to democracy, has died aged 85. communities across the uk come together for armistice day, a year after commemorations were disrupted by the pandemic. you and coming up on the bbc news channel aston villa appoint steven gerrard as their new manager on a three and a half year deal, ending his three years in charge at rangers. patients across the uk are facing unacceptably long waits for ambulances, which is putting lives at risk that s according to the college of paramedics. health concerns that went untreated in the pandemic, as well as people requiring care for covid, are leading to more people needing urgent help as the nhs faces increasing winter pressures. the latest nhs figures show the average response time in england for the most serious incidents was nine minutes and 20 seconds the longest since current records began in 2017. the average ambulance wait for people having heart attacks or strokes was more than 50 minutes, almost three times the target time of 18 m
and it s time for lenny s last turn the comedian will present his final comic relief tonight after 39 years. plus do you fancy more rain? i did not think so, but another wet morning for many. this weekend sunshine at times and hopefully more brightness. it s friday the 15th march. our main story. exposure to violent online content is now unavoidable for children in the uk, with many seeing it while still in primary school, according to a new ofcom report. the regulator is urging social media companies to strengthen child protection on their platforms. our technology reporter shiona mccallum reports. how much time do you think you spend on your phone a day? even prince william is asking these questions when meeting with a group of schoolchildren at a west london youth centre yesterday. that s quite a lot. but i bet you feel better coming here. but when children are on their smartphones, their innocence can soon be compromised. ofcom say out of the 2a7 children it spoke to, a
a huge response to the tv drama about the post office scandal that saw hundreds of innocent branch managers wrongfully prosecuted for theft. we ll hear from one who s fought forjustice for 20 years. whilst there are some brighter skies ahead for us all there is still some rain in the forecast today particularly across the south, i will have your full forecast here on breakfast. it s thursday 4th january. our main story. a row about emergency cover has broken out between nhs bosses and union leaders, as a strike byjunior doctors in england enters its second day. yesterday nhs leaders made 20 requests for striking doctors to return to the wards and help overstretched services but the british medical association accused them of misusing the system, which is known as derogation. a number of nhs trusts have reported long waiting times in a&e, with some declaring critical incidents. here s more from our health editor hugh pym. # hey, vicky, ooh, ahh # i wanna know when you ll pay u
good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. rishi sunak has appeared to rule out a spring general election. speaking on a visit to a youth centre in nottinghamshire, the prime minister said his working assumption is that there will be a general elction in the second half of this year. an election has to be held by january 2025. in his own new year speech, the labour leader sir keir starmer said he hoped the new year would give the country a chance to vote out the conservatives. let s go live now to our chief political correspondent, henry zeffman, who s at westminster. the prime minister appears to be rolling out a spring election, how much of a surprise is that? we are ust a few much of a surprise is that? we are just a few days much of a surprise is that? we are just a few days into much of a surprise is that? we are just a few days into 2024 - much of a surprise is that? we are just a few days into 2024 but - just a few days into 2024 but already in westminster
there are literally hundreds at the moment of flood warnings and i suspect we will be adding to those this evening across southern england, as more heavy rain is expected. so keep watching the forecast, tune into your bbc local radio station for updates, but it s this swirl of cloud that s starting to push on from the south west and this will bring a spell of wet weather across southern england during this afternoon and then it s going to push its way east. elsewhere a case of sunny spells and scattered showers, blustery across the northern isles, here are a frequent rash of showers and it will be on the cold side, two or three degrees at the very best but generally for most of us we are looking at 7 9 c. let s zoom into the rain. on top of the rain we have gusty winds through the channel. the jersey met has issued for red warning for gusts in excess of 60 miles an hour. it s pushing through at pace, a couple of inches falling on saturated flooded areas could have an impact.