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
suggested that there might be take recordings of conversations. james comey had been leading an inquiry into possible collusion between trump election officials and russia. he was fired on tuesday. now the president has tweeted: that is a summary of the news. newsday is coming up later, actually, it isn t, we say that, it is just actually, it isn t, we say that, it isjust a bbc actually, it isn t, we say that, it is just a bbc world. now it is time for newsnight. a global cyber attack has disrupted nhs hospitals and gp surgeries in england and scotland resulting in cancelled operations and it shutdown. it replicates itself on one computer to the next and there s really no stopping it. it spreads itself like a plague. so who and what is behind the attack and can they be stopped? tonight a former hacker, a former gchq boss, and the chair of the gps council are here. what s it like for one of the rising young stars of the labour party, who s not a corbyn fan, selling the manif
will support in the general election? nick robinson chats to voters in halifax, over a takeaway. good evening and welcome to bbc news. five nhs trusts are still experiencing serious problems, after yesterday s international cyber attack. 43 of the trusts affected in england and scotland, are now returning to normal.the attack on friday caused ambulances to be diverted, and numerous cancellations or delays in treatment. a&e departments were not affected. the government s emergency committee cobra has been meeting today, chaired by the home secretary amber rudd. here s our health editor, hugh pym. the news shocked staff and patient alike. the cyber attack shut down key systems. ron grimshaw won t forget it in a hurry. he was in the middle of having an mmi scan but it was abruptly halted and he will have to go back. i was stunned, obviously stunned, and the nurse said this is the first time this has happened. i was thinking, why me? there we are. health secretaryjeremy hunt was