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the london ambulance service said around 200 vehicles i service said around 200 vehicles were out on re out on the road, compared to a50 on a normal day. ambulance staff are on the picket line here, but if are on the picket line here, but if a request comes through to respond to a life—threatening case, a team will get to their vehicle quickly and out on the road to see the patient. ministers made clear they felt the union's action was putting patients at risk. we felt the union's action was putting patients at risk.— felt the union's action was putting patients at risk. we know there are vafious patients at risk. we know there are various things _ patients at risk. we know there are various things happening _ patients at risk. we know there are various things happening all - patients at risk. we know there are| various things happening all through the day, across the country today, who is responsible for any deaths that happened today? it is who is responsible for any deaths that happened today?— who is responsible for any deaths that happened today? it is the trade unions that are _

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nathan, talk ruickl have the ambulance service.ce. nathan, talk quickly about the numbers, - have the ambulance service. nathan, talk quickly about the numbers, i - talk quickly about the numbers, i guess it is not as dramatic as some of the strikes we saw yesterday with the nurses, tell us a little bit about the reasons for that? so the reason for that _ about the reasons for that? so the reason for that is _ about the reasons for that? so the reason for that is that _ about the reasons for that? so the reason for that is that all - about the reasons for that? so the reason for that is that all of - about the reasons for that? so the reason for that is that all of our i reason for that is that all of our members — reason for that is that all of our members have a choice whether to respond _ members have a choice whether to respond to— members have a choice whether to respond to life—threatening calls or not. respond to life—threatening calls or not the _ respond to life—threatening calls or not. the majority have said that they— n

west midlands ambulance service would start to fail. ork very closely with — take strike action? i work very closely with anthony - take strike action? i work very closely with anthony because | take strike action? i work very i closely with anthony because of take strike action? i work very - closely with anthony because of his role nationally— closely with anthony because of his role nationally as _ closely with anthony because of his role nationally as well. _ closely with anthony because of his role nationally as well. action - closely with anthony because of his role nationally as well. action has i role nationally as well. action has been _ role nationally as well. action has been taken — role nationally as well. action has been taken we— role nationally as well. action has been taken. we have _ role nationally as well. action has been taken. we have tried - role nationally as well. action has been taken. we have tried to - been taken. we have tried to increase _ been taken. we have tried to increase the _ been taken. we have tried

the ambulance service and a health service — ambulance service and a health service continue to operateide the response — business as usual alongside the response to the incident, we have our own— response to the incident, we have our own resources in their to ensure continuity— our own resources in their to ensure continuity and so that we can manage any incidents on the island. my sincere — any incidents on the island. my sincere thanks go to staff, volunteers and partner agencies for their efforts to support the ongoing incident _ their efforts to support the ongoing incident. thank you. we have come to the point where we have concluded our prepared statements. we would like to invite questions from the media. we will be asking questions but we also have questions from people online. when i ask for you to ask your question, please can you let me know who you represent. bbc news. can we get clear the figures — bbc news. can we get clear the figures of— bbc news. can we get clear the figures of how— bbc news. can we get clear the figures of how many— bbc news. can we get clear the figu

one third of our members in the ambulance service are telling us that they believe delays have led toaction that is posing a threat to the service, it's over a decade of cuts, this has been a long—running developing crisis and the government has simply refused to listen up to now. elsewhere in the nhs, nurses in england and wales and northern ireland are also planning to walk out this month. they, like others, want pay rises in line with inflation, which has been running at its highest rate in decades. but the government has been standing firm, saying their demands are unaffordable. if everyone in the public sector was to receive a pay rise in line with inflation, that would cost an extra £28 billion, an extra £1000 per household. at a time of huge cost—of—living pressures, it is important we get that balance right between what additional tax we ask viewers to pay at a time of cost—of—living pressure alongside recognising that paramedics and the nhs as a whole have faced very real challenges as a result of the pandemic. rail workers are planning further strike action over december and

ambulance services across england and wales have been talking to unions about what level of service theye trust has agreed something different — so the level of provision will depend on where you live. when you call 999, ambulance staff in england put your call into a category. category i is for life—threatening illnesses or injuries, including cardiac arrest. category 2 is for emergency calls, for example strokes. category 3 is classed as urgent, and includes the late stages of labour. and category 4 is for less urgent calls, for example vomiting. we contacted each ambulance trust striking tomorrow to ask which of these calls union members will respond to. not all of them replied, and some didn't give specific details. but here are a few examples from those who did. east midlands ambulance service told us that their striking union members would respond to all immediately life—threatening category i calls. in some circumstances they would also respond to the most serious category 2 calls — which are strokes, gynaecology emergencies where a mother or baby is at risk, road traffic collisio

north west ambulance service. north west ambulance . i think ambulance service. . i think i'll ambulance service. north west ambulance . i think i'll never go ambulance. i think i'll never go got was quite enough actually . got was quite enough actually. i'm glad that's it. but yougov that was found that despite now it's crumbling as patient care and all of this stuff but most people are backing it. and here are some more figures because 63% of people back ambulance workers on strike today with nurses who walked out yesterday and days that and a few days before that having even support . 65% of having even more support. 65% of people supporting that cause. what is fascinating is when you look down the list at the rail strike as they have dropped below which is below the 50% mark which is probably lynch today to go probably why lynch today to go and rather with some and meet up rather with some train providers try to barter they're under the right they're a bit under the right over we me welcome over there we go let me welcome gb news viewers, miranda richardson, n

this strike at a time when ambulance services are already under intense pressure.gloucester this week long queues of vehicles were stuck inside to outside hospital because there was no inside to unload patients. —— stuck outside hospital. this strike could not be happening at a worse time because of the pressure is the nhs faces. that is why yesterday, in a letter to the prime minister and again today we are appealing to both sides to try to find a way of both coming to the table and avoiding further industrial action. ambulance staff in northern ireland also went on strike last week while in scotland a new pay offer has just been rejected by one union but a strike has not yet been called. strike action here in liverpool and across most of the rest of england and wales will continue through the day. with no breakthrough in talks and signs the dispute is getting more heated, expect further disruption next week and perhaps into the new year. let's talk to our correspondent, frances read, who is in ealing, west london, for us. what is the impact there? the impact here

i mean, i left the ambulance service about a year ago, but if i were still in the ambulance service ,e ambulance service, i would be striking . i think it's would be striking. i think it's a while. it's been a long time coming , but a while. it's been a long time coming, but it a while. it's been a long time coming , but it definitely needs coming, but it definitely needs to be raised. i know there will be consequences for this. i know that the army have stepped in and they're going to do a great job. but they're going to be able to cover the ground that a full crew of ambulance staff will. so i think it's needed . i will. so i think it's needed. i think hopefully it sounds morbid , but hopefully the consequences will open the eyes of people need to listen. yeah, i my main concern about this is yes. okay. i am in favour of a pay rise for staff like paramedics call handlers, nurses, etc. my latest understanding of what they want is somewhere way above actually , which i think frankly is probably unaffordable because the knock on effects that that would mean for things like rail workers

i mean, i left the ambulance service about a year ago, but if i were still in the ambulance service ,e ambulance service, i would be striking . i think it's would be striking. i think it's a while. it's been a long time coming , but a while. it's been a long time coming, but it a while. it's been a long time coming , but it definitely needs coming, but it definitely needs to be raised. i know there will be consequences for this. i know that the army have stepped in and they're going to do a great job. but they're going to be able to cover the ground that a full crew of ambulance staff will. so i think it's needed . i will. so i think it's needed. i think hopefully it sounds morbid , but hopefully the consequences will open the eyes of people need to listen. yeah, i my main concern about this is yes. okay. i am in favour of a pay rise for staff like paramedics call handlers, nurses, etc. my latest understanding of what they want is somewhere way above actually , which i think frankly is probably unaffordable because the knock on effects that that would mean for things like rail workers

— any pay rise with the ambulance service. the table to make sure that the crews and our _ table to make sure that the crews and our members can continue to live within— and our members can continue to live within our— and our members can continue to live within our means.— within our means. thank you. it must be a very difficult _ within our means. thank you. it must be a very difficult decision _ within our means. thank you. it must be a very difficult decision for - be a very difficult decision for paramedics like yourself, jamie, to take this, how tough was it to come off the road and to strike? ads, tat take this, how tough was it to come off the road and to strike?— off the road and to strike? a lot of soul-searching. _ off the road and to strike? a lot of soul-searching. it's _ off the road and to strike? a lot of soul-searching. it's alien - off the road and to strike? a lot of soul-searching. it's alien to - off the road and to strike? a lot of soul-searching. it's alien to me i soul—searching. it's alien to me to do t

ambulance services are already under _ risk. ambulance services are already under intense - risk.g queues of vehicles were waiting to unload patients because there was no space inside the hospital's to treat them. the same problem has driven up response times across the country with most services in england declaring critical incidents this week. both the government and some managers in the health service are concerned the strikes could increase the risk to patients. ambulance unions say the most serious life—threatening callouts should not be affected and they should go ahead as usual, but other services are likely to see some disruption. the impact will vary by region. the impact will vary by region. the most serious category1 because i like someone not breathing or in cardiac arrest will be responded to. as should some category 2 because like strokes or serious burns. but other urgent problems like element in late stage labour on elderly person falling in their home might not be answered. this will be difficult period and then maybe with some delays to people, will make sure th

as i said earlier, the - ambulance services and ambulance services to go on strike earlier this week of all the ambulance services on the picket line. 20 for strike from 6am until the following morning which is really quite shocking. and there's plenty of people on the picket line in the thing i found among their readers is this great support for the nhs workers going on strike and nurses, great support for them and paramedics are the huge support for them, many of our readers and nurses in the queue in the operating the biggest employer and nodding and so, many of our readers work there and they cannot see the tide turning against those people anytime soon because nursing is one of those things that affects us personally and we've all been treated by a great nurse or a great midwife or a paramedic and people think they should probably pay more to support them. ., , , ., ,., should probably pay more to support them. ., , , ., ,, ~ them. that support, do you think it's a sustainable _ them. that support, do you think it's a sustainable if _ them. that support, do you think it's a sust

i mean, | the east midlands ambulance service actually went on strike the longest of all the ambulanceis week. at 2a hours straight with no break at all. and we were quite shocked to see that in plenty of paramedics are out on the picket line there and we know they could break the strike to attend to emergencies but i really think they were taking it seriously and people said the easement wins for where these to live but these people are asking for pay rises amid the inflation that 2a hour strike was really shocking to see and they were taking the longest action of all the ambulance services there. it is fascinating to get those from the grassroots level into what is happened in specific regions because of quite a disjointed groups joining it in different regions and so, thank you. i'm sure will be coming back to that thread or paper review but let's move onto daily telegraph now, looking up we were discussing heavily today. scotla nd scotland passing that new law which make it quicker, easierfor people to change their legally gender but the telegraph focusing in on the fact that westm

so, let's take east midlands ambulance service.s that their striking members would respond to all life—threatening category one calls. in some circumstances they would respond to the most serious category to calls including strokes or gynaecological emergencies, road collisions where someone is trapped or young children who are unwell. now, in the north—east of england, another example, the responsibility depends on union that staff belong to so gmb members will respond to life—threatening calls and unison will respond to some category to calls and if we look at the welsh ambulance service they categorise calls differently and say that union members will be responding to all immediately life—threatening red calls. that is how they categorise their own calls. and are selected and one calls for particular complaints which are described as, for example, chest pains or gynaecology emergencies. they also say that they will be responding to road traffic accidents. so, as you can see it varies on where people live, and it is not a uniform

one third of our members in the ambulance service are telling us that they believe delays have led tos. it is not industrial action that is posing a threat to the service, it's over a decade of cuts, this has been a long—running developing crisis and the government has simply refused to listen up to now. elsewhere, nurses in england, wales and northern ireland are also planning to walk out this month. they, like others, want pay rises in line with inflation, which has been running at its highest rate in decades. but the government has been standing firm, saying their demands are unaffordable. if everyone in the public sector was to receive a pay rise in line with inflation, that would cost an extra £28 billion, an extra £1,000 per household. at a time of huge cost—of—living pressures, it is important we get that balance right between what additional tax we ask viewers to pay at a time of cost—of—living pressure alongside recognising that paramedics and the nhs as a whole have faced very real challenges as a result of the pandemic. rail workers are planning further strike action over d

provided by ambulance service, we by the ambulance service, we willhen ask one of our crews to go out and do the call. there will be people watching and listening, those who perhaps may have a an elderly relative who who we know that. i who fall. and we know that. i mean, it's have said that there will be people in that situation who not risk. who are not it's not risk. they're not risking life and but they would obviously in a they all would obviously in a serious and could there serious way and could lie there for a significant period of time . mean, a lot of people would . i mean, a lot of people would say that is critical. yeah. . i mean, a lot of people would s mean, is critical. yeah. . i mean, a lot of people would s mean, speak:al. yeah. . i mean, a lot of people would s mean, speak to. yeah. . i mean, a lot of people would s mean, speak to ourah. i mean, we'll speak to our services week, which certainly here lots of calls like here there is lots of calls like that. then will speak to our that. then we will speak to our staff. some decide whet

the london ambulance service said around 200 vehicles were out on the road, compared to a50 on a normale, but if a request comes through to respond to a life—threatening case, a team will get to their vehicle quickly and out on the road to see the patient. ministers made clear they felt the unions�* action was putting patients at risk. we know there will be various things happening all through the day, across the country today. who is responsible for any deaths that happen today? it is the trade unions that are taking the strike action at a point of maximum pressure for the nhs, and in doing so are not giving an undertaking to cover all life—threatening and emergency responses. but one union leader said undertakings on emergency calls had been given at local level. for him to come out and make those kinds of outrageous remarks, i don't know why he was doing it, just trying to, i think, spread fear and put the blame on us, when actually the blame lies fairly and squarely with this government who have consistently refused to negotiate with us. military personnel were deployed to work with

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across the nhs, including the ambulance service. le are dying because that is. that is not hyperbole, that is a fact. people are dying because of pat and i imposed cuts coming from the tory government. we are not going to be lectured by a conservative government. ambulance and health crews did not have proper ppe in the pandemic. her homes were turned into morgues. this government held parties while people died. it has stood by and watch the crisis unfolding the ambulance service with people being left untreated because of cuts. ., ., ., .. , , people being left untreated because of cuts. ., ., , , of cuts. you do accept lives could be lost because _ of cuts. you do accept lives could be lost because of— of cuts. you do accept lives could be lost because of your _ of cuts. you do accept lives could be lost because of your strike? i of cuts. you do accept lives could l be lost because of your strike? lies are bein: be lost because of your strike? lies are being lost _ be lost because of your strike? lies are being lost at _ be lost be

ambulance workers in the u.k. have gone on strike and put the national health service under further strain, one day after an presidenttion by nurses. -- unprecedented industrial action by nurses. we have this report from london. correspondent: ambulance workers have joined a long list of public sector strike and driven to industrial action because of low pay in the face of the crippling cost-of-living crisis. in the sector, more than most, lupe has life-and-death consequences. >> it is not just that. it is why the ambulance services in such a state. the government has not invested in droves. it is a cumulative effect. people leave. those who are left behind are under more pressure. correspondent: and too often the ultimate price is paid by patients. according to nhs with a number of patients who died were transferred to hospital in an ambulance more than doubled from 40 in 2021 to 93 in the past 12 months for the number of patients who suffered severe harm in ambulances tripled to 154 and more than 5000 patients came to some sort of harm on their way to hospital. like their colleagues, the nurses know that no ambulan

a large use of the ambulance service just for normal calls going to the hospital's. >> to reduce the strain on healthcare services, contra costa county health is urging residents to call 911 only in cases of a true emergency. in a statement they say several hospitals are reporting critically high level of patients occupying beds, with more than 1200 inpatients reported throughout the county. hospital emergency departments are similarly impacted. >> you may have a minor cut. just because you want to go on an ambulance ride does not mean that will get you into the emergency room faster. >> the captain says some instances of an emergency could be chest pain, difficulty breathing, broken bones or getting burned. rideshare programs are offered throughout the county for those who don't have transportation. finally, consider urgent care instead of the e.r. >> we encourage everyone to utilize other resources such as an urgent care that is more apt to handle minor injuries and symptoms. >> abc7 news. ama: new details on the stockton serial killer case. the suspect is accused of killing anothe

we are used to hearing the dire headlines about the ambulance service like length of waiting times.. it is very depressing. yes it is very depressing _ depressing. yes it is very depressing. there - depressing. yes it is very depressing. there is - depressing. yes it is very depressing. there is a i depressing. yes it is very. depressing. there is a real depressing. yes it is very - depressing. there is a real sense the nhs — depressing. there is a real sense the nhs is — depressing. there is a real sense the nhs is in crisis with the strikes _ the nhs is in crisis with the strikes and the long waiting list and now— strikes and the long waiting list and now it distorts talking about the embolus shuns trust being put on the embolus shuns trust being put on the highest _ the embolus shuns trust being put on the highest alert level. one trust has been — the highest alert level. one trust has been told that in the public not to call— has been told that in the public not to call unless lives are in danger because — to call unless lives are in danger because of— to call unless lives are i

nine ambulance trusts are expected to be affected in today's strike action. the only servicerofession takes lightly. when i respond today, when i go into work this evening, i will be responding to those emergencies. the truth is that the blame does lie with the government. the delays are already there. the impediment to me being able to do myjob effectively is already there. i went to a patient yesterday who had waited 18 hours and they asked me when i arrived, "is this a strike day? "no, this is the nhs. this is where we are at." i am under such personal and emotional pressure every moment that i do myjob that the pressure to take the strike action is not one i have taken lightly at all. let's speak to our chief political correspondent nick eardley. we seem to talk almost every day about these strikes. more strike action today. it will worry and concern a lot of people. are there any prospective meetings at all, is there any prospect of any compromise or breakthrough that might end this wave of industrial action? particularly what we're seeing in the nhs? ., ., , , the nhs?

there is a huge amount of military service because here, fire engines, ambulance, police, and the other. the emergency services were called here to reports of people entering the water, and in the last ever they have confirmed that a number of people have been rescued from the water. all of those are in a critical condition and are currently being taken to hospital, but it is likely that this emergency service presence will be staying here for a number of hours. and of course we will bring you more on that as we get it. as the temperatures in the uk drop, mountain rescue teams are bracing themselves for a busy few months. volunteers in cumbria say around 30% of rescue call—outs are avoidable. it comes as the lake district's fell top assessors have restarted their work. every day in winter they walk to the top of helvellyn mountain to provide data about the conditions — warnings which many walkers disregard. jonathan swingler reports. the hills are definitely a lot busier and we are seeing a lot more things that make us wince. seeing something on social media does not necessarily give a

seniorfigures in the nhs are warning that pressures on england's ambulance service are reaching breakingw figures show waiting times outside hospitals worsened last month, with more than 11,000 ambulance crews a week, or one in seven, stuck in queues of at least an hour outside a&e. the government insists more funding has been made available to free up beds to allow ambulances to drop off patients more quickly. 0ur health correspondent jim reed has the story. just a few months ago, mary lynn was up, about and mobile. then she had a fall at her home in southampton. it took an ambulance more than seven hours to reach her, when it should have taken three at most. the doctors had said not to move her off the floor in case she'd damaged any bones or anything like that. and when they did eventually arrive, she was really poorly, and i thought i was going to lose her. when she got to hospital, mary lynn had to wait in the ambulance before she could be moved into a&e. she's now recovering, but that day has taken its toll. she deteriorated mentally, and that is a direct result of how poorly she w

lynn thomas, medical at st john ambulance service. thank you . ambulance service. thank you.hat to operation continuing there . now an emergency cobra there. now an emergency cobra meeting is being scheduled to start within this hour over the latest strikes and indeed what the government will do to provide cover the two you see now warning workers are being pushed to breaking point. well, the minister is expected to discuss using the military and civil to cover for civil servants to cover for staff in the border staff shortages in the border force and also the nhs, with ambulance staff on strike next week , health secretary wes week, health secretary wes streeting asked about the situation earlier . steve barclay situation earlier. steve barclay the health secretary's reactions to the strikes has been a complete joke . to say that he's complete joke. to say that he's willing talk to the rcn about everything other than the issue they want to talk about. that's not serious it's not taking action in unison up on that. i think reasonable offer to sit down just talk about pay if t

emergency calls than usual in some areas, but nhs providers, which represents hospitals and ambulance servicesd, says it expects a return to "very high" levels of demand. to underline the difficulties facing the nhs, latest figures for last week show that thousands of ambulances, that's one in four, waited for an hour or more outside hospitals to drop off their patients, the worst figures in a decade. our correspondent, robin brant, has the latest. the day after the strike, it's back to normal outside this a&e. i knew the strikes weren't on, but i was in walking distance, so i didn't need an ambulance today. i managed to hobble here. but normal is increasingly bad, according to these new figures. 24%, that's more than 16,000 emergency ambulances, waited for an hour or more before they unloaded passengers last week. fair pay. when do we want it? now. yesterday's walk—out was the first in three decades. people were urged to only dial 999 if it was life—threatening. it seems they listened. it's been very busy in the last week or so, up about 20% here in wales on this time last year, but yesterday

the ambulance service admits it's under huge pressure. and gps, too, say they are stretched.king to colleagues, they've described it as the worst couple of weeks in their careers. we're asking that the public only use a&e for life—threatening emergencies. with flu cases also rising in scotland and northern ireland, health bosses are urging anyone eligible for a flu or covid jab that has not yet come forward to get vaccinated. and people celebrating the new year tonight are being asked to be sensible. simon jones, bbc news. four members of the england women's football team that won the european championship this year are among those named in the new year honours list. the lionesses�* coach, sarina wiegman, who is dutch, receives an honorary award. there are knighthoods for queen guitarist brian may and for the artist, grayson perry. the former 0lympic heptathlete, denise lewis, becomes dame denise. lizo mzimba has more. a warning — his report contains flashing images. brian may, on top of the palace and now feeling on top of the world — the guitarist and animal welfare campaig

ambulance. we have a service that is in crisis, the royal college for emergency... it worse, aren't you? the reality is, if we're trying to get round this and no—one is listening... as ambulance workers join nurses in parts of england, wales and northern ireland in taking industrial action, in parliament today, the man who would like to be health secretary challenged the man who is. the chairman of the conservative party claims that nhs strikes are exactly what vladimir putin wants, so why isn't the health secretary negotiating to prevent them from going ahead? my door is open, i've been very clear with the trade unions i'm available, and available to see them this afternoon, or tomorrow. from the health service to the railway, where more strikes are due next week, over christmas and into january, in england, scotland and wales, in disputes over pay and changing conditions. it is quickly becoming very difficult to avoid being affected by growing industrial action. morning, how you doing? we have mick lynch taking your calls, general secretary of the rmt. so what wil

the ambulance service admits it's under huge pressure. and gps, too, say they are stretched.een it. - speaking to colleagues, - they've described it as the worst couple of weeks in their careers. we're asking that the public only use a85 for— life—threatening emergencies. with flu cases also rising in scotland and northern ireland, health bosses are urging anyone eligible for a flu or covid jab that has not yet come forward to get vaccinated. hasn't yet come forward to get vaccinated. and people celebrating the new year tonight are being asked to be sensible. simon jones, bbc news. with me now is nathan holman, full time officer for gmb union in wales. we're hearing about people feeling wiped out and the workers that you represent coming home in tears. what are you hearing from people doing thejob are you hearing from people doing the job day—to—day? i'm hearing exactly the same thing. it's mortifying for these individuals who are highly skilled and emergency care to be stuck outside hospital, sometimes for the whole of their shift, looking after an individual that cannot ent

and i do give ambulance service. and i do give credence to that.these people are involved in a vital pubuc people are involved in a vital public service. i'm sure big insulted by a conservative secretary for health actually helps. but if people die , whose helps. but if people die, whose fault is it? well, i'm afraid to say ultimately i don't think people like ambulance workers should go on strike. whatever grievances may be. that is my . grievances may be. that is my. you give me your view. please. farage at gb news dot uk. now joining me to debate this is somebody who was around in the 19805 somebody who was around in the 1980s when he was mayor of london actually, he was a very busy man . ken livingstone, busy man. ken livingstone, pleasure to see you. is back to the future. is this a tory government? this last 12 years under this government we've seen pubuc under this government we've seen public spending cut more than at any time in my lifetime. i mean, you go back tory prime ministers in the sixties and seventies wouldn't have been cutting ba

and i do give ambulance service. and i do give credence to that.these people are involved in a vital pubuc people are involved in a vital public service. i'm sure big insulted by a conservative secretary for health actually helps. but if people die , whose helps. but if people die, whose fault is it? well, i'm afraid to say ultimately i don't think people like ambulance workers should go on strike. whatever grievances may be. that is my . grievances may be. that is my. you give me your view. please. farage at gb news dot uk. now joining me to debate this is somebody who was around in the 19805 somebody who was around in the 1980s when he was mayor of london actually, he was a very busy man . ken livingstone, busy man. ken livingstone, pleasure to see you. is back to the future. is this a tory government? this last 12 years under this government we've seen pubuc under this government we've seen public spending cut more than at any time in my lifetime. i mean, you go back tory prime ministers in the sixties and seventies wouldn't have been cutting ba

the circumstances to get into the water, to rescue the four boys and to bring them out to the ambulance serviceeeply disappointed by the news that we've been told today. officers and other emergency services arrived as quickly as we were informed. and at that time, the call which came in to us was at 2:34pm. so it was within minutes with the report coming in that we arrived at the scene. but the exact time of the the children exposure in the water, i don't have that information at this time. it's quite a large lake and it did take some time in order to identify exactly where their point of entry was. but as soon as that was established, firefighters entered the water alongside colleagues and members of the public in order to try and rescue them as quickly as possible. because when you went in, i i assume you went straight in? the officers went straight in. yes, they were without regard for their own safety. they entered the water in just their normal trousers and shoes, which is what i'm wearing today. so they went in dressed as i am. abu agila masud is set to appear in court later after being

, south coast ambulance service , south coast ambulance service, an east of england ambulanceinue to try to respond to calls today say they've taken to the that decision because of pressures including nine nine call volumes hospital handover delays . this hospital handover delays. this allows them instigate additional measures we're told to protect patients . now measures we're told to protect patients. now in addition to the ice, we're being told that the nhs confederation is actually warning the government about the risks to health tomorrow, to actually get measures in place. we understand that chief executive matthew taylor has been speaking saying we do not want to people, but we have reached the stage where our leaders feel , it's necessary to leaders feel, it's necessary to say they cannot guarantee patient , they cannot avoid risks patient, they cannot avoid risks as these strikes unfold. that's just coming out of the past few minutes as we speak. we're being told personnel being trained at wellington barracks in london , wellington barracks in london, how to drive ambu

ambulance service.in severe pain and has been vomiting, possibly linked to an earlier operation. it's a category two call — a serious condition requiring urgent assessment. we'll take good care of you, all right? she needs to get to a&e. we need to find some space for you. but inside the city's hospital there a queue building up. paramedics are having to wait to hand over patients. it's a familiar scene forjoe and nick as they move diana into the emergency department. what's happening, joe? so i've just spoken to the nurses. they know we are here and they've asked us just to wait in the queue until they have space available. so until then we don't know what's going on. a&e is crowded because beds are hard to find in the hospital. waits like this are part of everyday life for patients and paramedics. we come in in the morning at nine o'clock and we were queueing then, and there was no bed space at nine in the morning, and that's the start of a normal weekday. you'll hear calls going out for assistance fo

the ambulance service admits it's under huge pressure. and gps, too, say they are stretched.. speaking to colleagues, they've described it as the worst couple of weeks in their careers. we're asking that the public only use a&e for life—threatening emergencies. with flu cases also rising in scotland and northern ireland, health bosses are urging anyone eligible for a flu or covid jab that has not yet come forward to get vaccinated. and people celebrating the new year tonight are being asked to be sensible. simon jones, bbc news. with the accession of king charles comes a new era in the british monarchy — and the role the monarchy plays in countries where the king is head of state. it's brought a lot of contemplation in the caribbean — where barbados last year ended its relationship with the uk. jamaica is expected to follow, but first it has to hold a referendum. so what's stopping it? our correspondent katy watson reports from the island. it was in these fields that enslaved africans toiled. sugar cane fed britain's colonial wealth but created a painful legacy forjamaicans.

the ambulance service admits it's under huge pressure. and gps, too, say they are stretched.ve seen it. speaking to colleagues, they've described it as the worst couple of weeks in their careers. we're asking that the public only use a&e for life—threatening emergencies. with flu cases also rising in scotland and northern ireland, health bosses are urging anyone eligible for a flu or covid jab that has not yet come forward to get vaccinated. and people celebrating the new year tonight are being asked to be sensible. simon jones, bbc news. let's get more now from dr adrian boyle — he's president of the royal college of emergency medicine. thanks forjoining us. what do you make of this announcement from wales where they were telling our colleagues in christmas they had 62% more urgent 999 calls compared to christmas last year. the more urgent 999 calls compared to christmas last year.— christmas last year. the situation is much worse — christmas last year. the situation is much worse than _ christmas last year. the situation is much worse than in _ christmas last year. the situ

but with winter coming, along with strike action involving some nurses and ambulance services, hospitaldent nick triggle is here. some alarming statistics and we are not epidemic in the depth of wepter yet.? is a not epidemic in the depth of wepter yet. ? is a very start of the winter period, that is who the college of paramedics are warning that the figures are likely to get worse in the coming month, the thing we have been looking at is the delays ambulances face, when they arrive at a&e with the sick and injured patients and are trying to hand them over, that is meant to be known 15 minutes, in mid—november,10,000 ambulances a week were taken over an hour to hand over patient, we have got data in in the last half hour, to late november, and that has risen to late november, and that has risen to over 11,000 ambulances a week, facing these one hour plus delay, and as the package there showed, some patients are waiting hours an hours, not for the ambulance to arrive and then outside a&e and the couege arrive and then outside a&e and the college of paramedics and the royal couege college

doctor who can give enough attention to all patients to force the government to resuscitate the ambulance service its staff. today , more than 25,000 medics and drivers did not show up for work in a national strike. the government was planning to replace the absent drivers with the military. however, at the last moment, the problem arose that they would not be able to do so to disrupt law when driving through a red light, the military can not turn on sirens and flashing beacons. because of this, they will manage machine disputes as support staff only in selected cases. 8 out of 10 ambulances today will either be late for a call or not arrive at all. health system leaders warned in advance that doctors will only go to those who in case of death in other cases, people were advised to call a taxi, only today up to 16,000 will remain without medical care patients, it will take another 3 days for the rescue service to return to normal operation. this means that a strike could lead to tragic consequences , experts say. but how will you feel if people are on strike because of it? yes, no one wants peopl

of the ambulance service for normal calls.ll 911 if it is a true emergency and asking you to consider urgent care instead of the er. there's an indication that uc berkeley's plan to build housing at people's park is falling apart after a tentative ruling from an appellate court. neighborhood advocates who want to preserve the park claim university failed to consider other locations. the case arguments january 12. >> disgraced comedian bill cosby says he's considering a return to touring next year. the 85-year-old made the comment during a radio interview yesterday. cosby has been out of prison for just a year after his 2018 sexual assault conviction was overturned. he's facing new lawsuits after five women accused him of assault under a new york law that suspended the statute of limitations. thousands of travelers still stranded. we are live in san jose with the latest chaos. >> let's look at the big board for the new york stock exchange. of 230 points. >> youtube and google are getting sued for allegedly tracking the online a

nottingham's ambulance service.the background, people have been coming in because their shifts are changing. they appear to and it's quite to be changing. and it's quite quiet. now, there isn't a picket line of the time of the line because of the time of the day. told that in about an day. i'm told that in about an or so there will be a picket line here. the main ring line here. it's the main ring road and out of around road in and out of around nottingham. so place that nottingham. so it's a place that the ambulance is used quite a lot sophie said , lot of course. sophie said, quite a lot of the background for what's going on across the nafion for what's going on across the nation . there's no strikes for nation. there's no strikes for ambulance workers in northern ireland, no strikes ireland, there's no strikes in scotland . will them in scotland. you will find them in wales in every ambulance wales and in every ambulance trust the east of trust except the east of england. so that's north suffolk. they've got ambul

the ambulance service is crippled by a lack of funding and a real recruitment and retention crisis.o happen is the government need to sit down with the senior unison officials and the other nhs unions. we can stop this today. there doesn't need to be any more industrial action. scottish health unions are due to meet today to discuss their next move after nurses, paramedics and midwives rejected what the scottish government called a best and final pay offer. strike action is now a real possibility. in england and wales, the effects of the latest disruption may last several days, with one union planning another strike next week. daniela relph, bbc news. highway workers in london and the south—east of england are on strike from today until christmas day — meanwhile 1,000 border force staff will begin the first of an eight—day walk—out from tomorrow. if you want to find out more about these strikes or any other industrial action set to take place over the next few days, you can get all the details on the bbc news website. more than a million households with pre—payment energy meters did

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the ambulance service is crippled by a lack of funding and a real recruitment and retention crisis.the senior unison officials and the other nhs unions. we can stop this today. there doesn't need to be any more industrial action. scottish health unions are due to meet today to discuss their next move after nurses, paramedics and midwives rejected what the scottish government called a best and final pay offer. strike action is now a real possibility. in england and wales, the effects of the latest disruption may last several days, with one union planning another strike next week. daniela relph, bbc news. joining me now is dr layla mccay, policy director at the nhs confederation, which represents health managers. thank you for your time today. it is pretty early in the day here in the uk. but is there any sign that hospitals are going to be busier than normal because of yesterday's strike? it than normal because of yesterday's strike? , . . , than normal because of yesterday's strike? ,. ., , , . strike? it is certainly expected that the disruptions _ strike? it is certainly expected