spain the united states and china. it is not clear if they are connected. meanwhile the national health service said the attack meant some hospitals were forced to divert emergencies. ransomware appears to have been used in the attack, with hackers demanding payment to restore users‘ access. hugh pym reports. a major incident has been declared by nhs leaders in england, and hospitals like this one in colchester have been experiencing serious computer problems after a cyber attack. this is what some patients told us: the gentleman just inside the door said that all the computers have gone down, and they are not sure whether the doctors can see you for whatever reason. if it is x rays, or breakages, or what have you, they will send you home. it has happened before at this hospital trust covering north lincolnshire and goole, it systems were closed for three days as the result of a cyber attack last autumn. hundreds of operations and patient appointments were postponed, peop
this time we are in the north wales, in snowdonia, about to climb wales‘ highest peak, mount snowdon. now i am up for a bit of climbing, i am a fairly fit guy, dressed for the part, but i have got an easier option in mind. we are about to take a ride on the historic snowdon mountain railway. if you know anything about this part of the world, you will know that this railway is actually closed in the winter. but i have got a special ride lined up on an engineer s train, because i m going to find out how this railway copes with the harsh mountain weather. all aboard! when you re ready, dewi! this railway has been taking people to the summit of mount snowdon since 1896. an estimated 12 million people have made thatjourney since then. the trains normally run from mid march until november, but it is the weather that dictates the schedule, and the toll the weather takes on the mountain railway means for the maintenance teams, winter is the busiest time of year. mike, you are the s
good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. sinn fein are celebrating their best ever showing in elections to the northern ireland assembly. with all the votes counted, they ve won 27 seats, just one behind the democratic unionists. sinn fein‘s president, gerry adams, has described the result as an end to the old status quo . the two parties now have three weeks to try to agree a new power sharing coalition. for the latest, annita mcveigh is in belfast. thank you and good afternoon from belfast. if you were to ask most people here if the dup and sinn fein, the two largest parties could elect a new first minister and deputy first minister and get the devolved government back up and running in the initial three week time period they have for negotiations then most people would say it would take some sort of miracle to achieve that. there are some long standing historical legacy issues to be sorted out, contemporary issues to be sorted out. issues that led to the collapse of the
bellew reads david haye with an 11 round stoppage in london. beats. and sarah keith lucas has the weather. it isa it is a windy day to come, with spells of rain at times, but an improving picture in scotland and northern ireland. a full forecast in about 15 minutes. there s growing pressure this morning on the prime minister to safeguard the rights of more than three million eu citizens living and working in the uk. at the moment there s no guarantee they ll be allowed to stay after brexit. but a cross party committee of mps has called on theresa may to clarify their position, rather than waiting for the european union to decide what will happen to british people living on the continent. among the group of ten conservatives, the prominent leave campaigner michael gove. let s speak to our political correspondent, susana mendonca. talk us through this report. it is interesting, given all we ve heard this week, especially about triggering article 50. there is robust language
cambridge, these people on the river having a nice time and another from argyll and the sky is a bit more hazy and a bit of a breeze and in scotla nd hazy and a bit of a breeze and in scotland the breeze is going to be the feature in the coming days with gales on the way in northern parts but not in the short term. you can see is not clear everywhere, some clouds out there and a bit missed in south west part of the country but in scotland, some rain in the far north. other than that, in scotland, some rain in the far north. otherthan that, most in scotland, some rain in the far north. other than that, most of scotla nd north. other than that, most of scotland and northern ireland and england and wales is enjoying the sunshine. this central swathe around yorkshire and wales where the cloud isa yorkshire and wales where the cloud is a big figure but even here there are glimmers of sunshine. the warmest weather is in the south east and we might reach 17 degrees in london. around