Its tuesday 7 february. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. The Commons Speaker, john bercow, is facing mounting criticism for suggesting hell prevent President Trump addressing parliament during his state visit later this year. Mr bercow whos one of three parliamentary officials who can approve such an event said opposition to sexism and racism, and support for equality, were hugely important. But critics say he should have stuck to the tradition of neutrality with one senior conservative describing his intervention as utterly outrageous. Heres our political correspondent, eleanor garnier. Its an honour thats bestowed on popes and president s. A speech to both Houses Of Parliament in the splendour of Westminster Hall was part of the itinerary when these dignitaries visited britain. But the same invite may not be coming mr trumps way. In an astonishing intervention, the Commons Speaker said recent decisions by the president made him uneasy about issuing an invitation. I feel very strongly th
Campaigning points there is unity. A warning new laws introduced last year to protect tenants in england from so called revenge evictions arent working. Also keeping a cool head. An australian man survives after struggling for hours to keep his nose above water, after his excavator rolled into a waterhole. And could this sound be the origins of the earliest words . Good morning. Its thursday 9th february. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. Accident and Emergency Departments in england had their worst waiting time performance in january since targets were introduced 13 years ago. Provisional figures leaked to the bbc also suggest that a record numbers of patients have had to wait on trolleys for a bed to become available. The Department Of Health insists the vast majority of patients are treated quickly. Patients are traditionally supposed to be seen and discharged within four hours, with a target of 95 . But the bbc has learnt the provisional figures forjanuary show only 82 were seen within
Were a very sharp reminder of the danger of covid i9. The deaths of seven people mark the highest rise in the country since mid june. While in Northern Ireland, ministers will meet tomorrow to consider further restrictions after recording the highest ever daily number of positive tests. Earlier today in the house of commons, mps voted to extend the governments emergency coronavirus laws. But the labour leader, sir keir starmer, called for an urgent review as to whether local lockdowns are working as intended. 0ur political editor, Laura Kuenssberg has been following the days developments. Coronavirus has changed this woman and her familys life. Coronavirus has changed this woman and herfamilys life. She and her husband both had the disease. His lungs are still scarred, and things are different now. My husband was one of those people who when covid came on the scene he was a believer that it was not going to affect him, he was under a5, fit and healthy and it wasnt going to affect him.
0n the us campaign trail, donald trump promises a great red wave, as his rivaljoe biden calls the president a conman. And coming up, after more than 200 days in hospital, the moment one patient is allowed home after being treated for coronavirus. Thank you is not enough. They save my life. Hello, good afternoon. Its emerged that the four migrants who died yesterday when their boat sank in the channel, were members of a kurdish iranian family. Their 15 month old boy is still missing. Theyve been named as Rasoul Iran Nejad and shiva mohammad panahi, who were both 35. Nine year old anita and armin, who was six, also drowned. 15 month old baby called artin has yet to be found. 15 other migrants were taken to hospital and an investigation into the sinking has been opened in dunkirk by the French Public prosecutor. Our correspondent simonjones has the latest from news correspondent. From dover. Yesterday, when we heard the news that four people had died trying to get across the channel, incl
Ido . France is to enter a Second National lockdown from friday people will only be allowed to leave home for essential work or medical reasons and applause for the coronavirus patient whos finally left hospital after 209 days as the number of covid i9 infections rises, there are new calls from scientists for more action to protect people and to prevent a much worse second wave. One expert has warned of at least five hundred deaths a day by the end of next month. The latest government figures show that in the last twenty four hours, 310 people are reported to have died with the disease, with an overall total of 45,675 deaths across the uk from coronavrius so far. Our Health Editor hugh pym has been looking at the figures across the uk. A hospital at the heart of one of the virus hotspots. Case numbers in the local derry city and Strabane Council area relative to the population were among the highest in the uk. Sandra is one of 20 seriously ill patients in this covid ward. She was admit