just over two weeks ago, christina found her grandmother, who lives in cheltenham spa, slumped in a chair, having a stroke. it was a blue light emergency. the ambulance should have arrived in 18 minutes. but instead, it took nearly six hours. it then queued outside hospital for an another three. it was then that an ambulance lady, i asked her how long it was going to take for my nan to get a ct, because ijust needed to know whether or not it was a stroke. and she told me, well, your nan s event happened last night. so we would only administer the medication that would reverse any permanent damage within that three hour window. how did you feel? ijust broke down in tears on the floor. whistle blowers from inside the ambulance services have told the bbc the system is at breaking point. this 999 call handler said even patients whose hearts have stopped are facing delays. there was a call for a cardiac arrest, and there was an eta in excess of 50 minutes. the nearest available cr
quite windy across the northern half of the uk, but to the east of scotland with shelter from the breeze, temperatures will do quite nicely, 21 degrees in the sunshine. sunny spots further south could get to 24. for saturday, a lot of cloud in the forecast. some sunny breaks, the best of these across northern scotland. a few showers, but again the temperature is above where they should be for the time of year. then we get into sunday, we see this frontal system trying to squeeze in from the west, ahead of it that will strengthen the winds so quite a warm feel to the weather. some showers, some rain into northern ireland later. still one for the time of year. it does turn cooler next week. ben, thank you. that s all from the bbc news at six, so it s goodbye from me hello and welcome to sportsday i m jane dougall. will team your burt s camera battery be enough to overcome a strong american line up on us soil? countdown to the opening ceremony of the ryder cup is on. countdown
it added that. speaking a short time ago in the house of commons, the uk prime minister, rishi sunak, gave mps an update on the military strikes in yemen. i want to be clear that these were limited strikes. they were carefully targeted at launch sites for drones and ballistic missiles to degrade the houthis s capacity to make further attacks on international shipping. i can tell the house today that our initial assessment is that all 13 planned targets were destroyed. at the drone and crucial desk cruise missile base, nine buildings were hit. a further three buildings were hit. a further three buildings were hit at the airfield, along with a cruise missile loss logic on the open. we ve seen no evidence thus far of civilian casualties, which we took great care to avoid cruise missile launcher. i know the house willjoin me in paying tribute to all our brave servicemen and women. this is the most serious incidents since those attacks, targeting toothy positions yemen last wee
a6,000 migrants tried to reach the uk across the english channel last year a new record and a 60% rise. australia refuses to let a cruise ship dock after a marine growth s found on its hull, leaving hundreds of passengers of the viking 0rion stranded off the country s south coast. brazil s new president, luiz inacio lula da silva, has promised to rebuild his country, and restore protection to the amazon rainforest. two decades after he first held the job, the left wing veteran has been sworn into office at a ceremony in brasilia. he told crowds of cheering supporters that he would reunite society, and govern for everyone . 0ur south america correspondent, katy watson reports. a return to powerfor the man barack 0bama once called the most popular politician in the world. security was tight amid threats of violence by supporters of his far right predecessor, jair bolsonaro. mr bolsonaro didn t even hand over the presidential sash, instead abandoning his final official duty a
a6,000 migrants tried to reach the uk across the english channel last year, a new record and a 60% rise. australia refuses to let a cruise ship dock after a marine growth s found on its hull, leaving hundreds of passengers of the viking 0rion stranded off the country s south coast. brazil s new president, luiz inacio lula da silva, has promised to rebuild his country, and restore protection to the amazon rainforest. two decades after he first held the job, the left wing veteran has been sworn into office at a ceremony in brasilia. he told crowds of cheering supporters that he would reunite society, and govern for everyone . 0ur south america correspondent, katy watson, reports. a return to powerfor the man barack 0bama once called the most popular politician in the world. security was tight amid threats of violence by supporters of his far right predecessor, jair bolsonaro. with mr bolsonaro preferring a trip to florida than the ceremony, mr lula da silva was accompanied by