you are tweeting earlier about _ david amess. you are tweeting earlier about the _ david amess.arlier about the low turnout. tell us about that. this is one of the lowest turnouts in a westminster by—election since world war ii. it is about one third of what it was at the last general election in 2019 and what is interesting is that while the voter is down by around two—thirds, the number of spoiled ballots has quadrupled, technically spoiled ballots came second and on those there have been some remarks that have been some remarks that have jibed at the prime minister including boris, do a brexit and get out, get out, boris and that is the second—largest vote, if you like, that has taken place there today.— there today. that is interesting. - there today. that is interesting. i - there today. that is interesting. i was . there today. that is - interesting. i was about to there today. that is _ interesting. i was about to ask you if you were seeing feeling that from the people you met if you have been following this by—election today. it you have been following this by-election t

tonight i pay tribute to sir david amess who represented this seat for more — who represented this seateptional mp. he was a friend — truly exceptional mp. he was a friend to — truly exceptional mp. he was a friend to all and he had a huge impact — friend to all and he had a huge impact on _ friend to all and he had a huge impact on everyone who lives here — impact on everyone who lives here for— impact on everyone who lives here. forthe impact on everyone who lives here. for the family of sir david, _ here. for the family of sir david, and his friends, tonight will be — david, and his friends, tonight will be a — david, and his friends, tonight will be a sad and painful day and — will be a sad and painful day and i— will be a sad and painful day and i would like to pay tribute to lady — and i would like to pay tribute to lady amess and their children. we think of you tonight _ children. we think of you tonight. i would also like to pay tribute to the political parties _ pay tribute to the political parties who marked their respect _ parties who marked their respect to sir david by not

for southend west, anna firth, has promised to "work tirelessly" to build on the legacy of sir david amessarties were not standing as a mark of respect, and in solidarity against what happened to sir david amess. anna firth has been elected. she will be heading to westminster. as she says, the only candidate who is actually born in the constituency to represent southend west. turnout was low. one of the lowest by—election turnouts since world war ii. 24%. despite that, the number of spoiled ballots has quadrupled. they actually came second. on those spoiled ballots there are reports of messages against borisjohnson. that is certainly something that has played out on the ground in southend. however there were also labour voters, lib dem voters, that we spoke to, saying they were voting conservative for the first time because of what happened to sir david amess. it is the conservatives who have still a big majority of just over 12,000, not much of a dent in what sir david amess had when he won here in 2019. a new motoring tax will be needed as drivers switch to electric vehicles, according t

the by—election was triggered by the fatal stabbing of sir david amess.t. well, there has been no shock and surprise here in southend west. it was a near certainty that the conservatives would hang onto this seat in the by—election. and that is because labour, the lib dems and the greens decided they would not stand as a mark of respect and in solidarity against what happened to sir david amess. a surrey care home manager says she'd like to see the government apologise to care homes after its u—turn on plans to make all front line nhs staff get vaccinated. care workers had been legally required to getjabbed since novemberforcing many to leave the sector. the government says its reviewed its policy because the popualtion is better protected now and the omicron variant is less severe. care homes have always been treated second best to the nhs. we haven't got trade unions, we haven't got people that can so i think it's sad that in terms of care homes, people have lost theirjobs, they have found newjobs, the emotional stress, the financial impact. and the res

mp for southend west, anna firth, has promised to work tirelessly to build on the legacy of sir david amess stabbed to death during constituency surgery last october. the other main parties didn't put up a candidate out of respect. the energy regulator ofgem says it's considering reviewing the energy price cap every three months to try to cope with the volatility in the market. the cap is currently assessed every six months, limiting what gas and electricity companies can charge a typical household. yesterday it was announced that the cap will rise in april, meaning an average household on a variable tariff will see its bill rise by £693 a year to nearly £2,000. our business correspondent theo leggett reports. for hussain and halima master, who have three kids, rising energy bills means life is getting tougher. it's going up again, isn't it? yes. to 250. that's crazy, that. hussain has a full—time job but they are struggling to make ends meet. we have looked into the local food bank. 0n the weekends, they have it open to the public, where you pay a couple of pounds and fill your bags up. we

since 1945 no other main party took part in the poll — a mark of respect because the previous mp, david amessuency surgery last october. a result is expected in the next couple of hours. the winter olympics are getting fully under way in beijing, with the opening ceremony in a few hours�* time. almost 3,000 athletes from 91 nations will compete, with over 100 gold medals to be won. but the run—up to the games has been fraught with controversy. many countries have announced a diplomatic boycott of the event, citing human rights abuses in china. and there are covid cases inside beijing's "olympic bubble." our china correspondent robin brant has the very latest. she is one of china's olympians of tomorrow — maybe. she hadn't even been born the first time the olympics came to town. but now, the six—year—old skater is inspired by the games. translation: it's very - exhausting, but she presses on. she won't leave until she's learned how to do all the moves. she doesn't quit. she can't go to any of the events, though. she can't get close. the winter olympics is happening in beijing, but almost every

i pay tribute to sir david amess. sir david was a truly exceptional mp. well, earlier i spoke to chris curtis, head of political polling at 0pinium. he explained why turnout was so low. i imagine there's lots of reasons. firstly, turnout is often lower in by—elections, we have seen that historically in this parliament, people are just less driven to turn out than they are in normal elections. secondly, because of the circumstances of this election, if you were a labour voter in that seat, you have not got anybody to vote for so you are probably better off staying at home, same if you are someone who votes for the liberal democrats or the greens. the other reason this one was so bad compared to previous by—elections is because it is happening at a time when conservatives are really doing incredibly badly in the polls. about half of those who voted conservative are not confident that they would vote conservative again if there was an election tomorrow so if you have a by—election where, even if you are a conservative vo

no other main party took part in the poll — a mark of respects because the previous mp sir david amesslowest since the war. in northern morocco, efforts are continuing to rescue a 5—year—old boy who fell into a well. rayan has been stuck in a 32—meter deep water well since tuesday. aru na iyengar report. bulldozers work flat—out in tamrout, in the northern tourist province of chefchaouen, racing to dig a 32—metre deep hole alongside the shaft of a well. waiting inside is five—year—old rayan, who fell in last tuesday, falling in after his father was repairing the well. translation: the closer we get, the well gets narrower, _ making it hard for volunteers to say the child. this is why we had to come up with another technique, which is digging. rescuers have been able to send oxygen and water to rayan through pipes, a tricky painstaking maneouvre. it is a long way down on the diameter of the water well with less than 45 centimetres. the plight of rayan has touched the hearts of moroccans. there has been an outpouring online with this hastag going viral across north africa. crowds have ga

the vote came after the previous mp sir david amess was killed while meeting with constituents last octoberne of the other main parties put forward any candidates. turnout was less than 25%, the third lowest since the war, and many ballot papers were spoiled. the winter olympics are getting underway in beijing, with the opening ceremony in a few hours' time. almost 3,000 athletes from 91 nations will compete, across seven sports. but the run—up to the games has been fraught with controversy. many countries have announced a diplomatic boycott of the event, citing human rights abuses in china. added to that, cases of coronavirus have been found inside beijing's "olympic bubble." our china correspondent robin brant reports. she is one of china's olympians of tomorrow — maybe. she hadn't even been born the first time the olympics came to town. but now, the six—year—old skater is inspired by the games. translation: it's very - exhausting, but she presses on. she won't leave until she's learned how to do all the moves. she doesn't quit. she can't go to any of the events, though. she can't get clo

west - have won the south and west by—election triggered by the fatal stabbing of the tory mp sir david amessoted making it one of the worst turnouts for a by—election since the second world war. the leaders of four northern ireland executive parties will meet later to discuss how to progress outstanding legislation following the resignation of paul givan as first minister. he stepped down in protest at the northern ireland protocol, a post—brexit agreement which places a trade border between northern ireland and the rest of the uk. record numbers of children and young people in england had been referred to specialist nhs mental health services according to new analysis by the royal college of psychiatrists for bbc news. head teachers and the children's mental health charities say many more children are struggling with a return to learning. the creation of 400 mental health support teams from schools in england is ahead of schedule according to the government. let's get more on this. katharine ross is ceo of the children's mental health charity place to be. very alarming statistics, what has

the seat became vacant after the death of the conservative mp, sir david amess, who was stabbed duringare getting under way in beijing. almost 3,000 athletes from 91 nations will compete — with over 100 gold medals on offer across seven sports. the opening ceremony will take place tomorrow in the famous bird's nest national stadium, with the curler eve muirhead and dave ryding, who made history last month in kitzbuhel as the first british athlete to win an alpine skiing world cup, sharing flag—bearing duties for great britain. but it's been a troubled build—up to the games — with china dealing with the covid pandemic and accusations of human rights abuses. 0ur china correspondent robin brant has the latest. she is one of china's 0lympians of tomorrow — maybe. she hadn't even been born the first time the olympics came to town. but now the six—year—old skater is inspired by the games. translation: it's very - exhausting but she presses on. she won't leave until she's learned how to do all the moves. she doesn't quit. she can't go to any of the events though. she can't get close. the wint

sir david amess was stabbed last year. many ballot papers were spoiled.eep water well since tuesday. aru na iyengar reports. bulld ozers bulldozers work flat—out in tamrout in the northern tourist province of chefchaouen racing to dig 32—metre deep a hole alongside the shaft of a well. waiting inside his five—year—old rayan, who fell in last tuesday, falling in after his father was repairing the wealth. translation: . translation: the closer we get the well gets _ translation: the closer we get the well gets narrow _ translation: the closer we get the well gets narrow making - translation: the closer we get the well gets narrow making it i the well gets narrow making it hard for volunteers to say the child. this is why we had to come up with another technique, which is digging. come up with another technique, which is digging-— which is digging. rescuers have been able to — which is digging. rescuers have been able to send _ which is digging. rescuers have been able to send oxygen - which is digging. rescuers have been able to send oxygen and l been able

conservatives have won the southend west by—election, trigged by the fatal stabbing of the tory mp sir david amess more than 12,000. the seat was not contested by labour, the liberal democrats or the green party. just 24% of the electorate voted, making it one of the worst turnouts for a by—election since the second world war. not a massive surprise that the conservatives help —— held the seat. but the turnout was amongst the lowest in a by—election since world war ii. there were more spoiled ballot this than there were for the candidates who came second. this is what the winner, anna firth, made of that. you would expect a high number of spoilt ballots in an election where there is actually no left—wing candidate standing at all. in batley and spen, because it was a labour mp that was being replaced, you had a left—wing candidate standing and a medley of right—wing candidates. that was not the case here. there are messages on their about boris johnson. are you going to be taking some of these measures to boris johnson when you are and when spinster next week? i johnson when you are and when spins

conservatives have won the southend west by—election, trigged by the fatal stabbing of the tory mp sir david amesshan 12,000. the seat was not contested by labour, the liberal democrats or the green party because of the nature of the circumstances of this by—election. just 24% of the electorate voted, making it one of the worst turnouts for a by—election since the second world war. a former labour member of the house of lords has beenjailed for 5.5 years for child sexual offences. lord ahmed assaulted two children in the 1970s when he was a teenager. his victims are calling for him to be stripped of his title. 0ur correspondent danny savage has been following the story. a key appeal that is being made today in the wake of the sentencing, danny? today in the wake of the sentencing, dann ? , , ., ., i. ., danny? yes, it is not often you have a court case — danny? yes, it is not often you have a court case where _ danny? yes, it is not often you have a court case where both _ danny? yes, it is not often you have a court case where both the judge i a court case where both the judge and the defendant c

conservatives have won the southend west by—election, trigged by the fatal stabbing of the tory mp sir david amessking it one of the worst turnouts for a by—election since the second world war. here's simon dedman. it's not a massive surprise that the conservatives held this seat with a large majority. there was no mainstream opposition, but the turnout was amongst the lowest of any westminster by—election since world war two atjust 24%. and whilst that was down, the number of spoilt ballots was up. in fact, there were more of those than votes for the candidate that came second, the psychedelic movement. this is what the winner, anna firth, made of that. well, ithink, actually, you would expect a high number of spoilt ballots in an election where there is actually no left wing candidate standing at all. you remember in batley and spen, because it was a labour mp that was being replaced, you had a left wing candidate standing and a medley of right wing candidates. that wasn't the case here. there were messages on there about borisjohnson. are you going to be taking some of these messages to borisjo

sir david amess was stabbed to death at a constituency surgery in essex last autumn.rse we should have a robust, passionate political debate in this country. it is the cornerstone of our democracy. but when that descends into abuse, insults, lies, and people screaming at each other in the street, i really hope we can agree that a line has been crossed. labour say what happened here last night has echoes of what we have seen in america in recent years. it's trumpian—style politics and legitimises the kind of political discourse which is not what we like or deserve in this country. and i believe he should come to the house of commons and apologise unreservedly for the slurs that he made last week. traitor! but that is not going to happen, despite all of this. chris mason, bbc news at westminster. let's return now to our top story this hour. the health secretary, sajid javid, has outlined the delayed plans to tackle the backlog of patients on nhs hospital waiting lists in england. let's get more on this with tim mitchell, who's the vice president of the royal college of

last year, the conservative mp david amess was stabbed to death during a constituency surgery. lie. let's turn to israel now and the fallout from the news that police used spyware to gather information on prominent invividuals. the country's chief of police has cut short a foreign visit to face questions over the use of pegasus software to hack mobile phones. pegasus is made by israel's nso group. it was developed intially to spy on palestinian terrorists, but went on to be sold abroad. this washington post investigation last year found the spyware used in 50 countries, including authoritarian regimes. now it's emerged it was also used against israelis in israel. the business newspaper calcalist reported dozens of israelis were targeted by police. the list includes government ministers — as well as the advisers and family of benjamin netanyahu — the former prime minister, who's now the leader of the opposition. this was his reaction. translation: something - inconceivable has happened here. police officials spied illegally using the most aggressive tools in the world. citizens

sir david amess was stabbed to death at a constituency surgery in essex last autumn. the cornerstone of our democracy. but when that descends into abuse, insults, lies, and people screaming at each other in the street, i really hope we can agree that a line has been crossed. labour say what happened here last night has echoes of what we have seen in america in recent years. it's trumpian—style politics and legitimises the kind of political discourse which is not what we like or deserve in this country. and i believe he should come to the house of commons and apologise unreservedly for the slurs that he made last week. traitor! but that is not going to happen, despite all of this. chris mason, bbc news at westminster. there are fresh calls for a windfall tax on energy giants, after bp reported profits of £9.5 billion for last year. the company's boss recently described it as a "cash machine". last week, shell also posted bumper profits, and labour and the liberal democrats are demanding a one—off tax, which they say could be used to help households face huge increases

it was called following the death of sir david amess, who was stabbed to death during a constituency how tfl services are looking right now. there's a good service on the tubes this morning — just the planned part closure of the bank branch of the northern line to remember. the weather now with elizabeth rizzini. hello, good morning. it's been very dry recently across the capital, and there's a lot more dry weather in the forecast to come for the rest of this week. there will be a short spell of possibly quite heavy rain from this cold front that will be sinking south and east and we will see that on friday morning and perhaps a bit more wet weather over the weekend but otherwise dry, really quite windy still at times, and at the moment the air is mild and it is certainly a mild start to the morning with temperatures at seven or eight celsius and set to be a pleasant day of weather once more in that mild air. lots of cloud around in the morning, but we will see more breaks in the cloud develop as we head through the afternoon, some bright spells and a bit of sunshine here and there a