Forward in the fight against ebola. Well bring you up to date. Welcome to the programme. Here in the uk, the National Health service is rarely out of the news, and its always an election issue. All the major parties say they support it, and polls showjust how important it is for voters. Today official data on its performance was released directly into that campaign. Accident and emergency units in england have recorded their worst performance since current records began back in 200a. Targets for cancer operations and routine surgery were also missed. Heres the opposition labour pa rtys reaction. I mean, they are absolutely appalling, arent they . I mean, the worst performance ever in our a e departments. I mean, so many patients will be languishing on trolleys waiting longer and longer and longer for treatment and care. These are the figures he was referring to. Accident and emergency waiting times. The nhs has a target to treat or admit 95 of people within four hours. These blue bars
Thats it from aberdeen. Well have more on the bbc news channel throughout the day. Time for a look at the weather. Good afternoon. Earlier we saw the flooding and extreme weather in venice, behind me is a video of some very heavy snow in north west spain, its more like midwinter in cold conditions so very Severe Weather gcioss conditions so very Severe Weather across much of the central western mediterranean attributed to an area of low pressure bringing heavy snow over the alps and dreary weather to oui over the alps and dreary weather to our shores that will continue to feed in easterly winds, cloud and rain and more persistent rain pushing into the south waste in the latter pa rt pushing into the south waste in the latter part of the day. The best of the brightness in the afternoon will be western scotland and Northern Ireland but a chilly day for most. This evening and tonight we hold on to the cloud, rain moving west, much of scotla nd to the cloud, rain moving west, much of scotl
And postal votes and christmas post is secure as a proposed strike by royal mail workers is ruled unlawful. And coming up on bbc news, the scoring sensation australian striker sam kerr is on her way tojoin the team at the top of the womens super league. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Labour has pledged to outspend the tories on the nhs in england, promising an additional £6 billion a year by 2023 24 thats on top of the £20 billion a year originally promised by theresa may. Wales, Northern Ireland and scotland would get the same percentage increase. Meanwhile the Prime Minister has renewed his calls to get brexit done and promised to double investment in Industrial Research and development on a visit to an electric taxi manufacturer in coventry. Our Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg has the latest. Filters tried to take charge today. Why have you been . about the Prime Minister in yorkshire, being given a talking to by people whose lives have been turned upside down
Also tonight. The army arrives in South Yorkshire to help with flood relief as some in the worst hit areas are told it could be weeks before they can return home. Extraordinary floods in venice, the worst for more than 50 years the mayor says the city is on its knees after water rose more than 6 feet. The first public hearings in Donald Trumps impeachment inquiry begin in washington, broadcast live on tv. And seven months after the devastating fire at Notre Dame Cathedral the first tv pictures show the extent of the damage. And coming up on sportsday on bbc news. World number one rafa nadal staged a stunning comeback to beat Daniil Medvedev in the deciding set to keep his hopes alive for the last four of atp finals. Good evening. The conservatives and labour have been outlining their main pitch to voters. The Prime Minister, in his first major speech of the campaign, said a conservative government would unite the country and level up the prospects for people with massive investment in
Agents deserve. Patients. The army arrives in South Yorkshire to help with flood relief as some in the worst hit areas are told it could be weeks before they can return home. After weeks behind closed doors, the first public hearings in Donald Trumps impeachment inquiry begin in washington, broadcast live on tv. And seven months after the devastating fire at Notre Dame Cathedral, the first tv pictures show the extent of the damage. And at 11 30pm, well be taking an in depth look at the papers with our reviewers david davies and anna isaacs. Stay with us for that. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. The conservatives and labour have been outlining their main pitch to voters. The Prime Minister in his first major speech of the Campaign Said a conservative government would unite the country and level up the prospects for people with massive investment in health, better infrastructure, more police, and a green revolution. But he said the key issue to solve was brexit. Meanwhile labour vo