in place of fear, that is what the book was called. and if people want to call me dewy eyed, want to say i am a romantic about the values of the nhs, i plead guilty. the nhs has played an enormous role in my life. my played an enormous role in my life. my mum was a nurse and a proud nurse, but she was also severely ill for most of her life with a rare condition. at the age of ii, for most of her life with a rare condition. at the age of 11, she was told two things. one, she would be in a wheelchair by her 20s and two, that she should forget about having kids. that diagnosis did not reckon

with the determination and courage of my mum. but it also did not reckon with the nhs. a doctor at guy's hospital in london refused to give up. he found an experimental treatment for this 11—year—old girl, and rest, as they say, is history. honestly, lots of people say they over the nhs everything and i am definitely one of them, but that is the point. mum �*s story is not special. behind every single door in this country there is a family who will have their own version. this is who we are. the nhs belongs to everyone. the foundation for the comfort, security, health of working people. for75 comfort, security, health of working people. for 75 years, and ever present in our story, family and nation, my message today is simple.

with labour, the story continues. we have a plan. we want the patience of the future to remember this moment, remember the changes we will make together. that is our mission. we will fight for the nhs. we will fix the nhs. we will reform the nhs. old values, new opportunities. technology and science, convenience and control. and nhs notjust of its knees, but running confidently towards the future. thank you very much. thank you. thank you. thank you. thank you very much. thank you. listening there to uk labour leader

sir keir starmer, naming his party does not grow nhs policies and proposing a range of reforms. we are bringing you that live here on bbc news. you'll be taking questions at the event in braintree, so let's take a listen.— the event in braintree, so let's take a listen. helen? you set out some wide-ranging _ take a listen. helen? you set out some wide-ranging reforms, - take a listen. helen? you set out some wide-ranging reforms, but| take a listen. helen? you set out - some wide-ranging reforms, but you some wide—ranging reforms, but you have said _ some wide—ranging reforms, but you have said money does play a part. would _ have said money does play a part. would you — have said money does play a part. would you expect under labour that, overall. _ would you expect under labour that, overall, mark lee macro more money would _ overall, mark lee macro more money would be _ overall, mark lee macro more money would be going into the nhs? look, mone is would be going into the nhs? look, money is important, _ would be going into the nhs? look, money is important, but _ would be going into the nhs? look, money is important, but it - would be going into the nhs? look, money is important, but it is - would be going into the nhs? look, money is important, but it is not. money is important, but it is not all about money. what i am setting out today is that change and reform plays a hugely important part. what i said about technology is an important part of that. technology can be the revolution, technology can be the revolution, technology can do what money can't do. sol accept that money is part of the solution, but change and reform is hugely important. the game changer is technology. it is about what we can do in the future that we can't

do now, and that is why this mission is notjust about getting the nhs up of its knees and getting it standing up of its knees and getting it standing up again, but actually creating an nhs that is fit for the future, and that means harnessing the technology and change. thank you, helen. let me find my list. i have got liz. hi. find my list. i have got liz. hi, liz from _ find my list. i have got liz. hi, liz from sky — find my list. i have got liz. hi, liz from sky news. just following up on that, _ liz from sky news. just following up on that, it _ liz from sky news. just following up on that, it seems you are trying to kick this _ on that, it seems you are trying to kick this issue of money into the long _ kick this issue of money into the long dress — kick this issue of money into the long grass a little bit. how do you expect— long grass a little bit. how do you expect the — long grass a little bit. how do you expect the public to trust you with public— expect the public to trust you with public finances if you're not prepared to say quite straightforwardly these are our plans, — straightforwardly these are our plans, this is how much they will cost, _ plans, this is how much they will cost, and — plans, this is how much they will cost, and this is how we will pay for them? — cost, and this is how we will pay for them? and very quickly on strikes — for them? and very quickly on strikes and striking workers, some of them _ strikes and striking workers, some of them will be watching this speech thinking _ of them will be watching this speech thinking you will bring more staff

into the — thinking you will bring more staff into the nhs but you won't say how much _ into the nhs but you won't say how much you _ into the nhs but you won't say how much you will pay with them and these _ much you will pay with them and these people will deliver your plans and so _ these people will deliver your plans and so do _ these people will deliver your plans and so do you have anything to say to them _ and so do you have anything to say to them today?— and so do you have anything to say to them today? let's call a spade a sade. to them today? let's call a spade a made where _ to them today? let's call a spade a spade. where we _ to them today? let's call a spade a spade. where we have _ to them today? let's call a spade a spade. where we have made - to them today? let's call a spade a spade. where we have made a - to them today? let's call a spade a - spade. where we have made a proposal about the changes we are going to bring, we have said how it is going to be funded. this challenge you put to be funded. this challenge you put to me that we have not said whether money is coming from is just wrong. actually, are we going to have the biggest increase in training for the nhs that it has ever had in his history? yes. are we going to pay for that by abolishing the non—dom tax status? yes. are we going to have 8500 more mental health advisers in our communities? yes. are we going to pay for it by closing the tax loophole for private equity? yes. we've been careful to say where we are making changes, what the change will be, and how we will pay for it. but we have two, i think, see that the change that can be brought around through technology and digital working, data ai, is going to be transformational. of course i know that we have to put

more money in and we have to grow the economy, but what we are putting on the table is the change that the nhs needs for the future. as for the staff, look, i know the nhs staff pretty well and my wife is one of them, so i get a daily readout of what is uppermost in their minds. they want to know they are fully supported, they want to know they are respected. they want to know there is a plan for the future because the one thing i have been struck by recently as a number of people who are notjust worrying about appointments, about waiting lists, about a&e under this government, 13 years of failure, but they are worried about whether the nhs will continue to exist. we have not been in that place before, and the staff share that. when we say to them, we are going to have the biggest training regime the nhs has ever had, that the cavalry is coming, that is very, very welcome to the staff, who desperately, desperately need it.— to the staff, who desperately, desperately need it. thank you, liz.

itv? you talk hv? - you talk about hv? — you talk about these reforms itv? you talk about these reforms and new technology, _ you talk about these reforms and new technology, and all of this will cost _ technology, and all of this will cost money. is there an estimate of how much— cost money. is there an estimate of how much exactly this is going to cost, _ how much exactly this is going to cost, and — how much exactly this is going to cost, and how quickly can you ihfluehce _ cost, and how quickly can you influence it? and a second question, you spoke _ influence it? and a second question, you spoke about nhs staff and we know _ you spoke about nhs staff and we know that morale is particularly low at the _ know that morale is particularly low at the moment and there are many who feel they— at the moment and there are many who feel they are _ at the moment and there are many who feel they are overworked and underpaid. how do you bring them along _ underpaid. how do you bring them along with — underpaid. how do you bring them along with you on this process of reform _ along with you on this process of reform and — along with you on this process of reform and change? on along with you on this process of reform and change?— along with you on this process of reform and change? on cost, we have set out the cost _ reform and change? on cost, we have set out the cost for _ reform and change? on cost, we have set out the cost for our _ reform and change? on cost, we have set out the cost for our specific - set out the cost for our specific proposals in terms. what it will cost, where will get the money from. technology, research, develop it, they will be the game changes of the future, and reduce costs. if we go to a preventative model it will make a huge difference. take cancer diagnosis, it is notjust obviously better for patients are to be diagnosed early because you heard the statistics about survival rates, but it is also a reduction of costs

across the nhs. merging waiting lists so that you don't have to just wait for one hospital, you go to different hospitals, that will reduce the cost. you know, i do understand the challenge that you are all putting to me, but i have run a public service and i do know the stresses and strains... but i also know, having run a public service for five years, that it is not all about cost. change and reform is critically important. if we just put more money in the top of our public services we will get a better outcome, but we won't get a materially better outcome unless we change and reform and that was my lesson from running a public service for five years. chloe from the independent. for five years. chloe from the inde endent. ., �* chloe from the independent. you've announced plans _ chloe from the independent. you've announced plans for _ chloe from the independent. you've announced plans for what _ chloe from the independent. you've announced plans for what you - announced plans for what you described as an images reform for health— described as an images reform for health care — described as an images reform for health care but there's been no detail— health care but there's been no detail about what you will do about social _ detail about what you will do about social care — detail about what you will do about social care. is that no longer a priority. — social care. is that no longer a priority, and if it is, well boob will we — priority, and if it is, well boob will we hear about those plans last

month _ will we hear about those plans last month it _ will we hear about those plans last month it is — will we hear about those plans last month it is a priority because everyone _ month it is a priority because everyone understands that the back door to _ everyone understands that the back door to the nhs hospital crisis is getting _ door to the nhs hospital crisis is getting people out of care into the community, and that social care is a bil community, and that social care is a big part _ community, and that social care is a big part of— community, and that social care is a big part of that. community, and that social care is a big part of that-— big part of that. what we have set out on social— big part of that. what we have set out on social care _ big part of that. what we have set out on social care in _ big part of that. what we have set out on social care in clear- big part of that. what we have set out on social care in clear terms i big part of that. what we have setj out on social care in clear terms is a plan for the staff, for those who work in the care sector and declare an interest. my sister is a care worker, so i know the sector pretty well. there are over 100,000 vacancies, and we have to fix that problem. i think the only way we can fix that problem is by having a framework for staff within social care so that they have their pay agreements, so they have dignity and respect, so they can progress through on a clear career path which is not there at the moment. i think it is one in three people leaving social care going into the nhs, and they are doing that because there there is a better chance of

progression than there is an social care. we have to fix that. i think we can look at the roles that social care workers can do, the sorts of tasks that they can do. all of that is a big part of what we need to do on social care. and we also, i think, need to have is a clear principle a sort of home first principle, so that it starts with what would be supported at home, rather than simply assuming that that can't be provided and we have to go elsewhere. thank you, chloe. would you do anything to reform the way that _ would you do anything to reform the way that you decide how nhs staff are paid _ way that you decide how nhs staff are paid question what the royal college — are paid question what the royal college of nursing is still not happy— college of nursing is still not happy with their pay offer, so what would _ happy with their pay offer, so what would you — happy with their pay offer, so what would you do about that going forward? _ would you do about that going forward? and would you give a pay rise to _ forward? and would you give a pay rise to consultants earning 6—figure salaries? _ rise to consultants earning 6-figure salaries? ., ., ~' ., rise to consultants earning 6-figure salaries? ., ., ~ ., , . ., salaries? look, on the structure of negotiations. _ salaries? look, on the structure of negotiations, we _ salaries? look, on the structure of negotiations, we have _ salaries? look, on the structure of negotiations, we have not - salaries? look, on the structure of negotiations, we have not focused| salaries? look, on the structure of. negotiations, we have not focused on that, to be frank, because what i have set out today is what we need to do to make sure the nhs is fit

for the future. we know that a fair pay agreement, fair pay is an essential part of that. i think it was saturdayjust gone, this government has lasted as long as the last labour government. that gives us a really good opportunity to compare and contrast. under the last labour government, nurses were paid fairly, there was not a national strike, waiting lists were down, and satisfaction in the nhs was at a record high. compare that with what we have got now, when nobody really quarrels with the proposition after 13 years of failure, the nhs is on its knees. the only debate we're having is, is it on its knees, or is it on its face question mark that is a shocking legacy. thank you, sam. one of the main targets— thank you, sam. one of the main targets you — thank you, sam. one of the main targets you have set out this morning _ targets you have set out this morning is to reduce deaths from heart _ morning is to reduce deaths from heart disease by a court in ten

years — heart disease by a court in ten years this— heart disease by a court in ten years. this morning you are asked directly— years. this morning you are asked directly and — years. this morning you are asked directly and said you would not support— directly and said you would not support levying salt or sugar tax during _ support levying salt or sugar tax during the cost of living crisis. wheh — during the cost of living crisis. when food prices return to normal levels. _ when food prices return to normal levels. do — when food prices return to normal levels, do you rule it out? the focus we _ levels, do you rule it out? the focus we have _ levels, do you rule it out? the focus we have put _ levels, do you rule it out? tie: focus we have put today is levels, do you rule it out? ti9: focus we have put today is very clear on advertising. this is something the government toyed with, and then moved away from. i think that showed a fundamental weakness in their approach. what i don't want to do in a cost of living crisis is to do in a cost of living crisis is to add to the burden of food cost forfamilies to add to the burden of food cost for families that to add to the burden of food cost forfamilies that are to add to the burden of food cost for families that are struggling. so that's why i have been clear about where the focus is. and while we are focusing on advertising. this can be done very simply and very easily. it will make a material difference to predominantly the children and young people involved to the health, but also have a significant effect on the nhs itself. i think the health servicejournal, nick?

hello. you set out the plans for improving — hello. you set out the plans for improving performance in the nhs, but under— improving performance in the nhs, but under tony blair, one of the key tehets _ but under tony blair, one of the key tenets of— but under tony blair, one of the key tenets of that was strong nhs management. in terms of where you go forward _ management. in terms of where you go forward from _ management. in terms of where you go forward from here, do you think that we need _ forward from here, do you think that we need more managersjust as much as we _ we need more managersjust as much as we need _ we need more managersjust as much as we need doctors and nurses to get the nhs _ as we need doctors and nurses to get the nhs back, and a second question, the nhs back, and a second question, the capital— the nhs back, and a second question, the capital programme set out by the government, do you plan to carry that oh. _ government, do you plan to carry that oh. the — government, do you plan to carry that on, the new hospital's programme, under labour? thank you. thank ou. programme, under labour? thank you. thank you- 0n — programme, under labour? thank you. thank you. on the _ programme, under labour? thank you. thank you. on the question _ programme, under labour? thank you. thank you. on the question of- programme, under labour? thank you. thank you. on the question of the - thank you. on the question of the workforce of the nhs, my message is clear. first, thank you. you are the light at the end of the tunnel, and we would not have it without you. secondly, there has got to be changed and everybody will have to step up, so i don't think it is a question of distinguishing. i actually think that most of the reforms that we want to carry out will be front line. it will be at

the prevention stage, the diagnosis stage. so it will be very front line lead, but everybody across the nhs, in order to sustain the nhs, will have to be part of that change and reform. on a new hospitals, it's hard to say we will continue a plan which isn't really a plan because a0 hospitals are mythical. but, look, i don't dispute that infrastructure and structures are hugely important in all of this. everybody everywhere will have a story of hospitals that have all sorts of difficulties because they have not been properly maintained. of course, we will inherit that and we will have to deal with that. i do think our argument that the burden on hospitals should be lightened with more care in the community is hugely important to this because at the moment there's barely a stepping

stone between the local gp and going to a hospital, and we have to close that gap. yes it's a problem we will inherit, no i don't think the government has got a real plan, it was another thing that was said but will not be done. we will inherit that, of course, but our plan goes beyond that question into the way care will be provided, and to make the nhs not something that we just reflect on with pride, but actually is there for the next 75 years in the way it has been there for the last 75. so feet from the mirror. you _ so feet from the mirror. you mentioned in your speech about black— you mentioned in your speech about black women being four times more likely— black women being four times more likely to _ black women being four times more likely to die in childbirth and we see these — likely to die in childbirth and we see these inequalities across the board _ see these inequalities across the board with staff, with minority ethnic— board with staff, with minority ethnic doctors being less likely to -et ethnic doctors being less likely to get specialist nhs training. would you say— get specialist nhs training. would you say that the health service is institutionally racist? you also say you will— institutionally racist? you also say you will root out these inequalities, but can you say how you will— inequalities, but can you say how you will do— inequalities, but can you say how you will do that?—

you will do that? look, i am not here to denigrate _ you will do that? look, i am not here to denigrate the _ you will do that? look, i am not here to denigrate the health - here to denigrate the health service, and actually, my point was really to highlight the inequalities. i think that statistic about black women dying when having about black women dying when having a baby is very arresting. nobody can listen to that and not have instilled in them a real sense that things have got to change. wherever it is, it has to change, but inequality is a big part of the health challenge. i don't think it is possible to solve the health challenge if we don't tackle at the same time the inequality challenge. thank you, sophie. nick from the degraaf. thank you. to come back to the money. — thank you. to come back to the money. if— thank you. to come back to the money. if i _ thank you. to come back to the money, if i may. he said the nhs is underfunded and that you will put more _ underfunded and that you will put more money in. health spending is a proportion— more money in. health spending is a proportion of government spending and that— proportion of government spending and that has risen rapidly of the last couple of decades and is now at about— last couple of decades and is now at about 22%~ — last couple of decades and is now at about 22%. that has obviously come try about 22%. that has obviously come by spending less proportionally in other— by spending less proportionally in other areas. by spending less proportionally in otherareas. do by spending less proportionally in other areas. do you think that number— other areas. do you think that

number is _ other areas. do you think that number is too low, and how high would _ number is too low, and how high would you — number is too low, and how high would you be prepared to see that -o? would you be prepared to see that go? 25%? — would you be prepared to see that go? 25%? 30%? and on the same theme, you have _ go? 25%? 30%? and on the same theme, you have made _ go? 25%? 30%? and on the same theme, you have made a great play of balancing _ you have made a great play of balancing the books, so when you do come _ balancing the books, so when you do come up _ balancing the books, so when you do come up with proposals in the future for how— come up with proposals in the future for how you — come up with proposals in the future for how you are going to pay for all of this. _ for how you are going to pay for all of this. will— for how you are going to pay for all of this, will you be straight that it is either— of this, will you be straight that it is either going to be tax rises or spending cuts in other areas? nick. _ or spending cuts in other areas? nick. on — or spending cuts in other areas? nick, on the money that is already going into the nhs, it needs to be used as effectively and efficiently as we can. among my frustrations with the annual nhs winter crisis, is that the sticking plaster, the bit that comes injanuary is that the sticking plaster, the bit that comes in january and bit that comes injanuary and february, comes with a huge price, usually too late to make it as effective as it could be. and therefore, simply using the money thatis therefore, simply using the money that is going on more effectively will make a huge difference. there are plenty of other examples when it comes to early diagnosis, screening, preventative measures etc. on your challenge, as will be set out in terms what we will spend and where

we'll get the money from, then yes. as you will have seen, there is a pattern here under labour, which is where we say we are going to do something, we set out what we are going to do and then we say where the money will come from. we will continue in that vein. but i can't emphasise enough that simply believing that everything is about money and not about change and reform, i think, money and not about change and reform, ithink, is money and not about change and reform, i think, is to look at this in the wrong way. i think that change and reform, technology, ai, these are going to transform health care in the future, and reduce the cost along the way. we have got to approach the next 75 years, the next generation of health care, with that very firmly in mind. thank you, nick. russell from anglia? nick. russell from anglia 7 i nick. russell from anglia? i appreciate you have — russell from anglia? i appreciate you have touched on infrastructure a little but _ you have touched on infrastructure a little but you have come here to the east of _ little but you have come here to the east of england to outline your plans _ east of england to outline your plans and _ east of england to outline your plans and your vision for the nhs. the east _

plans and your vision for the nhs. the east of— plans and your vision for the nhs. the east of england has many nhs buildings _ the east of england has many nhs buildings which have reached the end of their— buildings which have reached the end of their life, including the hospital in king's lynn, where there are 3000 _ hospital in king's lynn, where there are 3000 props holding up the roof. it is are 3000 props holding up the roof. it is your— are 3000 props holding up the roof. it is your ambition to keep people out of— it is your ambition to keep people out of hospital, but many will still end ”p— out of hospital, but many will still end up there. how much have you factored _ end up there. how much have you factored in — end up there. how much have you factored in the cost of renewing the nhs estate in your plans, and will that involve public private finance initiatives. — that involve public private finance initiatives, are you trying to avoid looking _ initiatives, are you trying to avoid looking hospitals into those? russell. _ looking hospitals into those? russell, firstly let me acknowledge the premise of your question, which is that the east of england has a real challenges when it comes to hospitals and also i think in terms of gp accessibility in some parts of the east of england, so there is a real challenge here. and yes of course, we have got to deal with state of our hospitals is unacceptable in the east of england, or anywhere across england, so we will have to deal with that. our plans today include the future of

health care generally. you know, will we have to deal with the terrible legacy that we will head inherit if we are privileged enough to come into power, yes, we will. i don't shy away from that. but if it will be aspire to do is to fix the problems and put the nhs back where it was before 30 years of failure, then that is not ambitious enough, which is why we have gone way beyond that today. ben from bbc look east. thank you. a change of tack, you said you — thank you. a change of tack, you said you came to braintree because labour— said you came to braintree because labour was — said you came to braintree because labour was on the march in essex, but in _ labour was on the march in essex, but in harlow the party went backwards and you were bullish about taking _ backwards and you were bullish about taking great yarmouth council but failed _ taking great yarmouth council but failed to _ taking great yarmouth council but failed to do that. and now the greens— failed to do that. and now the greens are a leading party. why do you think— greens are a leading party. why do you think labour underperformed at the local— you think labour underperformed at the local elections earlier this

month— the local elections earlier this month and how much response ability do you _ month and how much response ability do you take _ month and how much response ability do you take for that? ben, month and how much response ability do you take for that?— do you take for that? ben, thank ou. i do you take for that? ben, thank you- i think— do you take for that? ben, thank you- i think you _ do you take for that? ben, thank you. i think you put _ do you take for that? ben, thank you. i think you put a _ do you take for that? ben, thank you. i think you put a version - do you take for that? ben, thank you. i think you put a version ofl you. i think you put a version of that challenge to me last year after local elections as well, and quite right, too. what i would say is this. three years and a couple of months ago, i took over as leader of the labour party, and as was said in introductory remarks, that was a labour party that had just lost an election. the worst loss we had had since 1935. many people thought it was impossible to go from there to even talking about a labour majority government. now, the challenge i'm getting is, you know, how are you going to actually set up that labour majority government? what are you going to do in government? we did make progress in the east of england and in the places you mentioned, but we have got to do more. i said to my shadow cabinet we have to step up again. the trajectory we are on is a trajectory that takes us to a

majority labour government. i'm very pleased about that. that's notjust about numbers. we are talking today about numbers. we are talking today about the nhs, but if you look across the country, the overwhelming conclusion pretty well now is almost everything is broken, and nobody feels better off now than they did 13 years ago. that is the scale of the challenge, and we need a majority labour government to get there which means we have to earn every vote, including in the east of england, including in the places you mention. i am determined we will continue to do that. but the labour party from where we started to obr has been very, very significant, and most people when i took over as labour party should be by the hand and said good luck, and then in the next breath said, "is not possible to get from where you are to a labour government in one parliamentary term". i don't accept that now and we will march, to go back to my opening words, here in braintree and in the east of

england, as we will across the whole of the united kingdom. thank you all very much indeed. speaking from braintree in essex, labour leader sir keir starmer, delivering that speech on reforming the nhs. labour �*s proposals, pledging to tackle some of the uk �*s biggest killers, including suicide, and also talking about bringing nhs waiting times back down to safe levels, so a wide range of reforms proposed there by the labour leader. well, we will go live now to our newsroom and speak to our health correspondent, who has been listening with us to the speech. there was quite a range of proposals there, everything from moving care from hospitals into the community, putting prevention first, technology, so quite a number of proposals. technology, so quite a number of --roosals. . technology, so quite a number of --roosals. , .., technology, so quite a number of --roosals. . u. :, proposals. yes, it did cover an awful lot _ proposals. yes, it did cover an awful lot of — proposals. yes, it did cover an awful lot of ground, _ proposals. yes, it did cover an awful lot of ground, and - proposals. yes, it did cover an awful lot of ground, and this l proposals. yes, it did cover an| awful lot of ground, and this is proposals. yes, it did cover an - awful lot of ground, and this is not surprising. health, perhaps after the economy, is always at the moment

polling is one of the public �*s top priorities. was quite interesting as he emitted again to the nhs targets, the waiting times, we have seen an increase in numbers of people waiting for hospital treatments, long waits for cancer and long delays in a&e. some of these targets have not been met for eight years, but he said a labour government would make sure that they were. we also heard a lot about reform. he called it reform for renewal because he said the nhs has to change, it has to be fit for the future. there were three key themes he talked about when it comes to change. one is what he called a neighbourhood health service. this is not surprising. the way health has changed, lots more people living with long—term chronic conditions, which are better managed outside a hospital in the community, so he talked about investment in the community, the need to get more and

quick access to gps. he also talked about healthy life expectancy. now, we often hear about life expectancy, but healthy life expectancy is the number of years we can expect to live in good health, and there is a 20 year gap between the poorest areas and the wealthiest. 55 years healthy life expectancy in the poorest areas, 75 in the richest, and closing that gap and investing more in prevention, he said, was a priority. and thirdly, in terms of change, he talked about technology, getting the nhs to embrace technology. the nhs app, ensuring that more can be done on that. and then patients can, like they do with then patients can, like they do with the rest of their daily lives, shopping, watching films, they can use the app. this is not surprising. a year ago, one in six hospitals were still using fax machines, so there is a lot more to be done.

indeed there is. nick, thank you. while sir keir starmer was setting out his proposals, conservatives did say that labour was stifling their own reforms. this is bbc news. damages yesterday in north—west wales got up to 23 celsius, the warmest day of the year so far —— mac temperatures. varying amounts of cloud but warm sunshine through the week ahead. on each day in different parts of the uk, there will be a bit of cloud, all because we have a high pressure down to the south—west. it will drift is way further north and east, and becoming more centred across the uk by the end of the week. that area of high pressure blocks all the rain bearing weather fronts are coming to our shores, and it is going to stay dry. i say mostly dry because there will be one or two showers this afternoon across

northern parts of england, mainly over higher ground. for most if you started the morning with some cloud, it will turn sunny into the afternoon and temperature is generally around 16—22 c. always a little bit fresher along the north sea coasts. this evening and overnight, just a bit of cloud moving its way in, but otherwise plenty of clear skies. temperatures in towns and cities getting down to 7-10 c. in the in towns and cities getting down to 7—10 c. in the countryside, chillier than that first thing tomorrow morning. but overall, as we go through the day there will be warm sunshine developing. the air is coming in from the south—west. temperatures may creep up a little bit as the week goes on. on tuesday a little bit of cloud across central areas in the morning but that should mostly clear away. more cloud coming in for scotland, and again the possibility of the odd shower in south wales, but for most of us a dry week with warm, sunny spells and temperatures in the high teens and

low 20s. on wednesday, a week weather front across northern areas of scotland, and perhaps we will see most of the rain here through this week. we only talking three millimetres and the north west. more cloud here, and varying amounts of cloud here, and varying amounts of cloud especially during the mornings but that will clear away leaving sunny spells by the afternoon and temperature is getting up to 18—21. so the rest of the week, it remains largely settled with lots of sunshine. even into the weekend, we keep this fine, settled, dry weather with warm, sunny spells and temperatures in the low 20s. have a good day.

up, up and away — near—record profits for ryanair as the low—cost airline predicts a bounceback in summer travel. evidence emerges that uk and us regulators were informed of interest rate manipulation in the 2008 financial crisis, but covered it up. welcome to world business report, i'm ben thompson. it's been a bumper yearfor ryanair — it's just posted a near record profit of $1.6 billion dollars in the year to march 2023,