at the weather with matt taylor. some eastern areas will stay dry but snow in some places. persistent rain in south wales and south west england, affecting the channel island for a time. a blustery wind, feeling chilly. temperatures typical for this stage injanuary. tonight, the sky is clear, is sharp but temporary frost which will lift as we start to see cloud and outbreaks of rain pushing across most areas by dawn on saturday. snow in the scottish mountains. still cold in eastern areas to begin with, could be some ice, sunshine and showers after a wet start. many places will finish with a bit of sunshine. temperatures on saturday 4 8. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. nhs hospital staff covid related absences in england are up by more than a0 percent in the space of a week according to the latest figures. meanwhile the armed forces have sent 200 personnel into hospitals across london to help with staff shortages. the president of kazakhstan addresses the nation after
labour says the prime minister still has serious questions to answer over the refurbishment of his downing street flat. england battle back on the third day of the fourth ashes test asjonny bairstow hits an unbeaten century in sydney. a letter has made its way to a care worker in northern ireland without having his actual address on it itjust contained his life story instead. we ll hear more from the letter s recipient. hello and welcome to bbc news. new figures reveal a sharp leap in covid related absences in the nhs in england. according to the latest data, on average over 35,000 staff at acute nhs trusts in england were off due to covid during the week ending two january. this is an increase of al% on the previous week, but some regional authorities showed much higher absences than the national average. north west england reported an 85% week on week increase in absences in the last few minutes it has been announced the army will help the ambulance service in the north
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Nhs leaders have warned that rising numbers of people will become ill unless the government takes more action on high energy prices. the nhs confederation says the uk is facing a public health emergency . it s written to ministers, warning that soaring energy costs mean people will have to choose between skipping meals to heat their homes, or living in cold, damp conditions this winter. the government says it s giving millions of the most vulnerable households £1200 to help with higher energy bills. simon dedman reports. the nhs remains under pressure this summer. ambulances are taking nearly an hour, on average, to respond to 999 calls for things like chest pain. it should be 18 minutes. and it s at a time when hospitals are still tackling a backlog of appointments after the pandemic. today, there are concerns from more than 100 health leaders about how the rising cost of energy could fuel