power, but some residents in remote areas may be cut off for 48 hours. aruna iyengar has the latest. storm gerrit swept across much of scotland, bringing heavy snow, flooding homes, causing power cuts and travel misery for many. the major a9 route has reopened after it closed in the highlands for several hours. meanwhile, thousands of homes across scotland have suffered power cuts. scottish and southern electricity networks said they d restored power to more than 25,000 homes but at least 16,000 are still cut off. for some customers especially those in rural areas it could be up until friday before power supplies are reconnected. but it is far too early for us to say at the moment, with scottish and southern electricity continuing to cause damage to the power network. 0n the railways, lner which runs services up the east coast from london to scotland is warning of major disruption this morning, with some services arriving several hours late. this tree fell on the li
designer dogs and organised crime a new investigation finds bulldogs being bred with extreme features, and sold for huge sums of money. rolling back the years in the premier league how arsenal and manchester united delivered a thriller as arsenal snatch a late win to pass another test of their title winning credentials. good morning. the north west to south east split in the weather today. in the southeast it is cold, frosty. we have fog, some slow to clear. where it does we will see sunshine. in the north west it is mild, cloudy and we have patchy rain. all the details later. it s monday the 23rd of january. our main story. pressure is growing on the former chancellor nadhim zahawi to release more details about his tax affairs it s as the bbc was told he did pay a penalty to hm revenue and customs. mr zahawi is said to be determined to stay on as conservative party chairman and the prime minister has expressed confidence in him but labour says his position is untenab
Is why on their day of conviction, i ordered an independent inquiry into the events at the countess of chester hospital, making sure the families that have answers. I asked the Police Liaison officers to meet these families at the earliest possible opportunity for options as to the form the inquiry should take. It was clear their wishes were for a statutory inquiry, with the power to compel witnesses to give evidence under oath. That is why i am confirming this to the house today. This inquiry will in quiet the cases wider circumstances, including the trusts response to clinicians who raised the alarm and the conduct of the wider nhs and its regulators. And i can confirm to the house that lady justice regulators. And i can confirm to the house that Ladyjustice Thirlwall will lead this inquiry. She is one of the countrys most seniorjudges, currently sitting in the Court Of Appeal and with many years of experience as a seniorjudge and a senior barrister before that. Before making this st
The ilo is speaking there. Lets try to put that into context now. Commercial Sexual Exploitation is a murky issue, with many countries having no publicly available database for the illegal activity. Kenya is one such nation it has been identified by the Us State Department as both a source, a transit country, and a destination for the crime. One recent study estimated that more than 2,400 children between the ages of 13 and 17 were currently subject to Sexual Exploitation in two regions bordering the port city of mombasa. This week on bbc news, were bringing you a special series on the impact of the Cost Of Living crisis on children around the world. Our first report comes from our state Department Correspondent Barbara Plett usher and we should warn you, you may find some of the details distressing. In mombasa, life is hard for those on the margins, but tough Economic Times are making it even harder, forcing some parents to take painful decisions. This mother washes clothes a few time
He was the leader of that group, and thejudge had made it clear that even though he wasnt in washington on the day, that fateful day, he did orchestrate, organise and take credit for what happened. Many viewers will remember, of course, the violent scenes when people died. Many people were injured during the attempts by the proud boys and other right wing groups who supported donald trump to stop the peaceful and constitutional handover of power from one elected president to another. Of course, President Joe Biden won that election of 2020, even though that was denied and they still denied by many supporters of donald trump. Tarrio was in the courtroom, sat in a head to toe in an orange prison, prison issued jumpsuit. As he listened to his lawyers try to plea for some leniency. He stood up himself. He showed a lot of remorse, even though, as the judge pointed out, he hadnt shown remorse in the days and months since the events of january the 6th. But this is a very long sentence, althou