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sharon barbour has been on the front line with ambulance crews. there were ambulances backed up outside, two hours in an ambulance. its been a long night for margaret. are ambulances parked out there today. there are no beds. people on trolleys in the corridors. all today. there are no beds. people on trolleys in the corridors.— trolleys in the corridors. all night with her was _ trolleys in the corridors. all night with her was her _ trolleys in the corridors. all night with her was...

waits in a&e here have been as long as 30 hours. the hospital trust reporting a near 70% increase in patients coming in. in the foothills of the lake district, cumberland infirmary is the largest accident and emergency hospital in cumbria but its not big enough. its already at capacity. there are no more beds. health bosses are working day and night to try and discharge patients. currently i dont have beds free in hospital and we have patients waiting and that is a concern for us and f...

rises to 1.5 celsius above preindustrial levels. but island nations, which are hardest hit by climate change, are not happy. they say their way of life is being threated because theres not enough emphasis on cutting emissions in the short term. our climate editor, justin rowlatt, reports from dubai. we waited and we waited and then... hearing no objection, it is so decided. ..with the bang of a gavel, the deal was done. applause and it got a standing ovation. so the hammer has just gon...

experts say this is crucial if humanity is to limit temperature rises to 1.5 degrees celsius above pre—industrial levels. but island nations, which are hardest hit by climate change are not happy. they say their way of life is being threatened because theres not enough focus on cutting emissions in the short term. our climate editorjustin rowlatt reports from dubai. we waited and we waited and then... hearing no objection, it is so decided. ..with the bang of a gavel, the deal was do...

january of 2020 or has he just flipped his position? a revealing cnn town hall with ron desantis attacking donald trump on personal and policy terms. >> we are all in on nikki haley! >> the opposition is divided. it will allow trump to conquer. at least nine israeli soldiers including a commander killed. >> flooding the hamas network of tunnels flushing out militants. >> he has not given any support in a two-state solution which is important for the u.s. ukraines president seekin...

our correspondent, graham satchell reports. a long night of last—minute wrangling in dubai as delegates embarked on golf buggy diplomacy to reach an agreement. and finally a new draft text with slightly tougher language. the sticking point has always been the future of fossil fuels. the hope from many here was that this cop would agree to phase out the use of fossil fuels by 2050. the first draft agreement listed measures that countries could use to reach net zero. that was described...

good afternoon. for the first time, there is a global climate agreement which calls on all countries to move away from using fossil fuels. delegates at the un climate summit in dubai reached the deal after negotiating through the night. the president of cop28 said its an agreement that sets the world in the right direction. but many had wanted a stronger form form of words that called for the "phasing out" of coal, oil and gas. the latest now from our climate editorjustin rowlatt whos ...

guess with this kind of majority, evenif guess with this kind of majority, even if some of those who abstained on the second reading, might want to vote against the programme motion, probably the government is still going to survive. in the end, a better day for mr sunak than perhaps some were anticipating. as in truth, often ends up being the case in these occasions, that being said, these occasions, that being said, the government will have used up quite a lot of political capital ge...

moments ago, we heard from president biden as hes meeting with ukrainian president vladimir zelensky. zelensky visiting washington, d.c. pushing for more aid to ukraine, which biden supports. he wants to send another $61 billion to kyiv. >> the problem is that biden cant do it without congress. and congress doesnt seem like they want to budge here. republicans on the hill are demanding concessions on border security before they agree to anymore money for ukraine. biden said this about ...

im rosemary church. just ahead, the ukrainian president zelensky travels to washington this week. we will look at the challenge he faces when it comes to getting more funding for the war with russia. former u.s. president donald trump reverses course when it comes to testifying in court later today. this, as he doubles down on startling comments about being a dictator if he gets in the white house for a second term. and homes turned to rubble and ash in gaza after an israeli air st...