as inflation continues to leave us worse off, we speak with the businesses struggling with rising costs and recruitment. how andy s conjured some of that old murray magic in his opening match of the australian open. good morning. once again it is a cold and frosty start. the risk of ice on untreated surfaces. but for many it will be dry with winter sunshine. however, there is snow in the forecast. i will tell you where later. people say, television in the morning? that s disgusting. a disgusting idea! what is happening in this country? people even used the word immoral. but we re still here a0 years later! we re celebrating a special birthday on the programme this morning, good morning. it s tuesday, the 17th january. the metropolitan police force is investigating a thousand allegations of abuse involving around 800 of its officers. it comes after pc david carrick pleaded guilty to 49 offences, including dozens of rapes the worst ever case of a serving police officer. met
a widespread hard frost tomorrow morning. the reason little stronger tomorrow but it is going to stay very cold. daytime temperatures single figures through the week, and night time temperatures sub zero. i m back in half an hour. bye for now. good morning, welcome to breakfast with sally nugent and jon kay. our headlines today. the metropolitan police is investigating 800 of its own officers over sexual and domestic abuse claims, after a serving constable admitted 49 offences, including dozens of rapes. teachers in england and wales are set to strike over seven days in february and march, in a dispute over pay. a row erupts between the uk and scottish governments after westminster announced plans to block the gender recognition reform bill
while he was a serving constable. the 49 year old is currently serving a whole life sentence for raping and killing ms everard. he ll appear at westminster magistrates court next month. a15 year old black schoolgirl who was strip searched after being wrongly suspected of carrying cannabis is to sue the metropolitan police. she was held during a school exam and searched while teachers remained outside. campaigners following the case had been holding demonstrations, calling for an end to police officers in schools. a report says racism was a likely factor and the student is also taking civil action against her school. latest figures show nearly 3.3 million people in the uk, 3.3 million people in the uk would have tested positive for covid, in the week to last saturday. that s one in every 20 people. there are a record number of cases in scotland, and the rate of infection among the over 70s in england is now the highest since the office for national statistics began collecting data.