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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 aroun ....
the queen makes history today, reaching her sapphire jubilee after a record 65 years on the throne. good afternoon and 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 ....
aircraft at airport in california. good morning. it is wednesday, february 22. welcome to bbc newsroom live. the government has won its legal battle to stop thousands of british citizens from bringing their foreign husbands or wives to live in the uk without a minimum income. for the last five years, the uk based spouse has had to prove they earn at least £18,600, for them to support their migrant spouse. that figure is £22,000 for couples with a child. but the supreme court also ruled that the rules, as they currently stand, are defective and need to be changed, because they do not take enough account of the welfare of children affected by them, and do not take all sources of earnings into consideration when calculating income. 0ur correspondent dominic casciani is at the supreme court. it is not an entirely clear decision? no, it is very complicated. there is a belief that the couples have been degraded by this fear income rolling. the supreme court has in practice ....
tuesday in parliament. our look at the best of the day in the commons on the lords. on this programme, another spanner in the works for ministers eu departures planned, peers vote for one more alteration to the government ‘s brexit bill. it ensures that parliament has the critical role in determining the future that we will bequeath to generations. i find it quite extraordinary that your lordship is spending hours here and basically what is an effective amendment. ministers are urged to reconsider the ending of their policy to give lone refugee children sanctuary in britain. they are pulled to our shore for safety. closing the scheme will not stop that pull factor. and labour criticises the ending of automatic entitlement to housing benefit for 18 21 year olds. this will make significantly more young people forced to rough sleep in our country and will make them increasingly vulnerable. first, the brexit bill has cleared the house of lords but with two significant cha ....
witnesses said the man shouted god is great in arabic during the attack near the city s famous opera house paris has been under higher security. recent years after a string of deadly islamic extremist attacks police are investigating the attack as an act of terrorism the so-called islamic state has described the attacker as one of its soldiers. to iraq now where voters in the country have voted in the first parliamentary election since the government declared victory over islamic state militants turnout was low at less than forty five percent amid high tensions and high security the vote went off largely peacefully but at least three people were reportedly killed in a bomb attack just south of the oil rich city of kirkuk. iraqi voters cast their ballots amid tight security but turnout was lower than expected partly because islamic state militants had threatened attacks at polling places a curfew on cars around polling stations had kept some voters away but the only reported vi ....