today at one: the government is to spell out plans to force some unions to provide a minimum level of cover during strikes. what do we want?! fair pay! when do we want it?! now! primary schools are closed in scotland, as teachers walk out over pay. we're positive. we're determined. i think we need to be paid what we deserve. also this lunchtime... there were more excess deaths than usual in the uk last year, the highest number outside the covid pandemic in half a century. some shops open at midnight to meet demand for prince harry's heavily trailed oh to biography, now on sale. huge disappointment is the

first satellite mission launched from british soil malfunctions. home entertainment sales go through the roof as households spend big on videos, music and gaming. and coming up on the bbc news channel, could we see more cup upsets later? newcastle will be hoping to right the wrongs of their fa cup shock. they are in league cup quarterfinal action tonight. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. as strike action today continues for some public sector workers, the government is to introduce a bill to ensure a minimum level of service during periods of industrial action. under the proposals affecting england, wales and scotland, some trade union members would be required to continue working. today in scotland, primary school teachers are closed as teachers

strike in their dispute over pay. last—ditch talks with the scottish government yesterday, failed to reach agreement. the unions rejected a 5% pay rise, with further walk outs planned tomorrow, hitting state secondary schools. our scotland correspondent james shaw has the latest. pay attention eggs cheering a cold, wet morning at this picket line in west renfrewshire, one of hundreds across scotland but these teachers are _ hundreds across scotland but these teachers are not _ hundreds across scotland but these teachers are not in _ hundreds across scotland but these teachers are not in the _ hundreds across scotland but these teachers are not in the mood - hundreds across scotland but these teachers are not in the mood to - hundreds across scotland but these | teachers are not in the mood to give up teachers are not in the mood to give up and go home. we would rather be in the classroom, we don't _ we would rather be in the classroom, we don't want to strike and none of us would _ we don't want to strike and none of us would have got into teaching for the money, — us would have got into teaching for the money, it was because we wanted to work_ the money, it was because we wanted to work with _ the money, it was because we wanted to work with kids. we the money, it was because we wanted to work with kids.— to work with kids. we are 'ust askin: to work with kids. we are 'ust asking for fl to work with kids. we are 'ust asking for fair i to work with kids. we are 'ust asking for fair pay, �* to work with kids. we are just asking for fair pay, nothing i to work with kids. we are just - asking for fair pay, nothing more. we go _ asking for fair pay, nothing more. we go above _ asking for fair pay, nothing more. we go above and _ asking for fair pay, nothing more. we go above and beyond - asking for fair pay, nothing more. we go above and beyond for - asking for fair pay, nothing more. we go above and beyond for our. we go above and beyond for our children — we go above and beyond for our children. ., , , children. scottish teachers held their biggest — children. scottish teachers held their biggest strike _ children. scottish teachers held their biggest strike in _ children. scottish teachers held their biggest strike in decades i children. scottish teachers held i

their biggest strike in decades last november. this is the next phase of the action. primary schools across scotland are closed today, tomorrow it will be the turn of secondary schools and then from monday unless an agreement is reached in the meantime, a rolling series of strikes across different regions of scotland, heading through into the start of february. the teaching unions want a 10% pay rise. local authorities and the scottish government are offering five, up to 6.85% for those on the lowest pay. the scottish government have had until november 20 seconds when the last offer was brought and rejected to bring something substantial back to bring something substantial back to the table in order but today's action could be averted, and they have not done that —— the scottish government and cosla have had since november the 22nd. we have teachers on picket lines when they should be

in classrooms. the on picket lines when they should be in classrooms.— in classrooms. the scottish government _ in classrooms. the scottish government says _ in classrooms. the scottish government says there - in classrooms. the scottish government says there is l in classrooms. the scottish - government says there is simply no more money. government says there is simply no more money-— more money. fairness is a really important _ more money. fairness is a really important principle _ more money. fairness is a really important principle here, - more money. fairness is a really important principle here, i- more money. fairness is a really important principle here, i value| important principle here, i value the teaching workforce, they do an incredible — the teaching workforce, they do an incredible job, the teaching workforce, they do an incrediblejob, but the teaching workforce, they do an incredible job, but we have limited resources — incredible job, but we have limited resources and are trying to operate fairly. _ resources and are trying to operate fairly. so— resources and are trying to operate fairly, so the offer on the table to teachers — fairly, so the offer on the table to teachers is — fairly, so the offer on the table to teachers is the same as has already been _ teachers is the same as has already been accepted by other local government workers. meanwhile, families across _ government workers. meanwhile, families across scotland - government workers. meanwhile, families across scotland are - government workers. meanwhile, i families across scotland are feeling the impact of the strike. i understand why they are on strike, but itjust disrupts the youngsters' education, they have had enough disruption over the past two and a half years. i disruption over the past two and a half ears. , , , half years. i fully support them, lookin: half years. i fully support them, looking after— half years. i fully support them, looking after my _ half years. i fully support them, looking after my son _ half years. i fully support them, looking after my son today, - half years. i fully support them, looking after my son today, i i half years. i fully support them, i looking after my son today, i don't mind, _ looking after my son today, i don't mind, spending time with him, i fully— mind, spending time with him, i fully support the workers. according to both sides. _ fully support the workers. according to both sides, the _ fully support the workers. according to both sides, the mood _ fully support the workers. according to both sides, the mood of - fully support the workers. according to both sides, the mood of the i fully support the workers. according to both sides, the mood of the talks to both sides, the mood of the talks to try to end the dispute has been

constructed. that sounds hopeful but if it does not result in a deal, these strikes could continue for weeks to come. so what hopeful resolution to this crisis, james? —— what hope for resolution? i crisis, james? -- what hope for resolution?— crisis, james? -- what hope for resolution? ., , ., . resolution? i was observing a branch meetin: of resolution? i was observing a branch meeting of the _ resolution? i was observing a branch meeting of the biggest _ resolution? i was observing a branch meeting of the biggest teaching i meeting of the biggest teaching union in scotland, a glasgow branch meeting in one of these buildings at the top of buchanan street in the centre of glasgow and two things came out of that. one was the sense that lots of teachers feel they are in this for the long haul. it is a long series of strikes stretching through january into long series of strikes stretching throuthanuary into february, through january into february, region throuthanuary into february, region by region, not across the country everyday but it will continue for weeks to come. the sense they are in it for the long hole. and the other thing that came out of it was the feeling that the scottish government is not being honest over whether it has more

money for teachers or not. in a sense the scottish government is on a fixed budget, it gets a certain amount of money from westminster and raises a certain amount of taxes but money is tight and if i cannot be reconciliation between those two positions then this will affect teachers and parents for several weeks to come.— teachers and parents for several weeks to come. ., ~ , ,, ., weeks to come. thank you, james shaw in glasuow. well, ambulance staff who are members of the gmb union in england and wale, are due to walk out tomorrow. 0ur chief political correspondent nick eardley is at westminster. ambulance workers are some of the very people the government's new legislation if they get it through it's likely to affect? yes, and legislation if they get it through it's likely to affect? yes,- it's likely to affect? yes, and at the moment — it's likely to affect? yes, and at the moment there _ it's likely to affect? yes, and at the moment there is _ it's likely to affect? yes, and at the moment there is no - it's likely to affect? yes, and at the moment there is no sense i it's likely to affect? yes, and at| the moment there is no sense of concrete change from the government leading to strikes being called off in england. ambulances tomorrow, nurses next week, the possibility of similar school strikes in england too. there is frustration among the

unions that there has not been more offered in the last few days but maybe there is a bit of a glimmer of hope, because the health secretary is looking at some options like the possibility of a one—off payment to help with the cost of living in england, the possibility that public service pay rises due in april could be backdated to january so there would be three months of higher pay for those affected. there is the possibility that could happen but we do not know the details yet, we don't know how much it would be, we don't know how much it would be, we don't know how much it would be, we don't know if unions agree, we don't know when it might happen. there is the possibility of a carrot but there is also the very real prospect of a stick because for the first time, parliament this afternoon will see legislation which is meant to ensure a minimum service level even

when strikes are taking place, in key areas like ambulance, rail and others. the government says this is reasonable and about striking a balance between the right to strike at the right to expect an ambulance to turn up if you are sick, but unions say it is an attack on workers that could lead to some people being sacked for taking the right to strike at face value. whatever happens with that, it will not affect strikes. time, it has to make its way through parliament and could end up in court, and without concrete change, unions say the strikes in england will continue. thank you, nick eardley in westminster. after days of publicity, prince harry's autobiography, spare, has gone on sale in the uk. some shops opened at midnight to meet demand, and the waterstones book store, says it's one of its biggest pre—order titles for a decade. much of the book's contents is already public, after copies were leaked in spain. 0ur royal correspondent sarah campbell reports.

kept under wraps until publication date. a few stores including this one in london's victoria station opened at midnight. members of the press outnumbered customers. after the leaks, accidental sales in spain, tv interviews and endless comment... ..people were finally able to get hold of their own copy of prince harry is memoir. i cannot wait to read it, i cannot wait to read what he has got to say and to listen to the audio. i'm going on holiday with some friends. i i thought what better| present can i give the group than harry? we are bound to talk about it. to leave the family and leave the country, i want to know in his own words why. translated into 16 languages the global launch is reminiscent of a famous fictional wizard. the closest would be harry potter. a different harry, obviously. but very similar in the sense of there is huge anticipation around the release and people are invested very much in

history, in a very different way to a fictional story of harry, but this is obviously of a similar ilk. invested very much in the story. harry narrates his own audiobook colourfully describing the moment he lost his virginity as a teenager. an inglorious episode with an older woman. she liked horses quite a lot and treated me not unlike a young stallion — a quick ride, after which she would smack my rump and send me off to graze. one of the many things about it that were wrong — it happened in a grassy field behind a busy pub. as a result of lea ks and promotional interviews, much of the content of the book was already out in the public domain before today's launch. particularly the most controversial sections, for example, on page 359, william's alleged physical attack on harry. a little earlier, the much commented upon section concerning his time with the army in afghanistan. i can't say precisely how

many enemy combatants i killed but i thought it vital never to shy away from the number. among the many things i learned in the army, accountability was near the top of the list. so my number. 25. across the world, his words are on sale. of course, many people will not want to read them including harry told one interviewer, his father and his brother. and if the royal family have an opinion on the book, they are not making it public. sarah campbell, bbc news. a higher than usual number of people in the uk died in 2022. the figure of nearly 660,000, though below peak covid levels, is still 9% higher than the year before the pandemic. in fact, it's the largest level of excess deaths outside covid in half a century. let's talk to robert cuffe, the bbc�*s head of statistics. why so many access deaths? we have a

clear ed . e why so many access deaths? we have a clear edge picture _ why so many access deaths? we have a clear edge picture of _ why so many access deaths? we have a clear edge picture of the _ why so many access deaths? we have a clear edge picture of the leading - clear edge picture of the leading candidates, still covid but the after—effects of the pandemic as a whole, running that into the hospital crisis at the moment and it makes for a very hard winter. covid was still involved in about 30,000 deaths this year but it is not the main thing, just one of a series of factors. we are seeing an increase in heart deaths, once you have had covid you are at higher risk but it is also a pandemic affect. we can show the audience at the number of people who started blood pressure treatment in the pandemic, in the first lockdown fewer people came forward and started blood pressure medication, that is the grey area, it does not recover in 2021. high blood pressure or cholesterol may not be urgent when you are first treated but tens of thousands of untreated people is storing up how to trouble for the future. we think

that might be happening in cancer but we have not seen it in death figures yet. when you take those problems and run them into the problems and run them into the problems in hospitals at the moment thatis problems in hospitals at the moment that is a bad mix, especially in winter. we saw winter levels of trolley waits lastjune, but in december you add the cold snap and the nastier than usual flu december you add the cold snap and the nastier than usualflu i did the last year death rates were 20%, not 9%, above the expected levels, showing why it is so important and will probably be so difficult to grip the different factors behind this crisis. ., ~ grip the different factors behind this crisis. . ~' , ., grip the different factors behind this crisis. ., ~ , ., ., , this crisis. thank you, robert. the number of — this crisis. thank you, robert. the number of patients _ this crisis. thank you, robert. the number of patients waiting - this crisis. thank you, robert. the number of patients waiting more i this crisis. thank you, robert. the i number of patients waiting more than 12 hours in scottish emergency department has hit another record high, more than 2005 people —— 2500 people spent at least half a day in a&e in the week ofjanuary people spent at least half a day in a&e in the week of january the 1st, up a&e in the week of january the 1st, up from the previous week.

a search is under way for two british men missing while working as volunteers in ukraine. christopher parry, who's 28, and andrew bagshaw, who's a8, were last seen in the eastern donetsk region, where fighting has been intense. the foreign office says it's supporting the families of both men. here's vincent mcaviney. explosion. this is christopher parry on friday, racing through bakhmut to save a civilian, oksana, who's in desperate need of rescue. filmed on friday, the 28—year—old, from truro in cornwall, has been posting videos like this to document his aid efforts. but a few hours later, christopher parry, and fellow british humanitarian, 48—year—old andrew bagshaw, went missing while helping to evacuate civilians near soledar in the donetsk region, where russian attacks have been focused in recent days. neither man has been heard from or seen since. ukrainian police are appealing for information. christopher parry, who has been in ukraine since last march, is believed to have rescued hundreds of people from the front lines of the conflict over recent months.

i've not experienced christmas in a war either. it's very peculiar to be here. you kind of forget that it's christmas at all. i really have no idea, because there's no sign of it anywhere, of course. the foreign office advises against all travel to ukraine, and has urged british citizens in the country to leave due to the risk to life. nevertheless, in a statement, a foreign office spokesman confirmed... andrew bagshaw�*s parents have released a statement saying they love him dearly, and are immensely proud of the incredible work he has done to help people in challenging circumstances. british prisoners are considered high value targets by russia. in september, the kremlin swapped 55 russian troops in a deal that included five british prisoners of war. ukraine says it's strengthening its forces in the area they've gone missing. for both men's families it's now an anxious wait for news on their sons.

vincent mcaviney, bbc news. our correspondent in kyiv is hugo bachega. first of all, any update on the search and what is the latest on the fighting? indie search and what is the latest on the fiuuhtin? ., ., ., ., , , ., fighting? we have not had any update on the search — fighting? we have not had any update on the search operation _ fighting? we have not had any update on the search operation which - fighting? we have not had any update on the search operation which is i on the search operation which is happening in the region of ukraine where fighting has been intense so it's a very difficult operation around this town of soledar but it's around this town of soledar but it's a very difficult situation for ukrainian forces defending this town. last night president zelensky described the situation there as extremely tense and difficult, he said there was almost no life left in soledar. this morning the british defence ministry said russian troops and mercenaries had probably taken control of most of this town. soledar is miles away from bakhmut,

a key target for russian forces in the region and many areas like bakhmut have been destroyed. and the president of the european commission said the eu will continue to support ukraine and extend sanctions against russia and its allies.— russia and its allies. thank you for that. the time _ russia and its allies. thank you for that. the time is _ russia and its allies. thank you for that. the time is 17 _ russia and its allies. thank you for that. the time is 17 minutes i russia and its allies. thank you for that. the time is 17 minutes past i that. the time is 17 minutes past one. our top story this lunchtime... the government is to spell out plans to force some unions to provide a minimum level of cover, during strikes — just as teachers are now striking in scotland. and coming up: europe is among the regions in the world hardest hit by severe temperature changes, caused by climate change last year. coming up on the bbc news channel, the first women's finalissima at wembley stadium has sold out. the match in april will see european champions england take on brazil in front of an expected crowd ofjust under 90,000.

the first ever satellite mission launched from british soil, has ended in bitter disappointment. a technical failure meant the satellites carried by a rocket, couldn't be released and were lost. those leading the space mission in cornwall say they're "absolutely gutted." our science editor, rebecca morelle has the story. the mission started so well. at spaceport cornwall, it was time for the jumbo jet to take off. and there it goes. it's lift off for the plane. but this is just the beginning. the next step is to release the rocket and start a new era for uk space. godspeed, launcher one, godspeed, cosmic girl on this historic both european and uk mission to open space for everyone. 2,000 people came to watch,

ready to see what they thought would be a moment of history. an hour into the flight, the rocket, called launcher one, fired its engines after it was released from the plane. so far, so good. but then, this. it appears that launcher one has suffered an anomaly, which will prevent us from making orbit for this mission. there was a problem with the rocket, and the mission was over. so this evening we had a first stage burn that took the rocket into space. but in effect, the second stage engine had a technical anomaly and didn't reach the required orbit. so that's now being part of an investigation by virgin orbit and a number of government departments. the jumbo jet returned to spaceport cornwall as planned, but it was upsetting news for the team there, who'd spent nearly a decade trying to make this launch happen. just absolutely devastated. um, you know, we put our heart and soul into this, and it's such a personaljourney for me as well, and my family were here. so, yeah, it was pretty, pretty rough. um, butifeelok.

ifeel ok. and i think it'lljust be a few days ofjust kind of letting it sink in a little bit. the data from the mission is now being analysed to work out exactly what went wrong. it's a well—known saying that space is hard. the team, though, is certain they'll try again. but tonight wasn't their night. it was just such a disappointment but we are starting to find out what happened. we note the plane successfully released the rocket, that worked, we know the first engine burn from the bottom bit of the rocket pushed it onwards and upwards but it was the second engine burn from the second stage of the rocket where something went wrong. what we do not know is exactly what that technical anomaly was so we know the rocket went up into space, that's good, but it did not get into the right orbit and its job was to deliver satellites into orbit so that failed so the mission was a

failure. the team or poring over the data now to find out what went wrong. the other thing we do not know is the fate of the rocket, is it up there in space on the wrong orbit or has it come back down and pointed through the atmosphere or has it fallen to earth, probably in the ocean or an unpopulated area, because we would probably have heard something about that by now. a disappointing night for the team here. rebecca, thank you. it's believed europe and the polar regions, were the areas hit hardest by severe temperature changes, caused by climate change last year. according to a new analysis, europe experienced its warmest summer on record, while some parts of greenland were up to eight degrees warmer than average in september. overall, 2022 was the fifth warmest year on record, which means the last eight years in a row are each the warmest yet measured. our environment correspondent, matt mcgrath, joins us now.

are there any surprises in these numbers? ~ are there any surprises in these numbers?— are there any surprises in these numbers? ., , numbers? with so many parts of the uk exoeriencing _ numbers? with so many parts of the uk experiencing heavy _ numbers? with so many parts of the uk experiencing heavy rain - numbers? with so many parts of the uk experiencing heavy rain and i uk experiencing heavy rain and flooding it might seem inopportune to talk about high temperatures but cast your mind back to new year's eve, double temperatures across europe were up to five celsius warmer than normal and the data today from copernicus shows that uk, france and other countries in mainland europe had record years and shows over the past 30 years, europe has been warming at twice the global average. a couple of reasons. europe is a big landmass and soaks up large amount of peat, more than the oceans around it and also because of its proximity to the optic and warming temperatures there and in siberia were up to three degrees above normal and that has an impact on europe. other parts of the world like india, china and pakistan had warm years but globally it was only the fifth warmest year. scientists

are worried about the 2022 temperatures because they show for the eighth year in a row temperatures werei the eighth year in a row temperatures were i degrees or more about the pre—average which is a threat to the global paris agreement when politicians have agreed to keep temperatures under 1.5 degrees this century. with temperatures in the emission striving them showing no sense of the climbing, it's looking tough for the years ahead. thank you. tens of thousands of people in several counties of california, have been ordered to evacuate their homes, as heavy rain from a series of deadloy storms continue to hit the region. in the santa barbara area, the severe wet weather has killed at least 11t people, leaving thousands of homes without power. the search for a five—year— old boy who was swept away by rising floodwaters has been called off. aruna iyengar has the latest. california is getting used to extreme weather, here a rockslide blocks a highway. the state is struggling with torrential downpours and battering winds that have already killed a number

of people in ten days. it's coming out of the creek over there. it's overflowing the creek and coming in. half a foot of water you're losing control of your vehicle. we're seeing people go around these detours because they don't see any obstacles. they think everything is fine and putting their lives at risk or putting first responders lives at risk. the whole community of 10,000 people in montecito, in santa barbara county have been ordered to evacuate. the area is home to the duke and duchess of sussex and celebrities such as ellen degeneres. the torrential rains are the result of an atmospheric river of dense moisture funneled into california

from the pacific, powered by low pressure systems churning offshore. across the state, 100,000 people are without electricity. and on sunday, the presidentjoe biden, declared an emergency allowing federal assistance for local relief efforts. these hills looked like this in september last year. now streets across the state are transformed into gushing rivers. in santa clara, the storms bring this section of highway 101 to a standstill. pounding surf has battered seaside roads. and in napa county, famous for its wines, crews clear mud from roads as the river napa overflows. further south in ventura, 18 people are rescued by fire crews after they're stranded on an island by swelling rivers. elsewhere in the county, there's chaos on the streets. there's just a lot of infrastructure that isn't designed for drainage because it's southern california. so no one's expecting it.

no one here can quite believe what they're seeing. aruna iyengar, bbc news. snooker�*s masters tournament began on sunday in london, but amid the excitement, there are some notable absentees. they include the former winner, yan bingtao, one of two chinese players suspended from the competition, following an investigation into allegations of match fixing. laura scott has more. two years ago, snooker celebrated the youngest masters champion in a generation — china's yan bingtao. but now, as the showpiece event returns to the alexandra palace, bingtao and his compatriot zhao xintong are absent. two of ten chinese players suspended since october over alleged match fixing. and a cloud hangs over the sport. i think we are one to two weeks away from the completion of that inquiry. you know, it won't take long to assess whether there are charges to be levied against any of those

players after that. we've been on this since october, day in, day out, trying to push it and push it and push it, and it's been unfortunate that we've continued with new evidence coming to light. meanwhile, one of the biggest names in the sport, ronnie o'sullivan, produced a dominant victory to give the packed crowd plenty to cheer about. but the subject of potential corruption in snooker didn't appear to have rocked the rocket. i'm sure it's happened in football. it hasn't harmed football. i'm sure it's happened in tennis. it hasn't done tennis any harm. i'm sure some golfers along the line have done something. it doesn't seem to have affected that sport. ithink, you know, it'll get sorted, it'll get done. you know, we obviously have to sit here and talk about this, but in the grand scheme of things, it's not really as important as other stuff that's going on in the world. you know, a lot of famine everywhere. a lot of starvation. to me, they are very, very important issues. what we're talking about is a sport, it'sjust a game. snooker�*s authorities know that if they find evidence of corruption in this investigation, the action that they take must be

sufficient to reassure players and fans alike of the integrity of the sport. it's put a little bit of a dampener on the season so far, yeah. i think it's a shame. itjust puts you off and obviously we've just got the programme, i we paid for expensive seats, _ get the programme, and the programme is wrong because obviously it's got one of the young lads in it who's i now unable to play. while the sport's stars will try to provide some much—needed light this week, for as long as the biggest corruption investigation in snooker�*s history is ongoing, there will remain a persistent shadow. laura scott, bbc news. there's been a big rise in sales in the uk home entertainment market. together, the video, music and gaming sectors brought injust over £11—billion last year, nearly a 40% increase compared with pre—covid spending in 2019. our entertainment correspondent colin paterson has that story.

it's left over for the home entertainment industry. many of the habits the uk developed during the lockdown appear to have stuck, the country now spends almost 40% more on entertainment at home than it did in 2019, the last home pre—pandemic year. the area with the fastest growth is film and tv, top gun margaret 2022 is biggest seller shifting over a million copies, mainly digital. the amount spent including on subscription services like netflix and disney+ in the last three years has risen by 70%. i think as people embrace these services, they stay with them, they find more and more content that they want to watch. and therefore the numbers are quite high and i think because there are new services coming into the market all the time, we've seen launches of things like paramount plus and landscape may be some things, people out therefore

buying more services. find some things, people out therefore buying more services.— some things, people out therefore buying more services. and away we no. the buying more services. and away we go- the largest _ buying more services. and away we go. the largest sector— buying more services. and away we go. the largest sector is _ buying more services. and away we go. the largest sector is gaming, . go. the largest sector is gaming, subscriptions and cells combining revenues of £4] billion. in a world cup year, it was perhaps no surprise the biggest seller was fifa 23, only 10% of games sold are now actual physical copies so again, people are not having to leave their chair to buy them. and while music is by far the smallest of the three sectors its yearly total of almost £2 billion as its best since 2003. most of that was due to harry styles we had the best selling single and album of the year, something that's likely to be reflected when the brit award nominations are announced on thursday. time for a look at the weather — here's stav danaos. a lot of rain around? good afternoon

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