Welcome to bbc news. Theres been further confirmation of the difficulties within the nhs as its emerged nearly half of all hospitals in england declared a major alert in the first week of the year. That means they had no more beds available, all routine surgery was cancelled and doctors were called in from leave. Four out of ten trusts were forced to raise the alarm as hospitals and accident and Emergency Departments struggled to cope. Nhs england says six of the trusts overall issued the highest alert, meaning patients safety could be at risk. Our Health Editor hugh pym has more. How do you feel now . Its still sore but a lot better than it was. Perfect. Another day, another a e patient. Here a fractured wrist is dealt with. Apologies for the delay. Patients waiting and nhs staff doing the best they can under extreme pressure. The story here at Northwick Park hospital in london is the same as across the service. Things are a little quieter today, but they know bad weather could bring
Dozens are missing, feared dead, after an avalanche engulfed a hotel for skiers in central italy. And a french win in record time in the Vendee Globe Race one of the Worlds Toughest sporting challenges. And coming up in Sportsday On Bbc News another Series Defeat for englands cricketers in india, as they lose by 15 runs in the second one dayer. Good evening. Donald trump is in Washington Dc tonight, on the eve of his inauguration as 45th president of the United States. The ceremony, on capitol hill, is expected to draw Hundreds Of Thousands of spectators to the nations capital, as mr trump takes the oath of office, before taking up residence at the white house. His Vice President , mike pence, said today that the Transition Team had been working flat out to ensure theyd be ready to implement mr trumps policies. Our North America Editorjon Sopel is in washington tonight. Thank you, and washington this evening is a city in a city undergoing profound change. Tonight, the obama is well spe
In the Supreme Court may end up being the winners because brexit needs to be on time. We will be hearing from alex salmond. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. By the end of this week, a bill will be laid before parliament to start the process of leaving the European Union. It follows a ruling by the Supreme Court, confirming that ministers are not allowed to trigger the process without parliamentary approval. Despite losing the case, ministers insist their Brexit Timetable is intact and they expect both houses of parliament to give their approval before the end of march, as our Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg reports. A hot ticket, to seejudges rule. Is it the prime minister, or parliament thats in charge . Theresa may wanted to avoid asking mps for permission to start leaving the eu. But Businesswoman Gina Miller fought and fought and fought again. Arguing the government simply does not have the power to do it alone. Theres no precedent, so can our departure start . So called art
In the Supreme Court may end up being the winners because brexit needs to be on time. We will be hearing from alex salmond. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. By the end of this week, a bill will be laid before parliament to start the process of leaving the European Union. It follows a ruling by the Supreme Court, confirming that ministers are not allowed to trigger the process without parliamentary approval. Despite losing the case, ministers insist their Brexit Timetable is intact and they expect both houses of parliament to give their approval before the end of march, as our Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg reports. A hot ticket, to seejudges rule. Is it the prime minister, or parliament thats in charge . Theresa may wanted to avoid asking mps for permission to start leaving the eu. But Businesswoman Gina Miller fought and fought and fought again. Arguing the government simply does not have the power to do it alone. Theres no precedent, so can our departure start . So called art
In the Supreme Court may end up being the winners because brexit needs to be on time. We will be hearing from alex salmond. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. By the end of this week, a bill will be laid before parliament to start the process of leaving the European Union. It follows a ruling by the Supreme Court, confirming that ministers are not allowed to trigger the process without parliamentary approval. Despite losing the case, ministers insist their Brexit Timetable is intact and they expect both houses of parliament to give their approval before the end of march, as our Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg reports. A hot ticket, to seejudges rule. Is it the prime minister, or parliament thats in charge . Theresa may wanted to avoid asking mps for permission to start leaving the eu. But Businesswoman Gina Miller fought and fought and fought again. Arguing the government simply does not have the power to do it alone. Theres no precedent, so can our departure start . So called art