A committee of mps wants consumers to pay 25 pence for using takeaway cups to help fund better recycling facilities. The final chance for england to restore some ashes pride is in the balance. They need a breakthrough. The hosts, 151 2. And the weather. Tha nkfully the hosts, 151 2. And the weather. Thankfully not as windy in the uk today. A dry day for some showers as well. Snow in the scottish hills. Getting cold this weekend. Details coming up. Thank you. First, our main story. The decision to release the serial sex offender, john worboys, after less than 10 years in prison, has brought widespread condemnation. The chair of the Home Affairs Select committee, Yvette Cooper, said she was really shocked that the former black cab driver was being freed. He was jailed in 2009 for offences against 12 female passengers, but Police Believe he actually carried out more than 100 rapes and sexual assaults. Our Home Affairs Correspondent, Daniel Sandford, has more. For six years, john worboys c
The eastern United States, with record breaking low temperatures that have already claimed several lives. Good morning. Its friday 5th january. Im annita mcveigh. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Chairman of the parole board has apologised unreservedly for not telling of the release ofjohn worboys. He was jailed in 2009. The black cab driver was jailed in 2009 for offences against 12 women, but detectives believe he carried out more than a hundred rapes and sexual assaults. This morning a Cross Party Group of mps has written to thejustice secretary to call for an investigation as to whether the voices of victims were heard in the decision to release him on parole. The parole Board Chairman said he recognised there was a lack of transparency and would hold a Public Consultation. Our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford, has more. For six years, john worboys cruised smart areas of london in his black cab, looking for women to drug and rape. When he was finally caught, thejudge said h
President trump hit the shelves. Its author stands by everything he wrote. A u turn for new car sales as they fall for the first time in six years. Demand for diesel models plunges by almost a fifth. If we are know, this is a white out. Travel chaos and Power Outages hit parts of the us as the Winter Weather sets to plummet to record breaking levels. And coming up, Ridley Scotts latest film, all the money in the world hits the screens, overshadowed by the re casting of kevin spacey. Film review at 5 45, with jason solomons. Welcome to the bbc news at five. Our top story the chair of the parole board has apologised unreservedly to victims of the serial sex attacker john worboys after some of them were not told hes to be released from prison. The black cab driver was jailed in 2009, for offences against 12 women, but detectives later said they believed hed attacked more than 100 women between 2002 and 2008. A group of mps has written to thejustice secretary, calling for an investigation
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That we make we get right, and that we carry people with us in order to make sure that its lasting. Well have more details, plus live coverage of theresa may as she unveils her full strategy for the environment. Plus youtube cuts its business ties with logan paul, despite his apology for posting a video of a body at a suicide hotspot injapan. Hello, welcome to the programme, were live until 11 this morning. Two things i want your own experiences on today if youve been in hospital this winter, tell me your experiences good and bad. And if you work in the nhs, whats it been like from your point of view . What is it like right now . Plenty of nhs workers watch our programme. Plus, we definitely want your reaction to the governments plans for cutting plastic pollution. Our top story today dire warnings from the people who run englands hospitals. Patients left for hours on trollies in corridors, a critical shortage of beds and sick people stuck in ambulances unable even to get inside. Today