by dangerous delays. crews are enduring long waits outside accident and emergency departments in england, because hospitals are struggling to deal with overcrowded wards. nhs england says it has recruited more staff and increased bed capacity, but acknowledged the system was under considerable strain. sharon barbour reports. it s been a long night for margaret. there were ambulances backed up outside. two hours in an ambulance. finally able to get off the ambulance and into a&e, margaret then faced a long wait. she told us she s been here for 14 hours. margaret s 73, and has had no sleep. what was it like last night when you came in to a&e? there were ambulances parked out there. there s ambulances parked out there today. there s no beds. you know, and there s people on trolleys in the corridors. waits in a&e here have been as long as 30 hours, with hospital bosses now warning of even worse to come, as they cope with a sharp rise this week and patients arriving. in the foot
Reaching this all went. It was just amazing. And in the shadow of red october how russians view the 1917 revolution. Thats in half an hour here on bbc news. Hello, good afternoon, welcome to bbc news. Ice and below zero temperatures have been causing more disruption. Stansted airport had to provide beds for hundreds of passengers who were left stranded in the terminal overnight, after flights were cancelled due to the bad weather. Anisa kadri has spent the morning there and sent this report. Hanging around for a flight longer than you expected, it is not much fun, especially when the queues are just getting longer, you find your flight is not just delayed, it is cancelled. 12 hours after sarahs flight to stockholm was meant to take off, she was still here and will fly tomorrow. I only found out literally three hours after my flight was meant to leave that it was cancelled, there were no boards to tell us it was delayed. It was literally going backwards and forwards between personnel. I
In the light of allegations of Sexual Misconduct well take a look at what motivates people to give to charities and what makes them stop. Beyond 100 days will examine the latest developments in the syria crisis and examine where the us and russia stand. And as mps release a controversial report into how royal bank of scotland allegedly mistreated small businesses, well speak to a businessman who blames the bank forfailing to give him a loan. Thats all ahead on bbc news. Now on bbc news its time for sportsday. Hello and welcome to sportsday imjohn watson. 0n the way. Disqualified in herfinal event history repeats itself for speed day eleven of the Winter Olympics and another day to forget for speed skater Elise Christie. After the disappointment of sochi four years ago, there was more today as she was disqualified from the heats of her third and final event the 1000m and and finishes another winter games without a medal. Andy swiss is in pyonchang. Just when we thought things could not
Well be looking back at the anniversary celebrations. And, jammed up . A Study Suggests drivers in the uk wasted more than 30 hours in rush hour traffic last year. Thats all ahead on bbc news. Now on bbc news, its time for sportsday. Hello, and welcome to sportsday. Imjohn watson. Im john watson. These are our headlines tonight. Amid growing pressure, chelsea say they are standing by manager Antonio Conte. The magic of the cup. Can not counted cause an upset at premier League Swansea tonight . Well be looking ahead. And, dying for his sport. How a crash brought on a stroke that almost cost bobsleigher bruce task his life. I thought id seen these signs before on a television, what to look out for and so television, what to look out for and so on, ijust never thought it would happen to me at such a young age. Welcome along. Back to back league defeats, chelsea look a shadow of the side that Antonio Conte led to the title last season. But the champions will not be sacking the italian, wit
Strongest stories from the bbcs inside out teams. Welcome to inside out west midlands. Tonight, racism in football should our clubs be doing more to recruit British Asian players . I think it is ourjob, its the football clubs responsibility to go and find out where they are playing football. Where have all the hen harriers gone . Is the shooting industry to blame . It is a National Disgrace that we do not have the kind of birds of prey that should belong back in this landscape. And why a publicity stunt done 50 years ago is still costing brummie songwriter roy wood a fortune. I mean, it has got to be about a million quid, i would have thought. Im ayo akinwolere, and this is inside out west midlands. How are you doing . Welcome to the shore. Tonight, we are in the glorious Peak District, but first, lets talk football, because in 1978, viv anderson became the first black player to play at senior level for england. Now, almost a0 years on, we are still waiting for the first player of sout