this is bbc news. i'm clive myrie. the top stories: there's been little progress in talks to end public sector strike action. the government says meetings with health unions were useful. the other side warns more work needs to be done. it was a very civil meeting. we did actually manage to talk about pay. we didn't get the tangible concessions that we might have hoped or that would enable us to call off the strikes later this week. the health secretary announces that the nhs is to buy up beds in care homes, to free space in hospitals in england. the body that represents the adult social care sector gave this response. and, frankly, i am so old that i have been through so many of these statements, so many times when we've been told it's a new start and that the whole system

is going to be more integrated and betterfor citizens, and it never seems to materialise. prince harry accuses some in the royal family of being "complicit" in the suffering of his wife, meghan, as more tv interviews are broadcast. in brazil, the security forces detain over a thousand people, after supporters of the former president storm government buildings in the capital. and the welsh football captain, gareth bale, announces his retirement from the game. good evening. unions say they've made little progress with the government in talks aimed at bringing an end the current strike action in the nhs.

ministers are holding meetings with health, as well as teaching and rail unions, to try to resolve the walk—outs over pay and working conditions. strikes in the nhs this month are now likely to go ahead. however, a government source did describe the talks with health unions as "useful and constructive." well, ambulance staff in england are scheduled to stage two more walk—outs, one on wednesday and on the 23rd of january. nurses will also strike next week for two days, on the 18th and 19th. and this week in scotland, there'll be two days of industrial action by teachers. driving examiners in england and wales will also man picket lines, along with bus drivers in london. with more, here's our political correspondent david wallace lockhart. hi, i'm rishi, very nice to see you. there's significant pressure on the health service and the prime minister. this morning, he's 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. we are really pleased that union leaders accepted ministers�* invitations to come in today to have discussions across the board. that's a really positive development and on pay we have always said that the government is happy to talk about pay demands and pay issues that are anchored in what's reasonable, what's responsible, what's affordable for the country. but the most important thing is those talks are happening and let's sit down and try and find a way through. but not everyone shares rishi sunak�*s optimism. the government wants to talk about pay 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 pay. this was one health union official on the way into talks. we haven't even seen an agenda for this meeting, that's the position we are in. but the demand is clear, we need discussion about 2023. so how did those talks go? the government have missed

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 other health unions had a more positive interpretation of pay discussions. the secretary of state was very, . very clear that resolving this 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 pay ahead of 1st april. there is speculation that a 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 hope of course that we 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. no 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. let's speak to the shadow business secretary, jonathan reynolds, who's at westminster. good afternoon. it is good to see you. first of all, both sides seem to be talking. that's progress. the government _ to be talking. that's progress. tue: government being to be talking. that's progress. tte: government being willing to talk to public sector workers is, to be honest, the minimum object from an evil thing has a little bit of a

feel of a superficial photo opportunity, but what i want to see is the government acknowledge that, as they are responsible public services, the economy, the state of wages —— the minimum thing they can do. they have got to be willing to negotiate. if you take the figures to the end of last year, we note inflation is ii%, the average public sector paintwork is 7%, they have got to be willing to listen to those grievances and negotiate. i do not the kids just about levels of pay. obviously that is important when the cost of living crisis is what it is —— | cost of living crisis is what it is —— i do not think it is. it is about the pressure people are under. that is why we have our plan to get rid of the nondurable. you can only get a settlement by negotiating and that is why we need to see it stop what you believe pay should be links to productivity? when you have a i ,and , and they�* re , and they're always lots of different aspects and parts that agreement, i would expect this round

of pay negotiations to be no different. if the negotiations are taking place. if you look again at the particularly in hs, the pressure people are under, the length of shift people are working, it would sound crass for ministers is suggesting they need to be more productive, when they need a more expanded workforce to meet the challenge of covid and the backlog, particularly after what has been a decade of not reasonable funding to the nhs from the government so you've got to be aware of that, but there will be a whole range of factors in this negotiations, but at the core of it, they have to accept responsibility and listen to those concerns of. 50 responsibility and listen to those concerns of-— responsibility and listen to those concerns of. �* , ., , ., concerns of. so there's no question that if you — concerns of. so there's no question that if you are _ concerns of. so there's no question that if you are in _ concerns of. so there's no question that if you are in government, - concerns of. so there's no question | that if you are in government, you'd be giving more money, question about that? tn be giving more money, question about that? ., ., ., ., , that? in a negotiation, each side does not get _ that? in a negotiation, each side does not get their _ that? in a negotiation, each side does not get their topline - that? in a negotiation, each side i does not get their topline demand, so you've got to be willing to have a bit of give—and—take within there. i think the fund mental difference with how we would approach the nhs as we recognise the rushers the workforce are under, we have got

those... if you listen to the pressures of people, that has got to be part of the answer to that, but nobody wants to see strikes go ahead, but you've got to be willing to listen to the grievances people have, the pressures they are under and i do not think this government has been willing to do that today. given we are injanuary, the pay talks for 2023 would begin in february. you believe that unions are right to to push for a renegotiation of what happened i2 renegotiation of what happened 12 months ago?— months ago? workers cannot be unished months ago? workers cannot be punished for _ months ago? workers cannot be punished for the _ months ago? workers cannot be punished for the government's l months ago? workers cannot be i punished for the government's lack of willingness to engage within them, and what we have seen from the government so far is notjust a willingness, a lack of willingness to engage, but also threats of for instance sacking nurses, clapping them one day and sacking them the next. it is not the workers or the unions felt that there has been any lack of the position we are in ——

resolution... the position we are in, it is a result, it is up to the government for a resolution. delivering better public services. in wales, workers they are going to be offered, it seems, that a one—off payment. does that seem the right way to in england i am not going to second—guess the negotiations. that second-guess the negotiations. that mi . ht second-guess the negotiations. that miaht be second-guess the negotiations. that might be part. _ second—guess the negotiations. tngt might be part, and some sectors, of the answer to that. it is not exactly the same in each part of the public sector. yes, it is about pay in the main, but there are issues of workforce, of the pressure people are under. there are major public per implications. ourworkers implications. our workers going to have good terms and conditions or being reduced to part of the gig

economy? these are going be part of the negotiations, so that might be part of it, but unless you have a government willing to listen to the grievances, you will not solve the dispute. grievances, you will not solve the dis - ute. grievances, you will not solve the disute. ,, ., ., �* , ,, dispute. 0k, shadow business secretary jonathan _ dispute. 0k, shadow business secretary jonathan edwards, l dispute. 0k, shadow business - secretary jonathan edwards, thank secretary jonathan edwards, thank you. the health secretary, steve barclay, has said the nhs is to buy up beds in care homes, to free space in hospitals in england. he told the commons the money would amount to £200 million over the next three months. labour has described the announcement as a sticking plaster when the nhs needed fundamental reform. after a day of talks between unions and ministers, the health secretary made a statement in commons this afternoon, where he set out the government's measures to support the nhs. first, we'll block book beds in homes, to release people from hospitals where they are medically fit to be discharged. when combined with a rounding up of the discharge

funding, it will unlock and estimated a micro capacity in wards will free up, which in turn allows those patients admitted to emergency departments to move towards, which will lessen delays. it is important however that we learn from the deployment of a similar approach to the pandemic by ensuring the right wraparound care is provided for those patients are to residential care, which i have asked in hs england typically focus on, so it is the shortest possible stay on their journey on, so it is the shortest possible stay on theirjourney home and into domiciliary care and, indeed, it is in the nhs's own interest for those patients to be a short stay as possible. taken together, this is a £200 million investment over the next three months. next, a&e are also under particular strain. from my visits across the country i have seen and heard how they often need

more space to enable same—day emergency care and short stays posed emergency care and short stays posed emergency department. so our second investment today is more physical capacity in and around emergency departments. by using modular units, this capacity will be available in weeks, not months, and our investment will focus on modular support this year and we will apply for next year's allocation to significantly expand this programme ahead of the summer. we are giving trusts discretion on how best to use these units to decompress their emerging apartments, so that might be spaces post andy care, where there is no need for a patient go to a ward for further observation, or for discharge lounges, where previously have not been able to take patients in a bed, many of those were often chairs, and also additional capacity alongside the emergency department at the front

and of the hospital. mr speaker, the third action we are taking to support the system right now is to... the cqc have agreed to reduce inspections and focus on high—risk providers in other settings, like mental health. i assure you that was stephen barclay at the dispatch box there. in his reply to stephen barclay, the shadow secretary for health and social care, wes streeting, said that mr barclay was not "interested in solving problems". mr speaker, this winter has seen patients waiting hours on end for an ambulance, a&e departments overflowing with patients and dedicated nhs staff driven to industrial action — in the case of the nurses, for the first time in their history — because the government has failed to listen and to lead. i noticed the secretary of state didn't take a moment to talk about the abysmal failure of his talks with nurses and paramedic representatives today, so let me say to him,

every cancelled operation, delayed appointment and ambulance disruption due to strikes could have been avoided if he had just agreed to talk to nhs staff about pay. today, he could have opened serious talks to avert further strikes. instead, he offered nurses and paramedics 45 minutes of lip service. if patients suffer further strike action, they will know exactly who to blame. but of course the prime minister has already shown that he's not interested in solving problems, he resorts to the smoke screen of parliamentary gameplay by bringing in legislation to sack nhs staff for going on strike. so let me ask the secretary of state, in this nhs "sacking the staff" bill, how many nurses is he planning to sack, how many paramedics is he going to sack, how manyjunior doctors is he going to sack? and this government has the audacity to ask nhs staff for minimum service levels. when are we going to see

minimum service levels from government ministers? after arriving at the derriford hospital in plymouth, an 83—year—old dementia patient waited in the back of an ambulance outside a&e for 26 hours before being admitted. this was the 23rd of december, window strikes were taking place. professor martin green is chair at care england — he gave this reaction to the announcement from the health secretary. i'm confused as to what is new in this announcement. we have had the delayed discharge fund, we've had £500 million which is supposed to be taking people out of hospital and putting them into community care settings. there is a long distance between a political announcements there is a long distance between a political announcement and what actually happens on the ground, and interestingly, this afternoon, i spoke to one of my members in nottinghamshire who have 110 beds that they have been trying to offer to the nhs over

the last few months and nobody has got back to them. so i think one of the challenges in all of this is to start making it real rather than rhetorical. and, frankly, i am so old that i have been through so many of these statements, so many times when we've been told it's a new start and that the whole system is going to be more integrated and betterfor citizens, and it never seems to materialise. professor martin green, the chair of care england, there. let's speak now to mike padgham, chair at the independent care group, a representative body for independent care providers in york and north yorkshire. hello to you. thanks forjoining us. are you as set up as professor martin green there, clearly, is, about lots of statements coming out from various governments over the years but no meat —— as fed up? yes. years but no meat -- as fed up? yes, i am, and _ years but no meat -- as fed up? yes, i am, and i — years but no meat -- as fed up? yes, i am. and i have _ years but no meat -- as fed up? yes, i am, and i have been _ years but no meat -- as fed up? yes, i am, and i have been in _

years but no meat -- as fed up? yes, i am, and i have been in the - years but no meat —— as fed up? te: lam, and i have been in the sector i am, and i have been in the sector a long time and i've heard it all before. that is all governments, be it this one or labour or a coalition. what we need is a long—term reform of social care, thatis long—term reform of social care, that is what is needed and quickly. but the statement from the health secretary, if it comes to pass that spare spaces in care homes, beds, would be bought up, would that help? it would help a little bit, certainly, the money is to be welcomed, but it is a little bit late, because... well, we were talking about in the summer, and we are injanuary and a lot of that money has not got to the front line. it will free up some beds, more capacity could be there, but we need to get that money straight to the line in terms of raising front—line staff pay, because there is a shortage of staff, around about 10% of the workforce, so we could help the nhs more, but we have not got

the nhs more, but we have not got the staff to help people in their own homes or in care homes. t5 the staff to help people in their own homes or in care homes. is this what it boils — own homes or in care homes. is this what it boils down _ own homes or in care homes. is this what it boils down to? _ own homes or in care homes. is this what it boils down to? is _ own homes or in care homes. is this what it boils down to? is it - own homes or in care homes. is this what it boils down to? is it money . what it boils down to? is it money and pay again?— and pay again? from a social care sec —— perspective, yes. it is notjust now, i've been talking about this last decade or more. it is not all about pay, but when people below the minimum living wage, yes. they could be paid more in other areas, pretty girly supermarkets, then social care and cannot be right in his day and age. and cannot be right in his day and are. and cannot be right in his day and me, . ., , and cannot be right in his day and age. -- particularly supermarkets. and... a whole _ age. -- particularly supermarkets. and... a whole host _ age. -- particularly supermarkets. and... a whole host of _ age. -- particularly supermarkets. and... a whole host of sectors - and... a whole host of sectors across the economy, it is tough. tt across the economy, it is tough. tit is very tough. all i would say, i do not underestimate the problems the government has, but in social care, the government never fixed the sector when the economy was much

better. the cuts over the last three decades has caused the problems we have today. i'm convinced if we spend more in social care in the short—term, eventually in the longer term we will save more money for the health service. if anything, the current chancellor said if you want to go in a differentjob social care needed 7 billion the yearjust to stand still, and we are nowhere near defining when when to make that work better support in that regard, then, what would you like to hear steve barclay and rishi sunak what would you like to hear steve barclay and rishi sunai_ what would you like to hear steve barclay and rishi sunak actually say in relation to _ barclay and rishi sunak actually say in relation to the _ barclay and rishi sunak actually say in relation to the issues _ barclay and rishi sunak actually say in relation to the issues concerning | in relation to the issues concerning social care?— social care? they have got to be much bolder _ social care? they have got to be much bolder and _ social care? they have got to be much bolder and bring - social care? they have got to be much bolder and bring forward l social care? they have got to be i much bolder and bring forward long overdue social care reform. we needs health and social care in one body, we have talked about integration a long time, it is not work and when to bring both together. it is very difficult at the minute, but it is going to cost more to get more in the future, but it will be better longer term,

the future, but it will be better longerterm, invest the future, but it will be better longer term, invest in both together, but we need action quickly. no more reports, no more inquiries, we need action this day. the person who was in number 10 at the start of this parliament, which seems like a billion years ago now, actually said that there was going to be a solution that he had a solution, mrjohnson, and that social care was going to be tackled. words are not enough? thea;r social care was going to be tackled. words are not enough?— social care was going to be tackled. words are not enough? they are not, and i was words are not enough? they are not, and l was quite _ words are not enough? they are not, and i was quite excited _ words are not enough? they are not, and i was quite excited when - words are not enough? they are not, and i was quite excited when he - words are not enough? they are not, and i was quite excited when he took| and i was quite excited when he took steps in number 10 and said what he did say, but unfortunately, a bit later he had said he had fixed it. i'm afraid, mrjohnson, you never fixed it. nobody has fixed it of any party so far and some he could make a name for themselves if they tackle it now for people would be grateful. i would ask the electorate to asked their mps, what is their plan? mike paduham their mps, what is their plan? mike padgham from _ their mps, what is their plan? mike padgham from the _ their mps, what is their plan? mike padgham from the independent care group, think you forjoining us. bit of breaking news for you coming into

us. this is from the reuters news agency and it is quoting someone close to the family of jair bolsonaro, former brazilian president who lost election a few weeks ago. he is, according to the reuters news agency, quoting a source close to the family, he has been hospitalised in florida. apparently his condition is not worrying, according to reuters, quoting a source close to the family. we know it is going on in result at the moment, a crowd of people storming the capital in brasilia. federalforces are now people storming the capital in brasilia. federal forces are now on the streets to try and restore order and as a result the suggestion is that it and as a result the suggestion is thatitis and as a result the suggestion is that it is supporters of mr bolsonaro who may have been involved in those protests and the storming of the capital city brasilia, but mr bolsonaro is in florida, he is not

in result at the moment, and the suggestion is, according to the reuters agency, quoting someone close to the family, that mr bolsonaro has been hospitalised but his condition is not worrying. any more on that when we get it, we bring it straight to you. new proposals to support businesses with their energy bills are expected to be announced in the house of commons shortly. this is what it is looking like at the moment, looking pretty quiet, actually. 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. among the businesses watching anxiously for details of the government's new energy support package is an aquatics shop in wigan. it stocks hundreds of tropical fish, and it's worried for its future after its monthly electricity bill sky rocketed. phil mccann reports. brad and angelina can't do what most

of us have been doing this winter and turn the heating down. their tank temperature needs to be topical, just like it does for most of their neighbours here at pier aquatics in wigan. —— their tank temperature needs to be tropical, they sell 500 species here in 600 tanks. it is hot in here and it is humid and the reason for that is because of how warm this water has to be. cold—water tanks are around 10 celsius, but the vast majority in this place have to be heated to around 28 celsius — that's around 80 fahrenheit. if you turn the heating down, you're risking problems with the fish. i mean, 28 degrees, you can't... you cut out minor parasites in the picture. the cost of powering all this was fixed five years ago until last november. their bill last month jumped from just over £3,000 a month to £16,000. where we're going to find the money from, i have no idea. we were expecting a slight increase, but to go up such a massive amount, we can't. ..

we can't afford it, like. it's... realistically, if this is our bill moving forward, we won't be here. it will shut us down very quickly, as well, at £16,000. theirsupplier, sse, told us wholesale gas and power prices have reached unprecedented highs. they blamed global factors like the war in ukraine. but since north west tonight got involved, sse has apologised and cut the monthly bill here by a third. that's because they hadn't applied a government discount scheme which helps businesses with their energy bills. but that scheme ends at the end of march. they have tried to cut their energy usage here, but they're worried that without extra help, brad and angelina and everyone who works here could have a difficult new year. phil mccann, bbc north west tonight, wigan. the uk and the european union have described their latest discussions over the northern ireland protocol as cordial and constructive. the two sides have reached a deal on the issue of eu access to british it systems. the protocol is a trading arrangement which keeps

northern ireland aligned with some eu trade rules, in order to avoid border checks with the neighbouring republic of ireland. there are hopes that london and brussels may be edging closer to a deal on relaxing some of the new rules. there's still no comment from buckingham palace over prince harry's latest 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. harry, the interview. 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.

more news coming up, stay with us. now time for a look at the weather for some darren has the details. hello there, clive, aood has the details. hello there, clive, good evening- _ has the details. hello there, clive, good evening. some _ has the details. hello there, clive, good evening. some cloud - has the details. hello there, clive, good evening. some cloud and - has the details. hello there, clive, | good evening. some cloud and rain has the details. hello there, clive, - good evening. some cloud and rain on the way. let me show you the radar. seeing quite a few showers coming into northern ireland and scotland. those showers are actually driving their way across northern england, their way across northern england, the midlands and lincoln share and then tending to fade away. it does become drier, but only briefly. we see cloud and rain coming in from the atlantic. ahead of that, some clear skies. temperatures down to 2 or three degrees. but we have got this wet weather coming in from the atlantic. that will spill its way northwards and eastwards. heaviest rain likely to be over hills. they become a big drierfor a while in southern england, the midlands and wales, but the second band of rain sweeps over the irish she. —— irish sepals to be when your day, when

you're than today, but the winds are from the south or southwest, which is why it is going be so mild tomorrow, with temperatures reaching 13 or 1a celsius. hello this is bbc news. the headlines. there's been little progress in talks to end public sector strike action. the government says meetings with health unions were useful, the other side warns more work, needs to be done. it was a very civil meeting. we did actually manage to talk about pay. we didn't get the tangible concessions that we might have hoped or that would enable us to call off the strikes later this week. the health secretary announces that the nhs is to buy up beds in care homes, to free space in hospitals in england — the body that represents the adult social care sector gave this response. and frankly i am so old that i have been through so many of these statements, so many times when we have been

told it is a new start and _ that the whole system will be more integrated and better at the citizens and it never seems to materialise. prince harry accuses some in the royal family of being "complicit," in the suffering of his wife, meghan, as more tv interviews are broadcast. in brazil, the security forces detain over a thousand people, after supporters of the former president, storm government buildings, in the capital. and the welsh football captain, gareth bale, announces his retirement, from the game. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre. hi there. let's get some more, on that big story concerning wales captain gareth bale — who has retired from club and international football. it follows wales' exit at the group stage of the world cup, and their 3—0 loss to england. the former tottenham and real madrid forward put out a statement on social media —

thanking all the club's he's played at — and said the sport has given him some of the best moments of his life. the highest of highs over 17 seasons that will be impossible to replicate, no matter what the next chapter has in store." the decision to call it a day from all forms of the game, coming with some surprise — as jane dougall explains. after the final game. played against england at the 3—0 defeat, he was asked if he intended to continue his international career, despite the elimination of wales from the world cup, and he had played just 45 minutes in that match and then he had a hamstring injury at half—time, but the 33 year old dismissed any suggestion it could be his final appearance in a wales shirt and he said he would keep going for as long as he can and for as long as he is wanted. it is a difficult moment but we have a qualifying campaign for the european championships starting in march and he said he hoped to be part of that, but that will not be the case because he has now announced his retirement,

notjust from international but also club football. he has done this to a statement on social media. he was playing for los angeles fc in the us and a course for the welsh national team. his career had faded away somewhat and he was not getting picked at real madrid where he had won the champions league on several occasions. he began his careerfor southampton playing at left back but it wasn't until he moved to tottenham in 2007 for about £7 million at the time that he moved up to a more attacking position and that was under harry redknapp. from tottenham, that is when he really grew into the player that we knew him at his peak, because he was sold to real madrid for a record fee, widely believed to have been £85.1 million. he went on to help the club win the champions league

scoring in both finals. that is when he moved to the us to play for los angeles fc but he was always passionate about his country and playing for wales and to get to a world cup after so many years of not qualifying, for him, and he said this himself, it was one of the pinnacles of his soccer career and to participate in the world cup, yes, they did not get out of the group stages, but to be there was a huge triumph for him and for wales. so gareth bale announcing his retirement from international and club football today. bbc sport understands that chelsea boss graham potter �*retains the support of the club's board' despite just one win in eight. they're on their worst league run in 13 years — and their latest loss, saw their first fa cup 3rd round exit since 1999 as they were beaten 4—0 at manchester city yesterday. but the club look to be reacting

to that defeat quickly — and are close to signing atletico madrid forward joao felix on loan for the rest of the season. the 23—year—old played for portugal at the world cup and has attracted interest from arsenal and manchester united. potter admitted after the match that his side is "clearly suffering as a football club". masters snooker at alexandra palace is back under way following a dramatic opening day which saw former winner mark selby and defending champion neil robertson both eliminated from the event. ronnie o'sullivan has avoided the same fate however with a 6—1win against luca brecel. o'sullivan hit back—to—back centuries to put himself 5—1 in—front. the first coming with a total break of 134 to take the fifth frame. o'sullivan then returned to the table and again produced a three figure visit putting him on the brink of victory. the match ended with brecel 47 points behind and conceding defeat to see o'sullivan through to his 24th masters quarterfinal. that's all the sport for now.

more reaction on the bbc sport website. thank you. more now on the news that the health secretary, steve barclay, has said the nhs is to buy up beds in care homes, to free space in hospitals in england. mr barclay told the commons that an emergency recovery plan would help to ease the pressure. labour has described the announcement as a sticking plaster, when the nhs needed fundamental reform. let's speak now to professor vicky rayner, who's the chief executive at the national care forum. good afternoon. good to see her. sticking plaster or the beginning of something that could be meaningful? of course i am always hoping the latter. i think there are a couple of things that need to be in place to be assured that this will move in the right direction. first, we need proper strategic engagement of care providers at all levels. at the national emergency submit area but also at the ics is, integrated care

boards. to make sure that the plans to address people's integrated health and care are made with people who can actually deliver them at the table. the second, if the money that is coming now, short—term money is not linked to the longer discharge of funding and discharge plans that are in place and all care providers will be able to do to meet the needs will be able to do to meet the needs will to be put in short—term measures shut as agency staff which is what we really need to is to have the confidence to retain staff in a way that enables them to have the capacity available as when the nhs needsit capacity available as when the nhs needs it and when people who live in the committee the can access it as well. ~ , . , the committee the can access it as well. ~ , .,

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workforce that often operates behind closed doors. much care that is delivered in the community is not seen, but believe me they would know if it was missing because we would have an enormous impact on the economy people being unable to work in all sorts of things because care was not there. so we need to make it more visible and valuable. one way of doing that is to give it a proper strategic place and prominence at all of the decision—making peoples so that we do not get ourselves into this mess in the first place. get the sector— this mess in the first place. get the sector involved from the start. thank you. good to talk to. 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. in the last half hour or so, it's emerged that according

to a source close to his family, mr bolsonaro was admitted to a hospital in florida, although his condition was said to be "not worrying". the protesters are angry at the result of october's presidential election. many world leaders have condemned the riot, which president lula da silva described as the work of �*fascists'. 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 president jair 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. let's speak now to ivana ebel. she's from brazil and an associate professor in journalism at edinburgh napier university. what do you make of what is going on there at the moment? t5 what do you make of what is going on there at the moment?— there at the moment? is the situation _ there at the moment? is the situation that _ there at the moment? is the situation that was _ there at the moment? is the situation that was largely - there at the moment? is the - situation that was largely announced ljy situation that was largely announced by social media especially on the right wing channels. we have seen the explosion of the rage and dissatisfaction of part of the population does does not accept the results of a democratic election.

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process. in which case what is the way forward was much? . as - process. in which case what is the way forward was much? . as we l process. in which case what is the . way forward was much? . as we have 'ust seen way forward was much? . as we have just seen on — way forward was much? . as we have just seen on the _ way forward was much? . as we have just seen on the reporting _ way forward was much? . as we have just seen on the reporting there - way forward was much? . as we have just seen on the reporting there was | just seen on the reporting there was a demand of investigations that people will be punished. i think that needs to be done to establish rule of law because there is a democratic regime and there are consequences for people who try to disrupt the democratic process. it is a challenge to move forward, of course because the whole country is divided. but i think that if we consider the numbers, we will see that the majority of population does not want the violence or anything like that. it is just a minority of very, i would say of those who ransacked the public buildings. tt ransacked the public buildings. it is a sizeable minority or is it a small tiny rump of the population that perhaps the majority of results should not worry about? the ma'ority of brazil is of— should not worry about? the ma'ority of brazil is of course i should not worry about? the ma'ority of brazil is of course elected h should not worry about? the ma'ority of brazil is of course elected da h of brazil is of course elected da silva that is the result of the

election. howeverthe silva that is the result of the election. however the majority —— minority are saying to the contrary. in the situation are just bill down. in the situation are just bill down. in fact they may have been waiting for a military coup, that is what they have been asking for the past to eat months. military intervention on the brazilian government and it did not happen, it should not happen because it is a democratic country. i think that is what happened in brazil yesterday was just the build—up of the accumulation of miss information and people were disconnected from reality. thank you ve much disconnected from reality. thank you very much professor. _ there's been little progress in talks to end public sector strike action. the government says meetings with health unions were useful but the other side warns more work, needs to be done.

the health secretary announces that the nhs is to buy up beds in care homes, to free space in hospitals in england. labour describes the announcement as a sticking plaster. and the welsh football captain, gareth bale, announces his retirement, from the game. a man is planning to sue a nursing home, alledging 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 stowel�*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 processes were followed with 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 2a hours, said she died from covid and dementia. june kelly, bbc news, hull. pakistan says international donors have pledged to give $9 million. after climate floods. this is a test as to see who should pay for major flood disasters. pakistan is seeking help for the total recovery package. flooding described as a "once in a century event" has left communities in western australia

without power and hundreds of residents in need of evacuation. in parts of the kimberley region, flood water is stretching for 50 kilometres. it was caused by heavy rainfall brought by a tropical cyclone. the australian government has promised relief for stranded communities and areas which have seen the worst of the damage. a major milestone for the uk's space programme is set to take place later today, with the first ever orbital space launch from british soil. the mission, which will blast off from a new spaceport at newquay in cornwall, will involve a repurposed 7117 jumbo jet carrying a rocket into the sky before releasing it over the atlantic to send nine satellites into orbit above the earth. our science correspondent rebecca morelle has the story. 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 thisjumbojet, 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's 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, chilling 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 wouldn't 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 since 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. 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 volunteers. . .and the whole experience, has now turned, into a song. david sillito has that story... a friend had just said, "you will be perfect for this". # with head bowed 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 # there's a place she knows...# you know, i'm quite a tough character, but 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, and thatjust says it all, doesn't it? thank you. aw! you'll have me going in a minute! they laugh david sillito, bbc news, sunderland. now it's time for a

look at the weather. that evening we have had a mixture of sunshine and showers and a chilly or day today but things are set to change overnight, later tonight and into tomorrow. look at what is heading our way coming from the atlantic this is where all of our weather is coming from at the moment. all of this cloud heading towards us ahead of that, we have seen some sunshine. a lovely end to the day in east sussex and for easter parts of england there have not been many showers around. charge of the past few hours of frequent ones coming into scotland and northern ireland they are sinking down into northern parts of england and could head into the north midlands in lincolnshire for a while. then they will tend to die out and we will have clear skies for a while. we will see all the cloud coming in from the atlantic bringing in the rain ahead of that, with some clear skies for a while in eastern scotland in eastern england temperatures will be down to — three degrees. weather will continue to

push its way northwards during tomorrow, heaviest of the rain could be over the hills of wales. and also the hills of north—west england particularly cumbria. that could lead to some flooding. there will be a window where it is not quite so wet before we see another band of rain sweeping over the irish sea followed by smart showers and northern ireland. windy tomorrow, we deal with than today. a south to south—westerly wind and as well as bringing cloud and rain bringing the temperatures up as well. it could reach 1a degrees in southern parts of wales. that warmer air in between these two weather fronts what we call it warm sector, the second one burning rate over the irish sea over the afternoon will then sweep rain eastwards. followed by westerly wind a nd eastwards. followed by westerly wind and some cooler air as well. almost back to square one because it is sunshine and showers again. a lot of showers across western areas from the word go in the showers will push their way into eastern parts of england later on in the day.

probably more showers around that today. temperatures will be a little lower than wednesday, still 7—11 . again looking out towards the west into the atlantic to see where our weather is coming from for thursday. more reticent students coming and bringing more cloud and rain. we have cloud and rain effecting for the parts of england and wales on thursday, further north something greater with some sunshine. these ends of showers may be heavy and thundery will super cost northern ireland and into parts of wales as well. more wet and windy weather to come on thursday. but once again it is still mild. there

today at six, talks between the government and health unions to try and avert strike action end with little progress and recriminations. unions in england say there has been no offer on pay rises. at the prime minister, on a hospital visit, insist the government will keep on talking. on pay, we have always said that the government is happy to talk about pay demands and pay issues that are anchored in what is reasonable, what is responsible, what is affordable for the country. we didn't get the tangible concessions that we might have hoped or that would enable us to call off the strikes later this week and next. ministers also met teaching and rail unions to try and avoid strike action in those areas. we'll have all the latest. also on the programme... the government pledges to buy thousands of extra beds

in care homes in england, so that people can be discharged