tv BBC Newsroom Live BBC News June 18, 2018 11:00am-1:01pm BST
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this is bbc news, and these are the top stories developing at 11am. the £20 billion cash boost for the nhs, the health secretary suggests taxes will be going up to help pay for it. you can't have this big increase in the proportion of our gdp that we spend more without having some impact on the taxation system. ministers are summoned to downing street for a long scheduled meeting to be told taxes will have to go up and that means other departments could lose out. three people are killed after being struck by a train near brixton in south london. us first lady melania trump speaks out about her husband's zero tolerance immigration policy, and the separation of illegal immigrant families. fire safety experts give evidence as phase one of the grenfell tower public inquiry continues. help on the horizon for video game addicts, as the world health organisation
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recognises it as a mental health disorder. also ahead, meghan markle‘s father thanks prince charles for walking his daughter down the aisle. i was jealous, i wish i had been there. i wish it had been me, but thank god he was there and thank him for that. and in sport at half past, we look ahead to england's first match at england's world cup in russia, they face tunisia in volgograd, hoping to raise memories of group stage exit four years ago. —— raise memories of group stage exit fouryears ago. —— hoping raise memories of group stage exit four years ago. —— hoping to —— erase memories. good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. it is monday 18th ofjune. i'm joanna gosling. theresa may is expected to give more details in a speech early this
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afternoon on her plans for a major cash boost for the nhs in england. she's already come under pressure to say more about where the money will come from. the prime minister has pledged £20 billion a year for the nhs in england by 2023. that means an increase of, on average, 3.4% a year. there'll be more money for health in wales, scotland and northern ireland, too. critics, including some in her own party, have disputed her claim that some of the money will come from a so—called brexit dividend. here's our health correspondent james gallagher. the nhs has been part of british life for nearly 70 years. but it is feeling the pressure. patients are waiting longer to be seen in a&e or to get cancer treatment. but now, more money has been found, an extra 20 billion a year by the financial year starting in 2023. so, where's that cash coming from? that will be through the brexit dividend, the fact that we're no longer sending vast amounts
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of money, every year to the eu once we leave the eu. and we, as a country, will be contributing a bit more. those last few words could affect your pay check. the idea that there is a brexit dividend is pure fiction. it's a pure matter of arithmetic. there will be no extra money in four years' time because of the financial arrangement we've come to with the european union. labour says it would put even more money into the nhs while the shadow chancellor, john mcdonnell, said the government was relying on a magic money forest. patients are not going to see their care radically improved overnight. some critics are even arguing this financial boost is still not enough. the prime minister wants the nhs in england to produce a new ten—year plan, which will include cutting waste and boosting mental health services. the announcement will also mean more money for the devolved government in scotland, wales and northern ireland. james gallagher, bbc news. the health secretary, jeremy hunt, told us where he thought the money
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for the extra funding was coming from, including a suggestion that taxes would have to rise. it's going to come from economic growth, which is obviously going to be very important. there will be an increase in the revenues we get through the taxation system. we can't have this big increase in the proportion of our gdp that we spend, without having some impact on the taxation system. and, of course, we won't be paying those subscriptions to brussels. and if there was one message from the referendum message from the referendum campaign that was very clear, it was that the british people said we want to spend our money on crucial public services and not on subscriptions for our membership of the eu and that's what we're doing. any increase in funding for the health service in england is reflected in the barnett formula, used to distribute treasury funds across the devolved nations. the scottish government will receive a £2 billion boost as a result of uk government investment in the nhs, the scottish conservatives have said there will be a £1.2 billion funding
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boost for the nhs in wales, though it will be up to ministers in cardiff bay to work out where the money will go. northern ireland is likely to receive an additional £600 million a year in real terms by 2023. theresa may has been meeting her cabinet this morning. 0ur assistant political editor, norman smith is in downing street. they were summoned to this emergency meeting, norman, what do you expect they are being told? it has now finished. i expect they have been told they will have to put up taxes for the huge increase of nhs spending. when you factor in extra money for scotland, northern ireland and wales, the 1.25 billion mrs may says she will top up the nhs pension pot every year it is nearer 25 million, a huge amount of money that has got to be found by 2023. at the
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moment, there are no obvious answers as to why this is going to come from. we know taxes are going to form part of it and quite a large pa rt form part of it and quite a large part of it probably because the brexit dividend, so—called, dismissed as fiction by the institute for fiscal studies this morning... borisjohnson institute for fiscal studies this morning... boris johnson conceding that it morning... boris johnson conceding thatitis morning... boris johnson conceding that it is a down payment on long—term receipts. in other words, after 2023, once we finish paying oui’ after 2023, once we finish paying our divorce bill. but that won't get the money that is needed now. blu ntly, the money that is needed now. bluntly, you the money that is needed now. blu ntly, you are the money that is needed now. bluntly, you are left with taxes and borrowing. taxes, the chancellor is pretty hemmed in by tory manifesto commitments. to pretty much cut taxes by raising the threshold for the lower and higher rate. also, to cut business taxes, lowering corporation tax, not to increase vat. comparatively little room for manoeuvre there. while on the boring side of the equation, he's got his fiscal target of balancing the books
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by the middle of 2020 —— borrowing side. little room for manoeuvre. mr hammond is going to have to out his tragic treasury abacus and do quick work —— get out his treasury abacus. we won't know until the budget happens in november. we won't know until november. the other key unknown is social care, which eve ryo ne unknown is social care, which everyone says is integral to coming up everyone says is integral to coming up to everyone says is integral to coming uptoa everyone says is integral to coming up toa —— everyone says is integral to coming up to a —— coming up with a plan for the long—term interest of the nhs. what sort of money is that going to need and where is that going to come from? we are promised a green paper by the health secretary. is no sign of when that might actually emerge. there are two great imponderables, where is the cash for the existing spending splurge and where is the cash for the promised reforms to social care, both of which remain unanswered. thank you very much, norman. theresa may is going to be speaking at about 12:20pm and we
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have coverage on the bbc news channel. for more on this, i'm joined byjennifer dixon, he chief executive of the health foundation. thank you very much forjoining us. almost 25 billion by 2023, what's your reaction? we were talking previously about what you wanted to see happening. how does this play against what you wanted? see happening. how does this play against what you wanted ?m see happening. how does this play against what you wanted? it is certainly well, that is more than the nhs has had. it had starvation rations for the last eight years. but it still doesn't take us up to what the nhs is used to, it is less than average. 3.4. but in real terms growth, the nhs is used to 3.7. we think this is a standstill arrangement. furthermore, crucial aspects have been missed out, such aspects have been missed out, such as social care as your correspondent just said. it also capital spending, training, public health, all these things are very important if you are going to stem demand on the nhs appropriately and keep people healthy. that is unfinished business for the autumn statement. we waited to hear. and the issue, where is the
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money going to come from is well described just then in your correspondent. a difference of 0.3% doesn't sound like a huge amount when it's put like a huge amount when it's put like that. but, spell out what that would mean as varas you are concerned. it sounds very small but every 0.1% is several billion. -- as far as your consent. nhs is our largest industry, 140 billion across the uk, every percentage at tenth of a percentage actually does matter. particularly, as you know, there's been a lot of backlog because of the under spending over the last eight yea rs. under spending over the last eight years. i think, under spending over the last eight years. ithink, you know, we'd like to see waiting times not deteriorate any further. hopefully, this injection of cash means that the case. in terms of a modernised nhs, which we all want to see, don't we, we wa nt which we all want to see, don't we, we want to see fast access, we want to see good kit and digital and technologies, better drugs, to compare with our european colleagues. it is doubtful whether
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this budget unfortunately can produce the goods on that. is there much waste any more in the nhs? is there areas where things can be cut to make sure the money can go further? see as in any service there is waste and variation. for example, in the number of operations that people carry out and labour productivity for example. there is a lwa ys productivity for example. there is always room for change and the nhs has made enormous strides over the last few years. in fact, productivity in the nhs has exceeded that in the wider economy, quite starkly. we've done a lot with not very much. but, nevertheless, if we really wa nt very much. but, nevertheless, if we really want to have a transformation in the future, we really need to boost productivity through investment in capital infrastructure. that's the bit that's been left out of this budget. thank you very much. is you can watch theresa may give her speech on the nhs live on the bbc news channel after 12:20pm. updates on the breaking news story
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this morning. three people are killed after being struck by a train near brixton in south london. british transport police describe the deaths at loughborough junction as "unexplained". 0fficers officers are still at the scene. and inform their families. they are also trying to establish why people came to be on the tracks. we have had a statement through from british transport police confirming that they were called shortly after 7:30am this morning following a report of multiple bodies being found. police and paramedics attended but sadly three people were pronounced dead at the scene. they are working to try to establish the circumstances of how the people came to be on the tracks. they say, this time, we are treating their deaths as unexplained, as we make a number of immediate enquiries. they are asking for anybody who may have seen something to get in touch. the us first lady, melania trump,
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has spoken out on the policy of separating parents and children illegally entering the country from mexico. there have been nearly 2,000 family separations in the last six weeks under president trump's "zero—tolerance" policy, although he blames a law created by the democrats. melania trump said the country must "follow all laws but also govern with heart". from washington chris buckler reports. this border is a gateway into the united states, and some families believe, a new life. but when they cross over from mexico into america, they are now, as a matter of routine, being split apart. every adult without papers is being detained and prosecuted. put in prison, while their children are taken away to detention centres, like this one, in a converted supermarket in texas. among the families are people trying to escape poverty and violence. in the past, many would be freed while they waited
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for a court to hear their case. and release" and replaced it with a zero tolerance policy. that means everybody is now being held in custody and prosecuted. to try to tackle the rising numbers of undocumented families attempting to enter america. crowd: shame on us! there are a growing number of protests at how families are being treated. president trump insists he's in favour of immigration reform, but he says new laws need to be tough and the white house wants money for that long talked about wall with mexico. i certainly don't want anybody to use these kids as leverage. i saw a headline that... breathlessly screamed as much and i object to that. very forcefully. but there also appears to be unease inside the white house. a spokeswoman for the first lady, milani trump, says she... and, pointedly, herstatement goes on to say that america needs not to be a country that follows all laws, but a country that opens with heart.
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mrs trump called for democrats and republicans to work together on immigration reform. voices against the current policy appear to be growing louder. as america's border with mexico divides this country, again. chris buchler, bbc news, washington. gaming addiction has, for the first time, been officially recognised as a mental health condition by the world health organisation. it has included "gaming disorder" in the latest edition of its international classification of diseases. the gaming industry disputes the evidence behind the decision, describing it as inconclusive. the royal college of psychiatrists says while there is no epidemic, for a small number, it can become a problem when online friendships become stronger than real ones. kendal palmer, is a mother of five. her 15—year—old son became addicted to video games,
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and has been off school for a year. she has been explaining what her son has gone through and what it's been like as a parent. it happened over time. it began as fun, a barnes, hobby and then it became much more problematic. when he was supposed to be doing his homework online he was actually playing games. things like his sport, he was a very... i've got five children and he's the most sporty. all of those things, whether it was his sport, his music, his academic... he was always hand his home again. but, slowly, slowly, all those things not dropping to the point, in the last year, where he can't function. because he can't live in a world outside of the gaming. to the point where he was hospitalised and he hasn't been to school for a year. because he's terrified of going outside. to see your child suffer like that has been terrible for all of us in the
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family. the biggest thing you can do asa family. the biggest thing you can do as a parent, a mum 01’ family. the biggest thing you can do as a parent, a mum ora dad, is family. the biggest thing you can do as a parent, a mum or a dad, is try to restrict things, so that i take responsibility for whether it's the devices that he's got, whether it's what he's actually looking at, the content or the access to the intellect. we have been doing it for yea rs intellect. we have been doing it for years —— access to the intranet. it is ingenious at finding ways to get back on it. the parents at prepared to step up and talk about it. i wa nted to step up and talk about it. i wanted to be somebody who did, however ha rd wanted to be somebody who did, however hard it is for me and the family. people don't take it seriously. particularly the gaming companies. if you think about the plasticity of an adolescent‘s brain, and what this is doing to their brain, just that it's great that you're covering that. you think at a time where it's not even formed until they are in their 20s, what thatis until they are in their 20s, what that is doing to your personality and your brain must be pretty significant. because it's not been
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defined and diagnosed in a category, it's impossible to get help. so, there is no help. people don't understand it within the mental health services. and there's lots more information about this story on our website. own it is the bbc‘s digital guide to life online for parents and young people and it's found online at bbc.co.uk/0wnit. the headlines on bbc newsroom live: cabinet ministers have been meeting in downing street to discuss the £20 billion cash boost for the nhs. the health secretary has suggested taxes will be going up to help pay for it. three people are killed after being struck by a train near brixton in south london. us first lady melania trump speaks out against her husband's zero tolerance immigration policy, and the separation of illegal immigrant families. and in sport, england's players are involved the ground ahead of their
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first world cup match with tunisia later. manager, gareth southgate says his players would have learned from their past mistakes but be burdened them. germany, the defending champions, were beaten in their opening world cup match for their opening world cup match for the first time since 1982. it was a 1-0 the first time since 1982. it was a 1—0 defeat to mexico and brazil were held to a draw by switzerland. english golfer tommy fleetwood says he'll take so many positives from this year's us open, despite finishing one shot behind the eventual winner, brooks koepka. finishing one shot behind the eventualwinner, brooks koepka. i will be back with more on those stories just after half past. the duchess of sussex's father says he was sad to have missed the marriage of his daughter to prince harry, but said he was grateful to prince charles for stepping in to walk her down the aisle. thomas markle watched the wedding from california, where he was recovering from heart surgery. he told itv‘s good morning britain that his daughter cried when he told her he would not be attending the wedding. i can't think of a better replacement than someone
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like prince charles, you know. he looked very handsome and my daughter looked beautiful with him. i wasjealous, i wish i'd been there, i wish it'd been me, but thank god he was there and i thank him for that. harry got on the phone with meghan, they called me together, and harry asked for her hand over the phone. and i said, you're a gentleman, promise me you'll never raise your hand against my daughter. and, of course, i give you my permission. 0ur royal correspondent, nicholas witchell is here. how would this have worked, would this have gone through the palace for approval? have they responded? not for a moment. he says he hopes his daughter and the royalfamily won't be offended by him giving the interview. i would won't be offended by him giving the interview. iwould imagine won't be offended by him giving the interview. i would imagine that he has been persuaded by an ingenious
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journalist to sit down and do an interview, the elusive mr morkel has surfaced with his account of what went before the wedding. and his feelings during this —— mr markle. he is looking forward to being on good terms with the royal family and meeting the queen and that sort of thing. he says he did the interview because he wants to show that he is "a regular, normal guy". what more did he say? he spoke a bit about politics and harry and all sorts of stuff. only in passing. he says that in the conversations that he had on the phone with harry, mr markle says he was complaining about not liking donald trump. and harry said, apparently, give donald trump a chance. there was also some kind of reference to brexit and mr markle said he thinks he, the duke of sussex, was open to the experiment. which i think is the kind of noncommittal answer you would expect a senior royal to give on such a
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sensitive issue, if somebody tries to engage him in conversation about that. the main point, i'm sure, that mr markle wanted to make is that he had wanted to be there, to walk his daughter down the aisle. apparently, he had these heart problems but he was watching it on television and he said he was very proud and very upset not to have been there. thank you very much. the first phase of the inquiry into how the grenfell tower fire happened continues this morning and has heard from its first expert witness. 72 people were killed in the fire lastjune. 0ur correspondent, frankie mccamley is in central london for us. tell us what has happened this morning? so far, this morning, the enquiry hasjust been morning? so far, this morning, the enquiry has just been going morning? so far, this morning, the enquiry hasjust been going on morning? so far, this morning, the enquiry has just been going on for over an hour enquiry has just been going on for overan hourand enquiry has just been going on for over an hour and the focus has been looking at the facts around the events building up to the fire and the fire itself. we have heard from doctor barbara layne who specialises infire doctor barbara layne who specialises in fire safety engineering and she
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has given her presentation. so far today looking at the towel before its renovations, things like how fire engines access the building —— looking at the tower. what the windows were made up of, how the internal and external walls were created. she went on to list fire safety requirements for tower blocks across england, explaining that these were built on the basis that a fire could be contained within a flat. she said these buildings were not designed to facilitate mass evacuation. the design intent is that the fire stays within this one compartment or box around the flat. everything is invested in preventing the internal spread of fire. the required external wall fire performance, based on adequately resisting the spread of fire, is intended to prevent an external fire scenario, beyond the single flat on fire. equally, people on the floors above
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the floor where the flat fire has started at also to be protected from the single flat fire below them. —— are also. again, by the measures provided to contain the fire in one flat. again, through the compartment patient to the flats, lobby and stairs, along with the lobby smoke control. really going into a lot of detail about this "stay put" strategy. she said the code of practice states that fire engines are considered u nsatisfa ctory that fire engines are considered unsatisfactory for high rise flats. therefore, they should be designed on the basis that firefighting should not be carried out from the outside, they should be carried out from the inside. she said, "i consider the building stay put strategy failed at 1:26am and all events offer that have occurred in the context of total loss of the only safety provisions provided for". doctor barbara layne will continue today and we will hear from other experts throughout the week. this is the first stage of the
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enquiry hearing from a number of different experts and that is due to go on for the next few months. three people are now reported to have been killed following an earthquake that hit the japanese city of 0saka this morning. the magnitude 6.1 quake struck during the morning rush hour, bringing train lines to a halt. there are widespread reports of damage to buildings and water pipes, but japan's stringent earthquake regulations appear to have prevented any major building collapses. the powerful quake hit right under the northern part of osaka city at 7:58am, the middle of the morning rush. tens of thousands of people have been stranded on commuter trains and bullet train services in and out of osaka have been suspended. three deaths have now been reported, including an 80—year—old man and a nine—year—old schoolgirl, who was trapped under a collapsed wall near her school. pictures from 0saka showed damaged traffic lights and road signs
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and water gushing from a number of burst water main pipes. but overall, structural damage appears to be remarkably light, given the strength and the shallowness of the quake. in 1995, a magnitude 7.3 quake in the nearby city of kobe killed more than 6,000 people. since then, japan has further tightened its earthquake regulations and reinforced older schools, road viaducts and other public infrastructure. let's update you on our breaking story this morning: three people have been killed after being struck by a train near brixton in south london. british transport police describe the deaths at loughborough junction as "unexplained". our correspondent amanda akass is here and has been looking into this for us. we know british transport police received a call just we know british transport police received a calljust after 7:30am to
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reports that there were multiple bodies on the line near to loughborough junction station into brixton in south london. by the time police and paramedics got there, they found three people were dead. they say they are currently trying to work out exactly how and why these people happened to be on the line and we hit by the train at that time. 0fficers line and we hit by the train at that time. officers are still down there, trying to identify the bodies and get in touch with their families. we have a quote from detective superintendent gary richardson, he says his thoughts are with family and friends of these people and they are treating the death as unexplained and they are asking anyone who was around at the time and who may have seen something to get in touch. it is a very busy commuter station at that time in the morning. 0bviously, train services are affected while the investigation is continuing and police try to work out why those three people were hit bya train. out why those three people were hit by a train. the details are very scant at the moment. is there any indication as to the ages, sex, anything else? no. i'm afraid...
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that's all we know at the moment. it sounds like the police at the moment themselves still haven't been able to identify them. that warning that they are still trying to get in touch with the families. we will be watching to see what more they say shortly. thank you. two banks have announced that they're merging to become the uk's sixth largest bank. the clydesdale and yorkshire bank is paying £1.7 billion to buy virgin money. the merger, with the new bank trading under the virgin money brand, is likely to lead to the loss of more than 1,500 jobs. mps are calling for the legislation of medicinal cannabis after the home secretary allowed a epileptic boy to receive the treatment. sajid javid intervened to grant billy caldwell the right to use cannabis oil, after he was admitted to hospital with extreme seizures. billy's mother says he has responded well to the treatment, and she is now asking for a meeting with mrjavid to try to help other children. the headlines are coming up on the bbc news channel. in a moment, we say goodbye to viewers on bbc two,
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to viewers on bbc two. first we leave you with for a look at the weather with simon king. varying amounts of sunshine. some, quite cloudy but for others the cloud breaks up quite nicely together some sunny spells. this is in london, wembley. blue skies coming through. he will continue to see sunshine across mainly central and eastern areas of england into this afternoon where it will feel pretty warm. temperatures in the mid—20s. further west, more pretty warm. temperatures in the mid—20s. furtherwest, more cloud across wales and south—west england and scotland and northern ireland. the chance of some drizzle particularly around coastal areas. it will be a bit cooler the further north you are. 0vernight tonight, clear skies and it will stay cooler, temperatures in single figures but central and southern areas, overnight temperatures about 15—18. quite an uncomfortable night for sleeping. tuesday, we keep warm weather, plenty of dry weather with
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sunny spells. goodbye. this is bbc news. our latest headlines... cabinet ministers have been meeting in downing street to discuss the £20 billion cash boost for the nhs. the health secretary has suggested taxes will be going up to help pay for it. transport police are investigating after three people were killed after being struck by a train near brixton in south london. us first lady melania trump speaks out against her husband's zero tolerance immigration policy — and the separation of illegal immigrant families. let's get a sports update. well, hello, the wait is finally over for supporters of england. their world cup campaign begins this evening with a meeting with tunisia. england have made thejourney
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of over 1000 miles from their base in repino to the city of volvograd. they didn't train in the stadium yesterday, but southgate and his captain harry kane have had a look around the volvograd arena. iamjoined by i am joined by stephen warnock the former england defender who went to the 2010 world cup. so much excitement it seems about southgate and his team. what do you think we should be looking forward to?|j think we have a young and exciting squad. we have got harry kane and goals which is exciting for the team and fans. i am looking forward to this tournament. the new—found relationship with the press that gareth has but across is exciting times. they seem to be a very different mindset. he spoke to the
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media, gareth southgate did about how they are free from the burden of any baggage of previous tournaments. you went to 2010 and you know what scrutiny can be like. do you think being free from that will help the england squad? it helps. the only thing is as a nation and breast there is a lot of pressure in the tea m there is a lot of pressure in the team if they don't do well, you try to set up a new legacy for yourselves to create a great team and do something in the world cup so there is pressure with playing for england and england and expectancy and that is a problem. i think gareth's job is to take the pressure off them. people think immediately it is tunisia and we should have three points but the world cup has already shown it will not be that easy. it'll be a tough game. they are the top—ranked african team in the competition. no one qualifies without being a good team. they are a good team. it will be a big ask for us tonight but one that i think
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we should come through. thank you for joining we should come through. thank you forjoining us. i know you will be working on the bbc coverage today. the bbc will bring you england's first match of the tournament live across television, radio and online. all the build—up on bbc 0ne begins at 6:15pm. so, that's to come later today. yesterday we had a rather surprising set of results — so far none of the favourites have set down a marker to say they'll be the side to beat at this year's world cup. you can include in that the defending champions germany. their managerjoachim low says they need to get back to playing to their strengths after mexico managed a 1—0 win, which really could have been more. it's the first time a german team has failed to win their world cup opener since 1982. and just look what the win meant to those mexican players. west ham's javier hernandez there in tears. it wasn't just the world champions germany getting in a muddle on the opening day. for the first time since the 1978 world cup, brazil haven't won their opening game. they were held 1—1 by switzerland.
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philippe coutinho scored an early contender for goal of the tournament in the first half. but the five time winners of the world cup let the lead slip, conceding a pretty soft equaliser as the swiss salvaged a point. and that result means that serbia are the leaders of group e. thanks to another beautiful goal. alexander kola rov, once of manchester city, with the free—kick. a stunning finish. too good for costa rica's keylor navas and enough to seal the 1—0 victory. let's take a look at today's other fixtures, radio 5live will bring you sweden against south korea at 1pm, followed by a huge moment for panama as they play their first match at a world cup finals against belgium, that's on bbc one as is england against tunisia. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. more now on the plans to give
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the nhs a cash boost. theresa may announced yesterday that there'd be an extra £20 billion a year for front line services by 2023 , funded in part by a ‘brexit dividend'. that claim has, of course, already been strongly disputed by some mps on her own side as well as by the influential think tank — the institute of fiscal studies. they say there is not going to be a brexit dividend. let's cross over to westminster and get more on this from the labour mp dr paul williams. he is also a gp. thank you for joining us. it works out to 300 and judy main pounds a week it is close to what they predicted during the campaign. how do you see those things are lining? good try, but this brexit dividend is as the
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conservative chair of the health select committee described baloney. the brexit is actually harming the nhs is causing an exodus of staff. we are losing access potentially to new drugs. it looks as though the economic outlook for the future of oui’ economic outlook for the future of our country for at least for the short to medium term will be harmed by brexit, meaning that actually this cash increase with the nhs is only, and it is something that jeremy hunt is probably quite disappointed by, only the minimum amount needed in order to sustain things rather than the huge injection that we all really want to see. revenue injection that we all really want to see . revenue money injection that we all really want to see. revenue money is coming from, and the government is saying —— where ever the money is coming from, they are saying the brexit dividend, whether you want to accept that or not, or certainly not be there by 2023 anyway, so it will be funded by an increase in taxation. probably to be honest. we will hear from theresa
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may in an hour or so so we will get more on that then. i know you say it is not enough but it is still a significant cash bids —— categories to the pages. the 155 said in order to the pages. the 155 said in order to stand still, and remember this is a nhs with millions of people on waiting lists, i winter crisis last year, most hospitals trusts are in deficits. in order to stand still we need 3.3% and this is 3.4%. it is about the same. but also the government hasn't made, they have said nothing about what we believe we need to be saying something about social care, looking after people in their own homes. when you don't invest in social care and has been a 10% cut in social care in the last eight years of tory government, when you don't invest, the consequence is that you don't prevent people going into hospital and you end up spending more and more in hospitals and that is where we see the crisis. there is nothing to say about public health prevention, although the
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early detection of cancer, things that have had cuts from local authorities, that is where we really ought to be putting the money and the government has nothing to say about that. we won't get the details of where the money is coming from and how other departments may be affected until the budget in november. although it is less than you and others would like to see it is going to have an impact on people's pockets, and on potential spending in other departments. so it's if it ever realistic to think that it could become a could be higher than this? would labour offer any more? labour at the last election said we would put up taxes on the 5% of highest earners and that we would also make some changes including to the way in which we tax private health insurance and corporation tax in order to put an extra funding into the nhs. what our shadow health secretary jon extra funding into the nhs. what our shadow health secretaryjon ashworth said... sorry to interrupt. adding
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up said... sorry to interrupt. adding up to what? with the headline figure of being bigger than this? what jon as hworth of being bigger than this? what jon ashworth said yesterday is that when we find out, we don't yet know but when we find out how the tories planned to raise the money that will then be something that will already be in the pipeline and labour were then put an extra injection on top of what the government is proposing. so labour is saying that the nhs needs about 5% year—on—year extra funding and that is something that we will do. we can't make up, we have only learned about this yesterday and so we haven't yet done all of our sons on the collaborators to work out exactly what we would put into the country if we are in the next election but labour is the party of the nhs and you can trust us party of the nhs and you can trust us to make sure we look at the meeting those real terms investments in the nhs that it needs for the future. you where two hats on this because you are a labour mp and also a practising gp for people working in the nhs, will this be seen as a morale booster? it is better than we
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have seen. we have seen eight years of real terms cuts to the nhs where we have seen demand increasing and the increases in money not meeting the increases in money not meeting the extra demand. we have seen a public sector pay freeze and i hope that the money that is going to come to increase the pay particularly of many low—paid nurses and other staff isn't going to becoming out of this money, the government had previously said it would be brand—new money coming into the nhs, so it is welcome, it is better than we have had over the last eight years, but it is just not enough to do all the wonderful things that the nhs could be doing if we had just that little bit extra. thank you forjoining us. you can watch theresa may give her speech on plans to give the nhs a cash boost live here on the bbc news channel after 12:20pm. the chief executive of the german car maker audi has been arrested in connection with the scandal over the cheating of diesel
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emissions tests. rupert stadler was arrested in munich this morning. it's being reported that a judge has ordered his arrest to prevent him from obstructing or hindering the diesel investigation. last month, audi admitted that another 60,000 a6 and a7 models with diesel engines have emission software issues, that's on top of 850,000 recalled last year. let's get more from our correspondent damien mcguiness. hello. dramatic this arrest. tell us what you can tell us. yes, he was detained in his home early this morning during a raid. that is as you say because prosecutors in bavaria say that there is a risk that mr stadler could hinder the investigation either by tampering with evidence or by potentially exerting pressure on employees, that is what some have been saying, but
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it has to be clarified he hasn't yet been charged but i think, prosecutors and audi have been saying he has to be presumed to be innocent of any crime so far. the next stage is that he will be meeting with his lawyer, in the next day or two and by wednesday he will be questioned. that is the point which we will know if any charges are going to be made and whether or what sort of prosecution the state prosecutors are looking for, because of course there is a very serious matter, the whole vw group of which audi isa matter, the whole vw group of which audi is a part has been struggling with the fallout of this huge scandal for three years now. with the fallout of this huge scandalfor three years now. as with the fallout of this huge scandal for three years now. as you remember that diesel emissions scandal first broke in 2015 when it was found that 11 million diesel ca rs was found that 11 million diesel cars worldwide had been fitted with what is called cheating software which made cars seem cleaner than they really were by fiddling the emissions tests effectively, and this is something that has now hit
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various brands in the vw group including audi and it is only really as far as investors and consumers 90, as far as investors and consumers go, once all these charges are clarified and the mess is cleared up that the company can really look forward , that the company can really look forward, because for years now they have been trying to sort out the manager structures of the news this morning that one of the ceos has been detained for questioning is really putting a spanner in the works for the whole group. how unusual is it that someone right at the top of an organisation like this is arrested for an issue with the running of the business in this way in germany? this is the highest person responsible within this group, so far in germany, to be brought in for questioning like this, so in that sense it is very unusual. it depends though what he says under questioning and what his lawyer advises him to say, so according to german flaws that is
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only a certain amount of time he can be held without being charged and so it really depends what evidence there might be, he is only being held so far in order to prevent any investigation being injured, some no charges have so far been made. but the problem for audi as well as the rest of the vw group is a reputational one and this is something that the company is struggling with right now. we are saying on a monthly basis really a new set ofjudges or fines being made —— new set of charges. in germany or the us. it means that they have set aside $30 billion just to cope with the costs of those finds or the buy—backs of the car is and the legal proceedings in general, so this is something that isa general, so this is something that is a real ongoing problem for the whole group and it might be we see this broaden out within audi as well because this effectively now this just the beginning of this particular investigation. thank you very much. the united nations human rights council has started a three—week session in geneva today — the foreign secretary borisjohnson spoke at the opening session
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and called for more efforts to improve access to education for girls across the world. if all girls went to secondary school, then infant mortality would be cut in half, saving three million young lives a year. about 12 million children would not have their growth stunted by malnutrition. the future wages of girls would rise by 12%, for every extra year in the classroom. and with that prosperity, you create jobs and, therefore, you strike a blow against the boko harams and the maladjusted chauvinist fanatics, who overwhelmingly come from countries where women are under educated. and the conclusion is obvious.
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educating our daughters with the same care that we educate our sons is the single and most powerful spur to development and progress. in a moment a summary of the business news this hour, but first the headlines on bbc newsroom live... cabinet ministers have been meeting to discuss the twenty billion pound cash boost for the nhs. the health secretary has suggested taxes will have to go up to help pay for it. three people are killed after being struck by a train near brixton in south london. us first lady melania trump speaks out about her husband's zero tolerance immigration policy — and the separation of illegal immigrant families. i'm vishala sri—pathma — in the business news... the owner of clydesdale bank and yorkshire bank has agreed to buy virgin money for £1.7 billion. under the deal, all the group's retail customers will be moved
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to virgin money over the next three years. it will be the uk's sixth largest bank, with about six million customers, but1,500jobs are likely to go. gas and electricity suppliers are forcing too many customers to use prepaid meters. the regulators 0fgem said the number of gas meter devices installed using a court warrant rose by 6.9% last year. the regulator said meters should be "an absolute last resort" for recovering debt, and suppliers should be putting households onto repayment plans first. and cash has been knocked off its throne. debit card payments have overtaken cash use for the first time. a total of 13.2 billion debit card payments were made last year, a rise of 14% on the previous year, according to banking trade body uk finance. an estimated 3.4 million people hardly used cash at all during the year. good morning, welcome to the business news.
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today we're going to talk more about that merger between clydesdale bank and virgin money. under the deal, all the group's retail customers will be moved to virgin money over the next three years. it will be the uk's sixth largest bank, with about six million customers, but1,500jobs are likely to go. cybg said it had agreed with sir richard branson's virgin group to license the virgin money brand for a fee. joining us now is sarah coles, personal finance analyst at hargreaves la nsdown. thank you be is. —— thank you for joining us. that this bank are going to licence the virgin land. where do they want to do that? the idea with they want to do that? the idea with the merger is not to create the sixth—largest bank but the largest challenger bank would just different. the idea they do bring the virgin ethos through into the broader bank so there is focus on
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customer service, one of the things they say is they are not like other banks so they try and treat people like human beings rather than numbers and they have got things like in the 74 branches comfy sofas and wi—fi and they encouraged people to enjoy themselves while they are there. the idea is to move away from there. the idea is to move away from the banks trying to squeeze customers and give this idea of a brand—new challenger bank with a brand—new challenger bank with a brand you approach rather than yet another really big brands. this idea of hanging out at the bank, i like that. historically this was northern rock, and it is geared more towards mortgages. yorkshire and clydesdale slightly different. what differences are customers going to see? at the moment what we see is that virgin banks offer some competitive saving rates, particularly something like easy a ccess rates, particularly something like easy access isa, 1.3, among the best on the market. ragsdale and yorkshire further down. they have had to offer these competitive savings rate they need to balance the mortgage book. clydesdale and yorkshire have much bigger savings
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but so the question is whether they will think back about a large bag of savings so we don't have to worry about attracting savers and we can drop the rates. we hope perceived as a commitment to offering competitive rates amongst the virgin brand but we had to wait and see whether there will be a temptation to drop the race back a bit. 1500 jobs, do we know where they are going? at the moment the banks are saying primarily this is to do with the crossover of senior management. they are talking down the number of customer facing jobs which are likely to go. given the fact that the headquarters will be based in glasgow we can expect to see some job losses in newcastle and that is not just a blow job losses in newcastle and that is notjust a blow but job losses in newcastle and that is not just a blow but those job losses in newcastle and that is notjust a blow but those people who are working for the company but also for those other banks that are based there. companies like adam bank which has moved to durham in order to be nearby this broaderfinancial services sector. there will be difficulty that those companies who are based there and looking for qualified experienced staff who are these people move away from the area and other businesses that will be an issue there in recruitment. will
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there be a concern of loyalty and branding? clydesdale and yorkshire bank have a very local customer base and local branding with infinity and locations there are associated with, do you think this will affect that? i think they have a different customer from the i think they have a different customerfrom the virgin i think they have a different customer from the virgin customer so it'll be interesting to see how they tra nsfer it'll be interesting to see how they transfer over. one of the things in customers minds will be that technology will merge and with tsb so recently they will be a big? 0ver how these acts will merge the technology. we know there will be a three—year transition period but i think a lot of people particularly those who have seen the ball out of tsb there will be a concern that they need to worry about what will happen to their branch. sadly the front of their minds. thank you for joining us. a bit of doom gloom from the british chamber of commerce — its revised its growth outlook for the uk economy. its cut its 2018 growth forecast to 1.3 percent from 1.4 percent and also cut its outlook for 2019 to 1.4 percent. the bcc say its because of brexit uncertainties, higher oil prices
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and fears of a trade war. on to more cheery news, heineken the world's second largest brewer has announced plans to pour £44 million into the uk's into the uk's struggling pubs. the group's british arm will invest the money into around 500 of the 2,900 pubs owned by its star pubs & bars unit, with the aim of creating 1,000 jobs. the money will go into traditional pubs aswell as trendy pop—up bars. uk beer sales in pubs have taken a bit of a knocking over the last few years, so they're hoping this investment will provide a boost. and unilever, the company behind lynx and dove and other consumer goods, has reportedly cut ties with social media stars who have inflated their online audience. you can pay for followers on sites like twitter and instagram — stars on those sites can make thousands of pounds by promoting brands. it follows an investigation by the new york times that found that dozens of tv personalities and athletes were customers of a "cash—for—followers" service that specialised in inflating celebrities' status on social media. oil prices have made
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a partial recovery following friday's sharp losses. brent crude is up there. the market is fixated on a meeting of 0pec oil producing nations on friday. oil prices have been rising since december 2016, when the 0pec oil nations agreed to curb production. now, with oil trading above $70 per barrel, they are considering raising production. but there appears to be disagreement over how large that increase will be. russia has talked about an increase of 1.5 million barrels per day. but on sunday iran said it was opposed to any increases in output. so we'll be following that closely all this week. that's all the business news. david dimbleby is leaving question time after hosting the show for 25 years. the presenter says he wants to return to his first love — reporting. simonjones has been looking back at some of the highlights of his quarter of a century at the helm. this is how it all started in
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january 19 94. good evening and welcome to the first question time of the new year. welcome to question time. 25 years of tough questions. did you deny the holocaust? why are you smiling? it is not particularly amusing. i think you ought to leave. applause there has been some crowd control. now we are in the situation and we're all going that for and it is time for bed. and some lighter moments. this is my -- this is my stopwatch saying it was bedtime. he is the longest serving presenter of the programme. they didn't do but we says it has been proposed to bring voters face—to—face with people in power but the plans to return to his
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first love, reporting. he will chair his final show in december but there is no word yet on the success. from question thanks until next thursday, good night. the headlines are coming up on the bbc news channel. first we leave you with a look at the weather. thank you. quite a bit of cloud this morning. that has been thinning and breaking up as we go into this afternoon. it will stay quite sunny across many eastern areas. this is a weather watcher photo we had a tad in. some high—level cloud in wakefield. we have seen a ufo type cloud which is fascinating. some cloud which is fascinating. some cloud in kent. that is starting to break up at the moment and it will continue to break across the south—east of england. thicker cloud moving into south—west england,
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wales, north—west england. also in northern ireland. the risk of some showers in the north—west of scotla nd showers in the north—west of scotland weather is quite a strong wind across the far north. temperature is about 12 or 13. for most it the squid warmer than in particularly when you have got that sunshine with temperatures up to around 22 or 24. tonight it will stay quite cloudy across england, wales. with that cloud around it will be a very muggy night. those are the overnight temperatures. 15-19. are the overnight temperatures. 15—19. quite an uncomfortable night was living. further north across england, scotland and northern ireland a little bit cooler into tuesday. rain for that is we have got this weather front to the south, south—westerly winds bringing mild and warmerairto the south—westerly winds bringing mild and warmer air to the north of that, still holding onto cooler conditions to the north. 0n still holding onto cooler conditions to the north. on that is that we will start to see some rain moving into northern ireland, eventually the west of scotland during tuesday. we could see a few showers across england and wales. that is where the highest temperatures will be, up
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into the 20s. further north those temperatures lower at about 14—18. that weather system will continue to move south and east as we go into wednesday bringing some outbreaks of rain. gradually introducing fresh conditions to the north and west. the rain will be to add on wednesday. some sunny spells and showers to the north. some sunshine in the south—east as well. i had a bad weather system it is still warm across the south—east. temperatures into the high 20s. behind that area of cloud and rain there temperatures about 15 to maybe 1920. —— 19 or 20. to the end of the week those temperatures and fresh air moving into all parts. it will be barely settled as we enter the week. plenty of dry weather and sunny spells. temperatures on the climb again into the weekend. this is bbc news, and these
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are the top stories developing at midday: the £20 billion cash boost for the nhs, the health secretary suggests taxes will be going up, to pay for it. you can't have this big increase in the proportion of our gdp that we spend, without having some impact on the taxation system. ministers are summoned to downing street to be told that taxes will have to go up to pay for the nhs spending boost. and that means other departments could lose out. three people are killed after being struck by a train near brixton in south london. video gaming, the world health 0rganisation says they can be addictive and may lead to mental health disorder. us first lady melania trump speaks out against her husband's support for the policy of separating children from their parents if they enter the united states illegally. also ahead, the duchess of sussex's
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father thanks prince charles for walking meghan down the aisle. i was jealous, i wish i had been there. i wish it had been me, but thank god he was there and thank him for that. and england prepare to open their world cup campaign today, as they take on tunisia in their first match of the tournament. good afternoon. welcome to bbc newsroom live. i'm joana gosling. it's monday the 18th ofjune. theresa may is expected to give more details in a speech within the next half hour on plans for a major cash boost for the nhs in england. she's already come under pressure to say more about where the money will come from. the prime minister has pledged £20 billion a year for the nhs in england by 2023.
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that means an increase of, on average, 3.4% a year. there'll be more money for health in wales, scotland and northern ireland, too. critics, including some in her own party, have disputed her claim that some of the money will come from a so—called brexit dividend. here's our health correspondent james gallagher. the nhs has been part of british life for nearly 70 years. but it is feeling the pressure. patients are waiting longer to be seen in a&e or to get cancer treatment. but now, more money has been found, an extra 20 billion a year by the financial year starting in 2023. so, where's that cash coming from? that will be through the brexit dividend, the fact that we're no longer sending vast amounts of money, every year to the eu once we leave the eu. and we, as a country, will be contributing a bit more. those last few words could affect your pay check.
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the idea that there's a brexit dividend is pure fiction. it's a pure matter of arithmetic. there will be no extra money in fouryears' time, because of the financial arrangement we've come to, with the european union. labour says it would put even more money into the nhs, while the shadow chancellor, john mcdonnell, said the government was relying on a magic money forest. patients are not going to see their care radically improved, overnight. some critics are even arguing this financial boost is still not enough. the prime minister wants the nhs in england to produce a new ten—year plan, which will include cutting waste and boosting mental health services. the announcement will also mean more money for the devolved government in scotland, wales and northern ireland. james gallagher, bbc news. the health secretary, jeremy hunt, told us where he thought the money for the extra funding was coming from, including a suggestion that taxes would have to rise. it's going to come from economic growth, which is obviously going to be very important.
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there will be an increase in the revenues we get through the taxation system. you can't have this big increase in the proportion of our gdp that we spend, without having some impact on the taxation system. and, of course, we won't be paying those subscriptions to brussels. and if there was one message from the referendum campaign that was very clear, it was that the british people said we want to spend our money on crucial public services and not on subscriptions for our membership of the eu and that's what we're doing. theresa may has been meeting her cabinet this morning. 0ur assistant political editor, norman smith is in downing street. the amount of money being given to the nhs is 384 million a week, remarkably close to the controversial figure remarkably close to the controversialfigure on remarkably close to the controversial figure on the bus remarkably close to the controversialfigure on the bus in the referendum campaign, there is
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talk of a brexit dividend paying for some of it, it is confusion about exactly where the money is going to come from. what do you make of the figures and the politics around the fa ct figures and the politics around the fact that there will be links drawn between the controversial bus figure and what's actually happening? mrs may's decision to cite the brexit dividend was deliberate. if you like, it was a deliberate carrot to the brexiteers, to underline that she wanted to paint a more optimistic vision of what brexit could deliver. the fact that it was going to happen and to sound the same sort of mood music they had standard in the run—up to the referendum. the difficulty is that it runs into some pretty hard statistical facts, provided it runs into some pretty hard statisticalfacts, provided most notably by the institute for fiscal studies who said the idea of a brexit dividend is bluntly "a fiction". why? although we will stop paying 10 billion into the eu, we
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will still be paying a brexit divorce bill of up to £39 billion for some years to come. 0n divorce bill of up to £39 billion for some years to come. on top of that, the government has agreed to pay eu cash, which will no longer be going to farmers, it will now come from the treasury. when you put those sort of sums together, that wipes out the brexit dividend. interestingly, this morning, the foreign secretary, boris johnson, who, of course, was the man on the tour bus which proudly proclaimed the idea of a brexit dividend appeared to concede that in the short—term at least up to 2023, when this nhs cash boost is piling in, the brexit dividend is not going to be of much use. a listen. well, i think the important point is that you can only afford to fund the nhs well if you have a strong, vibrant and dynamic economy, with the government focused on enterprise and growth will stop that's why i think... of course, the pie minister
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has rightly said that it is a down payment on future receipts —— the prime minister. that will come into the uk as a result of discontinuing payments to brussels. the keyword is a down payment. in other words, this will be a long—term process before britain sees any benefits from the so—called brexit dividend. perhaps not in the time frame for this nhs boost, which means the cash is going to come from elsewhere. most significantly tax rises and borrowing. although, we don't have the details and we won't get the details until the budget in november. thank you very much, norman. let's cross over to westminster and get more on this from the liberal democrat norman lamb, who served a health minster in the coalition government. good afternoon and thank you for joining us. boris johnson good afternoon and thank you for joining us. borisjohnson says this isa joining us. borisjohnson says this is a down payment on the brexit
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dividend? well, it's misleading and it's nonsense. it was me that took the original claim on the side of that bus to the uk statistics authority, who said, in response to my complaint is that it was misleading... and now the government is misleading again. as the institute for fiscal studies has said. and this is a scrupulously independent body. there is no brexit dividend. the combination of payments that we will continue to make, which we've already agreed to make, which we've already agreed to make, and the government's own analysis of the impact on the economy, particularly, incidentally, if there is the sort of hard brexit that boris johnson once, if there is the sort of hard brexit that borisjohnson once, with interruption to our trade with continental europe... then there is simply no brexit dividend. quite the opposite. it puts more pressure on our public finances, making it more difficult to fund public services. my difficult to fund public services. my great frustration, i have spent
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the last dozen years leading calls for the government to work cross party to come up with a long—term settle m e nt party to come up with a long—term settlement for both the nhs and social care —— last two years. this fails to deliver that. it is a sort of inadequate sticking plaster. it is completely left out of the equation the crisis in social care. it is less money than is needed. and less tha n it is less money than is needed. and less than we've had over the whole period since the second world war. it fails to deliver what is needed to guarantee the future of the nhs and the social care system. what do you think about the politics around it? you said you have been lobbying for a long—term settlement for the nhs and social care and as you point out, social, care is a glaring initial here —— social care isa glaring initial here —— social care is a glaring omission. what about the long—term stability and funding for the nhs? that has been knocked by all the messaging around it? for the nhs? that has been knocked by all the messaging around mm is. is there really that long—term
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stability we are after? this amounts to 3.4% real terms increase per year. the long—term trends since the second world war is 3.7%. it fall —— it falls short and the institute for fiscal studies said it needs 4%, pretty close to that for social care as well. it falls short. my real concern also is that because there is this complete lack of clarity about where the money will actually come from, the danger is that it actually puts more pressure on other public services, such as education, the police, defence and so forth. that's why i've worked, again, with collea g u es that's why i've worked, again, with colleagues from other parties to make the case for a dedicated nhs and care tax. the lib dems have... i commissioned an expert panel to look at that. they recommended that that was the answer, to guarantee funding for both the nhs and social care. that's the sort of new thinking we need. at the moment, we'rejust not
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getting it from this government. the government is going to be putting up taxes. they say it in a very vague sense, but we don't know where those taxes are going to fall. we have no idea whether they will be fair in their application across income levels. and also whether they will be sufficient to fund the sort of increase is that the institute for fiscal studies and many others have said is absolutely necessary. at the moment, we'vejust had said is absolutely necessary. at the moment, we've just had this offer to the nhs. as i've said, nothing about social care, just a green paper proposed for the summer and some statement in the autumn. there needs to bea statement in the autumn. there needs to be a comprehensive response to the crisis across the nhs and social care. critically, also, there's nothing about how we ensure that the money is spent effectively. more money is spent effectively. more money on its own will not solve the problem. if you just pour more money into what is a dysfunctional system,
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we will waste of public money. what we will waste of public money. what we need to do is work together to ensure that new money really transforms the system, so that it becomes an efficient and effective and modern nhs and care system. thank you very much, norman lamb. and stay with for theresa may's speech on the nhs, which starts here on bbc news a little later this half hour. it is due to start at 12:20pm. let's update you on our breaking story this morning, three people have been killed after being struck by a train near brixton in south london. british transport police described the deaths at loughborough junction as "unexplained". they have yet to release the identities of the victims, and are trying to find out how they came to be on the track. the police confirmed the incident in a tweet, saying that they are trying to establish why people came to be on the tracks. 0ur correspondent amanda akass is here and has been looking into this for us. what have you been able to find out?
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the details are still very much emerging. the police are on the scene at the moment, near loughborough junction station, in south london near brixton. we have had a statement from british transport police. they say shortly after 7:30am this morning officers from british transport police were called to loughborough junction from british transport police were called to loughborouthunction in south london. following a report of multiple bodies being found. police and paramedics from the london ambulance service attended the scene, however three people were sadly pronounced dead at the scene. we are treating their death as unexplained as we make a number of immediate enquiries. we have been able to see that there are still officers at the scene at the moment. the section of track where it appears to have happened is slightly away from the station and it appears to be raised up along some kind of viaduct. the bodies we re some kind of viaduct. the bodies were discovered on that section of track. the police have told us they are currently still working to try to identify who of these three
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people were as worth getting in touch with their families and informing them of what happened. the station is actually still open. british transport police have warned there will be delays while they are continuing their investigations. gaming addiction has, for the first time, been officially recognised as a mental health condition by the world health organisation. it has included "gaming disorder" in the latest edition of its international classification of diseases. the gaming industry disputes the evidence behind the decision, describing it as inconclusive. the royal college of psychiatrists says while there is no epidemic, for a small number it can become a problem when online friendships become stronger than real ones. kendal palmer is a mother of five. her 15—year—old son became addicted to video games and has been off school for a year. she has been explaining what her son has gone through and what it's been like as a parent. it happened over time. it began as fun, a buzz, and a hobby and then it became much more problematic. when he was supposed to be
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doing his homework online, he was actually playing games. things like his sport, he was a very... i've got five children and he's the most sporty. all of those things, whether it was his sport, his music, his academic... he would always hand his homework in. but, slowly, slowly, all those things started dropping to the point, in the last year, where he can't function. because he can't live in a world outside of the gaming. to the point where he was hospitalised and he hasn't been to school for a year. because he's terrified of going outside. to see your child suffer like that has been terrible for all of us in the family. the biggest thing you can do as a parent, a mum ora dad, is try to restrict things, so that i take responsibility for whether it's the devices that he's got, whether it's what he's actually looking at, the content or the access to the internet. we have been doing it for years.
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he is ingenious at finding ways to get back on it. if parents aren't prepared to step up and talk about it, i wanted to be somebody who did, however hard it is for me and the family. people don't take it seriously. particularly the gaming companies. if you think about the plasticity of an adolescent‘s brain, and what this is doing to their brain, just that it's great that you're covering that. you think at a time where it's not even formed until they are in their 20s, what that is doing to your personality and your brain must be pretty significant. because it's not been defined and diagnosed in a category, it's impossible to get help. so, there is no help. people don't understand it within the mental health services. and there's lots more information about this story on our website. own it is the bbc‘s digital guide to life online for parents and young people and it's found
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online at bbc.co.uk/ownit. the us first lady melania trump has spoken out against the policy of separating parents and children found to be illegally entering the united states from mexico. there have been nearly 2,000 family separations in the last six weeks. the policy has also been sharply criticised this morning by the united nations human rights commissioner. from washington chris buckler reports. this border is a gateway into the united states, and some families believe, a new life. but when they cross over from mexico into america, they are now, as a matter of routine, being split apart. every adult without papers is being detained and prosecuted. put in prison, while their children are taken away to detention centres, like this one, in a converted supermarket in texas. among the families are people trying to escape poverty and violence. in the past, many would be freed, while they waited for a court to hear their case.
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but president trump has got rid of what was known as "catch and release" and replaced it with a zero—tolerance policy. that means everybody is now being held in custody and prosecuted. to try to tackle the rising numbers of undocumented families attempting to enter america. crowd: shame on us! there are a growing number of protests at how families are being treated. president trump insists he's in favour of immigration reform, but he says new laws need to be tough and the white house wants money for that long talked about wall with mexico. i certainly don't want anybody to use these kids as leverage. i saw a headline that... breathlessly screamed as much and i object to that. very forcefully. but there also appears to be unease inside the white house. a spokeswoman for the first lady, melania trump, says she... and, pointedly, herstatement goes on to say that she believes that america needs not to be a country that follows all laws,
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but a country that opens with heart. that governs with heart. mrs trump called for democrats and republicans to work together on immigration reform. voices against the current policy appear to be growing louder. as america's border with mexico divides this country, again. chris buchler, bbc news, washington. three people are now reported to have been killed following an earthquake that hit the japanese city of 0saka this morning. the magnitude 6.1 quake struck during the morning rush hour, bringing train lines to a halt. there are widespread reports of damage to buildings and water pipes, but japan's stringent earthquake regulations appear to have prevented any major building collapses. the powerful quake hit right under the northern part of osaka city at 7:58am, the middle of the morning rush. tens of thousands of people have been stranded on commuter trains and bullet train services in and out
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of osaka have been suspended. three deaths have now been reported, including an 80—year—old man and a nine—year—old schoolgirl, who was trapped under a collapsed wall near her school. pictures from 0saka showed damaged traffic lights and road signs and water gushing from a number of burst water main pipes. but overall, structural damage appears to be remarkably light, given the strength and the shallowness of the quake. in 1995, a magnitude 7.3 quake in the nearby city of kobe killed more than 6,000 people. since then, japan has further tightened its earthquake regulations and reinforced older schools, road viaducts and other public infrastructure. the duchess of sussex's father says he was sad to have missed the marriage of his daughter to prince harry but said he was grateful to prince charles for stepping in to walk her down the aisle.
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thomas markle watched the wedding from california where he was recovering from heart surgery. he told itv‘s good morning britain that his daughter cried he told itv‘s good morning britain that his daughter cried when he told her he would not be attending the wedding. i can't think of a better replacement than someone like prince charles, you know. he looked very handsome and my daughter looked beautiful with him. i wasjealous, i wish i'd been there, i wish it'd been me, but thank god he was there and i thank him for that. harry got on the phone with meghan, they called me together, and harry asked for her hand over the phone. and i said, "you're a gentleman, promise me you'll never raise your hand against my daughter, and, of course, i give you my permission". i spoke to our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell a little earlier. he said that he doubts that kensington palace knew about the interview. i would imagine that he has been persuaded by an ingenious journalist to sit down and do an interview, the elusive mr markel has surfaced with his account of what
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went before the wedding. and his feelings during it. he says he is looking forward to being on good terms with the royal family and meeting the queen and that sort of thing. he says he did the interview because he wants to show that he is "a regular, normal guy". what more did he say? he spoke a bit about politics and harry and all sorts of stuff. only in passing. he says that in one of the conversations that he had on the phone with harry, mr markle says he was complaining about not liking donald trump. and harry said, apparently, give donald trump a chance. there was also some kind of reference to brexit and mr markle said he thinks he, the duke of sussex, was open to the experiment. which i think is the kind of noncommittal answer you would expect a senior royal to give on such a sensitive issue, if somebody tries to engage him in conversation about that. the main point, i'm sure, that mr markle wanted to make is that he
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had wanted to be there, to walk his daughter down the aisle. apparently, he had these heart problems but he was watching it on television and he said he was very proud and very upset not to have been there. a senior fire safety expert has told the grenfell tower that telling residents of flats which are not on fire — to "stay put" was not a fire brigade policy. but was part of the design of the building, which relied on preventing a fire spreading. dr barbara lane said that the refurbishment of the concrete walls of the tower block with combustible cladding meant that the instruction was no longer relevant. 72 people were killed in the fire lastjune. england's world cup campaign kicks off tonight, with a match against tunisia in the city of volgograd. the three lions have not won an opening game since 2006, but manager gareth southgate says his young squad are not haunted by previous campaigns. from volgograd,
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natalie pirks reports. volgograd — where, tonight, the motherland of football meets the motherland. in the city formerly known as stalingrad, england will attempt to win their opening world cup match for the first time since 2006. gareth southgate, though, believes his young side aren't affected by the past. this team is looking at things in a different way, trying to play in a different way. they have a hunger, they have a desire. we have better technical players than we've had in the past coming through our academies. so, there's a real enthusiasm, and they‘ re looking forward to getting going. around 2,100 england fans are expected tonight and, as always, they've found creative ways of getting here. jamie and mitch battled tiredness and sunburn to cycle 100 miles a day from england to volgograd, raising money for the bobby moore fund. we've done no exceptional training, just literally, it's a case of getting on the bike and heading east, until we got to russia.
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we've just proven that, like, you ain't got to be superman to do it. well, it's really quite striking, this brand—new volgograd arena, but the city itself has huge historical significance and british police have warned fans to be mindful of cultural sensitivities. so far, though, so good. it's encouraging. but let's see how it goes. everything's stacking up exactly as we'd hoped so far. i guess the test for the team is over the next couple of days, when the tournament starts for england and its fans. england expects, tunisia awaits. natalie pirks, bbc news, volgograd. the chief executive of the german car maker audi has been arrested in connection with the scandal over the cheating of diesel emissions tests. rupert stadler was arrested in munich, this morning. it's being reported that a judge has ordered his arrest to prevent him from obstructing or hindering the diesel investigation. last month, audi admitted that another 60,000 a6 and a7 models with diesel engines have emission software issues —
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that's on top of 850,000 recalled last year. mps are calling for the legislation of medicinal cannabis after the home secretary allowed an epileptic boy to receive the treatment. sajid javid intervened to grant billy caldwell the right to use cannabis oil, after he was admitted to hospital with extreme seizures at the weekend. billy is expected to leave hospital today, but his mother says she now wants a meeting with mrjavid to try to help other children. the united nations human rights council has started a three—week session in geneva, today. the foreign secretary borisjohnson spoke at the opening session and has called for more efforts to improve access to education for girls across the world. if all girls went to secondary school, then infant mortality would be cut in half, saving three million young lives a year. about 12 million children would not have their growth stunted by malnutrition.
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the future wages of girls would rise by 12%, for every extra year in the classroom. and with that prosperity you create jobs and, therefore, you strike a blow against the boko harams and the maladjusted chauvinist fanatics, who overwhelmingly come from countries where women are under educated. and the conclusion is obvious. educating our daughters with the same care that we educate our sons is the single and most powerful spur to development and progress. we will hear from theresa may and her plans for the nhs but first, the weather. quite a bit of cloud and rain over the weekend and it felt
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cool rain over the weekend and it felt cool. this week, temperatures are on the rise and we will see summerlike weather again. certainly today across north—east england, the east midlands, east anglia, south—eastern finland, lots of sunshine in the afternoon. more cloud into south—west england and wales, patchy mist and result in coastal areas and more in the way of cloud for scotla nd more in the way of cloud for scotland and northern ireland and quite a strong wind with showers in the far north—west. temperatures in the far north—west. temperatures in the mid to high teens and in the south—east, up to 24 or 25. tonight, lots of cloud, uncomfortable for sleeping in southern parts, temperature is no lower than 17 or 18. pretty sticky first thing on tuesday morning. quite a bit of cloud and some showers across wales and central areas. more rain moving its way into northern ireland and the west of scotland. brighter skies developing elsewhere. 17—24. goodbye. this is bbc newsroom live. our latest headlines... the £20 billion cash boost for the nhs — the health secretary suggests taxes
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will be going up to pay for it. transport police in south london are investigating the deaths of three people who were struck by a train near brixton. video gaming — the world health organisation says they can be addictive and may lead to mental health disorder. us first lady melania trump speaks out against her husband's support for the policy of separating children from their parents if they enter the united states illegally. the victoria derbyshire programme has been told exclusively that children are being held in solitary confinement in prisons — something the government denies ever happens. roughly a third of children serving sentences in young offender institutions will spend some time in isolation — and former inmates and medical professionals have told us that often the conditions they're held in d0 meet the international definition for solitary confinement — "22 hours or more in a cell, without meaningful human contact." andy smythe reports.
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this was one in a carnival in august, just before he was convicted. and so the most recent photos you had... before he went away. when he was 13. that is at. there is nothing else. all baby photos. when he was a baby, growing up. her son was convicted of a joint enterprise murder aged 14. she says for the last four years he spent a lot of time in solitary confinement in various young offender institutions. 23.5 hour lock away he was getting, have a number of third day, 15 minutes per shower, 15 minute phone call, nothing to stimulate it. he has adhd so he needs stimulation. no contact.
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michael, not his real name, says he was put into solitary confinement as well, as a 16—year—old. was put into solitary confinement as well, as a 16-year-old. there are people screaming and shouting. you can't sleep. you have to think about your family, i want to fight my case, they are a child, not an adult to come —— comprehend these things cut, so it is difficult. solitary confinement is internationally defined as spending 22 hours or more a day in defined as spending 22 hours or more a dayina defined as spending 22 hours or more a day in a cell without meaningful content. there is a helpline for children in prison who want legal advice. in the last 12 months we have received at least around 40 telephone calls on behalf of children who are describing conditions of isolation. the concern from medical professionals is that holding children in isolation can be harmful to their mental health. there is increased risk of self harm and suicide related behaviour and
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increased risk that when they do come out there will be more violent behaviour, so it is bad for them and the people around them. but the ministry ofjustice denies that any children are held in solitary confinement. it uses words like segregation. there are young people who end up locked in their cells for longer than 22 hours each day and therefore they are defective in solitary confinement. so when the government says it doesn't happen, are they being disingenuous? they think they are hiding behind definitions and names. the royal couege definitions and names. the royal college of psychiatrists and the british medical association are now campaigning for the practice to be banned altogether. the ministry of justice also told us segregation is used as a last resort when prisoners who are a risk to themselves or others. it says child prisoners get their entitlement to education, exercise and family and legal
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visits. it is a long road for change and it is a robe that my boy will not see. it will be too little, too late for him. but if it can help someone else's child, it seems to be spoken about and it needs to be there. and you can watch the full 11—minute version of that report on the victoria derbyshire programme page at bbc.co.uk/victoria. some breaking news to bring you on legislation to ban upskirting, photos being ta ken legislation to ban upskirting, photos being taken up someone's skirt, obvious in the name, but it is something that created controversy because there was a private members' bill but before the commons to ban upskirting and it was dumped when an mp called out object, which is a way that mps can block private members' bill is they want. there was a lot of controversy around that and criticism the mp
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around that and criticism the mp around it, after that the government said that they would provide time for legislation to ban what it described as the invasive, offensive act, to pass through parliament and we are now hearing that the legislation to ban upskirting will be adopted as a government bill with a second reading in the commons before the summer break injuly. that is just through from downing street. let's go to norman smith. we kind of knew it would happen and we now have confirmation. yes, the government has committed to pushing through this legislation itself, which pretty much makes it certain it will happen. the legislation will get its second reading before the summer recess, so you would imagine i would think probably in the next 6-9 i would think probably in the next 6—9 months it will become law. this of course after the veteran tory mp christopher chope blocked on friday
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because he felt it wasn't having the debate. subsequently said that he didn't object on any principle or because he was opposed to the idea of banning upskirting, he was concerned more about the procedures being used to push the legislation through without what he regarded as adequate scrutiny. the government could have left it, they could have just accepted that the measure had been defeated because it was being pushed in a private members' bill by the liberal democrat wera hobhouse, they could have said unfortunate, too bad, they haven't because in pa rt too bad, they haven't because in part theresa may highs determined that this doesn't —— does become law and there is widespread some —— sympathy across the hazards of the government will push the measure through and it will become law i suspect by the end of the year probably. let's take a look at what theresa may has been doing this morning. we are going to hearfrom you shortly. she is talking about long—term plans for the nhs and
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appropriately see an jeremy long—term plans for the nhs and appropriately see anjeremy hunt have been in a hospital ahead of her speech, which we are expecting to start a ny speech, which we are expecting to start any time now. they met patients and staff in this particular hospital and we will be hearing from her shortly, outlining that extra £20 billion a year for front line services on the nhs by 2023. no clarity on where the money will come from. jeremy hunt has been speaking saying it will have to come in part from an increase in taxation. that has been talk about a brexit dividend funding part of it, but the institute for fiscal studies has said that the brexit dividend is a myth. norman, they have been out and about in a hospital to speak to some of the workers, no doubt hoping that they will be a bit of a morale boost within the nhs about the fact there will be extra cash, but that is this political arguments swirling around about where it is going to
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come from. it is a significant political announcement in that it brings to an end the years of really very tight spending settlements for the nhs, we're now moving back to what has been more the average sort of spend increase but the nhs, actually a little below the average certainly since the second world war, so it is a significant change of gearfor the war, so it is a significant change of gear for the government. but what i suppose theresa may would have hoped would have been a feel—good announcement is now become mired in announcement is now become mired in a row about brexit, magic money trees, tax rises because of this lack of clarity about where the cash is going to come from for this anti—bullying pound boost, more than 20 billion, probably nearer than 25 billion when you factor in that mrs may will top up the pension pot to the nhs i an additional £1.25 billion a year and then the extra spend for scotland, wales and northern ireland, so it is actually
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issued of money the chancellor has now got to find and therein lies the problem because none of the avenue seemed pretty easy, the brexit dividend as you mentioned has been dismissed by amongst others the institute for fiscal studies which means you are looking at either borrowing or taxes, mrs may i understand in a speech will say this will be paid for, quote, responsibly, i'd take that to mean they will not be a huge amount paid for by borrowing, allowing future generations to pick up the tab, which would mean a fairly hefty chunk will have to come from taxes. the difficulty there is mr hammond will run into the operas of the tory party manifesto commitments. but not increasing the burden of taxation on ordinary families, indeed was of us are in line for a tax cut with the increase in the threshold for tax allowa nces for a increase in the threshold for tax allowances for a lower and higher earners, business also, the tories have promised to cut corporation tax, vat, they promised not to put
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it up, so the main taxes, there is really very little room for manoeuvre. and on top of that mr hammond has got other spending ministers banging the table demanding more cash for the police, orfor the armed demanding more cash for the police, or for the armed services. so demanding more cash for the police, orfor the armed services. so his options are narrow and i imagine he will be deeply reluctant to break ma nifesto will be deeply reluctant to break manifesto commitments given the kicking he got last time he did that, you remember in 2017 in his budget then he raised national insurance on so—called van man and all hell seemed to descend on him so mr hammond is in a very tight spot indeed but he will have to find the money from somewhere. they don't make it any easier. bear in mind there are signs the economy is beginning to slow up, with the chambers of commerce this morning downgrading growth prospect saying we are in a state of torpor, so tax
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receipts will probably become a bit snarled, but it seems he is boxed in. he will have to deliver. you could try a little bit of stealth taxes but that is probably not going to get you the scale of cash that you are going to need. the other option would be to bite on hypothecated taxation, in other words a one—off, specific tax to pay for the spending boost. gordon brown went down that road in 2001, the increased national insurance by 1p, the paper that big increase in nhs spending. it is possible the cove na nt spending. it is possible the covenant could try that again. within the treasury to its huge opposition to the idea of hypothecated taxation because of limits there room for manoeuvre and they are deeply hostile to the idea but there is a body of tory opinion which argues that is the best way to get people to sign up to tax
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increases, to say this is specifically for the nhs. thank you. we are hearing from theresa may shortly. let's take you to the hospital were billy caldwell has been treated after the home secretary sir george reid gave licence for the boy to be treated with cannabis oil for ablative. he is there with his mother charlotte. the supply that has been brought into this country was confiscated at heathrow airport last week, as charlotte caldwell was trying to bring the cannabis oil back from canada to treat her boy. she will speak now so let's hear what she is going to say. am i ok here? this morning i received late
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notes from the office of the northern ireland secretary karen bradley —— leaked notes. sadly it is apparent that i have been misled from the moment my little boy's anti—epileptic medication was confiscated. at london heathrow airport exactly one week ago today. these notes revealed that responsibility for the decision on the import of unlicensed medicines is in fact indeed the responsibility of the home office. two hours after billy's anti—epileptic medication was confiscated i was invited to meet the home office minister nick hurd and five of his officials. they first suggested that this was a
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matter for the devolved assembly in northern ireland. then they advised me to make a formal application for a licence for billy's anti—epileptic medication. i asked a licence for billy's anti—epileptic medication. iasked how long it would take, and much it would cost, and whether anybody else had been successful in making such an application. they did not know the answers to any of those questions. six hours later they e—mailed my mp contact details for three paediatric biologist based in london. and said that i should make an immediate appointment for billy to see one of them... studio: theresa may nos bigging outlining the government's long—term plan for the nhs. he was determined
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that this should not happen again. so he set up the royal free to provide health care for anyone who needed it, free at the point of use, regardless of background or income. a century later this principle of fairness became the defining creed of our national health service. from life—saving treatment to managing a life—saving treatment to managing a life changing condition, whoever we are, whatever our means, we know the nhs is there for us when we need it. it was there for me when i was diagnosed with type one diabetes and i will never forget the support not just of my gp and consultants but also the clinical nurse specialists attached to my local hospitals, their advice was critical, enabling me to adjust to the new treatment regime to manage my condition and minimise the impact it has on my life. i would not be doing the job minimise the impact it has on my life. i would not be doing thejob i am doing today without that support. but as by minister i don'tjust get
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to see how the nhs helps me, i see how to other people when they need it most. i will never forget visiting the royal manchester children's hospital in the aftermath of the manchester arena attack. they're in the face of the very worst that humanity can do i witnessed first—hand the very best. doctors and nurses working 24 hour shifts to treat the injured. surgeons who were shipped dropping everything to come in and perform life—saving operations. in every insta nce life—saving operations. in every instance i was struck not only by the medical expertise of the stuff but the compassion with which people we re but the compassion with which people were treated. alongside the horror and anger over what had happened i felt once again that deep sense of pride we all share in our national health service. and a humbling gratitude for the incredible people who work within it. this is our national health service. this is the
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model of health care that reflect our values as a people, which i believe that no one should face illness or injury alone, that no one should be denied medical treatment because they cannot afford to pay for it, and that this great national institution that is there for us from cradle to grave should remain in public hands, butjust now, much as for the next 70 years, but forever. so today, as it approaches its 70th birthday, i want to talk about how we preserve those values of fairness on which our nhs was founded whilst building the nhs of the future. ensuring that it will be there for our children and grandchildren and beyond just as it has been there for us in the past. the nhs was the crowning achievement of the post—war labour government. it is why in the members lobby of the house of commons clement attlee stands alongside lloyd george,
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churchill and thatcher is one of the four great 20th—century clap trimesters. but the nhs does not belong to a single political party. the coalition government that led the country through the second world war oppose the idea —— proposed. it was born of a national determination that the country we build of the ravages of war would be a more civilised nation. where the giant evils of squalor, ignorance, want, idleness and disease should be tackled by collective effort. there was a cross—party consensus on the co re was a cross—party consensus on the core principles that on the ride our nhs. it has been under the stewardship of conservatives for 43 yea rs stewardship of conservatives for 43 years and labour for 27 years. throughout that time the core values of insured. when we took office in 2010 we recognised its unique importance. at a time when we had to make difficult decisions on government spending in order to deal with the deficit left us, be
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protected and prioritised the nhs with real terms increases in spending each and every year. that investment has delivered significant ribbon for patients. clinical outcomes are better for almost every condition with the example 7000 more people alive today due to improved cancer survival. the number of staff recommending the care of their own organisation in the friends and family organisation in the friends and fa m ily test organisation in the friends and family test has never been higher. we are leading one of the largest expansions of mental health services anywhere in europe. and last year independent experts rated our nhs is the best and safest health system in the best and safest health system in the world for the second time running. but it is also true that because of the difficult decisions we have detected picks our public finances the increase in nhs spending in recent years has been lower than the nhs has seen in the past. and over the same period the demands on our health service have grown. much of this growth is a
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consequence of other welcome development. as we grow wealthier as a nation it is natural we would want to spend more of our national income on being a healthier nation as well. medical research and scientific d iscoverys medical research and scientific discoverys mean there are more and better treatments available and we are living longer than ever before, but that often means people living with multiple complex conditions. other causes of the increase in demand are more concerning. malnutrition is given way to obesity asa malnutrition is given way to obesity as a great threat to our children's healthy development. or mental healthy development. or mental health is under growing pressure in modern society will step research shows that loneliness is as damaging to physical help as smoking 15 cigarettes a day. the internet has brought cou ntless cigarettes a day. the internet has brought countless opportunities but we are only beginning to understand the risks it might also pose to our mental well—being. so the reason is good and bad the nhs is facing rising demand for more treatment,
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more people, for longer and forever more people, for longer and forever more complex care. this has meant that despite more funding, more doctors and more nurses and great progress on treatment, hour and hs is under strain. nhs staff are proud of what they do but they worry current workloads are not sustainable. but it is notjust a question of money. patients admire the nhs, especially when it responds to an emergency like a heart attack, but when they try to book an appointment with the busy gp or get some help for a relative with multiple conditions, too often they can be frustrated by a complex hard to navigate system, we have hospitals that our world leading for patient care, but others that lie too far behind the best. as the nhs approaches its 70th birthday it is the right moment to look again at how we secure the future of the nhs, now and for generations to come. and let me start with funding. it is
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clear that more money is needed to keep pace with the growing pressures on the nhs but it is notjust a question of more money this year or next. to meet these pressures and deliver the world—class care that we all want and expect the nhs be is to be able to plan for the future with ambition and confidence. over the last 70 years increases in health funding have often been inconsistent and short term. creating uncertainty over what the funding position will be in as little as two years' time. this has led to a system of planning from one year to the next, preventing much—needed investment in technology, buildings and workforce. we cannot continue to butter sticking plaster on the nhs budget each year. so we will do more than simply give the nhs a one—off injection of cash. under the planned nhs funding will grow on average by 3.4% in real terms each yearfrom 2019-20 to 2023-24. we'll also
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provide an additional £1.25 billion each year to cover a specific pensions pressure. by 2023—24 the nhs england budget will increase by £20.5 billion in real terms compared with today. that means it will be 394 money on pounds a week higher in real terms. so the nhs will be drawing significantly faster than the economy as a whole reflecting the economy as a whole reflecting the fact that the nhs is this government's number one spending priority. this money will be provided specifically for the nhs and it funded in a responsible way. some of the act and pausing to date will come from using the money we will come from using the money we will no longer spend on our annual membership subscription to the european union after we have that. but the commitment i making goes beyond that brexit dividend because the scale of our ambition for the nhs is greater still. so across the
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nation taxpayers will have to conjure give it a bit more in a fair and balanced way to support the nhs we all use. we will listen to views about how we do this and the chancellor will set out the detail in due course. we should be clear that we are only able to make this funding offer because we have managed the public finances responsibly. it's because of our balanced approach, to reduce debt as a share of gdp to keep taxes as low as possible and to invest in our public services. so we will stick to our fiscal rules, reduce or dead, but prioritised our nhs within public spending. —— our debt. we need to improve social care and continued to support prevention and public health. both... we will come forward with proposals to put social ca re forward with proposals to put social care on a more sustainable footing and said that budgets for both social care and public health as pa rt social care and public health as part of the forthcoming spending
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review. but equipping our nhs for the future is about more than what we put in. it also depends critically on what we all get out. in 2002 the then labour government significantly increased nhs funding but much of this did not go on directly improving patient care. that cannot happen again. so in return for this increase in funding the government will agree with the nhs later this year a ten year plan for its future. this must be a plan that ensures every penny is well spent. it must be a plan that tackles waste, reduces bureaucracy and eliminate unacceptable variation. with all these efficiency savings reinvested back into patient care. it must be a plan that makes better use of capital investment to modernise its buildings and invest in technology to drive productivity improvements. it must be a plan that enjoys the support of nhs staff across the country, not something dreamt up in whitehall and centrally
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imposed, but nhs leaders at national and local level must then be held to account for delivering this plan. this includes ensuring that over the medium term no nhs organisation is in financial deficit. and it includes getting every part of the health service back on the path to delivering core performance standards so patients are never left waiting when they must depend on the nhs, whether that is for life—saving emergency care or treatment for cancer. the founding of the nhs was remarkable because it changed the nature of health care as we know it. we now have the opportunity for a similarly profound transformation. at its heart it is about building a nhs around the needs of the patient, taking the principal at the nhs provides care no matter who you are or what you mean is, and transforming it into the principle that everyone deserves the right ca re that everyone deserves the right care in the right setting at the
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right time. to do this we need to break down the barriers between providers so that staff and patients are empowered to work together across organisations so that we have across organisations so that we have a health and social care board system that addresses your physical, mental and social care needs together, not as separate problems together, not as separate problems to be dealt with in isolation. we will need a workforce that is empowered to deliver the best possible outcomes, flexible enough to adapt to do models of care and valued for their commitment to our nhs. we have the opportunity to lead the world in the use of data and technology to prevent illness. not just treated. to diagnose conditions before symptoms occur and to deliver personalised treatment, informed not by just personalised treatment, informed not byjust general personalised treatment, informed not by just general understanding of disease, but by your own data, including genetic make—up. if we wa nt including genetic make—up. if we want not just to including genetic make—up. if we want notjust to cope with an ageing population but try also, we will need a renewed focus on prevention.
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and finally we will not have succeeded in building a nhs of the future unless we recognise the importance of looking after our mental health, just as much as our physical health. and we put the resources into mental health care to put that a reality. these about priorities. putting the patient at the heart of how we organise care, a workforce is empowered to deliver the nhs of the future canvassing the power of innovation, a focus on prevention, not just power of innovation, a focus on prevention, notjust your, and true parody of care and physical health. i know all this is possible because much of it is already happening in parts of our nhs right now. indeed the nhs we want to build for tomorrow can already be found studio: theresa may outlining the government priorities including a big cash boost but it has been overshadowed by a row about where the money will come from. all the very latest coming up on the bbc news at one, stay with us. kate
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silverton will have that in a few moments. theresa may sets out her priorities for the nhs in england — as she commits an additional £20 billion to the service. the prime minister calls for a ten—year plan and says taxes will have to rise. this is our national health service. this is the model of health care that reflects our values as people. our shared belief that no one should face illness or injury alone. labour has said the government's plans to fund the increase are not credible. also this lunchtime: three people die after being hit by a train in south london. gaming addiction is formally recognised as a medical disorder. america's first lady makes a rare intervention in politics, calling for a country that governs with heart, as she expresses
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