There have been countless warnings over long waiting lists in England. They’re at record levels - nearly six million people are waiting for routine operations and procedures - and a plan is needed to tackle the staffing crisis so that those lists can be reduced. That’s what a report from MPs says the government needs to do - or NHS staff will quit. The NHS is short of 93,000 workers, according to former health secretary Jeremy Hunt, who now chairs the Commons health and social care select committee. He says the staffing crisis is "entirely predictable" although the Omicron wave is "exacerbating the problem". The committee says despite the extra £5.9bn for the NHS in England from the government to help clear the backlog, which is welcomed, huge understaffing means the service is facing an "unquantifiable challenge". "Our calls for improved workforce planning have thankfully been heard. It's now time for the government to listen too," the British Medical Association says.

It’s been a year since the US Capitol riot, images from which shocked the world when Trump supporters stormed the building as Congress certified Joe Biden’s presidential election victory. It’s seen as an attack on the seat of American democracy, and to mark the anniversary of the moment when US lawmakers were forced to cower from the mob in the gallery of the House of Representatives, Mr Biden will give a speech. He’ll say his predecessor Donald Trump holds "singular responsibility" for the "chaos and carnage". So far 725 suspects have been arrested in connection with the attack. Read more here.

The Daily Telegraph, alongside other newspapers this morning, reports on the court case involving four Black Lives Matter activists. They were cleared by a jury which decided "no crime was committed" over the toppling of Bristol’s statue of 17th Century slave merchant Edward Colston. According to the Guardian, anti-racism campaigners say the decision is "a huge step in getting the UK to face up to its colonial past". While the Daily Express asks: "Where will it end?" Other stories featuring on the front pages include the latest development in tennis star Novak Djokovic’s attempts to play in the Australian Open following the fury over his Covid vaccine exemption. The Daily Mail features a picture of Djokovic but its main story is the changes to travel testing rules. Meanwhile the Daily Mirror focuses on the NHS, saying there is a "perfect storm" of pressure on frontline services. Read the newspaper review in full here.

She created hits from her bedroom, is somewhat of a mystery and until recently she hadn't shown her face on social media. We're talking about TikTok phenomenon PinkPantheress, who has become one of the UK's most promising new pop stars. The 20-year-old, who started releasing music a year ago, has won BBC Radio 1's Sound Of 2022. Here's her story.

If that's not inspirational enough meet the man who has run along every street, road and lane in Glasgow. Since the first lockdown in March 2020 Michael Shanks has covered more than 2,300km (1,400 miles), double the actual length of the Scottish city's 6,100-plus streets. He says his map-reading is atrocious. Read more here.

And finally, did you read the story about Google Maps helping to solve a decades-long case involving a wanted Italian mafia boss? A man resembling the 61-year-old was seen on Google Street View standing in front of a grocery store in Spain, which then triggered an investigation. Here’s the full story.

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