a sharp rise in those waiting for vital cancer care, the number of patients waiting longer than the target for treatment has doubled since 2018 to 69,000. would the chemo have done any good if he'd had that sooner? i honestly don't know. it's not... ..not something we're ever going to be able to answer and we've got to live with that. we will have more on the precious facing the nhs is waiting times in a&e have hit record levels. also this lunchtime... russia confirms

russian troops are withdrawing from the key city of kherson. and i am in edessa and ukrainejust down the road from kherson where the ukrainian army are congratulating themselves on victory but being careful about things. the mother who died 21 years after her partner poured petrol on her and set her alight — he has now been sentenced he has now been sentenced for her murder. the boss of next, who supported brexit, says the uk desperately needs foreign workers to tackle staff shortages. and england thrash india — to reach the t20 cricket and on the bbc news channel... we will be finding out shortly who is going to qatar as gareth southgate names his squad going to

the world cup. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at 0ne. there's been a steep increase in the number of people facing long waiting times for cancer care across england, scotland and northern ireland over the last four years. the number of patients waiting longer than the target of 62 days for cancer treatment — such as chemotherapy or surgery — has doubled since 2018, to 69,000. 0ur health correspondent dominic hughes has this report. married for more than 50 years, wendy and tony had seen each other through thick and thin. in september of last year, wendy's husband had a routine chest x—ray. it wasn't until november he was informed there was something abnormal and was eventually told it was terminal lung cancer in january. we assumed, obviously wrongly,

that if we hadn't heard anything, everything must be all right. tony died at the end of february, but that long delay in diagnosis and treatment still torments wendy and her children. it seems that it was the big delay at the beginning between when tony had his x—ray and someone then raised concerns about what they saw on that x—ray — that was the thing? yes. and i'm not saying the end result wouldn't have been the same. it would, i know that. i think he perhaps might have had a little bit longer. would the chemo have done any good, if he'd had that sooner? i honestly don't know. it's not... ..not something we're ever going to be able to answer. and we've got to live with that. and my children have got to live with that, which is even harder. the nhs in england says more patients are being diagnosed with cancer at an earlier stage than ever before. that really improves patient�*s chances of a good outcome. at lewisham hospital

in south london, these new, faster scanners are being used to reduce waiting times. the scanners are providing the trust with increased capacity so we can scan more patients. they are also providing us with a much better image quality and reduced scan times, so we are able to scan an extra 20 patients a week with our new mri scanner that we weren't able to do before and an extra 50 patients a week on the ct scanner that we weren't able to do before. the demand for cancer services is growing. well done, we're all finished. we're going to come in now. in august of this year, more than a quarter of a million people were checked following an urgent gp referral, the highest number on record. but that all adds pressure to the system. i know that all those in the nhs are working as hard as they possibly can to try and support patients. but what i'm concerned about is that it doesn't look

like the targets are being met and the government are looking at changing the targets. so i don't feel optimistic. if things go wrong, the impact can be devastating. at tony's old golf club, his family have planted a tree with his ashes. hiya, love. 0k today? yeah? still got some leaves left. they'll never know for sure if the delay in his diagnosis and treatment contributed to his death. but the worry is that many thousands more are living with the anxiety and uncertainty that comes with cancer. dominic hughes, bbc news. meanwhile the waiting times for a&e in england have hit record levels. our health editor hugh pym has been going through the numbers. let's going through the numbers. start with those newf yes, let's start with those new figures. yes, further evidence of the immense pressure right across the nhs, ambulances stuck outside hospitals

because they cannot hand over patients because a&e units are overcrowded with delays. let's look at the latest stats for october. in england on a&e, 30.7% had to wait more than four hours in a&e before being treated or assessed. that is a record high, about the same as figures for scotland and wales but northern ireland was a bit higher. so what about planned treatment, waiting for operations and nonurgent procedures? that waiting list has gone up again in england to seven point zero 7 million another record high waiting for treatment. again, an indication of the strain on the stress across different nhs services. , stress across different nhs services-— stress across different nhs services. , , , ., , services. yes, this is all putting the nhs a _ services. yes, this is all putting the nhs a very _ services. yes, this is all putting the nhs a very high _ services. yes, this is all putting the nhs a very high on - services. yes, this is all putting the nhs a very high on the - services. yes, this is all putting - the nhs a very high on the political agenda as well?— agenda as well? yes, we learnt yesterday _ agenda as well? yes, we learnt yesterday the _ agenda as well? yes, we learnt yesterday the royal _ agenda as well? yes, we learnt yesterday the royal college - agenda as well? yes, we learnt yesterday the royal college ofl yesterday the royal college of nursing in many parts of the uk has the mandate for strike action over

pgy- the mandate for strike action over pay. they said that could happen next month before the end of the year. we know that other health unions are balloting to get a possible similar mandate, again over pgy- possible similar mandate, again over pay. three health unions have already voted for strike action in scotland. that is looming. and then there is the big spending statement byjeremy hunt the chancellor next week. with implications for the nhs. because even if the existing target is adhered to and not cut, the nhs is adhered to and not cut, the nhs is saying inflation has wiped out a lot of previously allocated gains and it is going to be very difficult. so for the government, a lot of challenges at the nhs and it will be interesting to see how they are dealt with. many spending decisions for england because automatic ramifications and increases for scotland, wales and northern ireland.— northern ireland. thank you very much for now, _ northern ireland. thank you very much for now, hugh _ northern ireland. thank you very much for now, hugh pym, - northern ireland. thank you very much for now, hugh pym, our. northern ireland. thank you very - much for now, hugh pym, our health editor.

you can find out how your local hospital trust or health board is performing on cancer referrals on the bbc news website. president zelensky has said ukraine is moving very carefully following russia's announcement that it is withdrawing its troops from the southern city of kherson. russia's pull—out comes just six weeks after president putin declared that he was annexing the highly prized regional capital city, along with three other areas. let's talk to our international editor, jeremy bowen, who is in 0desa. talk to us more about ukraine's response about what moscow is saying about kherson? you response about what moscow is saying about kherson?— about kherson? you have 'ust mentioned i about kherson? you have 'ust mentioned president �* mentioned president zelensky�*s caution. they are cautious because they don't really trust the russians. they won't believe it is happening until it happens. and then they will advance very cautiously

because they will be very worried about booby—traps, mines, surprises like that the russians might have left behind them. but as well as that, what the ukrainians are saying is, make no mistake, this is happening because of the military pressure that we, the ukrainians are putting them under. {iii pressure that we, the ukrainians are putting them under.— pressure that we, the ukrainians are putting them under. of course, what does it all mean _ putting them under. of course, what does it all mean for— putting them under. of course, what does it all mean for the _ putting them under. of course, what does it all mean for the wider- does it all mean for the wider conflict, jeremy? it does it all mean for the wider conflict, jeremy?— does it all mean for the wider conflict, jeremy? it means first of all the war — conflict, jeremy? it means first of all the war isn't _ conflict, jeremy? it means first of all the war isn't over. _ conflict, jeremy? it means first of all the war isn't over. in _ conflict, jeremy? it means first of all the war isn't over. in a - conflict, jeremy? it means first of all the war isn't over. in a strange kind of way, while this is a serious defeat for the russians, having to pull back because the plan was originally that once they got to kherson, they could push further down the black sea coast and even perhaps threaten the city, 0desa, the one i am in and therefore control most of ukraine's access to the sea. that hasn't happened but the sea. that hasn't happened but the defeat is something that they

now have effectively accepted publicly. but pulling back on the other side of the dnipro river, which is a very considerable body of water, to prepared positions that might turn out to be one of the more sensible, from the russian point of view military decisions, that they have made since the invasion. because i have been to the front line area where the russians are at the moment, which is outside kherson city itself on miles and miles of absolutely flat farmland. there are no natural defensible position is there but a few miles away on the other side of the dnipro river in bunkers which have been constructed out of concrete and where they have supposedly some of their best forces, they are going to be a much more difficult proposition for the ukrainians. if the ukrainians ever decided they would try to mount some kind of assault over the river, that would be a very tough military

undertaking. would be a very tough military undertaking-— would be a very tough military undertakinu, , ., ~' ,, a man has been sentenced to an additional 15 years in prison for murdering his partner — who died 21 years after he doused her in petrol and set her on fire. jacqueline kirk was a0 when she was attacked in somerset in 1998. she suffered horrendous injuries, and steven craig served more than 15 years in prison after being convicted of grievous bodily harm with intent. then last year he was charged with her murder — following ms kirk's death in 2019. jenny kumah reports. looked down and when i looked down ijust, ijust went up. jacqueline kirk spoke to the bbc 20 years ago about her horrific attack. badly burned, she spent nine months in hospital following the incident.

she needed a tube in her windpipe to breathe and it affected her speech. people are shocked. that's what they see, is that, then they don't see me. jacqueline kirk's ex partner, steven craig, poured petrol over her in 1998. he set her on fire in this car park in weston—super—mare. he is said to have been inspired by a scene in the film reservoir dogs. today, more than 20 years after that attack, craig was sentenced for murder. there is no doubt that you planned and intended to engage in a gratuitous, deliberate and monstrous attack on jacqui during that road trip. with whatever means at your disposal and to intimidate her psychologically to cause maximum physical and mental pain over a period of days. her daughter says despite her injuries she remained resilient and determined to live a full life. she was a fighter. she always beat the odds. she was very, very stubborn.

she would describe - herself as stubborn and that is normally seen as a negative thing but for her it was a very - positive thing. craig was convicted for gbh for the attack in 2000 and released from prison on licence three years ago. today's ruling means he'll now serve an additional 15 years for murder. she died from her injuries. yeah. which makes me responsible for murder? that's right, yeah. during the trial the court heard conflicting medical evidence but the jury agreed with experts, like her consultant tim cook, who said that injuries to her airway and torso were partly responsible for her diaphragm rupturing and that doctors felt that her condition was too high risk to operate. this is jacqueline kirk before the attack. herfamily say although she died decades later because of her injuries, she herself was not defeated by the crime.

they remember her as a strong willed, rebellious and witty. jenny kumar, bbc news. the boss of the high street fashion chain next is urging the government to let more foreign workers into the uk, to help ease labour shortages. lord wolfson, who was a prominent supporter of brexit, says the uk's current immigration policy is crippling growth. he's been speaking to our business editor, simonjack — whojoins me now. is this surprising coming from him? in some ways, yes he was a prominent supporter of brexit, one of the big business people who wear. but he was very clear that this on immigration grounds is not the brexit he voted for. he said the government is deeply divided whether it is fortress britain and pulling up the drawbridge at all if it wants to be an open nation where the country can get in the labour supply in needs but he says the current system isn't working.

we have got people queueing up to come to this country to pick crops that are rotting in the fields, to work in warehouses that otherwise wouldn't be operable, and we're not letting them in. and we have to take a different approach to economically productive migration. we have to control immigration but we have to control it in such a way that benefits our economy rather than cripples it. and he has a solution, he wants to introduce a system where a business can decide if it needs a foreign worker, it would pay a 10% of these attacks, if you like, 10% of their salary, pay them the same as uk workers in that way businesses would only do that if they could only find —— couldn't find someone from the uk. put that to the home office, they said they were delivering than their promise to take back the borders and there was a system to bring in skilled workers. some people say it is people to pull pints in hospitality and pick vegetables we need and that is, as things stand said lord wofson, is constraining the growth of the

economy. constraining the growth of the econom . . ~' constraining the growth of the econom . ., ~ , ., constraining the growth of the economy-— constraining the growth of the econom. ., ,, ., the time is 1.15pm. our top story this lunchtime... the number of cancer patients waiting longer than the target time for their treatment has doubled in four years. and in four years. we will find out who will make the and we will find out who will make the england man's squad for the football world cup. and on the bbc news channel... england storage the final of the world cup with a demolition of india at the adelaide oval. they will face pakistan on sunday. and as each year passes, fewer of the men and women who helped to win the second world war are alive to tell their stories — veterans like bernard morgan, who was the youngest raf sergeant to storm the beaches of normandy during the d—day landings.

0ur correspondentjohn maguire has been to meet him. almost 80 years since he stormed the beaches on d—day, and bernard morgan not only still has the battle dress he wore that day — it still fits him. as a young sergeant in the raf he was a code and cipher operative, translating secret orders, and was ashore in normandy as part of a small signals team. when we landed it was sad to see all the dead soldiers lying on the beach. of course whilst we were there the enemy were coming over in low flying aircraft, so what we did, we jumped in a ditch at the side. when they'd gone, we got out. there were blankets in this stitch. —— in this ditch. we lifted the blankets up, dead germans there. he's been back to normandy for anniversaries and memorials. and i always go to the graves where

these three wireless ops are buried, and i like to think that local youngsters today remember the sailors, soldiers, airmen and civilians who gave their lives for the freedom that we enjoy today. his memory is phenomenal, helped by the diaries and mementos he kept, including this, a soldier's guide to the french. french women both young and old are far from shy! and you will, if you are a man of sense, make them your friends. do not mistake friendship for willingness to give you their favours! they laugh. and among his extraordinary collection, a message sent to troops announcing the end of the war in europe. bernard received the order two days before he was allowed to pass it on. all hostilities on second army front ceases at 0800 hours tomorrow, may the 5th.

so you knew for two days the war was over... yeah. ..before you could tell anyone. we didn't tell anybody. and he believes it's so important at this time of year to mark remembrance day. when you're in the service you thought you were doing your little bit towards helping the war win, but unfortunately it's not worked out right. we're still at wars now and, you know, when this war, our world war ii finished, we were hoping that would be the end of wars, but it's not. he wears his service medals with such great pride and he says for those friends left behind so long ago. john maguire, bbc news, crewe. bbc news is wanting to collate as many first—hand accounts of world war ii as possible, in advance of the 80th anniversary in two years' time.

if you, or someone you know, would like to share stories and experiences like bernard, please get in touch. more details are on our website — bbc.co.uk/wewerethere. in the last few moments train drivers at 12 operators have voted for strike action on november the 26. the news comes as about 100,000 civil servants have also voted to strike about pay and conditions. that's all coming from the public and commercial services union. the pcs is calling for a 10% pay rise, better pensions, job security, and no cuts to redundancy terms. the union says details of the strike will be agreed at a later meeting if there are no substantial proposals from the government.

it's the last day of hearings at the grenfell public inquiry. the inquiry looked into the circumstances leading up to and surrounding the fire that killed 72 people in a block of flats in london on the night of 14june, 2017. a new treatment to protect babies against a common and potentially dangerous winter virus called rsv has been approved by the medicines regulator. rsv is the main reason children under the age of five end up in hospital. the single antibody shot helps stop infants getting chest infections, such as pneumonia, for about six months. a large study will now look at whether the injection should be routinely given to all babies. a prominent iranian actress has posted an image of herself on instagram without a headscarf —

to signal solidarity with continuing anti—government demonstrations in the country. taraneh alidoosti — best known for her role in the oscar—winning film the salesman — held a sign reading "woman, life, freedom" in kurdish, a common rallying cry among protestors. us presidentjoe biden has signalled his intention to run for office again in 2024 — after his party, the democrats, performed better than expected in the mid—term elections on tuesday. despite that, the democrats have taken a hit from their republican opponents and are expected to lose control of the lower chamber of congress, the house of representatives — with some results still to be announced. 0ur north america correspondent nomia iqbal reports from washington. america woke up to its latest reality. it still doesn't know who won the mid—term elections. hey, buddy. joe biden. congratulations, man. congratulations. president biden looked relieved. the so—called "red wave" didn't happen.

it had been predicted the republicans would dominate. he rang up winning democrats to say congratulations. congratulations. i'm so excited for you. back in a suit and tie, president biden addressed the media. and it was a good day, i think, for democracy. and i think it was a good day for america. pennsylvania gave him his biggest win — the hoodie—wearing stroke survivor, john fetterman, beat the tv celebrity dr mehmet oz. he was backed by donald trump. many of mr trump's other candidates lost, suggesting his power over the party may be diminishing... ..and strengthening in the hands of another republican, rising conservative star ron desantis, who secured the governor race in florida. the people have delivered their verdict. freedom is here to stay! the race for the senate has come down to three states, including the state of georgia. we won't know the result

of that until december. but republicans look set to take the house, which could impact president biden�*s ability to get laws passed. let me say this, regardless of what the final tally in these elections show, and there's still some counting going on, i'm prepared to work with my republican colleagues. but will the republicans work with him? it's likely that mr biden will run for the white house again, but it's very unlikely that his opponents will help make the rest of his term successful — as they focus on winning the presidency in 202a. nomia iqbal, bbc news, washington. let's talk to our washington correspondent barbara plett usher. still waiting for some results, barbara. give us a reminder of timescale and crucially what it means if ultimately the house does go republican?

means if ultimately the house does 90 republican?— go republican? well, i can't be secific go republican? well, i can't be specific because _ go republican? well, i can't be specific because it _ go republican? well, i can't be specific because it may - go republican? well, i can't be specific because it may take . go republican? well, i can't be i specific because it may take days go republican? well, i can't be - specific because it may take days or it may take weeks to finally figure out what exactly the lay of the land is. forthe out what exactly the lay of the land is. for the house of representatives it's probably days, for the senate, that depends on three toss—up races. both sides need to win two seats. if it comes down to the third seed, that's going to run off and we won't know the results of that until early next month. but if the republicans do take even one of the houses of congress which is what is expected, that will make things difficult for president biden. he has said he will focus on defending those policies which the democrats have already past, on climate change, infrastructure and health care, and he's going to veto any attempts by republicans to roll them back. he's also going to be fighting to maintain current levels of aid to ukraine. you know, there's really only a few things that have to get done and one of them is funding the government and mr biden said he expected that to be a bipartisan effort, of course, because it has to be, but a lot of the battles are going to be around that. he will

maybe have some room to manoeuvre because if the republicans do when it's, they are going to have a very narrow majority so they're going to be having a lot of internal battles especially because so many of the candidates that run are on the hard right, but they have made very clear that they want to launch a flurry of investigations into mr biden and into his administration, so that's definitely going to raise the temperature on the hill and you know, whitehouseites have been planning for that's for several months and mr biden in effect last night said good luck to them. he's also made clear he is considering running for president, the other big name is donald trump, he was hoping to launch a presidential bid off the back of the midterms, but because of the disappointing results, because he backed candidates that lost, there is a questioning amongst republicans whether that such a great idea on whether at least he should delay any announcement he might have until we the final outcome of the race for the senate. thanks very much, barbara plett usher, with the latest in

washington, dc. cricket — and england have reached the t20 world cup final in spectacularfashion. they thrashed india by ten wickets in adelaide, winning with four overs to spare. they'll face pakistan in the final on sunday. joe wilson was watching. the adelaide oval is a striking example of modern cricket architecture, and for some of the most celebrated modern cricketers. india were expected to hit sixes, but in fact they struggled. missing their fastest bowler, the unfit mark wood, england clung on to everything. and has it been taken? it has. adil rashid's catch to dismiss virat kohli. hardik pandya concluded india's innings with belatedly some big hits, added up to 168. so england's batters chasing the final under the most intense scrutiny did it easily. and that's a clean strike. alex hales set the pace with his sixes and england never slowed. jos buttlerjoined in.

england were playing a different game — actually, the perfect game. oh, what a shot that is. they got to their victory total with a six, without losing a wicket, with four overs to spare. and they've given india a real hammering here. i think it's obviously important to enjoy this. it's a brilliant performance. now we can sort of reflect on this and enjoy it. and, of course, we know there's one big dance to go. the final�*s on sunday against pakistan. england are playing like champions. joe wilson, bbc news. in the next hour we'll find out the england squad for the men's football world cup. the tournament beings in ten days — but the host, qatar, has been dogged by persistent criticism because of its stance on same—sex relationships and its human rights record. alex howell is at the english fa's national football centre, st george's park.

we'll get more details very soon, alex? , �* ,., alex? yes, we will, we'll get some details like — alex? yes, we will, we'll get some details like you _ alex? yes, we will, we'll get some details like you say _ alex? yes, we will, we'll get some details like you say coming - alex? yes, we will, we'll get some details like you say coming in - alex? yes, we will, we'll get some details like you say coming in the l details like you say coming in the next 45 minutes. there's been a lot of controversy, hasn't there, around this tournament and the awarding of it to qatar 12 years ago, but the focus today will be about the players who will be going there to players who will be going there to play the matches. the squad is officially announced that 2pm and there's a lot of intrigue in the players who will be on that list. the manager gareth southgate will be dissing down to speak to the media and answering questions and justify his selection is up to 15 pm. we know that captain harry kane will be part of that travelling party but there will be some concern that his manager said yesterday he is suffering from fatigue and tiredness, and he actually had to be taken off, and that's one of the differences around this world cup. no manager has had to name a squad for a winter world cup before and

that has thrown up a few issues. gareth southgate has lost a couple of key players through injury because of that congested fixture schedule and that's the main risk ahead of this tournament. the players he names today have still got matches to play this weekend in the premier league and wherever else they play their club football. the first game against iran kicks off on the 21st of november, so there really isn't a long time to go. whoever gareth southgate names in his squad, there's going to be a lot of big, big talking points. shill of big, big talking points. all riaht, of big, big talking points. all right, alex, thank you very much, alex howell there and that takes this to look at the weather prospects, ben rich hasjoined me. don't be fooled by the rather cloudy appearance of the weather at the moment, don't be filled by the strength of the wind either because it's not going to feel cold out there. you will not need your big thick coat or winter duvet, it's going to be exceptionally mild over the next few days but with heavy

rain in the north—west of the uk, i've zoomed out a long way to show you this satellite image, because we've got this