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manchester united appoints portuguese coach ruben amorim as manager of the men's team. and after her picture with the princess of wales, liz hatton — the young photographer with a rare form of cancer — takes on a fashion shoot with her hero rankin. coming up later in the hour, england are heavily beaten against the west indies. lewis getting 96 for the home side. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. at least 205 people are now known to have died in the worst flooding disaster in spain in decades. emergency teams have been searching through stranded cars and abandoned buildings looking for survivors,
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and hundreds of soldiers have been deployed to the valencia region to help with the rescue efforts. many roads, bridges and rail tracks have been destroyed, with power, phone and internet services are seriously disrupted. food supplies have also been affected, as our correspondent, bethany bell, reports. the scale of these floods is devastating. this is the worst natural disaster in spain's recent history. volunteers are out in force, walking long distances to help with the clean—up. at a food distribution centre, people are donating supplies. that is where we metjuan, a local english teacher. he says the tragedy is overwhelming. people i know here are... sorry.
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they are passed away. i'm angry because it is outrageous that our local government didn't do anything about it. they well knew that this was coming, and did nothing about it.— that this was coming, and did nothing about it. volunteers and officials have _ nothing about it. volunteers and officials have provided _ nothing about it. volunteers and officials have provided water, i officials have provided water, nappies, bread and otherfood. many of the towns around here don't have running water, and supermarkets aren't getting deliveries, so donations like these are very important. the volunteers have come out in force to try and help. people are queueing up for supplies. augustin says the ground floor flat where he lived with his wife and children was totally flooded. they have had to move in with his parents. translation: ~ ., parents. translation: . ., ., ., translation: we have a ten-month-old bab , so we translation: we have a ten-month-old baby. so we came — translation: we have a ten-month-old baby, so we came here _ translation: we have a ten-month-old baby, so we came here for— translation: we have a ten-month-old baby, so we came here for milk _ translation: we have a ten-month-old baby, so we came here for milk and - baby, so we came here for milk and nappies _ baby, so we came here for milk and
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nappies for— baby, so we came here for milk and nappies for our baby, mainly. are so many peeple — nappies for our baby, mainly. are so many peeple are _ nappies for our baby, mainly. are so many people are still _ nappies for our baby, mainly. are so many people are still unaccounted . many people are still unaccounted for. augustin told me the army are searching for several people believed to be dead in a garage next to his parents home. the death toll just keeps on rising. over and over again, people we meet here on the ground say they feel abandoned by the authorities. there is a sense of shock and anger, and spain's prime minister, pedro sanchez, has promised to do whatever it takes to help with the recovery. but people here are still bracing for the discovery of more dead bodies. we've seen bodies being recovered from mud caked streets and buildings. there is an intense sense of shock and sadness here, people trying to come to terms with this
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onslaught of tragedy and terrible situations. people saying that they are having to live with families, some taking refuge in their cars. and the number of dead is feared it willjust keep continuing to rise. bethany, thank you. next. gps, care homes and hospices have voiced concerns about the impact of the rise in employer national insurance contributions announced in the budget. treasury minister darrenjones told bbc breakfast they will not be exempt from paying the higher rate. of the £40 billion pounds in tax rises set out in the budget, the government says £25 billion will come from the national insurance increase. from next spring, the rate that employers pay in contributions will rise from 13.8% to 15% on workers' earnings above £175. the nhs and the rest of the public sector are exempt from the rise, but that doesn't cover private care homes or hospices which provide nhs services, or gps,
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many of which are run as small businesses. our health correspondent dominic hughes has the latest. hospices are providing end—of—life care already operate under tough financial pressures. the nhs only covers a third of their outgoings. the rest depends on fundraising and donations. now hospice operators say the costs associated with the rise in national insurance contributions could prove disastrous. the national insurance rise _ could prove disastrous. the national insurance rise announced _ could prove disastrous. the national insurance rise announced this - could prove disastrous. the national insurance rise announced this weekl insurance rise announced this week is a kick in the teeth of the hospice sector. we will have to make front—line nurses who look after a dying patients redundant, and we urgently need long—term reform to how the hospice sector is funded in the uk. it’s how the hospice sector is funded in the uk. �* , ., , how the hospice sector is funded in theuk. �*, ., , ., ., the uk. it's not 'ust hospices. care homes also — the uk. it's notjust hospices. care homes also face _ the uk. it's notjust hospices. care homes also face a _ the uk. it's notjust hospices. care homes also face a similar- the uk. it's notjust hospices. care| homes also face a similar dilemma. the budget so an extra £600 million allocated to social care, but there are concerns that could be wiped out
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by increased staff costs. i are concerns that could be wiped out by increased staff costs.— by increased staff costs. i think it is hu:el by increased staff costs. i think it is hugely disappointing, - by increased staff costs. i think it| is hugely disappointing, especially when _ is hugely disappointing, especially when we _ is hugely disappointing, especially when we are consistently told that social_ when we are consistently told that social care — when we are consistently told that social care is a priority, and what we do _ social care is a priority, and what we do know— social care is a priority, and what we do know is the nhs will get an exemption from it. we're also delivering _ exemption from it. we're also delivering services in behalf of the nhs and _ delivering services in behalf of the nhs and the local authorities, and i would _ nhs and the local authorities, and i would urge — nhs and the local authorities, and i would urge government to rethink this. ., , _, this. the government has confirmed that businesses, _ this. the government has confirmed that businesses, even _ this. the government has confirmed that businesses, even if, _ this. the government has confirmed that businesses, even if, like - this. the government has confirmed that businesses, even if, like care . that businesses, even if, like care homes and hospices, provide nhs services, will have to pay the extra national insurance.— national insurance. non-public sector organisations _ national insurance. non-public sector organisations will - national insurance. non-public sector organisations will not i national insurance. non-public sector organisations will not be exempt. they will have to pay employer national insurance contributions in the same way that they normally do, and therefore a higher rate. but obviously it will depend on the size of those organisations. so we have designed a scheme specifically to support smaller businesses.— scheme specifically to support smaller businesses. there we go. what brings _ smaller businesses. there we go. what brings you _ smaller businesses. there we go. what brings you in _ smaller businesses. there we go. what brings you in today? - smaller businesses. there we go. what brings you in today? there l smaller businesses. there we go. | what brings you in today? there is smaller businesses. there we go. i
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what brings you in today? there is a cuestion, what brings you in today? there is a question. too. _ what brings you in today? there is a question, too, on _ what brings you in today? there is a question, too, on pharmacies - what brings you in today? there is a question, too, on pharmacies and i question, too, on pharmacies and surgeries, some of which are run as small businesses, and it is clear to what extent they will be caught up in the rise. , , in the rise. this could well be the straw that — in the rise. this could well be the straw that breaks _ in the rise. this could well be the straw that breaks the _ in the rise. this could well be the straw that breaks the camel's - in the rise. this could well be the l straw that breaks the camel's back. they could — straw that breaks the camel's back. they could be starting to look at whether— they could be starting to look at whether or not they need to make redundancies, or may if somebody is leaving _ redundancies, or may if somebody is leaving the _ redundancies, or may if somebody is leaving the practice, they wouldn't reemploy— leaving the practice, they wouldn't re—employ that role again, and in some _ re—employ that role again, and in some cases. _ re—employ that role again, and in some cases, if the income is dropping _ some cases, if the income is dropping dramatically, they may even have to _ dropping dramatically, they may even have to hand back their contracts. the department of health and social care says it will work closely with the treasury to ensure what is described as appropriate compensation for the public and sector, but there is real concern that organisations that provide vital care will face increased costs, even as some of them are just about hanging on. dominic hughes, bbc news. our political correspondent helen catt is in westminster. how much of the problem is this?
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this is a problem. this is one of the central parts of rachel reeves budget, both in terms of raising revenue but also in terms of what it was for, contributing to public services and in particular getting the nhs to improve. so we are getting this lunchtime perhaps a bit of an indication of where the answer for gps or at least part of the answer might come from. a number 10 spokesperson has said this lunchtime that there is a general process whereby if funding is confirmed for a general practice, it is part of the gp contract negotiations later this year, so that is where we might see money coming to gps on this basis. of course, this isn't the only part of the budget where there have been concerns. there are also concerns from farmers who are seeing inheritance tax now taking in farms over the value of £1 million, and there are concerns about how that might affect the ability to hand them down from generations. downing
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street this lunchtime has stood firm on that and said that 73% of farms would be unaffected by the changes in the budget, and they were confident that that would not hurt food security, so there are other elements of the budget, but it really is the issues around care and the nhs and gps which are causing the nhs and gps which are causing the most concern this lunchtime, not just partly because gps are the gatekeepers to a lot of health care, and a lot of those others that are going to be affected are part of that strategy of moving care into the community.— that strategy of moving care into the community. a teenager who stabbed his 15—year—old girlfriend to death in an alleyway in northumberland has been jailed for at least 17 years. logan macphail was 16 when he murdered holly newton in hexham injanuary 2023. thejudge said he killed holly because he was "jealous and resentful" when he "realised she would not resume their relationship". a warning — there are details in this report, from our correspondent alison freeman,
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that viewers may find distressing. holly newton was a funny, sociable 15—year—old who loved to dance and wanted to become a dance teacher. on friday the 27th of january last year, she had finished school and went to hexham to spend time with friends. what she did not know as she walked around the town was she was being followed by her former boyfriend, logan macphail. after tracking her for 45 minutes, dressed in black, the 16—year—old spoke to her outside a pizza shop. less than 15 minutes later he attacked her with a knife in the alleyway next to it. he tried to leave her in. holly hesitated, but luke mcphail attacked her with a knife. another boy attempted to stop him. the boy trying to help holly by grabbing her attacker and putting him in a headlock, but he was stabbed four times
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in the leg and shoulder. the injuries holly received were catastrophic. in just one minute she suffered 36 injuries. she was stabbed 12 times, suffered i9 slash wounds and had five further wounds to her hands where she tried to defend herself. the attack was so brutal, the knife broke during it and only ended when passers—by intervened. holly was taken to hospital, where she died. macphail had become increasingly controlling and obsessed with holly, and could not accept their relationship was over. the night before he killed holly, he got the bus to her house and waited outside for hours in the freezing cold, begging one of her siblings to let him in. as a result, her mum arranged a meeting with officers the following afternoon, a meeting never attend.
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she said i was supposed to be going out with my friends tonight. she begged me for a good half an hour, 45 minutes, i want to go out. he ruins everything for me. macphail claimed he had been carrying the knife because he planned to hurt himself not holly and that he had no recollection of the attack. thejury did not believe him and he was found guilty of murder at the end of august. holly's family say she was the victim of domestic abuse but because in the eyes of the law she was a child it was recorded as knife crime. the only connection it has got was that he killed her in a knife. but it was all about control, obsession and passion. it was all about control, obsession and passion-— it was all about control, obsession and passion. holly's family say they want to see — and passion. holly's family say they want to see the _ and passion. holly's family say they want to see the law— and passion. holly's family say they want to see the law changed - and passion. holly's family say they want to see the law changed to - want to see the law changed to reflect the fact that she was yet another female reflect the fact that she was yet anotherfemale murdered by a reflect the fact that she was yet another female murdered by a former partner. today thejudge today the judge told the court that luke macphail had decided to kill
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holly newton because he was jealous and resentful, and when he spoke to in the bus stop, he knew she wasn't open to resuming their relationship. he said that once macphail leered her into the alleyway, he carried out attack that was brutal and premeditated. thejudge out attack that was brutal and premeditated. the judge described him as a lawyer who had ignored all warnings from friends and family stay away from holly newton. he said directly, holly was a child. although you were not an adult, she was no match for you armed with a knife. she must have realised before she died, i'm afraid, that she was fighting for her life. the judge repeated that this was a relationship that holly was entitled to end, and what happened to her should not have happened and no parent or child should fear that it would. we heard from holly's mum yesterday who said in her victim impact statement that it had been so dramatic being and unable to see holly and not being able to dramati
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