about winter pressures. delays at hospital are a worry. we re worried about the system becoming overrun. so we ve got a category one call, a male who was unconscious. siren wails their first call of the day, and ryan and debbie from the north west ambulance service are on their way to see a critically ill patient. hello, are you 0k? please can we get some pads on him just in case? and then let s get some access. he was really septic and with his heart rate being so low, his blood pressure and saturations and recordable, i believe he was at the stage just before going into cardiac arrest, he was that poorly. right, we are good to go when you are. we re going to go on blue lights. our eta to wigan is six minutes, ever. can you open them eyes for me? hold my hand. ifeel really privileged to do ourjob. it s only a short distance to resus. within minutes of getting the patient into intensive care. do you think you could step out with us and we will get you straight into a chair? i
we ll have the latest on what s turning into a continent wide vaccination supply issue. also tonight. the empty beaches of spain just waiting for tourists but what plans are in place to get us travelling again? 20 years since stuart lubbock was killed at tv star michael barrymore s house essex police have arrested a man on suspicion of murder. you may have popped the question, but when and where will the ceremony be? wedding venues complain of confusion. and coming up on bbc news. tiger roll thrills at cheltenham. the two time grand national winner claims a remarkable fifth festival triumph in the cross country chase. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. in the last hour, it s emerged that the vaccine programme across the uk so successful up to now is about to face a challenging few weeks. the nhs has written to local health organisations, telling them to expect a significant reduction in the supply of vaccine doses from the end of the month and lasting
am not ruling out anything for now. the empty beaches of spain just waiting for tourists but what plans are in place to get us travelling again a report into child sexual abuse in football says the fa could and should have done more to keep children safe. and getting to know your dad better. one of our bbc young reporter s tells us about one of the positives to come out of lockdown. there is always something you can find in common with your family, after all, they are your family, they love you and it can be taken from you at any time. it s good evening, and welcome to bbc news. the vaccine programme across the uk, so successful up to now, is about to face a challenging few weeks. the nhs has written to local health organisations, telling them to expect a significant reduction in the supply of vaccine doses from the end of the month and lasting for a month after that. the problem is being blamed on the number of doses coming into the country. the health secretary says the
we ll be looking at the likely effects of the shortages during april. also tonight. a review of historic cases of sexual abuse in football strongly criticises the football association for failing to protect children in the clubs affected. a leading charity says many thousands of children in syria could lose access to education, if britain cuts its foreign aid. and, in tonight s football, chelsea become the third english team to make the quarterfinals of the champions league. and coming up in sport on bbc news. tiger roll shows he still has what it takes, making a fifth win at cheltenham with victory in the cross country chase. good evening. from the end of this month, there will be a significant reduction in the availability of coronavirus vaccines. the shortage of supplies is expected to last a month. the nhs has written to local health organisations, urging them not to take any new appointments from the 29th march. those who already have bookings are not expected to lose th