all right, hugh pym, thank ou, our monarch. all right, hugh pym, thank you. our health _ monarch.tor with _ monarch. all right, hugh pym, thank you, our health editor with his - you, our health editor with his assessment and we can also talk to our correspondent damian grammaticas who is at buckingham palace, and i wasjust reading who is at buckingham palace, and i was just reading out some of the messages we have had from really all the political leaders saying that their thoughts and prayers are very much with the queen at the moment. yes, that's right, just as i heard you relaying those messages a couple of minutes ago and i think what's notable a couple of things from that is the way they've come from the leader of the opposition but also all around the united kingdom as well so you werejust all around the united kingdom as well so you were just relying on scotland as well nicola sturgeon saying all of us feel profound concern at reports her majesty is health, my thoughts are with the royal, her majesty the queen and all the royalfamily at royal, her majesty the queen and all

hugh pym, bbc news, warwick.lving some of the big problems within the nhs. 0ur social affairs editor alison holt has been meeting carers in the peak district to see the challenges they face. you'll have to remind me, harry, to go and get some fuel in, because we're nearly out. this is the hope valley in the derbyshire peak district, beautiful but in places remote. care workers like susanne and harry drive many miles each week to support people in their own homes. it cost me £60 last week to fill up my tank. you're kidding me. care staff here get £10.60 an hour, then extra money for petrol, but with rising prices, theyjust can't compete with other employers like supermarkets. staff shortages are acute in a job where they have to reach their clients, whatever the weather, day and night. if i had ten, 15, 20 more carers, i could give them a job and take the pressure off the local authority and provide care packages for these people that are stuck in hospital waiting. how desperate are people for care? absolutely des

hugh pym, bbc news, warwick.in the nhs. 0ur social affairs editor alison holt has been meeting carers in the peak district to see the challenges they face. you'll have to remind me, harry, to go and get some fuel in, because we're nearly out. this is the hope valley in the derbyshire peak district, beautiful but in places remote. care workers like suzanne and harry drive many miles each week to support people in their own homes. it cost me £60 last week to fill up my tank. you're kidding me. care staff here get £10.60 an hour, then extra money for petrol, but with rising prices, theyjust can't compete with other employers like supermarkets. staff shortages are acute in a job where they have to reach their clients, whatever the weather, day and night. if i had ten, 15, 20 more carers, i could give them a job and take the pressure off the local authority and provide care packages for these people stuck in hospital waiting. how desperate are people for care? absolutely desperate. i've had people on the phone that ha

our health editor hugh pym is at university college hopsital in central london.issues they are needing to deal with in pretty short order. yes, liz truss may — with in pretty short order. yes, liz truss may have — with in pretty short order. yes, liz truss may have set _ with in pretty short order. yes, liz truss may have set the _ with in pretty short order. yes, liz truss may have set the nhs - with in pretty short order. yes, liz truss may have set the nhs is - with in pretty short order. yes, liz| truss may have set the nhs is one with in pretty short order. yes, liz i truss may have set the nhs is one of her top priorities. it is of course the nhs in england because health is devolved but there are a lot of problems for therese coffey, the new health secretary, to face up to. one of them is ambulance delays and weights. average response times were nearly an hour, even for serious cases like strokes and heart attacks, when the target was just 18 minutes. then there is an increasing number of patients waiting for operations, hip replacements and nearby operati

hugh pym, bbc news. being fined for their child missing school depending on where they live. but there are many reasons why kids miss school where fines are not used and wouldn't make a difference. 0ur education editor has been following teenagers who've struggled to attend school this is mollie's story. for molly secondary school went wrong. for molly secondary school went wronu. ~ ., y for molly secondary school went wronu. y ., for molly secondary school went wronu. ., ., , ., wrong. molly now volunteers with a sorts wrong. molly now volunteers with a sports charity- _ wrong. molly now volunteers with a sports charity. she _ wrong. molly now volunteers with a sports charity. she wants _ wrong. molly now volunteers with a sports charity. she wants to - wrong. molly now volunteers with a| sports charity. she wants to mentor younger kids. sports charity. she wants to mentor younger kids-— younger kids. looking back on it obviously l _ younger kids. looking back on it obviously i know _ younger kids. look

hugh pym, bbc news. cap is applied to a unit of gas or electircity — so the more you use, the more you'll pay, as coletta smith explains. as energy prices go up, everyone's talking about how they're trying to keep their bills down. use the dryer quite often, but now i'm tending to leave the washing overnight on the maiden and then finishing off only for ten minutes in the dryer. as i'm on my own, i don't really want to put the central heating on — just put the gas fire on instead. i've got a wood burner so, yeah, i am economising. just became a way of life, of having things running, i not turning things off. and i think that's. now had to change. the government has limited tomorrow's energy rise, but a typical bill is still going up byjust over £500. this is the weekend that those price rises will start to feel real for millions more households. as the weather gets colder outside and people stick the heating on, it's much tougher decisions that will have to be made — limiting baths, timing showers, avoid

hugh pym, bbc news.fault tariffs. the annual bill for a typical household will rise to £2,500 — double what it was last winter. that figure is a rough guide, because the price cap is applied to a unit of gas or electircity — so the more you use, the more you'll pay, as coletta smith explains. joining me now to discuss this further is gareth mcnab. he is the director of external affairs at the charity christians against poverty, which provides consumer advice and help with debt. gareth, thank you for talking to us today. i think it is really important to emphasise that point that bills are not going to be capped at £2500, the more you use, the more you will pay.— the more you will pay. that's quite ri . ht. the the more you will pay. that's quite right- the typical _ the more you will pay. that's quite right. the typical household - the more you will pay. that's quite right. the typical household is - the more you will pay. that's quite | right. the typical household is what that relates to. but there is

hugh pym put his finger on it, although there is this ability issue and we can speculate, the key questionere is any underlying condition that has not been admitted to. clearly we've now reached a point where the royal doctors feel it's necessary to say they are concerned and that sense, i think, a very clear signal to the country, to everyone, really, that we are in a developing situation and i think everyone can and must draw their own conclusions from the facts as we know them, the images we've seen, the fact she was unable to get to some of the key events in the jubilee, the fact she couldn't come to london to appoint the prime minister, the fact that the privy council, virtual privy council meeting last night, had to be postponed, and now, this morning, we learned that doctors are now concerned and that she is under treatment. i think there is no question of her being taken to hospital. i would have imagined they will have made all the necessary arrangements at balmoral to be able to treat her and one would imagine thatis to treat her and one would imagine that is what is happening no

our health editor hugh pym reports. one gentleman waiting over 38 hours.or an increased package of care. hopefully home today. we are predicted 62 today... it's eight o'clock, the first bed meeting of the day. with patients stuck waiting in a&e, they have to find beds and get those who are medically fit back home. we're opening frailty assessments, so we know three patients who have the highest length of time waiting in the department will be moving out straight away. we can manage to bypass the emergency department... the frailty assessment unit frees space in a&e. good morning, julia. the first patient in isjulia. she's 94. i seem to have gone downhill rapidly. the unit aims to fast—track elderly patients straight to the correct specialist consultants. on the ward, big decisions on who's well enough to leave the hospital. we've put him down as home today. we just need to make sure the care's in place. there are three patients who are medically fit to go home. if that happens, she will be going today. if social care and transport can be booked, that's thr

hugh pym, bbc news.merseyside police headquarters. the 34—year—old man was arrested in liverpool last night in the area where a nine—year—old 0livia pratt—korbel was killed on monday the 22nd of august. it happened after her mother had opened the door to a man who was being chased by gunmen, then in that gun was fired, the shots hit 0livia�*s mother injuring her hand and sadly killing the manual girl. since then, ten men have been questioned in connection with 0livia�*s murder but nobody has been charged. this latest arrest comes a week after the charity crimestoppers had offered a £2000 reward for any information that led to the conviction of my world�*s —— nine—year—old 0livia�*s killer. a huge rescue effort is taking place in the us state of florida in the wake of hurricane ian. fears are growing that there may have been many deaths — at least ten have been recorded since the storm struck. president biden said ian could prove to be the deadliest hurricane in florida�*s history. it is expected to crash

our health editor hugh pym is here and can tell us more.have? . . , how much of an impact is this going to have? . ., , ., how much of an impact is this going to have? . .,, ., , to have? in at least one case we know about. _ to have? in at least one case we know about. a — to have? in at least one case we know about, a hospital- to have? in at least one case we know about, a hospital is - to have? in at least one case we - know about, a hospital is postponing all of its planned care, including video and phone consultations. others are postponing some routine work. some, though, will try to carry on as normal and dentists and gp appointments will be affected. the problem is, it is a bank holiday called at very short notice for obvious reasons. normally on a bank holiday, gp services wind down and it is out—of—hours care which is provided and hospitals don't really schedule much planned work. nhs england has now written to gp and hospital leaders, saying it is ok to revert to normal bank holiday services as long as patients are kept fully in

our health editor hugh pym has more.k that it is ok to revert to bank holiday services as long as patients are kept fully informed and as long as covid vaccination services continue. some hospital leaders, though, are also seeking clarification on whether these extra government money for paying staff overtime, and it seems that funerals could well be affected some areas because of crematorium clovers. nhs staff and administrators will want to watch the funeral, will want the day. they could be childcare issues, problems with transport. so, that seems another side of the story. in scotland there will also be some disruption in wales and northern ireland. there is no clarification at this stage. the uk's unemployment rate has fallen to its lowest level in nearly 50 years, according to new figures from the office for national statistics. in the three months tojuly, the number of people out of work dropped to 3.6%. but the squeeze on pay remains, with rises in regular pay failing to keep up with the increasing cost of living

hugh pym, bbc news.ukraine and the west as a sham. 0ur ukraine correspondent james waterhouse is in zaporizhzhia for us. good morning. it has happened, it has been decreed. whether or not it is a sham, it has happened. what does it mean for those living in those regions? tt does it mean for those living in those regions?— does it mean for those living in those reuions? , , ., those regions? it depends on where ou are. those regions? it depends on where you are- in — those regions? it depends on where you are. in zaporizhzhia _ those regions? it depends on where you are. in zaporizhzhia itself, i those regions? it depends on where you are. in zaporizhzhia itself, the l you are. in zaporizhzhia itself, the regional capital, very little. the missile strikes overnight, the latest victims, we were told, a convoy trying to make its way into russian territory to pick up relatives. and then you move closer to the front line, an area that russia is now trying to portray as a border. these are people who have live

let's get more from our health correspondent, hugh pym. people then tend to speculate or have their own ideas about what that might mean. what guidance can you give? that about what that might mean. what guidance can you give?— guidance can you give? that is riuht. guidance can you give? that is right. interestingly, _ guidance can you give? that is right. interestingly, it- guidance can you give? that is right. interestingly, it wasn't l right. interestingly, it wasn't mentioned in the statementjust an hour or so ago from buckingham palace, which mentioned the concerns of doctors and the fact that the queen was under medical supervision at balmoral. there is a suggestion may be not least the fact that the palace very rarely makes comments like this about the queen's health that there is an underlying issue that there is an underlying issue that we don't know about in addition to her mobility issues, which is the real cause for concern. as we have been hearing, she was unable to take part, felt she was unable to take part, felt she was una