Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. The number of patients on Hospital Wards has been at unsafe levels in nine out of ten nhs trusts in england this winter, according to figures obtained by the bbc. Some hospitals were operating at close to full capacity, putting increased pressure on the number of beds available. All week we are taking an in depth look at the state of the nhs in a series of special reports. Heres our Health Correspondent, jane dreaper. Its been a very difficult winter at Yeovil Hospital in somerset. Like many other hospitals in england, theyve had to battle Behind The Scenes here to find enough free beds in recent weeks. You can get periods, particularly over the winter period, when you are managing bed by bed, minute by minute, and teams are having to spend a lot of time and Energy Running around finding a bed for the next patient that needs it. And moving patients between beds isnt ideal, we dont like doing it unless we really have to, but sometimes you have to prioritise
The white house. Nbcs Analysis Shows republicans may not have the votes to make this happen. Tracie potts has the latest on the battle to pass the plans. A threehour meeting overnight with the House Speaker pitching possible changes, aimed at convincing reluctant republicans to support their partys health plan. Congressman charlie dent emerged as the latest no vote. I think its important we get this vote rather than get it done fast. President trump on the phone with lawmakers all night meeting with the con sefb tif Freedom Caucus today. In a last ditch effort to flip six no votes to yes. This is going down in flames. Whats it going to take to save it . Our count now shows 29 republicans likely lined up against it. Still, the House Speaker is confident. We feel were getting really close. The white house admits theres no plan b if this this is the only train leaving the station. Reporter support looks less likely in the senate, lawmakers are worried about the impact back home. It would
But theres a hole in the leadership. Plus. Ill jonah hull on a crosschannel ferry. The waters could separate the European Union from breakaway brittin. Joof so we v german and turkish leaders are holding talks in ankara on the growing refugee crisis. Turkey with a large number of Syrian Refugees, and the latest violence in aleppo, more are trying to enter. And germany, taking in the biggest number of Asylum Seekers in europe, the majority of them are syrians. Taking you through some of the numbers. The United Nations says there are more than 4. 5 million registered refugees. The actual number is higher. Break it down. 2. 1 million in lebanon, jordan, iraq. And egypt. Almost the same number t 1. 9 million are in turkey alone. That is Syrian Refugees there. Stephanie dekker is our correspondent in the turkish si there near the syrian border. Still waiting to hear from the leadership. Well talk about that in a moment. What are you seeing there today. We are seek a cycle of trucks heading
Stability and ethnic tensions. The rise of extreme parties across europe and the leaders of the European Union are behaving as if nothing is happening. The foreign secretary said none of the allies, not austral australia, not new zealand, not canada, not the u. S. We are here to do what is in British National interest. No american politician would ever tolerate. So while all our friends run the world entitled to their view, but when it comes to some of this, particular with the United States, when theyve got a border with new mexico and the ultimate authority for federal law, maybe question can take more note off of them. Thank you. Your partner in crime, so to speak, sir malcolm talked a great deal. We talked about world war i and ii and this collective response to those threats. We are members of nato and as dr. Fox said with permanent members of the u. N. Security council, were leading members of the imf, the g7 and the g20, why is it that given our unique particular role in the wor
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