Risk anyway. We will hear from those who use steroids and those who sell them. There are those who abuse steroids and it damages their help. Thats their choice. Damages their health. The full newsbeat report before ten. And senior government ministers are meeting in half an hour or so to discuss in detail for the first time what the uks future relationship with the eu should be. Hello. Welcome to the programme, were live until 11. It is christmas week throughout the programme this morning well bring you the latest breaking news and developing stories. A little later well hear from liam allan the 22 year old student whose rape trial collapsed after detectives failed to disclose vital evidence to the defence. Hes told this programme he wants an apology from police and the cps. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning use the hashtag victoria live and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story today. Theresa may is due to meet he
Which will become more widespread as we go through the day. For many of us, a beautiful day, cloud and drizzle in the north west of scotland. Most likely to develop across central england, southern england, eastern counties, the fog could be dense enough to cause delays on the road and possibly even some of the airports in the south. Theyre that in mind if you are travelling tomorrow. Look at the extent this morning. Some freezing fog around as temperatures dipped to zero. A lot milder in the north west due to south westerly winds. Southern parts of the uk, the airports, in some places the fog will last through the afternoon, in many areas it will lift and disperse. Where it lingers, it could be around 0 degrees. Most of us wont get that. A lot of low, grey cloud. The odd spot, 14 degrees in aberdeen. This is an unusual meteorological phenomenon. We had a weather front living in tomorrow night, fog forming in some parts of the country. Wednesday is gloomy, less foggy, the wind will pic
In the third test in perth. Massive win. Good morning. Its monday 18th december. Im annita mcveigh. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. A review into building regulations following the Grenfell Tower fire says there should be a culture change to ensure that safety is prioritised over cost. Dame Judith Hackitt, who is carrying the review for the government, makes a series of recommendations to simplify the rules and change the way they are overseen. In her first report out this morning, she also says regulations are confusing and open to interpretation. The interim report tells us that what we have in place today is a system which has evolved over a number of years. It is overly complex and that complexity does not lead to it being as effective as it needs to be. What sort of things specifically are we talking about . Were talking about a system where there is too much prescription, where there is a very heavily layered system of guidance currently, which is not helpful in terms of leading pe
Is declared the new leader of south africas governing party, the anc. Following the killing of British Embassy worker rebecca dykes in lebanon local Police Arrest a man, believed to be a taxi driver. And from nurse to bishop, Sarah Mullally becomes the most senior woman in the church of england, appointed bishop of london. Its 5 oclock. Breaking news from johannesburg, lets see the images in south africa. A very significant election has taken place. We have the congratulations, because Cyril Ramaphosa has been duly elected as the leader of the anc, the ruling party in south africa. He beat the former foreign minister, Nkosazana Dlamini zuma, by 2240 votes, to 2461. He is the Deputy President currently, in line for greater things, because he hasjust been elected leader of the anc in johannesburg. The electoral commission, doing lots of its work this afternoon, looking and monitoring at the validity of the vote. There were talks about a conference of recount at one point, as it is, we be
To fight corruption. In the us, a high speed passenger train has de railed. Some passengers died, dozens of others were injured. And in an ever ageing world, we visit california, to see how theyre embracing the challenge of active life in old age. And coming up on sportsday on bbc news, well bring you highlights of tonights only premier league game everton against bottom side swansea. Good evening. President trump has outlined a new National Security strategy focusing on economic stability identifying russia and china as competitors, bent on challenging americas influence and wealth. He said washington had no choice but to deal with the challenge posed by north koreas weapons programme. But he broke with tradition by not mentioning the threat posed to the us by Climate Change, as our north america editor, jon sopel, reports. For two years now, donald trump has talked incessantly about america first. Today, in unveiling his National Security strategy, he gave a slogan, flesh and bones.