Plastic packaging from its own label Brand Products within five years, using paper instead. British tennis number oneJohanna Konta has begun her Australian Open campaign with a comfortable 6 3, 6 1win against american Madison Brengle. This is bbc news. Its tuesday, 16january. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. The cabinet is meeting this morning as the fallout from the collapse of the building giant carillion continues. Top executives face investigations after the collapse of the firm put thousands ofjobs at risk. However, the compa nys private Sector Workers, who provide a range ofjobs for organisations such as the nationwide building society, bt openreach and centrica, will not get the same protection, and Government Protection will end tomorrow, leaving thousands ofjobs in doubt. Kevin mcloughlin runs a painting and decorating firm which he says has lost money and orders. Monday morning, people turned up for work. 30 people got sent home. We hadnt been advised in the office so obviously
Southern england. At least we have blue sky and sunshine but unfortunately thats not the case for everyone but it was beautiful as you can see by this picture in southwark. However, a weatherfront has struggled across the moment at the moment bringing cloud and outbreaks of rain. Its also introducing something a little less cold for some of us under the cloud and rain. More on that in a moment. The rain will live in South West England, wales into the north of england. Quite a lot of cloud through the end of the day and a few scattered showers into the northwest. Around 7 9d. As we go through the night tonight, we will see the rain pep up a little bit gcioss see the rain pep up a little bit across South West England, wales, Northern England as it gradually d rifts steadily Northern England as it gradually drifts steadily eastwards. Behind it, temperatures falling away. Those showers will be wintry in nature. Under clearer skies, scotland, Northern England, you will see temperatures fall
We will be speaking to the former ambassador to north korea about todays show of unity at the Winter Olympics and as scientists grow the first human egg in a laboratory, we will ask how significant it could be to help the fertility of young cancer patients. And we look at the latest film releases, including black panther. That is all ahead on bbc news but now it is time for sportsday. Hello and welcome to sportsday. Coming up on this evening s programme. A show of unity. The Opening Ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics brings southland north korea together. The athletes by marching together send a powerful message of peace to the world. And im live at twickenham ahead of the second round of six nations matches. England against wales tomorrow the big one. England coach eddiejones tomorrow the big one. England coach eddie jones ramping up tomorrow the big one. England coach eddiejones ramping up the pressure. They can be confident but it will be difficult for them to come to twickenham a
Its thursday 8th february. Im annita mcveigh. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Within the next half hour the leader of the house of Commons Andrea leadsom will be presenting the results of a cross Party Investigation into Sexual Harassment at westminster. Well be taking you there live when it starts, but first the findings show that nearly a fifth of people working in parliament have experienced or witnessed Sexual Harassment in the past 12 months. And the report recommends a new code of conduct and compulsory training to help mps understand and prevent harassment. The review was set up last year after several harassment claims against mps and staff. Our assistant Political Editor norman smith is at westminster. We now have a set of proposals which mps will vote on, to revamp procedures for pursuing complaints of Sexual Harassment, a new investigating process, a new code of conduct, but nothing particularly new in terms of sanctions, and that is what will concern many people who work at w
Tea m Lizzy Yarnold, she has been named as team gbs flag bearer. More from her later. Louise has the weather. that is 1; our l. That iseeeizz they that is ; they are they are glorious start, cold and frosty, 6 vii; fiifc in southern england. Unfortunately, the cloud has arrived and we have a weather front. It is the cloud has arrived and we have a weatherfront. It is bringing rain, if we look at the Lake District, we ¥ w 7 12 ; ii can see rain pushing east overnight. More coming up. Thanks, louise. Also coming up well be giving a warm handshake and not in any way a dodgy one to the head of the freemasons in england and wales. Hell tell us why he thinks theyre getting an unfair press. We always seem to talk in a negative way when we discuss seen on the ie Interest Rate rises, have seen on the banknotes, is the seeing eye, but for millions of savers efi ourselves z z ~ of course they are good news. They, at least, will take cheer from bank of england chief mark carneys suggestion that