Caught on cctv the last moments of british backpacker Grace Millane, as shes seen embracing the man who stands accused of her murder. A Police Officer has been charged with the murder of retired footballer Dalian Atkinson, who died after being tasered. And would you pay £5. 99 a month to be able to binge on british classic Television Series . And coming up on bbc news. Former england captain Dylan Hartley has announced his retirement from professional rugby. His club, northampton saints, said the hooker had been unable to recover from a knee injury. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. The Election Campaign has turned attention onto the economy and theyre planning a big spending spree with the shadow chancellor, John Mcdonnell, setting out plans to borrow £150 billion over five years to replace, update and expand schools, hospitals, housing and care homes. Mr mcdonnell said the investment would be on a scale never seen before outside of london and the south east. Chance
fraser. good morning, welcome to brussels. boats are still being counted here at the european parliament. it very much feels like the morning after that i before, is a bleary eyes. i can see journalists asleep at the desks, surrounded by the detritus of half eaten food, bottles of water and quite a lot of coffee. no question what a story of the night was, the shift across the continent to the right. the hard right performing well in austria, the netherlands, germany. not so well in poland and slovakia. and, of course, the headline news overnight is the fact that president macron has called that snap election in france, where the national rally took 32% of the vote, compared to his party s 14%. that is a record performance for the national rally. it left the president, in his view, with no option but to dissolve parliament and call a snap election. translation: the rise - of nationalists and demagogues is a dangerfor our nation, but also for europe. i say this even though we h
To the bbc news at one. Nearly half of hospitals in england declared a major alert in the first week of this year. Nhs figures released this morning reveal that 66 of the 152 Hospital Trusts raised the alarm, as large numbers of patients experienced Trolley Waits and delays in a e. Eight of the trusts declaring a major alert reported the highest level of alarm, meaning Patient Safety was at risk. Our Health Correspondent Dominic Hughes reports. Another busy day for the Health Service, where the pressure of winter is unrelenting. Earlier this week, leicester Royal Infirmary was one of more than 60 hospitals in england to declare a major alert as the strain on services grew. The latest data from nhs england exposes how the Health Service is struggling to cope. One in five patients admitted as an emergency last week experienced a delay of at least four hours for a bed. Nearly one in four patients waited over four hours to be seen in a e. In some place its reached nearly half. More than a
Good evening, its 5pm, the main stories. Severe Flood Warnings are in place along much of englands east coast, with thousands of homes at risk, as snow and strong winds continue to hit the uk. The risk of high tides and storm surges has led to the warnings which mean there is a danger to life. This is the Environment Agency map and as you can see, there are dozens of locations at risk. Down the east coast and down towards the south east. Evacuations are under Way Injaywick in essex, and Great Yarmouth in norfolk. In total there are 17 severe Flood Warnings in place across england and wales. There are also 90 warnings where flooding is expected and immediate action is required. And 64 alerts where flooding is possible and individuals should be prepared for rising water levels. Ben brown is in Great Yarmouth. People here in Great Yarmouth busy as you can see behind me, collecting sandbags. The sand and bags provided by the council. People have to come here with spades, fill up sandbags a
Renewed at old trafford, as Manchester United face liverpool. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Theres been further confirmation of the difficulties within the nhs, as its emerged nearly half of all hospitals in england declared a major alert in the first week of the year. That means they had no more beds available, all routine surgery was cancelled and doctors were called in from leave. Four out of ten trusts were forced to raise the alarm, as hospitals and accident Emergency Departments struggled to cope. Nhs england says eight of the trusts overall issued the highest level of alert, meaning patients safety could be put at risk. Hugh pym reports. How do you feel now . Is still sore but better. Another day, another a e patient. A fractured wrist is dealt with. Patients are waiting and nhs staff doing the best they can under pressure. The story at Northwick Park hospital in london is the same as across the service. Things are quiet today but they know bad weather could b