1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:02,040 Speaker 1: And we're going live to London now. Givin Gray is 2 00:00:02,040 --> 00:00:04,560 Speaker 1: our UK correspondent. Givin good evening, Good morning to you. 3 00:00:05,760 --> 00:00:09,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, good evening, Andrew and hospital Ry. 4 00:00:09,200 --> 00:00:14,160 Speaker 1: Aye, Sorry man, that's okay, it happens. I just call me, 5 00:00:14,320 --> 00:00:16,600 Speaker 1: call me whatever you want. Just give me the Newsvin, 6 00:00:16,800 --> 00:00:19,680 Speaker 1: tell me about the hospitals. The title wave of flu 7 00:00:19,800 --> 00:00:21,120 Speaker 1: and winter virus is heading. 8 00:00:22,280 --> 00:00:25,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, It's really been something that comes every year. They 9 00:00:25,680 --> 00:00:29,560 Speaker 2: warn about winter viruses, winter flus being really bad and 10 00:00:29,600 --> 00:00:32,280 Speaker 2: a shortage of beds. But I fear this year that 11 00:00:32,280 --> 00:00:36,600 Speaker 2: that disaster scenario could really happen, that we reach capacity 12 00:00:36,600 --> 00:00:40,360 Speaker 2: of beds. And that's because in the last week alone, Ryan, 13 00:00:40,600 --> 00:00:43,680 Speaker 2: the number of beds occupied by flu patients has gone 14 00:00:43,760 --> 00:00:49,280 Speaker 2: up seventy percent seven zero percent, so one nine hundred 15 00:00:49,360 --> 00:00:52,840 Speaker 2: hospital beds currently occupied by flu patients. Of course, many 16 00:00:52,880 --> 00:00:56,600 Speaker 2: of them elderly who suffer much more dangerous symptoms from 17 00:00:56,880 --> 00:00:59,680 Speaker 2: these flu viruses doing the rounds. There are lots of 18 00:00:59,720 --> 00:01:03,120 Speaker 2: coffe colds and bugs doing the rounds this winter. And 19 00:01:03,200 --> 00:01:07,760 Speaker 2: of course hospitals already under tremendous pressure here anyway, So 20 00:01:08,120 --> 00:01:11,080 Speaker 2: I'm afraid, Yeah, were the bosses of some hospitals in 21 00:01:11,080 --> 00:01:15,520 Speaker 2: England describing this as a tidal wave of flu and 22 00:01:15,560 --> 00:01:19,560 Speaker 2: they are urging people to get vaccinated against the bugs 23 00:01:19,560 --> 00:01:22,520 Speaker 2: of flu and of course coronavirus which is still around. 24 00:01:23,160 --> 00:01:24,960 Speaker 2: But I think it's going to be a very very 25 00:01:25,000 --> 00:01:29,400 Speaker 2: tough period for hospitals, with figures back from last month, 26 00:01:29,440 --> 00:01:32,640 Speaker 2: the most recent month figures available showing a quarter of 27 00:01:32,680 --> 00:01:37,080 Speaker 2: patients waiting longer than four hours in accident and emergency. 28 00:01:37,480 --> 00:01:40,319 Speaker 1: Yeah, that's never good. Hey, the summer riots, we all 29 00:01:40,360 --> 00:01:43,040 Speaker 1: remember the guy who tried to sit fire to that 30 00:01:43,800 --> 00:01:48,920 Speaker 1: asylum seeker's hostel or hotel. He's now being jailed. What's 31 00:01:48,960 --> 00:01:49,760 Speaker 1: happened there? 32 00:01:50,560 --> 00:01:53,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, it is the longest sentence handed to anyone taking 33 00:01:54,000 --> 00:01:59,120 Speaker 2: part in those riots than before. So this is a 34 00:01:59,200 --> 00:02:02,080 Speaker 2: thirty one year old man from Barnsley in the north 35 00:02:02,080 --> 00:02:05,639 Speaker 2: of England who had initially denied violent disorder and arsen 36 00:02:05,720 --> 00:02:08,480 Speaker 2: with intent to endanger life, but he later pleaded guilty 37 00:02:08,520 --> 00:02:11,960 Speaker 2: to the charges and has been sentenced to nine years 38 00:02:12,960 --> 00:02:15,880 Speaker 2: Levi fishlocks his name. He smashed windows and stoked a 39 00:02:15,919 --> 00:02:18,919 Speaker 2: flaming bin, so it basically a bin was on fire 40 00:02:19,120 --> 00:02:22,560 Speaker 2: and he ran out at the holiday in Express in Rotherham. 41 00:02:22,880 --> 00:02:25,600 Speaker 2: There was a night of disorder on the fourth of August. 42 00:02:25,639 --> 00:02:28,960 Speaker 2: The hotel had been used to house asylum seekers in 43 00:02:29,240 --> 00:02:33,240 Speaker 2: a controversial policy of the previous government. In this government, 44 00:02:33,240 --> 00:02:36,280 Speaker 2: they've simply run out of spaces to keep people waiting 45 00:02:36,280 --> 00:02:41,639 Speaker 2: for asylum. And he was basically released from the same 46 00:02:42,639 --> 00:02:46,480 Speaker 2: area as that of a four hundred strong crowd who 47 00:02:46,520 --> 00:02:49,600 Speaker 2: attempted to set far to this hotel in South Yorkshire. 48 00:02:49,840 --> 00:02:53,079 Speaker 2: There was large scale disorder that day. Sixty police officers 49 00:02:53,080 --> 00:02:56,600 Speaker 2: were injured as riot as many armed weapons circled the 50 00:02:56,639 --> 00:03:00,679 Speaker 2: hotel and there was indisputable CCTV of the man Levi 51 00:03:00,800 --> 00:03:04,280 Speaker 2: Fishlock going about and breaking the law in that way. 52 00:03:04,320 --> 00:03:07,760 Speaker 2: This was a very strong sentence and the judge said, 53 00:03:07,919 --> 00:03:10,720 Speaker 2: this is a really a sort of a way of 54 00:03:10,760 --> 00:03:15,400 Speaker 2: showing people that they are taking these riots very seriously 55 00:03:15,440 --> 00:03:17,840 Speaker 2: and to put people off taking part in others. 56 00:03:19,040 --> 00:03:21,959 Speaker 1: Goodness, may tell me about all the goths from Buckingham 57 00:03:22,000 --> 00:03:24,840 Speaker 1: Palace this Christmas. There's been a bit of scandal. 58 00:03:26,160 --> 00:03:28,760 Speaker 2: Indeed, Ryan, well, I know, you know, I know, we 59 00:03:28,800 --> 00:03:32,160 Speaker 2: all like a good Christmas party, don't we. Thankfully it 60 00:03:32,200 --> 00:03:37,040 Speaker 2: doesn't often end in arrests, but according to reports, up 61 00:03:37,080 --> 00:03:40,520 Speaker 2: to fifty members of Buckingham Palace staff were at a 62 00:03:40,560 --> 00:03:45,000 Speaker 2: bar near Buckingham Palace called All Bar One. They were 63 00:03:45,040 --> 00:03:47,880 Speaker 2: having a good Christmas party when all of a sudden, 64 00:03:48,000 --> 00:03:51,960 Speaker 2: it was said that problems erupted and a twenty four 65 00:03:52,000 --> 00:03:54,880 Speaker 2: year old woman was arrested on suspicion of common assault, 66 00:03:55,200 --> 00:03:59,000 Speaker 2: criminal damage and being drunken disorderly. And yes, we believe 67 00:03:59,080 --> 00:04:01,440 Speaker 2: the twenty four year old was a member of staff 68 00:04:01,440 --> 00:04:04,240 Speaker 2: from Buckingham Palace. It's thought perhaps a maid or something. 69 00:04:04,520 --> 00:04:07,760 Speaker 2: There were reports that a customer had smashed glasses and 70 00:04:07,840 --> 00:04:11,360 Speaker 2: attempted to assault a member of staff. Now Buckingham Palace 71 00:04:11,400 --> 00:04:13,960 Speaker 2: says it's going to take appropriate action. We don't know 72 00:04:13,960 --> 00:04:16,840 Speaker 2: what that means, saying the facts will be fully investigated. 73 00:04:17,240 --> 00:04:19,880 Speaker 2: The woman was reported to given a penalty notice for 74 00:04:19,960 --> 00:04:23,159 Speaker 2: disorder by the police, having been taken into custody and 75 00:04:23,200 --> 00:04:26,400 Speaker 2: held until the following day. It happened on Tuesday. It's 76 00:04:26,440 --> 00:04:30,800 Speaker 2: only just been revealed, however, and the spokesperson their confirming 77 00:04:30,839 --> 00:04:33,799 Speaker 2: staff had been at a reception at the Palace that evening, 78 00:04:34,120 --> 00:04:37,160 Speaker 2: but stressed that the incident had occurred at an unofficial 79 00:04:37,240 --> 00:04:41,800 Speaker 2: gathering elsewhere, so not on the royal premises, but nearby 80 00:04:42,000 --> 00:04:45,200 Speaker 2: and it looks like a member of royal staff. So embarrassing, 81 00:04:45,480 --> 00:04:47,920 Speaker 2: and dare I say, lots of questions being asked about 82 00:04:47,960 --> 00:04:51,320 Speaker 2: the policies of what happened that night and staff parties. 83 00:04:51,760 --> 00:04:55,720 Speaker 1: Absolutely, you'd almost well, if you worked there, you'd want 84 00:04:55,720 --> 00:04:57,920 Speaker 1: to have your party at Buckingham Place, wouldn't you. I 85 00:04:57,960 --> 00:05:02,360 Speaker 1: suppose that was yeah, keep it in the head. 86 00:05:02,520 --> 00:05:04,880 Speaker 2: But who'd serve all the drinks? That's the question, because 87 00:05:04,920 --> 00:05:05,880 Speaker 2: they'll all be at the party. 88 00:05:06,120 --> 00:05:07,919 Speaker 1: Well that's a good point. Well, if they were serving 89 00:05:07,960 --> 00:05:10,400 Speaker 1: their own drinks, then there would be no waiters injured. 90 00:05:10,400 --> 00:05:13,560 Speaker 1: I suppose would be the upside. Thank you, Thank you 91 00:05:13,680 --> 00:05:16,240 Speaker 1: very much for that. Kevin Gavin Gray are UK correspondent 92 00:05:16,279 --> 00:05:18,200 Speaker 1: with a bit of goths from Buckingham Palace. 93 00:05:18,880 --> 00:05:22,039 Speaker 2: For more from Hither Duplessy Allen Drive, listen live to 94 00:05:22,120 --> 00:05:25,159 Speaker 2: news talks. 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