luxmy gopal, thank you. those _ future ones. very interesting. luxmy gopal, thank you.s might be thinking how on earth can this happen, but an mp is within rights to switch parties, having been elected to represent one and then switch to another. luxmy gopal talked about how bury south is a red wall seat. let�*s unpack that a bit more. a poll has looked at voting intentions in these so—called red wall seats currently held by the conservatives but which have historically been labour. found labour now lead in those seats by an average 11 points. if repeated at an election, that would see the tories lose all but three of those 45 red wall seats — a scenario it describes as a �*wipe out�*. these are just some of the scenes we had seen since the lockdown parties have dented the conservatives�* support. i�*m joined now by the head of political polling at opinium, chris curtis, who can explain this all for us. that is a separate polling company. what is your opinion on what is happening in the red wall seats because of the pressures piling on the prime minister?— the prime min

luxmy gopal, bbc news.fforts to save the native red squirrel from extinction. grey squirrels have been better able to adapt to changing habitats over the years, and they carry a virus that's fatal for red squirrels. alexandra mackenzie has that story. the native red squirrel. not a common sight in the uk, but now limited to areas like here in barhill wood in dumfries & galloway. how many red squirrels would you have in this wood? in november last year we had over 30, which is an exceptional amount. you know, there's not many places in scotland where you'd find that level. so what makes this the ideal habitat for the red squirrel? principally it's the age of the treesm that they are now producing cones regularly and that enables food to be available at different times of the year. the larch produces cones in the summertime, the scots pine in the winter, so it gives the squirrels a good wide feeding pattern. but of course, they are in competition with the grey squirrels. wherever you get the grey squirrels, t

luxmy gopal here. it is just coming up luxmy gopal here.s past one. the authorities in kazakhstan say they've arrested the former head of the domestic intelligence agency on suspicion of high treason. karim massimov was sacked from the national security committee by president tokayev on wednesday, as violence that followed anti—government demonstrations escalated across the country. dozens of people have been killed in the protests. meanwhile, the us has questioned kazakhstan�*s decision to seek russian military aid to deal with an ongoing wave of violent unrest. the first of about 2,500 russian—led troops have arrived there, though moscow says the deployment is temporary. russell trott has the latest. more troops and equipment on its way to kazakhstan. the intervention marks the first deployment by the eurasian military alliance of five former soviet republics and russia. after days of violence in which more than 20 protesters and almost as many security personnel have died, kazakhstan�*s government is seeking to regain control of the coun

luxmy gopal, bbc news.e than two years has ended in defeat. he was beaten in straight sets in the final of the sydney classic by russia's aslan karatsev, who ranks number 20. next up for the 34—year—old scot is melbourne and the australian open. england's cricketers have collapsed with the bat against australia at the ashes in hobart. they were dismissed for 188 in their first innings in the final session of the second day. australia lead the series 3—0. mouthguards used in contact sports are being used to protect another part of players�* bodies — their brains. they're notjust any old mouthguards, though. these ones, which are being tested by leeds rhinos rugby league players, are fitted with technology to measure the impact of tackles which may cause concussion. tanya arnold has more. rugby league is a collision sport. you can't change that. but these new mouthguards will gather data on what each player is experiencing. so, a normal gum shield will obviously be to protect the teeth. and these are... these

luxmy gopal, bbc news.d on the banks of india's ganges river for a holy bath in spite of a 30—fold increase in coronavirus cases in the past one month. similar festivals are taking place across the country. doctors in west bengal applied to stop its festival this year, worrying it would become a super spreader event. india reported over 260 thousand new coronavirus cases on friday. aru na iyengar reports. varanasi in the northern state of uttar pradesh. thousands of pilgrims throng the ganges river banks to take part in the magh mela festival. they believe bathing in these sacred waters will wash away their sins. translation: nobody - is following the guidelines. announcements are being made to urge people to wear masks. what can the government do? the mistake is on our part that we should be following the rules, but nobody is following the rules, nobody is ready to listen to the rules. at the gangasagar festival in west bengal, officials try to enforce covid restrictions. pilgrims have to show their vaccin

luxmy gopal, bbc news.ed and damaged packages strewn across the railway tracks in east los angeles after looting goods trains passing through. products that are difficult to move or re—sell or are too cheap, like covid—19 test kits, furniture and televisions, are just dumped on the tracks. the thefts are affecting major us mail order and courier companies like amazon, ups and fedex. james reynolds reports. if you live in los angeles and your package hasn't been delivered, you might want to check the rail line in the east of the city. freight trains passing through this area have become an easy target for thieves, who leave evidence of their raids all over the tracks. as trains head into a busyjunction, they often slow down or stop, and looters are ready. theyjump on these trains. these locks that these containers have are really sometimes plastic seals, the locks aren't really sturdy or strong, you know. they don't care if the train is moving or not. theyjump on the train, pop the lock and just start grabbi

luxmy gopal, bbc news. at now they're being used to help safeguard another part of players�* bodies — their brains. they're notjust any old mouthguards, though. these ones — which are being tested by leeds rhinos rugby league players — are fitted with technology to measure the impact of tackles which may cause concussion. tanya arnold has more. rugby league is a collision sport. you can't change that. but these new mouthguards will gather data on what each player is experiencing. so, a normal gum shield will obviously be to protect the teeth. and these are... these have embedded technologies, so, batteries and gyroscopes and because the teeth and the upperjaw is fixed to the skull, we can then look at how fast and how forceful the heads moving on impact. leeds beckett is leading the study, testing out several different makes to determine which they feel performs the best. we're looking at how these mouthguards perform in a laboratory, so when we hit them with a pendulum, how they perform on the field, when

luxmy gopal, bbc news.l introduced emergency timetables. several other operators have taken the same measure in recent weeks. it was estimated earlier this month that around 10% of rail staff were absent from work. amazon has reversed a decision to ban customers from using uk visa credit cards on its website — after it had been expected to introduce the changes from wednesday. an amazon spokesperson said they were "working closely with visa on a potential solution". the company said in november that it would ban visa's card because of the high transaction fees charged. the chairman of the global banking group credit suisse has resigned amid reports that he twice broke covid quarantine rules. antonio horta—osorio — who used to run lloyds banking group — is understood to have attended last year's wimbledon tennis finals when he should have been in isolation. our business editor simonjack is here. simon, what is he said to have done? there is a bit of an irony here that this was someone who was brought to cred

luxmy gopal reports search and rescue.ebody goes home who maybe wouldn't have done. originally set up to combat smuggling, her majesty's coastguard was formally established on the 15th of january, 1822. newsreel: there's a certain amount i of mystery about the coastguard - l who he is and what he does. it has worked to keep people safe at the coast and at sea ever since. this is coastguard control. as illustrated in this video from 1972. ahoy there, coastguard here! we'll be down with you in a few minutes. hang on! when we started, it was horseback patrols, looking for smugglers and people like that. that's where the coast and the guard bit comes from. it's changed hugely. we still rely massively on our volunteers, as we have done for almost the entirety of the 200—year history of the organisation. the coastguard now has 3,500 volunteers across 310 rescue teams, in addition to ten helicopter bases. the way the coastguard saves lives at sea has changed almost beyond recognition since its creation 200 years ago, with a new u

luxmy gopal, bbc news, leeds.re has this left the prime minister? ., ., minister? the feeling among some conservative _ minister? the feeling among some conservative mps _ minister? the feeling among some conservative mps as _ minister? the feeling among some conservative mps as he _ minister? the feeling among some conservative mps as he should i minister? the feeling among some | conservative mps as he should have done the several weeks ago rather than allowing all of this to continue. the prime minister himself got more and more dragged into the scandal and there will be some who feel that it came out today forced to apologise simply because of the weight of opinion amongst his own mps and the public. it is worth looking at that apology. he is not admitting that he necessarily broke the guidelines. he seems to be saying that he went out into the garden for 25 minutes and what he should have done was sent everybody else back in. in some senses he is still trying to insulate himself from all of that. still talkin

luxmy gopal has more.ot or by bike is good for our health and the environment. but how good is our infrastructure for pedestrians and cyclists? the issue is being given cash from the government and clout from the former 0lympic cyclist chris boardman. the gold medallist is to become interim commissioner of the government body active travel england. it's been set up to encourage walking and cycling, by inspecting the standards of local highways, insuring major planning applications cater for pedestrians and cyclists, and funding projects to improve air quality. you want places where your kids can walk or ride to school and you can trundle to work on a bike. and to do that, you won't do that unless you feel safe or you can look out the car window and go, that looks quite nice. and that's what this agency will do. the government has also announced today that it's spending £3 million on improving cycling infrastructure around train stations, including secure cycle parking facilities, and £300,000 to subsidise

welcome to breakfast with luxmy gopal and rogerjohnson. 0ur headlines today: masks return to classroomsverings during lessons to help keep schools open. fears a quarter of workers could be off due to covid — as firms are warned to make contingency plans. can anyone stop manchester city? they're 11 points clear at the top of the premier league after a stoppage time winner at arsenal. and coming to a cinema near you — the latest recruits training to be stunt performers. good morning.

welcome to breakfast, with luxmy gopal and rogerjohnson.knighted in the new year honours list. tony blair is given a senior knighthood by the queen. darling, you don't need those. i am your mirror. darling, you don't need those. i am your mirror-— your mirror. how do i look? fabulous- — absolutely fabulous forjoanna lumley, who is made a dame, whilst the outgoing james bond, daniel craig, is made a cmg. there is plenty of recognition for britain's olympic and paralympic stars. arise sirjason and dame laura kenny, the country's most decorated sporting couple, with 12 gold medals between them.

luxmy gopal, bbc news.ombat missions spanning world war two, and the korean and vietnam conflicts. h also fought passionately against segregation in the us military. in 2016 he talked about what the tuskegee airmen stood for. being brought up, you know, as they were, african—american, or black, but we're american. and the country was at war. we were just as interested in supporting that effort as anyone else at that time. and so we turned our back on the fact that there was segregation, if you will, took advantage of the opportunity to prove that we can fly aeroplanes, we can maintain aeroplanes, and we can do whatever our education and aspirations, where those things lead us. a 29—year—old man from london has been receiving thousands of messages from women all over the world, in response to his billboard advertisement to help find him a wife. muhammad malik advertised himself on hoardings across london, birmingham and manchester. hi,| hi, iam hi, i am malik. hi, iam malik. you might have hi, i am malik. yo

luxmy gopal, bbc news, leeds.ting the british people with contempt. some on his own side think this could be a tipping point that leads to his downfall, but this is a man who has recovered from setbacks before, and cabinet colleagues are rallying round. i think it is right, as he was saying today in the house of commons, that sue gray is given the time to conduct that investigation. there will be a full accounting of them, the prime minister will come back to the commons, and that is the right way to handle this. there is a long list of allegations that covid rules were broken in downing street starting during the first lockdown in 2020. a photo taken on may the 15th showed the prime minister, his wife and staff in the downing street garden with bottles of wine and cheese. when asked about it, borisjohnson said... a few days later, about 100 people were invited by e—mail to socially distances drinks in the number 10 garden. today, the prime minister admitted he attended for around 25 minutes. and on the 15th of de

luxmy gopal has more.strians and cyclists? the issue is being given cash from the government and clout from the former olympic cyclist chris boardman. the gold medallist is to become interim commissioner of the government body active travel england. it has been set up to encourage walking and cycling by inspecting the standards of local highways, ensuring major planning applications caterfor highways, ensuring major planning applications cater for pedestrians and cyclists and funding projects to improve air quality. you and cyclists and funding pro'ects to improve air quality.i and cyclists and funding pro'ects to improve air quality. you want places where your— improve air quality. you want places where your kids _ improve air quality. you want places where your kids can _ improve air quality. you want places where your kids can walk _ improve air quality. you want places where your kids can walk or- improve air quality. you want places where your kids can walk or ride i improve air quality. you want plac

welcome to breakfast, with luxmy gopal and rogerjohnson. our headlines today: professors chris whitty and jonathan van—tam are knighted in the new year honours list. tony blair is given a senior knighthood by the queen. darling, you don't need those. i am your mirror. darling, you don't need those. i am your mirror-— your mirror. how do i look? fabulous- — absolutely fabulous forjoanna lumley, who is made a dame, whilst the outgoing james bond, daniel craig, is made a cmg. there is plenty of recognition for britain's olympic and paralympic stars. arise sirjason and dame laura kenny, the country's most decorated sporting couple, with 12 gold medals between them. the funeral of archbishop desmond tutu will be held later this morning. we'll be live in cape town. official celebrations were either muted or cancelled, but there were still fireworks to welcome in 2022 on the warmest new year's eve on record. good morning. it was an exceptionally mild and to 2021. the weather continues in that vein for the start of 2022, but how long will it last?

welcome to breakfast with luxmy gopal and rogerjohnson. our headlines today: masks return to classrooms in england. secondary pupils are told to wear face—coverings during lessons to help keep schools open. fears a quarter of workers could be off due to covid — as firms are warned to make contingency plans. can anyone stop manchester city? they're 11 points clear at the top of the premier league after a stoppage time winner at arsenal. and coming to a cinema near you — the latest recruits training to be stunt performers. good morning. day two of the new year starts off mild once again fabrizi with a greater chance of a few sharp showers developing today. i will have all the details coming up i will have all the details coming up shortly. it's sunday january 2. our main story. secondary school pupils in england are being told to wear face coverings in classrooms, as they start a new school term. the guidance brings england in line with scotland, wales and northern ireland and is part of a range of measures designed to stop rising covid case

luxmy gopal, bbc news.rtise himself on billboards in a quest to find a wife. malik decided to take this unconventional approach after years of struggling to find a life partner through other methods, including dating apps. the kernel of an idea was presented to me by a friend who i know in marketing. and it was me kind of complaining about, man, you know, i'm doing so many things, i'm so busy with work, with a side hustle, with hobbies. on top of that, events are closing because of the pandemic, right? so how can you get out there? the conversation led to something quite extreme, literally getting yourself out there, oldschool billboards, and the billboards are dotted around manchester, birmingham and london, in particular those areas with more ethnic minorities. hey, i'm malik and that's my billboard. why do you have a problem with arranged marriages? i am definitely not against arranged marriages. if anything, i think the evidence and the research goes to show this is probably one of the best ways to find

luxmy gopal, bbc news.cus on the allegations of parties at downing street while lockdown restrictions were in place. boris' wine time fridays is the daily mirror's headline, accompanied by a photo of a special "booze fridge," which was reportedly bought so staff could chill alcoholic drinks. the times reports that cabinet ministers have warned the prime minister he is in the "last chance saloon". it comes after downing street apologised to buckingham palace for two staff parties held in number 10 on the eve of the duke of edinburgh's funeral. "devoted queen deserves better than this" is the headline in the daily express. a photograph of the queen sitting alone at her husband's funeral is featured on the front page. meanwhile, the i newspaper has a list of who could replace borisjohnson as prime minister if he is forced to step down. the chancellor rishi sunak and foreign secretary liz truss are among the contenders mentioned. what have we got inside? well, it is saturday morning. _ what have we got inside?

luxmy gopal is in blackburn for us. he was from blackburn and the question is how he was able to travel from his hometown of blackburn to the united states and purchase a firearm and lay siege to a synagogue. especially given the fact that he had a criminal record and as we have been hearing he was known at the m15 and to give you a bit of information about what that means there are two broad categories. two lists as it were. there's a list of people who are considered to be high—risk and it may be that they are connected to the preparation of an act of terrorism and then there is a second category where people are no longer considered a risk and that is the least that he was on and to give you a sense of the scale of that's the higher risk category has got around 3000 people in it. the other list, the one that he was on has around 40,000 people on it and in the year 2020 and leads 2020 that he was being investigated by m15 for what's known as a short lead investigation around the period of four weeks it was after that

luxmy gopal reports.se the cargo bikes are small businesses. this is all part of the £2 billion funding it has already pledged toward cycling and walking schemes over a five year period. the question is, how far that will go in improving infrastructure enough to make walking or cycling safe and practical travel options across the country. luxmy gopal, bbc news. adults living with obesity in england are now being offered extra weight—loss support from community pharmacists. until now, patients had to be seen by their gps before they could access an nhs12—week weight management plan. the scheme is designed to help the estimated one—in—four adults who are obese. from today, almost all coronavirus restrictions are being lifted in the republic of ireland. social distancing measures and limits on gatherings will be scrapped, while workers will return to offices on a staggered basis. an 8:00pm curfew for restaurants, bars, cafes and pubs will also be lifted. it is going to feel like a completely new world and th

luxmy gopal, bbc news.ice officers. richard bilton reports. something is happening on our roads. for the first time in 40 years, there has been a significant rise in the fatality rate, the deaths per mile. uk roads are getting more dangerous. the thing is, it shouldn't be like this. cars are getting safer, roads should be getting safer. but that is not what is going on. panorama has found there has been a sharp reduction in the number of dedicated police traffic officers. we got figures from 34 of the 44 police forces. they had 5,000 dedicated traffic officers in 2016. but 757 officers have been lost in just five years. that's a fall of 15%. the police watchdog is concerned. there are some police forces that have got negligible presence on the road. that has happened because, in general, it's been given a low priority. you have a scenario where the fatality rate has risen for the first time in 40 years. yeah. is that because there are fewer police officers out there? yeah, we think so. 1,600 people die on u

luxmy gopal, bbc news, leeds. case arguing two companies were given lucrative deals because of their connections. 0ur correspondent, lucy manning, has been following the ruling: this is all about the enormous amounts of money the government spends in the first stage of the pandemic and things like masks and aprons and overalls for staff in hospitals on the front line. the bbc and others reported that some of that could not be used, some of it had failed safety tests and money was being spent that didn't necessarily have to be spent. the government was taken to the high court about this vip lane. what this meant was that if you had a company that thought you could get masks and other equipment and if you knew a minister or an other equipment and if you knew a minister oran mp ora other equipment and if you knew a minister or an mp or a civil servant, they would put you on to essentially what was a fast—track lane and people said that that was unfair, that other companies didn't get the same chances. so to campaign

luxmy gopal, thank you very much, in the constituency.rawn? we have certainly heard that _ leader have been withdrawn? we have certainly heard that from _ leader have been withdrawn? we have certainly heard that from one - certainly heard that from one conservative mp who says that is what he is picking up from some colleagues. the point is and we have to remember that nobody really knows the it felt like things were really heating up. borisjohnson appearing at prime minister�*s questions today coming out fighting to stop some conservative mps have said to us this afternoon that is what they had wanted to see from the prime minister. what is worth noting is that defection of christian wakeford, who went from the conservative party to the labour partyjust conservative party to the labour party just a few conservative party to the labour partyjust a few minutes before borisjohnson got up on his feet at prime minister�*s questions, that seems to have drawn a lot of anger from people on the conservative benches. a lot are saying that is focus

our news correspondent, luxmy gopal, was there.ith the downing street party is, in particular the initial findings from sue gray today? i am joined now by mr patterson, —— bis pattinson, who is one of the many business owners here in hartlepool. lucy, ijust want business owners here in hartlepool. lucy, i just want to get your thoughts that sue gray has made a failure of leadership for allowing parties to take place in downing street over lockdown. would you make of the prime minister's leadership and what this reflects? i of the prime minister's leadership and what this reflects?— and what this reflects? i think the easiest way _ and what this reflects? i think the easiest way for _ and what this reflects? i think the easiest way for me _ and what this reflects? i think the easiest way for me to _ and what this reflects? i think the easiest way for me to make i and what this reflects? i think the j easiest way for me to make sense and what this reflects? i think the i easiest way for me to make sense of any of— easiest way for me

luxmy gopal has been speaking to gracie's mum and dad.(tx next) go on, gracie! woohoo! the killer was a former colleague, who was found dead shortly afterwards nearby. gracie had reported him to derbyshire police for stalking her. a bag of weapons had been found and reported to police near the spot, where, just a week later, gracie was killed. the force is being investigated by the police watchdog over its handling of the case. christmas was particularly difficult, and her birthday notjust the family, but close friends and people beyond. it's been the worst christmas we've ever had. so painful. and just... just getting worse. the pain's getting worse, not better. a petition in gracie's name, to improve support for victims of stalking, has now passed 100,000 signatures. how does it feel that this is now going to be potentially discussed in parliament? one of my work colleagues actually sent me a screenshot of a football stadium and said, "just to put it into perspective, this is how many people, you know, loved gracie and have signed for gracie." and i thought, yeah, tha