The striker has been left out of the premier League Leaders squad for their Match At Leicester, amid rumours of a big offerfrom china. Good evening. Theres been further confirmation of the difficulties within the nhs, as its emerged nearly half of all hospitals in england declared a major alert in the first week of the year. That means they had no more beds available, all routine surgery was cancelled, and doctors were called in from leave. Four out of ten trusts were forced to raise the alarm, as hospitals and accident and Emergency Departments struggled to cope. Nhs england says six of the trusts overall issued the highest alert, meaning patients safety could be at risk. Our Health Editor hugh pym has more. How do you feel now . Its still sore but a lot better than it was. Perfect. Another day, another a e patient. Here a fractured wrist is dealt with. Apologies for the delay. Patients waiting and nhs staff doing the best they can under extreme pressure. The story here at Northwick Park hospital in london is the same across the service. Things are a little quieter today, but they know bad weather could bring a surge in patients this weekend. This a e consultant told me it was the busiest shed known in her 16 year experience. There have been moments in the last two weeks, like the whole country has had, where actually its been quite frightening for members of staff, for the nurses, for the doctors, for the Ambulance Crews who are bringing patients in, and there have been moments where it has been very sticky. But we have managed as best as we can and everybody has worked incredibly hard. Todays figures from nhs england showed that last week 43 of hospitals had declared a major alert. That means when helps required to handle Patient Numbers or safetys at risk. 16 faced this serious pressure every day of last week. After a difficult few days, the Prime Minister was asked again about the state of the nhs. We have acknowledged that the nhs is under pressure. We always see increased pressures in the nhs overwinter periods. That is why in preparing for winter the period this time £400 million was put in to ensure that winter preparedness. But the labour Leaderjeremy Corbyn will argue in a speech tomorrow that the government must invest more in social care to ease the pressure on what he calls a danger zone for the nhs. In northern ireland, nearly four in ten patients waited more than four hours in a e during the christmas period. In wales, latest data showed nearly one in five patients were waiting longer than four hours. Scotland was performing better than those levels and englands in the holiday week, but at this Glasgow Hospital pregnant women were turned away yesterday and sent to other maternity units, because of a high level of general admissions. Management said safety was maintained at all times. Back at Northwick Park, a Traffic Light style screen monitors hospitals across the capital, including bed capacity. As you can see there are some hospitals under real pressure right now, and thats indicated by the black. This is the sort of thing you will find in most hospitals each day Ambulance Crews queueing in a corridor with patients, waiting to hand them over. They are in a safe situation, but there is no room in the accident and emergency unit at this stage for them to be treated or assessed. The message is theyre coping for now, but they know a flu outbreak could make life even tougher on the front line. Hugh pym, bbc news. Thousands of People Living on the east coast of england have been evacuated and had an anxious wait, as the Emergency Services prepared for severe flooding caused by a tidal surge. Preparations have been underway since yesterday, with the army helping Police Forces and volunteers to bolster the flood defences. But tonight, as high tide has peaked along most of the coast, the threat appears to be receding. Sophie long reports from Great Yarmouth. Right along the east coast of england waves battering seaside towns. Streets have been submerged in water, as the tidal surge breached the wall. Hearing Great Yarmouth people build sandbags late into the evening. Last minute precautions to protect their properties. From early this morning people in Great Yarmouth braved the cold and snow to prepare for worse, potentially life threatening, conditions ahead. Emergency services knocked on thousands of doors, urging people to leave their homes. A little bit worried, but this happened a couple of years ago and we got evacuated and it was all 0k, thankfully, because theyd built the defences up. Fingers crossed the Environment Agency have done a good job and built the defences well enough to protect us, but who knows . Tonight will tell. We live over the road and we do get flooded quite a bit. As long as weve got the sandbags for now. Weve moved everything upstairs so its a waiting game. In essex, police activated a full Evacuation Plan at jaywick, west mersea and mistley. And Emergency Services were poised to assist anyone in need. The Environment Agency warned people not to be complacent. The issue with a storm surge is it really is about the high winds coinciding with what would be high tides anyway. And if you get that, you get really high levels, but that can be very changeable through the day. So were forecasting as closely as we can and watching it through, but it is really important that people stay alert because some of these high tides will happen very late through tonight. Police urged people to comply with their instructions, to head to centres like this one, in the relative safety of daylight. Some needed less persuasion than others. There was no question, the moment i needed to go, i left, i left my phone behind, everything else, more oi phone behind, everything else, more or less. As long as i was safe, that was all that mattered. Earlier, waves crashed over the lighthouse here and breached the walls in scarborough, forcing those who chose not to stay away to run for cover. And much of whitby has been drenched in water, as communities up and down the country battle against the elements. You can see how high the water got here but that is now starting to recede. And tomorrow, people will be able to return to their homes and hopefully breathe a sigh of relief. Further down the coast, to the south of here, people are still bracing themselves. In Essex High Water is not due until after midnight. People there are the worst still could be to come. Sofia Great Yarmouth, thank you. Donald trump has accused political opponents including members of his own Republican Party of putting together a dossier of what he called totally made up claims linking him to russia. In a series of tweets, the President Elect described those behind the allegations as sleazebags. He also singled out the former British Intelligence officer believed to be responsible for the dossier, calling him a failed spy. From washington, nick bryant reports. They are storylines that could easily come from a cold war spy thriller and plot twists involving Sex Allegations and potential russian blackmail that even the tv series House Of Cards might baulk at. But this is reality, not a show, and the First Episode of trump, the presidency, airs injust one weeks time. At trump tower today, he was commending his nominees, many of whom have been fiercely critical this week of russia. I could have said, do this, say that. I dont want that. I want them all to be themselves. Before dawn came a gale force twitter storm. It turns out the phoney allegations against me were put out by my political allegations, totally made up political allegations, totally made u p fa cts political allegations, totally made up facts by sleazebag political operatives, both democrats and republicans. Russia says nothing exists. Footage has come to light of christopher steele, the former mi6 officer who produced the dossier, at an event at cambridge university. He is now in hiding, apparently fearing for his life. Former colleagues have defended his professionalism. It is certain that what he has reported is something that he believes. He recognises that this is raw intelligence and needs validation, and it needs further explanation. On capitol hill today, lawmakers received a Behind Closed Doors briefing on the unverified dossier, and russias alleged interference in the president ial election. And many left demanding more answers. The American People are owed the truth. And there is a great deal of evidence to say that this is an issue of high interest to the American People, the strength, the integrity of our own democracy. And there is yet more intrigue, a senior us official confirming today there were frequent contacts between Donald TrumpsTop National Security adviser and russias ambassador here in washington, and that the contacts took place on the day that president obama expelled dozens of russian officials in retaliation for the alleged hacking. It again raises questions about the trump teams ties with the kremlin. All this as barack obama performs his final acts, one of which took his deputy completely by surprise. I am pleased to award our nations highest civilian honour, the president ial medal of freedom. Joe biden couldnt contain his emotions. It was a parting president ial gift that sealed their eight year bromance. I can say i was part of the journey of a remarkable man who did remarkable things for this country. But washington moves on. It has always been a city of political farewells, and this time next week, this capital, this country, will be under very different management. This time next week donald trump will have taken his oath of office, delivered his inaugural address, sat behind his new desk in the oval office. We got a clear sense tonight of how dramatically things will change. The House Of Representatives voted to start the process of dismantling and destroying obamacare. Now that was the signature domestic achievement of his presidency. What he hoped would be the centrepiece of his legislative legacy. Now arguably to bea legislative legacy. Now arguably to be a truly transformative president , your major reforms need to stay on the books, to stand the test of time. But the republicans set a deadline tonight for preparing the legislation to repeal Obamaca Re Deadline tonight for preparing the legislation to repeal obamacare and that timetable is two weeks. Nick brya nt that timetable is two weeks. Nick bryant in washington, thank you. Labours former education spokesman Tristram Hunt is resigning as an mp, triggering a by election in his stoke constituency, an area which voted for brexit and where ukip came second in the last election. Mr hunt, whos leaving to become director of the victoria and Albert Museum in london, had been critical of Jeremy Corbyns leadership. Today, mr corbyn said he was looking forward to the by election campaign. John pienaar reports from stoke. Stay with labour, convinced they will lose, or walk away and leave politics behind . Tristram hunt chose to walk. His leader doesnt like it but for this famous tv historian, when i caught up with him in stoke today, Thisjob Offer was too good to turn down. Its a very tough decision to leave stoke on trent. But being director of the victoria and Albert Museum, the greatest museum of art and design, was my dream job and was not something i could turn down. You have been clear that labour is heading for trouble withJeremy Corbyn as leader. You havent changed your mind, have you . I have had differences withjeremy in the past but i am off to be a museum director, an impartial director of a great museum, and so it is not the time to rehearse those differences now. You told Jeremy Corbyn you were stepping down earlier today. How did he take it. I spoke tojeremy this morning and he was incredibly gracious, he was interested in the job, he was interested in the victoria. And also, i imagine, rather disappointed . Well, he was a bit thrown. Noone wants this on friday 13th. He was pulling his punches today but his verdict on labours leader is firmly on the record. We are facing an historic wipe out of the labour party. Today, Jeremy Corbyn is glossing over troubles ahead. No, i do not want anyone to resign, i dont want to lose mps but he has taken this position as director of the v a. Good luck to him, and we will have a by election. Yet here in the staffordshire potteries, stoke isjust the kind of Industrial City where many Working Class Voters feel overlooked, on the wrong side of the global economy. Most voted for brexit here and ukip came second by 5500 votes last election. Labour has never lost here but ask anyone, this will be a hard test for labour and its leader. Ukip, labour, it will always be in the balance whether labour get in or not. Is labour going to have a tough time holding on here . More tough a time, i think. Politics is so muddled now. Traditional Labour Voters do not know how to vote now, because the brexit thing. You want labour to win here. You are a labour man, right . Historically, yes, historically. But today there is no clear choice. Ukip seems keen for the fight. Tristram hunt has left fundamentally because he feels he has a Brighter Future away from Jeremy Corbyn and the labour party. We are confident there is a large number of voters in the Stoke Central Constituency that will feel exactly the same way. For labour, this is a difficult time for a by election. It is in a tough place, and it is not the only one. Some labour mps i have spoken to have told me they are either preparing to quit politics before the next election, or resigned to defeat when it comes. Labour will have to throw everything into this campaign, which, if they fail, will make losing all the harder to bear. Just now, this fight will gauge, can labour hold its ground, or are traditional supporters turning their backs and walking away . John pienaar, bbc news, stoke. Lord snowdon, the former husband of Princess Margaret and celebrity photographer, has died. He was 86 years old. The first commoner to marry a kings daughterfor a50 years, the then Anthony Armstrong jones married Princess Margaret in 1960. Theirs was the first royal marriage to be televised. But they separated after 16 years and eventually divorced. Nicholas witchell looks back at his life. He was the Society Photographer who took pictures of the royal family, and who married one of its leading members. It was in 1960 at the start of a decade of considerable social change, that the then Anthony Armstrong jones married the queens younger sister, Princess Margaret. He was an untitled commoner, she was the princess who, a few years earlier, had had to renounce her love for a royal official because he was divorced. With unbounded enthusiasm, acclaimed Princess Margaret and her husband, when they appeared on the balcony. The couple brought glamour to the british royalfamily. They travelled widely. This was them on a visit to san francisco. A list celebrities before the term had really been invented, presenting an image of britain more in keeping with the informality of the time. Although he became the earl of snowdon, he continued to work as a photographer. This was a portrait he took of his wife wearing a tiara in the bath. He photographed many showbiz figures. This was a portrait of david bowie. He was also a talented designer. One of his proudest achievements was the aviary at london zoo. The queen wanted above all else her sisters happiness and her sister seemed to have found happiness with this very different young man who was extremely artistic, very talented, and i think people really respected him for that. By the late 1960s, the couple had two children, but their marriage was in serious difficulty both were having affairs. In 1976 lord snowdon announced that he and Princess Margaret were to separate. Naturally, desperately sad in every way. As a child he had contracted polio. Throughout his life he campaigned on behalf of disabled people and in latter years, despite his own increasing frailty, he retained his passion for photography. I like these ones because they are simple. He could look back on a life notable for his marriage into the royal family, but which had also produced many professional achievements. Memorable images, among them this one of the queen, which ended up on britains postage stamps, or this relaxed 80th birthday portrait, taken at his home. As for the photographer himself, he shared the view of many an amateur snapper. Its all luck im always relieved that they come out lord snowdon, who has died at the age of 86. A brief look at some of the days other other news stories. Turkey has ruled out withdrawing all of its troops from cyprus as part of any reunification deal, unless all greek troops also leave the island. The two sides have been holding talks aimed at resolving cyprus future. The island was divided between turkey and greece in 197a. The Ftse 100 Index of leading shares has closed at yet another new high. Its finished the day up 45 points, at 7338. Its the 12th record high in as many days. The record breaking run has been driven by the weakening pound, due to the ongoing uncertainty over brexit. French authorities have launched an investigation into renault, over allegations they tried to cheat emissions tests with some of their diesel vehicles. The Company Denies any wrongdoing. A Newborn Baby Girl abducted from a hospital in florida 18 years ago has been found safe and well. Police say dna tests have proved her true identity. Her real family cried with iy identity. Her real family cried with joy when told she had been found in a house in south carolina. A 51 year old woman has been charged with her kidnap. Theresa may is expected to deliver a key speech on brexit next week, with just two months left until shes expected to trigger the formal process of leaving the european union. One of the areas up for negotiation is freedom of movement, which allows eu citizens to live and work here, and vice versa. Many who voted brexit oppose it, claiming it costs britishjobs. Its a debate thats also being played out in The Netherlands, where the deputy Prime Minister has told the bbc he believes the system is open to abuse and needs reforming, as kamal ahmed reports. 500 years old, a Fort In Amsterdam and a reminder of a time when europes borders were the subject of wars, not debates about freedom of movement. Those borders are open now, open to workers who live in the eu to work within any other member state. But that has led to controversy over wages being undercut, over unemployment. I met one of The Netherlands top politicians and asked him why he thought resentment was growing. You can find a romanian or portuguese painter doing the exact same work as a dutch painter who is standing right next to him, who is allowed to earn 200, 300, 400 euros less than the dutch worker. But that means, of course, that the dutch painter is out of work, out of a job. And it means that the support for the principle, which is in essence good, is eroding. Immigration is not a new issue for europe. This hotel was built 100 years ago to house economic migrants from Eastern Europe on their way to South America to pick coffee. The search for an economic better life is as old as history. But today history is dominated by that search, a core part of what it is to be in the eu. The Free Movement debate has become increasingly controversial. It is one of the four principles of the european union. The other three are Free Movement of money, goods and services. Agreeing to all four principles is necessary to be a member of the economically important single market. For some sectors, like flower picking, immigrants are necessary, but Union Leaders say there is a problem of cheap labour from Eastern Europe. The Polish Worker is hired by a dutch employer in The Netherlands, there is full and equal treatment, according to dutch and european rules. But if this Polish Worker is hired by a temporary agency based in warsaw and then he is brought with a bus to work in the agriculture, then all of a sudden he is falling under different rules and that is really creating havoc. With leading politicians in The Netherlands at least willing to have a debate about Free Movement, could theresa may find some willing allies as she launches her battle to keep Open Trade Relationships with the eu without keeping open borders . We have always been allies and we are very important Trading Partners of each other. My sister studied in the uk. There are so many connections. However, negotiation is negotiation. We should not go out there to punish the brits. No. We want them to prosper with us. He wants europe to reflect on why brexit happened. He doesnt want to close borders, he doesnt want britain to cherrypick what it wants. But he does want to make reform of Free Movement a key part of the uks exit from the european union. Kamal ahmed, bbc news, amsterdam. It was intended as a Light Hearted drama about a rumoured road trip which michaeljackson, Marlon Brando and Elizabeth Taylor are supposed to have made together. But the choice of a white actor, Joseph Fiennes, to playjackson, has proved controversial. The programme prompted criticism from the late pop stars daughter, an online petition, and today, sky decided to drop the show, as Colin Paterson reports. I sensed danger. This is all that audiences are going to seeJoseph Fiennes playing michaeljackson, two clips from a trailer for a new sky show, urban myths. Today, sky announced they will no longer be broadcasting the episode. The reason, concerns expressed by michaeljacksons immediate family, adding that they never intended to cause any offence, and thatJoseph Fiennes fully supports the decision. Michaeljacksons daughter, paris, was asked on twitter what she made ofa was asked on twitter what she made of a white actor taking on the role of a white actor taking on the role of herb black father. She said she was incredibly offended and it made her want to vomit. The scottish actor, brian cox, plays Marlon Brando in the show and thinks the decision for it to be dropped is ridiculous, especially when this yea rs hottest ticket ridiculous, especially when this years hottest ticket is hamilton, a musical where a predominantly black and hispanic cast play americas white founding fathers. It is a celebration of a historical event from a very extraordinary perspective, so it is telling an amazing story, but doing it in a diverse way. So the idea that people get hot under the collar about Joseph Fiennes playing Michael Jackson, i think is truly, truly ridiculous. It is almost a year since michaeljackson died but he still has legions of devoted fans, many of whom come to the National Football museum to see this statue, which used to be outside fulhams ground. Stories about him make headlines around the world, but this is farfrom headlines around the world, but this is far from the first time a white performer has played him in a comedy. Lee francis take on Michael Jackson was a huge part of a channel 4 comedy show. While one of the biggest names in us comedy, amy poehler, regularly impersonated him on saturday night live. Itsjust the flu, liz taylor, ill be back on my feet soon. When probably the most famous black performer certainly ever is being cast, they still cast a middle class white guy. I can understand why people would be annoyed by that. Its believed that the decision for sky to drop the episode was made at the top of the organisation. They insist it is a matter of taste, not censorship. Thats it. Now on bbc one, its time for the news where you are. Have a very good night. Good evening, im asad ahmad. A crackdown on Skin Lightening Products the chelsea striker diego costa is dropped amid apparent interest from china. A fifth win in six league games take leeds third in the championship. And peking at the perfect time; Johanna Konta wins a second career title. Peaking. Diego costa has been dropped, and his Chelsea Future is in doubt tonight. And his Chelsea Future is in doubt tonight. The striker has been left out of their squad for the Match At Leicester tomorrow after a dispute with the clubs coaching staff. Hes the premier leagues top scorer so far this season with 14 goals, but is thought to have been the subject of an offer from a chinese club who could be willing to pay him 30 Million Pounds a year. Our reporter Simon Stonejoined Me earlier to explain more. It seems that at the start of this week he started to have disagreements with a particular member of the chelsea coaching staff, and that has escalated to a point where his manager has decided to leave him basically out of the squad, didnt travel to leicester, hes not going to play at leicester. The key point is, what is behind the issues . And some people are suggesting that big, big offers, that diego costa seems to have been at the centre of, that are coming from china, they might be at the bottom of diego costas anger at the moment. What might chelsea do about it . Clearly they have decided not to pick him in the short term, but theyre going to have to resolve this, january still has three weeks to go. Thats right, weve seen situations at west ham, with the manager saying he is not going to play a player who is unwilling to play at the club. Diego costas a key component in whats turned into a very successful title drive. The belief is that Roman Abramovich has no intention of releasing diego costa. The belief is that Roman Abramovich will not be held to ransom by offers from china. Roman abramovich has the money to be able to follow through his beliefs. The question is, can he get diego costa onto the field, performing in the way hes done in the first half of the season . Leeds are up to third in the championship after beating derby 1 0 at elland road. Chris woods headerjust before the break was enough to give garry monks side their fifth straight win at home. Derby had bradleyjohnson sent off late on for two bookings. Leeds are four points off the automatic promotion places. pres theres a potentially decisive weekend of matches in European Club rugby this weekend as the group stages of the champions cup come towards an end. Irish side leinster have secured their place in the quarter finals after thrashing montpellier 57 points to three. The french club were second in the group, but were already behind when this high tackle by frans steyn earned him a red card. Leinster took full advantage, finishing with eight tries three of them scored by flanker jack conan. Meanwhile in the second tier Challenge Cup there was a big win too for bath over their local rivals bristol