let's go live out our correspondent tomos morgan whojoins us live out our correspondent tomos morgan coedely. tell us what happened.— tell us what happened. we're still waitin: to tell us what happened. we're still waiting to get _ tell us what happened. we're still waiting to get the _ tell us what happened. we're still waiting to get the full _ tell us what happened. we're still waiting to get the full details. - tell us what happened. we're still waiting to get the full details. asl waiting to get the full details. as you can see behind me, the investigation is continuing into exactly what happened here at around 7pm last night. what we do is there was a fatal collision between a bus and audi a1 around seven pn yesterday evening. as you just mentioned, two 18—year—old men were pronounced dead at the scene as was another 19—year—old man. another 18 and 19—year—old man have been taken with life—threatening injuries to the university hospital of wales in cardiff, the capital in wales, to get some treatment. two other individuals were also treated for minor injuries. we have spoken to

tomos morgan — last night. thank you very much. tomos morgan reporting - last night.s afternoon. the prime minister tries to shore up support from his own mps for his flagship rwanda legislation — ahead of a crunch vote tonight. and coming up — the singer alicia keys surprises commuters with a performance of some of her biggest hits — at a central london station. coming up on bbc news, all turkish football leagues are suspended indefinitely following an assault on a referee from an official. this turkish fa have called it a night of shame. with many people struggling to pay for christmas this year because of the cost of living, more shoppers are expected to use �*buy now pay later�* services to get them through december. those deals let people spread the cost of a purchase over time. but there are concerns they could also lead many people into serious and unmanageable debt. here�*s our cost of living correspondent, colletta smith. well, it�*s buy now and debt later, isn�*t it? chantelle has grown up buying now and paying later. she signed up to spread her first paymen

tomos morgan there. the government, and it says that parents should be informed in all cases, and that schools should not accept all requests for change made by pupils. the guidance focuses on what's called social transitioning — for example, when children want to change their names, uniform, or the use of pronouns such as he and she. it also urges schools to preserve single—sex toilets and changing rooms. with more, here's our identity correspondent, lauren moss. my name is caleb. i'm 21, and my pronouns are he/him. you don't want being trans to kind of be at the forefront of your mind every time you go to school. supporting transgender pupils like caleb can be a tricky subject that teachers have been navigating for years. it's something he feels his teachers got wrong. we never really got to the conversation of, "i want to change my pronouns," because it was just met with so much resistance, when i said to them, you know, "i am questioning my gender identity." and itjust didn't feel like a safe and sup

tomos morgan, bbc news.espirito santo as their new head coach. he replaces steve cooper, who was sacked yesterday. santo took his first training session with the team this morning, as they prepare for saturday's premier league match at home to bournemouth. now are you off to the panto this christmas, or perhaps to the theatre? if you are, you might find yourself part of a new wave of appreciative audiences — giving the performers a standing ovation. audiences on their feet used to be a rarity, but industry experts say they are now — literally — on the rise. noor nanji has been finding out why. # good night... #. it's a west end show, it's just about to finish, and then this happens... in the balcony, in the stalls, it's the same picture. everyone is on their feet and this is not a one off. here at the choir of man they say they're seeing standing ovations most nights of the week. did you give a standing ovation? absolutely, yeah. why did you give one? it was just a great show and i think it just shows apprec

tomos morgan, bbc news, rhondda cynon taf.ay the crimes are alleged to have happened at edinburgh academy over a period of more than 20 years between 1968 and 1992. thames water has admitted that it currently doesn't have enough money to repay a £190 million loan that's due in april. the firm supplies about 15 million people across the south of england from parts of gloucestershire through to london and essex and kent. today the company's chairman said its financial troubles were partly caused by the regulator's decision to keep bills "very low" in recent years. look at these treasures — intricate and unique — the british museum is full of artifacts like these. but some have been taken. today, the museum gave an update on their investigation into a former employee who is suspected of stealing or damaging around 2,000 items like these. the museum's chairman, george osborne, says the man the museum believes to have taken them isn't talking to them — and they are still trying to establish a motive. here's our culture editor katie

our wales correspondent tomos morgan visited one in port talbot.months off work and, you know, it can get a bit of a lonely place, stuck in the house all day. so, me and griff, we go on an adventure, we come out to these kind of places, have some fun. they meet at the port talbot library, which has become a dedicated warm space. the warm welcome initiative began last year. originally, it was an idea where people could go somewhere to save on heating their own homes, but it's now developed to have a positive impact on wellbeing, as well. i think the key thing that we learned last winter was that people came for the warmth but they stayed for the welcome and that sense of social connection, and having a place to belong and to meet others and to participate was just as important as the fact that it was physically warm. after the success of last year's campaign, the warm welcome team put some statistics together from those that attended. now, 40% told them that before they'd come, they felt lonely, whereas afterwards, that percentage was just 6%. more

our correspondent tomos morgan is at the scene. just outside pontypridd, just north of cardiff around 715 this evening. 7:15 this evening. and they've declared a serious major incident here. as you can see, the fire is still ablaze behind me. there's been a number of emergency service vehicles. i've counted around 12 ambulances here waiting as the fire services are tackling this blaze behind me. we've spoken to some eyewitnesses in the area that say that they heard a massive explosion around 7:15. and one individual that works in a nearby factory said that the factory was visibly shaking when that explosion happened earlier this evening. the fire has been going now for over three hours. the emergency services are still trying to dampen the blaze. and the local hospitals here have said that people should not attend a&e unless it is absolutely necessary, as so many emergency vehicles have been deployed to deal with this incident here just outside of cardiff. movie lovers have a chance to bid for some unique props and costumes from so

the draft budget will be published later today. 0ur correspondent, tomos morgan, is in cardiff for uswhat are you expecting? the minister has been saying _ what are you expecting? the minister has been saying for— what are you expecting? the minister has been saying for a _ what are you expecting? the minister has been saying for a while _ what are you expecting? the minister has been saying for a while this - has been saying for a while this will be one of those difficult budgets the welsh government has had to deal with since devolution in wales. they say that since 2021, their budget is now at a deficit of 1.3 billion, due to inflation. they are putting a lot of the blame on the uk, and because 80% of the welsh government's money comes as a form of uk government to block grants from westminster. because of the inflation figure, their money has gone down. there is more money they can generate from income tax, 20% less, but realistically the welsh government have said they probably won't be doing that. they have to raise it quite substantially to plug that shortfall. where is the mon

tomos morgan, bbc news, rhondda cynon taf.h mental health issues in the norfolk and suffolk nhs trust. a report by independent auditors found as many as 8,aao patients had died unexpectedly over three years. the trust says it's started a review of patient deaths. lucy letby has been found unfit to practise and struck off from the nursing register at a nursing and midwifery council hearing, as she maintains her innocence in respect of her convictions. the 33—year—old was sentenced in august to ia whole—life orders after being convicted of murdering seven babies and trying to murder six others while working as a neo—natal nurse at the countess of chester hospital. five men have been arrested and charged in connection with non—recent abuse at an edinburgh private school. police scotland say the crimes are alleged to have happened at edinburgh academy over a period of more than 20 years from the 1960s. our scotland correspondent, lorna gordon, joins us now. nearly 50 witnesses gave evidence about abuse at the edinburgh academy to

tomos morgan, bbc news, aberavon we will be banned live in port talbot and a very special surprise gassed. looking forward to that. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. a very good morning from bbc london. i'm thomas magill. reports of spiking in the capital have roughly quadrupled over the last five years. the data from the metropolitan police comes as the government announce plans to modernise the law to make spiking, which means putting alcohol or drugs into another person's drink or body without their consent, a crime. but they've stopped short of making it a specific offence, which some campaigners have been calling for. just to know there's a law that says this is this is a crime, this is wrong. something is going to be done about this. for the victims, it's very important. but also because, you know, people that are spiking, people need to be aware of the severity of this. having a law, you know, would just make that more clearfor people. a big package of cash worth hundreds of millions of pounds is set to be spent on london's roads to resurface and repair th

the draft budget will be published later today. 0ur correspondent tomos morgan is in cardiff for us thise ministers have been saying for a while here, as the outgoing first minister mark drakeford, this is going to be a difficult and challenging budget. you mentioned a shortfall in scotland. the ones government say due to inflation they are around £1.73 due to inflation they are around £1.3 billion down as well. 80% of welsh government funding comes in the form of the block grant from the uk government. they are putting some blame on the uk government for not giving more money during these difficult economic times. 80% of the welsh budget goes on the nhs encounters. the finance minister said they would be protecting as much is they plan the services at the heart of the community, nhs by councils, schools as well. realistically there will be some sort of shortfall and i will not be able to raise money in line with inflation. the money going towards these services, and the waiting times showing the worst times ever, councils are already struggling with some of them are already talking abou