our headlines today. unions attack the recommended pay rise of 2,8% for more than a million public sector workers, putting them on collision course with the government. a ten—year plan to tackle prison overcrowding — with four newjails delivering thousands more cells. the women and girls left to endure years of pain, due to a lack of awareness about female health — a new report describes it as �*medical misogyny�*. people who've been paid too much carers allowance without realising it now owe the government more than £250 million. i'll explain how it's happened and what to do about it. saudi arabia is set to be - announced as host of the 2034 men's football world cup. that's despite the country facing | years of scrutiny over its human| rights and environmental record.

good morning from gchq, the secret intelligence and cyber security agency who this morning launched their annual christmas challenge which is this puzzle and we will be talking puzzles, spying and national security with the head of gchq late in the programme. it’s security with the head of gchq late in the programme.— in the programme. it's a cold start to the day where _ in the programme. it's a cold start to the day where ever _ in the programme. it's a cold start to the day where ever you - in the programme. it's a cold start to the day where ever you are - in the programme. it's a cold start to the day where ever you are but| to the day where ever you are but especially — to the day where ever you are but especially so in scotland and northern ireland. here we will have bright _ northern ireland. here we will have bright or— northern ireland. here we will have bright or sunny skies and for england _ bright or sunny skies and for england and wales, more cloud and a few showers in the south—west. i will have — few showers in the south—west. i will have all of the details shortly _ it's wednesday 11th december. trades unions are set on a collision course with the government after they criticised a public sector pay rise offer of two point eight percent, for more than a million public sector workers. the recommended increase for next year would apply to those including teachers, nhs staff and civil servants. one union — unison — said the proposal was barely above the cost of living, while teaching unions said

it would only deepen their recruitment crisis. the figures will now be considered by independent pay review bodies. here's our political correspondent hannah miller. chanting: what do we want? when do we want it? now! the standoff between the previous government and public sector workers. scenes that became all too familiar as staff battled for higher pay. but now unions are warning that the suggested pay rise for next year could lead to more scenes like this. nhs staff are facing a huge challenge going into this winter, with the "quaddemic" on the horizon and the huge challenge to try and bring down those unacceptable waiting lists. pay is really key to that. the biggest worry at the moment is this news will drive more people to leave, and that will make the situation even worse. the government is recommending that public sector workers, including teachers and nhs staff, get a pay rise of 2.8% next year. but with inflation expected to rise by an average of 2.6%, it would mean just a slight pay increase

against the cost of living. and unions want to see pay restored to levels last seen in 2011, saying many workers have faced real terms cuts over more than a decade. as a trade union, we are campaigning for full pay restoration for doctors by 2027. there's always the possibility that we will be called to reballot and and take action. now, we don't want to do that and our patients don't need that at all. so we will be looking to work constructively for a way forwards. overworked! underpaid! one of labour's first acts in government was to end strikes with junior doctors and accept the recommended pay rises for other public sector workers, at the same time limiting winter fuel payments to only the poorest pensioners — part of what's described as a challenging financial position.

this recommendation will now go to the independent pay review bodies to be assessed. if they say workers should be paid more, the government suggested the extra would have to come out of funding for services. hannah miller, bbc news. we are joined now by our chief political correspondent henry zeffman. only yesterday you were telling us how the chancellor wanted to make cuts in government and reduce spending, so how would this proposed pay rise challenge that and make it difficult for the government? it’s difficult for the government? it's of a iece difficult for the government? it's of a piece of the same trend that this is— of a piece of the same trend that this is a — of a piece of the same trend that this is a government dealing with a difficult _ this is a government dealing with a difficult economic situation and the government's approach to that is to keep spending as tight as possible, but what _ keep spending as tight as possible, but what is especially striking is how this — but what is especially striking is how this contrasts with the early decisions — how this contrasts with the early decisions the government made within days of— decisions the government made within days of taking office back in july. back_ days of taking office back in july. back then, —

days of taking office back in july. back then, as part of their promise to end _ back then, as part of their promise to end the — back then, as part of their promise to end the strikes which had afflicted _ to end the strikes which had afflicted so many parts of the public — afflicted so many parts of the public sector in the last few years of conservative government the new labour _ of conservative government the new labour government awarded quite significant pay rises across the public— significant pay rises across the public sector, sometimes five or 6% and that— public sector, sometimes five or 6% and that generally brought an end to industrial— and that generally brought an end to industrial disputes, but as far as marry— industrial disputes, but as far as marry of— industrial disputes, but as far as many of the trade unions are concerned, that wasjust many of the trade unions are concerned, that was just the beginning of what they saw as a necessary— beginning of what they saw as a necessary restoration of pay parity betweeh _ necessary restoration of pay parity between the and private sector. clearly — between the and private sector. clearly they are now on course for a much _ clearly they are now on course for a much more — clearly they are now on course for a much more substantial clash and that will prove _ much more substantial clash and that will prove politically difficult for the government.— will prove politically difficult for the government. henry, thank you very much — the government. henry, thank you very much and _ the government. henry, thank you very much and we _ the government. henry, thank you very much and we will— the government. henry, thank you very much and we will speak - the government. henry, thank you very much and we will speak again| very much and we will speak again later. sally has more of the news this morning. the government says it'll create ia,000 more prison places in england and wales by 2031,

as part of a ten—year strategy to deal with overcrowding. over 6,000 spaces will be created at four newjails, but thejustice secretary has said that building alone won't solve the problem. our senior uk correspondent sima kotecha reports. overcrowded prisons — something we've heard lots about in recent months. staff unable to cope, inmates locked up for longer. in september, we witnessed the problems first hand during an exclusive visit to hmp pentonville. staff were overstretched as they dealt with a prison at full capacity. day in and day out, you kind of are dealing with incidents from self—harm to violence to kind of people with severe mental health issues. in the autumn, thousands of offenders were released early from prisons in england and wales in a controversial plan by the government to deal with the population crisis. they say this has freed up more than 5,000 spaces. now ministers have come up with a ten—year plan to create even more room,

including building four new prisons over seven years, making more than 6,000 new places. it will also extend some prisons, build more temporary cells and renovate those that are currently unusable. it said £2.3 billion will be spent on this over the next two years. the prison governors association says the plan won't fix the problem. the current plans to build capacity produce the capacity too late. so between now and then, it looks like we will run out of prison space. we got to the same position earlier this year, where we came to within 100 spaces of reaching capacity. once you reach that point, prisons cannot accept anybody else. the knock—on effect is that police cells fill up with people who should be in prison, and if they fill up completely, that means that the police have nowhere to take anyone that they arrest, and keep them off the streets to keep the public safe. so there is a real

impact on public safety. as part of the strategy the government says prisons will be deemed sites of national importance, placing the power to greenlight planning applications solely in ministers�* hands. prisons are packed and this plan is about creating more room. but ministers admit that the prison population is going up quicker than it can create space. it says thatjails could be full again within the next few years. the justice secretary, shabana mahmood, says building jails alone is not enough, and a review into shorter term prison sentences will also be carried out. sima kotecha, bbc news. israel says it has carried out hundreds of air strikes targeting syria's military bases, weapon stockpiles and naval fleet. it has also sent troops into the un—patrolled buffer zone east of the israeli—occupied golan heights. israel says the strikes were to prevent military assets falling into the hands of extremists, and that its move

into the buffer zone was temporary. our middle east correspondent lina sinjabjoins us from syria's capital damascus. lina, how is syria's new government reacting to israel's actions? well, people here are mainly focused on their day to day life and getting back to normal. as you can see, i am in a market town life is coming back to normal and the shops are opening and we have seen public employees going back to work and even here the rebels have not made any comment about the strikes on the focus is to get the country back on its feet and two open public institutions. we have heard that they have taken control of a city in the east after the kurdish forces pulled out. this is a city that is very important because it is rich in oil so the rebels want to make sure there is oil coming and they can control the

resources so they provide services for people. that is what is the main issue here today, that as you see, this is one of the markets where people are going out and about as they start their day to pick up their daily stuff than most people are upset about the israeli air strikes but this has been happening during the rule of assad in the past years and now people are focused on safety and calm and that is what the interim prime minister has said, that this is what the country needs and needs to get back up and running and needs to get back up and running and on its feet. the man accused of shooting dead healthcare insurance ceo brian thompson in new yorkjostled with police and shouted at reporters as he was led into court yesterday. back up! ..an insult to the intelligence of the american people and their lived experience... luigi mangione was appearing at an

extradition hearing in pennsylvania. he tried to address reporters, shouting "completely unjust" and "insult to the intelligence of the american people" before he was bundled into court by officers. he was arrested after a manhunt that spanned several states. police in south korea have raided the presidents office, as part of an investigation into his failed attempt to impose martial law last week. it comes after thousands of people protested in seoul yesterday. some of his top officials and military commanders have been arrested and suspended over their alleged role in enforcing the order. two people are in hospital after a gas explosion at a house in east london. footage from motorists and neighbours captured the blast in ilford yesterday afternoon, which launched flaming debris into the road. 60 fighters tackled the blaze. there's a warning that women are being left in unnecessary pain and with gynaecological conditions undiagnosed because of what's been called "medical misogyny". mps on the commons' women

and equalities committee said poor understanding of women's health meant patients faced discomfort that interfered with every aspect of their daily lives. frances read reports. they were supposed to be the best years of her life. instead, soshan was confined to a hospital bed. she'd moved from birmingham to liverpool for university at 19 but rather than studying or being out with friends, she was visiting a&e up to three times a week. after long waiting lists and few answers she paid thousands of pounds in private medical fees and thousands more facilitating appointments. at its worst, can you describe the pain felt like? i couldn't cook, i couldn't get out of bed. it got to the point where i couldn't bathe or shower myself properly and i had to have help, and that's what led me to suspending my studies and dropping out of uni for a year. she was later diagnosed with a number of issues,

among them endometriosis, ovarian cysts, fibroids and suspected adenomyosis. in recent times there has been more awareness around women's reproductive health, with celebrities like emma bunton, the conservationist bindi irwin and actors like lena dunham opening up about how pain from conditions like endometriosis has turned their lives upside down. last year the women and equalities committee heard from other high—profile women, but this hasn't yet translated into action. its report, published today, says there is a clear lack of education and medical misogyny in the area of gynaecology, a lack of awareness and understanding of women's reproductive health among primary care practitioners, and calls for the nhs to urgently implement a training programme to improve treatment and diagnosis for women and girls. the word medical misogyny and the reason why we've used it and titled that in our report, is because that is exactly what women are experiencing.

and it's not from the individual gps or gynaecologists necessarily, from themselves, but it's from the institution. it's how health in this country deals with women's pain and with women's suffering and health issues. the department of health says it intends to overhaul women's health care, place women's equality at the heart of its agenda and ensure women's health is never again neglected, and that £26 billion being invested will help the nhs to achieve that. but there are thousands of women like soshan spending years on waiting lists, aach with their own long and traumatic story of pain. frances read, bbc news. and — say cheese! camera company nikon has unveiled the winners of its comedy wildlife photography award. this one, called crash landing,

won in the bird category. this role—reversal picture hooked the prize in the fish category. but it was this photo that was named the overall winner. you can probably guess the name. yes, that's right — stuck squirrel. that is super cute. we will be live in the forest as the squirrel is extracted during the programme this morning. ihla extracted during the programme this morninu. ., , , ., morning. no squirrels were harmed in the takin: morning. no squirrels were harmed in the taking of— morning. no squirrels were harmed in the taking of that _ morning. no squirrels were harmed in the taking of that photo. _ morning. no squirrels were harmed in the taking of that photo. but - morning. no squirrels were harmed in the taking of that photo. but cute - the taking of that photo. but cute though. so the taking of that photo. but cute thou~h. . ., , ., though. so cute. gorgeous. more than ou can though. so cute. gorgeous. more than you can savour — though. so cute. gorgeous. more than you can savour the _ though. so cute. gorgeous. more than you can savour the weather _ though. so cute. gorgeous. more than you can savour the weather today, - you can savour the weather today, not particularly gorgeous. if you are stepping out it is a cold start but at _ are stepping out it is a cold start but at the — are stepping out it is a cold start but at the moment temperatures just short of— but at the moment temperatures just short of -ii _ but at the moment temperatures just short of —11 so a widespread frost across— short of —11 so a widespread frost across scotland and parts of northern ireland and today it will be cloudy — northern ireland and today it will be cloudy again across england and wates— be cloudy again across england and wales and — be cloudy again across england and wales and a bit more in northern ireiahd _ wales and a bit more in northern ireland than yesterday but we will

still see _ ireland than yesterday but we will still see sunshine across parts of scottahd~ — still see sunshine across parts of scotland. the fog is thick in places and some — scotland. the fog is thick in places and some irr— scotland. the fog is thick in places and some in south—west scotland and in north—west england some of it will lift _ in north—west england some of it will lift and some will linger, particularly around the glasgow area and particularly around the glasgow area ahd that— particularly around the glasgow area and that will peg back the temperatures and it will feel cold. because _ temperatures and it will feel cold. because it — temperatures and it will feel cold. because it is freezing fog we are looking — because it is freezing fog we are looking at — because it is freezing fog we are looking at the chance of slippery surfaces — looking at the chance of slippery surfaces. further south, more cloudy and northern ireland and breaks in the west— and northern ireland and breaks in the west and breaks in the cloud across— the west and breaks in the cloud across england and wales with some brighter— across england and wales with some brighter breaks for north west england — brighter breaks for north west england and wales and possibly into the midlands through the afternoon and generally we look at light winds — and generally we look at light winds. these are the temperatures where _ winds. these are the temperatures where we _ winds. these are the temperatures where we have the freezing fog, hovering — where we have the freezing fog, hovering around freezing but we are looking _ hovering around freezing but we are looking between seven and nine as top temperatures. there are showers close to _ top temperatures. there are showers close to the _ top temperatures. there are showers close to the south—west through the course _ close to the south—west through the course of _ close to the south—west through the course of the day and some of them might— course of the day and some of them might get— course of the day and some of them might get into parts of devon and corhwaii— might get into parts of devon and cornwall and we could see that

tonight — cornwall and we could see that tonight. tonight, a lot of cloud around — tonight. tonight, a lot of cloud around for— tonight. tonight, a lot of cloud around for england and wales, thick enough _ around for england and wales, thick enough for— around for england and wales, thick enough for drizzle the clearer skies in the _ enough for drizzle the clearer skies in the north and west means it will be another— in the north and west means it will be another cold night with patchy freezing — be another cold night with patchy freezing fog and a widespread frost and further south, that is not the case _ and further south, that is not the case as— and further south, that is not the case as we — and further south, that is not the case as we are looking at 10 degrees and tomorrow it is very similar weather— and tomorrow it is very similar weather again and a fair bit of cloud — weather again and a fair bit of cloud for— weather again and a fair bit of cloud for england and wales with some _ cloud for england and wales with some drizzle and brighter skies in the north — some drizzle and brighter skies in the north. but some drizzle and brighter skies in the north. �* i. ., , the north. but you are bringing some sunshine in — the north. but you are bringing some sunshine in the _ the north. but you are bringing some sunshine in the studio,, _ the north. but you are bringing some sunshine in the studio,, so _ the north. but you are bringing some sunshine in the studio,, so bless - sunshine in the studio,, so bless you. let's take a look at today's papers. the daily mail leads with a report from mps, saying women and girls are left to endure gynaecological pain for years because of "medical misogyny". the paper says the report found doctors often have a poor understanding of women's health and fail to recognise the symptoms of conditions such as endometriosis,

heavy periods and adenomyosis. we'll be speaking two women who are calling for change. the daily telegraph reports that the ministry ofjustice is to get the power to force newjails through the planning process to "ensure no government runs out of prison places again". according to the paper, campaigners are concerned the plans could threaten the green belt. we'll examine the plans more closely with justice secretary, shabana mahmood, at 7:30am. according to the times, israel bombed hundreds of weapons silos, warplanes, and tanks in syria following the fall of president bashar al—assad. the paper quotes the israeli military saying it wanted to stop the equipment "falling into the hands of terrorist elements". the paper also says israel has acknowledged that some of its troops have moved beyond a un buffer zone on the syrian side of the border but insists it does not intend to march on damascus. and the front page of the guardian features a photo of luigi mangione —

the suspect in the death of unitedhealthcare ceo, brian thompson. the paper reports that he jostled with police and shouted at reporters as he was led into court yesterday. the 26—year—old was there to contest being extradited from pennsylvania to face murder charges in new york. we have something very interesting, fascinating, very special this morning. every year gchq launches its annual christmas challenge aimed at testing our problem—solving skills. it isa it is a proper secret squirrel place and you can never get inside. lintiii and you can never get inside. until now. in a first for british television where a whole programme comes from inside the heart of gchq - is our man graham satchell. good morning, graham. good morning, and i hoe good morning, graham. good morning, and i hone not — good morning, graham. good morning, and i hope not the _ good morning, graham. good morning, and i hope not the whole _ good morning, graham. good morning, and i hope not the whole program, - and i hope not the whole program, that would — and i hope not the whole program, that would be a bit much. this is where _ that would be a bit much. this is

where access live in gchq, which is meant _ where access live in gchq, which is meant to— where access live in gchq, which is meant to be — where access live in gchq, which is meant to be a secret organisation but in _ meant to be a secret organisation but in recent years has become more transparent— but in recent years has become more transparent without really giving away _ transparent without really giving away exactly how it does what it does _ away exactly how it does what it does we — away exactly how it does what it does. we are here partly because they are — does. we are here partly because they are launching their annual christmas _ they are launching their annual christmas challenge, and part of that public engagement process they are going _ that public engagement process they are going through which this year is this puzzle — are going through which this year is this puzzle and i've been looking at it for— this puzzle and i've been looking at it for the _ this puzzle and i've been looking at it for the last half an hour and have — it for the last half an hour and have absolutely no idea what i meant to do with _ have absolutely no idea what i meant to do with it. it is aimed at 11 to 18—year—olds and gchq has two main jobs. _ 18—year—olds and gchq has two main jobs. one _ 18—year—olds and gchq has two main jobs. one is— 18—year—olds and gchq has two main jobs, one is protecting the cyber infrastructure of the country on the other— infrastructure of the country on the other is— infrastructure of the country on the other is something it's been doing for more _ other is something it's been doing for more than a hundred years, which is listening _ for more than a hundred years, which is listening in— for more than a hundred years, which is listening in to rogue states, bad actors, _ is listening in to rogue states, bad actors, terrorists, organised criminais _ actors, terrorists, organised criminals and working with mi5 and mi6 criminals and working with mi5 and mid in— criminals and working with mi5 and mid in the — criminals and working with mi5 and m16 in the interest of national mi6 in the interest of national security— mi6 in the interest of national security and it's very rare to get in this— security and it's very rare to get in this building. we were here last week— in this building. we were here last week to _ in this building. we were here last week to have a look around and this is what _ week to have a look around and this is what we _ week to have a look around and this is what we found. it's one of the most secret buildings in the world.

to get in, you need to go through airport style security, which we weren't allowed to film, and you have to hand your phone in, which we were. do you think of yourself as a spy? well, people describe what they do here in a whole host of ways, and some people do use that term. shehzad charania is head of legal affairs. he's one of the very few people here whose face we can show. can i start at the very beginning? what is gchq and what does it do? so gchq is the uk's intelligence, security and cyber agency, and it's one of three intelligence agencies that sits alongside m15 and m16. and so we intercept communication signals, analyse those and keep the uk safe from threats, whether they emanate from terrorists, individuals, or hostile states.

there are more than 6,000 people here. analysts, linguists, technicians intercepting and interpreting communications. at the heart of the building is the emc, the event management centre. so when we watch spooks and slow horses and they always have that room with screens and people at laptops and frantic conversations — you're in charge of that room? yes. this is that room. yes. sarah, not her real name, is a senior operations officer. we can't show her face and her words are spoken by our producer. i lead a team of amazing, but ultimately ordinary people doing some fairly extraordinary things. so say there's a terror attack. are you immediately involved? and if you are, what do you do? yes, we are involved from the beginning, and we will be

tracking that very closely, both through what we call open source, which is sort of media sources, and we're also kind of taking a look at our data sources that we have available in the building, which, some of them are covert, and some of them are shared by partners. and through that, we can try and do as much as we possibly can in those first few hours to mitigate the threat to life. so just to break that down a tiny bit, you say data sources, some of which may be covert. what does that mean? i don't think i can go into detail on that. but in 2013, former american intelligence contractor edward snowden did go into detail. he leaked some of gchq's methods, including the harvesting of communication data from millions and millions of people. it's called bulk data access. can you hack my phone, my emails and my internet user history? so, bulk data access is something that gchq does

and is very open about it. it's governed by our legal frameworks. it's been considered by the european court of human rights, as well as our own domestic courts, as being lawful. what that means is we cannot, even when acquiring bulk data, inspect it f