people like us are needed so much to help people like you. the tears are worth it. sean dilley reporting. 0k, time for a look at the weather with darren bett. what a difference a day makes, it couldn t be more different than yesterday, everything coming in from the atlantic, and if we look at the satellite picture, all this cloud streaming our way, and of course thatis streaming our way, and of course that is bringing the rain we are seeing across many parts of the country at the moment. we also have stronger winds picking up, but they are south westerly, bringing in tropical, maritime air, which is why temperatures are higher, and why we have cloud and rain. double figure temperatures for large parts of the uk, a little cooler in scotland and north eastern parts, where it was a chilly start this morning. we will continue to see rain through the afternoon, evening and well into the night, heavy across the hills, localised flooding, and by the end of the night most of it, the
are among four people to die in a helicopter crash on australia s gold coast three others are critically injured. brazil s new presidentjoins thousands of mourners paying their respects to football legend pele at the santos stadium. and coming up, we ve been talking to a guide dogs charity that s recruiting for more volunteers to tackle a shortage of trainers. that afternoon and welcome to the bbc news channel. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news channel. downing street has admitted that the nhs is facing an unprecedented challenge but insists the government is doing everything possible to ease pressure. senior doctors have spoken of the unsustainable pressure facing the nhs with some a&es described as being in a complete state of crisis . labour criticised the government s management of the health service, while the liberal democrats called for parliament to be recalled early. here s our health correspondent katharine da costa. receiving. this isn t the first
tonight with the context, ron christie former adviser to george w bush and ayesha hazarika journalist and former labour adviser. welcome to the programme. it s the first day of the new us congress and it s already one full of drama. the new us congress and it s after the swearing in of the new members, the new house of representatives is stuck at the very first hurdle, choosing a new speaker of the house. we ve already had rounds of votes. the latest kevin mccarthy received. short of the 218 majority. this is the scene live in the house now another round of voting is under way. nothing can go ahead until a new speaker is elected, so this could go on for hours or perhaps even days until someone is chosen. we ll go live to our correspondent will grant on capitol hill for us in a moment. but first, let s rewind back to the days and weeks before the midterm elections. all the polls pointed to a resounding republican victory in the house, a red wave that would have meant today w
This is bbc news. the headlines. the government admits the health service is facing an unprecedented challenge amid warnings the strain on it this winter is intolerable. new year misery on the railways with another strike as 40,000 members of the rmt union walk out again in their dispute over pay and working conditions government to come to its senses so that the passengers can get what they need from the railway and that our members can get a decent settlement. we need the government to come to its senses so that the passengers can get what they need from the railway and that our members can get a decent settlement. i want those employers and trade unions around the table and trying to hammer out a deal so that we can get this dispute resolved so that we can have a brighter future for the rail industry. a british couple, diane and ron hughes,