for england s six nations opener after being punished for a dangerous tackle in club rugby on friday. good afternoon. ambulance workers in england and wales are striking over pay for a second time. managers are warning the impact is likely to be worse than last month s stoppage, because this time call handlers are also on strike. the prime minister has said it s terrifying that people don t know what will happen if they call 999. but ambulance staff have said they will leave picket lines to respond to all category one emergency calls where there s a threat to life, such as a heart attack. our health correspondent dominic hughes is in manchester, dominic. good afternoon. picket lines like this one in manchester are now in place outside ambulance stations across almost all of england and wales. the strike involves around 20,000 workers from the ambulance service. paramedics and also call handling staff. principally the strike is over pay. the unions say an offer of 4.75% is
and the series against south africa. and coming up in sportsday on bbc news: i will have the very latest from the fourth day of the world athletics championships here at the london stadium with four gold medals to be won. good evening. companies will be forced to reveal just how much personal information they have about you under plans announced by the government. the new laws will give you more control over the amount of personal data held online. people will also be able to ask companies to delete personal data including content that they posted as children. firms who don t comply could face massive fines. here s our technology correspondent rory cellan jones. your data, a valuable resource flowing around the world giving companies and governments all sorts of intimate details about how you live your life. now a new law is supposed to give us all more control. the law reform is an opportunity to keep up with the change in technology. companies will have more accountabil
hurt business? a new report says a reduction in foreign workers coming to the uk could lead to a workforce crisis. i ll speak to the author of that report. in sport, a bizarre davis cup victory for great britain. that s after canada are disqualified when one of their players accidently hits a ball straight into the eye of the umpire. and carol s amongst the orchids at kew gardens. good morning. from the 22nd annual orchid festival at kew gardens, an indian theme for the first time. beautiful and warm inside but outside it is cold, frosty and a dry start, wet and windy conditions moving in from the west. more in 15 minutes. good morning. first, our main story. nhs hospitals in england will have a legal duty to charge overseas patients who aren t eligible forfree non urgent care from april. the move follows criticism of the nhs for failing to recover money from foreign visitors after they have been treated. emergency care will be provided immediately, and billed later. nhs impr
and coming up in the sport on bbc news: fighting for their futures. five sports begin their appeals against the withdrawal of funding by uk sport. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the number of patients on hospital wards has been at levels deemed to be unsafe in nine out of ten nhs trusts in england this winter, that s according to the bbc‘s analysis of nhs figures. the pressure on beds has meant many patients have been at a higher risk of infection and delays in getting treated. up to date figures aren t available for the rest of the uk. nhs england says the main problem is finding alternative care for patients who were medically well but frail. our correspondentjohn maguire has been to a hospital in somerset to see just how much pressure the nhs is under. ask staff here how the winter is going, and they use words such as busy, challenging, demanding. drjohn tipping shows me how they track exactly what s happening here in the emergency department. it allo
welcome to bbc news. the number of patients on hospital wards has been at levels deemed to be unsafe in nine out of ten nhs trusts in england this winter that s according to the bbc‘s analysis of nhs figures. the pressure on beds has meant many patients have been at a higher risk of infection and delays in getting treated. up to date figures aren t available for the rest of the uk. nhs england says the main problem is finding alternative care for patients who were medically well but frail. our correspondent, jane dreaper, has been to a hospital in somerset to see just how much pressure the nhs is under. it s been a very difficult winter at yeovil hospital in somerset. like many other hospitals in england, they ve had to battle behind the scenes here to find enough free beds in recent weeks. you can get periods, particularly over the winter period, when you are managing bed by bed, minute by minute, and teams are having to spend a lot of time and energy running around find