good morning. it is a fairly cloudy start for money. some drizzle in the west, some heavier rain in scotland. that will push north eastwards through the day, with brighter skies in central and eastern areas. details later in the programme. good morning. it s thursday, 2nd february. british gas is facing an investigation after using debt collectors to break into the homes of vulnerable people and forcibly fit pre payment energy meters. the tactic which results in someone s heating being cut off if they don t have the cash to top up their meter is only supposed to be used in homes where there are no young children, pensioners or other vulnerable people. but an undercover reporter from the times newspaper found the meters were being fitted in homes which should be protected. aru na iyengar reports. hello? british gas, your gas supplier. we re here with a court warrant. can you please open the door? otherwise we will have to open it for you. this is the exciting bit. i love t
for the latest. and remembering the victims of grenfell five years on from the grenfell tower fire in london where 72 people were killed, events are being held across the city. i m victoria derbyshire, we are here throughout the day talking to people deeply affected by the events of that night and what has happened since. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the first flight taking asylum seekers to rwanda will leave from an undisclosed location in the uk this evening, after campaigners lost a court battle to prevent it. they had hoped to stop the plane taking off before a full hearing next month on whether the policy is lawful. dozens of asylum seekers were originally due to be on the flight, but most won appeals against deportation. it s not know how many people will be on tonight s flight, but it s thought to be about seven or eight people, and some of those have hearings today to determine whether they will be on board. the cost of charter
Want a much broader investigation and i can fully understand why they would want that. Whether my inquiry is the right way in which to achieve that i am more doubtful. And no deal yet in Northern Ireland. The deadline for setting up a new Power Sharing Executive has passed. Its now extended until monday. Its 5pm. Were At Westminster where, eight days after the queens speech, the House Of Commons is voting on its content, in what is seen as a prime test of theresa mays authority, after the election in which she lost her parliamentary majority. The Prime Minister will be depending on the democratic unionists of Northern Ireland to get her legislative programme through the commons this evening. There will be a series of votes, so lets set the context for whats to come. The first vote is a Labour Amendment tabled by the opposition calling on the government to end Austerity Policies in Public Services to reverse falling Living Standards and to make society more equal. The Second Amendment,
Manufacturing are up thanks to a stronger pound but prizes in the shops are expected to go up and we wont get a pay rise to match. Cash prices. Prices. In sport, chelseas winning run comes to an end as the League Leaders are beaten at tottenham. Two goals from delle alli do the damage at White Hart Lane as they win 2 0 and move up to third. I will be live from las vegas as the worlds biggest gadget show gets under way, the big thing this year, intelligent machines, Artificial Intelligence baked into everything from your car to your toothbrush. And carol has the weather. A cold and frosty start to the day, temperatures in some parts have fallen two 7 but there will be a lot of Crisp Winter Sunshine but in the west there will be a bit more clout fallen to. More details in a few minutes. Bit more clout. Cloud. Good morning. Our main story is a warning from the childrens commissioner for england that young people are left to face the dangers of bullying and grooming online alone. Anne long
of us. it is not dry everywhere. we have got all this rain moving across scotland. we have some patchy rain and drizzle in western parts of england, wales and also in northern ireland. through the day you will find this first batch of rain pushes east, and then the rain becomes increasingly confined to the north west of scotland. still a bit more cloud in western areas, producing some drizzle. the brighter skies will be in central and eastern areas. it will be breezy. gusts later as the winds strengthen. temperatures eight to 13 degrees. temperatures eight to 13 degrees. temperatures are above average for this stage in february. as we head on through the evening and overnight, the rain in the north west sinks southwards as a weakening feature. watch what it does. as it comes south, it starts to turn around. 0n either side of it, clearskies, to turn around. 0n either side of it, clear skies, showers in the north, but not a particularly cold night. gales across the far north of