james shaw, bbc news, perth. has revealed she's been diagnosed with throat and breast cancer. the 18 time singles grand slam champion says her prognosis is good as both cancers have been detected early. she will start treatment in new york later this month. brazilians have begun to say farewell to the football legend pele as a twenty—four hour wake gets under way in the stadium of his former club, santos. his coffin was placed in the middle of the pitch or fans and dignitaries to pay their respects ahead of a private family burial on tuesday. the funeral procession drove through santos before dawn, with large crowds lining the roadsides and setting off fireworks. president lula of brazil is expected to attend the wake, his first engagement since he regained the presidency on sunday.pele died last thursday aged 82. one of those who's been at the stadium to pay their respects is the head of fifa — gianni infantino — who's called for countries across the world to name one of their football stadiums after pele. let's

. james shaw, thank you. just a reminder later on today _ well. james shaw, thank you. just a reminder parliament which would require public service workers are at some sections of the public service workforce that they are going on strike to provide a minimum level of service. our chief political correspondent nick eardley is in westminster. grant shapps has been talking about this this morning but what has the labour party been saying in response? labour party been saying in resume?— labour party been saying in resonse? ., ., , response? the government argument is the legislation _ response? the government argument is the legislation is — response? the government argument is the legislation is reasonable, _ response? the government argument is the legislation is reasonable, that - the legislation is reasonable, that it will not go too far, but it is going to ensure that minimum service levels are enforced across great britain in certain key areas. so there's some areas where the government will decide that level like ambulances, the fire service and on the railways and then there's o

our scotland correspondent, james shaw, has the details.round 5am this morning, flames burst from a window at the new county hotel. the fire is burning fiercely but appears to be confined to the second floor. video captured by another eyewitness shows the scale of the emergency response — 21 ambulance crews and around 60 firefighters. our firefighters worked extremely hard in a very complex and challenging environment to prevent the further spread of fire and damage where possible. after the blaze had been put out, firefighters discovered three bodies. a dog also died in the fire. no other guests in the hotel were seriously injured. from those that were evacuated, i can confirm that 11 people were given treatment by the scottish ambulance service but did not require hospitalisation. the police have sealed off a large part of the centre of the city. that disruption is likely to continue for some time to come. january 2nd is a public holiday in scotland, but the tranquillity of the day has been shattered by this tragic fire. the investigation

james shaw, bbc news, perth. are confirmed to have died in a helicopter crash in australia. the foreign office says it's supporting the family of the two britons. they died in a mid—air collision involving two helicopters near seaworld on australia's gold coast. queensland police say initial investigations suggest the crash happened as one helicopter was taking off and the other was landing. two other people are also known to have died. sport, and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here's gavin. we start in brazil where mourners are paying their respects to pele, who's lying in state at the football ground of his former club santos. the three—time world cup winner died at the age of 82 last week. mourners are expected to descend on the coastal city of santos across 24 hours. these were the first into the stadium. with some having slept outside overnight. as the public files past the coffin, which is at the centre of the fooball pitch, guests are gathering for a public wake — they include fifa presiden

james shaw, bbc news, perth.a, has revealed she's been diagnosed with throat and breast cancer. the 18 time singles grand slam champion says her prognosis is good as both cancers have been detected early. she will start treatment in new york later this month. prince harry has spoken of what he described as �*betrayal by buckingham palace' in preview footage for a forthcoming interview ahead of the release of his memoir �*spare'. speaking with cbs 60 minutes' correspondent anderson cooper, he accused palace officials of failing to defend him and his wife meghan, before they stepped down as working royals. one of the criticisms that you have received is that, "0k fine, "you want to move to california, you want to step back from the institutional role." why be so public?" you say you try to do this privately. and every single time i've tried to do it privately there have been briefings and leakings and planting of stories against me and my wife. you know, the family motto is never complain, never explain, but it's j

james shaw, bbc news, perth. of people have been paying their respects to the former pope, benedict xvi. following his death at the weekend, his body is now lying—in—state, in st peter's basilica at the vatican. mourners will be able to file past the casket until the funeral on thursday. 0ur religion editor aleem maqbool reports. at dawn, the late pope was moved from the monastery in the vatican where he died, for the short, solemn private procession to st peter's basilica. # santa maria...# there, he was taken through the nave to be placed in front of the altar. 0utside, while the ceremony was taking place, thousands had formed a queue that snaked around st peter's square. these were among the first allowed in through the doors to pay their respects. in just the first five hours, vatican police say 40,000 people filed past benedict xvi, and they came from all over the catholic world. it's just one of those once in a lifetime moments where you kind of feel more and more emotional as you get closer to viewing, you

james shaw, bbc news, perth. to have died in a helicopter crash in australia. the foreign office says it's supporting the family of the two britons. they died in a mid—air collision involving two helicopters near seaworld on australia's gold coast. queensland police say initial investigations suggest the crash happened as one helicopter was taking off and the other was landing. two other people are also known to have died. brazilians have begun to say their farewells to the football legend pele, as a 24—hour wake takes place in the stadium of his former club, santos. his coffin has been placed in the middle of the pitch forfans and dignitaries to pay their respects ahead of a private family burial on tuesday. the funeral procession drove through santos before dawn, with large crowds lining the streets. president lula of brazil will attend the wake on tuesday, in his first engagement since regaining the presidency on sunday. pele died last thursday, aged 82. we can cross live to santos and our correspondent james

james shaw is in edinburgh. what has the first minister been saying?the first minister been sa in? . , ., ., ._ saying? what she laid out really was that this was — saying? what she laid out really was that this was going _ saying? what she laid out really was that this was going to _ saying? what she laid out really was that this was going to be _ saying? what she laid out really was that this was going to be the - saying? what she laid out really was that this was going to be the most i that this was going to be the most difficult winter, as she put it, in the history of the nhs in scotland. she said there were severe and exceptional pressures. she talked about 1000 patients with flu being admitted to hospitals in scotland every week. on top of that, covid and strep a. she said bed occupancy was at 95%, so in other words, very little leeway. compared that to the situation before the covid crisis, three years ago when occupancy was at 87%. so giving a sense ofjust how difficult the situation is. what is the scottish government going to do? they say th

thank you, james shaw in glasuow.e gmb union in england and wale, are due to walk out tomorrow. 0ur chief political correspondent nick eardley is at westminster. ambulance workers are some of the very people the government's new legislation if they get it through it's likely to affect? yes, and legislation if they get it through it's likely to affect? yes,- it's likely to affect? yes, and at the moment — it's likely to affect? yes, and at the moment there _ it's likely to affect? yes, and at the moment there is _ it's likely to affect? yes, and at the moment there is no - it's likely to affect? yes, and at the moment there is no sense i it's likely to affect? yes, and at| the moment there is no sense of concrete change from the government leading to strikes being called off in england. ambulances tomorrow, nurses next week, the possibility of similar school strikes in england too. there is frustration among the unions that there has not been more offered in the last few days but maybe there is a bit of a glimmer of ho

james shaw. let's get some of the day's other news. after a helicopter crash on australia's gold coast. two helicopters collided mid—air close to the sea world theme park in queensland, before crash landing on a sandbank. police say initial evidence suggests the crash happened as one helicopter was taking off and the other was landing. gunmen have attacked a prison in northern mexico, killing ten guards and helping at least 24 inmates to escape. at least four prisoners also died in the incident in ciudad juarez. the mexican army has joined efforts to restore security, and locate the fugitives. for the first time in nearly seven years, private vehicles can join cargo crossing the border between colombia and venezuela. the full opening of the shared border follows years of tense diplomatic relations between the two countries, which have eased since president gustavo petro took office in august last year. we've just come to the end of a year of great economic turbulence, energy instability caused by the war in ukraine, and soaring inflati

james shaw junior disarmed an active shooter inside a tennessee waffle house in 2018. >> the decisione was nothing else for me to lose in that moment. rorh seemingly daily mass shootings in america more people are fighting their assailants, heroic acts that have some in the law enforcement community opening saying -- >> the time is now to rethink how we prioritize what we're telling people who might find themselves in a mass shooting. >> reporter: you have probably heard these three words, run, hide, fight. >> you can survive a mass shooting, if you are prepared. >> reporter: those tactics from the fbi are echoed to law enforcement agencies across the country. they're used to teach civilians about how to react if confronted by an active shooter. security expert juliette kayyem penned in a recent article that advice may be dated. >> run, if you can, get away if you can, but what we've seen is that engagement with the shooter, trying to distract him, trying to demobilize him, trying to prevent him from reloading his gun, all of those things can help in minimizing the harm. >> 50% of act

james shaw in glasgow, there. to have died yesterday when the flight from kathmandu to the tourist town of pokhara crashed and burst into flames. 0ur correspondent rajini vaidyanathan sent this report from near the site of the crash. scattered across the river bank, fragments of flight 691. windows still intact. seats mangled close by. like pieces of a broken toy, the remnants of a national tragedy. there are hundreds of police officers continuing their work here. they have given up hope on finding any survivors, but now, as they pick through the wreckage, they are trying to find clues to work out how this tragedy happened. today, rescue teams recovered the flight recorder, which they hope will shed more light on what happened. nepal has a history of fatal air tragedies. translation: security agencies have to accept this challenge. _ we are actively working to retrieve and identify the bodies as soon as possible. the mountain terrain and weather can be tricky to navigate but poor investment and weak regulation hav

james shaw jr.side a tennessee waffle house in 2018. >> the decision to fight was because there was nothing else for me to lose in that moment. >> reporter: with seemingly daily mass shootings in america, more people are fighting their assailants, heroic acts that now have some in the law enforcement community openly saying. >> the time is now to rethink how we prioritize what we're telling people who might find themselves in a mass shooting. >> reporter: you've probably heard these three words, run, hide, fight. >> you can survive a mass shooting. if you're prepared. >> reporter: those tactics from the fbi are echoed to law enforcement agencies across the country. they're used to teach civilians about how to react if confronted by an active shooter. security expert juliette kayyem penned in a recent article, that advice may be dated. >> run if you can, get away if you can, but what we have seen is engagement with the shooter, trying to distract him, trying to demoibilize him, trying to prevent him

our scotland correspondent james shaw has the latest. pay attention!achers are not in the mood to give up and go home. we would all rather be in the classroom. we don't want to strike, and none of us would have got into teaching for the money, it was because we wanted to work with kids. we are just asking for. fair pay, nothing more. we go above and beyond for our children. - scottish teachers held their biggest strike in decades last november. this is the next phase of the action. primary schools across scotland are closed today. tomorrow it will be the turn of secondary schools, and then from monday, unless an agreement is reached in the meantime, a rolling series of strikes across different regions of scotland, heading through into the start of february. the teaching unions want a 10% pay rise. local authorities and the scottish government are offering five, up to 6.85% for those on the lowest pay. the scottish government have had until november 20 seconds the scottish government have had since november 22nd when the last offer was brought and rejec

our scotland correspondent, james shaw told explainedthe key details regarding this case saying that in vail prison, that's absolutely correct and we are told that she has now left the prison and we do not know what her destination is or what prison she is going to put that issue which was creating so much controversy the convicted rapist was being held in a women's prison in the scottish government and scottish prison will feel that they address that particular issue but it was quite an extraordinary exchange between douglas, the leader of the scottish conservatives and nicola sturgeon come the first minister with him constantly pressing nicola sturgeon on whether she thought was right that a murderer to be held number women's prison. he was a response to those questions. let me be clear, response to those questions. let me be clear. this — response to those questions. let me be clear, this prisoner _ response to those questions. let me be clear, this prisoner is _ response to those questions. let me be clear, this prisoner is not - response to those questions. let me be clear, this

our scotland correspondent james shaw is at a teachers' strike rally in glasgow.ack from members of this union, the educational institute of scotland, the biggest teaching union in scotland, about how the strike is going for them. i asked one of the organisers what the situation was like with schools in glasgow and she confirmed that all primary schools in the city are closed today. more widely, we don't know quite how uniform that is across the rest of scotland, but it does seem very likely that almost all schools across the country will be closed today. that is primary schools, and then it would be secondary schools tomorrow. this dispute is essentially about pay. the scottish government has offered 5%, rising to a little bit extra for those on the lowest pay grades, and the teaching unions say that they want 10%. they have both described, both sides have described the talks as reasonably well mannered, but there doesn't seem to be an indication of them coming together at the moment. if that doesn't happen later on this week, there will be a rolling series of st

joining us now from edinburgh, scotland correspondent james shaw., like in many other parts of the uk. a message really let her message was that this is going to be the most difficult winter that the nhs in scotland has ever faced. the most difficult winter that the nhs in scotland has everfaced. she gave a sense of that. she talked about bed blocking, she sold it was 95%, the latest figures that they have, nearly all hospital beds in scotland are full of cases, people with diseases, conditions like flu and covid are at very high levels at the moment. she compared that to the situation before the covid pandemic, backin situation before the covid pandemic, back in the early weeks of 2020, when she said bed occupancy then was 87%. suggesting that scott is standing in a situation which is comparable or worse to the situation here just before the disease macro pandemic. —— the covid pandemic. she talked about the increasing number of money to nhs 2a, the helpline, to try to stop people going into hospital when that is not necessary, and also extra money

our scotland correspondent, james shaw told me the key details regarding this case now two things abouts earlier on this afternoon, with the leader of the scottish conservatives douglas ross putting it quite bluntly to nicola sturgeon, could it ever be acceptable for a rapist to be housed in a women's prison? now, nicola sturgeon's straight forward answer to that was no, in general terms it couldn't. but she would not be drawn, she would neither confirm nor deny whether isla bryson was in the meantime temporarily being housed at cornton vale. she would not confirm or deny that, although she did say that she would not be there within the next couple of days. so it is a hugely difficult issue i think for the scottish government and nicola sturgeon to deal with, particularly because it comes against the background of the difficulties the scottish government has had with its gender recognition reform bill, which of course has been vetoed by the uk government. let's take a listen now shall we to nicola sturgeon's comments just in the last couple of hours or so. let me be clear, this prisoner

covid, flu and strep a, have put unprecedented demand on the nhs in scotland, as our correspondent james shaw to tell people they don't need to go into hospital unnecessarily. also extra money into social care. so if people are in hospital and there is no medical need for them to be there, then a bed can be found for them elsewhere. at no point did nicola sturgeon say this was a crisis, oran nicola sturgeon say this was a crisis, or an emergency, although she did say the scottish government does have emergency powers. and she insisted, despite what the bma said that the nhs in scotland is safe for patients and does by and large provide an the excellent standard of care. ., ., , ., care. later on in this hour, we will hear from — care. later on in this hour, we will hear from the _ care. later on in this hour, we will hear from the health _ care. later on in this hour, we will hear from the health secretary i care. later on in this hour, we will i hear from the health secretary steve barclay, with more on the pressures, the winter pressures facing the nhs, talking to mps in the commons. we wil

shaw. good morning. good morning, james and darya attorney general merrick garland said the move was necessary. >> given the extraordinary circumstances involved. now, president biden and his team say they're fully cooperating with the department of justice. good afternoon. a special counsel is now investigating president biden's handling of classified documents after material from his time as vice president were found at both his delaware home and a former office. it was in the public interest to appoint a special counsel attorney general merrick garland appointed robert kerr, a former trump appointed u.s. attorney to look into the matter. the extraordinary circumstances here require the appointment of a special counsel for this matter. president biden responding to the documents being found in his private home. people know. >> i take classified documents are classified material seriously cooperate fully completed. the justice department's review. >> house democratic leader hakeem jeffries support tell the president is han

chris perry, seen on the left, and andrew back shaw, 48, were last seen on friday, reportedly headed towards soledar. a site of fierce fighting at the moment. jamese is in kyiv and gave us his assessment of the situation. >> the town of soledar and a nearby city have become the focal points on the eastern front of ukraine. it is an area where contract soldiers and a ivan army called the wagner group is doing the book -- the bulk of the russian fighting and they are throwing everything at the town to try and achieve some immediate gain. it's a phasof the com licked -- conflict where they are throwing everything at it and i wouldn't be surprised to see ukraine make a tactical retreat to wait for russian forces to exhaust themselves, if you like. for now, defensive lines are holding and the widener group is putting their best soldiers in to try to make more immediate means. the russian are claiming that they have control, but as ever there are conflicting reports. in terms of military significance, i wouldn't place too much on soledar. this is a propaganda trophy for vladimir putin to present to critics back inside russia. the direction of the war i