we are seeing jared isaacson... his colleague sarah gillies... i think he is about to go back in shortly, that is right. and then he is going to be replaced by colleague sarah gillies, who has never been in space before and in herfirst time, this is the view from his helmet cam that we are seeing. an intriguing way of witnessing it, a point of view angle, with our back to the spacecraft shot. before anything else happens, he has got to strap himself back in and then we will shortly see his colleague sarah gillies loosen her straps. all of the other crew are at safely strapped in, you

can see that they are all exposed to the vacuum of space. all four of them are effectively doing an eva, said this is the first time that this is the first time that this has ever happened. sarah will soon unbuckle her straps and do what jared will soon unbuckle her straps and do whatjared isaac will soon unbuckle her straps and do what jared isaac man will soon unbuckle her straps and do whatjared isaac man has done and make her way up to the nose cone. jared is back inside. we heard him _ jared is back inside. we heard him going _ jared is back inside. we heard him going through what is called _ him going through what is called the test matrix, it is basically— called the test matrix, it is basicallyjust a bunch of manoeuvres using different hands, _ manoeuvres using different hands, the foot mobility... right — hands, the foot mobility... right now we are doing... you just— right now we are doing... you just heard _ right now we are doing... you just heard arthur call out, we didn't— just heard arthur call out, we didn't use _ just heard arthur call out, we didn't use any of the forward

thrusters_ didn't use any of the forward thrusters while jared was out there. — thrusters while jared was out there, we are we enabling them, putting _ there, we are we enabling them, putting those back in perfect attitude before sarah gets ready— attitude before sarah gets ready to go out the door. fun thing — ready to go out the door. fun thing to— ready to go out the door. fun thing to note, it is still not a perfect _ thing to note, it is still not a perfect vacuum inside a dragon, _ a perfect vacuum inside a dragon, it is an open—loop system _ dragon, it is an open—loop system so oxygen is getting dumped the cabin as we... we “ust dumped the cabin as we... we just heard _ dumped the cabin as we... we just heard to — dumped the cabin as we... - just heard to the spacex commentators say that they are re—orientating that spacecraft. i suspect is more for the camera so that we get a nice shot when sarah gillies pops out and we see her. but maybe i am being a little bit cynical. somebody who not cynical as me is kathleen lewis, who is a space historian. how do you feel having seen those shots, and what a beautiful world? it was kind of those historic words... uttered during the first ever commercial spacewalk.— first ever commercial spacewalk. those were remarkable _ spacewalk. those were remarkable words, - spacewalk. those were remarkable words, but|

spacewalk. those were - remarkable words, but what i found even more remarkable was that flexibility in the elbows and the shoulders of the suit. operating inside a spacesuit is like operating inside the sealed balloon, and every emotion that causes air displacement. they have managed to localise that air displacement, so... to localise that air dislacement, so... ~ displacement, so... we were talkin: displacement, so... we were talking about _ displacement, so... we were talking about how, _ displacement, so... we were talking about how, these - displacement, so... we were | talking about how, these guys only have _ talking about how, these guys only have ten _ talking about how, these guys only have ten to _ talking about how, these guys only have ten to 15— talking about how, these guys only have ten to 15 minutes i talking about how, these guys. only have ten to 15 minutes and 'ust only have ten to 15 minutes and just like — only have ten to 15 minutes and just like that _ only have ten to 15 minutes and just like that.— just like that. so, we can see that sarah. — just like that. so, we can see that sarah, who _ just like that. so, we can see that sarah, who is _ just like that. so, we can see that sarah, who is now- just like that. so, we can see i that sarah, who is now grabbing onto the handle, she is about to make history as well. you can see her approaching the hatch, you have to be very careful with her movements, she is in zero gravity, in the vacuum of space.

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lam not i am not able to stabilise my hodym _ you are witnessing sarah gillies, the second person to carry out a commercial spacewalk. she's a poking out from the nose cone of the spacecraft and we just saw her carrying out a test, she was

moving her armsjust carrying out a test, she was moving her arms just to test the mobility of the spacesuit. mission control were taking readings from her to find out how she was doing, how the suit was performing. and the idea is to develop the next generation of spacesuit so that they can collect valuable data during this. so, although it is an awful lot of fun, this is a historic moment. this is a day's work for the likes of sarah gillies and a jared isaacson men, who havejust become the first two people to carry out the spacewalk. kathleen, let's bring in kathleen, let's bring in kathleen lewis, space historian. are you feeling, having seen two people step out into space, the first two commercial spacewalkers? it has to be said that the other two have effectively made history as well, because they have also been exposed to the vacuum of space. been exposed to the vacuum of sace. ~ , , . , , space. well, this is incredibly excitina .

space. well, this is incredibly exciting- as _ space. well, this is incredibly exciting. as a _ space. well, this is incredibly exciting. as a curator - space. well, this is incredibly exciting. as a curator of - exciting. as a curator of spacesuit, i am very excited to see how well that suit seems to be performing. out in the vacuum of space. their mobility, the shoulders and elbows, is outstanding. i haven't seen that, i am really curious to see how the engineers put that together. i am looking very forward to it may be having a chance to put my hands on it, on these suits, sometime in the nearfuture. at the museum, just to understand what advances they have made. because operating inside a pressurised spacesuit is very hard work. you're pressing against that volume of air that is holding your tissues inside but it is also making it very hard to work that spacesuit. it is like operating inside a balloon. in trying to push that air around with the entire container. so, this is a really fascinating, i think they have

made some great advances in the mobility of suits, and that this will be interesting to see how they carry this forward when they start making a true eva suit, autonomous. much like the apollo suits were, that human shape spacecraft that allows people to explore more freely out in the reaches of space or in other worlds. haste space or in other worlds. we seem to _ space or in other worlds. we seem to have _ space or in other worlds. we seem to have lost the life pictures from the link, but just to remind ourselves of what we have seen earlier, and also simeon, i am interested what we have seen earlier, and also simeon, iam interested in hearing your thoughts on what we have just seen together at a moment of history. seeing the first two commercial spacewalkers. i think this is, it looks like jared isaacson, the first person, first commercial astronaut to have walked in space, shaking his

hand in the light as he has made history. his first words were beautiful world as he saw the earth in front of him. simeon, what were you feeling? i was feeling quite emotional, actually. _ i was feeling quite emotional, actually, which surprised me. i have _ actually, which surprised me. i have worked on space missions for 30 — have worked on space missions for 30 years and that was quite incredible. i really... you for 30 years and that was quite incredible. i really. . ._ incredible. i really... you are watching _ incredible. i really... you are watching bbc— incredible. i really... you are watching bbc news, - incredible. i really... you are watching bbc news, we - incredible. i really... you are watching bbc news, we are i incredible. i really... you are - watching bbc news, we are going to pause our coverage of this historic polaris dawn mission forjust historic polaris dawn mission for just a historic polaris dawn mission forjust a moment, because we are saying goodbye to viewers on bbc two. and let's return now to our correspondent for more coverage of this historic spacewalk. i more coverage of this historic spacewalk-— spacewalk. i think it got to all of us... _ spacewalk. i think it got to all of us... and _ spacewalk. i think it got to all of us... and if - spacewalk. i think it got to all of us... and if that - spacewalk. i think it got to all of us... and if that is i spacewalk. i think it got to | all of us... and if that is the effect it _ all of us... and if that is the effect it has _ all of us... and if that is the effect it has on _ all of us... and if that is the effect it has on me, who - all of us... and if that is the - effect it has on me, who spends all my— effect it has on me, who spends all my day— effect it has on me, who spends all my day working on space

missions— all my day working on space missions and meetings and writing _ missions and meetings and writing boring documents, i hope — writing boring documents, i hope that is inspirational to other— hope that is inspirational to other people watching as well. sarah — other people watching as well. sarah gillies, she started as an intern— sarah gillies, she started as an intern at spacex and now has 'ust an intern at spacex and now has just stepped out into space. i 'ust just stepped out into space. i just hope _ just stepped out into space. i just hope that inspires the next — just hope that inspires the next generation of scientists and engineers to get involved in space _ and engineers to get involved in sace. ~ ., , ., in space. we are still waiting for the life _ in space. we are still waiting for the life pictures, - in space. we are still waiting for the life pictures, to - in space. we are still waiting for the life pictures, to see l for the life pictures, to see the final stages of the eva. that will involve putting the hatch back on, re—pressurizing the cabin, we don't have those pictures. but thank goodness we did have them during those historic scenes. but for the moment, let'sjust go back historic scenes. but for the moment, let's just go back to those life pictures. no, let's go back to mission control. identifying where they are, so sarah — identifying where they are, so sarah is — identifying where they are, so sarah is now resealing that

seat — sarah is now resealing that seal. just like that, we are already— seal. just like that, we are already hearing about hatch closure _ already hearing about hatch closure. it is incredible that these — closure. it is incredible that these two eva just closure. it is incredible that these two evajust in two blinks _ these two evajust in two blinks of the eyes are just,... so. _ blinks of the eyes are just,... so. we — blinks of the eyes are just,... so. we just— blinks of the eyes are just,... so, we just heard that the hatch has been closed, another crucial part. so far, so good. two spacewalk carried out, and tests on the suits, the next stage is to re—pressurize the cabin. simeon and barbara, space scientist from the open university, is the moment of jeopardy over or should we still be holding onto our hats until the pressurisation is completed?—

until the pressurisation is completed? until the pressurisation is com - leted? , ., , completed? yes, i mean, every ste is completed? yes, i mean, every step is important. _ completed? yes, i mean, every step is important. so, - completed? yes, i mean, every step is important. so, at - completed? yes, i mean, every step is important. so, at the i step is important. so, at the moment. _ step is important. so, at the moment, everybody is still relying _ moment, everybody is still relying on the oxygen in the dirt spacesuits. slowly, once they— dirt spacesuits. slowly, once they have sealed to the hatch, they— they have sealed to the hatch, they will— they have sealed to the hatch, they will check that the pressure in the cabin comes back— pressure in the cabin comes back up— pressure in the cabin comes back up as they release nitrogen and oxygen back into it. nitrogen and oxygen back into it then— nitrogen and oxygen back into it. then they will be able to begin— it. then they will be able to begin that process of switching track— begin that process of switching back over — begin that process of switching back over to breathing the cabin— back over to breathing the cabin air— back over to breathing the cabin air as opposed to relying on their— cabin air as opposed to relying on their spacesuits. so, you know. — on their spacesuits. so, you know, every step in this mission _ know, every step in this mission is vitally important. but it— mission is vitally important. but it seems to be going amazingly well so far. amazingly well. we have just amazingly well. we havejust had confirmation that the hatch is now closed, it was critical moment. as we have discussed earlier, this was a very high risk, high risk, high—stakes mission. a repeat crew of astronauts, that you can see on the screen, only jared astronauts, that you can see on the screen, onlyjared i sigman has been in space before, he has been in space before, he has never spacewalk the three

others have never been to space before but they carried out their admission like pros. during a spacewalk without an error log, all four of them have made history. kathleen lewis, space historian, could you tell me what you would like to do in terms of the data that can be gathered from the suits that we can see on screen in front of us? because it was a test of the suits as well as the razzmatazz of the spacewalk.— the razzmatazz of the sacewalk. , , ., , spacewalk. yes, it is that test ofthe spacewalk. yes, it is that test of the suits — spacewalk. yes, it is that test of the suits the _ spacewalk. yes, it is that test of the suits the first _ spacewalk. yes, it is that test of the suits the first thing - spacewalk. yes, it is that test of the suits the first thing i i of the suits the first thing i want to know is what their protocols were and what those measurements referred to, i heard a lot of twos, ones and threes, and i assume that it implies some sort of measurement of range of motion. i do want to see those joints inside the suit and see how they put them together, because i think that that is information that can be useful to all. it is very exciting,

just because it is expanding. as i have said, there have been about 290 spacewalks in history so far. and this is a potential of expanding that number vastly. of expanding that number vastl . �* of expanding that number vastl.�* of expanding that number vastl. �* , ., vastly. i'm so sorry, we are auoin vastly. i'm so sorry, we are going back _ vastly. i'm so sorry, we are going back to _ vastly. i'm so sorry, we are going back to the _ vastly. i'm so sorry, we are going back to the life - vastly. i'm so sorry, we are i going back to the life pictures just to see what stage we are at with the eva.— at with the eva. just a final confirmation, _ at with the eva. just a final confirmation, everybody . confirmation, everybody confirmed the secondary valve ~~ _ confirmed the secondary valve... is closed. all closed. all closed. each of the crew closed those secondary _ each of the crew closed those secondary valves _ each of the crew closed those secondary valves on - each of the crew closed those secondary valves on their- secondary valves on their umbilical— secondary valves on their umbilical is _ secondary valves on their umbilical is again... - secondary valves on their. umbilical is again... during the — umbilical is again... during the spacewalk— umbilical is again... during the spacewalk itself, - umbilical is again... during the spacewalk itself, suitsl the spacewalk itself, suits still — the spacewalk itself, suits still pressurised _ the spacewalk itself, suits still pressurised by- the spacewalk itself, suits still pressurised by that i still pressurised by that primary— still pressurised by that primary and _ still pressurised by that primary and now - still pressurised by that primary and now we i still pressurised by thatj primary and now we are still pressurised by that - primary and now we are going to start— primary and now we are going to start to — primary and now we are going to start to see _ primary and now we are going to start to see the _ primary and now we are going to start to see the pressure - primary and now we are going to start to see the pressure take i start to see the pressure take up start to see the pressure take up inside _ start to see the pressure take up inside of— start to see the pressure take up inside of dragon. - start to see the pressure take

up inside of dragon. right- up inside of dragon. right after— up inside of dragon. right after they— up inside of dragon. right after they get— up inside of dragon. right after they get the - up inside of dragon. right after they get the hatch i up inside of dragon. right- after they get the hatch closed they are — after they get the hatch closed they are able _ after they get the hatch closed they are able to _ after they get the hatch closed they are able to do _ after they get the hatch closed they are able to do an - after they get the hatch closed they are able to do an initial. they are able to do an initial pressure _ they are able to do an initial pressure check, _ they are able to do an initial pressure check, because i they are able to do an initial. pressure check, because again, oxygen— pressure check, because again, oxygen is— pressure check, because again, oxygen is an _ pressure check, because again, oxygen is an open _ pressure check, because again, oxygen is an open loop- pressure check, because again, oxygen is an open loop systeml oxygen is an open loop system with— oxygen is an open loop system with these _ oxygen is an open loop system with these suits _ oxygen is an open loop system with these suits still— oxygen is an open loop system with these suits still flowing i with these suits still flowing into the _ with these suits still flowing into the cabin. _ with these suits still flowing into the cabin. you - with these suits still flowing into the cabin. you are i with these suits still flowing into the cabin. you are able| with these suits still flowing . into the cabin. you are able to see positive _ into the cabin. you are able to see positive pressure - into the cabin. you are able to| see positive pressure response showing — see positive pressure response showing that _ see positive pressure response showing that the _ see positive pressure response showing that the cabin, - see positive pressure response showing that the cabin, the i showing that the cabin, the hatch — showing that the cabin, the hatch was _ showing that the cabin, the hatch was closed _ showing that the cabin, the hatch was closed and - showing that the cabin, the hatch was closed and was l hatch was closed and was sealed _ hatch was closed and was sealed. ~ ., , ., sealed. we are 'ust hearing from the h sealed. we are just hearing from the spacex _ sealed. we are just hearing l from the spacex commentary sealed. we are just hearing - from the spacex commentary team that they are now doing in reverse what they did for the beginning of the spacewalk. which is re—pressurizing the cabin so that there is a normal pressure. and once that has happened that will be the completion of the eva. so it will be a job well done. so, just a reminder, we havejust seen an historic spacewalk, the first ever commercial spacewalk without an air lock, with brand—new suits, higherthan brand—new suits, higher than ever brand—new suits, higherthan ever before. lots of firsts by a rookie crew. simeon barber, space scientist from the open

university, is this key moment for the private sector, have they shown they can do anything nasa can do and cheaper and better? ,, . ., ., nasa can do and cheaper and better? ,, ., ., , better? spacewalks have been the... better? spacewalks have been the- -- the _ better? spacewalks have been the... the concern _ better? spacewalks have been the... the concern of- better? spacewalks have been the... the concern of nation i the... the concern of nation states and now we have a commercial company that is making... commercial company that is making- - -— commercial company that is makinu... ., ., �*~ making... you are watching bbc news now. _ making... you are watching bbc news now. we _ making... you are watching bbc news now, we are _ making... you are watching bbc news now, we are going - making... you are watching bbc news now, we are going to i making... you are watching bbc. news now, we are going to pause for the moment our coverage of that historic spacewalk. that historic moment for the polaris dawn mission, the two astronauts, although not professional astronauts, are now back inside the stool which is being re—pressurized. and we will be talking about that story a lot more over the coming hours. but right now we are going to move on to some of the other main stories of the

day. and the prime minister has been setting out changes to the nhs in england after a damning report revealed the health service was in serious trouble. the review, which was commissioned by the government, concluded that people were struggling to get gp appointments and emergency departments were in a poor state. the surgeon and former labour health minister lord darcy led that nine week review and it also highlights failings and it also highlights failings and social care, which he says haveit and social care, which he says have it both a profound human cost and economic consequences. sir keir starmer says some of the changes won't be universally popular, but he says he will do the right thing for the nhs. let's take a listen to some of what he had to say. listen to some of what he had to sa . ,, , ., ., listen to some of what he had tosa. ,, ,., ., ., ,, to say. the nhs is at a fork in a road and — to say. the nhs is at a fork in a road and we _ to say. the nhs is at a fork in a road and we have _ to say. the nhs is at a fork in a road and we have a - to say. the nhs is at a fork in a road and we have a choice l a road and we have a choice about how it should meet those demands. don't act and leave it to die, raise taxes on working people, or reform to secure its future. now, working people

cannot afford to pay more. so, it is reform or die. with me is our health correspondent nick triggle. thank you very much forjoining us. and, keir starmeratare setting out the choices that face the government. tell us more about the detail of the government's plans.- more about the detail of the government's plans. well, that is the big missing _ government's plans. well, that is the big missing piece - government's plans. well, that is the big missing piece of- government's plans. well, that is the big missing piece of the. is the big missing piece of the jigsaw. keir starmer promised ten year plan for the nhs, but we are not expecting that to be published until the spring. the report being published today was about identifying the failings, not the solutions. however, the prime minister did give some hints in his speech about what may be in that plan. he called it the biggest reimagining of the nhs since it was formed. he said it would be three key themes, digital innovation. the report today pointed out that the nhs was years behind the private sector in terms of its innovation in

that area. he talked about moving care out of hospitals and into the community, and a greater emphasis on prevention to help keep people healthy and out of hospital in the first place. these things have been talked about for the past 20 years and never been achieved! we have talked about this many times. just to put this in some wider context, is the nhs here particularly suffering or are we seeing similar challenges for public health services in other countries? i for public health services in other countries?— for public health services in other countries? i think if we look across _ other countries? i think if we look across europe, - other countries? i think if we look across europe, western| look across europe, western europe and other developed nations, similar nations like australia and new zealand, there are at similar challenges. the pandemic was a huge shock, a once in a century event that disrupted its services, lead to longer waiting times, and in all of these countries. there are similar challenges, but the scope of them are perhaps arguably greater in the nhs. notjust in england, this

report today is about england, but across the whole of the uk. that is largely because the nhs has in comparison to many of these places fewer hospital beds, fewer doctors per population and fewer nurses. it has run on a much tighter shape and there was less capacity in the system to observe these shocks. so, as lord darzi pointed out today, the nhs ended up cancelling more non—probated treatments during the pandemic than any other comparable country. $5 the pandemic than any other comparable country.- the pandemic than any other comparable country. as for the how... waiting _ comparable country. as for the how... waiting in _ comparable country. as for the how... waiting in more - comparable country. as for the how... waiting in more detail, | how... waiting in more detail, including about social care, many people say you cannot fix the nhs without fixing the social care side of things. is it difficult to say when people might start to see a difference be made?— be made? the government's manifesto — be made? the government's manifesto talked _ be made? the government's manifesto talked about i be made? the government's manifesto talked about the l manifesto talked about the waiting list coming down pretty quickly, they are in the process of trying to increase the number of treatments and appointments being offered. but lord darzi said it would take at least five years if not more

to really turn the nhs around. thank you very much, nick triggle, our health correspondent. i want to let you know that we have a life page “p you know that we have a life page up and running with reaction and analysis to that report from lord darzi. the end that speech by the prime minister, you can follow it all on the news website or the app. lots more on the bbc news website and app on the other key stories of the day. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. hello again. it's been a rather chilly start to the day, but for many of us it's been a dry start. we have seen some sunshine already. showers, though, have been affecting northern and western areas of the uk and as we go into the afternoon, those showers will continue. so today, really, it's a mixture of those sunny spells and showers. some of them could be on the heavy side with the odd

rumble of thunder as well. but why is it so cold at the moment? well, the air is coming in all the way from the arctic. you can see those blues there across the uk as we go through today. behind me, the mild air will start to move its way back in as we go into the weekend. but for this afternoon, you can see just a rash of showers, really, across the united kingdom. some of those, as i say, could be heavy, maybe thundery, perhaps not quite as frequent or as heavy as they were yesterday. sunny spells in between. still that north westerly wind. temperatures below the average for the time of year at 13 to 15 celsius. now, through this evening and tonight, the showers will fade away, skies will clear and the wind will drop. and that means temperatures will fall away quite quickly through tonight. and actually, tonight into tomorrow morning could be even colder than it was last night. temperatures perhaps down to freezing across northern parts of england and into central scotland. those are the temperatures in the towns and cities — 2 to 7 degrees. but for friday, it's going to be a lovely start to the day with lots of sunshine.

a few showers perhaps across northern scotland, one or two coming in towards east anglia, the southeast of england as well. but for most of us, it's a dry and a fairly sunny day on friday. maximum temperatures up by a degree or so on today — 13 to 17 degrees. but into the weekend, we will see that switch in wind direction, a south—westerly wind bringing milder air. high pressure sitting to the southeast, keeping things settled, low pressure to the northwest. and that's going to bring in some pretty strong winds across the far north and west of scotland through saturday, along with some rain, which is going to gradually move its way in across scotland and northern ireland. cloud increasing in northern and western areas of england and wales, but down to the southeast, it's staying dry and fairly bright. temperatures up again a little bit — about 16 to 19 degrees on saturday afternoon. as we go through sunday and into the rest of the week, well, actually not looking too bad. sunny spells and temperatures more typical for the time of year. bye—bye.

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the un agency for palestinian refugees says six of its employees have been killed in an israeli air strike on a school it runs in central gaza. we will get an update from them on the programme. let's get more on one of our top stories — the report that has found the national health service in england is in "serious trouble". 12 years ago, the nhs was celebrated in the opening ceremony of the london olympics, and just three years ago, its workers were praised as heroes during the pandemic. now, the prime minister says the service is in critical condition and in urgent need of reform. let's take a look at some of the findings in that report. it found that if you turn up to a&e, it's likely that 100 people could be in front of you. it also found that there are around ilt,ooo avoidable deaths a year.