we normally are having to turn down about eight new patients a day because we don't have the capacity with staff to be able to help them. for us to be in this position before the winter, before the christmas period, is terrifying. so, looking after patients now is hard, and can you imagine when the winter comes, when the colder weather comes, people become more unwell7 the government says it's running regular recruitment campaigns and is putting an extra £500 million into training and developing the skills of care staff. alison holt, bbc news. our top story this lunchtime. eu officials are to set out their proposals on checks moving from great britain to northern ireland and violent clashes between travelling fans and police overshadowed the england game against hungary at wembley. coming up on the bbc news channel. andy murray says he will skip the davis cup because he needs to rest and isn't sure he deserves to be