And the itv boss has blasted the bbc for outbidding them for the Meghan Markle drama. Skins is spending millions of pounds on a yank tv drama a right royal waste of licence payers money and thats all coming up between now and 6 00. Welcome to the show. Always an absolute delight to have your company. Show. Always an absolute delight to have your company. Please get to have your company. Please get in touch. Theres a new way to do so. You can do that by sending your views, views or posting your comments by visiting gbnews. Com yoursay. You will not believe a story weve got coming up in the show today. It turns out an a gb news exclusive that spies at mi5 and m16 exclusive that spies at mi5 and mi6 are being told not to shake hands with muslims in case it offends them to use gender neutral toilets to recommend each other for diversity awards. What next . Pronouns are forever thats going up in the show. But first, its time for your headunes first, its time for your headlines and its sophi
Machines are still in peoples homes. An exclusive report as breakfast hears claims of chaos in the special Educational Needs system in england. In sport, Johanna Konta looks back to her best. The british number one cruises through to the second round of the Australian Open, after a confident straight sets win. And carol has the weather. Good morning. Good morning. It is a cold start to the late for many of us. Cold start to the late for many of us. It will be a cold day generally. We have brisk wind in the forecast adding to the cold feel and as well as that we have snow showers for some even at low levels. And then the weather livens up. I will have more details in 15 minutes. That sounds exciting. Thank you. Good morning. First, our main story, the future of some Major Construction projects and hundreds of Public Service contracts hang in the balance this morning after the collapse of carillion. Britains second Largest Construction Firm, which also holds cleaning and catering contrac
Jack wins grieving parents the right to more time off work. At 09. 45, well be speaking to a charity which supports the move and the mp who helped get the law passed. Britains Heather Watson is out of the Australian Open, beaten by Elise Mertens in the second round in less than an hour. Good morning, and welcome to the bbc news at 9. An nhs Hospital Trust has apologised for preventable baby deaths after a bbc investigation discoverd at least seven deaths at the east kent Nhs Foundation trust since 2016. The trust apologised to the parents and said it has not always provided the right standard of care for every woman and baby. Our social affairs correspondent, Michael Buchanan reports. Archie powell was born last february, a twin brother to evelyn but the maternity staff failed to spot that he had group b strep, a potentially serious infection. It took too long to treat him and he died aged four days. Before they were born, we got a double pram and everything, two of everything and stuf