royal college - action. you talk they're about being honest. the royal college of- honest. the royal college of emergency medicineard in the report, they are saying somewhere between 300 and 500 people are dying each week as a result of delays and problems with emergency care. they are warning against any attempt to discredit that figure. do you recognise that figure? i discredit that figure. do you recognise that figure? i think we can an ue recognise that figure? i think we can argue about _ recognise that figure? i think we can argue about particular - recognise that figure? i think we | can argue about particular figures and methodologies. what i don't think we can argue about is that there is high levels of patient risk and high levels of patient harm than we would like to see and we are not able to provide the level of care we want to provide and chris hopson from nhs england himself may have disputed the figures but it doesn't disputed the figures but it doesn't dispute the fact that we are not able to provide the level of care we want to provide. that is the reality and we have to talk firstly about what

much—needed resources away from the kind of problems which we've been hearing about from the royal college of emergency medicinem the royal college of emergency medicine. thank you very much. thank you very much. tens of thousands of people are expected to pay their respects to the former pope, benedict the 16th, as he lies in state at the vatican over the next few days. the lying in state ceremony is currently under way inside st peter's basicalla, where the emeritus pope has been laid out in papal mourning robes in front of the altar of the church, flanked by two swiss guards. he died on saturday at the age of 95 — almost 10 years after resigning as pontiff. elise ann allen is senior correspondent for crux, an independent catholic news website — shejoins us from rome. thank you very much for taking the time to speak to us. talk about the ceremony, the procedure and what we can expect over the coming days. good morning. as you mentioned, this will be an event that attracts tens of thousands of people here to the vatican. i've added this morning, benedict, saint peters basilica has been opened, his body is lyin

of donetsk on new year's eve. health bosses in the uk are warning some accident and emergency departments are in a "complete state of crisis". the vice president of the royal college of emergency medicine care. tens of thousands of people are expected to pay their respects to the former pope, benedict, as he lies—in—state at the vatican over the next three days a hearse carrying pele's coffin makes the journey from sao paulo

the royal college of emergency _ to have patience. the royal college of emergency medicine patience. the royal college of emergency medicine believes - to have patience. the royal college i of emergency medicine believes these delays mean between three and 500 people are dying in the uk every week. nhs england says it doesn't recognise those figures and that there are different reasons why the number of people dying could be higher than usual, but it's undeniable that the nhs is under extreme pressure. 18% more people have turned up to a&e departments in england compared to the last —— the same time last year. the number of people in hospital with covid has almost doubled recently. add to that almost doubled recently. add to that almost 4000 with flu, another sharp increase, and it means i3% of hospital beds are being used for covid and flu patients. and all this comes with more strike action planned by nhs workers this month. catherine burns, bbc news. i've been speaking with sean linton, the health editor at the sunday times. he has been an investigative health journalist

bosses in the uk are warning some accident and emergency departments are in a "complete state of crisis". the president of the royal college of emergency medicineed hundreds of russian soldiers, in a missile strike over new year. this picture, from the ukrainian military, reportedly shows the scene of the attack. russia has dismissed the figure. three people have died after a fire broke out at a hotel in perth in scotland. emergency services, including 21 ambulance crews and nine fire trucks, were called to the new county hotel just after five o'clock this morning. thousands of roman catholics have begun paying their respects to the pope emeritus benedict xvi, whose body is lying

of the attack. russia says 63 were killed. health bosses in the uk warn some accident and emergency departments are in a "complete state of crisis". the president of the royal college of emergency medicinen the uk as a result of delays to emergency care. three people have died after fire broke out at a hotel in perth in scotland. emergency services — including 21 ambulance crews and nine fire trucks — were called to the incident. the vatican says at least 65 thousand people have filed past

the royal college of emergency medicine, you heard in the report, they are saying somewhere between 300 500 people are dying each week as a result of delays and problems with emergency care. they are warning against any attempt to discredit that figure. do you recognise that figure? i think we can argue about particular figures and methodologies. what i don't think we can argue about is that there is high levels of patient risk and high levels of patient harm than we would like to see and we are not able to provide the level of care we want to provide and chris hopson from nhs england himself may have disputed the figures but it doesn't dispute the fact that we are not able to provide the level of care we want to provide. that is the reality and we have to talk firstly about what we have to do to get a through the next few weeks and then we have to have a conversation about how it is we can avoid going into next winter and is fragile estate as we have entered this one. when you talk about patient harm, it is more than that, it is patient death, that's what is happening, people are dying

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the royal college of emergency medicine says it's become impossible to provide the best standard of carer health correspondent catherine burns reports. welcome to nhs winter. ambulances lined up outside hospitals, patients waiting in corridors. now there are calls for the government to declare a national major incident. but is this year different to normal? all the other ambulances for the whole area been direct to exeter which is unheard of, we waited 12 hours. it was just horrific. the operator was telling me to get a defibrillator, i thought, telling me to get a defibrillator, ithought, oh telling me to get a defibrillator, i thought, oh my god this is my mother. absolutely petrified. but is this year different to normal? well, a&e figures are worse than at any time since records started in 200a. one in ten patients who need admitting is waiting over 12 hours for a bed. it's undeniable that the nhs is under extreme pressure. 18% more people have turned up to a&e departments in england in the last six weeks compared to the same time last year. 9,500 people are in hospital with covid. t

the royal college of emergency medicine, you heard in the report, they are saying somewhere between 300e are dying each week as a result of delays and problems with emergency care. they are warning against any attempt to discredit that figure. do you recognise that figure? i think we can argue about particular figures and methodologies. what i don't think we can argue about is that there is high levels of patient risk and high levels of patient harm than we would like to see and we are not able to provide the level of care we want to provide and chris hopson from nhs england himself may have disputed the figures but it doesn't dispute the fact that we are not able to provide the level of care we want to provide. that is the reality and we have to talk firstly about what we have to do to get a through the next few weeks and then we have to have a conversation about how it is we can avoid going into next winter and is fragile estate as we have entered this one. when you talk about patient harm, it is more than that, it is patient death, that's what is happening, people are dying who shoul

accident and emergency departments are in a "complete state of crisis" because of the extreme pressures facing the national health service this winter. the royal college of emergency medicine's impossible to provide the best standard of care — and there's "no doubt" patients are being harmed. our health correspondent catherine burns reports. we are used to seeing pictures like this every winter now. patients waiting in corridors and outside in ambulances as health experts talk about a crisis in care. this year the warning voices seem louder than ever. most of the nhs employees would say it has been one of the top it has been one of the toughest winters they can remember. i feel uncomfortable, deeply uncomfortable about the level of care we are sometimes, because of the degree of pressure, that we are providing. probably some ptsd from some of the stuff i have seen and worn out. data shows things are worse now than at any time since records started in 200a. one in ten patients who need admitting are waiting over 12 hours for a bed with reports of some waits lasting for days. it's dreadful for our patients. patients are waiting a long time for ambulances. once they get an am

the royal college of emergency medicine claims between 300 and 500 people a week are dying because ofough, insists there's no evidence for that. it says there are several complicated reasons why we're seeing higher death rates than usual, coming out of a pandemic. we have got some people who are having to wait much longer than either we or they would want, and that is uncomfortable for everybody in the nhs, which is why nhs staff are working as hard as they possibly can. you've said you're deeply uncomfortable with the level of care that some patients are getting right now, but yourjob is nhs england's chief strategy officer. what is your strategy for fixing this? there is a very clear plan. recover services, get back to delivering the long—term plan and transform the nhs for the future. and all this comes with more strike action planned catherine burns, bbc news. the tennis legend martina navratilova has revealed she has been diagnosed with throat and breast cancer. the 18 time singles grand slam champion says her prognosis is good, as both cancers have been detected early. she will

the royal college of emergency medicine claims between 300 and 500 people a week are dying because of, though, insists there's no evidence for that. it says there are several complicated reasons why we're seeing higher death rates than usual coming out of a pandemic. we have got some people who are having to wait much longer than either we or they would want, and that is uncomfortable for everybody in the nhs, which is why nhs staff are working as hard as they possibly can. you've said you're deeply uncomfortable with the level of care that some patients are getting right now, but yourjob is nhs england's chief strategy officer. what is your strategy for fixing this? there is a very clear plan. recover services, get back to delivering the long—term plan and transform the nhs for the future. and all this comes with more strike action planned by nhs workers this month. catherine burns, bbc news. tens of thousands of people have begun paying their respects to the former pope, benedict xvi. after his death at the weekend, his body is now lying—in—state in st peter's basilica at the vatica

health bosses in the uk warn some accident and emergency departments are in a "complete state of crisis". the president of the royal college of emergency medicineany as 500 people are dying every week in the uk as a result of delays to emergency care. ukraine says it has killed hundreds of russian soldiers, in a missile strike over new year. this picture, from the ukrainian military, reportedly shows the scene of the attack. but russia says 63 were killed. three people have died after a fire broke out at a hotel in perth in scotland. emergency services, including 21 ambulance crews and nine fire trucks and been called to the incident. thousands of roman catholics are paying their respects to the pope emeritus, benedict the sixteenth, whose body

of donetsk on new year's day. health bosses in the uk are warning some accident and emergency departments are in a "complete state of crisis". the president of the royal college of emergency medicineics have begun paying their respects to the pope emeritus, benedict the xvi, whose body is lying in state at the vatican. pope benedict, who died on saturday, is laid out in papal mourning robes in front of the altar of the church, flanked by two swiss guards.

of donetsk on new year's eve. health bosses in the uk are warning some accident and emergency departments are in a "complete state of crisis". the vice president of the royal college of emergency medicine — dr ian higginson — says as many as 500 people are dying every week in the uk as a result of delays to emergency care. tens of thousands of people are expected to pay their respects to the former pope, benedict, as he lies—in—state at the vatican over the next three days a hearse carrying pele�*s coffin makes the journey from sao paulo to santos where the brazilian football legend will lie—in—state ahead of his funeral on tuesday. you are watching bbc news. now on bbc news — it's time for review 2022. it has been a year where we've lost some of the world's biggest names. stars like meatloaf, sporting icons such as shane warne, and actors including robbie coltraine and angela la nsbury. and, of course, her majesty the queen — who died in september. for the next half an hour on bbc news, we remember. # like a bat out of hell # i'll be gone when the morning comes # oh, when the night is over # like a bat out of hell # i'll be gone, gone, gone. every song is a different character and we

bosses in the uk are warning some accident and emergency departments are in a "complete state of crisis". the president of the royal college of emergency medicine says as many as 500 people are dying every week in the uk as a result of delays to emergency care. ukraine says it has killed hundreds of russian soldiers, in a missile strike over new year. this picture, from the ukrainian military, reportedly shows the scene of the attack. russia has dismissed the figure. three people have died after a fire broke out at a hotel in perth in scotland. emergency services, including 21 ambulance crews and nine fire trucks, were called to the new county hotel just after five o'clock this morning. thousands of roman catholics have begun paying their respects to the pope emeritus benedict xvi, whose body is lying in state at the vatican. pope francis will preside at benedict's funeral on thursday. iam i am away shortly, thank you for your company, ben brown will be here at the top of the next hour. now on bbc news, he has been the man making the headlines all year. zelensky: the making of a president. for weeks, volodomyr zelensky has been leading from the

of delays in emergency nhs care. dr. adrian boyle of the royal college of emergency medicine . surging flu emergency medicine.l contributing to the crisis. well, let's talk to theo chikomba, who's at stoke mandeville hospital in. i mean, think of these figures . i mean, think of these figures. i mean, a frankly terrifying , 500 excess a frankly terrifying, 500 excess deaths a week . yes, it is. and deaths a week. yes, it is. and for anyone who's had to go through that with family members coming into hospital know these are people even though it's a statistic . but these are family statistic. but these are family members of many people across the uk . now, at members of many people across the uk. now, at this members of many people across the uk . now, at this hospital, the uk. now, at this hospital, it's one of around a dozen hospitals which have declared a critical incident over the festive period and with new year here, we do know the next few weeks there will be talks about what the government can to support hospitals as this one and others are citing the lack of investment , and others are citing the lack

health bosses in the uk warn some accident and emergency departments are in a "complete state of crisis". the president of the royal college of emergency medicine says as many as 500 people are dying every week in the uk as a result of delays to emergency care. ukraine says it has killed hundreds of russian soldiers, in a missile strike over new year. this picture, from the ukrainian military, reportedly shows the scene of the attack. but russia says 63 were killed. three people have died after a fire broke out at a hotel in perth in scotland. emergency services, including 21 ambulance crews and nine fire trucks and been called to the incident. thousands of roman catholics are paying their respects to the pope emeritus, benedict the sixteenth, whose body is lying in state at the vatican. good evening, welcome to sportsday this monday night — i'm chetan pathak, coming up on the programme: paying their respects to a football legend — thousands of mourners gather in brazil where pele is lying in state. celtic score late to stay nine points clear, denying rangers victory in the old firm derby. and martina navratilva says she'll fight with all she's

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bosses in the uk are warning some accident and emergency departments are in a "complete state of crisis". the president of the royal college of emergency medicine says as many as 500 people are dying every week in the uk as a result of delays to emergency care. three people have died after a fire broke out at a hotel in perth in scotland. emergency services, including 21 ambulance crews and nine fire trucks, were called to the new county hotel, just after five o'clock this morning. thousands of roman catholics have begun paying their respects to the pope emeritus, benedict xvi, whose body is lying in state at the vatican. pope francis will preside at benedict's funeral on thursday. you are watching bbc news. now the travel show. yeah, all checked, triple checked. metal clanking. radio: science team, | are you a go or no go? science says go. radio: rangers, go for launch. go or no go for launch? bridge is go for launch. metal clanking. there will be a time when people will go to space at much less cost and very regularly. i think the same things gonna happen going underwater. it's going to get less expensive and much more accessible. radio: go f

the royal college of emergency medicine said delays could account for up to 500 deaths each week.hose are the headlines. the news continues here on al jazeera after inside story. >> croatia celebrated the new year by adopting the euro. it is joining at a time when the imf's warning of recession. so what is ahead for the european economy and the eurozone's newest member? this is "inside story". ♪ hello and welcome to the program. croatia has finally adopted the euro, some 10 years after joining the european union. it's another step in the rapid transformation of estate once called communist yugoslavia. celebrations minor brought some brief distraction away from the troubles affecting the eurozone and for a while facing deep economic uncertainty. croatia's government expressed pride in its adoption of the new currency but reaction on the streets of the capital was mixed. >> this is the future. things might not get better overnight, but this is the future, especially because of tourism and people coming here from the rest of europe. >> i think people should not get hung up on the neg

according to the royal college of emergency medicine, delays like this are costing 300-500 lives everyk. the causes, pinch points and blockages and shortages. we also recognize the big pressure in terms of ambulance delays is largely triggered by those who are delayed. need to free up that bed capacity. >> what we are seeing is the result of 10 years of underfunding, understaffing and under resourcing at nhs. what the pandemic has done is aggravated the situation. >> the system, insiders say, is now brittle and unable to flex with the seasons or surprises. >> what we have seen this year is the usual level of winter pressure we might see, usually you would get a bit of rest in the summer, and then the winter pressures would come again. but this year it became so bad that the whole summer felt winter level pressures. so when we got to winter, we were not ready. >> when will the nhs get better, or will it get better? the doctors prognosis is gloomy. not for many months, and not without help. cary: germany has been phasing out fossil fuels and atomic energy but the energy crisis has undone

of donetsk on new year's day. health bosses in the uk are warning some accident and emergency departments are in a "complete state of crisis". the president of the royal college of emergency medicine says as many as 500 people are dying every week in the uk as a result of delays to emergency care. thousands of roman catholics have begun paying their respects to the pope emeritus, benedict xvi, whose body is lying—in—state at the vatican. benedict, who died on saturday, is laid out in papal mourning robes in front of the altar of the church, flanked by two swiss guards. pope francis will preside at benedict's funeral on thursday. you are watching bbc news. now is the weather. oh, my god. can you just leave me fora moment, please? i will get what i can, but there's a huge change in the running order here. stand by, vt 20. stand by, tx. a, b, cand d, in that order, from five seconds. ten, nine, eight, seven, six... run vt 20. ..five, four, three, two... this is bbc one. ..one, zero. this is bbc news at 100. for a century, we have been bringing you the biggest news stories from here and around the world as ourjournalists witness some of the most historic moments. from richard dimbleby

extraordinary statement that came yesterday from the president , the royal college of president, the royal college of emergency medicine. adrian boyle , who told times radio that boyle, who told times radio that he thinks between 305 hundred people a week are dying as a result of delays and problems with urgent and emergency care . with urgent and emergency care. and above all, what he's talking aboutis and above all, what he's talking about is accident and emergency . see, the number of absolute horror stories are now beyond belief . that's of an ambulance belief. that's of an ambulance even gets to you in time. but people going in people in the nineties being made to wait 1820 hours on trolleys , sitting on hours on trolleys, sitting on chairs, probably in many cases not even offered a glass of water . it is not even offered a glass of water. it is part and i was telling you this before christmas of what i'm now calling broken britain, we have to be frank about just how bad our problems are. so i thought to myself , well, maybe if dr. to myself, well, maybe if dr. adrian boyle is right, if 3 to 500 people a week are

extraordinary statement that came yesterday from the president , the royal college of president, the royal college of emergency medicine. adrian boyle , who told times radio that boyle, who told times radio that he thinks between 305 hundred people a week are dying as a result of delays and problems with urgent and emergency care . with urgent and emergency care. and above all, what he's talking aboutis and above all, what he's talking about is accident and emergency . see, the number of absolute horror stories are now beyond belief . that's of an ambulance belief. that's of an ambulance even gets to you in time. but people going in people in the nineties being made to wait 1820 hours on trolleys , sitting on hours on trolleys, sitting on chairs, probably in many cases not even offered a glass of water . it is not even offered a glass of water. it is part and i was telling you this before christmas of what i'm now calling broken britain, we have to be frank about just how bad our problems are. so i thought to myself , well, maybe if dr. to myself, well, maybe if dr. adrian boyle is right, if 3 to 500 people a week are

of royal official. the head of the royal college emergency medicines college of emergency medicines also any wait timesa record number of people across the channel in small boats last year, according to government figures . over 45,000 government figures. over 45,000 migrants made the journey with the final crossings taking place on christmas day . the final crossings taking place on christmas day. in the final crossings taking place on christmas day . in ukraine, on christmas day. in ukraine, kyiv has faced another night of bombardment as russia targets critical infrastructure in the country for second day in a row. the attacks began on new year's eve minutes after president zelenskyy delivered an address saying he hoped to see an end to the conflict in 2023. and prince harry's new book will reportedly tell all about his falling out with his brother, the prince of wales. spare publish next tuesday is expected to go further than the sussexes netflix series with harry complaining about playing second fiddle to his brother. complaining about playing second fiddle to his brother . and still fiddle to his

health bosses in the uk warn some accident and emergency departments are in a "complete state of crisis". the president of the royal college of emergency medicine says as many as 500 people are dying every week in the uk as a result of delays to emergency care. ukraine says it has killed hundreds of russian soldiers, in a missile strike over new year. this picture, from the ukrainian military, reportedly shows the scene of the attack, but russia says 63 were killed. three people have died after a fire broke out at a hotel in perth in scotland. emergency services, including 21 ambulance crews and nine fire trucks, had been called to the incident. thousands of roman catholics have begun paying their respects to the pope emeritus benedict xvi, whose body is lying in state at the vatican. you're watching bbc news. now, what's killing our rivers? you see herons and dragonflies. you see lots of little fish in the shallow parts, and then, sometimes, you'll see a salmonjumping out of the water. you start to realise how many people don't have stuff like this, particularly in lockdown, when we were very grateful to have it. these school friends have made

that is, that we quote, under intolerable and unsustainable situations, the royal college of emergency medicine says delays in care could account for up to $500.00 deaths each week. members of francis kurdish community have paid tribute to 3 victims of an attack in paris to all wood buried into here, while another will be laid to rest in northern iraq. the philippine president as arrived in china for 3 days state visit that in and marcos julia says he's looking forward to improving ties with chinese leader. she ging pain. those were the headlines. have a more news in half an hour. the news are with nick clark, but next on al jazeera is the full report. do stay with us. here in the desert, outside of downtown doha, there isn't a foothold to be seen. there is, though, a well kept taking place in want of capsule. it's oldest. i most unique sports camels here, i'll region by robot jockeys who are controlled by their rudeness. we ride alongside them during the race. it's racing in the 21st century and it's bringing the tourists i did. we have seen a large number of fever fans come in here to enjoy t

the royal college of emergency medicine says it's impossible to provide the best standard of care, and is no doubt that patients are being harmed. louisa pilbeam has the details. patients lying in a&e corridors... ...ambulance delays, and staff who say they're at breaking point, and surging flu cases, all at a critical time for the nhs. the diagnosis from a leading emergency care doctor? unless there's more investment in services, patients are at risk. there is no doubt that when we are trying to treat frail, vulnerable, elderly patients on trolleys in corridors, they are bound to come to harm, and there is absolutely bound to be an association with unnecessary deaths as a result. these are human beings in the middle of this. meanwhile, the president of the royal college of emergency medicine, dr adrian boyle, told times radio he estimates those unnecessary debts deaths could reach between 300 and 500 every week. in december, a&e waiting times and ambulance response times hit their worst levels on record across the uk. in november 2021, just under 11,000 people waited more than 12 hour

of the covid pandemic . it follows the royal pandemic. it follows the royal college of emergency medicineying as many as 500 people could be dying each week because of delays. two critical care . of delays. two critical care. more than a dozen nhs and ambulance services . critical ambulance services. critical incidents over the festive penod. incidents over the festive period . while some people are period. while some people are resorting to diy medicine when they can't see a gp face to face, a recent survey commissioned the lib—dems shows more than one in four adults have not been able to get an in—person appointment in the past 12 months. 16% of those who can't see a doctor have resorted to homemade medicine or asking someone not qualified to help . someone not qualified to help. the former director general of border force has on the government to get far tougher with channel migrants . tony with channel migrants. tony smith has told gb news the home secretary needs to introduce detention and fast track removal process to get a proper grip on the small boats crisis . it comes the small

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the resident of the royal college of emergency medicine has warned as many as 500 people a week, a dying because of delays in emergency care. 35 percent of patients needing urgent care. we're not seen within 4 hours. that's the services worse performance on record. patients are also struggling to access a local g p. a recent survey found that more than one and 4 adults had been unable to get an in person appointment in the last year on the waiting list to start routine. any jazz treatment in england alone stands at 7200000 people. the dean bubba has more from london with strike spreading and talk of a system on its knees is britain's reverence for its national health service looking much needed reform study javits certainly think so. the conservative former health secretary and finance minister wrote recently the 75 year old model of the n h. s. is unsustainable. javits suggested people could pay for consulting a family doctor and praised island system where patients must pay around 81 dollars to access the equivalence of the you case accident and emergency departments a and e, unless re

of donetsk on new year's day. health bosses in the uk are warning some accident and emergency departments are in a "complete state of crisis". the president of the royal college of emergency medicine says as many as 500 people are dying every week in the uk as a result of delays to emergency care. thousands of roman catholics have begun paying their respects to the pope emeritus, benedict the xvi, whose body is lying in state at the vatican. pope benedict, who died on saturday, is laid out in papal mourning robes in front of the altar of the church, flanked by two swiss guards. a hearse carrying pele�*s coffin makes the journey from sao paulo to santos where the brazilian football legend will lie in state ahead of his funeral on tuesday. you are watching bbc news. now, bend it like beckham: 20 years on. it's not fair, the boys never have to come home and help. i wonder if i had an arranged marriage, would i get someone who'd let me play football whenever i wanted? who are you talking to? move on up by curtis mayfield plays. bend it like beckham was a huge success and it made history as the highest grossing film about football. # hush now, child. my mum probably hates the film beca

according to the royal college of emergency medicine delays like this costing 300 to 500 lives every week. the causes pinch points and blockages to full wards and star shortages. we also recognize the big pressure that we're seeing play through in terms of ambulance. 100 delays is largely triggered by those who leave hospital, but delayed in doing so, we need to free up the capacity. but also pretty much anyone involved with the n h s y. this much cherished national institution is so basically ill and i'll tell you this. what we're seeing is the results at 10 years of under funding under staffing . and under resourcing, the and i chess, what the pandemic has done is it's aggravated the situation. the system inside as say, is now brittle and unable to flex with the seasons or surprises. many, many winters have been challenging, but what we've seen this year is that the usual level of winter pressure that we might see would usually a beat in the summer. you get a bit of a respite you people to do more work. and then the winter pressures become again, but this year it became so pressure

the royal college of emergency medicine claims between 300 and 500 people a week are dying because of nhs england, though, insists there's no evidence for that. it says there are several complicated reasons why we're seeing higher death rates than usual coming out of a pandemic. we have got some people who are having to wait much longer than either we or they would want, and that is uncomfortable for everybody in the nhs, which is why nhs staff are working as hard as they possibly can. you've said you're deeply uncomfortable with the level of care that some patients are getting right now, but yourjob is nhs england's chief strategy officer. what is your strategy for fixing this? there is a very clear plan. recover services, get back to delivering the long—term plan and transform the nhs for the future. and all this comes with more strike action planned by nhs workers this month. catherine burns, bbc news. to scotland now, where three people have died after a fire at a hotel in perth. guests at the building in the centre of the city were evacuated shortly afterfive in the morning. 0ur

so say the royal college of emergency medicine. tuation being driven by rising demands care due to an increase in cases of both flu and covid a number of hospitals have declared critical, meaning they cannot function as usual due to extraordinary pressures . the extraordinary pressures. the boss of the royal college of emergency care says reports of a 500 people a week dying due to delays in emergency care , while delays in emergency care, while not confirmed, are more than a guesstimate. so let's just assume realistically , around 500 assume realistically, around 500 people a week are dying as a result of delays in emergency care. we're going to take that pretty much as standard throughout the course of this show. with that in mind, let's cross to theo chikomba is actually at the stoke mandeville hospital in aylesbury now. this is of the hospitals that is one of the hospitals that declared critical declared across of critical incidents isn't it fair what's going that yeah you're right going on that yeah you're right you've mentione

and us an unsustainable the royal college of emergency medicine says delays in care could account for up to 500 deaths each week. and those are the headlines on al jazeera. we'll have more news for you after inside, sorry. ah . croatia celebrated the new year by adopting the euro is joining us a time when the i m f is wanting of a recession. so what's the head for the european economy and the euro zones? newest member, this is inside story. ah hello the and welcome to the program. i'm laura kyle. croatia has finally adopted the euro some 10 years after joining the european union. it's another step in the rapid transformation of a state once part of tito's communist yugoslavia. the celebrations might have brought some brief distraction for the you away from the troubles affecting the arizona and for a well facing de economic uncertainty. gracious government to express pride in its adoption of the new currency. but reaction on the streets of the capital zagreb was mixed. i thought that 60, this is the future thinks might get better overnight, like we used to think, but this is the futur

now the royal college of emergency medicine says delays and can could account for up to 500 deaths each week. several hospitals, health trust and ambulance services declared critical incident save the festive period. a critical incident to the situation where the services couldn't operate properly. members of france's kurdish community, the paid tribute to 3 victims of an attack in paris under the people have turned out to bid farewell to the victims to will be buried into here while another will be laid to rest in northern iraq. so that those, that the event in paris travel from belgium and switzerland, prosecutors have charged a 69 year old man for the shootings that occurred as cultural center. in late december, china has condemned a move by several countries to impose k with 19 restrictions on people traveling from its borders who are required to present a negative cave in 1900 test. the u. s. japan, italy in cath amongst the nations that introduced the new measures due to a reported surge infections when we talk with you. so we can go home. we believe that some countries have impos