let me bring you some breaking news on the nhs. the average response time in february for ambulances in england dealing with the most urgent incidents, defined as calls from people with life threatening illnesses or injuries, was eight minutes and 25 seconds, nhs figures show. this is down very slightly from eight minutes and 26 seconds injanuary, but is above the target standard response time of seven minutes. ambulances took an average of 36 minutes and 20 seconds last month to respond to emergency calls such as heart attacks, strokes and sepsis. this is down from a0 minutes and six seconds injanuary while the target is 18 minutes. response times for urgent calls, such as late stages of labour, non severe burns and diabetes, averaged two hours, four minutes and 12 seconds in february, down from two hours, 12 minutes and 48 seconds in january. back to our top story. the communities secretary, michael gove, has told the bbc why the government is introducing a new definitgion
there have been reports of a deadly incident last night in northern gaza where palestinians were waiting to get aid for teachers emerged online, claiming to be from the aftermath of the incident at kuwaiti roundabout here on salahadin road. now, two very graphic videos appeared on social media showing a large number of casualties. this is one of those videos. we ve blurred some of the footage as it s too graphic to show you. we ve been unable to verify the location, but we know that they both show the same scene of chaos and dead bodies and that they were first shared online late last night. we also see what appear to be bags of aid being carried in one of the clips. doctors at al shifa hospital nearby have told the bbc that a large number of people were brought in last night. the bbc have been in contact with one doctor called dr moataz herrera, who has been treating patients at that hospital. he said. now, in their statement, the israeli army, the idf, said that armed pales
good evening. this is 18 year old itay regev and his sister maya they were kidnapped by hamas from the music festival in israel last october and held for sa days. they were both shot when they were seized. itay has been describing in detail what happened to him, his sister and his best friend, after they were taken hostage. his friend is still being held along with more than 100 others. itay has been talking to our special correspondent lucy manning. itay regev is free, but all he thinks about are the hostages he left behind. the teenager was at the nova music festival with his sister maya and friend 0mer when hamas attacked. translation: we started hearing shooting. - the terrorists were surrounding the whole party area. lots and lots of people started running in all directions. i hear shooting going past my head. i heard people screaming. i saw people falling down. a lot of bodies. we were confronted by a van of terrorists spraying our car with bullets without any mercy.
called for fans at the emirates to play their part in the club s champions league match later against porto. they go into the game 1 0 down after the first leg in portugal. arsenal are looking to reach the quarterfinals of the competition for the first time in m years. arteta says a home crowd with a great atmosphere always helps. it s a great atmosphere always helps. incredible. i don they it s incredible. i don t think that they realise we need that noise, we need them playing every single with us for that we need the emotional control as well try and understand the game can go through certain phases and we have to be intelligent in the right moments to get what we want. it s a beautiful opportunity to the it s been 14 years. so everything we ve put in there will be worth it. in the other match later, barcelona take on napoli . after a 1 1 draw in the first leg. they go into this match with injury problems and knowing that napoli are on a good run of form. manager xavi ha
from the last few minutes. the government has said it will bring forward a change in the law to prevent the ownership of uk newspapers and magazines by foreign states. the move follows concern about the potential takeover of the daily telegraph and spectator by a group backed by the united arab emirates. minister say they will try to amend the digital markets, competition and consumers bill currently going through parliament. labour has indicated it is likely to back the move. so, that developmentjust coming into the last little while. more on that in the six o clock news here in the next little while. now, though, as promised, let s round up all the sport of the day. gavin is in the bbc sport centre. yes, mathew, good evening to you. let s start at cheltenham, where trainer willie mullins is still waiting for his 100th winner, which could come in the weatherby s champion bumper, the final race of the day. it is now under way. el fabiolo was the favourite for the champions ch