of the death of our monarch after 70 years reign. i think it has reflected the emotional reaction that there s been amongst many people. but it s also, i think, been able to capture how britain has been on display in such a way where we ve showed the best of all of us, really, and what we ve been able to do is demonstrate that this is a modern country which is still a great country and is proud and is not shy in putting front and centre all that we stand for. so, ithink. you know, i understand and would be able to appreciate that, for some people, sometimes there s probably been more than they wanted not everybody would ve wanted to watch it all day, every day. even the most ardent of monarchists need to have a bit of variety in their diet. but no, i think it s been good. marcus ryder, it has been the story, certainly in the way it s been told, of a nation united in grief. is it that simple, do you think? thank you so much for inviting me on. unfortunately, i don t think t
and tributes for the legendary rock guitaristjeff beck who s died at the age of 78. there s more evidence today of the crisis in the nhs in england, ambulance response times in december were the worse on record. were the worst on record. for category two emergency calls, including strokes, they were more than an hour and a half on average. the target is 18 minutes. the highest priority calls with an immediate threat to life took almost 11 minutes on average, the target is seven. and patients are waiting even longer in accident and emergency, 35% waited more than four hours that s another record. our health correspondent jim reed reports. long queues for ambulances, the most 999 calls ever, record waits in a&e, new figures today show in blunt terms the pressure the nhs is under. martin started feeling chest pains in his home in east sussex in november. his family rang three times for an ambulance. we kept thinking, the ambulance will pull up any minute, it is going to ar
been swept into the sea. violent anti government protests have continued in iran. police have arrested more than 700 people and at least 35 people have been killed. the protests were triggered by the death in custody of a young woman who d been detained for breaching rules on dress code. coming up at 6 o clock, breakfast with ben thompson and victoria fritz. but first on bbc news, the media show. hello. the queen s funeral was the culmination of days of coverage across the british media. the new culture secretary called the bbc s efforts phenomenal and spot on . so, did the media get the tone right? were a range of views about the monarchy represented? and amid the pageantry and commentary, was there room forjournalism? i m joined by marcus ryder, who s head of external consultancies in the lenny henry centre for media diversity, baroness stowell, who s conservative chair of the house of lords communication and digital select committee, lord vaizey, a former culture secret
Storytelling, about how we tell the story of our countrys past. Why do we want to believe one version and not another . Maybe because it makes us feel safe at night. There is one episode of americas history that is told very differently, depending on who you are and where you live. It is the story of our civil war and what came after. The Hot Winds Of War blew across the land. Made of it, a country divided. Friend turned into foe. Brother fought against brother. It was such a long and drawn out struggle. And the feeling on both sides was so intense. Were all just romantics, lost in contemporary times you might say. Every one of us feels like we were born 125 years too late. To introduce myself, my name is rachel boynton. This is nelson walker. We are independent documentary filmmakers. Were making a film about how we tell the story of the civil war. Were filming in different schools all over virginia and were going to place this with a deep connection to this history. What made you cho
most of the showers have been across england and wales. this evening and overnight we will see those showers decaying. skies were clear across many parts of the country. it gets windy in northern ireland, and in scotland. temperatures are similar to today. that s rain by monday morning is in the english channel, sweeping through quickly. followed by sunshine and showers, mainly in the north and east. a much stronger northerly winds on monday. hello. this is bbc news. i m annita mcveigh and these are the headlines. the chancellor defends his tax cuts aimed at boosting economic growth, saying they re fair for all, but kwasi kwarteng s mini budget is receiving a mixed reaction from the public. i think its probably will help, but it depends what brackets you are in, in terms of income. this it depends what brackets you are in, in terms of income. in terms of income. this feels like it does not in terms of income. this feels like it does not even in terms of income. this feel