matthew wilson — his sister has paid tribute to him. the outpouring of love that has come from everyone who knew him around the world has been a real sign of what a wonderful person he was but he truly was a joy to be around. an australian man pleads guilty to abducting four—year—old cleo smith and holding her at his home for 18 days. also coming up this hour... the first british woman to swim the channel. mercedes gleitze set a series of records for endurance swimming in the 1920 and �*30s — we'll speak to the director of a new film about her exploits. there is growing pressure on the prime minister this week after a series of damaging allegations about the conservative party and his leadership. this morning, number ten has announced that there will be a cabinet office inquiry into claims from conservative mp nus ghani she was sacked as a minister partly because of her muslim faith. in the last hour, ms ghani has tweeted saying all she wants is �*for this to be taken seriously�*, adding that she �*looks forward to seeing the terms of reference�* for the investigation. well, nus ghani�*s allegations are the latest in a string of problems which are affecting support for the prime minister�*s leadership. it comes after senior conservative william wragg said mps who were raising doubts about borisjohnson�*s leadership were "blackmailed" by party whips and number ten officials. mr wragg claimed some were threatened with the withdrawal of constituency funding. he is meeting the metropolitan police today. downing street says it hasn�*t seen any proof of the claims. and another inquiry, also led by the cabinet office, is looking into alleged parties at downing street during lockdown and is due to report this week. the prime minister�*s former aide dominic cummings is thought to be giving evidence to the inquiry today. several backbench mps say they are waiting for results of civil servant sue gray�*s inquiry, before they decide whether to submit votes of no confidence in mrjohnson�*s leadership. with a round up of the latest, here�*s our political correspondent damian grammaticas. this is a decisive week for borisjohnson. the biggestjeopardy he faces is when the inquiry into downing street parties is published. reports of a staff christmas wine and cheese party emerged in december. mrjohnson apologised in parliament... ..mr speaker, because i was also furious to see that clip. and mr speaker, i apologise. i apologise, unreservedly. ..adding he�*d been assured rules weren�*t broken — there was no party. but two weeks ago he was back, admitting he himself had been at a summer bring your own booze party in the downing street garden with 30 others. i believed implicitly that this was a work event. the internal inquiry, headed by the civil servant sue gray, is not independent of government, but could still be damaging. the met has not commented on reports that officers on duty guarding downing street when the gatherings were held, have been questioned by her team. but dominic cummings, once mrjohnson�*s closest aide, now a fierce critic, may be giving his own evidence today. and there�*s pressure on mrjohnson from a new front — for a new inquiry into possible islamophobia in his party. it follows claims by the mp nusrat ghani, that she was told after she lost herjob as a minister two years ago, that her muslim identity was an issue. but borisjohnson told her he could not get involved. the chief whip, mark spencer, has said her accusations are false and defamatory, he never used the words she said, and she chose not to ask for an inquiry at the time. downing street has added the conservative party does not tolerate prejudice or discrimination. meanwhile, the conservative mp william wragg will brief police this morning, on accounts he�*s heard of pressure amounting, he says, to possible blackmail of some conservative mps in an effort to deter them from calling for a no confidence vote in mrjohnson. it all adds up to serious questions about his leadership, his authority, and a week that will test his grip on power. damian grammaticas, bbc news. let�*s talk to our chief political correspondent adam fleming. it correspondent adam fleming. really could be quits british it really could be quite a week in british politics, we may get reporting back on this inquiry into downing street parties, but now a inquiry into why nusrat ghani was sacked? �* ,., inquiry into why nusrat ghani was sacked? ~ ,., ., inquiry into why nusrat ghani was sacked? ~ ., ., , inquiry into why nusrat ghani was sacked? ~ ., ., ., inquiry into why nusrat ghani was sacked? �* ., ., ., sacked? about two hours ago downing street announced _ sacked? about two hours ago downing street announced this _ sacked? about two hours ago downing street announced this inquiry - sacked? about two hours ago downing street announced this inquiry by - sacked? about two hours ago downing street announced this inquiry by the i street announced this inquiry by the cabinet office into these claims made by the conservative mp nusrat ghani, claims made to the sunday times over the weekend, two years ago, she was fired as a transport minister in a reshuffle, somebody in government said it was partly down to herface, her muslim faith, then the chief whip mark spencer, in charge of party discipline over the weekend said he was the person but not that that was the conversation he had, so now to establish the facts the cabinet office will look into what happened. nusrat ghani has welcomed that although she is keen to see the terms of reference so that she can try and work out of this inquiry will be enough for her. and responding to the news as it broke this morning was the education secretary nadhim zahawi. these are, you know, really serious allegations and no one makes those easily. it takes a lot of bravery for someone to stand up and say this and make these allegations, which is why we have to look at this quickly but thoroughly. this new inquiry has also been welcomed by the former chair of the conservative party lady sayeeda warsi, who has been campaigning for the party to take islamophobia and its ranks seriously for quite some time but she also said maybe this will have to go further because it could be that the government is guilty of breaching equality law in this case. i guilty of breaching equality law in this case. ~ , ., , ., this case. i think it is a start, i think it has — this case. i think it is a start, i think it has to _ this case. i think it is a start, i think it has to go _ this case. i think it is a start, i think it has to go much - this case. i think it is a start, i | think it has to go much deeper this case. i think it is a start, i - think it has to go much deeper than that, _ think it has to go much deeper than that, this _ think it has to go much deeper than that, this is — think it has to go much deeper than that, this is somebody who was a government minister, who was told that her_ government minister, who was told that herjob came to an end because of a protected characteristic, that is against — of a protected characteristic, that is against the law. of of a protected characteristic, that is against the law.— is against the law. of course it is another inquiry _ is against the law. of course it is another inquiry on _ is against the law. of course it is another inquiry on top _ is against the law. of course it is another inquiry on top of - is against the law. of course it is another inquiry on top of the - is against the law. of course it is| another inquiry on top of the very large inquiry we have all been talking about for weeks, being conducted by sue gray into lockdown busting parties or claims of lockdown busting parties in downing street and whitehall. we still think there is a good chance it could report back this week. than? report back this week. any indication _ report back this week. any indication of _ report back this week. any indication of what's - report back this week. any indication of what's happening with indication of what�*s happening with that? we�*ve been waiting for it for so long and lots of speculation about what is in it and how hard it might be on the prime minister. there is two things happening over the next few days as we wait for this report. the first to speculation about what sue gray is doing in the final stage of her investigation, lots of reports about what she is or is not doing, reports she is speaking to the police officers who guard downing street, she has been looking at the data for people to swipe cards as they swiped in and out of the buildings and also today, perhaps, she could interview the former chief adviser to the prime minister dominic cummings who has been making lots of claims about what the prime minister you did not know about parties stop sources close to her neither confirming nor denying any of those reports as they have done throughout this investigation. i think the second thing happening in parallel isjust a lot of discussion about how this report will land and how it will be handled, will be, the public, get to see the whole thing or will it be a summary of the findings? will the cabinet be asked to discuss and endorse it and for mps, how big a gap there be between the report being published in them asking questions of the prime minister in parliament as he has pledged to do? will they have enough time or will it be dumped on them and sprung on them and they will not be able to formulate proper questions? i think there will be lots of discussion about the handling and the landing of the report while we wait for it. that�*s all going to be interesting, adam fleming, thank you. qari asim is an imam and the deputy chair of the anti—muslim hatred working group — he is also chair of mosques and imams national advisory board. hejoins me now. we are going to talk about those allegations from nusrat ghani over the weekend, what did you make of what she has been saying that essentially, one of the reasons at least that she was sacked a couple of years ago was because of her muslim faith?— muslim faith? nusrat ghani 's allegations — muslim faith? nusrat ghani 's allegations are _ muslim faith? nusrat ghani 's| allegations are reprehensible, muslim faith? nusrat ghani 's - allegations are reprehensible, they are very serious and i think they need to be taken seriously and this presents an opportunity to look beyond what she says so i�*m not surprised because we often hear from muslim women that they are treated unfairly because of their muslimness, because of their faith and they are, many times, because of one �*s faith, muslims feel they are discriminated and so this presents the opportunity for us to reflect and take seriously the fact that we need to define islamophobia. in 2009, i'm need to define islamophobia. in 2009, i�*m sorry, 2019, iwas appointed as a government independent adviser to define islamophobia because unless we have a workable, practical definition that allows free speech on the one hand but also tackles and protects people from being subjected to abuse online, off—line, verbal and physical abuse and has set boundaries as to what islamophobia is... , ., ., , , is... there is going to be this inuui , is. .. there is going to be this inquiry. this— is... there is going to be this inquiry, this cabinet - is... there is going to be this inquiry, this cabinet office i is... there is going to be this - inquiry, this cabinet office inquiry that has been announced, do you welcome that? and do you think on the face of it, what she has said is an example of islamophobia in the conservative party and in the government? i conservative party and in the government?— conservative party and in the government? conservative party and in the covernment? ~ government? i think i will let the inuui government? i think i will let the inquiry decide — government? i think i will let the inquiry decide and _ government? i think i will let the inquiry decide and i'm _ government? i think i will let the inquiry decide and i'm very - government? i think i will let the l inquiry decide and i'm very pleased inquiry decide and i�*m very pleased to hear that actually the cabinet office inquiry is taking place and i hope there is the same political willingness carried through and we start work on defining islamophobia because that work has not happened for the last two or so years. so the resources put into defining islamophobia in hr departments across the country, councils, statutory bodies, everyone knows what islamophobia is and people are not treated unfairly or discriminated against because of their faith. ., ., _ their faith. you are saying essentially _ their faith. you are saying essentially you _ their faith. you are saying essentially you think - their faith. you are saying essentially you think this | their faith. you are saying l essentially you think this is their faith. you are saying i essentially you think this is a their faith. you are saying - essentially you think this is a much wider problem not only in politics but in british society? absolutely. i think but in british society? absolutely. i think there _ but in british society? absolutely. i think there are _ but in british society? absolutely. i think there are growing - but in british society? absolutely. i think there are growing levels i but in british society? absolutely. i think there are growing levels of| i think there are growing levels of islamophobia and in manifests itself in many ways from school playgrounds to workplaces and people, barriers being put into people�*s progression and so it�*s a much wider issue and even the report that came out last year showed us that 69% of the complaints made related to anti—muslim hatred so anti—muslim prejudice is not on ourfringes but actually is seeping into mainstream and sometimes political rhetoric or sections of the media, the weight muslims are portrayed. taste sections of the media, the weight muslims are portrayed.— sections of the media, the weight muslims are portrayed. we thank you so much for — muslims are portrayed. we thank you so much for your— muslims are portrayed. we thank you so much for your time. _ the uk has begun to withdraw staff from the british embassy in ukraine amid warnings of a russian invasion. officials said there has been no specific threats to british diplomats, but about half of the staff working in kyiv will return to the uk. it comes as the us ordered the relatives of its embassy staff to leave ukraine, saying a russian invasion could come "at any time". in a moment, we�*ll hear from our correspondent james waterhouse in kyiv — but first, let�*s talk to our diplomatic correspondent james landale. is the american and british panicking a little or as there�*s a sensible ahead of what could be an imminent russian invasion? weill. sensible ahead of what could be an imminent russian invasion? well, the british government _ imminent russian invasion? well, the british government says _ imminent russian invasion? well, the british government says it _ imminent russian invasion? well, the british government says it is - imminent russian invasion? well, the british government says it is a - british government says it is a precaution, they are doing this because they have a duty of care to staff. they expect about half the staff. they expect about half the staff at the embassy in kyiv to return to the uk in the coming days. i imagine, they say very explicitly this is not a response to any specific intelligence threatening uk style as a result of anything the british government has done in terms of warning about russia trying to set up governments in ukraine are anything like that, it is the generic, growing threat of a russian military incursion into ukraine that has led to this action and i think there are two factors, if anything happens it could happen quickly, there are now increasing numbers of russian troops in belarus, just on the north of the ukraine border, thatis the north of the ukraine border, that is getting much closer to kyiv than the troops on the far eastern border of ukraine. secondly, remember, what is the most recent crisis situation that both the british and american governments have had to deal with to evacuate troops and citizens and diplomats quickly? afghanistan. and i think both bureaucracies of these institutions are learning from that experience and saying right, we want to get our ducks in a row but the problem is of course other countries will interpret this not as a consular precautionary matter but as a statement of an assessment of threat and so for example, the eu this morning has made very clear at the moment it is not withdrawing its diplomats stop and james waterhouse, how are residents in ukraine responding to the situation? how worried as the population there about a potential russian invasion, given the withdrawal we have seen of some staff and families from these embassies? i some staff and families from these embassies?— embassies? i mean, james is referring _ embassies? i mean, james is referring to — embassies? i mean, james is referring to these _ embassies? i mean, james is referring to these big - embassies? i mean, james is referring to these big global. embassies? i mean, james is - referring to these big global forces surrounding ukraine in this big power— surrounding ukraine in this big power struggle. is kyiv, the capital city, preparing for an invasion? power struggle. is kyiv, the capital city, preparing foran invasion? no. you have _ city, preparing foran invasion? no. you have to — city, preparing foran invasion? no. you have to remember ukrainians have lived with _ you have to remember ukrainians have lived with this kind of russian aggression for eight years and when you speak— aggression for eight years and when you speak to them, there are a range of responses — you speak to them, there are a range of responses. they range from yes, i would _ of responses. they range from yes, i would he _ of responses. they range from yes, i would be willing to fight if i had to, others— would be willing to fight if i had to, others express their confidence for the _ to, others express their confidence for the president to get the best outcome — for the president to get the best outcome for the country and others, yes, do— outcome for the country and others, yes, do express an anxiety and worry over what— yes, do express an anxiety and worry over what might happen given the long—running conflict in the east, in the _ long—running conflict in the east, in the donbass region as well as the annexation — in the donbass region as well as the annexation of crimea in the south so there _ annexation of crimea in the south so there is— annexation of crimea in the south so there is this — annexation of crimea in the south so there is this constant anxiety but it's more — there is this constant anxiety but it's more of— there is this constant anxiety but it's more of an exhaustion. because you have _ it's more of an exhaustion. because you have to— it's more of an exhaustion. because you have to remember they have been constant _ you have to remember they have been constant reports now about possible invasion, _ constant reports now about possible invasion, that makes it hard for ukrainians— invasion, that makes it hard for ukrainians to plan, make long—term plans, _ ukrainians to plan, make long—term plans, or— ukrainians to plan, make long—term plans, or even short—term ones, given— plans, or even short—term ones, given the — plans, or even short—term ones, given the uncertainty. so more of a fatigue. _ given the uncertainty. so more of a fatigue. i_ given the uncertainty. so more of a fatigue, i think. given the uncertainty. so more of a fatigue, ithink.— given the uncertainty. so more of a fatigue, ithink. fatigue, i think. james waterhouse, thank ou, fatigue, i think. james waterhouse, thank you. and _ fatigue, i think. james waterhouse, thank you, and also _ fatigue, i think. james waterhouse, thank you, and also james - fatigue, i think. james waterhouse, thank you, and also james landale, | thank you, and also james landale, our diplomatic correspondent, thank you both. the headlines on bbc news — borisjohnson has ordered an inquiry into claims by a conservative mp that she was sacked as a minister — in part — because of concerns about her muslim faith. the uk is withdrawing half the staff of its embassy in ukraine, with growing fears of an imminent russian invasion. covid restrictions in scotland ease today — nightclubs can reopen, and limits on indoor socialising are being dropped. more now on that easing of restrictions in scotland. joining us now is our correspondent jamie mcivor who�*s in glasgow. there must be a lot of relief with this easing, especially amongst people who have suffered in terms of their businesses? and we know hospitality especially in scotland has really ta ken hospitality especially in scotland has really taken some blows over the last couple of years?— last couple of years? indeed, blows for hospitality _ last couple of years? indeed, blows for hospitality in _ last couple of years? indeed, blows for hospitality in scotland _ last couple of years? indeed, blows for hospitality in scotland as - last couple of years? indeed, blows for hospitality in scotland as there i for hospitality in scotland as there was across the uk and the world. what you can basically say today is that the omicron restrictions in scotland have now eased, scotland is now essentially back to where it was a month ago before these additional restrictions were imposed. let�*s look at what actually changes. first of all, nightclubs can now reopen again, they had been closed since december the 27th. the additional rules on social distancing and hospitality have gone so for example, you can now go to the bar and buy a drink example, you can now go to the bar and buya drink again, it is no and buy a drink again, it is no longer about table service in pubs and the rules which had limited the number of customers and some bars and restaurants have now gone. lastly, the rules on indoor events or now eased again so there is no limit to the number of people you can have at indoor events, that�*s got a big implication for concerts, theatres, cinemas, indeed, one of theatres, cinemas, indeed, one of the big events to benefit from this easing is the celtic connections music festival in glasgow. one of the big winter music events in the city, the first few days of the festival had been curtailed by these additional rules but from today it will seem much more like normal. jamie, thank you. new details have emerged about the liverpool bomber who died when his device exploded outside a hospital in the city last november. a previously confidential asylum judgment, seen by the bbc, raises questions about why emad al swealmeen was not removed from the uk years before the attack. here�*s our home and legal correspondent, dominic casciani — and a warning his report includes footage of the explosion. a moment of terror, the scene last november, when a home—made bomb designed to kill partially detonated in this taxi outside liverpool women�*s hospital. the driver fled his cab, lucky to be alive, as the fireball killed this man. the attacker, emad al swealmeen, taking the secrets of his motivation with him. but now, in an official document disclosed after a bbc challenge, revelations of the lies he told to cling on to life in the uk. and this is what he claimed to be fleeing in 2014 — syria�*s civil war. the only problem with that? he wasn�*t syrian. the 32—year—old was, in fact, from baghdad in neighbouring iraq. he had been living in the united arab emirates for 1h years. the home office spotted he was a liar, and an immigration judge backed that decision in april 2015. in the ruling now made public, the judge said al swealmeen�*s account was not credible. he couldn�*t describe areas of the country he said he knew, and didn�*t even speak like a syrian. that ruling gave the home office permission to fly him out of the country, but it never happened. instead, he began going to liverpool cathedral, presenting himself as a christian convert. volunteers gave him a bed, and two years after his case had been rejected, he applied once more for asylum, using a different name. it�*s not clear if home office officials spotted that it was the same man, by checking his fingerprints against their records. by 2020, he�*d lost again, but was still not removed from the uk. today, the home office has refused to comment on what happened with emad al swealmeen�*s case, or whether there will ever be an inquiry. dominic casciani, bbc news. a fifth teenager has handed himself into a police station in connection with the fatal stabbing of a 16—year—old boy in greater manchester. four men were arrested on saturday night on suspicion of murder. kennie carter was stabbed in the stretford area of the city and later died in hospital. police have appealed to the public to hand knives in to �*prevent another tragic loss of life�*. the sister of a british man who was killed by a stray bullet in the united states has been speaking about his death. dr matthew wilson from surrey was in the us visiting his girlfriend when a bullet travelled through a wall and hit him while he was in bed. police believe the shooting was unintentional. his sister kate said his death was �*senseless�*. we know that there were a group of individuals at a nearby apartment complex firing guns. we don�*t know how many. perhaps two, we believe. and that at the moment that my brother and his girlfriend chose to call the police. a bullet came through the wall and struck my brother in the head. it�*s notjust me who has lost my brother. my parents have lost their son, my son has lost his uncle, and everyone who knew my brother and held him dear has lost a wonderfulfriend. it�*s a real senseless act. a man has pleaded guilty to abducting a four—year—old girl, who went missing in australia last year. cleo smith had been camping with her parents when she was taken from her tent by terrence kelly. her disappearance made headlines around the world and she was found 18 days later in the man�*s home. more from our correspondent in sydney phil mercer. we all remember this case and i know it has grabbed headlines in australia and around the world and that very dramatic moment australia has had its fair share of high—profile child abductions over the years but the safe rescue of cleo smith in the house in the town of caernarvon late last year was a spectacular relief not only for her family, the country, but for many people overseas as well. she was taken from _ people overseas as well. she was taken from the _ people overseas as well. she was taken from the family _ people overseas as well. she was taken from the family tent - people overseas as well. she was taken from the family tent at - people overseas as well. she was taken from the family tent at a i taken from the family tent at a remote campsite north of perth, a long way north of perth in october last year and held captive by terence kelly for 18 days. it did spark one of australia �*s biggest ever missing persons investigations and today we have heard that this man unexpectedly pleaded guilty, admitting to snatching cleo smith from the family tent in the middle of the night and holding her effectively hostage for 18 days. he is due back in court in march. lots of speculation here in australia that he is facing a 20 year prison sentence and we are expected to have confirmation of that quite possibly later this year.— a revised highway code comes into force on saturday — meaning drivers will have more responsibility to watch out for people cycling, walking or riding a horse. they�*ll have more priority in certain situations like junctions. but there are concerns low awareness could cause problems and even avoidable collisions. katy austin explains how it�*ll all work. screaming. oh, my god! captured on camera. collisions. close shaves. and scary moments across the country. horn blasts. london cyclist mike campaigns for road safety. he says those sorts of incidents happen far too often. what are the most common problems you come across? so the most common ones boil down to impatience, which is maybe overtaking too close and then immediately stopping in a queue of traffic, or overtaking me and then turning left across my path, forcing me to brake. cutting across. cutting across from coming in the opposite direction. what�*s that like when you�*re cycling? what does it feel like? it�*s frightening. we don�*t want to have anything like that. i have no protection against a motor vehicle. guidance is about to be put into the highway code, saying at least one and a half metres should be left when overtaking a cyclist — two metres when overtaking a horse. but that�*s not all. some other changes to the highway code are due to come in soon — including some things drivers really need to know about. i�*ve come to a car—testing track to get — who else? — a driving instructor to explain. this brings back memories. all pleasant ones, i hope. well, i passed eventually. all right for me to get in? yes. road users who can cause the most harm — drivers of big lorries, for example — will have the most responsibility for safety, and there�*ll be more priority for pedestrians and cyclists at junctions. so you come up to the junction, check my mirrors, indicate left. i�*ve got to give way if there�*s a pedestrian already crossing the road. is that going to change under the new guidance? new guidance is that if there�*s someone waiting to cross, you must stop in this hold—back position. so even though they haven�*t actually started, i�*m going to wait here now until they�*ve actually crossed the road. correct. what about cyclists, as well? you must allow them to pass and go straight ahead before we proceed. 0k. with no cyclists wanting to go ahead of me, and the pedestrian gone, i turn in to the next road. and remember we mentioned how much space you should give a bike? well, here�*s me giving a dummy cyclist about one and a half metres. walking and cycling groups back the updates, but there are concerns not many people know about them. general public are not aware of these changes and how they're going to affect them as road users. if you're not given the information in the first place, and it's not easy to find, then it's going to be difficult for people to understand the new rules. reach across with your opposite arm and hold onto the door handle. there will also be guidance on looking over your shoulder when opening a car door, to avoid doing this. campaigners hope updated guidance will help to drive change, and make the most vulnerable safer — if, that is, people follow the rules. katy austin, bbc news. rewarding of my driving test which i only passed second time? i wonder if matt taylor passed first time? second time are the best drivers. you make your mistakes after the first one, you get much better. good morning to you. as for the weather, it�*s quiet at the moment, just a little bit of rain across the north and west of scotland, may be north of loch lomond but away from that it is as you work, it�*s dry, cloudy, murky for some but some sunshine through the english channel, the channel islands having a cracking day, parts of central and eastern scotland not faring too badly. cool where it stays grey and gloomy. tonight, some rain at times in the highlands and i is, most places try with cloud, but cloud breaks across eastern england, maybe towards the south—east of england, the greatest chance of frost but it will be hit and miss, patchy fog to go with it but tomorrow, we do it again, rain in scotland, not as wet in the highlands as it has been so far today but for most places, it�*s dry, fairly cloudy, the best of the sunshine in eastern scotland, north—eastern england, and through the english channel. goodbye for now. hello this is bbc news with ben brown. the headlines — borisjohnson has ordered an inquiry into claims by a conservative mp that she was sacked as a minister — in part — because of concerns about her muslim faith. the uk is withdrawing half the staff of its embassy in ukraine, with growing fears of an imminent russian invasion. covid restrictions in scotland ease today — nightclubs can reopen, and limits on indoor socialising are being dropped. an australian man pleads guilty to abducting four—year—old cleo smith and holding her at his home for 18 days. also coming — the first british woman to swim the channel. mercedes gleitze set a series of records for endurance swimming in the 1920s and 30s — we�*ll speak to the director of a new film about her exploits. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here�*sjohn watson. i�*m not sure if he has a swimming use but he has football news and news of that glorious liverpool win yesterday. i thought you might be interested in this one! good morning. liverpool managerjurgen klopp wont discuss if he thinks league leaders manchester city can be caught, despite doing their best to keep the title race alive. it�*s after they beat crystal palace. they were 2—0 up and cruising, alex oxlade—chamberlain with their second. but palace hit back through odsonne edouard. i guess the big talking point in the game, it was controversial, involving var again, jota going down, a lot of question marks about whether that was a penalty, it was duly given and fabinho scored it. the gap to city stands at nine points after they dropped their fist the gap to city stands at nine points after they dropped their first points in the elague for some three months. he might not want to discuss the gap to city, klopp however was willing to give out some celebratory beers to fans waiting by the team bus yesterday. that could be champagne if they do catch the league leaders come the end of the season. i�*m sure the fans enjoyed that, didn�*t they? ever the entertainer, jurgen klopp. there was a superb goal in chelsea�*s win over tottenham as thomas tuchel�*s side made it three wins over spurs in three weeks. it came from hakim ziyech, a superb effort. beautifully placed into the top corner. thiago silva added another as they won 2—0 at stamford bridge to put the result beyond doubt. the dreadful run there continues. very important, we go on a mini break and then we are back to winning and it changes everything, changes the mood and the belief. that�*s why i�*m very happy, because we played the game that we deserve. we deserved to win it. the fa have said they�*re investigating a number of incidents involving fans at matches in the premier league over the weekend. a man has been charged for throwing a bottle at aston villa�*s matty cash and lucas digne after they celebrated a goal at goodison park on saturday. three fans got on to the pitch at southampton following their game with manchester city, while a drone halted play at brentford for 20 minutes. then yesterday, in chelsea�*s game with tottenham, chelsea defender antonio rudiger was targeted by objects thrown from the away stand. jermainejenas had said it�*s like a return to the dark old days of football. following those incidents on saturday and then on sunday. as i say, the fa are now investigating. in the women�*s super league, arsenal left it late to salvage a point against manchester city. they were 1—0 down in injury time before tobin heath equalised to make it 1—1. the result means arsenal sit two points clear at the top after champions chelsea were held to a goalless draw at brighton. england captainjoe root has been named men�*s test cricketer of the year by the icc. despite a difficult year for his side, including an ashes defeat in australia. root hit over 1,700, runs last year, the third most in a calendar year in test cricket. he scored two double hundreds and a further four hundreds, including three in successive tests against india. meanwhile, over in barbados — england are back to winning ways. it came in their second t20 match, having been hammered by nine wickets in their first. jason roy top scored as england set a target of 172. that left the west indies needing 30 off the final over. but they only very nearly did it, akeal hosein crunching 28, including three sixes off the final three balls, as they fell one run short. that made things interesting but ultimately they fell just one run short. over to melbourne next. in the australian open, daniil medvedev is into the quarter—finals. he beat maxime cressy in four sets — over three and a half hours! he is the top seed remaining in the men�*s draw. us open champion, having ended djokovic�*s tilt at the calendar grand slam last year. he hasn�*t enjoyed the easiest of relationships with the melbourne crowd this year. although they seem to have enjoyed his performance out there today. he will face the canadian felix auger aliassime in the quarters after he beat marin cilic, also in four sets. he�*s playing well, reached the semi—finals of the us open last year. stefanos tsitsipas heading out in the night session. no british interest in the singles, butjoe salisbury and rajeev rahm progress in the men�*s doubles. in the women�*s draw, two—time grand slam winner simona halep is out. she lost in three sets to france�*s alize cornet. the 14th seed halep had won all eight of her previous matches this year. but cornet makes the quarterfinals of a major for the first time at the age of 32. that�*s all the sport for now, i�*ll leave you to decide whether manchester city can be caught in the title race. u nfortu nately title race. unfortunately not, thank you, john, but thank you very much for posing the question! john watson with all the question! john watson with all the sport for you. a bbc investigation has found that children as young as 10, are being groomed in romania, to be trafficked to the uk for sex. on arrival, they�*re kept as slaves, available for clients. british police say sex—trafficking is now so rife, they�*re struggling to bring those responsible tojustice, with more suspected victims coming from romania last year, than any other country. you may find some details in jean mackenzie�*s report distressing. this country carries a dark shame. young girls are preyed on, taken from theirfamilies, and sold young girls are preyed on, taken from their families, and sold for sex. daniela is hiding at this safe house in a remote corner of romania. she and all the children here had been tricked into prostitution by traffickers pretending to be their boyfriends. this sinister method of recruitment is called the lover boy. i have a 13—year—old girl right here who is desperately trying to get back to her 52—year—old lover boy. when she runs away she tells the police, "i love him." that when she runs away she tells the police, "i love him."— police, "i love him." that is a hoto police, "i love him." that is a photo of _ police, "i love him." that is a photo of her _ police, "i love him." that is a photo of her with _ police, "i love him." that is a photo of her with her- police, "i love him." that is a i photo of her with her trafficker? yeah. she calls him the word for love. , ., ., ., ., love. the girls are groomed for exort. love. the girls are groomed for exp°ft- many _ love. the girls are groomed for export. many are _ love. the girls are groomed for export. many are brought - love. the girls are groomed for export. many are brought to i love. the girls are groomed forl export. many are brought to the love. the girls are groomed for- export. many are brought to the uk where the big money is. elaine was rescued from a flat in the west midlands after being left for dead by her trafficker. how many men used to come each day? police! police! in birmingham police are on a rescue _ police! police! in birmingham police are on a rescue mission. _ police! police! in birmingham police are on a rescue mission. inside, - are on a rescue mission. inside, they find four romanian women who they find four romanian women who they think have been trafficked. 2&1 they think have been trafficked. 24 missed calls. that _ they think have been trafficked. 24 missed calls. that will _ they think have been trafficked. 24 missed calls. that will be - they think have been trafficked. 24 missed calls. that will be their - missed calls. that will be their unters. missed calls. that will be their punters- itut — missed calls. that will be their punters. but the _ missed calls. that will be their punters. but the women - missed calls. that will be their punters. but the women say i missed calls. that will be their i punters. but the women say they missed calls. that will be their - punters. but the women say they are here voluntarily _ punters. but the women say they are here voluntarily meaning _ punters. but the women say they are here voluntarily meaning officers - here voluntarily meaning officers have no choice but to leave them here. this is happening in every corner of the country. sear: corner of the country. sex trafficking _ corner of the country. sex trafficking is _ corner of the country. sex trafficking is rife - corner of the country. sex trafficking is rife in - corner of the country. sex trafficking is rife in the i corner of the country. normal houses on a normal street. people have neighbours who are victims of sex trafficking. getting the women _ victims of sex trafficking. getting the women on — victims of sex trafficking. getting the women on site _ victims of sex trafficking. getting the women on site is _ victims of sex trafficking. getting the women on site is colin's - victims of sex trafficking. getting the women on site is colin's best| the women on site is colin�*s best chance of catching the traffickers. are you ok? we are police officers. it really works, cases hardly ever make it to court. it�*s it really works, cases hardly ever make it to court.— make it to court. it's ok, don't wor , make it to court. it's ok, don't worry. don't — make it to court. it's ok, don't worry. don't be _ make it to court. it's ok, don't worry, don't be scared. - make it to court. it's ok, don't worry, don't be scared. the i make it to court. it's ok, don't i worry, don't be scared. the girls' distrust of— worry, don't be scared. the girls' distrust of police _ worry, don't be scared. the girls' distrust of police starts _ worry, don't be scared. the girls' distrust of police starts long - distrust of police starts long before they reach the uk. back in romania, we found some times when they disappear, police don�*t investigate. this family has a remarkable story. they�*ve just been to rescue their daughter from traffickers by themselves after the police, they say, refused to help them. something police deny. how was the drive? andrea was taken when she was just 12 years old. but there are many who never return. while romania is making an effort to train more police officers, this is doing little to disrupt the trade. romania�*s shame has now landed on britain�*s doorstep. jean mackenzie, bbc news. tens of thousands are expected to take to the streets in towns and cities across germany later to protest against covid restrictions, and plans to introduce a vaccine mandate. the authorities are increasingly concerned about the radicalisation of some of the protestors who spread conspiracy theories and hate speech online. our berlin correspondent, jenny hill, has more. dance music every week, tens of thousands of germans take to the streets. they�*re sick of covid, oppose restrictions and they don�*t want the vaccine. bjorn who�*s unvaccinated says it was developed too fast. translation: the discrepancy between what we know - and what the media tell us makes me suspicious. this is a really disparate group of people but they�*re united by a distrust of the authorities. for some it goes further — it�*s the conviction that scientists, politicians, journalists, are somehow conspiring to do them harm. man speaking german over loud speaker. "you�*d be surprised", they�*re told, "by what our politicians and public broadcaster keep secret from you, and why". covid�*s divided german society. the unvaccinated banned from restaurants, non—essential shops, leisure facilities, and politicians are considering compulsory vaccination. the voice of protest is increasingly violent. and intimidating. these torch—wielding protesters targeted the home of regional politician petra kopping. translation: of course it's disappointing. - you try to make policies that protect people in a pandemic and that turns into anger and hatred. we have to make a clear distinction between organisers who engage in right—wing extremist ideology and want to change society — they don�*t care about vaccination policy — and the people who come along because they�*re opposed to vaccination. these people believe in an alternative reality. threats against politicians and public figures are now common online. this expert who spends his days undercover on channels like telegram, shows me an example targeting germany�*s health minister. "if anyone knows where this mass murderer lives, give us his address. then we�*ll storm his flat together and inject him with his own stuff". looking at these violent threats online, i think the wrong idea would be to think that all these people are going to actually do off—line violence. but we've seen that it's crucial for people who actually do off—line violence to sort of feel that they have a community that agrees with them. most germans dismiss the protesters, they are a minority. cheering and applause but the voice of discontent is loud, disruptive... whistling and applause ..and persistent. jenny hill, bbc news, berlin. research for the bbc�*s panorama programme has found that an important tool to help repeat victims of anti—social behaviour is rarely being used. the victims�* commissioner, dame vera baird, said the infrequent use of what�*s called the "community trigger" process was "a shocking failure." rory carson has this report. this is the gables pub in hemlington, just outside middlesbrough. publican jo thirkwell lives upstairs with her partner and three kids. one night in august, she heard a noise outside. i�*d just gone to bed and i heard two thumps. me son came out of his bedroom and he said, "mam, i think there�*s somebody banging on the window." two months later, there was a second attack on the gables. replacing broken glass has so far cost £11,000. police investigated the attacks but no—one has been charged. ijust thought, what have i done wrong? i have done absolutely nothing. and i thought, is it me? so i started to be nicer, thinking, you know, have i not smiled at people enough? what have i done wrong? across the uk police forces and local councils are using a broad range of powers to crack down on anti—social behaviour. but in england and wales, if the victim feels they are not doing enough, there is another way to try to resolve their problems. it is called the anti—social behaviour case review, or community trigger. when you've tried three times, to anybody, to complain about anti—social behaviour, you can press the community trigger. that requires all the authorities to meet together and resolve your problem. for the victim it's excellent because now the law says you are the one who says, put this right, to the authorities. police in england and wales recorded 1.8 million incidents of anti—social behaviour last year. but responses to freedom of information requests from 191 councils in england and wales suggest they ran only around 300 community trigger reviews last year. andy preston is the independent elected mayor of middlesbrough. what do you know about the community trigger? i don�*t know what the community trigger is. the community trigger is for victims of anti—social behaviour. right. well, let me tell you, i don�*t know what you�*d want to call it, community or anything else. i promise you that the housing associations, that we are working incredibly closely with them. our teams and the police, we all come together. middlesbrough council later clarified seven have been carried out in the last five years. our investigation found that about one in five councils who responded to our questions had never used the community trigger at all. there is a shocking failure, frankly. and it needs to change. it's an important right. the government needs to start driving this agenda big style. the government says it is committed to tackling anti—social behaviour and ensuring that victims get the support they deserve. it says all local councils were written to last year, to remind them of their duties around community triggers and police involvement in them will be monitored. rory carson, bbc news. and you can watch panorama�*s anti—social behaviour: afraid in my own home tonight on bbc one at 7.30pm and on bbc iplayer. the headlines on bbc news — borisjohnson has ordered an inquiry into claims by a conservative mp that she was sacked as a minister — in part — because of concerns about her muslim faith. the uk is withdrawing half the staff of its embassy in ukraine, with growing fears of an imminent russian invasion. covid restrictions in scotland ease today — nightclubs can reopen, and limits on indoor socialising are being dropped. in 1927, mercedes gleitze became the first british woman to swim the channel. later that same year she became the first person to swim the strait of gibraltar, and went on to set many more remarkable swimming records. her achievements made her a celebrity in the 1920s and �*30s, before she completely disappeared from the public eye. today her life as a pioneer of british swimming will be celebrated in brighton, as david sillito explains. sunrise, brighton seafront. there�*s frost on the ground and the sea is a mass of chilly bobbing heads. amazing. we saw the sun come up. beautiful. you need to go for yourself to find out. i don�*t think you can ever persuade anyone with words. you need to experience it. the early morning cold water dip has become a thing. thousands of us, in recent months, have started to enjoy the physical and mental boost it can bring. and it�*s notjust because it�*s a beautiful place for an early morning dip. the reason we�*re here in brighton is because this was the home of a pioneer of this madness. her name was mercedes gleitze, the first british woman to swim the channel, and the straits of gibraltar, and around the isle of man. she was, in the �*20s and �*30s, a major celebrity. even when she got married, her honeymoon, a swim across the hellespont in turkey. leaving today for turkey to attend the hellespont. and i hope to win for england this additional swimming honour. now, 100 years on, kirsten callaghan has spent three years recreating those experiences for a film celebrating the life of mercedes gleitze. a role that was about more than just learning lines. she really had to swim the swims. it's very cold! and it changes so quickly. there was sea sickness, and there was — i had really bad cramp. during the winter, when it was very, very cold, sometimes if i lost my nerve, i would have to say, "what would mercedes do? what would mercedes do?" because she always stayed calm. itjust made me appreciate mercedes more for what she did and how brave she was to do it, and do it alone. and if you�*ve never heard of mercedes, you�*re in good company. even her own family had only a sketchy idea of her achievements, until they found her archive after she died. i knew my grandmother well. i spent a lot of time with her. but she never spoke to me about swimming. you knew nothing about the swimming? nothing. she never spoke to me about swimming at all. in fact, she lied about the fact that she was a swimmer to the neighbours that she lived with. you know, she was challenged — you know, "you�*re mercedes gleitze, aren�*t you?" she would deny who she was? it�*s laughable, because it�*s obvious who she was, but she denied who she was, because she didn�*t want that life anymore. what would you want to take from her these days? i mean, what is her message? i think the central message from mercedes gleitze is that, such an incredible example to people generally, and to women. i�*m so glad to be able to talk about my grandmother with my daughter, for example, because itjust shows you, you can do anything. this film is honouring a pioneer. mercedes gleitze had done it on her own. a secretary who had started swimming in her spare time, and used herfame to raise money to provide housing for the homeless. and now, an inspiration for today�*s hardy souls, enjoying the pleasures — and challenges — of a rapidly growing way of embracing the therapeutic joys of a cold, wet winter. what a way to start the morning. it�*s fantastic. the most perfect, perfect sunrise. glorious sunshine. a little bit chilly. david sillito, bbc news, brighton. at some off to david for taking the plunge there! let�*s talk more about this interesting film made by the hove —based director elliott hasler, which tells the story of mercedes�*s extraordinary interesting that she was, in her time, a household name but now really sort of almost disappeared from the history books, but an extraordinary woman. she from the history books, but an extraordinary woman.- from the history books, but an extraordinary woman. she is totally extraordinary _ extraordinary woman. she is totally extraordinary and _ extraordinary woman. she is totally extraordinary and an _ extraordinary woman. she is totally extraordinary and an extra - extraordinary woman. she is totally extraordinary and an extra ordinary| extraordinary and an extra ordinary story and i hadn�*t heard of it and i was shocked that it has been forgotten, as she was such a trailblazer. hopefully the film and the blue plaque being unveiled today will start this journey of reinvigorating her kind of legacy. tell us more about the film because it is called vindication swim, what�*s behind that? at the time there were some doubts about her achievements.— there were some doubts about her achievements. there was a massive controversy — achievements. there was a massive controversy at _ achievements. there was a massive controversy at the _ achievements. there was a massive controversy at the time _ achievements. there was a massive controversy at the time as - achievements. there was a massive controversy at the time as to - controversy at the time as to whether she had actually swum the english channel. there was this big hoax claim inspired by another swimmer that came along shortly after mercedes had swum it and it launched this whole hoax of the century, it was called, and it was a massive phenomenon at the time, so the film focuses on that and mercedes�*s 1927 the film focuses on that and mercedes�*s1927 attempts at the english channel. she mercedes's1927 attempts at the english channel.— mercedes's1927 attempts at the english channel. she had to do it all over again _ english channel. she had to do it all over again to _ english channel. she had to do it all over again to prove _ english channel. she had to do it all over again to prove her- english channel. she had to do it i all over again to prove her doubters wrong, didn�*t she? she did, hence the title, she had to go out and vindicate herself for another swimmer. i vindicate herself for another swimmer-— vindicate herself for another swimmer. ~' �* ., swimmer. i think i'm giving away too much of the — swimmer. i think i'm giving away too much of the plot! _ swimmer. i think i'm giving away too much of the plot! spoiler _ swimmer. i think i'm giving away too much of the plot! spoiler alert! - much of the plot! spoiler alert! tell us what — much of the plot! spoiler alert! tell us what it _ much of the plot! spoiler alert! tell us what it was _ much of the plot! spoiler alert! tell us what it was like - much of the plot! spoiler alert! i tell us what it was like swimming much of the plot! spoiler alert! - tell us what it was like swimming in those days are because in a way some of the technology around swimming, some people would say, made it a little bit more comfortable, shall we say, than it was in the 20s and 30s. , , , 30s. definitely. even the elements like nutrition _ 30s. definitely. even the elements like nutrition and _ 30s. definitely. even the elements like nutrition and training - 30s. definitely. even the elements like nutrition and training for- 30s. definitely. even the elements like nutrition and training for the i like nutrition and training for the swimmers, mercedes used to eat duck legs while swimming at now you have all these energy bars and things like that. down to the things that they wore, she had a woollen bathing suit with a pair of motorcycle goggles and a baby cap on which she wore an original 1930s swimming costume for the film, and we try to be very accurate in how we represented the types of things they wore back in that era. iloathed represented the types of things they wore back in that era.— wore back in that era. what is the film trying — wore back in that era. what is the film trying to _ wore back in that era. what is the film trying to say _ wore back in that era. what is the film trying to say about _ wore back in that era. what is the film trying to say about her - wore back in that era. what is the film trying to say about her as - wore back in that era. what is the film trying to say about her as a l film trying to say about her as a person? she was obvious the incredibly gutsy and determined, determined to prove her doubters wrong, but also very, very modest to the point where she didn�*t even want to talk about her achievements later on. ,, �* , to talk about her achievements later on, ,, �* , ., , to talk about her achievements later on. ,, �* , . , , on. she's a very interesting character — on. she's a very interesting character in _ on. she's a very interesting character in that _ on. she's a very interesting character in that sense. - on. she's a very interesting| character in that sense. she on. she's a very interesting - character in that sense. she did these incredible things but then the essence of mercedes that she is just very normal person, she is a working—class woman who was a typist before she went into this world of swimming, so that�*s kind of what the film is showing, this ordinary woman who goes out there and does the extraordinary, really. taste who goes out there and does the extraordinary, really.— extraordinary, really. we were seeinu extraordinary, really. we were seeing the _ extraordinary, really. we were seeing the start _ extraordinary, really. we were seeing the start of— extraordinary, really. we were seeing the start of the - extraordinary, really. we were seeing the start of the film - extraordinary, really. we were - seeing the start of the film talking about method acting in its extreme, really, actually learning to swim, and quite a gruelling process to swim for the movie. mr; and quite a gruelling process to swim for the movie.— and quite a gruelling process to swim for the movie. my hat goes off to kirsten callaghan _ swim for the movie. my hat goes off to kirsten callaghan who _ swim for the movie. my hat goes off to kirsten callaghan who trained - swim for the movie. my hat goes off to kirsten callaghan who trained for| to kirsten callaghan who trained for months so that we could get her technique perfected to accurately represent the swimming mercedes would have done and everything in the film is real, we didn�*t film in a tank against a blue screen, it is in the english channel, the cold israel and the waves are real, and i was there in the water with the camera filming her for quite a was there in the water with the camera filming herfor quite a bit of it. i had a wet suit on, she was in a woollen swimming costume so it doesn�*t really compare. it in a woollen swimming costume so it doesn't really compare.— doesn't really compare. it really is incredibly authentic. _ doesn't really compare. it really is incredibly authentic. elliott - incredibly authentic. elliott hasler, good luck with the movie. it is a great story, actually, and really look forward to seeing the film. thank you so much for your time. let�*s see what the weather is like for swimmers and everybody else with matt taylor. another grey but to ride over the vast majority on what has been and are usually dry january so far, rainfall amounts have been half of what we would normally expect by this stage in the month, and very little to change that either, we have dry conditions dominating to the south and east are showing up nicely on our rainfall chart for the week. there will be some rain in the west, most of it light and patchy but heavy rain into western scotland, notice the complete lack across eastern wales and a good part of england. it�*s all because high pressure dominates the weather charts. although at the moment, on the edge of it, and with it some weather fronts affecting north and west scotland with outbreaks of rain, continuing into the afternoon. there will still be some breaks across eastern parts of scotland come england with some sunshine, sunny conditions across the channel islands, may be creeping towards the coasts of kent later on. but for much of england and way or is it is grey, rather cool, five or 6 degrees to hike up to nine or 10 celsius in brighter spots of eastern scotland. into tonight, not a huge amount changes. there will be a few splashes of rain in the highlands and islands, elsewhere a dry story, fairly cloudy, and if you get any cloud breaks, and you need them, temperatures could be down low enough for a touch of frost but fairly limited. we could see mist and fog patches is well under clear skies in the east. where you get them they could linger for a while keeping it cool, most places cloudy, if you sunny breaks in the english channel, east of scotland, may be north—east england, still some occasional rain and drizzle in the highlands and islands. the highest temperatures once more up to nine or 10 degrees. a few changes in the middle part of the week, while high pressure holds on in the south to begin with, this area of low pressure will scoot in from the north atlantic which after a dry start in scotland will bring outbreaks of rain more extensively in heavy rain at times and blustery winds, as far south as glasgow and edinburgh by the end of the day and into parts of northern ireland. england stays dry and with more breeze around a little bit of sunshine, cloud breaks, and all of us in temperatures a few degrees above where it should be at this stage of the year. through the night, some patchy rain pushing southwards into the start of thursday, not a huge amount of rain, some staying completely dry as i mentioned. that clears from the south bank during thursday, lots more sunshine around at least to end the week, and again it will be on the week, and again it will be on the largely mild side too. see you soon. this is bbc news. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. the uk withdraws half the staff of its embassy in ukraine with growing fears of an imminent russian invasion. moscow denies planning an invasion, despite massing tens of thousands of troops on the border. borisjohnson orders an inquiry into claims by a conservative mp that she was sacked as a minister in part because of concerns about her muslim faith. it takes a lot of bravery for someone to stand up and say this and make these allegations which is why we have to look at this quickly but thoroughly. it comes as the uk prime minister faces a crucialfew days for his premiership, ahead of a report being published over a number of alleged parties at downing street during lockdown.