professor kingsley akwame is using a new technique for prostate cancer diagnosis. any sharp pain, let me know. no longer the need for a precious operating theatre, it can now be done here. all done! and nursejo is training to do thejob. gosh, they ve been waiting so long, some of these patients, but if we can just help to reduce the backlog. it s rewarding, every week we are seeing differences. helping patients. it s the mission statement here, not just for covid, but for everyone. a day after surgery, jill is heading home, back to her own bed. i would recommend it to anybody. get your appointments, get your things done at the hospitals. they have been fantastic here. i am very, very lucky. back on the hills for sam, there is time to reflect. i ve seen some phenomenal acts of kindness. there is definitely a desire to get through this altogether. together in a medical landscape utterly transformed by covid 19. jeremy cooke, bbc news, north wales. various pressures on staff at
reeling, letting in five goals at anfield for the first time in their history in the champions league. the swimming pools struggling to stay afloat an urgent plea from grassroots sports bodies for more government help to pay the energy bills. something needs to happen in some capacity, because if it s not funding, well then, how are these places going to survive? we ve actually got some rain around this morning quite widely. things were brighten up in the north and west later. it will feel chillier. good morning. it s wednesday, 22nd february. the health secretary, stephen barclay, is to meet representatives of the royal college of nursing this morning, after the union suspended a strike planned for next week in england. following months of disputes, the two sides have said they would begin intensive talks on pay, terms and conditions, and reforms. discussions about public sector pay for the next financial year are also underway. our health correspondent sophie hutchinson r
with a learning disability are taking part in 20 different disciplines. coming to these games gives them a chance to express themselves, and to show what they can do. and google sacks an employee for saying there were fewer women at the company due to biological differences. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the organisers of the athletics world championships in london are working with public health england to try to contain an outbreak of gastroenteritis, which has affected 30 athletes and support staff. botswa na s isaac makwala, who was one of the favourites for today s 400 metres final, was forced to withdraw from the 200 metres heat yesterday. 0ur sports correspondent natalie pirks reports. it was supposed to be the start of his bid for world domination. ranked numberi in the world for the 200 metres this year, he would aim being to double up in the 400 metre final tonight. but yesterday, botswa nan isaac makwala vomited before his 200 metre heat. a victim of th
series of reforms and to explain the drop. the other main stories on bbc news at 5: a woman has escaped serious injury after appearing to be pushed by a jogger into the path of a bus in west london. and the national games begin in sheffield for competitors with a learning disability. 2,500 people are taking part. coming to these games actually gives them a chance to express themselves and to really show, not about what they can t do, but about what they can, can do. good evening and welcome. our main story: the organisers of the athletics world championships of the athletics world championships in london are working with public health england to try to contain an outbreak of gastroenteritis which has affected 30 athletes and support staff. botswa na s isaac makwala, who was one of the favourites for today s 400 metres final, was forced to withdraw from the 200 metres heat yesterday. our sports correspondent natalie pirks is at the london stadium for us now. public health engl