The Australian Open, as he continues to struggle with a long term hip problem. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Theres even more evidence today of the mounting pressure on the nhs in england this winter. New figures compiled by the bbc show that for the last six weeks of 2017, more than 75,000 patients were left in ambulances for 30 minutes or more. Thats one in every eight patients enduring a delay. And last week was the busiest ever for the nhs iii helpline. It received more than 480,000 calls. Today, theresa may apologised for the thousands of operations that have already been cancelled. 0ur health editor, hugh pym, reports on the nhs winter crisis. Erm, but were in a queue with lots of other people, who are clearly very sick. Everybodys waiting to get in. A patients eye view of the stress across the nhs. A queue of ambulances waiting to hand over patients at a hospital. There were eeeele en the fleer ; most of them were elderly. There was an elderly lady that i remember very vividly who was slumped in a chair in her nightdress the whole night. No one came near her, no one even put a blanket round her. It was really very distressing. There were police everywhere, there were people with blood pouring out of them. It was just like a battlefield. And now there are official figures showing that flu is putting more pressure on hospitals. What we are seeing is a significant increase in this particular week, from the last week, in terms of the number of people being admitted to hospital and the numbers of people who are being admitted to intensive care. Its too soon to say how severe the flu season will be, but it wont take much to add to the long waits and delays, as illustrated in these pictures, already evident across the nhs. Hugh pym, bbc news. Lets go live to the royal preston hospital and our correspondent, dominic hughes. What is the situation there, how is the hospital coping . Well, nhs data tells us the lancashire teaching hospitals, of which the royal preston is part, has the worst ambulance handovers in england. More than half of the ambulances that attended the a e had to wait more than 30 minutes before discharging patients over 212 macro and one in five had to wait for more 60 minutes. Handing patients over to the a e. In the south west of england and london and the north east, waiting times lower, but the problems reflect pressured throughout the system. In community care, social care, gp services. A e is the front door to be and it has for so many patients and of the hospitals cannot discharge patients from their wards into the community, a e staff cannot move their patients off bed apartment on the those wards and that affects the ambulance hand over times. So what happens at a e refracts pressures across the system that is beginning to struggle with the patient with the pressures of winter. Thank you very much. The negotiations over the brexit deal are farfrom over, but the environment secretary, michael gove, is setting out proposals for what farming in england might look like once we leave the eu. He wants to replace the current eu subsidy which is based on how much land you own with one based on what you do with the land. But his proposals wouldnt come into effect till 2024, well after another general election. Heres our business editor, simonjack. Farming is perhaps the industry most closely entwined with the eu. For 45 yea rs, closely entwined with the eu. For 45 years, those who work on this green and pleasant land had been regulated, protected and paid by the eu. 3 billion a year in subsidies is paid out to farmers, determined by how much land they own, that will change according to the environment secretary. What i want to do is to move away from the current method of subsidy which doesnt really reward efficiency to a method of agricultural support which make sure that good bombers have new markets for their products and at the same time that the Natural Environment is enhanced. Under proposals announced today, the government would limit payments to the largest landowners. It would reward Environmental Protection measures such as flood prevention and support high standards in animal welfare. We are very pleased with the gove announcement today because it provides a level of certainty for the bombing. David barnes 2,000 acres in west sussex and is glad these proposals will not comment until 202a. These proposals will not comment until 2024. It is these proposals will not comment until2024. It is really these proposals will not comment until 2024. It is really important, it gives is a chance to adjust our businesses and study the impact of brexit and plan accordingly. Farming isa brexit and plan accordingly. Farming is a long term business. The cattle we have on the farm, many will not be sold until we leave the eu so any chance to plan ahead is really valuable. Cutprice competition from overseas like chickens treated with chlorine from the us, is banned in the eu. Some worry that in a rush to make new trade partners, uk farmers will be undercut. Some farmers say, if that happens, we willjust have to lower our standards to compete. Well, that is a race to the bottom. What will happen is, we will lose. Ultimately, britain doesnt have the economies of scale to produce low quality, low welfare food more cheaply than other countries. There is perhaps no other sector where opinion is so divided between those who think brexit will be the making of and those who think brexit will be the breaking of an industry. Can you make an Agricultural Policy tailor made for britains economy and environment, or are you taking a massive gamble by stepping outside the fence of subsidies and protection . The farming landscape may change with brexit, but subsidies forfarmers may change with brexit, but subsidies for farmers are not going anywhere for six years, proved perhaps of how hard some habits are the break. Lets hear from our deputy Political Editor in westminster. I wonder how significant these proposals are in the wider context of brexit . The governor and has been accused of making up the brexit plan as it goes along so ministers are keen to sell this idea is thought through, there are, greener, bettervalue for public money and they hope popular. Certainly, it is true the european common Agricultural Policy has been criticised four year is as being wasteful and in need of reform. Larger landowners may feel this is too radical and they may not be happy, but that group does not normally attract a great amount of public sympathy and bombers have been given six years before we see radical change. We may be seeing some caps on larger payments bombers. There are bigger problems facing british producers what ta riffs facing british producers what tariffs do they have to deal with . What standards that they face when the market is opened up the wider foreign competition . Ministers like michael gove would say nothing to fear, it will work for everyone, but a lot of farmers are not convinced and they will have to wait for the negotiation process and years beyond that before they have anything like a company has a set of answers. They give very much. A comprehensive set of answers. Thank you very much. A london taxi driver, whos believed to have carried out more than 100 rapes and sexual assaults on women who were passengers in his cab, is to be freed from jail after serving ten years in custody. John worboys, who is now 60, was convicted of 19 offences in 2009. Now a parole board has approved his release with what it calls stringent licence conditions. Danny shaw is with me. What would a pa role danny shaw is with me. What would a parole board have to consider before releasing a man like this . They would look very carefully at his case. They would take reports from prison officers, predation officials, to look at his offending history, remarks from the judge who sentenced him. They would look at the progress he has made in prison, whether he has adapted to perhaps more relaxed prison conditions and perhaps they have been on day release, how he has responded to that, and there will be psychological assessments as well. I think one thing that will concern people is that you have an individual who has a history of manipulating women and being deceitful. Thejudge said he had spuna deceitful. Thejudge said he had spun a web of deceit against women. Has he somehow manipulated these professionals, these re professionals, experienced people on the parole board panel, into believing that he is now not a danger to women . When he sentenced him in 2009, thejudge said he should not be released until he was no longer a threat to women and i think that is what will concern people. Thank you very much. The leader of the council in windsor is facing a backlash after calling for rough sleepers and beggars to be cleared before the Royal Wedding in may. Simon dudley said some people begging were not in fact homeless, and had made what he called a voluntary choice to live on the streets. Campaigners say his comments are misinformed. Adina campbell reports from windsor. It may be one of the countrys most affluent areas with a prime tourist its been home to british kings and queens for more than 1,000 years. Windsor castle is a popular Tourist Destination overlooking high end shops in one of the countrys most affluent areas. But, a stones throwaway is stewarts home, a bus shelter where hes been living for the last four months. Its the royal borough, isnt it, the queen lives right behind me and the castle, i think they say with the Royal Wedding coming up, they dont want us on the street. Now people like stewart are being targeted by the council. In a three page letter to Thames Valley police, leader simon dudley says, theres evidence that a large number of adults begging in windsor are not in fact homeless and if they are, theyre chosing to reject all supporting services. He goes on to say, this is creating a concerning and hostile atmosphere for residents and the seven million tourists who come to windsor each year. But for those out in the cold, its a different story. James has been homeless for the last 12 months. He says he never aggressively begs for money, but is grateful when people do. The council has said that they have offered support accommodation to people like you. Why havent you taken that up . Its only over the christmas period, forfour days. After the four days, youre kicked back out on the streets. Windsor castle is one of the countrys most popular Tourist Destinations and on the 19th of may, when prince harry marries Meghan Markle here, tens of thousands of people are expected. Police and the local authorities will want to make sure everyone from all different communities are safe and secure. For years, windsor has been home to the rich and poor, but some local businesses say begging is increasingly becoming a problem. Theres been a large influence of these beggars coming in and, at the moment, its becoming a little bit a nightmare. The Thames Valley police and crime commissioner says the Homeless Community should be treated with kindness, but todays letter has created more unease and uncertainty for those living here on the streets. Adina campbell, bbc news. The row between donald trump and his former top aide, steve bannon, has intensified, with lawyers for the president threatening legal action. It follows comments attributed to mr bannon in a new book about the trump presidency. Hes quoted as saying that a meeting between mr trumps son and a group of russians during the president ial campaign was treasonous. 0ur north american editor, jon sopel, reports. Hell hath no furious like a bannon scorned, it it would seem. Steve bannon, who was described as the brains behind donald trump, is now out in the washington cold after his extraordinary attack. The warm words of last summer but a distant memory. I like of last summer but a distant memory. Ilike him, of last summer but a distant memory. I like him, he is a good man. He is not a racist, i can tell you that. He isa not a racist, i can tell you that. He is a good person. He actually gets a very good of unfair press in that regard. But we will see what happens with mr bannon, but he is a good person and i think the press treats him frankly very unfairly. Rounding on the president and president s son in law during the campaign, saying and thats provoked rage and fury in the white house. The president issuing this unprecedented statement about a close colleague. When he was fired, he not only lost hisjob, he lost his mind. Today at the white house, they are lawyering up, orders to Stephen Bannon to cease and desist. And the response from mr bannon last night, white, to declare his unfailing support for the president. And that brought this response from mrtrump and that brought this response from mr trump today. He called me a great man last night, so he obviously changed his tune pretty quick. The white house is pushing back hard on the contents of this book, describing the author, michael wolff, as a fantasist. That despite him gay being given unprecedented access to the workings of the west wing and recording hours of conversations. And even if only 50 of the book is accurate, it still paints a of the book is accurate, it still paintsa damning of the book is accurate, it still paints a damning portrait of a white house that is dysfunctional and a president whose paranoid. No wonder donald trump is so angry. Jon sopel, bbc news, washington. The time is 18 17. Our top story this evening an apology from theresa may after new figures reveal the pressure on the nhs this winter. And still to come. The colmanss mustard factory in norwich is to close after 160 years in the city. Coming up on sportsday on bbc news its a familiar tale as two late wickets scupper an england revival to give australia the advantage going into day two the fifth and final ashes test in sydney. Its what every parent knows preparing children for the move from primary to secondary school is a big and sometimes challenging time. But now the childrens commissioner for england says Young Children face the added anxiety of coping with what she calls an avalanche of pressure from social media. Anne longfield says parents and schools need to do more to prepare them for the emotional demands it makes. Elaine dunkley reports. For many young people, social media is at the centre of their lives. Following, sharing and posting, part of growing up in a digital age. But for some children its a steep and difficult learning curve. I made music, i posted it, i expressed how i felt so i got a lot of hate and backlash from that. James was 12 when he first started posting images of himself online. Negative comments have had a huge impact on his self esteem. I wasnt like the average boy who played football every lunchtime. I learnt to dance, i love to sing and act so i got a lot of backlash from that and loads of harsh comments in the section. How did that make you feel . Trapped, alone. Because im kind of like a confident person and i dont really like to tell people stuff so i was kind of like suffering in silence for a long time. James is keen to share his experience and is now an anti bullying campaigner. Todays report, life in likes, highlights the way children use social media changes as they go from Primary Schools are secondary. From playing games on devices to often having their own phones. As their world expands, there is pressure to fit in. Going into secondary school, you are surrounded by lots of new people you dont know and you want to impress them by showing on social media how great you are and how good a person you are. My mum checks my phone quite regularly, she checks my instagram and messages to see that im behaving myself. Going from Primary School to secondary school can bea Primary School to secondary school can be a huge transition for a number of reasons but todays report highlights the need for young people to cope with social media. Highlights the need for young people to cope with social medial highlights the need for young people to cope with social media. I would like the government to introduce compulsory online literacy to help people anticipate what it means, to help their resilience and help empower them to be more in control in their own social media accounts. Most social media platforms have a minimum age of 13, but keeping up with changing apps and trends is a challenge for parents. Simple things like trying to get people round the table for dinner, the amount of times i have to call people down because they are on their phones. These mothers have started a project to make children understand its ok not to be online. The possibility of feeling rejected is kind of there all the time which is a pretty sad thing, it is such a vulnerable age. Todays report warns the challenges are many. Increasing pressures to be popular needs Early Intervention to make sure children are emotionally prepared for life online. The colmanss mustard factory in norwich is going to close. The condiment has been made in the city for 160 years. Unilever, which owns the company, shares the site with with britvic, which had already said it was closing its part of the site. The factory will close at the end of 2019. Our correspondent richard bond is there. Dozens of jobs lost dozens ofjobs lost but also a bit of norwich history. Absolutely, yes. Colmans has been making mustard on this site since 1858, it was a successful Victorian Company and pioneered paternalism, the idea you look after your staff is notjust by paying them good wages but also giving them schooling, housing and health care. In more recent times the site has been shared between coleman s and britvic. Britvic decided to leave, announcing its decision before christmas, and colmans says as a result its operation here is no longer viable. It will however build a new mustard mill in norwich elsewhere, however production of wet mustard will move to burton on trent. However because that burton factory will continue to use mustard powder from that burton factory will continue to use mustard powderfrom norwich the link between the city and mustard will not be lost altogether. Thank you. Fans of iron bru have reportedly started stockpiling the soft drink ahead of a planned change in its recipe. Its manufacturers are changing the formula to cut the sugar content by almost half. It is part of a Sugar Reduction Programme before the government levy on sugary drinks comes into effect. Andy murray has pulled out of the Australian Open after failing to recover from an ongoing hip injury. The three time grand slam tennis champion hasnt played a competitive match since wimbledon last summer. And theres been more bad news in the womens game british number one Johanna Konta was forced to retire from her brisbane 0pen quarterfinal, also because of a hip injury. Heres our sports correspondentjoe wilson. Andy murray in brisbane, departing. No Australian Open for him. He practised competitively seemed all right, he told reporters, but the hip would not stand up to the pressure of a tournament. When murray limped to defeat at wimbledon last summer, we thought hed be back. After all, he stands for resilience, whatever the state of his body. Six months on, hes still not played another competitive match. Today, murray in his official statement admitted he was not yet ready to compete and hes flying home to assess all the options. That suggests surgery. So, does this look like the end . It is very sad when someone has to retire, and im assuming this is the end of his career and it may not be. So you know, forgive me but ive got a new hip and itsjust an awful long way back. Its a real uphill struggle from here. The Australian Open is busy promoting itself tennis must go on, although its a sport heavily reliant on over 30s for its marketing and thats not a long term solution. Johanna konta will still carry british hopes at the Australian Open, well. Perhaps. She withdrew from her match in brisbane overnight with suspicions of, guess what, a hip problem. More assessment on friday. Low grade strain, she suggests. Just be fit forjune, wimbledon might well hope. This week, andy murray posted this picture of himself on social media. The little kid inside me, he explained, just wants to play tennis and compete. Its difficult to be denied something so simple. Joe wilson, bbc news. Two late wickets took the shine off a good opening day for england in the final ashes test in sydney. Captain joe root went for 83, and Jonny Bairstow for five, as england closed on 233 for five. Australia have already won the series, after england lost the first three tests. Patrick gearey reports from sydney. This is a city almost surrounded by water, just not typically from above. Strangely murky in sydney, a morning to wait undercover. When it dried, joe root chose to stay indoors and send his opening batsman out. Mark stoneman looked in particularly good nick until he got a particularly bad nick. 24, just the start. And so to the curious case of james vince, a batsman whos looked better in pictures than numbers, whose beauty is often followed by a beast. That is an awful shot. This has been englands ashes trouble from tranquillity. Nowjosh hazlewood thought he had alastair cook. The umpire didnt, but the technology backed the bowler marginal and maybe crucial. So root, who had earlier chosen to bat, had plenty of it to do. This was 50 handy, but the celebration told of an unfinished job. By now, the conditions had been transformed from drizzling to sizzling. Dawid malan was dropped but shuffled on to his half century. Whisper it, but england were comfortable. Only an illusion. Third ball with the new ball, almost inevitable, another 100 missed, root didnt need telling. Now things started to unravel. Instead of a nightwatchman to see out the final balls, Jonny Bairstow went out, got out and handed the day to australia, a day which encapsulated a series. I think it sums up where weve been this tour. Weve been on top for so long in games and we make one or two mistakes and suddenly we let the aussies back in. So england finish the day once again in shadow, the same shadow which has stalked them all over australia, that of missed chances. They must try and clear their heads to make a competitive total on day two, but the damage may already have been done. Patrick gearey, bbc news in sydney. Not quite cricket weather here. Heres darren bett. It will turn cold over the next few days but also drier and we have 15 flood warnings on rivers in england and not surprisingly the river 0use in york is one of them. This rain gets stuck across central areas of scotland, there will be snow in the hills. Heavy showers and bands of rain pushing eastwards across england and wales, and the south west where it will be windy for a while. A an off night tonight but not too cold just yet because there is a fair bit of cloud. Plenty of showers coming in across england and wales, more frequent and heavy in wales and the south west. Limited sunshine coming in in between the showers. The damp weather sinking southwards, allowing wintry showers in northern scotland, a cold day across the board but noticeably so across the board but noticeably so across the board but noticeably so across the south and itjust gets colder this weekend. We replace low pressure with High Pressure, but this High Pressure is building down from the north and as it heads across the uk, it draws down colder airand it draws across the uk, it draws down colder air and it draws down some cold winds as well, coming off the north sea. Feeling cold down the eastern side of the uk. This damp weather will move into southern areas, allowing northern parts to brighten up allowing northern parts to brighten up and get some sunshine but it will feel colder as well, especially in the wind. As the wind eases in most areas, a widespread frost on saturday night. Could be as cold as minus ten in the north. The wind eases off on sunday, then dry and bright day with some sunshine. Still cold, george. Darren, thank you. Thats all from the bbc news at six so its goodbye from me and hello. This is bbc news. The headlines the Prime Minister has apologised for a decision to postpone some operations in england until next month, saying she knows its difficult, frustrating and disappointing. Her comments came after bbc analysis found that one in eight patients taken to hospital in england by ambulance this winter faced a delay of more than 30 minutes on arrival. The environment secretary has set out how farming subsidies will be dealt with after brexit, saying farmers will receive payments to protect the countryside. One of britains most prolific sex offenders, john worboys, who raped and sexually assaulted women who were passengers in his black cab, has been approved for release from prison. President donald trump has threatened legal action to prevent publication of a book containing explosive allegations about his presidency. In a moment it will be time for sportsday, but first a look