nickjohnson, bbc news.reminder we are expecting the home secretary yvette cooper to make a statement on child sexual exploitation and abuse, that follows on from sir keir starmer earlier today, defending his record prosecuting sexual abuse gangs after attacks by elon musk and opposition conservative mps. a female prison officer who was filmed having sex with an inmate inside a cell has beenjailed for 15 months for misconduct. let's speak to reporter nickjohnson at isleworth crown court. bring us up—to—date with what happened there. just bring us up-to-date with what happened there.— bring us up-to-date with what happened there. just to bring you some background _ happened there. just to bring you some background to _ happened there. just to bring you some background to the - happened there. just to bring you some background to the case, . happened there. just to bring you some background to the case, in | happened there. just to bring you - some background to the case, in june some background to the case, i

that was nickjohnson at reporting there from central london.pdate saying that this ee�*hatezsase�*gthgtfiass: a: would probably be the ee�*hatezsase�*gthgtfiass: a; would probably be the first he would probably be the first to admit he did not think he would win. so he took a lot of advice from washington insiders, and brought those sorts of people on his team. this time, he is looking more individually at a lot of people who are experts in their field, successful business people, entrepreneurs, and people who have done well. outside of say, the dc circle. i think that will be number one. number two,... is different. even in the lead up to the election, you bury much got the field that this is much more populist... america first agenda, when the voters are asked what is that you are looking for over and over and over... they were told they want the economy to improve, and of course they wanted the crisis at the southern border to be put back under control. and then the third thing is just sort of the pope foreign policy, the united states seems t

nickjohnson reports.y taken as they were singing and making friendship bracelets at a dance class. for nearly six months, southport has been grieving. the girls�* families forced each day to live with the horror. alice dasilva aguiar�*s mum alexandra said... because their murderer, axel rudakubana, was just nine days short of 18 at the time of the attack, he couldn't be given a whole life sentence. instead, rudakubana will spend 52 years in prison before being eligible for release. the labour mp for southport, patrick hurley, says that's not good enough. i think in circumstances such as this — exceptional circumstances — we need to have the ability to have exceptional sentences being placed. and i would urge the government and the attorney general to look again, to see what can be done in these exceptional circumstances, in order to ensure that a whole life tariff could be imposed. but the defence secretary, john healey, says the government's hands are tied. there are limits on international united nation

nickjohnson in harrogate.ts, as well as posts from other accounts which have large numbers of followers. 0ur political correspondent helen catt is in westminster. who is doing the monitoring and why? who is doing the monitoring and wh ? , , ., , who is doing the monitoring and wh? _ why? this story was broken by the mirror— why? this story was broken by the mirror newspaper - why? this story was broken by the mirror newspaper this - the mirror newspaper this morning, it is understood there are officials within a team inside the home office known as the homeland security group looking at elon musk�*s tweets and those of other accounts with large numbers of followers, as you said. this team is responsible for reducing national security risks and according to its website focuses on the highest harm risks to the homeland. they are looking notjust up the tweets themselves but the reach, how far they are going, who is seeing them and who is engaging with them. the home office is not commenting on this but a source s

nickjohnson, bbc news.t few hours, tens of thousands in london brought in the new year, as a massive fireworks display erupted around the historic elizabeth tower in westminster, also known as big ben. that's despite bad weather causing other new year's events across the country to be cancelled. here's a bird's—eye view of the scene showing the colourful spectacle that welcomed in 2025. just before that, paris rang in the new year in spectacularfashion. millions of people from all around the world flock to see the city of lights every year in france during this festive time. people lined the streets and toasted to a new year in the magnetic city. the united states is now less than an hour away from 2025. and fireworks are expected in new york city, where the ball will drop in times square when the clock strikes i2. times square when the clock strikes 12. this is how the scene looks at the moment. these pictures of times square where you can see all the lights lit up as festive gaters gather in times square

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

earlier i spoke to our reporter, nickjohnson.ay. it was about “4, minus five degrees 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 s

marching to certain parts of london, and was only permitted to remain in whitehall. 0ur correspondent nickjohnsonate. despite that ceasefire agreement being in place, that hasn't stopped the many hundreds of people that have come out in support of the palestine solidarity campaign. we're in whitehall, surrounded by government departments, in central london. that way, downing street full of protesters. that way, trafalgar square, also full of many hundreds of protesters. a common presence at these protests over the past year or so has usually been smaller counter—protests, as you can see. you can see the israeli flag. you can also see yellow balloons, the sign of hope for the safe return of hostages from gaza. now, we've spoken to the organisers of this march, the palestine solidarity campaign, who say they welcome that ceasefire agreement, but they say it is very tentative. they're worried about it not holding and they say, therefore, the decision to stop these marches or keep these national marches going, which they have been over the past year or so, is under review. donald trump has begun hisj

our reporter nickjohnson sent an update from isleworth crown court. duty as a prison officer in wandsworth prison in south west london lastjune, when she was filmed entering a cell and having sex with a prisoner. that encounter was recorded by another inmate and it was quickly shared and went viral on social media. as a result of that, linda de sousa abreu was identified by senior staff at wandsworth prison. the police then arrested her at heathrow airport, before she was planning to board a flight to madrid with her father. now linda de sousa abreu previously pleaded guilty to misconduct in a public office and at that earlier hearing, the prosecution described the offence as a shocking breach of the public�*s trust and sentencing. linda de sousa abreu today to 15 months in prison. thejudge, martin edmunds kc, said that a brew compromised said that abreu compromised her role as a prison officer. he said she undermined discipline in the prison and put officers, especially female officers, at risk. he said, "the consequence of your behaviour becoming kn

nickjohnson, bbc news.e'll continue to follow those new year's celebrations as they happen around the world. presidentjoe biden says the us will offer federal assistance to the island of puerto rico after nearly all of the us territory was plunged into darkness early on new year's eve. the cause of the blackout is still under investigation. but prelim findings point to a fault in an underground line, according to luma energy, the island's main power distributor. the company said that fully restoring service could take between 2a and 48 hours. could take between 24 and 48 hours. earlierthis could take between 24 and 48 hours. earlier this year, they witnessed two blackouts. customers were left without power, and 700,000 people lost electricity after hurricane ernesto. puerto ricans are demanding more to be done to address the island's power issue. the incoming governor saying the island's energy system is failing its citizens. rowan, it looks like many parts of puerto rico will be entering the new year in da

nickjohnson reports.ir short lives brutally taken as they were singing and making friendship bracelets at a dance class. for nearly six months, southport has been grieving. the girls�* families forced each day to live with the horror. alice dasilva aguiar�*s mum alexandra said... because their murderer, axel rudakubana, was just nine days short of 18 at the time of the attack, he couldn't be given a whole life sentence. instead, rudakubana will spend 52 years in prison before being eligible for release. the labour mp for southport, patrick hurley, says that's not good enough. i think in circumstances such as this — exceptional circumstances — we need to have the ability to have exceptional sentences being placed. and i would urge the government and the attorney general to look again, to see what can be done in these exceptional circumstances, in order to ensure that a whole life tariff could be imposed. but the defence secretary, john healey, says the government's hands are tied. there are limits on inter

in a moment we'll be joined by our reporter nickjohnson, who is in harrogate. in aberdeenshire. ben, braemar holds the record for the lowest temperature recorded in the uk. yes we are a long way off the record this morning. it is still cold, minus five celsius at the moment. colder temperatures overnight in the highlands. one area minus 10.3 celsius. the north of scotland is no stranger to winter weather. it has been under this yellow snow and ice morning for almost two weeks with hundreds of schools closed for days. travel disruption. it keeps snowing. the yellow warning here expires at ten o'clock this morning. we are in for another cold day. we hear it is going to struggle to get above freezing today. tonight, we could see temperatures in some areas, perhaps in highland glens, as low as -20 perhaps in highland glens, as low as —20 celsius. with ice warnings in place for other parts of the uk, england, wales and northern ireland, the advice at the moment is to try to stay warm and safe and ultimately be prepared. to stay warm and safe and ultimately be prepar

nickjohnson has the latest.— the current record holder for the uk's lowest recorded temperature. the mercury dropped to more than —27 degrees here in 1982. it was around —13 here overnight — the air bitter, the roads treacherous. the cold snap continues. this is my favourite time of the year for hill walking. it's like a winter wonderland. it's like a different planet, it's wonderful. if you're a local you have proper clothing proper footwear. just dress up warm. the businesses tend to carry on. occasionally the roads are blocked. this wintry scene in harrogate was set when the snow fell at the weekend, but the bitter temperatures have fused the flakes to the ground, turning footpaths and pavements into skating rinks. i've just fallen there, so it's affected me quite a bit. the roads are fine but it's just the paths and the side streets. not really gritted. i've never really seen it like this. it is worse than normal. i'm treading very carefully. both of my kids have been off school. it's been virtually impossib

our reporter, nickjohnson is at court in cambridge. sarah, a dramatic moment in court., a dramatic moment in court. earlier the judge mrjusticejohnson asked kyle clifford who appeared via video link how he pleaded to the murder of carol hunt. guilty, he replied. how he pleaded to the murder of hannah hunt. he replied guilty, and also to the murder of louise hunt. he admitted to having a ten inch knife and a crossbow and detaining miss hunt. but denied raping louise hunt, that trial will happen later this year. kyle clifford was dressed in a burgundy switcher, sitting on a chair, and remained emotionless throughout. the attacks in bushey last year spiked a manhunt resulting in kyle clifford's a rest, as my colleague now reports. kyle clifford, caught on cctv leaving an alleyway leading from the hunt family home on the day of the murders. he is carrying a large object before entering a car. this morning kyle clifford pleaded guilty to carrying two offensive weapons. a knife and a crossbow. he also pleaded guilty to murdering 61—year—old carol hunt, a mother and wife to ra