this is bbc news. i'm reeta chakrabarti. the headlines at five: anne sacoolas, the us citizen who admitted causing the death of teenage motorcyclist harry dunn in 2019, is given an eight month prison sentence suspended for 12 months at the old bailey in london. we have worked tirelessly and relentlessly to make sure she in the end had to do what you and i had to done. harry, we've done it! nhs england say they do have a plan in place to deal with pressures on the health service after figures suggest an estimated seven point two 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 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. thousands of people on the lowest incomes will receive a cold weather payment as temperatures plunge below zero. iran state media announces the first execution of a protester, mohsen shekari, convicted over recent anti—government unrest.

a us citizen responsible for the death of teenage motorcyclist harry dunn has been sentenced to eight months imprisonment suspended for 12 months. anne sacoolas, the wife of a us diplomat, was driving on the wrong side of the road when her car hit mr dunn outside a us military base in northamptonshire in 2019. here's whatjustice cheema—grubb had to say as she handed down her sentence. causing death by careless or inconsiderate driving contrary to section 28 of the road traffic act 1988 can be committed in various ways. sometimes a moment's inattention can lead to tragic results. this is not such a case. you drove along the wrong side of the road for much more than a moment and you did not realise what you were doing even when you were coming to a bend in the road when all drivers

on a narrow carriageway would naturally check that they were driving safely. it seems to me that your conduct, albeit careless rather than deliberate, falls at the other extreme. taking everything into account, your behaviour on this occasion was not far short of deliberately dangerous driving, which results in a death. i bear in mind that this was a short period of driving and you were not familiar with english roads. the sentencing council guideline places the starting point for sentence for your offence at 15 months custody. the range it provides is nine months to three years custody. the death of harry dunn is, of course, the highest degree of harm. but that is inherent in the charge and the starting point of 15 months.

harry dunn's spokesman spoke outside the court. in harry dunn's spokesman spoke outside the court. , ., , . the court. in terms of the sentence it was pretty _ the court. in terms of the sentence it was pretty much _ the court. in terms of the sentence it was pretty much everything - the court. in terms of the sentence it was pretty much everything we i it was pretty much everything we expected. anne sacoolas was trying to persuade the court that she should be allowed to do some sort of community service, scrub toilets, clean graffiti. that is not how we do things after the death of somebody in the circumstances. i want to pay tribute to the judge, who has done a fantasticjob on behalf of our legal system and our country. finally, from may, before i hand over to my son, he is one of harry dunn's childhood friends, look, the real enemy here is not

anne sacoolas, we know she made a mistake that night and i dare say all of us has made mistakes on the road. we know she didn't intend to kill harry. our real enemy here is the us government, who after his death, instead of coming to do the right thing for this family decided to kick them in the stomach and continue to kick them in the stomach for three years. if it wasn't for their friends, for three years. if it wasn't for theirfriends, their for three years. if it wasn't for their friends, their community, for three years. if it wasn't for theirfriends, their community, you their friends, their community, you guysin theirfriends, their community, you guys in the media and the great british and american public helping us, they could have —— they would have got away with it. they didn't get away with it. the cowardly approach to ensuring thatjustice is done here i think is appalling and i don't understand why the americans have behaved this way, but as i sit will tell you, we finished this part of the campaign today but we are determined to make sure this never

happens to another british family ever again. we will be talking more on this story with a correspondent outside the old bailey in the next few minutes. the number of people in england waiting to start routine hospital treatment has reached a new high. the number of people in england waiting to start routine hospital treatment has reached a new high. waiting to start routine hospital separately, bbc analysis shows that nearly 40% of patients in a&e departments in england are waiting at least four hours for a bed on a ward. jim reed reports. a&e units across the uk are under serious pressure. it's not good. all laid in trolleys like this. from this hospital in york... ambulance staff are waiting with their patients to come to the emergency department cubicles, which are currently full. to the royal victoria in belfast. to these corridors in milton keynes.

i've just spoken to the nurses. i just askjust to wait in the queue until they have space available. doctors say they're most concerned about the sickest patients who need to be moved on from the emergency department to another ward of the hospital for surgery or more complex treatment. near record numbers are now stuck in a&e for hours until a free bed can be found, partly because hospitals are struggling to discharge patients into social care. if your hospital is full and more than 19 out of 20 of our beds are full at the moment, that means that it's very challenging for emergency departments to transfer patients from the emergency department onto the wards, and that, of course, increases waiting times. you've had a few days of the treatment. you've had some rehabilitation. how's it feeling now? well, it's feeling 0k, really, - until i stand up and have to use it. those long waits in a&e are a big risk for the most vulnerable. in surrey 90—year—old pat is recovering after falling and breaking her pelvis.

with the physiotherapist this morning, did you manage the session? yes. i had to have assistance to get on the bed. when she got to a&e, a specialist team sent her straight to a bed here in a designated unit for the most frail so she wouldn't have to wait in pain. someone like pat, it was really key that we could identify her needs very early on, which were around managing her pain, which were around managing her bone health and some of her breathing problems. and it's because of that and the early identification and early work with her that she's now able to actually return home. lwell, it was a shock, of course, | but it shakes you up, doesn't it? i've got over it really now. check it's the anticipation i of when you go home, how are you going to cope? the frailty wards and the team next door in the acute medical centre in epsom are both designed to take the pressure off a&e. the idea is that more complex cases

are sent here quickly for treatment before either being referred to specialists or ideally sent home to free up the bed. we don't want anyone to stay in hospital any longer than they need to, but we know that with an elderly population, to make sure that happens, it needs a whole team effort. we can'tjust continue working the way we've historically worked. the government has said there is more money to improve a&e performance in england, but with colder weather on its way and rates of flu are also rising, hospitals are bracing for a busy winter. jim reed, bbc news. our reporter victoria bourne is in ilford at king george's hospital. what is the situation right there? it has _ what is the situation right there? it has been busy, at least that is what it looks like to me, someone he

is not in here day in and day out. there is a sign in the hospital advising people that if you need any it is a six our weight. one ambulance driverjust it is a six our weight. one ambulance driver just told it is a six our weight. one ambulance driverjust told me that this day hasn't even really been that busy. the trust that runs the hospital here has one of the worst performance on weights for their emergency department. it isa it is a really poor performance, one of the worst performing trusts. have you been talking to people in hospital, what have they said to you? i hospital, what have they said to ou? . , hospital, what have they said to ou? ., , ., ._ hospital, what have they said to ou? ., , ., ., you? i have been here all day and eve one you? i have been here all day and everyone i— you? i have been here all day and everyone i have _ you? i have been here all day and everyone i have spoken _ you? i have been here all day and everyone i have spoken to - you? i have been here all day and everyone i have spoken to has - you? i have been here all day and| everyone i have spoken to has left the emergency department has

lamented the fact they have had long waits. one young couple and their father had waited ia hours to get to bed. another person it took nine hours for a doctor. one of the most shocking was a woman who had a suspected strangulated hernia. she came here tonight to ago and waited 12 hours and left because she didn't see a doctor. she told me she feared for her life. she said she thought she might die in the waiting area and no one would even notice. another person i spoke to wasjulie, she came with her daughter and i7—month—old grandson with a high temperature, rashes. this team to new stories about strep hay and children dying from the condition and they were really worried he might have it as well. they arrived here at 5:15pm. they didn't see a doctorfor here at 5:15pm. they didn't see a doctor for five hours. here at 5:15pm. they didn't see a doctorforfive hours. a second opinion took another four hours and it was confirmed that he did have

strep a. she said it was disgusting. he was kept waiting with other children, otheradults, he was kept waiting with other children, other adults, there were people shouting, people being sick. he has been sent home with the course of antibiotics i'm told that if in ten days he doesn't feel any better to come back. she said she wanted him to have had antibiotics intravenously because it would have been a quicker solution and she was really frustrated.— really frustrated. what is the trust sa in: really frustrated. what is the trust saying in response _ really frustrated. what is the trust saying in response to _ really frustrated. what is the trust saying in response to all— really frustrated. what is the trust saying in response to all of- really frustrated. what is the trust saying in response to all of this? | really frustrated. what is the trust saying in response to all of this? i | saying in response to all of this? i have a statement from the chief executive of the trust. he starts off by apologising to the people who are affected directly by the long waits inanely. he also goes to apologise to the staff who are having to work in conditions and said that in this week in particular they have seen a record number of children arriving at the emergency department which has increased the pressure even further. it is winter,

and a&e departments get much busier in the winter period.— in the winter period. thank you, victoria. we can talk to or correspond —— corresponded he is outside the old bailey for us over the sentencing of anne sacoolas. listening to the statement from the family, it was clear that they felt they did have justice for harry but they were angry at the us government and also at the fact that anne sacoolas didn't attend the court in person. very angry at the us government. it's been cowardly, despicable, and am for anne sacoolas herself, who left this country in 2019 and has

been here since, harry's mother said she was disgusted with anne sacoolas and the way she had behaved since that night of august 27 when it was her car that was involved in a head—on collision with harry because she was driving on the wrong side of the road. what was most moving both in terms of what we heard inside the court from charlotte charles and outside, this is a family tonight, in particular a grieving mother, who believe that they have delivered justice for their dead son. charlotte charles was asked outside the court about half an hour ago by a reporter she felt it was she said, harry, we've done it! she and other members of harry because my family

believe that justice members of harry because my family believe thatjustice has been delivered. now for them it is a process of recovery. inside the court we heard a detailed description from charlotte george that the family has basically been utterly devastated by harry's death. they have suffered from post—traumatic stress disorder, from depression, from anxiety. harry's brother at times had been suicidal. the process now is to try to keep this family together and try to help them recover and repair. today, is a key part of that, they are pleased with the sentence that was handed down, prison term of eight months, suspended for 12 months. the reality is anne sacoolas will not serve that sentence because she has no intention of ever returning to this country. supporters for harry's family said the real enemy in this

whole process was not the woman who was driving that volvo that night on the wrong side of the road which endedin the wrong side of the road which ended in the collision with harry, they said the real enemy was the us government and the way it has been cowardly, in their words, and treated the dunn family in a despicable way. they say part of the legacy they want to ensure survives on harry's name is that there are no more collisions like this, no more deaths outside american bases and no more injuries of people because of the way that people behave on the base and behave leaving the base, the way the us government overall deals with incidents like this. thank you. prince harry has said he sacrificed "everything he knows" to join meghan "in her world" in the first episodes of a docu—series about the duke and duchess of sussex, released by the streaming service netflix this morning. he also said that meghan had "sacrificed everything she ever

knew" and "the freedom that she had" to join him. life in the royalfamily, press intrusion and racism are among the topics they discuss. prince harry and meghan no longer receive money from the royal family, and the couple earn much of their income from commercial arrangements. our royal correspondent sarah campbell reports. she sacrificed everything that she ever knew, the freedom that she had tojoin me in my world. and then, pretty soon after that, i ended up sacrificing everything that i know tojoin her in her world. their story in their words. almost three hours of interviews, home videos and footage. the level of hate that has been stirred up in the last three years especially against my wife, and my son. is my mum outside with archie? i'm generally concerned from the safety of my family. these first three episodes document the events which led up

to the couple stepping back from the royal family. they detail how they met and fell in love and what that meant for meghan's life. i said to the police, "if any other women in toronto said 'i have six grown men who are sleeping in their cars', wouldn't you consider that stalking?" and they said, "yes, but there's really nothing we can do because of who you're dating." there are interviews with friends and meghan's family, including her mother. i felt unsafe a lot. i can'tjust walk my| dogs or go to work. there was a someone there waiting for me, following me to work. - i was being stalked by the paparazzi. . and glimpses of private moments with members of the royalfamily, including the first meeting with catherine, the now princess of wales. i'm a hugger, i've always been a hugger. i didn't realise that

that is jarring for a lot of brits. i guess i started to understand very quickly that the formality on the outside carried through on the inside. much of the series so far focuses on the couple's struggles with the media and the reaction from other members of the royal family. it's almost a rite of passage, and sometimes they're like, "but my wife had to go through that, so why should your girlfriend be "treated any differently? "why should you get special treatment and why "should she be protected?" and i said, "the difference here is the race element." as expected diana, harry's mother is referenced several times, including the now discredited panorama interview which prince william requested never be shown again, but is shown in his brother's documentary. i think we now know she was deceived at the beginning of the interview, but at the same, time she spoke the truth of her experience.

today, the king is spending another day carrying out engagements, business as usual. on his son's documentary, no comment is expected from buckingham palace. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell gave us this update on reaction to the series. i think by and large, buckingham palace will be relieved because, of course, on the most sensitive area, the suggestion of any racial prejudice, there is no explicit single allegation against the royal family, though harry does say that there is, in his words, a huge level of unconscious bias. he says it's no one's fault, but once it's been pointed out, then you need to make it right. and clearly they feel that meghan was unsupported at the time of the first reporting of the relationship. they feel that both members of the royal family and buckingham palace could and should have done more. and he feels that that was an ignorance on the part of the palace of the racial issue. but otherwise, it's really a rather touching love story, a love story between two people who either couldn't or wouldn't fit

into the accepted framework of the british royalfamily. check and time and again, harry certainly lays the blame for that at the hands of the press. he feels that they conspired against the couple. and indeed, he says they we know the full truth, the institution knows the full truth, and the media knows the full truth because they've been in on it. so a kind of suggestion of a conspiracy there, though. it's all rather woolly. there is no evidence, there is no detail to back up that central allegation. meghan clearly feels that she wasn't welcomed as much as she might have been by the princess of wales, but that i think will be considered to be a fairly small point. so yes, as i say, i think the palace will feel relieved, though there are, of course, three more episodes still to come, three more episodes. so there may be

revelations in those. there's also harry's book for which he's been paid a large amount of money and so presumably holding something back for that. well, possibly, yeah. and, you know, a book of however many thousands of words there are in that, i think we can expect that there will be a more nuanced approach to it, notwithstanding that there are six episodes of this documentary. i think that it may be that the book is the one that worries the palace more than the prospect of three more episodes from netflix. the uk government may not recognise the new system for changing gender shortly to be adopted in scotland. the scottish governemnt wants to make it easier for people to change their legally recognised gender. legislation is currently being considered by msps and is likely to pass this month. it will simplify the process for obtaining a gender recognition certificate.

our political correspondent david wallace lockhartjoins us. what we know about the position of the uk government? this bill is currently making its way through holyrood. it has been a controversial piece of legislation. there have been msps rebelling over it, which isn't something that happens often. the aim is to simplify —— simplify the process for people in scotland to change their gender. the need for a medical diagnosis in order to legally change gender is removed. my understanding is that the uk government isn't particularly impressed with the legislation making its way through holyrood and what they are saying is they might not recognise the gender recognition certificate, that is ultimately what someone can get to change their gender, that comes at

the end of this. it becomes complicated when someone was, for example, to live in scotland, to change gender there and then decided they wanted to move elsewhere in the uk. potentially huge complications in that area around the likes of getting certain benefits, certain pension entitlements. i have heard it is possible that the uk government may not recognise that process. asked if there was a possibility of a legal challenge to this legislation in scotland, someone close to the process from the uk government side told me that would not be ruled out at this point, though it is unclear under what grounds a legal challenge could happen at this point. i understand the equality secretary for the uk government has written to the scottish government's socialjustice secretary outlining concerns she has about the scottish legislation, asking for potential changes,

concerns about timescale and the idea of people going from elsewhere in the uk to scotland in order to change their gender under a more simplified process, asking them to potentially rethink the legislation in scotland. i don't think that is something that will happen. the uk government source did also tell me that they saw this legislation is a test case scenario for how a bill passed that holyrood could undermine westminster competencies, as they put it. the scottish government spokesperson told me that that letter sent was in reply to a letter to scottish government had sent to uk ministers asking to meet to discuss how this legislation will work cross—border. the scottish government stressing that these are not problems that can't be overcome, and saying that shona robertson will be happy to meet kemi badenoch. this has been a controversial piece of

legislation in scotland and it looks like some of that is filtering through to the question of how this legislation would work cross—border. 15 children under the age of 15 have now died in the uk from invasive strep a illness, latest figures show. new data from the uk health security agency shows 13 children under 15 have died in england since september. two other deaths of children have been recorded in belfast and wales, taking the total to 15. group a strep bacteria can cause many different infections, ranging from minor illnesses to deadly diseases. the water industry regulator ofwat has castigated the uk's water companies, saying they are are "falling short in too many areas". in its annual asessment of the industry's performance, it singled out the six worst performing firms — northumbrian water, southern water,

south west water, thames water, welsh water and yorkshire water — which it said were "lagging behind expectations". our climate and science reporter esme stallard has the latest from cardiff. this report looks across the performance of all water and waste water companies for england and wales. and ofwat the water regulator has said they are deeply concerned about the state of affairs in some companies. they drew attention to the fact there had been serious pollution instances over the last year. some of which are audience would have seen. those warnings from pollution that were in seas and rivers across the uk earlier this year. they also drew attention to the fact there has been a lack of investment by these companies. despite commitments in their business plans. they have tried to step up fines for these companies. they noted that in november last month they fined a record £132 million against these companies. some of which will go back to the treasury to pay for environmental performance. and £17 million of that will go directly to customers

to improve their service. there has been criticism has been not much change from ofwat despite these new fines they have put in place. we will have to see over the next year or so whether those improvements will be made. now it's time for a look at the weather with stav. we will see a hard frost through the night. that will continue into the weekend. snow showers will hit coastal areas and we will start to see patchy freezing fog as winds will fall lighter. most of the showers will be across northern scotland. we could see a cluster of snow showers affecting east anglia and the south—east. we could see a light dusting of snow on one or two

places here by the morning, temperatures down to minus double digits in one or two spots. we start off tomorrow with the ice risk in northern and western areas. snow showers in coastal areas. for the vast majority it will be a cold but bright and sunny days with lighter winds in southern areas. that cold theme continues into the weekend. there is a greater chance of seeing grey skies and freezing fog patches heading into sunday.

this is bbc news , i'm reeta chakrabarti , the headlines. anne sacoolas , the us citizen who admitted causing the death of teenage motorcyclist harry dunn in 2019 , is given an eight month prison sentence suspended for 12 months. the victim's family say their promise to get justice is "complete". nhs england say they do have a plan in place to deal with pressures on the health service after figures suggest an estimated seven point two million patients are waiting to start routine hospital treatment , a record high.

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. thousands of people on the lowest incomes will receive a cold weather payment as temperatures plunge below zero. iran state media announces the first execution of a protester , mohsen shekari , convicted over recent anti—government unrest. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's thank you rita that build up thank you rita that build up for thank you rita that build up for the thank you rita that build up for the quarterfinals in qatar is very much on less than 2a hours till priscilla and croatia picked things off. with less than 2a hours until brazil and croatia kick things off. england have to wait until saturday evening, before taking on the current holders

france. raheem sterling is set to rejoin the team tomorrow — after he flew back to the uk on sunday following a break—in at his family home. his return, a huge lift for the squad, according to midfielder kalvin phillips. let's join olly foster now, who's in doha for us... evening to you there olly. phillips also today in the england press conference has been defending when england put up a player colin and phyllis husted face all sorts of question he did well today as they prepare for this quarterfinals. to be fairjust a month ago there were all sorts of questions about gareth southgate stewardship. england had been terrible. they hadn't1a6 matches in a row coming into this tournament. what southgate has shown during his time in charge is that he is a very good tournament manager. when the players come away he gets them performing. think of them in russia for years ago get into the semifinals. and then last year gets

into the final of the european championship. so they are on a upward trajectory. kalvin phillips who was a part of that european championship run to the final. he was asked just what it is about gareth southgate. i understand it is a hardship position— i understand it is a hardship position gareth is in. i think he has been — position gareth is in. i think he has been unbelievable. during his time in _ has been unbelievable. during his time in england. the way he treats us all_ time in england. the way he treats us all is _ time in england. the way he treats us all is and — time in england. the way he treats us all is and on unbelievable demand manager _ us all is and on unbelievable demand manager. he has a great coaching staff around him as well which helps a lot _ staff around him as well which helps a lot. ell— staff around him as well which helps a lot. �* ., ., , staff around him as well which helps a lot. �* ., .,, ., staff around him as well which helps alot. �* ., ., a lot. all that he was asked to ask about the death _ a lot. all that he was asked to ask about the death of a _ a lot. all that he was asked to ask about the death of a migrant - a lot. all that he was asked to ask. about the death of a migrant worker at the site one of these sites? what has been the reaction to this? lats has been the reaction to this? lots of reaction — has been the reaction to this? lots of reaction to _ has been the reaction to this? lots of reaction to the _ has been the reaction to this? lots of reaction to the comments from the chief executive of the supreme committee. that is the organisers of this whole workup since they were awarded the rights to host this

tournament 12 years ago now. all the controversies. human rights groups focused a lot on the plates of migrant workers. putting the number of migrant workers that's in the thousands. something qatar has denied. they say they're only having work—related deaths to stop and 37 non—work—related deaths among migrant workers amongst the workup infrastructure. a a0—year—old filipino man died during the world cup while he was working at the saudi arabian base. in the south of the country. he felt from a forklift truck and suffered some fatal head trauma. fifa did a statement saying they were sad and they wanted more information about it. they were he was asked byjonas for his reaction. we are in the middle of her workup. and we _ we are in the middle of her workup. and we have a successful work cup and this— and we have a successful work cup and this is— and we have a successful work cup and this is something you want to

talk about— and this is something you want to talk about right now that is a natural— talk about right now that is a natural part of life. whether you are at _ natural part of life. whether you are at work or at sleep. of course, are at work or at sleep. of course, a worker_ are at work or at sleep. of course, a worker died. our condolences go to his family _ a worker died. our condolences go to his family. however, it is strange this is— his family. however, it is strange this is something you want to focus on as— this is something you want to focus on as your— this is something you want to focus on as your first question. he this is something you want to focus on as your first question.— on as your first question. he did not like that _ on as your first question. he did not like that question _ on as your first question. he did not like that question of - on as your first question. he did not like that question of i - on as your first question. he did i not like that question of i thought. despite the death of a migrant worker. he went on to say i think a lot ofjournalists have to ask themselves and reflect on why they have been trying to bang on about the subject for so long. those his words. unless of human rights groups have responded to his comments. human rights watch a spokesperson there seen the qatari official comments display a callous disregard for the migrant worker who has died. olly foster indoor hot thank you very much for that. louis and rick

left his role as spain manager. he guided spain to the euro 2020 semifinals. the spanish fa has said the national team under 21 coach will replace them. when england lined up against pakistan possible that mark would when england face pakistan tomorrow. with a stunning 2a-7 pakistan tomorrow. with a stunning 2a—7 victory. livingston has the return home for treatment on a knee injury. that's all the sport for now. back to one of our main stories this afternoon. the number of people in england waiting to start routine hospital treatment has reached a new high. nhs england says it stood at 7.2 million at the end of october. separately, three in ten patients

who arrive at a—and—e spend more than four hours waiting to be seen, our health correspondent sharon barbour is at royal victoria infirmary, newcastle. what are pressures on hospitals in north east? well they are pretty severe right across the country as we have been hearing throughout the day on the bbc. the last few days i have been speaking to hospital bosses and embolus and bosses and social care bosses to really try and understand that link between the 99 called, the delay. waiting for ambulance and that delay when you get to a and e. and as we have been hearing about it sometimes that delay can be on charlie's. one thing we are hearing from the ambulance service is they

are incredibly stretched. they are struggling. they can reach the category one because the most severe life—threatening cause. but others really struggling to reach those because some of them they are held up because some of them they are held up at a and d waiting for patients and for many hours. what we have been trying to figure out is the connection between the patients who are not leaving the hospital. social care and that very initial quoted 99 why you can't get into a hospital because of social care issues. how are they doing to overcome this? what they do across the northeast and cumbria and i'm sure this happens elsewhere. they work very closely. the acute hospitals with the ambulance services. what they are working on now is a plan to agree that they want take longer than 60 minutes to hand over. after

60 minutes is when the harm really starts to kick in. and the patient�*s been seen by a doctor or being treated. that's what they are working on. they will focus on it should be 15 minutes. if they can work on and hour that's what they're trying to do. the second really crucial thing is working with social care partners and trying to put pressure on government for more funding. i'm no more funding has been announced but long—term funding would really be crucial for social care teams and staffing. i hundred and 65,000 vacancies across the uk here in the northeast and cumbria around 6500 vacancies. so social care is struggling which is why they can't get patients out. one social care provider told us today that they are falling out of the system because of the costs of energy as well is really hurting social care providers. he says is social care

goes down they will pull the nhs down with it.— goes down they will pull the nhs down with it. , . ., . . ., down with it. very concerning. what about pressures _ down with it. very concerning. what about pressures on _ down with it. very concerning. what about pressures on accident - down with it. very concerning. what about pressures on accident and - about pressures on accident and emergency. we have this research today that nearly four in ten people are experiencing weights of more than four hours in england? iltrul’eiiii are experiencing weights of more than four hours in england? lltlul’eiiiii than four hours in england? well i was looking _ than four hours in england? well i was looking at _ than four hours in england? well i was looking at some _ than four hours in england? well i was looking at some archived - than four hours in england? -ii i was looking at some archived footage today and set an a and e weights of two hours. i thought that those were the days. four hours is pretty standard but much longer weights in a hospital. we have weights of over 12 hours in and eve will stop the royal victoria hospital has a major centre here at one of the biggest in the countries. they have record numbers of pension coming in. interestingly, on monday that was exacerbated by the number of children. they had about 550 admissions to a and e in a single day. and nearly 200 of those were

children. that is certainly connected to the strap a news that we have been reports on today. sharon thank you very much our health correspondent sharon barber there. thank you. freezing conditions across the uk have triggered cold weather payments — made by the government to those on the lowest incomes in some areas. the payments are issued when the weather is cold enough to potentially affect people's health. it comes as millions of people struggle to heat their homes. last night our reporter tim muffett joined outreach workers in london who are hoping to offer some warmth to people sleeping on the streets. it is absolutely freezing. a bitterly cold wednesday night in south london. rosie and the outreach team from holy trinity church in clapham are hoping to spread warmth when there's not much around. we have a lot of people living locally who really struggle with being able to heat their homes and keep themselves warm. hello, sir.

how are you doing? and some don't have homes to heat. rosie and her team are part of the warm welcome campaign. how are you? i'm all right, fine. 3,000 venues across the uk that are opening their doors as temperatures plunge. it's warm and you'll get some porridge? terry was homeless for six years. i mean, you would use paperto keep warm. you would wrap yourself up and put it under your clothes to keep warm at night. he now has accommodation, but often visits the church in clapham to warm up. coming to these centres helps. getting a breakfast, getting company, getting advice. people reaching out to you helps. severe cold weather is expected across the uk. snow and ice warnings are in place in scotland, wales, northern ireland and the east coast of england. it's come at a time when we're suffering with things to do with the cost of living and people

are trying to save money so they don't want to put their central heating on, and then on top of that, we are expecting this cold snap to last longer than just a day. you know, we're looking at maybe four or five days. heat is a big attraction right now. the union corner community centre in plymouth is now open for three days a week, offering company away from the cold. people here are generous and they are very hospitable. they're very kind and that's what's needed in this world, i think. in london, the severe emergency weather protocol has been activated, meaning more shelters will be made available to the homeless. it's thought the number of people either sleeping rough for the first time or living on the streets rose by around a quarter in london betweenjune and september, compared to the same period last year. rosie and her team will continue to offer a place in the warmth to as many as possible. they're gearing up for a busy winter. tim muffett, bbc news.

the public inquiry into the post office scandal is holding a special hearing on the issue of compensation, amid concerns that not enough progress is being made. thousands of subpostmasters lost everything after being wrongly accused of stealing. but despite being cleared, one victim has told the bbc that he has not seen a penny. our business correspondent emma simpson reports. they've come a long way for today's hearing. some of the sub—postmasters and their families whose lives have been ruined by the post office scandal. lee castleton ended up bankrupt and still waiting for full and fair compensation. 18 years for me. i don't think there's been a lot of progress. we just want clarity, we just want to know how to finish this. everybody�*s coming to a point now where we know we've won, we know we were right, right from the beginning, we know that there was computer problems throughout, they were all hidden from us, and now we just want to bring it to an end and get on with our lives.

i highlighted in 2002 saying there was a fault in the horizon system. baljit sethi hasn't received a penny of compensation. he and his wife anja were forced to close their post office business in essex after a huge shortfall in the accounts. they ended up in a form of bankruptcy, too. it's like a sword hanging around your neck, you know. so much time has passed. to tell you the truth ijust want to forget about it, because it has not only ruined the life, but it's 20 years that we should have been enjoying with our grandchildren. it's not only a question of compensation, no amount of money can undo what we have undergone. the post office says it's going as fast as it can with all the claims. in the compensation scheme that baljit sethi is in, 9a% of victims have been made offers and three quarters have accepted and been paid. but there are a whole raft of concerns about how

this process is going, including the desperate financial situation some claimants are now in. and for many, it's a slow, hard road to get what they deserve. sharon brown from sunderland was forced to resign from her branch and lost everything. people's in dire need of the compensation, they've lost that much. they're all sitting pretty in their places, do you know what i mean? sitting behind desks and pushing papers about and not getting no further forward. the battle for compensation still has a long way to run. emma simpson, bbc news, central london. the headlines on bbc news... anne sacoolas , the us citizen who admitted causing the death of teenage motorcyclist harry dunn in 2019, is given an eight month prison sentence suspended for 12 months. the victim's family say their promise to get justice is "complete". nhs england say they do have a plan

in place to deal with pressures on the health service after figures suggest an estimated seven point two million patients are waiting to start routine hospital treatment , a record high. 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. several lifeboats have been joined ijy several lifeboats have been joined by his local fishing vessels as the freight company confirmed that one of its ships was involved in the division with an 18 missing measurable. iran has announced the first execution of a protester convicted over the recent anti—government unrest. mohsen shekari was hanged on thursday morning, after being accused of being

a "rioter" who wounded a member of a paramilitary force with a machete. but an activist called it a "show trial without any due process". kasra naji, bbc persian's special correspondent has details at 23—year—old man picked up on the street. apparently he and others were trying to block his street as part of the protest. the whole trial has taken about seven weeks. very swift. no lawyers were present. and we know what is worrying is there may be more in the pipeline. we know already there are another 12 people who are own death row waiting for the high court, the appeal court and then there are another 30 people who have been charged with crimes which carry a death sentence with them.

all in all very sad and shocking situation even by iranian standards. i think the iranian government is waiting to see what reaction there is going to be inside iran as well as outside in the international community and i think they will decide to go ahead with more executions in the days to come. some breaking news to bring you. this concerns the conservative mp julian night we heard today was suspended from the conservative party. well he has written to the parties and chief whip saying he is entirely innocent of any wrongdoing whatsoever was up and he strongly object to the way he was named last night. mr knight has demanded an immediate un—equivalent answer as to

why he was suspended from the parliamentary party and publicly named. he said they must�*ve known for their actions were entirely prejudiced. any prospect of getting a fair hearing in any required court or disciplinary hearing. it is quite a long letter that has been posted on social media. there you go. you can see it now. he said he was making the statement because his name was linked with an apparently serious but unspecified offence. and he was making this letter public in the instant interest of national justice. annis demanded the chief whip does the same with this reply. there is a full response from julian night. in response to the chief whip. and as he said he's making this public because he said the office did that yesterday without letting him know. more on that when we know more.

the last surviving member of the world war two dambusters raid — which attacked german dams — has died at the age of 101. squadron leader georgejohnson, known asjohnny, was a bomb—aimer in the squadron which destroyed key dams. his family say he died peacefully in his sleep. our correspondentjon kay looks back at his life. dambusters film theme plays. they were the raf�*s 617 squadron, but they will be forever known as the dambusters. and among them, 22—year—old george leonard johnson. his mates just called him johnny. machine guns fire. their daring mission was famously recreated for the big screen. in 19a3, they dropped their bouncing bombs to attack german dams... nice work, skipper. ..and hit the country's industrial heartland. it was a thrilling experience, no other way to describe it.

our briefing was to fly across the dam, to drop the bomb as near as possible to the centre of the dam. so, it was practice, practice, practice. born in lincolnshire in 1921, johnny lost his mum when he was only three years old. he joined the raf as a teenager and for years rarely talked about the dambusters. but when he was in his 90s, johnnyjohnson returned to germany with a bbc film crew. he met local people who remembered the raids. hundreds of civilians were killed during operation chastise, as well as 53 ofjohnny�*s comrades from bomber command. i'm lucky, yes, to still be alive. i'm lucky that i was with the right crew, in the right place, at the right time. and i feel privileged and honoured to have taken part in that raid. i think it was a great raid, i think it was a tribute to all those who took part,

particularly those who gave their lives in pursuing their target. newsreel: the men who raided l the ruhr dams were among those to receive their decorations from her majesty. - they were honoured at the time with the distinguished flying medal, but it wasn't until 2017, after a high—profile public campaign, thatjohnnyjohnson was awarded the mbe by the queen. she said, nice to see the dambusters still around. and i thanked herfor the honour, and how pleased and honoured ifelt in meeting herfor the second time. as the last of the dambusters, johnny became well—known, but he insisted he was only doing hisjob in 19a3, and always said his public appearances were his way of honouring all the men involved in one of the most decisive moments of the second world war.

johnnyjohnson who's died peacefully at the age of 101. as the prized possessions of young children for generations — teddy bears hold a special place in hearts and homes across the uk. for some people, collecting the stuffed toy can become a hobby into adulthood — including one couple who built up a collection of 5,000 bears over 60 years. chrissy sturt reports. # baby let me be # your loving teddy bear...# all these adorable teddy bears have been collected by one couple. and it all started with this little chap. this bear is rupert. sue bought him for my 50th birthday in 1988. childhood sweethearts sue and les were married for nearly 60 years. we gradually decided we start

to build a collection of vintage and antique bears. then that gradually developed into the bear collection of 5,000. every bear was loved, even if it cost 20p as against nearly £1,000. they were all equal. sue's dying wish was for her beloved bears to be sold, raising as much money as possible for charity. they've all got names. and that's where teddy bear expert daniel comes in. it's quite hard to take them in, when i first saw them, you know, there was so many. and a lot of people collect teddy bears, but not to this extent. it is certainly the largest single owner collection of teddy bears we've ever handled, or i think that's ever appeared at auction. it's really hard to choose a favourite, but if i had to, it would probably be this little chap here. he's a steiff centre—seam,

but because he's bald, poor chap, that will probably reduce his appeal and his value slightly. but at the other end of the spectrum, there's this tiny little blue bear, another german one. absolutely miniature, very appealing, and he's likely to fetch about £a00. # i want to be your teddy bear...# for les, it's a great comfort to know the bears will soon be heading to new, loving homes, and all for a good cause. each bear sold will contribute to the wildlife fund, and sue would be very happy. the first auction takes place this thursday, and it's sure to be fur—tastic. christy sturt, bbc news. i was wondering if there would be a point at the end. in a moment the

bbc news at six p:m.. now it's time for a look at the weather with stav hello there. despite it being bright and dry. it was another very cold afternoon. wintery showers continue to be confined to the coastal areas. that is where were going to see through friday evening to the start of the weekend. and it is around coastal areas where we have wintry showers and icy stretches will be a problem. tonight will be very cold with severe frost for most of us. you can see the blue colours. the arctic air is enveloping the whole of the country through thursday. it will last friday and into the weekend. through tonight and again, it is coastal areas which will see these wintery showers many central and southern areas and in land areas was sent to stay dry. see this cluster of cloud and snow flurries affected east anglia and the southeast by the end of the night. and dont be a surprise if one or two areas in the low counties will see a light dusting of snow. by the morning. a very cold night wherever you are. —3 to minus five degrees typically.

perhaps even into the minus double digits. in some prone areas. watch out for the ice risk in coastal areas through tomorrow morning. it will be a cold frosty start but again dry and bright with plenty of sunshine for many of us. skies will brighten up in the southeast ones skies will brighten up in the southeast once that early cloud clears. snow showers continue to affect northern scotland and the northern irish seacoast as well. temperature wise no better, from two to 5 degrees. the wind across northern and western areas it would likely feel colder than temperatures suggest. then we head through friday night. it looks like showers will continue. snow showers across the northern east of scotland. but more affect in western areas around irish sees coast. around irish seas coast. so it is here we will see the ice risk once again. another very cold night to start saturday. minus two to —5 and lower than that in a few spots. as we head into the weekend it stays cold for all areas. and the wind turns lighter. so we could have problems with patchy areas and freezing frog. so it could be dense and stubborn to clear in places both saturday and sunday. you can see why. we are still in the cold air

saturday and sunday. no pressure just to the east. it is a very weak affair with a few isobars. which is why we see winds falling a little lighter. we could see some sunshine around in a very cold day on saturday. wintery showers around coastal areas perhaps a bit grayer with more low cloud and some fog around on sunday. don't forget you can always stay abreast of the weather where you are and where you are going by going through our bbc weather app. see you later.

at six — the duke and duchess of sussex speak out about a media feeding frenzy over their relationship and what they call unconscious bias in the royal family. in their new netflix series, prince harry and meghan talk about their relationship, press intrusion, racism and their lives. i accept there will be people around the world who fundamentally disagree with what i've done and how i've done it, but i knew that i had to do everything i could to protect my family. also on the programme. as nhs england says last month was the busiest ever for november, as nhs england says last month was the busiest everfor november, we have a special report from a hospital in berkshire where staff tell us they are finding it difficult to cope with the number of people coming in.