that puts alex forsyth slightly in the lead. that was the laura kuenssberg and katya adler memorial cake quiz. now going to quiz you what has been in a newscast. newscast. newscast from the bbc. hello, it is adam in the studio. it is alex also in the studio. it is lewis, also in the studio. shortly we will be joined by the magic of technology by the real—life mayor elsewhere in the country, but lots of places in the country are battening down hatches tonight because storm eunice is heading their way and this is after storm dudley passed through, but it seems that this one is going to be even worse and i thought we could get an update from a friend of the podcast, matt taylor, you're not in the bbc weather centre, where are you? no, i am actually- at home in my garden. it is delightfully calm, - the calm before the storm. that is a commitment to duty, doing this from your back garden. i would love to do newsnight for my garden, ideally, as a committed gardener, i think that will keep the ratings up. if there is some policy to edi

alex forsyth, many thanks.vidence of "collusive behaviour" by police in 11 murders by loyalist paramilitaries in belfast in the 1990s. the inquiry examined the killings of five people in a bookmakers�* shop — and six other fatal shootings. the police have apologised to the bereaved families. our ireland correspondent emma vardy has more details. on a february afternoon in 1992, this was the scene at the sean graham bookmakers in belfast, minutes after an act of sectarian carnage. loyalist paramilitaries had burst in and shot dead five catholics. there was a lot of customers in the shop, most of them dove for cover but the men still opened fire. the attack was carried out by the paramilitary group the ulster freedom fighters. families of the victims have long claimed there was collusion between paramilitaries and security services. thomas duffin�*s father was one of those who had been killed. this uff gang were able to walk in as casual as you like, murderfive people, injure eight, and walk out again, and get aw

alex forsyth, bbc news, grimsby.new york times has bought the puzzle, which first appeared in november, and quickly went viral. what's the secret? our correspondent tells us. i got it in three guesses. about three. two this morning. i think it was, like, five. i've got it the first time. no! yeah! no, i promise it, i swearto god. how many goes does it take you to solve the daily wordle puzzle? wordle has proved an online smash. it's the kind of game that offers its legions of fans the opportunity to take a few moments out of their day, the sort of thing they can enjoy while taking a break. so far, its strength and popularity seems to be in its simplicity and the fact that, up until now, it's been free. once a day, a new challenge arrives on the wordle website at midnight. the player has six attempts to guess a five—letter word. after each attempt, correct letters that are in the right place turn green. if it's the right letter but in the wrong place, it turns yellow. if a letter isn't in the word at all, it turns gre

alex forsyth, bbc news, nottinghamshire. have publicly called for borisjohnson to resign as prime minister and have submitted letters of no confidence because of his handling of the scandal over lockdown parties in downing street. two are former ministers — tobias ellwood and gary streeter. a minimum of 5a is required to trigger a no confidence vote, as our political editor, laura kuenssberg, reports. does your party still back you, prime minister? - the fundamental question. if borisjohnson�*s party wants him out, his power to live in this street, to stop the traffic, that all disappears. turning up for the weekly bout to hear the opposition parties only too content to poke fun. the prime minister has more chance of persuading the public that he didn't hold any parties than he has of persuading them that the economy is booming. the prime minister is now a dangerous distraction at home and a running joke on the international stage. at the despatch box, as in his party, he tried to keep control. we are getting on with... we a

our political correspondent alex forsyth is in westminster. what about the timing of all this?rovided some politically very difficult moments for the prime minister recently. that difficult moments for the prime minister recently.— difficult moments for the prime minister recently. at the start of prime minister's _ minister recently. at the start of prime minister's questions - minister recently. at the start of prime minister's questions he i minister recently. at the start of- prime minister's questions he stood up prime minister's questions he stood up to make this announcement about covid restrictions ending early. downing street said it was always the intention to loosen regulations when it was safe, but labour said the prime minister was trying to dig himself out of a political hole. there is no doubt it will please some of the tory benches, including those who have been unhappy with the prime minister in recent weeks. this is downing street trying to move on from the recent turmoil but midway through prime minister's questions another image emerged of an event in downin

alex forsyth, bbc news. 0ur economics editor faisal islam is here. to do it? it is very ambitious plans, is there enough money to do it? it is huge, a root and branch _ enough money to do it? it is huge, a root and branch reform _ enough money to do it? it is huge, a root and branch reform of _ enough money to do it? it is huge, a root and branch reform of the - enough money to do it? it is huge, a root and branch reform of the entire | root and branch reform of the entire nation and the identification of a feature of the uk economy is a problem, which we have one of the world's worst regional inequality records. notjust that, it's got worse over the last 20 or 30 years. some government decisions over the past 20—30 years have been a factor in that. for example, the way in which public money is spent. the example i will give you is transport. we have a chart here. if you break that down by region, you will see london is at almost £900 per person. the north—east atjust over 300. yorkshire and humber and the east midlandsjust over 300. yorkshire and hu

alex forsyth, bbc news, grimsby.ff, according to annual reports. our special correspondent lucy manning is here with the details. this is a vast amount of money, we are not talking millions, we are talking billions. this is how it breaks down. more than £4.5 billion the government spends on ppe has been written off because they paid more for it than it is worth at the moment. more than £2.5 billion was spent on ppe that cannot be used in hospitals. the government is hoping it can donate that all sell it. more than £1 billion of ppe can't be used because it has expired or because it failed tests, and the same amount of money is being spent on, has been written off on ppe thatjust can't be used at all. and on top of that you have the ppe they bought that they have not used, that is sitting in containers, that is costing around half a so you can see what all this money has gone. labour says it is pouring money down the drain, that hospitals and other things could be used. the government point to the fact that they were

hello, i am alex forsyth in the studio near adam, often to be found in westminster or touring the country fun with a supply teacher, but also they get more stressed out. that's true, and i'm very stressed. anyway, i'm going to stress you out even more now because you're sitting in chairs that have previously been occupied by laura kuenssberg.

alex forsyth, bbc news, nottinghamshire.talk tojonathan webb from ippr north, a think tank that was set up to empower regions in the north of england. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. is this real change orjust rehashed as labour claims? 1 news. is this real change or “ust rehashed as labour claims? i think what we saw _ rehashed as labour claims? i think what we saw today _ rehashed as labour claims? i think what we saw today was _ rehashed as labour claims? i think what we saw today was finally - rehashed as labour claims? i think what we saw today was finally an i what we saw today was finally an acknowledgement from the government that these long storing and regional divides exist. we also saw a lot of in patient demand ambition, is this white paper in particular in terms of new mayors and addressing a whole range of things including housing as well as leveling up things like pay. however, the real question is, are we can actually see the policies needed as well as the funding needed to make any of this a reality? yo

alex forsyth, bbc news, grimsby.it, i swearto god. how many goes does it take you to solve the daily wordle puzzle? wordle has proved an online smash. it's the kind of game that offers its legions of fans the opportunity to take a few moments out of their day, the sort of thing they can enjoy while taking a break. so far, its strength and popularity seems to be in its simplicity and the fact that, up until now, it's been free. once a day, a new challenge arrives on the wordle website at midnight. the player has six attempts to guess a five—letter word. after each attempt, correct letters that are in the right place turn green. if it's the right letter but in the wrong place, it turns yellow. if a letter isn't in the word at all, it turns grey. and that's it. keep going until you correctly guess the day's word. created by software engineer josh wardle as a fun pastime for his partner, it's garnered millions of fans online. it's also attracted the attention of the new york times, who have bought the game from mr wardle

let's get the latest from our political correspondent, alex forsyth, who's in westminster.ls. eight mini reshuffle that is still ongoing, _ details. eight mini reshuffle that is still ongoing, designed - details. eight mini reshuffle that is still ongoing, designed to - is still ongoing, designed to shore up is still ongoing, designed to shore up support for the prime minister after the recent turmoil in the party and something of a roundabout of ministerial moves, a lot of new jobs, a lot of old faces but some notable appointments among them, jacob rees—mogg who becomes the ministerfor brexit jacob rees—mogg who becomes the minister for brexit 0pportunities minister for brexit opportunities and he has been a long—term support of the idea of leaving the eu and what he sees as the benefits of that and that appointment will please some on the tory backbenches although not all. his formerjob, leader of the house of commons, goes to mark spencer, the man who was the chief whip, in charge of party discipline. already some tory mps have questioned that appointment because mark sp

our political correspondent alex forsyth has more from downing street.s of new jobs and multiple faces but some notable appointments and among them was jacob. notable appointments and among them wasjacob. he notable appointments and among them was jacob. he becomes the minister for brexit opportunities. he has been a long time supporter of leaving the european union and what he sees as the benefit of that and our please them on the tory backbenchers but not all. the leader of the house of commons cost to mark spencer. the chief in terms of party discipline but some conservative mps of question that appointment because mark is being investigated detailed allegations of the islamophobia which he denies. his old role, that of chief whip whose security key conservative backbenchers and mine goes to chris harris. he has been a long—term supporter of borisjohnson and are ready to shore up support you can bet that's going to be his first and biggest task. but in truth, this is a pretty limited and careful reshuffle because the prime minister right now cannot af

you pot alex forsyth.here is around right now with politics and the present i government, who knows? this group has been paying attention. nottinghamshire's one of the places in line for more powers from westminster, possibly a mayor like those in london or greater manchester, all part of a plan to give places like this more political and economic clout. so, are they convinced? the things that people have been talking about like the electrification of the railway line up to nottingham, hs2, they've disappointed before the things even started. we�*ve seen wishlists before. we need actual, how is this going to happen? the government does have a list. better transport is one of 12 missions. 0thers — more homeowners, improving education outcomes, better broadband, with fixed targets and pledges to keep track of progress. ministers are trying to turn a slogan into a strategy, shed light on what's lacked clarity. this country won't achieve its full potential until every individual and community achieves everythi

let's go straight to our political correspondent alex forsyth at westminster.the news that scotland yard are reviewing that scotland yard are reviewing that assessment. it that scotland yard are reviewing that assessment.— that scotland yard are reviewing that assessment. it definitely will. it is addin: that assessment. it definitely will. it is adding onto _ that assessment. it definitely will. it is adding onto the _ that assessment. it definitely will. it is adding onto the list _ that assessment. it definitely will. it is adding onto the list of - that assessment. it definitely will. it is adding onto the list of those l it is adding onto the list of those alleged gatherings and parties in downing street that the metropolitan police are already looking into. just a bit of context, we had the section of prime minister's questions today that you heard about in the report opening with the prime minister saying the covid regulations he hopes will be lifted a month earlier than expected. the hope from downing street as things are going to move on but midway thr

we can go to our political correspondent alex forsyth. what are you hearing, alex?ne in the parliamentary party. although we know that has beenin party. although we know that has been in short supply with a number of conservative mps openly saying they have no confidence in the prime minister. so it could be mark spencer is shuffled elsewhere and someone takes on that role of the chief whip. as you say, there is speculation around jacob rees—mogg's role, he currently holds the position of leader of the house of commons. some speculation he might be moved elsewhere and perhaps even a new role, as you say, along the lines of brexit opportunities or something similar. no confirmation of any of this yet. it is very much eyes on the downing street door to see who might come and go in the next few hours if that reshuffle does happen. find next few hours if that reshuffle does happen-— next few hours if that reshuffle does ha en. . ., does happen. and what impact might it make? it does happen. and what impact might it make? it is — does happen. and what impact might it make