good morning. welcome to breakfast with sarah campbell and ben thompson. our headlines today: preventing another attack like southport, the home secretary tells tech giants they must remove extreme videos from social media. tens of thousands of homes across the uk remain without power two days after storm eowyn hit. on the eve of holocaust remembrance day, we hear from an auschwitz survivor 80 years on. in sport, liverpool keep the rest of the premier league at bay. another win, this time over ipswich, maintains their six—point lead, and takes them a step closer to the title. good morning, storm veneer will bring wet and windy weather the uk

today and it will cause further impact, more for you through the morning. good morning. it's sunday the 26th january. our main story: two senior ministers have warned tech firms that a failure to remove extreme content from social media platforms could inspire attacks similar to the fatal stabbing of three young girls in southport. in a joint letter to companies, including x, meta, tiktok, google and youtube, the home secretary, yvette cooper, and the technology secretary, peter kyle, say the ease of access to dangerous and illegal material is "unacceptable". our political correspondent iain watson reports. the shocking and sickening murders of elsie eby and allison southport last summer has led to a public enquiry, last week the home secretary said families needed answers about how to spot warning signs that the killer had been stopped. signs that the killer had been sto ed. n ., signs that the killer had been stoned. a ., ., ., , signs that the killer had been stoned, a ., ., ., , .,

stopped. action against him was far too weak. families _ stopped. action against him was far too weak. families need _ stopped. action against him was far too weak. families need the - stopped. action against him was far too weak. families need the truth l too weak. families need the truth about why the system failed to tackle his violence for so many years. that is why we are setting up an independent public enquiry. yvette cooper revealed an urgent review had been commissioned just after the murders had taken place. looking at why the killer had been referred to the counterterrorism prevent program three times. why no further action was taken. the results of that review will be released this week and it is expected to show specialist police officers did not think he was in danger of being radicalised. writing on the sunday times the home secretary says... the government �*s independent review

of terrorism legislation said the prevent program had not been designed with potential killers like this man in mind.— designed with potential killers like this man in mind. prevent came to deal with al-qaeda, _ this man in mind. prevent came to deal with al-qaeda, we _ this man in mind. prevent came to deal with al-qaeda, we were - this man in mind. prevent came to i deal with al-qaeda, we were talking then about groups of islamist �*s with a leader they would have radicalised and preachers, and the idea was to pick up people getting persuaded by that ideology, catch them andy radicalised them before they use violence. that's totally different from the world we live in today where you have these things on the internet which pull people into violence. the the internet which pull people into violence. ., , ., , , , , violence. the murderer was assessed b health violence. the murderer was assessed by health workers _ violence. the murderer was assessed by health workers as _ violence. the murderer was assessed by health workers as having - violence. the murderer was assessed by health workers as having autism . by health workers as having autism and on the sunday by health workers as having autism and on the sunday times by health workers as having autism and on the sunday times article by health workers as having autism and on the sunday times article the home secretary says... the home secretary also concerned about materials murderer accessed online. including a terrorist training manual, she said she would be writing to the tech companies.

the bbc seen the letterjoint, sent jointly, it states the al-qaeda training manual are still available online. the government ministers saying we now understand how he could easily obtain access to this document. the ease of access is unacceptable, we again request you as industry leaders swiftly remove any unlawful material including the material used by the murderer. his actions lastjuly. a profound effect traumatising an entire community. it will lead to long lasting changes in the law and tell potentially violent offenders are identified. elsie, bebe and alice will be remembered, the government will have to ensure any lessons learned from numerous reviews and public enquiry must not be forgotten. we will talk more about that later in the program. the

cleanup continues after storm eowyn. thousands of homes are still without power this morning after storm eowyn caused chaos across parts of the uk. the met office says it was probably the strongest storm here in at least ten years. our reporter louisa pilbeam has more. huge numbers of people are still without power today during the cleanup. electricity company say customers may have to wait days to be reconnected as teams struggle with damage caused by wind in excess of 100 miles an hour and continuing high wind, snow, ice and debris some areas. in ireland, those winds with the strongest ever recorded and claimed the life of 20—year—old kacper dudek, killed in county donegal when a tree fell on his car. across ireland, nearly

500,000 customers are still without electricity, with warnings from power companies it could take several days to reconnect them. in the uk, 119,000 homes and businesses are still without power today. argyll, in scotland, was one of the worst affected areas, where the roof of this leisure centre was ripped off and people in the kintyre peninsula, south perth side and the trossachs could be without power until monday. it was really bad. the loch was white and there was spin drift coming across the loch and we battened the house down and the windows would shake and all the roof tiles, quite scary. trees, fences, you name it, down, roofs, chimney stacks. in humberside a vote had to be rescued from the water by lifeboat crews and the wind caused widespread

damage. the system is so serious the uk government called an emergency cobra meeting to plan the response to the storm. travel was widely disrupted and trains are likely to see cancellations and delays ongoing today. network rail scotland logged nearly 400 instances of damage. the rare red with the words are over but yellow warnings are in place across most of the uk and ireland today, for heavy rain, high wind, hill snow and flooding stop louisa pilbeam, bbc news. israel has blocked the return of thousands of palestinians to their homes in northern gaza, accusing hamas of breaching the terms of their ceasefire agreement. crowds have been gathering along al—rashid road in central gaza in an attempt to get home. israel says a civilian woman, arbel yehud, should have been freed, alongside four soldiers who'd also been held hostage. it's believed that she's being held by islamichhad who aren't controlled by hamas.

elsewhere in the middle east, the deadline for israel to withdrawal its troops from southern lebanon expired early this morning. troops will remain in some areas as israel says a ceasefire deal that ended its war with hezbollah two months ago has not been fully implemented. the deal stipulated the withdrawal of israeli troops from the south of the country and the removal of hezbollah fighters and weapons. a vigil will be held later today for a 12—year—old boy who was killed on the way home from school in birmingham. leo ross was fatally stabbed on tuesday afternoon. a 14—year—old boy has been charged with his murder. our correspondent charlotte gallagher has more. leo ross, the 12—year—old boy killed on his way home from school. his family say he was amazing, loving and kind, and loved so much by everyone. flowers, personal messages

and candles spelling out his name lie close to where he was found on tuesday. a 14—year—old boy who we can't name for legal reasons because of his age has been charged with his murder in processing a bladed weapon. he has also been charged with six other assaults on a number of women and two police officers, including three over a three day period. some of these date back to november but one was on the same day leo ross was stabbed. birmingham remains a city in shock, that a child not long out of primary school has been killed. it is deeply affecting his fellow pupils and parents. he affecting his fellow pupils and arents. , ., . ~ parents. he is a nice kind were -- it and would _ parents. he is a nice kind were -- it and would keep _ parents. he is a nice kind were -- it and would keep on _ parents. he is a nice kind were -- it and would keep on and - parents. he is a nice kind were -- it and would keep on and do - parents. he is a nice kind were -- it and would keep on and do his . it and would keep on and do his work. ., , ., , ., it and would keep on and do his work. .,, ., , ., ., work. something has to be done about this i can't imagine _ work. something has to be done about this i can't imagine what _ work. something has to be done about this i can't imagine what the _ this i can't imagine what the parents _ this i can't imagine what the parents are going through. today a viuil will parents are going through. today a vigil will be — parents are going through. today a vigil will be held _ parents are going through. today a vigil will be held in _ parents are going through. today a vigilwill be held in birmingham - vigil will be held in birmingham folio, described as beautiful, kind

and the nicest kid you would ever meet. charlotte gallagher, bbc news. chancellor rachel reeves has set out details of proposed changes to the planning system in england aimed at boosting economic growth. the reforms include streamlining environmental impact assessments for new homes and infrastructure to help developers save time and money. the conservatives have accused ms reeves of driving down growth and business confidence. donald trump says he'll be speaking to sir keir starmer on the phone later today. there's been tension between the labour government and the trump administration after labour sent staff members to campaign for kamala harris in november's presidential election. but speaking to bbc news on air force one, the president said he and sir keir had "a very good relationship" despite having different points of view. the leader of belarus, alexander lukashenko, is all but certain to secure a seventh term today when belarusians vote in their presidential election. with his fiercest critics and most serious rivals either in prison orforced into exile, the electoral process has been

described by the opposition as a �*farce'. tomorrow is holocaust memorial day, when the world commemorates the 80th anniversary of the liberation of auschwitz and remembers the millions of people murdered by the nazi regime. to mark the anniversary, jon kay will be live from auschwitz for bbc breakfast. he travelled to poland with the two daughters of holocaust survivor zigi shipper as they learnt more about his childhood before retracing his time at auschwitz. dad would be so happy we are retracing hisjourney.- dad would be so happy we are retracing his journey. retracing his “ourney. what's it like to be — retracing his journey. what's it like to be here _ retracing his journey. what's it like to be here outside - retracing his journey. what's it like to be here outside his - retracing his journey. what's it - like to be here outside his school? i can't really put it in words to be honest, dad would have definitely been here. , ., .,,

been here. there is a door open can we see what — been here. there is a door open can we see what it's _ been here. there is a door open can we see what it's like _ been here. there is a door open can we see what it's like inside? - been here. there is a door open can we see what it's like inside? i - we see what it's like inside? i imagine not very different to what it was like then. it imagine not very different to what it was like then.— imagine not very different to what it was like then. it would have been so cramped- _ it was like then. it would have been so cramped. they _ it was like then. it would have been so cramped. they found _ it was like then. it would have been so cramped. they found a - it was like then. it would have been so cramped. they found a list - it was like then. it would have been so cramped. they found a list of. it was like then. it would have been so cramped. they found a list of his school friends. _ so cramped. they found a list of his school friends. that _ so cramped. they found a list of his school friends. that is _ so cramped. they found a list of his school friends. that is his _ so cramped. they found a list of his school friends. that is his home - school friends. that is his home address— school friends. that is his home address in— school friends. that is his home address in the ghetto.— school friends. that is his home address in the ghetto. when we see a document with _ address in the ghetto. when we see a document with his _ address in the ghetto. when we see a document with his name _ address in the ghetto. when we see a document with his name down - address in the ghetto. when we see a document with his name down it - address in the ghetto. when we see a| document with his name down it sends a shiver down the spine. i found the photo of that bridge and i showed it to my father and i said, do you recognise this bridge and he said recognise this bridge and he said recognise it of course i lived on one side of the bridge and i worked one side of the bridge and i worked on the other side, crossed it twice a day every day. there it is, there it is. murdered in treblinka. they were not people anymore he would say i was 84303, number he could never forget. he forgot his bankcard but he never forgot his forget. he forgot his bankcard but he neverforgot his number he forget. he forgot his bankcard but he never forgot his number he was

given. he never forgot his number he was liven. ., he never forgot his number he was liven. . ., , given. even at the end of his life? yes. given. even at the end of his life? yes- that — given. even at the end of his life? yes. that number? _ given. even at the end of his life? yes. that number? yes _ given. even at the end of his life? yes. that number? yes never - given. even at the end of his life? . yes. that number? yes never forgot. yes. that number? yes neverforgot. john kay will be there and we will have full coverage from auschwitz on first but through the bbc news all day. just approaching 14 minutes past six. we all know that feeling of getting stuck in a trafficjam when we have somewhere important to be. well, drones are now being used to help get a better view of tailbacks from the sky and send alerts to drivers to help them avoid queues. transport for west midlands hope they'll keep us moving on the roads by relaying live footage to a control centre. our reporter kevin reide has more. you only have to look around our major roads and you will see plenty of cameras, but there are coverage blackspots and they are often not high enough to get an overall picture. that is why transport for

west midlands part of the combined authority has started using drones to fill in the gaps. lode authority has started using drones to fill in the gaps.— to fill in the gaps. we are finding drones allows _ to fill in the gaps. we are finding drones allows that _ to fill in the gaps. we are finding drones allows that flexibility - to fill in the gaps. we are finding drones allows that flexibility to l drones allows that flexibility to deploy an eye in the sky when we don't have fixed camera coverage on the ground, it's giving us real good depth of view and allowing us to make better decisions in terms of minimising traffic congestion. the live images _ minimising traffic congestion. the live images from the drone are monitored at the regional coordination santa in birmingham, and information from here can be sent out to motorists in the form of traffic alerts. m5 sent out to motorists in the form of traffic alerte— traffic alerts. m5 junction 1 showed the ireland was _ traffic alerts. m5 junction 1 showed the ireland was crammed - traffic alerts. m5 junction 1 showed the ireland was crammed up. - traffic alerts. m5 junction 1 showed the ireland was crammed up. they| traffic alerts. m5 junction 1 showed - the ireland was crammed up. they put in a new set of signals and since thenit in a new set of signals and since then it has flowed like it should. we can used fixed cameras but the drone gives us angles we wouldn't usually have so we can see from all approaches. usually have so we can see from all approaches-— approaches. other regions such as

manchester _ approaches. other regions such as manchester have _ approaches. other regions such as manchester have shown _ approaches. other regions such as manchester have shown an - approaches. other regions such as | manchester have shown an interest approaches. other regions such as i manchester have shown an interest in the work going on in the midlands and the team have one industry wards for their innovation. let's take a look at today's papers. a home office review has found that counter—terrorism officers believed southport attacker axel rudakubana had an interest in world affairs but no political beliefs, and so was not "in danger of being radicalised" according to the sunday times. it says the report, which is due to be released, looks at decisions made by the northwest england branch of prevent, the government's anti—extremism programme. the daily mirror leads on comments from chancellor rachel reeves, quoting her vow to "deliver for working people" by putting more cash in people's pockets but tells her critics that "things cannot change overnight." the sunday telegraph carries a smiling photo of israeli hostage naama levy after she was reunited with her family yesterday. and another photo on the front of the daily express. this time, it's king charles

wearing his new tartan kilt at balmoral castle. the image has been released to mark burns night. it is almost like camouflage. he blends into the bookcase. here's helen with the weather. it has been a pretty crazy week on the weather front and we were just talking in the news of the aftermath renewing. what is in store for us this week? more, i'm afraid! good morning. it has been a cold night in the north but it is the calm before the storm will stop we have more wet and windy weather moving in for today. it might 1436 00:16:46,484 -->