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to the bbc news at one. nearly half of hospitals in england declared a major alert in the first week of this year. nhs figures released this morning reveal that 66 of the 152 hospital trusts raised the alarm, as large numbers of patients experienced trolley waits and delays in a&e. eight of the trusts declaring a major alert reported the highest level of alarm, meaning patient safety was at risk. our health correspondent dominic hughes reports. another busy day for the health service, where the pressure of winter is unrelenting. earlier this week, leicester royal infirmary was one of more than 60 hospitals in england to declare a major alert as the strain on services grew. the latest data from nhs england exposes how the health service is struggling to cope. one in five patients admitted as an emergency last week experienced a delay of at least four hours for a bed. nearly one in four patients waited over four hours to be seen in a&e. in some place it s reached nearly h ....
severe flood warnings are in place along much of england s east coast, with thousands of homes at risk, as snow and strong winds continue to hit much of the uk. the risk of high tides has led the environment agency to issue severe flood warnings meaning danger to life. this is the environment agency map and as you can see, there are dozens of locations along the east coast at risk. evacuations are under way injaywick in essex, and here in great yarmouth. 17 severe flood warnings across england and wales and 18 flood warnings 86 flood warnings where immediate action is required. there are also 56 alerts where flooding as possible and individuals should be prepared for rising water levels. my colleague ben brown is in great yarmouth. jane, good afternoon. it is filthy weather here. very windy, very rainy as well. 5000 homes in great yarmouth are being evacuated as we speak. troops and police going around those homes trying to get people to leave their homes because ....
welcome to bbc news. iam i am reporting live from great yarmouth. people here and up and down the east coast of england prepare for a storm surge tonight, a combination of high tide around 9pm in great yarmouth and high winds that could bring flooding. coastal defences are in place and people here in great yarmouth i collecting sandbags to defend their homes from possible flooding. 5000 people, 5000 homes here in great yarmouth are being evacuated. another 2500 in essex. the environment agency is said that they have 17 surveyors flood warnings in place in england and wales. that means that there is and wales. that means that there is a risk to life. i7 severe flood warnings. there is also another 91 flood warnings that need immediate action. people are preparing for the worst. they say that they have had warnings like this a couple of years ago and it did not consenting. this report on the latest developments is from my colleague. from early this morning people in ....