Hello, this is breakfast, with Rachel Burden and jon kay. The British Red Cross warns of a humanitarian crisis in nhs hospitals in england. The charity says the government needs to provide more money to ease the strain. Its after dozens of a e departments were forced to divert ambulances to other hospitals. Good morning, its saturday 7th january. Also ahead, an American Army veteran has been arrested after five people were shot dead at Fort Lauderdale airport in florida. Donald trump promises to look at ways of combating Cyber Attacks on us elections after a briefing from intelligence chiefs. A bump in the Road Councils predict a huge rise in the repair bill for potholes in england and wales. In sport, its a stroll for city in the fa cup as Manchester City put five past West Ham United to go through to the fourth round. And in the next hour, well meet the schoolboy putting his new blade into action as children in england are given Sporting Prosthetics for the first time on the nhs. And
The nhs in england has rejected claims that theres a humanitarian crisis in its hospitals. The comments from the British Red Cross come as figures show a e departments have had to shut their doors to patients more than 140 times in december, because of a lack of beds. This afternoon the Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn called upon the government to take urgent action but nhs england says plans are in place to cope and that talk of any humanitarian crisis is overblown. There are flashing images in smitha mundasads report. Winter pressures in accident emergency some patients waiting a long time to be seen, beds closed because of the winter vomiting bug. This picture isnt new. But the British Red Cross says the strain on englands hospitals is so great it amounts to a humanitarian crisis. In recent years, red cross volunteers have been helping patients at home after spells in hospital. But the charity says that cuts to social care means patients do not have the right support at home. So they en
The nhs in england has rejected claims that theres a humanitarian crisis in its hospitals. The comments from the British Red Cross come as figures show a e departments have had to shut their doors to patients more than 140 times in december, because of a lack of beds. This afternoon the Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn called upon the government to take urgent action but nhs england says plans are in place to cope and that talk of any humanitarian crisis is overblown. There are flashing images in smitha mundasads report. Winter pressures in accident emergency some patients waiting a long time to be seen, beds closed because of the winter vomiting bug. This picture isnt new. But the British Red Cross says the strain on englands hospitals is so great it amounts to a humanitarian crisis. In recent years, red cross volunteers have been helping patients at home after spells in hospital. But the charity says that cuts to social care means patients do not have the right support at home. So they en
The nhs in england has rejected claims that theres a humanitarian crisis in its hospitals. The comments from the British Red Cross come as figures show a e departments have had to shut their doors to patients more than 140 times in december, because of a lack of beds. This afternoon the Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn called upon the government to take urgent action but nhs england says plans are in place to cope and that talk of any humanitarian crisis is overblown. There are flashing images in smitha mundasads report. Winter pressures in accident emergency some patients waiting a long time to be seen, beds closed because of the winter vomiting bug. This picture isnt new. But the British Red Cross says the strain on englands hospitals is so great it amounts to a humanitarian crisis. In recent years, red cross volunteers have been helping patients at home after spells in hospital. But the charity says that cuts to social care means patients do not have the right support at home. So they en
The nhs in england has rejected claims that theres a humanitarian crisis in its hospitals. The comments from the British Red Cross come as figures show a e departments have had to shut their doors to patients more than 140 times in december, because of a lack of beds. This afternoon the Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn called upon the government to take urgent action but nhs england says plans are in place to cope and that talk of any humanitarian crisis is overblown. There are flashing images in smitha mundasads report. Winter pressures in accident emergency some patients waiting a long time to be seen, beds closed because of the winter vomiting bug. This picture isnt new. But the British Red Cross says the strain on englands hospitals is so great it amounts to a humanitarian crisis. In recent years, red cross volunteers have been helping patients at home after spells in hospital. But the charity says that cuts to social care means patients do not have the right support at home. So they en