forces that killed dozens of young army recruits in the occupied region of donbas. moscow says the unauthorised use of mobile phones allowed ukraine to pinpoint the military base. we'll be live in kyiv and moscow. chaos in congress — for the first time in a century the us house of representatives fails to elect a speaker in its opening session. no person having received the majority of the whole number of votes cast by surname, a speaker has not been elected. and beijing considers its response after plans to restrict the movement of travellers from china to europe following a surge in covid cases.

that's all coming up on impact. welcome to the programme. russia's defence ministry has given a rare statement on a ukrainian rocket strike that destroyed a temporary barracks blaming its own soldiers for the unauthorised use of mobile phones that allowed ukraine to target its troops. russia now says 89 soldiers were killed in the attack on a school in the occupied city of makiivka on new year's day and that officials will be held accountable. ukraine says the death toll is much higher. here's some more of the russian military�*s official statement. the prime minister addresses the pressures facing the health system this year.

good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the prime minister is likely to address the growing pressures on the nhs, in a major speech this afternoon. it follows warnings from some doctors that pressure on the health service this winter is unsustainable, with delays and backlogs costing lives. rishi sunak is also expected to talk about the economy — and education, saying he wants all pupils in england to study maths until they're 18. our political correspondent damian grammaticus reports. hi, everyone. i hope you had a happy christmas. . v hi, everyone. i hope you had a happy christmas. . �*, christmas. new year's eve, the last time the prime _ christmas. new year's eve, the last time the prime minister _ christmas. new year's eve, the last time the prime minister appeared i time the prime minister appeared publicly. he did address the enormous pressures the nhs is under,

although his government does not want to call it a crisis. this government _ want to call it a crisis. this government has _ want to call it a crisis. this government has taken - want to call it a crisis. ti 3 government has taken decisive action to back our nhs with record resources, to tackle the backlogs. more funding, more doctors and more nurses. the more funding, more doctors and more nurses. , . , more funding, more doctors and more nurses. , ., , ., ., nurses. the strains on the health service are _ nurses. the strains on the health service are becoming _ nurses. the strains on the health service are becoming ever- nurses. the strains on the health service are becoming ever more. service are becoming ever more apparent. this was filmed at the queen elizabeth hospital in norfolk by sarahjones. queen elizabeth hospital in norfolk by sarah janee— by sarah jones. almost 12 hours, sittin: in by sarah jones. almost 12 hours, sitting in an _ by sarah jones. almost 12 hours, sitting in an ambulance. - by sarah jones. almost 12 hours, sitting in an ambulance. we - by sarah jones. almost 12 hours, sitting in an ambulance. we are l sitting in an ambulance. we are going to the ward. her 84-year-old father has heart _ going to the ward. her 84-year-old father has heart failure _ going to the ward. her 84-year-old father has heart failure and - going to the ward. her 84-year-old father has heart failure and was - father has heart failure and was struggling to breathe. thea;r father has heart failure and was struggling to breathe.— father has heart failure and was struggling to breathe. they had to take him out _ struggling to breathe. they had to take him out in _ struggling to breathe. they had to take him out in the _ struggling to breathe. they had to take him out in the rain, - struggling to breathe. they had to take him out in the rain, right - struggling to breathe. they had to take him out in the rain, right out| take him out in the rain, right out on the stretcher into the hospital to have the x—ray, then bring him back into the ambulance. i've never seen anything like it. the system seems completely broken. rishi sunak will set out some _ seems completely broken. rishi sunak will set out some ideas _ seems completely broken. rishi sunak will set out some ideas for _ seems completely broken. rishi sunak will set out some ideas for dealing - will set out some ideas for dealing with this today. at labour says he should have already done more. one of the shadow health minister is is herself an a&e doctor. brute of the shadow health minister is is herself an a&e doctor.— herself an a&e doctor. we are not able to provide _ herself an a&e doctor. we are not able to provide the _ herself an a&e doctor. we are not able to provide the service. - herself an a&e doctor. we are not able to provide the service. we i able to provide the service. we are in a crisis situation and we have a

government asleep at the wheel. where is the prime minister talking about this? the where is the prime minister talking about this? ~ , about this? the prime minister doesnt about this? the prime minister doesn't only — about this? the prime minister doesn't only want _ about this? the prime minister doesn't only want to be - about this? the prime minister doesn't only want to be seen . about this? the prime minister| doesn't only want to be seen to about this? the prime minister . doesn't only want to be seen to be dealing with crises. he also wants to send out a broader vision and trumpet his plans for all students to study maths beyond age 16. it wouldn't happen before the next election, but he wants to address the fact that 8 million adults in england have the numeracy skills of primary schoolchildren. only half of 16-19 primary schoolchildren. only half of 16—19 —year—olds study maths at all, and 60% reach that age without even basic maths. hf and 6096 reach that age without even basic mathe— and 6096 reach that age without even basic maths-— basic maths. if anything helps the country become _ basic maths. if anything helps the country become more _ basic maths. if anything helps the country become more numerous, | basic maths. if anything helps the | country become more numerous, i welcome that. one, finance skills. they are very important. if we are going to teach more maths to 18, we need to make sure we have enough teachers, that is vitally important. opposition parties say there is already a dire shortage of maths teachers and the plans can't work unless that changes. as westminster prepares to get back to work next

week, teachers in england and wales are balloting to see if they will launch their own strikes. just one more immediate problem to complicate any long—term vision rishi sunak may have. our political correspondent, jonathan blake is in westminster. are expected to be quite a wide—ranging speech by the prime minister. what is he trying to do with the speech?— minister. what is he trying to do with the speech? rishi sunak has tried to give _ with the speech? rishi sunak has tried to give an _ with the speech? rishi sunak has tried to give an impression - with the speech? rishi sunak has tried to give an impression of- with the speech? rishi sunak has i tried to give an impression of quiet competence since he took over and he has only been prime minister for ten weeks. but nobody needs reminding of the long list of pressing problems that the government has to deal with. many of which labour and others say are largely of its own making. so, while he might want to talk about getting all pupils in england to study maths up to the age of 18, he simply can't ignore in this speech this afternoon, and will certainly face questions on the economy. the rising cost of living, strikes in various sectors, the state of the nhs, small boats

crossing the english channel and more besides. those are not issues he can be seen to duck. so the emphasis is likely to be on what he thinks he can deliver in limited time. because an election is expected before the end of next year. listening as keenly as anyone will be conservative mps. they might have lost their appetite to spin the revolving door at number 10 downing street yet again, but many are keen to hear and see more from their leader about his priorities. so, the questions he has to answer this afternoon, what are those priorities? what does he think he can achieve? and how, exactly, does the prime minister think you can achieve it at a time of such turmoil?— achieve it at a time of such turmoil? g ., ., ., ., ,, , ., turmoil? 0k, jonathan, thank you very much — turmoil? 0k, jonathan, thank you very much indeed. _ with the nhs under so much pressure this winter, gps surgeries are often on the front line — facing high levels of demand, after the christmas break. our health correspondent dominic hughes has been to one surgery in doncaster.

it's 7:00am and the bentley surgery in doncaster is opening up. within an hour, the phone lines are busy, with patients seeking help and advice. good morning, health care. by midday, more than 140 calls have been answered. it's copd, so i booked a face to face this morning, is that all right? yeah. thank you. morning. downstairs on reception, sue is managing a constant flow of patients. yeah, yeah. that's fine. pre—booked gp appointments, blood tests, physiotherapy. you're seeing denise, just take a seat. - there's barely a second to draw breath. there's no two ways about it. you've just got to deal- with people that are coming in. they need us, and ijust do it. because it's nonstop. it's nonstop. you've not stopped for a second. yeah. keep your cool. be nice. be nice to people. talk to them nice. that's my motto. that's how i work.

in the corner of the office, gp karen forshaw is also consulting over the phone. ok, what's been happening? the surgery does offer face to face appointments, but telephone consultations are one way of reaching more patients more efficiently. and karen says that demand is simply growing all the time, notjust in gp surgeries, but across the health service. the pressure is huge all the way through the system at the moment and that's no different in general practice. so we have patients ringing constantly throughout the day. we are here, you've seen today, we're here early, we finish late, we see as many patients as we can through the day. and as a gp, our days are quite decision focused. so there's lots of decisions to be made and some of those are really important decisions and that can be quite draining actually. so the pressure is huge, definitely. and in the midst of an already busy day, suddenly a medical emergency. i don't know if it's angina...

sue has raised the alarm. an elderly man in reception feels unwell. could be an issue with his heart. staff are quick to respond and after treatment, the patient is able to head home. we don't mess about. i don't know what's. happening with him. i'm not messing about. i'm not clinical and we've got teams i on site, so it'sjust panic button. i and i know i'm going i to get i'm going to get a response straightaway. gp surgeries, like the rest of the health service, are struggling as they see more patients with more complex health issues. problems in accident and emergency as well as social care are adding to the pressures. it all means that busy, nonstop days like this one are now the new normal. dominic hughes, bbc news, doncaster. a snapshot there of the pressures on the health service this winter.

let's talk to hugh pym. back to that speech that rishi sunak is making this afternoon. he is expected to talk about the nhs. what can he say about what the government might be able to do to help? {line about what the government might be able to do to help?— able to do to help? one thing is for certain, able to do to help? one thing is for certain. there _ able to do to help? one thing is for certain, there is _ able to do to help? one thing is for certain, there is very _ able to do to help? one thing is for certain, there is very little - able to do to help? one thing is for certain, there is very little that - certain, there is very little that he can say in a speech that will make a lot of difference to what will happen to the nhs this month and the next month, right through to the end of the winter. we have seen these very distressing, stressful scenes in a&e departments. we've heard stories of people being left to wait a very, very long time for an ambulance. there's nothing really at the moment that central government can do to change that. it all really depended on previous preparation, and the government have argued that in england they have put systems in place and they have invested to help a&e units. but we are seeing the scenes this week. we have just had figures from scotland, the a&e departments, a record number of people waiting more than 12 hours last week to actually be treated or assessed in a&e. this is a uk wide

problem. what mr sunak will probably want to do is to talk longer term about waiting lists. over 7 million in england, how he will want to see those coming down. at the moment, that looks unlikely to happen until next year anyway, never mind all the pressures that we are seeing at the moment and possible cancellations. and of course the other short—term problem is strikes in the nhs. four daysin problem is strikes in the nhs. four days in england this month. we haven't heard any more from the government matter about what it intends to do, other than sticking to the line that they are doing something which is affordable in terms of a pay rise, that is their stance. . ~' , ., , terms of a pay rise, that is their stance. ., ,, y., , . stance. thank you very much. hugh . m, stance. thank you very much. hugh ' m, our stance. thank you very much. hugh pym. our health — stance. thank you very much. hugh pym, our health editor. _ stance. thank you very much. hugh pym, our health editor. and - stance. thank you very much. hugh pym, our health editor. and let's i pym, our health editor. and let's talk about strikes on the railways. there is more disruption for rail passengers today. members of the rmt rail union are striking for a second day, then again 48—hour is from friday the sixth. things are likely to be worse tomorrow though — with just one in ten trains running as the drivers' union, aslef,

is also staging industrial action. let's get the latest with our transport correspondent katy austin who's at king's cross station in london. yes, that's right. the first working week of january is well under way and so is another week of disruption on the railway. today, like yesterday, much fewer services than a normal day are running. some areas have no trains at all. where trains are running, they will finish much earlier than usual. if you do need to travel this afternoon or this evening, do check those last train times before you set off. tomorrow, the knock—on impact of today's rmt strike means that services will start later than usual. but then we also have the day of action by train drivers in the aslef union, working at 15 train companies. more than 12,000 drivers are expected to walk out. that will have a really big impact. that means train companies affected will run no trains at all or a very limited service. the rail

delivery group, which speaks for the train companies, says that strikes threat in the industry's long—term sustainability. at the union, aslef, says a pay rise for drivers is well overdue, and it says that still no offer has been made to them. early next week we are expecting that there will be new meetings between there will be new meetings between the rail minister and unions, and rail employers, to try to work out a way forward in this dispute. because without a breakthrough, we could see more strikes for months to come. thank you very much, katy austin. for more information on the strikes you can read how wednesday's action will affect you on the bbc news website. new figures suggest fresh food prices rose at a record rate in december, when many families would have been stocking up for christmas. fresh food inflation hit 15% in december, up from just over 14% in november, according to the british retail consortium. it marks the highest monthly inflation rate for fresh food since records began in 2005.

the chancellor, jeremy hunt, is meeting business groups this lunchtime to discuss what help they'll get with their energy bills when the current support scheme ends at the end of march. gas and electricity prices have been fixed for companies, but many want that support to continue. our business editor, simonjack is here. so, they are meeting now. what are we expecting to come out of the meeting? we expecting to come out of the meetin: ? , . , we expecting to come out of the meetin: ? , .,, , we expecting to come out of the meetin: ? , ., , ., ., meeting? this has been one of the bi est meeting? this has been one of the biggest worries _ meeting? this has been one of the biggest worries for _ meeting? this has been one of the biggest worries for business - meeting? this has been one of the. biggest worries for business groups. what happens to their energy bills after march 2023, in three months' time? unlike households, which have seen the support extended, albeit at a lower rate, they have been in the dark about what their energy bills are going to be. what they are going to be told, i understand, is that support will continue. but at a significantly reduced rate. however, it is expected to support will go through to march 2026. the government contribution and subsidy

will be much lower. and part of the reason for that is that gas prices, wholesale gas prices, have fallen very sharply since the heights of the energy crisis, which means the government does not have to subsidise that much in order to keep bills low. nevertheless, what we are not clear on is which businesses will get what. there is a possibility that super high energy users like glass, steel and cement, that they will get some more money. but that has been the big worry for them. i suspect they will say they welcome the additional support, but, in the round, higher energy costs for businesses post—april, and, the same time, have less consumer money in pockets because the consumer, the household subsidy, get less. higher costs of business, less money and customer pockets, it adds up to a very challenging look for next year. the other thing is that top energy analysts suggest that, rather than

rising to £3000 for household bills later in the year, by next autumn, the bills may rise to only 2800. a crumb of comfort for consumers and good news for the government because their subsidies will be less. russia says the reason ukraine could hit and destroy a barracks and kill dozens of troops was because its soldiers there used their mobile phones even though they weren't allowed to — and gave away their position. russia says 89 of its troops died in the attack — the largest single number of fatalities its admitted to in the war. ukraine claims hundreds of soldiers were killed. let's get the latest from hugo bachega, our correspondent in kyiv. the russians do not normally give detailed casualty figures or reasons why an attack happened? first detailed casualty figures or reasons why an attack happened?— detailed casualty figures or reasons why an attack happened? first we had this rare admission _ why an attack happened? first we had this rare admission of— why an attack happened? first we had this rare admission of battlefield - this rare admission of battlefield casualties by russia and now i wear

an announcement that the attack is being investigated. perhaps an admission that mistakes had been made. the russian defence ministry said the use of mobile phones by soldiers allowed ukrainian forces to determine the location of these facilities. this is a school that had been turned into a base for russian soldiers in the eastern donetsk region of ukraine. there has been strong reaction from russian military bloggers who say this is an attempt to shift responsibility to the victims themselves rather than mistakes by commanders. here are the ukrainian authorities have not given details of what happened. they initially said 400 soldiers had been killed. president zelensky did not talk about the attack in his address yesterday but did repeat a warning that russia could be planning a new offensive and could launch a new mobilisation of conscripts. he said moscow would throw everything and

everyone it had left to try to turn the tide of the war.— the tide of the war. hugo, thank ou. our top story this lunchtime. the prime minister will make a major speech today, on the pressures facing the national heath service this winter. and still to come. michael smith wows the crowd by hitting a nine dart finish on his way to winning his first bbc world championship. coming up on the bbc news channel: the pressure mounts on everton boss frank lampard. boos from the fans at full time as his side lose 4—1 at home to brighton. as people return to work this week

after the christmas break — how many of us will actually make it in to the office? many companies have now accepted that offices will only be busy between tuesday and thursday each week. well this is having an effect on our towns and cities. new research out today shows that while city centres are quieter than in 2019, many small towns, local neighbourhoods and suburban shopping streets are actually much busier. david sillito reports. welcome to budleigh salterton in devon. this is the longboat cafe on the waterfront, and for the first time, it's planning to stay open through the winter. last year we were open for the week after christmas and it was just as busy as it was in the height of summer. the high street? there isn't a single empty shop. and the housing market is what estate agents describe as buoyant. it's just been crazy down here during covid. crazy. in what way? well, people were gazumping people, 60, 80, 100 grand a house. a town that used to be a place

to retire is changing. i met two of the more recent arrivals, adam and mark. so we moved into budleigh 2021, june 2021. how often do you have to go to the office? twice a week, probably now. and the rest of it i just do from home. and have you noticed a difference since you arrived here and the people moving into budleigh? there's sort of ten, 20 families in our area that have all moved in. i know a lot of people as well that are sort of waiting to move into budleigh and it's become quite a family friendly area. all of which is backed up by new data, which shows the number of people in and around the town centre is up by nearly 60%. however, many city centres, most notably the city of london, have gone the other way.

it is just after 5:00pm. this is the bank of england, the city of london. and what used to be called the rush hour. this was a rush hour on london bridge in 2018. this is what friday rush hour now looks like. the big property companies now accept there's a new pattern to the week in big city centre offices. what we see is tuesdays, wednesdays, thursdays, incredibly busy. mondays, 50 to 60% of those days. friday is almost like another weekend day. do you think it will ever go back to what it was before in 2018, 2019? we certainly believe that there are going to be fewer people in offices for the longer term, and we're planning accordingly. city centres will have to change. but back in devon here at ottery st mary's volunteer inn, the lunchtime trade has really ta ken off.

more time in our home neighbourhoods, a bit less commuting? things could be worse. david sillito, bbc news, devon. friends of the earth said it will be taking legal action against the uk government following last year's decision to grant planning permission for a new coal mine in cumbria. the environmental campaign group said it would file its claim against the fossil fuel extraction project later this month. the culture secretary has written to the prime minister recommending the government dropped its plans to privatise channel 4 according to a letter leaked online. the letter said that she concluded that pursuing the sale at this point is not the right decision. her predecessor nadine dorries had wanted to take the podcaster out of public ownership. there are warnings that young disabled people are waiting years to find the right support to help

them live independently — putting some at risk of going into residential care. recruitment experts say group home living is becoming the only viable option for some people, due to a shortage of personal assistants. ruth clegg reports. for kate, this is freedom. dancing is my job. dancing is my love. dancing is just what i do every day. but that freedom could so easily be lost. kate struggled to find a pa for over a year. it's basic things like how many times could i go to the toilet, how many times could i have a shower per week. can i get out of bed. the stress on her family was so great she had to check herself into a care home. just didn't want it to happen. just unheard—of to put yourself into care. it seems such an extreme thing to be offered where you're going somewhere you didn't know the people, who you didn't know, who didn't know your needs. the care system is not set up

for people with a chronic illness. and here's the problem. vacancy after vacancy. being a pa is a highly skilled job, but with a social care sector that is poorly funded, it means low wages and very little career progression. they don't get any kind of perks, benefits. there's little training. it's got so bad, chris says, that people are now being urged to live in residential care. why would you want that if you've lived, you know, i want to live in my own home and that was a right for disabled people. it was a part of independent living which is kind of being taken away. we don't all aspire to be paralympians. we can be doctors, lawyers, even comedians. amy is fighting to stay as independent as possible. herjob is to teach children about disability. she cant do it without the support of her pa, joanne. my pa helps me to wash and dress in the morning. she then drives my vehicle to whoever we are going and then helps me with my lunch and drinks.

but this freedom is fragile. the easiest way for the system to support amy is to put her into a care environment. she would not only not flourish, i think she would go downhill dramatically. kate is back at work afterfinding a pa. she urges anyone who is in her position to speak out. really, really basic human rights things are not there, which is... it's still astonishing that this is happening. like thousands of other disabled people, kate and amy's future should be full of possibilities. instead, there is the really the very real fear that their freedom could so easily be lost. ruth clegg, bbc news. the american actorjeremy renner

thanked fans after their support after he was seriously injured by a snowplough. sharing a picture of his bruised face on instagram, rennersaid he was "too messed up now to type". the avengers star was airlifted to hospital on sunday after the accident outside his home in reno, nevada. the last surviving member of the first nasa mission to ever broadcast live tv from orbit, has died at the age of 90. american astronaut walter cunningham, seen here on the left, was on an 11—day manned mission in 1968 that tested the ability to dock and rendezvous in space. it paved the way for the moon landing by apollo 11 less than a year later. there's been high political drama in washington — for the first time in a century, the us house of representatives has failed to elect a speaker after a first round vote. right wing republicans including allies of former president donald trump refused to support their party's leader, kevin mccarthy, who's now facing a sustained rebellion from within his own ranks.

england darts player michael smith says winning his first pdc world championship title is a moment that will "never be topped". the 32—year—old hit a nine—dart finish on his way to beating three—time champion michael van gerwen at the alexandra palace last night. laura scott has the story. michael smith, world champion at last. twice he'd come agonisingly close, but third time did prove a charm for the man from st helens. and now he's finally won it, it's clear he's not taking his eyes off this prize. i think i left at 12 to come back to the hotel. so i just went straight to my room and opened the cabinet

with the trophy and it just stood at the door for 7 hours. three time champion michael van gerwen was the man to beat, and together they produced a final for the history books when the dutchman missed his chance at a nine dart finish with this mistake, up stepped smith. following what many are hailing the greatest ever leg of darts to send the alexandra palace into pandemonium. after a night of sporting theatre that he and they will never forget, he sealed an outrageous, overdue victory. while his two children remain his greatest achievements as sporting memories go, he said this would never be topped. laura scott, bbc news. british musicians were responsible for all of the top 10 best—selling singles in the uk last year — for the first time since records began. harry styles topped the chart, while ed sheeran and kate bush also featured. our music correspondent, mark savage, has the details. # you know it's not the same as it was # as it was...#

with 180 million streams, harry styles' as it was became the bestselling song of last year. it was closely followed by this. # my bad habits lead to late nights endin' alone... # ed sheeran's bad habits. already the biggest seller of 2021, it clung on as the second—biggest tune of 2022. # i'll sing it loud in case you don't already know # pack up your stuff and go, go, go... # newcomer cat burns was the highest charting female artist, with her break—out hit, go, becoming the year's fourth most popular song. and kate bush came sixth with this, from 1965. # be runnin' up that road # be runnin' up that hill # be runnin' up that buildin'. # running up that hill, which went viral last summer after featuring in the netflix show stranger things. and 2022 was the first year that all of the top ten uk singles were by british artists. the bpi, which represents

the recorded music industry, said music consumption rose by 4% in 2022, making it the eighth year in a row that listening has increased. # it's me... # customers spent more money on vinyl than cds for the first time since 1987, with taylor swift's midnight, the year's biggest seller. but new music is increasingly being crowded out by classics. # money, money, money... # six of last year's top ten albums were greatest hits collections by the likes of eltonjohn, little mix and abba. mark savage, bbc news. # in a rich man's world. # time for a look at the weather. hhere's louise lear.