jonathan gibson reports.el as long as they don't use it on the road. so, what are these guys doing with it? there's a lot in that boot. we don't know where they're going or what they're going to use it for. it might be legit, but i'd hazard a guess it isn't. and when i approached them, it wasn't. afternoon, gents. what's with the red diesel? what red diesel? the red diesel you're pouring in that car. i'm from the bbc, by the way. thank you, guys. hold on, hold on. leave the camera alone, we want to know what you're doing, mate. just a few questions, mate, that's all i want to ask. this isn't a victimless crime. the money being stolen from this fraud should be funnelled into the national health service, schools, police forces and so forth. but in birmingham, this guy is also filling up. hey, you're running that on red, mate? eh? are you running that on red? a little bit. yeah? it's still diesel, it's just got colouring in it. yeah? he buys it from this local supplier for 85p a litre. the pump says it's not for

kfc did not comment. jonathan gibson, bbc news.ght during inside out, that's at 7:30pm on bbc1. it'll also be available on the bbc iplayer. according to a recent study, 4 million people in the uk are trapped in "deep poverty" — meaning their income is at least 50 percent below the breadline. the social metrics commission also reported that 2.3 million children — were affected by what it called "persistent"poverty — meaning that they had been living in poverty for at least two years. well in blackpool, one headteacher has been telling bbc news about her struggle to ensure her pupils' needs are met. sarah smith says her work involves making home visits, providing free food and even buying beds. abbie jones has been hearing her story. soft piano music plays. our schools are on the front line to tackle poverty, 100%. that's great. we see families day in, day out, we hear their struggles. problems with housing, they've got problems with unemployment, they perhaps can't get to school, because they can't afford to. they perhaps will not e

jonathan gibson, bbc news.at 7:30pm on bbc1. it'll also be available afterwards on the bbc iplayer. more now on the growing concerns that the coronavirus outbreak could become a pandemic. new cases have been reported around the world, especially in italy, south korea and iran which are battling to contain the virus. dr bharat pankhania is a clinical lecturer at exeter university who specialises in communicable disease control — he's with me in the studio. it is great to have you with us to help navigate this. what is your assessment right now? well, we have the sporadic cases in other countries and sustained infection in these other hotspots. so the creation of certain hotspots is telling us something. it is telling us telling us something. it is telling us that the inspection has now spread from china to other countries and it is only a matter of time before we call this a proper pandemic. and we hear from the world health organization that they don't have a kind of specific category called pandemic any more.

also changed its website because anyone found using red diesel on the road faces prosecution. jonathan gibson west midlands and yorkshire, at 7:30, and everywhere else on the bbc iplayer. some news from westminster and downing street ordered journalists from some of britain's major news organisations to leave before an official message on brexit. it prompted a walk—out. newspapers were told they cannot attend and that meant correspondence from the bbc, itv, sky news and major newspapers left in protest. in number ten sources said it reserved the right to choose which journalists are breached whenever —— which journalists are briefed whenever it wished to. the 2020 race for the white house starts in earnest tonight, as voters in the us state of iowa choose who they want to be the democrats' candidate in november's presidential election. known as the iowa caucuses, the vote begins a state—by—state selection process. polls suggest the veteran senator, bernie sanders, holds a narrow lead over the former vice—president, joe biden. gary o'donogue reports from the state capital, des moines. this is

jonathan gibson, bbc news.r a look at the weather with simon king. the rain and the snow and the rest of the weather. the snow has been disruptive across northern parts of england, scotland and northern ireland. we've seen quite a bit of it falling and that's just the rainfall radar with the snow mixed in, you can see that from scotla nd snow mixed in, you can see that from scotland and northern england. rain elsewhere quite a grim start to the day for many but snowfall totals in northern ireland, up to 14 centimetres throughout the night but quite widely in northern england, two to 8 centimetres of snow falling and we have that snow falling, it is easing in northern england and it will become confined to northern scotla nd will become confined to northern scotland this afternoon may be over higher ground. scotland this afternoon may be over higherground. rain at scotland this afternoon may be over higher ground. rain at lower levels in the coastal area of aberdeenshire but it will ease off in many northern are

well, jonathan gibson has been finding out.hen you're on the move and hunger strikes, there's only one thing that'll keep my godson happy. burgers. i guess. and going to the drive—through is the quick and easy option. can i get a plain burger? because the great thing about drive—throughs is, well, you just drive through, just sticking out the window. i needed that. do you ever think about the people who work here? i mean, all that pollution from serving out the windows? well, sir, it's an air pollution monitor. it could be better. how do even know all this stuff? i go to school. all right... but he's got a point. britain's drive—through sector is booming. there's more choice than ever before. but is there a cost to the workers? you'd think there'd have been some studies. apparently not... as far as we've seen, there have been no studies that have been conducted to measure the pollution levels at both outlets. 0k. so, let's do a study. and who better to help than dr chinnaswamy from coventry university? this is the device that w

jonathan gibson has been investigating the black market and what is called red diesel and chasing downre buying and selling it. gb fuels sells red diesel from this yard in the midlands and it's busy. considering we're in the middle of birmingham, they aren't half shifting some red diesel. so what are customers doing with it? the guy we're following has just bought a load, i'm hoping it's for his tractor. ah, no, it's not. hey, you running that on red mate? you running it on red? it's still diesel, it's just got colouring in it. he's one of the regulars at gb fuels in birmingham. he tells me i should check out its website. if you actually go online they actually tell you what they do. they certainly do. look at this. car owners with diesel engine powered cars now prefer this alternative to realise efficiency and make great savings on the cost of fuel. now, there is a line in there about illegally using red diesel is a serious criminal offence, but are they really allowed to encourage it? nope. that is quite a serious matter in terms of attracting custom towards red diesel. so let's chec

tojordan with the sheffield scientists teaching people how to grow vegetables in a refugee camp. and jonathan gibsonontains footage some viewers may find distressing. welcome to the programme. i'm keeley donovan. tonight we hearfrom the prison officers speaking out about the violence that they have been subjected to behind prison walls. i actually thought on that day that i wasn't coming home, i wasn't going to survive. also tonight: the people risking a big fine or worse to buy cut—price fuel. why are you filling the car up with red diesel? we saw you in the garage a moment ago. you know it's illegal, don't you? and a small green miracle in a refugee camp injordan thanks to scientists from sheffield university. assaults on staff have more than quadrupled in prisons in yorkshire and lincolnshire over a five—year period. in 2013, 326 were recorded. this figure rose to almost 1,400 in 2018. the latest figures show three prisons in particular — full sutton, wealstun and wetherby — recorded more assaults on staff in the first nine months of 2019 than in the whole of the previous year. tracy gee has been

jonathan gibson reports.on the road. so, what are these guys doing with it? there's a lot in that boot. we don't know where they're going or what they're going to use it for. it might be legit, but i'd hazard a guess it isn't. and when i approached them, it wasn't. afternoon, gents. what's with the red diesel? what red diesel? the red diesel you're pouring in that car. i'm from the bbc, by the way. thank you, guys. hold on, hold on. leave the camera alone, we want to know what you're doing, mate. just a few questions, mate, that's all i want to ask. this isn't a victimless crime. the money being stolen from this fraud should be funnelled into the national health service, schools, police forces and so forth. but in birmingham, this guy is also filling up. hey, you're running that on red, mate? eh? are you running that on red? a little bit. yeah? it's still diesel, it's just got colouring in it. yeah? he buys it from this local supplier for 85p a litre. the pump says it's not for road use, but on the company we