summary maghull, east midlands today, leicestershire. since the species was hunted to extinction 400 years ago. it's part of a rewilding project which has already seen beavers reintroduced in sussex and in dorset. james ingham reports. must be very exciting here this morning. chompy and hazel, two beaversjust released into this body of water here on this estate. with me now is rod needham who is from the beaver trust. rod, you've been coordinating all this. how did it all go for you? i think it went really well. both beavers left the crates, swam off quite calmly, so that's always good to see. tell me why it's so important for you that we have beavers once again in the english countryside? as ecosystem engineers, beavers provide us with multiple benefits in terms of habitat creation, wetland creation, which ultimately provides homes and habitats for other species such as insects and birds and fish. but also for climate resilience. we are experiencing some unprecedented weather at the moment but these dams will help hold water back, allev

so, for example , leicestershire, so, for example, leicestershire, where i am today in this latest wave requiring improvement in how the service prevents fire and uses resources. calum complaints. the chief fire and rescue officer here at leicestershire said the service made massive steps . service made massive steps. there are further to be made. it's now this set of inspections are 16. two of them received in gradings. those were north yorkshire and cumbria fire service. inadequate is the lowest and it was both services were graded as in adequate for efficiently keeping people safe from fire and other risks. that's the lowest that. now both will be put into special measures and will receive further visits from the inspectorate over the coming months. both fire and rescue services have acknowledged the findings in the inspection . now findings in the inspection. now all of the smaller inspection runs come together to make the state of fire and rescue service report that we are going to see later around about mid—morning , later around about mid—morning, what we can expect from that ins

and leicestershire have signed former india cricket captain ajinkya rahane for the final four monthsd his welsh side ——warren gatland has named his welsh side to face ireland at a sold out principality stadium in the opening round of the six nations on saturday. leigh halfpenny will return and make a first wales start for 19 months after a serious knee injury and joe hawkins makes his six nations debut at inside centre. gatland has decided he'll partner the nation's most capped men's international back george north in the midfield. alun wynjones starts, while dann biggar is back at fly half after missing the autumn internationals. he has been one of the worlds top defensive pull—backs in rugby for a number of years. so much so that teams take time defensively and positioning and use that as part of the review process as well. so it is good to see him back, and he has been training him, who got two experienced players in that position that are going to pretty hard so, i'm just looking forward to seeing him get out there on the field. great britain's four man bobsleigh team are hoping

well, in the future, i recourse it al jazeera, leicestershire, when united influential rogatories jeff back has died at the age of 78. he rose to fame in the 1960 s, when he replaced eric clapton in the group of yard birds, but he made a name for himself as an innovator when he went solo. he was praised as a guitarist, guitarist and won 8 grammy awards. ah, hello again. the headlines on al jazeera, the white house has confirmed a 2nd set of classified document have been found a presidential biden's private residence in delaware. earlier this week it was revealed classified documents were found at biden's, former office at a washington think tank in november. people know i take classified documents, classified material seriously. i also said require operating fully, completely, the justice department's review, as part of that process. my lawyers reviewed other places, word documents my of from my time as vice president were stored and they finished the review last night. they discovered a small number of documents of classified markings and storage areas in file cabinets in my home. and

well into the future, or faucet al jazeera, leicestershire and united. ah, this is out there. these are the top stories. human rights watch is released, it's 2023 report looking at the conditions of human rights and more than a 100 countries. it says unchecked power across the world is leading to abuses and violations. for robinson is deputy asia director at human rights watch. if we look at what's happening in afghanistan for women and the girls and we look at what's happened, obviously in ukraine, i was the russian invasion, the situation across the world. unfortunately it has gotten worse, but. busy we're also saying is, is the responsibility of many other governments. the not that the additional governments are cared about human rights from the european union, north america, but governments from latin america, from africa, from middle east, other places to also step up and do something about human rights to recognize that they have an important role in promoting human rights and protecting human rights and not leave it to others. the palestinian ministry of health says tha

andrew bridgen mp for north—west leicestershire , who north—west leicestershire, who just wouldn't lets just wouldn't let it go. it's the vaccine he said in a 20 minute speech in the house of commons. he said the part out loud calling for an immediate stop to the vaccine rollout, especially for children for whom the overwhelming majority covid is nothing but a mild bug. he also predicted an incoming smear campaign against him of rigorous snobbishness and upon leaving the house, he proceeded to say the house, he proceeded to say the same thing online, culminating in that tweet which appeared to set in motion project destroy bridgen. he's quoting of a prominent jewish researcher was going to be wrangled spinal to mangle until mr. bridgen was permanently cast as the anti—semite. he picture everyone who we suspect actually was and it all began with that bastion of truth uprightness , bastion of truth uprightness, reliability . matthew hancock reliability. matthew hancock doing what i presume he did , was doing what i presume he did, was told to do with the assistance of his parliamentary p

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andrew bridgen mp for north—west leicestershire , who north—west leicestershire, who just wouldn't lets just wouldn't let it go. it's the vaccine he said in a 20 minute speech in the house of commons. he said the part out loud calling for an immediate stop to the vaccine rollout, especially for children for whom the overwhelming majority covid is nothing but a mild bug. he also predicted an incoming smear campaign against him of rigorous snobbishness and upon leaving the house, he proceeded to say the house, he proceeded to say the same thing online, culminating in that tweet which appeared to set in motion project destroy bridgen. he's quoting of a prominent jewish researcher was going to be wrangled spinal to mangle until mr. bridgen was permanently cast as the anti—semite. he picture everyone who we suspect actually was and it all began with that bastion of truth uprightness , bastion of truth uprightness, reliability . matthew hancock reliability. matthew hancock doing what i presume he did , was doing what i presume he did, was told to do with the assistance of his parliamentary p

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but miss set to keep it status as europe outlier, well into the future articles that al jazeera leicestershire united hong kong is celebrating off the world trade organization rejected and ordered by the united states for the cities exports to be labeled made in china, but the u. s. is dismiss that ruling crazy uncertainty for hong kong manufacturers as they began a post pandemic recovery. we should kimber reports a glimpse of business as usual in hong kong and international product expo at the cities biggest convention center. just days after the border with the chinese mainland was reopened to quarantine free travel high. it feels great. it's been 3 years. the last physical expos in 2020. since then we've only been able to promote products through videos and social media, but it's nowhere near as good as being able to demonstrate them in person and communicate with clients face to face. it's not just the relaxation of cov 19 rule that listing local tween makers spirits in 2020, the u. s. ordered all product imported from hong kong to be labeled made in china. a protest against paging, correc

here it is , a leicestershire. here it is, a trooper in the cavalry.e horses that are far easier to load load than others and yeah, it can be it can be challenging with a lot of a lot of moving parts. but i'm pleased to say it seems to have becoming coming together quite well today . while it isn't always easy, the soldiers spend months training in horse and ship, moving them around the country safely is part of the job. a hundred miles south, the horses are back home. hyde park barracks in london after weeks were free. a good wash is needed . the household cavalry has dufies . the household cavalry has duties beyond ceremony. many in the regiment trained to operate tanks and other vehicles. but first and foremost, caring for horses like otto here is the priority for charles and the troops. when i joined, i thought it would just be like tanks and stuff, but then i got introduced to the horses and i first, like most people , but then i realised most people, but then i realised that it's great fun . the next a that it's great fun. the next a haircut, then

well into the future. harry faucet, al jazeera, leicestershire united, ah. is al jazeera these util stories. special counsels been appointed to investigate jo biden's handling of sensitive government documents. a 2nd sets of papers were found at the us presidents, delaware home biden says he didn't know that he had the documents. people know i take classified documents or classified material seriously. i also said were cooperating fully and completely the justice department's review as part of that process. my lawyers reviewed other places, word documents and my i'm of, from my time as vice president were stored and they finished the review last night . they discovered a small number of documents of classified markings of storage areas in file cabinets in my home, in my, in my, my personal library, how speak a kevin mccarthy has called for an investigation. they knew this has happened to president biden before the election, but they kept the secret from the american public. he goes on 60 minutes criticized as president, trump even knowing what he has done an

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mr bridgen, who represents north west leicestershire, tweeted that a consultant cardiologist had toldwas the biggest crime against humanity since the holocaust. joining me now is the bbc�*s disinformation and social media correspondent, marianna spring. tell us more about what has happened. tt tell us more about what has happened-— tell us more about what has hauened. , , tell us more about what has ha ened. , , ., happened. it was these comments are shared online — happened. it was these comments are shared online comparing _ happened. it was these comments are shared online comparing the - shared online comparing the holocaust with vaccines, which sparked everything that happened today, the whip being removed and more. but actually, he's also come under fire for promoting this information about covid—19 vaccines, notjust today, but for several weeks, and if we unpick his social media footprint, we begin to understand a bit better how we arrived at this point. a couple of years ago, when the pandemic was much more difficult thanit the pandemic was much more difficult than it is now,

well, in the future, i re, faucet al jazeera, leicestershire and united conf. ah. again, the headlines analogy 0. the white house has confirmed a 2nd set of classified documents have been found this time at present, enjo biden's private residence. earlier this week, it was revealed other documents were found at biden's, former office in november, republican house speaker, kevin mccarthy has called for an investigation they knew this has happened to president biden before the election, but they kept the secret from the american public. he goes on 60 minutes, criticizes president, trump even knowing what he has done and he wasn't president at the time. now we find another location that it's at, but he refused to answer his press. secretary won't answer the questions when you watched them leak photos are sitting out files, the president, trump, where's the photos? a president biden's documents. where are those photos that he knowingly knew this happened going into election going into interviews. this is what makes america not trust their government. ukraine says its f

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one story which may provide a bit of hope, our reporter, dougal shaw, has been to meet a man in leicestershire business. could you made in your pre—pandemic life that you'd run ocean chocolate business is i didn't think i'd be running a shop, never mind a chocolate shop. i shop, never mind a chocolate sho -. ., shop, never mind a chocolate sho. ., . ., , shop. i love chocolate, but... do you see — shop. i love chocolate, but... do you see it _ shop. i love chocolate, but... do you see it up _ shop. i love chocolate, but... do you see it up as _ shop. i love chocolate, but... do you see it up as a - shop. i love chocolate, but... i do you see it up as a long-term do you see it up as a long—term future? do you see it up as a long-term future? . �* , . do you see it up as a long-term future? . �*, ., .,, . future? that's what hope. with rices future? that's what hope. with prices going — future? that's what hope. with prices going up. _ future? that's what hope. with prices going up, fuel, - future? that's what hope. with prices going up, fuel, energy, l prices going up, fuel, energy, things like

leicestershire and as a whole.eer number home fire safety checks. what we have a little bit of what we have got a little bit of work to number of work to do is number of referrals coming from our referrals coming in from our partners and we partners incredibly high and we need sure get the need to make sure we get the right amount resources , right amount of resources, address fire safety address those home fire safety checks. i'm really confident by the of the next inspection the time of the next inspection we will a good level we will be at a good level across the board of all areas that were assessed hmrc. our that were assessed by hmrc. our office . a 19 year old has office. a 19 year old has pleaded guilty to an islamist terror attack allegedly targeting police officers or military personnel. matthew appeared at the old bailey this morning . he is alleged to have morning. he is alleged to have carried out surveillance at police stations, railway stations and magistrates court and a british army barracks . and

regiment, along with calvert illustrated right up of the hut camp, were given to the museum of the leicestershireegiment. the descendant regiment of the 17 foot wall. one of the coldstream guard built plates. not this particular specimen was donated to the guards museum in london. lewis fedele, loza amelio. a now forgotten hero served as captain in the 54th massachusetts volunteer infantry. the second all-black regiment raised by the union during the civil war. he emerged from the attack on fort wagner in command of the regiment. since every other officer was killed or wounded. now, do you remember matthew broderick as colonel robert gould shaw in glory? yeah, i think that that's the event we're talking about. he was there. amelia was a rabid button collector and was long in contact with calvert. in 1911, he'd donated his collection of 1569 military buttons spanning three centuries to the essex institute in salem, mass. today's peabody, essex museum. as for the terms of the gift, the essex issued a partly illustrated catalog of the collection. it was to become the standard reference work on revol

he retweeted about the covid jab earlier this month, the north—west leicestershire mp was stripped ofhe tory whip after retweeting a post a consultant cardiologist which said the number of people suffering with heart problems after having the covid vaccine was the biggest crime against humanity since the holocaust . matt hancock accused holocaust. matt hancock accused mr. bridgen of anti—semitic anti—vax and anti—scientific anti —vax and anti —scientific conspiracy anti—vax and anti—scientific conspiracy theories in the house of commons, which mr. bridgen has taken great exception to. now the king has been given a warm welcome during his first visit to the new africa centre in south london. his majesty spoke to staff and visitors and heard how the centre provides a home away from for. home africans living in the uk . the africans living in the uk. the new building is a sixties former office block that's been transformed into a community hub for african culture , art and for african culture, art and heritage . that's up to on tv, heritage. that's up to on tv, onune heritage. that's up

he retweeted about the covid jab earlier this month, the north—west leicestershire mp was stripped ofhe tory whip after retweeting a post a consultant cardiologist which said the number of people suffering with heart problems after having the covid vaccine was the biggest crime against humanity since the holocaust . matt hancock accused holocaust. matt hancock accused mr. bridgen of anti—semitic anti—vax and anti—scientific anti —vax and anti —scientific conspiracy anti—vax and anti—scientific conspiracy theories in the house of commons, which mr. bridgen has taken great exception to. now the king has been given a warm welcome during his first visit to the new africa centre in south london. his majesty spoke to staff and visitors and heard how the centre provides a home away from for. home africans living in the uk . the africans living in the uk. the new building is a sixties former office block that's been transformed into a community hub for african culture , art and for african culture, art and heritage . that's up to on tv, heritage. that's up to on tv, onune heritage. that's up

earlier this month, a north—west leicestershire mp was stripped of the tory whip after , of the torygedly likening the covid vaccine to the holocaust . in vaccine to the holocaust. in a tweet, matt referred to bridgerton's comments antisemitic in the house of commons, a statement that britain refuted . more doctors , britain refuted. more doctors, nurses than ever have been found to be working in the nhs. figures from nhs show nearly 5000 more doctors , 10,000 more 5000 more doctors, 10,000 more nurses worked in the health service last year compared with the previous year. that comes as the previous year. that comes as the government plans to recruit 50,000 more nurses by next year . royal mail says recent strike action has cost the postal firm £200 million. dispute with the communication workers union led to 18 days of walkouts since august. meanwhile, the group says the number of voluntary redundancies will significantly lower than the 10,000 originally suggest . thousands of lower than the 10,000 originally suggest. thousands of nhs physios therapists in england have become the la

well, that's a care home in leicestershire.boost the and mental health of the mood and mental health of its thought its residents. i thought that might dull. i've seen might be quite dull. i've seen the trust don't want the video. trust you don't want to anywhere. you want to go anywhere. you want to watch my panellists are watch that? my panellists are also going to be back to dissect all the biggest stories you need to broadcast at tonia to know, broadcast at tonia buxton as of buxton as well as leader of ukip, neil hamilton and of course still giggling about course is still giggling about the in the ladies the little horses in the ladies bedroom. is nothing bedroom. this show is nothing without you and your views. email me views at gbnews.uk email me gb views at gbnews.uk or tweet me gb news to have your say . right. cameron and i are say. right. cameron and i are going to pull ourselves together and talk about prince harry. although i have to say cameron , although i have to say cameron, i know it's serious. i know the impl

well into the future, i re, faucet al jazeera, leicestershire when united king influential rocca taurus jeff back has died at the age of 78. he rose to fame in the 1960 s, when he replaced eric clapton in the group, the art birds really made a name for himself as an innovator. when he went solo, he was praised as a guitarist, guitarist and 18 grammy awards. still ahead on the news our find out who's playing, who as the draw for the australian open is made in melbourne. not stories coming up with joe in sports. ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah hello don't time for the sports news here is jo during thank you. i've kind of sounds cricket board says australia decision to withdraw from the upcoming one day series is prophetic. 3 games were scheduled for march in the u. e bots, after consulting with stake holders, including that government. yes, trailyn men's team pulled out because the taliban restriction on women and girls. last month afghanistan's taliban lead ministration imposed upon old women attending universities. girls have been banned from high school since march, and i've also been excluded

this month, the north—west leicestershire mp was stripped of the tory whip after retweeting a post by consultant cardiologist which said the number of people suffering with heart problems after the covid vaccine was the biggest crime against humanity since the holocaust. matt hancock referred to that as antisemitic in the house of commons. a statement bridgen has refuted . and lastly, the king refuted. and lastly, the king has been given a warm welcome dunng has been given a warm welcome during his first visit to the new africa centre in south london . his majesty spoke to london. his majesty spoke to staff and visitors and heard how the centre provided a home away from home for africans living in the uk. the new building is a 1960s former office block that has been transformed into a community hub for african culture and heritage . that's culture and heritage. that's what he is back now to farage lodge in crawley . lodge in crawley. that evening we are here at the three bridges football club in crawley . well, as we spend some crawley. well, as we spend some time here. the cabinet to

i re, faucet al jazeera, leicestershire and united king billings man opposition parties rejected the early results of sunday's parliamentary election. the democrats, 128 seats out of the 109 member assembly. but its leader eric from betty, is accusing the president's allies will willingly an action to revolt, buying and fraud. he hasn't provided any evidence. the party was effectively bought from money. the last election in 2019 to parties allied with peasant president pathways. hello one. the remaining 18. she's still ahead on al jazeera. find out who's playing, who is the draw for these trillion opens made in melbourne. that's coming up with jenna. it's ah ah ah ah ah ah ah. so it's important here is gemma. thank you, rob afghanistan's cricket board. it says australia's decision to withdraw from the upcoming one day series is a pathetic 3 games was scheduled for march in the you a. but after consulting with stakeholders, including that government, elsie's pulled out because the taliban restrictions on women and girls. afghanistan's a taliban lead administration last month imposed a

this month, the north—west leicestershire mp was stripped of the tory whip after retweeting a post by consultant cardiologist which said the number of people suffering with heart problems after the covid vaccine was the biggest crime against humanity since the holocaust. matt hancock referred to that as antisemitic in the house of commons. a statement bridgen has refuted . and lastly, the king refuted. and lastly, the king has been given a warm welcome dunng has been given a warm welcome during his first visit to the new africa centre in south london . his majesty spoke to london. his majesty spoke to staff and visitors and heard how the centre provided a home away from home for africans living in the uk. the new building is a 1960s former office block that has been transformed into a community hub for african culture and heritage . that's culture and heritage. that's what he is back now to farage lodge in crawley . lodge in crawley. that evening we are here at the three bridges football club in crawley . well, as we spend some crawley. well, as we spend some time here. the cabinet to

involved in the most significant royal ceremonies spend a few weeks away in melton mowbray in leicestershireoutine at the cavalry barracks in hyde park . cavalry barracks in hyde park. and a man i am deeply of, our reporter will hollis , has been reporter will hollis, has been finding out a little more . what finding out a little more. what goes on there is hollis. will this honest this report in the frosty fields of melton mowbray , the british army is engaging in a familiar operation , moving in a familiar operation, moving these horses back to london after their christmas . there's after their christmas. there's more than a hundred of the corporal pocock is a vet right now. the we're going to identify them , give them a quick check to them, give them a quick check to make sure no injuries. we're going to a walk up, trot up with them to make sure that linemen fit to travel. then travel to london and iconic sites of royal occasions . the horses from the occasions. the horses from the household cavalry went to the defence animal trade regiment, a rare hide away leicestershire. here it is , a

early this month, the north—west leicestershire mp was stripped of the tory whip after retweeting a posta consultant cardiologist said the number of people suffering with heart problems after having the covid was the biggest crime against humanity since the holocaust . matt hancock referred holocaust. matt hancock referred to britain's comments as anti—semitic in the house of commons. a statement which britain has refuted . news coming britain has refuted. news coming to us within the last hour here at gb news. a man has been charged with a series of terror offences after he was found with a cesspit package at a hospital in leeds. 27 year old mohammed farooq has been in police custody since his arrest at st james's hospital last friday following an investigation led by the counter—terrorism police. he's been charged with several offences, including preparing an act of terrorism and keeping an offensive weapon with intent to dangen offensive weapon with intent to danger, life or property. he's to appear at westminster magistrates court via video link tomorrow . and lastly, his tomorrow. a

early this month, the north—west leicestershire mp was stripped of the tory whip after retweeting a posta consultant cardiologist said the number of people suffering with heart problems after having the covid was the biggest crime against humanity since the holocaust . matt hancock referred holocaust. matt hancock referred to britain's comments as anti—semitic in the house of commons. a statement which britain has refuted . news coming britain has refuted. news coming to us within the last hour here at gb news. a man has been charged with a series of terror offences after he was found with a cesspit package at a hospital in leeds. 27 year old mohammed farooq has been in police custody since his arrest at st james's hospital last friday following an investigation led by the counter—terrorism police. he's been charged with several offences, including preparing an act of terrorism and keeping an offensive weapon with intent to dangen offensive weapon with intent to danger, life or property. he's to appear at westminster magistrates court via video link tomorrow . and lastly, his tomorrow. a

thank andrew page, an mp for nonh thank andrew page, an mp for north west leicestershire.ight talking on. he proved to be so there . now coming up, to be so there. now coming up, we'll be speaking a we'll be speaking to a manchester mom who had one heck of a grand day out, lanzarote. oh and the other thing is, it only cost 23 quid. so you would have been offered . welcome back. it's 1126. absolutely avalanche of news about child care and whether or not the states all the parents should be responsible for paying for child care because i've never ever seen so many we didn't know what we started to debate. well, martin says parent should not have children if can't afford to bring them up. why should my taxes be to supplement child care for other people? i don't even have children . and he says zero cost children. and he says zero cost childcare. one parent works in the days, one parent works evenings, nights on weekends. it's really that simple. and roger has a solution. he says the solution is obvious. workplaces with 50 people, as an example, should all have onsite creches.

leicestershire fire and rescue is the fourth rescue service is the fourth best at delivering the sheerome safety checks. what we have got a little bit of work the number work to do. is the number referrals coming from our referrals coming in from our partners is incredibly high and we the we need make sure we get the right of to address those right amount of to address those home fire safety checks. i'm really confident the time of the next inspection, we will at a good level across board all good level across the board all areas assessed by areas that were assessed by hmrc, our office , the home hmrc, our office, the home office . survivors of rape are office. survivors of rape are having cygnet amounts of their personal records unnecessarily requested by police during investigations . requested by police during investigations. in some cases, records have been to test the credibility of survivors, which ministers describe as invasive . ministers describe as invasive. the government's vow to change the law to better protect victims. up inquiries and confidence in the criminal system .

we can talk now to david macdonald who owns blue sky vinyl in hinkely, leicestershire.s all across the world as far as _ you? we sent records all across the world as far as australia _ you? we sent records all across the world as far as australia and i you? we sent records all across the world as far as australia and new i world as far as australia and new zealand all the way to the united states which is one of our biggest customers, and since last week we have not been able to send any via royal mail. 0ur have not been able to send any via royal mail. our last post was on the 12th of january, where we posted to switzerland, germany, japan. the post offices were quite happy to accept the parcels but at this stage i believe royal mail knew that they were not able to provide a service, so all of these parcels are now stuck somewhere, we don�*t know where, we are assured back for an we don�*t know when they are going to get to the customer and this is a problem facing small businesses across the uk, all contributing so much to the country, trying to recover this economy,

early this month , the north—west early this month, the north—west leicestershire mp was stripped ofory whip after retweeting a post by a consultant cardiologist which said the number of people suffering with heart problems after having the covid vaccine was the biggest crime against humanity since the holocaust. matt hancock referred to britain's comments as antisemitic in the house of commons , a statement that commons, a statement that britain has refuted. more doctors and nurses than ever are working in the nhs. doctors and nurses than ever are working in the nhs . figures from working in the nhs. figures from nhs digital show nearly 5000 more doctors and 10,000 more nurses are working in the health service. last year compared with the previous year. that comes as the previous year. that comes as the government plans to recruit 50,000 more nurses by next year. meanwhile thousands of nhs physiotherapists in england have become the latest group to join the ongoing industrial action in the ongoing industrial action in the health service. a 24 hour walk out involves physios and their

leicestershire fire and service is the fourth and rescue service is the fourth best delivering shareest at delivering the share number home fire safety number of home fire safety checks. what we got checks. what we have got a little bit of work to do is the number referrals coming number of referrals coming in from partners incredibly from our partners is incredibly high and we need to make sure we get the right of get the right amount of resources address those home resources to address those home fire really fire safety checks. i'm really confident of the confident by the time of the next we will be at next inspection, we will be at a good level across the board of all areas that were assessed by hmrc office. the police hmrc office. the met police commissioner, sir mark rowley, has promised a thorough review of the force's culture and standards in an effort to root out corrupt officers such as former officer david carrick. mr. rowley said the next two years are critical to achieving our goals, including assurances such as investing in diversity to become anti—racist organisation. i

he is the owner of the manor farm shop in leicestershire.much support. aha, which says business doesn't need as much sopport-_ much support. a typical misunderstanding - much support. a typical misunderstanding of. much support. a typical. misunderstanding of how much support. a typical _ misunderstanding of how businesses work, because we have all negotiated deals that last longer than a day, so we renegotiated in october and the shortest term we could negotiate for a year, october was probably the highest electricity price. they are help so far has helped but it�*s still an extortionate amount from what we were paying two years ago and what they are about to do by reducing it is going to hit them hard to stay in the pocket because we are going to have less tax that we are going to have less tax that we will pay to them back to help. are they prepared to renegotiate the contract? ha. are they prepared to renegotiate the contract? ., j , , , contract? no. they're very stubborn. in fact, we — contract? no. they're very stubborn. in fact. we t

residents at care home in leicestershire are being treated to regular visits by for it a therapy to helpter. the non—profit team of volunteers after the animals say visits, can brighten even the darkest days. our east midlands reporter wil hollis has the story at mount view care home in rosalie. efforts to beat winter blues can come in shapes and sizes. but having a miniature horse in your bedroom is one of the more unusual all options. what do you think of having a horse in the bedroom? it made you feel. answer yes. all right. yeah, yeah. long as really good enough . alfie is a therapy . he comes . alfie is a therapy. he comes into care homes like mount view to cheer up residents , helping to cheer up residents, helping them to remember things from their past. marion is 93. what we were farmers in our day and we were farmers in our day and we kept horses sometimes. yeah so yeah always i run yeah . is it so yeah always i run yeah. is it nice that you can see one. oh yes . yes. it's been some nice. yes. yes. it's been some nice. i should say it is. yes today alfie's brought his pal isla t

and leicestershire have signed former india cricket captain ajinkya rahane for the final four monthschampionship matches and the entire 0ne—day cup. that's all the sport for now. thanks forjoining us. before we talk about the economy and the report today, some more dates coming through about strike action. 0ne through about strike action. one more day, actually. this is a strike by thousands of environment agency workers and we are hearing that they will strike on the 8th of february in their continuing dispute about pay and that is just coming through from the unison union so staff working for the environment agency will strike on the 8th of february. they had another strike earlier this month so another strike by people working for the environment agency in a dispute about pay. later we will talk about the strikes in france which you may be aware of, thatis france which you may be aware of, that is coming up. more now on our top story this afternoon — the prediction by the international monetary fund that the uk economy will shrink by 0.6% this year. that's worse than any other maj

well, i'm delighted to say that the conservative mp for north leicestershire, andrew bridgen joins meow. hi, andrew. hi, mark. happy new year. and i would have thought it would be a happy new year for you if we pause the vaccine rollout . yes, pause the vaccine rollout. yes, i'll go into . the evidences is i'll go into. the evidences is huge age and it's growing daily that there are considerable adverse events associated with those who've taken vaccine . some those who've taken vaccine. some of them have sadly resulted death . what we do know now is death. what we do know now is that these treatments are not normal in the traditional sense . they're actually gene therapies as admitted by pfizer and moderna in filings to us lawsuits . they are novel lawsuits. they are novel treatments. we know they gone through the normal testing you'd expect for a medical treatment. they were rushed out in 12 months and no one can tell you what is going to happen after two, five or ten years. so you would have expected that given that they haven't been through all the rigorous testing we'd normally ex

well, i'm delighted to say that the conservative mp for north leicestershire, andrew bridgen joins meow. hi, andrew. hi, mark. happy new year. and i would have thought it would be a happy new year for you if we pause the vaccine rollout . yes, pause the vaccine rollout. yes, i'll go into . the evidences is i'll go into. the evidences is huge age and it's growing daily that there are considerable adverse events associated with those who've taken vaccine . some those who've taken vaccine. some of them have sadly resulted death . what we do know now is death. what we do know now is that these treatments are not normal in the traditional sense . they're actually gene therapies as admitted by pfizer and moderna in filings to us lawsuits . they are novel lawsuits. they are novel treatments. we know they gone through the normal testing you'd expect for a medical treatment. they were rushed out in 12 months and no one can tell you what is going to happen after two, five or ten years. so you would have expected that given that they haven't been through all the rigorous testing we'd normally ex

newcastle, on tyne and cheshire nantwich, a little bit of bedfordshire, a little bit of derbyshire, leicestershireamshire, lincolnshire is quite comprehensive , quite comprehensive, fluoridated. the proposal this yearis fluoridated. the proposal this year is to fluids at the northeast , which year is to fluids at the northeast, which is the remaining part, which is not fluoridated. so newcastle , north fluoridated. so newcastle, north tyneside and gateshead are already fluoridated. and so too is a little bit of northumberland and a little bit of county durham . and the of county durham. and the intention is they get through the public consultation and don't take any .notice of this is to fluoridated right across county durham, right up to the border with cumbria and right down to redcar and right up to bury on tweed on the scottish border . 1.6 bury on tweed on the scottish border. 1.6 million people has this consultation process begun . know they're telling us it's going to happen this year. i'm not quite sure why there is a delay. they may have to try and work out how they can ask the questions

the diocese of in cornwall, in leicestershire, in lincolnshire and sheffield, in many dioceses aroundu do that, it's common sense that the ratio of clergy to people in the villages and suburbs and clans goes down and suburbs and clans goes down and so that breaks the link between church and community which is a tragedy to break that link. and what about but what about the idea that you are doing this poultry of money and doing this poultry of money and do you think they're doing something that would be order one or 2 million? is it gesture politics? are they posturing . politics? are they posturing. well, i prefer to stick to the term balance. ijust well, i prefer to stick to the term balance. i just challenge and save the parish as. our name suggests we just challenge the balance that's being demonstrated as to where the church of england's priorities really lie. in our book priority should be at the front the queue for resources are competing demands on resources but parishes should be at the front the queue and the church commissioners mandate . 1998 when commissioners mandate. 199

newcastle, on tyne and cheshire nantwich, a little bit of bedfordshire, a little bit of derbyshire, leicestershireamshire, lincolnshire is quite comprehensive , quite comprehensive, fluoridated. the proposal this yearis fluoridated. the proposal this year is to fluids at the northeast , which year is to fluids at the northeast, which is the remaining part, which is not fluoridated. so newcastle , north fluoridated. so newcastle, north tyneside and gateshead are already fluoridated. and so too is a little bit of northumberland and a little bit of county durham . and the of county durham. and the intention is they get through the public consultation and don't take any .notice of this is to fluoridated right across county durham, right up to the border with cumbria and right down to redcar and right up to bury on tweed on the scottish border . 1.6 bury on tweed on the scottish border. 1.6 million people has this consultation process begun . know they're telling us it's going to happen this year. i'm not quite sure why there is a delay. they may have to try and work out how they can ask the questions

the parliamentary watchdog ruled that the mp for north west leicestershire breached the code of conductent, jair bolsonaro. president lula da silva — who beat mr bolsonaro in october�*s election — has accepted an invitation from joe biden to visit washington next month. in a phone call, the us leader gave him his unwavering support. 25,000 people in california have been told to evacuate as the region experiences unprecedented weather conditions. coastal areas near santa barbara have seen several days of severe wet weather that has killed at least 12 people and left thousands of homes without power. forecasters are warning state residents to brace for a "relentless parade of cyclones" over the next week. carol will have our weather in the next couple of minutes. it is going to be quite wet here. there were some clear skies overnight. stargazers were stunned last night by an apparent meteor over the uk. videos of an orange blaze streaking across the night sky at around 8pm, were posted on social media, with the best views reported in london, hertfordshire and wolverhampton. the met office