good morning, welcome to breakfast with nina warhurst and mega munchetty. our headlines today. new wildfires in los angeles break out as the number of confirmed dead rises to five. more than 130,000 people have been evacuated. fires are now burning on hollywood hills close to the famous sign — a major disaster has been declared across the affected area. more snow brings disruption

to the south west of england — as ice grips parts of the uk for another night. hospitals under pressure — we spend two days i'll take a look at the challenge of achieving that in some areas — and what progress is being made so far. in the hunt for silverware tottenham strike first to lead liverpool after the first leg of their league cup semi final, to hold a slender one goal advantage in the tie another advantage in the tie cold another— advantage in the tie cold and frosty star with another advanta-e in the tie cold and frosty star with a risk another cold and frosty star with a risk of _ another cold and frosty star with a risk of ice — another cold and frosty star with a risk of ice and showers across the north_ risk of ice and showers across the north and — risk of ice and showers across the north and west and a lot of dry and bright _ north and west and a lot of dry and bright weather leading us into a bitterly— bright weather leading us into a bitterly cold night, potentially the coldest _ bitterly cold night, potentially the coldest of winter so far. i will have — coldest of winter so far. i will have all— coldest of winter so far. i will have all of— coldest of winter so far. i will have all of the detail shortly. it's thursday the 9th of january. our main story. five people have been killed as new wildfires continue to break out across parts of los angeles.

in all, more than 130,000 people have fled their homes. there are now at least seven fires. the largest two, in the palisades and eaton, first ignited on tuesday. 0ne blaze, named the sunset fire, has been spreading in the hollywood hills — forcing more evacuations. 0ur correspondent helena humphrey reports. as soon as you walk in, you would be met with the living room, which is literally right here in this area. the only thing that's basically standing is the chimney. and, yeah, now it's nothing. a picture of utter devastation. the flames here are pitiless, sparing nothing in their path. not the glitzy houses of pacific palisades, nor the hillsides. everybody, notjust this community, the community next door. i'm sure all the people up there have lost everything. uh, it's just pretty devastating. i don't think la has seen anything like this before. the house is on fire.

our house will definitely be next. with the fires still burning, more people are being told to evacuate their homes — faced with the agonising decision of what to take and what to leave behind. you look at something, you go, you know what, i've had that for almost all my life. but you know what? i can let that go, i can let it go, i can let it go. and then i took photographs and things that meant something. a little figurine that my daddy bought for me when i was five. or, you know, those kinds of things. southern california is used to wildfires, but not like this. january is supposed to bring rain. instead, the ground is tinder dry. palisades, the first blaze to break out on tuesday, has now become the most destructive in la's history. hurricane—strength winds fanning the flames. some desperately trying to protect their homes. i know this looks pretty stupid, but if i can save one ember from burning down my house,

i'll take the risk. the downtown of pacific palisades is nearly wiped out. it's celebrity—filled suburbs, home to tom hanks, ben affleck and reese witherspoon, now deserted. vice president kamala harris' los angeles residence is also affected. what residents will return to, no—one knows. i'll be ok. i'm tough and we'll start over. even though i'm 91 years old, i'll start over again. 0n the ground, there's limited water supply. the wildfires have caused massive issues for power supply, too, affecting 1.5 million people. we went up and it is surreal. it is without words that i can even explain to you what is taking place. my heart is heavy, but i have to say resources, both financial but also resources for boots on the ground, are here and we're going to continue to fight this fight. but promises of help will do

little to calm fears. scientists warn that wildfires in the region are growing faster and more unpredictable, fuelled by climate change. as residents watch the orange haze on the horizon, all they can do is wonder what the next hours will bring. let's speak now to our correspondent helena humphrey, who is in los angeles. helena, the fires are still raging with no end in sight. that is very much the message from la county authorities hear saying essentially to all residents that nobody is out of danger. to put that into context, keep in mind la county is home to almost 10 million residents. the most populous county here in the united states and in terms of blazes, they are only

continuing to grow in scale and severity. looking at six right now including the latest called the sunset blaze in the hollywood hills behind me and when we arrived in hollywood earlier, we also had to evacuate from where we were because the perimeter is continuing to grow. right now, water drops are ongoing to get control of that blaze. la authorities, the fire crew have said of all the blazes, there is 0% containment right now and when you see people on the street, you can see people on the street, you can see they are carrying the bare necessities, trappings of life, pets, they are wearing flip—flops, carrying bags stuffed with essentials but the message from authorities is to be on alert, to potentially see more evacuations because they are warning with the high winds the worst could be yet to

come. thanks. in stark contrast to the weather we are experiencing, very cold. it is hanging around. temperatures in parts of the uk could fall to as low as minus 16 celsius tonight, as cold air sweeps across the country. rural areas of scotland and northern england, where snow is already on the ground, will be the coldest. the uk health security agency has extended cold weather alerts for all of england until sunday, saying a rise in deaths is likely. here's more from our reporter thomas magill. with the snow came widespread disruption across much of the south west. this is the a38 in devon, where it fell earlier than expected and heavier than forecasters thought, leaving many caught out. some drivers got stuck in this tailback for hours. in lancashire, the icy conditions

have caused problems on the roads, with one car crashing after it lost control. rescuers battled for eight hours through ice and snow to rescue a man who had become stuck on bleaklow in the peak district. 60 volunteers from search and rescue teams were involved in getting him off the mountain as temperatures plummeted. he'd gone out for a walk onto bleaklow, following a route that he knew where he was going, and just got into some difficulty during the conditions. the snow was very deep in places up — to your waist — where it had been blown around over the last couple of days. so, yeah, it was it was a very challenging rescue. the environment agency have also issued a number of flood warnings. this is leicestershire, where there has already been flooding after heavy rain. clear skies and picturesque scenes

like these in scotland are predicted to last until the end of the week. experts say no new snow is expected, but temperatures could fall to miinus 20 tonight, their lowest this year, bringing more widespread ice and with it, dangerous conditions. thomas magill, bbc news. 0ur reporterjessica lane is in bradford for us. we can see snow underfoot. how is it affecting people? we can see snow underfoot. how is it affecting maple?— affecting people? good morning, this is queensberry _ affecting people? good morning, this is queensberry in _ affecting people? good morning, this is queensberry in west _ affecting people? good morning, this is queensberry in west yorkshire - is queensberry in west yorkshire between bradford and halifax. 0ne is queensberry in west yorkshire between bradford and halifax. one of the highest villages in england so no strangers to the weather here but as you can see there has been a lot of snow for quite a few days which is causing disruption. you might be able to make out some of the cars which have a foot of snow on top.

here it is ankle—deep. that is making it tricky here. they had snowfall at the weekend and people talked about 25 centimetres, 9—10 inches. since then it has got more icy and more snow has fallen and it has stayed icy and it has compacted, i am falling over as i am talking. 0vernight it was minus four degrees, but it is windy and feeling colder. we think the coldest temperature last night was —11 in parts of scotland and cumbria. there are weather warnings. scotland and cumbria. there are weatherwarnings. i scotland and cumbria. there are weather warnings. i will take you through them. there is a yellow warning for snow and ice in northern scotland until midnight. a yellow warning for ice until 10.30 in southern england, south—east wales. weather warnings for snow and ice across western wales, north—west

wales and south—west england. another in northern ireland. also a yellow warning for fog until nine o'clock in northern ireland and we are seeing flood warnings. 68 in england and three flood alerts in wales. we have the flooding around parts of the uk we have seen. tricky conditions. the advice is to stick to main roads and i will show you why. you might be able to see the high street here. it has been gritted. it is easier to get around on main roads but on the side roads, still a lot of snow and ice. if you are going out, stick to the main roads and do take care. the foreign secretary, david lammy, will today announce plans for new sanctions targeting people—smuggling gangs. asset freezes and travel bans could be imposed on gang members, as well as firms complicit in their operations. let's speak to our chief political

correspondent henry zeffman. henry this is the government's attempt to stop small boat crossings? we know the government sees tackling small boats coming across the channel as one of the biggest issues they face and we know the government has powers to sanction individuals and entities but usually they use the powers when it comes to suspected human rights abuses, terrorists, cybercriminals. this in what the government says is a world first is an attempt to use powers of sanction people in involved in smuggling gangs. so their assets would be frozen in the uk, they would be frozen in the uk, they would not be able to come to the uk. somethings are unclear. people smuggling is often seen as an

informal, cash —based undercover network so what assets and accounts they might have in the uk is not clear but we might have more details from the foreign secretary later. a couple of things to touch upon. 0n the government's mine this morning. grooming gangs which we talked a lot about. anxiety about the way the conservatives approach the issue. the gambit of the conservatives failed in the commons yesterday but they say they want to bring the issue back and the government is thinking about that. another under the radar is about the economy. rising cost of borrowing in the markets. there are jitters rising cost of borrowing in the markets. there arejitters in government it might mean as sooners march, rachel reeves might have to come up with a new fiscal policy, perhaps more commitment to spending restraint. not necessarily, things might change but something to keep an eye on. the might change but something to keep an e e on. , ., , might change but something to keep aneeon. , an eye on. the christmas break is well and truly _

an eye on. the christmas break is well and truly over. _ an eye on. the christmas break is well and truly over. we _ an eye on. the christmas break is well and truly over. we will - an eye on. the christmas break is well and truly over. we will speak to the foreign secretary at 7.13. . -- 7.30. the former scotland rugby captain stuart hogg is due to be sentenced later, after he admitted abusing his estranged wife over the course of five years. he previously pleaded guilty to a single charge of domestic abuse of his ex—partner, gillian hogg, when he appeared in court in november. he admitted shouting and swearing, tracking her movements and sending her distressing messages. two complaints against the metropolitan police over its handling of allegations against the former harrods boss, mohamed al fayed, will be investigated by the force itself under the direction of a watchdog. the met is currently reviewing a total of 21 allegations that were made before mr al fayed died in 2023, and referred two of these to the independent office for police conduct in november. yesterday, the iopc announced that the met�*s directorate of professional standards will continue to investigate the complaints, but under the direction of the watchdog. more than half of the county councils in england with elections

scheduled for this year could seek to have them postponed. at least 12 out of 21 county councils due to hold elections in may are poised to ask ministers to delay the ballots to explore options set out in a major redesign of local government which was announced in december. a former police officer who was at the heart of a grooming investigation in oxford is warning that a similar type of sexual abuse is still going on — both locally and nationally. it follows yesterday's vote by mps who rejected calls by the conservative pparty for a new national inquiry into grooming gangs. here 5 our sima kotecha. in recent days, attention has been back on the dozens of men, predominantly of pakistani heritage, sexually abusing white girls on the streets of britain over decades. 0ne survivor of abuse says it's still going on. i was one of those girls. it's naive to think it's not still happening.

and the political debate is not focused on the problem, but on trying to outdo one another. in oxford, more than a dozen men were convicted of sexual offences against underage girls between 1998 and 2012. the lead detective at the time is convinced the problem hasn't gone away. i have sources within the police, some of them are my friends, some of them are still interested in what i can help them with as far as my experience goes. so yes, it's still happening. of course it's happening. it's happening in every city around the country. thames valley police says the exploitation of children continues to be a priority for the force and that more officers are working on investigating child abuse. so this big, fat book is the 2022 independent inquiry into child sexual abuse. and it came about after several high—profile cases involving the abuse of girls. and it clearly states on page nine that there appeared to be a flawed

assumption that this problem was on the wane, meaning it's farfrom disappeared. the government says it will adopt all recommendations made by an independent inquiry into child sexual abuse, including criminal sanctions for those found guilty of failing to report the crime. my life has been destroyed by this. people need to focus on us and how to stop this and not on scoring points. sima kotecha, bbc news. now, you'd be hard—pressed to find someone not familiar with the clip we're about to see from one of the country's most beloved comedies. such is the fondness for the vicar of dibley that royal mail has commissioned 12 stamps to commemorate iconic scenes from the show, including geraldine's encounter with a puddle.

they'll be released later this month. looking at that, it is only a few years ago... no. such a long time ago. time is flying. we are already at the time when we stop saying happy new year, apparently. i do not think i have said it to carol. shame on you. i have not seen her. i could have messaged her. hgppy could have messaged her. happy new year. you did message me. happy new year. you did message me. happy new year to you. this morning, a cold start. temperatures last night falling down to —11 in the highlands. tonight is going to be even colder and we could get as low as —20 on higher ground with a lying snow. widely, —5, —10. locally, —15,

-17. snow. widely, —5, —10. locally, —15, —17. 0vernight frost, the risk of ice and snow. towards the weekend, turning less cold especially in northern ireland and western scotland initially. we have had showers in northern parts. 0vernight we have seen rain, sleet and snow in southern counties where we have had up southern counties where we have had up to four centimetres in some parts. that will move away leaving a mostly dry day with some snow showers in parts. fog in northern ireland, north—west england. showers tending to fade. another cold day. these are the temperatures. 2—8. through the evening and overnight, under clear skies, temperatures will plummet. there will be wintry showers in the north and west. a

weather front introducing rain with snow on the leading—edge and that produced the heavy snow across america at the beginning of the week but it will not have the same impact here. we will have a bitterly cold night, —20 over lying snow fields. -15, -17 in night, —20 over lying snow fields. —15, —17 in other parts but in towns and cities, between —3 and —7. something to watch. thanks. i did see the message. i checked. i sent a message on new year's day. see you later. i am sure you are not the only one who cannot remember everything about the morning of new year's day. thousands of people have been lining up to pay their respects to the former us president, jimmy carter, who died last month at the age of 100. the state funeral will take place this afternoon in washington, and presidentjoe biden is expected to deliver a eulogy.

0ur north america correspondent nomia iqbal sent this report from the us capital. a military procession for a military president. in a flag—draped casket, jemmy carter lies in state as the nation prepares to say goodbye. all living presidents will be at the state funeral, including the incoming one. but so will many americans, with their own memories ofjemmy carter. ofjimmy carter. i think he's an incredible example of a humanitarian and a great president. he was the first president i voted for and he's shown what public service can be when you leave the office. itjust doesn't define you by the few years that you're there. a winter storm hasn't kept them away. about an hour and a half, i think, to get in. yeah, so — but it'll be worth it, yeah. such great character in a president, which we really admire. for one man, his fate was linked tojimmy carter. rocky sickmann survived the iran

hostage crisis in 1979. president carter kept us alive, kept us in the world front of making sure that, you know, people were praying for us. he says president carter's life of charitable service is one he wants, too. he has lived 100 years. a very good christian man, married to his wonderful wife. i hope to be able to do the same thing. president carter was once this city's highest—ranking resident. and now, 44 years after he left in humbling defeat, he will be honoured for the final time. nomia iqbal, bbc news, washington. when labour took office, it pledged to significantly ramp up house building in england, with ambitious targets for local authorities. new analysis by bbc verify highlights the scale of that challenge six months on.

it isa it is a challenge and something being closely looked at. and by anyone trying to buy a home, perhaps their first home, and knows the difficulties of the shortage 1437 00:23:12,980 --> 00:23:13,