now on bbc news, throughout 2017 newsbeat has been following three radio 1 listeners who got in touchanting to share their mental health experiences. bex, laura, and mat invited us to have an intimate glimpse into their lives because they wanted to be able to show us first—hand what it's like living with conditions including anxiety, ocd, and anorexia. as you might imagine their stories encompass highs and lows, and as such some of the things they share with us you might find distressing. iam bex, i am bex, and iam bex, and i nearly 24. i'm actually 23. i am nearly 24. i love cats. i have bipolar as well. and borderline personality disorder. i forgot about that then. it is quite a long list, actually, what i have been diagnosed with. it is free, because they have a cd as well. ——i have ocd as well. i started off a lwa ys have ocd as well. i started off always overweight from being a young child. when i got to about 16, when i was going to college, i decided to lose some weight. itjust sort of snuck up on you. it is not like one day i woke up and i thought i an anorexic. but i suppose

newsbeat and newsround, they are on lots of these social media outlets.ou send out to spread that message, if you don't mind me saying so, apart from tina hayley, who has worked on radio one, one might think you're not actually of that generation. you know, who would be the right people to be sending, and is it people like you? well, i think it's young people, but i think it's about showing that the bbc takes it seriously at whatever level in this organisation you happen to be and whatever age you are. i'm certainly no celebrity, and i wouldn't claim that i am, but i think i work at the front line for the bbc in economics, which lots of young people talk about and are very interested in — intergenerational unfairness, inequality, those type of issues are issues | cover. and i think if i can help people navigate that and also listen to that, i think that is of advantage, i hope, to them, and it certainly will be to us. kamal ahmed, thank you. the tone of brexit coverage is a regular issue with newswatch viewers. this week, breakfast presenter charlie stayt

the today programme, 5 live and newsbeat.so see people changing the way in they consume news. are we moving fast enough to make those changes? and notjust in terms of the devices, also the way we tell stories. your successor, fran unsworth, is an internal candidate. which some might say reflects the decision to go a different way for the bbc. do you have any advice for her? well, i chose fran when ijoined as my deputy, and she has been an extraordinary person to work with. for people who don't know her, fran has worked at the bbc for pretty much her entire career and knows and understands it. most recently she was running the bbc world service. what you see with fran is an incredibly thoughtful manager of people. a really intelligentjudge of news, and a fantastic ambassador for the bbc. but most of all, she has the capacity to enable great people to do exceptional work. and when you are the director of news and current affairs, that's the thing you really want to do, it's not what you do. the leadership of the organisation is

they invited radio 1 newsbeat to spend much of 2017 following them and their stories so they could helpagine their stories encompass highs and lows, and as such you might find some of the things they share with us distressing. i'm nearly 2a. so i say nearly 2a because i'm actually 23 but i don't like odd numbers because they bring bad luck, so... so i'm nearly 2a. er, i love cats, so, i love cats. i've got bipolar as well, and borderline personality disorder. i forgot about that, i forgot about that then. it's quite a long list, actually, what i've been diagnosed with, but we'll just stick to the two. .. well, its three, actually, because i've got 0cd as well. that's an odd number, hang on. i started off, i was overweight from being a young child. when i got to about 16, when i was going to college, i decided just to lose some weight. it just sort of snuck up on you, it's not like one day i woke up and thought, "i'm an anorexic. " erm, but i suppose i started getting the thought that it was out of control when i realised that i couldn't eat without feeling guilty, i couldn't eat without

the full newsbeat report before ten.enior government ministers are meeting in half an hour or so to discuss in detail for the first time what the uk's future relationship with the eu should be. hello... welcome to the programme, we're live until 11. it is christmas week! throughout the programme this morning we'll bring you the latest breaking news and developing stories. a little later we'll hear from liam allan — the 22—year—old student whose rape trial collapsed after detectives failed to disclose vital evidence to the defence. he's told this programme he wants an apology from police and the cps. do get in touch on all the stories we're talking about this morning — use the hashtag victoria live and if you text, you will be charged at the standard network rate. our top story today... theresa may is due to meet her brexit cabinet — about a dozen of her most senior ministers — to discuss for the first time what the uk's future relationship with the eu should be. later, she is expected to tell mps the uk wants to sign tra

now throughout this year newsbeat has been following three listeners to radioi been following three listeners to radio i who got in touch wanting to share their mental health problems and experiences. they invited us to have amendment went into their own lives because they want to be able to show first—hand what it is like living with such conditions. their stories encompass highs and lows and some of the things that they share with us you may find distressing. i'm bex, and i'm nearly 24. i'm actually 23. but i do not like odd numbers because they bring bad luck. so i am nearly 24. i love cats. i have got bipolar as well. and borderline personality disorder. i forgot about that then. it is quite a long list, actually, what i have been diagnosed with. we will just stick to the two. well, it is three, actually, because i have ocd as well. that is an odd number, hang on... i started off always overweight from being a young child. when i got to about 16, when i was going to college, i decided to lose some weight. itjust sort of snuck up on you. it is not like one day i woke up and i thought, i'm

now on bbc news, throughout 2017 newsbeat has been following three radio 1 listeners who got in touchecause they wanted to be able to show us first—hand what it's like living with conditions including anxiety, ocd, and anorexia. as you might imagine, their stories encompass highs and lows. as such, some of the things they share with us you might

now on bbc news — throughout 2017, newsbeat has been following three radio 1 listeners who got in touch an intimate glimpse into their lives because they wanted to be able to show us first—hand what it's like living with conditions including anxiety, ocd, and anorexia. as you might imagine their stories encompass highs and lows, and as such some of the things they share with us you might find distressing. i'm bex, and i'm nearly 24. i'm actually 23. but i do not like odd numbers because they bring bad luck. so i am nearly 24. i love cats. i have got bipolar as well. and borderline personality disorder. i forgot about that then. it is quite a long list, actually, what i have been diagnosed with. we will just stick to the two. well, it is three, actually, because i have ocd as well. that is an odd number, hang on...

jeremy hunt was speaking to the bbc‘s newsbeat about their recent documentary which follows four radiohealth beds. newsbeat‘s political editor jim connolly reports. for becks, simple tasks can be a challenge. that is turned off, that is turned off. her obsessive—compulsive disorder and anxiety sometimes means she finds it hard to leave her home. however, it is some of her other mental health conditions that have led to suicidal thoughts. i took a story to the health secretary. every time i meet people like becks, i'm reminded that we may have made progress, but there is a whole lot more that we need to do. one particular story she told us was shocking. this is one incident that has caused a particular distress. ifelt suicidal and impossibly dangerous. so they were like we can't give you the medication because it would have to be seen by a doctor, there were no doctors at that time, i got home at three in the morning and two days later i had a bad panic attack. back to this clinic, they try to admit me again, but there were no beds. the thing she talks about there, there were some posit

now throughout this year newsbeat has been following three listeners to radio1 been following three listeners experiences. they invited us to have amendment went into their own lives because they want to be able to show first—hand what it is like living with such conditions. their stories encompass highs and lows and some of the things that they share with us you may find distressing. i'm bex, and i'm nearly 24. i'm actually 23. but i do not like odd numbers because they bring bad luck. so i am nearly 24. i love cats.

and at 7.45pm newsbeat investigates the use of steroids in gyms. good evening and welcome to bbc news. snow and ice are still causing disruption for many people in parts of the uk, with thousands of homes without power and dangerous conditions on the roads. the runway at stansted airport was closed twice during the day, with a number of flights cancelled and there are currently yellow weather warnings for icefor parts of scotland, all of wales, the south and east of england, and the midlands. let's go to kenilworth in warwickshire — and our correspondent phil mackie. well we had the snow and the floods today and also power cuts. across the central swathe of england, it is a day to heed the warnings. horn blasts. the motorway at a standstill. it's always busy here anyway, but throw in five centimetres of snow, and you've got chaos. on the a14, things were even worse. this lorry span out of control, leaving drivers stranded. good morning. it's just gone past ten o'clock in the morning. as you can see, we're stationary here on the a14, not going anywh

since the accident newsbeat signs have gone up and there is a new system that vibrates the seat if the eyes for more than a second. survivors are living with this accident every day. second. survivors are living with this accident every daylj second. survivors are living with this accident every day. i don't know what to say. it changed my life completely. it changed my life completely. downing street says the government is "close to an agreement" on the status of the irish border after brexit, although there is more work to be done. the eu says a proposalfrom the uk is needed by sunday at the latest, in advance of a summit next week. let's speak to our political correspondent chris mason at westminster. the clock is ticking, and the government's under a lot of pressure to come up with a solution that will satisfy all sides? yes. to describe this as rather tricky would be the mild understatement of the morning. as things stand there is no breakthrough, said the european commission said this morning there was no white smoke yet, in their words. downing street is saying that they are clo

and later, newsbeat investigates the use of steroids in gyms.rnoon and welcome to bbc news. ice and below zero temperatures are causing more disruption in many parts of the uk. hundreds of people had to spend the night in stansted airport, after flights were cancelled because of the bad weather. anisa kadri sent this report from sta nsted. hanging around for a flight longer than you expected. it's not much fun, especially when the queues are just getting longer, and you find your flight is now notjust delayed — it's cancelled. more than 12 hours after sarah's flight to stockholm was meant to take off from stansted, she was still here and will fly tomorrow. i only found out literally three hours after my flight was supposed to leave that it was cancelled, there were no boards to tell us it was delayed or anything. it was literally going backwards and forwards between the one personnel that was there. i ended up lining up for ten hours to try to get a new flight. did you get any sleep at all? no, i think i've been awake 25 hours now. today, stanst

newsbeat and newsround, they are on lots of these social media outlets.d be the right people to be sending, and is it people like you? well, i think it's young people, but i think it's about showing that the bbc takes it seriously at whatever level in this organisation you happen to be and whatever age you are. i'm certainly no celebrity, and i wouldn't claim that i am, but i think i work at the front line for the bbc in economics, which lots of young people talk about and are very interested in — intergenerational unfairness, inequality, those type of issues are issues | cover. and i think if i can help people navigate that and also listen to that, i think that is of advantage, i hope, to them, and it certainly will be to us. kamal ahmed, thank you. the tone of brexit coverage is a regular issue with newswatch viewers. this week, breakfast presenter charlie stayt‘s interview with transport secretary chris grayling about brexit negotiations came in for criticism from several viewers who thought it was hostile. if...i'm not sure what your role was today in

she was featured in a bbc radio 1 newsbeat documentary earlier this week called my mind and me.r and also insomnia. and that window's locked. i call my anxiety disorder "the anxious hog monster", because that's how it feels. my chest is compressed and it feels like your heart's pounding and your hands are shaking. locked. when i have been leaving the flat, it takes me longer with my 0cd as well and my anxiety. bex's story, and the others in that documentary, prompted a huge reaction earlier in the week. jim connolly from newsbeat is with me to talk about what happened when he took the story to jeremy hunt. what happened when you took the story tojeremy what happened when you took the story to jeremy hunt? like you said, we got a massive reaction from our audience. people really connected to it. they were candid and honest. it was one person in particular, bex, who we saw there, people really connected with her, he thought she was speaking so openly and powerfully. we decided that that the secretary of state. —— we decided to put that to the secretary of state. compared to the sc

the today programme, 5 live and newsbeat.e tell stories. your successor, fran unsworth, is an internal candidate. which some might say reflects the decision to go a different way for the bbc. do you have any advice for her? well, i chose fran when ijoined as my deputy, and she has been an extraordinary person to work with. for people who don't know her, fran has worked at the bbc for pretty much her entire career and knows and understands it. most recently she was running the bbc world service. what you see with fran is an incredibly thoughtful manager of people. a really intelligentjudge of news, and a fantastic ambassador for the bbc. but most of all, she has the capacity to enable great people to do exceptional work. and when you are the director of news and current affairs, that's the thing you really want to do, it's not what you do. the leadership of the organisation is enabling other people to do great things and no—one does that better in my experience, than fran. so i think she will be a brilliant director of news an

jeremy hunt was speaking to the bbc‘s newsbeat about their recent documentary which follows four radiofinds it hard to leave her home. however, it is some of her other mental health conditions that have led to suicidal thoughts. i took a story to the health secretary. every time i meet people like becks, i'm reminded that we may have made progress, but there isa we may have made progress, but there is a whole lot more that we need to do. once worried she told us was shocking. —— one particular story she told us. this is one incident that has caused a particular distress. i felt suicidal and impossibly dangerous. so they were like we can't give you the medication because it would have to be seen by a doctor, there were no doctors at that time, i got home at three in the morning and two days later i had a bad panic attack. back to this clinic, they try to admit me again, but there were no beds. the thing she talks about there, there we re thing she talks about there, there were some positives and some negatives. positive is that she did have a crisis team at her local hospital. those of

let's talk now to sinead garvan, radio 1 and 1xtra's newsbeat entertainment reporter.as your idea where approached to do it? we had had a really good year and we met the record company and we said, what shall we do next? and then somebody said let's do a christmas song. did you think there was a stigma? did you not really care? i think they are like normal songs but that become associated with a certain time of year and they are produced in a certain way. we we re are produced in a certain way. we were not frightened of it. everyone loves a christmas song. and they make a lot of money. absolutely, it isa make a lot of money. absolutely, it is a massive money earner. maria carey, they estimate she makes £360,000 a year on one song alone.” heard the other day on the radio i wish it could be christmas every day makes about half its money every year. do you still think it is releva nt? year. do you still think it is relevant? i think it is relevant more to the artist and the public. working for radio one, the pop acts wa nt working for radio one, the pop acts want to be nu