this is bbc news, our top stories: the committee investigating the washington capitol riot recommends bringing criminal charges against donald trump. vladimir putin arrives in minsk for talks with president lukashenko as fears grow belarus may be used to launch a new attack on ukraine. �*a peace deal with nature�* the biggest un biodiversity conference in a decade agrees to protect a third of nature around the world. nearly 60% of twitter users vote for the company chief elon musk to step down, in a poll that he posted himself. also in the programme after argentina's spectacular world cup victory the team head home with the trophy after the nation's 36—year wait.

let's begin with breaking news out of washington, where the final hearings have been taking place in washington into the january the sixth riots. that's when a mob of protestors stormed the capitol building, to try to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. within the last few minutes, the committee has voted unanimously to recommend criminal referrals of donald trump over the events of that day the us house of representatives committee has recommended federal prosecutors bring four criminal charges against donald trump. these are obstruction of an official proceeding, conspiracy to defraud the united states, conspiracy to make a false statementand a charge of �*inciting, assisting, aiding or comforting an insurrection�*. it will be up to the department ofjustice to now consider these charges.

the moment that they voted to approve the report. i the moment that they voted to approve the report.— the moment that they voted to approve the report. i move that the committee moves _ approve the report. i move that the committee moves to _ approve the report. i move that the committee moves to the _ committee moves to the recommendation of criminal referral of donald trump and others. pursuant to section four a of house resolution 503.— to section four a of house resolution 503. , ., ., , resolution 503. the question, those in favour say — resolution 503. the question, those in favour say i. _ resolution 503. the question, those in favour say i, there _ resolution 503. the question, those in favour say i, there was _ resolution 503. the question, those in favour say i, there was in - resolution 503. the question, those in favour say i, there was in favour. in favour say i, there was in favour say no _ in favour say i, there was in favour say no mac — how likely is it that the doj how likely is it that the d0] will take action and how likely is it

that they will do? we take action and how likely is it that they will do?— take action and how likely is it that they will do? take action and how likely is it thatthe willdo? ., �* ~ ., ., that they will do? we don't know how lona it will that they will do? we don't know how long it will take. _ that they will do? we don't know how long it will take, the _ that they will do? we don't know how long it will take, the department - long it will take, the department of justice has been carrying out its own investigation into january the 6th. the committee�*s legal goal is for the department ofjustice to take on theirfindings, for the department ofjustice to take on their findings, they have been researching, investigating for 18 months. there have been nine public hearings and they have token to over a thousand witnesses. there are a million documents that they have gone through. there are a lot of witnesses that didn�*t come forward despite being subpoenaed. what the committee is saying, certainly they are more or less saying this in this final meeting todayis saying this in this final meeting today is that if there is going to be accountability it has to be done in the coming orjustice system. they are saying to the depart of the justice that the ball is now in your court, you now have to take action. the charges that have been laid out against donald trump and his allies include others. the committee said

it is down to the department of justice to work out who the others are. the doj has a choice, they can take this on board, the committee is trying to influence them and give them a renewed sense of urgency. in terms of reaction, all they have said following this meeting, following the charges that have been recommended, they have said, no comment. �* , recommended, they have said, no comment. �*, . ~ recommended, they have said, no comment. �*, ., recommended, they have said, no comment-— recommended, they have said, no comment. �*, ., . ., comment. let's unpack that. we are many months _ comment. let's unpack that. we are many months since _ comment. let's unpack that. we are many months since this _ comment. let's unpack that. we are many months since this happened, i comment. let's unpack that. we are i many months since this happened, and the department ofjustice would have known who was involved and the things that they said and did. those who the politicians would like to investigate, the doj could have investigated at any point in the last few months?— investigated at any point in the last few months? yes, the doj is in a bit of a bind. — last few months? yes, the doj is in a bit of a bind. they _ last few months? yes, the doj is in a bit of a bind. they have _ last few months? yes, the doj is in j a bit of a bind. they have appointed a bit of a bind. they have appointed

a special prosecutor to overlook the investigation. there have been concerns, from the attorney general, said that there was a conflict of interest, notjust with this investigation, the department of justice is also investigating the raid on the mar—a—lago home over the summer. they are investigating that as well. i can�*t comment on exactly the timeline of the department of justice or what point they will come up justice or what point they will come up with their conclusions. what the committee is trying to do is put pressure on them, to persuade them that we have done the research, we have talked to witnesses. a lot of those witnesses are... they are not democrats, they are not random people. many of them were part of donald trump�*s orbit. the attorney

general bill barr, his daughter ivanka trump gave evidence. today a former key adviser also gave evidence. these are significant people who have contributed to the committee�*s nine hearings. they are hoping that the doj won�*t ignore this. they are doing this for the american public. they have played out these hearings on national tv. it has almost been like tv episodes because they want this to have political implications, they want the public to take this on board and decide that donald trump in the future should never be allowed near the white house again. the full report, by the committee will be made public on wednesday. thank you for that.

there have been over ten hearings let�*s have a look at them. we know that people in the close orbit such as ivanka trump and bill barr were interviewed. there are hundreds of hours of video and the first hearing was held last year. president trump ran ads that were false president trump ran ads that were fals �*- ., president trump ran ads that were fals- ., . ., . ., , president trump ran ads that were false and convinced millions of americans _ false and convinced millions of americans that _ false and convinced millions of americans that the _ false and convinced millions of americans that the election i false and convinced millions of. americans that the election was corrupt— americans that the election was corrupt and he was the true president. as you will see this misinformation campaign provoked the violence _ misinformation campaign provoked the violence on _ misinformation campaign provoked the violence onjanuary six. the misinformation campaign provoked the violence on january six.— violence on january six. the same da we violence on january six. the same day we heard _ violence on january six. the same day we heard from _ violence on january six. the same day we heard from a _ violence on january six. the same day we heard from a capitol - day we heard from a capitol police officer who was injured.

what i saw was just a war scene. it was something like i'd seen out of the movies. i couldn't believe my eyes. there were officers on the ground. you know, they were bleeding, they were throwing up, they were, you know, they had, i mean, i saw friends with blood all over their faces. i was slipping in people's blood. one of the main topics that was investigated, president donald trump�*s efforts to pressure state officials to overturn the election result. the focus there was on battleground states two being arizona and georgia. president biden won razor—thin margins in both — in arizona by 0.4%, and in georgia by 0.3 %. central to this part of the investigation was a recording of a call trump made to georgia�*s top election official have a listen. people of georgia are angry, the people of the country are angry and —

there is nothing wrong with saying that, you know, you've recalculated. mr president, the challenge that. you have, the data that you have is wrong. all i want to do is this, ijust want to find 11,780 votes. that was trump speaking to georgia�*s secretary of state — brad raffensperger, who was called to testify. here�*s what he told the committee. we counted the ballots, what we did was a 100% hand audit of all the ballots in the state of georgia. they were all hand recounted and they came remarkably close to the first count. upon the election being certified, president trump because he was within 0.5% after a recount. we recounted them and got the same

count. which showed that president trump came up short. the committee also heard about the threats and the harassment of georgia state election workers shaye moss and her mother ruby freeman. they were both wrongly accused by mr trump and his lawyer of committing voter fraud. do you know how it feels to have the president of the united states target you? the president of the united states is supposed to represent every american. not to target one. we also found out more about what trump was doing while the riot was going on. that�*s where cassidy hutchinson comes in. she was a white house aide at the time — she described how trump responded that day, after being told he couldn�*t go to the capitol. the president reached up to the front— the president reached up to the front of— the president reached up to the front of the vehicle to grab the steering — front of the vehicle to grab the steering wheel. the guard grabbed

his arm _ steering wheel. the guard grabbed his arm and said sir, you have to lake _ his arm and said sir, you have to take your— his arm and said sir, you have to take your arm off. we are going back to the _ take your arm off. we are going back to the west — take your arm off. we are going back to the west wing, we are not going to the west wing, we are not going to the _ to the west wing, we are not going to the capital. mr trump then used is freehand — to the capital. mr trump then used is freehand to lunch. what is your response to these criminal referrals? i what is your response to these criminal referrals?— criminal referrals? i think the committee — criminal referrals? i think the committee did _ criminal referrals? i think the committee did and _ criminal referrals? i think the committee did and brilliant i criminal referrals? i think the l committee did and brilliant job criminal referrals? i think the - committee did and brilliant job in committee did and brilliantjob in establishing that donald trump was responsible for the event up to and including what happened onjanuary the 6th. the question now is can he be held criminally liable? did he commit a be held criminally liable? did he commita crime? be held criminally liable? did he commit a crime? these referrals, they cited for laws but there are two concepts. first is that donald trump was involved in this conspiracy leading up to january six. he adopted this legal theory that if he only got a few votes from

georgia or arizona or if you put enough pressure on the department of justice or the vice president, he could change the results of the election. the second part is the violence that happened. the insurrection, the idea that his words and his tweet messages got the mob violence and they marched on the capital and engaged in violence. that is the idea here. brilliantjob of laying out what happened, and excellent performance in eliciting all the evidence that we have seen over these many months. will it translate into criminal culpability? that is the next question and it is not an easy answer. you that is the next question and it is not an easy answer.— not an easy answer. you said you were impressed _ not an easy answer. you said you were impressed by _ not an easy answer. you said you were impressed by how- not an easy answer. you said you were impressed by how the - not an easy answer. you said you - were impressed by how the committee laid out the evidence. isn�*t it fair to say that almost every person on this committee was a critic of donald trump before they heard any evidence? they had already drawn conclusions as to his role on

january six?— january six? that is a fair criticism. _ january six? that is a fair criticism. the _ january six? that is a fair criticism. the committee| january six? that is a fair . criticism. the committee did january six? that is a fair - criticism. the committee did itself no favours by not allowing republicans to choose their own members. democrats would have still control the committee as the majority but it would have removed that argument that this was one—sided because it was all either democrats or to republicans that were selected by democrats. i think there is that perspective that it was heavily weighted to one side but that doesn�*t negate the weight of the evidence that was elicited. the committee should be recommended for the thoroughness of its evidence over the last year and a the doj normally does this work on its own. will it take kindly to be

pushed by politicians? it its own. will it take kindly to be pushed by politicians?— its own. will it take kindly to be pushed by politicians? it kind of boxes the doj _ pushed by politicians? it kind of boxes the doj in a _ pushed by politicians? it kind of boxes the doj in a little - pushed by politicians? it kind of boxes the doj in a little bit, - pushed by politicians? it kind of boxes the doj in a little bit, the department rightfully prides itself on making decisions without fear or favour. it decides the prosecutions on the merit not due to pressure from the white house or congress or anywhere else. while it will be difficult to ignore all this evidence that is now in the public domain, i�*m confident that the department will continue looking at the evidence and pursuing the laws it feels are necessary and appropriate. it feels are necessary and appropriate-— it feels are necessary and appropriate. it feels are necessary and auroriate. . ~' ., appropriate. thank you for your time. (pres)president putin is in belarus

for talks with his ally, alexander lu kashenko. there�*s speculation that he may try to attack kyiv from belarus, like he did ten months ago. when putin arrived in minsk he was greated on the runway by alexander lu kashenko. a spokesman for putin called suggestions that pressure was being put on belarus tojoin the war — stupid and groundless speculation. and here�*s what lukashenko had to say. russia and belarus as vladimir and i always say is open for dialogue, including european states. i hope that they will listen to the voice of reason and we will move to discuss matters of common security and the future world order. a different perspective comes from the chief adviser to the belarus opposition�*s leader in exile sviatlana tsi—khan—ouskaya. the advisor told the bbc, that putin wants belarus more involved in the war. putin will try to encourage lukashenko for more participation in the war. right now, russian army is using belarusian military infrastructure, airfields,

military hospitals, repairing institutions. but perhaps putin wants to encourage lukashenko forjoining their army, the russian troops in ukraine. it seems that they are preparing a new attack on kyiv territory closer to march, march—april. and it�*s very likely there will be some mixed battalions that consist of belarusian and russian soldiers. these pictures are reported to be from inside belarus. earlier, the defence ministry in moscow announced that russian troops there were starting joint drills. also belarus says they�*d successfully checked the combat readiness of their troops. meanwhile in ukraine, russia has launched several drone stikes — hitting key infrastructure in and around kyiv. the ukrainian air force says they shot down 30 drones. these attacks are targetting ukraine�*s power grid, causing sweeping blackouts.

local residents described what happened this time. translation: my husbandj asked me what time it was, i told him it was 3:30am, then loud whirring started. it kept whirring very loudly, then there was one very loud explosion, and we didn't really know how it would end for us. we couldn't see anything from the window facing that side of the street. so i went to go look out through the other window, i saw fire. the entire area was lit up by the fire, and there was fire next to the garage. russian forces claim to have shut down for us made missiles. the defence ministry says that the missiles were intercepted, the governor said that one person was killed following shelling by ukrainian forces. we have the deputy director of the eurasian security sector. she has been talking about

the air defence system. vladimir putin is trying to destroy ukraine�*s electricity grid. president zelensky has to push for material to repair that electrical grid. you need that to ukraine to make it through the winter. the us has sent the missile system but it should have sent that earlier. {slate should have sent that earlier. give us some idea _ should have sent that earlier. give us some idea of _ should have sent that earlier. give us some idea of the _ should have sent that earlier. give us some idea of the practicalities of that missile system. we us some idea of the practicalities of that missile system.- of that missile system. we don't know how _ of that missile system. we don't know how long _ of that missile system. we don't know how long it _ of that missile system. we don't know how long it will _ of that missile system. we don't know how long it will take - of that missile system. we don't know how long it will take for . of that missile system. we don't know how long it will take for it | of that missile system. we don't. know how long it will take for it to become operational, the ukrainian soldiers don�*t know this system, this was one of the hesitations in sending the system that he would take a long time in order to bring 90 people up to speed. the ukrainians have shown time and time

again that they are able to learn systems faster than what we think. what did you make of the vladimir putin visit to minsk? his allies are calling it stupid spec elation that this could be a new tactic.- this could be a new tactic. first, it has been _ this could be a new tactic. first, it has been three _ this could be a new tactic. first, it has been three years - this could be a new tactic. first, it has been three years since - it has been three years since vladimir putin has been in minsk, it might mean that putting is grovelling and he doesn�*t have many friends. usually lukashenko is summoned to moscow so britain want something. he wants the soldiers from belarus to help him in a winter offensive. lukashenko is unlikely to say yes, we�*ll here allow russia to use belarus as a staging ground? yes, using military hospitals? yes. but lukashenko needs financial support so we�*ll wait and see what

details leak out. this was the reaction of the world wildlife fund to the new un agreement. sirwe wildlife fund to the new un agreement. sir we have the mission to reverse the loss of biodiversity by 2030. that is exactly the right ambition that we need. we can�*t lose any more nature we need to halt and reverse the loss of nature. lets reverse the loss of nature. lets look at what — reverse the loss of nature. lets look at what has _ reverse the loss of nature. lets look at what has been - reverse the loss of nature. lets look at what has been agreed in more detail. the countries have agreed $200 billion in support for biodiversity. that involves protecting 30% of land and oceans by 2030. it also sets target to prevent the extinction of species and provides funding to safeguard biodiversity for low income countries.

biodiversity for low income countries-— biodiversity for low income countries. ., . ., ., countries. the more connection and interla countries. the more connection and interplay that _ countries. the more connection and interplay that you — countries. the more connection and interplay that you have, _ countries. the more connection and interplay that you have, if _ countries. the more connection and interplay that you have, if you - countries. the more connection and interplay that you have, if you cut i interplay that you have, if you cut one of— interplay that you have, if you cut one of those strands then the whole thin- one of those strands then the whole thing collapses. that is the trouble, _ if you start cutting these biodiversity strands, nobody notices it and _ biodiversity strands, nobody notices it and the _ biodiversity strands, nobody notices it and the whole thing collapses. 0ne estimate said thati million plant and animal species faced extension within decades, to put that in context, that is a rate of loss 1000 times greater than expected. this deal has come as a relief to some but it is not without its critics. 0ne conservation organisation described it as a mixed bag saying that it fails to go beyond the targets of ten years ago in terms of addressing the drivers of biodiversity loss. here is further analysis from the bbc. these tar: ets further analysis from the bbc. these targets need — further analysis from the bbc. these targets need to _ further analysis from the bbc. these targets need to be _ further analysis from the bbc. these targets need to be translated - further analysis from the bbc. these targets need to be translated to - targets need to be translated to national guidelines. so countries take responsibility for doing it and

the target should be binding, they never are with these un agreements. 0verall never are with these un agreements. overall it is good news that we have this agreement, we have other targets to protect biodiversity, not a single one has been met so that suggest there is a huge challenge but 196 countries came together in montreal, on the chinese leadership and agreed this target. that suggest that they want to do something about it, let�*s hope and keep watching and that they do their best to meet those targets.— those targets. let's talk about twitter and — those targets. let's talk about twitter and elon _ those targets. let's talk about twitter and elon musk. - those targets. let's talk about twitter and elon musk. he - those targets. let's talk about - twitter and elon musk. he launched a twitter and elon musk. he launched a twitter poll asking if he should resign and appoint a different ceo. 57% of people said yes that would be a good idea. elon musk used to be the worlds richest man but he lost that title. bear in mind that he

bought twitter in october for $41; billion. he arrived carrying a sync with the words, let that sink in. we have been doing that ever since. when he took over he tweeted that the bird is free but it has been controversial ever since. just over half of the staff were fired and remaining staff were warned of extremely hard working hours and were given 2a hours to choose whether to stay. he also lifted the ban on kanye west and donald trump after announcing a amnesty on all band accounts. celebrations went on late into the night after argentina is world cup victory. at one point it is estimated that 2 million people were

around that area. the tournament has been a unifying force for argentinians. sir i have won the world cupjersey every year, this yeari world cupjersey every year, this year i decided not to wear one i wanted to wait until i could buy the new shirt with a third star. it�*s a new shirt with a third star. it's a lot, we new shirt with a third star. it's a lot. we have _ new shirt with a third star. it's a lot, we have suffered _ new shirt with a third star. it's a lot, we have suffered a - new shirt with a third star. it's a lot, we have suffered a lot - new shirt with a third star. it's a lot, we have suffered a lot in i lot, we have suffered a lot in everything, especially with the economy. thank you so much world cup team. it economy. thank you so much world cup team. . . , economy. thank you so much world cup team. . , , ., , . team. it means everything for us. we are 'ust team. it means everything for us. we are just speechless _ team. it means everything for us. we are just speechless this _ team. it means everything for us. we are just speechless this morning. i i are just speechless this morning. i can't _ are just speechless this morning. i can't believe — are just speechless this morning. i can't believe it. _ are just speechless this morning. i can't believe it.— can't believe it. let's hear from ourjournalist _ can't believe it. let's hear from ourjournalist in _ can't believe it. let's hear from ourjournalist in widnes - can't believe it. let's hear from ourjournalist in widnes iris. i l ourjournalist in widnes iris. i haven't seen a mobilisation this big haven�*t seen a mobilisation this big in properly my lifetime. it was

absolutely huge. not only here in the capital but also around argentina. although most of the population live in and around the city, celebrations were everywhere, it was really nice to see people so happy. the country has been going through hard times here in argentina. happy and coming together, something that has not been seen for a while here in argentina. it is nice to add this extra bit to the football element of it. ., ., ., , , extra bit to the football element of it. the mood was different in paris, here is the — it. the mood was different in paris, here is the team _ it. the mood was different in paris, here is the team arriving _ it. the mood was different in paris, here is the team arriving at - here is the team arriving at the airport. the man leading them down, mbappe is leading them down. he is only 23, he will have another chance. he has scored 12 world cup goals and he will be in some world cups to come. that is it for this edition of the programme. there is much more new stories to cover in

bbc news. we�*ll be back at the usual tomorrow. goodbye. hello there. for some parts of the country, the temperature�*s been ten degrees or more higher than it was yesterday. instead of snow falling, it�*s rain that�*s been falling. some areas have seen quite a lot of rain, particularly in the southwest of england. it�*s led to rising river levels. a couple of flood warnings earlier in scotland, but particularly across southern parts of england where we�*re seeing some more rain. had a covering of snow earlier in scotland. a lot of that has actually been melting, leading to those rising river levels and following the earlier rain that we�*ve seen in scotland. we�*re going to have some clearer skies developing overnight also for northern england for a while in northern ireland before blustery showers return. further south across england and wales, we�*ve got another spell of rain developing heavy for a while, pushing into eastern england, keeping temperatures up here. but elsewhere in the clearer skies, it will be colder. temperatures in scotland could be three or four degrees. we�*ve got this early rain

across eastern england shouldn�*t last long. actually moves away, cloud breaks up. and then we�*ve got more sunshine more widely on tuesday. few showers coming in on that breeze, mostly for western parts of northern ireland, western scotland, where they could be heavy and potentially a bit wintry over the tops of the mountains. the winds here are quite strong, but otherwise the winds are going to be lighter than today, but it�*s not going to be quite as mild as today. eight in the central belt and ten degrees i think in the midlands. stays windy overnight actually into wednesday in the northwest with frequent showers around that low pressure. we�*ve got another weather system coming in overnight to bring some more rain eastwards across england and wales. and again, it moves away fairly quickly, i think from eastern parts of england. sunshine does follow, but there may well be a bit more cloud on wednesday, bringing in a few more showers, pushing their way into northern england and further eastwards across scotland. again, potentially wintry over the mountains tops, but it�*s still mild temperatures around nine to 11 degrees. we�*ve got some more weather fronts coming in overnight. familiar pattern. we�*ve got this run of atlantic air, hence the mildness. but we are seeing some

further areas of rain. more rain overnight clears away very quickly by thursday and then we�*ll see some sunshine for many places could stay a bit cloudy in the south of england, maybe bring some rain into the southwest. we�*ve got some showers coming into scotland. and notice a northerly breeze here that�*s tucking in some colder air, whereas to the south it�*s still mild temperatures in double figures. we will see some wet weather moving northwards into that colder air. could see some snow actually by friday. in parts of scotland. it does start to get a bit colder, especially in the north as we head to christmas day.

you are watching bbc news... the government�*s plan to send some asylum seekers to rwanda is lawful, the high court has ruled today. it follows a legal challenge brought by charities and campaign groups who argued rwanda was not a safe destination. the court did say that the cases of eight individual asylum seekers — who were due to be sent to rwanda earlier this year — must be reconsidered. so, does this mean asylum seekers will be getting on flights to rwanda anytime soon? probably not — as our home editor mark easton reports. last week�*s tragedy in the channel reignited the public debate

about how to deal with the issue of migrants crossing to kent in small boats. central to the government�*s answer is sending some asylum seekers arriving from france to rwanda — a controversial policy that the high court today concluded was consistent with the uk�*s human rights and legal obligations. ajudgment handed down by lord justice lewis said... however, the court ruled against the home office when it came to the individual cases. while the home office will be pleased that the judgment that their rwanda policy is lawful, the policy�*s power as a deterrent

is based on being able to act swiftly, so the ruling that the home secretary did not properly consider any of the eight individual cases will be a concern for the government. refugee and human rights campaigners are considering an appeal on the lawfulness of the rwanda policy. we now come to questions, secretary of state for the home department. i but in the house of commons, the home secretary insisted flights to kigali would go ahead as soon as possible. i won�*t apologise for telling the truth about the scale of the challenge that we are facing when it comes to illegal migration, and i will also reiterate my absolute commitment to delivering upon the ground—breaking agreement that we have with rwanda. it is compassionate, it is pragmatic, and i invite the opposition parties to support it. refugees are welcome here! today�*sjudgment says the home 0ffice�*s decision—making on the rights of individual migrants contained errors, confusion, flaws and wrong facts. campaigners argue that government failings show why the rwanda policy is unworkable.

the court was very clear in emphasising that the home secretary has to look at individual circumstances for every single person that may be subject to removal, and i think that�*s important. as home secretary, priti patel signed the deal with rwanda in april. the first flight was scheduled forjune, but legal challenges meant the aircraft never took off. accommodation rented by the home office in the rwandan capital, kigali, still remains empty. more than 16,000 people have arrived on the kent coast this year. the home secretary has said it was her dream to see some put on a flight to rwanda before christmas. that won�*t happen, with court challenges likely to drag on for months. mark easton, bbc news, the high court. the prime minister has insisted the government is taking a "fair" approach to pay, ahead of tomorrow�*s strike by nurses in england, wales and northern ireland and wednesday�*s stoppage

by ambulance workers in england and wales. 0ne union representing health staff accused ministers of being "intransigent" because of their refusal to discuss pay. here�*s our health editor hugh pym. if steve barclay wanted any reminder of patients�* opinions on the state of the nhs, he certainly got it today. on a hospital visit, he met sarah, mother of a three—year—old suffering with cystic fibrosis, who had vital lung checks postponed for five days. we were short of doctors, we were short of beds going into the pandemic, so i think it�*s really wrong to blame it on the pandemic. the damage that you�*re doing to families like myself is terrible, because it was agony for us as a family waiting for that call and preparing our children for their sister and her hospital visit, for it to then be cancelled. and i know you look and we�*re all numbers but, actually, they�*re people waiting for care...

of course, of course. 0h, absolutely. and i think this problem with beds, a lot of it�*s the health and social care, isn�*t it? we have people that can�*t get into health and social care. later, she explained why she�*d decided to raise the issue with the secretary of state. i want to be a voice for my daughter and for the nurses, for the doctors, for the service. his aides said he understood her concerns and had pointed out there was extra funding for the nhs and social care. he also repeated his position on the nhs pay row. we have an independent process in terms of the pay review body. that is the right way that we should look at these issues, and that is what the government has done, and we've accepted those recommendations in full. it's the trade unions that are not accepting the independent pay review process and not accepting those pay recommendations. i don't feel— particularly optimistic. i'm really sorry about it, - because i think this government is in serious danger of putting

the public at risk by not doing what they should be doing to try and resolve the dispute. - there will be a second nurses�* strike tomorrow, and then strikes by ambulance staff on wednesday. unions are negotiating locally with employers over what level of urgent calls will get a response. in one area, a union�*s agreed to cover life—threatening conditions such as cardiac arrest, paediatric and maternity emergencies. other cases to be covered include major incidents, acute stroke calls and elderly falls after four hours. the secretary of state has invited officials from three unions representing ambulance staff to talks tomorrow afternoon. he wants to discuss levels of emergency cover during the strikes. but there�*s been no mention of pay being on the agenda. and that could be a sticking point, which means the talks aren�*t able to stop the most widespread

walk—outs by ambulance staff in more than 30 years. a second woman has died after being injured in a crush at a concert last week in brixton in south london. gabrielle hutchinson who was 23 was working as a security contractor that night. the concert was cut short after people tried to force their way inside. daniel sandford has more. the tragedy began when hundreds of fans gathered outside the asake concert at around 9:00 on thursday night. the venue, the 02 academy in brixton, had closed the doors. many people with tickets were left outside. eventually, the force of the crowd broke open the doors and fans streamed in. the breakdown of order was clear from pictures filmed in the foyer. gabrielle hutchinson, a 23—year—old security contractor who was working there that night, died in the early hours of this morning. she was in the foyer when she got injured. this news now is just so devastating

and so tragic for the family. and my heart goes out to the family members of this young girl who�*s now been robbed of herfuture. on saturday, one of the concertgoers, mother—of—two rebecca ikumelo, died. she also sustained her injuries in the foyer. today, herfamily came to the scene at the 02 brixton academy to lay flowers. a third woman is still in a critical condition in hospital. the metropolitan police have launched an urgent investigation, gathering evidence from the scene and appealing for witnesses. detectives believe 4,000 people were there on thursday night, many of them filming on their phones. the mayor of london also urged witnesses to come forward to help police establish exactly how it was that two people died at what should have been a joyful celebration of asake�*s music. daniel sandford, bbc news, brixton. it�*s taken four years of hard negotiation but a landmark deal has been agreed which aims to protect nature covering a third of the

planet by the end of this decade. the agreement between nearly 200 nations has been struck to safeguard biodiversity, protect vital ecosystems such as rainforests and wetlands and the rights of indigenous peoples. but environmental groups have criticised the pledges as voluntary and not legally binding. 0ur climate editorjustin rowlatt is here with more. today�*s agreement is about stopping the alarming decline of the natural world. it came at 3:30am this morning after a seven hour meeting, so what has been agreed? today�*s deal includes 23 targets, including protecting 30% of the land and sea by 2030. they are targets to prevent my species going extinct, but crucially, there is a funding mechanism. rich countries have agreed to pay $30 billion a year by the end of 2032 help developing

countries protect nature. not enough, so many developing countries, but it is a start. here is what the un chief had to stay about today�*s deal. we is what the un chief had to stay about today's deal.— is what the un chief had to stay about today's deal. we are finally startin: to about today's deal. we are finally starting to forage _ about today's deal. we are finally starting to forage a _ about today's deal. we are finally starting to forage a respect i about today's deal. we are finally starting to forage a respect with i starting to forage a respect with nature — starting to forage a respect with nature. this framework is an important _ nature. this framework is an important step for determining diplomacy, and i urge all countries to deliver~ — diplomacy, and i urge all countries to deliver. 50 diplomacy, and i urge all countries to deliver. ., , diplomacy, and i urge all countries to deliver. . , ., to deliver. so what is the deal desiuned to deliver. so what is the deal designed to — to deliver. so what is the deal designed to tackle? _ to deliver. so what is the deal designed to tackle? even i to deliver. so what is the deal. designed to tackle? even called to deliver. so what is the deal- designed to tackle? even called the conference in montreal the last chance to save the world�*s biodiversity. that means a huge range of species that together make up range of species that together make up the richness of life on earth. it's up the richness of life on earth. it�*s easy to see why there is so much concern about what is happening to the natural world. just look at this. the un calculates a million species are at risk of extinction in the coming decades. and just look how global wildlife populations have already declined. they are reckoned to have reduced by — look at that —

69% since i970(ani land) here�*s another way to look at the challenge, a staggering 75% — three quarters — of the surface of the earth has already been significantly altered by humanity. what does significantly altered mean? we�*re talking cutting down forests, clearing land for farming, draining wetlands, damming rivers, or building towns and cities. this isn�*tjust something that is happening in far off countries with exotic ecosystems like rainforests or coral reefs. if anything, the natural world is under even more pressure here in the uk. according to the nature charity, the world wildlife fund, the uk is one of the most nature depleted countries in the world. in fact, the uk is reckoned to have just 53% its biodiversity left. i think the key thing that we need to do— i think the key thing that we need to do it _ i think the key thing that we need to do it and we will concentrate on now is— to do it and we will concentrate on now is making sure that we have an increasing _ now is making sure that we have an increasing amount of habitats around the country — increasing amount of habitats around the country. that is why we have the legislative _ the country. that is why we have the legislative to bring half a million

more _ legislative to bring half a million more hectares into place as well as what _ more hectares into place as well as what we _ more hectares into place as well as what we are — more hectares into place as well as what we are going to do on rivers and what — what we are going to do on rivers and what we are going to do in our seas— and what we are going to do in our seas and oceans. some of that we have legislated for already, but we will keep _ have legislated for already, but we will keep up at work. so what happens next? some environmental campaigners have said today�*s deal doesn�*t go far enough. there is a framework for monitoring the progress countries make but it is up to their governments to incorporate the nature targets into national policy. and there�*s another issue, the targets are not binding on the countries that have signed the agreement — they don�*t have to do this. but — let�*s be clear — the consensus is that today�*s deal represents significant progress on tackling the crisis facing the world�*s wildlife and — as such — is very good news for the natural world. an inquest has heard that four boys who fell into an icy lake in kingshurst near solihull last week died from drowning. brothers finlay butler, who was eight, and six—year—old samuel, their ii—year—old cousin thomas stewart and jackjohnson, who was ten, fell into

babb�*s mill lake last sunday. bob hockenhull was in court. today�*s inquest heard all four boys died from drowning, so no postmortem examinations have been carried out to preserve their dignity. the hearing was told it was 2:31me on sunday the 11th of december when emergency services received the first call, reporting that four children playing on the frozen lake had fallen into the water. there were further calls from the public with varying accounts on how many children had fallen in. three of the boys were pulled out of babbs mill lake, onto the bank, 22 minutes after that first emergency call. the fourth boy was brought out of the water nine minutes later. detective inspectorjim edmunds told the inquest there were heroic efforts by the emergency services to resuscitate the boys at the scene. they all died in hospital. the tragedy is now the subject

of a major police investigation. its findings will be reported at the full inquest which is to take place onjuly the 6th, next year. birmingham and solihull coroner louise hunt offered her sincere condolences to the families. she said it was a devastating tragedy, and difficult to comprehend the pain and grief they were feeling. adjourning today�*s hearing, she said she hoped next year possibly as full inquest would help them to fully understand what had happened. a pre—inquest review has heard that the father of a man who shot dead five people in plymouth tried to stop him owning a shotgun and a firearms licence. 22—year—old jake davison, killed his mother and then shot dead four others, including a young girl, in the keyham area of the city in august 2021 — before killing himself ben woolvin reports the family members of those killed

were in court this afternoon they listened as the coroner set out the witnesses he would be hearing from at the full inquest next month. 0ne family member asked the court to remember this process was about helping them to understand the circumstances leading to the deaths of their loved ones. the coroner assured them he would be mindful of that throughout. they have so far been waiting 16 months for answers, and we�*ve been looking back at the key dates so far. the 12th of august last year, and the plymouth shootings claim the lives of maxine davison, stephen washington, kate sheppard, lee martin and sophie martin. the gunman, jake davison, then killed himself. the shotgun he was licensed to own had previously been confiscated by police after he assaulted two people but it was returned to him just weeks before the incident. in march this year, the independent 0ffice for police conduct announced it had completed its investigation into the issuing and returning

of davison�*s gun licence but the findings are unlikely to be made public until the end of the inquests. three members of devon and cornwall police have previously been told they face misconduct proceedings. we understand those matters are still outstanding. at the last pre—inquest review, we have the independent 0ffice for police conduct had started a new investigation into whether devon and cornwall police had potentially breached health and safety legislation in the running of its firearms licensing unit prior to the mass shooting. the full inquests are due to start on tuesday the 17th of january and run for four weeks. they will be held at exeter racecourse because of the number of witnesses and representatives involved. for anyone not able to get to exeter, the coroner announced today that there would be a special annexe of the coroner�*s court set up at a council building in plymouth so that proceedings can be screened there. a further inquest into the death of the gunman will start on monday the 20th of february and at a hearing today, jake davison�*s father said

he was able to produce a witness to a call he says he made to the police telling them he didn�*t think his son was stable enough to be given a shot gun licence. the government is suing one of the companies that supplied it with ppe gowns during the pandemic for breach of contract. ppe medpro was recommended to ministers by the peer, baroness mone — and the firm won a contract worth 122—million pounds to deliver gowns for the nhs, but none of them were ever used. ppe medpro said it would prove to the courts that the gowns were delivered on time, to the correct specification and at a competitive price. lawyers for baroness mone said she never had any role or function in the company. the actress, amber heard, has settled a multi—million pound libel case with her former husband, johnny depp. in the summer, a jury in the united states found she defamed the hollywood actor when she wrote in a newspaper article that she was a victim of domestic abuse.

she intended to appeal against the verdict — but says she�*s now made the "very difficult decision" not to do so. four boys who fell into an icy lake in the west midlands last ——new research has found that care workers in england are paid nearly a third less than health care assistants doing the equivalentjob in the nhs. the average care worker providing support for people at home or in a care home is paid just under £20,000 a year. this compares with the equivalent band three nhs health care assistant, who is paid more than 27,600, including allowances and additional hours payments. that�*s a gap of over £8,000 for workers carrying out roles with similar skills and experience. the annual analysis was commissioned by one of the uk�*s largest not for profit care providers, community integrated care. a separate report by companies supporting people in their own homes says they are struggling to keep staff and low pay is the main reason people give for leaving. here�*s our social affairs

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emotionally... for lack of a better word, doesn�*t seem fair stoplights in september, the charity mall he works for has provided more than 80 food parcels to staff out. we works for has provided more than 80 food parcels to staff out.— food parcels to staff out. we are 'ust food parcels to staff out. we are just trying _ food parcels to staff out. we are just trying to _ food parcels to staff out. we are just trying to do _ food parcels to staff out. we are just trying to do a _ food parcels to staff out. we are just trying to do a bit _ food parcels to staff out. we are just trying to do a bit to - food parcels to staff out. we are just trying to do a bit to ease i food parcels to staff out. we are| just trying to do a bit to ease the pressure — just trying to do a bit to ease the pressure. people are reaching out for basics. — pressure. people are reaching out for basics, sanitary products and nappies — for basics, sanitary products and nappies for their children. for basics, sanitary products and nappies fortheir children. itjust nappies for their children. it just shouldn't— nappies fortheir children. itjust shouldn't have to be like this, really — shouldn't have to be like this, reall . ~ . , shouldn't have to be like this, reall . ~' . , shouldn't have to be like this, reall. ~' . , , ., , really. like many care providers, this charity _ really. like many care providers, this charity relies _ really. like many care providers, this charity relies on _ really. like many care providers, this charity relies on the - really. like many care providers, this charity relies on the fees i really. like many care providers, this charity relies on the fees it l this charity relies on the fees it gets from local authorities. it says it�*s making a loss but has still used its reserves to increase pay as much is that can to try to keep staff. , . . . much is that can to try to keep staff. ., , . ., much is that can to try to keep staff. , . ., , staff. the social care sector is in crisis at the _ staff. the social care sector is in crisis at the moment, _ staff. the social care sector is in crisis at the moment, and i staff. the social care sector is in crisis at the moment, and at i staff. the social care sector is inj crisis at the moment, and at the heart of that is recruitment and retention. vacancies have gone up by 52% in one year, which is 165,000 vacancies now in the sector, and that means thatjust being able to deliver the care that we want to do with the ambition that we have for

people�*s quality of life is really compromised. aha, people's quality of life is really compromised.— people's quality of life is really compromised. a separate report representing _ compromised. a separate report representing companies - compromised. a separate report i representing companies supporting people in their own homes says the most common reason given by staff are leaving is the need to earn more money. the government says it�*s putting significant extra funding into social care, increasing the national living wage and running a recruitment campaign. allison holt, bbc news. problems were caused by burst pipes due to snow and ice dying rapidly overnight and outages are expected to be up to 48 hours. here�*s how kirk reports. with no water coming to the taps today, they have been forced to scale back business. it is a bitter blow.

forced to scale back business. it is a bitter blow-— a bitter blow. incredibly frustrating. _ a bitter blow. incredibly frustrating. last - a bitter blow. incredibly frustrating. last time i a bitter blow. incredibly frustrating. last time in a bitter blow. incredibly - frustrating. last time in february we were closed down for five days, and to four days before christmas, without any real update of what will happen for christmas is frustrating to say the least.— to say the least. from hotels like this to family _ to say the least. from hotels like this to family homes _ to say the least. from hotels like this to family homes committees j this to family homes committees outages are impacting neighbourhoods across kent and sussex. from crowley, paddock to tunbridge wells. carol williams�*s water has been on and off since thursday. we carol williams's water has been on and off since thursday.— carol williams's water has been on and off since thursday. we have been without water — and off since thursday. we have been without water through _ and off since thursday. we have been without water through a _ and off since thursday. we have been without water through a heat - and off since thursday. we have been without water through a heat wave, i without water through a heat wave, through frost, through torrential rain, the relatively benign conditions. we still haven�*t had a service, so we kind of want to know from southeast water, what is the optimum climate where they can provide a service because we are looking forward to that. it provide a service because we are looking forward to that. it has been the same story _ looking forward to that. it has been the same story from _ looking forward to that. it has been the same story from thousands i looking forward to that. it has been the same story from thousands of l the same story from thousands of others, david says he�*s lost his supply more than 20 times since the summer. it supply more than 20 times since the summer. . supply more than 20 times since the summer. , ._ ., ._ supply more than 20 times since the summer. , ., ., supply more than 20 times since the summer. , ., summer. it his day-to-day basics you wake u- summer. it his day-to-day basics you wake up to mate _ summer. it his day-to-day basics you wake up to mate you _ summer. it his day-to-day basics you wake up to mate you have _ summer. it his day-to-day basics you wake up to mate you have a - summer. it his day-to-day basics you wake up to mate you have a shower, |

wake up to mate you have a shower, you can't _ wake up to mate you have a shower, you can't brush her teeth, the laundry— you can't brush her teeth, the laundry can't go on. it'sjust basic things— laundry can't go on. it'sjust basic things that — laundry can't go on. it'sjust basic things that you take for granted for every— things that you take for granted for every day — things that you take for granted for every day. another day of that. another — every day. another day of that. another day without water, water bottles, _ another day without water, water bottles, we've been to get water, we pay our _ bottles, we've been to get water, we pay our rates, we expect a service southeast _ pay our rates, we expect a service southeast water down to burst pipes. for niany_ southeast water down to burst pipes. for many households, it's meant relying _ for many households, it's meant relying on— for many households, it's meant relying on water. thousands of southern — relying on water. thousands of southern water customers, major pipe burst hitting _ southern water customers, major pipe burst hitting homes across tanak's. the reasons— burst hitting homes across tanak's. the reasons for this failure, we don�*t know why. 0ur the reasons for this failure, we don�*t know why. our most important activity today is getting it fixed and getting to his supply back to normal as quickly as possible. so with the taps running dry, it's with the taps running dry, it�*s meant to continued misery for tens of thousands today. the question they all want answering, just how much longer do we have to suffer? legislation is to be introduced to require public venues

and local authorities to have plans in place to prevent terrorist attacks. the new rules will be called martyn�*s law — named after martyn hett, one of the 22 people killed in the manchester arena bombing. here�*s robin brant. 29—year—old martyn hett was among 22 people who were killed in the manchester arena attack. since then, his mum has campaigned for change. change to prevent more attacks, and change to make sure venues, business and local authorities are better prepared to deal with terrorism. the legislation is going to be offered as a two—tier system. the tier 2 is the big venues, 800—plus capacity, where there may be more work done. they have the infrastructure, the knowledge and the facilities to do that. and at the end of the day, that would then apply for over 650,000 small and medium—sized locations. we will observe a minute's silence to remember those who were killed in the arena attack.

the inquiry into the attack has exposed, in harrowing detail, the failings on that night. there were significant failings by a number of organisations in preparation and training for an emergency such as this, and in their actions on the night of the attack. after a long, drawn—out process, the government has now confirmed a draft law will be published in the early spring. smaller venues holding fewer than 100 people will have to be better prepared, with training on simple measures — like locking doors and first aid. bigger venues holding more than 800 people, like the manchester arena, will need staff to be more vigilant, and systems to allow better consideration of security. industry bodies have welcomed the plan, but have raised some concerns about extra cost and staffing. with cost inflation at the moment, we�*ve got to be very conscious of some of these businesses and their financial position.

some of the bigger spaces are already working towards ensuring they are compliant. we can�*t be completely compliant until we�*ve got the full details. now it�*s time for a look at the weather. hello there. for some parts of the country, the temperature�*s been ten degrees or more higher than it was yesterday. instead of snow falling, it�*s rain that�*s been falling. some areas have seen quite a lot of rain, particularly in the southwest of england. it�*s led to rising river levels. a couple of flood warnings earlier in scotland, but particularly across southern parts of england where we�*re seeing some more rain. had a covering of snow earlier in scotland. a lot of that has actually been melting, leading to those rising river levels and following the earlier rain that we�*ve seen in scotland. we�*re going to have some clearer skies developing overnight also for northern england for a while in northern ireland before blustery showers return. further south across england and wales, we�*ve got another spell of rain developing heavy for a while, pushing into eastern england, keeping temperatures up here. but elsewhere in the clearer

skies, it will be colder. temperatures in scotland could be three or four degrees. we�*ve got this early rain across eastern england shouldn�*t last long. actually moves away, cloud breaks up. and then we�*ve got more sunshine more widely on tuesday. few showers coming in on that breeze, mostly for western parts of northern ireland, western scotland, where they could be heavy and potentially a bit wintry over the tops of the mountains. the winds here are quite strong, but otherwise the winds are going to be lighter than today, but it�*s not going to be quite as mild as today. eight in the central belt and ten degrees i think in the midlands. stays windy overnight actually into wednesday in the northwest with frequent showers around that low pressure. we�*ve got another weather system coming in overnight to bring some more rain eastwards across england and wales. and again, it moves away fairly quickly, i think from eastern parts of england. sunshine does follow, but there may well be a bit more cloud on wednesday, bringing in a few more showers, pushing their way into northern england and further eastwards across scotland. again, potentially wintry over the mountains tops, but it�*s still mild temperatures around nine to 11 degrees. we�*ve got some more weather fronts coming in overnight. familiar pattern.

we�*ve got this run of atlantic air, hence the mildness. but we are seeing some further areas of rain. more rain overnight clears away very quickly by thursday and then we�*ll see some sunshine for many places could stay a bit cloudy in the south of england, maybe bring some rain into the southwest. we�*ve got some showers coming into scotland. and notice a northerly breeze here that�*s tucking in some colder air, whereas to the south it�*s still mild temperatures in double figures. we will see some wet weather moving northwards into that colder air. could see some snow actually by friday. in parts of scotland. it does start to get a bit colder, especially in the north as we head to christmas day.

hello, i�*m christian fraser. you�*re watching the context on bbc news. the january 6th committee is recommending the department ofjustice charge the former president donald trump on four criminal counts, including the rare and gravest federal offence, aiding or abbetting an insurrection. those in favour say aye, those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. the executive summary, 154 pages, has now been released. the vote on the committees findings and the decision to refer criminal charges against the former president and some of his closest advisers, was unanimous. four republican congressmen who refused to comply with subpoenas