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colchester hospital one of the first to offer this sort of surgery to all patients.tions are carried out more quickly. this patient may even get home on the same day, and that frees up more beds for others in the hospital who need them. surgeons say they're doing more operations and cutting waiting lists, but for the nhs as a whole, there's a huge task ahead. it's an enormous backlog, and it's making sure we have everything in place in terms of all teams working together, that we can maintain that speed of progress in reducing the longer waiting and then getting times back to what we feel acceptable. but it really is long—term planning going forward for that. yeah, ijust found that very, very hard to deal with... carol had to wait 2.5 years for major bowel surgery. after three cancellations, it's finally happened. i didn't trust anyone, and he even said, "we'll "we'll get you in next week." "0k, whatever, i've heard it all before." that's how you get, and it takes a massive impact on your life. it really, really does. do you feel relieved it now has been done? yeah,

hugh pym, bbc news, colchester. our top story this evening.ster than ever before. and coming up, as president putin looks sure to secure a fifth term in office, we speak to russians ahead of polls opening this evening. coming up on sportsday in the next 15 minutes on bbc news, turning down england — gareth southgate has revealed that he asked arsenal's ben white to be part of his latest squad, but the answer was no. at what it called the "repeated failure" by the premier league to agree a new funding offer that would have seen more money flow down to clubs lower down the football pyramid. top flight clubs walked away from a proposed deal earlier this week, sparking a backlash across the game and renewed calls for independent regulation. here's our sports editor dan roan. peterborough versus stevenage in league 1 last night as the season enters its decisive stage. at this level of the game, the goal of financial sustainability is a challenge. and in a week in which premier league clubs failed to agree a £900 million deal to share more of their

halford was part of the colchester side that reached the championship beforejoining redding. went home. i didn't want to go to the cafeteria, have lunch, i didn't want to chat to people and ultimately, that was the reason i was sold from reading, because i was told i didn't fit in personality—wise. reading told the bbc that halford joined the club at one of the most successful times and not all of the players got as much game time as they wanted but they were proud and grateful for halford's contributions. despite other opportunities in the top flight, halford became a championship regular, competing in a play—off final and winning promotion with neil warnock�*s cardiff. while in south wales, he was identified as autistic. it was a year up to that point where i felt i was able to go and speak to a couple of people in cardiff in regards to my feelings and what was going on and obviously my diagnosis. so, i knew neil would be fine with it, he wouldn't treat me any differently — and he didn't. it was a case of — i'm me. it was nice that i was finally able to open up and there wo

— trust and members of his term, colchester and by slip and northward and suffolk coastal amongst othersflation and still not the time to stop the — inflation and still not the time to stop the targeted help it offers. joining me now is helen barnard who is the director of policy, research and impact at the trussell trust — a charity that supports a nationwide network of food banks and provides emergency food and support to people in poverty... we spoke to you in the morning, what do you make of that extra support now being extended? i5 do you make of that extra support now being extended? is it do you make of that extra support now being extended?— do you make of that extra support now being extended? is it a boost? it's aood now being extended? is it a boost? its good to — now being extended? is it a boost? its good to see _ now being extended? is it a boost? it's good to see the _ now being extended? is it a boost? it's good to see the chancellor i it's good to see the chancellor extend household support fund and reduce the burden of debt deductions but what's really disappointing as

at colchester hospital, which is in line with that average, robots are helping reduce waiting lists.t than before the pandemic. surgeons say the technology helps patients and allows more to be treated. i technology helps patients and allows more to be treated.— more to be treated. i think we could sa , in more to be treated. i think we could say. in every — more to be treated. i think we could say, in every manager— more to be treated. i think we could say, in every manager we _ more to be treated. i think we could say, in every manager we look- more to be treated. i think we could say, in every manager we look at, i say, in every manager we look at, and length of stay, it reduces length of stay, it reduces the pain the patients have, early return to normalfunction, so in terms of efficiency and the numbers of patients we can treat with an active recovery, we benefit in that situation. recovery, we benefit in that situation-— recovery, we benefit in that situation. �* ., ., ., , situation. but other areas of this hos - ital situation. but other areas of this hospital are _ situation.

you've got cities country got cities in this country colchester, portsmouth , many colchester, portsmouthan most countries. they have to get countries. but they have to get the begging bowl out to central government if they want to pay for something. it's crazy. so i think like vat, a portion think things like vat, a portion of stay in of income tax should stay in the areas where revenue is areas where that revenue is generated . that's an easy generated. that's an easy solution. but of course, politicians m25, they politicians within the m25, they want much power as want to keep as much power as possible. it's to take possible. so it's going to take people change that. people power to change that. >> people power. are you up for that bit people power to try that bit of people power to try and change policy? can tell and change policy? i can tell you won't mess with these guys you i won't mess with these guys in here. let's talk about oil and because and gas windfall tax because it's but only it's been extended now, but only within sector . some people within that sector. some people sayi

natasha lindstaedt is a professor of government at the university of essex she joins us now from colchesterave you with us thanks for having me. >> so we >> know that washington, dc holds its primary sunday and then super tuesday will see 15 states and one us territory hold elections. polls show trump leading by double digits over rival nikki haley if she doesn't do well as this the end for her >> well, you would think it would be the end. this might be because she just might not have enough money to go forward and she spent a lot on her campaign thus far, about 100 million compared to only 60 million for trump. and it hasn't led to any victory in any of the states thus far. >> but she does >> have a strong backing amongst some moderate republicans that may want her to stay in the race simply because trump has so many issues going on, too many legal issues with 91 criminal counts. and also just due to the fact that he could as some serious gaffe that might turn off voters because of the x factor of a trump candidacy, she may have support to stay in it, but there isn't really any path to vic

an economist, i always look at how much this is costing and asked a few people at the hospice in colchesterit comes predominantly from the voluntary sector, less than a third of it or around the front of it comes from the government. and it's very inconsistent. yet the uk government has a statutory duty to provide palliative care and estimated by 2040, demand will have risen by 25%. d0 estimated by 2040, demand will have risen by 2596-— risen by 25%. do you think the failure on _ risen by 25%. do you think the failure on this _ risen by 25%. do you think the failure on this is _ risen by 25%. do you think the failure on this is a _ risen by 25%. do you think the failure on this is a reason - risen by 25%. do you think the failure on this is a reason the| failure on this is a reason the right to die has become such a hot button issue at the moment? is it because palliative care is not good enough? i because palliative care is not good enou~h? ~ because palliative care is not good enou~h? ,, . enough? i think palliative care will exist. i enough? i think palliative care will exist- l have _ e

, ruislip , northwood colchester, ruislip, northwood and pinner and suffolk coastal, amongst others ,ed that with the battle against inflation still not over, now is not the time to stop the targeted help it offers. we will therefore continue it at current levels for another six months. next i turn to a measure that will help businesses and households more broadly . will help businesses and households more broadly. in the autumn statement, i froze alcohol duty until august of this year without any action. today, it would have been due to rise by 3. but i have listened carefully to my right hon. friends from altrincham and sale west, the vale of glamorgan and my right hon. friend from murray, who is a formidable champion of the scottish whisky industry . i champion of the scottish whisky industry. i also listened to councillor john tonks from ash, a strong supporter of the wonderful admiral pub, who pointed out the pressures facing the industry. so today i have decided to extend the alcohol duty freeze until february 2025. this benefits 38,000 pubs across the uk and on top of the £13,0

you're not going to be able to travel without a bus replacement service between norwich, ipswich, colchesterate a bus replacement service. >> nothing worse. >> nothing worse. >> many other many other parts of, the uk there are hundreds of network rail projects. they say , network rail projects. they say, yeah, we do this work because there aren't that many other people travelling . people travelling. >> but, that hasn't put us all off. >> exactly. you're really selling it, simon? >> no, i'm quite right. sound advice mate . thank you very much advice mate. thank you very much indeed, simon. really appreciate it. and have a good easter, mate. >> maybe it'll be good weather to stay at home. no, no, no. hold on. oh, yeah, the thing about easter is we'll. i intend to stay home and watch boxsets or whatever the heck is just turned into a couch potato. so basically, this morning, if you would like to recommend on any channel, i watched a thing on netflix. the trouble is, there's so many series starring, netflix. the trouble is, there's so many series starring , not so so many series starring, not s

about how haley was going to need to start getting a pad in the burlington area here, and this is colchesterutside of burlington. you see haley winning it by 12 points. again, a decent sized by vermont standards and haley winning that. of the city of burlington itself right there, south burlington. you combine those two, that's going to be that single vote there tonight. it's not huge, but you expected to be haley, and it's a question of how much she is still waiting on montpelier as well. she still waiting on rutland. those are going to be her big opportunities to pad the lead. the other thing to note, too, this is a winnable state for haley right now, maybe the only winnable one for her tonight. we will see what happens in colorado, may be minnesota. this is winner take all with these delegates unless both candidates finish under 50% of the vote. i wasn't sure that would come into play tonight, but if we start having a race as more votes come in that look like this -- arco rubio's name still on the ballot getting a vote, other names on the ballot getting it pattering of votes. if they both