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You take into account we've got a pandemic, there is more illness, infection, and that will put more pressure on the health service. we know before the pandemic started the nhs was struggling to hit its targets, the four hour a&e weight is probably the best way of measuring pressure on the system. —— a&e wait. the number has fallen to around, well, just over 25% of patients who are waiting more than four hours. there is a deterioration. you would expect some deterioration given we are in a pandemic. when you look at the latest figures, there is around 7000 patients in hospital with covid. ...

Getting a check on our top stories, it's a pressure-filled day 85 in the gulf oil disaster. that new cap is in place over the spewing well and we're crossing our fingers as crews test that out, closing off vents and measuring pressure. we should learn in the next day or so if that cap will slow down or perhaps stop the flow of oil into the gulf. an icon of the sports world yankees owner george steinbrenner died this morning in florida. he was known as "the boss" for 30 years. he's known for firing managers and winning championships. the yankees won seven world series titles during his reign....