In colossal danger. Lewis hamilton says he is flying super high, after being crowned World Champion for the sixth time. Good morning, welcome to bbc newsroom live. Im joanna gosling. Health bosses in england have warned politicians not to use the nhs as a political weapon, during the general Election Campaign. Nhs providers, the organisation which represents health trust leaders, has urged parties not to make empty promises over future funding. Our Health Editor, hugh pym reports. Nhs providers says hospitals and other trusts have been preparing for winter, but the pressures are greater than ever. Front line services, it said, arent keeping up with the growing demand for care which is particularly worrying with winter looming. But, with health featuring prominently already in the Election Campaign, there is a warning that politicians need to be straight and clear about funding promises and not overdramatise the problems. We recognise there is a political potency around the health servi
Well be talking all things nfl later in the show. Good evening. Ben stokes is set to play for england again next month. The star all rounder found out earlier this week that he will be charged with affray after a brawl outside a night club last september. He was left out of the ashes as the Police Investigation took its course. Now that charges have been brought by the cps, the ecb have decided that he can play for england and is set to feature in new zealand injust over five weeks time. Lets speak to our sports correspondentjoe wilson, who is at lords. The former england captain Michael Atherton says the ecbs decision is illogical if stokes gets a date for a Court Appearance, yes, andi yes, and i cant take that point because you might say what has changed . Because you might say what has changed 7 there are because you might say what has changed . There are still criminal proceedings ongoing, still a presumption of innocence before guilt, a key part of our legal system. The ecb would
Affected. I represent small Building Companies across the uk and they are at the tail end of the supply chain, its not just carillion at the tail end of the supply chain, its notjust carillion but hundreds of other companies affected. One of oui of other companies affected. One of our companies is owed £230,000 and their tools are a lot on site so they cannot get the tools to work on other sites. Another company is owed £20,000 but the real tragedy is that there are a number of apprentices who now find themselves not knowing what to do and we will have a meeting tomorrow across the industry to work out with the Training Board placements, what we can do for those young people because they are innocent victims of this. Some good news today, banks have said they will try to continue to make sure funds are available so people get paid for those sites who continued to work. Yes, because on monday the industry met with the secretary of state, we were aware that banks were taking a small li
Severe weather Warning Police tell drivers in central and southern scotland to stay off the roads, after hundreds were stranded last night. And, after almost 1,000 years, the bayeux tapestry could leave france for the first time and be loaned to the uk. Coming up on sportsday later in the hour on bbc news despite facing a charge of affray, ben stokes will be available to play for england again next month. Good evening, and welcome to the bbc news at six. Theres some relief tonight for thousands of people affected by the collapse of the construction and services giant carillion. The Governments Insolvency Service says most private companies carrying out work for carillion, like catering and cleaning, will continue to pay their workers until new suppliers can be found. The companys collapse prompted angry exchanges in parliament. Labour said it was unbelievable that ministers continued awarding contracts to the firm despite a series of profit warnings. The Prime Minister said it would ha
The profession thanjoining it. A court has heard claims that the former manager of the Wales National football team, gary speed, was one of four men, who took their own lives, after working with the coach Barry Bennell. He denies 48 counts of child sexual abuse. Mps have approved a bill to sever ties with the eu, paving the way for the house of lords to have its say on the brexit bill. And a Charm Offensive or a genuine push for peace . North and south korea pledge to compete under one flag at the Winter Olympics. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Theres some relief tonight for thousands of people affected by the collapse of the construction and services giant carillion. The Governments Insolvency Service says most private companies carrying out work for carillion like catering and cleaning will continue to pay their workers until new suppliers can be found. The companys collapse prompted angry exchanges in parliament. Labour said it was unbelievable that ministers continued awardi