childs, darren, is duly elected councillor for the town council.won a local council seat on a pledge to sort out delays. he says, however, problems have got worse. the stories have gone from we waited three, four hours to five, six hours, to eight, nine hours. so now you've got people waiting nine hours for ambulances. i think that the nhs isn't just in crisis any more. i think the nhs is failing and we are losing the nhs, and i think that this winter's pressures are going to be the thing that topples the nhs over. david grossman, bbc news. and you can see more on that story at 10:30pm this evening, on newsnight over on bbc two. the government has scrapped flagship legislation that was designed to raise education standards in england. the schools bill included plans for a register of children who are missing lessons, and for all schools to become members of multi—academy trusts. our education correspondent hazel shearing joins me. how much of a surprise is this change of tack on the schools bill? the schools bill has faced a lot of hurdles since it

childs, darren, is duly elected councillor for the town council.ds won a local council seat on a pledge to sort out delays. he says, however, problems have got worse. the stories have gone from we waited three, four hours to five, six hours, to eight, nine hours. so now you've got people waiting nine hours for ambulances. i think that the nhs isn't just in crisis any more. i think the nhs is failing and we are losing the nhs, and i think that this winter's pressures are going to be the thing that topples the nhs over. david grossman, bbc news. and you can see more on that story at 10.30pm, on newsnight, on bbc 2. the government has scrapped a flagship piece of legislation, designed to raise standards of education in england. the schools bill included plans for a register of children who are missing lessons, and for all schools to become part of multi—academy trusts. our education correspondent hazel shearing has more. the schools bill has faced a lot of hurdles since it was first introduced. we had the schools white paper, a policy document outlini

childs, darren, is duly elected councillor for the town council.to five, six hours, to eight, nine hours. so now you've got people waiting nine hours for ambulances. i think that the nhs isn't just in crisis any more. i think the nhs is failing and we are losing the nhs, and i think that this winter's pressures are going to be the thing that topples the nhs over. david grossman, bbc news. and, you can see more on that story at 10.30pm, on newsnight, on bbc 2. a once—in—a decade un conference on biodiversity begins today in canada, amid warnings humans are driving mass extinction of life on earth, with a million species at risk of being wiped out. the uk is among a number of countries pushing for an ambitious deal, to protect the planet's ecosystems, but, as one of the most nature—depleted countries in the world, britain's own record, is now under scrutiny. our environment correspondent, helen briggs, has more, from somerset. a great egret making the most of a winter wonderland at wetlands on the somerset levels. in winter, generally on wetlands and

that is darren childs, ludlow town councillor. day long. that fog probably lingering longest across some parts of the south—west midlands, eastern parts of wales as well, and the south—west of england, temperatures around two or three degrees here. but you can see there are breaks in the cloud elsewhere across central and southern england and wales. so some sunshine, just a small chance of showers towards parts of east anglia and kent. greater chance of some rain, though, across scotland, not as heavy as this morning, but still damp in the north and east. but the mildest conditions to be found here, ii—i3 degrees in west of scotland and northern ireland. through tonight, fog re—forms and extends even more across parts of the west midlands, eastern wales, maybe into parts of the north west too. a bit more breezy in east anglia, the south east, not as much of a fog problem, greater chance of some showers here, but where we see clear skies across england, wales, a chance of frost and some fog patches, mildest again, scotland and nort

childs, darren, was duly elected councillor for the town council.e gone from we waited three, four hours to five, six hours, to eight, nine hours. so now you've got people waiting nine hours for ambulances. nine hours? nine hours just for an ambulance. i think that the nhs isn't just in crisis any more. i think the nhs is failing and we are losing the nhs, and i think that this winter's pressures are going to be the thing that topples the nhs over. that report was by newsnight�*s david grossman. in a statement, west midlands ambulance service said it is working very hard to prevent delays but it depended on other parts of the health service admitting patients quickly. the department of health in england says it is taking urgent action to support the ambulance service, including offering an extra £500 million to speed up hospital discharge and free up beds. those concerns over the state of ambulance services come as staff members — including paramedics and call handlers — prepare to go on strike on the 21st of this month in england and wales. gary sm

childs, darren, is duly elected councillor for the town council.ifferent. unlike the climate process with its clear goal to eliminate global warming, this summit has different aims, largely focused on conservation.— focused on conservation. nature is as important _ focused on conservation. nature is as important as — focused on conservation. nature is as important as the _ focused on conservation. nature is as important as the climate, - focused on conservation. nature is as important as the climate, and l focused on conservation. nature is. as important as the climate, and for the climate — as important as the climate, and for the climate to succeed, it means nature _ the climate to succeed, it means nature has— the climate to succeed, it means nature has to succeed and that's why we have _ nature has to succeed and that's why we have to _ nature has to succeed and that's why we have to deal with them together. its headline policy is something known by 30x30, a pledge for countries to protect 30% of their land and water by the year 2030. canada's

the help of an air traffic controller on the ground, darren landed safely his first call to his wife, brittney, who was pregnant with their first child>> did you think about your little girl? >> one of the first things that went through my mind "i can't die today, got baby on the way. a new life that arrived three months after darren defied death. >> mary margaret came into the world. >> reporter: darren and brittney say they're cherishing every second that they have together as a family of three >> she's a dreream she's eveverything that we ever hoped that she could be and more >> reporter: as for the plane's pilot, darren says he has made a full recovery and is flying again. >> he is doing fantastic like it never even happened. >> reporter: his own return to the sky was a bit nerve-racking. >> hey, it's no big deal, nothing's going to happen, it's a commercial flight -- there was two ininstances ththat were viv where i kind of -- shook me up a little bit. >> reporter: a reminder of that near-death experience that has given him a new appreciation for life, his family, and his friends. >> every time i see a friend of mine, i always g

the help of an air traffic controller on the ground, darren landed safely his first call to his wife brittney, who was pregnant with their first childthings that went through my mind i can't die today. i have a baby on the way. >> reporter: a new life arrived three months after darren defied death. >> maryhart came into the world. >> reporter: they say they are cherishing every second they have together as a family of three. >> she is a dream. she is everything that we ever hoped she could be and more. >> reporter: as for the plane's pilot, darren said he has made a full recovery and is flying again. >> he is doing fantastic like it never happened. >> reporter: his own return to the sky was a bit nerve-racking. >> it's no big deal, you know, nothing's going to happen. it's a commercial flight there was two instances that were very vivid where i kind of shook me up a little bit. >> reporter: a reminder of that near-death experience that has given him a new appreciation for life, his family, and his friends. >> every time i see a friend of mine, i always give hugs now hand shakes are gone i always do hugs so i'm thankful to see people

childs, whose baby daughter sadly suffered a seizure scare . and the family, seizure scare. and the family, as i understand it faced a long wait paramedics darrenjust tell me a little bit about what happened if it's not too traumatic? you just for a bit of context ? yes, it was. we've two context? yes, it was. we've two instances over the past six months where our daughter had seizures that have lasted for around 15 minutes. and during that time stopped breathing. so when on the first occasion we called an ambulance and we at home in ludlow avenue said shropshire, and it 47 minutes for the ambulance to get to us. that's a blue category one emergency for a child . one year emergency for a child. one year old that's not breathing. took 47 minutes to get to us on. the second occasion we were out at the time and time. she had another seizure and stopped and because we knew there would be a long wait for the ambulance as we put her in the car and took her to the hospital ourselves and the eventually because it was only a community hospital and eventually an ambulance arrive but that took 37 minutes to arrive and, then took us to the nearest a&e and

darren mccaffrey good you. mccaffrey, good to see you. thank you . now a primary school thank you. now a primary school in hampshire has been confirmed as the eighth childnment has urged doctors to prescribe antibiotics proactively in schools where there's been cases of strep with there's been cases of strep with the potential for penicillin to be given out en masse. and the education minister, nick gibb, told gb news this morning that the situation being closely the situation was being closely monitored. well, let's speak to any joshua richer who joins any dr. joshua richer who joins us this morning to discuss it. first of all, let's just get a sense of how unusual this outbreak is, because this is the eighth death. now, many parents will be thinking, is this normal ? we do see strep. every ? so we do see strep. every single year. we haven't seen it quite as much over the last couple of years, understandably, because we've been bit more because we've been a bit more inside. been mingling a inside. we've been mingling a lot . but strep a is lot less. but strep a is something that is very common. it sits on the back of the throat, sits on the skin, and i