and fay weldon, the writer best known for her 1983 novel, the life and loves of a she devil has died at the age of 91. the prime minister, rishi sunak, has set out his programme for the year ahead, outlining five promises he says he wants the public tojudge his premiership on. they are halving inflation to ease the cost of living whilst also growing the economy, creating better paid jobs and opportunities across the country. he wants to ensure the national debt is falling to secure the future of public services whilst also cutting nhs waiting lists so that people get the care they need more quickly and passing new laws to stop small boats crossing the channel. he asked voters to judge his premiership on whether the goals were achieved. on the current wave of strikes in britain, he said he hugely valued public service employees and wants a reasonable discussion on what is fair for the country . let s have a listen to some of the prime minister s speech. i want to make five
spurs lose to aston villa, and have now won only two of their past seven matches. good morning. and happy new year. today is a cold start for many. it will be a sunny one when we lose the showers. the outlook for the rest of the week remains fairly changeable. details later in the programme. good morning. it s monday, january 2nd. senior doctors are warning that some a&e departments are in a complete state of crisis because of the extreme pressures facing the nhs this winter. the royal college of emergency medicine says it s impossible to provide the best standard of care, and there is no doubt that patients are being harmed. louisa pilbeam has the details. patients lying in a&e corridors. .ambulance delays, and staff who say they re at breaking point, and surging flu cases, all at a critical time for the nhs. the diagnosis from a leading emergency care doctor? unless there s more investment in services, patients are at risk. there is no doubt that when we are trying to tre
Of the south east. It does change into sunday, Bank Holiday Monday, the Weather Front crosses the country. We will still have sunshine around, but heavy showers, may be thundery once on sunday, pretty much anywhere as we head into a Bank Holiday Monday it looks like the heaviest of the thundery showers were moved to northern areas. Quite a bit of sunshine in the south, still quite warm into the new week, staying quite unsettled with sunshine at times, but showers or even longer spells. Thanks, stav. And thats bbc news at six. Now its time to join our colleagues for the news where you are. Goodbye. Hello, im olly foster. Heres whats coming up on sportsday fantastic phil we hear from the Manchester City and england star on a stellar season that could get even better. Lookman lights up dublin well look back at the Europa League final on a memorable night for atalanta and their london born forward. No luck of the draw for andy murray hes got a tough start at the french open. Also coming up