and coming up in the sport on bbc news: fighting for their futures. five sports begin their appeals against the withdrawal of funding by uk sport. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the number of patients on hospital wards has been at levels deemed to be unsafe in nine out of ten nhs trusts in england this winter, that s according to the bbc‘s analysis of nhs figures. the pressure on beds has meant many patients have been at a higher risk of infection and delays in getting treated. up to date figures aren t available for the rest of the uk. nhs england says the main problem is finding alternative care for patients who were medically well but frail. our correspondentjohn maguire has been to a hospital in somerset to see just how much pressure the nhs is under. ask staff here how the winter is going, and they use words such as busy, challenging, demanding. drjohn tipping shows me how they track exactly what s happening here in the emergency department. it allo
the queen should become the first british monarchy to celebrate 65 yea rs british monarchy to celebrate 65 years on the throne. as she becomes the first. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the number of patients on hospital wards has been at levels deemed to be unsafe in nine out of ten nhs trusts in england this winter that s according to the bbc‘s analysis of nhs figures. the pressure on beds has meant many patients have been at a higher risk of infection and delays in getting treated. up to date figures aren t available for the rest of the uk. nhs england says the main problem is finding alternative care for patients who were medically well but frail. our correspondent, jane dreaper, has been to a hospital in somerset to see just how much pressure the nhs is under. it s been a very difficult winter at yeovil hospital in somerset. like many other hospitals in england, they ve had to battle behind the scenes here to find enough free beds in recent weeks. you can
bed occupancy rates. here in nottingham, bed occupancy rates through the winter at 95%, when the target is 85, that is not a figure plucked out of thin air, there is evidence behind that as the optimum, why is that so important to try and achieve? we are one of the largest a&e the departments in the uk and we see lots of patients each day so if a patient comes in it is helpful if you have got a lower bed occupancy so you can take that patient immediately to a bed. when you have an occupancy rate of 95%, sometimes patients are waiting for beds and what we do on a daily basis is look at the figures, escalate if we need to. so we might open some additional beds to meet the demand we might explore some of the discharges with our community partners. you have to have the beds in the right place, don t you? absolutely. we have to have the beds in the right place to get the best clinical care. if you are elderly and frail, you need to go to a ward which is designed around looking aft
nurses and doctors in the nhs. alastair cook has resigned as england captain after a record fifty nine matches in charge. and a royal salute in central london to mark 65 years of the queen s reign. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the commons speaker, john bercow, has made a strong condemnation of president trump in the commons, and said he would not want him to address parliament. the american president is due to visit the uk later this year for a state visit, which was expected to include an invitation to speak to mps and peers. but the speaker told the commons that his views on immigrants and women were unacceptable. i would not wish to issue an invitation to president trump, to speak in the royal gallery. and i conclude by saying to the honourable gentleman this. we value our relationship with the united states, ifa relationship with the united states, if a state visit takes place that is way beyond and above the pay grade of the speaker. however, as far as this plac
Embrace these, father and receive them, the heroic servants into thy kingdom and, o lord, give us faith, give us faith in thee, faith in our sons, faith in each other and faith in our united crusade. thy will be done o mighty god. amen. steve: amen. very shortly, it looks as if according to the schedule it does appear there will be a gun salute fired from the royal navy ship out at sea. and there will be a fly pass which you are looking at live right now. steve: let s listen