this is bbc news. the headlines... border force staff are to go on strike at several airports over christmas. civil service union leaders claim they've been given little choice. we, they've been given little choice. like nurses and te�* paramedics, we, like nurses and teachers and paramedics, and other people in the public sector, have no option other than to take industrial action because abbott members currently are skipping meals and not able to put their heating on a home because of their heating on a home because of the poverty they are living in. meawhile, downing street says the government is considering new measures to curb disruption caused by strikes as nhs staff are told there will be no increased pay offer to prevent industrial action. 25 people have been arrested

in raids across germany on suspicion of plotting to overthrow the government. heat living rooms during the day and bedrooms before going to sleep — that's the advice from health officials as a cold spell hits the uk. days after returning to the commons from the celebrityjungle, matt hancock announces he'll step down as an mp at the next general election. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. now border guards have announced industrial action at the uk's main airports over christmas. the dates affected — when passport workers will be on strike — are december 23, 2a, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30 and 31. their union is the pcs union, which says the government could stop

the strikes tomorrow by putting more money on the table. earlier, downing street said it wouldn't rule out new laws to curb public sector workers going on strike, amid a wave of industrial action including nhs staff, railway workers and firefighters. and the health secretary, steve barclay, has today refused to increase the government's pay offer to nhs staff. our political correspondent leila nathoo reports. an emergency service facing its own crisis. so say the unions representing ambulance staff across england and wales, who will go on strike in a fortnight over pay. life—saving care will be provided but unions claim the service is in a critical condition. one third of our members in the ambulance service are telling us that they believe delays have led to deaths. it is not industrial action that is posing a threat to the service, it's over a decade of cuts, this has been a long—running developing crisis and the government has simply refused to listen up to now. elsewhere, nurses in england,

wales and northern ireland are also planning to walk out this month. they, like others, want pay rises in line with inflation, which has been running at its highest rate in decades. but the government has been standing firm, saying their demands are unaffordable. if everyone in the public sector was to receive a pay rise in line with inflation, that would cost an extra £28 billion, an extra £1,000 per household. at a time of huge cost—of—living pressures, it is important we get that balance right between what additional tax we ask viewers to pay at a time of cost—of—living pressure alongside recognising that paramedics and the nhs as a whole have faced very real challenges as a result of the pandemic. rail workers are planning further strike action over december and january in a dispute with their employers over pay, terms and conditions. the transport secretary mark harper has insisted his role was not to negotiate but urged unions to keep talking and put any proposed deals to their members.

but labour says ministers need to be around the table. we can't go on like this, we have people leaving our front line professions. yes, they need a pay rise, yes, the situation is incredibly difficult, but that is why the government should be in the room, sitting around the table, moving heaven and earth to get this sorted. but in the commons this afternoon, rishi sunak said he was focused on minimising disruption from strikes. if the union leaders continue to be unreasonable, then it is my duty to take action to protect the lives and livelihoods of the british public, and that is why, since i became prime minister, i have been working for new tough laws to protect people from this disruption. from postal workers to driving test examiners, strikes are spreading across public services. they will be noticed and felt this winter while all sides try to find resolutions. leila nathoo, bbc news, westminster.

let's listen to what mark serwotka of the pcs union, that represents border force staff, had to say this afternoon when he announced the christmas strike action. we have tried for months to negotiate with the government and have been ignored, we are told the government has an open door but there is no point in the door being opened if there is nothing behind it. money is available or has been put on the table and no assurances have been given to the people we represent, so therefore we have had to sadly embark on an calling industrial action that will have a major effect on people who use public services because we, like nurses and teachers and paramedics and other people in the public sector, have no option other than to take industrial action because other members currently are skipping meals, not be wiki —— being able to put the heating on a home because of the poverty they are living in. let's talk to our political correspondent, iain watson.

we have heard this before, what are they going to do and when? in effect, what we have erred from the government in its 2019 manifesto was they would impose minimum service levels on strike days in the transport sector but today number 10 suggested this would be extended to other areas of public services. for example, there will be legislation in due course to bring in these minimum service levels and it looks like they will expand that to cover perhaps controversially some other areas and workers who might be on strike. there is also where going on in the cabinet office looking at a range of other policy options, the government will not specify exactly what but they do admit what they are doing will not mitigate the effects of the disruption we will see before

christmas on the railways and amongst border force staff but nonetheless they seem to be working on some other options and when they were asked specifically would they consider banning strikes by those emergency workers who still have the right to strike, including ambulance crews who intend to go on strike, they said they were not ruling anything in or out and they obviously wanted to keep that option open. it will be the case that from usually conservative supporting newspapers and from backbenchers, rishi sunak has been under pressure to go further and today he was signalling his preparedness to do so. . ~' signalling his preparedness to do so. . ~ , ., signalling his preparedness to do so. . ~ i. ., signalling his preparedness to do so. . ., ., so. thank you. iain watson at westminster. _ and stay with us because in just under ten minutes we will be speaking to mark serwotka about that planned industrial action. 25 people have been arrested in germany on suspicion of being involved in a plot to overthrow the government. federal prosecutors say 3,000 officers raided several properties right across the country,

including an army barracks. one person was also detained in austria and another in italy, with the suspects all alleged to be part of a far—right group that planned to storm the german parliament. with the latest, here's damian mcguinness in berlin. this 71—year—old aristocrat, prince heinrich the 13th, was allegedly the ringleader of a far right plot to overthrow the german state and establish himself as monarch. this might sound far—fetched but it has sparked the largest anti—terror operation modern germany has ever seen. in raids across the country, 3,000 officers have arrested dozens of people, including former soldiers accused of going into barracks to recruit army staff, and an ex member of parliament, who until she was arrested, was working as a judge in berlin. the plan was to attack energy infrastructure, spark a civil war, and so overthrow the government. these people are known as the reichsburger, or citizens of the empire, in english. they are conspiracy theorists who don't believe in the legitimacy of the modern german state.

they claim it is occupied by the us, and want to set up a nation modelled on the german empire before world war i. outlandish ideas, but dangerous. translation: it should concern us lthat these people are not stupid. l they are educated people with experience in life. they have access to arms and to information and to important people. this combination makes it particularly threatening and remarkable. this movement has been active since the 1980s, but during the pandemic gained momentum, boosted by anti—vaccine covid deniers and conspiracy theorists, inspired by america's qanon. even trying to storm the german parliament in 2020. experts say this latest plot is unlikely to have worked. the movement is small and very fringe, but it is also potentially violent with access to military training and weapons. that's why germany takes this so seriously.

damien mcguinness, bbc news, berlin. let's get more on this from dr hans jakob schindler, senior director at the counter extremism project in berlin. thanks forjoining us. were you surprised at the scale of these arrests? . ~ surprised at the scale of these arrests? ., ~ , ., ., ., ., arrests? thank you for having me, of course, arrests? thank you for having me, of course. this — arrests? thank you for having me, of course, this was _ arrests? thank you for having me, of course, this was the _ arrests? thank you for having me, of course, this was the last _ arrests? thank you for having me, of course, this was the last operation i course, this was the last operation in german history, it is indeed a fringe movement but there are about 20,000 individuals of the domestic intelligence services counts towards that movement and they are pretty atomic, small cells, individuals, and with not much of a network structure and here we did have a very serious network structure. i agree with the assessment that there is absolutely no chance this plot would work to bring down the german government. but it would have, except if they had put action to what they were planning, quite a lot

of violence of the local level. this is why they had to move today, the police to fight there are suggestions that some arrested are pretty senior members of the german elite. ajudge, for instance. she used to be a member of parliament for the extreme right party and went back into government service and this will come back to hunter because this is treasonous and there are members of the forces including actively serving forces and this is why this was a serious plot and of course is people are particularly delusional in their ideas but that does not mean they are not at the same time serious.— same time serious. what is their beef with the _ same time serious. what is their beef with the german _ same time serious. what is their beef with the german state? - same time serious. what is their| beef with the german state? this same time serious. what is their i beef with the german state? this is a consniracy — beef with the german state? this is a conspiracy theory _ beef with the german state? this is a conspiracy theory and _ beef with the german state? this is a conspiracy theory and we - beef with the german state? this is a conspiracy theory and we see - beef with the german state? this is a conspiracy theory and we see the | a conspiracy theory and we see the overlapping between qanon and the

old ideas the idea that all levels of government are illegitimate because it may 2045, it did not end, the idea of the federal germany as a company rather than a state so it used to be harmless, printing their own passports and id cards but now it is transformed and certainly, as one of the outcomes from the covid pandemic and the radicalisation of the movement, it is now something far more dangerous.— far more dangerous. there are a suggestion _ far more dangerous. there are a suggestion that _ far more dangerous. there are a suggestion that this _ far more dangerous. there are a suggestion that this movement l far more dangerous. there are a i suggestion that this movement has somehow co—opted people who were anti—mask wearing and so on and they are part of this radical right—wing fringe? are part of this radical right-wing frinae? , are part of this radical right-wing frinue? , , , are part of this radical right-wing frine? , , , are part of this radical right-wing frinae? , , ., fringe? yes, because if you are actin: fringe? yes, because if you are acting on _ fringe? yes, because if you are acting on a _ fringe? yes, because if you are acting on a feeling _ fringe? yes, because if you are acting on a feeling that - fringe? yes, because if you are acting on a feeling that is - fringe? yes, because if you are l acting on a feeling that is against the establishment, the step to say

the establishment, the step to say the establishment, the step to say the establishment is no longer legitimate is only a short one. during the covid pandemic, the reichsburger movement, as did other violent extremist networks in germany, they were able to extend their social basis and gather more support but also internally increase their own radicalisation.— their own radicalisation. thank you ve much their own radicalisation. thank you very much for— their own radicalisation. thank you very much forjoining _ their own radicalisation. thank you very much forjoining us. _ their own radicalisation. thank you very much forjoining us. thank- their own radicalisation. thank you i very much forjoining us. thank you. let's go back to the strike action planned by civil servants now. i'm joined now by associate professor of law at king's college london, dr ewan mcghaughey, who specialises in labour law and industrial relations. thank you forjoining us. i hope i got your surname correct! i tried! first of all, given the rate of inflation, is it surprising we are

seeing the strikes? i inflation, is it surprising we are seeing the strikes?— inflation, is it surprising we are seeing the strikes? i don't think it is and it is — seeing the strikes? i don't think it is and it is a _ seeing the strikes? i don't think it is and it is a great _ seeing the strikes? i don't think it is and it is a great point _ seeing the strikes? i don't think it is and it is a great point that - seeing the strikes? i don't think it is and it is a great point that we . is and it is a great point that we have some of the highest inflation we have had since the 1970s, when we also had an energy crisis driven by our addiction to fossil fuels. steve barclay earlier mentioned the figure of £28 billion to give everybody an inflation protected pay rise and the biggest for oil companies in the world, they made about £100 billion in profit already this year. of course there is an easy way that the government can stop this sort of shutdown, the management shutdown and the government shutdown and that is to pay people fairly and get around the table and come to a resolution. around the table and come to a resolution-— around the table and come to a resolution. but the government ara ument resolution. but the government argument has _ resolution. but the government argument has been, _ resolution. but the government argument has been, and - resolution. but the government argument has been, and will i resolution. but the government i argument has been, and will continue to be, one suspects, but if you give the public sector the wage rises it once in line with inflation, that will stoke inflation. and that will just make a self—perpetuating cycle continue? is there no truth to that?

all the inflation is coming from the big rise in energy prices, really from bp, shell, ouraddiction to oil and if people have an addiction —— protected pay rise, they will spend that money on the goods and services they would already by anybody —— anyway and we don't have a supply problem with food or with energy and what we have got is an access profit problem. and so the way can be tackled is there can be good—faith collective bargaining and a more collaborative approach to labour relations. be clear, the suggestion that inflation rated pay rises will make inflation worse, that is fundamentally incorrect? economically, that does not make sense at the moment? absolutely. the bank of sense at the moment? absolutely. the itank of england _

sense at the moment? absolutely. the bank of england is _ sense at the moment? absolutely. the bank of england is also _ sense at the moment? absolutely. the bank of england is also contributing i bank of england is also contributing to the problem to some extent by putting up interest rates and that means that mortgages are going up, rent is coming up and so if we want to talk about a spiral in inflation we have to look at the causes and thatis we have to look at the causes and that is energy price rises and interest rates going up and it has not been people being paid too much for doing harder work than they ever have. it for doing harder work than they ever have. , ,., ., for doing harder work than they ever have. , ., , .,, ., have. it is part of the problem that we are seeing _ have. it is part of the problem that we are seeing a — have. it is part of the problem that we are seeing a lot _ have. it is part of the problem that we are seeing a lot of _ have. it is part of the problem that we are seeing a lot of these - we are seeing a lot of these industries that are being hit, the suggestion from the unions is has been a lack of investment and as a result of that the changes that the various employees in these different sectors want, better working conditions, computerisation and so on, that all of that is actually part of this mix? it is notjust about pay, it is about how this industries move forward? that about pay, it is about how this industries move forward? that is a treat industries move forward? that is a great point — industries move forward? that is a

great point because _ industries move forward? that is a great point because productivity i industries move forward? that is a great point because productivity in| great point because productivity in britain has been going up and we do have productivity problems but productivity is going up and people are working longer hours than ever and we are seeing the longest wage cut for the british public in modern history since 2010 and the real terms pay cut for nurses and train drivers and border staff and teachers, it has been really hard. a catastrophe like this has not been seen since the 1970s. i5 catastrophe like this has not been seen since the 1970s.— seen since the 1970s. is that fundamentally _ seen since the 1970s. is that fundamentally the _ seen since the 1970s. is that fundamentally the problem? seen since the 1970s. is that i fundamentally the problem? say inflation is a 10%, you get a wage rise that is a grade of 5%, everyone agrees with that, you are 5% off and inflation goes down to just 2%, you are still catching up and in the future you will want even more if inflation wants to go much higher? i do not think the unions are calling for above inflation wage rises. for

the next five years. it is a simple set of demands. the pcs do not want to cut this year and they don't want members to choose between heating and eating with energy bills soaring. but fundamentally, we have to look at our broken industrial relations system and the answer will not be more crackdowns on the right to take collective action and the right to try to get fair pay. the proposal from the government for a minimum service levels and transport are really going in the direction of countries like russia, turkey, some of the least democratic regimes we have got around europe. it is almost certainly a violation of international law to say that you can be forced to work or the union get sued for damages or people get dismissed. ~ ., ., , ., , dismissed. what would stop the strikes, dismissed. what would stop the strikes. apart — dismissed. what would stop the strikes, apart from _ dismissed. what would stop the strikes, apart from an _ dismissed. what would stop the strikes, apart from an 1196 i dismissed. what would stop the strikes, apart from an 11% pay . dismissed. what would stop the i strikes, apart from an 11% pay rise? or is that it? in strikes, apart from an 11% pay rise? or is that it?— or is that it? in the short-term, the excess _ or is that it? in the short-term, the excess profits _ or is that it? in the short-term, the excess profits of _ or is that it? in the short-term, the excess profits of enormousl the excess profits of enormous energy companies ought to be taxed

and we have £100 billion roughly that has been madejust in and we have £100 billion roughly that has been made just in this year from the big four and in the long—term we need to rebuild industrial relations so they are collaborative, meaning collective bargaining... in line with other european countries? the richest countries in the world have that and also workers having a vote for who is on the board of directors and we see that in the richer countries, more collaborative industrial relations, theyjust do not get the levels of strike action we are seeking. levels of strike action we are seekina. ., ~ levels of strike action we are seekina. ., ,, ,, levels of strike action we are seekina. . ~ ,, ., levels of strike action we are seekina. ., ~' ,, ., ., levels of strike action we are seekina. ., ~ ,, ., ., , the government has announced a new compensation scheme for postmasters who were among the first to take legal action against the post office over the horizon it scandal. the scheme will enable postmasters to claim legal fees and to receive similar compensation to their peers. the post office it scandal was the uk's most widespread miscarriage ofjustice, the prosecution of postmasters was based on flawed information from the horizon computer system. the chief executive

of the national federation of sub postmasters, calum greenhow, has welcomed the move. always with these cases, the devil is in the detail so we didn't need to know exactly how much compensation will be available and how that can be accessed as well so we still have a bit to go before the full details, but this is a step in the right direction. the understanding - the right direction. the understanding is i the right direction. the understanding is from | the right direction. iia: understanding is from april next year, people will be able to apply for additional compensation and this is for a group of people, 555, who actually took the post office to court in march, actually september 2018, with the rulings that were coming down in march 2019, and they were saved 57 point million pounds in competition but a significant part of the compensation was taken up part of the compensation was taken up in legal fees. part of the compensation was taken up in legalfees. as a result part of the compensation was taken up in legal fees. as a result they never really got the compensation that they fully deserved. what the scheme, from what we can initially

see, looks as if it will enable them to get is more compensation and certainly to cover some of the consequential losses they have incurred over the years. we arejoined mark we are joined mark serwotka from the civil servants union. good to see you. it is a sad day, given that you have decided and members have decided to go on strike. why are you doing this? it is decided to go on strike. why are you doin: this? , i, decided to go on strike. why are you doin: this? , ., decided to go on strike. why are you doin: this? , . ._ decided to go on strike. why are you doin: this? ,. , , doing this? it is a sad day because the reason — doing this? it is a sad day because the reason there _ doing this? it is a sad day because the reason there is _ doing this? it is a sad day because the reason there is a _ doing this? it is a sad day because the reason there is a strike - doing this? it is a sad day because the reason there is a strike is i the reason there is a strike is because i represent civil servants and they were directly for government delivering front—line services, the average wage is £23,000 a yearand services, the average wage is £23,000 a year and we have 40,000 civil servants using food banks, 45,000 claiming in—work benefits. many of those have given moving testimonies that have been given to government ministers about skipping meals, not being able to feed their families are not putting the lights

on at home but despite all of that and despite working heroically during the pandemic to deliver 3 million claims to universal credit and keith the justice system running and keith the justice system running and deliver the furlough scheme, they have been given a 2% pay rise when inflation is at 11% and this follows ten consecutive years of pay rises less than the rate of inflation so we have a crisis of poverty in the government's on workforce and they are doing nothing about it so the strike action as a strike of last resort and follows a record vote for industrial action of a deeper 6% of members. record vote for industrial action of a deeper 696 of members.- record vote for industrial action of a deeper 696 of members. there are many millions _ a deeper 696 of members. there are many millions of— a deeper 696 of members. there are many millions of people _ a deeper 696 of members. there are many millions of people who - a deeper 696 of members. there are many millions of people who are i many millions of people who are chafing under the weight of cost of living crisis. in the argument goes that if you and your members were to get the rate of inflation in a pay rise, that will help stoke inflation but that would affect everybody else, including those millions of people who are having problems. what would you say to them? what people who are having problems. what would you say to them?— would you say to them? what i would sa is first would you say to them? what i would say is first of— would you say to them? what i would

say is first of all, _ would you say to them? what i would say is first of all, this _ would you say to them? what i would say is first of all, this crisis _ would you say to them? what i would say is first of all, this crisis was i say is first of all, this crisis was a crisis caused largely in downing street and people's mortgages doubled in the rent increased and they are in this crisis because liz truss and kwasi kwarteng crashed the economy. what we are being told as people who did not cause this problem, the people suffering must, must pay the biggest prize to put it right and that firstly cannot be right. secondly, iwould right and that firstly cannot be right. secondly, i would say that i don't accept this notion that if a person working on a jobcentre or border force officers or a paramedic was to get a pay rise thatjust kept pace with the cost of living, what they do with that is a don't invest that in the cayman islands or invested overseas, this being that invested overseas, this being that in the economy and it boosts economy to enable people to buy goods and support our hospitality sector, manufacturing, because public workers on low pay spend the money they have in the economy to help estate and therefore short—term economic measures that are needed to help people put food on the table actually boost the economy in the

longer—term as well as alleviating poverty in the here and now. is longer-term as well as alleviating poverty in the here and now. is this 'ust about poverty in the here and now. is this just about pay. _ poverty in the here and now. is this just about pay, though? _ poverty in the here and now. is this just about pay, though? we - poverty in the here and now. is this just about pay, though? we know l poverty in the here and now. is this just about pay, though? we know that the government announced plans to cut civil servant jobs the government announced plans to cut civil servantjobs by 91,000. but redundancy pay stop this is as much about working conditions and the atmosphere in which your members operate. just like train drivers, just like nurses. this is notjust about pay, is it? and you need to be honest about that seller we have been very honest and you are correct. it is notjust about pay. pay is the immediate crisis point because people do not get money like this will be the worst winter they have ever had. but you are right, the government are threatening to cut nearly 100,000 jobs when we actually need morejobs cut nearly 100,000 jobs when we actually need more jobs and not less people have delays in their passports and driving licences and the justice system because there is not enough people in our public services and not because there is too many and at the same time the

government is threatening one in five will havejobs government is threatening one in five will have jobs lost and it is threatening to cut the redundancy terms by 33%. this is about pay and conditions and aboutjob security. the government has indicated that they are prepared to talk about some of those things but what they will not do is put any money on the table and frankly, that is the immediate crisis point because our members are struggling to feed their families and put their lights on. thea;r struggling to feed their families and put their lights on. they are usin: and put their lights on. they are using food _ and put their lights on. they are using food banks _ and put their lights on. they are using food banks and _ and put their lights on. they are using food banks and that i and put their lights on. they are using food banks and that is i and put their lights on. they are using food banks and that is no | and put their lights on. they are i using food banks and that is no way to treat people who are, who were clapped during the pandemic. i am not exoecting _ clapped during the pandemic. i am not exoecting you _ clapped during the pandemic. i am not expecting you to _ clapped during the pandemic. i am not expecting you to discuss negotiations with the government on bbc news. but given that it is highly unlikely that you will get 11%, a median figure is usually found. 1196, a median figure is usually found. ~ ., ., ., , found. what figure would that be? what would _ found. what figure would that be? what would work _ found. what figure would that be? what would work for _ found. what figure would that be? what would work for you _ found. what figure would that be? what would work for you and i found. what figure would that be? what would work for you and your| what would work for you and your members consider we campaigned for 10%, matching the rate of inflation

at the time and what we have set the government manner is in orderfor us to consider not proceeding with industrial action, they only have to do know one thing, to authorise a minister to say there is more money now on the table and we will negotiate and we have made clear that if there is more money, we will sit down and look at how much that isn't how it is distributed and who gets it but it needs to be no night because the crisis is now. what gets it but it needs to be no night because the crisis is now. what they have told us — because the crisis is now. what they have told us as _ because the crisis is now. what they have told us as there _ because the crisis is now. what they have told us as there is _ because the crisis is now. what they have told us as there is no _ because the crisis is now. what they have told us as there is no money i have told us as there is no money other than 2% and that is why the strikes will go ahead, they will be very well supported. and they will escalate and they will escalate because the people who voted by 86% to go on strike desperate, they cannot afford to go through this winter with no extra money, let alone a future where they are told this is the norm. the government knows what it needs to do and we have not set any preconditions and we want 10% but if they say more money is on the table we will immediately get into talks about that. ~ . . ~ that. we will leave it there. thank ou ve that. we will leave it there. thank

you very much- — people are being advised to heat their living rooms during the day and their bedrooms before going to sleep after forecasts of much colder weather. health officials issued the advice to people who cannot afford to heat every room in their home. overnight lows of —10 celsius are predicted in northern scotland, with snow and ice warnings there, as well as in wales, northern ireland and the east coast of england. i'm joined by our weather presenter, matt taylor. amber alerts all over the sharp. it is not looking good. why is it so cold and unseasonably cold? it is not unseasonably _ cold and unseasonably cold? it 3 not unseasonably cold, it is actually fairly normal. i thought it was below average? we do get the surges of cold air during winter months and the reason is we have got air coming all the way from the arctic, weather systems which have just become stuck and will become stuck for at least a week yet with high pressure over greenland, low pressure across scandinavia and the

way the winds flow it brings up northerly flow which will continue to push across the uk and make that cold get colder and colder. with that, the met office have some warnings, the amber alert is basically a system between the met office and the uk health security agency that helps hail providers plan, so to expect perhaps an increase in admissions and also potential impacts to services across the country. what we are concerned about to the public is weather warnings, yellow warnings at the moment, the lowest scale, fairly typical winter warnings, moment, the lowest scale, fairly typicalwinterwarnings, mainly for ice where showers around the coasts at the moment and the ground will freeze but we have seen snowfall across parts of northern scotland and that will continue. as you said, it is cold, we are not used to that, we have had 11 consecutive months of above average temperatures, the third warmest autumn on record as well so it does come as a shock and looking at energy prices at the

moment, it is something which will hit all of us in the pocket butjust to put some perspective, our coldest ever december night is way off that -7 ever december night is way off that —7 to around —10?i5it ever december night is way off that -7 to around -10?_ -7 to around -10? is it supposed to make me feel— -7 to around -10? is it supposed to make me feel better? _ -7 to around -10? is it supposed to make me feel better? it _ -7 to around -10? is it supposed to make me feel better? it is - -7 to around -10? is it supposed to make me feel better? it is winter! l make me feel better? it is winter! it is supposed to be the _ make me feel better? it is winter! it is supposed to be the most i it is supposed to be the most significant cold spell we have seen since last february 2021. hour significant cold spell we have seen since last february 2021. how much colder will it — since last february 2021. how much colder will it get? _ since last february 2021. how much colder will it get? how _ since last february 2021. how much colder will it get? how much - since last february 2021. how much colder will it get? how much longer will this snap last?— will this snap last? night time temperatures _ will this snap last? night time temperatures down _ will this snap last? night time temperatures down to -10 i will this snap last? night time| temperatures down to -10 and will this snap last? night time - temperatures down to -10 and daytime temperatures down to —10 and daytime temperatures down to —10 and daytime temperatures might struggle above freezing for someone it looks like it will continue into next week and the only issue is, when we try to move the cold air out of place that could be replaced by milder air and they clash over the uk and that could mean snow. snow. at the moment it isjust could mean snow. snow. at the moment it is just that prolonged cold spell which is of greatest concern. iiirui’hite which is of greatest concern. white christmas? — which is of greatest concern. white christmas? i— which is of greatest concern. white christmas? iwill_ which is of greatest concern. white christmas? iwilltell_ which is of greatest concern. white christmas? i will tell you _ which is of greatest concern. white christmas? i will tell you on - which is of greatest concern. white | christmas? i will tell you on boxing da ! day! laughter boxing day! very clever! thank you very much. with me now is matt downie,

the chief executive of homeless charity, crisis. thank you for being with us. this cold snap, the temperatures are pretty average roughly. it is just that we have had a much warmer spell than usual before this and that makes it feel colder. how much of a problem will not be for the people who don't have anywhere to stay? it might be from a meteorological perspective something that is normal but this is not a normal human way of living. the weather expert was talking with the ground being frozen. and we have thousands that live on the streets in this country. sadly. that is a life—and—death situation for people so it is an emergency right now and organisations rally round to make sure people have somewhere safe to sleep. some are warm to come in the day as well. we are expecting to do thatjust not day as well. we are expecting to do that just not this day as well. we are expecting to do thatjust not this week but over the

coming winter with all sorts of additional help for people because homelessness is going up unfortunately. have you got enough resources to deal with the problems are going to see? we deal with the problems are going to see? ~ ., . ., see? we do need clothing. i encourage _ see? we do need clothing. i encourage people _ see? we do need clothing. i encourage people to - see? we do need clothing. i encourage people to go i see? we do need clothing. i encourage people to go to l see? we do need clothing. i. encourage people to go to our website and see how they can help. we also need local councils up and down the country to open been what was called severe weather vision. they made their mayor has provision but there parts of the country where that hasn't happened. it is no different i have to say from the pandemic. where amazing things were done to make sure people who were sleeping rough were brought in and given safety and security. this is a life—threatening situation for thousands of people and we need to respond to it as we did back in the pandemic. respond to it as we did back in the andemic. ., ., , , .,, respond to it as we did back in the andemic. ., ., , , ., pandemic. how many people are we talkin: pandemic. how many people are we talking about? _ pandemic. how many people are we talking about? is _ pandemic. how many people are we talking about? is it _

pandemic. how many people are we talking about? is it possible - pandemic. how many people are we talking about? is it possible to i talking about? is it possible to put a figure on this? it talking about? is it possible to put a figure on this?— a figure on this? it is very difficult- _ a figure on this? it is very difficult. the _ a figure on this? it is very difficult. the government| a figure on this? it is very - difficult. the government statistics are quite contested. probably at least 3000 people by government statistics. the most recent london statistics. the most recent london statistics show they've gone up 25% in the last three months. it is a lot of people and the cost of living issues are affecting us all. but for people that can't afford their rent it is a very slippery puts up very fast slope down to homelessness because rents have gone up typically around 15% in the last year. housing benefits have been frozen for that time. it is a recipe for disaster. we do need the government to have an injection of cash into the housing benefit system so we can prevent people losing their homes. the cost of livina people losing their homes. the cost of living christ _ people losing their homes. the cost of living christ it _ people losing their homes. the cost of living christ it is _ people losing their homes. the cost of living christ it is potentially - of living christ it is potentially affecting people giving donations. it's also clearly affecting those people who are right on the credit line. and who might end up leaving their homes because they can't afford to keep them?—

their homes because they can't afford to keep them? yes. we are seeing peeple _ afford to keep them? yes. we are seeing people who _ afford to keep them? yes. we are seeing people who are _ afford to keep them? yes. we are i seeing people who are shell-shocked seeing people who are shell—shocked because of the immediacy of the homelessness that is committed to them. people who have been turfed out of the housing situation may be sleeping in their carfor a sleeping in their car for a few weeks or months and realise they cannot afford somewhere to live. we are seeing by large charging of two one whole year rent in advance before they consider taking people. consultation with us they have nowhere to put people. this is a situation a long time in the making. it is notjust a cost—of—living crisis that has set us on the path. we are in the winter know where we are experienced in something of a humanitarian disaster when it comes to the number of people experiencing homelessness. i would say that governments have a good record on some of these issues. and could do everyone a massive favour by increasing housing benefits so that all of us who use that money to get

people into housing as quickly as possible. i people into housing as quickly as ossible. ., ., ., , possible. i humanitarian disaster. 0k chief executive _ possible. i humanitarian disaster. 0k chief executive of _ possible. i humanitarian disaster. 0k chief executive of crisis - possible. i humanitarian disaster. 0k chief executive of crisis thank| 0k chief executive of crisis thank you forjoining us back. let's talk now to sophie barrett sophie thank you for coming. the potential problem for a number of older people it is the fear if the turn heat up when it's really cold that will hit them in the pocket because of rising energy prices and so on? and as a result they don't turn heat up and that hurts them even more. absolutely. we know with the temperature dropping there is a huge concern for everybody particularly older people who are far more sensitive to the court. they find it harder to regulate their temperature so we'll cold weather puts a lot of pressure on the heart and circulatory system and puts them at greater risk of heart attacks or strokes. we know it is completely understandable that people might be

hesitant to put their heating on because of the rising cost of living but we urge older people to stay warm stop and just to make sure where there is help out there. there are lots of benefits they can claim the stop we know every single year so many benefits to go unclaimed. there is, if you are on a low income, before the 18th of december you can make a payment for petro credit if you do this before then. you might be eligible for the second cost payment. there are other lots of benefits of there. cold—weather payment and few benefits that can help ease and the impact on all people. help ease and the impact on all --eole. �* , help ease and the impact on all --eole.�* , , people. are the energy companies doinu people. are the energy companies doing dems _ people. are the energy companies doing dems subs _ people. are the energy companies doing dems subs enough? - people. are the energy companies doing dems subs enough? if- people. are the energy companies doing dems subs enough? if you | people. are the energy companies l doing dems subs enough? if you are worried but it's freezing outside and you wreck on the heating and you get a big bill. what's likely to happen? to that person who has basically use all that energy? we

would basically use all that energy? , would urge all older people to make sure they're in touch with their energy supplier and get onto the priority services register in advance. we can't it would be dependent on the case. we want people to be confident to be warm. if we're looking at the health claims here for which is the number one important thing. there's a simple thing you can do to save energy. making sure your heating the room that you're in it rather than the whole house. perhapsjust room that you're in it rather than the whole house. perhaps just warm in the bedroom or living room. wrapping up in lots of layers. accessing those benefits and having hot food and drink. we note in this cost—of—living a lot of people are potentially keeping more in control of their food than heating bill. potentially keeping more in control of theirfood than heating bill. and they might be sacrificing food which is not what we want. we know it is so important for them to make sure they are having hot feet for some and we urge people to continue to have that all right we're going to

leave there. have that all right we're going to leave there-— have that all right we're going to leave there. thank you very much indeed for — leave there. thank you very much indeed forjoining _ leave there. thank you very much indeed forjoining us. _ leave there. thank you very much indeed forjoining us. thank - leave there. thank you very much indeed forjoining us. thank you. | indeed forjoining us. thank you. we're going to parse for the news. england only have two more days to prepare for their match against the reigning world champions france. defender kyle walker faced the media earlier ahead of the quarter final on saturday. the burning question put to him was — how did he plan on stopping arguably one of the best players in the tournament — kylian mbappe? olly foster is live for us in doha. olly, what did walker say in reponse to that? yet kenya and back at what a star he has been so far five goals he is leading the race for the golden beets and wins is winded to race against most offenders he comes up against. while there has been a bit of intrigue around his participation in that quarterfinal because france.

yesterday they had an open media accessing and training and he wasn't there. where was he? he said the key is not training today he is resting up. they put a pairforward. deliverable there for france today, 90 and he was asked about them by everyone. they asked if he was all right and he said we haven't really worried about him at all, he said. he hasjust been resting worried about him at all, he said. he has just been resting and worried about him at all, he said. he hasjust been resting and doing some stuff indoors. is it a smoke screen. kyle walker was asked about this. he is expected to play and he is expecting to face and bopping. ido i do understand what i need to do which _ i do understand what i need to do which is _ i do understand what i need to do which is to— i do understand what i need to do which is to stop them. probably easier_ which is to stop them. probably easier said which is to stop them. probably easier said than which is to stop them. probably easier said than done which is to stop them. probably easier said than done and which is to stop them. probably easier said than done and i which is to stop them. probably easier said than done and i don't understand estimate myself. like i said there — understand estimate myself. like i said there i have played them before and have _ said there i have played them before and have come against a lot of great players _ and have come against a lot of great players in _ and have come against a lot of great players in my time playing for england — players in my time playing for england and also main city and the clubs i_ england and also main city and the clubs i have paid for. so i have to treat_ clubs i have paid for. so i have to treat it _ clubs i have paid for. so i have to treat it as— clubs i have paid for. so i have to treat it as another game. i have to

take care and give them the respect he deserves but not too much respect because _ he deserves but not too much respect because he's also plain england and we can— because he's also plain england and we can cause them problems. it's going _ we can cause them problems. it's going to _ we can cause them problems. it's going to he — we can cause them problems. it's going to be a tough game but not one player— going to be a tough game but not one player mixer team. it�*s going to be a tough game but not one player mixer team.— player mixer team. it's going to be a fascinated _ player mixer team. it's going to be a fascinated match. _ player mixer team. it's going to be a fascinated match. ali, _ player mixer team. it's going to be a fascinated match. ali, walker - a fascinated match. ali, walker played today but a few missing players from the england squad? still no raheem sterling. we might get an update whether he's going to come back from the uk after going to be present on the after burglar from his home. ben white left the squad after it for personal reasons as well. too short from the 2a we were expecting and callum wilson, the newcastle forward is still immersing and minor. i minor muscle strain. perhaps more worryingly, declan rice who has been such an important part of that england midfield he was ill.

so miss training. like you said, still two days so plenty of time for declan rice to get through whatever he is going through at the moment. england, for all of their confidence, and wanting to face a fully fit friend side with mbappe. they would want to be at full strength as well. we will get the latest from the england camp at sports the at 6:30pm.— latest from the england camp at sports the at 6:30pm. thank you for the udate stop the former arsenal and manchester city player kolo toure has been speaking to the media for the first time as wigan manager. "the first thing i want to do here against the middle that we can. tour is said his priority will be peeling the wig and friends. "the first thing i want to do here make sure that every fans of wigan

proud of the team... working hard and a team we are going to play against would have to work really hard to beat us. this is my philosophy that is the way i used to play when i was a player. and that will never change. the lawn tennis association has been fined £820,000 by the atp for banning russian and belarusian male players from this summer's grass—court events. the ban was imposed in reaction to russia's invasion of ukraine. the governing body has also been warned it could lose its atp membership if a similar decision is made next year. the punishment follows six—figure fines for the lta and the all england lawn tennis club, who organise wimbledon, from the wta for excluding female russian and belarusian players. the checks of their termination the

membership being terminated. there will not be members of the atp and not have any tournament events in the uk. which is why i think it's going to be a decision for the all england club to decide what they're going to do. my feeling is unless the government pressure is very strong. there will be looking at every possible way they cannot exclude russian and resolution players from the championship next year. that's all the sport for now. hugh ferris will have more for you in sportsday at half past six. in the growing concerns over ambience response times. we've been reporting on what looks like turning into a winter of industrial action, and the issues over ambulance staff walkouts, come amid growing concerns, over ambulance response times. in one of england's worst performing regions for delays,

in the west midlands, there's been a big rise in the number of patients who've died, when emergency crews were late to reach them. here's bbc newsnight�*s, david grossman. ijust assumed, like 90% of other people, that when you ring 999 and you call for an ambulance, that within a few minutes, that one will be with you. when darren childs�* i2—month—old daughter myla had a seizure and for a time stopped breathing, it took 47 minutes for the ambulance to come. the target for the average response time on such a serious life or death call is seven minutes. it was horrendous. it's every parent's worst nightmare. mercifully, darren's daughter survived, but sadly, many do not. data obtained by newsnight through a freedom of information request paints a worrying picture. in the whole of 2020,

west midlands ambulance service had just one patient who was dead by the time the ambulance turned up following a delay. so far this year, up until september, the total is 37. and that is with three months�* data still to come. as we've heard repeatedly, one of the big problems is ambulances being stuck outside hospitals, unable to hand over patients. over a single day, newsnight journalists monitored ambulances at five hospitals covered by west midlands ambulance service to see just how bad the problem is right now. 0n the day we recorded data, the longest an ambulance had to wait to hand over a patient was; at worcester royal, 21 hours; at princess royal hospital in telford, 19 hours; at alexandra hospital in redditch, 8 hours; at royal stoke, 15 hours; and at royal shrewsbury, more than 20 hours. problems at the ambulance trust go far deeper than just delays. the number of serious incidents defined as an avoidable, serious outcome caused by problems

with care has shot up over 400% so far this year, compared with the same period last year. minutes of the ambulance trust board meeting suggests part of the rise in serious incidents is down to mismanagement of things like choking and cardiac arrest. newsnight�*s been told by a senior ambulance trust insider that actually most of these serious incidents have their root cause in the long delays. experienced staff, we were told, are getting fed up of hanging around outside hospitals for an entire shift, so they're leaving theirjobs. and in their place, the new recruits, well, they're hanging around outside hospitals, so they're not getting experience of the range of problems that they're going to have to deal with safely. west midlands ambulance service say they remain confident in the training student paramedics receive, and the vast majority of the rise in serious incidents was down to hand over delays. the department of health and social care said it was taking

urgent action to support the ambulance service and staff. childs, darren, is duly elected councillor for the town council. after what happened to his daughter, darren childs won a local council seat on a pledge to sort out delays. he says, however, problems have got worse. the stories have gone from we waited three, four hours to five, six hours, to eight, nine hours. so now you've got people waiting nine hours for ambulances. i think that the nhs isn't just in crisis any more. i think the nhs is failing and we are losing the nhs, and i think that this winter's pressures are going to be the thing that topples the nhs over. david grossman, bbc news. and, you can see more on that story at 10.30pm, on newsnight, on bbc 2.

a once—in—a decade un conference on biodiversity begins today in canada, amid warnings humans are driving mass extinction of life on earth, with a million species at risk of being wiped out. the uk is among a number of countries pushing for an ambitious deal, to protect the planet's ecosystems, but, as one of the most nature—depleted countries in the world, britain's own record, is now under scrutiny. our environment correspondent, helen briggs, has more, from somerset. a great egret making the most of a winter wonderland at wetlands on the somerset levels. in winter, generally on wetlands and in estuaries, you get larger congregations of birds. as governments meet to agree tough new targets for protecting life on earth, conservation charities are calling for urgent action to restore nature. we are in a major extinction event. we've not seen species become extinct at the current rates as they are now, since the dinosaurs. so a million species, one in five species are at risk of extinction. so we need to halt that decline by the end of 2030 and need to be actually recovering nature

by that point. born out of an industrial past, this reserve shows how, with a bit of help, nature can heal itself. so 25 years ago, this was an industrial landscape where they dug peat out of the ground. now it's precious wetlands full of wild birds. all different types of species come here to feed. but wildlife groups say while the uk's pushing for ambitious targets in montreal, it's not doing enough domestically. so the government has led a really good level of ambition coming into montreal, particularly looking at 30% of land and sea protected by 2030. and that's essential if we're going to reverse nature's catastrophic decline. but fundamentally the uk government needs to be delivering on that here as well, at home. and we're not yet seeing that. only 3% of the land and 8% of our seas are effectively protected. the government says nature plays a crucial role in all our lives and it's working with other countries to put the natural world back on the road to recovery.

these salt marshes on the somerset coast are another example of how a nature—depleted world can be turned around. old farmland has been flooded to provide space for nature. what we can learn from what we've been doing here at the marshes, by restoring wetlands on this sort of scale, is that we know that the wildlife is coming here and it's supporting biodiversity, but we're helping. there's a health and wellbeing benefits to people. carbon storage properties. they are vital for our fight against climate change. so the time to act is now. places like this offer a glimpse of a more nature friendly future, but scaling it up will be a massive challenge. helen briggs, bbc news, somerset.

let's get more on those cold weather warnings from the met office, and advice that's being handed out to more vulnerable people about heating their homes. the problem being of course that we're in the middle of a period of high energy prices and many people are saying they can't afford to. symptoms worsen in extreme temperatures. thanks forjoining us it's good to see you. present was telus. you must of been hearing the weather reports and forecasts and thinking. this is going to be awful? good afternoon clive, yes. in a way though this is no effort to how it was in the summer where there was extreme heat and it affected by both extremes of heat and cold. and he's in the home is a huge worry. putting the heating up or putting the hee—chan on for longer is just unaffordable. so i am not even considering it at this stage. just wrapping up warmer and where extra layers. wrapping up warmer and where extra la ers. �* ., , ., wrapping up warmer and where extra laers.�* ., ., ., wrapping up warmer and where extra la ers. ~ . i. ., ., ., layers. and, are you managing to survive doing _ layers. and, are you managing to survive doing that? _ layers. and, are you managing to survive doing that? is _ layers. and, are you managing to survive doing that? is there - layers. and, are you managing to

survive doing that? is there no i layers. and, are you managing to l survive doing that? is there no wait you can put the hee—chan on a little bit? the advice is to keep it in a single room where you are and heat the bedroom before you get it. is that not possible? no. i live in a fairly old house. none of the rooms are particularly airtight. so having the heating on in one room with the help of the heating to leak anyway. the room won't be particularly warmer and cooler air would come into parts of the house where heating isn't on. so it's all or nothing, really. idon't heating isn't on. so it's all or nothing, really. i don't get that choice, unfortunately. so nothing, really. i don't get that choice, unfortunately.- nothing, really. i don't get that choice, unfortunately. so you don't have any hee-chan _ choice, unfortunately. so you don't have any hee-chan on _ choice, unfortunately. so you don't have any hee-chan on at _ choice, unfortunately. so you don't have any hee-chan on at the - choice, unfortunately. so you don't - have any hee-chan on at the moment? have any hee—chan on at the moment? heating isn't on for some and having increase the temperature of the heating and having increase the time thatis heating and having increase the time that is on for. i only preached on last week or the week before when he got out little recorder. whereas i would've probably put it on slightly earlier in the year and for other

circumstances i don't want the bills coming through. and me not being able to afford it.— able to afford it. have you talked to our able to afford it. have you talked to your energy — able to afford it. have you talked to your energy provider? - able to afford it. have you talked to your energy provider? has - able to afford it. have you talked - to your energy provider? has it been worth having a chat with them about your situation?— your situation? there are where i'm out vulnerable _ your situation? there are where i'm out vulnerable customer. _ your situation? there are where i'm out vulnerable customer. they - your situation? there are where i'm out vulnerable customer. they are i out vulnerable customer. they are told me they're doing everything they can. and of the city government help has been given to everyone as well as an extra amount for my disability. but we are really campaigning within the multiple sclerosis society for the government to increase the amount it gives to disabled people. in order to mitigate any additional symptoms as a result of not being able to heat their homes. but a result of not being able to heat their homes-— a result of not being able to heat their homes. �* , ., ., , their homes. but you are getting is a bit more peanut _ their homes. but you are getting is a bit more peanut vulnerable - their homes. but you are getting is. a bit more peanut vulnerable person than most other people, right? a,

than most other people, right? it's not enough. and be it's only temporary. i don't think the increase in energy costs is a temporary thing. time will tell. but it seems it is only not enough. yet. it seems it is only not enough. yet, the temperatures _ it seems it is only not enough. yet, the temperatures are _ it seems it is only not enough. yet, the temperatures are forecast to get even colder over the next few days. i will are you going to deal with that? are you going to have to ensure that the thermostat up just a little bit? i ensure that the thermostat up 'ust a little bit? , , ., ., ., little bit? i guess i would have to. thus we are _ little bit? i guess i would have to. thus we are as _ little bit? i guess i would have to. thus we are as many _ little bit? i guess i would have to. thus we are as many layers - little bit? i guess i would have to. thus we are as many layers of - thus we are as many layers of clothing as possible. and just try and keep as warm as i can. i have been listening to your other contributors seen heartstrings and try and have hot meals. go to warm places. so i potentially going up to a warm heart placed somewhere locally. where they have heating and something nice and warm. itrefoil. locally. where they have heating and something nice and warm. well, good luck to you- —

something nice and warm. well, good luck to you. ashley _ something nice and warm. well, good luck to you. ashley thank _ something nice and warm. well, good luck to you. ashley thank you - luck to you. ashley thank you for joining us. he lives with primary progressive multiple sclerosis and being in this weather is no picnic. thank you forjoining us. the former health secretary matt hancock is to stand down as a conservative mp at the next general election. he's already had the conservative whip removed after taking part in the reality tv show, i'm a celebrity. he tweeted 'there was a time when it was thought the only way to influence the public debate was in parliament, but i've realised there's more to it than that. for a healthy democracy we must find new ways to reach people'. i'm joined now by a friend of matt hancock's. the former liberal democrat mp and 2010 contestant on 'i'm a celebrity get me out of here!�*. lembit opik! it is good to see you thanks for joining us i do struggle to understand that it took me in a jungle and eating all serve harbour things that there are other ways for

people to influence public opinion and to shape how people think. many of you do in the media and that's because you have been in thejungle. when you go intojungle because you have been in thejungle. when you go into jungle you when you go intojungle you realise the massive tool for influence it is. i wouldn't be talking to you know about the potentially deepest lake in pr campaign if you hadn't gonein lake in pr campaign if you hadn't gone in there. i reckon is that i have been for much of the minority for defending them. but 2.5 million people voted for him. that means i'm not really alone. as a silent minority but a bigger one that has voted for a british politician than ever before. people may be more sympathetic than they give them credit. it sympathetic than they give them credit. , ., , ., sympathetic than they give them credit. , ., ., . credit. it is a bit of a indictment on our political _ credit. it is a bit of a indictment on our political system - credit. it is a bit of a indictment on our political system as - credit. it is a bit of a indictment on our political system as well. | credit. it is a bit of a indictment | on our political system as well. a suggestion that we are not really as mps or members of parliament, helping the people who need to be helped. we are not really getting

our voices across.— our voices across. that might be true to an _ our voices across. that might be true to an extent. _ our voices across. that might be true to an extent. remember, l our voices across. that might be - true to an extent. remember, rather naively in 2010 when i lost my seat. i thought people could separate what i thought people could separate what i was doing was up by piece person and a lot of other things. but that all got thrown aside because of my relationships with a famous pop star, for example. so, perhaps there is something wrong with how we report things to stop and we blame the media. not really, we have a free press. the bbc and everybody else has to do what's best for reaching the stuff let's not pretend about that. in reality the surprise is matt hancock has come through the other side more popular then he went in. and let's not take away from this. people had to vote to mean. not to vote them out. what you meant to stay that long. and i think he's come out. maybe not smelling of roses but much less unpopular than he went in. roses but much less unpopular than

he went in— he went in. we're not going to be sla: tint he went in. we're not going to be slagging off— he went in. we're not going to be slagging off the — he went in. we're not going to be slagging off the meeting - he went in. we're not going to be slagging off the meeting in - he went in. we're not going to be slagging off the meeting in all - he went in. we're not going to be | slagging off the meeting in all this are we? in terms of the way the public perceive mps. and the weight there perceive some members of parliament. it might have something to do with the fact that they behave in a particular week that isn't particularly what the public want. and we know the criticism of matt. 0f and we know the criticism of matt. of course before he went into the jungle. of course before he went into the “uncle. ., , ~ of course before he went into the “uncle. ., , . ., jungle. two things. when i i am in the media- — jungle. two things. when i i am in the media. when _ jungle. two things. when i i am in the media. when i _ jungle. two things. when i i am in the media. when i criticise - jungle. two things. when i i am in the media. when i criticise the - the media. when i criticise the media i am criticising my own sector. i think we can do a lot betterfor a sector. i think we can do a lot better for a level playing field for the more is sentient and people in politics. the second thing i can agree with. we are in a situation know where we are ended up with a group of politicians who haven't done much else. but worse than out the politicians dislike each other off. i saw that when i was there. if everyone in politics like each other

off and was a public going to think? they're all rubbish. i played on all your houses. that comes we are right in the mire of this. where we watch starmer and to a lesser extent sunak are going. i think for this incident hancock is not criticising anybody. and that's unexpected he might seem a little less aggressive than the people criticising him. mi a little less aggressive than the people criticising him.— people criticising him. all right lembit it people criticising him. all right lembit it is _ people criticising him. all right lembit it is good _ people criticising him. all right lembit it is good to _ people criticising him. all right lembit it is good to talk - people criticising him. all right lembit it is good to talk to - people criticising him. all right| lembit it is good to talk to you. mps slagging each other off and not questions directly. you just did and i'm impressed by that. thank you so much. 6pm news is coming up. i think sophie is on duty for that. but now it is time for a look at the weather news and it is getting chilly. very sure that you need. we will have a ford car cost coming up. we have had

yellow weather warnings. an matt taylor was seen as the earlier it was going to get worse. let's talk to luis here now with the forecast. it is turning even closer as we head towards the weekend. through the night in it. but anywhere is on this expose because we see some showers and the ice risk. in land, clear skies. temperatures falling away in towns as low as minus five degrees, because you're still in royalist wants to start the day on thursday. there's a risk of further snow showers in northern scotland and running down through northeast england as well. and with expos close could see further showers and the risk of ice further inland with a seat some sunshine. but he stays

cold for all particularly in those showers, particularly on that exposed east coast. take care. this programme contains scenes of repetitive flashing images. at six — border force staff at the uk's busiest airports announce eight days of strike action over christmas and new year. from glasgow and cardiff to london's heathrow and gatwick airports — around 1,000 border staff will walk out from 23rd december until new year's eve — at the height of the christmas getaway. with paramedics and nurses among many others set to walk out, the prime minister has today refused to rule out banning the emergency services from going on strike. if union leaders are not going to be reasonable, then i need to do what i need to do in order to keep people safe and to ensure that people can go about their day—to—day lives free of the enormous disruption that

these strikes are going to cause. we'll have the details about how the latest strikes at airports will affect you. also on the programme.