some who don t receive the care they need to get washed, even some who ve fallen and not been found for days. a&e staff recognise the problems too. i think the pressures on the nhs, and especially in emergency care, are particularly intense at the moment. but what is more concerning is the number of patients who have been managed within four hours, and then the delays to admission into the hospital bed base, which unfortunately are very, very significant, and our staff are working under some pretty intolerable conditions at times trying to manage. and sometimes they just can t manage. figures from nhs england show that overflowing a&e departments had to close their doors to new patients more than 140 times over the last month. compare that with the same month in 2015 it s up more than 60%. the suspicion is that it s a combination of the cuts that we ve seen in social care, in community services run by the nhs, and very heavy pressure in general practice. so is the strain on
and what s in store for his first few days in power. also ahead: four more survivors have been pulled out of the debris of an italian hotel, almost 72 hours after it was swamped by an avalanche. leaders of europe s right wing parties gather in germany to discuss their opposition to the european union. thousands of protestors are expected to demonstrate. in sport, a woman on a roll, and johanna konta is aiming to keep her winning run going by knocking out a former world johanna konta breezes into the fourth round of the australian open by knocking out a former world number one in straight sets. and in from the cold: i ve been training with the british long track speed skating team, whose sport has been revived in the netherlands. and nick has the weather. the weekend is getting off to a frosty start. patchy fog around too. most places will see the sunshine today, with a dry day ahead. all your weather in half an hour. good morning. first, our main story: president donald trump
pledge their commitment to the special relationship. i am a people person. i think you are also, theresa. i can often tell how i ll get along with somebody very early, and i believe we are going to have a fantastic relationship. after a spate of accidents, a call for lorry drivers to be banned from using satnavs designed for cars. in sport: they haven t met in a grand slam finalfor eight years, but serena williams is taking on her sister venus for the australian title and a record breaking 23rd major crown. it is now 2 2. and chris has the weather. it is not as cold as it has been over recent days, but we have got some rain to contend with today and it is stilljust about cold enough for some of that rain to fall as snow in the hills of scotland. good morning. first, our main story. the actor sirjohn hurt has died. he was 77 and had recently been ill with cancer. he starred in around 200 films including harry potter and was nominated for an oscar for his roles in the elephant
and south of england. the challenge of supporting a friend with cancer. a leading charity calls for more help for patients and their carers. it s a huge weekend in sport with the start of the six nations tournament and great britain s opening davis cup tie. kyle edmund s beaten in the second match as canada level things after day 1 in ottawa. and as heavy metal legends black sabbath go to play their last gig, lead singer ozzy osbourne confesses to feeling emotional. it is just a whirlwind of emotions going on. and i have all your weather in the next half hour. good morning. first, our main story. ajudge in the us has put a temporary nationwide block on president trump s immigration controls. it means travel restrictions on people from seven mainly muslim countries should be lifted immediately. the white house is expected to appeal against the ruling by a judge in seattle. greg dawson reports. on america s east coast, there was another day of prayer and protest at new york s k