today at one... the four teenagers who disappeared on a camping trip to north wales all drowned. an inquest hears that the friends from shropshire died after their car crashed. new rules to protect young gymnasts. coaches will no longer be allowed to take pupils out of primary school to train. supermarket loyalty schemes — a review is to be launched into stores which give discounts only to customers who sign up. and another national park is to be created in england — the search for the best location will begin in the new year. and coming up on bbc news. uefa has stood down the var who made the decision to guide the referee to give psg their penalty last night in their champions league

1—1 draw against newcastle. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. four teenage friends who were found dead in a crashed car in gwynedd in north wales earlier this month died from drowning, a coroner has said. wilf fitchett, jevon hirst, harvey owen and hugo morris had gone missing during a camping trip. our reporter chris deardenjoins us from the inquest in caernarfon. yes, this morning's hearing at the coroners court lasted just four minutes here in caernarfon, and another none of the families of the four young men were present. the senior coroner confirmed the names and ages of all four, 16—year—old

kevan hurst, wilf fitchett, jevon hirst, harvey owen and hugo morris, all four described simply as being from shropshire, we are told they were in north wales on a camping trip that weekend before last. the coroner said the post—mortem exam nations had taken place and showed that all four had drowned when the car they were travelling in left the a4085, the car was later found upsidedown, partly submerged in a flooded ditch. the coroners stressed today that this is not the end of the hearing as far as the inquest is concerned. very much adjourned while an official investigation goes goes on trying to piece together when and what happened, and whilst that investigation takes place, an inquest will be held at a date to be decided in the future. she ended it by sending her sympathies to the families of all four young men who died and also asking for some privacy for theirfamilies died and also asking for some privacy for their families while they continue to grieve, saying that media compassion will achieve more than media curiosity. chris, thank

you. the head of british gymnastics has told the bbc it has no desire to put medals above welfare as it introduces new safeguarding rules which will mean coaches can no longer weigh gymnasts, deny them water breaks or take them out of primary school to train. the new policy comes after an independent report last summer found systemic abuse in the sport. the changes will affect hundreds of thousands of youngsters in clubs across the uk. our sports correspondent natalie pirks has this report. at huntingdon gymnastics club, they know a thing or two about training champions. three, two, one. good girl. well done. but positive encouragement, with parents allowed to watch, has not always been the norm in the sport. just made me feel worthless. itjust turned me into a shell of who i used to be.

last summer, an independent report described systemic abuse in british gymnastics, with some children starved and subjected to the tyranny of the scales. today's new safeguarding policy says gymnasts over ten can only be weighed by a qualified sports scientist with written consent from the child and their carer. and after horror stories of children denied water and toilet breaks, new hydration rules call this kind of behaviour physical abuse. no coaches should be weighing gymnasts, categorically. for us, this is about making sure within gymnastics that actually we don't see them as gymnasts, we see them as young people, we see them as children, and therefore we understand what their requirements are and what their needs are. and there is no desire for us to put medals above welfare. well, it's notjust issues around weight and hydration where the governing body has seen fit to act. children as young as seven are being pulled out of school for extra training sessions, and that now should be a thing of the past, particularly

for primary school kids. some feel those over 12 should have been included, but parents here are pleased british gymnastics has addressed education for the first time. there will only be a handful of children that will go on to achieve olympic gold. and it's such a gamble of a sport that education has to be a key to their growth as well. so for children who are on that pathway to possibly be on an olympic team, it's not necessarily i don't think all that bad if they miss some school for it, as long as they're not falling behind academically. eloisejotischky regularly missed school as an acrobatic gymnast. she quit the sport at 1a, tired of constant weighing and body shaming. she's still the only gymnast to have received a settlement from the governing body for the abuse she suffered. definitely a step in the right direction and it's a great start. but i think it's hard to fully move on when you have a complaints process that is not delivering.

a lot of those coaches haven't been banned and are still active in gymnastics environments, which is wrong. british gymnastics' track record means some are sceptical about how robustly these new policies will be enforced. but today it made a very public promise to put children first. natalie pirks, bbc news. some food suppliers have raised prices by more than their costs went up over the last two years, according to the uk's competition watchdog. that's helped push up the price of items including baby formula and pet food. the competition and markets authority has also said it is to launch a review into supermarkets which offer discounts only to customers who sign up to loyalty schemes. our business correspondent peter ruddickjoins us from salford. explain more about what the watchdog has been saying?— has been saying? well, this review was launched _ has been saying? well, this review was launched because _ has been saying? well, this review was launched because of _ has been saying? well, this review was launched because of soaring . was launched because of soaring inflation, of course, but it was not just about price, it was essentially about competition and choice. they

were investigating whether the grocery market is working for consumers. they found that when it comes to certain branded products, things like baked beans, ready meals, profit margins had gone up. however it said that consumers were able to shop around and find a cheaper own brand alternatives. however when it came to certain products, baby formula milk, for example, it had concerns. parents could be saving around £500 a year switching to cheaper options, so what we want to do now is to really get to the bottom of why competition isn't working effectively in that market, what's driving consumer choice, whether there are barriers that are preventing alternative competitors from coming in or growing in that market, whether there are aspects of the regulatory framework which could be changed to improve the way the market is working. as well as baby formula milk, the regulator is going to be looking at supermarket loyalty schemes, essentially this is where certain shoppers only get the cheapest prices. now, supermarkets say they welcome today's findings, they say

it shows the market is working. on baby formula milk, they point in the direction of manufacturers and suppliers. the regulator will be speaking to them and will review in the new year. speaking to them and will review in the new year-— thousands more families are moving to smaller homes than three years ago because of the rising cost of renting, according to new data. rents have increased while the number of available properties have fallen and campaigners say many older people are particularly hard hit. here 5 our cost of living correspondent kevin peachey. sings scales. for singing teacher rhona, music is her passion... ..and her profession, but it doesn't always pay the rent. i don't like having to turn to other people for support. i like meeting my own expenses and it can be degrading going cap in hand to a friend and saying, "oh, can i borrow whatever amount of money, to meet the rent, to meet my basic living expenses?"

it's very degrading. campaigners say rhona, who's 58, is one of thousands of people struggling with rent and bills as they approach retirement. we've seen a huge increase in the number of people over 55 who are now living in the private rented sector, which is expensive and often short—term. imagine if that was your parents or your grandparents having to move at short notice. it's expensive, it's incredibly stressful, and it's bad for people's health and well—being. soaring rents, high demand and a shortage of homes are having an impact on every age group. official figures show that the cost of renting has risen by more than 6% in a year. now, that's a bigger rise than at any time since comparable records began. if we look at middle income families, well, the data we've analysed shows that three years ago, there was 57% who chose a three—bedroom home. and that's fallen now in the first half of this year to 51% as people downsize.

tenants aged over 30 have been more likely to move to a cheaper area than a more expensive one. long—term, both the government and labour say they have plans to expand social housing. in the meantime, tenants are making trade—offs to find somewhere to live within a tight budget. kevin peachey, bbc news. the government failed to meet its housebuilding target last year, according to new figures. there were around 234,000 additional homes built in 2022—2023. the last conservative manifesto promised to build 300,000 homes a year in england by the mid—20205. in its autumn statement earlier this month the government announced plans to remove the requirement for planning permission to convert a house into two flats to try to boost new homes numbers. large parts of scotland, north east england and northern ireland are being warned to prepare for snow and ice later today and tomorrow as the met office

issues a yellow warning. the uk health security agency has also issued an amber cold health alert for large parts of england for the next eight days. sharon barbourjoins us from north sheilds. well, a very chilly north shields here, jane. it was really the first morning that very parts of the north and scotland woke up to a real covering of snow. in scotland temperatures were down to —8 overnight. here in the north of england they were down to —6. many parts of wales, northern ireland and the midlands were also affected by this cold spell. and so, warnings, as you say, from the met office about the winds, the ice and i see conditions on the roads going forward, but also, significantly, the first cold weather health alert

from the youth k health security agency, which is really a warning to the health system which they expect welcome under significant pressure notjust from welcome under significant pressure not just from falls welcome under significant pressure notjust from falls but people who really suffer as a result, especially the elderly, there are more heart attacks, more strokes, so care homes are being warned to keep warm, hospitals are being told to prepare, now that amber warning is in place until next tuesday, but of course, realanxiety in place until next tuesday, but of course, real anxiety is the cost—of—living, as we havejust course, real anxiety is the cost—of—living, as we have just been hearing, has pushed up the prices of things and people are worried about keeping themselves and their homes warm. a new book about the royal family has been pulled from shops in the netherlands. it's reported to name a family member who is said to have raised questions about the skin colour of prince harry and meghan's first child. the duke and duchess of sussex have previously said a royal asked about their child's skin colour while meghan was pregnant with their son archie. our royal correspondent

nicholas witchell has more. it is the seemingly never—ending soap opera of the sussexes and what purports to be their view of the world and harry's family. though it must be noted, of course, that the sussexes deny having had anything to do with it. but what sets this particular episode apart is the suggestion that a publisher's error has named the royalfamily member who is supposed to have made comments about the skin colour of the sussexes�* then unborn first child. this is eindstrijd. that's the dutch version of a book called endgame, and in it the name of a senior royal appears to be given as the supposed origin of the supposed remark. the dutch edition of the book is now being pulped. this is the book's author. his name is omid scobie, a former showbiz journalist who made his name with a previous book about the sussexes�* bid to break free from the royal family. his latest work is a confection

of purported revelations about who thinks what about whom, sympathetic to the sussexes, hostile to just about everyone else. it is particularly scathing about the prince and princess of wales, william and catherine. royal officials, unsurprisingly, are saying nothing, though through teeth, which one imagines, will be gritted. as for mr scobie and his publishers, they will doubtless be relishing the prospects of another bestseller. nicholas witchell, bbc news. the prime minister has accused his greek counterpart of wanting to "grandstand" on the issue on whether the parthenon sculptures, also known as the elgin marbles, should be relocated to greece. and he said it would have been inappropriate to have his scheduled meeting with the greek prime minister. he was speaking in the house of commons a little earlier. when it was clear that the purpose of a meeting was not to discuss substantive issues for the future but rather to grandstand and re—litigate issues of the past,

it wasn't appropriate. but furthermore... ..when specific commitments and specific assurances on that topic were made to this country and then were broken, it may seem alien to him but my view is when people make commitments, they should keep to them. our political correspondent ione wells was watching and joins us for westminster now. ione, the prime minister doubling down on his decision? that's right. i think this was certainly a ratcheting up of the attack on his greek counterpart. rishi sunak as we heard there accusing the greek government of grandstanding and also accusing keir starmer of siding with an eu country over britain, when keir starmer asked him why he didn't take up the meeting and use it as a chance to discuss issues like migration with greece. the position of no 10 this

week has been that the reason he cancelled the meeting was because the greek government had given him assurances that the greek prime minister would not be using his visit to london as a platform to discuss his long—standing desire for the parthenon sculptures to be returned to greece. this is a characterisation that the greek government denies, they say that he was in pr answering a question in an interview and reiterating a long—standing position. buti interview and reiterating a long—standing position. but i think keir starmer today in prime minister's questions accused rishi sunak of using this whole thing as a distraction instead of outlining what he would do to try and get migration down after those record legal migration figures. there has been a live discussion in government about this at the moment. the immigration minister robertjenrick has proposed certain ideas such as increasing the salary threshold for migrants, but rishi sunak i think is starting to really feel the heat from his own mps to outline what he would do to tackle this issue. home would do to tackle this issue. ione wells, thank _ would do to tackle this issue. ione

wells, thank you. _ the time is 13.17. our top story this afternoon... an inquest hears four teenagers drowned after their car overturned whilst on camping trip in north wales and we'll hear from the stars of "wonka" — the latest take on the children's tale about an imaginary chocolate factory. coming up on bbc news. finance experts deloitte predict women's sport revenue wil surpass £1 billion pounds for the first time next year. a new national park is to be created in england, as part of measures the government says will allow greater access to the countryside. potential sites being considered may include the chilterns, the cotswolds and dorset. but there are already 10

national parks in england, along with three in wales and two in scotland, and some environmentalists are concerned that forming another will mean funding is spread too thinly. here's our environment correspondent claire marshall. the remote peaks and calming waters of britain's national parks, part of a post—war vision to protect the jewels in the crown of the british countryside. in his first major policy announcement, the new environment secretary travelled to a landscape restoration project in kent to reveal plans for a new park in england. they're a really important part of our way of life, that's why we're launching this competition for a new national park. but we're going further than that. we're putting in an extra 5 million this year, extra 10 million next year. people enjoy the national parks for a reason. we want to expand that and really build on the history we have and have a further national park as part of that process. lines on a map haven't

even been drawn yet. it will take years for this new national park to become a reality. and in the meantime, the existing network is already struggling. like here on dartmoor, where dwindling park resources makes it a challenge to fund even vital repair work, like shoring up eroded footpaths. park chiefs will study the new funding announcement carefully. the devil's in the detail. what we really need is revenue funding to pay for salaries of staff on the ground. feet on the ground helps us deliver practical projects for nature and for people. it isa it is a difficult balance. national parks bring strict rules and here in kent they are doing things differently. this chalk stream is part of a linked in steam that brings in local landowners. brute

part of a linked in steam that brings in local landowners. we have many more — brings in local landowners. we have many more development _ brings in local landowners. we have many more development pressures| many more development pressures which is just increasing. many more development pressures which isjust increasing. or you would have seen and glenoid disagree in the past when i working collaboratively. because with the natural world in steep decline, this vision of a new national park must be more than just wishful thinking. claire marshall, bbc news. there are hopes the truce between israel and hamas could be extended for a second time. talks are being held in qatar about a possible new deal involving the release of more israeli hostages and palestinian prisoners. hamas is a designated terrorist organisation by the uk government. our middle east correspondent hugo bachego has just sent this report from jerusalem. the fighting has stopped but the suffering in gaza continues. this is a chance to assess the damage. and save whatever is possible. anything.

with a temporary ceasefire largely holding, desperately needed aid is getting through. still, it's not enough. translation: in gaza we suffer from a lack of food supplies - and all basic necessities. we go to the shops and markets and they are all empty. there is nothing in the market. in the occupied west bank, celebrations last night to welcome palestinians freed from israeli jails. almost 200 women and children have been released so far as part of the israel—hamas deal. translation: indescribable joy. ifeel like i have escaped from death by coming out of the interrogation cell after spending a month there. the prison was extremely harsh and thank god that i was released from the prison.

we left behind many prisoners, and i hope they will all also be released. there was still violence, though. this was the palestinian city ofjenin in the west bank overnight as the israeli military carried out a large operation. there is no way for any victims to reach the hospital. and there is no way for us to reach these people. there's nothing worse for a doctor to know that there are people there needing our care and they cannot get in. in israel, more hostages should return later. last night ten israelis and two thai nationals were freed. they included ditza, who is 8a. and mother and daughter gabriella and mia, released with their dog, bella. as hostages are freed, some details are starting to emerge about how they were treated in captivity. translation: today we heard l the shocking testimonies of how 12—year—old eitan was forced to watch gore videos from october the 7th

and was beaten by terrorists. he is only 12 years old. around 160 hostages remain in gaza. the wait continues for an extended dealfor them to come home. and egyptian and qatari mediators are holding talks in doha to try to extend the deal and israel and hamas have said that they are open to that. the families of the captives due to be freed later today have been contacted. and for every israeli freed three palestinians will be released from jail. officials in the west bank have said two children have been killed in the city ofjenin and that the israeli operation. the uk covid inquiry has heard that senior health officials accepted some people with the virus would be

returned to care homes to ease pressure on the nhs. in march 2020, the then deputy chief medical officer, damejenny harries, wrote in an email that it was �*what none of us would wish to plan for�* — but that it would need to happen. our correspondent ellie price joins us from the inquiry in london. explain the significance of what we were hearing?— explain the significance of what we were hearin: ? ., , ., . were hearing? today we saw an e-mail from march 2020 _ were hearing? today we saw an e-mail from march 2020 from _ were hearing? today we saw an e-mail from march 2020 from an _ were hearing? today we saw an e-mail from march 2020 from an official - from march 2020 from an official saying symptomatic patients would be discharged to care homes under strict infection control to stop the nhs and clogged up. thenjenny harries said that sounded awful and was not an invitation to send infected people back to care homes but simply a reality that if hospitals were overwhelmed and the patients were not acutely ill than they would have to go. of course matt hancock said in may 2020 that the government had thrown a protective ring around care homes and he will face the inquiry

tomorrow and no doubt that will be one of a number of list of questions that he will face. the inquiry also heard this morning from sajid javid the former health secretary and chancellor and he said borisjohnson was not always in charge and key decisions were taken by his top advisor dominic cummings. that may not come as a massive surprise as sajid javid resigned as chancellor following a big public row with dominic cummings. but i think this imagery of dysfunction and chaos at the centre of government is one that we have heard plenty of times before. so javid will continue his evidence this afternoon. new figures show that pilots of opt—out blood tests have identified more than 3,500 previously undiagnosed cases of hiv, hepatitis b and c. meanwhile, the bbc has learned that sir eltonjohn will address mps this evening at an event in parliament where he'll talk about what more the government could do to hit its 2030 target of eliminating new hiv cases.

our political reporterjack fenwick. jackie was diagnosed with hiv after many years of ill health. if i had been tested early, i would never have got to the point where they asked my children to spend time with me before i passed. sorry. that's okay. take your time. sam, not his real name, is one of 580 people who've been diagnosed with hiv via opt out testing. it's made me look at life in a completely different way. ijust feel grateful that i got the test because i was quite happily going through life, feeling fit and healthy. had that test not happened, i may not be here today. conservative mp steve brine set the government's target to eradicate all new hiv cases in england by 2030. if we want to finish the job and get it over the line, we need to roll out this opt out testing into many, many more settings. if you pick up hiv very early, you can get the antivirals in early. you lead a very, very

normal, healthy life. now ijust take one tablet a day, i get a six month blood test and health check, and that's it, really. the rest of my life is completely as it was before. i don't know for a fact taht i would have said yes or no to that test, so i'm really glad it happened. sir eltonjohn, whose aids foundation largely pioneered opt out testing, will be speaking about this to mps here later. and while government talks are still ongoing about whether or not to expand the pilots, a senior nhs figure said this morning that he hopes an announcement could happen shortly. jack fenwick, bbc news, westminster. you may know the story of charlie and the chocolate factory, the classic novel by roald dahl which features his remarkable creation willy wonka, the owner of the chocolate factory. now willy wonka is being portrayed by the hollywood heartthrob timothee chalamet, in a new film looking at the character's early life. it had its uk premiere last night in london, and our culture reporter noor nanji was there.

gentlemen, may i present to you a brand new contraption of my creation? willy wonka. back on the big screen. let me ask you a question... this time, it's the story of his humble beginnings and how he became a world famous chocolate maker. my name is willy wonka. in the title role is timothee chalamet. prepared to be amazed... the 27 year old dune star becomes the third actor to step into the shoes of the iconic inventor, after gene wilder in 1971 and johnny depp in 2005. on the red carpet, crowds of fans queued for hours to get a sight of the stars. well, some fans are just here to soak up the atmosphere. but others are desperate to try and catch a glimpse of one man in particular, timothee chalamet, who has become hollywood's latest heartthrob. people are very protective over characters they love, particularly willy wonka. they don't want to see people mess it up. but we were in great hands with paul king. and it's not the story of charlie and the chocolate factory. it's a different story.

it's the story of how willy wonka became willy wonka. and i think we did a greatjob. starring alongside him is 14—year—old calah lane. she plays a young orphan girl, noodle, who befriends wonka. i'm just, i'm so excited and ijust can't believe it. i got an idea. where do we start? here's another heartthrob. now an oompa loompa... ..it�*s hugh grant, but not as you've ever seen him before. i will have you know that i am a perfectly respectable size for an oompa loompa. # oompa loompa... #. but his casting faced criticism over the decision not to give the role to an actor with dwarfism. director paul king of paddington fame explained the decision. dahl describes them as no higher than my knee or about the size of a medium sized doll. and we tried to use the iconic look that they came up with in the 1971 movie with the green hair and the orange skin and sort of merged that with the way dahl described them. making chocolate, of course. roald dahl�*s book has been

adored by generations of children and adults alike. filmmakers will be hoping wonka can repeat the success. noor nanji, bbc news. the shortlist for the wildlife photgrapher of the year award has been released — and the national history museum wants people to vote for a winner. there is a stunning line up from around the globe to choose from, here's just a few. kissing hares — �*tender touch' andy parkinson, uk, of two courting mountain hares in the monadhliath mountains in scotland. fish having an argument with a crab — �*neighbourhood dispute' by ofer levy, australia, of a mudskipper fiercely defending its territory from a trespassing crab in roebuck bay, australia. bat come backs home — �*homecoming' by dvir barkay,