Not dropping a huge amount because blustery winds because of the blustery winds and the generally mild themes of things. Places staying in things. Many places staying in double figures overnight as we go friday itself, then go through friday itself, then a largely showery and blustery day for of us. Watch out as for many of us. Watch out as some those showers be some of those showers could be heavy, thundery, heavy, possibly even thundery, particularly towards the south and of the uk. Signs and southeast of the uk. Signs of something a little bit drier pushing in from the west, but for many it is going to be a largely showery picture. Temperatures still well above average for the time of year, so highs of around possibly i7 highs of around 16, possibly i7 celsius by highs of around 16, possibly 17 celsius by that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers sponsors of weather on gb news. Good morning. 930 on thursday, the 14th of march. This is britains newsroom on gb news with Andrew Pierce
And andy murray heads home after pulling out of the Australian Open with an ongoing hip injury. And coming up in the sport on bbc news england let slip their advantage over australia in the final ashes test, as they lose late wickets in sydney. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. A Record Number of people called the nhs 111 number during the festive period, according to figures published this morning. There were nearly half a million calls to the advice line in the last week of december in england. There was also a sharp increase in the number of ambulances being held outside hospitals. Heres our health correspondent, Catherine Burns the Prime Minister today in Frimley Park Hospital in surrey, thanking staff personally for their hard work over christmas, and now we know just how hard it was. The National Health service continues to do a fantasticjob for people. Yes, it has pressures overwinter. Yes, it has particular pressures in the christmas and new year period. The st
Our main story at five. The Prime Minister has apologised for a decision to postpone some operations in england until next month, saying she knows its difficult, frustrating and disappointing. Her remarks came after further evidence of pressure on the nhs this winter. Bbc analysis has found that one in eight patients taken to hospital by ambulance in england so far this winter has had to wait more than half an hour to be handed over to nhs staff. Figures also show a Record Number of people called the nhs 111 number during the festive period. The Prime Minister today in Frimley Park Hospital in surrey, thanking staff personally for their hard work over christmas, and now we know just how hard it was. The National Health service continues to do a fantasticjob for people. Yes, it has pressures overwinter. Yes, it has particular pressures in the christmas and new year period. The staff are dedicated, weve put extra resources in. Figures from nhs england give us a snapshot into a week of co
Pulled out of the Australian Open because of this long term hip problem. He is contemplating surgery now. What effect could it have on his future career . We will talk to you later. In the weather, darren, its been wet and windy and now its going to get cold. Yeah, we are going to get cold. Yeah, we are going to get cold. Yeah, we are going to look at the extreme weather we have been seeing in north america in the next hour. Here at home we are going to replace the cloudy wet and windy weather with something much colder as the weekend goes on. More later on. Thank you very much. Also coming up. The real italian job, a multiMillion Pound heist at the doges palace in venice. Thieves made off with several treasures owned by a member of the qatari royal family. Hello, this is afternoon live. I am simon mccoy. No change for five years thats the message to britains farmers many of whom were getting increasingly worried about what brexit will mean for them. The environment secretary michael g
Community apart. In the past few minutes the Deputy Assistant commissioner of Scotland Yard said the attack was an attack on london and all londoners. Barry cavan free is at the scene. You can see the police cordoned just behind me, the police cordoned just behind me, the police vans and all the officers have been here since the early hours. The local community here in Finsbury Park, extremely upset and worried, some of the people ive been speaking to, telling me they cannot believe it happened on their part, where they live. Home secretary amber rudd describing this asa secretary amber rudd describing this as a Terrorist Incident, you can feel in the community here are the anger and shock from all of the residents and everyone. Barry caffrey reporting. A nationwide one minute silence will be held at am this morning to remember the victims of the Grenfell Tower fire. It comes as police said they will give a revised figure for the number of people presumed dead, which currently stands a