armisitice day. today we have closed the book on apartheid. south africa s former president f.w. de klerk the last white man to lead the country has died at the age of 85. and the man who spent lockdown sorting out an old box of dinosaur bones and discovered a new species. almost 6 million people are now waiting for routine hospital treatment in england, the highest level since records began. the head of the nhs confederation has warned that unprecedented demand could compromise patient safety, with the ambulance service in particular coming under extreme pressure. 5.83 million in england are now waiting to start treatment in the nhs, the highest number since records began nearly 15 years ago. the ambulance service is under its highest state of alert. latest figures show the average response time for urgent calls, like heart attacks and strokes, is nearly 5a minutes. the target is 18 minutes. last month, more than a million 999 calls were answered in england, a record number.
at one of more than 600 abortion rights rally is place across the united states as people protest against recent efforts by states to restrict abortion access. the queen officially opens the sixth session officially opens the sixth session of the scottish parliament at holyrood. to the new streams lava pose a further threat of destruction as the la palma volcano forces more residents to flee. and coming up in half an hour, the chief of the defence staff discusses the lessons learned in iraq and afghanistan in political thinking with nick robinson. good evening. the situation at petrol pumps across much of britain seems to be getting better. figures from the petrol retailers association show that more than two thirds sites they contacted now have plenty of fuel. however, some filling stations in london and the south east remain dry. the military is due help out beginning deliveries to petrol stations from monday. our business correspondent katie austin has the very latest. the
not by supply. climate ministers gathered in italy say a lot more progress needs to be made by wealthy countries before a crucial un summit in glasgow in november. this is the scene on la palma, where two new streams of lava pose a further threat of destruction and the erupting volcano forces more residents to flee. hello, and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. tens of thousands of abortion rights advocates have been holding demonstrations acoss america. they re opposed to a new law in texas, that severely limits access to abortions in the state. there are also wider fears the supreme court may soon rule abortions nationwide are illegal. our correspondent barbara plett usher reports now from washington. roe versus wade has got to stay, ho ho! hey hey! activists are sounding the alarm. this is the moment when abortion rights face their most significant challenge in nearly half a century from conservative lawmakers and judges. i am very worried. i think i
my guests. i will take our viewers through the front pages. it was start of the sunday times which leads with the news that the police officer who raped and murdered sarah everard had, on numerous occasions, been deployed to guide mps in parliament. also on their front pages the sad death of a 15 year old who died of covid i9 pages the sad death of a 15 year old who died of covid 19 on tuesday. the day she had been due to get her vaccine. the sunday mirror has uncovered what it calls a damning probe into the met police which allegedly shows that 26 other officers, colleagues of sarah everard s murderer have crew committed sex crimes since 2016 alongside a photograph of boris johnson arriving at the tory party conference in manchester the sunday telegraph claims the prime minister will cut the number of countries on the travel read list from 5a to nine. build back starts now the headline on the sunday express. borisjohnson promising to take bold decisions to ensure every part
TAP Air Portugal CEO Christine Ourmières-Widener said on Wednesday that competition is “always good” but denied knowing anything “specific” about a possible interest of a North American investment fund in entering the company’s capital.