for most of us, so long sunny east, for most of us, so long sunny spells, but a case of wrapping up to get out and about, as it will feel pretty raw. long—term plan for the nhs in england which the government claims will save hundreds of thousands of lives. the prime minister announces a new focus on prevention of disease and early detection. there will also be greater emphasis on treating patients outside hospital, with more doctors running community clinics. of waiting in the hospital for the appointment, the consultant came to us. but critics claim that without more staff and more money, the nhs will still struggle to meet demand. also tonight: the man charged with stabbing a passenger on a train in front of his teenage son appears in court. the hollywood actor kevin spacey appears in court charged with sexually assaulting an 18—year—old male in a bar. an eighteen year old saudi woman seeks protection from the un in thailand claiming herfamily will kill her if she returns. look at me. how dare you?

and triumph for the brits at the golden globes, including for olivia colman who wins best actress. i promise i will keep on enjoying this, because this is amazing. ed and the kids — look. yeah! and coming up later in the hour on bbc news, we'll be live here with sportsday at molineux. the last of the third round ties in the fa cup — it's wolves against liverpool. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. a long term plan for the nhs in england has been announced which the prime minister claims will deliver world class care and could save up to 500,000 lives. there will be a new focus on prevention of disease and early detection.

there'll be more funding for mental health services — the aim is to bring it into line with physical health care. and there'll be more money for gps and community care, as part of a general move to reduce the reliance on hospitals. other uk nations are currently drawing up their own proposals for their priorities. but critics say staff shortages could undermine today's ambitious plan and there's still not enough money to fund it all, as our health editor hugh pym reports. the nhs is for everyone — young and old and the key aim of the new strategy is to ensure more people are looked after away from hospitals and in their local communities. the head of nhs england was at one liverpool's major hospitals to unveil the plan. how liverpool's major hospitals to unveilthe plan. how do liverpool's major hospitals to unveil the plan. how do we liverpool's major hospitals to unveilthe plan. how do we relieve the pressure on front line staff, going the extra mile day in day out for a million patients a day? one

pa rt for a million patients a day? one part of new nhs plan is to avoid up toa part of new nhs plan is to avoid up to a third of hospital out—patient appointments, with some patients monitored from home. that would save 30 million trips to hospitals and save the nhs a billion pounds a year. here's how it can work — in this scheme a consultant visits a gp surgery. this scheme a consultant visits a gp surgery. it avoids the need for patients to be referred to hospital clinics. it helps us because we are together with our gp and she knew what is happening with us and we don't have go and wait and it is time consuming and it was a very fa st time consuming and it was a very fast arrangement that we got an appointment instead of waiting in a hospital, the consultant came us to. she has been having some flare up. we built this model around our dissatisfaction with out—patient and

the frustrations that patients were having to wait a long time, although the care they got was good, it was done in a disjointed way. the plan has pledges to detect cancer sooner and help vulnerable patients avoid strokes and heart attacks. haar under pressure and with resources stretched, the nhs in england is missing key targets, including the four—hour wait for patients to be treated or assessed. now nhs leaders suggest that should be changed and ministers appear sympathetic. the view that is different tar gets are needed for serious a&e cases and minor injuries. weren't you be accused of changing the target, because you're missing it. we are listening to what senior doctors are saying, if they say the most important thing is as well as

keeping waiting time short, we set stiffer standards for the admissions, that is the advice we should follow. some experts welcome the ambition, but question the delivery. the plan is full of good ideas, i think the challenge is how is hit the going to happen when the nhs is under a lot of pressure already and we are already short of staff? the long-term covered by the plan is all very well, but it won't relieve the immediate stresses and strains felt every day by the nhs. hugh is at alder hey hospital in liverpool, ambitious plan but with one in eleven staff posts vacant , how realistic is it? there is one in eleven posts vacant in the nhs. yes, questions are being asked about those vacancies now, difficulties recruiting and retaining staff. so how can they deliver the new pledges? and there

is the question of money — is there enough to ensure that initiatives to help people lead healthier what lives. the government's allocated 3.4% each year to the he nhs, but only back to the historic level. i asked the minister this point and he said, yes, he had costed the plans, but all it takes is more patients coming through the doors than expected and everything could be thrown off course. underlying is a shift from hospitals to local communities. nhs wants new legislation to achieve that and that, if it happens, will draw a line under plans in 2012 under the then health secretary, andrew

la nsley. and there's more on this story on our website, including details of what these changes might mean for you — that's at bbc.co.uk/news. mps have come back from their christmas break ahead of the debate on theresa may's controversial brexit deal which starts on wednesday. the vote is expected next tuesday. mrs may says she's working on getting further assurances from the eu so she can persuade the many doubters and win next week's vote, but the eu insists there'll be no renegotiation. while theresa may has been in liverpool today, mps at westminster have been discussing a number of different plans for a new solution to the current impasse. here's our political editor laura kuenssberg. chanting: go away, theresa may! nothing is getting any easier for the prime minister. her welcoming committee in liverpool. i think it's disgraceful that party's put before country, absolutely disgraceful. i'm appalled by it, yes. because? because i think we are european and we should stay in europe. parliament can't agree. i think the only thing is to put it back to the people. she swept in with

promises about the nhs. paid for, in part, she claims, by what's her bigger problem, brexit deal. this commitment is possible because of our strong public finances and because, as we leave the eu and take back control of our money, we will no longer be sending vast annual sums to brussels. number crunchers and plenty on her own side question that. before christmas, you realised your plan did not have the support to get through parliament. what evidence can you give us today that anything has really changed? yes, we did delay the vote before christmas and we are continuing to work on further assurances, on further undertakings, from the european union in relation to the concern that's been expressed by parliamentarians. but theresa may's bedside manner is not convincing dozens of mp5 on her own side and among her northern irish allies. they won't back her plan without big changes before next week's vote. nobody can detect anything

new that's coming out. now, if she's planning on pulling a rabbit out of a hat, the prime minister, good luck to her, ijust hope it's not a dead rabbit and it's a live and kicking rabbit and it means something. jeremy corbyn objects to the deal and to theresa may's no—show when she was called to the commons. the prime minister should be here updating mps on what progress she's achieved, if any. instead, she is continuing her approach as before christmas of ducking scrutiny and dodging accountability. we will hold this government to account for their incompetence. back at work now, some mps are pushing to prevent no deal. some want a tighter, somewhat closer arrangement with the european union after brexit. some pushing for another referendum. they are so divided, one minister admits our march departure date might be delayed while, around the country, we only watch on. it may be 2019, but theresa may

is still tangled in the boundaries and barriers of the referendum, when people and politicians were divided into two camps, jutting up against each other. in the walton constituency here in liverpool, voters wanted to leave the european union but, just over the road, in liverpool wavertree, the decision was to stay. and the prime minister is having to deal with that clash of arguments, trying to get a compromise in the middle. but politicians on all sides are so dug in, there's little sign that enough of them are willing to meet her there. number ten wants fine words from the eu to make this journey smoother, but a majority, let alone unity, feels very far away. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, liverpool. a man accused of stabbing a passenger to death on a train in surrey in front of his teenage son has appeared in court charged with murder. darren pencille did not enter

a plea, but said he was innocent until proven guilty. his partner is charged with assisting an offender. angus crawford reports lee pomeroy, who was 51, described as a devoted family man, stabbed nine times on a train travelling from guilford to london. he died in front of his 14—year—old son. this morning, darren pencille, who is 35 and from farnham in surrey, appeared at staines magistrates court charged with murder and possessing an offensive weapon. wearing a grey tracksuit, black glasses and with a small bandage on one hand, mr pencille crouched down in the dock so his head was barely visible. he said to the court, "innocent until proven guilty." he also said he was paranoid and hearing voices. he did stand briefly to confirm his name, his date of birth and nationality before being led away. also in court his partner, 26—year—old chelsea mitchell.

she denies one charge of assisting an offender. it is alleged she helped him to leave the scene and change his appearance. both were brought to guilford this afternoon and in a second hearing were remanded into custody to appear in court again early next month. angus crawford, bbc news, guilford. the speaker of the house of commons says he is concerned about threatening behaviour towards female members of parliament, after the conservative mp anna soubry was called a ‘nazi' by brexit protestors. the mp for broxtowe was being interviewed on the bbc when the accusations were made by nearby demonstrators. anna soubry — who is a remain supporter — says she was jostled as she tried to re—enter parliament afterwards. the american actor kevin spacey has appeared in court charged with sexually assaulting an 18—year—old male in a massachusetts bar in 2016. the oscar—winner and star of house of cards said nothing but was given bail.

0ur north america correspondent nick bryant reports from nantucket. this was a journey that kevin spacey didn't want to make and having touched down in a private plane, he drove to his first appearance in court. clear the side walk please. his legal team argued he shouldn't have to appear in person, because of the negative publicity that has surrounded the case. but the actor who spent so much of his time in front of cameras, found it impossible today to avoid them. there was a live stream in the courtroom to record the charge. there was a live stream in the courtroom to record the chargem the town of nan tuckett, did commit indecent assault and battery on a person of 14 or over. the actor shared a joke with his lawyer, but did not address the court. he is pleading not guilty. this is the island playground of america's elite

and in 2016 he is alleged to have sexually assaulted an 18—year—old waiter. he is accused of unzipping the man's trousers and groping his groin. he claims it was consensual. the actor was fired from the programme house of cards. you trusted me, even though you knew you shouldn't. he revived his character ina shouldn't. he revived his character in a video posted online after he was charged. you wouldn't believe the worst without evidence and rush tojudgments the worst without evidence and rush to judgments without facts would you? outside court he ran the gau ntlet you? outside court he ran the ga u ntlet of you? outside court he ran the gauntlet of media again. what are you feel somethings he chose not to a nswer you feel somethings he chose not to answer our questions. mr spacey. kevin spacey has been condemned in the court of opinion and now a legal

process is under way. the area gra nts process is under way. the area grants celebrities privacy and protection, but what happened here three summers ago is now a matter of worldwide fascination. the time is 18:15. our top story this evening: a new long—term plan for the nhs is announced, aimed at reducing reliance on hospitals and providing more community care. richard madden, bodyguard. and another british winner at the golden globes — richard madden picks up a best actor award. and coming up in sportsday in the next 15 minutes here on bbc news: we're going to look ahead to tonight's match between wolves and the league leaders, liverpool, in the fa cup. it's the last of the third—round ties here at molineux. highways officials in kent say road traffic tests to prepare for the possibility of leaving the eu with no deal have been effective —

despite only 89 lorries taking part. the department for transport had hoped that 150 lorries would be involved in the exercise, using manston airfield as an emergency car park. thousands of lorries visit channel ports every day and haulage groups have dismissed the exercise as window dressing. tom burridge has more. more than 80 trucks parked on a runway. a government—led no—deal brexit drill, in case we exit the european union injust 12 weeks without a deal. manston airfield, just 16 miles north of britain's biggest port, will become a holding area for trucks, if there are suddenly new checks on goods and long queues at the border. they're now despatching the lorries in a controlled fashion, trying to work out how the roads en route to dover will cope. the hauliers taking part set off early. some believe no deal really is on the cards. on march 29th, i think it's going to be a bit of a fiasco.

there won't be much getting out of the country and a lot coming in. i think the motorways will be absolute chaos. learning how to mitigate chaos on kent's roads in the approach towards dover was the aim of today's exercise, but it was small—scale — more than 80 lorries involved, when 10,000 pass through the port each day. it's good to have a contingency and it's good to pressure—test it, but today was done with far too few vehicles and it was done too close to brexit. this should have been done a year ago. but today, at least, the roads were clear. 0n the face of it, today's exercise has gone pretty smoothly, but how much has the government really learnt from ushering 80 lorries down a few roads? this is also about the government sending a warning — it's the prime minister's deal, or no deal is a real option. the government calls its no—deal traffic plans 0peration brock.

budget, £35 million. and it's working closely, and running today's drill, with the local council. you do accept that this can't replicate a no—deal scenario? of course we can't replicate it, because that would cause, well, we don't know what the scenario will be, but what we need to know is just actually to make sure we've got a flow and what impact it would have on the local network. are you worried about no deal, the possibility? as a resident of kent, i'm worried, yes. the government says it has to plan for all eventualities. if the roads do not flow into dover, it will have a drastic impact on our economy and everyday life for those who live nearby. tom burridge, bbc news, in kent. an 18—year—old saudi woman — seeking asylum after fleeing alleged abuse from her family — has left the bangkok airport hotel room where she had barricaded herself in. rahaf mohammed alqunun says she fears she will be killed if forced to return home. immigration officials in thailand have given her a temporary permit while the un refugee agency assesses her case. jonathan head sent this report.

emerging from her hotel sanctuary, 18—year—old rahaf mohammed alqunun — now safe with thai and un officials, after a drama followed by millions on social media. i'm still in the room. erm... i have no choice. a few hours earlier, she was barricaded in, sending out messages of defiance and pleas for help. i'm not leaving my room until i see unhcr. i want asylum. she'd arrived in thailand at the weekend from kuwait, fleeing a family, she said, that might kill her. but thailand typically takes a hard line against asylum seekers. it had promised to deport her. yet after a blaze of publicity, it relented, the immigration chief coming to her hotel to promise that she would not be forced to go back. "i'm using my authority

to let her enter thailand," said general surachate hakparn, "and hand her over to united nations supervision." that's unusual in thailand. a senior un official was quickly dispatched to the airport and given promises about her safety. i am confident in the reassurances provided by the commissioner for immigration and other thai government officials. you're confident she won't be suddenly sent back? well, that... we have received assurances and guarantees that that will not happen. well, throughout today, this hotel has been the scene of extraordinary comings and goings, with officials going in and out, trying to persuade the young saudi woman to come out of her room. at one point, we thought she'd be deported. now we know that thailand has given her an entry permit, the un is involved, and her request for asylum, they say, will be properly assessed. it might have been a very different ending. another saudi woman —

deported from the philippines in similar circumstances — has not been seen since. this young woman has been lucky, though her ultimate fate is still unclear. jonathan head, bbc news, bangkok. eight migrants who travelled across the channel in an inflatable dinghy have been picked up in kent by border officials. a search began after the empty vessel was found on the beach at dungeness early this morning. they're the latest group to have made the perilous journey across the channel. the government has promised to step up patrols. duncan kennedy reports. the young men looked cold and disorientated as they were picked up at the side of a road in kent this afternoon. we came across them as border force officials took them in. i managed to ask one simple question. are you 0k? just keeping them wind warm. they had walked miles and expressed their exhaustion... how are you feeling? ..through their eyes.

they were medically checked and taken away by immigration officials, all watched by astonished local people. it's happening, isn't it? so... it's not stopping. so... yeah, very scary. it was this tiny dinghy that brought the eight men across the english channel this morning. and this adapted plastic container — their only way to bail out water. what today's landings also represent is the restart of these journeys. there haven't been any for the past week. this landing comes five days after the home secretary, sajid javid, visited dover, saying more ships are being brought in to stop migrants crossing. we spent several hours in the channel over the weekend to see if those new measures were in place. 0ur skipper did find some suspected sightings of migrants. matt, what have we got here?

well, at the moment, it seems that the border force boat is heading towards dungeness and also hms mersey, so it looks like there could be something going on around that area, or maybe even on the beach. but this was a false sighting. unlike the eight who did make it today were the ninth man — not seen here — arrested on suspicion of helping them. duncan kennedy, bbc news, in kent. the work and pensions secretary has defended the decision to delay a commons vote on moving millions of people onto the new universal credit welfare system. amber rudd told the commons the delay is to ensure the rollout to the new system — which merges six different benefits into one monthly payment — goes smoothly. instead of moving three million people onto it, parliament will instead be asked to vote on transferring just 10,000 people to universal credit. it's been a big night in hollywood for the brits, winning six golden globe awards. 0livia colman was awarded best actress in a comedy for her role as queen anne

in the favourite, and richard madden — of the bbc hit series bodyguard — took home best actor in a drama. 0ur correspondent, dan johnson, reports from los angeles. photographer: gaga, straight ahead! there are new pretenders to hollywood's crowns. these are nights when younger heirs mix with established kings. and even queen. 0livia colman, the favourite. but the british do royalty best — so arise, 0livia colman, best comedy actress. i've been crying all evening. right, 0k. hi, thank you for the sandwiches. amazing. stop it. i am the queen. she was much less polite in the favourite, playing a petulant, outrageous queen anne. bohemian rhapsody. it was queen the rock band, celebrated in bohemian rhapsody, that won best picture. and as freddie mercury, rami malek earned the best actor prize. maybe i can handle some

of the more mundane jobs. vice is about a kingmaker, and best comedy actor christian bale transformed himself into us vice president dick cheney. thank yous often go to colleagues, family, sometimes god, but this was a first. thank you to satan for giving me inspiration on how to play this role. richard madden, bodyguard. in the tv awards, bodyguard's leading man picked up the best actor. mum and dad, who flew all the way from scotland, wouldn't be here without you. thank you very much. i was rude, i was vile... and best supporting actor went to ben wishaw, who played norman scott in thejeremy thorpe drama a very english scandal. it's me... 0n the telly... he's a true queer hero, an icon, and, norman, this is for you. cheering and applause this was the biggest british success

at the golden globes for a decade and there are signs of hollywood taking seriously the promises of greater equality and diversity in the characters, the stories, the lives that make it on screen. so much to celebrate despite no standout winner. what does it all mean for the oscars? we will see next month. not n ot ofte n not often you see a reporter in a black—tie! time for a look at the weather. super windy day across scotland with disruption and orkney taking the worst of the battering. this is this afternoon and the choppy seas. the winds up to 80 mph and this is the culprit. this area of low pressure. that is into the north sea now and that will progressively allow the winds to ease a little as tonight goes on. a cold front moving through the south, not bringing much rain but allowing colder air all the way south across the uk. our picture for

this evening, still featuring very strong costs of wind across scotland and as we move into the small hours of tuesday, the wind uses a little but turns around and becomes more northerly which is an issue for the north sea coast into tuesday. thanks to the strength of the wind, we are essentially going to be frustrating night but it will feel chilly from the get—go tomorrow. the pay off should be that most of us seem more sunshine. just a few showers for the north of scotland is tomorrow. some grazing into north sea coasts. a little wintry. the biggest difference is that it will feel chilly and with high spring tides, we could see coastal flooding as the winds caused upwelling around lincolnshire and east anglia. on tuesday night and into the small hours of wednesday, the winds will be somewhat later and that will allow a widespread frost form into midweek. a hard frost across parts of scotla nd midweek. a hard frost across parts of scotland and northern england. wednesday will be a good—looking day. a fine day for many with decent sunshine and perhaps hazy in the

east. some rain drifting into the north west of scotland later in the day. slightly lighter winds but northerly drag on that wind so it will make it feel colder than recent days, the top temperatures down into single figures. that is the biggest change for the next couple of days. feeling chilly, but hopefully sunshine as a bonus. a reminder of our top story... the government has launched its long—term plan for the nhs in england — it claims will save hundreds of thousands of lives. that's all from the bbc news at six, so it's goodbye from me. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: 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. theresa may is continuing to seek assurances from her eu counterparts, ahead of next week's vote in parliament on her brexit deal.

mps will have their say on tues 15th. heading towards dover in kent, to measure the impact of added congestion in the event of a no—deal brexit. the fear is extra checks at border will mean huge tailbacks. a man accused of stabbing a passenger to death on a train in surrey in front of his teenage son has appeared in court charged with murder. and the american actor kevin spacey has appeared in court,