To help the survivors. Blow for the british team on the eve of the winter olympics, snowboarder Katie Ormerod is out after breaking her heel. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. New figures have revealed january to be one of the toughest months everfor a e departments in england. And hospital only a es recorded their worst ever figures since records began. Trolley waits continue to be a big problem too, with 1,000 patients waiting more than 12 hours to be cared for by any medical staff at all. The four hour wait target for patients was missed, for the 30th month in a row with over 85 of patients seen within that time, slightly better than december. The target is 95 . This comes despite non essential treatments being cancelled to relieve the pressure. Our Health Editor hugh pym reports. The nhs flat out with staff working ata the nhs flat out with staff working at a frantic pace just to Keep Services running, that is the picture which emerges from the figures forjanuary in
Of higher Interest Rates. Ill have more in a moment. Human eggs have been grown in a laboratory for the first time. And carol has the weather. Good morning from the roof of broadcasting house in london. Broadcasting house in london. Will cross the rest of the south east. South east. Some wintry showers, most prolific in the north and west. Most prolific in the north and west. Some of them will be over lower levels and heavy. Levels and heavy. We will see when 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. Of the Winter Olympics in south korea. In pyeongchang shortly to watch the event. Allegations have lost a last minute appeal to take part in the games. Our correspondent, Stephen Mcdonell reports. After years of preparation, the pyeongchang Winter Olympics is here. Pyeongchang Winter Olympics is here. The venues are ready and the spectators are pouring in. Spectators are pouring in. The political manoeuvres being played out of these games. Played out of these games. The Opening Cere
Have been win to become a light dusting of snow here. Through the rest of the afternoon the rain is going to ease away from the south east corner and well see sunny spells but it wont be very warm. Highest values through the afternoon around 5 7d and a brisk north westerly wind making it feel cool on exposed coasts. Through the evening train arrives to the west, a real west east to divide. As it bumps into cold air in scotland and Northern Ireland, a spell of snow for a time. Here and in sheltered eastern areas we will see the lowest values, blue tone suggesting temperatures will be below freezing first thing tomorrow morning. Snow could be an issue during the early hours of saturday. 5 10 centimetres, maybe nine. Icy stretches with the combination of rain and snow moving into the east. Snow showers across the Lake District, rain through wales and South West England, and thatis that is going to drift steadily east. For many across england and wales, not shaping up to be a particularly
Wont be able to operate in the uk, if they dont have free access to european markets. The stark evidence of plastic pollution this time in the arctic sea. We report on the latest findings. Ive collected this waste in just a few seconds. Some of the fragments may come from norway some clearly dont, like this elaborate bottle for instance, or this butter tub from spain. And, why the latest superhero film is seen as notjust an adventure, but a major cultural statement. Coming up in a sportsday later in the hour on bbc news, a blow for the british team on the eve of the Winter Olympics. Snowboarder Katie Ormerod is out after breaking her heel good evening. The latest performance figures for accident and emergency units in england indicate that the pressure on the nhs has continued into january, which turned out to be one of the worst months since records began. Many people suffered long waits on trolleys, before being admitted to wards 1,000 patients waited longer than 12 hours. The four h