Their prey become more agile so they can escape at the last minute. And does this womans face look familiar . It turns out the basel mummy is a distant relative of borisjohnson. Good morning. Its january the 25th. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Official figures show that recorded crime in england and wales rose by 14 in 2017. In the 12 months to last september, knife crime rose by 21 , sex offences by 23 and robbery by 29 . Knife crime rose by 21 . However, the separate crime survey based on interviews with 35,000 households suggests that crime continued to fall. Lets speak to david jamieson, the police and crime commissioner for the West Midlands. Thank you forjoining us. The figures in the West Midlands, 431,000 total recorded crimes, and thatis 431,000 total recorded crimes, and that is an increase in line with whats happening across the country. What do you put it down to . Crime has risen in the West Midlands in accord with the rest of the country. We have lost over 2000 of our uni
Parliament. Coming up, theres a rare standing ovation in the house of lords as a labour former minister talks of her battle with brain cancer, and explains why shes campaigning for more innovative treatment. So that we can live well together with cancer. Notjust tying off of it. At prime ministers questions Jeremy Corbyn and theresa may go into battle overjust how much money should go to englands nhs. A Labour Government would not be underfunding the nhs, it would not be privatizing the nhs. It would not be underfunding social care. This is a government that recognises the priorities of the british people. But it remains a World Class Health care system. Indeed, the best Health Care System in the world also on this programme david davis makes his first appearance of the year in front of the brexit committee, and rejects the accusation that britain is to become a vassal state in europe. And theres fury in the commons over the allegations of harassment and groping at the president s club
But in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein revelations, the dinner seems like a piece of the worst of the 1980s or 50s even crashing into the modern era. Is this the night that unreconstructed attitudes in the city and at the top level of business are exposed . Our business editor, helen thomas, reports. A 5 star london location. The guest list scattered with big names and big wallets. And innocuous billing, the president s club charity dinner. This was a Charity Auction like no other. Last week, according to the financial times, 360 men from British Business, politics and finance came to a black tie event here. 360 men but no women except they were joined by 130 hostesses. Young women, reportedly chosen for their looks, who are given short, tight dresses to wear. The women, who were paid £150, were paraded in and distributed around the table. Later in the evening, the paper says, hostesses according to the charitable trusts last set of accounts for 2016, ll; flllillll xl l 2 22; and it
Underfunding social care. This is a government that recognises the priorities of the british people. Priority is to remain the nhs remainsa priority is to remain the nhs remains a world class Healthcare System. Indeed, the best Healthcare System in the world also on this programme david davis makes his first appearance of the year in front of the Brexit Committee and rejects the accusation that britain is to become a vassal state in europe. And theres fury in the commons over the allegations of harassment and groping at the president s club charity dinner. Organisers chose to make this a men only event. They chose to treat the hostesses in this way, to make them parade across the stage in front of men, to make them wear black, skimpy, outfits. And they specify the colour of their underwear. But first there was a rare standing ovation in the house of lords on thursday when the labour former minister, tessa now lady jowell called for greater Global Cooperation and the use of more innovat
Miserable out there. Its a picture from leicestershire, from one of our weather watchers. Look at this one from york. The river has burst its banks. Its very windy across other parts of the country. Really unpleasant weather across the uk right now. This is quite an interesting one from london, the effect of raindrops on the window. Gales and heavy rain are the story of the day across northern parts of the uk. This is spawned georgina which has been sweeping to the north west of scotland storm georgina. Even over the hills of scotla nd georgina. Even over the hills of scotland we had gusts well in excess of 100 mph. Quite scotland we had gusts well in excess of100 mph. Quite a potent scotland we had gusts well in excess of 100 mph. Quite a potent storm sweeping the far north of the country. To the south of that we are feeling the effects of the storm in terms of a breeze, really gusty weather. Many of us have experienced a short lived downpour. There have been hailstorms around as well