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.
another warning on energy bills half of all uk households could face fuel poverty this winter. a record day for channel crossings in small boats on monday nearly 1,300 people arrived in the uk. and man s emotional best friends how dogs can cry with joy. and coming up on the bbc news channel: after ellen white s retirement, jill scott is the latest lioness to call time on her football career after 20 years at the top. good evening. police in liverpool have named the nine year old who was shot dead in her home last night. olivia pratt korbel s death has sent shock waves through her community and beyond after she was shot in the chest by a gunman who was targeting a man who d run into the house. let s go straight ot our correspondent danny savage who s at the scene. danny. i think it was shocking enough for many people to wake up to the news a nine year old girl had been shot home, but then came the detail and i think this is the most tragic series of evends surround
staff say flu and covid pressures mean it is harder than during the worst of the pandemic. the staff is exhausted. it feels as difficult as it was during covid. but in fact, slightly more difficult because during covid, a lot of services, we stopped, but now we are keeping on all elective services, plus we are managing the pressures at the front end. the hospital is pointing as many patients as possible who are less seriously ill to other areas of care, but the corridor still looks like this. despite everything, susan is philosophical. the workload is tough. we have had to adapt and change our ways of working. but we are a&e nurses, and we take what is put in front of us, and we deal with it the best we can. hugh pym, bbc news, bolton. now let s talk about the war in ukraine.
but can t because of community care issues. the government has 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 are facing. but money is always welcome. that is your zimmer frame. royal bolton is doing all it can to prepare patients for leaving the hospital. oh, you are 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 the 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 and sent me straight to a&e. so. so i would say that gp saved my life. staff say flu and covid