moving, this is bbc news — these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. world leaders have appealed for calm following more clashes between israelis and palestinians. we are hearing this morning a wave of concern from political and religious leaders, warning of a kind of civil war, that could erupt, if this is allowed to get out of control. this is the live shot over gaza city where you can see some smoke over the skyline. nhs waiting lists in england reach a record high — 4.95 million are now waiting for routine treatment.

we are live at st thomas�*s hospital to find out how they're coping with the impact of the pandemic. and we want to hear about your experiences of the nhs over the last year — do get in touch @vicderbyshire on twitter. britain's former pm david cameron faces questions from mps later over his lobbying for collapsed firm greensill capital. and a major ovarian cancer screening trial has failed to show any reduction in deaths. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. israel has begun deploying troops on its border with gaza after another night of intense bombardment and street clashes between palestinians and israelis.

this is the scene in gaza city this morning. heavy israeli air strikes and palestinian militant rocket fire continued through the night, despite appeals for calm from political and religious leaders. nearly 70 palestinians and seven israelis have now been killed since the violence flared at the start of this week. courtney bembridge has this report — a warning there are some flashing images. it was another night of explosions in gaza city, as heavy israeli air strikes and palestinian rocket fire continued. in the tel aviv suburb of lod, palestinian protesters torched a synagogue and confronted motorists. translation: they heard my accent was not arab. - they ran up to my car and started throwing stones. i was lucky there were no cars behind, so i reversed. i drove full gas in reverse.

i almost ran into people in cars. i didn't see anything. i saw death, death. do you know what death is? people jumping at me with stones, throwing stones at me. in nearby petah tikva, this residential building was hit by a palestinian rocket. the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has vowed to stop the violence. translation: this is anarchy, nothing can justify it. _ and i will tell you more than that. nothing canjustify a lynching ofjews by arabs and nothing can justify a lynching of arabs byjews. we will not accept this. this is not us, not this violence, not this savagery. we will bring back governance to israel's cities everywhere, in all cities. world leaders have also called for calm and the us president, joe biden, spoke to benjamin netanyahu over the phone. my expectation and hope is that this will be closing down sooner than later, but israel has a right

to defend itself when you have thousands of rockets flying into your territory. the us is sending a top diplomat to the middle east to try to de—escalate the conflict but the palestinian leader is standing firm. translation: i direct my speech especially to america and israel. | we are fed up. go away from us. leave us. we will stay like a thorn in your eyes. we will never leave our country. end your occupation today before tomorrow. the clashes may have started injerusalem but they have now spread across the country and it may be too late to contain the anger. courtney bembridge, bbc news. uk foreign office minister james cleverly said the uk is demanding hamas stops its rocket attacks, insisting that de—escalation is the "only way" to stop casualties and deaths in the region.

well, hamas are firing indiscriminately into civilian areas, which is completely unacceptable. israel is responding to defend itself and we have called upon israel to make sure they do so with every effort to minimise civilian casualties. gaza is one of the most densely populated places on earth. the simple truth is that the only way we can, or they can minimise civilian casualties, is for weapons to stop. that is why we demand hamas stop firing the rockets and we are encouraging a de—escalation, so israel does not feel the need to make military strikes into gaza. that is the only way really we're going to stop casualties, stop the injuries, stop the deaths. for the lastest on another night of tension in the region, earlier i spoke with our diplomatic correspondent in jerusalem paul adams.

this is different, and the difference is that, for various, quite complicated reasons, the violence has spilled over onto the streets of israel, and so we are having the very ugly spectacle ofjews and arabs, who live in towns, sort of side by side, at each other�*s fruits, mobs running around looking for victims, people being pulled from their cars, being attacked, being lynched. and that is why we are hearing this morning a wave of concern from political and religious leaders, warning of a kind of civil war that could erupt if this is allowed to get out of control. there has been some passionate commentary in israeli newspapers this morning. one commentator railing against the political leaderships of bothjews and arabs in israel, for allowing this situation to get out of control, because this is an uneasy balance.

the relationship between israel and itsjewish majority and arab minority is never an easy one. it is full of all sorts of tensions and resentments. and those, we are now seeing being played out in an extremely violent way on the very streets of the towns where they live side by side. why this coincided with what is going on over the border with gaza? during a protest that took place not farfrom here, place not farfrom here, in eastjerusalem, over the threatened eviction of palestinians who have lived there for the last 70 years, who fear that their houses may be taken over byjewish settlers, many israeli arabs came to voice their support for the palestinians living in eastjerusalem and in some cases those bus—loads of protesters were prevented from getting to the site of the dispute. and there has also been concern over what is regarded as the heavy—handed treatment of palestinians during the month of ramadan,

which ended last night. so, for various reasons, in addition to those underlying the feelings of israeli arabs, we are seeing this confluence of issues which is really raising fears that we are looking at something much more complicated and harder to deal with, than we have for a good long while. our diplomatic correspondent paul adams. and british airways has announced it has cancelled flights between tel aviv and heathrow because of the continuing conflict. the airline said it would not run flights to and from the israeli city today, adding it is closely monitoring the security situation in the region. new figures published this morning show the number of people waiting for hospital treatment in england is just below five million — the highest on record. more than 430,000 had been waiting for more than a year. nhs england has allocated £160 million to fund

extra clinics at weekends, and virtual assessments, as part of a trial scheme to help tackle the backlog. victoria derbyshire is at st thomas' hospital in central london and has been looking at how it's been coping as the nhs comes out of the pandemic. victoria. yes, thank you, guy's and st thomas' — victoria. yes, thank you, guy's and st thomas' have _ victoria. yes, thank you, guy's and st thomas' have invited _ victoria. yes, thank you, guy's and st thomas' have invited our - victoria. yes, thank you, guy's and | st thomas' have invited our cameras in live today, as they talk to us about how they are trying to cope with the thousands of people on waiting lists. we have those new figures this morning for across the nhs in england, nearly 5 million people waiting for routine operations, routine procedures. here, they have fewer patients waiting overall but more patients waiting overall but more patients waiting a lot longer. for example at the end of march, 4000 people will have been waiting over one year for treatment compared to 100 patients just a year ago, but they have already been working hard here, and

we will be talking to medics and patients and we will move over to guy's hospital which is a centre of excellence for cancer treatment as you know. we will hear from the chief nurse hear about the new and innovative ways that they are trying to cope with the backlog. 0ur health correspondent, anna collinson, it's they said it's not good news and they said i had cancer. two months ago, doctors told elaine walsh she had womb cancer. what they did say is you would normally be on a table in the next few weeks but we haven't got one. we haven't got a surgeon, we haven't got a table and obviously i was aware every day that i'm not on a surgical operating table, it is more risk.

after six long weeks, elaine was told her surgery had to be cancelled. it was the most horrendous day, because when they took that away from me, and they couldn't give me a foreseeable date. in the past year, the nhs has treated more than 400,000 covid patients across the uk and rolled out a mass vaccination programme. is it hurting? your tummy is hurting? is it your tummy hurting? but this has come at a cost, disrupting nonurgent care for millions of patients like zen, orjulie and chris who have had to wait for knee and hip operations. a new report by the institute for fiscal studies says elective surgery fell by a third in england last year and it also found non—covid emergency cases and outpatient appointments had dropped, as had time—sensitive conditions like cancer, though not as much. and it's notjust a problem in england, although comparable stats are not available yet, we know a similar number are waiting for treatment in scotland while in wales and northern ireland it's even higher. the trusts with the biggest problems

are saying to us that on current trajectories they are saying it could take them between three and five years to recover those backlogs. now everybody knows that that is simply not good enough and we are going to need to work together with the government to create a plan to go faster. nhs england has announced a £160 million initiative which will consider innovative ways to tackle waiting lists. so could something like this be part of the solution? here's our mobile surgical theatre and it really is quite something to look at. it has been a year in the making. passionate about helping the nhs, these two doctors have created and raised the funds for a surgical unit which can be set up in car parks and ready to use within two hours of arrival. and what kind of patients will you be treating here? generalsurgery, hernias, carpal tunnels, skin surgery, cancer surgery, so it's multiple disciplines,

but it is the low—risk surgery that then frees up the main theatres in hospitals for the bigger operations under general anaesthetics, hips and knees. patients will then exit out of the back. it is hoped the one—way system will simplify the flow of people and increase the numbers treated. we can see there is a scope for change and a scope to improve patient numbers, not necessarily relying on bricks and mortar of large hospitals, but more delivery in the community, which is both easier for patients and more cost—effective and very achievable. some health officials say calling upon the private sector is another way to increase capacity, which has happened with elaine, who is due to be treated at a private hospital tomorrow. sociable and outgoing, elaine longs for her old life. the prolonged wait for her cancer treatment has been made even more painful because she has had

to isolate on her own. five messages people around the country awaiting surgery. people with conditions like bowel cancer. first of all, how do you respond to the fact that there are now nearly 5 million people on waiting lists and nhs england? first million people on waiting lists and nhs england?— nhs england? first i would like to sa we nhs england? first i would like to say we are — nhs england? first i would like to say we are absolutely _ nhs england? first i would like to say we are absolutely aware - nhs england? first i would like to say we are absolutely aware of. nhs england? first i would like to | say we are absolutely aware of the patients _ say we are absolutely aware of the patients that are waiting and we realise — patients that are waiting and we realise what a significant issue this is— realise what a significant issue this is for— realise what a significant issue this is for patients, it must be awful— this is for patients, it must be awful waiting and not knowing when you are _ awful waiting and not knowing when you are going to have surgery, but i would _ you are going to have surgery, but i would like _ you are going to have surgery, but i would like to reassure patients, first and — would like to reassure patients, first and foremost, we know what the size of— first and foremost, we know what the size of the _ first and foremost, we know what the size of the backlog is and we are doing _ size of the backlog is and we are doing absolutely everything possible to get _ doing absolutely everything possible to get the patients their treatment, as quickly— to get the patients their treatment, as quickly as we possibly can. haste as quickly as we possibly can. have ou not as quickly as we possibly can. have you got enough _

as quickly as we possibly can. have you got enough staff? _ as quickly as we possibly can. have you got enough staff? we - as quickly as we possibly can. have you got enough staff? we have - as quickly as we possibly can. have you got enough staff? we have gotj you got enough staff? we have got enou:h you got enough staff? we have got enough staff- _ you got enough staff? we have got enough staff. we _ you got enough staff? we have got enough staff. we need _ you got enough staff? we have got enough staff. we need more - you got enough staff? we have got enough staff. we need more staff. you got enough staff? we have got| enough staff. we need more staff in particular— enough staff. we need more staff in particular areas, as we look to put on an— particular areas, as we look to put on an additional activity, and we will do _ on an additional activity, and we will do everything we can to source those _ will do everything we can to source those staff— will do everything we can to source those staff so it is intermittent areas — those staff so it is intermittent areas where we have different challenges in terms of staff. we know there _ challenges in terms of staff. - know there are thousands of vacancies in the nursing sector. how do you feel —— how do you fill the posts that you need? do you feel -- how do you fill the posts that you need?— do you feel -- how do you fill the posts that you need? looking at the data in terms _ posts that you need? looking at the data in terms of— posts that you need? looking at the data in terms of nursing _ posts that you need? looking at the data in terms of nursing vacancies i data in terms of nursing vacancies across— data in terms of nursing vacancies across the — data in terms of nursing vacancies across the country year—on—year, we have _ across the country year—on—year, we have been— across the country year—on—year, we have been making improvements and vacancies— have been making improvements and vacancies have been coming down, but there is— vacancies have been coming down, but there is no— vacancies have been coming down, but there is no magic solution. there are a _ there is no magic solution. there are a number of things we have to do to reduce _ are a number of things we have to do to reduce vacancies which increase training _ to reduce vacancies which increase training more nurses which takes more _ training more nurses which takes more tinre, — training more nurses which takes more time, but year on year, we have been _ more time, but year on year, we have been making — more time, but year on year, we have been making significant steps and reducing — been making significant steps and reducing vacancies of nurses. you as chief nurse — reducing vacancies of nurses. you as chief nurse are _ reducing vacancies of nurses. you as chief nurse are in — reducing vacancies of nurses. you as chief nurse are in charge _ reducing vacancies of nurses. you as chief nurse are in charge of - reducing vacancies of nurses. you as chief nurse are in charge of all - reducing vacancies of nurses. you as chief nurse are in charge of all the i chief nurse are in charge of all the nurses here and their well—being. everyone knows that you and your colleagues have had an incredibly stressful year, and nurses are exhausted, frankly. stressfulyear, and nurses are exhausted, frankly.—

stressfulyear, and nurses are exhausted, frankly. how they look after them? _ exhausted, frankly. how they look after them? it _ exhausted, frankly. how they look after them? it has _ exhausted, frankly. how they look after them? it has been _ exhausted, frankly. how they look after them? it has been incredibly| after them? it has been incredibly difficult _ after them? it has been incredibly difficult time that has had a devastating impact all of us, but nurses— devastating impact all of us, but nurses and midwives have been through— nurses and midwives have been through a — nurses and midwives have been through a really difficult, difficult time. first and foremost is making — difficult time. first and foremost is making sure that they do get rest and time _ is making sure that they do get rest and time to— is making sure that they do get rest and time to recuperate so we are making _ and time to recuperate so we are making sure that nurses have had some _ making sure that nurses have had some time — making sure that nurses have had some time and are given some time. they are _ some time and are given some time. they are enjoying being back and their— they are enjoying being back and their teams they are enjoying being back and theirteams and they are enjoying being back and their teams and getting on with treating — their teams and getting on with treating patients. psychological support — treating patients. psychological support has been really important, people _ support has been really important, people having time to talk, to reflect — people having time to talk, to reflect on— people having time to talk, to reflect on everything that they have .one reflect on everything that they have gone through, having places where they can _ gone through, having places where they can go to take some time out to relax, _ they can go to take some time out to relax, and _ they can go to take some time out to relax, and being back with their teams — relax, and being back with their teams is — relax, and being back with their teams is one of the most important thing _ teams is one of the most important thing is _ teams is one of the most important thing is that they are enjoying, getting — thing is that they are enjoying, getting on with treating patients. from _ getting on with treating patients. from talking to staff this morning it sounds like the main way that you are getting through the backlog of patients is essentially asking staff to work longer hours, to work weekends, into the evenings, is that

right? we weekends, into the evenings, is that riuht? ~ . weekends, into the evenings, is that riht? . ., weekends, into the evenings, is that riuht? ~ ., ., weekends, into the evenings, is that riaht? ., ., ., , right? we are looking at many different ways. _ right? we are looking at many different ways. some - right? we are looking at many different ways. some of - right? we are looking at many different ways. some of it - right? we are looking at many different ways. some of it is i right? we are looking at many - different ways. some of it is about how we _ different ways. some of it is about how we organise ourselves and our list, how we organise ourselves and our list. can— how we organise ourselves and our list. can we — how we organise ourselves and our list, can we do that better, be more productive _ list, can we do that better, be more productive and efficient in the way that we _ productive and efficient in the way that we run some services? some of it is, _ that we run some services? some of it is, can _ that we run some services? some of it is, can we — that we run some services? some of it is, can we do longer days, can we do this— it is, can we do longer days, can we do this at— it is, can we do longer days, can we do this at the — it is, can we do longer days, can we do this at the weekend? we are looking — do this at the weekend? we are looking at— do this at the weekend? we are looking at all the options. but we are making sure that we are not asking _ are making sure that we are not asking staff to work if they are not ready _ asking staff to work if they are not ready to _ asking staff to work if they are not ready to work and have not had the appropriate rest and support. what do ou appropriate rest and support. what do you think _ appropriate rest and support. what do you think of _ appropriate rest and support. what do you think of the _ appropriate rest and support. what do you think of the 1% _ appropriate rest and support. lariat do you think of the 1% pay appropriate rest and support. wisgt do you think of the 1% pay rise that has been offered for the nurses by the government? mr; has been offered for the nurses by the government? my responsibility as chief nurse is — the government? my responsibility as chief nurse is making _ the government? my responsibility as chief nurse is making sure _ the government? my responsibility as chief nurse is making sure that - chief nurse is making sure that nurses— chief nurse is making sure that nurses and _ chief nurse is making sure that nurses and midwives have had the rest and _ nurses and midwives have had the rest and recuperation to work. the issue _ rest and recuperation to work. the issue of— rest and recuperation to work. the issue of the — rest and recuperation to work. the issue of the 1% is a national issue. it is issue of the 1% is a national issue. it is an— issue of the 1% is a national issue. it is an issue — issue of the 1% is a national issue. it is an issue for the national pay body _ it is an issue for the national pay body and — it is an issue for the national pay body. and the government. and hopefully— body. and the government. and hopefully as discussions and negotiations proceed we will get an outcome _ negotiations proceed we will get an outcome which is satisfactory to everybody. outcome which is satisfactory to everybody-—

outcome which is satisfactory to eve bod. ., , . ~ everybody. thank you very much, avi, chief nurse — everybody. thank you very much, avi, chief nurse at — everybody. thank you very much, avi, chief nurse at st _ everybody. thank you very much, avi, chief nurse at st thomas'. _ everybody. thank you very much, avi, chief nurse at st thomas'. it _ everybody. thank you very much, avi, chief nurse at st thomas'. it is - everybody. thank you very much, avi, chief nurse at st thomas'. it is the - chief nurse at st thomas'. it is the department of health who has recommended the 1% increase despite sir simon stephens the nhs head said that the government had suggested in its five year planning 2.1% but we will await what the national pay body suggest. more from here a little later. body suggest. more from here a little later-— the headlines on bbc news. a call for calm from world leaders — after further clashes between israelis and palestinians. nhs waiting lists in england reach a record high — 4.95 million are now waiting for routine treatment. and former uk prime minister david cameron faces questions from mps later today over his lobbying for collapsed firm greensill capital. back to our top story now —

israel has begun deploying troops on its border with gaza after another night of intense bombardment and street clashes between palestinians and israelis. nearly 70 palestinians and seven israelis have now been killed since the violence flared at the start of this week. let's speak now with yossi mekelberg, senior consulting fellow for the middle east and north america programme at chatham house. thank you very much forjoining us. talking to our correspondent pulled back a little earlier, they said that this violence feels different and we have warnings of potential civil war. and we have warnings of potential civilwar. do and we have warnings of potential civil war. do you think this latest phase has an added danger to it? it phase has an added danger to it? it is the combination that, in a tragic way, we are almost used the these kinds of wars between hamas and

gaza, where you have a combination of what also happened in east jerusalem during the holy month of ramadan. and the clashes between jews and arabs inside israel, now, setting cars on fire, holy places, that feels different, and that is why we need calm and cool heads to calm the situation down. we need the international community to intervene immediately. and everyone should come back to their senses and understand there is no military victory. what they need is to sit around the table and negotiate ceasefire, and then look into the underlying issues that brought about this calamity. flilli" underlying issues that brought about this calamity-— this calamity. our diplomatic correspondent _ this calamity. our diplomatic correspondent in _ this calamity. our diplomatic correspondent in jerusalem i this calamity. our diplomatic. correspondent in jerusalem said earlier that correspondent injerusalem said earlier that it feels like there is military business still to be done before any talking can begin. and, with israeli ground troops massing on the border with gaza, do you

think that a ground offensive operation might be about to begin? the crisis is obvious, and however, the problem with this kind of campaigns, they have a logic of their own, and when the genie is out of the bottle it is in the hands of the mob, the militant, and as a result, you will see that we are growing into something at the beginning, they didn't intend. it depends what happens in terms of casualties on the israeli side. like now i think both sides would prefer to end it quickly, but they want to show each side that they maintain their deterrence, and this is a danger of this. pm? their deterrence, and this is a danger of this.— their deterrence, and this is a danger of this. their deterrence, and this is a dancerofthis. �* , , ., ., , ., danger of this. any sign that any of the diplomatic— danger of this. any sign that any of the diplomatic efforts _ danger of this. any sign that any of the diplomatic efforts are - danger of this. any sign that any of the diplomatic efforts are ongoing l the diplomatic efforts are ongoing to stop the current phase of the

virus, that any others are going to cut through and be heard? == virus, that any others are going to cut through and be heard?- virus, that any others are going to cut through and be heard? -- -- the current phase _ cut through and be heard? -- -- the current phase of— cut through and be heard? -- -- the current phase of the _ cut through and be heard? -- -- the current phase of the crisis. - cut through and be heard? -- -- the current phase of the crisis. de - current phase of the crisis. de diplomatic efforts can go on for days if not weeks, including what happened in eastjerusalem. we have heard the president of the united states say that he hopes that this will come to an end. he needs to make it come to an end, and we need to see what ministers do in the uk, talk about how they are working. it is showing their influence and impact on both israel and the palestinians. and we need to get the regional powers involved, usually it is egypt with support of saudi arabia, that can help to broker a ceasefire, and it is important that the international community supports them wholeheartedly, notjust have hopes about it.

them wholeheartedly, not 'ust have hopes about at them wholeheartedly, not 'ust have hopes about rot them wholeheartedly, not 'ust have hopes about hi them wholeheartedly, not 'ust have hopes about it. how, then, to create a sustained — hopes about it. how, then, to create a sustained diplomatic _ hopes about it. how, then, to create a sustained diplomatic process, - a sustained diplomatic process, sustained conversation, that obviously everybody involved would hope would prevent these crisis points, these outbreaks of violence, that we see from time to time, there can be months and years between them, but unfortunately and inevitably, they seem to happen again and again. so, how to come up with a process that circumvents that? ., ., , . that? you are absolutely right. we are talkino that? you are absolutely right. we are talking about, _ that? you are absolutely right. we are talking about, there _ that? you are absolutely right. we are talking about, there is - that? you are absolutely right. we are talking about, there is a - that? you are absolutely right. we are talking about, there is a flare i are talking about, there is a flare and violence in the streets, involving people on both sites. we need to concentrate efforts between these crises in order to avoid the next one. at the end of the day there are no big surprises here. as long as there is no fair and just solution for the israeli—palestinian conflict, the two state solution will not be a perfect one, but it is the only viable one. there needs to

be security for everyone, and taking into account the palestinian refugees, and only then, then, we can think about a healthy future for both peoples. can think about a healthy future for both peoples-— can think about a healthy future for both peoples. thank you very much for our both peoples. thank you very much for your time _ both peoples. thank you very much for your time today. _ the former prime minister, david cameron, will be questioned by mps this afternoon about his role as a lobbyist for greensill capital. the finance company collapsed in march. mr cameron tried to persuade ministers and officials to allow the firm access to emergency covid loans. let's speak to our political correspondent, damian grammaticas. how significant is this going to be as micro obviously a very well—known figure. how significant is this going to be, to find out the answers to questions about lobbying and transparency? it to questions about lobbying and transparency?— transparency? it will be a pretty im hortant transparency? it will be a pretty important moment. _ transparency? it will be a pretty important moment. david -

transparency? it will be a pretty i important moment. david cameron transparency? it will be a pretty - important moment. david cameron has, so far, in the couple of months since these revelations came to light around his role lobbying after he had left office and was working for this failed finance company, now failed finance company, his role lobbying for them a year ago, trying to get access to government covid funds. the issues i think will be, that might be interesting, as much as an insight into his actual lobbying work, mps are looking at the whole way that this company, this financing system, was operating, and the risks in that, and the strength of the company which, of course, has collapsed this year. so some of their questioning is likely to focus much more on the financing system itself, and mr karen's knowledge, whether he had some —— mr cameron's knowledge, of

whether and when greensill capital, the company was facing difficulty in its business, and crucially, a question that arises from that is, was that at a time when he was urging the government to give the company access to government public funds. so the mps may focus on that as much as on his lobbying, because we have seen the text messages already from both sides. we have seen the intensity of that, the way that mr cameron was messaging multiple ministers daily, at the crucial point, at the beginning of april last year, when the pandemic was hitting, the company was trying to get access to government money. david cameron not the only interesting figure up before mps, also lord geidt, who is considering the cost of refurbishing the downing

street flat and wallpaper, he will be up before mps. this street flat and wallpaper, he will be up before mps.— street flat and wallpaper, he will be up before mps. this is the new adviser on — be up before mps. this is the new adviser on ministerial— be up before mps. this is the new adviser on ministerial standards. l adviser on ministerial standards. that post had been left free for quite a long time. his predecessor resigned because his own report, the prime minister didn't accept. this was into a separate issue, surrounding the home secretary. now, we have a new adviser. he in front of the committee right now, lord geidt, and he was working for the queen in her office. now he says that he has been telling mps he will approach this job he says without fear or favour, approach this job he says without fear orfavour, that approach this job he says without fear or favour, that he approach this job he says without fear orfavour, that he is prepared to speak truth to power, and crucially says that when he investigates what happened around the downing street flat and the funding of it, paid initially for that, that he is prepared to publish whatever advice he gives to the prime minister, and that he will make that publicly known. thea;r

prime minister, and that he will make that publicly known. they mean dramatic as. — make that publicly known. they mean dramatic as, thank _ make that publicly known. they mean dramatic as, thank you _ make that publicly known. they mean dramatic as, thank you very _ make that publicly known. they mean dramatic as, thank you very much. i make that publicly known. they mean dramatic as, thank you very much. -- dramatic as, thank you very much. —— damian grammaticas, thank you. a large trial of screening for ovarian cancer has failed to show any reduction in deaths, after two decades of work. researchers at university college london looked at data from more than 200,000 women. only one in three people were still alive a decade after being diagnosed. scientists at stanford university in the us have found a way to help a paralysed man write on a computer — by using chips implanted into his brain which convert his thoughts into words. the man was asked to imagine that he was using a pen and paper to write sentences, which the chips decoded. frank willett is the lead author of this study — he told us more about how it works. these sensors are very small, four by four millimetre arrays of tiny electrodes that are placed on the outer layer of the brain and they're interfacing with actual single neurons. so we're listening to the electrical impulses of single nerve cells

in the brain. so what's new about it is this idea of using handwriting. so previous brain computer interfaces worked by allowing people to move a computer cursor on the screen, using their thoughts, using their brain activity and to type things. they would click on keys one at a time, but we found that it's actually much faster to have them, instead of doing that, to try to handwrite each letter that they want to write. and so they're paralysed so their hand isn't actually moving. but as they try to make their hand write these different letters, it evokes these patterns of brain activity that we're able to translate into text on the screen. and this can achieve speeds that are almost as high as normal handwriting. so this is just translating it into text so you can type on a computer or maybe you can use it to type on your phone to send text. this is about restoring someone who's severely paralysed. so this is we're talking about people who are locked

in and can't speak and have no other way of writing an email or expressing their thoughts. this is about allowing them to type something on a computer. we're not looking necessarily at reconstructing their emotions —— the motions of a pen and allowing them to make an image of a letter, although we have actually looked at reconstructing those shapes. that's not how the device works. all it's doing is it's listening to the brain activity that tells the system what you're trying to move, like what movements you're making. so it's listening to that activity that's saying, ok, i want to move my fingers in this way and i want to try to make my imaginary pen do this pen stroke or that pen stroke. and then it's deciphering that and figuring out what the letter is and allowing you to type. what an incredible story. the headlines on bbc news: world leaders appeal for calm, after further clashes between israelis and palestinians. nhs waiting lists in england

reach a record high — 4.95 million people are now waiting for routine treatments. britain's former pm david cameron faces questions from mps later over his lobbying for the collapsed firm greensill capital. and a major ovarian cancer screening trial has failed to show any reductions in deaths. coronavirus infections in england are at their lowest level since august last year, but the prime minister has warned that the highly infectious indian variant is of "increasing concern". the government's scientific advisory group for emergencies will meet today to discuss the rising number of cases linked to the variant — particularly in some areas of the north west. 0ur reporter charlotte wright has the details. coronavirus cases in the uk are at their lowest since august. but, as we prepare to take more steps back towards normality,

the government's scientific advisory group for emergencies will meet today to discuss a variant that's causing growing unease. the threat of this virus remains real and new variants pose a potentially lethal danger, including the one first identified in india, which is of increasing concern here in the uk. b1617.2 is one of three mutations contributing to india's deadly second wave. and although rates here are relatively low, more than 500 cases have now been identified in the uk, a marked increase over the previous week. many of these are in bolton, in greater manchester, where surge testing is being carried out. they have been linked to travel back from india before it was put on the red list for hotel quarantine. there has also been a sharp rise among the under—25s, prompting calls for faster distribution of the vaccine for younger age groups in the area. greater manchester has submitted

for consideration to the joint council on vaccination and immunisation a request that we have permission to vaccinate all over—16s in bolton and more widely in greater manchester. the prime minister says he is looking at all the potential solutions for these surges but that is not top of the list at the moment. it is not yet known if this variant will have any impact on the vaccination programme, but scientists say vaccines can be tweaked. there are plans for a third booster dose in autumn, if required, and the government is playing down any concerns it could delay the next step on the road map out of lockdown. charlotte wright, bbc news. ijust want i just want to let you know about something coming up in the house of commons in the next few seconds. the northern ireland secretary will be talking about the bally murphy killings earlier this week a coroner

found ten people killed in august 1971 were entirely innocent. she found nine of the ten had been killed by soldiers and found the use of lethal force was not justified. the coroner also criticised the lack of investigation into the tenth death and the son of one of those victims has rejected what he called a apology from the prime minister. i would like to make a statement _ the prime minister. i would like to make a statement on _ the prime minister. i would like to make a statement on the - the prime minister. i would like to make a statement on the findings| the prime minister. i would like to l make a statement on the findings of the ballymurphy inquest. i want to put on record the government's acknowledgement of the terrible hurt that has been caused to the families of those affected. i also want to pay tribute to the great patience with which these families have conducted themselves during their

determined campaign, which has lasted for almost 50 years. the prime minister is right to express his deep regret yesterday and apologised unreservedly on behalf of the state. the findings of the coroner are clear. those who died were entirely innocent of wrongdoing. the events of ballymurphy should never have happened. the families of those who were killed should never have had to experience the grief and trauma of that loss. they should not have had to wait nearly five decades for the judgment this week. nor have been compelled to relive that terrible time in august 1971, again and again in their long and distressing quest for truth. 0ver for truth. over the course of the troubles, more 4500 people were killed and tens of thousands injured, with families torn apart for ever. the majority of those killed were innocent civilians like those on the

streets of ballymurphy. the vast majority of those who served in northern ireland did so with great dignity and professionalism. but it is clear that in some cases, the security forces and the army made terrible errors, too. the duty of the state is to hold itself to the highest standards at all times. when we fail to meet these high standards, we must recognise the hurt and the agony caused. there is no doubt that what happened on those awful few days in ballymurphy also fuelled further violence and escalation, particularly in the early years of the toubles. the government profoundly regrets and is truly sorry for these events and how investigations after these terrible events are handled and for the additional painted families have had to endure in the fight to clear the names of their loved ones since they began their campaign almost five decades ago. to make lasting change, actions are required as well. the

belfast good friday agreement was the defining action that allowed northern ireland to begin to move away from violence. but the events of the past do continue to cast a long shadow, as we have seen. those who were killed and injured during the toubles came from all communities and also included many members of the security forces and the armed forces. immense and difficult compromises have been made on all sides since then, including the early release of prisoners, which was so difficult for many people to accept. to a very large extent, northern ireland has moved away from violence. so we stand by those compromises and the progress made towards a more peaceful society. yet the desire for families, families of victims, to know the truth about what happened to their loved ones is strong, legitimate and right. the campaign forjustice and ballymurphy has reminded us all of this if we needed to be reminded at all. 23 years after the signing of the belfast

good friday agreement, thousands of murders remain unresolved and many families still yearn for answers with each passing year, the integrity of evidence and the prospect of prosecution do diminish. the government is not shrinking away from those challenges. we are determined to address them in a way that reflects the time that has passed, the complexity of northern ireland's troubled history and the reality of the compromises that have already been made. but above all, we are determined to address it in a way that enables victims and survivors to get to the truth, which they deserve. we must never ignore or dismiss the past. learning what we can, we must find a way to move beyond it and the coroner's findings this week are part of that very often painful process. mr speaker, this government wants to deliver a way forward in addressing the legacy of the past in northern ireland, one that will allow all individuals or families who want information to seek and receive answers about what happened during the toubles with far

less delay in distress. we want to also pave the way for wider societal reconciliation for all current communities, allowing all the people of northern ireland to focus on building a shared, stable and prosperous future. i commend this statement to the house. we prosperous future. i commend this statement to the house.— prosperous future. i commend this statement to the house. we now come to the shadow — statement to the house. we now come to the shadow secretary _ statement to the house. we now come to the shadow secretary of _ statement to the house. we now come to the shadow secretary of state - statement to the house. we now come to the shadow secretary of state and i to the shadow secretary of state and the nine _ to the shadow secretary of state and the nine end. to the shadow secretary of state and the nine end-— the nine end. thank you and can i thank the secretary _ the nine end. thank you and can i thank the secretary for _ the nine end. thank you and can i thank the secretary for advance i the nine end. thank you and can i i thank the secretary for advance side of the statement. in five separate shootings across three days in august 1971 in the ballymurphy estate in west belfast, ten innocent civilians were shot dead. nine by the armed forces, with evidence unable to conclusively determine a tenth. amongst them, a priest, a mother of eight and a former soldier who had fought and was injured in world war ii. 57 children left without a parent. their lives for ever changed and yet the trauma of their murders was undoubtably

compounded by what followed. families prevented from finding comfort by lies told about their loved ones which have haunted them down the decades. a fight for the truth hampered through entirely inadequate investigations and wholly unjustifiable obstacles. who cannot therefore be struck by the dignity and tenacity of those families, who in the face of those obstacles have fought for the truth and finally this week, have been vindicated? the conclusions ofjustice keegan were clear and irrefutable. those who lost their lives were posing no threat. their deaths were without justification. they were frances quinn, father hugh mullen, noel phillips, joan connelly, daniel taggart, joseph murphy, eddie doherty, john laverty, joseph kaul, john mckern and an 11th man, paddy mccarthy, a youth worker, died from a heart attack. that families have had to wait for so long to clear

their name is a profound failure of justice and one we must learn from because as the secretary of state has said, many more families are still fighting for answers. people like cathy mccann, who in 1990 was the sole survivor of a provisional ira bomb in which a nun and three policemen were killed. 21 years earlier, herfather had been killed by the auxiliary police force. this ongoing failure to find the truth is an open wound which ties northern ireland perpetually to the past. burying the truth, refusing to prosecute or investigate crimes has not worked in the 23 years since the signing of the belfast good friday agreement, so how can anyone in this house look victims like cathy in the eye and tell her she must move on? the government gave victims like cathy mccann their word. through the stormont house agreement, they promised to establish a comprehensive system to look at all

outstanding legacy cases. effective investigations in a process which would where possible deliver the truth and the prospect ofjustice. yet last wednesday night, victims found out on twitter that the government intends to tier up that plan and provide an effective amnesty to those who took lives and from the statement today, we are no closer to understanding the government's policy to dealing with the legacy of the past. the lessons of the past are clear. addressing legacy through unilateral imposition of an amnesty from westminster without the faintest hint of consultation with victims, the support of communities, any political party in northern ireland or the irish government would be impossible to deliver. it would make reconciliation harder and it would not achieve what the government claimed they once. any process which remains open to legal challenge will invite test cases and more veterans back through the courts. let me finish with a word on the

prime minister's actions or lack of them over the last two days. in the aftermath of the bloody sunday inquiry, david cameron came to this house and apologised in a statement. he didn't brief apologies from disputed calls with politicians. he took full responsibility. where is the prime minister to day and why has he not publicly apologised to the ballymurphy family sent to this house? will he take responsibility as prime minister and show the victims of the respect they so obviously deserve? the victims like those who lost loved ones at ballymurphy have been let down... studio: the shadow northern ireland secretary calling for an apology from borisjohnson in the wake of the findings by a coroner earlier this week that people killed in ballymurphy in belfast in 1971 were entirely innocent. nine of the ten the coroner found had entirely innocent. nine of the ten the coronerfound had been killed by

a diaz and she found that the use of lethal force was not justified. a diaz and she found that the use of lethal force was notjustified. we did hear the northern ireland secretary brandon lewis say at the beginning of this that the prime minister was writing personally to the families. he said they should not have had to wait five decades for the truth but the son of one of those men killed by the soldiers in ballymurphy had earlier rejected what he called a third party apology from the prime minister in a conversation between borisjohnson and the first and deputy first ministers of northern ireland. so brandon lewis now saying that the prime minister is writing personally to the families, the ballymurphy families. whether they find that acceptable, whether they still want acceptable, whether they still want a public apology, we will wait to find out. a 21—year—old man charged with the murder of pc50 julia james has been remanded in custody after appearing at maidstone crown court this morning.

let's go to simonjones and find out what has been happening this morning, simon? this what has been happening this morning, simon?— what has been happening this morning, simon? this was a brief court appearance _ morning, simon? this was a brief court appearance lasting - morning, simon? this was a brief court appearance lasting just - morning, simon? this was a brief court appearance lasting just over ten minutes. callum wheeler spoke only to confirm his name. he was appearing via video link, wearing a grey top, great bottoms and a black mask. he was remanded in custody and told he will appear in court next month and a provisional date has been set for the end of november. julia james was killed just over two weeks ago. she was out walking her dog toby near her home when she was attacked and suffered severe head injuries. on tuesday this week, kent police station stage a reconstruction of her final actions. an actress played julia james and the dog was the dog ofjulia james.

the police said they had the number of calls following the reconstruction but they are still, after further information from anyone. julia james' family were not in court today but have previously thanked police for what they had donein thanked police for what they had done in this investigation. it has been a huge operation involving hundreds of officers. kent police have brought in officers from around the country. some have been helping in the searches through woodland. some have been helping with door—to—door enquiries. certainly a big operation and the investigation very much ongoing.— big operation and the investigation very much ongoing. simon, thank you very much ongoing. simon, thank you very much- — very much ongoing. simon, thank you very much. simon _ very much ongoing. simon, thank you very much. simon jones _ very much ongoing. simon, thank you very much. simon jones reporting. . research by a leading mental health charity shows that one in four people's mental health worsened after receiving nhs treatement remotely. further research from mind after the first lockdown also shows one in three of us are not asking for help because we don't click think our mental health problem was serious enough or were worried about placing extra pressure on the nhs. in a moment we'll speak

to paul farmer — chief executive of mind — about mental health after the pandemic, but first let's speak to alissa peet and taylor simmonds — two people have accessed video appointments. thank you all are very much for joining us. alissa, tell us a little about your situation and what sort of help you have been able to access. i of help you have been able to access. , ., ., , , access. i believed that it was 'ust the norm and fi access. i believed that it was 'ust the norm and everyone i access. i believed that it was 'ust the norm and everyone felt h access. i believed that it was just the norm and everyone felt the i access. i believed that it was just - the norm and everyone felt the same way i felt. we were isolated and that was the issue. unfortunately, in september i decided everything got so bad, i decided to take my own life. at that point, i realised i needed help. ithen life. at that point, i realised i needed help. i then reached out to the nhs and to various charities. unfortunately, due to being in a pandemic, that is where i encountered massive issues. 50 pandemic, that is where i encountered massive issues. so you ended u- encountered massive issues. so you ended pp in — encountered massive issues. so you ended up in hospital, _ encountered massive issues. so you ended up in hospital, alissa, - encountered massive issues. so you ended up in hospital, alissa, and i ended up in hospital, alissa, and they told you to contact your gp. explain to us in a bit more detail

how that process worked. {lilia explain to us in a bit more detail how that process worked. ok, so atain, i how that process worked. ok, so again. i had _ how that process worked. ok, so again. i had no — how that process worked. ok, so again, i had no idea _ how that process worked. ok, so again, i had no idea how- how that process worked. ok, so again, i had no idea how to - how that process worked. ok, so again, i had no idea how to start| again, i had no idea how to start that ball rolling. they said you need to be in contact with your gp in order to access mental health services. i spoke to my gp. with it being covid, we were unable to have any face—to—face contact. everything was directed to be done online, directed to be done by the phone so everything was done without having any face—to—face contact. tbmd everything was done without having any face-to-face contact.— any face-to-face contact. and how did ou any face-to-face contact. and how did you find _ any face-to-face contact. and how did you find that, _ any face-to-face contact. and how did you find that, compared - any face-to-face contact. and how did you find that, compared to - any face-to-face contact. and how did you find that, compared to a i did you find that, compared to a normal appointment, where you would be face—to—face with your doctor? i be face—to—face with your doctor? i think that obviously being in covid, isolation is a really, really big issue. ifelt isolated, i didn't know who to speak to end the stigma of mental health was make me worried about contacting people. had i been able to speak to someone face—to—face, i believe that process would have been a lot easier. having to speak to someone over the phone, not being able to go in or leave the house actually made my mental health worse. let house actually made my mental health

worse. , ._ ., house actually made my mental health worse. , ., . ., worse. let me bring in taylor. what alissa said. — worse. let me bring in taylor. what alissa said, does _ worse. let me bring in taylor. what alissa said, does that _ worse. let me bring in taylor. what alissa said, does that ring - worse. let me bring in taylor. what alissa said, does that ring bells - alissa said, does that ring bells with you, accessing remote appointments?— with you, accessing remote a-tointments? , ., , appointments? yes, it was really difficult for _ appointments? yes, it was really difficult for me _ appointments? yes, it was really difficult for me because - appointments? yes, it was really difficult for me because i - appointments? yes, it was really difficult for me because i have i difficult for me because i have autism — difficult for me because i have autism and sol difficult for me because i have autism and so i rely quite heavily on kind _ autism and so i rely quite heavily on kind of— autism and so i rely quite heavily on kind of nonverbal cues that i've learned _ on kind of nonverbal cues that i've learned which become very difficult or different when you are doing online — or different when you are doing online appointments. it isjust... it online appointments. it isjust... it is _ online appointments. it isjust... it is very— online appointments. it isjust... it is very difficult to engage in the same _ it is very difficult to engage in the same way that you do face to face, _ the same way that you do face to face, which — the same way that you do face to face, which can feel quite isolated. so did _ face, which can feel quite isolated. so did you — face, which can feel quite isolated. so did you find remote appointments were at all helpful, given what you have just said customer did you were at all helpful, given what you havejust said customer did you get anything out of them? i paras have just said customer did you get anything out of them?— anything out of them? i was quite luc in anything out of them? i was quite lucky in that _ anything out of them? i was quite lucky in that l _ anything out of them? i was quite lucky in that i work, _ anything out of them? i was quite lucky in that i work, i _ anything out of them? i was quite lucky in that i work, i volunteer. lucky in that i work, i volunteer with— lucky in that i work, i volunteer with a — lucky in that i work, i volunteer with a youth charity near me. through— with a youth charity near me. through conversations with them, i was able _ through conversations with them, i was able to— through conversations with them, i was able to sort out that i would go to one _

was able to sort out that i would go to one of— was able to sort out that i would go to one of their offices and do my appointments there because a big barrier— appointments there because a big barrier for— appointments there because a big barrier for me was being at home and having _ barrier for me was being at home and having that _ barrier for me was being at home and having that fear that people around me could _ having that fear that people around me could hear orchid listening to what _ me could hear orchid listening to what i _ me could hear orchid listening to what i was — me could hear orchid listening to what i was talking about. so i managed _ what i was talking about. so i managed to get some out of it but i've managed to get some out of it but i've access — managed to get some out of it but i've access mental health support before, _ i've access mental health support before, years ago before the pandemic, and i found that much more helpful— pandemic, and i found that much more helpful than— pandemic, and i found that much more helpful than what's happened this time _ helpful than what's happened this time. purely because it's been all remote _ time. purely because it's been all remote and all online. let time. purely because it's been all remote and all online.— time. purely because it's been all remote and all online. let me bring in taller farmer _ remote and all online. let me bring in taller farmer from _ remote and all online. let me bring in taller farmer from mind. - remote and all online. let me bring in taller farmer from mind. thank i in tallerfarmerfrom mind. thank you forjoining us. tell us a little more about your research into this particular area, another impact of covid and whether most people's stories fit with what taylor and alissa havejust stories fit with what taylor and alissa have just been telling us. stories fit with what taylor and alissa havejust been telling us. we alissa have 'ust been telling us. we asked alissa have just been telling us. we asked many people with mental health problems— asked many people with mental health problems to _ asked many people with mental health problems to tell— asked many people with mental health problems to tell us _ asked many people with mental health problems to tell us about _ asked many people with mental health problems to tell us about their- problems to tell us about their experiences _ problems to tell us about their experiences of— problems to tell us about their experiences of mental- problems to tell us about their experiences of mental health i experiences of mental health services _ experiences of mental health services during _ experiences of mental health services during the _ experiences of mental healthl services during the pandemic. experiences of mental health - services during the pandemic. of

course, — services during the pandemic. of course, as— services during the pandemic. of course, as you _ services during the pandemic. of course, as you have _ services during the pandemic. of course, as you have heard - services during the pandemic. of course, as you have heard from i course, as you have heard from taylor— course, as you have heard from taylor and _ course, as you have heard from taylor and alissa, _ course, as you have heard from taylor and alissa, so _ course, as you have heard from taylor and alissa, so many - course, as you have heard from . taylor and alissa, so many people were _ taylor and alissa, so many people were required _ taylor and alissa, so many people were required to _ taylor and alissa, so many people were required to access _ taylor and alissa, so many people were required to access services i were required to access services through— were required to access services through telephone _ were required to access services through telephone and - were required to access services through telephone and digital. through telephone and digital face—to—face, _ through telephone and digital face—to—face, if— through telephone and digital face—to—face, if you - through telephone and digital face—to—face, if you like. - through telephone and digital face—to—face, if you like. wel face—to—face, if you like. we certainly— face—to—face, if you like. we certainly heard _ face—to—face, if you like. we certainly heard that - face—to—face, if you like. we certainly heard that of - face—to—face, if you like. we certainly heard that of the i face—to—face, if you like. we - certainly heard that of the 2000 people _ certainly heard that of the 2000 people who _ certainly heard that of the 2000 people who responded - certainly heard that of the 2000 people who responded to - certainly heard that of the 2000 people who responded to our. certainly heard that of the 2000 - people who responded to our survey, nearly— people who responded to our survey, nearly a _ people who responded to our survey, nearly a third — people who responded to our survey, nearly a third of— people who responded to our survey, nearly a third of people _ people who responded to our survey, nearly a third of people said - people who responded to our survey, nearly a third of people said they- nearly a third of people said they found _ nearly a third of people said they found talking _ nearly a third of people said they found talking over— nearly a third of people said they found talking over the _ nearly a third of people said they found talking over the phone - nearly a third of people said they found talking over the phone or. found talking over the phone or online — found talking over the phone or online support _ found talking over the phone or online support difficult - found talking over the phone or online support difficult to - found talking over the phone or online support difficult to use. i found talking over the phone orl online support difficult to use. a quarter— online support difficult to use. a quarter said _ online support difficult to use. a quarter said their— online support difficult to use. a quarter said their mental- online support difficult to use. a quarter said their mental health| online support difficult to use. a - quarter said their mental health had worsened _ quarter said their mental health had worsened as — quarter said their mental health had worsened as a — quarter said their mental health had worsened as a result. _ quarter said their mental health had worsened as a result. i— quarter said their mental health had worsened as a result. i think- quarter said their mental health had worsened as a result. i think that i worsened as a result. i think that is a real— worsened as a result. i think that is a real reflection _ worsened as a result. i think that is a real reflection of— worsened as a result. i think that is a real reflection of some - worsened as a result. i think that is a real reflection of some of - worsened as a result. i think thatj is a real reflection of some of the very real— is a real reflection of some of the very real challenges _ is a real reflection of some of the very real challenges that - is a real reflection of some of the very real challenges that people i very real challenges that people face _ very real challenges that people face as— very real challenges that people face as you _ very real challenges that people face. as you have _ very real challenges that people face. as you have heard - very real challenges that people face. as you have heard from i very real challenges that people - face. as you have heard from taylor and alissa. — face. as you have heard from taylor and alissa. for— face. as you have heard from taylor and alissa, for many _ face. as you have heard from taylor and alissa, for many people, - face. as you have heard from taylor and alissa, for many people, it - face. as you have heard from taylor and alissa, for many people, it is i and alissa, for many people, it is not the _ and alissa, for many people, it is not the right _ and alissa, for many people, it is not the right way— and alissa, for many people, it is not the right way to _ and alissa, for many people, it is not the right way to go _ and alissa, for many people, it is not the right way to go about - not the right way to go about getting — not the right way to go about getting help _ not the right way to go about getting help for— not the right way to go about getting help for your- not the right way to go about getting help for your mentall not the right way to go about - getting help for your mental health. it is interesting _ getting help for your mental health. it is interesting because _ getting help for your mental health. it is interesting because when- getting help for your mental health. it is interesting because when i- it is interesting because when i have talked to viewers or ask viewers for their comments on this particular area, some of them had said it would have been more anxiety inducing to have to go to a surgery during the pandemic and speak to someone face to face because i guess you recognise that for some people, these video appointments have

actually really helped? absolutely, and there is _ actually really helped? absolutely, and there is no _ actually really helped? absolutely, and there is no doubt _ actually really helped? absolutely, and there is no doubt that - actually really helped? absolutely, and there is no doubt that for - actually really helped? absolutely, | and there is no doubt that for many people _ and there is no doubt that for many people it _ and there is no doubt that for many people it has — and there is no doubt that for many people it has been _ and there is no doubt that for many people it has been a _ and there is no doubt that for many people it has been a lifeline, - and there is no doubt that for many people it has been a lifeline, beingl people it has been a lifeline, being able to— people it has been a lifeline, being able to have — people it has been a lifeline, being able to have contact _ people it has been a lifeline, being able to have contact with _ people it has been a lifeline, being able to have contact with services. able to have contact with services at a time — able to have contact with services at a time when _ able to have contact with services at a time when they— able to have contact with services at a time when they weren't - able to have contact with services at a time when they weren't able | able to have contact with services i at a time when they weren't able to contact _ at a time when they weren't able to contact anybody _ at a time when they weren't able to contact anybody has _ at a time when they weren't able to contact anybody has been - at a time when they weren't able to contact anybody has been hugely. contact anybody has been hugely important — contact anybody has been hugely important for _ contact anybody has been hugely important for very— contact anybody has been hugely important for very many- contact anybody has been hugely important for very many people. | contact anybody has been hugelyl important for very many people. i think— important for very many people. i think the — important for very many people. i think the lesson _ important for very many people. i think the lesson that _ important for very many people. i think the lesson that we - important for very many people. i think the lesson that we can - important for very many people. ij think the lesson that we can learn from _ think the lesson that we can learn from this— think the lesson that we can learn from this period, _ think the lesson that we can learn from this period, though, - think the lesson that we can learn from this period, though, is- think the lesson that we can learn from this period, though, is that. from this period, though, is that this creates _ from this period, though, is that this creates a _ from this period, though, is that this creates a really _ from this period, though, is that this creates a really important. this creates a really important opportunity— this creates a really important opportunity to— this creates a really important opportunity to give _ this creates a really important opportunity to give people - this creates a really important. opportunity to give people choice about _ opportunity to give people choice about the — opportunity to give people choice about the way— opportunity to give people choice about the way in _ opportunity to give people choice about the way in which _ opportunity to give people choice about the way in which they - 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people may be feel less anxious about having to go out for- people may be feel less anxious about having to go out for a - about having to go out for a face—to—face _ about having to go out for a face—to—face contact. - about having to go out for a face—to—face contact. but i about having to go out for a. face—to—face contact. but for about having to go out for a - face—to—face contact. but for many people. _ face—to—face contact. but for many people. it — face—to—face contact. but for many people. it is— face—to—face contact. but for many people. it is not _ face—to—face contact. but for many people, it is not the _ face—to—face contact. but for many people, it is not the solution. - face—to—face contact. but for many people, it is not the solution. we i people, it is not the solution. we also had — people, it is not the solution. we also had concerns— people, it is not the solution. we also had concerns about - also had concerns about confidentiality _ also had concerns about confidentiality and - also had concerns about confidentiality and also i also had concerns about - confidentiality and also there are economic— confidentiality and also there are economic issues— confidentiality and also there are economic issues for— confidentiality and also there are economic issues for people - confidentiality and also there are economic issues for people whoi confidentiality and also there are - economic issues for people who maybe are not— economic issues for people who maybe are not able _ economic issues for people who maybe are not able to — economic issues for people who maybe are not able to easily _ economic issues for people who maybe are not able to easily access _ economic issues for people who maybe are not able to easily access those - are not able to easily access those services _ are not able to easily access those services so— are not able to easily access those services so i_ are not able to easily access those services. so i think— are not able to easily access those services. so i think the _ are not able to easily access those services. so i think the solution i services. so i think the solution here _ services. so i think the solution here is— services. so i think the solution here is to — services. so i think the solution here is to think— services. so i think the solution here is to think about _ services. so i think the solution here is to think about offering i here is to think about offering people — here is to think about offering people a _ here is to think about offering people a choice _ here is to think about offering people a choice of— here is to think about offering people a choice of the - 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know that is — access your help and support. we know that is really _ access your help and support. we know that is really important - access your help and support. we know that is really important for. know that is really important for people _ know that is really important for people with _ know that is really important for people with mental— know that is really important for people with mental health - know that is really important for - people with mental health problems who do— people with mental health problems who do need — people with mental health problems who do need to _ people with mental health problems who do need to access _ people with mental health problems who do need to access help - people with mental health problems who do need to access help and - who do need to access help and potentially _ who do need to access help and potentially creates _ who do need to access help and potentially creates a _ who do need to access help and potentially creates a longer- who do need to access help and i potentially creates a longer term solution — potentially creates a longer term solution once _ potentially creates a longer term solution once we _ potentially creates a longer term solution once we come _ potentially creates a longer term solution once we come out - potentially creates a longer term solution once we come out of- potentially creates a longer term i solution once we come out of this pandemic — solution once we come out of this pandemic-— solution once we come out of this tandemic. . , ., ._ ., ., pandemic. alissa and taylor, i want to ask both — pandemic. alissa and taylor, i want to ask both of _ pandemic. alissa and taylor, i want to ask both of you _ pandemic. alissa and taylor, i want to ask both of you now— pandemic. alissa and taylor, i want to ask both of you now if— pandemic. alissa and taylor, i want to ask both of you now if you - pandemic. alissa and taylor, i want to ask both of you now if you feel. to ask both of you now if you feel you are getting the help that you need. alissa?— you are getting the help that you need. alissa? yes, definitely. the nhs have adapted _ need. alissa? yes, definitely. the nhs have adapted brilliantly - need. alissa? yes, definitely. the nhs have adapted brilliantly to . need. alissa? yes, definitely. the| nhs have adapted brilliantly to the situation that has currently been handed to them. there's been a range of ways of contacting them, via skype and zoom. gps are now becoming more accessible and charities such as mind and the samaritans have always been there throughout the whole pandemic and definitely the services they have offered have been helpful. fiend services they have offered have been hel-ful. . ., services they have offered have been hel-ful. �* ., helpful. and taylor, the same t uestion helpful. and taylor, the same question to — helpful. and taylor, the same question to you, _ helpful. and taylor, the same question to you, do _ helpful. and taylor, the same question to you, do you - helpful. and taylor, the same question to you, do you now. helpful. and taylor, the same i question to you, do you now feel helpful. and taylor, the same - question to you, do you now feel you are getting the help that you need and that there is the option or opportunity perhaps to get more face—to—face contact? to opportunity perhaps to get more face-to-face contact?— face-to-face contact? to some extent, i _ face-to-face contact? to some extent, i think _ face-to-face contact? to some extent, i think so. _ face-to-face contact? to some extent, ithink so. i— face-to-face contact? to some extent, i think so. i have - face-to-face contact? to some extent, i think so. i have been| face-to-face contact? to some - extent, i think so. i have been able extent, ithink so. i have been able to work— extent, ithink so. i have been able to work with — extent, ithink so. i have been able to work with a therapist i've been working _ to work with a therapist i've been working with, to talk to my gp and

say that— working with, to talk to my gp and say that face—to—face is really important _ say that face—to—face is really important for me. sol say that face—to—face is really important for me. so i at least have that contact — important for me. so i at least have that contact with my gp, even if i can't _ that contact with my gp, even if i can't do _ that contact with my gp, even if i can't do the — that contact with my gp, even if i can't do the therapy face—to—face. there _ can't do the therapy face—to—face. there is— can't do the therapy face—to—face. there is kind of other barriers to getting — there is kind of other barriers to getting the actual support that i need. _ getting the actual support that i need, but that'sjust getting the actual support that i need, but that's just a case getting the actual support that i need, but that'sjust a case of jumping — need, but that'sjust a case of jumping from service to service. but it's there _ jumping from service to service. but it's there and like paul was saying, that choice — it's there and like paul was saying, that choice is really important. i think— that choice is really important. i think that — that choice is really important. i think that is what they are starting to learn. _ think that is what they are starting to learn, that giving people that choice _ to learn, that giving people that choice makes it much easier to engage — choice makes it much easier to enttae. �* . choice makes it much easier to enttae. . ., choice makes it much easier to enttae. ~ ., ., engage. and paul coming back to finall , engage. and paul coming back to finally. we _ engage. and paul coming back to finally, we have _ engage. and paul coming back to finally, we have been _ engage. and paul coming back to finally, we have been talking - engage. and paul coming back to i finally, we have been talking about the additional money for england to try to catch up with the backlog of people waiting for treatment, including treatment for physical conditions are mental health conditions. how hopeful are you that some of that money will be used to deal with the backlog of mental health services? it is deal with the backlog of mental health services? it is absolutely

essential. mental— health services? it is absolutely essential. mental health - health services? it is absolutely. essential. mental health services have worked _ essential. mental health services have worked incredibly _ essential. mental health services have worked incredibly hard - essential. mental health services i have worked incredibly hard during the pandemic— have worked incredibly hard during the pandemic to _ have worked incredibly hard during the pandemic to sustain _ have worked incredibly hard during the pandemic to sustain a - have worked incredibly hard during the pandemic to sustain a level- have worked incredibly hard during the pandemic to sustain a level ofi the pandemic to sustain a level of opening _ the pandemic to sustain a level of opening over— the pandemic to sustain a level of opening over the _ the pandemic to sustain a level of opening over the time _ the pandemic to sustain a level of opening over the time but - the pandemic to sustain a level of opening over the time but there i the pandemic to sustain a level of| opening over the time but there is no doubt — opening over the time but there is no doubt there _ opening over the time but there is no doubt there is _ opening over the time but there is no doubt there is a _ opening over the time but there is no doubt there is a growing - opening over the time but there is no doubt there is a growing need. opening over the time but there is. no doubt there is a growing need for the~~ _ no doubt there is a growing need for the~~ for— no doubt there is a growing need for the... for people _ no doubt there is a growing need for the... for people does— no doubt there is a growing need for the... for people does not- no doubt there is a growing need for the... for people does not mental. the... for people does not mental health _ the... for people does not mental health the — the... for people does not mental health. the mental— the... for people does not mental health. the mental health- health. the mental health consequences _ health. the mental health consequences of- health. the mental health consequences of the - health. the mental health- consequences of the pandemic are becoming — consequences of the pandemic are becoming increasingly— consequences of the pandemic are becoming increasingly visible - consequences of the pandemic are becoming increasingly visible and i consequences of the pandemic are i becoming increasingly visible and of course _ becoming increasingly visible and of course there — becoming increasingly visible and of course there is _ becoming increasingly visible and of course there is no— becoming increasingly visible and of course there is no vaccine _ becoming increasingly visible and of course there is no vaccine for- becoming increasingly visible and of course there is no vaccine for our. course there is no vaccine for our mental— course there is no vaccine for our mental health _ course there is no vaccine for our mental health so _ course there is no vaccine for our mental health so it _ course there is no vaccine for our mental health so it is _ course there is no vaccine for our mental health so it is really- mental health so it is really essential— mental health so it is really essential that— mental health so it is really essential that money- mental health so it is really essential that money will. mental health so it is really- essential that money will come through — essential that money will come through we _ essential that money will come through. we are _ essential that money will come through. we are positively- essential that money will come . through. we are positively hopeful that that _ through. we are positively hopeful that that funding _ through. we are positively hopeful that that funding will— through. we are positively hopeful that that funding will help - through. we are positively hopeful that that funding will help to - that that funding will help to reduce — that that funding will help to reduce the _ that that funding will help to reduce the backlog - that that funding will help to reduce the backlog of- that that funding will help to . reduce the backlog of services. that that funding will help to - reduce the backlog of services. but there _ reduce the backlog of services. but there is— reduce the backlog of services. but there is a _ reduce the backlog of services. but there is a long _ reduce the backlog of services. but there is a long way— reduce the backlog of services. but there is a long way to _ reduce the backlog of services. but there is a long way to go _ reduce the backlog of services. but there is a long way to go and - reduce the backlog of services. but there is a long way to go and it's i there is a long way to go and it's really— there is a long way to go and it's really keyed _ there is a long way to go and it's really keyed to _ there is a long way to go and it's really keyed to ensure _ there is a long way to go and it's really keyed to ensure that - there is a long way to go and it's i really keyed to ensure that people who are _ really keyed to ensure that people who are waiting _ really keyed to ensure that people who are waiting for— really keyed to ensure that people who are waiting for the _ really keyed to ensure that people who are waiting for the physical i who are waiting for the physical operations— who are waiting for the physical operations are _ who are waiting for the physical operations are getting - who are waiting for the physical operations are getting access i who are waiting for the physicali operations are getting access for their— operations are getting access for their mental— operations are getting access for their mental health. _ operations are getting access for their mental health. if— operations are getting access for their mental health. if you - operations are getting access for their mental health. if you are l their mental health. if you are having — their mental health. if you are having to _ their mental health. if you are having to wait _ their mental health. if you are having to wait a _ their mental health. if you are having to wait a long - their mental health. if you are having to wait a long time - their mental health. if you are having to wait a long time fori their mental health. if you are i having to wait a long time for any treatment— having to wait a long time for any treatment for— having to wait a long time for any treatment for your— having to wait a long time for any treatment for your health, - having to wait a long time for any treatment for your health, it - having to wait a long time for any treatment for your health, it hasl having to wait a long time for any. treatment for your health, it has an impact _ treatment for your health, it has an impact on _ treatment for your health, it has an impact on your— treatment for your health, it has an impact on your mental— treatment for your health, it has an impact on your mental health - treatment for your health, it has an impact on your mental health as . impact on your mental health as well _ impact on your mental health as well. ., ., ., ~ impact on your mental health as well. ., ., ., . ., ~' well. paul farmer from mind, thank ou. also well. paul farmer from mind, thank you. also alissa _ well. paul farmer from mind, thank you. also alissa preet _ well. paul farmer from mind, thank you. also alissa preet and - well. paul farmer from mind, thank you. also alissa preet and taylor. you. also alissa preet and taylor simmonds, we wish you well, thank you for sharing your stories with us as well. let me briefly tell you australia has registered a record take—up of rooftop solar panels.

the number of installations rose by more than a quarter last year compared to the previous year. it was driven in part by the fall in the cost of panel technology, but also by australians increasingly backing green residential electricity as they worked from home during the coronavirus pandemic. you're watching bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with carole. hello again. low pressure continues to drive our weather over the next few days, even into next week, so the forecast remains unsettled. we're looking at heavy downpours and warm sunshine and, at times, with a distinct lack of wind, well, the showers that we're going to see will be slow—moving. today, we've also got this area of low pressure across southern areas, which has been producing some heavy rain this morning across wales and south—west england in particular. through the day, it's going to very slowly start to slip southwards. now, for most, we're seeing some sunshine, there'll be some showers. those will be heavy and thundery, potentially with some hail and we hang onto quite a bit of cloud across the north and east of scotland and the very far north—east of england.

here, that will keep the temperatures down a touch. our top temperature today is likely to be between 15—16 degrees. through this evening and overnight, still we'll start with some showers. here's our low pressure moving away but you can see all this cloud coming in from the north sea, drifting steadily westwards. so, as a result, it's not going to be a cold night. having said that, you might find temperatures just below freezing in prone parts of northern ireland, like katesbridge. now for friday, we're in between two weather fronts. you can see not much in the way of isobars on the charts, but what we do have is a bit more of a northerly wind and more cloud coming in across the north and the east, so there's hints of blue on this temperature chart, showing that here it will be that bit cooler. so, all of us will start off more or less on a dull note. we'll start with sunshine, though, in northern ireland and the far south—east. through the day, the cloud will start to push back towards the north sea but some of it will remain. it will be thick enough here and there for some drizzle. out to the west, it will brighten up but that will spark off some showers which too could be

heavy and thundery. top temperatures up to about 14 or 15. then on friday and into saturday, we've got this system moving across the uk, taking its rain with it and then the next area of low pressure comes in right behind it. so, the weather for the weekend, the theme is still an unsettled one. in fact, we're looking at further heavy showers. in between, there will be some sunny spells but it looks like it could be a bit more blustery during the course of sunday. so, as we take a look at the outlook for monday into friday, we remain unsettled. we still have showers. in between, we'll see some sunshine but temperatures below average for this stage in may.

this is bbc news. i'mjoe gosling. the headlines at 11am: nhs waiting lists in england reach a record high — 4.95 million are now waiting for treatment. i'm here at st thomas's hospital to find out how they're coping with the impact of the pandemic. it's one of the busiest in the whole of the uk. we will find out how they will catch up with the backlog of people waiting for treatment. world leaders appeal for calm after further clashes between israelis and palestinians. we are hearing this morning a wave of concern from political and religious leaders warning of a kind

of civil war that could erupt if this is a low to get out of control. former pm david cameron faces questions from mps later over his lobbying for collapsed firm greensill capital. and a major ovarian cancer screening trial has failed to show any reductions in deaths. new figures published this morning show the number of people waiting for hospital treatment in england is just below five million — the highest on record. more than 430,000 have been waiting for more than a year. nhs england has allocated £160 million to fund extra clinics at weekends, and virtual assessments, as part of a trial scheme

to help tackle the backlog. victoria derbyshire is at st thomas's hospital in central london and has been looking at how it's been coping as the nhs comes out of the pandemic. yes, out of the pandemic. we havejust yes, out of the pandemic. we have just come yes, out of the pandemic. we havejust come back yes, out of the pandemic. we have just come back to th main yes, we have just come back to the main waiting area from the children's ward to talk to the most delightful little boy, cruise, and his mum debbie. cruz has been on dialysis for the last five years, you can see a chat with him and his mum later. we have talked to staff about how we are coping with the backlog of thousands of people here waiting for routine procedures and thank you for your messages from all over the country. nicky james says she has been waiting two years five months for her nonurgent operation, joe evans says her 79—year—old mum is in constant agony needing a

operation, she says my dad died a month ago and her lack of mobility is causing concern. joe dell says my mum should have had her pacemaker replaced in april 2020, she has still not had it done but she has had to cancel referrals dealt with quickly, and currants and staffjust working harder will not cut it, staff are exhausted, traumatised and already in short supply. we are here all day on bbc news, st thomas hospital this morning, guys this afternoon, 18 staff work across both sites and we will hear more from staff and patients throughout the day. first, have a watch of this report from anna collinson who has been talking to patients who have been talking to patients who have been affected by the backlog. they said it's not good news and they said i had cancer. two months ago, doctors told elaine walsh she had womb cancer. what they did say is you would normally be on a table in the next

few weeks but we haven't got one. we haven't got a surgeon, we haven't got a table and obviously i was aware every day that i'm not on a surgical operating table, it is more risk. after six long weeks, elaine was told her surgery had to be cancelled. it was the most horrendous day, because when they took that away from me, and they couldn't give me a foreseeable date. in the past year, the nhs has treated more than 400,000 covid patients across the uk and rolled out a mass vaccination programme. is it hurting? your tummy is hurting? is it your tummy hurting? but this has come at a cost, disrupting nonurgent care for millions of patients like zen, orjulie and chris who have had to wait for knee and hip operations. a new report by the institute for fiscal studies says elective surgery fell by a third in england last year and it also found

non—covid emergency cases and outpatient appointments had dropped, as had time—sensitive conditions like cancer, though not as much. and it's notjust a problem in england, although comparable stats are not available yet, we know a similar number are waiting for treatment in scotland while in wales and northern ireland it's even higher. the trusts with the biggest problems are saying to us that on current trajectories they are saying it could take them between three and five years to recover those backlogs. now everybody knows that that is simply not good enough and we are going to need to work together with the government to create a plan to go faster. nhs england has announced a £160 million initiative which will consider innovative ways to tackle waiting lists. so could something like this be part of the solution? here's our mobile surgical theatre and it really is quite something to look at. it has been a year in the making.

passionate about helping the nhs, these two doctors have created and raised the funds for a surgical unit which can be set up in car parks and ready to use within two hours of arrival. and what kind of patients will you be treating here? generalsurgery, hernias, carpal tunnels, skin surgery, cancer surgery, so it's multiple disciplines, but it is the low—risk surgery that then frees up the main theatres in hospitals for the bigger operations under general anaesthetics, hips and knees. patients will then exit out of the back. it is hoped the one—way system will simplify the flow of people and increase the numbers treated. we can see there is a scope for change and a scope to improve patient numbers, not necessarily relying on bricks and mortar of large hospitals, but more delivery in the community, which is both easier for patients and more cost—effective and very achievable.

some health officials say calling upon the private sector is another way to increase capacity, which has happened with elaine, who is due to be treated at a private hospital tomorrow. sociable and outgoing, elaine longs for her old life. the prolonged wait for her cancer treatment has been made even more painful because she has had to isolate on her own. and here i have been talking to the head of nursing, who hasn't seen his own parents, who live in leeds, for 15 months because he has been working so hard here and he told me about the challenges of the past year and catching up with the backlog. year and catching up with the backlot. �* , , year and catching up with the backlot. h , ., , backlog. it's been really challenging _ backlog. it's been really challenging at _ backlog. it's been really challenging at the - backlog. it's been really i challenging at the moment backlog. it's been really _ challenging at the moment because half of my workforce were redeployed to critical care to support the in

need cohort of covid—19 patients so they have now come back into theatres and now we are trying to work through a recovery process and this is where we are trying to reduce our waiting list for all the patients who have been paused in the last 15 months so it's really challenging for the teams, also for the patients because they are not being seen in time but we are looking at different ways of working to reduce this waiting list for the patients. to reduce this waiting list for the tatients. ~ . ., , ., ~ ., patients. which means working extra hours, patients. which means working extra hours. working _ patients. which means working extra hours, working weekends, _ patients. which means working extra hours, working weekends, opening i hours, working weekends, opening more theatres?— more theatres? yes, and it is two fold here, — more theatres? yes, and it is two fold here. it's— more theatres? yes, and it is two fold here, it's important- more theatres? yes, and it is two fold here, it's important that i more theatres? yes, and it is two fold here, it's important that we i fold here, it's important that we reduce the waiting list which is the recovery process and secondly it's fundamental that i support my nursing teams for their well—being. they must be exhausted. it’s

nursing teams for their well-being. they must be exhausted.— they must be exhausted. it's so exhausting. _ they must be exhausted. it's so exhausting. l — they must be exhausted. it's so exhausting, i have _ they must be exhausted. it's so exhausting, i have not - they must be exhausted. it's so exhausting, i have not seen i they must be exhausted. it's so exhausting, i have not seen my| exhausting, i have not seen my parents for 15 months and i'm sure they will be watching this, and there has been a lot of sacrifice and are underpinning principle is always to provide the best care for our patients and i think that's what we are doing and in terms of innovation and creativity, we are starting high—intensity lists. that is where we double the work so more patients go through to theatres, we are extending our theatres where we can utilise them more rather than shutting at 6pm, we can extend to 8pm and get more patients through, and we are also triaging more patients, which is called preassessment and we have we can work on, we are trying to put extra resource in so we can continuously

triage patients so they are always ready to come in for surgery. that means if i — ready to come in for surgery. that means if i was _ ready to come in for surgery. that means if i was coming _ ready to come in for surgery. that means if i was coming in to have my appendix out, you would check for any underlying health condition, by weight, if i have had previous conditions. weight, ifi have had previous conditions.— weight, ifi have had previous conditions. �* conditions. and then we will refer ou to conditions. and then we will refer you to the — conditions. and then we will refer you to the right — conditions. and then we will refer you to the right teams _ conditions. and then we will refer you to the right teams to - conditions. and then we will refer you to the right teams to get i conditions. and then we will refer you to the right teams to get the | you to the right teams to get the right care. you to the right teams to get the ri t ht care. ., you to the right teams to get the ritht care. ., , right care. there are people watching — right care. there are people watching right _ right care. there are people watching right now- right care. there are people watching right now who i right care. there are people watching right now who are| right care. there are people i watching right now who are still anxious about going to hospital. what would you say to them? i anxious about going to hospital. what would you say to them? i would sa lease what would you say to them? i would say please go — what would you say to them? i would say please go for _ what would you say to them? i would say please go for your— what would you say to them? i would say please go for your appointments, | say please go for your appointments, it's fundamental, secondly that you engage with teams and thirdly have reassurance in the nhs, we are doing our utmost best to provide the right care at the right time for the right patients through a magnitude of different processes and pathways and if you ever need any support, contact the teams and they will talk you through the processes. if

contact the teams and they will talk you through the processes. if people continue to leave _ you through the processes. if people continue to leave it, _ you through the processes. if people continue to leave it, their— you through the processes. if people continue to leave it, their health i continue to leave it, their health problems may get worse, the outcome may be not as good for them if they don't get treatment now.— don't get treatment now. that's correct so _ don't get treatment now. that's correct so please _ don't get treatment now. that's correct so please reach - don't get treatment now. that's correct so please reach out i don't get treatment now. that's correct so please reach out to i don't get treatment now. that's i correct so please reach out to us, we are here to help you.- correct so please reach out to us, we are here to help you. thank you for ttivin we are here to help you. thank you for giving us _ we are here to help you. thank you for giving us 80 — we are here to help you. thank you for giving us 80 minutes _ we are here to help you. thank you for giving us 80 minutes in - we are here to help you. thank you for giving us 80 minutes in your i for giving us 80 minutes in your busy day. —— a few minutes. and not only is that the main hospital but only is that the main hospital but on this site there is a children's hospital and i will now talk to sara hannon who was the medical director and also ogechi ndodu. tell us about the kind of children you treat here. we look after children in our community services and to come into emergency department with something they become unwell with, we look after children with the most complex

problems across every specialty that children require so for instance children require so for instance children with heart problems, with spinal problems, children who might have diabetes or epilepsy, very complex neurological problems. tbmd complex neurological problems. and some of those conditions you cannot stop treating during covid. absolutely right and we also look after women who had become pregnant and have babies despite a pandemic so about the pandemic we have had to balance carrying on what we have to do in terms of responding to kids that are unwell and women who need to give birth but also children with ongoing medical problems and also supporting our colleagues and a trust to look after sick adults, which we did, we established a large aduu which we did, we established a large adult intensive care unit in our children's hospital so a great amount of balance that had to be brought and the challenge that was

brought and the challenge that was brought forward, the staff were incredible. �* , ., ., brought forward, the staff were incredible-— incredible. let's talk about that because something _ incredible. let's talk about that because something you - incredible. let's talk about that because something you had i incredible. let's talk about that because something you had to | incredible. let's talk about that i because something you had to do was change the way your staff worked in the children's hospital to not only deal with the pandemic but now we are emerging from it, how you catch up are emerging from it, how you catch up with kids that need treatment. tbs, up with kids that need treatment. a lot of work was done at the beginning in terms of switching things— beginning in terms of switching things straightaway, so we had to cancel— things straightaway, so we had to cancel patients and establish a virtual— cancel patients and establish a virtual platform and also review our waiting _ virtual platform and also review our waiting lists to identify urgent patients who must be seen and done as part _ patients who must be seen and done as part of— patients who must be seen and done as part of the recovery and reflection on our learning, we have started _ reflection on our learning, we have started going to each waiting list to make — started going to each waiting list to make sure patients had been seen and need _ to make sure patients had been seen and need an— to make sure patients had been seen and need an urgent appointment are seen straightaway. do and need an urgent appointment are seen straightaway.— seen straightaway. do you feel you were catching _ seen straightaway. do you feel you were catching pp — seen straightaway. do you feel you were catching up with _ seen straightaway. do you feel you were catching up with those - seen straightaway. do you feel you i were catching up with those people? we are on that road to recovery, any urgent _ we are on that road to recovery, any urgent patients have an appointment so it's— urgent patients have an appointment so it's important that if you do have _ so it's important that if you do have an — so it's important that if you do have an appointment in the next treatment— have an appointment in the next treatment you use them because our face-to-face — treatment you use them because our face—to—face appointments are very

precious _ face-to-face appointments are very trecious. ., , ., , face-to-face appointments are very trecious. ., , ., face-to-face appointments are very trecious. ., ., , precious. your staff have been workint precious. your staff have been working so _ precious. your staff have been working so hard _ precious. your staff have been working so hard in _ precious. your staff have been working so hard in the - precious. your staff have been working so hard in the past i precious. your staff have been i working so hard in the past year and thatis working so hard in the past year and that is not going to let up because of the backlog of people waiting. absolutely but we have put in place well— being stuff for our staff, absolutely but we have put in place well—being stuff for our staff, we ensured — well—being stuff for our staff, we ensured they have time off, that their— ensured they have time off, that their workload is reviewed constantly but we make sure that staff have — constantly but we make sure that staff have the energy to maintain this long — staff have the energy to maintain this long road we have.— staff have the energy to maintain this long road we have. sarah, why do ou do this long road we have. sarah, why do you do the _ this long road we have. sarah, why do you do the job _ this long road we have. sarah, why do you do the job you _ this long road we have. sarah, why do you do the job you do? - this long road we have. sarah, why do you do the job you do? i - this long road we have. sarah, why do you do the job you do? i have i do you do the 'ob you do? i have alwa s do you do the job you do? i have always wanted _ do you do the job you do? i have always wanted to _ do you do the job you do? i have always wanted to work _ do you do the job you do? i have always wanted to work with i do you do the job you do? i have i always wanted to work with children, my mum was a children's nurse so that has been my passion and then i fell into guy's and st thomas is and the ever leaner and it's really difficult to leave.— the ever leaner and it's really difficult to leave. ~ ., ., ., difficult to leave. what a wonderful answer. difficult to leave. what a wonderful answer- lt's — difficult to leave. what a wonderful answer. it's an _ difficult to leave. what a wonderful answer. it's an amazing _ difficult to leave. what a wonderful answer. it's an amazing place i difficult to leave. what a wonderful answer. it's an amazing place to i answer. it's an amazing place to work and it's _ answer. it's an amazing place to work and it's basically _ answer. it's an amazing place to work and it's basically the i answer. it's an amazing place to l work and it's basically the children and families but also the staff that i work with like ogechi and others in the pandemic has brought out the

best in everyone and although it's been hard and people are tired, the things that few of them are doing their best for patients and for each other and i think generally we get that right. other and i think generally we get that riuht. a, ~ ,~ other and i think generally we get that riuht. i, ~ m u, that right. thank you, i called the cerebellum _ that right. thank you, i called the cerebellum but _ that right. thank you, i called the cerebellum but i _ that right. thank you, i called the cerebellum but i know _ that right. thank you, i called the cerebellum but i know it's - that right. thank you, i called the cerebellum but i know it's sara. l cerebellum but i know it's sara. sara hannah, thank you. thank you, very much. more from the children's hospital a little later on. let's get more on those nhs waiting list figures. danny mortimer is chief executive of the nhs confederation — a membership group which represents managers within the nhs — they wrote a letter to the health secretary matt hancock asking for more help to tackle the growing waiting lists.

subsequent to that there has been an announcement of £160 million to tackle waiting lists. that money, what could that achieve? i tackle waiting lists. that money, what could that achieve?- what could that achieve? i think it's an important _ what could that achieve? i think it's an important act _ what could that achieve? i think it's an important act to - what could that achieve? i think it's an important act to support | what could that achieve? i think i it's an important act to support the kind of innovations and changes you have just heard colleagues from st thomas as and the evelina talk about, but there is more the government can do to build on the money that nhs england has invested now. there are things members would like to do around the capital, investing in their facilities, like to do around the capital, investing in theirfacilities, in the extra facilities you covered in your earlier piece and things the government could do in terms of accounting rules across government to help the nhs deployed that capital more effectively. the government have made some money available to the nhs for some of this year but it needs to commit to a longer term settlement in terms of this year's finances and in the spending review which is coming in

this quarter, as a country the government has to finally put the investment into our workforce that we desperately have needed for many years including before the pandemic and while that will not give us a quick solutions, it will give us the resilience we need in the longer term. the scale of the challenge, the scale of the activity we had to delay because of the pandemic is enormous and we know there are people who haven't come forward for treatment, and so we know it will take us many years to deal with this problem and we will need people for many years to come to come into the nhs and help us do that.— nhs and help us do that. when you talk about the _ nhs and help us do that. when you talk about the scale _ nhs and help us do that. when you talk about the scale being - nhs and help us do that. when you l talk about the scale being enormous, it's just staggering to look at some of those figures and a number waiting more than a year in england before covid was 1600 and now it's

387,000, so the picture has changed so dramatically in the last year. i note you have welcomed the money the government has put forward but said it's not enough. how do you put a figure on a job that is going to take as you say, many years to put right? take as you say, many years to put riuht? ., �* take as you say, many years to put riuht? .,�* ., right? you're right, the scale of the challenge _ right? you're right, the scale of the challenge isn't _ right? you're right, the scale of the challenge isn't just - right? you're right, the scale of the challenge isn'tjust about i the challenge isn'tjust about numbers but about the impact it's having on our patients, the impact it's having on staff because nobody wants their patients to be waiting as long as we are seeing for treatment, clearly this is about investment, there are things the government can do as you have covered this morning, there are things the nhs is doing now, our members are making sure the most urgent patients are being identified and treated, people are changing the way they work, people are working extra hours even after the 12 months

they have had, organisations are working together to move patients between them to make sure the most urgent patients get treatment, so this isn't about the nhs sitting there saying give us money, it's also about the nhs taking responsibility for making the kind of changes you have seen at the evelina and more generally, and you will see that in every hospital. if victoria was at any hospital in the country she would see that change but there are things the government need to do, there are things the government and nhs need to do together to explain to the population of the scale of the challenge we face but also to highlight the challenge in other services, demands we are seeing for mental health because of the pandemic and the impact of long covid in terms of people who have had the virus and will need care for months or years to come so this impact is being felt in every part of our activity commits every part of our activity commits every part of our activity commits every part

of our patient population, we do need help from the government to explain that but also to take the necessary steps to back the innovation you have heard described this morning. innovation you have heard described this morning-— this morning. thank you, danny mortimer from _ this morning. thank you, danny mortimer from the _ this morning. thank you, danny mortimer from the nhs - this morning. thank you, danny - mortimer from the nhs confederation. we will talk more about the innovation and technology that has obviously come through in the nhs as a result of necessity and how it can help things going forward. we will talk about that later. israel has begun deploying troops on its border with gaza after another night of intense bombardment and street clashes between palestinians and israelis. this is the scene in gaza city this morning. there was our live pictures coming to us from gaza city. heavy israeli air strikes and palestinian militant rocket fire continued through the night, despite appeals for calm from political and religious leaders. nearly 70 palestinians and seven israelis have now been killed since the violence flared at the start of this week. courtney bembridge has this report —

a warning, there are some flashing images. it was another night of explosions in gaza city, as heavy israeli air strikes and palestinian rocket fire continued. in the tel aviv suburb of lod, palestinian protesters torched a synagogue and confronted motorists. translation: they heard my accent was not arab. - they ran up to my car and started throwing stones. i was lucky there were no cars behind, so i reversed. i drove full gas in reverse. i almost ran into people in cars. i didn't see anything. i saw death, death. do you know what death is? people jumping at me with stones, throwing stones at me. in nearby petah tikva, this residential building was hit by a palestinian rocket. the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has vowed to stop the violence. translation: this is anarchy, nothing can justify it. _ and i will tell you more than that.

nothing canjustify a lynching ofjews by arabs and nothing can justify a lynching of arabs byjews. we will not accept this. this is not us, not this violence, not this savagery. we will bring back governance to israel's cities everywhere, in all cities. world leaders have also called for calm and the us president, joe biden, spoke to benjamin netanyahu over the phone. my expectation and hope is that this will be closing down sooner than later, but israel has a right to defend itself when you have thousands of rockets flying into your territory. the us is sending a top diplomat to the middle east to try to de—escalate the conflict but the palestinian leader is standing firm. translation: i direct my speech especially to america and israel. | we are fed up. go away from us. leave us.

we will stay like a thorn in your eyes. we will never leave our country. end your occupation today before tomorrow. the clashes may have started injerusalem but they have now spread across the country and it may be too late to contain the anger. courtney bembridge, bbc news. let's pick up on that last point. we can head tojerusalem and speak to our diplomatic correspondent, paul adams. it looks incredibly difficult how the situation might be de—escalated. what is this sense, is all out work now inevitable? ihla. what is this sense, is all out work now inevitable?— now inevitable? no, it is certainly not what it— now inevitable? no, it is certainly not what it is— now inevitable? no, it is certainly not what it is hard _ now inevitable? no, it is certainly not what it is hard to _ now inevitable? no, it is certainly not what it is hard to see - now inevitable? no, it is certainly not what it is hard to see how - now inevitable? no, it is certainly not what it is hard to see how the j not what it is hard to see how the situation can be brought under control especially when you have the israeli military warning it is making the sort of preparations it would make for some kind of ground

operation into the gaza strip. everyone knows if that happens the civilian casualties, the death toll will rise dramatically, it simply inevitable so that will mean the israeli military leadership will be pausing before taking that very decisive step but in the meantime what you have is defiance from both sides, how mass continuing to talk about being willing to engage in an open—ended conflict and firing rockets, sometimes quite deep into israel, and the israeli military lunching waves of air strikes into the gaza strip against a wide range of targets. until the israelis or how mass feel they have achieved their objectives and there was a military objectives but also military objectives but also military —— political objectives, conflict rather than de—escalation is what wins the day.

the former prime minister, david cameron, will be questioned by mps this afternoon about his role as a lobbyist for greensill capital. the finance company collapsed in march. mr cameron tried to persuade ministers and officials to allow the firm access to emergency covid loans. let's speak to our political correspondent, damian grammaticas. this has been eagerly awaited by observers of this ongoing situation. it has been because it's a couple of months now since the first revelations came to light about the lobby and mr cameron had been doing for greensill capital, this failed finance company. we have had a written statement from him but we will hear from written statement from him but we will hearfrom him written statement from him but we will hear from him for the first time talking to two house of commons committees, about his role and also about the company and his role in seeking government funds for it and

the company later collapsed so they will have important questions about that. interestingly, the new adviser on ministerial standards the prime minister appointed, on ministerial standards the prime ministerappointed, he on ministerial standards the prime minister appointed, he has been before parliament and has laid out how he wants to publish by the end of this month a new updated list of all the ministers' interests, their donations, any money received for anything in kind and crucially that means he wants to publish his recommendations about the refurbishment of the downing street flat where the prime minister lives and how that was initially paid for and how that was initially paid for and provide, he says, some context to that so we might get more information on all of that in the coming weeks. the uk government "profoundly regrets and is truly sorry" for the events surrounding ballymurphy in 1971, the northern ireland secretary has told parliament. he said this also extended to the families for the "additional

pain" they have had to endure and at how investigations were handled. an inquest found 10 people, who were shot in the wake of an army operation in belfast, were "entirely innocent". i want to put on record the governments acknowledgement of the terrible hurt that has been caused to the families of francis quinn, father hugh mallon, joan phillips, joan connolly, daniel taggart, john laverty, juice kaul and john macarthur. i also want to pay tribute to the patients with with these families have conducted themselves to a campaign which has lasted almost 50 years. the prime minister is writing to the families and expressed his deep regret to the first and deputy first ministers of northern ireland yesterday and has apologised on behalf of the state.

that was the apology for the event is 50 years ago and the impact they have had four survivors of loved ones. let's go to emma vardy in belfast. how is that apology likely to go down?— belfast. how is that apology likely touodown? , , , , to go down? this has all been pretty unsatisfactory _ to go down? this has all been pretty unsatisfactory in _ to go down? this has all been pretty unsatisfactory in the _ to go down? this has all been pretty unsatisfactory in the eyes _ to go down? this has all been pretty unsatisfactory in the eyes of - unsatisfactory in the eyes of families of the ballymurphy victims because we had that unequivocal corners findings which they welcomed but then last night the written statement from downing street which showed boris johnson statement from downing street which showed borisjohnson was said to have made an apology in a meeting with the first and deputy first ministers, they were upset that wasn't more public. brandon lewis has now made that apology in the commons that the family still feel they would rather have that apology come from the prime minister and be donein come from the prime minister and be done in a more public way. people cannot help but draw comparisons with the apology david cameron made over the events of bloody sunday which were broadcast on a big screen

in the guildhall of derry and were met by huge applause and family still feel pretty unsatisfied by this today and they want to see the government calling for fresh police investigations into the killings. that looks unlikely at the moment, brandon lewis alluded to government plans which are more along the lines of reconciliation and finding truth but putting an end to things like prosecutions through the courts for historic cases.— historic cases. thank you, emma. thank you. _ historic cases. thank you, emma. thank you, emma! _ historic cases. thank you, emma. thank you, emma! let's - historic cases. thank you, emma. thank you, emma! let's catch - historic cases. thank you, emma. thank you, emma! let's catch up| historic cases. thank you, emma. - thank you, emma! let's catch up with the weather now. hello again. the forecast for the next few days is one of sunshine and showers. today, as well as sunshine and showers, we've got some rain. it's been heavy this morning across parts of wales and south—west england and you can see it's rotating around an area of low pressure sinking south. but for much of the country, we're looking at sunshine and showers. some of the showers heavy and thundery and slow moving and still this cloud

across the north and the east, coming in from the north sea, pegging back the temperatures on the north sea coastline. through this evening and overnight, our area of low pressure continues to sink southwards. the cloud along the north sea coastline advances westwards, so more of us will see it and as a result, it's not going to be a cold night. we shouldn't have any issues with frost across much of the uk. tomorrow starts off on this dull note but through the day, this cloud will start to push back towards the north sea coastline. some of it won't clear. it is thick enough for some drizzle and in the sunshine behind it, we will see some showers develop, with top temperatures of 16. hello this is bbc news. the headlines: nhs waiting lists in england reach a record high — 4.95 million are waiting for treatment. world leaders call for calm after further clashes between israelis and palestinians. former prime minister

david cameron faces questions from mps later over his lobbying for collapsed firm greensill capital. and a major ovarian cancer screening trial has failed to show any reductions in deaths. british airways has announced it will be the world's first airline to trial a coronavirus test that displays results within 25 seconds. the pilot scheme will see flight and cabin crew taking a ultra—rapid covid—19 antigen test. results will be compared against their standard test results in the hopes that it could play a role in opening up travel. for more let's speak now with our correspondent victoria fritz. sounds like it could be a brilliant development, tell us more. it does. it sounds like _ development, tell us more. it does. it sounds like the _ development, tell us more. it does. it sounds like the thing _ development, tell us more. it does. it sounds like the thing that - it sounds like the thing that everyone has been looking for. some kind of trade between a pcr test, which are seen as the gold standard in terms of accuracy, but it takes

time and is relatively expensive, and a lateral flow test, which people up and down the country will be familiar with. the ones that are quite rapid, i suppose, be familiar with. the ones that are quite rapid, isuppose, half be familiar with. the ones that are quite rapid, i suppose, half an hour, a little like a pregnancy test. however, they do suffer from problems with accuracy, particularly with people who are asymptomatic. with a lateral flow test, what it is looking for is antigens. it is looking for is antigens. it is looking for is antigens. it is looking for a specific protein associated with coronavirus. now, this particular test comes from a canadian company. they claim to have a 98% sensitivity. that kind of sensitivity is something that you are much more likely to see pcr test. they say that from start to finish, someone could do this, it is a saliva test as opposed to an up their nosejob, which a saliva test as opposed to an up their nose job, which usually uncomfortable anyone who knows them, so it is a saliva test, and they say it can be done in under two minutes from start to finish. 25 seconds to

get the result. so this, they are saying, would be a real game changer. british airways is the first company on board with us, but the company are in talks with lots of other travel companies as well. also hospitality sector as well. and events organisers. this really opens up events organisers. this really opens up the possibility for rapid mass testing. it is easy—to—use and it is point—of—care diagnosis. you can find out very quickly and then you can go on into, whether it is a plane or an event, a sports match etc. it will be quite interesting. there are potentially some downfalls here. think about availability for one. they say that they are trying to ramp up production as quickly as they can. there is no widespread agreement across countries as to which tests are best and which ones are valid. so, at the moment, this testis are valid. so, at the moment, this test is approved for europe and the uk, and it is in the process of

approval in the us. it is not quite the silver bulletjust yet.- the silver bullet 'ust yet. thank ou. let's go back to our top story this morning, and with covid infection rates low, attention is turning to how hospitals can tackle the growing backlogs of waits for other types of care. 0ur health correspondent nick triggle is here to take us through the disruption the pandemic has been caused and the challenge facing the nhs. covid has had a huge impact on the nhs, more than 400,000 patients have been treated in hospital for the virus during the pandemic. the average length of stay has been nine days ? that's twice as long as patients admitted for other conditions would normally stay. thankfully cases have now dropped to a really low level, but the scale of the disruption caused to hospitals is becoming clear. a report from the institute for fiscal studies shows the number of non—covid emergency admissions dropped by a fifth last year.

outpatient appointments, including support such as physiotherapy, fell by a fifth too. the number of people admitted for planned care, like knee and hip operations, dropped by even more ? they are down a third on 2019. this fall in activity has had an impact on waits. the number of people on a waiting is nearly 5 million in england ? the highest level since records began in 2007. the numbers are even higher in wales and northern ireland per head. there has been a big jump in long waiters in particular? the numbers waiting more than a year for treatment has hit 436,000. before the pandemic there werejust 1,600. and this has happened despite a drop in people coming forward for care in the first place — the numbers referred on to waiting lists dropped by 6 million in 2020. ifjust a fraction of these seek help now it would increase

the waiting list significantly. then there s cancer care. these services has been prioritised throughout the pandemic. but waiting times have still worsened. some trusts are struggling to see even half of their patients in the target time of two months. this has happened despite fewer patients being treated. the numbers are down a5,000 across the uk as referrals in from gps and via screening have dropped ? although the numbers are now starting to rise again. experts are concerned this will mean more cancers will be spotted at a later stage, reducing the chances of survival. its clear addressing these problems reducing the chances of survival. clearly outlining their the scale of the problem facing the nhs. so what can be done to tackle it? during the pandemic,

there was a rapid acceleration in the use of remote monitoring of covid—19 patients. clinicians were able to make vital observations remotely. now, the next step is to take that idea and apply it to other conditions as well. something that may reduce the burden on hospital admissions. to discuss this further we can talk to mark fitton, director of adult social services, stockport council, and kay slinger, senior home manager at appleton lodge care home in stockport. welcome, both of you. mark, can you tell us a bit more about what was done to try to make use of the technology and the remote monitoring.— technology and the remote monitorin.. , , monitoring. absolutely. basically, back in 2019. _ monitoring. absolutely. basically, back in 2019, we _ monitoring. absolutely. basically, back in 2019, we took... - monitoring. absolutely. basically, back in 2019, we took... i - monitoring. absolutely. basically, back in 2019, we took... i am - back in 2019, we took... i am fortunate enough to work for a very forward—thinking and innovative council, and certainly received awards previously in relation to digital initiatives, and the way that we deliver services within

stockport to stop at residence. back in 2019, we had an opportunity together with the gp out of hours service in stockport to invest in an organisation that was offering remote monitoring equipment. that organisation was a scandinavian company. at the time, i think there was a lot of scepticism about the level of investment in remote monitoring, but we felt that may well help us in terms of over the winter periods try to avoid people being admitted to hospital. and being admitted to hospital. and being able to monitor people's conditions within their own homes, but also within care homes and reduce the demand that potentially was made during the winter period on hospital admissions. was made during the winter period on hospitaladmissions. so was made during the winter period on hospital admissions. so we worked with the company and invested in this equipment, where the blood pressure and pulse and a variety of

other vital signs could be monitored through use of an ipad technology into a central control room where clinicians could then monitor people remotely. and often respond by way of an online consultation to any concerns people had.— of an online consultation to any concerns people had. mark, sorry to come in there- _ concerns people had. mark, sorry to come in there. you _ concerns people had. mark, sorry to come in there. you have _ concerns people had. mark, sorry to come in there. you have given - concerns people had. mark, sorry to come in there. you have given such| concerns people had. mark, sorry to | come in there. you have given such a good, clear explanation of the process and of introducing something that was a big change. what impact did it have on hospital admissions? this was pre—disease—mack so hopefully you had time to see it established before it happened and the impact. established before it happened and the imact. ., , ., , the impact. clearly, we did not see the impact. clearly, we did not see the pandemic— the impact. clearly, we did not see the pandemic coming _ the impact. clearly, we did not see the pandemic coming at _ the impact. clearly, we did not see the pandemic coming at that - the impact. clearly, we did not see the pandemic coming at that point| the impact. clearly, we did not see i the pandemic coming at that point in time, but it certainly paid dividends in terms of how we have been able to use it to remotely monitor people with covid. again, either speed up hospital discharge process or avoid people having to go to hospital in the first place. so, you know, it has paid dividends in relation to that. in terms of

impact, absolutely, ithink relation to that. in terms of impact, absolutely, i think the company have done evaluation of this and would show they have been able to reduce hospital admissions significantly in relation to that particular impact, really. the more we can do that, the more we can free up we can do that, the more we can free up the health service to actually treat those people who do need to be admitted to hospital and receive their care and treatment. serra; admitted to hospital and receive their care and treatment. sorry to interru -t their care and treatment. sorry to interrupt you _ their care and treatment. sorry to interrupt you again. _ their care and treatment. sorry to interrupt you again. i _ their care and treatment. sorry to interrupt you again. i do - their care and treatment. sorry to interrupt you again. i do want - their care and treatment. sorry to interrupt you again. i do want to l interrupt you again. i do want to bring in women back at this point. you are obviously on the front line of this effectively in the care homes, trying to stop unnecessary admissions. tell us how it has been working in your environment. we were a- roached working in your environment. we were approached by — working in your environment. we were approached by the _ working in your environment. we were approached by the company, - working in your environment. we were approached by the company, much - working in your environment. we were approached by the company, much as| approached by the company, much as mark had _ approached by the company, much as mark had said, in 2019. all our residenls— mark had said, in 2019. all our residents were at risk of being admitted _ residents were at risk of being admitted to hospital, which increases nhs pressures. we have a gp that _ increases nhs pressures. we have a gp that is _ increases nhs pressures. we have a gp that is local to the care home. we were — gp that is local to the care home. we were able to identify residents,

do their— we were able to identify residents, do their observations daily, a dgp would _ do their observations daily, a dgp would monitor these at the company. they would _ would monitor these at the company. they would be able to intervene a lot quicker— they would be able to intervene a lot quicker because we were at the observations and we did significantly reduce hospital admissions.— significantly reduce hospital admissions. ., , ., admissions. could you put a figure on that? there _ admissions. could you put a figure on that? there were _ admissions. could you put a figure on that? there were 12 _ admissions. could you put a figure on that? there were 12 people - admissions. could you put a figure | on that? there were 12 people that were on our— on that? there were 12 people that were on our programme _ on that? there were 12 people that were on our programme in - on that? there were 12 people that were on our programme in the - were on our programme in the beginning, when we started out with the company. 0ut beginning, when we started out with the company. out of those 12 people, there _ the company. out of those 12 people, there were _ the company. out of those 12 people, there were only two hospital admissions in the six months that we started _ admissions in the six months that we started using it. find admissions in the six months that we started using it— started using it. and prior to the s stem started using it. and prior to the system coming _ started using it. and prior to the system coming in, _ started using it. and prior to the system coming in, would - started using it. and prior to the system coming in, would you . started using it. and prior to the l system coming in, would you have expected all 12 to going to hospital?— expected all 12 to going to hosital? , . ~.,, ., hospital? pretty much. most of them would have gone _ hospital? pretty much. most of them would have gone in _ hospital? pretty much. most of them would have gone in at _ hospital? pretty much. most of them would have gone in at some - hospital? pretty much. most of them would have gone in at some point. i hospital? pretty much. most of them| would have gone in at some point. or it was— would have gone in at some point. or it was an _ would have gone in at some point. or it was an intervention that we can provide, — it was an intervention that we can provide, one or two residents were having _ provide, one or two residents were having maybe two or three hospital admissions per month. the fact we are mad _ admissions per month. the fact we are mad to— admissions per month. the fact we are mad to any six month period for 12 residents — are mad to any six month period for 12 residents was quite a significant impact _ 12 residents was quite a significant im act. . , 12 residents was quite a significant imact. ., , ., _ , impact. that is obviously very significant- — impact. that is obviously very significant. in _ impact. that is obviously very significant. in terms - impact. that is obviously very significant. in terms of - impact. that is obviously very| significant. in terms of putting pressure, though, on the home, is there any downside as far as you can see? does it impact, for instance,

on liability, something as important, but basic as that? the equipment _ important, but basic as that? the equipment that we were trained, we went to _ equipment that we were trained, we went to the — equipment that we were trained, we went to the company, we are part of the pilot— went to the company, we are part of the pilot scheme, so we met with them _ the pilot scheme, so we met with them are — the pilot scheme, so we met with them are quite frequently. we looked at the _ them are quite frequently. we looked at the equipment and how easy it was to use, _ at the equipment and how easy it was to use, and _ at the equipment and how easy it was to use, and how easy the observation was to— to use, and how easy the observation was to be _ to use, and how easy the observation was to be sent over to the clinician _ was to be sent over to the clinician. it was really easy—to—use. it is an ipad, it is bluetooth _ easy—to—use. it is an ipad, it is bluetooth technology, there is no manual— bluetooth technology, there is no manual inputting of the observations, it would do it for you _ observations, it would do it for you if— observations, it would do it for you. if you _ observations, it would do it for you. if you could take a blood pressure. _ you. if you could take a blood pressure, pulse and a blood pressure. _ pressure, pulse and a blood pressure, pulse and a blood pressure, pulse and a blood pressure, pulse and temperature, you could _ pressure, pulse and temperature, you could tip— pressure, pulse and temperature, you could tip the _ pressure, pulse and temperature, you could tip the mac transfer that over~ — could tip the mac transfer that over. ~ . ~' could tip the mac transfer that over. a ~' . could tip the mac transfer that over. ~' . ,, could tip the mac transfer that over. ~ ., ., over. mark, what you say about the ossible over. mark, what you say about the possible applications _ over. mark, what you say about the possible applications going - over. mark, what you say about the | possible applications going forward? bearing in mind the very long waiting lists that are currently posing a real problem for the nhs going forward. i posing a real problem for the nhs going forward-— posing a real problem for the nhs going forward. i think obviously we saw durin: going forward. i think obviously we saw during the _ going forward. i think obviously we saw during the pandemic _ going forward. i think obviously we saw during the pandemic the - going forward. i think obviously we i saw during the pandemic the number of admissions were made in relation to covid. part of a roll, obviously what we want to do from a local authority perspective, and clearly with our partners, is make sure we support people out in the community

as much as possible. to provide that care closer to their home, whether thatis care closer to their home, whether that is a care home or their own home. hopefully in doing so, on a large scale, we avoid people having to be large scale, we avoid people having to he go to the emergency department or be admitted to hospital. that surely will free up the system in relation to having the capacity to be able to treat the people that it needs to. . ~ be able to treat the people that it needs to. ., ~ , ., be able to treat the people that it needs to. . ~' ,, ,., , be able to treat the people that it needs to. ., ~ i. , . needs to. thank you both very much indeed forjoining _ needs to. thank you both very much indeed forjoining us. _ needs to. thank you both very much indeed forjoining us. thank - needs to. thank you both very much indeed forjoining us. thank you. - indeed forjoining us. thank you. just got some breaking news to bring you about hitachi trains. they may be aware there has been an issue around the running of the trains because of an investigation being launched around cracks on the lifting plate of the trains. we are hearing that the trains are safe to run after that full investigation, and the majority of the trains will be returning to operation over the next few days. some of the trains being brought into operation again do actually have cracks on the lifting plates, but as it is used

for maintenance could not for passengerjourneys, hitachi rail train operators and the regulator have agreed that those trains are safe to return to service. some trains with more severe cracks will remain with hitachi for repair, and longer term the company says all trains with cracks will be brought back to be repaired. the company have not shared a number or percentage of trains that have been found to have the issue. back to our top story now. the deadly conflict in israel has continued overnight, despite appeals for calm from political and religious leaders. but the conflict between the two factions has gone on for decades. how did we get to this point? ros atkins has more. the violence between israel and palestinians has escalated rapidly. there have been clashes at the al—aqsa mosque injerusalem. hamas is launching rocket attacks on israel. israel is carrying out air strikes in gaza and the funerals have begun, with deaths on both sides. these tensions reach back decades but why have they escalated now?

well, there are many reasons. here are six. the first concerns growing palestinian protests. some have been sparked by an imminent ruling on six palestinian families who were threatened of eviction in the neighbourhood of sheikh jarrah. it's connected to a lawsuit brought by israeli settlers and these protesters say that as part of a broader effort to drive them from eastjerusalem. there have been regular clashes with the police. there have also been palestinian protests at damascus gate injerusalem's old city, after israeli police erected barricades. this was exacerbated by ultranationalist israelis marching nearby. the next reason is the calendar. this year, the end of ramadan has coincided with several important dates for israelis. there is also a few very combustible anniversaries, including jerusalem day. that's a day when mostly right—wing israelis celebrate the conquest of eastjerusalem in the 1967 war

and they mark that usually with a flag parade that's very provocative and goes right through the muslim quarter of the old city. the next factor is politics. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is under pressure after the recent election. his rivals are now trying to form a new government and palestinian politics is also deeply divided. hamas controls gaza, fatah controls the west bank. recent elections were postponed, much to hamas' frustration. more broadly, palestinians have felt marginalised after the us brokered the abra ham accords. this normalised relations between israel and the uae and bahrain. and so while neither hamas or mr netanyahu would put it this way, a conflict could serve political purposes for both. bear all of that in mind, the protests, the dates, the politics, as we turn to the next factor — what happened in jerusalem on monday. israeli police clashed with thousands of palestinians

in the compound of the al—aqsa mosque. over 300 palestinians and 20 police were injured, and this is all at a site which is hugely sensitive. it's sacred tojews and muslims. afterwards, israel blamed extremists, palestinian leaders called it brutal and the un said this... tear gas, stun grenades, sponge—tipped bullets, physical force and, in some cases, that appeared unwarranted, disproportionate or indiscriminate. hamas in gaza was watching these events. 0ur fifth factor was its decision to act. on monday, around 6pm local time, it began firing rockets. israel swiftly launched multiple strikes in return and this has continued. hundreds of hamas rockets, hundreds of israeli air strikes. hamas and israel's long time animosity is playing out once more and as it has, our sixth factor has also been on show. the rhetoric being used by both sides.

translation: and we will further intensify the power of our attacks. j hamas will be getting blows it will not expect. translation: if they want to i escalate, the resistance is ready. if they want to stop, the resistance is ready. if they want to move out of jerusalem, the resistance is ready. language like that makes escalation more likely. put all of that together and we start to explain the situation. but let's be clear, underneath recent events remains the long term failure of israel, the palestinians and the world to find a lasting peace and that failure explains what we're seeing now and why we'll see it again. a 21—year—old man charged with the murder of pcso julia james has been remanded in custody after appearing at maidstone crown court this morning. callum wheeler, from aylesham, is accused of inflicting serious head injuries on the 53—year—old while she was out walking her dog. 0ur correspondent, simonjones,

is at maidstone crown court. morning, simon. tell us what happened in court this morning. this was a brief happened in court this morning. “in 3 was a brief court appearance lasting little more than ten minutes. callum wheeler appeared via video link. he spoke only to confirm his name and to confirm that he was following the proceedings. he was wearing a grey t—shirt, grey tracksuit bottoms, and a black mask. no application for bail was made. a black mask. no application for bailwas made. he a black mask. no application for bail was made. he was remanded in custody, he was told he will appear here at maidstone crown court in person early next month. a trial date has been set for the 29th of november. julia james was attacked just over a couple of weeks ago, near her home in snow down near dover. she was out walking her dog. she suffered serious head injuries. earlier this week, kent police traced a reconstruction of her last known movements. her part was played by an actress, but her actual dog took part. the police say they are

still appearing for information and when they received a number of calls following the reconstruction, but they are still after more information. this has been a huge police operation in a part of rural kent. hundreds of officers have been involved, as well as kent police officers others from around the country have come in to help with door—to—door inquiries and searching a huge amount of rural land, fields and road sites. julia james is family were not in court today, but they have previously thanked kent police for their efforts in this investigation. it is an investigation. it is an investigation that is still very much ongoing.— investigation that is still very much onauoin. . ~' ,, ., the biggest tunnelling machine ever used in the uk officially starts work today. the drill, which has been named florence, will be used in the first phase of the hs2 rail project. 0ur correspondent, theo leggett, has been finding out more. if you want to make a large tunnel, you need a giant drill and they don't come any bigger than this. florence, as she's known, is

the tunnel boring machine, or tbm. so this machine itself is 170 metres long. it contains all the processes, all the pipes, all the welfare, all the canteen, all the facilities for the guys to be on the machine for such a long duration. it's 10.26 metres in diameter, so i like to say it's roughly the height of two giraffes stood one on top of each other. it's a big hit of kit. florence, and a sister machine called cecilia, will be used to build a ten mile twin bore tunnel between the chiltern hills. so, right now, we're walking through the centre of the tbm. this is where all the segments will be transferred up through, through the underside of the gantries, to deliver the segments to the front of the tbm. more than 100,000 concrete slabs will be needed to line the tunnel and they're all made on site. these segments, which are concrete, steel fibre reinforced, are needed to support the ground in the tunnel. so they're erected by the tbm machine while the tbm is driving. it's very important, it's crucial to the project, so that the tbm can keep

going and keep installing the segments and therefore producing the tunnel. like the hs2 project as a whole, the chilton tunnel has faced vocal opposition. campaigners claim the work will drain rare chalk streams and ruin habitats but the boss of hs2 insists that isn't the case. we've done everything we can, that's why we're building a tunnel in the first place, to stay underneath this chilterns area of natural beauty. we've already planted some 700,000 trees and bushes. 16,000 jobs now have been created by this project and that number will nearly double in the next few years as we get to peak activity. in total, hs2 will be using ten of the giant machines to build 64 miles of tunnel between london and the west midlands. florence, meanwhile, has onlyjust begun herjourney. it will be another three and a half years before she sees daylight again. theo leggett, bbc news. if, like me, you were wondering why

florence and cecilia, i have got some information for you. students at a high school in buckinghamshire were asked for suggestions. florence is named after florence nightingale, the founder of modern nursing. she spent many years living in buckinghamshire, which i did not know. the second machine named after pioneering astronomer and astrophysicist cecilia payne who was born in buckinghamshire as well. scientists at stanford university in the us have found a way to help a paralysed man write on a computer — by using chips implanted into his brain that converts his thoughts into words. the man was asked to imagine that he was using a pen and paper to write sentences, which the chips decoded. how amazing is that? frank willett is the lead author of this study — he told us more about how it works. these sensors are very small, 4in millimetres, arrays of tiny electrodes that are placed on the outer layer of the brain. and they are interfacing with actual single neurons, so we are listening

to the electrical impulses of single nerve cells in the brain. so, what is new about it is this idea of using handwriting. so, previous brain computer interfaces worked by allowing people to move a computer cursor on the screen using their thoughts, using their brain activity, and to type things, they would click on cues one at a time. but we found that it is actually much faster to have them, instead of doing that, to try to hand write each letter that they want to write. so, they are paralysed, so their hand is not actually moving, but as they try to make their hand write these different letters, it evokes these patterns of brain activity that we are able to translate into text on the screen, and this can achieve speeds that are almost as high as normal handwriting. this isjust translating it into text so you can type on a computer or maybe you could use it to type on your phone to send texts. this is about restoring someone who is severely paralysed. we are talking about people

who are locked in and cannot speak, and have no other way of writing an e—mail or expressing their thoughts. this is about allowing them to type something on a computer. we are not looking necessarily at reconstructing the motions of a pen and allowing them to make an image of a letter, although we have actually looked at reconstructing those shapes, that is not how the device works. all it is doing is it is listening to the brain activity that tells the system what you are trying to move, like what movements you are making. so it is listening to that activity that is saying, 0k, i want to move my fingers this way and i want to try to make my imaginary pen do this pen stroke or that pen stroke. then it is deciphering that and figuring out what the letter is and allowing you to type it. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood. hello again. low pressure continues to drive our weather over the next few days, even into next week, so the forecast remains unsettled. we're looking at heavy downpours

and warm sunshine and, at times, with a distinct lack of wind, well, the showers that we're going to see will be slow—moving. today, we've also got this area of low pressure across southern areas, which has been producing some heavy rain this morning across wales and south—west england in particular. through the day, it's going to very slowly start to slip southwards. now, for most, we're seeing some sunshine, there'll be some showers. those will be heavy and thundery, potentially with some hail and we hang onto quite a bit of cloud across the north and east of scotland and the very far north—east of england. here, that will keep the temperatures down a touch. our top temperature today is likely to be between 15—16 degrees. through this evening and overnight, still we'll start with some showers. here's our low pressure moving away but you can see all this cloud coming in from the north sea, drifting steadily westwards. so, as a result, it's not going to be a cold night. having said that, you might find temperatures just below freezing in prone parts of northern ireland, like katesbridge. now for friday, we're

in between two weather fronts. you can see not much in the way of isobars on the charts, but what we do have is a bit more of a northerly wind and more cloud coming in across the north and the east, so there's hints of blue on this temperature chart, showing that here it will be that bit cooler. so, all of us will start off more or less on a dull note. we'll start with sunshine, though, in northern ireland and the far south—east. through the day, the cloud will start to push back towards the north sea but some of it will remain. it will be thick enough here and there for some drizzle. out to the west, it will brighten up but that will spark off some showers which too could be heavy and thundery. top temperatures up to about 1a or 15. then on friday and into saturday, we've got this system moving across the uk, taking its rain with it and then the next area of low pressure comes in right behind it. so, the weather for the weekend, the theme is still an unsettled one. in fact, we're looking at further heavy showers. in between, there will be some sunny spells but it looks like it could be a bit more blustery during the course of sunday. so, as we take a look at the outlook

for monday into friday, we remain unsettled. we still have showers. in between, we'll see some sunshine but temperatures below average for this stage in may.

this is bbc news. the headlines: nhs waiting lists in england reach a record high — 4.95 million people are waiting for treatment. i'm here at st thomas's hospital to find out how they're coping with the impact of the pandemic. this is where the prime minister was brought when he had covid. we want to find out how they are getting through the backlog of patients waiting for a routine procedures. world leaders call for calm — after further clashes between the israelis and palestinians. we are hearing this morning a wave of concern from political and religious leaders warning of a kind of civil war that could erupt if this is allowed to get out of control. the former prime minister david cameron is to face questions from mps over his lobbying for

collapsed firm greensill capital. and a major ovarian cancer screening trial has failed to show any reductions in deaths. and the all england champions league final has moved to porto from istanbul. new figures published this morning show the number of people waiting for hospital treatment in england is just below five million — the highest on record. more than 430,000 have been waiting for more than a year. nhs england has allocated £160 million to fund extra clinics at weekends, and virtual assessments, as part of a trial scheme to help tackle the backlog. victoria derbyshire

is at st thomas's hospital in central london and has been looking at how it's been coping as the nhs comes out of the pandemic. just think about those figures for a minute, nearly 5 million people waiting for a routine operation, it could be a cataract operation or a knee or hip, that's nearly 5 million people who are in pain or suffering or cannot get on with their lives because they are waiting for something that before covid we took for granted. although before the pandemic waiting lists were still on the up. stu says a year ago i was told my gall bladder would be removed within weeks but i am still waiting whereas andrew says i'm going for an waiting whereas andrew says i'm going foran mri waiting whereas andrew says i'm going for an mri scan today, not bad considering i booked it only in january, so trusts around the country are coming up with different

ways to help get through this backlog of patients waiting for routine things. we will hear from a mum and a seven—year—old boy in a moment in the children's hospital which is on the side but before that, have a watch of my colleague anna collinson's report. she has been talking to patients who were affected. they said it's not good news and they said i had cancer. two months ago, doctors told elaine walsh she had womb cancer. what they did say is, you would normally be on a table in the next few weeks but we haven't got one. we haven't got a surgeon, we haven't got a table and obviously i was aware every day that i'm not on a surgical operating— it is more risk for me. after six long weeks, elaine was told her surgery had to be cancelled. it was the most horrendous day, because when they took that away from me, and they couldn't give me a foreseeable date...

in the past year, the nhs has treated more than 400,000 covid patients across the uk and rolled out a mass vaccination programme. is it hurting? your tummy is hurting? is it your tummy hurting? but this has come at a cost, disrupting nonurgent care for millions of patients like zen, orjulie and chris who have had to wait for knee and hip operations. a new report by the institute for fiscal studies says elective surgery fell by a third in england last year and it also found non—covid emergency cases and outpatient appointments had dropped, as had time—sensitive conditions like cancer, though not as much. and it's notjust a problem in england, although comparable stats are not available yet, we know a similar number are waiting for treatment in scotland while in wales and northern ireland it's even higher. the trusts with the biggest problems are saying to us that on current trajectories they are saying it could take them between

three and five years to recover those backlogs. now everybody knows that that is simply not good enough and we are going to need to work together with the government to create a plan to go faster. nhs england has announced a £160 million initiative which will consider innovative ways to tackle waiting lists. so could something like this be part of the solution? here's our mobile surgical theatre and it really is quite something to look at. it has been a year in the making. passionate about helping the nhs, these two doctors have created and raised the funds for a surgical unit which can be set up in car parks and ready to use within two hours of arrival. and what kind of patients will you be treating here? general surgery, hernias, carpal tunnels, skin surgery, cancer surgery, so it's multiple disciplines, but it is the low—risk surgery that then frees up the main

theatres in hospitals for the bigger operations under general anaesthetics, hips and knees. patients will then exit out of the back. it is hoped the one—way system will simplify the flow of people and increase the numbers treated. we can see there is a scope for change and a scope to improve patient numbers, not necessarily relying on bricks and mortar of large hospitals, but more delivery in the community, which is both easier for patients and more cost—effective and very achievable. some health officials say calling upon the private sector is another way to increase capacity, which has happened with elaine, who is due to be treated at a private hospital tomorrow. sociable and outgoing, elaine longs for her old life. the prolonged wait for her cancer treatment has been made even more painful because she has had to isolate on her own.

and they have certainly been making use of the private sector at this hospital. their colleagues in the independent sector have helped with getting through the backlog of patients. as well as st thomas's hospital and guy's on another site, there is the evelina children's hospital. i have been talking to a little boy, boy marc brown who has been coming here for five years for dialysis treatment while waiting for a kidney transplant and i have been talking to his mum and a nurse who has been looking after cruz and debbie's —— cruz�*s mum, explained what it was like bringing him here. it was scary in the beginning but we get used to it. it was scary in the beginning but we get used to it—

get used to it. what is your blood ressure, get used to it. what is your blood pressure, cruz? _ get used to it. what is your blood pressure, cruz? 82. _ get used to it. what is your blood pressure, cruz? 82. is— get used to it. what is your blood pressure, cruz? 82. is that - get used to it. what is your blood | pressure, cruz? 82. is that good? get used to it. what is your blood i pressure, cruz? 82. is that good? in the beginning it was scary, he cannot catch anything, infection, so we have to be especially careful, so it was a bit scary in the beginning but cruz got it anyway in december so after that, it was a little back. sorry, did you say that cruz got covid? did you have covid? yes. sorry, did you say that cruz got covid? did you have covid? yes, and eve one covid? did you have covid? yes, and everyone didn't _ covid? did you have covid? yes, and everyone didn't want _ covid? did you have covid? yes, and everyone didn't want cruz _ covid? did you have covid? yes, and everyone didn't want cruz to - covid? did you have covid? yes, and everyone didn't want cruz to get i covid? did you have covid? yes, and everyone didn't want cruz to get it i everyone didn't want cruz to get it because his lungs are not really developed properly. haifa because his lungs are not really developed properly.— because his lungs are not really developed properly. how do you feel now? good- — developed properly. how do you feel now? good. good _ developed properly. how do you feel now? good. good is _ developed properly. how do you feel now? good. good is the _ developed properly. how do you feel now? good. good is the word i developed properly. how do you feel now? good. good is the word of- developed properly. how do you feel now? good. good is the word of the| now? good. good is the word of the da . that now? good. good is the word of the day- that is — now? good. good is the word of the day. that is what _ now? good. good is the word of the day. that is what he _ now? good. good is the word of the day. that is what he is _ now? good. good is the word of the day. that is what he is writing i day. that is what he is writing about as well. _ day. that is what he is writing about as well. he _ day. that is what he is writing about as well. he does i day. that is what he is writing about as well. he does at i day. that is what he is writing i about as well. he does at school when he comes here.—

about as well. he does at school when he comes here. obviously cruz will have missed _ when he comes here. obviously cruz will have missed quite _ when he comes here. obviously cruz will have missed quite a _ when he comes here. obviously cruz will have missed quite a lot - when he comes here. obviously cruz will have missed quite a lot of- will have missed quite a lot of school. ., , , ., ., ., ,. school. he only gets to go to school two da s a school. he only gets to go to school two days a week _ school. he only gets to go to school two days a week but _ school. he only gets to go to school two days a week but he _ school. he only gets to go to school two days a week but he gets i school. he only gets to go to school two days a week but he gets school| two days a week but he gets school in here and they in touch with each other so he knows when to drop off from school and pick him up. stand from school and pick him up. and what has it _ from school and pick him up. and what has it been _ from school and pick him up. and what has it been like for you as his mum? in what has it been like for you as his mum? , ., , �* ., mum? in the beginning it wasn't that bad because — mum? in the beginning it wasn't that bad because we _ mum? in the beginning it wasn't that bad because we were _ mum? in the beginning it wasn't that bad because we were doing - mum? in the beginning it wasn't that bad because we were doing three i mum? in the beginning it wasn't that. bad because we were doing three days solid, it was ok can fit now and saturdays we don't get to do a lot of things at home because we are only home on a sunday because tuesday and thursday he is at school, i'm at work, monday, wednesday, friday, saturday, we are here, so we only have sunday at home. ., ., ., ., home. how long will cruz need to do dial sis home. how long will cruz need to do dialysis for? — home. how long will cruz need to do dialysis for? there _ home. how long will cruz need to do dialysis for? there is _ home. how long will cruz need to do dialysis for? there is no _ home. how long will cruz need to do dialysis for? there is no limit i home. how long will cruz need to do dialysis for? there is no limit for i dialysis for? there is no limit for now, he dialysis for? there is no limit for now. he just _ dialysis for? there is no limit for now, he just needs _ dialysis for? there is no limit for now, he just needs a _ dialysis for? there is no limit for now, he just needs a kidney i dialysis for? there is no limit for now, he just needs a kidney so l dialysis for? there is no limit for i now, he just needs a kidney so when he gets a kidney he will be off dialysis. he gets a kidney he will be off dial sis. �* ., ., , , ., dialysis. and that will happen at some point? —

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your blood pressure is good, and lots of luck. is the camera already on? the cameras been on the whole time, you didn't realise?— on? the cameras been on the whole time, you didn't realise? marni. cruz time, you didn't realise? wow. cruz brown and — time, you didn't realise? wow. cruz brown and his _ time, you didn't realise? wow. cruz brown and his mum _ time, you didn't realise? wow. cruz brown and his mum debbie thomson. cruz is on kidney dialysis, he has had leg surgery, and he also had covid in december and is coming through it all. later we will move from st thomas's to the other site, guy's hospital, to talk to cancer patients about how the pandemic has affected their treatment and how they smack is doing in terms of the backlog. thank you, victoria. i hope he gets to the beach soon. israel is deploying troops on its border with gaza

after another night of intense bombardment and street clashes between palestinians and israelis. courtney bembridge has this report. it was another night of explosions in gaza city, as heavy israeli air strikes and palestinian rocket fire continued. in the tel aviv suburb of lod, palestinian protesters torched a synagogue and confronted motorists. translation: they heard my accent was not arab. - they ran up to my car and started throwing stones. i was lucky there were no cars behind, so i reversed. i drove full gas in reverse. i almost ran into people in cars. i didn't see anything. i saw death, death. do you know what death is? people jumping at me with stones, throwing stones at me. in nearby petah tikva, this residential building was hit by a palestinian rocket. the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has vowed to stop the violence. translation: this is anarchy, nothing can justify it. _ and i will tell you more than that. nothing canjustify a lynching ofjews by arabs and nothing can justify a lynching of arabs byjews. we will not accept this.

this is not us, not this violence, not this savagery. we will bring back governance to israel's cities everywhere, in all cities. world leaders have also called for calm and the us president, joe biden, spoke to benjamin netanyahu over the phone. my expectation and hope is that this will be closing down sooner than later, but israel has a right to defend itself when you have thousands of rockets flying into your territory. the us is sending a top diplomat to the middle east to try to de—escalate the conflict but the palestinian leader is standing firm. translation: i direct my speech especially to america and israel. | we are fed up. go away from us. leave us. we will stay like a thorn in your eyes. we will never leave our country. end your occupation today before tomorrow.

the clashes may have started injerusalem but they have now spread across the country and it may be too late to contain the anger. courtney bembridge, bbc news. you're watching bbc news. let me bring you some comments from borisjohnson talking about what is happening in israel. he said the uk is very sad to see the cycle of violence in israel, he said we want to see an urgent de—escalation, so those commentsjust the to see an urgent de—escalation, so those comments just the route from borisjohnson, yesterday he similarly said he was urging israel and palestine to step back from the brink and show restraint. there is international pressure for restraint but the tensions on the ground are very high and it's hard to see how things de—escalate from here.

earlier i spoke with our diplomatic correspondent in jerusalem, paul adams. it's hard to see how this situation can be brought under control especially when you have the israeli military warning it's making the sort of preparations it would make for some kind of ground operation into the gaza strip. they know, everyone knows if that happens, the civilian casualties, the death toll, will rise dramatically, it's simply inevitable so that will mean the israeli military leadership will be pausing before taking that very decisive step but in the meantime what you have is defiance from both sides, hamas continuing to talk about being willing to engage in an open—ended conflict and firing rockets, sometimes quite deep into israel, and the israeli military launching waves of air strikes into the gaza strip against a wide range of targets. until the israelis or hamas feel they have achieved their objectives

and those are military objectives but also political objectives, conflict rather than de—escalation is what wins the day. british airways has cancelled its flights between tel aviv and heathrow airport because of the continuing conflict. the airline said it would not run flights to and from the israeli city today, adding that it is closely monitoring the security situation in the region. the headlines on bbc news: nhs waiting lists in england reach a record high — 4.95 million people are now waiting for treatment. world leaders appeal for calm after further clashes between the israelis and palestinians. and former pm david cameron is to face questions from mps over his lobbying for collapsed firm greensill capital. sport and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre,

here's olly foster. good afternoon, joanna. it's just been confirmed that the city of porto will be hosting the champions league final. uefa say they have exhausted efforts to use wembley for the final but portugal it is. , . , , wembley for the final but portugal it is. , ., , , ., , wembley for the final but portugal itis. , , ., ,~ it is. yes, it has been nearly a week since — it is. yes, it has been nearly a week since turkey _ it is. yes, it has been nearly a week since turkey was i it is. yes, it has been nearly a week since turkey was put i it is. yes, it has been nearly a week since turkey was put on | it is. yes, it has been nearly a i week since turkey was put on the red list and we have onlyjust got confirmation of the rearranged final and that tells you how complex it has been fought uefa and the authorities to find an alternative venue to istanbul. wembley was uefa's preferred option and they talk about exhaustive efforts to try to get it here but a sticking point emerged and that was simply the fact that the uk government wouldn't give

a quarantine exemption to all the stakeholders uefa wanted to be there for the final. that could have been up for the final. that could have been up to 3000 people and we heard from the culture secretary oliver dowden this week that the uk government's priority was preserving the integrity of the quarantine system so it uefa had to look elsewhere to honour its contractual obligations to sponsors and international media, thatis to sponsors and international media, that is why they settled on porto so portugal for the second year in a row hosting a champions league final despite not being scheduled to do so. the uefa president has said it is all down to the portuguese authorities that they have been able to make this work and clearly the focus for uefa was getting no stakeholders in but primarily getting fans from chelsea and manchester city in to watch that final and confirmation today that both clubs will get an allocation of 6000 tickets for the final on the

29th of may. 6000 tickets for the final on the 29th of may-— 29th of may. nora scott, many thanks. 29th of may. nora scott, many thanks- it's _ 29th of may. nora scott, many thanks. it's the _ 29th of may. nora scott, many thanks. it's the women's i 29th of may. nora scott, many - thanks. it's the women's champions league final this sunday in gothenburg, chelsea face barcelona. emma hays's side won the lead last weekend, the first british side to get to the champions league final since arsenal won it in 2007. emma hayes was part of the backroom team then but she says winning the trophy as manager would surpass everything she has achieved so far. it as manager would surpass everything she has achieved so far.— she has achieved so far. it would be amazin: , she has achieved so far. it would be amazing. to — she has achieved so far. it would be amazing, to come _ she has achieved so far. it would be amazing, to come home _ she has achieved so far. it would be amazing, to come home and - she has achieved so far. it would be amazing, to come home and be - she has achieved so far. it would be amazing, to come home and be a i she has achieved so far. it would be i amazing, to come home and be a part of a fantastic team that achieved success like that, i'm just so looking forward to the scores of little girls that will be inspired by this group of players because i didn't grow up with female role models so do think there will be little ones running around with short names of kirby, sankar, it's

the reason i get out of bed each day to go to work and i hope women's football will then step into another place after the game on sunday because people are rightfully tuning in because of the quality on display so either way i think we have one. the premier league have agreed to renew a three—year deal for its uk broadcasting rights. they rolled over their existing contract with sky sports, bt sport and the bbc although they have not gone through the normal bidding process, they were given government approval to bypass that because of the financial impact of the pandemic. £100 million of additionalfunding impact of the pandemic. £100 million of additional funding will also be made available across the football pyramid below the championship. that is your lot for now, i will be back after 1:30pm. the former prime minister, david cameron, will be questioned by mps this afternoon about his role

as a lobbyist for greensill capital. the finance company collapsed in march. mr cameron tried to persuade ministers and officials to allow the firm access to emergency covid loans. meanwhile the newly appointed adviser on the rules for government ministers has trhis morning said he's "determined" to publish an updated register of interests by the end of the month. the document would include any loans or gifts for the refurbishment of boris johnson's downing street flat. my my priorities, as well as doing right by public confidence, i think centre and is on to immediate tasks and they are very elated. —— related. the first is to scrutinise ministers interact and make sure we publish a new list after what is a ten month gap, and secondly, as agreed with the prime minister, to consider all the facts relating to the refurbishment of the prime

minister'sflat and to advise him on his own declaration of interests. if it would interest the committee, i would plan to publish that advice alongside the declaration of interests. let's speak to our political correspondent, damian grammaticas. could be published before the end of the month, with that answer the questions that have been put out about that refurbishment? that's the key question. — about that refurbishment? that's the key question. it _ about that refurbishment? that's the key question, it may _ about that refurbishment? that's the key question, it may do. _ about that refurbishment? that's the key question, it may do. what - about that refurbishment? that's the key question, it may do. what he - about that refurbishment? that's the | key question, it may do. what he was saying there was that he would publish the advice that he gave having enquired into all the facts. with the advice include all the facts? i guess we have to wait and see and he says he wants to do this by the end of the month and the key issue at the heart of that is the

fact that the prime minister, downing street say that has all been paid for, the prime minister has settled it all, the costs of doing up settled it all, the costs of doing up the downing street flat where he lives. the issue at the heart of it has been, did someone else pay earlier on and then the prime minister covered the cost later? so there is still that little gap there and we will wait to see what comes out of lord geidt in the next couple of weeks and what he publishes and what will be interesting as well is it will be the register of interests for all ministers and that has not been seen for ten months, usually there is a couple a year so this one is overdue but that will give insight into this and other issues. david cameron being questioned by mps later, 2:30pm over lobbying for greensill capital. that also eagerly

awaited. , , , i, awaited. yes, because the former prime minister _ awaited. yes, because the former prime minister will _ awaited. yes, because the former prime minister will be _ awaited. yes, because the former prime minister will be grilled - awaited. yes, because the former prime minister will be grilled by l prime minister will be grilled by current mps about his role in the whole thing, and by the whole thing there are two aspects that may be of interest, one is mr cameron's own lobbying so his efforts, and we have now seen all the text messages, the lists of attempts he made to contact the chancellor, michael gove, other ministers, senior civil servants on multiple occasions back in april last year, urging the government to step in and help or get greensill capital, this company he was working for, access to government finance schemes. one thing is his lobbying, the other thing, greensill capital has since collapsed so the question there for mps is how much did the prime minister now about greensill capital's financial issues,

especially at the beginning of the pandemic as it hit, while he was also urging the government to give the company access to public funds? 50 there is an important question so there is an important question about the management of public money, so important things that mps will want to probe and there will be a few hours of questioning. thank ou, a few hours of questioning. thank you. damien- _ the uk government "profoundly regrets and is truly sorry" for the events surrounding ballymurphy in 1971, the northern ireland secretary has told parliament. he said this also extended to the families for the "additional pain" they have had to endure and at how investigations were handled. an inquest found ten people, who were shot in the wake of an army operation in belfast, were "entirely innocent". i want to put on record the government's acknowledgement of the terrible hurt that has been caused to the families of francis quinn, father hugh mullan, noel phillips, joan connolly, daniel teggart, joseph murphy, edward doherty, john laverty, joseph corr and john mckerr.

i also want to pay tribute to the great patience with which these families have conducted themselves through their determined campaign which has lasted almost 50 years. the prime minister is writing personally to the families and expressed his deep regret to the first and deputy first ministers of northern ireland yesterday and has apologised unreservedly on behalf of the state. earlier our ireland correspondent, emma vardy, told us how the families of the victims have been reacting to the apology. this has all been pretty unsatisfactory in the eyes of families of the ballymurphy victims because we had that unequivocal coroner's findings which they welcomed but then last night the written statement from downing street which said borisjohnson was said to have made an apology in a meeting with the first and deputy first ministers, they were upset that wasn't more public. brandon lewis has now made that

apology in the commons but the families still feel they would rather have that apology come from the prime minister and be done in a more public way. people cannot help but draw comparisons with the apology david cameron made over the events of bloody sunday which were broadcast on a big screen in the guildhall of derry and were met by huge applause and families still feel pretty unsatisfied by this today and they want to see the government calling for fresh police investigations into the killings. that looks unlikely at the moment, brandon lewis alluded to government plans which are more along the lines of reconciliation and finding truth but putting an end to things like prosecutions through the courts for historic cases. emma vardy reporting. a large trial of screening for ovarian cancer has failed to show any reduction in deaths, after two decades of work. researchers at university college london looked at data from more than 200,000 women. only one in three people were still alive a decade

after being diagnosed. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood. hello again. the forecast for the next few days is one of sunshine and showers. today, as well as sunshine and showers, we've got some rain. it's been heavy this morning across parts of wales and south—west england and you can see it's rotating around an area of low pressure sinking south. but for much of the country, we're looking at sunshine and showers. some of the showers heavy and thundery and slow moving and still this cloud across the north and the east, coming in from the north sea, pegging back the temperatures on the north sea coastline. through this evening and overnight, our area of low pressure continues to sink southwards. the cloud along the north sea coastline advances westwards, so more of us will see it and as a result, it's not going to be a cold night. we shouldn't have any issues with frost across much of the uk. tomorrow starts off on this dull note but through the day, this cloud will start to push back towards the north sea coastline. some of it won't clear. it is thick enough for some drizzle and in the sunshine behind it,

we will see some showers develop, with top temperatures of 16.

hello, this is bbc news with joanna gosling. the headlines: nhs waiting lists reach a record high in england — 4.95 million people are now waiting for treatment. world leaders appeal for calm after further clashes between israelis and palestinians. former pm david cameron is to face questions from mps over his lobbying for collapsed firm greensill capital. and a major ovarian cancer screening trial has failed to show any reductions in deaths. and the all—england champions league final has been moved from istanbul to porto. with covid infection rates low, attention is turning to how hospitals can tackle the growing backlogs of waits for other types of care.

just under 5 million people awaiting treatment. our health correspondent nick triggle is here to take us through the disruption the pandemic has been caused and the challenge facing the nhs. covid has had a huge impact on the nhs, more than 400,000 patients have been treated in hospital for the virus during the pandemic. the average length of stay has been nine days ? that's twice as long as patients admitted for other conditions would normally stay. thankfully cases have now dropped to a really low level, but the scale of the disruption caused to hospitals is becoming clear. a report from the institute for fiscal studies shows the number of non—covid emergency admissions dropped by a fifth last year. outpatient appointments, including support such as physiotherapy, fell by a fifth too. the number of people admitted for planned care, like knee and hip operations, dropped by even more ?

they are down a third on 2019. this fall in activity has had an impact on waits. the number of people on a waiting list in england is at its highest level since records began in 2007. 1 in 11 people are now waiting for treatment. the numbers are even higher in wales and northern ireland per head. and this has happened despite a drop in people coming forward for care in the first place. the numbers referred on to waiting lists dropped by 6 million in 2020. ifjust a fraction of these seek help now, it would increase the waiting list significantly. then there s cancer care. these services has been prioritised throughout the pandemic, but waiting times have still worsened. some trusts are struggling to see even half of their patients in the target time of two months. this has happened despite fewer patients being treated. the numbers are down 115,000

across the uk as referrals in from gps and via screening have dropped ? although the numbers are now starting to rise again. experts are concerned this will mean more cancers will be spotted at a later stage, reducing the chances of survival. it's clear addressing these problems will take a monumental effort. thank you. nicki very clearly outlining the scale of the problem facing the nhs. —— nick. so what can be done to tackle it? the last year saw experts from many different fields coming together to pool resources in an effort to stop the nhs becoming overwhelmed by the scale of the coronavirus crisis. the use of digital technology to remotely monitor patients and the establishing of so—called 'virtual wards' was one area this happened. can the lessons learnt be applied now to help reduce the backlog in other conditions? with me is professor gary ford who

is a stroke consultant and chairs the academic health science networks — which was set up to encourage innovation in the nhs across england, and which was intrumental in bringing together teams working on monitoring covid—19 patients in their own homes. and also i'm joined by dan vahdat, founder of the technology company huma — which provides the technology that enables clinicians to remotely monitor patients. welcome both of you. thank you for joining us. gary, first of all, tell is a bit more about how innovation and technology has helped to keep things going through the covid crisis and how it may translate going forward?— crisis and how it may translate going forward? crisis and how it may translate auoin forward? . ~ ,, ,, , going forward? thank you. the nhs is a really interesting _ going forward? thank you. the nhs is a really interesting position. - going forward? thank you. the nhs is a really interesting position. the - a really interesting position. the uk is world leading in research and innovation at universities and hospitals and health care systems, consistently producing advances in care. that was shown during the pandemic. for many years, we have lagged behind other health care

systems in taking up new innovations and routinely providing into patients. what we have seen during the pandemic is the nhs rapidly adopting new ways of working. we take the exam example you were just referring to. we needed a way to maintain, key people with covid well, both in the initial phase when they were diagnosed at home and then afterwards when they were discharged from hospital, to reduce the demands on the nhs and prevent hospitals being overwhelmed. starting from scratch with nothing, these remote care pathways were set up. first one being covid care at home. patients were given a small device to measure oxygen in their blood, then they were linked by apt or phone calls information on how they were doing to a team that would monitor how they were doing. the patrol covid word model was introduced when people had been admitted to hospital or discharged and that enabled him to be discharged earlier and the team could monitor them at home,

again using a similar system. this was taken up by essentially all commissioning groups across the nhs and hospitals. it had a massive impact on keeping people well who had had covid and ensuring our hospitals could still treat everybody. what we want to do is take that approach into going forward into the other problem is the nhs faces.— forward into the other problem is the nhs faces. dan, could you tell us a bit more _ the nhs faces. dan, could you tell us a bit more about _ the nhs faces. dan, could you tell us a bit more about the _ the nhs faces. dan, could you tell| us a bit more about the technology then? i, us a bit more about the technology then? ., , ., , ., us a bit more about the technology then? ., , ., , i, ~ then? thanks. the beauty of the kind of technologies _ then? thanks. the beauty of the kind of technologies that _ then? thanks. the beauty of the kind of technologies that are _ then? thanks. the beauty of the kind| of technologies that are implemented is almost _ of technologies that are implemented is almost like a satnav that helps you to _ is almost like a satnav that helps you to go — is almost like a satnav that helps you to go from a to b. we are helping — you to go from a to b. we are helping nhs trust to prescribe an application is connected to devices, oxygen— application is connected to devices, oxygen saturation devices, one of those~ _ oxygen saturation devices, one of those~ the — oxygen saturation devices, one of those. the application tells patients what to do, when to do it, how to _ patients what to do, when to do it, how to do — patients what to do, when to do it, how to do it. — patients what to do, when to do it, how to do it, well collecting essential data that historically you

might— essential data that historically you might have been able only to collect that data _ might have been able only to collect that data in hospital settings. but now that data in hospital settings. but how you _ that data in hospital settings. but now you can do it from the comfort of your— now you can do it from the comfort of your own — now you can do it from the comfort of your own home. on the other side, you have _ of your own home. on the other side, you have clinical teams looking at your data. — you have clinical teams looking at your data, the technology can flag the patients that they need most attention, and suddenly with the same _ attention, and suddenly with the same number of resources in terms of number— same number of resources in terms of number of— same number of resources in terms of number of clinical team members, same number of resources in terms of number of clinicalteam members, you can look— number of clinicalteam members, you can look after twice as many patients _ can look after twice as many patients. these are some of the stats _ patients. these are some of the stats that— patients. these are some of the stats that through our collaborations with nhs around our projects— collaborations with nhs around our projects nationally came out. something so simple and as scalable impacted _ something so simple and as scalable impacted and we did great work together— impacted and we did great work together with nhs to increase the capacity — together with nhs to increase the capacity. just together with nhs to increase the ca aci ., , w' , together with nhs to increase the caaci ., , capacity. just quickly on the statistics. — capacity. just quickly on the statistics, because - capacity. just quickly on the statistics, because i - capacity. just quickly on the statistics, because i saw - capacity. just quickly on the l statistics, because i saw that capacity. just quickly on the - statistics, because i saw that the data shows that for every 1000 patients being monitored by that technology, for surgery, 30—35 had their surgery date moved forward because it was deemed necessary because it was deemed necessary because of what was being picked up

by the monitoring. that because of what was being picked up by the monitoring.— by the monitoring. that is correct. this is the — by the monitoring. that is correct. this is the second _ by the monitoring. that is correct. this is the second application, - this is the second application, which — this is the second application, which is — this is the second application, which is now more and more relevant. the first— which is now more and more relevant. the first one _ which is now more and more relevant. the first one was how we can increase _ the first one was how we can increase the hospital's capacity to look after — increase the hospital's capacity to look after covid patients. for the case _ look after covid patients. for the case of— look after covid patients. for the case of surgeries and operations, as you know— case of surgeries and operations, as you know we — case of surgeries and operations, as you know we have about 5 million patients _ you know we have about 5 million patients waiting for surgery, the same _ patients waiting for surgery, the same application, it is being configured already for several nhs trusts— configured already for several nhs trusts with really good impact, and it enables — trusts with really good impact, and it enables patients to look after whiie _ it enables patients to look after while they are waiting for their surgery. — while they are waiting for their surgery, and flag the patients that their condition is deteriorating. by doing _ their condition is deteriorating. by doing that, people can intervene. in some _ doing that, people can intervene. in some cases. — doing that, people can intervene. in some cases, the surgery is brought forward, _ some cases, the surgery is brought forward, and that avoids patients needing — forward, and that avoids patients needing an amd visit and emergency surgeries, _ needing an amd visit and emergency surgeries, that as you know is very costly _ surgeries, that as you know is very costly -- — surgeries, that as you know is very costly. —— a&es visit. we have a great _ costly. —— a&es visit. we have a great opportunity is a skill that across— great opportunity is a skill that across the country. together with all the _ across the country. together with all the partners, across the country. together with allthe partners, nhs help, and impact — allthe partners, nhs help, and

impact patients positively. something that we did a great work obviously— something that we did a great work obviously during the covid timeframe. but i feel a real sadness for famiiies— timeframe. but i feel a real sadness for families that we could not bring the technologies during the covid, but how— the technologies during the covid, but now we have an opportunity to double _ but now we have an opportunity to double down so that we can touch and impact _ double down so that we can touch and impact even _ double down so that we can touch and impact even more lives.— impact even more lives. gary, obviously _ impact even more lives. gary, obviously it — impact even more lives. gary, obviously it is _ impact even more lives. gary, obviously it is clear _ impact even more lives. gary, obviously it is clear to - impact even more lives. gary, obviously it is clear to see - impact even more lives. gary, obviously it is clear to see the j obviously it is clear to see the benefits of that technology when it is effectively additional monitoring thatis is effectively additional monitoring that is able to be done from the home, which would not otherwise be done, and it can identify patients who are at particular risk. but in terms of where you see the line being drawn on how much patients can being drawn on how much patients can be treated remotely with the use of technology and how important it is to still see them face—to—face, how would you define that? i mention that you are a stroke consultant. do stroke patients just need to be seen

face—to—face? with any patient in any context, there are things that will not be picked up unless there is that direct interface.— is that direct interface. clearly, if a patient _ is that direct interface. clearly, if a patient has _ is that direct interface. clearly, if a patient has a _ is that direct interface. clearly, if a patient has a significant - if a patient has a significant stroke, they need to be in hospital and cared for in a stroke unit. if we take the example of people who have had many strokes, —— many strokes. —— mini strokes. we have shown that that model is as effective, often preferred by patients and is more efficient. we still need to bring people sometimes to have tests, such as brain imaging. that has massively reduce the need to bring people to hospital. we are also seeing technology used in other parts of that pathway, where we manage stroke patients. for example, we now have artificial intelligence to help interpret it ct brain scans to look for a particular type of stroke, where there is blockage of a large

artery that needs treatment. often, out of hours, there are not radiologists present in all hospitals to be able to do that expert reporting. to these artificial intelligent solutions can automatically help reach that scan, support the clinician, and get those patients identified and rapidly transferred to centres. at the other end of the stroke journey, when people are recovering, we have now got remote approaches for rehabilitation that are being used. group lessons etc. i think we are just starting to really realise the potential to do more remotely support people, maintain their own health, as well, and try to keep people well whilst they're on the waiting list, if they are for example waiting for surgery. interesting to talk to you both. thank you. there is going to be a special programme on the bbc news channel tonight to analyse the legacy of

coronavirus for the nhs and what the health service needs to do next to reduce its backlog of patients. coronavirus infections in england are at their lowest level since august last year, but the prime minister has warned that the highly infectious indian variant is of "increasing concern". the government's scientific advisory group for emergencies will meet today to discuss the rising number of cases linked to the variant — particularly in some areas of the north west. our reporter charlotte wright has the details. coronavirus cases in the uk are at their lowest since august. but, as we prepare to take more steps back towards normality, the government's scientific advisory group for emergencies will meet today to discuss a variant that's causing growing unease. the threat of this virus remains real and new variants pose a potentially lethal danger, including the one first identified in india, which is of increasing concern here in the uk. b1617.2 is one of three mutations,

contributing to india's deadly second wave. although rates here are relatively low, more than 500 cases have now been identified in the uk, a marked increase over the previous week. many of these are in bolton, in greater manchester, where surge testing is being carried out. they have been linked to travel back from india before it was put on the red list for hotel quarantine. there has also been a sharp rise among the under 25s, prompting calls at prime minister's questions for faster distribution of the vaccine for younger age groups in the area. greater manchester has for consideration to the joint council on vaccination and immunisation a request that we have permission to vaccinate all over sixteens in bolton and more widely in greater

manchester. the prime minister says he is looking at all the potential solutions for these surges but that is not top of the list at the moment. it is not yet known if this variant will have any impact on the vaccination programme but scientists say vaccines can be tweaked. there are plans for a third booster in autumn, if required, and the government is playing down any concerns it could delay the next step on the road map out of lockdown. charlotte wright, bbc news. british airways has announced it will be the world's first airline to trial a coronavirus test that displays results within 25 seconds. the pilot scheme will see flight and cabin crew taking a ultra—rapid covid—19 antigen test. results will be compared against their standard test results in the hopes that it could play a role in opening up travel. for more on this, earlier i spoke with our correspondent victoria fritz. it sounds like the thing that everyone has been looking for. some kind of trade off between a pcr test, which is seen as the gold standard in terms of accuracy, but it takes time and is relatively expensive, and a lateral flow test,

which people up and down the country will be familiar with. the ones that are quite rapid, i suppose, half an hour, a little bit like a pregnancy test. however, they do suffer from problems with accuracy, particularly with people who are asymptomatic. with a lateral flow test, what it is looking for is antigens. it is looking for a specific protein associated with coronavirus. now, this particular test, pelican test, it comes from a canadian company called canary global. they claim to have a 98% sensitivity. that kind of sensitivity is something that you are much more likely to see in a pcr test. they say that from start to finish, someone could do this, it is a saliva test as opposed to an up the nosejob, which is, you know, really uncomfortable anyone who knows them, so it is a saliva test, and they say it can be done in under two minutes from start to finish. 25 seconds to get the result.

so this, they are saying, would be a real game changer. and certainly ba is the first company on board with this, but canary global are in talks with lots of other travel companies as well. also hospitality sector as well, and events organisers as well. this really opens up the possibility for rapid mass testing. it is easy—to—use and it is point—of—care diagnosis. you can find out very quickly and then you can go on into, whether it is a plane or an event, a sports match etc. it will be quite interesting. there are potentially some downfalls here. think about availability for one. they say that they are trying to ramp up production as quickly as they can. there is no widespread agreement across countries as to which tests are best and which ones are valid. so, at the moment, this test, the pelican test, is approved for europe and the uk, and it is in the process of approval in the us.

but it is not quite the silver bulletjust yet. back to our top story now. the deadly conflict between israeli forces and palestinians has continued overnight, despite appeals for calm from political and religious leaders. how did we get to this point? ros atkins has more. the violence between israel and palestinians has escalated rapidly. there have been clashes at the al—aqsa mosque injerusalem. hamas is launching rocket attacks on israel. israel is carrying out air strikes in gaza and the funerals have begun, with deaths on both sides. these tensions reach back decades but why have they escalated now? well, there are many reasons. here are six. the first concerns growing palestinian protests. some have been sparked by an imminent ruling on six palestinian families who were threatened of eviction in the neighbourhood of sheikh jarrah. it's connected to a lawsuit brought by israeli settlers and these protesters say that as part

of a broader effort to drive them from eastjerusalem. there have been regular clashes with the police. there have also been palestinian protests at damascus gate injerusalem's old city, after israeli police erected barricades. this was exacerbated by ultranationalist israelis marching nearby. the next reason is the calendar. this year, the end of ramadan has coincided with several important dates for israelis. there is also a few very combustible anniversaries, including jerusalem day. that's a day when mostly right—wing israelis celebrate the conquest of eastjerusalem in the 1967 war and they mark that usually with a flag parade that's very provocative and goes right through the muslim quarter of the old city. the next factor is politics. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is under pressure after the recent election. his rivals are now trying to form

a new government and palestinian politics is also deeply divided. hamas controls gaza, fatah controls the west bank. recent elections were postponed, much to hamas' frustration. more broadly, palestinians have felt marginalised after the us brokered the abra ham accords. this normalised relations between israel and the uae and bahrain. and so while neither hamas or mr netanyahu would put it this way, a conflict could serve political purposes for both. bear all of that in mind, the protests, the dates, the politics, as we turn to the next factor — what happened in jerusalem on monday. israeli police clashed with thousands of palestinians in the compound of the al—aqsa mosque. over 300 palestinians and 20 police were injured, and this is all at a site which is hugely sensitive. it's sacred tojews and muslims. afterwards, israel blamed extremists, palestinian leaders called it brutal and the un said this...

tear gas, stun grenades, sponge—tipped bullets, physical force and, in some cases, that appeared unwarranted, disproportionate or indiscriminate. hamas in gaza was watching these events. our fifth factor was its decision to act. on monday, around 6pm local time, it began firing rockets. israel swiftly launched multiple strikes in return and this has continued. hundreds of hamas rockets, hundreds of israeli air strikes. hamas and israel's long time animosity is playing out once more and as it has, our sixth factor has also been on show. the rhetoric being used by both sides. translation: and we will further intensify the power of our attacks. j hamas will be getting blows it will not expect. translation: if they want to i escalate, the resistance is ready. if they want to stop, the resistance is ready. if they want to move out of

jerusalem, the resistance is ready. language like that makes escalation more likely. put all of that together and we start to explain the situation. but let's be clear, underneath recent events remains the long term failure of israel, the palestinians and the world to find a lasting peace and that failure explains what we're seeing now and why we'll see it again. a 21—year—old man charged with the murder of pc50 julia james has been remanded in custody after appearing at maidstone crown court this morning. callum wheeler, from aylesham, is accused of inflicting serious head injuries on the 53—year—old while she was out walking her dog. earlier our correspondent simonjones gave us this update from outside maidstone crown court. this was a brief court appearance lasting little more than ten minutes. callum wheeler appeared via video link. he spoke only to confirm his name and to confirm that he was following the proceedings. he was wearing a grey t—shirt, grey

tracksuit bottoms and a black mask. no application for bail was made. he was remanded in custody, he was told he will appear here at maidstone crown court in person early next month. a trial date has been set for the 29th of november. julia james was attacked just over a couple of weeks ago, near her home in snowdown, near dover. she was out walking her dog, toby. she suffered serious head injuries. earlier this week, kent police traced a reconstruction —— staged a reconstruction. of her last known movements. her part was played by an actress, but her actual dog, toby, took part. the police say they are still appealing for information and witnesses. they said they received a number of calls following the reconstruction, but they are still after more information. this has been a huge police operation in a part of rural kent. hundreds of officers have been involved. as well as kent police officers, others from around the country have come in to help with door—to—door inquiries and searching a huge

amount of rural land, fields and road sides. julia james's family were not in court today, but they have previously thanked kent police for their efforts in this investigation. it is an investigation that is still very much ongoing. simonjones reporting. the largest tunnelling machine ever used on a uk rail project is officially starting work. florence — named after florence nightingale — will spend the next three—and—a—half years cutting through the chalk beneath the chiltern hills in buckinghamshire. the tunnel will form part of controversial high—speed rail project hs2�*s first phase, which will link london with the west midlands. scientists at stanford university in the us have found a way to help a paralysed man write on a computer — by using chips implanted into his brain that converts his thoughts into words. the man was asked to imagine that he was using a pen and paper to write sentences, which the chips decoded. frank willett is the lead

author of this study, he told us more about how it works. these sensors are very small, 4in millimetres, arrays of tiny electrodes that are placed on the outer layer of the brain. and they are interfacing with actual single neurons, so we are listening to the electrical impulses of single nerve cells in the brain. so, what is new about it is this idea of using handwriting. so, previous brain computer interfaces worked by allowing people to move a computer cursor on the screen using their thoughts, using their brain activity, and to type things, they would click on keys one at a time. but we found that it is actually much faster to have them, instead of doing that, to try to hand write each letter that they want to write. so, they are paralysed, so their hand is not actually moving, but as they try to make their hand write these different letters, it evokes these patterns of brain activity that we are able to translate into text on the screen, and this can achieve

speeds that are almost as high as normal handwriting. this isjust translating it into text so you can type on a computer or maybe you could use it to type on your phone to send texts. this is about restoring someone who is severely paralysed. we are talking about people who are locked in and cannot speak, and have no other way of writing an e—mail or expressing their thoughts. this is about allowing them to type something on a computer. we are not looking necessarily at reconstructing the motions of a pen and allowing them to make an image of a letter, although we have actually looked at reconstructing those shapes, that is not how the device works. all it is doing is it is listening to the brain activity that tells the system what you are trying to move, like what movements you are making. so it is listening to that activity that is saying, ok, i want to move my fingers this way and i want to try to make my imaginary pen do this pen stroke or that pen stroke. then it is deciphering that

and figuring out what the letter is and allowing you to type it. in a moment, the bbc news at one with jane hill, but first it's time for a look at the weather. hitand miss hit and miss downpours again today from clouds which form into clouds bringing thunder and lightning and hail. not everybody is getting the downpours today. some eastern parts of the country are enjoying some sunshine. this is where we have the highest temperatures. the worst of the weather has been so far across more southern areas, very close to the southern counties here, running along the m4. some big downpours around southern wales and the south—west of england. but also she was breaking out further north, where earlier on we had mostly dry weather. the second half of the afternoon will see showers brewing through parts of lancashire into the lake district, southern parts of scotland. areas from newcastle down

to norwich, i think, a fine afternoon. with some sunshine. the evening is looking pretty clear as well. before cloud roles and of the north sea. it will turn quite cloudy and murky here in the north and east, whereas in the south through the night it will continue to have on and off the rush. they will not be quite as heavy. overnight temperatures will be around 6—9. we are not talking about a frost tonight. here is the weather map for friday. you can see we are in between weather systems. one weather system approaching of the atlantic, a little bit whether they are across parts of scandinavia. however, that is not going to stop the showers from forming. we are expecting so to brew in the afternoon across some western and southern areas. again, some of them could be heavy. i do not think there will be as many around tomorrow. more than anything, i think it will be a fairly cloudy day across eastern areas. some sunshine will poke through those clouds. temperatures will be between 12-16. clouds. temperatures will be between 12—16. there is a look at the weekend. friday night, saturday and then eventually into sunday. we are

going to see yet another low pressure nearing and that means further showers for many of us. a very unsettled weekend on the way. i think thunder and lightning again on the cards. heel and those hit and miss downpours. this very showery cool theme of weather is going to continue through the course of the weekend after a brief lull, at least for some of us, tomorrow. you can see the outlook. lots of shower symbols on the forecast for the next few days. temperature is rather disappointing for the time of the year. it has what it is. goodbye.

the covid backlog. nearly five million people are now waiting for hospital treatment in england. waiting lists have reached a record high, after routine work was put on hold because of the pandemic. what they did say is you would normally be on a table in the next few weeks but we haven't got one, we haven't got a surgeon, we haven't got a table. we are live at st thomas' hospital in london to find out exactly how they are catching up on their waiting list backlog. we'll hear more about patients who've been affected and how the nhs can tackle the backlog. also this lunchtime: explosions. world leaders appeal for calm after continued clashes between israelis and palestinians,

more than 70 people have been killed in recent days.