sheffield united and middlesbrough up sheffield united and middlesbrough up to seventh and eighth respectivelyter city striker sergio aguerra will not face any action from the fa following a confrontation with a fan following the fa cup defeat against wigan. sergio aguero claimed he was spat at bya sergio aguero claimed he was spat at by a supporter. both clubs have been charged forfailing to by a supporter. both clubs have been charged for failing to control their players after fabian delph was sent off just before players after fabian delph was sent offjust before half—time. that preceded these ugly scenes after the full—time whistle. speed skater elise christie's medal hopes hinge on herfinal event, but the elise christie's medal hopes hinge on her final event, but the two—time world champion could not claim that medal she desperately craves as she was disqualified in her third and final event. first ever bronze medal in mixed doubles carling... from the lights to controversy, he could now be stripped of his medal, but this case has broader implications. he is russian. this country is banne

peter there in middlesbrough. let's talk to correspond to is near maidstone in kent.se kent and sussex, really, the south—east corner of england have had a relatively easy time of its today. the snow has eased off but it has been perishing a cold. temperatures last night dived well below minus ten. this is a typical place, problems can arise very quickly. it looks absolutely clear, but temperatures are going down, ice forms quickly, and this is in a dip, so forms quickly, and this is in a dip, so about 2k rows ago this was closed. abandoned vehicles were everywhere. there are concerns that with this weather coming up from the south, lee and villages like it could have difficulties all over again. this is a cycle. a bit of a thaw, temperature dives, rush—hour traffic is back on ice again because the traffic overnight is not heavy enough to work in the brit. we've had several quite serious accidents across the south—east today, the police are busy, roads are closed and gritters can't run. so it goes on. that will continue, compounded by the weather that we've been talki

cardiff are up to second after a 1—0 win over middlesbrough.r beat bolton by the same scoreline while brentford were also 2—0 winners at sunderland. suggesting that lu ka ku suggesting that lukaku goal again, no tenth required, it hit the back of the net imports back out again! in the scottish premiership — jason naismith rescued a point for bottom—club ross county with a late strike against hearts at victoria park. hearts took the lead early in the second half thanks to a kyle lafferty free—kick. that's his 14th of the season. but with 1a minutes left to play, right—back naismith grabbed the equaliser for the home side. they're now four points from safety. there were three other games in the scottish premiership today. hibernian beat second placed aberdeen 2—0. kilmarnock were 1—0 winners at motherwell while dundee won 2—1 at partick thistle. in the rugby union premiership, leicester tigers boosted their chances of a top six finish after beating harlequins at welford road. the two teams started the day separated by only a point and it was harl

the national crime agency said 350 officers were involved in the raids in middlesbrough, hartlepool,eration. it is thought that migrants paid began between 5000 and £10,000 to be smuggled in. if you drive in london, you will waste on average three days of your life every year stuck in rush hour traffic. outside the busy capital, it's not quite so bad in cities across england but the hours still clock up. as this research shows, in london, motorists lose an average of 74 hours a year injams. manchester is next with drivers wasting about 39 hours a year in traffic. and birmingham takes third prize with an average of 36 hours. sima kotecha reports. a major headache. trying to get somewhere but can't move. the much—hated traffic jam strikes again. oh, it's terrible. i use the road every day, along birmingham and the m6. and i basically now just sit down and watch it go by. got meetings to keep, got people to please, you know? so it can be very stressful, yeah. and we're spending more than a day every year stuck in traffic, according to new research by inrix. the cost of that isn't good e

police raided around 20 addresses across england, including in middlesbrough, hartlepool, newcastle andsmuggle migrants in the back of lorries across the channel. public health england says it wants e—cigarettes to be prescribed on the nhs within the next 2—3 years because they're an effective way to help smokers quit. it says vaping poses only a small fraction of the risk of smoking tobacco, and it's calling for the uk's drug regulator to help manufacturers get their products approved. the nhs is trying hard to recruit more staff from abroad, but an egyptian doctor says she's devastated after being refused a visa for her daughter tojoin her in the uk. amany abdel—meguid came to britain over a year ago to work in a hospital in birmingham, but the home office won't let her daughter join her on the grounds her husband wasn't in the uk when the application was made. our correspondent sima kotecha reports. amany abdelmeguid and her three—year—old daughter, lily. amany came to britain after she heard there was a shortage of doctors in there was a shortage of doctors in the uk. now she's stru

stuart wincup reports from middlesbrough.nd the migrants are vulnerable and are being exploited for their finances by this organised crime group. if a family came in you can imagine several thousand pounds times that family and that all going to the organised crime group. the national crime agency says it‘s already stopped a number of migrants in the back of lorries making the journey from calais to dover. in the operation those smuggled were mainly iraqi kurds who paid up to £10,000 to make and across the channel. you can make a lot of money from trafficking people into the country in this way. 0bviously from trafficking people into the country in this way. obviously there are conflicts abroad that create an opportunity in the market of organised criminals to exploit so it‘s not just affecting organised criminals to exploit so it‘s notjust affecting the north—east, it is affecting us internationally. officers said today‘s organisation was notjust about tackling a suspected network in the north—east, it was about protecting t

police raided around 20 addresses across england, including in middlesbrough, hartlepool, newcastle and the uk is the tenth most congested country in the world, while london is europe‘s second—most gridlocked city. the study‘s authors say congestion is harming the economy. 0ur correspondent charlotte gallagher reports. there‘s nothing more frustrating for drivers than being stuck in this. the bad news is, those delays are getting worse. british motorists spent an average of 31 hours stuck in congestion last year. london is europe‘s second—most congested city, after moscow, with drivers spending the equivalent of three days every year in trafficjams. something these drivers heading into central london know all about. two hours a day. i come into london every day, so, what‘s that... ten hours a week, 40 hours a month, you do the maths. 0h, hours, hours. per week? hours. manchester, birmingham, luton and edinburgh have also been singled out as gridlock hotspots. that extra time behind the wheel is costing drivers more than £1000 per year. notjust in wasted fuel, but also because some house

joining me to discuss this is alistair hudson, director of middlesbrough institute of modern art andhat circumstances, what the thinking is behind this. i understand it is part ofa behind this. i understand it is part of a project by sonia boyce and artist to herself has commanded a lot of censorship in her career being a british artist connected with black art movement and a woman herself. and she is working with the gallery and the staff and the public to look at issues around debates around representations of women and therefore has part of that project therefore has part of that project the ambition was to look again at the ambition was to look again at the displays of the collection within the gallery which is happening a lot of museums around the world. this is a new agenda of collections, museums and galleries looking at what kind of stories they tell and how they represent culture. as pa rt of tell and how they represent culture. as part of this, the manchester art gallery has maybe as a provocation but to remove this painting from display, not just but to remove this paintin

as i heard earlier from my honourable friend for middlesbrough, actually what we have seen overall ind that is something to be welcomed. we do need to ensure we are seeing the intended outcome of the apprenticeship levy, more opportunities for young people actually been put into practice and i'm sure that my honourable friend who is responsible for the apprenticeship issue will take up the particular reference that he's made to the apprenticeships in the north—east. made to the apprenticeships in the north-east. last sunday, we celebrated the achievements of chichester born astronaut tim peake by honouring him with the freedom of the city. will the prime minister join me in congratulating tim and give assurances that our significant investment in the european space agency, eu space programmes and research, will continue as we leave the european union? can i say to my honourable friend that this is an important issue? i was very pleased, one of the best receptions i hosted when i became prime minister was tim peake. and to see the enormous enthusiasm he generated among young people for

simon clarke is the conservative mp for nearby middlesbrough south and east cleveland, chi onwurah isfull—time employment for men in redcar is down 13% in the last decade. well, that stat is one that goes to the heart of why we need to make a success... sure, what needs to be done... howdy reactor that? make a success... sure, what needs to be done... howdy reactor that7m shows precisely the challenges we face as an area, i represent half of redcar and cleveland as my constituency, of why we need to make a su ccess constituency, of why we need to make a success of government policy. are you shocked? no, it is the reality of thousands of my constituents and precisely why we need to change course. howdy reactor that? it is shocking, shocking. it is the reality but it is still shocking there is such a reduction in employment and it is a direct consequence of employment and it is a direct consequence of a employment and it is a direct consequence of a lack of investment, abandonment, a tory government determined to fulfil posterity pledges rather than economic pledges for working—class pe

in a brief and that cleveland police headquarters in middlesbrough, officers were told they were lookingit wants e—cigarettes to be prescribed on the nhs within three years because they're an excellent way to help smokers quit, and it poses only a small fraction of the risk of smoking tobacco. i'm joined in the studio by david holder, who used to smoke up to 30 cigarettes a day for 15 years, but moved onto e—cigarettes two years ago and hasn't smoked a cigarette since. john dunne, from the uk vaping industry association and professorjohn newton, the director of health improvement at public health england. welcome. it is that good, is it? welcome. it is that good, is mm made a remarkable difference. i tried a few other methods over my lifetime to quit smoking, and vaping was the gateway that allowed me to quit the habit of smoking cigarettes. how many years did you smoke for? about 15, i started quite young. iam smoke for? about 15, i started quite young. i am a chef so it is one of those bad habits in the industry. i really struggle to fight bad habit. 38 day for 15 years? wow. what else