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cheering this morning a dramatic defection the conservative mp for bury south, christian wakeford, crossed the commons floor to join the labour party and a former cabinet minister had this for boris johnson. you have sat there too long - for all the good you have done. in the name of god, go. and i mjane hill here in the studio the other headlines this hour. living with coronavirus: boris johnson outlines a relaxation of some of the restrictions in england. the cost of living has risen at its fastest pace for nearly 30 years, driven by increases in food and energy prices. hello, good afternoon. i m ben brown, live in downing street. borisjohnson has been facing more criticism of his leadership in the house of commons including a withering attack from one of his own backbenchers, the senior conservative mp and former minister david davis. mr davis said he expected his leader to take responsibility and ended by telling mrjohnson, in the name of god, go . there was anothe ....
pressure mounts on the government to act as energy bills look set to soar and three out of five companies warn price rises are on the way. what could the new year could mean for your finances? australia dominate in the ashes, once again despite the efforts of stuart broad, who s given england moments of hope as they try to stop the hosts going past 400. good morning. a cold and frosty start to the day temperatures in parts of yorkshire are currently 8. there some sunshine patches further east, rein in the west are complete by strong winds, pushing it through the day, falling snow at all levels especially across northern england and scotland. one of the details throughout the programme. it s thursday the 6th of january. our main story. the world s top ranked tennis player, novak djokovic, is facing deportation from australia after having his visa revoked when he arrived in melbourne. there was a public outcry when he was given a medical exemption from strict vaccine rules to ....
the government has apologised to the victims of the grenfell tower fire at the public inquiry. the apology came as it admitted a series of failings in overseeing building safety in the years leading up to the disaster that claimed 72 lives. our correspondent tom symonds reports. the aftermath of worst fire in british history. within a day the government announced a public inquiry into this disaster. now, nearly four and a half years later, there is an apology. the department is deeply sorry for its past failures in relation to the oversight of the system that regulated safety in the construction and refurbishment of high rise buildings. it apologises to the bereaved residents and survivors of the fire for such failures. but those who escaped the fire described this statement as deeply offensive. i believe there were a series of 999 calls, effectively, to the government, that they chose not to act on. there were repeated fires. you know, knowsley heights, garnock court a ....
a british teenager who was attacked by a crocodile while on holiday in zambia is recovering in hospital in london. the 18 year old said she was very, very lucky to be alive. she was white water rafting with friends on the zambezi river near the victoria falls when the crocodile bit her leg and tried to drag under the water. our correspondent has the details. it s not many people who can say they ve escaped from a crocodile attack. but amelie osborn smith has done that on a trip to zambia. she says her foot was in the croc s mouth. when the accident happened, i fully accepted the fact that i was going to lose my foot. 0k. i accepted that and i said to my friends, it s fine, i ve lost my foot. i m still alive. crocodiles on the zambezi can grow to 18 feet long. amelie had been rafting with friends when she somehow ended up in the water. a number of people jumped in to save her. people say that you see, like, your life flash before your eyes, but you don t. you just thi ....
are facing a second weekend without power in parts of scotland and northern england, following storm arwen. those affected are now bracing themselves for almost freezing temperatures forecast in some areas over the next 2a hours. meanwhile the energy regulator, 0fgem, says the cap on the maximum amount of compensation customers can claim from suppliers has been lifted. 0ur correspondent peter harris sent this report from rothbury in northumberland. boots on the ground, the troops are taking supplies to those still without power. are you all right? i ve come to make sure everything is all right. along rural farm tracks they are trying to find those in the most remote communities that could be in need and now face a 9th night without electricity. it was absolute destruction. the woods down there are completely flattened. not to call northumberland a national problem until this morning is extraordinary. the army s involvement follows northumberland county council declaring ....