conservation staff and volunteers are battling to save 100 that are still alive, in one of the area s worst whale standings in living memory. good morning, it s friday 10th february. i m rachel schofield. welcome to bbc newsroom live. the health secretary, jeremy hunt, has conceded the nhs in england is facing completely unacceptable problems. he said there was no excuse for some of the difficulties highlighted during the bbc‘s nhs week. a series of reports have revealed lengthening waits in a&e and patients being left for hours on trolleys. in an exclusive interview with the bbc, mr hunt told our health editor hugh pym that the government has a plan, but it will take time to deliver. nhs england figures this winter show the worst waiting time performance in a&e units since records began more than a decade ago. jeremy hunt paid tribute to the work of staff, but said the problems of high patient demand were not unique to the nhs, and all leading health systems were grapp
on the shores of new zealand. coming up in sport we are live here in cardiff at the principality stadium to preview all of this weekend s 6 nations fixtures including wales against england. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the health secretary, jeremy hunt, says it s completely unacceptable that some patients in england are waiting up to 13 hours in a&e. figures show that waiting times in casualty units are worse than at any time in the last decade. and the number of operations cancelled at the last minute hit a fifteen hear high last year. mr hunt insists he does have an improvement plan though didn t reveal it and he admits it will take time. he was talking to our health editor hugh pym. the worst monthly a&e figures in more than a decade. they have corridor nurses as well. times are very desperate. images like this across bbc news. no one would want it for members of their own family. it has been a difficult few days for the health secretary and he ha
i will be live from cardiff this week s addition of inside six nations. i will be joined week s addition of inside six nations. i will bejoined by week s addition of inside six nations. i will be joined by the former wales international martyn williams, to preview a raqqa preview all this we can s six nations action. yes we ll be back with lizzie in cardiff a little later in the programme. tonight though, can anyone stop chelsea 7 the premier legaue leaders are nine points clear at the top, a lead which could be reduced to six points, should second placed tottenham win tomorrow. they lead the chasing pack, but travel to anfield to face liverpool, who themselves have not given up their feint title hopes, despite having failed to win in therl last five league matches. strong opponent. until yesterday, not a flying situation for us. if we play like we played in the first half against hull, no chance. if we play like we played in the second half, but a chance. but we should play