by dangerous delays. crews are enduring long waits outside accident and emergency departments in england, because hospitals are struggling to deal with overcrowded wards. nhs england says it has recruited more staff and increased bed capacity, but acknowledged the system was under considerable strain. sharon barbour reports. it s been a long night for margaret. there were ambulances backed up outside. two hours in an ambulance. finally able to get off the ambulance and into a&e, margaret then faced a long wait. she told us she s been here for 14 hours. margaret s 73, and has had no sleep. what was it like last night when you came in to a&e? there were ambulances parked out there. there s ambulances parked out there today. there s no beds. you know, and there s people on trolleys in the corridors. waits in a&e here have been as long as 30 hours, with hospital bosses now warning of even worse to come, as they cope with a sharp rise this week and patients arriving. in the foot
debate and voting here on the european union. notification of withdrawal bill. that is the bill that will empower theresa may and the government to formally begin the process of leaving the european union. so if it goes through this evening, the commons, then it goes to the lords later on this month. they are voting, let s go inside the chamber, you can now see pictures of the voting. voting on a series of amendments to the european union bill, on a whole range of issues, for example the status of eu nationals living here in the united kingdom. they ve got through a few of the amendments, all defeated pretty comfortably by the government by majorities of around 50. so those proposing the amendments not having much luck so far. but then the key vote on the eu bill at around 8pm this evening. so we re waiting for that. our political correspondent eleanor garnierjoins me now from central lobby. tell us how those amendments are going as far as you can tell? we are just on my thin
world ahead of the commonwealth games in australia. and not one, not two, but three boaty mcboatfaces. the little yellow submarines, named by the public, set off on their first scientific expedition. and carol has the weather. thank you and good morning. they call thank you and good morning. they ca ll start thank you and good morning. they call start to the day with frost around first thing and we have a wea k around first thing and we have a weak weather front sinking south bringing cloud and patchy rain. for most of us it will be dry and right with sunshine. more details in 15 minutes. good morning. first, our main story. the legislation paving the way for theresa may to begin the formal negotiations for withdrawing britain from the european union faces its final test in parliament today. ministers hope mps will reject the two changes made to the brexit bill in the house of lords. peers want to guarantee the rights of eu citizens in the uk and ensure parliament has a vote