today at 1:00pm, union reps talk with ministers to ease the threat of more strike action. but the signs aren't good with claims the government has missed yet another opportunity to put things right. one to put things right. union claims their negotiations we re one union claims their negotiations were insulting. the one union claims their negotiations were insulting-— one union claims their negotiations were insulting. the government have missed et were insulting. the government have missed yet another _ were insulting. the government have missed yet another opportunity - were insulting. the government have missed yet another opportunity to i missed yet another opportunity to put this right. we came here in good faith. earlier, the prime minister was positive about today's meetings with the unions. the most important thing is that the conversations are happening, that people are talking, and with regard to pay we have to have those conversations based on what's affordable, what's reasonable, what's responsible for the country. so, what hope of a breakthrough now? we'll be live at westminster. also on the programme... prince harry accusses some in the royal family of being "complicit"

in the suffering of his wife, meghan. there's widespread condemnation of the storming of brazil's congress by supporters of former president, jair bolsonaro. and history is about to be made here in cornwall, when later this evening the uk will be launching a rocket to send satellites up into space. and coming up on the bbc news channel, roberto martinez has been appointed as the new manager of portugal. the former everton boss left his role with belgium after the world cup. good afternoon and welcome to the news at 1:00pm. officials from rail, health and teaching unions, are taking part in separate talks

with ministers to try to avert more industrial action. there has been no breakthrough so far. the unite union which represents workers across several sectors of the economy says the government has "missed yet another opportunity to put this right," and the meeting was an "insult to his members". strikes in the health service next week involving unite are now likely to go ahead. the prime minister, rishi sunak, says he wants an honest, two—way conversation about pay, but the unions insist there can only be a breakthrough if current wage deals are renegotiated. well, ambulance staff in england are scheduled to stage two more strikes, one on wednesday and on the 23rd of january. nurses will also strike next week for two days, on the 18th and 19th of january. this week in scotland, there'll be two days of industrial action by teachers, and others on strike include driving instructors in england and wales, and bus drivers in london. with more, here's our political correspondent, david wallace lockhart.

there is a significant pressure on the health service, and the prime minister. this morning he has announced an extra £250 million to get patients who are healthy enough out of hospital beds and into care. but more strikes are looming, and notjust in the nhs. there are talks between government ministers and unions representing the health, education and transport sectors today. the prime minister sees this as a positive step. i’m today. the prime minister sees this as a positive step.— as a positive step. i'm really leased as a positive step. i'm really pleased that _ as a positive step. i'm really pleased that union - as a positive step. i'm really pleased that union leaders l as a positive step. i'm really - pleased that union leaders accepted ministers�* invitations to come in today to have discussions across the board and that�*s a really positive development. on pay we have always said the government is happy to talk about pay demands and pay issues that are anchored in what�*s reasonable, what�*s responsible and affordable for the country. the most important thing is those talks are happening and let�*s try and find a way through. but happening and let's try and find a way through-— happening and let's try and find a wa throu~h. �* ., , ., , way through. but not everyone shares rishi sunak's — way through. but not everyone shares rishi sunak's optimism. _ way through. but not everyone shares rishi sunak's optimism. the - rishi sunak�*s optimism. the government wants to

for the year ahead. current strikes are in relation to this year�*s pay offer. for unions there has to be discussion about current rates of pat’- discussion about current rates of pay. this was one health union official on the way into talks. we haven't even _ official on the way into talks. - haven't even seen an agenda for this haven�*t even seen an agenda for this meeting. that�*s the position we are in, but the demand is clear, we need a discussion about 2022. how in, but the demand is clear, we need a discussion about 2022.— a discussion about 2022. how did talks no? a discussion about 2022. how did talks go? the _ a discussion about 2022. how did talks go? the government - a discussion about 2022. how did talks go? the government have l a discussion about 2022. how did - talks go? the government have missed et another talks go? the government have missed yet another opportunity _ talks go? the government have missed yet another opportunity to _ talks go? the government have missed yet another opportunity to put - talks go? the government have missed yet another opportunity to put this - yet another opportunity to put this right. we came here in good faith. what they want to talk about is productivity. productivity, when our members are working 18 hour shifts. quite how you become more productive with that, i do not know. but quite how you become more productive with that, i do not know.— with that, i do not know. but other health unions _ with that, i do not know. but other health unions had _ with that, i do not know. but other health unions had a _ with that, i do not know. but other health unions had a more - with that, i do not know. but other health unions had a more positive | health unions had a more positive interpretation of pay discussions. the secretary of state is very clear that resolving this dispute means not that resolving this dispute means nonlet— that resolving this dispute means notjust talking about that resolving this dispute means not just talking about pay for the next period, but actually pay for the current pay year. so very clear that resolving the dispute will take boosting _ that resolving the dispute will take boosting pay ahead of the ist of

aprih _ boosting pay ahead of the 1st of a - ril. , boosting pay ahead of the 1st of aril. ,,, . ., ., ., ., april. there is speculation that a one-off payment _ april. there is speculation that a one-off payment for _ april. there is speculation that a one-off payment for health - april. there is speculation that a i one-off payment for health workers one—off payment for health workers could be back on the table. the prime minister wouldn�*t deny that this morning. in wales, a one—off payment will be offered to nhs staff as part of an attempt to avoid strikes. i as part of an attempt to avoid strikes. ., , ., .., , ., strikes. i hope, of course, that we will be able _ strikes. i hope, of course, that we will be able to _ strikes. i hope, of course, that we will be able to find _ strikes. i hope, of course, that we will be able to find a _ strikes. i hope, of course, that we will be able to find a resolution . strikes. i hope, of course, that we will be able to find a resolution to| will be able to find a resolution to this dispute in social partnership. and i look forward to those meetings happening with our trade union colleagues later this week. ida colleagues later this week. no matter how productive or not today's matter how productive or not today�*s talks prove to be, it�*s hard to see how imminent strikes can be averted. in fact, there could shortly be more workers on picket lines with junior doctors set to be balloted for industrial action in march. ending this wave of strikes will be a challenge for the government. getting the unions around the table was the easy part. getting a deal seems some distance away. david wallace lockhart, bbc news, westminster.

our chief political correspondent nick eardley is at westminster. talks of meetings being insulting opportunity, and the government saying unions are not being reasonable when it comes to productivity. it ain�*t looking good. it's productivity. it ain�*t looking good. it�*s not, and i don�*t think it�*s how the government would have wanted to start the new parliamentary year. there is clearly a hope behind closed doors in whitehall that a deal can be worked out potentially involving that one—off payment to some public sector staff to deal with the cost of living crisis, although as we understand it there�*s not much detail on who that would apply to or how much it would be. it's apply to or how much it would be. it�*s interesting, we have only heard from one of those meetings so far, the meeting between the health secretary and health unions, and there are slightly different interpretations of what went on, frankly. one of the unions, unite, said it was a disaster, they are extremely angry and it was an insult to their members. another union,

unison, says they think the health secretary has listed a bit and he is prepared to talk about upping the pay of their members before the 1st of april. let�*s see what comes out of april. let�*s see what comes out of other meetings that have been taking place this morning as well. what there doesn�*t seem to be at the moment is anything that would postpone the strikes or call off the strikes due to take place later this week in the ambulance service and those nurses�* strikes planned next week as well. there is clearly still a gap between the sides which is significant. there hasn�*t been any big move from the government that would have led to those strikes being called off. so at the moment the start of 2023 is looking very like the end of 2022, with strikes in the health service, strikes on the railways and potentially more coming too. the railways and potentially more coming toe-— coming too. nick eardley at westminster, _ coming too. nick eardley at westminster, thank - coming too. nick eardley at westminster, thank you. i let�*s hear more on what�*s being offered to striking health workers in wales. our correspondent hywel griffith is in cardiff.

talk of one—off payments. talk of one-off payments. first minister mark— talk of one—off payments. f "st minister mark drakeford speaking today saying that over the christmas and new year period he has been rattling the tin around the finance ministry, checking under the sofa, and he believes they have been able to find enough cash to make a one—off offer to nhs workers here in wales that would apply only here in wales. it has happened before, a couple of years ago, that nhs staff in wales, as they were in scotland and northern ireland, were given a one—off bonus to reward them during the covid pandemic. it worked out after tax at a maximum of at around £500. there has been no amount put on this offer. they have written to the health unions here in wales and hope to meet them by the end of the week about the initial noise from the royal college of nurses say they welcome some development but they are still very keen to have a more consolidated offer, something that would be in their members apart of the pay packets every month going into the next financial year. but it

may be there is a welsh compromise to be made. first minister mark drakeford to be made. first minister mark dra keford says to be made. first minister mark drakeford says it�*s completely coincidental there is talk of a one—off offer in england. he was also asked, if you�*re going to offer this to health workers in wales, what about everyone else, because like the rest of the uk there are many sectors at the moment where industrial action is either arranged or is poised to happen. he didn�*t close the door on that and that could eventually bump up the bill for the welsh government, so he will be very careful when he enters these negotiations later this week to make sure that penny by penny it gives the nurses enough maybe to avert its future strike action but doesn�*t itself go over budget. future strike action but doesn't itself go over budget.— itself go over budget. hywel griffith in — itself go over budget. hywel griffith in cardiff, _ itself go over budget. hywel griffith in cardiff, thank - itself go over budget. hywel| griffith in cardiff, thank you. scotland�*s first minister, nicola sturgeon, has been speaking about how the combined pressures of covid, flu and strep a have put unprecedented demand on the nhs in scotland. james shaw is in edinburgh. what has the first minister been saying? what has the first minister been sa in: ? ~ . , what has the first minister been sa in? ~ . , ., ., what has the first minister been sa in? . , ., ., ._ saying? what she laid out really was that this was —

saying? what she laid out really was that this was going _ saying? what she laid out really was that this was going to _ saying? what she laid out really was that this was going to be _ saying? what she laid out really was that this was going to be the - saying? what she laid out really was that this was going to be the most i that this was going to be the most difficult winter, as she put it, in the history of the nhs in scotland. she said there were severe and exceptional pressures. she talked about 1000 patients with flu being admitted to hospitals in scotland every week. on top of that, covid and strep a. she said bed occupancy was at 95%, so in other words, very little leeway. compared that to the situation before the covid crisis, three years ago when occupancy was at 87%. so giving a sense ofjust how difficult the situation is. what is the scottish government going to do? they say they will put more money into nhs 2a, the helpline service that advises people and may be able to tell people they don�*t need to go to hospital unnecessarily. also extra money into social care, so that if people are in hospital but there is no medical need for them to be there, then a bed potentially can be found for

them elsewhere. at no point did nicola sturgeon say this was a crisis or an emergency, although she did say the scottish government does have emergency powers. and she insisted, despite what the bma, the british medical association, has said, that the nhs in scotland is safe for patients and does, by and large, provide an excellent standard of care. , . , ,, ., , of care. james shaw in edinburgh, thank yon — a new scheme to support firms with their energy bills will be announced in the house of commons today. the current scheme, which caps the unit cost of gas and electricity for all businesses, expires at the end of march. it will be replaced with a scheme that offers a discount on wholesale prices rather than a fixed price. britain and the european union are due to hold further talks today to try to reach a deal on a crucial aspect of post—brexit trading arrangements. the northern ireland protocol keeps the british province aligned

with some eu trade rules in order to avoid border checks with the neighbouring republic of ireland. there are hopes london and brussels may be edging closer to a deal on relaxing some of the new rules. but there are also warnings on the scale of the challenge in agreeing reforms. there�*s still no comment from buckingham palace over prince harry�*s allegations concerning the royal family. the duke of sussex has now accused some members of being "complicit" in the suffering endured by his wife, meghan, and accused them of "getting in bed with the devil" in their relationships with the popular press. here�*s our royal correspondent daniela relph. what an original name! the themes of the interviews were familiar — fury at the british media, frustration with his own family, pain at losing his mother. during the first interview, excerpts from harry�*s audiobook were played. here, he described seeing photos of the paparazzi, as his mother lay dying at the crash scene in paris.

they'd never stopped shooting her while she lay between the seats, unconscious, or semi—conscious. and in their frenzy, they'd sometimes accidentally photographed each other. not one of them was checking on her, offering her help, not even comforting her. they were just shooting, shooting, shooting. of his family, the criticism is direct. his brother and wife didn�*t get on with meghan from the start, he says. he accuses buckingham palace of not defending her, describing their silence as "deafening". the sibling rivalry with william is portrayed as intense and damaging. it is now, he says, his life�*s work to change the media landscape in the uk. and he again talked about his family planting stories with the press to enhance their reputation. after many, many years of lies being told about me and my family, there comes a point where,

again, going back to the relationship between certain members of the family and the tabloid press, those certain members have decided to get into bed with the devil. there were, at times, contradictions and pettiness — perhaps as there are with all family fallouts — but he insisted he still loved his father and brother, and wanted things to be different. one might say, look, you haven�*t so much burnt your bridges as taken a flame—thrower to them by being this honest in the book. they might say to you, "look, you�*ve just destroyed any chance of a reconciliation." well, they've shown absolutely no willingness to reconcile up until this point. and i'm not sure how honesty is burning bridges. you know, silence only allows the abuser to abuse. ticking i will sit here and speak... in his interview for cbs in america, he again discusses his own family leaking stories to the media, focusing on his stepmother,

camilla queen consort, who he said had used the media to rehabilitate her public image. that made her dangerous because of the connections that she was forging within the british press. and there was open willingness on both sides to trade information. and with a family built on hierarchy, and with her on her way to being queen consort, there was going to be people, or bodies, left in the street because of that. he was also asked about his current relationship with his brother and his father. do you speak to william now? do you text? er, currently, no. but i look forward... i look forward to us being able to find peace. harry said he didn�*t think his father or his brother would read his new book, but he said writing it had been both painful and cathartic. daniela relph, bbc news. and our royal correspondent,

nicholas witchell, joins me now. and in the last hour, yet another fresh interview has been broadcast. interview number three, this one in america again. on the abc good morning america, a pre—recorded interview, and he has been talk about his mother, about camilla. his mother, he says, she would be heartbroken it has ended up this way. he says that she would have been heartbroken that william�*s office, as he claims, has been part office, as he claims, has been part of the breakdown by briefing against them. but when he is pressed on give us some examples, the only example that he could come up with is the story of bridesmaids dresses, who made her cry. then on camilla, he said that he has huge compassion for her being the third person in my mother�*s marriage, that memorable phrase. he said that he had not spoken to camilla for a long time. i see someone who has married into the

institution and who has tried to improve her image for her own sake, echoing what he said in these other interviews. but on the specific allegation made in the itv interview that camilla planted the story of her first meeting with william, this was 2a years ago, that actually doesn�*t stack up factually. that story emerged because camilla�*s private secretary mentioned it inadvertently to someone who mentioned it to somebody else, and the private secretary was modified and resigned over it. it was not planted maliciously or deliberately. then on the late queen, harry has said, i think she was sad it has got to this point and he said he didn�*t say any way back to real life. is the public interested in this? this is an interesting footnote, more people watched happy valley on bbc one at nine o�*clock last night, 5.3 million people, then watched harry cut back the interview on itv, 4.1 million people. cut back the interview on itv, 4.1 million maple-— cut back the interview on itv, 4.1 million people-— million people. nick, thank you, nick witchell. —

a teenager has admitted the murder of a 14—year—old boy, who was london�*s youngest stabbing victim in 2021. jermaine cools was attacked in a fight involving a number of people near west croydon station in south london. he took himself to hospital, where he later died. a 17—year—old will be sentenced next month. brazil�*s president, luiz inacio lula da silva, has ordered federal security forces to take control of the capital, brasilia, after supporters of former president bolsonaro stormed the government compound. the building houses the supreme court, congress and the office of the president. they�*re angry at the result of october�*s election. many world leaders have condemned the riot, which president lula da silva described as the work of "facists". our south america correspondent katy watson has the latest. total chaos in brasilia, as thousands of hard—line protesters invaded government buildings. authorities responding with tear gas to try and regain control of brazil�*s capital.

this was a scenario many here feared might happen, after a divisive election back in october. these images are clearly reminiscent of what happened in the us capitol two years ago. after all, former presidentjair bolsonaro is nicknamed "the trump of the tropics" by some. but while far—right protesters here have been emboldened by the former us president, this was more than just a copycat insurrection. and it goes beyond bolsonaro, too. what angers protesters most is not so much that bolsonaro lost, but the fact that lula won — a man they see as belonging in prison, not the presidential palace. translation: i'm here in this totally peaceful demonstration j because i don�*t agree with all the thievery of lula, the vice president, the supreme court and the superior electoral court. we want new elections, clean ballot boxes. translation: we don't believe | that this election was democratic. there are several indications that there was fraud, that there was corruption.

there�*s been no evidence of fraud, despite what these protesters claim, but no matter. what these people want is military intervention. it�*s the only way, in their view, that brazil can be saved from what they see as a stolen election. lula, though — the elected president, who�*s been in the job forjust a week — condemned what happened, calling the protesters "fanatical fascists". translation: all those people who did this will be _ found and punished. they will realise that democracy guarantees the right to freedom and free speech, but it also demands that people respect the institutions created to strengthen democracy. by nightfall, people had been cleared from the buildings, and police were clearing the remaining protesters from the streets. at best, authorities were caught out unprepared. at worst, they�*re suspected of being involved. katy watson, bbc news, in sao paulo.

it is 20 past one. our top story this lunchtime.... talks today with ministers to ease the threat of more strike action, but the signs so far aren�*t good. unite calling the talks insulting. # but on high street west, there�*s a place # there�*s a place she knows #. and a song to honour a woman and the soup kitchen helping the poor in sunderland. coming up on the bbc news channel: england�*s owen farrell could miss the start of the six nations, after being cited for a dangerous tackle in a club game. he�*ll face a disciplinary hearing tomorrow, ahead of their campaign, which gets under way against scotland in a month�*s time. the first launch of satellites into space from british soil is due to take place in cornwall this evening. sir richard branson�*s virgin orbit company will send up a rocket, housed under the wing of a re—purposed jumbojet, containing several small satellites.

technical issues had delayed the pre—christmas launches. well, our science editor, rebecca morelle, is in newquay for us now. rebecca. yes, excitement is really building here at newquay airport, where we are expecting to see some space history being made. for the first time, the uk will be sending a rocket up into space to deliver satellites, the first time it has happened from british soil. the rocket will be carried partway by a modified jumbo jet. rocket will be carried partway by a modifiedjumbojet. later rocket will be carried partway by a modified jumbojet. later on rocket will be carried partway by a modified jumbo jet. later on this evening, thousands of people are expected here to watch it take off. the launch is taking place at newquay airport. home to spaceport cornwall. but it�*s a lift—off with a difference. the rocket is attached to this jumbojet, and it will be released mid—flight, firing its engines to send satellites into orbit — the first time this has been done from british soil. the rocket and aircraft belong to virgin orbit, and we�*ve been given a rare chance to look inside. on the lower deck, all the seats have been stripped out

to save weight, because a rocket full of fuel is a heavy load. but at the front, a small modification will have a big effect. here in the cockpit are all the usual controls that you need to fly a plane, but there is one big difference, and it�*s this. this red square is a release button, and about an hour into the flight, the pilot will press this to drop the rocket. until now, these launches have been carried out from california. copy, drop ready. release, release, release. the drop happens at 35,000 feet, and it�*s a perilous manoeuvre. everything has to work perfectly to get the rocket on its way. for the uk flight, raf pilot matthew stannard — or stanny, for short — will be at the controls. we enter what is called a terminal count procedure, and that�*s for when things, for us, certainly get more interesting, as we go through that sequence of pressurising the tank,

trimming the lines. at the end of that 15—minute terminal count, the rocket says, "i�*m ready to go now". and it�*s myjob to make sure the aeroplane is at the right bit in the sky, in the right position, so when the rocket says "i�*m ready to go", away she goes. release, release, release. on the ground, at mission control, the launch team will be monitoring every minute of the flight. it will be a tense time. i will say it's a nervous atmosphere. i think we all run off of adrenaline, for sure. but we're all pretty calm because we've rehearsed, we're confident in our systems, we've done all our checkouts and we're ready to go, basically. this is one of nine satellites being painstakingly prepared for launch. almost all of them have been built in the uk. until now, though, they would have been shipped abroad to be sent into orbit, but this mission is about to change that. there�*s a lot riding on this rocket. if the launch goes to plan, it will be a major milestone for the uk — the first step in becoming

a global player in space. rebecca morelle, bbc news, newquay. a man is planning to sue a nursing home, alleging that during the pandemic, his mother was put on end—of—life care, without her family being consulted, and in breach of official guidelines. antonia stowell�*s son says his mother, who was 87 and died in 2020, didn�*t have the mental capacity to consent because she was suffering from dementia. in response, the nursing home in hull says the correct process was followed in her care. with more, here�*s our home affairs correspondent, june kelly. antonia stowell was born in spain. in the 1950s, she married a british soldier, and they lived and raised theirfamily in the uk. happy new year to all my children, and i love you all very much. as she became elderly, antonia — by then, a widow — was diagnosed with dementia and herfamily decided

to move her into a care home. in 2020, during the first pandemic lockdown, her son tony says although he wasn�*t allowed in, he visited his mother regularly and would see her through a window. but in may that year, she suddenly seemed to deteriorate. when i looked through the window, she was just slumped in her wheelchair, didn�*t look right to me. so i�*m banging on the window and the doors, and that�*s when i said, "what�*s wrong with my mum?" i said, "what�*s wrong with her?" i said, "where�*s the one—to—one?" "oh, she�*s fine, she�*sjust sleeping." i said, "it looks like she�*s dead." the following day, tony stowell says he was told over the phone by staff at the rose villa nursing home in hull that his mother had been put on end—of—life care. his lawyers have obtained antonia�*s hospital records, which they say show she had been diagnosed with pneumonia at the home and end—of—life drugs had been ordered by medical professionals.

tony says he had to break the news to his siblings that their mother was on end—of—life care. the family insisted that she should instead be taken to hospital immediately for treatment. she died there the following day. they should have consulted all family members, if mum had a headache or didn�*t feel very well, as the care home always did in the past two and a half years. they would phone us, each member. they couldn�*tjust phone one family member up, it had to be each one. i always got calls from them. cannot fault them. this is why i�*m so angry. in a statement, rose villa nursing home told us... "we believe that our dedicated and professional team provided antonia with the very best care under the direction of her gp and medical team, and all proper process in the delivery of this care was followed with precision." hull royal infirmary, where antonia was moved to and where she spent her final 24 hours, said she died from covid and dementia.

june kelly, bbc news, hull. just over three years ago, a woman in sunderland set up a free food stand for people struggling to feed their families. andrea bell had been inspired by the story of one woman she met, who found it difficult to feed her seven children. well, now her food stand has grown, and more than a hundred people are fed every night by a group of volunteers, with the whole experience now turned into a song. david sillito has that story. a friend had just said, "you will be perfect for this". # with her head back low # she walks on through her city...# we�*re in sunderland, and this is andrea, listening to a song that�*s been written about her. or rather, about the soup kitchen and food bank she helped set up three and a half years ago. # some days, they won't

take much at all...# sunderland community soup kitchen, what is that? it�*s a place where people can come and get fed for free. ijust vowed that nobody in sunderland would ever go without food again, and now they don�*t. the soup kitchen — known as albert�*s place — now has 71 volunteers, allotments, a warehouse, and now a song. the idea came from radio 2�*s folk programme, to compose five songs based on real lives in britain today. and this is andrea�*s, composed and performed by martynjoseph. the song is about the reality of life, sadly, for many people in the uk and other countries right now, as we try to go through a very difficult time. and this was its first performance, in front of an audience of one, andrea. # head back low, she walks on through her city

# rain seeps through that only coat she owns # but on high street west, there's a place # is a play she knows...# you know, i�*m quite a tough character and, that day, i was overcome with emotion, because i never imagined the song would be so fitting. incredible. the thing is as well, this is my, like, sort of myjourney... thank you. aw! you'll have me going in a minute! they laugh david sillito, bbc news, sunderland. time for a look at the weather. here�*s darren bett. hello, that space launch is going to be flying into cloud and rain this evening. have a look at the satellite picture, this is the cloud coming in from the atlantic and that is going to give us some wet and windy weatherfor is going to give us some wet and windy weather for tomorrow. ahead is going to give us some wet and windy weatherfor tomorrow. ahead of it, we are into some chilly air

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