ben weisz, political reporter at bbc sussex, - political reporter at bbc sussex, thank you very much of this week. very much, ben. interesting that the full council meets on thursday and the labour leader matt gary wilkinson has said he will call for a kind of cross party group to be set up —— leader gary wilkinson, to look at what is wrong with the management of the green bond counsel, he will set up a group, so there will be some fairly combustible action in the council meeting this thursday. a murder inquiry is underway in glasgow after a 14—year—old boy was stabbed in the city. justin mclaughlin was seriously injured at high street station yesterday afternoon, later dying in hospital. our scotland correspondent alexandra mckenzie has this update from the scene. there is still quite a lot of police activity here outside the station, and some floral tributes have been laid. we understand that a fight had broken out on the train that spilled out onto the platform here, and the 14—year—old was stabbed down on the platform. police scotland put out a statement this afternoon and they s

bbc news. the government has taken over the running of the southeastern rail network —— which connects kent and some of east sussexnchise, failed to declare more than 25 million pounds of taxpayerfunding. passengers have been told they are unlikely to see any immediate changes to services. windermere in the lake district could become ecologically dead within years, because of the amount of sewage being pumped into its waters, according to campaigners. an online petition calling for a ban on sewage pollution, has now reached over 99—thousand signatures. but, the situation is complex, as our environment correspondent judy hobson explains. tourists come to the lake district for its outstanding natural beauty, but campaigners say the water quality in windermere is so poor, it is a national scandal. there has just been the biggest blue—green algal bloom, all because of sewage entering the lake. a local conservationist has been filming water pollution in the area. that dark patch is an algal bloom. this is the river rothay that feeds into the lake. it actually prevents invertebrates from being able to breed on the subst

bbc news, manchester. how will borisjohnson�*s promise of levelling up the economy resonate with voters and businesses? our political correspondent alex forsyth has been to the marginal parliamentary seat of hastings in east sussex of contrasts. affluent areas sit alongside some of the country's most deprived. this community group offers play sessions and practical support to local parents. but some upbeat messages can feel a world away when higher bills are beckoning. as you go, you're checking prices, get to the till and it's £15, £20 more a week. for those who help struggling families, there is real worry about the loss of £20 a week in universal credit. i fully understand people should be aware that it was going to be taken away — it wasn't something that was going to be here forever — but there are a lot of parents that have relied on that very small amount of money. do you think the government gets it? do you think it's going to help communities like yours? we do get, "it is really hard to get up in the morning," i from a lot of people. it has been rough but it is good to see things are getting better. for some small businesses, economic optimism can feel far from reality in the face of shortages and disru

officers from the metropolitan police, as well as from sussex, dorset and avon and somerset forces, will be subject to misconduct proceedings. the bbcorsyth explained the background. it is a change in the law. let me just give you a little bit of background from this. so, as things stand, when there is an alleged common assault that involves domestic abuse, in fact any common assault, there are only six months from when that incident allegedly taking place for police to charge someone. now, campaigners say when it comes to cases of domestic abuse, that isn't long enough because it can take a long time for victims to feel able to come forward and of course these investigations can be complicated. so, there's been this push for that time limit, specifically in alleged common assaults involving domestic abuse, to be extended. now, it's my understanding the home secretary, priti patel, has agreed to do that, to allow up to two years rather than six months, which gives victims of domestic abuse longer to report that to police. and i also understand there'll be a renewed push to ensure that police and prosecutors are alive to coercive and

bbc look north, lincoln. when carl martin lost the use of his legs in a motorcycle crash five years ago, he decided he wanted something positive to come from his situation. the former surveyor from sussexity lead. as piers hopkirk reports, carl says he'll use his first hand experience to make changes, and help get more people onto trains. carl martin was travelling at 115 mph when he came off his bike at brands hatch, a crash that was to change his life forever. for brands hatch, a crash that was to change his life forever.— brands hatch, a crash that was to change his life forever. for me when i became disabled, _ change his life forever. for me when i became disabled, i— change his life forever. for me when i became disabled, i saw— change his life forever. for me when i became disabled, i saw those - i became disabled, i saw those challenges and i realised just how brutal society wasn't how it disabled me from being part of the things that i once took for granted. now he is using that experience to drive change for others. his role is to ensure the govia thameslink network is as accessible as possible to as many as possible. i network is as accessible as possible to as many as possi

bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good evening. hello, i'm asad ahmad. and a warm welcome to viewers also joining us today in kent, surrey and sussexthey personally need to make to decrease their carbon footprint. it's something scientists say we all need to do. so our environment correspondent, tom edwards has been looking at how practical that is. trying to be greener sometimes can be tricky. i've got to go find the bus stop now. our reporter, tara welsh, tried living more sustainably. it wasn't straightforward. but these changes will face all of us if we are to reduce carbon dioxide produced from fossil fuels that cause climate change. it will change how we get around, what we eat and how we heat our homes. so, how do we get people to change their behaviour? so there's this idea that when people are undergoing changes in their day—to—day lives such as starting a newjob or starting university or moving house, they're much more amenable to be making pro—environmental changes at those times, so thinking about the timing at which we suggest that people make changes and also thinking about the kind of advice and practical steps that

bbc news. in the meantime let's turn our attention to other news... the government has taken over the running of the southeastern rail network, which connects kent and parts of east sussexeavy rain caused landslides and floods. homes were damaged and trees and power lines were brought down. many towns and villages remain cut off. the indian military are assisting emergency teams. former us president bill clinton has left hospital in california. president clinton here accompanied by his wife hilary walked out of the southern california hospital where he was being treated for a urological infection. the former president was admitted to the hospital's intensive care unit on tuesday after suffering from fatigue. the us real estate heir, robert durst, has been hospitalised with covid, just days after he was sentenced to life in prison. on thursday, he was found guilty of murdering his best friend susan berman in 2000, to stop her talking to the police about his wife's disappearance. the 78—year—old has other medical issues, and is on a ventilator. the grand mosque in the muslim holy city of mecca in saudi arabia has begun operating at full capacity again, following the easin

bbc news, cornwall. crowds gathered in east sussex last night for a vigil to honour the murdered primary school teacher,n south—east london last month. people held photos of the 28—year—old and shone lights at the memorial event in eastbourne, where the man charged with her murder was arrested. people entering nightclubs or large events in wales will need a covid pass from next week to show they have been fully vaccinated or recently tested negative. it comes after members of the welsh assembly voted in favour of the plans yesterday. it was thought the motion wouldn't go through, but a surprise technical hitch meant it passed. tomos morgan has more. in the hour or so before yesterday's vote, plaid cymru pulled out of supporting the welsh labour government's proposals — meaning that the measure was due to fail byjust a single vote. but, come voting time, one conservative ms — who was due to vote against — was unable to log onto zoom to take part. to get into zoom. and that meant, to some astonishment, the measure passed. from next week in wales, vaccine passes will be required for those attending an indo

bbc news. now the weather with carol. morning. good morning, both. good morning to you. yesterday there were reports of tornadoes, one in widnes and unconfirmed reports of ones in fareham, west sussex falmouth. today we do have a chilly winter. we are hanging on to slightly higher temperatures at the moment in the south which will not last. we have a weather front sinking southwards. it will turn colder behind. a lot of dry weather and sunshine. 0n turn colder behind. a lot of dry weather and sunshine. on this brisk wind we are looking at a few showers. some of them will be wintry on higher ground. we are looking at gales down the north sea coastline. with spring tides we could see overtopping on the north sea coastline and in 0rkney. at on the wind—chill it will feel colder, especially on the north—east coastline. as we head on through the evening and overnight we continue with some clear skies. it was still be windy and we still have the showers packing in from the west, wintry on higher ground. it would be frosty. locally apache frost in the east. for most of us it will not be because of bt windy. —— a patchy frost. still showers coming in from the west. a bit more cloud but not