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Story but what are the examples we think we have of the evidence today if you like of the growing pressure on the health service in areas where doctors have expressed concern about their ability to cope? it doctors have expressed concern about their ability to cope?— their ability to cope? it seems that one in eight _ their ability to cope? it seems that one in eight major— their ability to cope? it seems that one in eight major hospital - their ability to cope? it seems that one in eight ma...

Elective surgery cases which we cant delay any longer and we are going full pelt to extend the booster vaccine campaign. 0ur colleagues in social care have come under real pressure again. and then at the same time we have growing numbers of staff absences because of covid—19 so wherever you look, you have a care system under huge pressure, and clearly if the numbers of covid cases increase at the speed with which they are currently going up, that is obviously a concern, especially if it lasts ...

To the bottom of what happened. but rather than a crisis pulling the nation together, the divisions have deepened. senior republicans condemned the attack at the time, but most refused to impeach donald trump for it when they had the chance. many still see his support as invaluable for upcoming elections — even on the anniversary only two republicans showed up for the minutes silence. what happened here onjanuary the 6th last year has pushed americans even further apart. the majority of republ...

At the nhs confederation. she says its an incredible challenge that is facing all parts of the nhs. it is an incredible challenge that is facing all parts of the nhs. we hear a lot about elective backlogs, thats people who have planned care in acute hospitals, usually for all sorts of different reasons. but theres also gp backlogs. theres mental health backlogs. theres community health care backlogs. everyone is facing this really big challenge because of the disruption that covid has caused to ...

To norwich, colchester and ipswich. it comes after southern announced that none of its trains, including the gatwick express, will run to or from london victoria untiljanuary 10th due to sickness and staff isolating because of covid. the gmb union has announced six more days of bin strikes in eastbourne. its thought around 50,000 homes could be affected by the industrial action, which is caused by a row over pay and conditions. eastbourne council say they are taking legal advice and hope the sit...

Labour says the prime minister still has serious questions to answer over the refurbishment of his downing street flat. england battle back on the third day of the fourth ashes test asjonny bairstow hits an unbeaten century in sydney. a letter has made its way to a care worker in northern ireland without having his actual address on it — itjust contained his life story instead. well hear more from the letter�*s recipient. hello and welcome to bbc news. new figures reveal a sharp leap in covi...

Staff absence is due covid—19 at the moment, but they say in spite of the challenges, essential services are fully open. now, of course, it is a bank holiday here today, so it is fairly quiet around the hospital. most of the normal outpatient services would not be functioning as they normally would be on a working week day. a&e is open of course. ambulances are coming and going, but that seems to be effectively running as it would do normally at the moment. albeit with long waiting times that ...

No stars and its not on tv. and coming up on sportsday, its a draw for england and australia in the fourth ashes test. england trail 3—0 in the series, with one test to play. the education secretary has said shortening the covid isolation period in england would be helpful in dealing with staffing shortages. nadhim zahawi said any decision would be made on the basis of advice from the uk health security agency — and said absences among teachers would rise now that schools are back. the us re...

This is bbc news. the headlines... new figures show that covid—related absences in acute nhs trusts in england went up by more than a0 % during christmas week. in his new years message, borisjohnson has urged people in the uk to take a covid test before celebrating tonight. and they have been ringing in 2022 in new zealand, with a light show in auckland harbour. in other news — firefighters are battling one of the most destructive ever wildfires in the us state of colorado — more than 30,0...

From the uk health security agency — and said absences among teachers would rise now that schools are back. the us recently shortened isolation for those testing positive for covid from seven days to five. our health correspondent dominic hughes has more. the good news is that booster jabs are holding fast against the omicron wave. even as new cases have surged, hospital admissions remain a long way off the peak seen this time last year. but hundreds of thousands of people are currently isolat...