sajid javid is canadian prime minister _ one year.r has _ one year. sajid javid is canadian prime minister has said - one year. sajid javid is canadian i prime minister has said ongoing protests in the capital 0ttawa against covid restrictions have to stop. the city centre has been paralysed for 12 days by hundreds of parked lorries. the mayor of ottawa once 1800 more police officers and once 1800 more police officers and on sunday declared a state of emergency in the city. the oil giant bp has reported its highest profit for eight years amid soaring oil and gas prices. the company made £9.5 billion by 2021 and saw its profits rocket in the final quarter of the year. but for households, these climbing energy prices have caused a huge increase in bills. children who watch or listen to the bbc because matt cbeebies bedtime stories in the uk have been used to celebrities reading them, dolly parton and ryan reynolds for example. now they can look forward to a story read by the duchess of cambridge. she has recorded reading the owl who was

sajid javid wishing her majesty the queen a quick recovery.ir starmer, the labour party leader, on behalf of myself and the whole of the labour party wishing her majesty the queen good health and a speedy recovery. get well soon, says sir keir starmer. the mayor of london sadiq khan says, the commitment her majesty has shown to country appears to be unwavering. wishing her a safe and speedy recovery from covid. lots of other messages. from various politicians and well—wishers on social media. we do know the queen received herfirst social media. we do know the queen received her first vaccination for covid back in 2021. the assumption is she has had a second and third dose since then. earlier i spoke tojim reed our health correspondent about the queen's positive test for covid. three doses of the vaccine are incredibly effective, reducing the chances of going into hospital by 80%. despite the fact the queen is 95 years old, she will have a lot of protection from the vaccine. another thing that was discussed at anti—viral medications. they are o

i think savage javid is buttering us up to— think savage javid is buttering us up to the — think savageto happen. i think stockpiling is happening already. it's stockpiling is happening already. it's been — stockpiling is happening already. it's been nigh on impossible for me to get— it's been nigh on impossible for me to get lateral flow test ends on the ground _ to get lateral flow test ends on the ground appeared. i think people are raiding _ ground appeared. i think people are raiding whatever they can. that�*s raiding whatever they can. that's because they _ raiding whatever they can. that's because they are _ raiding whatever they can. that's because they are raiding - raiding whatever they can. that's because they are raiding the - raiding whatever they can. that's l because they are raiding the men's because they are raiding the men�*s flying to america to sell them. joking, i should just say, joking. talk about international travel, let�*s look at the sport and are telegraphed with the final story of the night. wimbledon will not ban djokovic. djokovic was banned essentially fr

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sajid javid saying the number is likely to rise further before it begins to get better.ey may be classified as nonurgent but obviously the conditions that affect them will have a huge impact on the quality of their lives. any further delay to the procedures that they need, what sort of impact psychologically do you think that will have? we psychologically do you think that will have? ~ ., ., , .,, psychologically do you think that will have? ~ ., ., , ~ will have? we hear from people like this, it's will have? we hear from people like this. it's putting _ will have? we hear from people like this, it's putting their _ will have? we hear from people like this, it's putting their lives - will have? we hear from people like this, it's putting their lives on - this, it's putting their lives on hold, it makes people anxious, it makes them despondent and it makes people lose hope that they themselves will recover. we talk a lot about system recovery but what we're really talking about is people's ability to recover their lives and to remain working and to look after the people

the admission was made today by the health secretary sajid javid.illion people currently on a waiting list in england, and mr javid says this number will probably increase, with demand expected to rise now that pressure from covid is easing. the health secretary also set out plans for more specialist diagnostic centres and targets for cancer treatment. our health editor hugh pym has the latest details. this is violet, on the way to the operating theatre for a hip replacement this morning. she's struggled to walk and has been barely able to leave her house. i can't describe the pain, i can't describe the discomfort. i mean, i cry every day because i can't do what i want to do. i've got a walker with a seat on it — i have to sit on that to do everything. earlier, she had told me what it meant to be having the op at last. once it's over, i'll be glad, but yeah, i can't describe it, really, it'sjust thejitters, i think. here, violet is having her hip done at what's a dedicated surgical hub — a scheme which is being expanded across england in the new pla

this health secretary sa'id javid. this is a hue health secretary sajid javid.s go unpunished. although i think the biggest thing that _ think the biggest thing that happened in that interview was when sally asked, do you think this sending of troops into those disputed areas that the invasion of ukraine by rush is under way? sajid javid agreed it was which means that the anti—has been up significantly. we expect to hear from the prime minister on camera in a couple of minutes so we will then hear his assessment and then he will head to parliament later today, when he is expected to update mps and also unveiled fresh sanctions, new restrictions on russian businesses and business people and their activities in the uk. the uk is working on those in agreement with the european union and the united states, as well. i think boris johnson will face calls from some of his own mps and the opposition parties to climb down even further on russian money and russian interests in the uk. but what the government says is that the sanctions go in sync with the russian actions,

now the health secretary, sajid javid, has unveiled ambitious plans to tackle the unprecedented backloguring the pandemic and we will have all the details. also tonight... bumper profits for the oil giant bp prompt renewed calls for a windfall tax to help households with soaring energy bills. the northern ireland police watchdog says the security forces colluded —— find evidence of collusive behaviour in the murder of ii —— find evidence of collusive behaviour in the murder of 11 people in the 1990s. bamber gasgoigne, the first host of university challenge, has died at the age of 87. what you doing, getting mixed up with her? and jane campion's the power of the dog leads the way at the oscar nominations, with benedict cumberbatch up for best actor. and coming up in sportsday later in the hour on the bbc news channel, team gb are still waiting for theirfirst medal at the winter olympics, as bronze slips away for the curlers in beijing. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the nhs waiting list in england won't start to fall for at least another two years, and it could rise sig

the health secretary, sajid javid, has outlined the delayed plans to tackle the backlog of patients onal waiting lists in england. mrjavid told the commons the number of people waiting for elective care has risen to six million. the devolved nations have set out their own recovery plans. that figure of six million represents around one in nine of the population, and is expected to rise further. ministers believe it'll take around two years for the numbers to start falling 100 community diagnostic centres are to be set up — these are places you can go for checks, scans, and tests for diseases such as cancer, which aim to get people a quicker diagnosis surgical hubs, concentrating on high—volume routine surgery will be set up. the measures should help the nhs increase the amount of treatments it carries out by 30% above its pre—pandemic activity levels. it will be paid for by an extra investment of £8 billion over the next three years. here's more of what mrjavid told mps. the plan sets the ambition of eliminating waits of longer than a year — waits in elective care — by march 2025. with

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the health secretary, sajid javid, said this morning there was no issue around the money, but dealinge omicron variant had been a factor. the plan has been delayed but it was delayed by omicron. we were planning to originally publish the plan in early december but of course, with omicron and our concerns about that, we understandably changed focus onto the booster programme but now that hopefully, i think we are almost certainly the other side of omicron, things have massively improved, we are getting on with publishing that plan, we will publish it soon. national voices which represents more than 190 health and social care charities in england. their chief executive, charlotte augst, says delays in accessing care are having a real impact on millions of people. we hear from people like this, it's putting their lives on hold, it makes people anxious, it makes people despondent and it makes people lose hope that they themselves will recover. we talk a lot about system recovery but what we're really talking about is people's ability to recover their lives and to remain working and to loo

the admission was made today by the health secretary sajid javid. are 6 million people currently on a waiting list in england. despite a number of energy providers going bust in the last year, the oil giant bp has recorded its highest annual profit for eight years. shell also reported bumper profits last week. the huge profits have led to renewed calls from labour and the liberal democrats for a windfall tax on energy companies. borisjohnson has carried out a minor reshuffle after promising changes following the scandal surrounding downing street lockdown parties. jacob rees—mogg, who has been a staunch defender of the prime minister, has been given a new role as "minister for brexit opportunities". now to developments in canada, where a stand—off between truckers and the country's government over covid restrictions shows no sign of ending. but the busiest crossing between canada and the us — the ambassador bridge, which links ontario to detroit — has now re—opened after being effectively blockaded. however, the main protest in ottawa continues, wit

nazy javid: humboldt wind, llc, with terra-gen is heading up a new project, and they want your int. >> the project proposed constructing 60 wind turbines on land south of rio dell and scotia, with 47 of those turbines being built on the bear river and monument ridges. here are some of the things people had to say at today's meeting... russ: myame's lane russ, and i, along with extended family, own the forest home ranch at is in the pposed wind per proje. in getting involved with this project, i thk one of the things that we found most surprising was e claim by the wiyot tribe. in the past 20 years that i have operated on the prerty, i' never been approached nor coacted byhe wiyots, and i'm not aware that my father was nor my grandfather. >> all of these feelings, ideals, and pleas being spoken in front of the humboldt county board of supervisors, who will decide tuesday if they will overturn the planning commission's 4-2 decision to deny the project from moving forward. mike wilson: there's a reason that the family may not have experienced native and indigenous people on their propert

sajid javid not ruling out possibility of charges for covid tests. willl have to pay? i'm not entirely sure. details are quite i entirely sure. details are quite opaque at the moment. this is not necessarily a new idea this is been floated a lot over the past two weeks. there was a story in the sunday times, a story and the observer on this sunday and this is because the government is trying to warn people up to the idea that this is not to last forever. the question how they�*re going to wind down free covid tests and if they are going to continue free covid tests for simple health care workers, carers or people who are clinically vulnerable who would really benefit from taking those new anti—violet drugs early on and would benefit from an early diagnosis, that�*s not clear either. i think what we are seeing is a slow drip, drip of the idea that the current situation is not at a loss and getting people accustomed to it. do you see the possibility that people might start hoarding tests, going into the chemist day after day to rack

the deputy assistant commissioner of lodon's metropolitan police, bas javid, has admitted the force hasted to eradicating discrimination. he was speaking after two serving black police officers told the bbc�*s newsnight programme that they'd been called racist names many times. a study of nearly 260 rivers around the world has detected potentially toxic levels of pharmaceutical drugs in a quarter of them. researchers said drugs used to treat epilepsy and diabetes were the most widely found — they believe the scale of pollution threatens wildlife and could affect human health. child safety advocates say one of the world's most popular online games needs to do more to protect children. a bbc investigation has found users of roblox creating sex games on the platform. roblox said if it found inappropriate games it took them down. that game is why these globally the millions of children, many under the age of 15. we will talk about that in more detail in our business coverage 20 minutes. stay with us here on bbc news. also still to come. nine years and 15,000 deaths after going into afghanis

well, javid olly is a former senior director of counter terrorism and the un national security councilchool. we are sweeping attack on here tonight. how do you view the assault so far from a russian perspective, is going according to plan for president putin? , , ., ., , putin? this is a really important _ putin? this is a really important question. | putin? this is a really| important question. it putin? this is a really i important question. it is putin? this is a really - important question. it is so difficult to understand what president putin's objectives are, whether they have reached them according to the campaign plan that they have laid out. if there is, indeed, a siege on kyiv tonight, one of the important aspects of that is will they encircle the city and sort of weight in a ring formation, orwill sort of weight in a ring formation, or will they make a push to try to capture all kill president zelenskyy. there are a lot of things that can happen inbetweeners two scenarios. there is so much that has not played out on the ground. but also every day that goes by and russian tro

today the health secretary, sajid javid, promised a new ten year strategy for england, while revealingshows a tumour on the left of a lung and, in the middle of the screen, where the cancer has spread. it's been detected at a late stage. survival chances are reduced. richard's a rugby league coach and a nonsmoker. he had a cough at the start of the pandemic, but couldn't get to see a gp. he had video calls and was prescribed antibiotics. it was only nine months later, after having a scan, when he was told he had lung cancer which had spread to several areas in his body. the one thing that i would like people to take away or a piece of advice i would like people to use is don't assume that it's long covid if you've had covid, make sure you go and see the gp. see a gp in person. this lung cancer expert says because people with coughs were told to stay at home, the condition of those with cancer got much worse. what i did see was the type of presentation we used to see 20—25 years ago with people that had got really quite severe disease, they were very distressed with symptoms, and they w

but you will notice the way michael gove and sajid javid .ave way michael gove and sajid javid gave supportsionate and full throated. rishi sunak is now i think a bit too slowly— rishi sunak is now i think a bit too slowly to— rishi sunak is now i think a bit too slowly to he — rishi sunak is now i think a bit too slowly to be honest for a prospective leadership contender but nonetheless starting to make the moves _ nonetheless starting to make the moves of— nonetheless starting to make the moves of someone who knows their time may— moves of someone who knows their time may come. 0ne moves of someone who knows their time may come. one of the problems with becoming prime minister is you can't always be at the time of your choosing — can't always be at the time of your choosing. often the circumstances are less _ choosing. often the circumstances are less than ideal, and certainly any prime — are less than ideal, and certainly any prime minister that takes over from _ any prime minister that takes over from boris — any prime minister that takes over from borisjohnson before the next general—

the health secretary sajid javid is promising a ten year war on cancer.pedition to cross antarctica. scientists hope the same icy conditions that befell the boat, may have preserved it and have deployed a team using the latest tech to try and find the wreck. our science editor rebecca morelle reports. caught on camera more than 100 years ago. the final moments of the endurance. this footage restored and released by the bfi show sir ernest shackleton's famous ship as it was lost to the antarctic ice. this is endurance. this is exactly the way she was. the story has long fascinated maritime archaeologists. now a new expedition is attempting to locate the ship. but like shackleton, they will face gruelling conditions. endurance is the most unreachable wreck in the world. by extension this has to be the greatest wreck hunt ever. the big challenge is the ice. it is opening and clenching, unclenching. it is a really vicious, lethal environment that we are going into. shackleton's expedition set off from south georgia in december 1914 but by mid january the ship

health secretary, sajid javid, at half past seven.calling for renewed efforts to research and find cures for the hearing condition after a survey revealed almost one in 10 people living with it have experienced suicidal thoughts or self—harm in the past two years. our health correspondent anna collinson has more and a warning that the sounds used at the start of her report may trigger some people's tinnitus. this is my silence. sharp whistling. for the millions living with tinnitus, the perception of like hissing or buzzing can cause serious distress. but, currently, there is no cure. kirsty has lived with the constant ringing sound three years. i was stuck in a real stress cycle. i've got tinnitus, it is stressing me out, the stress made my tinnitus worse, so i am in this vicious cycle. that ijust couldn't break. it was affecting every area of my life. when i hit rock bottom, i have been quite open and honest about this, i actually said to my mum and i didn't want to be here any more, because you become so desperate. and you just thi

now, the health secretary, sajid javid, said in his announcement yesterday, that one reason for the changes first announced, more people had been announced and there was a workforce issue and it would be put out to consultation —— was less than the delta had been last summer. although some health staff are pleased because they would otherwise have lost their jobs, pleased because they would otherwise have lost theirjobs, and also the royal colleges, some health and social care leader's office rated. the mandatory vaccine policy. was announced in the autumn and that will now be scrapped, and some social care workers have left. i think the feeling of frustration because it seems to have been rather sprung on health trusts as well as the social care world when so much effort had gone into trying to persuade staff to be vaccinated ahead of the deadline, which would have been on thursday. hugh, thank you. an inquiry into child sexual abuse has concluded police and councils still don't understand the risk of organised gangs grooming children in their areas, and aren't collecting data which would

the health secretary sajid javid said the delay was caused by the effects of the pandemic and denied health editor hugh pym reports. politics and health are a difficult mix. the nhs has the daunting challenge of tackling the backlog of operations which built up during the pandemic. a plan for england was due to be published today but it was stalled because of a treasury intervention. it is depressing news for annie who has already been waiting more than two years for a knee operation and is desperate for any action which might help a local hospital make inroads into the waiting list. i'm totall inroads into the waiting list. in totally reliant on the nhs. there is no other answer but to sit and wait it is very frustrating. my quality of life has been affected quite a lot because i'm limited in what i can do. and what i cannot do, mainly. can do. and what i cannot do, mainl . , can do. and what i cannot do, mainl. , , , ., ., mainly. so is the delay because of a slit mainly. so is the delay because of a split between _ mainly. so is the delay because of a split between the _ mainly. s

we have heard from the health secretary sajid javid tweeting wishing her majesty the queen a quick recoveryg on behalf of myself and the whole of the uk labour party wishing her majesty the queen good help and a speedy recovery, get well soon. you are watching bbc news. let's look at some of the other news today now. the legal requirement for people in england who test positive for covid to isolate is due to end in the coming days. the government will outline its "living with covid" plan tomorrow, saying that a combination of vaccines, treatments and testing are now enough to keep people safe. our health correspondent jim reed reports. living with covid has meant living with some strict life—changing restrictions, but with vaccines keeping people out of hospital, the government says those last remaining laws will be lifted in england. the legal requirement to self—isolate if you have the virus will be replaced by guidance. i'm not saying you can totally throw caution to the winds. covid remains dangerous if you are vulnerable and if you are not vaccinated. but we need people to be much more

. —— sajid javid.during all this at once, in their view, is the wrong approach, that they need to be free to concentrate on dealing with the backlog on any remaining list with the virus is how they will make theirjob difficult. limited to the chief executive peter, the government should notjust magical and then hope that the threat has disappeared. thank you, hugh. team gb curlers are playing right now in their semifinal at the pics. they are guaranteed a medal if they win. meanwhile, the head of the international olympic committee has said he was very disturbed by the meanwhile the head of the international olympic committee has said he was very disturbed by the way the 15—year—old russian figure skater kamilla valeeyeva was treated by her coach after she fell several times during her final yesterday. andy swiss reports from the games. come on, zoe atkin. another day when britain's skiing hopes went rapidly downhill. zoe atkin began the halfpipe as a medal contender. not for long, though. afterfalling

and the health secretary sajid javid and the apology had been accepted.ge could become at the moment of the current climate, there is this narrative that there is one rule for government ministers and another rule for the rest of us. they make up rule for the rest of us. they make up the rules, and once again we see an example of somebody not following these rules even though they apologised fairly swiftly afterwards.— apologised fairly swiftly afterwards. . . ., ., ~ apologised fairly swiftly afterwards. . ~ ., . ~' afterwards. iain watson, thank you ve much afterwards. iain watson, thank you very much for— afterwards. iain watson, thank you very much for that. _ many uk families have been forced to cancel half—term trips to spain, because of a rule change which means children over 12 must now be double vaccinated to enter the country. hoteliers in the islands say the restrictions have lost them millions of pounds�* worth of trade. katy austin reports. ben and his family have great memories of the canary islands. they were looking forward to making more

president trump i'm proud of that, trump went through hell for six years and continues and as lara said javidcampaigned on the obvious going after president trump. with the public needs to wake up in one final point leslie stahl and 60 minutes should apologize. donald trump but on the program made accusations and leslie said what you talking about, shame on you leslie stahl, shame on you allege credible 60 minutes, because you've been exposed a part of the agency of the democratic party. aishah: here is a leslie saul style by another media. >> the biggest scandal when they spied on my campaign. >> there is not real evidence of that. >> of course there is. leslie they spied on my campaign. >> donald trump and william barr promised durham would expose huge corruption but he has not done that. >> is an ongoing conservative republican and pro-truck project. she tried to turn the investigation of the russian scandal into some scandal itself. >> wait until the durham report and the nothing happens and they move on to the next conspiracy theory. it is never going to end. people who want to believe.

made in the evening by sajid javid. it only applies to england.sked very pointed questions in the house of commons about this yesterday. talking about how he, as a health secretary, was trying to push for mandatory flu vaccinations for health workers thinking it is the responsible thing to do. the fact that this is being scrapped for covid vaccinations he thinks is sending a mixed message. some people working in health care, the bosses of trust, have expressed frustration that they have been heavily encouraging staff and trying to advocate this policy for the last couple of months only to have it reversed at the last minute. the headlines on bbc news... the prime minister tries to rally support from his top team — the cabinet — after that damning report into parties held at downing street. the deputy pm says the government needs to reflect on sue gray's initial findings. the pm is now on his way to ukraine, to hold talks with the country's president as tension grows over whether russian forces on the border will invade. a report by the independent

the health secretary, sajid javid, has outlined the delayed plans to tackle the backlog of patients onspital waiting lists in england. mrjavid told the commons the number of people waiting for elective care has risen to six million, a figure that would keep growing before it fell. the devolved nations have set out their own recovery plans. here's what mrjavid told mps. the plan sets the ambition of eliminating waits of longer than a year... waits in elective care, by march 2025. within this, no—one will wait longer than two years byjuly this year. and the nhs aims to eliminate the waits of over 18 months by april 2023, and of over 65 weeks by march 2024, which equates to 99% of patients waiting less than one year. 0ur health correspondent, sophie hutchinson, is with me. just tell us a bit more about this plan and what sort of reception it is getting at the moment. this plan and what sort of reception it is getting at the moment.- is getting at the moment. this is the recovery _ is getting at the moment. this is the recovery plan _ is getting at the moment. this is the recovery plan to

the health secretary sajid javid was asked if the prime minister's position was now untenable.e update from sue gray. he came to parliament as he said he would, he apologised, and he set out and said that he will change things. and he started making this changes already. he and he started making this changes alread . ., , �* and he started making this changes alread . . , �* and he started making this changes alread . �* , ., already. he hasn't said sorry for usin: already. he hasn't said sorry for using that _ already. he hasn't said sorry for using that term _ already. he hasn't said sorry for using that term pn _ already. he hasn't said sorry for using that term pn slur - already. he hasn't said sorry for using that term pn slur against | already. he hasn't said sorry for. using that term pn slur against its keir starmer. should borisjohnson categorically apologise? == categorically apologise? -- trumpian- _ categorically apologise? -- trumpian. sir— categorically apologise? -- trumpian. sir keir starmer deserves absolute respect for that, but the prime minister has come out

don't put any credence into that row, but what i do believe is that it could be the making of sajid javidthe ground for him, it's an improvement in management as well as an increase. ., , improvement in management as well as an increase. , ., an increase. people say this all the time, so an increase. people say this all the time. so i — an increase. people say this all the time, so i cannot _ an increase. people say this all the time, so i cannot really _ an increase. people say this all the time, so i cannot really quickly, i. time, so i cannot really quickly, i remember— time, so i cannot really quickly, i remember a _ time, so i cannot really quickly, i remember a choice and diversity when the health _ remember a choice and diversity when the health secretary back in 1991, and every— the health secretary back in 1991, and every three years, there is a reconfiguration of the nhs, and age to sit on— reconfiguration of the nhs, and age to sit on the quality and diversity commitment —— committee on the time, and people _ commitment —— committee on the time, and people tearing their hair ou

we were told that last week the health secretary, sajid javid, was asking for an extra £5 billion fromnue to get access to free testing, even if they were a symptom at a commerce something which the treasury was reluctant to do. the demands, the cash demands came down increasingly over the subsequent days, but still had not been settled until this morning. it now looks as though it has been agreed is that the department of health will re—prioritise some of its existing budget to testing and will not get any extra cash from the treasury, that is what we are being told at this stage. clearly, the discussions are going on, up to and indeed beyond the wire. the cabinet will meet virtually this afternoon, a press conference the prime minister planned to have will still go ahead and he will make a statement to parliament this afternoon. what has proved very popular with his backbenchers is the decision to remove all of the existing restrictions, including the need to self—isolate. far more controversial, notjust with the opposition but inside government itself, is the idea of phasing out the

the health secretary sajid javid was asked if the prime minister's position was now untenable.r has been really clear in his response to the reports, the update from sue gray. he came to parliament as he said he would, he apologised, and he set out and said that he will change things. and he started making this changes already. he hasn't said sorry for using that slur against keir starmer. should borisjohnson categorically apologise? keir starmer did a good job. sir keir starmer deserves absolute respect for that, but the prime minister has come out and clarified his remarks. would you have used that slur? the prime minister has clarified the remarks, and that is important. and what i will be doing is actually getting on with myjob, which is what i am doing today on world cancer day. does he still enjoy your support? of course he does, absolutely. sonia sodha is the chief leader writer at the observer. she was also a senior adviser to ed miliband when he was labour leader. it is friday afternoon, you paper comes out on sunday morning, is it too soon to write a leader? yes, i th

health secretary sajid javid is promising a ten—year war on cancer.bition for cancer services but warn the plan needs to be backed by research, funding and extra staffing, or there is a danger progress will stall. catherine da costa, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news. we will be in beijing for the 2022 winter olympics are under way

deputy assistant commissioner bas javid has told the bbc some officers "have racist views and are racistet, cressida dick, resigned after the mayor of london said he wasn't satisfied that she could root out racism, sexism and discrimination in the force. the 15—year—old russian ice skater kamila valieva will compete in a few hours at beijing winter olympics in beijing — despite failing a drugs test. the court of arbitration for sport on monday chose not to suspend the skater. games officials have however said — if kamila valieva finishes in the top three in the individual competition — it won't hold a medal ceremony. let's bring in our sports news correspondent laura scott who is in beijing. she is favourite for gold. what about the people who might win bronze and silver, do they not want a medal ceremony? that bronze and silver, do they not want a medal ceremony?— a medal ceremony? that is the ruestion a medal ceremony? that is the question everyone _ a medal ceremony? that is the question everyone is _ a medal ceremony? that is the question everyone is asking, i a medal ceremony? that

if you heard the health secretary the other day, sajid javid, he said, things are still going to gete end of december 2021. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol. there has been snow in parts of scotland. there certainly has. notjust scotland but also into northern ireland as well at low levels. we have had some hills never cross parts of northern england. if you are travelling in the next rails, watch out for ice and untreated surfaces. we have a potent area of low pressure moving the west to east end as well as the snow, strong wind, gales, even severe gales, we have had a gust across the north west highlands of 79 mph. you can see what has been happening in the morning, where we have had the snow, rain cutting in behind it and rain moving away from the far south of england where it will brighten up. most of the weather action is going to be across the north of the country. here, a mixture of snow at times, some rain, thunderand lightning and some hail, all drifting eastwards. the strongest winds also travelling eastwards through the course of the day. it will be blust

studio: the statement by the health secretary sajid javid.in which is a weather front separating them. more rain this evening for north england, getting into north wales and north midlands as beasts front sinks. south, very mild, frost to the north of the front. wednesday, it continues south, such that for some parts of northern england and wales and the midlands temperatures will come down through the day as the sky is clear and the front carries its cloud down to southern counties of england. to the south of the uk it will feel mild but it will be when the across—the—board and the strength of those winds will add to how chilly it�*s going to feel especially across northern most reaches of the uk. temperatures for scotland down the lower end of single figures in many areas. by thursday the front is off to the continent and we are all in the arctic air. this is something we have to watch closely. an area of low pressure will deal a glancing blow to scotland, heavy and persistent snow showers possible, certainly widespread gales, wind gusting

deputy assistant commissioner bas javid has denied the met is a "racist organisation".t out racism, sexism and discrimination in the force. what i would say if there are people who have racist views and are racist. and they are policing. but i will not describe all of the organisation as a racist organisation, i think that is extremely unfair to so many people who were kicked in the heart to do what i have talked about today, which is rooting out racism and other forms of discrimination. a senior met police officer who wrote the force's anti—drugs strategy is alleged to have taken cannabis, lsd and magic mushrooms while on holiday in france. commanderjulian bennett is also accused of refusing to take a drugs test. he says he had taken cbd oil — which is legally available in shops — for medical reasons. a misconduct hearing will take place in may. all remaining covid legal restrictions in northern ireland are expected to be removed today and replaced by guidance. it means there will be no longer be a legal requirement to wear a facemask — or for people going to a nightcl

the health secretary, sajid javid, is promising a ten year war on cancer.orocco, efforts are continuing to rescue a five—year—old boy who fell into a well. rayan has been stuck in a 32 metre deep water well since tuesday. aru na iyengar reports. bulldozers work flat—out in tamrout, in the northern tourist province of chefchaouen. they're racing to dig a hole alongside a shaft of a 32—metre well. waiting at the bottom is five—year—old rayan. he fell in on tuesday evening. he was playing whilst his father was repairing the well. translation: the closer we get, the hole gets more narrow, and hard to pass through, which makes it very hard to save the child through volunteers. this is why we had to come up with another technique, which is digging. rescuers have been able to send oxygen and water to rayan through pipes. it's a tricky, painstaking manoeuvre. it is a long way down, and the diameter of the well is less than 45 centimetres. rayan's plight has touched the hearts of moroccans. there has been an outpouring of sympathy online, with the hashtag #staystron

the health secretary, sajid javid admitted the lists would get longer as he unveiled an ambitious newe the backlog of people waiting for planned treatment. six million people on currently on a waiting list — that's one in nine of england's population. the plan to clear the backlog involves so called surgical hubs which will specialise in procedures like hip and knee replacements and cataracts — meaning more people will be treated more quickly. there'll also be centres in local communities which will offer scans and x—rays for quicker diagnosis. patients will also be offered more choice in where they have their operations done. our health editor, hugh pym, reports. this is violet, on the way to the operating theatre for a hip replacement this morning. she struggled to walk and has been barely able to leave her house. i can't describe the pain, can't describe the discomfort. i mean, i cry every day because i can't do what i want to do. i got a walker with a seat on it, i have to sit on that to do everything. earlier she had told me what it meant to be having the operation at last. once

deputy assistant commissioner bas javid has told the bbc some officers are racist, but said he is commitednow hoped virtual reality could improve outcomes for patients with heart conditions. technology developed by king's college london and evelina children's hospital will help surgeons to plan and practise procedures. unlike a standard flat screen image, this allows the surgeon or cardiologist to really immerse themselves in the image and to be looking at them as if they are looking at a real beating heart in front of them, which they can then look at from any particular angle and work out what would be the best procedure for an individual patient. westminster council has been urged to take action over seagulls in central london as it's claimed they're attacking people and animals. residents and traders on berwick street in soho say the birds have become aggressive — targeting passers—by and dogs. the local authority said seagulls are a protected species, but they're now looking at measures to stop them returning. some of london's square mile is being transformed this half—term. it's all

the health secretary sajid javid said that free covid tests would still be available for nhs workersld be a decision for the nhs and those trusts and by the way, even before covid, the nhs has always sensibly made a decision on tests and keeping their staff safe because keeping their staff safe means keeping their patients safe and it's always about patient safety. and actually, i was, just last week, i travelled i think it was 1200 miles around the country and i met many fantastic nhs staff in every corner of england. and i was pleased to see how people are getting on with the job, how they feel positive about looking ahead, and how this country has collectively dealt with the pandemic but especially with the support of all nhs workers. let's speak to henry hill who is news editor of conservativehome: good morning. thank you forjoining us. reflecting on last night downing street news conference, was that the biggest divergence of political and scientific thinking we have seen during the pandemic? that scientific thinking we have seen during the pandemic?— scientific thinking we have

sajid javid has said previously in the house of commons that he wants the uk to lead the world showingf politics mixed in as well. the west ham footballer kurt zouma has had his two cats taken away from and has been fined a fortnight�*s wages after footage emerged of him kicking and hitting one of the pets. the rspca is looking after the cats and they'll remain in its care while an investigation is carried out. zouma was booed by both sets of supporters when he played in his team's match against watford last night. natalie pirks reports. it baffles me, the decision to play him. this is such a serious case of animal cruelty. it was a man kicking and slapping a defenceless, fragile animal. - the chorus of condemnation grows ever louder for west ham. fans in the london stadium made their feelings known from the moment kurt zouma touched the ball last night. booing. but with the defender playing, west ham won the match and kept a clean sheet. i'm a human being and i'm also a great animal lover, so i understand how people feel. but again, as i said, i'm the football manager here, and i have

the health secretary sajid javid told the house of commons he believes it is "no longer proportionateaced by the less severe omicron. police have been granted more time to question the manchester united footballer mason greenwood. the 20—year—old was arrested on suspicion of rape and assault on sunday. manchester united have said the player will not return to training or matches until further notice. proposals have been announced to improve schools across england, including help to retain teachers, and create specialist sixth forms. the measures form part of the government's levelling up agenda, but teaching unions have questioned whether they would make up for years of funding cuts. areas identified as having the weakest education outcomes include rochdale, walsall and the isle of wight. whoopi goldberg has apologised after saying on an american talk show that the holocaust "was not about race". the actress and television personality said on abc's �*the view�* that the nazi genocide of thejews involved "two groups of white people". critics pointed out that hitler himself had vented h

the health secretary sajid javid said the delay was caused by the effects of the pandemic, and denied health a difficult mix. the nhs has the daunting challenge of tackling the backlog of operations which built up during the pandemic. a plan for england was due to be published today, but it was stalled because of a treasury intervention. it is depressing news for annie who has already been waiting more than two years for a knee operation and is desperate for any action which might help her local hospital make inroads into the waiting list. i'm totally reliant on the nhs. there is no other answer but to sit and wait, it is very frustrating. my quality of life has been affected quite a lot because i'm limited in what i can do. and what i can't do, mainly. so is the delay because of a split between the prime minister and the chancellor? they were out together today on a hospital visit together with borisjohnson saying the nhs plan would be published soon. i think what we're doing is working together across the whole of government to fix the covid backlogs, which believe me is a massive p

now, the health secretary, sajid javid, said in his announcement yesterday, that one reason for the change been announced and there was a workforce issue and it would be put out to consultation. although some health staff are pleased because they would otherwise have lost theirjobs, and also the royal colleges, some health and social care leaders are privately frustrated. we had the mandatory vaccine policy in social care. that was announced in the autumn and that will now be scrapped, but some social care workers have left. i think the feeling of frustration because it seems to have been rather sprung on health trusts as well as the social care world when so much effort had gone into trying to persuade staff to be vaccinated ahead of the deadline, which would have been on thursday. racist, sexist and homophobic messages exchanged between metropolitan police officers — between 2016 and 18 — have been released in a report by the police watchdog. the mayor of london says he is "utterly disgusted". the met says it's "deeply sorry". sal naseem, is the police watchdog's director for london. in

the health secretary sajid javid says the rollout will be "non—urgent", as advised by thejoint committeen emphasis on parents choosing whether to get their children vaccinated. it it is estimating that vaccinating it it is estimating that vaccinating 1 million children would prevent 98 hospitalisations with the next wave was more severe, like previous early variance of covid and 17 hospitalisations if the next wave was relatively mild, like omicron. in a moment we're going to be speaking to our regular gp, dr nighat arif — but first she's been taking a personal look at the impact of long covid in children. i've been in touch with a respiratory consultant whose own child has long covid. jasmine was ten when she originally came down with covid and it was just over 12 months ago and she just never really recovered. before, she was a really healthy, happy child who was really active and now she is requiring a wheelchair to mobilise distances outside of the house, so it's been absolutely devastating. i don't feel good. she says the lack of research is frustrating. i think we all know what hap

we were told last week the health secretary at sajid javid had agreed an additional £5 billion to bey joy be devoted to testing, he did not get anyjoy from be devoted to testing, he did not get any joy from the chancellor, be devoted to testing, he did not get anyjoy from the chancellor, at that price, so he lowered the price, we're told, asked for a less, but it now looks as though the cabinet meeting is able to resume because of an agreement has been reached, an agreement simply to reallocate, as we understand it, some of the existing resources within health towards testing. so it looks as though that dispute was over but what i think will surprise people was that the cabinet was pre—reef, journalists were told of the week and this was taking place, it is part of a series of events today, the prime minister's statement, a press conference this evening, and it would seem that as that was being briefed, the dispute between the treasury and department of health had not been settled and of course, naturally enough, labour are saying the government is chaotic and incompetent, but there

the health secretary sajid javid said that free covid tests would still be available for nhs workerstient safety. and actually, i was, just last week, i travelled i think it was 1200 miles around the country and i met many fantastic nhs staff in every corner of england. and i was pleased to see how people are getting on with the job, how they feel positive about looking ahead, and how this country has collectively dealt with the pandemic but especially with the support of all nhs workers. scotland first minister nicola sturgeon will set out in a statement later her government's plans for managing the pandemic with fewer restrictions in future. our correspondent alexandra mackenzie is in glasgow for us. what are you expecting? well, nicola sturgeon has said she wants to strike the right balance and that's the balance between having a normal life and also controlling the virus. she was due to speak to her cabinet today and she is due to speak to the scottish parliament and shall outline her plan for living with coronavirus. it's likely to differ from what we heard from boris johnson to

the health secretary sajid javid says the roll—out will be "non—urgent", as advised by the joint committeeng. i don't feel good. she says the lack of research is frustrating. i think we all know what happens when we as a country get behind something like we've seen with the vaccination roll—out and vaccination development, but we're just not seeing that same urgency when it comes to the treatment of long covid. today, i'm going to see zara, a teenager with long covid. i want to find out more about her symptoms and how she is coping. good job. so, zara, so lovely to see you with maureen. so talk me through when you got covid. i got covid late june last year. had you not had the vaccine yet? not at that time. tell me what it's been like since you had covid and the after effects of it? i think fatigue is the biggest one. you are so tired that you can't get up, and sometimes it's even a struggle getting out of bed. i have brain fog and headaches, really bad headaches, they feel like they're squeezing your brain. every day for school, i've got up, got changed and sometimes i've made it downstai