welcome to bbc news. the nhs in england has denied claims from the british red cross that there s a humanitarian crisis in its hospitals. latest figures show a&e departments have had to shut their doors to patients more than 140 times in december, because of a lack of beds. the red cross, which helps patients return home from hospital, is calling for more government money. but nhs england say plans are in place to cope with additional demand and that talk of a humanitarian crisis is overblown. our health correspondent, smitha mundasad, reports. winter pressure on accident and emergency nothing new. but the red cross now says the strain on hospitals in england amounts to a humanitarian crisis. the charity claims social care cuts mean patients are being sent home without the right support so they end up back in a&e. red cross volunteers support nhs staff and say they ve seen patients sent home without clothes. some who don t receive the care they need to get washed. even
Enjoyed involved as a key element of that day. the job they had been given here, welcoming the us president, as we watch the march past here, is a key day for them, and one of immense pride i imagine for two soldiers out on parade today in the quad in windsor, to lead this as a welsh guardsman for the american president is quite a memorable moment for them. and american president is quite a memorable moment for them. and a beautiful day memorable moment for them. and a beautiful day to memorable moment for them. and a beautiful day to do memorable moment for them. and a beautiful day to do it, memorable moment for them. and a beautiful day to do it, daniela. - beautiful day to do it, daniela. they have lucked out with the weather, it is not true one. we saw in some ceremonial events earlier in the year where the heat under the bearskins was difficult for the soldiers. it is warm, dry, and just the right kind of weather for this kind of event. an immensely proud day for the wels
That colourfor grenadier guards. and she s wearing that colour for the tunics of the foot guard and the hat which has been modelled on the bearskins of the footguards. and beside her, the princess of wales who is now colonel of the welsh guards but there, the king, taking the parade in his own right, as britain s monarch for the first time. he took the salute last year on the half of his mother who was not well enough to attend the parade itself. the king charles. this is a parade he has attended dozens of times over the years. giving his horse a pact to steady it down. i guess anyone it s no mean feat to remain on horseback for the
Splendid to scarlet ensemble, with a had to be told is modelled on the bearskins of the put guards, and the princess of wales, who is now the kernel of the irish guards. at a large crowd, both down there at horse guards, leading politicians, diplomats and high commissioners of embassies here in london. you can see the mounted band of the household divisionjust see the mounted band of the household division just going see the mounted band of the household divisionjust going past. it has all gone very smoothly, although it is quite a bit warmer thanit although it is quite a bit warmer than it was when we last spoke. i have not seen any evidence of people suffering in the warmer conditions. last saturday, for the final dress rehearsal, several of the guardsman fainted quite unsurprisingly in the conditions, but everything seems to have gone according to plan. what will happen now, the parade will start to wind itself up, and then the king will make his way back to buckingham palace, and i
Duty. an officer on each corner of the coffin there, uniform distinguished with their buttons arranged into groups of five. a leak on their shoulder and collar badges and you can see there white plume on the shoulder of their bearskins on the left of their bearskins. the westminster cross stands at the head of the coffin. and the