On the shores of new zealand. Coming up in sport we are live here in cardiff at the Principality Stadium to preview all of this weekends 6 nations fixtures including wales against england. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. The Health Secretary, jeremy hunt, says its completely unacceptable that some patients in england are waiting up to 13 hours in a e. Figures show that Waiting Times in Casualty Units are worse than at any time in the last decade. And the number of operations cancelled at the last minute hit a fifteen hear high last year. Mr hunt insists he does have an Improvement Plan though didnt reveal it and he admits it will take time. He was talking to our Health Editor hugh pym. The worst monthly a e figures in more than a decade. They have corridor nurses as well. Times are very desperate. Images like this across bbc news. No one would want it for members of their own family. It has been a difficult few days for the Health Secretary and he has now come out and
And england get ready for the clash in cardiff, in their crucial six nations game against wales. And coming up in sportsday in bbc news tom varndell becomes the premierships all time leading try scorer as he beats mark cuetos record with his 91st try. Good evening. A controversial investigation costing tens of millions of pounds, into claims of the abuse of iraqi civilians by british troops is to be shut down within months. It follows a scathing report by mps into the Iraq Historic Allegations Team, which it described as An Unmitigated Failure, Investigating Thousands of claims unsupported by credible evidence and that soldiers under investigation, had suffered u na cce pta ble stress. 90 of investigations into abuse allegations from afghanistan are also being dropped. Our diplomatic correspondent, caroline hawley, has the story. Its almost 1a years since british troops invaded its almost 14 years since british troops invaded iraq and the legacy of the war is still causing controversy.
But said he will ask his partys mps to back the deal to avoid a no deal. This morning, the European Commission president ursula von der leyen and European Council president Charles Michel signed the International Treaty ratifying the post brexit trade deal, due to come into force on january 1st. The agreement is on its way to london, where the Prime Minister borisjohnson will add his signature. Lets speak to our Political Correspondent nick eardley. He is at westminster for us. Just talk us through what is going to happen in the commons this morning. Good morning, it is going to be a busy day here at westminster because suchis busy day here at westminster because such is the length of time left, one day until this trade agreement comes into force, things are going to have to be rushed through the commons and the lords, it is all going to happen in there today. It could be another 20 minutes or so before we hearfrom the Prime Minister, just because parliament has been recalled, they nee
A sailor from one of the UK s top secret nuclear submarines was quizzed by police less than an hour before he mysteriously disappeared, The Scottish Mail on Sunday can reveal.