the firm lost nhs contracts after a criminal inquiry was launched.t pressure' for the redundancies. 23 migrants have been detained in kent, after crossing the english channel in small boats. 9 of them were found on a beach in folkestone, 6 at dover, and then 8 were rescued off the coast nearby. the french authorities say they intercepted another group of 11 migrants trying to reach the uk in an inflatable boat. ministers described the number of incidents in recent days as ‘deeply concerning'. the search is continuing for a 20—year—old british cruise ship entertainer, who went overboard in the caribbean on christmas day. the us coastguard was alerted after arron huff didn't turn up for his shift on "harmony of the seas". royal caribbean, which operates the ship, said it was supporting mr hough's family. police are investigating the cause of a gas explosion at andover in hampshire, in which a 48—year—old man was killed. it happened in the early hours of this morning. one house was completely destroyed, and another badly damaged. steve humphrey has the

nhs clinical commissioners said the surgery was available in some cases, but unfortunately, the nhs doese, which we appreciate can be difficult for some of our patients." forjack, it's a simple question of fairness. i'm not doing this for, you know, just the cosmetic. it's for me to be able to live a normal life. to go to the gym and have to tuck yourself in, like a shirt, you know, like you have to tuck yourself in to be able to work out. it's very difficult in social events when you're wearing a shirt, because you have a fold. so it's notjust the cosmetic side, it's the kind of the mental aspect and the effect that that does have, especially being such a young person. hugh pym, bbc news. the labour mp fiona onasanya has signalled that she intends to stay in the house of commons, despite facing a possible jail sentence. she was convicted of perverting the course ofjustice last month, and then suspended by the labour party. writing in her local newspaper, fiona onasanya said constituents should "rest assured" that she will remain their mp. one of the world's rarest birds — a species of d

it's similar with the nhs people want to see a sort of strong well—funded nhs, but not eve ryo ne strong pay extra for it. on the nhs there is rising public support for the idea of a taxing going up with you mean taxes on yourself in the last chance to raise it with denis healey back in 78, so we had a long period in this country of being a denial of the need to have well—funded public services. it's difficult, where is fast becoming nhs with a country attached. it's really very difficult to get a ring fenced different think someone somewhere to get a ring fenced different think someone somewhere will get no money at all, and please i'm sure you can make the connection with the police link they have with nhs. that's it for the papers for this hour. don't forget you can see the front pages of the papers online on the bbc news website. it's all there for you — 7 days a week at bbc.couk forward slash papers — and if you miss the programme any evening you can watch it later on bbc iplayer. thank you to my guests lord digbyjones, and stephen bush. we'll all be back for a longer look at the pa

we asked nhs england for an interview. sky—diving centre in manchester. marks was born a boy, but identifies as neither male nor female, but what is known as non—binary. two years ago when max began transitioning, they weren't offered the option to freeze their sperm, so did it privately. max prefers the pronouns "they" and "their". i want kids some day, so i was asking if i would be able to get that covered on the nhs and my gp told me that i wouldn't be able to. the choice between a family and going on hormones is not something that people should have to make. i have been on testosterone gel now for four months. jackson is a transgender man from leeds. he was offered fertility treatment, but rejected it. i feel that we get enough to start with through the nhs and we get a lot, you know, surgeries, the medication that we need, but then also have like after care, we have a gender clinic to go to. there is that many now transgenders out there, male and female, who are going through the process. during the time of cutbacks,

nhs clinical commissioners said the surgery was available in some cases, but unfortunately the nhs does tough choices have to be made, which we appreciate can be difficult for some of our patients." forjack, it's a simple question of fairness. i'm not doing this for just the cosmetic. it's for me to be able to live a normal life. to go to the gym and have to tuck yourself in, like a shirt, you have to tuck yourself in to be able to work out. it's very difficult in social events when you're wearing a shirt because you have a fold. so, it's notjust the cosmetic side, it's the kind of mental aspect and the effect that that does have, especially being such a young person. hugh pym, bbc news. a lifeboat crew in cornwall say a fisherman who fell overboard near newlyn has been amazingly lucky to survive. nathan rogers managed to cling to his nets forfive miles while his boat dragged him back to shore on autopilot before it crashed into newlyn‘s south pier on thursday. he was treated for severe hypothermia and is now recovering at home. one of the world's rarest birds, a species of duck called

money in the long run but some are nhs money in the long run but some a re left nhs money in the longun but some are left with folds of excess skin and getting nhs surgery is by no means guaranteed. our health editor has the story. at his largest, jack was nearly 3a stone, living on a diet of takeaways. that was then, but this is now. he's lost 18 stone. that was after doctors told him he was at risk of dying young. but the dramatic weight loss has left him with another problem. so i have a lot of loose skin, especially around the torso area. i think at my age, being only 22, it's something quite difficult to live with. jack told me he was in a dark place when things got out of hand with his diet and lifestyle. eating was a comfort, and it's a vicious cycle. you would eat to feel better. you'd feel better, you would eat again and then you'd feel bad and upset because you were getting bigger. he feels he did his bit by going on a rigorous diet to get his weight down. now he thinks his local nhs should do an operation to deal with his folds of skin. i've worked this hard to get myself o

the firm lost nhs contracts after a criminal inquiry was launched.he redundancies. police are investigating after a double decker bus crashed into a house in south london. the bus, travelling between morden and brixton, destroyed a fence and hit the building on streatham vale late last night. three people have been treated for minor injuries. police say no—one has been arrested, but they're continuing to investigate the circumstances behind the crash. police are investigating the cause of a gas explosion at andover in hampshire, in which a 48—year—old man was killed. it happened in the early hours of this morning. one house was completely destroyed and another badly damaged. steve humphrey reports. the power of the explosion completely destroyed the house at the end of this terrace. and it severely damaged the property next door. debris was scattered over a large area, some of it left dangling in a tree. william cooper was among those who had a lucky escape. there was a kitchen on the corner, the blast went out on the road. if there was another way a

a little too much christmas spirit, a hangoverforthe nhs. would find a lot of people will go out drinking and had not made any arrangements on how to get home and they're stuck at aam in temperatures of —5 wearing jeans and a t—shirt, sobbing down the phone saying i'm getting hypothermia and i cannot get home, please help me. and a solution could be drunk tank, or alcohol recovery services on the streets, helping those in need. nhs england has invested £300,000 in drunk tanks ina bid has invested £300,000 in drunk tanks in a bid to ease the pressure on hospitals and emergency services over the festive period. this one in central london's soho is bolstered by angels, volunteers who make sure those who have had a little too much get the help they need. kitted out with water, flip—flops and setbacks, they have even set up a triage area to treat the more serious cases like matthew's partner. especially at this time of year people do have too much christmas spirit and end up needing some help, whether it be alcohol orjust getting too carried away

. —— nhs cuts.some places that they're point to be closed, downgraded and then people will find themselves having trouble further for what should be better services. we have seen this done before. this article specifically focuses on the hospital where the a&e and maternity services are being downgraded. the implications that that will have. although it only focuses seemingly on one particular area, it is obviously an interesting representation of the problem that the nhs faces across the country. it's christmas, it's winter and every christmas you cannot go wrong with a story about nhs problems and the difficulty of cold weather. just at the start of that. it is a staple along with christmas tv. the article goes on to talk about other hospitals and other places, shropshire, huddersfield, kent, perth among those also facing closer, downgrading or merging. there was a news a few years back to create these very large centres of excellence which were quite unpopular with people even though medically it

analysis of data published by nhs digital in october shows that nhs trusts made more than £226 millionom parking, trusts made more than £226 million last yearfrom parking, including penalty fines. the royal college of nursing said its members were being overcharged for doing theirjobs. a department of health spokesperson said the government had been very clear that patients, their families, and ha rd—working staff clear that patients, their families, and hard—working staff should not be subject to unfair parking charges. those charges have been abolished in wales and most of scotland. labour has pledged to get rid of them in england as well. john donnison, bbc news. all flights around an erupting volcano, that triggered a tsunami in indonesia over the weekend, have been rerouted. authorities in indonesia have also raised the alert status at mount anak krakatau to the second highest level, after a series of eruptions spewed out lava. on saturday, tsunamis hit coastal towns on the islands of sumatra and java, which killed at least 430 people. hundreds more are still missing. this morning

no, we ended up getting funding from the nhs.ut that would have involved travelling. it mitigated the effect. can you explain about that. we were told that she would be lucky if she could sit unaided. with the surgery she is able to walk short distances and use her wheelchair the rest of the time. it has been really good for her. mum might think, it is, to have that stress on top of being pregnant and they might think it is better to wait and deal with the situation once the baby was born. what was the advice you had about that. most of the surgery is done much later on. yes. normally the surgery is done once the baby is born. it was done very early on, having it done at 24 weeks. what would be your advice to other mums and dads in that situation, because it sounds frightening, an operation on your unborn child. when it could be done afterwards. it is frightening. it is not for everyone. it is not a cure and it is not easy. the best thing is to be fully informed and have all the options available to you to have that choice. a bri

the firm lost nhs contracts after a criminal inquiry was launched. the future for many town centres, already struggling with decline. a growing number of local councils have been buying shopping centres to try to revitalise their towns. since 2016, 26 shopping centres have been bought by local authorities at a total cost of more than £800 million, as our business correspondent emma simpson reports. wigan's galleries shopping centre, once worth £83 million in 2006. but it went for £8 million this year. sold to the local council. there are three shopping centres in shrewsbury worth £119 million pre—recession. they went for less than half that price — sold to shropshire council. and here in bolton's crompton place, once valued at nearly £80 million, it went for £1a million in the summer, sold to the local authority. sounds like a knock—down price, but no—one else would have bought this right now, given the state that retail is in. it's huge, and slap bang in the middle of town, but this shopping centre has seen better days. there is a gradual decline th

nhs clinical commissioners said the surgery was available in some cases but unfortunately the nhs does have to tuck yourself in, like a shirt, you have to tuck yourself in to be able to work out. it‘s very difficult in social events when you‘re wearing a shirt because you have a fold. it‘s notjust the cosmetic side, it‘s the kind of mental aspect and the effect that does have, especially being such a young person. one of the world‘s rarest birds, a species of duck called the madagascar pochard, has been given a new home. a team of british conservationists, from the durrell wildlife conservation trust and the wildfowl and wetlands trust, have released a small group at a lake in the north of madagascar. as our science correspondent victoria gill reports, it‘s the first step in the recovery of the species. 0n the brink of extinction. the madagascar pochard was thought to have been wiped out completely, but a tiny group of the birds was rediscovered just 12 years ago, at one remote lake. wetland habitats here have been so polluted and damaged that the birds were forced into a last untouche

analysis of data published by nhs digital in october shows that nhs trusts made more than £226 millionar from parking including penalty fines. the royal college of nursing said its members were being overcharged for doing theirjobs. a department of health spokesperson said the government had been very clear that patients, their families, and hard—working staff should not be subject to unfair parking charges. those charges have been abolished in wales and most of scotland. labour has pledged to get rid of them in england as well. john donnison, bbc news. the 5p fee for plastic carrier bags in england will be doubled to 10p, and will extend to all shops, under plans set out by the environment secretary. the change is contained in a government consultation aimed at further reducing the plastic used by consumers and could come into effect in january 2020. smaller retailers, who are exempt from the current levy, supply an estimated 3.6 billion single—use bags annually. black and ethnic minority workers are paid £3.2 billion less than their white counterparts each year, according to the thin

nhs resources on legal costs." in manchester. max was born a boy, but identifies as neither male norfemale, but what's known as non—binary. two years ago, when max began transitioning, they weren't offered the option to freeze their sperm and so did it privately. max prefers the pronouns ‘they‘ and ‘their‘. i want kids someday, so, er... i was asking if i would be able to get that covered on the nhs

hospital car parks — where the debate over the nhs goes from inside to outside. the royal surrey county hospital in guildford. just try bringing up the subject of parking fees to visitors... what do you think of the parking charges here? i think they are expensive, but like everywhere else we have to pay it, don't you? i think the system is very complicated and people are real. you don't come here through choice. you know this is the most expensive hospital there is in terms of parking? typical surrey, isn't it, really. this hospital says it raises nearly £1 million from its parking fees and that helps pay for the equivalent of a0 nurses. but whilst this hospital is one of those that didn't raise its prices this year, it will still cost you a minimum of £4 to park here, making it the most expensive in england. overall, hospitals raised a total of £226 million in parking fees this year. and you can see why, from today's figures, gathered by the press association from 124 nhs trusts across england. 43% of hospitals admitted prices have gone up over the past year fo

nhs providers have insisted charges we re nhs providers have insisted charges were being kept to a minimumny say if wales and parts of scotla nd many say if wales and parts of scotland can abandon their fees, so can england and northern ireland. hospital should be places to generate better health, not wealth. britain's most senior police officer has said a no—deal brexit would be costly for her force and could potentially put the security of the public at risk. the metropolitan police commissioner cressida dick said the no—deal scenario would be very difficult in the short term as changes were made to databases and the extradition process. our home editor mark easton has the story. brexit means britain loses its seat in the boardroom at europol, and with it, unfettered access to shared intelligence databases, the european arrest warrant and eu extradition agreements. the national crime agency has expressed its concern at the security implications, and now, the country's most senior police officer has warned that were the uk to leave without a deal, public safety could be comprised. we will

nhs staff come from the eu. over 12%. but it makes up care, that's over 12%. but it makes upa care, that's over 12%. but it makes up a really important proportion of our workforce. training sufficient staff in this country is a generation long challenge. we know that the government has committed to training more staff. they're going to come on stream in three years, five years, seven years, they're not going to come on stream now and that's the challenge we face. we need more staff on the wards, in our ambulances, community and mental health trusts right now, not in five or seven years. so, what do you think about the prospect of no deal exit on the 29th of march and the impact potentially? that would be a real challenge for the nhs and all public services not just real challenge for the nhs and all public services notjust in terms of the workforce but the wider ramifications around things like medicines, supply chain, getting goods into the country. we are 100 days away and we know that planning has started int

analysis of data published by nhs digital in october shows that nhs trusts made more than £226 millionparking — including penalty fines. the royal college of nursing said its members were being overcharged for doing theirjobs. a department of health spokesperson said the government had been very clear that patients, their families, and hard—working staff should not be subject to unfair parking charges. those charges have been abolished in wales and most of scotland. labour has pledged to get rid of them in england as well. john donnison, bbc news. the 5p fee for plastic carrier bags in england will be doubled to 10p under plans set out by the environment secretary. sean has got more on this. we are familiar with this but this will be more of the same. this is michael gove, environment secretary, with a consultation that is coming out today by what happened next with the world plastic bags in our shops. looking at some of the figures, we know that at the minute there is a fight the charge, it was introduced in england, a bit behind scotland and northern ireland came to doing is back in

now he feels the nhs should do an operation to do with the skin. >> it could have cost the nhs ag lot money gorward. the mental aspect of having to deal with your body once you have worked this hard for it can be quite challenging.rt re: the series of operations required can cost the nhs up to 24,000 pounds. but surgeons argue it is an essential part of the treatment of those who are tackling their own severe obesity. >> we must get away from the fact that people think this is cosmetic surgery. it could not be further from the truth. this is reconstruction, and patients do benefit from having the surgery. reporter: nhs clinical commissi was available in some cases, but unfortunately, the nhs does not have unlimited resources and tough choices have to be made which we appreciate can be difficult for some of our patients." for jack, it is a question of fairness. >> i am not just doing this for the cosmetic. it is for me to be able to liveo al life. you have to tuck yourself in. it is difficult in social events when you are wearing a shirt because you have a full. it is not just the cosm

the daily mail has its nhs story. volunteer army?nt a campaign to get people to volunteer in hospitals, they say they have 23,000 readers who have signed up, very successful, great news. they're saying the nhs wants to increase that number even more, doubling the numberof that number even more, doubling the number of volunteers working in our hospitals doing all sorts ofjobs, helping the nurses and doctors, running errands, talking to the patient's. they make the point in this article, it's very valid, volunteers of a certain age, my generation, get a lot from it themselves —— patients. gives them something to do, give them a purpose, doing something good, hats off to them for doing that, a good campaign. the younger volunteers, you learn very important life skills doing it, it sets you up for the workplace. shame the nhs is in such dire straits that it needs these volunteers, as well as 40,000 nurses! the daily mirror, katy? another campaign, the mirror's campaign about the proposed decision to make over 755 pay for the tv licence,

on christmas spirit, a hangoverfor the nhs. 0na christmas spirit, a hangoverfor the nhs. saturday night, up nhs. on a friday and saturday night, up to 70% of visits to accident and emergency oui’ up to 70% of visits to accident and emergency our alcohol—related and a solution could be drunk tanks or alcohol recovery services on the streets helping those in need. nhs england has invested £300,000 on drunk tanks in a bid to ease the pressure on hospitals and emergency services over the festive period. this one in central london's soho is bolstered by angels, volunteers who make sure those who had a little too much get the help they need. kitted out with water, that pops and sick bags, they've even set up a triage area to treat the more serious cases, like matthew's partner. at this time of year especially, people do have too much christmas spirit and end up needing some help. whether it be alcohol or other su bsta nces whether it be alcohol or other substances or just getting whether it be alcohol or other substances orjust getting too carried away and having a fight or wha

nhs clinical commissioners said the surgery was available in some cases but unfortunately the nhs does to be able to live a normal life. to go to the gym and have to tuck yourself in, like a shirt, you have to tuck yourself in to be able to work out. it‘s very difficult in social events when you‘re wearing a shirt because you have a fold. it‘s notjust the cosmetic side, it‘s the kind of mental aspect and the effect that does have, especially being such a young person. hugh pym, bbc news. a lifeboat crew in cornwall say a fisherman who fell overboard near newlyn while adjusting his nets has been ‘amazingly‘ lucky to survive. nathan rogers managed to cling to his nets forfive miles while the boat took him back to shore on autopilot. it crashed into newlyn‘s south pier on thursday. he was treated for severe hypothermia and is now recovering at home. one of the world‘s rarest birds — a species of duck called the madagascar pochard — has been given a new home. a team of british conservationists from the durrell wildlife conservation trust and the wildfowl and wetlands trust have released a

the headlines: new data suggests four in ten nhs hospitals in england have put up their parking fees in the last year — in some places, the charges have doubled. in an effort to reduce the use of plastic, the government has set out plans to increase the price of a single—use carrier bag in england to 10p — and extend the policy to all shops. black and minority workers in britain are losing £3.2 billion a year in an ethnic pay gap, according to analysis by the resolution foundation thinktank. the us coast guard is searching for a 20—year—old british cruise ship entertainer, who went overboard from a royal caribbean vessel on christmas day. ash erupting from the kra katau volcano in indonesia has forced flights to be rerouted, days after it triggered a deadly tsunami. now on bbc news, victoria derbyshire looks back on some of the memorable moments from her programme in 2018 — from exposing the problems patients with hernia mesh implants have been facing, to an interview with two women who were affected by victoria's own breast cancer story. hello and welcome to our programme. over the

we were funded through the nhs. they funded the majority of the nhs. even so, you have the stress and that of travelling. it didn't solve the problem, but it mitigated the effects, can you explain it? we we re the effects, can you explain it? we were told we'd be lucky if frankie could sit up unaided. with surgery she is unable to walk short distances and use her wheelchair the rest of the time, so it has done really well for her. for expectant mums who might think, to have that stress on top of being pregnant, they might think it is better to wait and deal with the situation when the baby is born, what advice do you have about that? a lot of the surgery is done much later on? normally the surgery is done once the baby is born. it was done very early on, 2a weeks. the baby is born. it was done very early on, 24 weeks. what would be your advice to other parents in that situation, because it sounds frightening? an operation on your unborn child when it could be done afterwards ? unborn child when it could be done afterwards? it is frightening and it is n

let‘s turn to the times and is the nhs. what is the story about them?k wait to see a gp. i am probably one of them, it definitely takes that long to get one in my surgery. there are 1000 fewer family doctors now than when ministers plan to recruit 5000 more in 2015, so basically we do not have enough gps and what this is really a story about is where healthcare must also go because we have piled lots and lots of muggy into a&e, particularly in the midlands, which is very important, but that takes muqqy is very important, but that takes muggy away from gp services, which actually cheaper to run and then that means people cannot get a gp service, vape put off getting something looked at and then it gets more serious and then they go to accident and emergency and it puts more strain on the healthcare system. —— money. 0ne we do not have enough gps, second, we are not managing our resources effectively. i‘m going to ask you tojump managing our resources effectively. i‘m going to ask you to jump to the guardian, justin king get to this very quickly. what we'

an increase in hospital parking charges — new data suggests four in ten nhs hospitals in england puttheir fees in the last year. my friend's mum is dying. i've been in to drop some stuff off. and it's just cost me three quid. britain's most senior police officer says a no—deal brexit would potentially put the public at risk. we would hope that we will have as much as possible of the instruments we currently have, or something very similar, as quickly as possible in order to be able to keep our public safe. the price of a single—use carrier bag in england will double to ten pence in an effort to save plastic. the defence secretary voices grave concerns about the chinese firm huawei's involvement in upgrading the uk's mobile network. the search continues for the british cruise ship entertainer who's missing after going overboard on christmas day. and in half an hour, as we look back at the bbc‘s 100 women season, we have a special interview with the united nations‘ deputy secretary general amina mohammed three british tourists, including a child, have died after their vehicle crashed w

an increase in hospital parking charges — new data suggests four in 10 nhs hospitals in england put upheir fees in the last year. my friend's mum's dying. i've been in to drop some stuff off, and it's just cost me three quid. a woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the deaths of two young children in margate, kent. britain's most senior police officer says a no deal brexit would potentially put the public at risk. we would hope that we will have as much as possible of the instruments we currently have, or something very similar, as quickly as possible, in order to be able to keep our public safe. the defence secretary voices grave concerns about the chinese firm huawei's involvement in upgrading the uk's mobile network. and coming up in half an hour — stephen sackur looks back at some of hardtalk‘s stand—out interviews of 2018. three british tourists, including a child, have died after their vehicle crashed while crossing a bridge in iceland. four other people in the four—wheel drive have been taken to hospital with critical injuries. the car crashed through a barrie

this year the nhs turned 70 butjust how healthy is the operation keeping it all together? spent have been delayed until early 2019. 0ur health editor hugh pym looks ahead at the challenges it could face next year. 2018 has been a big yearfor the nhs with the 70th birthday celebrations and to coincide with that, the prime minister announced a five—year funding plan for the nhs in england with more than £20 million a year extra by 2023. -- £20 —— £20 billion extra. that would mean more money as well for scotland, wales and northern ireland based on the usualformula. in turn, nhs leaders in england were asked to draw up a long—term plan with details of how the money is going to be spent and what innovations in patient care might be funded. but so far, that hasn't happened. the plan was delayed because of the government's preoccupation with brexit but we're told it will be published early in 2019. and, it's understood it will mark a big moment for the nhs in england with new initiatives in areas like heart disease and cancer care. there'll also be a new emphasis on health serv

it is not currently available on the nhs, either.is about making prosthetics look cool, making kids superheroes. back with raimi, i hearfirst—hand how her arm has made a difference. did you do this? yeah. and so, then, how does the arm kind of fit into how you see yourself? it changes everything. does it? tell me why it changes everything. because you can do so many more things. you can rubik‘s cube with it, you can drink with it. it makes your life better, definitely. especially if you‘re in school, it makes people back off from, like, bullying and things like that. so it‘s definitely... do you really think it has made a difference in that respect? yes, definitely. and you don‘t want this on yourface. yeah! i‘m lucy and this is my guide dog, olga. i‘m a youtuber, freelance journalist and disability rights advocate, and as a blind woman, i use apps to help me with everyday tasks, in order to be as independent as possible. and today we‘re going to test out some new blind apps. the first app i‘m testing is welcome by neatebox. what it

new data suggests four in ten nhs hospitals put up their seats in the last year. in an effort to reduce the use of plastic, a government says the price of a carrier bag will double to £10. black and minority workers in britain lose £3.2 billion a year in ethnic pay gap according to a new report. a british cruise ship going overboard on christmas day. and a festive edition of click gives is the latest in gadgets and technology. britain's most senior police officer, cressida dick, has warned that a no—deal brexit could put the public at risk. speaking to the bbc‘s today programme on radio 4, the metropolitan police commissioner said the force, which is the country's largest and has responsibility for the national counter—terrorism unit, has been making contingency plans. we work very closely with our european colleagues through a variety of legal instruments at the moment. if we came out without immediately obvious replacements for those instruments, that will undoubtedly mean we have to work incredibly hard on a bilateral basis of countries to try and get to a plac

surgery for unborn babies with spinal defects is to be made routinely available on the nhs in england half an hour i will be looking back at a terminal and —— turbulent in politics, dominic did bite brexit, but there has been other —— dominated by brexit, but there have been other issues also. two people — a man and a woman — have been arrested by police investigating the illegal use of drones at gatwick airport. repeated sightings led to the runway being shut for long periods — with around 1,000 flights being cancelled or diverted — and more than 100,000 passengers left stranded. the airport is open but delays are still expected because of the backlog in cancelled services. gatwick airport says it aims to run a full schedule today — operating 757 flights — carrying over 124,000 passengers. the nightmare before christmas appears to be coming to an end at gatwick airport. after three days of destruction flights are getting back to normal but there is still a backlog to clear, leaving some passengers travelling to date concerned. we are supposed to be going to france, skiing in the alps

nhs guidance says eating a lot of red and processed meat probably increases the risk of bowel cancer.e than three ounces of day to cut their intake to about two and a half ounces. the world health organization says eating just two slices bacon a day increases the risk of bowel cancer by nearly 20%. andy moore, bbc news. councils in england should be forced to consult local communities before cutting down trees, according to proposals from the environment secretary michael gove. it follows three years of protests in sheffield, where more than 5,000 trees were chopped down and replaced. mr gove says it's right that residents have a say. the labour mp lucy powell has accused private schools of cheating the exam system to improve their results, by entering pupils for international gcses. the exams have been criticised as less rigorous than the standard exams taken by most state school pupils. in a statement, the department for education said, "the international gcses had not been through the same approval and quality control process as the new gold standard gcses, which is why they are no

my mind that nhs and britain finally banned fax machines. putting aside other differences between us and the nhs, it is still 75% medical communication in the us, if we can't convince them to do that, how do we get their buy-in in a different way? >> we want to work with physicians and providers, back to what i said when i give that example. if you are willing to take risks on how you get paid we will get out of micromanaging, and we will tell you how to achieve that. you would be dumbfounded by the level of micromanaged healthcare in exchange for procedures. if you do this you get this money. and activity-based thing and then you regulate every aspect how people do that because you're just paying for activity. get an outcome, physician group, hospital group, get an outcome. a clean easy measure of how to do your job. there are alternative ways to get there. >> if you want to cross a t. we finish with one fun thing. >> i have horrible taste in tv. it is relaxation, and i shouldn't say this, every healthcare trade association will start runni

what are the nhs saying about this?seeing more patients and there are more being dealt with 0h and there are more being dealt with on the day and who don't need a hospital bed. the government is saying more money is being invested in a&e facilities and in social care to ta ke in a&e facilities and in social care to take the pressure off hospitals but many are saying this winter will be even tougher than last year, even with all of that, and the royal couege with all of that, and the royal college of nursing is arguing the big goblin is staff shortages. filling vacancies is difficult and you cannot deal with thatjust by putting in some money at the last minute. thank you. the time is 1.16pm. our top story this lunchtime. after surviving her party's confidence vote, theresa may is back in brussels for a crucial summit to and win guarantees, in brussels for a crucial summit to win guarantees, over the irish backstop. and still to come... a new bbc documentary assesses the impact on the people of lockerbie, of the notorious

there are all sorts of tell—tale signs that have been pointed out for the nhs.y be on top of it all and it is a bit too much. maybe dad was insisted before christmas lunch, but maybe not so steady on his feet now. it is a good opportunity. if you have not seen anyone for a bit, you can spot things. it is often the time of year with all the activity and noise and attention that the person who has that problem is doing the dampness to conceal that from everyone. they have got their coping mechanism but they do not want to acknowledge it. if you do see something that you think, something slightly amiss but ido think, something slightly amiss but i do not watch. the trick is not to get too upset about it yourself and jump get too upset about it yourself and jump to conclusions that the worst has happened, that your mum or dad has happened, that your mum or dad has suddenly got dementia are a serious health problem. it may be they need help but gently see if they need help but gently see if they could find help in the new year. the last thing we want to do is make al

iam made available for parts of the nhs. now getting to the front line where it needs to be and i am pleased to see that although this will be a challenging winter i am convinced that we will be able to put in the right preparations but no one is complacent. the emergency department is seeing between 550 and 650 patients a day. here at the north middlesex they realise there were long delays for people who are not the very sickest and they have reduced those with a new way of doing things. the nurses in our department are always identify which patients need immediate investigations and treatment. they are selected and put into an area where there is consultant presents to see the patients immediately. those that do not fulfil that criteria still need our care and not at the same speed. with hospitals close to full already before winter has really set in there have been warnings the service could be stretched to the limit in the months ahead. if the hospitals are full to the brim at the moment, and we have not even seen the im