in the west midlands in walsall, in walsall, a critical incident was declared yesterday because of numberscare. in hampshire, some hospitals declared a critical incident earlier in the month because of high admissions numbers. on christmas eve, scottish ambulance crews were put on the highest level of emergency because of an increase in respiratory viruses. the nhs in england earlier this month were busier than ever because of flu and norovirus. figures released today show people are going to a and e complaining of hiccups, insomnia, backache, sometimes to ask for medication. the message from health bossesis medication. the message from health bosses is there if it is an emergency but if it is not life—threatening, a bee look elsewhere for help and support. thank you. forensic teams investigating the cause of a plane crash in south korea that killed 179 people on sunday, have begun to inspect the aircraft's black boxes that store the flight data. it comes as the first funerals of the victims are being held. our asia correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes joins us from muan airport where the

meanwhile, walsall healthcare nhs trust in the west midlands declared a critical incident due to increased numbers of patients seeking hospital care for respiratory illnesses. the association of ambulance chief executives said teams are under severe pressure due to the time of year and high levels of covid 19, norovirus and flu, and johnnie walker has died at the age of 79. it comes two months after the radio presenter called time on his 58 year career because of ill health. dj bob harris, who took over bbc radio two's sound of the 70s show after walker's retirement, announced his former colleagues death live on the station today. tim davie, the bbc's director general, said we are deeply saddened by the news of johnny's passing and our thoughts are with his family and friends, as well as everyone at radio two. those are the latest gb news headlines. now it's back to dawn for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code or go to gbnews.com/alerts. >> hello, welcome to dewbs& co with me dawn neesom and a very happy new year's eve to you. h