and as you suggest , west skegness has you suggest, west skegness has become the victim of government a dumping sort of ground for all kinds of social problems . and it's tragic problems. and it's tragic because this isn't just skegness, there's a lot of other seaside towns, for example, you know, where i live in kent, which have become , uh, problems which have become, uh, problems where you have gangs preying on one another, where the local people feel that somehow the world has left them behind. they feel strangers within their own community. they don't recognise, you know , the communities where you know, the communities where they were born . and, uh, you they were born. and, uh, you know, it's almost as if, uh, sort of without being consulted . sort of without being consulted. and the world's problem has been dumped on them. and i think under those circumstances, uh , under those circumstances, uh, the problems become cumulative in character. and when you have , in character. and when you have, uh, people who come from a different culture who are not really interested, have no c

jo black with the latest air in skegness.and services rose at 4%, up slightly on november's figure. the office for national statistics said a rise in tobacco duty was a key factor, as our economics correspondent andy verity reports. vegetables like broccoli up io.i%. and that's only half as fast as last year. at this family—run business in warrington that offers healthy ready meals delivered to your home, they have been trying to expand their customers through some of the fastest rising food prices for decades, with packaging and other costs also soaring. i do think that we're going into 2024 having a better starting point in terms of prices. they have come down some. i feel likw they will continue to come down. but not quickly enough yet to bring relief to consumers. food prices were up 8% in the year to december compared to 9.2% in previous figures. but the cost of living generally rose by 4%. far more slowly than last year, but quicker than most expected. after the russian invasion of ukraine in 2022, it was soaring energy

yes, our reporter anna reilly joins us now from skegness . joins us now from skegness.y. what do we know ? know? >> such a tragic story, emily. >> such a tragic story, emily. >> yes, we know that two year old bronze battersby was reportedly found in his home here in skegness. starved to death next to his dead father, kenneth, on january the 9th, reports say that the toddler was curled up in his pudsey bear pyjamas with his dad, who had suffered a fatal heart attack , suffered a fatal heart attack, and that father and son were found dead two weeks on from last being seen alive on boxing day. >> it's believed that , um >> it's believed that, um bronson's 60 year old father, kenneth, had suffered with a pre—existing heart condition and that he'd become jaundiced in the months leading up to his death . and we know that bronson death. and we know that bronson was classified as vulnerable by social services, and that due to that, he received weekly visits from social workers . social from social workers. social workers had a pre—planned visit that they'd put in place with bro

jo black, bbc news, in skegness.tted to carrying out a missile and drone attack on pakistani territory. speaking at the world economic forum tehran�*s foreign minister insisted that tuesday's strike targeted a militant group, jaish al—adl, and described pakistan as a "friendly" country. take a listen. translation: none of the nationals ofthe translation: none of the nationals of the friendly _ translation: none of the nationals of the friendly country _ translation: none of the nationals of the friendly country of _ translation: none of the nationals of the friendly country of pakistan - of the friendly country of pakistan were targeted by the missiles and trends of iran. there is this group, so—called jaish al—adl which is a iranian terrorist group. they have taken shelter in some parts of the pakistani and provinces if her several times we have talked to officials in pakistan and disagreed the forces they are carried out some operations in iran especially in the police station they killed our security personnel. we

council has begun a review after a two—year old boy and his father were found dead at a property in skegnesshello, welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. the princess of wales has had planned abdominal surgery, and will be in hospitalfor up to a fortnight. kensington palace says the procedure was successful, and took place at the london clinic, a private hospital in central london. the princess is unlikely to return to public duties until after easter. the prince of wales will not undertake official duties while his wife is in hospital, or in the immediate period following her return home. and within the past hour, buckingham palace has said that king charles will go into hospital next week, to be treated for an enlarged prostate. the palace added that the king's condition is "benign", and he'll have what's described as a "corrective procedure". his public engagements will be postponed immediately, and will resume after a period of recuperation. live now to sean coughlan — our royal correspondent — who is outside the london clinic w

a review is under way after the death of a boy in skegness.e the bodies were discovered of a 60—year—old man and a two—year—old toddler. they have been named as kenneth battersby and two—year—old bronson battersby. it has been reported that they were last seen on or around boxing day. we know that this child was known to social services, we know that this child was known to socialservices, but we know that this child was known to social services, but it was the type of case where there was contact around once a month. we understand that social workers tried to come to the address on the 2nd ofjanuary and the ath of january, but couldn't get access. there was no response, so they made inquiries at other properties where the child might be and notified the police. but it wasn't until the 9th of january that the landlady of the property was asked to open it up so that paramedics, the police and social workers could go inside. we have spoken to that landlady and she said the discovery of the bodies was one of the worst days of her life, and she ta

will, um, a story skegness.s absolutely captivated the nafion that's absolutely captivated the nation and horrifying and emotional in equal measures. what's the latest ? what's the latest? >> yes, well , it's that quote >> yes, well, it's that quote that we've been hearing from bronson's mum, sarah, about the fact that he was too just small to even be able to get food from his cupboards and from his fridge. it just shows how young and vulnerable paul bronson was . and vulnerable paul bronson was. and it was that vulnerability that was the reason why social services was involved. a young toddler living alone with his father here in skegness, 60 years old, and it's on this street. prince alfred avenue, where they both live together and ultimately died together. now bronson was known to social services at lincolnshire county council. they were having routine visits and that was what was expected just after christmas. but somewhere between that conversation between kenneth, the 60 year old father and social services

jo black, bbc news, in skegness. 0ur social affairs editor, alison holt, joins me now.ng how could this have happened? i wondering how could this have happened?— happened? i think that is the inevitable — happened? i think that is the inevitable question after - happened? i think that is the - inevitable question after something so tragic, it will have been deeply traumatic for the family, it is also distressing for friends and neighbours, and for those who worked with bronson and his father. these things are always obligated. the missed appointment with the social worker was a red flag, but she followed expected practice. she alerted the police, she visited other possible addresses. and she visited again. a social worker doesn't have a right to enter someone's home, that is down to the police. importantly, children's services viewed bronson as a child in need, which means in need of support. he was not under the highest level of supervision, which is child protection. we have also had suggestions from the social work team that there were no particular concerns about th

jo black, bbc news, in skegness. our social affairs editor, alison holt, joins me now.hat this little boy must have gone through. what is your sense of how this happened?— this happened? inevitably with something so _ this happened? inevitably with something so tragic— this happened? inevitably with something so tragic that - this happened? inevitably with something so tragic that is - this happened? inevitably with something so tragic that is the question we all ask. we want answers. deeply traumatic for the family, also distressing for friends, neighbours and those working with bronson and his father. the mist appointment with the social worker was a red flag but she followed correct practice, contacted the police and checked again. and as we heard, a social worker does not have the right to enter someone's home. importantly children services view bronson battersby as a child in need so need of support. he wasn't under the highest level which is child protection. there are also huge amounts we don't know, what conversations were had with the family in that time after

. there from skegness. >> yes.'re asking this as one headteacher, a case has been brought to court because she tried to ban, she wanted to ban , she did ban wanted to ban, she did ban prayers in in schools. should schools be secular? should you be able to pray in your school? we'll the camilla tominey show sunday mornings from 930 on gb news. >> well, the prime minister said this morning that the house of lords should not frustrate the will of the people. the will of the house of commons and ergo the house of commons and ergo the will of the people when it comes to rwanda bill. but will the lords play game? probably not those two things are >> those two things are synonymous. the will the synonymous. the will of the commons of the commons and the will of the people. well is the rwanda bill, the will of the people ? the will of the people? >> us know. gb views at gb >> let us know. gb views at gb news. com let's speak to news. com but let's speak to journalist at novara media, michael and broadcaster michael walker

the father and son's bodies were found here at kenneth's flat, just off the main attractions in skegness was just a series of u nfortu nate events. but now what's under scrutiny is how those events led to the death of the two—year—old toddler. on the 2nd ofjanuary, a social worker arrived at the flat, we're told, but there was no answer. they alerted the police. two days later, a social worker went back again. again, no response. on the 9th of january, the social worker tried again and when there was no response this time, the landlord helped them gain entry, by which time it was too late, as neighbours remember. all i can tell you is the events as they were unfolding appeared to get steadily worse. but we didn't learn about the body — most of the residents — until later in the evening. i actually found that out from a neighbour myself. it must have come as a shock. yeah, it was. tributes to bronson are now being paid, but with an inquest still to start, investigations are also beginning into the roles of lincolnshire police and lincolnshire county council. what's really important in cas

they were found alone in their home in skegness last week. three days later. melanie wanted to speak to us, but says she wishes to keep the focus on bronson and kenneth, not herself. we've agreed not to show her face. i were told that they were both found looking very peaceful. and that is the only consolation i can take from that, is that my little brother snuggled up to my dad and that he looked peaceful. erm, i don't want to think too much about the suffering that he went through. he didn't look in pain. neither of them did. and they're together. a social worker visited the father and son's home twice in the days beforehand, but the door was not answered either time. their bodies were found on a third visit, when access to the property was finally gained. a rapid review is being carried out by lincolnshire county council social services, and the police watchdog will also investigate. i believe that social services and the police did what they could within the powers that they had and the information that they were given. i'm glad that an i

they were found alone in their home in skegness last week.. melanie wanted to speak to us but says she wishes to keep the focus on bronson and kenneth. we've agreed not to show her face. i were told that they were both found looking very peaceful, and that is the only consolation i can take from that, is that my little brother snuggled up to my dad and that he looked peaceful. i don't want to think too much about the suffering that he went through. he didn't look in pain, neither of them did. and they're together. a social worker visited the father and son's home twice in the days beforehand, but the door was not answered either time. their bodies were found on a third visit when access to the property was finally gained. a rapid review is being carried out by lincolnshire county council social services and the police watchdog will also investigate. i'm glad that an inquiry is going to take place. i don't place any blame at all on them, i think it must be devastating for them to work in that profession, to have to deal with tragedies like thi

to the deaths of two—year—olds bronson battersby and his father who were found dead in a flat in skegnesss with his father, 60—year—olds kenneth battersby on the 9th of january. it is believed that he starved to death after his dad had a heart attack, so it has just been believed now —— revealed now that the police watchdog has said it would investigate whether there were any missed opportunities by officers prior to the deaths of father and son. some other breaking news here and the uk that has also just come into us and that is that a man has been arrested and part of an investigation by london's metropolitan police into the alleged escape of a prisoner from wandsworth prison in london last september. you may remember that case, the man daniel khalifa, 24 years old, and in relation to that escape, a 24—year—old man has been arrested on the morning of the 17th of january, so yesterday, at an address in east london. he was arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender and was taken into custody at a london police station. there is a picture of daniel khalife he was 22 years old and is ba

grant to skegness line there is flooding there between sleaford and heslington.y have had to put reduced speed limit there. there are now going to be delays and cancellations on that line. the other problem is out of king's cross, because there has been a landslide in bedfordshire. that means that services out of london's king's cross that go through bedfordshire are subject to delays, and possible cancellations. that affects a large number of operators that use that line. lner, grand central, and thameslink services, and others, if you are planning to travel out of london kings cross and your service goes through bedfordshire it is best to check before you travel. i was just looking at the national rail inquiries website. there are lots of pages of all of these cancellations. also, the bbc live page up and running here, the team are collating information from around the country, you can find the latest for your area on the bbc news website and app. if you have the app on your phone you will find that live page there, there is video from some of the worst flood a

some other stories now, a two—year—old boy and his dad have been found dead at a house in skegness. 60 and his son starved to death. their bodies were found on the ninth ofjanuary, the family was known to children services, lincolnshire county council is investigating. if you a gamer, you could be a risk of damaging your hearing, researchers have found a lot of gamers do long stints with the volume turned up and that some noises go beyond safe levels. now, irish language rap might not be something you've heard a whole lot about but it will be featured in a new movie about the band. it stars michael fassbender and will be the first irish language film at the sundance film festival in the us. the boys from belfast say politics, identity and going up in northern ireland are all part of it. and we will leave you with ten seconds of pet prayers. hundreds of dogs and cats have been blessed in madrid two the mark the festival of saint anthony who is the turned saint of animals in spain. how cute is that? you are all caught up, have a good night. hello, i'm marc edwards. welcome to sportsday.

our in skegness in lincolnshire. our reporter anna riley is in skegness now .ly upsetting story with so many questions that need to be answered. you've been speaking to locals there today. what's the latest ? the latest? >> it really is a tragic case. martin. yes so locals here on this street where bronson and his father, kenneth, were sadly found dead on january the 9th, have spoken of their shock and devastation as to finding out what had happened to the toddler and his father. we know that his father had a pre—existing heart condition that had caused him to become jaundiced. in the months leading up to his death, and we know that social services were involved with bronson as well. he was a vulnerable child and they had regular contact and visits with him. a visit was scheduled for the 2nd of january by social services . they came to by social services. they came to his house here at the end of the street and they got no response and contacted the police . two and contacted the police. two days later. again social services came back on january the fourth and

i ran a post office at hogsthorpe, which is about eight miles outside skegness. was dismissed in 2009 and convicted in court in 2010. i had to wait a number of years until 2021, when my conviction was overturned, and frankly, it wrecked my life, my family's life and everybody i know�*s life. it was the most horrendous thing i have ever been through. i was very lucky in one way. i didn't go bankrupt like a lot of the other people. and ijust feel very privileged to sit here this morning and address the nation because of the wonderful tv show that itv have produced. it seems a weird thing to say on the bbc, but there we go. i do feel that the story has dragged us right onto the very top of the media agenda, and i'm very, very pleased that that's the case. maria? hi. my name is maria. i'm from huddersfield. this is the first time i've ever felt strong enough to speak to anyone about what's happened. my contract, they terminated my contract after i paid back more than £30,000 back to them. 30,000? yeah. alison. my name is alison hall. i run a post office in hightown l

they were found alone in their home in skegness last week.a week before that my dad had died, and that bronson was two to three days later. melanie wanted to speak to us but says she wishes to keep the focus on bronson and kenneth. we've agreed not to show her face. i were told that they were both found looking very peaceful, and that is the only consolation i can take from that, is that my little brother snuggled up to my dad and that he looked peaceful. i don't want to think too much about the suffering that he went through. he didn't look in pain, neither of them did. and they're together. a social worker visited the father and son's home twice in the days beforehand, but the door was not answered either time. their bodies were found on a third visit when access to the property was finally gained. a rapid review is being carried out by lincolnshire county council social services and the police watchdog will also investigate. i believe that social services and the police did what they could within the powers that they had and the informatio

a two—year—old boy and his dad have been found dead at a house in skegness.a heart attack and that his son bronson starved to death. their bodies were found on the 9th of january. the family was known to children's services. lincolnshire county council is investigating. politicians in northern ireland have once again failed to elect a stormont speaker. it is the seventh recall of the assembly since may 2022. the assembly collapsed almost two years ago due to the democratic unionist party's opposition to post—brexit trade rules for northern ireland. a legal deadline to restore devolved government runs out on thursday. the former labour mp for rochdale, sir tony lloyd, has died at the age of 73. sir tony served as a foreign minister under tony blair before becoming the mayor of greater manchester. he said last week he'd been receiving treatment you're live with bbc news. both king charles and the princess of wales will be away from public duties for a while due to health reasons. kensington palace says catherine, who's 42, has had abdominal surgery and will be

council has begun a review after a two—year—old boy and his father were found dead at a property in skegness recalled its ambassador to iran in response to a missile and drone attack on its territory. tehran's envoy has also been blocked from returning to islamabad. iranian state media say the strike targeted a militant group in the sparsely—populated province of balochistan. but the pakistani foreign ministry said two children were killed in the attack. a spokesperson called it a blatant breach of pakistan's sovereignty, and accused iran of violating international law. iranian's foreign minister hossein amir—abdollahian was asked about these missile attacks at the world economic forum in davos. translation: e responded accordingly.

crispin is in skegness for us this morning.ty in shock. it is good morning to you. obviously, this is a community in shock.— is a community in shock. it is a particularly _ is a community in shock. it is a particularly unhappy _ is a community in shock. it is a particularly unhappy story, - is a community in shock. it is a| particularly unhappy story, isn't it, naga? a personal tragedy of a father and son, described by neighbours as two peas in a pub pod. lincolnshire county council were responsible for children's services, the social worker he visited on the second and fourth and found the bodies on the ninth. the social worker had been in contact with the police when they were unable. the contact with the pair at the end of the street. there will be a review and that should take two weeks to complete. investigations will go further because lincolnshire police were involved in all of this. again, they have referred themselves to the independent 0ffice they have referred themselves to the independent office for police conduct.

bronson battersby is thought to have starved to death in a house in skegness after his father kennethtion into the alleged escape of daniel khalife from wandsworth prison last september. the 24—year—old was arrested on wednesday morning on suspicion of assisting an offender. police said the man is not a member of staff at the prison. thousands of public sector workers have staged rallies during what was billed as northern ireland�*s largest strike in 50 years. workers left picket lines tojoin rallies in belfast, londonderry, armagh, magherafelt and enniskillen at lunchtime. it caused distruption to bus and train services, schools closed and there is disruption across health services. you�*re live with bbc news. rare footage given to the bbc, shows north korea publicly sentencing two teenage boys for watching tv dramas from south korea. the footage, which appears to have been filmed in 2022, shows two 16—year—old boys handcuffed in front of hundreds of students at an outdoor stadium. rachel mcadam has the story. south korean entertainment, including tv, is banned in north korea, but so

bronson battersby is thought to have starved to death in a house in skegness after his father kennethed as part of an investigation into the alleged escape of daniel khalife from wandsworth prison last september. the 24—year—old was arrested on wednesday morning on suspicion of assisting an offender. police said the man is not a member of staff at the prison. thousands of public sector workers have staged rallies during what was billed as northern ireland's largest strike in 50 years. workers left picket lines tojoin rallies in belfast, london—derry, 0hman, maherafeltand enniskillen at lunchtime. it caused distruption to bus and train services, schools closed and there is disruption across health services. you're live with bbc news. tata steel is to go ahead with plans to close both blast furnaces at its port talbot steel works in south wales. up to 3,000 jobs could go and is expected to be formally announced tomorrow. the company is due to replace the furnaces with an electric version which is more environmentally friendly, but requires a smaller workforce. hywel griffith reports. fo

. in skegness. >> yes, the toddler starved to death after 60 year old ken suffered a heart attack. of food before he died. well, according to reports, lincolnshire police were contacted on two occasions before the bodies were discovered. >> well , the thing is that >> well, the thing is that social services aren't allowed to just go in. that's the point. i suppose. i think more more sits in the lap of the police failings. more, more that than the social services. i feel sorry for the poor social worker who actually , um, you know, did who actually, um, you know, did did call the police. i mean, she could have gone, i suppose, to the magistrates and got the right of access. there's a lot of questions to be answered here, but how can a police i mean, three times was it that the social worker phoned ? um, the social worker phoned? um, they had trouble getting the landlady's key. well, of course you're going across christmas and new year. not an easy time. the poor little boy. i feel so sorry for the mother. the family and social workers because and the social workers because i think o

here in skegness just hours after social services made the discovery.ey stole money and pills from they stole money and pills from the dead family. now this is something that has been confirmed that an investigation is underway by lincolnshire police. in a story that has not only shocked social services but shocked the nation as well . shocked the nation as well. >> will hollis now train tickets cost more at station ticket machines with a consumer group finding passengers are paying twice as much as those bought online, which says same day tickets were particularly high and the best value fares were either unavailable or hidden among options on many machines. the study found. a journey from northampton, for example, to cardiff, cost £107 from a machine, but was only £43 online plan was to close hundreds of rail ticket offices in england were scrapped in november after a public uproar. were scrapped in november after a public uproar . and it's cold a public uproar. and it's cold once again tonight. snow and ice warnings remain in place across many parts

i ran a post office at hogsthorpe, which is about eight miles outside skegness. had to wait a number of years until 2021, when my conviction was overturned, and frankly, it wrecked my life, my family's life and everybody i know�*s life. it was the most horrendous thing i have ever been through. i was very lucky in one way. i didn't go bankrupt like a lot of the other people. and ijust feel very privileged to sit here this morning and address the nation because of the wonderful tv show that itv have produced. it seems a weird thing to say on the bbc, but there we go. i do feel that the story has dragged us right onto the very top of the media agenda, and i'm very, very pleased that that's the case. maria? hi. my name is maria. i'm from huddersfield. this is the first time i've ever felt strong enough to speak to anyone about what's happened. my contract, they terminated my contract after i pay back more than £30,000 back to them. 30,000? yeah. alison. my name is alison hall. i run a post office in hightown liversedge, west yorkshire, until i was suspended in 2010

he is not to have starved to death in a house in skegness after his father kenneth had a heart attackaniel khalife last september. he was arrested on wednesday morning, on suspicion of assisting an offender. police said the man is not a member of staff at the prison. the consumer group which says its research suggests people can pay significantly more for train tickets at station vending machines in england compared with those bought online. it checked the prices of 75 different journeys. train company said they would continue to work with the government and the rail industry to achieve further changes to fares that would benefit customers. there's more on all those stories. you're live with bbc news. ijust want i just want to bring you ijust want to bring you more on our breaking news that the united states has announced new strikes on houthis in yemen. washington says all that in yemen. washington says all that in response to houthi attacks on vessels in the red sea. the us saying it has hit two houthi mac anti—ship missiles that it claims were preparing to launch. victoria mitchell

bronson battersby, who was found in a flat in skegness, is believed to have starved to death.ister who is 37, says she believes social services and the police did what they could. she's been speaking exclusively to navtej johal. he absolutely doted on him, i never complained, i think he loved doing what we were doing for him, seeing him with him, it was really, really heart—warming. him with him, it was really, really heart-warming.— him with him, it was really, really heart-warmina. ~ . �* , . heart-warming. melanie's dad kenneth and her two-year-old _ heart-warming. melanie's dad kenneth and her two-year-old half-brother - and her two—year—old half—brother bronson died in the most tragic of circumstances. it's believed this toddler starve to death after his dad had a heart attack. they were found alone in their home in stegner�*s last week. found alone in their home in stegner's last week.- found alone in their home in stegner's last week. they believed that a week _ stegner's last week. they believed that a week before _ stegner's last week. they believed that a week before

a two year old boy and his dad have been found dead at a property in skegness, which has prompted annson battersby was found alone in the house with his 60 year old dad, kenneth battersby, on the 9th of january. the consumer group which says its research suggests people can pay significantly more for train tickets at station vending machines in england compared with those bought online. 00:17:58,827 --> 2147483051:45:44,128 it checked the prices of seventy 2147483051:45:44,128 --> 4294966103:13:29,429 five differentjourneys. arnold schwarzenegger was detained at a german airport for three hours for allegedly failing to declare a luxury watch he was planning to auction for charity. according to eu rules, anyone arriving with "cash or certain valuable items" over ten thosand euros must declare it. an investigation for alleged tax evasion was launched as the watch was intended to be sold within the eu. ra re rare footage shows north korea publicly sentencing two teenage boys for watching dramas. the footage shows 216—year—old boys handcuffed in front of hundreds of students at an outdoo

. latest live from skegness. >> yes.he israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has told the united states that he is opposed to the establishment of a palestinian state once the war in gaza ends. >> he also told a news conference that he will press on with the israeli offensive in gaza until complete victory , and gaza until complete victory, and warned that it could take many more months. >> now, israel's allies , >> now, israel's allies, including the uk and the united states , have, of course, long states, have, of course, long urged for the revival of a two state solution in which a future palestinian state would live side by side with israel. well, we can speak now to the israeli journalist yotam confino and yotam , this is such sad news, yotam, this is such sad news, i suppose for many allies and friends of israel in the west who desperately want to see that two state solution and particularly sad, given that after the abraham accords and as things were getting closer to normalisation with saudi arabia , normal

they were found alone in their home in skegness last week.out a week before that my dad had died and that bronson was two to three days later. melanie wanted to speak to us, but says she wishes to keep the focus on bronson and kenneth, not herself. we've agreed not to show her face. i was told that they were both found looking very peaceful, and that is the only consolation i can take from that — is that my little brother snuggled up to my dad and that he looked peaceful. and i don't want to think too much about the suffering that he went through. they didn't look in pain, neither of them did. and they were together. a social worker visited the father and son's home twice in the days beforehand, but the door was not answered either time. their bodies were found on a third visit when access to the property was finally gained. a rapid review is being carried out by lincolnshire county council social services and the police watchdog will also investigate. i believe that social services and the police did what they could within the powers that th

it's thought kenneth battersby, who was 60, had a heart attack at home in skegness in the days afterek, they found his son bronson dead beside his body. nurses, teachers, civil servants, and tens of thousands more public sector workers go on strike in northern ireland today. trade unions are demanding higher salaries for their members, but the westminster government has said it will not release the almost £600 million to settle the claims until the devolved government, which hasn't functioned since 2022, is re—established. rail passengers are paying significantly more for tickets from machines at stations than those bought online. the consumer group, which sent mystery shoppers to 15 railway stations in england and compared fares with those on the ticketing sites. you're live with bbc news. let's turn to australia now, where fire ants have been filmed forming rafts to survive and travel on flood waters in south east queensland. have a look at this footage. it was captured by a farmer on the gold coast, indicates there's been a surge in the population of the ants, which have infested

will hollis there for us in skegness? thank you very much indeed . steel. >> sorry, ellie.here you go. steel giants tata is expected to press ahead with its plans to close blast furnaces on its port talbot site in south wales, and it could result in the loss of 3000 jobs. that announcement is expected imminently. yes, the company is set to announce a decision this morning. >> we're expecting about 11 am. onwards after a meeting between its executives and the unions broke down. well, joining us now in the studio again is conservative mp for shipley, philip davies . very good to see philip davies. very good to see you, phil. um not good news, though for those in port talbot, we're expecting job losses of about £3,000 this morning. i mean, it's got absolutely decimate the community there isn't it. no >> it's terrible terrible news for people who work who work there. well, look , the fact of there. well, look, the fact of there. well, look, the fact of the matter is is the the matter is this is the inevitable consequence of this mad rush to net zero. let's be let's be honest ab

they're here in skegness just hours after social services made the discovery.t's said in the daily mail that that they stole money and pills from the dead family . now money and pills from the dead family. now this is something that has been confirmed that an investigation is underway by lincolnshire police in a story that has not only shocked social services but shocked the nation as well . as well. >> will hollis, reporting, now a 24 year old man, has been arrested in connection with the alleged prison escape of daniel khalife. the 22 year old former british army soldier reportedly escaped from wandsworth prison in south london last september by strapping himself to the underside of a food delivery truck. khalife has been accused of leaking sensitive information to iranian intelligence and he is set to face trial in october. this year. the arrested man has been accused on suspicion of assisting an offender. the main story today, the prime minister is calling on the house of lords to do what he says is the right thing and pass his rwanda bill. rishi sunak, who

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a two—year—old boy and his dad have been found dead at a property in skegness, which has prompted anth his 60—year—old dad, kenneth battersby, on the 9th of january. it is thought the toddler starved to death after mr battersby had a heart attack. a senior union official has warned that staff at the uk's biggest steelworks company are braced for bad news on job losses. tata steel officials will meet with union representatives on thursday. the company is expected to reveal whether it will proceed with plans to cut thousands ofjobs from its port talbot site, or adopt alternative plans to reduce job losses. the consumer group which says its research suggests people can pay significantly more for train tickets at station vending machines in england compared with those bought online. it checked the prices of seventy—five different journeys. train companies said they would continue to work you are live with bbc news. pakistan says it has carried out strikes on what it says were terrorists hideouts in iran. it happened in iran's sistan—o—balochistan province, which borders pakistan — and it

. in prince alfred avenue in skegness .here failings? and that will all be, uh, reviewed in this rapid review that lincolnshire county council's child services have been has sanctioned, that's expected to come in in about two weeks time around the 2nd of february is when we can expect to hear the results of that. the police, meanwhile, who were a part of the process of looking after vulnerable bronson. they've referred themselves to the iopc. that's the police conduct, the latest we've been heanng conduct, the latest we've been hearing around this story is from actually melanie battersby , from actually melanie battersby, who is the sister of bronson. her father is kenny, who died here in this street in skegness. she has a different mother to bronson , but she's been speaking bronson, but she's been speaking to the bbc and she said that she believes social services and the police did what they could within the powers that they had. she went on to say that while her father was born to be wild and not an angel, he really , an

so this is a skeg attack against an iranian proxy. the most likely outcome is that the houthis are left to respond in kind and the u.s. says it's prepared for that. but, listen, this is a dangerous region with multiple fronts. and of course you have increasing military action not just on the red sea but also on the northern border of israel with another iranian proxy, hezbollah there. and an expansion of the war there. we're not there yet, but u.s. intelligence has been watching this closely. while their assessment today has been that iran doesn't want to get involved directly, it's impossible to judge with certainty how iran will respond to this themselves. >> general hertling, this is something that they've been trying to avoid and de-escalate for months. what do you make of the fact there were these multinational warnings to the houthis telling them to stop this and yet the attacks continue leading to what we're seeing playing out tonight? >> kaitlan, i'd say that's the most important part of all this. the initial operation was mea

the home of bronson battersby and his father kenny, who had been found dead. >> they're here in skegnessy mail that

he was found at a property in skegness.