467 Thousand News Today

scottish democracy. the electric car battery maker britishvolt has gone into administration, leaving hundreds of staff redundant. more rail strikes — train drivers will walk out on the 1st and 3rd of february, after union bosses rejected a pay offerfrom rail companies. a double—decker bus overturns in icy conditions in somerset. 56 people are injured. and after 31 years presenting his weekday mid—morning show, broadcaster ken bruce announces he is leaving bbc radio 2. hello, good...

Since records began. official figures show the memoir sold more than 467 thousand copies in its first week. it had already broken the record for the fastest selling non fiction book on the first day of publication. 40 years ago today the first breakfast time programme was broadcast on the bbc. it was the dawning of a new era, bringing breakfast telly to uk screens for the first time. 0ur arts corrrespondent david sillito looks back. good morning! dont worry, you havent missed 40 years and someth...