10/02/2017 Newsround

Hi, I'm Ayshah, it's finally Friday and here's what's

We've got some good news for dolphins...

And the staircase making lives easier in China.

First up, hospitals are really busy at the moment, and lots of people

So what does it mean for children who have to go to hospital?

It's the middle of winter, which means it's a very

busy time of the year for the National Health Service,

People are worried it's now getting too busy

and overcrowded in hospitals, and this means they're having

to wait a really long time to be seen by a doctor.

I've come to Sheffield Children's Hospital to meet a doctor who works

in the emergency department to find out what's going on.

Is it true, are hospitals getting busier, and especially

Yes, they are getting busier, and year on year we see

bigger numbers coming, but there is also an increase

in the winter, which is part of the winter pressures,

but we are prepared for those, we know they're coming.

If you're seriously injured, will you still get seen?

Of course, we have a system called triage, which basically means

sorting, so when you come through the door you're put

into a category depending on how severe the nurse or doctor

If you were to come to our department tomorrow

and you were seriously ill or injured, you'd be

If you came with a less urgent problem you might wait a while,

OK, yes, hospitals are definitely getting busier, but that doesn't

So what's it actually like having to come into hospital?

Jake had to come into hospital when he thought

And Lily came in after getting bitten by a dog.

What's it like coming to the hospital?

Well, when I came there weren't too many people there,

there were a few seats taken but generally it was quite quick.

Within ten minutes I was into the x-ray room

It was quite a different experience for you, though, Lily.

I got bitten by a dog out of a car window.

It took quite a long time to get here, then it was quite busy.

There were a lot of people there because it was on the weekend

and it took quite a long time to get seen, but I eventually did get seen.

Well, the Government have been criticised by doctors,

who argue that part of the problem is that patients who are well enough

to leave hospital can't because they're not being given

The Government say they know that hospitals are very

busy at the moment but, despite this, the hospitals

It's the second round of Six Nations matches this weekend -

Ireland take on Italy, while the Scots have a tricky

game away game in Paris against the French.

But the big game of the weekend will be England vs Wales.

The game is being played at the Millennium Stadium

and the Welsh team had asked for the roof to be closed,

but England coach Eddie Jones has asked for it to be kept open.

The decision went England's way as they

Next, imagine if you had to climb 800 metres to get to your home

That's what these kids have to do, but a giant staircase

Seems like a peaceful place to live, right?

It's in the Sichuan province of China, but it's got a bit

of an awkward problem - how do you get to

People used to have to climb 800 metres up the cliff,

with only these rickety ladders to help them.

But things are on the way up, quite literally.

Steel staircases have been built all the way to the village.

Villagers say it's a big help, much safer, and they hope tourists

will come and pay them a visit, too.

Some very good news for dolphins now.

Big numbers of them have been spotted off

Conservationists have been been tracking the animals as part

of a survey to learn more about them.

The Hebrides are home to nearly 70% of Europe's dolphin,

An Austrian man has broken his own downhill speed record...

He's called Markus Stokl, and he managed to reach a speed

of just over 104 miles an hour - that's faster than a car is allowed

That's all from me, Newsround's back right here in about half-an-hour.

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