Is it worth being a city of culture . Ill be chatting to businesses all morning about how things have changed for them this year. Good morning. In sport, liverpool net seven goals, making england the first country to have five teams through to the Champions League knockout stages in the same season. And carol has the weather. Good morning. Storm caroline will make its presence felt in the north of scotla nd make its presence felt in the north of scotland today. 90 Miles Per Hour gusts. Blizzards as well. A mild and a wet start to the day away from that. It will be noticeably windy. I will have more details in 15 minutes. Thank you, carol. Good morning. First, our main story the number of patients experiencing long waits in accident and Emergency Departments in the uk has more than doubled in the last four years. Research by the bbc found that more than three Million People waited longer than the four hour target in the last year. Doctors say it shows the nhs can no longer cope. The dep
At tomorrows 0peneing ceremony. She will be keeping warm, because this is the scene this afternoon. 20 this is the scene this afternoon. 20 degrees, making it one of the cold est 20 degrees, making it one of the coldest Winter Olympics on record. And well find out how theyre putting the sparkle back into blackpools famous tower ballroom. And carol has the weather. This morning, a cold start in the south east, temperatures as low as minus six. Scotland and Northern Ireland brighter with showers in the north and west. Good morning. First, our main story. The Workplace Culture at westminster is in need of urgent reform. Thats the view of a Cross Party Group of mps who will publish a review into bullying and sexual abuse later this morning. According to a leaked version of the report, almost a fifth of people working in parliament have witnessed or experienced Sexual Harassment in the past year. A new, independent complaints procedure is expected to be recommended to tackle the problem, as
Through to the semi finals of the Australian Open. Boris johnson arrived at downing street this morning determined, it seemed, to demand more money for the nhs in england, but instead, it is understood that the foreign secretary was rebuked by the Prime Minister for his highly publicised push to get an extra £100 million a week. Theresa may told the cabinet that such conversations about the future of the nhs should remain private. 0ur political editor, laura kuenssberg, reports from westminster. She can come out in a wheelchair. Thats our treatment room anyway, so thats not going to free up a bed. Long waits. This gentleman hasjust come in. Long days, another glimpse of the pressure at the university of north tees hospital, like wards around the country. We need more beds in the hospital. We need more beds for them to go to. Number ten knows hospitals, patients and the public looks at them for answers. However unwelcome visitors making demands really are. Reporter do you want to be th
Welcome to bbc news. Pro unity demonstrators are gathering on the streets of barcelona, as the Spanish Government continues to take powers back from catalonia. Catalonias leadership was sacked and the regions autonomy was revoked after it declared independence on friday. But madrid has said former Catalan Leader Carles Puigdemont will be free to take part in new elections in december. Sarah corker reports. Spain is gripped by its biggest political crisis for a0 years, and the standoff is excalating. On friday, catalonia declared independence from spain. Madrid responded by imposing direct rule and sacking the entire catalan government. But its deposed leader, Carles Puigdemont, says he isnt going anywhere. Translation we do not deviate, we continue persevering in the only way that can make us winners without violence, without insults, in an inclusive way. But in madrid, thousands of people turned out on saturday calling for national unity. The Spanish Government has announced new elect
Been developing. Claiming back their streets. Thousands of protesters marching through barcelona, saying no to an illegal declaration of independence by there are now posted government. This is expected to be the largest demonstration yet in support of unity. It is becoming a familiar noise, it is a pro spanish unity demonstration. We have seen separatists, but the dogs are in their with the voices shouting for spain. If you listen to them individually, people want very different things. We have never been out like this before but now we have to because we cannot stand it any more. We feel european, spanish, and catalan. We are catalan, we were born here, and we feel forgotten by i cry. It is not possible. The key moment will be what happens to this man, Carles Puigdemont. Hes been removed from office by the Spanish Government along with his cabinet and more than 100 officials. Hisjob in all but title has been transferred to the deputy Prime Minister until elections in december. What d