john maguire, bbc news, berkshire.y on the bbc news channel and online at bbc.co.uk/news the nhs has missed almost all of its key waiting list targets for at least seven years, according to analysis seen by the bbc. the targets are for waits across the uk in a&e, cancer care and for planned hospital care. all four uk nations say plans are in place to improve performance. our health correspondent, sophie hutchinson, has this report. for years now, right across the uk, nhs performance has been deteriorating, failing to meet key targets aimed at saving lives and instead putting patients at risk. one such target is for cancer treatment to begin. it's meant to be a maximum of 62 days, roughly two months, but ian binn's waited four months. by the time he started chemotherapy, his stage i cancer had become stage iv. he told me the wait for treatment was easily the worst time in his life. i'd wake up every morning wondering if i had a future, wondering that every day the cancer would be advancing within me. strangely enough, w

john maguire was there to hear his story. d—day veteran, had thought he was going out for a quiet family dinner to celebrate his 100th birthday. but his family and friends had other ideas. what a surprise! cor, blimey! i never expected this. never. i was absolutely flabbergasted. so many people. they've even come from holland! oh! he told me that we were coming to a little cafe just over there where you help yourself.. and i opened the door, and there was all this crowd. dear me! well... you might be 101 before you've said hello to everybody. i hope so! no, it's been great. to see all these people... ijust can't... i can't take it in. during the second world war, bill was a motorbike dispatch rider. highly—trained and skilled, they played a vital role in the success of the normandy invasion. he flew to france in a hamilcar glider, which was also carrying a tank. that became, unwittingly, his seat for the glider�*s landing. whenever you're in a glider, there's a tow rope... they drop the tow rope, you keep still. so all i coul

that is a long—term project, john maguire earlier talking about how in tewkesbury after the floodingw us to have those flood warnings, to be able to take action and to be able to try and protect your property from the flooding that we can see, particularly across nottinghamshire. also, imagine if you are on a boat. i wasjust reading also, imagine if you are on a boat. i was just reading aboutjules tipler who has been on her narrow boat on the nottinghamshire to derby border. she has been there and saying it is much worse than they had expected. she was saying it is the where she has seen in the marina and also in london, a party boat, you may have seen these party boats moored on the river thames, one on temple pier on the river thames sank on thursday amid the heavy rainfall. we have also seen there has been flooding in parts of london as well. we really do have, across the whole of the south area as well as nottinghamshire, real worries about the flood warnings that are in force. as we have been saying, over 300 alerts in force over large parts of the country from the environment a

john maguire, bbc news, berkshire.of when these issues were flagged by alan bates, that was years ago and we will have updates from the inquiry on there. live now to our correspondent zoe conway who's outside the inquiry in central london we have had a strap on our screens saying 900 convictions but please remind us of the scale of this scandal and the sheer amount of victims? ., scandal and the sheer amount of victims? . ' :: :: , , scandal and the sheer amount of victims? . ':::: , , , victims? that 900 is 'ust the people that were convicted. — victims? that 900 isjust the people that were convicted. we _ victims? that 900 isjust the people that were convicted. we are - victims? that 900 isjust the people that were convicted. we are talking | that were convicted. we are talking about thousands of people being involved in this because there is one for example sub—postmaster who was not convicted shazia sadiq, she was not convicted shazia sadiq, she was ordered to pay back tens of thousands of pounds due to the mistake

here's our news correspondent, john maguire who is in tewkesbury.g. tewkesbury abbey itself, i am devastating. tewkesbury abbey itself, iam right devastating. tewkesbury abbey itself, i am right on top of the tower of tewkesbury abbey, stood at this dry point, surrounded by flood water. as you can see, a lot of that floodplains are doing theirjob here this morning. the road that connects with the m5, the main motorway going north— south over there, is blocked. there are a couple of other roads blocked as well. but people are able to get in and out of tewkesbury at the moment. if you homes down below were evacuated overnight. people were evacuated overnight. people were brought to a pub down below as, two rooms, to keep them warm and safe for the night. not as bad as it could have been, i suppose. as i say, 2007 was that incredible year. this is the biggest, or the highest, water levels, the worst flooding since 2007. thankfully things not as bad as that. the vicar of the abbey has invited us to the top of the tower. the town is used to this. we can

hundreds of people in england and wales have been forced to leave their homes after flooding. john maguireuire gave us this update from tewkesbury-_ tewkesbury. we are in gloucestershire - tewkesbury. we are in gloucestershire in - tewkesbury. we are in - gloucestershire in tewkesbury tewkesbury. we are in _ gloucestershire in tewkesbury right on top of the abbey. you can see floodwaters in the floodplain pretty much as far as the eye can see in all directions. if you remember the large floods back in the summer of 2007. the river levels are not as high now, it is worth saying that they are at their highest level since 2007. that image of tewkesbury abbey sitting here surrounded by flood water was sent around the world, the fronts of newspapers became a very iconic image. and people here are well used to these incidents. they are an incredibly resilient community. they know what to do, they will have racks to move furniture and valuables up and they will keep their valuables upstairs. a few of these houses down below were evacuated overnight, they spent the night in the local club which is

john maguire, bbc news, whitehall. christian laanmae and her incredible memories there.e they live so far north that for weeks on end they see no sunlight whatsoever until now. this spectacular sunrise was the first they have seen in 30 days. the people there hold a sunrise festival to celebrate. people there hold a sunrise festival to celebrate-— people there hold a sunrise festival to celebrate. after the dark months and the sun — to celebrate. after the dark months and the sun returning _ to celebrate. after the dark months and the sun returning it _ to celebrate. after the dark months and the sun returning it is - to celebrate. after the dark months and the sun returning it is really - and the sun returning it is really exciting to have the light come back. having all different, it's really awesome as well. it’s back. having all different, it's really awesome as well.- back. having all different, it's really awesome as well. it's a good time to reflect _ really awesome as well. it's a good time to reflect on _ really awesome as well. it's a good time to reflect on ho

john maguire, bbc news, whitehall. we'll take a short break. mp who sits on the compensation burden has been campaigning on this for years. and we will get news live from ecuador, the dramatic pictures of the armed gang taking over a live tv studio and the declaration of war from the president on those armed gangs. all coming up on the programme in the next few minutes. after the weather with stabs ineos. —— stav danaos. hello there. we'll see the best of the sunshine, i think, across more southern parts of the country. but here again, we have more of that easterly breeze taking the edge off the temperatures. further north,a bit more cloud around. big area of high pressure dominating the scene. around it we're getting some clouds in off the north sea. that's affecting northeastern parts of the country, so this is where we're seeing the cloudier skies through the rest of today, north and east scotland and eastern england, maybe thick enough for the odd spot of light rain or drizzle, a little bit of wintriness over the high ground. best of the su

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john maguire therefore is in tewkesbury. let's get more on disruption to the trains from our newsroom. what is happening in the south—west? yes, so, the big problems are on great western railway. they operate services from london down to the west country so they go through reading, and then on to bristol. and you go to plymouth, they also go into south wales into swansea and cardiff. now gwr are warning of major disruption today. the reason for that as they have a line closed in three places due to flooding. so swindon and bristol parkway, that section is closed, reading to taunton is closed and towards 0xford taunton is closed and towards oxford is closed. normally they would run to services an hour from the west country into london paddington, that is down to one service an hour. now they are trying to get some bus replacement services on some of those lines but they are saying that they won't be able to replace all of they won't be able to replace all of the trains. so what passengers can expect is cancellations and delay

john maguire, bbc news, berkshire.dshaw today. he was asked by the inquiry counciljulian blake about whether he knew if there had been issues with the horizon it system. in 2010 and 2011 you _ with the horizon it system. in 2010 and 2011 you are _ with the horizon it system. in 2010 and 2011 you are certainly _ with the horizon it system. in 2010 and 2011 you are certainly aware - with the horizon it system. in 2010 and 2011 you are certainly aware of| and 2011 you are certainly aware of and 2011 you are certainly aware of a body of cases relating to the horizon system that were building up. from that information, yes. ii up. from that information, es. 3 from that information, yes. if it's come u- from that information, yes. if it's come up within — from that information, yes. if it's come up within the _ from that information, yes. if it's come up within the interview, - from that information, yes. if it's come up within the interview, i i from that information, yes. if it's come up within the interview, i took action

john maguire, bbc news, whitehall. amazing woman!er james clayton has been to see what the future could look like. there's a lot of weird tech at ces. take this hyundai prototype carthat, crab—like, moves sideways into parking spaces. 0r drone soccer, where the goal is to fly a drone through a doughnut—shaped goal, which is harder than it looks. now start using the left stick, and start moving. 0oh! engines whirr. as you can tell, it takes a little bit of practice to fly. ok, so how would you how would you rate that out of ten? that was about a two. but the big theme of ces this year is al. it's everywhere. this is samsung's section, and probably more than any other company i've seen, they have gone fully on board with al. they have ai fridges, ai vacuum cleaners, even an ai washing machine. now, when you turn it on, you're going to see the ai... oh, so there's like an ai function? exactly. right. and so here, once you go into a different type of flooring, give itjust a second and you'll see that it's going to change. so it's definit

john maguire, bbc news, whitehall. time for a look at the weather. here's stav daneos.unshine around. you can see the high pressure to the north of scotland. slightly less cold air moving in from the north sea and gradually feeling down into northern and eastern parts of the country so turning a little less cold later in the week. cloud across much of the north of the uk. some glimmers of sunshine for west wales and northern ireland and western scotland. but eastern scotland and north east england seeing the thickest of that cloud and some drizzle.

john maguire, bbc news, berkshire.— morning, how are you? intrigued as to how you could _ morning, how are you? intrigued as to how you could investigate - morning, how are you? intrigued as to how you could investigate the - morning, how are you? intrigued as to how you could investigate the it| to how you could investigate the it system and the process. he became involved in 2003, just over 20 years ago. what would you have been presented with in terms of evidence? we have heard from sub—postmasters who said, we did the accounts, we saw what we put in manually, we saw what the computer came up with, the system came up with, presented it and it didn't tally so yourjob then was to look at? and it didn't tally so your 'ob then was to look at?* and it didn't tally so your 'ob then was to look at? typically you would start by looking _ was to look at? typically you would start by looking at _ was to look at? typically you would start by looking at any _ was to look at? typically you would start by looking at any informati

john maguire is at a gritting station in county durham to find out how they are keeping roads safe.rent locations to figure out what is going on with the roads and it tells them about moisture levels, how they grip. this is the salt at the depot. seven of these across this county. previously, we have done stories about how salt has run out but this year, is seems there is a healthy supply. rock salt is the stuff that comes out of the back of the gritter. it mixes with ice and once it is agitated by vehicles driving over the top, that is when it starts to work and melt the ice. if you see white roads, it means there is not much moisture content so you are seeing the salt. when you have roads that go from the icy state to that wet state, that is when you know this is properly working. gritters, they do not go for comedy names here. computer controlled. a sophisticated process. they use this data and information, notjust weather information but from the sensors in the road and it means they can change the ratio, the amount of salt they put down. in durham, they have four types of weath

he is facing a primary challenger, john maguire's challenging him on the idea that his worship will inleakers battle cost the virginia republans the house and senate. i'm not one whlikes to point fingers, but these days, we are trying to get lots of parents into the seats in the general assembly raises, and they're pointing the fingers at bob good, and the vacated the chair event is drivingepublicans out of the party. donald trump got more to vote for him in 2020 van glenn youngkin in 2021, just the votes were different. i don't know where the virginia republicans ar i know the ones i talked to all one feet policies back, better opportunities for more jobs, the peace in the middle east, the trade deals that where the abraham aords, they want those back. and i thin if presidentrump articulates those things, he will win, but he nee to articulate those things, and he has not been to virginia a lot. he's been obviously hitng some of the early battleground states in the primary a lot. that's what we need to hear from him, that he remembers the forgotten name that he campaigns to in 2016. an

she's been sharing her memories of that time with breakfast�*s john maguire.h relief and great excitement by the british public, those who'd worked tirelessly to make them happen shared that sense of historic achievement. among them was christian lamb. at six in the morning, i heard the news that they had landed. i was very, very thrilled. ijust remember thinking thank goodness, at last, it's happened. she's being brought back to whitehall by the taxi charity for military veterans to visit the area where she worked 80 years ago. in honour of her service, a suite has been named after her in the old war office buildings — now a raffles hotel called the owo. when you think of the history of the building at the time, during the war, the building was run by women. so we felt we should give a bit of credit to these incredible women that have helped the nation and helped the entire world, when you think of it — especially me, a frenchman. i owe so much to miss lamb. i should say welcome to your suite. the one upstairs i think is yours, but you get the idea. you're go

john maguire is there. good morning. i what it's like this year. its famous for those incredible images of i what it's like this year. its famous for those incredible images of the | for those incredible images of the abbey that's just behind us there, dry with floodplains all around. there are four rivers that come together here. the environment agency are reporting that the river levels are much lower than they were in 2007 but the highest they have been since that time. that gives you an idea of the scale. the road to gloucester is flooded at the moment, some of those properties evacuated just behind us. the christmas tree reflecting on the flood water, reminding us of the time of year. reverend canon nick davies is with us from the abbey. what's the community response like at times like this? people are used to it but they don't want to get used to it. they don't. people are pulling together, i was out yesterday seeing people _ together, i was out yesterday seeing people just really responding, iooking — people just

john maguire, bbc news, suffolk. what a wonderful story and lovely location!the halfway mark — but the end could also be in sight for the large glass of wine too. we'll hear how scientists believe that taking the biggest serving off the wine list, could benefit the nation's health — without hurting pubs' profits. we will find out more a little later. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london, i'm victoria hollins. the mayor sadiq khan has announced he's freezing fares on transport for london until march next year. city hall is allocating an extra £123 million and the mayor hopes the move will boost london's retail and hospitality sectors. in reponse, the city hall conservatives said the freeze would be temporary and accused the mayor of "buying votes". information obtained by the bbc shows london has eight of the top ten worst areas forfly—tipping in england. there were just over one million fly—tipping incidents across the country in the year to march last year with brent, camden and westminster the worst—

he is facing a primary challenger, john maguire's challenging him on the idea that his worship will inttle cost the virginia republicans the house and senate. i'm noone who likes to point fingers, but these days, we are trying to get lots of parents into the seats in the general assembly raises, and they're pointing the fingers at bob good, and the vacated the chair event is driving republicans out of the party. donald trump got more toote for him in 2020 van glenn youngkin in 2021, justhe votes were different. i don't know where t virginia republans are. i know the ones i talked to all one feet policies back, better opportunities for more jobs, the peace in the middle east, the trade deals that where the abraham accords, they want those back. and i think if psident trump arculates those thing he will win, but he needs to articulate those things, and h has not been to virginia a lot. he's been obviously hitting some of the early battleground states in the priry a lot. that's what we need to hear from him, that he remembers the forgotten name that he campaigns to in 2016. and if he does