Past her into the Australian Open fourth round. And what can our voices reveal about us . We investigate in click in half an hour. Customs union to protectjobs. Speaking at a conference in london, he warned that labour had to be ready to campaign for another referendum if the partys priorities for brexit couldnt be secured. Earlier i spoke to our political correspondent, nick eardley. He talked us through the options being put on the table by labour. One of the Big Questions that has been asked in the that last few weeks is, where does labours policy go . They tried for a no confidence vote this week, that was defeated, so keir starmer is now suggesting they are on to the next phase of labour policy, and that there are essentiallyjust two options left for what happens next. Lets have a listen. First, instructing the government to negotiate a close relationship with the eu, including a comprehensive Customs Union to protect the economy. Robust rights and standards, and much more ambition in relation to our role in common eu agencies. The second option isjust as our conference motion sets out, the option of a public vote. I know the significant support for this in our membership, in many trade unions, among a number of labour mps and in this city of london. So sir keir starmer is not quite there yet, hes not saying, lets do it, lets get behind a second referendum, but there is a clear hint that he thinks labour is on that trajectory, and because of the fact that the Prime Minister is extremely reluctant to agree to a permanent Customs Union. That would upset many of her backbenchers. One tory mp i spoke to this week suggested that it would lead to half of tory mps losing faith in her, if that happened. It suggests that labour may well end up in that position. Somebody else talking about a further referendum was sirjohn major, the former Prime Minister. Mr major also thinks that could be the position we end up in. He thinks the cabinet is too split and will not come up with a consensus so the first thing he wants to happen is for parliament to hold a series of votes on the different brexit options, things like a close relationship with the european union, perhaps along the same lines as the one in norway has. Something like a free trade deal similar to the one canada negotiated. Perhaps a second referendum. He wants that to happen so that there is some sort of sign on whether there is a majority for anything in the house of commons. Here is what he told the today programme. I personally would hope she would put down a series of motions so that members of parliament can indicate their preference. We can then see whether, whether, there is a consensus in parliament that is possible, that parliament would accept. Ideally for that, all Party Leaders would permit a free vote so that we can get an honest representation of parliament, and that is in the Prime Ministers interests for this reason its the only way to get an absolutely honest answer from members of parliament, and if it is a free vote, it removes the danger of resignations from government or the opposition front bench because they disagree with their leaders policy. And if that didnt produce any majority, john major is saying, yes, in that situation we have to have a second referendum. What we are seeing is people throwing around ideas. At the moment nothing is getting through parliament and we only have 69 days to go. The bbc has found a Postcode Lottery in gp care which means doctors in some parts of england are struggling with three times as many patients as those in other parts of the country. The Royal College of gps says its the result of years of underinvestment, as our Health Correspondent nick triggle reports. There are 3a,000 gps in england about one for every 1,700 patients but these doctors are not evenly spread around the country. Nhs england figures show that gps in some areas have to deal with three times as many patients as those in others. Some variation is to be expected. An area with a high number of older patients and lots of Young Children is likely to need more doctors, but the Royal College of gps said some areas are struggling with shortages, describing the differences as shocking, and a risk to patient care. For the areas that are really struggling the most, we need extra effort right now. We cant wait for the doctors in training to come through the many years that it takes to train to be a gp. Weve had enhanced training schemes, which are great and which are helping, but we also need to look much more widely at the problem. In the short term, are there other Health Care Professionals who can support and help out the gps . Nhs england says 5,300 other Health Care Professionals working alongside gps in primary care, and an extra £45 billion is being invested as part of the nhss long term plan. Similar data is not available for scotland, wales and northern ireland, but gp recruitment is known to be problematic across the uk. Earlier i spoke to dr amir khan, who works in bradford, one of the places with the lowest number of gps per patient. I asked him what he made of the figures. It does is shine a light on the shortage of gps across the country, particularly in areas like in bradford where i work. It is tricky, i understand why some gps may not want to work in these areas because the population can be more difficult to manage. They have complex health issues, they come from poorer backgrounds which has an effect on their health overall, they have more serious issues in inner city areas, and work life is difficult for gps at the best of times. If you add all that into the mix, you are if you add all that into the mix, you a re really if you add all that into the mix, you are really struggling to recruit. What are the options . We are hearing that training places were oversubscribed so there are more gps coming into the system will take a number of years while they complete their training. In the meantime, can practical measures be used . Two points, it is not just the number of people coming into training, it has to be the right people, people who put patients at the centre of care, and who are really compassionate and kind. Its really hard to find those types of people who will make the right gps for the future, but you are right, it can take ten years from medical school to being a gp, and it can take a further five years to become an experienced gp. In the meantime its important to look to other professions, such as nurses, pharmacists, physicians associates. All of that is the answer in the shorter term. But the longer term is recruiting more gps. Do we also need to rethink the role we expect gps to perform . One of the areas we hear a lot about at the moment is the crisis in social care. Many people who have elderly parents will know that often it falls to the gp or the gp surgery to pick up some of the problems that can be caused when there are gaps in the care system. Absolutely and every single day i will go out on a home visit to an elderly person who needs more social support than medical support, and that can be very time consuming for any gp to sort out, going through social services, charities, to try to help that person but it is not really a medical problem. It is a shame that the social care report was not published alongside the ten year nhs plan because that would have been fantastic, but it is what it is and we just have to make the best of what we have. President trump has said hell make what hes called a major announcement about the current Us Government shutdown during an address to the nation this afternoon. The president is expected to make concessions to the democrats in an attempt to end the deadlock. Hundreds of thousands of federal workers have been on unpaid leave, or working without pay, since he refused to agree a funding deal with Congress Unless it included five billion dollars for his border wall with mexico. We will of course bring that to you. It is 8pm here in the uk. The comedy actor Windsor Davies, who starred as the Sergeant Major in the bbc comedy it aint half hot mum has died at the age of 88. Windsor davies said he modelled the role of battery Sergeant Major williams on men he knew on national service. He quickly became a star of the show as he bullied the members of an army Concert Party in wartime india with catch phrases like come on, lovely boy. Davies also topped the pop charts with his sitcom partner don estelle in 1975 and appeared in several carry on films and an itv series. Lets talk to the actor melvyn hayes. It is good to talk to you despite the sad news. It shocked me because he is one of the good guys. I considered him my best friend. Even though we hadnt been in communication for many years, to work with him was a pleasure. He was generous in his work. He was generous. Generous in his work. He was generous. In generous in his work. He was generous. In every generous in his work. He was generous. In every way. You couldnt buy him a drink because you would go into a public house and they would say, wins that put some money behind the barfor they would say, wins that put some money behind the bar for everybody. So he was nothing like his character . Nothing like him. He was charming, quietly spoken, a gentle human being. He was a lovely man. He told a story about his First Television role being cast in a series called probation officers and it was a terrible mistake because he did not know one end of a tv camera from the other, but he developed into an impressive comedy character. Sorry, i missed that. He said he did not know one end of a camera from another when he started, yet when he did it aint half hot, mum, he became brilliant at comedy timing. Yes, he said, the Sergeant Majors talk like that, dont they . They said, no, we want you. And he did copy his own Sergeant Major. He terrified me. Like i say, it was just a joy and a pleasure and the more success, the more he was successful, the less it affected him. He never changed. He never changed in any way. He was always windsor, my mate. He was a lovely man andi windsor, my mate. He was a lovely man and i shall miss him. The series doesnt get shown any more, although it is available on dvd. A lot of people think it is outdated, particularly, for example, because a white actor was blacked up to play an indian character. Do you think we are missing something in not being able to see that series . It is so sad that this generation cannot see a Television Series that was based on truth, reality, history and was not a cheap, nasty. David croft andjimmy perry not a cheap, nasty. David croft and jimmy perry before they both died said they had one wish, for it to be repeated. It sold across the world and there are repeat ewes in dubai, new zealand, australia there are repeat showings. But we cannot show it in our own country, which is a shame considering some of the stuff they do show nowadays. What was the secret of it . It came after dads army, from the same writers. Again an army setting, a military setting, g seven is lfi seven is a lfi seven long time. 3 long time. G was even than than that, itififi itrifisit. Mint than that, eight or nine longer than that, eight or nine yea rs. Longer than that, eight or nine years. It was 1973 1982, i think. The reason being it was based on reality. The two guys who wrote it and produced it, directed it, they both were in the army. The one thing they knew about was show business, and the army. They combined the two together. I must say that the character that i played was so far out, a bit outrageous, but compared if; 77 7. Sz. Tiff sf; fez fer; ,f f f the if; 7,2};j. W tiff sf; fez fer; ,f f f the series. Nobody swore small in the series. Nobody swore in the series. There was nothing u ntowa rd. In the series. There was nothing untoward. Families could watch it together, and it wasjust like. When they cast Michael Bates as the indian character and people said, why didnt we have an indian playing the part . When the series came out, the part . When the series came out, the indian actors said, i can see why you would not use an indian actor, because nobody could have done it as well as michael. Leaving that aside, what are your memories of working with Windsor Davies onset . We did a lot of Summer Seasons and pa ntomimes onset . We did a lot of Summer Seasons and pantomimes and tours together, so that i would drive and he would navigate, which meant wed be playing bournemouth on the friday night and had to get to scotland, and hed say, lets take the b roads. I said, and hed say, lets take the b roads. Isaid, why and hed say, lets take the b roads. I said, why would you take the b roads to scotland . He said, so ican the b roads to scotland . He said, so i can see the birds, and he meant the feathery kind. We were driving to carlisle and he said, cannot stop somewhere so i to carlisle and he said, cannot stop somewhere so i can to carlisle and he said, cannot stop somewhere so i can cash a cheque . I said, where are we going to find somewhere in these villages . We parked at a shop that said bank outside. We went in and a guy said, i cant believe you to. You are my heroes, i love everything about the series. Come in and have a cup of tea and a cake. He discussed the series for about half an hour and before we went, he said, can ijust cash a cheque . There was a long pause and his bank manager said, sorry to ask, but have you some means of identity . It is a true story. He didnt bellow at him or anything . No. Where you surprise at the success of the song he released . Yes, because suddenly full four weeks they were number one. It was unbelievable. I remember him telling mea unbelievable. I remember him telling me a lovely story. He was carrying a pile of records when they were number one, and so was his singing partner. They were walking down the road and windsor said, ill be definitely number one this week . His partner said, yes, we are definitely number one. And he said, well, then, cant we afford a taxi . It sounds like you have very fond memories of the programme and working with Windsor Davies . Yes. Thank you very much for sharing with us, and we are very sorry we are having to talk to you at such a sad time. Windsor davies has died at the age of 88. The cost of Car Insurance is going up for the first time in two years, according to a new report from the aa. It blames a number of factors, including uncertainty over brexit. Andy moore reports. The aa says the price of Car Insurance has been generally falling for the last few years, but figures for the last quarter show an increase for the First Time Since 2017. An annual comprehensive Car Insurance for someone who shops around stands at £610 thats a 2. 7 increase on the previous quarter but its still 5. 9 less than a year ago. Younger drivers face an average premium of £1317. There are several reasons premiums are reported to have risen, they include a delay in a new law on claims for whiplash and a higher price of imported car parts, which push up the cost of any repair. The aa also blames a general concern about brexit, saying the market has had to battle with a fall in the value of sterling. The association of british insurers say Car Insurance remains extremely competitive, insisting the cost of most premiums is falling. Andy moore, bbc news. Nhs england has welcomed superdrugs plans to protect potentially vulnerable customers seeking botox treatments. The pharmacy chain says it plans to use a questionnaire to identify people who are overly preoccupied with their appearance, and may be suffering from a Mental Health disorder. The high street chain started offering the procedures last year. Gary ross is a Plastic Surgeon who undertakes psychological screening on potential clients. He welcomes the news. I think its the acknowledgement by superdrug that there are Mental Health issues that surround the aesthetic industry, and it is a positive step, that acknowledgement, and that they would at least bring in screening tools to try to highlight patients who may have dysmorphic disorders. What sort of things, when you are talking to patients who approach you for treatment, what sort of questions are you asking to try to assess whether there might be underlying issues that explain why they want some kind of change . You are looking for preoccupation with ones image and long spends looking at oneself in the mirror. How their appearance affects their daily life, social life or work life, or relationships, and trying to figure out the degree to which their lives are affected by their appearance. In a sense, it must be particularly difficult to do, because surely most of your patients are concerned about their image . That is always the point, why they will seek your help. How then do you distinguish between those who can undergo this treatment and those whom you may be concerned about the impact on their mental well being . It is very difficult and the consultation takes a lot of time. After that, certainly for surgery, they will take a number of consultations, to be able to determine whether somebody has any issues with their image, to the extent that they need to be referred to a psychologist or psychiatrist. For some patients it is mandatory, such as the young or those with previous illness in my practice they must have a psychologist or psychiatrist on board. But it is very difficult and i think time is the big thing, that people are given time in a consultation to be assessed in order to try and weed out those who have unrealistic expectations, those that will be unhappy with any treatment or surgery. Police investigating the murder of a Security Guard at a new Years Eve Party in Central London have appealed for information about two men described as dangerous individuals. Thirty three year old Tudor Simionov was working outside the private event at fountain house in park lane in londons west end when he was attacked onjanuary 1st at around 5. 30am. Scotland yard are urging anyone who knows anything about a 25 year old man named ossama hamed and 23 year old man called nor aden hamada to contact them immediately. In poland, the funeral for pavel adamowicz, the mayor of gdansk, is being held. He was stabbed on stage while speaking to a crowd last week. Thousands of polish citizens carrying flags and candles have been paying their respects to a man known as a critic of the governments anti immigration policies. I spoke to the bbcs adam easton who is in gdansk about what the late mayor meant to both the city of gdansk and for poland as a whole. He was a very significant figure for the city. Many people in gdansk dont remember another mayor, because he was a mayor for more than 20 years, elected in 1998 and re elected five times by the people of this city. He wasntjust known in gdansk, he was known around the country. He was a liberal conservative, a man who very much opposed many of the governments policies in terms of migration, he was a man who welcomed migrants. One of the first mayors in poland to ta ke of the first mayors in poland to take part in a gay pride parade, and a man very critical of the polish governments changes to the judicial system, which he said undermined the independence of the judiciary here in poland. He was a man who was very much pro european. His impact on this city has been tremendous over those 20 years. When he took office, this city was rather grey, it was still going through the transition from communism, and now it is a very dynamic, developing european city. He was very proud of it. Now the weather. Chilly across the board with little sunshine today. Certainly not a try picture but hopefully the afternoon will bring drier weather for many. For the best of the sunshine, northern scotland, east anglia. The showers will peter out but they will still be around in one or two areas, and will be quite heavy. The cloud will at least prevent a hard widespread frost overnight but with the approach of this where the front and the first ahead of it, there are some concerns of ice towards sunday morning. But a sunday itself is a little drier for england and wales. Still quite cloudy but with the promise of sunshine in eastern areas and the promise of more sunshine in scotla nd and the promise of more sunshine in scotland and northern ireland, following on from our rain and hill snow here. Hello, this is bbc news. The headlines labours sir keir starmer calls for the Prime Minister to negotiate a deal with brussels which includes a Customs Union, and says another public vote on brexit has to be an option. If we cannot get a general election, labour must support all options remaining on the table, including campaigning fora remaining on the table, including campaigning for a public vote. That was our commitment. Applause gps leaders express concern over sharp differences in the availability of gps across different parts of england. President trump is to make what he calls a major announcement about the partial government shutdown, which has been caused by a row over his proposed wall along the mexican border. And the actor Windsor Davies, best known for his role as the Sergeant Major in the bbc comedy it aint half hot mum, has died at the age of 88. Sport now. Good afternoon. After thrashing her teenage opponent in the Australian Open, Serena Williams showed her compassionate side. Open, Serena Williams showed her compassionate side. She showed no mercy during the match, but as soon as it had ended, the 23 time grand slam winner helped try the tears of the 18 year old she had just 22 2; who i try the tears of the 18 year old she had just 22 2; who had not been when h, s. The when fl,. Slam the first of her grand slam titles. Serena her, first of her grand slam titles. Serena her, cry, the iii. She the 35 she felt remembered the days when she felt intimidated herself. She was walking towards me and i could tell she was quite upset. I kind of liked that. It showed she was notjust there to play a good match, she was there to win and wanted to win. It really broke my heart. She has a good talent, so its good to see that attitude. Serena is the sole surviving williams sister because venus was beaten by world number one simona halep this morning. Novak djokovic faces a seventh aussie open title. He came through against his teenage opponent. He will play medvedev next. 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