graham satchell, bbc news.this hour but first the headlines on bbc news: theresa may says it's ‘disappointing' and ‘frustrating' for the tens of thousands of non—urgent nhs operations that have been delayed in england until the end of january, due to winter pressures. storm eleanor sweeps across the uk causing flooding, damage to homes and disruption to motorists following gusts of up to 100 miles an hour. six people have been arrested across the uk on suspicion of being members of the banned far—right group national action. the business news now. nojanuary blues for next as the retailer reports pre—christmas sales up by 1.5% compared to the same period in 2016. high street store sales did fall by 6% but online sales were up more than 13%. we'll have more on this shortly. carillion, the troubled construction firm, is being investigated by the financial conduct authority over what it says is the ‘timeliness and content‘ of announcements it made between december 2016 and july 2017. carillion is one of the firms i

graham satchell, bbc news.with the uk. he has described china as an important market for british companies. there is talk that britain mayjoin an ambitious transatlantic trade pact as well. he has got a trickyjob because nothing formal has been agreed on before the uk leave the european union next year. but the key is to put trade arrangements in the. one is with china and the uk is exploring being part of the transatlantic trade partnership. this is the pact that donald trump pulled out of. trade between the companies are leave countries is estimated at $80 billion. if britain succeeds at the ttp, it will be the first country without a board on the pacific ocean or the south china sea. the other states includejapan, china, mexico, singapore and canada. the fashion retailer next has upgraded its profit forecast, after a rise in sales over christmas the high street giant said full—price sales were 1.5% higher than expected in the 5a days leading up to december 24. online sales jumped 13.6% in the period, while h

graham satchell, bbc news.ottery. kevin 0'connor found he had 1 million euros after his uncle bought him a ticket. he says he has no immediate plans on how to spend the money but his main focus on helping his team climb up the league. now for a look at some of the business stories around this morning — sebastian chrispin, our business reporter is here. in terms of christmas retailing results, we have some figures from next today? next is seen as a bellwether of the uk high street. it has just reported its sales in the two months leading up to christmas. it is good news. they said the full price sales went up by 1.5%, more than expected. what is interesting is where we see the shift of people moving from buying things in store to buy things online. there are some quite striking figures. figures from online sales rose by 13% during that period, but at the same time, the number of people shopping in stores fell by 6%. quite a stark example of how people are migrating from shopping in store to shopping online. we h

developers say it will encourage tourism, but conservationists aren't happy, as graham satchell reportsll are about to go down for the first time. i booked this for his birthday. would you normally come to the lakes, anyway? we haven't been before, no. go! bringing new people to the lakes is just one reason. tree top trek want to build one more zip wire half an hour at the road, at thirlmere. so you can't really do this story without actually having a go. so here we go. one, two, three! so the people behind this new zip wire say it will create 15 newjobs, and should create £600,000 for the economy, and there should be 50,000 people a year using it. it is about getting outdoors, doing something you wouldn't normally do, challenging yourself. and i think the more people we can encourage to get outdoors, and to get up into the fells and to get around the lakes, the better. the plans would see four wires going across the water one way, at thirlmere, a quick trek, and then four wires going back to the other side. and this is thirlmere — breathtaking, majestic, serene, and surprising. it is s

brea kfast‘s graham satchell is getting a taste of the action for us this morning.r. happy new year. we are not alone. we have cheerleaders from all over the southern states of america, mainly from texas, rehearsing for the annual parade kicking off today. about 8000 performers and half a million people are expected on the streets of london. you carry onward ching the girls and i will talk to the director of the parade. good morning. —— watching. the director of the parade. good morning. -- watching. this has been going on for 30 years. we started this because london was a grim place at this time of year. we wanted to liven up the city. not only that, we wanted something the whole family could do to celebrate the new year. new year's is a bit of a drunken event. what are some of the highlights? we have the fabulous marching bands from the us and all over the world. we have cheerleaders. we have all of the competition, including floats, and showtime! roll up, roll up, to the greatest show on earth. here is the marching band. they are from troy, 0hio. you will notice

graham satchell is getting a taste of the action for us this morning. ew year to you. we‘re in parliament square. these cheerleaders have come all the way from the southern state of america, mainly from texas. good morning t chloe. good morning. so you have done this once before, is that right? yes, i did this trip la st that right? yes, i did this trip last year too. what was it like? what‘s the day like? last year too. what was it like? what's the day like? it was awesome. it was an amazing trip. good luck today. happy new year to you. thank you. happy new year. we also have marching bands. look at these guys. off marching bands. look at these guys. off you go. they are from california. an 80 piece marching band. they are feeling like they want to celebrate this morning at this ungodly hour! while you watch the band i‘m going to have a chat with colin and fiona. coldge, good morning to you. good morning. tell me why you‘re here today? morning to you. good morning. tell me why you're here today? happy new year to everybody. we're here to play with the u

graham satchell, bbc news. what an extremely remarkable young man.ather, wherever you are waking up this morning. good morning from bbc london news. i'm alpa patel. homeless families in london are being pressured to accept offers of housing outside the capital. bbc london visited one family from redbridge who had to spend christmas and the new year in this hotel room because they refused to accept the council's offer to house them in southend. 0ne housing lawyer said the lack of affordable social housing was forcing families out the capital. 0rdinary people doing ordinaryjobs just cannot make ends meet, and that is creating relentless pressure, pushing people to be peripheries of london, pushing people outside of london, pushing people outside of london, tearing up the communities, pulling people out of work, pulling people out of school. it is just not good enough. it's emerged that a bedbug infestation which struck the palace of westminster has not been brought under control. the managers of the westminster estate have said urgent action is being t

brea kfast‘s graham satchell is getting a taste of the action for us this morning.unded by cheerleaders from various heights of america. they are rehearsing, going through theirfinal america. they are rehearsing, going through their final paces. it is called the new year's day parade. it kicks off a 12 o'clock. this is one of the cheerleaders. good morning. where are you from? the majority of us are where are you from? the majority of us are from texas. some, louisiana. have you been to london before? this is my first time out of the us. and what do you think what you are today? today isjust so exciting. the parade is super, like, we are also pumped and ready for this. hgppy also pumped and ready for this. happy new year. good luck. happy new year. as well as cheerleaders, we have many different things. you can see some stunt riders. they are from stu nted see some stunt riders. they are from stunted reality. there are two of them doing things i would not recommend doing if you are hung on new year's day. and this person is hopefully going to jump over a jeep! good

breakfast‘s graham satchell has been to meet one victim.tarted going online. she made a friend in a chat room who sent her sexual m essa g es chat room who sent her sexual messages and eventually persuaded her to meet. we have changed lauren's name and be voiced her word to protect her identity. the physical sexual abuse has been extremely traumatic. i have flashbacks, and have to have medication to control those. when i was about 12, he wanted to meet up with me in person. he had all the power, completely. he had totally manipulated me to believe that i was doing something wrong here, and it would be me who would be punished for this. i was absolutely terrified. lauren's abuser, a man in his 30s, was never prosecuted. police won't able at that time to use the messages he had sent as evidence, but since april last year it has been illegal to send sexual m essa g es to it has been illegal to send sexual messages to a child. in the first six months of the new law, more than 1300 offences have been recorded in england and wales, the youngest v

developers say it will encourage tourism, but conservationists aren't happy, as graham satchell reportsway? we haven't been before, no. go! bringing new people to the lakes is just one reason. tree top trek want to build one more zip wire half an hour at the road, at thirlmere. so you can't really do this story without actually having a go. so here we go. one, two, three! so the people behind this new zip wire say it will create 15 newjobs, and should create £600,000 for the economy, and there should be 50,000 people a year using it. it is about getting outdoors, doing something you wouldn't normally do, challenging yourself. and i think the more people we can encourage to get outdoors, and to get up into the fells and to get around the lakes, the better. the plans would see four wires going across the water one way, at thirlmere, a quick trek, and then four wires going back to the other side. and this is thirlmere — breathtaking, majestic, serene, and surprising. it is surprising because, actually, most of what you can see here is man—made. the trees, for example, were planted in the e

graham satchell, bbc news.ot of online abuse for that. we have had an update from the restau ra nt. that. we have had an update from the restaurant. she has tendered her resignation and the board of directors are celebrating their options. the have said she will not be working at either of the restau ra nts be working at either of the restaurants which will reopen later this week. they are saying they are ona this week. they are saying they are on a recruitment drive and they are recruiting an additional head chef to work across both the restaurants in shropshire. so that is the chef at the centre of that row about boasting that she had deliberately prepared and non—vegan dish for a leading customer. she has tendered her resignation and the board of directors are considering it. that is the latest. let‘s get a look at the latest weather prospect. we had some world weather prospect. we had some world weather last night, but the weather is, as we head into night and this afternoon the winds will ease off as well.

graham satchell reports. he was a lovely lad. very, very kindhearted.riend's house. they got hold of an air rifle. he ran off. just a terrible tragedy. ben wragge wasjust 13 ran off. just a terrible tragedy. ben wragge was just 13 when he died. the airgun belonged to his friends dad. they seem to be treated as a wheeze toys, but it proves they are weapons and they need treating and looking after as such —— boy's toys. this is a shooting school in north wales. this is an instructor and the death of ben wragge has prompted a review of the rules on england and wales. you think this is a dangerous weapon? i don't think it's a dangerous weapon in the right hands. anything in the wrong hands or ill—advised towns could be dangerous, just as a knife could be dangerous, just as a knife could be dangerous in the wrong hands. dangerous, just as a knife could be dangerous in the wrong handsm dangerous, just as a knife could be dangerous in the wrong hands. in a shop next door, air guns for sale. the rules? you have to be over 18 to buy one. there are restrictions o

but the proposal hasn't gone down well with conservationists, as breakfast graham satchell reports.rmally come to the lakes anywhere? we haven't been before, no. go! bringing new people to the lakes is just one reason. treetop trek want to build one more zip wire half an hour at the road at thirlmere. so you can't really do this story without actually having a go. so here we go. one, two at three! so the people behind this new zip wire say it will create 15 newjobs, and should create £600,000 for the economy, and there should be 50,000 people a year using it. it is about getting outdoors, doing something you wouldn't normally do, challenging yourself. and i think the more people we can encourage to get outdoors and to get up into the cells and to get around the lakes, the better. the plans would see four wires going across the water one way at thirlmere, a quick track, and then four wires going back to the other side. and this is thirlmere. breathtaking, majestic, sareen, and surprising. it is surprising because, actually, most of what you can see here is man—made. the trees, for ex

first, though, let's get more from brea kfast‘s graham satchell on danny's story.ast month. text messages from the woman who had accused him cast doubt on the allegations. in his case, police had the messages but did not pass them onto his defence lawyer. an apology just doesn't feel like enough. the length of time that i faced, the fa ct length of time that i faced, the fact that the person remains anonymous when i am everywhere and have been dragged through hell for the last two years, an apology does not even slightly cut it at all. in danny's case, failed to find the facebook messages, they were discovered by his sister—in—law, but both cases have raised a significant questions about the disclosure of evidence and the ability of police to gather what may be critical digital messages. danny kayjoins us now, along with his lawyer, philip rule. people will be aware this is not easy for you, talking about this and these circumstances, one of the first interviews you have done. thank you for being here. first of all, if you could take us back to the moment, in court

graham satchell, bbc news. raised over some so—called "trustworthy trader" websites. without any experience those who are listed. the repairs fell off. and she was left £1200 out of pocket. the roof and lands at my feet. i couldn‘t move. and itjust falls apart like it‘s lego bricks. of the main trustworthy trader websites to the test. i was able to get myself listed on rated people and my builder. of the website‘s employee are voiced by an actor. or anything to you or anything. not for the most part. i mean, every so often. of thing, but very rarely. so i‘ve got the van, i‘ve got the overalls. but what i haven‘t got is any experience or ability. yet here is my profile on rated people. stars for extra credibility. for work at people‘s homes. on tradespeople before hiring. all its trades individually. it said it will review its processes following on from our investigation. emma had to pay hundreds of pounds to have her roof put right. phillip norton, bbc news. on bbc one at 7:30pm, and after that on the bbc iplayer. the exercise routes of military personnel in bases around the world. sharing

graham satchell at his absolute best. it, it is clearly fu n. even when you can't see it, it is clearly fun. it has that effect on all of us, it may graham go a bit mad. and carol will tell us what it is looking like for all of us, so we will see that later tonight. time to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news. i'm katharine carpenter. hundreds of thousands of council tenants could be in line for a pay—out following a landmark ruling over water charges. two years ago, southwark council was told to repay some of the commission it charged following a deal with thames water. now, a bbc london freedom of information request has discovered that 170 , 000 tenants across 14 london boroughs could also be eligible to get money back. some councils say they will challenge the ruling, but tenants argue they should have been more upfront. the council seem as though they can take this on. they're not telling us what they're doing, and the benefits they're getting by having the contract direc

graham satchell, bbc news. years after admitting over 200 offences including murder. offences includingor 11 years. for 11 years. search circumstances the 45—year—old would have been jailed for 35 years. would have been jailed for 35 years. sectarianism and killing. other loyalist paramilitary group. difficult to prosecute any. exchange for a shorter sentence for his own crimes. eamon fox and gary convey were shot dead by uvf gunmen... discovered early yesterday morning... grandfather. terrorism offences. six and a half years. belfast had a particularly savage reputation. working as a police informer. feel the justice system has let them down terribly. justice? what is justice in this country? it's just designed to look after the criminals. free into society? officers, who he gave information to. man, who is to be charged with two uvf murders. witness box, not the dock. were reportedly exposed to diesel exhaust fumes. car companies, including volkswagen. its chairman has described the tests as "totally incomprehensible". the perfect poolside spot. in advance for their entire stay. but i

graham satchell reports.en when she started going online. and eventually persuaded her to meet. we have changed lauren's name and voice to protect her identity. the physical, sexual abuse has been extremely traumatic. i have flashbacks, and have to have medication to control those. when i was about 12, he wanted to meet up with me in person. he had all the power, completely. be punished for this. i was absolutely terrified. lauren's abuser, a man in his 30s, was never prosecuted. it has been illegal to send sexual messages to a child. victim a girl ofjust seven. social media sites — facebook, instagram and snapchat. as far as keeping children safe. so they need to take these issues more seriously. a new grooming algorithm. and then send an alert to both the child and the police. rather than waiting until harm has been done. struggling to cope. they would be totally overwhelmed with the response to them. and that is wholly unsatisfactory. being used to exploit children. and are using technology to identify gro