deep in the yorkshire dales, new colonies of rare red squirrels are springing up.julie and her team of volunteers are heading into the woods to check on the endangered mammals. back in the �*60s, there were no reds here. but now there are over 20 — some of whom, right on cue, come out for our cameras. just watching them just lifts me. it's great. my face is starting to ache because i've been smiling so much. and you're smiling as well, because you've experienced the same thing as well, so what can be wrong with that? it's been a pretty amazing morning. it has, hasn't it? 2002, reds became evident here because the landowners had planted some christmas trees, and it's thought that the red squirrels here have came from the red squirrels that are in cumbria, which is great. the population that i found most recently in another area of north yorkshire is a brand—new population of squirrels. we didn't know they were there. your heart's in your mouth with joy at seeing such a tiny thing. so up for life, really — busy, busy, finding, seeking, eating, munching, just being a

and we get up this morning to the news that yorkshire water have had to release — well, have releasedo offer an alternative experience to the freezing north sea. but there's been disappointment in the town that the first day of the year has been marred by a pollution incident. yeah, it is a real disappointment and a big disappointment with yorkshire water as well, because it's something that the whole community looks forward to every year. we've got 40—odd hornsey people turning up, so hopefully we'll all in for good fun. do you think yorkshire water owes the town an apology? i think the yorkshire water, the woman that gets this, is it the ceo that gets all this money for her bonus? i think she needs to pass some of that over, over here to hornsea. yorkshire water has apologised for the discharge from its overflow pipe, and said this was done to prevent sewage backing up and flooding homes and gardens. in 2024, there were 31 similar sea sewage alerts in hornsea alone. this wonderful seaside town, you know, everyone's so sad. it's not good, it's not good enough, really, but what will h

and we get up this morning to the news that yorkshire water have had to release — well, have released disappointing. the fire service stepped in to offer an alternative experience to the freezing north sea. but there's been disappointment in the town that the first day of the year has been marred by a pollution incident. yeah, it is a real disappointment and a big disappointment with yorkshire water as well, because it's something that the whole community looks forward to every year. we've got ao—odd haunted orphans turning up, so hopefully we'll all in for good fun. do you think yorkshire water owes the town an apology? i think the yorkshire water, the woman that gets this, is it the ceo that gets all this money for her bonus? i think she needs to pass some of that over, over here to hornsea. yorkshire water has apologised for the discharge from its overflow pipe, and said this was done to prevent sewage backing up and flooding homes and gardens. in 202a, there were 31 similar sea sewage alerts in hornsea alone. this wonderful seaside town, you know, everyone's so sad. it's not good,

danny savage, bbc news, north yorkshire.cing for a huge winter storm that could see the heaviest snowfall and coldest temperatures in decades. five states have declared a state of emergency, but at least 25 more are under weather alerts as the storm is expected to begin in the centre of the country before spreading eastwards. our north america correspondent rowan bridge is following developments — and told us the latest on conditions across the us. it really depends where you are in the united states. if you are somewhere like kansas, the weather conditions, the warnings, are pretty dire. the national weather service is warning of treacherous and and potentially life—threatening conditions. talking of a white—out. what you have is a combination of heavy snowfall, up to 35 centimetres being predicted in some places, and potentially high winds as well creating blizzard conditions. extremely treacherous and what you have seen is the knock—on effects. widespread disruption to travel — for example, we have seen amtrak, the americ

deep in the yorkshire dales, new colonies of rare red squirrels are springing up.the endangered mammals. back in the �*60s, there were no reds here. but now there are over 20 — some of whom, right on cue, come out for oui’ cameras. just watching them just lifts me. it's great. my face is starting to ache because i've been smiling so much. and you're smiling as well, because you've experienced the same thing as well, so what can be wrong with that? it's been a pretty amazing morning. it has, hasn't it? 2002, reds became evident here because the landowners had planted some christmas trees, and it's thought that the red squirrels here have came from the red squirrels that are in cumbria, which is great. the population that i found most recently in another area of north yorkshire is a brand—new population of squirrels. we didn't know they were there. your heart's in your mouth with joy at seeing such a tiny thing. so up for life, really — busy, busy, finding, seeking, eating, munching, just being a squirrel. i think it's something that everybody should see and i'm real

deep in the yorkshire dales, new colonies of rare red squirrels are springing up.ods to check on the endangered mammals. back in the �*60s, there were no reds here. but now there are over 20. some of them, right on cue, come out for our cameras. just watching them just lifts me. it's great. my face is starting to ache because i've been smiling so much. what can be wrong with that? has been amazing, hasn't it? 2002, reds became evident here because the landowners had planted some christmas trees, and it's thought that the red squirrels here have came from the red squirrels that are in cumbria. which is great. the population that i— which is great. the population that i found most recently in another— that i found most recently in another area of north yorkshire is a brand—new population of squirrels _ is a brand—new population of squirrels. we didn't know they were _ squirrels. we didn't know they were there. your heart's in your mouth with joy at seeing such a tiny thing. so up for life, really — busy, busy, finding, seeking, eating, munching, just being a squirrel

danny savage, bbc news, north yorkshire. lets get a final word from hugh, who is with me.e approaching cold weather is bound to make the situation even worse for an nhs already under strain.— situation even worse for an nhs already under strain. that's right, we heard from _ already under strain. that's right, we heard from danny _ already under strain. that's right, we heard from danny about - already under strain. that's right, we heard from danny about real. we heard from danny about real concerns about the health of the most vulnerable but because of the cold weather conditions we've got this relatively high level of flu cases in hospitals, and of course the first week of the new year is generally the busiest time for the nhs, the first full working week, because they have been limited services from gps and social services from gps and social services over the holiday season, so real concern about what might happen on monday, and that's the very day when the government wants to set out plans for planned treatment in england and how it is going to get to its pledge of 9

deep in the yorkshire dales, new colonies of rare red squirrels are springing up.ui’ cameras. just watching them just lifts me. it's great. my face is starting to ache because i've been smiling so much. and you're smiling as well, because you've experienced the same thing as well, so what can be wrong with that? it's been a pretty amazing morning. it has, hasn't it? 2002, reds became evident here because the landowners had planted some christmas trees, and it's thought that the red squirrels here have came from the red squirrels that are in cumbria, which is great. the population that i found most recently in another area of north yorkshire is a brand—new population of squirrels. we didn't know they were there. your heart's in your mouth with joy at seeing such a tiny thing. so up for life, really — busy, busy, finding, seeking, eating, munching, just being a squirrel. i think it's something that everybody should see and i'm really keen that we do our bit to help it for my grandkids so they can see and have the same effect. native to the uk, there used to be 3 mill

danny savage, bbc news, malham in north yorkshire.s defended his record on tackling grooming gangs in the uk during his time as director of public prosecutions, after scathing criticism on social media from the multi—billionaire elon musk and calls from opposition parties for a national inquiry. debate on grooming gangs has been reignited over historical cases of child sexual exploitation in oldham and whether there should be a local or government—led inquiry. in a moment we'll report on what people in oldham think of the debate and also on why elon musk is getting involved. but first, here's our political editor, chris mason. it'll be the fastest to 100 miles an hour. the world's richest man, elon musk, the billionaire entrepreneur. rockets, electric cars, tesla and he owns the social media site x, too. mr musk is a businessman with a growing drive for politics and a growing habit of claiming the british government, the prime minister is incompetent. he accused keir starmer of being complicit in the rape of britain and that he should

news. let's go live now to west yorkshire, and our correspondent nicky schiller who's there for us. pe you have put your gloves on. it's no whether to be barehanded. what's it like now? we have had some good news in the last half an hour because leeds bradford airport which has been closed or morning has reopened. we saw pictures of the snowplough is trying to clear the runway. that has now happened. however, there is such a build—up of people, particularly in the departure lounge, that they are going to have to manage which flights take off when and how they get in through the security. so disruption continues. there is also knock—on disruption at manchester airport and also liverpool airport. the advice from the airlines is to check before you travel. however, there to book another one and i'm waiting for a driver to appear. manchester airport has now reopened after being closed overnight, but train services are being affected across the north and the west, and how long it will last remains to be seen. sharon barbour, bbc news. let's go live now to west yorkshire, and our correspon

the east midlands, north—west england, wales, south—west england, the west midlands and yorkshire and humber. our newsm york. well, it's getting cold already to around three degrees in york now. i left newcastle a short time ago where it was one degrees, but you can feel the air. it's just getting much colder. we're standing around so that makes things worse. we're at the train station. of course, there are warnings about travel, particularly on the roads where the conditions may be very treacherous as that heavy snow comes in overnight, particularly over the pennines, where we've been hearing up to 40cm of snow, but also dangerous driving with ice on the road. we've been hearing about this unusual phenomenon of freezing ice on, you know, freezing rain on the roads. so as soon as the rain hits surfaces like roads and pavements, it freezes over for the rail. there's already problems with scotrail, northern trains and transpennine warnings again about ice on the tracks, so check before your travel. so the advice is, with this complex weather situation hitting different parts of the uk with either rain,

news. a policewoman in north yorkshire has died after being hit by a lorry.se to help at the scene of another crash. pc prior and a motorist, ryan welford, were standing on the verge of the a19 when they were killed. the driver has been arrested. a nurse is in a critical condition after being stabbed in a hospital's accident and emergency department. police were called to the royal oldham hospital where they arrested a man on suspicion of attempted murder. the nurse, a woman in her 50s, is said to have suffered life—changing injuries. the process of bestowing sainthood on a nun from londonderry has begun at a ceremony in spain. clare crockett was killed in an earthquake in ecuador in 2016, when she was 33. her friends said there was disbelief when she originally said she was going to be a nun, while holding a beer in one hand and a cigarette in the other. you're live with bbc news. monday marks one week until donald trump's inauguration and his return to the white house as president. there are still many unanswered questions about how his second term will loo

news. a policewoman in north yorkshire has died after being hit by a lorry. another crash. pc prior and a motorist, ryan welford, were standing on the verge of the a19 when they were killed. a teenage boy is in a serious but stable condition in hospital. a 65—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. a nurse is in a critical condition after being stabbed in a hospital's accident and emergency department. police were called to the royal 0ldham hospital where they arrested a man on suspicion of attempted murder. the nurse, a woman in her 50s, is said to have suffered life—changing injuries. the process of bestowing sainthood on a nun from londonderry has begun at a ceremony in spain. clare crockett was killed in an earthquake in ecuador in 2016, when she was 33. her friends said there was disbelief when she originally said she was going to be a nun, while holding a beer in one hand and a cigarette in the other. you're live with bbc news. breaking news and those wildfires. the number of people confirmed dead in the los an

news, glasgow. the spotlight will be on west yorkshire this evening as the first event to mark bradford's status ase for 2025 will go ahead, despite the icy temperatures. the open—air event, titled rise, has been co—created by the bradford—born magician steven frayne, formerly known as dynamo. more than two—hundred performers will take to the stage at city park. let's speak to our media and arts correspondent david sillito who's in bradford .. i'm glad to see you have taken your big coat! it i'm glad to see you have taken your his coat!— your big coat! it is -2 at the moment. — your big coat! it is -2 at the moment, and _ your big coat! it is -2 at the moment, and when - your big coat! it is -2 at the moment, and when we - your big coat! it is -2 at the i moment, and when we arrived your big coat! it is -2 at the - moment, and when we arrived it was 41 — moment, and when we arrived it was 41 it — moment, and when we arrived it was 41 it is _ moment, and when we arrived it was —11. it is nippy! bradford town— was —11. it is nippy! bradford town hall, that tells you where we are — town hall, that tel

news. let's go live now to west yorkshire, and our correspondent nicky schiller who's there for us.the situation where you are nicky? well, as you can see, the snow has turned into this icy rain now so that is a positive it means that more people are out on the roads. but the big disruption at the moment manchester airport and liverpooljohn lennon airport have reopened but at the moment leeds bradford, which you can probably see is just seven miles of this road, currently is not operating. we are expecting news from them shortly. they said there are so many people in the departure lounge that even when they get that runway open they may have to limit the number of people that go through security. with all three airports, they are advising people to check before they travel with their airline. on the railways there are real problems because there has been this heavy downpour of snow and also the ice as well. northern is particularly affected at the moment. their services from manchester airport in particular through to glasgow, also through to leeds. they are not running and they are

news. the spotlight will be on west yorkshire this evening as the first event to mark bradford's status ascy temperatures. the open—air event, titled rise, has been co—created by the bradford—born magician steven frayne, formerly known as dynamo. more than 200 performers will take to the stage at city park. 0ur media and arts correspondent david sillito reports from bradford. bradford, and final preparations for a spectacle to open its year as city of culture. and one clue — the cards. there's going to be a touch of magic because one of the organisers is a magician. steven frayne, known to the world as dynamo. it's a little bit chilly at the moment. you know what? if it gets too cold, we can hug. i grew up on the delph hill estate in bradford — the oldest of four kids. this is where he grew up, and this is more than just another show. so many people told me it would be impossible that a boy from delph hill could come this far. this means a lot to you then, doesn't it, tonight? this means more than i could ever put into words. to be in a place where there's a massive stage, put right in the

dr paul charlson is an aesthetic specialist in east yorkshire who's helped to draw up new regulations want this in in six months, it could be done. you need to get on with it before there's more deaths and more disfigurement. the department of health has not responded to these criticisms, but issued a statement saying, "it's unacceptable people's lives were at risk from inadequately trained operators in the cosmetic sector." 0ver ten months, andrea says she's spent thousands of pounds after being encouraged by mr scott to have face fillers, threads and botox. but she says she kept reacting to the treatments. this picture was taken in a&e. she can barely open her eyes. this one simple procedure became a catalogue of procedures. i got these indentations, i got these lumps, i got... and he'd sit me in the chair and then he'd come along with a needle. boom, boom, "that hides those lumps and bumps." why didn't you just walk away? i wanted to. i wanted to walk away so badly. but i couldn't because i was stuck. i was trapped because of these problems that were arising. sean scott strongly de

news. let's speak to nickjohnson, who's in harrogate, north yorkshire.he conditions like more widely?— what are the conditions like more widely? it is chilly here, it was about _ more widely? it is chilly here, it was about -4, _ more widely? it is chilly here, it was about -4, minus - more widely? it is chilly here, it was about -4, minus five i it was about —4, minus five degrees, we think, overnight, probably around —2 and we think it will get to around plus two at around midday. this scene, it really is lovely, it feels like a winter wonderland and we are seeing many people enjoying it this morning but there has not been a fresh flake of snow here since sunday, but because the temperatures have been so bitter everything has frozen over. one of these pavements here right in the middle of town, more like a skate wing, we have seen people really struggling to negotiate that this morning —— more like a skating rink. this is in the middle of town next to the shops, we have heard the snow and ice has had a real impact on businesses. we heard from somebody

news. earlier i spoke to our reporter, nickjohnson. he's in harrogate, north yorkshirerees overnight, probably about —2 now. we think it will get around plus two at around midday today. there's a scene here is really lovely, feels like a winter wonderland and we have seen lots of people enjoying it this morning but that hasn't been a fresh flake of snow which has fallen here since sunday but because the temperatures have been so bitter, everything has frozen over. one of these payments here, which is right in the middle of town, more like the skate rink and we have seen people really struggling to negotiate that this morning. this is right in the middle of town, right next to the shops and we have had that the snow and we have had that the snow and ice has had a real impact on businesses here. we have heard from someone who speaks on behalf of local businesses who said in the past week or so, they have had a 75% reduction in football because people just haven't been able to get into town. —— fitful. some children have been the school since before the christmas break. th

yorkshire have all been cancelled. meanwhile, london has confirmed its annual new year's eve fireworks display will go ahead this evening despite the weather concerns. london mayor sadiq khan has received a knighthood in the new year's honours list, sparking fury among some amid his controversial ulez scheme and london's spiralling crime rate. sir keir starmer has been accused of rewarding failure as knife crime has increased in the capital by 50% since khan took office in 2016. the shadow home secretary, chris philp, said londoners would be furious. meanwhile, the newly appointed sir sadiq said he was truly humbled to receive the honour. in other news, tony blair's labour government pushed on with plans to open uk borders to eastern europe despite mounting concerns from senior ministers. that's according to newly released official files . the released official files. the national archives has published cabinet office files from 2003 to 2004, when tony blair was prime minister. the documents revealed the issue of immigration was top of the agenda, with senior ministers urging the then prime minister to delay granting em

news. a severe weather alert is in place for parts of northern england — after heavy snow caused travel disruption. lam i am live in leeds, yorkshires of a huge winter storm that could bring the heaviest snowfall and coldest temperatures in over a decade. elon musk has taken aim at reform uk leader, nigel farage — writing on x that he "doesn't have what it takes" to lead the party. the 82nd golden globes will take place in los angeles later — wicked, emilia perez, conclave, and the brutalist are all in the running for top prizes. hello, i'm catherine byaruhanga. heavy snow and freezing rain is causing widespread disruption across the uk — with amber warnings in place in parts of northern england and the midlands. forecasters say up to forty centimetres of snow could fall in some places, and temperatures overnight fell as low as minus 11 celsius. after earlier closures due to snow and ice, the runways at liverpool, manchester and leeds bradford airports have now reopened — but there are warnings of more delays and disruption to come. danny savage reports from scotch corner. at the extremes of today's weather, conditions were atrocio

yorkshire. the scientists are looking for a tiny bone that's a best preserved bit of all. and using a newifferent epochs in british history, from the roman period to when the people referred to as the anglo—saxons arrived through the viking age period, and see how all of this shaped the ancestry and diversity of the nation. professor skoglund is working with archaeologists. here in the mud, carefully sifting through bones of an anglo—saxon burial site in poulton in cheshire, they find a skull and other human remains. the dna they gather from them will tell them so much more about britain's history. it's going to be revolutionary. this method will allow us to see the type of relations that are being formed with the native population. are they co—operative? is there interbreeding? are a lot of native sub—roman brits able to make their way into the elite? dna is a spirally molecule that can be read like a barcode, and it changes over generations. so far, scientists have been able to identify only very big changes that take place over thousands of years. for example, the physical changes that

yorkshire side of the north of england as well. so clearly, the snow is disrupting people's lives and this cold start to the new year and 2025.ow, as the day develops, we had one amber warning until around midday. there's the other amber warning for severe weather, which goes on until midnight, so people are still being warned about the impact this snow, heavy snow, can have and that freezing rain as well, which will make the conditions out there quite treacherous. now i can see a lot of people out and about, well wrapped up, keeping warm. and that, of course, is the advice. there'll be those people, families, perhaps the children who will want to go out there and use that snow and try and have some fun with sledging and that kind of thing. but really, there is...there are alerts around from the uk health security agency. there will be vulnerable people out there as well. so please keep warm is the advice. yeah, that is good advice to try and keep warm. the advice from national highways is if you don't have to go out on the roads today, then don't. but if you are going out on the roads, then make sure you are prepared. have t

yorkshire. pc rosie prior had pulled over to deal with an earlier collision on the a19, near thirsk. you are with bbc news

yorkshire side of england as well. clearly this snow is disrupting people's lives and the school start to the new year— the school startarning to around midday. there is anotheramberwarning warning to around midday. there is another amber warning for severe — is another amber warning for severe weather which goes on until— severe weather which goes on until midnight. people are still— until midnight. people are still being warned about the impact _ still being warned about the impact. this heavy snow can have — impact. this heavy snow can have an _ impact. this heavy snow can have an impact. and that freezing _ have an impact. and that freezing rain that can make the condition— freezing rain that can make the condition is quite treacherous. i condition is quite treacherous. i can— condition is quite treacherous. i can see — condition is quite treacherous. i can see a _ condition is quite treacherous. i can see a lot of people out and — i can see a lot of people out and about, well wrapped up and keeping — and about, well wrapped up and keeping warm. children who might— keeping warm. children who might want to go out th

yorkshire has been called off due to sewage overflow. but the firefighters stepped in to help. more now on our main story — the investigation into the attack in new, one of the busiest roads in the city — remains closed off, but is likely to be re—opened today. the fbi has confirmed it believes there was a terrorist element to the attack — and while the main suspect was shot dead by police, there could have been several other people involved. properties have been searched in several areas. cbs correspondent nicole valdes updated me on the attack and investigation. well, sadly, 15 people lost their lives here on bourbon street.

yorkshire. detectives issue an appeal for witnesses. the nobel peace prize winner, malala yousafzai, urges muslim leaders not to legitimise the taliban administration. welcome to bbc news. hello, i'm kasia madera. the wildfires emergency that's engulfed parts of los angeles shows no sign of letting up this hour. while firefighers have made progress in some areas, the winds that have been a huge factor in spreading the flames, remain strong. four fires are blazing and 16 people are confirmed to have been killed in the fires, 11 in the eaton fire and 5 in the palisades with 13 people missing. the largest fire — the palisades is now spreading east, threatening the wealthy suburb of brentwood where the vice president kamala harris has a home. crews have been dropping fire retardent blankets in a desperate bid to stop the fires�* spread. and as firefighters struggle to contain the flames, those winds are picking up again and the forecast is for strong gusts across much of the week. six days are necessity devastating places began and this is what firefighters are still facing as they make an all—out assault to and keep the largest of these wildfires in the palace aides were

yorkshire. pc rosie prior had pulled over to deal with an earlier collision on the a19, near thirsk. you are with bbc news, it is 2:30am in los angeles where firefighters are getting to battle those wildfires that destroys huge swathes of the city. the number of people killed has risen to 16 and a dozen are missing after five days of this devastating fires. we've also been taking a look at the devastation in another part of los angeles, the neighborhood of altadena. that's near the eaton fire — the second biggest fire — which has burned more than 111,000 acres. here's helena humphrey. with so many communities destroyed and evacuation orders still in place, you have to look around areas like this one to get clues as to people's story, how they got out when the fires came through here. as you can see here, for example, didn't even have time to flee in their cars, but some of them completely burnt out. and just the dichotomy of others that are relatively unscathed. and as you go through areas like this one here in altadena, what you'll see on the landscape time and time again is chimneys like this. essential

yorkshire accent disappear, ever. over the years, bradford has had more than its share of negative headlines. this a chance to tell a different story. david sillito, bbc newse of bradford? also bradford, looking

yorkshire is bracing itself for severe snow. the prince and princess of wales say they are �*shocked and saddened' by the death of edward pettifer — killed in the newry clinton among those honoured with the presidential medal of freedom. hello, you are alive with bbc news. the six—day state funeral of america's 39th president, jimmy carter has began in his native georgia.

yorkshire. pc rosie prior had pulled over to deal with an earlier collision on the a19 near thirsk. police have issued an appeal for witnesses and motorists with dashcam footage. now on bbc newstalking business. hello and welcome to talking business with me, lu kwesa burak. let's have a look at what's coming up on the show. this is the first time i'm here, and it's great to meet people in real life. are we breaking up with digital dating? looking for love online during lockdown was a multibillion—dollar business, so why are so many of us swiping out of the apps? is it that the price of love is just becoming too steep? i'll be asking one woman who's been in touch with 6,000 americans and noticed a big change in the way we use the sites. and i'll be heading out to an in—person dating event to talk to the brave souls searching for a partner in real life. plus, later in the programme, it's a country of 1.5 billion people, and he has millions on his site looking for love. i'll be chatting to the boss of matrimony.com, india's biggest digital dating group. so how is love blossoming across what is becoming one of the most important dating markets in the world? wherever you'rejoining

well, joining us now from selby abbey is gb news yorkshire and humber reporter anna riley., thank you for joining reporter anna riley. anna, thank you forjoining us reporter anna riley. anna, thank you for joining us today. another very important day for farmers raising their voices once again. gb news right behind him. most of the country behind them. is the government taking any notice? what's happening with you today? >> good afternoon don. well, we're here in selby for their national day of unity. many farmers have gathered here today. we've got the beautiful backdrop of selby abbey. we've got a turnout backdrop of selby abbey. we've got a t

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in other news, a group of eight men who were part of a west yorkshire grooming gang in the late 1990s have been jailed. charlie peters has more on that story in just a moment. that says sir ed davey has welcomed the government's announcement for a series of local inquiries into the grooming gang scandal. the home secretary announced government backed local reviews in five areas yesterday, stopping short of committing to a full scale national inquiry. a lawyer representing victims told gb news there may be hundreds of thousands of victims in every town and city across the country. the liberal democrat leader said action is needed more quickly. in other news, a nazi obsessed man who stabbed an asylum seeker to death or attempted to has been jailed. callum parslow was handed a life sentence and will serve a minimum of 22 years and eight months in prison after he attacked a man at a hotel in worcestershire in april last year as a protest against small boat crossings. the 32 year old has hitler's signature tattooed on his arm, and also used a knife worth over £700 that he'd purchased onlin

in other news, a group of eight men who were part of a west yorkshire grooming gang in the late 1990sve been jailed. charlie peters has more on that story in just a moment. that says sir ed davey has welcomed the government's announcement for a series of local inquiries into the grooming gang scandal. the home secretary announced government backed local reviews in five areas yesterday, stopping short of committing to a full scale national inquiry. a lawyer representing victims told gb news there may be hundreds of thousands of victims in every town and city across the country. the liberal democrat leader said action is needed more quickly. in other news, a nazi obsessed man who stabbed an asylum seeker to death or attempted to has been jailed. callum parslow was handed a life sentence and will serve a minimum of 22 years and eight months in prison after he attacked a man at a hotel in worcestershire in april last year as a protest against small boat crossings. the 32 year old has hitler's signature tattooed on his arm, and also used a knife worth over £700 that he'd purchased online t

. >> despite the known links between rapists, south yorkshire police failed to act every time anybody newame into a senior role. >> we kind of thought, this is it now. something's going to happen. something's going to change. so i'd sit in lots of meetings and i would share all the information as my staff would. and we had car registration numbers, names, nicknames, addresses, properties of concern. so we kind of collated a raft of that information that we kept, and we kept it in a database. and we get lots of reasons. and people still say to me today, why did they actually do nothing? and i can't give you the absolute answer to that. all i can tell you is what they said at the time. the children were consenting. the children would make good witnesses if they went to court. >> but elizabeth's suffering was not consensual. she was being exploited by a ruthless gang of rapists. elizabeth took me back to the flat, which she was kept and abused for ten weeks. eventually she was freed. but it wasn't the police that rescued her. it was risky business. >> i walked out of there five and a half st

displays in newcastle, blackpool and nonh in newcastle, blackpool and north yorkshire have all been cancelled. meanwhile, london's annual new year's eve fireworks display is going ahead this evening despite weather concerns. london mayor sadiq khan has received a knighthood in the new year's honours list, sparking fury among some amid his controversial ulez scheme and london's spiralling crime rates. sir keir starmer has been accused of rewarding failure as knife crime has increased in the capital by 50% since khan took office in 2016. the shadow home secretary, chris philp, said londoners would be furious. meanwhile, the newly appointed sir sadiq said he was truly humbled to receive the honour. in other news, tony blair's labour government pushed on with plans to open the uk's borders to eastern europe despite mounting concerns from senior ministers. that's according to newly released official files. the national archives has published cabinet office files from 2003 to 2004, when tony blair was prime minister. the documents revealed the issue of immigration was at the top of the agenda, with senior ministers urging the the

our yorkshire reporter, anna o'reilly, is on the beach in scarborough. >> the new year's day dip in scarboroughwhere 150 swimmers have taken to the north sea. here you may be able to see the crowds that have turned out. hundreds of people have come to the beach here to encourage people to take the dip. and it's all about charity. it's something that's been arranged by the scarborough lions. they take a fee for people to enter that goes towards charity. and then many people here are raising money for charity through doing this new year's day dip. it certainly attracted a lot of crowds. you can see some people here in the crowd in fancy dress. there's been a competition for the best dressed and we can see people coming out of the water now who have taken part, and those are the latest gb news headlines. >> now it's back to darren. >> now it's back to darren. >> thank you very much sophia. now my friends, before we get to the regular show, i just wanted to do something more on the awful news coming to us from the united states of america. now, us media have identified the suspect involved in ploug

yorkshire have all been cancelled. meanwhile, london has confirmed its annual new year's eve fireworks display will go ahead despite theeather concerns. sir sadiq khan has said criticism of his knighthood is not the last he will receive from the conservatives, unless they've done a new year's resolution. the decision sparked fury among some amid his controversial ulez scheme and london's spiralling crime rate. sir keir starmer has been accused of rewarding failure as knife crime has increased in the capital by 50% since khan took office in 2016. the shadow home secretary, chris philp, said londoners would be furious. meanwhile, the newly appointed sir sadiq said he was truly humbled to receive the honour. truly humbled to receive the honour . as the new year honour. as the new year approaches, britain's farmers are not giving up their fight against the inheritance rate. tonight, farmers all over the country will be lighting beacons showing solidarity with each other. so far, 2430 farmers have pledged to take part and that number is expected to grow. in other news, a woman who died after being set on fire inside a new y

was first abused by pakistani rape gangs in south yorkshire when she was just 11 years old, and after waiting 20 years for an investigation, she told gb newstoday about the pain of further delays to achieving justice. i say a country that doesn't protect its children is a country that's very, very sick indeed. two tier britain isn't just a meme anymore, it's our dark reality. i'll get the thoughts of my panel in just a moment, but i'm joined first by co—founder of parents against grooming uk, billy howarth. billy good evening. thank you for joining me. appreciate your company. you're born and bred in rochdale, infamous, of course, for its own grooming gang scandal. do we have. can i ask you two tier justice for child abusers in the uk? >> absolutely, absolutely. i agree with everything you said with the court sentencing. i'm seeing with cases i'm involved with, where 99% of these people who were downloading images of children category are walking out of court. someone who's posted something on facebook is doing two years in jail. so you know. yeah, that that to me is to justice. and of course with the grooming scandal here in rochdale as w

yorkshire. the environment agency has 190 flood warnings and 292 flood alerts in place. the met office has issued new snow and ice warnings for scotland and northern ireland in place until midday tomorrow. meanwhile, people are being urged to keep their guard up ahead of a status orange low temperature warning issued for most counties tonight and tomorrow night. the metropolitan police says a 14 year old boy has been stabbed to death on a bus in woolwich, in south—east london. they say an investigation has been launched after the incident this afternoon. that incident occurred on a route 472 bus on woolwich church road, near the junction with the a205 south circular road. a police statement says paramedics treated him, but the boy died shortly after medics arrived on the scene. no arrests have been made so far but police are appealing for witnesses. we are yet to hear from a police press conference shortly. a number of nhs trusts in england have declared critical incidents. this comes after the number of people in england's hospitals with flu quadrupled in the last month. the royal liverpool universi

news website? you can head over there right now, and there's a group of eight men who were part of a west yorkshire gang in the late 1990s have been jailed. i'll be joined by the constituency mp and a relentless campaigner, robbie moore, for his reaction. and in my second great british debate of the hour, i'll be asking is it time for sir keir starmer to come home? the prime minister has been visiting poland this week for talks over security pacts, but should he come home and focus on the domestic issues? he also seems to be somewhere else, doesn't he? he's always somewhere else. and i'll be getting the latest on harry and meghan whilst with the royal journalist, after rumours are that the duchess has upset her staff so much that, well, they need to get therapy. the irony there. and they're also being accused of being disaster tourists. that's coming up in the next hour. as ever, send me your thoughts, post your comments gbnews.com/yoursay. all right, so incoming us president donald trump is set to rule on the future of the chagos islands after labour apparently put negotiations on hold at the requ