the uk's home office says a team from its homeland security group is monitoring elon musk�*s social mediaosts. a warning of further travel disruption as snow and ice continue to affect many parts of the uk. hello, i'm martine croxall. ten people are now confirmed have been killed in los angeles worst wildfires. it is sam there and thousands of firefighters are still fighting to control the blazers. the county sheriff says it hasn't been safe to reach many hard—hit areas and the number people who have lost their lives is "absolutely going to change". this aerial footage shows the kenneth wildfire as it approaches some homes. police earlier said they believed it was started deliberately, and detained a man on suspicion of arson. but the fire chief has now told the bbc that there is, as yet, no "conclusive evidence" that the wildfires have been deliberately set. this was the scene as dense smoke blanketed the sky above hollywood. weather forecasters are warning that across la, more high winds may fan the flames further. officials say as many as 10,000 homes and other structures have been dam

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and the uk home office is monitoring elon musk�*s social media posts — and accounts who engage with them security risk. welcome to bbc news. we're monitering three major live stories on the programme. major live stories we'll bring you the latest on the widfires in california. fire chiefs say they are still tackling five major blazes. the scale of the damage is collosal — we'll be on the ground in a moment. let me also take you live to new york. donald trump is about to be sentenced in the hush money case. he's appearing virtually. we know thejudge is not planning a custodial sentence. donald trump says the hush money case has been a tremendous step back from new york and the new york court system. —— for new york. and the other major news story happening as we go on air — the us supreme court is hearing a last ditch appeal by tik tok, against a law banning the app in the country, unless it's sold by its chinese owners. we'll hear some of the legal arguement put forward in the new few minutes — and also get analysis. let's start with the fires in la. thousands of firefighters are still t

breaking i news, officials at the uk home office say they are monitoring the social media posts of elonlong with other accounts which have a large number of followers. this has been reported by the mirror newspaper. we understand from what they are saying that they are monitoring elon musk after he posted about the safeguarding ministerjess phillips. they are looking not just at his account, but the reach of posts by others who have large followers, who shot and who is engaging in. it is being carried out by a team in homeland security group, responsible for reducing national security risks, and focuses on the highest harm risks to the homeland, according to their website. the source said it is being done to make sure that they are on top of whatever challenges are being posed by non—state actors. the home office is monitoring social media posts with a large number of followers. the us supreme court has denied a last—minute bid by president—elect donald trump to halt sentencing in his hush money case. the top court rejected mr trump's emergency application seeking to block friday's sent

and the uk home office is monitoring elon musk�*s social media posts and accounts who engage with themible security risk. welcome back. let's return to the us. thousands of firefighters are still trying to control five blazes, that have devastated los angeles, burning down swathes of the city and reducing some of the world's most expensive and sought after properties to ashes. there's been some progress in containing the wildfires, but firefighters say changes in wind strength and direction could make things more difficult over the course of the day. more than 150,000 people have been ordered to leave their homes, a further 160,000 have been warned to be ready to evacuate quickly. the los angeles county sheriff told the bbc — the city's suburbs looked as if they'd been hit by an atomic bomb. many neighbourhoods have been left unrecognisable. the destruction is expected to cost up to $150 billion and the national guard has been deployed. a night—time curfew has been imposed in the areas impacted by the pacific palisades and eaton fires and police warn that anyone involved in "despicable

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accused elon musk, of a "disgraceful smear", after he criticised the uk government's response to grooming gangs. mr musk called the home officehe comments were made after ms phillips rejected a request for a government—led inquiry into child sexual exploitation in 0ldham. ru paul's drag race uk starjames lee williams, better known as drag queen the vivienne, has died aged 32. publicist simonjones said the performer, who died over the weekend, was "an incredibly loved, warm—hearted and amazing person" and drag racejudge michelle visage said she was �*utterly heartbroken�* at the news. you're live with bbc news. the fbi says a man who killed ia people in new orleans on new year's day visited the city twice — in the months before the attack. investigators say shamsud—din jabbar recorded videos of the area where he rammed a truck into crowds. the us army veteran, who'd pledged allegiance to the islamic state group, was killed in a shoot—out with police. officials say they believe he acted alone and the team showed unseen cctv footage of the suspect placing improvised explosive devices into coolers in the area where he later carri

home. here in the uk, hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses are still without power, a day after storm eowyn smashed its way across the uk and ireland. the met officewyn brought winds of more than 100 miles per hour to scotland and the entire island of ireland. at least one man was killed. here's our ireland correspondent, sarah girvin. storm eowyn may be over, but the destruction left in its wake is unprecedented. in the republic of ireland, it was a once in a generation weather event. it claimed the life of 20—year—old kacper dudek, killed in county donegal when a tree fell on his car. around the country, a massive clean up operation is underway, but the repairs are expected to take some time. across the island of ireland, hundreds of thousands of homes are still without power. and while work is ongoing, there is a warning that it might take up to ten days for everyone to get electricity back. this animal shelter has been left without heating. a lot of our puppies need a lot more care than the older dogs, medications, and wejust... like, this wee one's freezing at the minute. so we'd just be very keen to make sure that those puppies have electric

as we work from home more often, office vacancies in cities across the uk have risen.fields is a central hub for business and culture in the city. office vacancies here have also gone up. now they're at 15%. fewer people coming into the office isn't good news for some local business owners. latte? there you go. no worries. enjoy. the community element of what we do is what drives me. basically, this is a space for people to come and interact and make friends. what impact has it had on your business that so many more people are working from home? i think it's had a significant impact over the last couple of years. post—covid, i think now that a lot more people work from home, they're choosing to do so and having a longer weekend. so then, it's really only tuesday, wednesday, thursday where we've got to make the bulk of our money. it does sound like you think it's a bit selfish. i think it can come across selfish. it can't be healthy to stay at home all the time, and the social anxiety that comes from that. and since covid, i think there's been a bit of a separation. the

accused elon musk, of a "disgraceful smear", after he criticised the uk government's response to grooming gangs. mr musk called the home officehould be locked up". the comments were made after ms phillips rejected a request for a government—led inquiry into child sexual exploitation in oldham. ru paul's drag race uk starjames lee williams, better known as drag queen the vivienne, has died aged 32. publicist simonjones said the performer, who died over the weekend, was "an incredibly loved, warm—hearted and amazing person" and drag racejudge michelle visage said she was �*utterly heartbroken�* at the news. you're live with bbc news. monday marks 4 years since the january 6 riots at capitol hill in washington, when thousands of donald trump supporters stormed the barricades and ransacked the halls of congress in an attempt to stop the certification of joe biden�*s election. more than 1500 people have been charged with federal crimes since — nearly 600 of those have faced felony charges of assaulting or impeding law enforcement. but now with president—elect trump just two weeks away from returning to the white house, trump's jai

uk government's response to grooming gangs. mr musk said that sir keir starmer was "complicit in the rape of britain" and called the home office who should be locked up. meanwhile, the leader of reform uk, nigel farage, has defended elon musk in an interview with the bbc. 0ur political correspondent, harry farley, joined me a little earlier and started with telling us more about what wes streeting has been saying. the horrific sexual abuse of vulnerable girls by gangs, often of asian men, in towns like 0ldham, rochdale, rotherham. none of that is new, but it's re—emerged this week because, as you say, from that criticism orfrom elon musk, the billionaire owner of x, he said, as you mentioned, jess phillips was a rape genocide apologist and should be in prison, particularly for her refusal to launch a national inquiry. wes streeting, the shadow health secretary, her labour colleague, was asked what he made of of elon musk�*s comments earlier. disgraceful smear of a great woman who has spent her life supporting victims of the kind of violence that elon musk and others say they're against. and it's all very well sitting there...

snow and freezing rain cut power to tens of thousands of homes in northern england, and the uk met office warned that sleet and snow could lead to flooding in some areas when the icy mixture thaws. airports in liverpool, manchester, birmingham, leeds and bristol were forced to close some runways temporarily and several roads were impacted with conditions slicker than usual. at a time when many people were traveling, returning from christmas break or heading back to university much of the same problem in ireland, parts of which were also coated in snow, the irish weather service says that bitter cold conditions will continue over the next few days, at a time when nearly 60,000 homes, farms and businesses were without power. german officials warned of black ice for drivers and pedestrians as the snow and ice snarls. transportation here to frankfurt and munich airports warned passengers of potential delays or cancellations, and some authorities are advising people to stay at home if possible well, if you want to drive into manhattan during peak hours, it will now cost you $9. it's part of a

newspaper groups here do continue, as does his case against the home office over changes to his security arrangements whilst he's in the ukagnosis was made public and then he returned in may to attend a thanksgiving service celebrating ten years of the invictus games. crowd cheers cheers for the prince, who arrived at st paul's cathedral alone as guest of honour at the service, celebrating the sporting event he established to help the military community. no members of the royal family were present, but there was a hug for his aunt and uncle on his mother's side — ladyjane fellowes and earl spencer. in the congregation, many of those who've benefited from the games. what they mean to prince harry was clear. here we go. — here we go, here we go! before leaving the uk, he had time to party. harry has kept close contact with a small number of uk charities, including scotty's little soldiers... three, two, one, go! ..which helps children who've lost a parent who served in the military. he briefly stopped playing to have a quick word with the bbc�*s daniella ralph. what scotty's is doing with these kids is absolutely incredible

uk government's response to grooming gangs. the world's richest man said that sir keir starmer was "complicit in the rape of britain" and called the home officeparty reform uk, nigel farage, has defended elon musk in an interview with the bbc, after the tech billionaire made a series of comments criticising british politicians on his social media platform x. helen catt reports. he is the richest man in the world, best known as a tech billionaire, the owner of social media site x and electric car—maker tesla, and soon to be part of the us government. but elon musk has also been weighing in on uk politics. he has backed nigel farage, snapped here together at donald trump's mar—a—lago resort last month, with reports he is considering donating a sizeable sum to reform uk. but he has also been highly critical of keir starmer�*s government in increasingly provocative social media posts. speaking to the bbc�*s laura kuenssberg, mr farage defended mr musk�*s right to say what he chooses. you know, in public life, tough things get said. they get said by both sides of the debate. you're right, this man happens to be the richest man in the world. but eq

palestinians are queuing to return to their homes, but this isn't guaranteed after hamas failed to release a civilian hostage today. more than a day after what the uk met office called the strongest storm in ten years beat a destructive path through ireland and parts of the uk, the scottish government is telling people if they need to travel, they must take great care. the storm brought winds of more than ioomph to scotland and the island of ireland on friday. at its peak, more thani million people were without power, and hundreds of incidents of damage were reported on the railways. at least one person was killed. the name of the man that was killed yesterday during the storm, he has been named, he was heading to work when the car that he was driving, a tree fell on it, and he sadly died. irish police say they are now investigating that, but i think it shows you the ferocity of the storm here yesterday, and you can see behind the storm here yesterday, and you can see behind me, the storm here yesterday, and you can see behind me, pretty dramatic scenes, we are at bangor leisure centre, when 90 mph winds ripped through the town, taking with it the roof of thi

millions have been urged to stay at home as storm eowyn brings potentially life threatening winds to the uk and ireland. the met officed and the scottish central belt, which means a danger to life. 4.5 million people received an emergency phone alert — many schools and large parts of the transport network will be closed in these areas. and as you can see from this map, it's a giant storm. and coastal areas could see winds of up to 100 mph. an amber weather warning is in place for the rest of scotland, northern england and north wales with separate yellow warnings for wind and rain covering the rest of the uk. eowyn is also battering ireland which has recorded wind speeds of 114 miles per hour in galway, the strongest since records began. let's have a look at the live pictures coming infrom around the uk and ireland. this is from largs in scotland, and the west coast. the central belt will be the key area affected by storm eowyn. we are hearing reports of flight cancellations, that's from glasgow airport, which isn't too far from largs, glasgow airport, which isn't too farfrom largs, where glasgow airport, which isn't

thousands of homes are still without power this morning, after storm eowyn caused chaos across parts of the uk. the met officestrongest storm here in at least 10 years. 0ur reporter louisa pilbeam has more. at the cleanup gets under way from a once in a generation storm, huge numbers of people are still without power today. electricity companies say some customers may have to wait days until being reconnected as a team struggle with damage caused by winds in excess of 100 mph and continuing high winds, snow, ice and debris in some areas. in our relents, those wins with the strongest ever recorded and claimed the life of this 20—year—old, killed in county donegal when a tree fell on his car. across ireland, nearly half a million customers are still without electricity, with warnings from power companies could take several days to reconnect them. in the uk, 49,000 several days to reconnect them. in the uk, 119,000 homes and businesses are still without power today. argyll, in scotland, was one of the worst affected areas, where the roof of this leisure centre was ripped off and people in the kintyre peninsula,

council is calling on the home office to make saving lives a priority for its border security command. alongside the measures to disrupt the smuggling gangs, the agency wants the ukproved search and rescue operations along the french coast. our message is very clear. there is a role for enforcement, but enforcement and disrupting the gangs and the people smugglers will not, in and of itself, stop people taking dangerous journeys and will stop people losing their lives. there also need to be far more legal routes for people from the likes of sudan, fleeing a brutal civil war or tyrannical rule in afghanistan, don't have to get into boats, don't have to dice with death crossing the channel. the home office accepts that efforts to disrupt the smuggling gangs have resulted in flimsier and more overcrowded dinghies taking to the water, but insists the department is focused on saving lives, as well as protecting britain's borders. these interim orders are about being able to act much more quickly against potential people smugglers. these are criminal gangs that are undermining our border security and putting lives at risk, and they must be stopped. police. yes? this we

hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses are still without power across the uk and ireland — a day after powerful storm eowyn. one man was killed in the storm — which the met officeherlands have broken into a museum, using explosives, and stolen ancient treasures from romania. three gold bracelets and the centrepiece of the exhibition — the helmet of cota-fenesht - the helmet of — were taken. the helmet, which is around two—and—a—half—thousand years old, was on loan from romania's national history museum. detectives believe it was a carefully planned operation — and warn it is part of a worrying trend. romania says it will do everything possible to recover the ancient artefacts. stay with us here on bbc news. hello. saturday was a day where the clean—up could begin from that incredibly powerful storm eowyn that battered parts of the uk and the republic of ireland on friday. a much calmer end to the day saturday. we had a fine sunset across southern areas. it was quite cold across northern portions of the uk on saturday, cold enough for some snow in the showers across high ground. now, eowyn is continuing to disintegrate just to the west of norway, but this is our

the home office said, "we all want to end dangerous small boat crossings which threaten lives and undermine our border security." simon jones, bbc news. around the world and across the ukpy happy new year if you have just joined us. let'sjoin the sport. hello. kicking off 2025 will be arsenal who continue their pursuit of liverpool who top the table at the halfway stage, when they face brentford later in what is the only game in the premier league today. we have to continue to be like a hammer. be there every day, every day, every day. and i mean, if somebody wins all the matches, congratulate him and let's go to the next season. but if they don't, which in the history it hasn't happened, we will be there. the team is evolving and adapting to new circumstances i know we have another one, which is more games of lesser players. is more games of lesser maven-— is more games of lesser -la ers. , , ., ., players. just the one game in the english — players. just the one game in the english top _ players. just the one game in the english top flight - players. just the one game in the english top flight today. i the novak djokovic—nick kyrgios doubles partnership is over for n

the uk health secretary, wes streeting, has accused elon musk of a "disgraceful smear" after he attacked labour over the grooming gangs scandal. the tech tycoon called the home officest for a national inquiry into child sexual exploitation in oldham, in northern england. there have been past inquiries into the issue. here's our political correspondent, harry farley. come here. take over, elon, just take over. the richest man in the world and owner of the social media site x, elon musk will have a key role in donald trump's administration. but he's also supported nigel farage's reform uk party and has made controversial attacks on keir starmer, saying he was complicit in the rape of britain and the labour minister, jess phillips, over her refusal to hold a new public inquiry into child sexual abuse by grooming gangs. it's a disgraceful smear keir starmer and jess phillips, by the way, who have both been on the receiving end of completely illjudged and ill founded criticism, are people who have done in their professional lives more than most people will ever do to lock up paedophiles, rapists, wife beaters and every other kind of scumbag in our society. but nigel far

the home office said, "we all want to end dangerous small boat crossings which threaten lives and undermine our border security." simon jones, bbc news. around the world and across the ukddle east. gaza's civil defence agency says at least 15 people have been killed and more than 20 others are injured following an israeli air strike injabalia, in the territory's north. the israeli military is apparently looking into the reported strike. since the start of the war in gaza, an estimated 17,000 children have been left alone or separated from the adults who should care for them. in a chaotic situation amid bombings and mass displacement, the un's children's agency unicef, has managed to reunite 63 children with their parents or guardians. with more, here's our middle east correspondent, yolande knell. smiles now, but the children of the al—masri family have survived horrors. an israeli bombing killed jamal�*s parents and his cousin's mum and sisters. after they were rescued, like thousands of children in war—torn gaza, they were alone. we followed their difficult journey to be reunited with their grandma. translation: it's indescribable howjoyful i am, but my joy - is mixe

home post—pandemic is probably the biggest change to hit society since maybe world war ii. it's just impacted everything. now, many businesses across the uk want their workers to come into the officen the office "doesn't suit me," well, then we'd have to probably say, "maybe this isn't the right role for you." are you angry?! crowd roars but some staff are fighting back. we will never see this opportunity again. we have to fight for workers' rights, and i'm proud to do that. people who drive trains have to go to work. people who work in operating theatres have to go to work. they have children. they have problems. they have issues. you deal with it.

homes and causing problems on the roads and railways. greater manchester police declared a major incident and more than 80 flood warnings remain in force across the uk. the met officed wales. nearly 37,000 people crossed the english channel in small boats in 2024, according to new figures from the home office. the figure is the second highest on record, and an increase of 25% on the previous year. 2024 was also the deadliest on record — with at leat 77 people dying as they attempted the crossing. the south korean corruption agencies as will enforce a warrant to impeach the president before it expires on 6january. the president was holed up in his home for his attempt to impose martial law. a local news agency in south korea says that the warrant could be a tutored in the coming hours. —— executed. you're live with bbc news. another developing story out of las vegas, where a tesla cybertruck explosion outside the trump hotel there has killed one person and injured seven others. the company's ceo, elon musk, said on tesla: ——said on x: effectively saying this was not a fault with the vehicle itself. local officials have yet to confirm the cause and are looking into a

home and try to rebuild. last summer saw the worst unrest in the uk in more than a decade. the disorder followed the southport knife attacks, fuelled by misinformation spread on social media about the suspect. officers harris about the violence they faced. it wasjust carnage. we had a line of six police officers and myself with hundreds of people standing in front of you, they were shouting abuse with their weapons. at any moment, that could turn. i genuinely got the feeling on that night the people that were doing it did not care if me or my colleagues made it home that night. as police struggled to contain the riots, durham's cops were deployed to shore up neighbouring forces. their first shout was to hartlepool. we turned into the street and it was just a sea of probably a few hundred people in front of us and just six cops and a sergeant. there was missiles getting thrown, which were bricks, and we were just met withjust carnage, basically. it was a strange feeling. it was a mixture of not... a bit of fear, a bit of... just the unknown. you mentioned it was kids were involved. i mean, that in itself must be pretty shocking to see. there was just a line of what i'd say children — children, i'd sa

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government has removed the highest number of illegal migrants from the uk in more than half a decade, according to the home office. 16,400 immigration offenders and foreign criminals have been returned in a crackdown on abuse of the immigration system. it comes amid a new sanction regime introduced to target people smuggling gangs and boost border security, as part of the government's plan for change. over 36,000 people crossed the channelin over 36,000 people crossed the channel in 2024, fewer than in 2022, but still a major concern for ministers. sir keir starmer says he won't stop claiming liz truss crashed the economy despite legal threats from her team. truss's lawyers have issued a cease and desist letter, calling the claim false and blaming it for damaging her re—election prospects. the dispute centres on her 2022 mini—budget, which caused market turmoil, though her team points to a report showing economic growth afterwards. >> rachel reeves has pushed this country to the brink of economic crisis through high taxes, high regulation and disastrous net zero policies. when i tried to fix these problems back i

government has removed the highest number of illegal migrants from the uk in more than half a decade, according to the home office16,400 immigration offenders and foreign criminals have been returned in a crackdown on abuse of the immigration system. it comes amid new sanction regime introduced to target people smuggling gangs and boost border security. as part of the government's plan, over 36,000 people crossed the channel in 2024, fewer than in 2022, but still a major concern for ministers. and everton have sacked their manager, sean dyche, with immediate effect. in a statement, the liverpool based football club said under 18 a statement, the liverpool based football club said a statement, the liverpool based player leighton. baines and club captain seamus coleman will take charge of a premier league coach in under a week after lopetegui left west ham yesterday. those are the latest gb news headlines. now it's back to nigel. >> so let's once again remind ourselves of the prime minister's case as to why we don't need an inquiry into what we used to call it grooming gangs. i think now we all call it rape gangs o

uk tonight. ahead of the storm arriving tomorrow, the met office has advised people to secure loose items outside their homesas there could be a danger to life caused by flying debris. and the spanish language film amelia perez leads the way at the oscars with 13 nominations, followed by wicked and the brutalist with ten apiece. a wicked's, ariana grande has been nominated for best supporting actress, with the british co—star cynthia erivo up for best actress. sir elton john's achieved a fifth original song nomination for never too late. fellow british stars felicity jones and ralph fiennes are up for best supporting actress and best actor, respectively. they were in the brutalist and in conclave. much more on the oscars as we go through the evening. that's it for the moment. >> welcome back to state of the nafion >> welcome back to state of the nation tonight with me, matt goodwin. now what a day. southport murderer axel rudakubana was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum of 52 years. let's watch this clip. >> i'm now going to sentence axel rudakubana. having explained my reasons on counts 1 to 3 murde

home office minister dan jarvis says the leaked documents don't reflect the current from the office for national statistics. by mid 2032, the uk population is expected to hit 72.5 million people, sparking concerns over pressure on concerns over pressure on resources concerns over pressure on resources and services. campaigners are also sounding the alarm over social care, with the alarm over social care, with the number of over 85 seconds set to double to 3.3 million by 2047. with the sector already struggling to meet current demand. the tories are calling for a legal cap on visas, but downing street's rejected the idea, insisting their own policies will tackle the issue more effectively. a leaked home office report has revealed a proposal to classify conspiracy theories, misogyny and the manosphere as extremism. the government, though, is pushing back, insisting there are no plans to expand the definition. home office minister dan jarvis says the leaked documents don't reflect the current policy and were never meant to be implemented. the review, commissioned by the home idea. >> the scottish government has launched a review

the killings have now prompted an ongoing home office review into crossbow laws, as they remain unregulated in the ukthose are the latest headlines. i'll be back with you in around half an hour now, though, it's back over to westminster. >> okay, well, it's 107. welcome back to good afternoon britain. now, there are reports today that the police were stopped by the cps from releasing vital information about the southport killer. axel rudakubana. >> yes. the prime minister has also revealed plans to redefine terror in this country, despite warnings that it could overwhelm the police and security services. >> now this all comes as axel rudakubana was known and referred to the governments counter—terrorism prevent programme three separate times. >> perpetrator was referred to the prevent programme on three separate occasions, a judgement was made that he did not meet the threshold for intervention, a judgement that was the 29th. >> of july. >> of july. >> a terrorist incident. >> a terrorist incident. >> and today sir keir starmer has pointed the finger of blame at amazon over the sale of kitchen knives

meanwhile, musk has criticised the uk government for rejecting a fresh inquiry into grooming gangs, sparking heated political debate. the home office has not yet commented on the monitoring claims. those are the monitoring claims. those are the latest gb news headlines. more in an hour. >> welcome to lee anderson's real world. my name is lee anderson. the reform uk member of parliament for ashfield. and tonight on the show, she's back. the very glamorous political commentator chloe dobbs. happy new year to you. and first time on the show. our left in the corner is matthew torbitt. thanks matthew for being being a good sport and being left in the corner. but this week in parliament, labour mps voted against having a full national inquiry into the pakistani rape gangs. here's what sir keir starmer had to say. >> i've set out what i did. i actually changed the system because i could see some of the things that were going wrong. i wasn't prepared, unlike some tory politicians. i'm not tweeting about it or talking about it. i got on with changing it in relation to the serious point you do make, because, you know, this is the victims her

meanwhile, musk has criticised the uk government for rejecting a fresh inquiry into grooming gangs, sparking heated political debate. the home office not yet commented on the monitoring claims. office has not yet commented on the monitoring claims . and the monitoring claims. and britain shivered through its coldest night this winter, with temperatures plunging to —14 degrees in scotland. rail services are severely affected, with ice preventing trains from running at london charing cross and delays reported across northern merseyside. rail, scotrail and great western railway networks . and railway networks. and forecasters say it could get even colder tonight, with temperatures in the northeast potentially dropping to —16 degrees. those are the latest gb news headlines. now it's back to michelle for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone. >> sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code or go to gbnews.com/alerts. >> thank you very much for that. sophia worringer michelle dewberry and i'm with you till 7:00 tonight alongside me. my panel 7:00 tonight alongside me. my panel, i've got charlie downs, the political commenta

meanwhile, elon musk has criticised the uk government for rejecting a fresh inquiry into grooming gangs, sparking heated political debate this week. the home office has not yet commented on claims of monitoring. meanwhile, sir keir starmer is under fire today after a poll revealed 76% of the public, including 65% of labour voters, do support a new national inquiry into grooming gangs. the backlash follows labour mps rejecting a conservative call for an inquiry earlier this week. but there are party divisions, with senior figures like andy burnham supporting a limited probe. the greater manchester mayor says an inquiry would hold authorities accountable, with survivors claiming key issues remain unresolved despite an earlier investigation. but the government says it's focused on action, not delays. downing street also insists it is committed to leaving no stone unturned. the chancellor's trip to china is going ahead, despite opposition calls to cancel that trip after the pound hit a 14 month low and borrowing costs have soared. culture secretary lisa nandy has defended rachel reeves visit, saying it's vital to maintain strong ties with the world's

now back home, temperatures dropped to —18.7 degrees in the uk's coldest january night in 15 years. last night, the met officehe most northern region of the highlands, —18.7 degrees was recorded. it's the coldest january overnight temperature since 2010, when temperatures dropped below —15 several times at locations across the uk. much of the uk endured below freezing temperatures overnight, dropping to —11 in shap and cumbria, with heathrow recording minus five now in sport. david moyes has been appointed everton manager for the second time following the departure of sean dyche. moyes spent 11 years at goodison park before leaving to replace sir alex ferguson at manchester united in 2013, and has been out of work since departing west ham in the summer. the 61 year old returns with the toffees hovering a single point above the relegation zone. the first game of his second spell in charge is on wednesday, and sam moore, who sang soul man and other 1960s hits in the legendary sam and dave duo, has died at the age of 89. moore, who influenced musicians including michael jackson, ai including michael jackson, al

uk later today as the storm arrives. the met office has advised people to secure loose items outside their homes, as there could be a dangerlife caused by flying debris. and the spanish language film emilia perez leads the way at the oscars with 13 nominations, followed by wicked and the brutalist with ten apiece. wicked's ariana grande has been nominated for best supporting actress. her british co—star cynthia erivo is up for best actress as felton jones achieved his fifth original song nomination after the release of his music documentary song never too late. fellow british stars felicity jones and ralph fiennes are also up for oscars, following their roles in the brutalist and conclave, respectively. much more coming up throughout the day. that's it for the moment. >> thank you aaron. now, welcome to farage with me. martin daubney standing in for the big man, the evil triple child killer. axel rudakubana has been jailed for life with a minimum term in prison of 52 years. this vile individuals punishment is thought to be the longest handed out to a killer of his age. the father of one of the girls murdered was her callin

the killings have prompted an ongoing home office review into crossbow laws , office review into crossbow laws, as they remain unregulated in the ukand the owner of the sun newspaper has issued a full and unequivocal apology to prince harry for serious privacy violations and has agreed to pay him substantial damages, settling a long running legal battle just before it was set to go to court. the apology also extends to the late princess diana, acknowledging intrusion into her private life. former labour deputy leader tom watson also received an apology for unwarranted intrusion during his time in government. those are the latest gb news headlines. now it's back to patrick. >> for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code or go to gbnews.com/alerts. >> good evening everybody. we are witnessing a giant deflection tactic when it comes to the southport massacre. let's just get one thing clear. knives don't kill people. deranged lunatics do. now, keir starmer has decided that the main problem here is that the monster axel rudakubana could buy a knife. and now we're going to get ne

uk today ahead of the storm arriving. the met office has advised people to secure loose items outside their homes, as there could be a dangero life caused by flying debris. a police say a 53 year old man, wanted in connection with the death of a woman in plymouth may be armed and dangerous. they're looking for paul anthony butler after a woman in her 40s was attacked in the west hoe area of the city on wednesday night. she died in hospital in the early hours of thursday. detectives believe the two people were known to each other. a man has been arrested over the stabbing of five people near a supermarket in croydon in south london. the met police say the man, in his 30s, has been held on suspicion of grievous bodily harm and possession of an offensive weapon. five men, one in his 50s, two in their 30s and two in their 20s, were taken to hospital for stab wounds. their condition are said to be not life threatening. the met police has been removed from special measures after more than two years of good progress, according to the watchdog. the force had been put into special measures following extensive criticism over the deat

uk tonight. ahead of the storm arriving tomorrow, the met office has advised people to secure loose items outside their homes there could be a danger to life caused by flying debris. and the spanish language film amelia perez leads the way at the oscars with 13 nominations, followed by wicked and the brutalist with ten apiece. a wicked's, ariana grande has been nominated for best supporting actress, with the british co—star cynthia erivo up for best actress. sir elton john's achieved a fifth original song nomination for never too late. fellow british stars felicity jones and ralph fiennes are up for best supporting actress and best actor, respectively. they were in the brutalist and in conclave. much more on the oscars as we go through the evening. that's it for the moment. >> welcome back to state of the nafion >> welcome back to state of the nation tonight with me, matt goodwin. now what a day. southport murderer axel rudakubana was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum of 52 years. let's watch this clip. >> i'm now going to sentence axel rudakubana. having explained my reasons on counts 1 to 3 murder,