northern half of the uk, very strong winds especially across parts of scotland, where there is an amber warning for gusts as high as 90 miles an hour. more disruption likely tonight into tomorrow morning and i will bring you all of the details, coming up shortly. good morning, in sport, will it be history for nuttall rafa nadal awkward medvedev upset a party? they meet in the australian open final. upset the party. hello good morning, it is sunday the 30th of january and our main story, boris johnson and the chancellor rishi sunak have pledged to push ahead with a rise to national insurance, tax rise in april, despite growing conservative backbench pressure to delay or abandon it. they have written a joint article in the sunday times and say every penny raised will go towards boosting the nhs and also to social care, jonathan blake reports. a show of unity from borisjohnson and rishi sunak over a policy that is becoming increasingly tricky for a party that prides itself
from the civil aviation authority. the hope is that, once that s complete, a suborbital launch could be completed by the end of this year, with actual rockets going up into space by the middle of next year. police in australia say a former childcare worker has been charged with more than 1,600 child abuse offences, including 136 counts of rape. the man s alleged victims, more than 90, were all young girls. police say they were alerted when they found material on the dark web, that they could trace back to a childcare centre. the 45 year old man who has not been named was arrested nearly a year ago. officers said his alleged crimes were unfathomable . 0ur correspondent phil mercer gave us this update from sydney a little earlier. well, these are deeply disturbing allegations it goes without saying given that this is an individual who s charged with more than 1,600 child abuse offences against alleged victims numbering more than 90. now, investigators here in aus
1096 quite comfortably. i eventually? eventually, they reached 1096 quite comfortably. i think- eventually? eventually, they reached 1096 quite comfortably. i think was i 10% quite comfortably. i think was about 14% or so. they were looking for 1,000 registered voters here in the constituency to sign that petition, and in the end, they surpassed that in a straightforward manner. what it means is that there will be a by election for the people here in rather glenn and nearby hamilton glass rotherglen. it s almost three years since margaret ferrier built those rules by speaking in parliament when she was waiting for the results of a covid test. when i came back positive, rather than isolating, shejumped on the came back positive, rather than isolating, she jumped on the train and came back up here to scotland. the consequences have been far reaching. she was arrested by police, she was charged and ultimately, she received 270 hours community service. she was also suspended
our reporter ben king has the details. when drinkers gather at london s king charles pub this evening, there will be a new tax regime in place. changes announced in march come into effect today taxing stronger drinks more and weaker drinks less. at the same time, alcohol duties rise with inflation up by io.i%. the result a complex series of changes. 12% sparkling wine will be i9p cheaper as higher rates for fizz are abolished. a can of pre mixed gin and tonic will be 5p cheaper. but a bottle of 12% still wine will rise 44p. a bottle of vodka up 76p and a bottle of 20% port up £1.30. so among drinkers, there will be some winners and losers. but the wine and spirits industry, which sees many of its products hit with higher taxes, says customers will see higher prices and less choice. we have the biggest duty increase in almost 50 years at the same time as we have inflation rife and a cost of living crisis. on top of that, we have raw materials like glass that are increas