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welcome to the programme, and a happy new year. we re live until iiam. dentists have criticised what they ve called the workplace cake culture , saying the sharing of sweet treats in the office is contributing to health problems. they ve called for a change in 2017. so, is this sensible advice or an attack on the little things that make office life a bit more enjoyable? do get in touch on all the stories we re talking about this morning. use the hashtag #victorialive. if you text, you will be charged at the standard network rate. our top story today. a man has been shot dead by police in an operation near the m62 motorway in huddersfield. west yorkshire police say the operation last night was pre planned , and that at least one person was arrested, but gave few other details. they say it was not related to terrorism. another two people were arrested in a related stop in bradford. the independent police complaints commission has sent investigators to the scene. it s th ....
involved in arenacross to find out how it works. and louise lear has the weather. good morning. it s a cold and frosty start to the day. but it is a slightly quieter story in comparison to of late. there will be coastal showers around, but further inland there will be some sunshine. thanks, louise, see you in a bit. good morning. the prime minister has said gps in england should keep their surgeries open for longer to ease pressure on accident and emergency departments. downing street says too many family doctors are closing early and failing to open at weekends, forcing patients to seek treatment in hospitals. our political correspondent chris mason reports. for days, the government has faced a blizzard of criticism about its management of the nhs in england. targets missed, major alerts declared. seniorfigures in the health service sounding doom laden about the future. now the prime minister is turning her attention to family doctors and what they can do to help. a downing ....
let s take a look at the weather. good evening. a little bit of snow across the hills of wales, and some icy patches tonight as well. that mix of weather continues into tomorrow. some of us will have sunshine, of us will have rain. in the short term it is very hit and miss and it is unclear whether around as well but it is the northern half of the uk with the temperatures will dip away a bit tonight, perhaps one or two degrees above freezing in towns. the forsyth staying frost free for sure, so no ice for the south the far south staying. if you live in the north east, newcastle and the lowla nds north east, newcastle and the lowlands of scotland, and northwards, it should be a sunny crisp day for you. down south, it should be grisly and unpleasant and that will continue into sunday and even monday to be honest is looking pretty great as well across most of the uk. the week ahead will be a mishmash of weather. from sunny too rainy or the other way around. that is it f ....
facing our public services and complacent about the reality of daily life for millions of people in this country. i m simon mccoy. the other headlines this hour: the mother of missing raf airman corrie mckeague says it s only a matter of time before his body is found as police search a landfill outside cambridge. one woman and a second is critically ill after being stabbed by a man who later turned his knife on himself. hello. good afternoon again from westminster where just a few hours ago philip hammond unveiled his first budget and announced extra money for social care in england over the next three years to help councils and ease the pressure on the nhs. in his first full budget mr hammond increased national insurance bills for millions of self employed people, but promised to help firms in england and wales hit by business rate rises. unveiling revised growth figures, the chancellor said the budget provided a strong, stable platform for brexit . the labour leaderjerem ....
and in sport, wales knock down ireland s hopes of winning the six nations, as george north hands england the chance to retain their crown today, if they can beat scotland. the school that s encouraging children to greet their teachers parents to greet their children at the gate with a smile instead of at the gate with a smile instead of a mobile phone. and louise lear has the weather. it s a cloudy start across the country, but a mild one (sunshine today, topping and tailing the country. all the details coming up. our main story today. the cyclistjess varnish has told the bbc she feels she was thrown under the bus after making allegations of sexism in the sport. a leaked report, published in the daily mail, claims british cycling sanitised its own inquiry into the claims. the olympian told the bbc‘s sports editor, dan roan, she believed the truth was finally coming out. representing great britain, jess varnish! she is the medal winner who became a whistleblower. ....