Gps have voted to reduce visits to patients homes, saying they no longer have the capacity to offer them. Doctors supported the proposal at a meeting of english local medical committees on friday. But the health secretary, matt hancock, said the idea of taking home visits out of gps contracts was a complete non starter. Jenny kumah reports. Family doctors say their workload is on the rise and this, coupled with falling gp numbers, mean something has to give. In his surgery in leeds this doctor is well aware of the challenges facing surgeries like his. One of the daily pressures that gp practices are under is the obligation to do home visits. What would be much better is if we had a dedicated Home Visiting team with people with the time to be able to do this throughout the day, rather than gps having to squeeze it in. Under the proposals, home visits would not be scrapped completely but delivered by a separate service. Similar to the way out of hours care has been contracted out. Sometimes, a gp has to go and see someone and they might be too frail to travel. And that has always been part of the vocation of being a gp and it will continue. So these proposals wont go any further, but what we will do is train, fund, and recruit more gps. Theyre saying, as a point of desperation, they can no longer continue those home visits. This is a siren call to all of us, a siren call that the funding of the nhs has to be increased so that gps can undertake those home visits. Doctors say they recognise that vulnerable, complex, and end of life patients will need home visits. Theyjust want to see a change of policy to ensure patients get a suitable service. Jenny kumah, bbc news. Now on bbc news lyra mckee was a remarkable Young Journalist accidentally shot dead in april 2019 by a gunman from the dissident group known as the new ira during a riot in derry londonderry. She was part of a tight knit group of courageous women called the real derry girls, named after the smash hit tv series. This film, by veteran bbc reporter peter taylor, follows their fight for justice. Derry or londonderry. Famous for its murals, notorious for its troubles, and now celebrated in the Television Series derry girls. Ive been talking to the real derry girls, who, like their tv counterparts, are gutsy, funny, and brave. Im sinead, i was born in the bogside in 1981. Lam the i am the only protestant in the derrey girls. They couldnt have the bus across the street like the ira wanted. They were going to shoot them. I am 100 a derry girl. I get quite a lot of stick, thats why i love them all a cousin of mine and his wife and child were injured in the omagh bombing. My families experienced the troubles, and his cousin was murdered on bloody sunday. That was the worst experience we had during the troubles. Until lyra. Derry has been part of my working life for almost half a century since i first set foot in the city in 1972. On that dreadful day that became forever known as bloody sunday. When you think about bloody sunday, there is one particular image, i think, that comes to the mind of a lot of people. It is the one with the bishop and some men were carrying jackie. And the man with the cap behind the bishop, that is my father. Liam bradley. It was on that day paratroopers shot dead 13 innocent civilians taking part in a civil rights march. It was my shocking initiation into reporting for conflict in ireland. The painful legacy lives on. I think you would have to go far to find a family not touched by the troubles during this time, especially because of bloody sunday. It stretched and reached so many homes. With the fight for decades, they had innocent peoples names cleared. Few families in derrys tight knit Catholic Community remained untouched by the so called troubles. Loved ones ended up dead. Fathers and sons in jail. I first met my dad in the long cage visitors room. I have memories being 3. 5 years old there and he always gave me a bar of chocolate. So he was the man who gave me bars of chocolate. I do remember being in the kitchen and listening to the bangs out the window and hearing my granny saying prayers, throwing me under the table. I remember the bangs as well. That was the guy from the police. It was here in derry that the seeds of the hard won peace were sown. This is derrys peace bridge, it was opened on the good friday agreement in 1998. It was the signal of a bright new future not only for derry but the whole of northern ireland. That future is now overshadowed by brexit and the threat of violence from dissident republicans. It was the so called new ira that murdered journalist lyra mckee just over six months ago. She had become part of the real derry girls with her partner, sara canning. For the group, this photo is very special, because one of those watching the television is lyra. This is the youth club. We had all gathered in here and we were watching i think it was the First Episode of derry girls. All members of the group, bar one, are part of derrys lgbt community. They are all incredibly close and supportive of one another. Lyra and her partner were warmly embraced and soon lyra became an integral part of the band of sisters. She was funny, smart and intelligent. She was just a bundle of energy and she had a really infectious laugh. We joked about Retirement Homes when we were 70 or 80 all waking up with dementia together. I really gangirled her. I really did. She was brilliant. She always got us together and it was her organising parties and saturday nights and things like that. She clicked with us also well from the start. I think her moving to derry cemented the fact that she was in the derry girls club. Definitely. Before she came to derry, lyra had already been recognised at the age 01 14 is a talented young campaigning journalist. Even then, a rising star. She was passionate to address the alienation of young people. It showed me what i can do and it has mapped out my career for me. I know this is my vocation and just what i want to do. What she wrote was so pertinent. Lyra talked about the post ceasefire babies. There was so much hope at the time, when the good friday agreement was signed, there was so much hope for change, that there would be massive change but there has been nothing but struggle and fighting over the last 20 years, albeit in a different format in stormont. One of the things she wrote, we were the good friday agreement generation, destined never to witness the horrors of war but reap the spoils of peace. The spoils never seemed to reach us. And that article it spoke to me so much, before i even met her. In the north west, we havent seen the spoils of peace. The creggan estate is one of the most deprived areas in the united kingdom. Its poverty providing the soil in which the dissident new ira has been able to grow. It was formed in 2012, and followed four years later by the hard left wing, saoradh. Meaning liberation. Paddy gallagher is their spokesman in derry. This is a poster they have put up . Yes, it highlights the message that states this band have rebranded. It is basically psni in a different guise. A lot of people in the area and republican areas are opposed to British Crime forces. The police . They do not trust them all see the need for them. Just over six months ago, relying on intelligence, police searched a house on the creggan for explosives. There were concerns an attack was being planned. None was found. A riot broke out. Lyra was standing by a police land rover, covering the events as a journalist. A gunman opened fire at police but killed lyra. I was there, i saw lyra fall and land on the ground. I did not believe even right up until arriving at the hospital that she had been shot. I could not believe thats what happened in creggan. Saoradhs Paddy Gallagher was also in the vicinity on the night of the riot. A number of people came out and resisted British Crime forces, for want of a better word. And started firing at them. And sadly that resulted in the death of lyra mckee. Where was the gunmen . From footage i have seen, it appears he was around this area. Are you surprised nobody has been charged with the murder of lyra mckee . Not really, no. Why not . People have called for members of the community to inform but people in this Community Know the life of an informer. Theyjudge by history and know exactly what happens to informers. If they give information . Yes. Saoradh blame the police for lyras death, claiming crown forces initiated the riot by raiding the house. It was more than her friends could take. Four days after her murder, they decided to act to show their anger and disgust in the most public way possible. It was kathleens idea. That was the symbolism of the blood on their hands for what they had done. We all agreed. We would make sure it was done in a dignified fashion. Nothing was done that would be adverse to lyras memory. We went down and took red paint with us and had our gloves with us. We parked and walked down to william street. It was eerily quiet. So eerily quiet. I definitely must have been nervous but the determination took over. Irememberthinking to myself, nothing matters. Theyve murdered our friend. That was the emotion that day. Ive never felt like that before. Where the fear has gone. I was not afraid. I remember distinctly saying that, i am not afraid. Lets go. They were stood with their arms crossed, staring at us. The saoradh members lined up around the building. Staring at us. Some were known senior dissidents. It was an incredibly brave gesture, openly confronting them may have put their lives at risk. She is dead nothing matters. Take me to court. Take me to jail. I dont care, i absolutely dont care. The rest of us are the same. We are strong women and we are not afraid. We are not afraid. Did that intimidate you . I wasnt thinking about being afraid or intimidated. We can get a bigger message out, a more Important Message out, if we put out hand prints. That is what they have. Blood on their hands. Saoradhs response was coldly dismissive. What effect did the murder of lyra mckee have on the support base of the group . I think it was minimal. Isnt that remarkable, given the universal horror . It is a republican community, saoradh were not involved in killing lyra mckee. The ira took responsibility and apologised for killing lyra mckee. Which ive publicly asked them to do. An apology doesnt bring someone back from the dead. And it does not remove the trauma. Experienced by a partner, experienced by anyone at the scene. There were people absolutely haunted by what happened to lyra and the cavalier attitude afterwards. I was getting stopped in the street and getting Text Messages congratulating me, saying well done. I think it was brilliant. It is definitely not in our name. Not in my name. For lyras nearest and dearest. The world watched as father martin gave tribute to lyra at her funeral in belfast cathedral. The congregation included a roll call of political leaders from westminster, belfast and dublin. This is why in gods name does it take the death of a 29 year old woman with her whole life in front of her. Applause it was an unforgettable moment. The political leaders seemed embarrassed and didnt know what to do or where to turn. It was as though father martins words had shamed them. For a fleeting moment, it seemed there was hope of a political breakthrough but, alas, it was not to be. It was an incredibly courageous event. They acknowledged the bravery and the courage and creativity of those women in derry, friends of lyras, when we can stand together and break some of this control. Lyras murder drew the worlds attention to the new wave of violence festering in northern irelands political vacuum. A new ira bomber parks a car outside the courthouse in derry. He makes his escape. People pass by unaware. Miraculously, no one is killed or injured. It was the opening of the new iras intensified campaign. A campaign that also continued to target police officers. The troubles arent over for my family. And thats because i have a member of my family who is a catholic and a serving police officer. It is strange. Because after the good friday agreement, when were supposed to be in a peaceful time, our house, my family home, has been shot at. Ourfamily car has been burned out. There has been sympathy cards sent to my parents. Sympathy cards . As in, with sympathy during times of death. Peace is a very questionable thing at the moment. Because we know we have had lyras murder in the last six months but it seems to happen every few days that there is a shooting or a beating. And thats not peace. It absolutely is not peace. Last year, i watched these supporters of saoradh commemorate the easter rising of 1916. They recognise the new iras determination to resist british rule. The new ira is believed to have a hardcore of around 100 gunmen, bombers and engineers, paid between £50 and £100 per week, backed up by up to 400 active supporters. Brexit offers Irish Republicans the opportunity to end british occupation. Initially they were on the back foot after lyras tragic killing but actually they gained confidence, borne out by the rising number of attacks in recent months. Their sophistication is increasing. They have access to firearms and to explosives and to the sort of engineering that means they can make viable and dangerous devices. A priority of the police is to stop the organisation winning new recruits. In particular, from amongst the unemployed and alienated youth in deprived areas like the bogside and creggan, and similar areas in belfast and elsewhere. Look, there are young people not doing particularly well at school, and who do not have realjob prospects, who dont have great sense of what the future will hold. These for me are vulnerable young people to me and the likes of paramilitary organisations prey on these young people and growing these young people. I would personally use the language of grooming in the sense of recognising and grooming and bringing them into the ranks to continue the armed struggle. How do they recruit the next generation . Well, its similar to the isis model, where they exploit vulnerable young people. They sell them drugs or get them into drugs and alcohol and influence them. They mobilise them onto the streets to bring them into the cause. Dissident supporters of saoradh maintain that they and the new ira are the true heirs of militant republicanism. Commemorating hunger strikers who have died over the years as martyrs for the cause. Their sacrifice is designed to incentivise the new generation to carry on the fight. Paddy gallagher left sinn fein, he then joined saoradh, and became its spokesman in derry. He denies saoradh have connections to the new ira. Saoradh salute the men and women of violence. Many people would take it to mean that saoradh salute the successes of these figures, which here is the new ira. Doesnt that imply saoradh support the new ira . No. Most people would see it in contemporary terms as that. Most people round here who support saoradh understand what saoradh is about. They acknowledge what they do within our communities. They know what media and British Crime forces and pro establishment parties put out in regards to the party is false. Theres a fluidity that not every member of saoradh as wed see it would be a member of the new ira and not every member of the new ira may be a member of saoradh, but there is an overlap. I know some of these people. I grew up around some of these people in the same area. The mural of saoradh has a rocket launcher. I dont think you can have a more simple message than that. They are one and the same. It is the political wing of the army. Sinn fein in the 1980s. We have seen it all before. They cannot be any different because of the personalities. They are the same. Derrys creggan estate is the stronghold of the new ira. Here its a battle, as ever, for hearts and minds. The police need intelligence and the dissidents need both tacit and active support. When the kneecap drug dealers, dissidents say they are responding to Community Concerns over anti social behaviour. The sentiment in the community they are based is one, that they do not want them there and they are seen as people who ruin their lives and exploit vulnerable young people. They also have a softer and more subtle way of winning those hearts and minds. Weve launched a food bank appeal. Weve seen in the last couple of years we have seen the rise in the use of food banks, specifically here in derry. And where do these come from . Its local people that donate these items. Isnt this the soft, friendly face of saoradh . Well you say that, as though saoradh has another face. Were a socialist party. We work on behalf and for the working class communities that we come from. If people need food banks, there is one there down in springtown where you can get vouchers from your local representatives for it. You do not need to go to saoradh to get the food bank. We need more money for the welfare system and the health care system. We definitely need serious Crisis Intervention Services in terms of Mental Health and drug addiction support. But saoradh arent providing those. As a community worker, kathleen has first hand experience as to where she believes the state is failing. I am not surprised that saoradh and groups like saoradh exist. Im sad that the reason why they exist is poverty. To me, saoradh and those groups are gap fillers. They fill the gaps that the state has left. Dissident groups like the new ira also exercise Community Control through fear and intimidation. In the days after lyras death, ominous graffiti appeared on the street where she was shot. It was a clear message to residents. They spoke to police at their peril. Theres an undertone of threats and intimidation that you can understand. If you were the person overlooking where the gunmen were standing and pulled the trigger, and you could identify them, you would be frightened about putting your name to a statement and giving evidence in court. The supreme challenge for police is to break the wall of silence. They say some of the community have provided information. But as yet, nobody has been charged with lyras murder. Do you know who killed lyra mckee . I think theres a groundswell of intelligence that would point us towards certain people. Are you confident that the person who killed lyra mckee will be charged and prosecuted . I remain optimistic. Six months on, the real derry girls continue to defy the dissidents. Spraying a tribute to lyra on the free derry wall. Its now six months since lyra was murdered. No one has yet been charged. Does that surprise you . It doesnt surprise me. It does disappoint me. Because lyra was the kind of woman who would have said anything can happen. Dont discount things. Wait and see. So, i will continue to hope that something may happen. Whether it is six months, a year, six years, ten years. I think it is important to stay focused on hope. Hope drives them on. Hope, not only that her killer will finally be brought to justice, but that peace and the spoils of it that lyra referred to will finally prevail in derry and in northern ireland. Hello. At a very wet day across parts of the uk on sunday, we will have some drier conditions. Briefly, we have a weak ridge of High Pressure extending across the uk, still some rain to deal with first on sunday, particularly for eastern scotland, still on the heavy side. Slowly that heavy rain pushes its way across northern scotland and manages to become confined to the Northern Isles the other day. Quite wet and windy here. But elsewhere, turning drier. Across scotland, largely across northern ireland, england and wales, but with a lot of cloud and some mist and patchy fog throughout the morning that will be slow to clear. Poor visibility in places, so any brightness really at a premium on sunday. But away from the Northern Isles it is mainly dry and mild, 9 12 celsius. We have this area of low pressure, frontal systems pushing their way north and eastwards, the heaviest rain across england and were. There will be some gaps in that rain. And as it tracks its way into northern ireland, Northern England and scotland, the rain will become patchy. Mainly dry across the finals of scotla nd patchy. Mainly dry across the finals of scotland into the Northern Isles, and as the rain clears its way north and as the rain clears its way north and eastwards, goes across South West England and wales. 9 13 celsius but with a strengthening breeze. Now, one area of low pressure pulls away into the north sea, here is our next one arriving as we going into tuesday. This has the remnants of what was Tropical Storm sebastian. Keep an eye on the forecast over the next 24 48 hours. Strong winds across wales and South West England, some spells of sunshine following on behind the rain, but also some heavy showers. So, all in all a really unsettled and quite windy day on tuesday. Still mild, 10 13 celsius. Bear in mind there are some warnings in place for the rain on monday and tuesday. All the details on the website. Bye bye. Welcome to bbc news. Im simon pusey. Our top stories voting is underway in hong kongs elections. Theyre being seen as a test of opinion after months of protest. Rudy giuliani says he doesnt fear being indicted, despite claims he was at the centre of white house efforts to pressure ukraine. Hello, and welcome to bbc news. Lets start in hong kong where local elections are underway. The authorities have threatened to suspend voting if theres serious trouble but pro democracy campaigners have told their supporters not to cause any disruption