And the Legendary British rock Guitaristjeff Beck has died at the age of 78. And coming up on the bbc news channel. Australia refuse to play cricket in aghanistan in a stand against the treatment of women by the taliban. As they withdraw from marchs one day series. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. If you called an ambulance in england back in october for someone who was having a heart attack or a stroke, the average waiting time was an hour. The latest figures from nhs england showjust how much the situation has worsened since then. If you made the same call last month, the wait was half an hour longer a full 92 minutes on average before an ambulance would get to you. The target is 18 minutes. For weeks, weve been reporting on the unrelenting pressures facing the nhs this winter. Senior doctors have told us the Health Service is operating on a knife edge. Now our Health Editor hugh pym has been allowed into the royal Bolton Hospital, and into a e, which is at the epicen
Being rescued on the front line as fighting rages around them. Calls for Energy Companies to stop making their customers use Prepayment Meters because theyre struggling to pay their bills. Bumper christmas sales for some of britains biggest retailers, despite the cost of living crisis. And tributes for the legendary rock guitaristjeff beck, who has died at the age of 78. And coming up on the Bbc News Channel. Great Britains Jack Draper will hope to be the Headline Maker in the first round of the Australian Open on monday. Hes been drawn against the defending champion, rafael nadal. Good afternoon and welcome to the news at one. Theres more evidence of the crisis in the nhs in england. Ambulance response times reached their worst level on record in december. Category 2 emergency calls, which include strokes, took more than an hour and a half on average. The target is 18 minutes. The highest priority calls, with an immediate threat to life, took almost 11 minutes on average. The target i
being rescued on the front line as fighting rages around them. calls for energy companies to stop making their customers use prepayment meters because they re struggling to pay their bills. bumper christmas sales for some of britain s biggest retailers, despite the cost of living crisis. and tributes for the legendary rock guitaristjeff beck, who has died at the age of 78. and coming up on the bbc news channel. great britain s jack draper will hope to be the headline maker in the first round of the australian open on monday. he s been drawn against the defending champion, rafael nadal. good afternoon and welcome to the news at one. there s more evidence of the crisis in the nhs in england. ambulance response times reached their worst level on record in december. category 2 emergency calls, which include strokes, took more than an hour and a half on average. the target is 18 minutes. the highest priority calls, with an immediate threat to life, took almost 11 minutes on averag
and the legendary british rock guitaristjeff beck has died at the age of 78. and coming up on the bbc news channel. australia refuse to play cricket in aghanistan in a stand against the treatment of women by the taliban.. as they withdraw from march s one day series. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. if you called an ambulance in england back in october for someone who was having a heart attack or a stroke, the average waiting time was an hour. the latest figures from nhs england showjust how much the situation has worsened since then. if you made the same call last month, the wait was half an hour longer a full 92 minutes on average before an ambulance would get to you. the target is 18 minutes. for weeks, we ve been reporting on the unrelenting pressures facing the nhs this winter. senior doctors have told us the health service is operating on a knife edge. now our health editor hugh pym has been allowed into the royal bolton hospital, and into a&e, which i
and tributes for the legendary rock guitaristjeff beck who s died at the age of 78. there s more evidence today of the crisis in the nhs in england, ambulance response times in december were the worse on record. were the worst on record. for category two emergency calls, including strokes, they were more than an hour and a half on average. the target is 18 minutes. the highest priority calls with an immediate threat to life took almost 11 minutes on average, the target is seven. and patients are waiting even longer in accident and emergency, 35% waited more than four hours that s another record. our health correspondent jim reed reports. long queues for ambulances, the most 999 calls ever, record waits in a&e, new figures today show in blunt terms the pressure the nhs is under. martin started feeling chest pains in his home in east sussex in november. his family rang three times for an ambulance. we kept thinking, the ambulance will pull up any minute, it is going to ar