:00:00. > :00:00.Struggling to see patients quickly enough.
:00:00. > :00:07.Over four in ten hospitals in England declared a major alert
:00:08. > :00:12.Official figures today reveal the scale of the problem,
:00:13. > :00:18.with hospitals warning of mounting bed shortages and trolley waits.
:00:19. > :00:20.We'll have the latest in the continuing winter crisis
:00:21. > :00:26.Flood warnings along the east coast of England,
:00:27. > :00:31.as a tidal surge and gale force winds force people from their homes.
:00:32. > :00:34.Meanwhile, snow and icy conditions are disrupting
:00:35. > :00:42.A dramatic increase in the number of men in low-paid, part-time work.
:00:43. > :00:45.And victory for Britain's women's number one, Johanna Konta,
:00:46. > :00:51.in her final warm-up tournament before the Australian Open.
:00:52. > :00:53.And coming up in the sport on BBC News,
:00:54. > :00:56.Johanna Konta wins her second tour title, the Sydney International.
:00:57. > :01:20.Ideal preparation ahead of next week's Australian Open.
:01:21. > :01:23.Good afternoon and welcome to the BBC News at One.
:01:24. > :01:26.Nearly half of hospitals in England declared a major alert
:01:27. > :01:34.NHS figures released this morning reveal that 66 of the 152 hospital
:01:35. > :01:37.trusts raised the alarm, as large numbers of patients
:01:38. > :01:40.experienced trolley waits and delays in A
:01:41. > :01:42.Eight of the trusts declaring a major alert reported
:01:43. > :01:45.the highest level of alarm, meaning patient safety was at risk.
:01:46. > :01:53.Our health correspondent Dominic Hughes reports.
:01:54. > :01:59.Another busy day for the Health Service, where the pressure of
:02:00. > :02:02.winter is unrelenting. Earlier this week, Leicester Royal Infirmary was
:02:03. > :02:08.one of more than 60 hospitals in England to declare a major alert as
:02:09. > :02:11.the strain on services grew. The latest data from NHS England exposes
:02:12. > :02:15.how the Health Service is struggling to cope. One in five patients
:02:16. > :02:20.admitted as an emergency last week experienced a delay of at least four
:02:21. > :02:23.hours for a bed. Nearly one in four patients waited over four hours to
:02:24. > :02:27.be seen in A In some place it's reached nearly half. More than a
:02:28. > :02:30.quarter of ambulance as riving at A units waited longer than 30
:02:31. > :02:34.minutes to hand over their patients, twice as long as they should. These
:02:35. > :02:39.latest figures are further evidence, if any more evidence was needed, of
:02:40. > :02:44.the immense strain the entire NHS in England is facing this winter. Those
:02:45. > :02:46.strains are felt most acutely in Accident Emergency departments,
:02:47. > :02:50.which are the front doors to most hospitals. The pressure is being
:02:51. > :02:54.felt right throughout the Health Service. A is the canary in the
:02:55. > :02:59.coal mine here for the Health Service. People arriving at A
:03:00. > :03:01.because they can't see a GP. They're arriving at A because they're
:03:02. > :03:05.poorly, but could have been kept well if only they could have got
:03:06. > :03:08.access sooner. They're stuck in the hospital because of problems in
:03:09. > :03:13.community services and in social care. They can't get them out
:03:14. > :03:17.quickly. Just as they have across the NHS, staff at northwick park
:03:18. > :03:21.hospital in North West London have been working flat out. There have
:03:22. > :03:24.been moments in the last two weeks, like the whole country, it's been
:03:25. > :03:29.frightening for the members of staff, for the nurses, doctors, for
:03:30. > :03:33.the ambulance crews who are bringing patients in. There have been moments
:03:34. > :03:37.where it's been very sticky. But we have managed as best we can.
:03:38. > :03:41.Everybody's worked incredibly hard. It's not just England. The latest
:03:42. > :03:44.available figures from Wales and Northern Ireland show A
:03:45. > :03:47.departments there are also struggling to treat patients within
:03:48. > :03:51.four hours in. Scotland the picture over Christmas week was better. But
:03:52. > :03:52.every part of the NHS is finding this winter to be one of the
:03:53. > :04:01.toughest in recent memory. As you say there at the end of your
:04:02. > :04:05.report, these official figures come at end of a difficult week for the
:04:06. > :04:09.NHS. Not just a week, but several weeks. This is a situation that has
:04:10. > :04:13.been building really since the summer, when we were warned that the
:04:14. > :04:16.pressures of winter hadn't really relented over the summer months and
:04:17. > :04:19.we've moved seamlessly into the winter months, where the pressures
:04:20. > :04:23.are continuing to build. What lies behind it? Well it's a mixture of
:04:24. > :04:28.all sorts of factors, demographics, we have an older, sicker population
:04:29. > :04:32.with complex health needs who are arriving at A departments and they
:04:33. > :04:35.take longer to see, to be seen because they are sicker and they
:04:36. > :04:41.have very many different things wrong with them. There's been a slow
:04:42. > :04:43.burning yies is in prime -- crisis in primary care. GPs are saying
:04:44. > :04:46.they're seeing more and more patients and are getting overwhelmed
:04:47. > :04:51.as well. All this is playing out against a crisis as well in social
:04:52. > :04:54.care. So hospitals are finding it extremely difficult to discharge
:04:55. > :04:57.patients back home or into the community when they're fit enough to
:04:58. > :05:02.leave hospital, but still need some care. That's clogging up the entire
:05:03. > :05:06.system. All of this is playing out against the background of extremely
:05:07. > :05:09.tight budgets. We heard the chief executive of NHS England Simon
:05:10. > :05:14.Stevens this week tell MPs that the NHS hadn't got the money that it had
:05:15. > :05:17.asked for from the Government, flatly contradicting the line from
:05:18. > :05:21.ministers that the NHS had got everything it had asked for and
:05:22. > :05:26.plenty more. All this creates a perfect storm that is now swirling
:05:27. > :05:29.around the NHS in England, making it a very difficult winter for medics
:05:30. > :05:33.and for patients, but also increasing the pressure on the
:05:34. > :05:36.politicians. Dominic, many thanks. Dominic Hughes. There
:05:37. > :05:38.Severe flood warnings are in place on the eastern coast of England
:05:39. > :05:41.amid fears thousands of homes are at risk, as snow and strong
:05:42. > :05:47.The risk of high tides has led the Environment Agency to issue
:05:48. > :05:50.severe flood warnings - meaning danger to life.
:05:51. > :05:53.This is the Environment Agency map, and as you can see, there are dozens
:05:54. > :05:58.of locations along the east coast at risk.
:05:59. > :06:01.Evacuations are under way in Jaywick in Essex,
:06:02. > :06:06.There are 11 severe flood warnings in place across England and Wales.
:06:07. > :06:10.-- 14 severe flood warnings in place across England and Wales
:06:11. > :06:12.There are also 91 warnings, where flooding is expected
:06:13. > :06:15.and immediate action is required, and 63 alerts where flooding
:06:16. > :06:19.is possible and individuals should be prepared for rising water levels.
:06:20. > :06:29.Our correspondent Danny Savage is in Skegness.
:06:30. > :06:34.Rita, we're part way through the 24 hour period of concern now. The good
:06:35. > :06:39.news is that the first high tides that have come down the East Coast
:06:40. > :06:44.have not been as high as feared. But high tides come around every 12
:06:45. > :06:48.hours. There are real concerns for the tides this evening, that they
:06:49. > :06:52.will be higher than anticipated. Hence those evacuations taking place
:06:53. > :06:57.in some communities in Essex and Norfolk at the moment. This ongoing
:06:58. > :06:58.situation is causing concern for communities right along the East
:06:59. > :07:01.Coast of England. Along the east coast of England,
:07:02. > :07:04.the floodgates on sea defences The hours of darkness
:07:05. > :07:10.were used for preparation. Seaside business owners
:07:11. > :07:13.cleared out all they could, Full moon, high tides, strong winds,
:07:14. > :07:19.the wind in the right direction coming down the North Sea,
:07:20. > :07:22.rather than blowing off So, there will be a significant rise
:07:23. > :07:28.in the water, but whether it will be enough to top the defences depends
:07:29. > :07:32.on Mother Nature, I suppose. Soldiers were drafted
:07:33. > :07:35.in to Lincolnshire to help About 100 of them were briefed
:07:36. > :07:41.at the local police station. They were then sent door-to-door,
:07:42. > :07:45.warning residents that We are here to warn
:07:46. > :07:55.you about the storm and the flood. Is a reassuring or alarming
:07:56. > :07:58.to have the army knock on the door? It's reassuring that they
:07:59. > :08:00.are looking after us, but also a bit alarming,
:08:01. > :08:03.you're thinking, is the house But I think we are
:08:04. > :08:07.fairly safe, anyway. High tide in Lincolnshire
:08:08. > :08:10.was early this morning. It passed without event,
:08:11. > :08:13.despite concerns. But there are worries about other
:08:14. > :08:17.parts of the east coast later today. The issue with the storm surge is,
:08:18. > :08:20.it is about the high winds, coinciding with what would be
:08:21. > :08:23.high tides anyway. If you get that, you get really,
:08:24. > :08:26.really high levels. That can be changeable
:08:27. > :08:28.through the day. We are forecasting it
:08:29. > :08:31.as closely as we can. But it's really important
:08:32. > :08:34.that people stay alert, because some of these high tides
:08:35. > :08:37.will happen very late By lunchtime, East Anglia
:08:38. > :08:42.was where the most severe In Great Yarmouth, sandbags
:08:43. > :08:47.were being filled, ahead Further south in Essex,
:08:48. > :08:51.a reception centre has been opened after a decision was made
:08:52. > :08:56.to evacuate people from their homes Have a look at individual situation,
:08:57. > :09:01.take some steps around That could be bringing
:09:02. > :09:05.additional clothes, And really listen to what we are
:09:06. > :09:09.saying, which is try and use the facilities down
:09:10. > :09:12.here in the education centre in Jaywick, or make plans to stay
:09:13. > :09:16.with friends and relatives. People are being urged not to be
:09:17. > :09:29.complacent about the situation One noticeable thing over the last
:09:30. > :09:34.few hours is that the northerly winds have got a lot stronger. That
:09:35. > :09:39.is one of the factors involved here. Will that strong wind push the high
:09:40. > :09:43.tides over the flood defences? The high tide times vary depending on
:09:44. > :09:47.where you are on the East Coast. It's these key times, where it could
:09:48. > :10:02.flood. Grimsby tonight, high tide 6. 5pm. Skegness, 6. 45pm. At Jaywick
:10:03. > :10:05.and Clacton, about 12. 30am. People are encouraged to stay alert what's
:10:06. > :10:08.going on around them with floodwaters. Danny thank you.
:10:09. > :10:11.Snow, ice and high winds have battered much of the UK,
:10:12. > :10:13.causing travel problems and school closures in some areas.
:10:14. > :10:17.Our correspondent Helena Lee reports.
:10:18. > :10:19.Heavy snow in some parts of the Scottish Borders meant
:10:20. > :10:24.Up to seven inches of snow fell in parts of Scotland overnight.
:10:25. > :10:28.In Newcastle, on the A19, traffic came to a standstill,
:10:29. > :10:37.Impossible conditions led to cars being abandoned.
:10:38. > :10:40.In the village of Battle in East Sussex, icy roads meant
:10:41. > :10:43.emergency services were dealing with cars which had
:10:44. > :10:53.In Canterbury, icy pavements made the school run this
:10:54. > :10:58.Across parts of the country, dozens of schools were shut
:10:59. > :11:04.For those who didn't have to travel, the snow brought much
:11:05. > :11:08.excitement to younger people, and left many parts of the country
:11:09. > :11:19.Well, let's get more from some of the worst affected areas.
:11:20. > :11:22.In a moment, we'll speak to our correspondents
:11:23. > :11:25.in Great Yarmouth, in Norfolk, and the Lickey Hills
:11:26. > :11:28.in Worcestershire, but first to Sophie Long who's
:11:29. > :11:39.Sophie, how are things where are you? Well, the wind is blowing very
:11:40. > :11:43.strongly here at the moment. The snow and sleet has stopped. There's
:11:44. > :11:48.also a bit of sunshine, which is helpful for those people evacuating
:11:49. > :11:52.their homes. Essex police triggered a full evacuation plan not just here
:11:53. > :11:55.this morning, but for mistily and west Mersea as well. Some are
:11:56. > :11:58.heeding those warnings. We've watched people pack vans and drive
:11:59. > :12:02.away from their properties along the seafront here. There's a large
:12:03. > :12:06.police presence in the area at the moment. They are stopping the public
:12:07. > :12:09.from driving along this coast road. Some people, though, seem to be
:12:10. > :12:12.quite relaxed about the situation. There's a number of people who are
:12:13. > :12:15.still in their homes, just metres from the sea wall. They're not
:12:16. > :12:21.showing any signs of going anywhere at the moment. I spoke to one man a
:12:22. > :12:23.moment ago who said, "It won't come over the sea wall. It just won't."
:12:24. > :12:26.The Environment Agency has been clear, though it was good news this
:12:27. > :12:31.morning, the high tide here wasn't as high as it had been expected,
:12:32. > :12:36.they say tonight's high tide, which is due here just after midnight,
:12:37. > :12:40.could be much higher. The police here are urging people to comply
:12:41. > :12:43.with their instructions saying it is much safer to evacuate now during
:12:44. > :12:50.daylight hours than it will be tonight. Thank you. Now to Great
:12:51. > :12:55.Yarmouth. How are things looking there? It has been snowing here.
:12:56. > :12:58.It's now raining very hard. The main problem here is a very Veer flood
:12:59. > :13:02.warning, that's a danger to life. Because of a combination of high
:13:03. > :13:08.spring tides and winds that are due to reach up to 50, 60mph the the
:13:09. > :13:13.high tide is expected here at 9. 15pm. The authorities have already
:13:14. > :13:18.started to evacuate 5,000 homes, each home which could be affected
:13:19. > :13:23.will be visited by the police or the military. Behind me, the council
:13:24. > :13:27.have set up a sandbagging area, where people can get free sand and
:13:28. > :13:31.bags for their homes. Many of those people have told me that they have
:13:32. > :13:35.moved carpets, furniture and pets upstairs ready for the water. An
:13:36. > :13:40.evacuation centre was set up about an hour ago for those people to go.
:13:41. > :13:45.To the hope -- to go to. The hope is those strong winds don't arrive.
:13:46. > :13:49.Debbie thank you. Phil Mackie is in the Lickey Hills in Worcestershire.
:13:50. > :13:53.A lot of snow earlier, but it looks like it's disappearing? Yeah, if
:13:54. > :13:57.you're a snow fan you won't like the pictures. It's been rapidly melting
:13:58. > :14:01.in the last couple of hours. Earlier today this was covered in snow.
:14:02. > :14:04.There was a good covering. People were out on their sledges enjoying
:14:05. > :14:09.it, taking the dogs for a walk as well. Good views of Worcestershire,
:14:10. > :14:13.the Black Country and Birmingham as well, snow pretty much everywhere on
:14:14. > :14:17.the ground. Never enough to cause great disruption. In Staffordshire,
:14:18. > :14:20.100 schools were shut. Power lines were down, partly because of the
:14:21. > :14:25.very strong winds. There is obviously a warning of ice to come
:14:26. > :14:28.tonight and tomorrow morning. But at the moment, certainly, things are
:14:29. > :14:31.not as bad as they might have appeared to have been earlier on.
:14:32. > :14:34.It's actually been quite a nice day, if you're a snow fan. Certainly this
:14:35. > :14:38.morning when the sun was out and the snow was covering the ground, it was
:14:39. > :14:41.very, very picturesque, picture pretty and the sledges were out in
:14:42. > :14:47.force. They will have been packed away as the snow has torted to --
:14:48. > :14:51.started to melt. Phil, many thanks. You can keep up with the story
:14:52. > :14:53.throughout the afternoon on the BBC News channel, online and also with
:14:54. > :14:55.your BBC local radio station. The Labour MP Tristram Hunt
:14:56. > :14:57.is resigning to become the director of the Victoria
:14:58. > :14:59.and Albert Museum. He's represented Stoke-on-Trent
:15:00. > :15:01.Central since 2010. In a letter to local party members,
:15:02. > :15:04.the former education spokesman, who resigned from the Shadow Cabinet
:15:05. > :15:07.when Jeremy Corbyn was elected leader of the party,
:15:08. > :15:11.said serving in Parliament had been "both deeply rewarding
:15:12. > :15:15.and intensely frustrating". Let's speak our political
:15:16. > :15:18.correspondent Carole Walker. He was a big figure in the party,
:15:19. > :15:33.how significant is his departure? It is a big loss to the Labour
:15:34. > :15:35.Party. Tristram Hunt is somebody who was well-known, engaging,
:15:36. > :15:39.charismatic. I think his departure is a further sign of the
:15:40. > :15:43.disillusioned there is amongst many Labour MPs who don't share Jeremy
:15:44. > :15:47.Corbyn's views. And it poses a big challenge for the Labour leader
:15:48. > :15:50.who's going to have to fight a difficult by-election. Tristram Hunt
:15:51. > :15:55.in that resignation letter says he's not trying to rock the boat, he
:15:56. > :16:00.stresses how the new role at the fee and a will enable him to combine his
:16:01. > :16:07.passions for education, public engagement and so on -- V He says
:16:08. > :16:12.he feels frustration that now Labour is out of power, he's not able to do
:16:13. > :16:18.as much as he would like to tackle inequality and poverty. In past
:16:19. > :16:22.Tristram Hunt has been hugely critical of Jeremy Corbyn. Mr Hunt
:16:23. > :16:26.was Shadow education spokesman, he stood down when Jeremy Corbyn became
:16:27. > :16:31.the Labour leader. He said, after the EU referendum in the summer,
:16:32. > :16:35.that he felt Jeremy Corbyn had simply failed to inject Labour
:16:36. > :16:41.values into the debate, and he said that frankly Labour voters need a
:16:42. > :16:46.new Labour leader. The challenge for Jeremy Corbyn will be to see whether
:16:47. > :16:49.he can hold onto this seat. It is an urban working-class eat. Ukip edged
:16:50. > :16:55.into second place, they will fancy chances here. The question for
:16:56. > :16:58.Jeremy Corbyn is whether he can hold onto this traditional seat and
:16:59. > :17:09.restore his party 's fortunes. NHS figures show nearly half the
:17:10. > :17:10.hospitals in England declared a major alert in the first week of
:17:11. > :17:13.this year. And still to come, how the evolution
:17:14. > :17:16.of killer whales may hold the key to understanding the development
:17:17. > :17:28.of human beings. Coming up in sport, while number one
:17:29. > :17:29.Andy Murray draws in the Australian open as he heads into his first
:17:30. > :17:37.grand slam as top seed. A 40-year study by British
:17:38. > :17:39.scientists has revealed clues as to why some species stop having
:17:40. > :17:45.babies half-way through life. Human beings and killer whales
:17:46. > :17:47.are two of only three species where the female goes
:17:48. > :17:50.through the menopause. Researchers say they have a much
:17:51. > :17:53.clearer idea of the crucial role older females play among the killer
:17:54. > :17:56.whale population and how that could teach us something about human
:17:57. > :17:58.evolutionary history. Our science correspondent
:17:59. > :18:06.Victoria Gill reports. These researchers have been
:18:07. > :18:11.documenting the lives of killer And their findings have revealed
:18:12. > :18:18.new insight into something we humans share with a mammal so very
:18:19. > :18:23.different from us. Orcas and humans are two of only
:18:24. > :18:26.three mammals on the planet that stop reproducing partway
:18:27. > :18:30.through our lives. This 40-year study of killer whale
:18:31. > :18:33.society has already shown that grandmothers play a crucial role,
:18:34. > :18:36.leading their pod and helping But scientists have now used
:18:37. > :18:43.this unique dataset, that recorded births and deaths
:18:44. > :18:47.in every orca family here, to prove that it is crucial
:18:48. > :18:50.for the survival of new calves for grandmothers to stop reproducing
:18:51. > :18:55.when their daughters start. When a mother and daughter
:18:56. > :18:57.breed at the same time, the calf of the mother has
:18:58. > :19:00.about a 1.7 times higher risk of The benefits of grandmothering
:19:01. > :19:07.are not enough to explain why It's only when you consider
:19:08. > :19:14.the conflict of competition within the family group,
:19:15. > :19:16.and that older females lose out, that you can actually understand
:19:17. > :19:20.and explain why menopauses evolved. Avoiding this so-called reproductive
:19:21. > :19:22.conflict between the generations seems to give babies
:19:23. > :19:29.the best possible chance. It's really interesting just
:19:30. > :19:30.how important that bond And that's something that could
:19:31. > :19:34.finally explain human menopause. At some point in the evolution
:19:35. > :19:37.of our ancestors, the researchers say that menopause evolved
:19:38. > :19:41.as an adaptation, to prevent reproductive conflict
:19:42. > :19:44.between older and younger women. This, combined with the fact that
:19:45. > :19:47.grandmothers are of such huge benefit to their grandchildren,
:19:48. > :19:51.explains why our reproduction stops, while our life span
:19:52. > :19:56.continues to increase. We can't go back in time
:19:57. > :19:59.to study our own ancestors' lives. But this long, careful observation
:20:00. > :20:02.of killer whale society has finally revealed the origin of menopause,
:20:03. > :20:10.something so fundamental to our own. The number of men in low-paid,
:20:11. > :20:19.part-time work has increased New research by the Institute
:20:20. > :20:23.for Fiscal Studies has found that one in five low-paid men,
:20:24. > :20:25.between the ages of 25 and 55, That means wage inequality for men
:20:26. > :20:30.has risen over two decades, Our personal finance correspondent
:20:31. > :20:38.Simon Gompertz reports. It used to be mainly
:20:39. > :20:40.the fate of women to work Now, increasingly,
:20:41. > :20:44.it's men like Declan. He's found a London job delivering
:20:45. > :20:46.takeaways on his bike, using his spare time to study,
:20:47. > :20:52.but it's hard. If work doesn't go well one night,
:20:53. > :20:56.you have to rearrange your plans so you work another night,
:20:57. > :20:58.and you don't particularly feel You do just feel like
:20:59. > :21:07.a piece of meat, really. The food business, shops, security,
:21:08. > :21:11.all now looking for flexibility like Declan is providing,
:21:12. > :21:15.and not necessarily full-time. For decades now, we've seen the pay
:21:16. > :21:17.of women workers held down by casualisation,
:21:18. > :21:21.by shorter hours working, And we are beginning to see
:21:22. > :21:25.those trends happen right across the labour market now,
:21:26. > :21:26.impacting particularly But insecure employment,
:21:27. > :21:31.low-paid employment, is not good for workers,
:21:32. > :21:33.and it's not good for The study looked at lower paid
:21:34. > :21:37.men, the bottom 20%, and found that before,
:21:38. > :21:43.two decades ago, one in 20 were working part-time,
:21:44. > :21:45.whereas now it's more That group is working five
:21:46. > :21:51.fewer hours per week. The big question is
:21:52. > :21:53.whether they want to, This means people aren't
:21:54. > :21:58.being forced to work long hours What they are doing,
:21:59. > :22:03.is they are making a positive choice to find a job
:22:04. > :22:05.which suits their life. And they are prepared to trade off
:22:06. > :22:08.pay for getting the flexibility to spend time with their children
:22:09. > :22:10.or elderly parents, I think that's a good news story,
:22:11. > :22:15.that in today's society, people can choose and find a job
:22:16. > :22:19.that fits with their lives. But the jobs we are talking
:22:20. > :22:22.about are for less than ?8 an hour, Which, without tax credits
:22:23. > :22:28.or a partner to help, can leave you struggling
:22:29. > :22:31.to make ends meet. A woman who alleges
:22:32. > :22:41.she was indecently assaulted by TV presenter Rolf Harris has
:22:42. > :22:43.told his trial how he had put his hand up her skirt
:22:44. > :22:46.after she asked for an autograph. She told the jury the alleged
:22:47. > :22:48.indecent assault was Mr Harris denies seven
:22:49. > :22:51.charges of indecent assault Let's apeak to our correspondent
:22:52. > :23:07.Dan Johnson who's at Tell us more about this woman's
:23:08. > :23:10.evidence. This woman, who is now in her 50s, explained how as a
:23:11. > :23:14.12-year-old she and her mother went to a radio station in Portsmouth
:23:15. > :23:18.after hearing Rolf Harris on the programme talking about his
:23:19. > :23:21.favourite records. They collected autographs and thought they might
:23:22. > :23:25.have the chance to meet him and get him to sign their autograph book.
:23:26. > :23:29.That's what happened, as he left they approached him, and the woman
:23:30. > :23:36.said, it was quite pleasing seeing him in real life. I had seen him on
:23:37. > :23:40.TV, it was nice to see someone famous. They asked Rolf Harris to
:23:41. > :23:45.sign, he signed her mothers, then turned to her, the 12-year-old. He
:23:46. > :23:49.said, I think it's your turn, let me give you a little cuddle. She
:23:50. > :23:53.explained how Rolf Harris but one hand behind her back, one hand down
:23:54. > :23:58.her leg and then up her skirt, touching her beneath her underwear,
:23:59. > :24:01.she explained. She said it felt horrible, it didn't feel right, I
:24:02. > :24:06.didn't know anything about sex at the time, she said, but it felt
:24:07. > :24:10.wrong. She said her mother was standing right her but didn't
:24:11. > :24:15.realised what had happened. After Rolf Harris signed the book, they
:24:16. > :24:18.left. She told her mother what had happened but wasn't believed. She
:24:19. > :24:23.was challenged in court that she had made it up after Rolf Harris was
:24:24. > :24:26.convicted two years ago, she said, no, this is true. Thank you.
:24:27. > :24:29.Refugees and migrants are dying in Europe's sudden cold snap,
:24:30. > :24:31.and the United Nations Refugee Agency is urging
:24:32. > :24:34.The UNHCR said several migrants had died from cold
:24:35. > :24:36.and exhaustion in Bulgaria, and it called on Greece to move
:24:37. > :24:40.migrants from poor conditions on islands to better facilities
:24:41. > :24:52.Our correspondent Sian Grzeszcyk reports.
:24:53. > :25:00.Desperate to get out of the bitterly cold waters, these, just some of the
:25:01. > :25:04.800 migrants and refugees that were rescued from the Mediterranean Sea
:25:05. > :25:09.yesterday. The Italian coastguard helped them of the six rubber boats
:25:10. > :25:13.they were trying to cross in. Freezing temperatures in Europe over
:25:14. > :25:18.the last week have caused the UN to call on governments to do more to
:25:19. > :25:23.help migrants. In Greece, the situation was so bad that this ship
:25:24. > :25:28.was sent to Lesbos at the request of the Greek Prime Minister to house
:25:29. > :25:33.migrants, amidst health warnings that condition that the main camp at
:25:34. > :25:39.becoming humane. Hundreds of others in Lesbos are being transferred to
:25:40. > :25:44.hotels. I am afraid but I don't know where I go. I'm afraid. At the
:25:45. > :25:50.European Parliament in Brussels, a warning about how prepared the EU is
:25:51. > :25:53.for a further increase in numbers. We are making a call for Europe to
:25:54. > :26:01.prepare for possible new influxes. It may not happen, but we need to be
:26:02. > :26:08.prepared. We are very concerned in a number of situations, Europe does
:26:09. > :26:13.not seem to have a plan A or plan B. Conditions are also tough at this
:26:14. > :26:17.migrant camp in Serbia. More than 1000 men from Afghanistan and
:26:18. > :26:21.Pakistan are relying on one meal a day from volunteers, and having to
:26:22. > :26:25.wash outside in the cold conditions. Concern is growing that more
:26:26. > :26:28.migrants will died trying to survive these harsh conditions.
:26:29. > :26:30.The General Medical Council has warned that hospitals
:26:31. > :26:32.are failing to raise concerns about incompetent locum doctors.
:26:33. > :26:34.The report says there's a reluctance to provide frank feedback,
:26:35. > :26:42.and weaknesses in monitoring could put patients at risk.
:26:43. > :26:44.Well, with me is our Health correspondent, Elaine Dunkley.
:26:45. > :26:47.Is this about locum doctors not going through the proper checks
:26:48. > :26:51.or about hospitals not giving proper feedback?
:26:52. > :26:58.It's a little bit of both. There are around 8000 locum doctors working in
:26:59. > :27:03.the UK, and according to this review, not all of them are being
:27:04. > :27:07.checked. Every doctor, every year, should have an appraisal, and every
:27:08. > :27:11.five years they must have their licence revalidated. This was
:27:12. > :27:16.brought in to ensure patient safety. It follows cases such as Harold
:27:17. > :27:22.Shipman who killed 200 patients. There was also a case in 2007 where
:27:23. > :27:27.a German local doctor killed a patient on his first shift in the
:27:28. > :27:31.UK. According to this review, there are still some locum doctors falling
:27:32. > :27:35.through gaps in the system. So, why is it happening? According to the
:27:36. > :27:40.review there is often confusion over which organisation should be
:27:41. > :27:44.carrying out appraisals of staff on short-term contracts. Also, there
:27:45. > :27:48.was criticism of hospitals for not speaking out and sharing information
:27:49. > :27:51.about incompetent locums. There were also issues around some agencies,
:27:52. > :27:56.not ensuring the right checks had been done and that there was enough
:27:57. > :27:59.support to locum doctors. This review looked at monitoring
:28:00. > :28:04.assessment for all doctors across the UK. It also found there was
:28:05. > :28:08.evidence some patients were frightened to give honest feedback,
:28:09. > :28:11.an important part of the revalidation process for the
:28:12. > :28:15.relicensing of doctors. The Department of Health has said this
:28:16. > :28:17.has had huge improvements on the system but also more work needs to
:28:18. > :28:26.be done. Thank you. There were emotional scenes last
:28:27. > :28:27.night as President Obama surprised his vice President with the
:28:28. > :28:31.country's highest civilian honour. Mr Obama said he was awarding
:28:32. > :28:34.the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Joe Biden for his faith
:28:35. > :28:36.in his fellow Americans He described him as a lion
:28:37. > :28:40.of American history. Mr Biden said the honour
:28:41. > :28:42.was a complete surprise. The best Vice President America has
:28:43. > :28:45.ever had, Mr Joe Biden! This also gives the internet
:28:46. > :28:54.one last chance to talk Johanna Konta, Britain's number one
:28:55. > :29:04.female tennis player, has won her final warm-up tournament
:29:05. > :29:07.before the Australian Open. She beat Agnieszka Radwanska
:29:08. > :29:09.in straight sets to win the Sydney International,
:29:10. > :29:11.the second WTA title of her career. Our sports correspondent
:29:12. > :29:25.Katie Gornall reports. In the tennis arena, Johanna Konta
:29:26. > :29:28.demands attention. After extraordinary rise through the
:29:29. > :29:33.rankings, she's now in the top ten. The big moments, the big players no
:29:34. > :29:36.longer worry her. Across the net was Agnieszka Radwanska, the world
:29:37. > :29:42.number three. A player should never beaten, you sense that was soon
:29:43. > :29:47.going to change, as she took the first set 6-4. Despite a successful
:29:48. > :29:51.2016, Johanna Konta has brought a new coach to Australia. Any fears
:29:52. > :29:54.this could disrupt her rhythm were quickly swatted aside. Agnieszka
:29:55. > :29:58.Radwanska is seen as one of the most intelligent players on the tour. She
:29:59. > :30:03.was given little time to think, as Johanna Konta wrapped up the second
:30:04. > :30:07.title of her career in some style. With the start of the Australian
:30:08. > :30:11.open days away, she had to Melbourne as a genuine contender. I think
:30:12. > :30:16.there's a good opportunity for her to get to the final. If you look at
:30:17. > :30:20.her section, she starts with Kirsten Flipkens she's got Serena in the
:30:21. > :30:24.quarters. Jo is playing the best tennis of her career right now. Dan
:30:25. > :30:31.Evans reached his first ATP tour final after beating Andre Kuznetsov.
:30:32. > :30:35.Tomorrow he will face a player ranked nearly 30 places above him.
:30:36. > :30:39.As the Johanna Konta, who was born in Sydney before moving to England,
:30:40. > :30:42.Australian tennis may see her as the one that got away.
:30:43. > :30:53.We've got another couple of days of cold weather. Still some wintry
:30:54. > :30:57.showers on the way today across many northern areas of the UK, and we've
:30:58. > :31:01.got that strong wind blowing down that North Sea coast, in particular.
:31:02. > :31:05.Let's focus on that. This is the area of low pressure. We still got
:31:06. > :31:11.high tide on the way this evening. It's late this afternoon, so this
:31:12. > :31:14.entire coastline, from the River Humber southwards around East
:31:15. > :31:16.Anglia, all the way to the south-east, there are severe flood
:31:17. > :31:24.warnings from the Environment Agency. Heed the warnings, stay away
:31:25. > :31:28.from those promenades, those highways could prove
:31:29. > :31:33.life-threatening. As far as this afternoon is concerned, for most of
:31:34. > :31:37.us across Scotland and in the West we've got snow showers, a cold wind
:31:38. > :31:42.blowing as well. Temperatures in many areas below freezing. By the
:31:43. > :31:46.time we get to 5pm, snow showers and other wintry showers in Northern
:31:47. > :31:50.Ireland and parts of Wales. Further inland, it's looking fairly quiet.
:31:51. > :31:56.We've got some sunshine. We had the earlier band of wet and windy and
:31:57. > :31:59.snowy weather across the South and the south-east. Very dramatic for a
:32:00. > :32:04.time in London. Now that's gone. Through this evening a lot of clear
:32:05. > :32:08.skies but wintry showers around some of these Western and eastern coasts.
:32:09. > :32:13.Temperatures in towns and cities around minus one. Out in rural areas
:32:14. > :32:19.it could be as low as -5 or minus six. Tomorrow once again any slush
:32:20. > :32:23.is going to refreeze and it'll be icy on those roads. There will be a
:32:24. > :32:27.lot of sunshine around. The good news is the wind will continue to
:32:28. > :32:31.ease along those eastern coasts. If you more wintry showers, possibly
:32:32. > :32:35.getting into parts of knowledge. We are starting to see slightly less
:32:36. > :32:39.cold air coming into western areas. That is a hint of things to come as
:32:40. > :32:43.we go through the course of the weekend. Today and tomorrow is still
:32:44. > :32:49.cold. This milder air moves in off the Atlantic, with that weather
:32:50. > :32:52.front. That basically means a lot of clouds and also some rain. This is
:32:53. > :32:58.what it looks like on Sunday, a complete change. It may take time
:32:59. > :33:03.for the weather to warm up across some of these far eastern areas, for
:33:04. > :33:06.example in East Anglia could be around 5 degrees only. We are
:33:07. > :33:10.talking about double figures that across many western areas. Next week
:33:11. > :33:14.through Monday and Tuesday, it looks as though we are going to keep those
:33:15. > :33:18.mild conditions with some rain at times. Weather you like it or not,
:33:19. > :33:29.it looks as though there is some milder weather on the way.
:33:30. > :33:33.It's goodbye from me, and on BBC One, we now join