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this is bbc news i'm sean leigh. the headlines at 6pm: the prime minister urges mps to back her brexit deal or risk taking the country into uncharted territory. i'd say don't let the search for the perfect become the enemy of the good. because the danger there is we end up because the danger there is we end up with no brexit at all. ahead of the launch of the long term plan for the nhs, the health secretary says extra funding for the service will help change its focus. the biggest increase in spending is going to primary care and community care to help people stay healthy in the first place. it's been revealed footballer wayne rooney was arrested in the us last month accused of public intoxication. the striker who plays for a washington side, was later released. the next stage of the universal credit rollout is delayed amid concerns about the new all—in—one benefits system. and will the favourite win? olivia colman is a frontrunner in tonight's golden globe awards in los angeles. commentator: taking on christian
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fuchs and he gets a wonderful cross and plenty of upset in the fa cup third round this afternoon — league two newport county are currently leading premier league leicester city. we'll have a full round—up in our sports news. hello, good evening, welcome to bbc news. theresa may says the uk will be in uncharted territory if her brexit deal is rejected. mps will restart debating the deal this week ahead of a vote in parliament. mrs may said she had spent the christmas break seeking assurances from europe, which might assuage mps who plan to vote against her agreement. but she gave little away on what those assurances might be,
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or what would happen if her deal is defeated. here's our political correspondent nick eardley. with the holiday season over, things are well and truly getting back to normal — dumping the christmas tree, getting back to the daily grind. for the prime minister, it means trying to finally sort out brexit, but a new year doesn't mean a new approach from theresa may. she's sticking to a brexit plan, but she is hoping to offer assurances to win over her critics. the first is measures that will be specific for northern ireland, the second is a greater role for parliament as we take these negotiations into the next stage for our future relationship, and the third, and we're still working on this, is further assurances from the european union to address the issues that have been raised. the problem — assurances so far haven't been enough for people in here. the pm said mps will definitely vote on her deal in around ten days' time, but as things stand, a government defeat still looks likely. then what? then actually we're going to be in uncharted territory. i don't think anyone can say exactly what will happen
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in terms of the reaction... i was rather hoping you could! might she try asking mps to vote again? she wouldn't rule it out, but the pm is keeping us guessing on her plan b, including many in her own party. could those who want no—deal end up with no brexit at all? might those who want a second referendum end up with no—deal? i've always said no—deal was better than a bad deal, what we have on the table is a good deal. but others still think they could do a betterjob... the reason theresa may has had such a botched set of negotiations is because of her red lines. if we, as a new incoming labour government, were to go to europe without those red lines, we know that we could get a different, better deal. there will be no easing into the new year when westminster returns tomorrow. the clock is ticking, and there's lots to do in 2019. nick eardley, bbc news. when nick came into the studio
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earlier he told me more about those discussions with theresa may and other eu leaders. there is no detail on what those assurances might be. the talks have been going on while we were enjoying christmas and new year. officials from the eu and the uk were continuing to try and thrash out some sort of deal. that has clearly not been a breakthrough yet which would allow theresa may to come back and say, "we've done it, i've got something legally binding on the irish backstop." that remains the big issue. clearly, there has not been that breakthrough yet. quite what theresa may could achieve over the next ten days or so that would change the game here isn't clear either. because as we have discussed numerous times, the concerns that some of her own mps and the dup, who keep the conservatives in power, remember, haven't gone away. it's not completely clear what would get rid of them. i suppose the question then is, what would happen after a vote —
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assuming it is lost, which all the numbers suggest, hence why she pulled the vote before christmas. that it would be likely lost. if she loses this vote, what happens next? we are getting conflicting signals. she is saying, if you vote this down, there may be no brexit at all. liam fox says, if this deal is voted down, we may be talking about a no—deal brexit, rather than no brexit at all. i suppose that reflects the tension that still exists within the cabinet on this issue? absolutely. the prime minister does not want to talk about plan bs. if she has one, which isn't clear, she is keeping it very close to her chest. before christmas, we had cabinet ministers almost getting rid of the idea of collective responsibility and edging towards, maybe, their preferred plan bs. nobody quite saying this is what we should do, but certainly alluding to what they think should happen. we had andrea leadsom, amber rudd,
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and liam fox arguing about the potential benefits of a no—deal brexit. exactly. what was interesting about the pm's interview on andrew marr this morning was that she was almost threatening both sides by saying it's "uncharted territory. " so, if you're somebody who wants to retain a close relationship with the eu, potentially stay in the eu as the result of a second referendum — there is the threat of no—deal. if you don't vote for my deal you could end up with something far worse. likewise, for the brexiteers in her party, she is saying, you might end up with no brexit at all if you don't vote for my plan. so, there is an interesting strategy of threatening everybody, promising nothing. it may work, it may win over some people. it could end up that theresa may's deal is the least worst option, whichever perspective you are coming from. yes, it's the only thing. theresa may is saying it's the only
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thing that offers a guarantee, the only thing that says this is what happens next. without it, as the pm says, you're in uncharted territory. that is true. we have not been in a situation where a brexit deal has been voted down before. others will agree that is not true. parliament will take over the process and it will try and battle for something. we are not there yet. there is a vote in nine, or ten, days' time, which will govern whether we get to that stage. what is clear, the conversations before christmas about the massive mountain that theresa may has to climb are still there. the mountain has not got any smaller, she still has a a massive journey to get to any place she can be confident that deal will go through. nick eardley, our political
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correspondent. nhs patients in england are being promised access to "world class" treatments, as part of the new ten—year plan for the health service. the prime minister says the publication of the plan this week marks an "historic" moment for the health service — with the nhs budget rising by an extra £20 billion a year by 2023. labour says staff shortages and cuts to the health and social care systems in recent years will make it very hard to deliver what's being proposed. here's our health correspondent dominic hughes. one... ..two... jenny ray knows first—hand how hard it can be to live with poor mental health. for years, she's struggled with anxiety and depression. when she's needed help, she's had good support from the gp and the wider nhs. but she says mental health is still only second—best when compared to physical problems. it feels like we're making a start, but there still seems to me like there's a long way to go, um... and i mean, i don't have the answers, but it seems to me that waiting months and months for treatment can't possibly be right. improving the provision of mental—health services for people likejenny is one of the areas
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the prime minister is highlighting today, mrs may outlining measures that she says secure the future of the nhs and will deliver world—class care. we're seeing more people, we're treating more people, but because the demand... but you're not hitting your targets. no, we're slipping against the targets, because despite the fact that we're actually doing more, the demand is outstripping that. that's why we needed to take a look, that's why we needed to put the extra money in, that is why we needed to say in future. it's all part of a long—term plan for the nhs in england, highlighting the priorities for the health service over the coming decade. they include improved maternity care, better detection and prevention of disease, and more support for elderly people to maintain their independence. labour says it has no problems with the ambitious plan but the health service lacks the resources to see it through. a lot of the announcements in the plan, like trying to expand mental—health services, getting better at how we deal with cardiovascular conditions, getting better with how we treat cancer, there is nothing inherently
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wrong with those aspirations. the point is the funding isn't sufficient, and the staff isn't there. we need a staffing plan for the nhs. there has been a broad welcome for this initial outline of priority areas — more details will be unveiled tomorrow. but the nhs is already facing staff shortages, rising demand for services, and cuts to other parts of the health and social care system, so health campaigners say fulfilling the promises of better care over the next decade will be extremely tough. dominic hughes, bbc news. it's been revealed that england's record goal—scorer wayne rooney was arrested in december last year in the united states, accused of public intoxication. the former manchester united player, who now plays for the american side, dc united, was taken into custody on 16th december by the the metropolitan washington airports authority police. we can speak to lizzie greenwood—hughes who's in bbc
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sport centre for us. lizzie, good evening to you. what do we know about the arrest? the information is pretty thin and you have said quite a lot of it, he was arrested on the 16th of december. he was around the airport in washington, dc, flying back from saudi arabia where he had been going to some racing in riyadh and he was arrested by police for what they say was public intoxication and also swearing offences. he was taken to a detention centre charged with public intoxication and rooney was then released after paying a bond, which i believe is a sort of bail fee, and then he was fined on the 4th of january. according two reports it was only $25, about £20, which is a pretty small fine. we have to
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remember that he is still banned from driving in this country, and he had to—do a community service and was given a fine as well. he has already had some sort of disorder charge for drinking offences. he's been back in the uk over the christmas period during the winter breakfrom christmas period during the winter break from the mls. he plays christmas period during the winter breakfrom the mls. he plays his football for dc united in washington and he had been in the uk but this happen before that period in the united states in america for a black intoxication charges at the airport. lizzie greenwood—hughes, thank you. if we get any more on that story we will bring it to you this evening on bbc news. talks will continue later in an effort to end a budget row that has shut down key parts of the federal government in the united states for more than two weeks. a number of meetings between white house officials and congressional leaders have failed to resolve the dispute over funding for a wall on the mexican border. speaking to reporters over the buzz from the rotorblade
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on his helicopter, as he prepared to fly to the presidential retreat, camp david, president trump repeated his assertion that building a barrier on the border with mexico is essential. let's get more now from david willis in washington. what did the president have to say? he's clearly not backing down on his demand for billions of dollars in taxpayers' money too fund his pet project, a wall along the us border with mexico —— to fund his pet project. en route to camp david donald trump reiterated his threat to cause a national emergency ticket funds for the project should congress failed to grant them. the democrats are in control of congress, welcome of the house of representatives and they are flatly opposed too the board will project so no money opposed too the board will project so no money from them. of course, it
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would be highly controversial, such a move, two declare a national emergency, but president trump believes that the situation on the border is sufficiently acute that it effectively constitutes a national emergency. this is what he had to say. it's about safety, it's about security for our country. it's about stopping human traffickers. it's about stopping drugs. so we have to have it, gotta have it, we have no choice. i don't like doing this, but we have to have it. evoking a national emergency in order to effectively bypass congress forfunding for a order to effectively bypass congress for funding for a border wall would, of course, be highly controversial. there would even be those in his own party, the republicans, who would see this as an abuse of power, not to mention the legal challenges the democrats would undoubtedly pose.
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but president trump has effectively painted himself into a corner with this. it was his signature campaign issue, and when he sought two back off on it slightly some weeks ago there was an outcry from those on there was an outcry from those on the right who said he was caving —— when he sought to back off. he cannot do that again, clearly. what impact is the partial shutdown having? well, at the moment, the tangible effects are fairly minimal. museums in the nation's r closed, rubbish is piling up at national parks, the national mall and outside the white house, in fact, and of course, 800,000 people have either been sent home, or they are working without pay. it becomes more acute next week when the first paychecks are duty go out. —— due to go out.
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the longer it goes on at the more we will see real hardship and then more difficult it will be for these two sides, the democrats and president trump, to hold out in making an agreement. thank you. the headlines on bbc news. theresa may says she is still seeking reassurances from the european union for her brexit deal, and says the commons vote will "definitely go ahead". the prime minister also promises what she calls a "world—class" national health service, ahead of publication of the government's io—year—plan for the nhs. footballer wayne rooney was arrested in the us last month accused of public intoxication. the striker who plays for a washington side, was later released. plans to move three million people on to universal credit are to be delayed amid concerns the system is causing hardship to some. instead, mps will be asked to approve the transfer of just 10,000
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people to the new system, as part of a pilot scheme to see how the payments are working. ministers insist the full roll—out of universal credit will be completed, as planned, by 2023. michael buchanan reports. more than a million people are currently in receipt of universal credit, either new claimants for benefits or those who had a change of circumstances, perhaps by moving house. in the next few weeks, ministers were due to seek parliamentary approval to move 3 million existing welfare claimants onto the new benefit. but the next phase of the roll—out now appears to have been delayed, with the work and pensions secretary, amber rudd, seeking approval forjust 10,000 people to be moved onto universal credit in the summer. that process will then be assessed, and further parliamentary approval sought, before every other existing welfare claimant is moved. getting mps to approve the migration was always going to be difficult, amid evidence that some claimants on universal credit have been forced to visit food banks,
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or have faced eviction. but a source close to ms rudd said the pause was the right thing to do, and should reassure parliament that she was listing the mps' concerns. michael buchanan, bbc news. earlier i spoke to emma revie — chief executive of the trussel trust — the national anti—poverty charity which runs a network of over 420 foodbanks. she said she welcomed the government's decision to scale back its universal credit roll—out. i think the possibility of taking time together things right before time to get things right before 3 million people are moved onto universal credit is really encouraging and shows the government are listening to concerns people have raised. we have had a series of pilots and we had a number of benefit centres where people were tried out first and those who were new claimants coming in for the first time, and it is built over a number of years, and yet these problems seem to have persisted with the system. you think basically the ambition
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of the system is right. what is it about the implementation that's not working? there is a number of issues we have with implementation but i think first and foremost five—week wait that is built in, and that's at least five weeks, for many people it's longer than five weeks. but that five—week wait is pushing people into debt, is putting people at risk of eviction from their properties and really causing hardship right at the outset of universal credit. so for us that's a real problem and something that our statistics are showing us. what correlation is there that you have seen between people going onto universal credit and waiting for those payments, and accessing your services, accessing food banks? so, our data shows us that last year there was a 13% increase in people coming to food banks across the board, which was up again on the previous year's increase. however, in areas where universal credit was in full roll—out we saw a 52% increase in footfall to our food banks. and you can't cope with that, presumably, can you ? it's really difficult.
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we have been blown away by the support of the general public, the donations are up this year, which means people aren't happy that there is a situation that causes somebody to need a food bank. the general public don't want that from our social security system. slightly perverse, i suppose, isn't it, because people are paying tax, part of which is used too provide the benefits system, and yet they are ending up having to fork out additional money directly because they see the problems with the system. exactly. given that and given what you have said about the five—week problem you have encountered, wouldn't it be more sensible for the government to say we will deal with the five—week wait, never mind the roll—out, just cancel this five—week delay? that would be wonderful. that's certainly what we are asking for. have they explained why they think they can't do that? ithink... or they think they can't. i think there's a sense that
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the system does not allow for the five—week waits to be reduced, and also the idea that the advance loan in a sense mitigates hardship. and our information, our research would show that's not the case. that across—the—board, people are finding that the benefits amount, the payment one gets in one's benefits is not sufficient to cover the essentials anymore. we've had a benefits freeze for a number of years. it's not enough. and, therefore, when you're clawing back the loan from those payments, each month that's increasing and lengthening the hardship people are experiencing. so for us, an advance loan, isn't an answer to the five—week wait. we have some breaking news coming too us from the metropolitan police, and that is that police are searching for a two—year—old girl who had been inside herfather‘s black audi car when it was stolen in east london on sunday afternoon. no more details as yet. it is a two—year—old girl inside a car that was stolen in east london, the borough roughly around the olympic park and beyond there, on sunday
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afternoon. no further details as two the car or the circumstances in which this girl was made missing. we hope for more details on this case. —— as to the car. it sounds very distressing and frightening for the family. the two—year—old girl perhaps not in a situation too be able too well that people or even know what was happening. the girl's father met with an unknown man in nine acres close with a view two selling his car but the man drove off and his daughter was in the front passenger seat at the time, she is romanian, but she is from the local area, she has lived there for some time, she was wearing a white top and red bottoms. the car, this is important if you happen too be in london, you might be able do keep your eyes open, a black audi f,
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registration fy58uaz... i can't remember what y is... so i won't bother. it is fy58uaz. the car has been found abandoned. the man was asian, of slim build and dressed in black. this is a photograph of little maria, just two years old, her parents are romanian, she was wearing a white top and red bottoms, the car has been abandoned but you may have seen the car has been abandoned but you may have seen are the car has been abandoned but you may have seen are driven in the area while it was stolen. most important for the police is defined at what happened two the man after he abandoned the car. the girl has
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clearly being ta ken abandoned the car. the girl has clearly being taken out of the car. the police are extremely keen two ensure her welfare. the family have provided the police with another picture of maria —— keen to ensure. in the first one she had a hat on two wrap up against the cold. this isa two wrap up against the cold. this is a missing toddler, two years old, not great for any child too be out with their parents, even worse in the middle of winter and getting dark. perhaps the man will contact them too tell them where she is. let's hope we can reunite maria with mum and dad as soon as possible. another senior official at the pentagon has resigned following president trump's announcement last month that us troops would be withdrawn from syria. the departure of the chief of staff, kevin sweeney, follows that of the defence secretary, james mattis, and the department's spokeswoman. two british soldiers serving with special forces in north—east syria have been seriously injured.
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reports say they were hit by an islamic state missile in deir ez—zor. one kurdish fighter is thought to have been killedand another injured by the msisile strike. injured by the missile strike. police have been given more time to question the two people arrested in connection with the stabbing to death of a man on a train in surrey on friday. lee pomeroy, from guildford, was on his way to london with his 14—year—old son. a man aged 35 was arrested on suspicion of murder and a woman who's 27 is being held — on suspicion of assisting an offender. detectives have been given an extra 12 hours to question them. when we have more on those people held over the stabbing we will bring it to you. the two men — who were arrested during friday
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night's armed raid on a house in coventry — have been released without charge pending further inquiries. meanwhile, police have confirmed that the man — who was shot dead by firearms officers — was 31 year old sean fitzgerald, who lived in the town. the incident is being investigated by the independent office for police conduct. audrey dias reports. this house on a busy residential street in coventry is increasingly becoming a shrines into the memory of sean fitzgerald. boy did up—to—date is where the 31—year—old shot by armed officers during a raid on friday evening. friends say he was having his hair cut at the time. an investigation is under way into why the raid ended in his death. this was an intelligence led operation. i am this was an intelligence led operation. iam not this was an intelligence led operation. i am not in a position too elaborate on the nature of this at the moment. we are liaising with the independent office for police conduct and we will fully assist their investigation. the independent office for police conduct have interviewed the officers involved and are pouring overfootage interviewed the officers involved and are pouring over footage from their body cams and nearby cctv. the cord and has been lifted and traffic is moving smoothly here on burnaby road this morning but this is a community still come into grips with what happened here on friday —— the cordoned. floral tributes continued
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two growths of the ex soldier who had so many friends in the area. —— continued to grow. i saw the blood on the floor and i was so scared. continued to grow. i saw the blood on the floor and i was so scaredlj was frightened to go out but you have to, just go on. like watching a nasty show on the tv and they are asking you about it but this is real and it has happened. there were reports mr fitzgerald was shot in the back but investigators say based on the evidence they have reviewed so on the evidence they have reviewed so far there is no indication of that. a postmortem will take place tomorrow. an egyptian explosives expert has been killed while trying to defuse a bomb left outside a church in a suburb of cairo. two other people were injured in the blast. a bomb squad had been called to deal with an unattended package. the incident, in the nasr city district, comesjust a day before egypt's minority coptic christians celebrate christmas. malaysia's king muhammad the fifth has unexpectedly v
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has unexpectedly resigned less than two years after taking the throne. it's the first time a ruling monarch has stepped down before completing the full five—year term. no reason has been given, but speculation began after photos emerged and reports suggesting he had married a former russian beauty queen. the treasury has announced that british overseas territories and crown dependencies will be able to design and mint their own version of the uk's new £1 coin. the 12—sided coin was introduced in 2017 and current designs feature the northern irish shamrock, welsh leek, scottish thistle and english rose. the treasury, which oversees the royal mint, says allowing new designs would underline the close links between the uk and its territories. the awards season begins tonight in los angeles in television and film. among this year's favourites are lady gaga and the actor bradley cooper for their roles in the film a star is born. jeff bridges will receive a special award to mark six decades in film.
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dan johnson reports. the talk of this town has been rebuilding trust and better reflecting the real world. so, the golden globes are being watched for signs that change will last, that actors, directors and stories of all kinds will be recognised. tv psychopath thriller killing eve is nominated twice after the bbc show did well on both sides of the atlantic. it has been incredible, i've never had this kind of reaction before to a show so it's been amazing. bodyguard, another action—packed tv hit, also has two nominations. i can handle more than him. ——i can handle more mundane jobs. in the film categories, vice heads the list after christian bale's full—body transformation into former vice—president dick cheney. hey, ijust wanted to take another look at you. also tipped is a star is born, a tale of finding fame and feeling its costs that's earned
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both lady gaga and bradley cooper nominations. claire foy could win best supporting actress for first man, the story of the race to reach the moon. it's an incredible year for cinema, so many incredible films and so many different services that they're coming on as well, being streamed on different platforms. i think it has been an amazing year for, kind of, women especially, when you look at the nominations from the female category, it is remarkable. you only win when you maintain your dignity. green book, an account of 1960s segregation, is nominated five times. and if beale street could talk charts a young woman's struggle to free her wrongly—jailed husband. there is a place for black panther, blachklansman, and if beale street could talk in the same season, to know we're not a monolith, we have very different experiences, and it's great they're a part of the fabric of our film. then there's olivia colman up for best comedy actress,
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outrageous as queen anne in the favourite, the costume drama that breaks with all tradition in a year of more colourful, varied, unconventional nominations. danjohnson, bbc news, los angeles. inafew in a few minutes we willjoin mishal husain for the international and national news and join viewers on bbc one. now it's time for a look at the weather with alina jenkins. hello. for many, it's been a day of extensive cloud cover. but compared to yesterday, there have been some better breaks to the east of the pennines, plenty of sunshine in places this afternoon. this was whitley bay a few hours ago. but for some of us, things are about to turn wetter and much windier. it's all down to this area of low pressure in the atlantic working its way eastwards. it will be strengthening the winds through this
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evening and overnight across northern england, northern ireland, particularly across scotland, also with the cloud thickening as well and some persistent rain arriving from the north—west as we head towards dawn. it stays mainly dry further south, there'll be some breaks in the cloud, most should escape a frost with temperatures holding up to around four or five celsius. some very windy conditions tomorrow, as this deepening area of low pressure works its way to the north of the uk. notice the squeeze in the isobars, gives you an indication of the strength of the wind and it'll be wet at first tomorrow morning across scotland and northern ireland, some persistent rain sliding its way southwards into northern england, north wales, the midlands, weakening as it does. so, further south, it will probably stay mainly dry. rain will return to the north of scotland through the afternoon. it will be a mild day for all of us, 11 or 12 celsius. but it's the strength of the wind we're most concerned about. this is an idea of gusts through the day tomorrow. but for northern parts of scotland, particularly the northern highlands and the northern isles, gusts will widely be 60 to 70 mph, locally 75, maybe even 80. so, some disruption is possible. the area of low pressure pulls away into the north sea across into scandinavia.
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behind it, we pick up a colder north or north—westerly wind. the temperatures will start to slide through tuesday and wednesday. we lose the milder yellow colours, they become confined to the far south—western fringes of the uk, and elsewhere it will start to feel much colder. but there should be more in the way of sunshine on tuesday. a few showers blowing down our north sea coast where, combined with the new moon and the spring tides and the winds, we could see some coastal flooding. for most, it's a dry day. still windy for a time, starting to feel colder, temperatures between seven and ten celsius. from tuesday into wednesday, it's this area of high pressure which is the dominant feature. this weak front sliding in will increase the cloud across northern ireland and the western isles of scotland, could bring some mist and fog, some patchy drizzle. but for the week ahead, after that windy start, it turns colder for a time, but mainly dry with a bit more sunshine. goodbye. a ten year plan for the health
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service england. the government says it will deliver world—class care. there will be pledges on cancer, mental health, maternity and the elderly, detailing web billions abound about the funding will go. the whole plan is about spending that money as well as possible, especially about keeping people healthy in the first place. the prime minister says brexit will be in danger if mps vote to reject her new deal. you look like a badger. 0h.. the favourite is a favourite for tonight's golden globe ‘s, kicking off the awards season. a wonderful cross in... a goal for newport! and the biggest slot of the fa cup third round as premier league leicester city are knocked out. —— the biggest shark. good evening.
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the prime minister says this week's publication of the plan marked a historic moment for the nhs, it's budget rising by an extra £20 billion a year by 2023. labour says the ten year plan is short of the funding and the staffing it would need to succeed. here is our health editor hugh pym. the nhs, caring in the home. that's what gwyneth has experienced in a scheme in somerset, which service leaders want to see extended across england as part of the new long—term plan. she was in hospital with a heart problem, but got home quickly because local nhs and social care staff could work out her needs away from hospital, including equipment to help her cope on her own. what sort of things has it helped you with? well, confidence, for a start.
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the feeling that there's always somebody there. you see, i live on my own, apart from a yorkshire terrier. and you do need a certain backing. you think you don't, because all your life you've been self—sufficient. but you do. the scheme, called home first, has reduced delays discharging elderly patients from hospitals. that's good for them and frees up beds for others. this has actually made a really big difference to enabling people to leave hospital in a more timely fashion, which is actually really important for our elderly population, because being in hospital is not necessarily the right place to be. ensuring that the sickest are treated in hospital when they need it, but where possible people are cared for in their local communities or at home, is seen as absolutely crucial for the long—term future of the nhs as patient demand rises, with people living longer.
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the nhs plan for england, to be published tomorrow, will include improved maternity care and better disease detection — for example cancer. new digital technology will be promoted, including for gp appointments. along with that will be a drive to help some people tackle the causes of poor health, such as obesity, alcohol and smoking. the whole plan is about spending that money as well as possible, especially about keeping people healthy in the first place. because prevention is better than cure. the new money for the nhs in england will mean £4 billion a year more for scotland, wales and northern ireland by 2023. but labour argues the plan for england hasn't been properly costed. there's nothing inherently wrong with those aspirations. the point is, the funding isn't sufficient and the staff isn't there. we need a staffing plan for the nhs. tomorrow's plan is for the nhs. many argue it will be hard tojudge without a social care strategy. after delays, ministers now say
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that's due within weeks. hugh pym, bbc news. theresa may has said the uk will be in uncharted territory if her brexit deal is rejected by mps. they're due to begin another debate on the eu withdrawal agreement this week — and then vote on it next week. the prime minister says she'll be revealing in the coming days assurances that she hopes will win over those who currently plan to vote against. here's our political correspondent ben wright. it's time to pack up the baubles and chuck out the tree. christmas brought a brexit lull, that is now abruptly over. and the prime minister begins the new year as she ended the last, trying to find a way to persuade parliament to back her deal. but there's no sign of a new approach, only reassurances that she hopes might win over her critics. the first is measures that would be specific for northern ireland. the second is a greater role for parliament, as we take these negotiations into the next stage for our future relationship.
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and the third, and we are still working on this, is further assurances from the european union to address the issues that have been raised. but many tory brexiteers remain angry about the deal, as are a number of conservatives who want a closer relationship with europe or another referendum. opposition parties are poised to vote against the deal, too. so, if it's defeated, what on earth happens then? then, actually, we are going to be in uncharted territory. i don't think anybody can say exactly what will happen in terms of the reaction we will see in parliament. well, i was hoping you could. if the prime minister has a plan b, she's not letting on. and she didn't rule out asking mps to vote again. i've always said that no deal was better than a bad deal. what we have on the table is a good deal. the chances of the prime minister's deal getting through parliament still look pretty dismal. theresa may says we would then be in uncharted territory. we would also be in a deep political crisis, with even less time to go until the uk is set to leave the eu at the end of march. many mps believe that mrs may's
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tactic is to run down the clock, piling pressure on the house of commons to deal eventually or risk a damaging no—deal brexit. but as mps argue and agonise, there's currently no clear majority in this deadlocked parliament for a different course of action. think there is a growing groundswell in the country, and in parliament, for accepting that we are going to have to go back to the public for the final say. while polls suggest labour party members clearly want the party to commit to another referendum its leadership won't — yet. the reason theresa may has had such a botched set of negotiations is because of her red lines. if we, as a new, incoming labour government, were to go to europe without those red lines, we know that we could get a different, better deal. but the uk and eu insist the withdrawal agreement cannot be reworked, and a general election to break the impasse looks very unlikely. theresa may wanted the brexit deal wrapped up by christmas.
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instead, with time disappearing, the uncertainty grows. ben wright, bbc news. detectives in surrey were this morning given another 12 hours to question a 35—year—old man in connection with the fatal stabbing of a passenger on a train on friday. the attack on lee pomeroy, who was 51, happened in front of his 14—year—old son, shortly after boarding the train at guildford. talks to end the partial shutdown of the us government have resumed, as the stalemate enters its third week. president donald trump — tweeted this image earlier — and is standing firm on his demand for billions of dollars to fund a border wall with mexico. democrats in congress have refused and the shutdown has meant hundreds of thousands of government staff staying at home or working without pay. and president trump has confirmed that american forces have killed one of the masterminds of the 2000 attack on the uss cole in the port of aden. the bombing in the year 2000 killed 17 us sailors. jamal al badawi was convicted
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over the attack in yemen but later escaped from jail. it's believed he was killed in a drone strike on new year's day. the next stage of universal credit — the new system that merges six welfare benefits into one monthly payment — is to be scaled back, amid concerns about the impact on claimants. mps were due to vote on transferring another three million people on to universal credit but that number's now been reduced to just 10,000. the government says it remains committed to moving all claimants onto it by 2023. here's our social affairs correspondent michael buchanan. universal credit is a new service to make sure that you are better off in work than on benefits. it is the biggest change to the benefits system in decades and is leaving some people destitute. how much money do you have in your pocket now? nothing. claimants have sometimes waited months for money,
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forcing them to sell possessions. the next thing to go will be the sofa, and i will be sitting on the table. today, ministers acknowledge there are problems and promised to proceed more cautiously. linda, a full—time care assistant, is furious with the new system. a design problem with universal credit meant her salary was double counted and her salary was double counted and herfamily is her salary was double counted and her family is benefits assessment last month left them £400 short.|j tried to phone them a few times, but nothing. the text messages, they still come through. you never speak to anybody in person, but you will get a text message to tell you if you are due money or not. what kind of system is that? there are currently more than 1 million of system is that? there are currently more than1 million people on universal credit. the next step was to move about 3 million more claimants onto the system. but instead of getting mps to approve the entire transfer, the government is to seek permission to move just 10,000 people across. only if that
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goes well will they seek to move anybody else. the reason why it is important to get this right and why we have been taking our time, why we have been ensuring that we have made changes as we have been learning through this process, is because this is a much better system than the system it replaced. it is a system that encourages people into work, make sure when they are in work, make sure when they are in work it pays. despite the changes, the prime minister insisted today that universal credit would be fully rolled out by 2023, six and a half yea rs rolled out by 2023, six and a half years behind schedule. labour once the entire project stopped. we have a high incidence of people going to food banks, for example, when people have moved on to universal credit. we think it is unexpected dutch an a cce pta ble we think it is unexpected dutch an acceptable and what should be a support system is causing immense hardship. ensuring universal credit works for those that will eventually move works for those that will eventually m ove o nto works for those that will eventually move onto it has been widely welcomed by charities. but many of those currently on it will continue to struggle. now with news of today's fa cup games and the rest of the sport,
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here's lizzie greenwood—hughes at the bbc sport centre. thanks very much, mishal. good evening. it's been an exciting day in the third round of the fa cup with two premier league teams knocked—out by clubs from three divisions below them. leicester lost at newport and fulham were beaten at home by oldham. adam wild rounds—up the day's top stories. this stage of the fa cup is where wild optimism and firm expectation so wild optimism and firm expectation so often meet. at craven cottage, there was plenty of both. when fulham the premier league went ahead against oldham, a side confined to the fourth tier, the faint hopes of 4000 travelling fans might have felt fainter than ever. this is a competition unlike any other. the come back began from the spot, sam surridge raising hopes once more. if fulham are feeling the pressure, alexander mitrovic had the chance to let off steam. instead, this was just they let off. an old hero at one end, and enough time for them to
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find another. what an upset this could be! callum lang sparking a kind of extraordinary scenes that only the fa cup can provide. it would have taken a similar leap of faith to believe barnett could cause such an upset with sheffield united from the championship. when they we re from the championship. when they were awarded a penalty, shaquile coulthirst never looked like losing faith. inspiration forthe aspirations of newport county. jamille matt with a moment of magic against premier league side leicester, before the final surprise ona leicester, before the final surprise on a day even the most optimistic could not have expected. adam wild, bbc news. wasps ended their poor run of form with a rare home win over northampton in rugby union's premiership. leading just 17—16 at the break, wasps were able to pull clear in the second half with a contraversial third try from wille le roux — only scored after northampton failed to clear their line. the game ended 27 points to 16. india's cricketers are on the cusp of a first
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series win in australia. they have a huge lead going into the final day of the last test in sydney — after bowling australia out over 300 runs short of their first innings total and then forcing them straight back into bat, something no team has done to australia in a home test for 30 years. india only need a draw to win the series. that's it from me, but there's lots more on the bbc sport website. but for now — back to you, mishal the film and television awards season begins in los angeles tonight with the golden globes. this year women are being recognised in large numbers — hopefully signalling a shift in traditionally male dominated hollywood. among them is much british talent — including olivia coleman and claire foy, as well as tv series such as killing eve and the bodyguard. dan johnson reports. the golden globes are being watched for signs that change will last, that actors, directors and stories of all kinds will be recognised. tv psychopath thriller killing eve is nominated twice after the bbc
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show did well on both sides of the atlantic. it has been incredible, i've never had this kind of reaction before to a show so it's been amazing. bbc hit bodyguard, the year's biggest tv drama, also has two nominations. what you think the key was to so much success? i've no idea. i mean, if i did know, i'd recreate it in everyjob i did. i can handle the more mundane jobs. in the film categories, vice heads the list after christian bale's full—body transformation into former vice—president dick cheney. hey. what? i just wanted to take another look at you. also tipped is a star is born, a tale of finding fame and feeling its cost that's earned both lady gaga and bradley cooper nominations. rosamund pike's up for best actress for playing marie colvin, the journalist killed in syria. everyone's looking for female driven stories, that is changing.
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it's genuine? yeah, and i've seen, you know, more than one script has come my way saying this character is written as a man, but could become a woman. you only win when you maintain your dignity. green book, an account of 1960s segragation, is nominated five times. and marvel superhero film black panther is up for three awards. you look like a badger. then there's the favourite, the court of queen anne, captured in courageous style. it was like hanging out with your good pals every day and getting to make something so special and unique, and funny, and filthy. it was a proper treat, though. you know, something you could do for free. don't, my agent has a panic any time we say things like that. a costume drama that breaks with all tradition
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in a year of more open, varied, unconventional nominations. danjohnson, bbc news, los angeles. that's it. we're back with the late news at ten. now on bbc one it's time for the news where you are. hello. this is bbc news with mishal hussain. theresa may has said the commons vote on her brexit deal will "definitely" go ahead in the next two weeks, after it was withdrawn at the last minute in december. speaking to the bbc‘s andrew marr show, the prime minister said her agreement with brussels was the best deal available, and the only one which respected the referendum vote. mrs may said she was continuing to seek assurances from the eu to address mps' concerns about her plans, but refused to rule out holding more than one vote, if mps reject it the first time. we are going to hold the vote.
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you said it would be next week. the debate starts next week and will carry on into the following week that we will be holding the vote. we are talking about the 14th or 15th? around that time, yes. this vote has been promised before. what in real terms, in practical terms, has changed since december? what we have been doing since we decided not to go ahead with the vote in december, having listened to the concerns expressed by members of parliament, i have been talking to european leaders. there was the december european council meeting immediately after that, and we got some changes and assurances from the december european council. i have been talking to european leaders since, including in the last few days, talking to colleagues. what we will be setting out over the next few days, because actually this isn'tjust about the eu, it is about us as well, what we can do domestically. what we will be setting out over the next few days is assurances, measures in three areas.
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the first is measures specific to northern ireland. the second is a greater role for parliament as we take these negotiations into the next stage for our future relationship. and the third, and we're still working on this, is further assurances from the european union to address the issues that have been raised. what do you mean by a greater role for parliament? well, that is what i will be setting out in the next days, andrew. as i already said in a speech which opened the debate which started this issue, we have been looking at the role that parliament can have and the mandate for negotiations for the future. there's a number of ways we are looking to see how we can involve parliament in a greater way in the future. and it is this vote it? and is this vote it? is it the only chance mps will get support or oppose your deal or will you come back again and again as you did the first time? the european union has made it clear
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that this is the deal that is on the table and there are further assurances we are seeking from them in relation to specific issues and concerns that members of parliament have got. but when mps consider this vote and what they are doing, they need to think of the three things that they need to ask themselves. first of all, does this deal deliver on the referendum? does it bring back control of our borders, laws and money? yes, it does. does it protect our jobs and security? yes, it does. does it provide certainty for businesses and citizens for the future? and yes, it does. those three issues are the ones to be looked at. so that is the case for the deal. if mps vote this down the first time, do you bring it back? i am looking to get this vote through parliament. it is for those who oppose the deal to actually say what the alternative is and so far nobody, nobody has put forward an alternative that delivers on all those issues and crucially delivers on the referendum result. it is very important for mps
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nonetheless to know that more to come on at story, the first, the weather. for some of us, the cloud was a bit thinner today. it has been a quiet weekend with light winds, but that is about to change. we look out into the atlantic in this area of cloud is heading our way. it has got a hug in it, a tell—tale sign of a deepening area of low pressure that will run our way up to the north of the uk and really strengthen wins by tomorrow. still got high—pressure and cloudy high—pressure across the ukfor and cloudy high—pressure across the uk for the most part. winds will freshen overnight especially towards the north—west, where the wind will turn steadier and heavier. dry after england and wales, temperatures typically 5—7, with an acquired through the midlands. temperatures in rural parts down to 1—2 or so.
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any sunshine in the south on monday will be fleeting. wet weather to start within scotland and northern ireland move southwards, becoming much lighter. sunshine follows into northern ireland and scotland away from the north—west, where it is gets wetter and windy. it should be abe gets wetter and windy. it should be a be everywhere, temperatures widely into double figures. the main story is the strength of the wind. it will a lwa ys is the strength of the wind. it will always be windier farther north, with the peak in northern scotland, gusts of 70 plus miles per hour. that might bring some disruption, and the deep low then sweeps away overnight to scandinavia. it will be very windy overnight, but winds will ease on tuesday, but change direction. this will be significant, because we are drawing down a more northerly and north—westerly wind, bringing with it colder air, but also some sunshine. many places will be dry on tuesday, with sunny spells. showers push into the north—east of scotland at the north sea coast, where the winds will be strongest. further west, winds will
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be lighter, temperatures lower, 7—8 fairly typically. into wednesday, we start to see whether coming in from the atlantic again. around this area of high pressure, will draw in some milder air, but on wednesday morning, we start with a frost across the central slice of the uk, where we will see some sunshine. there is still some cloud coming in off the north sea and some showers and a brisk wind from parts of north—east england. clouding over further west as well, rain into scotla nd further west as well, rain into scotland and northern ireland. wednesday, the chilliest day of the week. this is bbc news. i'm carole walker. the headlines at seven. police are searching for a missing 17—month—old girl who was in her father's car when it was stolen in east london this afternoon. the prime minister urges mps to back her brexit deal or risk taking the country into "uncharted territory". i would say don't let the search for the perfect become
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the enemy of the good. because the danger there is we end up with no brexit at all. ahead of the launch of the long—term plan for the nhs, the health secretary says extra funding for the service will help change its focus. footballer wayne rooney was arrested in the us last month accused of public intoxication. the striker, who plays for a washington side, was later released. the next stage of the universal credit roll—out
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