bill designed to make it easierfor people to change their legal gender. china s population has fallen for the first time in 60 years, with the national birth rate hitting a record low. and in the tennis, andy murray beats italian matteo berrettini in a thrilling five set match at the australian open. scotland s first minister, nicola sturgeon, says a decision by the uk government to block a bill passed in scotland is outrageous and has vowed to fight it in court. the legislation had aimed to make it quicker and easierfor trans people to change gender but uk ministers say it would have a significant impact on equality laws. our lgbt and identity correspondent lauren moss explains. it split the political spectrum, and now it s causing divisions in the united kingdom. scotland s gender recognition reform bill, to simplify the process for people to change their legal sex, was voted through just before christmas, but not without controversy. thank you. the next. shame on you! an
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
with a large number of passengers overturned in somerset in the uk amid warnings of icy road conditions. a new documentary on tensions between indian prime minister narendra modi and india s muslim minority investigates claims about his role in the 2002 gujarat riots that left over 1,000 dead. a constitutional row develops between the uk and scottish governments after westminster announces plans to block a scottish bill designed to make it easierfor people to change their legal gender. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. we start here in the uk where, under new changes to the 0nline safety bill, social media bosses could face jail if they repeatedly fail to protect children from online harm. the prime minister rishi sunak agreed to calls for tougher punishments as part of the legislation after his own backbench mps prepared to vote against the bill. the new legislation begins its final stages in the house of commons today but lucy powell, labou
obviously the subject matter of this legislation is important, it affects a vulnerable, stigmatised group. but actually, the significance is much wider. the future of manchester united, jim radcliffe enters the bidding. and a0 years old today we remember the start of bbc breakfast time and a new chapter in british television. and coming up on the bbc news channel: he was last seen in international rugby playing for england, but three years on, ruaridh mcconnochie is picked in scotland s six nations squad. good evening. the future of electric car manufacturing in the uk has been dealt a blow with the collapse of britishvolt a maker of electric car batteries with most of its 300 staff made redundant with immediate effect. britishvolt had plans to build a giant factory in northumberland and was seen as a vital part of the industry s future in the uk. experts say several factories making batteries will be needed to support the future of car making as petrol and diesel eng
the things they usually talk about. trade and security and iran and the indo pacific. even more than that, he will focus on ukraine. he said he s going to stress that now that is the time. just turning this down. now is the time to move further and faster and getting ukraine the tools that it needs to win the war. his emphasis has been on weapons. the brits announced they would give 1a tanks to ukraine, and thatis would give 1a tanks to ukraine, and that is something that britain is hoping will inspire others, especially in europe, especially germany, to follow through. the germans have those leopard tanks that would be very effective. not the kind of the messages come with off the back of that announcement. that s the kind of. as soon as james cleverly and anthony lee can come out, we will listen. i imagine northern ireland may come up as well. ., , ~ northern ireland may come up as well. ., , ~ ., , well. antony blinken. but does come u- well. antony blin