alison holt, bbc news.late grooming have always been associated with air cabin crew but their uniforms have come a long way since the formality of the 1940s. a new exhibition in bristol, called fashion of flight, has been exploring the many changes over the years. 0ur reporter alastair mckee went along to have a look. the evolution of the cabin crew dress reflects a journey through a very different cultural age, when air travel was exciting and cabin crew its brand icons. when the british airlines start using jumbo jets next may, the glamour girls who fly in them will charm their 340 passengers with a complete new wardrobe designed by london couturier clive. i guess you can see, sort of starting in the 1950s, itjust looks like a sort i mean, they literally were military uniforms when they first started. um, and you can see, i mean, this is a slightly later version of the original design from the 50s, and it's starting to soften, get a little bit less military. you're starting to lose the belt and the tie, b

alison holt, bbc news.etary of state for education and ministerfor women and equalities, bridget phillipson, says reforms are necessary to curb children's care homes making excessive profits. it is shocking and it's because we've not been supporting families enough at the earliest possible point before things start to escalate. that's why what i'm setting up today is the biggest reform of children's social care for a generation, to make sure that we break this cycle of crisis that we've seen over the last decade because too many children are ending up in children's social care when, with the right level of support and families, we could do more to stop that happening in the first place. but alongside that, where it's not possible for children to remain with their family or with wider family networks, we will take action on the excess profiteering we've seen from private providers. 20% to 30% profits, and we're talking about some of the most vulnerable children in our society. i'm calling time on that. we wi

alison holt, bbc news.d for a bigger christmas tree have been given an upgrade. let's have a look. this is the 16—foot tree which was originally put up in the town square. some people complained it was a little bit too small. northumberland estates donates a tree each year to spruce up the town square and acknowledged that the original didn't meet everyone's expectations. miraculously overnight it has grown. 37 days until christmas. 37 days. when do we get our tree? 0h, soon. tomorrow. ifi when do we get our tree? 0h, soon. tomorrow. if i say it, maybe it will happen. i want to put my decorations up at home very early. we have some christmassy weather coming our way. elizabeth can tell us. there is snow on the way, is that right? it certainly is. good morning. yes, it will feel very much like christmas own al nectar this morning. starting off here with widespread frost. it has already turned colder in the northern half of the uk. the cold air is coming for all of us. the risk of snow and ice tonight into to

corporate manslaughter and with breaching health and safety regulations. 0ur social affairs editor alison holtng arguments this morning in a case which is likely to be watched very closely because it's only the second time an nhs trust has 1441 00: