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
weather in the west, ten in glasgow and highs up to around 13 in plymouth this afternoon. overnight, a few more showers coming and going across the north of the uk. further southwards, we had some clearer spells developing. that is where we will see some of the lower temperatures. holding up in the countryside to see the odd nip of frost. a cold start tomorrow but an area of high pressure is moving in. despite that, i suspect it will be quite cloudy in wales and southern counties of england. the best of the sunshine to the east of the pennines, for a time in eastern scotland but then rain arriving across the north west in the afternoon. the highest temperatures across western areas, still a little on the cold side in eastern england, just seven for parts of east anglia. into the weekend, we get a weather front stuck across the north west of scotland. this will be bringing some very large falls of rain, particular focused in on the highlands, where over the high ground we coul
Candidates Campaign Team in the run up to sundayspresident ial election. And three men appear in court charged with the murder of businessman guy hedger, shot dead at his home near ringwood in dorset. Tend to cross for sportsday. Time to cross. Welcome to sportsday. Hello and welcome to sportsday with me olly foster and james pearce. These are our headlines this evening wasps and exeter claim home semi finals on the final day of rugbys premiership season. Five goals for Manchester City as they beat Crystal Palace to go third in the Premier League. And the teenage Motor Racing Driver whos vowed to drive again despite losing both his legs. Good evening, well have all the results and reaction to todays football in just a moment, but were going to start with rugby union. Its the final round of matches in the regular season in the english premiership and the pro 12. There was a lot at stake in the premiership, with three teams still able to finish top, and european qualification was also on
Candidates Campaign Team in the run up to sundayspresident ial election. And three men appear in court charged with the murder of businessman guy hedger, shot dead at his home near ringwood in dorset. Tend to cross for sportsday. Time to cross. Welcome to sportsday. Hello and welcome to sportsday with me olly foster and james pearce. These are our headlines this evening wasps and exeter claim home semi finals on the final day of rugbys premiership season. Five goals for Manchester City as they beat Crystal Palace to go third in the Premier League. And the teenage Motor Racing Driver whos vowed to drive again despite losing both his legs. Good evening, well have all the results and reaction to todays football in just a moment, but were going to start with rugby union. Its the final round of matches in the regular season in the english premiership and the pro 12. There was a lot at stake in the premiership, with three teams still able to finish top, and european qualification was also on