this is bbc news. the headlines. the government sets out plans to tackle the unprecendented nhs backlog, as waiting lists in england are set to continue to rise for at least another two years violet is one of more than 6 million people who've been waiting for routine treatment, many of them in severe pain i can't describe the pain, the discomfort. i cry every day because i can't do what i want to do. bumper profits for the oil giant bp prompt renewed calls for a windfall tax to help households with soaring energy bills. a mini—cabinet reshuffle is under way — jacob rees—mogg becomes minister for brexit opportunities and former chief whip mark spencer replaces mr rees—mogg as leader of the commons

bamber gascoigne — the first host of university challenge has died at the age of 87 getting mixed up with her. and jane campion�*s the power of the dog leads the way at the oscar nominations with benedict cumberbatch up for best actor. good evening. the nhs waiting list in england won't start to fall for at least another two years — and it could rise significantly before then. the health secretary, sajid javid admitted the lists would get longer as he unveiled an ambitious new plan to tackle the backlog of people waiting for planned treatment. six million people on currently on a waiting list — that's one in nine of

england's population. the plan to clear the backlog involves so called surgical hubs which will specialise in procedures like hip and knee replacements and cataracts — meaning more people will be treated more quickly. there'll also be centres in local communities which will offer scans and x—rays for quicker diagnosis. patients will also be offered more choice in where they have their operations done. our health editor, hugh pym, reports. this is violet, on the way to the operating theatre for a hip replacement this morning. she struggled to walk and has been barely able to leave her house. i can't describe the pain, can't describe the discomfort. i mean, i cry every day because i can't do what i want to do. i got a walker with a seat on it, i have to sit on that to do everything. earlier she had told me what it meant to be having the operation at last. once it's over, i'll be glad, but yeah, i can't describe it

really, it's just the jitters i think. she is having her hip done at a dedicated surgical hub, a scheme which is being expanded across england in the new plant which focuses just on planned operations, dubbed hospital within hospital. at the teams are looking at how they work differently to get things like length of stay down so you have physios on this ward working alongside surgeons and nurses to make sure patients are not having to wait extra days to get home and that means we get more people in, get their surgery done and get the waiting lists down. compared to pre—pandemic,| we are able to do much more higher levels of activity, _ make sure the work that people do, they're doing the work they are trying to do, i so cutting out a lot of bureaucracy. that and longer hours in operating theatres here means they have halved the number of patients waiting more than a yearfor surgery which is what ministers want to see repeated with the plan announced today.

it will mean waiting lists falling by march 2024, strong action to reduce long waiting times, and stretching targets for early diagnosis for cancer care. this vital document shows how we will recover, but notjust recover, also reform. but labour argued the government was to blame for the current problems. this is not a covid backlog, a tory backlog, after a decade of tory mismanagement, that nhs had a good waiting list of 4.5 million before the pandemic. hospitals know that the number of people waiting for operations, but what they don't know is the number on the hidden waiting list, that is those who are at the height of the pandemic did not come forward but who have conditions which may yet require surgery. the institute for fiscal studies has projected a head, the green light showing the waiting list, now at a 6 million from the blue dotted line what might happen if 30% of the missing patients return and the orange dotted line, if 80% come forward. so there are many unknowns and one of them is a future

workforce numbers. the plan is asking for a 30% increase in activity by 2a—25 but there is not the same increase in staff so without that, it's not clear how the nhs is going to deliver all that increased activity. and fought some like rosie, the wait goes on. following a cancer diagnosis, she had a mastectomy, but since then has been waiting nearly two years for reconstructive surgery. you just want to get it sorted from a practical perspective but also you want to get this episode finished with, draw a line under the cancer, god willing, and move on. millions like her or want to get their operations done and moved on, all the uk nations have seen rising waiting lists because of covid postponements and all are now coming up with plans to try to bring them down.

well, we can speak now to tim gardner, who's a senior policy fellow at the health foundation, a charity aiming to improve health care across the uk. will health care across the uk. the governments plan w think will the governments plan work? i think the plan is quite realistic and the scale of the challenge that they're going to face in terms of addressing this backlog and some of the complexity and uncertainty that is going to need to manage as it does that. there are some very welcome new commitments about supporting people while they wait. although, to make that work better, we will need see further investment in gp services and social care and fundamentally, the plan is an acknowledgement that for very many patients, they're going to be a fact of life for the next few years. fiur

of life for the next few years. our lives going _ of life for the next few years. our lives going to _ of life for the next few years. our lives going to be _ of life for the next few years. our lives going to be lost due to all of this? is lives going to be lost due to all of this? , , , . ., lives going to be lost due to all of this? , , '. this? is very difficult to say in the 6 million _ this? is very difficult to say in the 6 million on _ this? is very difficult to say in the 6 million on the - this? is very difficult to say in the 6 million on the waiting i this? is very difficult to say in i the 6 million on the waiting list covers an enormous range of conditions and within that number, it could be people who will need very urgent treatment to people who can wait for much longer, albeit in considerable pain and discomfort of waiting for the treatment that they need and i think that is probably going to be the biggest issue of the health service is going to need to get on top of his early supporting people as they wait in helping them to stay as healthy as possible and stay in his goodness that is possible for the treatment of the need. but while still making sure that we identify the really urgent patients before their conditions

become untreatable, potentially. fir become untreatable, potentially. or organisation calculated in last september, 17 billion, will be needed to get rid of the backlog and the funding announcements are up to 10 billion, do you believe there's still a gap 7 billion there? yes. 10 billion, do you believe there's still a gap 7 billion there? yes, we do. we still a gap 7 billion there? yes, we d0- we stand _ still a gap 7 billion there? yes, we do. we stand by _ still a gap 7 billion there? yes, we do. we stand by projections - still a gap 7 billion there? yes, we do. we stand by projections and l do. we stand by projections and my work is based on assumptions about how many of the millions of people who didn't seek care from the nhs of the last two years will end up needing treatment and also the ongoing impact of the pandemic on how the health service works. the nhs plan published today, includes the same sort of assumptions, although by the looks of it, they slightly more optimistic than the ones we used. ultimately though, no

ones we used. ultimately though, no one can be really confident about what the next two or three years holds. it was written before anyone even heard of omicron and the pandemic is still retaining its ability to throw us regular curveballs.— ability to throw us regular curveballs. ~ ., , ,., curveballs. we have been reporting on the set up _ curveballs. we have been reporting on the set up of — curveballs. we have been reporting on the set up of diagnostic- curveballs. we have been reporting on the set up of diagnostic hubs, i on the set up of diagnostic hubs, what do you make of that? it is incredibly _ what do you make of that? it 3 incredibly important for people waiting. for certain conditions such as cancer, early diagnosis means that people have a whole wider range of treatment options and the prospect of the treatment leading to a successful outcome are much better. the pandemic is really seriously disrupted diagnostic services over the past two years and some procedures are taking longer to turn around but the need for greater

determination and that is leaving long delays and very long waits and so for the moment, around one of four people are waiting for six weeks in the plan that is been unveiled today and the diagnostic centres, the government has set a goal to get that down very considerably over the next few years. the oil giant bp made nine and a half billion pounds last year — its highest annual profit for 8 years. shell also reported bumper profits last week. now labour and the liberal democrats have renewed their calls for a windfall tax on energy companies saying the money raised could be used to help people struggling with spiralling bills. but bp says it's investing the profits into alternatives to fossil fuels. here's our business editor, simonjack: jenny is one of millions of people struggling with energy bills. on a prepayment meter, she is paying some of the highest prices,

which are set to rise even further. where £10 could have lasted you three or four days, two weeks later it can last you two days. so you can't... it's difficult to budget because you think, hang on, i thought i had £15 on there and now i've just checked and i've only got £7 left — surely it should be this. and you're watching the balance go down and you're thinking there's nothing i can do. when that goes, there's no electric, there's no gas. whilejenny is strapped for cash, energy companies are now drowning in it, as oil prices have doubled and gas prices have risen 400% since last year. after losing money in 2020, bp made profits of nearly £10 billion last year, its highest for eight years. its rival shell reported bumper profits of £14 billion last week. meanwhile, consumers are facing record bills with the amount energy suppliers being allowed to charge rising by over 50%, to nearly £2000 a year, from april. last november, bp�*s boss said

the company was a cash machine and today's results amplified calls for a windfall tax. it is only right and fair that those companies who have done very well out of these spikes in prices are asked to pay a little bit more to help keep bills for everybody else, and that is why i've proposed a 10% surcharge for one year on the profits of the north sea oil and gas companies, and using that money directly to lower bills for everybody else. the same high prices that have delivered crippling bills to households have seen profits at companies like bp soar. it seems like a no—brainer to try to use one to help offset the other but according to government officials and industry experts, it's not that simple. remember, these companies don't do that much business in uk territories any more and this crisis has reminded usjust how reliant on gas we remain, how difficult the road to net

zero will be. we are going to need companies like this, and their deep pockets, to get there. and we still rely on fossil fuels for most of our energy needs. they have a certain amount of money to invest. - this gives them more money to invest. - if you start taking that away, . they have less money to invest and we need them to invest both. in low—carbon, which bp and shell and others are doing, - and in supplies of oil and gas. tonight the government said a windfall tax would deter investment in the future, risk the security of current supply, and 200,000 jobs that rely on the industry. but with profits from bp and shell expected to rise again this year, calls for higher taxes will not go away. simon jack, bbc news. with me is morgan schondelmeier, director of operations at the right—of—centre economic think tank, the adam smith institute and also i'm joined by tessa khan, environmental lawyer and director of uplift, an organisation which campaigns against climate change and for a transition away from fossil fuel production.

thank you. let's go to you first of all. what are your thoughts on a windfall tax in order to help consumers who face an average price of £693 and their energy bills this year. of £693 and their energy bills this ear. ,, ., ., ., , year. so, there are a few things here. year. so, there are a few things here- first. _ year. so, there are a few things here. first, the _ year. so, there are a few things here. first, the stated profits, l here. first, the stated profits, those numbers you're using, those are worldwide profits, notjust uk profits, that is not the amount we would get from this windfall tax. and to tax the profits on north sea drilling and increasing proportion of the money and were talking about here. you won't actually get that much and we'll talk about windfall taxes that have a really chilling effects on businesses and investment in the business communities that are

trying to create. if you're trying to support people to this really challenging cost of living crisis and the bills are going to see, there many other ways to do it. we've been talking about the warm homes discount event direct payments even of the lost income should be a much better way of addressing this challenge than our broad windfall tax. ., ., , ., _ tax. one of the arguments made by those who study _ tax. one of the arguments made by those who study is _ tax. one of the arguments made by those who study is as _ tax. one of the arguments made by those who study is as is _ tax. one of the arguments made by those who study is as is 9.5 - tax. one of the arguments made by those who study is as is 9.5 is - tax. one of the arguments made by those who study is as is 9.5 is not l those who study is as is 9.5 is not just profit for fun. it is money that they intend to use to help the transformation to move away from fossil fuels and any windfall tax would take me from that investment. your thoughts? i would take me from that investment. your thoughts?— your thoughts? i think we need to study those _ your thoughts? i think we need to study those kinds _ your thoughts? i think we need to study those kinds of _ your thoughts? i think we need to i study those kinds of assertions very closely _ study those kinds of assertions very closely because actually look at where — closely because actually look at where bp's expenditure, capital expenditure is common in the uk, and 2018. _ expenditure is common in the uk, and 2018. about _ expenditure is common in the uk, and 2018, about 5% of its expenditure was going — 2018, about 5% of its expenditure was going on renewable clean energies— was going on renewable clean energies in the following year, that

fell to— energies in the following year, that fell to about three and a half percent _ fell to about three and a half percent. bp made a new investment point _ percent. bp made a new investment point in _ percent. bp made a new investment point in the — percent. bp made a new investment point in the wind resources that by its largest— point in the wind resources that by its largest prospect in the uk, it was a _ its largest prospect in the uk, it was a massive new oilfield which would _ was a massive new oilfield which would extract around 300 million barrels— would extract around 300 million harrels of— would extract around 300 million barrels of oil which are not to meet energy— barrels of oil which are not to meet energy demand in the uk which 80% of oil extracted in the north sea will be exported to international markets and so _ be exported to international markets and so simply trusting these companies to use these profits wisely— companies to use these profits wisely and in the public interest will and — wisely and in the public interest will and has backfired again and again— will and has backfired again and again in— will and has backfired again and again in the really important bit of context— again in the really important bit of context here when talking about the tax that _ context here when talking about the tax that we should be imposing on uk oil and _ tax that we should be imposing on uk oil and gas _ tax that we should be imposing on uk oil and gas companies, it is a fact that over— oil and gas companies, it is a fact that over the last six or seven years. — that over the last six or seven years. this _ that over the last six or seven years, this is been the most profitable country for the gas projects _ profitable country for the gas projects and that is led to, for example — projects and that is led to, for example in 2016 at 2017 and for bp

specifically, not paying any net tax at all _ specifically, not paying any net tax at all for — specifically, not paying any net tax at all. for the last three years and for the uk — at all. for the last three years and for the uk taxpayer, paying rebates and tax _ for the uk taxpayer, paying rebates and tax of— for the uk taxpayer, paying rebates and tax of around £400 million since 2016 _ and tax of around £400 million since 2016 so. _ and tax of around £400 million since 2016 so. our— and tax of around £400 million since 2016. so, ourtax is and tax of around £400 million since 2016. so, our tax is encouraging exploitation of unsustainable oil and gas — exploitation of unsustainable oil and gas prices and propping up the profitability where you can just justify — profitability where you can just justify it — profitability where you can just justify it in a normal day, let alone — justify it in a normal day, let alone the _ justify it in a normal day, let alone the people are dealing with the cost—of—living crisis like this one _ the cost-of-living crisis like this one. ., ., ., ,., the cost-of-living crisis like this one. ., ., ., ., one. you will have heard some of the oints one. you will have heard some of the points raised — one. you will have heard some of the points raised and _ one. you will have heard some of the points raised and will— one. you will have heard some of the points raised and will give _ one. you will have heard some of the points raised and will give you - one. you will have heard some of the points raised and will give you a - points raised and will give you a chance to divorce. but more generally, the thing at a time for people looking at price rises of up to 400%, there is a problem with a company declaring £9.5 billion and global profit, no matter which we look at it, that simple idea, many people in this country think there a problem with that. if

people in this country think there a problem with that.— problem with that. if you have a roblem problem with that. if you have a problem with — problem with that. if you have a problem with that, _ problem with that. if you have a problem with that, many - problem with that. if you have a j problem with that, many people problem with that. if you have a - problem with that, many people do, your problem is with the government for having a tax structure that allows them to do that. not bp. and as far as the sour taste of companies making a large profit or people struggling, that is incredibly understandable. but that does not mean the way to overcome this is by taxing those profits because your long—term effects and thatis because your long—term effects and that is going to be to say that this is not a good place for businesses to operate and we may take your profits with no notice and this idea that that is a one—off, you can just say that when we are facing such a cost—of—living crisis and this is going to create sustainable change, a windfall crisis is going to encourage more investment in nuclear or other renewable energy sources, it's just going to pat the purses for a little bit but it's never going to cover the money that you need to dampen this cost—of—living crisis. there are other ways.

need to dampen this cost-of-living crisis. there are other ways.- crisis. there are other ways. thank ou ve crisis. there are other ways. thank you very much _ crisis. there are other ways. thank you very much for _ crisis. there are other ways. thank you very much for you _ crisis. there are other ways. thank you very much for you both - you very much for you both coming on. thank you so much. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, england have named their squad for next month's test series in the west indies and there are two high profile absentees. james anderson and stuart broad have been left out. anderson is england's all—time leading wicket—taker in test cricket with 640 dismissals in 169 matches while broad is second on that list, with 537 wickets in 152 matches. andrew strauss, the england interim managing director, says it does "not mean the end for them as england players". is not the end, according to andrew who was interim charge of english cricket and he said that he wants to look at some exciting new pooling potential. it's not the end for anderson but he also wants to give

added responsibility to some of the others, which is an interesting statement. if there an inference with the sheer presence of anderson who has been part of english test cricket from his 15 years, is that somehow overshadowing and hindering the development of others? west ham have named kurt zouma in their starting line— up for their match against watford tonight. video's emerged of the defender kicking his cat across the floor and slapping it in the face. he's apologised. west ham say they "unreservedly condemn" zouma's behaviour. essex police are liaising with the rspca and say "urgent inquiries are ongoing". asked before the match why zouma is starting this evening and for his thoughts on the incident — west ham boss david moyess said "he's one of our better players. it's ongoing and the club are dealing with it, so that is a separate matter." that match at the london stadium is one of three games tonight in the premier league. west ham can potentially move into the top four depending on what happens elsewhere. like watford, newcastle are looking to move out of the bottom three — if they can get something at home

to everton in frank lampard's first premier league game as everton boss. manchester united are at burnley knowing a win keeps them fourth. ronaldo on the bench, cavani starts. manchester united are at burnley knowing a win keeps them fourth. england women manager sarina wiegman's named her squad for the arnold clark cup later this month. captain steph houghton won't play a part though because of injury. manchester city goalkeeper ellie roebuck has returned from injury and makes the squad — so has team—mate lucy bronze. both players will be playing under wiegman for the first time. houghton will miss the tournament, which features spain, germany and canada, after another injury setback. it's a blow for wiegman, who's won all six matches since taking charge.

always disappointed when you can't bring in a player who you really want to bring in. so, not available in either but the step it's really disappointing because they have been out for a long time already. she came in september and she had to leave and she did well when she came out of the winter break and she played well and she needs a bit more time to get fit again. so, yes, that was disappointing. so, this is the squad — which has arsenal's leah williamson. who captained england last year. she returns after missing november's camp. the tournament begins on the 17th of february when england take on canada, at middlesbrough's riverside stadium. there've been no medals for team gb at the winter olympics as yet — but there was a debut at the games to rememberfor teenager kirsty muir. who is 17 years old — and in sensationalform earlier, finishing an impressive fifth in a the big—air ski final.

she said she couldn't have done better — in an event won, in some style — by chinese skiier eileen gu. and there was bitter disapointment for the mixed curlers, bruce mouat and jen dodds, who missed out on bronze. they lost 9—3 to sweden. they do both get another shot at a medal in the team event. that's all the sport for now. we'll have more for you on the bbc news channel later on. the prime minister has been reshuffling his cabinet. borisjohnson promised a rejig in no 10 after pressure over lockdown parties. our political correspondent alex forsyth has more from downing street. the reshuffle was still ongoing to the drop support for the prime minister after the recent turmoil in the party. something of a roundabout of ministerial moves. lots of new jobs and multiple faces but some

notable appointments and among them was jacob. notable appointments and among them wasjacob. he notable appointments and among them was jacob. he becomes the minister for brexit opportunities. he has been a long time supporter of leaving the european union and what he sees as the benefit of that and our please them on the tory backbenchers but not all. the leader of the house of commons cost to mark spencer. the chief in terms of party discipline but some conservative mps of question that appointment because mark is being investigated detailed allegations of the islamophobia which he denies. his old role, that of chief whip whose security key conservative backbenchers and mine goes to chris harris. he has been a long—term supporter of borisjohnson and are ready to shore up support you can bet that's going to be his first and biggest task. but in truth, this is a pretty limited and careful

reshuffle because the prime minister right now cannot afford to alienate any more of this backbench mps. he says he hopes it will improve relations with the mps and improve the relationship in downing street and calm discontent but already some messes does not much change your and the discontent has not gone away. henry hill is news editor of the website conservative home. under the terms of the description, it barely qualifies as a reshuffle, but what you make of it? it is an entirely defensive _ but what you make of it? it is an entirely defensive operation - but what you make of it? it is an entirely defensive operation by l but what you make of it? it is an i entirely defensive operation by the prime minister and the fact that not a single single senior cabinet minister changed hands, he can no longer afford to send anyone in the cabinet to the back benches to disclose of any of the big beasts such as they are, which means he is very limited space of patronage we have seen some really surprising

moves, especially that move to appoint a leader of the house was currently under investigation after a serious complaint after a conservative mp. previously, boris johnson has demonstrated that he has gone for trying to increase the gender representation of the house committee but none of that this time. it is purely based on loyalty to the prime minister and maybe bringing out some critics, it looks instead like you circling the wagons. instead like you circling the wauons. ;: f~ ., y instead like you circling the wauons.;: f~ ~ , instead like you circling the wauons. ;: f~ ._ ~ ,., wagons. 358 tory mps of the prime minister has _ wagons. 358 tory mps of the prime minister has to _ wagons. 358 tory mps of the prime minister has to deal— wagons. 358 tory mps of the prime minister has to deal with. - wagons. 358 tory mps of the prime minister has to deal with. how- wagons. 358 tory mps of the prime l minister has to deal with. how many does he have authority over questionable how long is a piece of string, it's very hard to tell at this point. there is no leadership contest yet, so his formal position seems relatively secure on a day today basis, but that could change

with the 1920s committee which knows how many lists of gun and blue looks increasingly like you struggling to find people to believe in his vision. the tory party is not inspired, it is not excited. it won a majority two years ago and yet there is no sense that they're ploughing ahead or delivering a bulletin imaginative agenda. they're stake in day today crisis management and self inflicted by the prime minister and that's where patients with that is wearing awfully thin. piercing they're willing to support him on that basis, but evidence is there that he has changed? istallion there that he has changed? when evidence that _ there that he has changed? when evidence that he _ there that he has changed? when evidence that he can _ there that he has changed? when evidence that he can change - there that he has changed? buries evidence that he can change that borisjohnson is who he is and in some rules, that it's been an advantage. he won the mayoralty of london which means quite heavily labour. but unfortunately, he is not

suited or has proven to struggle with the crises to which he has been asked to confront in the prime minister and his politicaljudgment exposed proves to be wanting and it may be the changing personnel in downing street, someone like a powerful ideological adviser such as dominic cummings give the governor some difference but it all comes down to the character of the prime minister in that character was known with a named him leader, he cannot change it, most of us cannot change we are fundamentally as people. certainly not at that stage in my. but tory mps of the need to find a way to make borisjohnson work again as a political proposition or the need to start thinking about changing leaders stop light and looking at this reshuffle, i think the public knows about jacob re—smog but what about mark spencer as the

leader of the house is these are people of come under scrutiny after the fiasco which was triggered to change this procedures their serious issues that need to be confronted with how the house of commons deals with allegations of bullying, sexual harassment but mark spencer in particular is currently under investigation after a very serious allegation made by another conservative mp about islamophobia. he strongly denied those allegation and deserves due process, but to put any mp and that sort of situation and charge of the complaint process even if, he recuse himself from any involvement in his own case, it is still a bizarre move and suggest the prime minister has limited options.

and we'll find out how this story — and many others — are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:30 and 11:30 this evening in the papers — our guestsjoining me tonight are author and journalist, yasmin alibhai—brown and former conservative advisor, mo hussein hello. despite some fairly generous sunshine to both the north and south of the uk on tuesday, it was a very different—feeling day depending on where you were. mild atlantic air across the southern half of britain, cold arctic air to the north. between the two, our weather front — and this boundary will continue moving south in the next few days, eventually taking us all into the arctic air. overnight, though, still quite mild to the south, lows of 9—10 celsius. the front will bear rain for northern england, north wales, and the north midlands through the course of the night. and then, to the north of the front, a cold night with a frost, particularly for scotland. the front continues to sink south through wednesday — cloudier for southern counties of england and east anglia, some drizzly light rain here. elsewhere, a lot of sunshine, but it will feel colder thanks to the arctic air.

quite blustery winds through the day, as well, and those winds driving showers a good way eastwards across scotland. they'll also contribute to the cold feel.

hello, this is bbc news. i'm james reynolds. the headlines: the government sets out plans to tackle the unprecendented nhs backlog, as waiting lists in england are set to continue to rise for at least another two years. bumper profits for the oil giant bp prompt renewed calls for a windfall tax to help households with soaring energy bills. a mini—cabinet reshuffle is under way —jacob rees—mogg becomes minister for brexit opportunities and former chief whip mark spencer replaces mr rees—mogg as leader of the commons. what you doing? the northern ireland police watchdog has found evidence of "collusive behaviour" by police in 11 murders by loyalist paramilitaries in belfast in the 1990s. the inquiry examined the killings of five people in a bookmakers�* shop and six other fatal shootings. the police have apologised to the bereaved families. here's our ireland correspondent emma vardy.

on a february afternoon in 1992, this was the scene at the sean graham bookmakers in belfast, minutes after an act of sectarian carnage. loyalist paramilitaries had burst in and shot dead five catholics. there was a lot of customers in the shop. most of them dove for cover, but the men still opened fire. the attack was carried out by the paramilitary group the ulster freedom fighters. families of the victims have long claimed there was collusion between paramilitaries and security services. thomas duffin's father was one of those who had been killed. this uff gang were able to walk in, as casual as you like, murderfive people, injure eight and walk out again, and get away with it. today, the report by the police ombudsman found it was unacceptable that police had used informants who were involved in crimes including murder. eight of the agents involved - were involved in these murders, paid for by the special branch and other agencies— they were working for.

there was the provision of live weapons to the killers and the provisions of weapons to the killers. _ this constitutes, for clarity, i an irrefutable systemic policy of collusion across our city. a number of police informants at the time were found to have been involved in the murder or attempted murder of 27 people. it was the police's job to make sure that when they engaged with informants, that they probed, assessed and questioned what they were doing. and the continued use of informants whom police were aware or ought to have been aware were involved in serious criminality and murder is, in my view, unforgivable. my brother was only 22, an innocent victim. the report still brings up questions that haven't been answered and still need to be answered. the report also found that records were destroyed and the rifle used in the bookmakers attack was donated to the imperial war museum. northern ireland's police service

has offered an apology to families and says procedures have greatly improved over the last 30 years, but no—one was ever convicted for what happened here and now the government wants to end all prosecutions from the troubles. today's reportjoins a number of others with similar findings involving ties between state security forces and paramilitaries. the scale of collusion in northern ireland's conflict is slowly becoming clear. emma vardy, bbc news, belfast. health experts are calling for urgent research to find out why black women are 40% more likely to have a miscarriage than white women. the royal college of obstetricians and gynaecologists says the reasons are complex, but the current situation is unacceptable. our global health correspondent, tulip mazumdar, has been investigating. down we go! littlejudah is getting ready for an afternoon trip to the park. whoop!

before his arrival last spring, his parents endured eight miscarriages. how's it been, the first eight months? do you know what? it's been...it�*s been a bit of a journey. natasha says one of the re—occurring themes through many of her losses was a feeling of not being listened to by some clinicians. i haven't always felt that i've been taken seriously. in some cases, i've complained about serious amounts of pain — during procedures, during miscarriages — and it was kind of pooh—poohed. natasha tells me she has questioned whether her race may have been a factor here. it's hard because you have the underlying racism, but when it's not blatant... ..it�*s hard tojudge. here at queen charlotte's and chelsea hospital in west london, dr ekechi specialises in early pregnancy. she's also co—chair of the royal college of obstetricians and gynaecologists�* race and equality task force.

unfortunately, black women are more likely to have a number of conditions that put them at greater risk of miscarriage. but really on a more significant level, what we hear time and time again is that black women never feel heard in this space. without addressing the institutional racism where it exists, we will never be able to truly say that all women receive the care that they so deserve. in coventry, professor quenby runs the recurrent miscarriage clinic at university hospital. she's currently trying to get funding to investigate some of the many unknowns around why black women are at higher risk, including any potential biological factors. we know, for example, if you're black and asian, then you handle glucose less well, so we know you're at a much more increased risk of gestational diabetes. we also know that the balance of bacteria in your vagina is different in black and asian women to white women, and we know an imbalance in the bacteria in your vagina has

been associated with miscarriage and preterm birth, so that's another area we can look at. there's clearly a myriad of complex and difficult issues at play here, but the longer we don't have answers to some of these key questions, the longer so many women will continue to suffer needlessly. one idea professor quenby and her team is already working on is an app where women will be able to input their clinical details, like ethnicity and weight and whether they have had any previous miscarriages. they'll then get specific evidence—based advice on how to lower their risk of a loss. the black maternal health charity five x more is also carrying out specialist training at maternity units. he's never been before. it's going to be interesting! natasha and her husband jay say despite their harrowing experiences of loss, they feel like one of the lucky ones. they say women deserve to understand their specific risks during pregnancy and also

to simply feel heard. just seeing him is justjoy — sheerjoy. tulip mazumdar, bbc news. mauritius has sent a research vessel to the sea around the disputed chagos islands in the indian ocean. the islands are currently controlled by the uk. those on board include a number of islanders who were forcibly evicted to make way for a us military base. a united nations court has ruled that the islands belong to mauritius, a ruling disputed by the british government. travelling with islanders is our africa correspondent andrew harding, who sent this report from the indian ocean. the start of a remarkable journey. it's 50 years since these people were forcibly removed from their island homes in the indian ocean by britain. today, they're heading back. this woman is struggling to contain her excitement. very excited!

it's a day of freedom. it's a day of freedom where we will be able to go on our birthplace freely. the trip has been organised by the government of mauritius, which claims ownership of the remote chagos archipelago. but back in the 1960s, britain took control of these islands, removed the local population and allowed america to set up a military base on one of the larger islands, diego garcia. for decades, nothing changed. but in recent years, the mauritian government has won a string of victories at the united nations. two un courts have ruled that britain is illegally occupying chagos and must hand the islands to mauritius immediately. in your view, then, there is no doubt this is part of mauritian territory? absolutely. i think it's not we are saying it. this is what the courts have ruled... the un courts... the un courts have ruled, and the un court happens to be

the highest international court that we have... and you have the backing, increasingly, of most countries. absolutely, absolutely. the official reason for this boat trip is to survey a reef, as mauritius seeks to define the maritime borders of what un maps now confirm as mauritian territory. it's really important to demonstrate to the world, for mauritius, that it's capable of engaging in scientific activity, that it's capable of travelling to its own territory and it's capable of showing that the united kingdom that it doesn't require the permission of the united kingdom to go. so it's a significant moment of change. this trip is a deliberately provocative move by the mauritian government, designed at least in part to embarrass britain and to remind it that, when it comes to the tug of war over who owns the chagos archipelago, britain now has very few friends left. it will take days to reach

the chagos islands, for a trip that combines science, high politics and the raw desire to go home. andrew harding, bbc news, in the indian ocean. the canadian prime minister, justin trudeau, has said a lengthy protest against covid restrictions by truckers in the capital ottawa must stop. the city centre has been paralysed for days by hundreds of parked trucks. our correspondent in ottawa, samira hussain, says the protests were calmer today. yesterday in this area, the scene was really very tense. and i think it was because the state of emergency had just been declared in ottawa. now, though, you can really sense that there's sort of like a carnival theme going on. there's a stage that's set up behind me, there's music, people were dancing at some points during the day. the tense scene that we saw yesterday really hasn't been

happening today at all. if you look at the vaccination rates in canada, it's almost at 80% of the country is vaccinated. so this is indeed a smaller minority. and if you ask residents around here — and, in fact, according to recently released opinion polls — most canadians are against what is actually happening right now. i mean, this is still canada, and it's a very surprising scene to have these truckers occupy such large swathes right in front of parliament hill. this is where government decisions are made. but right now, everything around here is a standstill. i think one avenue that's really been very good, in terms of outreach between the protesters and the residents, is that there has been an injunction by the courts in order to stop the honking, the incessant levels of noise, and that has really made some inroads in terms of truckers being a little more respectful of the residents and the residents being less angry

towards the truckers. oscar nomination time now. the 1920s western the power of the dog — which stars benedict cumberbatch — is dominating the oscar nods. the sci—fi film dune is hot on its heels, and kenneth branagh's 1960s drama belfast is also one of the front—runners for next month's ceremony. olivia colman has been nominated for the best actress oscar for the lost daughter. with more, here's our culture editor katie razzall. it's showtime. 25 years since our first run together, 1900 and nothing... the power of the dog leads the oscar charge with 12 nominations, including best picture. netflix's1920s western, starring a resplendent benedict cumberbatch, is best on the big screen. and i've got the best seat in the house with film critic larushka ivan—zadeh. jane campion, the director, she has made history today. that's right, she's the first woman to ever be nominated

twice for best director. and her cast have done quite well as well. that's right, you've got benedict cumberbatch, kirsten dunst and jesse plemons and kodi smit—mcphee, who i think is the definite for best supporting actor. sci—fi epic dune has picked up ten nominations, best picture amongst them. and steven spielberg's remake of the musical west side story has seven, including best picture and director. it's the bookies' favourite at 3—1, but i think its best chance for winning is best supporting actress for ariana debose. you know who you are, don't you? yes, pop. belfast has seven nominations, and with the two for best picture and best original screenplay, its director, kenneth branagh, has broken another oscar record. seven nominations across seven different categories throughout his career. and i think some of the actors have also picked up some nominations? that's right, ciaran hinds and judi dench, who leads the charge of the brits.

another brit, olivia colman, has her third oscar nomination for the lost daughter, a searing look at motherhood, with ireland's jessie buckley also nominated. and you stop being a writer who waits tables... and andrew garfield, who is a top favourite for tick, tick, boom, the musical. and in that category, there are two hollywood greats, aren't there — in the best actor category? that's right, best actor very closely fought. speak, if you can. denzel washington getting his tenth nomination this year, though it has been 20 years since he won for training day. but the big favourite to win best actor is will smith. he's never won, and he's playing the father of venus and serena williams for king richard. and you think he'll win? he'll win. and king richard, the film he is in, is also nominated in the best picture category. are there any surprises there? i think drive my car, which is a three—hour—long japanese road movie. all credit to the oscar voters

for getting through that. it could be this year's parasite and upset the apple cart. but is it the year of power of the dog? i think it's netflix's power of the dog, and this could be the year that netflix finally wins the best picture category. we'll find out next month. katie razzell, bbc news. we'll find out next month, but let's have a we'll find out next month, but let's have . ., ., ., joining me now is the film critic and broadcaster leila latif. what's your pick of the nominations? i very much try to dress! i am very going power of the dog with my bolo tie, because i think it is james campion's year that she is going to absolutely sweep these awards —— the power of the dog. what absolutely sweep these awards -- the power of the dog.— power of the dog. what was it so aood power of the dog. what was it so good about _ power of the dog. what was it so good about the _ power of the dog. what was it so good about the film? _ power of the dog. what was it so good about the film? i _ power of the dog. what was it so good about the film? i think - power of the dog. what was it so | good about the film? i think what power of the dog. what was it so i good about the film? i think what it is is it is kind _ good about the film? i think what it is is it is kind of _ good about the film? i think what it is is it is kind of re-examining - is is it is kind of re—examining something we are familiar with, this western, these masculinity is, life on the range, and it is a new approach to it. it is a very unconventional structure, it feels like the protagonist changes every third of the way through

film. and also a real critique of, i suppose, toxic masculinity in there as well. i think they fascinating really stunning film. i would be very please you that clean up. some oscar donations _ very please you that clean up. some oscar donations in _ very please you that clean up. some oscar donations in history _ very please you that clean up. some oscar donations in history have - very please you that clean up. some oscar donations in history have been for really, really boring films. ihlo for really, really boring films. no for really, really boring films. in? shortage of those! for really, really boring films. no shortage of those! and _ for really, really boring films. no shortage of those! and he - —— any evidence of that? i -- any evidence of that? i cannot understand _ -- any evidence of that? i cannot understand the _ -- any evidence of that? i cannot understand the appeal _ -- any evidence of that? i cannot understand the appeal of - -- any evidence of that? i cannot| understand the appeal of belfast. one of the most bland films i've seenin one of the most bland films i've seen in a while. the other one that left me cold was coda, i felt it was like a veritable disney film, but troy kotsur�*s nomination for best supporting actor was very well—deserved. and actors be nominated the deaf people, it is nice we have a death after being —— a death actor.

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flee being nominated for best animated feature stop sometimes you can act or an actress who have got nomination after nomination, they don't win and that kind of becomes their lifetime achievement award. [30 their lifetime achievement award. do you see that with will smith this year? i you see that with will smith this ear? ~ ~ you see that with will smith this ear? ~' ~ ,, , ., year? i think will smith is doing ve , year? i think will smith is doing very. very _ year? i think will smith is doing very, very classic— year? i think will smith is doing very, very classic oscar - year? i think will smith is doing very, very classic oscar bait, . very, very classic oscar bait, that biopic, that triumphant thing that is a little is that it appeared we can all kind of feel really good about ourselves when we watch it. it's that done very, very well. it's a truly within this small box of the oscar bait, sports, trying performance and is he doing anything revolutionary? no, but he is doing it well, so i would not resent if he won that, even though i've got my heart set on andrew garfield for tick, tick, boom. y. heart set on andrew garfield for tick, tick, boom.— tick, tick, boom. y. -- like? because _ tick, tick, boom. y. -- like? because i— tick, tick, boom. y. -- like? because i think _ tick, tick, boom. y. -- like? because i think i _ tick, tick, boom. y. -- like? because i think i like - tick, tick, boom. y. -- like? because i think i like to - tick, tick, boom. y. -- like? because i think i like to see i tick, tick, boom. y. -- like? i because i think i like to see an actor really changing himself. with

andrew garfield, he is not a singer, i think he is leading most ordinary things i've seen this year. leila latif, thank _ things i've seen this year. leila latif, thank you _ things i've seen this year. leila latif, thank you for _ things i've seen this year. leila latif, thank you for addressing any minute favoured film —— it is one of the most extraordinary things i have seen this year. let's stay with awards. the brit awards are at the o2 arena taking place right now. specific categories for male and female artists have been scrapped — the organisers say this year's awards will be gender neutral. adele, ed sheeran, dave and little simz are among the nominees. well, already, adele has won one of the headline awards. the singer has been taken the brit for song of the year for her ballad easy on me. herfirst her first performance since postponing a residency at a las vegas casino.

the duchess of cornwall has carried out her first public engagement since the queen expressed her wish that camilla should become queen consort when prince charles takes the throne. the queen's platinumjubilee message ended years of controversy over camilla's future title. she had been blamed by some for the breakdown of prince charles�*s marriage to diana, but royal watchers say the public mood towards the duchess has softened. our royal correspondent daniela relph reports. an arrival fit for a queen — even a future one — at round hill primary school, in bath. a royal hand to hold as the duchess of cornwall met pupils. you can't really put it into words, how you are meeting the future queen, because they are a really important person. and for you meeting a future queen? it was amazing to be able to see

someone in the royal family. it's a once—in—a—lifetime thing. a school visit and a tree planting. this is the classic stuff of royal engagements, but there was a time when it would have been unthinkable for camilla to be out and about like this representing the royal family. after the break down of charles and diana's marriage, the headlines were brutal, personal, embarrassing, critical. one poll from july 1997 found less than a quarter of those questioned felt camilla should be queen, but gradually the mood began to shift. some of the things that were written about her were unforgivable, but what she has done and what prince charles has done is walk right back into that burning house, and what i mean by that is that the very editors, columnists, the very people who wrote some of that negativity, they have spent time with and that takes a great deal of commitment, guts and courage.

camilla winning over the doubters — here, a cheeky wink after a picture with the trump family — but there is a serious with the project supporting women where her own personal story of divorce, of publicjudgment, is seen as beneficial. she knows that she is part of the story that most of us having our lives, that life is messy and you have to face that and deal with it, and she is great in that respect, that's another reason why she brings so much care to the conversations she has with people. and for her friends, there is total confidence in the role ahead. what kind of queen do you think she will be? she will always have a sense of humour and will always put people at ease. she adores red wine, and i think she will go on enjoying red wine as queen. i hope so. some will never change their mind about camilla. they will never forgive. it's a pleasure to meet you. it's a pleasure to meet you too. it's been a bumpyjourney, but she has moved from vilified public figure to future queen.

bamber gascoigne, the long—time host of university challenge, has died at the age of 87. he was the programme's first quizmaster in 1962 and presented the programme for the next 25 years. he was well known for his many catchphrases, including "your starter for 10." david sillito looks back at his life. university challenge theme plays university challenge tournament. asking the questions, bamber gascoigne. . it began in 1962. bamber gascoigne, a 27—year—old eton—educated theatre critic, was chosen to be the host of a new quiz show, university challenge. st hilda's, evans? picasso. picasso, ten points, st hilda's. we all thought, i think, that it was a job for about three months. had anyone known that the first run of it was going to last for 25 years, and we were talking about a job for 25 years, i think we would have all been so frightened, we could hardly have read the card.

his background was rather aristocratic, and nothing ruffled his donnish charm, not even a famously disruptive team from manchester who answered every question with the name of a revolutionary leader. we pushed him pretty close to the edge, and i think somebody less genial and less polite than bamber gasgoine would have been a much more horrible person than he was that day. che guevara. karl marx. but he behaved like a very patient teacher, with a very, very bad class, who he knew he could make more of them they realised if they would only let him. his last appearance as quizmaster was an anniversary episode. jeremy paxman replaced him when

the show was relaunched on the bbc. his life after that was devoted to writing and the demands of his surrey estate, but starters for ten... ..fingers on the buzzer, his place in history is behind the desk of one of tv�*s most challenging quizzes. bamber gascoigne, who has died at the age of 87. now it's time for a look at the weather with susan powell. hello. we had some sparkling sunshine to the north and the south of the uk on tuesday, but the day felt quite different depending on where you were. blue skies in the highlands, but arctic air keeping it feeling on the wintry side. brightness across norfolk, some patchy cloud here, but feeling very mild and spring—like — temperatures in the low teens, thanks to atlantic air. dividing the two air masses, a weather front — and that will progressively move its way southwards across the uk now in the next 48 hours. overnight, it will bring some more rain into northern england, eventually pushing some

into north wales and the north midlands, i think, by dawn. to the south of the front, a mild night to come with clear spells, lows ofjust 8—9 celsius. to the north of the front, a colder night, a frost for scotland, perhaps a patchy frost for parts of northern ireland and northern england, as well. and then, through wednesday, the front pushes further south still, and the arctic air continues to advance its way south. so i think across parts of northern england, the midlands, and wales, temperatures will actually come down through the day as the sun comes out. we'll see the front—draping cloud across southern counties of england and east anglia on into the afternoon, perhaps with some drizzle. a pretty windy day across the board. gusty winds driving showers in from the west across scotland that will be wintry and notjust across the highest ground. certainly cold for scotland — highs ofjust 4—5 celsius, 11—12 further south. now this front looks like it might develop something of a wave wednesday into thursday. when we see one of those, it can slow the front down from clearing the south of the uk. so perhaps a bit more cloud and some rain here through the day. this is of more concern to us,

though, this little area of low pressure that will clip scotland overnight wednesday into thursday — a double—pronged attack. some heavier, more persistent snow showers, also some strong gale force winds, perhaps gusting 50—60 mph. could do some damage, will also make it feel particularly raw across northernmost reaches of the uk on thursday. thursday into friday, an area of high pressure actually bumps up from the south, though, and will kill the winds off overnight — perfect set—up for a widespread and hard frost to get us into friday. risk of some ice across scotland after some showers overnight. friday daytime promises to bring a lot of sunshine uk—wide, perhaps a bit more cloud into the west later on in the day. perhaps not quite as cold as the wind will be lighter, but still definitely chilly.

hello, i'm christian fraser. you're watching context on bbc news. what role does the franco german alliance play, in finding a solution to the ukraine crisis. emmanuel macron says he has been given assurances by the russian leader that war can be avoided. not quite, says moscow, who are pushing back against the notion of security guarantees. russian assault ships are moving into the black sea, south of ukraine. protests by canadian truckers angry over covid vaccine rules becomes a rallying point for opponents of restrictions around the world. borisjohnson boris johnson says borisjohnson says he will not be apologising for comments he made

about sir keir starmer despite concerns in westminster that