code of conduct. good morning and welcome to bbc newsroom live. more than a0 % of maternity wards in england closed their doors to expectant mothers at least once in 2016, according to data from the labour party. 42 out of 96 trusts in england that responded to a freedom of information request said they d shut maternity wards temporarily on 382 occasions. the most common reasons given were too few staff and not enough beds. but the government says the numbers are misleading. our health correspondent, dominic hughes has more. for some years, maternity units have been struggling to recruit enough midwives. the royal college of midwives says there s a shortfall of around 3,500. now, based on a freedom of information request, labour says a growing number of maternity units are closing doors to new mothers. in england, 136 nhs trusts offer maternity services. last year, 42 of them closed their doors to new admissions at least once. there were 382 separate locations where units wer
the bbc news at six. 0rganisers of the world athletics championships at the london stadium are trying to limit the spread of the norovirus which has already affected dozens of competitors and staff. one of the highest profile casualties is botswana s isaac makwala a favourite in the two hundred and four hundred metre races. athletes from germany, canada and ireland who ve been staying at the same hotel have also been affected but officials from public health england say it is not the source of the outbreak. here s our sports editor dan roan. this is the time when the world s best athletes should be concentrating on their rivals. instead these competitors and coaches today found themselves at the centre of a suspected outbreak of the highly contagious vomiting bug norovirus at this team hotel. for botswana, issac makwala! yesterday the world s best 200 metre runner, issac makwala, was forced to withdraw from the event. the botswanan medal prospect one of 30 athletes and su
a nuclear warhead that could fit onto a missile. north korea best not make any threats to the united states. they will be met with fire and fury, like the world has never seen. a tale of two englands, the growing divide which means people in the north are 20% more likely to die early than those in the south. # gonna be where the lights are shining on me. # like a rhinestone cowboy and, the rhinestone cowboy, country singer glen campbell has died at the age of 81. and coming up in sportsday on bbc news we ll have the best of the action from the european super cup between manchester united and real madrid. good evening. the south african president jacob zuma has narrowly survived a vote of no confidence in his leadership. the secret ballot in parliament was the eighth vote of no confidence he has faced in less than a decade. it was called amid repeated allegations of corruption and mismanagement. after the ballot, jacob zuma celebrated with his supporters and told them that t
welcome to bbc news. president trump has warned north korea that it will face fire and fury like the world has never seen if it threatens the united states with nuclear weapons. it follows reports that north korea has successfully miniaturised a nuclear warhead, which could be delivered on a missile. last month, the isolated communist state successfully tested two intercontinental missiles for the first time. this was donald trump s warning this evening. north korea best not make any more threats to the united states. they will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen. he has been very threatening beyond a normal state, and as i said they will be met with the fire and fury and, frankly, power, the likes of which this world has never seen before. our correspondent, nick bryant, is following developments in washington. american presidents have often said the strongest rhetoric that north korea. he will remember george w bush described the country as being pa rt
north korea s leader. claudio ranieri speaks out after his sacking yesterday by leicester. is there anything you would like to say to the fans? yes, i am very sad for them. say to the fans? yes, i am very sad forthem. i say to the fans? yes, i am very sad for them. i wish them all the best. and as hollywood gears up for its big night, we look at the art of the oscars acceptance speech. and coming up on bbc news, premier league managers give their reaction to claudio ranieri s sacking. jose mourinho said he had been let down by the selfishness of others. good evening. the conservative party has won a historic by election victory in copeland. it s the first time a party in government has taken a seat in a by election for 35 years, and it s a major political upset. theresa may said her party had secured an outstanding victory. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn described their defeat as very disappointing. but he said he wouldn t be standing down. labour has held copeland since 19