hello. i'm sally bundock. a very warm welcome to a very busy programme. let's get started. a new pledge to cut the number of nhs patients in england waiting more than 18 weeks for treatment has been announced by the government. they want to lower the figure by nearly 500,000 over the next year with more patient choice and greater access to community diagnostic centres and surgical hubs. ministers say the changes will help them achieve their promise and hit a key election pledge made by sir keir starmer. our health editor hugh pym reports. getting checks and tests closer to home and more quickly. that's the aim of the network of community diagnostic centres in england. examples include scaddan and doctor bees. as part of the new plan to cut waiting lists, only time will

be extended to 12 hours a day, seven days a week thermal week work can be done away from hospitals. the nhs app will be upgraded to allow more patients to treatments and appointments. it will also make it easier for people to exercise their right to choose an nhs or private providerfor their to choose an nhs or private provider for their care. to choose an nhs or private providerfor their care. for the head and nhs in the name and means more control of the process of patience and a more efficient health service. we are really — efficient health service. - are really ambitious about continuing the that we have made on producing the longest waiting care now to get a where we can deliver the 18 weeks scanner by the end of this parliament, and that is both about putting the additional capacity in place and changing the way we work, and that builds on the great progress that colleagues across the nhs have made over the past couple of years, particularly in tackling those longest ways. currently about 59% of patients are getting their appointment for treatment of being given the all clear within 18 weeks,

3 million are waiting longer. the government said it wants to get to 92% by the end of this parliament, and as a first milestone it will be 65% by march 2026. officials say that means a reduction in the longer weights of 450,000. ministers have already said they will deliver an extra 2 million appointments a year byjuly. they say measures in the new plan will add another 1.5 million after that.- plan will add another 1.5 million after that. there is a level of respect _ million after that. there is a level of respect in _ million after that. there is a level of respect in there - million after that. there is a level of respect in there as i level of respect in there as well. ~ , well. the prime minister will today unveil _ well. the prime minister will today unveil what _ well. the prime minister will today unveil what is - well. the prime minister will today unveil what is billed i well. the prime minister willi today unveil what is billed as an elective reform plan. it says it will deliver on the promise to end back dogs and offer greater convenience to patients. some medical experts say they welcome the ideas in the plan but have questioned what can be achieved. we particularly _ what can be achieved. - particularly advocate the use of surgical hubs, we are supportive of 1—stop clinics and we are also supporting gps requesting investigations. whether or not this will achieve the government's aims to make sure that everybody or

92% of the population are seen within 18 weeks by the end of this term of government remains yet to be seen. this term of government remains yet to be seen-— yet to be seen. others have exaressed _ yet to be seen. others have expressed concern - yet to be seen. others have expressed concern that - yet to be seen. others have| expressed concern that land treatment is being prioritised at the expense of emergency care. ministers deny this, but the extreme pressure in most hospital amd apartments right now is certainly concentrated in the minds of health leaders -- a&e in the minds of health leaders —— a&e departments right now. hugh pym, bbc news. more than 60 million people across the us are under winter weather alerts as a powerful storm brings with snow, sleet and freezing rain across parts of the country. forecasters predict it could bring the heaviest snowfall in more than a decade, causing significant disruption. thousands of flights and trains have been delayed or cancelled. graham satchell reports. the snow is heavy, thick and relentless. this is a dress of

misery where blizzard conditions have brought much of the state to a standstill. tens of millions of americans are bracing themselves for what is predicted to be the heaviest snowfall and coldest temperatures in more than a decade. travel has been badly affected. this is louisville airport in kentucky. across the states, thousands of lives have been cancelled or delayed. conditions on the road have been described as treacherous with snow and ice. causing major problems.— with snow and ice. causing major problems. this roadway is very slick. _ major problems. this roadway is very slick. very. _ major problems. this roadway is very slick, very, very _ major problems. this roadway is very slick, very, very slick. - very slick, very, very slick. let me get some traction here. ready for this remark? that is what we are dealing with out here, and it is getting worse. people are calling is a polar vortex, freezing conditions brought down from the arctic. in kansas the temperature is forecast to get down to —29 celsius. forecast to get down to -29 celsius. ~ , ., , , ,

celsius. when you get these sub temperatures — celsius. when you get these sub temperatures with _ celsius. when you get these sub temperatures with sub _ celsius. when you get these sub temperatures with sub zero - celsius. when you get these subj temperatures with sub zero wind chills, it can have a negative impact on the work force and residence, so we're making sure we address of those issues. in utah, the heavy snow caused an avalanche caught on camera by a passing motorist. as you can see, he puts up with window... just in time. graham satchell, bbc news. meanwhile, here in the uk, after heavy snow and freezing rains that caused widespread disruption, mildertemperatures mean the threat of flooding in southern parts of england. an amber weather warning for snow is still in place across northern england with yellow warnings for ice, snow and rain across much of the uk. yesterday some areas were hit by power cuts, and delays to flights and on the roads. for those worst affected, rescue teams had to help with essentialjourneys, as 0li constable reports. you are a patient at the moment? give me that address.

west yorkshire. mountain rescue teams have just had a call to help a nurse who desperately needs to get to a patient at a home in a remote part of the calder valley. the roads are thick with snow.— thick with snow. this is the road from _ thick with snow. this is the road from cragg _ thick with snow. this is the road from cragg vale - thick with snow. this is the road from cragg vale up i thick with snow. this is the - road from cragg vale up through bradwell up to blackiston edge, and we've got a little tasking when we get there to take a district nurse up to a patient thatis district nurse up to a patient that is in a house right up on the top. that is in a house right up on the to -. ., �* , that is in a house right up on the to. ., �* , ., the top. their four x 4's are prepared — the top. their four x 4's are prepared for _ the top. their four x 4's are prepared for this _ the top. their four x 4's are prepared for this weather. i the top. their four x 4's are i prepared for this weather. but others are not. stranded drivers needing help to keep moving. drivers needing help to keep movinu. �* ., drivers needing help to keep movinu. �* . i, moving. i'm so glad you guys came out- — moving. i'm so glad you guys came out. this _ moving. i'm so glad you guys came out. this would - moving. i'm so glad you guys came out. this would be - moving. i'm so glad you guys l came out. this would be totally impossible. came out. this would be totally impossible-— came out. this would be totally impossible. she had to abandon her car. without _ impossible. she had to abandon her car. without the _ impossible. she had to abandon her car. without the volunteer l her car. without the volunteer team, there would be no way she could get her patient.— could get her patient. when the snow is like _ could get her patient. when the snow is like this, _ could get her patient. when the snow is like this, it _ could get her patient. when the snow is like this, it can - could get her patient. when the snow is like this, it can be - snow is like this, it can be impossible because it is so steep here as well. i have to have my injections in a two—hour window, so it is vital

she gets here. for two-hour window, so it is vital she gets here.— two-hour window, so it is vital she gets here. for some, it has been tough _ she gets here. for some, it has been tough to _ she gets here. for some, it has been tough to travel— she gets here. for some, it has been tough to travel with - been tough to travel with lots of disruption on the roads. but for others, it's been a chance to enjoy a wintry scene. this was the cotswolds. and the yorkshire dales had a big covering as well. while freezing temperatures and the amber weather warning didn't stop them getting about. 0n richard rhodes made driving a challenge. —— i'm gritted. some airports struggled to get lights off the ground. manchester, liverpool and bristol saw delays with runways closed well into the afternoon. but for many, without the worry of school or work, it was a chance to the slopes. here in the lancashire town, even the snowman had a smile on their face. ., , , snowman had a smile on their face. , . snowman had a smile on their face. . , , ., , ., , face. he has seen a few people from school — face. he has seen a few people from school and _ face. he has seen a few people from school and they _ face. he has seen a few people from school and they have - face. he has seen a few people from school and they have all l from school and they have all had a time on the sled, bumping into trees and crashing. i had a time on the sled, bumping into trees and crashing.- into trees and crashing. i went over a jump — into trees and crashing. i went over a jump and _ into trees and crashing. i went over a jump and it _ into trees and crashing. i went over a jump and it cracked. it | over a jump and it cracked. [it looks over a jump and it cracked. it looks really fun and ijust

want _ looks really fun and ijust want to— looks really fun and ijust want to go— looks really fun and ijust want to go from - looks really fun and ijust want to go from the - looks really fun and ijust want to go from the top i looks really fun and i just - want to go from the top right of the — want to go from the top right of the bottom. _ want to go from the top right of the bottom.— want to go from the top right of the bottom. how fast are you auoin on of the bottom. how fast are you going on that? _ of the bottom. how fast are you going on that? i _ of the bottom. how fast are you going on that? i would - of the bottom. how fast are you going on that? i would say - of the bottom. how fast are you going on that? i would say 50 i going on that? i would say 50 miles an hour. _ going on that? i would say 50 miles an hour. i _ going on that? i would say 50 miles an hour. i was - going on that? i would say 50| miles an hour. i was supposed to work today _ miles an hour. i was supposed to work today and _ miles an hour. i was supposed to work today and got - miles an hour. i was supposed to work today and got called i to work today and got called off. the best thing to do is go out with my little one on the sledge and she loved it. having lots of fun _ sledge and she loved it. having lots of fun just _ sledge and she loved it. having lots of fun just sledging - sledge and she loved it. having lots of fun just sledging and - lots of fun just sledging and i'm going crazy. we don't know which _ i'm going crazy. we don't know which one _ i'm going crazy. we don't know which one to hold onto because you stay— which one to hold onto because you stay with your string and you stay with your string and you hold _ you stay with your string and you hold on with your side. do ou you hold on with your side. you think you hold on with your side. drr you think after this you will be a good driver? it you think after this you will be a good driver?— you think after this you will be a good driver? if my mum and dad will let _ be a good driver? if my mum and dad will let me, i _ be a good driver? if my mum and dad will let me, i think— be a good driver? if my mum and dad will let me, i think i - dad will let me, i think i would _ dad will let me, i think i would be able to drive the car. a chance — would be able to drive the car. a chance for the kids and big kids to enjoy themselves. even in the freezing temperatures. we can't come to a snowy hill without having a go ourselves. let's go! i am too old for this! those not wanting the adrenaline rush getting stuck in making six foot tall

snowman. as the snow turned to freezing rain, not everyone was to the internet. animals at yorkshire wildlife park and enjoyed the white stuff as above was only one of a few tourist attractions was stayed open. snowploughs kept moving, getting the roads ready for this morning wasn't rush—hour as many of us get back to reality. 0li constable, bbc news. a senior hamas official has shown the bbc a list of 34 hostages that he says the group is willing to release in the first stage of a potential ceasefire agreement with israel. among those named are ten women and 11 older male hostages, as well as young children hamas previously claimed were killed in an israeli air strike. the israeli prime minister's office has denied reports that hamas had provided israel with a hostage list. ceasefire talks have resumed in qatar, but it's not clear if there's any progress. with me is mohamed taha

from bbc arabic. hello to you, and happy new year. happy new year to you, sally. year. happy new year to you, sall . �* , ., ~ year. happy new year to you, sall. �*, ., ,, ., year. happy new year to you, sall. �*, ., , sally. let's talk about this hosta . e sally. let's talk about this hostage list. _ sally. let's talk about this hostage list. what - sally. let's talk about this hostage list. what can - sally. let's talk about this| hostage list. what can you sally. let's talk about this - hostage list. what can you tell us? i! hostage list. what can you tell us? , , , . hostage list. what can you tell us? , , . ,': us? if this list is correct, 34 hostages — us? if this list is correct, 34 hostages names, _ us? if this list is correct, 34 hostages names, that - us? if this list is correct, 34 hostages names, that is - us? if this list is correct, 34 hostages names, that is a l us? if this list is correct, 34 i hostages names, that is a big step. that is nearly half of the hostages that hamas are holding. so if this list is correct, that means the other issues could be dealt with, which is the number of prisoners that israel hold that they can release, or the amount of those from gaza, and with authorities in gaza announcing 46,000 or so with that heartbreaking video, with the as rayleigh alive hostage, there is a massive momentum in there is a massive momentum in the israeli society at the moment, and there is a massive needin moment, and there is a massive need in gaza for the ceasefire and the hostage deal for the

element and the families of those 34, the pressure on the israeli government to sort of broker any kind of agreement. let's talk about a potential ceasefire, what do we know about that. it ceasefire, what do we know about that.— ceasefire, what do we know about that. it looks like there is big momentum _ about that. it looks like there is big momentum as - about that. it looks like there is big momentum as well. i about that. it looks like there | is big momentum as well. the hedges in diehard today and envoy from president biden is in the heart today and hamas, so all parties are in diehard today. to what we can reach a deal, there is massive momentum as we say that —— doha. we said many times we are close to ideal but we are really, really close to deal today. the point is it is not only what is happening in doha affecting the deal, to what extent that when they will reach a deal, this deal could be passed in the israeli cabinet as there are, as we know that there are the right—wing ministers that they might oppose the deal, but it looks like this deal is imminent.—

looks like this deal is imminent. ., ,, , ., , imminent. ok, thank you very much for _ imminent. ok, thank you very much for bringing _ imminent. ok, thank you very much for bringing us - much for bringing us up—to—date. much for bringing us up-to-date.- much for bringing us up-to-date. much for bringing us u-to-date. ., , ukraine has launched a new offensive in the russian region of kursk. it's first surprise incursion started there five months ago. russia's military has played down the scale of the latest attack. in recent weeks, moscow has been trying to squeeze ukrainians out of the area with the support of north korean troops. meanwhile, president zelensky has stressed that security guarantees leading to an end to the war with russia would only be effective if provided by the us under donald trump. during a podcast interview, mr zelensky suggested the incoming president had the leverage to at least halt russia's ongoing invasion. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

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what is happening in south korea. investigators have announced that they will seek an extension to the arrest warrant against president yoon suk yeol. it comes after authorities tried and failed to arrest the impeached leader on friday. after a dramatic six—hour stand—off, they called off their attempt after yoon's security team formed a human wall and used vehicles to block the arrest team's path. investigators say they've now passed responsibility for enforcing the arrest warrant to the police. the us secretary of state antony blinken is in the country as the political impasse continues. he's also condemned a north korean ballistic missile launch which took place in the last few hours. we can take you live there now. as you can see, this press conferences under way at the moment. this is the foreign minister of south korea was addressing the press, but he is

there with us secretary of state antony blinken, as you can see, in the wide shot. this press conferences under way in south korea at the moment stop we are keeping a close eye on what they do so. let's speak to sung—yoon lee, global fellow at the woodrow wilson international center for scholars. good to have you on bbc news. so this is a developing story here. just bring our global viewers up—to—date on the situation with regards to the president and his arrest. he and his team say that the authorities have not got the legal premise in which to arrest him.— legal premise in which to arrest him. ~ ., ., ., arrest him. well, the old adage that history _ arrest him. well, the old adage that history repeats _ arrest him. well, the old adage that history repeats itself - that history repeats itself first as a tragedy and then as farce is being borne out in south korea. the declaration of martial law came as a shock to the vast majority of the south

korean people here, and in its aftermath, 75% or more of south koreans stood against martial law and against president yoon suk yeol. we have seen in recent weeks however president yoon suk yeol�*s approval ratings have gone up to 40%, which is higher than his average ratio rate during his presidency over the past 2.5 years, so complex and very passionate overflowing within earshot of very loud protest in front of the presidential residence, all day and all night, so the nation is as polarised as a nation of democracy can be at this very moment. democracy can be at this very moment-— democracy can be at this very moment. �* ., , ., ., moment. and given what you have 'ust moment. and given what you have just described, _ moment. and given what you have just described, what _ moment. and given what you have just described, what is _ moment. and given what you have just described, what is likely - just described, what is likely to happen then, do you think, in the weeks and months ahead? we don't know. eight years ago there was an impeachment of the

sitting president accused of abuse of power, and she was very passive in defending herself, and the constitutional court that has the mandate to deliberate impeachment of a sitting president ruled against her and she was removed from power, and that meant we have two have a snap presidential election within 60 days. so thatis election within 60 days. so that is what happened eight years ago, and that may be borne out again here in south korea in 2025. president yoon suk yeol has a high climb uphill in defending himself. he is charged with treason, namely insurrection, yet because the opposition party that enjoys a super majority in parliament is racing against time to have their party leader be elected president who has unfortunately several criminal convictions, who i think phil a chariot

nearing, he is in a race to have yoon suk yeol removed from office and then a snap election and move on to become the new president. and that is a concern, i'm afraid, for the united states.— concern, i'm afraid, for the united states. quickly, antony blinken's arrival— united states. quickly, antony blinken's arrival and _ blinken's arrival and intervention, what difference will that make, do you think? it is more symbolic, but of course within hidden closed office, closed doors, there will be some awkward and lump—sum conversations, but secretary lincoln is here to underscore the importance of the alliance, but the united states has only two friendly democracies in this rough neighbourhood called northeast asia, so the relationship among the us south korea and japan is key to exerting us interests and defending basic freedom and democracy in the region against the autocratic nations, russia, china, north korea. brute china, north korea. we appreciate _ china, north korea. we appreciate your - china, north korea. we appreciate your views on this from woodrow wilson

international centre for the scholars, thank you. political turmoil in south korea. let's now turn our attention to canada. lcal media are reporting that prime ministerjustin trudeau could step down in the coming days. the globe and mail quoting sources close to the matter said mr trudeau may resign as leader of the liberals ahead of a party meeting on wednesday. it follows months of pressure to resign, including from more than 20 members of his own party. we shall keep a very close eye on that and update you on any new developments. awards season is getting under way in hollywood with the 82nd golden globes ceremony kicking things off in beverly hills. stars including ariana grande, first—time winner demi moore and british star kate winslet took to the red carpet ahead of the ceremony. nikki glaser hosted the awards, celebrating both film and tv,

and are widely seen as the first big awards ceremony of the season. let's speak to our north america correspondent peter bowes. he has been watching it all for us. peter, tell us all the top line from the golden globes. two big winners in the musical comedy category and best drama went to the brutalist, which is a 3.5 hour epic starring adrian brody who plays a hungarian architect, also a holocaust survivor, who moved to america after the second world war, and it is the film that filmmakers were told at some point in hollywood it would never get made, that people wouldn't go and see a story like this and certainly wouldn't watch a 3.5 hour picture, but they succeeded, and they have created quite a masterpiece and it has gone away now with the top award of the night. in the musical stroke comedy category,

amelia perez, the most nominated of all the films, ten nominations to start with, this is a mostly spanish—language crime musical about a mexican drug lord who changes gender, selena gomez is one of the stars, it had a really good night. it tells of these two pictures along with conclave which was named best screenplay, it is the film set in the vatican about the cardinals and the skullduggery that goes on behind the scenes, the choosing of a new pope, these are to look out for as we move towards the oscars in a few weeks. gone was also honour television, and it was a good night for the shogun, hacks and baby reindeer. you mentioned demi moore. i think it is her acceptance speech that you will be hearing most about over the next few hours, you said a first—time wind, a first nomination in 28 years. she

plays in the substance, a tv star of a certain age, an aerobics instructor whose employers want to replace her with a younger woman. she discovers the substance she takes, she turned into a younger woman and gets herjob back. she said during her acceptance speech, this is what surprised everyone, this is the first time as an actor that she has won anything.— has won anything. wow! it is surprising — has won anything. wow! it is surprising to _ has won anything. wow! it is surprising to think _ has won anything. wow! it is surprising to think about - has won anything. wow! it is| surprising to think about that given her career and the many, many films and movies and television productions she has been in. thank you so much. let's speak to entertainment journalist jason nathanson, who has been watching the ceremony. what stuck out to you? definitely the demi moore speech was the best of the night for sure, and she talked about not only had she never won anything, or even really been nominated for much, but she was told early in her career that she was basically a

popcorn actress, people would go to see her, the movies would make money but she would never really any —— win anything, never do anything of note or didn't deserve awards, and our estate in her career winning an award means so much to her because she was told basically all along that she wouldn't win anything. it is great to see her get her due there. the movies, it is interesting because emilia perez, the big winner had the most nominations going into the night, one both —— most awards, the brutalist wins three, those two films and several of the other films in this category are not films, i think most people are going to see and they are very polarising. these are not... you will either love them or hate them if you haven't seen them yet, including the substance. emilia perez is a musical, it is an accessible story but not for everybody. the brutalist, as you just mentioned, was 3.5 hours on a 15 minute intermission. it is

beautiful, great, also very hard to watch and is long. a lot of these movies are not going to be for most people. it is not a populists choice as it were. what does it say about the awards to follow at the oscars ultimately, what are 0scars ultimately, what are people saying about what these golden globes are setting out for us? it golden globes are setting out for us? . golden globes are setting out for us? , , for us? it will be interesting to see. for us? it will be interesting to see- the _ for us? it will be interesting to see. the brutalist - for us? it will be interesting to see. the brutalist will. for us? it will be interesting to see. the brutalist will be| to see. the brutalist will be part of the mix. i don't know if everyone perez will be as much a part of the mix as it was denied at the golden globes. the brutalist foreshore is 0skar baker with a great performance by adrien brody, and just it is really beautifully directed. i think we will see a lot more from wicked. it had one wing on the night and it won the golden globes in this populist category that they created for nest box office performance basically, and it won their. i think it will get more love at the oscar nominations, certainly got a lot of nominations forgotten globes but no wins. i don't know if it will win. i

but no wins. i don't know if it will win. ~ but no wins. i don't know if it will win-— will win. i think will be part ofthe will win. i think will be part of the mix. _ will win. i think will be part of the mix. all— will win. i think will be part of the mix. all right. - will win. i think will be part| of the mix. all right. should we shall be across it all as ever. jason, thank you for talking to us on bbc news. i will be back in the moment with a top business story. to stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. sunday was a day of snow, a day of disruption for some, and now the met office has extended the amber weather warning. it's going to be valid until 6am on monday morning. they've shrunk the area a little. it includes the lake district. some areas could see as much as 10—15cm of further snow, on top of already significant snowfall and blizzard—like conditions, with strong winds close to the centre of the low. we'll continue to see some snow showers through the night across northeast scotland, across the peaks and pennines as well, across the north of england. rain elsewhere, but with temperatures here in rural spots falling below freezing, ice could be an issue as well first thing.

so an icy start. be careful if you're going to be out on the roads early on, particularly if the snow showers are set to continue. as we go through the morning, there'll be further snow showers driven along by strong north to northwesterly winds. some of those will run down through wales and into the midlands here. a wintry mix of rain, sleet and snow. south of the m4 corridor, some brightness, but look at the gusts of winds. gusts in excess quite widely of 40—45mph, and coming from a northwesterly direction, that is going to make it feel cold. so your thermometer might suggest 3—6 degrees, but factor in the strength and the direction of the wind, for many of us, it will feel subzero. that cold air stays in place as well as we move through tuesday. still pretty windy with it, and that will continue to drive in a rash of snow showers draped along the coast. some pushing further inland as well. the best of any brightness further south, but again, another cold story. now, as we move out of tuesday into wednesday, the winds will fall

a little lighter as the low pressure moves off to scandinavia. but we'll need to keep an eye on this frontal system moving in from the south. it could be a little bit further north and run the risk of bringing some rain across channel coasts, but certainly will bring a little bit more in the way of cloud and spoil the sunshine. a northerly wind continues to drive in some showers to the far north of scotland. sunshine elsewhere, but temperatures again really struggling. so as we go through the week ahead, it looks likely that this cold spell will continue, and icy starts for many. cold wintry showers continuing and a widespread frost.

reports say italy and spacex will announce a $1.6 billion deal as italy's prime minister makes a pilgrimage to mar—a—lago — president—elect trump praises herfor "taking europe by storm". nippon steel is poised to take legal action over its aborted purchase of us steel. we have the latest reaction from tokyo. business confidence has slumped in the uk faced with "rising costs and taxes" with warnings prices will go up to cover costs. and could this be a hole in one? we'll be exploring the rising

appeal of indoor golf — as tiger woods and rory mcilroy launch a new league. live from london this is business today, i'm sally bundock. we begin in the us where later today in washington the certification of the election results should take place despite the huge winter storm. then in two weeks donald trump's second inauguration as us president takes place and over the weekend there has been another visitor to his florida home — the mar—a—lago resort. on sunday, italy's prime minister giorgia meloni paid a suprise visit to discuss a range of economic issues, along with the fate of cecilia sala — an italian journalist detained last month in iran. ms meloni said she was "ready to work with" the president—elect and mr trump said meloni had "really taken europe by storm." politico recently described ms meloni as 2025's "most powerful person in europe".

well, hot on the heels of her visit are reports italy