this is bbc news. the headlines at two. theresa may defends the government's record on the nhs, insisting it is properly funded for coping with the winter pressures. we put some extra money in for the coping with the winter pressures. we've also, of course, in the budget in november, announced that for the next couple of years there will be extra money, further money, going into the national health service. they haven't got a plan to get those people off the trolleys in corridors. there's elderly people this freezing january, being treated in ambulances. the prime minister will carry out a cabinet reshuffle tomorrow , there are reports that several mnisters could either lose theirjobs or be moved. some of the uk's largest retailers agree to stop selling acids and corrosive substances to customers under 18 years old. also in the next hour, plans to plant 50 million trees to create a northern forest between liverpool and hull... the ggovernment is providing nearly six millions pounds, with planting planned over

the next 25 years. the final preparations are made for the golden globes, the first major ceremony since hollywood was hit by sexual harassment scandals. the mother of one of argentina's disappeared children talks to witness. that's in half an hour, here on bbc news. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister has been setting out her plans for the year ahead , and confirmed that she is preparing to reshuffle her cabinet. theresa may told the bbc that problems in the health service were not simply due to a lack of funding. labour said the government had no plan to deal with the severe pressures facing the nhs. our political correspondent susanna mendonca reports. it has been a tough

year for theresa may. she lost her majority in the election, faced a rebellion from her own backbenchers, had to deal with resignations and even had to sack her second—in—command, meaning she now needs to have a cabinet reshuffle. no prizes for guessing, andrew, obviously damian green's departure before christmas means some changes need to be made. now in an interview with the bbc, mrs may has made it clear that she wants her premiership to be about more than just brexit. but the new year has already brought in old problems. there's 73 outstanding ambulances right now... the latest challenge for mrs may, a winter crisis in the nhs from a first—hand perspective. the woman filming this waited in an ambulance for hours before her mother, who had suffered a stroke, could be seen by doctors at a hospital in chelmsford. it isjust gobsmacking, gobsmacking and devastating. it feels like a sick feeling, like a sickening feeling that this is how bad it is.

the prime minister was asked about the case. i recognise that people have concerns if they have experience of that sort. if we look at what is happening across the nhs, we see that actually the nhs is delivering for more people, treating more people and more people are being seen with the four hours every day than has been a few years ago. labour blames government cuts for the latest crisis and has warned the prime minister against promoting health secretaryjeremy hunt in the reshuffle this week. she does not have a plan to get those people off the trolleys in corridors, those elderly people this freezing january being treated in ambulances. she has no plan for them. apparently her only plan is to promote this health secretary. they should be demoting him. if she promotes this health secretary tomorrow it is a betrayal of those 75,000 people in the back of ambulances. the steep hike in railfares

is another issue putting the government under pressure at the start of the year, as has the decision to release the serial sex attacker john worboys on parole. the government is now planning to review how those kinds of decisions are made. obviously the parole board operates independently but i think it is right that we as a government are saying we should look at the question of openness and look at the issue of how victims are kept in touch. those challenges aside, mrs may is keen to move the conversation onto more positive ideas, like creating a new forest. but by the end of this year she needs a deal on brexit, so it is an issue bound to keep dominating her time. susana mendonca, bbc news. 0ur political correspondent susana mendonca is here. this is a traditional interview that the prime minister gives at the start of the new year, and theresa

may talked about a lot of things, so let's ta ke may talked about a lot of things, so let's take the nhs because that is dominating things this week — what did she have to say? she was defending the government record. that has been a lot of criticism of government this week because of the tens of thousands of operations that had been cancelled and the impact on people's lives. she said that was a lwa ys people's lives. she said that was always pa rt of people's lives. she said that was always part of the plan for how they we re always part of the plan for how they were going to cope with the winter crisis. they always have some kind of problems in terms of the impact on the nhs in the winter, and this was part of the plan to cope with it, and it is regrettable that people have had their operations postponed, but they would have those operations as soon as possible. she was making the point that from her point of view they have been investing in the end nhs. labour says they have not invested enough and that is why we wrap this point. john ashworth, who we heard from there, said it was all predictable and we knew there was going to be pressure on the nhs in the winter, and the direction the government has

taken it in in terms of postponing operations has not been the right move. she also confirmed there would bea move. she also confirmed there would be a reshuffle of the cabinet, and that it would be soon. what is the speculation about who might be out, who might be in? it will start tomorrow, two days of reshuffling. there will be seen your post tomorrow and junior posts on tuesday. in terms of who will be up oi’ tuesday. in terms of who will be up or down, the government haven't given us any information, some it is just speculation, but the speculation is that perhaps we could see justine greening speculation is that perhaps we could seejustine greening moving out of her position as education secretary. but potentially the big beast, like david davis, philip hammond, amber rudd, would stay in their positions. it will be interesting to see what happens with jeremy hunt. it will be interesting to see what happens withjeremy hunt. labour said he should not be promoted. suggestions that perhaps he could replace damian green, who of course was forced to... was sacked over various allegations against him. his

position is available, potentially. would she move jeremy position is available, potentially. would she movejeremy hunt into that position at a time when we have the nhs crisis that the government is trying to deal with? another thing, there are a lot of conservatives saying she needs to nurture new talent and bring on new mps, so could we see new names coming in? potentially so. one more thing, she addressed the issue of toby young, the journalist who has been addressed the issue of toby young, thejournalist who has been put addressed the issue of toby young, the journalist who has been put on the journalist who has been put on the board of the office for students, and whose appointment has created a lot of controversy. what did she say about that? he was appointed to the newly created body and he has faced criticism from students' groups who don't think he is appropriate. since his appointment, we have heard of various social media messages that he has posted years that are considered misogynistic and homophobic. he says some of it has been taken out of context. the prime minister was asked about that by andrew and she said she was aware of

that at the time and it is not something she was pleased about, but now that he is in public office, if those kinds of comments were to come up those kinds of comments were to come up again, it may affect his appointment. it seems that for now certainly she is sticking with him. thank you. some of the uk's biggest retailers — including b&q, wickes, morrisons and the co—op — have agreed to stop selling acids and corrosive substances to customers under 18 years old. the scheme is intended to help reduce the number of acid attacks until the government passes legislation banning such sales. our home affairs correspondent dominic casciani has more. this is the human cost of an acid attack. where's it hurting, mate, your eyes? police officers pour water over the victim, jabed hussain, lastjuly. thieves wanted the london delivery driver's moped. his helmet saved him from serious injury. police recorded more than 500 attacks involving corrosive substances in england and wales in the year to last april.

0fficials think the true figure could be twice as high. ministers have launched an acid action plan to cut attacks. today the first part of that plan, a voluntary ban by diy chains — including b&q — on selling harmful chemicals to under—18s. waitrose and the co—op are also involved, agreeing to challenge underage customers, just like they would if they were buying alcohol. acid attacks are the most horrific crimes, and what we want to do is make sure that we restrict access, support victims, police these attacks really effectively. it isn't just major retailers who are signing up to secure their shelves. the association representing hardware shops is urging them to play their part too. this one in london says the move is long overdue. definitely a good idea. we've always checked id for acid. same thing as if you go to a supermarket and you go to buy alcohol, you are asked for id.

it should be the same thing here. but the voluntary scheme wouldn't have stopped this man, arthur collins, jailed for 20 years for this appalling nightclub attack. watch the cctv. you can see the 25—year—old throwing acid on his victims. ministers are however proposing a new crime of carrying acid without good reason — saying the harmful substance, just like knives, shouldn't be in public. dominic casciani, bbc news. more than 30 people are missing after an oil tanker caught fire after colliding with a cargo ship off the east coast of china. the tanker was sailing from iran to south korea with more than a million tons of crude oil on board. the 21 chinese crew on the cargo ship have been rescued. earlier our correspondent stephen mcdonnell, who's in beijing, described how the rescue effort is going. a pretty grim picture around 160 nautical miles off the coast of shanghai.

the latest reports we're getting from the south korean coast guard and the chinese transport ministry is that this oil tanker is still on fire, that emergency teams are battling their way through a large oil slick. there are large, black plumes of smoke pouring from this tanker. it has gone nightfall, making it even more difficult. and by my calculations, this fire has probably been going for now more than 17 hours, with all the crew missing. as i say, around 160 nautical miles east of shanghai, it has collided with a cargo ship carrying grain. 21 crew members from that ship had been rescued, and apparently, that ship isn't in such a bad way. but the oil tanker went up very quickly and has been burning for many hours. so the attention right now is still on trying to rescue any crew members they can find, but beyond that, this is going

to be quite a large environmental problem. they're going to have to somehow stop the oil spreading. reportedly, we're talking i million barrels of oil. this will cost iran some $60 million, so there will be an environmental and economic impact, and then of course, there will be questions asked as to how this collision could have happened in this day and age. i mean, it's not in the middle of nowhere. we are talking off the coast of shanghai. a lot of ships go through there. how is it that this terrible accident has been able to happen? police in sweden say a 60 year—old man has died in an explosion outside an underground station in stockholm. the incident happened at the varby gard metro station in the south of the city. a woman nearby was also hurt. according to a police spokesman, an object exploded after it was picked up. the explosion is not believed to be terrorism related. the german chancellor, angela merkel, says she's optimistic

that her centre right christian democrats can reach a coalition deal with the centre—left social democrats. five days of talks began this morning , it comes three months after the election in germany. 0ur correspondent damien mcguinness is in berlin. damian, why the optimism now, at this stage? think it is because the pressure is building so much that angela merkel almost has no choice but to try and form deal with the —esque pd —— the spd, the social democrats. a minority government would be seen as pretty unstable, or fretting elections government would be seen as pretty unstable, orfretting elections —— oi’ unstable, orfretting elections —— orfresh unstable, orfretting elections —— or fresh elections, which could unstable, orfretting elections —— orfresh elections, which could drag things out for months. they have worked pretty well together over the past four years, it must be said, but the problem is, there are a lot of party members and grassroots supporters who don't like the idea

ofa supporters who don't like the idea of a new grand coalition between left and right, because there is a feeling that there is not enough change in germany. they have got to somehow persuade voters and party members that they haven't compromised too much and giving in and given up their ideological principles. there is a tricky balancing act that they will have to try to pull off. as you say, we have five days of initial exploratory talks, then the social democrats will vote on those results. if they agree with that, it would go to more talks, which would last another couple of weeks at least. there would be another vote, so least. there would be another vote, so there would be lots of hurdles to cross, and if all goes well, we could see a government in

place before easter, but that is really if everything goes well. 0therwise, really if everything goes well. otherwise, we could be looking at fresh elections or some sort of minority government. it's a long process , minority government. it's a long process, clearly. what had been the main sticking points for the parties in the discussions? we have had one round of talks with different parties. the sticking point was mainly refugees. we have big clashes between left—wingers and conservatives. the left—wingers were adamant that keeping borders open was right, and the right—wingers wa nted was right, and the right—wingers wanted cuts in benefits are refugees. there was no possibility of agreement between those two extremes. this time round, it is different because you have a ce ntre—left different because you have a centre—left and a centre—right party negotiating. as far as many issues 90, negotiating. as far as many issues go, they have a similar position. refugees is one issue where they would probably be able to come to some face—saving solution, but one

of the most difficult issues between the two is taxation, the domestic issues which are the bread—and—butter that concern voters. then we have a difference between the party on the left which really wa nts between the party on the left which really wants to tax the wealthy and really wants to tax the wealthy and really wa nts really wants to tax the wealthy and really wants social justice, really wants to tax the wealthy and really wants socialjustice, and a centre—right party which says that we should cut taxes and get the economy moving. the domestic issues will probably be the sticking point. they have very few other options. right now, it looks like both leaders want to give it their best and try and find a deal that will work for both sides. damian, many thanks. president macron of france has led tributes to the 16 people who were killed in islamist attacks in paris three years ago. commemorations began at the offices in paris of the satirical magazine charlie hebdo to remember the 12 people, including several cartoonists,

who died when two gunmen burst in to an editorial meeting. the president also visited the plaque honouring a policeman who was shot dead outside the charlie hebdo building. the headlines: theresa may defends the government's record on the nhs, insisting it is properly funded for coping with the winter pressures. the prime minister will carry out a cabinet reshuffle tomorrow. there are reports that several ministers could either lose theirjobs or be moved. newport county knock leads united out of the fa cup with a thrilling 2-1 out of the fa cup with a thrilling 2—1 victory. plans to create a new ‘northern forest‘ stretching from liverpool to hull have been announced by the government. it's providing 5.7 million pounds to increase tree cover along a belt spanning manchester, leeds and bradford. the woodland trust is running

the project, which will cost 500—million pounds over 25 years. most of that money will need to be raised by the charity itself. 0ur correspondent roger harrabin has more. the bare hills of the north. one of the most denuded parts of a country that itself has less woodland than almost anywhere in europe. the land stripped over centuries fortimberand farming, scarred by industry, overgrazed by sheep farming. at smithils near manchester, things will be different. planting has begun for what will be known as the northern forest. we think the northern forest will be a pathfinder for extending forest and woodland right across country. we think trees and woods can add value in many different landscapes. we just want to do it here first and do it big. it isn't really a forest. the project will create new woods near towns, and plant river valleys liable to flooding. but money is tight, and many of these hills will look just as bleak in 25 years.

what's more, the woodland trust expects some of their cash to come from environmental funds linked to the hs2 rail line. that infuriates environmentalists. the supreme irony is that the government is giving with one hand and taking with the other, and i'm referring to the route of h52 north of birmingham, to manchester, threatening ancient woodlands. why can't the government give with both hands and stop threatening ancient forests? here is what some ambitious planting can do. this is the national forest in the midlands. begun in the 1990s, now delighting local people. acorns grow. thejustice secretary david liddington has said he is looking to begin work on reforming the transparency of parole in the coming months, following the controversial decision by a parole board to release serial sex attacker john worboys from prison.

in a statement mr liddington said that while it is right the parole board remains independent. he believes that there is a strong case to review how to allow greater openness about the decision—making process. he added that arrangements should be made to ensure victims are both heard and, if they wish, kept informed about their case. mr liddington said he has spoken to victims‘ commissioner baroness newlove, and the chair of the parole board nick hardwick, and that victims‘ groups will be also be consulted. at least eight people have drowned and more are missing after a dinky sank off the libyan coast. it is thought to be the first migrant shipwreck of 2018. the east coast of north america is shivering in a record—breaking freeze. it comes after a massive

snow storm that reached as far south as florida. temperatures are forecast to fall below minus 29 degrees celsius, as andrew plant reports. the new year has brought new record low temperatures to america‘s east coast. a weather system bringing blizzards, freezing winds, and thermometers falling below —20 celsius. in these conditions, the homeless are particularly vulnerable. in chicago, coats and blankets are being handed out. this shelter in boston are setting up dozens of extra beds. this kitchen in washington, dc is handing out extra meals. the fear is those sleeping outside could freeze. i don‘t know if we have recorded any deaths based on the weather yet, but i think it is entirely possible. we are trying to help in any way we can. we are opening the centre between meals, we have warm clothing available, and we are providing people with hot meals. the weather system is slowly moving north along the atlantic coast. but it could have saved the worst until last,

with temperatures of —30 predicted this weekend. the wind has brought flooding, the water then freezing around these cars. in cities like new york, road salt has helped to keep things moving, but rural areas are struggling. so far, 19 people have died. temperatures are due to return to something like normal next week, but millions will have to get through some very tough conditions first. andrew plant, bbc news it was one of the most significant scientific breakthroughs of modern times. in 2003 the complete genetic code of a human being, the genome, was published. by the end of this year, it‘s hoped this code will help thousands of nhs patients who have rare diseases and unexplained conditions. this wouldn‘t have been possible without families taking part in the ‘genome project‘. ben schofield went to meet one of them. this is you in the incubator. for 19 years, doctors treating the symptoms

——treated the symptoms of alex masterson‘s without knowing what caused them. medics thought it was one rare condition, but genetic tests proved otherwise. alex had 28 operations. every time he went to see a doctor or paediatrician, it was always something else that was wrong. he had a skin condition, then his vision, and his breathing. you just need to know the answer. and as a parent, you want to know what is wrong with your child. this is the letter i got in march telling me about your diagnosis. it was only by reading and decoding alex‘s entire genetic code, known as his genome, that finally gave a diagnosis, delivered in a letter last march. i remember opening it and crying, knowing that they had actually got a diagnosis. i just couldn‘t believe that this letter appeared in the post. for mum, relief and certainty.

for alex, a more modest response. it's been a big journey. just another part of my life. i don't think about it mostly. he might not think about it much, but alex helped lead the way for potentially thousands of other patients to solve the mysteries behind their own symptoms. this is where those mysteries are being solved, the laboratory near cambridge where scientists sequenced his genome. it is a unique genetic code more than 3 billion letters long that has revealed he has a condition called leopard syndrome. scientists here are almost halfway towards the target of sequencing 100,000 genomes and say they will meet that target by the end of the year. it is hoped that thousands of other patients with rare diseases will get the diagnoses they have been looking for. archive: it could hold the answers to curing hundreds of illnesses... it is 15 years since scientists completed the first human genome.

professor hubbard, appearing on bbc breakfast sofa in 2003, first cracked that code, and now helps lead the 100,000 genomes project. it is an exciting field right now. 15 years after we sequenced the first genome, we can apply it directly in the nhs. as well as diagnosing rare diseases, knowledge of the genome helps develop personalised medicine, treatments tailored to patients rather than generic diseases. we all are slightly different, and lots of that information is encoded in the genes. by looking at your genome, in the future we will be able to work out what is the most appropriate treatment for you. alex has leopard syndrome‘s tell—tale freckles and a host of other complications affecting his heart and other organs. diagnosis does not mean a cure or new treatment, but he and his family start 2018 better equipped than ever to manage

his condition. ben schofield, bbc news, cambridge. the first major ceremony since hollywood was hit by the harvey weinstein scandal gets under way later in los angeles. stars attending the golden globes are planning to dress in black on the red carpet, in a show of support for women who have suffered sexual harassment in the film industry. 0ur north america correspondent james cook reports from los angeles. in hollywood, they‘re getting ready to put their best foot forward. but this year‘s awards season may be more protest than party. the dirty secrets of the movie business have been exposed in recent months, and now scores of stars say they will wear black to the golden globes to promote a campaign called time‘s up. it‘s time to deal with this. it‘s time to deal with this and not put up with it any more. we are all wearing black to stand in solidarity, not just for women and what is happening in hollywood and in this industry, but to represent and to stand for all women across all industries

and to support them. the cleansing has already begun. kevin spacey, facing multiple allegations of sexual assault, was cut out of this film just weeks before its release. co—star michelle williams told me she reshot her scenes for free. i couldn't bear the thought of being in a movie that glorified somebody who had hurt people in these ways. i didn't want to have anything to do with it. while hollywood is gathering to pat itself on the back as usual, everything has changed this year. just a few months ago, the entertainment industry was thrown into turmoil, and everyone here is onlyjust beginning to work out what that means for the future. james cook, bbc news, los angeles. now, an update on the weather with louise lear. it has been a cold and frosty start to sunday morning, many of us

getting sunshine. this is my favourite kind of whether — hard frost, blue skies and sunshine. the frost, blue skies and sunshine. the frost is lifted and for many of us, sunny spells, but not for all. there is some cloud to the south of them4. this warmer air will arrive in the middle of the beat but it won‘t warm up middle of the beat but it won‘t warm up considerably. 0vernight tonight, we continue to get clear skies with temperatures falling away sharply. in the south, temperatures should just about hold—up, but as you can see, sheltered glens of scotland, we could be down to lows of —10 celsius. a hard frost tomorrow. lots of sunshine through northern ireland, scotland and northern england, but down south, we have this easterly breeze that will bring in more clout and some drizzle as well through the course of the day. it will feel drab. it will be a

january, gloomy, miserable feel. through the night, the drizzle will continue, and then we will see fog forming, some of it ends in places, soa forming, some of it ends in places, so a murky start to tuesday morning. perhaps not as cold on your thermometer, but with the fog around, it will feel bleak. signs of change, with this weather front pushing in from the atlantic. ahead of it, a southerly breeze introducing something a little less cold. 0n the north sea coast, always dragging ina cold. 0n the north sea coast, always dragging in a little more clout, and it will feel raw in scotland. 3—5dc in scotland. 8—10 in the south—west with the arrival of this rain. it will be rain, not snow. it moves up quite apace, bringing heavy rain across west facing coasts, and then grind toa across west facing coasts, and then grind to a halt across the north and

east. be prepared for some rain at some point on wednesday, some of it taking its time to ease away from the east. behind it, eventually, we will see an improvement, some sunshine coming through into northern ireland and western fringes. it starts cold with fog at the start of the week, rain midweek, and less cold on average by the end of the working week.