that bill will deliver on the demands for a new britain, a new approach to politics and democracy. a new approach to growth and our economy. last year was officially the warmest on record in the uk with an average annual temperature more than ten degrees. # changing my numberand i m changing the locks. and will more success flow for this girl band after they scoop the bbc s sound of 2023 award? and coming up on the bbc news channel tears for emma raducanu, who rolls her ankle and is now in a race to be fit for the australian open in 11 days time. good afternoon. prince harry has claimed his brother prince william physically attacked him, according to a newspaper which says it s seen a copy of harry s forthcoming memoir. the guardian says the book has details of a row between the brothers in 2019 over meghan markle, prince harry s wife. it quotes harry as saying that william grabbed him by collar, and knocked him to the floor. the royalfamily have made no comment. h
of us. ahead of that a band of rain, some of that heavy, accompanied by squally, gusty winds but for much of england and wales this afternoon there will be some bright eclipses. the winds really starting to strengthen particularly in western scotland. those were the wind gusts and these are the temperatures, 9-14 , and these are the temperatures, 9 11; , above where we should be in early january. 9 11; , above where we should be in earlyjanuary. as 9 11; , above where we should be in early january. as we go into this evening this band of rain, this active weather front, will push southwards and eastwards with squally winds and as the low passes to the north west of scotland there will be some really strong winds, gusts of 60 70 mph for exposed western parts and strong winds funnelling through the central belt for a time. it s going to be a mild night generally, 6 10 the minimum temperatures. tomorrow, a plus to restart particularly in scotland where there will be some showers
pope francis leads mourners for his predeccessor benedict xvi at an open air funeral mass at the vatican. upset for emma raducanu after she retires from her second round match at the asb classic in auckland with an ankle injury. and coming up this hour hear more from the girl group flo, who are the winners of the bbc s sound of 2023 award. sir keir starmer has promised that a labour government would devolve more power out of westminster by giving local authorities more say in areas such as transport and housing. the labour leader said in a new year speech that taking back control borrowing from the brexit slogan would be central to his party s agenda if it won the next election. it s not unreasonable for us to recognise the desire of communities to stand on their own feet. it s what take back control meant. the control people want is control over their lives and their communities. so we will embrace the take back control message, but we ll turn it from a slogan in
this is bbc news. i m martine croxall. the headlines: sir kier starmer promises a labour government would devolve power from westminister to local communities in what he calls a bill for people to take back control . prince harry claims he was physically attacked by his brother prince william, according to the guardian newspaper which says it s seen harry s forthcoming memoir. more disruption on the railways in england as thousands of train drivers go on strike, organised by the aslef union. the met office has confirmed that last year was the hottest on record.