westminster abbey spokesperson said the grave is being cleaned and they do not expect any permanent damageose are the latest pictures from that process. that news conference is still going on in los angeles, so we continue to monitor that. when you rejoin us at the top of the hour we will have the latest from los angeles. you're watching bbc news. a leading obesity expert has warned that weight loss drugs could encrypt the nhs if they were prescribed to all the patients who are eligible for them custom 3.4 million people in england are understood to qualify but there are warnings it could cost around £10 billion a year if they were all treated once. —— at once. ray is 62 and has battled with his weight for most of his life. ray, what size is that? it might be a six... six or a seven xl. he got a shock a few years ago when about to have surgery. i was actually outside waiting to go into the theatre, and they said, "we can't operate on him. he's too big for this table." it's july 2024 at london's guy's hospital. ray is about to become one of the first patients to get the weight—loss jab wego

in december, the family attended catherine's carol concert at westminster abbey.upporting others through challenging times, with particular personal resonance after this year. and i must continue to take each day as it comes. and undertaking a few more public engagements in the coming months when i can. but you don't have anything in that car, do you? - and the first of those was to southport, where she and prince william met with families of the children killed and injured and those who helped in the aftermath of the attack. in december, the family attended catherine's carol concert at westminster abbey. this has now become an annual event. the theme this year was empathy and kindness, supporting others through challenging times, with particular personal resonance after this year. this year was going to be the year that i've just had. the unplanned? the unplanned, exactly. yeah. hello. despite an improving weather picture for some today, the impact of the rain that's fallen so far will be felt all the way through into the afternoon. the clearer skies are on the w

have spray painted "one point five is dead" on the grave of the scientist, charles darwin, in westminster abbey year was the first to breach a key global warming threshold. two women have been arrested on suspicion of causing criminal damage. you're live with bbc news. hope is growing that a ceasefire deal may be close between israel and hamas to end the fighting in gaza and see a return of hostages taken on october 7, 2023. a palestinian official familiar with negotiations has also told the bbc that terms of a deal between israel and hamas are being finalised. an israeli official told news agency reuters that negotiations are in "advanced stages", with a deal possible in "hours, days or more". white house national security advisorjake sullivan also said a truce and hostage deal could be done this week. and in a speech on his foreign policy achievements, outgoing presidentjoe biden said a deal to secure the release of hostages and achieve a ceasefire in gaza is on the brink. pressing hard to close this. the deal we have instructed would free the hostages, halt the fighting, provide security to

spray painted "1.5 spray painted "1.5 is dead" on the grave of the scientist, charles darwin, in westminster abbeyreference the confirmation that last year was the first to breach a key global warming threshold. two women have been arrested on suspicion of causing criminal damage. you're live with bbc news. hopes are growing for an imminent breakthrough for a ceasefire in gaza. joe biden says a deal is �*on the brink of finally coming to fruition�*. but israel is divided. ten members of israel's governing coalition sent the prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, a letter opposing the ceasefire deal some of them are members of the pm's own likud party. angry relatives of israelis held hostage by hamas confronted the country's far right finance minister, bezalel smotrich, at a knesset commitee hearing on monday for his opposition to the deal. but the former defence minister, benny gantz, said his party would give its full backing to an agreement, and that failing to free the hostages would be a "catastrophe." 0pposition leader yair lapid also said he'd back a deal. hamas is sending positive signals in

they said he would be turning in his grave because of the sixth mass extinction taking place, a westminster abbeyand they don�*t expect any permanent damage. here in england a leading obesity expert has warned that weight loss drugs could bankrupt the national health service if they were prescribed to all the patients who are eligible for them. 3.4 million people in england are understood to qualify — but there are warnings it would cost around £10 billion a year if they were all treated at once. here�*s our medical editor fergus walsh. ray is 62 and has battled with his weight for most of his life. ray, what size is that? it might be a six... six or a seven xl. he got a shock a few years ago when about to have surgery. i was actually outside waiting to go into the theatre, and they said, "we can�*t operate on him. "he�*s too big for this table." it�*s july 2024 at london�*s guy�*s hospital. ray is about to become one of the first patients to get the weight—loss jab wegovy on the nhs. he weighs 148 kilos — or 23 stone. in trials, patients on wegovy lost an average of 15% body weight injust over a

just stop 0il have spray painted "1.5 is dead" on the grave of the scientist charles darwin in westminster abbeyon that last year was the first to breach a key global warming threshold. two women have been arrested on suspicion of causing criminal damage. you're live with bbc news. tiktok says reports that china is considering a sale of the company's us operations to elon musk is "pure fiction." the firm's comments came in response to a report by bloomberg that chinese officials are weighing an option that could see its business in america being sold to the world's richest person if the us supreme court upholds a ban on the app. supreme courtjustices are due to rule on a law that set ajanuary 19 deadline for tiktok to either sell its us operations or face a ban in the country. i'm joined now by sam biddle, senior technology reporter at the intercept. he joins us from los angeles. firstly, thank you forjoining us. i want to know if you are safe in los angeles. have you been affected by the fires? 0nly been affected by the fires? only by some really horrendous error that has luckily cleared up err

just stop 0il have spray—painted 1.5 is dead on the grave of the scientist child star when in westminster abbeye the confirmation that last year was the first to breach a key global warming threshold. two women have been arrested on suspicion of causing criminal damage. the former world heavyweight champion tyson fury has announced his retirement from boxing. thierry, who is 36, last fought in december when he lost his rematch against alexander houska. he previously announced his retirement after beating dillian whyte in april 22, but returned six months later. you are alive with bbc news. chinese officials are reportedly considering selling tiktok to elon musk. the company is trying to delay a law that would force the sale or ban of the us branch of the social media company. it is due to come into effect next week. bloomberg news reports that one option would be for mask�*s company x formally twitter to take control of tiktok us, but the outlet said beijing would prepare for the company to remain under the control of the chinese bytedance. bloomberg also reports no firm decision has been reach

william and their three children and hosting her traditional together at christmas concert at westminster abbeyve and empathy. >> it is love which is the greatest gift we can receive. >> reporter: the palace keeping quiet about public plans for the princess this year. >> i have been told not to rule anything out. i think there is every chance we could have an overseas tour. i think the focus will be on short haul. her health remains her priority. it's going to be a gradual return to work. but we will see her. >> reporter: kate leaving a difficult year behind looking forward for better times ahead. we will likely see princess kate at the big events like trooping the colour, the king's official birthday parade, royal ascot and wimbledon over the summer. we understand she is more determined going forward to get that work/life balance right and spend time with her children. >> thank you. >>> still ahead, we will have the latest from our crews on the ground in california in the midst of an all out wildfire crisis. plus, what people across the region need to know to stay healthy as all that smoke bla

two environmental activists in the uk are under arrest for damaging charles darwin's grave in westminster abbey in a statement, their group, just stop oil, said the two activists mark the famed naturalist grave in washable paint with the words 1.5 is dead. that number represents a pledge outlined in the paris climate accords to restrict global warming to within 1.5 degrees above average pre-industrial temperatures. the activists saying, quote, darwin would be turning in his grave to know we are in the midst of the sixth mass extinction. and new research suggesting the risk of developing dementia is expected to double by the year 2060. the study, published today in the journal nature medicine, says overall, more than 2 in 5 people over the age of 55 in the u.s., about 42% will develop dementia in their later years. it attributes much of this trend to the large number of baby boomers reaching old age, and the researchers found striking differences in dementia risk by race, with significantly higher numbers of it among black adults compared to whites getting diagnosed, a number that could triple b

when i was president, i went to london and visited the westminster abbey. in 1977. i had a big entourage. white house reporters with me and i got an argument with the archbishop because i didn't have a stone to commemorate dylan thomas, whom i the best poet of it of the last century and and so later i sent a long dissertation the committee to ask them to include dylan thomas the day after that. but i went out of office as president in 1941. they decided commemorate dylan thomas. so i think i had some role to play in that. your bird's. yes. what do you get from them? what wrote an article climbed mount kilimanjaro in 1988. i remember because got to the top on the eighth day of the eighth month of 1988. and we signed a book top and after that we we started looking at watching birds in tanzania, kenya, other east african nations and became began to keep a record of it. and now we were avid birders whenever have a chance in the united states or in any foreign country we go out for a few hours or sometimes a or two to find new species of birds to observe. and so that's b

afterjust stop oil damage after just stop oil protesters spray painted charles darwin's grave in westminster abbey. the climate activists marked the slogan 1.5 is dead in chalk paint on the 19th century biologist's grave. at about 9:30 am. yesterday. the met police a.m. yesterday. the met police said 66 year old alison lee and 77 year old diane bligh will appear at westminster magistrates court on the 11th and 12th of february. those are the latest gb news headlines. more in half an hour 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 morning. welcome to britain's newsroom live across the uk with me, bev turner and andrew pierce. >> well, the opposition leader, kemi badenoch, has pledged to break the culture of silence over the grooming gang or rape gang crisis as she met victims in rotherham and oldham. >> she was speaking to charlie peters in an exclusive interview in kemi badenoch renewed calls for a full national inquiry and slammed the perpetrators. >> where do these abusers come from.7 there's a lot of

afterjust stop oil damage after just stop oil protesters spray painted charles darwin's grave in westminster abbey yesterday. the climate activists marked the slogan 1.5 is dead in chalk paint on the 19th century biologist's grave at about 9:30 am. the met police said 66 year old alison lee and 77 year old diane bligh will appear at westminster magistrates court on the 11th and 12th of february. and there's been a significant increase in women seeking abortions, which research suggests is being fuelled by women coming off the contraceptive pill in favour of menstrual cycle tracking apps. the data, published in bmj, shows a shift in contraception use in the last five years, from what researchers call more reliable hormonal contraceptives, such as the pill, to fertility awareness based methods. relying on fertility awareness apps is only 76% effective, according to experts, while the contraceptive pill is 99% effective if used correctly. the study authors said the contraception users worldwide appear to be increasingly hesitant to use hormonal methods. those are the latest gb news headlines. now it'

with criminal damage after just stop oil protesters spray painted charles darwin's grave in westminster abbey> the climate activists marked the slogan slogan rather 1.5 is deadin the slogan slogan rather 1.5 is dead in chalk paint. on the 19th century biologist's grave. the met office. the met police said 66 year old alison lee, 66, and 77 year old diane bligh will appear at westminster magistrates court later this month. and the princess of wales has made a surprise visit to the royal marsden hospital to thank staff who looked after her dunng staff who looked after her during her cancer treatment. princess kate also met other patients at the london hospital, and the visit marks the first confirmation of where she was treated. a kensington palace spokesperson said the princess wanted to make the journey to both show her gratitude to the incredible team and also highlight the world leading care and treatment that marsden provides. catherine is now becoming the hospital's joint royal patron with her husband, prince william. and the comedian and actor tony slattery has sadly died at the age of 6