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. the night the favourite won — glory at the golden globes for a host of british stars. coming up on afternoon live all the sport.

the fa cup third round concludes with liverpool against wolves tonight — as well as the fourth round draw with newport county, oldham and barnet all in the hat. more from the at half past. quite a bit of cloud where you are at the moment and that is the case with uk but prospects are looking brighter for the middle part of this week but it will be turning chillier to. thank you very much. hello everyone — this is afternoon live — i'm simon mccoy. the prime minister has unveiled a 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 pounds for the health service budget by 2023, phased in over the next five years.

there'll be greater emphasis on community and gp care and mental health. it's hoped the strategy will improve the early diagnosis of cancers, and the prevention of heart attacks and strokes. our health correspondent dominic hughes reports. the health service is treating more people than ever before but it's struggling in the face of unprecedented demand. so nhs managers in england have been working on a plan for the next decade, to try and improve services and to ease those pressures. it's also about addressing unmet need. particularly in services such as learning disability services and autism, mental health services, services that for too long have been squeezed from the national debate and unsupported by the nhs. the ten year plan includes the promise of more money for community gp and mental health services. every child with cancer will have their dna tested to identify the most effective

treatment and more patients will be cared for closer to or at home, reducing the pressure on hospitals. this plan is in part about how the nhs in england will spend the extra money it was given last summer, more than £20 billion by 2023. scotland, wales and northern ireland also got extra cash and will develop their own plan and the prime minister said it is a key day for the entire nhs. this is a historic moment. our vision is clear. our commitment is assured so let's deliver the nhs of the future. many have welcomed the ambitions outlined in the 10—year plan but labour says the health service lacks the resources to see it through and there are concerns too about the big issues the health service faces right now, not least a shortage of staff. the nhs currently has shortages of over 100,000 staff right now and that could rise to almost 250,000 by 2030 if current trends continue.

0steoarthritis is the sort of long—term condition that can have a serious impact on health, fitness and general well—being. at this session in blackburn participants are encouraged to build up their strength and confidence. the aim of this class is to empower people, to help them manage their condition on their own and that is going to be good, notjust for their physical health but by their mental health as well. it will also ease pressure on other parts of the health service and that's going to be a key feature for the future plans of the entire nhs in england. today the nhs has revealed some ambitious plans but the challenges the health service faces right now will mean meeting those ambitions will be very tough. 0ur correspondent sophie hutchinson is at the chelsea and westminster hospital in london. yes, iam

yes, i am here at chelsea and westminster hospital because the trying to transform their services here which is something the government is encouraging hospitals to do. it wants to focus much more on having care outside of hospitals. what they have done in this brand—new unit opens just a month ago is to link it to the any department i did take patients from accident and emergency or able to move around and treat them in the same day service and send them home in the evening. every need a comeback in the morning become back against. with me to explain a little bit more all of this is sandra easton who is the chief financial officer here and rob hotchkiss who is the chief operating officer. how important was that at this new unit was set up to help would—be pressures in a&e? hugely important.

we knew this year with the volume increases we receive we had to do things differently across hospitals so things differently across hospitals so this was a way of tackling that rising demand and to do things differently, and rent emissions to both of our hospitals but also importantly help discharges quicker from our impatient wards. is hugely important part of our winter plans and it is good to see in the nhs long—term land today that this is a facet of what's required from ageing hospitals with a a&e department. you do slightly missed the target is for the four hour waits for a&e, not as badly as many trusts around the country but is that something that was on the horizon as a situation that would only get worse in terms of weights? i think everybody is working incredibly hard to deliver the standards and we are close to achieving it but it is a pressurised environment within the a&e with rising demands so we have to do

things very differently and our services will allow us to do that and treat patients in the most effective setting. patients come in here will be staying overnight in hospital? more often than not yet so this is a better environment for them, they can go home to their own beds at night which everybody wants so beds at night which everybody wants so much more befitting service of patients needs. it is a consultant led and delivered service. this is pa rt led and delivered service. this is part of trying to address some of the financial issues. sandra, as the chief financial officer how top of things got in recent years? so in the last two to three years the whole nhs has seen unprecedented financial challenge which has been born out of the huge increase in demand that we were seeing so over the last few years we have been trying to get more bang for our luck and stretch the value of every pound that we have. we started playing around the edge of change and services like in this department today but the long—term plan

announced today allows us to take that further and make some of the more innovative leaps around technology and other things even hoping to do for a while. that is a lot of praise for the type of innovation you carry out here in the same day services and they will make a big difference to some the waiting times but there are still many people who are saying that the think ta nks people who are saying that the think tanks and unions are saying there are not enough staff in the nhs and it is still actually short of money in terms of the increase it would have seen in the past. i think it is getting in the increase ofjust under three point 5% compared to 4% historically, you must feel the pinch of that? we felt the pinch of the last couple of years and this will allow us to return to balance actually so there are a lot of things we can do and if you ask everyone's opinion on what they would want of the nhs, it would be very different what we have the long—term plan is a clear vision and prioritisation of what we should be focusing on which allows us to do

things slightly differently. the financial reset that is going to give us will be unprecedented, even given the historical lovers of funding we have had. —— historical levels of funding. the buyers will continue and be similar unit set up in order to reduce the pressure is on an a&e. i'm joined now by saffron cordery who is the deputy chief executive of nhs providers. is the promise from the prime minister deliverable's nobody is more ambitious to deliver great services to patients than the nhs trust themselves. we have seen an array of repose of the long—term plan today but these come after five yea rs of plan today but these come after five years of austerity for the nhs so what we are going to see is a set of proposals but we're going to struggle to deliver all of them

because the money that has been allocated to the nhs is going to go to recovering the financial position and trying to meet the existing performance targets.|j and trying to meet the existing performance targets. i will come to the money side of any moment but in terms of the ambition which is to get people to sit closer to home and to concentrate more on prevention, those things do you agree with? absolutely, care in the community, closer to home and boosting gp services, but it with a focus on mental health. we have wilfully underinvested on mental health services in the previous year so this is really welcome. however, we need to make sure we have the workforce there to deliver it but the impressions about treating people outside the hospital... staff shortages have been an issue, is it deliverable if it is not sorted?|j think deliverable if it is not sorted?” think you can not deliver a high—quality service at the existing level like the low boosting the way

that we deliver services in future without an adequate workforce there. we have got 100,000 businesses across the nhs, notjust nurses, but as doctors, health care assistants, other health care professionals. we really have to bridge that gap before we can deliver the services we need to see. i was hoping not to mention the be worried but busily brexit over showers —— shadows it. yes, if we had a no—deal brexit on march the 29th when we waited a some substantial challenges in terms of recruiting from the eu and across the wider world, we need some real changes in our migration policy to sort that. people watching you now might have been lucky enough not to need the nhs up until now. the question will be if i am else will my disease be as treated as quickly and effectively as possible. have

they lost like that that is what the nhs should be about? the nhs has been absolutely therefore be but one we need it and we have seen the quality of care maintaining pace as we have gone on, even over the past previous years where we have seen a lot of challenges in terms of the demands coming through the door without the staff to deliver it so yes, people should rely on the nhs for the care they need we should also make sure that we are focusing on prevention and prevention is absolutely critical ago that keeps people fitter and healthier. 0ne thing it is worth saying is that although the long—term plan focuses on prevention, we have seen local authorities who are responsible for local health adding their budgets cut and those do not square for me. let's talk about a no deal scenario, what preparations are you making? how ready are the nhs and various providers going to be should there be no deal? trusts are putting in

place contingency planning, they have been focusing on that since the summer so have been focusing on that since the summer so they have been working ha rd to summer so they have been working hard to make sure they have in place what they can do themselves within their power. however it a lot of it is also dependent on national level support and input and that has come on stream relatively late from our perspective. ari docking about drugs applies only that without them, there is... up we are talking about a whole host of things such as workforce and supply of staff but we're talking about supply of drugs and goods and services that you actually need to run any big organisation, not just health actually need to run any big organisation, notjust health care organisation. thank you for coming and 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.

it's all at that address. government sources have confirmed the vote on the prime minister's withdrawal deal will take place a week tomorrow — on the 15th of january. today mps return to westminster, with the brexit debate due to start again on wednesday. as you can hear brexit is on people's minds. this morning theresa may's received a letterfrom more than 200 mps from different political parties calling for her to rule out a no—deal brexit. 0rganisers say doing so will protect jobs and manufacturing. here's our political correspondent iain watson. new year, same old story. there is lots of activity at westminster but not much movement. the prime minister is getting used to noises off. while she was launching her plans for the nhs she was also asked about the health of her brexit deal. she's hoping the eu was signalled that the controversial plans to avoid a hard border

with northern ireland will either be temporary or unnecessary by pledging to conclude a new trade deal quickly. we will be setting out measures which will be specific to northern ireland, we'll be setting out proposals for a greater role for parliament as we move into the next stage of the negotiations and we are continuing to work on further assurances, on further undertakings from the european union. but a former conservative leader doesn't expect brussells to budge before the vote on the prime minister's deal, if at all. she's still talking to the european union, i'm led to believe she hasn't had much back from them over the christmas period. i gather she is talking to them again this week but at the moment nobody can detect anything new that is coming out now. but some mps fear that the uk is on course to lead the eu without a deal. —— leaves. more than 200 of them

from different parties have written to the prime minister arguing that this will hit manufacturing industry. we want the prime minister to rule out any question of a new deal brexit. no deal, no brexit. you have got 211 mps who all agree they don't want to leave the eu without a deal. they can't agree on what they do want? 0ur letter would lay out a foundation, a platform ruling out the no deal from which we will then have to reach an agreement on what kind of deal we want. so here is the fundamental problem. currently there is no majority at westminster for the prime minister's deal. a party propping up her government, northern ireland's dup have once again said it could not support it and that the proposals for avoiding a hard border in ireland are toxic and poisonous. but the problem is there is no other alternative deal which mps can agree on. a former eu commissioner believes that another referendum may be the only way to break the deadlock. it may be we can only end this device is and impoverishing argument

by holding another referendum. that may prove to be the only and the best way for britain to avoid act of terrible self harm. 81 days until we are due to leave the eu and it's still not clear if that will be with a deal or no deal. let's speak now to conservative mp anna soubry. you have your support team with use. i apologise to you, you probably cannot hear anything. vote next tuesday. well, we are simic there will be able next tuesday. she has to get the new programme notion through parliament. everyone is saying is going to be next tuesday. what the sheathing? the minister is saying it but you has to get a programme notion through to get a five—day beat, we have had three days so into more —— into more days,

we do have this vote on thursday or friday. changed since december the 11th? nothing has changed for the prime minister as she has not changed either. people are busily fed up, of course they are with brexit and it want to know where we are and of course they are worried about brexit and that is why we are seeing a movement in the polls of people now looking for the best way it, taking a back to the british people and having a people's boat. that is what you have always said? no, isaid that is what you have always said? no, i said it quite late as we all did because we explored all the other options but we came overwhelmingly to the conclusion that this is the only way forward. 0n the basis that nothing has changed, across this debate how confident are you that will change anything and that the country appears as white as that was the months ago? you make a good point.

we should then have a vote this week as the clock is ticking and in the event of the impasse then we need to have proper votes as to what could be acceptable to parliament. we need a positive vote against no deal and in the event of the impasse, get the matter back the british people as soon as matter back the british people as soon as possible. at the moment the feeling seems to be here and there isa feeling seems to be here and there is a vote against she will go away, come back and say let's have another vote because of the concession against the eu. this could go on for against the eu. this could go on for a while? i do object to being called a while? i do object to being called a nazi actually. sorry if you are offended by what you are listening to. this is what has happened to our country. let's try to move on and be positive. she cannot keep going on

with the same motion, we need to get this determination on her deal and i would say to teresa if you're confident about your deal, get about the british people. let them determine what they want. we heard from 270 people think they do not wa nt from 270 people think they do not want a new deal brexit, nobody seems notices what we do want and that is the public‘s problem. notices what we do want and that is the public's problem.” notices what we do want and that is the public's problem. i think a lot of people realise that the best deal we have is the deal we currently have the european union as a member of the european union. bear seeing the benefits of it, this is including members of parliament who do not really appreciate the benefits to trade, frictionless trade in particularfor our manufacturing sector. that is the point of the letter, this growing realisation of the huge benefits that membership of the eu conveys for everybody in the united kingdom. what you want to happen will require

time, require concealment and it will require every single member of the eu to see yes, we agree to this. i think they will extend article 50 if we were to go to a people's boat. they would for a referendum? guest on mac if there is a referendum, should there be a 75% market on it? no, same rules as last time. if it isa no, same rules as last time. if it is a choice between remaining in the european union or mrs may's deal, if people vote for her deal, it is the end of the matter because they have positively voted for her deal which is apparently the best deal we can get and then there is a positive affirmative mandate for the prime minister and for people like me, and thatis minister and for people like me, and that is the end of it. i generally

think i speak on the half of millions of people who voted remain and for the other million to see the sense of it gone back to the british people. if we have that remain or mrs deal‘s boat, but is it. i've now got to what back to parliament with all of this and apparently it is free speech, this is democracy in action and the police will not intervene. 0rwell. —— oh well. action and the police will not intervene. orwell. -- oh well. thank you very much. they get the noise and forgive the odd chance that you may find distasteful at best. theresa may has said she is working to get further assurances when the european union of those brexit proposals. so can the prime minister 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 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. chris morris from the bbc‘s reality check is here. we have a moment of peace. we have been suffering so far. so far a lot of people have been asking about the backstop and in particular, we have had e—mails. what does the irish backstop mean? this is from alexander on e—mail. he is not alone

in asking that. some of the terminology is quick updated so the backstop is essentially the big issue when the meaningful vote takes place in parliament next week. it is about the border between northern ireland and republic of ireland which will become the only land border between the uk and the eu after brexit, and the idea of the backstop is that it is supposed to avoid a hard border so it means that the borders should remain, the same as it is now, with no checks in with no new infrastructure of any kind and to do that, if after brexit there is no agreement in terms of long—term trade agreements in place, what it sets up and what it is is effectively a temporary customs union between hall of the uk and the eu with northern ireland more closely intertwined with the european customs and with the single market. the issue with that and it is an issue that many mps raised at the time, how do you get out of the

backstop? there is what they are calling a review mechanism which means that both sides can continue to top treat other and say —— top to each other as they they need for the backstop is gone and get rid of it but neither side can do it unilaterally and the uk needs the eu's agreement to bring it to an end. that is the problem for many mps because they have reached the agreement that unless and until there is a future trade agreement which gets rid of the need for a ha rd which gets rid of the need for a hard border, this backstop in theory will have to remain. and yet it is meant to be temporary, what are the eu saying? this is crucial with what theresa may is trying to change, without any change nothing will change as building? first of all, we have the eu withdrawal agreement itself and april two northern ireland which sets out the terms of northern ireland. that sets out the objectives which isn't not establish

a permanent relationship between the union and the united kingdom and it is that any part of the backstop is only intended to apply temporarily. the problem with that is that it was not enough for the mps in parliament do except that it would be a temporary arrangement and that is widely meaningful vote had to be postponed in december as it was clear it was going to lose. theresa may were back to the eu and said what else can you give me? and at the summit, as you may recall in the middle of december, came up with a further official statement and that basically adds reassurance. it says that there is going to be a lot of work done to make sure there is a future agreement in place before the end of december 2020 and at the backstop will not need to be triggered. if that does not work and has to be triggered, it will only apply temporarily and goes on to offer more reassurance and saying that in that case, if it was

temporary, the eu would use its best endeavours, which is a term that has certain legal meaning to make sure that the backstop would only be in place for as long as to the necessary. a lot of reassurance in the words there but it does not alter the fact that the backstop is still there in the withdrawal agreement and there is no unilateral... i should make the point they are not shouting at you, they are shouting at colleagues further away. the point of this backstop is for theresa may and her numbers, which are crucial, the dup who are at the moment think this backstop means there is no way on earth they are going to back it. and a lot of backbench tory mps feel the same. there is a lot of conversations going on the dup and others. the other thing that is going to happen is what else might the eu have in its pockets to offer as additional reassurance? there will be another offer i think it will be another offer i think it will not counter anything that isn't

the withdrawal agreement soil will not pick the withdrawal agreement to pieces and that will be a problem for a lot of mps in parliament. reality checking as ever. thank you very much. three migrants who arrived in a dinghy off the coast of kent this morning have been found in the nearby village of lydd. they looked tired and cold and were wrapped in foil blankets, given to them by police and border force officers. they're now being taken to an immigration centre. an army captain has completed a 1000—mile trek across antartica in november, becoming the first person to cross it solo. captain louis rudd had been training and wanting to make the journey for ten years. he said he was absolutely elated to have completed the crossing. louis rudd joins us now from new york. i had to correct myself there because you are at the second, by was it 2a hours or 48 hours?

because you are at the second, by was it 24 hours or 48 hours? yes, i came in two days after the american. who i was competing against the last two months. was that frustrating for you because my word, you started off ahead of him and then what does that do to you once you know that the person you are up against, in effect, although i know it wasn't a competition directly, how did it feel to know he was overtaking you? find. i never approached as a race, i was not aware he was going to be down there until a few days and he set off. i been planning in training for a year so set off. i been planning in training fora yearsoi set off. i been planning in training for a year so i made a conscious vision to stay focused on my expedition plans. the journey vision to stay focused on my expedition plans. thejourney had never been done before so i knew it was going to be exhumed the difficult so i was trying to ignore the fact it was down there at the same time and focus my plan and the main objectives which was to successfully complete the expedition which i did. so i am very happy that

i managed to make it all the way across and completeness, the fact that i have come second is just a title thing and it wasn't that important and objective for me. what a remarkable achievement that you both managed to carry out. have you spoken to him since? when we finished we were camping together with tents a few feet apart so we we re with tents a few feet apart so we were together two or three days so it was great to chat and both reflect on the journey. we were both very pleased for each other that we had both been successful in getting across and the first people to do that in this way, unsupported with no resupplying or the use of kites. i bet you both asked what the worst moment was, was at similar? it was. about halfway to the south pole we passed an area with a lot of deep soft snow and we struggled making two miles a day, going through that

area and we both had a pretty horrific experience getting through there and thinking we would not have there and thinking we would not have the time, food and resources to com plete the time, food and resources to complete the expedition. a quick mention of the man who you carried this mission out for. you carried on very personal to him when he finished it? yes, his wasteland because —— his wife loaned me has flag and i had it with me. it meant a lot to get that successfully across. i previously served in the army with him so personally, it meant a lot. it is great is the use. you are looking a lot better than we first you when you completed that mission. and now the weather. a much tamer

picture at home after that battle with the elements. it is not all plain sailing today. for the north of scotla nd plain sailing today. for the north of scotland is, very heavy gusts of wind. the seas are choppy and the window remaining strong for the rest of the day ended to tomorrow. still land out this afternoon in england and wales, more clouds, clearing overnight. as they clear, we set up for a brighter day on tuesday. winds strong enough overnight to ensure it will be frost free. generally acquire today in scotland on tuesday than today. but it could be wintry across the cairngorms and perhaps snow over the north york, is. a chillier feel on tuesday, temperatures down, the northlake went hammering home that change in the weather for us. this is bbc news.

our latest headlines: 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 an historic moment. our vision is clear. our commitment is assured. so let's deliver 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. the night the favourite won — glory at the golden globes for a host of british stars. sport now on afternoon live.

good afternoon. jurgen klopp is expected to name a much—changed side for tonight's third—round 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 silverware, it always looks like we have to get each little thing. if we win the fa cup, people would still say we haven't won the premier league for how very many gears. we cannot change what other people think. we have it to try our best every game we play. so far, but only this season, it is the best what the quys this season, it is the best what the guys did. 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. i've just told them in there, we're so i've just told them in there, we're so frustrated, democrat doing cartwheels. we so frustrated, democrat doing ca rtwheels. we couldn't so frustrated, democrat doing cartwheels. we couldn't beat steve na g e cartwheels. we couldn't beat stevenage last weekend with ten micromini. they had ten men for and aloe, this is an believable results. 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 5 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 women's fa cup fourth round draw on the bbc sport website. record 14—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. she hasn't given a reason 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. india captain virat kohli says that winning a series in australia is his proudest—ever moment. this is, i'm sure, just part of the celebration back at the team hotel, after india won the series 2—1 because 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. we've been in the competition throughout the games that we have lost. so we understood as a team we're on the right track. but the fa ct we're on the right track. but the fact the reward has come in the most historic series for indian cricket is the cherry on the cake. that's all the sport for now. catherine in a nice, quiet studio!

it's back to brexit business as usual in westminster. mps have returned after the christmas break to learn they will now vote on the proposed eu withdrawal deal in eight days' time. meanwhile, the labour leader jeremy corbyn has been granted an urgent question in the commons this afternoon. here to answer your questions on the brexit process and what options are open to mps are dr catherine haddon from the institute for government and henry newman from 0pen europe. thank you both forjoining us. forget the noise in the background, we'd been living with it. first question from alexander, a lot of people are asking this, what is the irish backstop mean? it's meant to be an insurance policy, used only if

they can't agree to a deal to make sure there is an open border between the republic of ireland and northern ireland where trade and infrastructure are able to move freely. it's meant to try and protect that while they work out what the future listenership will be. but there are concerns that there won't be as temporary as they wa nted there won't be as temporary as they wanted to be and what it means for the future relationship. will it force us into a relationship that people don't want. this word temporary. what it's billed as is a temporal issue chip that lasted until a future relationship comes along, when does that happen? we simply don't know. the prime minister say she's try to clarify some of the terms of the backstop, she's trying to do that in brussels. we had been prepared for the fact that if this deal goes through, we could be in the backstop for sometime, a customs union with the eu, with the free trade zone, but we

won't be able to do free trade deals in the sort term. the norway deal that everyone talks about was signed asa that everyone talks about was signed as a temporary deal by norway over 20 years ago? that is a problem, temperatures allusion ends up lasting longer than you expect. —— a temporary solution. but the backstop is less problematic than everyone thinks, on goods rules, for northern ireland, we have to stay aligned. it gets us most of the way out, but i think a lot of mps should think they should take the burden hand and acce pt should take the burden hand and a cce pt of should take the burden hand and accept of the deal as negotiated. theresa may, if she loses the votes, her own party cannot kick her out after the vote of no—confidence last month. but there was no confidence in the government called, with

theresa may remain conservative leader? that struck a dancer, but comes down to her. it comes down to the fixed—term parliaments act which triggers a 14 day period. westborough tried this before, this is new legislation over the last decade, people don't know what would happen in this 14 day period when there was a second vote of no—confidence. historically, if prime minister is lose a vote of confidence they should resign it but there been able to call a general election. she can't do that, there isa election. she can't do that, there is a question of whether another conservative should be prime minister. 0r whether she would try and stay on during that period, it's uncharted territory. we know jeremy corbyn once a general election, what would that process be? it is a difficult for the opposition to call a general election, i don't think thatis a general election, i don't think that is likely. i don't think a

general election would resolve brexit, a good lead to a hung parliament and you would have lots of different policies —— it would have lots of different parties. what would labour's policy be? with a big campaigning fora would labour's policy be? with a big campaigning for a second referendum and which side would they be campaigning and which side would they be cam ' ' and which side would they be campaigning for? what issues in the withdrawal agreement apart from the backstop aranguiz not happy with? there is a range. there are concerns over what the arrangements for eu citizens are. sum is about the money that we would have to give it to the eu about going through this deal. for remainers there are other issues, some of which include those who don't want brexit in the first place. but it is important to remember there is a lot of strategy going on, a lot of mps who think

that by opposing the deal they can manoeuvre it to the things that they want. that is what the tricky issue is, what is potentially possible for them and are they playing the right strategy to get it. everyone's confused because we once told a bad deal was better than no deal —— eight no deal is better than a bad deal, now the opposite is the case. what are the options other than a no deal? theresa may says that's it... i think you've got no deal, either we leave with this deal in some form, perhaps with some tweaks, perhaps a different future attached to it, it but it is this deal with the backstop, or you don't leave. you withdraw article 50 and just don't leave. if this is the best deal mrs may can get an parliament rejects it, then it surely we have

to constitutionally accept it would bea to constitutionally accept it would be a no—deal brexit? to constitutionally accept it would be a no-deal brexit? but wenders parliament berm rejected? surely... what mps should be reflecting on is, parliament overwhelmingly voted to trigger article 50. that set in place the process where the uk would leave the eu with or without a deal. some of those who voted to trigger article 50 by saying, we don't want no deal, but we also don't want this deal. so what do you want? you mean they change their minds? we'll move on. what arrangements did we have with the eu beforejoining and on. what arrangements did we have with the eu before joining and why can't we simpler return to these after we leave? it's changed

massively. the kind of things the eu it covered then were very different. voice it was a trade thing. it was a trade thing and now it covers different sorts of regulation. the uk was very important in driving those changes and driving the single market. and also, the uk economy has changed massively since then, they say car has changed massively. it wouldn't be the same thing, but that is part of what people are debating about with these no deal arguments, what kind of future it would be and whether it would be the return they want. but it's not. it's roasting his spectacles, we just can't do it? it is possible to argue that the backstop and the theresa may withdrawal deal turns the clock back toa eu withdrawal deal turns the clock back to a eu that was just a trading bloc. that is what eurosceptics are used to say they wanted, they said they liked the free trade stuff but not the regulations. but the

backstop would keep the trade but turn off the tap of the new rules. so in some respects, the backstop and theresa may's deal does turn the clock back. why, if we've been a net contributor to the macbook offers over many yea rs, contributor to the macbook offers over many years, do we need to pay even more money to the eu? this is the 39 billion? it covers a range of things. it is basically the commitments we have already made and it is honouring those commitments. it covers some things the uk then will get money back from in terms of farming money, in terms of money from the european investment banks. isa from the european investment banks. is a range of things it will cover. and innovatively left under no deal, there is a good amount of that money that we were probably have to pay in some respect or another. there is the legal and moral arguments.“

you talk to jacob rees—mogg, he would say we don't need to spend a single penny. as an comments we could be taken to international court if we don't pay certain amounts. again, we are in uncharted territory. also, if you look at the moral point of view, if we left under no deal, we would need a range of deals with the eu on many different aspects of trade, of customs, flights, mobile phones, also so things. so again, not honouring those commitments could have outcomes. it would be silly to upset the people that we are going to be depending on for a future trade deal. we agreed to this exits bill back in december of last year —— this brexit bill. we signed up to it then. around half of the money is for a transition, a standstill transition to allow us to adapt. the

other half, we pay over a longer period and it allows us to settle accounts. but if we end up in the backstop, we're not obliged to pay a single penny. one final question, to both of you, when will it all be over? no time soon, i'm afraid. and it depends again what you're talking about. wow are looking at the 29th of march but this could go on week after week after week. if we have a meaningful vote on the 15th of january, it depends on what happens after that. but even after that, deal, no deal, we're still looking ata deal, no deal, we're still looking at a long period looking at what the future of the uk is still eu. wi—fi sorry, tony, that's the answer! thank you both forjoining us. that's situation here at westminster, but that's get onto the

business news later. first, a look at the headlines on afternoon live: 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. the man accused of murdering a fellow passenger on a train in surrey appears in court and says he's innocent until proven guilty. here's your business headlines on afternoon live. 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 £428 billion, 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. egon, new talks are going on to try to ease tensions between the us and china. us and chinese officials are meeting to try to reach an accord, either big hopes? officials are meeting in beijing to try and take eat out of their trade war. they have agreed billions of dollars of tariffs on imports as they slug it out. this meeting is they slug it out. this meeting is the first since they agreed a temporary truce. we go to the new

york stock exchange and chat to samira same. who is meeting today two we have a delegation from the united states that involves people from the state department and department of agriculture. they have made their way to beijing for two days of talks which have begun already today and will continue tomorrow. certainly, there's lot of people having for certain outcomes from this negotiation. these are billions of dollars of tariffs that have been imposed by both china and the united states have caused quite a lot of concern throughout both nations. do we think that they're down to deliverable steps coming out of this? i think everyone is like this, hoping there will be some sort of deliverable. that said, there has

been very little detail from the americans or chinese officials about what they are going to be discussing and any sort of details in terms of where the negotiations are. it does seem as where the negotiations are. it does seem as though both sides are still in their respective corners and not really giving much room, but it's still very early and hard to look at given there is not much information coming out. what other markets making of it all? it's really hard these days to get the markets. as we'd seen, the markets have been ricocheting, ups and downs, reacting to all the chaos coming out from either china or the us. right now, markets are trading a little flat, the king for a bit of direction. but

there are a lot of things happening here in the united states. we will see us investors reacting throughout the day, i'm sure. looking at the markets, a quiet day on the ftse, as trading gets under way in earnest. that trade war between the us and china, particular concerns there are. sainsbury is, expecting good news as the company unveils christmas sales on weapons they. centrica, the owner british gas, has been under pressure as analyst suggested weak results in february. elsewhere, dunelm has been doing well after announcing a big rise in sales. that's all the business news. a moment of peace here as the

protesters take a break. lively here in westminster because mps are back from their christmas break. they will start debating on wednesday. in preparation for a votes which were now told will be next tuesday on the reset may‘s brexit deal. that is the scene in the house of commons, jeremy corbyn has put down an urgent question, we are exporting that at 3:30pm. will also hear from question, we are exporting that at 3:30pm. will also hearfrom the health secretary on the day of the announcement of the next ten—a year plan for the nhs in england was announced. plenty more of that to come, but now for the weather. quite a lot of fine weather to come for do uk in the week ahead, but not to say there won't be some notable changes that you will perhaps feel more than see. particularly tuesday and wednesday. the payoff will be

perhaps a little more sunshine. sta rt perhaps a little more sunshine. start of the week, this low pressure feeding ina start of the week, this low pressure feeding in a cloud and colder air behind the cold front. these isobars making for wendy's story for the remainder of today, particularly across scotland. gusty down why don't north too. most of the clout are starting to break up through this evening and overnight. show is feeding into northern scotland, turning wintry across the grampians. perhaps feeding into the north york moors by the end of the night as well. strength of the wind keeping temperatures above freezing. skies clear our first thing at tuesday, so sunny spells on the way. the wind is still a defining feature for scotla nd still a defining feature for scotland and across the east coast. very dusty and continuing to feed in showers. perhaps a little lighter today across scotland by tuesday

afternoon, but cautious across the north seacoast, high tides to come. tuesday evening and into the early hours of wednesday, it showers turning wintry across at the north york moors and grampians as things get considerably colder with a widespread frost at the end of tuesday. wednesday, a warm front for the majority of us, but getting stuck, a chilly day with sunny spells. the balance between the milder and colder air towards east. excite northern ireland may be one on wednesday. elsewhere, cold and with a nagging area in the north east. a change to what we'd experience in the last few days. temperatures for wednesday afternoon are how it will read another orator. how it will feel outside is considerably cooler but the lower

end of single figures into the middle part of this week. hello, you're watching afternoon live — i'm simon mccoy. today at 3. the prime minister unveils the government's ten—year strategy for the nhs in england, saying it aims to save half a million lives. this is an historic moment. our vision is clear. our commitment is assured. so let's deliver the nhs of the future. thank you. the man accused of murdering a fellow passenger on a train has been remanded in customary until

the bread the seventh. back to work for parliament — it's confirmed mps will vote on the prime minister's brexit deal a week tomorrow. and in the next hour we're expecting an urgent question from labour leaderjeremy corbyn, asking theresa may whether there have been any legal changes to her brexit deal. the night the favourite won — glory at the golden globes for a host of british stars. coming up on afternoon live. of the sport. the fa cup third round concludes with liverpool against wolves tonight — as well as the fourth round draw with newport county, oldham and barnet all in the hat. thank you. and the weather? good afternoon, there is quite a lot of cloud across the uk at the moment but skies are brightening in the north because colder air is leading in. hopefully we will see more in

the way of sunshine. i will have more free in half an hour. hello everyone, this is afternoon live — i'm simon mccoy at westminister. mps returned from their christmas break and it is a busy time. the prime minister has unveiled a 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 pounds for the health service budget by 2023, phased in over the next five years. there'll be greater emphasis on community and gp care and mental health. it's hoped the strategy will improve the early diagnosis of cancers, and the prevention of heart attacks and strokes. our health correspondent dominic hughes reports. the health service is treating more people than ever before. but it's struggling in the face of unprecedented demand. so nhs managers in england have been working on a plan for the next decade,

to try and improve services and to ease those pressures. it's also about addressing unmet need, particularly in services such as learning disability services and autism, mental health services — services that for too long have been squeezed from the national debate and unsupported by the nhs. the ten—year plan includes the promise of more money for community, gp and mental health services. every child with cancer will have their dna tested to identify the most effective treatments. and more patients will be cared for closer to or at home, reducing the pressure on hospitals. this plan is in part about how the nhs in england will spend the extra money it was given last summer, more than £20 billion by 2023. scotland, wales and northern ireland also got extra cash and will develop their own plans. and the prime minister says its a key day for the entire nhs. this is an historic moment. our vision is clear.

our commitment is assured. so let's deliver the nhs of the future. many have welcomed the ambitions outlined in the ten—year plan. but labour says the health service lacks the resources to see it through, and there are concerns too about the big issues the health service faces right now — not least a shortage of staff. the nhs currently has shortages of over 100,000 staff. that could rise to almost 250,000 by 2030 if current trends continue. osteoarthritis is the sort of long—term condition that can have a serious impact on health, fitness and general well—being. at this physio session in blackburn, participants are encouraged to build up their strength and confidence. the aim of this class is to empower people, to help them manage their condition on their own. that's going to be good notjust for their physical health but their mental health as well. it will also ease pressure on other parts of the health service, and that is going to be a key

feature for the future plans for the entire nhs in england. today, the nhs has revealed some ambitious plans. but the challenges the health service faces right now will mean meeting those ambitions will be very tough. dominic hughes, bbc news, blackburn. our correspondent sophie hutchinson is at the chelsea and westminster hospital in london. here at chelsea and westminster hospital they have set up a new unit to try and help the pressures on a&e year. this new unit were i am standing is to treat people who are able to get about but it is a same day service so instead of staying overnight in the hospital, they will be treated here and able to go home and if they were not feeling better, to come back during the day the following day and to do that for as many days as they want to. nhs

england really wants to be more of the services in hospital across england and is funding it through the new money, part of the ten year plan. with me is the national medical director for plan. with me is the national medical directorfor nhs plan. with me is the national medical director for nhs england. tell me a little bit about it, why do services like this work better? what we have seen over recent years is many more hospitals moving to the sort of treatment so we have heard about daycare surgery for patients who needed operations and meat have beenin who needed operations and meat have been in hospital four days to think about this or seemed a emergency treatment. would can use new technology, new diagnostics to treat people in a day when previously they would have been admitted overnight and we know that staying in hospital is not a thing that everyone wants to do, we know particularly for the elderly that once you are in hospital it can be difficult coming home, it contributes to it we stood of muscles and frailty gets worse so

avoiding coming hospital is great and that is the sort of thing that this unit does. one in five of admitted patients are admitted on the day basis and we want to rise that to one in three. would there be a saving for the nhs? there will be a saving for the nhs? there will be a saving for the nhs? there will be a saving but more importantly we will free up beds. it is good for patients because you do not have that overnight stay but it is good for the hospital suite you do have bad people who do need to stay and have conditions that need an overnight stay, it is good all—round. i overnight stay, it is good all— round. i have overnight stay, it is good all—round. i have been talking to the staff here and even though they opened last month, they love it and they have been telling the patients love it to. this is part of the transformation, how different you hoping the nhs will look in ten yea rs' hoping the nhs will look in ten years' time? we celebrated the 70 years' time? we celebrated the 70 year anniversary soon and things have changed and magically since

then but the changing even faster. we're looking at care closer to home, out of hospitals, more coordination of care so that patients with long—term conditions can seek ordination of treatment rather than going here for one thing and therefore another, more use of digital technology and a greater focus on prevention, to address problems of smoking and obesity. many people are supportive of this type of transmission in the nhs and say this is the way forward, but there isn't the money, is there? the performance figures are worse than they have been in recent times, how are you going to turn that around? on the funding the prime minister announced a commitment to an average of growth in nhs england. but that is lower than the historic growth of

4%? is lower than the historic growth of 496? but it is greater than we have seen 496? but it is greater than we have seenin 496? but it is greater than we have seen in recent years and it is a five—year commitment which means we can plan for the future, so the proposals in the plan have been carefully costed and we are confident, although it is ambitious, but we will be able to deliver those and they will make a significant difference so up to half a million lives saved at the end of ten years, huge changes as i discussed, a focus on mental health which will continue from our five—year view so lots of exciting proposals in their. we are confident that we can deliver this. in terms of performance, do you think you will be able to turn around the targets? or hospitals going to be able to start hitting those targets? we're treating more people than ever and there is a commitment to bringing it down. units like this are part of the solution to a emergency treatment because they free up beds. thank you for explaining that. that is what is

new here at chelsea and westminster hospital. and 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. that's all at bbc.co.uk/news. a man accused of stabbing lee pomeroy to death on a train in surrey has been remanded in custody until his next court appearance on february the 7th. darren pencille, who's thirty five, had earlier appeared at a magistrate's court, where he did not enter a plea, but said he was innocent until proven guilty. angus crawford is at the court in guildford. we know more about the events on friday. iman was stabbed nine times ona train

friday. iman was stabbed nine times on a train and died in front of his 14—year—olds on. he was described as an honourable, devoted man. —— a man was stabbed to. darren pencillle appeared and was wearing black spectacles and had a small bandage on his hand. he crouched on the four when he came into the dock but we heard him say to the court, innocent until proven guilty. he said he was paranoid and hearing voices. he did stand briefly to confirm his name, his date of earth and his nationality then he was led away. we also saw his partner who is 27, she appeared at the court and was charged with aiding and abetting, assisting an offender. she was remanded into custody. they have both appeared here at guildford crown court and they have both been remanded back into custody to appear, probably by video link that this court on the seventh of debris.

—— february. theresa may has said she's working on getting more assurances from the eu so she can win the commons vote on her brexit withdrawal deal. the vote is to take place a week tomorrow , on the 15th of january. meanwhile, mps are back to business as usual in westminster — in the next half hour, the labour leaderjeremy corbyn is to ask an urgent question of theresa may about whether there have been any legal changes to the withdrawal bill. here's our political correspondent iain watson. new year, same old story. there's lots of activity at westminster but not much movement. the prime minister's getting used to noises off. while she was launching her plans for the nhs, she was also asked about the health of her brexit deal. she's hoping the eu will signal that the controversial plans to avoid a hard borderfor ireland will either be temporary or unnecessary, by pledging to conclude a new trade deal quickly. they will be setting out measures which will be specific to northern ireland.

we will be setting out proposals for a greater role for parliament as we move into the next stage of the negotiations. and we are continuing to work on further assurances, on further undertakings, from the european union. but a former conservative leader does not expect brussels to budge before the vote on the prime minister's deal, if at all. she's still talking to the european union. i'm led to believe she hasn't had much back from them over the christmas period. i gather she is talking to them again this week. but at the moment nobody can detect anything new that is coming out now. but some mps fear that the uk is on course to the eu without a deal. more than 200 of them, from different parties, have written to the prime minister arguing this would hit manufacturing industry. we want the prime minister to rule out any question of a no—deal brexit. no deal, no brexit. so you have 211 mps who all agree they don't want to leave the eu without a deal, but they can't agree on what they do want. our letter would enable a foundation, a platform, ruling out a no deal,

from which we would then have to reach an agreement on what kind of deal we want. so here is the fundamental problem. currently there is no majority at westminster for the prime minister's deal. the party propping up her government, northern ireland's dup, have once again said they can't support it, and that the proposals for avoiding a hard border in ireland are toxic and poisonous. but the problem is there is no other alternative deal which mps can agree on. a former eu commissioner believes that another referendum may be the only way to break the deadlock. it may be that we can only end this divisive and impoverishing argument by holding another referendum. that may prove to be the only and the best way for britain to avoid an act of terrible self harm. 81 days until we are due to leave the eu and it's still not clear if that will be with a deal or no deal. ian watson, bbc news, westminster. let's speak now to conservative mp

nicky morgan and stephen gethins, the europe spokesperson for the snp. thank you for coming. you have heard a christmas present site here, your wife's irish passport came through? she is entitled to an irish passport and there is a lot of people concerned by brexit. we're talking about the hundreds of millions of pounds it should be spent on the nhs and public services that will go because of brexit and food shortages and medicine shortages as well. we know all the negatives, wasted here many times... it does not seem to be getting through to many people on the tory party. what is the way to? it is going to be the third anniversary of the eu referendum. two and half years ago the scottish government proposed a compromise of staying in the single market as a result of getting experts together,

people from other parties and coming up people from other parties and coming up with a compromise. that was rejected by the uk's government so they are going to reject a compromise, the only sensible way through it is to have a final referendum, the people's vote on how that vinyl deal looks. give people a safe. we have heard from 200 signatures to this letter saying we must not have a no deal but tech talk, the clock is ticking. i1 of the people who signed the letter, i agree that a no deal would be a damaging outcome to this country but you are right, it is all very well to see you want a no deal, what are you going to put in place? that is what i meant askew. all rights, i'll ask the question. i'm going to support the premise to draft agreement next week. —— prime minister's draft agreement next week. it is not perfect. i am part

of the cross—party group ever does not go through to look at the norway pass or at the other model, which means that the members of the single market would also have a customs union and you would avoid the trade barriers and the hard border in ireland. is that not a time for the past? we're not the time to do that now? i think we have because the norway tomorrow means you can carry on with the withdrawal agreement as currently drafted. the big change comes in the negotiation or the future political relationship which we'll is a high—level document at the moment. we know the eu would be interested in this. you are right is the time is short and that is why it is important the must happen next tuesday and the government must be open to parliament having every sale —— a real say on other alternatives. this is the worry about the backstop, it is all about the backstop. unless the prime minister

get something, legal or otherwise, then people will say they are convinced. the backstop is more important than theresa may's career. this is about hundreds of millions of pounds of sugar going to our services. it is the eu national to pay the tax, do a fantasticjob in nhs and elsewhere and are asked to be paid 60 quid to stay in their own homes. it is not a future well—being of this parity, it is about a lot more done that and that is why, as we have argued, there is no better deal than staying in the eu and as a compromise, but we put forward a long time ago, which is not far away to be fair, is to stay in the single market and customer union. we know by the government's own analysis, this plan will be expensive, it will cost us cash and jobs but it's the least worst option. let me ask you another question, referendum mates

so another question, referendum mates so artfully nothing? the country are still split? when the scottish government sat down with political parties and others and we offered that combo mice the uk government, they have not taking anything. all you want to deal with is the hardline brexiteers and the dup and they had not spoken to anyone else in serious way and that is why parliament has to take back control of the situation, that is something we owed everybody the united kingdom. nicola sturgeon says this has been pushing the case of another referendum in scotland. can be discussed when that could be? nichola has been very clear about giving people in scotland a choice. we need to compare it to something. we need to compare it to something. we do not know what the future of the uk is going to look like, it is changing by the data by the hour at the moment so until that is clear,

and has to be clear at some point soon, then you are able to make a more decisive choice but we do not have that clarity from the uk governmentjust have that clarity from the uk government just now. have that clarity from the uk governmentjust now. the prime minister loses as ever since we suggesting she will next week, she goes away, she goes the eu, charles back, there is another boat, what is the stop that happening until the beginning of march? there is a date on the 21st ofjanuary in the withdrawal act of parliament which basically says every deal has not been agreed, has not been approved by the house of commons than the government has to come back and put emotion down and that motion is amendable. at that point that is when parliament starts to take control, assert itself. at the end of the day parliament is not in charge of the business of the house. be prime minister has been very clear, it would be difficult for the government of the day to ignore parliament and they came out with an obvious way forward that parliament wanted the government to perceive. that is good with the story, i think. of the next few months. it is

going to be a government saying this, parliament saying that, parliament trying to find a way which they can build a consensus. i think there is a consensus there. we heard the leader of the opposition referred to in article, we are all pushing to find a copper might.= referred to in article, we are all pushing to find a copper might. - -- combo might. -- compromise. thank you. we are awaiting an urgent question from the leader of the opposition, jeremy corbyn, within the next ten minutes. i havejust seen on the next ten minutes. i havejust seen on amber rudd. what we do know now is that the vote will take place next tuesday, interesting to hear from some mps that they are wondering why their needs to be five days of debate was against. —— once

again for the vote takes place. isn't it funny that it was only last month? feels like a lifetime for some of us already. and you as well. our political correspondent alex forsyth is here. in terms of what we were hearing there, we are exactly where we were before christmas? it is brexit groundhog day again and it certainly feels like that. it feels like everything has moved but nothing has changed. everyone is dull and the same place they were for what it boils down to the house of commons being divided, there is no majority for a clear option, theresa may is try to find a way through. at the moment it looks like a deal will not get enough support from mps to pass to parliament next tuesday so things are still do much with locked. —— grid locked. protesters seem a bit

more angry than they have been before. there is a concern with the clock ticking that people's restrictions are getting louder. jeremy corbyn asking this question this afternoon, a lot of questions about what his move will be? issue does not win next week, she could come back once, maybe twice and at some point, mightjeremy corbyn say i have made my stance, my point of view, that is now back because we cannot afford the new deal? there is a school of thought that suggest this. the labour party is as divided as the conservative party. there is as the conservative party. there is a school of thought that says jeremy corbyn may, if theresa may keep straight but this before the house of commons, he may at some point instructors party to abstain and that means that theresa may get this deal through. it may be that he absinthe in the deal gets through and because other people and parliament may not like it, you'll be the whole new territory of a

no—confidence vote in government. it is all speculative. has been speculative since two years ago?” would love to give you some confidence one thing that is a certainty is that nobody knows. every single person and it is watching to see the move of their opponents and the people they disagree with to see how they can play it out to make sure they can get the kind of brexit they want. the only uncertainty as the —— the only certainty is the uncertainty that prevails. there is a sense that theresa may may not get any certainty from the eu? we have heard from the brussels spokesman that the deal is the deal and is not upfront negotiations. however, consultant in number ten were seeing today if they did manage to extract some kind of concessions from brussels it is likely to come just before this boat before the house of commons so it

could be right at the last minute. it may be something like a fixed point for when a new relationship with brussels has to be done so therefore, limiting that backstop which is so controversial but the point is, right now, nothing has been agreed with the eu. these conversations are still ongoing and we expect this conversation is to keep happening between our wonderful comes back. theresa may desperately hopein comes back. theresa may desperately hope in brussels to give her enough ground. the big question of tennis wrestling with right now is they think the eu wants to avoid no deal but how far the eu prepared to go in and helping to avoid number ten avoid that scenario to? it is quite ha rd avoid that scenario to? it is quite hard when pupils livelihoods are at sta ke. hard when pupils livelihoods are at stake. thank you. we are awaiting the urgent question from jeremy corbyn, the house is sitting at the moment, no sign ofjeremy corbyn yet. the is going to be next tuesday, the debate scheduled to

begin on wednesday. five days of debate. got to three days last month before theresa may decided to pull out of putting her motion to a parliamentary vote. let's speak now to georgina wright from the institute for government. it is all about timing because that clock is ticking away, they are running out of options, aren't they? absolutely, the eight you's response has been fairly consistent. it is just wait and see. we do not know what would happen with the boat and we have to see what will happen before we can stop talking about sta nford before we can stop talking about stanford change and secondly, less than proper preparations were no deal. if you work on the basis that the masses telling theresa may and eve ryo ne the masses telling theresa may and everyone else that she will not get it through next week, is her gamble but she goes away and says she could not get away without some proposals on the eu and magic is your? are we

working on the basis that is the likely scenario? i think that is what government is thinking about. at the problem is the eu are saying what changes do you want? we think the deal on the table is the best possible deal, it is the outcome of wrinkly tedious and very complex negotiations. if you want changes you need to tell us now or as soon as possible so we can get those discussions talking. but a lot of member states are not sure that those changes are going to make any difference. if you think back before the referendum when david cameron took up so much time and energy trying to renegotiate the eu's membership only to come back year for it to backfire, i think they are still thinking about that and they will be worried about opening the negotiations after the deal might to unravel completely. if there is pressure to delay in provoking article 50, who needs to get an agreement that parliamentary process is required for that happen? the

government will need to decide it wa nts to government will need to decide it wants to extend article 50 and then every single member state will have to approve that individually so conservatives them all member states will be required. the problem is the eu have been pretty clear that they are not going to extend itjust to allow more time, we will not extend it if it means there is going to be a change in government approach is either a second referendum or a different kind of brexit altogether, but they are going to want a little bit more than we simply need more time. in terms of a second referendum, second or third, depending how you look at it, what would be required that happen? you need legislation, unique confesses and parliament, time is well and lots of discussions. among those discussions, what the questions are? exactly, yes. it is worth remembering that within the parliament at the moment there is a majority of mps who oppose the deal on the table but there is an even greater geordie who oppose no deal

that does not mean the support a second referendum so these are lots of questions that we the public and a nalysts a re of questions that we the public and analysts are wondering and the eu is wondering as well. the public are also wondering on march the 29th at 11 o'clock in the evening, how does their life actually change? what they notice? overnighted depends on what happens. we have the withdrawal criminaland what happens. we have the withdrawal criminal and place it will be sea mless criminal and place it will be seamless because effectively the uk will be in nonmember, we will still be part of the single market and customs union, we will not be at the decisions table in brussels but every crash out with no deal and goodness knows. today we are they having preparations of simulations about lorries been parked outside the leaves, it is very difficult to predict a. what is clear it will be very difficult to manage. as ever, great to see you, thank you for help. and ride is on herfeet and the house of commons at the moment, we will take you back thejeremy

corbyn get up to answer his questions. three migrants who arrived in a dinghy off the coast of kent this morning have been found in the nearby village of lydd. they looked tired and cold and were wrapped in foil blankets, given to them by police and border force officers. they're now being taken to an immigration centre. earlier, a dinghy was discovered with six life jackets on board on a beach in nearby dungeness. us actor kevin spacey is appearing in court in nantucket, massachusetts, charged with sexual assault. spacey — who denies the charges — is accused of sexually assaulting an 18—year—old man after plying him with alcohol at a bar in nantucket two years ago. if convicted, he faces up to five years in prison. time for a look at the weather with susan powell low— pressure low—pressure to the north of the uk bringing us rainfall, it can with a soundly front tracking southwards,

but it will be windy across scotland for the remainder of the day and into tomorrow. gusts and exposure into tomorrow. gusts and exposure into scotland, perhaps up to 75 in very each —— up to 75mph. some showers continuing to the north and west of scotland, elsewhere a dry night with clear spells and winds keeping our temperatures above freezing. tuesday, feeling colder. the cold front i showed you at the start will have sunk away and we are into a broadly airstream, so feeling different. looking better in terms of more sunshine on for. a few showers adding to the east of scotla nd showers adding to the east of scotland and a very windy north seacoast. this is bbc news.

our latest 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. this is an historic moment. our vision is clear. our commitment is assured. so let's deliver the nhs of the future. thank you. the man accused of murdering a fellow passenger on a train in surrey has been remanded in custody until february the 7th. back to work for parliament — it's confirmed mps will vote on the prime minister's brexit deal a week tomorrow. the night the favourite won — glory at the golden globes for a host of british stars. i've just

i'vejust got i've just got an eye on the house of commons, the labour leader is in his seat. we are waiting on a question from him whether theresa may has had any legal assurances from the eu over the break. we will return to the house of commons as soon as he gets to his feet. new car sales last year saw the biggest annual fall since the financial crisis a decade ago. they fell by almost seven 7% on the previous year. the society of motor manufacturers and traders has blamed what it called a perfect storm of low consumer confidence linked to brexit and concern about the future of diesel vehicles. our business correspondent theo leggett reports. the past year was not a good one for the british car industry. new registrations in 2018 were down

sharply, as buyers proved reluctant to splash out on a shiny new set of wheels. it was the second year in succession that the market fell. the biggest decline was in sales of diesel cars. they were down nearly 30%. there was a modest increase in the number of petrol cars registered — up almost 9%. and sales of electric and hybrid cars rose by more than 20%, but they still make up only a small part of the market. diesels have an image problem. they're widely seen as being dirty, a major contributor to bad air in ourcities. that means there an easy target for politicians who talk about introducing restrictions, on them or banning them altogether, and faced with that customers simply aren't buying. yet diesels were once sold as an environmentally friendly option, so what's going on? now we understand much more about nitrogen oxide emissions and particulate emissions from diesel cars, and it also happens that petrol cars have become

much more adept at reducing nox emissions than diesel cars, and so we understand more about the health effects of diesel. but while diesels produce n0x which can trigger lung problems, some experts insist they are still needed because they also emit less carbon dioxide than petrol cars, and carbon dioxide is a factor in climate change. people within the industry insist modern diesels are perfectly clean, and do have a future. absolutely, diesel has a future. yes, the market and demand has declined, and because there's been a lot of uncertainty people wearing sure what policies would come in. they're in place now, there are no specific bans on diesel. yet at a time when consumer confidence is already falling, cleaning up the blackened image of diesel may prove to be a very hard sell indeed. still one eye on the house of

commons, still no sign that urgent question. a young saudi woman seeking asylum has left the hotel in bangkok airport where she took refuge after being given a temporary entry permit. rahaf mohammed al-qunun flew to thailand from kuwait on saturday, saying that she feared for her life if returned to her family. the un high commissionerfor refugees is now assessing her case. here's richard galpin. i'm still in the room. i have no choice... 18—year—old ra haf mohammed al-qunun has been at bangkok airport since saturday, and has now barricaded herself inside her hotel room, saying she fears for her life if she's sent back to saudi arabia. i'm not leaving my room until i see unhcr. i want asylum. she arrived here in thailand after jumping on a flight from kuwait during a family visit there. her aim — to reach australia. but she was stopped by the authorities here at bangkok airport.

human rights activists are convinced that if she were to be deported to saudi arabia, her life would be in danger. if she is sent back to saudi arabia, to her family, they will have essential impunity to abuse her, to inflict honour—related violence against her. but fears that thai immigration officials would send her back home now seem to have diminished. translation: we are the land of smiles. we will not send anyone to their death. we won't do that — we will adhere to the human rights principles under the rule of law. and, in another significant development, officials from the united nations refugee agency have now met with rahaf mohammed al-qunun to assess if she should be granted asylum. nia jax the prime minister if she

will make a statement on progress made on achieving legal changes to the eu withdrawal agreement on the timetable in this house for a meaningful vote? i'm sure timetable in this house for a meaningfulvote? i'm sure in a timetable in this house for a meaningful vote? i'm sure in a tone that will reflect the year ahead, may ijoin in agreeing with the leader of the opposition in wishing you a happy new year. at the prime minister today launched a new ten—year plan for the nhs, allocating an extra £20.5 billion a yearin allocating an extra £20.5 billion a year in funding. allocating an extra £20.5 billion a year in funding! allocating an extra £20.5 billion a year in funding. i am therefore responding on her behalf to the question. i'm sure colleagues recognise the importance of the nhs plan. as confirmed by the leader of the house in a statement before christmas, this wednesday, this plays will debate a motion. this

will be followed by a main debate which will continue on thursday and subject to the will of the house, on friday the 11th. discussions had taken friday the 11th. discussions had ta ken place friday the 11th. discussions had taken place of that vote. it will ultimately be a decision for the house through this motion which will be voted on on wednesday. debate will also take place on the house of lords on thursday the tenth and monday the 14th. the decision to this bone —— the decision to postpone the debate last year was not ta ken lightly. postpone the debate last year was not taken lightly. the prime minister won hard—fought battles. most importantly, to agree a bespoke deal rather than the flawed, off—the—shelf options initially offered. it was clear from the three days of debate held in this house, it was not going to pass the deal and further reassurances should be

sought, articulate on the issue of the backstop. following the european council in december, a series of inclusions were published that go further than the eu inclusions were published that go furtherthan the eu has inclusions were published that go further than the eu has ever done previously in trying to address the concerns of this house. over christmas, the prime minister has beenin christmas, the prime minister has been in contact with a number of her european counterparts about the further legal and political assurances that parliament need on the backstop. my right honourable friend has beat the in contact with the t—shirt and british and irish officials been in contact last week. —— in contact with the taoiseach. leaders remain in contact. leaving the eu with the deal that has been agreed is in the interests of both sides. when the debate begins on wednesday, the government will be clear with the house plays what has been achieved since the vote was deferred last year. as said when i spoke in the debate on the 4th of

december, the deal will enable us to deliver a skills based immigration system, control over by pinot fisheries policy and agricultural policies, unlike the snp who want to remain in the european union. our own trade policy for the first time in more than three decades and an end to sending vast sums of money to the eu. it is a good deal, the only deal and i believe it is the right deal and i believe it is the right deal to end uncertainty for this country. i thank you for granting this urgent question today. with less tha n this urgent question today. with less than three months until we reach the article 50 deadline, there can be no more hiding and no more running a way. this issue will define britain's future and should not be decided by the internal machinations of the conservative party. this house and this country deserve much better. a month ago,

the prime minister shamefully pulled the prime minister shamefully pulled the meaningful vote ballots, promising to do everything possible to secure assurances from the eu on the temporary nature of the backstop. now the time has come for the prime minister to tell the house exactly what legal assurances had been given by eu leaders. she achieved nothing at the december summitand now achieved nothing at the december summit and now surely she has plenty and to update us on. and while i am delighted to be mass the brexit secretary here, it is the prime minister who should be cut today to a nswer minister who should be cut today to answer these questions. the prime minister is suggesting that a breakthrough was secured last week and the issue is that she's not here because she is busy promoting project fear. it's all hot air. there seems to be confusion over exactly what the prime minister is demanding from the eu. at the leader of the house promised legal

reassurances. yesterday, the prime minister told the bbc, we're not asking for anything new. so can the secretary of the state clear this up and tell the house exactly what is being requested? and tell the house exactly what is being requested ? this and tell the house exactly what is being requested? this morning the ministers in his department didn't seem ministers in his department didn't seem to have a clue. when asked what the pm was commanding, the brexit secretary had to concede he did in know. but he reassured the world by saying he was an important person, so saying he was an important person, so that's all rights. i fear the reason why so many of her cabinet r&d dark is because there is nothing to know. and if this is the case, what guarantees do we have from the secretary of state that, faced with yet another humility and defeats, the prime minister weren'tjust run away. —— another humiliating defeat. can the secretary of state do with the prime minister should be doing today and confront the timetable for the meaningful vote and provides

what we've not recede before, a cast—iron promise this will not be reneges on yet again in? the government is trying to run turn the clock in an attempt to blackmail this house and the country into supporting a botched deal. she's refused to work with the majority in the last few months in a desperate attempt to spark life into what is a frankenstein is monster of a deal. we are now told if we don't support the deal, the government is prepared to push our whole economy off a cliff edge. to prove this, no—deal brexit are under way. transport secretary, who has, well, a phd in incompetence in running ministries, has awarded a shipping contract to a company that doesn't have any ships. and even today, we see the farce of lorries being lined up to stage a

fa ke lorries being lined up to stage a fake traffic jam in lorries being lined up to stage a fake trafficjam in kent to pretend to the map that the government is ready for no deal. is stunned that the road haulage association described as window—dressing. one of the driver is described as a com plete the driver is described as a complete waste of time. the government is fooling nobody. these shambolic preparations are too little too late. the reality is, there is no majority in this house to support no deal. why won't the government face up to the truth and stop wasting our time and our money? the prime minister should be here, updating mps and what progress she has achieved, if any. and said, she's continuing her approach as before christmas of ducking scrutiny and dodging accountability. will hold this government to account for their incompetence. based on the

lack of content in that, it's good to know the leader of the opposition had a good break over christmas. he said about colleagues not knowing, what they don't know is what labour's plan is. but what they do know is that it's one riddled with contradiction. labour said they want to remain in a customs union and yet they also say that they intend to have an independent trade policy, even though the eu have made it clear that is an area of eu competence. they say they want to be in the internal market, but at the same time and free movement, even though the two are contradictory. the shadow business secretary says he doesn't want to rule out remaining, the option of a second wraparound. the judge education secretary says that were to be a betrayal of the democracy of the main referendum vote. they had a

manifesto that said on page 24 they we re manifesto that said on page 24 they were going to respect the referendum results. and now they seem to have a policy which is to go back on it. so the confusion we have is to what the honourable gentleman actually believes, which is why he started by saying we couldn't stop exit, and yet his shadow secretary says they can. i'm pleased he started these remarks by seeming to upgrade me. last time, my role was purely ceremonial, now he seems to a rash i need to my post. yet he seems to think of the nhs ten—year plan, an extra £20.5 billion of investment, is in some way project fear. well, we're used project fear on the nhs, it isa we're used project fear on the nhs, it is a project fear we see on the benches opposite on a regular basis. the reality, mr speaker, is that he

opposes reparation for no deal, which any responsible government needs to make, was at the same time saying he will vote against the deal. it is that internal machinations in the labour party that he needs to address. and it is that he needs to address. and it is that that there is nothing in his contribution to the house today that has sought to clarify. it is now time that he came in endives does the leader of the opposition maintain the position in the manifesto that they are going to respect the referendum result does the agree with his shadow secretary and wanta the agree with his shadow secretary and want a second referendum? mr speaker, we have only about 80 days left until the government of the moment is facing a deadline upon which to make crucial decisions which to make crucial decisions which will affect future generations

and the whole basis of our eligible and the whole basis of our eligible and economic licensors with the rest of the world. we're nowhere near a consensus, either in this house or the country, about what new arrangements with the european union we're actually asking for, let alone those which we're likely to achieve. and now we have a completely ridiculous argent question from the leader of the opposition, who has no idea what he wants and just feels he has do say something. can i ask my right honourable friend, as we are in this position and as the 29th of march is an entirely arbitrary dates which was accidentally set when the prime minister, for no particular reason, decided to invoke article 50 before she knew what she was going

to ask for, isn't it obvious that the national interest requires that we now delayed matters and put it of implementation of article 50 in order to actually put ourselves into a desertion where we can negotiate with 27 serious governments by showing that we know what we are asking for and can deliver from showing that we know what we are asking for and can deliverfrom our side and protect the national interest and future generations?“ is always good to hear from my right honourable and learned friend. where i take issue honourable and learned friend. where itake issue is honourable and learned friend. where i take issue is twofold — verse where he says it is an arbitrary date, when this house voted for that date to be set on the face of the bill. and secondly, this isa face of the bill. and secondly, this is a pointy touched on on the radio today, when he suggested we revoke article 50 with a view to having a second referendum. the court was

clear that revoking article 50 cannot be as a tactical device in order to then go back on that decision, it has to be a confirmed intention at that time. so if it is about extending, extension requires agreement all 27 members. the court was clear that revoking article 50 is not about buying more time, it is about making a clear decision but we do not intend, at that point, to proceed. thank you mr speaker, can i wish you all a happy new year. it is with regret that we return after the christmas break with no progress from the government on the withdrawal agreement and even more remarkable, we return with no prime minister in parliament. she can't be bothered to be here. we'rejust minister in parliament. she can't be bothered to be here. we're just now days away from the deadline to get a deal to protect our economy and the prime minister isn't in parliament to explain her lack of progress. why

is the prime minister not responding to this urgent question? it's now clear beyond doubt that the prime minister's tactic is to run down the clock and a pride parliament of any alternative to her brexit proposals. —— deprive parliament. bringing the prospect of no deal closer. the snp will work across this house to get support for an alternative for a second referendum and let the people ta ke second referendum and let the people take back control from this government. i say today, leader of the opposition, get off defence and join us. stop this government's chaotic brexit plan. mr speaker, shamefully, with exactly the same situation before christmas. with the tory government again facing defeat, but having wasted a month of precious time. the risks are real, the economic disaster facing our communities across these islands is a real. it is suggested the proposed letter between the uk and eu

regarding the backstop will not come before the debate and meaningful vote. we cannot operate in the dark, the government must show us the detail and tell us today how it believes these assurance will be enough to achieve support for its shambolic deal. moreover, in the unlikely event the governments gets its vote through. will it extend article 50 and remove the threat of the cliff edge? finally, the first minister of scotland was very clear today that the events of the last few years have made the case for scotla nd few years have made the case for scotland being an independent nation... even stronger. mrs biggar, scotla nd nation... even stronger. mrs biggar, scotland will not be dragged out of the european union while its own parliament powers are being eroded. the uk government is treating the scottish parliament with content. scotland's voice is sidelined. this

government should wake up to the reality, scotland knows who is leading in our interests, and it is not the government in westminster.” think members across the house will recognise that this prime minister has spent probably more time at this dispatch box answering questions than any other previous incumbents. indeed, when he asks where she is, asi indeed, when he asks where she is, as i said my opening remarks, she is launching the nhs ten—year plan, because this party is committed to ensuring that we have an nhs fit for the future, which is what that announcement is about. there does seem, as is inherent in these questions today, this constant refrain from the snp where, on the one hand, they call for referendums, and on the other, can't seem to cope with the result of those referendums. whether that was in 2014 or 2016. he is right as to the

concern of a no deal outcome, which is widely best mitigation to a no deal is to vote for the prime minister's deal, because that is the only deal on the table and reflects of two years of hard—fought negotiation with the eu. as those point of extending article 50, i touched on this in my reply to the father of the house — the reality is... we shall pull away from that, that is the brexit secretary answering that urgent question from the leader of the opposition, jeremy corbyn. we will get the issues raised later on afternoon live. we go to nantucket in massachusetts as kevin spacey has arrived in court, awaiting the formal charges. he's charged with sexual assault of a teenager in a bar in

massachusetts. this all happened overin massachusetts. this all happened over in incident which allegedly occurred in nantucket injuly 2016. the victim was the son of a former television news presenter is by publicly about the incident last year. we will keep an eye on those proceedings now and also on westminster. and we will keep an eye on what is happening in the sky with the weather forecast. find weather to come for the uk, but there will be notable changes that you will feel perhaps more than see. chilly for tuesday and wednesday. the payoff is perhaps a bit more sunshine. a cloudy start to the week, this low—pressure feeding and cloud and cold air. these isobars making for a windy story for the

remainder of the day, particularly across scotland. but gusty in the north sea coast too. most of the cloud to the south breaking up as we head through the evening and tonight. chow is feeding into northern scotland, turning wintry across the grampians and perhaps the north york moors by the end of the night as well. strength of the wind keeping temperatures above freezing. those guys are clearer for singh on tuesday, so sunny spells on the way. some clouds on the way towards the west. the window defining feature for scotland and along the east coast. very gusty and continuing to feed in showers. perhaps a little lighter than it today across scotla nd lighter than it today across scotland for tuesday afternoon, but me to be kosher is on the north sea coast, because tides could cause local flooding. tuesday evening coast, because tides could cause localflooding. tuesday evening into the early hours, showers turning

wintry across the north york moors and the grampians as things get colder with quite a widespread frost at the end of tuesday night. wednesday, a warm front to the west, but getting stuck there. it looks like it will be a chilly day with bright or sunny spells. the balance between the milder air and colder airto the between the milder air and colder air to the east. northern ireland may be slightly warmer on wednesday, elsewhere, a cold story with a nagging wind to the east. a change to what we have seen in the last few days. the temperatures, wednesday afternoon, these are how it will read on the thermometer, how it will feel is cooler, but the lower end of single figures into the middle part of this week. hello, you're watching

afternoon live — i'm simon mccoy today at 4. the prime minister unveils the government's ten—year strategy for the nhs in england, saying it aims to save half a million lives. this is an historic moment. our vision is clear. our commitment is assured. so let's deliver the nhs of the future. thank you. the man accused of murdering a fellow passenger on a train in surrey has appeared in court and been remanded in custody until february the 7th. the brexit vote has been confirmed by tuesday week. the government is

fooling nobody, the shambolic preparations are too little too late. reality is there is no majority in this house to support no deal. why won't the government is up to this truth and stop wasting our time and our money? the man accused of murdering a fellow passenger on a train in surrey has appeared in court and been remanded in custody until february the 7th. us actor kevin spacey has arrived in court in nantucket — massachusetts, charged with sexual assault. coming up on afternoon live all the sport with katherine downes. the fa cup third round concludes with liverpool against wolves tonight — as well as the fourth round draw with newport county, oldham and barnet all in the hat. more form the later. —— more from me later. thanks katherine, and susan powell has all the weather. not so warm for us and the next couple of days, chillier prospects tuesday and wednesday but hopefully

our pay—out will be more in the way of sunshine. more in half an hour. hello everyone — this is afternoon live — i'm simon mccoy. we will have the latest from westminster shortly. actor kevin spacey is appearing in nantucket district court in massachusetts facing a sexual assault charge. more information can be provided as to why it might be... i have not seen any to why it might be... i have not seen any of the these reports so i do not know what what information you base this request on, i do think that the seventh and eighth would be

appropriate timespan to preserve the evidence but i understand that even if the motion is allowed it can be modified down the road and be tightened up, so i'm inclined to allow the motion. i do not know if and when to do it all the way up until the seventh and the eighth, and may give you six months worth of reservation but i do not know that i'm going to require that everything be preserved. at this point that would be satisfactory, six months would be satisfactory, six months would be satisfactory, six months would be better than nothing and i am willing to accommodate the commonwealth. so from july seven? july seven and thereafter six—month. six month thereafter there will be a requirement that the cellphones and the cloud and some passwords be preserved, as i say that is subject

to the modification in one way or the other depending on what is discovered during the course of this matter. we have a further date? we have not discussed one yet. you can be seated, you do not need to continue to stand. thank you. may i consult myself real quick? ——

my cellphone. it has my calendar on it, i apologise. lam i am local council on the case, are you going to require my appearance or someone you going to require my appearance or someone from you going to require my appearance or someone from my you going to require my appearance or someone from my office? are you in already? i know you came in so he could enter? i do have a notice of appearance on file in mrjackson's file. studio appearances already in? might appearances in. we will leave it there. obviously procedural matters been dealt with by the court. this is all concerning an alleged incident which happened in nantucket in july 20

alleged incident which happened in nantucket injuly 2016th. the alleged victim, the son of a television presenter, spoke by the incident last year. she accused kevin spacey of buying her 18—year—old son of the whole —— alcohol. and she alleged kevin spacey groped him.” alcohol. and she alleged kevin spacey groped him. i also discussed off the record, he has no objection and the common offers no objection to mr spacey making that appearance, ican make to mr spacey making that appearance, i can make that appearance on his behalf without him needing to be there on that date. his appearance can be waived but they will require as he be available so he should at least be on the other end of the phone if he needs to be contacted at his appearance can be waived. can we reschedule that for 11am? sure. rb

offset? — — reschedule that for 11am? sure. rb offset? —— rb offset? thank you for your help, i'm going to step off and those connected with the keys can depart. this case has been continued to march four, it does on an 18. stay away in a contact with the victim or the victim's family. —— stay away in no contact with the victim or the victim's family. kevin spacey we scored to be told the next hearing in march is one he will not need to appear. this is on top of

other allegations surrounding his personal life, including allegations from the uk. this process in nantucket now, formerly under way in court and where's we have been hearing he has been given they'll unconditional and will appear at a later date. the case will continue in march. that is the latest going on in nantucket right now. but has returned as closer at at home. the prime minister has unveiled a 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 pounds for the health service budget by 2023, phased in over the next five years. there'll be greater emphasis on community and gp care and mental health. it's hoped the strategy will improve the early diagnosis of cancers, and the prevention of heart attacks and strokes. our health correspondent dominic hughes reports. the health service is treating more people than ever before.

but it's struggling in the face of unprecedented demand. so nhs managers in england have been working on a plan for the next decade, to try and improve services and to ease those pressures. it's also about addressing unmet need, particularly in services such as learning disability services and autism, mental health services — services that for too long have been squeezed from the national debate and unsupported by the nhs. the ten—year plan includes the promise of more money for community, gp and mental health services. every child with cancer will have their dna tested to identify the most effective treatments. and more patients will be cared for closer to or at home, reducing the pressure on hospitals. this plan is in part about how the nhs in england will spend the extra money it was given last summer, more than £20 billion by 2023. scotland, wales and northern ireland also got extra cash and will develop their own plans.

and the prime minister says its a key day for the entire nhs. this is an historic moment. our vision is clear. our commitment is assured. so let's deliver the nhs of the future. many have welcomed the ambitions outlined in the ten—year plan. but labour says the health service lacks the resources to see it through, and there are concerns too about the big issues the health service faces right now — not least a shortage of staff. the nhs currently has shortages of over 100,000 staff. that could rise to almost 250,000 by 2030 if current trends continue. osteoarthritis is the sort of long—term condition that can have a serious impact on health, fitness and general well—being. at this physio session in blackburn, participants are encouraged to build up their strength and confidence. the aim of this class is to empower people, to help them manage their condition

on their own. that's going to be good notjust for their physical health but their mental health as well. it will also ease pressure on other parts of the health service, and that is going to be a key feature for the future plans for the entire nhs in england. today, the nhs has revealed some ambitious plans. but the challenges the health service faces right now will mean meeting those ambitions will be very tough. dominic hughes, bbc news, blackburn. with me is the health and social care secretary matt hancock. hejoins me from inside he joins me from inside the hejoins me from inside the house of commons which is a lot quieter than out here. first of all, the prime minister is saying this is deliverable, is it? yes. given that people are already saying you have issues, a perfect storm is described ofan issues, a perfect storm is described of an ageing population, you have an obesity epidemic, you have local

councils already struggling and the money that you promised, they say will only go to keep them going as they are. these new promises are just those and will remain promises. no, the clear plan is ambitious but it is also realistic and deliverable. i'm so sure about that because this is a plan that was developed by the nhs itself, two and a half thousand doctors, clinicians, staff and patients were involved in writing this plan so it is a plan that the nhs themselves has come forward with. we are putting an extra £20.5 billion into the nhs over the next five years so of course we are going to need more people. we're going to need more doctors and nurses and all the other roles that are there in the nhs. of course we well so i entirely understand the concerns that people have when they say but we are going to be more people. the answer is

yes, there a whole chapter on the plan of how we will get hold of the people, train them, hired them and retain the ones we currently have got to doing a brilliantjob. retain the ones we currently have got to doing a brilliant job.” retain the ones we currently have got to doing a brilliant job. i hear that but i also hear that there are currently 100,000 jobs being advertised on nhs, notjust nurses, the geordie is huge shortfall then you fall —— there's already big shortfall then you throw into the issues of brexit. those who are trained to provide the services that you are promising say at the moment they cannot see the way it is possible. they are accessing this plan provides the route through and they help to write it. we do need to put more money into the nhs, absolutely, we have got 6 billion of cash going in from april this year less tha n cash going in from april this year less than three months‘ time. that will help to start to put these pieces together. the plan is how we spend it to get the best value from it. i just want to pick you up slightly on this number of shortages, we do have shortages at

their not quite as extreme as you suggest the cosby number of vacancies isn‘t quite the same as the number of shortages because there are a lot of people who build those vacancies but on a temporary and not a permanent basis. my figure of 100,000 is right, and not a permanent basis. my figure of100,000 is right, isn‘t and not a permanent basis. my figure of 100,000 is right, isn‘t it? and not a permanent basis. my figure of 100,000 is right, isn't mm and not a permanent basis. my figure of 100,000 is right, isn't it? it is the number of advertised vacancies but those vacancies are often filled by temporary staff. we have the people just not in prominent positions where i would prefer that they are. nevertheless, the thrust of it is right which is we need more people, we need more people and we will hire people from abroad, we will hire people from abroad, we will train people here and we will have a lot in this in how we can retain people who are currently working in the nhs so it yes, we need the people. but there is a bigger thing than that which is we need to get the big shift in the health service away from just looking at curing people when they get to hospital and much more effort and focus on prevention, community

care, supporting gps to keep people out of hospital in the first place because hospital is quite an expensive place to be in terms of sustainability of the nhs. far better for the patients as well to try and get ahead diagnose these problems earlier when they are often cheaper to treat, as well as being much betterfor cheaper to treat, as well as being much better for the cheaper to treat, as well as being much betterfor the patient. cheaper to treat, as well as being much better for the patient.” cheaper to treat, as well as being much better for the patient. i could hear the apollo last around the country as you said we could get people from abroad. given what is happening with bracks at the moment and the fact that many people and the nhs have no certainty as to whether they will be able to stay, many of them eu citizens. stop, stop, stop, you should not be repeating that, it is not true. everyone in the nhs to cause the uk is not only very welcome to stay but we also have in place the process, a very simple process that can go through in able to stay here. i do not think we should be repeating that idea that there is any uncertainty whatsoever. they are very welcome to stay and very much

hope they will. whoever is peddling that needs to be told that is not true and i don‘t want any uncertainty whatsoever for the millions of people who work in the nhs. there is uncertainty and ijust wa nt nhs. there is uncertainty and ijust want you to clarify what you just said. is that if there was a no deal and that has to be one of the options that is seriously been considered right now, and your government is preparing for an ado we basis. ever is a no deal you‘re messaged anybody working and nhs now who has come from the eu, can the state ? who has come from the eu, can the state? yes, absolutely. under percent. i do not want a no deal, i think it would be a mistake. of course as you say we are preparing for it because we need to prepare for it because we need to prepare for oliver ‘s row is my duty is to ensure that the nhs can keep delivering its brilliant care but in terms of the staff, yes, people can stay but even more than that, i want

to put to bed this mess. there are more people from the eu working in the nhs today than there were on the day of the referendum. so yes we are recruiting people from the eu and thatis recruiting people from the eu and that is great, and they do a great job. but in the future we need to train people and we need to continue to recruit from around the world because actually, there is more people working in the nhs from elsewhere in the world than from within the eu so this is an issue about getting the talent wherever we find it. my light has gone off for some reason, there we go.” find it. my light has gone off for some reason, there we go. ijust wa nt to some reason, there we go. ijust want to clarify again. even if they are earning under that thousand pounds in the nhs, they can stay? yes, absolutely. anybody working and nhs is welcome to stay and should stay. absolutely. and anybody in future point come to the country

after march the 29th, even if they are and salary less than 30,000, you would say yes you can come? of course, nurses and doctors are shortage occupations sub the levels of immigration to be a nurse or a doctor is uncapped because there are a shortage of occupations. the 30,000 figure is a bigger from a shortage of occupations. the 30,000 figure is a biggerfrom the immigration advisory committee. we‘re going to be recruiting the best in the brightest and around the world under the new immigration proposal as we do today and they play a very important part in our nhs. crucially, this plan, including the work for a section that we have been talking about, it‘s all about how we can make the nhs is tenable for the long—term and some of the big changes we need and the workforce element is critical. some people say we are a great need more people, my response is yes, we put £20 million of taxpayer money into the nhs, of glasgow going to need more people to deliver it which is

what any society needs. as people get older we knew more people to ca re get older we knew more people to care for them. a quick final word on brexit, when i been told by the prime minister it is going to be next tuesday, the boat. are you confident now you‘re back from the holiday, recovered it shouldn‘t get that through? —— are you confident she can get that through?” that through? —— are you confident she can get that through? i am confident. we have to keep nicking the argument and the case for the nickel dreams. —— and the case for the boat. there are huge downsides, whereas the deal that the premised is proposing delivers on the referendum result it does so in a way that we can keep a close economic ties with the eu and therefore, it is not only a good deal but also the best of the available options as though i very much hope that we can persuade the

commons to back the prime minister. thank you. our correspondent sophie hutchinson is at the chelsea and westminster hospital in london. here at chelsea and westminster hospital they have been trying to transform some of their services as pa rt transform some of their services as part of this reshaping of the nhs for the future. part of this ten year plan, one of the things that they are doing here, we have opened up they are doing here, we have opened up this brand new unit and it is linked to a&e and what it does, is it takes patients who are able to walk in able to get around from a&e and brings them here to try and treat them in the same day and then get them out so they do not have to have an overnight stay in hospital. with me to explain a little bit more and perhaps a little bit better, is lizzie. you are ahead of the nurses we re lizzie. you are ahead of the nurses were the emergency services. how does this work and why is it

necessary? keeping people out of hospital as a critical part of delivering safe care for patients are elderly and frail. estate hospital is not good for them and we can seek great deterioration in their general health if they spent a long time in hospital. equally in terms of pressures on the services, making sure their a&e can flow effectively and the beds in the hospital are used by those patients who absolutely need them is essential. that has been extreme the difficult, haven‘t? the flow, you talk about often in the nhs through the system, coming in to a&e and then try to find a bed with the patient, has that been a struggle? it has. it is important to note it is notjust it has. it is important to note it is not just about a&e, it it has. it is important to note it is notjust about a&e, it is it has. it is important to note it is not just about a&e, it is about the whole hospital system so equally getting people home quickly and effectively, and keeping length of stay short as possible as an important part of being able to

achieve that low through our emergency department. what kind of patients and conditions are you able to treat here in the same day service and send people home?“ to treat here in the same day service and send people home? it is an impatient but is able to walk or come to and from hospital independently so that might be someone independently so that might be someone who was having some and they are ticks who otherwise would be admitted into award. —— antibiotics. they would get an injection of adding the ticks and receive intravenous medicine for a of days and come back to the unit to receive the medication. before they would be ina the medication. before they would be in a hospital bed? yes. why isn't that necessary? white are you not able to give them the medication for the able to go home? essentially the main care regimen isjust the medication and they are able to look after themselves independently,

retaining their dependence is important to patients. in terms of freeing up beds, it is a new unit. do have any idea of the success rate so do have any idea of the success rate so farand is do have any idea of the success rate so far and is there a feeling at all that it so far and is there a feeling at all thatitis so far and is there a feeling at all that it is helping with actor to or is it too early to say? it is a new unit and! is it too early to say? it is a new unit and i don't have any data to confirm that but from talking to patients i am confident it is having the impact we would want. thank you very much. this isjust one of the scheme is that the government is hoping more hospitals will adopt in order to free up hospital beds. thank you very much. a man has been remanded in custody, after appearing in court accused of stabbing a father to death on a train in surrey. during the hearing at staines magistrates‘ court, darren pencille said he was innocent until proven guilty. the court heard lee pomeroy was allegedly stabbed nine times in front of his teenage son, on a train in horsley near guildford.

mr pencille appeared alongside chelsea mitchell who‘s been acccused of helping him leave the scene and change his appearance. she‘s pleaded not guilty. both are remanded in custody until next month. jeremy corbyn has demanded to know what legal assurances theresa may has been given from the eu about her brexit proposals. he was speaking to mp5, where he expressed frustration that the prime minister was not there in person to respond to his urgent question on the issue. the vote is to take place a week tomorrow, on the 15th of january. with me now are tom brake — brexit spokesperson for the liberal democrats — and brexit spokesperson for the dup, sammy wilson. thank you both forjoining me. we had a sense of deja vu about all of this, we really month ago. do you have any sense that something has changed in that time? no, u nfortu nately changed in that time? no, unfortunately not. on the month ago we we re unfortunately not. on the month ago we were supposed to have the meaningful vote and we did not because the premise that wanted to spend the next four weeks trying to

secure some clarification or legal undertaking in relation to the brexit deal. as far as i can tell she had secured nothing at all so to have succeeded in doing is kicking it can down the road for a further four weeks. sammy wilson, you're on the wreckage the thing that you think a new deal is better than the steel? yes, for a nation on the whole it is better because at least it would honour what was agreed in what was put forward in the referendum campaign. it would also honour what the prime minister has said ina honour what the prime minister has said in a manifesto and subsequent speeches after the election when she's there we would leave the customs union, the single market, that we would have control over own money borders and of course, from a northern irish perspective it would ensure that we were not cut off from the rest of the united kingdom, both economic league and cost usually. —— economically and constitutionally.

michael gove had specifically mention that northern ireland would be hit by terrorists ali optically hit you because you have the largest percentage of small farmers in any pa rt percentage of small farmers in any part of the uk. you are not representing those people who are most by this, you? percival, many farmers in northern ireland would welcome a clear break with the eu and secondly, michael gove is now zoning in on northern ireland representatives because he believes that we hold the key to unlocking the problem which the prime minister has. the fact of the matter is that northern ireland, with this deal, will be cut off from its main markets in the united kingdom. we do 60% of our trade the rest the united kingdom. we do 4% of our trade with the irish republic and 10% of our trade with the eu is much more important that we have a deal that gives us access... why would you be cut off from the uk market? simply because we become part of the eu

single market and customs union prominently and that would mean, as the attorney general has said, there will be fiction doing trade between northern ireland and gb, and distortion of trade, and any trade deal which the uk did worldwide, we could not participate in... you were legally that would happen? the attorney general said that. that is what it said on the agreement. made it quite clear that northern ireland would be part of the eu customs territory at the attorney general has bus out what that means. —— spelt out what that means.” has bus out what that means. —— spelt out what that means. i think the no deal option would be a catastrophe frill united kingdom. we have had the government apparently tried to mimic the impact of no deal today at the airport with 89 lorries sitting there on the tarmac, while the lorry drivers drink copy trying to simulate the impact of what would

happen. if that grinds to a halt it would have a major impact on food distributional, medicine distributional, medicine distribution and many other parts of the uk economy. why would grind to a halt? first of all, the french thought is the reader not attend —— the french authority cb do not intend to take traffic from cali, they do not attend the hold up traffic in cali... the head of the civil service in northern ireland has that there no deal on and he‘s been quite specific, means that smuggling will go up exponentially across the borders. that was an amazing statement for him to make. here‘s the head of the civil service! who may well be the head of the civil service bds tojustify service! who may well be the head of the civil service bds to justify the statements that he makes a. he can just draw the things out of the midair. he does not know whether tariffs are likely to be in the event of a no deal, he does not know

whether or not... we do. experts in germany would be... the head of the northern ireland civil service is saying that supermarkets are going to buy smuggled lamb from northern ireland or smuggled lamb from the irish republic with all the traceability requirements which supermarkets now have, is he saying that the main buyers and united kingdom are so irresponsible but they are going to go to some gang and buy from you instead of... uk government have made the plans they have made, they have set out what it means ina have made, they have set out what it means in a number of sectors and made those contingency plans. imminent there is a half of what they are predicting that happens, that has a huge impact on the uk economy in terms of things like manufacturing industry only have components across borders in the uk,

three orfour times, it components across borders in the uk, three or four times, it has a components across borders in the uk, three orfour times, it has a huge impact it. to pretend that this is made up is not acceptable. just in time, manufacturing of draws in components from other parts of the world whether customs checks, it does not cause any problems, there has been a number of days in which channel ports have been closed because of strikes, it is not interrupted supply chains. this is all part of logic to fear and of course the government is doing its best to sell the idea that no deal is unacceptable and is currently should be acceptable. that we can agree. agreement! thank it has gone quiet now, we have had loud protesters throughout the afternoon, some words were shouted at anna soubry when she was on earlier on that were very inflammatory, very unpleasant. her

concern was that the temperature here was that the temperature here at westminster was rising, the insults were getting more for severus and personal. we are grateful for along severus and personal. we are gratefulfor along in severus and personal. we are grateful for along in that at the moment. jeremy corbyn has spoken in the house of commons demanding to know what legal assurances theresa may has been given from the eu about the brexit proposals. i am joined by alex forsyth. he was particularly angry she wasn‘t there to answer them? this was jeremy corbyn asking them? this was jeremy corbyn asking the government what has changed. before christmas, there was expected to be the vote on the brexit deal that was pulled because the government didn‘t think they would win it. where expecting that to take place next week and itjeremy corbyn wa nted place next week and itjeremy corbyn wanted to call theresa may to the commons to ask what difference that period had made, what has she got from the eu in that period? in her

blaze was stephen barclay, saying that because the prime minister was launching the nhs strategy she couldn‘t come to the commons for that exchange. there was a robust exchange, as you might expect. this wasjeremy exchange, as you might expect. this was jeremy corbyn followed by stephen barclay. the government is fooling nobody. these shambolic preparations are too little, too late. reality is, mr speaker, there is no majority in this house to support no deal. why went to the government to face to this truth and stop wasting our time and money. the prime minister should be here updating mps on what progress she has achieved, if any. instead, updating mps on what progress she has achieved, ifany. instead, she's continuing her approach from before christmas of ducking scrutiny and dodging accountability. we will hold this government to account for their incompetence. mr speaker, when the

debate begins on wednesday, the government will be clear with the house what has been achieved since the vote was deferred last year. as isaid on the vote was deferred last year. as i said on the 4th of december, the deal will enable us to deliver a fair, skills houghton based immigration system, control over our fisheries and agricultural policies. unlike the snp, who want to remain in the european approach. our own trade policy and an ending to sending vast sums of money to the eu. given bradley was asked a reggae whether he could guarantee that vote will take place next week and went to be deferred again. he said yes, thatis to be deferred again. he said yes, that is the case. theresa may is still seeking assurances from eu that mps want. at the moment, it seems she hasn‘t got enough on her side to get that through. so all to play for. thank you very much. tax and more to come from westminster

and more to come from westminster and news and sport. now the weather. good afternoon. the sun has gone down for today, but hopefully tomorrow we will see a little more. that should mostly get swept away south overnight tonight as this weather front it continues. not much in the way of rain with the attendant low. that goes into the north sea, but on the rear edge of the load, windy for scotland and the far north of the mainland. gusts up to 70mph fora far north of the mainland. gusts up to 70mph for a time before easing through the night. still strong, northerly winds through the night especially down the north sea coast. those winds could bring showers into the far north east of scotland. perhaps wintry showers pushing into the north york moors. tomorrow, less cloud than today, some sunny spells,

showers for northern scotland and to the north east. a cold today thanks to the northerly wind but more sunshine. this is bbc news. our latest 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. this is an historic moment. our vision is clear. our commitment is assured. so let's deliver the nhs of the future. thank you. as mps return to parliament, it‘s confirmed they‘ll vote on the prime minister‘s brexit deal a week tomorrow. but the labour leader demands to know what changes have been made to her deal. the prime minister should be here, updating mps on what progress she has achieved, if any. instead, she‘s continuing her approach as before christmas of ducking scrutiny and dodging accountability. we will hold this government to account. the man accused of murdering a fellow passenger on a train in surrey has appeared in court and been remanded in custody until february the 7th.

actor kevin spacey has appeared in court in nantucket, massachusetts to face a charge of indecent assault. he denies all charges. more now on our top story, as theresa may unveils a new, long term strategy for the nhs in england. she‘s promised an extra £20 billion for the health service budget by 2023, phased in over the next five years. the plans focus on greater emphasis on community and gp care and mental health. i‘m joined now by chaand nagpaul, chair of the british medical association. ina sense, in a sense, the essence of what was announced, do you agree that she‘s got it right? first of, i think it is important to manage expectations. the £20.5 billion over five years

is, actually, on a yearly basis, less in percentage terms than the historic average in the nhs since its inception. so it‘s certainly not a bonanza of money and it certainly won‘t wipe out all of the precious we‘re seeing at the moment. won‘t wipe out all of the precious we're seeing at the moment.“ won‘t wipe out all of the precious we're seeing at the moment. it works out as 3.4%, which is about the average, is it not? the average is 3.7%, and this hasn‘t taken into account the increased costs around nhs state training, public health budgets, so it‘s not as much as being touted. we‘re still going to being touted. we‘re still going to be working within a budget that is much less than countries like france and germany. billions less than comparative nations. what about the argument that stop crowes stopped putting financial pressure is you can look at preventing disease and treat people closer to home, is that

something you agree with? the aspirations are fine, something we would propose and support. the problem is we have a plan with aspirations but not key details on some of the elements. preventing ill health, it depends on a very strong, robust public health service. and what we‘ve seen is cuts to public health and the long—term plan does not now include the public health initiatives and the funding for public health i could back it we‘re still awaiting those details. social ca re still awaiting those details. social care is another detail, unless you have a strong and resource service, you are not doing to achieve the ca re you are not doing to achieve the care patients need in the community. there are a lot of unanswered questions. high up on those is the issue of staff, numbers of staff. you‘re britain on a shortage at the moment. exactly. we need a short

time, urgent plans we can secure and recruit and retain current staff. in general practice, four out of ten gps intend to retire in the near future because they feel the workload is too great and unsustainable. unless we deal with pressures now we aren‘t going to see the long—term aim is realised. the elephant in the room is also brexit, because if you talk about workforce, we are very because if you talk about workforce, we are very worried, the bma‘s owner survey showing that three in ten doctors from the eu in ten to leave asa doctors from the eu in ten to leave as a consequence of brexit. each year, we take on doctors from abroad, from europe, in a no—deal scenario, there will be restrictions on new doctors coming into the uk from europe. ijust bike to the health secretary about exactly that. health secretary about exactly that. he gave two assurances, if you like. he gave two assurances, if you like. he said anyone working in the nhs

now from the eu is welcome to stay. entered no deal and the £30,000 limit below which eu citizens would not be welcome, and he said no, his understanding is the system will remain the same. to such anger void you‘re hearing? remain the same. to such anger void you're hearing? our understanding -- does that china with what you‘re hearing? our understanding is that the arrangements would be the same as doctors from non—eu nations. that means they would have to and ago examinations to get into work in the uk. logic would tell you that would bea uk. logic would tell you that would be a deterrent. even in a situation where we can be assured that doctors from the? can stay, there would be other concerns. there is a concern that workforce pressures will increase post—brexit bit bit of in

the case of a no—deal brexit. increase post—brexit bit bit of in the case of a no-deal brexit. i'm confuse, one of you must be wrong?” think what the secretary of state was referring to is the fact that doctors from abroad will be able to come into the uk, that‘s drew, but it won‘t be the same arrangements with a no—deal scenario. our understanding is that, in a no—deal scenario, doctors will be subject to the same restrictions coming into the same restrictions coming into the uk as other, non—eu overseas doctors. and that will be an additional hurdle for then, that is our understanding. savoy to talk to you, thank you very much. now on afternoon live, let‘s go nationwide and see what‘s happening around the country in our daily visit to the bbc newsrooms around the uk. it‘s being claimed that an internet troll based in the us has left families in the uk living

in fear by sending armed police to their homes. one of the families involved is from derby. dominic heale from east midlands today can tell us more. and harry gration has joined us from leeds, where a new research by bbc look north reveals that more post offices have closed in yorkshire than in any other region of england. we will talk to harry shortly. first, to dominic. this sounds bizare and very disturbing for the families involved in such case? yes, indeed. we‘ve been speaking to mr hussein, a music promoter who lives in derby. he was working in the early hours of the morning to find an police surrounding his house. they responding to a hoax call that he was holding a hostage. mr hussein opened his front door with his hands above his head. he says the police were shouting at him and he was not surprisingly shaking with fear. the brother said the call

had come from somebody claiming to bea had come from somebody claiming to be a neighbour who said that mr hussein was hitting his wife with a gun — all untrue, of course. the police we re all untrue, of course. the police were able to verify this quickly by searching the house and talking to his wife. this wasn‘t an isolated incidents, mr hussein says. police have been called out as has more than ten times, all the results of similar hoax calls. it was a nightmare. the police had come, i've seen nightmare. the police had come, i've seen them in my garden. several office rs seen them in my garden. several officers armed with guns. and pointing guns at my house, hiding behind my cars. i've opened the door to them. all i'm been told is to put my hands above my head, have i got anything dangerous in the house, anything dangerous in the house, anything i shouldn't have. i was trying to speak to them and say this was another hoax call, but ijust

entered up shouting.” was another hoax call, but ijust entered up shouting. i can't quite believe i have heard. where are these hoaxes coming from?“ believe i have heard. where are these hoaxes coming from? it is alleged the perpetrator is a man from newjersey, someone whom mr hussein had had contact with through his business. after liaising with her he try to cut contact and claims she smeared him on social media and sent threats on his mobile phone. and it over, the first of those really terrifying police visit happens. what's happens now? derbyshire police except mr hussein has been the victim of a series of hoax calls. their change the way they deal with them relating to him, they deal with them relating to him, they don‘t send officers out immediately, they can‘t at him by phone to czechiaok and then make a follow—up visit in normal daylight

hours the next day. they have been working with others in the us where the us citizen has been charged in relation to another case. mr hussein says he is linked to several other hoax calls in manchester in relation to alleged abuse. the us citizen is denying the charge and her lawyer says he is unaware of any other complaints against other victims, all said to work in entertainment in the uk. this has clearly been frightening and stressful for all the families involved. mr hussein says he has been a mostly destroyed by what has happened. plenty worried that an your programme this evening. now to harry, this expose wide and get a christmas card from you, or k! post offices closing all across yorkshire? you hit the nail on their heads, i sent my christmas card to

you by e—mail and that was the problem. when i was a lad, just a few years ago, the local post office was at the centre of the community. you went there for essential services that were unique to the post office. in problem areas, now we‘ve become more savvy on the into nets, we know about the high street problems, people are not using the post office in the same way and certainly not sending letters. we‘ve beenin certainly not sending letters. we‘ve been in touch with one group of people who live in a village near bradford. they‘ve done their own thing to try and combat the last of a post office. they‘ve raise £20,000 but aback at this is the impact the loss of the post office would have had on them. there would have been the feeling of loss, people wanted to come and take their pension out, car tax, things like that. i'm been

told it is my grey community hub. if anyone who is lonely would like to come in and sit down at the tables, we have a coffee machine in for that purpose. there are a lot of elderly people in the village, it is nice for them to come in and have a chat. what is the post office had to say about these closures? they said there is no actual programme of closures. they are doing everything they can to keep local services wherever they can, but obviously of it‘s a loss and making part of their business, they will have to look at that. they also say they might have to go down the line of using dougie lace to go down the line of using dougie la ce m ess to go down the line of using dougie lace mess made the book retailer, to get post office is established in wh smith stories. to keep post offices at least on the high street. thank you for that e—mail, i‘ll unblock you for that e—mail, i‘ll unblock you and have a look at it! thank you! if you would like to see more and

any of those stories, you can access them via the iplayer. and a reminder, we go nationwide every weekday afternoon at 4:30pm here on this is a case afternoon live. a young saudi woman seeking asylum has left the hotel in bangkok airport, where she took refuge after being given a temporary entry permit. rahaf mohammed al-qunun flew to thailand from kuwait on saturday, saying that she feared for her life if returned to her family. the un high commissionerfor refugees is now assessing her case. here‘s richard galpin. i‘m still in the room. i have no choice... 18—year—old ra haf mohammed al-qunun has been at bangkok airport since saturday, and has now barricaded herself inside her hotel room, saying she fears for her life if she‘s sent back to saudi arabia.

i‘m not leaving my room until i see unhcr. i want asylum. she arrived here in thailand after jumping on a flight from kuwait during a family visit there. her aim — to reach australia. but she was stopped by the authorities here at bangkok airport. human rights activists are convinced that if she were to be deported to saudi arabia, her life would be in danger. if she is sent back to saudi arabia, to her family, they will have essential impunity to abuse her, to inflict honour—related violence against her. but fears that thai immigration officials would send her back home now seem to have diminished. translation: we are the land of smiles. we will not send anyone to their death. we won‘t do that — we will adhere to the human rights principles under the rule of law. and, in another significant development, officials from the united nations refugee

agency have now met with rahaf mohammed al-qunun to assess if she should be granted asylum. she is to be granted a temporary entry permit into the country. having fled from what she claims was her abusive family, and having renounced islam, she is in no doubt she needs protection. egon cossou is here — in a moment, he‘ll be telling us what‘s hot and what‘s not in the business news. first, a look at the headlines on afternoon live: the prime minister unveils the government‘s ten—year strategy for the nhs in england, saying it aims to save half a million lives. as mps return to parliament, it‘s confirmed they‘ll vote on the prime minister‘s brexit deal a week tomorrow. in the past hour, labour leader jeremy corbyn has demanded to know whether there have been any legal changes to her brexit deal. the man accused of murdering a fellow passenger on a train in surrey has been remanded in custody until february the 7th.

here‘s your business headlines on afternoon live: car sales saw their biggest annual fall last year since the financia, 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 £428 billion, 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.

big supermarkets have started the year with a price war. yes, they‘re trying to entice us back into the shops after our big splurge over christmas. so we‘ve got morrisons saying it‘s cutting prices on more than 900 items. meanwhile, tesco is also cutting the price of hundreds of products. it comes after sainsbury and waitrose announced discounts of their own. let‘s talk to richard dunbar, investment director at aberdeen standard investments. these price cuts, would they really get us spending after christmas?” suspect they won‘t. cash is pretty short after christmas but the shops are going to try their best. it

looks limited in terms of the rangers from both tesco, aldi and morrisons. so it looks likejust rangers from both tesco, aldi and morrisons. so it looks like just a shot across the board. retailers are doing their best. will other supermarkets policy to?” doing their best. will other supermarkets policy to? i suspect they will at the margin? the discounters remain a pretty strong, aldi and the others. a lot of growth is coming from their premium products, so while previously we thought the discounters were sniping away at the lower end of the big four supermarkets, it looks like they‘re sniping away at the whole range to an extent. i was interested in those different figures, really good, the best christmas they have ever had. what are they doing right? i think the caught some of the big supermarkets when they were a little wea ker supermarkets when they were a little weaker ten years ago and slightly beyond that. and also they are

certainly sniping at the lazy pricing, perhaps, from some of their larger competitors. aldi have growing, opening another 65 stores over the next few years, that growth looks like continuing. gets difficult, it‘s a saturated market when you go out, we‘re not short of opportunities to go shopping. it gets more difficult for the discounters, but they are attacking the large retailers at the top end as well as the bottom. a big fall in new car sales last year, how come the? diesel sales are collapsing, perhaps not surprisingly given the antics of the injury but or so the outpourings of governments. that was a big headwind for the industry to deal with and they haven‘t done it particularly well. thank you very much indeed. a quiet day on the ftse as trading

gets under way in earnest after christmas. brexit and the trade war between the us and china are concerns there. sainsbury‘s did well — investors are expecting good news when the company unveils christmas sales on wednesday. centrica, the owner of british gas, was under pressure after analysts suggested it would announce weak results in february. elsewhere on the ftse 250, dunelm has been doing well after it reported a big rise in sales in the last three months of the year. fine thank you to come for the weekend ahead. some changes that you will feel more then see, perhaps. chilly on tuesday and wednesday. hopefully, the payoff is a bit more sunshine. this low pressure feeding

in clouds, also bringing cordero behind the cold front and isobars making for at a windy story for the remainder of the day, particularly across scotland but or so gusty down the north sea coast too. boss of the glad to the south starting to break in fema through the evening and onto tonight. some showers breaking up and turning wintry across the grampians. the odd one feeding into the north york moors by the end of the north york moors by the end of the night as well. the strength of the night as well. the strength of the wind bringing temperatures above freezing and sky is clearer for singh on tuesday, so sunny spells on the way. just more cloud towards the west. the wind a defining feature for scotland and the easter is. gussie and feeding in showers. perhaps a little lighter than today on tuesday afternoon, but we need to be cautious on the north sea coast, high tides causing local, coastal

flooding. through tuesday evening and into the early hours of wednesday, summer showers turning wintry across the north york moors and grampians as things get colder with a widespread frost at the end of tuesday night. for wednesday, a warm front to the west, but getting stuck there. it looks like a chilly day with bright or sunny spells. the balance between the milder and colder air towards the east. rosenior went perhaps getting something slightly warm on wednesday. elsewhere, colds, in 19 wind do the east. a change to what we have experience in the last few days. these temperatures for wednesday afternoon are how it will read on the thermometer. how it will feel outside is cooler, but the lower end of single figures into the middle part of next week. today at 5pm, we‘re live at westminster, where mps have returned for the first session

of the new year, as the prime minister unveils a ten—year plan for the nhs in england. theresa may says the plan would aim to save half a million lives, with the focus on prevention and early detection of disease. this is an historic moment. our vision is clear, our commitment is ensured, so let‘s deliver the nhs of the future. —— our vision is clear, our commitment is asssured, in the house of commons, mps are due to listen to details from the health secretary, as critics say the plan is unrealistic and not properly costed. herflesh we‘ll be getting reaction from some of those who work on the frontline in the nhs. the other main stories on bbc news at five. as the brexit debate starts up here again at westminster, mps are told the big vote on theresa may‘s plan will take place a week tomorrow.