look at how things are run in wales. it's a run here in wales.t a bed of roses as keir starmer would like you think to believe. we're going we're going to we're going to we're going to have strong supporter have a strong labour supporter coming a little bit coming on the show a little bit later on counter of later on to counter some of those points want to say sound those points i want to say sound residents, the senate, residents, member of the senate, thank coming and joining thank you for coming and joining us a moment . thank you for coming and joining us a moment. in a moment, it us in a moment. in a moment, it will be barrage . the barrage. will be barrage. the barrage. first, we take a short commercial break. see you , in commercial break. see you, in a couple of minutes . welcome to buckle under the knife. now last week targeted loud . we were in clacton on sea loud. we were in clacton on sea last thursday we had a representative from the martyn's united foundation , a small local united foundation, a small local charity in clacton on sea

look at how things are run in wales. it's a run here in wales.t a bed of roses as keir starmer would like you think to believe. we're going we're going to we're going to we're going to have strong supporter have a strong labour supporter coming a little bit coming on the show a little bit later on counter of later on to counter some of those points want to say sound those points i want to say sound residents, the senate, residents, member of the senate, thank coming and joining thank you for coming and joining us a moment . thank you for coming and joining us a moment. in a moment, it us in a moment. in a moment, it will be barrage . the barrage. will be barrage. the barrage. first, we take a short commercial break. see you , in commercial break. see you, in a couple of minutes . welcome to buckle under the knife. now last week targeted loud . we were in clacton on sea loud. we were in clacton on sea last thursday we had a representative from the martyn's united foundation , a small local united foundation, a small local charity in clacton on sea

it is left off wales. goaall!t as wells _ has a history maker. an early start as wells make sure that they are not suffering an — as wells make sure that they are not suffering an early exit. absolute heartbreak for the welsh. the 104th meeting _ heartbreak for the welsh. the 104th meeting of wales and england. and it is absolutely — meeting of wales and england. and it is absolutely magnificent. _ meeting of wales and england. fific t is absolutely magnificent. england running away. for wales it is back to the green grass of home and there is always a different feel when the knockout stage starts. now it is harry kane. england will play in the quarterfinals, brazilare harry kane. england will play in the quarterfinals, brazil are out of the world cup. quarterfinals, brazil are out of the world cu. �* .., quarterfinals, brazil are out of the world cup-— world cup. african history, the first team _ world cup. african history, the first team from _ world cup. african history, the first team from the _ world cup. afri

tourism in wales is a hue happen? tourism in wales is a huge success _ happen?ss story. it is - happen? tourism in wales is a huge success story. it is a - huge success story. it is a business worth about £6 billion employing 15% of the workforce. it is massively important. and tourism taxes are used across the world for many reasons. to raise revenue is important and there is an argument of course that tourists need to pay their fair share there. generally they are happy to do so. but they also used by destinations to deter the number of tourists. destinations such as barcelona or venice. so the tax can be beneficial for local authorities to drive much—needed revenue but of course there is a risk that it will put off tourists and tourists to the uk already pay a lot of tax through high rates of vat on hotels among other things. of vat on hotels among other thins. �* , ., ,,, of vat on hotels among other thins. �* , ., ,_ ., things. but this will apply to an one things. but this will apply to anyone even _ things. but this will apply to anyone even those - thing

proud wales are back on the world stage. it is lift off for wales! goaall! japan have done it.ult. ronaldo is a history maker. an early start as wales attempt to make sure that they are not suffering an early exit. absolute heartbreak for the welsh. the 104th meeting of wales and england. and it is rashford. and it is absolutely magnificent. foden! england running away. for wales it is back to the green, grass of home, and there is always a different feel when the knockout stage starts. now it is harry kane. hammered home! england will play in the quarterfinals, brazil are out of the world cup. african history, the first team from the continent ever to reach the world cup semifinals. welcome to the first ever knockout match between england and france at a major tournament. tchouameni with the shot! it does not get bigger than this. he has missed it! oh, my... england's world cup is over. one of the most iconic figures of the game. they have been nigh on perfect tonight. lionel messi has been nigh on perfect tonight. mbappe wading through. a tap in for two! tears from morocco, i

so what about in wales?ral resources wales are the environmental regulator, but while they do inspect some farms, they don't have a full—time, fully—funded team like in scotland. speaks welsh. in charge of water quality at nrw is sian williams. we know there are problem areas in the wye catchment. have you done what the scots are doing? so what we've done is a lot is targeting different kinds of farms, so we had a dairy project that we ran for a couple of years, which we're now looking at how we can evolve that dairy project into looking at different catchments and looking more around nutrients and phosphates as well. it's key having people on the ground to deliver it is so important. and as i said, that's why we are looking into notjust external—funded programmes that are temporary, but we're also looking at our baseline funding with welsh government. your budgets have gone down about, by a third, i think, since its inception. does it sometimes come down to resources? we would like to do more. we will do mo

i�*i newport south wales ambulance staff from the gmb were out, the only union in wales to stage strikesre 26 hours old before we get to see patients. that is not a service that any of us wish to provide in any circumstance. in coventry striking ambulance workers gathered outside a local station. and in liverpool in a region where all three unions called strikes, feelings were running high. we are trying to highlight the fact we need more money into the nhs so that we can recruit people and retain people because there are loads of paramedics leaving the job to go to better paid jobs in better conditions. the to go to better paid 'obs in better conditions. ., ., ~ , ., . conditions. the london ambulance service said _ conditions. the london ambulance service said around _ conditions. the london ambulance service said around 200 _ conditions. the london ambulance service said around 200 vehicles i service said around 200 vehicles were out on the road, compared to 450 were out on the road, compared to a50 on a normal day. ambulance staff are on the picket line here, but if are on the picket

he did brilliant for wales last time. we j brilliant for wales last time. being — will welcome him back. happy days. i can say being there _ will welcome him back. happy days. i can say being there for— will welcome him back. happy days. i can say being there for long, - will welcome him back. happy days. i can say being there for long, but - can say being there for long, but hopefully does the business. such was the par— hopefully does the business. such was the par successor _ hopefully does the business. such was the par successor of wincaps and that's the welsh rugby union changed the name of this entrance in his honour. let's get more on this from our correspondent chrisjones. so, chris, why is he going back, does he need to?— so, chris, why is he going back, does he need to? that's a really aood does he need to? that's a really good question — does he need to? that's a really good question because - does he need to? that's a really good question because his - does he need to? that's a reallyl good question because his legacy does he need to? that's a

the other two teams with a very close interest in that _ are england and wales. if we do win, we'll be on... we might be on to the knockout rounds, and that will make history for all of wales. so, come on! come on! i think we knew how the first half was going to go, but then we knew wales would really have to go for it, the game would open up. we could then use our players with pace — the likes of rashford and foden. you know, it was... you know, from there on, i was never in any doubt. well, here's what some of you had to say about all that, starting with a sarcastic ian frost last friday. stephen russell contacted us later that evening about the news at ten. on tuesday evening at 7pm alan driver tuned into outside source, which we saw a clip of there. kath eyre was interested in the world cup, but wrote... meanwhile, mike willmont had another concern. well, let's address some of those reactions with richard burgess, who's the director of news content for bbc news. i have to say, richard, i feel we have spoken about this issue before — possibly more than once. w

england and wales and will continue tojourney into northern ireland england and wales and will continueireland and southern scotland, and in high ground there will be some snow mixing in. there is the possibility of some wintry weather even to low levels, say through the central belt. that could cause some travel problems overnight. northern scotland very cold, —10 in part to the northern highlands, with the risk of ice. my dystonia stay in the south, and through this day, this band of rain and snow would tend to sit around across scotland, tending to beat out during the day. showering close to northern ireland, there should be some dry spells as well. finland and wales, sunny spells, one of two hefty showers, temperatures between four and 13 degrees. when they are set to be a chilly day, but it should be mainly dry with just a few showers. this is bbc news — welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. i'm kasia madera. our top stories... russia launches another wave of missiles at cities across ukraine — including the capital, kyiv. the authorities had warned ukraini

also considering strike action— in wales are also considering strike action after— in wales are also after voting in a ballot yesterday-— action after voting in a ballot esterda . , , ' ., ~ yesterday. hywel griffith, thank ou, yesterday. hywel griffith, thank you. reporting _ yesterday. hywel griffith, thank you, reporting and _ yesterday. hywel griffith, thank you, reporting and thanks - yesterday. hywel griffith, thank you, reporting and thanks too i yesterday. hywel griffith, thank| you, reporting and thanks too to emma vardy. the thousands of nurses who are on strike are part of a wave of industrial action in different sectors across the country. nurses in england, wales and northern ireland go on strike again next week, on the 20th. among the others on strike are postal workers, who took action for a second day today, with another two strike days planned for the 23rd and 24th december. industrial action by rail workers continues tomorrow into the weekend, with more days scheduled for christmas eve to the 27th december and also in early january. our special correspondent ed thom

in wales, the majority of money for the nhs of wales goes from the welsh _ money for the nhs of wales could talk to me within ten years, what _ could talk to me within ten years, what you — could talk to me within ten years, what you have seen in terms of staffing — what you have seen in terms of staffing levels on the ward and how things— staffing levels on the ward and how things have changed. in staffing levels on the ward and how things have changed.— things have changed. in the first ear i things have changed. in the first year i qualified _ things have changed. in the first year i qualified i _ things have changed. in the first year i qualified i did _ things have changed. in the first yeari qualified i did not - things have changed. in the first year i qualified i did not know. things have changed. in the first i year i qualified i did not know what agency— year i qualified i did not know what agency and — year i qualified i did not know what agency and bank— year i qualified i did not know what agency and bank staff— year i qualified i did not know what agency and bank staff w

six. the strike and how it was affecting wales. ,, ., , . wales.en health boards. they _ wales. six of the seven health boards, they voted _ wales. six of the seven health boards, they voted to - wales. six of the seven health boards, they voted to strike. l and the only one that isn�*t is a neighbouring health board to where i am, in bevan, which covers the city of newport but here in cardiff, this picket line outside the rcn building isjust outside a university hospital in wales, wales�*s largest hospital on the route in getting a lot of support from people coming in today. understandably standing out in the very cold weather today, —5 this morning in cardiff. the reasons here in cardiff and in wales very similar to those reasons across the uk, really. pay and conditions and the staffing levels, as well. as chris mentioned in northern ireland, staffing levels and nursing vacancies, that is really impacting a number of departments here in wales. we had a quick look at some figures yesterday to show that the increase in nursing vacancies in wales h

the prince and princess of wales arrive in boston, but the focus is on allegations of racism at buckingham palace, after the resignation of a royal aide. more than 10,000 paramedics in england and wales vote to strike over conditions, pay and staffing levels. donald trump's tax returns are handed to a democratic—led congressional committee, following last week's supreme court ruling. mass celebrations in melbourne as australia's footballers go hello, and welcome. the prince and princess of wales are in boston, where they'll focus on their annual earthshot environmental prize, as well as meeting president biden on friday. but their arrival in the us has been overshadowed by a row over racism after one of william's godmothers left the royal household after repeatedly asking a black british woman where she was from. that happened at a reception at buckingham palace. a spokesman for the palace described the comments as unacceptable and deeply regrettable. here's our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. buckingham palace yesterday afternoon. a reception to highlight the issue of violence agai

there was temperatures will be across rural parts of wales where the cloud comes and goes. for a time. tomorrow some brightness and sunshine across northern ireland, still a lot of cloud across scotland and northern england, mist and fog further south will lift to the midlands and southern and eastern parts of england, we may even see some sunshine with some showers coming in on that easterly breeze that starting to develop. temperatures typically 7—9 on friday afternoon. as we head into the weekend a weather front approaches the far north—west but it's not getting anywhere, getting blocked off by that high pressure from scandinavia so more of an easterly breeze across england and wales, some areas of cloud and sunshine and one or two light showers. towards the north west of scotland and northern ireland thicker cloud, maybe some light rain and drizzle and temperatures may be a shade lower on saturday, 7—8, starting to feel colder as the weekend goes on and that is because as we head into sunday we have this run of easterly winds keeping us in the cold air and it will start

there will be a few showers across parts of england and wales.ose to the south—east which could bring some rain, but it will turn colderfrom which could bring some rain, but it will turn colder from thereon in. this is bbc news — these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. president zelensky says ukraine is "alive and kicking" and will never surrender, in a defiant address to us lawmakers as president biden pledges another military aid package worth almost $2 billion. financial assistance is also critically important and i would like to thank you, thank you very much for both financial packages you have already provided us with. warnings of a "very challenging" day for hospitals after a quieter than normal time during yesterday's ambulance strikes. more than one million households with pre—payment meters did not redeem their monthly energy support vouchers during the cold weather snap in december.

wales may follow suit.l, but it is only regulated fares, meaning season tickets, any time day tickets are major hubs and some other tickets, but by no means everything. tickets for other times and other routes may go up by more than that. ., ,., than that. theo leggett, reporting from fine come _ than that. theo leggett, reporting from fine come in _ than that. theo leggett, reporting from fine come in surrey. - the uk economy shrank by more than originally thought between july and september. revised figures from the office for national statistics show our economic output is actually lower than we thought. meanwhile, the british chamber of commerce is warning that brexit isn't helping businesses expand or boost sales. 0ur economics correspondent dharshini david is here. so the economy is not as good as we hoped? mil so the economy is not as good as we ho-ed? �* w, so the economy is not as good as we ho ed? �* .,, , so the economy is not as good as we ho ed? �* , , ., hoped? all those tills are ringing on th

the latest to announce action are thousands working for the ambulance service in england and wales. no one is listening, we have to take desperate action, cos if we don't take desperate action, this isjust going to go on. it was confirmed yesterday that further strikes on the railways will go ahead in the run—up to christmas — in addition to strikes announced by postal workers, nurses, bus drivers and airport baggage handlers. we'll be asking what kind of political challenge this latest action presents to ministers. also tonight: a second u—turn in two days, as the government agrees to relax the restrictions on building onshore wind farms in england. a special report from haiti, where an outbreak of cholera is adding to the misery of people in one of the world's most dangerous countries. their super starfull their super star full back and what about that? and in qatar, morocco have stunned spain in a penalty shootout to reach the world cup quarter—finals. and coming up on the bbc news channel... it's six of the best for portugal — with ronaldo�*s replacement goncalo ramos the star o

they only played wales once before, in a friendly.n from the oil refineries 100 years ago and it spread to... and iran is a football—mad country and you always wanted to play england and wales on the biggest stage. and now you have the biggest protests ever, after the succession of the islamic revolution back in 1979. and the fans are torn in the middle, like, "who should we support?" when the iranian national team is standing there, they don't support the government themselves, do they? is that what they're trying to say? a lot of people talked about the fact that in the first game against england they didn't sing the national anthem and in the second game they kind of mumbled something. but let's not forget that in the last friendly in tehran, it's in tehran and they didn't sing the anthem. and this is shown on iranian state tv. and they come to the world cup and a lot is happening on this, on the sides of that england game. you look at the press conference, they start with sympathising with the protesters. you look at the stands, t

a spokesperson for the prince of wales said racism had no place in our society.after the exchange, the two women met at buckingham palace, where ngozi fulani accepted lady susan's apology. lady susan also said she would deepen her awareness of the issues raised. three, two, one! the racism story came as the prince and princess of wales arrived in america for their first international trip since the death of the queen. the visit included a meeting with president biden for prince william at thejfk library. the couple also managed a night out at the basketball, where they enjoyed the full spectator experience. and were on the green carpet for the earthshot awards prize ceremony, the project launched by prince william to reward environmental innovation. but it was a visit where they found themselves dealing with some unexpected issues. the trip here to america was tricky at times. the prince and princess of wales took the view that they wouldn't be distracted by other things. the problem was, that wasn't always easy. while william and catherine were in boston, netfli

let's cross to our wales correspondent tomos morgan who's at university hospital of wales in cardiff.ardiff. support. they have been getting getting support. they have been getting seven. the strike action beginning in, and other places in the uk, because the shift pattern starts at an earlier hour here, 7—7 in wales. a very similar to thursday, really. nurses out in force, striking over those two issues, pay and safe staffing levels. when it comes to safe staffing levels, we are talking about the number of empty vacancies, and they are having to fill the vacancies with agency staff which costs money, then you are getting staff which may not be used to the ward and the way things work. so let's talk to to make a recently qualified members here. i will start with you, you've been working for a year now. talk to me about your experience of working on wards as recently as yesterday that don't have what you would consider to be safe staffing levels, and what does that mean for you? edie safe staffing levels, and what does that mean for you?— that mean for you? safe staffing is really impo

they include five children under 10 years old in england, and a child in wales.uk health security agency. he says the serious infection is rare, but parents need to be aware of the symptoms. the vast majority of children will recover without any ill effects whatsoever however unfortunately a small number of children each year will go on to develop more serious and invasive disease. it probably in the region of under 5%. of children that will go on to develop that more serious infection. what are the symptoms of that? and how can it be treated? so the symptoms of invasive group a streptococcus are of someone who's generally unwell, can have a high fever, particularly in children: poor appetite, signs of dehydration, not feeding. no wet nappies, altered behaviour, very sleepy. and what we would say is if parents are concerned at all and there is anything that would make them be aware that something is unusual with their child, and parents know best about what is normal. they should seek medical attention. and for the latest on strep a and information on the symptom

nurses pay in wales is decided by the welsh labour govern.signalling all week that they understand the frustration that these nurses are giving voice to. they think that maybe nurses should get more money, but they simply can't afford to do it themselves. they claim that it must be the uk government, the treasury, that hands down the extra money to wales if they are going to give a pay rise for nurses here. the welsh government can come of course, bring in its own extra money. it has tax—raising powers, as we have seen in scotland. varying income tax raising powers does maybe give you the ability to settle with the nurses. they say they won't do that. the first minister, mark drakeford, saying that this is not the time to ask the public to reach even deeper into their pockets. what about those members of the public? we have had strikes at six of the seven health boards around wales. so thousands of patients are being impacted today. so, having pacemaker operations cancelled. some cancer operations cancelled. some cancer operations cancelled.

we have this announcement from nhs wales and people will have - nhs wales and people will have sympathy for urgent calls and if people should not be discouraged from chording yes, some people will be wrong and they will be frightened —— calling. the last thing anyone wants is for someone not to call 909 when it really is urgent and then it becomes too late. —— 999. i’m it really is urgent and then it becomes too late. -- 999. i'm fairly sce tical becomes too late. -- 999. i'm fairly sceptical that _ becomes too late. -- 999. i'm fairly sceptical that discouraging - becomes too late. -- 999. i'm fairly sceptical that discouraging people i sceptical that discouraging people from staying away will make much difference because the fundamental problem causing the delays is people who need to be there so it is actually about the people that need to be admitted into hospital and those tend to be people who need to be on trolleys and also need an absence, sojust be on trolleys and also need an absence, so just discouraging be on trolleys and also need an absence, sojust discouraging cases of pe

one or two will cross the midlands into east wales but west wales and north—west england having the beststerly winds making it feel a little bit chillier than that. the cloud will thicken up enough at times to bring some patchy rain to the north—west of scotland. but overnight, that will tend to pull back out of the way. showers continue to feed in and with it being quite a chilly night, cold enough for some patches of frost in the countryside, there is a threat of seeing one or two icy surfaces on untreated roads and pavements first thing sunday morning. sunday will see more of those showers. again, brisk easterly winds making it feel quite cold. but this time for northern ireland and western scotland, i think you have a better chance of seeing a brighter day overall with a bit more in the way of sunshine. cold, though, 6—7 degrees pretty widely across the country. into monday's forecast, the wind still coming in from an easterly direction but we do have a little ridge of high pressure which will tend to kill some of the showers. the showers not as widespread. the best of the day's sunn

wales and scotland met in their opening game, wales coming out on top.s followed by a much tougher test, narrowly overcoming france before cutting loose once more against south africa. the knockouts followed, with wins over australia and then canada, setting up a final with hosts new zealand. a red card for the red rose, and a tough task became almost impossible. agonising defeat, the black ferns world champions. but as the end of 2022 approached, the year's biggest sporting event had not yet started. a winter men's world football world cup. qatar the hosts. controversial barely covers it. controversial barely covers it. the backdrop was anger over human rights and armbands, but while those conversations continued, the games eventually began. the reaction from iranian supporters was telling. it is in from bellingham. what a moment for england! another young lion words at the world cup. proud wales are back on the world stage. it is lift—off for wales! goaall! japan have done it! the out it is another outstanding and amazing results. it and amazing result

, that that relationship has broken down. irate wales, that that relationship has broken down.— walesbuckingham palace not to — broken down. we expect buckingham palace not to make _ broken down. we expect buckingham palace not to make any _ broken down. we expect buckingham palace not to make any statements i palace not to make any statements coming out of this, but has this documentary real and the british royal family documentary real and the british royalfamily in any documentary real and the british royal family in any way?- royalfamily in any way? well, i think it's going _ royalfamily in any way? well, i think it's going to _ royalfamily in any way? well, i think it's going to spark - royalfamily in any way? well, i| think it's going to spark a larger conversation regarding who is advising the royal family, conversation regarding who is advising the royalfamily, as conversation regarding who is advising the royal family, as there were a lot of critiques of rail press offices and communication between senior members of the rail family taking place through their office at one poi

wales one after those teams more of a game. wales gone afterjust _ those teams more of a game. game. wales gone afterjust at the three - those teams more of a game. wales gone afterjust at the three matches| gone after just at the three matches here in qatar, france and argentina looking ahead to what will be their seventh and obviously, the most important game at this world cup, the final on sunday afternoon. we had done robin a little earlier, he has also caught up with gary who will be leading bbc tv coverage on sunday. we will be leading bbc tv coverage on sunda . ~ ., will be leading bbc tv coverage on sunda . ~ . ., ., ., ., sunday. we have had two or three of the big stars — sunday. we have had two or three of the big stars have _ sunday. we have had two or three of the big stars have really _ sunday. we have had two or three of the big stars have really turned - sunday. we have had two or three of the big stars have really turned up, i the big stars have really turned up, obviously being messi who has been absolutely breathtaking, also mbappe. some great individual perf

it will still be there for east wales and parts of the southwest.ich is being nudged away as high pressure builds across scandinavia. with that, and easterly wind will become more dominant this weekend. it means for tomorrow we don't have the fog problems, we should have more sunshine around for the vast majority. a bit of a more cheery day by march. always the chance of a few showers down the eastern districts, towards the channel islands. notice the highlands and islands, the far west and northern ireland will stay cloudy through the day with further rain and drizzle at times. still double figure temperatures here, single figures elsewhere. the breeze, especially in eastern counties of england, will add to the chill for all of us into sunday. a greater chance of a view showers coming through in the flow, and where they are over the hills there could be sweet and wet snow mixed in with the rain. you will notice from the chart a lot more cloud on the scene on sunday. not quite as bright as saturday. the best of the study moments will be in western s

in scotland and what is on offer for wales? , , ., . i. wales?s probation but welsh labour's own report recommended that justice as a whole should be devolved to wales and that is not on the table here, so once again where labour are in power, they are not even giving labour the means to manage the poverty, let alone eradicate it, and we need to bear in mind we have the highest rate of male incarceration in western europe, and something needs to be done. our communities are suffering from this and labourjust does not think it matters. you from this and labour 'ust does not think it matters._ think it matters. you think they don't take _ think it matters. you think they don't take plaid _ think it matters. you think they don't take plaid cymru - think it matters. you think they don't take plaid cymru and i think it matters. you think they don't take plaid cymru and the| don't take plaid cymru and the desires of wales as seriously as they take the might of the snp and scotland and what the scottish would want to see? this scotland and what the scot

today it was nurses out on picket lines in england, wales and northern ireland.eir dispute over pay. tomorrow it will be military personnel helping with patients during strikes by ambulance workers. they've been trained to support paramedics during walk—outs staged by health unions. right, you get round there. 600 from the armed forces in total are stepping in to help, though it will be thousands of ambulance staff who are on strike. the military teams are being prepared for what to expect. we're in a position where you guys are going out to support a lack of service. they're not here to do the job of a paramedic, they're here to do the job of an ambulance driver and they're providing that nonclinical support. they've got a lot of initiative, our troops, so they will be able to support where required. maternity kit. _ so, for delivering babies... as the training continued, preparing for every eventuality, the secretary of state had a message for ambulance staff going on strike. i call on the trade unions to act responsibly. they have said they will provide life—t

today it was nur5e5 out on picket lines in england, wales and northern ireland. pay. tomorrow it will be military personnel helping with patients during 5trike5 by ambulance workers. they've been trained to support paramedics during walk—outs staged by health unions. right, you get round there. 600 from the armed forces in total are stepping in to help, though it will be thousands of ambulance staff who are on strike. the military teams are being prepared for what to expect. we're in a position where you guys are going out to support a lack of service. they're not here to do the job of a paramedic, they're here to do the job of an ambulance driver and they're providing that nonclinical support. they've got a lot of initiative, our troops, so they will be able to support where required. maternity kit. _ so, for delivering babies... as the training continued, preparing for every eventuality, the secretary of state had a message for ambulance staff going on strike. i call on the trade unions to act responsibly. they have said they will provide life—threatening cover

in wales last year last l impacts. in wales last year last year— impacts.on agency. i think the welsh government could do something differently, they could invest some of that _ differently, they could invest some of that money back into substantive roles in _ of that money back into substantive roles in health boards and help keep nurses— roles in health boards and help keep nurses in— roles in health boards and help keep nurses in the health boards rather than going to work for agencies. broadcast interrupted by interference. the majority of the money they get to fund the nhs comes from the uk government and some comes from taxation from the welsh government. the welsh health minister said she was not willing to raise taxes further to fund extra salary increases further because of the cost of living crisis so she has written to westminster asking for more money, asking for help to deal with this current situation, which they are dealing with as well in england, but she is yet to receive a response. 0ne england, but she is yet to receive a response. one mo

more showers for england and wales. especially for northern england and north wales.ly wind which could be a bit stronger. temperatures may be a bit lower on sunday. typically five or 6 degrees. factor in that easterly wind and it will be feel bit colder than that. however, next week we're going to change the wind direction from that easterly with a strengthening northern wind heading our way from tuesday onward. bringing widespread frost, wintry showers and snow in northern scotland. this is bbc news. i'm vishala sri—pathma. our top stories: cheering joy for argentina, as lionel messi scores as they reach the quarter finals of the world cup. the west's price cap on russian oil is too weak to cause serious damage on moscow, says president zelensky. and, as temperatures plummet in ukraine, we hearfrom people facing winter without power or adequate shelter. deadlock on how to deal with plastic pollution as delegates to the un conference end first round talks. here in the uk, the father of a four—year—old girl who's seriously ill with a strep a infection, has warned othe

factor in the wind, though, for england and wales and it will feel colder than that.north—easterly and the isobars open out a bit, so i don't think the winds will be as much of a feature to start the new week as what we've had over the weekend. it's still feeding quite a bit of cloud, maybe a few showers along the north sea coast. probably the best of the sunshine in towards scotland, northern ireland, again some western fringes. the temperatures could be up a degree or so on monday at seven to maybe nine degrees, but things turning a bit colder across the far north of scotland. that's because we've got a new setup developing as we head deep into next week. high pressure over greenland, low pressure over scandinavia. that will bring a northerly wind and that will start to drag arctic air southwards certainly later on tuesday through wednesday, thursday, friday.

our temperatures not really changing too much across england and wales.s are going to start to strengthen and what that will do is bring us some thicker areas of cloud and we'll see some patches of mostly light rain moving in. so you could see some damp weather just about anywhere, but it's the winds that you'll notice and it will start to feel a little bit colder as well. however, into next week, that's when we're expecting the weather to turn much colder. still, you see an area of high pressure is going to develop in greenland. and what that's going to do is it's going to shove these northerly winds southwards with polar air moving its way across the uk, really dumping the temperatures. and for some, particularly over the hills, you may all be looking at the first sign of winter. yes, there is the potential for some winter snowfall into next week. still some way off will be firming upon the details over the next few days. this is bbc news. we will have all of the headlines and all of the mean new stories at the top of the hour as newsday continues strai

england, wales will start drying them.and it'll stay quite breezy, particularly across southern and western coast. another mild nights come in the south, further north, 3 to five celsius. we'll start off with some sunshine across the north of the uk on thursday. stay breezy in the far north with a few showers here. but for the rest of england and wales it looks like it'll turn cloudier through the days. more rain pushes in from the south west. some of this again could be quite heavy across southern england, south wales. that'll exacerbate already saturated ground here with flooding issues. a milder day to come in the south, a bit cooler further north. then we look to friday. this area of low pressure will bring a band of rain into southern areas. it'll slowly push northwards through the course of the day. so some areas here really could be quite wet and they'll stay windy in the south and mild here through friday. but notice across the north, we'll start to see this blue, this cold air starting to push south. so we'll be i