are being eased from tomorrow. presidentjoe biden will blame donald trump for the us capitol riot as he marks the one year anniversary of the attack in a speech later. we'll be live in washington. the costs of refueling? the rac says some petrol retailers are refusing to pass on wholesale price cuts to customers. and the british army physio who became the first woman of colour to trek solo to the south pole tells us how she achieved her feat. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the world's top—ranked male tennis player novak djokovic will have to wait until monday to find out whether he is able to stay in australia and defend his title in the first grand slam of the year. he's facing deportation from the country after having his visa revoked when he arrived in melbourne. there was a public outcry when he was given a medical exemption from strict vaccine rules to defend his australian open title. tournament organisers said djokovic�*s medical exemption had been granted by two independent medical panels organised by tennis australia and victoria state. but border officials said he had "failed to provide appropriate evidence" for entry after arriving on wednesday from dubai. the decision is now with the courts, and the australian pm scott morrison said no one was being singled out and rules are rules. djokovic�*s father, srdjan djokovic, said his son was being held in a room guarded by police at the airport and said that, "this is notjust a fight for novak, but a fight for the whole world." rafael nadal had little sympathy for his long—time rival, saying the world has suffered enough and that djokovic must face the consequences for not being vaccinated against coronavirus. the serbian player has not spoken about his vaccination status, but last year he said he was "opposed to vaccination". with the latest, here's our correspondent phil mercer. the tennis world number one has been taken to a government detention hoteljust hours after arriving in melbourne. he was expecting to defend his australian open title, believing he was exempted from vaccination rules. novak djokovic had been detained at melbourne airport before border force officials announced that he had not met immigration regulations and would be deported. his father claimed the grand slam champion was being held captive. the serbian president, aleksandar vucic, said he was a victim of harassment. novak djokovic has been the king of melbourne park, but the government says he's no longer welcome. on the issue of mr djokovic, rules are rules — and there are no special cases. rules are rules. that's what i said to you yesterday, and that's the policy of the government. and it has been our government's strong border protection policies and particularly in relation to the pandemic that has ensured that australia has one of the lowest death rates from covid anywhere in the world. djokovic�*s lawyers are challenging the deportation order in court. he could potentially apply for a new visa. the 34—year—old star hasn't publicly confirmed his covid—i9 vaccination status. he flew to australia after being granted a controversial medical exemption. tennis authorities said he'd not received any special treatment. but many australians, who've lived under some the world's toughest coronavirus restrictions, felt djokovic had abused the system. his defence of his australian open title could be over — even before the tournament begins. phil mercer, bbc news, sydney. at a news conference in melbourne, the tennis player, rafael nadal, said he felt sorry for djokovic. but he said he understood people's anger. he is free to take his own decisions, but then there are some consequences. of course i don't like the situation that is happening in some _ the situation that is happening in some wax — the situation that is happening in some way. i feel sorry for him. but at the same time, but he _ sorry for him. but at the same time, but he knew— sorry for him. but at the same time, but he knew the conditions since a lot of— but he knew the conditions since a lot of months ago. so he makes his own decision. our australia correspondent shaimaa khalil in melbourne. she gave us the latest. we don't know if he has to stay on at the hotel until monday. we do know he is allowed to stay in australia until monday, because the hearing from his legal team challenging the decision by the australian authorities to deport him has been adjourned until monday. the judge said to both sides they need to prepare their arguments, they need to submit evidence, but through the weekend, and then this case will resume on monday morning. whether he's going to stay here where we believe he is being held or is going to be moved somewhere else, presumably with some facilities so he can train, we don't know yet. but we do know he's landed in the middle of a controversy that just kept getting bigger and more confusing. he was held for hours in melbourne airport, questioned by the border force about his visa application and the exemption from the vaccine, and then it was decided that he didn't meet the rules to enter and that he was to be deported. this is now being questioned and we are hoping to hear a decision on monday. in the meantime, his supporters have gathered outside the hotel for hours, more are coming in. many have told me how frustrated they are, how angry they are that he was allowed to come all the way over here, then to be potentially sent back over a technicality. this has really now gone beyond tennis. it's in the middle of a political tussle between state and federal authorities. the victorian state government says he should be allowed to compete because he now has an exemption, but the federal government, scott morrison's government, is at pains to make a point, especially with the pressure they are under over the way they've handled covid and the rise in cases, that no one will get preferential treatment — that the rules are the rules. what decision will be made on monday, we don't know. but we do know that novak djokovic has arrived in australia to defend his title in a tournament that he has dominated — and now this is very much in doubt. the australian another nation for a joke. let's talk to the bbc�*s tennis correspondent, russell fuller. some pretty robust language flying around. a lot at stake in court and on court. a, ., around. a lot at stake in court and on court. a, ._ , ., ., on court. monday is going to determine — on court. monday is going to determine whether - on court. monday is going to determine whether he - on court. monday is going to determine whether he has i on court. monday is going to determine whether he has a | on court. monday is going to - determine whether he has a chance of winning a tenth australian open title. to get that far, i think you will have to spend four days in the asylum hotel in melbourne. there was a fire just before christmas. i don't think you will be allowed to move somewhere else. those are not going to be the sort of conditions he is used to and clearly he would therefore not be able to be around tennis and practising tennis in advance of the australian open which begins on the 17th of january. will he even be allowed to stay in the country after monday? there are lots of questions still to be answered, such as the fact that a lot of players —— a couple have entered australia with medical exemptions, which might be slightly different in nature, but they got through the border ok. it does leave you with a sense that djokovic is being used as a bit of a political football at the moment. ~ ., ., , ., ~' a bit of a political football at the moment. ~ ., ., , ., ~ , moment. what do you think, if he is allowed to stay, _ moment. what do you think, if he is allowed to stay, he _ moment. what do you think, if he is allowed to stay, he wants _ moment. what do you think, if he is allowed to stay, he wants to - moment. what do you think, if he is l allowed to stay, he wants to compete in this and there is a lot at stake in this and there is a lot at stake in this and there is a lot at stake in this tournament with several of the big names in men's tennis competing for another grand slam title? ., ,., , ., ., competing for another grand slam title? ., , ., ., , title? the reasons for him to stay are very strong — title? the reasons for him to stay are very strong indeed. _ title? the reasons for him to stay are very strong indeed. he - title? the reasons for him to stay are very strong indeed. he is - title? the reasons for him to stay l are very strong indeed. he is level with graphite that are and roger federer on 20 grand slam singles title. —— rafael nadal and roger federer, he is the favourite to end his career as the most decorated male player of all time. you never know what is around the corner. if you are not vaccinated, it is getting increasingly hard to enter countries. the usa for example, the rules are that you need to be vaccinated to enter the usa. would they make an exception for novak djokovic in the us open? when the us open rolls around at the end of august? possibly not. he will take every opportunity he can to try and win this battle. in the meantime, he is being publicly shamed effectively. i'm very uncomfortable with that side of things, it feels as if he is being tarred and feathered and paraded down in virtual high street. at the same time, he has brought this on himself. he has made it clear he is against vaccinations. it could have had the vaccination and be accepted into the country. he released a post on social media which was saying that he was arriving in the medical exemption was in place. that was not the perfect tone. as a result, i think he has got himself into a real mess here. we still do not know how this story is going to end. we mess here. we still do not know how this story is going to end.— this story is going to end. we must leave it there _ this story is going to end. we must leave it there for _ this story is going to end. we must leave it there for the _ this story is going to end. we must leave it there for the moment. - this story is going to end. we must l leave it there for the moment. thank you very much. the bbc�*s tennis correspondent. the australian immigration lawyer, zefy souvlakis, says it's a complex situation. based on what we know and what scott mentioned before, it is a situation which is multilayered. the requirements for entering the country at the moment are vaccination and are quite strict. based on what we know from the australian border force as well as the prime minister's statements, it appears that the visa was cancelled mainly on the basis of a medical exemption or insufficient documentation relating to an exemption at a federal level. while tennis australia and the victorian state government were providing those exemptions, sufficient documentation was presented at the airport which led to the australian border force officials cancelling the visa and detaining mr djokovic. we wait to see on monday whether he provides further documentation. do you expect at that hearing on monday that we will get more details about the reason for the medical exemption and so on? potentially. it is quite a complex area, and it really depends on what grounds his visa was initially cancelled. if he is able, and my understanding is mr djokovic's lawyers will be providing documents over the course of the weekend, if there is sufficient information in the documents to challenge the cancellation, it could very well be the case that we will know more about the medical exemptions. i know you have been working with lots of australian citizens and permanent residents who have been trying to get back into australia over the last couple of years. give us a bit of perspective in that sense about the feeling around this particular case. and do you think novak djokovic has got a strong case to argue here or not? there is definitely a loud public outcry, there is a lot... the people of victoria and the nation in general have been through quite a lot, and understandably the sentiment is quite strong when it comes to this particular exemption. an australian immigration lawyer talking to me earlier. the bbc has announced that deborah turness has been appointed as the ceo of bbc news and current affairs. deborah willjoin the bbc from itn, where she is ceo. she replaces fran unsworth, who is retiring after four years in the role and leaves the bbc at the end of january. you're watching bbc news. the european court of human rights has dismissed a legal challenge in a long—running dispute with a gay rights activist in northern ireland. the court ruled action brought by gareth lee, who claims that he was discriminated against back in 2014 when the christian owners of a belfast bakery refused to make him a cake iced with the slogan "support gay marriage", was inadmissible. the retailer next has reported strong christmas sales. it says sales for the eight weeks to december the 25th were up 20% compared with the same period two years ago. the performance was £70 million ahead of what it had forecast. but the retailer is warning that forecasting for the year is unusually difficult because of several economic uncertainties, including the impact of inflation on consumers. the italian government is bringing in new laws making it compulsory for everyone over the age of 50 to have a coronavirus vaccine. the measures come into force on the 15th of february, with fines for those that refuse to have theirjabs. the headlines on bbc news... novak djokovic will have to wait until monday to find out whether he'll avoid deportation from australia after a vaccine exemption backlash. a new report says plans to tackle record health service waiting lists in england could be derailed by demands for emergency care and a lack of staff covid testing rules for international arrivals to england are being eased from tomorrow. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's austin. we will start with the fourth ashes test in cricket where we have said this many times before, but australia are once again in control. england's opening bat has managed to survive a nervy final few overs in syd ney sydney before the end of the second day. but that was only after another big first innings of more than 400 from australia. joe wilson reports. eve smith has his way for the peep at it through the sydney morning, england did not stop him, the weather sometimes did. when rain showers interrupted, the ground staff raced to cover the pitch. who would get there first? replays suggested a play. competitive. the cricket lost its edge. a chance to catch there but on 28 but dropped. costly. what next? ben stokes urged to bowl aggressively hurt himself in the process. australia just kept batting. process. australia “ust kept battina. �* . , process. australia “ust kept battina. �* ., , , ., batting. beautifully played, “ust a little bit too i 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what, another. cameron green court. but this batter was going nowhere except to 100. recall to the australian team after a colleague tested positive for covid, this was an opportunity seized. a16 of the total, and after chasing that ball for nearly two days, england then had to bat for a few minutes. zach crawley out for zero. mitchell starc overstepped the line, no ball. zach, your back. joe wilson, bbc news. meanwhile, the start of the women's ashes, has been brought forward by a week to january the 20th, to allow both sides time to complete a 10—day quarantine period in new zealand, ahead of the women's world cup, which starts on the ath of march. now, staying in australia, the sporting world is awaiting the outcome of novak djokovic's legal challenge, which will decide if the world number one can stay in melbourne and compete in the australian open, which starts a week on monday. the 20—time grand slam champion had his visa revoked on arrival into australia, after a huge backlash about his vaccine exemption. he's currently in a detention hotel, awaiting the verdict of his appeal, which is expected on monday. world number two daniil medvedev is playing for russia in the atp cup in sydney before heading to melbourne — and he believes the authorities will do the right thing. he had a fair exemption from the rule, well, he should be here. if he didn't, he should not be here. this is not over yet, as far as i know. he can still come and compete at the australian open, depending on how it evolves. when somebody wins it nine times, if he is not there, the draw opens up a little bit, there is no secret. and great britain have missed out on a place in the semi—finals of the atp cup in sydney, despite beating the united states 2—1. dan evans put them one up with victory overjohn isner in the singles. but when cameron norrie lost to taylor fritz, it all came down to the doubles where evans and jamie murray produced a stunning comeback, from a set and a break down to beat isner and fritz. murray said this was as an amazing point and he was right! it gave them the crucial break that they needed, and they continued the momentum into the deciding set. but they miss out on the last four because canada beat germany. that's all the sport for now, but on the website there's more including the news that premier league managers pep guardiola and sean dyche have both tested positive for covid—19 and will miss their clubs' matches this weekend. i'll be back with more later. plans to tackle record waiting lists in england could be derailed by demands for emergency care and a lack of staff, according to a new report. there are nearly six million people waiting for nhs treatment, but mps on the health and social care committee say this could grow unless more people are recruited. the number of people caught up in delays for nhs treatment in england is by far the worst ever recorded. patients have been forced to wait while hospitals focus on emergency care for those with the virus. tackling the backlog is an unquantifiable challenge, according to the health select committee. its report sets out the scale of the problem. in september, 5.8 million people were waiting for planned care. 300,000 had waited more than a year for treatment, and 12,000 had waited more than two years. keith makepeace, a keen marathon runner with a family hotel business, in devon, was being treated for stage iv bowel cancer when the pandemic hit. his chemotherapy, which had been going well, was then delayed for six months. so the national health and cancer care, as far as i can see, completely fell apart. and by the time i did then see my oncologist, basically, my cancer had increased and spread to such a degree that they said i was no longer eligible for some of the drugs. nhs leaders have said workforce shortages are the key limiting factor and that funding new doctors and nurses is absolutely critical in order to clear the backlog. mps are now calling for the government to tackle staff shortages. my concern is, that unless you make some long term reform, in particular making sure that we are doing enough to train new doctors, we will lose the workforce that we currently have. they will give up in despair and we are already seeing that happening in general practice. and so i think doctors and nurses on the front line know that you can't solve these problems overnight, but what they want to know is that there is a plan for the future. that it's worth them staying in the profession. and that's why a massive overhaul of our workforce planning, which is frankly broken at the moment, is a top priority that we recommend. the committee is also urging the government to publish an independent assessment of projected staff numbers every two years. the government has said it has committed billions of pounds to tackling the backlog and is planning to recruit an extra 50,000 nurses by the end of the parliament. sophie hutchinson, bbc news. joining me now is tim mitchell, vice president of the royal college of surgeons of england, and a consultant ent surgeon. thank you forjoining us on bbc news today. i want to talk about your work as a surgeon first of all. in common with other health professionals, you have had to speak to patients and say" we cannot do the work we have planned to do new, that must feel incredibly frustrating for you and them. good afternoon. frustrating for you and them. good afternoon- it _ frustrating for you and them. good afternoon. it is _ frustrating for you and them. good afternoon. it is terribly _ afternoon. it is terribly frustrating for the whole of the surgical team. frustrating for the whole of the surgicalteam. i undertake frustrating for the whole of the surgical team. i undertake ear surgery, and particularly cochlear implants which are electric devices we put into the inner ear of people with very poor hearing. in order to allow them to communicate and to return to a hearing world. we understand that because of covid that has had a massive impact on the ability of the health service to deliver routine care. but it has meant that as a team we have had to turn a number of patients, tell them it has been postponed without being able to give them a fixed date and when that can occur. that is terribly distressing for them that they have no prospect of when the end is in sight for them. it has been very difficult for patients and difficult for surgical team is looking after them. {lit difficult for surgical team is looking after them. of course, a shortaae looking after them. of course, a shortage of— looking after them. of course, a shortage of staff _ looking after them. of course, a shortage of staff as _ looking after them. of course, a shortage of staff as well - looking after them. of course, a shortage of staff as well as - looking after them. of course, a shortage of staff as well as the i looking after them. of course, a i shortage of staff as well as the key areas that we already knew about, but identified in this report from the health and social care committee, that very worrying warning that staff existing staff may leave if they don't see the light at the end of the total of more new staff coming in to the nhs. what do you think is required, both in the immediate term and then the slightly longer term, to deal with these backlogs? the slightly longer term, to deal with these backlogs?— these backlogs? the report highlights _ these backlogs? the report highlights that _ these backlogs? the report highlights that there - these backlogs? the report highlights that there were i these backlogs? the report - highlights that there were 93,000 vacancies in the health service at present. the pandemic at had a massive impact and that is on the back of problems prior to the pandemic which have also affected the health service's ability to deliver care. we support the view of the health select committee that there needs to be an independent review of workforce planning on a regular basis so that we can build a sustainable future, we have enough staff to do that service. as you suggest, the current staff are under a huge amount of pressure. they have done absolute marvels in terms of being able to treat patients with covid. at the same time, we have not been able to do routine care. in order to do that, we need to invest in our staff to have appropriate staff across a whole range of disciplines to be able to provide that care. we need to do that in a way that is planned and sustainable for the future. fine way that is planned and sustainable for the future.— for the future. one thing you have been talking _ for the future. one thing you have been talking about _ for the future. one thing you have been talking about is _ for the future. one thing you have been talking about is the - for the future. one thing you have been talking about is the idea - for the future. one thing you have been talking about is the idea of. been talking about is the idea of surgical hubs that are ring fenced, if you like, from the rest of the activity and pressures of the nhs, if that is the right way to describe it. can you explain more about that for us, please? the it. can you explain more about that for us. please?— for us, please? the difficulty that many hospitals — for us, please? the difficulty that many hospitals have _ for us, please? the difficulty that many hospitals have is _ for us, please? the difficulty that many hospitals have is that - for us, please? the difficulty that many hospitals have is that when | many hospitals have is that when they are under pressure, particularly in the winter months, although frankly winter pressures tend to be all year round and clearly exacerbated by covid, that in order to accommodate emergency cases that have to come into the hospital, very often that causes beds that would normally be used for surgical patients to be filled with patients with other conditions. the ability to deliver surgery during the winter months has been extremely difficult prior to covid. in the winter of 2017, nhs england ask trusts to stop doing routine surgery for a month stop we have pushed for the concept of surgical hubs which are dedicated facilities which are ring fenced for routine surgeries. when those pressures occur, as they inevitably will, they are not impacting on the ability to deliver surgical care and there are beds and facilities available to continue to do that. ~ . . do that. tim mitchell, vice president _ do that. tim mitchell, vice president of _ do that. tim mitchell, vice president of the _ do that. tim mitchell, vice president of the royal - do that. tim mitchell, vice - president of the royal college of surgeons of england, thank you very much. . ~ surgeons of england, thank you very much. ., ,, i. it's one year ago today that supporters of then president donald trump stormed capitol hill to try and stop congress from certifying his election defeat. americans remain deeply divided about what happened that day, and those rifts continue to fracture the nation. the day that the country's political turmoil exploded into violence. it was the worst attack on the capitol in two centuries, playing out for hours on live television. americans watched in horror as armed supporters of the president beat police officers... screaming ..and stormed through the country's citadel of democracy, threatening lawmakers. this was the climax of donald trump's desperate campaign to overturn his election loss. we fight like hell, and if you don't fight like hell, you're not going to have a country any more. the rioters believed they were following his orders. chanting: fight for - trump, fight for trump. a year ago, i was here, walking with trump supporters to the capitol, finding out with them in real time what was going on. it felt momentous, it felt like history breaking cover. it felt like a turning point. but was it? what impact has it actually had? hearye, hearye, hearye. there was the theatre of an impeachment trial. it is civil process. and hundreds of criminal prosecutions by the department ofjustice. also, an ongoing political investigation by a congressional commission. but after a fleeting moment of criticism, most republican politicians closed ranks behind trump. his allies continue to propagate the lie that the election was stolen. the vast majority of republican voters now believe it. and americans looking back at that day see different realities along bitterly partisan lines. the congressional commission is determined to write the definitive draft of this turbulent history, but so far, trump has not been held accountable and he appears to be preparing a 202a comeback. usually, after a year, you would be like, all right, what's changed? nothing. nothing's really changed. nothing? no, as far as accountability, as far as justice, as far as deterrence from this happening again — nothing's changed. one year later, many americans believe the capitol attack was not an isolated incident. they fear that further political violence lies ahead. this is a nation still at war with itself. barbara plett usher, bbc news, washington. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood. however again. i cold and frosty started today with overseeing some rain and snow in windy conditions. that is set to continue as we go the rest of the day with the rain pushing his foot, bumping into the cold air so even at sea level across scotland, northern england, possibly the midlands will see some snow for a time, accompanied by gusty winds, strongest to the north and west and it means there could be some drifting and blizzards on higher ground in england and also scotland. whenever you are today, it will feel called, temperatures ranging between 3-8 c called, temperatures ranging between 3—8 c and tonight there will be further snow showers coming in on a brisk wind, with that cold, not of last night, starting with some frost and once again some patchy ice around and during the day continuing with the snow showers in the northern half of the country, even down to sea level at the southern half of the country is looking at rain, hillsnow half of the country is looking at rain, hill snow and sleet with windy conditions in the south—west and also the english channel. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... novak djokovic will have to wait until monday to find out whether he'll avoid deportation from australia after a vaccine exemption backlash. on the issue of mr djokovic, rules are rules. and there are no special cases. the world of tennis has been reacting to the news — fellow player and rival rafa nadal says the rules were clear. in some way, i feel sorry for him. but at the same time, he knew the conditions since a lot of months ago. if the people say that we need to get vaccinated, we need to get the vaccine. a new report says plans to tackle record health service waiting lists in england could be derailed by demands for emergency care and a lack of staff covid testing rules for international arrivals to england are being eased from tomorrow presidentjoe biden will blame donald trump for the us capitol riot as he marks the one year anniversary of the attack in a speech later. from tomorrow — travel rules for arrivals into england will be relaxed. it comes as the prime minister reiterated that the current plan b measures will stay for now — and will be reviewed by mps in another three weeks. let's take a look at the changes to the coronavirus measures across the uk. from aam tomorrow morning — double vaccinated people will no longer need to take pre—departure tests when coming to england. they will also not have to self—isolate while waiting for their day two test — and from sunday — that can be a cheaper lateral flow test rather than a pcr. and across the uk — people who test positive with a lateral flow test do not need to order a follow—up pcr test if they do not have symptoms. anyone who has symptoms will still need to take a pcr test regardless, and anyone who tests positive with any test must self—isolate. the change is now in force in scotland, wales and northern ireland — and from 11 january in england.(biv) here's the transport secretary grant shapps on those —— and northern ireland — and from 11 january in england. here's the transport secretary grant shapps on those changes to the travel rules. if you take a lateral flow test and you get your result immediately rather than waiting a day or sometimes more, then you can act faster on it, and the action of course is immediately to then have a pcr test. so in some senses, we will get to knowing that result quicker. people won't necessarily be waiting for the second day. they will get the result of that lateral flow straight away. so we will still keep very close tabs on this. i would say to you, i think we have to get away from the idea that somehow within the uk, we are all safe and there is somehow a safe haven, but the rest of the world is dangerous out there. that's not the case. omicron is everywhere. we have large numbers of omicron cases here. there are large numbers of omicron cases elsewhere. we are an international country. people need to be able to travel. we have to travel to sometimes see family or do business and keep the economy going. so i think it's absolutely right that having introduced these temporary measures but now seeing that omicron is everywhere, omicron testing has really outlived its usefulness and therefore, we don't keep things in place when there is no longer any point to having them there. the government is setting out plans to pay farmers and landowners in england to create nature reserves, and help rewild the countryside. the schemes, which will help replace eu subsidies after brexit, aim to turn thousands of acres to wildlife restoration. when the uk was part of the eu, farmers were given grants based on how much land they farmed. now, landowners and farmers will be allowed to bid for funding to turn vast areas of land — between 500 and 5,000 hectares — over to wildlife restoration, carbon sequestration, orflood prevention projects. let's get the reaction on this from minette batters, president of the national farmers' union of england and wales. tells more about this plan as you understand it. it tells more about this plan as you understand it.— understand it. it has been a government _ understand it. it has been a government ambition - understand it. it has been a government ambition to - understand it. it has been a l government ambition to have understand it. it has been a - government ambition to have a understand it. it has been a _ government ambition to have a future policy that is about public money and effectively as for public use. i think my nervousness really stems from... farmers are the working conversation limit conservationists. 70% of the united kingdom as a farm landscape in those farmers are running businesses and fundamentally those businesses produce food to so it's about food production, energy, businesses and we got to get the food production bit right and i think there is huge focus on setting land aside from nature alone, we feel it has to be about land sharing. yes, all farmers want to do more about the environment but we have to focus on food security, the amount of food that we are producing here, we believe we should be aiming to produce more here and there is a clear steer from the public on the back of covid and we should be building in the resilience so it is a very vague aspiration but i worry about whether it is really taking farmers with the government on this journey and don't forget, 50% of farmers in the country, pharmacy do not own the land, it's very unclear as to what it looks like for them. take a farmer who is looking at their income over the next few days and planning ahead, and they are being asked perhaps to convert some of this land that they have used previously for rearing animals are growing crops and a certain amount of money depends on that. but then onceit of money depends on that. but then once it comes through, would there be an ongoing payment for example? do you know the level of detail? that's a very good point because we are now working under a multi—annual plan rather than a multi—annual budget and it was in multi—annual budget and it was in multi—annual budget before which took it out of parliamentary cycles so this will be under challenge with a comprehensive spending review. again, it is really important that we get production bit right. it's a metric for success as we negotiate the straight deals and we negotiate the straight deals and we do not deliver that level of self—sufficiency, and we make sure that this is notjust about self—sufficiency, and we make sure that this is not just about the very large landowners, this is about all farmers, about farmers and landowners working together at the moment the scheme is very much about very large areas of land and not tenants, so i think that is a real warning going forward and something we hope to resolve but i cannot stress enough how important it is focusing on sustainable food production. we feel there is a great opportunity to be leading the wilderness area and is very little policy thinking at the moment as to what the future food production is going to look like and indeed how we grow more of what you're good at in this country. bud grow more of what you're good at in this country-— this country. and from the conservationist _ this country. and from the conservationist effective, l this country. and from the - conservationist effective, some organisations say the plans lacked detail at the moment and may not deliver but in terms of a direct comparison of the plan based on what you know about it to the previous system when the uk were still in the eu and farmers were given grants based on our side they farmed, just compare if you will the merit of these two plans. what do you make of them? in these two plans. what do you make of them? ,., these two plans. what do you make of them? , ., , ., them? in some ways, there are strong similarities in — them? in some ways, there are strong similarities in that _ them? in some ways, there are strong similarities in that the _ them? in some ways, there are strong similarities in that the larger _ them? in some ways, there are strong similarities in that the larger the - similarities in that the larger the area of land, that you own, the more you have to get out of this scheme and there is also another factor that tenants cannot plant trees, they don't get the economic value back from planting woodland as it goes to the landowner so a lot of this is about land use change. what we are saying is this has got to be about all farmers, about small farmers, large farmers, landowners and tenants, and at the moment very much looks to be favouring very large areas of land and we are potentially taking out eduction and what we are saying is this has to be about land sharing, about fulfilling farmer ambition to do more for the environment, to restore nature but within a farm landscape and not making sure we end up with an either or but that it is about nature or food production, as we know we can do both in this country and we have to get it right and farmers above all else, they want to know what detail is in the scheme and what the returns are because as i said at the beginning, they are running businesses and their livelihoods and the animal welfare aspect of all for this depends on them knowing what the government plan is.- the government plan is. interesting to talk to you _ the government plan is. interesting to talk to you about _ the government plan is. interesting to talk to you about that. _ the government plan is. interesting to talk to you about that. thank - the government plan is. interestingj to talk to you about that. thank you for speaking to us. the chancellor rishi sunak has been speaking in west sussex — he started by encouraging people to get their booster jabs — let's listen in. we all know the most important thing we can do to protect ourselves against omicron is get our boosters which is why i am here to see the team doing a fantasticjob nationally. seven out of ten eligible adults done and i'm grateful to see the team working here and i urge everyone who hasn't already done so, get your booster, is the best way to protect your family and yourself. we is the best way to protect your family and yourself.— is the best way to protect your family and yourself. we are emerging from the crisis _ family and yourself. we are emerging from the crisis hopefully, _ family and yourself. we are emerging from the crisis hopefully, do - family and yourself. we are emerging from the crisis hopefully, do you - from the crisis hopefully, do you recognise that people around the country are struggling and having to choose often between feeding their family and heating our homes? i family and heating our homes? i understand anxiety and concern about rising prices and inflation, and thatis rising prices and inflation, and that is why part of myjob is to always be listening and making sure the policies we have in place are there to help people as we have done over the past year or two and that is why we have taken steps already with the national living wage going up with the national living wage going up in the spring which will put an extra thousand pounds and millions of people wasn't pockets and we also cut the universal table rate, cutting taxes of those in the lowest incomes, a couple working full and part—time will benefit by around £1800 per year because of the intervention and we have a range of different ways to help people with energy bills but i'm always listening and i want to make sure the policies we have in place to help people as we have done and our track record shows that as we are always there to support people. the treasury releasing funds to help people out, could more be done? cutting fuel and things like that, are there more constructive things that could be done? i are there more constructive things that could be done?— that could be done? i understand anxiety and _ that could be done? i understand anxiety and concern _ that could be done? i understand anxiety and concern about - that could be done? i understand| anxiety and concern about energy bills in particular. that is why we've put in place a series of ways to help people with energy bills, announcing half £1 billion towards the end of last year to help millions of families, 100 and £50 to get them through the winter, we have the discount of energy bills by £1a0, we have warm homes for pensioners, we have cold weather payments, winterfuel pensioners, we have cold weather payments, winter fuel discounts, hundreds of pounds worth of help so there is help therefore people but we are always listening and making sure the policy we have got will support people in the way we want it to that is what our track record shows that are doing. the national insurance rights, _ shows that are doing. the national insurance rights, what _ shows that are doing. the national insurance rights, what sort - shows that are doing. the national insurance rights, what sort of - insurance rights, what sort of conversations have you been having? i have enormous respect for all of my colleagues and if you take a step back and look at why we are in this situation, it's because we are facing an unprecedented level of backlogs in the nhs and we do not think it is acceptable, we don't want families to be waiting years and years to get the treatment they need, we want more investment in more doctors, nurses, operations and you're doing the thing governments before us have not done which is to finally fix social care. it is always easy to dock difficult decisions but i do not think that is the responsible thing to do, i think priorities are for us to invest in the nhs and social care, and to make sure those investments are funded sustainably and that is what we are doing and we have to get on and deliver the change for people. the chancellor- _ labour's shadow health secretary, wes streeting, said the government had a number of challenges to make sure hospitals are safe. the fact is we went into this pandemic with nhs waiting list at record levels, 100,000 nhs left staffing vacancies and 110 social care vacancies so as notjust the government not fixing the roof while the sun is shining, they dismantled the sun is shining, they dismantled the roof and remove the forecourt. the challenge now is to reduce the nhs waiting list and the government has to solve the staffing shortage, ensure people can be discharged from hospital when it is safe, and make use of their capacity across the health sector to bring down the waiting lists and that is the way the government can bring down the waiting list and they have to get their act together because people are really suffering as a result of these delays. scientists from the royal botanic gardens kew and their collaborators around the world have selected their top 10 highlights from the list of new plant and fungal species named by scientists in 2021. on the list is the killer tobacco plant, the firework flower and the pink voodoo lily. they've also named their first plant species in 2022 which is a tree named after leonardo dicaprio. they credit the us actor and environmentalist with helping to reverse a decision to allow logging in a tropical forest known for its rare wildlife. let's speak now to doctor martin cheek who's a senior researcher in royal botanic gardens, kew�*s africa team. great to have you with us. tell is a little bit more about the list and what your favourite plants are on it yes, this list of 200 and five species —— 205 species that was published by people around the world in 2021 and from that we have selected kind of the top ten that we thought would 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some of them are already extinction, some of them are already extinct before and became extinct before they were actually published which is very sad and seems to be an increasing situation is more and more habitat is cleared in which the species are growing. talk more habitat is cleared in which the species are growing.— species are growing. talk to is about the _ species are growing. talk to is about the leonardo _ species are growing. talk to is about the leonardo dicaprio i about the leonardo dicaprio connection then. 50. about the leonardo dicaprio connection then.— about the leonardo dicaprio connection then. ., ., , connection then. so, that... that is a new species _ connection then. so, that... that is a new species of _ connection then. so, that... that is a new species of tree _ connection then. so, that... that is a new species of tree that - connection then. so, that... that is a new species of tree that we - a new species of tree that we thought mac came to our attention less than a year ago, actually during lockdown last year, i think in february, we were looking as a team, the africa team were looking at new material we have not seen before, specimen and photos, and a new member of staff to kew, lorna mckinnon, had collected that specimen in cameroon and the first step when we got new material coming in is to work out what plant family it was and this was clearly in the line lying family which is known for producing perfume and the next step was to get it down to genius and this is very distinctive genius. and then we almost immediately said, well, we have not seen a species in that genius that looks like this so it became quite clear pretty quickly that this was a likely new species to science and because leonardo dicaprio had been so helpful lobbying to revoke the logging concession, we scientists have been making the case for our data on plants and colleagues in san diego zoo on the animals but having leonardo dicaprio weigh in with the millions of followers on social media, we think that might have helped tip the balance to get the logging concession revoked by the president as handily as it was in august last year or so this was our way of saying... giving appreciation to him for his part. find way of saying. .. giving appreciation to him for his part.— to him for his part. and in turn, sor , to him for his part. and in turn, sorry. and _ to him for his part. and in turn, sorry. and in — to him for his part. and in turn, sorry, and in turn, _ to him for his part. and in turn, sorry, and in turn, naming - to him for his part. and in turn, sorry, and in turn, naming the. to him for his part. and in turn, . sorry, and in turn, naming the tree after the actor helps to create a buzz around the work you're doing, highlights two people that there are species —— mac highlights to people that there are plants and species that there are plants and species that are endangered so it really helps i presume promote the work you're doing. helps i presume promote the work you're doing-— you're doing. yes, it does. that is extremely — you're doing. yes, it does. that is extremely welcome _ you're doing. yes, it does. that is extremely welcome in _ you're doing. yes, it does. that is extremely welcome in this - you're doing. yes, it does. that is i extremely welcome in this particular tree name —— leonardo dicaprio that was published actuallyjust a few hours ago, our provisional assessment as it is critically endangered because in this enormous forest which is under great threat still even though the logging is concession has been revoked, it's only known from a very small site and less than 50 individuals are known. it is still critically endangered.— known. it is still critically endanaered. ., , , ., endangered. really interesting to hear about their _ endangered. really interesting to hear about their work _ endangered. really interesting to hear about their work you're - endangered. really interesting to | hear about their work you're doing they are from the royal botanic gardens at kew.— the winner of the bbc�*s sound of 22 competition has been revealed as pinkpa ntheress. for the last 20 years, the competition has been predicting music's biggest new names. previous winners include adele, years and years, celeste and sam smith. this year's winner — the 20—year—old singer from bath, only started making music in her university bedroom this time last year. our music correspondent mark savage has been talking to her. # i found the street in the house in which you stayed # a familiar sound with a modern twist. pinkpantheress�*s music has been described as the new nostalgia. # when you wipe your tears, do you wipe them just for me # aged 20, she only started uploading songs to tiktok a year ago, initially keeping her identity a secret. i personally find it easier to kind if not lay every single card you have on the table. i think it's quite nice sometimes too, like, have privacy and i kinda felt like if i had my music out as well as my face everywhere, it would just start getting too much for people. helped by that air of mystery, her music took off in a big way. by last summer, she had two top a0 hits and coldplay had covered one of her songs. # do you wipe them just for me, me, me, me, me # now she has been named the winner of the bbc�*s sound of 2022. here's the moment she was told the news by radio 1's jack saunders. what if i told you that you are the winner of radio 1's sound of 2022, how would you feel then? i mean, i'd be very happy. well, you're the winner of radio 1's sound of 2022, pinkpantheress, congratulations! what the hell? that's a shock! thanks very much. it was this gig by paramore at the reading festival in 201a that set pinkpantheress on the road to stardom. iwas like, 15, and i was a big paramore fan. i saw her on stage and i was like, shejust looked like she is enjoying herself so much. and then i deeped it, i was like, she is getting paid for this. on top of that. like, iwasjust like, yeah, i just want to do this. by the time she made her own stage debut in october, pinkpantheress already had a passionate fan base of her own. the reason i'm smiling is because i'm remembering the people that were in the front row and how funny they were. but i actually did always want to go in quite deep with them from the very get go. i know it sounds really patronising but i have genuinely been there. i was like the biggest fan girl. # when you wipe your tears, do you wipe them just for me # the bbc sound of list has previously tipped the likes of adele, stormzy and dua lipa for success. pinkpantheress joins their ranks now with big things predicted for 2022. a 32—year—old army officer has become the first woman of colour to complete a solo expedition to the south pole. captain preet chandi trekked 700 miles in a0 days, pulling her equipment in a sledge. she faced temperatures of minus a5 degrees celcius and said she wanted "encourage people to push boundaries and believe in themselves." earlier my colleaguejoanna gosling spoke with captain chandi for her first media interview since completing the expedition. i think it all feels a little bit surreal at the moment but i'm feeling pretty good. i'm glad i completed it and like i said, it's a bit surreal that it's actually finished. over two years ago, i knew i wanted to do something big, ijust didn't know what that was going to be. i knew it would be something that was something that pushed my boundaries and hopefully would encourage other people to push theirs and the reason i chose antarctica is purely because i didn't know anything about it and i thought itjust be quite incredible to do something to show that you do not have to be born into that world to be able to do something and i started literally on google. i really didn't know where to start and then i had my expedition manager who is a polar explorer, i learned a lot from him and i took one step at a time really, training in norway, training in queensland and iceland before and basically this is phase one of two as i want to do a crossing of antarctica. —— in queensland and iceland. i'm not actually from the polar world. everyone from this community has been super helpful and it's a really humbling community but people outside of it were alike, what do you know about it? and i said not much at the moment. these are people, yeah, ithink much at the moment. these are people, yeah, i think i would not necessarily have people expect that and that in itself is quite powerful and that in itself is quite powerful and there were some really difficult parts but when it is so, so when the answer, so—called, and there was a lot of... it's not flat, it's uphill and there's a lot of kind of moving around which can be a few metres high, so i fella around which can be a few metres high, so i fell a few times, nothing serious. i rememberjust falling and sitting for a minute and having a bit of shelter from the wind and there are moments where i was like, oh, my gosh, why am i here? and i think it is those moments, maybe not straightaway but when i put the tent back up, i reminded myself of why i'm here and why i'm doing this. people often ask me what inspired me and i say it can be anybody, not even the biggest challenge but you can be a person who has never ran before. i have a close relationship with my ten—year—old niece and we often do very different kind of adventures like camping in the garden or going horse riding, or skiing, so i don't buy her birthday presents, wejust go skiing, so i don't buy her birthday presents, we just go on adventures. camping in the garden might seem very normalfor people camping in the garden might seem very normal for people but the first time i have went camping, i was 19 years old in the army reserves. that itself is pushing boundaries. now it's time for a look at the weather. hello again. we've had a cold start to the day this morning with some frost around and we've also had some rain, some strong winds and snow. that scenario is going to continue. what's happening is that this warm front is bumping into the cold air and producing snow on its leading edge. less cold air follows behind, but then we have a cold front, so the air will turn colder behind that cold front. still some sunshine around, but it won't last long because as our weatherfront pushes from the west to the east, we'll see some rain or some snow, snow at low levels, sea level, in fact, in scotland and northern england, possibly for a time in the midlands. but behind that as we get into the less cold air, it will rapidly turn back to rain. these black circles represent wind gusts. it's going to be windy wherever you are, but getting to gale force, especially across the west and north—west. that could well mean we have some blizzards and snow drifts across parts of the high roots in scotland and northern england. wherever you are today, it's going to feel cold. through this evening and overnight, he was the weatherfront, moving away, leaving a of wintry showers coming behind it, some of those getting down to lower levels. but not all of us will see showers. a lot of dry weather as well and it's going to be a cold night. not as cold as last night but still cold enough sauce and frost on the risk of ice on untreated surfaces. as we head into tomorrow, we are in between weather systems. this one is coming our way. it's going to bring wet and windy conditions across southern areas as we go through the day, and some hills know and some sleet connected with it as well. we have a gale force across the south—west and the english channel. moving north of that, we are back into sunshine and showers. some of those showers will be wintry, even at lower levels, and you could have the rumble of thunder mixed in with them as well. as we had from friday into saturday, we said goodbye to this little weatherfront, but then we have another couple of weatherfront is coming our way, bring wet and windy weather with them and also some hill snow in the north. so saturday is looking pretty windy, especially across the south—west and english channel. we have got this weatherfront moving from the west to the east. behind it, a return to sunshine and showers, but some of those showers will be wintry, especially on high ground. as we head into sunday, a dry start before we see some rain later, but turning milder on monday. a stand—off over covid vaccines at the top level of tennis — australia cancels novak djokovic's visa as he arrives in melbourne for the open. djokovic — who's opposed to vaccines — was driven to a government detention hotel, prompting this from rival player rafael nadal. he is free to take his own decisions but then, there are some consequences. djokovic's arrival has prompted a huge backlash in australia — a court will decide his fate on monday. also this lunchtime: the staffing challenges facing the nhs — mps warn that a long—term fix is needed to help tackle the hospital backlog. how farmers could be paid to turn areas of land over to wildlife restoration. a year on from the storming of capitol hill in america,