next week, a week today, you will get the measure from the voters in the north dropship by election. figures out this morning show another rise in the number of people waiting for non urgent medical treatment in england to the highest number since records began in 2007. data from nhs england show that nearly six million people were waiting to start treatment at the end of october. nearly 11,000 people were having to wait more than 12 hours in accident and emergency departments in england last month a new record. but the average response time last month for ambulances in england to deal with the most serious incidents fell to nine minutes ten seconds, slightly down from october. 0ur health correspondent, sophie hutchinson, has this report. hospitals are under pressure like never before. some staff have even said they re working right at the edge of what they can manage. here in newcastle, they say the pressure in a&e is as much as 50% greater than before the pandemic, and they