with russian forces, continues in the eastern town of soledar, with a senior defence official calling the situation there difficult . and the brit award nominations are out, but with a notable absence of women, in the category of artist of the year . welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. we begin with some breaking news, in the last few minutes it s been confirmed by reuters news agency that lisa marie presley has died in hospital in california. her mother is believed to have been at her side and earlier called for privacy. media reports have suggested that there 55 year old daughter of elvis had suffered a cardiac arrest is was last seen in public when she attended the golden globe awards with her mother. we can now speak to peter bowes in los angeles. peter, thanks for your time. what more do we know so far? ~ ., , time. what more do we know so far? ~ . , ., far? well, we are ust learning these details far? well, we are ust learning these deta
jeff beck has died at the age of 78. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news it s newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. we begin in the united states, where the federal aviation authority says that an investigation has shown that the failure of the safety messaging system, which let to all departing flights being grounded early on wednesday, was caused by a damaged file in a database. a tweet confirmed that there is no evidence of a cyber attack. flights have been getting back to normal. our north america correspondent gary o donoghue reports. it was in the early hours that the problems began to emerge with the notam system, which warns pilots of any dangers before they take off. byjust after 7:00am, the federal aviation authority was ordering all carriers across the us to ground their planes until further notice, causing chaos for early morning travellers. i m a little annoyed. a little nervous. we re going on a cruise. we have a cruise to catch at 6pm.
investigation is launched. iran releases an alleged confession of spying by a british iranian man who s facing the death sentence he says the confession was forced. the social media personality andrew tate investigated in relation to organised crime, we investigate his popularity with young people. and the brit award nominations are out with a notable absence of women in the category of artist of the year. and stay with us here on bbc news channel for continuing coverage in analysis with our team of correspondents in the uk and around the world. good evening. ambulance response times in england and waits in accident and emergency departments have reached the highest levels on record. the latest figures have exposed the alarming state of emergency care in the national health service. for some emergencies, including suspected strokes and heart attacks, the average wait was over 90 minutes. the target is 18 minutes. more than a third of patients waited more than four hours t
programme: fighting rages in eastern ukraine in one of the bloodiest battles since the start of the war, as russia sends in mercenary forces. more torrential rain and storms in california wreak damage and put millions of people at risk. and evading rescue: the seal trapped in a fishing lake in essex who, funnily enough, seems to be in no hurry to leave. and coming up on the bbc news channel. england captain 0wen farrell is set to be clearfor their six nations opener against scotland despite a four week ban for a dangerous tackle. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. ambulance workers in england and wales are striking over pay for a second time. they have been joined this time by call handlers, which is why managers are warning the impact of this strike is likely to be worse than last month s. some of the walkouts started at midnight, but the duration and scale of the disruption varies across different parts of england and wales. only the east of england ambulance
domestic flights have resumed across the united states after being grounded because of a safety system failed. counter terrorism police investigate how scrap metal containing traces of uranium arrived at london s heathrow airport last month. and the conservative mp andrew bridgen is suspended from his party after appearing to compare covid 19 vaccines with the holocaust. good afternoon. ambulance workers in england and wales are striking over pay for a second time. managers are warning the impact is likely to be worse than last month s stoppage, because now call handlers are also on strike. the prime minister says it s terrifying that people don t know what will happen if they call 999. but ambulance staff say they will leave picket lines to respond to all category one emergency calls where there s a threat to life. 0ur health correspondent dominic hughes reports from manchester.. ambulances are still responding to life threatening emergencies. but the picket lines outside