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it s 5 o clock. our main story is that record numbers of patients spent more than four hours in accident and emergency units in england in january, according to figures leaked to the bbc. during a difficult winter for the nhs, january seems to be the worst performing month in the past 13 years. the figures also suggest record numbers of people waited longer than 12 hours for a hospital bed, once they d been seen in a&e. the bma said the prime minister could no longer bury her head in the sand over increasing pressure in the nhs. and it accused the government of failing to grasp the seriousness of the situation. our health correspondent dominic hughes reports. for months now, accident and emergency departments across england have been struggling. last week, the bbc was given exclusive access to the royal blackburn hospital, where the pressure on a&e was plain to see. we need beds and staff. it s just like banging your head you need a bed. definitely. it s distressing. ....
last day of september. i know. crazy. it felt like summerrish last weekend and then changed again, that pattern where nothing is you can count on, otherwise. change of season. temperatures take a roller coaster ride during the course of the week. today we have a moisture and dense fog advisory. so far it is just for lancaster county but you will encounter fog moving through your morning. many of us did on the way in. we have a little bit of the missing data here as we looped in our satellite and radar picture here but last gasp of the weak storm coming through down to the southwest yesterday and then stepped up into our area but showers that we have seen, are not impressive. it is just rate drills will. new castle county delaware and jersey shore and delaware beach as well. temperatures walking out the door in the bad. not that much different from yesterday. 66 degrees in philadelphia 53 in mount pocono. and 57 until will allentown. down to millville is 63. at t ....
in the south, perhaps a glimmer of brightness between the heavy showers. a reminder of our top story: from the research lab to a gp surgery near you the government s medical advisers say the new vaccine will be safe and stress it will be for people who need it, not those who can pay for it. that s all from the bbc news at six, so it s goodbye from me, and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. hello, i m olly foster. here s what s coming up on sportsday tonight. a major difference. who will master a change of season at augusta national. at augusta national? we ll get the latest from the scotland and northern ireland camps ahead of their crunch play off finals. an opportunity for meaningful change, the fa is urged to use the greg clarke crisis to improve inclusivity at the organisation. also coming up in the programme. a cautionary tale from the £2 million teenager, we hearfrom john bostock. i wanted to be the best player in the world. when i saw ....
mist and drizzle. a race car driver died. i was hit by the car driven by kevin stewart. they say the accident is not drill nature and stewart is cooperating with authorities. stewart is a three-time nascar champion. his manager says stewart will still race today in the nascar sprint cup series at watkins international in new york state. a man and dead following a hit-and-run accident. happened on the highway. a pedestrian was trying to cross the roadway when he was hit by several vehicles. the initial vehicle that hit the pedestrian most likely would be blameless in the accident under the circumstances but for some reason, we don t know yet, they failed to stop and call the police and wait at the scene of the accident. police say it s not yet clear if the man who was hit was homeless. the left lane of 80 was closed during the investigation. it has since reopened. chp said they received a lot of calls about pedestrian crossing the freewaying in that area. a dra ....
Thursday marks 80 years since D-Day.Thousands of the United State's bravest stormed the beaches at Normandy and turned the tide of workd War 2.Many people aroun ....