on the nhs this winter is intolerable the family of a british couple killed in a helicopter crash in australia say they re heartbroken. archie! touch! and why a shortage of volunteer puppy trainers means visually impaired people are having to wait longer to get a guide dog. and coming up on the bbc news channel, it s a huge night of action in the premier league with arsenal looking to extend their lead at the top of the table to 10 points. good afternoon, and welcome to the bbc news at 0ne. it s been a miserable new year return to work for commuters, facing five days of rail strikes this week. members of the rmt union are taking industrial action again today over pay, jobs and working conditions. they re holding two 48 hour strikes this week in england, scotland and wales while the train drivers union aslef will take action on thursday. our business correspondent theo leggett is at euston station in london. and at euston station there are not many trains running, is across
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
a jake sullivan in if we start with the arrival of ajake sullivan in israel today, what can we expect? what is the region wants from the visits? i is the region wants from the visits? ~ ., , ., , visits? i think it wants to see a another visits? i think it wants to see a another truce visits? i think it wants to see a another truce at visits? i think it wants to see a another truce at least - a another truce at least because a ceasefire is now out of the agenda. america also does not support them. we are trying to reach a truce because it seems as if now between abidin and netanyahu because joe biden is seeing israel is losing support inaudible more than 80,000 people die so far, healed, because of the bombardment. jake sullivan is trying to get the two sides together, especially afterjoe biden that the families of american hostages, detained by hamas in gaza. there is pressure on israel to stop the discriminant barden ridge for gaza in order to open the way for negotia
are killing the patient to tackle the tumour, large numbers of people will die. why are we destroying everything for people who will die soon? bed blockers? is that not indicative of the absence of a consistent value and a clear decision that on the basis of scientific advice that you had received, these stringent interventions are necessary? ida. received, these stringent interventions are necessary? no, it is an indication interventions are necessary? no, it is an indication of interventions are necessary? no, it is an indication of the interventions are necessary? no, it is an indication of the cruelty - interventions are necessary? no, it is an indication of the cruelty of- is an indication of the cruelty of the choice that we faced and the appalling balancing act that i had to do throughout the pandemic and in order to. to do throughout the pandemic and in orderto. if to do throughout the pandemic and in order to. if indeed to do throughout the pandemic and in orde