Air in ourdirection north westerly wind, bringing cold air in our direction over the next few days. The showers will increasingly turn wintry, some show was in the north could see snow, and it will be cold with strong winds too so it will feel chilly out there. Through the rest of the afternoon the showers packing in from the west, some heavy ones and especially over high ground in scotland, youve got showers beginning to turn wintry as the temperatures dip away as the afternoon goes on. During this a lot of showers packing in relentlessly on this strong westerly or north westerly wind. Notice more snow starting to show up on the chart, even to lower levels in scotland and Northern Ireland. Weve also got the potential for some ice with that. This is how the commute will look, with lots of these wintry showers across scotland, Northern Ireland and northern england, increasingly falling as sleet and snow to lower levels. In wales it will be mostly rain at lower levels, but sleet and snow
After he dies at the age of 59. And coming up in the sport on bbc news. Ryan giggs is set to be named the new wales manager later. Hell replace Chris Coleman, who stepped down after failing to qualify for this years world cup. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. The construction giant carillion has gone into liquidation, putting 20,000 jobs at risk in the uk. The company has huge debts and has failed to secure a Financial Rescue from either the banks or the government. Carillion is involved in Major Projects such as the h52 high speed rail line. Its responsible for many Public Services including hospitals, prisons and schools. Now the government is facing questions about why it handed Public Sector contracts to the firm after it had issued profit warnings. Heres our business correspondent, simon gompertz. The bigger they are, be harderfor eve ryo ne the bigger they are, be harderfor everyone when they fall. Carillion was the new name for a huge business taking in age old
Vaccinating rohingya children. Also Cyrille Regis, a pioneer for black footballers, dies at the age of 59. What a great shot. Tributes are paid to the former west brom striker, who made his name in the late 1970s. And a narrow escape for a driver and passenger how they escaped with only minor injuries from this car crash in the us. Good morning. Its monday 15th january. Im annita mcveigh. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. The Construction Firm, carillion, has gone into liquidation. Government officials had been involved in talks to try to prevent the collapse of the company, which owes banks about £900 million. This morning the government said Public Services provided by carillion will continue. The company employs 20,000 people in the uk. Carillion holds approximately a50 contracts with government. Some of the projects include the new hs2 rail line and managing nearly 900 School Buildings across the country. They are the second largest supplier of Maintenance Services to network rail and
Of kings assassination. This year the holiday comes as the us president has to answer the question are you a racist . On friday the president seemed to be revelling in the controversy he had stirred. Perhaps it would go down well with his supporters. But in a brief interchange with reporters at mar a lago this weekend, he was denying he had ever used the word, with which we are all now familiar. That was President Trump this weekend. To put that in the context of american history, here is Martin Luther king, writing from an alabama jail in 1963. Let us all hope that the dark clouds of racial prejudice will soon pass away and the deep fog of misunderstanding will be lifted from our fear drenched communities, and in some not too distant tomorrow the radiant stars of love and brotherhood will shine over our great nation with all their scintillating beauty. Joining us now is David Ignatius from the washington post. Lets start with america. We hear those two lea d e rs start with america. W
Should have compassion at its heart. I believe immigration has had a positive impact and i believe we can create a fair and transparent system together that can meet the needs of out together that can meet the needs of our economy. Together that can meet the needs of our economy. Immigration has been positive for the uk but we need a point basis for the whole of the world. Much more from them after 09 00. Hello. Welcome to the programme. Were live until 11 this morning. Throughout the programme, the latest breaking news and developing stories. At half ten, the Scottish Government will warn about the financial costs of brexit. Well bring it to you live. Also, we want to hear from you this morning if you, like henry bolton, have dumped your girlfriend or boyfriend for their views. Tell me what happened. Send me an email. Use the hashtag victoria live. Virgin trains is reversing its decision to ban sales of the daily mail on its west coast services. Sir Richard Branson says he and Richard