this is bbc news. i'm jane hill. the headlines: a major reorganisation of the nhs in england with a promise that health and social care will work more closely together. myjob as health secretary is to make the system work for those who work in the system to free up, to empower, to harness the mission driven capability of team health and care. over 220,000 people in england have been waiting more than a year for routine surgery the highest number since 2008. it's been really, really difficult. i have not left the house for a year. i have been unable to move. tougher border restrictions are on their way but the travel industry and some mps say they're worried about their impact.

democrats use dramatic new footage of the attack on the us capitol, to lay out their case against donald trump at his impeachment trial. scotland's food and drink industry warns of price rises and potential shortages when new brexit rules come into force in a few weeks�* time. and temperatures dropped to minus 23 degrees celsius in braemar last night, the uk's lowest for 25 years. hello, good afternoon. the nhs in england is to undergo

a huge reorganisation, under plans outlined today by the health secretary. the reforms mean changes to measures introduced less than a decade ago when david cameron was prime minister. matt hancock says the plans will see hospitals, gp services and social care providers working more closely together. there will be a reduced role for the private sector, and less red tape, what mr hancock has called �*burdensome bureaucracy�*. he has defended outlining the plans during the pandemic. it comes as new nhs england figures show the number of people having to wait more than 52 weeks to start hospital treatment was 224,205 in december 2020 the highest number for any calendar month since april 2008. the figures for england also show that almost one third of all patients who have needed hospital treatment for covid since the pandemic began were admitted last month. and questions remain over whether people should be booking

holidays — either at home or abroad — after warnings yesterday from ministers that it�*s too early to know �*where we�*ll be�* by the summer. but first more on those nhs reforms set out by the health secretary matt hancock. 0ur health correspondent, nick triggle reports. the reforms brought in by david cameron�*s government 11 years ago in england were deeply controversial. they were meant to usher in an era of competition and innovation, but the government has announced it will now reverse those reforms any shake—up of the nhs. you love myjob as health secretary is to make the system work for those who as health secretary is to make the system work for those— as health secretary is to make the system work for those who work in the system- _ system work for those who work in the system- to _ system work for those who work in the system. to free _ system work for those who work in the system. to free up, _ system work for those who work in the system. to free up, to - system work for those who work in i the system. to free up, to empower, to harness the mission driven capability of health and care. the goal of this white paper is to allow that to happen. {jut goal of this white paper is to allow that to happen-— that to happen. out vocal requirements _ that to happen. out vocal requirements on - that to happen. out vocall requirements on tendering that to happen. out vocal _ requirements on tendering contracts and instead councils and nhs

services will be told to pool resources and decision—making. ministers believe it will put the nhs in a stronger position to cope with the challenges of the ageing population and rise in the number of people with complex health conditions. 0ne people with complex health conditions. one in three patients admitted to hospital as an emergency has five or more health conditions, such as diabetes, obesity or asthma. that is up from one in ten one decade ago. but labour has cast doubt on the timing of the reorganisation. i doubt on the timing of the reorganisation.— doubt on the timing of the reoruanisation. ., ~' doubt on the timing of the reoruanisation. ., ~ , reorganisation. i do think there is a question _ reorganisation. i do think there is a question as _ reorganisation. i do think there is a question as to _ reorganisation. i do think there is a question as to why _ reorganisation. i do think there is a question as to why now- reorganisation. i do think there is a question as to why now will- reorganisation. i do think there is | a question as to why now will stop the royal— a question as to why now will stop the royal college of nursing said the royal college of nursing said the nhs — the royal college of nursing said the nhs is on its knees. staff are exhausted. why is it a priority now for a _ exhausted. why is it a priority now for a big _ exhausted. why is it a priority now for a big reorganisation of the nhs? the health — for a big reorganisation of the nhs? the health secretary says he wants to target burdensome bureaucracy and these plans would help different parts of the system work more closely together. some think that nhs leaders have called for. what

closely together. some think that nhs leaders have called for. what it really comes — nhs leaders have called for. what it really comes down _ nhs leaders have called for. what it really comes down to _ nhs leaders have called for. what it really comes down to is _ nhs leaders have called for. what it really comes down to is people - nhs leaders have called for. what it really comes down to is people and | nhs leaders have called for. what it| really comes down to is people and a local area are working together to say how do we change what we do to join up with our colleagues in social care, gps, primary care, and how do we provide that seamless service? , , ., , service? this is not the first attem -t service? this is not the first attempt at _ service? this is not the first attempt at getting - service? this is not the first attempt at getting the - service? this is not the first attempt at getting the nhs| service? this is not the first - attempt at getting the nhs structure is right. 0ver attempt at getting the nhs structure is right. over the past two decades, there have been five major reforms. 0ver there have been five major reforms. over the years, there have been so 0ver the years, there have been so many— over the years, there have been so many attempts at overhauling the system _ many attempts at overhauling the system that have caused serious disruption — system that have caused serious disruption. and have ended up not resulting _ disruption. and have ended up not resulting in — disruption. and have ended up not resulting in that many benefits. how these _ resulting in that many benefits. how these changes are implemented is going _ these changes are implemented is going to _ these changes are implemented is going to be really critical.- going to be really critical. these chances going to be really critical. these changes essentially _ going to be really critical. these changes essentially rewire - going to be really critical. these changes essentially rewire the l going to be really critical. these - changes essentially rewire the nhs, but whether they improve care for patients remains to be seen. let�*s discuss the announcement from matt hancock. i�*m joined now by roy lilley a former nhs trust chairman and a health policy analyst,

writer, and commentator. good afternoon. good afternoon. is it a brave man _ good afternoon. good afternoon. is it a brave man who _ good afternoon. good afternoon. is it a brave man who tries _ good afternoon. good afternoon. is it a brave man who tries to - it a brave man who tries to reorganise the nhs in the middle of a pandemic or a sensible man? there is never a good _ a pandemic or a sensible man? there is never a good time _ a pandemic or a sensible man? there is never a good time to _ a pandemic ora sensible man? ties is never a good time to reorganise the nhs. i guess that is true. a lot of these changes have been heralded in the nhs long term plan and they have been edging towards it. one of the things that covid has given us, i mean, covid has been hugely destructive and awful for so many people. but what it has done as it has forced the nhs to work more closely together with colleagues in social services and other places. what we have done is we have focused all of the opportunities for change into the proposed legislation. if thatis into the proposed legislation. if that is going to be introduced, let�*s do it now, let�*s get out of the way. i let's do it now, let's get out of the wa . ., .,, let's do it now, let's get out of thewa. ., ., .,

the way. i have lost track of how many times _ the way. i have lost track of how many times we _ the way. i have lost track of how many times we have _ the way. i have lost track of how many times we have discussed l the way. i have lost track of how i many times we have discussed over the years that health and social care should be thought of in the round for very obvious reasons. as it possible to make it work? people talk about it a lot but it has not really happened. lets talk about it a lot but it has not really happened.— talk about it a lot but it has not really happened. lets 'ust have a look at the t really happened. lets 'ust have a look at the real h really happened. letsjust have a look at the real stumbling - really happened. letsjust have a look at the real stumbling block. | look at the real stumbling block. the elephant in the room about all of this is the fact that social care is means tested and health care is... if you formally merge those two services, then you get into the argument that says how much of health care is going to be means tested and how much social care is going to be appointed need. the government does not want to go there. that would be a really huge change. a big slog of legislation carving out part of local government�*s repertoire of care and what they do. we do not have to do that. it is perfectly possible, and we have done it through covid and the proposed bill is saying we could

use each other�*s data. that has been very difficult today, but covid has swept aside some of the reservations about doing that. we can also pull resources. the difficulty in that is money is voted in parliament to social care, voted in parliament to health care. try to use health care money for social care purposes, it gets very tricky. legally very tricky. we have something called the better care fund, which is boxed around that. but the proposals now are very straightforward. they will allow health and social care to pool resources. if you do the data and you pool resources, people on the ground will sort out the rest. i think that is why i am more optimistic this time. i think that is why i am more optimistic this time.- think that is why i am more optimistic this time. i was about to sa , i felt optimistic this time. i was about to say. i felt as _ optimistic this time. i was about to say. i felt as if— optimistic this time. i was about to say, i felt as if i _ optimistic this time. i was about to say, i felt as if i was _ optimistic this time. i was about to say, i felt as if i was hearing - optimistic this time. i was about to say, i felt as if i was hearing a - say, i felt as if i was hearing a degree of optimism in your voice. the pandemic has shown that people can think outside the box, the health service can act rather more nimbly than ever, anyone ever gave

it credit for? ho nimbly than ever, anyone ever gave it credit for?— it credit for? no one wanted the reforms under _ it credit for? no one wanted the reforms under cameron's - it credit for? no one wanted the - reforms under cameron's government. reforms under cameron�*s government. there was a huge push back. i can�*t think of any organisation in the nhs that welcomed them. they all realise that welcomed them. they all realise that they would clog everything up with bureaucracy and the competition that we did not need. it was a disaster, then and now. what has happened during covid is the first measure of events. people have said we cannot do all of that stuff. we need to get on and sought the services out for patients. that is what has happened. if we use covid as the point for change, if we use the nhs�*s long—term plan is a vision of change and roll that into the legislation, then yes it is not people, but it is not enough people that will effect the majority of staff working at the front line. this is a managerial change, this is the way the money flow changes, and it is a way that the data is used,

as well. there are some aspects of using the services of the private sector. this really brings together the best of the three things that we have been working with. that the best of the three things that we have been working with.— have been working with. that is an im ortant have been working with. that is an important point — have been working with. that is an important point about _ have been working with. that is an important point about front - have been working with. that is an important point about front line i important point about front line staff, because they are exhausted. and it is not over yet! the associated topic we are talking about today is those waiting time figures, which are eye watering, the highest figure since 2008. what about those people who might be listening to you thinking, i love your optimism, but there is an awful lot of backlog, routine appointments and operations that have still got to be done, and there�*s all that in the mix as well? late to be done, and there's all that in the mix as well?— to be done, and there's all that in the mix as well? we have got to be erfectl the mix as well? we have got to be perfectly frank— the mix as well? we have got to be perfectly frank about _ the mix as well? we have got to be perfectly frank about that. - the mix as well? we have got to be perfectly frank about that. the - the mix as well? we have got to be perfectly frank about that. the nhs is trying to run to health services. the covid health service and the non—disease—mack health service. it has done quite well on cancer services. the number of people starting treatment with cancer is pretty much the same as it was one year ago, pretty much the same as it was one yearago, but pretty much the same as it was one year ago, but you are right,

elective procedures, hips and knees and those sort of things, there is a huge waiting list. when covid is over, the next hill for the nhs decline will be to attack the huge waiting list. it was 4.4 million before covid. it is probably into 6 million now. goodness knows what it will be when this is all over. the nhs are struggling because it is struggling with staff, the staff that work in the covid services cannot work in the non—covid services and they have to do social distancing. they are covered by the same rules as everyone else. they have to do social distancing, that slows the whole thing down. when we get over this, that is another big hill for the nhs decline. they will throw all the resources they have got at reducing the waiting times. as far as the changes are concerned, my belief is this, the nhs will be run more efficiently, quicker, and i think the greater levels of

efficiency will eventually trickle down into the ability for the nhs to address the waiting list. there is no hiding it, the waiting list is a big problem. no hiding it, the waiting list is a big problem-— no hiding it, the waiting list is a big problem. very interesting to hear our big problem. very interesting to hear your perspective. - big problem. very interesting to hear your perspective. thank . big problem. very interesting to | hear your perspective. thank you very much. we are going to talk more about those waiting times and the waiting lists. i have got another guest to talk to for his perspective on that. let�*sjust guest to talk to for his perspective on that. let�*s just take a moment to look at the figures. the number of people waiting to start hospital treatment in england in december was the highest for any calendar month since 2008. more than 220,000 patients were on a waiting list, according to new figures from the nhs at the same period the year before the figure was less than 1500. more details from our health correspondent dominic hughes. a little over a year ago, brenda pugh led enough to give life.

walking the dog, meeting up with friends, working for law firm in london. arthritis has left her in immense pain. waiting for a double hip replacement operation that has been repeatedly delayed by the pandemic. the impact has been huge, it�*s been very, very far—reaching on all levels, financial, emotional, psychological. yeah, it�*s been really, really difficult. i haven�*t left the house for a year. i�*ve been unable to move. brenda is not alone. figures for december show that in england there were nearly 225,000 people waiting more than 12 months for routine hospital treatments, and in december 2019, that figure was less than 1500. more than four and a half million people are on hospital waiting list. cancer care seems to have been less affected. the number of patients seen and treated in december was in line with the months before the pandemic struck. david hawkins was diagnosed late

in 2019, and counts himself lucky as treatment continued through the covert crisis. whether or not i�*d been struggling to see a doctor later on, and then i wouldn�*t have got a days notice, so in that way —— i wouldn�*t have got a diagnosis. i class myself very lucky. it�*s been difficult for everybody. clearing the backlog of delayed operations and treatments will be a huge task. but nhs leaders say doctors need the freedom to decide how it will be done. there will be people who have been waiting less than 52 weeks who we also need to prioritise, so what we really need to do which is where the nhs is best, is effectively let our local clinicians make those prioritisation decisions and effectively say what the order in which we should get through these backlogs. but charities say those like brenda, enduring pain and discomfort as they wait for delayed operations, needs some clarity. what we are calling for its clear

communication to people - at this point in time. so that they can know - when to expect their treatment to be back online and, - most importantly, so they have support whilst they are waiting. across the uk, the pandemic has had a drastic effect on the health service. leaving exhausted staff are facing a huge backlog of delayed treatments. a legacy of this virus will last for years. dominic hughes, bbc news. tim mitchell is an ear nose and throat surgeon and is also the vice president of the royal college of surgeons in england. good afternoon. good afternoon. it is a hue good afternoon. good afternoon. it is a huge number _ good afternoon. good afternoon. it is a huge number of _ good afternoon. good afternoon. it is a huge number of people - good afternoon. good afternoon. it| is a huge number of people waiting. is that the way forward to deal with the backlog, do you think, the suggestion you heard there, doctors to be given the power to decide who to be given the power to decide who to prioritise? that to be given the power to decide who to prioritise?— to prioritise? that process has been ha enin: , to prioritise? that process has been happening. and _ to prioritise? that process has been happening, and despite _ to prioritise? that process has been happening, and despite the - to prioritise? that process has been happening, and despite the covid i

happening, and despite the covid pandemic, which obviously has taken up pandemic, which obviously has taken up a huge amount of nhs resource, surgeons have been prioritising patients according to clinical need. you have heard that cancer surgery has continued, along with emergency surgery, but it is very much the more routine, elective operations, and as we have heard, hip and knee replacements, for instance, that have had to be postponed. the difficulty, as we start to come out of the covid pandemic, is that going back to normal activity, with 10—15% extra is not going to deal with this in normal backlog. we have been calling for a new deal to see significant and sustained investment in beds and staff in order to deal with the enormous backlog. 50. in beds and staff in order to deal with the enormous backlog. so, when ou sa with the enormous backlog. so, when you say investment _ with the enormous backlog. so, when you say investment in _ with the enormous backlog. so, when you say investment in beds _ with the enormous backlog. so, when you say investment in beds and - you say investment in beds and staff, you need more money from the government? that is essentially what you�*re saying, is it? late government? that is essentially what you're saying, is it?— you're saying, is it? we cannot see an other you're saying, is it? we cannot see any other way _ you're saying, is it? we cannot see any other way that _ you're saying, is it? we cannot see

any other way that we _ you're saying, is it? we cannot see any other way that we are - you're saying, is it? we cannot see any other way that we are going i you're saying, is it? we cannot see any other way that we are going to | any other way that we are going to deal with the backlog, with more than 220,000 patients now waiting for more than 12 months. we also believe that those figures probably underestimate the true need, because with the cancellation of routine outpatient appointments, we believe that there is a hidden waiting list of patients in the community with similar problems who will come into the system as things start to open up the system as things start to open up as the pandemic comes to an end. and particularly to the issue of needing the staff, though, where would those staff come from? to perform a hip replacement on someone as extremely specialised. we are exactly... when you say you want more money, where are the staff to perform these operations coming from, or is it simply existing surgeons working overtime to get through the backlog? late surgeons working overtime to get through the backlog?— through the backlog? we believe there will have _ through the backlog? we believe there will have to _ through the backlog? we believe there will have to be _ through the backlog? we believe there will have to be a _ through the backlog? we believe there will have to be a range - through the backlog? we believe there will have to be a range of l there will have to be a range of approaches to deal with this problem, but that is why we believe there needs to be sustained investment that there isn�*t a quick fix that is going to deal with this

problem. the other thing we very much have to bear in mind is that staff who have been working extremely hard during the course of the pandemic are exhausted. there is a real concern around burn—out. that is why we believe there also needs to be an opportunity for those staff to be an opportunity for those staff to recuperate before we can deal with this backlog. there are conflicting issues at play here, but we do need to recognise that there is a massive backlog that needs to be addressed. shill! is a massive backlog that needs to be addressed.— is a massive backlog that needs to be addressed. all of that said, what would ou be addressed. all of that said, what would you say _ be addressed. all of that said, what would you say to — be addressed. all of that said, what would you say to someone - be addressed. all of that said, what would you say to someone who - be addressed. all of that said, what would you say to someone who is i would you say to someone who is listening to you who is waiting for that hip replacement, that knee replacement, because they could have spent many months in pain, they could have spent many months not being able to go to work perhaps. these are real quality of life operations, aren�*t they? these are real quality of life operations, aren't they? very much so. we sympathise _ operations, aren't they? very much so. we sympathise with _ operations, aren't they? very much so. we sympathise with people - operations, aren't they? very muchj so. we sympathise with people who are in that situation. the important thing is that they should be in contact with their gp or their hospital services if they believe that their circumstances have

changed significantly. surgeons will continue to prioritise those cases which require more urgent care, but i�*m afraid there will be many, many patients who are still going to have to wait for a long time for their treatment. to wait for a long time for their treatment-— to wait for a long time for their treatment. ., ,, , ., , . treatment. thank you very much. thank you — treatment. thank you very much. thank you for— treatment. thank you very much. thank you forjoining _ treatment. thank you very much. thank you forjoining us. - a leading microbiologist has said the coronavirus variant first found in kent could sweep the world. professor sharon peacock said it could become the world�*s most dominant strain of covid—19. concerns about new variants have prompted the government to introduce tougher restrictions but these are causing serious worry in the travel industry and unease among some conservative mps. caroline davies reports. thoughts of a summer getaway have been keeping many of us going during the winter, but today the government said it is still far from the winter, but today the government said it is still farfrom certain. pandemics are difficult times and there is a lot of uncertainty. i am

afraid people will have to be patient before we can get that certainty. we are doing everything we possibly can to make sure that people can have a holiday this summer. i do not think people are at all confused and i think people totally understand the situation. i have absolutely no idea what the government is advising on holidays. white _ government is advising on holidays. white back— government is advising on holidays. white back memories of holidays past, _ white back memories of holidays past, keats cancelled two holidays last year— past, keats cancelled two holidays last year and does not know if her trips— last year and does not know if her trips to _ last year and does not know if her trips to majorca and argentina this year will— trips to majorca and argentina this year will go ahead. i am really hoping — year will go ahead. i am really hoping to— year will go ahead. i am really hoping to go. i would love a summer break _ hoping to go. i would love a summer break if_ hoping to go. i would love a summer break if it— hoping to go. i would love a summer break if it is— hoping to go. i would love a summer break. if it is cancelled at the last minute, i have flexible fares. iwill— last minute, i have flexible fares. i will not — last minute, i have flexible fares. i will not be losing any money. but again. _ i will not be losing any money. but again. i_ i will not be losing any money. but again, i have no idea what is going on. again, i have no idea what is going on, , ., ., again, i have no idea what is going on. ., ., ,. , on. going on holiday is currently illeual, on. going on holiday is currently illegal. but _ on. going on holiday is currently illegal, but picking _ on. going on holiday is currently illegal, but picking them - on. going on holiday is currently illegal, but picking them for - on. going on holiday is currently illegal, but picking them for the | illegal, but picking them for the future is not. many in the industry have introduced flexible policies to reassure customers. yesterday, the transport secretary warned against

booking for the summer. the labour party have criticised the government for confused messages. do party have criticised the government for confused messages.— for confused messages. do not say one day through — for confused messages. do not say one day through the _ for confused messages. do not say one day through the prime - for confused messages. do not say| one day through the prime minister it will all be fine, and through the transport secretary say do not book the holiday. people understand it is difficult, and they know the government cannot say with certainty what is going to happen in august. butjust caution and get rid of the mixed messages.— butjust caution and get rid of the mixed messages. comments from government _ mixed messages. comments from government ministers _ mixed messages. comments from government ministers mean - government ministers mean restrictions on international travel have made the industry nervous. they need summer bookings to survive, but they also need some learning to get they also need some learning to get the industry back up and running. if we do not have a summer season, not only will— we do not have a summer season, not only will that — we do not have a summer season, not only will that be bad for the uk economy— only will that be bad for the uk economy and for any uk citizens who would _ economy and for any uk citizens who would like _ economy and for any uk citizens who would like to go somewhere sunny for their holidays, it is also going to be devastating for the uk aviation sector~ _ be devastating for the uk aviation sector~ i_ be devastating for the uk aviation sector. i think that is when we will see some — sector. i think that is when we will see some airports and airlines going bust _ see some airports and airlines going bust. . ., ., ., ._ bust. the much longed for holiday esca -e bust. the much longed for holiday escape the — bust. the much longed for holiday escape the summer— bust. the much longed for holiday escape the summer is _ bust. the much longed for holiday escape the summer is still- bust. the much longed for holiday escape the summer is still up - bust. the much longed for holiday escape the summer is still up in l bust. the much longed for holiday i escape the summer is still up in the air. caroline davies, bbc news.

let�*s take a look at some of the days other stories away from coronavirus. the cabinet office minister michael gove will meet the vice president of the european commission later today to try to resolve the problems surrounding post—brexit tree checks involving northern ireland. michael gove has said he wants the cheques to be light touch as possible. let�*s find out more from our political correspondent damien grammatical us. what might we expect as a result of these talks? the what might we expect as a result of these talks?— what might we expect as a result of these talks? ., . ., ., these talks? the outcome of them, we do not know — these talks? the outcome of them, we do not know because _ these talks? the outcome of them, we do not know because it _ these talks? the outcome of them, we do not know because it will— these talks? the outcome of them, we do not know because it will be - do not know because it will be pretty difficult. these are going to be some tough talks. we have had sight of the opening possession of both sides going into this. all of this revolves around, as you were saying, arrangements and how they are working for trade. great britain

and northern ireland since the beginning, end ofjanuary. what we have here is that michael gove has been saying that the eu must urgently address problems that he says exist there. that have come up, many in northern ireland are dealing with. that is why he has called for the extension of these grace periods that have been put in place. those cover things like the movement of supplies for supermarkets, the movement of meat products. he also wants addressed issues around the movement of pets across and live animals. the movement of steel products, the movement of parcels. all of this goes back to the fact that northern ireland has a special status under the brexit trade deal that was agreed. by the uk. that

requires some of these checks to be in place. what the eu side has said is that the uk is not using and not implementing fully that deal as it exists at the minute. it needs to do that, and eu site have said only wants the uk has fully implemented the possibilities under the deal will it be able to then see if further flexibility is needed. will it be able to then see if furtherflexibility is needed. it will it be able to then see if further flexibility is needed. it is complicated, too, because of that row about vaccines. remember, the eu triggering what it said was the article 16 provision to bring in checks on vaccine exports. that caused a lot of anger in northern ireland. the eu rapidly rode back from that, but the on the eu side, there is a feeling that the uk has been using this to try to undo parts of the trade deal that it does not like, now that it is seeing them in their implementation. that all sets their implementation. that all sets the stage for these difficult talks

this evening. the stage for these difficult talks this evening-— the stage for these difficult talks this evening. more on that a little bit later in — this evening. more on that a little bit later in the _ this evening. more on that a little bit later in the day. _ this evening. more on that a little bit later in the day. plans - this evening. more on that a little bit later in the day. plans to - bit later in the day. plans to extend the high—speed rail line from the west midlands to crewe have been approved by the government. the prime minister has described it as a landmark moment in what he called the country�*s infrastructure revolution. critics argue the project has no business case and will damage the environment. an international trial of a drug that suppresses appetite has found it has helped some people lose more than one fifth of their body weight. scientists say a weekly injection of the drug, which is used to treat diabetes, could be used as an alternative to weight loss surgery. democrats have told donald trump�*s impeachment trial that he acted as "inciter in chief" on the day the us capitol was stormed by his supporters. senators were played previously unseen footage of the violence, and heard recordings of panicked radio messages between

police officers as barbra plett usher reports from washington. it was hard to watch. body camera footage that captured the brutal beating of a police officer, blow by blow. democrats used chilling new security video to reconstruct what happened during the riot... man screams. ..forcing senators to relive that traumatic day. we�*ve lost the line! this was a key part of a sweeping narrative against the former president, laid out by the prosecution. donald trump surrendered his role as commander—in—chief and became the inciter in chief of a dangerous insurrection. and to use a favourite term that all of you people - really came up with, i we will stop the steal. democrats argued that mr trump spent months constructing a big lie to make his supporters believe the election was stolen, and he used

fighting words when he knew some of them were armed and would fight. donald trump, over many months, cultivated violence, praised it, and then, when he saw the violence his supporters were capable of, he channelled it to his big, wild, historic event. the videos showed how close the mob got to officials. the former vice president mike pence being rushed to safety, senator mick romney turning around in his tracks, senator chuck schumer forced to find another escape route. the violence went on for hours but democrats emphasised mr trump did nothing to stop it. what donald trump, our commander—in—chief, did in those initial hours to protect us? nothing. not a thing. it was a compelling case told with emotional appeal and one that

touched hearts in the senate, although not necessarily minds. many republican senators seem unwilling to be convinced that donald trump is guilty, but the democrats are also aiming at a broader audience watching from home, hoping to hold mr trump to account in the court of public appeal. barbara plett usher, bbc news, washington. back home for a moment. let�*s take a look at the chilly weather. it has been another cold day after that very frosty start this morning. as we head into the evening, where we have those clear skies, temperatures will fall away sharply. still got more cloud words are south—west of england, south—west wales, and thickening up in northern ireland. it is here we are more likely to find snow arriving overnight. there will be some snow showers coming into eastern parts of scotland and north—east england. some ac conditions here as well. in between clearer skies. will be a widespread frost for many places, it will not be quite as cold last night. perhaps

only —13 in the highlands of scotland. some ac conditions here were some snow showers continuing for a while. in the north—east of england, the cloud further west in northern ireland, wales and south—west france and skies will brighten. those places will get some sunshine on friday. the wind is still strong in northern ireland and towards the south—west of england and wales. when you are elsewhere as well. barely getting above freezing and it will feel colder in the winter. —— in the wind, as well.

this is bbc news. i�*m jane hill. the headlines: a major reorganisation of the nhs in england with a promise that health and social care will work more closely together. over 220,000 people in england have been waiting more than a year for routine surgery the highest number since 2008.

tougher border restrictions are on their way — but the travel industry and some mps say they�*re worried about their impact. scotland�*s food and drink industry warns of price rises and potential shortages when new brexit rules come into force in a few weeks�* time. and, temperatures dropped to minus 23 degrees celsius in braemar last night — the uk�*s lowest for 25 years. let�*s catch up with the sports news right now. britian�*s cameron norrie is through to the third round of a grand slam for only the second time in his career where he�*ll now play rafa nadal in the australian open. norrie beat russian qualifier roman safiullin in four tough sets, in a match which was delayed due to rain with norrie leading by two sets to one.

he came out and took the fourth set in a tie break to set up a meeting with 20 time grand slam champion nadal. the spaniard eased past the american, michael mmoh, in straight sets. nadal winning 6—1, 6—4, 6—2 on the rod laver arena. british interest in the women�*s singles draw is over after heather watson lost in three sets to the estonian, annett kontaveitt. that�*s despite watson taking the first set. defending women�*s champion sofia kenin also lost to an estonian — kaya kanepi. kenin was beaten in straight sets in just 64 minutes. england head coach, eddiejones, has re—called a host of big names for saturday�*s six nations match against italy, following the calcutta cup defeat at home to scotland last weekend. george ford returns at fly—half, having started on the bench last weekend, while mako vunipola

and courtney lawes come in to the pack. kyle sinckler also returns following suspension. scotland have made three enforced changes to the side which won at twickenham for their match against wales. winger sean maitland, flankerjamie ritchie and centre cameron redpath all drop out through injury. blade thomson, james lang and edinburgh winger darcy graham come in to the side. as for wales, nick tompkins comes in to the centres with george north ruled out because of an eye injury picked up in the win over ireland. liam williams returns on the wing following a ban. football�*s governing bodies across the men�*s and women�*s game have written to twitter and facebook, saying their platforms remain "havens of abuse" following a number of players being subjected to discrimination online. the letter, whose signaturies include the chief executives of the fa, premier league and kick it out, calls on twitter and facebook to make further changes.

they include — ensuring messages and posts are filtered and blocked before being sent or posted if they contain racist or discriminatory material, robust, transparent, and swift measures should be in place to take down abusive material if it does get into circulation, all users should be subject to an improved verification process, with steps taken to stop a user that has sent abuse previously from re—registering an account, and that the platforms should actively assist investigating authorities in identifying the originators of illegal discriminatory material. the letter comes after racist abuse on social media aimed at swansea�*s yan dhanda following last night�*s fa cup tie, was condemned by both clubs. south wales police are investigating the incident. referee mike dean had

to contact police after he and his family were sent death threats after receiving criticism for sending off southampton defender, jan bednarek, and west ham midfielder, tomas soucek. newcastle united manager steve bruce says it�*s common in football and more has to be done to stop it. the abuse that i have had, death threats, all the sort of stuff. and when i see a referee getting out because he makes a mistake, you know, people threatening his life and the rest of it, it is just absolutely obscene and totally ridiculous. we need to clamp down on ed and police are better, and we need to stop it.— need to stop it. scottish football clubs must _ need to stop it. scottish football clubs must offer— need to stop it. scottish football clubs must offer compensation l need to stop it. scottish football. clubs must offer compensation and need to stop it. scottish football- clubs must offer compensation and a clear, unreserved apology to victims of sexual abuse. that is according to the sf a�*s investigation of

sexual abuse, which was published today. it heard harrowing abuse stretching back to the 1970s. rangers, hibernian, motherwell, partick thistle and celtic boys where all lives and there are more details... there are more details on all of those stories on the bbc sport website. let�*s ta ke let�*s take a look at a few other stories around this afternoon. 0ne stories around this afternoon. one very upsetting story. a woman who suffocated her disabled son while struggling to care for him during lockdown has been detained in hospital indefinitely. 10 euros delyn was killed in west london last year. our correspondent has been at

the sentencing hearing at the old bailey. some very upsetting details in this case. explain exactly what happened here. aha, in this case. explain exactly what happened here-— happened here. a dreadfully u settin . happened here. a dreadfully upsetting case. _ happened here. a dreadfully upsetting case. all- happened here. a dreadfully upsetting case. all the - happened here. a dreadfully upsetting case. all the guy l happened here. a dreadfully i upsetting case. all the guy was watching via a video link to the sentence hearing today when the judge sentenced her. she was listening and are looking from a secure hospital. —— 0lga freeman. she had two nurses with her with a blanket around her shoulders. the court heard that ten—year—old dylan suffered a number of complex difficulties. he was killed by his mother in august last year at their home in west london. the court heard that during the first lockdown, his mother, a 40—year—old russian national, she had struggled to cope and care for her son. the court

today heard that the 40—year—old had repeatedly requested support from social services, and she did get some support, but today the court heard that she felt let down by ealing council. during the first lockdown, herson ealing council. during the first lockdown, her son normally would have went to a special school where he would have had one—to—one teaching five days a week, but because he was at a high risk, it was recommended by medical teams that he should shielded with his mother. after she killed her son last august, she went into the police station and admitted what she did. she was initially charged with murdering her as a son, but she accepted manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility. the court heard that at the time she was also suffering a severe mental illness

with psychotic symptoms. the prosecutor in the case today also told the court that she had a long history of experiencing very severe stress, which was made considerably worse by struggling to look after dylan, and several times worse because of the covid—19 lockdown dylan, and several times worse because of the covid—19lockdown and the fact that dylan�*s school had been shot. that was a report from a psychiatrist for the prosecution. we are awaiting a statement from ealing council, but we also know that a multi—agency serious case review is now under way, and we are told that is going to be concluded shortly. in terms of the sentencing remarks from the judge in terms of the sentencing remarks from thejudge in court terms of the sentencing remarks from the judge in court today, terms of the sentencing remarks from thejudge in court today, thejudge said it was some unknowable extent, it should be recognised that dylan was an victim of the interruption to

a normal life caused by the covid—19 pandemic. and for 0lga freeman, she said this to her, "i pandemic. and for 0lga freeman, she said this to her, " i can see that you have sacrifice and love your son, that i have no doubt. the burden of caring for a severely disabled boy was one that you took on, as mothers do, out of love and duty you could�*s father was on a video link watching from spain where he lived, he described his son as sweet, artistic and very loving. let�*s return to coronavirus, the because alongside vaccines a number of drugs have been tested for use on people already with covid—19. effective treatments could change the course of the pandemic, saving lives and reducing the pressure on

the nhs. 0ur health correspondent explains. research for teams into covid is moving at incredible speed, with more than 1000 studies around the world. most of the treatments been hard for covid our existing drugs and at the fall into three broad areas. antiviral drug that directly target the virus and make it harmless. these include monoclonal antibodies, which can be created in a lab to mimic natural antibodies. they are being studied to see if they can be used after exposure or as a way to prevent infection. then there are anti—inflammatory drugs. scientists think they could help calm the immune system and stop overreacting and damaging the body. then there are other drugs being trialled like aspirin, help could help reduce blood clots. large random clinical trials are essential for researching

which treatments are most effective. the recovery trial is the largest in the world. it has recruited nearly 36,000 patients from hundreds of hospitals around the uk. it had a major breakthrough injournal of the discovery that dexamethasone reduce the number of deaths in ventilated patients by a third and those on elk city and those on elseyjen by a fifth. 0ver city and those on elseyjen by a fifth. over the dates for the most, the team should have answers for other potential treatments. that had been hoped that drugs to treat malaria, hiv and multiple sclerosis might prove effective. convalescent plasma taken from patients was also seen as a strong contender. but large trials have been able to prove these drugs had little or no benefits in reducing deaths. some treatments may work at an early stage of the disease and there are ongoing studies. the stage of the disease and there are ongoing studies.— stage of the disease and there are ongoing studies. the drugs that we have come to _ ongoing studies. the drugs that we have come to know— ongoing studies. the drugs that we have come to know are _ ongoing studies. the drugs that we have come to know are more - ongoing studies. the drugs that we i have come to know are more effective should not be used. that means

patients will not get side effects and we will not spend resources, or nurse time and pharmacy time focusing on those treatments, and we can focus our attention on those drugs that we now do work. to anti—inflammatory drugs have been found to work in intensive care at patient. it was found at the speed up patient. it was found at the speed up recovery and the reduce the length of time in icu by about a week. 0ther length of time in icu by about a week. other tribes are looking at preventative treatments, the possible studies investigating the benefits of a common steroid use by asmara patients. in it into the lungs could potentially minimise damage caused by coronavirus. vaccines are 100% effective, but some people can�*t be vaccinated or do not respond well to them so dog teams are going to play a crucial role. having an effective treatment with essential nature and imagine a more treatable disease and ultimately prevent hospitals from being overwhelmed. israel�*s advance

coronavirus programme is the envy of the world, with millions of already having had their first the world, with millions of already having had theirfirstjab. but there are criticisms that palestinians have been excluded the process. now israeli paramedics have started giving jabs to a small number of palestinians who travel into israel from work. this is a first in the sense that the people who had been vaccinated and this impromptu and pretty small clinic that was set up at a checkpoint on the outskirts ofjerusalem are palestinians from the occupied west bank, people who travel across the checkpoints to work inside israel. the israeli paramedics were there ever a period of several hours, it was a small number of people vaccinated, about 700 or so, that number also included palestinians from eastjerusalem, who already come other israel�*s vaccination programme. the reason this matters

is that this whole question has been one of great controversy. the united nations human rights council as well as human rights organisations have been calling on israel to do more to vaccinate palestinians in the occupied palestinian into identity. israel says that under the oslo peace accords of the 1990s, that this possibility should fall to the palestinian authority, which has limited self—governance in parts of the occupied territories. the headlines on bbc news: there is to be a major reorganisation of the nhs in england and come up with the promise that health and social care will work more closely together. more than 220,000 people in england have been waiting more than a year for routine surgery— and that is the highest figure since 2008. tougher border restrictions are on their way— but the travel industry and some mps say they are worried about the impact.

united states the united nations, and human rights groups have welcomed the release of a human rights activists after nearly three years welcomed the release of a human rights activists after nearly three years in welcomed the release of a human rights activists after nearly three years in prison. welcomed the release of a human rights activists after nearly three years in prison. she welcomed the release of a human rights activists after nearly three years in prison. she was welcomed the release of a human rights activists after nearly three years in prison. she was a welcomed the release of a human rights activists after nearly three years in prison. she was a leading figure in allowing saudi women to dry. herfamily say figure in allowing saudi women to dry. her family say she is a positive spirit, but heard release does not signify the end of her fight. does not signify the end of her fiuht. ,, , ., , , fight. she is not free, she has 'ust been temporarily i fight. she is not free, she has 'ust been temporarily released, h been temporarily released, conditionally released. what we want now is realjustice, so that she is completely unconditionally free. i know that she is very determined to use all— know that she is very determined to use all means that exist within the legal— use all means that exist within the legal framework in saudi arabia in order— legal framework in saudi arabia in order to _ legal framework in saudi arabia in order to exhaust all the possibilities in order to obtain her

rights _ possibilities in order to obtain her rights she — possibilities in order to obtain her rights. she was tortured and she cannot— rights. she was tortured and she cannot forget this very traumatic period _ cannot forget this very traumatic period in— cannot forget this very traumatic period in her life, and it was unjust _ the chancellor rishi sunak is being urged to extend the stamp duty holiday in next month�*s budget because people are experiencing delays in property purchases and sales due to lockdown. the measure, which can save people in england and northern ireland as much as £15,000, is due to come to a end on 31st march. kevin peachey reports. packed but not yet ready to go, simon and his young family thought they�*d have moved by christmas. now they fear missing out on the stamp duty holiday. to put it bluntly, the practical impact is aboutjust over £12,000, so it�*s a big amount of money. the problem we have, being in a chain, obviously we�*re not sure about the people below us and if that will affect them. it could stop it all,

which would be terrible. housing taxes are slightly different across the uk, but at the end of march, concessions are all due to stop. that means tax breaks of up to £15,000 will come to an end. predictions suggest an immediate 20% fall in sales in the spring as a result. with time running out and the threat of sales falling through, the chancellor�*s being urged to act in next month�*s budget. 150,000 people have signed a petition calling on him to extend the stamp duty holiday for another six months. but if thatjust delays the same issue until later in the year, some working in the industry say more imagination is required. what we�*d really like is for them, at the budget to say, right, anybody who is in a transaction now will still receive the stamp duty concession whenever they complete. the treasury says the tax break was only ever temporary. recent history shows the housing market can freeze when stamp duty holidays end,

but those buying and selling now are desperate not to put their moving plans on ice. kevin peachey, bbc news. about six million people over the age of 65 are at risk of lung damage and asthma attacks because of toxic air. the british lung foundation and asthma uk found that one in four care homes were in areas where pollution from small particles in the air exceed recommended levels. justin rowlatt reports. we associate the seaside with fresh air and healthy living. "breathe it in" is eastbourne�*s motto. but like many places in the uk, it sometimes has issues with air pollution. as kimberly cole knows only too well. are you all right, kim? sorry, yeah. pollution is, i would say, the biggest trigger, really, to making my lungs worse. kim has a lung condition

called bronchiectasis, which leads to a build—up of mucus. it makes my lungs bleed. it makes your lungs actually bleed? yeah. and sometimes it can be so bad, the air pollution cough, the coughing will make me physically sick. air pollution is dangerous for us all, but older people and those with lung disease are particularly vulnerable. one of the main culprits are the tiny particulates in vehicle exhaust gases and other pollutants. researchers collect the particles, which are so small they can lodge in the lungs and even pass into the blood, damaging veins and other organs. you can see that the lungs are very black and most of the lung tissue there has been destroyed. lung scans show the damage air pollution can cause. we estimate that at least 30,000 people every year die prematurely because of air pollution. we�*ve known about the harms caused by pollution for a long time. and so far, action on it has been

slow and has been not enough. the uk limits for this so—called pm2.5 pollution here in the uk are twice that recommended by the world health organization. the british lung foundation and asthma uk are demanding the government bring uk rules in line, and they�*re also calling for it to produce a plan detailing how they�*re going to protect the most vulnerable from the effects of air pollution. today, the government said it plans to introduce two ambitious and legally—binding air quality targets in its delayed environment bill. it says the primary focus will be on reducing exposure to particulate pollution. campaigners are hoping one of the positive legacies of the covid—19 pandemic will be fresher airfor us all. justin rowlatt, bbc news, eastbourne.

she�*s one of the biggest stars in bollywood — but priyanka chopra—jonas says it has taken her a long time to land a leading role in a hollywood film because of a lack of opportunities for south asian actors. she moved to the us five years ago, but says there is still a long way to go with diversity. she�*s been speaking to the bbc asian network�*s entertainment reporter, haroon rashid, about her new memoir. priyanka chopra jonas is one of the most recognised indians in the world. the former beauty queen is a household name in south asia because of her illustrious bollywood career. you can�*t possibly believe that. and she is hoping her acting work in hollywood will earn her just as much success. priyanka says her memoir will help set the record straight about her journey so far. i have had a 20—year career which has expanded from india to america and there has been so much that has been written about me, so much speculated. you know, after being amused by it for a very long time, and curious about taking up writing seriously, i kind of

combined the two and ended up writing this book. and it became very introspective and it gave me a reason to delve deep into feelings or emotions that i had probably not thought about for a long time. in your book, you talk about your efforts to increase diversity when it comes to casting in hollywood, and your latest film, the white tiger, has actually earned you a recognition on the bafta long list for best supporting actress. does that feel like your hard work is paying off in hollywood? for sure. i mean, it has taken a long time, it has only been ten years since i started working in america and i�*m just about doing my first leading role as an actor, just doing my first dramatic role as an actor so, you know, it takes time and it took time because of lack of opportunity. and i want to change that for people who are coming in after me, and what i did and what worked for me, i think, was the fact that i did quantico. and me doing that, and a bunch

of other south asian talent that you see in hollywood pushing the envelope, mindy kaling, aziz ansari, riz ahmed, kumar rao — these are people that are pushing the envelope and saying, i�*m sorry, i�*m going to be a part of pop culture. if you�*re not going to make it for me, i�*m going to write my own show and i�*m going to be a part of pop culture. priyanka also writes about her humanitarian work as a unicef goodwill ambassador, which has included visiting rohingya refugee camps in bangladesh. how important is that aspect of your life and how do you balance that along with all these other roles you play? i was raised like that, you know. we weren�*t patted on our back when i shared my doll with someone who didn�*t have it — it was expected. and i think that is the social responsibility of every human being because no matter how badly off you are, someone is worse off than you. and even if you have the ability to change one person�*s life or, you know, contribute to doing something good, that is a win. alongside charity work and global stardom, priyanka will now add published author to her list

of credentials too. haroon rashid, bbc news. priyanka chopra jonas speaking to haroon rashid for a new podcast called beyond bollywood which launches on bbc sounds next week. let�*s stay with helen briefly, because the organisers of the austro say the ceremony will be held in person despite the pandemic. the academy says that in the event will take place in a number of locations. the awards have been moved to april, two months later than usual. the batter are also due to be in april as well. let�*s see whether they can be held in the usual way. let�*s have a look right now at the weather prospects. it�*s going to remain very cold over the next few days, certainly a chilly one, not

surprising given how cold it was first thing this morning. the lowest february temperatures since 1955. where there are clearer skies, temperatures will fall away very quickly. more clout was of the south—west of england, south—west wales, and particularly into northern ireland. it is here we will mainly see some snow pushing in overnight. still quite windy also. still got some showers coming in off the north sea. whilst we have got a widespread frost overnight, it is going to be shot for many places, not quite as cold, perhaps only down to -13 not quite as cold, perhaps only down to —13 in the highlands. some sunshine around for many areas on friday, towards the west a band of cloud will thin, skies will brighten and we should get some sunshine. the winds will probably stronger on

friday across the whole country, so it will certainly feel called. as we head into the weekend, we will start to see things changing slowly but surely. the cold air will get pushed away as the wind changes to a mound of earth south—westerly, lifting temperatures for the second half of the weekend. saturday is a cold day, a band of wet weather comes in, particularly across the western half of the uk. we have the yellow warning from the met office. the snow and ice could have more of an impact in northern ireland. further east, it is likely to be dry, but after a frost is that is cloud coming so temperatures will not rise much and it will be windy on saturday. it will feel more like —6 or —7, a really cold day on

saturday. 0vernight into sunday, still got a strong southerly winds, more rain, still be fed of some icy conditions here and there, and a slow rise in temperature for eastern ports in england. further west, temperatures heading up to 9 degrees.

this is bbc news. the headlines: a major reorganisation of the nhs in england — with a promise that health and social care will work more closely together my myjob as health secretary is to make the system work for those who work in the system — to free up, to empower, to harness the mission driven capability of health and care. over 220,000 people in england have been waiting more than a year for routine surgery — the highest number since 2008.

it has been really, really difficult. i have not left the house for a year. i have been unable to move. tougher border restrictions are on their way — but the travel industry and some mps say they�*re worried about their impact. democrats use dramatic new footage of the attack on the us capitol, to lay out their case against donald trump at his impeachment trial. temperatures dropped to —23 celsius in braemar last night. that is the uk's in braemar last night. that is the uk�*s lowest temperature for 25 years.

good afternoon. we start with some breaking news. a drug used to treat rheumatoid arthritis could help to save the lives of one in 25 patients admitted to hospital with covid—19. the recovery trial also shows that the drug reduces the need for a ventilator. let�*s find out more from our health correspondent. what is the drug, what has it been doing, this is potentially exciting. tocilizumab is usually given to treat rheumatoid arthritis. it is an anti—inflammatory drug, so sign to say it helps calm the immune system and stops it overreacting and damaging the body. the drug was added to recovery trial back in april. more than 2000 covid patients were randomly allocated the drug versus 2000 on standard care. patients were also given the steroid dexamethasone. you might remember

that that drug was found to be an effective treatment back injune. the trial found that using the two together cut the risk of dying by about one third in those patients on oxygen and have set for those on ventilators. oxygen and have set for those on ventilators-— oxygen and have set for those on ventilators._ the - ventilators. the research the researchers _ ventilators. the research the researchers had _ ventilators. the research the researchers had for - ventilators. the research the researchers had for every i ventilators. the research the researchers had for every 25| researchers had for every 25 patients you treat with these drugs, one life would be saved. as well as improving survival and recovery time, the treatment can reduce the chance of needing to be ventilated. some hospitals are already using it. it had been found any previous trial that it worked in intensive care patients. recovery trial has now shown that it works in all hospital patients with low oxygen levels and with significant inflammation. 50 with significant inflammation. so there is some positive news here. what could it mean for treatment more widely, because there are still lots of people in hospital with covid? , ., ,. , , , covid? they have described this is really impressive _ covid? they have described this is really impressive because - covid? they have described this is really impressive because it - covid? they have described this is really impressive because it is - really impressive because it is going to help patient care, notjust

here in the uk but around the world. that could mean saving thousands of lives. the discovery is only possible because patients have agreed and signed up to clinical trials. forthe agreed and signed up to clinical trials. for the recovery, that is nearly 36000 and 178 hospitals in the uk, making it the largest in the world. 0ver the uk, making it the largest in the world. over the next few months, the team should have answers for other drugs. an anti—inflammatory for arthritis and others. that is where they are made in the lab and mimic natural antibodies. there has been a lot of talk about the development and roll—out of vaccines, but they are not 100% effective so drug treatments are still going to play a really important role helping to make coronavirus a more treatable disease. ultimately, preventing hospitals from being overwhelmed. thank you very much for now.

the nhs in england is to undergo huge reorganisation, under plans outlined earlier today by the health secretary. matt hancock says the changes will result in morejoined—up care, involving the health and social care system — and he defended the timing of the reforms, during the coronavirus pandemic. it comes as new data show that one third of all patients admitted to hospital with covid—19 in england since the pandemic began, were admitted last month. the reforms brought in by david cameron�*s government 11 years ago in england were deeply controversial. they were meant to usher in an era of competition and innovation, but the government has announced it will now reverse those reforms in a shake—up of the nhs. myjob as health secretary is to make the system work for those

who work in the system — to free up, to empower, to harness the mission driven capability of health and care. the goal of this white paper is to allow that to happen. 0ut will go requirements on tendering contracts and instead councils and nhs services will be told to pool resources and decision—making. ministers believe it will put the nhs in a stronger position to cope with the challenges of the ageing population and rise in the number of people with complex health conditions. one in three patients admitted to hospital as an emergency has five or more health conditions — such as diabetes, obesity or asthma. that is up from one in ten a decade ago. but labour has cast doubt on the timing of the reorganisation. i do think there is a question, though, as to why now? the royal college of nursing said the nhs is on its knees. staff are exhausted. why is it a priority now for a big reorganisation of the nhs? the health secretary says he wants to target burdensome bureaucracy and these plans would help different parts of the system work more closely together. something that nhs leaders have called for.

what it really comes down to is people in a local area, leaders in a local area working together to say how do we change what we do to join up with our colleagues in social care, gps, primary care, and how do we provide that seamless service? this, of course, is not the first attempt at getting the nhs structures right. over the past two decades, there have been five major reforms. over the years, there have been so many attempts at overhauling the system that have caused serious disruption. and ended up not resulting in that many benefits. how these changes are implemented is going to be really critical. these changes essentially rewire the nhs, but whether they improve care for patients remains to be seen. nick triggle, bbc news. i�*m joined now by the chief executive of the nuffield trust — an independent health think tank.

we will come to the timing of this any moment, but in terms of everything that man hancock is outlining, in terms of the principal, is as welcome reorganisation? it principal, is as welcome reorganisation?- principal, is as welcome reorganisation? principal, is as welcome reoruanisation? , , , ., reorganisation? it is probably worth s-ulittin his reorganisation? it is probably worth splitting his proposals _ reorganisation? it is probably worth splitting his proposals into - reorganisation? it is probably worth splitting his proposals into two - splitting his proposals into two parts. the first is to try and get local health and social care services working more closely together in an integrated way. as nick was saying, and doing the cameron reforms of 2012. that is something that the nhs itself has been asking for, and the proposals have been developed by nhs england. the second component is a bit of a power grab, as it has been described in the press, by ministers to take more direct control over the nhs. that, i think, more direct control over the nhs. that, ithink, is more direct control over the nhs. that, i think, is somewhat less welcome. the big challenge, as the last speaker was saying, is that you

could well trigger a very large reorganisation in which people who should really be paying attention to recovery from the pandemic spent a lot of time redrawing organisational charts and applying forjobs, which we know is highly disruptive. probably does not do much for patient care. if it does anything, probably gets in the way of it. that is a constant worry whenever we have one of these reorganisations. ilrlul’hat one of these reorganisations. what about the argument _ one of these reorganisations. what about the argument that it is the managers who are involved in the organisational side of it and front line carers and the and men women who are looking after covid patients and others should be left to do that? �* and others should be left to do that? ~ , ., ., ., and others should be left to do that? ~ ., ., ., , that? indeed. but you do not really want to be reorganising _ that? indeed. but you do not really want to be reorganising the - that? indeed. but you do not really want to be reorganising the nhs i want to be reorganising the nhs without the close involvement of the front line clinicians, in particular, the gps and other who work in that part of the system. they have a strong and important voice. so it is quite important that they have a say in how this is done.

it is notjust... the management of the nhs has a very high level of involvement of people who are from the clinical front line. it is not just a bunch of people in suits and distant offices.— distant offices. that is interesting. _ distant offices. that is interesting. in - distant offices. that is interesting. in terms i distant offices. that is l interesting. in terms of distant offices. that is - interesting. in terms of the integration of health and social care, that has been talked about for a very long time. what about the point that one other guest earlier in the day put to me, that is an aspiration, that is fantastic, but nhs health care is free at the point of delivery, social care is means tested, that is one of the things that makes that problematic. it certainly does not help. it is worth pointing out that a very large amount of social care is paid for out of people�*s pockets, not by local government. it is even more complex than that. there are some significant cultural and organisational and institutional boundaries. it is going to take time

to work through. as you say, people have been working on this for some time. andrew lansley, the secretary of state to introduce the reforms that are now being unwound, was very against the concept of integration. we thought it got in a way of competition. the nhs has had a bit of a pause on that, but it has been working away on it for some years now. experience in other countries is that this is quite a big shift in how people work and how they have to learn to work together. it is something that is not easy to do quickly. people have to learn how to do it. they are learning how to do it and adapting their organisations and ways of working at the same time they are doing their dayjob. that makes it something more of a challenge, i think. makes it something more of a challenge, ithink. i5 makes it something more of a challenge, ithink.— makes it something more of a challenge, ithink. challenge, i think. is there not an argument. _ challenge, i think. is there not an argument, though, _ challenge, i think. is there not an argument, though, that - challenge, i think. is there not an argument, though, that their- argument, though, that their hatchery has been more working together and thinking in a different way during covid because of the unprecedented nature of the last year? unprecedented nature of the last ear? , , ., ., year? yes, indeed. i put that more in terms of — year? yes, indeed. i put that more in terms of an _ year? yes, indeed. i put that more in terms of an accelerated - year? yes, indeed. i put that more in terms of an accelerated work- year? yes, indeed. i put that more in terms of an accelerated work forj in terms of an accelerated work for people who already had been doing

work. there had been better integration between gp and primary care, as it is sometimes called, and hospitals, and between health services and social care. indeed, to get hospitals to work more closely together with each other. covid has definitely helped with that. people will hopefully be able to hold onto those gains. the upside of these reforms is that they remove some of the obstacles that have got in the way that were introduced in the 2012 reforms. for example, the requirement for certain types of work be frequently tendered via a complex and rather burdensome procurement process, barriers to the exchange of information that is required to plan services properly, and organisational focus rather required to plan services properly, and organisationalfocus rather than and organisational focus rather than and organisationalfocus rather than a focus on the health of the population because of the way that those reforms very much encourage organisations to think about their own position rather than focus on the needs of the population. good to

hear our the needs of the population. good to hear your perspective. _ the needs of the population. good to hear your perspective. thank - the needs of the population. good to hear your perspective. thank you - hear your perspective. thank you very much indeed. we will stay with the situation and hospitals. the number of people waiting to start hospital treatment in england in december was the highest for any calendar month since 2008. more than 220,000 thousand patients were on a waiting list, according to new figures from the nhs — at the same period the year before the figure was less than 1500. here�*s our health correspondent dominic hughes. a little over a year ago, brenda pugh led enough to give life. walking the dog, meeting up with friends, working for law firm in london. arthritis has left her in immense pain. waiting for a double hip replacement operation that has been repeatedly delayed by the pandemic. the impact has been huge, it�*s been very, very far—reaching on all levels, financial, emotional, psychological. yeah, it�*s been really,

really difficult. i haven�*t left the house for a year. i�*ve been unable to move. brenda is not alone. figures for december show that in england there were nearly 225,000 people waiting more than 12 months for routine hospital treatments, and in december 2019, that figure was less than 1500. more than four and a half million people are on hospital waiting list. cancer care seems to have been less affected. the number of patients seen and treated in december was in line with the months before the pandemic struck. david hawkins was diagnosed late in 2019, and counts himself lucky as treatment continued through the covert crisis. whether or not i�*d been struggling to see a doctor later on,

and then i wouldn�*t have got a diagnosis, so in that way, i class myself very lucky. it�*s been difficult for everybody. clearing the backlog of delayed operations and treatments will be a huge task. but nhs leaders say doctors need the freedom to decide how it will be done. there will be people who have been waiting less than 52 weeks who we also need to prioritise, so what we really need to do which is where the nhs is best, is effectively let our local clinicians make those prioritisation decisions and effectively say what the order in which we should get through these backlogs. but charities say those like brenda, enduring pain and discomfort as they wait for delayed operations, needs some clarity. what we are calling for its clear communication to people - at this point in time. so that they can know - when to expect their treatment to be back online and, - most importantly, so they have support whilst they are waiting. across the uk, the pandemic has had a drastic effect on the health service. leaving exhausted staff are facing a huge backlog of delayed treatments. a legacy of this virus

will last for years. dominic hughes, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news... a drug used to treat rheumatoid arthritis could dramatically cut deaths among covid patients — and reduce the need for a ventilator — according to a study a major reorganisation of the nhs in england — with a promise that health and social care will work more closely together. over 220,000 people in england have been waiting more than a year for routine surgery — the highest number since 2008. a leading microbiologist has said the coronavirus variant first found in kent could sweep the world. professor sharon peacock said it could become the world�*s most dominant strain of covid—19. concerns about new variants have prompted the government to introduce tougher restrictions —

but these are causing serious worry in the travel industry and unease among some conservative mps. caroline davies reports. thoughts of a summer getaway have been keeping many of us going during the winter, but today the government said it is still far from the winter, but today the government said it is still farfrom certain. pandemics are difficult times and there is a lot of uncertainty. so i am afraid people will have to be patient before we can get that certainty. we are doing everything we possibly can to make sure that people can have a holiday this summer. i do not actually think people are at all confused, and i think people totally understand the situation. i think people totally understand the situation. ., ., , ,., , think people totally understand the situation. ., ., , , ., ., situation. i have absolutely no idea what the government _ situation. i have absolutely no idea what the government is _ situation. i have absolutely no idea what the government is advising i situation. i have absolutely no idea| what the government is advising on holidays _ what the government is advising on holida s. ~ ., , ., ., , what the government is advising on holida s. ~ ., ,., ., holidays. memories of holidays past, kate cancelled _ holidays. memories of holidays past, kate cancelled two _ holidays. memories of holidays past, kate cancelled two holidays - holidays. memories of holidays past, kate cancelled two holidays last - kate cancelled two holidays last year and does not know if her trips to majorca and argentina this year

will go ahead. i to majorca and argentina this year will go ahead-— to majorca and argentina this year will go ahead. i am really hoping to o, will go ahead. i am really hoping to to, i will go ahead. i am really hoping to go. i would — will go ahead. i am really hoping to go. i would love — will go ahead. i am really hoping to go, i would love to _ will go ahead. i am really hoping to go, i would love to get _ will go ahead. i am really hoping to go, i would love to get a _ will go ahead. i am really hoping to go, i would love to get a summer. go, i would love to get a summer break _ go, i would love to get a summer break if— go, i would love to get a summer break if it— go, i would love to get a summer break if it is— go, i would love to get a summer break. if it is cancelled at the last minute, i have a fully flexible fares. _ last minute, i have a fully flexible fares. so — last minute, i have a fully flexible fares. so i— last minute, i have a fully flexible fares, so i will not be losing money _ fares, so i will not be losing money. but again, i have no idea what _ money. but again, i have no idea what is _ money. but again, i have no idea what is going on.— money. but again, i have no idea what is going on. going on holiday is currently _ what is going on. going on holiday is currently illegal, _ what is going on. going on holiday is currently illegal, but _ what is going on. going on holiday is currently illegal, but picking - is currently illegal, but picking them for the future is not. many in them for the future is not. many in the industry have introduced flexible policies to reassure customers. yesterday, the transport secretary warned against booking for the summer. the labour party have criticised the government for confused messages. do criticised the government for confused messages.- criticised the government for confused messages. do not say one day through — confused messages. do not say one day through the _ confused messages. do not say one day through the prime _ confused messages. do not say one day through the prime minister- confused messages. do not say one day through the prime minister it i day through the prime minister it will all be fine, and through the transport secretary say do not book a holiday. people understand this is difficult, they understand it is difficult, they understand it is difficult for the government and they know the government cannot say with certainty what will happen in august. butjust caution and get rid of the mixed messages.— august. butjust caution and get rid of the mixed messages. comments from covernment of the mixed messages. comments from government ministers _ of the mixed messages. comments from government ministers and _ of the mixed messages. comments from government ministers and the _ government ministers and the increasing number of restrictions on international travel have made the industry nervous. they need to summer bookings to survive, but they also need some warning to get the

industry back up and running. if gee industry back up and running. if we do not have — industry back up and running. if we do not have a _ industry back up and running. if we do not have a summer _ industry back up and running. if we do not have a summer season, not only will— do not have a summer season, not only will that be bad for the uk economy— only will that be bad for the uk economy and of course for any uk citizens— economy and of course for any uk citizens who would like to be able to go _ citizens who would like to be able to go somewhere sunny for their holidays, — to go somewhere sunny for their holidays, it is also going to be devastating for the uk aviation sector~ — devastating for the uk aviation sector~ i— devastating for the uk aviation sector. i think that is when we will see some — sector. i think that is when we will see some airports and airlines going hust~ _ see some airports and airlines going bust. . ., ., ., ._ bust. the much longed for holiday esca -e bust. the much longed for holiday escape the — bust. the much longed for holiday escape the summer— bust. the much longed for holiday escape the summer is _ bust. the much longed for holiday escape the summer is still- bust. the much longed for holiday escape the summer is still up - bust. the much longed for holiday escape the summer is still up in l bust. the much longed for holiday i escape the summer is still up in the air. let�*s get more now on those comments from sharon peacock i�*m joined now by professor lawrence young , a virologist and professor of molecular 0ncology at the warwick medical school, university of warwick. when we hear scientists and researchers say that the kent strain of this virus could be ultimately the most dominant variants around the most dominant variants around the world, would you echo that thought? latte

the world, would you echo that thou:ht? ~ ., ., ., , , the world, would you echo that thou:ht? . ., ., ., , , , thought? we are already seeing this variant popping _ thought? we are already seeing this variant popping up _ thought? we are already seeing this variant popping up all _ thought? we are already seeing this variant popping up all over- thought? we are already seeing this variant popping up all over the - variant popping up all over the place. it is already across europe, it is responsible for nearly 40% of infections in israel, for instance, and even in the us they are now predicting that this will become the dominant form of the virus across the united states next month. larrul’hat the united states next month. what does that mean _ the united states next month. what does that mean for _ the united states next month. what does that mean for our _ the united states next month. what does that mean for our approach, both policy and health care approach? in both policy and health care approach?— both policy and health care a- roach? , ., ., approach? in terms of health care, one of the — approach? in terms of health care, one of the important _ approach? in terms of health care, one of the important points - approach? in terms of health care, one of the important points is - approach? in terms of health care, one of the important points is that| one of the important points is that the current vaccines that are being rolled out across the uk are effective against this variant, we know that. that has been reinforced recently by new data from astrazeneca, 0xford on their vaccine, so that is good news. what this all reinforces is the fact that travel contributes enormously to the spread of these variants, viruses and their variants. it is why we need to take a very cautious approach to travel over the coming

months. �* . , . months. and that is the great unknown. _ months. and that is the great unknown, isn't _ months. and that is the great unknown, isn't it? _ months. and that is the great unknown, isn't it? for- months. and that is the great unknown, isn't it? for how. months. and that is the great i unknown, isn't it? for how long, unknown, isn�*t it? for how long, because do you have two... good news about the vaccine, as you say, but what do you do, which countries want to open up their borders until they feel everyone has had the vaccine? it is an extraordinary thought. it is. on the back of this, we are seeing yet more variance. 0n the back of the uk variant, we are seeing another change. it is a change that is common to strains of the virus that we are seeing in south africa and in brazil. actually, this reduces the efficacy of the vaccine. there is quite a bit to worry and be concerned about in terms of how the viruses are changing, what it needs for vaccines, what it means for being able to open up travel at a time when we have not yet got the adult population fully vaccinated. in terms of this variant, i am

interested what it means for all of us living and moving around the uk. there seems to be a suggestion, am i right, that the kent variant produces a heavier viral load? have i put that correctly? does that have implications around social distancing?— implications around social distancing? implications around social distancina? , ., ., , , distancing? so, this variant seems to do two things. _ distancing? so, this variant seems to do two things. one _ distancing? so, this variant seems to do two things. one is _ distancing? so, this variant seems to do two things. one is it - distancing? so, this variant seems to do two things. one is it is - distancing? so, this variant seems to do two things. one is it is more| to do two things. one is it is more contagious. it is more contagious because it is a stickier virus. the change that has occurred, the mutation on the spike protein, that we have heard so much about in recent months, makes the virus more sticky. that is one thing that makes it more infectious. the other thing as it looks like individuals infected with this particular variant make more of the virus. whether you are symptomatic or asymptomatic, if you are infected with the variant, you are coughing out, breathing out more virus. but the virus still transmits in the same way, it is still person to person. so the current procedures and approaches we are taking in terms of social distancing, wearing

facemasks, and being careful about hand hygiene stay the same for this variant. and indeed for any variant thatis variant. and indeed for any variant that is produced. they all transmit in the same way. i that is produced. they all transmit in the same way.— in the same way. i am 'ust interested in i in the same way. i am 'ust interested in whether i in the same way. i am just interested in whether you | in the same way. i am just - interested in whether you would like to see more publicity around that? more reinforcement of the real basics, that right at the beginning we talked about all the time. we were always doing interviews about hand washing and keeping away from people, and somehow that has got lost. would that still be a very useful public health message? it is a reall useful public health message? it 3 a really important public health message. even as we hopefully move into some form of easing of lockdown, it would still mean we have to take some of these precautions and we have to keep being very carefully about social distancing. as we might be in the situation of being in areas like in restaurants together, we still need to use social distancing. i can say that being necessary for the

foreseeable future, but it does not stop us thinking carefully about easing lockdown at the same time as we reinforce the messages of hands, face and space. we reinforce the messages of hands, face and space-— face and space. good to talk to you. thank ou face and space. good to talk to you. thank you very _ face and space. good to talk to you. thank you very much _ face and space. good to talk to you. thank you very much indeed. - face and space. good to talk to you. thank you very much indeed. away l thank you very much indeed. away from coronavirus now. plans to extend the high speed 2 rail line, from the west midlands to crewe, have been approved by parliament and received royal assent. the prime minister has described it as a "landmark moment" in what he called the country�*s "infrastructure revolution", but critics say the project has no business case, and will damage the environment. about 6 million people over the age of 65 are at risk of lung damage and asthma attacks because of toxic air. the british lung foundation and asthma uk found that one in four care homes were in areas where pollution from small particles in the air exceed recommended levels. justin rowlatt reports.

we associate the seaside with fresh air and healthy living. breathe it in as eastbourne�*s model. like many places in the uk, it sometimes has issues with your pollution. as kimberly cole knows only too well. pollution is, i would say the biggest trigger, really, to making my lungs worse. has biggest trigger, really, to making my lungs worse-— biggest trigger, really, to making my lungs worse. has a lung condition called bronchiectasis _ my lungs worse. has a lung condition called bronchiectasis which _ my lungs worse. has a lung condition called bronchiectasis which leads - my lungs worse. has a lung condition called bronchiectasis which leads to i called bronchiectasis which leads to a build—up of mucus. it called bronchiectasis which leads to a build-up of mucus.— a build-up of mucus. it makes my lunas a build-up of mucus. it makes my lungs bleed- _ a build-up of mucus. it makes my lungs bleed. sometimes - a build-up of mucus. it makes my lungs bleed. sometimes it - a build-up of mucus. it makes my lungs bleed. sometimes it can - a build-up of mucus. it makes my lungs bleed. sometimes it can be| a build-up of mucus. it makes my i lungs bleed. sometimes it can be so bad the air pollution cough, the coughing will make me physically sick. pair coughing will make me physically sick. �* ., , coughing will make me physically sick. ., , ., ., , ., sick. air pollution is dangerous for us all, but — sick. air pollution is dangerous for us all, but older— sick. air pollution is dangerous for us all, but older people _ sick. air pollution is dangerous for us all, but older people and - sick. air pollution is dangerous for us all, but older people and those | us all, but older people and those with lung disease are particularly vulnerable. 0ne with lung disease are particularly vulnerable. one of the main culprits are the tiny particulates in vehicle exhaust gases and other pollutants. researchers collect the particles,

which are so small they can lodge in the lungs and even pass into the blood, damaging veins and other organs. blood, damaging veins and other ortans. ., , ., , organs. you can see that the lungs are very black- _ organs. you can see that the lungs are very black. most _ organs. you can see that the lungs are very black. most of— organs. you can see that the lungs are very black. most of the - organs. you can see that the lungs are very black. most of the lung i are very black. most of the lung tissue _ are very black. most of the lung tissue has— are very black. most of the lung tissue has been destroyed. lung scans show _ tissue has been destroyed. lung scans show the _ tissue has been destroyed. lung scans show the damage - tissue has been destroyed. ii_i,"i§ scans show the damage air pollution can cause. latte scans show the damage air pollution can cause. . , ., ., ., .,, can cause. we estimate that at least 30,000 can cause. we estimate that at least 30.000 people _ can cause. we estimate that at least 30,000 people every _ can cause. we estimate that at least 30,000 people every year _ can cause. we estimate that at least 30,000 people every year die - 30,000 people every year die prematurely because of your pollution. we have known about the harms _ pollution. we have known about the harms caused by pollution for a long time, _ harms caused by pollution for a long time, and _ harms caused by pollution for a long time, and so far action on it has been _ time, and so far action on it has been slow— time, and so far action on it has been slow and has been not enough. the uk _ been slow and has been not enough. the uk limits for the so called pm 2.5 pollution year in the uk are twice that recommended by the world health organization. the british lung foundation and asthma uk are demanding the government bring uk roles in line. they are also calling for it to produce a plan detailing how they are going to protect the most vulnerable from the effects of air pollution. today, the government said it plans to introduce to

ambitious and legally binding air—quality targets in its delayed environment bill. it says the primary focus will be on reducing exposure to particulate pollution. campaigners are hoping one of the positive legacies of the covid pandemic will be fresh air for us all. just in relax, bbc news, eastbourne. well we can speak now to babs thwaites who�*s 69 and from essex. she has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease which affects her lungs. good afternoon. thank you for inviting me. good afternoon. thank you for inviting me— good afternoon. thank you for invitin: me. . ~' ., ., ,, inviting me. thank you for talking to us. inviting me. thank you for talking to us- explain _ inviting me. thank you for talking to us. explain for _ inviting me. thank you for talking to us. explain for those _ inviting me. thank you for talking to us. explain for those who - inviting me. thank you for talking to us. explain for those who do i inviting me. thank you for talking i to us. explain for those who do not know that much about copd, explain what it does to your everyday life, what it does to your everyday life, what it does to your everyday life, what it means? i�*m interested in whether things have been a bit better for you during lockdown. whether things have been a bit betterfor you during lockdown. {fif’id better for you during lockdown. copd is an umbrella _ better for you during lockdown. copd is an umbrella term _

better for you during lockdown. (oilr is an umbrella term which, for people with lung conditions, unfortunately my condition was caused because i used to smoke. i gave up smoking six months later. caught pneumonia, it caused scarring on my lungs. it is a chronic disease and gets worse as you get older. i am now probably in stage two or three, which means that i find difficulty in walking for more than about ten minutes. 10—15 minutes. i cannot walk up the slopes or hills. i cannot walk upstairs. this impacts on your daily life because... i cannot... if i am doing my housework, i have to stop every ten - 15 housework, i have to stop every ten — 15 minutes because i physically cannot do it. if - 15 minutes because i physically cannot do it— cannot do it. if you cannot walk upstairs. _ cannot do it. if you cannot walk upstairs. do — cannot do it. if you cannot walk upstairs. do you _ cannot do it. if you cannot walk upstairs, do you live _ cannot do it. if you cannot walk upstairs, do you live any - cannot do it. if you cannot walk upstairs, do you live any house j cannot do it. if you cannot walk. upstairs, do you live any house or do you have a flat?— do you have a flat? luckily i live in a bungalow. _ do you have a flat? luckily i live in a bungalow. that _ do you have a flat? luckily i live in a bungalow. that is _ do you have a flat? luckily i live in a bungalow. that is because, | do you have a flat? luckily i live i in a bungalow. that is because, my first husband, he had a physical

disability. in that respect, it is quite good. evenjust disability. in that respect, it is quite good. even just making the bed is an effort. it really does take it out of me. i can make the bed and then i have got to sit down because it is too much. x�*t�*ou then i have got to sit down because it is too much-— it is too much. you have explained exactly how _ it is too much. you have explained exactly how it _ it is too much. you have explained exactly how it impacts _ it is too much. you have explained exactly how it impacts your - it is too much. you have explained exactly how it impacts your life. i exactly how it impacts your life. that is a major quality of life issue. during lockdown, particularly last year when they were far fewer cars on the road and people were working from home, did that change it for you? did you notice a difference when you went out for a what? you might guess, i did. i have got a little dog, and when i first used to love to come for a walk during lockdown, i could probably do 10-15 during lockdown, i could probably do 10—15 minutes, but it gradually increased. 10-15 minutes, but it gradually increased-— increased. because i live near woodland. — increased. because i live near woodland, although - increased. because i live near woodland, although i- increased. because i live near woodland, although i am - increased. because i live nearl woodland, although i am quite increased. because i live near- woodland, although i am quite close to the m25 and other major roads, when i was walking near the woods, i would think i can go a bit further, i can go a bit further. until i was

around about two hours a day. the wake—up call for me... i was taking my dog for a walk, my friend phoned me and we were talking for one hour. anybody who has copd cannot walk and talk. it is an impossibility. and i said, it is a miracle. and it was. for the first time, in 20 odd years, ifelt as normal. i for the first time, in 20 odd years, i felt as normal. i was able to do things that i could not do before. you have described that brilliantly to us. thank you so much for taking the time to come and talk to us. what is your dog called? iie the time to come and talk to us. what is your dog called?- what is your dog called? he is called fudge — what is your dog called? he is called fudge and _ what is your dog called? he is called fudge and he _ what is your dog called? he is called fudge and he is - what is your dog called? he is called fudge and he is a - what is your dog called? he is called fudge and he is a little i called fudge and he is a little chihuahua. latte called fudge and he is a little chihuahua.— called fudge and he is a little chihuahua. ~ ., ., , ., chihuahua. we would not be without them, chihuahua. we would not be without them. would — chihuahua. we would not be without them, would we? _ chihuahua. we would not be without them, would we? especially - chihuahua. we would not be without them, would we? especially during i them, would we? especially during lockdown! thank you so much for speaking to us.

an easier life there during lockdown in one way. this is bbc news. just in the last few moments, we have had news in the from sheffield crown court. we have just had a verdict in the livvy squire case. you may remember the case of the hull university student. we are just hearing that a man has been found guilty of raping and murdering libby squire. he was found guilty of attacking her in february last year. she had been on a night out with friends in hull. she became disorientated, try to go home, and

she encountered the suspect. he is 26 years old, married, and he has been found guilty of raping and murdering the university student. her body was not found for seven weeks after she went missing. she had been out with friends february last year, but it was seven weeks until her body was found. that guilty verdictjust handed down at sheffield crown court in the last few moments. our correspondent has the background to the case. libby squire, a 21—year—old from buckinghamshire who was studying at hull university. she was murdered by a man stalking the students area looking for a victim. on a freezing cold night injanuary 2019, libby

was heading to a nightclub with friends. she was refused entry because she was the wrong, she has put in a taxi, she then gets out and goes her own way, crossing the path of a man who followed her. he wasn�*t trying to help, he was a predator. a few minutes later, he persuades her to get into his car and drives her away to a nearby park. you drove libby to the spot, they both got out of the car before he sexually assaulted and then killed her. this tidal river runs down one side of the part, he then pushed her body into it to try to cover up his crime. it would be weeks before libby was found. it crime. it would be weeks before libby was found.— crime. it would be weeks before libby was found. it was such a long eriod libby was found. it was such a long period when _ libby was found. it was such a long period when nobody _ libby was found. it was such a long period when nobody really - libby was found. it was such a long period when nobody really knew i libby was found. it was such a long i period when nobody really knew what happened to her. it was seven weeks between when she disappeared when her body was found. all sorts of theories were circulating and it caused a lot of panic in hull among

the student community. the married father of two — the student community. the married father of two denied _ the student community. the married father of two denied harming - the student community. the married father of two denied harming libby l father of two denied harming libby squire, but thejury father of two denied harming libby squire, but the jury saw through his lies. she hadn�*t drowned, he killed her. libby squire�*s murder terrified a community and devastated her family. they now have to carry on without a daughter and sister who loved life. that guilty verdict being handed downjust in the loved life. that guilty verdict being handed down just in the last few moments at sheffield crown court — the murder of 21—year—old libby squire. we think we may well have some reaction from the police in that case we are keeping an eye on the court there and we�*ll be back there to hear any comments from the police, cps and other people involved in that case. a guilty verdict handed down in the last few minutes. we willjust pause for now

and take a look at the latest sports news. good afternoon. we start with the harrowing accounts from survivers of historic child sex abuse in scottish football. clubs — including celtic, rangers and hibs — must offer compensation and a "clear, unreserved and public" apology to victims. just a few of the many recomendations made in the scottish fa�*s independent review of sexual abuse, which has published its findings today. chris mclaughlin has more. the sfa say that ot 80% of the 97 recommendations in total have either been implemented or being action. one of the key points of this investigation is that it concludes that no one in particular it knew or had concrete of ongoing abuse heading back to the 1970s and

onwards. it does say that there were varying degrees of suspicion. for some, it will help draw a line under the whole affair. others are taking this forward to civil action. football�*s governing bodies across the men�*s and women�*s game have written to twitter and facebook, saying their platforms remain "havens of abuse" following a number of players being subjected to discrimination online. the letter, whose signaturies include the chief executives of the fa, premier league and kick it out, calls on twitter and facebook to make further changes. they include — ensuring messages and posts are filtered and blocked before being sent or posted if they contain racist or discriminatory material, robust, transparent, and swift measures should be in place to take down abusive material if it does get into circulation, all users should be subject to an improved verification process, with steps taken to stop a user that has sent abuse previously from re—registering an account, and that the platforms should

actively assist investigating authorities in identifying the originators of illegal discriminatory material. the letter comes after racist abuse on social media aimed at swansea�*s yan dhanda following last night�*s fa cup tie, was condemned by both clubs. south wales police are investigating the incident. there was a great win for brit cameron norrie in the australian open. he beat roman safiulin in the second round and will play rafa nadal next. it�*s only the second time in norrie�*s career that he�*s got through to a third round in a grand slam. it took norrie four sets to beat the russian qualifier, safiullin. the match was delayed due to rain, with norrie leading by two sets to one at the time. he then came out and took the fourth set in a tie break to ensure that meeting with 20—time grand slam champion nadal. british interest in the women�*s singles draw is over

after heather watson lost in three sets to the estonian, annett kontaveitt. that�*s despite watson taking the first set. england head coach, eddiejones, has re—called a host of big names for saturday�*s six nations match against italy, following the calcutta cup defeat at home to scotland last weekend. george ford returns at fly—half, having started on the bench last weekend, while mako vunipola and courtney lawes come in to the pack. kyle sinckler also returns, following suspension. there�*s been some heavy cricism of the side after england�*s loss to scotland, especially on social media platforms. speaking to the bbc�*s chrisjones, the england head coach said he didn�*t pay it too much attention. yeah, i heard a great description of what social media is — is the modern version of what used to see on the toilet wall. used to go to the urinal, and someone would say chris

jones is a terrible journalist, this is his number. now you find that social media has taken that on. so, the people writing on the toilet walls now are writing on the social media. you make your decision without you respect that, at night. and details of the scotland and wales team annoucements on the bbc sport website. that�*s all the sport for now. i�*ll have more for you in the next hour. just to remind you of the breaking news from sheffield crown court in the last few minutes. a26-year-old man has been _ the last few minutes. a26-year-old man has been found _ the last few minutes. a26-year-old man has been found guilty - the last few minutes. a26-year-old man has been found guilty of - man has been found guilty of murdering the hull university student, libby squire. she wasjust 21 years old and disappeared after a night out with friends in hulljust over a week ago. it was seven weeks until her body was found. this afternoon, just in the last few

minutes, a 26—year—old polish national has been found guilty of raping and killing libby squire. he is 26 years old, he is married with two children and he attacked libby squire after she lost her way after trying to go home after a night out with friends. he pushed her body into the humber river and her body wasn�*t found there for seven weeks. this afternoon, found guilty of killing the 21—year—old hull university student. we are expecting to hear from the police and others involved in that case from the court involved in that case from the court in a little while. we may well be backin in a little while. we may well be back in sheffield for reaction to that guilty verdict handed down in the last few minutes. democrats have told donald trump�*s impeachment trial that he acted as "inciter—in—chief" on the day the us capitol was stormed by his supporters.

senators were played previously unseen footage of the violence, and heard recordings of panicked radio messages between police officers. barbra plett usher reports from washington. it was hard to watch. body camera footage that captured the brutal beating of a police officer, blow by blow. democrats used chilling new security video to reconstruct what happened during the riot... man screams. ..forcing senators to relive that traumatic day. we�*ve lost the line! this was a key part of a sweeping narrative against the former president, laid out by the prosecution. donald trump surrendered his role as commander—in—chief and became the inciter in chief of a dangerous insurrection. and to use a favourite term that all of you people - really came up with —| we will stop the steal.

democrats argued that mr trump spent months constructing a big lie to make his supporters believe the election was stolen, and he used fighting words when he knew some of them were armed and would fight. donald trump, over many months, cultivated violence, praised it, and then, when he saw the violence his supporters were capable of, he channelled it to his big, wild, historic event. the videos showed how close the mob got to officials. the former vice president mike pence being rushed to safety, senator mick romney turning around in his tracks, senator chuck schumer senator mitt romney turning around in his tracks, senator chuck schumer forced to find another escape route. the violence went on for hours, but democrats emphasised mr trump did nothing to stop it. what donald trump, our commander—in—chief, did in those initial hours to protect us? nothing.

not a thing. it was a compelling case told with emotional appeal and one that touched hearts in the senate, although not necessarily minds. many republican senators seem unwilling to be convinced that donald trump is guilty, but the democrats are also aiming at a broader audience watching from home — hoping to hold mr trump to account in the court of public appeal. barbara plett usher, bbc news, washington. the first minister of northern ireland, arlene foster, has accused the vice president of the european commission of having his "head in the sand" over brexit checks at northern ireland sea ports. the uk wants a two—year extension to the "grace periods" on some checks to give businesses more time to adjust. but on wednesday, maros sefcovic seemed to rule out changes until the northern ireland protocol is fully implemented. i�*m joined now by chris morris

from the bbc�*s reality check. it is hard to keep up with all of this, but port business owners have to try too. try to give us a sense of what this is about and where we are right now. i of what this is about and where we are right now-— are right now. i think anyone who has been paying _ are right now. i think anyone who has been paying attention - are right now. i think anyone who has been paying attention now. are right now. i think anyone who has been paying attention now is| has been paying attention now is that northern ireland and the border that northern ireland and the border that has been at the centre of the brexit process ever since the referendum. we are really talking about that bow —— bow sides did not want them to be any checks or border infrastructure on the land border. the land border between northern ireland and the republic, which is of course now the border between the uk and the eu. if you�*re not going to have checked there, you have to have some checks somewhere. when people talk about an irish sea border, it is that dotted line. there are somejokes border, it is that dotted line. there are some jokes for goods going

from great britain into northern ireland. they are being checked at ports like lawn and belfast. that is because part of the solution for keeping the land bordered open is it that northern ireland contains the full all the rules for eu single market goods.— full all the rules for eu single market goods. full all the rules for eu single market coods. �* ., . market goods. and the sort of checks that we are talking _ market goods. and the sort of checks that we are talking about? _ market goods. and the sort of checks that we are talking about? some - market goods. and the sort of checks that we are talking about? some of. that we are talking about? some of it is bureaucracy. _ that we are talking about? some of it is bureaucracy. some _ that we are talking about? some of it is bureaucracy. some of - that we are talking about? some of it is bureaucracy. some of the - it is bureaucracy. some of the things, for example, is customs declarations. if you are sending goods from great britain to northern ireland, during customs declaration. that is a problem for smaller companies in particular. the government has set up a trading support service to help companies. for example, and told its customers that if they want to censor from great britain to northern ireland, they would have to fill out customer declarations from april. then there are checks on products, in particular food and plant products. when they go into the eu single market, you need to have a lot of

checks. some document checks but also physical inspections. there are grace periods for a number of things, supermarket goods, meat, medicines, parcels. they give exemptions from all eu rules for a some time. some of those are only three months long. one of the things that the uk have asked for is to see those grace period is extended for a long time into 2023. the eu at this point seems to be, you are not even doing the limited checks that we want at the moment in terms of what is happening at those new border control posts. the fourth thing we have got there. when this deal was done, the prime minister said there would be no new nontariff barriers, which is a peculiar thing to say because it is simply not true. they deal that he signed up to and wanted

include those impediments to trade within it. that is the price to pay for getting a deal done, that there would be some checks on regulatory goods going from great britain into northern ireland. latte goods going from great britain into northern ireland.— northern ireland. we have been re ”ortin northern ireland. we have been reporting today _ northern ireland. we have been reporting today that _ northern ireland. we have been reporting today that michael - northern ireland. we have been i reporting today that michael gove has that meeting later on this evening. what are they trying to get to the bottom of this year? it will! to the bottom of this year? it will be a lona to the bottom of this year? it will be a long process, _ to the bottom of this year? it will be a long process, i _ to the bottom of this year? it will be a long process, i don't - to the bottom of this year? it will be a long process, i don't think. to the bottom of this year? it willl be a long process, i don't think we be a long process, i don�*t think we should expect any big breakthroughs this evening. it�*s all about the northern ireland protocol, part of the brexit withdrawal agreement, how that can be put into practice. that has been causing a considerable amount of ants over the last few weeks. it was not helped by the row over vaccines. weeks. it was not helped by the row overvaccines. last weeks. it was not helped by the row over vaccines. last month, the eu said they were going to invoke article 16 of the protocol, which allows either side unilaterally to say that they will suspend things because it is causing difficulty. that decision caused uproar and was

overturned within a few hours. it increase is a sense of distrust. we know that distrust is as they are in the politics of northern ireland, there is not another layer of distrust between the uk and the eu. -- lit distrust between the uk and the eu. —— lit is now another player. one of the things is securities concerns. we know that our a lot of dunes of northern ireland to remain an integral part of the united kingdom. they hate the idea of any border between two parts of a sovereign country. we know that for several days people carrying out those checks at larne and belfast ports were pulled off at theirjobs because of concern about their security. the chief constable of northern ireland said there was no direct security threat, but it shows you the supreme sensitivity of all theissues you the supreme sensitivity of all the issues they are talking about. we have this joint committee led by

marco grove meeting face—to—face with his counterpart.. —— met michael gove. mr gove will say this needs to change quickly and you need to be more flexible. his counterpart will say you cannot walk away from the agreement you signed up for two months ago. we will hear a lot more about this over the next few months. mass vaccination centres in wales are to cut their opening times over the next two weeks because of a reduction in supplies of the astrazeneca vaccine. health officials are expecting fewer doses from the supplier before deliveries return to recent levels from the beginning of march. wales is currently on course to meet its mid—february target of offering a jab to all over—70s and clinically extremely vulnerable. let�*s get more on this with our wales correspondent, hywel griffith. a sense of what is happening, just

fill us in on what has been announced here. latte fill us in on what has been announced here. ~ ,, ., ., announced here. we know that the vaccine will — announced here. we know that the vaccine will are _ announced here. we know that the vaccine will are out _ announced here. we know that the vaccine will are out so _ announced here. we know that the vaccine will are out so far - announced here. we know that the vaccine will are out so far has - announced here. we know that the j vaccine will are out so far has been staggering around the uk, wills at the moment is somewhat in the league, having vaccinated about 20% of the welsh population. it looks on course for delivering the backs into the top four priority groups by the middle of the month. but they expect the last weeks of the month to be slowing down somewhat. an issue with the supply of the astrazeneca vaccine, but also the flies are relaxing. people are expecting their second out was that coming back for the pfizer vaccines. things will slow down in wales until the end of march to stop after that stage, we are told that the vaccine supply will be up again as they tried to get the next groups of people. we were always told that the supply of

the vaccine would be lumpy and bumpy, and given help the numbers have rocketed over the last few weeks, everyone hoped the trajectory would keep going up and up. this is a bit of a reality check, the supply is of course not infinite and will have to slow down at some stages. expectations are being managed over how quickly those next cohorts of people will receive their firstjab. disabled people made up six in ten of all deaths involving covid—19 in england up to november last year, according to new data from the office for national statistics, and the risk of dying is three times greater for more severely disabled people. as our correspondent, nikki fox, reports. disbelief, the overwhelming feeling. i�*m in your flat and you�*re everywhere, but not here. a poem written in grief.

andrea�*s sister, kath, died last november after she caught coronavirus. it spreads, it spreads so easily. my sister was at home. she never went anywhere. she got it and died. a huge sci—fi fan, kath had many passions, but then the pandemic hit and she stayed at home to stay safe. one of kath�*s support workers tested positive for the virus, which is how she may have caught it. unless you�*ve got people with, a person with disabilities in your family people don�*t realise just how fragile people�*s lives can be. sometimes i think people think, oh, well, and it�*s the same with elderly people, oh, well, they are old, they�*ve had their life, oh, well, they are disabled. they are not having much life anyway. but they do, you know?

everybody has a life. today�*s findings highlightjust how devastating the pandemic has been for disabled people, and the findings are bleak. six out of ten people who have died were disabled. they are up to 3.5 times more likely to die than the general population and disabled people are still more at risk even when other health conditions have been taken into account. as well as that clinical risk there is a social risk. people are more likely to be in group homes or congregant living, more likely to rely on co—workers or family members, find it much harder to self—isolate. time and time again, disabled people have been an afterthought. the government recognises the virus has had a disproportionate impact on the millions of people living with a disability, and says it�*s taking

steps to protect them. nikki fox, bbc news. scotland�*s food and drink industry is warning of price rises and potential shortages, when new brexit rules come into force in a few weeks time. the uk�*s departure from the eu has created expensive red tape for firms sending goods from great britain to the continent and northern ireland — and at the end of march similar rules will be introduced for imports. james cook reports. it�*s been a funny old year down on the farm. supplies of milk and ice cream to restaurants dried up. but home deliveries of cheese rose rapidly, with some customers as far afield as france. then brexit brought expensive new rules and regulations. we�*ve got lots of orders but they�*re small, typically it�*s about £35, so if you�*ve got about £45 worth of time and paperwork to do for a £35 order, when that�*s not even including the costs of the cheese

or the cost of the courier, then it�*sjust a nonstarter. worse for the dairy, the checks also apply to northern ireland, which remains in the eu�*s single market, so now they can�*t afford to send this cheese across the irish sea. we hadn�*t seen that it would also close the route to northern ireland, because we�*re actually physically nearer to belfast than we are to glasgow and edinburgh. supporters of brexit insist it will pay off eventually. they say there will be trade deals struck with countries outside the eu and businesses here will have the chance to prosper, but at the moment the firms we�*ve spoken to up and down the country say they�*re mainly encountering problems — and these problems are coming at the worst possible time. this fruit and veg supplier in edinburgh has struggled in the pandemic. as orders collapsed, they went from 30 staff to 15, and now they�*re worried

about brexit too. one thing for certain is prices will go up and it�*s going tojust become very expensive to go out for a meal. why? because produce is coming in, a higher price, i think it�*s about 20% higher from last year at the same time, there�*s paperwork that has to be done so it�*s more expensive to get produce into scotland. at this huge produce firm in glasgow, though, they�*re confident they can ride it out. here they see brexit as irritating, not disastrous. it�*s not a major issue being in brexit, because the uk will diversify, we always have and we always will. so, we�*ll store more scottish product when it�*s in season and we�*ll store more uk product when it�*s in season. now, there�*s talk out there that because of brexit it�*s put all the prices up, that�*s not the case. fruit and veg is weather driven.

so far, brexit red tape has mostly tangled up goods being sent out of britain. soon there will be controls on imports too, so will we see food shortages? we�*ve only felt a fraction of the pain so far and those checks, when they�*re put in place, could also make things slow, more expensive and a lot more complex for eu businesses who need to sell products into businesses here, and that�*s a big issue for supermarkets and will be a big issue for many food companies who get ingredients from europe. commerce will continue, of course. we have to eat, after all. but there�*s no doubt this is a brutal time to be in business. james cook, bbc news, edinburgh. now it�*s time for a look at the weather with darren bett. it's it�*s been another colder today after at there are a frosty start this morning. as you head into the evening, those temperatures will fall away very sharply. more cloud

was the south—west of england, south—west wales, and thickening up in northern ireland. there will be snow showers coming is into eastern parts of scotland and north—east of england. whilst there will be a widespread and shall prosper many places, it will not be quite as cold as a last night, perhaps only —13 in the highlands of scotland. icy conditions and showers continue for a while and the north—east of england, the cloud further west thins. most places will get some sunshine on friday. still quite a windy day. with temperatures getting above freezing, it will feel probably a bit colder in the wind as well.

this is bbc news. the headlines: a man is found guilty of the rape and murder of 21—year—old university student libby squire. a drug used to treat rheumatoid arthritis could dramatically cut deaths among the most seriously ill covid patients and reduce the need for a ventilator, according to a study. a major reorganisation of the nhs in england — with a promise that health and social care will work more closely together. my myjob as health secretary is to make the system work for those who work in the system, to free up, to empower, to harness the mission driven capability of team health and care. over 220,000 people in england have been waiting more than a year for routine surgery —

the highest number since 2008. it's it�*s been really, really difficult. it�*s been really, really difficult. i haven�*t left the house for a year. i�*ve been unable to move. democrats use dramatic new footage of the attack on the us capitol to lay out their case against donald trump at his impeachment trial. and temperatures dropped to —23 celsius in braemar last night — the uk�*s lowest for 25 years. and a decade since an uprising in egypt fanned the flames of political change throughout the middle east, jeremy bowen takes us back to cairo�*s tahrir square. that�*s in half an hour.

a serial sex offender has been found guilty of raping and murdering a hull university student before dumping her body in a river. pawel relowicz, 26, prowled the streets of hull before attacking 21—year—old libby squire. sheffield crown court heard that relowicz had previously committed a string of sexual offences against women. this report from danny savage. libby squire, a 21—year—old from buckinghamshire who was studying at hull university. she was murdered by a man stalking the student area looking for the victim. —— a victim. on a freezing cold night injanuary 2019, libby was heading to a nightclub with friends, but she was refused entry because she was drunk. she was put in a taxi, but she later gets out and goes her own way, crossing the path of a man called pawel relowicz.

he follows her before he makes his move. he wasn�*t trying to help — he was a predator. a few minutes later, he persuades her to get into his car and drives her away to a nearby park. relowicz drove libby to this lonely spot. they then both got out of the car before he sexually assaulted and killed her. this tidal river runs down one side of the park. he then pushed her body into it to try and cover up his crime. it would be weeks before libby was found. there was such a long period when nobody really knew what had happened to her. there were seven weeks between when she disappeared and when, tragically, her body was found at sea, so all sorts of theories were circulating and it caused a lot of panic in hull amongst the student community. relowicz, a married father of two, denied harming libby, but a jury saw through his lies. she hadn�*t drowned — he�*d killed her. libby squire�*s murder terrified a community and devastated her family.

they now have to carry on without a daughter and sister who loved life. our correspondent danny savage has been following the case. tell us what has been happening in court. , ., ., , court. the 'ury went out last rhursday — court. the jury went out last thursday in _ court. the jury went out last thursday in this _ court. the jury went out last thursday in this case - court. the jury went out last thursday in this case so - court. the jury went out last | thursday in this case so they court. the jury went out last - thursday in this case so they have been deliberating for a week and this morning they were given a direction by thejudge this morning they were given a direction by the judge to say that she would take a majority verdict and that came back this afternoon. pawel relowicz, the 26—year—old who murdered libby squire showed no reaction in the court as guilty verdicts were returned and shortly from sheffield crown court we are likely to hit a statement from libby squire�*s family and also from humberside police, but this was a case that was pieced together relatively quickly from looking at the closed circuit television in the area in hull when libby squire disappeared on that january

area in hull when libby squire disappeared on thatjanuary night two years ago. they built a case against pawel relowicz. but the crux of the case was there was no witnesses whatsoever. once she got into his car and drove to the park. the prosecution�*s case was that in the park, he then attacked libby squire and killed her and either then or when he went back to the park an hour ortwo then or when he went back to the park an hour or two later, he pushed her body into the river to try and cover up his crime and it was seven weeks before libby squire�*s body was found in the humber estuary, spotted by chance by the skipper of a fishing boat. the lifeboats were launched to bring her body back and that�*s when the case really moved forward and the case was built against pawel relowicz who had been against pawel relowicz who had been a menace to students in that area. he lived in that area and had been a peeping tom for some years, a voyeur, and had been causing problems in the area for some time, but it wasn�*t until he was arrested

on suspicion of murdering libby squire that his dna matched the other crimes that had been going on in the area in previous years. teiiii in the area in previous years. tell us what has _ in the area in previous years. tell us what has been said regarding this case because it did go to a majority verdict in the end. case because it did go to a ma'ority verdict in the endfi verdict in the end. yes, it did, and the prosecution _ verdict in the end. yes, it did, and the prosecution case _ verdict in the end. yes, it did, and the prosecution case was - verdict in the end. yes, it did, and the prosecution case was very - verdict in the end. yes, it did, and i the prosecution case was very clear, they built their case around pawel relowicz�*s behaviour in the run—up to it. he was no good samaritan that night. there were some good samaritans that try to stop to help libby squire but they left in the end, she seems to be ok or didn�*t want help, but it was pawel relowicz who was persistent in his behaviour towards her. he spotted her, he walks down the side of the street watching herfor a time, then he crosses and engages her in conversation and tries to persuade her to come into his car. the prosecution say once that was the case, with his previous behaviour in the area, they knew he was a sexual menace, a six pest, but he took

things much further that night. that was the prosecution�*s case. the defence case was that there was no firm evidence he had killed her. they tried to suggest that pawel relowicz had had consensual six mac with her and she had gone away and perhaps was depressed and put herself in the river but the jury saw through all of that and came back with a verdict guilty of rape and murder. back with a verdict guilty of rape and murder-— back with a verdict guilty of rape and murder. ~ ., ., , , , and murder. what happens next in terms of sentencing? _ and murder. what happens next in terms of sentencing? it's - and murder. what happens next in terms of sentencing? it's not - and murder. what happens next in terms of sentencing? it's not clearj terms of sentencing? it's not clear whether he — terms of sentencing? it's not clear whether he will _ terms of sentencing? it's not clear whether he will be _ terms of sentencing? it's not clear whether he will be sentenced - terms of sentencing? it's not clear| whether he will be sentenced today or at a later date but we will be getting further comment from sheffield crown court. undoubtedly he will get a life sentence, depending on how long that sentence will be. he is already serving a prison sentence for an earlier offence, five years and eight months, he is currently in prison anyway serving a sentence but it�*s now much more serious sentence than voyeurism and burglary which is currently serving a sentence for. this is for rape and murder of 21—year—old libby squire. what a

dreadful experience and time for her family. we are likely to hear more from herfamily this family. we are likely to hear more from her family this evening that they had to go through this and have been at the trial in sheffield crown court listening to the evidence and hoping that this verdict would give them justice. we are expecting to hear a statement following that verdict outside sheffield crown court very shortly. we are keeping an eye on what�*s happening there and we will take you back there as soon as we can. just want to bring you some breaking news. the duchess of sussex has won her high court privacy claim against the mail on sunday over the publication of a personal handwritten letter she had sent to her estranged father, thomas markle. there have been all sorts of cases that the sussex

family have been enjoyed in —— have beenjoined in. the summary of family have been enjoyed in —— have been joined in. the summary of the claim was misuse of private information. thejudge claim was misuse of private information. the judge said that the claimant had a reasonable expectation the contents of the letter would remain private and the mail on sunday article interfered with that. he said the only reason for inaccuracy was to correct inaccuracy for a version contained inaccuracy for a version contained in people magazine which contains interviews with five friends of meghan markle. he added, the conclusion is that the disclosures made were not necessary or proportionate for purpose and did not serve the purpose and, taken as a whole, the disclosures were manifestly excessive and hence unlawful. that is the judge�*s comments in delivering that summary judgment with the duchess of sussex winning her high court privacy

claim. the south african strain of coronavirus has been found in the stafford area. it is one case and the person has no links to international travel. the stafford borough resident tested positive injanuary and was picked up in routine screening. staffordshi re county council says it�*s taking the precautionary measure of asking everyone in the stafford borough area to get a test in the next four weeks. the authority says positive cases will be screened for the variant. the fact that it wasn�*t connected to international travel raises the concern that this is a community transmission. a drug normally used to treat arthritis has been found to reduce the risk of dying from covid in hospitilised patients. the recovery showed tocilizumab reduces the need for a ventilator and sped up the time spent in hospital. let�*s get more on this. dr navjoyt ladher is head of education at the medicaljournal,

the bmj. we always like to have these optimistic stories after so many months of tragedy. how exciting is this as a discovery?— this as a discovery? thank you. i think the first — this as a discovery? thank you. i think the first thing _ this as a discovery? thank you. i think the first thing to _ this as a discovery? thank you. i think the first thing to say - this as a discovery? thank you. i think the first thing to say is - this as a discovery? thank you. i | think the first thing to say is hats off to the recovery trial again who have already given us so much useful information about treatments that do and don�*t work for covid—19 and to the patients as well who participated in this trial. it�*s been a massive effort and is still ongoing. the thing to say about tocilizumab is that the findings from recovery are certainly encouraging. they found that... they enrolled about 2000 people into this trial and found that the people who had taken tocilizumab compared to the people who were just having standard care alone, tocilizumab improve survival, lessened the time

in hospital and reduced the need to have invasive breathing support, mechanical ventilation. what i would say is this is preliminary findings so far so we haven�*t seen the detail, the dosage, the patients who are included, how and when the treatment was given, so i think once we are able to see that, which i think will be soon, we�*ll be able to put that into the context of other studies that have also looked at thing—mac, which have had more of a mixed picture, also an encouraging signal, others suggest it doesn�*t work —— studies that have also looked at tocilizumab. it will be good to look at those findings together. good to look at those findings totether. n .,,, good to look at those findings totether. a ' ., , together. across the last 12 months, how much have _ together. across the last 12 months, how much have treatments - together. across the last 12 months, how much have treatments for - together. across the last 12 months, how much have treatments for covid j how much have treatments for covid really come along? tbtt how much have treatments for covid really come along?— really come along? at the start of the pandemic— really come along? at the start of the pandemic we _ really come along? at the start of the pandemic we saw _ really come along? at the start of the pandemic we saw this - really come along? at the start of. the pandemic we saw this incredible scientific effort to study treatments and a lot of these

treatments and a lot of these treatments that have been studied in trials where and are treatments that are out there already. they are used for other things, so they might be antiviral treatments used to treat viruses or drugs that are used to treat immune system diseases like rheumatoid arthritis. a lot of these drugs were repurposed in this effort to see if we could find something that was effective for covid. over the past year, we�*ve gotten a lot of useful information from these trials. �* , ., ., trials. i'm so sorry, we need to go to sheffield _ trials. i'm so sorry, we need to go to sheffield crown _ trials. i'm so sorry, we need to go to sheffield crown court. - trials. i'm so sorry, we need to go to sheffield crown court. here - trials. i'm so sorry, we need to go to sheffield crown court. here is i trials. i'm so sorry, we need to go j to sheffield crown court. here is a statement following the verdict in the case of the murder of libby squire. the case of the murder of libby st uire. �* ,, , squire. i'm chief superintendent. i would like to _ squire. i'm chief superintendent. i would like to commend _ squire. i'm chief superintendent. i would like to commend libby - squire. i'm chief superintendent. i. would like to commend libby squire's would like to commend libby squire�*s family for their strength throughout this trial. i cannot comprehend how they must have felt over the past

two years. we presented a compelling case which included cctv, witness and forensic evidence. during the investigation, pawel relowicz changed his account numerous times and thejury were changed his account numerous times and the jury were able to draw their own conclusions from that. there has been no doubt in my mind from the moment of pawel relowicz�*s first arrest he is responsible for libby squire�*s disappearance. at that stage in the investigation we didn�*t know exactly what had happened to libby squire. i would like to thank the agencies who have pulled together in their efforts to find libby squire and supported our investigation over two years. thank you very much. could what happened to libby squire have been— could what happened to libby squire have been prevented? not could what happened to libby squire have been prevented?— could what happened to libby squire have been prevented? not at all. we have been prevented? not at all. we have looked —

have been prevented? not at all. we have looked at _ have been prevented? not at all. we have looked at the _ have been prevented? not at all. we have looked at the investigations, i have looked at the investigations, reviewed anomalies and pawel relowicz�*s previous... can we do that again? relowicz's previous. .. can we do that again?— relowicz's previous... can we do that atain? , ., ., . �*, that again? given pawel relowicz's revious that again? given pawel relowicz's previous offences, _ that again? given pawel relowicz's previous offences, could _ that again? given pawel relowicz's previous offences, could what - that again? given pawel relowicz'sj previous offences, could what have happened _ previous offences, could what have happened to libby squire have been prevented? happened to libby squire have been revented? ~ �* ., ., prevented? we've reviewed all of the investigations — prevented? we've reviewed all of the investigations relating _ prevented? we've reviewed all of the investigations relating to _ prevented? we've reviewed all of the investigations relating to pawel - investigations relating to pawel relowicz�*s offending history and are satisfied a proportionate investigation was carried out. he wasn�*t known to law enforcement agencies prior to her disappearance and his fingerprints and dna had never been taken before. it was only once we arrested him we were able to connect to the other offences. did ou take connect to the other offences. did you take those instances of voyeurism and decency seriously? yes. _ voyeurism and decency seriously? yes, extremely. talk voyeurism and decency seriously? yes, extremely.— voyeurism and decency seriously? yes, extremely. talk to me how big this investigation _ yes, extremely. talk to me how big this investigation has _ yes, extremely. talk to me how big this investigation has been - yes, extremely. talk to me how big this investigation has been for- yes, extremely. talk to me how big this investigation has been for you i this investigation has been for you and humberside police. for this investigation has been for you and humberside police.— this investigation has been for you and humberside police. for 30 years as a detective _ and humberside police. for 30 years as a detective it's _ and humberside police. for 30 years as a detective it's been _ and humberside police. for 30 years as a detective it's been one - and humberside police. for 30 years as a detective it's been one of- and humberside police. for 30 years as a detective it's been one of the i as a detective it�*s been one of the most challenging and emotional investigations for me. i�*m proud of my team and the people of humberside. i�*d like to thank the people of humberside and members of

the public and everyone who really brought us together and helped us to a conclusion for today. i�*m very grateful. a conclusion for today. i'm very crateful. ~ . . a conclusion for today. i'm very crateful. ~ ., , , ., a conclusion for today. i'm very crateful. ~ ., , ., ., grateful. what is your reaction to the verdict? _ the verdict? detective superintendent martin commenting outside sheffield crown court following the conviction of pawel relowicz for the rape and murder of 21—year—old student, libby squire. let�*s get more on meghan markle winning her high court claim against the mail on sunday. nicholas witchell is here.— the mail on sunday. nicholas witchell is here. , , ., ,, witchell is here. this is a knockout blow by meghan — witchell is here. this is a knockout blow by meghan markle _ witchell is here. this is a knockout blow by meghan markle against i witchell is here. this is a knockout i blow by meghan markle against mail on sunday. she had applied for a summaryjudgment. her lawyers argued summary judgment. her lawyers argued that summaryjudgment. her lawyers argued that the mail on sunday or associated newspapers had no

prospect... associated newspapers had no prospect- - -_ associated newspapers had no prospect- - -— associated newspapers had no --rosect... , �* ., ., ., prospect... sorry, i'll have to go back to you _ prospect... sorry, i'll have to go back to you as — prospect... sorry, i'll have to go back to you as well _ prospect... sorry, i'll have to go back to you as well because - prospect... sorry, i'll have to go back to you as well because the | back to you as well because the family of libby squire are now making a statement. tbtre family of libby squire are now making a statement. are special thanks to making a statement. are special thanks go to _ making a statement. are special thanks go to the _ making a statement. are special thanks go to the police - making a statement. are special thanks go to the police teams i making a statement. are special. thanks go to the police teams and other agencies involved with libby squire�*s case from the outset through to today. today�*s verdict changes nothing for us as a family. there is no closure. we don�*t get to have libby squire back and our lives don�*t revert back to normal. however, we are pleased that all the hard work and dedication of the police and legal teams has been recognised. libby squire will always be with us and we are so proud of our beautiful, caring, wonderful girl and although she has been physically taken from us, the memories we have and the love we share will never be taken. thank you. share will never be taken. thank ou. . ~' share will never be taken. thank ou. . ~ , ., studio: there we have a statement on behalf of of libby squire�*s family following the conviction for her rape and murder in 2019 by pawel

relowicz, a serial offender. let�*s go back to a royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, who was just about to explain how this was a knockout blow for the duchess of sussex. b. knockout blow for the duchess of sussex. ~ .., , ., , knockout blow for the duchess of sussex. ~ , . ., , ., sussex. a considerable victory for the duchess _ sussex. a considerable victory for the duchess of _ sussex. a considerable victory for the duchess of sussex. _ sussex. a considerable victory for the duchess of sussex. this - sussex. a considerable victory for the duchess of sussex. this is - sussex. a considerable victory for the duchess of sussex. this is all| the duchess of sussex. this is all about the publication by the mail on sunday in february 2019 about a letter which the duchess had written to her estranged father thomas, described by her lawyers as a heartfelt plea from an anguished daughter to herfather and her daughter to her father and her lawyers daughter to herfather and her lawyers had sought this summary judgement, arguing there is no prospect of the mail on sunday defending the privacy aspect of this whole case and they asked for a judgment from thejudge whole case and they asked for a judgment from the judge to prevent it going to a full trial. that is what has come down within the last few minutes from a high courtjudge and media matters. he has found for the duchess of sussex and says the claimant had a reasonable expectation that the contents of the letter would remain private. the

mail on sunday article interfered with that reasonable expectation, and he goes on to say there are compelling reasons not to allow this aspect of the case to go to trial. another aspect of the case concerning copyright will go to trial. he says the court is persuaded that there should be a trial limited to issues relating to the ownership of copyright and because there are questions about joint authorship, whether she had any assistance from staff in the royal household to write it and whether several copyrights had different ownership. that�*s very subsidiary. the central issue was the privacy issue. on that, this is a very considerable victory for her in the teeth of considerable anxiety within the royal household that this could really cause all sorts of trouble, considering that the mail on sunday had produced a witness statement from herfather on sunday had produced a witness statement from her father at the hearing a few weeks ago in which thomas markle had said, i believe

and still believe that meghan�*s wanted her account of the letter to be published so thomas markle was willing to give evidence on behalf of the mail on sunday, it won�*t now occur but there was the prospect of meghan markle and her father�*s meeting across the courtroom at the royal court ofjustice in the autumn on this privacy issue. that won�*t happen but we must now wait to hear whether associated newspapers are going to appeal against this. they may well try to take it further. but certainly the decision by the justice at the high court is in favour of meghan markle, duchess of sussex, on this important issue of privacy. sussex, on this important issue of riva . . ~ sussex, on this important issue of riva . ., ~' , . the nhs in england is to undergo huge reorganisation, under plans outlined earlier today by the health secretary. matt hancock says the changes will result in morejoined—up care, involving the health and social care system — and he defended

the timing of the reforms, during the coronavirus pandemic. this report is from our health correspondent nick triggle. the reforms brought in by david cameron�*s government 11 years ago in england were deeply controversial. they were meant to usher in an era of competition and innovation, but the government has announced it will now reverse those reforms in a shake—up of the nhs. myjob as health secretary is to make the system work for those who work in the system — to free up, to empower, to harness the mission—driven capability of team health and care. the goal of this white paper is to allow that to happen. out will go requirements on tendering contracts and instead councils and nhs services will be told to pool resources and decision—making. ministers believe it will put the nhs in a stronger position to cope with the challenges of the ageing population and rise in the number of people with complex health conditions.

one in three patients admitted to hospital as an emergency has five or more health conditions — such as diabetes, obesity or asthma. that�*s up from one in ten a decade ago. but labour has cast doubt on the timing of the reorganisation. i do think there is a question, though, as to why now? the royal college of nursing yesterday said the nhs is on its knees. staff are exhausted. why is it a priority now for a big reorganisation of the nhs? the health secretary says he wants to target burdensome bureaucracy and these plans would help different parts of the system work more closely together. something that nhs leaders have called for. what it really comes down to is people in a local area, leaders in a local area working together to say, how do we change what we do to join up with our colleagues in social care, in gps and primary care,

and how do we provide that seamless service? this, of course, is not the first attempt at getting the nhs structures right. over the past two decades, there have been five major reforms. over the years, there have been so many attempts at overhauling the system that have caused serious disruption. and ended up not resulting in that many benefits. how these changes are implemented is going to be really critical. these changes essentially rewire the nhs, but whether they improve care for patients remains to be seen. nick triggle, bbc news. let�*s discuss this with drjohn listerfrom the keep our nhs public campaign. welcome, thank you forjoining us. how different will it be once you engage with the nhs as a patient, do you think, as a result of these reforms?— you think, as a result of these reforms? �* ., , , reforms? i'm not sure patients will notice the difference _ reforms? i'm not sure patients will notice the difference immediately l notice the difference immediately but certainly some early claims that were made of these proposals

effectively ending privatisation and the role of the private sector or limiting its role are not borne out by what is in the white paper and clearly the government remains very much committed to retaining a very powerful role in extending the private sector in future in terms of hospital services, test and trace, laboratory services and so on. new services are being brought in from the private sector rather than extending the nhs so i think some of the arguments that this is a golden age of extending the nhs is slightly misplaced. but age of extending the nhs is slightly mislaced. �* ., ., , misplaced. but fundamentally, atients misplaced. but fundamentally, patients won't _ misplaced. but fundamentally, patients won't notice _ misplaced. but fundamentally, patients won't notice any - misplaced. but fundamentally, - patients won't notice any different. patients won�*t notice any different. it will still be free at the point of access. i it will still be free at the point of access-— it will still be free at the point of access. ., �* ,, �* , ., , of access. i don't think there's any cuestion. of access. i don't think there's any question- i — of access. i don't think there's any question. i don't _ of access. i don't think there's any question. i don't imagine - of access. i don't think there's any question. i don't imagine any - question. i don�*t imagine any government in the foreseeable future could challenge free at the point of access. i think that is something people would rise up about. but clearly there is reorganisation. one of the big issues not being talked about is that the proposals would give the secretary of state right to

intervene on hospital closure and reconfiguration plans but would remove that right, the right of local authorities, to actually demand that they do step in and rule on that. that�*s an erosion of 50 years of public voice on these questions and i think a lot of councils while being told they will be brought into this network will be really worried about the fact they will have no opportunity to speak up for the residents about controversial plans like this. horse controversial plans like this. how encouraged _ controversial plans like this. how encouraged are _ controversial plans like this. how encouraged are you _ controversial plans like this. how encouraged are you about the idea being that there will be a better meeting point between health and social care, because the social care system has been very much a separate and at times people fall between the cracks. i�*m and at times people fall between the cracks. �* . . and at times people fall between the cracks. �* ., ., ., _ , , cracks. i'm afraid the two systems remain completely _ cracks. i'm afraid the two systems remain completely separate. - cracks. i'm afraid the two systems remain completely separate. the | remain completely separate. the social care system is largely privatised and run by local government rather than by the nhs and it�*s been the poor relation and are struggling in terms of staffing and in terms of resources. this

remains separate and local government remain very much the junior partner in this integrated care boards being set up. there is a second tier of integrated care partnership boards being set up in which local government is pretty much there just to give a veneer of local accountability rather than delivering any real voice in control and i do think there is concern over this. this is not really integrating very much, these are words rather than genuine integration.- very much, these are words rather than genuine integration. thank you very much- — parts of the uk have seen one of the coldest nights in more than a decade. temperatures dropped to minus 22.9 celsius. our reporter ben philip is near braemar now. is like?

well, we can�*t hear him, but we can see him. i can answer my own question, it looks very snowy! let�*s take a look at the weather forecast. hello there. it has been another cold day today after that very frosty start this morning. and as we head into the evening, where we have those clearer skies, temperatures will fall away very sharply. still got more cloud towards the southwest of england, southwest wales, and thickening up in northern ireland — and it is here we are most likely to find some snow arriving overnight. there will be some snow showers coming into eastern parts of scotland and the north east of england, so some icy conditions here as well in between clearer skies. and whilst there will be a widespread sharp frost for many places, it is not going to be quite as cold last night — perhaps only —13 in the highlands of scotland. but some icy conditions here, with some snow showers continuing for a while and in the north east of england. the cloud further west in northern ireland, wales and the southwest thins and skies will brighten. most places will get some sunshine on friday.

it is going to be quite a windy day, the wind is still strong in northern ireland and towards the southwest of england and wales, but windy elsewhere as well. so with temperatures barely getting above freezing, it will feel a bit colder in the wind as well. good afternoon. duchess of sussex wins her privacy claim against the mail on sunday after a letter to her father. claim against the mail on sunday after a letter to herfather. a man is found guilty of the rape and murder of 21—year—old university student woman—mac. a drug used to treat rheumatoid arthritis could dramatically cut deaths amongst the most seriously ill covid patients and reduce a major reorganisation of the nhs in england, with a promise that health and social care will work more closely together. over 220,000 people in england have been waiting more than a year for routine surgery, the highest number since 2008.

and temperatures dropped to minus 23 degrees celsius in braemar last night, the uk�*s lowest for 25 years. sport now. we start with the harrowing accounts from survivors of historic child sex abuse in scottish football. clubs including celtic, rangers and hibs must offer compensation, and a "clear, unreserved and public" apology to victims. just a few of the many recommendations made in the scottish fa�*s independent review of sexual abuse, which has published its findings today. our reporter chris mclaughlin has more. the sfa say that ot 80% of the 97 recommendations in total have either been implemented or being action. one of the key points of this investigation is that it concludes that no one in particular it knew or had concrete of ongoing abuse

heading back to the 1970s and onwards. but it does say that there were varying degrees of suspicion. for some, it will help draw a line under the whole affair. others are taking this forward to civil action. football�*s governing bodies across the men�*s and women�*s game have written to twitter and facebook, saying their platforms remain "havens of abuse" following a number of players being subjected to discrimination online. the letter, whose signaturies include the chief executives of the fa, premier league and kick it out, calls on twitter and facebook to make further changes. this comes after racist abuse on social media aimed at swansea�*s yan dhanda following last night�*s fa cup tie. it�*s been condemned by both clubs and south wales police are investigating the incident. the fa�*s equality diversity director edleenjohns says it has to stop.

how many times is it going to take for somebody to share their personal experience _ for somebody to share their personal experience and the trauma it has caused _ experience and the trauma it has caused them? how many times as a going _ caused them? how many times as a going to _ caused them? how many times as a going to take someone to commit suicide _ going to take someone to commit suicide because of the online abuse they have _ suicide because of the online abuse they have experience? how many times over again _ they have experience? how many times over again after he from parents, family— over again after he from parents, family members, broader community members _ family members, broader community members who have been impacted by a member— members who have been impacted by a member of— members who have been impacted by a member of theirfamily members who have been impacted by a member of their family being abused online. _ member of their family being abused online. and— member of their family being abused online, and nothing is being done at the pace _ online, and nothing is being done at the pace at — online, and nothing is being done at the pace at which we wanted to be done _ the pace at which we wanted to be done that — the pace at which we wanted to be done. that is exactly the point. this— done. that is exactly the point. this isn't— done. that is exactly the point. this isn'tjust a done. that is exactly the point. this isn't just a football issue, this isn't— this isn't just a football issue, this isn'tjust a celebrity issue, this isn'tjust a celebrity issue, this is— this isn'tjust a celebrity issue, this is a — this isn'tjust a celebrity issue, this is a broader social media platform _ this is a broader social media platform issue and that is why we are calling — platform issue and that is why we are calling on them to take action. to cricket now, and jofra archer has been ruled out of the second test against india, with an elbow injury. the pace bowler had pain in his right arm during england�*s victory in the first test, and has had an injection in thejoint. the ecb say they�*re hopeful he�*ll be back for the third test match in ahmedabad. there was a great win for brit cameron norrie in the australian open. he beat roman safiulin in the second round, and will play rafa nadal next.

it�*s only the second time in norrie�*s career that he�*s got through to a third round in a grand slam. it took norrie four sets to beat the russian qualifier, safiullin. the match was delayed, due to rain, with norrie leading by two sets to one at the time. he then came out and took the fourth set in a tie break to ensure that meeting with 20—time grand slam champion nadal. england head coach eddiejones has recalled a host of big names for saturday�*s six nations match against italy, following the calcutta cup defeat at home to scotland last weekend. george ford returns at fly—half, having started on the bench last weekend, while mako vunipola and courtney lawes come in to the pack. kyle sinckler also returns, following suspension. there�*s been some heavy criticism of the side after england�*s loss to scotland, especially on social media platforms. speaking to the bbc�*s chrisjones, the england head coach said he didn�*t pay it too much attention. yeah, i heard a great description

of what social media is — it�*s the modern version of what you used to see on the toilet wall. used to go to the urinal, and someone would say chris jones is a terrible journalist, this is his number. ring him. now you find that social media has taken that and run with it. so, the people who used to write on the toilet walls now are writing on the social media. so you make your decision whether you respect that, mate. scotland and wales�*s team news ahead of their match is on the bbc sport website. that�*s all the sport for now. back to the breaking news that the duchess of sussex has won the court claim. how relieved do you think the

sussexes will be that they have this summaryjudgment and are not going to have to go to the court over the privacy section of this claim? yes. i think privacy section of this claim? yes. i think the — privacy section of this claim? yes. i think the sussexes _ privacy section of this claim? yes. i think the sussexes will _ privacy section of this claim? yes. i think the sussexes will only - privacy section of this claim? .as i think the sussexes will only be pleased if they win all the things that they wanted to win. they have won the privacy, but the copyright, the judges won the privacy, but the copyright, thejudges said, had to go won the privacy, but the copyright, the judges said, had to go to trial, and they will decide who is copyright it is, and so they�*ll have to wait on that. though i think they will hold back the champagne until they�*ve actually heard that they�*ve won all the aspects of the case. however, it�*s very interesting that they feel that what the mail on sunday did was to use extracts of the letter that were massively too large, massively too large, so that�*s quite a statement, and therefore illegal. but the mail on sunday have come back and said they may consider appealing. that�*s just

the very latest news, and they feel it�*s a great shame that they couldn�*t have a case where all the evidence could have been displayed. once again, though, it highlights the tensions there are at times between the press and the royal family. between the press and the royal famil . . ~ between the press and the royal famil . , ,, family. yes, i think so, well, particularly _ family. yes, i think so, well, particularly harry. _ family. yes, i think so, well, particularly harry. when - family. yes, i think so, well, particularly harry. when i i family. yes, i think so, well, | particularly harry. when i was following him to write his biography, he really didn�*t like the press and are set to one of his staff, how will he react to me and he is just staff, how will he react to me and he isjust beginning to staff, how will he react to me and he is just beginning to realise that not all the press are awful, which is some statement. he blames them for his mother�*s death, he hates photographers, i think meghan only likes the press when she is performing and showing herself. this is an actress. she was a minor celebrity, and she was used to photographers taking her picture when she was out somewhere smart, but as a royal, prince harry told

her many times, you are on show 24-7, her many times, you are on show 24—7, and i think she found it very difficult and she didn�*t like photographers taking her picture when she didn�*t want to be photographed. when she didn't want to be photographed.— when she didn't want to be photographed. when she didn't want to be -hototra-hed. , ., , , ., photographed. they have been several cases involving — photographed. they have been several cases involving the _ photographed. they have been several cases involving the sussexes _ photographed. they have been several cases involving the sussexes at - photographed. they have been several cases involving the sussexes at the i cases involving the sussexes at the moment, whereas in the past often members of the royal family have just chosen not to take legal action. this is rather different. very much so. the queen has a motto that says don�*t explain and don�*t complain, and she doesn�*t like bringing things into the public domain like that. but meghan is a very different type of person, and she wants to sue everybody who doesn�*t do what she feels is right. prince harry has joined doesn�*t do what she feels is right. prince harry hasjoined her and has several things running through the courts at the moment as well. of course they are entitled, if they feel that things have gone wrong, to take them to court, but it is rather

sad that in their great happiness and finding freedom that they are suing people, left, rightand centre. suing people, left, right and centre. �* . suing people, left, right and centre. . ., ., centre. angela levin, royal biographer. _ centre. angela levin, royal biographer, thanks - centre. angela levin, royal biographer, thanks for - centre. angela levin, royall biographer, thanks forjoining centre. angela levin, royal- biographer, thanks forjoining us. some breaking news to bring you now regarding smart motorways and highways england. in the pre—inquest review in the case of a woman who died on a smart motorway, doncaster coroner nicola mundy has referred highways england to the crown prosecution service. this regards the case of a passenger driven in a car by her husband which broke down on the m1 in south yorkshire in september 2018. on the m1 in south yorkshire in september2018. it on the m1 in south yorkshire in september 2018. it took more than 22 minutes after the car broke down for warning notices to be switched on, alerting other drivers to the danger that lay ahead, even though this was a smart motorway. this referral of the state owned company highways

england, which operates motorways and roads in england means that the company may now have a case to answer for corporate manslaughter or gross negligence map —— gross negligence manslaughter. the cps will decide if any of those charges are appropriate. ten years ago, egypt�*s president hosni mubarak was forced to step down, after 18 days of demonstrations in tahrir square. it was a seismic moment in the middle east, and helped encourage other uprisings, including those in syria, yemen, libya and bahrain. there were hopes that people in power would deliver better and freer lives in arab countries. it didn�*t happen. since then, many millions have suffered ten years of redoubled repression and war. our middle east editorjeremy bowen reported on the uprisings in 2011, nobody who was there will forget it. the night egypt�*s president hosni mubarak stepped down and tahrir

square in cairo erupted. it took just 18 days of protest, danger and death to remove a president who had been an immovable fixture in the middle east since the 1980s. the people have taken on a brutal police state and overthrown an authoritarian leader, who appeared to be in control. their achievement will change the middle east. it did... but not in the way that the people who cleaned up the square the next morning, symbolically reclaiming their country, were hoping. mohammed suler man, now a political analyst in washington, was a 19—year—old protester. latte political analyst in washington, was a 19-year-old protester.— political analyst in washington, was a 19-year-old protester. we did, we did believe that _ a 19-year-old protester. we did, we did believe that this _ a 19-year-old protester. we did, we did believe that this was _ a 19-year-old protester. we did, we did believe that this was the - a 19-year-old protester. we did, we | did believe that this was the moment in history where arab people could finally be free and be the master of their own fate. but

finally be free and be the master of their own fate.— their own fate. but egypt's revolution _ their own fate. but egypt's revolution lacked - their own fate. but egypt's revolution lacked leaders. | their own fate. but egypt's - revolution lacked leaders. more powerful forces did not. revolution lacked leaders. more powerfulforces did not. mohammed morsi, the muslim brotherhood�*s candidate for president, beat the military�*s. as egypt lurched between crises, the generals seized power backin crises, the generals seized power back in 2013. at least 2500 people, almost all civilians, many of their muslim brotherhood supporters, were killed in the next seven months. in the last couple of minutes, there was fire into the walljust the last couple of minutes, there was fire into the wall just above where we were. all this is a sign of the danger in the streets in cairo, about the divided nature of society. the president abdel fattah al—sharif see a former general has jailed tens of thousands of opponents of his

regime. among them, members of this family, prominent human rights campaigners. alaa abdel fatah was tortured during years in cc�*s jails. he is still a prisoner, along with his sister. another sister, mona, live streamed this video after senna was arrested. both women were beaten. their mother says it is much worse for thousands of other egyptians. worse than under mubarak? much worse than under mubarak. i mean. _ much worse than under mubarak. i mean. all— much worse than under mubarak. i mean. all of— much worse than under mubarak. i mean, all of the things that i'm saying — mean, all of the things that i'm saying used to happen during mubarak's time, but the scale is completely different. is mubarak's time, but the scale is completely different.— completely different. is there something — completely different. is there something that _ completely different. is there something that the _ completely different. is there something that the west - completely different. is there i something that the west should completely different. is there - something that the west should be doing now? i something that the west should be doint now? ~ ., something that the west should be doint now? ,, ., ., something that the west should be doint now? ~' ., ., . , doing now? i know that western oliticians doing now? i know that western politicians are _ doing now? i know that western politicians are selling _ doing now? i know that western politicians are selling their - doing now? i know that western i politicians are selling their people the line _ politicians are selling their people the line that they have two back

regimes— the line that they have two back regimes in the area because it is the only— regimes in the area because it is the only way to achieve stability. now. _ the only way to achieve stability. now. this — the only way to achieve stability. now, this is their alibi. it's not true _ now, this is their alibi. it's not true. british people should hold their— true. british people should hold their government accountable for what _ their government accountable for what it's— their government accountable for what it's doing, for how it's, you know. _ what it's doing, for how it's, you know, working for the benefit of arms _ know, working for the benefit of arms and — know, working for the benefit of arms and energy companies, rather than people. in arms and energy companies, rather than people-— arms and energy companies, rather than people. in cairo and across the middle east. — than people. in cairo and across the middle east, millions _ than people. in cairo and across the middle east, millions don't - than people. in cairo and across the middle east, millions don't want - middle east, millions don�*t want another decade of upheaval. they wantjobs. young people drove the 2011 uprisings, angry about corruption, repression and unemployment, still the highest in the world. in egypt, a third of under 30s arejobless. the world. in egypt, a third of under 30s are jobless. the old grievances of 2011 still exist, but the hope has been crushed. history shows that repression works, until desperation overcomes fear, and then

it doesn�*t. jeremy bowen, bbc news. let�*s speak now to our middle east editor, jeremy bowen. jeremy, to what extent did the demonstrators really ever stand a chance of succeeding in overthrowing the leaders they didn�*t want? weill. the leaders they didn't want? well, the leaders they didn't want? well, they thought _ the leaders they didn't want? well, they thought they _ the leaders they didn't want? well, they thought they had _ the leaders they didn't want? -ii they thought they had done it of course on this very day ten years ago, but they hadn�*t. part of that reason is this concept of the deep state, and in egypt, the military had been in control, in one way or another, since 1952, and as well as that, they controlled large sections of the economy. so i remember at the time lots of questions of people saying well, how are we going to persuade the military to give up its control of the economy? and they had this free election in 2012 and the muslim brotherhood won, and part of

the problem was the self—styled revolutionaries of tahrir square never had a redefined, coherent leadership, which made it feel very democratic at the time, but then when it came to elections, they didn�*t have anyone to vote for, so in the end of the election came down to muslim brotherhood versus the military�*s candidate. muslim brotherhood won, the military kicked out the president only about a year later, and the military have been and absolute control ever since. so much sense i suppose they didn�*t have much of a chance and that�*s because of the years of dictatorship that preceded it, lack of institutions and so on. what signs, if an , do institutions and so on. what signs, if any. do you _ institutions and so on. what signs, if any. do you see _ institutions and so on. what signs, if any, do you see that _ institutions and so on. what signs, if any, do you see that there - institutions and so on. what signs, if any, do you see that there is - if any, do you see that there is impetus for another uprising any time soon?— impetus for another uprising any time soon? ~ , , , , time soon? well, in egypt, the spur, if and when — time soon? well, in egypt, the spur, if and when it — time soon? well, in egypt, the spur, if and when it comes _ time soon? well, in egypt, the spur, if and when it comes is _ time soon? well, in egypt, the spur, if and when it comes is likely - time soon? well, in egypt, the spur, if and when it comes is likely of- if and when it comes is likely of course like most things to be

economic, because it�*s a country with a very large and growing population, many of them, like right across the region, our young. as i said in that report, all the grievances of 2011, particularly unemployment and corruption and repression, they are all there, so there are reasons to do it. now, the fear factor was very strongly, it fell in 2011. people decided that the regime was not going to do them in. they don�*t think that any more. president sisi has changed all of that. people are very fearful about what could happen to them, but the question is will a time, in egypt that people no longer have that fear? and it might, because repressive regimes do not last forever. and if they had a vibrant and successful economy, and they could give particularly the under 30s jobs, could give particularly the under 30sjobs, then could give particularly the under 30s jobs, then they would have a great deal more stability and

strength to look forward to try and hold the line on this, from their point of view. hold the line on this, from their point of view-— hold the line on this, from their oint of view. ~ ,., ., ,., ., point of view. about how important is su ort point of view. about how important is support from _ point of view. about how important is support from the _ point of view. about how important is support from the international i is support from the international community for demonstrators, whether it�*s in egypt or other parts of the middle east, if an uprising is to turn into something more durable? well, they haven�*t really had all that much support. there was the british and the french, helped by the americans of course, crucially helped by the americans, and nato intervened in the war against gaddafi back in 2011, but, generally speaking, those people who want to change in those countries have, you know i have travelled widely in all of them in the last ten years, have said we wanted more help from the west and we didn�*t get it. so i think in egypt as well, president

sisi has had a massive amount of foreign support, financial support from the gulf, political support as well from europe, from france, he got a very prodigious medal from well from europe, from france, he got a very prodigious medalfrom —— prestigious medalfrom got a very prodigious medalfrom —— prestigious medal from the got a very prodigious medalfrom —— prestigious medalfrom the french president lately. britain as well, we say things, but actually, in a senseit we say things, but actually, in a sense it was confusing and difficult for western governments when they didn�*t know who they were dealing with, or that they were dealing with the muslim brotherhood, and now going back to a military strongman is, in a sense, familiar territory, so i don�*t think people at the moment can expect a great deal more than rhetorical help, if that. thank ou ve than rhetorical help, if that. thank you very much. — than rhetorical help, if that. thank you very much, jeremy _ than rhetorical help, if that. thank you very much, jeremy bowen, i than rhetorical help, if that. thank| you very much, jeremy bowen, our middle east editor. let�*s return to the breaking news we have had this afternoon that the duchess of sussex has won her high court privacy claim against the mail on sunday, after it published a letter to her father. on sunday, after it published a letter to herfather. we have a statement now from the duchess of sussex. it says, after two long years of pursuing legislation, i�*m

grateful to the courts to account for the mail on sunday�*s dehumanising and illegal practices. these tactics are not new, in fact they have been going on for far too long without consequence. for these out that it is a game. for me and so many others it is a real life, real relationships and very real sadness. the damage they have done and continue to do runs deep. she goes on to save the world needs reliable, fact checked, high—quality news. what the mail on sunday and its partner publications do is the opposite. we all lose when misinformation sells more than truth, when moral exploitation sells more than decency, and when companies create their business model to profit from people�*s pain. but for today with this, hence a win on privacy and copyright, we have all won. we now know and hope it creates a legal precedent that you cannot take somebody�*s privacy and in a privacy case, as the defendant has blatantly done over the past two years. she finishes by saying i share this victory with each of you because we all deserve justice and

truth and we all deserve better. i particularly want to thank my husband, mum, legalteam and especiallyjourney husband, mum, legalteam and especially journey a fear for husband, mum, legalteam and especiallyjourney a fear for her unrelenting support throughout this —— especiallyjenny. there is a section of her claim regarding copyright of that letter that will still need to go to court it would seem. it hasn�*t been covered by the summaryjudgment in herfavour. impeachment prosecutors will shortly resume their case against donald trump in the us senate. yesterday, democrats told the former us president�*s impeachment trial that he acted as "inciter—in—chief" on the day the us capitol was stormed by his supporters. senators were played previously unseen footage of the violence, and heard recordings of panicked radio messages between police officers. we can speak to professor larry sabato, who�*s a political analyst at the university of virginia. he joins us live from charlottesville, virginia.

hejoins us live he joins us live now from charlottesville in the states. professor, thank you very much for joining us. what, in your viewer, is the most powerful piece of evidence that the democrats have produced so far that might persuade republicans that the president was behind the incitement of the demonstrators? yes, underline might, but i would say it�*s the timeline they have produced, combined with video, much of it not seen before, and audio from the capitol officers who were being beaten by the insa rectors. this has been very powerful, very compelling, and they have been clever in that they have drawn in the republican senators to the fact that they were under attack too. there is no question that the insurrection lists wanted to assassinate speaker nancy pelosi, a

democrat, and vice president mike pence, trump�*s deputy, who trump turned on obviously because he was not ignoring the constitution and overturning the election. this has been important and there was video of several republican senators fleeing the mob as well. they weren�*t going to be picky, some of them, about which congressmen, which senators they grabbed and did away with, so i think that has been very useful to the democrats in convincing may be, may be a few additional republicans. ltrul’hat convincing may be, may be a few additional republicans. what further evidence do you _ additional republicans. what further evidence do you expect _ additional republicans. what further evidence do you expect the - additional republicans. what further. evidence do you expect the democrats to produce today when proceedings start again? to produce today when proceedings start a . ain? , to produce today when proceedings start atain? , ., ., to produce today when proceedings start again?— to produce today when proceedings start aain? , ., ., , ., ., start again? they want to show that the insurrectionists actually - the insurrectionists actually support the case that the house managers had been making, that is many of these people have been arrested. the numbers are in the hundreds now, and i think there will be hundreds more who will be arrested and prosecuted on one charge or another, well, what are

they saying to the judges in their legal briefs? they are saying they did this because the president of the united states had been calling on us to do it since november. we followed his instructions, he was our leader, we thought for sure that as our leader what he was asking us to do was reasonable and we strongly supported him. well, that�*s evidence from the people who actually committed the crimes. what, then, is the thrust of — committed the crimes. what, then, is the thrust of the _ committed the crimes. what, then, is the thrust of the case _ committed the crimes. what, then, is the thrust of the case going _ committed the crimes. what, then, is the thrust of the case going to - committed the crimes. what, then, is the thrust of the case going to be? i the thrust of the case going to be? you alluded to it they are, from mr trump�*s lawyers, when they mount their defence? trump's lawyers, when they mount their defence?— trump's lawyers, when they mount their defence? they will claim there is an innocent _ their defence? they will claim there is an innocent explanation _ their defence? they will claim there is an innocent explanation for- their defence? they will claim there is an innocent explanation for every| is an innocent explanation for every tweet and every statement to the president made publicly. they are going to claim that all of this really didn�*t matter, could not have possibly motivated these people to take these extreme measures. i�*m not convinced, but some of the republican senators will be you. you have to remember, our system, which

is antiquated, requires 67 of 100 senators to convict anyone up for conviction on impeachment charges. 67. well, there are 50 democrats and 50 republicans, so that means that 17 republicans have too agreed to convict. the lawyers for president trump will be starting again tomorrow could get up and read the telephone directory and they will still get 40 republican votes, so thatis still get 40 republican votes, so that is probably the end of that. professor, thank you forjoining us. thank you. she�*s one of the biggest stars in bollywood — but priyanka chopra jonas says it has taken her a long time to land a leading role in a hollywood film, because of a lack of opportunities for south asian actors. she moved to the us five years ago but says there is still a long way to go with diversity. she�*s been speaking to the bbc asian network�*s entertainment reporter haroon rashid

about her new memoir. priyanka chopra jonas is one of the most recognised indians in the world. the former beauty queen is a household name in south asia because of her illustrious bollywood career. you can�*t possibly believe that. and she is hoping her acting work in hollywood will earn her just as much success. priyanka says her memoir will help set the record straight about her journey so far. i have had a 20—year career, which has expanded from india to america and there has been so much that has been written about me, so much speculated. you know, after being amused by it for a very long time, and curious about taking up writing seriously, i kind of combined the two and ended up writing this book. and it became very introspective and it gave me a reason to delve deep into feelings or emotions that i had probably not thought about for a long time. in your book, you talk about your efforts to increase diversity when it comes to casting in hollywood, and your latest film, the white tiger, has actually earned

you a recognition on the bafta long list for best supporting actress. does that feel like your hard work is paying off in hollywood? for sure. i mean, it has taken a long time, it has only been ten years since i started working in america and i�*m just about doing my first leading role as an actor, just doing my first dramatic role as an actor so, you know, it takes time and it took time because of lack of opportunity. and i want to change that, for people who are coming in after me, and what i did and what worked for me i think was the fact that i did quantico, and me doing that, and a bunch of other south asian talent that you see in hollywood pushing the envelope, mindy kaling, aziz ansari, riz ahmed, kumar rao, these are people that are pushing the envelope and saying, i�*m sorry, i�*m going to be a part of pop culture. if you�*re not going to make it for me, i�*m going to write my own show and i�*m going to be a part of pop culture. priyanka also writes about her humanitarian work as a unicef goodwill ambassador

which has included visiting rohingya refugee camps in bangladesh. how important is that aspect of your life and how do you balance that along with all these other roles you play? i was raised like that, you know. we weren�*t patted on our back when i shared my doll with someone who didn�*t have it — it was expected. and i think that is the social responsibility of every human being because no matter how badly off you are, someone is worse off than you. and even if you have the ability to change one person�*s life or, you know, contribute to doing something good, that is a win. alongside charity work and global stardom, priyanka will now add a published author to her list of credentials, too. haroon rashid, bbc news. priyanka chopra jonas speaking to haroon rashid for a new podcast called beyond bollywood, which launches on bbc sounds next week. now it�*s time for a look

at the weather with darren bett it�*s going to remain very cold over the next few days, certainly a chilly one, not surprising given how cold it was first thing this morning. the lowest february temperatures since 1955. where there are clearer skies, temperatures will fall away very quickly. more cloud towardsthe south—west of england, south—west wales, and particularly into northern ireland. it is here we will mainly see some snow pushing in overnight. still quite windy also. still got some showers coming in off the north sea. whilst we have got a widespread frost overnight, it is going to be sharp for many places, not quite as cold, perhaps only down to —13 in the highlands. some sunshine around for many areas on friday, towards the west a band of cloud will thin, skies will brighten and we should get some sunshine.

the winds will probably be stronger on friday across the whole country, so it will certainly feel cold. as we head into the weekend, we will start to see things changing slowly but surely. the cold air will get pushed away as the wind changes to a mound of a south—westerly, lifting temperatures for the second half of the weekend. not on saturday, a cold day, band of wet weather comes in, particularly across the western half of the uk. we have the yellow warning from the met office. the snow and ice could have more of an impact in northern ireland. further east, it is likely to be dry, but after a frost is that is cloud coming so temperatures will not rise much and it will be windy on saturday. it will feel more like —6 or —7, a really cold day on saturday. overnight into sunday,

still got a strong southerly winds, more rain, still be fed of some icy conditions here and there, and a slow rise in temperature for eastern ports in england. for eastern parts in england. further west, temperatures heading up to 9 degrees.

this is bbc news. i�*m martine croxall. the headlines. the duchess of sussex describes her high court victory against the mail on sunday as a "comprehensive win" for her privacy, and says the damage the paper has done "continues to run deep". a man is found guilty of the rape and murder of 21—year—old university student libby squire. a major reorganisation of the nhs in england — with a promise that health and social care will work more closely together. myjob as health secretary is to make the system work for those who work in the system, to free up, to empower, to harness the mission driven capability of team health and care. over 220,000 people in england have been waiting more than a year for routine surgery — the highest number since 2008.

in an interview with the bbc, the irish prime minister urges