for the second year in a row, retailers say we're using more cash. i'll be looking at why. it is day five of kevin sinfield's latest amazing charity challenge. we are back at rugby league heartland this morning, here at beverly racecourse. remember this is yet another ultramarathon. the slot machine's winning run comes to an end. leaders liverpool are pegged back in the title race as arne slot�*s side are held in a thriller at newcastle. after some wet weather through the night, drierand brighterfora time but more wind and rain later, and some stormier weather later this week. all of the details later. it's thursday the 5th of december. our main story. the prime minister sir keir starmer will promise more police on the beat in england and wales today with a named and contactable police officer in every neighbourhood.

with a named and contactable police it's one of several pledges he'll make in a speech about his government's plans to deliver its manifesto promises. our chief political correspondent henry zeffman is in westminster. morning, henry. interesting, this reset, this change of plans, what's going to be covered in this speech, do we know?— do we know? morning, naga. six measurable _ do we know? morning, naga. six measurable milestones, - do we know? morning, naga. six measurable milestones, that - do we know? morning, naga. six measurable milestones, that is l do we know? morning, naga. six . measurable milestones, that is what keir starmer is promising us today. and he says that is how we should judge his government over the coming four orfive years before judge his government over the coming four or five years before the next general election. we don't know exactly what those milestones are going to be but we have a decent idea. on the economy, there is going to be two, a measure of real disposable income improving for households across the country, and also, a commitment to build 1.5 million more homes over the next five years. on the nhs, a commitment to lower waiting lists. when it

comes to crime, more police on the street as you were just saying. on energy, commitment to decarbonise the grid by 2030, and what is called opportunity, increasing the number of kids radiate to start primary school, considered ready at that point. what is at all about? some people might remember that almost two years ago keir starmer when he was still leader of the opposition unveiled what he called five missions which he said, if he won the general election, would guide his government. he then won the general election, and quite a lot of people at the top of government would privately concede his government has not always felt like it has a clear sense of direction or purpose. these milestones are designed to tell us the public what this government's peppers is, also designed to galvanise the government machine behind those goals. whether it will actually work, we will find out notjust over the coming weeks or months but over years.-

or months but over years. these thin . s or months but over years. these things take _ or months but over years. these things take time _ or months but over years. these things take time to _ or months but over years. these things take time to respond - or months but over years. these things take time to respond to. l things take time to respond to. thank so much, henry. there has been dramatic events in france, charlie, it will affect finances, budget, and it could have ramifications in countries which are connected to france? yes, not unfolding yesterday. let's take you through what happened. —— a lot was unfolding yesterday. michel barnier has become the first prime minister of france to be ousted in a no—confidence vote since 1962. parties on the left and far right united to collapse his government after he used special powers to push through his budget without a vote. president macron will address the nation this evening. our paris correspondent andrew harding reports. moments before the voting began here in paris, michel barnier made a final, rather forlorn plea to french mps. the prime minister urged them to back him, his government and his budget or create chaos.

translation: | can't believe | a majority of mps here will vote to destabilise our institutions at a moment where our country is going through a deep moral, economic, financial and civic crisis. but the answer came back fast and conclusive. the speaker of parliament, revealing that 57% of mps had voted no confidence in the government. politicians from the hard right and hard left of french politics briefly uniting on this one issue. translation: i don't feel my head spinning and i don't _ consider this a victory. we had a choice to make, and the choice we made was to protect french people. having tasted blood, many french mps now want more. specifically, they want president emmanuel macron ousted.

heading home from a trip to saudi arabia, a badly weakened president has made it clear he's staying put. it is 62 years since france last found itself in a situation like this. on that occasion, president de gaulle stood his ground and eventually regained control of parliament. today feels rather different. france is in debt, public frustration growing, the nation wrestling, like so many now with the forces of polarisation and populism. "i think it's tragic," says this woman of today's vote. "nobody is considering the consequences." "there's a lot of anxiety," this man adds. "i'm upset both with the forces on the left and the far right." a government has fallen,

but france's political deadlock remains firmly in place. andrew harding, bbc news, paris. millions of obese people may have to wait up to 12 years to receive a new weight—loss jab which is being rolled out on the nhs in england. around 3.5 million people could be eligible for mounjaro but only 250,000 will receive it over the next three years. health charities say it's too long for patients to wait. our health correspondent sophie hutchinson reports. it's estimated that over 60% of adults are either overweight or obese in england, risking their health and putting pressure on the nhs. but only 40,000 are treated by nhs weight loss services each year. now, the health watchdog nice has given the green light for several million obese people to be treated with the weight loss drug tirzepatide, better known by its brand name mounjaro. but the roll—out will be over a record 12 years so as not to overwhelm the nhs.

the drugs are expensive and therefore we cannot treat several million people with these drugs at this moment in time. and also, the nhs is not ready to treat several million people with these drugs. we have to develop the systems, as it were, to be able to, to be able to prescribe these drugs in a safe and appropriate manner within the nhs, and that will take time. that just simply will take time. so who will get this weight loss drug first? 220,000 people with the highest clinical need will be part of an initial three year phase. they must have obesity with a bmi higher than 35 and at least one weight—related illness, such as cardiovascular disease. patients already treated at specialist nhs weight loss services will be included, and for the first time, its expected that family doctors will be able to prescribe this weight loss drug. the move has generally been welcomed, but some charities have said they're concerned about the long length of this 12 year roll—out.

sophie hutchinson, bbc news. a manhunt is under way in new york city to find a gunman who shot dead the boss of a us health insurance company. the attack described by police as "targeted" happened in manhattan, close to times square. 50—year—old brian thompson, who ran unitedhealthcare, was shot in the back and leg. a suspect fled the scene and was last seen riding an electric bike through central park. health campaigners say they'd like to see tougher rules on the promotion ofjunk food after the bbc identified a loophole which means brands can get around the the government's new advertising ban by not showing the unhealthy products they sell. from october next year, foods high in fat or sugar will be restricted on adverts before 9pm. former scotland rugby captain stuart hogg is due to be sentenced this morning after admitting a domestic abuse charge against his estranged wife. hogg, who currently plays for the french side montpellier, pleaded guilty to shouting, swearing and acting

in an abusive manner, including repeatedly tracking her movements. the director of public prosecutions has warned that court delays another woman who worked with the tv presenter gregg wallace has made allegations against him, claiming he touched her inappropriately and made sexualised suggestions. shannon kyle was the ghostwriter of mr wallace's autobiography. they worked together in 2012. mr wallace's lawyers say he "specifically denies any sexual misconduct with ms kyle". our media correspondent david sillito has the story. chefs, we havejust three minutes. gregg wallace, the star of masterchef for nearly 20 years, and now, over the last week, facing mounting allegations of inappropriate behaviour, his lawyers deny there was any sexual harassment. but someone who worked particularly close with him is challenging that. when i heard some of the allegations, people started to say, "these arejust lewd comments. he's just a bit of a cheeky chappy." no, there's more to this. shannon kyle was the ghost—writer

on greg wallace's autobiography, talking to newsnight�*s victoria derbyshire. she says he would make graphic sexual suggestions. on a carjourney, she says his hand kept moving to her thigh. during one meeting, she said he was wearing only a towel that he then let slip. i kind of looked up and then he dropped the towel. in front of you? in front of me and i had a notebook, so ijust put it like this and ijust said, "just go and get dressed." and then he did, he went off and got dressed. his behaviour was, she says, revolting and predatory. and one incident she says, was witnessed by her brother. i saw my brother turn to say goodbye and then as i was either walking towards the car and he followed me, orjust before i started walking, i could feel him touching me around my backside and, um, and my brother saw it. and so when i got in the car,

he actually said, "i just saw him do that," and i was... and actually, out of everything that happened, that was the thing that was most mortifying and humiliating because it was my younger brother who saw it. but needing the work and having signed a nondisclosure agreement, she says she felt unable to speak out until now. she says she feels she has a duty to speak up. if i can't speak out as a middle aged, middle class woman that i am now, i wasn't back then, but i am now, then i'll never speak out. i've got two daughters and two nieces, and i want to be able to look them in the eye and say, i tried to do the right thing. in response, gregg wallace's lawyers say... "our client has denied that he has engaged in any such behaviour, and he specifically denies any sexual misconduct with miss kyle." meanwhile, the company that makes masterchef says gregg wallace has

stepped away while they investigate. his current masterchef series is continuing to be broadcast, but two christmas specials and repeats of his other programmes have been dropped from the schedule. david sillito, bbc news. our correspondent lizo mzimba is outside the bbc�*s new broadcasting house in central london. good morning. where did these latest allegations leave the bbc? the? good morning. where did these latest allegations leave the bbc?— allegations leave the bbc? they are alleaations allegations leave the bbc? they are allegations from _ allegations leave the bbc? they are allegations from outside _ allegations leave the bbc? they are allegations from outside the - allegations leave the bbc? they are allegations from outside the world | allegations from outside the world of broadcasting, the tv world, and different broadcasters, but the bbc are under most pressure because gregg wallace has been for so long one of the faces of prime—time entertainment for the corporation. gregg wallace's lawyers have strongly denied that he engages in behaviour of a sexually harassing nature, but last night there were more allegations from when he appeared on the bbc�*s biggest entertainment show strictly come

dancing in 2015 —— 2014. the sun newspaper reporting that unnamed bosses received reports of him making sexual remarks on the show in 2014 but they allowed him to continue repeating. amanda abington made some complaints relating to verbal bullying and harassment by her partner giovanni penny tx8 on stricken dancing. the bbc says it takes all complaints seriously but on top of all this there is always the discussion about what happens with oncoming masterchef episode, the christmas specials celebrity specials are not going ahead but the ongoing professional series is going ahead because the bbc say it can be life changing for the chefs taking part. lots of people agreeing with that decision but lots of people not very happy about it. the director of public prosecutions

has warned that court delays in england and wales are "probably worse than he'd ever known them to be". it comes as the crown prosecution service sets out plans to cut delays and provide better support to victims of sexual assault. our correspondent, ellie price, has the story. the backlog in the courts may be well known. the impact on justice has been less clear. victims are currently waiting on average between two to five years to see a case go to trial. the director of public prosecutions, stephen parkinson, said the delays are so long that court listings are now running into 2027, citing them as the key reason victims are withdrawing their support for a prosecution. around two in ten adult rape cases, where there had been a charge, stopped between march and may this year because the victims stopped engaging in thejustice process and the case was dropped. the cps says new measures will focus on improving how prosecutors communicate, so they can provide clear information to victims and be more empathetic. prosecutors are also being urged to speak directly to police in a bid

to speed up case progression. there's a lot of things that need to be done over and beyond what's been announced today, but obviously it's important that it's recognised that the harm that has been caused to victims of crime and to the criminaljustice system by these terrible backlogs and delays. just yesterday, it was announced funding for front line victim support services was to be cut by 4.2% from next year, although supporting victims of violence against women and girls will be ring fenced. victims�* charities are worried core operations will be affected. ellie price, bbc news. the firm that makes guinness is limiting the amount that pubs can buy in the build—up to christmas. diageo, which brews the beer in dublin, is understood to be allocating supplies on a weekly basis. the drink has become more popular with women and younger adults after a marketing push. demand may also have been increased by recent rugby internationals.

let's have a look at the weather now with matt. it's miserable out there, matt. it's getting better, for a while. thank you, i knew would bring the sunshine in some way! i have got to give you a little bit of hope, that is myjob these days! some heavy overnight rain is starting to ease, it will turn drier for a time, milder out there than it has been for the past few meanings but the journey home could be quite nasty for some. it is giving with one hand and taking with another. we have seen some heavy rain in the last few hours across east anglia and the south—east which is easing the way, lively downpours are working across the pennines and peak district right now. that will move quite quickly across parts of eastern south yorkshire before easing, and then becoming dry for many, sunny spells and an isolated shower possible, staying cloudy in the far south and south—west. heavy rain into western scotland and northern ireland in the morning,

spreading into wales and north—west in the afternoon. temperatures up on recent days but the wind will strengthen and that will have an impact. by the end of the afternoon we could see 60 or 70 miles an hour gusts around the irish sea coasts. the heavy rain works east through the evening rush hour, lots of surface water and spray, and quite windy again, gale force across many parts of england in particular. rain across scotland, strongest across the hebrides. it eases through the first part of the night, there skies, staying breezy, clearing, but a touch of frost in sheltered valleys in the north and west. we have got a stormy low pressure system crossing the country friday night into saturday, more details on that in around half an hour. thank you, see you later. we are talking about how we pay for staff,

whether we use cash? yes. talking about how we pay for staff, whether we use cash?— talking about how we pay for staff, whether we use cash? yes, have you not an whether we use cash? yes, have you got any cash — whether we use cash? yes, have you got any cash on _ whether we use cash? yes, have you got any cash on you? _ whether we use cash? yes, have you got any cash on you? no. _ whether we use cash? yes, have you got any cash on you? no. i _ whether we use cash? yes, have you got any cash on you? no. i haven't . got any cash on you? no. i haven't either. got any cash on you? no. i haven't either- we — got any cash on you? no. i haven't either. we don't _ got any cash on you? no. i haven't either. we don't bring _ got any cash on you? no. i haven't either. we don't bring our- got any cash on you? no. i haven't either. we don't bring our walletsl either. we don't bring our wallets and purses- _ either. we don't bring our wallets and purses- i _ either. we don't bring our wallets and purses. i mean _ either. we don't bring our wallets and purses. i mean day _ either. we don't bring our wallets and purses. i mean day today. . either. we don't bring our wallets and purses. i mean day today. i l either. we don't bring our wallets i and purses. i mean day today. i only have a little- — people are increasingly relying on plastic, debit cards and credit cards, even more so digital wallets on my phone, i sometimes feel alteration taking a physical credit card when you can tap and pay with your phone almost anywhere but for a lot of people cash is very important. yes, when it comes to how we pay for our shopping debit and credit cards may be the way most of us do it, but cash remains crucial to many shoppers and is even making a bit of a comeback. for the second successive year, the british retail consortium

that represents shops says there is a rise in cash transactions from 18.8 % in 2022 to 19.9 % in 2023. that's very nearly one in 5 transactions. to be clear, debit and credit cards still dominate and they were used in more than three—quarters of all transactions last year. overall, customers visited shops more frequently but made smaller purchases, a sign of financial pressure on households. average spend fell from £22.43 to £22.03. the brc believes the comeback of cash is the result of cost—of—living pressures and our efforts to budget better post covid consumers are re—familiarising themselves with cash, and there has been a couple of years of high inflation and high interest rates, so cash is probably a tool that consumers are using to help them budget and manage their money better. consumers clearly want choice not just in what they buy

but the way they pay for things. we asked these christmas shoppers on london's oxford street for their thoughts. i don't really like to use my card that much because i'm more of a cash person, if that makes sense. i'm quite private about what i like to spend my money on as well. so yeah. do you find it helps with budgeting and things like that as well? if you pay with cash? 100%, it really does benefit you because with a card ifind that you can just keep tapping with the cash. for me, it's just very easy. you know, you canjust pay and then that's, you know what you've got left. the card is like a more secure way of spending money. also, especially in london, carrying a cash is not always a smart idea. so i use apple pay because i lost my i purse, which has all my cash in it. i so it's a bit of a sticky one. and yeah, that's pretty much why. and it's more convenient to be fair. but then it also means that i spend a lot of money. - i'm glad she can laugh, it would be a nightmare losing your purse with all your cash on it! we would love to hear your thoughts on this. do you still use cash at all! maybe you

have started using it again, but are you completely cashless, a what are your reasons? do you budget better with physical cash, can keep track of what you spend more if you it digitally? whatever your thoughts, get in touch. let's take a look at today's papers. the mirror leads with sir keir starmer�*s promise to put 13,000 more neighbourhood police officers in england and wales. the telegraph has a warning from the head of the british armed forces that china is a "major nuclear threat" to the west. the mail also reports on concerns about the uk's armed forces and security, reporting on a defence minister's saying that the entire army would likely be wiped out within a year of war. that is if we were brought into a

wall. and the times say millions of obese people will be denied the weight—loss drug mounjaro on the nhs. the health care watchdog nice has agreed it can be prescribed to some patients in england over the next 12 years alongside advice on diet and exercise. winter is always a busy time for hospital staff and volunteers and that includes those with four legs rather than two. a team of 11 therapy dogs who cheer up patients in hull have been racking up hundreds of hours of service in the run—up to christmas. our correspondent anne—marie tasker went to meet some of them. that's lovely. 0h, darling, you're so lovely. hugo, the longest serving therapy dog at castle hill and hull royal hospitals.

give us a kiss! in the radiotherapy unit, the canine team bring joy to cancer patients and their families. she'll give you a paw. oh, good girl! 0h, we love dogs, yeah. so they put a smile on your face as soon as you see them ysually when we're coming in. and they're so pleased to see you. and it's soothing tojust to have a little, a little cuddle. they like to stroke them, they like to give them a treat. and they often say, "oh, you've made my day," and that makes my day as well. lottie and miss boogie are among 11 four legged volunteers walking the wards, and between them, they've amassed more than 800 hours service over the past two years. also on the team... purejoy! the nurses will stop in their tracks, the doctors, the cleaners.

it's been a game changer for them having that visit from a therapy dog. if you bring a smile to somebody's face, itjust means so much. - a lot of people say the phrase, "you made my day" _ visit from a therapy dog. people have been unconscious for some time. put the dog by them and they've stretched out for the dog. and the first person that happened to, i was told by one of the nursing staff that he probably wouldn't recover, it was a car accident. i'm not religious or anything like that, but, you know, it's really unusual to see something like that. and when you get staff in tears as well, it really gets to you. they have an air of magic about them. the dogs are just amazing and so are their owners. and the impact that they've had on patients, staff, relatives is just absolutely phenomenal. the hospitals hope they'll have 25 dogs on their books by next christmas to join 11 volunteers

who deserve a round of a—paws! all very well behaved, and very beautifully groomed. i all very well behaved, and very beautifully groomed.— all very well behaved, and very beautifully groomed. i could watch therapy dog _ beautifully groomed. i could watch therapy dog is _ beautifully groomed. i could watch therapy dog is weaving _ beautifully groomed. i could watch therapy dog is weaving their - beautifully groomed. i could watch therapy dog is weaving their magic around hospitalfour therapy dog is weaving their magic around hospital four hours. therapy dog is weaving their magic around hospitalfour hours. i therapy dog is weaving their magic around hospital four hours.- around hospitalfour hours. i envy the reporter! _ anne—marie tasker reporting. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. a very good morning. welcome to bbc london. i'm thomas magill. an event where the public can question the mayor of london about his policies will be held in—person for the first time since march 2023. sadiq khan is due to attend people s question time in wandsworth next thursday — with ticket holders being told the address a few days before. the gla said this was to ensure the session could take place "safely and securely

for attendees and participants". tower hamlets council is offering £175 to some of its residents to help towards winter fuel payments. it's the latest london council to assist pensioners who narrowly missed out on the benefit which was withdrawn by the government in their autumn budget. the removal of the payment for around 10 million people was to help cover what the chancellor called a £22 billion pound black hole in the public finances. a designer based in north london is making underwear out of seaweed and eucalyptus. the material helps women deal with issues post surgery — including cancer treatment — who are struggling with sensitive skin. alexander clementine studied bio—chemistry and since starting his sustainable fashion brand, he's discovered there's a huge demand for his underwear made from this rather unlikely material. we began receiving reviews

from people that were experiencing menopause, perimenopause, breast cancer, nerve damage, shingles. they were saying how it allowed their sort of wounds to breathe and to heal, maintain support, didn't irritate the skin. and it was at that point that i decided to transform the company to focus on women's health. let's take a look at the tubes now. there's minor delays on the elizabeth lines and northern lines — severe delays on metropolitan line — and part of the piccadilly line remains closed bewtween rayners park and uxbridge. now onto the weather with kawser. hello there. good morning. well, it certainly was a wet start to the day, but it is an improving story. it does become drier with some spells of brightness this morning, but through the afternoon. but through the afternoon more in the way of cloud.

turning quite wet and windy as well. and temperatures holding up at 12 to 14 celsius, so mild conditions. now for northern parts of the capital, the met office yellow weather warning for the strength of the wind overnight, but it does become drier. that rain clearing through and by the early hours clearer skies. staying windy though, but with lows of 5 to 7 degrees. now friday itself should be largely dry with some sunshine, but we do have this area of low pressure arriving in friday night into saturday, bringing some strong winds and outbreaks of rain. and we already have a met office yellow weather warning in force from friday afternoon all the way through to sunday morning, with a risk of some disruption and some localised flooding, so becoming much more unsettled into the weekend. for today, though, it will be mild temperatures, as i said —14 celsius. plenty of sunshine tomorrow though, and then becoming much more unsettled with wet and windy weather into the weekend. that's it for now, but there's more on the bbc news app and on bbc radio london. good morning, welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt

and naga munchetty. nhs england will publish the first of this year's winter situation reports in a few hours — covering issues like bed occupancy, ambulance handovers and staff sickness. with some hospitals already seeing the sort of pressure normally experienced injanuary and february, the report is likely to paint a bleak picture. our correspondent rob sissons went to see how one hospital is coping. nottinghamshire's kingsmill hospital, just after half seven in the morning, the start of another tough day forjanine. i do run a few text messages while i'm drying my hair in the morning, just to make sure i know what i'm coming into. 14 bs full. wow. 0k. and 11's full of medical. yeah. there aren't any free beds on the wards in the emergency department. 28 patients are waiting for one. this is the patient flow room.

every few hours, janine leads a meeting to work out what space, if any, they have. the past couple of weeks, they've felt the pressure usually associated with the depths of winter. what worries me is the fact that it's started in november this year. so we had a real flurry over the last two weeks, to the point where we were sort of on the verge of calling a critical incident. to add to things, the maintenance team report another problem two lifts out of action because of flooding. the shift team told me they opened the door on level zero women and children, and it was like a waterfall coming out of there. i think you'd have liked to shut the door and just got in your carand drove home, but obviously they haven't done that. janine is heading straight to the emergency department, which has been overcrowded overnight. there's a 92 year old gentleman who's been in ed now for 24 hours waiting for a medicine bed. now, that's almost unheard of here. um, anything you need at the moment and just beds at the minute. just beds. yeah. 0k. i was starting to see - the winter pressures now. there's a lot of respiratory i illnesses and other illnesses,

but respiratory- being the main thing. a and e was designed to accommodate a hundred patients. often there's more than double that. this is majors and it's designed for 33 as a max. what we've actually seen over the last two weeks is actually up to 60 people in majors, which makes it very difficult. it's really difficult. we can't even flood it with staff because there physically isn't the room. this is danny from adult social. here, representatives from the nhs, the voluntary sector, social care and housing work together to get patients home. as a trust, everything's open. we don't have any more capacity that we can open. there is 700 beds at the trust on the wards. the pressure is to get people well enough out of the acute hospital. for more than 24 hours, 70 patients have been assessed as well enough to leave. but there have been hold—ups. i've been on the phone trying to sort you a bed out. deborah's case is one of them. after two months here, hers is a complicated transfer to a community hospital. i'm very nervous going, but it's what i need to get me back

up on my feet, because i can't walk. we had to align the right bed, the right physical bed. the bed space, the equipment, the transport, the clinical services and all of those things need to happen at the same time. in the discharge lounge, it's the start of a new chapter in sylvia's life. at 83, she's about to go into a care home. i'd panic overnight if i couldn't get out of bed. so it was something i've got to accept. so the situation here at kingsmill is that they're seeing the sort of strain that they usually associate with january and february, and they're not alone. other hospitals are in the same boat. it's left everyone at the front line wondering, just how bad is this winter going to be? here, they say there's no sign yet of when things might ease. rob sissons, bbc news,

kingsmill hospital, nottinghamshire. the prime minister will lay out more of his government's plans for the nhs, the economy and policing in a speech later today. those plans will include a promise to provide every neighbourhood in england and wales with a dedicated, named police officer. we're joined now by the shadow home secretary chris philp. good morning. what do you make of what keir starmer is expected to be talking about today?— what keir starmer is expected to be talking about today? well, from what i can see this — talking about today? well, from what i can see this as _ talking about today? well, from what i can see this as a _ talking about today? well, from what i can see this as a desperate - i can see this as a desperate attempt _ i can see this as a desperate attempt to relaunch for a government that has— attempt to relaunch for a government that has already got itself into huge — that has already got itself into huge trouble in its first five months _ huge trouble in its first five months. keir starmer's approval ratings _ months. keir starmer's approval ratings are — months. keir starmer's approval ratings are in free fall, down at -32% _ ratings are in free fall, down at —32% because of all of the broken promises — —32% because of all of the broken promises on tax which are going to punish _ promises on tax which are going to punish business and cause job losses as we've _ punish business and cause job losses as we've heard, stripping pensioners of their— as we've heard, stripping pensioners of theirwinter as we've heard, stripping pensioners of their winter fuel payment leaving them _ of their winter fuel payment leaving

them in _ of their winter fuel payment leaving them in poverty this winter while keir starmer has been loading up on freebies— keir starmer has been loading up on freebies from lord ali and handing out inflation busting pay rises to his union — out inflation busting pay rises to his union masters. i think this will be his union masters. i think this will he a _ his union masters. i think this will be a desperate attempt to salvage what is _ be a desperate attempt to salvage what is already a clearly failing government. but what is already a clearly failing government-— what is already a clearly failing government. what is already a clearly failing rovernment. �* , ., , government. but if it is true, as we understand — government. but if it is true, as we understand the _ government. but if it is true, as we understand the prime _ government. but if it is true, as we understand the prime minister- government. but if it is true, as we understand the prime minister is i government. but if it is true, as we j understand the prime minister is to say that every household gets a dedicated police officer, you would welcome that, wouldn't you? i would welcome that, wouldn't you? i would welcome support _ welcome that, wouldn't you? i would welcome support for _ welcome that, wouldn't you? i would welcome support for the _ welcome that, wouldn't you? i would welcome support for the police i welcome that, wouldn't you? i would welcome support for the police and l welcome support for the police and when _ welcome support for the police and when we _ welcome support for the police and when we were in government and i was police _ when we were in government and i was police minister we delivered record numbers— police minister we delivered record numbers of police. there are now hundred — numbers of police. there are now hundred and 49,769 police officers which _ hundred and 49,769 police officers which is _ hundred and 49,769 police officers which is more than there's ever been in history _ which is more than there's ever been in history. what i understand with the announcement coming later is they will— the announcement coming later is they will announce 13,000 officers but when — they will announce 13,000 officers but when you look at it, that's actually — but when you look at it, that's actually again, unsurprisingly for this labour government, completely dishonest _ this labour government, completely dishonest because only 3000 of those are actually new and some of them have been— are actually new and some of them have been transferred from somewhere else and _ have been transferred from somewhere else and some of them are pc 50 is with no— else and some of them are pc 50 is with no powers of arrest so less

than _ with no powers of arrest so less than a _ with no powers of arrest so less than a quarter of the officers that keir starmer will announce our new and they— keir starmer will announce our new and they are not giving the government enough money to actually fund those _ government enough money to actually fund those officers and are telling them _ fund those officers and are telling them to _ fund those officers and are telling them to hire them without giving them _ them to hire them without giving them the — them to hire them without giving them the money needed which means police _ them the money needed which means police forces will have to cut something somewhere else in order to fund the _ something somewhere else in order to fund the pledge. so on the surface of it sounds shiny and good, as ever with this _ of it sounds shiny and good, as ever with this dishonest labour government the truth turns out to be rather— government the truth turns out to be rather different and rather worse. i rather different and rather worse. understand rather different and rather worse. i understand that your role is primarily to knock what this new government is proposing, and it's government is proposing, and its five months in to a new government and they are trying to get things sorted out. why are you not giving them more opportunity to prove that they can achieve something? it's been five months, so you can't reasonably expect them to have

changed substantially the fabric of the nation. in terms of lord nora, in that space of times. == the nation. in terms of lord nora, in that space of times.— the nation. in terms of lord nora, in that space of times. -- law and order. in that space of times. -- law and order- they _ in that space of times. -- law and order. they have _ in that space of times. -- law and order. they have made _ in that space of times. -- law and order. they have made their- in that space of times. -- law and l order. they have made their choices in the _ order. they have made their choices in the last— order. they have made their choices in the last five months and they are different— in the last five months and they are different ones are the ones we would have made _ different ones are the ones we would have made had we won the election and i've _ have made had we won the election and i've mentioned a few of the things — and i've mentioned a few of the things. we would not have stripped almost _ things. we would not have stripped almost all— things. we would not have stripped almost all pensioners of their winter— almost all pensioners of their winter fuel payments including 84% of pensioners in poverty including 71% of pensioners in poverty including 7i% of— of pensioners in poverty including 71% of disabled pensioners losing that winter fuel allowance who will really _ that winter fuel allowance who will really struggle because bills are going _ really struggle because bills are going up— really struggle because bills are going up this winter. we would not have imposed a £25 billion national insurance _ have imposed a £25 billion national insurance increase on businesses which _ insurance increase on businesses which the — insurance increase on businesses which the office for budget responsibility says three quarters of that— responsibility says three quarters of that will get passed on to working _ of that will get passed on to working people in the form of lower wages _ working people in the form of lower wages and — working people in the form of lower wages and labour broke their election— wages and labour broke their election promises, they lied during the election campaign when they said there would not be significant tax rises, _ there would not be significant tax rises, so — there would not be significant tax rises, so those are choices the lahour— rises, so those are choices the labour government has made in the last five _ labour government has made in the last five months that i think are bad choices that are affecting

pensioners, affecting working people. — pensioners, affecting working people, affecting families in a really— people, affecting families in a really negative way and we are hearing — really negative way and we are hearing the retail sector and the cbi saying jobs would be lost not 'ust cbi saying jobs would be lost not just that — cbi saying jobs would be lost not just that wages would be lower because — just that wages would be lower because that will happen again but 'obs because that will happen again but jobs wiii— because that will happen again but jobs will be lost as a result of the choices— jobs will be lost as a result of the choices the — jobs will be lost as a result of the choices the labour government has made _ choices the labour government has made and _ choices the labour government has made and it's notjust me that thinks — made and it's notjust me that thinks that. keir starmer's approval rating _ thinks that. keir starmer's approval rating has— thinks that. keir starmer's approval rating has gone down to —32%. the public— rating has gone down to —32%. the public think— rating has gone down to —32%. the public think that as well. canl rating has gone down to -32%. the public think that as well.— public think that as well. can i ask ou to public think that as well. can i ask you to put — public think that as well. can i ask you to put your— public think that as well. can i ask you to put your constructive i public think that as well. can i ask you to put your constructive hat i public think that as well. can i ask| you to put your constructive hat on and tell me specific to policing, i know you were the policing minister, what number of police officers is needed? i think what you are saying they are lying about what they are planning to do anyway but what would work? ~ ., .., planning to do anyway but what would work? ~ . .. ., ~ planning to do anyway but what would work? ~ . ., ,, ., planning to do anyway but what would work? . ., ,, ., , ., work? what i can talk about is what we did. work? what i can talk about is what we did- i'm — work? what i can talk about is what we did- i'm not— work? what i can talk about is what we did. i'm not interested - work? what i can talk about is what we did. i'm not interested in - work? what i can talk about is what we did. i'm not interested in what l we did. i'm not interested in what ou did we did. i'm not interested in what you did before. — we did. i'm not interested in what you did before, because - we did. i'm not interested in what you did before, because you i we did. i'm not interested in what you did before, because you were j you did before, because you were voted out of government, so clearly didn't like what you did. i'm asking now, in the position we are in, what you would do to make people safe on

our streets. what would you do? not what you did before, what would you do now christmas there's a few things. do now christmas there's a few thin . s. , , do now christmas there's a few thins. , , ., ~' do now christmas there's a few thins. , , ., ~ ., , things. firstly i would like to see officer numbers _ things. firstly i would like to see officer numbers continue - things. firstly i would like to see officer numbers continue to i officer numbers continue to increase _ officer numbers continue to increase. i'm not going to write a manifesto — increase. i'm not going to write a manifesto. it increase. i'm not going to write a manifesto-— increase. i'm not going to write a manifesto. , , ., ., , �* manifesto. it helps though, doesn't it. i'm not manifesto. it helps though, doesn't it- i'm not going — manifesto. it helps though, doesn't it. i'm not going to _ manifesto. it helps though, doesn't it. i'm not going to write _ manifesto. it helps though, doesn't it. i'm not going to write the - manifesto. it helps though, doesn't it. i'm not going to write the next i it. i'm not going to write the next manifesto in _ it. i'm not going to write the next manifesto in the _ it. i'm not going to write the next manifesto in the tv _ it. i'm not going to write the next manifesto in the tv studio - it. i'm not going to write the next manifesto in the tv studio this i manifesto in the tv studio this morning — manifesto in the tv studio this morning. we delivered record ever police _ morning. we delivered record ever police officer numbers, hundred and 49,000 _ police officer numbers, hundred and 49,000 and i would like to see that number— 49,000 and i would like to see that number go — 49,000 and i would like to see that number go up more. this financial year— number go up more. this financial year we _ number go up more. this financial year we are — number go up more. this financial year we are currently in, i delivered _ year we are currently in, i delivered almost £1 billion increase in funding — delivered almost £1 billion increase in funding for frontline policing and i_ in funding for frontline policing and i would like to see them continue _ and i would like to see them continue with that trend and i'd like to— continue with that trend and i'd like to see _ continue with that trend and i'd like to see them strip a rate more bureaucracy— like to see them strip a rate more bureaucracy that takes up police time _ bureaucracy that takes up police time and — bureaucracy that takes up police time and we started to do that by ending _ time and we started to do that by ending the double reporting of crime but there's— ending the double reporting of crime but there's a lot more bureaucracy that could — but there's a lot more bureaucracy that could be stripped away. some of it is quite _ that could be stripped away. some of it is quite technical but the police spend _ it is quite technical but the police spend in— it is quite technical but the police spend in my view too much time on various— spend in my view too much time on various forms of form filling and bureaucracy and i would like to see

that stripped away and police focusing remorselessly on investigating crime and catching criminals — investigating crime and catching criminals including using more technology like facial recognition, so we _ technology like facial recognition, so we started using live facial recognition to catch wanted criminals on the streets and i would like to— criminals on the streets and i would like to see — criminals on the streets and i would like to see rolled out nationwide and there — like to see rolled out nationwide and there are opportunities to employ— and there are opportunities to employ artificial intelligence more, to save _ employ artificial intelligence more, to save police time but also catch more _ to save police time but also catch more criminals and we started doing hotspot— more criminals and we started doing hotspot patrolling and weak funded that this _ hotspot patrolling and weak funded that this year with £66 million where — that this year with £66 million where the police intensively patrol areas _ where the police intensively patrol areas where there is high crime and knife _ areas where there is high crime and knife crime — areas where there is high crime and knife crime and also antisocial behaviour— knife crime and also antisocial behaviour and i'd like to see that intensive — behaviour and i'd like to see that intensive hotspot patrolling rolled out even — intensive hotspot patrolling rolled out even more so there are five or six ideas — out even more so there are five or six ideas |— out even more so there are five or six ideas. ., , ., ., , six ideas. i hope that was constructive _ six ideas. i hope that was constructive enough. i i six ideas. i hope that was | constructive enough. ijust six ideas. i hope that was i constructive enough. ijust want six ideas. i hope that was - constructive enough. i just want to go back to the police numbers as we talked about, on a technicality i believe it is true that the total numbers of police officers are only 3500 higherfrom the end of numbers of police officers are only 3500 higher from the end of the conservative time in government to the time they started. 3500, so

presumably you would say with the labour party in government, if they have the same figures, 3500 higher from the point from when they started to when they finish, you would say it is a success? because that's what you did. i would say it is a success? because that's what you did.— would say it is a success? because that's what you did. i am pleased we delivered record _ that's what you did. i am pleased we delivered record ever— that's what you did. i am pleased we delivered record ever numbers i that's what you did. i am pleased we delivered record ever numbers and l that's what you did. i am pleased we | delivered record ever numbers and of course _ delivered record ever numbers and of course crime — delivered record ever numbers and of course crime went down in that period — course crime went down in that eriod. , , course crime went down in that eriod., , ., ,., course crime went down in that eriod. , ., , , period. just about those numbers, if b the end period. just about those numbers, if by the end of— period. just about those numbers, if by the end of the _ period. just about those numbers, if by the end of the labour— by the end of the labour administration, the police numbers had gone up by 3500, which is what you did after 12 years, that would be a success do you think? it would de-end be a success do you think? it would de end if be a success do you think? it would depend if at — be a success do you think? it would depend if at the _ be a success do you think? it would depend if at the same _ be a success do you think? it would depend if at the same time - be a success do you think? it would depend if at the same time they i be a success do you think? it would. depend if at the same time they also cut crime _ depend if at the same time they also cut crime by— depend if at the same time they also cut crime by 50%. the crime survey, crime _ cut crime by 50%. the crime survey, crime figures — cut crime by 50%. the crime survey, crime figures went down by 50% during _ crime figures went down by 50% during the conservatives time in office _ during the conservatives time in office and — during the conservatives time in office and i would want to see not 'ust office and i would want to see not just more — office and i would want to see not just more police numbers but crime being _ just more police numbers but crime being cut _ just more police numbers but crime being cut as— just more police numbers but crime being cut as well as we did in office — being cut as well as we did in office and _ being cut as well as we did in office and i'd also like to see some honesty— office and i'd also like to see some honesty and keir starmer when he stands _ honesty and keir starmer when he stands up — honesty and keir starmer when he stands up and talks about 13,000, when _ stands up and talks about 13,000, when you — stands up and talks about 13,000, when you look at the detail, you will see —

when you look at the detail, you will see it — when you look at the detail, you will see it as a denos dish —— dishonest _ will see it as a denos dish —— dishonest claim because only 3000 them _ dishonest claim because only 3000 them are _ dishonest claim because only 3000 them are new and the labour government are not even fully funding — government are not even fully funding them and will have to make police _ funding them and will have to make police forces cut something else in order— police forces cut something else in order to _ police forces cut something else in order to fund the officers which is dishonest — order to fund the officers which is dishonest so i'd like to see some honesty— dishonest so i'd like to see some honesty from this government. we honesty from this government. appreciate honesty from this government. - appreciate your time this morning, the shadow home secretary. the mornin: , the shadow home secretary. the morning, mike. _ the shadow home secretary. the morning, mike. there's been a lot of speculation and i know you will talk about what is going on on the pitch but there's been a lot of speculation around this man and his future at liverpool in terms of his contract. �* ., , ., future at liverpool in terms of his contract. ~ . , ., , , ., contract. and the fans are desperate for him to stay- _ contract. and the fans are desperate for him to stay. it's _ contract. and the fans are desperate for him to stay. it's not _ contract. and the fans are desperate for him to stay. it's not affecting i for him to stay. it's not affecting his form — for him to stay. it's not affecting his form at— for him to stay. it's not affecting his form at all. he scored last night — his form at all. he scored last night we _ his form at all. he scored last night we saw something very rare last night, — night we saw something very rare last night, liverpool dropping points — liverpool have been running away it, in the premier league title race, but they were pegged back

by newcastle, on a dramatic night in the premier league. their lead has been trimmed to seven points, now, with in form chelsea in second place, and arsenal right behind them — and there was a win again at last, for manchester city. newcastle served liverpool fair warning get into them, ran the instructions. a black and white message and alexander isaac saw no need for grey areas. isak. oh, that is magnificent! on stormy nights like this there is no hiding. in the second half, liverpool swept back, curtisjones, 1—1. all the wind seemed behind them, but the game swirled again. this was anthony gordon, once of everton, now tormenting liverpool. newcastle ahead once more only, though for six minutes, liverpool were also embracing the chaos. mo salah in the thick of it. a man in a hurry. his contract, remember, runs out in the summer but this

team whirls around him. this is salah. allowed to turn. it seemed he'd won yet another match for liverpool, but there was more trouble coming from the skies. caoimhin kelleher, in goal, bypassed. no—one noticed fabian schar escape and so too newcastle, two points, not so much dropped by leaders liverpool as wrested from their hands. but there were moments in the game that i thought, "ok, we go away here, we have a draw. i'm happy about it." but if you're one minute before the end, three, two up, it's of course, a disappointment. for manchester city fans, here was hope. kevin de bruyne back starting for the first time since september. sure enough, in just over half an hour, against nottingham forest, he'd set one up and scored one. he'd set one up and scored one. it finished 3—0 and city's seven it finished 3—0 and city's seven match winless run is over. arsenal are a team who enjoy match winless run is over. being backed into corners, largely because they do this largely because they do this so often from them. so often from them. saliba on hand to profit this time. saliba on hand to profit this time. manchester united were helpless. manchester united were helpless. 2—0 to arsenal, who stay third and above them, chelsea, helped by the charity of saints. that southampton mistake led that southampton mistake led

to christopher nkunku's to christopher nkunku's goal in a 5—1win. goal in a 5—1win. the saints also had a man sent off the saints also had a man sent off and chelsea's title hopes are slowly inflating. patrick gearey, bbc news. and chelsea's title hopes everton made a big statement to everton made a big leave walls marooned next to bottom further walls marooned next to bottom and everton were back with a bang leave walls marooned next to bottom and everton were back with a bang after five games without a win and after five games without a win and they hadn't scored at all in four they hadn't scored at all in four matches but they mauled walls 4—0 matches but they mauled walls 4—0 and ashley young's freekick in the and ashley young's freekick in the unfortunate craig dawson scored two unfortunate craig dawson scored two own goals as everton moved five own goals as everton moved five clear of the relegation zone. aston clear of the relegation zone. aston villa are also on a poor run, eight villa are also on a poor run, eight games in a row without a win but games in a row without a win but they bounced back like everton to villa are also on a poor run, eight gam bounced w without a win but villa are also on a poor run, eight gam bounced back 1out a win but villa are also on a poor run, eight gam bounced back like a win but villa are also on a poor run, eight gam bounced back like evertoth villa are also on a poor run, eight gam bounced back like everton to they bounced back like everton to beat brentford 3—1. morgan rogers beat brentford 3—1. morgan rogers with a superb strike starting their strike starting their with a superb strike starting their recovery. it was a very wet recovery. it was a very wet wednesday at pitt tawdry where the wednesday at pitt tawdry where the wind howled and celtic squeezed past wind howled and celtic squeezed past aberdeen to extend their lead at the aberdeen to extend their lead at the top of the scottish premiership. the top of the scottish premiership. the late goal is enough to take celtic late goal is enough to take celtic

further clear of their closest challengers and there are now seven points between them. rangers were rampant at home to kilmarnock. they're nowjust 4 points off aberdeen, in second place. england's women were well beaten in the opening one—day international in south africa in kimberley. the home side's bowlers ripped through the top order and they fell to 27—3 before limping to 186 and south africa reach their target with 11 overs to spare and winning by six wickets. the next matches in durban on sunday. and a chance for england to bounce back. there we are. mike. to bounce back. there we are. mike, thank ou to bounce back. there we are. mike, thank you very _ to bounce back. there we are. mike, thank you very much. _ to bounce back. there we are. mike, thank you very much. sorry, - to bounce back. there we are. mike, thank you very much. sorry, my i i thank you very much. sorry, my i didn't realise you had finished. for a moment i thought you were building up a moment i thought you were building up momentum. i’m a moment i thought you were building up momentum-— a moment i thought you were building up momentum. i'm looking forward to what is coming — up momentum. i'm looking forward to what is coming next _ up momentum. i'm looking forward to what is coming next despite _ up momentum. i'm looking forward to what is coming next despite the i

up momentum. i'm looking forward to what is coming next despite the wind l what is coming next despite the wind and the rain. what is coming next despite the wind and the rain-— and the rain. weather conditions do not interrupt _ and the rain. weather conditions do not interrupt some _ and the rain. weather conditions do not interrupt some things. - and the rain. weather conditions do not interrupt some things. that i and the rain. weather conditions do | not interrupt some things. that they are not great — not interrupt some things. that they are not great conditions. _ not interrupt some things. that they are not great conditions. it - not interrupt some things. that they are not great conditions. it is - not interrupt some things. that they are not great conditions. it is cold i are not great conditions. it is cold and damp in _ are not great conditions. it is cold and damp in east _ are not great conditions. it is cold and damp in east yorkshire i are not great conditions. it is cold and damp in east yorkshire but i are not great conditions. it is cold l and damp in east yorkshire but that will not stop kevin sinfield taking on another ultramarathon. iie will not stop kevin sinfield taking on another ultramarathon. he is runnina on another ultramarathon. he is running more — on another ultramarathon. he is running more than _ on another ultramarathon. he is running more than 30 _ on another ultramarathon. he is running more than 30 miles i on another ultramarathon. he is running more than 30 miles a i on another ultramarathon. he is running more than 30 miles a day for seven consecutive days to raise money for motor neurone disease charities in memory of his friend and teammate of rob burrow. today he will start in beverley and finished in hull and will be showing his support for the rugby league teams along the way. he will be setting off in a few minutes and john maguire is in beverley to see how he kicks it off today. hi, john. goad kicks it off today. hi, john. good morning to _ kicks it off today. hi, john. good morning to everyone _ kicks it off today. hi, john. good morning to everyone at - kicks it off today. hi, john. good morning to everyone at home. i kicks it off today. hi, john. (13mg. morning to everyone at home. i'm not sure what the population of beverley is unless i do a headcount because they are all here. good

thank you. running in the doddie tartan with rob burrow�*s number seven on their backs, the team left rangers' ibrox stadium for a day trip around glasgow. a 31=mile day trip, that is. there are no easy days, but what buoyed the team was knowing... # we're halfway there! # livin on a prayer. # take my hand. # we'll make it, i swear. here at celtic park to welcome kev is mert zorlu. he sees each day as a blessing since his diagnosis with motor neurone disease in may. since then, i'm actually enjoying the... how to put it... experience i'm having. i was given the opportunity to see how strong

we are as a family. he#s had symptoms for probably about a year and a half before that, and we waited so long for, you know, to see the first neurosurgery, then neurologist. and it was just such a long, long time. the routes are chosen to connect people living with and affected by mnd. go, kevin! at partick thistle's ground, we meet mark somerville, diagnosed just 14 months ago and 43 years old. i've got four young kids and my wife never got to see him go down. there are a lot of personal things. i've got a young boy at eight years old. i mean, i get to see him grow up to go for a pint of beer with him or do things everyone takes for granted in life. and i think really, honestly, our governments need to do more. the former club captain here, don macvicar, died with the disease in his early 40s. probably one of the fittest

guys at the club. one of the fastest, could kick the ball furthest, had a long throw. the fans loved him. he was that kind of cult hero. in terms of mnd, don sadly was taken far too early, aged 43, suffered for four years with this terrible disease. they've passed halfway and their bodies know it. the support team is working overtime to ensure that they reach the finish line on saturday. i think your body first of all, it gets shocked and then it's like it's trying to recover, then itjust accepts it. so i think they're getting to that stage where they're just their body's going to accept it. ijust need to do what i need to do to get through this so their bodies will adapt to the situation and hopefully, fingers crossed, they'll get through it. everyone's favourite part of the day is the extra mile. four laps of the track at scotstoun stadium, home of the glasgow warriors rugby team. doddie's wife cathy ran with kev.

this is a good day, when, two years since his death, there have been so many bad ones. today is amazing, as it always is with kev. he does such a good job. obviously he's putting his body on the line, but you know it's worth it when you see these people for all different reasons, coming out to support. som yeah, really good. mertz ran the mile, an act of defiance against the illness that he knows will end his life. eddie costley is a former celtic youth coach and marathon runner. mnd has robbed him of his voice, but this was a chance to be recognised and to thank kev for his endeavours and his endurance. thanks for coming out. sore feet, tired legs, broken bodies. made the last five steps up onto the leeds rhinos bus

and a 270 mile trip to east yorkshire. but for once, they're not running it. so, here we are. i willjust introduce you, the entire population of beverley, kevin sinfield, the entire population of beverley, kevin sinfield. that was a nice welcome this morning. sinfield. that was a nice welcome this morning-— sinfield. that was a nice welcome this morning. yeah. they'd love to everybody- — this morning. yeah. they'd love to everybody- let's — this morning. yeah. they'd love to everybody. let's talk _ this morning. yeah. they'd love to everybody. let's talk about - this morning. yeah. they'd love to everybody. let's talk about pain, | everybody. let's talk about pain, the scale from _ everybody. let's talk about pain, the scale from one _ everybody. let's talk about pain, the scale from one to _ everybody. let's talk about pain, the scale from one to ten, i everybody. let's talk about pain, j the scale from one to ten, where everybody. let's talk about pain, i the scale from one to ten, where are you, and you can use 11? you the scale from one to ten, where are you, and you can use 11?— you, and you can use 11? you spend our you, and you can use 11? you spend your whole — you, and you can use 11? you spend your whole career _ you, and you can use 11? you spend your whole career trying _ you, and you can use 11? you spend your whole career trying to - you, and you can use 11? you spend your whole career trying to hide i you, and you can use 11? you spend your whole career trying to hide it. | your whole career trying to hide it. how's _ your whole career trying to hide it. how's that— your whole career trying to hide it. how's that working out for you? okay. you're giving me a five. that's entirely understandable. talk me through a bit of today. you are backin me through a bit of today. you are back in your heartland, back in rugby league land in east yorkshire

with two extremely well—known clubs. are they going to let you go and see them as a rhinos man? i are they going to let you go and see them as a rhinos man?— are they going to let you go and see them as a rhinos man? i think so. as we said yesterday _ them as a rhinos man? i think so. as we said yesterday when _ them as a rhinos man? i think so. as we said yesterday when we _ them as a rhinos man? i think so. as we said yesterday when we with i them as a rhinos man? i think so. as we said yesterday when we with both | we said yesterday when we with both celtic— we said yesterday when we with both celtic and _ we said yesterday when we with both celtic and rangers, there are rivalries— celtic and rangers, there are rivalries in the places we have been but we _ rivalries in the places we have been but we all— rivalries in the places we have been but we all need to come together to fi-ht but we all need to come together to fight and _ but we all need to come together to fight and battle against mnd and the people _ fight and battle against mnd and the people of hull have been great in their support of rob and the clubs have done — their support of rob and the clubs have done their bit and to see so many— have done their bit and to see so many people this morning is wonderful. i also enjoyed playing in hull, wonderful. i also enjoyed playing in hull. so— wonderful. i also enjoyed playing in hull. so we — wonderful. i also enjoyed playing in hull, so we get to go there again but it— hull, so we get to go there again but itjust — hull, so we get to go there again but itjust looks hull, so we get to go there again but it just looks a hull, so we get to go there again but itjust looks a bit hull, so we get to go there again but it just looks a bit different. i'm but it just looks a bit different. i'm sure — but it just looks a bit different. i'm sure they will be very pleased to see you and they will give you an amazing welcome which we have had already. remember yesterday, amazing welcome which we have had already. rememberyesterday, i'm already. remember yesterday, i'm struggling already. rememberyesterday, i'm struggling to remember. glasgow was fantastic and a great welcome and also we met special people along the way and the extra mile was phenomenal.— way and the extra mile was phenomenal. way and the extra mile was henomenal. , �* phenomenal. yes, we weren't quite sure what we _ phenomenal. yes, we weren't quite sure what we would _ phenomenal. yes, we weren't quite sure what we would get _ phenomenal. yes, we weren't quite sure what we would get and - phenomenal. yes, we weren't quite sure what we would get and we i phenomenal. yes, we weren't quite | sure what we would get and we have this massive following in edinburgh

for the _ this massive following in edinburgh for the work dottie weir had done but to— for the work dottie weir had done but to go— for the work dottie weir had done but to go to the football clubs and -et but to go to the football clubs and get the _ but to go to the football clubs and get the support we did and be in the celtic— get the support we did and be in the celtic and _ get the support we did and be in the celtic and rangers dressing room is special— celtic and rangers dressing room is special for— celtic and rangers dressing room is special for anyone so to do it in one morning, but the extra mile was great _ one morning, but the extra mile was great and _ one morning, but the extra mile was great and some of the families affected — great and some of the families affected were there and to get them to come _ affected were there and to get them to come together and fight together and i would say run, but it's more of a trundle — and i would say run, but it's more of a trundle at that point, to get them _ of a trundle at that point, to get them together was wonderful and that is the big _ them together was wonderful and that is the big message, we want people to do— is the big message, we want people to do their— is the big message, we want people to do their own bit and we have to keep— to do their own bit and we have to keep fighting together. the to do their own bit and we have to keep fighting together.— keep fighting together. the kevin sinfield juggernaut _ keep fighting together. the kevin sinfield juggernaut is _ keep fighting together. the kevin sinfield juggernaut is a _ keep fighting together. the kevin sinfield juggernaut is a good i keep fighting together. the kevin sinfield juggernaut is a good day| sinfield juggernaut is a good day when it comes to linking communities around the uk. i hope so. our team have been wonderful. i’m around the uk. i hope so. our team have been wonderful.— around the uk. i hope so. our team have been wonderful. i'm 'ust to see so many people. * have been wonderful. i'm 'ust to see so many people. it h have been wonderful. i'm 'ust to see so many people, it really i have been wonderful. i'm just to see so many people, it really inspires i so many people, it really inspires us all— so many people, it really inspires us all and — so many people, it really inspires us all and keeps us going and we take a _ us all and keeps us going and we take a lot — us all and keeps us going and we take a lot of energy from it. i know we spend _ take a lot of energy from it. i know we spend a — take a lot of energy from it. i know we spend a long time getting our bodies _ we spend a long time getting our bodies right to get ready for the next _ bodies right to get ready for the next day, — bodies right to get ready for the next day, but looking forward to running — next day, but looking forward to running a — next day, but looking forward to running a bit today.—

next day, but looking forward to running a bit today. ready to go? fantastic. we _ running a bit today. ready to go? fantastic. we will _ running a bit today. ready to go? fantastic. we will let _ running a bit today. ready to go? fantastic. we will let you - running a bit today. ready to go? fantastic. we will let you get i running a bit today. ready to go? fantastic. we will let you get set | fantastic. we will let you get set and set you off on a second. ruth, good to see this morning and you are here with yourfamily good to see this morning and you are here with your family and your granddaughter will bang the drum to set kevin off. a lovely day. what a turnout by people. haifa set kevin off. a lovely day. what a turnout by people.— turnout by people. how is life for ou? turnout by people. how is life for you? very _ turnout by people. how is life for you? very different. _ turnout by people. how is life for you? very different. but - turnout by people. how is life for you? very different. but we i turnout by people. how is life for you? very different. but we are i you? very different. but we are managing _ you? very different. but we are managing it_ you? very different. but we are managing. it hasn't _ you? very different. but we are managing. it hasn't been - you? very different. but we are managing. it hasn't been easy. | you? very different. but we are - managing. it hasn't been easy. but thankfully— managing. it hasn't been easy. but thankfully there _ managing. it hasn't been easy. but thankfully there are _ managing. it hasn't been easy. but thankfully there are still— managing. it hasn't been easy. but thankfully there are still people - thankfully there are still people like kevin — thankfully there are still people like kevin and _ thankfully there are still people like kevin and we _ thankfully there are still people like kevin and we hope - thankfully there are still people like kevin and we hope we - thankfully there are still people like kevin and we hope we willl thankfully there are still people i like kevin and we hope we will get thankfully there are still people - like kevin and we hope we will get a better_ like kevin and we hope we will get a better cure — like kevin and we hope we will get a better cure or— like kevin and we hope we will get a better cure or a _ like kevin and we hope we will get a better cure or a cure. _ like kevin and we hope we will get a better cure or a cure. find _ like kevin and we hope we will get a better cure or a cure.— better cure or a cure. and you get a lot of sunport- _ better cure or a cure. and you get a lot of support. absolutely. - lot of support. absolutely. wonderful. _ lot of support. absolutely. wonderful. great - lot of support. absolutely. wonderful. great to - lot of support. absolutely. wonderful. great to see i lot of support. absolutely. i wonderful. great to see you lot of support. absolutely. - wonderful. great to see you today. rosie, are you ready? you guys ready? we are going to count down from seven and rosie is going to bang from seven and rosie is going to hang the drum. seven, six, five, four, three, two, one! and he is off! all the best. let's get ready

to run. beverley to hull and if you are around this afternoon, it is the hull kr ground, craven park, so if you can get down there this afternoon you can welcome kevin ian for the end of day five and there are only two days left after that. what an extraordinary effort. a brilliant turn out this morning and i'm sure we will have a wonderful turnout later on this afternoon. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. a very good morning, welcome to bbc london, i'm thomas magill. an event where the public can question the mayor of london about his policies will be held in—person for the first time since march 2023. sadiq khan is due to attend people's question time in wandsworth next thursday with ticket holders only being told the address a few days before.

the gla said this was to ensure the session could take place "safely and securely for attendees and participants". tower hamlets council is offering £175 to some of its residents to help towards winter fuel payments. it's the latest london council to assist pensioners who missed out on the benefit after it was withdrawn by the government in their autumn budget. the removal of the payment affected ten million people who were previously getting it without being means tested. a designer based in north london is making underwear out of seaweed and eucalyptus. the material helps women deal with issues post surgery, including cancer treatment, who are struggling with senstive skin. the designer, alexander clementine, said he'd no idea his designs and use of such an ususal material would be so popular. we began receiving reviews from people that were experiencing menopause, perimenopause, breast cancer, nerve damage, shingles.

they were saying how it allowed their sort of wounds to breathe and to heal, maintain support, didn't irritate the skin. and it was at that point that i decided to transform the company to focus on women's health. some of london's busiest underground stations have been visually mapped out and filmed so passengers can check their layouts before travelling. the scheme has mapped 18 stations so far including tottenham court road and oxford circus with 18 more going online by the end of the year. let's check how the tube is running this morning. there's minor delays on the elizabeth and northern lines, severe delays on metropolitan line and part of the piccadilly line remains closed. now onto the weather with kawser. hello there. good morning. well, it certainly was a wet start to the day, but it is an improving story. it does become drier with some spells of brightness this morning, but through the afternoon. but through the afternoon more in the way of cloud.

turning quite wet and windy as well. and temperatures holding up at 12 to m celsius, so mild conditions. now for northern parts of the capital, the met office yellow weather warning for the strength of the wind overnight, but it does become drier. that rain clearing through and by the early hours clearer skies. staying windy though, but with lows of 5 to 7 degrees. now friday itself should be largely dry with some sunshine, but we do have this area of low pressure arriving in friday night into saturday, bringing some strong winds and outbreaks of rain. and we already have a met office yellow weather warning in force from friday afternoon all the way through to sunday morning, with a risk of some disruption and some localised flooding, so becoming much more unsettled into the weekend. for today, though, it will be mild temperatures, as i said m celsius. plenty of sunshine tomorrow though, and then becoming much more unsettled with wet and windy weather into the weekend.

good morning, welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. our headlines today. millions of people could face a decade long wait for the nhs approved weight loss drug, mounjaro. health charities say the roll—out should be faster. more bobbies on the beat. the prime minister promises a named police officerfor every neighbourhood in england and wales. he calls it part of a plan for change, the conservatives say it's an emergency relaunch. the french government has collapsed, after prime minister michel barnier was outsed in a no—confidence vote. the inside story of the baltimore bridge collapse. a bbc documentary explores what went wrong and if lessons have been learned. liverpool's winning run comes to an end as newcastle give the rest fresh hope, in the title race to peg the leaders back on tyneside.

after a wet night, something drier, brighterfor a time, more wet after a wet night, something drier, brighter for a time, more wet and windy weather later and something stormier as we head into the weekend. i will have all of the details later. it's thursday the 5th of december. millions of obese people may have to wait up to 12 years to receive a new weight—loss jab which is being rolled out on the nhs in england. around 3.5 million people could be eligible for mounjaro but only 250,000 will receive it over the next three years. health charities say it's too long for patients to wait. our health correspondent sophie hutchinson reports. it's estimated that over 60% of adults are either overweight or obese in england, risking their health and putting pressure on the nhs. but only 40,000 are treated by nhs weight loss services each year. now, the health watchdog nice has given the green light

for several million obese people to be treated with the weight loss drug tirzepatide, better known by its brand name mounjaro. but the roll—out will be over a record 12 years so as not to overwhelm the nhs. the drugs are expensive and therefore we cannot treat several million people with these drugs at this moment in time. and also, the nhs is not ready to treat several million people with these drugs. we have to develop the systems, as it were, to be able to, to be able to prescribe these drugs in a safe and appropriate manner within the nhs, and that will take time. that just simply will take time. so who will get this weight loss drug first? 220,000 people with the highest clinical need will be part of an initial three year phase. they must have obesity with a bmi higher than 35 and at least one weight—related illness, such as cardiovascular disease. patients already treated at specialist nhs weight loss services will be included, and for the first time, it's expected that family doctors will be able to prescribe this weight loss drug.

the move has generally been welcomed, but some charities have said they're concerned about the long length of this 12 year roll—out. sophie hutchinson, bbc news. the prime minister sir keir starmer will promise more police on the beat in england and wales today with a named and contactable police officer in every neighbourhood. it's one of several pledges he'll make in a speech about his government's plans to deliver its manifesto promises. our chief political correspondent henry zeffman is in westminster. good morning, henry. i guess this is one of those ones where it depends who you ask, what this is. some people are calling it a reset, some are saying it is a panic measure. give us a sense of what it is, and

what it represents.— what it represents. morning, charlie. what it represents. morning, charlie- at — what it represents. morning, charlie. at the _ what it represents. morning, charlie. at the top _ what it represents. morning, charlie. at the top of - what it represents. morning, - charlie. at the top of government they are adamant this is not a reset or a relaunch. they say that keir starmer�*s top team have been working on this since the late summer. the unavoidable context for this speech is it takes place five months to the day since keir starmer became prime minister, and i don't think anyone at the top of the labour party would say that those five months have gone as well as they would have hoped. what the prime minister is going to try and do today is set out a clear direction of travel in five policy areas, alongside clear measures, milestones, they are being cold, about against which we will be able to measure the success. on the economy it is going to be improving real disposable income and also building 1.5 million more homes. on the nhs it will be about lowering waiting lists for routine operations. on crime, about more

police on streets. on energy, decarbonising the grid by 2030. on education, about increasing the number of four and five—year—olds who are ready to start primary school. some people might remember that almost two years ago, the prime minister unveiled five missions. these are designed to be much more focused, much clearer. they certainly will give us the yardstick against which tojudge certainly will give us the yardstick against which to judge this prime minister in the coming years. thank ou for the minister in the coming years. thank you for the moment, _ minister in the coming years. thank you for the moment, henry. - michel barnier has become the first prime minister of france to be ousted in a no—confidence vote since 1962. president macron will address the nation this evening. parties on the left and far right united to collapse his government after he used special powers to push through his budget without a vote. our correspondent mark lowen joins us now from paris. good morning, mark. these were extraordinary scenes played out at

the top of french politics yesterday. mr macron will be addressing the nation tonight, many questions about what are ahead. huge auestions, questions about what are ahead. huge questions. and — questions about what are ahead. huge questions. and a _ questions about what are ahead. him questions, and a huge period of political and economic stability as well. france, already having huge public debt, and its deficit is twice the limit imposed by the european union. what michel barnier tried to do to spark this crisis was force an austerity budget through parliament without a vote in parliament. that provoked it so much anger on both sides of the oil that they toppled him in a no—confidence motion last night. i am outside the elysee palace, the seat of the government here in paris, and this is where michel barnier will come in a couple of hours to formally tender his resignation to president macron, who will then be under real time

pressure to name a replacement prime minister. we expect an announcement later on today. but who can govern this hugely fragmented and deeply divided country? and even though there will be a new prime minister, there will be a new prime minister, the same problems will remain, and thatis the same problems will remain, and that is a problem not only for france but europe as a whole. remember, this is a time when europe is facing war on its neighbourhood, in ukraine and the middle east, donald trump isjust in ukraine and the middle east, donald trump is just weeks away from taking office in washington, you need a stable france and europe. and thatis need a stable france and europe. and that is not what we are getting at the moment. that is not what we are getting at the moment-— that is not what we are getting at the moment. ., ~ , ., , . ., the moment. thank you very much for the moment. thank you very much for the moment- — a manhunt is continuing in new york city to find a gunman who shot dead the boss of a us health insurance company. this is the moment 50—year—old brian thompson was fatally shot in the back in manhattan close to times square. the suspect appeared to be waiting for thompson, who ran unitedhealthcare, outside the hilton hotel. the suspect then ran away and was last seen riding an electric bike through central park. former scotland rugby captain

stuart hogg is due to be sentenced this morning after admitting a domestic abuse charge against his estranged wife. hogg, who currently plays for the french side montpellier, pleaded guilty to shouting, swearing and acting in an abusive manner including repeatedly tracking her movements. another woman who worked with the tv presenter gregg wallace has made allegations against him, claiming he touched her inappropriately and made sexualised suggestions. shannon kyle was the ghostwriter of mr wallace's autobiography. they worked together in 2012. mr wallace's lawyers say he "specifically denies any sexual misconduct with ms kyle". our media correspondent david sillito has the story. chefs, we havejust three minutes. gregg wallace, the star of masterchef for nearly 20 years, and now, over the last week, facing mounting allegations of inappropriate behaviour. his lawyers deny there was any sexual harassment. but someone who worked particularly close with him is challenging that. when i heard some of

the allegations, people started to say, "these arejust lewd comments. he's just a bit of a cheeky chappy." no, there's more to this. shannon kyle was the ghost—writer on greg wallace's autobiography, talking to newsnight�*s victoria derbyshire. she says he would make graphic sexual suggestions. on a carjourney, she says his hand kept moving to her thigh. during one meeting, she said he was wearing only a towel that he then let slip. i kind of looked up and then he dropped the towel. in front of you? in front of me and i had a notebook, so ijust put it like this and ijust said, "just go and get dressed." and then he did, he went off and got dressed. his behaviour was, she says, revolting and predatory. and one incident, she says, was witnessed by her brother. i saw my brother turn to say goodbye and then as i was either walking towards the car and he followed me, orjust before i started walking,

i could feel him touching me around my backside and, um, and my brother saw it. and so when i got in the car, he actually said, "i just saw him do that," and i was... and actually, out of everything that happened, that was the thing that was most mortifying and humiliating because it was my younger brother who saw it. but needing the work and having signed a nondisclosure agreement, she says she felt unable to speak out until now. she says she feels she has a duty to speak up. if i can't speak out as a middle aged, middle class woman that i am now, i wasn't back then, but i am now, then i'll never speak out. i've got two daughters and two nieces, and i want to be able to look them in the eye and say, i tried to do the right thing. in response, gregg wallace's lawyers say...

meanwhile, the company that makes masterchef says gregg wallace has stepped away while they investigate. his current masterchef series is continuing to be broadcast, but two christmas specials and repeats of his other programmes have been dropped from the schedule. david sillito, bbc news. our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba is outside the bbc�*s new broadcasting house in central london. a very good morning to you, lizo. new allegations, where does this leave the bbc? it is new allegations, where does this leave the bbc?— leave the bbc? it is still probably the bbc who _ leave the bbc? it is still probably the bbc who are _ leave the bbc? it is still probably the bbc who are under _ leave the bbc? it is still probably the bbc who are under the - leave the bbc? it is still probably the bbc who are under the most| the bbc who are under the most pressure because gregg wallace for so long has been one of the prime—time faces of the corporation. his lawyers strongly deny that he engages in behaviour of a sexually harassing nature, still last night more allegations emerged from when he took part in the bbc�*s biggest entertainment show, strictly come dancing. the sun newspaper is

reporting that unnamed bbc bosses received complaints about him making sexual remarks on the show back in 2014, but they allowed him to continue competing. separately, of course, both strictly and the bbc have been under pressure and under the spotlight earlier this year when the spotlight earlier this year when the actor amanda abington made complaints to the bbc regarding verbal bullying and harassment by her professional partner giovanni panisse, those complaints were upheld, plaints about physical aggression were not upheld. the bbc always says it takes these complaints seriously but on top of all that, people are asking whether the corporation is making the right decisions under pressure. two planned christmas celebrity specials for masterchef will now not be broadcast, but the current series of masterchef the professionals are still going out on bbc one. the bbc says that is because it can be life changing for the chefs taking part. a lot of support for that decision but at the same time, a lot of

people still not very happy about it. ., ., ., ~ people still not very happy about the director of public prosecutions has warned that court delays in england and wales are "probably worse than he'd ever known them to be". it comes as the crown prosecution service sets out plans to cut delays and provide better support to victims of sexual assault. our correspondent, ellie price, has the story. the backlog in the courts may be well known. the impact on justice has been less clear. victims are currently waiting on average between two to five years to see a case go to trial. the director of public prosecutions, stephen parkinson, said the delays are so long that court listings are now running into 2027, citing them as the key reason victims are withdrawing their support for a prosecution. around two in ten adult rape cases, where there had been a charge, stopped between march and may this year because the victims stopped engaging in thejustice process and the case was dropped. the cps says new measures will focus on improving how prosecutors communicate, so they can provide clear information to victims and be more empathetic. prosecutors are also being urged

to speak directly to police in a bid to speed up case progression. there's a lot of things that need to be done over and beyond what's been announced today, but obviously it's important that it's recognised that the harm that has been caused to victims of crime and to the criminaljustice system by these terrible backlogs and delays. just yesterday, it was announced funding for front line victim support services was to be cut by 4.2% from next year, although supporting victims of violence against women and girls will be ring fenced. victims�* charities are worried core operations will be affected. ellie price, bbc news. the price of a single bitcoin has reached $100,000 for the first time. the demand for the cryptocurrency has increased after the election of donald trump and other crypto—friendly lawmakers in the us election. in 2010, a californian student traded 10,000 bitcoins,

then valued at 41 dollars, for two large pizzas. they would now be worth $1 billion dollars. that's an expensive pizza. it's uuite that's an expensive pizza. it�*s quite confusing, isn't it? that's an expensive pizza. it's - quite confusing, isn't it? because it's not real. _ quite confusing, isn't it? because it's not real, because _ quite confusing, isn't it? because it's not real, because it's - quite confusing, isn't it? because it's not real, because it's not - it's not real, because it's not physical?— it's not real, because it's not -h sical? �*, ., em physical? it's worth something. but it's not physical- — physical? it's worth something. but it's not physical. metaphysical, - it's not physical. metaphysical, matt talks about the physical the metaphysical, all sorts! hello! good morning. let's talk weather, shall we? there is a lot going on in the next few days. over the night we have had some rain but be prepared there is more wit and windy weather to come later today. the overnight rain is clearing from the south—east, one batch has been

working across north—east as well, across north lincolnshire at the moment, that will clear up with a few isolated showers in the west. overnight —— overall the cloud will break up, a few sunny spells developing. but the cloud will thicken up through western areas in the morning, northern ireland has a box of rain quite heavily during lunchtime, spreading to western parts of england, wales and west scotland. temperatures higher than they have been for the past few days, nowhere near as chilly out there. the breeze will temper the feel so by the end of the afternoon we could see gusts of winds up to 60 or 70 miles an hour. as the heavy rain pushes east across wales and england, we could see gusts in excess of a0 miles an hour for some. lots of surface water and spray on the road for the evening rush hour. the rain gets out of the way quite smartly and tonight it stays blustery, especially down the eastern coast and northern scotland. a cold night tonight because of

clearer skies, a touch of frost at sheltered valleys in the north of scotland. a bright start tomorrow but a deep area of low pressure which could bring some wider impacts in terms of wind, rain, or that in half an hour. it'sjust over eight months since a bridge in the us city of baltimore collapsed after being struck by a cargo ship. six people died and the port was closed, putting thousands out of work. tonight a bbc documentary will explore what went wrong and how bridges can be made safer. our transport correspondent sean dilley has the details. hold all traffic on the key bridge. there's a ship approaching just lost their steering. 213 dispatch, the whole bridge just fell down, the whole bridge just collapsed.

this is the moment the baltimore skyline changed forever. in seconds, the colossal ship toppled the francis scott key bridge... what's going on, man? we got one out of the water. 0k. leaving only one survivor and the loss of six lives. as night turned to day, the extent of the damage became clear. i remember speaking with the person who was running the operations from the coastguard, and i said, what is the probability that we're going to find someone alive at this point? and the answer that he gave was, "governor, my professional assessment is zero. there's a 0% chance." a new bbc documentary has been given exclusive access to the $100 million operation to find those victims and clear the shipping channel, and it's seen new footage of the dali the day before it struck the key bridge. investigators say a power outage caused the dali to lose control and hit the bridge.

their report found that it experienced two other blackouts the day before. this exclusive footage appears to show dense smoke from one of those blackouts. and this previously unseen angle shows the full extent of the bridge's progressive collapse. as well as the recovery, the salvage team would need to map the debris, free the ship and lift a5,000 tonnes of steel and concrete before they could fully reopen the port, with danger at every turn. the other side of that pendant, is it disconnected? yeah, it looks still connected to a beam, like a truss. you turn left and you went underneath something, you have to remember that that's where you have to come back out otherwise you could become trapped. everything that could make diving more difficult, it was on this job. the mission led up to a dramatic but carefully sequenced controlled demolition, where precision explosives were placed into a series of holes cut into the wreckage to free the dali. we were telling people

it wasn't going to be, as you see in the movies, a big explosion. but at the end of the day, it turned out to be a pretty big explosion. as for the dali, a number of lawsuits allege that poor maintenance and cost cutting caused it to lose power and hit the bridge. its owners reject these allegations, but if settled, the total insurance claims could be over £3 billion. eight months on and work will soon begin to replace the fallen bridge. protective structures will be installed to prevent another disaster. meeting notes seen by the bbc show that the baltimore harbor safety committee had wanted underwater bollards like these for years, though they were never installed. safety experts stress that improving pier protection on existing bridges is an urgent priority. we can't let our old bridges be sitting ducks. we can't just leave them unprotected. notjust sitting and waiting and hoping that nothing happens.

a message that will resonate around the us, where an estimated 1500 bridges are believed to be at risk, and a message that will be heard around the world. sean dilley, bbc news. we are joined now by the producer and director of the documentary, joby lubman. good morning to you. good morning. when ou good morning to you. good morning. when you did — good morning to you. good morning. when you did first _ good morning to you. good morning. when you did first hear— good morning to you. good morning. when you did first hear or _ good morning to you. good morning. when you did first hear or know- good morning to you. good morning. when you did first hear or know this | when you did first hear or know this had happened? the when you did first hear or know this had happened?— had happened? the morning of the disaster, i woke _ had happened? the morning of the disaster, i woke up _ had happened? the morning of the disaster, i woke up really - had happened? the morning of the disaster, i woke up really early - had happened? the morning of the disaster, i woke up really early for| disaster, i woke up really early for some reason, it happened about 6:30am uk time. i turned on the television, and bbc for breakfast, i think it was sally nugent, who looked quite pale, she was reading some breaking news. and she was sort of stumbling over it, talking about a bridge falling down, and they were playing that incredible footage. i don't think she had seen the footage. but because she was so shocked, she was in a kind of come a

bit of a fluster. because clearly like the rest of us, she couldn't quite believe what she was seeing. so how did you go from there to what we have just seen? so how did you go from there to what we havejust seen? 50. so how did you go from there to what we have just seen?— we have 'ust seen? so, we make lots of we havejust seen? so, we make lots of documentaries _ we havejust seen? so, we make lots of documentaries about _ we havejust seen? so, we make lots of documentaries about big _ of documentaries about big infrastructure stuff, when things go wrong. institutional access. infrastructure stuff, when things go wrong. institutionalaccess. so it was an our wheelhouse, if you like. so i immediately called my boss, and told him about this bridge collapse, and we agreed this is something we should try and talk to the authorities about to get access to. the port was going to be shut months, clearly, it was going to have a huge impact, so we wanted to get in there, find out what had gone wrong... get in there, find out what had gone wron: . .. ~ , get in there, find out what had gone wronu...~ ,~~ ., ., wrong... where they open to doing that? it wrong. .. where they open to doing that? it took— wrong... where they open to doing that? it took some _ wrong... where they open to doing that? it took some work, _ wrong... where they open to doing that? it took some work, shout - wrong... where they open to doing j that? it took some work, shout out to caroline — that? it took some work, shout out to caroline and _ that? it took some work, shout out to caroline and lisa _ that? it took some work, shout out to caroline and lisa in _ that? it took some work, shout out to caroline and lisa in the - to caroline and lisa in the development team, they got amazing access with the salvage department, the salvage team, the us coast guard, the us army. and we used a lot of the contacts we have worked with before to try and get ourselves

in there. gradually, lots of meetings, but yeah, we got incredible access. i’m meetings, but yeah, we got incredible access.— meetings, but yeah, we got incredible access. i'm not sure ictures incredible access. i'm not sure pictures we — incredible access. i'm not sure pictures we have _ incredible access. i'm not sure pictures we have got - incredible access. i'm not sure pictures we have got that - incredible access. i'm not sure pictures we have got that we l incredible access. i'm not sure i pictures we have got that we can show, but as you mentioned, the early part of the process when the ship hits the bridge, so many people are so shocked about what they saw. but anyway, the bridge hits ship, bridge collapses, and i don't know a lot of us were thinking may be, really? is it that fragile? surely a bridge cannot be that fragile? presumably you have learned a lot more about the construction process and what it is supposed to withstand, what have you come out with? ~ ., withstand, what have you come out with? . ., , withstand, what have you come out with? ~ ., , , withstand, what have you come out with? . ., , , ., withstand, what have you come out with? ~ ., , , ., ., withstand, what have you come out with? ., , , ., ., , with? what this boils down to is the size of the ship, _ with? what this boils down to is the size of the ship, really. _ with? what this boils down to is the size of the ship, really. a _ with? what this boils down to is the size of the ship, really. a lot - with? what this boils down to is the size of the ship, really. a lot of - size of the ship, really. a lot of people watching this will be clicking and tapping about looking for christmas presents right now. we don't really think about, you know, next day delivery, what that really means. ., ., .., ., ., , next day delivery, what that really means. ., ., ., ., , ., means. you mean the cargo, it has to be brouaht means. you mean the cargo, it has to be brought around _ means. you mean the cargo, it has to be brought around the _ means. you mean the cargo, it has to be brought around the world - means. you mean the cargo, it has to be brought around the world and - be brought around the world and these ships are enormous? irate

be brought around the world and these ships are enormous? we move more stuff by — these ships are enormous? we move more stuff by sea _ these ships are enormous? we move more stuff by sea then _ these ships are enormous? we move more stuff by sea then we _ these ships are enormous? we move more stuff by sea then we have - these ships are enormous? we move more stuff by sea then we have ever| more stuff by sea then we have ever moved on these ships have got bigger and bigger and bridges have not got bigger and stronger and bigger. the life span of a bridge, four or five generations of ships can be in the life span of one bridge. as these ships get bigger and bigger, the infrastructure is not changing fast enough to manage those forces that are in play. 50 enough to manage those forces that are in -la. .,, enough to manage those forces that are in - . ., ,, ., are in play. so it was an unknown thing about— are in play. so it was an unknown thing about a _ are in play. so it was an unknown thing about a ship _ are in play. so it was an unknown thing about a ship that _ are in play. so it was an unknown thing about a ship that size - are in play. so it was an unknown | thing about a ship that size hitting a bridge like that, that this would be the result? that was effectively an unknown thing? the be the result? that was effectively an unknown thing?— be the result? that was effectively an unknown thing? the harbour safety committee in — an unknown thing? the harbour safety committee in baltimore _ an unknown thing? the harbour safety committee in baltimore for _ an unknown thing? the harbour safety committee in baltimore for ten - an unknown thing? the harbour safety committee in baltimore for ten years. committee in baltimore for ten years had actually been talking about the need for peer protection on these bridges in the chesapeake bay. they knew this tragedy was a possibility but they did nothing. sadly. cost was cited, and, yeah, we see the results. interestingly, this ship, the bridge was hit before in 1980.

so we uncovered footage of another ship which had smashed into the bridge, a big cargo ship, and you see pictures now, it damage to the rendering terribly. the ship was one of the largest at the time it was still only a third the size of dali. i imagine a lot of port authorities want more money for building bridges. you don't expect a ship to crash into a bridge, you just don't. you have to be protected but you don't. it will be rebuilt now, presumably, how long this actor to take? , , . ., , take? they expect to finish the should start — take? they expect to finish the should start next _ take? they expect to finish the should start next year - take? they expect to finish the should start next year and - take? they expect to finish the - should start next year and finished around 2028. likely it will cost around 2028. likely it will cost around $2 billion. find around 2028. likely it will cost around $2 billion.— around 2028. likely it will cost around $2 billion. and in terms of how shipping _ around $2 billion. and in terms of how shipping will— around $2 billion. and in terms of how shipping will be, _ around $2 billion. and in terms of how shipping will be, and - around $2 billion. and in terms of how shipping will be, and trade, i around $2 billion. and in terms of| how shipping will be, and trade, is that going to change? we how shipping will be, and trade, is that going to change?— how shipping will be, and trade, is that going to change? we have got so used to having — that going to change? we have got so used to having everything _ used to having everything next day,... i

used to having everything next da ,... ., ., , used to having everything next l day. . . -_ the day,... i mean there, really. the bride day,... i mean there, really. the bridge will _ day,... i mean there, really. the bridge will have _ day,... i mean there, really. the bridge will have to _ day,... i mean there, really. the bridge will have to be _ day,... i mean there, really. the bridge will have to be different. i assume they will not have to make this a mistake and build the same bridge. we have not seen the plans. new bridges since 1991 have to have peer protection in the united states. that's why this bridge was not protected, it was built before then. so it was left... can not protected, it was built before then. so it was left...— then. so it was left... can i 'ust checked. — then. so it was left... can i 'ust checked, something in i then. so it was left... can ijust checked, something in front - then. so it was left... can ijust checked, something in front of| then. so it was left... can ijust i checked, something in front of the bridge that can stop a ship that size? , ., . ., . size? yes, huge underwater concrete bollards. size? yes, huge underwater concrete bollards- big — size? yes, huge underwater concrete bollards. big enough _ size? yes, huge underwater concrete bollards. big enough to _ size? yes, huge underwater concrete bollards. big enough to stop - size? yes, huge underwater concrete bollards. big enough to stop a - size? yes, huge underwater concrete bollards. big enough to stop a huge i bollards. big enough to stop a huge shi - ? bollards. big enough to stop a huge shi? the bollards. big enough to stop a huge ship? the)! are _ bollards. big enough to stop a huge ship? they are designed _ bollards. big enough to stop a huge ship? they are designed to - bollards. big enough to stop a huge ship? they are designed to absorb i ship? they are designed to absorb the im act ship? they are designed to absorb the impact or _ ship? they are designed to absorb the impact or diverted _ ship? they are designed to absorb the impact or diverted away - ship? they are designed to absorb the impact or diverted away from i ship? they are designed to absorb i the impact or diverted away from the peers. the impact or diverted away from the eers. ., y ., . ~ the impact or diverted away from the eers. ., y ., ., ~ ., the impact or diverted away from the eers. ., y ., . ~ ., ., ~ peers. lovely to talk to you, thank ou. peers. lovely to talk to you, thank you- thank — peers. lovely to talk to you, thank you- thank you- — the documentary "why bridges collapse: the baltimore disaster" is on bbc one at 9pm tonight, and you can stream it now on the iplayer. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are.

a very good morning — welcome to bbc london i'm thomas magill an event where the public can question the mayor of london about his policies will be held in—person for the first time since march 2023. sadiq khan is due to attend people s question time in wandsworth next thursday — with ticket holders only being told the address a few days before. the gla said this was to ensure the session could take place "safely and securely for attendees and participants". tower hamlets council is offering £175 to some of its residents to help towards winter fuel payments. it's the latest london council to assist pensioners who missed out on the benefit after it was withdrawn by the government in their autumn budget. the removal of the payment affected 10 million people who were previously getting it without being means tested. a designer based in north london is making underwear out of seaweed and eucalyptus. the material helps women deal with issues post surgery — including cancer treatment — who are struggling with senstive skin.

the designer, alexander clementine said he'd no idea his designs and use of such an ususal material would be so popular. we began receiving reviews from people that were experiencing menopause, perimenopause, breast cancer, nerve damage, shingles. they were saying how it allowed their sort of wounds to breathe and to heal, maintain support, didn't irritate the skin. and it was at that point that i decided to transform the company to focus on women's health. some of london's busiest underground stations have been visually mapped out and filmed so passengers can check their layouts before travelling. the scheme has mapped 18 stations so far including tottenham court road and oxford circus — with 18 more going online by the end of the year. well lets check how the tube is running this morning

there's severe delays on the elizabeth line — minor delays on metropolitan line — and part of the piccidilly line remains closed hello there. good morning. well, it certainly was a wet start to the day, but it is an improving story. it does become drier with some spells of brightness this morning, but through the afternoon more in the way of cloud. turning quite wet and windy as well. and temperatures holding up at 12 to 1a celsius, so mild conditions. now for northern parts of the capital, the met office yellow weather warning for the strength of the wind overnight, but it does become drier. that rain clearing through and by the early hours, clearer skies. staying windy though, but with lows of 5 to 7 degrees. now friday itself should be largely dry with some sunshine, but we do have this area of low pressure arriving in friday night into saturday, bringing some strong winds and outbreaks of rain. and we already have a met office yellow weather warning in force from friday afternoon all the way through to sunday morning, with a risk of some disruption and some localised flooding, so becoming much more unsettled into the weekend. for today, though, it will be mild temperatures,

as i said — 1a celsius. plenty of sunshine tomorrow though, and then becoming much more unsettled with wet and windy weather into the weekend. that's it for now, but there's more on the bbc new app and on bbc radio london, but for now lets cross hello, this is breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. the prime minister, sir keir starmer, is expected to announce that every neighbourhood in england and wales will be given a named, contactable police officer as part of efforts to drive down crime and restore faith in the justice system. the proposals come as part of a wider effort by the government to demonstrate how it will make improvements in a range of areas. our bbc verify correspondent, ben chu, has been looking at the details. the prime minister is expected to set out some new measurable milestones today by which voters can judge the performance of this labour government across a range of areas. we don't know exactly

what they all are, but some of labour's existing pledges give us some clues. first, hospital waiting times. the nhs for england has an official target that 92% of patients waiting for elective treatment should be seen within 18 weeks of being referred. the government is expected to commit to meet this by 2029. in september 202a, only around 59% had been waiting less than 18 weeks. the last time the 92% target was achieved was back in 2015. second, the economy. the prime minister is expected to announce a pledge to boost people's incomes by 2029. the government's official forecaster is projecting a measure called real household disposable income per person will rise by around 0.5% per year over this parliament, slightly better than in the last parliament. but that would still be worse than every other parliament going back for decades. be aware, though, that these are only forecasts and these ones are especially uncertain.

they might well prove to be wrong. third, police. the government is recommitting to the labour manifesto pledge to deliver 13,000 additional neighbourhood police officers, police community support officers and special constables. a challenge here is the fact that the police federation of england and wales last survey of its members suggested around a fifth of existing officers were planning to leave the force, with many citing low morale. fourth, housing. labour's manifesto pledged to build 1.5 million new homes over the course of the parliament. that would equate to around 300,000 per year. the most recent official data shows that only 221,000 net additional dwellings were delivered in england in 2023—2a, down on the previous year. many housing experts are sceptical about the feasibility of labour's target, given the lack of affordability of new housing,

which has put off many buyers and deterred developers from building. there are also expected to be targets for clean power, and for raising the share of children who are ready for school at the age of five by improving access to early years education. now, of these, it's the targets on clean power, housing and hospital waiting times which are likely to prove the hardest to meet. we'rejoined by the home secretary, yvette cooper. thank secretary, yvette cooper. you forjoining us on bb( brea kfast. thank you forjoining us on bbc breakfast. why is a reset needed now five months into government? the prime five months into government? tue: prime minister five months into government? tte: prime minister is five months into government? tt9 prime minister is setting out today the plan for change, and this is the major milestones that capture the priorities for people across the country and the things that we are determined need to change over the

next two years. before the election we set out the big missions for the country, for example, in my area that was around making the streets safer and around reducing serious violence and also restoring confidence in policing but now what we are doing after the budget and spending review is setting out what it means in terms of the major milestones on the difference we want people to see in their own communities and towns and for us that means 13,000 more neighbourhood police and p cso is back on the beat because we know neighbourhood policing has been decimated in communities across the country under the conservative government and that is what we will be putting back on the streets, so it is really setting out the practical milestones on the practical things that will change based on the things we've been working on for a long time. the labour party — working on for a long time. the labour party pledged to recruit 13,000 new police officers pcsos and special constables but there is a

criticism that only a third of those will be new, so can you defend that criticism? taste will be new, so can you defend that criticism? ~ :, , :, criticism? we always said from the be . innina criticism? we always said from the beginning on _ criticism? we always said from the beginning on this _ criticism? we always said from the beginning on this that _ criticism? we always said from the beginning on this that this - criticism? we always said from the beginning on this that this would i criticism? we always said from the | beginning on this that this would be made up of a mix of recruiting new police officers, recruiting new pcsos police officers, recruiting new pcsos which halved under the conservatives and redeploying some existing officers and that includes reducing some of the bureaucracy that police forces currently have to deal with and also recruiting new special officers as well and overall thatis special officers as well and overall that is 13,000 effectively more boots on the ground in the neighbourhood policing teams. there are different estimates about the weight neighbourhood policing has been decimated and some estimates of around 10,000 people that have gone from neighbourhood teams so this is a substantial draw of police officers back on to the beat because too often police officers are stuck behind desks rather than being able

to be out in the community where we know particularly in town centres it can make the biggest difference. can ou clari can make the biggest difference. can you clarify something. our pcsos police officers customer the police and community support officers they have similar powers to the police and some different powers to the police but they do really important work in communities. ther;r police but they do really important work in communities.— police but they do really important work in communities. they often do a lot of community _ work in communities. they often do a lot of community policing _ work in communities. they often do a lot of community policing work - lot of community policing work and are normally part of the neighbourhood teams doing some of the neighbourhood patrols with police officers as well. share the neighbourhood patrols with police officers as well. are they un aid police officers as well. are they unpaid volunteers? _ police officers as well. are they unpaid volunteers? no, - police officers as well. are they unpaid volunteers? no, the - police officers as well. are they - unpaid volunteers? no, the specials, and the volunteers, _ unpaid volunteers? no, the specials, and the volunteers, we _ unpaid volunteers? no, the specials, and the volunteers, we have - unpaid volunteers? no, the specials, and the volunteers, we have a - unpaid volunteers? no, the specials, and the volunteers, we have a long l and the volunteers, we have a long tradition of having the specials as part of policing that pcsos is a really importantjob within policing and is a long—standing role within policing and the point is that most neighbourhood teams have a mix of police officers and pcsos, so i am setting out £100 million of new investment for the next year, enough to recruit, that money alone,

sufficient to recruit around 1200 new police officers as part of that but we will be building this year after year as we go through the parliament and that is the point today i was saying this is a commitment for the parliament to get the neighbourhood police back in our communities where we can see them because they have gone, and that is why we have seen soaring shoplifting and street crime and why too often people don't feel safe in their town centres anymore and we need to turn that around and get neighbourhood policing back into our communities and that will be a crucial part of that. :, :, , ~' , and that will be a crucial part of that. :, :, , ., and that will be a crucial part of that. :, :, , ~' , :, , that. languages key and you will be aware. i that. languages key and you will be aware- lwant— that. languages key and you will be aware. i want to clarify something. | aware. i want to clarify something. the hundred million pounds will be crucial recruiting 1200 officers, recruiting or paying for them? egg recruiting or paying for them? £100 million is sufficient _ recruiting or paying for them? £100 million is sufficient to _ recruiting or paying for them? siii million is sufficient to fund an additional 1200 police officers. what does fund mean? taste additional 1200 police officers. what does fund mean?- additional 1200 police officers. what does fund mean? we are working

with olice what does fund mean? we are working with police forces. _ what does fund mean? we are working with police forces. well, _ what does fund mean? we are working with police forces. well, pay _ what does fund mean? we are working with police forces. well, pay for - with police forces. well, pay for them. with police forces. well, pay for them- pay _ with police forces. well, pay for them- pay for— with police forces. well, pay for them. pay for their _ with police forces. well, pay for them. pay for their salaries? i with police forces. well, pay for| them. pay for their salaries? pay for the salaries _ them. pay fortheir salaries? t— for the salaries and them. pay fortheir salaries? t1: for the salaries and pay them. pay fortheir salaries? t91: for the salaries and pay for them. pay fortheir salaries? t91 for the salaries and pay for the new recruitment. it's £100 million of additionalfunding for recruitment. it's £100 million of additional funding for police forces next year on top of the core grant and funding that they would normally get on top of the funding they get from local areas, we are giving them an additional £100 million. police forces will want to work with us on how far they can use the money for pcsos, the new police officers, but overall we want to work with police forces year by year, and we are setting out today the college policing which is a performance framework for neighbourhood policing and this is about making sure you can get the name and contact in your area so you know who your local police officer is on who you can get in touch with in your community

about local crimes and local antisocial behaviour, so what we are also doing is changing the way neighbourhood policing works. the olice neighbourhood policing works. the police federation says morale is at rock bottom and we were just hearing from bbc verify that one fifth of existing police officers planned to leave the force according to the police federation. what are you going to do about that, because we have called out the conservatives when they said they had a record number of police officers and we have employed more but actually they were replacing ones that had left. you are going to be facing huge numbers, one faith, leaving potentially. numbers, one faith, leaving potentially-— numbers, one faith, leaving potentially. numbers, one faith, leaving otentiall . :, . :, potentially. -- one fifth. we do need police _ potentially. -- one fifth. we do need police forces _ potentially. -- one fifth. we do need police forces to _ potentially. -- one fifth. we do need police forces to keep - potentially. -- one fifth. we do need police forces to keep up l potentially. -- one fifth. we do i need police forces to keep up their normal recruitment and that is important. you are right there has been a knock to the morale notjust in policing but across a lot of public services. we are changing the way we work with the police. the previous conservative government

just shouted at the police from a distance and never worked with them but we want to work with police forces across the country to raise standards and make sure communities can see real improvement in standards and to support them with investment. this 100 million is part of half a billion of additional funding we are giving to police forces from central government next yearin forces from central government next year in order to make sure we can support policing but also to work with them on how you reform policing to make sure it is rooted in communities and delivering the kinds of things that people want to see so everyone can stay safe. the of things that people want to see so everyone can stay safe.— everyone can stay safe. the shadow home secretary _ everyone can stay safe. the shadow home secretary came _ everyone can stay safe. the shadow home secretary came on _ everyone can stay safe. the shadow home secretary came on this - everyone can stay safe. the shadow. home secretary came on this program about an hour ago and said that at the end of the conservative government crime had been cut by 50,000 -- 50% and government crime had been cut by 50,000 —— 50% and there were another three and a half thousand offices so what would be your target at the end of this parliamentary term? we what would be your target at the end of this parliamentary term?— of this parliamentary term? we are settin: out of this parliamentary term? we are setting out this _ of this parliamentary term? we are

setting out this milestone - of this parliamentary term? we are setting out this milestone which . of this parliamentary term? we are setting out this milestone which is | setting out this milestone which is the 13,000 additional police and pcsos into the neighbourhood roles and that's really important. but we also need to tackle the things that the conservative ex ministers will not tell you about which is street crime has gone up, street theft, by a0% and shoplifting has gone up by 30%. those town centre crimes with the biggest impact on the weather you feel confident in your own local area, those have been soaring and the conservatives did nothing about that. forall of the conservatives did nothing about that. for all of their rhetoric, they have taken their police off the streets. :, : , :, : streets. how much will you reduce it then? we want _ streets. how much will you reduce it then? we want to _ streets. how much will you reduce it then? we want to work _ streets. how much will you reduce it then? we want to work with - streets. how much will you reduce it then? we want to work with police l then? we want to work with police forces to make _ then? we want to work with police forces to make sure _ then? we want to work with police forces to make sure we _ then? we want to work with police forces to make sure we can - then? we want to work with police forces to make sure we can tackle| forces to make sure we can tackle those crimes. the milestone we are setting is about police numbers but we want to work with them to deal with things like shoplifting, the street theft and antisocial behaviour as well, so we are giving the police more powers to be able to ban persistent offenders from town

centres and to tackle things like off—road bikes. centres and to tackle things like off-road bikes.— off-road bikes. real practical thin . s. off-road bikes. real practical things- but — off-road bikes. real practical things. but you _ off-road bikes. real practical things. but you cannot - off-road bikes. real practical things. but you cannot tell. off-road bikes. real practical| things. but you cannot tell us off-road bikes. real practical- things. but you cannot tell us that crime will be down. itale]!!! things. but you cannot tell us that crime will be down.— things. but you cannot tell us that crime will be down. well i think we all want to — crime will be down. well i think we all want to keep _ crime will be down. well i think we all want to keep the _ crime will be down. well i think we all want to keep the work - crime will be down. well i think we all want to keep the work in - crime will be down. well i think we all want to keep the work in place i all want to keep the work in place to tackle those things like shoplifting and street crime and to bring them down.— bring them down. yvette cooper, thank ou bring them down. yvette cooper, thank you very — bring them down. yvette cooper, thank you very much _ bring them down. yvette cooper, thank you very much for - bring them down. yvette cooper, thank you very much forjoining i bring them down. yvette cooper, | thank you very much forjoining us here on breakfast. time to say good morning to mike. it's not often we get premier league drama mid week, a real goalfest last night and right at the end at newcastle, a little dent into liverpool's title charge which gives the rest some hope. liverpool dropped points for only the third time this season in a crack at newcastle. they came from behind twice with two goals from mohammed salac gave them a lead that lasted until the 90th minute when fabienne the shah foot in the equaliser to

make it 33. the shah foot in the equaliser to make it 31— the shah foot in the equaliser to make it 33. :, , make it 33. there were moments in the name make it 33. there were moments in the game that _ make it 33. there were moments in the game that l _ make it 33. there were moments in the game that i thought, _ make it 33. there were moments in the game that i thought, okay, - make it 33. there were moments in the game that i thought, okay, we | make it 33. there were moments in l the game that i thought, okay, we go away with— the game that i thought, okay, we go away with a _ the game that i thought, okay, we go away with a draw and i'm happy about it but— away with a draw and i'm happy about it but one _ away with a draw and i'm happy about it but one minute before the end, 3-2 up. _ it but one minute before the end, 3-2 up. it — it but one minute before the end, 3-2 up. it is — it but one minute before the end, 3—2 up, it is a disappointment. it is now chelsea who lead the chasing pack in second place, their rise going very much under the radar, and last night they made the most of bottom club, southampton's frustration. chelsea's job got even easier, when saints captainjack stephens, was sent off for pulling marc cucurella's hair with his right hand. arsenal showed they're not giving

up on the title either and handed a first defeat for new manchester united manager, ruben amorim. jurrien timber, scored from a corner to send them on their way to a 2—0 win they're level on points with chelsea, only behind on goal difference. manchester city's winless run of seven games is over. kevin de bruyne was back in the starting line up for the game against nottingham forest. after setting up their first goal, he scored himself, in a 3—nil win that will have come as a huge relief to the city fans, as well as guardiola himself. there was a massive game affecting the relegation places, with everton making a big statement, to leave wolves marooned next to bottom. everton were back with a bang, after 5 games without a league win. they hadn't scored at all in a matches, but mauled wolves a—0. aston villa were also on a poor run — eight games in a row without victory — but they bounced back to beat brentford 3—1. morgan rogers with a superb strike to begin their recovery. it was a very wet wednesday at pittodrie, where the wind howled and celtic squeezed past aberdeen, to extend their lead at the top of the scottish premiership. reo hatate's late goal

was enough to take celtic, further clear of their closest challengers — there are now seven points between them. elsewhere rangers thrashed kilmarnock 6—0 and are now a points behind aberdeen in second.. after a clean sweep in the t20 series in south africa, england's women were well beaten in the opening one—day, international in kimberley. the home side's bowlers ripped through england's top order — they fell to 27—3 before limping to 186 all out. and south africa reached their target with more than 11 overs to spare, winning by six wickets. the next match is in durban on sunday. finally next year, is going to be a momentus one, for sumo wrestling. only only once before, in over a thousand years, has the sport's, "wimbledon", the grand tournament, been held outside japan. that was in 1991, at london's royal albert hall — it was a sell—out —

it is so rarely taken outside of japan — it is so rarely taken outside of japan due _ it is so rarely taken outside of japan due to the specific hosting requirements and you have to use a particular— requirements and you have to use a particular type of clay that must be used for— particular type of clay that must be used for the wrestling ring and 25 years— used for the wrestling ring and 25 years ago— used for the wrestling ring and 25 years ago the albert hall had to have _ years ago the albert hall had to have chairs reinforced when the athletes — have chairs reinforced when the athletes were taking a break and extra _ athletes were taking a break and extra large shower is fitted and if you want — extra large shower is fitted and if you want to go there is the home of sumo— you want to go there is the home of sumo in— you want to go there is the home of sumo in the — you want to go there is the home of sumo in the uk is in derby as we once— sumo in the uk is in derby as we once found— sumo in the uk is in derby as we once found out here and actually won a contest _ once found out here and actually won a contest lt— once found out here and actually won a contest. , ,:, : a contest. it is so much fun watching — a contest. it is so much fun watching sumo. _ a contest. it is so much fun watching sumo. and - a contest. it is so much fun watching sumo. and taking| a contest. it is so much fun - watching sumo. and taking part, i have to say- _ watching sumo. and taking part, i have to say- i— watching sumo. and taking part, i have to say. i will— watching sumo. and taking part, i have to say. i will leave _ watching sumo. and taking part, i have to say. i will leave that - watching sumo. and taking part, i have to say. i will leave that to i have to say. i will leave that to ou. have to say. i will leave that to you- you _ have to say. i will leave that to you- you are — have to say. i will leave that to you. you are not— have to say. i will leave that to you. you are not exactly - have to say. i will leave that to you. you are not exactly built i have to say. i will leave that to l you. you are not exactly built for it. �* , :, you. you are not exactly built for it. 2 :, :_ you. you are not exactly built for it. it's not actually about the size, as matt _ it. it's not actually about the size, as matt will— it. it's not actually about the size, as matt will verify. - it. it's not actually about the size, as matt will verify. will it. it's not actually about the i size, as matt will verify. will he now? where — size, as matt will verify. will he now? where is _ size, as matt will verify. will he now? where is he? _ size, as matt will verify. will he now? where is he? good - size, as matt will verify. will he i now? where is he? good morning. size, as matt will verify. will he - now? where is he? good morning. 0h, now? where is he? good morning. oh, hello, what is going on there? big storms in the usa. indeed, don't bring _ storms in the usa. indeed, don't bring me — storms in the usa. indeed, don't bring me into the other argument. let's _ bring me into the other argument. let's go _ bring me into the other argument. let's go to— bring me into the other argument. let's go to the other side of the pond. _ let's go to the other side of the pond. in — let's go to the other side of the pond, i'm talking the usa, in and around— pond, i'm talking the usa, in and around the — pond, i'm talking the usa, in and around the great lakes, look at the snow— around the great lakes, look at the snow falling, as much as six feet of snow— snow falling, as much as six feet of snow in _ snow falling, as much as six feet of snow in some areas but that is not

coming _ snow in some areas but that is not coming our— snow in some areas but that is not coming our way snow in some areas but that is not coming ourway and snow in some areas but that is not coming our way and the jet stream is firing _ coming our way and the jet stream is firing up— coming our way and the jet stream is firing up which is going to give us all sorts— firing up which is going to give us all sorts of— firing up which is going to give us all sorts of problems in the next couple _ all sorts of problems in the next couple of— all sorts of problems in the next couple of days, rushing across the atlantic— couple of days, rushing across the atlantic and picking up areas of low pressure _ atlantic and picking up areas of low pressure and one cleared last night, the number— pressure and one cleared last night, the number tonight and this one are fairly stormy want to come from friday _ fairly stormy want to come from friday into — fairly stormy want to come from friday into saturday. they will have a cumulative effect on rainfall amounts _ a cumulative effect on rainfall amounts in the country and we will see some — amounts in the country and we will see some wet weather but it's around the western— see some wet weather but it's around the western areas of greatest concern — the western areas of greatest concern where we could see up to 100 millimetres— concern where we could see up to 100 millimetres of rain in the hills and of course — millimetres of rain in the hills and of course the ground is saturated and there — of course the ground is saturated and there is an increasing flooding risk as— and there is an increasing flooding risk as we — and there is an increasing flooding risk as we go into the weekend. not 'ust risk as we go into the weekend. not just that _ risk as we go into the weekend. not just that but several bouts of disruptive wind and by saturday the temperature drops and we could see hill snow— temperature drops and we could see hill snow on the northern hills. it's hill snow on the northern hills. it's all— hill snow on the northern hills. it's all coming our way. let's get back— it's all coming our way. let's get back to — it's all coming our way. let's get back to today and relatively quiet out there — back to today and relatively quiet out there at the moment and some wet weather— out there at the moment and some wet weather overnight which has cleared the east _ weather overnight which has cleared the east and there is dry and bright weather— the east and there is dry and bright weather to— the east and there is dry and bright weather to come for many with some cloud _ weather to come for many with some cloud in— weather to come for many with some cloud in the _ weather to come for many with some cloud in the south and the west and it is in— cloud in the south and the west and it is in the _ cloud in the south and the west and it is in the west where the cloud

will thicken up and the journey home from work— will thicken up and the journey home from work will be different to your journey _ from work will be different to your journey in — from work will be different to your journey in. heavy rain at times initially— journey in. heavy rain at times initially in _ journey in. heavy rain at times initially in northern ireland and spreading into scotland, western england — spreading into scotland, western england and wales and some of the rain will— england and wales and some of the rain will be — england and wales and some of the rain will be quite lively across north—east wales and north—west england _ north—east wales and north—west england but overall a milder day because — england but overall a milder day because the winds are coming from the south _ because the winds are coming from the south and turning quite gusty this afternoon but it's around this rain band — this afternoon but it's around this rain band where we have 60 or 70 mph gusts _ rain band where we have 60 or 70 mph gusts and _ rain band where we have 60 or 70 mph gusts and 40 _ rain band where we have 60 or 70 mph gusts and 40 up to 50 as the rain clears _ gusts and 40 up to 50 as the rain clears across england for the first part of— clears across england for the first part of the — clears across england for the first part of the night. staying blustery in the _ part of the night. staying blustery in the second half of the night but it will— in the second half of the night but it will turn— in the second half of the night but it will turn quieter by and large with— it will turn quieter by and large with clear— it will turn quieter by and large with clear skies into tomorrow morning _ with clear skies into tomorrow morning. the breeze should hopefully stop the _ morning. the breeze should hopefully stop the frost for many of us but a chilly— stop the frost for many of us but a chilly start — stop the frost for many of us but a chilly start tomorrow morning compared to what we have out there now _ compared to what we have out there now into _ compared to what we have out there now. into friday, the best part of the day _ now. into friday, the best part of the day is — now. into friday, the best part of the day is tomorrow morning, lots of sunshine _ the day is tomorrow morning, lots of sunshine to— the day is tomorrow morning, lots of sunshine to many and if you are early— sunshine to many and if you are early showers in the west and they will fade _ early showers in the west and they will fade for a time but then it turns— will fade for a time but then it turns hazy and by the time we get to

lunch, _ turns hazy and by the time we get to lunch, another batch of rain pushes into northern ireland and increasingly into western areas with the wind _ increasingly into western areas with the wind picking up. it will be a colder— the wind picking up. it will be a colder day— the wind picking up. it will be a colder day tomorrow. it could be a potentially — colder day tomorrow. it could be a potentially stormy area and stormy for the _ potentially stormy area and stormy for the first part of friday and may be snowing — for the first part of friday and may be snowing over the scottish mountains and the pennines but the impact _ mountains and the pennines but the impact from the wind will be more widespread into saturday and the strongest winds likely to be around the coast, — strongest winds likely to be around the coast, especially for england and wales and may be 80 mph for a time and _ and wales and may be 80 mph for a time and a _ and wales and may be 80 mph for a time and a 60 mile an hour gust inland— time and a 60 mile an hour gust inland possible and that will have a hi i inland possible and that will have a big impact— inland possible and that will have a big impact and to go with it rain pushing — big impact and to go with it rain pushing eastwards and a covering of snow— pushing eastwards and a covering of snow on _ pushing eastwards and a covering of snow on the pennines and the hills in scotland — snow on the pennines and the hills in scotland expected as well and it will stay _ in scotland expected as well and it will stay windy until the end of the day and _ will stay windy until the end of the day and the wind becoming increasingly cold as we go through the day— increasingly cold as we go through the day as— increasingly cold as we go through the day as well. back to you both. thanks— very much. an estimated 200,000 scotland fans —

known as the tartan army — descended on germany for euro 202a this summer. they didn t get what they wanted on the pitch but the party they had with the locals has given them something else to celebrate, with visits by germans to scotland increasing since the tournament. our sports news correspondent chris mclaughlin reports. there was football to forget. but it was a summer to remember. an estimated 200,000 scotland fans made the trip to germany, determined to party, make friendships and memories to last a lifetime. five months on, there's evidence to suggest the germans were so impressed they've been returning the favour and visiting scotland in record numbers. it's increased year on year, 156% what we see from flights from germany into edinburgh. so are you quite surprised to see these figures when you looked? it's very interesting because our scotland fans, they were the ones who went to germany and what they shared there was the warmth

and the kindness and the humour which the germans really admired. and i think it's that curiosity that sparked interest amongst scotland, which is why we are seeing that being reflected in the searches. visit scotland's figures won't be available until next year but they told us what they can see is that searches of scotland from germany during the euros was up by over 50%. craig ferguson walked to munich in his kilt to raise money for men's mental health. he too witnessed the forging of a new alliance. craig, how are you doing? last time i saw you, you were in a kilt covered in champagne. pretty much on the daily. since summer, i've been getting messages from people in germany saying, look, craig, we want to come to scotland now because of what we've seen the scottish people were like in our cities over the summer. we want to come and i've been getting lots of messages.

it's off the scale. it's absolutely fantastic. absolutely fantastic. tour companies are also seeing a big rise. last year we took about 3000 germans on tour to loch ness, isle of skye, and this year we're up about 5000. so we're seeing a big increase in germans, no doubt about it. one of those desperate to come is martina speich, a woman from cologne who fell in love with scotland after mingling with the tartan army for two weeks. so much so, she wanted to have a permanent reminder. i saw a wonderful picture of the [ion with the thistle and the scottish flag behind. and i was thinking about a wonderful tattoo. and yeah, then i went to a tattoo studio in cologne. yes, i fell in love with scotland and hopefully i want to show that i love it, even though i have never been there. it was really nice that they came with their scottish clothes

and that they all came to celebrate the football games. the magic, of course, isn't always about football. i'm a big harry potterfan. yes. so have you been to scotland before? no, never. and what do you think so far? i like it very much. i'm very flushed. the weather is great. i couldn't have wished more for it. no scotland, no party! the tartan army's german party is over. the goodbye message — "see you in scotland". chris mclaughlin, bbc news. let's have a chat with one of those scotland fans, craig ferguson, who walked to germany for the euros, raising money for charity. good morning, craig. iwould raising money for charity. good morning, craig. i would like to check as my producers tell me that you are wearing the kilt that you walk for the walk. can we see evidence of that? it}?! walk for the walk. can we see evidence of that?— walk for the walk. can we see evidence of that? of course. i call

this outfit my _ evidence of that? of course. i call this outfit my super _ evidence of that? of course. i call this outfit my super costume - evidence of that? of course. i call| this outfit my super costume after the efforts in the summer but you can see _ the efforts in the summer but you can see it— the efforts in the summer but you can see it in— the efforts in the summer but you can see it in all its glory and definitely representing this morning and we _ definitely representing this morning and i've got the kilt on. it definitely representing this morning and i've got the kilt on.— and i've got the kilt on. it looks ureat, and i've got the kilt on. it looks great. and _ and i've got the kilt on. it looks great. and it's— and i've got the kilt on. it looks great, and it's not _ and i've got the kilt on. it looks great, and it's notjust - and i've got the kilt on. it looks great, and it's notjust you, - and i've got the kilt on. it looks great, and it's notjust you, a i and i've got the kilt on. it looksl great, and it's notjust you, a lot of scotland fans, you made an impact out there, which has been tangible in people wanting to come to scotland. it in people wanting to come to scotland. , , :, :, , scotland. it is surreal, to be honest. _ scotland. it is surreal, to be honest. you _ scotland. it is surreal, to be honest, you think— scotland. it is surreal, to be honest, you think a - scotland. it is surreal, to be honest, you think a story i scotland. it is surreal, to be - honest, you think a story so trivial like scotland fans going over and having _ like scotland fans going over and having a — like scotland fans going over and having a good time in another country— having a good time in another country can lead to economic growth, but it— country can lead to economic growth, but it is— country can lead to economic growth, but it is brilliant and to be honest i'm but it is brilliant and to be honest l'm not— but it is brilliant and to be honest i'm not surprised being out there in germany— i'm not surprised being out there in germany for— i'm not surprised being out there in germany for the team, i saw the relationship forming over the two weeks _ relationship forming over the two weeks and i was in germany a bit longer— weeks and i was in germany a bit longer and — weeks and i was in germany a bit longer and they were the best host we could _ longer and they were the best host we could ask or so it was an amazing story _ we could ask or so it was an amazing sto . ~ :, , ., we could ask or so it was an amazing sto . . :, , :, ., we could ask or so it was an amazing sto . t :, , :, ., story. was there a moment during our walk story. was there a moment during your walk when — story. was there a moment during your walk when the _ story. was there a moment during your walk when the penny - story. was there a moment during| your walk when the penny dropped that you were, people were interested in something very unusual was happening?—

was happening? definitely. that sort of enn was happening? definitely. that sort of penny dropped — was happening? definitely. that sort of penny dropped early _ was happening? definitely. that sort of penny dropped early on _ was happening? definitely. that sort of penny dropped early on when - was happening? definitely. that sort of penny dropped early on when i - was happening? definitely. that sort| of penny dropped early on when i saw the amount— of penny dropped early on when i saw the amount of support i was getting. that can _ the amount of support i was getting. that can spare you want to do anything _ that can spare you want to do anything and i took the motivation with me _ anything and i took the motivation with me and managed to complete the monumental walk of walking from glasgow— monumental walk of walking from glasgow to munich.— monumental walk of walking from glasgow to munich. good morning. when ou glasgow to munich. good morning. when you think _ glasgow to munich. good morning. when you think of _ glasgow to munich. good morning. when you think of nations - glasgow to munich. good morning. when you think of nations that - glasgow to munich. good morning. | when you think of nations that have similar traits, when you think of nations that have similartraits, right, the when you think of nations that have similar traits, right, the scottish and germans don't come to mind. what do you think it is? what are the similarities got what yes, for sure, and i think that's an interesting point and i don't think there is a connection that people would have made before going out there and i'm not too sure. t made before going out there and i'm rrot too sure-— not too sure. i can't put my finger on what it — not too sure. i can't put my finger on what it is _ not too sure. i can't put my finger on what it is but _ not too sure. i can't put my finger on what it is but i _ not too sure. i can't put my finger on what it is but i feel _ not too sure. i can't put my finger on what it is but i feel like - not too sure. i can't put my finger on what it is but i feel like there i on what it is but i feel like there was a _ on what it is but i feel like there was a feeling of being more connected than we once thought and i'm connected than we once thought and l'm not— connected than we once thought and l'm not sure — connected than we once thought and i'm not sure what the connections were _ i'm not sure what the connections were but— i'm not sure what the connections were but i— i'm not sure what the connections were but i feel from a personality

standpoint, i'm not sure. everybody seemed— standpoint, i'm not sure. everybody seemed to— standpoint, i'm not sure. everybody seemed to click for some reason and i'm seemed to click for some reason and l'm not— seemed to click for some reason and i'm not going to complain because i met a _ i'm not going to complain because i met a lot _ i'm not going to complain because i met a lot of— i'm not going to complain because i met a lot of amazing people. we have en'o ed met a lot of amazing people. we have enjoyed seeing _ met a lot of amazing people. we have enjoyed seeing kilt, _ met a lot of amazing people. we have enjoyed seeing kilt, but _ met a lot of amazing people. we have enjoyed seeing kilt, but i _ met a lot of amazing people. we have enjoyed seeing kilt, but i think- met a lot of amazing people. we have enjoyed seeing kilt, but i think the - enjoyed seeing kilt, but i think the germans enjoyed for sure, germany honestly shares the passion for traditional clothing with a lederhosen in things like that and when they see other countries embracing it, they felt so connected to scotland. you embracing it, they felt so connected to scotland-— embracing it, they felt so connected to scotland. you say of scotland and eve one to scotland. you say of scotland and everyone thinks _ to scotland. you say of scotland and everyone thinks of— to scotland. you say of scotland and everyone thinks of the _ to scotland. you say of scotland and everyone thinks of the kilt _ to scotland. you say of scotland and everyone thinks of the kilt and - to scotland. you say of scotland and everyone thinks of the kilt and they| everyone thinks of the kilt and they probably— everyone thinks of the kilt and they probably loved seeing another nation that embraces that sort of culture. i that embraces that sort of culture. i put _ that embraces that sort of culture. i put the _ that embraces that sort of culture. i put the kilt for any excuse and most _ i put the kilt for any excuse and most of— i put the kilt for any excuse and most of the tartan army de. | i put the kilt for any excuse and most of the tartan army de. i have to ask, most of the tartan army de. i have to ask. you — most of the tartan army de. i have to ask, you mentioned _ most of the tartan army de. i have to ask, you mentioned the - most of the tartan army de. i have i to ask, you mentioned the lederhosen and oktoberfest, so have you reciprocated? have you done a cultural fashion exchange? reciprocated? have you done a culturalfashion exchange? have reciprocated? have you done a cultural fashion exchange? have you tried the lederhosen? t did cultural fashion exchange? have you tried the lederhosen?— tried the lederhosen? i did head back over to _ tried the lederhosen? i did head back over to germany _ tried the lederhosen? i did head back over to germany on - tried the lederhosen? i did head back over to germany on my - tried the lederhosen? i did head - back over to germany on my travels, and we _ back over to germany on my travels, and we been— back over to germany on my travels, and i've been continuing them since

the summer— and i've been continuing them since the summer i was wearing the kilt, but even _ the summer i was wearing the kilt, but even the feeling when going back was definitely a european opposite of a hangover because the reception was amazing even going a few months back, _ was amazing even going a few months back, so— was amazing even going a few months back, so they still love it. did was amazing even going a few months back, so they still love it.— back, so they still love it. did you wear some _ back, so they still love it. did you wear some lederhosen? - back, so they still love it. did you wear some lederhosen? i - back, so they still love it. did you wear some lederhosen? i didn't i back, so they still love it. did you i wear some lederhosen? i didn't get the chance and _ wear some lederhosen? i didn't get the chance and they _ wear some lederhosen? i didn't get the chance and they were _ wear some lederhosen? i didn't get the chance and they were quite - the chance and they were quite expensive. so the chance and they were quite “pensive-— the chance and they were quite expensive-_ l- the chance and they were quite expensive._ i kind i the chance and they were quite| expensive._ i kind of expensive. so is a kilt. i kind of threw on _ expensive. so is a kilt. i kind of threw on the — expensive. so is a kilt. i kind of threw on the kilt _ expensive. so is a kilt. i kind of threw on the kilt i _ expensive. so is a kilt. i kind of threw on the kilt i already - expensive. so is a kilt. i kind of threw on the kilt i already own. | threw on the kilt i already own. maybe next time. craig, really good to talk to you and thanks for being such a good sport.— such a good sport. thank you. cheers. thanks, _ such a good sport. thank you. cheers. thanks, craig. - such a good sport. thank you. | cheers. thanks, craig. 70,000 such a good sport. thank you. - cheers. thanks, craig. 70,000 plus. amazinu . cheers. thanks, craig. 70,000 plus. amazing. supporting _ cheers. thanks, craig. 70,000 plus. amazing. supporting a _ cheers. thanks, craig. 70,000 plus. amazing. supporting a charity - cheers. thanks, craig. 70,000 plus. amazing. supporting a charity for - amazing. supporting a charity for men's mental health and well—being. good cause. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. a very good morning, welcome to bbc london, i'm thomas magill. an event where the public can

question the mayor of london about his policies will be held in—person for the first time since march 2023. sadiq khan is due to attend people's question time in wandsworth next thursday with ticket holders only being told the address a few days before. the gla said this was to ensure the session could take place "safely and securely for attendees and participants". tower hamlets council is offering £175 to some of its residents to help towards winter fuel payments. it's the latest london council to assist pensioners who missed out on the benefit after it was withdrawn by the government in their autumn budget. some of london's busiest underground stations have been visually mapped out so passengers can check their layouts before travelling. the scheme has mapped 18 stations so far including oxford circus with more expected by the end of the year. let's check how the tube is running this morning. there's severe delays

on the elizabeth line and part of the piccadilly line remains closed between rayners park and uxbridge. now onto the weather and it can be summed up in two words. wet and mild for much of the day and into the evening with a top temperaature of 1a degrees. that's it for now but there's more on the bbc new app and on bbc radio london. let's cross back to charlie and naga. good morning, welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. our headlines today. millions of people could face a decade long wait for the nhs approved weight loss drug, mounjaro. health charities say the roll—out should be faster. more bobbies on the beat. the prime minister promises a named police officerfor every neighbourhood in england and wales. he calls it part of a plan for change, the conservatives say

it's an emergency relaunch. the french government has collapsed, after prime minister michel barnier was outsed in a no—confidence vote. how do you pay for your shopping? for the second year in a row, retailers say we're using more cash. i'll be looking at why. it is fine kevin sinfield's seven in seven in seven ultramarathon challenge. today he is heading to a city with two rugby league clubs, he is heading to hull. it's a little bit multiple cabin today and all of us, dry and bright weather this morning that make the most of it. it is a little bit milderfor kevin. but

most of it. it is a little bit milder for kevin. but there most of it. it is a little bit milderfor kevin. but there is most of it. it is a little bit milder for kevin. but there is wet and windy weather on its way for most of us. it's thursday the 5th of december. millions of obese people may have to wait up to 12 years to receive a new weight—loss jab which is being rolled out on the nhs in england. around 3.5 million people could be eligible for mounjaro but only 250,000 will receive it over the next three years. health charities say it's too long for patients to wait. our health correspondent sophie hutchinson reports. it's estimated that over 60% of adults are either overweight or obese in england, risking their health and putting pressure on the nhs. but only a0,000 are treated by nhs weight loss services each year. now, the health watchdog nice has given the green light for several million obese people to be treated with the weight loss drug tirzepatide, better known by its brand name mounjaro. but the roll—out will be over a record 12 years so as not to overwhelm the nhs. the drugs are expensive and therefore we cannot treat several million people with these

drugs at this moment in time. and also, the nhs is not ready to treat several million people with these drugs. we have to develop the systems, as it were, to be able to, to be able to prescribe these drugs in a safe and appropriate manner within the nhs, and that will take time. that just simply will take time. so who will get this weight loss drug first? 220,000 people with the highest clinical need will be part of an initial three year phase. they must have obesity with a bmi higher than 35 and at least one weight—related illness, such as cardiovascular disease. patients already treated at specialist nhs weight loss services will be included, and for the first time, it's expected that family doctors will be able to prescribe this weight loss drug. the move has generally been welcomed, but some charities have said they're concerned about the long length of this 12 year roll—out. sophie hutchinson, bbc news.

three minutes past eight is the time. looking ahead, the prime minister sir keir starmer will promise more police on the beat today, are named and contactable police officer in every neighbourhood? it's one of several pledges he'll make in a speech about his government's plans to deliver its manifesto promises. our chief political correspondent henry zeffman is in westminster. morning, henry. two parts to this, one is, why now? the other ears, actually, what will mandate in terms of what they are going to achieve? that's right, and it spreads way beyond crime and law and order. keir starmer is unveiling what he's going to call measurable milestones across a sweep of government policy, against which he says we the public

should judge his government over the coming years. you will hear on the economy a commitment to increase real disposable income over the next few years and build 1.5 million new homes overfive years. few years and build 1.5 million new homes over five years. on the nhs, few years and build 1.5 million new homes overfive years. on the nhs, a commitment to reduce waiting lists for routine operations. on energy, a commitment to decarbonise the grid by 2030. on early years, a commitment to increase the number of kids who are ready to start primary school. and as naga was just saying on crime, a commitment for more police on the streets. we had little earlier from yvette cooper the home secretary on how that will work. we have always led from the beginning on this— have always led from the beginning on this that this would be made up of a mix— on this that this would be made up of a mix of— on this that this would be made up of a mix of recruiting new police officers. — of a mix of recruiting new police officers, recruiting new pcsos because — officers, recruiting new pcsos because they have done to the conservatives, also redeploying some existing _ conservatives, also redeploying some existing officers, including reducing some of the bureaucracy that police — reducing some of the bureaucracy that police forces current have to deal with. — that police forces current have to deal with, and also recruiting new special— deal with, and also recruiting new special offices and swell an overall

that is— special offices and swell an overall that is 13,000 effectively more boots _ that is 13,000 effectively more boots on — that is 13,000 effectively more boots on the ground in our neighbourhood policing teams. you asked me neighbourhood policing teams. tm. asked me why now, charlie. this is five months to the day since keir starmer became prime minister and while his team are adamant that this is not a relaunch or reset or anything, like that, the unavoidable fact is that if you ask anyone at the top of the labour government privately, they concede those five months have not gone as well as they would have hoped. this is a clear attempt by keir starmer to give the public a better idea of what he is all about. public a better idea of what he is allabout. suddenly public a better idea of what he is all about. suddenly he will be hoping it goes better than the five missions of two years ago, the six first steps to change about a year orso first steps to change about a year or so ago, this is the latest offer, they will hope it will be the last and will survive right through to the next election.— and will survive right through to the next election. henry, for the moment. _ the next election. henry, for the moment, thank— the next election. henry, for the moment, thank you. _ president macron will make an address to france this evening after michel barnier became the first prime minister of the country to be ousted in a no—confidence vote since 1962. parties on the left and far right united to collapse his government

after he used special powers to push through his budget without a vote. our correspondent mark lowen is in paris. france, already having huge public debt, and its deficit is twice the limit imposed by the european union. what michel barnier tried to do to spark this crisis was force an austerity budget through parliament without a vote in parliament. that provoked so much anger on both sides of the oil on both sides of the aisle that they toppled him in a no—confidence motion last night. i am outside the elysee palace, the seat of the government here in paris, and this is where michel barnier will come in a couple of hours to formally tender his resignation to president macron, who will then be under real time pressure to name a replacement prime minister. we expect an announcement later on today. but who can govern this hugely fragmented and deeply divided country? and even though there will be a new prime minister,

the same problems will remain, and that is a problem not only for france but europe as a whole. remember, this is a time when europe is facing war on its neighbourhood, in ukraine and the middle east, donald trump is just weeks away from taking office in washington, you need a stable france and europe. and that is not what we are getting at the moment. thank you very much for the moment. a manhunt is continuing in new york city to find a gunman who shot dead the boss of a us health insurance company. this is the moment 50—year—old brian thompson was fatally shot in the back in manhattan close to times square. the suspect appeared to be waiting for thompson, who ran unitedhealthcare, outside the hilton hotel. the suspect ran away and was last seen riding an electric bike through central park. the director of public prosecutions has warned that court delays in england and wales are "probably worse than he'd ever known them to be". stephen parkinson made the comments as the cps launches a series of changes aimed at tackling judicial backlogs and improving support for victims

of sexual assault. a £15 billion merger between the telecoms networks vodafone and three has been approved by the competition and markets authority. the watchdog says the landmark deal can go ahead if both companies agree to invest billions to roll out a combined 5g network across the uk. concerns have previously been made that the merger could increase prices. another woman who worked with the tv presenter gregg wallace has made allegations against him, claiming he touched her inappropriately and made sexualised suggestions. shannon kyle was the ghostwriter of mr wallace's autobiography. they worked together in 2012. mr wallace's lawyers say he "specifically denies any sexual misconduct with ms kyle". our media correspondent david sillito has the story. chefs, we havejust three minutes. gregg wallace, the star of masterchef for nearly 20 years, and now, over the last week,

facing mounting allegations of inappropriate behaviour. his lawyers deny there was any sexual harassment. but someone who worked particularly close with him is challenging that. when i heard some of the allegations, people started to say, "these arejust lewd comments. he's just a bit of a cheeky chappy." no, there's more to this. shannon kyle was the ghost—writer on gregg wallace's autobiography, talking to newsnight�*s victoria derbyshire. she says he would make graphic sexual suggestions. on a carjourney, she says his hand kept moving to her thigh. during one meeting, she said he was wearing only a towel that he then let slip. i kind of looked up and then he dropped the towel. in front of you? in front of me and i had a notebook, so ijust put it like this and ijust said, "just go and get dressed." and then he did, he went off and got dressed.

his behaviour was, she says, revolting and predatory. and one incident, she says, was witnessed by her brother. i saw my brother turn to say goodbye and then as i was either walking towards the car and he followed me, orjust before i started walking, i could feel him touching me around my backside and, um, and my brother saw it. and so when i got in the car, he actually said, "i just saw him do that," and i was... and actually, out of everything that happened, that was the thing that was most mortifying and humiliating because it was my younger brother who saw it. but needing the work and having signed a nondisclosure agreement, she says she felt unable to speak out until now. if i can't speak out as a middle aged, middle class woman that i am now, i wasn't back then, but i am now, then i'll never speak out. i've got two daughters and two nieces, and i want to be able

to look them in the eye and say, i tried to do the right thing. in response, gregg wallace's lawyers say... meanwhile, the company that makes masterchef says gregg wallace has stepped away while they investigate. his current masterchef series is continuing to be broadcast, but two christmas specials and repeats of his other programmes have been dropped from the schedule. david sillito, bbc news. our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba is outside the bbc�*s new broadcasting house in central london. good morning, lizo. we had these fresh allegations, where does this leave the bbc? the fresh allegations, where does this leave the bbc?— leave the bbc? the bbc is still under immense _ leave the bbc? the bbc is still under immense pressure - leave the bbc? the bbc is still. under immense pressure because leave the bbc? the bbc is still- under immense pressure because port so long, gregg wallace has been one of the prime—time faces of the corporation. now his lawyers denied

that he engages in behaviour of sexually harassing nature, still last night even more pressure on the bbc when allegations emerged from when he took part in the bbc�*s biggest show, straight come dancing. the sun newspaper is reporting that unnamed bbc bosses received complaints about him making sexual remarks on the show back in 201a, but they continued to let him compete. of course, separately, both the bbc and strictly have been under pressure earlier in the year after complaints from the actor amanda abingdon relating to verbal bullying and harassment by her professional dance partner —— partner giovanni pernice were upheld, the bbc says it takes all complaints made to it seriously but people are also asking, does the corporation make the right decisions under pressure? two [and christmas celebrity ishant of masterchef will now be broadcast, but the current series of masterchef

the professionals are still going out on bbc one. that's because the bbc says it can be life—saving —— life changing for the chefs taking part, a lot of people agree with that decision but a lot of people not happy at all still. a0 minutes past eight, we have seen snow in the united states, it has an impact, but i don't know quite, matt, what's that picture is telling us. just telling you that there is something brighter coming. we have got blue skies here, and wonder what she took this in the last half an hour, it will be a fine morning but i used to it because it is wild and the cloud will break up but the cloud and rain will be back later and it will be enough to commute home for somebody. let's look at what is happening in the last few hours, the overnight rain has eased away from eastern coasts. a few

isolated showers across western areas that for most of the cloud continuing to break up and we will see sunny spells developed quite widely. it is a bit cloudier toward southern areas and towards the west, and the cloud begins in the west to bring outbreaks of rain. strengthening wind will be going with it as well. eastern areas should stay dry to the afternoon at least for awhile, and temperatures higher than yesterday. mild enough but tempered by the wind which this evening for the journey home, late afternoon evening, see 20 mile an hour gusts —— 70 miles an hour gusts along the irish coast. we could see widespread gales along the irish coast. we could see widespread gates in along the irish coast. we could see widespread gales inland along the irish coast. we could see widespread gates in land for a time with heavier downpours. when turned to the day, surface water spray for the evening commute, the rain came in to tonight, staying windy with the north and east. the winter. temperatures from falling too much. a cooler night last night and it

should be frost free but tomorrow after a bright start, the next day of low pressure, a bigger area with stronger and more widespread gales stronger and more widespread gates and potential disruption. more on that later. thank you, see you later. nhs england will publish the first of this year's winter situation reports in a few hours covering issues like bed occupancy, ambulance handovers and staff sickness. with some hospitals already seeing the sort of pressure normally experienced injanuary and february, the report is likely to paint a bleak picture. our correspondent rob sissons went to see how one hospital is coping. nottinghamshire's kingsmill hospital, just after half seven in the morning, the start of another tough day forjanine. i do run a few text messages while i'm drying my hair in the morning, just to make sure i know what i'm coming into. 1a bays full. wow. 0k. and 11's full of medical. yeah. there aren't any free

beds on the wards in in the emergency department. 28 patients are waiting for one. they call this the patient flow room. every few hours, janine leads a meeting to work out what space, if any, they have. the past couple of weeks, they've felt the pressure usually associated with the depths of winter. what worries me is the fact that it's started in november this year. so we had a real flurry over the last two weeks, to the point where we were sort of on the verge of calling a critical incident. to add to things, the maintenance team report another problem — two lifts out of action because of flooding. the shift team told me they opened the door on level zero women and children, and it was like a waterfall coming out of there. i think you'd have liked to shut the door and just got in your car and drove home, but obviously they haven't done that. janine is heading straight to the emergency department, which has been overcrowded overnight. there's a 92—year—old gentleman who's been in ed now for 2a hours waiting for a medicine bed. now, that's almost unheard of here. um, anything you need at the moment?

just beds at the minute? just beds. yeah. i was starting to see - the winter pressures now. there's a lot of respiratory i illnesses and other illnesses, but respiratory being the main thing. - a&e was designed to accommodate a hundred patients. often there's more than double that. this is majors and it's designed for 33 as a max. what we've actually seen over the last two weeks is actually up to 60 people in majors, which makes it very difficult. it's really difficult. we can't even flood it with staff because there physically isn't the room. this is danny from adult social. here, representatives from the nhs, the voluntary sector, social care and housing work together to get patients home. as a trust, everything's open. we don't have any more capacity that we can open. there is 700 beds at the trust on the wards. the pressure is to get people well enough out of the acute hospital. for more than 2a hours, 70 patients have been assessed as well enough to leave. but there have been hold—ups. i've been on the phone trying to sort you a bed out. deborah's case is one of them. after two months here, hers is a complicated transfer

to a community hospital. i'm very nervous going, but it's what i need to get me back up on my feet, because i can't walk. we had to align the right bed, the right physical bed. the bed space, the equipment, the transport, the clinical services and all of those things need to happen at the same time. in the discharge lounge, it's the start of a new chapter in sylvia's life. at 83, she's about to go into a care home. i'd panic overnight if i couldn't get out of bed. so it was something i've got to accept. so the situation here at kingsmill is that they're seeing the sort of strain that they usually associate with january and february, and they're not alone. other hospitals are in the same boat. it's left everyone at the front line wondering, just how bad is this winter going to be?

here, they say there's no sign yet of when things might ease. rob sissons, bbc news, kingsmill hospital, nottinghamshire. scientists believe they've made a major discovery about how some of the biggest galaxies were formed. it's all about smaller galaxies crashing together 12 billion years ago to form huge clusters of stars. chris copperwheat is an astrophysicist and the telescope director at liverpooljohn moores university. good morning scotland a good morning. where do i start? galaxies are the building _ morning. where do i start? galaxies are the building blocks _ morning. where do i start? galaxies are the building blocks of— morning. where do i start? galaxies are the building blocks of the - are the building blocks of the universe, so we see many galaxies in our modern universe, formed at the same time as our own galaxy, but we have never understood how some of them are made. when you think of a galaxy, you probably have an idea of a catherine wheel with spiral arms, those are quite flat like a dinner plate. many galaxies are not like

that, they are football or rugby —shaped, they are more blobby. itrlul’hiie -shaped, they are more blobby. while they generally — -shaped, they are more blobby. while they generally rrot _ —shaped, they are more blobby. while they generally not round? -shaped, they are more blobby. while they generally not round? some - -shaped, they are more blobby. while they generally not round? some of. they generally not round? some of them are. they generally not round? some of them are- the _ they generally not round? some of them are. the reason _ they generally not round? some of them are. the reason some - they generally not round? some of them are. the reason some of- they generally not round? some of. them are. the reason some of them flat is because they are spinning, and they have flattened out. the round ones, we have never really understood how they form. this is an international team, the uk was led by the university of southampton, they looked at some of the earliest galaxies in the universe, they looked back 12 billion years in the past where galaxies were first being formed and a source that will shape galaxies being formed for the first time. :, , :, galaxies being formed for the first time. :, ,:, ,:_ galaxies being formed for the first time. :, ,:, :_ :, time. the reason i say where do i start, time. the reason i say where do i start. there _ time. the reason i say where do i start, there are _ time. the reason i say where do i start, there are so _ time. the reason i say where do i start, there are so many - time. the reason i say where do i start, there are so many layers, i don't want to get bogged down but how do you look 12 billion years in the past? how do you look 12 billion years in the ast? :, :, the past? the wonderful thing about astronomy is. _ the past? the wonderful thing about astronomy is, because _ the past? the wonderful thing about astronomy is, because when - the past? the wonderful thing about astronomy is, because when we - the past? the wonderful thing about| astronomy is, because when we look into the light in the sky, you are

seeing it in the past because light takes so long to get to us because of the knights beat. when you look at the night sky, you are looking at styles which are four, ten, 100, 1000 years old. when you build the billion dollar telescopes, you look back to the earliest parts of the universe and you can look back to times when the universe was very different and things were just being made and this is what they have done here. what's interesting is that if you look your normal telescope, you don't see this, because they appear dark because they have absorbed dust and light. so they have used a telescope which looks at a red light which punches through the dust and you can see the galaxies being formed is the first time. so you can see the galaxies being formed is the first time. so this is a theo , formed is the first time. so this is a theory. this _ formed is the first time. so this is a theory, this is _ formed is the first time. so this is a theory, this is the _ formed is the first time. so this is a theory, this is the university - formed is the first time. so this is a theory, this is the university of| a theory, this is the university of southampton and a theory they have

come up with. are you accepting this as, this is so, what does it all within lots of other theories? the theory came _ within lots of other theories? tt9 theory came first. there was an idea that these types of galaxies, these dusty staff formed galaxies have formed these elliptical galaxies today. these are the observations confirm the theory. this is a piece of the jigsaw puzzle that goes. you can always gather more evidence, but it confirms what we believe to be how these things form, it fits with the understanding. t how these things form, it fits with the understanding.— how these things form, it fits with the understanding. i suppose what ha--ens the understanding. i suppose what happens is. _ the understanding. i suppose what happens is. you — the understanding. i suppose what happens is, you tell _ the understanding. i suppose what happens is, you tell me, _ the understanding. i suppose what happens is, you tell me, this - the understanding. i suppose what happens is, you tell me, this is - happens is, you tell me, this is your world, when you have got one bit of the puzzle you are talking about which is coming together, what is the next bit? immediately and one presumably goes, what do we solve next? itale presumably goes, what do we solve next? t t, t, presumably goes, what do we solve next? t :, :, , , :, next? we do not 'ust stop with one iece of next? we do not 'ust stop with one piece of the — next? we do notjust stop with one piece of the puzzle, _ next? we do notjust stop with one piece of the puzzle, we _ next? we do notjust stop with one piece of the puzzle, we look- next? we do notjust stop with one piece of the puzzle, we look for - piece of the puzzle, we look for complimentary information. so the other thing we have looked at its

galaxy simulations. you don't look at the universe with a telescope, you simulated in a computer, you put your galaxies into a computer and your galaxies into a computer and you run the physics and see what happens, and they see it that much is theory. the other things we can do, it's very common in astronomy these days is to use multiple telescope and look at life in different ways. the other telescope we use is the james webb space telescope which is a billion—dollar project dominating the news at the moment. this looks at the light much closer to the light receiving our own eyes and we look at the distance between the stars and see if it matches the distribution of the stars was not what we looking at now? t ., , stars was not what we looking at now? t :, , :, :, . :, , stars was not what we looking at now? was that not the james webb telesco -e now? was that not the james webb telescope looking _ now? was that not the james webb telescope looking back _ now? was that not the james webb telescope looking back at _ now? was that not the james webb telescope looking back at our - now? was that not the james webb telescope looking back at our? - now? was that not the james webb | telescope looking back at our? yes, this is the successor _ telescope looking back at our? yes, this is the successor to _ telescope looking back at our? 19:3 this is the successor to the telescope looking back at our? 193 this is the successor to the hubble space telescope. d0 this is the successor to the hubble space telescope.— this is the successor to the hubble space telescope. do you have envy of that telescope? _ space telescope. do you have envy of that telescope? it _ space telescope. do you have envy of that telescope? it is _ space telescope. do you have envy of that telescope? it is much _ space telescope. do you have envy of that telescope? it is much bigger - that telescope? it is much bigger

than the telescope _ that telescope? it is much bigger than the telescope i _ that telescope? it is much bigger than the telescope i am - that telescope? it is much bigger than the telescope i am a - that telescope? it is much bigger| than the telescope i am a director of! but we need all of these observatories together to get a complete picture of the universe. would you know when our galaxy is going to bash into another one looking at this? icircle going to bash into another one looking at this?— going to bash into another one looking at this? we know it will ha en in looking at this? we know it will happen in the _ looking at this? we know it will happen in the future. _ looking at this? we know it will happen in the future. one - looking at this? we know it will happen in the future. one of. looking at this? we know it will| happen in the future. one of our nearest neighbours as the andromeda galaxy, we know the edge on the galaxy, we know the edge on the galaxy is coming towards us, we are being pulled together by gravity and at some point, tens of millions of years in the future, these two galaxies will merge together. it's a constant interplay. our galaxy is not a static thing, we think about the big bang and the universe formed, but stars and galaxies are being born and dying and reborn all the time, we live in universe of constant change and evolution. when we look at the party tells us about the universe right now but it also tells us where the universe is going, we need to understand all the bits that are going. 50 going, we need to understand all the bits that are going.—

bits that are going. so between now and the time — bits that are going. so between now and the time that _ bits that are going. so between now and the time that morning _ bits that are going. so between now and the time that morning live - bits that are going. so between now and the time that morning live start after practice, they will be no intergalactic incidence? tia. after practice, they will be no intergalactic incidence? no, no need to anic or intergalactic incidence? no, no need to panic or cancel— intergalactic incidence? no, no need to panic or cancel the _ intergalactic incidence? no, no need to panic or cancelthe milk, - intergalactic incidence? no, no need to panic or cancel the milk, we - intergalactic incidence? no, no need to panic or cancel the milk, we are i to panic or cancel the milk, we are not expecting any major collisions within the next half an hour or so. that is fine, they take over in about an hour. they can deal with anything that happens after that, can't you, guys? just anything that happens after that, can't you. guys?— can't you, guys? just about, that was incredible! _ can't you, guys? just about, that was incredible! it _ can't you, guys? just about, that was incredible! it through - can't you, guys? just about, that was incredible! it through my - can't you, guys? just about, that i was incredible! it through my mind. i thouht i was incredible! it through my mind. i thought i was _ was incredible! it through my mind. i thought i was doing _ was incredible! it through my mind. i thought i was doing well _ was incredible! it through my mind. i thought i was doing well spotting i i thought i was doing well spotting orion _ i thought i was doing well spotting orion spell as a child but we are doing _ orion spell as a child but we are doing well! —— that blew my mind. i thought— doing well! —— that blew my mind. i thought i_ doing well! —— that blew my mind. i thought i was doing well spotting 0rion's _ thought i was doing well spotting 0rion's belt as a child! coming up, a new warning about loan sharks. as they look to prey on the most vulnerable using social media, finance expert laura pomfret has advice so you don't become a victim. it's the most wonderful time of- the year for illegal money lenders. i'll share why being offered a loan | in cash is a huge red flag and how to check if a provider is legit in a matter of seconds. -

plus, drivers with bad vision are getting behind the wheel and the consequences can be devastating. it was the driver that was at faulti because he simply didn't see him. my dad paid the ultimate price for that person's choice. - that is harrowing. with a quarter of people concerned they know someone driving with poor sight, presenter gordon smartjoins the team of officers helping motorists to see the dangers clearly. also today, it's a form of manipulation that can make you feel like you're going mad. forensic psychiatrist dr sohom das has the truth about gaslighting and explains why making a secret code could help you set boundaries this christmas. and the strictly semi—finals are just around the corner. we're catching up with actor sarah hadland and her partner vito to find out how they're feeling about taking on not one, but two dances this weekend! they are both equally glorious! see you at 9:30. you have lots going on, enjoy, see you. time now to get the news,

travel and weather where you are. a very good morning. welcome to bbc london. i'm thomas magill. an event where the public can question the mayor of london about his policies will be held in—person for the first time since march 2023. sadiq khan is due to attend people s question time in wandsworth next thursday — with ticket holders only being told the address a few days before. the gla said this was to ensure the session could take place "safely and securely for attendees and participants". tower hamlets council is offering £175 to some of its residents to help towards winter fuel payments. it's the latest london council to assist pensioners who missed out on the benefit after it was withdrawn by the government in their autumn budget. the removal of the payment affected 10 million people

who were previously getting it without being means tested. a designer based in north london is making underwear out of seaweed and eucalyptus. the material helps women deal with issues post surgery — including cancer treatment — who are struggling with senstive skin. the designer, alexander clementine said he'd no idea his designs and use of such an ususal material would be so popular. we began receiving reviews from people that were experiencing menopause, perimenopause, breast cancer, nerve damage, shingles. they were saying how it allowed their sort of wounds to breathe and to heal, maintain support, didn't irritate the skin. and it was at that point that i decided to transform the company to focus on women's health. some of london's busiest underground stations have been visually mapped out and filmed so passengers can check their layouts before travelling. the scheme has mapped 18 stations so far including tottenham court road and oxford circus — with 18 more going online by the end of the year.

well, let's check how the tube is running this morning. there's severe delays on the district and elizabeth lines, and part of the piccadilly line remains closed now onto the weather with kawser. hello there. good morning. well, it certainly was a wet start to the day, but it is an improving story. it does become drier with some spells of brightness this morning, but through the afternoon more in the way of cloud. turning quite wet and windy as well. and temperatures holding up at 12 to 1a celsius, so mild conditions. now for northern parts of the capital, the met office yellow weather warning for the strength of the wind overnight, but it does become drier. that rain clearing through and by the early hours, clearer skies.

staying windy though, but with lows of 5 to 7 degrees. now friday itself should be largely dry with some sunshine, but we do have this area of low pressure arriving in friday night into saturday, bringing some strong winds and outbreaks of rain. and we already have a met office yellow weather warning in force from friday afternoon all the way through to sunday morning, with a risk of some disruption and some localised flooding, so becoming much more unsettled into the weekend. for today, though, it will be mild temperatures, as i said — 1a celsius. plenty of sunshine tomorrow though, and then becoming much more unsettled with wet and windy weather into the weekend. that's the latest for london. good morning. hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. from ladbaby to rage against the machine and sir cliff richard to the spice girls, the list of performers to land a christmas number one is diverse, but it doesn't include a politician. yet! the lib dem leader sir ed davey has teamed up with a young carers�* choir to create a charity single called love is enough.

before we speak to him, let's hear a bit of it. # believing and dreaming and pushing through # cause love's so much more than a game for two. # it's raising ourselves up so that we are one. # and in the end, when the race is run. # you'll learn to see.... sir ed daveyjoins us now. good morning. have you got a good singing voice? tlat good morning. have you got a good singing voice?— singing voice? not now. i en'oy sincain singing voice? not now. i en'oy singing butfi singing voice? not now. i en'oy singing but when d singing voice? not now. i en'oy singing but when i d singing voice? not now. i en'oy singing but when i was i singing voice? not now. i en'oy singing but when i was a i singing voice? not now. i en'oy singing but when i was a kidi singing voice? not now. i enjoy singing but when i was a kid i i singing voice? not now. i enjoy i singing but when i was a kid i was singing voice? not now. i enjoy - singing but when i was a kid i was a chorister and that is how the story started. the widow of my former choirmaster earlier this year sent me a cassette, remember those, of me singing in 1978 in the bleak

midwinter as a soloist and the reason why it is poignant is it was before i started some quite intense caring for my mum who was terminally ill with bone cancer. and we visited the younger carers choir and we were really impressed with their work and we joined the dots and said really impressed with their work and wejoined the dots and said can really impressed with their work and we joined the dots and said can we do something with them in the original idea was we do a recording of me singing age 13 and then they would sing again but we discovered they'd written their own song love is enough, and it's much better. so let's break it down, we have a recording of you when you are 13. let's have a listen. that's not bad. what are you singing? it is quite

angelic. t what are you singing? it is quite anielic. ., , what are you singing? it is quite anielic. tt t tt what are you singing? it is quite anielic. :t t :, , what are you singing? it is quite antelic. ., , ., , , angelic. i was a treble with my cassock, and _ angelic. i was a treble with my cassock, and i— angelic. i was a treble with my cassock, and i used _ angelic. i was a treble with my cassock, and i used to - angelic. i was a treble with my cassock, and i used to love - angelic. i was a treble with my cassock, and i used to love it. | angelic. i was a treble with my i cassock, and i used to love it. my mum was ill and it was one of my escape things. mum was ill and it was one of my escape things-— mum was ill and it was one of my escape things. mum was ill and it was one of my esca-iethins. : , ,: :, escape things. absolutely, music, to be creative and _ escape things. absolutely, music, to be creative and do _ escape things. absolutely, music, to be creative and do something - escape things. absolutely, music, to be creative and do something just i be creative and do something just for yourself at that moment. be creative and do something 'ust for yourself at that moment. that's the whole project _ for yourself at that moment. that's the whole project of _ for yourself at that moment. that's the whole project of the _ for yourself at that moment. that's the whole project of the young - the whole project of the young carers in bath working with this amazing group of musicians and they've been doing it for 19 years. this is not a new thing for them. but this song, love is enough, written by six carers, talking about their experience really moved me and it was interesting, when i read the words, i thought, it was interesting, when i read the words, ithought, that it was interesting, when i read the words, i thought, that is how i felt. :, t words, i thought, that is how i felt. tt words, i thought, that is how i felt. :, _ felt. people are quite cynical about oliticians. felt. people are quite cynical about politicians. you, _ felt. people are quite cynical about politicians. you, listening - felt. people are quite cynical about politicians. you, listening to - politicians. you, listening to yourself as a young boy, recounting the story of your own mother and those things, these are very real experiences, very emotional, personal experiences. can you tell me the story, the seeds were planted

of wanting to do something about the world we live in. it sounds airy fairy. were the seeds planted as a young boy was no real connection? t young boy was no real connection? i wasjust looking after young boy was no real connection? i was just looking after my mum and just doing it. that was one of the challenges we had. people did not identify as a carer, so making sure they are getting the support that they are getting the support that they can. we they are getting the support that the can. t t tt they are getting the support that the can. t t :t , ., they are getting the support that the can. t t :t t :, , they are getting the support that the can.t t :t ,, they can. we shall explain, this is a icture they can. we shall explain, this is a picture of _ they can. we shall explain, this is a picture of your— they can. we shall explain, this is a picture of your mum and - they can. we shall explain, this is a picture of your mum and dad - a picture of your mum and dad on their wedding day and you can see their wedding day and you can see the smile on your face. sorry i interrupted you. t the smile on your face. sorry i interrupted you.— interrupted you. i didn't really know my dad _ interrupted you. i didn't really know my dad because - interrupted you. i didn't really know my dad because he - interrupted you. i didn't really know my dad because he died| interrupted you. i didn't really - know my dad because he died when i was 8a and my mother and henry and myself were looking after my mum with my nan and grandad with help from the neighbours and there was a lovely indian family across the road who used to do the best curries and that providing food for you was

important and mum couldn't cook because she wasn't well enough. so you entered politics and you had a voice and it's something you are vocal about. and now five months in the government is saying they are trying to reach various sectors to change things. it's not easy. tt’s change things. it's not easy. it's not. i change things. it's not easy. it's not- i am _ change things. it's not easy. tii's not. i am dealing with young carers for the moment and part of the initiative is to create awareness. and if you are a young carer watching this, go to the carers trust website and put in your postcode and find if there is a young carers project near you and i'm trying to do my bit in opposition to do a lot more because the nhs doesn't tend to recognise younger carers and that is a huge mistake because care is often know

better about their loved ones than the doctors. you better about their loved ones than the doctors-— the doctors. you will be aware so keir starmer _ the doctors. you will be aware so keir starmer is _ the doctors. you will be aware so keir starmer is putting _ the doctors. you will be aware so keir starmer is putting out - the doctors. you will be aware so keir starmer is putting out a - the doctors. you will be aware so i keir starmer is putting out a series of pledges and we have a detailed coming later this morning. but people have criticised the government for the lack of attention to social care which fits him with what you are talking about. what do you want to be hearing today in terms of what they want to achieve? you are right, social care has not been talked about. they have put nothing in, really. i don't believe in the liberal democrats don't believe you can sort out the nhs and indeed support family carers. social care and family carers that i am talking about, and if you get behind people and give them a bit of support, that can take so much pressure off the nhs and make peoples lives that bit easier. the peoples lives that bit easier. we would ask the department of health and social care and say that this government inherited a social care system in crisis determined to

tackle the significant crisis and build service everyone can access the high quality care they deserve and we spoke about the extra allocation of 86 million for disabled facilities grant, and not the younger carers made in this statement but i'm sure that is developing. tia statement but i'm sure that is developing-— statement but i'm sure that is develo-iin. :, :, t :, developing. no doubt the government inherited a total _ developing. no doubt the government inherited a total mess _ developing. no doubt the government inherited a total mess and _ developing. no doubt the government inherited a total mess and that - developing. no doubt the government inherited a total mess and that is - inherited a total mess and that is not in dispute. but they don't seem to be listening to people and we will see what the prime minister says today i'm concerned there's not enough evidence on social care or gps, actually. we talk about waiting list, but i don't believe you can get them down and take the pressure off hospitals unless it is easier for people to see a gp. t0 off hospitals unless it is easier for people to see a gp. to bring it back down — for people to see a gp. to bring it back down to _ for people to see a gp. to bring it back down to the _ for people to see a gp. to bring it back down to the carers, - for people to see a gp. to bring it back down to the carers, that - for people to see a gp. to bring it back down to the carers, that you | back down to the carers, that you made this record with, i pick up on the cynicism around politicians because we saw you in the election campaign and you are quite blatant about it, you are talking about me

jumping here andjumping about it, you are talking about me jumping here and jumping there and getting wet, whatever, so how did they feel? did they feel you are going to add to the message or did you have to have a conversation about look, i'm a politician and i'm not going to use this politically, i want in the purest sense i want to highlight what is going on. t want in the purest sense i want to highlight what is going on. i speak for m self highlight what is going on. i speak for myself and _ highlight what is going on. i speak for myself and we _ highlight what is going on. i speak for myself and we had _ highlight what is going on. i speak for myself and we had a _ highlight what is going on. i speak for myself and we had a lovely - highlight what is going on. i speak i for myself and we had a lovely time. you must have been conscious about them thinking that.— them thinking that. well, i was wearini them thinking that. well, i was wearing my _ them thinking that. well, i was wearing my christmas - them thinking that. well, i was wearing my christmasjumper i them thinking that. well, i was i wearing my christmasjumper and wearing my christmas jumper and making a bit of a full of myself and it was just fun. i just enjoyed being with people and the young people are so inspiring. they have gone to the project to get away from those experiences but occasionally they talk about what is going on at home and it is awe—inspiring what they are going through. home and it is awe-inspiring what they are going through.— home and it is awe-inspiring what they are going through. thank you, and i 'ust they are going through. thank you, and ijust wonder _ they are going through. thank you, and ijust wonder if _ they are going through. thank you, and i just wonder if you _ they are going through. thank you, and i just wonder if you would - they are going through. thank you, and i just wonder if you would be i and ijust wonder if you would be interested and i know it's a serious subject matter and the reason you've

done it but on a lighter note, would you like to lay down the gauntlet for the prime minister and the leader of the opposition to follow in your footsteps of recording a song for christmas? 50 in your footsteps of recording a song for christmas?— in your footsteps of recording a song for christmas? so keir starmer said at pmos — song for christmas? so keir starmer said at pmqs he _ song for christmas? so keir starmer said at pmqs he would _ song for christmas? so keir starmer said at pmqs he would not - song for christmas? so keir starmer said at pmqs he would not do - song for christmas? so keir starmer said at pmqs he would not do it. - song for christmas? so keir starmer said at pmqs he would not do it. do | said at pmqs he would not do it. do you think you might be persuadable? what do you think? the question is can they do the videos on tiktok, thatis can they do the videos on tiktok, that is where i am scoring. this is ou that is where i am scoring. this is you setting _ that is where i am scoring. this is you setting the — that is where i am scoring. this is you setting the bar— that is where i am scoring. this is you setting the bar high. - that is where i am scoring. this is you setting the bar high. sir - that is where i am scoring. this is you setting the bar high. sir ed i you setting the bar high. sir ed davey, thank you very much. it's christmas shopping season but how do you pay for your purchases? a new survey shows that cash is making a bit of comeback. ben can tell us more. do you carry cash? yes, for emergencies. yes, when it comes to how we pay for our shopping ? debit and credit cards may be the way most of us do it, but cash remains

crucial to many shoppers and is even making a bit of a comeback. for the second year running, the british retail consortium says there has been a rise in cash transactions ? from 18.8 per cent transactions. to be clear, debit and credit cards still dominate ? and they were used in more than three—quarters of all transactions last year. overall, customers visited shops more frequently but made smaller purchases ? a sign of financial pressure on households. average spend falling to £22.03. the brc believes the comeback of cash is the result of cost—of—living pressures and our efforts to budget better. so people clearly want choice ? notjust in what they buy but the way they pay for things. post coving consumers are re—familiarising themselves with cash and there has been a couple of years of high inflation and interest rates, so cash is a all consumers

are using to help them manage their money better. are using to help them manage their money better-— money better. people clearly want choice, money better. people clearly want choice. not — money better. people clearly want choice. not in _ money better. people clearly want choice, not in just _ money better. people clearly want choice, not in just what _ money better. people clearly want choice, not in just what they - money better. people clearly want choice, not in just what they buy i choice, not in just what they buy that the — choice, not in just what they buy that the way they pay for those things — that the way they pay for those things. we asked some christmas shoppers— things. we asked some christmas shoppers in oxford street for their thoughts — shoppers in oxford street for their thoughts. i shoppers in oxford street for their thouihts. :, �* :, i shoppers in oxford street for their thouihts. :, �* :, , ,, shoppers in oxford street for their thouihts. tt �* :, i ~' :, shoppers in oxford street for their thouihts. ,, :t t thoughts. i don't really like to use m car thoughts. i don't really like to use my car that _ thoughts. i don't really like to use my car that much _ thoughts. i don't really like to use my car that much because - thoughts. i don't really like to use my car that much because i'm - thoughts. i don't really like to use i my car that much because i'm more thoughts. i don't really like to use - my car that much because i'm more of a cash _ my car that much because i'm more of a cash person. — my car that much because i'm more of a cash person. if— my car that much because i'm more of a cash person, if that _ my car that much because i'm more of a cash person, if that makes _ my car that much because i'm more of a cash person, if that makes sense. i a cash person, if that makes sense. -- my— a cash person, if that makes sense. -- my card — a cash person, if that makes sense. -- my card i'm_ a cash person, if that makes sense. —— my card. i'm private _ a cash person, if that makes sense. —— my card. i'm private about- a cash person, if that makes sense. —— my card. i'm private about whati a cash person, if that makes sense. | —— my card. i'm private about what i want _ —— my card. i'm private about what i want to— —— my card. i'm private about what i want to spend — —— my card. i'm private about what i want to spend my— —— my card. i'm private about what i want to spend my money on. - —— my card. i'm private about what i want to spend my money on. do - -- my card. i'm private about what i want to spend my money on. do you find it helps _ want to spend my money on. do you find it helps your _ want to spend my money on. do you find it helps your budgeting? - want to spend my money on. do you find it helps your budgeting? 10096. | find it helps your budgeting? 10096. it really does _ find it helps your budgeting? 10096. it really does benefit _ find it helps your budgeting? 10096. it really does benefit you _ find it helps your budgeting? 100%. it really does benefit you because with a _ it really does benefit you because with a card — it really does benefit you because with a card you _ it really does benefit you because with a card you can _ it really does benefit you because with a card you can keep- it really does benefit you because with a card you can keep tapping i it really does benefit you because i with a card you can keep tapping but with a card you can keep tapping but with cash— with a card you can keep tapping but with cash it's — with a card you can keep tapping but with cash it's very— with a card you can keep tapping but with cash it's very easy, _ with a card you can keep tapping but with cash it's very easy, you - with a card you can keep tapping but with cash it's very easy, you can - with cash it's very easy, you can pay and — with cash it's very easy, you can pay and you _ with cash it's very easy, you can pay and you know— with cash it's very easy, you can pay and you know what - with cash it's very easy, you can pay and you know what you - with cash it's very easy, you can| pay and you know what you have with cash it's very easy, you can - pay and you know what you have left. the card _ pay and you know what you have left. the card is _ pay and you know what you have left. the card is the — pay and you know what you have left. the card is the most— pay and you know what you have left. the card is the most secure _ pay and you know what you have left. the card is the most secure way- pay and you know what you have left. the card is the most secure way of. the card is the most secure way of spending money in london, carrying cash in london is not a smart idea. i use apple pay because i lost my purse _ i use apple pay because i lost my purse which had all my cash in it and it— purse which had all my cash in it and it was— purse which had all my cash in it and it was a _ purse which had all my cash in it and it was a bit of a sticky one, so that's— and it was a bit of a sticky one, so that's pretty— and it was a bit of a sticky one, so that's pretty much why and it's more convenient _ that's pretty much why and it's more convenient but also means i spend a lot of— convenient but also means i spend a lot of money. convenient but also means i spend a lot of money-— lot of money. surprisingly 'olly for someone lot of money. surprisingly 'olly for scecnem who i lot of money. surprisingly 'olly for someone who lost * lot of money. surprisingly 'olly for someone who lost their _ lot of money. surprisingly jolly for someone who lost their purse - lot of money. surprisingly jolly for someone who lost their purse full|

lot of money. surprisingly jolly for i someone who lost their purse full of cash. thank you for your comments this morning and lots of them coming in. andrea in torfaen, south wales:being a pensioner, money is tight anyway so , for me, i prefer cash so that i can keep a closer eye on what i'm spending. so when that's gone i know i cannot spend anymore. with my card, before becoming a pensioner, i regularly went into my overdraft. caroline in essex says i love cash! i draw out cash weekly and i know that's how much i can spend. too easy with my debit card to tap tap and overspend. eric in glasgow so she keeps track of spending using her online banking and the biggest problem i have is i never have a pound coin for a shopping trolley at the supermarket and i'm there with my arms full of shopping bags. thank you very much for those comments this morning. i knew lots of people would get in touch. tt knew lots of people would get in touch. t tt , knew lots of people would get in touch. : :t i :t touch. it certainly got people talkini. it does.

winter is always a busy time for hospital staff and volunteers — and that includes the hard—working therapy dogs. there's a team of 11 of them who cheer up patients in hull — and they've been racking up hundreds of hours of service in the run—up to christmas. our correspondent anne—marie tasker went to meet some of them. oh, darling, you're so lovely. hugo, the longest serving therapy dog at castle hill and hull royal hospitals. give us a kiss. in the radiotherapy unit, the canine team bring joy to cancer patients and their families. 0h. good girl. oh, we love dogs. yeah.

they put a smile on your face as soon as you see them. usually when we're coming in and they're so pleased to see you. and it's soothing to just to have a little, a little cuddle. they like to stroke them. they like to give them a treat. and they often say, oh, you've made my day and that makes my day as well. lottie and miss boogie are among 11 four legged volunteers walking the wards, and between them, they've amassed more than 800 hours service over the past two years. also on the team... purejoy! the nurses will stop in their tracks, the doctors, the cleaners. it's been a game changer for them having that visit from a therapy dog. if you bring a smile to somebody's face, itjust means so much. - a lot of people say the phrase, "you made my day."

people have been unconscious for some time. put the dog by them and they've stretched out for the dog. and the first person that happened to, i was told by one of the nursing staff that he probably wouldn't recover, it was a car accident. i'm not religious or anything like that, but, you know, it's really unusual to see something like that. and when you get staff in tears as well, it really gets to you. they have an air of magic about them. the dogs are just amazing and so are their owners. and the impact that they've had on patients, staff, relatives is just absolutely phenomenal. the hospitals hope they'll have 25 dogs on their books by next christmas to join 11 volunteers who deserve a round of a—paws! did you see what she did there? yes. i thou . ht it did you see what she did there? yes. i thought it was _ did you see what she did there? yes. i thought it was a _ did you see what she did there? t9: i thought it was a good bit of scriptwriting. the rare times we have dogs in the studio, they are

very calm, lovely atmosphere. tt very calm, lovely atmosphere. tt makes also lovely. as when we talk to matt, but that looks a bit frantic behind you. tt to matt, but that looks a bit frantic behind you.— frantic behind you. it is, the weather is _ frantic behind you. it is, the weather is on _ frantic behind you. it is, the weather is on a _ frantic behind you. it is, the weather is on a bit - frantic behind you. it is, the weather is on a bit of - frantic behind you. it is, the weather is on a bit of a - frantic behind you. it is, the i weather is on a bit of a frantic state — weather is on a bit of a frantic state and _ weather is on a bit of a frantic state and good morning to you all. going _ state and good morning to you all. going to _ state and good morning to you all. going to be — state and good morning to you all. going to be a disturbed spell of weather— going to be a disturbed spell of weather in the next few days, the cumulative — weather in the next few days, the cumulative effect of the storm system — cumulative effect of the storm system and another to take us into saturday — system and another to take us into saturday. the rainfall means there could _ saturday. the rainfall means there could be _ saturday. the rainfall means there could be an — saturday. the rainfall means there could be an increase risk of flooding _ could be an increase risk of flooding as we go to the weekend and the wind _ flooding as we go to the weekend and the wind will be disruptive at times and by— the wind will be disruptive at times and by the — the wind will be disruptive at times and by the time we get to saturday, the cold _ and by the time we get to saturday, the cold air— and by the time we get to saturday, the cold air returns and we could see hill— the cold air returns and we could see hill snow across northern hills and it— see hill snow across northern hills and it is— see hill snow across northern hills and it is all— see hill snow across northern hills and it is all gathering in the atlantic— and it is all gathering in the atlantic and there is the cloud from yesterday's rain and there is tonight— yesterday's rain and there is tonight on the next one developing, the bigger— tonight on the next one developing, the bigger one that will come in through— the bigger one that will come in through friday night and into saturday but the slight window between the two, with sunshine developing, and in the west this

afternoon — developing, and in the west this afternoon to bring outbreaks of rain, _ afternoon to bring outbreaks of rain, heavy at times into northern lreland _ rain, heavy at times into northern lreland and — rain, heavy at times into northern ireland and then into scotland, western — ireland and then into scotland, western parts of england and wales in the _ western parts of england and wales in the rain _ western parts of england and wales in the rain is picking up and the wind— in the rain is picking up and the wind is— in the rain is picking up and the wind isa— in the rain is picking up and the wind is a mild wind compared with yesterday— wind is a mild wind compared with yesterday but the strength of it will be — yesterday but the strength of it will be a — yesterday but the strength of it will be a problem, especially by the end of— will be a problem, especially by the end of the _ will be a problem, especially by the end of the day and in the afternoon and evening we could see 60 or 70 mph gusts — and evening we could see 60 or 70 mph gusts and then 30 up to 50 miles an hour— mph gusts and then 30 up to 50 miles an hour crossing— but the rain goes eastward _ an hour crossing— but the rain goes eastward through the night. staying blustery— eastward through the night. staying blustery by the end of the night and that will— blustery by the end of the night and that will stop it getting to cold and a — that will stop it getting to cold and a cooler start compared to today but tomorrow a lovely, bright start for the _ but tomorrow a lovely, bright start for the majority but make the most of the _ for the majority but make the most of the morning because slowly and surely— of the morning because slowly and surely the — of the morning because slowly and surely the next batch of wet and windy— surely the next batch of wet and windy weather arrives from the west and it _ windy weather arrives from the west and it is— windy weather arrives from the west and it is that proof friday night that will— and it is that proof friday night that will bring more widespread galesi — that will bring more widespread gales, rainfalland hill that will bring more widespread gales, rainfall and hill snow across the country— gales, rainfall and hill snow across the country —— through friday night. matti _ the country —— through friday night. matti thank— the country —— through friday night. matt, thank you, we will see you later.

it isa it is a bit cold and damp in east yorkshire this morning but that is not stopping kevin sinfield from continuing his latest feat of endurance. he's running more than 30 miles a day, for seven consecutive days, to raise money for motor neurone disease charities, in memory of his friend and team—mate rob burrow. today is day five. kevin started in beverley a couple of hours ago and he'll finish in hull — showing support for both of the city's rugby league teams along the way. breakfast�*sjohn maguire is in hull to tell us more so, an hourago so, an hour ago we saw you and kevin sinfield, he set off again on this epic run. sinfield, he set off again on this e-ic run. t t, t sinfield, he set off again on this e-ic run. t :t : :t :t sinfield, he set off again on this e-icrun. t :t : :t :t :t :t epic run. yes, once again another ultramarathon _ epic run. yes, once again another ultramarathon today, _ epic run. yes, once again another ultramarathon today, heading - ultramarathon today, heading ultimately to the city of hull a city of — ultimately to the city of hull a city of two clubs, hull fc and hull kr so— city of two clubs, hull fc and hull kr so they— city of two clubs, hull fc and hull kr so they will wear different shirts — kr so they will wear different shirts at _ kr so they will wear different shirts at different stages of the run and — shirts at different stages of the run and i— shirts at different stages of the run and i think there is a dividing line at— run and i think there is a dividing line at which they make a quick

costume — line at which they make a quick costume change. we are at the hull golf club— costume change. we are at the hull golf club at— costume change. we are at the hull golf club at the moment and ultimately they will end up in the city later— ultimately they will end up in the city later today, day five and yesterday was day four if my maths is right _ yesterday was day four if my maths is right and — yesterday was day four if my maths is right and this was a proper day in glasgow— is right and this was a proper day in glasgow yesterday and this was what it— in glasgow yesterday and this was what it was all about. you may not expect to see a tractor in the middle of a major city before dawn, but this is a ten ton reminder that kevin sinfield's ultramarathon is returning to the home country of doddie weir. it's not as cold as yesterday. it was minus three yesterday when we were over in belfast, so thank you for bringing the warmer weather. thank you. running in the doddie tartan with rob burrow�*s number seven on their backs, the team left rangers' ibrox stadium for a day trip around glasgow. a 31—mile day trip, that is. there are no easy days, but what buoyed the team was knowing... # we're halfway there! # livin on a prayer.

# take my hand. # we'll make it, i swear. here at celtic park to welcome kev is mert zorlu. he sees each day as a blessing since his diagnosis with motor neurone disease in may. since then, i'm actually enjoying the... ..how to put it... the experience i'm having. i was given the opportunity to see how strong we are as a family. he's had symptoms for probably about a year and a half before that, and we waited so long for, you know, to see the first neurosurgery, then neurologist. and it was just such a long, long time. the routes are chosen to connect people living with and affected by mnd. go, kevin! at partick thistle's ground, we meet mark somerville,

diagnosed just 1a months ago and a3 years old. i've got four young kids and maybe never got to see him go down the aisle. i've got a young boy at eight years old. i mean, to see him grow up, to go for a pint of beer with him or do things everyone takes for granted in life. and i think really, honestly, our governments need to do more. the former club captain here, don macvicar, died with the disease in his early a0s. probably one of the fittest guys at the club. one of the fastest, could kick the ball furthest, had a long throw. the fans loved him. he was that kind of cult hero. in terms of mnd, don sadly was taken far too early, aged a3. he suffered for four years with this terrible disease. they've passed halfway and their bodies know it. the support team is working overtime to ensure that they reach the finish line on saturday. i think your body, first

of all, it gets shocked and then it's like it's trying to recover, then itjust accepts it. so i think they're getting to that stage where their body's going to accept it. ijust need to do what i need to do to get through this so their bodies will adapt to the situation and hopefully, fingers crossed, they'll get through it. everyone's favourite part of the day is the extra mile. four laps of the track at scotstoun stadium, home of the glasgow warriors rugby team. doddie's wife cathy ran with kev. this is a good day when, two years since his death, there have been so many bad ones. today is amazing, as it always is with kev. he does such a good job. obviously he's putting his body on the line, but you know it's worth it when you see these people for all different reasons, coming out to support. so, yeah, really good. mert ran the mile, an act of defiance against the illness

that he knows will end his life. eddie costley is a former celtic youth coach and marathon runner. mnd has robbed him of his voice, but this was a chance to be recognised and to thank kev for his endeavours and his endurance. thanks for coming out. sore feet, tired legs, broken bodies made the last five steps up onto the leeds rhinos bus and a 270 mile trip to east yorkshire. but for once, they're not running it. a big shout out to pete the bus driver— a big shout out to pete the bus driver because the weather last night _ driver because the weather last night was — driver because the weather last night was apocalyptic coming across on the _ night was apocalyptic coming across on the journey. a couple of special guests— on the journey. a couple of special guests with — on the journey. a couple of special guests with you today. introduce them _ guests with you today. introduce them for— guests with you today. introduce them for us. guests with you today. introduce them for us— guests with you today. introduce them for us. they don't need any introduction, _

them for us. they don't need any introduction, but _ them for us. they don't need any introduction, but lauren - them for us. they don't need any introduction, but lauren and - them for us. they don't need any| introduction, but lauren and jason kenney _ introduction, but lauren and jason kenne . . :t t :, introduction, but lauren and jason kenne . . :t t :t :t t ,, introduction, but lauren and jason kenne ._t :t :t kenney. jason, let me ask, how did ou kenney. jason, let me ask, how did you decide — kenney. jason, let me ask, how did you decide who _ kenney. jason, let me ask, how did you decide who was _ kenney. jason, let me ask, how did you decide who was going - kenney. jason, let me ask, how did you decide who was going to - kenney. jason, let me ask, how did you decide who was going to ride i kenney. jason, let me ask, how did i you decide who was going to ride and who would _ you decide who was going to ride and who would run? we you decide who was going to ride and who would run?— who would run? we didn't decide, i said i didn't — who would run? we didn't decide, i said i didn't want _ who would run? we didn't decide, i said i didn't want to _ who would run? we didn't decide, i said i didn't want to run. _ who would run? we didn't decide, i said i didn't want to run. and - said i didn't want to run. and that's the — said i didn't want to run. and that's the way _ said i didn't want to run. and that's the way it _ said i didn't want to run. and that's the way it works in your house — that's the way it works in your house. tt tt t that's the way it works in your house. :t :t t :t :t that's the way it works in your house. :t :t :t :t house. that was the end of that one. you are obviously _ house. that was the end of that one. you are obviously on _ house. that was the end of that one. you are obviously on the _ house. that was the end of that one. you are obviously on the bike - house. that was the end of that one. you are obviously on the bike trying i you are obviously on the bike trying to keep _ you are obviously on the bike trying to keep up — you are obviously on the bike trying to keep up with these guys and lots of training — to keep up with these guys and lots of training in the last few days and jason— of training in the last few days and jason will— of training in the last few days and jason will be running. you have a special— jason will be running. you have a special reason tojoin jason will be running. you have a special reason to join kevin today, tell us— special reason to join kevin today, tell us about that quest my my nan died of— tell us about that quest my my nan died of mnd in 2006 and i was ta at the time— died of mnd in 2006 and i was ta at the time and i had to go into school and tell— the time and i had to go into school and tell everybody what motor neurone — and tell everybody what motor neurone disease was and it was heartbreaking.— neurone disease was and it was heartbreaking. nobody was talking about it. i was _ heartbreaking. nobody was talking about it. i was lucky _ heartbreaking. nobody was talking about it. i was lucky enough - heartbreaking. nobody was talking about it. i was lucky enough to - heartbreaking. nobody was talking about it. i was lucky enough to sit| about it. i was lucky enough to sit next to kevin at an awards ceremony and said i'd love to be involved somehow, because what you are doing is inspirational and i would love to play any small part i can in it. you not the play any small part i can in it. you got the sense _ play any small part i can in it. you got the sense that _ play any small part i can in it. you got the sense that when you are young _ got the sense that when you are young people might not necessarily have understood it or know what it is about _ have understood it or know what it is about l — have understood it or know what it is about. :, �* ~' have understood it or know what it is about. :, �* ,, :, is about. i don't think until to me, a chance is about. i don't think until to me, a change when — is about. i don't think until to me,

a change when kevin _ is about. i don't think until to me, a change when kevin and - is about. i don't think until to me, a change when kevin and rob and| a change when kevin and rob and doddy weir started shouting about it. that, for me, was a massive step forward into people realising and thinking about motor neurone disease and the amount of money that people are putting into research is massive and i'm so grateful and thankful for that because i don't want to see another person suffer like my nan did. , :t t :, another person suffer like my nan did. , :t ,, another person suffer like my nan did. , :t ,t :t another person suffer like my nan did. jason, you are running, flip the coin or— did. jason, you are running, flip the coin or didn't _ did. jason, you are running, flip the coin or didn't get _ did. jason, you are running, flip the coin or didn't get a - did. jason, you are running, flip the coin or didn't get a choice i did. jason, you are running, flip. the coin or didn't get a choice but how do— the coin or didn't get a choice but how do you — the coin or didn't get a choice but how do you feel about it today because — how do you feel about it today because mark i am excited because i mainly— because mark i am excited because i mainly freezing cold so i am ready to get _ mainly freezing cold so i am ready to get going. you need to get going. would _ to get going. you need to get going. would you _ to get going. you need to get going. would you have been able to run when you are _ would you have been able to run when you are cycling? to would you have been able to run when you are cycling?— you are cycling? to the muscles ar ue you are cycling? to the muscles argue with _ you are cycling? to the muscles argue with each _ you are cycling? to the muscles argue with each other? - you are cycling? to the muscles argue with each other? we - you are cycling? to the muscles - argue with each other? we wouldn't have done _ argue with each other? we wouldn't have done this — argue with each other? we wouldn't have done this when _ argue with each other? we wouldn't have done this when i _ argue with each other? we wouldn't have done this when i was - argue with each other? we wouldn't have done this when i was riding, i have done this when i was riding, because — have done this when i was riding, because cyclists— have done this when i was riding, because cyclists are _ have done this when i was riding, because cyclists are rubbish - because cyclists are rubbish everything _ because cyclists are rubbish everything except— because cyclists are rubbish everything except cycling, i because cyclists are rubbishi everything except cycling, so because cyclists are rubbish - everything except cycling, so i'm really _ everything except cycling, so i'm really happy _ everything except cycling, so i'm really happy to — everything except cycling, so i'm really happy to come _ everything except cycling, so i'm really happy to come on - everything except cycling, so i'm really happy to come on this - everything except cycling, so i'm really happy to come on this run| everything except cycling, so i'm i really happy to come on this run for this amazing — really happy to come on this run for this amazing cause. _ really happy to come on this run for this amazing cause.— this amazing cause. absolutely fantastic and _ this amazing cause. absolutely fantastic and great _ this amazing cause. absolutely fantastic and great to - this amazing cause. absolutely fantastic and great to have - this amazing cause. absolutely fantastic and great to have the | fantastic and great to have the support— fantastic and great to have the support and we hear the message about— support and we hear the message about the — support and we hear the message about the awareness on the money is important _ about the awareness on the money is important and the awareness is

important — important and the awareness is important as well and the money is going _ important as well and the money is going very— important as well and the money is going very well, we have to say, 60.000 — going very well, we have to say, 60,000 since we were in scotland yesterday — 60,000 since we were in scotland yesterday and the buckets are out and people can donate. the generosity of people, i know you always _ generosity of people, i know you always say it, it impresses you and surprises— always say it, it impresses you and surprises you and delight you. it�*s surprises you and delight you. it's brilliant. surprises you and delight you. brilliant. we surprises you and delight you. tii's brilliant. we are not far short of half a million now so it would be wonderful to hit that today before we finish but yeah, i think the mnd community deserve our love and respect and support and one way of showing it is donating to what we are doing and i can tell you every penny will go to help families find a cure and it's so important, so please, type in kevin sinfield christmas into google and the donation page will be there. so it's not our donation page will be there. so it's not your christmas _ donation page will be there. so it's not your christmas list _ donation page will be there. so it's not your christmas list for - donation page will be there. so it's not your christmas list for santa? i not your christmas list for santa? no, i_ not your christmas list for santa? no, ijust— not your christmas list for santa? no, ijust want some rest. i not your christmas list for santa? no, ijust want some rest.- no, i 'ust want some rest. i think ou no, ijust want some rest. i think ou have no, ijust want some rest. i think you have owned _ no, ijust want some rest. i think you have owned a _ no, ijust want some rest. i think you have owned a rest. _ no, ijust want some rest. i think you have owned a rest. do - no, ijust want some rest. i think you have owned a rest. do you i no, ijust want some rest. i think i you have owned a rest. do you want to get _ you have owned a rest. do you want to get ready — you have owned a rest. do you want to get ready to rumble. as you are doing _ to get ready to rumble. as you are doing that, — to get ready to rumble. as you are doing that, we will watch a guy is

getting _ doing that, we will watch a guy is getting ready to set off, and the ultimate — getting ready to set off, and the ultimate destination is to the hull kr ground this afternoon obviously the leeds— kr ground this afternoon obviously the leeds rhinos socials is the place — the leeds rhinos socials is the place to— the leeds rhinos socials is the place to go to find out where the team _ place to go to find out where the team will— place to go to find out where the team will be and you can follow them on the _ team will be and you can follow them on the route — team will be and you can follow them on the route and it will be absolutely mega this afternoon. are you ready _ absolutely mega this afternoon. are you ready to go? craig is going to count— you ready to go? craig is going to count is— you ready to go? craig is going to count is down from seven. ready? seven, count is down from seven. ready? seven. six — count is down from seven. ready? seven, six five, _ count is down from seven. ready? seven, six five, four, _ count is down from seven. ready? seven, six five, four, three, - count is down from seven. ready? seven, six five, four, three, two, i seven, six five, four, three, two, one! and they are off!— seven, six five, four, three, two, one! and they are off! dame laura, sirjason, kevin. — one! and they are off! dame laura, sirjason, kevin, the _ one! and they are off! dame laura, sirjason, kevin, the whole - one! and they are off! dame laura, sirjason, kevin, the whole rest - one! and they are off! dame laura, sirjason, kevin, the whole rest of. sirjason, kevin, the whole rest of the team, — sirjason, kevin, the whole rest of the team, and the sun is out in hull, _ the team, and the sun is out in hull. which— the team, and the sun is out in hull, which is nice. horrible, horrible _ hull, which is nice. horrible, horrible wet weather this morning but they've done pretty well and they have managed to avoid the rain where _ they have managed to avoid the rain where ever— they have managed to avoid the rain where ever they have gone. so there you go _ where ever they have gone. so there you go. heading off to hull and tomorrow— you go. heading off to hull and tomorrow we are going to be in northampton, starting tomorrow morning — northampton, starting tomorrow morning and join us then for another epic day— morning and join us then for another epic day that awaits. back morning and join us then for another epic day that awaits.— epic day that awaits. back to you too. epic day that awaits. back to you too- thanks. _ epic day that awaits. back to you too. thanks, john _ epic day that awaits. back to you too. thanks, john i'm _ epic day that awaits. back to you too. thanks, john i'm good - epic day that awaits. back to you too. thanks, john i'm good to i epic day that awaits. back to you i too. thanks, john i'm good to see the support for him and great they

have avoided the bad weather. looks like a bit of early _ have avoided the bad weather. looks like a bit of early morning _ like a bit of early morning sunshine.— like a bit of early morning sunshine. t :t t :t t sunshine. matt did promise a bit earlier. sunshine. matt did promise a bit earlier- we _ sunshine. matt did promise a bit earlier. we will _ sunshine. matt did promise a bit earlier. we will be _ sunshine. matt did promise a bit earlier. we will be back- sunshine. matt did promise a bit earlier. we will be back shortly. | stay with us, headlines coming up.

live from seoul. this is bbc news. france is facing political turmoil with prime minister michel barnier expected to resign soon, after the government was toppled by a no—confidence vote. this is the scene live in paris, where it's ten o'clock in the morning. president macron will address the nation later. we'll have the latest. the uk's prime minister has promised a "named police officer" for every neighbourhood in england and wales, as part of his "plan for change". eriam in er i am in seoul where the impeach. process top oust president yoon is under way with several mps in his own

party say they are undecided on how they will vote. the human rights group amnesty international has accused israel of committing genocide against palestinians in gaza. israel strenuously denies the allegations. hello and welcome. we start this hour with the political and financial crisis in france. for the first time in more than 60 years, the government has been brought down by a no—confidence vote by mps. michel barnier will present his resignation later becoming the shortest serving prime minister in the history of modern france. the vote was decisive. 288 votes were needed to unseat mr barnier. in the end, 331 were cast to remove him. the budget which was the cause of his downfall is now defunct. france has been plagued by political uncertainty since the summer election resulted in a hung parliament a result that can't be changed in an election before next

july.