're doing this weekend will really improve the situation. the fate of a popular green space in west london

will be decided this week — with hopes it could be turned into a nature reserve. it follows calls to protect warren farm in hanwell — which is home to endangered species, including skylarks. but some have criticised plans to use half the area for sports facilities. the issue will be discussed at an ealing council meeting on wednesday. a road in north london is being officially renamed today, after concerns about its links to racism and slavery. black boy lane in tottenham will now be known as la rose lane. it's to celebrate the late poet john la rose, who lived in haringey. it follows a review by the council after the black lives matter protests. let's take a look at the tubes now. now onto the weather,

with elizabeth rizzini. hello there, good morning. it is bitterly cold out there again today, a widespread sharp frost to start off the morning with temperatures a good few degrees below freezing, and some freezing fog patches around as well. it's mostly out towards western home counties and there is another met office weather warning in force valid until 11am this morning. that fog very slow to lift and clear, reduced visibility on many of the roads for a while and some icy surfaces potentially as well. there will be some sunshine developing, the freezing fog slowly lifting but perhaps lingering on into the afternoon. there will also be some more cloud just coming down on that light easterly breeze. 0ut towards central areas of london but particularly essex and kent, temperatures no higher than one to four celsius. of course, very dependent on that fog clearance. 0vernight tonight, we do the whole thing all over again so some long, clear spells, possibly some more freezing fog, another widespread sharp frost into tuesday morning. tuesday, it's cloudier, it's still feeling chilly, temperatures will start to recover somewhat on wednesday and thursday.

well, that's it but there's more on our website — including why the uk's oldest toy museum and its 20,000 toys, based in fitzrovia in central london, is closing its doors. i is closing its doors. will be back in half an hour. good morning, welcome to breakfast

withjon kay and sally nugent. 0ur headlines today. advisors to the conservative party chairman nadhim zahawi say he won't resign, as it's revealed he paid a penalty to resolve his tax dispute while he was chancellor. thousands of ambulance workers in england and wales go back on strike today, as part of a dispute over pay. use less energy and get a discount on your bill — one million uk household will be rewarded for turning the power off tonight, as the cold weather puts pressure on supplies. how to wean the steel industry off its reliance on coal — two of britain's biggest steel—makers are expected to be given grants to go green. rolling back the years in the premier league — how arsenal and manchester united delivered a thriller as arsenal snatch a late win to pass another test of their title—winning credentials. to pass another test good to pass another test morning. we have a north—we

to good morning. we have a north—west to south—east a split in the weather today. in the north and west it is mild, cloudy, patchy rain and drizzle. in the south—east, it is cold, frosty, there is freezing fog. some slow to clear but some of us see some sunshine. all the details later. it's monday the 23rd of january. our main story. pressure is growing on the former chancellor nadhim zahawi to release more details about his tax affairs. it's as the bbc was told he did pay a penalty to hm revenue and customs. mr zahawi is said to be determined to stay on as conservative party chairman and the prime minister has expressed confidence in him — but labour says his position is untenable. 0ur political correspondent helen catt reports. nadhim zahawi has held several top governmentjobs — and we're told he intends to keep his current one as the conservative party chair, despite coming under pressure over

claims he tried to avoid tax. on saturday, he released a statement in which he confirmed he had paid money to settle a dispute with the tax office. he said it was to do with shares he'd given his dad for helping him to found the polling company yougov. he said that hmrc had "disagreed about the exact allocation" and that he had chosen to settle the matter and pay what they said was due. he said hmrc had concluded this was a careless and not deliberate error. but he didn't confirm reports that he had also had to pay a penalty. it wasn't until sunday night that allies of mr za hawi acknowledged that. some conservative colleagues have urged him to put all of the information in the public domain. the more transparency, as early as possible, might have avoided all this speculation. if there's more to it, then he will absolutely have to stand up and take the consequences, and the prime minister, i'm sure, will take the appropriate action. but at the moment, we don't know the whole story. allies have also acknowledged that he paid the penalty last summer, when mr zahawi was the chancellor and in charge

of the country's finances. labour has said his position is untenable, and have called on him to publish all of his correspondence with hmrc. i'd like to ask the hmrc how it works when you have your boss, who's actually in trouble and being investigated. because clearly, you know, as head of the hmrc, that can't work, can it? it's still not known exactly how much mr zahawi paid to hmrc, although it's understood to be in the region of £5 million. mr zahawi may want to keep hisjob, but to do so he's likely to remain under pressure to give all of the details about his tax affairs. in the end, it may not be his call to make. helen catt, bbc news. meanwhile, another challenge by the prime minister this morning. —— another challenge for the prime

minister. there are calls for a parliamentary inquiry into the bbc chairman's role in a loan guarantee — worth up to £800,000 — for borisjohnson while he was prime minister. the sunday times reported that the loan was being finalised as richard sharp was being announced as the government's choice for the role at the corporation. mr sharp has said his only involvement was to connect people at the time. 0ur media editor katie razzall reports. richard. thank you very much. for two years, richard sharp has often been the public face of the bbc — the corporation's chairman, whose role is to uphold its independence. the bbc itself has to be more competitive. he was appointed by the then—prime minister, borisjohnson, and the culture secretary. it's that relationship between borisjohnson 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. that loan was reportedly being guaranteed by the millionaire businessman sam blyth, who asked mr sharp for advice. mr sharp discussed this with the head of the civil service — this man, simon case — who was appointed by borisjohnson, and introduced him to sam blyth.

just weeks later, mrjohnson had recommended mr sharp as his preferred candidate for the £160,000—a—year role as bbc chairman. candidates for the role must declare any conflict of interest. mr sharp says there wasn't one, as he'd just connected the two men. a cabinet office spokesperson said mr sharp had asked simon case for advice on it all. they agreed that he could not take part in discussions involving the then—prime minister, and this was accepted by mr sharp, to avoid any conflict or appearance of any conflict of interest. i know that he is an incredibly accomplished, incredibly successful individual who brings a wealth of experience with him. that is why he was appointed to chairmanship of the bbc. but i've not had a chance to discuss any of the issues that were brought up today, but i have absolutely no doubt he was appointed on merit. this isn't the first time i've applied... as a long—time conservative donor, mr sharp's appointment was questioned at the time by mps. i'm asking if you think it's appropriate that you should end up, as a massive tory donor, getting a job from a tory cabinet

minister when you're friends with two members of the cabinet. first of all, i think that's an entirely legitimate question to ask. well, thank you. and the answer — then the answer is really on my merits — am i an appropriate candidate? will i be 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 attempts 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. i'm too honoured... on a surprise visit to ukraine, boris johnson greeted president zelensky like an old friend. closer to home, his friendship with richard sharp is being called into question. katie razzall, bbc news. we'rejoined now by our chief political correspondent, nick eardley.

good morning. the weekend started talking about rishi sunak not wearing a seat belt, but now he has these two massive political stories to deal with. these two massive political stories to deal with-— these two massive political stories to dealwith. ., ., to dealwith. good morning. not the site to the week _ to dealwith. good morning. not the site to the week that _ to dealwith. good morning. not the site to the week that the _ to dealwith. good morning. not the site to the week that the team - to dealwith. good morning. not the site to the week that the team in - site to the week that the team in their will have been hoping for. firstly that story we were just hearing about richard sharp, the bbc chairman. the government is facing calls for a probe into how that happened. rishi sunak, who is ultimately the man who decides who the bbc chairman should be, he is facing a decision which is awkward for him because richard sharp needs to be his boss and the two of them worked at the bank goldman sachs together. then there is the questions that still remain over at nadhim zahawi stop so we understand that he did pay a penalty to end tax dispute with hmrc. we understand that happened when he was chancellor a few months ago, so at the time when he was in charge of the

country's taxes. his allies say he will not resign. he wants to fight his corner and try to defend his name but i think there are still outstanding questions for him about the size of that tax bill, about why it happened, and about the various accounts he has given over the last few months. just to tie it all together, there is this question, i think, for rishi sunak this morning, as well. you might remember when we were here when he became prime minister. he stood there and said to the country that the bywords for his government were going to be professionalism, integrity and accountability. i think he will face some questions today over the extent to which his government is matching up to which his government is matching up to that promise, given all these controversies over the last few days. controversies over the last few da s. . ~' , controversies over the last few da s. ., ,, , ., , . days. 0k, thank you very much indeed for now. households will be offered discounts on their bills if they use less energy this evening. the scheme was launched by the national grid last year

as a way of avoiding blackouts and has only be used in tests so far. nina has the details. how can people potentially save money? it how can people potentially save mone ? . .., how can people potentially save mone ? , .. ., money? it is called demand flexibility — money? it is called demand flexibility service. _ money? it is called demand flexibility service. it - money? it is called demand flexibility service. it goes i money? it is called demand i flexibility service. it goes live tonight at 5pm until 6pm. the idea is that it incentivises customers to use less energy over a peak period and then they make saving. you might think i will put the wash on this afternoon rather than the evening. i might have dinner a little later to save money at that peak time. 26 applies i signed up and around a million households and businesses. it will not automatically happen, you have to opt in and you will have had an alert saying it will happen between five and six. be mindful of your energy use then. part of the reason for this is to reduce pressure on the grid at peak points. the cold snap is really hitting.

monday evening is expected to be a time we are using a lot of energy at the same time. they have asked with three coal—fired generators to be lit up to maintain the buffer they always need when they know we will be using more energy at the same time. that doesn't mean your lights will go out. they have said this is a precautionary measure, try not to worry, but it tells us we need to think a bit more at the moment about where energy is coming from, how it is supplied and of course, as we all know, how much it is costing. trials worked quite _ know, how much it is costing. trials worked quite well. _ know, how much it is costing. trials worked quite well. people - know, how much it is costing. trials worked quite well. people seem to embrace it. worked quite well. people seem to embrace it— worked quite well. people seem to embrace it. they the savings made from a few — embrace it. they the savings made from a few quid — embrace it. they the savings made from a few quid up _ embrace it. they the savings made from a few quid up to _ embrace it. they the savings made from a few quid up to 100 - embrace it. they the savings made from a few quid up to 100 over - embrace it. they the savings made from a few quid up to 100 over the | from a few quid up to 100 over the course of the scheme. not massive but it encourages people to think differently about how they use energy. at the moment i'm thinking about the way i use energy, all stop. full stop being a bit more mindful because of the cost. abs]!!! mindful because of the cost. all round to your house tonight! jumpers on! thousands of ambulance workers

in england and wales are back on strike today in a dispute over pay. paramedics, control room staff and support workers from three unions are taking part in the latest round of industrial action. in a moment, we'll speak to our reporter mark hutchings in cardiff. 0ur health reporter, katharine da costa, joins us from bristol. how will these strikes affect patients today?— how will these strikes affect patients today? how will these strikes affect iatients toda ? ,., ., ., ,., patients today? good morning. unison members here — patients today? good morning. unison members here at _ patients today? good morning. unison members here at this _ patients today? good morning. unison members here at this ambulance - members here at this ambulance station in bristol have just walked out onto the picket line for a 12 hour strike. this is the third walk—out by ambulance workers this winter. life—threatening emergencies will still be prioritised, but lesser urgent calls may face much longer waits. we will be told to make our own way to hospital. we can speak tojoey, and emergency care assistant. very briefly, why was it so important for you tojoin assistant. very briefly, why was it so important for you to join the strikes? i so important for you to 'oin the strikes? . . so important for you to 'oin the strikes? . , ., strikes? i have seen it painted a lot as being _ strikes? i have seen it painted a lot as being strikers _ strikes? i have seen it painted a lot as being strikers versus - strikes? i have seen it painted a lot as being strikers versus the l lot as being strikers versus the public— lot as being strikers versus the public but _ lot as being strikers versus the public but that is not the case at all. public but that is not the case at all~ we — public but that is not the case at all~ we are _ public but that is not the case at all. we are the public at the end of the day _ all. we are the public at the end of the day our— all. we are the public at the end of the day. our families and friends

and ourselves use the nhs, and the decisions _ and ourselves use the nhs, and the decisions are being made from top-down— decisions are being made from top—down people i detached from that _ top-down people i detached from that. . . . top-down people i detached from that. . , , ., top-down people i detached from that. , ., , ., ,, ., that. there has been no progress on the current — that. there has been no progress on the current pay _ that. there has been no progress on the current pay deal, _ that. there has been no progress on the current pay deal, the _ that. there has been no progress on. the current pay deal, the government only willing to discuss the next financial year from april. how long can this go on for? it financial year from april. how long can this go on for?— financial year from april. how long can this go on for? it takes as long as it takes- — can this go on for? it takes as long as it takes. we _ can this go on for? it takes as long as it takes. we will— can this go on for? it takes as long as it takes. we will strike - can this go on for? it takes as long as it takes. we will strike for - can this go on for? it takes as long as it takes. we will strike for as . as it takes. we will strike for as long _ as it takes. we will strike for as long as — as it takes. we will strike for as long as it— as it takes. we will strike for as long as it takes as it takes. we will strike for as long as it take— as it takes. we will strike for as long as it takes thank you. a string of events like _ long as it takes thank you. a string of events like this _ long as it takes thank you. a string of events like this have _ long as it takes thank you. a string of events like this have been - of events like this have been announced for and march. health leaders are very concerned about widespread disruption caused by the strikes, it could derail plans to improve the backlog situation. but the unions say that patient care was already being affected, and better pay is vital to retain the workforce. no dates for formal negotiations have been set and unions are appealing directly to the prime minister to help get through the impasse. bud prime minister to help get through the impasse-— let's go now to mark hutchings who joins us from cardiff. what is the atmosphere like on the

picket line? what is the atmosphere like on the iicket line? . , what is the atmosphere like on the picket line?— picket line? largely cold, i have to sa , but picket line? largely cold, i have to say. but it — picket line? largely cold, i have to say. but it was _ picket line? largely cold, i have to say, but it was just _ picket line? largely cold, i have to say, but it was just after _ picket line? largely cold, i have to say, but it wasjust after midnight | say, but it was just after midnight that the action began here across wales and this has become a pretty familiar scene. ambulance staff including paramedics and control centre workers on strike. members of the unite union, about 1000 of them across wales, a quarter of the ambulance workforce across wales, on strike today, including ian, and emergency medical technician. good morning. why are you so determined to continue this industrial action? we are so passionate about ourjobs and patients and getting to our patients— and patients and getting to our patients on time but we are having major— patients on time but we are having major problems at the moment because of delays _ major problems at the moment because of delays at _ major problems at the moment because of delays at hospitals. the welsh assembly, we see, is the issue. they are saying _ assembly, we see, is the issue. they are saying they have no money. mark drakeford _ are saying they have no money. mark drakeford has the ability to raise money— drakeford has the ability to raise money from taxes. he doesn't want to do that _ money from taxes. he doesn't want to do that he _ money from taxes. he doesn't want to do that. he keeps blaming central

government. they are a problem, as welt _ government. they are a problem, as welt but— government. they are a problem, as well. but the fact is we are doing it for— well. but the fact is we are doing it for our— well. but the fact is we are doing it for our patients, we are doing it for our— it for our patients, we are doing it for our colleagues, and we are doing it patients' _ for our colleagues, and we are doing it patients' relatives who have to sit in _ it patients' relatives who have to sit in the — it patients' relatives who have to sit in the back of an amulet when it is cold _ sit in the back of an amulet when it is cold weather.— is cold weather. thank you. a mention of — is cold weather. thank you. a mention of mark _ is cold weather. thank you. a mention of mark drakeford, i is cold weather. thank you. a | mention of mark drakeford, it is cold weather. thank you. a i mention of mark drakeford, it is is cold weather. thank you. a - mention of mark drakeford, it is the welsh labour government responsible for agreeing any pay conditions with the unions here. this is not the first such day of action and it doesn't look like being the last. mark, thank you very much indeed. he needs a hat, it is that cold. mentioning how cold it is in cardiff. what about everywhere else? carol can tell us. good morning. it is cold with freezing _ good morning. it is cold with freezing fog across southern areas whereas _ freezing fog across southern areas whereas in — freezing fog across southern areas whereas in the north and west we are looking _ whereas in the north and west we are looking at— whereas in the north and west we are looking at more cloud, patchy rain, but it _ looking at more cloud, patchy rain, but it is— looking at more cloud, patchy rain, but it is much milder and that is really— but it is much milder and that is really the — but it is much milder and that is really the forecast for the next couple — really the forecast for the next couple of — really the forecast for the next couple of days. you can see where we have some _ couple of days. you can see where we have some rain moving across parts of scotland. — have some rain moving across parts of scotland, some light rain heading

down _ of scotland, some light rain heading down towards the isle of anglesey, for example. here we are. and also a few spots— for example. here we are. and also a few spots getting into northern ireland — few spots getting into northern ireland. if you spot in thick cloud in other— ireland. if you spot in thick cloud in other parts of the country. where we have _ in other parts of the country. where we have the — in other parts of the country. where we have the freezing fog, some will linger— we have the freezing fog, some will linger in _ we have the freezing fog, some will linger in the south this morning, and where — linger in the south this morning, and where it doesn't we will see some _ and where it doesn't we will see some sunshine. also some sunshine coming _ some sunshine. also some sunshine coming in _ some sunshine. also some sunshine coming in across the north of scotland. _ coming in across the north of scotland, a lot of cloud across scotland — scotland, a lot of cloud across scotland and also northern ireland, also across — scotland and also northern ireland, also across the isle of man and northern— also across the isle of man and northern england. parts of wales also prone — northern england. parts of wales also prone to that cloud, as is the south-west. — also prone to that cloud, as is the south—west, but in between is where we will— south—west, but in between is where we will see _ south—west, but in between is where we will see some sunshine when we lose the _ we will see some sunshine when we lose the fog. the south—east of england — lose the fog. the south—east of england has a weak weather front draped _ england has a weak weather front draped across it, so here it will remain— draped across it, so here it will remain fairly cloudy for much of the day. remain fairly cloudy for much of the day if— remain fairly cloudy for much of the day. if you — remain fairly cloudy for much of the day. if you are in an area where we hang _ day. if you are in an area where we hang on— day. if you are in an area where we hang on to — day. if you are in an area where we hang on to the fog, temperatures will struggle to break freezing but push by— will struggle to break freezing but push by the noise and a high of 11 in belfast — push by the noise and a high of 11 in belfast and similar across stornoway and inverness. through this evening and overnight, it will be very— this evening and overnight, it will be very similar weather to what we

had last— be very similar weather to what we had last night in that we will season— had last night in that we will season clear skies and essential swathe — season clear skies and essential swathe of— season clear skies and essential swathe of the country, some mist and fo- swathe of the country, some mist and fog patches _ swathe of the country, some mist and fog patches for me. further west as well as— fog patches for me. further west as well as the — fog patches for me. further west as well as the east, so we could see some _ well as the east, so we could see some of— well as the east, so we could see some of that in gloucestershire, midlands. — some of that in gloucestershire, midlands, and freezing fog and frost stop further north, milder. thank ou. no stop further north, milder. thank you. no pleasure. _ stop further north, milder. thank you. no pleasure. -- _ stop further north, milder. thank you. no pleasure. -- pleasure. i police in california say a man suspected of killing ten people in a mass shooting has been found dead. the 72—year—old suspect was discovered in a white van with a self—inflicted gunshot wound. officers are still investigating the motive. 0ur correspondent david willis reports from los angeles. 0fficers called to a suburb in eastern la described a scene of carnage. a ballroom—dancing venue for elderly members of the local asian american community shot up on the eve of the lunar new year. five men and five women were pronounced dead at the scene, ten others were injured.

the suspect has been named as 72—year—old huu can tran. police believe he was planning a similar attack at a dance studio in the neighbouring city of alhambra before bystanders overpowered him and wrestled a firearm from his grasp. acting on reports of a white van that he was thought to be driving, officers, pulling up behind the vehicle, heard a single gunshot ring out. they found the suspect slumped across the steering wheel, dead from a self—inflicted gunshot wound. detectives also recovered a handgun and other evidence linking him to the massacre. gun violence needs to stop. there's too much of it. we're all standing here tonight because an individual took a weapon and did the damage that we've talked about, without repeating it. i think all of us...need to take some ownership there. i think we really need to go back and look at what we do.

president biden called the attack senseless, and ordered a lowering of flags on federal buildings in memory of those who died. last year, in the wake of a school massacre in texas, he signed into law the first major gun—safety legislation this country has seen in nearly 30 years. but at the time, he said it wasn't enough. the massacre in monterey park is the fifth mass shooting in the united states this year. david willis, bbc news, los angeles. richard winton is an investigative crime writer for the los angeles times. good morning. thank you for talking to us this morning. i'm interested to us this morning. i'm interested to know if there are any more details of the shooting that have emerged in the last few hours, and also what the community is likely there. how surprising is this event, where it has happened? weill. there. how surprising is this event, where it has happened? well, there are some new _ where it has happened? well, there are some new developments. - where it has happened? well, there are some new developments. for i are some new developments. for instance they are serving search warrants to the home this man had up

in a high desert region in our area. we have also led from law enforcement services that he apparently belonged to a —— went to apparently belonged to a —— went to a local police station said his family were trying to poison him and made some apparently paranoid statements. we have also learned that the weapon likely used in the shooting was basically grabbed by one or two people at the second dance hall location, where they were able to overcome him and that weapon also helped police to find him. in addition, that was where the van, which he was identified as fleeing in, was spotted. as for the community... i think there is a lot of shock. this is not particularly a community that sees a lot of crime or real violence and certainly

hasn't seen anything on this scale everin hasn't seen anything on this scale ever in its existence. it is a small suburban communityjust to the east side of los angeles, predominantly asian american.— side of los angeles, predominantly asian american. what can you tell us about the gun _ asian american. what can you tell us about the gun laws _ asian american. what can you tell us about the gun laws in _ asian american. what can you tell us about the gun laws in this _ asian american. what can you tell us about the gun laws in this area? - asian american. what can you tell us about the gun laws in this area? the | about the gun laws in this area? the iun laws about the gun laws in this area? the gun laws in — about the gun laws in this area? iie: gun laws in california are about the gun laws in this area? ti9 gun laws in california are far stricter than most of the united states. we have only been told by the sheriff of los angeles county that the weapon used in this case was a pistol with a design that made it look like a machine gun. it wasn't but it looked that way. it wasn't but it looked that way. it was able to carry a large capacity magazine. they didn't say how large but california severely limits the number of shops a gun can fire —— at the number of shots. it had a very large magazine, as i understand it. richard winton, investigative crime writer for the los angeles times,

thank you for the latest on the situation in california overnight. thank you forjoining us today. this week the chancellor is expected to announce hundreds of millions of pounds of support to help britain's two biggest steel—makers go green. the funding is designed to cut emissions and protect thousands ofjobs, but will be controversial due to the tough line the government is taking on pay settlements for public sector workers. here's our climate editor, justin rowlatt. giant structures like this — blast furnaces — have been at the heart of every big steelworks for centuries. they are where iron is smelted from ore—bearing rock. the process uses coke — a purified form of coal — to produce heat and also to drive out the oxygen in the ore — essentialfor good iron. the liquid coming out in front of us is crude iron, and that's at a temperature of 1,470 degrees. so this is iron in its purest form.

the process uses vast amounts of coal. now, if you thought your energy bill was big, think again — this place produces 3.6 million tonnes of steel every year, and uses enough energy to power more than 600,000 british homes. and its carbon footprint is equally huge — 2% of uk emissions, more than 15% of wales' carbon emissions. the government now looks set to help tata clean up its act. the vast emissions this plant produces aren't compatible with the legally binding commitment the uk has made to massively reduce co2 emissions in the coming decades. but tata insists it needs government support. it's the same support from government as our foreign competitors do have. and that's what we need to make

the uk steel sustainable, and to fight for a green future. the government has told the bbc it is working closely with the steel industry to secure what it describes as a "sustainable and competitive future". green steel is possible — this swedish plant is already making iron using hydrogen instead of coal. but the more likely option for the two uk plants are electric arc furnaces like this one. they would recycle the large amount of scrap steel the uk produces, and could be powered by electricity from renewable sources. it means the future of british steel will not involve coal, says tata. if you make green steel, you need no coal because that is something we want to decarbonise. and then at the end you create steel differently, yes. which raises questions about another aspect of the government's industrial policy — the viability of the

proposed new coal mine in cumbria. the owners of the new mine refused to comment to the bbc on the implications of a switch to coal—free steel in the uk. the government's cash is expected to guarantee the future of the port talbot plant up to 2030. newsreel: the chancellor— of the exchequer, mr hugh gaitskell, comes to open the largest steel plant in europe _ engineering and architectural genius is everywhere evident _ in this vast undertaking. port talbot has been a steel town for over a century, and the workers at the plant say they are optimistic about their green future. dr laura baker is responsible for creating the recipes that ensure the steel made here meets the precise requirements of the plant's customers. it's so exciting to think about the future of this plant, and the impact that we can have on decarbonisation for the whole of the uk. you know, our customers are really wanting us

to decarbonise so they can decarbonise their own supply chains. but should hundreds of millions of pounds of taxpayers' money help private companies like tata and british steel upgrade their facilities? lord adair turner, the chairman of the energy transitions commission — a group of business leaders who want to speed up the decarbonisation of the global economy — supports the plan. i think there is a role for government to provide targeted support in the first stages of completely new technological deployment. and we can't be purist about this. the us is now doing this on a massive scale. the government's choice is stark. the two steel—makers have warned they could be forced to shut their uk operations if government support is not forthcoming. that would mark the end of the great tradition of iron—making here in britain, with the loss of thousands ofjobs. justin rowlatt, bbc news, port talbot.

in the moment we will talk more about the ambulance strikes and find out what the impact of those strikes could be on all of us today. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london, i'mjim wheble. six pedestrians have been injured after a hit and run on green lanes in north london in haringey. a search for the driver is under way after the vehicle failed to stop near to the junction with salisbury road. four people were taken to hospital and two were treated at the scene. none have life—threatening injuries. passengers who use south western railway are being warned disruption to journeys will continue for some time after a landslip last weekend left the track exposed. the damage has been blamed on torrential rain. engineers have spent the weekend

carrying out repairs to the line which serves waterloo. they've had to build half a kilometre of road just to access the site. i'd like to apologise for the impact this has had over the last week. i recognise that the service has been woefully inadequate, but the work we're doing this weekend will really improve the situation. the fate of a popular green space in west london will be decided this week with hopes it could be turned into a nature reserve. it follows calls to protect warren farm in hanwell which is home to endangered species including skylarks. but some have criticised plans to use half the area for sports facilities. the issue will be discussed at an ealing council meeting on wednesday. a road in north london is being officially renamed today, after concerns about its links to racism and slavery. black boy lane in tottenham will now be known as la rose lane. it's to celebrate the late poet john la rose who lived in haringey. it follows a review by the council after the black lives matter protests.

let's take a look at the tubes now. and there's a good service on most lines this morning except there is a part suspension on the district, severe delays on piccadilly and bakerloo lines and dlr and minor delays on the circle as well. now onto the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello there, good morning. it is bitterly cold out there again today, a widespread sharp frost to start off the morning with temperatures a good few degrees below freezing, and some freezing fog patches around as well. it's mostly out towards western home counties and there is another met office weather warning in force valid until 11am this morning. that fog very slow to lift and clear, reduced visibility on many of the roads for a while and some icy surfaces potentially as well. there will be some sunshine developing, the freezing fog slowly lifting but perhaps lingering on into the afternoon. there will also be some more cloud just coming down on that light easterly breeze. 0ut towards central areas of london but particularly essex and kent, temperatures no higher than one to four celsius. of course, very dependent

on that fog clearance. 0vernight tonight, we do the whole thing all over again so some long, clear spells, possibly some more freezing fog, another widespread sharp frost into tuesday morning. tuesday, it's cloudier, it's still feeling chilly, temperatures will start to recover somewhat on wednesday and thursday. that's it but there's more on our website including why the uk's oldest toy museum based in fitzrovia in central london is closing its doors. i'll be back in an hour but for now back to sally and jon. hello, this is breakfast withjon kay and sally nugent. as we've been hearing, ambulance workers are staging fresh strikes today in an ongoing dispute over pay and staffing. up to 15,000 unison members are involved. it is the third time in five weeks they've taken industrial action. our business correspondent,

marc ashdown, reports. yet again, ambulance workers are taking to the picket line. several thousand members of three unions are walking out today, mainly in the midlands, north of england and wales. london and the south—west are also affected. for specialist paramedic tom, it's a frustrating time. he's been in thejob for six years and loves it, but says the past six months have been increasingly challenging. recently, certainly in the last couple of years, really exacerbated in the last six months, thisjob has become very, very difficult. we are all very, very tired. the pressure on services, nhs wide, but also on the ambulance service, has increased exponentially. and it's really hard to be in the position that we are at today where you are sort of looking from the position, i don't know how this gets better, i really don't. 999 mode activated. this is the latest walk—out in this dispute about pay. a dozen strike days are planned

by paramedics between now and the end of march, including what could be the biggest ever day of nhs industrial action on february 6th, when nurses are set to strike as well. workers are calling for a 10.5% pay rise. the governments in england and wales have given nhs staff an average of 4.75% as recommended by the independent nhs pay review body. that is currently half the rate of inflation. backdating next year's pay rise to january is thought to be one option being explored. what do we want? fair pay! when do we want it? now! not all union member ambulance staff, including paramedics, call handlers and support workers, will strike at once. under trade union law, emergency cover will still be provided. and staff can leave the picket lines to attend. although a spokesperson for the department of health said constructive discussions with the unions are ongoing, they said it was disappointing that ambulance staff have decided to stage further strikes at such a difficult time for the nhs.

marc ashdown, bbc news. we're joined now by the unison's head of health, sarah gorton. good head of health, sarah gorton. morning, thank you good morning, thank you for coming in. we have been hearing this morning that it is an icy day in lots of places, the kind of morning where people might have car accidents or slip on the pavement, might need an ambulance. i guess the question is, is it right to go on strike on a day like this? 50. question is, is it right to go on strike on a day like this? so, 365 da s ier strike on a day like this? so, 365 days per year. — strike on a day like this? so, 365 days per year, the _ strike on a day like this? so, 365 days per year, the people - strike on a day like this? so, 365 days per year, the people that i strike on a day like this? so, 365. days per year, the people that are out on strike provide 999 response services. and what they have seen over the last couple of years has led to exactly the situation that they are out on strike to try and challenge, we have been morning government ministers sincejuly last year that this very situation was inevitable unless they sat down and talked to unions about how they could invest. we have got a workforce crisis going on across the

nhs, and that is manifesting itself most acutely in the impotence service, where those people are at the really sharp end of —— ambulance service where the people are at the really sharp end of the staffing and pay emergencies across the health service. the people out on strike are doing it to stand up notjust for themselves but the services they care about is to try and not only shine a light on the state that the service is in but also to get government to focus on the need to tackle the pay issues that are driving people out ofjobs they love in the health service. home driving people out of “obs they love in the health service.— in the health service. how will that be received — in the health service. how will that be received by _ in the health service. how will that be received by somebody - in the health service. how will that be received by somebody who - in the health service. how will that be received by somebody who falls over on the ice today and broke a bone and does not get an ambulance? how do they take on board what you have just said? i how do they take on board what you have just said?— have just said? i guess most of those people — have just said? i guess most of those people are _ have just said? i guess most of those people are in _ have just said? i guess most of those people are in a _ have just said? i guess most of those people are in a situation | those people are in a situation where every single day they are seeing the highest waiting ever on record. so the time it takes for your call to be answered, the time it takes for the ambulance to

ambulance to get to you, have never been as long as they are at the moment. and that is the situation that has led to those people being out on those i see picket lines. unfortunately on a strike day, it does mean that more services are impacted. strikes have to have an impacted. strikes have to have an impact in orderfor them to be taken seriously. and that's why it has been such a difficult decision for lots of those people to vote for strike action, to take it. it's why it's so frustrating that after two days of strike action, and some positive progress, that the government has not done what they need to do in order to get the strikes called off, which is to commit to putting extra funding in, and to sit down and start formal talks. 50 and to sit down and start formal talks. ,., ,., , and to sit down and start formal talks. , , ., ., talks. so if somebody calls for an ambulance _ talks. so if somebody calls for an ambulance today, _ talks. so if somebody calls for an ambulance today, who _ talks. so if somebody calls for an ambulance today, who will - talks. so if somebody calls for an ambulance today, who will get i talks. so if somebody calls for an | ambulance today, who will get an ambulance today, who will get an ambulance and who would miss out? where is the line? abs]!!! ambulance and who would miss out? where is the line?— where is the line? all of the services have _ where is the line? all of the services have got _ where is the line? all of the services have got very - where is the line? all of the i services have got very detailed emergency cover arrangement in place. those will differ across the services based on the balance of the

number of staff may anticipate being on strike, the different unions in those workplaces. but the general rule of thumb is that all of the category one calls will be answered, and the category two calls will be triage to. so and the category two calls will be triaie to. ., ., , ., and the category two calls will be triaieto. ., ., , ., ., triage to. so what does that mean? where the clinicians _ triage to. so what does that mean? where the clinicians think _ triage to. so what does that mean? where the clinicians think there - triage to. so what does that mean? where the clinicians think there is i where the clinicians think there is a risk to life and limb, those people get the response they need. when we have had both of the previous days of strikes, you will have seen people, footage from people responding from picket lines. there are escalation roots in progress. we will be keeping touch, every picket line has a somebody talking to the control room so that if calls are escalated they can be responded to. ultimately, none of those people that are out on strike wants to be there. they want to be doing the jobs that they love. in those jobs are doing the jobs that they love. in thosejobs are being compromised on a day—to—day basis. those jobs are being compromised on a day-to-day basis.— a day-to-day basis. there is an even bii ier a day-to-day basis. there is an even bigger strike —

a day-to-day basis. there is an even bigger strike planned _ a day-to-day basis. there is an even bigger strike planned in _ a day-to-day basis. there is an even bigger strike planned in the - a day-to-day basis. there is an even bigger strike planned in the early - bigger strike planned in the early part of february. do you get the sense that any progress is being made? is there any chance that this will be solved, a solution reached in the next few days? i will be solved, a solution reached in the next few days?— will be solved, a solution reached in the next few days? i would love to think so- _ in the next few days? i would love to think so. steve _ in the next few days? i would love to think so. steve barclay - in the next few days? i would love to think so. steve barclay the - to think so. steve barclay the secretary of state really changed his tone very recently. we had a very constructive meeting on the 10th of january, very constructive meeting on the 10th ofjanuary, and we were expecting some follow—up to that. it feels like the blockage is at the chance of the's level, which is really ironic. jeremy hunt, only a few short months ago, was writing reports as chair of the select committee talking about the investment needed to resolve the workforce crisis in the nhs. he knows more than everybody else what is needed. he has also worked with unions very constructively to resolve disputes before, he worked with my boss christina mcelhinney at unison and other health unions to resolve the 2014—15 pay dispute. he

has a track record in working with us to do this, we just want him to do that again and put a stop to this before any more strikes are necessary. before any more strikes are necessary-— before any more strikes are necessa . ., ~ , ., , . before any more strikes are necessa . . ~' y . ., necessary. thank you very much for now. it was almost two years ago when folajimi 0lubunmi—adewole lost his life afterjumping into the river thames to save a drowning woman. known to his loved ones asjimi, he was hailed as a hero for his selfless act of bravery and now a plaque has been unveiled in his honour. luke hanrahan has this report. a place to forever honour the bravery of their son. 20—year—oldjimi 0lubunmi—adewole jumped into the thames here in april 2021 to rescue a complete stranger — a woman who'd fallen into the river and was calling out for help. hearing the scream of a woman, he went down the stairs, undressed, knowing how dangerous the thames is. no training, no support, no back—up.

he knew he was risking his life to help another. and he paid the ultimate price. bernard kosia wasjimi's best friend, and was walking home from work with him that night when they heard the shouts for help. every time i'm here, ijust feel as if...like a part of me is gone. but i'm very much grateful because, at the same time, when i do come here, i feel at peace with myself, and i can connect with him. jimi was walking across london bridge with his friend bernard when he heard the 21—year—old woman's cries. he turned to his friend and simply said, "i have to save her," and jumped in. the river cold and dark — after midnight, the conditions were treacherous. sadly, jimi drowned — the woman he tried to save eventually rescued by the coastguard, along with another would—be rescuer. the action that he took that night,

it shows of his character. so this itself is very honourable, forthe plaque being here, and it brings a whole life to us. it gives us a reason to be here, a reason for the community to be here, to connect with him. singing. a choral tribute from the borough welsh chapel choir, followed by a blessing by the bishop of southwark. family and friends forever proud ofjimi, who's since been posthumously recognised for his bravery and selflessness by the city of london police. it's a great feeling, it's a great feeling. we no longer feel sorry, we feel like we're celebrating life right now. that's it. celebrating his bravery. his bravery — yeah, exactly. a place now forever dedicated to the memory ofjimi. luke hanrahan, bbc news. i feel like we might be rolling

ifeel like we might be rolling back the years a little bit. i feel like we might be rolling back the years a little bit.— the years a little bit. another classic. the years a little bit. another classic- as — the years a little bit. another classic. as we _ the years a little bit. another classic. as we have _ the years a little bit. another classic. as we have sown - the years a little bit. another- classic. as we have sown enough is seen —— so often seen with united and arsenal. manchester united and arsenal, are they going to be able to maintain the top of the table! they had an impressive victory yesterday. and they have never had a higher points tally, arsenal, at this stage of a season before. we are this stage of a season before. 9 are halfway through? this stage of a season before. we are halfway through? yes, - this stage of a season before. we are halfway through? yes, and i this stage of a season before. we. are halfway through? yes, and you wonder, are halfway through? yes, and you wonder. will— are halfway through? yes, and you wonder, will manchester _ are halfway through? yes, and you wonder, will manchester city - are halfway through? yes, and you wonder, will manchester city be i wonder, will manchester city be regretting, their assistant manager went to arsenal, and a couple of players? went to arsenal, and a couple of ila ers? : , ., , players? and they are friends, i wonder if they _ players? and they are friends, i wonder if they are _ players? and they are friends, i wonder if they are friends - players? and they are friends, i wonder if they are friends right | wonder if they are friends right now. ,~~- wonder if they are friends right now. _.,,.,_ ., wonder if they are friends right now. ,. ., ., wonder if they are friends right now. _.,,._ ., ., ., now. they probably have not heard from each other— now. they probably have not heard from each other for _ now. they probably have not heard from each other for a _ now. they probably have not heard from each other for a while. - we've seen what this arsenal run is doing. you just need to check out ian wright's reaction yesterday. victory over united coming on the stroke of 90 minutes, at 2—2 eddie nkiteih won it. another classic between these two,

and it is one of those players sold by city to arsenal, 0leksander zinchenko, also instrumental in the win, who said he wouldn't be settling down with a good book before bed last night. i love this feeling, you know? the winning feeling in the last minute, the last second, it's something incredible. you cannot describe what you feel inside. 0bviously with this amazing atmosphere at the emirates stadium today, today, it was unbelievable, wow. actually, i need to watch it again, you know, before i go to bed, because this is the magic moments. not sure david beckham will be, lifelong united fan, wtaching the game yesterday with arsenal supporting son romeo, looks at times as though he was keeping his head down. no escaping the stick he got from his son after. don't think david will be watching it again before bed. "sleep tight dad" he said. cold! that is harsh. look at dad's face.

it probably was cold, to be fair! someone who does have ice in his veins. erling haaland. he scored three yesterday, his hat—trick goal coming courtesy of a wolves mistake, his fourth hat trick sincejoining city. he's now got more goals than any single player managed in the whole of last season, and we're only halfway through. most of the games, after two or three goals, always, he was replaced. but he's now with some of his mates, he plays maybe, i don't know, 90 mins, he scores more goals. it's important, he helps us to win games. winning an edinburgh derby is prize enough, but hearts' 3—0 win at hibs earned them a place in the scottish cup fifth round. it's their second win over their rivals in three weeks, and their ninth derby without defeat. 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.

there was real frustration in the women's super league, after chelsea's game with liverpool was abandoned after kick off due to a frozen pitch. it wasn't looking good before the game got under way at kingsmeadow, before lots of players were struggling to keep their footing, and frankly was quite dangerous. all this happened within six minutes before the referee abandoned it, with the game being shown live on bbc two. we've reached the last 16 stage of the australian open. novak djokovic takes on australia's alex de minaur from around eight o'clock this morning. there was a real story overnight with the women's fourth seed caroline garcia beaten by poland's magda linette — a player ranked 45th in the world. it means linette reaches a grand slam quarterfinal for the first time in her career. england's netballers are now in south africa, where they will be later this year for the world cup. they're playing in their quad series but any hopes of reaching the final are in the balance after south africa scored

in the final seconds to seal a 46—46 draw. england remain without a win and have to beat new zealand on tuesday, and hope for the result of australia against south africa goes their way. and finally, the remarkable story of damar hamlin continues. he suffered a cardiac arrest on the field three weeks ago, and his recovery has been nothing short of remarkable. last night, he returned to buffalo, to watch his bills team live in the nfl playoffs. he'd have been glad to be inside though! the snow hammering down in the northeast of the united states. but a truly wonderful sight to see him there, and the bills happened to be playing against the same team in which the incident occured, the cincinatti bengals. he is clearly enjoying being back with his team—mates after what was just an unbelievable occurrence. ibmd just an unbelievable occurrence. and

not even that — just an unbelievable occurrence. fific not even that long ago. just an unbelievable occurrence. and not even that long ago. only - just an unbelievable occurrence. and not even that long ago. only a - just an unbelievable occurrence. and not even that long ago. only a few. not even that long ago. only a few weeks. not even that long ago. only a few weeks- and _ not even that long ago. only a few weeks- and he _ not even that long ago. only a few weeks. and he is _ not even that long ago. only a few weeks. and he is back— not even that long ago. only a few weeks. and he is back with - not even that long ago. only a few weeks. and he is back with his - weeks. and he is back with his team—mates, watching and enjoying in the nice warm box there. team-mates, watching and en'oying in the nice warm box there._ the nice warm box there. thank goodness _ the nice warm box there. thank goodness for — the nice warm box there. thank goodness for that, _ the nice warm box there. thank goodness for that, what - the nice warm box there. thank goodness for that, what a - the nice warm box there. thank - goodness for that, what a recovery. thank you very much, john. i don't know if we have got any snow there. what have you got for us, carol? any snow! 0nly only at the tops of the hills in the highlands on wednesday, that's all! in the south and east a cold start today, temperatures last night —8 and —9. today, temperatures last night -8 and -9. ., ., ., ., and -9. from freezing fog around. in stark contrast _ and -9. from freezing fog around. in stark contrast in _ and -9. from freezing fog around. in stark contrast in the _ and -9. from freezing fog around. in stark contrast in the north _ and -9. from freezing fog around. in stark contrast in the north and - stark contrast in the north and west, more cloud and milder conditions. tomorrow the status quo prevails. 0n conditions. tomorrow the status quo prevails. on wednesday, coolerair across the north and some milder air sinking south. this morning we have some colder —— clearer skies, sums and trying to stop —— some sunshine

and trying to stop —— some sunshine and some dense fog in london, the thames valley and severn valley, some of it will linger today and some of it will linger today and some of it will linger today and some of it will lift and we will see some of it will lift and we will see some sunshine. a bit further north, there is a lot of cloud around. in there is a lot of cloud around. in the north midlands, for example, northern england, the isle of man, northern ireland and scotland, and this cloud is producing some patchy light rain or drizzle and there is some hill fog around as well. we should see some bright spells develop in the north and east of scotland at times for northern ireland and across parts of southern england and wales. the windows are fairly light, breezy across the north of scotland where we have got temperatures ten or 11 as we had across northern ireland. come south if you are stuck under the fog, temperatures will struggle to break freezing so a cold day in —— prospect. a very similar night with a waiter last night, cloud across

the south—east, breaks across central parts of england and wales, if anything where we see the mist and fog form in the east it will travel further west as well, through the midlands, as far west as gloucestershire and somerset. no suchissue gloucestershire and somerset. no such issue further north, temperatures holding up and still fairly cloudy. that cloud will produce some splashes of rain during the course of tuesday but you can see some breaks in the cloud, some brighter breaks appearing, some sunshine at times across northern ireland, still stubborn cloud from the dregs of a weather front in the south—east. in between, where the fog lifts, sunny skies. it is going to feel cold, the colder air is still in place in the south. if anything it will be travelling north during tuesday. possibly 14 degrees in the moria fourth. —— mori fare. high pressure is with us during the week, weatherfronts bringing rain

into scotland and northern ireland and as it bumps into the high pressure it will weaken. wednesday, a lot more cloud, weather front sinking south taking its rain with it and behind it we see the clearance in the sky, more sunshine coming through. it will be cloudy at the start of the week with a few showers. note the difference in temperature, ten, 11, 14 degrees in parts of the north. these temperatures are coming down. as we head further south, we are going to be in some cold air in the southeast with only 5 degrees. temperatures all over the place at the moment. and you mentioned on the way in you had to drive through some fog, there have been some slight insulations at heathrow because of it. == have been some slight insulations at heathrow because of it.— heathrow because of it. -- flight cancellations _ heathrow because of it. -- flight cancellations at _ heathrow because of it. -- flight cancellations at heathrow. - heathrow because of it. -- flight cancellations at heathrow. yes, | heathrow because of it. -- flightl cancellations at heathrow. yes, it is really patchy dense fog so you can drive in and out of it, perhaps you get a false sense of security, but it was really thick, is in treacherous conditions, freezing fog we are talking about.—

treacherous conditions, freezing fog we are talking about. thank you, we will keei we are talking about. thank you, we will keep in — we are talking about. thank you, we will keep in touch. _ we are talking about. thank you, we will keep in touch. take _ we are talking about. thank you, we will keep in touch. take care - we are talking about. thank you, we will keep in touch. take care of- we are talking about. thank you, we will keep in touch. take care of you | will keep in touch. take care of you are driving — will keep in touch. take care of you are driving this _ will keep in touch. take care of you are driving this morning. _ we're going to take you to chorley in lancashire now, where a duck has become a celebrity for being a bit of a mischief maker — including chasing the bin men. his name is ham and despite living in a pen he keeps baffling his owner by finding new ways to escape. molly brewer has been to meet him. oh, it's snowing, ham! yeah! shall we get your scarf out? you hear of neighbourhood cats, neighbourhood dogs, neighbourhood watch. but you don't hear of a neighbourhood duck. so it's kind of... it's a unique, nice concept. meet ham. the indian runner duck with a rebellious streak. despite living in a secure pen in a back garden, he always finds a way to escape and has been found roaming the streets on several occasions. the council came around. i said, "come and have a look.

he's really barricaded in." and they said, "we have no idea he's getting out. there's like a cast iron gate on there. we've looked at every bit, like, how is he getting out?" so we call him hamdini because it just makes no sense how he escapes. sometimes people knock on my door, "i've just put ham in your garden." and as you may expect, ham's become a regular on the local facebook group and has even been known to run after bin men. he chases the bin men. i think they're friends now, they've made friends. there's a chemist and a pub and a nursery over on the other side of our street, and he's tried to get it all three. despite ham's mischievous antics, the community don't seem to mind. he's lovely. she says he's a bad'un, but i think he's lovely. we love him coming up the steps and having a look at us and then going back down. recently we had ham outside walking up the path, - but itjust caused great excitement. the children were all over the moon to see him and were all waving - at him and wanted him to come into play. really _ he's very friendly. he's a real little character, especially when he's -

got his little scarf on as well. right, go, go home. go home. stupid, aren't you? go home, go home! safely back in his pen for now, at least. for how long? he will be out again soon. for how long? he will be out again soon- they — for how long? he will be out again soon- they call _ for how long? he will be out again soon. they call him _ for how long? he will be out again soon. they call him hamdini - for how long? he will be out again i soon. they call him hamdini because it keeps escaping. i love that! budding journalists have a chance to get their stories heard as the bbc young reporter competition returns for another year. it's aimed at 11 to 18—year—olds and previous winners have focused on issues like sexism in sport and diversity in their schools. maybe you have got a story about a duck that you want to include! here's how to take part. got a story to tell? what i'm going to try and do is go to schools and educate a lot of people about it. just because somebody. is disabled doesn't mean they can't achieve something. if you're aged 11 to 18, the bbc can help you tell your story.

this is the world we're being left — a world made of concrete. tell us your story idea — enter now at bbc. co. uk/youngreportercompetition. we're joined now by annabelle gauntlett, who won in 2019, and radio one newsbeat presenter pria rai — who is one of thejudges. we will come to you in a second, pria. annabelle, did you have no experience before you enter this competition, what happened? he competition, what happened? iii? experience whatsoever, it opened my eyes to a whole new world and it has got me career that i am in today. i loved it, phenomenal experience. what is your story? i loved it, phenomenal experience. what is your story?— what is your story? i said about beini what is your story? i said about being diagnosed _ what is your story? i said about being diagnosed with _ what is your story? i said about being diagnosed with early - what is your story? i said about - being diagnosed with early menopause at the age of 15 and i thought it was really important to get it introduced into the education system. it was a really good platform for me to educate, learn

about the media industry are my passion forjournalism. it is about the media industry are my passion forjournalism.— passion for “ournalism. it is a iassion passion forjournalism. it is a passion that _ passion forjournalism. it is a passion that has _ passion forjournalism. it is a passion that has stayed - passion forjournalism. it is a passion that has stayed with | passion forjournalism. it is a - passion that has stayed with you, and you are a full—time reporter? yes, i am and you are a full—time reporter? yes, jam in and you are a full—time reporter? yes, i am in the a a community reporter project, i work with young people and underrepresented communities and i am so passionate about myjob. communities and i am so passionate about myjob— communities and i am so passionate about my job. about my 'ob. when you were 19 and ou raise about my job. when you were 19 and you raise the — about my job. when you were 19 and you raise the issue, _ about my job. when you were 19 and you raise the issue, you _ about my job. when you were 19 and you raise the issue, you wanted - about my job. when you were 19 and you raise the issue, you wanted to i you raise the issue, you wanted to do it but it was a big decision to go public as well at that age. yes. go public as well at that age. yes, but i felt like — go public as well at that age. yes, but i felt like any _ go public as well at that age. yes, but i felt like any story _ go public as well at that age. yes, but i felt like any story you - go public as well at that age. i9: but i felt like any story you share should be relatable. being told you are in a minority group was quite disheartening, so i wanted more people to know about it, and i got more people talking and it started so many floods of education and now it is in the education system and we really talk about it.— really talk about it. pria, as a 'udie, really talk about it. pria, as a judge. what _ really talk about it. pria, as a judge, what are _ really talk about it. pria, as a judge, what are you - really talk about it. pria, as a judge, what are you going . really talk about it. pria, as a judge, what are you going to| really talk about it. pria, as a i judge, what are you going to be looking for? fire judge, what are you going to be looking for?— looking for? are people like annabelle — looking for? are people like annabelle who _ looking for? are people like annabelle who sound - looking for? are people like annabelle who sound like i looking for? are people like i annabelle who sound like they looking for? are people like - annabelle who sound like they are going _ annabelle who sound like they are going to _ annabelle who sound like they are going to be coming for myjob! 0ne going to be coming for myjob! one of the _ going to be coming for myjob! one of the things that she just said, and one — of the things that she just said, and one of— of the things that she just said, and one of the things you just said

is that— and one of the things you just said is that it _ and one of the things you just said is that it can feel a bit scary opening _ is that it can feel a bit scary opening up to the world like that. but it— opening up to the world like that. but it is— opening up to the world like that. but it is those stories that we don't — but it is those stories that we don't hear, if we didn't do this competition, from young people who are basically growing up to shape our world — are basically growing up to shape our world. those unique perspectives that can _ our world. those unique perspectives that can only come from people like annabelle _ that can only come from people like annabelle telling their own story. it is annabelle telling their own story. it is such— annabelle telling their own story. it is such a — annabelle telling their own story. it is such a privilege to be able to read _ it is such a privilege to be able to read these — it is such a privilege to be able to read these kinds of stories, i'm super— read these kinds of stories, i'm super excited about this competition. the key overriding theme — competition. the key overriding theme is. — competition. the key overriding theme is, me and my world. whether it affects— theme is, me and my world. whether it affects you, someone you know, friends _ it affects you, someone you know, friends or— it affects you, someone you know, friends or family, something which is a big _ friends or family, something which is a big issue for you and the world you live _ is a big issue for you and the world you live in. — is a big issue for you and the world you live in, it's those stories. i always— you live in, it's those stories. i always say. _ you live in, it's those stories. i always say, we are all storytellers, whether— always say, we are all storytellers, whether it — always say, we are all storytellers, whether it is in the playground or in the _ whether it is in the playground or in the pub— whether it is in the playground or in the pub with your mates. we have all got _ in the pub with your mates. we have all got stories to tell. so, just do it with _ all got stories to tell. so, just do it with the — all got stories to tell. so, just do it with the bbc instead. that all got stories to tell. so, 'ust do it with the bbc insteadh it with the bbc instead. that is a ire it with the bbc instead. that is a pretty broad _ it with the bbc instead. that is a pretty broad remit, _ it with the bbc instead. that is a pretty broad remit, it _ it with the bbc instead. that is a pretty broad remit, it could - it with the bbc instead. that is a pretty broad remit, it could be i pretty broad remit, it could be literally anything.— literally anything. literally anything- _ literally anything. literally anything- we _ literally anything. literally anything. we are - literally anything. literally anything. we are looking i literally anything. literally i anything. we are looking for literally anything. literally - anything. we are looking for stories that are _ anything. we are looking for stories that are personal, and we are looking — that are personal, and we are looking for stories that if you

think— looking for stories that if you think to _ looking for stories that if you think to yourself, this is something that's— think to yourself, this is something that's really important to me, the chances _ that's really important to me, the chances are it's likely to mean something will be really important to somebody else as well. me and my world. _ to somebody else as well. me and my world. that _ to somebody else as well. me and my world, that can be translated to mean _ world, that can be translated to mean whatever you want on such an individual— mean whatever you want on such an individual level to so many different people. it really isjust about. — different people. it really isjust about, because the most powerful stories. _ about, because the most powerful stories. i— about, because the most powerful stories, i present new spate, and the most — stories, i present new spate, and the most -- _ stories, i present new spate, and the most —— news beat, and the most powerful— the most —— news beat, and the most powerful stories we do come from our audience. _ powerful stories we do come from our audience, from people who are listening — audience, from people who are listening to us every day. and i think— listening to us every day. and i think if— listening to us every day. and i think if you _ listening to us every day. and i think if you hear somebody telling a story that _ think if you hear somebody telling a story that you relate to and it hasn't — story that you relate to and it hasn't come from a journalist but it hasn't come from a journalist but it has come _ hasn't come from a journalist but it has come from someone experiencing it themselves, that isjust so powerfut _ it themselves, that isjust so powerful. and that's the important and really— powerful. and that's the important and really exciting part of this competition.— and really exciting part of this comietition. : . , . competition. annabelle, what did it mean in terms _ competition. annabelle, what did it mean in terms of _ competition. annabelle, what did it mean in terms of what _ competition. annabelle, what did it mean in terms of what you - competition. annabelle, what did it mean in terms of what you did? - competition. annabelle, what did it i mean in terms of what you did? there are lots of ways to talk to an audience now, i did it work? i was really passionate _ audience now, i did it work? i was really passionate about _ audience now, i did it work? iwas really passionate about writing, audience now, i did it work? ina; really passionate about writing, i would have been since i was a child.

i basically wrote in a story, i didn't expect to get anywhere, i got a call in my maths class saying i had been shortlisted. did a call in my maths class saying i had been shortlisted.— a call in my maths class saying i had been shortlisted. did you take the call? i had been shortlisted. did you take the call? | didn't, _ had been shortlisted. did you take the call? i didn't, for— had been shortlisted. did you take the call? i didn't, for a _ had been shortlisted. did you take the call? i didn't, for a good - had been shortlisted. did you take the call? i didn't, for a good two i the call? i didn't, for a good two weeks i thought _ the call? i didn't, for a good two weeks i thought it _ the call? i didn't, for a good two weeks i thought it was _ the call? i didn't, for a good two weeks i thought it was a - the call? i didn't, for a good two weeks i thought it was a spam i the call? i didn't, for a good two - weeks i thought it was a spam number and i ignored it. i did eventually take the call and by the time i got home they were on the phone to my mum and dad. and then i was called in to do some video work, i'd had these people in my room filming me. it was incredible. it was a pedestal to get me where i am today and it was absolutely an incredible experience. and the like pria said, it is literally any story that is relatable. i think that's the most important aspect to remember. don't rack your brain to find something thatis rack your brain to find something that is phenomenal, because i feel like you want to do something that someone can look at and think, oh, my god, i've gone to that. it can be personal to you, community, school, everything. personalto you, community, school, eve hini. . v personalto you, community, school, eve hini. . �*, ., , personalto you, community, school, eve hini. everything. that's really good advice, everything. that's really good advice. it _ everything. that's really good advice, it doesn't _ everything. that's really good advice, it doesn't have - everything. that's really good advice, it doesn't have to - everything. that's really good advice, it doesn't have to be i everything. that's really good | advice, it doesn't have to be a global investigation, it could just be there with you in your own head.

100%, i'm a community reporter, and ifind it hard 100%, i'm a community reporter, and i find it hard to find stories all the time is a daily newspaper sometimes. but in actual fact, stories are right in front of you, every single person has a story and it's just about talking to those people and being confident about it and have faith in yourself. alacrity, how important is it that we hear stories from people and places that don't get very much airtime —— pria, how important is it? it airtime -- pria, how important is it? , ., ., .,. it? it is paramount importance. the essence of — it? it is paramount importance. the essence of what _ it? it is paramount importance. the essence of what we _ it? it is paramount importance. the essence of what we do _ it? it is paramount importance. the essence of what we do journalists i essence of what we do journalists every _ essence of what we do journalists every day — essence of what we do journalists every day is reach to find those stories — every day is reach to find those stories will stop this is the chance for people — stories will stop this is the chance for people to hear it from the horse's — for people to hear it from the horse's mouth, whatever you are, wherever — horse's mouth, whatever you are, wherever you are, where you live, whatever— wherever you are, where you live, whatever your background, this is something — whatever your background, this is something you can apply for. it does not have _ something you can apply for. it does not have to — something you can apply for. it does not have to be a complete story or something — not have to be a complete story or something that you think, that's something that you think, that's something i would see on the bbc. to be honest— something i would see on the bbc. to be honest if— something i would see on the bbc. to be honest if you would not see it on the bbc. _ be honest if you would not see it on the bbc. it's— be honest if you would not see it on the bbc, it's probably what we are looking for. it doesn't have to be

complete — looking for. it doesn't have to be complete story idea at this point, which _ complete story idea at this point, which is _ complete story idea at this point, which is on — complete story idea at this point, which is on the outline of your story — which is on the outline of your story the _ which is on the outline of your story. the successful candidate, we will get _ story. the successful candidate, we will get through and work with journalists and producers at the bbc to help _ journalists and producers at the bbc to help you get it to a point where it can _ to help you get it to a point where it can be _ to help you get it to a point where it can be on — to help you get it to a point where it can be on the tv, radio or online _ it can be on the tv, radio or online. just _ it can be on the tv, radio or online. just the outline of the story, — online. just the outline of the story, tell us why it really matters to you. _ story, tell us why it really matters to you. i_ story, tell us why it really matters to you, i knowjudgment zone, you can go— to you, i knowjudgment zone, you can go for— to you, i knowjudgment zone, you can go for it. — to you, i knowjudgment zone, you can go for it, go for it, whatever is important _ can go for it, go for it, whatever is important to you.— can go for it, go for it, whatever is important to you. thank you so much, is important to you. thank you so much. pria _ is important to you. thank you so much, pria and _ is important to you. thank you so much, pria and annabelle. - entries for the bbc young reporter competition open in just a few minutesat eight o'clock this morning. reporter competition. you can find more information at bbc.co.uk/teach. imight i might enter, i have got a story. but i am not the right age bracket! if you were watching last time this week you will have seen this.

as part of the celebrations for breakfast turning 40, i went on the hunt for the original red sofa. he found it, like a proper detective. abs, he found it, like a proper detective.— he found it, like a proper detective. a little bit of it, debbie greenwood, - detective. a little bit of it, debbie greenwood, the i detective. a little bit of it, - debbie greenwood, the former presenter, had won a seat in her bedroom. so where was the rest of it? -- bedroom. so where was the rest of it? —— she had one seat. after last week's programme, sylvia and mike got in touch. they said they entered a newspaper competition and won three sections of the breakfast time sofa. they lived in coventry at the time but in 1988 they moved to montreal, you taking the sofa with them. that's over has had a time travelling! a year later, they returned to the uk but in 2002 they finally had to replace it. they said it wasn't in perfect condition due to being moved around the studio, but they did say it was very comfortable! thank you to sylvia and mike for sending us those pictures,

and everyone else who has been in touch to share their breakfast time memories. they have been great, we have really enjoyed reading them. indie they have been great, we have really enjoyed reading them.— enjoyed reading them. we are never ioiin to enjoyed reading them. we are never going to get — enjoyed reading them. we are never going to get the _ enjoyed reading them. we are never going to get the sofa _ enjoyed reading them. we are never going to get the sofa back _ enjoyed reading them. we are never going to get the sofa back because i going to get the sofa back because it is now in a landfill and i will not go looking for it! stay with us, headlines coming up. good morning, welcome to breakfast withjon kay and sally nugent. 0ur headlines today. advisors to the conservative party chairman nadhim zahawi say he won't resign, as it's revealed he paid a penalty to resolve his tax dispute

while he was chancellor. millions of uk households will be rewarded for turning the lights off tonight, as the cold weather puts pressure on power supplies. this comes as energy firms face an investigation following a sharp rise in the number of homes being forced on to prepayment meters. hundreds of thousands of customers have now been switched to the more expensive tariff. designer dogs and organised crime — a new investigation finds bulldogs being bred with extreme features, and sold for huge sums of money. morning. how arsenal and manchester united rolled back the years in the premier league with eddie nketiah snatching a late winner to leave the players and fans dreaming of the title. good morning. parts of the south and east are starting the day on a cold note, but the widespread frost and dense freezing fog. a lot were lit, allowing sunshine to develop. the north and west, much milder,

cloudier with patchy light rain. all the details later. it's monday the 23rd of january. our main story. pressure is growing on the former chancellor nadhim zahawi to release more details about his tax affairs — as the bbc was told he did pay a penalty to hm revenue and customs. mr zahawi is said to be determined to stay on as conservative party chairman and the prime minister has expressed confidence in him — but labour says his position is untenable. 0ur political correspondent helen catt reports. nadhim zahawi has held several top governmentjobs — and we're told he intends to keep his current one as the conservative party chair, despite coming under pressure over claims he tried to avoid tax. on saturday, he released a statement in which he confirmed he had paid money to settle a dispute with the tax office. he said it was to do with shares he'd given his dad for helping him to found the polling company yougov. he said that hmrc had "disagreed about the exact allocation"

and that he had chosen to settle the matter and pay what they said was due. he said hmrc had concluded this was a careless and not deliberate error. but he didn't confirm reports that he had also had to pay a penalty. it wasn't until sunday night that allies of mr za hawi acknowledged that. some conservative colleagues have urged him to put all of the information in the public domain. the more transparency, as early as possible, might have avoided all this speculation. if there's more to it, then he will absolutely have to stand up and take the consequences, and the prime minister, i'm sure, will take the appropriate action. but at the moment, we don't know the whole story. allies have also acknowledged that he paid the penalty last summer, when mr zahawi was the chancellor and in charge of the country's finances. labour has said his position is untenable, and have called on him to publish all of his correspondence with hmrc. i'd like to ask the hmrc how it works when you have your boss,

who's actually in trouble and being investigated. because clearly, you know, as head of the hmrc, that can't work, can it? it's still not known exactly how much mr zahawi paid to hmrc, although it's understood to be in the region of £5 million. mr zahawi may want to keep hisjob, but to do so he's likely to remain under pressure to give all of the details about his tax affairs. in the end, it may not be his call to make. helen catt, bbc news. there are calls for a parliamentary inquiry into the bbc chairman's role in a loan guarantee — worth up to £800,000 — for borisjohnson while he was prime minister. the sunday times reported that the loan was being finalised as richard sharp was being announced as the government's choice for the role at the corporation. both men have denied there was a conflict of interest. we'rejoined now by our chief political correspondent,

nick eardley. good morning. already plenty for the prime minister to deal with this morning. prime minister to deal with this mornini. ,., ., prime minister to deal with this mornini _ ,., ., ., prime minister to deal with this mornini. ,., ., ., ., ., morning. good morning. yeah, not the week that the — morning. good morning. yeah, not the week that the team _ morning. good morning. yeah, not the week that the team in _ morning. good morning. yeah, not the week that the team in there _ morning. good morning. yeah, not the week that the team in there will - week that the team in there will have been looking forward to, not the start to the week i should say, that they will have been hoping for. first, there is that question over the bbc chairman. labour are saying there should be an investigation from the commissioner for public appointment. ultimately rishi sunak will have to have a think about whether he is comfortable with the situation. interestingly, richard sharp was rishi sunak�*s boss when the prime minister worked at goldman sachs, the bank. an interesting relationship there. then you have the questions over nadhim zahawi, whichjust keep plaguing the questions over nadhim zahawi, which just keep plaguing the tory chairman. there has been a drip, drip, drip of information about exactly what went on with his tax affairs. what we know this morning is that he did pay a penalty to

settle a tax dispute, that that did happen when he was chancellor. the man in charge of the country's taxes and in charge of hmrc. i think he does still have more questions to answer. we have had statements from him and from his team but we have not heard from mr zahawi in public so there will be pressure for that. we are told by his allies that he wants to fight for his name. he thinks he can stay in the job as tory chairman and go into cabinet every week. but clearly there will be questions over that from the labour party. we have heard there are some in his own party uncomfortable with the situation, as well. of course all of this comes back to the man at the top, the man who appointed nadhim zahawi as tory chairman, the prime minister. remember when he became prime minister, he stood here and told us the byways for his government would be professionalism, integrity and accountability. clearly things that rishi sunak believes in, but he is facing accusations this morning that

he has not upheld those values the way he promised.— he has not upheld those values the way he promised. thank you. that is nick eardley — way he promised. thank you. that is nick eardley at _ way he promised. thank you. that is nick eardley at downing _ way he promised. thank you. that is nick eardley at downing street - way he promised. thank you. that is nick eardley at downing street for i nick eardley at downing street for us this morning. households will be offered discounts on their bills if they use less energy this evening. it is from 5pm. the scheme was launched by the national grid last year as a way of avoiding blackouts and has only be used in tests so far. nina has the details. do we need to switch everything up? it depends if you are a part of the scheme. it is the demand flexibility service, goes live at 5pm. the idea is it incentivises households to use less energy at a point where it is understood the nation will be using lots of energy at the same time. you might think to put the wash on in the afternoon instead of the evening, you might decide to put dinner back later, after 6pm, in order to not use energy while everyone else is. 26 suppliers i signed up this scheme and within that around 1 million households and businesses are part of it. how much would you save? has been in touch

and thinks he will save about 14p this evening if reduces his energy use but national grid says you could save up to £100 as part of the scheme and it is cumulative and this is a test run that is going live tonight. why is it happening? part of the reason it goes live at this point is that we are going deep into the cold snap. we will be using more energy because of that and the national grid i worried not about supply. national grid i worried not about supply, but about the buffet they have in case that they think it will be stretched. because of that they have asked have in case that they think it will be stretched. because of that they have asked for have in case that they think it will be stretched. because of that they have asked for three have in case that they think it will be stretched. because of that they have asked for three coal—fired generators to be lit to make sure the buffet is in supply but they say don't worry, it is a precautionary measure, don't expect the lights to go out. it is part of this bigger conversation we're having this year about where our is coming from, it was supplying it, how it is being regulated and of course how much it is costing us at home.— is costing us at home. their 100 iuid is costing us at home. their 100 quid would _ is costing us at home. their 100 quid would be — is costing us at home. their 100 quid would be if _ is costing us at home. their 100 quid would be if you _ is costing us at home. their 100 quid would be if you save - is costing us at home. their 100 quid would be if you save it - is costing us at home. their 100 quid would be if you save it and| is costing us at home. their 100. quid would be if you save it and it happens regularly. ifind quid would be if you save it and it happens regularly-— quid would be if you save it and it happens regularly. and may be for larier happens regularly. and may be for larger businesses. _ happens regularly. and may be for larger businesses. i— happens regularly. and may be for larger businesses. i think - happens regularly. and may be for larger businesses. i think the - happens regularly. and may be for larger businesses. i think the idea | larger businesses. i think the idea is that we think differently about

how we use energy, which takes pressure off the grid and hopefully contributes to grids. it is pressure off the grid and hopefully contributes to grids.— contributes to grids. it is a lot of "us. it contributes to grids. it is a lot of 1�*tps- it adds _ contributes to grids. it is a lot of 14ps. it adds up. _ contributes to grids. it is a lot of 14ps. it adds up. carol— contributes to grids. it is a lot of 14ps. it adds up. carolwill- contributes to grids. it is a lot of 14ps. it adds up. carol will have | 14ps. it adds up. carolwill have the weather _ 14ps. it adds up. carolwill have the weather in _ 14ps. it adds up. carolwill have the weather in a _ 14ps. it adds up. carolwill have the weather in a few— 14ps. it adds up. carolwill have the weather in a few minutes. i police in california say a man suspected of killing ten people in a mass shooting has been found dead. the 72—year—old suspect was discovered in a white van with a self—inflicted gunshot wound. officers are still investigating the motive. 0ur correspondent david willis reports from los angeles. 0fficers called to a suburb in eastern la described a scene of carnage. a ballroom—dancing venue for elderly members of the local asian american community shot up on the eve of the lunar new year. five men and five women were pronounced dead at the scene, ten others were injured. the suspect has been named as 72—year—old huu can tran. police believe he was planning a similar attack at a dance studio in the neighbouring city of alhambra before bystanders overpowered him and wrestled

a firearm from his grasp. acting on reports of a white van that he was thought to be driving, officers, pulling up behind the vehicle, heard a single gunshot ring out. they found their suspect slumped across the steering wheel, dead from a self—inflicted gunshot wound. detectives also recovered a handgun and other evidence linking him to the massacre. gun violence needs to stop. there's too much of it. we're all standing here tonight because an individual took a weapon and did the damage that we've talked about, without repeating it. i think all of us...need to take some ownership there. i think we really need to go back and look at what we do. president biden called the attack senseless, and ordered a lowering of flags on federal buildings in memory of those who died. last year, in the wake of a school massacre in texas,

he signed into law the first major gun—safety legislation this country has seen in nearly 30 years. but at the time, he said it wasn't enough. the massacre in monterey park is the fifth mass shooting in the united states this year. david willis, bbc news, los angeles. thousands of ambulance workers in england and wales are back on strike today in a dispute over pay. paramedics, control—room staff and support workers from three unions are taking part in the latest round of industrial action. in a moment, we'll speak to our reporter mark hutchings in cardiff. but first, our health reporter, katharine da costa, joins us from bristol. just explain to us how these strikes today will impact patients. good morning. yes, these are unison members behind me, taking part in a

12 hour strike. this is the third work—out by 12 hour strike. this is the third work-ou. ,, . , ., . 12 hour strike. this is the third work-oui .y ., , .,. , 12 hour strike. this is the third work-oui ,, ., , .,. , , work-out by ambulance staff this winter and _ work-out by ambulance staff this winter and once _ work-out by ambulance staff this winter and once again _ winter and once again life—threatening emergencies such as cardiac arrest will be prioritised but less agent calls for things like a woman in late stage of labour or an elderly person who has fallen at home may have much longer waits or will not get an ambulance. the government says it is willing to talk about what is affordable and fair in pay and there are constructive talks being had a head of the new financial year talking in april, but unions say in april, but unions say negotiations must focus on the current pay dispute and no progress has been made there, so a string of further strike days have been announced for february and march. the biggest day of action so far could happen on the 6th of february with both ambulance workers and nurses due to stage coordinated strikes, and health leaders are particularly concerned about widespread disruption derailing efforts to tackle backlogs. but the

unions say patient care is already suffering and better pay is urgently needed to stop people leaving the profession to find a better paid jobs. no dates for formal negotiations have been made. the head of health at unison told breakfast she thinks the backlog is with the chancellorjeremy hunt. unions are appealing directly to the prime minister rishi sunak to help find a way out of the impasse. for now, find a way out of the impasse. for now. thank _ find a way out of the impasse. for now, thank you. let's go now to mark hutchings, who joins us from cardiff. good morning. can you tell us what the mood is on the picket line that this morning? the the mood is on the picket line that this morning?— this morning? the sun is now mercifully _ this morning? the sun is now mercifully out _ this morning? the sun is now mercifully out on _ this morning? the sun is now mercifully out on this - this morning? the sun is now mercifully out on this day - this morning? the sun is now mercifully out on this day of i this morning? the sun is now - mercifully out on this day of action which began at midnight. more than 1000 members of the unite union are on strike across wales. about a quarter of the workforce of the welsh ambulance service, including paramedics and control centre staff among many others. you can see the

rather familiar among many others. you can see the ratherfamiliar sight of among many others. you can see the rather familiar sight of a picket line here behind me. they have been telling me that for the first time as part of this campaign of industrial action the military have been brought in by the welsh ambulance service for working from this base today. one hasjust gone out as an ambulance driver on a call. the staff on strike stress they will respond to the most serious call—outs. there has been advice from one health board in wales which is saying that women going into labour would be advised to go to the main hospitals in bridgend and merthyr as well as negotiation with the welsh labour government, fingers crossed they will be one, but no sign of it yet. thank you very much indeed. i want to show you the view out of the window because it is lovely in

salford. it looks like venice! nearly! salford. it looks like venice! nearl ! it looks like venice! nearly! kind of. where are _ it looks like venice! nearly! kind of. where are the _ it looks like venice! nearly! kind of. where are the gondoliers? freezing fog is causing cancellations at london heathrow airport this morning. it's understood british airways has cancelled around 70 flights. lets get all the information we need. caroljoined us with the forecast. horribly foggy in some places. it forecast. horribly foggy in some ilaces. . . forecast. horribly foggy in some ilaces. , . , , places. it is, and patchy dense freezini places. it is, and patchy dense freezing fog — places. it is, and patchy dense freezing fog and _ places. it is, and patchy dense freezing fog and treacherous i freezing fog and treacherous conditions if you are travelling. this— conditions if you are travelling. this is— conditions if you are travelling. this is one _ conditions if you are travelling. this is one of our weather watches pictures— this is one of our weather watches pictures taken earlier. he mentioned he fell. _ pictures taken earlier. he mentioned he fell. the _ pictures taken earlier. he mentioned he fell, the temperature fell to -8~4 _ he fell, the temperature fell to -8~4 stop— he fell, the temperature fell to —8.4 stop that is the lowest recorded _ —8.4 stop that is the lowest recorded at heathrow since december 2010 _ recorded at heathrow since december 2010 as _ recorded at heathrow since december 2010. as we go through the morning, you will— 2010. as we go through the morning, you will find _ 2010. as we go through the morning, you will find we have some clear skies _ you will find we have some clear skies. sunshine across parts of southern — skies. sunshine across parts of southern england and wales but also

freezing _ southern england and wales but also freezing fog patches across parts of the midlands, through east anglia and the _ the midlands, through east anglia and the london area and the home counties. _ and the london area and the home counties, the severn valley and the thames— counties, the severn valley and the thames valley. north, cloud across northern _ thames valley. north, cloud across northern england, northern ireland and scotland and the cloud is thick enough _ and scotland and the cloud is thick enough for— and scotland and the cloud is thick enough for some patchy light rain and drizzle and in places some hill fol. and drizzle and in places some hill fog it _ and drizzle and in places some hill fog it will— and drizzle and in places some hill fog. it will break up, sunshine across— fog. it will break up, sunshine across the _ fog. it will break up, sunshine across the north—east of scotland. also parts — across the north—east of scotland. also parts of northern ireland and where _ also parts of northern ireland and where we — also parts of northern ireland and where we don't have the lingering fo- where we don't have the lingering fog you _ where we don't have the lingering fog you will find quite a bit of sunshine _ fog you will find quite a bit of sunshine across parts of england and wales _ sunshine across parts of england and wales if— sunshine across parts of england and wales. if you are stuck under that fol, wales. if you are stuck under that fog, temperatures will struggle to break— fog, temperatures will struggle to break freezing and there is a huge contrast— break freezing and there is a huge contrast in— break freezing and there is a huge contrast in temperatures anyway. this morning and through the day, only three — this morning and through the day, only three in london, 10 or 11 up to northern— only three in london, 10 or 11 up to northern ireland and scotland. tonight— northern ireland and scotland. tonight similar to last night. you may find — tonight similar to last night. you may find the fog will travel further west _ may find the fog will travel further west not — may find the fog will travel further west. notjust in eastern areas but around _ west. notjust in eastern areas but around the — west. notjust in eastern areas but around the midlands, to gloucestershire and somerset. in the north. _ gloucestershire and somerset. in the north. still— gloucestershire and somerset. in the north. stilla— gloucestershire and somerset. in the north, still a lot of cloud around, some _ north, still a lot of cloud around, some patchy rain whereas in the south _ some patchy rain whereas in the south it— some patchy rain whereas in the south it will be drier. don't forget

the fog _ south it will be drier. don't forget the fog and the widespread south it will be drier. don't forget the fo- and the widespread frost the fog and the widespread frost once again. | the fog and the widespread frost once again-— once again. i don't think we will foriet it. once again. i don't think we will forget it. thank _ once again. i don't think we will forget it. thank you. _ a bbc investigation has uncovered how organised crime is moving into the world of extreme dog breeding. french and english bulldogs, along with the newly popular american bully, are being bred with hugely exaggerated characteristics and sold for large sums of money on social media. sam poling has the story. hello, hi, i'm sam from the bbc. i'm here for vanessa. this rescue centre in wales is at the sharp end of the dog trade. it cares for abandoned or abused dogs. dogs like keanu. he's an american bully — a popular bulldog crossbreed. oh, my goodness. he's a victim of extreme breeding, where dogs are deliberately bred to create exaggerated features. it's as though his legs are on back to front. this is torture. now, you know what these dogs are going to look like, but you're still breeding them,

trying to get more and more exaggerated features. i mean, it looks painful when he's bent over like that. 0h! we're seeing this every single week. this is day—to—day life for us here at the rescue now. this is karl and victoria shellard. they run the english bulldog breeding business posherbulls. they were convicted of multiple animal welfare offences last year, and were fined £19,000 each for their unlicensed operation. despite the prosecution, i suspect karl shellard is still profiting from bulldogs, so i pay him a visit. he says he's still in business. if you look at all my dogs, they all look slightly different. well, they do, but... they have different characteristics. but they're so distinctive, and that's because i think you said on the phone it's the overdone — is it overdone? yeah, they're not the overdone look. i personally prefer them a little bit tighter in the body, and not as much loose skin.

so why breed them this way? but this is what people like... really? ..and desire. the shellards didn't respond when contacted by the bbc. the trade in bulldogs with extreme features isn'tjust dangerous for the dogs — last year was the deadliest for fatal dog attacks, with bulldog breeds responsible for seven of the ten deaths. this is beast. he's an american xl bully. although american bullies aren't banned, historically they've been crossbred with pit bulls — and they've been banned in the uk since 1991. in november 2021, beast killed ten—year—old jack liss. the dog had only attacked one part of him, and it was here up. his face. 0k. his neck.

they kept saying they're working on him, they're working on him. and then... ..the paramedic walked away... ..and came back with a blanket. and i knew. i can't say out loud what else i saw, because i don't want other people to have to picture it, either. the dogs owner, brandon hayden, was jailed for four and a half years after admitting owning or being in charge of a dangerously out—of—control dog, and was banned from ever having a dog again. every time i shut my eyes... ..and i try and tell myself that's not the last image that i've got of him. i try and tell myself

it was when he shut the door with his skateboard in his hands. but.. ..that�*s not true. sam poling, bbc news. we're nowjoined by inspector ian muttitt from the rspca's special operations unit. good morning. really distressing case we have just seen in the report. how much of a change are you seeing and how much involvement are you having now in these very extreme dog breeds? the you having now in these very extreme dog breeds?— dog breeds? the rspca has seen a huie dog breeds? the rspca has seen a huge increase _ dog breeds? the rspca has seen a huge increase in _ dog breeds? the rspca has seen a huge increase in calls _ dog breeds? the rspca has seen a huge increase in calls and - huge increase in calls and complaints regarding the welfare issues associated with extreme breeding, especially in relation to the american bully and the huge increasing numbers of those dogs we are seeing in the uk and the ear cropping, the cutting off their

ears, the cosmetic design of that dog. it ears, the cosmetic design of that do i _ , ., , ~' ears, the cosmetic design of that doi. , ~' . , ears, the cosmetic design of that dog. it sounds like concerns on several levels, _ dog. it sounds like concerns on several levels, can _ dog. it sounds like concerns on several levels, can save - dog. it sounds like concerns on several levels, can save the . dog. it sounds like concerns on - several levels, can save the welfare of the but also potentially for the welfare of human beings. obviously the rspca, their _ welfare of human beings. obviously the rspca, their primary _ welfare of human beings. obviously the rspca, their primary concern i welfare of human beings. obviously the rspca, their primary concern is| the rspca, their primary concern is the rspca, their primary concern is the welfare of the dogs but any breathing that focuses around cosmetic and how the dog looks rather than for instance its temperament or health and welfare is a real concern to us. where we are seeing dogs that have their ears cut off unnecessarily, totally illegal in this country, those dogs are unable to interact properly with people, with dogs, they can't demonstrate normal behaviour and that procedure is totally unnecessary. in that procedure is totally unnecessary.— that procedure is totally unnecessary. that procedure is totally unnecessa . , ., unnecessary. in terms of the extreme breedini , unnecessary. in terms of the extreme breeding. when _ unnecessary. in terms of the extreme breeding, when you _ unnecessary. in terms of the extreme breeding, when you see _ unnecessary. in terms of the extreme breeding, when you see a _ unnecessary. in terms of the extreme breeding, when you see a dog - unnecessary. in terms of the extreme breeding, when you see a dog like - unnecessary. in terms of the extreme breeding, when you see a dog like we saw in our report with lots of excessive skin, very flat short nose and lots of excessive skin around the face and how does that then affect your dog and the temperate

and how it may behave?— affect your dog and the temperate and how it may behave? breeding a doi like and how it may behave? breeding a dog like that _ and how it may behave? breeding a dog like that can _ and how it may behave? breeding a dog like that can affect _ and how it may behave? breeding a dog like that can affect it _ and how it may behave? breeding a dog like that can affect it for- and how it may behave? breeding a dog like that can affect it for the - dog like that can affect it for the rest of its life. those dogs are prone to skin conditions excessively, respiratory issues, mobility issues due to the way they are over bread and oversized and that excessive fold of skin is peeling done for cosmetic reasons and these dogs are being bred appealing for a cosmetic sale. you have seen huge — appealing for a cosmetic sale. you have seen huge increase. what is like for you guys responding to these? can you keep on top of it? our unit and inspectors work hard 0ur unit and inspectors work hard across the country to address these issues. the ear cropping and the american bully has been an explosion of these dogs across the country and it is really staggering to think that the ear cropping is something we are having to deal with but we are seeing it on a large scale. it is an offence under the animal welfare act and we would urge people to supply and demand industry. the

only reason these dogs are being bred is because people are paying large sums of money and we are talking between £2000 and £10,000 for some of them. for talking between £2000 and £10,000 for some of them.— talking between £2000 and £10,000 for some of them._ for| for some of them. for one dog?! for one doi for some of them. for one dog?! for one dog and — for some of them. for one dog?! for one dog and having _ for some of them. for one dog?! for one dog and having its _ for some of them. for one dog?! for one dog and having its ears - for some of them. for one dog?! for one dog and having its ears cut - for some of them. for one dog?! for one dog and having its ears cut off, i one dog and having its ears cut off, as well, for having to meet a totally cosmetic purpose. this needs totally cosmetic purpose. this needs to be stopped full stop there are laws in place in relation to ear cropping and we will, wherever we can investigate and look to prosecute those that do this. however, what would help massively is people not buying these dogs, or if they choose to buy an american bully to buy one that has not been cropped and not to arrange for it to be cropped because they are committing an offence and the dogs are suffering horrifically to go through that process at a young age. 0ne through that process at a young age. one of the things we are hearing is the behaviour and temperament of the dog is very much affected by the circumstances in which it is kept and how it lives and some of these dogs are traded and moved around a lot so that cannot help. hat dogs are traded and moved around a lot so that cannot help.— lot so that cannot help. not at all. ultimately a _ lot so that cannot help. not at all. ultimately a dog _ lot so that cannot help. not at all. ultimately a dog should _

lot so that cannot help. not at all. ultimately a dog should be - lot so that cannot help. not at all. ultimately a dog should be there i lot so that cannot help. not at all. | ultimately a dog should be there to be valued and looked after and be part of the family home. when dogs are being used solely for breeding, having their ears cut off so they can interact with other dogs and humans properly, and not being bred for their temperament but for cosmetic reasons, this can lead to ongoing welfare through its life. what is your advice for people watching is money you are thinking of getting a dog, may be they kids like the look of these very fashionable dogs at the moment, what are your advice? the fashionable dogs at the moment, what are your advice?— are your advice? the first thing i would say _ are your advice? the first thing i would say is _ are your advice? the first thing i would say is the _ are your advice? the first thing i would say is the rspca - are your advice? the first thing i would say is the rspca will - are your advice? the first thing i i would say is the rspca will always urge people to consider adoption and rehoming. there are hundreds of dogs across the country at rehoming centres looking for loving new homes. but if people want to buy a puppy. homes. but if people want to buy a puppy, particularly homes. but if people want to buy a puppy. particularly with homes. but if people want to buy a puppy, particularly with these breeds, i would urge them to consider twice and research the breed, the health issues, and in relation to the bully, only buy a dog with its ears intact. do not buy from breeders that are cropping ears. i cannot emphasise enough, the

research prior to buying a dog. it should not be a spontaneous purchase, it should be considered. speak to your vet, to the breeders. the rspca advocate the use of the p°ppy the rspca advocate the use of the poppy contract —— about the puppy contract and that is online and tell you how to go about responsibly obtaining a dog from a responsible breeder. . ~ obtaining a dog from a responsible breeder. ., «i , ., ., , , ., «i ., breeder. thank you for speaking to us this morning. _ you can watch "dogs, dealers and organised crime" on bbc one tonight at 8pm and on bbc iplayer. we're on bbc one until 9:15 this morning — then it's time for morning live with kym and gethin. they can tell us what they have in store. good morning. good morning. coming up on morning live... if you're one of the seven million people struggling to cope with crippling debt, our finance expert iona bain tells us why prioritising the ones you pay back is a crucial step to managing them. plus, with more strike i action happening today, dr ranj is here with emergency- medical advice if you suddenly find yourself needing urgent care.

paramedics will still be working to help those with life—threatening conditions such as heart attacks. but if you end up needing treatment for things such as breaks or sprains, i'll tell you why visiting an urgent treatment centre could get you on the mend much faster. and fraudsters are always looking for quick ways to get your cash — michelle ackerley investigates the rise of qr code scams, where crooks are putting fake stickers over car—parking machines to get their hands on your money. it is so bad, isn't it? also on the show, it's a race to the final- in the young masterchef kitchen — we meet the judges ahead - of tonight's nail—biting final. we'll find out why one of them is called the potato queen, . who says using yeast extract is the secret to making - the perfect roast! those pictures, you would believe her! then, if that wasn't enough, king of the dance floor gorka marquez is here for strictly fitness — smiling for many reasons. because

you and _ smiling for many reasons. because you and jenna are having baby number two dublin— you and jenna are having baby number two dublin we are! no sleep for you, ever agaih _ two dublin we are! no sleep for you, everagaih |— two dublin we are! no sleep for you, ever aiain. .. ., see you at 9:15. congratulations, that is brilliant news. thanks. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london, i'mjim wheble. six pedestrians have been injured after a hit and run on green lanes in north london in haringey. a search for the driver is under way after the vehicle failed to stop near to the junction with salisbury road. four people were taken to hospital and two were treated at the scene. none have life—threatening injuries. passengers who use south western railway are being warned disruption to journeys will continue for some time after a landslip last weekend left the track exposed. the damage has been blamed on torrential rain.

engineers have spent the weekend carrying out repairs to the line which serves waterloo. they've had to build half a kilometre of road just to access the site. i'd like to apologise for the impact this has had over the last week. i recognise that the service has been woefully inadequate, but the work we're doing this weekend will really improve the situation. the fate of a popular green space in west london will be decided this week with hopes it could be turned into a nature reserve. it follows calls to protect warren farm in hanwell which is home to endangered species including skylarks. but some have criticised plans to use half the area for sports facilities. the issue will be discussed at an ealing council meeting on wednesday. a road in north london is being officially renamed today, after concerns about its links to racism and slavery. black boy lane in tottenham will now be known as la rose lane. it's to celebrate the late poet john la rose who lived in haringey. it follows a review

by the council after the black lives matter protests. let's take a look at the tubes now. and there's a good service on most lines this morning except there is a part suspension on the district, severe delays on piccadilly and bakerloo lines and minor delays on thejubilee and central lines. now onto the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello there, good morning. it is bitterly cold out there again today, a widespread sharp frost to start off the morning with temperatures a good few degrees below freezing, and some freezing fog patches around as well. it's mostly out towards western home counties and there is another met office weather warning in force valid until 11am this morning. that fog very slow to lift and clear, reduced visibility on many of the roads for a while and some icy surfaces potentially as well. there will be some sunshine developing, the freezing fog slowly lifting but perhaps lingering on into the afternoon. there will also be some more cloud just coming down on that light easterly breeze.

0ut towards central areas of london but particularly essex and kent, temperatures no higher than one to four celsius. of course, very dependent on that fog clearance. 0vernight tonight, we do the whole thing all over again so some long, clear spells, possibly some more freezing fog, another widespread sharp frost into tuesday morning. tuesday, it's cloudier, it's still feeling chilly, temperatures will start to recover somewhat on wednesday and thursday. that's it but there's more on our website including why the uk's oldest toy museum based in fitzrovia in central london is closing its doors. i'll be back in an half an hour but for now back to sally and jon. hello, this is breakfast withjon kay and sally nugent. the head of the energy regulator 0fgem says discounted bills for millions of vulnerable people could be a long term option for those who cannot afford rising costs. the regulator is also promising to be tough on suppliers failing to stop customers

being switched to prepayment meters. nina has the details. this is good news, isn't it? it this is good news, isn't it? it is. — this is good news, isn't it? it is, prepayment - this is good news, isn't it? it is, prepayment meters. this is good news, isn't it? i it is, prepayment meters are pay—as—you—go, you top up in order to get your energy supply, often vulnerable customers are forced onto them. they have the think ahead when they are putting money on. the energy regulator saying this morning tough action will be taken if vulnerable customers are not protected by energy companies, particularly when it comes to prepayment meters. last year, an estimated 600,000 people were switched either by their supplier physically installing a meter in their home, or automatically having their smart meter switched to prepay mode often leaving them unable to top up and keep the electricity and gas on. it's thought there could be more than 160,000 more people at risk

of being switched by the end of this winter. 0fgem rules state that suppliers must have checks in place when switching customers. disabled and sick people can't be forced to switch, and extra credit should be offered to customers until wages or benefits come in. they've already fined utilita for not following all the guidelines and say from today they will be scrutinising every supplier more closely. campaign groups say it's a decent start, but more needs to be done. clearly, the government and 0fgem have finally woken up to just how serious the situation is. so any moves to bring more protection to people who are vulnerable, people who have been forced onto prepayment meters are clearly going to be welcomed. it's not the full ban that we'd asked for, and we do still believe that ultimately, that is what we are going to need to see in order to ensure that we protect those people from the problems associated of being forced onto prepayment meters.

and you know the government energy discounts designed to support every home over the winter? figures out today show nearly a third of those owed to prepayment customers remain unclaimed. those customers need to activate that discount rather than it being automatic as it is with direct debits. is it time to bring in something called a social tariff? 0fgem is today considering a different deal available exclusively to groups on low incomes. but nothing comes for free. that would of course have to be subsidised, either by other customers, or by the government. we have had some e—mails in this morning, one from nick who sums it up, he says, why are households on prepayment meters on higher tariffs? it makes sense to place them on the lower ones, they are the ones struggling to pay with inconvenient supply. that is a question, they don't get the cheap deals you could

be offered on direct debit. there is a place for them, energy suppliers need to enforce that we pay them and sometimes are just delaying for too long and then everybody has to pay. 0fgem this morning saying, if they are going to switch to one they have to know well in advance and the supply has to have done everything possible to help them to cope. they don't think that is happening and they are mourning for consequences and fines for suppliers who do not follow the rules. former employees of the welsh rugby union have told the bbc about a "toxic" culture of sexism at the organisation. two women who have left the wru said alleged bullying and sexism made them feel suicidal with one saying a male colleague said in front of other staff that he wanted to rape her. wyre davies reports. the six nations, the world's greatest rugby competition, is about to kick off. the men's game is well established, but all home unions, wales included, have made big efforts to promote women's rugby. but is that progress

being undermined by damaging allegations off the pitch? when charlotte wathen, an experienced sports administrator, joined the welsh rugby union in 2018 to take women's rugby to the next level, she was warned by other women to expect occasional sexist comments. but what she says happened to her after she'd been there for about a year went much further. i had an experience of someone referring about me in an office environment in front of other staff, in front of other young female staff as well, that they wanted to rape me. and i remember ijust... ijust left the room and i burst into tears and i felt sick, and i thought, crikey, is this what it's come to? and there was a senior manager who witnessed that. any repercussions at all? no repercussions. charlotte eventually reported the alleged comments as part of a wider grievance. the wru hired a lawyer to look

into her allegations and charlotte gave them a list of potential witnesses to corroborate what she was saying. but we've discovered that a number of them were not contacted. and the man she accused of saying he wanted to rape her in his hotel room wasn't interviewed as part of the grievance inquiry. he still works for the welsh rugby union. the wru said that charlotte's claims were unsubstantiated following a thorough, independent investigation. they say they can't comment further because they've since reached a settlement with her. wow. yeah. that's something else. tonia antoniazzi is conflicted. proud of her welsh caps and international career, but the now labour mp says she's been contacted by several women with concerns about sexism and the culture inside the wru. comparable, she says, to what's happened in other sports. this is on a level of gymnastics. this is on a level of what's happened in cricket. what is happening now, and i know

that it's notjust in rugby, is that sporting governing bodies are not being held accountable. they mark their own homework. we've spoken separately to two women who said they've even contemplated suicide because of bullying and sexism they say they experienced at the wru. 0ne went as far as to write a manual for a husband on what to do in the event of her death. the welsh rugby union says it takes any allegations from staff seriously and it will act very swiftly as such behaviour has no place in the union or welsh rugby. charlotte, and others who say they've suffered, hope their coming forward will be a wake—up call for the game. wyre davies, bbc news. you can see more on that story

in "welsh rugby under the spotlight", on iplayer from 5pm today or bbc one wales at 8pm. it was like the old days in the premier league yesterday. yes, we used to have _ premier league yesterday. yes, we used to have the _ premier league yesterday. yes, we used to have the liverpool- premier league yesterday. yes, we used to have the liverpool and - used to have the liverpool and manchester city rivalry and now it is back to manchester united and arsenal. arsenal are flying as we will see from ian wright in the moment, the fans are trying to agree. he moment, the fans are trying to airee. . moment, the fans are trying to airee. , moment, the fans are trying to agree-— 0f- moment, the fans are trying to i agree._ of course agree. he is en'oying it! of course he is. arenal are in dreamland. eddie nketiah with the winning goal over manchester united that maintains their five point lead. arsenal have never had a higher points tally halfway through a season. you wonder what lies ahead. reason to celebrate. well, ian wright certainly was yesterday. he was loving it. 19 years since arsenal last

won the league title. that's the look of a man who's starting to believe. he has not done the impartiality clause, has he?— he has not done the impartiality clause, has he? that went out the window a long _ clause, has he? that went out the window a long time _ clause, has he? that went out the window a long time ago, - clause, has he? that went out the window a long time ago, jon! - clause, has he? that went out the i window a long time ago, jon! erling haaland might be the man to bring the men, he scored three yesterday, his hat—trick goal coming courtesy of a wolves mistake, he would not have minded, his fourth hat—trick sincejoining city. he has got more goals than any single player managed last season and we are only halfway through. i think the word is prolific. frustrating afternoon in the wsl with a number of matches postponed. perhaps the biggest came at kingsmeadow, where chelsea's match with liverpool went ahead, it was live on bbc two. but with the players slipping on the surface, after six minutes in it was called off.

chelsea head coach emma hayes leading calls for undersoil heating, she said the women's game must be taken more seriously. it wouldn't have happened in the premier league, she said. arsenal's match with brighton was also postponed. arsenal defender lotte wubben—moy stuck some money behind the bar so that fans who happened to have made the trip could at least enjoy a drink in the warm after the pitch failed an inspection yesterday afternoon before the evening kick off. what a great idea. that's great. a lovely touch from her but frustrating notjust for lovely touch from her but frustrating not just for the lovely touch from her but frustrating notjust for the players but the fans as well, three out of five games to be called off, you think, really? we've reached the last 16 stage of the australian open. novak djokovic is current in action, he's taking on australia's alex de minaur. the winner of that match will take on russia's andrey rublev who's seeded fifth. he was involved in something of an epic this morning with denmark's holger rune.. it went to a fifth set tie break

before rublevjust edged though. there was a real story overnight with the women's fourth seed caroline garcia beaten by poland's magda linette, a player ranked 45th in the world. it means linette reaches a grand slam quarterfinal for the first time in her career. it really opens it up in the women's side of the draw. a momentous day for british winter sports, the first gold medal in the european championships with the four—man bobsleigh and that both age and, mia brooks who was 16 claimed world cup silver in the slopestyle. veteran skier dave ryding took silver in the slalom. amazing stuff. and at 16, you know what lies ahead? iiiiihieit slalom. amazing stuff. and at 16, you know what lies ahead? what an incredible turnaround _ you know what lies ahead? what an incredible turnaround that - you know what lies ahead? what an incredible turnaround that team - incredible turnaround that team considering they had a tricky 0lympics, really difficult, and the resilience they have shown to come back with medals, the youngest in

the team and the oldest in the team. and the effect that has had on funding as well. they are clearly at a good place. the future is looking bright and obviously some experienced older heads, shall we say, in dave. being able to bring his expertise to the theme. older, wiser? i'm — his expertise to the theme. older, wiser? i'm not— his expertise to the theme. older, wiser? i'm not sure. _ his expertise to the theme. older, wiser? i'm not sure. very - wiser? i'm not sure. very diplomatic. _ wiser? i'm not sure. very diplomatic. and - wiser? i'm not sure. very diplomatic. and they - wiser? i'm not sure. very| diplomatic. and they have wiser? i'm not sure. very - diplomatic. and they have got to know which was in doubt for some time. fora nation know which was in doubt for some time. for a nation that doesn't have that many high mountains and not much snow, we didn't do bad. ibiii much snow, we didn't do bad. all ve much snow, we didn't do bad. fill very positive this morning. not so much snow this morning but lots of weather challenges this wintry morning, and carol can tell us more. you are quite right, cold and frosty for many of us in the south and east especially but we also have some dense freezing fog patches. milder conditions further north, a lot of cloud around. you can see where we

have got the blue indicating the colder air today, tomorrow and wednesday, until milder conditions to slip southwards and then behind that we will see a reversal of fortunes is the cooler air moves into the north. this mod exam rain crossing the north of scotland, patchy light rain moving across south—west scotland into northern england, north wales and some drizzle coming out of the thick cloud. quite a bit of cloud around across scotland, northern england, parts of wales and northern ireland. brighter breaks across the far north—east of scotland, at times, the lion's share of the sunshine will be central and eastern parts of wales. some areas will hang onto some stubborn fog for much if not all of the day. if that happens where you are, temperatures will struggle to break freezing. look at the stark difference in the temperatures, only three in london compared to 11 in stornoway. the

evening and overnight, very similar to last night. where we have got to clear skies we will see the mist and fog patches forming, freezing fog travelling a bit further west as well as in the east so through the midlands and gloucestershire in towards somerset. a week when the front in the south—east bringing a lot of cloud but as we moved into north wales and northern england and much of scotland and northern ireland we hang onto a lot of cloud, with some hill fog and patchy light rain. nine overnight, —3 in birmingham and cardiff. high pressure still clinging on in the south, any weather fronts that bump into it, they will be fairly weak. you can see the cloud associated with the weather front, patchy rain as it sinks south. cold and frosty start on tuesday, freezing fog patches, still a weather front draped across the far south—east producing a bit of cloud. you can see where we have got some spots of

light rain and drizzle. temperatures, 12 in aberdeen, way above where we would expect, and only three in the south. wednesday, a change, we have a weather front across scotland and northern ireland and sinking south across kland and wales. cloud and light rain, we are losing the sunshine for today and tomorrow. in contrast, we lose the sunshine —— cloud and gain the sunshine. stilla sunshine —— cloud and gain the sunshine. still a few showers, cooler in the north than it has been at it is still going to be cold in the far south—east. this week the chancellor is expected to announce hundreds of millions of pounds of support to help britain's two biggest steelmakers go green. the funding is designed to cut emissions and protect thousands

ofjobs, but will be controversial due to the tough line the government is taking on pay settlements for public sector workers. here's our climate editor, justin rowlatt. giant structures like this — blast furnaces — have been at the heart of every big steelworks for centuries. they are where iron is smelted from ore—bearing rock. the process uses coke — a purified form of coal — to produce heat and also to drive out the oxygen in the ore — essentialfor good iron. the liquid coming out in front of us is crude iron, and that's at a temperature of 1,470 degrees. so this is iron in its purest form. the process uses vast amounts of coal. now, if you thought your energy bill was big, think again — this place produces 3.6 million tonnes of steel every year,

and uses enough energy to power more than 600,000 british homes. and its carbon footprint is equally huge — 2% of uk emissions, more than 15% of wales' carbon emissions. the government now looks set to help tata clean up its act. the vast emissions this plant produces aren't compatible with the legally binding commitment the uk has made to massively reduce co2 emissions in the coming decades. but tata insists it needs government support. it's the same support from government as our foreign competitors do have. and that's what we need to make the uk steel sustainable, and to fight for a green future. the government has told the bbc it is working closely with the steel industry to secure what it describes as a "sustainable and competitive future".

green steel is possible — this swedish plant is already making iron using hydrogen instead of coal. but the more likely option for the two uk plants are electric arc furnaces like this one. they would recycle the large amount of scrap steel the uk produces, and could be powered by electricity from renewable sources. it means the future of british steel will not involve coal, says tata. if you make green steel, you need no coal because that is something we want to decarbonise. and then at the end you create steel differently, yes. which raises questions about another aspect of the government's industrial policy — the viability of the proposed new coal mine in cumbria. the owners of the new mine refused to comment to the bbc on the implications of a switch to coal—free steel in the uk. the government's cash is expected

to guarantee the future of the port talbot plant up to 2030. newsreel: the chancellor— of the exchequer, mr hugh gaitskell, comes to open the largest steel plant in europe _ engineering and architectural genius is everywhere evident _ in this vast undertaking. port talbot has been a steel town for over a century, and the workers at the plant say they are optimistic about their green future. dr laura baker is responsible for creating the recipes that ensure the steel made here meets the precise requirements of the plant's customers. it's so exciting to think about the future of this plant, and the impact that we can have on decarbonisation for the whole of the uk. you know, our customers are really wanting us to decarbonise so that they can decarbonise their own supply chains. but should hundreds of millions of pounds of taxpayers' money help private companies like tata and british steel

upgrade their facilities? lord adair turner, the chairman of the energy transitions commission — a group of business leaders who want to speed up the decarbonisation of the global economy — supports the plan. i think there is a role for government to provide targeted support in the first stages of completely new technological deployment. and we can't be purist about this. the us is now doing this on a massive scale. the government's choice is stark. the two steel—makers have warned they could be forced to shut their uk operations if government support is not forthcoming. that would mark the end of the great tradition of iron—making here in britain, with the loss of thousands ofjobs. justin rowlatt, bbc news, port talbot. from the ballroom to a rugby pitch, there's nowhere that strictly�*s amy dowden won't dance. now she's inspiring others to do the same with her new programme "dare to dance",

where she helps people put together spectacular routines to fulfil their dreams or surprise their loved ones. let's take a look. dance. it's my life. when i dance, ifeel i can overcome anything. it's something i want more people to experience. i really believe it can change your life. now i want to help people who have never set foot on a dance floor find their feet. i've always wanted to learn to dance. and i know they'd never teach me! each of them have someone they want to surprise. wrong arm, rachel! someone they want to dance for. because that would be his thing. i feel quite tearful. no, don't cry! it won't always be easy.

amy is now. it isn't always easy, is it? ha i i amy is now. it isn't always easy, is it? happy tears _ amy is now. it isn't always easy, is it? happy tears a _ amy is now. it isn't always easy, is it? happy tears a lot _ amy is now. it isn't always easy, is it? happy tears a lot of— amy is now. it isn't always easy, is it? happy tears a lot of the - amy is now. it isn't always easy, is it? happy tears a lot of the time? i it? happy tears a lot of the time? it's been such _ it? happy tears a lot of the time? it's been such a _ it? happy tears a lot of the time? it's been such a wonderful - it? happy tears a lot of the time? i it's been such a wonderfuljourney, watching _ it's been such a wonderfuljourney, watching all of the emotions. but its rewarding emotions of them getting — its rewarding emotions of them getting there and achieving their dreams — getting there and achieving their dreams. . . getting there and achieving their dreams. , ., , ., , ., getting there and achieving their dreams. , ., , ., , dreams. these are people who 'ust ma be dreams. these are people who 'ust may be have — dreams. these are people who 'ust may be have never i dreams. these are people who 'ust may be have never danced, i dreams. these are people who just may be have never danced, never i dreams. these are people who just i may be have never danced, never had that confidence, or thought they had the talent. fir that confidence, or thought they had the talent. , . :, . that confidence, or thought they had the talent. , . , ., the talent. or they always longed to, the lady _ the talent. or they always longed to, the lady in — the talent. or they always longed to, the lady in episode _ the talent. or they always longed to, the lady in episode one, - the talent. or they always longed to, the lady in episode one, she i to, the lady in episode one, she wanted — to, the lady in episode one, she wanted to— to, the lady in episode one, she wanted to dance she was a little girl. _ wanted to dance she was a little girl. she — wanted to dance she was a little girl, she does so much to everybody else _ girl, she does so much to everybody else -- _ girl, she does so much to everybody else -- for— girl, she does so much to everybody else. —— for everybody else. her grandson — else. —— for everybody else. her grandson says, she doesn't even put herself— grandson says, she doesn't even put herself second or third, she puts herself— herself second or third, she puts herself seventh or eighth. she's been _ herself seventh or eighth. she's been through so much and for her to have her— been through so much and for her to have her moment to finally and give herself— have her moment to finally and give herself some time, it's something she longed to do since a little girt _ she longed to do since a little girt |— she longed to do since a little iirl. ., she longed to do since a little i irl, ., ., ,., she longed to do since a little iirl. ., . ,., ., , she longed to do since a little iirl_ ., ., ., , ., girl. i love about it that it is not a competition, _ girl. i love about it that it is not a competition, it's _ girl. i love about it that it is not a competition, it's not - girl. i love about it that it is not

a competition, it's not about i a competition, it's not about winning. a competition, it's not about winnini. �* . a competition, it's not about winnini. �*, ., ., winning. it's about having their moment- _ winning. it's about having their moment. all— winning. it's about having their moment. all of— winning. it's about having their moment. all of the _ winning. it's about having their| moment. all of the contributors winning. it's about having their- moment. all of the contributors are the most _ moment. all of the contributors are the most amazing people, they do so much _ the most amazing people, they do so much for— the most amazing people, they do so much for others. the community, for charities _ much for others. the community, for charities but— much for others. the community, for charities. but never anything for themselves. and this is what they deserve. — themselves. and this is what they deserve, and it's something they have _ deserve, and it's something they have always longed to do. it is almost like — have always longed to do. it is almost like therapy _ have always longed to do. it 3 almost like therapy for people, they are learning a new skill, they get something out of the end of it but they go on quite a journey? yes. they go on quite a 'ourney? yes, it's 'ust they go on quite a journey? yes, it'sjust rewarding, _ they go on quite a journey? yes, it'sjust rewarding, even - they go on quite a journey? yes, it'sjust rewarding, even at i they go on quite a journey? yes, it's just rewarding, even at the beginning _ it's just rewarding, even at the beginning if you can't get that specific— beginning if you can't get that specific dance step, at the end of the session they have nailed it, it is such— the session they have nailed it, it is such a — the session they have nailed it, it is such a feel—good factor. i know dancing. — is such a feel—good factor. i know dancing. it — is such a feel—good factor. i know dancing, it does make you feel so good _ dancing, it does make you feel so good it's— dancing, it does make you feel so good it's in— dancing, it does make you feel so good. it's in all things and it's been — good. it's in all things and it's been my— good. it's in all things and it's been my saviour with crohn's disease and watching what it does for them was so _ and watching what it does for them was so special. you mentioned crowds. — was so special. you mentioned crowds, how does that impact your decision— crowds, how does that impact your decision to — crowds, how does that impact your decision to take part in something like this— decision to take part in something like this to — decision to take part in something like this to bring back the joy of deaths — like this to bring back the joy of deaths to— like this to bring back the joy of deaths to the people who might not be able _ deaths to the people who might not be able to— deaths to the people who might not be able to find it? it�*s deaths to the people who might not be able to find it?— be able to find it? it's been my

saviour, especially _ be able to find it? it's been my saviour, especially in _ be able to find it? it's been my saviour, especially in the i be able to find it? it's been my saviour, especially in the busy| saviour, especially in the busy lives we lead, we'll need to remember to take some for ourselves. that is for everybody living with a chronic illness as well, that escapism. i know some of the contributors have been through so much and this was the escapism as well. so much and this was the escapism as well, ., ., , much and this was the escapism as well. ., .,, ., . , ,., well. so how has dance helped you esca ei? well. so how has dance helped you escape? when _ well. so how has dance helped you escape? when i — well. so how has dance helped you escape? when i have _ well. so how has dance helped you escape? when i have been - well. so how has dance helped you escape? when i have been in i escape? when i have been in hospital. _ escape? when i have been in hospital, one _ escape? when i have been in hospital, one time _ escape? when i have been in hospital, one time i - escape? when i have been in hospital, one time i was i escape? when i have been in hospital, one time i was in i escape? when i have been in i hospital, one time i was in hospital for six weeks and i had had my dancing taken away from me. it was getting back on the dance floor and achieving my dreams that pushed me to get better. when i was so poorly, it's what pushed me out of bed and made me more determined. when i'm dancing, it's what takes me away from all of my worries and all of my pain in my stress. there are times when i can't dance due to the pain but it's what drives we keeps me going. but it's what drives we keeps me ioiin. : , ., ~' but it's what drives we keeps me oiiin _ : , ., .. ., but it's what drives we keeps me ioiin. : ,, ., ., going. are you thinking of that exoerience _ going. are you thinking of that experience of _ going. are you thinking of that experience of what _ going. are you thinking of that experience of what you - going. are you thinking of that experience of what you have i going. are you thinking of that i experience of what you have been through when you go through the programme?— through when you go through the programme? through when you go through the iiroramme? : , ':: ::i , programme? absolutely, 10096. i 'ust wanted them — programme? absolutely, 10096. i 'ust wanted them all i programme? absolutely, 10096. i 'ust wanted them all to i programme? absolutely, 10096. i 'ust wanted them all to have i programme? absolutely, 10096. i 'ust wanted them all to have the i programme? absolutely, 10096. ijust

wanted them all to have the most i wanted them all to have the most special time. and a memory forever. when we watch you on strictly and the celebrity taking part, that is a competition, everybody is being judged, you have got to get better week by week, but i think when you watch the programme, the magic is not in the points or who is good or who is rubbish, it's in the emotion. it's in the transformation in the person. it does change people. it really does, and they are all of their own journey. really does, and they are all of their ownjourney. it really does, and they are all of their own journey. it was always such a special and unique occasion within their lives. they weren't being compared to anybody else. this was purely their moment to shine and celebrate them. the was purely their moment to shine and celebrate them._ celebrate them. the people you have dealt with in — celebrate them. the people you have dealt with in the _ celebrate them. the people you have dealt with in the programme - celebrate them. the people you have dealt with in the programme that i celebrate them. the people you have dealt with in the programme that you have featured, do some of them just think. _ have featured, do some of them just think. i_ have featured, do some of them just think. ican't— have featured, do some of them just think, i can't dance, notjust that think, ican't dance, notjust that they— think, ican't dance, notjust that they want— think, i can't dance, notjust that they want to dance but they say, they want to dance but they say, they couldn't do it? i couldn't do it. , ., , ., ., they couldn't do it? i couldn't do it. , ., ., ., they couldn't do it? i couldn't do it. yes, there was a lot of pep talks. it. yes, there was a lot of pep talks- it _ it. yes, there was a lot of pep talks. it became _ it. yes, there was a lot of pep talks. it became full-circle i it. yes, there was a lot of pep i talks. it became full-circle because talks. it became full—circle because we've took them all to the dance school that brought me from a little

girl to the dancer that i am today, chappel dance academy, and teacher lloyd, who is a champion, carol was getting then dresses, lloyd was helping me teach them. they had the full experience of what i had as a dancer which was lovely.- full experience of what i had as a dancer which was lovely. some people can't dance? — dancer which was lovely. some people can't dance? yes, _ dancer which was lovely. some people can't dance? yes, you _ dancer which was lovely. some people can't dance? yes, you can, _ dancer which was lovely. some people can't dance? yes, you can, you i can't dance? yes, you can, you haven't done — can't dance? yes, you can, you haven't done strictly, - can't dance? yes, you can, you haven't done strictly, we i can't dance? yes, you can, you haven't done strictly, we need | can't dance? yes, you can, you i haven't done strictly, we need to get you one. the haven't done strictly, we need to get you one-— haven't done strictly, we need to get you one. the camp begins this mornini! get you one. the camp begins this morning! -- _ get you one. the camp begins this morning! -- campaign _ get you one. the camp begins this morning! -- campaign begins! i get you one. the camp begins this i morning! -- campaign begins! some iieole 'ust morning! -- campaign begins! some people just cannot — morning! -- campaign begins! some people just cannot do _ morning! -- campaign begins! some people just cannot do it. _ morning! -- campaign begins! some people just cannot do it. if _ morning! -- campaign begins! some people just cannot do it. if no, i people just cannot do it. if no, look at tony adams this year, it is ourjob, we are the pros. he came out and danced the quickstep, no one would have believed that week one. no one expected hamza to go on and win. 50 no one expected hamza to go on and win, ., , no one expected hamza to go on and win. . , ., . win. so what is the magic ingredient? _ win. so what is the magic ingredient? it _ win. so what is the magic ingredient? it is - win. so what is the magic ingredient? it is falling i win. so what is the magic ingredient? it is falling in i win. so what is the magic i ingredient? it is falling in love with the music _ ingredient? it is falling in love with the music and _ ingredient? it is falling in love with the music and just i ingredient? it is falling in love | with the music and just getting lost. watching someone grow in confidence, do it and i will show

you. confidence, do it and i will show ou. . . confidence, do it and i will show ou. ., , ., you. that will be on twitter in five minutes! what _ you. that will be on twitter in five minutes! what is _ you. that will be on twitter in five minutes! what is the _ you. that will be on twitter in five minutes! what is the moment i you. that will be on twitter in five i minutes! what is the moment from the whole series — minutes! what is the moment from the whole series that _ minutes! what is the moment from the whole series that stands _ minutes! what is the moment from the whole series that stands out _ minutes! what is the moment from the whole series that stands out for - whole series that stands out for you, when you stood there watching them dance at the end or in rehearsals?— them dance at the end or in rehearsals? ,, , a, a rehearsals? for me, it is watching the nerves — rehearsals? for me, it is watching the nerves beforehand _ rehearsals? for me, it is watching the nerves beforehand and - rehearsals? for me, it is watching the nerves beforehand and then . the nerves beforehand and then watching them embrace it and their families reaction, that tears of excitement, and at the end, when they go, i did that. yes, you did. there are too many to pick from. i5 there are too many to pick from. is this charlotte? she _ there are too many to pick from. is this charlotte? she is _ there are too many to pick from. is this charlotte? she is remarkable, | this charlotte? she is remarkable, bubbl , this charlotte? she is remarkable, bubbly. full— this charlotte? she is remarkable, bubbly. full of— this charlotte? she is remarkable, bubbly, full of personality. - this charlotte? she is remarkable, bubbly, full of personality. again, | bubbly, full of personality. again, she works for the ambulance service, the local council. she helps everybody and this was her time to shine. she was doing it for her husband is 50th birthday but also right now i know she is battling breast cancer. i know she won't mind me saying, this episode has been the lift that she needed. she has a special friend for life.—

lift that she needed. she has a special friend for life. look much she is enjoying — special friend for life. look much she is enjoying it, _ special friend for life. look much she is enjoying it, you _ special friend for life. look much she is enjoying it, you feel - special friend for life. look much she is enjoying it, you feel the i she is enjoying it, you feel the enthusiasm.— enthusiasm. she is amazing. absolutely — enthusiasm. she is amazing. absolutely amazing. - enthusiasm. she is amazing. absolutely amazing. thank. enthusiasm. she is amazing. i absolutely amazing. thank you enthusiasm. she is amazing. - absolutely amazing. thank you so much more _ absolutely amazing. thank you so much more coming _ absolutely amazing. thank you so much more coming in. _ absolutely amazing. thank you so much more coming in. thank- absolutely amazing. thank you so much more coming in. thank you | absolutely amazing. thank you so i much more coming in. thank you for havin: much more coming in. thank you for having me- — much more coming in. thank you for having me- on _ much more coming in. thank you for having me- on a _ much more coming in. thank you for having me. on a cold _ much more coming in. thank you for having me. on a cold and _ much more coming in. thank you for having me. on a cold and icy- much more coming in. thank you for| having me. on a cold and icy monday mornin: , having me. on a cold and icy monday morning. that's _ having me. on a cold and icy monday morning, that's what _ having me. on a cold and icy monday morning, that's what we _ having me. on a cold and icy monday morning, that's what we needed. - having me. on a cold and icy monday morning, that's what we needed. i i morning, that's what we needed. i will get you dancing in a minute. no, you're not! the third episode of 'amy dowden's dare to dance' is on bbc one wales this saturday at 5:35 and all episodes are available to watch now on iplayer. you're watching bbc breakfast.

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