:00:00. > :00:00.Hi, I'm Ayshah, it's finally Friday and here's what's
:00:07. > :00:09.We've got some good news for dolphins...
:00:10. > :00:21.And the staircase making lives easier in China.
:00:22. > :00:25.First up, hospitals are really busy at the moment, and lots of people
:00:26. > :00:30.So what does it mean for children who have to go to hospital?
:00:31. > :00:34.It's the middle of winter, which means it's a very
:00:35. > :00:36.busy time of the year for the National Health Service,
:00:37. > :00:44.People are worried it's now getting too busy
:00:45. > :00:46.and overcrowded in hospitals, and this means they're having
:00:47. > :00:49.to wait a really long time to be seen by a doctor.
:00:50. > :00:52.I've come to Sheffield Children's Hospital to meet a doctor who works
:00:53. > :00:54.in the emergency department to find out what's going on.
:00:55. > :00:56.Is it true, are hospitals getting busier, and especially
:00:57. > :01:00.Yes, they are getting busier, and year on year we see
:01:01. > :01:04.bigger numbers coming, but there is also an increase
:01:05. > :01:07.in the winter, which is part of the winter pressures,
:01:08. > :01:09.but we are prepared for those, we know they're coming.
:01:10. > :01:14.If you're seriously injured, will you still get seen?
:01:15. > :01:16.Of course, we have a system called triage, which basically means
:01:17. > :01:20.sorting, so when you come through the door you're put
:01:21. > :01:23.into a category depending on how severe the nurse or doctor
:01:24. > :01:28.If you were to come to our department tomorrow
:01:29. > :01:30.and you were seriously ill or injured, you'd be
:01:31. > :01:34.If you came with a less urgent problem you might wait a while,
:01:35. > :01:38.OK, yes, hospitals are definitely getting busier, but that doesn't
:01:39. > :01:43.So what's it actually like having to come into hospital?
:01:44. > :01:47.Jake had to come into hospital when he thought
:01:48. > :01:57.And Lily came in after getting bitten by a dog.
:01:58. > :01:58.What's it like coming to the hospital?
:01:59. > :02:00.Well, when I came there weren't too many people there,
:02:01. > :02:03.there were a few seats taken but generally it was quite quick.
:02:04. > :02:07.Within ten minutes I was into the x-ray room
:02:08. > :02:12.It was quite a different experience for you, though, Lily.
:02:13. > :02:18.I got bitten by a dog out of a car window.
:02:19. > :02:21.It took quite a long time to get here, then it was quite busy.
:02:22. > :02:27.There were a lot of people there because it was on the weekend
:02:28. > :02:31.and it took quite a long time to get seen, but I eventually did get seen.
:02:32. > :02:36.Well, the Government have been criticised by doctors,
:02:37. > :02:39.who argue that part of the problem is that patients who are well enough
:02:40. > :02:43.to leave hospital can't because they're not being given
:02:44. > :02:48.The Government say they know that hospitals are very
:02:49. > :02:51.busy at the moment but, despite this, the hospitals
:02:52. > :02:58.It's the second round of Six Nations matches this weekend -
:02:59. > :03:02.Ireland take on Italy, while the Scots have a tricky
:03:03. > :03:04.game away game in Paris against the French.
:03:05. > :03:08.But the big game of the weekend will be England vs Wales.
:03:09. > :03:11.The game is being played at the Millennium Stadium
:03:12. > :03:14.and the Welsh team had asked for the roof to be closed,
:03:15. > :03:22.but England coach Eddie Jones has asked for it to be kept open.
:03:23. > :03:24.The decision went England's way as they
:03:25. > :03:35.Next, imagine if you had to climb 800 metres to get to your home
:03:36. > :03:39.That's what these kids have to do, but a giant staircase
:03:40. > :03:44.Seems like a peaceful place to live, right?
:03:45. > :03:47.It's in the Sichuan province of China, but it's got a bit
:03:48. > :03:49.of an awkward problem - how do you get to
:03:50. > :03:54.People used to have to climb 800 metres up the cliff,
:03:55. > :03:56.with only these rickety ladders to help them.
:03:57. > :04:05.But things are on the way up, quite literally.
:04:06. > :04:08.Steel staircases have been built all the way to the village.
:04:09. > :04:11.Villagers say it's a big help, much safer, and they hope tourists
:04:12. > :04:13.will come and pay them a visit, too.
:04:14. > :04:16.Some very good news for dolphins now.
:04:17. > :04:17.Big numbers of them have been spotted off
:04:18. > :04:21.Conservationists have been been tracking the animals as part
:04:22. > :04:23.of a survey to learn more about them.
:04:24. > :04:25.The Hebrides are home to nearly 70% of Europe's dolphin,
:04:26. > :04:33.An Austrian man has broken his own downhill speed record...
:04:34. > :04:41.He's called Markus Stokl, and he managed to reach a speed
:04:42. > :04:45.of just over 104 miles an hour - that's faster than a car is allowed
:04:46. > :04:56.That's all from me, Newsround's back right here in about half-an-hour.
:04:57. > :05:06.How many Blue Peter presenters does it take to change a light bulb?