ten and: the british red cross has joined the past ten and: the british red cross hasjoined the seniorr doctors in warning of a crisis in nhs a&e departments in england. a former american army soldier has been arrested after five people were shot dead at fort lauderdale airport in florida. surveys suggest the cost of repairing potholes in england and wales could reach £14 billion. now, a busy saturday of sport, as usual, from the bbc sport centre, here is mike bushell. yes, fa cup third round weekend. it will be a special reunion today for one of the members of the treble—winning manchester united team of 1999. former netherlands centre—half jaap stam is now the manager of championship side reading, who go to old trafford hunting for a giant—killing this lunchtime. asa as a player, there is nothing better than to play over there, in the stadium like that in front of so many fans. and you know as well, we have got our own fans there as well, hopefully they will be joining in, yelling and supporting us. there are some potentially trickery our waitress for premier league clu bs our waitre

but the british red cross says the strain on england's hospitals is so great it amounts to a humanitariannteers have been helping patients at home after spells in hospital. but the charity says that cuts to social care means patients do not have the right support at home. so they end up back in a&e. and the system cannot cope. well, the definition of a humanitarian crisis is something that affects a large number of people, their health and well—being, for a prolonged period of time. and the fact is, if you just look at the numbers, more than half a million people who used to receive social care no longer do. the charity's volunteers says they have seen patients being discharged from hospital without clothing. others being sent home with no food in their fridge and some have no one to look after them once they have left the ward. figures from nhs england show that overflowing a&e departments had to close their doors to new patients more than 140 times over the last month. compare that to the same month in 2015 and it is up more than 60%. nhs england denies the situation is at such an extre

it comes after the british red cross warned hospitals were in a "humanitarian crisis", a claim nhs england rejects. on the international scale for the red cross of humanitarian crisis, i really don't think the nhs is at that point. for the first time for probably 30 years, school budgets are falling, our nhs is in crisis. we're campaigning on all of those issues. we want real social justice in this country. a 26—year—old us army veteran is in custody on suspicion of shooting dead five people at fort lauderdale airport in florida. more than a0 people are killed in a bomb blast in northern syria. the islamic state group is suspected of carrying out the attack. at least 12 people are dead after a week of flooding in southern thailand leaves thousands of villages and roads under water. also in the next hour, the £14 billion problem on the nation's roads. calls on the government to increase fuel duty by 2p a litre to pay for repairs to potholes. wayne rooney equals sir bobby charlton as manchester united's biggest ever goal scorer, reaching the landmark with their 4—0 victory over reading. good

the chief executive of the british red cross, mike adamson, joins us via webcam from near stroud. ross is hugely respected within the medical profession and outside it but i wonder if you feel on reflection that humanitarian crisis was overblown? the definition of a humanitarian crisis is a crisis affecting a lot of people for a prolonged period of time and what we see in the health and social care world where our volunteers are very active supporting people coming out of hospital and drank to prevent admissions to hospital, is many people affected. over half a million people affected. over half a million people who used to receive social ca re people who used to receive social care no longer do as a result of austerity and there are consequences. as oui’ austerity and there are consequences. as our volunteers support people at home, what they see is situations that are more chaotic and complex, with people not having food in the fridge or the place being a mess, bills unpaid for many months, and so the situation we are dealing with is more complex. we are dealing with is more comp

it comes after the british red cross warned hospitals were in a "humanitarian crisis", a claim nhs england. a 26—year—old us army veteran is in custody on suspicion of shooting dead five people at fort lauderdale airport in florida. more than 40 people are killed in a bomb blast in northern syria. the islamic state group is suspected of carrying out the attack. at least 12 people are dead after a week

it comes after the british red cross warned hospitals were in a "humanitarian crisis" — a claim nhs englandejects. for the first time for probably 30 years, school budgets are falling, the nhs is in crisis. we're campaigning on all of those issues. we want real social justice in this country. more than a0 people are killed in a bomb blast in northern syria. the islamic state group is suspected of carrying out the attack. a 26—year—old us army veteran is in custody on suspicion of shooting dead five people at fort lauderdale airport in florida. and wayne rooney equals sir bobby charlton's record as manchester united's best ever goal scorer. the striker reached the landmark in today's 4—0 victory over reading. we'll bring you all the action from the game and the rest of today's sport in half an hour. potholes on the roads — calls for the government to increase fuel duty to pay for £14 billion of repairs. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the nhs in england has rejected claims that there's a ‘humanitarian crisis‘ in its hospitals. the comments from the british red cross come as figures sho

it comes after the british red cross warned hospitals were in a "humanitarian crisis" — a claim nhs englandejects. for the first time for probably 30 years, school budgets are falling, the nhs is in crisis. we're campaigning on all of those issues. we want real social justice in this country. a us army veteran is in custody after five people were shot dead at fort lauderdale airport in florida — a british—born great—grandmother was among those killed. more than a0 people are killed in a bomb blast in northern syria. the islamic state group is suspected of carrying out the attack. and wayne rooney equals sir bobby charlton's record as manchester united's best ever goal—scorer. the striker reached the landmark in today's 4—0 victory over reading — scoring his 249th goal for his club. and potholes on the roads — calls for an increase to fuel duty to raise £14 billion for repairs. stay with us here on bbc news. coming up in half an hour — we report on how the latest artificial intelligence will change the way we make money. that's in talking business at 8.30pm. the nhs in england has rejected c

the british red cross warns of a humanitarian crisis in nhs hospitals in england.he charity says the government needs to provide more money to ease the strain. it's after dozens of a&e departments were forced to divert ambulances to other hospitals. good morning, it's saturday 7th january. also ahead, an american army veteran has been arrested after five people were shot dead at fort lauderdale airport in florida. donald trump promises to look at ways of combating cyber attacks on us elections after a briefing from intelligence chiefs. a bump in the road — councils predict a huge rise in the repair bill for potholes in england and wales. in sport, it's a stroll for city in the fa cup as manchester city put five past west ham united to go through to the fourth round. and in the next hour, we'll meet the schoolboy putting his new blade into action as children in england are given sporting prosthetics for the first time on the nhs. and helen has the weather. is good morning. it is grey and murky out there, some fog around, especially over the hills, but in contrast to

it comes after the british red cross warned of a humanitarian crisis at hospitals. au.s. a u.s. rmy veteran is income the after five people were shot dead at fort lauderdale airport in florida. the british—born great—grandmother was one of those killed. many people have been killed in a bomb blast in northern syria. it is thought islamic state are to blame, they are not part of the ceasefire. rain rooney has scored his 249th goal, matching bobby charlton's previous ritual. —— previous record. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the sun's deputy head of sport, martin lipton, and martin bentham, home affairs editor at the evening standard. tomorrow's front pages: the observer says the prime minister is under pressure this weekend to announce an emergency nhs rescue plan to parliament. writing in the sunday telegraph, theresa may says the government has a duty to step in and tackle injustice. the sunday times leads with britain's former ambassador to the eu, ivan rogers, meeting with david cameron before christmas to w

i'm joined now from stroud by the chief executive of the british red cross, mike adamson, who's near stroud in gloucestershire. thank you very much forjoining us here on bbc news. your claim is overblown, why did you describe it asa overblown, why did you describe it as a humanitarian crisis if it is misleading as some senior doctors imply? well, good afternoon. i mean the definition of a humanitarian crisis is something that affects the health and well being of a large population for a prolonged period of time. actually that's what we're seeing in our health and social care

the british red cross hasjoined senior doctors in warning of a crisis in nhs accident and emergency departments in england. a former american army soldier has been arrested after five people were shot dead at fort lauderdale airport in florida. the megafires ravaging north american forests. how wildfires are becoming increasingly common and destructive. also in the next hour... the spiralling cost of repairing potholes in england and wales. councils predict the repair bill could reach £14 billion within two years. and in half an hour, dateline london will look at the future of the european union and how far russia is steering events in the middle east. good morning and welcome to bbc news. the british red cross is warning of a "humanitarian crisis" in nhs hospitals in england and is demanding the government allocates more money to improve social care. dozens of a&e departments were forced to divert ambulances to other hospitals last week. the royal college of emergency medicine says the system is on its knees but the department of health says it's investing more money to improve services. dan j

the british red cross hasjoined senior doctors in warning of a crisis in nhs accident and emergency departments in england. a former american army soldier has been arrested after five people were shot dead at fort lauderdale airport in florida. the megafires ravaging north american forests. how wildfires are becoming increasingly common and destructive. also in the next hour... the spiralling cost of repairing potholes in england and wales. councils predict the repair bill could reach £14 billion within two years. stay with us here on bbc news. in half an hour the click team is in las vegas at the massive electronics show ces. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. nhs england has denied a claim by the british red cross that hospitals and ambulance services are experiencing a "humanitarian crisis". the charity said extra spending on health and social care was needed to make the system sustainable. dozens of a&e departments were forced to divert ambulances to other hospitals last week. the royal college of emergency medicine says the system is on its knees but the department of health says it's

the headlines: the british red cross has claimed there's a "humanitarian crisis" in nhs hospitals ind called on the government to allocate more money to improve social care. nhs england say plans are in place to deal with winter pressure police in the us state of florida have arrested a 26—year—old american army veteran after five people were killed and eight injured in a shooting at fort lauderdale airport. wildfires in north america are increasing in size and becoming more destructive, according to us government statistics. scientists say a warming climate combined with a century of fire suppression by the people who settled the west, has produced the perfect conditions for so—called mega fires. the cost of repairing potholes in england and wales could reach £14 billion within two years. that's according to a survey of nearly 400 councils, which say the government should increase fuel duty to pay for the work. now on bbc news, the travel show. cuba is at a turning point. last year saw the end of decades of isolation from the usa, with tourism needing a new spirit of enterprise here

the headlines at 2pm: the british red cross hasjoined senior doctors in warning of a crisis in nhs accident and emergency departments in england. a former american army soldier has been arrested, after five people were shot dead at fort lauderdale airport in florida. the governor of florida says the gunman will be brought to justice. the person responsible for this act will be brought to justice to the fullest extent of the law. when you hurt one of us, you hurt all of us. at least 43 people have been killed bya at least 43 people have been killed by a lorry bomb in the northern syrian town of azaz. also the spiralling cost of repairing potholes in england and wales. councils predict the repair bill could reach £14 billion within two yea rs. and coming up in half an hour, the travel show explores cuba. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the nhs in england has denied claims — from the british red cross — that there's a humanitarian crisis in its hospitals. latest figures show a&e departments have had to shut their doors to patients more than 140 times in december, because of a lack of b

mike adamson is the chief executive of the british red cross.d whether his claim that there's a humanitarian crisis in nhs hospitals in england was overblown. i mean the definition of a humanitarian crisis is something that affects the health and well being of a large population for a prolonged period of time. actually that's what we're seeing in our health and social care system at the moment. we know that between half a million and a million people who used to get help from social care no longer do. we look at the evidence in terms of the figures and statistics that you quoted, some of the nuffield trust report yesterday saying a third of hospitals in crisis, but what we see is, you know, our volunteers are working with people, supporting them to come out of hospital. what they see is increasingly chaotic situations in people estate agency home life. —— people's home life. is there food in the fridge? is the flat or house a complete mess? are bills unpaid? because actually there isn't the soc support that can even —— support, there can even be

it comes after the british red cross warned some hospitals were suffering a "humanitarian crisis" — aim rejected by nhs england. police in florida are continuing to question a 26—year—old us army veteran after five people were shot dead at fort lauderdale airport. more than a0 people have been killed in a bomb blast in northern syria. it's thought the islamic state group could be to blame. they're not part of the recent ceasefire. and wayne rooney has equalled sir bobby charlton's record as manchester united's highest ever goalscorer, in today's 4—0 fa cup victory over reading. now on bbc news, sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday with karthi gna nasegaram and jessica creighton. the headlines this evening: a record equalling goalfrom rooney as manchester united move into the fourth round of the fa cup. millwall capitalise on a much—changed bournemouth side to dump the top tier team out of the cup. stourbridge were seven minutes from the fourth round draw but the lowest side in the compeition bow out. we'll round up all of the day's fa cup action. also coming up in the programme:

it comes as the british red cross says hospitals and ambulance services are experiencing a "humanitarian crisis" — a claim nhs england rejects. the governor of florida says the gunman who killed five people at fort lauderdale airport will be brought tojustice. a 26—year—old army veteran has been arrested. at least 43 people have been killed by a lorry bomb in the northern syrian town of azaz. local officials have blamed the islamic state group. a 2a hour tube strike scheduled to start on sunday evening will ahead after the rmt union walked out of talks with london underground bosses this afternoon. —— will go ahead. further attempts at talks failed. now on bbc news — reporters. from here in the world —— and the world was like newsrooms, we bring you the best stories from around the globe. in this week's programme: insight istanbul's reina nightclub. 39 people died in the nightclub in a new year's eve terror attack. the owners say they will reopen the nightclub. it is the sign of a defiant mood here. on the front line of yemen's civil war. wejoin government on the front line of yemen's ci

the nhs in england has denied claims from the british red cross that there's a ‘humanitarian crisis‘ts hospitals. latest figures show a&e departments have had to shut their doors to patients more than 140 times in december, because of a lack of beds. the red cross which helps patients return home from hospital is calling for more government money. but nhs england say plans are in place to cope with additional demand and that talk of a humanitarian crisis is overblown. our health correspondent smitha mundasad reports. winter pressure on accident and emergency — nothing new. but the red cross says the strain on hospitals in england amounts to a humanitarian crisis. the charity claims social care cuts mean patients are being sent home without the right support so they end up back in a&e. red cross volunteers support nhs staff and say they've seen patients sent home without clothes. some, who don't receive the care they need to get washed, even some who have fallen and not been found for days. a&e staff recognise the problems too. the pressures on the nhs and especially in emergency care

the british red cross is warning of a humanitarian crisis in nhs hospitals in england and is demanding the government allocates more money to improve social care. dozens of a&e departments were forced to divert ambulances to other hospitals last week. the royal college of emergency medicine says the system is on its knees, but the department of health says it's investing more money to improve services. dan johnson has more. winter pressure on accident and emergency — nothing new, but the red cross now says the strain on hospitals in england amounts to a humanitarian crisis. the charity claims social—care cuts mean patients are sent home without the right support, so then they end up back in a&e. red cross volunteers support nhs staff and say they've seen patients sent home without clothes, some who don't receive the care they need to get washed, even some who've fallen and not been found for days. a&e staff recognise the problems too. i think the pressures on the nhs, and especially in emergency care, are particularly intense at the moment. but what is more concerning is the number of

labour calls for an emergency cash injection of £700 million for the nhs after the british red crossfirst time for probably 30 years, school budgets are falling, the nhs is in crisis. we're campaigning on all of those issues. we want real social justice in this country. a 26—year—old former soldier is in custody after five people were shot dead at fort lauderdale airport in florida — a british—born great—grandmother was among those killed. more than 40 people are killed in a bomb blast in northern syria. the islamic state group is suspected of carrying out the attack. and potholes on the roads — calls for an increase in fuel duty to raise £14 billion for repairs.

the british red cross warns of a humanitarian crisis in nhs hospitals in england.

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the health secretary defends spending on the nhs after the british red cross said there was a "humanitarian crisis" in hospitals. and, in the next hour... a cold snap grips large parts of europe. more than 20 people are known to have died across the continent, as temperatures plummet well below freezing. and donald trump calls meryl streep one of hollywood's most overrated actresses, after she criticises him at hollywood's golden globe awards. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. back to that news we broke in the last few minutes. martin mcguinness is to resign at 5pm today as deputy first minister of the northern ireland executive. sinn fein says it is in protest at the democratic unionist party's handling of a botched renewable energy scheme. which went barbie and its budget. —— far beyond. joining me now from belfast is our correspondent, chris page. now there is huge pressure on the first minister, arlene foster? now there is huge pressure on the first minister, arlene foster7m does, this has been gathering for the last few weeks, and it regards the last few weeks, and it regards the

the headlines at 2pm: the british red cross hasjoined senior doctors in warning of a crisis in nhs accidenthas been arrested, after five people were shot dead at fort lauderdale airport in florida. the governor of florida says the gunman will be brought to justice. the person responsible for this act will be brought to justice to the fullest extent of the law. when you hurt one of us, you hurt all of us. at least 43 people have been killed bya at least 43 people have been killed by a lorry bomb in the northern syrian town of azaz. also the spiralling cost of repairing potholes in england and wales. councils predict the repair bill could reach £14 billion within two yea rs.

the british red cross says there is a humanitarian crisis in english hospitals, but managers deny thedepartments had to send ambulances to other hospitals, because they were too full to deal with more patients. in beijing, a new team of environmental police will try to reduce levels of toxic smog engulfing the chinese capital. they'll look for local sources of air pollution, such as open—air barbeques. there's also a plan to reduce coal consumption by thirty %. many residents have been forced to stay in their homes for days at a time over the past month to avoid breathing the polluted air. the president of ivory coast says he's reached a deal to end a mutiny in the army. the defence minister, who'd been held by rebellious soldiers, has been released. catrina renton reports. it started on friday, when soldiers blocked the roads, taking over the second—largest city, bouake. and the unrest spread to other cities. un troops queued up, waiting to try and calm the situation down. the reason — the soldiers want improvements in their living conditions and pay. the defence minister met soldier

he also refers to the british red cross, humanitarian crisis, i have to say to him, that i think we've all seen humanitarian crisis around the world and to use that description of a national health service which -- which last year saw two and a half million more people treating in accident and emergency from six years ago was irresponsible and overblown. >> mr. speaker, 1.8 million people have to wait longer than four hours last year in department. the prime minister might not like what the red cross said but on the same day the british medical association said conditions in hospitals across the country are reaching a dangerous level. the college of nurses said nhs conditions are the worst ever, real college of physicians that told the prime minister is nhs is underfunded, underdoctorred and overstretched. if she won't listen to the red cross, who she will listen to? >> i acknowledge that there are pressures on the national health service. the government has put extra funding into the national health service. the fact that we are seeing more people being treated in nhs, that's because

the british red cross says there is a humanitarian crisis in english hospitals, but managers deny theand emergency departments had to send ambulances to other hospitals because they were too full to deal with more patients. in beijing, a new team of environmental police will try to reduce levels of toxic smog engulfing the chinese capital. they will look for local sources of air pollution, such as open—air barbeques. there is also a plan to reduce coal consumption by 30%. many residents have been forced to stay in their homes for days at a time over the past month, to avoid breathing the polluted air. at least 43 people have been killed after a car bomb exploded in northern syria. the bomb went off in azaz, a busy market in the rebel—held town that lies on the border with turkey. local residents suspect the islamic state group carried out the attack. azaz has been a key staging post on the supply route for rebel groups. alex forsyth reports from neighbouring lebanon. fear, panic and chaos, the aftermath of this morning's explosion. many were killed, others wounded, by the attack outsi

the british red cross says there is a humanitarian crisis in english hospitals.yet at that point of crisis. last week there were over 40 amd departments and had to send ambulances to other hospitals. in beijing, a new team of environment or police will try to reduce levels of toxic smog. they are looking for local sources of air pollution and there is plans to reduce coal consumption by 30%. many residents are being forced to stay in our home four days to avoid polluted air. the former president and prime minister of portugal has passed away aged 92. he was the first democratically elected prime minister in the country elected prime minister in the cou ntry after elected prime minister in the country after the collapse of the right—wing dictatorship in 1924. mr suarez represented the face and voice of the freedom of portugal. the government in the ivory coast says it has reached an agreement with soldiers to end a two—day mutiny which has spread across the country. the president says he is ready to take into account the soldiers demand for pay and conditions afte

the national health service here in the uk has rejected a claim by the british red cross that hospitalsa humanitarian crisis. the charity — which has been helping patients to get home after they are discharged — said more money was needed for social care to prevent people being stuck in hospital. officials defending the nhs said the phrase "humanitarian crisis" was too strong. the acting mayor of beijing says a new team of environmental police will try to reduce hazardous levels of toxic smog engulfing the chinese capital. the police will look for local sources of air pollution, including open—air barbeques and dusty roads. the mayor also promised to reduce coal consumption by 30% this year. many residents have been forced to stay in their homes for days at a time over the past month to avoid breathing the poisonous air. the former president and prime minister of portugal, mario soares, has died at the age of 92. as a left—wing lawyer, mr soares was jailed then exiled during the right—wing dictatorship that ruled portugal up to 197a. mr soares became the country's first democratically e

the british red cross hasjoined senior doctors in warning of a crisis in nhs accident and emergency departmentseople were shot dead at fort lauderdale airport in florida. the megafires ravaging north american forests. how wildfires are becoming increasingly common and destructive. also in the next hour... the spiralling cost of repairing potholes in england and wales. councils predict the repair bill could reach £14 billion within two years. stay with us here on bbc news. in half an hour the click team is in las vegas at the massive electronics show ces.

it comes after the british red cross warned some hospitals were suffering a humanitarian crisis — a claimhs england. a us army veteran is in custody after five people were shot dead at fort lauderdale airport in florida — a british—born great—grandmother was among those killed. more than a0 people have been killed in a bomb blast in northern syria. it's thought the islamic state group could be to blame — they're not part of the recent ceasefire. and wayne rooney has equalled sir bobby charlton's record as manchester united's highest ever goalscorer, scoring his 249th goal in today's fa cup match against reading. now on bbc news it's time for talking business. imagine a future where machines permeate every aspect of our lives. that reality is frankly already upon us. artificial intelligence is in our homes, in our cars, even in our pocket. but, how will artificial intelligence or ai changed the way we do business in asia bastion mark and what challenges will it bring? all of that and more on this edition of talking business. welcome to talking business. there is so much talk about artifici

the nhs in england have denied claims from the british red cross, that there's a "humanitarian crisisoors to patients more than 140 times in december because of a lack of beds. the red cross — which helps patients return home from hospital — is calling for more government money. but nhs england say plans are in place to cope with additional demand, and that talk of a humanitarian crisis is overblown. our health correspondent smitha mundasad reports. winter pressure on accident and emergency — nothing new.

theresa may came wrapped up and ready for a row, ready to savage the british red cross for saying the service... which last year saw 2.5 million more people treated in accident and emergency than six years ago, was irresponsible and overblown. and critics seized on this as complacency. i accept there have been a small number of incidents, where the... where, where unacceptable practices have taken place. the labour leader, fairly or not, had an obvious target today and he hit it hard. earlier this week, the prime minister said she wanted to create a shared society. well, we've certainly got that. more people sharing hospital corridors on trolleys. more people sharing waiting areas at a&e departments. more people sharing in anxiety created by this government. 0ur nhs, mr speaker, is in crisis, but the prime minister is in denial. doctors, nurses, charities queued like patients in a&e to warn of a crisis. nhs england's boss added more pressure with what sounded like a rebuke to the pm. in the here and now, there are very real pressures. over the next three years, funding is going to be

he also refers to the british red cross' term of a humanitarian crisis.to say to him that i think we've all seen humanitarian crises around the world and to use that description of a national health service which last year saw 2.5 million more people treated in a&e than six years ago was irresponsible and overblown. mr speaker, she seems to be in some degree of denial about this and won't listen to professional organisations who have spent their whole lifetime doing their best for the nhs. can i ask her if she'll listen to sian, who works for the nhs? she has a 22—month—old nephew. he went into hospital, there was no bed, he was treated on two plastic chairs pushed together with a blanket. she says one of the nurses told her sister, it's always like this nowadays. she asked a question to all of us. surely we should strive to do better than this. does the prime minister and the health secretary think this is an acceptable way of treating a 22—month—old child needing help? i accept there have been a small number of incidents... clamour ..where unacceptable

theresa may came wrapped up and ready for a row, ready to savage the british red cross for saying the. to use that description of the national health service which last year saw 2.5 million more people treated in accident and emergency than six yea rs accident and emergency than six years ago was irresponsible and overblown. and critics seized on this as complacency. i accept there have been a small number of incidents... were unacceptable practices have taken place. the labour leader, fairly or not, had an obvious target today and he hit it hard. earlier this week the prime minister said she wanted to create a shared society. we have got that, more people are sharing hospital corridors on trolleys, more people are sharing waiting areas in a&e departments, mayor more and more people sharing in anxiety created by this government. our nhs is in crisis, but the prime minister is in denial. doctors, nurses, charities and patients in a&e queued up to ward off a crisis. in the here and now there are very real pressures. over the next three years funding will be highly constrained and in 201

there was this dismissal of it being a crisis, or at least not on the scale the british red cross suggestedll number of incidents, there was a collective groan at someone who had clearly underestimated the problem so badly. when we think of a humanitarian crisis, she rightly said, we think of syria and iraq, but it is the case that there is a big problem in the nhs, and we have seen tragic examples in worcester and elsewhere this week, where people's lives have been lost because of the pressures on a&e. you are clear, there is a big problem in the nhs, not a small number of incidents will stop -- —— not a small number of incidents. it is worse than i have seen things in the decade or so but i have been working as a doctor. a lot of pressure on front line services, we can see that, if you like, the shop window of the nhs, a&e, is under pressure, both in terms of difficulties in discharging patients due to reductions in money to local councils for social care, but i think we really need to start to fund general practice and community care to make sure we can prevent some of those admissions.

it comes after the british red cross claimed there was a "humanitarian crisis" in hospitals in england secretary, jonathan ashworth, said mrs may needed to ensure that "this year's crisis" never happened again. a 24—hour strike by london underground workers — affecting up to four million commuters — is due to start this evening. unions are angry aboutjob losses and the closure of ticket offices. transport for london says it's put a new deal on the table, but that's been rejected by the biggest rail union the rmt. let's give you a few more details of what could be a chaotic week for rail commuters in the south—east of england. the 24—hour london underground strike begins at 6pm tonight. widespread disruption is expected. the majority of central london tube stations will be closed. and it could be the first in a series of rail strikes this week. drivers on southern rail are due to walk out wednesday and friday. and there are a further three strikes planned for the week after on 2a, 25 and 27th january, which could mean yet more misery for passengers. an american war veteran has been char

britain's prime minister promises to work for a "shared society", while the red cross says there's a humanitarian crisis in the british health service. separating the facts from the fake news today, my guests are michael goldfarb of politico, nesrine malik, who is a sudanesejournalist, stefanie bolzen of die welt, and iain martin, formerly editor of the scotsman, now editor of reaction. very good to see you. it's all a conspiracy against donald trump by us intelligence and the media, or it's a conspiracy by donald trump's supporters — and perhaps russian intelligence — to help trump become president and embarrass the media with fake news. either way, how far can mr trump's team of talented family members, billionaires, ex—generals and others heal america's obvious divisions? this is the week when he will become president of the united states. he talks about bringing the country together. people want that. will it happen? no, it will not happen. the country is divided. it's not a new thing. it is not something that has happened in the last year and a half

this follows on from claims earlier in the month from the british red cross that the nhs in england wasan from eastbourne, who says her one—year—old son had to wait on a make—shift bed of two chairs, almost four hours in a&e, after he was taken there with suspected meningitis. and in birmingham graeme anderson said his dad who has parkinson's and dementia had to wait around 36 hours for a bed in a ward after he was taken ill last week. he was really, really hot, like, with a massive temperature, which is what we were worried about initially. and that's when the doctor noticed spots around his ankles which weren't going when you press to them. so he wasn't well at all but we were on the verge of thinking, is this something really, really serious or is this just a continuation of the tonsillitis that he had? but he had gone massively downhill, he was not in a good way at all. so you took into hospital, what was your experience? we got there just before eight o'clock and i think it was about 45 minutes for us to see the assessment nurse. and he did a really good job in trying to get us on

that led tojeremy corbyn at prime minister's questions this week repeating that claim by the british red crosswell, we've certainly got that. more people sharing hospital corridors on trolleys. more people sharing waiting areas in a&e departments. more people sharing in anxiety created by this government. 0ur nhs, mr speaker, is in crisis but the prime minister is in denial. can i suggest to her, on the economic question, cancel the corporate tax cuts, spend the money where it's needed, on people in desperate need in social care or in our hospitals. the right honourable gentleman talks about crisis. i suggest he listens to the honourable member for don valley, a former labour health minister, who said the following... "with labour, it's always about crisis. the nhs is on its knees. we've got to be a bit more grown up about this." and he talks to me about corporation tax and restoring the cuts in corporation tax. the labour party has already spent that money eight times. the last thing the nhs needs is a cheque from labour that bounces. the only way that we can ensure we've got funding for the

the humanitarian crisis came from the british red cross, what would you say is going on?nter pressures, and that is an under exaggeration. but humanitarian crisis and the nhs in meltdown is an over exaggeration. we owe it to the staff and patients to try to avoid any hyperbole. 0n the one hand, let's be clear, we are really struggling to cope with this demand, but we are not in meltdown. let's nail down a few things, what about the impact on patients from those trusts which you have mentioned that just about coping? is it long waits on colleagues? we know there is a standard whereby the nhs would like to see and aims to see 95% of patients within four hours. we know that that performance measure was running at about 75% at the moment, so we have got a large number of people who are having to wait very long times. what we also know, and this is where we are nervous, is there are some places where we are having patients having to wait more than 12 hours, and where they are having to wait on trolleys. in those circumstances, the risk to them considerably escalate. there are

british politics. the prime minister has called the red cross irresponsible and overblown for talking about a humanitarianestions the labour leaderjeremy corbyn said the nhs was in crisis but the prime minister was in denial. let's hear a little of their exchange. earlier this week the prime minister said she wanted to create a shared society. well, we have certainly got that. more people sharing hospital corridors and trolleys, more people sharing waiting areas in a&e department, more people sharing in anxiety created by this government. our nhs, mrspeaker, anxiety created by this government. our nhs, mr speaker, is in crisis, but the prime minister is in denial. cani but the prime minister is in denial. can i suggest to her, on the economic question, cancel the corporate tax cuts? spend the money where it is needed on people in desperate need in social care or in our hospitals. the right honourable gentleman speaks about crisis, i suggest he listens to the honourable memberfor suggest he listens to the honourable member for don valley, a former labour health minister who said the following. with labour