this is bbc news. the headlines. after the us military shoots down a fourth unidentified flying object over north america — the secretary general of nato urges countries to be vigilant i think what we saw over the united states, obviously last week, is part of a pattern, where china, but also russia, are increasing their intelligence and surveillance activities against nato allies. i wouldn't comment in detail on security matters, but people should be assured that we have all the capabilities to keep the country safe, including the quick reaction alert force, which has typhoon planes, which can police our skies on 24/7 readiness. the former metropolitan police officer wayne couzens — who murdered sarah everard —

pleads guilty to three counts of indecent exposure between november 2020 and february 21 one week on from the earthquakes in turkey and syria, the united nations says the rescue phase is �*coming to a close�* with the focus switching to caring for survivors and pictures emerge from hatay where a 13 year—old boy has been pulled alive from rubble — after 182 hours underground following the fatal stabbing of 16 year old brianna jeye in warrington — her family pay tribute to a much loved daughter

the us military is still unsure of the origin of three flying objects it shot out of the skies in recent days, and how they were able to stay in the air. the latest was brought down over michigan yesterday. during a briefing call about the incidents general glen vanherck was asked this question by a journalist: have you ruled out aliens or extraterrestrials? and if so, why? because that is what everyone is asking us right now. i haven't ruled out anything. at this point, we continue to assess every threat or potential threat unknown that approaches north america with an attempt to identify it. presidentjoe biden ordered the latest flying object — the fourth this month — to be shot down yesterday. it was above lake huron in michigan near the canadian border at the time — and has been described by defence officials as an unmanned "octagonal structure" with strings attached to it.

the secretary general of the nato military alliance jens stoltenberg has been giving his reaction. it is part of a pattern, where china, but also russia, are increasing their intelligence and surveillance activities against nato allies, with many different platforms. we see it in cyber, we see it with satellites — more and more satellites — and we see it with balloons. that highlights the importance of our vigilance, our increased presence and also that we ramp up and step up how we share intelligence and how we monitor and protect our airspace. as for china, it hasn't yet made any comment about where this latest flying object might have come from. but — the chinese foreign ministry has accused the united states itself of carrying out espionage in the skies above many countries — including china. translation: it is also quite common

i for us spy balloons - high altitude . balloons — to enter into other countries. last year, the us high—altitude balloons flew over china's airspace for more than ten times. the us should first reflect upon itself and change course, instead of smearing other countries and finding confrontation. let's speak to nomia iqbal in washington. what more do we know about this object? what has been the reaction in the states to the comments about not ruling out aliens! element the truth is, we don't have that many details.—

that many details. ufos, unidentified _ that many details. ufos, unidentified flying - that many details. ufos, | unidentified flying objects that many details. ufos, i unidentified flying objects in that many details. ufos, - unidentified flying objects in the three their shutdown of the weekend and we know the shape of them, when shut down on friday was the science of a car, the one on saturday was a cylindrical shape in the one michigan was an octagon will shape and that's all the details we have so far. the us is pretty sure about the first incident that triggered all of this, i guess you could say. the balloon on february four with a maintain is a chinese balloon that was used for spying purposes. in terms of the rest of these devices, or that we know is that they were unmanned and flying at a pretty low altitude which posed a risk to commercial aircraft which is our president biden ordered for them to be shot down in the us is being hypervigilant now for think it's worth emphasising that the us military is based on the radar system that it has since been tweaked to make it more sensitive to these objects and things that would've been flying through the air

space being allowed to pass through. the way president biden is handling this, there was some criticism about possible delays in the shooting down of the surveillance balloons. yes. of the surveillance balloons. yes, there was a _ of the surveillance balloons. yes, there was a huge _ of the surveillance balloons. yes, there was a huge political- of the surveillance balloons. 1&1: there was a huge political backlash that he faced in the state of the union address, he was echoed by some republicans being the key being slow to react to the first balloon which on february the 4th, travelled across america for nearly a week and so, there were suggestions that he is acting more quickly but he has no reports of the way he handled the first incidents and the reason ways reacted so quickly with the latest incidents is the abundance of caution because they were flying at such low altitude which posed a risk to commercial aircraft.

breaking news from the united states. hearing that several pedestrians have been hit by a rental truck in brooklyn in new york and the new york police department are saying emergency responders it is unclear how many members, a counsellor, new york city council is tweeted a man driving a u haul rental truck went on a rampage in bay ridge. used as been apprehended and several people hit and badly injured. no idea of motives at this time, we will bring you more on that as we get it. still, no clue really as we get it. still, no clue really as to the motives for that but several pedestrians it by vehicle and the brooklyn new york neighbourhood of bay ridge. the us military is still unsure of the origin of the various flying objects it

shot out of the skies in recent days, and how they were able to stay airborne. the latest was brought down over michigan yesterday. uk airspace is protected. here — the prime minister has looked to reassure the public that uk airspace is protected. well, i want people to know that we'll do whatever it takes to keep the country safe. we have something called the quick reaction alert force, which involves typhoon planes which are kept on 24/7 readiness to police our airspace, which is incredibly important. i can't obviously comment in detail on national security matters, but we are in constant touch with our allies and, as i said, we will do whatever it takes to keep the country safe. damian grammaticas is our political correspondent. it seems to have spread from the

united states, reaction from china and i reaction from the uk prime minister rishi sunak talking about it as well, feeling the need to assure the british public. that's because he _ assure the british public. that's because he faced _ assure the british public. that's because he faced questions - assure the british public. that'sj because he faced questions and assure the british public. that's - because he faced questions and his official spokesman here in westminster, they both faced questions today saying people asking have they been similar incursions into uk airspace, but will be the policy if there was such an incursion and that's when the prime minister was responding. his spokesman here in london also said the uk was well—placed to be able to take action if similar things are detected and seeking to reassure people that uk airspace was well monitored and protected. i people that uk airspace was well monitored and protected.- monitored and protected. i think there's been _ monitored and protected. i think there's been some _ monitored and protected. i think there's been some protests - monitored and protected. i think. there's been some protests talking about the treatment of the uyghurs.

this is been happening, coincidentally, concerns of the us about the first balloon which was a chinese balloon and accused of spying here in london, we have an issue today which is in peace who have been very upset that there is a visit which downing street says is going to happen this week by a very senior chinese official who is a high—level member of the chinese communist party, governor of the far west region which infuses things that he is a figure was been sanctioned by the us for a role overseeing a network for internment camps where hundreds of thousands of muslim uyghurs have been detained in bc he is responsible for human rights abuses and should not be coming here, should not be having a meeting which ministers and sanctioned with foreign office officials. the former conservative leaders, he wasjoined by uyghurs

who live here in the uk outside the foreign office today this what he says he think should happen. nothing conveys our disapproval of what's going on with xinjiang, orfor that matter in hong kong, but if we sanction people that are responsible for that immediately. once you do that, no need for talking on this any more. we now show notjust our disapproval but our outrage at what's taking place in president xi's name. and also says that there is an individual in the uk that was held individual in the uk that was held in those camps wants to bring a private prosecution against the senior chinese official if he comes here, the government should consider that and go—ahead. at the same time, this feeds into the same picture because the minister spokesman question today how china's role in the balloons and that issue and that raises the question and the focus on

assisting the challenge to our values and interests which grow more acute as china goes more authoritarian. and they're reviewing how it designates china and abroad review of policy that should be published in the next few weeks. will find out what these mysterious objects could be in talking to doctor thomas, and at the electronic warfare and military communications. can you give us your insights as to what these may be? i’m can you give us your insights as to what these may be?— can you give us your insights as to what these may be? i'm afraid i know that in terms — what these may be? i'm afraid i know that in terms of— what these may be? i'm afraid i know that in terms of the _ what these may be? i'm afraid i know that in terms of the structural - that in terms of the structural design in that behaviour, it's common much been conveyed in your package does not have regarding their shaping behaviour in the profile and all that kind of thing. as for what they're doing, it may be

possible to draw some tentative conclusions. it's quite interesting that three of the objects we have seen so far if we include the balloon that was shut down week or so ago and they've made the right to the next flight across alaska and parts of yukon. and there are many military facilities that part of the world, particularly facilities of great interest to china and russia. in alaska, we have the launch interceptor site for the ground—based vent system, missile defence system that is designed to the united states against salvos of incoming nuclear armed ballistic missiles from primarily north korea possibly from china and russia also. and if we look towards the yukon river one of these objects is been

seen, we have parts of the north system, the north warning system is a chain of radars that is designed to protect canada and the united states on missile attacks and incoming waves of attacking targets incoming waves of attacking targets in those countries. if you're planning to attack anything by air in either canada or the united states or russia, china and north korea, you have to come over the arctic in that makes a big sense to have a lot since several other readers there and it will be little surprised to learn that the people's liberation army and the chinese air force are interested in those radar sites in this rater sites being upgraded to obtain their weakness and ascertain how those work so that they can update their potential attack plans and targets in the united states.—

attack plans and targets in the united states. ,, , , ,., , united states. shirley, big powers like china and _ united states. shirley, big powers like china and russia, _ united states. shirley, big powers like china and russia, they - united states. shirley, big powers like china and russia, they have l united states. shirley, big powersl like china and russia, they have all these spy satellite technologies, why do they need balloons ) these spy satellite technologies, why do they need balloons) seems rather crude?— rather crude? balloons are very interesting _ rather crude? balloons are very interesting choice _ rather crude? balloons are very interesting choice because - rather crude? balloons are very . interesting choice because weather satellite can't do it's like when it passes over particular points, and hoover up whatever intelligence may be interested in that could be imagery, pictures or videos of targets on the ground or signals intelligence which is radio chatter, radio signals and what you can do if you want to figure out how a defence radar works, you want to figure out how a defence radarworks, one you want to figure out how a defence radar works, one way of doing that as flying a large number of aircraft towards that radar and to see how the air defences react and dish and appointed than scramble fighters to chase away from the airspace is in the china does very often with taiwan. but to do that against the united states is fraught with risk and we can understand how much can happen if china decided to play a large armada towards canada and the

us and so perhaps, perhaps a halfway house between capabilities to be up for the satellite to collect signals and intelligence but stopping short of full tests of the air defences and military aircraft, you fly balloons around and they have areas where you can hoover up what they might be transmitting or importantly but they might not be transmitting and are you looking to see if there are some gaps that you can exploit is the radar coverage in such areas needs to be future air corridors that you can exploit if heaven forbids there's a war. thank you very much for your time. the headlines on bbc news... after the us military shoots down

a fourth unidentified flying object over north america — the secretary general of nato urges countries to be vigilant the former metropolitan police officer wayne couzens — who murdered sarah everard — pleads guilty to three counts of indecent exposure between november 2020 and february 21 one week on from the earthquakes in turkey and syria, the united nations says the rescue phase is �*coming to a close' with the focus switching to caring for survivors the queen consort that we are hearing from buckingham palace has tested positive for covid—19 after suffering from cold symptoms buckingham palace and put out a short statement after suffering the symptoms of the court, are meant the queen consort has tested positive for the covid—19 virus. with regret, she is cancelling all republican engagements for this week and since

our sincere apologies to those who have been due to attend them. more on that as we get it but as the statement from buckingham palace. wayne couzens — the former police officer who murdered sarah everard — has pleaded guilty to three charges of indecent exposure. one of the offences happened just four days before the killing. he'll be sentenced at the old bailey next month earlier i spoke with our special correspondent lucy manning who had the latest on this case. these are a very important set of guilty pleas by wayne cousins. of guilty pleas by wayne couzens. it means that we can say that he was a serial sex offender before he murdered sarah everard. and devastatingly, it means we can say that had he been properly investigated by the police for these indecent exposures in the days before sarah everard's murder, it is possible that sarah everard would not have been murdered. let me just talk you through them.

in the week before sarah everard was murdered, wayne couzens went to a mcdonald's in kent at a service station, and he was reported by the staff for having no trousers on. he was naked on the bottom half and he looked at the staff while he ordered and drove off in this state, and the staff reported him to the police because this wasn't the first time it was it had happened. it had happened. it was the fourth time. and they gave the police, they went through cctv and they gave the police his car registration. now, if the police had checked his car registration properly, they would have seen that he was connected to that car and that he was a police officer. and presumably they would have then suspended him. none of that happened. and a few days later, he went on to kill sarah. one week on from the devastating earthquakes in turkey and syria,

the death toll is now more than 35,000 and there are fears that number could rise considerably, and even double. seven days on, people are still being pulled alive from the rubble: this morning a little girl was rescued in turkey after 178 hours and in the last few minutes we found out a ten year old girl was rescued from turkey's kahramnmaras province. but the united nations says the rescue phase is now �*coming to a close'. our correspondent, caroline davies, reports from adana in southern turkey. applause. the first moment in the daylight. this girl was rescued after 178 hours under the rubble, lifted overhead on a stretcher. these moments of relief are rare a week after the earthquake and hard fought for. international rescue teams are operating across the earthquake area, digging deep under

precarious towers of rubble. this chinese team rescued a man who had been buried for six days. a russian team worked for four hours to pull this man from the rubble. and here spanish rescuers from the madrid emergency service. they said finding this woman alive was a miracle. the scale of the destruction is hard to comprehend. newly dug graves marked for now with only a number. many bodies still lie under the buildings. and for the living, they are still trying to piece together what is left. translation: everything we had was here. - even my children are crying now. they are saying, "mum, everything is gone, our childhood is gone." translation: my shop, | my workplace, everything was destroyed. my house was destroyed. i had one warehouse and it is gone now. i have nothing. in adana, nearly 200 kilometres from the epicentre, there are empty spaces amongst the tower blocks. there used to be a 16—storey building here,

home to more than 90 people. at least 70 died when it collapsed. the rubble has now been removed and the authorities say that the contractor has been arrested, but the anger here hasn't gone. camps have appeared around the city. tarpaulin tents and makeshift fires. some tell us that their buildings may not have been destroyed, but their faith in them has been. you can see... at night, you cannot see any open light in the buildings. because everyone left? everyone left because everyone is scared. if the authorities say, "it is safe, you can sit inside," i don't... i don't sit. the stories of survival amongst the devastation bring some hope, but lives, homes and trust have all been taken by the destruction of the earthquake. caroline davies, bbc news, adana.

our chief international correspondent, lyse doucet, in the southern turkish city of gaziantepwe about the current situation there. it isa it is a very painful decision because they had been driven in every rescuer that we spoke to says intel on their faces, the faces were dusty, drawn and they had these big smiles in the spirit that he could see pulsing within them. they hadn't slept for nights but they kept going believing that if they were to little bit harder, if he searched a little bit harder, if he searched a little bit harder, if he searched a little bit longer, they would be able to bring people out alive in the behaviour notjust stay here but other places, when you see people coming out in the cries would rise god is great, this is a miracle. but equally, we have been in places where they bring out not the living but the dead, the black body bags

and that is what you see people waiting stoically on the sidelines still with the prayer that their loved ones are still alive somewhere in that the truth emerges in the collapse and overwhelming grief. i'm told by disaster experts that some rescue teams live with the knowledge of the rest of their lives, but for the question, could i have done more. while there are warnings of the rescue window closing, some are still being pulled from the rubble. a 13—year—old boy from hatay province in turkey was pulled out from under—rubble alive after being trapped for 182 hours. the teenager held a rescuers hand as he was pulled ou of the rubble, placed onto a stretcher where he was covered for warmth and moved to an ambulance to recieve care.

several pedestrians being hit by a vehicle. we're hearing now that four people have been injured and their conditions are unknown in the new york police department is seeing the driver was evading a car stopped by the police after which, as he tried to have it that car stopped, he had pedestrians and then fled in the information we have is that the pedestrians were hit by a hired you home rental truck and this is in the brooklyn new york neighbourhood of bay ridge and emergency responders read the scene and one local counsellor tweeted to say that a man driving a u haul truck had gone on the rampage in bay ridge and was apprehended later on in sunset park. we'll bring you more information as it comes to us.

two teenagers are being questioned about the fatal stabbing of a sixteen year old girl in a park near warrington. the body of brianna jeye was found on saturday afternoon: she'd suffered mutliple stab wounds. he family have described her as "strong, fearless and one of a kind". a boy and girl, both aged 15, were arrested yesterday. brianna was a transgender girl but detectives said there was no evidence to suggest it was a hate crime. our correspondent in warrington, rowan bridge has more details as you can see behind me, at linear park, where brianna ghey died at the weekend, it remains sealed off as police continue their investigation into the circumstances of her death. we have seen a number of people arriving throughout the morning and the afternoon bringing bunches of flowers to the entrance of the park. a lot of them were not people who even knew brianna, but they felt so shocked by what happened that they wanted to come and express

their sorrow over events. the 16—year—old suffered multiple stab wounds in the attack and, as you say, last night a 15—year—old boy and a 15—year—old girl were arrested by cheshire police on suspicion of murder. they remain in custody and are being questioned by officers. brianna ghey was transgender, but police say at the moment that they are not treating this as a hate crime. but we have had a statement from brianna's family this morning, in which they described her as a "much loved daughter, grand daughter and baby sister." they said her death had left "a massive hole" in theirfamily. we have also had a statement from birchwood school, where she was a pupil, saying they are "shocked and devastated and offering support to staff and pupils "over what has happened." cheshire police have stepped up activity in the area, as you may be able to see. there was a police presence outside the school this morning and they have appealed to anyone with relevant dashcam or cctv footage to get in touch with them. now it's time for

a look at the weather with tomasz schafernaeker. hello. the weather is looking fairly quiet over the next two or three days, high pressure in charge. but within this area of high pressure, the cloud cover is actually quite varied. you can see thick cloud there across yorkshire and lincolnshire, largely clear across the uk, some mist and fog forming in some areas but also towards the early hours of the morning, cloud will spread into northern ireland in western scotland to be some spots of ranger but elsewhere with light winds and the clear skies, elsewhere with light winds and the clearskies, it's elsewhere with light winds and the clear skies, it's going be quite of a touch of frost on tuesday, across england and wales. and then i think it's mostly bright sunny day with mist and fog clearing away but in the northwest here, always think of cloud and the chance of some spots of rain, at least at times northern ireland and also in glasgow. mild temperatures up to 13 degrees.

hello, this is bbc news. the headlines — after the us military shoots down a fourth unidentified flying object over north america — the nato chief urges countries to remain vigilant eight think what we saw over the united states, last week as pa rt of a pattern where china, but also russia are increasing their intelligence and surveillance activities against nato allies. s will comment detail on this but people should be reassured that we have capabilities place to keep the country safe including the quick reaction and the police are skies on 20 47 readiness.

former metropolitan police officer wayne couzens — who murdered sarah everard — pleads guilty at the old bailey to three counts of indecent exposure between november 2020 and february 2021. a week on from earthquakes in turkey and syria, the un says the rescue phase is �*coming to a close' with the focus switching to caring for survivors following the fatal stabbing of 16 year old brianna jeye in warrington — her family pay tribute to a much loved daughter sport and for a full round up,

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hourfor sports day. as many support for now. we'll be back in an hour for sports day. as many people struggle with the cost of living crisis, there is a warning that some people in england are even going without their prescriptions in order to try to save money. the royal pharmaceutical society has told bbc breakfast that it is seen a rise in the number of patients not collecting medicines, requesting cheaper substitutes or even asking what medicine they can do without. our correspondent has this report. it's a choice between food or prescriptions. zoe is a mum of two and a bus driver. she takes multiple medications daily. i've got polycystic kidney disease, which is an inherited kidney disease. and because of that, i've had to have a transplant. so i have to take these immunosuppressants to keep my body from rejecting my kidney. without those tablets, my kidney would reject. now i'd either end up back on dialysis, which actually

would cost the nhs a lot more, or i'd die. some people in england like children and those over 60 get their prescriptions for free. each item on one of these costs £9.35. take more than three medications in three months and it's cheaper to get a prescription prepayment certificate. they're like season tickets, £30,25 covers the costs of three months. paying just over £100 covers one year. you can pay in installments, but zoe says it's not affordable. there's been times when i've gone to the pharmacy to find that my prescription prepayment certificate hasn't been renewed because i couldn't afford to pay the direct debit. every month it works out just under £11 a month, which doesn't sound very much. but at the moment i'm averaging about £20 a week in take home money. last year, the government froze prescription charges

for the first time in 12 years, and they're not expected to increase until april, at least. the department of health and social care points out that almost 89% of prescription items are free. but some people who still have to pay say they're struggling. i don't think i ever expected to be in this situation. medical student lilly needs prescription drugs to treat multiple conditions, including endometriosis. when i was younger, obviously the prescriptions are free. my parents actually would've been able to afford the medication, she says. the demands of her course mean it's difficult to work part time as a medical student, i am advised and encouraged not to get a part timejob due to the strain of the course, which means that it can be very, very difficult to afford that every month. whilst the cost of living crisis has sharpened the focus on prescription charges, zoe believes an overhaul is long overdue.

stop these unfair prescription charges. it's not fair. why are certain illnesses exempt and others not? zoe is not the only one that feels this way. so the current exemption situation, which means that some _ patients don't have to pay, doesn't make sense. - it was made years ago. it doesn't reflect i the current times. it isn't up to date. and really we just need to scrap - the prescription charge completely. it's unfair. it's a tax on the sick. we've seen a rise in patients not collecting their prescriptions. . and really, this is part- of the cost of living crisis. the government says freezing prescription charges has saved patients more than £17 million, but that is little comfort to people like zoe and lilly, celestina or lulu. bbc news. let's talk now with jivan sohal. a pharmacy operations manager for kitsons pharmacy in worcester.

how big a problem do you think this is? , ., ., how big a problem do you think this is? ,., ., ., ., ., , , ., , is? good afternoon. it seems to be developing — is? good afternoon. it seems to be developing at _ is? good afternoon. it seems to be developing at the moment. - is? good afternoon. it seems to be developing at the moment. we - developing at the moment. we are seeing a lot more patients querying prescription charges and how much they have to pay for prescriptions, whether they can go without having to pay the charge. and in some cases even going without the actual medication itself.— even going without the actual medication itself. which is pretty wor in: medication itself. which is pretty worrying obviously _ medication itself. which is pretty worrying obviously if _ medication itself. which is pretty worrying obviously if they - medication itself. which is pretty worrying obviously if they are - medication itself. which is pretty i worrying obviously if they are going with medication that they need simply because they can afford it. what does it do to give advice to people? you give them alternative ways of paying as we saw in that report? ways of paying as we saw in that re ort? , ,., �* , ways of paying as we saw in that reort? , �*, ., , ., report? yes, so there's a number of wa s that report? yes, so there's a number of ways that a — report? yes, so there's a number of ways that a patient _ report? yes, so there's a number of ways that a patient can _ report? yes, so there's a number of ways that a patient can try - report? yes, so there's a number of ways that a patient can try to - report? yes, so there's a number of ways that a patient can try to save l ways that a patient can try to save in terms of prescription charges. there is the nhs prescription prepayment certificate as mentioned. that does save some money in the long run but only for those medications so those people who do take medications quite regularly and take medications quite regularly and take quite a few. we are always

proactively giving advice to patients as much as we can to try to save. in terms of prescriptions. is save. in terms of prescriptions. is the inequality in society and a sense, the people who maybe need these prescriptions the most and just can't afford them? that is really quite alarming. it is just can't afford them? that is really quite alarming.- just can't afford them? that is really quite alarming. it is a shame because it does _ really quite alarming. it is a shame because it does mean _ really quite alarming. it is a shame because it does mean that - really quite alarming. it is a shame because it does mean that it's - really quite alarming. it is a shame. because it does mean that it's those patients who unfortunately are having to make that decision about where to spend the money. and if it is on their health care and their medication. and it doesn't affect those who are maybe a little bit better off. so it really is affecting those more disproportionately than the rest of the population. the disproportionately than the rest of the population-— the population. the idea of the prepayment — the population. the idea of the prepayment certificate, - the population. the idea of the prepayment certificate, which l the population. the idea of the i prepayment certificate, which was mentioned in the report, and you've talked about it as well. that's like a season ticket is what we're hearing isn't it? but does that mean you have to pay the cost up front, which would be obviously a lot more? and if you're struggling that's difficult. 50 and if you're struggling that's difficult. , , ., difficult. so i believe there is an 0 tion to difficult. so i believe there is an option to split — difficult. so i believe there is an option to split the _ difficult. so i believe there is an option to split the payment - difficult. so i believe there is an option to split the payment in l difficult. so i believe there is an l option to split the payment in two instalments, but even then i think it is set in terms of dates and when

the instalment is taken. the charge in terms of the premium payment does work out cheaper if you are on quite a few medications, so it is for some patients are very good method of saving money. but as you mentioned sometimes it will be that you are hit with a charge when maybe you are not needing to be paying that charge. not needing to be paying that charae. �* , , ., charge. and is this something that ou have charge. and is this something that you have noticed _ charge. and is this something that you have noticed in _ charge. and is this something that you have noticed in the _ charge. and is this something that you have noticed in the last - charge. and is this something that you have noticed in the last few. you have noticed in the last few months as we have this period of very high inflation here, double—digit inflation? or has it's always been a problem? i double-digit inflation? or has it's always been a problem?- double-digit inflation? or has it's always been a problem? i think it's been an underlying _ always been a problem? i think it's been an underlying problem - always been a problem? i think it's been an underlying problem over l always been a problem? i think it's l been an underlying problem over the last few years, but it's only now coming to light. we are as i am saying seeing more and more people asking about the actual charge itself. querying whether they can claim an exemption to get a free superscription, or if it is that they have to go without the medication, or if they are ok without the medication. it is only recently that it's becoming a bit more and i think it's affecting more people recently with cost—of—living, inflation, and all the other

problems that were seeing. really good to talk to— bus drivers in london have accepted a pay rise to end their long—running dispute over pay. the offer of an 18% increase on the basic rate has been accepted by around eighteen hundred bus drivers employed by abellio, who had been staging a series of walkouts in recent months. the unite union which represents the members called the deal an important pay victory. unionised workers at an amazon distribution center in coventry have announced new strike dates in a row over pay. members of the gmb union, which is not recognised by amazon, are asking for an increase in pay to 15 pounds an hour, up from the current rate of ten pounds—fifty. last month, around 350 workers at the coventry warehouse became the first in the uk to take industrial action against amazon.

downing street has declined to say whether rishi sunak has confidence in the bbc chairman richard sharp. yesterday a committee of mps was highly critical of mr sharp, after it emerged that he helped arrange a loan guarantee for the then prime minister borisjohnson at the time when mrjohnson was considering who to appoint to the bbc chairmanship. a downing street spokesperson said it was "confident the process was followed" when mr sharp was given the job, but added that an inquiry into that process is underway. it's being claimed that building new homes on small pieces of land, like spaces on housing estates or even back gardens, could help solve the housing shortage. a former government housing minister believes the approach could deliver more than a quarter of a million homes across england, in places where people want to live. our home editor mark easton reports. i am house hunting in knowle west.

hidden on this 1930s council estate in bristol is a building which some think could be part of the answer to the housing crisis. it's down here in a back garden. hello. john, hello. good to see you. nice to be here. until recently, john was homeless, living in a shed. now, this former brickie is the proud resident of a house he helped build from wooden boxes. it's nice and warm in here. it's lovely. it's the air source, heat pumps. i mean, it's free heat, really. most of the furniture is john's handiwork, too, made from salvaged materials. this is so stylish. this is lovely. yeah. his rent capped at less than a third of average local household incomes. it's completely changed my life. you know, i have friends around. i've got a really good social life. i feel part of the community, which, that was one of the most important bits. i neverfelt isolated here. and to understand the reversal injohn's fortunes, you need to see knowle west from the air. behind each council home is a large

garden, a classic low density suburban estate built between the wars. hi. hello, bill. good to see you. so i want to know about this house in your garden. it made sense in the 1930s when land was cheap. but not today, and not for bill, whose old garden is wherejohn now lives. before, it was a jungle. it had a 14�*f00t trampoline that was covered in brambles. i couldn't manage at all. bill gave up half of his bramble patch and got something quite unexpected back. i think it's absolutely brilliant. i mean, people should embrace community. john's happy. and you're happy? yes, i'm ecstatic. what's going on here? a charity approached bristol city council with a plan for building affordable and sustainable homes on tiny plots of land on the estate. you know, they've got huge back gardens... i but instead of paying cash

to use the land, they said they'd deliver social value, affordable homes the community wanted. the council sensed an opportunity. scale it across knowle, i think you could scale it across bristol. - i think you could scale it across bristol. it - across the country with the right support to get really get behind this. - i think it's a really good way of, kind of i've heard it referred - to as, like, gentle densification or urban acupuncture, i think. was the other one i remember hearing, which i quite liked. i the building blocks of the revolution are wood composite boxes to be stacked together on site. it's very low carbon, and the manufacture bringsjobs to a deprived neighbourhood. to avoid accusations of garden grabbing, nothing is done without the agreement of local people. so that means what gets built here is welcome. i i think it's quite striking - that the planning applications for the first two homes got over 40 letters of support. _ it kind of like, you know, the planning officers - almost fell over. that never happens. normally, they get hundreds of letters of complaint! exactly. toni, hello.

until recently, toni and her daughter were living with her parents. it was too crowded. so we can make helped them build a new independent future for themselves in the back garden. how do your parents feel about you living in the garden? it's better! it's more space. for everybody! it's yours, you know. you can make it as you want. i never thought this would be done. and here you are. lam. we are. we did it. i think it was the right time, right place, weren't - it, for you, really? it's not the complete answer. but here in knowle west, they're helping solve the housing crisis, one affordable home at a time, and it's transforming lives. mark easton, bbc news, bristol. cylcone gabrielle has battered new zealand leaving tens of thousands of homes without power. a state of emergency has been declared in five regions on the country's north island. richard galpin has the latest.

cyclone gabriel has battered much of the north islands, including the most populous city of auckland. the authorities say tens of thousands of people have lost power. fearing the worst, many here have been going to the shops to stockpile food and water, leaving the shelves empty. we're seeing the impact of the cyclone across the top of the north island as at 130 today, around 46,000 customers have lost their power. as a result, a major operation is now under way to ensure people are safe. civil defence centres and shelters have been set up across the top of the north island and are ready to use in case people have to evacuate. i can't stress enough that please

have a plan to leave your home if you see water levels rising around you or if you're worried about land stability around your property. don't wait to be told to leave. this cyclone, which is now expected to get more powerful, comes just a couple of weeks after very heavy rainfall also hit the island. the weather pattern in this region is becoming increasingly worrying for all those affected. richard galpin, bbc news. debt charities are calling for more funding and support, as they face what's being described as a tidal—wave of clients struggling to manage their finances. citizens advice, step change and christians against poverty all say they saw record requests for help injanuary. stepchange says the number of people it advised last month was up nearly 80% compared with december. 34% of people couldn't afford their council tax. 27% weren't able to pay their gas bill. nearly a third of households who used credit to pay

for the christmas period aren't confident they'll be able to pay it back. the government says it's invested more than 90 million pounds to support free debt advice in england. our cost of living correspondent, colletta smith, reports from leeds. good morning. how can i help? i could tell you about the record number of clients debt charities helped injanuary, but you wouldn't be surprised. how many times have you been to foodbank? i could show you what life is like for those struggling under a debt mountain, but you've heard it before. instead, i want to introduce you to di forbes. really lovely to meet you. thanks for letting me spend the day with you. i asked if i could tag along with a debt worker out on the road, seeing what she's up against and what she manages to achieve in a day. every day is different. everybody�*s problem is different because everybody is different. because you've got so many people that need so much help, there's a lot more cost of living issues, an awful lot more, where people are scared

about whether they're able to pay the bills or not. our first stop is a trussell trust food bank in gipton, and it doesn't take di long to get cracking. they're busy in the food bank this morning. got it sorted out there. i leave her to it as we've agreed we won't identify any of the people she's talking to today. most are very vulnerable. if i send you a copy of this, you know, tojust look down until you find the page that you want... but between clients, i ask her to reflect on what's happened. i think she can see a little bit of light at the end of a very long tunnel. so, it's cool. it's quieter than usual today, so di has a chance to check her email. there's a message from an elderly client that she's been helping. he just sent me a message to say thank you. it worked. please, can you send them my bank details? i don't know how to do it, but thanks for everything! ohh! so that's £200 he's gained. she's still buzzing as we hit the road again. i like the wins. i like it when somebody gets what they deserve, what they need. makes them safe. gets them sorted out

is a good outcome. i love it. and that's what fuels her through the tougher moments. last week, when i was in armley, there were eight people waiting for me and there was a ninth arrived after about two o'clock. it's always very busy. and today's no different. you haven't seen money buddy before? gradually working her way down the list. you're due to finish in about 25 minutes' time. we've had two ladies who have needed fuel and food. one lady with an eight—week—old baby who's needed, well, she's had no fuel at all. so we've sorted that out as an emergency. and i don't know what's waiting for me now in either direction, because there's a lady that's got a small child that's been here all day. and you're just getting your lunch break now. yeah. with a queue still outside. yeah. it feels like you could just keep going here. i could. and i'm contemplating sharing

the lunch, so that's not an unusual thing either. an hour or so later... are you struggling to pay the... struggling to pay it? and everyone's been seen. but that's not the end for di. to be honest, it's exhausting. what i'm going to do now is go home, cook tea and then try to make some sense of it and start again. while di is tired, those who managed to see her left a little lighter with their finances a little clearer. you take care. you're very welcome, darling. and whatever tomorrow brings, she'll face it, one client at a time. colletta smith, bbc news, in leeds. it was an extraordinary act of giant killing when darvel from the sixth tier of scottish football knocked top flight aberdeen out of the scottish cup last month. well, tonight darvel are hoping to cause another big upset when they take on falkirk in the next round. our sports correspondentjohn watson has been to see how the ayrshire

town is preparing for the game— and it does involve eating pies. come on, darvel. come on, darvel! come on, darvel. let's do it. so, john, not only are you running a very successful football club at the moment, but you also run your own bakery, which is known the world over for the famous kilmarnock pie. does it taste as good as it looks? oh, it tastes fantastic, yes. who would have thought when i took over the club seven years ago that we would get to this stage? we would beat aberdeen. we're now falkirk. into the quarter—finals. could this happen? well, i've done so well with my kilmarnock pie, why not do it with darvel? no need to guess what people are going to be eating at half time, is there? yeah, they're all going to be eating a kilmarnock pie at half time. let's try one. come on! can you tell us what's in the recipe? i know it's. .. this is... it's been in the family for generations.

oh, obviously, it's a secret recipe. but i'll tell you what. .. pies and football go hand in hand with each other. hits the spot. i tell you what, if you win later, ok, you beat falkirk and you make it through, are you going to make another world famous pie? a one—off pie to mark the occasion? well, it's a special occasion, and we're getting special pies. we'll be selling at the ground. and i'm quite sure soon we'll be having our own darvel pie at the game. love it. we'll be back to mark it. good. i'll tell you what. it's not just the football getting people off their feet here, is it? 0h! commentator: what a night! and what a result! jordan, you scored the only goal on the night and you gave a great interview after that game as well. i'm meant to be at work, so i need to phone my boss and ask him if i can get the night off. so tell us, did you get the night off? thankfully did, yeah. i managed to get one of the boys to cover me, lucky enough. it was a shame it was to about two in the morning with a call—out but i owed him his lunch the next day.

maybe at end the season it will sink in for myself. maybe when i'm retired. i don't really know when, but i think it will be a massive hit to me when it does sink in. commentator: incredible scenes, these. _ jordan wasn't the only one with the school encouraged to give the kids the day off, with some set to be mascots tonight. unfortunately, i couldn't give them the day off, but we had a fabulous day celebrating the next day. it was wonderful. the atmosphere in the town and in school, it was justjoyous. and i love the fact that you're still wearing darvel blue. yes. trying to support the team in any which way we can. it feels amazing to walk out on the pitch and our local team are playing against falkirk in the scottish cup. it's the furthest they've ever been before. it's been brilliant. i'll probably be a bit nervous - but it will be a great experience. and are they going to do it again? yeah, they are. of course they are. what do you think the score's going to be? 2-0. and how do you think the town will feel... how will you guys feel if darvel win again? it will feel absolutely amazing. it'll be fantastic if darvel win. all: come on, darvel!

hello. the weather is looking pretty good over the next couple of days. lots of dry and bright weather, not absolutely everywhere. a bit like today, you can see in the satellite picture, we had more cloud here out towards the west and earlier on across parts of yorkshire and lincolnshire. here's the forecast through the night. so, largely clear across the uk. light winds too. some mist and fog forming in some areas and also towards the early hours of the morning, cloud will spread into northern ireland and western scotland could be some spits and spots of rain here, but elsewhere with the light winds and clear skies, it's actually going to be quite a nippy night. so, touch of frost first thing on tuesday, particularly across england and wales. and then, i think it's going to be mostly bright and sunny day, once any mist and fog clears away. however, in the northwest, always thicker cloud and a chance of some spots of rain, at least at times in northern ireland and for example in glasgow. mild temperatures up to 13 degrees.

today at six: one week on from the devastating earthquakes that rocked turkey and syria — we report on the struggle now facing the survivors. at the epicentre of the first quake was the turkish city of maras, where many are fighting to comprehend what has happened to their families. one week on, the hope of finding anyone alive here has all but faded and yet so many we meet notjust hope, they believe their loved ones are alive somewhere under this rubble. in the face of this huge natural disaster, we will be asking how much of it was man—made. also on the programme, relatives of the murdered teenager brianna ghey say her death has left a massive hole in their