today at six... the government sets out a new law to try and ensure minimal levels of service from public sector workers during strikes. it comes as ambulance workers prepare to strike in england and wales. one worker says it would make little difference.— says it would make little difference. ~ ., �* cannot stress enough how difficult it is to deliver the care to patients. it is to deliver the care to patients-— it is to deliver the care to atients. ., �*, , ., , it is to deliver the care to atients. . �*, , . , ,. patients. scotland's primary school teachers were _ patients. scotland's primary school teachers were striking _ patients. scotland's primary school teachers were striking today. - teachers were striking today. tomorrow, secondary school teachers will follow them demanding a 10% pay rise. europe had its hottest summer on record in 2022 in a year of climate

extremes. after a ll extremes. after all the hype, it's finally on sale. it publishes say it is the uk's fastest selling nonfiction book on record. and coming up in sportsday, later in the hour the bbc news channel: we'll get the latest from old trafford, as manchester united prepare to face charlton in the league cup quarterfinals. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the government has set out a new law which would require a minimum level of service during strikes from people who work in the health service and schools or on the railways and on britain's borders. downing street say the new legislation is needed to protect the public, but unions have condemned it and have threatened legal action. it comes amid a wave of industrial action across the public sector as workers seek pay rises

in the face of the rise in cost of living. these are the areas that would be covered under the new proposals. employers would be able to issue a "work notice" — stating the minimum workforce they would need. if employers who were named on the work notice would lose their right to protection from unfair dismissal if they went on strike. the law would cover england, scotland and wales — mps will get a chance to debate it next week but it won't have an impact on strikes already planned for this month, including ambulance workers in england and wales who will walk out tomorrow and on 23rd january in a dispute over pay. here's our health correspondent dominic hughes. ambulance service, is the patient breathing? it's calm but busy in this control room for the north west ambulance service. i will make that request for you, ok? so don't worry. preparations are under way for another strike day tomorrow. taking part are members of the two biggest unions, the gmb and unison, including ambulance crews and call handlers. all this, when the health service

is already under intense pressure. the strike comes on top of a really, really difficult winter. i've not faced anything like this in my whole nhs career. dr chris grant says we will all have to think carefully about how we use the service. i'm really confident that we're doing everything we possibly can to deliver a high quality service. but i think i've got to be brutally honest as well, is that there are some patients that we simply won't be able to send an ambulance to. but the public know that, and they know that we'll do everything we can to prioritise those who need us the most. so we have to be honest with the public, but i think as long as the public know we'll do everything we can to protect them, i think we'll work well together. not everyone will be joining the picket lines tomorrow. daniel works for the west midlands ambulance service. he's not striking but understands why others might. personally, for me, it was more about kind of patient safety. so bearing in mind if a lot of staff are off on this strike, we have to factor into account kind of patient safety being compromised. and for me, that was something i didn't wish

to kind of be a part of. and concerns over patient safety are one factor that ministers say is behind new legislation introduced today, to ensure minimum service levels in england, scotland and wales are maintained in the public sector during strikes. whilst we absolutely believe in the right to strike, we're duty bound... we're duty bound to protect the lives and the livelihoods of the british people. the british people need to know that when they have a heart attack, a stroke or a serious injury, that an ambulance will turn up and that if the need and if they need hospital care, they have access to it. but for paramedics like paul, a gmb union rep with 15 years experience working in the north west ambulance service, this strike is notjust about pay. it's also about how well paramedics are able to care for their patients. the quality of care comes when we're available to respond to those who need us.

we're now not available to respond to those who need us because we're sat in hospitals or sat in the ambulances queuing for hours upon hours. and that stops us being able to deliver that quality care that we want to deliver to our patients. so where the government has said they're going to introduce minimal levels for strike, people who take strikes moving forward, we don't meet minimum levels now on a day to day basis. i cannot stress enough how difficult it is for us to be able to deliver that care to patients. across most of england and all of wales the nhs is braced for another tough day of industrial action. so this will be the second day of industrial action to affect ambulance services in this current dispute. we must start to feel like familiar territory for managers of ambulance services across england and wales. their message to the public is very straightforward. they are asking people to take stock,

pause before calling for an emergency ambulance and ask is it a life—threatening situation? if it is yes, a heart attack, stroke or a seizure, then absolutely do call an ambulance. they are confident the measures they put in place to mitigate the strike action will ensure help can reach people as soon as possible. dominic, thank you. primary schools in scotland have been closed today — with teachers out on strike in a dispute over pay. teaching unions have demanded a 10% pay increase but the scottish government has offered 5%, including rises of up to 6.85% for the lowest—paid staff. last—ditch talks yesterday, failed to reach agreement. tomorrow its set to be the turn of secondary state school staff. lorna gordon reports. we wa nt we want 10% to pay the bills and pay the rent. {jut we want 10% to pay the bills and pay the rent. ., , ~' we want 1096 to pay the bills and pay the rent. ., , ~ ., ., , the rent. out on strike again. these teachers are — the rent. out on strike again. these teachers are clear _ the rent. out on strike again. these teachers are clear about _ the rent. out on strike again. these teachers are clear about what - the rent. out on strike again. these teachers are clear about what they i teachers are clear about what they want. they say they would rather be in the classroom but feel they have no choice but to pick up placards

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doing all it can to resolve this dispute. she is also against any legislation stopping the right to strike. . ., , ., , ., strike. fundamentally opposed that le . islation. strike. fundamentally opposed that legislation- we _ strike. fundamentally opposed that legislation. we highly _ strike. fundamentally opposed that legislation. we highly value - strike. fundamentally opposed that legislation. we highly value the - legislation. we highly value the teaching profession. that is demonstrated in the 21% pay increase that teachers have had since 2018. the offer that is on the table now, it is affordable within the finite resources the scottish government has. ., ,., resources the scottish government has. ., , , resources the scottish government has. ., ,, ., , resources the scottish government has. ., ,, ~ has. not so, insist the unions. and as all sides — has. not so, insist the unions. and as all sides agree, _ has. not so, insist the unions. and as all sides agree, education - has. not so, insist the unions. and | as all sides agree, education should not suffer. it as all sides agree, education should not suffer. , ., ., ., not suffer. it is not fair on the kids they _ not suffer. it is not fair on the kids they are _ not suffer. it is not fair on the kids they are having _ not suffer. it is not fair on the kids they are having their- not suffer. it is not fair on the - kids they are having their education disrurrted. — kids they are having their education disrupted, they should be in the classroom — disrupted, they should be in the classroom is learning. but it is not fair to— classroom is learning. but it is not fair to ask— classroom is learning. but it is not fair to ask teachers to take another sub inflationary, substandard pay award _ sub inflationary, substandard pay award against the backdrop of inflation — award against the backdrop of inflation running at currently 10%. there _ inflation running at currently 10%. there is— inflation running at currently 10%. there is as — inflation running at currently 10%. there is as yet no end in sight in this dispute. if no deal is reached

there will be further strike action starting next week, hitting schools in different council areas on different days. and a mandate from union members forfurther action if necessary after that. lorna gordon, bbc news, glasgow. vicki young is in westminster. the strikes continue and the government is trying to bring in a new law which will limit the impact, what effect will it have?— effect will it have? industrial relations are _ effect will it have? industrial relations are extremely - effect will it have? industrial- relations are extremely strained, even though there was a bit more positivity around yesterday, union members thinking ministers were going to listen to them on pay. another government choosing this legislation which would restrict the extent of strike action in the future. ministers say they are simply trying to protect lives and livelihoods and this brings the uk, they say, in line with other countries, a minimum level of service. what we don't know is what those minimum levels will be. that will be negotiated at a later date.

labour are opposed to this, they say it is not necessary and it could end “p it is not necessary and it could end up with workers being sacked and they point to the last round of strike action. nurses did provide a level of service and ambulance as dead as well. it wasn't nationally agreed but they did agree to answer category one calls. on the timing, it will take months to get this through parliament and it could face legal challenges as well. so none of this will affect the strikes already announced. this will affect the strikes already announced-— this will affect the strikes already announced. a ., ., ~ , ., for more information on the govenment�*s proposals — and how the latest strike action will affect you, you can go to bbc news online. 2022 was a year of climate extremes with many high temperature records broken. across the world the last eight years have been the warmest on record while extreme weather such as drought and flooding have affected large regions. according to new data from the eu —

2022 was the second warmest year on record for europe, and the hottest ever summer. it was also the world's 5th warmest year ever. our climate editor justin rowlatt reports. france had a brutal summer. it recorded its hottest ever year and lowest levels of rainfall. the perfect conditions for the wildfires which swept the country, destroying crops and threatening homes. the gironde region in the south of the country was very badly hit. i think it's really frightening, in terms of having things prepared for an escape if we need to. which, again, sounds totally crazy when i say it out loud that, you know, we might need to escape from where we live. but it gives you some sense of security that you are preparing things and that things are there and ready to go if needs be.

it was a similar story across the continent, which experienced its worst drought for 500 years. some of europe's mightiest rivers hit record low water levels, including the danube, the rhine and the loire, as the uk, germany and spain also experienced record heatwaves. this shows average surface temperatures worldwide in 2022. blue areas are below average, but look at the hotter than average red areas. europe, particularly western europe, is especially hot as is much of northern asia. wales also recorded its highest ever temperature during a year in which global temperatures were 1.2 degrees celsius above pre—industrial levels. now, governments have committed to trying to keep global temperature rise to within 1.5 degrees to avoid the worst of global warming. but scientists say time is rapidly running out.

if we look at the current level of emissions and current level of warming, we will hit 1.5 degrees some time in the early 2030s. so we're already living on borrowed time effectively and borrowed emissions. the most dramatic warming of all is happening in the coldest places. temperatures over the centre of greenland, where eight degrees higher than average in september. antarctica experienced a record period of intense warmth, too. more evidence of how our world is changing. justin rowlatt, bbc news. the number of people who died in the uk last year was significantly higher than normal — among the highest figures in fact for half a cenutry. more than 650,000 people died — that's almost 10% higher than before the pandemic.

but do we know why? our health editor hugh pym is here — and what we are talking about is what's called excess deaths. that is right, excess deaths tells you the number over and above compared to the five year average. excess deaths were below than where they were in 2020 and 2021 at the height of the pandemic, but they are not back to where they were in 2019. there is a lot of debate about what is happening. there were some covid deaths last year and some might have had the virus and developed other conditions and not survived. but there is more speculation and examination of the fact that people didn't get certain operations, treatments and appointments during lockdowns and that contributed to their condition is getting worse and again, that led to their deaths subsequently. also, emergency care doctors are saying delays with ambulances getting to patients, delays in a&e, patients on trolleys have contributed to more deaths as

well. statisticians say it is too early to be absolute sure of the causes but there will be a lot of examination and discussion of this in the months ahead. thank you. the scottish government has promised an extra eight pounds of funding for the challenges they have ever faced. there will be additional funding for extra beds in care homes for which patients can be discharged from hospital. after days of publicity, prince harry's autobiography, spare, has gone on sale. 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 content is already public, after copies were mistakenly put on sale eartly in spain. our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell reports. unpacked at midnight. after all the leaks, the revelations about his own life and the claims about the lives of others, the book itself set out

for display, ready for business. a royal read — a special offer at half price. the doors to this book store opened... good morning, everybody. ..to discover one particularly loyal customer queuing. advance orders have been high... thank you very much. ..and these early readers were keen. i can't wait to read what he's got to say, and i can't wait to listen to the audio. to leave the family, . to leave their country, i want to know, in his words, why? the book has gone on sale in countries around the world. here it is in singapore. and this is the french edition on sale in paris. the biggest demand is expected to be in the united states. there, the queue to buy was a little larger. and like london, the first to buy had high hopes for the book. we find them fascinating. we find their marriage fascinating, their love story.

and ijust think this is going to be a great addition to the next chapter of their story. i'm a psychologist, so i'm more interested in the sort of family dynamics, despite the obvious wealth and whatnot. the drama, trauma, loss, tragedy. and here in many different languages is one man's version of those difficulties. the book, the audio book are out there now. anyone who is so inclined can read or listen to them and make up their own mind. but where does this leave the monarchy and the royalfamily? well, first of all, it's important to distinguish between the two. the system of constitutional monarchy has been part of this country for centuries, and it's weathered any number of ups and downs. right now, of course, there's a new monarch, charles iii. harry's claims, particularly against camilla, the queen consort, have been wounding, but do they matter? this is a series of revelations that have really re—entrenched both sides. those who are great

supporters of the monarchy will continue to be so. the fans of the sussexes will feel as supportive of them as they always have been. but really for the institution in the middle, itjust carries on. it's seen far worse than this before. i mean, this might be a scandal, but it's not a crisis. and as for the book, at the center of it all? according to the publishers, it's already the fastest selling nonfiction book they've ever known. nicholas witchell, bbc news. the time is... it is almost 20 past six. over top story this evening... as ambulance workers in england and wales prepare to strike— the government sets out a new law to try to ensure minimum levels of service during strikes. sings in punjabi. we meet the bus driver from the west midlands who loves hisjob so much, he's written a song about it! coming up in sportsday in the next 15 minutes on the bbc news channel: the england fast bowlerjofra archer makes an instant impact in his first

competitive match in 18 months. it was being hailed a major milestone for the uk space industry — a moment of history. but the first ever satellite mission launched from british soil last night has ended in bitter disappointment. a technical failure meant that the multi—million—pound satellites carried by the 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. a jumbo jet ready to lift off and start a new era for space in the uk. 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. but it wasn't to be. the rocket called launcherone fired its engines after it was released from the plane. but then this... it appears that launcherone has suffered an anomaly which will prevent us from making orbit for this mission. a second engine burn had failed. the mission was over. just absolutely devastated. you know, we put our heart and soul into this, and it's such a personal journey for me as well. and my family were here. so, yeah, it was pretty, pretty rough. but i feel ok, i feel ok. and i think it willjust be a few days ofjust kind of letting it sink in a little bit. nine small satellites were on board the rocket, including this one from a cardiff—based start—up called space forge. all were lost. as much as we didn't get to orbit, the project for us hasn't been a waste. we've learnt a great deal. not only were we able to do that, but it gave the team a real opportunity to understand howjust what it takes to

manufacture a satellite. setting up spaceport cornwall was part of a drive to bring a launch industry to the uk and the government, through the uk space agency, spent £11.2 million on the failed launch. we know that we didn't achieve the outcome we wanted to with the satellites last night, but equally part of the point was establishing the capability to launch here. and we've done that. we've done it successfully. and that's the bit, for me, where we've created over 100 jobs here in cornwall and it will continue to create more as we see the launch market growing in future. the plane is back on the tarmac. it did itsjob, its part of the mission worked. the rocket, though, failed. crucially, it didn't deliver satellites into orbit and the team will now be poring over the data to establish exactly what went wrong. it's a well—known saying that space is hard. the team, though, is certain they'll try again, but it could take months before they're ready. rebecca morelle, bbc news,

spaceport, cornwall. newcastle city council has been fined £280,000 after a six—year—old girl was killed by a decaying tree in her school playground. she died in her school playground. she died in 2020 when a willow tree fell on her. south tyneside magistrates' court heard that the tree was in poor condition and should have been felled. amazon says it will hold a consultation to close three of its warehouses. it is understood that all of the staff will be offered roles at other locations. the company says it will also open two more facilities creating 2500 new jobs. christmas may have come and gone but hundreds of people are still waiting for their presents to arrive. the delivery company, evri, has apologised to customers, insisting it has a "strong team" in place to deal with any delays. but in one area in somerset, bbc news has been told 150 packages have not been delivered despite customers being told

their parcels had been dropped off. colleta smith reports. stocks are running low after a busy few months in this pooches pampering paradise. having them deliveries, it's vital. if we don't have the shampoos, we can't bath the dogs we could always nip to the local shop and buy it, but then we have to put that cost onto people. deliveries of the essentials for trimming and washing have been on time so far, but staff are worried about parcel delays. we saw it a lot on facebook in the area, of people saying they were waiting for christmas presents for their kids and they never turned up. gwyneth says her son had ordered her christmas present online. as far as i know, it hasn't come yet. so you're still waiting for a christmas waiting. still waiting for a christmas present. in the hopes that you might get a little january gift. it's frustrating for people, though, isn't it? oh, it is. yeah, yeah, yeah. the biggest barrage of complaints is being aimed at evri, which describes itself as the uk's

biggest dedicated parcel delivery company. they've apologised to customers, saying in some local areas there are still some delayed parcels that should be cleared over the next few days. if you're waiting for a delivery that hasn't turned up, it's important to remember that it's actually the company that you bought it from rather than the delivery company who could give you a refund. after 30 days, you're entitled to ask for the product to be sent again or to get your money back. but that's still a frustration for customers. i will never use the company again. if i make any orders i ask who is delivering. and if they say evri, i say, oh, sorryi delivering. and if they say evri, i say, oh, sorry i will go somewhere else. i've spent £180 on products i haven't received and that is a time period without having that money. and also, it'sjust the disappointment, isn't it? you are looking for the products arrive _ you are looking for the products arrive and — you are looking for the products arrive and you never get them.

so it's a waiting game for late gifts and money back. colleta smith, bbc news in rochdale. what do top gun, harry styles and fifa 23 — all have in common? a record—breaking yearfor the uk home entertainment industry. in total the video, music and gaming sectors were worth £11.1 billion to the economy last year. that's up 39% from pre—covid spending in 2019. industry officials say our lockdown habits of streaming from home have stuck. the biggest industry was gaming, which accounted for £4] billion worth of uk sales — higher than the film, tv and music sales. our gaming correspondent steffan powell has more. it seems that what people craved the most in 2022 was a little bit of escapism. fantastical worlds, winning world cups, all from the comfort of home.

titles like football simulator, fifa and fantasy action adventure. elden ring helped the video games industry lead the way, responsible for 4.7 billion of the overall figure. people have consistently underestimated how important the gaming market is and just the broad number of people engaging with games. it's notjust about console playing and, you know, playing fifa or call of duty. it's actually games on your tablet, you know, playing scrabble, backgammon, more traditional games. in years gone by, people would rush excitedly to shops like this one on the high street in newcastle to buy the latest triple—a game on its release date, but less so now. these figures suggest that 90% of video games are now bought digitally, and it's a similar story for music too. sales grew to their highest level since 2003 last year, with thanks to people like harry styles. but physical sales are down and it's

revenue from streaming sites like spotify and apple that have gone up. the fastest growing sector, however, was video in 2022. one day this will be your kingdom. blockbuster shows like rings of power and obi wan all be of help to video streaming services like amazon, disney plus and netflix to encourage spending to increase by 14%. the value of entertainment, it seems, has never been higher. stefan powell, bbc news, newcastle. he's driven buses in the west midlands for more than a decade. and he loves singing. which is why 59—year—old ranjit singh decided to make a music video about his job — featuring many of his colleagues — notjust to show friends and family in india but also as a celebration of all the people he works with. he released it on youtube and his song — sung in punjabi — has become quite a hit as navtej johal reports. sings in punjabi.

meet ranjit singh. he is a singing sensatiom — meet ranjit singh. he is a singing sensation. there probably aren't a lot of— sensation. there probably aren't a lot of bus — sensation. there probably aren't a lot of bus drivers who would choose to write _ lot of bus drivers who would choose to write an — lot of bus drivers who would choose to write an old to theirjob and then— to write an old to theirjob and then hire — to write an old to theirjob and then hire a _ to write an old to theirjob and then hire a production company to turn then hire a production company to tum into— then hire a production company to tum into a — then hire a production company to turn into a slick music video. but as ou turn into a slick music video. but as you are _ turn into a slick music video. emit as you are going to learn, he really loves driving buses. what better location to chat to him then in his happy place. the 59—year—old grandfather from west bromwich is more comfortable speaking punjabi. his mother tongue. i started by asking him why he wanted to make the video. translation: it has asking him why he wanted to make the video. translation:— video. translation: it has always been my dream _ video. translation: it has always been my dream to _ video. translation: it has always been my dream to make _ video. translation: it has always been my dream to make a - video. translation: it has always been my dream to make a video i video. translation: it has always i been my dream to make a video about myjob so when i retire i can watch it back as a momento and reflect back on how me and my colleagues used to drive buses together. the music video _ used to drive buses together. the music video performed in punjabi and featuring his colleagues took one week to film and has received plenty of attention on video and his home

country. translation: it of attention on video and his home country. translation:— of attention on video and his home country. translation: it has made me ve ha - country. translation: it has made me very happy and — country. translation: it has made me very happy and proud — country. translation: it has made me very happy and proud and _ country. translation: it has made me very happy and proud and it _ country. translation: it has made me very happy and proud and it has - country. translation: it has made me very happy and proud and it has made i very happy and proud and it has made everyone really proud and everyone really likes it. everyone really proud and everyone really likes it— really likes it. i've been tagged sa in: really likes it. i've been tagged saying your _ really likes it. i've been tagged saying your father-in-law - really likes it. i've been tagged saying your father-in-law is . really likes it. i've been tagged saying your father-in-law is on j really likes it. i've been tagged - saying your father-in-law is on tv, saying your father—in—law is on tv, on ticktalk~ — saying your father—in—law is on tv, on ticktalk~ i— saying your father—in—law is on tv, on ticktalk. i was like, well! i don't — on ticktalk. i was like, well! i don't have _ on ticktalk. i was like, well! i don't have that. —— he was on tiktok~ — don't have that. —— he was on tiktok~ that _ don't have that. —— he was on tiktok. that is him doing his thing. the song _ tiktok. that is him doing his thing. the song celebrates the diversity of his colleagues, his passion for the job and the importance of health and safety. ventilator yellow if you put your heart into your work, then you can achieve great happiness. —— translation: can achieve great happiness. -- translation:— can achieve great happiness. -- translation: there is a lot of 'oy in this 'ob. translation: there is a lot of 'oy in this job. his enthusiasm is i translation: there is a lot of joy in this job. his enthusiasm is so i in this job. his enthusiasm is so infectious _ in this job. his enthusiasm is so infectious that _ in this job. his enthusiasm is so infectious that just _ in this job. his enthusiasm is so infectious that just in _ in this job. his enthusiasm is so infectious thatjust in a - in this job. his enthusiasm is so infectious that just in a few - infectious thatjust in a few minutes he was able to gather a group of colleagues to give our report a suitable musical ending. navteonhal, bbc news. time for a look at the weather.

here's sarah keith—lucas. we have had a lot of wet and windy weather over the past few days. we've got some really saturated ground, big puddles out there and there is still about 30 flood warnings in force. in england and well and scotland as well. over the next few days we will stick with the unsettled theme. it will be wet and windy, pretty mild for the time of the year, although the temperatures will be fluctuating a bit. here is a band of rain pushing its way towards the east. after midnight we are all in the clear skies, but plenty more showers drifting in on the brisk winds from the west and it could be heavy for scotland and northern ireland. most of us will be without frost. temperatures down to about 4-7 . frost. temperatures down to about 4—7 . tomorrow, it is still driven ijy 4—7 . tomorrow, it is still driven by low pressure. there are lots of isobars showing us it will be a really windy day tomorrow. gail's developing at times to pick her