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hurt business? a new report says a reduction in foreign workers coming to the uk could lead to a workforce crisis. i ll speak to the author of that report. in sport, a bizarre davis cup victory for great britain. that s after canada are disqualified when one of their players accidently hits a ball straight into the eye of the umpire. and carol s amongst the orchids at kew gardens. good morning. from the 22nd annual orchid festival at kew gardens, an indian theme for the first time. beautiful and warm inside but outside it is cold, frosty and a dry start, wet and windy conditions moving in from the west. more in 15 minutes. good morning. first, our main story. nhs hospitals in england will have a legal duty to charge overseas patients who aren t eligible forfree non urgent care from april. the move follows criticism of the nhs for failing to recover money from foreign visitors after they have been treated. emergency care will be provided immediately, and billed later. nh ....
in the presidential race, despite controversy about employing family members. after a record 59 test matches as england captain, alistair cook steps down, but says he will carry on as an england player. and a royal salute in central london, to mark 65 years of the queen s reign. it s five o clock. our main story is that research by bbc news has found that the number of patients on hospital wards in england has been at levels considered unsafe in nine out of ten nhs trusts this winter. the pressure on beds has meant that many patients have been at a higher risk of infection or have experienced delays in treatment. nhs providers, which represents hospitals, said that what it called the extraordinary pressure on beds was no way to run a safe and effective health care system . similar bed occupancy data is not available for scotland, wales and northern ireland this winter. our health correspondent jane dreaper has more details. it has been a very difficult winter at yeov ....
nurses and doctors in the nhs. alastair cook has resigned as england captain after a record fifty nine matches in charge. and a royal salute in central london to mark 65 years of the queen s reign. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the commons speaker, john bercow, has made a strong condemnation of president trump in the commons, and said he would not want him to address parliament. the american president is due to visit the uk later this year for a state visit, which was expected to include an invitation to speak to mps and peers. but the speaker told the commons that his views on immigrants and women were unacceptable. i would not wish to issue an invitation to president trump, to speak in the royal gallery. and i conclude by saying to the honourable gentleman this. we value our relationship with the united states, ifa relationship with the united states, if a state visit takes place that is way beyond and above the pay grade of the speaker. however, as far as thi ....
talks by the end of march. the legislation survived several attempts to add extra conditions and will now go to the house of lords. here s our political correspondent vicki young. as many of that opinion say aye. aye! the message is loud and clear, theresa may wants to get on with brexit negotiations, and tonight mps gave her their overwhelming support. the ayes to the right, 494. the noes to the left, 122. it s an historic vote today and it got through by a large majority at every turn. it s carried out the will of the british people. that s what parliament has done today. and it s put through a bill which is just 137 words long. it s very simple, it just authorises the government to do what the people told them to do. but many are frustrated they haven t had enough time to fully debate the brexit bill. the whole of the curtailing of this debate leaves parliament unable to scrutinise the eu withdrawal. this bill, mrs lang, is being railroaded through this house with sc ....
campaigning points there is unity. a warning new laws introduced last year to protect tenants in england from so called revenge evictions aren t working. also keeping a cool head. an australian man survives after struggling for hours to keep his nose above water, after his excavator rolled into a waterhole. and could this sound be the origins of the earliest words? good morning. it s thursday 9th february. welcome to bbc newsroom live. accident and emergency departments in england had their worst waiting time performance in january since targets were introduced 13 years ago. provisional figures leaked to the bbc also suggest that a record numbers of patients have had to wait on trolleys for a bed to become available. the department of health insists the vast majority of patients are treated quickly. patients are traditionally supposed to be seen and discharged within four hours, with a target of 95%. but the bbc has learnt the provisional figures forjanuary show only ....