this is bbc news. the headlines. in a series of revelations — prince harry airs a number of grievances and accusations towards the royal family — including his relationship with his brother the prince of wales. there has always been this competition between us. i think it plays into and is played by the heir—spare. prince harry also reveals he killed 25 people while serving in afghanistan — where he refers to the taliban fighters as chess pieces. a record number of ambulances were delayed dropping off patients at accident and emergency units in england over christmas — as the prime minister admits the nhs is under enormous pressure. the bbc understands the rail delivery group, which represents train companies,

has made a first offer to the drivers�* union aslef. it comes as rishi sunak invites unions to meet the government on monday and bridge their differences. we think those conversations should happen and that is why i have invited everyone in on monday to have those talks. i'm hopeful those talks will be constructive. more than 1.3 million people in england and wales identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual according to newly revelead census data and the uk is embarking on an ambitious plan to accelerate research into mrna cancer vaccines. former italy and chelsea player manager gianluca vialli has died at the age 58 from pancreatic cancer.

good afternoon. prince harry has said he wants reconciliation with the royalfamily, despite extracts from his memoir containing a series of sensational accusations against them. details have also emerged about the moment he learned about the death of the queen and the days which followed. in the book, prince harry says he killed 25 taliban fighters while serving in afghanistan — and he also talks about taking drugs, including cocaine when he was younger. and there is more about the alleged physical attack on prince harry by prince william in 2019. it's contained in a new clip from an itv interview, in which harry says he saw the �*red mist�* in his brother and believed prince william wanted him to hit him back — but that he chose not to. buckingham palace and kensington palace have refused to comment on the claims in the autobiography. here's our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. harry, his book, his life, his grievances. in media terms, it's hard to escape

from them right now. royal life has temporarily eclipsed real life. a monarchy in crisis, apparently. the stories of drug—taking and so much more over page after page. i saw this red mist in him. tv companies are rushing out clips from much prized interviews. this is itv with harry on that altercation with william. he wanted me to hit him back, but i chose not to. and on drug use. there is a fair amount of drugs, marijuana, magic mushrooms, cocaine. that will surprise people. but important to acknowledge. cbs has harry on racial bias in the media. i had no idea that the british press were so bigoted. i was probably bigoted before the relationship with meghan. in america's abc network has harry on how his mother would feel about the rift with william. i think she would be sad, she would be looking at it long term

to know there were certain things we need to go through to heal the relationship. nearly 30 years ago, harry's mother cooperated on her own revelatory book. the author of that book believes diana would be anguished by the split between her sons. diana always used to say to me that harry was the back—up to william, in the nicest possible way. that is the reason why she had two boys. she wanted harry to be william's wing man. not, as we have seen, his hit man. of more immediate potential consequence is what harry has said about his army service in afghanistan, the fact that he believed he killed a number of taliban fighters. the book states... former british commanders think

those words are a misjudgment. you know, it inflames old feelings of revenge that might have been forgotten about. the taliban has responded to harry. these were not chess pieces, they have said, these were humans with families waiting for their return. harry's desire to get his truth out there has entered a number of complex areas. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell told me if anyone was coming out of this well. it must be said that harry's supporters are saying, good on him. he has the right to tell his story, his way which clearly he is doing. in financial terms one must assume that he both he and meghan are coming out of it extremely well. one of the main reasons why they have done this.

and as far as publishers, he could not buuy publicity about this. but at what cost? to him with his family who i am sure must feel thoroughly betrayed and with the british public who have believed in harry and have invested in harry for a number of years. and i think it is fair to surmise that a good many people will feel terribly disappointed. as a say others are saying good for him for doing this. it has opened up all sorts of complex areas. with his business with the taliban. he is inflamed the feelings of revenge already having a response from the taliban who commended him for saying this. but has it really all been thought through in terms of the invasion of the family's publicity? in terms of speaking in these terms of a former soldier about his enemy, the taliban in afghanistan? i think the whole thing evokes great sadness. his separation from his family, his resentment which comes through very strongly throughout the book at being the younger brother, the spare.

the sadness of the moment when he learned of his grandmother, the queen, he did not travel up to balmoral with the rest of the family because of disagreement about whether meghan would accompany him so he had to go in his own aircraft. this is what the book states, "when the plane started descending my phone screen lit up — it was a message from meg. �*call me when you see this.�* i checked the bbc website. my grandmother was dead. my father was king. i put on a black tie and walked off of the plane under heavy rain." again, sad. let�*s get more now from major generaljonathan shaw who�*s a former assistant chief of defence staff for the british army. good afternoon. thank you so much forjoining us. there have been

former serving officers in the army who have condemned prince harry for talking about, claiming that he killed 25 taliban fighters what is your reaction? i killed 25 taliban fighters what is your reaction?— your reaction? i think it is regrettable. _ your reaction? i think it is regrettable. i— your reaction? i think it is regrettable. ithink- your reaction? i think it isi regrettable. i think taking your reaction? i think it is l regrettable. i think taking a your reaction? i think it is - regrettable. i think taking a human life crosses a barrier, really. and even for soldiers they don�*t want to talk about it. it is four years on from the falcons and the only times i can talk about the falcons work is with ithinkitis i think it is regrettable that it is written — i think it is regrettable that it is written in _ i think it is regrettable that it is written in the _ i think it is regrettable that it is written in the book - i think it is regrettable that it is written in the book like i i think it is regrettable that i it is written in the book like this. it is also disrespectful to the people killed. for it is also disrespectful to the people killed.— it is also disrespectful to the --eole killed. ., ., , people killed. for the combatants life is not a _ people killed. for the combatants life is not a simple _ people killed. for the combatants life is not a simple talk— people killed. for the combatants life is not a simple talk about - people killed. for the combatants| life is not a simple talk about good

and evil and good people and bad people. i realise in falkans again it could be me dead on the floor and it is a matter of chance sometimes you have to respect people who die for what they believe in. i think these comments are regrettable. i5 these comments are regrettable. is there something in what he says about the state of mind into which a soldier has to get in order to carry out that task of taking someone else�*s life? i out that task of taking someone eise's life?— else's life? i don't disagree necessarily _ else's life? i don't disagree necessarily with _ else's life? i don't disagree necessarily with what - else's life? i don't disagree necessarily with what he i else's life? i don't disagree necessarily with what he is | else's life? i don't disagree - necessarily with what he is saying i disagree with him publishing it and it being publicised in such an extreme way. these are private conversations private topics. it is entering areas of human existence that you don�*t really want to necessarily talk about too publicly. that�*s why most soldiers don�*t. it that's why most soldiers don't. it is interesting from the outside

because i can see your great discomfort with it and yet of course thatis discomfort with it and yet of course that is what the military in a war zone, war situation is for. indeed. i'm not disputing _ zone, war situation is for. indeed. i'm not disputing the _ zone, war situation is for. indeed. i'm not disputing the accuracy - zone, war situation is for. indeed. i'm not disputing the accuracy of. i�*m not disputing the accuracy of what he is stating i am disputing thejudgment call on what he is stating i am disputing the judgment call on whether to write books about it and sell the book on the basis of scandals and revelations. that is my concern. this is private stuff that should be discussed with a soldier in privates or with your therapist not necessarily in public because this is going to deeply sensitive areas as we have discovered. i is going to deeply sensitive areas as we have discovered.— is going to deeply sensitive areas as we have discovered. i don't know if ou as we have discovered. i don't know if you have — as we have discovered. i don't know if you have spoken _ as we have discovered. i don't know if you have spoken to _ as we have discovered. i don't know if you have spoken to others - as we have discovered. i don't know if you have spoken to others who i as we have discovered. i don't know| if you have spoken to others who are either presently in the army or previously, is this a sentiment that is shared? i previously, is this a sentiment that is shared? ., ., ., ., ., is shared? i have gone around a number of friends _ is shared? i have gone around a number of friends and - is shared? i have gone around a number of friends and i - is shared? i have gone around a number of friends and i have i is shared? i have gone around a| number of friends and i have not found one that thought that what was written should have been written. thank you very much indeed. retired

major general. the extent of the gridlock in hospitals over christmas has been revealed, with data in england showing record numbers of ambulances delayed dropping off patients at a&e. the number of people in hospital with flu in england jumped by 47% last week — and figures show that that 93% of hospital beds across the nhs are occupied. the prime minister acknowledged there was �*enormous pressure�* on the nhs as the uk recovers from the covid pandemic — our health correspondentjim reed reports. quite early in december, i think i had started to feel unwell. quite quickly, my body started aching. when olly, a healthy 26—year—old, first fell sick, it felt like a winter cold. i thought, oh, it�*s just the flu. maybe if ijust hold out a week or so more, then it will clear up. but it didn�*t. by boxing day, olly was struggling to breathe, so he went to a&e in london.

the flu virus had lead to pneumonia and he was sent to intensive care. my nan actually had pneumonia two years ago at christmas. and actually the biggest surprise to me was that i cannot imagine how she felt, if i feel this bad. it�*s really opened my eyes to the fact that nobody is invincible, nobody is above it. good afternoon, a&e reception. how can we help? a rise in flu, covid and other infections is one reason why record numbers have been turning up at a&e this winter. it all comes as hospitals across the uk are having to deal with a real shortage of doctors and nurses. and there are problems moving patients who are well enough to leave out of a hospital bed and into some form of community or social care. new data shows the number in hospital with flu in england rose by 47% last week, to more than 5000. there are some signs new admissions

may be starting to fall. in total, 93% of hospital beds were occupied last week, a record four in ten ambulances had to queue for 30 minutes before they could pass on their patients to a&e staff. a key delay the prime minister says he is working to bring down. this winter, what we want to do is make sure that we move people out of hospitals, into social care, into communities. that�*s one of the most powerful ways we can ease some of the pressures on a&e departments and ambulances that are waiting too long. doreen clayton and her husband have been married 70 years. just before christmas, she woke in the night feeling short of breath. she wasjust panicking, i think, because of not being able to breathe. they were told it would be an 11 hour wait for an ambulance, so her daughter drove over and rushed her to a&e in portsmouth herself. it was very, very busy. nearly all the seats were taken. there were people queuing up to wait

to be checked injust to the seating area. this was at 2am? that was at 2:00 in the morning. a medical person came in and said, announced to the room that there was at least a seven hour wait. the way mum was struggling to breathe, it was quite frightening actually, and it was frightening for her. doreen is now recovering, but she had to wait more than 12 hours in a&e that might be for a bed could be found in the hospital. that same pressure is now being felt across the uk, as doctors, nurses on the health service try to navigate their way through another tough winter. jim reed, bbc news. the us house of representatives remains deadlocked, after republican leader kevin mccarthy failed for an eleventh time to win a vote for the important role of speaker. it�*s the longest delay in the vote for the role since before the american civil war, with mccarthy repeatedly failing to win over about 20 hard—line members of his own party, despite offering

numerous concessions. for more on that, we are joined now by our correspondent in washington, will grant. this is an extraordinary stalemate, ii this is an extraordinary stalemate, 11 rounds of voting where does this go from here? into 11 rounds of voting where does this go from here?— go from here? into a 12 is a short answer. go from here? into a 12 is a short answer- what _ go from here? into a 12 is a short answer. what they _ go from here? into a 12 is a short answer. what they are _ go from here? into a 12 is a short answer. what they are currently. answer. what they are currently doing is convening and it looks like it is pressing on with that 12 vote but in terms of exactly what outcome could be different this time, it is hard to say. it has enough negotiation happened overnight? are there enough aces up the kevin mccarthy�*s sleeve? it has not been the case so far and if anything that group of republicans who do not want him seem ever more determined to stay the course. so it looks

incredibly intractable unless something has moved overnight. tail: something has moved overnight. talk us throu . h something has moved overnight. talk us through why they are opposed him? essentially they have betrayed him as part of the establishment. the established elites of congress, beholden to lobbyist and lobbying interests. part of the very swamp that mr trump spoke out against in which they considered themselves to be disruptors of. by the same token his supporters find him a reasonable man in a difficult circumstance and determined that he stayed the course because if he steps down in place of a different candidate more to their liking it gives an outsize power for the fact that they are about 10% or so of the house republicans. it ififiiiii so of the house republicans. it will not be lost — so of the house republicans. it will not be lost on _ so of the house republicans. it will not be lost on people _ so of the house republicans. it will not be lost on people that - so of the house republicans. it will not be lost on people that it is i so of the house republicans. it will not be lost on people that it is two years to the day since the riots on

the capital building. are these two things linked in peoples minds? i think they are to an extent. what did that they tell us? the divisions in american politics are so deeply written that people would get to the point of storming the building, attempting to subvert the very basic processes of american democracy. that has been considered or called, a day that shook our republic to our core. nancy pelosi speaking there. president biden will issue some, presidential citizen�*s metals, second highest honour that you can bestow. for electoral officials and law enforcement involved in the day but it remains a real state on congress notjust in congress but in

the usa. the fact that we are looking at the divisions now stopping the house from doing its very basicjob at the beginning of the new congress by electing a speaker shows that they have not gone that far from the powers. thank ou ve gone that far from the powers. thank you very much- _ gone that far from the powers. thank you very much. the _ gone that far from the powers. thank you very much. the bbc— the bbc understands that the rail delivery group, which represents train companies, has made a first pay offer to aslef, the driver�*s union, to try to end the ongoing strike action. it�*s offered a 4% rise covering both this year and last, and no compulsory redundancies until at least march next year. the group says the offer is conditional on changes to working arrangements. it comes as rail passengers faced another day of disruption with members of the rmt union striking again in a dispute over would you make of this offer do you think it will be enough? i

would you make of this offer do you think it will be enough?— think it will be enough? i do not think it will be enough? i do not think so. think it will be enough? i do not think s0- it _ think it will be enough? i do not think so. it means _ think it will be enough? i do not think so. it means the _ think it will be enough? i do not think so. it means the two i think it will be enough? i do notj think so. it means the two sides think it will be enough? i do not i think so. it means the two sides can get along and get into talks but a combination of 4% it did not work with the guards in the rmt union and i can�*t see it working with it in aslef. i can't see it working with it in aslef. �* �* , i can't see it working with it in aslef. �* ~ , . ., aslef. arm aslef clear with what they want? _ aslef. arm aslef clear with what they want? they _ aslef. arm aslef clear with what they want? they have _ aslef. arm aslef clear with what they want? they have not i aslef. arm aslef clear with what they want? they have not been| aslef. arm aslef clear with what l they want? they have not been so clear no union _ they want? they have not been so clear no union has _ they want? they have not been so clear no union has put _ they want? they have not been so clear no union has put out - they want? they have not been so clear no union has put out a i they want? they have not been so clear no union has put out a figure of what they want for their wearable way members. i think for this week we can probably say aslef will probably be looking for something closer to the inflation that we are seeing at the moment. and at 4% it will be too low to garner any sort of union improvement. 50 it will be too low to garner any sort of union improvement.— of union improvement. so it is a alimmer of union improvement. so it is a glimmer of— of union improvement. so it is a glimmer of progress _ of union improvement. so it is a glimmer of progress in - of union improvement. so it is a glimmer of progress in so i of union improvement. so it is a glimmer of progress in so there | of union improvement. so it is a i glimmer of progress in so there is an offer and there will be something to discuss but beyond that, not much

hope? i fear not. i think there is more work _ hope? i fear not. i think there is more work to — hope? i fear not. i think there is more work to do _ hope? i fear not. i think there is more work to do on _ hope? i fear not. i think there is more work to do on the - hope? i fear not. i think there is i more work to do on the percentages and the numbers. particularly when you compare with the network rail. which does not have drivers because it looks after infrastructure but it offered 5% plus 4% which was also rejected by one of the two unions. so i think there is a way to go on this four plus four offer. so so i think there is a way to go on this four plus four offer.- this four plus four offer. so we focus on pay — this four plus four offer. so we focus on pay but _ this four plus four offer. so we focus on pay but the _ this four plus four offer. so we focus on pay but the real- this four plus four offer. so we i focus on pay but the real delivery group also says the offer is conditional on changes to working arrangements. how much is that likely to be a difficulty? i arrangements. how much is that likely to be a difficulty?- likely to be a difficulty? i think there will be _ likely to be a difficulty? i think there will be tough _ likely to be a difficulty? i thinkj there will be tough discussions likely to be a difficulty? i think i there will be tough discussions on there will be tough discussions on the changes to working practices. some of the things seem quite simple. the train operators are proposing to allow managers who are

competent to drive trains to actually go and drive trains. that seems to be quite reasonable if these managers are properly qualified. other changes in the way they construct the rosters, traditionally this has been done in close consultation and agreement with the union. the employers what to take the agreements out. you only have to consult on rosters rather than agree. i think that will be quite a sticking point with the drivers in aslef.— quite a sticking point with the drivers in aslef. good to talk to ou. drivers in aslef. good to talk to you- thut's _ drivers in aslef. good to talk to you. that's phil— drivers in aslef. good to talk to you. that's phil hey. _ let�*s hear now from the premise to rishi sunak. conversations with unions around pay will focus on what�*s "affordable and responsible". we have always been clear that we won�*t have a grown up, on this conversation, a two—way conversation with union leaders, and

that is why the government has written to all the unions inviting them for talks on monday, so we can have those conversations, talking about what is affordable, what is reasonable, what is responsible for our country. i think everyone agrees that the most pressing economic priority we have at the moment is reducing the cost of living, and getting a grip of inflation is the best way we can do that to ease the cost of living, not only for nurses, but for everyone. fighting is reported to be continuing in eastern ukraine, in spite of a temporary ceasefire russia had announced and which the ukrainians had rejected. russian president putin had said he was introducing the two day ceasefire to allow people to celebrate russian orthodox christmas. let�*s cross live to kyiv — and speak to the bbc�*s hugo bachega. ukraine highly sceptical about ceasefire in there are reports about fighting. do we have any idea about the extent of the fighting,

diminished slightly today as the offer made any difference? it is difficult to _ offer made any difference? it is difficult to say, _ offer made any difference? it is difficult to say, but _ offer made any difference? it 3 difficult to say, but we heard from the exiled governor of eastern region of the haunts who say they are continuing to show positions in the country and describe the ceasefire as another light of the russian authority. the teams in this part of this country russian forces were not respecting this ceasefire. these remarks by the governor came after brashear issued a statement saying russian statements were observing the cease—fire and actually said ukrainian forces were attacking russian positions, ignoring the fact that ukrainians had never said that they would observe the cease—fire. this is the position of the ukrainians. they say that this is a ploy by the russian

authorities. last night president zelensky said that this was a trick by moscow, that russia was trying to perhaps get a break to russian troops here in the country. and that the russian authorities were perhaps trying to move some troops and equipment closer to ukraine positions. so the ukrainians were very sceptical about the true intentions behind the cease—fire. to give you a flavour of how ukrainian authorities reactions they said that this was a cynical plot, trap, lies, propaganda, or part history so ukrainians are not really buying it. thank you very much for the update. nhs england has revealed the extent of the gridlock in hospitals over christmas, when record numbers of ambulances faced delays dropping off patients at a&e. more than 40% of crews were forced to wait at least half an hour to hand over patients in the week up to january the 1st.

that is the highest level since records began a decade ago. the health secretary, steve barclay, says the government is investing extra money to tackle the problem. professor alistair mcguire, head of department of health economics at lse and author of the book the reformed nhs is with us to discuss what lessons could be learned learn from other european health systems. good after noon professor. how does health spending in the uk compare with other high income countries in europe? irlat with other high income countries in euro e? ., , ,, with other high income countries in euroe? ., , ,, .,, europe? not very well. the nhs has had a fairly long _ europe? not very well. the nhs has had a fairly long term _ had a fairly long term underinvestment in england. its expenditure for a long time has not been able to keep pace with demand. whereas in countries such as germany, for example, they spend 50% more per person on health care, france spends 40% more on health and

even ireland spends 50% more than the uk does. all of these countries have been hit hard by covid but we have been hit hard by covid but we have also have had long—term public—sector austerity in place since 2010 2011 imposed by this government. also the impact of brexit. so we have a triple whammy which has left us in a fairly dark straight with regards to investment. is money the only answer? is also about reforming the system, looking at the system that other countries have? ~ ., , , at the system that other countries have? ~., , , . at the system that other countries have? , , ., ., ., have? money is a large part of the answer for — have? money is a large part of the answer for the _ have? money is a large part of the answer for the uk _ have? money is a large part of the answer for the uk i'm _ have? money is a large part of the answer for the uk i'm afraid. i have? money is a large part of the answer for the uk i'm afraid. we l answerfor the uk i�*m afraid. we have had huge amounts of understanding and capital in particular. so that we have many less mri or ct scanners or general diagnostic services are much lower in the uk than in most other high income countries in northern europe,

at least. that means the uk would approach one of the highest levels of unmet need and the mortality rates are now comparing poorly to other modern european countries. ischemic and haemorrhagic stroke mortality and hospital mortality are quite high compared to these other countries. if you have not got the capital invested in the nhs than it is not surprising that the bad numbers are lower than other countries. if that numbers are lower that means they have no beds for people to go into. even though the uk is running at the highest occupancy rate and hospital sectors are compared to other countries. seeking that blocking coming in because we have cut our beds from the level that germany had, we had

about the same level in the 2000 and we have basically halved that level of the number of beds in our system since 2020. where as germany has retained them. see you if you do not have beds for people to go into of course things get blocked. on the other and if you do not discharge people, you cannot disc charge people, you cannot disc charge people into subcultural services than you have that blocking on the other end as well. social care has been poorly invested in over the past ten years. i�*m afraid money is part of the problem and that does lead to disability within the listing infrastructure to cope with increasing demand. 50 listing infrastructure to cope with increasing demand.— listing infrastructure to cope with increasing demand. so you have gone for a whole range _ increasing demand. so you have gone for a whole range of— increasing demand. so you have gone for a whole range of issues _ increasing demand. so you have gone for a whole range of issues there i for a whole range of issues there that we are hearing day in and day out, weekend and week out from people. there is a sense of nurses and anxiety about whether the nhs is able to provide for people. the things that you enumerate will take

investment and time as well. how quickly will things be turned around? it quickly will things be turned around? . ~ quickly will things be turned around? . ,, ., ., around? it will take time. you do not aet around? it will take time. you do not get any _ around? it will take time. you do not get any quick— around? it will take time. you do not get any quick return - around? it will take time. you do not get any quick return here. i around? it will take time. you do | not get any quick return here. the national audit office for example has said that to get rid of the waitlist backlog for cancer surgeries, they will not be cleared to a least 2025. that is just declared the blockages currently in the system. after that we have got to invest so that we can keep up with demand as we go forward in two years passed, 2025. so i did not think we will see a quick improvement over the short term but we really do have to seek capital investment coming into the system as well as investment in staff and that the couple that with investment in social care as well.— the couple that with investment in social care as well. thank you very much, professor. _

and you can check how many people are waiting at your local hospital service using the bbc�*s nhs winter tracker. just go to bbc.co.uk/nhstracker and wherever you are in the uk put in your postcode to see the latest published information on waits in a&e, routine operations and ambulances. now it�*s time for a look at the weather with helen willetts. good afternoon. large waves will continue to be an issue throughout the weekend. the next area of low pressure, deep area will bring further gale force winds as well too many expose codes. and yet more rain so there are yellow warnings out for wales and the south—west for the issue, concerned of flooding. rain coming through the evening and overnight to western areas. gradually easing its way eastwards taking its time. initially

temperatures will dip away quite chilly in eastern areas but will rise in the morning. that rain only slowly clearing away from the west but as it does replaced by sunshine and heavy showers with the odd rumble of thunder. that ring could linger in eastern areas. temperatures start at 11 or 12 but will dip to eight or nine which is still a bit above average for the time of year. heavy showers and strong field force winds on sunday. perhaps a bit drier. hello this is bbc news with reeta. the headlines(wait for in a series of revelations — prince harry airs a number of grievances and accusations towards the royal family — including his relationship with his brother the prince of wales prince harry also reveals he killed 25 people while serving in afghanistan — where he refers to the taliban fighters as chess pieces. a record number of ambulances were delayed dropping off patients at accident and emergency units

in england over christmas — as the prime minister admits the nhs is under enormous pressure the bbc understands the rail delivery group, which represents train companies, has made a first offer to the drivers�* union aslef. it comes as rishi sunak invites unions to meet the government on monday and bridge their differences. more than 1.3 million people in england and wales identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual according to newly revelead census data and the uk is embarking on an ambitious plan to accelerate research into mrna cancer vaccines. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre. hello. he was one of football�*s most popular and likeable figures, as you�*d expect tributes have been pouring in for gianlucca vialli, the former chelsea and italy striker who�*s died at the age of 58. he�*d been undergoing treatment for pancreatic cancer. chelsea say his impact will forever

be written across the club�*s history hello. chelsea say his impact will forever be written across the club�*s history whilst a minute�*s silence in memory of vialli will be held before all italian matches this weekend. jane dougall reports: this was gianluca vialli triumphant with his countrymen as italy lifted the euros trophy at wembley. commentator: italy arej the champions of europe. as part of manager roberto mancini�*s backroom staff, vialli had played a key role, but shortly after their successful tournament the former chelsea manager announced he was taking a step back. his cancer had returned. as a player, gianluca vialli was considered one of the most dynamic and versatile strikers italy had ever produced. after a champions league medal withjuventus, vialli was signed by chelsea in 1996, helping them win the fa cup the following year. he went on to manage at the club, giving a young john terry his debut, and in 2000, vialli led chelsea

to the fa cup final — this time as their manager. they won, beating aston villa 1—0 and giving vialli a significant piece of english silverware. and gianluca vialli, without doubt now in terms of trophies won, is the most successful manager that chelsea have ever had. his international career wasn�*t quite so impressive. at italia 90, vialli missed a penalty against the usa and was subsequently dropped from the team. but he was brought back for the semifinal against argentina, where his skills shone through, playing a part in salvatori schillaci�*s goal. giannini involved, vialli involved. in 2017, vialli was first diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, calling it "an unwanted travel companion". in 2020, he announced he was in remission and continued as assistant coach for italy. butjust over a year later the cancer returned.

tributes flooded in this morning with former club chelsea saying... he passed away at the age of 58, leaving a wife and two daughters. vialli�*s final public image will be of him celebrating a trophy for his beloved country. chelsea have shared this short video of players and staff at their training ground at cobham observing a minute�*s silence and paying tribute to gianluca vialli. next to a competition gianluca viali won back in 1997, the fa cup. it�*s third round weekend, with manchester united playing everton tonight. frank lampard says he understands the frustration everton fans are feeling with his side only winning once in the premier league in their last seven matches. but the everton boss says the players are looking forward to this evening�*s challenge

at old trafford: the fa cups is a competition of pride for everton and its history and in my history so i will give it the same importance. it is a different position but off the back of the feeling after brighton, whether it�*s a fa cups on the cards. we have to process the same way. and doctors have provided another positive update on the health of nfl player damar hamlin who collapsed on the field after suffering cardiac arrest on monday whilst playing for the buffalo bills. the 2a years old remains in hospital but had his breathing tube removed overnight and is said to be progressing remarkably. he also made a video call into a team meeting earlier where he spoke to his team—mates. and in the last half an hour, norwich city have confirmed they�*ve appointed former huddersfield town boss david wagner as their new head coach on a 12—month rolling contract. there�*s more reaction on the bbc sport website, olly�*s here with sportsday at 630

but that�*s all from me. more than 1.3 million people in england and wales who answered a voluntary question on sexual orientation in the 2021 census identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual. earlier i spoke to our correspondent lauren moss, who has been looking at the data from the office for national statistics. so, if we look at the sexual orientation question first, almost 45 million people responded. 43.5 million, nearly 90%, identify as straight or heterosexual. 1.5% described themselves as lesbian or gay. 1.3% as bisexual, so around 1.4 million people in total. and 0.3% as other sexual orientations like asexual, which means little or no sexual attraction. this level of detail is interesting when you put it on a map to see where people fill and what we�*re saying there isn�*t that surprising. you got larger proportions are people saying they are lesbian

gay or bisexual in cities like london, manchester where there are younger populations of people. people could answer whether their gender identity was same as their sex registered when they were born. as you can see, more than 90% of people say yes, 45 million people but .5% said no, around 266,000 people. 48,000 eight in finest trans intermittent was up 6% didn�*t answer the question but overall it into these questions were strong considering there were voluntary. the key thing for us was white as any of this matter? a charity calling this landmark and historic, for lgbt people to be counted for the first time. it is hoped the data will be used to improve things like health care and housing, where more

people facing present issues are lgbt. i will get more on that in the coming weeks. drjulia shaw, psychologist and author of the book �*bi: the hidden culture�*, joins us now. some really interesting such a six—year doctor shop. and we have to remember this was a voluntary question which begs the question about how accurate a set of figures this is. . , , ., ., this is. certainly, first of all ubeat this is. certainly, first of all upbeat sexual— this is. certainly, first of all upbeat sexual orientation l this is. certainly, first of all- upbeat sexual orientation since question. the data is valuable in normalising sex was orientation in a census. we have to look deeper into what these numbers represent and who they represent. one thing we find is that there is a 7.5% nonresponse rate to this involvement voluntary question. and while we can�*t get look at the detailed information in the senses, because it hasn�*t been

made available and might not be made available because it needs to be aggregate in order to not identify individuals. at the other time older individuals. at the other time older individuals are less likely to complete in the test for this question, there were less likely to complete the question. about 20% of older individuals did not complete or did not respond to the question on sex ed orientation. why might that be the case? i think there are lots of different reasons. it might be a heterosexual person who doesn�*t think it�*s the governments business. i think more likely it is someone who is lgbt plus and has lived through a history of the government criminalising and allowing for or encouraging the systematic discrimination of lgbt plus people. so, if you live through that and a time when equal marriage wasn�*t

possible you are less likely to trust the government with your own queer identity. so, you mightjust say nothing rather than the wrong thing. say nothing rather than the wrong thin. , thing. rights, right. there were --eole thing. rights, right. there were people who _ thing. rights, right. there were people who have _ thing. rights, right. there were people who have looked - thing. rights, right. there were people who have looked at i thing. rights, right. there were people who have looked at the l people who have looked at the various boxes they can take and think none of it i place them. absolutely, especially people who are attracted to multiple genders. people who are bisexual or pansexual. it is also important that the pain sex was get lost. one thing great about the census it allowed for any right inbox where you could complete other and writing your own orientation. the most popular thing in this other category was pansexual. pansexual and by six sometimes used synonymously and are both applied to people are attracted to multiple genders. it is important for us to talk about, if we are comparing gay and lesbian as a category, that we actually compare

that to bisexual and pansexual which is 1.5%. those numbers are incredibly close. within those who are attracted to multiple genders, we also note they are less likely to have a label. so for example, if you are somewhere on the scale, and most sex quality research uses the kinsey scale which allows you to choose yoursex scale which allows you to choose your sex was to between zero, exclusively heterosexual and six exclusively heterosexual and six exclusively homosexual, and somewhere in between, it allows people to choose a orientation that is not completely one or the other. we see people choose themselves on the spectrum if they are able to do so. which they are not able to on the census. there are lots of people are not captured by the data set. sorry to interrupt, it is

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because you underestimate the number of people who are queer it leads to less ones be allocated. so i lot of thought needs to be given into how to create this pulitzer question but i think we can be better in future census. . ~' i think we can be better in future census. ., ~ , ., i think we can be better in future census. ., ~ y., ., i think we can be better in future census. ., ., ,, ., the owner of a group of pharmacies across the west of england says it can�*t be expected to treat some of the patients being referred to them by gps. under a new scheme, family doctors can direct people to chemists for a fee. but some say this — and referalls from 111 — is putting staff under too much pressure. matthew hill, has this report. that's fantastic news she's done well. i keep your calpol to hand and then, as i say. honefully, _ we'll keep her 100%. with covid, flu and winter viruses circulating — along with strikes — the nhs has never been under such pressuree. everyone is having to work together. all health care services are very very straight at the moment. there is no doubt primary care has

got huge demand and we fully appreciate the community pharmacies are under huge demand as well, but the key thing is that there is no competition between services there, so our colleagues working closely together through pharmacy schemes and primary care schemes, mean we can get the best help further patients most quickly. these days pharmacists are doing more and more, from vaccinations to limited prescriptions of antibiotics and over the past two years they have been taking part in a scheme where they get paid £14 if a patient is referred to them by a gp. we can then see all of the local pharmacies which are providing this in the system. doctors say it�*s making a huge difference — allowing them to see the cases which most need their expertise. but not every pharmacist is happy. max punni owns a chain of 12 chemists across the region, serving more than 100,000 patients. with demand for help growing, he feels staff are being asked to cope with increasingly complicated patients — which he says is putting them under too much presure and some

patients at risk. most definitely. we have had for coming in with eye infections, strep a. i�*ve had a patient coming who was, who had been sectioned, who came in and self harmed and was bleeding in the pharmacy. well, you do get £14 per patient referred. doesn�*t this mean that you can employ more pharmacists to take the strain off? no, not really. we are looking at sort of a real terms payment sort of cut, that we work out to be about 16% over the last three years. no allowance is made for inflationary pressures. the cost of everything has gone through the roof. despite the concerns, pharmacists are going to increasingly become the gate keepers of the nhs. in three years�* time newly qualified chemists will have greater powers to prescribe antibiotics. so this trend of using your pharmicst instead of your gp looks very part of the future. matthew hale, bbc points west.

thousands of cancer patients could receive personalised vaccine treatments as the result of an agreement between the uk government and the german pharma company biontech. the aim is to accelerate research using the same mrna technology found in current covid vaccines. our medical editor fergus walsh reports. if you�*ve had a covid booster, it will have been a messenger rna vaccine. these work by prompting the immune system to recognise and attack coronavirus. cancer vaccines work along the same lines, unmasking tumour cells so they can be destroyed. but cancer is a much tougher nut to crack than covid. early trials by several companies look promising, but it may be years before we know how well these personalised cancer vaccines work. the memorandum of understanding between the government and biontech is non—binding, but the company says the uk is an ideal partner.

we have seen in the covid—19 pandemic, with the fast approval of vaccines in the uk, that the regulatory authority is exceptional. and then there is the genomic analysis capabilities in the uk. the uk is one of the leading nations in that regard. the hope is to recruit up to 10,000 cancer patients here by 2030, including those with melanoma, bowel, and head and neck tumours. some trials are already under way, but recruitment will accelerate in the coming months. cancer research uk welcomed the news but said delays in diagnosis and treatment means staff are increasingly overstretched and may be unable to find the time needed to set up clinical trials. if this continued, it would mean slower progress towards new treatments.

fergus walsh, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news... in a series of revelations — prince harry airs a number of grievances and accusations towards the royal family — including his relationship with his brother the prince of wales a record number of ambulances were delayed dropping off patients at accident and emergency units in england over christmas — as the prime minister admits the nhs is under enormous pressure the bbc understands the rail delivery group, which represents train companies, has made a first offer to the drivers�* union aslef. it comes as rishi sunak invites unions to meet the government on monday and bridge their differences. tomatoes and other crops will likely slump to record lows this year, with soaring fuel, fertiliser and feed costs putting severe pressure on farmers. the national farmers�* union has warned the uk is "sleepwalking"

into a food supply crisis and said the government must step in. david gregory—kumar reports. growing tomatoes in winter needs powerful heat and light but on this farm near evesham, they are turning off the lights and they think they will harvest half the usual crop. these would normally be taller at this point? yes, they would normally be well up to the wire. about up here? here, they generate their own power, and it�*s not going to go to the tomatoes this winter. they will make a lot more selling it straight more to the national grid for us to use at home. other growers aren�*t as lucky, but it all means there will be fewer tomatoes. you are making more money selling the energy than actually using the energy to grow tomatoes? at this moment in time, yes. has that ever happened before? never happened in our history of growing. for those growers who haven�*t got efficient heating systems or are really exposed to gas prices, and electricity prices, we will really know then by march, april who has not planted,

who has delayed planting. it�*s notjust tomato growers getting a sinking feeling. recently we�*ve spoken to poultry and pig farmers who say a combination of energy costs, brexit and the war in ukraine mean theyjust can�*t carry on. it's cheaper not to put any chickens into the sheds, and to let them run empty. and eventually we'll see shortages on the shelves. there will continue to be pork products in the supermarket but it won�*t be british, it won�*t be to the high standard, and it won�*t be investing in the british countryside. we can now see the impact of all this kind of stuff on british farmers and the food they produce. so, for example, we now know the size of the breeding sow population in this country — that�*s pigs — has actually collapsed to a 20 year low. the poultry flock, that�*s also shrunk as well. and when it comes to things like these premium lines of tomatoes, grown in this country, well, come early 2023, there is just going to be less of them on the supermarket shelves.

in a statement, defra said it continued to take all the necessary steps to ensure people across the country have the food they need. but for a whole host of reasons, many farmers are now thinking very hard about what, if anything, they will be producing in 2023. the first ever orbital space launch from the uk is back on and scheduled for the night of next monday january the 9th. the virgin orbit company says it�*s now ready to proceed with the historic mission, which will be run out of cornwall airport newquay. it will see a repurposed 747 release a rocket over the atlantic to take nine satellites high above the earth. the mission�*s being hailed as the start of a new era for the uk as a major space—faring nation, creating jobs and therefore boosting the economy. as kirk england reports from cornwall: this is the plane... cheering ..and this is the rocket

that will be taking satellites into space from the uk for the first time ever. the clock is now ticking and for ian annett from the uk space agency, the horizontal launch is a hugely significant moment. it�*s immense, isn�*t it? the spaceport has been waiting almost eight years for this now and the government�*s been working for a number of years to develop a space launch programme, the first time in 50 years that the uk has put satellites into space. and the very first time we�*ve done it from the uk, and the first time anyone in europe has launched satellites into orbit from europe itself. melissa thorp, the head of spaceport cornwall, leads the team that�*s been making all this happen. it'sjust such a big moment for all of us down here, but also for the space industry. you know, first time ever we've been able to launch from uk soil and that'sjust going to change everything for the uk satellite industry. it�*s really important for our economy both locally here down in cornwall where there�*s 2,500 jobs involved

with space and also nationally as well. the space economy is worth £16.5 billion annually and employs 47,000 people. and that�*s growing all the time. and also, of course, it�*s a moment of inspiration for the youngsters who we want to come into technical jobs and the space industry in the future. so why are satellites in space so important? when you think about what space does for us in society, for example, if you take all of the un climate variables, then half of them you can only measure from space. when there are so many concerns about the climate, what would you say to people who might argue it�*s not the time to put satellites into space? we have to acknowledge that spaceport operators, of course, they have to fulfil an environmental obligation. so part of the licence conditions that they get is ensuring that they have an environmental assessment. but what they�*re actually doing for society by putting these satellites into space enables us to monitor the climate and understand what�*s going

on and therefore enables us to act and look after this fragile planet. a significant and inspirational moment. it�*s serious, you�*re doing it. if we are, we're doing it. can you believe it? i know. every time i drive up here to go to work every day and i see cosmic girl here, it doesn't, the novelty doesn't wear off. figures show the number of independent book—shops in the uk and ireland is at its highest in a decade. according to the book—sellers association, 45 new stores opened last year — taking the total to 1,000 and 72. it describes the number of openings during the pandemic as "frankly astonishing". now it�*s time for a look at the weather with helen willetts. good evening. it�*s been a mild, wet and windy start to 2023 and that theme continues this weekend. one area of low pressure moves away in this next really deep and powerful low replaces it

for the weekend. so more rain and that rain piles up, particularly through tonight and the start of saturday, showers follow. you see the wettest weather is expected in the west, perhaps as much as 40 millimetres through some parts of wales and the south—west. but all of us will see some rain. so it�*s a good job that we had a brief window of respite on friday for many, but as you can see, that rain is marching in during the course of the night across northern ireland, scotland, western parts of england, wales there is a met office yellow warning across wales and the south—west because there�*s a concern with the grounds for saturated in the rain lasting for quite a long time. we could have some further flood issues ahead of that. temperatures will temporarily dip away. a chilly start to the night, but they will lift then later on. so the weekend is looking unsettled. we�*ll have rain or showers and some strong winds to go with it as well. so some fairly strong winds with this band of rain, which then clears away from much of scotland, northern ireland, wales and the southwest, but it drags its heels across eastern areas during the day. it may linger for much of daylight here, but lots of showers rushing

in behind and the winds escalate again to gale force. so temperatures actually fall away during the day after a very mild night. and i think as well that wind on it will be tempered a little. those winds touching gale force, as you can see in northern and western areas. lots of showers continuing through saturday night into sunday as well. so it�*s not going to be a cold night either. as we head towards sunday morning, there might be a bit more brightness and sunshine around during the course of sunday itself, but that low pressure is closer to our shores. so with it, gale force winds as well as heavy showers, rumbles of thunder still cold enough. a little bit of snow on the tops of the mountains across scotland. but again, nothing too cold for this time of year when we normally expect our lowest temperature to like 7 to 9 degrees celsius. a little bit chillier than saturday. what about the start of next week? well, we may see a brief respite from those strong winds and showers on monday as this ridge of high pressure builds in, particularly monday night. so quite chilly, but waiting in the wings, we�*ve got the next

spell of wet and windy weather. so it does look, again, very unsettled and mild by tuesday.

at six — buckingham palace stays silent as prince harry�*s deeply personal revelations keep coming. from how he learned about his mother�*s fatal car crash to seeing the queen on her deathbed, he lifts the queen on her deathbed, he lifts the lid on more deeply private moments but says he still wants his family back. moments but says he still wants his family back-— family back. there needs to be accountability. _ family back. there needs to be accountability. the _ family back. there needs to be accountability. the truth i family back. there needs to be accountability. the truth so i family back. there needs to be accountability. the truth so far| family back. there needs to be i accountability. the truth so far as there has only been one side to the story but there are two sides to the story. also on the programme... gridlock outside hospitals — the record number of ambulances having to wait more than half an hour to hand over sick patients. a new personalised cancer vaccine — how thousands of patients in the uk could be offered the experimental

treatment based on the covid jab technology.