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abi smitton, bbc news.and leading patient groups have expressed their concern about royal mail's plans to cut second—class deliveries to every other weekday. in a letter to the daily telegraph, nhs providers says nearly two million nhs appointments were missed because people didn't receive their letters and patient safety could be at risk. with more on this let's talk to our reporter ben wolvin. what is the medical concern here? well, we know that royal mail finances are under a lot of pressure at the moment. for some time the company has been looking to adapt its business model. in the first half of the last financial year it posted losses of more than £300 million. these latest proposals would mean cutting the delivery of second class mail so that second class letters are only delivered on three days a week. the problem is that the second class post includes a large amount of important correspondence from the nhs. this is appointment letters, treatment plans and test results, and that has led to this conc
abi smitton, bbc news.and leading patient groups have expressed their concern about royal mail's plans to cut second—class deliveries to every other weekday. in a letter to the daily telegraph, nhs providers says nearly two million nhs appointments were missed because people didn't receive their letters and patient safety could be at risk. with more on this let's talk to our reporter ben wolvin. what is the medical concern here? well, we know that royal mail finances are under a lot of...
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abi smitton, bbc news.sen, director of policy and public affairs at carers uk. i'm guessing this is welcome news for you and your organisation. it is really welcome _ for you and your organisation. it 3 really welcome news and it is really brilliant recognition of the huge contribution that unpaid carers make to society a day, every day. and it is so important, just listening to debbie and others there, that it makes a real difference, that recognition in the workplace, so often when you are caring for an older relative or disabled relative 00:13:36,913 --> 4294966103:13:29,429 it is very much a private issue. older relative or disabled relative it is ve have :h a private issue. older relative or disabled relative it is ve have struggled e issue. older relative or disabled relative it is ve have struggled forsue. older relative or disabled relative it is ve have struggled for years with people have struggled for years with feeling they cannot raise this within the workplace. and having up to five days unpai
abi smitton, bbc news.sen, director of policy and public affairs at carers uk. i'm guessing this is welcome news for you and your organisation. it is really welcome _ for you and your organisation. it 3 really welcome news and it is really brilliant recognition of the huge contribution that unpaid carers make to society a day, every day. and it is so important, just listening to debbie and others there, that it makes a real difference, that recognition in the workplace, so often when you are...
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gracie's parents have been to visit a police unit dedicated to tackling stalking, and bbc�*s abi smitton exclusive access to go with them. this moment has been a long time coming for richard spinks and alison ward. it's nice to meet you. welcome to cheshire police hq. their daughter gracie was murdered by a stalker in 2021. this 101 call was heard at the inquest into her death. their daughter gracie was murdered by a stalker in 2021. this 101 call was heard at the inquest into her death. four months after that call, gracie was killed. today, richard and alison are visiting cheshire police to see how the force's harm reduction unit protects victims of stalking. this is our office. james there is one of our four probation officers that's aligned with the unit. so did you start off quite small and sort of build up to this? yes, absolutely. three or four of you... this is eight years in the making. at the inquest, derbyshire police admitted it had failed gracie. since her death, her parents have been fighting for change to require all police forces to employ dedicated stalking advocates who
gracie's parents have been to visit a police unit dedicated to tackling stalking, and bbc�*s abi smitton exclusive access to go with them. this moment has been a long time coming for richard spinks and alison ward. it's nice to meet you. welcome to cheshire police hq. their daughter gracie was murdered by a stalker in 2021. this 101 call was heard at the inquest into her death. their daughter gracie was murdered by a stalker in 2021. this 101 call was heard at the inquest into her death. four...
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abi smitton has been speaking to some of those affected.y morning, northamptonshire carers choir meets to rehearse. for many of the unpaid carers here, it's their only break from the constant demands of supporting a loved one. good girl. thank you. sarah cares for her daughter phoebe. phoebe�*s 23 and has a rare genetic disorder — pitt—hopkins syndrome. there is a relentlessness to caring. there is just this feeling that i'm doing this day in, day out, day in, day out. she had to give up work to care for phoebe full—time. ifelt like we had no choice. i couldn't balance everything. but, yeah, it was scary. it was scary thinking about the money. you know, i still wanted to achieve and strive and do stuff for myself. so it was a tricky one. it was very difficult. sarah is one of more than 1.4 million people in england, wales and scotland who claim carer�*s allowance. carers can earn just under £82 each week if they spend at least 35 hours a week caring for someone. it's pennies, really, in comparison. it doesn't equal — because the caring role
abi smitton has been speaking to some of those affected.y morning, northamptonshire carers choir meets to rehearse. for many of the unpaid carers here, it's their only break from the constant demands of supporting a loved one. good girl. thank you. sarah cares for her daughter phoebe. phoebe�*s 23 and has a rare genetic disorder — pitt—hopkins syndrome. there is a relentlessness to caring. there is just this feeling that i'm doing this day in, day out, day in, day out. she had to give up...
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abi smitton, bbc news.te a memorial sculpture for dame vera lynn. more than £600,000 has been raised so far to honour the forces' sweetheart, who died four years ago. her daughter has been speaking to our reporter sara smith. # we'll meet again. # don't know where. # don't know when #. it's the song, the image which has carried through the decades, now captured in sculpture. dame vera lynn stands at the front and sings. behind her, scenes from world war ii, both overseas and at home. for her daughter, this tells the story notjust of her mother, but of the importance of the role of those who didn't pick up a gun, but were still doing their bit. it's not only for mummy, it's also for all artists who gave their time. it was very brave of them to go out to all these different places to lift the morale. susan fleet was dame vera's friend and pa. the elements within it are the boys with the piano, st paul's during the blitz, the family round the radiogram, there's the musicians. it captures so much. when dame ver
abi smitton, bbc news.te a memorial sculpture for dame vera lynn. more than £600,000 has been raised so far to honour the forces' sweetheart, who died four years ago. her daughter has been speaking to our reporter sara smith. # we'll meet again. # don't know where. # don't know when #. it's the song, the image which has carried through the decades, now captured in sculpture. dame vera lynn stands at the front and sings. behind her, scenes from world war ii, both overseas and at home. for her...
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that was abi smitton reporting.any to any comments or thoughts that we would love to hear from you. still to come on breakfast... comedian and actress helen lederer, best known for her roles in absolutely fabulous and french and saunders, joins us on the sofa at ten to nine to tell all about her new memoir based on the challenges of being a female comedian in the 1980s. that will be fun, won't it? looking forward to seeing helen. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london, i'm frankie mccamley. the met says it has achieved dozens of convictions after identifying and ranking the most dangerous suspects inflicting harm on women and girls. the force says using a data—led scheme — similar to that used in counter—terrorism operations — can analyse crime and prioritise interventions. it says it's allowed them to identify the top 100 suspects across london. we know how important it is to win over the confidence of the people of london — and particularly women and childre
that was abi smitton reporting.any to any comments or thoughts that we would love to hear from you. still to come on breakfast... comedian and actress helen lederer, best known for her roles in absolutely fabulous and french and saunders, joins us on the sofa at ten to nine to tell all about her new memoir based on the challenges of being a female comedian in the 1980s. that will be fun, won't it? looking forward to seeing helen. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are....
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abi smitton, bbc news.ident. just _ grandmother. it was a bit of an accident. just before _ grandmother. it was a bit of an accident. just before we - grandmother. it was a bit of an accident. just before we went l grandmother. it was a bit of an i accident. just before we went into lockdown with the pandemic i went to help in london, and a two—week trip turned into a years and counting. how issue?— turned into a years and counting. how issue? she 0k, she can't see much, but — how issue? she 0k, she can't see much. but we _ how issue? she 0k, she can't see much, but we manage. _ how issue? she 0k, she can't see much, but we manage. you - how issue? she 0k, she can't see much, but we manage. you havel how issue? she 0k, she can't see| much, but we manage. you have a how issue? she 0k, she can't see - much, but we manage. you have a full time 'ob. much, but we manage. you have a full time job- how — much, but we manage. you have a full time job. how does _ much, but we manage. you have a full time job. how do
abi smitton, bbc news.ident. just _ grandmother. it was a bit of an accident. just before _ grandmother. it was a bit of an accident. just before we - grandmother. it was a bit of an accident. just before we went l grandmother. it was a bit of an i accident. just before we went into lockdown with the pandemic i went to help in london, and a two—week trip turned into a years and counting. how issue?— turned into a years and counting. how issue? she 0k, she can't see much, but — how issue?...
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abi smitton, bbc news. they? how did you feel when you finally had that very strong indication that these deaths actually could have been prevented? i these deaths actually could have been prevented?— these deaths actually could have been revented? ~' ., been prevented? i think we felt more vindicated, the _ been prevented? i think we felt more vindicated, the last _ been prevented? i think we felt more vindicated, the last two _ been prevented? i think we felt more vindicated, the last two and - been prevented? i think we felt more vindicated, the last two and a - been prevented? i think we felt more vindicated, the last two and a half i vindicated, the last two and a half years, i spent probably 15 to 18 months with witness statement after witness statement just understanding the gravity of the failures and really the church on that day has just confirmed what i knew and what we all believed. —— the judge. just confirmed what i knew and what we all believed. —— thejudge. in some ways, it was that relief.
abi smitton, bbc news. they? how did you feel when you finally had that very strong indication that these deaths actually could have been prevented? i these deaths actually could have been prevented?— these deaths actually could have been revented? ~' ., been prevented? i think we felt more vindicated, the _ been prevented? i think we felt more vindicated, the last _ been prevented? i think we felt more vindicated, the last two _ been prevented? i think we felt more vindicated, the last two...
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gracie's parents have been to visit a police unit dedicated to tackling stalking, and abi smitton wasof the time. you are not a police officer there to take a statement. you are somebody to talk to, to vent to, who's also going to provide you with some knowledge, some information about how to keep yourself safe. we know what we're talking about. we specialise in stalking and we're going to hopefully guide you through the process. gracie's parents' vision is to have someone like vicky in every police force. yeah, this is kind of what we want to push out. across the country. the same service should be available to anyone, wherever you live. and i think this is a great place to start. why can't it be done in other police forces? what works here might not work in another area. the unit's been running for nine years now, as well as support for victims, it works with psychologists to rehabilitate offenders and trials new technology to keep people safe. that's essentially what the perpetrator wears. it means with a high degree of accuracy, we can see everywhere where this person goes, where
gracie's parents have been to visit a police unit dedicated to tackling stalking, and abi smitton wasof the time. you are not a police officer there to take a statement. you are somebody to talk to, to vent to, who's also going to provide you with some knowledge, some information about how to keep yourself safe. we know what we're talking about. we specialise in stalking and we're going to hopefully guide you through the process. gracie's parents' vision is to have someone like vicky in every...
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abi smitton has been speaking to some of those affected.y the bills. it doesn't help, really. and it's a very cold, standard process which is followed. the letters are very sharp. and when you're feeling really low, it doesn't help at all. it doesn't help. sarah cares for her mum, her brother and two children. she receives her carer�*s allowance payments each week, but they don't go far. it goes straight on my car. last week, i had four appointments — between my mum and my brother, i had four medical appointments, and that's on top of taking my children out and doing things. so it doesn't go very far with fuel prices and distances and everything. campaigners say the carer�*s allowance system is too confusing. neil has cared for his partner, david, since he was diagnosed with a rare degenerative eye condition. it is like a bereavement when you lose your eyesight. but, now, i've learned to cope the best i can, haven't i? yeah. yeah, you don't have a choice, really, do you? just back him up and everything and make sure he's ok. yeah. last year
abi smitton has been speaking to some of those affected.y the bills. it doesn't help, really. and it's a very cold, standard process which is followed. the letters are very sharp. and when you're feeling really low, it doesn't help at all. it doesn't help. sarah cares for her mum, her brother and two children. she receives her carer�*s allowance payments each week, but they don't go far. it goes straight on my car. last week, i had four appointments — between my mum and my brother, i had...