And coming up in the sport on bbc news fighting for their futures. Five sports begin their appeals against the withdrawal of funding by uk sport. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. The number of patients on Hospital Wards has been at levels deemed to be unsafe in nine out of ten nhs trusts in england this winter, thats according to the bbcs analysis of nhs figures. The pressure on beds has meant many patients have been at a higher risk of infection and delays in getting treated. Up to date figures arent available for the rest of the uk. Nhs england says the main problem is finding Alternative Care for patients who were medically well but frail. Our Correspondentjohn Maguire has been to a hospital in somerset to see just how much pressure the nhs is under. Ask staff here how the winter is going, and they use words such as busy, challenging, demanding. Drjohn tipping shows me how they track exactly whats happening here in the emergency department. It allows us to see what
In the president ial race, despite controversy about employing Family Members. After a record 59 test matches as england captain, Alistair Cook steps down, but says he will carry on as an england player. And a royal salute in Central London, to mark 65 years of the queens reign. Its five oclock. Our main story is that research by bbc news has found that the number of patients on Hospital Wards in england has been at levels considered unsafe in nine out of ten nhs trusts this winter. The pressure on beds has meant that many patients have been at a higher risk of infection or have experienced delays in treatment. Nhs providers, which represents hospitals, said that what it called the extraordinary pressure on beds was no way to run a safe and Effective Health care system. Similar Bed Occupancy Data is not available for scotland, wales and Northern Ireland this winter. Our Health Correspondent jane dreaper has more details. It has been a very difficult winter at Yeovil Hospital in somerse
You and you getjealous. And coming up in the sport on bbc news joe root is expected to be named as alistair cooks successor as england test captain. Roots coach at yorkshire thinks hell take more risks in thejob. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. A Growing Number of conservative mps have criticised the speaker of the House Of Commons, john bercow, after he publicly opposed the idea of President Trump addressing parliament during his state visit. He told the House Of Commons yesterday that addressing mps was not an automatic right, but an earned honour. Its prompted calls for him to consider his position, with some conservativing accusing him of ignoring the tradition that the speaker should stay neutral. But the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, said it was the duty of the speaker to stand up for parliament. Heres our political correspondent, chris mason. The ultimate accolade on a state visit. The red carpet and the chance to address both houses of parliament. So this is
Conservative mps say hes out of order. A warning that the uk tax burden is set to rise to its highest to its highest level for 30 years, despite continuing cuts to Public Services. Trying to fix englands broken Housing Market, the government announces plans for a million new homes by 2020. And things you can do when youre no longer president , what happened when barack obama was challenged by richard branson. Its 5 oclock. Our main story is that mps will be getting a vote on a final brexit deal before that deal is put to the European Parliament. The Brexit Minister david jones told mps today that in the extremely unlikely event, in his words, that there was no deal, the government would then be having to rely on an arrangement with the world trade organisation. In other words the British Government would not seek further negotiations with the European Union if parliament voted down its proposed brexit deal. The debate on the bill to start the Brexit Process is in its final stages in th
News, leicester manager Claudio Ranieri denies there is a crisis at the club who have given him a vote of confidence ahead of the fa cup replay against derby. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. Joining up health and social Care Services in england is one of the governments big ideas for easing the pressures on the health service. But according to a report out today, efforts to treat more patients in the community have neither saved money, nor taken pressure off hospitals. The scheme called the Better Care Fund was meant to save the nhs half a billion pounds in its first year. The Department Of Health insists its too soon to judge the success of its plans. Heres our health correspondent, dominic hughes. Bringing together the care received in homes like this one and the wider nhs is more complicated than it seems. The aim is to prevent people from being admitted to hospital in the first place, but when they are, get them home quicker. Some solutions are simple. This disti