by dangerous delays. crews are enduring long waits outside accident and emergency departments in england, because hospitals are struggling to deal with overcrowded wards. nhs england says it has recruited more staff and increased bed capacity, but acknowledged the system was under considerable strain. sharon barbour reports. it s been a long night for margaret. there were ambulances backed up outside. two hours in an ambulance. finally able to get off the ambulance and into a&e, margaret then faced a long wait. she told us she s been here for 14 hours. margaret s 73, and has had no sleep. what was it like last night when you came in to a&e? there were ambulances parked out there. there s ambulances parked out there today. there s no beds. you know, and there s people on trolleys in the corridors. waits in a&e here have been as long as 30 hours, with hospital bosses now warning of even worse to come, as they cope with a sharp rise this week and patients arriving. in the foot
you are this morning. this is the current beach outside the studio in sa lfo rd. current beach outside the studio in salford. a lovely picture. good morning. after a chilly start, it will be dry with a fair bit of sunshine around. for the rest of england and wales, a bit more clouds, a few showers, a breeze picking up, and chilly on the east coast. i will have all the details inis coast. i will have all the details in 15 minutes. thank you. good morning. first, our main story. theresa may will visit buckingham palace today, for an audience with the queen, to mark the dissolution of parliament. it signals the official start of the general election campaign and just after midnight all seats in the house of commons became vacant. attention turns to the local elections tomorrow, with crucial votes for 3h english councils, all scottish and welsh councils, as well as a number of local authority mayors. the deadline to register to vote in the general election is may 22nd and polls o
combustible cladding is found on 11 tower blocks in england. a premier inn says it s extremely concerned about three of its hotels. there is still sniper fire going there is still sniperfire going on. welcome to raqqa, the capital of a caliphate under siege. inside a city engulfed in violence: as so called islamic state struggles to hold on to raqqa, we have a special report from the front line. in sport, the young lions win a game. the under 2is are into the semi finals of their european championship, after brushing aside the hosts poland. 135,000 people descend on worthy farm as the glastonbury festival gets under way with heightened security. what will the weather be like? the good news is there will be a lot of dry weather through the next three days, but there will be a bit of rain and that sums up the forecast as we go into the weekend. all the details in the next 15 minutes. good morning. first, our main story. around three million eu nationals living in the uk will be
but they don t automatically get the minimum wage. but could that be about to change? i ll look at what it means for workers. good morning from wimbledon. it all went well yesterday, didn t it? injury fears prove unfounded as andy murray breezes into the second round at wimbledon with a straight sets victory on opening day. carol has the weather. not much of a brief today. it will be dry and sunny but we have persistent rain gci’oss sunny but we have persistent rain across the central area of the uk breeze. if you come to wimbledon, only 10% chance of a shower. and we only 1096 chance of a shower. and we might play tennis! something to look forward to. good morning. first, our main story. a plan to revolutionise the treatment that cancer patients receive, through individually mapping their dna, is being proposed by the chief medical officerfor england. the proposals would mean millions of patients would have treatments that were directly targetted at the particular strai