And hip problems force andy murray to pull out of the Australian Open. Hes not played a competitive match since wimbledon last year. And coming up on sportsday on bbc news. All the action from Tonights Premier League as spurs battle to remain within touching distance of the top four. What a shot good evening. Theresa may has apologised for the postponement of thousands of operations because of winter pressures. Speaking on a visit to a hospital in surrey, the Prime Minister said she acknowledged the difficulty and frustration for patients. And new figures compiled by the bbc show that, for the last six weeks of 2017, more than 75,000 patients were left in ambulances for half an hour or more. Thats one in every eight patients enduring a delay. And last week was the busiest for the nhs iii helpline since it began. It received more than 480,000 calls. Heres our Health Editor, hugh pym. We are in a queue with lots of other people who are clearly very sick. Everybodys waiting to get in. A p
Briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business, and sport. And you can be part of the conversation. A group of mps here in the uk wants a 25 pence charge added to every disposable coffee cup sold, with the money raised used to improve recycling facilities. Billions of cups are thrown away each year, mostly ending up in landfill sites. Goodidea . Tell us what you think, just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. North korea has accepted south koreas offer to hold talks next week. It will be the First Time Since 2015 that officials from the two sides have met. No coincidence perhaps that the news breaks just hours after south korea and the United States agreed to postpone theirjoint military exercises, which north korea sees as rehearsals for invasion. Theyll be suspended for the duration of the Winter Olympics. Sophie long reports from seoul. North korea accepted the offer of government level talks through a direct fax line between the two countries reactivated two days ago. It
A committee of mps wants consumers to pay 25 pence for using takeaway cups to help fund better recycling facilities. The final chance for england to restore some ashes pride is in the balance. They need a breakthrough. The hosts, 151 2. And the weather. Tha nkfully the hosts, 151 2. And the weather. Thankfully not as windy in the uk today. A dry day for some showers as well. Snow in the scottish hills. Getting cold this weekend. Details coming up. Thank you. First, our main story. The decision to release the serial sex offender, john worboys, after less than 10 years in prison, has brought widespread condemnation. The chair of the Home Affairs Select committee, Yvette Cooper, said she was really shocked that the former black cab driver was being freed. He was jailed in 2009 for offences against 12 female passengers, but Police Believe he actually carried out more than 100 rapes and sexual assaults. Our Home Affairs Correspondent, Daniel Sandford, has more. For six years, john worboys c
Teens, whether they are ailing and need some time to recover from the knocks that come about over the season, it is a perfect opportunity for a team that is having a hard time, losing a lot of games, to turn things around and take the weeks to prepare for the next big opponent if one is coming up. Opportunity for teams. There is some benefit to momentum. Where you see some teams going on a winning streak, they have that two week lay off and then the momentum has died down. So you could look at it from both perspectives. But it is not an advantage, overall. He talked about things go in different places. You look at the miami dolphins, who are going to nine different time zones. How difficult is a make up for them, but also, from the perspective of the american people, habgood has been that they are pulled together to help these clubs out . 0h, that they are pulled together to help these clubs out . Oh, yes. The Human Element you cannot ignore. When fans and an entire city works together