let me start with the nhs. is it wise to continually cry wolf over the nhs? i have forgotten the number of winters a labour leader has said it's in crisis, yes it is under pressure but not in crisis.” it's in crisis, yes it is under pressure but not in crisis. i think it's under tremendous pressure and it's under tremendous pressure and it matters hugely to the british people. i think it's right that we call these things out in prime minister's questions. unfortunately, we get the usual lies from the tories about the welsh nhs. spending in wales is actually 1% higher on the nhs than it is in england and many of the results we are getting are better so it's unfortunate we keep getting that scratched record from the tories on wales. apart from that i thought it was a good exchange which demonstrated the massive pressure that the nhs is under. it's often said that theresa may has a tin ear when it comes to the nhs. i wonder if things are actually getting considerably worse now. we saw the head of kings nhs trust resigning because he said he couldn't cope with

this is about ensuring the ability of the nhs to deliver the first class service the nhs is. we should be proud of our nhs, we are and we are going to make it even better. >> jeremy corbin. >> andy waiting time targets haven't been met for 2 and half years. cancer treatment targets haven't been met for two years. are a&e departments are bursting at the seams because the government has failed to ensure that people can get a gp appointment when they need one. the government promised to recruit an extra 5000 gp by 2020. where are they? >> we are seeing more training places but if he wants to talk about targets, what is on target, he talks about a&e, let's talk about what has happened in wales. the standard on a&e in wales was last met in 2008. let me just think, which parties in government in wales, is it conservative? no. it is labour party of the government in wales, on cancer care, the standard was last met in june 2008 in wales, what the labour party is delivering before he comes to the house. >> jeremy corbin. >> the wells government relies on a block grant from england's c

this is about ensuring the ability of the nhs to deliver the first class service the nhs is. we should be proud of our nhs, we are and we are going to make it even better. >> jeremy corbin. >> andy waiting time targets haven't been met for 2 and half years. cancer treatment targets haven't been met for two years. are a&e departments are bursting at the seams because the government has failed to ensure that people can get a gp appointment when they need one. the government promised to recruit an extra 5000 gp by 2020. where are they? >> we are seeing more training places but if he wants to talk about targets, what is on target, he talks about a&e, let's talk about what has happened in wales. the standard on a&e in wales was last met in 2008. let me just think, which parties in government in wales, is it conservative? no. it is labour party of the government in wales, on cancer care, the standard was last met in june 2008 in wales, what the labour party is delivering before he comes to the house. >> jeremy corbin. >> the wells government relies on a block grant from england's c

sir simon stephens did say the nhs needs for alien from the nhs next year just a standstill, and the reality is the government has given the nhs less than half of he asked for. the last labour government's record on health, their nhs legacy was described as a mess. while you are clearing that up, we are putting more money into the nhs. but who was it who described labour's nhs legacy as a mess? it was the right honourable gentleman. heckling when he is running for leader, he denounces the labour party, now he's leader of the labour party, he's trying to praise it. mrspeaker, can i... i could quote the prime minister, something she might be familiar with. if the government wants to reduce the pressure is on the health service and keep people out of hospital in the first place, then it needs to tackle the chronic underfunding of care and support services in the community which are at a tipping point. who said that? conservative leader of warwickshire county council. mr speaker... the question was an social care. but the issue is about the nhs as a whole. it is there to provide care and

i nhs 111 system and have flu jabs if eligible. lam nhs 111 system and have flu jabs if eligible. i am eligible but i didn't have mine. i had mine. iwould like to say one thing, the real solution to say one thing, the real solution to the nhs problem of crowding and stretching, a lot of it is the lack ofa stretching, a lot of it is the lack of a connection with social services, and social care. in the village where we lived there is a lady who can get home for christmas, she's coming after a very serious accident, paralysed below the waist, the nhs have done a greatjob with this woman, and they are ready to say, you can go, and release a bed for someone else. social services are saying, we for someone else. social services are saying, we are for someone else. social services are saying, we are not ready few. and it all costs money. -- we are not ready for you. it all has quads aggressors. —— it all has consequences. aggressors. —— it all has consequences. that bed could be used bya consequences. that bed could be used by a flu patient. henry, trade deal, ta ke by a flu pat

to have to use them, you're still using nhs staff, but just them, you're still using nhs staff, butjust in a different location. which is helpful, we accept that, to not have patients coming in, but it is still front line staff managing patients. what we need to focus on is getting the message out to people not to get hopelessly drunk and think about resources they take up if they do that? when you call an ambulance that? when you call an ambulance thatis that? when you call an ambulance that is an ambulance not immediately available for someone else, someone having a heart attack, a sick baby, an old lady who has broken her hip. if the ambulances picking up someone from the roadside, vomiting because they have drunk so much alcohol, they have drunk so much alcohol, they are not available for a patient who might have a more serious illness. thank you for coming in. apple has apologised to its customers after it admitted slowing down older iphones in order to protect their batteries. the company said it would never intentionally shorten the life of any apple product and said it would off

that the nhs was running a deficit of 100,000, and now that the nhs was running a deficit of100,000, and now it that the nhs was running a deficit of 100,000, and now it has the health secretary agreeing that there isa health secretary agreeing that there is a problem. he disputes that number. he says it is not accurate. that is a labour figure, number. he says it is not accurate. that is a labourfigure, an number. he says it is not accurate. that is a labour figure, an estimate he says is not right. but he does say there's a problem. notwithstanding more people working as professionally qualified staff, 32,000 more people working there since 2010 but nevertheless he concedes there is a very big problem. what a thing to have to say having been one of the longest ever serving health secretary is. imagine if he had not said it. he would have been laughed out of court. there are times in politics when you have to ta ke times in politics when you have to take it on the chin and recognise that you are facing a problem, provided you can indicate that there are things in the pipeline design

but do you accept the concerns from nhs england that when they meet to review the mandate to the nhs that difficult choices will have to be made because of the funding gap? >> as i just said, we have recognized extra funding is required and we have put extra fund into the nhs and obviously into social care as well. obviously the discussion on the nhs mandate is taking place, but we have responded by ensuring in the autumn budget that extra funding is going into the nhs. i think what people want to see as well is to have the confidence that the money that goes into the nhs is spent as well as it can be. >> of course and productivity in the nhs is outstripping productivity in the wider economy. they've done extraordinarily well. but there is a concern that there remains a gap even though extra was put in on the budget. the house of records commented that there was a culture of short-term-ism across the nhs and social care. would you accept that we need to take a longer view on both nhs and social care funding? >> as you probably are aware, on social care, i've said the response to the

nhs targets not met for yea rs. staff years. nhs targets not met for years. staff shortages, gp numbers, falling. the reality is, mental health budgets have been cut, social health, public health budgets, cut. the prime minister today has shown just how out of touch she is. the truth is, mr speaker, our nhs is being recklessly, recklessly, put at risk by her government! that is the truth, mr speaker. prime minister! the right honourable gentlemen is one, because nhs funding has gone up. he‘s wrong because social funding has gone up. but you, know, not that long ago, the right honourable gentlemen was saying that he would be prime minister by christmas. well... he was... he was wrong. iam, christmas. well... he was... he was wrong. i am, and the conservatives are in government. not that long ago, he said we wouldn‘t deliver on phase one of the brexit negotiations. well, he was wrong. we‘ve made sufficient progress, and we‘re moving on to phase two of the brexit negotiations. and not that long ago, he predicted that the budget would be a failure. in fac

you are using nhs staff. you get organisations like saintjohn's, who use volunteers, but there would be other occasions when they could be used, helping an elderly person, somebody who has had a fall. you are still using nhs staff, it is in a different location. which is helpful, we accessed it is helpful not to have these patients coming m, not to have these patients coming in, but it is still front—line staff needing to manage patients. you say what we need to focus on is getting the message out to people not to get hopelessly drunk and think about resources they are taking up? every time you call an ambulance it is an ambulance not immediately available for someone else. that could be someone having a heart attack, a sick baby, somebody falling over and breaking their hip. if the ambulance is picking up someone from the roadside, vomiting because they have drunk so much alcohol, they might not be available to someone who has a serious illness. the anti—landmine programme launched by princess diana is t

, there chancellor told me $6.3 billion extra for the nhs. more carried out by more doctors and nurses. when she says at the end the government is preparing for brexit, we now know the labour party doesn't think it is worth preparing for brexit. they do know it is worth preparing for a run on the pound. >> mister speaker, this week, one of labor's last two remaining counselors in boston crossed the floor to join the conservatives. he said he didn't want to see this country go back to 1973. will be secretary join me in welcoming this new member to the conservative party and will he agree with me and open, optimistic britain deserves better than reheated marxism and layer -- labor bankrupted holiday. >> i am happy to agree with my honorable friends and the wisdom of the labor counselor, joined the conservative party, quite right what we see from the party opposite that they would lose control of public finances, and cause business, the shadow chancellor caused business the enemy. that is what the labour party -- at the local counselor, may just

i mean, if it helps the nhs and all that. but the thing that annoys me a bit is that it seems to be our generation that's being targeted. it also costs money. i don't think sitting down in a van with a bottle of water is going to sober you up that quickly. if you are in that sort of a state, you want to either go home or go to hospital. the uk's first drunk tank was introduced in bristol three years ago, and since then more have been operating in cardiff, newcastle, manchester and belfast. rather than dumping those who have gone way over their limit in a police cell or hospital bed, here they're given a chance to recover. but some doctors say this kind of safety net shouldn't have to be offered in the first place. i think the solution is people understanding that they should not be getting themselves into the state that they need to have a facility to sober up in. people need to take responsibility for getting themselves home safely, making sure that their friends get home safely, that they have a plan and that they know when

we know the nhs is under more pressure, because we've got more people coming to a&e. we also know that money is tight. we also know there are workforce shortages. but what i can assure everybody is that both trusts and the national nhs have prepared better for this winter than they have ever prepared before, but we'll have to see what happens. a busy nhs means longer waiting times and, so far, there is little sign of respite for staff or patients. dominic hughes, bbc news. with me now is our health editor hugh pym. are the pressures on a&e even more intense this winter the last? are the pressures on a&e even more intense this winter the last7m does seem like that. we had new figures today from nhs england stay in bed occupancy in hospitals in the most in bed occupancy in hospitals in the m ost rece nt in bed occupancy in hospitals in the most recent week was 9a.5% above where it was a year ago. the issue of bed availability is key to all of this because if beds cannot be freed up this because if beds cannot be freed upfor this because if beds cannot be freed up for ne

sol the way our older population see the nhs. so i can't got the last time my older patients ever missed an appointment. thatjudgement is backed up by a new research on missed appointments, patients aged 16- 30 missed appointments, patients aged 16— 30 are some of the most likely to skip an appointment, with one in five failing to show up more than twice. appointments that fell within a feud is well more likely to be missed then those booked two weeks in advanced. some of those might lead to better management, that my mean giving more payments on the day then up to 2—3 days in advent. because we have a profile of what they look like we are more likely to maintain that is where they can be targeted. missed appointments represent a waste of money, changing the way to look at it might sustain the way to look at it might sustain the nhs into the future. that story will be unpacked further on brea kfast, will be unpacked further on breakfast, coming up in 15 minutes. theresa may will go back to talks with the brexit —— europea

the nhs". a department of health spokeswoman said they were working with the trust to tackle the issues. lord coe slick told this programme that tough decisions need to be made. i don't think we are facing up to the choice is very well, and i really worry that in effect, what is going to happen here is the nhs we know and love will slowly but surely slip away from us? because it is not getting enough money? because it is not getting the sustained funding over time that it needs to perform. and you can hear victoria's interview with lord kerslake in full at ten o'clock. two days of hearings will begin later to establish the framework of the grenfell tower fire public inquiry. sir martin moore—bick is being urged by survivors of the fire to give them a more central role. it comes as labour leader jeremy corbyn accused the government of failing survivors, with more than 100 still living in hotels. relatives of the victims say it's vital their stories are heard. and victoria will be speaking excl

the nhs change that. it was entirely funded by tax, so people paid, or didn't, according to what they could manage. don't forget, choose your doctor now. the health minister cuts the first earth ofa health minister cuts the first earth of a new but it is hard to narrow down the highlights of the last 70 years. so far the national health service has been getting along remarkably smoothly. polio is almost unheard of in the uk now, thanks to a vaccination programme starting in 1958. when it is time for it to be done i wouldn't hesitate, if i had ten or 20 children i would have the malvern. the world's first ivf baby was born in 1978. now it is thought 125,000 others have been born on the nhs. there is a lot to celebrate ahead of the nhs's 70th birthday, like the star. research suggests the vast majority of patients have confidence in their doctors and nurses. internationally, it rates highly for how safe and affordable it is. but there are also real causes for concern. two it is. but there are also real caus

the public sector, you saw the issue with the nhs months ago. interfering with the nhs months ago. interfering with elections as wellthis goes to the core of western democratic values. russian—made not be doing it. we have to be careful. —— russia may not. but someone is doing it. this is it. you said it is a serious story. it is. it is huge. but is it serious when it comes out of the mouth of boris johnson? serious when it comes out of the mouth of borisjohnson? i serious when it comes out of the mouth of boris johnson? i would suggest not. we cannot taken seriously, notjust because he used to all of this stuff, he is just making silly gaffes and putting lives at risk in iran, libya, all of the things he has said in recent months. he is going up against sergey lavrov, a man who is hugely experienced and close to vladimir putin. will he take borisjohnson seriously when he hears about a threat of cyber war? gchq, we can be serious thing see you, that's a quote. it is easy meat to say they do not do these things. do you think borisjohnson would say do not do these things. do yo

next, they should look at reputable websites such as nhs choices. failing that, the worried unwell should talk to pharmacists, who are better trained than many realise. ifjust 5% of people who wanted to book an appointment today could get self—help, see a pharmacist, sort themselves out by going online, actually, that would save 50,000 appointments for those who really need it. this is about using nhs resources in the best possible way, but also saving time for people as well. doctors' leaders say that for a population getting older, fatter and less healthy, there are not going to be enough doctors. they say that plans for a further 5000 by 2021, are injeopardy. they urge the home office to add being a general practitioner to the list of those jobs which could qualify potential migrants for a fast—track entry into the uk. the royal college of gps says it thinks up to one quarter of doctor appointments could be avoided if patients were willing to take more responsibility and make a trip to the doctor a step of last resort rather than the first ca

also this morning: concern that untrained staff have been left to check x—rays in nhs in nhs hospitals. the health watchdog launches an england—wide review. prince harry and meghan markle head to nottingham for first public engagement together since they announced their plans to marry. for the end of our amazing series on special educational needs, we are at piper hill high in manchester, where they are ready for christmas. we've been given unique access to this outstanding special school this morning. with me is the head teacher and wendy and fergus. good morning. i know you read to fergus. what do you read to him? presence to mum. we have been preparing everybody. we've been asking the questions as though he were really here. what do you like about fergus? i like touching him. you like stroking him. amazing. wonderful to see fergus and throughout the morning we will see that everything in this school is the same, butjust a little bit different. as it is in the kitchen. good morning! this is where everyone learns about leaving an independent life, and to do that you need communicati

next, they should look at reputable websites such as nhs choices. failing that, the worried unwell should talk to pharmacists, who are better trained than many realise. ifjust 5% of people who wanted to book an appointment today could get self—help, see a pharmacist, sort themselves out by going online, actually, that would save 50,000 appointments for those who really need it. this is about using nhs resources in the best possible way, but also saving time for people as well. doctors' leaders say that for a population getting older, fatter and less healthy, there are not going to be enough doctors. they say that plans for a further 5,000 by 2021 are injeopardy. they urge the home office to add being a general practitioner to the list of those jobs which could qualify potential migrants for a fast—track entry into the uk. the royal college of gps says it thinks up to one quarter of doctor appointments could be avoided if patients were willing to take more responsibility and make a trip to the doctor a step of last resort rather than the first ca

next, they should look at reputable websites such as nhs choices. failing that, the worried unwell should talk to pharmacists, who are better trained than many realise. ifjust 5% of people who wanted to book an appointment today could get self—help, see a pharmacist, sort themselves out by going online, actually, that would save 50,000 appointments for those who really need it. this is about using nhs resources in the best possible way, but also saving time for people as well. doctors' leaders say that for a population getting older, fatter and less healthy, there are not going to be enough doctors. they say that plans for a further 5,000 by 2021, are injeopardy. they urge the home office to add being a general practitioner to the list of those jobs which could qualify potential migrants for a fast—track entry into the uk. the royal college of gps says it thinks up to one quarter of doctor appointments could be avoided if patients were willing to take more responsibility and make a trip to the doctor a step of last resort rather than the first c

they seem making a big thing of the nhs. they seem to have decided that actually they can't win on the nhs. one would imagine that investing in the nhs would make you be the most caring. that is the problem. when you poll people, the nhs is up there and the environment is not the top issue. i remember someone was environment is not the top issue. i remember someone was saying that after blue planet on sunday, lots of tweets from tory mps, quite similar stuff. it's a co—ordinated thing that they are trying to deep. and not everyone is happy about it. not all mps... not everyone is happy about it. not allmps... one mp not everyone is happy about it. not all mps... one mp told me the other day that they don't get any letters really about animals at all other than bees. and actually it hasn't made much of an impact in the sort of mailbags. and also talking about school standards, it's not school standards which has been bugging mums, it's school funding. some of this seems a bit kind of misguided. it's about positioning the pa

a busier nhs means longer waiting times. and as we head into what could be a very hard winter, there's little sign of respite for staff or patients. dominic hughes, bbc news. and you can find out how your local hospital service is performing by using the bbc nhs tracker, which you can find on the bbc news website. the irish prime minister has said theresa may wants to put forward a new plan for the future of the irish border after brexit. negotiations with the eu stalled earlier this week when a proposal on the issue was rejected by northern ireland's democratic unionist party. 0ur political correspondent, iain watson, is in westminster this morning. ian, the pressure on the prime minister is really growing now? deadlines keep coming thick and fast. definitely. people talk about ha rd fast. definitely. people talk about hard and soft borders between northern ireland and ireland. this was supposed to be sorted out before the crucial summit next week which will decide whether theresa may can get trade talks with the eu under w

which is an association that represents nhs trusts in england. iam i am guessing you are not particularly surprised by this research and the only way you will meet target in the nhs is if you scrap them altogether.” meet target in the nhs is if you scrap them altogether. i don't think that would be quite the approach we would suggest. what this shows, and it reflects what hospital leaders throughout the country tell us, is that there is huge pressure out there on the front line and with winter coming that pressure increases. we know that poor weather increases. we know that poor weather increases respiratory conditions and we have had warnings of a flu virus that might be worse than ever before so we are that might be worse than ever before so we are anticipating real pressures on the front line but as one of your previous guests said, we are absolutely more prepared than we have ever been. we have this morning every year at this time of year, hearing that winter is coming and we are not necessarily prepared for it, that there are not the funds

and now nhs england says it is considering routine use of the facility. we think that these facilities do have the potential to take the pressure off a&e departments. but we are interested in looking at them further and seeing the results over the winter before making a decision about rolling them out more widely. if there are patients that we can manage elsewhere, we find alternative services, and this is one potential possibility. nhs england says it is monitoring new year celebrations to see whether the scheme should be extended to other areas. and it will make a decision early next year. it is the final day of trading for 2017 and the ftse 100 it is the final day of trading for 2017 and the ftse100 is expected to end the year on a record high. markets close officially at 12:30pm and let's speak to our business correspondence. not much trading left, talk us through what you might expect. based on the current trajectory we are heading for an all—time record high of the ftse. a few minutes ago it was just over 7600, a lot of green on the boards today,

i mean, if it helps the nhs and all that. but the thing that annoys me a bit is it seems to be our generation is being targeted. it also costs money. i don't think sitting down in the van with a bottle of water is going to sober you up that quickly. if you are in that sort of a state, you want to either go home or go to hospital. the uk's first drunk tank was introduced in bristol three years ago, and since then more have been operating in cardiff, newcastle, manchester and belfast. rather than dumping those who have gone way over their limit in a police cell or hospital bed, here they're given a chance to recover. but some doctors say this kind of safety net shouldn't have to be offered in the first place. i think the solution is people understanding that they should not be getting themselves into the state that they need to have a facility to sober up in. people need to take responsibility for getting themselves home safely, making sure that their friends get home safely, that they have a plan

doctors say it shows the nhs can no longer cope. the department of health said more money had been made available to nhs england. dominic hughes reports. right across the uk, accident and emergency departments have been working at full capacity. now, bbc analysis shows how an already busy system is struggling to cope. the waiting time target to treat or deal with 95% of patients within four hours as the mist across the country. in the past year, more than 3 million patients waited longer than four hours, an increase of 120% on four years ago. it visits to a&e are up by only 7% to nearly 27 million. to ensure the target is met, the nhs would need to build an additional 20 one departments. there is no more capacity in the system, all staff are working really hard, all staff are working really hard, all nurses, alt. is. and we have reached a point where we u nfortu nately reached a point where we unfortunately cannot meet the demand —— our doctors. unfortunately cannot meet the demand -- our doctors. scotland has come closest to hi

the nhs considers making mobile "drunk tanks" a permanent feature across england. and the travel show heads off to two very different corners of india. that's in half an hour, here on bbc news.

the nhs is there for us when we neededlj what we are about. the nhs is there for us when we needed. i can almost hear people into the studios saying, i wish i could get a gp apartment when i needed, is difficult enough. when you say going to a repeatable website, to check the symptoms, what does that mean? if you put tonsillitis or cold into a search engine and you get so many results. how do you know where to go? begin with nhs choices. go there to start with. don‘t use google or one of the random website searches because you could end up at anything. what you need is advice from a uk—based site, not that other countries don‘t give good health advice, it actually, the routes through the nhs are only really available on british websites and the nhs site is really well written. it is well explained and it is up—to—date. so many websites are written years ago and then forgotten about, and you can still find them ina about, and you can still find them in a search and come across information which is simply wrong. sta rt information which is simply wrong. start with the nhs ch

various sectors are starting to suffer, particularly the nhs, which is in suffer, particularly the nhs, which isina suffer, particularly the nhs, which is in a recruitment crisis because nurses especially, and doctors, from the eu, no longerwant nurses especially, and doctors, from the eu, no longer want to come here. partly because they have no guarantee of what their work and living conditions will be, partly because the uk has become a hostile place, in terms of turning landlords and hospitals and doctors into border police. has it become a hostile place? absolutely it has become a hostile place. hostile elements, i'm not the country is hostile. when we talk about landlords refusing anyone without a british passport a lease, i would describe that as hostile. that is a hostile act... but... visa hostile conditions. i don't think everybody in the uk is hostile, i don't think people from every person in the uk as hostile. the climate in this country is hostile. let's come away from brexit because that takes us into calmer waters. back to the financial times, a story about ryanairand fi

complaining to the vaccines introduced into the nhs. and one of the most talented in the country, recently had the pride of sports award and congratulating -- the prestigious national award. >> very happy and congratulating on receiving this award. and an inspiration to all of us. and the meningitis vaccine, and campaigning on this issue. that is why we have taken steps with the availability of the vaccine, and the first country with this vaccination program and my honorable friends contributed to the work onset but it is necessary to continue to raise awareness of the symptoms and campaigns are reaching hundreds of thousands of parents, and to vaccinate teenagers and university against four different strains of meningitis. my honorable friends could be pleased with the impact in relation to this. >> in 2008 we collectively build the royal bank of scotland at a cost of 45 billion pounds. in 2017 the royal bank of scotland, their backs into hundred 59 communities. even we are the majority shareholder, will the prime minister tell the roy

but when her condition got worse, she was failed by the nhs. her death was avoidable according to an official report. this picture was released by her family. next week, it will be five years since averil‘s death, her family's been campaigning since then for answers about her care and treatment. i still can't believe that i've lost my daughter through just a catalogue of disasters, really, in the nhs. averil collapsed after her anorexia deteriorated. but at hospital in norwich, her condition wasn't recognised as urgent. she wasn't seen by experienced doctors. she was transferred to addenbrooke's in cambridge, but even with extremely low blood sugar levels, she wasn't treated properly. she suffered brain damage and had a heart attack. the ombudsman's report said, "every nhs organisation involved in her care mist significant opportunities to prevent the tragedy unfolding. the subsequent responses to averil‘s family were inadequate and served only to compound their distress." the department of health said it was investing in eating disorder se

not only are outside dedicated sensors, but in gp surgeries and nhs properties. mostly we a change in tactics from what our staff use to describe over the previous 20 years as usually silent prayer, to now engaging directly with our service users to point of physically grabbing and blocking them. and using other means of intimidation. we had one service user recently say that she was greeted outside the clinic by a protester or sidewalk counsellor with the mummy please don't kill me, i love you mummy. they are told that they will die of cancer, that god will punish them, they are holy water thrown at them. god help me ijust hope that the people on the panel will ask for a very concrete evidence of this, none —— none of you will represent an reduced evidence against you just because they say to be so. there are two cameras trained on the gates a new one in spring this yearjust so they can have a better view of us all the time. that we're blocking women enter, were grabbing hold of them were shutting the gate of women, where facebook live streaming women. all t

the nhs have been under such a squeeze for so long. they are spending more in real terms oi'i they are spending more in real terms on the nhs every year, but the rate of increase is nothing like it was under new labourand of increase is nothing like it was under new labour and the strain is beginning to tell. that's going to beginning to tell. that's going to bea beginning to tell. that's going to be a political problem for the government. it is an extraordinary figure, 100,000 reels. let's go to the front page of the daily mirror. toys " r" the front page of the daily mirror. toys "r" us on the brink. a cheerful christmas story! my my first boss warned me that. this isa my first boss warned me that. this is a new category, it is sad on the eve of christmas that a toy company like toys "r" us would be making profit, it turns out it is £500,000 in debt. after all the money i have spent there! you echo my sentiment entirely! but presumably this is again online trading...|j entirely! but presumably this is again online trading... i remem

they call the situation the worst in the nhs. kerslake, youord look at debt and deficit. >> at the end of their first and successful term, will my friend congratulate the teachers, parents and students of the new preschool? a school designed to raise standards? me that togree with conservatives, great teaching like this is not just about education, but a daily battle for social justice? that we will never be distracted from it? friend ismy honorable absolutely right. i am happy to join him in congratulating all of those involved in setting up this much needed preschool. as the chairman of governors, i know my honorable friend will recognize this with an excellent education. the school is being opposed by the party opposite. but my honorable friend is right. this is not just a question of education, but of social justice. i good quality education opens the door to the future for the lives of those children. that is why the is important that we ensure the quality of education is there, to give people a proper start in life. >> than

also, the health secretary tells bbc news he would like nhs funding in england to be planned much more in advance. if we could have a workforce plan underfunding settlement that perhaps lasted ten years rather than three orfour lasted ten years rather than three or four years, lasted ten years rather than three orfouryears, i lasted ten years rather than three orfour years, i think that lasted ten years rather than three or four years, i think that would make things a lot easier for people in the system. a record—breaking day for alastair cook in melbourne with a double century and his highest ever score against australia in the fourth ashes test. coming up, we look back at some of the biggest stories and original journalism our programme has shown that the last 12 months. that's in half an hour here on bbc news. that's in half an hour here on bbc news. good morning and welcome to bbc news. there are warnings of treacherous driving conditions this morning, as sub—zero temperatures cause disruption for a second day across large parts of the uk. hundreds of people have spent the nigh

the nhs considers making mobile "drunk tanks" a permanent feature across england. current and former presenters look back at hardtalk over the last 20 years. that's in half an hour here on bbc news. weather warnings are in place for parts of northern england and scotland today after heavy snow and blizzard conditions affected large parts of the uk. glasgow airport was closed for a few hours with flights suspended, but has now reopened. the temperature plunged to —12c at loch glascarnoch in the scottish highlands overnight and forecasters say driving conditions will remain difficult for the rest of the day. judith moritz reports. grounded at glasgow, flights at the city's airport were suspended after snow settled overnight. the airport reopened by mid—morning, but managers have apologised for the knock—on disruption that was caused. temperatures plummeted in scotland. heavy snow fell in glasgow city centre, and in the highlands the mercury fell to —12 celsius on what the met office described as the coldest night of the year. gritters have been covering the m

if i was going to do things differently, well, i would like the nhs to move to a system where we had a longer time horizon for planning, instead ofjust the cycle of spending reviews. if we could have a workforce plan, a funding settlement, that perhaps lasted ten years rather than three or four years, i think that would people, uh, make things, a little easier for people in the system. in nhs hospitals in england made a record 170 more million pounds from car parking in the last financial year. it is a 6% rise on the previous 12 months. the department of health says nhs organisations are locally responsible for the methods they used to charge. and that hospitals should come up with flexible options that put patients and their families first. the headlines on bbc news... motorists are being warned of treacherous driving conditions across large parts of the uk, with sub—zero temperatures. hundreds of people have spent the night at stansted airport after flights were cancelled or delayed. the un's special envoy to syria says he fears children who desperately need to leave a rebel—he

the health secretary tells bbc news he would like nhs funding in england to be planned much more in advance. if we could have a workforce funding settle m e nt if we could have a workforce funding settlement perhaps lasting ten years rather than three or four years i think that would make things a lot easierfor people in think that would make things a lot easier for people in the system. a record breaking day for alastair cook in melbourne —— with a double century and his highest ever score against australia in the fourth ashes test. and, desperately seeking a man called mariusz, who lost his £600 wage packet in a london pub. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. drivers are being warned of treacherous driving conditions, as sub—zero temperatures cause disruption for a second day across large parts of the uk. hundreds of people spent the night at stansted airport after flights were cancelled or delayed. the met office has issued four weather warnings. andy moore reports. the snow had long gone by the time these images were taken at stansted airport, but the disruption it caused has

the nhs considers making mobile "drunk tanks" a permanent feature across england. and we investigate why africa is in the midst of a baby boom. that's in half an hour here on bbc news. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. weather warnings are in place for parts of northern england and scotland today after heavy snow and blizzard conditions affected large parts of the uk. glasgow airport was closed for a few hours with flights suspended, but has now reopened. the temperature plunged to —12c at loch glascarnoch in the scottish highlands overnight and forecasters say driving conditions will remain difficult for the rest of the day. judith moritz reports. grounded at glasgow, flights out of the city's airport were suspended after snow settled overnight. the airport reopened by mid—morning, but managers have apologised for the knock—on disruption that was caused. temperatures plummeted in scotland. heavy snow fell in glasgow city centre, and in the highlands the mercury fell to —12 celsius on what the met office described as the coldest night of the year. gri

the health secretary, jeremy hunt, has told the bbc he would like funding for the nhs in england to be planned much further in advance. it implied that would mean budgets spanning a period longer than individual governments but he said it would make things easierfor people but he said it would make things easier for people who work in the health service. ifi easier for people who work in the health service. if i were to do things differently, i would like the nhs to move to a system where we have a longer time horizon for planning instead of just have a longer time horizon for planning instead ofjust the cycle of spending reviews. if we could have a workforce plan and a funding settle m e nt have a workforce plan and a funding settlement that lasted ten years rather than three or four years i think it would make things a lot easierfor people in think it would make things a lot easier for people in the system. jeremy hunt talking to us earlier. meanwhile nhs hospitals in england made a record £174 million from car parking charges in the last financial year, a rise of 60 —— 6% on th

it is all free with the nhs. something that we should be really gratefulfor free with the nhs. something that we should be really grateful for in this country. i lorry driver has been jailed for 16 months at wolverhampton crown court. quite astonishing pictures. it comes ahead of a meeting between liberal minister and the european commission president in the brussels tomorrow. the former work and pensions secretary and prominently campaigner iain duncan smith has been talking about the issues facing the prime minister in the brexit negotiations. he said he didn't see a role for the european court of justice in overseeing citizens rights after written leaves the eu. i don't think there's any grounds for the european court ofjustice. in any particular role directly with regards to anyone he is a citizen in the united kingdom. 0nce regards to anyone he is a citizen in the united kingdom. once we leave, we are to sovereign entities. it would be almost a first in history with one exception that any foreign court would therefore be able to rule on matters in age uk jurisdiction. that

argue present, away from the nhs. -- equivalent. argue present, away from the nhs. —— ibuprophen. in response, and nhs england a spokesman said... the health service says it is already reviewing ten items it claims are ineffective, unnecessary and inappropriate for prescriptions. if you've enjoyed a day of festive excess — eating and drinking a little too much — perhaps the most you want to do to exert yourself is to try and reach for the remote control. so — spare a thought for the competitors of the wingsuit flying world cup. they spent most of their christmas jumping out of planes or balloon as tim allman explains. you know what they say — what goes up must come down. a principle they understand all too well at the wingsuit flying world cup. teams from around the globe competing in this extreme and hair—raising sport. translation: i travelled more than 400 kilometres to see this. we arrived here early in the morning, just to watch the wingsuit flying show. it's spectacular! you can say that again. a couple of skydivers perform a 360—degree rotating nosedive. while o

another stark warning about the state of our nhs. this time the gmc says it is concerned about the pressures and armies on doctors as they grapple with their growing workloads. —— unease. in its latest report it found that the supply of new doctors into the uk has not kept up new doctors into the uk has not kept up with demand. with a dependence on non—uk qualified doctors in some specialist areas. there was also a risk that some overseas doctors were being put off working in the uk. and an ongoing strain on doctors training. at the moment we see our doctors day in, day out doing a fantastic job at we doctors day in, day out doing a fantasticjob at we should not take that for granted and that is why things like the training environment forjunior doctors is things like the training environment for junior doctors is particularly important. and why we should neatly really clear about what we need to do to look after the attractiveness of the uk for overseas doctors as well. the department of health in england says the nhs currentl

not healthy for the nhs, though, that seems to be the problem! while you are enjoying your holidays, whatever, staff are needed in the nhs, so it is causing a problem here. there could be more bursaries fitness training and that sort of thing. it is easier to blame millennials who want a holiday. when robots are doing everything from you could have a really long career break. but nursing would be one of those areas where you could not get it to do it properly, that's the thing. some of the things you hear from perhaps the older, my generation, but they talk sometimes about the younger staff who come in, and their work ethic, and there is that divergences. the older worker who has been used to working eight till seven, the young ones come in and say i don't want to do that.|j don't and say i don't want to do that.” don't think it is necessarily about not wanting to work hard. it isjust different, yes. and flexibility. being a bit more constructive with your use of time, i suppose. jessica, women feel more unhappy than men until they reach their