audience for 45 minutes each. theresa may will go first and jeremy corbyn second. the order was decided by a draw. we ll bring you the full debate at 8.30pm, with on screen analysis on the bbc news channel. we ll have the latest reaction from the bbc reality check team, who will be fact checking the leaders comments in real time. and thoughts of the bbc‘s politics team and political commentators. then at 10pm, i ll be back with a special reaction programme hearing from the parties and the pundits. let s talk now to shadow business secretary rebecca long bailey, and culture secretary karen bradley. karen bradley, if i can start with you. you know theresa may well, you work the third the home office, and wa nted work the third the home office, and wanted a sense of how the campaign was going as you see it.” wanted a sense of how the campaign was going as you see it. i worked with theresa may futuna half years and i ve been honoured to serve in a cabinet for nearly 12 months
good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. theresa may has ordered a uk wide inquiry into the use of contaminated blood products in the nhs in the 1970s and 80s. 2,400 people have died as a result of what the health secretary, jeremy hunt, described as an ‘appalling injustice . many of those were haemophiliacs who contracted hepatitis c and aids related illnesses. the health secretary will meet families of the victims before deciding on the style of the inquiry. jane frances kelly reports. for decades, the families of those affected by this scandal have fought forjustice. during affected by this scandal have fought for justice. during the affected by this scandal have fought forjustice. during the 1970s and 19805, forjustice. during the 1970s and 1980s, haemophiliacs and others were infected with hepatitis c and hiv from imported blood products. now, after pressure from mps and political parties, the government has announced an enquiry uk wide in its remit. lots of different p
it s 5 o clock. our main story is that record numbers of patients spent more than four hours in accident and emergency units in england in january, according to figures leaked to the bbc. during a difficult winter for the nhs, january seems to be the worst performing month in the past 13 years. the figures also suggest record numbers of people waited longer than 12 hours for a hospital bed, once they d been seen in a&e. the bma said the prime minister could no longer bury her head in the sand over increasing pressure in the nhs. and it accused the government of failing to grasp the seriousness of the situation. our health correspondent dominic hughes reports. for months now, accident and emergency departments across england have been struggling. last week, the bbc was given exclusive access to the royal blackburn hospital, where the pressure on a&e was plain to see. we need beds and staff. it s just like banging your head you need a bed. definitely. it s distressing. it s r
welcome to bbc news. record numbers of patients waited for more than four hours in accident and emergency departments in england in december that s according to officialfigures. only 86% met the nhs target of being seen in four hours or less. and figures leaked to the bbc suggest it was even worse injanuary just 82% the worst performing month for a&e departments in the past 13 years. the bma says the prime minister can no longer bury her head in the sand about the increasing pressure on the nhs. the government says the vast majority of patients are seen and treated quickly. this report from our health editor hugh pym. scenes like this on bbc news this week have highlighted the immense strain being felt right across the nhs. here at royal blackburn hospital, rated as good by inspectors, some patients waited up to 13 hours in a&e. some had to sit on the floor. the latest official figures have confirmed it was the worst for waits since modern records began. today at hillin
welcome to bbc news. america and japan have strongly condemned north korea, for test firing a ballistic missile, the first such launch since donald trump entered the white house. japan s prime minister shinzo abe said it was intolerable, while mr trump said the us would back japan 100 percent. the missile flew for about three hundred miles, eventually falling into the sea of japan. this report from our tokyo correspondent rupert wingfield hayes contains some flash photography. this is the launch of a musudan ballistic missile, the same type that was fired from north korea into the sea of japan earlier this morning. today s launch was almost certainly timed so that north korea s dictator, kim jong un, could crash a weekend party taking place on the other side of the world. president donald trump and japan s prime minister, shinzo abe, have been spending the weekend golfing in florida. mr abe was not amused by the north korean intrusion. translation: north korea s recent miss