alex forsyth, bbc news, nottinghamshire. have publicly called for borisjohnson to resign as prime minister and have submitted letters of no confidence because of his handling of the scandal over lockdown parties in downing street. two are former ministers — tobias ellwood and gary streeter. a minimum of 5a is required to trigger a no confidence vote, as our political editor, laura kuenssberg, reports. does your party still back you, prime minister? - the fundamental question. if borisjohnson�*s party wants him out, his power to live in this street, to stop the traffic, that all disappears. turning up for the weekly bout to hear the opposition parties only too content to poke fun. the prime minister has more chance of persuading the public that he didn't hold any parties than he has of persuading them that the economy is booming. the prime minister is now a dangerous distraction at home and a running joke on the international stage. at the despatch box, as in his party, he tried to keep control. we are getting on with... we a

colletta smith, bbc news and nottinghamshire., have been under british control for 50 years — but now mauritius, which used to have jurisdiction of them, is trying to claim them back. it has — for the first time — sent a boat to the islands and raised the mauritian flag. the united nations says britain must hand the archipelago back to mauritius — but the uk refuses to do so while america uses one of the islands for a military base. when britain took over the chagos islands, it expelled the local population of around 2,000 people. now, some of those who've been in exile for decades have returned for a visit to their former home, along with a group of scientists on a research trip. our africa correspondent andrew harding joined them, and is the firstjournalist to broadcast from the chagos islands. farfrom anywhere, a hidden archipelago. these isolated islands have been strictly off—limits for half a century. boat horn blasts. but today, rare access — and a remarkable homecoming. these chagos islanders were forced to leave by brita

high cloud moving in across our skies — high cloud that was picked up by the setting sun here in nottinghamshire is the first sign of an approaching weather system that will be bringing wet and windy weather our way this weekend. choose your moments wisely, and there will be some windows of drier and brighter weather to be found. on the satellite picture, this is our area of low pressure that's moving in to bring wet and windy spells — notjust for saturday, but there's another dollop waiting in the wings for sunday as well. all the while, fairly tightly packed isobars, with the winds coming in from a south—westerly direction. it will continue to be on the mild side for february. right now, we're seeing the rain affecting western areas. we did have a frost earlier in the night, and as the winds continued to pick up, most of that lifted out of the way. heading into the first part of saturday morning, these are your temperatures, around 3—8 degrees. it is going to be quite a wet day for some of you and, broadly speaking, the weather slices and dices into three zones. we've got this area of fairly h

nottinghamshire police say an investigation is under way, whilst leicester city, in a statement say (x)"the club is appalled by such behaviour and offers its apologies to nottingham forest and its players whose safety was compromised" and the fan "will be subject to a lifetime ban from all leicester city fixtures at home and away." leicester's next game — is away at anfield on thursday in the premier league. there was no cup upset there today asjurgen klopp named a strong side, and watched liverpool beat cardiff city liverpool took the lead in the second half, when diogojota headed in trent alexander—arnold's free kick. new signing luiz diaz, on his debut, won the ball and then set up takumi minamino to make it 2—0. on his debut, won the ball and then set up takumi minamino to make it 2—0. before substitute harvey elliott made it 3—0 in style, happy to be back after five months on the sidelines with a dislocated ankle. cardiff did pull one back, through substitute rubin colwill giving their travelling support something to celebrate but it finished 3—1 with liverpool safely through. th

nottinghamshire is one of the places in line for more powers from westminster, possibly a mayor liker manchester, all part of a plan to give places like this more political and economical clout, so are they convinced?— and economical clout, so are they convinced? the things that people have been talking _ convinced? the things that people have been talking about _ convinced? the things that people have been talking about like - convinced? the things that people have been talking about like the l have been talking about like the electrification of the railway line up electrification of the railway line up to nottingham, hs2, they have disappointed before the thing has even started. we disappointed before the thing has even started-— even started. we have seen wish lists before. _ even started. we have seen wish lists before. we _ even started. we have seen wish lists before. we need _ even started. we have seen wish lists before. we need actual, - even started. we have seen wish| lists before. we need actual, how even started. we have seen wish i lists before. we need actual, how is t

we can go to nina in nottinghamshire. 0urjob this nottinghamshire.ealise. —— real lives. yes, it will reflect businesses like this, they make parts for rolls—royce and others. this is the scanner where they look to check everything is in working order. i will give you a brief economic history. traditionally, the economy grows like this, a line going upwards. there was a dip in 2008, a bit more growth and a massive dip in 2020. a bit of recovery. another dip injanuary last year, now we are going like this, growing consistently and the big question is how much will 2021 take us back to the line we like on growth, and that is dependent on how we spend and also on manufacturers like this one. good morning. it is a roller—coaster for you, and when we get the results for last year, how did your business play a part? irate did your business play a part? we were did your business play a part? - were fortunate as part of british manufacturing. we like to think we help to underpin the economy. 2021 was one of our highest turnover is in the company's history. b

alex forsyth, bbc news, nottinghamshire.talk tojonathan webb from ippr north, a think tank that was set up to empower regions in the north of england. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. is this real change orjust rehashed as labour claims? 1 news. is this real change or “ust rehashed as labour claims? i think what we saw _ rehashed as labour claims? i think what we saw today _ rehashed as labour claims? i think what we saw today was _ rehashed as labour claims? i think what we saw today was finally - rehashed as labour claims? i think what we saw today was finally an i what we saw today was finally an acknowledgement from the government that these long storing and regional divides exist. we also saw a lot of in patient demand ambition, is this white paper in particular in terms of new mayors and addressing a whole range of things including housing as well as leveling up things like pay. however, the real question is, are we can actually see the policies needed as well as the funding needed to make any of this a reality? yo

high cloud moving in across our skies — high cloud that was picked up by the setting sun here in nottinghamshirehat will be bringing wet and windy weather our way this weekend. choose your moment wisely and there will be some windows of drier and brighter weather to be found. now, on the satellite picture, this is our area of low pressure that's moving in to bring that wet and windy spell — notjust for saturday, but there's another dollop waiting in the wings for sunday as well. all the while, fairly tightly packed isobars, with the winds coming in from a south—westerly direction. it will continue to be on the mild side for february. now, right now, we're seeing the rain affecting western areas. we did have a frost earlier in the night but as the winds continued to pick up, most of that lifted out of the way. and heading into the first part of saturday morning, these are your temperatures — around 3—8 degrees. now, it is going to be quite a wet day for some of you and, broadly speaking, the weather slices and dices into three zones. we've got this area of fairly heavy, persistent rain working in

high cloud moving in across our skies — high cloud that was picked up by the setting sun here in nottinghamshirether system that will be bringing wet and windy weather our way this weekend. choose your moments wisely, and there will be some windows of drier and brighter weather to be found. on the satellite picture, this is our area of low pressure that's moving in to bring wet and windy spells — notjust for saturday, but there's another dollop waiting in the wings for sunday as well. all the while, fairly tightly packed isobars, with the winds coming in from a south—westerly direction. it will continue to be on the mild side for february. right now, we're seeing the rain affecting western areas. we did have a frost earlier in the night, and as the winds continued to pick up, most of that lifted out of the way. heading into the first part of saturday morning, these are your temperatures, around 3—8 degrees. it is going to be quite a wet day for some of you and, broadly speaking, the weather slices and dices into three zones. we've got this area of fairly heavy, persistent rain working in, partic

nottinghamshire police say an investigation is under way, whilst leicester city issued a statement sayingixtures at home and away. liverpool are also through to the next round after they comfortably saw off cardiff 3—1. harvey elliot with the pick of their three second—half goals. the games are coming big and fast, and we have to play the players in form, so we have to see if we can deal with all these different things, but we have a lot of good players, that is clear. where we will end up, i have no idea. but we will end up, i have no idea. but we will try everything to win whenever we can. that is the situation. it's another home draw for liverpool in the fifth round, where they'll play norwich. forest's reward for knocking out leicester is a home game against huddersfield. manchester city will be at peterborough, last season's runners up chelsea go to luton. non—league boreham wood have a huge tie when they travel to goodison park to take on frank lampard's everton. and don't forget the africa cup of nations final is still going on in cameroon. senegal and egypt finished goalless after

harjinder butoy ran a post office with his wife in nottinghamshire, but he's spent the last 1a years his name. charged with stealing £208,000, he was sentenced to three years and three months in prison for a crime he didn't commit. they found me guilty on ten counts out of the 11. that's when everything just... like you're hearing voices in the background while the charges are being read. it was horrible. were your family there in court? sorry... yeah. i can still hear it from this day, that cell door slamming behind me. with three children under ten, her husband sent to prison, her own news agency business in ruins, balbinder has suffered just as much. it destroyed me. me, the kids. i had nobody. for years, the butoys have been told by the post office that there wasn't a problem with the accounting system. but there was. a big problem. and that's what this public inquiry is supposed to get to the bottom of. who in the post office knew? and why did they continue to blame and prosecute sub—postmasters? the company who sold the software to the post office was fujitsu. jez thompson used

in sutton in ashfield in nottinghamshire, at this maker of precision components for the likes of rolls—royce has bounced back rapidly, just as it has bounced back rapidly, just as it has in the wider economy, up by 7.5% last year, the fastest growth in more than 80 years. it is the opposite problem to the stillness of the first lockdown. plenty of work but a struggle getting the staff to do it. the cost of raw materials threatens to wipe out profits. profit margins obviously were affected in terms of rises in supply and material costs, etc, and driving efficiencies for us was really important in 2021 and will continue to be even more important as we move forward into 2022.— forward into 2022. although growth was faster than _ forward into 2022. although growth was faster than expected, - forward into 2022. although growth was faster than expected, the - was faster than expected, the economy was still 0.4% smaller than two years before, and as omicron struck in december, it shrunk by 0.2%. struck in december, it shrunk by 0.296. ., , , ., struck in december, it shrunk by 0.296. ., ,, ., ., 0.

high cloud moving in across our skies — high cloud that was picked up by the setting sun here in nottinghamshire some windows of drier and brighter weather to be found. on the satellite picture, this is our area of low pressure that's moving in to bring wet and windy spells — notjust for saturday, but there's another dollop waiting in the wings for sunday as well. all the while, fairly tightly packed isobars, with the winds coming in from a south—westerly direction. it will continue to be on the mild side for february. right now, we're seeing the rain affecting western areas. we did have a frost earlier in the night, and as the winds continued to pick up, most of that lifted out of the way. heading into the first part of saturday morning, these are your temperatures, around 3—8 degrees. it is going to be quite a wet day for some of you and, broadly speaking, the weather slices and dices into three zones. we've got this area of fairly heavy, persistent rain working in, particularly to wales and northern england, where it's not going to be the greatest of days weather—wise. scotland and northern i

in sutton in ashfield in nottinghamshire, at this maker of precision components for the likes of rolls—royceply and material costs, etc, but driving efficiencies for us was really important in 2021 and will continue to be even more important as we move forward in 2022. although growth was faster than expected, the economy was still o.4% smaller than two years before. as omicron struck in december, it shrunk by o.2%. today�*s figures show that despite omicron, the economy was remarkably resilient. we were the fastest—growing economy in the g7 last year and are forecast to continue being the fastest growing economy this year, so that shows our plans for the economy are working. the office for national statistics cast doubt on government claims we are the best performing economy in the g7 group of advanced industrialised countries, whose leaders met in cornwall in the summer. our bungee jump economy fell faster in 2020 than other countries and has therefore bounced back faster. but compared to before the pandemic, we�*re not top but middling, and consumers are going to have less spare cash to s

in sutton in ashfield in nottinghamshire, at this maker of precision components for the likes of rolls—roycek rapidly, just as it has in the wider economy — up by 7.5% last year, the fastest growth in more than 80 years. it's the opposite problem to the stillness of the first lockdown. plenty of work but a struggle getting the staff to do it, and the cost of raw materials threatens to wipe out profits. profit margins obviously were affected in terms of rises in supply and material costs etc, but driving efficiencies for us was really important in 2021 and will continue to be even more important as we move forward in 2022. although growth was faster than expected, the economy was still 0.4% smaller than two years before. as omicron struck in december, it shrunk by 0.2%. today's figures show that despite omicron, the economy was remarkably resilient. we were the fastest—growing economy in the g7 last year and are forecast to continue being the fastest growing economy this year, so that shows our plans for the economy are working. the office for national statistics cast doubt on government clai

this is nottinghamshire a few hours ago.bringing a bit patchy, light rain at times. you can see this area of high pressure drifting eastwards over the next 24—48 hours as this frontal system starts to push eastwards. a blustery picture across scotland into northern ireland this afternoon. some drizzle but further south and east is where we keep the best of the sunshine but the winds will be picking up particularly across northern ireland and northern and western scotland. these are average trends but the gusts could well touch 55, maybe even 60 mild an hour over the western isles. that front pushes them to the north and west of scotland and northern ireland, bringing a spell in rain. it is dry, mostly clear skies and we are likely to see a fast as temperatures across much of england and wales are close to or even a few degrees below freezing. we have the stone of cloud and patchy rain which continues to gradually post eastwards tomorrow. perhaps some cloud pushing into wales and south—west england for the afternoon with driz

this man ran a post office with his wife in nottinghamshire for five years and then out of the blue herom this day, that cell door slamming behind me. very, very hard, you know you've not done anything. i've always said it's not like i got three years, three months, it feels like to me, i've got 14 yearjail sentence because i'm still trying to clear my name. he had three children under ten, and his sentence is thought to be the longest of anyone involved in this scandal because he stuck to his not guilty plea. it's so heartbreaking to hear his story and the impact that it's had on his whole family through these years. and what's almost more unbelievable and why this story is beginning to feel familiar is that he isn't alone. 706 former post office managers were convicted for crimes they didn't commit. slowly, those convictions are being overturned. 72 so far, but thousands more post office staff lost huge sums of money. so it's the government who are stepping in and footing the bill for compensation. the accounting problems were down to a faulty it system called horizon, and this publi

nottinghamshire's one of the places in line for more powers from westminster, possibly a mayor like thosets before. we need actual, how is this going to happen? the government does have a list. better transport is one of 12 missions. 0thers — more homeowners, improving education outcomes, better broadband, with fixed targets and pledges to keep track of progress. ministers are trying to turn a slogan into a strategy, shed light on what's lacked clarity. this country won't achieve its full potential until every individual and community achieves everything of which they're capable. our economy has been like a jet propelled by only one engine. now we need to fire up every resource we have. and the economic prize from levelling up is potentially enormous. labour, though, says this planjust repackages old ideas and spends money already announced that won't undo years of austerity. ministers scurrying around whitehall, shuffling the deck chairs, cobbling together a shopping list of recycled policies and fiddling the figures. is this really it? many communities have been made big promises, not l

our business presenter nina warhurst is in nottinghamshire with more on this.en point 5% growth in 2021 is bigger than economists expected. if you picture economic growth through history, it is slow and steady, a big drop in 2020 and a quick recovery, and another in 2021 almost now at the point that we were pre—pandemic. they are big numbers to get your head around for the overall economy but it is all about how it impacts us at home. let's have a look and a chat to jonathan. can ijust grab you for a minute? he's an apprentice here. you are living at home at the moment, when you are looking to the year ahead what is the biggest thing on your mind when it comes to finances? i'd say my car insurance because my car insurance is really expensive at the moment. i reckon that obviously that is because of covid. i'm paying quite a lot for a 1.2 litre car so, yeah, that my biggest concern. and when you think about moving out from your parents' home, saving for a house, how do you feel about that? it's kind of scary because nowadays my parents are talking about saving 1

harjinter butoy and his wife ran the post office in the nottinghamshire market town of sutton—in—ashfield he was arrested, charged and sent to jail for stealing £208,000. hejoins us now. you have said in the past that the prison sentence that you were given was three years, three months, but it felt much longer. what's the ongoing impact that wrongful conviction has had on you? it that wrongful conviction has had on ou? ., , , that wrongful conviction has had on ou? , ., , ., you? it has destroyed our lives. to me, it felt — you? it has destroyed our lives. to me, it felt like _ you? it has destroyed our lives. to me, it felt like 14 _ you? it has destroyed our lives. to me, it felt like 14 years. _ you? it has destroyed our lives. to me, it felt like 14 years. everyday, | me, it felt like 14 years. everyday, ou must me, it felt like 14 years. everyday, you must be _ me, it felt like 14 years. everyday, you must be preoccupied - me, it felt like 14 years. everyday, you must be preoccupied with - me, it felt like 14 years. everyday, | you must be preoccupied with what next? , �* ., , you m

this was nottinghamshire a few hours ago.ngland, as well — bringing a bit of patchy light rain at times. actually, if you see the bigger picture, you can see this area of high pressure gradually drifting away eastwards over the next 24 to 48 hours, as this frontal system starts to push its way eastwards. so it's a blustery picture across the north and west of scotland, into northern ireland this afternoon, some drizzle — but further south and east is where we keep the best of the sunshine. but for all of us, the winds will be picking up — particularly across northern ireland and northern and western scotland. these are average strengths, but the gusts could well touch 55, maybe even 60 miles an hour across the western isles. now, overnight, that front pushes into the north and west of scotland and northern ireland, bringing a spell of rain. further south and east, it's dry, mostly clear skies — many of us are likely to see a frost as temperatures across much of england and wales fall close to, or maybe even a few degrees belo

high cloud moving in across our skies — high cloud that was picked up by the setting sun here in nottinghamshireend to the day. but this cloud was the first signs of an approaching weather system that will be bringing wet and windy weather our way this weekend. choose your moments wisely and there will be some windows of drier and brighter weather to be found. now, on the satellite picture, this is our area of low pressure that's moving in to bring that wet and windy spells — notjust for saturday, but there's another dollop waiting in the wings for sunday as well. all the while, fairly tightly packed isobars, with the winds coming in from a south—westerly direction. it will continue to be on the mild side for february. now, right now, we're seeing the rain affecting western areas. we did have a frost earlier in the night, but as the winds continued to pick up, most of that lifted out of the way. and heading into the first part of saturday morning, these are your temperatures — around 3—8 degrees. now, it is going to be quite a wet day for some of you and, broadly speaking, the weather slices and