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intense the further north you go across the uk. looking at the weather chart, you think perhaps perfect conditions, high pressure normally means a lot of fine weather, but it doesn't necessarily equate to crystal clear skies. at the moment we have a north—easterly wind coming around our area of high pressure kicking up moisture off the north sea bringing cloud and showers. quite a leopard—print effect to our satellite picture at the moment. many areas are seeing cloud passing over and glimmers of sunshine coming in. some showers in the midlands this afternoon, some to the far sou...

i'm martine croxall in the studio in london. also in the headlines this morning. more than 60 people are now confirmed dead — including 12 children — after a boat carrying migrants sank off the southern coast of italy. fresh calls for the uk government to stop energy bill rises in april as the energy regulator announces a new price cap. early results from the nigerian elections show support for the governing party is holding firm. observers say it's still too early to predict who'll win the presidency. and big wins ahead of the oscars for the fantasy adventure film everything eve...

i'm ben brown in the studio — our other top stories this hour..... as the regulator ofgem lowers the price cap for gas and electricity, there are fresh calls for the government to stop a rise in energy bills in april. a new panorama investigation uncovers evidence that women are being misled and manipulated about abortion by some crisis pregnancy advice centres,in the uk. the first female speaker of the house of commons, betty boothroyd, dies at the age of 93. good afternoon from windsor, where rishi sunak and the eu have struck a new agreement to amend post—brexit trading rules ...

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 afternoon. for the first time, the uk government has announced it is blocking a law passed by the s...

to give a lecture�* reads the guardian. the telegraph also leads with the stabbing of salman rushdie — reporting that he was airlifted to hospital. and the daily express describes the attack as �*frenzied'. some other stories featuring this evening — the ft leads with the news that the new prime minister will face a public finance crunch, with debt payment and the nation's welfare bill set to soar. a picture of a very dry field is on the front of the i — warning that drought will shrink food crops in the uk. but the star has a positive slant on the drought story — reporti...