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it is not settling very much in central london, but around the outskirts it is. ansport for london, responsible for keeping much of the network running, has a lot of work to do overnight. they see the gritters are out this evening. they have enough grip to grit london every single day for five months grip to grit london every single day forfive months which, as i am sure they and the rest of london hopes will not be necessary —— to grit london with enough grit everything a day for five months. london with enough grit everything a day forfive months. it london with enough grit everything a day for five months. it is london with enough grit everything a day forfive months. it is notjust central london but they have to look after, but the outskirts as well, where some cases are finding the snow is settling. at heathrow airport there has been some destruction as well. it has been snowing theirfor destruction as well. it has been snowing their for couple of hours or so. snowing their for couple of hours or so. no great amounts, but they have had to free up some of the

the action is likely to close all tube stations in central london until 6pm tomorrow evening.offerfrom management in a dispute over ticket office closures. football, and the fa cup third round continued today, league two leaders plymouth provided the upset of the day holding liverpool to a draw despite having to make a 600 mile round trip to do it as adam wild. they call plymouth argyle the pilgrims, rarely has been a more fitting nickname. almost 9000 making the journey from devon to merseyside. more in hope than expectation, but this is the fa cup. with every innovation comes a resista nce with every innovation comes a resistance movement. for much of the game at anfield, plymouth played the pa rt game at anfield, plymouth played the part of both. against a side like liverpool there would always be scares, but that's all they were. plymouth might even have it. some plymouth might even have it. some plymouth fans can hardly watch. a dream too far even for this competition. an incredible result. now to a replay and it is liverpool who have committed the long journey. for peter

our business correspondentjoe lynam is at king's cross station in central london. an effort to save money, started a process to close the ticketing offices at old 270 tube stations in london. 830 posts we re tube stations in london. 830 posts were closed, including control room staff that monitored cctv. that was a safety risk too far for the unions, the are empty and dts as a and they demanded jobs be reinstated in the control room and it hasn't happened at the paste the union wa nted happened at the paste the union wanted and so they have spent the last week with management at the conciliation service acas to find a solution. that solution has not been found and that means from 6pm tomorrow, stations in central london will be closed for 24 hours and on monday morning, millions of people will have a serious issue getting into work and as will the retail sector face problems, into work and as will the retail sectorface problems, because plenty will not be able to get into and out of the city. so the issue is you must plan ahead and if you can, work from home. thank

it is not settling very much in central london, but around the outskirts it is. , has a lot of work to do overnight. they see the gritters are out this evening. they have enough grip to grit london every single day for five months grip to grit london every single day forfive months which, as i am sure they and the rest of london hopes will not be necessary —— to grit london with enough grit everything a day for five months. london with enough grit everything a day forfive months. it london with enough grit everything a day for five months. it is london with enough grit everything a day forfive months. it is notjust central london but they have to look after, but the outskirts as well,

khalaf: central london, nobody sells. it is all packed, everybody is making money. ou looking? khalaf: maybe outskirts of london. yousef: khalaf al habtoor looking for post-brexit bargains in britain. coming to terms with the u.s. rate rise. we have that story for you. stay with us. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ yousef: the fed's decision to raise interest rates in december for only the second time in a decade signaa steeper path for borrowing costs in 2017. companies wasted little time in following the fed. you had saudi arabia, kuwait and qatar all raising benchmarks within hours of the decision. el-erian is that jeff -- chief economic advisor here. my colleague asked how much this pressure is putting on emerging markets. mohamed: em differs, like in this region, pegs to the dollar, others are free-floating. it differs from country to country, but the bottom line is tighter conditions for the emerging world. it is not a disaster because they can off said that through other means, but it is -- offset that through other means, but they have to pay attention. reporter: a lot

manus: will you be looking in central london? do youhink central london is good value? you should be looking elsewhere? khalaf: central london, nobody sells unfortunately because it is all packed, everybody is making money. manus: where are you looking? where are you looking in the u.k.? khalaf: maybe outskirts of london. yousef: khalaf al habtoor looking for post-brexit bargains in britain. still to come on the program, how the gulf is coming to terms with the u.s. rate rise. we will have that story for you. stay with us. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ yousef: the fed's decision to raise interest rates in december for only the second time in a decade signaled a steeper path for borrowing costs in 2017. gulf countries wasted little time in following the fed. you had saudi arabia, kuwait and qatar all raising benchmarks within hours of the decision. mohamed el-erian is the chief economic advisor at al allianz. my colleague asked how much this pressure is putting on emerging markets. mohamed: em differs, like in this region, pegs to the dollar, others are free-floating. it differ

struggling to hear you, leanne but we have the main thrust obviously of the situation in central londono be routinely armed with a gun or electric taser. the metropolitan police federation which represents 32,000 officers in the capital says that with more officers being armed to counterthe threat of terrorism, it was only fair to ask them what they think. a spokesman said more than 90% of officers were currently unarmed and there were no planses to change that. more than 20 people have died as a result of freezing temperatures across much of central and eastern europe. it caused disruption to utility and transport networks over the weekend as temperatures plunged to beknow minus 20 in some places. snow has been recorded as far south as rome and greece. never seen snow on a beach before! the headlines now. theresa may will outline plans to improve mental health service. gridlock at stations and misery for millions of commuters as tube staff strike in london over ticket office closures. and 16 people have been arrested by french police investigating the theft of jewellery worth millions

even leaving their house and commuting to the hospice can be exciting, never mind going to central london westminster. and, staying with the new year celebrations, this one is known as the new year's day dip, an annual tradition in some parts of europe, diving, swimming or running into seas or rivers, which as you can imagine can be, let's say, refreshing at this time of year. here is a look at some of the brave. i don't think they were screams of enjoyment, somehow. ithink i don't think they were screams of enjoyment, somehow. i think that might have been a bit of a pain. 20 more details on our main stories on oui’ more details on our main stories on our website. stick with us here in bbc news. hello. well, many of us had a bit of a wet new year's day, but that wet weather was courtesy of a cold front. the cold front has cleared through, introducing much chillier air, but much clearer, sunnier conditions as well for many of us today. a bright, crisp, but distinctly chilly start to your monday. some ice around after yesterday's rain, so watch out for that. could be quite slippery, particu

even leaving their house and commuting to the hospice can be exciting, never mind going to central londonstay with the new year celebrations, and this one's known as the new year's day dip, an annual tradition in some parts of europe — diving, swimming or running into seas or rivers, which, as you can imagine, can be refreshing at this time of year. here's a look at some of the brave! better them than me. stay with us. the headline shortly and plenty more on the website. this is bbc news. hello. well, many of us had a bit of a wet new year's day, but that wet weather was courtesy of a cold front. the cold front has cleared through, introducing much chillier air, but much clearer, sunnier conditions as well for many of us today. a bright, crisp, but distinctly chilly start to your monday. some ice around after yesterday's rain, so watch out for that. could be quite slippery, particularly across the north and the east, where we've got some wintry showers, in actualfact. so it is not dry everywhere, but for the majority there will be blue skies as you step out first thing in the morning. thi

the annual new years day parade in central london gets big every year and in light of recent terroristrd have said they will be extra security this new year's day parade. organisers say they want people to feel safe. the theme of the parade was hollywood movies and many of the londoners who took part acted out famous films. we've got 17 london boroughs represented here today, 8500 performers, about 4000 of which have come in from the states. they have come in from the states. they have a wonderful, magical marching band culture there that have really embraced this event fully. we are marching band from delaware, in the us. what's it like to be in london for this? it is so beautiful. i love it here. it's amazing. i'm moving here! for some the event had extra meaning. these children were from a hospice in south london. it was really beautiful because when i asked how it felt to be participated ina said asked how it felt to be participated in a said it felt like they were pa rt in a said it felt like they were part of a larger community. that they were being represented, they we re they w

many more are expected to follow today, including most in central london. ticket office closures. at last—ditch talks yesterday, transport for london said it had offered to employ new staff, but the tssa union said that was too little, too late. the mayor of london, sadiq khan, said the strike would cause misery for millions of londoners. he said there was a good deal sitting on the table that would ensure station safety. the last time there was a major tube strike was in the summer of 2015. as on that occasion, there will be extra bus services laid on, but it's expected they will struggle to cope with the demand. if tube stations open at all, it will probably be later than normal, and many will close at 7:00pm in the evening, even though the strike will have finished by then. transport for london says it expects the tube service to be severely restricted. thousands of british drivers affected by the volkswagen diesel emissions scandal are taking legal action against the carmaker. vw admitted using software that would cheat emissions tests, leading to a rec

i'm joined from central london by the shadow health secretary, jon ashworth.alth issues in the headlines. we heard jeremy corbyn talking about social care, we have the situation in gp surgeries, in a md, these things do not happen overnight and there is not one pill to solve all, is their? indeed, but what we have seen from theresa may is another example of how she simply doesn't know what is going on. earlier in the week, the government tried to downgrade the a and it target, then they blame the nhs boss, and now they are up blaming family doctors. they have been promising a seven—day gp service for six and a half years now. theresa may's response to this crisis is increasingly incompetent and floundering. she needs to urgently get a floundering. she needs to urgently geta grip floundering. she needs to urgently get a grip of the situation and she has not so far. you say she does not understand it but did labour understand it but did labour understand that when they introduced gp contracts? of course labour understands it. when labour were in government, we w

as pa rt of at a central london police station. eight cease and desist notices to various individuals around the uk. they do what they say on the tin. those notices that they if you don't stop the behaviour you're involved with, that could lead to police action. speaking to me in december following the supreme court hearing, gina miller outline the general nature of the threats she has faced. they are quite vile. the sexual violence is very vile and i wouldn't like to say, but anything you can probably imagine is what i've been threatened with. then there have been particular death threats about slitting my throat, or beheading me, or whatever it is. today's arrest is separate from the arrest by officers from the same met unit in early december, during the supreme court hearing itself, of a 55—year—old man in swindon on suspicion of the same offence. he was released on bail. clive, thank you. david cameron has called for more funding for dementia research as he revealed that he is the new president of the charity alzheimer's resear

highs will be between one and three celsius in central london. of late brightness out towards the south—east just wintry. a bit of late brightness out towards the south—eastjust before the sunset. clear skies are the first part of the night. maybe a bit of rain spreading up on the south. wintry at times and an ice at risk into to morning and a few changes tomorrow. the wind will subtly shift directions and push up mild air tomorrow. it will feel less cold. there will be rain around this afternoon. a rather great a. —— in the afternoon. grey day. they will be also possible heavy showers. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. now, though, it's back to steph and jon. bye for now. of paediatrics and child health, who'lljoin us after 8am to explain why they're so concerned. and lift off! what goes up must come down, and the capsule which took tim peake to space and back is going on display in london. he'lljoin us along with britain's first astronaut, helen sharman to tell us how they hope it'll inspire future scientist

stars of the small screen are arriving in central london and we are there as well.gnise, that there —— fabulous mary berry is with me. you will recognise, that there —— fabulous mary berry is with melj you will recognise, that there —— fabulous mary berry is with me. i am here by myself! how does it feel to be here? i'm terribly honoured to be nominated. len is retiring and i'm not. i'm glad you're not. we haven't spoken you says the decision to move it off the bbc. has it made you feel sad? i'm delighted to stay with the bbc. authors of exciting projects and i'm looking forward to that. i've got a new series which will be out in debris so that's good. on the bbc. you get on dash—macro you get on so bbc. you get on dash—macro you get on so well with mel and sue and i wrapped the best presenters this year. they are indeed. that would be lovely if we all win. we had that very well viewed programme and it was very exciting. how does it feel that you've basically inspired a new generation who get into the gideon and really enjoy it because of you? della mac i love it be

i am here in central london at an awards dinner.ches will be here in the next half—hour, but plenty forjones to ponder. he does have the strength and depth to cope, but he has watched a number of his first choice players succumb to injury. elsewhere, chris, incredible that we're still talking about the george north head injury controversy. world rugby have now criticised northampton for allowing him to play on after an injury in a club match — what have they had to say? world rug by world rugby felt they had to assert their authority over this issue. speaking to executives at world by speaking to executives at world rugby as i have in the last 20 minutes, they are keen to point out the severity of concussion and the importance it has in the modern game and how everyone needs to handle it as well as they can. they have reiterated that northampton were wrong to let george north back on the field. they said the process was not adhered to and they called it a failing, but they also said they don't have the jurisdiction to sanction north

in central london for us now. what is the scene there? well, i can tell you the bad news for commuters is that disruption they were expecting tomorrow has already started. it was just over 20 minutes ago that the doors to every single tube station in it's own one were closed and it is quite evident here at euston because there is a lot of traffic building for a sunday evening. people have come off trains from abroad orfrom people have come off trains from abroad or from around people have come off trains from abroad orfrom around the people have come off trains from abroad or from around the world looking to get onto the cheap and it is all closed. we are seeing a lot of that disruption here. the tube station here at euston, also the major stations will be closed tonight. that is problematic because a lot of people travel they will be taking the tube tomorrow morning, normally, but we're expecting a of congestion, and all tube stations in zone one will be closed and the waterloo & city lines and the victoria lines will not be running at a

the and they have had a go at the traffic lights in central london which i have to say i really like, they always make me smile in trafalgar square, this assortment of 95v, trafalgar square, this assortment of gay, lesbian and transgender symbols and couples. quite confusing trying to work out what they mean. sadiq khan's bid to show how open and a diverse and tolerant londoners. there is nothing wrong with that, all a good thing in general. i think when you try to pretend that the 9.9% of people who in this case are going to be mothers, women and so on —— corbyn. going to be mothers, women and so on -- corbyn. it is quite a hard one to explain. thank you very much. we will have another one through. that's it for the papers this hour. thank you, martin and rachel — you'll both be back at 11:30 for another look at the stories making the news tomorrow. coming up next — reporters. welcome to reporters, i'm philippa thomas. from here in the bbc news room, we send out correspondents to give you the best stories from across the globe. in this week's programme: is america's mission in afghan

relentless march of transgender political correctness and they have had a go at the traffic lights in central londony like, they always make me smile in trafalgar square, this assortment of 95v, trafalgar square, this assortment of gay, lesbian and transgender symbols and couples. quite confusing trying to work out what they mean. sadiq khan's bid to show how open and a diverse and tolerant londoners. there is nothing wrong with that, all a good thing in general. i think when you try to pretend that the 9.9% of people who in this case are going to be mothers, women and so on —— corbyn. going to be mothers, women and so on -- corbyn. it is quite a hard one to explain. thank you very much. we will have another one through. that's it for the papers this hour. thank you, martin and rachel — you'll both be back at 11:30 for another look at the stories making the news tomorrow. coming up next — reporters.

many more are expected to follow today, including most in central london. london rail stations such as king's cross, waterloo and paddington. the dispute is overjob losses and ticket office closures. at last talks yesterday, transport for london said it offered to com plete for london said it offered to complete new stuff, but the union said that was too little too late. the mayor of london, siddique khan, said the strike would cause misery for millions of londoners and said there was a good deal sitting on the table but would ensure station safety. —— them out. the last major tube strike was in the summer of 2015. as on that occasion, there will be extra buses, but it is expected they will struggle to cope with demand. if tube stations open at all, it will probably be later than normal, and many will close at seven o'clock in the evening even though the strike will have finished by then. transport for london says it expects the tube service to be severely restricted. coming up at six o'clock on breakfast, charlie and naga will have all the day's news, busi

our correspondent daniel boettcher is at piccadilly circus station in central london. strike ended 45 minutes ago. how bad is it for people trying to get home tonight? well, around here, it isn't that busy at the moment. that isn't that busy at the moment. that is in part because people have changed the timings of their journeys and tried to find other ways of getting home. they were also advised earlier in the day to try to make their journeys advised earlier in the day to try to make theirjourneys home before six o'clock. but even though the strike is over, the station behind me is still closed. the gates are locked. there is a small group of people waiting outside with suitcases. they we re waiting outside with suitcases. they were hoping to get to heathrow airport on the underground, but they have told that that is not going to happen. the reason for that is that london underground says it has been focusing its efforts today on providing as good a service as it can in the circumstances during the peak daytime hours, the morning and evening rush hour. but that means

widespread disruption is expected, the majority of central london tube stations will be closed. o walk out on tuesday wednesday and friday. there area tuesday wednesday and friday. there are a further three strikes — the 23rd 24th and 27 which could mean yet more misery for passengers. an american war veteran has been charged over the shooting at the fort lauderdale —— at fort lauderdale. he could face the death penalty if found guilty. prosecutors say they still do not know why he chose fort lauderdale, it has emerged that one victim, a woman in her 805, was born in britain. the number of ambulances called to british pri5on5 has risen by nearly 40% in the last three years according to figures seen by the bbc. there were nearly 10,000 call—outs to the 117 jail5 bbc. there were nearly 10,000 call—outs to the 117 jails and young offenders institutions in the ten month5 offenders institutions in the ten months to october. government critics say staff numbers and overcrowding contributes to the problem. the ministry ofjustice said it planned to invest £100 million in prisons. the ave

our political correspondent susana mendonca is in our central london newsroom for us.as the first uk politician to have a meeting with donald trump and downing street were pretty irritated by that. they have been working hard behind—the—scenes to secure this first meeting with the new president after his inauguration. it sends out after his inauguration. it sends out a message that theresa may has that closeness, will have that closeness to the united states ahead of the eu negotiations over britain's exit of the european union and that will no doubt strengthen her hand. it's something downing street will be positive about. they will be talking about trade, although they can't do about trade, although they can't do a deal yet. they'll talk about the eu. the key question is whether she would challenge him over his attitude towards women. certainly this is a positive for theresa may and we will be herring from her on the andrew marr show in about half an hour. thank you. the ministry of defence has insisted it has full confidence in the trident nuclear defence system, de

tomorrow's holocaust memorial day in the uk, a national commemorative event is being held in central londonolitical and religious figures and celebrities. this year's theme explores the treatment of survivors of the holocaust and other genocides. a survey by the holocaust memorial day trust says one in four survivors has experienced discrimination or abuse here in the uk, because of their religion and ethnicity. our religious affairs correspondent, martin bashir, is at the queen elizabeth ii conference centre in central london. good afternoon. the service began at about three o'clock. there are senior politicians, religious leaders, survivors of the holocaust in there. the service is being narrated and linked back i —— by our colleague. they have been contributions from some of the best—known and most loved actors and actresses including jim broadbent, timothy west and jenny agutter. there has been a did you contribution from theresa may, the prime minister, where she talked about a national memorial that is being considered. there are ten plans for that but add them to a short list. also a

tomorrow's holocaust memorial day in the uk, a national commemorative event is being held in central londonnd religious figures and celebrities. this year's theme explores the treatment of survivors of the holocaust and other genocides. a survey by the holocaust memorial day trust says one in four survivors has experienced discrimination or abuse here in the uk, because of their religion and ethnicity. 0ur religious affairs correspondent, martin bashir, is at the queen elizabeth ii in central london. good afternoon from westminster for this special commemorative event. senior politicians, dignitaries and religious leaders will be coming here for service that begin in 13 minutes. iam here for service that begin in 13 minutes. i am joined here for service that begin in 13 minutes. iamjoined by here for service that begin in 13 minutes. i am joined by chief rabbi. good afternoon, sir. why is it so important we remember those horrific events ? important we remember those horrific events? it is important we paid tribute to the memory of 6 million dues and others who perished is that they're conc

the majority of central london tube stations will be closed. on other tube lines in outer london. and it could be the first in a series of rail strikes this week. drivers on southern rail are due to walk out on tuesday, wednesday and friday. and there are a further three strikes planned for the week after on the 24th, 25th and 27th of january. that could mean much more misery for passengers. an american war veteran has been charged over the shooting at fort lauderdale airport in florida, in which five people died. esteban santiago, who's 26, could face the death penalty if found guilty. it's emerged that one of the victims, a woman in her eighties, was born in britain. our correspondent gary o'donoghue has more from fort lauderdale. she was a mother, a grandmother, a great—grandmother and a wife. olga woltering was born in britain, but had lived in the united states for decades. she was on her way to join a cruise ship to celebrate her husband's 90th birthday. also among the dead was 57—year—old michael oehme, also heading for a cruise ship wit

the report comes as one road in central london breached its legal air pollution limits for 2017, just0ther london roads are expected to breach the limits shortly. richard westcott reports. it doesn't seem to make sense. how can small diesel car engine speed twice as polluting as the engines on 20 tonne lorries and buses? this research comes from the same group that exposed vw cheating its emissions, so why do they think there is this huge difference between the latest cars and lorries? it is not about the technology, because the technology for cars and trucks is quite similar. it is more about the relation to how the vehicles are tested. for trucks, they are testing real trucks under real driving conditions, whereas for ca i’s real driving conditions, whereas for cars at its prototypes in the laboratory, which makes a very big difference. the research focuses on the average amount of poisonous nitrogen oxides being produced. lorries and buses belch out around 210 mg per kilometre. the latest ca i’s 210 mg per kilometre. the latest cars produced more than twice that amount. what is wor

ambassador to the us — sir christopher meyer — whojoins us now from central london.m special relationship is bunk — is that fair? i don't like the expression. it is a rhetorical advice that we, the brits, craig, and we go into a blind funk when it is mentioned. —— crave. we need to work out what are our interest, what we wa nt work out what are our interest, what we want from the us, what we want trump to do, what we want trump not to do. that is the basis for a proper high—level discussion between the prime minister and the president. i was interested to hear borisjohnson say president. i was interested to hear boris johnson say we president. i was interested to hear borisjohnson say we are at the head of the queue, according to mr trump. that is not what mr trump said in his interview with michael gove this week. i wonder how easy it will be to forge any kind of relationship with the united states when the president is saying america first, and congress will have a role in deciding what the trade deal is. that's true, but america first is not yet a policy, it's a s

shejoins us from our central london newsroom. good morning to you. enor of what she was speaking about, donald trump, you know, he is the right leg, freely elected president of the united states. should we leave what happened in the past behind and judge him on what happened in office? protesting is legitimate. lots of what's donald trump has done has been incredibly contentious. i was in london where there were estimated between 80000 and 100,000 people marching across many different groups. it was by no means solely women. there were handicapped people representing their rights. there were lgbt people. all sorts of different groups. it was quiet here in london, but committed. so, it wasn't american. there were plenty of americans, though. it was a very international audience. of americans, though. it was a very internationalaudience. certain rights and freedoms need to be respected during the course of this presidency. that is now what we can consider if you don't mind. already he has started to make changes. 0bamacare is he has started to make chan

we start the day again at about the freezing mark in central london, but in rural spots down to minus we get to the end of the afternoon. 0vernight, no big changes. we start to get the blue tinge on the map again, indicating sub zero temperatures. perhaps a few early mist patches around. for the most part a nice, bright, sunny start. high pressure dominating, notjust on friday but for the course of the weekend, so we should stay dry. there could be a little more cloud tomorrow edging into northern home counties, but again plenty of sunshine, especially for the south. and another freezing start on saturday. more in the way of cloud. but on sunday the brightness should emerge again and no rain in the forecast either for the start of next week. i‘m back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. bye for now. thousands more tourists are still waiting to be flown home as a deadline for a political agreement passes. good morning, it‘s thursday 19th january also this morning: theresa may heads to switzerland to explain her brexit plan to world business leaders. we have hea

the majority of central london tube stations will be closed. ndon. and it could be the first in a series of rail strikes this week. drivers on southern rail are due to walk out on tuesday, wednesday and friday. and there are a further three strikes planned for the 24th, 25th and 27th, which could mean yet more disruption for passengers. authorities in america have charged the iraq war veteran esteban santiago, following the shooting at fort lauderdale airport, which left five people dead and several more injured. there are questions about why the 26—year—old, who'd told the fbi he heard voices and was being controlled by the us government, was allowed to keep his weapon after being interviewed last year. in south africa, the governing african national congress women's league has endorsed a woman to lead the party when leadership elections are held at the end of this year. our correspondent milton nkosi is in johannesburg at the anc‘s 105th birthday celebration, and he's been looking at the divisions in the party about who should succeed current

the majority of central london tube stations will be closed. the first in a series of rail strikes this week. drivers on southern rail are due to walk out on tuesday, wednesday and friday. and there are a further three strikes planned for the 24th, 25th and 27th, which could mean yet more disruption for passengers. service at sandringham this morning. it's unclear whether the queen will be able to attend a church service at sandringham this morning. she missed both the traditional christmas day service and the service last sunday. 0ur royal correspondent daniela relph is at sandringham. we should get some guidance after half past nine and whether the queen will attend the service today. how is the cream filling when she wakes up is the cream filling when she wakes up on is the cream filling when she wakes upona is the cream filling when she wakes up on a standard mistake this morning? does she feel well enough to attend church and make the journey from the main house to the church which is a little way behind me here? it is mild this morning. 0n

and also in central london, a huge march. our correspondent is there.housands of people have descended on trafalgar square. they started marching from the us embassy in grosvenor square. organisers are telling me they estimate at least 30,000 people. it certainly feels as though that number is much higher, asi though that number is much higher, as i look across the crowds here. let's talk to a couple of people and find out why they have decided to come along. we start with ellen. your banner says, proud to be american, ashamed of our resident. why do you feel like that? because of everything he says and stands for. he's been saying for ages what he wants to do, which is to be protectionist, isolationist, to build a wall, to keep muslims out, to repeal abortion rights and health care, to deny climate change. basically to destroy our world, to not uphold the constitution. you live in london but you are from connecticut. how has it felt as an american watching the presidential race and the inauguration yesterday? it made me feel sick to watch the inaugurat

well, let's cross to central london where a march is also underway. is well underway. thousands and thousands of people have turned up for this march in london. it's actually very difficult to move, there are so many people here. they started the march at around 12:30pm. it started at the us embassy over in grosvenor square. they've made their way over here and at the moment the crowd is being addressed by a range of speakers. women from amnesty international, local mps, union officials as well. many people in the crowds holding banners which show a real frustration for the president of the united states donald trump. that is one of the main reasons why most people have come out here, but a range of other reasons as well. let me talk to one of the women leading the march, francis scott. what do you make of the turnout here because it was a march that was only organised several weeks ago by a handful of women who are complete strangers. i think it is amazing. it's the most beautiful day and it's fabulous to see the solidarity for women in trafalgar squ

well, jeremy corbyn has used a speech in central london to announce that failing care homes could be ownership under a future labour government. he also defended the direction he is taking the party in amid warnings that labour is heading for likely defeat at the next general election. mr corbyn attacked the government's record on the nhs and warned that the social care system in england was at risk of breaking down because of growing demand and financial pressures. i don't keep talking about the national health service because it is in labour's comfort zone. i talk about the nhs because it is in a danger zone at the present time. much of this is about the systematic neglect of our elderly people. over a million of whom are not getting the social care they need. we will not let the elderly down. people who have worked and contributed all of their lives in taxes and made a huge contribution to our society. a total of 380 care home businesses have been declared insolvent since 2010. that is because the amount councils pay towards fees for residencies have fallen and costs have increase

arrested after a smoke bomb was let off during a protest outside harrods department store in central londonin the store — as part of a row over tips. sarah harris has this report. chanting, a smoke bomb and arrests — not what is expected on saturday in the heart of knightsbridge. this demonstration was in support of harrods restaurant staff, who it is claimed are not allowed to keep most of their tips. just the day before yesterday, they did admit they had been taking 50%. they didn't give any explanation why they were taking 50%. that 50% figure is refuted by staff, and we have had access to internal records of harrods, and it is clearly more than 50%. many london restaurant staff are allowed to keep their tips. some managers say that does notjust bolster their relatively low wages. if it is a good establishment, if they make good tips, people are likely to be loyal and remain in the business for a long time. and if that happens, the business benefits from the loyalty of the staff, and of those customers who are actually coming in and making the business a success. but there is anger over

during the strike, tefl will put on 200 extra buses in central london, but do expect long queues.ll be busy, hundreds of extra bikes will be available at special hubs at waterloo, king's cross and here at soho square, near tottenham court road. there will also be extra staff to help people drop off bikes when the docking stations are full. there are other ways to get into the capital, but none of them would be plain sailing. we certainly will not be seen many of these. let's bring you up to date with what we're hearing from the transport clu b we're hearing from the transport club seven website in terms of which stations are closed as result of this action, which started at 6pm today. holland park, googe treat and mansion house are all currently closed as a result of this strike action. it's likely, we're told, that more than those four will be affected tomorrow. many of the stations have managed to stay open this evening, but it's tomorrow, of course, when the week begins in earnest, that we're likely to see more disruption. so those four stations closed tonight as a result of th

the people's march forjobs reached a climax this afternoon with a march through central london... ain't got a house... britain was in the grip of a recession and the country was buckling under the strain of mass unemployment and growing social divisions. the tory government needed good news stories. the corner shop owner became the poster boy for the new entrepreneurial society championed by thatcher. the new entrepreneurial society championed by thatcher! the new entrepreneurial society championed by thatcher. . she wondered if there weren't a couple of useful shops around the corner from downing street. brown bread. new zealand butter... asian shopkeepers have been incredibly use to have the tory party. the image of the shopkeeper is a powerful one and the shopkeeper is a powerful one and the image of the asian shopkeeper is useful across the political spectrum of ha rd useful across the political spectrum of hard work or aspiration. it's better news from there this morning. it's also a very convenient way of suggesting that we live in a merotocracy we don't live in, it's used a

and are our correspondent laura trant has and are been outside king's cross station in central londonhave wanted to get at the start of the new year because the average rise in annual railfares has gone up by 2.3% and that's off the back of the year where many passengers across the country we re facing disruption and cancellations. it does mean they'll have to pay more for theirjourneys but it depends on their train operator. the one with the highest rise is virgin trains east coast. tickets there are going up by 4.9%. the train operator is saying there are 10,000 tickets made available every week and if you pay in advance you get a discount. some passengers have told me that's no good to them because they don't have the flexibility to pre—book. in terms of season tickets, they are also going up on average 1.9%. public transport campaigners are questioning how these price rises can be justified. the rail delivery group who represent train operators make the point that 97p in every pound a passenger spends on a train ticket goes towards running and improving services. all of this comes

industrial action began at 1800 hours on sunday evening, and the majority of stations within central london the city's bus and rail services. passengers make around 4.8 million trips on the underground network every day. probably the only people who will be happy about this archive makers, because many people will only be able to get to work in a car because the buses will be rammed. how we get home? a bus, then a train, then a bus, then walking. i am walking and then a train. but it will be quite a day, i'm sure. over the next few days, the world's car makers will be taking the wraps off their latest products at the detroit motor show. the car seems more popular than ever — an estimated 75 million were sold last year, but 2017 is already beginning to look like a big year of change for the industry. not least because more of them are looking to invest in the united states. in the last few hours, fiat chrysler has said it will put $1 billion into two us factories, which will create 2000 newjobs. the incoming president donald trump has been piling pressure on carmakers to make the vehicles th

our correspondent daniel boettcher is in central london.ed yesterday evening but it was only this morning in the rush hour that the full impact became clear. there has been some improvement, a few more stations have opened, although the one behind me is locked and has been a difficult start to do it for many tube passengers. this is what commuters on the london underground faced this morning, a third of all stations closed and a limited service on most of the lines that were operating. around 4 million people use the network, the strike has left travellers frustrated with journeys taking far longer than usual as passengers had to find other ways of getting to work. i gave myself two hours and it looks like i'm going to be late. work. i gave myself two hours and it looks like i'm going to be latelj almost missed quite a few exams because of all this industrial action going on. it's quite irritating. i did think it is unfair because it puts all others in a situation where we are all late for work. the way i see it, it is what it is. they have

the majority of stations within central london are shut, putting pressure on the city's bus and railllion trips on the tube network every day. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: the queen attends church at sandringham, her first public appearance since recovering from a heavy cold. the japanese people are in mourning, following the death of emperor hirohito. thousands converged on the imperial palace to pay their respects when it was announced he was dead. good grief. after half a century of delighting fans around the world, charlie brown and the rest of the gang are calling it quits. the singer paul simon starts his tour of south africa tomorrow, in spite of protests and violence from some black activist groups. they say international artists should continue to boycott south africa until majority rule is established. teams were trying to scoop up lumps of oil as france recognises it faces an ecological crisis. three weeks ago, the authorities confidently assured these areas that oil from the broken tanker erika would head out to sea. it didn't. the world's tallest skyscraper o

simonjones, at the ministry of defence, in central london, thanks. fatal hit—and—run in 0ldham on new year's eve, has died. zaneta krokova, who was 11, had been in a critical condition in hospital. her 12—year—old cousin helina kotlarova died at the scene on saturday night. peter harris has more. at the scene, tributes continue to build. this now a shrine to two young girls. 11—year—old zaneta krokova lost her fight for life this morning. her 12—year—old cousin, helina kotlarova, died soon after being struck by the car on new year's eve. respects were being paid by classmates and teachers. very popular, they had a lot of friends. well—known. very outgoing. from all at 0asis academy, 0ldham, our thoughts and prayers are with the family throughout this sad time. the police believe the girls were struck by a peugeot 807 car here which failed to stop. it was later found abandoned nearby. officers say information provided by the local community has proved vital in moving this investigation forward. 0fficers released images of the car, and are trying to tr

our correspondent leanne brown is at king's cross station in central london.r passengers saying to you this morning about the news? -- what are the passengers? a chilly start to the new year for the passengers and after the festive season, money is tight. they are having to find extra money for train tickets. passengers very much saying that the last year, they have seen a lot of disruption, cancellations, and now they are having to pay even more money for their tickets. that is quite simply unfair. now, if you are travelling by train today, the increase that you will pay will depend on which operator you are going with. virgin east coast, for example, they will see price rises of 4.9%. however, they do say that they are introducing an extra 10,000 advanced discount tickets. that is what many passengers i've been speaking to this morning say they will do. they will say that they will do. they will say that they will book in advance as soon as they can, to get those cheap deals. but of course, that is not what everybody can do, especially if you area everybody

the majority of central london tube stations will be closed. in a series of rail strikes this week. drivers on southern rail are due to walk out on tuesday, wednesday and friday. and there are a further three strikes planned for the 24th, 25th and 27th, which could mean yet more disruption for passengers. hollywood is gearing up for this year's golden globes — one of the biggest nights in the entertainment calendar. the ceremony is traditionally seen as an indicator of which films will do well at the oscars and there are plenty of british contenders. this report by our los angeles correspondent james cook contains some flash photography. hollywood likes nothing better than talking about itself. this year it has gone a step further, singing and dancing. la la land's love interests are played by ryan gosling and emma stone, and the city of stars itself. you've never seen it? i've never seen it. oh, my. you know it is playing at the rialto? really? yes. the next contender for golden globes glory could hardly be more different. he usually can take c

the majority of central london tube stations will be closed. irst in a series of rail strikes this week. drivers on southern rail are due to walk out on tuesday, wednesday and friday. and there are a further three strikes planned for the 2ath, 25th and 27th, which could mean yet more disruption for passengers. this morning, a 75 metre wind turbine blade was transported through the streets of hull. it is being put up in the centre of hull as an art installation, because this year hull is the city of culture. sarah wollaston is in hull and has been finding out more. —— sarah morton. this is not your usual piece of artwork. it is 75 metres long and weighs 28 tonnes. this is a giant wind turbine blade. you would normally find one of these on top of a large wind turbine, miles out at sea. how do you get one into the centre of a city? well, very carefully! this turbine blade left the factory where it was made this evening ——, the siemens factory, on the back of a lorry, moving very slowly. the city centre as some narrow roads and tight corners so abou