nhs england and nhs improvement will considerfurther nhs england and nhs improvement will consider furtherry basis at the discretion of local clinical leaders. these may include temporarily releasing time for gps to support urgent care work, cynically triaging nonurgent calls to the ambulance services for residents of nursing and residential homes before they are taken to hospital, continuing to suspend elective care including where appropriate of nonurgent outpatient appointments, working with the ctc on rapid reinspection when this has the potential to reopen community and social bed capacity, working with community trusts and nursing teams to speed up discharge. taken together, these actions will get the nhs the ability to take further measures as and when appropriate at a local level. however, looking to the future, it is clear that we need to have an honest discussion with the public about the purpose of a&e departments. there is nowhere outside of the uk that commits to all patients that we will sort out anyhow housing need within four hours. 0nly anyhow housing need within four hour

mr mackie, are you looking at the targets from nhs improvement to rejig? across the service from other colleges to look at how we improve. it is an important indicator of system health. but a lot of things have changed since it was introduced. what we have been trying to communicate, there is a lot of people who could be seen in other settings and we are going to try and create those other settings. this is not new, we have had people going to a&e with coughs and colds for years. yes but it has grown. after tomorrow's meeting, is there a chance that the a&e target will be altered or dropped or be redefined? it won't be dropped. there are seem measures, the clinical community is saying rightly when we introduced the standard there was no such thing asa the standard there was no such thing as a sepsis six for our sickest patient. some clinical path ways that exist that save lives that didn't exist when the standard was created. we need to take that on board. what i'm bothered about it when departments are crowded, risk can be unmanaged and we need to make su

the figures come from the document compiled by nhs improvement, one of the regulators in england, andw that this winter is proving to be the most difficult in more than a decade. jeremy corbyn picked up on those figures and recent comments by the red cross. last week, mr speaker, a85 people in england spent more than 12 hours on trolleys in hospital corridors. the red cross described this as a humanitarian crisis. i called on the prime minister to come to parliament on monday — she didn't, she sent the health secretary. but does she agree with him that the best way to solve the crisis of the four—hour wait is to fiddle the figures so that people are not seen to be waiting so long on trolleys in nhs hospitals? he talks about the pressures on the nhs and we acknowledge that there are pressures on the national health service. there are always extra pressures on the nhs during the winter, but of course we have at the moment those added pressures of the ageing population and the growing, complex needs of the population. he also refers to the british red cross' term of a humanitarian crisis

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the figures come from a document compiled by nhs improvement and show this winter is proving to be thetion. with me now is doctor fay kirkland and investigative doctor who works with the bbc. jeremy hunt has said the nhs is coping well. these figures are from the first week in january, people are having to wait an extra 12 hours. there were more than a85 occasions. there is a difference between that injanuary last year. the leaked document shows that yesterday there were 29 people still waiting to be admitted after 12 hours. 2000 people were still waiting on a trolley waiting to get ona ward. waiting on a trolley waiting to get on a ward. the rate cross says that the nhs faces a humanitarian crisis. jeremy hunt disputes this. as a doctor, what do you make a big? the figures are extremely concerning. these patients are often the sickest, and if they don't get timely care it could be difficult. people waiting 12 hours on a trolley are at increased risk of dying, not getting antibiotics and their necessary drugs and waiting is so significant to these people. isn't it like this every winte

conversation yesterday with the chief executive of the nhs as well as the chief executive of nhs improvementonstructive meeting and we discussed options that would allow short—term stability and to move forward in the medium—term to get us back to delivering decent care for patients consistently. thanks for talking to us. the president of the royal college of emergency medicine. more now on the news that us intelligence chiefs are to brief the president—elect, donald trump, this afternoon on allegations that russia attempted to interfere in the american presidential election. mr trump has repeatedly questioned the claims made by the fbi and the cia. the outgoing vice—president, joe biden, said it was "absolutely mindless" for mr trump to doubt on the agencies. in terms of the allegations and the meeting that will happen in the next few hours, presumably the president—elect will be given everything the intelligence agencies feel they have. they spoke to the current president yesterday. feel they have. they spoke to the current president yesterdaym feel they have. they spoke to the current pre

state's office, as well as collea g u es state's office, as well as colleagues at nhs england and nhs improvemente those discussions in order to get our systems back to a level of stability, as well being able to deliver the quality of care that our patients expect. given the pressures, how would you characterise the morale and spirit of stop working with you? —— the staff who work with you? the nature of the people i work with is fantastic and they work hard and are is fantastic and they work hard and a re loyal to is fantastic and they work hard and are loyal to the nhs. unfortunately they are being stretched to their limits. that is something that i think we have been trying hard in discussions with the secretary of state to be able to get across, because i do not believe that is sustainable if present pushers and overcrowding in our emergency departments is allowed to continue. a final point, you mentioned social ca re a final point, you mentioned social care funding, and there have been lots of attempts in different parts of the uk, certainly in wales and scotland, to try to knit together th

the figures come from a document compiled by the group nhs improvement and show this winter is provingve reporter on health issues — about these a and e figures. these figures are from the first week in january. these figures are from the first week injanuary. they these figures are from the first week in january. they show that people who have seen a doctor had to waitan people who have seen a doctor had to wait an extra 12 hours to be admitted on 485 occasions. if you compare it to january last year, it happened 185 times. if we look at what he said yesterday, there was a handful of people. leaked documents show yesterday that 29 people were weighted to be admitted after 29 —— we re weighted to be admitted after 29 —— were waiting to be admitted. people said that they needed to be admitted and between 4—12 hours later they we re and between 4—12 hours later they were still on a trolley waiting to be admitted. the red cross says that nhs england faces a humanitarian crisis, that has been disputed but what do you make of these figures? they are very concerning, we know that these patie

he worked so very hard to help the nhs to improve our health care system.rely we should work equally as hard to help preserve our health care system. thank you. [ applause ] >> thank you. >> every year i always strive incredibly hard to get almost an exact, almost an exact gender balance and so far we have not heard from women. what about the west midlands? have we got a female from the west midlands? no? not in this debate. well, in that case, i'm going to look somewhere else, who have we got who wishes to contribute from the southeast? anybody on this from the southeast? yes, young woman here. please. >> with the recent fall in the value of the parliament, the uk economy is much weaker. cuts are being made to services, and as transforming as this sounds, it is just not achievable. even if our mps cannot protect the nhs from being cut can down in certain areas, how are we going to influence the government to commit to such a proposal? i think we should focus our votes on companies that will see a change in a year. [ applause ] >> thank you. what about the

red cross has claimed there's a "humanitarian crisis" in nhs hospitals in england, and called on the government to allocate more money to improve. 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. some sanctions have been lifted, like commercial flights from the us.

british red cross is warning of a humanitarian crisis in nhs hospitals in england and is demanding the government allocates more money to improveial 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 patients who are being managed within four hours, a

the government say they have met the pressures of the nhs by increasing funding and bringing about improvementshat is good enough. but what would they do if they had the power? the lib dems have set up an expert panel to look particularly at the idea of a dedicated health and ca re the idea of a dedicated health and care tax and set alongside that an independent assessment of how much money the health and care system needs. in the medium term we would argue bringing forward 700 million for social care which is allocated for social care which is allocated for 2019, let's not wait until 2019. £700 million isjust a down payment, not enough. white correct, we need to look at this across the board for the long—term. to look at this across the board for the long-term. labour now feel the government is vulnerable on the nhs, but the conservatives will continue to argue that only they can provide a robust economy that will pay for it. iain watson, bbc news, westminster. norman smith is in westminsterfor us how. norman smith is in westminsterfor us now. how much pressure is the prime minister really und

they told us they have maintained an open dialogue with nice and nhs england, and gave offered improvedents. really keen to hear from you this morning — if you've been on kadcyla or been promised it, and now won't get it, do get in touch in the usual ways. an anonymous texter said, i had a lump equitable mist done last week, i had to wait two weeks to find out if it was cancer after the biopsy andi if it was cancer after the biopsy and i have to wait two more weeks for the results to see if more surgery for the results to see if more surgery is required. the stress of not knowing is unbelievable. now, i've just heard that a breast cancer drug is being taken off the nhs. do i need this extra stress at the moment? you wouldn't believe the thoughts that are going through my mind. this tweet from ian, this is a disgrace, when are we going to help these women, rather than helping out other countries. another texter, i'm incensed that the life—extending cancer drug is being withdrawn. stop sending british taxpayers' billions abroad and invest the money here in the nice and social care. thank

health has said the prime minister has made it clear that they are committed to improving mental health services in the nhsy. thank you very much. today, there was more evidence of the pressure on a&e departments with leaked documents, seen by the bbc, showing that tens of thousands of patients in england were left waiting on trolleys in the first week of the new year. nearly 500 of them waited over 12 hours, that's three times as many as for the whole of last january. our health editor, hugh pym has the story. this was life at one hospital on the front line today, even more hectic than usual, with an astonishing 20% more patients than last year. we are urging people to stay away if the problem is not urgent and seek care elsewhere. the beginning ofjanuary is always a busy time, much busier than this time last year. i think we will make it through the winter but it is going to be really hard for us. it is going to be really hard for us. since christmas the nhs has been under immense pressure with some of the busiest ever days in hospitals. the red cross said there was a humanitarian crisis but this was den

british red cross is warning of a humanitarian crisis in nhs hospitals in england and is demanding the government allocates more money to improvesocial 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 reports. 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 patients who have been managed within four hours,

improving. we asked the health secretary and nhs england for an interview, both declined. agree to speak. it's a national service with local variation based on the need of the population. demographically populations vary quite significantly from town to rural, from county to county. it's really important that we commission and respond to the needs of that population on a local basis. it's about making sure the pathway is correct. we don't want to squander any money. we have limited resources . squander any money. we have limited resources. it's really important that we spend most effectively and get the best value for our population. for those forced to take their own action, rationing appears all too real. would you know how to save a life? well, this year, around 30,000 people will have a cardiac arrest and need urgent help until a medic arrives. campaigners say that means that resuscitation should be taught even at a very young age. we've met a newcastle teenager, who understands that only too well. i'm 15. understands that only too well. i'm15. i raise money for a char

nhs figures for last week. chris, performance is actually improving? got leaked to our colleagues. onjanuary 3rd, the nhs had a terrible day with only about 75% of a&e patients seen within four hours. remember, the bench mark for that we try and hit is 95%. what's happened in the intervening almost two weeks since january 3rd up to last night, is there has been a slow, gradual drift back and it is up to 85% again. that is largely because the first week of the year is the busiest, because people put off going to hospital until they can get off work. who wants to go to hospital at christmas? so the rates drop. we now have less activity. are there any numbers suggesting the system is still vulnerable? yes, everything is in a bad place. 85% is a bad place. one number is the hospital occupancy figure, that is the number of beds in the system that are taken. it is about 95% at the moment. about 5% go to people medics would like to discharge, but they can't find anywhere to send them to. the reason that 95% is important is because of queue theory, it transpire

nhs. i feel very strongly about this issue. he worked so very hard to improve our health care system so we should work equally as hard to help preserve our health care system. thank you. [applause] >> every year i always strive incredibly hard to get almost an exact, almost an exact gender balance insofar we have heard from the man. we have a female speaker from the west midlands? no, not in this debate? in this case i'm going to look somewhere else. who have we got two wishes to contribute from the southeast? anybody from the southeast? >> your moment here. >> would the recent fall uk economy is much weaker. cuts to services and is transformative as the campaign sounds is not achievable. how are we as the youth parliament going to convince the government? i think we should focus where we have seen a change in the year. [applause] >> what about the northeast of england? have we got anybody wanting to contribute from the northeast? please. >> the nhs is at the heart and soul of each of our lives from every birth to every death dealing with the physical and emoti

in a moment, but also on breakfast this morning: how getting your a0 winks could save the nhs money and improve. so could fake news be dangerous for democracy? now you can see how far you've walked, the mountain is climbed, the oceans. . . and we may be triggering brexit but this is one european party we'll still be part of. former x factor contestant luciejones has been chosen as the uk's eurovision entry. she'll bejoining us on the sofa just after 8:30am. all that still to come. maybe this is the year, maybe? do you think so? probably not. not because of the quality of the song, though. but now a summary of this morning's main news. president trump has insisted that his temporary travel ban on people from seven middle eastern and african countries is not about religion but terrorism, and protecting america. uk nationals with dual citizenship will be largely unaffected, but there's still concern about the impact that strong border controls might have on british people. here's our washington correspondent david willis. man chants: no ban, no wall — new york for all. in a country built by immigr

the prime minister has made it very clear that they are committed to improving mental health care across the board, both in the nhsity, for people who need it. another set of official nhs figures seen by the bbc show that so far this year, tens of thousands of patients in england have waited hours on trolleys before being admitted to hospital. this winter is proving one of the busiest on record for accident and emergency departments. but the health secretary, jeremy hunt, has insisted that most of england's hospitals are coping well. 0ur health editor, hugh pym, has more details. a 92—year—old patient at one hospital a&e unit today. been lying here so long, itjust hurts. an ageing population, one factor behind rising patient demand. here it's even more hectic than usual with an astonishing 20% more patients than this time last year. they're urging people to stay away and seek care elsewhere if their health problem isn't urgent. the beginning of january is always a busy time, and it's much busier than this time last year. i think we will make it through the winter, but it is going to be really hard for us. since ch

the government say they have met the pressures of the nhs by increasing funding and bringing about improvementsut what would they do if they had the power? well, the lib dems have set up an expert panel to look particularly at the idea of a dedicated health and care tax, and set alongside that an independent assessment of how much money the health and care system needs. but i asked why he didn't do this when he was in government. well, we were talking about it and indeed i went and talked to the bbc television news to make the case for more money for the nhs. but it didn't happen. well, that was towards the end of 2015 and we did get an extra £2 billion for the nhs prior to that. labour say that with the cold forecast demands on the nhs are likely to increase, and that the health service itself is now in need of urgent care. in the immediate term we would argue bringing forward £700 million for social care, which is allocated for 2019. let's not wait till 2019. £700 million isjust a down payment — that's not enough. you're quite correct, we need to look at this across the board for the long—ter

improving them. former drivers for a private ambulance firm that provides emergency cover for the nhs say they were giventraining to drive under blue lights. a company based in essex called the private ambulance service is contracted to respond to emergencies during busy times. the company says the level of training of its staff exceeds the required standards. two thirds of asthma patients in the uk aren't receiving the basic care needed to manage their condition according to research by charity asthma uk. they say that although the figures are slightly better than a year ago, almost 3.5 million people are still at risk. the charity has warned that this failing could "cost lives," as michelle roberts reports. being on the right medication and knowing how to use it is vital if you have asthma. so too is having regular checkups and getting tailored advice on how to manage your condition. this year's annual asthma care survey shows most people with asthma are not receiving this basic care, that is around 3.6 million people in the uk. in 2015 in the uk nearly one and a half thousand people died from asthma a

secretary says the nhs in england is facing unprecedented demand, but has denied there's a "humanitarian crisis" in hospitals. in her first policy speech of 2017, theresa may says she'll improveus on children and young people. an update on the market numbers for you — here's how london's and frankfurt ended the day. northern ireland's power—sharing government is facing the prospect of a snap election after the deputy first minister, martin mcguinness, announced his resignation. he has been embroiled in a bitter row with the first minister and democratic unionist party leader arlene foster over her role in a mismanaged renewable energy scheme. she said tonight that she was disappointed in the decision taken by mr mcguinness and said sinn fein's actions were not principled, but political. well, this is what martin mcguinness told journalists at a news conference this afternoon. i met with first minister arlene foster at 1.30. and we have a conversation which i am about to speak to you about. 0ver the last ten years i have worked with dup leaders, and i have reached out to unionists on the basis of equality, respect and reconciliation. and over this period, the actions of the br

nhs today when she set out some of her priorities for the year ahead. in her first policy speech of 2017, theresa may set out measures to improve mental health services innd. she said she wanted government to play its part in creating what she called "a shared society". labour says she's confronting the effects of six years of her own party's policies. our political editor laura kuenssberg reports. six months since she walked into the famous street. six months since she's been your prime minister. but piecing together what theresa may really stands for isn't always easy. but today she made clear she believes for millions life doesn't feel fair and her government can be part of the answer. when you see others prospering while you are not. when you try to raise your concerns but they fall on deaf ears. when you feel your very identity, all that you hold dear is under threat. resentments grow. whose fault was that? her predecessor's? for we know what happens when mainstream centre ground politics fails. people embrace the fringe. the politics of division and despair. they turn to those who offer easy answers, who claim to understand people's problems and a

the health secretary's statement on the nhs, mps had a chance to ask questions about the announcements on mental health services. we welcome measures to improveealth services in this country as indeed we welcomed such announcements 12 months ago when the then prime minister made similar promises. but does the secretary of state not agree that if this prime minister wants to shine a light on mental health provision she should aim her torch at the government's record? 6,600 fewer nurses working in mental health. a reduction in mental health beds. 400 fewer doctors working in mental health and perhaps most disgracefully of all the raiding of children's local mental health budgets in order to plug funding gaps in the wider nhs. i welcome the statement and also the prime minister's focus in the speech on mental health today. she spoke of holding the nhs leadership to account for the extra billion that we will be investing in mental health. will the secretary of state set out in further detail how ccgs will be held to account for ensuring that that money gets to the front line, so that we can deliver progress on parity of esteem? yes, i can absolut

british red cross is warning of a humanitarian crisis in nhs hospitals in england, and is demanding the government allocates more money to improvest week, while one patient died after spending 35 hours on a trolley. the royal college of emergency medicine says the system is on its knees, but the department of health says it is investing more money to improve services. police in florida have been questioning a man after five people were killed and eight injured in a shooting at fort lauderdale airport. the suspect opened fire in the baggage claim area after seemingly retrieving his weapon from his luggage. the fbi says it is pursuing all leads, and hasn't ruled out terrorism as a motive. us intelligence officials have released a report that claims vladimir putin personally ordered a cyber—campaign to try and help donald trump win the presidential election. last night, after being briefed on the findings, mr trump said that hacking had had absolutely no impact on the election outcome. his running mate, mike pence, says a team will be set up to stop future attacks. the president—elect has made it very clear that we're going to take

nhs neverfar away from thoughts. the governors say they have increased funding, and what about improvements.do not think that is good enough. what would they do if they have the power? we set out an expert panel to look at the idea of it dedicated health care tax. set alongside that, an independent assessment of how much money the health and care system needs. assessment of how much money the health and care system needslj asked health and care system needs.” asked why he did not do this while in government? we were talking about it, i went on to the bbc television news to make the case for more money for the nhs. it did not happen? that was towards the end of 2015, we got an extra £2 billion for the nhs. labour say with the cold snap forecast many demands on the nhs are likely to increase. in the medium term, we would argue bringing forward 700 million for social care allocated for 2019, let's not wait until 2019. £700 is just allocated for 2019, let's not wait until 2019. £700 isjust a down payment. you are quite correct, we need to look at this across—the—board for the need to look at thi

we want to improve the life chances of current and future generations, we need to addressed the shocking reality. we will ensure the nhsealth last year. we will make sure mental illness get the attention it needs,in mental illness get the attention it needs, infunding, research mental illness get the attention it needs, in funding, research and technology assessment. we will be sure that when nhs leaders are redesigning services and developing local solutions, mental health should get its full weighting. as i have said, viz are just the first steps in the plan to transform the approach to mental health in this country. meeting this challenge will ta ke yea rs, country. meeting this challenge will take years, and require more than government action alone. it will need a sustained effort on the part of everyone in this room and eve ryo ne a cross of everyone in this room and everyone across society. this is a historic opportunity to right a wrong. giving people deserving of compassion and support detention and treatment they deserve. for all of us, to change the way we view mental health illness, so that striving to impr

acknowledged the pressures on the nhs — when she set out some of her priorities for the year ahead in her first policy speech of 2017. theresa may set out measures to improve said she wanted government to play its part in creating what she called a shared society. labour says she's confronting the effects of six years of her own party's policies — as our political editor laura kuenssberg reports. six months since she walked into the famous street. six months since she's been your prime minister. but piecing together what theresa may really stands for isn't always easy. but today she made clear she believes for millions life doesn't feel fair and her government can be part of the answer. when you see others prospering while you are not. when you try to raise your concerns but they fall on deaf ears. when you feel your very identity, all that you hold dear is under threat. resentments grow. whose fault was that? her predecessor's? for we know what happens when mainstream centre ground politics fails. people embrace the fringe. the politics of division and despair. they turn to those who offer easy answers, who claim to understand people's problems and always

yes indeed, back in 2014, the nhs made and ask of government, it said, we know money is tight, but we reckon we can improves that are comparable, france, germany — we are spending significantly less money on health care in this country than comparable countries in europe. in an organisation, a system as large as the nhs, £100 billion plus, there is always going to be waste, inefficiency. there are very significant rise to try and reduce that inefficiency now, and as i say, the international comparisons suggest we‘re not spending enough money on health. what are your thoughts on the 1% extra on tax advocated to the nhs? what is it, 4296 advocated to the nhs? what is it, 42% of people saying they would be in favour of that? it is an idea that has been around for a very long time, it is reproduced every couple of years or so. i‘m just mindful that the last time we saw tax raised for the nhs back in 2002, that was by labour government on the back of ten yea rs by labour government on the back of ten years of economic growth. even then, they did it through national insurance, rather than through income tax, and

plans to redesign services can save that sum and improve patient care, but some proposals are already proving controversial. jon cuthill reports. the nhsion are over the age of 65. so, the island's nhs is under pressure. it's £4 million over budget this year, and faces a potential £52 million black hole by 2020. there's a huge challenge, which ever number you look at, it's a really big number. we need to go through each of our services and make sure we're doing the right for people. does that mean cuts? that's absolutely not in our plans. but there will be big changes. all the health trusts in the south have until 2020 to find a combined £2.2 billion. we will see gp surgeries closing, because there are a lot of them, they cost a lot of money to run and many of them are running out of money. we'll see hospitals close, we'll see a&es merged. chanting: "no ifs, no buts, no nhs cuts." health bosses sayjoining together services and pooling expertise will be better for patients, but as those plans begin to emerge, scenes like this are likely to become more and more common. and throughout the day we'll be bringing you reports on the nhs from

improving, including better cleaning procedures and there was an action plan in place for further changes. we approached the private ambulance service for an interview, they declined and told us... the nhse to provide coverfor emergency calls, told us... but the solicitor representing the widow of gary page is worried what might happen if all the lessons aren't learned from his death. i'm concerned for other patients, because gary's situation, it was quite obvious he was suffering from chest pain, he should have been transported to hospital, and this isjust a simple thing that shouldn't have happened. there could be other patients in similar predicaments and the same thing might happen, or more serious medical conditions which could be left, which could be devastating for otherfamilies. if you work for a private ambulance company or you've experience of them, do get in touch this morning. stuart says, i worked there for two yea rs stuart says, i worked there for two years and i can back up the claims. i had been trained to drive under blue lights, but when i was assessed at the company, i was more qualified than the assessor. william says, your claims are quite correct, i had no driving

improve children's health. ambulance crews are finding it "increasingly difficult to cope", an investigation into the service in england has found. the national audit office said rising demand, recruitment problems and wider nhsets. back to events in america. theresa may is expected to tell a meeting of us republican congressmen later today that britain and america have the chance to lead together again in the world. she'll tell the gathering in philadelphia that once it leaves the european union, a sovereign britain will seek to enhance long—standing ties. tomorrow, mrs may will become the first foreign leader to meet president donald trump in the white house, following his inauguration last week. to discuss more about what the special relationship between theresa may and donald trump might look like, i'm joined by iwan morgan, professor of us studies at ucl, and author of several books on us politics, most recently on former president ronald reagan. you are very welcome, thank you for joining us. and of course, ronald reagan having most famously the most special of special relationships with margaret thatcher, so you are very well placed to look at how the relationship between theresa may and donald trump m

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