alison holt, bbc news, north yorkshire.re was also the focus of prime minister's questions today, with the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, confronting theresa may with what he said were leaked text messages. he accused her government of offering conservative—run surrey council what he called a "sweetheart deal" in exchange for dropping a planned council tax rise to cover social care bills. here's our political editor, laura kuennsberg. the file under her arm, the prime minister always properly prepared with her red government folders and read government boxes. maybe not this time. theresa may on her way to weekly prime minister's questions into this time a good old—fashioned ambush. the tory‘s surrey council called off a vote on increasing council tax just yesterday. why? can the prime minister tell the house whether or not a special deal was done for surrey? the decision on whether or not to hold a referendum in surrey is entirely a matter for the local authority in surrey. was it? he was armed with leaked text is where the

alison holt, bbc news.one of the greatest military buildups in american history". he told a gathering of state governors at the white house that he wanted to "rebuild the depleted military of the united states of america". live to the white house and our north america correspondent nick bryant. tell us more about these defence plans on what they could mean for other spending? this would lead to the kind of sharp increase in defence spending we saw at the beginning of the reagan presidency. trump officials are saying that money would be spent on increasing us ground troops, boosting the size of the us navy, giving america more robust presence in places like iran and the south china sea, where beijing is looking to protect its power, another potential flash point. to protect its power, another potentialflash point. how are to protect its power, another potential flash point. how are they going to pay for this? they are saying they are going to slash state department funding, international aid and funding for

alison holt, bbc news, surrey.nter pressures, including an unexpected number of hospital admissions and a&e patients, have contributed to an overspend that will see the trusts collectively miss the national financial target. 0ur health editor hugh pym is here. talk us through the figures. nhs finances have been under pressure for some time. the government says it has helped by helping hospitals reduce their agency staffing bills and that has had an impact. even so, figures are worse than expected. last november, the regulator, nhs improvement, predicted a full—year deficit for trusts in england of £580 million. it has now had to revise that up to a new figure of up to £850 million for those trusts over the year. to put that in perspective, that is against a total budget of 80 billion. what other reasons? the first lies in a&e. between 0ctober and december last year, the numbers of patients going into a&e were up by 200,000 over the same period the previous year, more than expected. that costs hospitals money. anoth

alison holt, bbc news, surrey.trusts in england have reported a deficit of nearly £900 million in their latest figures, way above the expected 580 million. the service has been under severe pressure this winter and trusts say the figures reflect a larger than expected rise in numbers attending accident and emergency and in hospital admissions. i'm joined by our health editor hugh pym. talk us through the figures. we have all got rather used to seeing how much red ink there is across nhs finances in england and today we learn a bit more. ministers say progress has been made on cutting expensive agency staff bills, but the figures are worse than expected. what was predicted last november by the regulator for this financial year for all trusts in england was a deficit of £580 million. today we have learnt it will be higher. they think it will be nero £850 million. 0ne will be higher. they think it will be nero £850 million. one of the reasons they give is the sheer number of patients, more than expected. let's look at

our social affairs correspondent, alison holt, reports from north yorkshire. the road back to some sort of independence for 85—year—old eileen. she has spent more than a month in hospital after a stomach bug. i felt terrible. month in hospital after a stomach bug. ifelt terrible. icouldn't describe it. i wasn't eating and it took me all the time to drink because i was frightened. the danger was she would be stuck in an expensive hospital bed waiting for the care she needed to cope at home. i was isolated in a little room all by myself. i was very down, you know? and i thought, iam never going to come out of here. she was moved to this special flat with care on hand. without it she could have beenin on hand. without it she could have been in hospitalfor on hand. without it she could have been in hospital for another fortnight. it is i—way north yorkshire county council and the nhs locally are working together to ease pressures . locally are working together to ease pressures. i feel as if they are helping mitigate my strength back. and i do feel betterfor helpi

alison holt, bbc news.st heard a report from izzy secombe, chairman joining me from our coventry studio is izzie seccombe, chairman of the local government association's community wellbeing board. we heard a little bit about your concerns in that report, just pick up concerns in that report, just pick up where you left off about how you identify the problem. the interesting thing you have identified is that most local authorities will be raising council tax. this is going to bring in about £540 million. we know the national living wage will cost £600 million. so we have an immediate gap. as well is that there is a crisis in the provider market, that is people who local authorities commission to go and provide help for ladies like mrs holt for to have residential beds. that is a problem now then local authorities being able to afford the costs of those birds. the gap is getting wider. we know the private market and pay more, does pay more, and is in effect subsidising what local authorities can pay. trying t

alison holt, bbc news.ending by hundreds of millions of pounds more than expected, according to figures out today. trusts reported a deficit of £886 million in the last quarter, more than one and a half times the government target. the chief executive of the nhs confederation, niall dickson, says the immediate priority should be increased funding for social care. i think the solution is to, first of all, put more money into social care, because the pressures that you are seeing in hospitals, and indeed in mental—health trusts as well, is a manifestation of a system which is not currently working. and that is largely because, in social care, they are not able to look after people because community services are not funded sufficiently in order to try and prevent people from becoming ill. so we've got more and more older people, we hear this all the time. the more and more older people with a range of different conditions who could be managed more effectively in the community, in hospital emergency departments

alison holt, bbc news.it talks. this is the scene live where the house is expected to sit until at least midnight and, in an unusual move, the prime minister‘s also been present inside the chamber. nhs trusts in england report an overspend of nearly £900 million in the first nine months of the financial year despite extra funding from the government. a big rise in council tax bills across england as local authorities try to tackle the social care crisis. most households could be charged 5% more from april. and in sport, badminton, weightlifting archery, fencing and wheelchair rugby fail to overturn uk sport‘s decision to cut all their funding for the coke owe olympics and paralympics. the five sports failed to provide any compelling new evidence to change uk sport‘s assessment of their medal potential. non—league sutton united face arsenal in the fa cup tonight. sutton are the lowest ranked team left in the competition, non—league lincoln city await the winners in the quarter—finals. and england all—rounder

alison holt, bbc news.orrespondent angus crawford is here with me now. what are the key findings of this local government association report? this is a 118, the council taxpayers not only are you likely to find your council tax goes up but the services you take for granted, filling potholes, libraries, bin collections, children's services will face further cuts. of the 151 local authorities in england, 147 say they will put up council tax all because of the crisis in social care. how much? that is the big question. they can put up council tax by 1.99% without a referendum, and an extra 3% if they will pay the social care using that money. arguably some people may find next year a 5% rise in their council tax. how have we got to this point? essentially, funding from local government, for local government, from central government, went down a third in the last parliament. the cost of the national living wage is coming in for local authority employees, and an ageing population. a series situation where the loc

norman smith with the latest from westminster, thank you. 0ur social affairs correspondent alison holtageing population, social ca re with an ageing population, social care is one of the biggest problems facing the nhs and there seems to be no obvious solution. we are seeing that time and time again over the last winter and in the summer months you could see the page on the nhs. the better care fund which the national audit office was critical of is meant to be part of the answer, getting health and care working together better so they free up working together better so they free up money to be used elsewhere. i have to say, where i've been into places where this is happening, staff are often evangelical about it because they can see that it makes a difference, makes life simpler for patients. at the fundamental problem is that we do have an ageing population, and also people are living longer with complex needs and that means that they need more support. either in hospital or, preferably, in their own homes. and that's coming at the same time as local authorities who pay for social ca

here's our social affairs correspondent alison holt. yes, and you'll be fine. is social care in action. good girl. and i will be behind you. after several falls, 80 year old maureen edwards is being given support that will mean she regains some independence and rebuilds her confidence. it means she and her husband can cope at home. according to today's survey, the sheer demand for this sort of care is the reason why most local authorities in england plan to raise council tax. that was wonderful. we've got the carers, they come in, get her up, wash her, dresser. you know, it's helped no end. they're very good. i'm grateful for all that they've done for me, i really am. and... without them, i don't know what i would have done. the edwards live in surrey and it's the council's social workers who organise their support. the authority had discussed increasing its council tax by 15% to meet the growing care costs. now, like most local authorities, it's likely to rise byjust under 5%. staff here describe the demand as unrelenting. i've worked in adult social care for

alison holt, bbc news.ll seek guarantees about the rights of eu citizens in britain and the role of parliament in scrutinising brexit. our political correspondent tom bateman is in westminster. what will the tone of the debate be those yellow for anyone interested in the spectator sport of watching house of lords debate, there will be a treat because 180 will speak, a record number. it gives you a sense of the appetite of lords to influence and discuss and scrutinise this process. some of the lord's will try to amend the brexit bill, that's something mps were u nsuccessful that's something mps were unsuccessful in doing because they backed this bill overwhelmingly. for others it's merely a chance to have a say on it all. in terms of that process , a say on it all. in terms of that process, we've been hearing on brea kfast process, we've been hearing on breakfast from the crossbench peer lord kerslake. the key issue is the lord's has a job to do, it's there to review and scrutinise legislation and while peop

the nhs byjoining up health and social care, aren't working. 0ur social affairs correspondent, alison holtf independence for 85—year—old eileen kirton. she's just spent more than a month in hospital after a stomach bug. i felt terrible. i couldn't describe it. how i felt. i wasn't eating and it took me all my time to drink because i was frightened. the danger was she would be stuck in an expensive hospital bed waiting for the care she needed to cope at home. i was isolated in a little room all by myself. i was very down. you know? i thought i'm never going to come out of here. but she was moved to this special flat with care on hand, without it she could have been in hospital for another fortnight. it is one way north yorkshire county council and the nhs locally are working together to ease pressures. ifeel as if they are helping me to get my strength back. and i do feel better for it. i mean, iam never lonely. but north yorkshire is a large rural county with an ageing population. despite investing in new services like many authorities highlighted in today's national audit office report, t

our social affairs correspondent, alison holt, has been looking at the situation in north yorkshire.ble. ! 5531§he§e§ehi§§ew h 7 i wasn't eating and it took me all my time to drink the danger was she would be stuck in an expensive hospital bed waiting for the care she needed to cope at home. i was isolated in a little room all by myself. i was very down. you know? i thought i'm never going to come out of here. but she was moved to this special flat with care on hand, without it she could have been in hospital for another fortnight. it is one way north yorkshire county council and the nhs locally are working together to ease pressures. ifeel as if they are helping me to get my strength back. and i do feel better for it. i mean, iam never lonely. but north yorkshire is a large rural county with an ageing population. despite investing in new services like many authorities highlighted in today's national audit office report, the council is struggling with the sheer demand for care. and delays in getting people out of hospital have increased. at harrogate hospital it is social worker caro

here's our social affairs correspondent alison holt. yes, you be fine.irl. and i will be behind you. after several falls, 80 year old maureen edwards is being given support that will mean she regains some independence and rebuilds her confidence. it means she and her husband will be able to cope at home. according to today's survey, the sheer demand for this sort of care is the reason why most local authorities in england plan to raise council tax. that was wonderful. we've got the carers, they come in, get her up, wash her, dresser. wash her, dress her. you know, it's helped no end. yeah, very good. i'm grateful for all that they've done for me, i really am. and... without them, i don't know what i would have done. the edwards live in surrey and it's the council's social workers who organise their support. the authority had discussed increasing its council tax by 15% to meet the growing care costs. now, like most local authorities, it's likely to rise byjust under 5%. staff here describe the demand as unrelenting. i've worked in adult social care for 20

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