Its tuesday 7 february. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. The Commons Speaker, john bercow, is facing mounting criticism for suggesting hell prevent President Trump addressing parliament during his state visit later this year. Mr bercow whos one of three parliamentary officials who can approve such an event said opposition to sexism and racism, and support for equality, were hugely important. But critics say he should have stuck to the tradition of neutrality with one senior conservative describing his intervention as utterly outrageous. Heres our political correspondent, eleanor garnier. Its an honour thats bestowed on popes and president s. A speech to both Houses Of Parliament in the splendour of Westminster Hall was part of the itinerary when these dignitaries visited britain. But the same invite may not be coming mr trumps way. In an astonishing intervention, the Commons Speaker said recent decisions by the president made him uneasy about issuing an invitation. I feel very strongly th
Its 5 oclock. Our main story is that Record Numbers of patients spent more than four hours in accident and emergency units in england in january, according to figures leaked to the bbc. During a difficult winter for the nhs, january seems to be the worst performing month in the past 13 years. The figures also suggest Record Numbers of people waited longer than 12 hours for a hospital bed, once theyd been seen in a e. The bma said the Prime Minister could no longer bury her head in the sand over increasing pressure in the nhs. And it accused the government of failing to grasp the seriousness of the situation. Our Health Correspondent Dominic Hughes reports. For months now, accident and Emergency Departments across england have been struggling. Last week, the bbc was given exclusive access to the royal blackburn hospital, where the pressure on a e was plain to see. We need beds and staff. Its just like banging your head you need a bed. Definitely. Its distressing. Its really distressing
And theres just hours to go in transfer deadline day in the premier league. Everton sign defender ben godfrey from norwich city in a £25 million deal. Hello, good afternoon. Number 10 says an investigation has begun into the error which meant that the close contacts of nearly 16,000 people with coronavirus were not traced last week. Public Health England has blamed what it described as a technical issue, and the investigation will look into why the problem wasnt discovered sooner. Although those testing positive were informed, their details were not passed on to the test and trace system to alert those theyd been in contact with. The bbc has been told by Senior Public Health officials a significant proportion of the unreported cases are from the north west of england. Phe says the issue has now been resolved, but labour has called the situation shambolic. The Health Secretary matt hancock is to make a statement to mps this afternoon. Heres our Health Correspondent cichard galpin. Test
From lockdown in this one bedroom flat to this. The two boys given a break on the beach thanks to a bbc viewer. With around eight Million People now under or about to enter tier 3 lockdown restrictions in england and no sign of figures for covid falling theres increasing pressure on the government to outline how areas can get those restrictions lifted. More than 50 conservative mps have written a letter to borisjohnson, pressing him for a clear road map out of tier 3. The mps many of whom won labours so called red wall seats at the last election warn that the pandemic threatens the Prime Ministers pledge to level up northern communities. Jonathan blake reports. New parts of england coming under the tightest restrictions. Nottingham moves into the very high covid alert level this week, warrington nowjoins other norhtern areas in tier 3. For how long, no one cant be sure. If its necessary, and everybody abides by the rules, the sooner well be out of it and get back to normal. Maybe withi
Who might need early treatment. Government borrowing jumps in september as the uk continued heavy spending to support the economy during the pandemic. Gunfire witnesses in nigeria say a number of protesters have been killed by Security Services in the countrys biggest city, lagos. Nasa says its space probe has successfully landed on an asteroid in an attempt to bring rocks and dust back to earth. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. In the last hour, its been confirmed that South Yorkshire will be moved to the highest coronavirus alert level in england from saturday. It comes as government ministers say the door remains open about a Covid Support deal for Greater Manchester. Barnsley, sheffield, doncaster and rotherham local Authority Areas will move to the tier 3 alert level which includes tight restrictions on household mixing and the closure of pubs and bars. The £41 milli