Researchers say people who live near major roads may have a greater chance of developing it. Well look at the evidence. Hello. Welcome to the programme, were live until am this morning. We will bring you breaking news and developing stories, and we will examine the deaths of two rough sleepers in one town in the uk over christmas week. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning use victorialive and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story today. We would really like your input on this. The childrens commissioner for england has warned that young people are left to face the dangers of bullying and grooming online alone. Anne longfield says children and often their parents have no idea what they are signing up to on social media sites and pupils as young as four should be taught about Internet Safety in school. Our education correspondent Gillian Hargreaves has more. Digital technology can enrich childrens minds, but there are p
This little device is paired with a pad under the pillow which detects me snoring and moves just enough to stop me without waking me up. Good morning, its thursday, january five, welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. A Record Number of cars were registered in the uk last year but as more of us than ever before splashed out on a brand new vehicle, the industry is warning that this could be the peak of sales. There were nearly 2. 7 million new cars on the roads in 2016. This is largely because the way were buying cars is changing with more affordable Finance Deals on offer. In 2015 nearly three quarters of cars were bought using something called a personal Contract Purchase or pcp. Thats when you pay a deposit, make Monthly Payments for three orfour years, and at the end of that you have a choice to buy the car outright or give the car back to the dealer and upgrade. Manufacturers are also predicting a 5 fall in new car sales this year with the weaker pound pushing up prices. One more detail, th
To the bbc news at one. Young people are being left to fend for themselves when it comes to digital dangers such as bullying and grooming, according to the childrens commissioner for england. Anne longfield says children should be taught in school what they need to stay safe online. She also warned that children are frequently giving personal information away without knowing how their data will be used. Heres our correspondent gillian hargreaves. Look familiar . Teenagers stuck to their mobile phones. Millions are connected to their friends via social media but the childrens commissioner says too many are allowed to roam in a cyber world with limited protection and regulation. The girls at this high school in warrington think there is a risk. Teenagers dont know what theyre signing up to. The important thing you need to know about setting up thing you need to know about setting upa thing you need to know about setting up a profile, you need to be talking about it and kids need to be to
Have been giving evidence about alleged russian Cyber Hacking before a powerful congressional committee. Russias always denied the accusations that relate to last years us president ial election. Nick bryant sent this report. Washington is investigating what could be the biggest political break in since watergate. In the 70s, it was the building belonging to the Democratic National committee that was burgled. In 2016, it was the Computer System at the partys present headquarters. A robbery in cyberspace, rather than in person. And Us Intelligence believes it was orchestrated by vladimir putin, from the kremlin, to help donald trump win the election. I want to welcome all our members back to the committee. Today, those allegations were aired publicly on capitol hill at this republican controlled congressional committee. Every american should be alarmed by russias attacks on our nation. There is no National Security interest more vital to the United States of america than the ability to
Its after they rejected his dismissal of their findings, that russia interfered in the recent election. The metro pays tribute to the Sex Assault Campaigner and rape survivorjill sawa rd, whos died at the age of 51. The paper calls her the bravest of the brave. The mail also pays tribute to her, but leads on a story that Civil Servants working on brexit have asked for a pay rise due to unsustainable pressure. The i investigates new homes being built on flood plains, saying its found that 1,200 properties have been built in what it calls danger areas. The telegraphs top story is the admission by the bank of englands Chief Economist that its warnings of an economic downturn in the wake of the brexit vote, were wrong. The times also leads on optimism over the british economy, and news that theresa may will visit donald trump next month. It seems her two most trusted aides have been on a secret mission to build bridges. And the express leads on the six day run of highs of the ftse 100. Now