this is bbc news. the headlines at 11:00 — theresa may defends the government's record on the nhs, insisting it is properly funded for coping with the winter pressures. we have put some extra money in in coping with the winter pressures. —— pressures . coping with the winter pressures. —— pressures. we have announced further money going into the national health service. we haven't got stranded to get those people off the trolleys and corridors. in this freezing january, these elderly people being treated ambulances. the prime minister will carry out a cabinet reshuffle tomorrow — there are reports that several ministers could either lose theirjobs or be moved. 32 people are missing after a collision between an oil tanker and a cargo ship in the east china sea. the damage and volume of oil spilt are not yet known. also in the next hour, plans to plant 50 million trees to create a northern forest

between liverpool and hull. the government is planting planning over the next 25 years. the bbc‘s china editor carrie gracie is stepping down from the role — citing unequal pay with her male colleagues. the final preparations are made for the golden globes — the first major ceremony since hollywood was hit by sexual harassment scandals. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister has defended her government's handling of the nhs, as she set out her plans for the coming year, including a cabinet reshuffle due tomorrow. theresa may insists the nhs has never been better prepared for winter pressures, and described thousands of postponed operations as part of the plan to cope. tomorrow's reshuffle,

prompted by the forced resignation of the first secretary of state damian green, was described by labour as a pr exercise. our political correspondent eleanor garnier reports. a new year, perhaps a fresh start after a torrid 2017 in which theresa may lost her majority in the general election, faced a rebellion from some of her own mps, was forced to deal with cabinet resignations and even had to sack her second—in—command, damian green. it means she starts the year with a reshuffle. well, no prizes for guessing, andrew, that obviously, damian green's departure before christmas means that some changes do have to be made. speaking exclusively to the bbc, the prime minister has made clear that she wants her government to be about more than just brexit, insisting she is in listening mode. one of the clear messages we got was that there are a number of areas in which people were concerned about what we were proposing.

so just as we've looked at issues on school funding, on tuition fees, on housing and we're taking forward approaches in relation to that, on this issue of fox—hunting, what i can say is that there won't be a vote during this parliament. that decision to scrap a vote that could have seen fox—hunting return is part of an attempt to win over new voters and those who have drifted away, just as with plans to plant 50 million more trees and the party's renewed focus on the environment. but the new year has already brought in old problems, under pressure on rising train fares, and claims that this winter crisis is the toughest yet for the nhs. the nhs has actually been better prepared for this winter pressure than it has been before. you mentioned operations being postponed. that was part of the plan. of course, we want to ensure that those operations can be reinstated as soon as possible, but it's about making sure

that those who most urgently need care are able to get that treatment when they need it. labour's blamed government cuts for the problems in the nhs this winter and warned the prime minister against promoting the health secretary, jeremy hunt, in this week's reshuffle. she hasn't got a plan to get those people off the trolleys in corridors, those elderly people this freezing january, being treated in ambulances. she's got no plan for them. her only plan, apparently, is to promote this health secretary. they should be demoting this health secretary. if she promotes this health secretary tomorrow, it is a betrayal of those 75,000 people in the back of ambulances. the prime minister said today she's not a quitter, and she'll want and need the best possible team around her to get her through what many predict will be a tough year ahead. eleanor garnier, bbc news, westminster. well, theresa may insists the nhs is being properly funded,

despite accusations from labour. the nhs confederation, which represents health service employers, has called for a major new study of costs. our health editor hugh pym has more. there's 73 outstanding ambulances right now. it was a striking image from a week of intense pressure on the nhs, leah butler—smith's video of ambulances queueing at a hospital with her mother waited, even as she was having a stroke. events like these have fired up a new debate on the nhs and its funding. health spending needs to keep rising to pay for new medicines and meet the sometimes complex needs of a population which is living longer. the percentage of the population aged over 65 in the uk was under 15% in the 1970s and is projected to get close to 25% by 20114. health spending across the uk has grown a lot since the 1950s, shown here after adjusting for inflation, and has now reached more than £140 billion per year. average annual government spending on health since the 1950s has gone

up around 4% a year in real terms. but under the coalition government from 2010, the average increase in england was onlyjust over 1% a year. under the conservatives in the last couple of years, the average increases have been over 2%, but most in the health world argue that it hasn't been enough to keep up with patient demand. now there are calls for urgent new thinking on what the nhs needs and how it should be paid for. the nhs and social care are not sustainable under current government plans, and we have told them that repeatedly. it's time now for a wake—up call not just for the government, but for the whole political class to face up to the fact that over the next ten or years, health and social care will need additional funding. we need some objective evidence to demonstrate what is required over that period and as a society, we need to think and reflect on whether we are prepared to put in the funding

that will be required. few doubt that the nhs could be more efficient, but in its 70th birthday year, there are growing demands for a cross—party approach to work out how the service can be financed in the decades ahead. hugh pym, bbc news. major retailers have signed up to a voluntary ban on selling corrosive liquids to under—eighteens, in a bid to reduce the number of acid attacks. here's our home affairs correspondent dominic casciani. arthur collins, jailed for 20 years for an appalling nightclub attack. watch this cctv. you can see him throwing acid on his victims, 22 people left with burns, a crime involving a household product that's been growing, year on year. 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 action plan, including a review of how cases are prosecuted and first aid training for police. and from today, a voluntary ban by diy chains, including b&q, on selling harmful chemicals to under—18s. supermarkets will also challenge underage customers just like they would if they were buying alcohol. acid attacks are the most horrific crimes, and we want to make sure we restrict access, that we support victims, that we police these attacks really effectively. jabad hussain was attacked last year. police officers poured water into his eyes to save his sight. so what does he think of the plan? i'd like to give welcome and thanks to the government for what they're trying to do. but this is not the right way to do that and handle this problem. there's not enough police on the streets to chase them. this is my home city.

i shouldn't tolerate that. you shouldn't tolerate that. no—one should tolerate that. thousands of independent hardware shops selling household chemicals are also being asked to sign up. but while a shopkeeper can challenge a teenager at the counter, adult criminals will still be able to buy the products on the high street and online. only one in five attacks are carried out by under 18s, so four in five adults will still be able to get hold of acid and use them as they have been doing over the last year or two. these voluntary measures can only go so far. ministers ultimately want to create a new offence of carrying over—the—counter chemicals in public without good reason. but so much of this type of crime remains unknown, so academics are now looking at what motivates a criminal to turn a household product like drain cleaner into a weapon, one that has lifelong consequences. dominic casciani, bbc news, at the home office in central london. more than 30 people are missing after a collision between an oil tanker and a cargo ship off the east coast of china. the tanker is on fire and 136 thousand barrels of oil are burning

and spilling into the sea. the collision happened 160 miles from shanghai, as the tanker was en route to south korea from iran. andy moore reports: still burning fiercely many hours after the original collision and still no confirmed news about the fate of its 32 crew. 30 were iranian and two were from bangladesh. the sanchi is more than 170 metres long and carrying just under one million barrels of oil. if the entire cargo ends up in the ocean, that will effectively be in the top ten oil spills worldwide, ever. it has a huge potential for environmental damage. the tanker set off from iranian oil port of kharg island in the persian gulf on its journey to south korea. it sailed through the malacca strait before colliding with a chinese for a ship in the east china sea about 160 nautical miles off the chinese port city of shanghai. major oil spills from tankers are becoming less common.

one of the most serious in recent years was the sinking of the prestige off the coast of spain in 2002. more than 60,000 tons of oil came ashore over a long stretch of coastline. specialist clean—up vessels have been sent to the scene of the tanker fire. chinese authorities have confirmed there is an oil slick but they cannot confirm at this stage how big it is. andy moore, bbc news. plans to create a new northern forest stretching across rural areas from liverpool to hull have been announced by the government. the woodland trust is running the project, which will cost 500—million pounds over 25 years. most of the money will need to be raised by the charity. the government is providing 5.7 million to cover woodland spanning manchester, leeds and bradford. 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 forests and woodland right across the 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 routeing of hs2 north of birmingham, to manchester and to leeds, which is threatening 35 ancient forests. why can't the government give with both hands and stop threatening ancient forests? but 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 lidington says he intends to begin work on reforming the transparency of parole decisions, following the controversial decision by a parole board to release the serial sex attacker, john worboys, from prison. mr lidington said it was right that parole boards remained independent, but he wants to consider 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 lidington said he had spoken to the victims' commissioner, baroness newlove, and the chair of the parole board, nick hardwick. victims groups will be also be consulted. at least 18 people are reported

to have been killed and dozens injured — including civilians — in an explosion in syria's northwestern city of idlib. the syrian 0bservatory for human rights said the explosion targeted the headquarters of a minor rebel faction in the city. the syrian army has been advancing on the region, which is the largest remaining rebel—held area in the north of the country. police in sweden have said that an explosion outside an underground station — that killed a 60—year—old man — was most likely caused by a hand grenade. the incident happened at the varby gard metro station in stockholm. a woman nearby was also hurt. a police spokesman said an object exploded when he picked it up. the incident is not believed to be terrorism—related. president emmanuel macron of france has led tributes to the people that

we re has led tributes to the people that were killed in paris three years ago. commemorations were held at the offices of the satirical magazine charlie hebdo to remember the 12 people who died when two gunmen burst into an editorial meeting. the president also visited the clerk honouring a policeman who was shot dead outside the charlie hebdo building. he also laid a wreath at a jewish supermarket in the east of the city where four hostages were killed in another attack two days later. the bbc news headlines. theresa may depend —— defends the government's record on nhs. the prime minister will carry out a cabinet reshuffle tomorrow. there were reports that several ministers could lose their jobs or be moved. 32 people are missing after a collision between a cargo ship and an oil tanker in the

east china sea. the missing sailors, mostly iranians, are all from the tanker. the crew of the freighter have been rescued. sport now, and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. the final day of the ashes starts in just over an hour. england have already lost the series and will lose the final test unless they can bat out the day for an improbable draw. they'll resume their second innings on 93—11, still 210 runs behind the austraila. ——australians. their cause hasn't been helped by the news that the england captain joe root has been taken to hospital. he was suffering from severe dehydration but we have learned that he is now on his way to the ground but is unlikely to start this morning when play resumes although he is likely to bat at some point. the fa cup has thrown up another shock result. holders arsenal soundly beaten in the third round by championship

side, nottingham forest, in a six goal classic at the city ground. paul garrity was watching this one for us. the last time these two sides met in an fa cup side brian clough was in charge. fast forward 25 years and you will find arsenal boss arsene wenger in the stands starting his touchline band. he had the perfect view of the opening goal. the lead did not last long. 0nly view of the opening goal. the lead did not last long. only three minutes. quick to the rebound and scores are level. just before half—time, a moment of fa cup really ends. and arsenal goal and content of the goal of the round. and then holding gave the championship side a penalty and a clumsy challenge. u psets penalty and a clumsy challenge. upsets an 18—year—old, a cup shot in the making. and while arsenal did get another goal and reduced the

arrears, more drama was to for a. nottingham forest through. a fowl and another penalty. this was converted by a youngster on loan from everton. arsenal were incensed. did he kicked the ball twice? it did not matter. nottingham forest to widen and sent the holders packing. —— nottingham forest won. three other matches in the fa cup third round today and there were a couple more big surprises, in particular at rodney parade as league two's newport county knocked leeds united out of the competition. 53 football league places separating the welsh side from their championship opponents. but it was leeds who took the lead early on thanks to a deflected gaetano berardi strike. that looked to have won it until a conor shaunghnessy own goal levelled the match in the last quarter of an hour. and into the final minute, shawn mccoulsky rose above everyone else from the corner to get the winner and put the welsh side into the fourth round for the first time in almost a0 years.

over in shropshire, league 0ne‘s shrewsbury town earned themselves a replay against west ham. joe hart returned to his boyhood club and denied them a couple of times in the first half. but in a pretty toothless performance from david moyes's side, a tooth did actually go missing for the premier league club! josh cullen being kicked in the face. the tooth was recovered though! the shrews almost won it late on but missed their chance. they'll go back to the london stadium for the replay. premiership leaders exeter lost for the first time in a—league matches as they were beaten 28— 20 by newcastle. saracens taking advantage of that slip up overpowering wasps 38 points to 15 at the ricoh arena. three tries inside half hour gave sarries an early lead — including this try from alex goode. but wasps fought back, scoring one penalty try and then willie le roux crossing just before half time. sarries, though, pulled away in the second half, scoring 20 points with no reply. that bonus point win leaves them just five points behind exeter at the top of the league. that's all the sport for now.

thank you very much. but first let's have a quick look at some of the front pages. alongside a photo of the former editor of the paper who has passed away, the guardian says the prime minister is set to reassert control with a cabinet shuffle. the financial times claimed written will push to remain under eu regulation when it comes to pharmaceuticals and medicines. an editor —— photo of carrie gracie dominates the front page of the telegraph, over her stepping down because of unequal pgy- stepping down because of unequal pay. the prime minister is their main story and her appointing a no deal wrecks a cabinet minister. front of the times details why carrie gracie stepped down from her post at the bbc over what is an

indefensible pay gap, as she says, between men and women. the metro quotes an interview with andrew maher who says an nhs delay would have killed him after he had a stroke. the daily express says that britain is in the grip of a killer flu, the worst outbreak for 50 yea rs. flu, the worst outbreak for 50 years. the daily mail claims children are deluged with gambling adverts during televised football matches. the bbc‘s china editor carrie gracie has resigned from her post, citing what she called an indefensible pay gap between men and women. in an open letter to licence fee payers, ms gracie said she would be returning to herformer bbc post in london. the bbc says there is no systemic discrimination against women. 0ur media editor, amol rajan, is following developments. it is worth saying that carry

gracie, who appears frequently, is a hugely respected international editor who has been at the bbc forever 30 years. her allegation is that the bbc discriminates illegally against women by paying them less than men doing equivalentjobs. the key point of the letter does she does not want a pay rise, she wants to be paid the same as a man doing an equivalentjob as an international editor. the bbc says they take this seriously and they have undertaken free internal audits of pay and they go much further than other public organisations on the issue of quality. this is a moment of high danger for the corporation because the last time forced against its will to publish the salaries of staff. many women have complained internally and there is a huge issue in the corporation about pay. this is about public perception of the corporation and there is a danger that carrie gracie‘s leather lead to

legal action than the bbc and bbc news could be generating headlines for all the wrong reasons. the australian city of sydney has experienced its hottest weather in nearly eighty years. temperatures reached a sweltering 47.3 celsius. there have been several major bushfires and athletes have struggled to complete their matches. rylee carlson reports. it is summer in australia the temperatures are soaring to uncomfortable highs. sydney has not been this hot for 79 years, leaving people struggling to stay cool. fans taking in the ashes cricket tournament ditched their shirts and dugout umbrellas to watch the test match in temperatures of 47 celsius. not quite a record that still hot enough to fry an egg on the pavement. the southern hemisphere, parts of the southern hemisphere are experiencing heat waves. the south african weather service is issuing

alerts for heat waves for much of this weekend. australia is expecting large parts of australia to be over 40 celsius this weekend. with a very high risk of fire in parts of southern australia. that risk is becoming a reality with fire crews stretched to the limit trying to get brush fires under control. 0ne crew had to take shelter in their trucks as the fast moving fire burnt over top of them. there was minimal damage to the appliance and there are no injuries to the crew. while they are shaken. and strong winds are not helping, fanning the flames across 8000 hectares of farming land so across 8000 hectares of farming land so far. when i was trying to move out he jumped so far. when i was trying to move out hejumped in so far. when i was trying to move out he jumped in front, so far. when i was trying to move out hejumped in front, so i had to turn back and come back to the house. terrified. surrounding me is smoke. it isjust house. terrified. surrounding me is smoke. it is just stick with smoke.

in fact it has just gone a little dark, so it is so sick in this guide is blocking the sun. a number of properties were destroyed in victoria and south australia and residents have been warned to prepare for more. the winter of set 2017 was one of the driest on record. the film awards season kicks off in two hours' time, with the golden globes in los angeles. they're the first major ceremony since hollywood was hit by the harvey weinstein scandal. stars of film and television will be wearing black on the red carpet, in protest at sexual harassment. james cook reports from los angeles. this year, the red carpet will host a protest, not a party. the downfall of movie mogul, harvey weinstein, exposed decades of sexual abuse and harassment in hollywood, and now scores of stars are wearing black to the golden globes in solidarity. people will be in black, but i don't think it'll be funereal, i think it'll be a celebration of all of us saying it's time

to deal with this and not put up with it any more. we're wearing black not only to represent hollywood, but to stand up for women across all industries and to support them. so much darkness is creating unity and people are standing together. unfortunately, tragic times bring unity. the cleansing has already begun. accused of sexual assault, kevin spacey was cut from this film and replaced with christopher plummer. co—star michelle williams told me she shot her scenes again for free. films, because they're larger than life, they glorify people, and i couldn't bear the thought of being in a movie that glorified somebody who had hurt people. is what is happening in hollywood a permanent, significant change, do you think? everyone is working day and night to create the kind of change that will be permanent. our hope is to hand our daughters a different world.

the mood at the golden globes is different this year. some of the world's most famous actresses are going to be accompanied on the red carpet by activists as part of their demand for equality in the entertainment industry and the wider world. james cook, bbc news, los angeles. now it's time for the weather. it has been a cold and wintry day today that many of us have seen some sunshine around as well and clear skies mean a cold night. this is a scene from this afternoon taken by one of our weather watchers in londonderry. a little high cloud there but monday morning will start ona there but monday morning will start on a really cold and frosty note and similarto on a really cold and frosty note and similar to today there will be some sunshine around, especially across the northern half of the country we re the northern half of the country were as further south there is more cloud filtering in. in turn is quite cloudy anywhere south of the m4 corridor which has stayed frost

free. further north a sharp frost on the shoulder blends of scotland and c- the shoulder blends of scotland and c- 10 the shoulder blends of scotland and c— 10 degrees overnight. quite cold to start the day, through today the cloud in the south will drift further northwards through the midlands into wales. there could be the odd spot drizzle and spots of snow across the hill. grains of freezing drizzle. some sunshine across northern england, scotland and northern ireland so glorious but and northern ireland so glorious but a cold day to come. through monday evening that cloud in the south or she is able further north across the country. you will thicken so we have low cloud, hill fog and a murky start to tuesday. not quite as cold as recent nights because we do have the cloud in the as well. a grey day on tuesday. cloud will thin and break as the breeze picks up from the west we have a weather front approaching from the atlantic that bumps into an area of high pressure. quite slow—moving. a grey day with snow grains coming out of the cloud.

a bit of brightness during the course of the afternoon for this area of this plain. it missing from the west and we return to double digits towards the south—west of england. chilly further north and east across the country. tuesday night into wednesday the weather front pushes slowly from west to east across the country making slow and erratic progress and bringing some outbreaks of rain to parts of the country. some rain lingers on wednesday, especially towards the east. are plans to sunshine from the west, a couple showers and highs around five or 10 degrees, not as as it has been really middle of the week. a cold start your working week, a sharp frost around on monday, sunday arriving in —— to the couple of days, certainly pack your styles a nd couple of days, certainly pack your styles and gloves that it you can find a full 10—day forecast on our website. —— pack your scarves and

gloves. we put some extra muggy in for coping we've put some extra money in for the coping with the winter pressures. we have also, of course, in the budget in november, announced that for the next couple of years there will be further money going into the national health service. we haven't got a plan to get those people off the trolleys and corridors. those elderly people in this freezing january, being treated in ambulances. the prime minister is to carry out a cabinet reshuffle tomorrow amid reports that several ministers could be sacked or moved.