so what you've done through this process is you've taken the pine needles and turned it into this oil and this product here, which can then be used to make other things? exactly. what significance could that have for christmas trees in the future? the significance of this is that we can convert the used christmas trees that would normally go to landfills into this useful product. glucose is used as a sweetener in the food industry. ascetic acid is used for the manufacture of paint, adhesives and vinegar. the research is in its early stages. the team say recycling christmas trees on a large scale like this is still several years off. not that the animals at colchester zoo are bothered. forfeeding, foraging or playing, staff say these christmas leftovers are always gratefully received. tim muffett, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's susan powell. good afternoon to you. we're not seeing much in the way of sunshine gci’oss seeing much in the way of sunshine across the uk at the moment, a few

glimmers across east anglia, thanks to one of our weather watchers. hopeful in the coming days things will be brighter, however tuesday and wednesday will also be somewhat more chilly, picking up a northerly wind. here we are at the moment with an area of low pressure to the north of the uk, keeping things windy in scotla nd of the uk, keeping things windy in scotland for the rest of today and overnight tonight. this is a cold front, clue in the name, cold a south behind it. in the afternoon, a little rain across england and wales but it'll stay mild with highs of 10-15, but the but it'll stay mild with highs of 10—15, but the strength of those winds could still be problematic. gusty in the north of scotland, perhaps 65, 75, maybe even 80 mph. this will roll into the north sea overnight, the wind picking on more ofa overnight, the wind picking on more of a northerly direction, remaining pretty strong along north sea coasts. the wind also strong enough evenin coasts. the wind also strong enough even in clearing skies to maintain a

frost free night. into tuesday with much clearer skies than we started with today. much more promise in terms of the sunshine we will seek, but a lot more in the way of dry weather as well. gone are those frequent showers from the north of scotland. 0ne frequent showers from the north of scotland. one or two possible for the far north, perhaps running into the far north, perhaps running into the east coast. tomorrow is still about the wind, not as strong widely across scotland but down the north sea coast is certainly pretty gusty, 45-50 sea coast is certainly pretty gusty, 45—50 mph, and in parts of east anglia and here we could see some flooding so keep that in mind. maybe the odd wintry showers across the mountains of scotland, perhaps even drifting into the north york moors then as the winds become later we are looking at widespread frost to ta ke are looking at widespread frost to take us into wednesday. sitting with cold aircoming take us into wednesday. sitting with cold air coming down from the north, why milder air cold air coming down from the north, why milderair in cold air coming down from the north, why milder air in the west but that will not be moving down through the middle part of the week, perhaps sitting across northern ireland where we could get temperatures in

double figures, but elsewhere we are in the blue, in the quite icy airstream and it will feel colder thanit airstream and it will feel colder than it has done to start the week particularly in exposed eastern areas. temperature is popping up on the picture behind me, even with the sunshine, they will feel much more thanks to that nagging easterly wind. quite bit chilly story through the week with highs of perhaps just 7-9 at the week with highs of perhaps just 7—9 at best, and a little rain coming into the north of scotland. susan, thank you very much indeed. a reminder of our main story this lunchtime. the prime minister unveils the government's ten—year strategy for the nhs in england saying it aims to save half a million lives. that aims to save half a million lives. is all from the bb one. that is all from the bbc news at one. goodbye from me and hello, good afternoon. you are

watching bbc news. i have the latest from the bbc sports centre. we will start with football. jurgen klopp is expected to name a much changed side for tonight's third round cup fa cup tie with wolves. the liverpool boss was asked how important it is for him to win a trophy, having failed to do so since taking over more than three years ago despite reaching three finals. when people talk to me about it, it looks like we have to get each little thing. if we win the fa cup, people will still say we didn't win the premier league so we cannot change what other people think and stuff like that. we have to try our best every game we play and so far thatis best every game we play and so far that is what the boys did and that's what we will try again and again and again. it was a sunday of shocks in the fa cup as league two's 0ldham beat premier league side fulham, and national league side barnet knocked out sheffield united.

newport county, who have only been a football league side for five years, stunned leicester city at rodney parade. 2—1 the final score — sending fans into meltdown in wales. ijust told them in there, i'm so frustrated with them, they all thought i would be doing cartwheels! we couldn't beat stevenage last week, who had ten men for an hour, and we just beat the premier league champions two seasons ago and it's an unbelievable result. you can watch wolves take on liverpool in their third round fa cup match live on bbc one from 7.30pm or listen on bbc radio five live. the draw for the fourth round of the fa cup will take place, immediately after that tie live on bbc one. there are also details of the womens fa cup fourth round draw on the bbc sport website.

record iii—time winners arsenal face a trip to fourth—tier crawley wasps, while holders chelsea go to everton. tottenham ladies defender renee hector says she received racist abuse during their game against sheffield united yesterday. hector says she heard monkey noises from an opposition player. sheffield united women said they've reported it to the fa and have begun an investigation. johanna konta pulled out of the sydney international for the second time in two days. she withdrew from qualifying yesterday with a neck injury, but was given a lucky loser place in the main—draw. she was due to play kiki bertens in the first round but she hasn't given a reason for pulling out this time. the australian open is just a week away. meanwhile, heather watson lost in the first round of the hobart international. the british number two was beaten 6—1, 6—4 by romania's irina—camelia begu. sticking with women's tennis, and great britain have named their top five players as their fed cup team for february's matches in bath. johanna konta is joined by heather watson, katie swan, katie boulter and debutant harriet dart. great britain will be playing at home in the women's team competition for the first time in 26 years. speaking of making history,

india captain virat kohli says that winning a series in australia is his proudest ever moment. india won the series 2—1 after the fourth and final test was called off due to rain in sydney, confirming their first win in australia since they began touring down under in 1947. batting legend sachin tendulkar called it an amazing day for indian cricket, saying he's proud of the boys. they have been in the competition throughout the games that have been lost, so we are understood as a team we are on the right track but the fa ct we are on the right track but the fact the reward has come in the most historic series for indian cricket isa historic series for indian cricket is a cherry on the cake. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. i will be back with more in afternoon live from 2pm, see you

then. thank you very much indeed. more now on the prime minister's new, long—term strategy for the nhs in england, aimed at saving up to half a million lives in the coming decade. she's promised an extra £20 billion for the health service budget by 2023, phased in over the next five years. let's get reaction now from labour's health spokesman jon ashworth, who is at westminster. the prime minister says this is a historic moment for the health service. it is certainly historic that we have a5 million people on the waiting lists and 2.5 million people waiting beyond four hours in a&e. this is because of almost nine yea rs of a&e. this is because of almost nine years of the tories running down the nhs, cutting back public health services, privatising elements of it, failing to invest in social care and failing to get the staff we need. we are short of 100,000 staff

across the nhs with projections the staff vacancies are set to get worse. what we did get today was £20 billion, would labour spend that much money on the nhs? yes we would, but that 20 billion is in five yea rs. but that 20 billion is in five years. this year you will see deep swingeing cuts to public health services, the sort of services that provide sexual health services, smoking cessation services, obesity services, the type of services that increase pressure on the wider nhs if cut back. theresa may has endorsed them today. 20 billion is the headline figure of what the government is spending, what is a ballpark figure of what you would spend? this year the government will spend? this year the government will spend around £a billion extra. because the labour party would be making different choices on

taxation, we would be spending £8 billion extra on the nhs this year and also £1 billion extra on social ca re and also £1 billion extra on social care support. social care, which has a huge impact on the nhs these days, has been cut back by about 7 billion since the tories went into office. to be clear for the viewers, because the government is setting out a five—year spending plan, in five yea rs five—year spending plan, in five years would you be spending the equivalent or more than the 20 billion they have promised? more than them this year and then matching spending over the five yea rs. matching spending over the five years. so what would that end up as? we are matching what they are spending, so spending at least 20 billion more in 2023 but what we haven't done yet, because we will do it closer to a general election, is outlining the details of the budget for 2023. a lot of viewers and watching this might say it's not

that much difference between what labour is offering. we are proposing to spend almost double compared to what they are spending this year which is a tremendous difference for the nhs. as we know the nhs is in crisis now. a&e departments are overcrowded, we have elderly people languishing on trolleys, people are waiting longerfor languishing on trolleys, people are waiting longer for cancer treatments, heart operations and things like that. we know that the waiting lists are getting longer and we need extra investment in the nhs now and we are prepared to spend more now than the tories. it's not just about money as you know, it's about priorities as well and the government's long—term aim is to put more into gp care, community care and mental healthca re. more into gp care, community care and mental healthcare. would you agree with all those aims? absolutely, we have been calling for more support for general practice because we know how difficult it is to get the gp appointment these days. some of the experts are saying

it's not enough but it is better than nothing, let's be frank. the big issue is there is in the staff. when you have 100,000 vacancies across the nhs, we need a credible plan today to recruit extra doctors, nurses and health care assistants but we didn't get that today. jeremy hunt lastjune said we will have long—term plan for the nhs, he said there will also be a long—term staffing plans but that has been abandoned and delayed until later in the year. we are saying we need to get on with it now, bring back the training bursary, expand training places, deal with extra issues so we have the staff in place today. the government saying this long—term plan will save half a million lives. earlier diagnosis of cancer, more prevention of heart disease and so on, that has got to be a good thing. of course it is, it is very welcome

but it is all dependent on whether they can get the staff in place and whether they have done their sums correctly on the money. i don't think there's enough money in the system going into because they are cutting public health services and they haven't got a plan for the stuffing. if you get the staffing sorted they can deliver on these big aspirations. i'm not going to disagree, i'm just not convinced they have the staffing or money in place to deliver it. thank you for your time. the shadow health secretary. if you'd like to find out how the nhs is performing in your local area, you can visit the bbc‘s

online nhs tracker. just type your postcode in, to access targets for cancer, a&e, and operations where you live. brexit is back on the agenda today, with the prime minister confirming that there will be a vote in parliament next week on her deal for leaving the european union. it's facing stiff opposition, so can she hope for any help from brussels? adam fleming has been finding out. there's one thing that is set in stone here in brussels in the brexit process, the withdrawal agreement — that's the treaty that spells out the terms of the divorce. the eu isn't prepared to change a single one of its 585 pages. we have said many times the deal that is on the table is the best and only deal possible, and the eu 27 leaders confirmed on the 13th of december in their conclusion that it will not be renegotiated. although the eu has been prepared to help...a bit. the last eu summit in december will probably be remembered for a row between theresa may and the european commission

president, jean—claude juncker, about whether he'd called her nebulous. but, in their summit communique, eu leaders also clarified their intentions for the backstop. it would only ever be temporary and they'd work speedily on an agreement to make sure it was never needed. that fell short of what the uk wanted... the wallonia solution. that's the region of belgium that objected to the eu's free trade agreement with canada in 2016. to reassure the walloons, the eu issued a legally binding interpretation of one of the most controversial parts of the deal. there are other options under international law. for example, a country can sign a treaty and then say there are parts of it it doesn't agree with. 0r tweaks can be made to the separate document that sits alongside the withdrawal agreement — that's the political declaration which sketches out the shape of the future relationship. but privately some eu diplomats say they might only be prepared to act after theresa may loses a vote

in the house of commons. and later today, join us for a brexit bbc ask this where we'll attempt to answer your questions on what happens next. what do you want to know about the brexit process and specifically what options are open to mps. whatever you want to know, send in your questions using #bbcaskthis or you can text 6112a or email them askthis@bbc.co.uk. that's ask this on the bbc news channel at 2.30 this afternoon. in a moment, we'll have all the business news, but first the headlines. the prime minister unveils the government's ten year strategy for the nhs in england, saying it aims to save half a million lives. back to work for parliament —

it's confirmed mps will vote on the prime minister's brexit deal next tuesday. the man accused of murdering a fellow passenger on a train in surrey appears in court and says he's innocent until proven guilty. i'm egon cossou with the business news. car sales saw their biggest annual fall, last year, since the financial crisis, according to the industry's trade body. the sale of new cars was down almost 7% on the previous year, the biggest drop since 2008. household debt has reached a new high, totalling £a28 billion pounds, according to the tuc. average debt per household, excluding mortgages, rose to just over £15,000 last year — a rise of almost £900. aldi had its best ever christmas in the uk. the company recorded sales of almost £1 billion during december.

it sold more than 17 million bottles of wine, champagne and prosecco along with 50 million mince pies and 100 million sprouts. the debate over brexit resumes in earnest after the christmas break, this time with some very un—festive news from manufacturers. the sector still sees the process of leaving the eu as a risk to business. but it's not the only thing manufacturers are worried about, according to the trade body the eef. there are a number of other risks on the horizon as well. the boss of the organisation is stephen phipson, whojoins me now. hgppy happy new year to you what i have got to ask you, why so pessimistic? we have conducted our annual survey. we have conducted our annual survey. we represent around 20,000 manufacturers so it is a good

temperature check of how the sector is feeling and what we are noticing is feeling and what we are noticing isa is feeling and what we are noticing is a change in sentiment from the prior year with a lot of these manufacturers now being pessimistic around that. basically that splits into three different areas. people are worried about cyber security, we are worried about cyber security, we are going into a digitisation process in many factories. we are worried about the protectionism that is happening around the world and whether that will affect export markets. the number one issue is around whether there is no deal brexit which would have severe consequences for many manufacturers in this country. so that's them looking down to the road with what could happen with regards to brexit. what are the biggest fears with regards to brexit? there's a number that come out quite strongly, one is around customs checks. at the moment many of these companies are in a supply chain with the rest of europe, integrated as part of the supply chain or selling to europe.

a5% of our exports are going to europe in terms of manufactured goods and if there's customs checks in the way how does that affect their just—in—time in the way how does that affect theirjust—in—time delivery in the way how does that affect their just—in—time delivery systems. people are taking action so we are seeing a lot of manufacturers now under cash flow pressures. they are building inventory in case there is a hard brexit and being able to sustain their businesses. 0ne a hard brexit and being able to sustain their businesses. one thing that still not clear is what is the contractual position going to be with customers in europe, things we are not clear run at the moment so the net result is a lot of them are just not investing at the moment until they see the outcome of this but what comes out strongly is that no deal is clearly not in the interests and we need to move forward with something very quickly. what are you advising your members in terms of day to day practicalities of running a business, in terms of this... in the

face of this kind of uncertainty? most of it is around preparation, it depends on the scale of the business. it depends where the risks might be, whether they are dependent on certain ports for example, and also we work closely with banks and financial institutions to help companies manage their cash flow situation. if you are building inventory you need your business to be resilient going forwards. there's also the other important opportunity of where they might look for other markets outside of it but they take time to come through. what we are urging is that the government moves quickly to getting this deal done andi quickly to getting this deal done and i think the only deal we have on the table at the moment is the prime minister's deal which gets us into a transition, which is so critical to many of these businesses. thank you for joining many of these businesses. thank you forjoining us. let's have a quick look at the markets. it is pretty

day on the ftse as trading gets under way in earnest. brexit and the trade war between the us and china are concerns there. sainsbury‘s been doing well — investors are expecting good news when the company unveils christmas sales on wednesday. that's all the business news. thank you very much indeed, see you later. the indian government says it's planning new laws to protect women abandoned by their husbands abroad. the wives often have no independent right to remain in a foreign country if their spouse cancels their visa. with no other source of income, they can face destitution. and there are cases of domestic abuse. ishleen kaur reports. it was a lot of physical abuse, sexual, psychological and mental abuse. he was blackmailing me all the time over my visa. this temple is where this lady comes

often to liberate herself from the shackles of her past life. to get married, to me was that he wanted a domestic life for himself and his family. i left the home without thinking, where would i go? it was too much for me, i couldn't take it any more. when she thought the hard times were behind her, she received an unexpected e—mail from the british home office. my husband contacted the home office and said we were separated and the home office, without seeing any evidence, they cancelled my visa. thousands of south asian women move to the uk on a spouse visa every year. this visa can be cancelled by the husband by filling out a simple form on a government website. in many cases, the motivation for these men to get married is for the money paid by the bride's family to the groom.

but most cases it is exercising control over the woman and making irrational demands. if the woman says no, she is threatened to be abandoned and sent back to her country of origin. many women are finding comfort with this facebook group to help these victims. she said they don't go back to their countries, as the stigma in south asian culture is huge. it's always the woman's fault, and people will say, "what did she do wrong that her husband left her?" "was she not cooking for him and keeping him happy?" that is how people think in india? definitely. they think it is ok for a woman to obey the man. it is ok for a man to take away her entire salary if she is working. it is ok for him to decide what and what she should socialise, what opinion she should have.

campaign groups have long campaigned for immigration reforms for women on a spousal visa. while they say they have brought about some successful changes, they say a lot more needs to be done. there has to be a change in patriarchal norms and immigration law. the wider hostile environment means women fear that any engagement with the authorities, the police, social services, housing authorities, will inevitably make them vulnerable to deportation. this organisation supports hundreds of such women. she says the most challenging cases are where the women are abandoned in their home countries. they take women back to their countries of origin on some pretext and then leave them stranded there. knowing they cannot apply under the domestic violence rule or the domestic violence destitution concession.

this is one of the many victims deceptively taken and abandoned in india. my husband snatched all of my documents. i thought my life was over and my husband has deserted me. he ripped off everything from me. the british government says it is unacceptable for any individual to exploit the fact that a partner's immigration status is dependent on them and use it as a form of coercion. now it's time for a look at the weather with susan powell. in this picture you can see the promise of something brighter in the sky and that basically sums up the weather for the week ahead. quite a

lot of cloud around and some rain but hopefully some more sunshine in the week ahead although it turns julia on tuesday and wednesday. here we are sitting behind the weather front, hence the rain clearing and skies brightening from the north. across the northern half of the uk this afternoon, still quite a few showers to come for northern scotland. the wind is a big story today, courtesy of the area of low pressure to the north, particularly across scotland where it could reach 80 mph winds. this will roll out into the north sea and head towards denmark by the end of the night. with colder air following in denmark by the end of the night. with colder airfollowing in behind, it will be a chilly story to start off on tuesday but the wind is strong enough to keep the frost at bay. the wind prettying nagging along the north sea coast. the wind will not be as strong as today but still a breezy story across the

board. in the north and east we could catch some showers. this could be an issue for parts of the east anglia coast, we could with the spring tides season coastal flooding. not a bad day overall on tuesday apart from the chilly feel. 0vernight into wednesday morning, some wintry showers possible across the mountains and the north york moors but a frosty start wednesday lighter winds to get us into the middle of the week. mild air trying to get in from the west for the second part of the week, but wednesday still sees us locked in the cold northerly flow with something milderfor northern ireland. wednesday is the most chilly day of the week, because we have the northerly breeze as well just to, things home. not a bad looking day for most, a generous amount of sunshine but again, particularly in exposed eastern

areas, it will feel quite raw. temperatures typically in single figures but adding on the affect of the wind you cannot cough a few degrees so a different story for the middle part of this week. hello, you're watching afternoon live — i'm simon mccoy. today at 2. the government unveils its ten year strategy for the nhs in england. the prime minister says it aims to save half a million lives, with the focus on prevention and early detection of disease. this is a historic moment, our vision is clear, our commitment is assured so let's elaborate the nhs of the future. thank you. the man accused of murdering a fellow passenger on a train in surrey appears in court and says he's ‘innocent until proven guilty.‘ back to work for parliament — it's confirmed mps will vote on the prime minister's brexit deal a week tomorrow. gearing up in case of a no—deal brexit — lorry drivers test plans

for possible disruption at britain's borders.