will enjoy and want which i think he will enjoy and want me to champion on behalf of patients too. i track can i welcome the health secretary to her role. because i know it is the hottest role in government. she has a zen —like commonness which means she is well suited to the pressures which i had. there is much today, particularly including the pension rule changes, the additional funding for social care, rule changes, the additional funding forsocial care, new rule changes, the additional funding for social care, new powers for pharmacists, could i ask her to rethink this new two week access targets? powers for pharmacists, but could i ask to rethink this new two week access target for general practice. if targets were the answer, we would have the best access in the world of the nhs because we have more targets than any other health system in the world. gps have 72 targets at the moment i'm adding a 73rd won't help them or their patients. it's not more targets that the nhs needs, it

is more doctors, so when it comes to the workforce plan and i welcome her commitment to publishing it, could she tell the house, will it have hard numbers so we know how many doctors we will need internal 20 years�* time and whether we are training them and will she publish it before christmas so starbucks can go into winter knowing there is a plan for the future —— so staff can go into. i plan for the future -- so staff can no into. . ~ , ., ., .,, go into. i thank my right honourable friend and i — go into. i thank my right honourable friend and i remember— go into. i thank my right honourable friend and i remember when - go into. i thank my right honourable friend and i remember when i- go into. i thank my right honourable friend and i remember when i was i go into. i thank my right honourable friend and i remember when i was a | friend and i remember when i was a backbencher supporting him from the backbencher supporting him from the backbench supporting him in his passion for the nhs and i�*m absolutely committed to continue that. in terms of workforce, they have committed to the plan but i want to assure him now i�*ve spent time focusing on the plan for priorities there is work on about the workforce plan and i will be hoping to make further elements today and working alongside my team

in the ministry, one of the key thing is i want to do is make it more straightforward wherever they are in the world so long as they have sufficient quality to common practice in england. it is frankly, i was astonished to learn that we cannot even have people who are accredited in scotland to come and be doctors and dentists in england and it�*s those sorts of things where we will lay regulations the first day we are back after the recess that will enable the general dental council to accelerate this sort of aspect of streamlining so we can make sure high—quality doctors and dentists where they were accredited in the world, we can take that into account in helping patients get treated more rapidly. may account in helping patients get treated more rapidly. may start by extendin: treated more rapidly. may start by extending a _ treated more rapidly. may start by extending a welcome _ treated more rapidly. may start by extending a welcome to _ treated more rapidly. may start by extending a welcome to the - treated more rapidly. may start by extending a welcome to the new. treated more rapidly. may start by i extending a welcome to the new role as secretary of state in advance out of statements today. in all four

nations there has been the facing of a different rise of covert infections as well as illnesses and all the while recovering from the directs of the pandemic and now an energy crisis. and in —— an inflation busting uplift is vital to getting health systems back into good shape, enabling them to get through this winter and support those in need. it�*s been estimated that the cost of living crisis will add 3.7 billion a year to the cost of social care alone with far higher rises across the nhs generally, so how does the minister to justify her government�*s prioritisation of bankers and tax cuts for the rich when investing in public services is more essential than ever and will the health secretary support the snp's the health secretary support the snp�*s call for an nhs uplift greater than inflation? well, i�*d like to thank the honourable gentleman again for his welcome here, and as an example, one of the benefits the uk is we can learn from each other even

when we have a devolved nhs. for example, i think we are borrowing or copying the element of our pharmacists for example and that is what we will be on acting in this country as well. he will be aware that due to the barnett formula, the amount per head of population is considerably higherfor amount per head of population is considerably higher for the scottish nhs than when he passed over but it is at the discretion of the scottish government on how t —— they choose to use the money in order to help patients. in terms of other aspects, he will be aware of the ongoing challenge where we want to work together in the uk in tackling global pandemics and i look forward to working with him in preparation for that and glad he accepted the reviews of the independent pay body and making our pay recommendations that when the prime minister was on the door of downing street she did want to talk about growing the

economy because it is vital we want a growing economy because it�*s challenging. this is one of the things that i worked on to make sure that the prime minister was minded to make sure we had a generous package with regard to energy bills and to make sure that that was extended to businesses in the nhs as well and we have made it happen so one of the biggest concerns i was presented with when i arrived was people not being able to not help with energy bills would worsen the situation and as of today i have set out why it is important that we focus on the abcd to make sure patients get the focus they need. i deeply thank my right honourable friend for such an excellent statement today. these are the issues concerning my constituents, particularly around primary care and i welcome her approach and providing

a prescriptive solution to the problems, but in making sure there is more access to data on waiting times, particularly for primary care appointments, will she look carefully at whether patients are allowed to move surgeries if they find that they are not able to access appointments on a timely basis because otherwise the data she is producing will not have any actions for patients themselves. i thank my right honourable friend and agree with her that access to the gp is important right now the only people that publish data when it comes to local nhs levels and that is why i want to go further with practices and i know that my right honourable friend the minister for primary care wants to try to make it easierfor primary care wants to try to make it easier for people to move

primary care wants to try to make it easierfor people to move practice and of course where people have choice, that may be possible, but understandably i want to make sure across the country that we get the basic standard of provision for patients to be a very high priority. the new secretary of state had three paragraphs on care and not a word about care workers pay, and i�*m absolutely gobsmacked. i want to ask the secretary of state if she has read the report by the government�*s own migration advisory committee that says, persistent underfunding of the care sector underlies almost all of the workforce problems in social care and that higher pay is a prerequisite to attract and retain social care workers, so will she come back to the house with a plan for care workers at filey at last gives them a decent pay packet? ?

the honourable lady will know that we access care in different ways and that�*s why i�*m keen to have a national recruitment content with dwp and in terms of the £500 million i have announced today, clearly the local nhs is working with local trusts and will be in a decision better in a more differentiated way, the best way to spend that money. clearly in terms of buying packages but also support for the sector. and at the same time i will remind the honourable lady that since last year we have changed the taper rate in universal credit so people keep a lot more of the benefits they may receive but i�*ve also conscious that we want to encourage people to come into the care sector and that is a joint endeavour. i

into the care sector and that is a joint endeavour.— into the care sector and that is a joint endeavour. i welcome the our lad to joint endeavour. i welcome the our lady to her — joint endeavour. i welcome the our lady to her new— joint endeavour. i welcome the our lady to her new post _ joint endeavour. i welcome the our lady to her new post and _ joint endeavour. i welcome the our lady to her new post and for - joint endeavour. i welcome the our lady to her new post and for her i lady to her new post and for her statement and i welcome the social care discharge fund, but as she knows, the problems of under capacity in the care sector which filters through to the whole nhs are not just a winter crisis, they are filters through to the whole nhs are notjust a winter crisis, they are a chronic problem and to that end, can i urge her to take seriously a suggestion from the leaders of the care sector which i know is on her desk at the moment, that something equivalent to the teach first system should be introduced in social care so we get some of the brightest and best young people to take up social care as a career in the early years of work. it won�*t solve our problem but will be a significant step forward to raise the status of the social care profession. my forward to raise the status of the social care profession.— social care profession. my right honourable _ social care profession. my right honourable friend _ social care profession. my right honourable friend is _ social care profession. my right honourable friend is correct - social care profession. my right honourable friend is correct to i honourable friend is correct to raise this as a strategic challenge which i�*m confident my honourable friend the ministerfor

which i�*m confident my honourable friend the minister for care, the honourable member will be looking at carefully. the prime minister has set out clearly she wants to see a rebalancing of funding and the health and social care system recognising the challenge and i�*m sure we will be making progress on how we achieve that, informed by how the £500 million will be spent in the £500 million will be spent in the outcomes it produces. i welcome the outcomes it produces. i welcome the secretary — the outcomes it produces. i welcome the secretary of _ the outcomes it produces. i welcome the secretary of state _ the outcomes it produces. i welcome the secretary of state to _ the outcomes it produces. i welcome the secretary of state to her - the outcomes it produces. i welcome the secretary of state to her place i the secretary of state to her place and for the abcd statement but there were two letters missing and that is the m and the h. mental health. she is the fifth secretary of state in my five years in the house and in those five years i�*ve seen hundreds of desperate families trying to access mental health services in kent and even an initial assessment can take between two and four years

to secure. many young people are sent out of care to leeds, hertfordshire, manchester and putting additional strain on families already at breaking point. please, please, please, will the new secretary of state help me and other kent mps get at least beds or assessment for our desperate constituents? flit assessment for our desperate constituents?— assessment for our desperate constituents? of course in the statement _ constituents? of course in the statement and _ constituents? of course in the statement and the _ constituents? of course in the statement and the plan - constituents? of course in the . statement and the plan published today bills on many of the other plans under way for me it was setting out priorities on how we can best help the majorities in this country. i�*m very conscious of the challenges about mental health and provision and i�*ve seen it myself locally as a constituency mp but i will say my other friend, who will be the minister for mental health and public health will focus on this as an important aspect of that and indeedin as an important aspect of that and indeed in her local situation i

think it is sorting out the meetings of the icb as to how this will be presented locally. i of the icb as to how this will be presented locally.— presented locally. i know my honourable _ presented locally. i know my honourable friend _ presented locally. i know my honourable friend is - presented locally. i know my i honourable friend is committed presented locally. i know my - honourable friend is committed to reducing the nhs backlog in her plan, but does she agree it is better for patients and productivity to prevent ill and that robust policies to tackle obesity, condition proven to increase the chance of suffering from diabetes, cardiovascular cancers have an important role in a role in her abcd and will she commit to focusing on prevention as a key part of her strategy as we move forward? indeed, madam deputy — strategy as we move forward? indeed, madam deputy speaker— strategy as we move forward? indeed, madam deputy speaker and _ strategy as we move forward? indeed, madam deputy speaker and i - strategy as we move forward? indeed, madam deputy speaker and i want - strategy as we move forward? indeed, madam deputy speaker and i want to l madam deputy speaker and i want to pay tribute to my honourable friend who was successful in being a health minister and i�*m confident that abcd has properly caught the attention of many people because i think those aspects are of real focus but of

course prevention is at the heart of what we do so people don�*t need to turn to the health service for treatment and that is why we will continue with aspects of the strategy in order to try to make sure people have better care and the strength and resilience in that, whether that be physical health or mental health as well.— mental health as well. could i welcome the _ mental health as well. could i welcome the secretary - mental health as well. could i welcome the secretary of - mental health as well. could i l welcome the secretary of state mental health as well. could i - welcome the secretary of state for her new responsibilities which as she has pointed out are very challenging. and could i agree with her also that there are too many dental deserts. she will be aware of recent bbc research which revealed one of the dental deserts is the whole of the liverpool city region. where there is not one dental practice taking on new nhs patients. can she give me some indication of what measures she will be taking

both short, medium and long term to address this disgraceful situation? i set out in the plan today about what we could do with dentist and first of all i think it is the role of the local nhs and the icb to be taking responsibility and i expect them to do so and i think it is also a case of making sure that the contract that i was alluding to earlier, we started to make changes, admittedly only recently where instead of it being more profitable for a dentist to do nhs care on things like extraction or cleaning of teeth rather than some of the more corrugated elements, we need to make sure that more dentists are offering that nhs provision. i think there were further features that in a dental practice, making sure that people who are qualified, to use

them to the full extent of their qualification in order to undertake particular sorts of procedures. for example, you will have people who aren�*t full dentists but are trained as technicians and they can be trained to take care of children and there are different levels where we need to go into detail but i think practice by practice, i will have to work with the nhs locally a lot more in order to avail people of that opportunity. in order to avail people of that opportunity-— in order to avail people of that opportunity. in order to avail people of that ouortuni . , ., _ ., ., , opportunity. obviously we have many colleaaues opportunity. obviously we have many colleagues who _ opportunity. obviously we have many colleagues who want _ opportunity. obviously we have many colleagues who want to _ opportunity. obviously we have many colleagues who want to contribute . opportunity. obviously we have many colleagues who want to contribute to | colleagues who want to contribute to this statement. and if we are to get everybody— this statement. and if we are to get everybody and it requires brevity, please _ i warmly welcome her to her role and wish you all the best in it. can i touch on cancer with request macro predecessor talked about a new cancer agenda. predecessor talked about a new canceragenda. is predecessor talked about a new cancer agenda. is that in the offing placement can she give us any indication about that and will it be

accompanied by a genuine cancer workforce plan? will it involve what they former public health minister rightly mentioned around prevention in respect to obesity, our second biggest cause of cancer in this country, a dog smoking, our biggest preventable cause of death in this country. i preventable cause of death in this count . . ., , preventable cause of death in this count . . ,, , ., ., country. i thank my honourable friend and _ country. i thank my honourable friend and the _ country. i thank my honourable friend and the payments - country. i thank my honourable friend and the payments are i country. i thank my honourable| friend and the payments are set country. i thank my honourable i friend and the payments are set at the despatch box we will be proceeding with the cancer plan. the other plans we will be looking at carefully with colleagues and indeed my honourable friend has agreed to meet my honourable friend in order to talk this through further. i congratulate the secretary of state, who will miss a visit to the work and pensions select committee also by welcome her recommitment, i welcome her recommitment to the four hour a&e waiting time target. i think she�*s right about the

importance of that. she mentioned in her statement the nhs forthcoming workforce plan. whenjesse expect to be able to publish that plan? this i be able to publish that plan? as i said to my _ be able to publish that plan? as i said to my right _ be able to publish that plan? as i said to my right honourable friend, and i thank right honourable gentleman for his warm welcome, of course i will miss our interaction in dwp. i think, as my predecessors have committed to conclusions of the plan to be published, i am still looking into this particular matter and we need to still finalise and develop it. i and we need to still finalise and develop it— develop it. i welcome my right honourable — develop it. i welcome my right honourable friend _ develop it. i welcome my right honourable friend to _ develop it. i welcome my right honourable friend to her- develop it. i welcome my right honourable friend to her two i develop it. i welcome my right i honourable friend to her two new jobs. absolutely excellent. 0n jobs. absolutely excellent. on behalf of the south yorkshire residents, she may not know seventh of the building new houses built in england were built in south derbyshire last year. can she please use south derbyshire as a pilot for rolling out more gp services and dental services? rolling out more gp services and dentalservices? i rolling out more gp services and dental services?— dental services? i thank my honourable _ dental services? i thank my honourable friend _

dental services? i thank my honourable friend and - dental services? i thank my honourable friend and i i dental services? i thank my - honourable friend and i appreciate her warm welcome to me. in terms of... the house will be aware that in effect gps and indeed dentists are private, independent practitioners. but it is important, we�*ve already seen reasonably good success with the nhs on getting primary care, in terms of doctors into our wider... there is a lot more to be done on dental care. yell this is not plan comments on abc of conservative failures. gps are now seeing almost i2% more patients than they were five years ago. the seeing almost 12% more patients than they were five years ago.— they were five years ago. the gp sector is facing _ they were five years ago. the gp sector is facing a _ they were five years ago. the gp sector is facing a retirement i they were five years ago. the gp| sector is facing a retirement time bomb and one in five patients can only see atp for less than five minutes. patients need to have more fully qualified gps. the government set itself a target of 6000 by 2024, has now given up?

it is not the fault of successive conservative secretary of state that every time they come forward with the plan the queues get longer, nhs asked for more resources and more and more people have to be imported from abroad. the last example of collective planning and socially central control and targets like today, it doesn�*t work. we�*ll be conservative secretary of state have an open mind to looking at the social insurance systems of france, germany, italy? the health outcomes in these countries are far superior than ours. people are fed up with paying all their life and being at the end of the queue. it should not be the rich only that can access private health care. i understand wh m private health care. i understand why my right _ private health care. i understand why my right honourable - private health care. i understand why my right honourable friend | private health care. i understand - why my right honourable friend makes the point, recognising that many other countries in europe have that

approach, howeverthat other countries in europe have that approach, however that is not the approach, however that is not the approach we are going to take under this government. my approach we are going to take under this government.— this government. my constituents face intolerable _ this government. my constituents face intolerable delays _ this government. my constituents face intolerable delays in - this government. my constituents face intolerable delays in a&e i this government. my constituents face intolerable delays in a&e orl face intolerable delays in a&e or for an appointment for mental health treatment for an ambulance... also work in the nhs face plummeting morale, effective pay cuts in staff shortages. her response is to aspire to a gp waiting time which is seven times longer than labour actually achieved. is it not the case that the nhs has not been and never can be safe in tory hands? i the nhs has not been and never can be safe in tory hands?— be safe in tory hands? i don't agree with the honourable _ be safe in tory hands? i don't agree with the honourable lady _ be safe in tory hands? i don't agree with the honourable lady at - be safe in tory hands? i don't agree with the honourable lady at all. - be safe in tory hands? i don't agree with the honourable lady at all. can | with the honourable lady at all. can i welcome the _ with the honourable lady at all. can i welcome the secretary of state to her place? how she considers her priorities, which you agree with me that we still need to focus on early

intervention? particularly commending the programme start to life programme, which is designed to help young mothers and family helps that we should not lose sight of that we should not lose sight of that priority. i�*d that we should not lose sight of that priority-— that we should not lose sight of that priority. i'd like to thank my honourable _ that priority. i'd like to thank my honourable friend _ that priority. i'd like to thank my honourable friend indeed - that priority. i'd like to thank my honourable friend indeed for i that priority. i'd like to thank my. honourable friend indeed for what that priority. i'd like to thank my i honourable friend indeed for what he undertook as minister in health and social care department. i am conscious that the important care, and i�*d be very happy to welcome him indeed with my right honourable friend, us contacted me to is to undertake such a care, in order to make sure we do have important provisions, notjust in the emergency services that we have, but also as he rightly points out, some of the clinical care that needs an extended intervention to make sure they get proper care overall. for

some years _ they get proper care overall. fr?" some years now, under any given time, my local hospital has the equivalent of around one work of patients who cannot be discharged because of the lack of social care for them. because of the lack of social care forthem. london because of the lack of social care for them. london has the larger shortfall of care workers of any region in the country. it is september, we are on the edge of winter, how will her plan ensure local authorities are able to meet the paying conditions expectations in order to fulfil the shortfall of care workers and get our hospitals able to concentrate on new patients, as they should?— as they should? madam deputy seaker, as they should? madam deputy speaker. one — as they should? madam deputy speaker, one of— as they should? madam deputy speaker, one of the _ as they should? madam deputy speaker, one of the reasons i as they should? madam deputy | speaker, one of the reasons i've speaker, one of the reasons i�*ve decided to diagnose, in effect, what is happening care by care, it is really important, but never the less more generally, of course, i will be inviting the £500 million care fund inviting the £500 million care fund in order to make sure this matter happens. it in order to make sure this matter ha ens. ., , , happens. it may be helpful if i exlain happens. it may be helpful if i explain l'm — happens. it may be helpful if i explain i'm trying _ happens. it may be helpful if i explain i'm trying to _ happens. it may be helpful if i explain i'm trying to call - happens. it may be helpful if i l explain i'm trying to call people happens. it may be helpful if i i

explain i'm trying to call people in the state — explain i'm trying to call people in the state man who perhaps did not -et the state man who perhaps did not get any— the state man who perhaps did not get any la — the state man who perhaps did not get any la statement first. thank you, _ get any la statement first. thank you, madam deputy speaker. north devon— you, madam deputy speaker. north devon has— you, madam deputy speaker. north devon has a more elderly than average — devon has a more elderly than average population, with very low unemployment. whilst welcoming my right honourable friend's— welcoming my right honourable friend's plan, please can she detail how we _ friend's plan, please can she detail how we can — friend's plan, please can she detail how we can recruit the images we have, _ how we can recruit the images we have, especially given the lack of affordable housing available, mostly driven— affordable housing available, mostly driven by— affordable housing available, mostly driven by the search on holiday lets and second — driven by the search on holiday lets and second homes. | driven by the search on holiday lets and second homes.— driven by the search on holiday lets and second homes. i can assure the honourable — and second homes. i can assure the honourable lady _ and second homes. i can assure the honourable lady she _ and second homes. i can assure the honourable lady she will _ and second homes. i can assure the honourable lady she will be - and second homes. i can assure the honourable lady she will be hearing| honourable lady she will be hearing from the local nhs in order to make these functions happen. it! from the local nhs in order to make these functions happen.— these functions happen. i'd like to welcome the _ these functions happen. i'd like to welcome the secretary _ these functions happen. i'd like to welcome the secretary of - these functions happen. i'd like to welcome the secretary of state i these functions happen. i'd like to welcome the secretary of state to | welcome the secretary of state to her new role. i heard the secretary of state say earlier that she wants to encourage people to go into social care. does she appreciate that the main thing discouraging people from going into social care

is the very low wages? this is particularly an issue at a time of a cost of living crisis. bad particularly an issue at a time of a cost of living crisis.— cost of living crisis. bad doughty seaker, cost of living crisis. bad doughty speaker. this — cost of living crisis. bad doughty speaker, this will _ cost of living crisis. bad doughty speaker, this will vary _ cost of living crisis. bad doughty speaker, this will vary according | cost of living crisis. bad doughty i speaker, this will vary according to the provision that has been there, and i�*m sure she will want to be careful and absolutely considerate and how she addresses the local nhs in order to tackle those patients who do not need to be in hospital today in order to how we help them with some of the features they enjoy. with some of the features they en'o . , , with some of the features they en'o. , , ., ., enjoy. does my right honourable friend agree _ enjoy. does my right honourable friend agree with _ enjoy. does my right honourable friend agree with me _ enjoy. does my right honourable friend agree with me that - enjoy. does my right honourable| friend agree with me that though enjoy. does my right honourable i friend agree with me that though we are terribly grateful to people from overseas who are among the very best and kindest and most compassionate of carers, we must ensure we grow oui’ of carers, we must ensure we grow our indigenous workforce, and to do so it has to be financially competitive for them to work in the care sector, there must be a professional career structure open to them, otherwise we are not going to them, otherwise we are not going to make any inroads into the 13 and

a half thousand beds are occupied at the moment by people who must not be hospital, you need to be in homely settings in the community, and ambiences will continue to keep round the block, and frail elderly people will not get the care that they are entitled to. my people will not get the care that they are entitled to.— they are entitled to. my right honourable _ they are entitled to. my right honourable friend _ they are entitled to. my right honourable friend is - they are entitled to. my right honourable friend is right i they are entitled to. my right honourable friend is right to l honourable friend is right to consider this on a broader scale, but with the local nhs we will be focusing on that. there are certainly different parts around the country where there isn�*t the same provision of where discharges are not happening to that capacity. meanwhile, we have some parts of the country where they are extraordinary amounts and that�*s what we need to focus on locally. amounts and that's what we need to focus on locally.— focus on locally. yesterday the county council _ focus on locally. yesterday the county council network - focus on locally. yesterday the i county council network produced a statement which said there is a crisis in social care. it echoed the findings of the levelling up select committee. the £500 million announcement by the secretary of state is welcome, but all it does is

replace the funding stream that was cut in april to do exactly the same job. when it is a secretary of state going to recognise the enormous financial gap that councils are facing and the poverty studio: we have been bringing you special coverage of a statement by the health secretary announcing a plan for patients to have the nhs in england through the winter and in the future. announcing more support for the nhs, the opposition parties are criticising it as not going far enough. we will bring you more coverage on this in the next few minutes, do stay with us. this is bbc news. well, summer�*s definitely come to an end now, we�*re past the equinox too, so into autumn, and i think we�*re in for quite a marked change in how the weather is going to feel over the coming days. certainly it�*s going to turn quite a bit colder than what we�*ve been used to. a cold front is already crossing

the country right now. you can see that cloud washing across the uk. it�*s been raining in the north and as we go over the next 24 hours or so, that weather front will make its journey across the country and reach southern areas as well. and behind it, we�*ll see a change in the wind direction and fresherair, colderair will arrive from the north atlantic. but today still relatively on the warm side in the south, 20 degrees, but we�*ve got rain in northern england, wales, the midlands through the course of this evening. and then i think by the early hours of friday morning, that weather front�*s actually going to stall across east anglia and the southeast. so quite a damp start, but not particularly cold. 14 in london, the much fresher air will be in place across scotland. in rural spots it could bejust a few degrees above freezing. so here�*s the forecast for tomorrow. that weather front i mentioned stalls in the south. so i think quite extensive cloud at times. outbreaks of rain now and then. still around 19 or 20

across the south. but we�*re talking about fresher conditions in northern ireland and in scotland — 13 for stornoway and in lerwick. now let�*s have a look at the forecast for saturday and you can see northerly winds across the uk. it will feel very chilly on the north sea coasts here, maybe 13 in newcastle and we�*re all in the teens by this stage. so in the south at best, 18 degrees briefly in the afternoon. and as we head into sunday and next week, another cold front comes across and that sweeps across the uk and brings an even stronger cold wind from the north. and in fact, if we look at the air mass, so the temperature of the atmosphere, these blues start to invade the uk. so perhaps a little bit of wintriness across the scottish hills and you can see how low the temperatures do get — in fact to ten celsius in aberdeen into next week and barely in the mid—teens even in the south at one point. bye— bye.

this is bbc news. the headlines... interest rates are increased by 0.5% as the bank of england tries to tackle soaring prices, taking it to 2.25%, which is the highest rate for 14 years. it will be a good thing for me, but i�*m mindful of the younger members of my family, they�*ve got big mortgages. prices are going up, and the interest rates are just one part of it, you know, the cost of living is going up, and that is something that is a bit of a concern. health secretary therese coffey is promising to improve access to gps as she lays out plans for how the nhs will reduce ambulance delays and waiting list backlogs in the commons. most of the time patients have a

great experience but we must not paper over