Seemed to change in 2017 the boat gorry and labour gee. Seemed to change in 2017 the boat gorry and labour good evening and welcome to bbc news. Hospitals in england have been told to postpone tens of thousands of non urgent operations and outpatient appointments until the end of this month. Nhs chiefs say its to ease pressure on services after a busy christmas period. It comes as some doctors have been speaking about the extremely difficult conditions at a e. Our Health Editor hugh pym reports. There is always great pressure on the nhs in the new year. Some patients have held off until after the seasonal holiday. Until the first of january, weve seen 30 more calls. Now, you know, we do plan for winter. We start planning in the summer, so we are predicting and forecasting activity from historic periods, but we didnt anticipate a 30 increase. The trust running scarborough and York Hospital said there were high numbers of patients, and staff were under considerable pressure. One doctor s
Problem, wider uk under pressure to find new ways to recycle waste. A helping hand for chinas poorest people as its president vows to lift 43 million from extreme poverty in just three years. And the new kid on the block a 27 year old former electrician causes a sensation in the world of darts as hes crowned World Champion. And coming up on sportsday on bbc news, well have all the action from Tonights Premier League games, where it has just been raining goals this evening. Good evening. Riot police are out in force in cities across iran tonight as Anti Government protests continue. At least 22 people have died since the demonstrations began six days ago. Hundreds of people have been arrested. Today, irans Supreme Leader broke his silence for the First Time Since the protests began and accused his countrys enemies of stirring up the unrest. The protests are the boldest challenge to irans clerical leadership for almost a decade. Tonight, america urged iran to exercise restraint and to re
Streamed in the uk alone. Thats almost like every Single Person in the uk streaming music continuously for three days, but video games, tv and film also saw an increase. And a chef receives Death Threats online after claims she deliberately prepared a non vegan dish for a Vegan Customer. Good morning and welcome to bbc news. Storm eleanor has swept across the uk, causing flooding, damage to homes and disruption to motorists. Gusts of up to 100mph were reported in the pennines and hundreds of homes across Northern Ireland, wales, the midlands and South West England are without power. Jon donnison reports. As storm eleanor whipped in from the atlantic, the republic of ireland was the first to take a pounding. In galway, theres been severe flooding. Some, though, still prepared to take their chances. In the uk, the met Office Issued an amber weather warning for parts of the country. This is anglesey in wales. Waves driven by winds gusting up to 80mph. Horizontal hail was what greeted anyo
Patients say it could be life changing. And a chef receives Death Threats online after claims she deliberately prepared a non vegan dish for a Vegan Customer. Good morning and welcome to bbc news. Storm eleanor has swept across the uk, causing flooding, damage to homes and disruption to motorists. Gusts of up to 100mph were reported in the pennines and hundreds of homes across Northern Ireland, wales, the midlands and South West England are without power. Jon donnison reports. As storm eleanor whipped in from the atlantic, the republic of ireland was the first to take a pounding. In galway, theres been severe flooding. Some, though, still prepared to take their chances. In the uk, the met Office Issued an amber weather warning for parts of the country. This is anglesey in wales. Waves driven by winds gusting up to 80mph. Horizontal hail was what greeted anyone foolish enough to brave blackpools promenade. Weve got a hell of a storm here. And in corby, the midlands, john wright recorded
Sweet news for the music industry, the number of streams, downloads and sales in the uk last year rose at its fastest rate for nearly 20 years. And coming up in the sport on bbc news, reports in spain suggest barcelona will bid imminently for philippe coutinho. Liverpool turned down three offers for their brazilian forward in the summer, although as yet they havent had any new bids. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. The Health Secretaryjeremy hunt has apologised to patients affected by a decision to postpone tens of thousands of operations in england until next month. Theresa may acknowledged the decision is frustrating for people, but said the nhs is better prepared this year than ever before. But senior doctors say pressure has escalated rapidly over the festive period. Our Health Correspondent Catherine Burns has the details. Anna is waiting for an operation thatis anna is waiting for an operation that is going to change her life. Herfacial nerve was that is going t