tonight at ten — the nhs waiting list in england, already at a record 6 million, is to keep on growing. millions more patients will seek care now that the pandemic pressure is easing but ministers say they have a new plan to tackle the backlog. this new chapterfor the nhs provides an opportunity to radically rethink and redesign how services are delivered, to bust the backlog. this isn't a covid backlog, it's a tory backlog. after a decade of tory mismanagement, the nhs had record waiting lists of 4.5 million before the pandemic. the numbers being referred for treatment dropped by 10 million during the pandemic — some patients finally receiving treatment say they've been in great pain. i can't describe the pain, i can't describe the discomfort.

i mean, i cry every day because i can't do what i want to do. we'll be looking at the new plans — including those to reduce waiting times for cancer treatment. also tonight... massive profits for the oil giant bp, prompting new calls for a windfall tax to help households with rising energy bills. in northern ireland, the police watchdog has found evidence of �*collusive behaviour�* by police in ii murders by loyalist paramilitaries in belfast in the 1990s. the story of camilla and public opinion — we report on the change achieved by the future queen consort. what you doing, getting mixed up with her? and benedict cumberbatch is among several british nominees in the lead acting categories in this year's oscars. and coming up on the bbc news channel... west ham condemn defender kurt zouma after a video emerges showing him kicking and slapping his cat, before naming him in their starting line—up against watford.

good evening. the waiting list for hospital treatment in england will not start to fall for two years despite the new plan to tackle the backlog caused by the pandemic. the admission was made today by the health secretary sajid javid. there are 6 million people currently on a waiting list in england, and mr javid says this number will probably increase, with demand expected to rise now that pressure from covid is easing. the health secretary also set out plans for more specialist diagnostic centres and targets for cancer treatment. our health editor hugh pym has the latest details. this is violet, on the way to the operating theatre for a hip replacement this morning.

she's struggled to walk and has been barely able to leave her house. i can't describe the pain, i can't describe the discomfort. i mean, i cry every day because i can't do what i want to do. i've 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 op at last. once it's over, i'll be glad, but yeah, i can't describe it, really, it'sjust thejitters, i think. here, violet is having her hip done at what's a dedicated surgical hub — a scheme which is being expanded across england in the new plan which focuses just on planned operations, dubbed a hospital within a hospital. you've got physiotherapists 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 those waiting lists down. certainly, comparing the pre—pandemic to now, we are able to do much more higher levels of activity, make sure the work that people do, they are doing the work

they are trained to do, so cutting out a lot of bureaucracy that's there. 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 202a. 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, but also reform. but labour argued the government was to blame for the current problems... this isn't a covid backlog, it's a tory backlog. after a decade of tory mismanagement, the nhs had record waiting lists of 4.5 million before the pandemic. hospitals know 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, at the height of the pandemic, didn't come forward,

but who have conditions which may yet require surgery. the institute for fiscal studies has projected ahead. the green line shows the waiting list, now at 6 million. 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, including whether covid surges again, and also the future size of the workforce. the plan is asking for a 30% increase in activity by �*2a—�*25 but there isn't the same increase in staff so without that, it's not clear how the nhs is going to deliver all that increased activity. and, for some like rosie, the wait goes on. following a cancer diagnosis, she had a mastectomy, but since then she's 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 rosie want to get their operations done and move 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. hugh pym, bbc news. the oil giant bp has announced it made £9.5 billion of profit last year — its highest for eight years. its rival shell has also reported bumper profits. labour and the liberal democrats have now renewed their calls for a windfall tax on energy companies, saying the money raised could be used to help people struggling with rising bills. but bp says it's investing profits into alternatives to fossil fuels. our business editor simonjack has the story. 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 £2,000 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. the prime minister borisjohnson has been reshuffling his cabinet team, following weeks of controversy over lockdown parties at number ten and accusations of smearing the labour leader sir keir starmer. our political correspondent alex forsyth is at westminster

talk us through some of the changes. this was a small reshuffle designed to shore up support for the prime minister after recent old mill but there were some new faces and also a lot of old faces in new faces, including jacob rees—mogg who becomes the ministerfor including jacob rees—mogg who becomes the minister for brexit opportunities. he is one of the original advocates for leaving the eu so that role will please someone the tory backbenches but everybody. taking over his old job is mark spencer who goes from the chief whip, the man who was in charge of party discipline, to become the leader of the house of commons, and that has prompted concern from some conservative mps who point out he is currently under investigation for allegations of islamophobia, which he denies, but labour says that is an inappropriate appointment. number ten it says you can't pre—empt the inquiry. taking over his hold role, chris heaton—harris becomes the chief whip —— his old role. he will

be trying to rally support for the prime minister, and that will become his priority, but overall this was a limited reshuffle, borisjohnson could not afford to alienate many in his party and he hoped it would calm the nerves and strengthen the operation. one former minister said not much has changed tonight. alex forsyth, many thanks. in northern ireland, the 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. our ireland correspondent emma vardy has more details. 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. president macron has been in kyviv for talks with the ukranian president and he says he can see a path forward to ease tensions with russia. there are concerns that russia is preparing to invade ukraine, which it regards as a security threat on its southern border. yesterday, the french president was in moscow pursuing diplomatic efforts with president putin. russia denies it�*s preparing to invade but in eastern ukraine civilians are already caught up in violence as separatist fighters, backed by russia, have occupied some areas since 2014. the bbc�*s fergal keane has reported on the conflict since it began and has sent this report from kyviv.

voices and sounds recorded over eight years of war, of agonies that can�*t be erased and which are revived by fears of a new conflict. in a kyiv veteran center, the reassurances of childhood for those brutalized by battle. ok, so that was, you reckon, that was a good decision? olena was a combat medic. she�*s haunted by dreams in which dead comrades return to speak to her. in my dream, i came back home and i met my dead friend and i asked him what i doing here?

and he told me, "what? i�*m living here, i live here". and ijust need to tell him that he�*s dead. he didn�*t know that he�*s dead. i wonder what all this escalation means for you, given what you�*ve seen? once i lost my family and my home and i don�*t want to lose it again. so for me, this is a huge problem. i don�*t have one more life to restart it. since the war began in 2014, i�*ve been photographing some of its faces... ..and hearing the testimonies of those for whom it is a constant presence. treatment of trauma is underfunded, and many are left without help. so you worked across both military and civilian? vladimir voloshin is a therapist working with trauma patients.

translation: those people who've not been treated, - they have a feeling of anxiety in the background waiting for something bad. they have mood swings and when big stress happens like this escalation, it gets worse. amid new threats, it can be easy to overlook what�*s already been lost. andre is a traumatized veteran for whom metal work is therapeutic, but it doesn�*t alter his sense of futility over the war. translation: we wanted to free our land, but - the result was the opposite. that was the trauma for me. what comes back the most is the loss of friends, those who are gone, those who you could trust with your life. there�*s no inevitability about war.

and the hope is it will be averted. because its result is always certain — destruction of the body and the mind. fergal keane, bbc news, ukraine. the high court in london has been shown whatsapp messages in which the reality television star rebekah vardy says she would "love to leak" stories about coleen rooney to the press. in the latest stage of the legal battle involving the footballers�* wives, the court was told that rebekah vardy made the comments to her agent caroline watt. rebekah vardy is suing coleen rooney for libel. coleen rooney, wife of the football star wayne rooney, alleges that rebekah vardy passed on personal details about her to the sun newspaper. west ham have "unreservedly condemned" kurt zouma, after a video emerged of the france defender kicking his cat across the floor and slapping it in the face. zouma, who has apologised, played in tonight�*s premier league

game against watford. essex police are liaising with the rspca and say �*urgent inquiries are ongoing�*. the duchess of cornwall has carried out her first public engagement since the queen expressed her wish that camilla should become queen consort when charles becomes king. the message for the queen�*s platinum jubilee ended years of debate and controversy over camilla�*s future title and some commentators say the public mood towards the duchess has changed in recent years. our royal correspondent daniela relph has ther story. 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�*re meeting the future

queen, because they�*re a really important person. and for you meeting the future queen? l 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. informal, camilla has helped win over the doubters. here, a cheeky wink after a picture with the trumps. but there is a seriousness too, particularly with the projects supporting women, where her own personal story of divorce and public judgment is seen as beneficial. she knows that she's part of the story that most of us have in our lives, which is that life is messy and you have to face that and deal with it and she is great in that respect, and 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. daniela relph, bbc news, bath. bamber gascoigne, one of the most familiar faces on british television in the 1960s and 70s — has died at the age of 87. a big one coming up, your starterfor ten. he was the first quizmaster of university challenge in 1962 and presented the show for 25 years, becoming known for his catchphrases, including �*your starterfor 10�* and �*no conferring�*. his wife christina said he was �*an incredibly generous man�* with a �*limitless thirst for knowledge�*. the 1920s western, �*the power of the dog�* is dominating this year�*s oscar nominations.

the sci—fi film dune is not far behind and sir kenneth branagh�*s1960s drama �*belfast�* is also one of the front—runners for next month�*s ceremony. olivia colman, benedict cumberbatch and andrew garfield are among the british nominees in the lead acting categories. with more details 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. you start being a writer

who waits tables... and andrew garfield, who is 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.

the brit awards have been held at the o2 arena in london tonight — specific categories for male and female artists were scrapped for the first time in favour of gender neutral awards. adele was the big winner of the night with awards also going to ed sheeran, the indie singer—songwriter sam fender, and rapper little sims. our music correspondent mark savage was watching. the british album of the year goes to adele! it was almost inevitable. adele swept the board at the brits. i am very proud — swept the board at the brits. i am very proud of— swept the board at the brits. i am very proud of myself for— swept the board at the brits. i —n very proud of myself for sticking to my guns and putting out an album about something so personal to me. she also gave a laid—back performance of i drink wine on a set

of the shows she has postponed. but there was no reference to that setback as she took to the stage in london, sometimes with little difficulty. i london, sometimes with little difficul . ., ., difficulty. i cannot get down there. thank yom — difficulty. i cannot get down there. thank yom but _ difficulty. i cannot get down there. thank you. but not _ difficulty. i cannot get down there. thank you. but not as _ difficulty. i cannot get down there. | thank you. but not as much difficult as anne—marie. luckily she recovered to keep performing, and meanwhile ed sheeran opened the show playing his number one hits, bad habit. he was also named songwriter of the year while billie eilish won best international artist.- while billie eilish won best international artist. thank you cu s, so international artist. thank you guys. so much- _ international artist. thank you guys, so much. i— international artist. thank you guys, so much. i am - international artist. thank you guys, so much. i am so - international artist. thank you i guys, so much. i am so honoured international artist. thank you - guys, so much. i am so honoured and feel so_ guys, so much. i am so honoured and feel so lucky— guys, so much. i am so honoured and feel so lucky to be awarded this again — feel so lucky to be awarded this aaain. . ~' ,. feel so lucky to be awarded this aaain. . ~ i., feel so lucky to be awarded this aaain. . ~ . best new again. thank you so much. best new artist went to _

again. thank you so much. best new artist went to rapper little _ again. thank you so much. best new artist went to rapper little sims - artist went to rapper little sims and her mum. artist went to rapper little sims and her mum-— artist went to rapper little sims and her mum. ~ ., ,., artist went to rapper little sims and her mum. ~ ., y., ., and her mum. mum, look what you have done, and her mum. mum, look what you have done. man- _ and her mum. mum, look what you have done. man- in— and her mum. mum, look what you have done, man. in the _ and her mum. mum, look what you have done, man. in the first _ and her mum. mum, look what you have done, man. in the first year _ and her mum. mum, look what you have done, man. in the first year without - done, man. in the first year without male and female _ done, man. in the first year without| male and female categories, women prizewinners outnumbered male prizewinners outnumbered male prizewinners by three to one. i really love being a woman being a female artist, i do. savage, bbc news. that�*s it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night.

this is bbc news, the headlines. the leaders of france, germany and poland have been meeting in berlin, as efforts continue to defuse tensions with russia over ukraine. poland�*s president described the crisis as the worst situation since 1989, the year the berlin wall fell. earlier, france�*s president macron briefed the ukrainian president zelensky in kyiv. he said vladimir putin had given him an assurance russian forces would not escalate the crisis near ukraine�*s border. officials in canada say the bridge linking ontario with detroit, is now open again, after it was blocked by truckers protesting against covid vaccine laws. protests continue in the capital ottawa. in america, the fbi has arrested a husband and wife, on charges of trying to launder around four and a half billion dollars�* worth of stolen bitcoin. the cryptocurrency was allegedly taken in a hack in 2016.