:00:11. > :00:15.The MP for North Norfolk and former Health Minister Norman Lamb
:00:16. > :00:18.is warning the unprecedented strain on hospitals is making staff more
:00:19. > :00:28.Figures obtained through a Freedom of Information request show
:00:29. > :00:31.a national rise in surgery blunders and more cases of delayed diagnosis.
:00:32. > :00:34.Norman Lamb says the figures he obtained from NHS England show
:00:35. > :00:36.patients are being failed because the NHS
:00:37. > :00:43.The figure show nationally the numbers of surgical incidents
:00:44. > :00:46.have more than doubled in three years.
:00:47. > :00:52.There were 740 incidents in 2015-2016 and one of
:00:53. > :00:54.the main areas of concern was surgeons operating
:00:55. > :00:56.on the wrong part of the body.
:00:57. > :01:01.The whole system is under impossible strain.
:01:02. > :01:03.The government simply isn't providing sufficient funding
:01:04. > :01:05.and everyone outside the government knows
:01:06. > :01:08.that this isn't sustainable and there are consequences.
:01:09. > :01:10.I think if you have people, staff, clinicians
:01:11. > :01:16.then there will be mistakes that happen.
:01:17. > :01:20.Serious incidents are anything from slips, trips and falls
:01:21. > :01:23.to suboptimal care of deteriorating patients.
:01:24. > :01:27.Our region's hospitals though seem to be bucking the national trend.
:01:28. > :01:30.Serious incidents have actually fallen in the east.
:01:31. > :01:38.Within the last year, there have been far less,
:01:39. > :01:43.The Department of Health says the national rise in
:01:44. > :01:47.serious incidents is due to better recording of such occurrences.
:01:48. > :01:49.But with the increasing pressure on our hospitals, there are
:01:50. > :01:56.fears rising demand will continue to lead to serious errors.
:01:57. > :02:01.A man and a woman have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man
:02:02. > :02:05.Paramedics were called to the house in Bentley Avenue
:02:06. > :02:10.It's believed the man had been assaulted yesterday evening.
:02:11. > :02:13.Essex Fire Service say a man in his 50s has been left
:02:14. > :02:16.homeless after a fire at his flat in Chelmsford.
:02:17. > :02:19.It's thought it started accidentally after an electric heater got too
:02:20. > :02:29.Two neighbouring flats also suffered water damage.
:02:30. > :02:32.In Rugby Union, Northampton had a narrow win away to Gloucester
:02:33. > :02:36.Gloucester looked set for victory but Saints nipped ahead just seven
:02:37. > :02:38.minutes before time to win by 13 points to 12.
:02:39. > :02:40.Football now and the busy festive programme continues
:02:41. > :02:47.Eight of our teams played yesterday and there was plenty of late drama.
:02:48. > :02:49.Here's our sports editor Jonathan Park.
:02:50. > :02:53.It was a match that Norwich manager Alex Neil badly needed to win
:02:54. > :02:56.But, in the end, the Canaries had to settle for
:02:57. > :03:01.They should've won but Cameron Jerome had
:03:02. > :03:05.To make matters worse for Alex Neil, his team finished the game
:03:06. > :03:08.with ten men when Robbie Brady was sent off
:03:09. > :03:12.They lie seven points off the play-off places.
:03:13. > :03:14.In League 1, in form Southend were on course
:03:15. > :03:17.for a fourth win in a row when Simon Cox put them
:03:18. > :03:19.in front against Charlton, midway through the first half.
:03:20. > :03:22.The Shrimpers were denied all three points though right at the death
:03:23. > :03:24.when Andrew Cross' volley found the back of the net.
:03:25. > :03:26.Peterborough are one place below Southend and
:03:27. > :03:28.needed their own late drama to rescue a point
:03:29. > :03:32.Jordan Willis gave the struggling Sky Blues a first half lead.
:03:33. > :03:35.But deep into stoppage time, Michael Bostwick headed Posh level.
:03:36. > :03:38.The late goal theme continued at Bramall Lane
:03:39. > :03:41.but it was Northampton Town who were on the wrong end of
:03:42. > :03:44.Kieron Freeman's goal took Chris Wilder's Sheffield United
:03:45. > :03:46.to the top of the table and inflicted a fifth defeat
:03:47. > :03:49.in seven matches to Robert Page's Cobblers.
:03:50. > :03:51.In League 2, Luton were too strong for Barnet, winning 3-1
:03:52. > :03:55.The Hatters went ahead in style when Alan Sheehan
:03:56. > :03:59.Barnet levelled but another brilliant strike from
:04:00. > :04:06.Which then became 3-1 for Nathan Jones' team, who lie fifth.
:04:07. > :04:08.Two places above Cambridge, who were set for a sixth win
:04:09. > :04:11.in a row, when Harrison Dunk put them ahead against Leyton Orient.
:04:12. > :04:13.But Ollie Palmer salvaged a point for
:04:14. > :04:18.Once more, late goals were the key for
:04:19. > :04:21.The scores were level at 2-2 when Chris Porter
:04:22. > :04:32.Tarique Fosu-Henry finished the
:04:33. > :04:33.match off in stoppage time for John McGreal's
:04:34. > :04:38.The Norfolk seaside town of Sheringham has resurrected
:04:39. > :04:40.the town's New Year's Day dip after a 10-year break.
:04:41. > :04:42.Around 50 swimmers braved the cold North Sea temperatures,
:04:43. > :04:46.It was organised by a local lifeboat helmsman to raise money
:04:47. > :04:52.Much more better than what I expected.
:04:53. > :04:54.Brilliant turnout, despite the weather.
:04:55. > :04:56.It was raining this morning but luckily
:04:57. > :05:03.A massive thank you to everyone turning up and donating to the RNLI.
:05:04. > :05:06.And there are more pictures of the New Year swim on our
:05:07. > :05:11.Hello there and a very happy New Year.
:05:12. > :05:13.It was rather a damp day today and that rain
:05:14. > :05:16.is now starting to pull away to the south.
:05:17. > :05:19.And behind, the skies are clearing so it will be a cold night.
:05:20. > :05:21.Temperatures are going to fall very close to freezing and
:05:22. > :05:24.in a few spots, they will actually fall below freezing.
:05:25. > :05:27.So the risk of icy stretches first thing in morning.
:05:28. > :05:34.Now, there will be a little bit of cloud around
:05:35. > :05:37.first thing and always the risk of just a few showers
:05:38. > :05:40.But elsewhere, it's mostly dry, lots of sunshine around.
:05:41. > :05:43.Temperatures really struggling to rise tomorrow.
:05:44. > :05:48.There will be a little bit more cloud around as we head into
:05:49. > :05:52.But certainly staying very cold and very frosty
:05:53. > :06:07.We're back tonight at 10:50, slightly later than normal.
:06:08. > :06:16.Good evening. Well, to Bake Off 2017, the weather has been fairly
:06:17. > :06:19.mixed, wet and cloudy in the South, colder but clearer further north.
:06:20. > :06:22.This was taken in County Down earlier in the day, plenty of
:06:23. > :06:30.sunshine there, but with clear skies by day, a cold nights tonight. That
:06:31. > :06:33.will fill the south across the country, the cloud and rain clearing
:06:34. > :06:36.through the early hours of Monday morning across that area. This is
:06:37. > :06:37.how it is looking