officers remain on scene at the location.the force is still awaiting formal identification, but said petra srncova'ss unexplained. an 11 year old girl has died, after being found unresponsive, in a building in east london, where a quantity of what's being described as �*chemicals' have been found. she died shortly after being taken to hospital. the condition of three other people also admitted for treatment, is unknown. police say the chemicals are believed to have been used for pest control, and other residents have been moved out as a precaution. more now on the uk's covid alert level being increased from level 3 to level 4 — in response to the rapid spread of the omicron variant of the virus. it comes as health officials say hospitals are now treating their first patients, infected with the new omicron variant of coronavirus, amid predictions of a large wave of cases. professor clare bryant is professor of innate immunity at cambridge university and joins me now. we spoke a fortnight ago after and i very well remember the very kind of balanced assessment you are giving in what was then very limit

petra srncova was last seen leaving work at evelina children's hospital, on the 28th of november.ound which has no service between surrey quays and clapham junction. onto the weather now with elizabeth rizzini. hello, good morning. high pressure dominates the weather as we head through much of the rest of the week across the capital, and it is set to stay dry or mostly dry, with perhaps just a few spits and spots of light, patchy rain, and drizzle falling at times. some thickness of the cloud — an awful lot of that around. and it does stay mild for this time of the year. another mild start to the morning, with some of our temperatures in double figures. otherwise, high single figures. it's quite grey out there, mist and murk, a light south—westerly wind. throughout the course of the day we will be keeping those layers of cloud, any brightness limited in nature. top temperatures of 12 to 13 celsius later this afternoon, 55 in fahrenheit. very mild for this time of the year, above average temperatures. overnight tonight there is a weather front sinking its way southward and eastward

scotland yard say petra srncova's family are being kept informed, although the body has not yet been identified. the 32—year—old was last seen on the 28th of november and she was reported missing five days later. amidst an economic collapse in afghanistan, the country's drug trade seems to be booming. it's long been linked with the production of heroin and is now also a major producer of crystal meth. the taliban says for the moment it cannot ban drug production because there are no alternative sources of income to poor farmers. our correspondent secunder kermani and cameraman malik mud—assir report now from afghanistan. they are one of afghanistan's most lucrative exports, but these drugs are destroying lives here and abroad. there is heroin and increasingly now crystal meth. this, an exclusive look at where the meth is coming from. these drugs in southern afghanistan will be smuggled to countries as far away as australia. the amount in this room alone would sell there for around £2 million. this is how it is made. makeshift open—air labs in the desert under the noses of the taliban

scotland yard say petra srncova's family are being kept informed, although the body has not yet beeng five days later. amidst an economic collapse in afghanistan, the country's drug trade seems to be booming. it's long been linked with the production of heroin and is now also a major producer of crystal meth. the taliban says for the moment it cannot ban drug production because there are no alternative sources of income to poor farmers. our correspondent secunder kermani and cameraman malik mud—assir report now from afghanistan. they are one of afghanistan's most lucrative exports, but these drugs are destroying lives here and abroad. there is heroin and increasingly now crystal meth.

police investigating the case of missing nursing assistant petra srncova say initial inquiries "suggestate last month. her family in the czech republic has been informed. with the unprecedented surge in demand for dogs during lockdown, a bbc investigation has found networks of breeders are offering to arrange cutting or mutilation of the ears of puppies for purely cosmetic reasons. the cropping of dogs ears is illegal in the uk but a team from bbc wales investigates has found that unlicensed breeders were offering to sell fraudulent foreign pet passports, to hide the identity of illegally mutilated dogs. wyre davies reports. good boy, you have been such a good boy. good boy, you have been such a good bo . ~' ., good boy, you have been such a good bo. ., , ., boy. lockdown has been boomtime for the dog business, _ boy. lockdown has been boomtime for the dog business, especially _ the dog business, especially so—called designer breeds like these american bulldogs. so-called designer breeds like these american bulldogs.— so-called designer breeds like these american bulldogs. these are kno

police investigating the case of missing nursing assistant petra srncova say initial inquiries "suggestass 100 — although it's now hoped that figure could be lower . laura podesta from cbs news is in mayfield, kentukey to see the devation the storm has left. iam in i am in downfield kentucky, once a thriving business district. it is decimated behind me here. this is a rubble and debris that search and rescue crews are going through to find survivors. there is a nearby candle making factory where there are still eight people missing. eight people have been confirmed dead who were working in the factory but they are still hoping that some of them will come out of there alive. i want to walk you through what we are seeing on the ground. it is just amazing the amount of devastation. this is the sides of an office building. this is someone's jacket with frost on it. it is incredibly cold here, nearfreezing temperatures. this is the sort of stuff that when a tornado comes through is thrown into the air and is picked up and you find it miles later. miles away, excuse me. if you could pan over