Premieres in london tonight with an all black cast playing the superheroes. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. 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, with a thousand 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 but with over 85 of patients seen within that time it was slightly better than december. The target is 95 . That target was missed despite nonessential treatments being cancelled to relieve the pressure. Our Health Editor hugh pym reports. 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 england, a service overstretched and under intense strain. This nurse in leeds says that even th
Were facing unacceptable stress. The letter comes after two days of unrest at the mount establishment In Hertfordshire. Mark lobel reports. There have been days of disorder at Prisons Wiltshire and hertfordshire where riot trained officers were deployed to subdue unruly prisoners. This past year has brought an average of 20 attacks a day on staff in prisons in england and wales, following a decline in the number of Prison Officers over the past few years and complaints over pay. Now the president of Prison Governors Association is publicly blaming the government for what she calls a crisis in many jails and unacceptable stress and anxiety amongst workers. In an open letter to Prison Governors, Andrea Albutt says the state has failed to help them cope with Population Pressures in prison, having changed the way the prisons are run for the worse. Ms albutt says the governments decision taken earlier this year to separate operational control of the Prison System from responsibility for pol
Everything is fine. Someone might have the coronavirus and they dont know it, and then they might sneeze or cough on me, and then they might give me the coronavirus and i wont know. Reports say women in labour are being refused epidurals, despite official guidelines saying all women should have that option. Were you told you couldnt have an epidural when you were giving birth . Get in touch. And an inspiring story from this young woman, who escpaed a life of poverty, violence and drugs and has a strong message about carrying knives. Violence is never the answer, and so we all have to make an active effort to create a world of peace, and it sta rts to create a world of peace, and it starts with each of us putting down the knife. Hello and welcome to the programme. Were live until 11 this morning. When you were giving birth, did you want or need an epidural . And if you did, was one forthcoming . Were you able to have one . Talking about the health guiidelins and epidurals and whether th