And sarah has the weather. Good morning to you. Lots to talk about in terms of the weather. Snow and ice warnings as well as strong winds and potential flooding around the east coast. A full forecast in 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story the army is on standby to help evacuate communities along the east coast, where a tidal surge is expected to hit. The Environment Agency has issued seven severe Flood Warnings, meaning there is a danger to life. Andy moore reports. All along the east coast, floodgates have been closed in preparation for the storm surge. Gale force winds are combining with high tides to threaten coastal defences. In jaywick, in essex, there is a severe Flood Warning, meaning a risk to life. The Emergency Services have arrived in force. The residents are being urged to leave. Evacuation centres a re being urged to leave. Evacuation centres are on standby. Weve got exceptionally strong winds, between 40 exceptionally strong winds, between a0 and 50 miles an h
To the bbc news at one. Nearly half of hospitals in england declared a major alert in the first week of this year. Nhs figures released this morning reveal that 66 of the 152 Hospital Trusts raised the alarm, as large numbers of patients experienced Trolley Waits and delays in a e. Eight of the trusts declaring a major alert reported the highest level of alarm, meaning Patient Safety was at risk. Our Health Correspondent Dominic Hughes reports. Another busy day for the Health Service, where the pressure of winter is unrelenting. Earlier this week, leicester Royal Infirmary was one of more than 60 hospitals in england to declare a major alert as the strain on services grew. The latest data from nhs england exposes how the Health Service is struggling to cope. One in five patients admitted as an emergency last week experienced a delay of at least four hours for a bed. Nearly one in four patients waited over four hours to be seen in a e. In some place its reached nearly half. More than a
Good evening, its 5pm, the main stories. Severe Flood Warnings are in place along much of englands east coast, with thousands of homes at risk, as snow and strong winds continue to hit the uk. The risk of high tides and storm surges has led to the warnings which mean there is a danger to life. This is the Environment Agency map and as you can see, there are dozens of locations at risk. Down the east coast and down towards the south east. Evacuations are under Way Injaywick in essex, and Great Yarmouth in norfolk. In total there are 17 severe Flood Warnings in place across england and wales. There are also 90 warnings where flooding is expected and immediate action is required. And 64 alerts where flooding is possible and individuals should be prepared for rising water levels. Ben brown is in Great Yarmouth. People here in Great Yarmouth busy as you can see behind me, collecting sandbags. The sand and bags provided by the council. People have to come here with spades, fill up sandbags a