this is bbc news with the latest headlines: a libyan man suspected of making the bomb that destroyed pan am flight 103 over the town of lockerbie in 1988, is in us custody. a nursing union leader says a planned strike by nurses could be called off, if the health secretary negotiates "seriously" over pay. the one day of action that nurses are going to take on thursday hasn't created the 7.2 million people sitting on our waiting lists. the job of union leaders is to negotiate on behalf of their members, they do an incredibly important job, but they negotiate with their employers. in this instance, the employer is the nhs. a teenage girl with seemingly incurable leukaemia — is now cancer—free thanks

to a revolutionary therapy. authorities in jersey say they are no longer looking for survivors after a explosion that destroyed a block of flats yesterday. the us space agency nasa is all set to bring home its orion capsule which will splashdown in the pacific ocean — it could deterime if its ready to take astronauts back to the moon later this decade. and a 13—year—old girl from buckinghamshire will represent the uk at thejunior eurovision song contest this afternoon — we'll be live in the armenian capital of yerevan shortly the us department ofjustice says a man accused of making the bomb — which destroyed pan am flight 103

over lockerbie — will soon make his first appearance at a federal court in washington dc. the bombing attack in december 1988 killed 270 people. bbc scotland's home affairs correspondent david cowan told us more. 0n the 32nd anniversary of the lockerbie bombing in 2020, the outgoing us general attorney william barr, announced the charges against abu agila masud. the americans said that masud had confessed to making the bomb, which was smuggled onto a plane in malta, then transferred onto another plane in frankfurt and then ultimately transferred onto pan am 103 at heathrow. it took off and then exploded in the skies over lockerbie in scotland, killing everybody on board, all 259 passengers, passengers and crew, and another 11 people on the ground in lockerbie when the wreckage fell into their homes. the americans allege that masud had made the bomb, only one person has ever been

convicted of actually carrying out this operation. that was abdelbaset al—megrahi, who was convicted after standing trial to scottish court in the netherlands. he was jailed for life, but released on compassionate grounds by the scottish government in 2009 and died in libya in 2012. but the americans and the scots always said others were involved. they're saying that masud was one of the people involved in that operation and they've been pursuing him now for a number of years. he was serving a prison sentence, a ten year prison sentence, for for bombing activities against people who were rising up against colonel gaddafi. last month, the american ambassador to libya, richard norland, met senior officials from the governments of national unity in tripoli. that was on november the 8th. then on the 21st of november, masud's family reported that he'd been kidnapped in tripoli by armed men. they suggested that the government of national unity might be planning to extradite him to the united states. there was something of a backlash

to that possibility in libya. there were people from the gnu's justice ministry and also from human rights officials were saying that the case shouldn't be over and shouldn't be reopened. libya had accepted responsibility and paid a huge amount of compensation back in 2003. they were saying effectively it had been dealt with. but the americans and scots, of course, have always felt that it hadn't been finished. and today we've had a statement from the crown 0ffice, the prosecution service in scotland, saying that the families of those killed in the lockerbie bombing have been told that abu agila masud is in us custody. scottish prosecutors and police working with uk governments and us colleagues will continue to pursue this investigation, they say, with the sole aim of bringing those who acted along with abdelbaset al—megrahi to justice. the government has said it can't agree to a call by the nursing unions to negotiate with them directly over their 19% pay claim. the royal college of nusing has offered to pause its planned strikes in england —

which are due to begin with a walk—out on thursday, in return for direct negotiations with ministers. the foreign secretary james cleverly said the government wanted to resolve the issue — but it was for the nhs employers to negotiate with the unions. 0ur political correspondent helen catt reports. nurses in england, wales and northern ireland are due to walk out twice this month. the strikes will cause disruption, as only care for life—threatening cases has to be provided by law. the royal college of nursing says it is prepared to pause the action if the health secretary will agree to talks on pay. nurses aren't greedy people, they definitely are not, but a nurse £27,000 a year living in central london needs to be able to feed her children, be able to send them to school, look after them in creches so they can go to work and pay their travel to go to work and also pay their utility bills. the government has said it has had talks with the rcn on making the nhs a better place to work, but on pay it won't go there.

the independent review body has made a recommendation, the government has accepted it fully, and that of course means there will _ be a significant increase in pay, particularly for nurses at the start of their careers on lower salaries, and we recognise how tough it is for everybody. medical professionals included. we have to make sure we do this in a sustainable way. the average pay rise given to nhs staff this year was 4.75%, with the lowest paid guaranteed at least £1,400. but nurses say years of below inflation pay rises have left them in a difficult position and are calling for a rise of 5% above the rpi rate of inflation, which would currently work out at 19%. labour insist it is the government's fault if the strikes go ahead but wouldn't promise a rise on that scale. i'm not going to make promises i can't keep, plucking things out of thin air, but i would be prepared to negotiate if we were in government today, and i think that's the least we could expect. mr streeting has had his own run—in with a health union, the bma,

which accused him of attacking it in the sunday telegraph this morning. he has claimed the doctor's' union treated him like a heretic for saying there should be better standards for patients. all sides say they don't want the nurses�* walk—outs to go ahead but without the government agreeing to talk about pay they will be on the picket lines come thursday. this is of course just one of many strikes this month as the country faces a significantly disrupted december. helen catt, bbc news. so is that pay claim lodged by the nurses affordable? let's take a closer look at the figures now with ben zaranko, senior research economist at the institute for fiscal studies. thank you forjoining us. first of all, we hear about the need for more funding for the all, we hear about the need for more funding forthe nhs, all, we hear about the need for more funding for the nhs, so what is the financial state of the nhs at the moment and what is behind any particular pressures on it this year? particular pressures on it this ear? ,, , , , year? the nhs budget is being stretched because _

year? the nhs budget is being stretched because it _ year? the nhs budget is being stretched because it was - year? the nhs budget is being stretched because it was set i year? the nhs budget is being l stretched because it was set out year? the nhs budget is being - stretched because it was set out at a time, last autumn when we were expecting inflation to remain relatively low, before the enormous spike in energy prices, economy wide inflation we have seen, so the nhs is facing high energy bills, higher food and fuel bills just like households are. the big thing is that the pay award that has been offered to staff, in the region of 5% on average, is well above what was budgeted for. those plans were built on the assumption of two or maybe 3%, reasonable at the time, that's now pay award has been 5% but there has been no extra cash to provide for it. the nhs has been asked to figure out the difference. that's why a pay offer more in line with inflation couldn't be met with existing budget and would have to be accompanied by more funding. what accompanied by more funding. what effect would — accompanied by more funding. what effect would it _ accompanied by more funding. what effect would it have _ accompanied by more funding. what effect would it have on _ accompanied by more funding. what effect would it have on the economy and the finances if nurses were given at the pay rise that they are

asking for, the 5% above inflation? the first thing is that if you were going to give nurses a 19% pay rise you would have to provide additional funding to the nhs to pay for that and that would mean, probably, higher taxes at some point, that is the thing the government is wrestling with, it seems to have bumped up against how much it is willing to raise taxes and so that is why it is resisting calls for additional spending. is why it is resisting calls for additionalspending. it would is why it is resisting calls for additional spending. it would of course also add demands to the economy, nurses would be able to spend more, could act as a benchmark to which other private sector employers and their workers might start demanding something similar to the nurses. it might add some more to inflationary pressures throughout the economy. a lot will depend on the economy. a lot will depend on the specifics. the big challenge here is what it will mean for the nhs budget. if, here is what it will mean for the nhs budget-— here is what it will mean for the nhsbuduet. , , nhs budget. if, say, paying nurses what they are _ nhs budget. if, say, paying nurses what they are asking _ nhs budget. if, say, paying nurses what they are asking for _

nhs budget. if, say, paying nurses what they are asking for was - nhs budget. if, say, paying nurses what they are asking for was a - what they are asking for was a government priority, because the recommendations that are put forward by an independent body are reviewed and accepted or not by the government, if the government wanted to pay nurses what they will are after, can you just give us an idea of what the impact on tax rises, as you mentioned, would be? could be get an idea of what it is? at the moment it doesn't seem quite abstract. if moment it doesn't seem quite abstract. , ., ., abstract. if you were to give everyone — abstract. if you were to give everyone in _ abstract. if you were to give everyone in the _ abstract. if you were to give everyone in the public- abstract. if you were to give | everyone in the public sector abstract. if you were to give - everyone in the public sector pay rise that matches inflation, about 10%, if you do that it would increase spending on pay by about £23 billion. some of that has already been budgeted for, so it would increase government spending ljy would increase government spending by something like £18 billion. some of that would come back in the form of that would come back in the form of higher taxes, might have benefits if we could get more people on nhs

waiting lists back to work, someone, that would be a big sum of money and the government has set a public finance objective, it is onlyjust said to me that by £10 billion, small in the context of the wider economy. and so that would probably mean that any higher pay awards would be accompanied by high taxes, probably looking, for the average household, something in the region of between five and... 500— £600 a year. these are relatively large sums at a time when families are under a squeeze.— a world first now — a teenage girl's incurable cancer has been cleared from her body using a revolutionary new type of medicine. all other treatments for alyssa's leukaemia had failed. the ground—breaking treatment is known as "�*base editing' — it involves making genetic changes to donor cells, enabling them to attack her cancer. 0ur medical editor fergus walsh reports.

oh, this one's hard. the whole experience has brought me so much closer with my family. alyssa is back home in leicester thanks to a pioneering new cancer therapy. all other treatment options for her leukaemia had failed. breathe in and breathe out. thank you. that's a good one. so, in may, she received a world first therapy. i know that i've helped other children as well, that other children might be able to get cured because of the research that i've been part in. it is extremely exciting. so, obviously, this is a new field in medicine and it's fascinating that we can redirect the immune system to fight cancer. alyssa's immune system couldn't clear her cancer, so she was given donor cell, which had been tweaked using a new technique called �*base editing'. in the lab, three precise changes

were made to the cells' dna and they were then armed to fight her cancer. base editing is part of a genetic revolution which is transforming our understanding of human biology. it is an incredibly precise tool with huge potential to treat and possibly cure a range of diseases, especially disorders of the blood. ten children with t—cell leukaemia will have the treatment as part of a clinical trial. there's enormous amounts of innovation going on in terms of how we can use these new tools to manipulate and change bits of dna and our applications are to cure diseases, and i think there's enormous potential to do that across the board. # home—grown alligator. # see you later. # gonna hit the road #. alyssa is still receiving drugs to help herfight infection and she'll have regular hospital checks. for now, cancer is

undetectable in her blood. to have had this extra year, even to have this last three months where she's been well and she's been at home and she's been doing what she's wanted, has been... that's like a gift in itself. when you see what she's gone through and the vitality for life that she's brought to every situation is astounding. - and she's got a lot to look forward to. christmas, definitely. my auntie's wedding — i'm going to be her bridesmaid. to go back to school. to hang out with my friends. i want to start riding my bike again, things like that. look at all these beads. there's loads! every one of these beads represents a procedure alyssa has undergone — a collection she's hoping to put away for good. fergus walsh, bbc news. rescuers searching the scene of an explosion injersey in which at least three people died have said they no longer expect

to find anyone else alive. specialist teams who spent the night combing the wreckage in st helier said their mission was now a "recovery operation". there are reports the authorities had been warned of a gas leak the day before. 0ur correspondent danjohnson, who's in the island, says more details about events prior to the explosion are being confirmed. those reports of a fire service attendance at this block of flats on friday have been confirmed by the authorities here on the island, that residents smelled gas, were concerned, called the emergency services and the fire crew did attend that building at about 8:30pm on friday night. now, they've not given any more detail of exactly what checks took place, what action occurred, but the fire crew left that building, presumably declared it safe. no further action was taken, as far as we know. but then, the next morning at 4:00am, there was this huge explosion which completely destroyed that block of six flats, a three storey block of flats, which was completely reduced to rubble.

and that is where the search and rescue operation was concluded overnight. there were frantic efforts yesterday to try to save people, but the rescue teams, some of them brought here to the island from england, search dogs and equipment that's been brought in to assist with that search, they decided overnight that they weren't going to find anybody else alive, and that's why this has now moved into a recovery phase of the operation. well, there was a press conference given here this morning by the chief fire officer for the island and the island's chief of police. here's what he had to say. it is a time to just think briefly about the families. we have deployed family liaison officers to those families. but it's vitally important that we are sensitive to their thoughts, considerations, emotions, as we now begin what is going to be a meticulous and painstaking search of the debris left following the explosion. so, in terms of the forward look, we have now very specialist staff

not only in state ofjersey police, but also supported by colleagues in the uk, to start carefully identifying bodies when and if we find them. that will take time. so the authority said there were about a dozen people who are unaccounted for. they've recovered three bodies already. the hope is that the death toll won't reach that high, that those people may be accounted for in other ways. but the fear has got to be that as this search continues, through the rubble, it will be further bodies that are recovered now the chief of police was warning the families of those missing that the chief of police was warning the families of those missing that that recovery and identification work needs to be done carefully, delicately, with dignity and that may mean that it takes perhaps weeks, not days,

to actually recover all the bodies from this explosion. on top of that, there is now an investigation into exactly what caused this explosion. the theory, the most likely cause, seems to be a gas explosion of some sort at 4:00am yesterday morning. but then also into the background, what was the nature of that call out on friday night? what action did the fire service and the gas company here take? could this potentially have been prevented? sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's sarah mulkerins. good afternoon. england are on their way home from qatar after they were knocked out of the world cup last night. captain harry kane says they will be "mentally and physically stronger "for the next challenge" while manager gareth southgate says he will "review and reflect" on his side's exit with the fa before making a decision on his future. let's head live to 0lly foster who is in doha for us.

how would you describe the mood there today for england? it’s how would you describe the mood there today for england?— there today for england? it's all one a there today for england? it's all gone a bit _ there today for england? it's all gone a bit flat, _ there today for england? it's all gone a bit flat, hasn't _ there today for england? it's all gone a bit flat, hasn't it? - there today for england? it's all. gone a bit flat, hasn't it? knowing that england have left town, they packed their bags pretty sharpish and checked out over there rather luxury lodgings that they have had for the last three weeks down to the south of the city. they left with their heads held high, there was a gang of supporters there wishing them well, they went over and signed a few autographs, there is a sour dough like gareth southgate. a lot of attention on him, what does do, he talked about a time to reflect and review, they will do that after every tournament. but the ceo released a statement in the last few hours saying... congratulating how well southgate had prepared the team, he said it was all down to fine margins, to really no shame in

that. gareth southgate has now had six years in charge, which is a long stretch, 81 matches, you have to go back to bobby robson's eight years common coming to an end in 1990,. gareth southgate has been asked after the defeat last night in the quarterfinals exactly what his next move will be. i quarterfinals exactly what his next move will be— quarterfinals exactly what his next move will be. ., ., ., ., ~ move will be. i am going to make the riaht move will be. i am going to make the right decision. _ move will be. i am going to make the right decision, whatever _ move will be. i am going to make the right decision, whatever that - move will be. i am going to make the right decision, whatever that is, - right decision, whatever that is, for the — right decision, whatever that is, for the team. for england, for the fa, for the team. for england, for the fa. and _ for the team. for england, for the fa. and i— for the team. for england, for the fa, and i have to be sure that whatever— fa, and i have to be sure that whatever decision i make is the right— whatever decision i make is the right one — whatever decision i make is the right one and i think it is right to take _ right one and i think it is right to take a _ right one and i think it is right to take a bit— right one and i think it is right to take a bit of time to do that, because _ take a bit of time to do that, because i_ take a bit of time to do that, because i know, in the past, how my feelings— because i know, in the past, how my feelings have fluctuated in the immediate aftermath of tournaments. it immediate aftermath of tournaments. it will _ immediate aftermath of tournaments. it will be _ immediate aftermath of tournaments. it will be very interesting to see what develops. i wonder, 0llie,

it will be very interesting to see what develops. iwonder, 0llie, what you make of how this team might reflect on the performance and the fact that many say it is a missed opportunity, but there is still to potentially come from this team and hopefully come from that? how; potentially come from this team and hopefully come from that? harry kane missed the penalty, _ hopefully come from that? harry kane missed the penalty, missed _ missed the penalty, missed opportunity, knowing morocco were waiting for the winners of this one, the french will surely see that as a fairly easy hit on the way towards the final. do not write off the moroccans, we will be talking about them over the next few days. but this call, this group of such exciting players, particularly the forward line, possibly some work to be done at the back, it is quite an ageing defence, but the average age of this squad out here in qatar was just over 26, one of the youngest squads. look at the team under gareth southgate, a quarterfinal here, going out against the french, thatis here, going out against the french, that is not a step backwards,

especially the way that they performed and the french manager did tip it out saying they were really impressive and he expects them to be a force for years to come. pakistan have given themselves a fighting chance of winning the second test match against england in multan. after enjoying the best of the first two days, england found life much tougher on sunday with the home side needing another 157 runs to level the series — with 6 wickets still in hand. ben croucher has more. day three, england batting, expect entertainment. belted off the bat, waiting little time to get to the second test century, a happy harry for england? there is one at least. batting pakistan out of this series, that was more problematic, good grab said ben stokes, moore followed as england lost the remaining four

wickets before lunch, to set the home side three — 55 to win, more than two days to do it, challenge accepted, hold the pose, stand and admire. 0rjust stare in disbelief has not once, not twice, but three times england tickled the timbers, not that pakistan saw the funny side of it, the last laugh, that could still be theirs. pakistani players are still made half centuries, just seeing it through until stumps. falling to 60, to leave this one right in the balance. whoever wants to win it, will have to work for it, thatis to win it, will have to work for it, that is why they call it a test,. the manchester derby in the women's super league ended in a 1—1 draw at the etihad stadium in front of more than 44000 fans. in an entertaining game, united went ahead just before the half hour mark — with leah galton finding the back of the net.

but the hosts got back into the game after the break, with this headerfrom laura coombs levelling things up, which means united have still never beaten their city rivals in the wsl. rangers have won the scottish women's premier league cup for the first time, beating record holders hibernian 2—0 at tynecastle lizzie arnot�*s spectacular strike from the edge of the area gave rangers the lead in the first half. and substitute kirsty howat secured the win for rangers against the seven—time winners, adding this trophy to the league title they won last season. in rugby union's champions cup, three time winners saracens have just kicked off against edinburgh in pool a. earlier in pool b sale ran in six tries as they thrashed ulster by 39 points to nil at the aj bell stadium. the du preez brothers were stars of the show with daniel and robert each scoring tries.

and there's more on the scottish women's premier league cup final more than all of the world sport on bbc sport website. head over there for the latest news. you also have the bbc sport app that you can download and obviously i will see you in the next hour. did you know there is a junior eurovision song contest? singers aged between nine and 14, from 16 countries, are taking part. the competition is being held in the armenian capital of yerevan after their singer, malena, won last year's contest — and the uk's first contestent since 2005 is among those taking to the stage. it's just getting under way now and bbc newsround's nina blissett is in yerevan for us and joins me now. nina, for those of us who didn't know this existed, tell us a little bit about what the contest and competition involves? it’s

bit about what the contest and competition involves? it's pretty much is exactly _ competition involves? it's pretty much is exactly the _ competition involves? it's pretty much is exactly the same - competition involves? it's pretty much is exactly the same as - competition involves? it's pretty much is exactly the same as the | much is exactly the same as the adults, but as you said, it is children. you have 16 contestants taking part and they are all going to be performing their songs. the show has actually already started, we have had poland, kazakhstan and the netherlands all before, they are all trying to their as always, the public can vote and also a jerry can vote. the key difference to the aduu vote. the key difference to the adult one is that you can vote for your own country. it does make it quite interesting. the your own country. it does make it quite interesting.— quite interesting. the music “ust came in right �* quite interesting. the music “ust came in right on i quite interesting. the music “ust came in right on time, i quite interesting. the musicjust came in right on time, nina, - quite interesting. the musicjust| came in right on time, nina, just quite interesting. the musicjust. came in right on time, nina, just in time when you started speaking, tell us a bit about the uk entry. the time when you started speaking, tell us a bit about the uk entry.- us a bit about the uk entry. the uk ent is us a bit about the uk entry. the uk entry is freya _ us a bit about the uk entry. the uk entry is freya skye. _ us a bit about the uk entry. the uk entry is freya skye, she _ us a bit about the uk entry. the uk entry is freya skye, she has - us a bit about the uk entry. the uk entry is freya skye, she has been l entry is freya skye, she has been absolutely brilliant, but has been quite unwell, yesterday there was to dress rehearsals, the first when she did, the second one is the doctors say you have to rest your voice. fingers crossed she will be ok,

performing in less than an hour. it has a bit of touch and go, but hopefully she should be able to. of the voting like it is for the main eurovision, is it all quite protracted affair- eurovision, is it all quite rotracted affai , ., protracted affair with everyone announcing — protracted affair with everyone announcing the _ protracted affair with everyone announcing the scores - protracted affair with everyone announcing the scores in - protracted affair with everyone announcing the scores in a - protracted affair with everyone| announcing the scores in a very elaborate way, as they sometime tend to do? , �* , . elaborate way, as they sometime tend todo? , �*, ., ., to do? yes, it's a lot friendlier here. i could _ to do? yes, it's a lot friendlier here. i could tell— to do? yes, it's a lot friendlier here. i could tell you - to do? yes, it's a lot friendlier here. i could tell you that - to do? yes, it's a lot friendlier here. i could tell you that the | here. i could tell you that the atmosphere here backstage is really supportive, obviously one child wants to be the winner, but they are also great to each other, freya skye has met at the irish and spanish contestants, there is so much fun and they are also excited to take part, it is an incredible venue, even the city of yerevan is so excited, at the bus stops, airports, there are posters everywhere. a really fun environment for them.

hopefully friendly enough. thank you very much. now it's time for a look at the weather with helen. —— here is darren. some part of the country stay under zero all way. temperatures are falling sharply. 0ur temperatures are falling sharply. our focus shifts towards the south—east where we have the cloud and that is bringing in some sleet and that is bringing in some sleet and snow and overnight that will continue, part of the south—east england and east anglia to— five centimetres by the end of the night, some travel disruption in the morning and also some areas of freezing fog in southern england, perhaps into lincolnshire as well. it will be cold, blue wide on the map, widespread frost, typically down to —5, could be as low as —13 in the north—east of scotland. really cold start in scotland, for the most part it should be dry and sunny. some sunshine across northern ireland and any freezing fog patches tending to left but across england and wales a mixture of sunshine, but

also areas of low cloud, mist and fog, particularly in the south—east and running through the midlands, could still be set a few flurries of snow, perhaps in these areas will be particularly cold. all hello, this is all bbc news. hello, this is bbc news. i'm luxmy gopal. the headlines: a libyan man suspected of making the bomb that destroyed pan am flight 103 over the town of lockerbie in 1988 is in us custod. is in us custody. a nursing union leader says a planned strike by nurses could be called off, if the health secretary negotiates "seriously" over pay. a teenage girl with seemingly incurable leukaemia is now cancer—free, thanks to a revolutionary therapy. authorities in jersey say they are no longer looking for survivors, after an explosion that destroyed a block of flats yesterday. the us space agency nasa is all set to bring home its 0rion capsule, which will splash down in the pacific ocean.

it could deterime if it's ready to take astronauts back to the moon later this decade. it's begun, the uk's first contestent forjunior eurovision since 2005 is about to take to the stage in the next hour. now on bbc news, the media show. hello and welcome. my guest this week is kevin lygo, the managing director for itv of media and entertainment. as such, he's responsible for all of the programming for itv on its tv networks, and on its new streaming service, itvx. he began his media career working on the two ronnies as a trainee at the bbc. he's also been a dealer in islamic art in paris for a while.

and this year, he released a book called the emperors of byzantium.