smitha mundasad, bbc news. joining me now from the whittington hospital in north london is the labour leaderjeremy corbyn. thank you very much forjoining us this afternoon on bbc news. you are welcome. every winter we see more people becoming ill and needing treatment. why is this year any worse, in your view? it's worse this winter compared to last and it's got worse over the last few years and it's a combination of underfunding of the national health service, terrible pressure placed on a&e departments, lack of beds to move

smitha mundasad, bbc news. it's emerged that the man accused of shooting dead five people at an airport in florida yesterday had a history of mental health problems — some of which followed military service in iraq. esteban santiago, who's 26, was arrested after opening fire on people in the baggage reclaim area of fort lauderdale airport. our correspondent, jonny dymond, reports. they ran for their lives. as shots rang out in fort lauderdale‘s terminal 2, the area around the runway became the nearest thing to a place of safety. inside the terminal, panic.

smitha mundasad, bbc news. a little earlier, i asked the leader of the opposition, jeremy corbyn, why he thought the situation was so bad this year. it's got worse this winter compared to last and it's got worse over the last few years and it's a combination of underfunding of the national health service, terrible pressure placed on a&e departments, lack of beds to move people on to and, of course, part of the problem is the backup caused by the lack of social care provided by local authorities, so many cannot leave hospital when they should have been discharged in order to be cared for at home. how much though of a responsibility do we, as the public, bear in that we turn up sometimes

smitha mundasad, bbc news. 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

smitha mundasad, bbc news.mitha's report and, a little earlier, i asked the leader of the opposition why he thought the situation was so bad this year. it's got worse this winter compared to last and it's got worse over the last few years and it's a combination of underfunding of the national health service, terrible pressure placed on a&e departments, lack of beds to move people on to and, of course, part of the problem is the backup caused by the lack of social care provided by local authorities, so many cannot leave hospital when they should have been discharged in order to be cared for at home. how much though of a responsibility do we, as the public, bear in that we turn up sometimes at a&e with anything that we feel might needs urgent treatment but it's not actually a proper emergency? i think it's the wrong emphasis to start blaming the public for this. the issue is the lack of funding of the health service and social care. 0bviously, people should only go to the a&e when they need to be there and i thin

smitha mundasad, bbc news.ined 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 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 in

smitha mundasad, bbc news.emerged that the man accused of shooting dead five people at an airport in florida yesterday had a history of mental health problems — some of which followed military service in iraq. esteban santiago, who's 26, was arrested after opening fire on people in the baggage reclaim area of fort lauderdale airport. our correspondent, jonny dymond, reports. they ran for their lives. as shots rang out in fort lauderdale‘s terminal 2, the area around the runway became the nearest thing to a place of safety. inside the terminal, panic. some lay on the ground to protect themselves. others lay dying. the gunman is believed to have brought a weapon out of his checked luggage here at baggage reclaim. he loaded, fired, reloaded, fired again, then gave himself up. five people, tragically, are dead. we have the shooter in custody. he is unharmed. no law enforcement fired any shots. the subject is being interviewed by a team of fbi agents and broward sheriff's office homicide detectives. in custody, a yo

our health correspondent, smitha mundasad, reports.er 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 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. 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 and then the delays to admission into the hospital bed base which unfortunately are very, very significant and our staff are working under some pretty intolerable conditions at times. and sometimes they just can't manage. figures from nhs england show that overflowing a&e departme

smitha mundasad, bbc news.—born woman was among the five victims of a shooting at an airport in florida yesterday. 0lga woltering, originally from ipswich but a long—term resident of the united states, was killed when a gunman opened fire in the baggage hall of fort lauderdale airport. the suspect, esteban santiago, was a veteran who served in iraq, and has a long history of mental health problems. he was also known to the fbi, as gary 0'donoghue reports. a mother, grandmother, a great—grandmother and wife. 0lga woltering was born in britain but lived in the united states for decades. today, her church in georgia described her death as a "tragedy" and paid tribute to a joyful, loving person. also among the dead, 57—year—old michael 0ehme, who was on his way with his wife for a caribbean cruise. three others died in yesterday's carnage. the gunman used a semi—automatic weapon in the baggage hall, scattering terrified passengers, people running for their lives. 0nce he'd finished shooting, reports say he threw as

smitha mundasad, bbc news.ya, joint chair of the bma junior doctor committee. evening. the military and crisis is that overstating things? —— humanitarian crisis. we have to say just how grateful we are for the red cross‘s work, stepping in when the government has ignored the concerns that our front line staff and patients have been facing. this com pletely patients have been facing. this completely reflects all the things we have heard from front—line staff over the past year about the crisis we are seeing, just the iceberg of it. humanitarian crisis? surely exaggeration? we talk about syria and lebanon and those places. we need to talk about the fact that these numbers do not demonstrated personal tragedies we are seeing, the red cross works over the world and they are talking about what we can see in a&e in places like worcestershire, we have seen there have been two a gentleman died after a cardiac arrest after waiting 35 hours in a&e, that is unacceptable and the tragedy and grief the family is going throu

smitha mundasad, bbc news.mmeh, has flown into exile, 22 years after taking control of the west african state in a coup. he sparked a political crisis when he refused to accept the outcome of the country's election. jammeh finally agreed to hand over power to the winner after the leaders of neighbouring countries threatened military action. 0ur correspondent thomas fessy is in banju. he said that life is gradually getting back to normal following the departure of mrjammeh. the president left last night, he is now in equatorial guinea, we understand, with his family, and certainly, life is picking up here after three days of the sort of total shutdown, shops, banks, after three days of the sort of totalshutdown, shops, banks, gas stations was their work, everything was closed, in fear of violence, people were staying home, troops we re people were staying home, troops were sent in to threaten to remove mrjammeh by force, but in the end, mrjammeh by force, but in the end, mrjammeh by force, but in the end, mrjamm

smitha mundasad, bbc news.r next week — to three days. but their union, aslef, says it will strike again for another three days later in the month. the drivers are striking over the increasing use of driver—only operated trains. now, to the dinosaur who's about to go on tour. dippy the diplodocus has been the centre piece at london's natural history museum since 1905, and has appeared in two hollywood blockbusters. but today he's being dismantled, ready to be cleaned up, and then sent round the uk on a two year long tour. he's being replaced by the skeleton of a blue whale. our correspondent, daniela relph, is at the museum now. daniela. i'm in the busy main entrance hall, which has been done to dippy for along and he is such a familiar sight to all who visit the natural museum. just on the issue of pronunciation, he is a diplocodus and today will be his very last day here inside the museum. it is busy here most days. but for those queueing today there was a good bit to be had. the first sight of dippy has been

smitha mundasad, bbc news.ear has died, after his family won a legal battle to withdraw life support. paul briggs, who was 43, was hit by a dangerous driver while working for merseyside police. his widow, lindsey, said she was "devastated" by her husband's death, but relieved his suffering had ended. the time new cars are allowed on britain's roads before they need an mot could go up from three to four years, under government proposals. the department for transport said safer technology and improved manufacturing means new vehicles stay roadworthy for longer. the change, which could come in from 2018, would bring britain in line with northern ireland and many other european countries. a survey suggests that delays in assessing patients' needs are worsening the problems hospitals have in discharging patients. healthwatch england, which champions patients, says many local authorities are failing to get the job done within the recommended six weeks. emma forde reports. nhs england says at the end of november last

smitha mundasad, bbc news.g me now from the whittington hospital in north london is the labour leaderjeremy corbyn. thank you very much forjoining us this afternoon on bbc news. you are welcome. every winter we see more people becoming ill and needing treatment. why is this year any worse, in your view? it's worse this winter compared to last and it's got worse over the last few years and it's a combination of underfunding of the national health service, terrible pressure placed on a&e departments, lack of beds to move people on to and, of course, part of the problem is the backup caused by the problem is the backup caused by the lack of social care provided by local authorities so many cannot leave hospital when they should have been discharged in order to be cared for at home. how much though of a responsibility do we, as the public, bear in that we turn up sometimes at a&e with anything that we feel might need urgent treatment but it's not actually a proper emergency?” urgent treatment but it's not actually

some may find images in smitha mundasad's report upsetting. the following is a reconstruction.error. this isn't real. but security officials say the terror threat in the uk is high and, despite their best efforts, this could happen. get down! many people could be hurt in the chaos. the problem is, it may take some time for help to arrive. police and security forces have to deal with terrorists first, making sure it's safe, before paramedics can come in. and in that time, lives could be lost. the first responders to that incident from a police perspective will inevitably be trying to deal with the people causing the threat. they won't have time to help people who may have been injured. and we know that that gap is vital for saving people's lives. so we're really, really interested in the work of citizen aid. yeah, a shooting. there's a gunman in the street, three people have been shot. the experts behind citizen aid say the app and pocketbook give simple, step—by—step instructions to save others. but the public should only attempt first aid once they're safe themselves. and ther

smitha mundasad has more.he uk is high and despite their best efforts, this could happen. get down! many people could be hurt in the chaos. the problem is, it may take some time for help to arrive. police and security forces have to deal with terrorists first, making sure it's safe, before paramedics can come in. and in that time, lives could be lost. the first responders to that incident from a police perspective will inevitably be trying to deal with the people causing the threat. they won't have time to help people who may have been injured. and we know that that gap is vital for saving people's lives. so we're really, really interested in the work of citizen aid. yes, the shooting. there's a gunman in the street, three people have been shot. the experts behind citizen aid say the app and pocketbook give simple, step—by—step instructions to save others. but the public should only attempt first aid once they're safe themselves. and there's the tourniquet. the app says that you need to pack the wound. and the

smitha mundasad is outside st thomas' hospital in central london. what more can you tell us. for weeks we have been hearing from accident and emergency is experiencing extreme winter pressure from hospitals that say they cannot admit people into hospital cos they cannot discharge people home because they don't have the social care they need at home or cannot get into residential care. no health watch england says there is another part to this problem. it says people are waiting too long to get initial assessments from local councils to cvr eligible for care, for example for adaptations at home if they can no longer walk, or help getting into residential care. their own investigation phone data was patchy. people waited on average between two and 52 days to get that initial assessment, and then maybe months to get the care they need. in one case they find that someone waited two yea rs they find that someone waited two years for initial assessment, and they are saying that things need to change. it is worth saying there is no statutory time, the local

report now from smitha mundasad on a campaign in the uk to make sure people have the first aid skillsort contains some upsetting scenes. what you see next is a reconstruction. an ordinary evening... gunfire ..turns to terror. this isn't real. but security officials say the terror threat in the uk is high and, despite their best efforts, this could happen. get down! many people could be hurt in the chaos. the problem is, it may take some time for help to arrive. police and security forces have to deal with terrorists first, making sure it's safe, before paramedics can come in. and in that time, lives could be lost. the first responders to that incident from a police perspective will inevitably be trying to deal with the people causing the threat. they won't have time to help people who may have been injured. and we know that that gap is vital for saving people's lives. so we're really, really interested in the work of citizen aid. yeah, a shooting. there's a gunman in the street, three people have been shot. the experts behind citizen aid say the app and pocketbook give simple, step—by

smitha mundasad is at st thomas' hosiptal for us this evening. smitha what more can you tell us?ave heard of accident & emergency departments buckling under when the pressure, with hospitals unable to admit patients because sometimes on their wards are people who could have gone home, if only they had got the social care they needed. now, health watch england says there is another side to this problem. it says that local councils are taking too long to assess whether people are eligible for extra support at home. its own investigation found the data is patchy, but people on average weighted between two and 52 days, and in one case, someone waited two yea rs. and in one case, someone waited two years. they say that isn't good enough. now, the local government ombudsman says that actually between four and six weeks is reasonable, but that's not mandatory, and the local government association says it needs more money. the department of health says it has put in 900 million extra pounds over the next two years for adult social care, and will challenge local authorities if they don't

smitha mundasad reports. a smear of lipstick to encourage women not to ignore their smear tests.25 to 64, to help prevent cervical cancer. last yea r‘s campaign drew celebrity support, from the model cara delevingne to reality star lauren pope, and the charity behind it says this year their message has never been more important. at the moment, in england, for example, the number of women who attend cervical screening is at a 19—year low. that is hugely concerning, because if it carries on, we are going to see more women diagnosed, we are sadly going to see more women passing away, and we just don't want that to happen. the charity's latest survey suggests half of women aged 25 to 29 have put off getting a smear test. the reasons — more than a quarter said they were too embarrassed, a similar numbersaid they were worried about pain, and almost one in ten said they had never had the test at all. nhs england says it is particularly worried about the fall in young women getting smears in the last few years, because that has been linked to a rise in women under 35 getting cervical can

smitha mundasad, bbc news.st outside harrods department store in central london. the protest, which blocked roads in the knightsbridge area was organised by the union that represents hospitality workers in the store — as part of a row over tips. sarah harris has this report. chanting, a smoke bomb and arrests — not what is expected on saturday in the heart of knightsbridge. this demonstration was in support of harrods restaurant staff, who it is claimed are not allowed to keep most of their tips. just the day before yesterday, they did admit they had been taking 50%. they didn‘t give any explanation why they were taking 50%. that 50% figure is refuted by staff, and we have had access to internal records of harrods, and it is clearly more than 50%. many london restaurant staff are allowed to keep their tips. some managers say that does notjust bolster their relatively low wages. if it is a good establishment, if they make good tips, people are likely to be loyal and remain in the business for a long time. and if

our health correspondent smitha mundasad reports.

and just a warning, some of you may find images in smitha mundasad's exclusive report upsetting.or. this isn't real. but security officials say the terror threat in the uk is high and, despite their best efforts, will inevitably be trying to deal with the people causing the threat. they won't have time to help people who may have been injured. and we know that that gap is vital for saving people's lives. so we're really, really interested in the work of citizen aid. yeah, a shooting. there's a gunman in the street, three people have been shot. the experts behind citizen aid say the app and pocketbook give simple, step—by—step instructions to save others. but the public should only attempt first aid once they're safe themselves. and there's the tourniquet. the app says that you need to pack the wound. and then put pressure on the wound. and then keep the hand elevated above her heart. i've treated hundreds of soldiers over the years when they've returned to birmingham. and many of their lives have been saved by simply the application of tourniquets when they've been shot or have b

smitha mundasad has more. a warning: what you see next is a reconstruction. an ordinary evening...any people could be hurt in the chaos. the problem is, it may take some time for help to arrive. police and security forces have to deal with terrorists first, making sure it's safe, before paramedics can come in. and in that time, lives could be lost. the first responders to that incident from a police perspective will inevitably be trying to deal with the people causing the threat. they won't have time to help people who may have been injured. and we know that that gap is vital for saving people's lives. so we're really, really interested in the work of citizen aid. yes, a shooting. there's a gunman in the street, three people have been shot. the experts behind citizen aid say the app and pocketbook give simple, step—by—step instructions to save others. but the public should only attempt first aid once they're safe themselves. and there's the tourniquet. the app says that you need to pack the wound. and then put pressure on the wound. and then keep the hand elevated. above her heart.

our health reporter, smitha mundasad has the details. women not to ignore their smear tests. they are offered to women aged 25 to 64, to help prevent cervical cancer. last yea r‘s campaign drew celebrity support, from the model cara delevingne to reality star lauren pope, a smear of lipstick to encourage women not and the charity behind it says this year their message has never been more important. at the moment, in england, for example, the number of women who attend cervical screening is at a 19—year low. that is hugely concerning, because if it carries on, we are going to see more women diagnosed, we are sadly going to see more women passing away, and we just don't want that to happen. the charity's latest survey suggests half of women aged 25 to 29 have put off getting a smear test. the reasons — more than a quarter said they were too embarrassed, a similar numbersaid they were worried about pain, and almost one in ten said they had never had the test at all. nhs england says it is particularly worried about the fall in young women g