fires continue to burn in los angeles as the city braces for more high winds. the us says it's "on the brink" of a deal to reach a ceasefire in gaza and return israeli hostages. we're pressing hard to close this. the deal — we have a structure which would free the hostages, halt the fighting. a national security risk — the prisons' watchdog warns of the danger of drones delivering weapons into two of england's highest—security jails. growing pains for the chancellor. the economy is flat. interest on government borrowing is growing. the reasons why are complicated. but we look at what this could mean for you and your pocket. in sport... it doesn't matter how you score them, they all count! as millwall beat dagenham and redbridge — the lowest ranked side left in the fa cup — to reach the fourth round. we are light in blackpool�*s they

must have ballroom this morning for an early spring clean. —— tower ballroom. almost all of the chandeliers have been lowered to the ground. the priceless one tonne masterpiece will be lowered live while we're on air. join us then. today will be mostly cloudy and mostly — today will be mostly cloudy and mostly dry. a little drizzle coming out of _ mostly dry. a little drizzle coming out of the — mostly dry. a little drizzle coming out of the cloud. the brightest skies _ out of the cloud. the brightest skies will— out of the cloud. the brightest skies will be in eastern scotland and also — skies will be in eastern scotland and also the north—east of england. all of— and also the north—east of england. all of the _ and also the north—east of england. all of the details it's tuesday, the 14th of january. shortly. authorities in los angeles are bracing themselves for the arrival of strong winds, as forecasters warn gusts of up to 70mph could stoke wildfires even further. at least three fires are still burning, with tens of thousands of acres of land now scorched across the region. at least 2a people have died and 23 others remain missing, with the cost of the damage estimated at more than £200 billion.

our correspondent will grant reports. as the wildfires in los angeles enter their second week, they keep burning, and the stories of destroyed lives stack up. amid the ruins of his block, michael soto was incredibly fortunate. his home survived while his neighbours were left with nothing. now, he stands guard — to protect what he still has from looters — patrolling a devastated neighbourhood. i moved to this area, you know, for my kids — to have a better upbringing for them and for them to have a better future. it was a beautiful community, you know, it was mixed, it was nice. everyone, you know, looked at each other, waved and all that, you know. so it was just nice. i wanted my kids to have a better future for themselves. but, um, yeah, i... it looks like we're going to have to start all over again and rebuild, come stronger. the affluent suburb of brentwood has so far avoided being razed to the ground with the same destructive force.

but with the santa ana winds still a majorfactor, the residents aren't out of the woods yet. as the blaze swept through here, the crews faced a huge task in trying to contain it. the aim now is to protect these vulnerable homes and communities that lie below the line, in essence, to make sure there are no smouldering embers that could kick up into the winds and spark fresh fires. meanwhile, help has arrived from across the border. dozens of mexican firefighters are in la to help contain the fires and carry out the grim task of search and recovery of the victims. as neighbours, mexico and california haven't always had the smoothest of relationships. but like all good friends, they simply turn up in the hour of greatest need. translation: historically, mexico has been a government and peoplei of great solidarity, and this is a moment to build closer ties and to show that no border can separate us.

when it comes to humanitarian assistance, there are no borders, and we are prepared to stay for as long as we're needed to help the american people. with nine people charged over looting, there's real nervousness among evacuated homeowners. so much so, the national guard has now been deployed, setting up a command centre on the beach front. this has been the toughest week, which many in los angeles can remember. the scenes of destruction are nothing short of apocalyptic. and even once the blazes are finally all contained, then the long and painfuljourney to rebuild begins. will grant, bbc news, los angeles. our north america correspondent david willisjoins us now from los angeles. just when maybe they think things are turning in their favour, these

winds pick up again. bring us up to date with the latest.— winds pick up again. bring us up to date with the latest. absolutely. we are at the pasadena _ date with the latest. absolutely. we are at the pasadena rose _ date with the latest. absolutely. we are at the pasadena rose bowl - date with the latest. absolutely. we l are at the pasadena rose bowl where fire officials, emergency personnel are on standby to deal with an anticipated change in the weather. high winds are are expected to return here, potentially entering the progress made by fire officials over the weekend. winds gusting up to 70 mph expected to whip up here in the next few hours and last until wednesday lunchtime. the fear is they could pick up embers from the two main fires that are burning here and to transport them elsewhere, causing other fires to and to transport them elsewhere, causing otherfires to break and to transport them elsewhere, causing other fires to break out in the city. the big question is whether fire officials can continue the aerial sorties, dropping water and flame retardant on the flames,

which have proved successful in fighting these fires up to now. 0fficials fighting these fires up to now. officials announced today they have found the bodies of the of 2a people, 23 others are missing. this city is facing a very anxious 2a, 48 hours city is facing a very anxious 24, 48 hours ahead. thank you as always. we were here more from you during the programme. staying in america, there is a week left of president biden�*s administration. 0ne left of president biden�*s administration. one final deal he is trying to do. president biden has said a ceasefire between israel and hamas could now be imminent, as he confirmed his administration was working urgently on the matter. speaking ahead of a further round of talks being held in doha today, mr biden outlined what a possible deal could look like. we're pressing hard to close this. the deal — we have a structure which would free the hostages, halt the fighting, provide security

to israel, and allow us to significantly surge humanitarian assistance to the palestinians. our correspondent emir nader is injerusalem for us. do we have any indication about how long it might ta ke take that any deal to be reached as the clock is ticking? we take that any deal to be reached as the clock is ticking?— the clock is ticking? we have also heard from _ the clock is ticking? we have also heard from incoming _ the clock is ticking? we have also heard from incoming president i the clock is ticking? we have also - heard from incoming president trump who said a deal could be struck by the end of the week. he said that overnight. we have positive signals from all parties talking about days before a deal could be struck. we have spoken to one palestinian source close to the talks who said that detailed technical discussions have taken time but there are... the delegations from both the hamas side and the israeli side are in the

building for the first time since negotiations started throughout the war. they are talking through mediators. we understand the deal would begin with an exchange of prisoners from both sides, from hostages from gaza and palestinian prisoners in israel. after a period of around two weeks, the initial stage of the truce, it would lead to a second stage of negotiations for a permanent ceasefire. that would be a critical second stage of the initial trees. at this stage everything is looking positive that we await to see what may happen before the end of the week. see what may happen before the end of the week-— a man is due to appear in court in connection with the stabbing of a nurse at a hospital in greater manchester. 37—year—old rumon haque is charged with attempted murder and possession of a bladed article after the incident at royal 0ldham hospital's acute medical unit on saturday. the nurse, a woman in her 50s, remains in hospital. drones delivering drugs and weapons

into two of england's highest—security jails are a "national security threat." that's according to a warning from the prisons watchdog. inmates at hmp manchester and long lartin in worcestershire include terrorists, murderers and organised crime bosses. our home and legal correspondent, dominic casciani, reports. a drone over manchester, a video showing how easy it was to get over the walls of the city's jail. this social media clip one of many bragging about deliveries by air to prisoners. this is the scale of the threat now identified at one of england's highest security prisons. the delivery of drugs and contraband by drone are now a massive problem forjails — this footage showing how gangs fly them right up to cell windows. two reports today reveal how the devices are destabilising two prisons holding some of the most dangerous men in the uk — murderers, gang bosses and terrorism offenders.

at hmp manchester, the prisons watchdog says the airspace has been ceded to organised crime gangs. knives are being flown in because of broken cctv and failed netting. prisoners have been breaking £5,000 windows to receive deliveries faster than they can be replaced. hmp long lartin in worcestershire holds some of the uk's most dangerous terrorism offenders, yet its bosses are similarly struggling with drones dropping camouflaged contraband into the grounds. how is the prisoner coordinating this? they must be communicating with someone. yeah, so they're on... they're on the phone. the watchdog says the drones are driving an illicit economy of drugs, mobile phones and weapons — undermining safety and work to rehabilitate offenders. this is a threat to national security. the potential for serious weapons to be able to get into our prisons in increasing numbers means that there is a risk, particularly with these cat a prisons —

particularly with some of the riskiest men in the country, who are either connected to organised crime gangs or they're they are terrorists or terrorist affiliated. and the potential for them to be able to commit serious offences within prison or potentially to be able to...to escape or to cause something like a hostage situation is an enormous concern for us. the watchdog says manchester prison is dealing with the continuous arrival of illicit items by drones. 0ne local worker we spoke to here,, who didn't want to appear on camera, said that's been his experience. he says he sees the drones hovering here on this road, and then they're up over this wall within seconds, delivering their contraband and then they're away. anonymous social—media posts shot from inside manchester prison taunt the authorities, but ministers say they're already acting on an urgent alert from the watchdog. they say that new cctv and netting is being installed and they're pledging to end a crisis they say they inherited.

dominic casciani, bbc news. a third labour mp has backed calls for a national inquiry into the failings of authorities over child sex exploitation gangs. sarah champion, who is the mp for rotherham, said a new investigation was the only way to restore faith in safeguarding systems. 0ur political correspondent iain watsonjoins us now, iain, will this latest intervention make a difference? not necessarily in another itself. the prime minister is under pressure. kemi badenoch has met some of the victims and of course nigel farage. there are voices now inside his own party calling for the same thing. sarah champion is very influential. she carried out an inquiry into child exploitation more

than a decade ago alongside barnardo's. she spoke out what she called pakistani gangs in her area, rotherham. it is estimated there are 1400 victims in her constituency of i400 victims in her constituency of child sexual exploitation. that makes her quite a credible voice. in addition she has an action plan she wants the government to look at. she says she wants to see the independent child sexual abuse inquiry recommendations implemented. that is a big inquiry by alexisj. she wants a national audit to see if grooming gangs do happen, a national inquiry into failings of the authorities and a new commission examining the motivation of members and why they were engaged in this kind of activity and she was review to see if the law is still fit for purpose. these are very specific tasks. the government says it is already getting on with implementing recommendations from the inquiry by

professor alexisj and that is something they are doing now. that is their priority. they say they will be led by their victims. at the moment of course, they are sticking to the line that it is more important to have action rather than further confrontations. we will see if even more people on the labour side of the house of commons join sarah champion and put more pressure on the prime minister to me. thank ou ve on the prime minister to me. thank you very much _ on the prime minister to me. thank you very much indeed. _ spain is planning to introduce a 100% tax on properties purchased by non—eu residents, in a bid to tackle its housing crisis. 0ther proposals being put forward include a tax exemption for landlords providing affordable housing and tighter regulation on tourist properties. the latest phase of the covid inquiry begins today, with a focus on treatments and the vaccine rollout. the review will also consider the support and compensation offered to anyone who, in rare cases, were harmed or injured as a result of vaccination. 0ur health reporter,

jim reed, has more. just going to be squeezing your arm, 0k? it's now more than four years since margaret keenan from coventry became the first person in the world to get her covid jab as part of a mass rollout. applause. those vaccinations are now thought to have saved hundreds of thousands of lives across the uk. the fact that we were able to get a usable vaccine in the autumn of that same year, deploy it within the next three months, get it out to all the vulnerable people, pretty much get their first doses out by february was something that had never, ever been achieved in human history. at its peak, almost a millionjabs were given in a single day — at gp surgeries, sports grounds and even cathedrals. now the uk covid inquiry is opening three weeks of hearings into vaccines and the drugs used to treat covid. that includes the way those jabs were developed in the pandemic,

the speed of the rollout to different groups, vaccine safety and regulation, and the compensation scheme for people who, in rare cases, were harmed by the jabs. jamie scott was left with brain damage after a blood clot caused by the astrazeneca vaccine. his wife, kate, is among those campaigning for reform and will be giving evidence tomorrow. we're probably a little bit uncertain whether the hard questions will be asked to the government and to the pharmaceutical companies, because we are not anti—vaccination, we are pro fairness. everyone in our group took the vaccine, but when it goes wrong, surely there's an ethical responsibility to ensure that they don't continue to suffer. barely a scratch. later this week, we'll hear from england's former health secretary matt hancock, and other senior officials from the time. the idea is to learn from one of the biggest public health drives in history, and be better prepared for the next outbreak or pandemic in the future. jim reed, bbc news.

here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. it is quarter past six. don't mean to panic you if you are late for work. ,., ., to panic you if you are late for work. , ., ., ., to panic you if you are late for work. ., ., ., work. good morning. good morning to ou. if ou work. good morning. good morning to yom if you are — work. good morning. good morning to you. if you are stepping _ work. good morning. good morning to you. if you are stepping out _ work. good morning. good morning to you. if you are stepping out in - work. good morning. good morning to you. if you are stepping out in you - you. if you are stepping out in you are in the south—east of england, it is a chilly start. for the rest of us smiled for the time of year. also fairly cloudy first thing. it will brighten up later. we had the remnants of yesterday's and last night's weather front draped across parts of england and wales, with drizzle as well. drizzle in northern england and west wales. when coming out of thick cloud in western scotland. the best of the brightness and sunshine in eastern scotland and

then north—east of england. it should brighten up a touch later on across parts of wales, for example. temperatures ranging from nine in lerwick to ii. napier in st helier. the top temperature will only be 6 only be 6 degrees. this evening and overnight the top temperature will only be 6 degrees. this evening and overnight we will look at widespread fog the top temperature will only be 6 deg will;. this evening and overnight the top temperature will only be 6 deg will look s evening and overnight the top temperature will only be 6 deg will look at evening and overnight the top temperature will only be 6 deg will look at widespread overnight the top temperature will only be 6 deg will look at widespread fog rnight forming in the east. some clear we will look at widespread fog forming in the east. some clear spells around. then he cloudy with spells around. then he cloudy with patchy light rain or drizzle across patchy light rain or drizzle across the north—west where it will still the north—west where it will still be windy. these are the overnight be windy. these are the overnight lows, four to 10 degrees. chilly for lows, four to 10 degrees. chilly for some of us once again. the bug will some of us once again. the bug will be slow to clear tomorrow, some of be slow to clear tomorrow, some of it lifting into low cloud. we start it lifting into low cloud. we start on a grey note. with a sea on a grey note. with a sea brightness in northern ireland, parts of scotland and north—east brightness on a grey note. with a sea brigh of ss on a grey note. with a sea brigh of scotland and north—east parts of scotland and north—east england. laterwe england. laterwe parts of scotland and north—east england. later we could see brightness in wales as well. nowhere parts of scotland and north—east england. later we could see brightness nowhere nearas brightness in wales as well. nowhere nearas brightness in wales as well. nowhere near as cold as last week looking at brightness in wales as well. nowhere near as cold as last week looking at

eight to ii. the helier. eight to ii. the weather this week is much quieter, i am glad to say. we have noticed already. all of the ice has gone! a bbc investigation has found parents of children with severe epilepsy are breaking the law to give them cannabis medicine, as they struggle to have the drug prescribed on the nhs. file on 4 has spoken to families purchasing oils on the black market, as well as those who illegally smuggle the drugs into the uk. alastair fee reports. is that funny? is everything funny? lunchtime. and this is ten—year—old annie's favourite meal. she loves food. she's quite highly motivated by food. annie has a rare form of epilepsy. we've changed their names to protect their identity. it's harrowing. it's tiring. it's exhausting. it's scary. it's the scariest thing ever — seeing your child seize. the only drug that her parents say helps is an oil made from the cannabis plant. but there's a catch.

the medicine mumjane gives her daughter is illegal. i don't want to be breaking the law, but currently i probably would say i don't actually care that i'm breaking the law. because of the change you see in your daughter? she's happier. but, most importantly, she's having a dramatically reduced amount of seizures. in london, 14—year—old jasper also takes cannabis oil to control his epilepsy. he's gone from having hundreds of seizures to almost none. but his supply is legal and privately prescribed. it costs the family £30,000 a year. i work literally seven days a week, um, to pay for it. we are just aware that we are incredibly lucky, firstly, to have been able to secure a prescription because it's very difficult to do and secondly, to be able to afford it. mum alice is the author of a new report by a charity that campaigns on this issue.

for the first time, it has tried to quantify how many parents resort to illegal cannabis oils on the black market. we used a kind of established methodology for identifying the number of families, who are kind of based in the uk. and we identified well over 300, actually nearly 400 families. so to know that there are that many parents willing to do that is obviously very shocking.

we call it a compassion programme. we have a very core belief that people shouldn't — especially children — shouldn't pay to have a decent quality of existence, quality of life. i think it comes down to a moral obligation. we see our moral obligation towards people who come to us as something that supersedes any legislation, monetary value or anything like that. what gives you the confidence that you're not harming people with the oils that you're producing? because we have access and we have complete control of everything from seed to bottle. so we know what we're doing, we know what we're putting in, and we have the ability to test, manufacture and produce to specific specifications. medical cannabis was legalised in 2018. since then, the plant's full extract oils haven't been licensed and fewer than five patients have been given it on the nhs. it can be prescribed privately but it's costly. the bbc�*s file on 4 investigates has spoken to several families, who