Happy new year. I had a low key one, like the weather. Some areas, it is like the weather. Some areas, it is like that but on other areas doing very nicely. Nothing changes very fast at all through the day on through tonight. We will keep a few gaps in the cloud, the cloud turns away over the high ground and breaks up away over the high ground and breaks up and then the temperatures do dribble away but it is not a cold start to the new year because there isa run start to the new year because there is a run of mild south westerly is that, and its a significant but, not one bout of rain but to is that we head into thursday and the rain eventually through the morning having passed through scotland and Northern Ireland. A breezy day, wherever you are spending the day it will be a gusty day but with that wind coming from the south and south west you will notice that many of those temperatures are back into double figures. Hello, this is bbc news with shaun ley. The headlines at least eight
From lebanon to uganda, bbc radio ones newsbeat has been meeting teenagers, and hearing about their hopes and dreams. Being 17 has never been easy. No longerfeeling like a child, but technically not yet an adult. In most countries, you cant drive, drink alcohol or vote. But whether its just hanging out with friends. Spending time with family. Practising religion, going to school, going to work orjust having fun. Three, two, one . 17 is one of our most formative years. Were following five 17 year olds in five Different Countries to see how they spend a typical saturday. The nightlife is amazing. From thailand to uganda. When you tell people that we have school six days a week, they are like, what . . Lebanon to russia. What is it like being 17 and is it harder to be a teenager now than ever before . For lots of teenagers, saturdays are a day of rest. No school or work and a time to catch up on some much needed sleep. But for ruth, saturday is just like any other day and work starts earl
being seen in our facility. that means the appointment is much quicker, so they don t have to clean between patients, and that s meant that we ve been able to do more tests than we had to do face to face on site. this only scratches the surface of the waiting list. what would you like to see the government do? what do you think needs to happen to actually tackle this backlog? it might be that patients. we look to encourage patients to travel a little bit further. maybe other organisations have got better access for certain operations or certain procedures and that s where the nhs needs to collaborate to really help bring those waiting lists down. the government says it s given the nhs £1 billion this year to help clear the backlog. with waiting their set record levels, many patients are continuing their weight without knowing for sure when it will end. let s take a look at today s papers. the daily mail leads with the arrest of a british embassy worker in germany who has been accused
the other is a national security celesinvestigation. its main goal is not to bring criminal charges. it s to figure out what s going on. what is a foreign power doing? who are they using on the xwround to further their goals? that s what a counterintelligence investigation does. they re looking at the question of the president s ties to russia. what does that relationship look like? is there really something there? and that is what they began in the aftermath of hiring. so after the firing, so jolted i guess and you can tell me who these folks are within the fbi, so jolted them that they actually launched a former inquiry as they would into an embassy worker on someone suspected of being a double agent in a spy. it s basically is this individual compromised, is there something happening this person is working against u.s. interests. correct and this tells part
counterintelligence investigation, a national security investigation. it s only its main goal is not to bring criminal charges. it s to figure out what s going on. who are they using on the ground to further their goal and aims? and that is what a counterintelligence investigation does. so they re looking at the ties to russia. what does that relationship look like? is there really something there? that s what they began in the aftermath of firing. so aftermath of firing so jolted and you can tell me who these folks are within the fbi. so jolted then that they actually launched a formal inquiry as they would into an embassy worker or someone suspect of being a double agent. a formal inquiry is basically is this individual compromise? is there something where this person is working against american interests?