In sport its giggs for wales. The Manchester United legend will be named the new National Coach later replacing chris coleman. And carol has the weather. Good morning from outside the bbc here in london. I will tell you why youre a here as a go through the morning but in the weather, while we have a band of heavy rain and strong winds, behind it, we have lost three showers, some of which will be wintry in the hills in the north. Blustery. Crucial talks are due to take place between creditors and government officials later in an attempt to save one of britains biggest construction Construction Firms. Karelian is involved in hs2 construction Construction Firms. Karelian is involved in h52 and crossrail and it has £900 million of debts. Carillion. From schools, hospitals, prisons, roads, railways and the national grid. Carillion is at the greed of the vast portfolio of Public Sector Construction Projects and maintenance services. But it is in deep financial trouble. Problems are broad an
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
Important distance. I have been there before, and you cant control your destiny, and you play relaxed. And when you play relaxed, the best qualities are coming. Sol and when you play relaxed, the best qualities are coming. So i think they have their destiny in their hands. But we want to win matches, we wa nt hands. But we want to win matches, we want to finish the best we can. Meanwhile, Manchester United target Alexis Sanchez wont be joining rivals manchester city. The club have decided not to pursue their interest in signing the arsenal forward, as the 29 year old would be too expensive, although united and now chelsea are in the running to sign the chile international. Ryan giggs says he is so proud to be named as the new manager of the Wales National team. The 44 year old signed a four year deal to replace chris coleman, who stepped down after wales failed to reach this years world cup. Giggs captained his country, and won 64 caps, but his only managerial experience so far was a b
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
Machines are still in peoples homes. An exclusive report as breakfast hears claims of chaos in the special Educational Needs system in england. In sport, Johanna Konta looks back to her best. The british number one cruises through to the second round of the Australian Open, after a confident straight sets win. And carol has the weather. Good morning. Good morning. It is a cold start to the late for many of us. Cold start to the late for many of us. It will be a cold day generally. We have brisk wind in the forecast adding to the cold feel and as well as that we have snow showers for some even at low levels. And then the weather livens up. I will have more details in 15 minutes. That sounds exciting. Thank you. Good morning. First, our main story, the future of some Major Construction projects and hundreds of Public Service contracts hang in the balance this morning after the collapse of carillion. Britains second Largest Construction Firm, which also holds cleaning and catering contrac