is what this is about. a son. that is what this is about. a devastated family. she detailed how her and herfamily have been dealing with anxiety, depression, postal matic stress disorder, she said life is not the same without her son but what they do want more than anything else presented with the reality they have, as justice for their son. else presented with the reality they have, asjustice for their son. the truth is no matter what the sentences, even if it were at the top end of the sentencing guidelines which the three years in jail, anne sacoolas is not coming back and has no intention of ever coming back to this country. we will of course be back at the old bailey for the sentencing remarks from the judge that we will see invasion from the old bailey as soon as that begins and we gather it will be any minute and will see that she

—— we will see in vision. we can now get the weather. hello there. it's been getting colder day by day. it was a bitterly cold start to the day today, however many places seeing plenty of crisp winter sunshine around. but snow showers are likely to continue to pepper coastal areas that will lead to icy stretches as we head through the overnight periods. and of course, frost will continue to be quite severe in places, temperatures down to minus double digits. and you can see the blue colours envelop the whole of the uk through thursday and friday as well. these are the afternoon temperatures range from 2 to 5 degrees. add on the breeze around the north, it will feel cold and that through this evening an overnight ice becomes a risk again around coastal areas where we see wintry showers peppering the coastal parts. we could see a cluster of wintry showers affecting the south east of england for a time as well through the overnight period. and again, a widespread sharp frost expected for many of these temperatures down to minus ten or 11 in one or two spots. friday, very cold, frosty start. watch out for ice first thing. but again, there'll be plenty of sunshine around away from coastal areas which will continue to see

these wintry showers. it's going to be another very cold afternoon. hello this is bbc news. the headlines... anne sacoolas, the american woman who admitted causing the death of 19—year—old harry dunn by careless driving three years ago, is due to be sentenced shortly. the first parts of the much—hyped harry and meghan series are released — in it, harry repeats accusations of intrusion of privacy by the british media. nhs england say they do have a plan in place to deal with pressures on the health service after figures suggest an estimated 7.2 million patients are waiting to start routine hospital treatment — a record high. we know we need to recover and stabilise our core

services like ambulance, accident and emergency and recover those elective planned care backlogs, then as we recover, we need to get back to delivering the key ambitions in the long—term plan. the uk health security agency says 15 children under the age of 15 have now died from invasive strep a illness since september. thousands of people on the lowest incomes will receive a cold weather payment as temperatures plunge below zero. the industry regulator ofwat has criticised several water companies in england and wales for letting down their customers and the environment. and england winger raheem stirling returns to qatar ahead sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. gavin has got it all throws including those in the build—up to that quarterfinal clash. just can't wait! yes, we're on the eve of the world cup quarterfinals . with brazil's match against croatia first up tomorrow. england have to wait until saturday evening — before they take on the current holders france. a huge match ahead —

kalvin phillips saying they're ready for it, in the england press conference today. let's get some more now from olly foster — who's in doha for us... phillips also talking about the return of raheem sterling — who's set to join back up with the squad tomorrow. and what a huge lift it'll be for them? it will be a really big boost for them. raheem sterling, his 20th birthday today but he has had a very difficult week. he missed the last 16 win over senegal because of a burglary at his family home in surrey so he actually flew back to the uk last sunday and he is only arriving back on the eve of that quarterfinal against the french. difficult to see how he will be able to force his way back into the starting 11 missing that last 16 try and also playing a part as an unused substitute against the welsh in the final group game as well but he is a big player, hugely influential and kalvin phillipsjust big player, hugely influential and kalvin phillips just knows that he will be able to play his part as they build up towards that match against the french.

boheme is an amazing player and obviously— boheme is an amazing player and obviously —— raheem sterling. i hope everything _ obviously —— raheem sterling. i hope everything is — obviously —— raheem sterling. i hope everything is all right and he can rejoin— everything is all right and he can rejoin us— everything is all right and he can rejoin us and play a big part in the next _ rejoin us and play a big part in the next genre — rejoin us and play a big part in the next game which we are really looking — next game which we are really looking forward to.— next game which we are really looking forward to. away from the en . land looking forward to. away from the england cap. _ looking forward to. away from the england cap, music— looking forward to. away from the england cap, music death - looking forward to. away from the england cap, music death of - looking forward to. away from the england cap, music death of a - england cap, music death of a migrant worker with world cup sites. what has been a reaction to this? the heads of the supreme committee today says that foreign journalists are actually pursuing and exacerbating a false narrative when it comes to the death of migrant workers in this country. of course, this is one of those really contentious issues. human rights groups putting the figure in the thousands of migrant workers who have died either working on stadium projects or infrastructure projects around cup over the last decade. there was a that have always been disputed by the organisers and the government here. —— there are figures that have always been disputed. they were to sit in the

last tens working specifically on world cup projects. we know that a ao—year—old filipina man who was working as a result saudi arabia had been staying in the south of the country fell from a forklift during this world cup and suffered a fatal head trauma and nasser al khater the chief executive of the supreme committee was asked about this by journalists today and he was very forthright in his response. we are in the middle of a world cup and we have a successful world cup and this is something that you want to talk about right now? i mean, death is a natural part of life, whether it is at work or in your sleep, of course. a worker died. our condolences go to his family. however, it's strange that this is something you want to focus on as your first question. well, last night fifa actually put out a statement saying they were deeply saddened and wanted more

information about that worker's death. , , . ., ., death. the supreme committee and qatar do have _ death. the supreme committee and qatar do have a _ death. the supreme committee and qatar do have a compensation - death. the supreme committee and qatar do have a compensation fund | qatar do have a compensation fund that has given up tens of millions already to work as that of an injured or killed but certainly this death would you have heard from nasser al khater there is simply a question not wanting to be answering at this stage. question not wanting to be answering at this stage-— at this stage. thank you very much, ollie foster — at this stage. thank you very much, ollie foster there _ at this stage. thank you very much, ollie foster there for _ at this stage. thank you very much, ollie foster there for us. _ following their loss in the last 16.. luis enrique has left his role as spain's manager. his side were beaten on penalties by morocco, in one of the shocks of the tournament the 52—year—old took charge in 2018 and guided spain to the euro 2020 semi—finals. the spanish fa has said the national team's under—21 coach, luis de la fuente, will replace him. fast bowler mark wood will replace the injured liam livingstone when england line up against pakistan in their second test which starts in multan tomorrow morning. wood missed the stunning 74—run victory in the first test in rawalpindi, but is now fit to lead the attack.

livingstone has returned home for treatment on a knee injury. ollie pope will continue to keep wicket ahead of ben foakes. that's all the sport for now. environmental campaigners have condemned a decision to give the green light to the uk's first new coal mine in 30 years. levelling up secretary michael gove approved the plans to build the new whitehaven coal mine in cumbria. supporters say the project will create jobs and reduce the need to import coal — but critics argue it goes against climate targets. this is what the rachel reeves, the shadow chancellor, has said. let's talk now to our political correspondent, iain watson. asi as i suggested, it is hugely controversial? it is hugely controversial? it is hugely controversial in today labour has hidden event business for at canary wharffinancial

hidden event business for at canary wharf financial sector centre—back by some very big businesses. the labour leader himself said keir starmer was there and the shadow chancellor rachel reeves and i wonder whether they are really sending the appropriate message out if labour were to are campaigning to do and be ahead in the polls, if they form the next government, would they, as one of the first acts close down this cumbrian mine if indeed it is up and running again and this is what the shadow chancellor rachel reeves said in response. j what the shadow chancellor rachel reeves said in response.— reeves said in response. i think we've got _ reeves said in response. i think we've got months _ reeves said in response. i think we've got months and _ reeves said in response. i think we've got months and years - reeves said in response. i think we've got months and years of. we've got months and years of wrangling about this coalmine. labour's — wrangling about this coalmine. labour's green prosperity plan is about— labour's green prosperity plan is about investing in the future. we have _ about investing in the future. we have a _ about investing in the future. we have a plan— about investing in the future. we have a plan for renewables. there are plenty— have a plan for renewables. there are plenty of ways of getting jobs in cumbria and north of england and film in cumbria and north of england and right across — in cumbria and north of england and right across the country. carbon capture — capture and storage, floating offshore wind, green steel as opposed _ offshore wind, green steel as opposed to polluting steel. those are the _ opposed to polluting steel. those are the answers to the future challenges. there is the way to get

new challenges. there is the way to get newjobs_ challenges. there is the way to get newjobs and our economy, not more coat _ newjobs and our economy, not more coal. , , .,. newjobs and our economy, not more coal. , , .. , coal. interestingly, rachel reeves didn't say specifically _ coal. interestingly, rachel reeves didn't say specifically that - coal. interestingly, rachel reeves didn't say specifically that a - didn't say specifically that a labour government would close down planning permission but she said there are different ways to getjobs into that area than the current position on environmental grounds to the coal mine in whitehaven will be continued and well able to take power in a couple of years' time after the general election and it is quite clear if that mine was not already being built it would indeed be stopped. as at the same, she was talking to business conference with 400 delegates in what labour wanted to do primarily is say there will be more funds into new businesses and start—ups and i was wanted to say pro—business keir starmer was saying, look, we're notjust pro—business but proud to be pro—business but proud to be pro—business and biggest in engagement in businesses in decades

but one area of business is of course industrial relations and whether labour could actually make it easier to go on strike by the peelings of the legislation that exists for the conservatives and again asked rachel reeves when it came to for example government plans to set minimum service levels and government planned potentially to stop emergency workers going on strike in future and is not something a future labour government would repeal? the something a future labour government would repeal?— would repeal? the legislation that was supposed _ would repeal? the legislation that was supposed to _ would repeal? the legislation that was supposed to make _ would repeal? the legislation that was supposed to make it - would repeal? the legislation that was supposed to make it harder . would repeal? the legislation that| was supposed to make it harder to would repeal? the legislation that. was supposed to make it harder to go on strike _ was supposed to make it harder to go on strike hasn't made a blind bit of business _ on strike hasn't made a blind bit of business because when working people have had _ business because when working people have had enough they decide to take industrial— have had enough they decide to take industrial action. the way to resolve _ industrial action. the way to resolve these disputes and actually the business people who are here today. _ the business people who are here today, many of whom work will recognise — today, many of whom work will recognise trade unions will work with their— recognise trade unions will work with their workers and work with the trade _ with their workers and work with the trade unions representing them to resolve _ trade unions representing them to resolve disputes and actually disputes a sign of failure and getting — disputes a sign of failure and getting them in a public sector because — getting them in a public sector because the government is failing to treat those _ because the government is failing to treat those workers listening to those _ treat those workers listening to those concerns with the respect.

interestingly, labourare those concerns with the respect. interestingly, labour are already committing to get rid of trade union labourfrom 2017 which committing to get rid of trade union labour from 2017 which sets minimum thresholds for strike action to take place. but she was very cagey indeed in suggesting that labour would necessarily revoke legislation it is currently talking up and perhaps could introduce as soon as january next year which would put more restrictions on the right to strike. again, ithink restrictions on the right to strike. again, i think the message they wanted to make clear, labour, was that they have in a very different place in 2019 and they are now managing to appeal to businesses when previously they have them but when previously they have them but when asked if they have been endorsed by any new businesses, any businesses that hadn't previously backed the labour party we couldn't answer that one and rachel reeves said it is very difficult to get support from other with shareholders. thank you very much indeed.

the american basketball star brittney griner — who's been held in prison in russia for 10 months on drug smuggling charges — has been freed as part of a prisoner exchange between the us government and the kremlin. griner was arrested at moscow airport in february after cannabis oil was found in her luggage. she was sentenced to nine years in prison, and last month she was transferred to a penal colony. a russian arms dealer convicted of supplying weapons to terrorists has been released by washington in return. 0ur washington correspondent barbra plett—usher has more the backdrop in which these negotiations took place as the russian war in ukraine and also bit me crying is an unusual hostage in the censure is a celebrity in what is usually behind the behind—the—scenes hostage diplomacy theist became very much out there. there's a lot of pressure on the

administration to bring her home. and then, she said, the person for whom she was swapped, one of the most notorious arms dealers for decades he was very much a wanted man until the americans arrested him in a sting operation in thailand and in a sting operation in thailand and in them away in the us are 25 years in them away in the us are 25 years in prison so a very high level release and the us was hoping to get to detained americans in exchange. but neat line but also another a prisoner, paulwhalen, a but neat line but also another a prisoner, paul whalen, a former marine who had been convicted on espionage charges that the americans say were manufactured. any end, they were only able to get britney recliner so there we had this announcement from the white house alongside greiner�*s wife which was a real achievement from the ministration, mr biden was very quick to pivot to paul whalen who are still in a russian prison saying they were not able to get him at this time that they would continue

to try to do so. i5 this time that they would continue to try to do so-_ to try to do so. is this being seen as a success _ to try to do so. is this being seen as a success for _ to try to do so. is this being seen as a success for the _ to try to do so. is this being seen as a success for the white - to try to do so. is this being seen as a success for the white house | to try to do so. is this being seen i as a success for the white house or half a success? i as a success for the white house or half a success?— as a success for the white house or half a success? i suppose maybe half a success in — half a success? i suppose maybe half a success in this _ half a success? i suppose maybe half a success in this sense _ half a success? i suppose maybe half a success in this sense they - half a success? i suppose maybe half a success in this sense they were - a success in this sense they were trying to get both prisoners free. bittner greiner is someone who is a says has a very high—profile here and in fact her and the administrations had been helped to galvanise the movement of the families of detained americans of which there were quite a few around the world so there was lots of those around pitney greiner and the fact she has been walking home especially at a time when such relations with russia is achievement for united straits and is saying it is a priority to continue negotiating —— for those around britney greiner. the fact they only got one of the two administrations they are trying to bring home makes it less of an achievement. the way the family has responded says they are happy with a

neat client has been brought home and they say the administration will still be pushing for whalen's release and lec administration is to make damn it to help the family get through their disappointment. the track they say the family has done what it could to help the family get through its disappointment. —— they say the family has done what it could to help the family get through its disappointment. as we heard, 4 in 10 a&e patients in england who need a hospital bed face a delay of four hours or more waiting for one to be found. so what's being done to improve waiting times in hospitals. in somerset, health bosses are investing more than £six million in new government money to try to free up hospital beds, and prevent patients being admitted — and that includes treating up to 300 patients in their own homes rather than in hospital. 0ur health correspondent matthew hill reports hello, mr mock? yep. guy mock is in a&e and in considerable pain. he's the only patient on a trolley, but he's been

here for over ten hours. everyone's been really kind. they triaged me really quickly and they've allowed me to lay down because sitting is more painful. the latest figures for october showed more than half of all patients had to wait more than four hours here before being sent elsewhere. today's very busy, with about 70 patients in the department. it would be unusual if you went back a few years, but it's becoming increasingly normal for this winter. we've got someone in the corridor today, unfortunately, waiting to be admitted to a bed. this happens intermittently. we've had it in previous winters where we've had many patients in the corridor also. there are 569 beds here at musgrove park, and, of those, today 95 have got patients in who are fit to be discharged but they cannot find places in the community for them. little wonder, then, that at the moment there are six ambulances queueing outside and many of them with patients in who need admission. with an ageing population, somerset demand for hospitals will only go up. in somerset, there's

a 17—year gap between life expectancy, which is 84, and healthy life expectancy so part of what we need to do as we go forward is to provide more support for people in their communities, in their homes, so they can live healthier lives for longer. so the push is on to find ways of helping to keep people out of hospital. southwest ambulance was the first to bring in mobile gps. doctor matthew booker gives ambulance crews on the ground a second opinion if they're in doubt as to whether to admit a patient. here we've got some of our blood testing equipment. this is effectively a portable laboratory. where we can run patients' blood samples, and often the types of tests that would be done in the emergency department, we can do on the vehicle here. we carry a portable ultrasound unit. we can perhaps go further with the diagnosis than some of our paramedic crews can, and we carry a range of extended treatment options and medications to try and keep people at home if possible.

the us citizen anne sacoolas is appearing at the old bailey by video link from washington dc to be sentenced over the death of teenager harry dunn. sacoolas, 45, pleaded guilty in october to causing the 19—year—old motorcyclist�*s death by careless driving. we're going to take you live now to the sentencing at the old bailey. 27th of august 2019 you drove out of the military base at raf croughton and turned left onto verbatim ack 0431 towards croton village. —— turned left onto the b0431. it was about eight o'clock and evening. there was good visibility. to have your children were in the back of your children were in the back of your car. when you turned, you immediately went on to the wrong side of the road where you travel to about 350 metres. just less than 30 seconds later, your car hit the motorcycle being written by harry dunn he was just 19 years old. he

had spent the 27th of august 2019 with his best friend. he was happy. he loved motorbikes. there is no suggestion that he was driving anything other than entirely properly. he was on the right side of the road driving perfectly normally. excessive speed was not involved on either side. at the point of the collision, there was a slight bend and rise on the road. the impact the front of your car threw him onto the front of your car and then over the top of it until he landed in the road. his bike caught fire and was pushed backwards. another driver arrived soon afterwards and called the emergency services. you got out, realised what had happened and were very

stretched. you spoke to mr dunn, he was conscious and speaking. you got your children out of the car and called your husband and the raf base. you confirmed to the police that what happened was your fault and you have been on the wrong side of the road. a breath test was administered and was negative. you said you had made a mistake. mr harry dunn suffered multiple severe injuries. he was very gravely ill when he was taken to hospital and he died soon afterwards. you are not arrested at the time. you did not remain in the united kingdom. he left on the 15th of september 2019. you submitted to a voluntary interview with the police in washington, dc on the 28th of

october. as you had at the roadside, 0ctober. as you had at the roadside, you admitted you were responsible. the quest for your extradition was submitted in 2020. it was denied. immunity from criminal prosecution was acclaimed for you by the government of the united states of america and accepted by the british government. as the high court of justice in london found in its government, on the challenge of mr dunn's parents to that decision in the crown on the application of charlie charles and tim done on the secretary of state for foreign income and welfare is in the chief commonwealth of northampton —— secretary of state for foreign affairs... you did indeed enjoy that immunity at the time of the accident which killed their son. there is no

doubt that the calm and dignified persistence of these parents and the family of that young man has lead through three years of heartbreak and effort to your appearance before the courts and the opportunity for you to now acknowledge your guilt of a crime. eventually, you were charged with death by dangerous driving by written requisition pursuant to section three of the crime international cooperation act 2003. changes in the law wrought by part eight of the criminaljustice act 2003 by the police, crime, sentencing and courts act 202270 powers or, rather, granted powers to the criminal courts to commit a person to take part in criminal proceedings through live link. the

chief magistrate granted a live link order and you appeared before westminster magistrates' court on the 29th of september 2022. your case was sent to the central criminal court. by participating in the video link proceedings at westminster magistrates you surrendered to the court. when your case was sent for trial to this court you were given unconditional bail. so vendor to this court was accomplished when you were identified as being present again by video link on the 20th of october 2022. you were a veined and you pleaded guilty to a lesser offence, that of causing death by careless or inconsiderate driving, contrary to section two b of the vote traffic act 1988.

section two b of the vote traffic act1988. —— section two b of the vote traffic act 1988. —— you were arraign. the court granted a live link for your arraignment. in my view it was in the public interest for you to enter your play and it would not defeat the interest of publicjustice if that was achieved by you participating in a live link. no point in these proceedings had it been suggested that you are not free and able to travel to this jurisdiction in person. when she had pleaded guilty and were therefore a convicted offender there could be little reason in a case where a young man had met his death the not to be required to attend court the sentence. your bail was not withdrawn and you were released from the court but directed to attend in person for the sentencing hearing. i directed you to attend and observed that attendance in person would be strong evidence of revolves. ——

remorse. forthe strong evidence of revolves. —— remorse. for the purpose of the bail act you had a duty to surrender to the court. bailing of a defendant of a criminal trial to attend in person when directed to do so without reasonable cause is an offence contrary to the bailout. it has the potential to affect the court's ability to administerjustice by damaging the confidence of witnesses, victims and the public more generally in the effectiveness of the court system. judges have to consider taking appropriate action if there is no sufficient justification for failure to attend. the usual action to issue a bench warrant is not back the bail which will result in the rest of the defendant where they are located. your sentence is due to take place in the 1st of december. a week before that date, the 24th of

november, the court received a renewal of the application fee to appear i live link. this included references to harassment and threats you and your family references to harassment and threats you and yourfamily had references to harassment and threats you and your family had received, mainly by social media, and many emanating from the united states of america and an assessment that this gave rise to a risk to your personal safety if you travelled to... it did not include any... to your travelling to london to face sentence in person. as a consequence of what the court received, i asked the prosecution to provide a response to the material submitted. basically, by the 28th of november northamptonshire police provided an operation which set out in detail ——

very swiftly, by the 28th of december northamptonshire police provided an operation which set out in detail means by which your safety could be protected if you were to return to the jurisdiction to be sentenced. accordingly, i maintained my order that the hearing be in person. however, a request was made on your behalf for a delay of a week to obtain further evidence. this was allowed. 0n to obtain further evidence. this was allowed. on friday, a statement was served from amyjefferies, your attorney who accompanies you today and i granted the application on monday the 5th of december. the reason is worth the first time in the criminal proceedings by vf to your attendance emanating from the american government was relied on in support of the application —— a barrier to your attendance. in your sentence, msjefferies says quote the us government does not in any way support mrs anne sacoolas appearing in person at this hearing.

in fact, mrs anne sacoolas's us government employee has advised her not to return to the united kingdom in person for this hearing because her return could play significant us interest at risk. this advice was communicated to her by her employer on the 30th of november and she is not at liberty to disclose the communication itself or any further information to the court. by section of the criminaljustice act 2003, as amended by section 200 of the pc sca 2022, the sentencing proceeding is full within the list of eligible criminal proceedings which the court has the power to make a direction pursuant to section 51, subsection one, and that power may be exercised in respect of a person who is outside the jurisdiction of england and wales. but the power is subject

to section 51 subsection four a, which requires that the court is satisfied, amongst other things, but it is in the interests ofjustice to make the direction. the interest of justice in a criminal case are frequently subject to the interest of the defendant. respect for the law must be genuine and effective, substantial and real. the lord chief justice has provided the court with guidance which must be considered alongside all the circumstances of the case. in particular, factors which are set out in section 51 subsection six of the cja. 0ne which are set out in section 51 subsection six of the cja. one of those factors is the need for the defendant to attend in person. paragraph nine of the guidance invites attention to such factors as the potential penalty to be imposed and in paragraph 18, whether a live

link would