i grow up near stevenage andi the year. i grow up near stevenage and i would never call it a slum.he says he chose the wrong words. apologies from lewis hamilton to all those people in stevenage. selling the virtues of steve na g e in stevenage. selling the virtues of stevenage as we go through the morning. thanks very much. it was rainy yesterday, raining a lot yesterday. good morning, carol. various showers in the forecast. today will be a morning of sunshine and showers. there is. the showers will be in the south and the west but currently we have some moving from the west to the east as well. this is yesterdayposmac rain, under all of this cloud that nag was talking about and this is a weak weather front crossing us at the moment, taking the showers west — east. —— naga. it is quite a damp start across england, wales, northern ireland and western scotland. for the rest of us, largely dry. the 1st band of showers moves away into the north sea but more showers come into the west and parts of the south and some of those could be heavy and also bunbury. yesterday was very windy. ——

lewis hamilton says he's "super proud" of his hometown stevenage after referring to its "slums" at thes personality of the year ceremony. i'm super proud of where i've come from and i hope that you know that i represent in the best way i can, always. nobody‘s perfect. i definitely make mistakes. and in sport, manchester united appear to confirm ole gunnar solskjaer as interim manager, but later deleted the annoucement from its website. good morning and welcome to the bbc news at 9am. long—awaited plans for how the uk's immigration system will work after brexit will be published by the government today. the home secretary, sajid javid, is proposing a new system, which he says will be built around people's skills, rather than whether or not they come from an eu country. there's reported to have been a dispute within the cabinet over a recommendation that skilled workers would need to be earning at least £30,000 a year before being allowed to live in the uk — and it's understood there'll be further consultation before this is introduced. the new rules will mark an end to the rights of eu

will stevenage forgive him? i'll have more for you in the next hour.e government is revealing long—awaited plans for how the uk's immigration system will work after brexit. here's the home secretary sajid javid making the announcement in the last hour. the future system is about making sure immigration works in the best interests of the uk. we are absolutely not closing our daughters, we are simply making sure that we have control over who comes through them. insuring, as we committed to in our manifesto, they we re committed to in our manifesto, they were able to bring annual net migration down to more sustainable levels. today, we published a white paper setting out the government's proposals for doing this. through a single skills —based immigration system that will seize the unique opportunities enabled by the end of free movement. copies are available for honourable and right honourable members in the vote office. i would like to highlight the key proposals and principles within it to the house. firstly, free movement will come to an end. tomorrow

my ultimate ambition would be to broadcast to the rest of stevenage.er playing pop records from his shed in stevenage — never quite managing to make it as a radio dj. but when this archive was uncovered, he was tracked down by three counties radio and given his own one—hour special. we can't believe how this story has taken off. it's incredible. what i like about it is deke is such a down—to—earth bloke. and, to be around him, he is such fun to be around, as well. he says this, as well — it's like we are best mates now for life. you know, we are a couple of radio geeks and we get on really well and i'm so pleased, because he is such a nice guy and he deserves this after 44 years. okey—dokey, it's holy—moly rock ‘n' rolly. now in his seventies, deke cannot believe his story has gone all around the world. even a hollywood producer is in talks to produce a film about his life story. i feel like at this time in my life, i think, well, i'm famous. without actually doing anything other than have a nice hobby. and to dream. so i guess i'm living the dream and

lewis hamilton has said he is "super proud" of stevenage, after referring to his hometown as "the slumse comments at the sports personality of the year show. it sparked outrage on social media from fans and residents of the hertfordshire town. lewis has now shared an online video saying that he "chose the wrong words". i'm super proud of where i came from. i hope i represent in the best way. nobody‘s perfect, i definitely make mistakes. lewis hamilton. lets join victoria. nice to have you joining us. good morning. we'll be talking about the government's new immigration plans later in the programme. we will bring you the details. if you've got something to say about the plans let us know. i had the home secretary say on the radio this morning there is no specific target in this immigration white paper, the effective consultation paper. the target of trying to bring net migration down to below 100,000 has been dropped. it is not in there. what also won't be in there is what the threshold will be for people who want to come here. and the salary of £30,000 has been mentioned for high skill

lewis hamilton says he's "super proud" of his hometown stevenage

lewis hamilton apologises for calling his home town, stevenage, a "slum" during his speech at bbc sportsthe year. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. downing street has rejected a suggestion by the home secretary, sajid javid, that the government is dropping its commitment to keep net immigration below 100,000 post—brexit. questioned this morning, mrjavid refused seven times to say whether he was committed to the target. this lunchtime the government is announcing a new system for immigration after brexit — which it says prioritises migrants‘ skills rather than where they come from. the plans mean workers from the eu will no longer have the automatic right to work in the uk after brexit. here's our home affairs correspondent, dominic casciani. it's the issue that lay at the heart of so many votes to leave the eu. immigration. now, after more than a year of delays, and 100 days before brexit, the government is unveiling its radical reforms. and the proposals will affect almost every part of the british economy as ministers pledged to put skills before freedom of movement. t

i wonder if stevenage will show him some sympathy. that‘s all the sport for now. people reacting violently without any warning. it is a rare form of autism. from the outside, no one looks like an average seven—year—old one minute and he can switch into quite a naughty, disruptive child. in fact, he has a rare form of autism and his anxiety can result in violent behaviour, in swearing and running away from school. his mum says that at any point she can receive a call from his school to say he needs collecting. on this occasion, when we we re collecting. on this occasion, when we were filming, he had run to a building site and there were eight memos of staff surrounding the area, but he refused to leave. he was diagnosed with pda last year, and his mum is calling for more awareness and support. what i need and what the other pda parents need is recognition of this condition because, as it stands, unless it is recognised by your council, your government, your schools, all it looks like isjust a naughty child or a naughty adult. without the support, their social abili

but the leader of stevenage council has said it was disappointing and said that a lot of people in theed on the back top ten and is now at number seven, us poacher sentenced to watch bambi. he has been told he has to watch the film repeatedly after he was convicted of illegally killing hundreds of beer. this is david berryjunior, he must view the film at least once a month during his year—long sentence, a judge in missouri has loaded. you will know in bambi, the hunter kills bambi's mother, and is poacher has been sentenced to watch the film repeatedly in prison. we will be back with the most watched in a few minutes. staying with the breathing now. “— minutes. staying with the breathing now. —— briefing. wildlife cameraman gordon buchanan is well known for getting up close and personal with la rger—than—life creatures. and in a two part christmas special called "grizzly bear cubs and me" he takes us to the snowy wilderness of russia and the plight of orphaned grizzly bear cubs, casualties of the modern world. this morning gordon spoke to my colleagues at bbc breakfast, about his time

lewis hamilton says he's "super proud" of his hometown stevenage after referring to its "slums" at thepersonality of the year ceremony. i'm super proud of where i've come from and i hope that you know that i represent in the best way i can, always. nobody‘s perfect. i definitely make mistakes. manchester united confirm ole gunnar solskjaer as caretaker manager for the rest of the season. good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. i'm joanna gosling. long awaited plans for how the uk's immigration system will work after brexit will be published by the government today. the home secretary, sajid javid, is proposing a new system which he says will be built around people's skills, rather than whether or not they come from an eu country. there's reported to have been a dispute within the cabinet over a recommendation that skilled workers would need to be earning at least £30,000 a year before being allowed to live in the uk, and it's understood there'll be further consultation before this is introduced. the new rules will mark an end to the rights of eu citizens to live and work in britain

there are no trains running currently between stevenage and peterborough because of a broken down traintay mainly dry with a good deal of cloud around. winds remaining light as well. and clear spells forming after midnight. not especially cold. minimum temperatures down to between five and seven. for new year‘s day, we start off with a fair amount of cloud around but it should brighten up in some spots to give spells of sunshine into the afternoon. a dry and decent day but it will turn chillier on wednesday. have a great new year. i‘m back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom at one o‘clock. plenty more on our website at the usual address. bye for now. good morning. welcome to breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. it is 8:30am. let‘s bring you up—to—date with the main stories. the home secretary, sajid javid, will chair a meeting of the border force and the national crime agency today, to discuss an action plan to tackle a growing number of migrants attempting to cross the english channel. more than 200 migrants have made the crossing since november. the uk and france ha