And tributes to Hugh Masekela, father of South African jazz and anti apartheid campaigner, whos died in johannesburg. Good morning, its tuesday 24th january. Im annita mcveigh, welcome to bbc newsroom live. The foreign secretary, borisjohnson, is understood to be pushing for a multimillion pound cash injection in the nhs in england. It comes as the Health Secretary is due to update the cabinet on how the Health Service is coping with winter pressures. Its thought mrjohnson wants an extra £100 million a week to go to the nhs. Its not the first time hes proposed more money. Remember this . He proudly stood behind the vote leave battle bus during the Eu Referendum claiming that £350 million britain pays to the eu every week could instead go to the nhs. The chancellor, Philip Hammond, said he gave the nhs £6 billion in the last budget, and when asked about mrjohnsons rumoured proposals, told reporters, mrjohnson is the foreign secretary. Well, lets get more from norman smith, who is out
The latest performance figures for accident and emergency units in england, suggest thatjanuary was one of the worst months since records began. More than a thousand patients waited for more than 12 hours on trolleys before being admitted to wards, and the four hour waiting target was missed for the 30th month in a row. Our Health Editor hugh pym has the latest. The nhs flat out with staff working at a frantic pace just to Keep Services running. The system under severe strain and patients are feeling it. This mobile team is trying to help reduce pressure on local hospitals. 0k, next, we will go right on to Cambridge Heath road. Here, a senior a e consultant is out on the road with a paramedic, literally taking hospital standard care to patients at home. So they dont need to go to hospital. Its a partnership between london air ambulance, London Ambulance service, and barts health. They see an elderly man with dementia who has been in and out of hospital. And ensure that hes safe to be l
Mornings on cspan2. We invite your participation via twitter, hashtag pmq. Prior to questions i members are finishing up other business. Live to the floor of the british house of commons. Will he confirm the wealthy gentlemen has been produced or will he concede the government is so heedless of the future there is no such effect. Bristol city has robin as their emblem. Can i say to the honorable lady, we look at them in great detail and ensure there is an effective resolution to suit every part of the United Kingdom because having something fit for purpose is incredibly important once we leave the European Union. Will the minister share the assessment not by twitter but all members of the public . We will make things available at the appropriate time. I sure the honorable lady about twitter. Members . Number 8, mister speaker. Regular discussions, new opportunities leaving the European Union brings to wales and the uk, Fastest Growing in the uk, an opportunity to present it. Willingnes
Premieres in london tonight with an all black cast playing the superheroes. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. New figures have revealed january to be one of the toughest months everfor a e departments in england. And hospital only a es recorded their worst ever figures since records began. Trolley waits continue to be a big problem, with a thousand patients waiting more than 12 hours to be cared for by any medical staff at all. The four hour wait target for patients was missed for the 30th month in a row but with over 85 of patients seen within that time it was slightly better than december. The target is 95 . That target was missed despite nonessential treatments being cancelled to relieve the pressure. Our Health Editor hugh pym reports. The nhs flat out with staff working at a frantic pace just to Keep Services running, that is the picture which emerges from the figures forjanuary in england, a service overstretched and under intense strain. This nurse in leeds says that even th
In leicester well be live there after 7 00. Good morning from gateshead where they are launching an exhibition of they are launching an exhibition of the north. 80 days of events running throughout the region over the summer throughout the region over the summerandi throughout the region over the summer and i will be telling you more about it. In sport, britains winter 0lympians return from pyeonchang, with double skeleton champion, Lizzy Yarnold, undecided if shell go for a hat trick of golds at the next games. All of thats coming up later. Good morning. First, our main story. Snow and arctic temperatures are expected across the uk for the rest of the week. The met office has issued both yellow warnings and more serious amber warnings for large parts of Eastern England. Up to 10cm of snow is expected today and as much as 20cm is predicted in some parts of Eastern England, scotland and Northern Ireland by the end of wednesday. Drivers are being warned they could face major disruption.