to support a third runway at heathrow, approve a second runway at gatwick and increase capacity at lutonre on what's being proposed with our business correspondent theo leggett. up up until now there has been a lot of talk about whether this would happen. we have a new transport secretary. but they are also looking at things among growth and capacity. absolutely, growth is what the government has fixed its targets on. expanding airport capacity is seen as a way of doing that. if you expand airport to bring a more business travellers, more terrorists. flying planes in a night in itself creates jobs. the downside is it creates environmental damage and expanding airports involves demolishing houses, increasing noise levels and so on. the expansion of heathrow has been on the cards for a decade and a half at least. it has always been controversial. it has been official government policy since 2018, just hasn't gone anywhere yet. these proposals are all a very different stages. are all a very different stages-_ are all a very different staues. . ~ ., ., stages. talk to me about the timescale-

likewise with luton airport, the building of a new terminal, the expansion of an existing one, consentsrelatively quickly. the big one here, though, is heathrow, where the airport wants to build a third runway. that will involve demolishing at least 700 houses, building a tunnel under a motorway. there's all sorts of other things that need to be done. it's a £10 to £20 billion project and it has always been controversial because it is opposed by local authorities, it is opposed by environmentalists, and different governments have weighed in one way or another with their own support, so that one is the most controversial. it's also likely to be the one that takes the most time to get to fruition. that is your business today. see you very soon. goodbye.

this january along come there has been at least 12 reported violent offenses in luton, after decades of being funded as a rural police force, bedfordshire has had to make do with special grants to tackles serious and violent crime. does a prime minister agree that proper police funding is essential for keeping people in luton north safe and will he ensure bedford police receive the grants we need to fight crime on our streets? p.m. starmer: the fact that they're raising this case, she and i have met far too many families devastated by the senseless violence. we are taking urgent action to ban zombie style knives and regulate online sale of nice. it is unacceptable that these murder weapons can be bought with two clicks. technology is there to stop it and were going to take action. on the resources, or putting an additional 13,000 police into neighborhood roles in allocating 85 million pounds to bedfordshire police and funding to keep our constituents safe. >> mr. speaker, may associate with my remarks from the prime minister regarding the cease-fire in the release of hostages and let

luton are winless in seven in the league, three points adrift of safety.ng portsmouth 5—1. they are above middlesbrough on goal difference after they lost at preston. blackburn missed the chance to climb into the top six, beaten by bristol city. wins too for cardiff, coventry and sheffield wednesday. just the four games in the scottish premiership today after storm damage saw celtic�*s game at home to dundee postponed. aberdeen missed the chance to go third, as mikael mandron scored twice for st mirren in a 3—0 win. hearts are up to ninth after a 3—2 win over kilmarnock, overtaking ross county who drew with hibs. bottom side stjohnstone claimed only their fifth win of the season, having trailed motherwell as late as the 86th minute. that's the men's football taken care of. just the one game in the women's super league today where manchester city moved up to second with a 4—2 win away to aston villa. villa took the lead before vivianne miedema scored twice to give the visitors the advantage at the break but that lasted all of 42 seconds after the restart, l

likewise with luton airport, the building of a new terminal, the expansion of an existing one, consentslishing at least 700 houses, building a tunnel under a motorway. there's all sorts of other things that need to be done. it's a £10 to £20 billion project and it has always been controversial because it is opposed by local authorities, it is opposed by environmentalists, and different governments have weighed in one way or another with their own support, so that one is the most controversial. it's also likely to be the one that takes the most time to get to fruition. and finally, back to davos, where uk chancellor rachel reeves will be arriving on a quest to attract investment. before that, though, one of britain's best known sporting exports has been flying the flag in the swiss alps. david beckham is making his debut at the world economic forum — he was awarded a humanitarian award for his work with the un childrens' fund unicef — and spoke to our economics editor faisal islam. there's very powerful people here that can make change — leaders in business, leaders in economics, leaders

skylar dalziel from luton made about £42,000 by selling the tracks online, according to city of londonic giant sony realised that the storage of one of the artist had been compromised and on released tracks have been taken. they told the industry body in the us who told city of london police and they were led to the property of skylar dalziel in luton. they found hard drives with about 300,000 tracks, some of them unreleased, by artists including coldplay and shaw mendez. also there were spreadsheets there and they documented how she had been selling those tracks online using paypal and crypto currencies like bitcoin and had made about £42,000. today she pleaded guilty to 11 copyright offences. she was given 21 months in prison but that has been suspended for two years. she will have to be 180 hours of unpaid work and her hard drives have been destroyed. the time is 6.16. our top story this evening... severe weather warnings have been issued for parts of england and wales over the weekend with amber warnings for snow and ice which could bring "hazardous" travel conditions. caravan owne

capacity at the uks airports , including a third runway at heathrow, and expansions at gatwick and lutonnt in a speech on economic growth next week. those who oppose airport expansion say it would damage the environment. the start of prince harry's trial against the publishers of the sun has been delayed, after it emerged that the two sides are involved in settlement talks. the duke of sussex alleges he was unlawfully targeted byjournalists and private investigators working for news group newspapers. the company has always denied unlawful activity at the sun. we have an emergency. we have to get this stuff built. so they have to produce a lot of electricity and will make it possible to get that production done very easily at their own plants if they want. joining me live is our north america technology correspondent lily jamali. how significant do you think this investment is? i how significant do you think this investment is?- how significant do you think this investment is? i think it is significant. _ this investment is? i think it is significant. ultimately - this investment is? i th

capacity at the uks airports, including a third runway at heathrow, and expansions at gatwick and lutoned to make an announcement in a speech on economic growth next week. those who oppose airport expansion say it would damage the environment. the start of prince harry's trial against the publishers of the sun has been delayed, after it emerged that the two sides are involved in settlement talks. the duke of sussex alleges he was unlawfully targeted byjournalists and private investigators working for news group newspapers. the company has always denied unlawful activity at the sun. we have more on that story on our website. you're watching bbc news. following an inauguration ceremony on monday, he delivered on his promise to immediately sign a blitz of executive orders. one of the first pardoned more than 1,500 people convicted or charged in connection to the 2021 capitol riot. president trump commuted the sentence of another 14 people — meaning their sentence will end but convictions will remain on record. several have already been released from jail including former proud boys leader

capacity at the uks airports — including a third runway at heathrow and expansions at gatwick and luton is expected to make an announcement in a speech on economic growth next week. those who oppose airport expansion say it would damage the environment. the start of prince harry's trial against the publishers of the sun has been delayed, after it emerged that the two sides are involved in settlement talks. the duke of sussex alleges he was unlawfully targeted byjournalists and private investigators working for news group newspapers. the company has always denied unlawful activity at the sun. you're live with bbc news. dealing with the millions of undocumented migrants that crossed the southern border is donald trump's number one priority. 18 states have filed a lawsuit against his executive order to end birthright citizenship, claiming it violates the 14th amendment of the constitution. there will be other legal challenges. local law enforcement in chicago said they would not be joining federal immigration officials on a targeted roundup of illegal migrants. our correspondent carl nasma

1, chelsea beat fourth tier morecambe 5—0, brighton won 4—0 at norwich, nottingham forest overcame lutonithout reply against all the results are on the bbc sport wesbite and if you're in the uk you can watch all the goals as well 12 years after he left, david moyes is the everton manager again. he replaces sewan dyche who was sacked on thursday moyes had moyes had more than 500 games at the club between 2002 and 2013, guiding them to the 2009 fa cup final and through four european campaigns, before leaving for manchester united. he has since had two spells at west ham, which included winning the europa conference league in 2023, but has been out of work since leaving the hammers at the end of last season. the women's ashes starts in the next few hours in sydney with the first of three one—dayers in the multi format series over the next few weeks. one of the big talking points in cricket at the moment is the upcoming men's champions trophy and whether or not teams should boycott games against afghanistan because of women's rights under the taliban regime, with the women's team banned from

in november, vauxhall announced it was closing its luton factory soon after ford made hundreds ofjobtation with the secretary is already under way. the government says it's invested more than £2.3 billion to support both industry and consumers to make the switch to electric. esyllt carr, bbc news. over the past century, tens of thousands of ponds have been lost in the drive for more efficient farming, meaning the loss of valuable habitats for rare species. but in essex, 400 of them have been restored by conservationists and farmers over the past year, and our reporter richard daniel has been to find out how. in a field near wethersfield in north essex, andrew hull is hard at work digging a new pond. and this isn't his first. we must be pushing 50, 60, maybe 70 ponds. some small like this, some large lakes. a huge amount. i'm very lucky to create such a large network of ponds in an area which i live in. in the post—war period, as farming intensified, thousands of ponds were filled in or became overgrown. this one has just been saved by the landowner. here in essex, we've created and r

skylar dalziel, who's from luton, made tens of thousands of pounds selling the tracks online.of. it started in 2021 when sony realised that the online storage of one of their artists, upsahl, had been hacked and unreleased songs stolen and were being sold on the dark web. they told an industry body, who told the city of london police. when police raided skylar dalziel�*s house, they found nearly 300,000 tracks — many of them unreleased — stored on hard drives. they also found detailed records of how she had sold them, how she had taken the money on paypal — around £42,000 of it — and transferred it to bank accounts in the uk and the us. the 22—year—old hacker pleaded guilty to 11 copyright offences but was spared jail. because of that, police have not released her image. but in a statement did say... "today's sentencing sends a clear message that we have the ability and tools to locate cyber—criminals and hold him to account for their actions." the music industry say crimes like these don'tjust hurt their big—name artists butjeopardise an industry worth billions to the uk econ

she will announce new expansion at luton , gatwick and almost at luton, gatwick and almost certainlyrictions on how to invest defined benefit pension schemes. money back in the day. back in about 20 years ago, big concerns about these schemes running into deficit. since then there's been a lot of controls. now a lot of trustees take profits and there is money there that can be skimmed off to be invested in infrastructure, maybe £160 billion worth of surplus. venture capitalists are delighted. rachel reeves told leaders today that she wants to fight every single day to tear down the barriers for growth. and just finally, last night, i was at the parliamentary labour party meeting outside, rachel reeves spoke to party backbenchers last night. one single question opposing the plans from ruth cadbury mp, concerned about the heathrow expansion. otherwise the party is with her. but frankly, this growth can't come soon enough given the pressure on resources and services in this country. from these enormous numbers arriving here in the next ten years or so. >> she's discovered donald trump,

while gatwick and luton's plans are already in the fast lane and get ready for a wild weather weekendm eowyn is on the way and it's set to bring severe gales to the uk from friday onwards. the met office has issued yellow wind warnings for northern and western scotland and northern ireland, with gusts of up to 80 miles an hour possible. expect power cuts of up to 80 miles an hour possible. ex over power cuts of up to 80 miles an hour possible. ex over to wer cuts of up to 80 miles an hour possible. exover to tom uts of up to 80 miles an hour possible. exover to tom and though, it's over to tom and emily for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code or go to gbnews.com/alerts. >> good afternoon britain. it's 12:08. now, the prime minister has said today that the southport killings must be a line in the sand for britain, and there must be fundamental change in how the country protects her children. >> yes. so sir keir starmer, he addressed the nation this morning. he said the uk now faces a new terrorism threat following the guilty

while gatwick and luton's plans are already in the fast lane and prince harry's legal battle with thethe sun has been delayed for a second time at the high court, the duke of sussex and labour's lord tom watson are suing news group newspapers over allegations of unlawful information gathering, which the publisher denies. the publisher denies wrongdoing, but the high court case follows 39 settlements over the past 18 years. the trial, initially set to begin this morning, has been postponed after both sides requested more time. it's expected to last 6 to 8 weeks. those are the latest gb news headlines. more in an hour. >> for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code or go to gbnews.com/alerts. >> welcome back to state of the nation. how often does a 17 year old go on a murdering spree in merseyside, killing three young girls at a taylor swift dance class? the answer, until the 29th of july, 2024, was never axel rudakubana murdered three young girls first. his name was not revealed. this left an information vacuum, which was filled

a little bit about the story of the history of tommy robinson when he started, because he was from lutoname as me. and when they started out, the edl were mainly sort of supporting our forces who were who's returning caskets and so on, were being abused and spat on, were being abused and spat on by it started out with that, the grooming gang thing sort of gradually rose over the course of his. but now a lot of that is falling away, isn't it? and it's being seen as this is the great. do you know what i mean? the grooming gang, rape gang, whatever you want to call it. thatis whatever you want to call it. that is the great cause. yeah. and the idea of political islamism and so on generally is kind of being sidelined slightly. and i think in a way, that's what farage is not so comfortable with, historically speaking, the a battle against islam as a whole. i mean, obviously, you know, reform have a i think the chairman is, is muslim. >> yeah. and i think things have just progressed far too quickly for farage really. he wasn't expecting this. this i mean, the overton window is really, you know

the boys remain, have been remanded into custody and will appear at luton magistrates court on monday. detectives have made three more arrests over the weekend. bedfordshire police say they've increased patrols in the area following the absolutely shocking incident, and continue to appeal for information. reform uk leader nigel farage has accused the health secretary of attempting to conceal the reality of grooming gangs after he claimed the public discourse could risk vilifying certain communities. wes streeting had said that the rhetoric around grooming gangs risked causing a second new zealand mosque massacre. mr farage told the telegraph newspaper that his remarks were insulting. that's now as labour mp dan carden has broken ranks from sir keir starmer, joining manchester mayor andy burnham in his calls for a national inquiry into the scandal. an off duty policewoman who was killed by a lorry as she helped at the scene of a crash, epitomises the very best of british policing, a senior officer has said. pc rosie prior was standing on the verge of the a19 at bagby, near thirsk, with

she is the labour member of parliament for luton north, but perhaps more significantly, the chair ofhe women's and equalities committee. let's listen to what she had to say today in the house of commons. >> what about the group of 70,000 men in germany that had a group that shared tips on how to rape, how to drug, how to get away with sexual assault, how to wreak revenge on women and girls . wreak revenge on women and girls. just in germany, 70,000 men sharing tips on that. can we guarantee that there isn't something similar happening closer to home? probably not. >> well, if sarah owens, you're so concerned about what's happening in germany, and earlier on in that speech, you talked about sexual assault and rape in the congo, and you asked the question, could it be happening here? why on earth did you go along with the labour whip yesterday and vote against there being an inquiry? and i think the accusation of hypocrisy that hangs around much of what has been said by labour mps over the last few days holds very, very strong. i think it is significant that andy burnham today has brok

at luton airport it is only one degree.last week. much milder conditions. it would be mostly dry. weak weather fronts crossing us. in the south we are prone to some fog patches and also a touch of frost at times where the cloud does break. this morning that we have got a weather front coming in at the moment to the north—west, slowly sinking southward and eastward through the day. and as it arrives in northern england it won't have the same intensity as it is going to have further north. brighter skies but some showers. i of it, quite a bit of cloud. some breaks developing in central parts of england, down the midlands, possibly into the south east. it is going to be windy today as well across the north west. through the irish sea and to the east of the pennines. temperatures today, again there is quite a contrast. 13 in belfast, 12 in stornoway, five in norwich. so we're still in the cooler conditions in the south, but not as cold as it was last week. not as co

in november, vauxhall announced it would close its luton factory after ford made hundreds ofjob cutsllion to support both industries and consumers to make the switch to electric. esyllt carr, bbc news. now, first it was moo deng, then haggis and now, another baby pygmy hippo is making her own big splash in the states. atjust three weeks old, this little girl experienced water for the first time at the metro richmond zoo in virginia. it's now running a poll to decide what she's going to be named. it's currently between poppy and hammie may and the winning name will be announced on monday. three weeks old. she is very cute. what name _ three weeks old. she is very cute. what name would _ three weeks old. she is very cute. what name would you _ three weeks old. she is very cute. what name would you go - three weeks old. she is very cute. what name would you go for? - three weeks old. she is very cute. what name would you go for? i i three weeks old. she is very cute. | what name would you go for? i will have to think— what name would you go for? i will have to think on _ what name would