the nhs. there's strong opposition from opposition parties because of the rising cost of living. we can speak now to leader of the liberal democrats, sir ed davey. good morning. a rise in taxes for nhs and social care. is that something you are quite happy about? this is the wrong time to be raising unfair taxes. of course everyone wants to see more funding into the nhs and care, the liberal democrats have argued for that but to put national insurance up now when people are struggling with energy and heating bills, petrol bills and food bills, inflation going through the roof, it's the wrong time. what people need is some support. the conservatives don't seem to get that at the moment. they seem to be taking people for granted. the liberal democrats are arguing for a big tax cut and a cut in vat of 2.5%, giving the average family a £600 per year tax cut. that's the sort of help people need when faced with soaring bills that they've got. let's talk about the emergency cut to vat. how would the

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is to help the nhs. and adult social care. here you have one nhs worker saying she feels penalised through this increase in national insurance. thank you very much for sending in your thoughts. thank you very much for sending in yourthoughts. if thank you very much for sending in your thoughts. if you want to tell me what you think about this increase in national insurance, do you think that you don't like it but you think that you don't like it but you think that you don't like it but you think it needs to be done? to help support health and social care or you think it is the wrong way of raising money at the wrong time, please get in touch with me. i am on twitter. they're angry that a ban on conversion therapy will not include transgender people. a former chef with p&0 transgender people. a former chef with p&o ferries is suing the company. for unfair dismissal, racial discrimination and harassment, after it sacked 800 staff without notice last month. john lansdown is the only crew member to have reje

nhs in england. levy, and spent at the start on the nhs in england-— levy, and spent at the start on the nhs in england. every penny of this new levy is — nhs in england. every penny of this new levy is going — nhs in england. every penny of this new levy is going towards _ nhs in england. every penny of this new levy is going towards that. - nhs in england. every penny of this new levy is going towards that. it i nhs in england. every penny of this | new levy is going towards that. it | new levy is going towards that. it will help the nhs with biggest catch—up programme in history, taking activity levels to some 130% of pre—pandemic and paying for some 9 million more scams, tests and procedures, and that work has already begun.— procedures, and that work has alread beuun. ., , already begun. dave from cheshire had an active _ already begun. dave from cheshire had an active lifestyle, _ already begun. dave from cheshire had an active lifestyle, but - already begun. dave from cheshire had

working on the front line in the nhs in encland? ~ , working on the front line in the nhs inenuland? ~ , ~ working on the front line in the nhs in england?— in england? absolutely. we hear all the way across _ in england? absolutely. we hear all the way across england _ in england? absolutely. we hear all the way across england about i in england? absolutely. we hear all the way across england about the i the way across england about the huge amount of pressure that is currently being exerted on the nhs. everybody is working so incredibly hard at making some fantastic gains. while we see, in some ways, some positive figures, fewer people waiting extremely long times, we are seeing more and more people being added to the waiting list and that is creating this a real challenge at a time when there are a lot of people in hospital with covid, which creates all sorts of capacity problems. there is staff off with covid and that affects what services have been offered and how many people can be seen. there is record numbers of people nee

in the nhs. it will be a contribution, but only a small contribution to the overall workforce crisis. we have 110,000 vacancies in health and many more in social care, and that's why we have such big delays at a&e. the department of health says it has record numbers of staff working in the nhs, including thousands more doctors and nurses compared to january 2021, and that it's commissioned the nhs to develop a long term workforce strategy. in east cowd rey. anisa kadri, bbc news. let's take a look at some of today's other news. a canadian investigative group says computer systems in both downing street and the foreign office were infected with spyware in 2020 and 2021. citizen lab said it didn't know if any data had been compromised by the pegasus software sold by the israeli—based nso group to governments around the world. a spokesperson for the uk government said it did not routinely comment on security matters. the chinese city of shanghai, which has been under lockdown for three weeks, has

nhs. if we want the nhs to catch up, to deal with this covid—19 backlog, if we want better adult social care, the money has to come from somewhere. do you think national insurance should go up to pay for health and social care and the nhs or is it the the wrong time? get in touch with me on twitter @annitabbc married couples in england and wales will be able to begin divorce proceedings without apportioning blame from today —— as new �*no—fault�* divorce legislation comes into force. calories must now appear on the menus of food and drink businesses with more than 250 staff in england and ed sheeran has won a high court battle over whether parts of his 2017 hit shape of you copied another artist's song hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the united states, the uk and the eu will impose more sanctions on russia, amid allegations of war crimes in the ukrainian city of bucha. reports are also emerging of hospitals being bombed in the south—western

in the nhs. it will be a contribution, but only a small contribution to the overall workforce crisis. we have 110,000 vacancies in health and many more in social care, and that's why we have such big delays at a&e. the department of health says it has record numbers of staff working in the nhs, including thousands more doctors and nurses compared to january 2021, and that it's commissioned the nhs to develop a long term workforce strategy. in east cowd rey. anisa kadri, bbc news. now on bbc news, lucy hedges heads to the city of naples to see how staff at pompeii are using four—legged robots and drones fitted with lasers to uncover what life was like in this ancient city. this week on the show, i head underground in naples to get a sneak preview of an amazing archaeological discovery. on my gosh! look at this! plus find out why a certain world—famous footballer has a shrine dedicated to him in the city. as restrictions are rolled back, cat is on the road in the uk to take a rollercoaster reco

the nhs at the moment, like myself suffering _ the nhs at the moment, like myself suffering with a sore hip, etc. i was _ suffering with a sore hip, etc. i was listening on your channel to some _ was listening on your channel to some people working in the social care industry earlier saying they won't _ care industry earlier saying they won't get — care industry earlier saying they won't get any money at all, assuming there's— won't get any money at all, assuming there's any— won't get any money at all, assuming there's any left, until 2024. they reckon— there's any left, until 2024. they reckon that — there's any left, until 2024. they reckon that by that time, a lot of people in— reckon that by that time, a lot of people in the care industry will be out of— people in the care industry will be out of business anyways because they can't make _ out of business anyways because they can't make ends meet. the other suspicion — can't make ends meet. the other suspicion as _ can't make ends meet. the other suspicion as this is a heck of a lot of money— suspicion as this is a

the nhs is enormously pressured. i saw friend of mine on twitter last night with a friend and amd and they were working 12 hours or more with just seems unsupportable. one of the other portable drive people to hospital quite often certain modern emergency practice is not to scoop and run off to hospital it's to hospital it's tuesday and give them treatment where they are and stabilise them before they get to hospital. if this is the only to get to hospital that's a bit scary, that's the best we can get somebody who is extremely ill. taste we can get somebody who is extremely ill. ~ ., we can get somebody who is extremely ill. ~ . ., , ill. we will leave it there for this addition. kate, _ ill. we will leave it there for this addition. kate, nigel, _ ill. we will leave it there for this addition. kate, nigel, thank- ill. we will leave it there for this addition. kate, nigel, thank youj ill. we will leave it there for this i addition. kate, nigel, thank you so much for expertly guiding us through the front pages of the

nhs england says the ast few and in a&e. nhs england says the past few months _ and in a&e. nhs england says the past few months have _ and in a&e. nhs england says the past few months have been - and in a&e. nhs england says the past few months have been the i past few months have been the busiest ever but despite that waits of over one year have reduced slightly, but others are warning the brutal reality is the pressure is this easter could be as bad as any winter. sophie hutchinson, bbc news. our top story this lunchtime: the government unveils plans to send some asylum seekers on a one—way flight to rwanda — migrants arriving in the uk on small boats will now be flown 4,000 miles away to africa. coming up — the new drone technology helping mountain rescuers search for people who get stranded in remote places. coming up on the bbc news channel, we'll bring you all the details of the world snooker championship draw, with mark selby set to begin the defence of his title againstjamiejones when the tournament gets under way this weekend. mountain rescuers in scotland sa

in lancashire, the labour leader said this was not the right way to fund the nhs. we've had 15 tax rises, if you can believe it, from this chancellor, so we've now got the highest rate of taxation for 70 years. back in west yorkshire, at the salon down the road, self—employed stylistjoseph isn't sure yet if he will end up having to pay more, but he's happy either way. i don't mind if it goes up a little bit because i know how much help i've had over the last 18 months, so, it needs to come from somewhere. but for many workers and businesses, today's rise comes at a moment where they've already cut all the corners they can. colletta smith, bbc news, in cleckheaton. as we said, the rise in national insurance is expected to bring in at least 11 billion pounds for the government this year and over the next three years spending on health and social care is estimated to go up by £39 billion. but there's heated debate already about the precise way in which this extra revenue is going to be spent and how much will go to the troubled social care sector across the uk as o

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maw; notjust protecting the nhs. many thanks again _ notjust protecting the nhs. many thanks again for _ notjust protecting the nhs. many thanks again for the _ notjust protecting the nhs. many thanks again for the analysis. let's turn to the latest on the conflict in ukraine. president putin has warned that russia will respond immediately to any country attempting to interfere in the war. speaking to parliamentarians in st petersburg, mr putin said he had all the tools to respond and that he'd already chosen his likely approach. during the day, the european union accused moscow of economic blackmail and of escalating the war by cutting off russian gas supplies to poland and bulgaria. 0ur russia editor steve rosenberg reports from st petersburg. the venice of the north, they call it. it was peter the great who built st petersburg, to make russia look and feel european. today, though, the gulf between russia and europe is growing ever wider. in the st petersburg palace, the president... vladimir vladimirovich putin. ..vladimir putin was addressing lawmakers. from t

there were some — the nhs was mostly great. there were some things— the nhs was mostly great. there were some things that _ the nhs was mostly great. there were some things that were - the nhs was mostly great. there were some things that were not. were some things that were not so great — were some things that were not so great that _ were some things that were not so great that were _ were some things that were not so great that were informing. were some things that were not| so great that were informing my perspective _ so great that were informing my perspective as _ so great that were informing my perspective as a _ so great that were informing my perspective as a shadow - so great that were informing my perspective as a shadow health| perspective as a shadow health secretary. _ perspective as a shadow health secretary, and, _ perspective as a shadow health secretary, and, interestingly, l secretary, and, interestingly, wheh — secretary, and, interestingly, when i — secretary, and, interestingly, when i talked _ secretary, and, interestingly, when i talked about _ s

, — and also more joined up work with the nhs, because the a&e department that often— the nhs, because the a&e department that often deals with spiking victims. _ that often deals with spiking victims, does not keep the data that would _ victims, does not keep the data that would allow us to fully understand what is _ would allow us to fully understand what is happening with spiking. let me be what is happening with spiking. me be clear, what is happening with spiking. let me be clear, what point bowel you remove a bar's license? moo if there is repeated spiking issues in that bar, then that has to be addressed and one of the things we are saying is there are licensing conditions that can be placed on licensed premises are, to deal with this, and you know, training of bar staff and door staff seems to us really important and the licensee, understanding their obligations and responsibility, around the issue of spiking. i responsibility, around the issue of s-uikin. ~' ., , responsibility, around the issue of s-uikin. ~ ., , ., spiking. i know in my own constituency, _ spiking. i know in

if the nhs going to | just from china. if the nhs going to be able to get hold of what it needs in terms of the huge amount of equipment. because of the pandemic with masks and also checking the sourcing is not easy is it? it’s sourcing is not easy is it? it's very hard- — sourcing is not easy is it? it's very hard. one _ sourcing is not easy is it? it's very hard. one of— sourcing is not easy is it? it�*s very hard. one of those ones where there is never going to be 100% success because he will never know everything about every single bit of the food chain without excessive cost. this is saying let's do even the basic checks to make sure we go through a process to say now there's an uncertainty over that. there's a risk and let us look elsewhere. the hope is in future when there's less of a panic as there was covid—19 with a lot of these checks and balances disappearing in the rush to get the equipment the hope is in the future notjust for ppe but also infrastructure, security equipment. hospitals need cameras a

around 1,000 dentists left the nhs in england last year. that's an 8% drop in the total workforce. all of this could be prevented by a joined up approach by government input and improving services within the nhs. we shouldn't have to rely on a charity to provide levels of basic healthcare in a 21st—century country. the department of health says it provided unprecedented support for nhs dentists during the pandemic, is tackling the covid backlog and says there were nearly 300 more dentists registered last december than the previous year. it's no long—term fix, but at least for now, the charity is ensuring these children's dental issues aren't leaving them in pain and aren't hurting their education. luxmy gopal, bbc news, sowerby bridge. the conservative mpjamie wallis has been charged with failing to stop following a road traffic collision and driving without due care and attention. south wales police has been investigating a collision which happened in cowbridge in november. mr wallis is scheduled to appear before cardiff magistrates' court in may. the labour mp liam byrne has

i thomas is nhs foundation trust in london. , ., , thomas is nhs foundation trust in london. , ., , london. i should 'ust say. do you think _ london. i should 'ust say. do you think if— london. i should 'ust say. do you think even if you — london. i shouldjust say. do you think even if you had _ london. i shouldjust say. do you think even if you had not - london. i shouldjust say. do you think even if you had not been i london. i should just say. do you i think even if you had not been made redundant from your previous job that your experience helping as a vaccinator might have led you to this change of career with yellow without a —— change of career? i would not have thought about it because if anyone had asked me if i would be vaccinating people because i came from a nonclinical background so to me it is the passion and the drive that is just helping me to have this change so if you are asking about three years ago, would i be working on the health sector, i would have said no but when the pandemic it and i was made redundant, i took it as an opportunity to showcase my skills an

nhs trusts. give me the picture that you are seeing. give me the picture that you are seeina. give me the picture that you are seeini. ,, , ., ., ., seeing. the nhs is going flat out. we know we've — seeing. the nhs is going flat out. we know we've got _ seeing. the nhs is going flat out. we know we've got to _ seeing. the nhs is going flat out. we know we've got to get - seeing. the nhs is going flat out. | we know we've got to get through seeing. the nhs is going flat out. - we know we've got to get through the backlog is as a result of covid—19. we know we have a pressured accident and emergency care pathway. we are seeing large numbers of ambulance delays, large numbers of 12 hour waits for amd, so wherever you look, really, it is very pressured. —— waits for a&e. we have higher levels of covid—19 around than we were expecting. that means we have 16,500 beds with covid patient in them. we've got 70,000 staff who are off at the moment. about 40% of whom are due to covid. we've also g

for gynaecological treatment in england has risen more sharply than for any other treatment in the nhs. new symptoms are added to the list for covid in england — have you had them? 0h, oh, i 0h, isay. and june brown — or the much—loved dot cotton to millions in eastenders — has died at the age of 95. and coming up on the bbc news channel. a glorious weekend for iga swiatek. the new women's number one speaks to us about life from the top, good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the ukrainian president, volodymyr zelensky, has visited the town of bucha near kyiv where evidence has emerged of russian troops killing civilians. he once again accused russia of war crimes and genocide and said local people had been treated "worse than animals". as russian troops withdraw, a picture of what civilians have had to endure is becoming clearer. the us presidentjoe biden has joined calls for a war crime trial. but russia is denying it has been involved in the deaths, claiming that pictures of bodies in the streets are staged and fake. foster has this report. you may find her report

nhs england and nhs improvement have put in so much support to the trust and it fails and continues to fail and the reality of it failing is that patients every day are being left to suffer, patients are harming themselves and sadly losing their lives and families and carers are left to just get on with it. there are massive waiting list, so people cannot even get into services but even when they do, there is such a lack of staffing, that they just cannot get the help that they need, and this is a very serious crisis. the head of inspections for mental health services at the cqc pointed to staffing issues and said it was a significant factor in these shortcomings, a lack of staff. the report said the trust needs —— knows that it needs to turn isolated examples of improvement into a culture of better care embedded across all of its services. what do you think is at the heart of the problem is? what do you think needs to happen to bring about improvement? that to happen to bring about improvement?— to happen to bring about improvement? to happen to bring about imrovement? �* ., .

to recover from this period. help the nhs to recover from this eriod. . ~ help the nhs to recover from this eriod. ., ~' ,, help the nhs to recover from this eriod. ., ~ i. .,, ., i. period. thank you as ever for your time. north korea says it's successfully tested a new weapon, which it says will significantly enhance its military capabilities. experts believe the new type of missile is designed to carry compact nuclear warheads, and could indicate that pyongyang is preparing to resume nuclear testing. demonstrations continue in sri lanka — with tens of thousands of people protesting against president gotabaya rajapaksa and his handling of the worst economic crisis to hit the country since 19118. the country has been hit by food shortages, power cuts and soaring prices in recent months. the military rulers of myanmar say they're releasing 16 hundred prisoners to mark the buddhist new year. but reports suggest people imprisoned for protesting against the army coup last year will remain injail. families gathered outside insein prison in yangon on sunday hoping their relatives would by

. —— the right thing for the nhs. married couples in england and wales will be able to begin divorce proceedings without apportioning blame from today, as new �*no—fault�* divorce legislation comes into force. calories must now appear on the menus of food and drink businesses with more than 250 staff in england. ed sheeran wins his legal battle over claims part of his track shape of you was copied from a song by another artist. welcome to bbc news, i'm yalda hakim. russian forces are continuing to shell areas in the east and south—east of country. their offensive in the southern port city of mariupol, which has been blockaded and relentlessly bombarded for more than a month, grinds on. an estimated 130,000 people remain trapped, in appalling conditions. as well as their ground assault, the russians are flying more than 200 missions a day, again targeting mariupol, but also the city of izyum, that's according british and american defence officials. the uk is now preparing more sanctions against russia, likely t

the nhs has had its budget set for— services. the nhs has had its budget set for the _ services. the nhs has had its budget set for the last three years, we want _ set for the last three years, we want to— set for the last three years, we want to see proper allocation of that funding to make sure we have the right— that funding to make sure we have the right investment but also thinking _ the right investment but also thinking about the additional money we might— thinking about the additional money we might need to make sure we have people _ we might need to make sure we have people at— we might need to make sure we have people at every stage diagnosed with cancer— people at every stage diagnosed with cancer and _ people at every stage diagnosed with cancer and also providing the follow—up care for cancer patients. minesh, _ follow—up care for cancer patients. minesh, thank you very much for your time. minesh patel, and also shirley cochran, very best wishes to you. thank you. the uk culture secretary, nadine dorries, says the government has decided to privatise the

the latest figures show increasingly severe problems in the nhs in many areas. in a&e, 22,500 patients had long waits on trolleys of at least 12 hours in march. that's more than four times as many as the 5,000 people affected in september. and for non—urgent care, delays have increased again, now a record 6.2 million people are waiting for routine operations. high rates of covid are undoubtedly putting pressure on the nhs but experts say that's not the only cause. this isn'tjust about covid. even before the pandemic we went into the situation with over 100,000 vacancies in the nhs and the situation is only getting worse, which means there are not enough staff to meet demand which means patients are waiting longer for urgent and emergency services, forambulances, and in a&e. nhs england says the past few months have been the busiest ever, but despite that, waits of over a year have reduced slightly, but others are warning the brutal reality is the pressures this easter could be as bad as any winter. sophie hutchinson, bbc news. let's speak now to louise ansari,

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the protective ring was around the nhs. and i suspect that was by design. there was everything being done to protect the nhs, we totally understand that. but the expectation was that social care would be the natural place for people to be supported and looked after. but in order to do that, we didn't have the equipment, ppe was being diverged straight to the nhs, we were fighting for ppe at the outset. people were not listening to us. i think when people say that they didn't know what was happening, if they spoke to or listen to those of us who were making the case every day for providers, they would've known something was wrong. i think it's disingenuous to comment that they didn't know what was going on or they weren't being advised properly. they were in a position of power to listen to advisers and make up power to listen to advisers and make up your mind haven't taken all the evidence, we never met with matt hancock wants. well, i've never met with matt hancock once despite all the calls that we weren't making. we met with officials but never with matt

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the nhs in england under mounting pressure — another rise in those waiting for hospital treatment, and the poorest performance yet for a&e. and the booker prize—winning author douglas stuart on how bullying, bigotry and benefits shaped his childhood in glasgow. coming up in sport later on the bbc news channel, west ham united look to reach their first european semifinal since 1976. good evening. we're live in kyiv with an exclusive interview with ukraine's president, volodymyr zelensky. he says alleged russian atrocities are threatening peace negotiations, and he's called vladimir putin a war criminal, along with anyone associated with the military. i've been speaking with him here in the capital, on the 50th day since russia's invasion and the beginning of the war, and also now, as russian forces focus their attention on the east of the country, president zelensky is urging western nations to speed up the delivery of military aid to help his troops. mr president. clive myrie, a pleasure to meet you, it's good to see you. for the entirety of the war volodymyr zelensky has called this

was performing nhs mental health _ to keep her. was performing nhs mental health trust _ to keep her. was performing nhs mental health trust in _ to keep her. was performing nhs mental health trust in the - to keep her. was performing nhs| mental health trust in the country, today rated inadequate once again. and inspectors found care on the psychiatric ward for children and young people had deteriorated so severely it had to be closed to new admissions but support in the community for children and young people and adults was inadequate and that prices care was so poor it was putting patients at risk. i that prices care was so poor it was putting patients at risk.— putting patients at risk. i continue to apologise _ putting patients at risk. i continue to apologise to — putting patients at risk. i continue to apologise to people _ putting patients at risk. i continue to apologise to people who - putting patients at risk. i continue to apologise to people who have l putting patients at risk. i continue i to apologise to people w

so one of the key reasons is covid, meaning some staff or nhs staff than usual are off sick with covid, and more beds are being occupied by patients, as many patients in hospital around the uk with covid as they were back at the peak injanuary of this year. a certain number, maybe half of them, might have other conditions and covid is not the primary reason they are there but it still means infection control measures are needed throughout the hospital, so the whole system is really under extreme pressure. and nhs providers which represent trusts in england is saying that this is far from ideal and thatjust because covid infections are spreading because people are not getting seriously ill, it is still a real issue for hospitals and trusts and that would apply across the uk right now. thank ou ve apply across the uk right now. thank you very much- _ parents are being advised to watch out for signs of hepatitis in their children. around 60 cases of the inflammatory liver condition have been found in youngsters under 10 in england, and 11 children in scotland have been admitted to hospita

so you would say that all nhs staff were following - that all nhs staff were following lockdown rules just as most people in society were? i lockdown rulesjust as most people in society were?— lockdown rulesjust as most people in society were? i would say that as a health care _ in society were? i would say that as a health care worker, _ in society were? i would say that as a health care worker, and _ in society were? i would say that as a health care worker, and that - in society were? i would say that as a health care worker, and that first| a health care worker, and that first wave, we were seeing first—hand the devastating impact of a new virus for which we have no treatment. there was absolutely no way, and all the doctors and nurses i knew were doing everything they could and more, because they could see in front of their eyes the impact of not sticking to the rules, people becoming infected, people getting seriously ill. the impact of getting onto a ventilator, not surviving, people not even having their loved ones by their side when they were in their last days. when you

waiting lists and the nhs is — industry, massive waiting lists and the nhs is the backlog from the pandemic — but the biggest thing is cost—of—living and partygate. so i'm not entirely— cost—of—living and partygate. so i'm not entirely sure why boris johnson thinks _ not entirely sure why boris johnson thinks he's — not entirely sure why boris johnson thinks he's the leader britain needs — thinks he's the leader britain needs i_ thinks he's the leader britain needs. i think many would disagree with that _ needs. i think many would disagree with that. but he says they are delivering _ with that. but he says they are delivering for the people, then goes on to— delivering for the people, then goes on to list— delivering for the people, then goes on to list ten landmark measures. as nigel— on to list ten landmark measures. as nigel said _ on to list ten landmark measures. as nigel said earlier, they are halfhearted, they are not exactly what _ halfhearted, they are not exactly what was — halfhearted, they are not exactly what was promised in the animal welfare _ what was

as we've reported frequently over the past two years, the pandemic caused long waiting lists for nhs treatment, but one area has seen a bigger increase than most, and that's gynaecology. in england, there are now 60% more women waiting than before the pandemic. throughout the uk, more than half a million women are waiting for help. the royal college of obstetricians and gynaecologists says gender bias is to blame and that women's health is consistently deprioritised and overlooked. our health correspondent catherine burns has the story. in pain, their lives on hold. more than 500,000 women across the uk are on waiting lists for gynaecology treatment. the bleeding over time, over that year got heavier and heavier and the pain got worse and worse. i'm pretty much house bound now, due to the pain. i have another year—and—a—half to go, before i can— have my hysterectomy. the biggest impact for me so far has been on my mental health. it's just — it's just got worse. i'm sick of feeling at 44 like i'm 94. like so many other women, pain is a constant companion for lucy reading. sh

and also more joined up work with the nhs because the a85 _ joined up work with the nhs because the a&e department that often deals with spiking victims does not keep the data _ with spiking victims does not keep the data that would allow us to fully understand what is happening. let fully understand what is happening. let me _ fully understand what is happening. let me be _ fully understand what is happening. let me be clear. at what point would you remove the licence from a bar? i think if there is repeated spiking issues _ think if there is repeated spiking issues in — think if there is repeated spiking issues in that bar then that has to be addressed in one of the things we are saying _ be addressed in one of the things we are saying is there are licensing conditions — are saying is there are licensing conditions that can be placed on licensed — conditions that can be placed on licensed premises to deal with this and training of bar staff and door staff seems to us, really important and the _ staff seems to us, really important and the licensee understanding their obligation

some people thought whether the nhs - stands of thousands. some people thought whether the nhs levy - stands of thousands. some people i thought whether the nhs levy saying increasing peoples taxes right now is a bad thing to do and lots of people in your own party where pushing hard for you to suspend it altogether. pushing hard for you to suspend it altoaether. ~ . _ . , altogether. what we did by raising the insurance _ altogether. what we did by raising the insurance threshold _ altogether. what we did by raising the insurance threshold by - altogether. what we did by raising the insurance threshold by a - the insurance threshold by a considerable amount that we did which means nobody will pay a penny of income tax or national insurance on the first 12 and a half thousand pounds and it's very significant tax cut for 30 million people. something ou were cut for 30 million people. something you were going _ cut for 30 million people. something you were going to — cut for 30 million people. something you were going to do. _ cut for 30 mill

the nhs billions of pounds. it's really interesting, there is. the national institute for health and care excellence has done in evidence—based review and i was surprised to hear that 8.5 million people in the uk suffer from osteoarthritis and that this because the nhs 10 billion a year with eight and ten patients prescribed painkillers —— 10 million. the review they show that exercise can be a better way of combating this very prevalent ailment and has the additional benefit of reducing weight and making people more generally healthy. 0ne weight and making people more generally healthy. one has to take this very seriously. it sounds like a good body of work and i like the idea of exercise in the abstract, exercise two exercise replacing medication as a way of health and human condition. [30 medication as a way of health and human condition.— medication as a way of health and human condition. do you agree with that? absolutely. _ human condition. do you agree with that? absolutely. i've _ human condition

yet more evidence today of the pressure on the nhs in england. the number of people waiting for routine hospital treatment has risen to a new record. it now stands at 6.2 million people. and over 22,000 patients in accident & emergency had to wait 12 hours or more for a bed after being admitted. 0ur health editor hugh pym reports. the emergency department at university hospital coventry today, they say it's never been busier. some sick patients are enduring long wait on trolleys before beds in the wards can be found. dds, wait on trolleys before beds in the wards can be found.— wait on trolleys before beds in the wards can be found. a gentleman in his 80s who — wards can be found. a gentleman in his 80s who has _ wards can be found. a gentleman in his 80s who has been _ wards can be found. a gentleman in his 80s who has been here - wards can be found. a gentleman in his 80s who has been here since i his 80s who has been here since yesterday afternoon. ed. his 80s who has been here since yesterday afternoon.— his 80s who has been here since

the daily mail is reporting that the health secretary has urged the nhs to protect women only hospital wards after equalities guidance confirming that trans people can legally be excluded from opposite sex spaces. the metro leads with the war in ukraine and russia's removalfrom the un human rights council over the invasion. the ft is retorting that more than half of all new cars sold in the uk must be fully electric by 2028 as part of a plan to phase out the sale of traditional petrol and diesel vehicles by the end of the decade. and the daily express as the uk could be facing at least three years of high energy bills, despite the government cosmic energy plans being unveiled earlier this week. daisy, most of the front pages leading on sunak, the story clearly gripping everyone beyond westminster partly because of the timing and the cost—of—living crisis, everyone facing higher tax bills. they are saying this is back to —— breathtaking hypocrisy. it’s to -- breathtaking hypocrisy. it's uuite to —— breathtaking hypocrisy. it�*s quite right we are starting with the indepe

the review was launched following dozens of baby deaths at nottingham university hospitals nhs trust. a man has been arrested on suspicion of murder, after four people were stabbed to death in a house in south london. police were called to the property in bermondsey in the early hours of this morning. tom symonds has more. about quarter to two this morning we were woken by the helicopter, and a load of flashing lights and that. other neighbours heard screaming. very quickly the street was filled with police who forced their way into the house where four people had been stabbed. a large team of paramedics were unable to save them. venecia reid is a close relative. she said her aunt, dolet hill, was one of those who died. she's very loving, very kind, very generous. she would do anything for you. yeah, she worked very hard in this country to support her two girls, and her two grandkids. so she doesn't deserve this. the victims haven't been formally named. officers have been speaking to other family members today. police appear to be investigating killings within an extended family. a ma

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i think they are angry that we perhaps clap for the nhs but didn't perhaps clap for the nhs but didn't perhaps clap for the nhs but didn't perhaps clap for doctors. we were up to the back right to clap for nurses, they were our angels was that i think gps also feel very frustrated. the turnover is very fast. of course nobody wants to see smelly old patients, it was so much easier if you do it over zoom. but that's the life that they've been trained and it's cost a lot, it's cost about £1 million to train a doctor if you may know that. it's a fortune. they probably feel that we don't respect them enough. i think they don't feel their voices are heard enough. i think it's sad that people who do retire from doctoring go off and live in the country and don't keep in that world and make things better for the doctors coming out. it's a mess. as emma says, it's a nightmare to get an appointment, it's very difficult. it's very difficult as you say if you're old and you can't handle all the new digital stuff and it's very difficult if you've got no one to take you there, no one to get you to t

the nhs is dealing with a record backlog of people waiting for care and the priority is often on patients with conditions that could kill them. the women on these gynaecology waiting lists aren't dying, but their doctors say many of them are barely living. hundreds of thousands of women, young and old, often with conditions that can be extremely painful, impact their fertility and damage their mental health. i believe that women's health and gynaecology has been significantly affected by this because there is an element of gender bias in the system at the moment. the priority that they urgently need is not being given to them. the government is publishing a women's health strategy later this year and ministers accept that health services must listen to women's voices. nhs england says waiting times across the system are more than six weeks down on their peak in the pandemic. the impact of this - condition is devastating, almost soul—destroying. i can't enjoy my life properly and i want it back. i just continue to just... barely exist. catherine burns, bbc news. american singerjon batist

that is something that not all women with endometriosis are offered on the nhs. i'm also under the kjaer of the pain management team, so most of my problems revolve around my hips and my si joint. so i've got problems with my movement. the pain management team gave me steroid injections in my si joint, and i should be having those yearly to him about my last one was in 2019. i to him about my last one was in 2019. ., ,,., ., ., 2019. i am sarri to hear that, naoli. 2019. i am sarri to hear that, napoli. hopefully _ 2019. i am sarri to hear that, napoli. hopefully at - 2019. i am sarri to hear that, napoli. hopefully at some i 2019. i am sarri to hear that, - napoli. hopefully at some point, you will start getting those injections again, but with this waiting list, that will obviously be a challenge. i am wishing you all the best and thank you so much for talking to our audience this evening. thank you very much. napoli mitchell has been living with endometriosis for 29 years. some babies are not able to recognise facial expressions and toddlers are struggling to

i’m the nhs is facing at this point? i'm crateful to the nhs is facing at this point? in grateful to you for sharing those figures for people and our concern is there is a lack of awareness and engagement with the pressure facing the nhs. it is across the system as a whole. of course, we are better at dealing with covid than we have been in the past, fewer people dying and fewer people ending up in intensive care, it still is putting immense pressure on the health service. it is leading to and adding to the demand which already exists, partly to do with the number of people who are waiting for treatment which built up during cobit. we have a situation in our health service now which is as bad as any winter, even though we are approaching easter. it is really important we understand that this is happening. in our view, we do not have a living with covid plan, we have a living without restrictions ideology, which is different. we need to put in place the measures necessary while this virus continues to affect. what virus continues to affect. what measures _ virus continu

i know we have heard from the nhs confederation in the last 48 hours about their real concerns about the months ahead. another interesting study, i don't think people should be alarmed. i think the message from all of us would be if you need health care, access it irrespective of whether it is the weekend or the week day. i think we can learn from studies like this. yes, and as you say, we are having to learn while still fighting the pandemic. that is right. and i think although we have seen a reduction in the proportion of people in hospital, admissions are still really high. they are almost as high as they were in january. and we've got a huge backlog of care. it is a really, really challenging time. looking ahead, of course, governments need to think very carefully about how they help the nhs to recoverfrom this period. let's get the latest from the bbc sport centre. we have holly hamilton there this afternoon. happy easter. hgppy there this afternoon. happy easter. happy easter to you too. it's a huge fa cup day. the men's second semi final coming up shortly between chelsea and c

a record number of people are waiting for routine hospital treatment in england, as nhs leaders warn easter could be as bad as most winters for the health service. the menopause was often something people were afraid to talk about but as more women share their stories, prescriptions for hrt have more than doubled in england over the last five years. manufacturers are struggling to keep up with the growing demand, and as zoe conway reports, some women are now going to extreme measures to get the medication they rely on. take a look at the online life of sharon sinclair williams and you'll see a woman who is in her prime. but you'll also read of her struggles with symptoms of the menopause. she'd started to use a hormone replacement therapy gel, oestrogel. it was helping her. but then, the supply ran out. i was about to have a meltdown because i'd just been on a new hrt regime that had really made me feel lots, lots better and i could finally cope again. and ijust couldn't think how i was going to get by without it. she ended up driving to a car park by a motorway to rendezvous with a

a controversial rise in national insurance to ease pressure on the nhs has taken effect, raising the tax burden for millions of workers. that means a big day for businesses because the amount they contribute for workers will also increase. i am