good afternoon. the former prime minister sirjohn major says the house of commons should be given a vote on all brexit options. sirjohn told the bbc allowing mps to indicate their preferred alternative to theresa may's deal, which mps rejected this week, might help break the deadlock. the shadow brexit secretary sir keir starmer has called on mrs may to negotiate a deal with the eu that keeps the uk close to it. he also warned that labour had to be ready to campaign for a fresh referendum. our political correspondent nick eardley reports. things here are stuck. mps don't agree on what brexit should look like ulster bank don't like the pm's deal but it is not easy to figure out what they do like, so could a series of indicative votes testing different proposals be the way out of the logjam 7 different proposals be the way out of the logjam? the prime minister still needs a deal. if she can deliver one that parliament accepts, she needs to become a facilitator,

mediator, to find out what parliament will accept. i personally hope she would put down a series of motions so that members of parliament can indicate their preference. that is a view shared by many in parliament. allow mps to walk through these lobbies to decide what happens next. one mp is going to try and make that happen. the majority of mps want an orderly brexit, or they want another vote, or theyjust want to extend article 50 so they can think a bit more. the key thing is to bring into play but has not been brought into play up to i'iow has not been brought into play up to now and that is does the house of commons have a view on the direction the government should now take? cross— party the government should now take? cross—party talks and the solution the prime minister is proposing but with labour refusing to take part any chance of success is limited. now the party's brexit spokesman says there are only two solutions

left, the first, keeping eu tariffs to allow free trade as part of the customs union. the second option is just as our conference motion that said, the option of a public vote. i know the significant support for this in or membership, in many trade unions, among a number of labour mps. the pm says the second referendum would be a betrayal and isn't keen on a customs union either, in part because dozens of her own mps are furious about the idea of. if we were to depart from those aspects in the name of trying to win votes in parliament, we would be doing a disservice to millions of people in this country who have faith in politics and to have faith in democracy, and frankly they would be no point in ever voting again because your vote would be meaningless. finding a way forward is not going to be easy. to learn to have years on from your friend, politicians are still bitterly

divided on brexit. westminster still has a lot of work to do. uncertainty over brexit is one of the factors being blamed for more expensive car insurance. the aa says it's gone up for the first time in two years. andy moore reports. the aa says the price of car insurance has been generally falling for the last few years. but figures for the last quarter show an increase for the first time since 2017. an annual comprehensive car insurance for someone who shops around stands at £610. that's a 2.7% increase on the previous quarter. but it's still 5.9% less than a year ago. younger drivers face an average premium of £1317. there are several reasons premiums are reported to have risen. they include a delay in a new law in claims for whiplash, and the higher price of imported car parts, which push up the cost of any repair. the aa also blamed a general concern about brexit, saying the market has had to battle

with a fault in the value of sterling. —— with a fault. the association of british insurers say car insurance remains extremely competitive, insisting the cost of most premiums is falling. andy moore, bbc news. a leaking oil pipeline has exploded in mexico, killing at least 20 people and injuring dozens more. the state governor says residents were scrambling to steal some of the leaking oil when they were engulfed by flames. he said 5a people had been taken to hospitals with burns. the cause of the leak is unclear. an 18—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of the murder ofjaden moodie. jaiden, who was 1a, was knocked off a moped and stabbed to death in east london earlier this month. police made the arrest in wembley this morning. the bbc has found a postcode lottery in gp care, with doctors in some parts of england struggling with three times as many patients as their equivalents elsewhere. the royal college of gps says

it's the result of years of under—investment. our health correspondent nick triggle reports. there are 311,000 gps in england, around one for every 1700 patients, but these doctors are not evenly spread around the country. nhs england figures show gps in some areas have to deal with three times as many patients as those in others. in rushcliffe, there are nearly 1200 patients per every gp. but in kent, there are over 3300 patients per every gp. some variation is to be expected, an area with a high number of older patients were lots of young children is likely to need more doctors. but the royal college of gps said some areas were struggling withjudges describing gps said some areas were struggling with judges describing the differences as shocking and a risk to patient care. but the areas that are to patient care. but the areas that a re really to patient care. but the areas that are really struggling the most we

need extra effort right now, we can't wait for the doctors in training to come through the many yea rs training to come through the many years it takes to train to be a gp. we have had targeted enhanced training schemes which are great and are helping, but we also need to look more widely at the problem, in the short term other health professions that can help out and support the gps. nhs england says 5300 additional nurses, pharmacists and other health professionals are working alongside gps in primary care, atan working alongside gps in primary care, at an extra £4.5 billion is being invested as part of the nhs long—term plan. similar data is not available for scotland, wales and northern ireland but recruitment is known to be problematic across the uk. nick triggle, bbc news. the actor windsor davies, who starred as the sergeant major in the bbc comedy it ain't half hot mum, has died at the age of 88. are you enjoying your tea, governor? what the hell's going on? windsor davies

said he modelled battery sergeant major williams on men he knew during his national service days. the character shouted and cajoled members of an army concert party in war time india with catch—phrases like, "come on, lovely boy!" davies topped the music charts in character with whispering grass with a co—star from the series. another of the boys to entertain you is mike bushell at the bbc sport centre. afternoon. good afternoon. serena williams has underlined why she is favourite to win the australian open, after a crushing victory over a teenager from ukraine. serena showed no mercy during the 6-2 6-1 serena showed no mercy during the 6—2 6—1 massacres but as soon as the match had ended, she showed compassion. she helped by the tears of 18—year—old dayana compassion. she helped by the tears of 18—year—old daya na yastremska. you are going to make it, don't cry, she said. she has set up a match against the world number one simona halep next. when she was walking towards the net she was quite upset.

i like that, it shows she wasn't just there to buy a good match, she was there to win, and she wanted to win. it really broke my heart. she isa win. it really broke my heart. she is a good talent so it is good to see that attitude. novak djokovic weathered a third set wobble to also reach the second week at melbourne park as he chases a seventh aussie open title. he came through against the tricky canadian teenager denis shapovalov, in four sets, cruising through the fourth 6—0. he'll play daniil medvedev next. jamie murray and partner bruno soares are into the third round of the men's doubles. the third seeds beat british duo luke bambridge and jonny o'mara in just under two hours. england's preparations for their six nations opener against champions ireland in dublin have been hit by an injury to captain owen farrell. he's been withdrawn from saracens' champions cup match with glasgow this afternoon, and is having a minor procedure today. ?saracens boss mark mccall says the recovery period is seven to ten days, so farrell should be fit for the showdown in dublin

on the 2nd of february. this month has seen the launch of hockey‘s new pro league, which it's hoped will transform the way the sport, is seen around the world. it's a similar concept to football's european nation's league, but with the world's best teams replacing many of their international friendlies with competitive fixtures. the gb men make their debut in spain next week, with the women starting their campaign in february. nick hope has been finding out more. the british women played their first ever olympic hockey gold at rio 2016. unsurprisingly the gb men want to replicate that success. the new pro league, featuring the best teams in the world, marks the start of their bid to achieve that at tokyo 2020. the concept is great because ranking points are at stake, for olympic qualification and it will play a huge part. you want to win

every game, but when it is part of a lead or competition it is that extra spice. it will be billion. each game will have a full stadium and the fans going crazy. it is exciting, the unknown of the moment. everything can't get wait to get started. the british buyers will be looking forward to competing in warmer conditions in spain next week, particularly after one of their final training sessions he was cancelled due to a frozen pitch. that aside the gb squad they are in a great position. they are finished fourth in the world cup just before christmas and are being led by the man who helped the gb women to olympic gold at rio 2016.|j man who helped the gb women to olympic gold at rio 2016. i knew there was something fresh, i think they will benefit from some new leadership. i am enjoying working with them and the staff, i feel very energised by their attitude and approach to things. those things in combination means i'm feeling good about the next 18 months. 1988 was

the last success, what would it mean to be back up there again? we have to be back up there again? we have to believe we can make it happen and he is installing the belief in us. we have to work to try and get there. their skills will be on show next friday with gb hoping to begin their reign in spain. there's more on the bbc sport website where you can follow the day's football — it's currently wolves 2—0 leicester in the lunchtime premier league game. that's bbc.co.uk/sport you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. the next news on bbc one is at 5:50pm. bye for now. hello. you're watching the bbc news channel. let's get more now on the "postcode lottery" in gp care, which means doctors in some parts

of england are struggling with three times as many patients as those in other parts of the country. earlier i spoke to jaimie kaffash, the editor of pulse — a magazine for gps. i asked him why he thought there was such a disparity in the numbers of gps available in different towns around england. i think the bigger thing here is the recruitment crisis that has been facing general practice for years 110w. facing general practice for years now. in 2015jeremy hunt put on a target of 5000 extra gps by 2020. since then we have actually lost 387. the population is getting older and theirart 387. the population is getting older and their art more incidents of more than one condition in patients. this puts more strain on gps at a time when we are not able to recruit them. i'm sure you and i have had

them. i'm sure you and i have had the same problem, having to wait two 01’ the same problem, having to wait two or three weeks for a gp appointment. gps are having to work 11 hour days. it is not attractive for the next generation. the government says a lot of these things are improving. the obvious one is training. they have created extra places in the last year. but given the length of time it takes to train a gp, that effect will not be immediate. they have done really well in increasing training figures. but it will take a while to come through. also, we don't en del it have any statistics about how many of those trainees who die would go on to be gps. it may seem die would go on to be gps. it may seem successful on the face of it. overall the government says that since the year 2015, wentjeremy hunt made that speech as health secretary, that is apparently the

earliest year they have figures for. that is intriguing in itself. they say the figures have only fallen slightly but patient demand has risen and that is the real factor. it is, but it is twofold. we are losing gps at the same time as patient demand is going up. the population is getting elderly and needs more services than younger patients. it is a real crunch point here because we have both factors coming together. does it matter, given the way that other health services are changing, for example, there are more services you can access at health centre, pharmacist, health visitor, district nurse. is that taking some of the strain off gps and removing some of the things that they have traditionally done in the past? we haven't seen the effect of that yet but that is coming. for gps on the ground, we haven't seen

it yet and in terms of appointment times they are continuing to rise. it may be that this will benefit in the future but we do not know yet. there are other factors. if you go to the gp practice, they —— you want to the gp practice, they —— you want to see a gp. they are the ones that may be able to spot a serious things. as a patient i want to see a gp. that has been raised by other people watching —— the question has been raised by other people in the uk outside england, do those problems have areas as well? north wales, for example, they have serious problems. patients will be suffering more. we know it is not just england. there are towns in scotla nd just england. there are towns in scotland are struggling as well, and in northern ireland there is a real problem with general practice as well. the headlines on bbc news:

labour's sir keir starmer calls for the prime minister to negotiate a deal with brussels which includes a customs union and says another public vote on brexit has to be an option. doctors‘ leaders say there is a ‘shocking' variation in the availability of gps in different parts of england. the actor windsor davies, best known for his role as the sergeant major in the bbc comedy "it ain't half hot mum", has died at the age of 88. in poland the funeral for pawel adamowicz, the mayor of gdansk, has been held. he was stabbed on stage whilst speaking to a crowd last week. thousands of citizens have been paying their respects. earlier i spoke to the bbc‘s reporter who is in gdansk, and he told me what the

late mayor meant to the city and to the country as a whole. he was a very significant figure for the city of gdansk. many people don't remember another mayor, because he was mayor for 20 years. he was elected in 1998 and re—elected five more times. he was known around the country. he was a liberal conservative. he was a man who very much opposed many of the government's policies, in terms of migration. he welcomed migrants. he was one of the first mayors in poland who took part in a gay pride parade. and he was very critical of the polish government's changes to the polish government's changes to thejudicial the polish government's changes to the judicial system which he said undermined the independence of the judiciary here in poland. he was a man who was very much pro—european. his impact on the city has been

tremendous over those 20 years. when he took office, this city was rather grey and still going through the transition from communism, and now it isa transition from communism, and now it is a very dynamic, developing european city, one which he was very proud of being mayor of. nhs england has welcomed superdrug's plans to improve protection of potentially vulnerable customers using dell with seeking botox treatment. the chain say they plan to use a to watch out to use a questionnaire to watch out for mental health disorders. a plastic surgeon who undertakes psychological screening of potential clients welcomed the news. it is the acknowledgement by superdrug that there are mental health issues that surround the aesthetic industry. it is a positive

step, that acknowledgement, and the fa ct step, that acknowledgement, and the fact that they would bring in screening tools to try to highlight patients who may have dysmorphic disorders. what sort of things, when you are talking to patients who approach you for treatment, what sort of questions are you asking to try to assess whether there might be underlying issues that explain why they want to undergo some kind of change? you are looking for a preoccupation of their appearance, how long they spend looking at themselves in the mirror, how their appearance will affect their daily life and social life or work life, 01’ life and social life or work life, or relationships. we try to tease out the degree to which their lives are affected out the degree to which their lives a re affected by out the degree to which their lives are affected by their appearance. out the degree to which their lives are affected by their appearancem are affected by their appearancem a sense, it must be particularly

difficult to do that because surely most of your patients are concerned about their image? that is the point why they will seek your help. how, then, do you distinguish between those who can undergo this treatment and those who you will be concerned about the impact on their mental well—being? about the impact on their mental well-being? it is very different dell are difficult. the consultation process takes a lot of time and before surgery they will undertake a lot of consultations to determine whether they have any issues with their image to the extent that they need to be referred to psychologists 01’ need to be referred to psychologists or psychiatrists. there are some patients that that is mandatory for, such as the young, or those with previous illnesses, that is mandatory in our practice. but it is very difficult and time is the big

thing. people must be given time in a consultation to be assessed, so that we can try to weed out those who have unrealistic expectations and those who will be unhappy with any surgery. the actor windsor davies, who starred in the bbc comedy series it ain't half hot mum, has died at the age of 88. windsor davies said he modelled his role on the men he knew when he did national service. 7:— — modelled his role on the men he knew when he did national service. 7:— had — when he did national service. he had to catch phrases like, come on, lovely boy. he also in lovely boy. he also appeared in several carry on films. earlier i spoke to his colleague from it ain't half hot mum, who told me this. he was one of the good guys. i considered him really my best

friend, even though we hadn't been in communication for many years. to work with him was a pleasure. he was so generous. work with him was a pleasure. he was so generous. he work with him was a pleasure. he was so generous. he was generous work with him was a pleasure. he was so generous. he was generous in his work. he was generous in... in every way. you couldn't actually ever buy him a drink, because you'd go into a public house and they'd say, oh, he put some money behind the counter for everybody. presumably he was not very like the character he played. nothing like him. he was a charming, quietly spoken, gentle human being. he was a lovely, lovely man. he says when he started tv he did not know one end of a camera from the other yet by the time he started it ain't half hot mum, his comedy timing was brilliant. when he auditioned for

the part, he went in and did it in a cockney accent and they said, why are you doing that? and he said, sergeant may just talk like are you doing that? and he said, sergeant mayjust talk like that, don't they? and they said to him no, we wa nt don't they? and they said to him no, we want you to play it as yourself. he terrified me, working with him. it was just a he terrified me, working with him. it wasjust a joy he terrified me, working with him. it was just a joy and a pleasure and the more success he had, the less it affected him. he never changed. he never changed in any way. he was a lwa ys never changed in any way. he was always windsor, the mate. he was a lovely man and i shall miss him. pcbs doesn't get shown anymore, although it is available on dvd —— might be series doesn't get shown anymore. a lot of people think it is outdated, particularly because a

white actor was blacked up to play an indian character. do you think we are missing something in not being able to see it? it is so sad that this generation cannot see a television series that was based on truth, reality, history, and it wasn't a cheap, nasty... the writers, before they both died, said that their one wish was for it to be repeated on the television. it sold across the world. i get repeat fees from dubai, new zealand, australia, etc. but we can't show it in our own country, which is rather a shame when you think of some of the other stuff that they do show nowadays. what are your memories of working with winter davies onset? working with winter davies onset? working with windsor. well, basically, we did a lot of summer seasons and pantomimes and tours together. i

would drive and he would navigate, which meant we'd be playing bournemouth on the friday night and had to get to scotland, and he'd say, let's take the b roads. i said, why would we take the b roads to scotland? why would we take the b roads to scotland ? he why would we take the b roads to scotland? he said, so that i can look at the birds. and he meant the feathery kind. he was absolutely wonderful. we were driving up to carlisle and he said, can we stop somewhere so i carlisle and he said, can we stop somewhere so i can carlisle and he said, can we stop somewhere so i can cash a cheque? i said, where are we going to find somewhere in these tiny little villages? we passed a little shop which said bank outside, so we stopped the car, went in and the guy said to us, i can't believe it. you two are my heroes. i love the series. come in and have tea and cake. we discussed the series with him for about half an hour and wins it said, before i go, can ijust cash a cheque? the bank manager looked at windsor and said, sorry to ask, but have you any means of

identity? true story. he didn't bellow at him or sing whispering grass? no. was he surprised by the success of that song, with don estelle ? success of that song, with don estelle? yes, because suddenly from nowhere they were number one. it was unbelievable. he was once carrying a pile of records when they were number one. he was carrying them from the stage door. and so was don estelle. they were walking down the road and windsor said, i'll be definitely number one this week? don estelle said, yes, yes, we are definitely number one. so windsor said, well, then, can't we afford a taxi? windsor davies has died at the age of 88. the weather. today for most of us it is cloudy

skies, quite cold across the north and east. there are breaks in the cloud in some areas. across western areas, we will continue to see showers coming in. not too cold in the west but further east, temperatures are struggling. that ta kes temperatures are struggling. that takes us through this evening and overnight. with the clearest of the skies across north—east scotland, eastern scotland generally and eastern scotland generally and eastern england, it is here we will see a frost. where there is a lot of cloud around temperatures should stay above freezing. they will tend to rise across the night in northern ireland. these cold front will be bringing outbreaks of rain. a bit of hill snow for scotland, particularly above 200 metres. through that afternoon the rain, which should be light and patchy, will raced across —— will reach some more areas.

hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: labour's sir keir starmer, calls for the prime minister to negotiate a deal with brussels which includes a customs union and says another public vote on brexit has to be an option. live if we cannot get a general election, labour must support all options remaining on the table, including campaigning for a public vote. that was our commitment. doctors‘ leaders say the variation in the availability of gps in different parts of england is "shocking". president trump is to make what he calls a ‘major announcement‘ about the partial government shutdown, which has been caused by a row over his proposed wall along the mexican border. and the actor windsor davies, best known for his role as the sergeant major in the bbc comedy "it ain‘t half hot mum", has died at the age of 88. now on bbc news, inside out is back

with more untold stories from all across england. this week the focus is on brexit as businesses and consumers prepare for an uncertain future. here‘s natalie graham. as the brexit debate continues, eastern european poultry workers are leaving norfolk. since brexit, we‘ve never been fully staffed. we cannot fill every position in this business.