this is bbc news. the headlines. doctors warn the nhs is facing a year round crisis — with claims the pressures of winter look set to continue over the summer. this is a congested system, a result of chronic lack of resources, lack of doctors, lack of nhs staff nurses, lack of social care, and it's now hit a head. two people have been killed and a man arrested after a crash on the m62 near bradford. the director of public prosecutions, alison saunders, will stand down in october after a series of recent controversies. china hits back at us trade tariffs with new import taxes worth over £2 billion. us pork, nuts and wine are among the products hit — as beijing responds to president trump's duties on steel and aluminium. and: china's abandoned space lab comes to a fiery end as it falls

to earth over the south pacific. i°y joy in the hourfor a joy in the hour for a special edition of the bbc podcast recorded in front of a live studio audience at the bbc radio theatre. good morning and welcome to bbc news. the nhs in england could see this year's winter pressures extend into the summer, according to a prediction by the british medical association. the doctors union said difficulties normally only experienced during the winter months had been replaced by a year—round problem. the department of health says the nhs has been given an extra £2.8 billion, on top of a planned £10 billion

a year increase by 2020. andy moore reports. hospitals in the uk experienced one of their most demanding winters ever this year. nhs england said there was a perfect storm of bad weather, fluid emissions, and a spike in norovirus. normally those problems ease as the warmer weather approaches, but the bma says that may not be the case this year. using data from nhs england, the organisation says the worst case scenario could see pressure on health services this summer similar to those experienced in the winter of 2016. even in the best case scenario, 5.89 million people would attend a&e over the summer months. only 89.6% would be seen, admitted or discharged within four hours. the official target is 95%, and that would mean a summer squeeze equivalent to the winter of 2015.

the bma said its figures showed that the crisis over the winter months had been replaced by a year—round problem. the department of health said the nhs had been given an extra £2.8 billion, on top of a planned £10 billion a year increase in its budget by 2020. nhs england said the service was experiencing continued pressure after one of the coldest march months in 30 years. a spokesman said the needs of a growing and ageing population showed why a 10—year plan made sense. andy moore, bbc news. joining me now is chair of the british medical association, dr chaand nagpaul. good morning to you, you are predicting what will happen in the summer predicting what will happen in the summer based on recent events in successive winters, how sure can you be that you are correct? first of

all we are using figures from nhs england themselves, we are not making up these figures. in fact we looked at the best case and worst—case scenario looked at the best case and worst—case scenario and whichever way you look at it the reality is that patients are likely to see pressures in the summer which in the past we only saw in winter months. so we are likely to see patients waiting for more than four hours in accident and emergency unit similar to previous winters, similar to that just gone, long waits on trolleys to be admitted and pressures in terms of hospital capacity and pressures in community services and practices. this is likely to be a year—long crisis and we do need it to be addressed. what is this down to, he went over spell, things which would happen in the winter you've not been able to do? what this is showing is able to do? what this is showing is a gross mismatch between the capacity in the nhs and demand which

is not as the winter issue. we spent £10 billion less on our health service compared to other eu averages so service compared to other eu averages so that would translate, that translates into having 35,000 fewer hospital beds, 10,000 fewer doctors, we have fewer social care facilities, we don't have enough gps 01’ facilities, we don't have enough gps or community nurses so when you add that all up it's no surprise at what we are witnessing is this congestion and inability to deliver on the health needs of the population. the department of health is seeing the nhs has been given an extra £2.8 billion on top of a planned £10 billion on top of a planned £10 billion per year increase by 2020. is that not the kind of financial long—term planning that will make a difference? kill a maci long—term planning that will make a difference? kill a mac i havejust said we are spending 10 billion less

than other eu nations. the man appointed to run the nhs has called foran appointed to run the nhs has called for an immediate £4 billion spend to simply stand still, the figures which are being presented by government at the moment are woefully inadequate and will simply exacerbate the problem. what we must see is a real tangible resources, we have heard from the prime minister a commitment to long—term funding for the nhs, we need to translate that into reality and get the real figures which will allow for the real resources the nhs needs in terms of more doctors, more nurses, more staff and hospital beds, more ca re more staff and hospital beds, more care facilities, more practice facilities, until we have the infrastructure other nations take for granted we will not see an end to this problem. but it's notjust a resources problem, do you acknowledge there are still

structural changes, organisational changes which need to be made? we can changes which need to be made? we ca n always changes which need to be made? we can always look at making use of the tax payer resources but whichever way you look at it you cannot get round the fact we are grossly under resourced compared to an average nation in europe that is able to provide the sort of service we would want. france and germany are spending about £20 billion each year on the health service compared to the uk. that is going to translate into the problems we have, we are tens of thousands of doctors, hospital beds short. of course we can make best use of our money but i think we are already stretching the money as best as we can, the real need is to get the infrastructure right and have the staff and facilities to look after our patients. 0k, thank you very much for coming on. two men have been killed after a car was driven on the wrong side

of the m62 near bradford in the early hours of this morning. police say the car was travelling on the westbound carriageway when it hit another vehicle. the men in that vehicle, aged 34 and 37, were killed shortly after 2.30 this morning. a 22—year—old man was arrested and the road remains closed betweenjunction 27 and junction 26. the director of public prosecutions, alison saunders, is to stand down in october. the head of the crown prosecution service will leave at the end of her five—year term after a series of recent controversies, including the collapse of a number of high profile rape trials. 0nly only one previous holder of the post has been appointed for a second term. 0ur correspondent alison freeman is here. how expected was this? she had been in the post forfive yea rs, she had been in the post forfive

years, only one of our predecessors lasted any longer, six years and her contract was due to end in october and the announcement was made last year by the attorney general. he thanked herfor year by the attorney general. he thanked her for her service saying she had a successful record. that included prosecuting the killers of stephen lawrence but more recently she has raised a lot of criticism, the most well—known over disclosure in some high profile cases which have ended up collapsing because the defence were not given vital evidence to look out beforehand. she was also the first dpp to be overruled on a victim right to review, that is where she decided it was not in the public interest for lord janner to be prosecuted but an independent qc disagreed. the son of lord janner, danieljanner, has been highly critical. she has been an appalling dpp, the cps under horror has fallen into disrepute. as the

latest scandals over disclosure sure, she should have stood down after the fiasco around my late father who should not have been dragged to court as he was and she is responsible for failing to consider the evidence. i am a criminal qc and she is regarded as someone criminal qc and she is regarded as someone who was criminal qc and she is regarded as someone who was not criminal qc and she is regarded as someone who was not opt for the job. danieljanner very critical of the cps as a whole but alison saunders has been robust in her response to his comments. i think they are incredibly inaccurate. it shows a lack of knowledge of the work which goes on across the crown prosecution service. i have 6000 staff who work really ha rd service. i have 6000 staff who work really hard every day, our performance over last five years has been as good as it is not improving despite the cuts we have taken over

those, over that period and we have prosecutors are banned in the country who come to work every day and equally important decisions about people's lives, who do so professionally well and i think it's hugely insulting to them to dam the service in that way. alison saunders has also been very clear that the decision to leave was hers, she told the government she did not want to continue. she claims there was never a conversation were the government said we will not offer you an extension to that contract. she said she redeem you what her next role would bejoining a private law she redeem you what her next role would be joining a private law firm and she also addressed the problems with disclosure sing it was a problem across the whole justice system and things are being done to rectify that. it is likely the search for her replacement will start straightaway. china has imposed more than £2 billion worth of new import taxes on a series of us goods in response to president trump's decision to increase tariffs on imported steel and aluminium.

beijing claimed the move was necessary to "safeguard" its interests. there are concerns that such actions could spark a global trade war. chris buckler reports from washington. china was one of the country's foremost in president trump's mind when last month he detailed steep new tariffs on imported steel and aluminium. the american steel aluminium industry has been ravaged by aggressive foreign practices. it is really an assault on our country. the workers who poured their souls into building this great nation were betrayed. but that betrayal is now over. retaliation from beijing was inevitable and effective immediately there will be a 25% charge on pork exported from the us into china as well as new taxes for fruit, nuts, wine and a range of other products. the american authorities have already announced plans for further

targeted tariffs for tens of billions of dollars of chinese imports. they say that is in response to unfair trading practices in china which affect us companies. but it raises the possibility of yet more action being taken in what has become a tit—for—tat trade battle. kim jong—un has made a rare public appearance at a performance by south korean pop stars in pyeongyang. the north korean leader clapped along, then met the performers back stage. it's the first time foreign music stars have performed in the country in more than a decade. it comes ahead of a meeting between the leaders of the two koreas later this month. an increasing number of teachers are having to provide basics such as food and clothing to support struggling families. the government says it's taking measures to support disadvantaged children after a new survey found many teachers were concerned by the impact of increasing child poverty levels on education.

marc ashdown reports. "heartbreaking." that's how some teachers have described child poverty and how it's affecting their ability to learn. this snapshot survey of 900 heads, teachers, and support staff in england, wales, and northern ireland, found 87% think poverty is having a significant impact on learning. 60% believe the situation has worsened since 2015. in their responses, teachers talk of children coming to class with pale faces, dirty clothes, and worn—out shoes. a growing number of schools say they're now setting up clothes banks and food banks to support struggling parents. heads say it's having a wider effect on school budgets, with teachers having to intervene to make sure children are getting the basics. one of the problems that we have now is the capacity of other agencies to support us as they used to is not there. we're becoming social workers. not "becoming," we

are social workers. members of staff are becoming social workers. putting their hand in their own pocket to support children with christmas presents, with food, with uniforms, and that, in 2018, should not be happening. the department for education says it is continuing to support the most the country's most disadvantaged children through free school meals, pupil premiums, and a new £26 million fund to launch or improve 1700 breakfast clubs. marc ashdown, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news: the nhs in england is likely to face a "year—round crisis" , as this winter's pressures extend into the summer — that's the warning from some doctors. two men have died in a crash on the m62 near bradford, after a car was driven on the wrong side of the road. the director of public prosecutions, alison saunders, will stand down in october after a series of recent controversies. sport now and for a full round up,

from the bbc sport centre, here's holly england will need to take all ten new zealand wickets if they are to avoid defeat. joe root scoring 50. new zealand said a daunting 382 to win,james new zealand said a daunting 382 to win, james vince dropping adam latham, they got through to the close without losing a wicked, finishing on 42—0. ian porter admitted to packing his bags to go home on friday but i'm bed his dad he didn't. he was tied for 123rd

after a below par first round, did not think he would make the weekend, that on the last forced a play—off, he then won to earn his first stroke a victory in the united states and a place at the augusta masters. the wind doesn't just mean place at the augusta masters. the wind doesn'tjust mean getting to augusta, there is a lot of things on the horizon, long robe last couple of years with injury, questioning whether i've got my pga tour card or not, then obviously having some form and not finishing in the past, to get my first stroke victory, that is a big one, to get the exemption is a big one. football and dele alli says he has nothing to prove after a match—winning performance earned spurs theirfirst match—winning performance earned spurs their first victory at chelsea in 28 years. after falling behind christian eriksen scored a stunning equaliser before half—time. dele

alli who recently lost his place in the england starting xi scored twice in the second half to sink chelsea. spurs are eight points clear of chelsea in the final champions league qualification spot. he's a fighter, very competitive, it's not going to be affected, you does not play with the national team, he needs to give his best. to win again the trust and confidence of his manager. the only way to win the confidence and the trust of the manager is to do what he did today, score and perform. arsene wenger is confident fans who deserted them at the emirates further 3—0 win at stoke city will be back at the europa league tie. the official

attendance was almost 60,000, far fewer saw them scored twice in the last 15 minutes to spare the gunners lashes. the second half was better, we played with more dynamic, more pace, and against a good stoke side, i must say, i am surprised when you see what they have shown today that they are down there. we took slowly control and made a difference. they are down there. we took slowly control and made a differencem the scottish premiership are top all but secured a top six finish after a 1-1 but secured a top six finish after a 1—1 against dundee. dundee equalised, still third from bottom. 400 metre three doyle will become a flybe are at the commonwealth games. she says it's a highlight of her career when two steps out on thursday and she was chosen by her fellow scottish team—mates. that's

all for now. —— become a flag bearer. an abandoned chinese space laboratory — which has been in orbit around the earth since 2011 — has broken up on re—entry over the south pacific ocean. tiangong—1 was being used to train astronauts, but it stopped functioning in 2016, meaning technicians on the ground weren't able to manage its controlled descent to earth lebo diseko has more. heavenly palace blasting off. china's first space station was supposed to be a launch pad for bigger and better projects. but since then the eight tonne spacecraft around the size of a school bus has stopped working and come crashing down to earth. there was much speculation over where it might fall with estimates including south america, africa, the middle east central asia to name just a few. in the end, the south pacific

is where it came down, most of it is said to have earned upon re—entry with any debris falling into the vast waters below. all this is a far cry from the space station's glory yea rs cry from the space station's glory years and two different crews of astronauts visited. china says it's dealt with the situation according to international conventions but it all seems pretty embarrassing for the country's space programme. more than seven and a half thousand tonnes of redundant space hardware is thought to be circling the earth. a uk—led research team is putting a satellite into orbit this evening to try to track the debris and catch it , as our science correspondent, jonathan amos, reports: it's getting extremely busy up in space. it's notjust the working satellites, but all the debris from past missions as well. more than 7,500 tons of redundant hardware are now thought to be circling earth. it's material that poses a collision hazard, with the danger of creating even more debris.

that's where this small european satellite comes in. known as "remove debris," it's been developed at the university of surrey. it'll demonstrate technologies that enable it to monitor, approach and ensnare junk. in one experiment, it'll eject an object and then throw a net around it. in another test, it'll fire a harpoon at a target to see how such projectiles behave in space. once these demonstrations are finished, the remove debris satellite will ensure it doesn't add to the problem by deploying a giant sail. this will drag in the upper atmosphere and pull the satellite rapidly down to earth. the remove debris spacecraft will be stored at the international space station for a few weeks before beginning its experiments in late may. jonathan amos, bbc news. earlier i spoke to brad tucker, an astrophysicist at australian national university who told me more about the re—entry of the abandoned chinese space laboratory over south pacific ocean and the current levels of space debris circling the earth. it was always designed to land in

the southern pacific ocean, that's for all space station goal, that's four tonnes of rocket boosters are, we have this period of two and a bit yea rs of we have this period of two and a bit years of non—s because they lost control. it's important to be clear, one of the reasons china said it was uncontrolled, there were reports from other groups that it uncontrolled and then they confirmed it, further observations over the past couple of months, especially to the re—entry showed it was tumbling and in order for the re—entry showed it was tumbling and in orderfor it to tumble, it's pretty much an indication you do not have control, something bankroll. and so it's not necessarily an embarrassment but they weren't quite openin embarrassment but they weren't quite open in saying yes, we did lose control, in fact there were reports just last month from china saying they did still have control and it was quite apparently cure that was not the case. nevertheless, it hit

its intended target, all was ok apart from the fact of having this great footage which was a bit of a disappointment but that's ok. great footage which was a bit of a disappointment but that's 0k.|j great footage which was a bit of a disappointment but that's ok. i can see why that would disappoint you, i wa nted see why that would disappoint you, i wanted to ask about anything that got through, most of it burns up do we know is little bits of debris came down? i haven't heard of any solid evidence of debris landing, there is only about 10% is a 7—800 kg that made it, we are talking about this is the size of small bits of paper, it will look like normal rubbish, if you weren't really looking forward you would not even notice it, the fact that it was in the ocean, and most likely landed, as some now, i wouldn't be surprised if we ever see bits of it, this is contrary to the us skylab which crashed into western australia in 1979, people still have souvenirs at all. it's a very different ceremonial end and i think it's probably the last we have heard of

this satellite. what about the wider issue of redundant space hardware and this big project in the uk led research team to do something about it. i think it's great what they're planning, i think really it's the highlight and highlighting the problem, there are small and large bits of floating out there, good exa m ples bits of floating out there, good examples in 2009, ed defunct russian cosmos communications satellite crashed into a us phone satellite, we had the first crash between two microsatellites in 2009, creating 7000 pieces of debris, 1300 different satellites in orbit, what do you do with them? there is a grid that can try and solve it, it's great. the rocket roosters which are a large source of debris itself, some groups like speck space x, the private company of elon musk, means it's not another piece of debris.

ultimately you have to worry there isa ultimately you have to worry there is a kessler syndrome, but could be a chain reaction and we are no longer able to launch things out of the earth, that current model is about 2035, which sounds far away but the factors in 2035 we could lose up like indication. we are showing some lovely graphics of something being harpooned in space, thatis something being harpooned in space, that is feasible, is it? it is and the great thing about it is, even though the heights we are talking about there is a little bit of atmosphere and friction at about 1000 kilometres, it's still pretty much a manoeuvrable environment that you can grasp onto these things and let the atmosphere take care of that and so building these small satellites which went you want to reach orbit burned when they enter the atmosphere. great idea. this year we will see anywhere tween 100 and 120 rocket launchers between 2-500 and 120 rocket launchers between

2—500 satellites and extra double—double. we need to start planning efficiently what are we going to do with all this stuff that's been left up there and how do we prevent more potential issues? in the future, the international space station will come back down and it will be much bigger than what we saw today. that was brad tucker speaking today. that was brad tucker speaking to me from canberra australia. time to me from canberra australia. time to check on the weather. in true bank holiday style, the weather looking very unsettled. rain, but to the north, snow we are concerned with. for northern england, northern ireland, scotland, travel disruption very likely. a different story that south, the milder air, different story that south, the milderair, rain we different story that south, the milder air, rain we are seeing through the morning, some of that heavy, replaced by bright sunny spells, some heavy and maybe

thundery showers. as the system bombs its way further north, it is no we are concerned with. northern ireland, into northern particularly over the pennines, into southern and central parts of scotland, also higher ground between 5—13 centre bidders of snow, sun getting to lower levels. some travel disruption very likely. a fine line between the mild are further south and the cold are in the north, what we will find across the midlands, north wales, southern parts of northern england, the snow increasingly turning to rain, we will keep some snow across scotla nd rain, we will keep some snow across scotland and northern ireland, temperatures not higher than for— 5 degrees compared to 12—13 further south. perhaps 14 with a tunnel islands. the snow risk across scotla nd islands. the snow risk across scotland and northern ireland, northern england, increasingly seeing some rain, milder elsewhere, cloudy, breezy, outbreaks of rain, lows of 8—10d in the south, 1—2 in the north. this sharp contrast in temperatures across the country,

slowly over the next few days, the mild are nudging northwards, still some cold ever scotland tomorrow, bringing an increasing chance of further snow that will start to his. further south, cloudy, further snow that will start to his. furthersouth, cloudy, breezy, blustery, sunny spells, also some heavy showers, in the sunshine highs for in central and southern england of 15 degrees. area of low pressure swirling around the country as we go into wednesday, continuing to churn up into wednesday, continuing to churn up some showers, breezy, blustery day, heavy showers, thundery in places. all the while, the milder air starting to push its way up across the country. again, in the mid teens in places and by the end of the week, had even the height teams. this is bbc news — our latest headlines. there is a new warning from health

staff that the nhs in england is likely to face a "year—round crisis", as this winter's pressures extend into the summer. two men have died on the m62 near bradford, after a car was driven on the wrong side of the road. one man has been arrested. the director of public prosecutions alison saunders is to stand down in october — she has called any criticism to the crown prosecution service an "insult" to its staff. now on bbc news it's time for a special audience edition of brexitcast. hello. it is adam fleming. i'm in london. with chris mason. we thought we would do our usual little nerdy podcast. in this cupboard. except it's not a cupboard. we are here in the bbc radio theatre with 300 friends.