And it is a very, very serious situation so we look forward, as i just said, to receiving them in court. A firm of london plumbers loses legal Battle Over Whether to give freelance plumbers the same rights as full time staff. And england prepare to take on wales this weekend. And coming up in the sport, the russian athlete stripped of her gold medal and banned for doping. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. The Health Secretary, jeremy hunt, says its 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. Mr hunt says he does have an improvement plan, but admits it will take time, and says theres no Silver Bullet. Our Health Editor hugh pym reports. Nhs england figures this winter show the worst waiting time performance ina e the worst waiting time performance in a e units since records began more than a decade ago. Jeremy hunt paid tribute to
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welcome. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and watching around the world now at the top of the hour. it is our continuing coverage of the boston marathon tragedy. i m anderson cooper live near the scene, a couple of blocks away. american airlines has grounded all of its flights. they say this is due to troubles with its reservation system. there is no reported link between this mass grounding and the boston bombings investigation. we re trying to get more information. american airlines handled an average of 3400 flights per day with a quarter of a million passengers. obviously this is a huge story that will affect people traveling around the country. the airline says the system wide ground delay will be in effect until 5:00 p.m. eastern. we also want to get you updated on the latest developments in the bombing here in boston. here is what we know at this hour. federal law enforcement official tells cnn that a timer was likely used to activate the bomb and they were no