Oui the Health Secretary says the four our a e target should only be for Urgent Health problems. Piecing together theresa mays vision for britain does a major speech today fill in the gaps about her plans . Tackling the hidden injustice of Mental Health and why ministers say the classroom is a good place to start. Commuting misery for millions of Londoners Travel Chaos in the capital after tube staff go on a one day strike. Can i help you, gentlemen . Is the bar still open . And the Night Manager leads the british charge at the Golden Globes. Oh, and there was some politics as well. Coming up in the sport on bbc news, we are in zurich, where leicesters Claudio Ranieri could win manager of the year at tonights fifa best awards. Good evening and welcome to the Bbc News At Six. Northern ireland is in political crisis tonight after the Shock Resignation of Martin Mcguinness, sinn feins deputy first minister. Under the power sharing agreement, this automatically means that the first ministe
And coming up in Sportsday On Bbc News the best manager in the world Claudio Ranieri is honoured by fifa for taking leicester to the Premier League title. Good evening. An honest discussion is needed about the way people use accident and Emergency Departments in englands hospitals. Thats the message from jeremy hunt the Health Secretary as hospitals Report Unprecendented demand during the winter months. Hes also suggested that patients with less Serious Problems might no longer be covered by a commitment to be seen within four hours. But he has denied suggestions from the red cross that the nhs is facing a humanitarian crisis. Our Health Editor hugh pym has the latest. Whatever the intense pressure on the nhs theres a commitment for hospitals to assess or treat almost all patients within four hours of arriving at a e. But at a time when the service in england is creaking under the strain thats been thrown into doubt. Secretary jeremy hunt. The Health Secretary jeremy into doubt. Secret
Coming up in sport on bbc news, andy murray gets a winning start in the Australian Open and was made to work, but is through to the second round. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. Just days before taking over the white house, President Elect donald trump has promised a quick trade deal with britain. The former Cabinet Minister and brexit campaigner, michael gove, who interviewed mr trump for the times newspaper, said the President Elect was enthusiastic about britain leaving the eu and that the offer of a us trade deal would strengthen theresa mays hand in the brExit Negotiations with brussels. Speaking to reporters on his way into a meeting of Foreign Ministers in brussels, borisjohnson described mr trumps comments as very positive. Our Political Correspondent ben wright reports. By by friday, he will be president , the most powerful politician in the world. And getting a visit in first, formerjustice secretary and brexit campaigner, michael gove, presenting the Presi
Deputy first minister, Martin Mcguinness has announced hes to retire from frontline politics, and wont seek re election to the Stormont Assembly in march. He says hes planning to stand down in may, on the tenth anniversary of devolved government and power sharing. Hes been speaking to our Northern Ireland Political Editor mark devenport. In the aftermath of the Assembly Election last year i agreed to stay on. I was very honoured to be asked to stay on by the party as deputy first minister, but i said i would do it for a further year, which would bring me to 8th of may. This year would have been the tenth anniversary, and say ian paisley said it was an historic moment. I thought it was an appropriate time for me to stand aside as debbie first minister, and make for a new Sinn Fein Deputy first minister. But of course, the best laid plans Of Mice And Men came into play deputy first mr. I have had two situations to deal with, one is the crisis at stormont, and my own health problems, whic
Dozens are missing, feared dead, after an avalanche engulfed a hotel for skiers in central italy. And a french win in record time in the Vendee Globe Race one of the Worlds Toughest sporting challenges. And coming up in Sportsday On Bbc News another Series Defeat for englands cricketers in india, as they lose by 15 runs in the second one dayer. Good evening. Donald trump is in Washington Dc tonight, on the eve of his inauguration as 45th president of the United States. The ceremony, on capitol hill, is expected to draw Hundreds Of Thousands of spectators to the nations capital, as mr trump takes the oath of office, before taking up residence at the white house. His Vice President , mike pence, said today that the Transition Team had been working flat out to ensure theyd be ready to implement mr trumps policies. Our North America Editorjon Sopel is in washington tonight. Thank you, and washington this evening is a city in a city undergoing profound change. Tonight, the obama is well spe