Investigation is launched. Iran releases an alleged confession of spying by a British Iranian man whos 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 to be assessed a
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
welcome to bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in america where there are now two special counsels investigating whether two us presidents broke the law in their handling of classified records. after a second set of classified documents were found atjoe biden s home, the us attorney general has appointed robert hur to investigate whether any crimes have been committed. former president donald rrump is also facing a criminal investigation for taking classified papers to his mar a lago estate. here s our north america editor, sarah smith. after admitting he was keeping classified documents at his delaware home, stored in the garage alongside his vintage sports car, president biden has a lot of explaining to do. classified materials next to your corvette, what were you thinking? my corvette s in a locked garage, ok, so it s not like it s sitting out in the street. people know i take classified documents and classified materials seriously.
any available space. they ve made it off the corridor. some are waiting to be assessed. most are waiting for a bed. sometimes, we can have trolleys in all the spaces. so we have had trolleys all around, all around the assessment areas. here, there s never a quiet moment, with so many patients to care for. a&e is full because bolton, like other hospitals we ve been into, says beds are hard to find. here, 100 patients are fit to leave but can t, because of community care issues. the government s recently given £200 million for extra social care beds in england. how much will it help here? it may be a little bit too late to deal with the current pressures we re facing. but money is always welcome. that s your zimmer frame. royal bolton is doing all it can to prepare patients for leaving the hospital. oh, you re doing marvellous.
to leave but can t, because of community care issues. the government s recently given £200 million for extra social care beds in england. how much will it help here? it may be a little bit too late to deal with the current pressures we re facing. but money is always welcome. that s your zimmer frame. royal bolton is doing all it can to prepare patients for leaving the hospital. oh, you re doing marvellous. we saw how soon after they arrive, staff begin the rehab process. perfect. but flu is adding to the pressure. diane was so poorly, her husband took her to see a gp, who told him to get her to hospital fast rather than waiting for an ambulance. he were holding me up. i couldn t walk straight. and the gp saw me and she got the. typed the note out and sent me straight to a&e. so, so i d say that gp saved my life. staff say flu and covid pressures mean it s harder