hello, i'm lewis vaughanjones. this is outside source. the biggest nursing strike in the history of britain's public health service, tens of thousands walk out in a dispute over pay and conditions. we are often working now at half the safe staffing level that we are supposed to have. we just can't sustain it any more. the mental and physical toll of it is too much. even if we wanted to carry on, we couldn't. the government says nurses�* union demands are not affordable, and insists emergency care is not affected. we'll hearfrom all sides of the dispute. also in the programme... the united nations human rights chief accuses russia of summarily killing large numbers of ukrainian civilians. more details of prince harry

and meghan�*s rift with the royal family as the final instalment of their story is released on netflix. welcome to the programme. we start here in the uk. thousands of nurses in england, wales and northern ireland are on the first of two day—long strikes over pay. these are pictures from the strike in london earlier today. it's the biggest ever walkout by nhs nurses. we're going to look at why they're doing it. this is the head of the royal college of nursing. what i'm asking for is the 20% that's been eroded from our nurses�* pay over the last decade to be put back in, so it's pay recovery, it's not asking for additional monies, when you break it down. what i've said time and time again, get into a room, let me set my objectives on the table, let the secretary of state set his, and i'm sure, at some stage, both of us will come to an agreement. but we can't there because every

room i go into with the secretary of state, he tells me we can talk about anything but pay. that's going to resolve nothing. what it is going to do is to continue with days like this. so let's take a look at how we got here. essentially — the nurses�* union is calling for a pay rise of 19%. that�*s 5% above inflation. remember, inflation is the rate of the rise in prices. the cost of living has soared over the past year. the royal college of nursing says years of below—inflation deals have made it hard to attract and retain nurses. so, wards are short—staffed, and nurses are overworked. this is what some nurses have told the bbc. it is really bad. i don�*t want to do this. none of my colleagues want to do this. today i am emotional, but i have been more emotional on my shifts. i didn't envision that this would ever come to this. i'm not somebody that feels that this is what i'm supposed to be doing. myjob is in there.

i'm going to stick it out because i'm going to stick it out because i'm a _ i'm going to stick it out because i'm a fighter. _ i'm going to stick it out because i'm a fighter, but _ i'm going to stick it out because i'm a fighter, but i _ i'm going to stick it out because i'm a fighter, but i have - i'm going to stick it out because i'm a fighter, but i have alreadyi i'm a fighter, but i have already thought— i'm a fighter, but i have already thought in— i'm a fighter, but i have already thought in three _ i'm a fighter, but i have already thought in three years' - i'm a fighter, but i have already thought in three years' time, i i'm a fighter, but i have alreadyl thought in three years' time, can i'm a fighter, but i have already. thought in three years' time, can i see myself— thought in three years' time, can i see myself still— thought in three years' time, can i see myself still here? _ see myself still here? for its part, the government has offered nhs staff in england an average pay rise of 4.75% — in line with an independent pay review. but that review was carried out in february, when inflation was at 6.2%. for context — it�*s now at around io.7%. this is the message from health minister — maria caulfield. if we are to afford a 19% pay rise we can_ if we are to afford a 19% pay rise we can only— if we are to afford a 19% pay rise we can only do that because of borrowing _ we can only do that because of borrowing and we've seen the effects of that _ borrowing and we've seen the effects of that over _ borrowing and we've seen the effects of that over the weeks ago. 0r through— of that over the weeks ago. 0r through taxation and i don't think that is_ through taxation and i don't think that is appropriate with people struggling with the cost of living or taking — struggling with the cost of living or taking money from front—line services — and this is the health secretary stephen barclay. we recognise the pressure on the nhs from the pandemic, that is why in the autumn statement,

we committed an extra £6.6 billion of extra funding to the nhs to really target those waiting for operations and get those lists down. and we hugely value the work that nurses do. that is why we accepted in full, the recommendations of the independent pay review body and it is also why last year when the rest of the public sector had a pay freeze, we recognise the extra contribution that nurses had made an nurses received an extra 3% at a time when many others did not. so we hugely value the work that nurses do. three—quarters of trusts are not on strike today and we are hugely grateful to their contribution, but also in those trust that are striking, a lot of nurses are still working, either through the delegations or as part of those trusts and that is massively appreciated. so — let�*s take a look at some of the numbers. is 27,000 pounds. the starting salary for nurses in england is £27,000. salaries for senior nurses can go up

to 55,000 but the royal college of nursing says the average for an established nurse is closer to 32,000. this is the assessment from a former chair of the nhs pay review body. i don�*t think it can change because i actually think it is dangerous for trade unions as well as for governments that if review body recommendations are routinely revisited, but i think what the government could do and maybe trade unions could accept if everyone is looking for a reasonable way out is for the government to say to the review body, let�*s do your next report very quickly as quickly as you possibly can and in doing that report, take account of any new evidence you might have received after you made your recommendations last year. so a sort of inherent catch—up, if you like. meanwhile we have heard from nurses who don�*t support the strikes. richard knowles is one of them. i�*m in a profession that i don�*t think should ever take strike action except that there are reassurances about maintaining life—saving care and emergency care, but there is so much more to nurses

than life—saving and emergency care. you know, there is avoidance of further disability, prevention of further harm and the maintenance of dignity as well. and nothing has been said, there has been no reassuring noises from the rcn about the routine care, yes, isn�*t life—saving, but it would be pretty horrible if it did not happen. remember, there are strikes going on across wales and northern ireland as well. in northern ireland, it�*s the second time in three years that we�*re seeing nursing staff go on strike. let�*s hear from one of them. i don�*t know a nurse that does want to strike. there is not one of us that wants to be on those picket lines and withdrawing our labour. we are nurses, we want to be with our patients. in northern ireland, the situation is even more complicated due to the lack of a functioning government there. chris page explains from belfast. certain circumstances in northern ireland. then there was no devolved governments. the executive was coming to the end of a three year

collapse. it came back for a couple of years, but then last february it ceased to fully function again. once more, there is no properly functioning devolved government in this part of the uk. that is a whole layer of complexity added to the situation here because although the pay offer is negotiated nationally, it is actually paid out by ministers and storment because there are no ministers, so there is a big question to how things will move forward in northern ireland. were going to go to our reporter who is in st. thomas�*s hospital in london. what�*s going on there? �*iz london. what's going on there? i2 hours people have been here on the picket line. it�*s been an odd paradox because it felt largely like a carnival festival atmosphere. everyone has been in good spirits, handing out cupcakes, we�*ve had support from vehicles honking their

horn going past. but the message has been a very serious one, a message from nurses on the picket line saying it is a tragic day for the nhs, that nurses have felt that they have had to take this particular action. i�*ve got some nurses with me now. let�*s have a chat with one of them. you are originally from italy and you�*ve been here for about eight years as a nurse. why did you think it was important to be here today. it is very important because thanks to the _ it is very important because thanks to the rcn — it is very important because thanks to the rcn we need our work voice to be heard _ to the rcn we need our work voice to be heard. they have to provide us with better — be heard. they have to provide us with better work conditions and a better— with better work conditions and a better salary. we have been struggling since covid. like we have no staff _ struggling since covid. like we have no staff i'm — struggling since covid. like we have no staff. i'm working in intensive care _ no staff. i'm working in intensive care and — no staff. i'm working in intensive care and we _ no staff. i'm working in intensive care and we are still down... they are pretending that we are doing double. — are pretending that we are doing double, the job of two people. and we are _ double, the job of two people. and we are being paid forjust one. they don't _ we are being paid forjust one. they don't really— we are being paid forjust one. they don't really care about our mental

health. _ don't really care about our mental health, about the fact that we have to work— health, about the fact that we have to work even more because it is difficult — to work even more because it is difficult. everything has increased, that renta has increased, energy, everything — that renta has increased, energy, everything has increased. we are doing _ everything has increased. we are doing extra shifts. we want to cover and help— doing extra shifts. we want to cover and help our— doing extra shifts. we want to cover and help our colleagues because everyone — and help our colleagues because everyone is struggling plus we need to pay— everyone is struggling plus we need to pay the _ everyone is struggling plus we need to pay the bills. to everyone is struggling plus we need to pay the bille— to pay the bills. to be clear you are an intensive _ to pay the bills. to be clear you are an intensive care _ to pay the bills. to be clear you are an intensive care nurse. - to pay the bills. to be clear you | are an intensive care nurse. you to pay the bills. to be clear you - are an intensive care nurse. you are one of the members of staff who provide life preserving care. you are here supporting your colleagues so you are not on staff. the 19% pay rise you are asking for is complete the unaffordable that is what the secretary of state has said. it is not unaffordable. _ secretary of state has said. it is not unaffordable. i'm going to repeat — not unaffordable. i'm going to repeat myself. we are doing the job of two _ repeat myself. we are doing the job of two people, so they stretch since covid~ _ of two people, so they stretch since covid~ and — of two people, so they stretch since covid. and they do not care about our mehtat— covid. and they do not care about our mental health. how many times i had to—

our mental health. how many times i had to take _ our mental health. how many times i had to take sickness... they don't take _ had to take sickness... they don't take into — had to take sickness... they don't take into consideration the lifestyle has decreased and we have to pay— lifestyle has decreased and we have to pay bills. it is not enough. we are working _ to pay bills. it is not enough. we are working extra shifts. how can we put are working extra shifts. how can we out how _ are working extra shifts. how can we put how much saving a life, a budget of how _ put how much saving a life, a budget of how much— put how much saving a life, a budget of how much saving a life is. he sa s this of how much saving a life is. he says this country can't afford that much _ says this country can't afford that much for— says this country can't afford that much for nurses, _ says this country can't afford that much for nurses, but _ says this country can't afford that much for nurses, but that - says this country can't afford that much for nurses, but that is - says this country can't afford that much for nurses, but that is the i much for nurses, but that is the health— much for nurses, but that is the health of— much for nurses, but that is the health of people. _ much for nurses, but that is the health of people.— much for nurses, but that is the health of people. there has been a lot of talk about _ health of people. there has been a lot of talk about the _ health of people. there has been a lot of talk about the pandemic - lot of talk about the pandemic here. a lot of signs we have seen has been about the support that nurses were perceived to have received and up some have said is gone now. what was the pandemic like for you and how has that made you feel you are being supported now. it has that made you feel you are being sopported now— supported now. it was terrible. cried every _ supported now. it was terrible. cried every day. _ supported now. it was terrible. cried every day, ptsd. - supported now. it was terrible. cried every day, ptsd. i - supported now. it was terrible. cried every day, ptsd. i was i

supported now. it was terrible. l cried every day, ptsd. i was very anxious— cried every day, ptsd. i was very anxious going to work because you felt that— anxious going to work because you felt that you had no power towards what was _ felt that you had no power towards what was happening, towards the fact that you _ what was happening, towards the fact that you were so short—staffed, too marry _ that you were so short—staffed, too many patients, too many sick patients— many patients, too many sick patients and theyjust left us. we received — patients and theyjust left us. we received some clapping, apart from that there _ received some clapping, apart from that there was nothing that actually helped _ that there was nothing that actually heiped us_ that there was nothing that actually helped us like more staff that could do our— helped us like more staff that could do ourioh, — helped us like more staff that could do ourjob, more training. nobody wants— do ourjob, more training. nobody wants to _ do ourjob, more training. nobody wants to be — do ourjob, more training. nobody wants to be a nurse any more. why? and when— wants to be a nurse any more. why? and when you — wants to be a nurse any more. why? and when you were training to be a nurse, knew what you know now, would you have become a nurse? ida. do you you have become a nurse? no. do you say you regret becoming a nurse? yes. my mental health went solo. i was so _ yes. my mental health went solo. i was so down that, yes, i do regret it. ~ was so down that, yes, i do regret it. . ., , , was so down that, yes, i do regret it. ~ ., , , ., ., it. well, that is 'ust one of the views here. — it. well, that is 'ust one of the views here. we — it. well, that isjust one of the views here. we have - it. well, that isjust one of the views here. we have heard - it. well, that is just one of the - views here. we have heard similar views here. we have heard similar views about the way nurses are perceived to have been treated. the government has made it very clear that they value the work of the

nurses in the nhs and there are talks on going to revert another —— to avert another strike. if that breaks down, there will be another walk out of 12 hours next tuesday. 0k, thank you for that. to ukraine now. we�*ll look at the fighting on the ground in a moment. but first, we�*re going to look at allegations of russian troops committing war crimes. a united nations team has been in ukraine and today we heard a bit more of what they�*ve found. evidence of russian soldiers executing people who clearly presented no threat, some had their hands in the air. this report documents more than 400 cases, and warns the true number is likely to be far higher. the un high commissioner for human rights also talked about the threats of russian air strikes on energy infrastructure. 0ver10 million consumers are facing cuts in electricity and millions are cut off from their regular supply of water and heat.

additional strikes could lead to a further serious deterioration in the humanitarian situation. that warning as the city of kherson has been left without power. russian shelling has hit key energy facilities. two people were killed in the attack. kherson you may remember was occupied by russia until ukrainian forces re—took it a month ago. let�*s hear about this latest russian attack from an eyewitness. translation: well, speaking honestly, it sounded loud, - we did not expect this at all. it was good that no one was queuing here. i was worried as the rockets were thrown and fell outside in the street. firefighers who have worked to kept people in kherson safe, during and after, the russian occupation have been descibing their experences. translator: it doesn't matter how big the fire is, the worst _ thing is the repeated shelling, the guys who are already there come underfire.

there were cases when we drove away from the fire sight and two minutes later, the place was being shelled again. the attack in kherson comes just two days after a visit to the city from another group from the united nations. martin griffiths, the un�*s under—secretary—general for humanitarian affairs was there on tuesday. he met the local governor and talked to residents. russia wasn�*t happy about that visit. this was today�*s reaction from the russian foreign ministry. translation: we appreciate that humanitarian efforts of the un - system organisation in various regions and countries of the world, however, it seems that in this particular case, this is not about the noble task of helping the needy, but about the desire of higher ranking representatives of the un secretariat to politicise humanitarian activities and speculate on the civilian suffering serving the kyiv political order. the visit to russian kherson is deliberately provocative and

therefore unacceptable. to the city of donetsk, which remains in russian hands. a person was killed there and pro—russian forces blamed ukrainian rocket fire. the was the reaction of one local. translation: i heard a loud rumble and i saw something _ translation: i heard a loud rumble and i saw something like _ translation: i heard a loud rumble and i saw something like a _ translation: i heard a loud rumble and i saw something like a big - and i saw something like a big fireball falling right in front of the balcony. it all started coming in onto my bed, glass, bits of brick, all of it.— in onto my bed, glass, bits of brick, all of it. let's try and make sense of all— brick, all of it. let's try and make sense of all of _ brick, all of it. let's try and make sense of all of this. _ nina jankowicz is an expert on russian and eastern european affairs at the centre for information resilience in washington. thank you for coming on the programme. let�*s start with the alleged russian war crimes. we are getting more information from people on the ground. what is your reaction to some of the announcements from the un? ., ~ , to some of the announcements from the un? . g , , to some of the announcements from theun? . ,, the un? frankly, this is confirming what we have _ the un? frankly, this is confirming what we have already _ the un? frankly, this is confirming what we have already known - the un? frankly, this is confirming what we have already known for i the un? frankly, this is confirming i what we have already known for many months. since february, march of

this year, we have been receiving reports that are well documented by sources that have been posting on the internet of war crimes in places like bucha and other places. these reports have continued to come in throughout the duration of the conflict and have been verified by investigators on the ground as well as open source investigators who have geo— located and verified footage. my organisation has a map called eyes on russia .org where you can look at these incidents. and see that they have been geo— located and verified. all of the claims that rush are putting forth that this is some sort of western false flag operation, the evidence is out on the internet and it is good that the un is confirming this. ijust fear that as more details emerge from mariupol what we might find. {aiding mariupol what we might find. giving all this evidence _ mariupol what we might find. giving all this evidence you _ mariupol what we might find. giving all this evidence you say _ mariupol what we might find. giving all this evidence you say is - mariupol what we might find. giving all this evidence you say is already out there and being collected by the

united nations, given those denials from russia what will that likely lead to in the end? i�*m from russia what will that likely lead to in the end?— lead to in the end? i'm not an international— lead to in the end? i'm not an international prosecutor, - lead to in the end? i'm not an international prosecutor, but| lead to in the end? i'm not an j international prosecutor, but i lead to in the end? i'm not an i international prosecutor, but i do hope we will see some war crime prosecution targeting russian troops who have allowed behaviour to be tolerated and persist during this conflict. this conflict has targeted civilians, it is civilians that are suffering and falling under these rocket attacks in schools and hospitals, against civilian infrastructure. it is not military infrastructure. it is not military infrastructure. and the idea here is to push ukraine into submitting to the russian federation and i think the russian federation and i think the ukrainians have shown great bravery and strength in resisting russian attacks and it is up to international community to hold russia to account. fin international community to hold russia to account.— international community to hold russia to account. on the current attacks, infrastructure _ russia to account. on the current attacks, infrastructure is - russia to account. on the current attacks, infrastructure is the - russia to account. on the current attacks, infrastructure is the key | attacks, infrastructure is the key target, weapon eyes and winter is the phrase that is being used. what do you make of the state of play right now? we

do you make of the state of play right now?— right now? we are in a real inflection — right now? we are in a real inflection point. _ right now? we are in a real inflection point. we - right now? we are in a real inflection point. we have . right now? we are in a real i inflection point. we have seen energy infrastructure, electricity grids be targeted over and overjust as ukraine is heading into the coldest months of the year. i lived in ukraine, december, january, february are bitterly bone chilling and many of my friends and colleagues there are living without heat. they got hot plates and gas powered heaters in their homes, keeping them warm if they are able to even get that. again, immense resilience by the ukrainian people, the ukrainian government is working to repair things as fast as possible. and we have to call it what it is, the weaponisation of winter. meant to force ukraine and international actors to capitulate and i hope that does not happen. we have to leave it there. so interesting to get your analysis. thank you so much for being on the programme. now to the second — and final —

batch of episodes from harry and meghan�*s netflix series. the couple give new details of the breakdown in their relationship with the royal family. we�*ll take you through the main points. first prince harry described one particularly tense meeting at sandringham, where their plans for a half—in, half—out royal life were discussed. it was terrifying to have my brother scream and shout at me, my father say things that just simply were true and my grandmother, quietly sit there and sort of take it all in. but you have to understand that from a family's perspective, especially from hers there are ways of doing things and her ultimate sort of mission goal, responsibility is the institution. harry also talks about the media. he described what he called the "dirty game" of the royal household press offices trading negative stories about one family member to keep the press away from another.

i would far rather get destroyed in the press then play along with this game or this business of trading. and to see my brother�*s office copy the very same thing that we promised the two of us would never ever do, that was heartbreaking. elsewhere, meghan said the negative press coverage took a heavy toll on her mental health, and she spoke in detail about how she experienced suicidal thoughts. all of this will stop if i'm not here. and that was the scariest thing about it, it was such clear thinking. i remember her telling me that, that she wanted to... _ take her own life. and... and that really broke my heart. there�*s been no comment from buckingham palace or kensington palace on the latest instalment of the harry and meghan docuseries. our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, says it�*s unlikely there will be any response.

i suspect it would be difficult for the palaces to respond. these are events from several years ago and in terms of who briefed home about what and were there false briefings, those do not involve the people who are at the palace at the moment. so i suspect there is very little that they can say. but what is clear i think from the latest programmes is just how raw the rift is particularly between harry and william. and as harry says at one point during the programme, it never needed to be this way. i think within the family there is just a tremendous sadness that it did not work out. tremendous sadness that it did not work out. joining me now is anna pasternak, broadcaster and author of �*the american duchess: the real wallis simpson�*. thank you for coming on the programme. lots of hype about this

series. what if anything do you think we have learned that is significant?— significant? well, i think personally _ significant? well, i think personally speaking, i i significant? well, i think. personally speaking, i have significant? well, i think- personally speaking, i have never been a tremendous fan of meghan and harry and i thought that the previous episodes were rather self—indulgent and a lot of it unnecessary. ifound myself really staggered by the latest batch of episodes because it seemed to me that harry is absolutely telling the truth. i think we have learned that there is a far greater level of manipulation from the royal household with the press. it is indeed a dirty game and i happen to know that the royal households do brief against each other. i think that we have learned that all is not what it seems when the house of windsor presents a very above board in front. and i think for a lot of what was said in the latest episodes is concerning and also deeply

damaging to the monarchy. i think harry was saying the exact truth when he said what was problematic for him and meghan was their star quality and popularity post their fantastic australia trip. history has shown if you are not in the direct line of succession and you steal too much oxygen, things do not end well. ida steal too much oxygen, things do not end well. ,, ., , end well. do you think anything will chance as end well. do you think anything will change as a — end well. do you think anything will change as a result _ end well. do you think anything will change as a result of _ end well. do you think anything will change as a result of any _ end well. do you think anything will change as a result of any of - change as a result of any of those comments?— change as a result of any of those comments? sadly not. i think they will be brushed _ comments? sadly not. i think they will be brushed aside _ comments? sadly not. i think they will be brushed aside under - comments? sadly not. i think they will be brushed aside under the i will be brushed aside under the culprit as nicholas winchell said the palace is unlikely to make comment. i think the pact between the royalfamily and comment. i think the pact between the royal family and the comment. i think the pact between the royalfamily and the media is so entrenched that they need each other for survival that it is very unlikely, sadly, that things will change. unlikely, sadly, that things will chance. �* ., , unlikely, sadly, that things will chance. ., change. and the popularity of ro al , change. and the popularity of royalty. of — change. and the popularity of royalty. of the _ change. and the popularity of royalty, of the royal- change. and the popularity of royalty, of the royal family i change. and the popularity of royalty, of the royalfamily is| royalty, of the royal family is declining especially among young people. but it is still in the uk very significantly high. do episodes

like this have any meaningful impact on that? i like this have any meaningful impact on that? ~ , like this have any meaningful impact on that? ~' , ., ., on that? i think they have a meeting lee -- i on that? i think they have a meeting lee -- i think _ on that? i think they have a meeting lee -- i think they _ on that? i think they have a meeting lee -- i think they have _ on that? i think they have a meeting lee -- i think they have a _ lee —— i think they have a meaningful impact. the older generation do not listen to this and write harry and meghan office self—indulgent and narcissist. i think younger people do take knowledge of this. and as i say i have completely changed my opinion of the sussexes because i think there was a lot of truth in these last instalments.— last instalments. thank you for “oininu last instalments. thank you for joining us- _ last instalments. thank you for joining us- a — last instalments. thank you for joining us. a top _ last instalments. thank you for joining us. a top reminder i last instalments. thank you for joining us. a top reminder of l last instalments. thank you for i joining us. a top reminder of our story. thousands of nurses are on the first of two day long strikes over pay. the royal college of nursing wants a 19% pay rise and says below inflation increases are compromising care by making it hard to attract and retain nurses. the

government says that figure is unaffordable. as always, there is plenty more details on those strikes and the impact of them on our website. do go to the bbc web page for that. and you can download the bbc news app as well. we will have plenty more analysis on what the demands are, the pay increases, 19% demands are, the pay increases, 19% demand and what, if any, compromise could be sought to. we will keep an eye on the impact of those strikes as we get any more information from the picket lines. we will bring that straight to you. if you are online don�*t forget you can get in touch with me and lots of the team on social media. i am louis vaughn jones and this is outside source. i�*ll be back in a few minutes�* time. stay with us.

hello. the bitterly cold snap we�*ve seen over the past couple of weeks is set to continue at least for a few more days. still a lot of lying snow out there and icy stretches for many of us. and some places will see more snow, particularly across parts of scotland. certainly cold with sharp frosts over the next few nights, i think wherever you are. but things will change as we head through the weekend. there is a thaw on the way during a sunday, but for this evening and tonight, then we�*ve got freezing fog developing across parts of central and eastern england and some heavy snowfall working into the west of scotland that will push its way gradually eastwards. clear skies for many of us, though. and again, a bitterly cold night. minus seven, minus eight degrees even in some of our urban areas. colder than that in the countryside. so this is how friday is shaping up.

freezing fog in the south could be quite slow to clear away. this snow could be quite disruptive across central parts of scotland, 5 to 20 centimetres of snow falling. so some heavy bursts just tending to ease a little later in the day. many areas staying dry with some wintry sunshine, but temperatures are going to struggle to get more than a few degrees above freezing. that line of cloud with its wintry showers pushes south overnight as we head into the early hours of saturday morning, tending to fizzle out a bit. but there could be some snow arriving across northern england, north wales, for instance, probably not quite as cold into the early hours of saturday because we�*ve got a bit more cloud cover around, but still the chance of a few patches of freezing fog here and there. and again, quite a sharp frost in the south. i think through saturday there�*s that line of cloud producing a little bit of light, rain, sleet and perhaps some hill snow as well. and further snow showers into the west of scotland. temperatures just starting to creep up by a couple of degrees, i think on saturday. but it�*s really the second half of the weekend that sees a real change as low pressure starts to move in from the atlantic. it�*s not going to only bring wind and rain, it�*s going to bring this much milder air.

so the orange coloured sweeping across the uk. but as that mild wet air meets the cold air, there could be a brief but potentially disruptive spell of snow or even some freezing rain moving northwards. it�*s going to be heaviest over the higher ground across northern parts of the uk. so still cold for parts of northern and eastern scotland, but much milder conditions. 13 degrees there in plymouth during sunday. so a milder, unsettled spell of weather as we start next week does look like things then turn a little bit colder again through the course of the week. certainly not quite as cold as it has been. but if you want to check the forecast up to the festive period where you live, you can always do that by looking at the bbc weather app by.

hello. i�*m lewis vaughan jones. this is outside source. the biggest nursing strike in the history of britain�*s public health service, tens of thousands walk out in a dispute over pay condition. we are also in a dispute over pay condition. 2 are also working at half of the nursing staffing level we are supposed to have. wejust nursing staffing level we are supposed to have. we just cannot sustain it any more, the mental and physical toll isjust too sustain it any more, the mental and physical toll is just too much, sustain it any more, the mental and physical toll isjust too much, even if you wanted to carry on, we cannot. interest rates go up again in the uk in the euro zone, central banks try to curb inflation. former tennis star is released from prison in the uk where he served a sentence

relating to his bankruptcy five years ago. british government have change the law to allow migrants who arrive on small boats to be detained. the previous time limit was 2a hours. were going to get report on this. what is happening there? this were going to get report on this. what is happening there?- were going to get report on this. what is happening there? this is a chance to what is happening there? this is a change to the _ what is happening there? this is a change to the rules _ what is happening there? this is a change to the rules of _ what is happening there? this is a change to the rules of the - change to the rules of the government has made using a statutory instrument, which is essentiallyjust statutory instrument, which is essentially just a statutory instrument, which is essentiallyjust a minister, robert who is a minister of home office... there are not going to be any debate or vote in parliament and they come into effect in early january and as you say, what they mean is that rather than the previous situation where those purple babbs mill lake

people arriving on small bolts could be held legally for 2h hours. that is being extended to 96 hours. four days and beyond that, exceptional circumstances. that could be extended. it means the situation we had a few weeks ago was under huge pressure because it emerged that the main facility built for i600 pressure because it emerged that the main facility built for 1600 had 4000 people in, some of them had been there for overfour 4000 people in, some of them had been there for over four weeks. and it drew a lot of criticism. essentially the government is buying itself more time. it says that this is during moments of high arrivals and it is to relieve pressure. it means they will be more days to register arrivals and then move them

on. . register arrivals and then move them on. , ., ., on. viewers in the uk would have been following _ on. viewers in the uk would have been following this _ on. viewers in the uk would have been following this story. - on. viewers in the uk would have been following this story. large l been following this story. large numbers of people arriving in small boats, a huge increase from previous years. forviewers boats, a huge increase from previous years. for viewers outside the uk, remind us what is the background to all of this. the remind us what is the background to all of this. . ~ ., , ., all of this. the background is what ou have all of this. the background is what you have seen _ all of this. the background is what you have seen in _ all of this. the background is what you have seen in the _ all of this. the background is what you have seen in the uk _ all of this. the background is what you have seen in the uk is - all of this. the background is what you have seen in the uk is an i you have seen in the uk is an increase in the number of people crossing from europe, from france in small boats these are migrants, asylum—seekers, who have travelled through europe, made it to the coast and then getting on small boats and crossing over. it is not that long a distance. it is a very busy shipping lane. very cold water during this time of year, and what you we have

seen as security has been ramped up around the routes that used to be use to the channel tunnel there is a railway connection, people have started using this route. the numbers have risen to about 45,000 so far. we know this is an electoral issue of concern, particularly for conservative voters, old voters. this change in legislation comes in the light of that. these proposed changes announced this week, critics say there should be more legal ways of people to take

these boot routes because there are very few limited legal options unless you come from ukraine, afghanistan and hong kong, where there had been legal routes to come. let�*s turn to the economy now and this thursday has been a big one for central banks. the uk has raised interest rates from 3% percent up to 3.5%. that�*s the highest it�*s been in 14 years. the european central bank followed suit, adding half a percent and taking the eu rate to 2.5%. that�*s relatively low compared to others, but still significant, considering it was at zero percent earlier this year. and remember yesterday the us central bank, the fed, raised their interest rate by half a percent, as well. this the rises will mean higher mortgage payments for some homeowners and those with loans to repay at a time when many are struggling with the cost of living. but the head of bank of england, thinks the rate of price increases be peaking.

we think we�*ve seen possibly this week the first glimmer that, with the figures that were released this week, that it�*s not only beginning to come down, but it was a little bit below where we thought it would be, and that�*s obviously very good news, but there�*s a long way to go. and we expect that to happen, by the way. we expect inflation to start falling more rapidly, probably from the late spring onwards. raising interest rates should, in theory, encourage people to borrow less, reduce what they spend, and reduce demand for things. this should help bring down the rate of inflation, or the cost of living, as our economics editor faisal islam explains. is another rise, half a percentage point up to 3.5%. we just had that one month last month in terms of a bigger rise of three quarters of a percentage point. it is almost as if the medicine, they think it seems to

be working, so they have lowered the dosage from the jumbo dose we had last month. having said that, they continue to fear that we are at the start of a prolonged recession, albeit that downturn in growth is going to be a bit shallower than they had originally expected. one reason for that is the autumn statement extra support put in by the chancellor, jeremy hunt, which both increases growth from where they thought it was and it means that inflation that is lower, although still very high. when you put all of this together, you have anticipation of further rate rises to come, 3.5% now. it was anticipated it would go up to maybe 5.5% a few months ago, but where thatis 5.5% a few months ago, but where that is heading is probably closer to 4% when they are done with these rate rises at some point next year.

to thailand now. the thai king�*s eldest daughter collapsed from a heart condition on wednesday evening. princess bajrakitiyabha collapsed while training her dogs north—east of bangkok. she�*s 44. she is currently being treated in hospital. the palace described her condition last night as "stable to a certain extent". the statement says nothing about her state of health now. some reports have suggested it is a lot more serious than stated. king maha vajiralongkorn has not yet named an heir to the throne but she is widely viewed as the most suitable successor. here�*sjonothan head, our south east asia correspondent, on the latest from bangkok. the only bulletin issued by the royal palace in thailand is not telling us very much about the state of health of princess

bajrakitiyabha, only stating that she collapsed from a heart condition, that at the time of her collapse her condition was described by the statement as stable to a certain extent, and no description of her state of health right now, where she is being treated in hospital here in the capital, bangkok. we can assume that her situation is very serious, because they are putting new positive news on this official statement. there is no suggestion that she is doing well or recovering. there is a great deal of concern here in thailand because princess bajrakitiyabha is seen as the most plausible heir to the throne to princess bajrakitiyabha, her father who he is throne to princess bajrakitiyabha, herfather who he is now 70. it is the prerogative of the king to name an area in thailand and he has not gone bad, but his other children just don�*t match our levels of accomplishment, which stand out in a sometimes dysfunctional royal

family. she is a qualified lawyer, she has two postgraduate law degrees from the united states. she worked as thailand�*s ambassador to austria for two or three years a decade ago. she has worked quite a lot with un agencies and campaigned openly in thailand for penal reform, particularly for better treatment of women prisoners. i royal standard she is a bit of a standout, known to be smart, articulate, strong willed and i think many people saw her as the best choice as an heir to the throne. a lot for the future of the monarchy hangs on the outcome of whatever medical emergency it is that princess bajrakitiyabha has suffered from and we will simply have to wait and see what the outcome of the seas, but those questions about the future of the royal family will always hang questions about the future of the royalfamily will always hang over it. princess bajrakitiyabha has had quite a number of children, but some he is a strange form, they live in the united states. his youngest son

appears to have some kind of developmental challenges and many people think he would not be able to do thejob as people think he would not be able to do the job as king. this people think he would not be able to do thejob as king. this news people think he would not be able to do the job as king. this news about the king? eldest daughter, part of his inner circle in the palace, is very bad news for thailand�*s monarchy. now let�*s turn to the former tennis champion boris becker. he�*s been released from prison in the uk after serving eight months of his two and a half year sentence. he was jailed in april for hiding £2.5 million worth of assets and loans to avoid paying debts. although becker was living in britain, he�*s german and there are reports he�*s been deported and left on a private plane earlier this afternoon. a new trailerfor a documentary filmed earlier this year shows boris becker talking about reaching an all time low. here�*s a clip. i have had my bottom. i don�*t know

what to make of it. i face it. i have had my bottom. i don�*t know what to make of it. iface it. i�*m not going to hide or run away. i will accept whatever sentence i get. it is wednesday afternoon and on friday i will know the rest of life. let�*s go live to franfurt now and speak to yannick schneider, a german sports journalist. thank you for coming on the programme. thank you for coming on the programme-— thank you for coming on the programme. thank you for coming on the rouramme. ., ., ., programme. thanks for having me. what is your— programme. thanks for having me. what is your reaction _ programme. thanks for having me. what is your reaction to _ programme. thanks for having me. what is your reaction to the - what is your reaction to the developments today? the what is your reaction to the developments today? what is your reaction to the develo - ments toda ? , ., developments today? the timing is a bit surprising- _ developments today? the timing is a bit surprising- i _ developments today? the timing is a bit surprising. i heard _ developments today? the timing is a bit surprising. i heard the _ developments today? the timing is a bit surprising. i heard the first - bit surprising. i heard the first rumours last week about the possible end of his time in prison. i think not many sports reporters know the special rule of the deportation programme, so for the last days it went on and on and there was some fake news also that he had landed in germany yesterday, but this morning

everything went really quickly because of the special rules for foreign prisoners, up to 12 months under british law he should have stayed in the prison untiljuly 2023. so now everything went really quickly and it is a bit surprising. he has been a very popularfigure here in the uk where he has lived for a while. what is likely to be the reaction there in germany? he is still also a very _ the reaction there in germany? he is still also a very popular— the reaction there in germany? he: 3 still also a very popular figure in germany. if you go to the cities and asked for one tennis player, 90% of the people would still say boris becker. i think the best thing will be if he still talks about tennis in his free life now in germany. i spoke to a few pupils from the german tennis federation, he was

head of german male tennis, responsible for youth players in germany and part of the davis cup team up to 1.5 years ago, and they will welcome him back, i�*m quite sure. i only heard positive signals from that. my experience with boris becker, as long as he talks about tennis, he can do it very well. he did it very well as a coach for novak djokovic. we can profit from that in a big way. he will continue his work in long—term speaking with the german channel eurosport. if he can focus on tennis, in the future it will have a big outcome for him. your positive assessment there is interesting. we saw a little cat there from a documentary. clearly this seems like an exploration of his troubles and his criminal past

now. surely that will stay with him and that will be difficult to rehabilitate from that. 100%. according _ rehabilitate from that. 100%. according to _ rehabilitate from that. 10096. according to my _ rehabilitate from that. 10096. according to my colleagues, | rehabilitate from that. 10096. l according to my colleagues, he already landed in hamburg, germany, late afternoon. i can confirm that. the documentary, it was before his sentence. he saw the clip already. it was the week before he went to prison. i also heard that the big german tv channel has the rights for exclusive television interviews already made. i think the rumours are also in the prison during his time, they want to sell it exclusively to the german channel. i heard rumours it will be proceeding and it will also be sold to great britain. he is still such a big star

worldwide he can make big money. he can make millions with this kind of documentary. i�*m can make millions with this kind of documentary-— can make millions with this kind of documentary. i'm afraid were out of time. documentary. i'm afraid were out of time- thank— documentary. i'm afraid were out of time. thank you _ documentary. i'm afraid were out of time. thank you very _ documentary. i'm afraid were out of time. thank you very much - documentary. i'm afraid were out of time. thank you very much for- documentary. i'm afraid were out of i time. thank you very much for coming on the programme. stay with us on outside source. still to come: superman finds his kryptonite — why henry cavill will not return as the caped crusader. two young brothers and their cousin have been named as three of the four boys who died after falling into an icy lake in the west midlands on sunday. eight—year old finlay butler, his six—year old brother, samuel, their 11—year old cousin, thomas stewart, along with 10—year—old jackjohnson fell into the lake at babbs mill park near solihull, as duncan kennedy reports. the four boys who simply went out to play and who tonight are seen for the first time

in their youthful innocence. two were brothers, finlay and samuel butler were aged eight and six years old. their cousin thomas stewart was an 11—year—old boy. while jackjohnson, a friend, was aged just ten. in their statement, the parents of finlay and samuel said, as a family, we are devastated at the loss of our beautiful boys, finn and tom, sam. we would like to think the emergency services for all they did in rescuing the boys and to the community for their support. it has been overwhelming. they went on to say, we would like to pass on our condolences to jack�*s family at this very sad time and asked for privacy from the media as we begin to grieve. in his own statement, jack�*s elder brother said, i love you, tom, big bro will take care of the family and i will see you soon. make sure you keep practising

war zone and get a win, will you? the poignant tributes from the family have come at the end of a traumatic week as they have endured their personal grief, the community have come together in collective mourning. staff from jackjohnson�*s school paid their own tribute today. just one more poignant moment in a week that has seen the devastating loss of young life. duncan kennedy, bbc news in solihull. this is outside source, live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story: tens of thousands of nurses walk out in a dispute over pay and conditions — it�*s the biggest strike in the history of britain�*s public health service.

gabon is currently making a concerted effort to be one of the main destinations in africa to observe gorillas in their natural habitat. currently on the continent, uganda, rwanda and dr congo, are the main locations, but there are challenges along the way. the bbc�*sjewel kiriungi has been at the loango national park on the west coast of gabon to find out more. this group of gorillas are some of the 1,500 that live in the loango national park in the west of gabon. it is one of two national parks in the country where you are able to observe gorillas. this particularfamily are used to humans thanks to the loango gorilla project and can be visited by tourists. when we track the gorillas, we have to go in the morning around seven to look for them in the forest, and once we find them, we basically stick with them and follow them around during the day, recording everything they do. the loango gorilla project worked together with the mammals and tourists. the project started in 2005 and studies the behaviour of these species of gorilla — western gorillas.

the researchers involved in the project habituate the gorillas to people through daily peaceful contact. about 20 years ago, gabon created 13 national parks as a way to boost conservation of its natural resources. however, managing these areas remains a challenge due to limited funds, and some of these areas are difficult to access. marta robbins has been leading research on gorillas across africa for over 25 years. she founded this project in gabon and runs a similar project in uganda. now, those programmes have been going on for decades, butjust in terms of what is possible and how tourism really can contribute to conservation of endangered species. it was only in 2016 that they first allowed gorilla tours to take place. the aim is to reinvest the profits into conservation, like the governments of uganda and rwanda.

according to one of the leading ape institutes, max planck, based in germany, the number of western gorillas is falling by 3% each year because of threats such as poaching, disease and destruction of habitat. the gabonese government is working with conservationists to ensure that there is no negative impact on the gorillas. they limit the number of tourists, the length of time spent with them, and require negative covid tests prior to each visit. so much of conservation in this region, i feel like we�*re just kind of putting little drops of water on a fire. and i really hope in a few decades, we have... we still have what we have here. the idea is that what has been achieved at the local national park will be rolled out across other parks in gabon. jewel kiriungi, bbc news. actor henry cavill has been dropped as superman. this is less than two months

after he announced he would be coming back to play the role. so what�*s happened ? well in october, just after the announcement — new bosses of dc studios have taken over and decided he won�*t be coming back after all. he first played superman in the 2013 man of steel film, as well as in 2016�*s batman v superman, and injustice league the following year. well, now cavill�*s trending worldwide on twitter and is back on instagram with a statement about being dropped. here�*s some snippets: "after being told by the studio to announce my return back in october, prior to their hire, this news isn�*t the easiest, but that�*s life." there don�*t seem to be any hard feelings and cavill goes on to say, "james and peter have a universe to build. i wish them and all involved with the new universe the best of luck and the happiest of fortunes." and here�*s one of the bosses who made the decision, james gunn. "our story will be focusing on an earlier part of superman�*s life, so the character will not be played by henry cavill."

"but we just had a great meeting with henry and we�*re big fans and we talked about a number of exciting possibilities to work together in the future." here�*s lindsayjordan, stage manager for comic con organiser unleashed events. she�*s speaking to us from northumberland in the uk. thanks very much for coming on the programme. what is your reaction to this? i programme. what is your reaction to this? ., , , ., programme. what is your reaction to this? ., ., this? i was blown away. i was a massive fan _ this? i was blown away. i was a massive fan of _ this? i was blown away. i was a massive fan of henry _ this? i was blown away. i was a massive fan of henry in - this? i was blown away. i was a massive fan of henry in the i this? i was blown away. i was a i massive fan of henry in the witcher, i think a lot of people are. when the news broke he was stepping down from that role and continuing on with superman, everybody was quite excited about it. then this! not even eight weeks after the initial announcement, it has been quite a shock. 5a announcement, it has been quite a shock. , ., , , ., shock. so these two new bosses are common and — shock. so these two new bosses are common and the _ shock. so these two new bosses are common and the decision, - shock. so these two new bosses are common and the decision, as - shock. so these two new bosses are common and the decision, as we i shock. so these two new bosses are | common and the decision, as we sat there, that he will not carry on. then they all out and release

statements saying they are all still getting on very well. what do you make of that? ta getting on very well. what do you make of that?— make of that? to be honest, this statement _ make of that? to be honest, this statement that _ make of that? to be honest, this statement that henry _ make of that? to be honest, this statement that henry cavill i make of that? to be honest, this i statement that henry cavill released was above and beyond gracious, just the way he comes across and how he presents himself, it was very much paving the way for him to maybe be brought in in a different role later on. james cannon has a fantastic wealth of experience, whether it is within the mcu or a lot of other films he has directed. it would be really silly to break that relationship dined with henry cavill for the future. iadha relationship dined with henry cavill for the future.— relationship dined with henry cavill for the future. who now then would ou like to for the future. who now then would you like to see _ for the future. who now then would you like to see come _ for the future. who now then would you like to see come in _ for the future. who now then would you like to see come in and - for the future. who now then would you like to see come in and play i you like to see come in and play superman? it you like to see come in and play soperman?_ you like to see come in and play suerman? '. , , superman? it is so difficult because the have superman? it is so difficult because they have said _ superman? it is so difficult because they have said they _ superman? it is so difficult because they have said they are _ superman? it is so difficult because they have said they are looking i superman? it is so difficult because they have said they are looking for. they have said they are looking for a younger version, so this is when things look complicated. obviously, everybody loves idea of tom holland

from the spider—man side of things, so someone that could maybe take the role and to what tom has done for spider—man but in superman. i honestly don�*t know. it would be difficult to achieve somebody, i would think.— difficult to achieve somebody, i would think. ,, , ., , , would think. superman, is he still relevant? absolutely. _ would think. superman, is he still relevant? absolutely. i _ would think. superman, is he still relevant? absolutely. i don't i would think. superman, is he still| relevant? absolutely. i don't think there will come _ relevant? absolutely. i don't think there will come a _ relevant? absolutely. i don't think there will come a day _ relevant? absolutely. i don't think there will come a day when - relevant? absolutely. i don't think there will come a day when he i relevant? absolutely. i don't think| there will come a day when he isn't there will come a day when he isn�*t relevant. he is not as dark as some of the james cannon things that have been around previously. everybody loves a good superhero and superman is the hero. ~ , �* ., is the hero. absolutely. brilliant stuff. we will _ is the hero. absolutely. brilliant stuff. we will wait _ is the hero. absolutely. brilliant stuff. we will wait and _ is the hero. absolutely. brilliant stuff. we will wait and see i is the hero. absolutely. brilliant stuff. we will wait and see who l is the hero. absolutely. brilliant i stuff. we will wait and see who they choose an actor is. we must say goodbye. thank you for coming on the programme. thank you. don�*t forget you can get in touch with me and some of the team on twitter. i�*m @lvaughanjones. this is outside source on bbc news. goodbye.

hello. the bitterly cold snap we�*ve seen over the past couple of weeks is set to continue at least for a few more days. still a lot of lying snow out there and icy stretches for many of us. some places will see more snow, particularly across parts of scotland. certainly cold with sharp frosts over the next few nights, i think wherever you are. but things will change as we head through the weekend. there is a thaw on the way during a sunday, but for this evening and tonight, then we�*ve got freezing fog developing across parts of central and eastern england and some heavy snowfall working into the west of scotland that will push its way gradually eastwards. clear skies for many of us, though. and again, a bitterly cold night. minus seven, minus eight degrees even in some of our urban areas. colder than that in the countryside. so this is how friday is shaping up. freezing fog in the south could be quite slow to clear away.

this snow could be quite disruptive across central parts of scotland, 5 to 20 centimetres of snow falling. so some heavy bursts just tending to ease a little later in the day. many areas staying dry with some wintry sunshine, but temperatures are going to struggle to get more than a few degrees above freezing. that line of cloud with its wintry showers pushes south overnight as we head into the early hours of saturday morning, tending to fizzle out a bit. but there could be some snow arriving across northern england, north wales, for instance, probably not quite as cold into the early hours of saturday because we�*ve got a bit more cloud cover around, but still the chance of a few patches of freezing fog here and there. and again, quite a sharp frost in the south. through saturday there�*s that line of cloud producing a little bit of light, rain, sleet and perhaps some hill snow as well. and further snow showers into the west of scotland. temperatures just starting to creep up by a couple of degrees, i think on saturday. but it�*s really the second half of the weekend that sees a real change as low pressure starts to move in from the atlantic. it�*s not going to only bring wind and rain, it�*s going to bring this much milder air. so the orange—coloured

sweeping across the uk. but as that mild wet air meets the cold air, there could be a brief but potentially disruptive spell of snow or even some freezing rain moving northwards. it�*s going to be heaviest over the higher ground across northern parts of the uk. so still cold for parts of northern and eastern scotland, but much milder conditions. 13 degrees there in plymouth during sunday. so a milder, unsettled spell of weather as we start next week it does look like things then turn a little bit colder again through the course of the week. certainly not quite as cold as it has been. but if you want to check the forecast up to the festive period where you live, you can always do that by looking at the bbc weather app.

hello, i�*m lewis vaughanjones. this is outside source. the biggest nursing strike in the history of britain�*s public health service, tens of thousands walk out in a dispute over pay and conditions. we are often working now at half the safe staffing level that we are supposed to have. we just can�*t sustain it any more. the mental and physical toll of it is too much. even if we wanted to carry on, we couldn�*t. the government says nurses�* union demands are not affordable, and insists emergency care is not affected. we�*ll hearfrom all sides of the dispute. also in the programme... the united nations human rights chief accuses russia of summarily killing large numbers of ukrainian civilians. more details of prince harry and meghan�*s rift with the royal family as the final instalment

of their story is released on netflix. we start here in the uk. thousands of nurses in england, wales and northern ireland are on the first of two day—long strikes over pay. these are pictures from the strike in london earlier today. it�*s the biggest ever walkout by nhs nurses. we�*re going to look at why they�*re doing it. this is the head of the royal college of nursing. what i�*m asking for is the 20% that�*s been eroded from our nurses�* pay over the last decade to be put back in, so it�*s pay recovery, it�*s not asking for additional monies, when you break it down. what i�*ve said time and time again, get into a room, let me set my objectives on the table, let the secretary of state set his, and i�*m sure, at some stage, both of us will come to an agreement. but we can�*t there because every room i go into with the secretary of state, he tells me we can talk about anything but pay.

that�*s going to resolve nothing. what it is going to do is to continue with days like this. so let�*s take a look at how we got here. essentially, the nurses�* union is calling for a pay rise of 19% — that�*s 5% above inflation. remember, inflation is the rate of the rise in prices. the cost of living has soared over the past year. the royal college of nursing says years of below—inflation deals have made it hard to attract and retain nurses. so, wards are short—staffed, and nurses are overworked. this is what some nurses have told the bbc. it is really bad. i don�*t want to do this. none of my colleagues want to do this. today i am emotional, but i have been more emotional on my shifts. i didn't envision that this would ever come to this. i'm not somebody that feels that this is what i'm supposed to be doing. myjob is in there. i'm going to stick it out because i'm a fighter, i but i have already thought in three

years' time, can i see _ myself still here? probably not, no. for its part, the government has offered nhs staff in england an average pay rise of 4.75% — in line with an independent pay review. but that review was carried out in february, when inflation was at 6.2%. for context, it�*s now at around io.7%. this is the message from health minister, maria caulfield. if we are to afford a 19% pay rise we can only do that because of borrowing and we've seen the effects of that over the weeks ago. 0r through taxation and i don't think that is appropriate with people struggling with the cost of living or taking money from front—line services. and this is the health secretary stephen barclay. we recognise the pressure on the nhs from the pandemic, that is why in the autumn statement, we committed an extra £6.6 billion of extra funding to the nhs to really target those waiting for operations and get those lists down.

and we hugely value the work that nurses do. that is why we accepted in full, the recommendations of the independent pay review body and it is also why last year when the rest of the public sector had a pay freeze, we recognise the extra contribution that nurses had made an nurses received an extra 3% at a time when many others did not. so we hugely value the work that nurses do. three—quarters of trusts are not on strike today and we are hugely grateful to their contribution, but also in those trust that are striking, a lot of nurses are still working, either through the delegations or as part of those trusts and that is massively appreciated. so let�*s take a look at some of the numbers. the starting salary for nurses in england is £27,000. salaries for senior nurses can go up to £55,000. but the royal college of nursing says the average for an established nurse is closer to £32,000. this is the assessment from a former chair of the nhs pay review body.

i don�*t think it can change, i actually think it is dangerous for trade unions as well as for governments that if review body recommendations are routinely revisited, i don�*t think it can change, i actually think it is dangerous for trade unions as well as for governments that if review body recommendations are routinely revisited, but i think what the government could do and maybe trade unions could accept if everyone is looking for a reasonable way out is for the government to say to the review body, let�*s do your next report very quickly as quickly as you possibly can and in doing that report, take account of any new evidence you might have received after you made your recommendations last year. so a sort of inherent catch—up, if you like. meanwhile, we have heard from nurses who don�*t support the strikes. richard knowles, a psychiatric nurse, is one of them. i�*m in a profession that i don�*t think should ever take strike action except that there are reassurances about maintaining life—saving care and emergency care, but there is so much more to nurses than life—saving and emergency care. you know, there is avoidance of further disability, prevention of further harm

and the maintenance of dignity as well. and nothing has been said, there has been no reassuring noises from the rcn about the routine care, yes, isn�*t life—saving, but it would be pretty horrible if it did not happen. remember, there are strikes going on across wales and northern ireland as well. that we�*re seeing nursing staff go on strike. let�*s hear from one of them. i don�*t know a nurse that does want to strike. there is not one of us that wants to be on those picket lines and withdrawing our labour. we are nurses, we want to be with our patients. in northern ireland, the situation is even more complicated, due to the lack of a functioning government there — as chris page explains, from belfast. similar circumstances back then today too in northern ireland. then there was no devolved governments. the executive was coming to the end of a three—year collapse.

it came back for a couple of years, but then last february, it ceased to fully function again. so once more, there is no properly functioning devolved government in this part of the uk. that adds a whole layer of complexity added to the situation here because although the pay offer is negotiated nationally, it is actually paid out by ministers and storment because there are no ministers, so there is a big question to how things will move forward in northern ireland. to ukraine now — we�*ll look at the fighting on the ground in a moment. but first, we�*re going to look at allegations of russian troops committing war crimes. a united nations team has been in ukraine and today we heard a bit more of what they�*ve found. evidence of russian soldiers executing people who clearly presented no threat, some had their hands in the air. this report documents more than 400 cases, and warns the true number is likely to be far higher. the un high commissioner for human rights also talked about the threats of russian air

strikes on energy infrastructure. over ten million consumers are facing cuts in electricity and millions are cut off from their regular supply of water and heat. additional strikes could lead to a further serious deterioration in the humanitarian situation. that warning as the city of kherson has been left without power. russian shelling has hit key energy facilities. two people were killed in the attack. kherson you may remember was occupied by russia until ukrainian forces re—took it a month ago. let�*s hear about this latest russian attack from an eyewitness. translation: well, speaking honestly, it sounded loud, i we did not expect this at all. it was good that no one was queuing here. i was worried as the rockets were thrown and fell outside in the street. firefighers who have worked to kept people in kherson safe,

during and after, the russian occupation have been descibing their experences. translator: it doesn't matter how big the fire is, _ the worst thing is the repeated shelling, the guys who are already there come under fire. there were cases when we drove away from the fire sight and two minutes later, the place was being shelled again. the attack in kherson comes just two days after a visit to the city from another group from the united nations. martin griffiths, the un�*s under—secretary—general for humanitarian affairs was there on tuesday. he met the local governor and talked to residents. russia wasn�*t happy about that visit. this was today�*s reaction from the russian foreign ministry. translation: we appreciate that humanitarian efforts of the un i system organisation in various regions and countries of the world, however, it seems that in this particular case, this is not about the noble task of helping the needy, but about the desire of higher ranking representatives of the un secretariat to politicise humanitarian activities

and speculate on the civilian suffering serving the kyiv political order. the visit to russian kherson is deliberately provocative and therefore unacceptable. to the city of donetsk, which remains in russian hands. a person was killed there and pro—russian forces blamed ukrainian rocket fire. the was the reaction of one local. translation: i heard a loud rumble and i saw something like a big - fireball falling right in front of the balcony. it all started coming in onto my bed, glass, bits of brick, all of it. nina jankowicz is vice president at the centre for information resilience, and an expert on russian and eastern european affairs. she gave me her reaction to the alleged russian crimes. this is confirming what we have already known for many months. since february, march of this year, we have been receiving reports that are well—documented by sources that have been posting on the internet

of war crimes in places like bucha and other places. these reports have continued to come in throughout the duration of the conflict and have been verified by investigators on the ground as well as open source investigators who have geo—located and verified footage. my organisation has a map called eyesonrussia.org, where you can look at these incidents. and see that they have been geo—located and verified. all of the claims that russia�*s putting forth that this is some sort of western false flag operation, the evidence is out on the internet and it is good that the un is confirming this. i just fear that as more details emerge from mariupol what we might find. —— which was razed to the ground by russian troops. giving all this evidence you say is already out there and being collected by the united nations, given those denials from russia what will that likely lead to in the end?

i�*m not an international prosecutor, but i do hope we will see some war crime prosecution targeting russian troops who have allowed behaviour to be tolerated and persist during this conflict. this conflict has targeted civilians, it is civilians that are suffering and falling under these rocket attacks in schools and hospitals, against civilian infrastructure. it is not military infrastructure. and the idea here is to push ukraine into submitting to the russian federation and i think the ukrainians have shown great bravery and strength in resisting russian attacks and it is up to international community to hold russia to account. will poll in�*s chief official has been hurt after an will poll in's chief official has

been hurt after ar— been hurt after an explosion happened — been hurt after an explosion happened in _ been hurt after an explosion happened in his _ been hurt after an explosion happened in his quarters. i been hurt after an explosion | happened in his quarters. -- happened in his quarters. —— poland�*s chief official. it�*s unclear what the object was. the officer was given the gift on a recent visit to ukraine and poland dust bowl and has asked for an explanation but kyiv has not yet made a public statement on the incident. our washington correspondent nadia iqbal has had an eye on this for us. was the significance of this for us with the other historians say this will provide, they hope, governments as documents are released, that it will provide _ as documents are released, that it will provide greater _ as documents are released, that it will provide greater transparency l will provide greater transparency around the circumstances of kennedy�*s assassination. it�*s been more than a century since —— more than half a century since he was

shot dead in his motorcade, and wild conspiracy theories persist. if you look at the polls that ask americans about his death, most believe there was some sort of cover up or conspiracy. that�*s not been helped by the fact that there�*s been such a delay to the release of a lot of those documents. some have been released since 1963 but not all. in the last hour, president biden has authorised the national archives to the release 70% of 16,000 documents - 30% is the release 70% of 16,000 documents — 30% is not being released, he says that�*s due to see her curate he reasons, and they will be further reviewed. and that�*s likely to disappoint historians, they want the full lot. and what they�*ll be looking for in these documents is more information about the assassin, lee harvey oswald. it�*s important to emphasise their own be any big bombshells here, it�*s not like we will suddenly find out that oswald wasn�*t the killer or that there was

some big cover—up, or anything like that. it�*s more about, what did the cia know about this man? in historians and researchers all say that the cia knew way more about the killer then they officially admitted. those documents will be released at some point today, and the stories will be going through that piece by piece, hoping they will reveal more information stop by and you�*ll be going through them as well. thanks for that. stat; and you'll be going through them as well. thanks for that.— well. thanks for that. stay with us at outside source, _ well. thanks for that. stay with us at outside source, stated - saddam hussein is finished because he killed our people, women, our

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this is outside source, live from the bbc news room, i�*m louis von jones. our new story: tens of thousands of nurses walk out over disputes over pay and disruption. in the united nations human rights chief has accused russia of executing large numbers of ukrainian civilians. the british government has changed the law to... for up to four days. the previous time was forward 24 hours. i spoke to damien graham atticus who told us how this rule came about. this graham atticus who told us how this rule came about.— graham atticus who told us how this rule came about. these new provisions have been draughted, altering the previous rules. he signed them off, there won�*t be any debate or vote in parliament and they come into effect in early january. as you say, what

they mean is that rather than the previous situation with those people arriving irregularly on boats across the channel, landing on the uk coasts, they could be held legally for 24 hours — that�*s now been extended to 96 hours, so for days, and beyond that in exceptional circumstances, that could be extended. what it essentially means is the situation we had a few weeks ago where the government was under huge pressure because it emerged that the main facility, built for 1600, had 4000 people in, some had been there for overfour 1600, had 4000 people in, some had been there for over four weeks. it drew a lot of criticism— essentially the government is buying itself more time. it�*s explanation is that this is in periods of high arrivals, it is in periods of high arrivals, it is necessary to relieve pressure. but it will also mean you have more

daysin but it will also mean you have more days in which to initially register arrivals and move them on. now to the second — and final — batch of episodes from harry and meghan�*s netflix series. the couple give new details of the breakdown in their relationship with the royal family. we�*ll take you through the main points. first, prince harry described one particularly tense meeting at sandringham, where their plans for a half—in, half—out royal life were discussed. it was terrifying to have my brother scream and shout at me, my father say things that just simply were true and my grandmother, quietly sit there and sort of take it all in. but you have to understand that from a family's perspective, especially from hers there are ways of doing things and her ultimate sort of mission goal/responsibility is the institution. harry also talks about the media. he described what he called the "dirty game" of the royal household press offices trading negative stories about one family member to keep

the press away from another. i would far rather get destroyed in the press than play along with this game, or this business of trading. and to see my brother�*s office copy the very same thing that we promised the two of us would never ever do, that was heartbreaking. elsewhere, meghan said the negative press coverage took a heavy toll on her mental health, and she spoke in detail about how she experienced suicidal thoughts. all of this will stop if i'm not here. and that was the scariest thing about it, it was such clear thinking. i remember her telling me that, that she wanted to... _ take her own life. and... and that really broke my heart. there�*s been no comment from buckingham palace or kensington palace on the latest instalment of the harry

and meghan docuseries. our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, says it�*s unlikely there will be any response. i suspect it would be difficult for the palaces to respond. these are events from several years ago and in terms of who briefed home about what and were there false briefings, those do not involve the people who are at the palace at the moment. so i suspect there is very little that they can say. but what is clear i think from the latest programmes is just how raw the rift is particularly between harry and william. and as harry says at one point during the programme, it never needed to be this way. i think within the family there is just a tremendous sadness that it did not work out. anna pasternak is a broadcaster and author of �*the american duchess: the real wallis simpson�*.

this is her reaction to the latest episodes. personally speaking, i have never been a tremendous fan of meghan and harry and i thought that the previous episodes were rather self—indulgent and a lot of it unnecessary. i found myself really staggered by the latest batch of episodes, because it seemed to me that harry is absolutely telling the truth. i think we have learned that there is a far greater level of manipulation from the royal household with the press. it is indeed a dirty game, and i happen to know that the royal households do brief against each other. i think that we have learned that all is not what it seems when the house of windsor presents a very above board front. and i think for a lot of what was said in the latest episodes is concerning and also deeply damaging to the monarchy. i think harry was saying the exact truth when he said what was problematic for him and meghan was their star

quality and popularity post their fantastic australia trip. history has shown if you are not in the direct line of succession and you steal too much oxygen, things do not end well. do you think anything will change as a result of any of those comments? sadly not. i think they will be brushed aside under the culprit as nicholas winchell said the palace is unlikely to make comment. —— under the carpet. i think the faustian pact between the royal family and the media is so entrenched that they need each other for survival that it is very unlikely, sadly, that things will change. rules about taking liquids and laptops through airport security in the united kingdom will be eased in 18 months�* time, as new 3d scanning technologies introduced. from june 2024, passengers will no longer have to limit liquids to 100 ml or put them in clear plastic bags. the

current research and were introduced in 2006 to guard against terrorism. your travel expert simon calder. let�*s go back to august 2006, when the so—called liquid band came into place. this had to do with plots to smuggle in soft drinks on board to concoct bombs. as a result of that, the all—too—familiar limit of 100 ml per item in a clear plastic resealable bag came into effect as a so—called temporary measure. clearly it hasn�*t been temporary at all. you also have to get your laptop out and put in a separate tray, at least in the uk. this has been aptly miserable. now there is the technology, it�*s been around for a while, ct scanners, as used in medicine, can look at what�*s inside your cabin baggage and determine pretty effectively whether or not it

presents a threat. however these machines are very expensive. as you say, the uk was going to bring them in at the start of this month — that was what the then prime minister borisjohnson announced years ago. that didn�*t happen because of covid, and now mid 2024, that is just what major airports in the uk and some travellers in western ireland who might be watching this are thinking, "hang on, that rule doesn�*t exist here, it doesn�*t exist in some other airports around the world, as well." thanks to simon for that. ice pancakes have been spotted at a river in glasgow after days of subzero temperatures. they are a rare sight in the uk, normally seen in the baltic sea and the us, canada, and our antarctica. when foam on the surface of water freezes, they bump into each other, forming circles. that�*s it from me,

find me on social media. this is bbc news. hello. the bitterly cold snap we�*ve seen over the past couple of weeks is set to continue at least for a few more days. still a lot of lying snow out there, and icy stretches for many of us. and some places will see more snow, particularly across parts of scotland. certainly cold with sharp frosts over the next few nights, i think, wherever you are. but things will change as we head through the weekend — there is a thaw on the way during sunday. but for this evening and tonight, then, we�*ve got freezing fog developing across parts of central and eastern england, and some heavy snowfall working into the west of scotland — that will push its way gradually eastwards. clear skies for many of us, though, and again, a bitterly cold night — —7—8 celsius, even in some of our urban areas, colder than that in the countryside. so this is how friday is shaping up — freezing fog in the south could be quite slow to clear away.

this snow could be quite disruptive across central parts of scotland, 5—20cm of snow falling. so some heavy bursts, just tending to ease a little later in the day. many areas staying dry with some wintry sunshine, but temperatures will struggle to get more than a few degrees above freezing. that line of cloud with its wintry showers pushes south overnight. as we head into the early hours of saturday morning, tending to fizzle out a bit, but there could be some snow arriving across northern england, north wales, for instance. probably not quite as cold into the early hours of saturday, because we�*ve got a bit more cloud cover around. but still, the chance of a few patches of freezing fog here and there, and again, quite a sharp frost in the south, i think. through saturday, there�*s that line of cloud producing a little bit of light, rain, sleet and perhaps some hill snow, as well, and further snow showers into the west of scotland. temperatures just starting to creep up by a couple of degrees, i think, on saturday — but it�*s really the second half of the weekend that sees a real change as low pressure starts to move in from the atlantic. it won�*t only bring wind and rain, it�*ll bring this much milder air. so the orange coloured sweeping across the uk, but as that mild wet air meets the cold air, there could be

a brief, but potentially disruptive spell of snow or even some freezing rain moving northwards. it�*ll be heaviest over the higher ground across northern parts of the uk, so still cold for parts of northern and eastern scotland, but much milder conditions — 13 celsius there in plymouth during sunday. so a milder, unsettled spell of weather as we start next week. it does look like things then turn a little bit colder again through the course of the week, certainly not quite as cold as it has been. but if you want to check the forecast up to the festive period where you live, you can always do that by looking at the bbc weather app. bye— bye.

this is bbc news. the headlines. police name the four boys who died after falling police name the four boys who died afterfalling into police name the four boys who died after falling into a freezing lake in solihull. two were brothers and another was the cousin. the family of the fourth boy, ten—year—old jack johnson, have also released an image of him. tens of thousands of nurses across england, wales and northern ireland have been taking part in industrial action and what they are calling a last resort strike, asking for pay rise of up to 19%. interest rates have gone up again by half, income tax rates for higher earners have been confirmed in scotland for the next financial year. the deputy first minister said it would help

create a first minister said it would help create a fairer first minister said it would help create a fairer society. tens of thousands of nurses in england have been on strike for the first time in the history of the nhs in a dispute about pay. there have also been strikes in wales and northern ireland with members of the royal college of nursing union wanting a 19% pay rise. the government has called this demand unaffordable. life—preserving care, such as a&e and neonatal services, hasn�*t been affected but there has been disruption to routine surgery and other planned treatment. postal workers who took action for second paid today have another two strike days plan for the 23rd and 24th. industrialaction strike days plan for the 23rd and 24th. industrial action by railway workers continues tomorrow into the weekend with more days scheduled for christmas eve to the 27th of december and in early january.

christmas eve to the 27th of december and in earlyjanuary. ed thomas has this. what we want? fair pay! when do we want it? now! these are the lives behind the picket lines. it�*s time that nurses say that enough is enough. it�*s not getting any better. it�*s only getting worse. like danielle, a nurse in liverpool. there are people in the nursing profession that cannot stay in nursing because they�*re not getting the pay they need to be able to live. they�*re not being able to care for patients the way they want to, because there isn�*t enough staff. and then they�*re going home and they�*re stressed because they can�*t pay their bills and they can�*t look after their own families. so, yes, it feels wrong. so, yes, it feels wrong, but it�*s really important that it happens, cos that�*s the only way we get listened to. does it feel wrong to you to walk out? you do worry, how is it going to affect patient care? but we have been assured that

patients are being cared for. the government says the royal college of nursing�*s 19% pay demand is unaffordable, and it has met independent recommendations on pay. we're in a crisis, but we're caring people. we get people where they need to go, every day. we have to take the hope forward. in leeds, we met katy. we've got to all squeezing together. because we've got kittens on the loose. oh, wow. mummy, feeling a bit sorry for herself. she's just been done. once a carer, now a train attendant. i love myjob. you know what, ijust want to be loved back. like many families with children, right now, money is tight. we've got a scheme in leeds called surplus to purpose, where you can get a really big box of food which would otherwise go to waste for £12. when all the bills are paid, what have you got left? there is minus left at the end of the month. katy fears her role as a train attendant is under threat. what has brought you out to the picket line?

why are you doing this? it feels like a fight for a railway service to be proud of. it's about people feeling safe. rail industry bosses say changes need to be agreed to afford pay increases and modernise the railway. it's the worst time i've ever known in the last 20 years of working here. i what's the future going to be for royal mail? . so, how long have you been a postie for? 24 years. was it yourfirstjob? my first everjob, yes. a postal worker in bolton. the onlyjob craig has known. when i firstjoined, - my dad said it's a job for life. i don't think you can say that now to anybody who joins now. - and what are your fears for the future? members of my union losing theirjobs. i it's going to be drivers, - it's going to be agency workers, it's going to be casual staff. do you think people

in the rest of the country understand your concerns? i think the working class . people should understand. all the costs are going up, - and the wages are not moving. it's disrupting's people's lives. it's disrupting peoples lives, - it's disrupting our lives, as such. what can we do? we have to stand together. royal mail has offered a pay deal it says is worth up to 9%, over 18 months. what do you want? fair pay! when do you want it? now! for some, this is just the start. more walk—outs, and more disruption will come. ed thomas, bbc news. well, we can speak to roger seifert, honorary professor of industrial relations at keele university. we're seeing so many different types of workers on strike. is it

inevitable in a sense that a time of very high inflation like the time now, you're going to get people striking from our money? it’s now, you're going to get people striking from our money? it's never inevitable, — striking from our money? it's never inevitable, and _ striking from our money? it's never inevitable, and there's _ striking from our money? it's never inevitable, and there's a _ striking from our money? it's never inevitable, and there's a surgeon i inevitable, and there's a surgeon inflation —— for more money. that will tend to take industrial action because they feel the employers are ignoring them and the government deserted them and the only thing left is for them to help themselves and go on strike. a, left is for them to help themselves and go on strike.— and go on strike. a lot of people have compared _ and go on strike. a lot of people have compared the _ and go on strike. a lot of people have compared the current - and go on strike. a lot of people. have compared the current period and go on strike. a lot of people - have compared the current period to the 705, when we saw what became known as the winter of discontent. are there comparisons, do you think? not really. i think one thing at the time was the labour government had a very small majority. also, a lot of the other workers at the time were manual workers. this one is

characterised by professional staff. probably 5% next year. probably 596 next year. they're very different, probably 596 next year. they're very different. but _ probably 596 next year. they're very different, but do _ probably 596 next year. they're very different, but do you _ probably 596 next year. they're very different, but do you see _ probably 596 next year. they're very different, but do you see resolution as being possible. i5 different, but do you see resolution as being possible. is this action across a range of sectors likely to continue? it’s across a range of sectors likely to continue? �* , . . ., continue? it's quite clear that the com an continue? it's quite clear that the company can _ continue? it's quite clear that the company can afford _ continue? it's quite clear that the company can afford a _ continue? it's quite clear that the company can afford a better - continue? it's quite clear that the company can afford a better deal| continue? it's quite clear that the - company can afford a better deal and just holding out to see what will ju5t holding out to see what will happen. both of them make high profits so they can pay more. the government are basically controlling the pay of nurses and workers,

firefighters, and network rail. they don't seem to be flexible or prepared to negotiate. governments becoming increasingly unpopular because at the end of the day, they expect the government to cover the country, that is not to fight u5 country, that is not to fight us on workers. it means they will have to find a bit more money at some time and the best thing is to find out how and get talking. i and the best thing is to find out how and get talking.— and the best thing is to find out how and get talking. i suppose it's of ublic how and get talking. i suppose it's of public perceptions _ how and get talking. i suppose it's of public perceptions - _ how and get talking. i suppose it's of public perceptions - are - how and get talking. i suppose it's of public perceptions - are the - of public perceptions — are the public angry with the unions or more angry with the government? the 19705, angry with the government? the 1970s, both — angry with the government? tue: 19705, both labour angry with the government? tte: 19705, both labour and conservative turned on them, because they were

the people in power with the public finances, and they can alter the situation by offering more. it's very dishonest, i have to say, to say the nurses are demanding this. this is their own position. the government position is about four and a half percent. the nurses would say, ok, we recognise the difficulties are coming down... it's not honest to say it will cost so much. in reality, most of these groups are settling for 78%, much less than the government claimed. but we also have to say what is the cost? what you do is create a worse situation in health and services. i think you can'tjust situation in health and services. i think you can't just say we can't afford it, you have to say can be afford it, you have to say can be afford not to give in, not to give a get more money across the board?

otherwise, they go to trigger worse services. it's really not properly articulated to say the government cannot afford more. they can afford more, the only way these disputes will be resolved.— will be resolved. roger seifert, thank you _ will be resolved. roger seifert, thank you very _ will be resolved. roger seifert, thank you very much _ will be resolved. roger seifert, thank you very much indeed. i two young brothers and their cousin have been named as three of the four boys who died afterfalling into an icy lake in the west midlands on sunday. eight—year—old finlay butler, his six—year—old brother samuel, their 11—year—old cousin thomas stewart along with ten—year—old jackjohnson fell into the lake at babbs mill park near solihull, a5 duncan kennedy reports. the four boys who simply went out to play and who tonight are seen for the first time in their youthful innocence. two were brothers, finlay

and samuel butler were aged finlay and samuel butler were aged eight and six years old. their cousin thomas stewart was an 11—year—old boy. while jackjohnson, a friend, was aged just ten. in their statement, the parents of finlay and samuel said, of finlay and samuel said... they went on to say... in his own statement, jack's elder brother said... tonight at the scene, local people have spoken

of their devastation. it's just a complete tragedy and having boys myself, it'sjust... the community are devastated. we'll never understand. we can only dare to think what the pair of families are going through. but yes, it just felt important to be here, it means something to be here today. the poignant tributes from the family have come at the end of a traumatic week as they have endured their personal grief, the community have come together in collective mourning. staff from jackjohnson's school paid their own tribute today. just one more poignant moment in a week that has seen the devastating loss of young life. duncan kennedy, bbc news in solihull.

search teams have been looking for people who are still missing, after a boat carrying migrants capsized in the early hours of yesterday morning. crews on a nearby fishing boat rescued 39 people from the freezing water. four are confirmed dead. simon ling from the rnli has been speaking to our correspondent simon jones about what life boat crews saw when they arrived at the scene of the incident. i think it's fair to say the scenes at create our scenes were pretty horrific —— greeted our cruise. they know what they're doing and they've been trained. they went straight into rescue mode.— been trained. they went straight into rescue mode. what have they told ou into rescue mode. what have they told you about _ into rescue mode. what have they told you about how— into rescue mode. what have they told you about how it _ into rescue mode. what have they told you about how it was? - into rescue mode. what have they told you about how it was? i - into rescue mode. what have they told you about how it was? i think| told you about how it was? i think it's fair to say _ told you about how it was? i think it's fair to say it's _ told you about how it was? i think it's fair to say it's harrowing. - told you about how it was? i think it's fair to say it's harrowing. the | it's fair to say it's harrowing. the operation is ongoing. we're here to support our cruise and listen to them —— are crews. our boat crews are very great at talking amongst themselves, so the first thing they

did was talk about what their experience was together. what we'll do is try and support them through processes such as management where processes such as management where we processes such as management where we can processes such as management where we can have specially trained people talk to them and help them understand what it is they were exposed to. understand what it is they were exoosed to-_ understand what it is they were exosed to. , , exposed to. many lives were saved, but if it hadn't — exposed to. many lives were saved, but if it hadn't been _ exposed to. many lives were saved, but if it hadn't been for— exposed to. many lives were saved, but if it hadn't been for that - but if it hadn't been for that fishing boat on the scene, we could be talking about a0 or 50 people dying. t be talking about 40 or 50 people d ini. ~ �* , be talking about 40 or 50 people din. ~ , be talking about 40 or 50 people dying. i think it's absolutely fair to say that _ dying. i think it's absolutely fair to say that the _ dying. i think it's absolutely fair to say that the immediate - dying. i think it's absolutely fair i to say that the immediate actions dying. i think it's absolutely fair - to say that the immediate actions of the fishing boat on scene save countless lives. the rnli is dependent on being alert, so that is the most important thing. as soon as we were alerted, the crews at the stations, once they put the boat in the water, they were on scene within ten minutes. alongside the amazing efforts of the fishing boat. this ten minutes. alongside the amazing efforts of the fishing boat.— efforts of the fishing boat. this is a very real _ efforts of the fishing boat. this is a very real sign — efforts of the fishing boat. this is a very real sign of _ efforts of the fishing boat. this is a very real sign of the _ efforts of the fishing boat. this is a very real sign of the dangers i a very real sign of the dangers of people making these types of

crossings. people making these types of cf°ssi"95-_ people making these types of crossinis. ~ , , , . , crossings. absolutely, the sea is treacherous _ crossings. absolutely, the sea is treacherous on _ crossings. absolutely, the sea is treacherous on any _ crossings. absolutely, the sea is treacherous on any day - crossings. absolutely, the sea is treacherous on any day or- crossings. absolutely, the sea is treacherous on any day or night, j crossings. absolutely, the sea is - treacherous on any day or night, but on a winter night in december on an overcrowded boat with no real seamanship in a boat that compromise and resulted in people in the water is a very serious and tragically life—threatening situations. you life-threatening situations. you know will that _ life-threatening situations. you know will that the _ life—threatening situations. you know will that the rnli has faced criticism about operations in the channel. what's been the response from the public? t channel. what's been the response from the public?— from the public? i think it's fair to say that _ from the public? i think it's fair to say that the _ from the public? i think it's fair to say that the response - from the public? i think it's fair to say that the response has i from the public? i think it's fair i to say that the response has been really good. we accept that this situation and the complexity draws upon different opinion from all quarters. it's a very political and complex situation. for the rnli and the crews at the stations, it's quite simple. we will respond to the coastguard. we will respond to the pagers and rescue those in distress.

the bank of england has raised interest rates to their highest level for 1a years. they've gone up from 3% to 3.5%. it means many people borrowing money will have to pay more to do so, but should also mean higher rates for savers. the bank is hoping the rise will help bring down the rate of inflation. our economics editor, faisal islam, has the details. it's absolutely mega—stressful. because i'm trying to work, but then you're looking at the news, it's, like, interest rates, you know, going up, inflation coming up, it's, like, what can i do? in pudsey in west yorkshire, homeowner clive turner is one of the a million owner occupiers facing significant rises in mortgage in mortgage costs after a year of bank of england rate rises, and that's on top of the hike and energy bills. it's about £120 difference because 5.76. difference because 5.76,

so it's a lot more money out of our disposable income. plus, our energy costs are going up as well as everybody�*s are. it's going to be a struggle. this is the challenge. the bank of england aims to keep price rises inflation at 2%, but look at this. it's still close to a four—decade high, but on the bank's projections, it has now peaked and should fall. in fact, it will fall a bit quicker because of the extra support offered by the government on energy bills. it's not only beginning to come down, but it was a little bit lower than we thought it would be and that is obviously very good news, but we have a long way to go. and we expect that to happen, by the way. we expect inflation to start falling more rapidly probably from the late spring onwards. but there is a risk that it won't happen in that way. so, interest rates were again put up today by governor today by governor bailey and colleagues. the latest of nine rate rises that have taken rates up to 3.5%. what's interesting here is that this latest is that this latest rise was smaller,

a smaller dose of medicine than last month, and some of the bank's experts thought it should not have gone up at all. so, where are rates going next year? well, higher still for starters, but perhaps not much higher than a%. this is also a trend around the world as rates have been going up sharply to combat the global energy shock and inflation surge, including today in the eurozone and yesterday in the usa. but also around the world, signs that the cycle of rising rates may be starting to slow. now, expectations of where bank interest rates go feed into the cost of mortgage borrowing. these are average fixed two—year mortgages, which surge to about 6.5% in the aftermath of the mini budget and and they have come down to about 5.8%. but still well above where they were during the summer. that, the bank says, has already hit the housing market. so, the bank still expect a prolonged recession as cost of living pressures eat into incomes.

but some signs that might not be quite as deep as feared. faisal islam, bbc news. higher earners in scotland will pay more tax from next year under plans announced in the scottish government's budget. the rise means a bigger difference between tax rates in scotland and those in the rest of the uk. the snp government said the changes would raise money for the health service, but the conservatives 5aid they risked undermining the potential for economic growth. here's our scotland editor, james cook. i'm gordon barclay and i'm just driving home from work. i work for the nhs. for gordon and his family, the backdrop to this budget is bleak. a cost of living crisis, fuelled by high inflation. far from festive. what are you noticing in the shops, in terms of prices? well, stuff is going up, it's not even 10p or 20p, it's like, 50p or 60p for some things. so, you've obviously got to go to all the different shops to see where you can get the cheapest stuff now. what do you think about the idea of them putting up tax

to get more money for, say, the nhs? i don't mind paying for something as long as i can see result. but when i'm paying for something and i don't see a result, where it's going, i got an issue. i've got no more money to give, but they are raising my taxes. but when i ask for a wee bit of a pay rise, they say there's nae more money there. it works both ways. that's what's happening, at least where everyone are more than £a3,000 per year. they already pay more in scotland. a1p in the pound. now that goes up to a2p. the top rate also rises, from a6p, to a7p in the pound. and more people will pay that, with a threshold coming down from £150,000, to £125,000. but, said the deputy first minister, the majority of taxpayers would actually pay less in scotland. within the powers available to us, we will choose a different path. i a path which sees the scottish. government commit substantial

resources to protect the most vulnerable people of scotlandj from the impact of decisions and policies made by- the united kingdom government. we choose the path where people are asked to pay their fair share, i in the knowledge that, in so doing, they helpl create a fairer society - in which we all want to live. labour 5aid voters would not accept tax rises if public services declined. the conservatives made the same point. and if you widen the tax gap for middle and higher earners in scotland, in comparison with their uk counterparts, you risk undermining the potential for economic growth you risk undermining the potential for economic growth that this country so desperately needs. so, scotland is moving further away from the rest of the uk, setting its own tax rates, striking its own pay deals. this is devolution in action. but a string of recent polls suggests that a majority of voters here want to go even further and become fully independent. already, this statement is becoming part of that debate. james cook, bbc news, edinburgh.

at least children have died from strep a in the uk since september. the latest figures have been released as the government announced new measures to help tackle a shortage of penicillin. pharmacists will be able to prescribed alternatives a5 will be able to prescribed alternatives as demand for the antibiotics soars. its lead pharmacist in some parts of the country to call for faster deliveries. amy payne reports. all too often, staff must turn patients away.— all too often, staff must turn patients away. it's been quite difficult for _ patients away. it's been quite difficult for us. _ patients away. it's been quite difficult for us. patients - patients away. it's been quite difficult for us. patients are i

difficult for us. patients are actually upset because they need their medication. it's quite difficult for us well.- their medication. it's quite difficult for us well. ., ., ., difficult for us well. how do -- how loni ou difficult for us well. how do -- how long you think— difficult for us well. how do -- how long you think these _ difficult for us well. how do -- how long you think these boxes - difficult for us well. how do -- how long you think these boxes will- long you think these boxes will last? ., , , . long you think these boxes will last? , . , ., ., , last? probably a couple of hours. risin: last? probably a couple of hours. rising cases _ last? probably a couple of hours. rising cases under— last? probably a couple of hours. rising cases under lower - last? probably a couple of hours. i rising cases under lower prescribing threshold or driving the surge in demand. a5 threshold or driving the surge in demand. as a result, there are reports of customers travelling from one pharmacy to another, sometimes for many miles. stock shortages aren't just frustrating for those hoping to get hold of these antibiotics, but for pharmacist, who don't want to let the patients down. they're calling for urgent action here to route address supply issues_ here to route address supply issues. wholesalers are saying there is enough. — wholesalers are saying there is enough, others are... we're not getting — enough, others are... we're not getting them. the government do need to step _ getting them. the government do need to step in _ getting them. the government do need to step in and help if there is enough — to step in and help if there is enough supply, where is it? the

government _ enough supply, where is it? tte: government says is it working —— it is working with wholesalers to his speed up deliveries and pharmacists themselves are working on solutions. the pharmacies are now working on nhs england. — the pharmacies are now working on nhs england. so— the pharmacies are now working on nhs england, so that _ the pharmacies are now working on nhs england, so that will _ the pharmacies are now working on nhs england, so that will help. - the pharmacies are now working on nhs england, so that will help. we| nhs england, so that will help. we also have _ nhs england, so that will help. we also have what's _ nhs england, so that will help. we also have what's up _ nhs england, so that will help. we also have what's up groups - nhs england, so that will help. wej also have what's up groups working with each _ also have what's up groups working with each other, _ also have what's up groups working with each other, so _ also have what's up groups working with each other, so if— also have what's up groups working with each other, so if they- also have what's up groups working with each other, so if they don't - with each other, so if they don't have _ with each other, so if they don't have it. — with each other, so if they don't have it. they— with each other, so if they don't have it, they can _ with each other, so if they don't have it, they can ask— with each other, so if they don't have it, they can ask other - have it, they can ask other pharmacists. _ have it, they can ask other pharmacists.— have it, they can ask other harmacists. . , . ., pharmacists. that will be welcome news for patients _ pharmacists. that will be welcome news for patients desperate - pharmacists. that will be welcome news for patients desperate to - pharmacists. that will be welcome | news for patients desperate to find these antibiotics as the fight against strep a continues. amy payne, bbc east midlands today, leicester. doctor layla is the association... she's been giving us her thoughts on what the government is doing about penicillin. tt’s what the government is doing about enicillin. �* , ., what the government is doing about enicillin. �*, . , , penicillin. it's a step in the right direction, _ penicillin. it's a step in the right direction, but _ penicillin. it's a step in the right direction, but it's _ penicillin. it's a step in the right direction, but it's coming - penicillin. it's a step in the right direction, but it's coming too i penicillin. it's a step in the right i direction, but it's coming too late. this should have been done many days ago. obviously, patients are under a lot of stress because it... however,

the supply of antibiotics is very challenging because even those alternatives are difficult to get hold of. i want to reassure people that we're doing everything we can that we're doing everything we can that the substitute with other alternative products and to make sure that parents are not left behind. �* , ., . . sure that parents are not left behind. �*, ., . . ., . behind. it's thought that a woman from greater— behind. it's thought that a woman from greater manchester - behind. it's thought that a woman from greater manchester has - behind. it's thought that a woman - from greater manchester has become the first swimming in structure in the uk with down syndrome. molly brewer has been to meet her. this is hannah, taking part in a summer class this year. now, she's teaching her own.

hanna caught the eye of her local gym, who decided to give her her first paid gig. brute gym, who decided to give her her first paid gig-— first paid gig. we were 'ust drawn to her passion and _ first paid gig. we were just drawn to her passion and what she - first paid gig. we were just drawn i to her passion and what she wanted to give to her immunity, and wejust gravitated towards hannah and thought she was perfect. tt’s gravitated towards hannah and thought she was perfect. it's not 'ust her thought she was perfect. it's not just her employers _ thought she was perfect. it's not just her employers she's - thought she was perfect. it's not - just her employers she's impressed. she's been a hit among its people attending her classes as well. t am attending her classes as well. i am swea , attending her classes as well. i am sweaty. dripping — attending her classes as well. i am sweaty, dripping and _ attending her classes as well. i am sweaty, dripping and that was really good _ sweaty, dripping and that was really good she _ sweaty, dripping and that was really good. she was so confident, so much energy— good. she was so confident, so much energy and _ good. she was so confident, so much energy and she had the moves. she�*s energy and she had the moves. she's an inspiration — energy and she had the moves. she's an inspiration and _ energy and she had the moves. she's an inspiration and we _ energy and she had the moves. she's an inspiration and we always cracked an inspiration and we always cracked a smile _ an inspiration and we always cracked a smile we're — an inspiration and we always cracked a smile we're a _ an inspiration and we always cracked a smile. we're a bit _ an inspiration and we always cracked a smile. we're a bit tired _ an inspiration and we always cracked a smile. we're a bit tired when we i a smile. we're a bit tired when we come _ a smile. we're a bit tired when we come out, — a smile. we're a bit tired when we come out, but _ a smile. we're a bit tired when we come out, but we _ a smile. we're a bit tired when we come out, but we really—

a smile. we're a bit tired when we come out, but we really enjoy- a smile. we're a bit tired when we come out, but we really enjoy it. i come out, but we really enjoy it. thank— come out, but we really enjoy it. thank you — come out, but we really enjoy it. thank you guys! _ come out, but we really enjoy it. thank you guys! wherever- come out, but we really enjoy it. thank you guys! wherever you i come out, but we really enjoy it. . thank you guys! wherever you are! molly brewer, bbc news. one way to keep warm in these chilly days. let's see what the weather is doing now. hello. the bitterly cold snap we've seen over the past couple of weeks is set to continue at least for a few more days. still a lot of lying snow out there, and icy stretches for many of us. and some places will see more snow, particularly across parts of scotland. certainly cold with sharp frosts over the next few nights, i think, wherever you are. but things will change as we head through the weekend — there is a thaw on the way during sunday. but for this evening and tonight, then, we've got freezing fog developing across parts of central and eastern england, and some heavy snowfall working into the west of scotland — that will push its way gradually eastwards. clear skies for many of us, though, and again, a bitterly cold night — —7—8 celsius, even in some of our urban areas, colder than that in the countryside.

so, this is how friday is shaping up — freezing fog in the south could be quite slow to clear away. this snow could be quite disruptive across central parts of scotland, 5—20cm of snow falling. so, some heavy bursts, ju5t tending to ease a little later in the day. many areas staying dry with some wintry sunshine, but temperatures will struggle to get more than a few degrees above freezing. that line of cloud with its wintry showers pushes south overnight. as we head into the early hours of saturday morning, tending to fizzle out a bit, but there could be some snow arriving across northern england, north wales, for instance. probably not quite as cold into the early hours of saturday, because we've got a bit more cloud cover around. but still, the chance of a few patches of freezing fog here and there, and again, quite a sharp frost in the south, i think. through saturday, there's that line of cloud producing a little bit of light, rain, sleet and perhaps some hill snow as well and further snow showers into the west of scotland. temperatures just starting to creep up by a couple of degrees, i think, on saturday — but it's really the second half of the weekend that sees a real change as low pressure starts to move in from the atlantic. it won't only bring wind and rain,

it'll bring this much milder air. so, the orange colours sweeping across the uk, but as that mild wet air meets the cold air, there could be a brief, but potentially disruptive spell of snow or even some freezing rain moving northwards. it'll be heaviest over the higher ground across northern parts of the uk, so still cold for parts of northern and eastern scotland, but much milder conditions — 13 celsius there in plymouth during sunday. so, a milder, unsettled spell of weather as we start next week. it does look like things then turn a little bit colder again through the course of the week, certainly not quite as cold as it has been. but if you want to check the forecast up to the festive period where you live, you can always do that by looking at the bbc weather app. bye— bye.

hello, i'm maryam moshiri. you're watching the context on bbc news. here in the uk, tens of thousands of nhs nurses are on strike over pay. it's the first of two consecutive strike days — and the biggest action of its kind in nhs history. we're often now working at half the safe staffing level that we're supposed to have. we just can't sustain it any more. the mental and physical health toll of it is too much — even if we wanted to carry on, we couldn't. uk interest rates rise again — the bank of england increases them to 3.5%, the highest level for 1a years. the us national archives release of thousands of documents about the

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