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ambulances containing patients waiting to be seen. one woman described her ordeal. i’zfe waiting to be seen. one woman described her ordeal.— waiting to be seen. one woman described her ordeal. i've had 13 hours' described her ordeal. i've had 13 hours' weight — described her ordeal. i've had 13 hours' weight in _ described her ordeal. i've had 13 hours' weight in an _ described her ordeal. i've had 13 hours' weight in an ambulance l hours' weight in an ambulance outside a&e because there was no is by cindy a&e and another 12 hours in a side room of a&e since then. we are putting in more funding, we have -ot are putting in more funding, we have got more _ are putting in more funding, we have got more staff, putting in 3000 more staff working in the nhs so there is more _ staff working in the nhs so there is more nurses and more doctors and we have an _ more nurses and more doctors and we have an extra — more nurses and more doctors and we have an extra 7500 going into social care _ have an extra 7500 going into social care we _ have an extra 7500 going into social care. ~ ., ., ~' have an extra 7500 going into social care. ~ ., ., ~ ., , care. we will look at the severe strain on the _ care. we will look at the severe strain on the nhs _ care. we will look at the severe strain on the nhs and - care. we will look at the severe strain on the nhs and at - care. we will look at the severe i strain on the nhs and at whether care. we will look at the severe - strain on the nhs and at whether the government's plan is enough to tackle the problem. also on the programme, four in five trains are cancelled at the start of days of industrial action by rail workers due to last until saturday. tens of thousands of brazilians give pele a carnival —type sendoff as they celebrate and remember their footballing king.

questions about how mi5 dealt with the case of a 15—year—old girl groomed for extremism. she later took her own life. and a tight game at the top of the premier league as newcastle take on leaders arsenal. white next with us here on bbc news for continuing coverage and analysis of our team of correspondents in the uk and around the world. good evening. downing street says it's providing the nhs with the funding it needs despite what it calls the unprecedented challenges facing the health service. there've been more warnings from senior doctors about the pressures on the nhs this winter with the situation being described as "intolerable and unbearable" for staff and patients. they say the health service

is on a knife edge, and that some accident and emergency units are in a "complete state of crisis". labour says there is a sense of jeopardy that is frightening people across the country. our health editor hugh pym has the latest. the nhs is always under great pressure at this time of year but this january even more so. the problem is that hospitals are nearly full. in england, for example, around 94 — 95% of beds were occupied in december. it was quite similar before the pandemic but the big difference now is a serious flu outbreak and covid cases adding to all the other care needs. and there are increasing ambulance delays. this chart shows average response times for category two cores including heart attacks and strokes. they were for a while quite close to the 18 minute target but now much closer to one hour and the latest figures don't even include london.

we have been hearing from patients and paramedics on the front line. this is my room in a&e where i've been since two o'clock this morning. annette had bacterial meningitis and, after a seizure, was blue—lighted to hospital but, once there, she spent 13 hours in an ambulance and, at the time we spoke to her, another 12 waiting in a&e. it was like a scene from a war movie. there was people sitting on the floor, people on trolleys, everywhere. it was just horrendous. annette, who is a nurse at a different trust, was eventually discharged five hours later — she had this message for ministers. i am really wanting to highlight to this government just how dangerous the situation is, and what i would like to do is invite a government minister to come in, even for six hours, and to observe what goes on here. these recent pictures

show ambulances stuck outside a hospital waiting to hand over patients, so crews are delayed getting back on the road. i worked a shift yesterday, and i was actually working in a response car, and there were virtually no ambulances available and therefore, in a number of cases, i had to ask the patients i was with if a family member could put them in a car, and get them taken to hospital. it was probably a choice of a six oran eight hourwait for an ambulance to come to them, and that was me having assessed them, saying they needed an ambulance, or to do the best to get them into a car, and get them off to hospital. what do ministers say? there are similar pressures around the uk. the scottish government said it was working with health boards to ensure people leave hospital without delay. the health and social care secretary highlighted the extra money being made available in england. we are focusin: made available in england. we are focusing the _ made available in england. we are focusing the funding _ made available in england. we are focusing the funding onto - made available in england. we are focusing the funding onto the - focusing the funding onto the operations backlogs, for example, getting more diagnostic hubs in place and in the surgical hubs we

are rolling out, getting the backlog from the pandemic reduced. that's been the key priority, where we have surged additional funding. been the key priority, where we have surged additionalfunding. what been the key priority, where we have surged additional funding.— surged additional funding. what are the ossible surged additional funding. what are the possible solutions? _ surged additional funding. what are the possible solutions? some - surged additional funding. what are the possible solutions? some say . the possible solutions? some say more money is needed, the nhs confederation said there had been a decade—long lack of investment and there have been calls for a long workforce plan. but there are a growing demand now for social care to be addressed. the growing demand now for social care to be addressed.— to be addressed. the key thing for me is fixing _ to be addressed. the key thing for me is fixing the _ to be addressed. the key thing for me is fixing the social care - to be addressed. the key thing forj me is fixing the social care system where we have a broken model of providers who are paying staff to low and don't have career structures, they are being outcompeted by supermarkets and other employers who can take their staff, and as a consequence we can't get the patients out of hospital and if we don't fix that for the longer term we will be back here having this conversation again in a year's time. ~ . ., , this conversation again in a year's time. ~ . ., time. meaningful solutions could take time- _ time. meaningful solutions could take time. right _ time. meaningful solutions could take time. right now— time. meaningful solutions could take time. right now is - time. meaningful solutions could take time. right now is a - time. meaningful solutions could take time. right now is a major. take time. right now is a major challenge is the nhs pay row with four more right dataset this month and all that could come at a time of even more intense strain on the

front line of the health service. —— four more strike dates set. meanwhile four out of five trains have been cancelled in the first rail strike of 2023, which is due to last 48 hours. today the hospitality industry said that the months of disruption to travel sincejune are likely to have cost it around £2.5 billion. you can see here the train lines that run on a normal day and these are the services running today. there are whole areas of the south west, wales and scotland which are completely without a rail service and those trains that are running will be severely disrupted, with later start times and earlierfinishes. industrial action is set to continue all week as the ongoing row over pay and conditions means strikes every day until saturday. our transport correspondent katy austin is here to explain what's going on, and what hope there is for a resolution. these national strike days have been a regular occurance sincejune. we have entered a new year,

but the industrial action continues. i spoke to commuters at basingstoke station in hampshire this morning. i actually usually get the train from alton, so i have actually had to get, like, a cab here, with no train running. obviously, if i can get to work, i don't get paid, so... - i am getting the train to farnborough, and my friends are picking me up from there. because there aren't any trains? yeah, no trains. but i support the strikes. so how did we get here? well, the rail industry faces pressure to cut costs. the government in effect took control of the railways during the pandemic, and the industry says changed travel habits have left a hole in its finances. the rmt says its dispute is partly about a pay rise being overdue, and also argues job security and working conditions are under threat from changes the rail employers and government are under threat from changes the rail employers and government say are needed to make the railway sustainable. and those points are interlinked because the rail employers say their pay offers depend on changes to working practices. network rail which looks after

the infrastructure has offered a pay rise and other benefits. but one sticking point is changes aimed at modernising maintenance teams, which the rmt argues would be detrimental. the rail delivery group, which speaks for the train companies, has proposed a pay rise with conditions attached that it says will bring the railway up to date. the rmt really disagrees with some like closing or repurposing ticket offices, and expanding driver—only operation. ultimately, the government does hold the purse strings, and sets the parameters for negotiations. ministers say they are trying to help facilitate a deal. but they still insist it's for the employers and unions to thrash out a settlement between them. this morning, some of the key players have been out talking. here's the rmt�*s mick lynch. all of the parties involved know what needs to be done, to get a settlement, but the government is blocking that settlement, and doing nothing about this dispute, and that needs to change, so i hope mark harper, and huw merriman, the ministers responsible, can move that forward. the transport secretary said he'd

ensured a fair and reasonable offer was on the table. i want to see the rmt back round the table, so that we can try and get a good settlement that is fair to the people that work in the industry, but it's also fair to the travelling public and the taxpayer. network rail wants the rmt to reconsider its offer. we network rail wants the rmt to reconsider its offer.— network rail wants the rmt to reconsider its offer. we have put a fair deal on _ reconsider its offer. we have put a fair deal on the _ reconsider its offer. we have put a fair deal on the table _ reconsider its offer. we have put a fair deal on the table in _ reconsider its offer. we have put a| fair deal on the table in december. the deal has been accepted by two out of the three unions and it's the most we can afford on the productivity that has been agreed. thursday's striker�*s by train drivers, in a different union and aslef�*s dispute is about pay. all meetings are expected next week with all sides aiming are trying to find all sides aiming are trying to find a way forward. without a breakthrough, more strikes are very possible in the months ahead. katie, thank you. i'm joined by our deputy political editor vicki young. the railways, the nhs,

real entrenched problems in the public services. what is being said behind the scenes in government about these? i think there is a recognition that they know that the strikes could be politically very damaging and for the obvious reason you are pointing out, it affects so many parts of our lives, whether you are trying to send a parcel, get medical treatment, plan a journey, there is a growing perception that singh things simply are not working and all the rishi sunak said he had been prime ministerfor all the rishi sunak said he had been prime minister for barely ten weeks the conservatives have been in power for more than ten years so it's hard for more than ten years so it's hard for them to avoid at least some of the blame for what is going wrong. when it comes to problems of the nhs that poses particularjeopardy for the conservative government. voters care passionately about it. this isn'tjust care passionately about it. this isn't just a winter care passionately about it. this isn'tjust a winter crisis, there are long—term problems to be tackled, and in the past voters haven't always trusted the tories on this issue despite the extra billions that are going in. check in on top of that addiction is about the uk economy and you can see some of the challenges rishi sunak is facing. it's the start of a new year

and there's a general election due in two years' time. how do you assess the position of the men vying to be prime minister? their approach is interesting, rishi sunak has reduced the political temperature, he has a lower profile than his predecessors and lots can face colleagues are saying that's definitely a good thing. but they do want a bit more from him, some of his mps. he hasn't made many speeches and he will make one tomorrow laying out his priorities and i think some of his colleagues do want to see more vision and a bit more visibility and a bit more leadership. when it comes to sir keir starmer his team look at these polls suggesting a big labour lead and they know it is a huge opportunity for the labour leader to set out what he really thinks. they think that actually finally voters might be listening to what they want. but they also recognise, they say, that although some voters may have turned their back on the conservatives and labour may be haven't sealed the deal and there is still a lot of work to be done. i think when it comes to the broad picture here that turmoil of the

last few years might have gone but the stakes are still as high as ever. vicki young, many thanks. millions of households on low incomes will receive further cost—of—living payments starting this spring. the department for work and pensions said that eight million people who get benefits and are on low incomes will get £900, paid in three instalments. our cost of living correspondent colletta smith has the details. here at this community centre, like so many across the country, they've been working really hard this last year to help people afford basic living costs. the government gave extra money to people who were on certain types of benefit like universal credit and tax credits last year and today they've made the announcement of who they are helping and how much they are giving for this coming financial year. anyone on means—tested benefits should receive three payments straight into their bank accounts. the first one will be arriving this spring and it will be £301. the next one will be arriving

in the autumn of this year, £300. and the final instalment will arrive in spring of 2024. just like this winter, pensioners are due another £300 next winter, 2023 into 2024, and there is £150 payment due to anyone with a disability which should be arriving at some point this summer. and as expected, this announcement means that £400 every household has been receiving as a discount on your energy bills looks like it is coming to an end when we get to the end of march. that's exactly the moment that the energy price guarantee goes up by £500 making a typical bill worth £3,000 a year. so the vast majority of households will have to find an extra £900 a yearjust to cover their energy bills from the start of april. colletta smith there. and there's much more on the cost of living crisis, including a section called tackling

it together on the bbc website. that's bbc.co.uk/news and by using the bbc news app. a bbc investigation has raised questions about how the uk deals with children who are involved in extremism. it found that evidence showing the grooming and sexual exploitation of a schoolgirl was handed to mi5 months before she was charged with terror offences. the case against rhianan rudd was later dropped, after the home office concluded she was a victim of exploitation. she took her own life in a children's home last year. daniel de simone reports she was the youngest ever british girl deemed a terrorist, although the charges were dropped ultimately. just a lovely girl, she wasn't horrible in any way.

this is her mother's interview. she was just a little different. aged 14 rhianan became absorbed by right—wing extremism, neo—nazi christopher cook from his home in the us was grooming and sexually exploiting her over the internet. she met him online. we found that cook was also in contact with a then partner of the mother. an american who had previously been in a white supremacist gang in the us. the evidence shows he had also influenced rhianan. she spoke to her mother and said that she became concerned and contacted the government scheme against radicalisation, prevent. she came and said she had downloaded the pdf

of how to build a bomb, and i went you cannot do that. rhianan rudd was barely involved in prevent because within weeks she was arrested. as a formal terrorism suspect the de—radicalisation programme would no longer engage with her. she told police about being exploited while on bail she self—harmed and she was put in care, and was then charged with terror offences for allegedly possessing weapon making guides. at that stage defence lawyers became involved and they wanted rhianan referred to a specialist government unit at the home office which considers whether people are victims of trafficking and exploitation under modern slavery laws. the government eventually concluded she was a victim of exploitation. the prosecution was abandoned. they should have seen her as a victim rather than a terrorist. she was a child, an autistic child. she should have been treated as a child that had been groomed and sexually exploited. we found the authorities had been passed evidence of what had been happening. an fbi investigation into chris cook had seized images and messages showing

rhianan being exploited. the fbi gave it the security service mi5 months, before rhianan was charged. rhianan took her own life last year in a private children's home, where she was placed. i called and spoke to the manager and i said, there is something wrong, please watch her, she is going to do something, and then i had three police officers standing in my living room telling me that my daughter had died. counter terror investigations involving children are complex. a child can be a victim of exploitation and a threat to others. the lawyer in charge of reviewing terror laws thinks that changes are needed in the approach to some children. you could almost have an injunction as happens with anti—social behaviour, which might limit your mobile phone use, it might require you to have

monitoring software. that can be done quickly, and keep them out of the criminal justice system altogether. there will be an inquest into the death of rhianan. that's my baby girl in there. no date has been set and it could be some time before the case is heard. a government spokesman said that mi5 takes its responsibilities to those who could be at risk of harm very seriously and if it learns that someone may be at risk, it will be passed on to the relevant authorities. the other organisations we approached with our findings said that they cannot comment until the inquest is concluded. daniel de simone, bbc news. in brazil, thousands of people have lined the streets to say their final farewells to the footballing legend pele as his funeral procession made its way though the brazilian city of santos. our south america correspondent katy watson is in santos. pele has been laid to rest behind me. yesterday at the awake it was a

day of reflection but today has been a day of carnival proportions, people celebrating and remembering a brazil's most famous name, in order to give him the best sendoff possible. as the wake drew to a close, the last few people raced to see pele's coffin and say their last goodbyes. pele was a huge soccer player here in brazil, and we love soccer, but he was also a huge human being. he supported a hospital in our city and he donated a lot of money to research, and that is why we are here today. he is the most known brazilian person around the world, you know, pele is money, sometimes i got in the us and places and stuff because i was brazilian and because people knew pele.

this man was first in line yesterday and was queueing again to say another goodbye after yesterday. translation: pele united us all. he was humble, as well as being the best player in the world. he was a marvellous human being. and then one high—profile visitor sped through the gates. # ole ole ole ola, lula, lula! lula's first presidential event since taking power at the weekend — he was greeted with cheers and boos, a country united in mourning but deeply divided by politics. but when it comes to pele, he is man who brings people together. and then the party began. what better way than samba to celebrate this brazilian legend? this is a day of mourning but also

one of celebration as well. wanting to send off their king of football, and they are doing it in style. pele's coffin paraded through the city of santos passing by his mother's house, she turned 100 last year. the final journey was now complete. and what a journey it was. not a block of flats, a necropolis fit for a king. with an enviable view over his old football stadium, his final wishes honoured. katy watson, bbc news, in santos. in the us, the opening session of the house of representatives has exposed splits among republican members. kevin mccarthy has led them in the chamber for four years and was expected to become speaker now that his party has a majority of seats following november's mid term elections.

but he's failed in two initial ballots to get enough votes. our north america correspondent gary o'donoghue joins us now. how significant is this? you can make that three ballots because the third one has now concluded and he is actually losing support as time goes by. the first time in more than 100 years it has gone beyond one ballot to elect a speaker at the beginning of a contest and kevin mccarthy was the favourite and there is a group on the right in his own party, about 20, who are opposed to him becoming

speaker and they have been voting against him consistently. they are putting their weight behind a different candidate, a right—wing candidatejimjordan different candidate, a right—wing candidatejim jordan who does not like he can the votes. there are a couple of things that could break the logjam, kevin mccarthy could bow out but he says he won't do that. and moderate republicans could swing behind a more right wing candidate, but they don't want to do that either. logjam seems set to continue. kevin mccarthy moved his boxes into the speaker's office late on sunday night but that looks a bit premature right now.— premature right now. thanks for “oininu the british victims of a mid air collision between two helicopters on australia's gold coast have been named. 57 year old diane hughes and her 65 year old husband ron were from neston in cheshire. they got married last year and were on holiday. their pilot and another passenger also died in monday's crash. a 22—year—old woman who falsely claimed she had been raped and trafficked by an asian grooming gang has been found guilty of perverting the course ofjustice. eleanor williams was found guilty of eight counts at preston crown court. phil mccann has this report, which starts with some pictures you may find distressing. this is the face of a teenager that went viral.

eleanor williams posted these pictures on facebook when she was 19 in 2020. she said she was the victim of a gang of asian men who were raping her, beating her and causing her horrendous injuries. car horns beep her allegations shocked a town. they led to protests during the first covid lockdown. they also led to the far right paying attention. that queue of cars will actually go for miles. cumbria police spent months looking into eleanor williams�* allegations. she got help from a local women's charity. the police put her up in hotels to keep her safe. but the prosecution in her trial said that she was charged with perverting the course ofjustice when the police discovered that her allegations which spread around this town like wildfire were, in their words, a pack of lies from first to last. her trial at preston crown court heard that she also fabricated

evidence to support her claims, like her injuries in these photos. the jury was told she caused them to herself with a hammer. they smashed them, smashed the windscreen... mohammed ramzan was one of the men she named. he runs an ice cream business and used to own restaurants in barrow. the town was a step away from anarchy. we'd walk out on the street, people would shout out to me "pedo". kids used to come out here, throw stones, throw flour, stuff at the windows and say "pedo". williams claimed mr ramzan was one of the leaders of her grooming gang. she claimed, amongst other things, that he once coerced her into going to amsterdam where he forced her to work in a brothel and tried to sell her in a slave auction. but when she said he was in amsterdam with her, bank and phone records proved the truth, that mohammed ramzan was actually here shopping at b&q in barrow and filling his car with petrol at the local asda. jordan was another man who she claimed raped her.

but unlike the others williams accused he was charged and spent more than two months on remand in prison before the charges were dropped. jordan had met williams once on a night out. i was put in the cells with an actual paedophile. he told me he was guilty and stuff, and i asked for a cell change. they wouldn't change my cell. i was just locked away with, it's not nice to say, but people you don't want to be locked away with. thousands of pounds was raised for eleanor williams, but opinions have been changing in barrow since she went on trial. the same is true too for some on the far right. if those muslim men are innocent then it's disgusting what's been said about them. it's three and a half years now since williams first went to the police. she, this town, and her victims have been waiting since then forjustice. i'm getting my life back now. it has been very difficult, very, very difficult. i hope nobody goes through this.

mohammed ramzan ending that report from phil mccann. record temperatures in the alps have left ski resorts facing a shortage of snow. some resorts in switzerland have been forced to use artificial snow as temperatures in the country hit 20 degrees celsius — the highest ever temperature recorded north of the alps in january. other places have reopened their summer biking trails. one of the strongest and most consistent meteor showers is expected to peak tonight and in the early hours of tomorrow morning. the phenomenon happens everyjanuary and this was seen over northern china last year. it could reach rates of 110 shooting stars an hour and unlike other showers, the peak period for these blue meteors is only for a few hours. it'll be visible to the naked eye as long as there's not too much light pollution. a walrus who appeared on the scarborough coast prompting

the cancellation of the town's new year fireworks has left his latest stopping point of blyth. the animal, named thor, arrived in the northumberland harbour yesterday. it's hoped he will head north to arctic waters. in football, the new year finds arsenal at the top of the premier league. it's 19 years since they last won the english title, and tonight they were playing another team enjoying a big revival — newcastle. it was an eagerly anticipated match and joe wilson was watching. one team will be champions this year. why not arsenal? or newcastle? well, what is possible? fine form certainly brings confidence which forces opportunities. two minutes gone and martin odegaard. arsenal manager mikel arteta wanted better. never still, he soon turned his attention to a match official. arteta could neither play nor referee, although he seemed keen to do both. newcastle's manager says they have

no plans to sign cristiano ronaldo on loan in the future. right here, well, joelinton could have been the goal—scorer. it was a mild night forjanuary, at least there. but arsenal's frustrations grew. with every opportunity missed, the clock was ticking. deep into injury time now, can you see a handball there? the replays couldn't? no penalty. no goals. the draw means newcastle stay third, arsenal top. but as the touchline might tell you, being a title contender brings its own pressure. joe wilson, bbc news. time for a look at the weather with ben rich. good evening. outbreaks of rain in most places and a lot of cloud overhead as well and partly because of all the cloud we have in the sky, it is going to be a really mild night. there is more rain to come through the rest of this week because the jet stream, the wind high up in the atmosphere, is aiming whether systems are straight towards

our shores, and there will be dry gaps in between but